G6 User Guide
Contents Foreword Preparations 2 3 4 Your phone at a glance Charging the battery Powering your phone on and off Getting started 5 7 7 8 Getting to know your home screen Using the notification panel Accessing applications Texting Personalizing your phone 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 Setting the theme Change the wallpaper Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Organizing home screen icons using folders Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel Setting tones Changing the font size Se
Messaging 24 24 25 25 25 Sending a text message Sending a multimedia message Replying to a message Searching for a message Managing messages Browser 27 27 28 28 Browsing web pages Managing bookmarks Setting the home page Clearing your browsing history Email 29 29 30 30 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Adding an Exchange account Sending emails Checking your emails Multimedia 31 33 35 Camera Gallery Music Internet connection 38 38 40 40 Mobile data connection Setting up a Wi-Fi connection Wi-Fi Di
9 49 50 50 51 51 Display settings Setting the date and time Changing the system language Modifying location service settings Restoring factory settings Online update Legal Notice iii
Foreword Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend G6 smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone and safety precautions. Please read it carefully before you start using the phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary. Symbols and definitions The following symbols are used in this document. Note Provides additional information.
Preparations Preparations Your phone at a glance 10 1 9 2 8 11 12 7 6 5 3 4 1 Proximity sensor/light sensor 2 Front camera 3 Headset jack 4 Microphone 5 Speaker 6 Power button 7 Volume button 8 Status indicator 9 Earpiece 10 Micro USB port 11 Rear camera 12 Flashlight Buttons • When your phone is powered off, press and hold • Press to turn on or off the screen. Press and hold to power it on. to display an option menu.
Preparations • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application. • When you are entering text, touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. Touch to return to the home screen. Touch to display the option menu. Charging the battery Your phone's built-in battery is not user-removable. To replace the battery, contact an authorized service center. Do not attempt to remove it yourself.
Preparations • Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost or already full. Important information about the battery • If the battery power is depleted, 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. • Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced.
Getting started 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.
Getting started • Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen. Taking a screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Take a screenshot and share away. Press and the volume down button simultaneously to take a screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch to share the screenshot. Screenshots are saved to the Screenshots album in Gallery.
Getting started To quickly turn the auto-rotate screen function on or off, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch . Using the notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 1 2 3 4 1 Touch to delete all notifications. 2 Touch to display the settings screen. Touch the switch shortcuts on the notification panel to turn on or 3 off the functions.
Getting started Viewing recently used applications To display the list of recently used applications, touch and hold . You can then: • Touch an application to start it. • Flick left or right across an application to dismiss it. • Touch to clear the list. Texting Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter text using the onscreen keyboard. • Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard. • To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch . Selecting an input method 1.
Getting started • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag and to select more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box. • Cut text: Select text and touch Cut. • Copy text: Select text and touch Copy. • Paste text: Touch where you want to insert the text, drag to move the insertion point, and touch Paste to paste the text you copied or cut. 9KRKIZ 9KRKIZ GRR 6GYZK .
Personalizing your phone Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes. You can download more themes and mix and match theme elements to find a perfect fit. Changing the theme 1. On the home screen, touch Themes. 2. Select a theme and touch APPLY. Customizing a theme 1. From the theme grid, touch CUSTOMIZE CURRENT THEME. 2. From the element list, choose the element you want to modify. Change the wallpaper 1.
Personalizing your phone Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Adding a widget to the home screen 1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Widgets. 3. Drag a widget from the screen's lower section to a screen thumbnail. 4. Touch to return to the home screen. If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will automatically create a new home screen to the original's right and place the widget on the new home screen.
Personalizing your phone 2. You can then: • Touch the folder name to rename it. • Touch and add more items to the folder. Removing an item from a folder 1. On the home screen, touch a folder. 2. Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item. A folder must contain at least two items; otherwise, the folder will automatically disappear. Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel You can rearrange your switch shortcuts and move those you use most to top the list.
