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Contents Foreword 1 Safety precautions 2 Preparations 3 Your phone at a glance 3 Inserting or removing a micro-SIM card 4 Inserting or removing a microSD card 6 Charging the battery 7 Powering your phone on and off 8 Setting up your phone for the first time 8 Getting started 9 Gestures 9 Locking and unlocking the screen 10 Getting to know your home screen 11 Using the notification panel 14 Accessing applications 15 Texting 15 Turning on gloves mode 18 Personalizing your phone 19 Setting the theme 19 Changing the wallpaper 19 Setting the home screen transition effect 19 Organizing home screen widgets and application icons 20 Organizing home screen icons using folders 20 Customizing Me Widget 21 Customizing your home screens 22 Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel 23 Managing profiles 23 Setting tones 24 Changing the font size 25 Setting the screen unlock method 25 Adjusting the screen brightness 26 Calls 27 Smart dialing 27 Answering or rejecting a call 27 Viewing the call log 28 i

Section	Page
Contents	2
Foreword	6
Safety precautions	7
Preparations	8
Your phone at a glance	8
Inserting or removing a micro-SIM card	9
Inserting or removing a microSD card	11
Charging the battery	12
Battery indicator	12
Important information about the battery	12
Powering your phone on and off	13
Setting up your phone for the first time	13
Getting started	14
Gestures	14
Locking and unlocking the screen	15
Locking the screen	15
Unlocking the screen	15
Getting to know your home screen	16
Status icons	17
Switching between home screens	18
Taking a screenshot	19
Auto-rotate screen	19
Using the notification panel	19
Accessing applications	20
Starting applications and switching between them	20
Viewing recently used applications	20
Texting	20
Selecting an input method	20
Huawei input method	21
Android Input Method	22
Editing text	23
Configuring an input method	23
Turning on gloves mode	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	24
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 icons using folders	25
Creating a folder on the home screen	25
Removing an item from a folder	26
Customizing Me Widget	26
Removing a widget unit	26
Adding a widget unit	27
Moving a widget unit	27
Customizing your home screens	27
Re-arranging home screens	27
Adding a home screen	27
Deleting a home screen	28
Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel	28
Managing profiles	28
Changing the profile	28
Adding a profile	28
Deleting a profile	29
Setting tones	29
Setting the ringtone	29
Setting notification tones	29
Changing the font size	30
Setting the screen unlock method	30
Face unlock	30
Unlocking the screen with a pattern	30
Unlocking the screen with a PIN	30
Unlocking the screen with a password	31
Adjusting the screen brightness	31
Calls	32
Smart dialing	32
Answering or rejecting a call	32
Viewing the call log	33
What you can do during a call	33
Making a conference call	34
Answering a third-party call	34
Making emergency calls	34
Other call services	35
Enabling call forwarding	35
Enabling call waiting	35
Setting up your voicemail	36
People	37
Creating a contact	37
Searching for a contact	37
Copying contacts	37
Importing or exporting contacts	38
Importing contacts from a storage device	38
Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device	38
Exporting contacts	38
Adding a contact to your favorites	39
Deleting contacts	39
Merging contacts	39
Sharing contacts	39
Contact groups	40
Creating a contact group	40
Editing a contact group	40
Sending messages or emails to a contact group	40
Deleting a contact group	41
Messaging	42
Sending a text message	42
Sending a multimedia message	42
Replying to a message	42
Searching for a message	43
Managing messages	43
Copying a message	43
Forwarding a message	43
Deleting a message	44
Deleting a thread	44
Modifying message settings	44
Browser	45
Browsing web pages	45
Managing bookmarks	45
Adding a bookmark	45
Accessing a bookmark	45
Editing a bookmark	45
Setting the home page	46
Clearing your browsing history	46
Modifying browser settings	46
Email	47
Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account	47
Adding an Exchange account	47
Switching between email accounts	48
