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    Y550 User Guide
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    Foreword Getting started 2 Your phone at a glance 3 Charging the battery 4 Powering on or off your phone 4 Locking and unlocking the screen 6 Getting to know your home screen 9 Status icons 10 Viewing recently used applications Texting 11 Selecting an input method 11 Huawei Swype input method 12
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    43 Wi-Fi Direct 44 Connecting your phone to a computer File Manager 45 Creating a folder 45 Searching for a file 45 Copying, cutting, and pasting a file 45 Compressing or decompressing a file 46 Renaming a file 46 Deleting a file 46 Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 47 Checking the storage
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    Backing up data to the local storage 53 Restoring data from the local storage 54 Restoring factory settings 54 Online update Tools 55 55 57 Calendar Clock Weather Phone settings 59 Turning on or turning off airplane mode 59 Adjusting the screen brightness 59 Modifying tone settings 60 Modifying
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    Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend Y550 smartphone! This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. Also included are safety precautions you should be aware of, so please read this guide first before you begin using your new phone. Symbols and definitions Note
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    Getting started Your phone at a glance 32 1 4 10 9 8 Getting started 11 12 5 13 67 1 Headset jack 2 Earpiece Proximity sensor/Ambient 3 4 Front camera light sensor 5 Keys 6 Microphone 7 Micro USB port 8 Power button 9 Volume button 10 Status indicator 11 Flash 12 Rear
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    to return to the home screen. •Touch to display an option menu. •Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications. Charging the battery You can charge the phone in either of the following ways: • Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your
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    you may not be able to power on your phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. This is normal. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes before attempting to power on your phone. Powering on or off your phone • To power on your phone, press and hold the power button. • To power off
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    is used as an example in this section. Locking the screen • Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen. • Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen. To set the screen lock method, touch on the home screen. On the displayed
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    08:08 Getting started Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you'll find all of your favorite widgets and applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is shown below. 08:08
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    Getting started Status bar: displays notifications and status icons. Flick down 1 from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2 Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets. 3 Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position. 4 Dock: displays frequently
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    to open the notification panel, and touch > . Moving an application or widget On the home screen, touch and hold an application or widget until the phone vibrates to enter editing mode. You can then drag an application or widget to any fitting empty space. Deleting an application or widget On the
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    Uploading data Phone memory full No SIM card found Airplane mode enabled Receiving location data from GPS Silence mode enabled Charging Battery low Missed calls New emails Select input method Connected to a Wi-Fi network Downloading data Upcoming events Login or synchronization problem 9
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    Synchronizing data Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on Connected to a VPN USB debugging mode enabled Getting started Synchronization failed More notifications Headset plugged in USB tethering on Viewing recently used applications Touch and hold then: to display the list of recently used applications. You
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    Texting Texting Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter text using the open the notification panel. 2. Touch to select an input method. To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home screen. Under All, touch Language input > Default to select an
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    Texting 1 Slide across letters to enter a word, such as "bay". 2 Touch to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and caps lock. 3 Touch and hold to go to the settings screen. 4 Touch +!= to enter numbers and symbols. •Touch to enter a space. 5 •Touch and hold to choose another
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    hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the left of the cursor. Editing text Discover how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone. Hello, huawei • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag and to select more or less text, or touch Select all to
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    Hello, huawei Texting 14
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    Personalizing your phone Personalizing your phone Changing the home screen style Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles you can: •Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone lock screen. •Touch Home wallpaper to set the home screen wallpaper. •Touch
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    notification tone, and choose either of the following tabs: •Ringtone: Choose from the default selection. •Music: Choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone. 4. Touch APPLY. Changing the font size 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Display. 3. Touch Font size and select
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    numbers. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the contact's phone number. Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list. 3. From the list, select the contact you want to call. 4. To
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    the call. Touch > to start a three-way call. Before you use three- 2 way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider. 3 Touch to display the dialer. 4 Touch to use the speakerphone. 5 Touch to end the call. 6 Touch to mute or unmute
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    an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card. However, you must still be under the coverage area. 1. On the home use environment, service provider policies, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on your phone for critical communications
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    new contact or Save to existing contact. Deleting call records 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Dialer, you can: •Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and touch Delete entry to delete the call record. •Touch > Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously. 20