Personalizing your phone Setting notification tones 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under DEVICE, touch Sound. 3. Touch Notification tone. 4. Select a tone type. You can configure the email notification tone only after you have set up an email account. 5. Select a tone. 6. Touch Apply. Changing the font size 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under DEVICE, touch Display. 3. Touch Font size and select a font size.
Personalizing your phone To turn off face unlock, use the secondary unlock method to enter the Screen lock screen, and select another unlock method. Unlocking the screen with a pattern 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > Pattern. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern. If you draw incorrect patterns five consecutive times, the screen stops responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds.
Personalizing your phone After a password is set, you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen. If you enter incorrect passwords five consecutive times, the screen stops responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds. You will still be able to make emergency calls during this time.
Calls Calls Smart dialing In addition to standard call procedures, smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. 1. On the home screen, touch Phone. 2. Enter a phone number or the initials or first several letters of a contact name. 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 end the call, touch .
Calls • Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialer screen, touch > Call settings > Quick responses to edit the message that will be sent. Viewing the call log 1. On the home screen, touch Phone to display your recent calls above the dialer. 2. Touch > Missed calls to view your missed calls. What you can do during a call 1 8 2 7 3 4 6 5 Touch > to place the current call on hold, and touch 1 again to resume the call. Touch 2 > to start a three-way call.
Calls 4 Touch 5 Touch to end the call. 6 Touch to display the dialer. 7 Touch > to display a note. 8 Touch > to display the contact list. to mute or unmute the microphone. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Current call. Answering a third-party call Before you answer a third-party call, make sure you have turned on call waiting. 1.
Calls Other call services Your phone also supports other call functions, such as call forwarding, call waiting, and voicemail. Before you use these functions, make sure you have subscribed to these services. For details, contact your service provider. Enabling call forwarding Too busy to answer all your calls with one phone? Forward them to another number and never miss an important call again! 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under APPS, touch Call. 3. Touch Call forwarding. 4.
Calls 2. Under APPS, touch Call. 3. Touch Voicemail > Voicemail settings > Voicemail number. 4. Enter your voicemail number, and touch OK. To listen to your voicemail messages, touch and hold the 1 key on the dialer and follow the voice instructions.
People People Forget about lugging around business card holders. You can now easily store and manage your contacts. Creating a contact 1. On the home screen, touch People then the Contacts tab. 2. Touch . 3. Select an account. 4. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch Add another field to enter more information. 5. Touch DONE to save the contact. Searching for a contact 1. On the home screen, touch People then the Contacts tab. 2. Touch the search box. 3.
People 2. Touch > Manage contacts > Import from storage. 3. Select one or more .vcf files. 4. Touch OK. Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device You can import contacts saved in a .vcf file from a Bluetooth device to your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch People then the Contacts tab. 2. Touch > Manage contacts > Import via Bluetooth. Your phone then enables Bluetooth and searches for available Bluetooth devices. 3. Touch the Bluetooth device with which you want to pair your phone.
People 3. Touch the contacts you want to share or touch All to select all contacts. 4. Touch SHARE and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu. Creating a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch People then the Groups tab. 2. Touch . 3. Name the contact group. 4. Touch . 5. Select one or more contacts. 6. Touch ADD MEMBERS. 7. Touch DONE. Sending messages or emails to a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch People then the Groups tab. 2.
Messaging Messaging Sending a text message 1. On the home screen, touch Messaging. 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. 4. Write your message. 5. Touch Send . Sending a multimedia message Make sure your data service is on before trying to send multimedia messages. 1. On the home screen, touch Messaging. 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3.
Messaging Replying to a message 1. On the home screen, touch Messaging. 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Touch the text field to write your reply. 4. Touch Send . Searching for a message 1. On the home screen, touch Messaging. 2. In the list of message threads, touch > Search. 3. Enter the message or contact, or parts of them. Your phone then displays matching results. Managing messages Copying a message 1.
