G610 User Guide
Contents • Contents Foreword .................................................................................. 1 Safety precautions..................................................................... 2 Preparations.............................................................................. 3 Your phone at a glance ...............................................................................3 Inserting a SIM/USIM card ...........................................................................
Contents Answering a third-party call ......................................................................29 Making emergency calls ............................................................................30 Using dual-microphone noise reduction ....................................................30 Other call services .....................................................................................30 People.....................................................................................
Contents Internet connection................................................................. 53 Enabling the data service...........................................................................53 Setting up a Wi-Fi connection ...................................................................53 Wi-Fi Direct ...............................................................................................54 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection...........................................
Contents Changing the system language..................................................................74 Modifying location service settings............................................................74 Setting the PIN of your SIM card ...............................................................75 Restoring factory settings ..........................................................................75 Online update ..........................................................................................
Foreword • Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend G610 smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. 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.
Safety precautions • Safety precautions Please read these safety precautions carefully before operating your phone. Do not crush, throw, or puncture your phone. Avoid dropping, squeezing, or bending it also. Your phone is not meant for use in a damp environment, such as the bathroom. Do not submerge your phone in liquid of any sort and avoid getting your phone wet. Avoid using your mobile phone in areas where it may cause interference or present a hazard. Follow local laws and regulations.
Preparations • Preparations Your phone at a glance 1 12 11 2 13 10 14 3 9 8 7 4 5 6 16 15 — 1 Headset jack 2 Earpiece 3 Proximity sensor/light sensor 4 Back 5 Home 6 Menu 7 Speaker 8 Volume button 9 Power button 10 Front camera 11 Status indicator 12 Noise reduction microphone 13 Rear camera 14 Flashlight 15 Micro USB port 16 Microphone 3
Preparations Buttons •When your phone is powered off, press and hold it on. •From any screens, press to power to turn on or off the screen. When to display an option the screen is turned on, press and hold menu. •Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application. •When you are entering text, touch keyboard. •Touch to return to the home screen. •Touch and hold •Touch to hide the onscreen to open search screen. to display an option menu where available.
Preparations Inserting a microSD card You can expand your phone's storage capacity with a microSD card. Follow the operations in the figure below to install a microSD card. To remove a microSD card: 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under DEVICE, touch Storage. 3. Touch Unmount SD card. 4. Carefully take out the microSD card.
Preparations Installing the battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Align the battery's metal contacts with those of the battery compartment, and press the other end of the battery to clip it into the battery compartment. a b 3. Close the battery cover. Charging the battery Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your phone to a power outlet, or use the USB cable to connect your phone to a computer.
Preparations Battery indicator The battery indicator shows your phone's battery level. • Blinking red: The battery level is lower than 10%. • Steady red (when charging): The battery level is lower than 10%. • Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is higher than 10%. • Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost or already full.
Preparations Powering your phone on and off • To power on your phone, press and hold . • To power off your phone, press and hold then touch Power off.
Getting started • Getting started Gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example, touch to select an item or open an application. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold an application, widget, or blank area to display the related option menu. Flick: Where applicable, swipe your finger in the direction you want the screen to move. For example, you can flick left or right across the notification panel to dismiss a notification.
Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out undesirable operations when you are not using it, but also protects it from unauthorized use. You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section. Locking the screen • Method 1: Press to lock the screen. • Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen.
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 1 Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2 Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.
Getting started Status icons Signal strength No signal G GPRS network connected 5 Roaming Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Silence mode enabled Vibration mode enabled Alarms enabled Headset plugged in Charging Battery low Battery full Missed calls Call in progress New emails New messages New voicemail Uploading data Downloading data Synchronizing data Synchronization failed Phone memory full Connected to a VPN Wi-Fi network available Connected
Getting started Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create more home screens for various application icons and widgets. • Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens. • Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen.
Getting started Auto-rotate screen Your phone features a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, the orientation of your screen will automatically change to landscape or portrait view. You'll also be able to enjoy tilt sensorbased applications, such as racing games. On the home screen, use two fingers to flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel shortcuts. Then, touch rotate screen function.
Getting started 5 Touch to return to the notification panel. Accessing applications Starting applications and switching between them On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. To switch to another application, touch to return to the home screen, and touch the icon of the application you wish to open. Viewing recently used applications To display the list of recently used applications, touch and hold then: . You can • Touch an application to start it.