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    5. Touch SAVE. Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. This is the standard format for files storing contacts. Contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information can be saved in .vcf files. Importing contacts from a storage device 1. On the
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    where you want to export the contacts and touch OK. To view the .vcf file you just exported, open File Manager. By default, the file is saved to the root directory of your phone's internal storage. Exporting contacts to a SIM card 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to
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    you want to merge or touch All to select all contacts that can be merged, and then touch MERGE. Only duplicate contacts saved in your phone storage can be merged. Creating a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Favorites, touch > New group. 3. Name the contact group. 4. Touch Add
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    Contacts 2. Under Favorites, touch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to, and choose Send message or Send email from the displayed option menu. You can also open the contact group and touch or @ to send an email. to send a message 24
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    usage fees may apply. For details, contact your service provider. 1. On the home screen, touch recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Matching contacts are displayed as you type. attachment type, and attach a file. To attach more than one file to the message, touch Slideshow
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    view the conversation thread. 3. Touch and hold the message you want to copy, and touch Copy to SIM card. Restoring your phone to its factory settings won't delete messages saved in your SIM card. Forwarding a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact
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    Messaging 3. Touch and hold the message you want to delete, and touch Delete. Touch > Delete to delete multiple messages simultaneously. Deleting a thread 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, you can: •Touch and hold the thread you want to delete, and touch Delete
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    Browser Browser Browsing web pages 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone then displays matching websites as you type. 3. Touch the website you want to visit. Adding a bookmark 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Browser screen,
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    add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Others. 3. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email account. The system then automatically connects to
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    Email 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your Exchange account. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings. When your Exchange account is set up, the
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    Email •Flick left to go back to the previous email or flick right to skip to the next email. Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on the network condition. On the Inbox screen, touch inbox. > Refresh to refresh the 31
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    Multimedia Multimedia Camera Your phone supports a variety of capture scenarios, such as scenery, portrait, and dynamic. It also supports smart, beauty, panoramic, audio control, and burst capture modes. Capture screen 8 1 5 Touch to select a capture mode. 6 Touch A to set the flash mode. 32
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    , touch an object or area to focus on it. Touch to pause recording. 5. Touch to stop recording. Ultra snapshot You can quickly take a photo without unlocking the screen first. 1. Face your camera with the object you want to capture when the screen is turned off or locked. 2. Press the volume down
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    switch to panoramic mode. 3. Frame the scene you want to capture. 4. Touch to start shooting. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions and move your phone slowly to capture multiple photos. Don't move your phone too fast. If you do, or you move it beyond the limits of the panoramic view, the viewfinder
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    to capture. 4. Touch . Multimedia The front camera does not support HDR. Taking a photo using audio control 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch > to switch to audio control mode. 3. Frame the scene you want to capture. Your phone will take a photo when the surrounding noise reaches a certain
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    home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you want to edit. 3. Touch > Edit. 4. Select a photo processing method. 5. Select a special effect, and follow the onscreen instructions to edit the photo. 6. When you are done, touch to save the changes. Sharing a photo or video Want to share your best shots
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    , and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu. 4. Select the photo or video you want to share. 5. Touch SHARE and follow the onscreen instructions to share the photo or video. Music Listening to music 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a category. 3. Touch the song you want to
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    Multimedia 1 Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics. 2 Touch to add a song to your Favorites. Touch to switch between different playing modes (repeat 3 the current song, repeat the playlist, shuffle, and play in sequence). •Touch to play and touch to pause. 4 •
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    screen, touch . 2. Select a category. 3. On the song list, touch > Share. 4. Select the song you want to share. 5. Touch SHARE. 6. From the displayed option menu, choose a file type. 7. Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the song. 39
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    , turn off your mobile network to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage. Wi-Fi network Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi networks. Some certain Internet service providers may produce fees. Before you use a public Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure you check and are aware of that service provider's fee
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    . Simply press the WPS button or enter the PIN to connect your phone to a WiFi router that supports WPS. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, network through WPS PIN, touch PIN. > Input WPS Wi-Fi hotspot Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile
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    1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth devices in range. 3. In the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair with it. To disconnect from a paired Bluetooth device, under PAIRED
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    each other. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share > Bluetooth. 3. Select a device. Receiving a file using Bluetooth When your phone receives a file transfer request, a File transfer dialog box will be displayed. Touch Accept to start receiving
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    only be viewed through Windows Media Player. USB flash drive mode If a microSD card is inserted into your phone, you can use your phone as a USB flash drive and transfer files between your microSD card and computer. 1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2. On the USB connection
