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Getting to know your home screen, Status icons, Google

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Getting started Getting to know your home screen Your phone displays applications right on its home screen, giving you easy access to the applications. This section uses the default theme as an example to introduce the home screen. 10:30 1 2 Google 3 4 Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the 1 status bar to open the notification panel. Display area: displays the application icons, folders, and 2 widgets. Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position 3 among the entire home screen. 4 Dock: touch to open the desired applications. Status icons Signal strength No signal 12

Section	Page
• Contents	2
• Foreword	6
• Safety precautions	7
• Preparations	9
Your phone at a glance	9
Inserting a USIM/SIM card	10
Installing the microSD card	11
Installing the battery	12
Charging the battery	12
Battery indicator light	13
Important information about the battery	13
Powering your phone on and off	13
Dual-Card Management	14
Setting up your phone for the first time	14
• Getting started	15
Gestures	15
Locking and unlocking the screen	16
Locking the screen	16
Unlocking the screen	16
Getting to know your home screen	17
Status icons	17
Switching between home screens	19
Taking a screenshot	20
Auto-rotate screen	20
Using the notification panel	20
Accessing applications	21
Starting applications and switching between them	21
Viewing recently used applications	21
Texting	21
Selecting an input method	22
Android Input Method	22
Editing text	23
Configuring an input method	23
• Personalizing your phone	24
Setting the theme	24
Changing the theme	24
Customizing a theme	24
Changing the wallpaper	24
Setting the home screen transition effect	25
Organizing home screen widgets and application icons	25
Adding a widget to the home screen	25
Deleting an application icon or widget	25
Moving an application icon or widget	25
Organizing home screen items using folders	26
Managing folders on the home screen	26
Removing an item from a folder	26
Me Widget	26
Removing a widget unit from Me Widget	27
Adding a widget unit	27
Moving a widget unit	27
Customizing your home screens	28
Re-arranging home screens	28
Adding a home screen	28
Deleting a home screen	28
Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel	28
Managing profiles	29
Changing the profile	29
Adding a profile	29
Deleting a profile	29
Setting tones	30
Setting the ringtone	30
Changing the message tone and other tones	30
Changing the font size	30
Setting the screen unlock method	31
Face unlock	31
Unlocking the screen with a pattern	31
Unlocking the screen with a PIN	32
Unlocking the screen with a password	32
Adjusting the screen brightness	32
• Calls	33
Smart dialing	33
Answering or rejecting a call	33
What you can do during a call	34
Making a conference call	35
Answering a third-party call	35
Making emergency calls	35
Other call services	36
Enabling call forwarding	36
Call waiting	36
Setting up your voicemail	36
• People	38
Creating a contact	38
Searching for a contact	38
Copying contacts	38
Importing or exporting contacts	39
Importing contacts from a storage device	39
Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device	39
Export contacts	39
Adding a contact to your favorites	40
Deleting a contact	40
Joining or splitting contacts	40
Joining contacts	41
Splitting contacts	41
Sharing contacts	41
Contact groups	42
Creating a contact group	42
Editing a contact group	42
Sending messages or emails to a contact group	42
Deleting a contact group	43
• Messaging	44
Sending a text message	44
Sending a multimedia message	44
Replying to a message	45
Searching for a message	45
Managing messages	45
Copying a message	45
Forwarding a message	46
Locking a message	46
Deleting a message	46
Deleting a thread	47
Modifying message settings	47
• Browser	48
Browsing web pages	48
Managing bookmarks	48
Adding a bookmark	48
Accessing a bookmark	48
Editing a bookmark	49
Setting the home page	49
Clearing your browsing history	49
• Email	50
Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account	50
Adding an Exchange account	50
Switching between email accounts	51
Sending emails	51
Checking your emails	51
Removing an email account	52
• Multimedia	53
Camera	53
Photo taking screen	53
Taking a photo	54
Shooting a video	54
Taking a panoramic photo	54
Gallery	55
Viewing photos or videos	55
Playing a slideshow	55
Editing a photo	56
Rotating a photo	56
Cropping a photo	56
Deleting a photo	57
Sharing a photo or video	57
Setting the wallpaper	57
Music	57
Copying songs to your phone	58
Listening to music	58
Creating a playlist	59
Playing a playlist	59
Deleting a playlist	59
• Internet connection	60
Mobile data connection	60
Enabling data services	60
Wi-Fi network	60
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network	60
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using the WPS	61
Using the WPS button	61
Using the WPS PIN	61
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection	62
USB tethering	62
Using your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot	62
Controlling your data usage	63
• Sharing data	65
Bluetooth	65
Turning on Bluetooth	65
Searching for and pairing with other Bluetooth devices	65
Transferring files using Bluetooth	66
Receiving files using Bluetooth	66
DLNA	66
Connecting your phone to a computer	67
• File Manager	68
Creating a folder	68
Searching for a file	68
Copying or moving a file	69
Compressing or decompressing files	69
Renaming a file	69
Deleting a file	70
Creating a shortcut for a file or folder	70
Checking the memory status	70
• Managing applications	71
Obtaining applications	71
Installing an application	71
Viewing applications	71
Uninstalling an application	72
Clearing the application cache	72
• Huawei applications	73
Backup	73
Backing up data to local storage	73
Restoring data from local storage	73
• Google services	74
Gmail	74
Sending emails	74
Checking your emails	74
Google Talk	75
Adding a friend	75
Starting a conversation	75
Maps	75
Turning on location services	75
Searching for places of interest	76
Checking how to get to a place	76
YouTube	76
Searching for a video	76
Sharing a video	77
Play Store	77
Installing an application	77
Uninstalling an application	77
• Basic utilities	78
Calendar	78
Creating an event	78
Viewing calendar events	78
Synchronizing and viewing calendar events	79
Configuring calendar settings	79
Clock	79
Adding an alarm	79
Deleting an alarm	80
Configuring alarm settings	80
Calculator	80
Notes	80
Weather	81
Adding a city	81
Setting the default city	81
Deleting a city	81
Updating weather	81
Sharing weather information	82
FM radio	82
Searching for stations	82
Listening to FM radio	83
• Accounts and synchronization	84
Adding an account	84
Deleting an account	84
Turning on data synchronization	85
Modifying account synchronization settings	85
• Settings	86
Turning on or off airplane mode	86
Tone settings	86
Display settings	87
Setting the PIN of your SIM card	87
Setting the date and time	88
Changing the system language	88
Modifying location service settings	89
Turning on or off fast boot	89
Restoring to factory settings	89
Online update	90
Accessibility	90
• FAQs	91
How can I free up additional phone memory?	91
How can I save battery power?	91
How can I use a microSD card to import contacts from another phone?	91
How can I disable the Auto-rotate screen function?	92
How can I set a screen unlock pattern?	92
How can I switch the input method?	92
How can I stop the song playing in the background?	92
How can I return to the call screen?	92
How can I move an application icon on the home screen?	92
How can I hide the onscreen keyboard?	92
How can I forward a message?	92
How can I restart my phone?	92
• Legal notice	93
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved.	93
Trademarks and permissions	93
Notice	93
Third-Party software statement	93
DISCLAIMER	94
Import and export regulations	95