Getting started Huawei input method Slide your finger left or right across the onscreen keyboard to switch between the QWERTY and 9-key keyboards. 5 4 1 2 3 1 Touch a to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and caps lock. 2 Touch 3 Touch to enter emoticons. 4 Touch to switch the input language. 5 When you are typing in English, touch QWERTY and 9-key keyboards. *#12 to enter numbers and symbols.
Getting started Android input method 1 6 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 •Touch •Touch ?123 twice to turn on caps lock. to enter numbers and symbols. to switch to voice input. •Touch and hold •Touch ... •Touch and hold •Touch to open the Input options menu. to enter a space. ... to choose another input method. to enter a period. •Touch and hold •Touch 5 to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. •Quickly touch Touch 4 to enter symbols. to delete the character to the left of the cursor.
Getting started Editing text Learn how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone. • 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. Configuring an input method 1.
Personalizing your phone • Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes. Changing the theme 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a theme and touch APPLY to apply it. Customizing a theme 1. From the theme grid, touch CUSTOMIZE CURRENT THEME. 2. From the element list, choose the element you want to modify. Changing the wallpaper 1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Wallpapers. 3.
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 • 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 Me Widget Me Widget is a collage of popular widget units that is displayed on your home screen for your added convenience.
Personalizing your phone 3. Flick left or right across the widget unit list, select a widget unit and drag it to a blank area on Me Widget. Me Widget's size cannot be adjusted, so space is limited. If there is not enough space for a new widget unit, delete some existing ones first. 4. When you are done, touch Done. Moving a widget unit Before you move a widget unit, make sure there is enough space to hold it in the new position. 1. Touch and hold Me Widget until your phone vibrates. Release your finger.
Personalizing your phone 1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Thumbnails. 3. Touch to delete a home screen. Managing profiles Changing the profile 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under DEVICE, touch Audio profiles. 3. From the profile list, select a profile and touch the button to its right to activate the profile.
Personalizing your phone Setting tones Setting the ringtone 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under DEVICE, touch Audio profiles. 3. Touch > Phone ringtone and select either of the following options from the displayed dialog box: • Ringtone: choose from the default selection. • Music: choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone. 4. Touch APPLY. Changing message tone and other tones 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under DEVICE, touch Audio profiles. 3. Touch > Default notification. 4.
Personalizing your phone 2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to take a photo of your face. Your phone will use face unlock as the primary unlock method. 5. Set a secondary unlock method. If face unlock cannot recognize you (dim light, for example), follow the onscreen instructions to unlock your phone using the secondary unlock method.
Personalizing your phone 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock password. 5. Repeat the password and touch OK. 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. Adjusting the screen brightness 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
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 . 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 wish 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 > Settings > Additional settings > Quick responses to edit the message that will be sent. Viewing the call log On the home screen, touch can also touch to display your recent calls above the dialer. You on the dialer screen to display the call log. What you can do during a call 1 8 2 7 3 4 6 5 1 Touch > to place the current call on hold, and touch again to resume the call.
Calls 4 Touch to mute or unmute the microphone. 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 return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Ongoing call. Making a conference call Conference calling with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy. Make or answer a call, and dial another number to add the second participant to your conference call.
Calls Making emergency calls In the event of 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 screen, touch . 2. Enter your local emergency number and touch . Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment, service provider policies, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on your phone for critical communications when emergencies occur.
Calls 3. Touch Voice call > Call forwarding. 4. Select a forwarding mode. 5. Enter the phone number to which you want to forward calls, and touch Enable. Enabling call waiting The call waiting function lets you answer another incoming call when you are already busy in a call and switch between the two calls. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Settings. 3. Touch Voice call > Additional settings. 4. Touch Call waiting to enable call waiting.
People • People Forget about lugging around business card holders. With your phone, you can easily store and manage your contacts in your new phone. Creating a contact 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the tab. . 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 2. Touch then the tab. . 3.
People 2. Touch > Import/export > SD Card. 3. Touch Next and select the account where you want to import the contacts. 4. Touch Next, and choose the .vcf file you want to import from the displayed dialog box. 5. Touch OK. Exporting contacts Back up your contacts to a storage device in case you lose them during a system upgrade or by mistake. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the tab. > Share visible contacts. 3. Touch selected > Select all > OK. 4. Select SD Card.
People 3. Select a contact and touch OK. 4. Touch OK. Sharing contacts You can share contacts in .vcf format in many ways. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the tab. > Share visible contacts. 3. Select a contact, touch OK. 4. Choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu. Contact groups You can create a contact group and send a message or email to all group members simultaneously. Creating a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the tab. . 3.