Messaging 3. Touch and hold the message you want to forward. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Forward. 5. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. 6. Touch Send . Deleting a message 1. On the home screen, touch Messaging. 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Touch and hold the message you want to delete and touch Delete. Deleting a thread 1.
Browser Browser Your phone's browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up-todate news and information. Staying connected has never been easier. Browsing web pages 1. On the home screen, touch Browser. 2. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone displays matching websites as you type. 3. Touch the website you want to visit. Managing bookmarks Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites. Adding a bookmark 1. On the home screen, touch Browser. 2.
Browser 2. On the Browser screen, touch . 3. Touch Bookmarks. 4. Touch and hold the bookmark you want to edit. 5. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit bookmark. 6. Edit the bookmark. 7. Touch OK. Setting the home page Set your favorite web page as your browser's home page to make life a little easier. 1. On the home screen, touch Browser. 2. On the Browser screen, touch . 3. Touch Settings > General > Set homepage. 4.
Email Email Don't want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip? Use your phone to read and reply to emails when you are on the go. Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider. 1. On the home screen, touch Email. 2. Select an email account type. 3. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next. 4.
Email Sending emails 1. On the home screen, touch Email. 2. Open an email account. 3. On the Inbox screen, touch . 4. Enter the recipient and subject and write your message. Upload any attachments. 5. When you are done, touch to send the email. Checking your emails 1. On the home screen, touch Email. 2. Open an email account. 3. On the Inbox screen, touch the email you want to read. 4. When reading an email, you can: • Touch to reply to it. • Touch to forward it. • Touch to delete it.
Multimedia Multimedia Camera As time flies by, there must be some memories you want to keep forever. Camera is a great tool for this. It supports a variety of capture modes, such as beauty and smile. Viewfinder 1 7 2 6 A 3 4 1 Touch 2 Touch Touch 3 5 to switch between the rear and front cameras. A to set the flashlight mode. to open the option menu, where you can: • Touch to switch to normal mode. • Touch to switch to smart mode. • Touch to switch to beauty mode.
Multimedia 4 • Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it. • Spread two fingers to zoom in or pinch to zoom out. 5 Touch the thumbnail to view your photos. 6 Touch to take a photo. • Drag the slider to 7 to switch to photo mode. • Drag the slider to to switch to video mode. Taking a photo 1. On the home screen, touch Camera. 2. Frame the scene you want to capture. The camera automatically focuses itself. When the viewfinder frame turns green, the camera is focused. 3. Touch .
Multimedia Taking a panoramic photo Are you still upset that your camera's view angle isn't wide enough to capture an incredible scene? Panorama mode is exactly the solution you need. You'll be able to piece together several photos and combine them into one seamless shot. 1. On the home screen, touch Camera. 2. In photo mode, touch > to switch to panoramic mode. 3. Frame the scene you want to capture. 4. Touch . 5.
Multimedia Viewing photos or videos 1. On the home screen, touch Gallery. 2. Touch the album you want to view. 3. Touch the photo or video to view it in full screen mode. When viewing a photo, pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in. Editing a photo You can remove red eye, crop a photo, or apply a number of effects to make your photos even more stunning. 1. On the home screen, touch Gallery. 2. Touch the photo you want to edit. 3.
Multimedia Setting a photo as the wallpaper 1. On the home screen, touch Gallery. 2. Choose the photo you want to set as the wallpaper. 3. Touch > Set as > Wallpaper. 4. Drag the frames of the grid to resize it. 5. Touch . Music In the mood for music? Your phone provides you with a supreme audio experience. Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime. Add songs to your phone by: • • • Copying songs from your computer using a USB cable.
Multimedia 1 2 6 3 4 5 1 Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics. 2 Touch to add a song to your favorites. 3 Touch to switch the playing mode. 4 Drag the slider to control the playback. 5 6 • Touch to play and touch • Touch to go back to the previous song. • Touch to skip to the next song. Touch to pause. to display the option menu from which you can perform additional operations.