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    Creating a folder 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card. 3. Touch > New folder. 4. Name the folder and touch Save. Searching for a file 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card. 3. Touch > Search. 4. Enter part or all of the
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    want to compress, and touch Compress. 5. Choose the save path of the compressed file, name it, and touch OK. To decompress a file, touch and hold it, and choose Extract from the displayed option menu. Renaming a file 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card. 3. Touch
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    Checking the storage status File Manager 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Local, touch > Storage. 3. On the Storage screen, view the total and available space in your phone's internal storage or microSD card. 47
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    primary download source. Applications downloaded from some other sources may be malicious or incompatible with your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Categories, touch Apps. 3. In the application list, touch the application you want to install, and follow the onscreen instructions to
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    dialog box, select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the application. System applications can't be shared. uninstalled. Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up the phone storage. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All,
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    or Touch to scan. After the scan is complete, follow the onscreen instructions to clear trash files, optimize the system, and remove potential threats to your phone. Phone accelerator If you are experiencing slowdown issues with your phone, you may have too many applications using up too much memory
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    full use of all phone functions. •Touch Ultra power saving to enable ultra power saving mode. Only Dialer, Messaging, and Contacts can be used in this mode. Optimizing the power plan 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Power saving. 3. Touch Power monitoring and manually optimize the power plan
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    Manager Some applications may push all kinds of notifications to your phone. Notification manager lets you set restriction rules on notifications to avoid receiving unnecessary information. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Flick left and touch Notification manager. 3.
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    3. Touch New backup. 4. Select the data you want to back up, and follow the onscreen instructions to back it up. By default, backup files are saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in File Manager. Encrypted backup files can only be restored by Backup version 3.2.26 or later. To check the version you have
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    package. •Using unauthorized third-party software to update your phone may damage your phone or put your personal information at risk. It is recommended that you update through your phone's online update feature or download official update packages from Huawei's official website. •All your data
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    Tools Tools Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. If you have saved the birthday information for your contacts, Calendar automatically creates birthday reminders. Creating an event 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch
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    Tools Alarm 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Alarm, you can: •Add an alarm: Touch , and set the alarm time, ringtone, how often it repeats, and more. Then touch DONE. •Turn on or turn off an alarm: Touch the switch button to the right of an alarm to turn it on or off. •Configure alarm
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    the timer is running, touch Reset to reset it. Weather Weather provides you with the latest weather information for any city around the world. You can share weather information with your family and friends. Before you use Weather, turn on your phone's GPS and data service. Adding a city Add cities
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    Tools > . 2. Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. 3. Touch to update the weather. You can also set Weather to automatic update mode. Touch > Settings, select Auto update, and set Update interval. Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set. 58
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    's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Power off your phone or switch to airplane mode as required when you are on a flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games. Use either of the
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    web page, viewing a picture, or writing a message. •Touch Sleep to set a screen timeout period. If idle for the specified period, your phone automatically locks its screen to save battery power. •Touch Daydream to enable or disable the screen saver. If this function is enabled, the screen saver will
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    mode To avoid being disturbed when you need to focus on important business, turn on do not disturb mode. In do not disturb mode, your phone will ring only when you receive calls from allowed contacts. Other calls will be rejected, and message and other notification tones will be muted. 1. On
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    (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to better protect your phone data. If you enable the SIM card lock, you must enter the PIN each time you turn your phone on. Before you perform the following operations, make sure you have obtained your SIM card's PIN from your service provider. 1. On the home
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    Phone settings The SIM card allows only a limited number of consecutive retries if an incorrect PIN is entered. If this limit is exceeded, you must enter a PIN unblocking key (PUK), which you can obtain from your service provider. The number of consecutive attempts to enter the PUK incorrectly is
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    of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its affiliates ("Huawei"). The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei and and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned may be the
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    services. Huawei shall not be responsible for the legality, quality, or any other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei
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    APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A LIMITATION) OF HUAWEI ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY , re-export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein. Privacy Policy To better understand
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    , and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind, express or implied. Please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region. Model: HUAWEI Y550-L01, HUAWEI Y550-L02, HUAWEI Y550-L03 V100R001_01
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