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Getting to know your home screen, Status icons

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Getting started Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you'll find your favorite widgets and all your 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. 1 2 3 4 Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the 1 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 your most common applications. Status icons Signal strength GPRS network G connected No signal 3G 3G network connected 12

Section	Page
User Guide	2
• Contents	2
• Foreword	6
• Safety precautions	7
• Preparations	9
Your phone at a glance	9
Inserting a SIM/USIM card	10
Inserting a microSD card	11
Installing the battery	11
Charging the battery	12
Battery indicator	13
Important information about the battery	13
Powering your phone on and off	13
Dual-card management	14
Enabling or disabling a SIM/USIM card	14
Setting the default SIM/USIM card	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	18
Taking a screenshot	19
Auto-rotate screen	19
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	21
Huawei input method	22
Android input method	22
Editing text	23
Configuring an input method	24
• Personalizing your phone	25
Setting the theme	25
Changing the theme	25
Customizing a theme	25
Changing the wallpaper	25
Setting the home screen transition effect	25
Organizing home screen widgets and application icons	26
Adding a widget to the home screen	26
Deleting an application icon or widget	26
Moving an application icon or widget	26
Organizing home screen icons using folders	26
Creating a folder on the home screen	26
Removing an item from a folder	27
Customizing Me Widget	27
Removing a widget unit	27
Adding a widget unit	27
Moving a widget unit	28
Customizing your home screens	28
Re-arranging home screens	28
Adding a home screen	28
Deleting a home screen	28
Managing profiles	29
Changing the profile	29
Adding a profile	29
Deleting a profile	29
Setting tones	30
Setting the ringtone	30
Changing message tone and other tones	30
Changing the font size	30
Setting the screen unlock method	30
Face unlock	30
Unlocking the screen with a pattern	31
Unlocking the screen with a PIN	31
Unlocking the screen with a password	31
Adjusting the screen brightness	32
• Calls	33
Smart dialing	33
Answering or rejecting a call	33
Viewing the call log	34
What you can do during a call	34
Making a conference call	35
Answering a third-party call	35
Making emergency calls	36
Using dual-microphone noise reduction	36
Other call services	36
Enabling call forwarding	37
Enabling call waiting	37
Setting up your voicemail	37
• People	39
Creating a contact	39
Searching for a contact	39
Importing or exporting contacts	39
Importing contacts from a storage device	39
Exporting contacts	40
Adding a contact to your favorites	40
Deleting a contact	40
Sharing contacts	41
Contact groups	41
Creating a contact group	41
Editing a contact group	41
Sending messages or emails to a contact group	41
Deleting a contact group	42
• Messaging	43
Sending a text message	43
Sending a multimedia message	43
Replying to a message	43
Searching for a message	44
Managing messages	44
Copying a message	44
Forwarding a message	44
Locking a message	45
Deleting a message	45
Deleting a thread	45
Modifying message settings	45
• Browser	46
Browsing web pages	46
Managing bookmarks	46
Adding a bookmark	46
Accessing a bookmark	46
Editing a bookmark	46
Setting the home page	47
Clearing your browsing history	47
Modifying browser settings	47
• Email	48
Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account	48
Adding an Exchange account	48
Switching between email accounts	49
Sending emails	49
Checking emails	49
Removing an email account	50
Modifying email account settings	50
• Multimedia	51
Camera	51
Photo taking screen	51
Taking a photo	52
Shooting a video	52
Taking a panoramic photo	52
Taking a beauty-mode photo	53
Using HDR	53
Gallery	53
Viewing photos or videos	54
Playing a slideshow	54
Editing a photo	54
Rotating a photo	54
Cropping a photo	55
Deleting a photo	55
Sharing a photo or video	55
Setting a photo as the wallpaper	55
Music	56
Adding songs	56
Listening to music	56
Creating a playlist	57
Playing a playlist	57
Deleting a playlist	58
Sharing a song	58
Setting a song as the ringtone	58
FM radio	58
Searching for stations	59
Listening to FM radio	59
• Internet connection	60
Enabling the data service	60
Setting up a Wi-Fi connection	60
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network	60
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using the WPS	60
Using the WPS button	61
Using the WPS PIN	61
Wi-Fi Direct	61
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct	61
Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network	62
Receiving a file using a Wi-Fi network	62
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection	62
USB tethering	62
Bluetooth tethering	63
Wi-Fi hotspot	63
Controlling your data usage	64
• Sharing data	66
Bluetooth	66
Turning on Bluetooth	66
Searching for and pairing with other Bluetooth devices	66
Transferring files using Bluetooth	67
Receiving files using Bluetooth	67
DLNA	67
Connecting your phone to a computer	68
MTP mode	68
PTP mode	68
HiSuite mode	68
Mass storage mode	69
• File Manager	70
Creating a folder	70
Searching for a file	70
Copying or cutting a file	70
Compressing or decompressing files	71
Renaming a file	71
Deleting a file	71
Creating a shortcut for a file or folder	72
Checking the memory status	72
• Managing applications	73
Viewing applications	73
Uninstalling an application	73
Clearing the application cache	73
• Basic utilities	74
Calendar	74
Creating an event	74
Viewing events	74
Sharing an event	74
Synchronizing and viewing events	75
Modifying calendar settings	75
Clock	75
Adding an alarm	75
Deleting an alarm	75
Configuring alarm settings	76
Calculator	76
Notes	76
Weather	76
Adding a city	77
Setting the default city	77
Deleting a city	77
Updating weather	77
Sharing weather information	78
• Accounts and sync	79
Adding an account	79
Deleting an account	79
Turning on data synchronization	79
• Settings	80
Turning on or off airplane mode	80
Display settings	80
Setting the date and time	81
Changing the system language	81
Modifying location service settings	81
Setting the PIN of your SIM card	82
Restoring factory settings	82
Online update	83
Accessibility	83
• FAQs	84
What are some ways I can save battery power?	84
How do I free up my phone storage?	84
How do I take a screenshot?	84
How do I use a microSD card to import contacts from another phone?	84
How do I use HiSuite to import contacts from another phone?	85
How do I set a song as my ringtone?	85
How do I disable the auto-rotate screen function?	85
How do I set a screen unlock pattern?	85
How do I switch the text input method?	86
How do I stop the song playing in the background?	86
How do I return to the call screen?	86
How do I move an application icon on the home screen?	86
How do I hide the onscreen keyboard?	86
How do I forward a message?	86
How do I restart my phone?	86
• Legal Notice	87
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved.	87
Trademarks and Permissions	87
Notice	87
Third-Party Software Statement	88
DISCLAIMER	88
Import and Export Regulations	89
Privacy Policy	89