Multimedia 2. Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. 3. Touch the text box to name the playlist. 4. Touch Save. You can now add songs to the playlist. 5. In the displayed dialog box, touch OK. 6. Select the songs you want to add. 7. Touch ADD. Playing a playlist 1. On the home screen, touch Music. 2. Touch Playlists. 3. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Play.
Internet connection Internet connection Mobile data connection After you insert a SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time, your phone automatically registers with your service provider's data service. Checking the network connection 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Mobile networks. 3. Touch Access Point Names or Network operators to check network connection settings.
Internet connection 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi. You phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them. 4. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to and touch Connect. For an encrypted Wi-Fi network, enter the password when prompted. If Wi-Fi and mobile data are both enabled, your phone connects to the Wi-Fi network preferentially.
Internet connection Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct lets you easily connect two devices and transmit or share data between them. Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch . You phone then scans for available devices and displays them. 4. Select a device. Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network 1. Touch and hold the file you want to send. 2.
Internet connection better secure the Wi-Fi network. 6. Set the key to the Wi-Fi hotspot. When other devices want to access your phone's network, this key must be entered. 7. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box. 8. On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phone's WiFi network.
Sharing data Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on Bluetooth 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Bluetooth. When Bluetooth is turned on, your phone's name is displayed at the top of the Bluetooth screen. Touch the name to set your phone's visibility.
Sharing data Sharing files using Bluetooth Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends. You can share files with Bluetooth-enabled devices without an Internet connection. 1. On the home screen, touch File Manager. 2. Touch and hold the file you want to send. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Share > Bluetooth. 4. From the detected Bluetooth device list, select a device. Receiving files using Bluetooth 1.
Sharing data On the home screen, touch DLNA to access this application. You can then share photos, videos, and songs with other DLNA devices, as well as view and download the multimedia files that other DLNA devices are sharing with you. Connecting your phone to a computer When you connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable, your phone will display a notification prompting you to select a connection type.
Sharing data 2. On the USB computer connection screen, choose USB storage device. The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer. 3. The computer will identify your phone as a USB mass storage device. You can then transfer files between your phone and the computer. After file transmission, safely remove the device from the computer and disconnect it from the USB cable to prevent your data from being lost or corrupted.
Managing applications Managing applications Downloading applications A rich selection of applications is available through Google's Play Store. You can also connect your phone to a computer and transfer applications over that way. Viewing applications You can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under APPS, touch Manage apps. 3. Flick to ALL. 4. Select the application you want to view.
Managing applications 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under APPS, touch Manage apps. 3. Flick to All. 4. Touch Clear cache.
Settings Settings Turning on or off airplane mode Always comply with all airline rules and regulations. If allowed by the aircraft operator, you may switch on your phone and enable airplane mode in 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 following methods to turn on or off Airplane mode: • Press and hold the power button. From the displayed option menu, choose Airplane mode.
Settings You can adjust the volume from the home screen or most applications, such as call, music, and video. Display settings 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2. Under DEVICE, touch Display. 3. On the settings screen, you can: • Touch Brightness to set the screen brightness. To manually adjust the brightness, clear the Automatic brightness check box. • Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers.
Settings • Clear the Automatic date & time check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network date and time. • Clear the Automatic time zone check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network time zone. • Touch Set date and flick up and down to set your phone's date. • Touch Set time and flick up and down to set your phone's time. • Touch Select time zone and select the time zone from the list. Scroll up or down to view more time zones.
Settings • Touch Wireless networks to have your phone obtain your location information from a Wi-Fi network or mobile data connection. Restoring factory settings Restoring your phone to its factory settings erases all your personal data from the phone, including your email accounts, system and application settings, and installed applications. Back up important data on your phone before you restore factory settings. 1. On the home screen, touch Settings then the All tab. 2.
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