People Sending messages or emails to a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch then tab. 2. Touch and hold the contact group you wish to send a message or email to. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Send group message or Send group E-mail. Deleting a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch then tab. 2. Touch and hold the contact group you wish to delete. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete. Deleting a contact group will not remove the contacts in the group from your phone.
Messaging • Messaging Sending a text message 1. On the home screen, touch . 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. When you are done, touch . Sending a multimedia message Make sure your data service is on before you try to send multimedia messages. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3.
Messaging 3. Touch the text field to write your reply. 4. When you are done, touch . Searching for a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3. Enter the message or contact, or parts of them. Your phone then displays matching results. Managing messages Copying a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 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 wish to copy. 4.
Messaging Locking a message You can lock important messages to avoid deleting them by mistake. Deleting a thread does not remove the locked messages in it. 1. On the home screen, touch . 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 wish to lock. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Lock. Deleting a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Browser • Browser Your phone's browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up-to-date news and information. Staying connected has never been easier. Browsing web pages 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone displays matching websites as you type. 3. Touch the website you wish to visit. Managing bookmarks Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites. Adding a bookmark 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Browser 3. Touch Bookmarks/History. 4. Touch and hold the bookmark you wish to edit. 5. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit bookmark. 6. Edit the bookmark, for example, rename it. 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 . 2. On the Browser screen, touch . 3. Touch Settings > General > Set homepage. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose the web page you wish to set as the home page.
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 . 2. Select an email account type. 3. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next. 4.
Email Switching between email accounts 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the email address on the top to display your email account list. 3. Touch an email account you wish to use. Sending emails 1. On the home screen, touch . 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 emails 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Open an email account. 3.
Email Removing an email account After you delete an email account, your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Inbox screen, touch . 3. Touch Settings. 4. Select the account you wish to delete. 5. Touch Remove account. 6. Touch OK. Modifying email account settings 1. On the home screen, touch 2. On the Inbox screen, touch . . 3. Touch Settings > General. 4. Set the font size, display options, and other settings.
Multimedia • Multimedia Camera As time flies by, there must be some memories you wish to keep forever. Camera is a great tool for this. It supports a variety of capture modes, such as panoramic and smile. Photo taking screen 1 2 7 3 6 5 4 1 Touch 2 Touch h to switch between the rear and front cameras. Drag 3 to set flash mode. to open the option menu, where you can: •Touch to select a capture mode. •Touch to select a filter. •Touch •Touch $XWR to set the white balance.
Multimedia •Touch 6 7 to take a photo. •Touch and hold a photo. to focus the camera. Release your finger to take •Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode. •Drag the slider to to switch to video mode. Taking a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Frame the scene you wish to capture. 3. Touch and hold until the viewfinder frame turns green, indicating that the camera is now focused. 4. Release your finger to take the photo. Shooting a video 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Multimedia 6. Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos for a panoramic photo. You can also touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panoramic photograph. Taking a beauty-mode photo Expect great photo quality when you don't have any makeup? Enable beauty mode for a flawless portrait of yourself. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Drag . to open the settings menu. Then, touch > Beauty. 3. Frame the scene you wish to capture.
Multimedia 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. Playing a slideshow 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch an album. 3. Touch to play photos in the album as a slideshow. 4. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow. 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 . 2.
Multimedia Cropping a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you wish to crop. 3. Touch > Crop and then you can: • Drag the grid to reposition it. • Drag the frames of the grid to resize it. 4. Touch SAVE. Deleting a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you wish to delete. 3. Touch . 4. Touch OK. Sharing a photo or video Want to share your best shots or an amusing trick your dog just did? Simply share the photos and videos using email, Bluetooth, and more. 1.
Multimedia 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 with extraordinary audio experience anytime. Add songs to your phone by: • Copying songs from your computer using USB. • Downloading songs from the web. • Copying songs from other devices using Bluetooth. • Copying songs from other devices using Wi-Fi. Listening to music 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the song you want to play.
Multimedia 3 •Touch to play and touch to pause. •Touch to jump to the previous song. •Touch to jump to the next song. 4 Drag the slider to control the playback. 5 Touch to display the option menu from which you can perform additional operations. When a song is playing, touch to exit the playback screen without stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel and touch the playing song.
Multimedia Deleting a playlist 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Playlists. 3. Touch and hold the playlist you wish to delete. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete. Sharing a song You can share your favorite songs with your family and friends using email, Bluetooth, and more. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Choose a category. 3. Touch and hold the song you wish to share. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Share. 5.