Sending emails	48
Checking your emails	48
Removing an email account	49
Modifying email account settings	49
Multimedia	50
Camera	50
Viewfinder	50
Taking a photo	51
Shooting a video	51
Taking a photo in beauty mode	52
Taking a panoramic photo	52
Using HDR	52
Gallery	53
Viewing photos or videos	53
Playing a slideshow	53
Editing a photo	53
Rotating a photo	54
Cropping a photo	54
Deleting a photo	54
Sharing a photo or video	54
Setting a photo as the wallpaper	55
Music	55
Adding songs	55
Listening to music	56
Creating a playlist	57
Playing a playlist	57
Deleting a playlist	57
Sharing a song	57
Setting a song as the ringtone	58
Internet connection	59
Mobile data connection	59
Checking the network connection	59
Enabling the data service	59
Setting up a Wi-Fi connection	59
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network	59
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS	60
Using the WPS button	60
Using the WPS PIN	60
Wi-Fi Direct	60
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct	60
Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network	61
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection	61
USB tethering	61
Bluetooth tethering	62
Wi-Fi hotspot	62
Controlling your data usage	63
Sharing data	65
Bluetooth	65
Turning on Bluetooth	65
Pairing with other Bluetooth devices	65
Sharing files using Bluetooth	65
Receiving files using Bluetooth	66
Using DLNA	66
Connecting your phone to a computer	66
MTP mode	67
PTP mode	67
HiSuite	67
Mass storage mode	67
Connecting your phone to a USB storage device	68
File Manager	70
Creating a folder	70
Searching for a file	70
Copying, cutting, and pasting a file	70
Compressing or decompressing files	71
Renaming a file	71
Deleting a file	71
Creating a shortcut for a file or folder	71
Checking the memory status	72
Managing applications	73
Downloading applications	73
Installing an application	73
Viewing applications	73
Uninstalling an application	74
Clearing the application cache	74
Huawei applications	75
Backup	75
Backing up data to local storage	75
Backing up data to the cloud	75
Restoring data from local storage	76
Restoring data from the cloud	76
Cloud Sync	76
Phone Finder	76
Google services	78
Gmail	78
Sending emails	78
Checking your emails	78
Talk	79
Adding a friend	79
Starting a conversation	79
Maps	79
Turning on location services	79
Searching for places of interest	79
Getting somewhere	80
YouTube	80
Searching for a video	80
Sharing a video	80
Play Store	81
Installing an application	81
Uninstalling an application	81
Basic utilities	82
Calendar	82
Creating an event	82
Viewing events	82
Sharing an event	82
Synchronizing and viewing events	82
Modifying calendar settings	83
Clock	83
Adding an alarm	83
Deleting an alarm	83
Configuring alarm settings	83
Calculator	84
Notes	84
Weather	84
Adding a city	84
Setting the default city	85
Deleting cities	85
Updating weather	85
Sharing weather information	85
FM radio	86
Searching for stations	86
Listening to FM radio	87
Accounts and sync	88
Adding an account	88
Deleting an account	88
Turning on data synchronization	88
Modifying account synchronization settings	89
Settings	90
Turning on or off airplane mode	90
Tone settings	90
Display settings	91
Turning on the power manager	91
Setting the date and time	92
Changing the system language	92
Modifying location service settings	93
Setting the PIN of your SIM card	93
Restoring factory settings	94
Online update	94
Accessibility	94
FAQs	95
What are some ways I can save battery power?	95
How can I free up additional phone memory?	95
How do I use a microSD card to import contacts from another phone?	95
How do I set a song as my ringtone?	95
How do I disable the Auto-rotate screen function?	96
How do I set a screen unlock pattern?	96
How do I switch the text input method?	96
How do I stop the song playing in the background?	96
How do I return to the call screen?	96
How do I move an application icon on the home screen?	96
How do I hide the onscreen keyboard?	96
How do I forward a message?	96
How do I restart my phone?	96
Legal Notice	97
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved.	97
Trademarks and Permissions	97
Notice	97
Third-Party Software Statement	97
DISCLAIMER	98
Import and Export Regulations	99
Privacy Policy	99