Multimedia Searching for stations 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > 2. Touch . > Search to search for and save available stations. Listening to FM radio On the FM radio screen, you can perform the following operations: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Touch to open the option menu. 2 Touch to turn off the FM radio. 3 Touch to access the channel list. 4 Touch to add the current channel to the channel list. 5 Touch or 6 Touch or of 0.1 MHz. to search for the previous or next channel.
Internet connection • Internet connection Enabling the data service 1. On the home screen, use two fingers to flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel shortcuts. 2. Touch to enable your phone's data service. When you do not need to access the Internet, disable the data service to save battery power and reduce data usage. Setting up a Wi-Fi connection When you use your phone at home, you can connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot created from your router.
Internet connection To use the WPS function and set up a Wi-Fi connection between your phone and a Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure that the Wi-Fi hotspot also supports the WPS. Using the WPS button 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. On the Wi-Fi network list, touch . 4. On the Wi-Fi hotspot device, press the WPS button. Using the WPS PIN 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Internet connection Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network 1. Touch and hold the file you wish to send. 2. From the displayed option menu, choose Share. 3. Touch Wi-Fi. 4. Touch Other devices. You phone then scans for available devices and displays them. 5. Touch the device you wish to send the file to. The specific steps vary with the file type. Receiving a file using a Wi-Fi network When a file comes in, your phone displays the File transfer dialog box. To receive the file, touch Accept.
Internet connection 4. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 5. Select the USB tethering check box to share your phone's data connection. You cannot use your phone's USB tethering function when the phone is in USB storage mode. Bluetooth tethering You can share your phone's mobile data connection with other devices using Bluetooth. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More.... 3. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 4. Select the Bluetooth tethering check box. 5.
Internet connection 8. On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phone's Wi-Fi network. Controlling your data usage Your phone's data usage control function lets you check and control your data usage. Set a data usage cycle and a mobile data limit for this period and you will be notified when data usage reaches this limit. You can also query the data usage within a certain period of time or data traffic consumed by an application. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Internet connection 1 Turn the mobile data connection on or off. To configure data control and query data usage, the mobile data connection must be turned on. 2 Turn the mobile data usage limit on or off. Set the data usage cycle. 3 Touch Data usage cycle then Change cycle... to set the data usage cycle. Set the data usage limits. The yellow line indicates the warning limit, and the red line indicates the data usage limit.
Sharing data • Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetoothenabled 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 . 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 Transferring 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 . 2. Touch and hold the file you wish 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 Tools > to display the DLNA screen. You can then share photos, videos, and songs with other DLNA devices, as well as view and download the multimedia files shared by other DLNA devices. 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 1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2. On the USB computer connection screen, choose HiSuite. 3. Manage your phone's data on the displayed HiSuite window. Mass storage mode In mass storage mode, you can use your phone as a USB mass storage device and transfer files between your phone and a computer. 1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2. On the USB computer connection screen, choose USB storage.
File Manager • File Manager File Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You'll be able to view, create, edit, delete, move, archive, compress, and decompress files. Creating a folder You can create folders to better manage the files and applications stored in your phone's internal storage or microSD card. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Internal or SD card. 3. Touch > New folder. 4. In the displayed dialog box, name the new folder. 5.
File Manager 4. Select where you wish to paste the file. 5. Touch Paste. Compressing or decompressing files You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file or folder you wish to compress. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Compress. 4. Choose the save path of the compressed file and name it. 5. Touch OK. To decompress a file, touch and hold it and choose Extract from the displayed option menu.
File Manager Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file or folder you wish to create a shortcut for. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Desktop shortcuts. Checking the memory status Before you save large files to your phone's internal storage or microSD card, make sure there is enough space first. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Storage. 3. View the total and available spaces of your phone's internal storage or microSD card.
Managing applications • Managing applications Viewing applications You can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under DEVICE, touch Apps. 3. Flick to ALL. 4. Select the application you wish to view. Uninstalling an application You can remove unwanted applications to increase your phone's available storage. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under DEVICE, touch Apps. 3. Flick to ALL. 4. Select the application you wish to uninstall.
Basic utilities • Basic utilities Your phone comes with a variety of useful tools, such as Calendar, Clock, and Calculator, helping you keep yourself organized. Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. Creating an event 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . . 3. Enter event details, such as the event name, time, and location. 4. Touch SAVE. Viewing events 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Basic utilities Synchronizing and viewing events Calendar events in your accounts (such as an email account) can be synchronized to and viewed on the Calendar application. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Calendars to display. 3. Select the account whose calendar you wish to display. 4. Touch > Calendars to sync. 5. Select the account from which you wish to synchronize calendar events. 6. Touch OK. Modifying calendar settings 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Settings. 3.
Basic utilities 2. From the alarm list, touch and hold the alarm you wish to delete. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete alarm. 4. Touch OK. Configuring alarm settings 1. On the home screen, touch 2. From the alarm list, touch . > Settings. 3. On the alarm settings screen, set the ringing mode, snooze duration, and more. Calculator Calculator lets you make make simple or complex calculations. 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > . 2.
Basic utilities 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 You can add cities you like to Weather and check their weather information. 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > 2. Touch > . . Apart from your current city, you can add up to nine cities. 3. Enter a city name. Matching cities are then displayed. 4.
Basic utilities 3. Touch to update the weather. You can also set Weather to automatic update mode. Touch > select Auto update, and set Update interval. Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set. , Sharing weather information Your phone lets you send weather information as a text message to remind your family and friends of weather changes. 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > . 2. Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you wish to share. 3.
Accounts and sync • Accounts and sync You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the Internet. Adding an account 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under ACCOUNTS, touch Add account. 3. Select an account type. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information. 5. Configure the account and set the type of data you wish to synchronize. When an account is set up, it will be shown in the ACCOUNTS section.
Settings • Settings Turning on or off airplane mode Your phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Power off your phone or switch to airplane mode 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 following methods to turn on or off Airplane mode: • Press and hold the power button. From the displayed option menu, choose Airplane mode. .
Settings Setting the date and time By default, your phone relies on the network-based date and time. You can also manually set the date and time. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under SYSTEM, touch Date & time. 3. From the settings screen, you can: • 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.
Settings 3. From the settings screen, you can: • Touch Access to my location to enable your phone to use your location information. • Touch GPS satellites to have your phone obtain your location information from GPS satellites. • Touch Wi-Fi & mobile network location to have your phone obtain your location information from a Wi-Fi network or mobile data connection. Setting the PIN of your SIM card The personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card.
Settings 2. Under PERSONAL, touch Backup & reset. 3. Tap Factory data reset > Reset phone. The phone will restore its factory settings and restart. Online update Once in a while, new updates for your phone will be available online. You will receive a notification when updates are available. Before updating, make sure that your phone has enough storage space for the update package.
FAQs • FAQs For more information, please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/faqs/ index.htm. What are some ways I can save battery power? • When you do not need Internet access, open the notification panel and touch to turn off your mobile data connection. then • When you do not need wireless data services, such as GPS, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi, open the notification panel and touch these services.
FAQs 3. Touch the .vcf file. Your phone then displays a message asking whether you want to import the contacts. 4. Touch OK to import the contacts. Compatibility problems may occur with .vcf files created by other phones, and certain contact information may be lost during import. How do I use HiSuite to import contacts from another phone? Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. 1. Save the .vcf file you want to import to your computer. 2. On the home screen of your phone, touch . 3.
FAQs 3. Touch Screen lock > Pattern, and follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern. How do I switch the text input method? When you write text, open the notification panel and touch Select input method to select an input method. How do I stop the song playing in the background? Open the notification panel, touch the playing song to display the music playback screen, and stop the playback.
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Index • Index A Accessibility ...................................................................................... 76 Accessing a bookmark ...................................................................... 39 Accounts and sync ............................................................................ 72 Adding a bookmark ........................................................................... 39 Adding a city .....................................................................................
Index Configuring calendar settings ........................................................... 68 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network .......................................................... 53 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using the WPS button ...................... 54 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using the WPS PIN .......................... 54 Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct ...................................... 54 Connecting your phone to a computer .............................................
Index Enabling the data service ................................................................. 53 Export regulations ............................................................................. 82 Exporting contacts ............................................................................ 33 F Face unlock ...................................................................................... 24 FM radio ............................................................................................
Index O Online update ................................................................................... 76 P Pairing with another Bluetooth device .............................................. 59 Permissions ...................................................................................... 80 Phone appearance and buttons .......................................................... 4 Photo taking screen .......................................................................... 44 Playing a playlist ..
Index Setting the PIN of your SIM card ...................................................... 75 Setting the ringtone ........................................................................... 24 Setting up your voicemail .................................................................. 31 Sharing a photo or video ................................................................... 48 Sharing a song .................................................................................. 51 Sharing an event ....
Index W Weather ............................................................................................ 70 What you can do during a call .......................................................... 28 Wi-Fi hotspot .....................................................................................
Please visit www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/support/hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region. All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone's actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version.
