Y6Elite User Guide
Contents Foreword .................................................................................................... 1 First-class functions .................................................................................. 2 Easy Key ...................................................................................................................... 2 Safe ..............................................................................................................................
Messaging and email................................................................................ 28 Sending a text message ............................................................................................ 28 Replying to a message .............................................................................................. 28 Managing messages ................................................................................................. 28 Adding an email account .......
Phone settings ......................................................................................... 52 Turning on location services ..................................................................................... 52 Modifying sound settings ........................................................................................... 52 Modifying display settings .........................................................................................
Foreword Please read this guide carefully before you start using the phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary. Features in this guide are for your reference only. Some features may not be supported by all phones. Symbols and definitions Note Caution Highlights important information and tips, and provides additional information.
First-class functions Easy Key The Easy key is a multi-functional key on the left side of your phone. Different gestures you perform with the Easy key will launch different functions. It's completely customizable so you can define what each gesture does. > Easy Key. To customize the Easy key, go to Safe The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected. Enabling the Safe 1.
2. Touch to switch to the front camera. 3. Touch > 4. Touch to start shooting. to turn on the front flash. Time-lapse mode Use this mode to create an accelerated video of a slow-changing scene, such as the sunset or sunrise. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Swipe left or right to select Time-lapse. 3. Touch to start recording. 4. Touch to stop recording.
Shifting keyboard 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch One-hand UI > Shifting keyboard. 3. Enable Shifting keyboard. You can then touch the arrow on either side of the screen to move the keyboard, dialer, or in-call menu to the side within reach.
Getting started Your phone at a glance Headset jack Power button Front camera Volume button Front flash Earpiece Easy key Light sensor Speaker Microphone Micro USB port Camera Microphone Dual color temperature flash 5
Navigation bar Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are running. z Touch to return to the home screen. z Touch and hold to open search bar. Touch to display the list of recently used applications. Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen z Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen.
Dual-card settings Enabling or disabling a SIM card You can install two SIM cards on your phone and use one or both of them at the same time. When you do not need to use a SIM card, disable it. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Dual card management. 3. Then enable or disable a SIM card. The settings displayed may vary according to your service provider and phone model.
Touchscreen gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example touch an application to select or open it. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode. Flick: Move your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.
Motion control Motion control lets you control your phone using simple motions and gestures. For example, mute the phone by turning it over or raise the phone to your ear to answer and make calls quickly. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Motion control. 3. On the Motion control screen, select an option, and select a motion to enable it.
Status icons Status icons may vary according to your region or service provider.
Navigation bar settings 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Navigation bar. 3. Select one of the virtual navigation bars to customize your navigation bar. If you select a navigation bar containing , you can touch to quickly open your notification panel. Home Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your applications.
Auto-rotate screen If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views. Additionally, this feature allows you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games. 1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2. Under Shortcuts, touch Auto Rotate to enable or disable the auto-rotate screen function.
z Hiding application icons: Place two fingers on the home screen and pinch out. Touch , select the application icons you want to hide, and then touch OK. Applications will not appear on the home screen after they have been hidden. Managing home screens On the home screen, pinch three fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails.
Notification Notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Flick left or right to switch between the notifications and shortcuts tabs. Touch to view the notification details and flick left or right across a notification to dismiss it. Touch Touch to enable or disable automatic brightness. to delete all notifications.
z Touch an application's thumbnail to open it. z Flick left or right to display recently used applications. z Flick up on an application thumbnail to close it. z Flick up from the bottom on the screen until is displayed to close all the applications in the list. Personalizing your phone Changing the home screen style Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles. 1.
3. Touch . Changing the wallpaper 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode. 2. Touch Wallpapers. 3. On the Wallpapers screen, you can: z Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone lock screen. z Touch Home screen wallpaper to set the home screen wallpaper. z Touch the Shake to change switch to have the home screen wallpaper changed by shaking the phone.
Selecting an input method 1. On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2. Under Notifications, touch Select input method. 3. Select a keyboard. To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home screen. Under All, touch Language & input > Default keyboard to select an input method. Editing text You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.
Calls and contacts Making a call Smart dialing Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Dialer, 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.
2. Under Dialer, enter your local emergency number, and then touch . For some phone models, you can make an emergency call even on the lock screen. On the lock screen, touch Emergency call, enter your local emergency number, and then touch . Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment, service provider policies, and local laws and regulations.
Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone. When the screen is locked, you can: z Drag right to answer the call. z Drag left to reject the call. z Touch to select a message or customize a message to reject the call. z Touch to set a callback reminder. When the screen is unlocked, you can: z Touch to answer the call.
What you can do during a call Touch resume the call. Touch to place the current call on hold, and then touch again to to start a three-way call. Before you use three-way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider. Touch to mute or unmute the microphone. Touch to use the speaker. Touch to end the call.
Answering a third-party call Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have turned on call waiting. 1. If a call comes in when you are already in another call, touch to answer the new call and place the first call on hold. 2. To switch between the two calls, touch . Making a conference call Making conference calls with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy with your phone.
z Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and then touch Delete entry > Delete to delete the call record. z Touch > Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously. Turning on pocket mode If you're ever worried about missing important calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, try turning on pocket mode.
Managing contacts Creating a contact 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . . 3. Touch the save location you want for the contact in the drop-down list box. 4. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. 5. Touch . Editing a contact 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, and then touch Edit. 3. Edit the contact information. 4. Touch .
Importing Contacts from a SIM card 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Import/Export > Import from SIM card. If your phone support dual cards, you can select which card you want to export your contacts to. 3. Touch the contacts you want to import or touch Select all to select all contacts, and then touch Import. Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Exporting contacts to a SIM card 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Import/Export > Export to SIM card. If your phone support dual cards, you can select which card you want to export your contacts to. 3. Touch the contacts you want to import or touch Select all to select all contacts, and then touch Export. 4. Touch OK. Sharing a contact 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch .
Editing a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Groups and select the group you want to edit. 3. Touch and add new members to the group. 4. Touch . You can then: z Touch Remove members and remove a member from the group. z Touch Delete group and delete the group. z Touch Rename to edit the group name. Sending messages or emails to a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch .
Messaging and email Sending a text message 1. On the home screen, touch 2. In the message list, touch . . 3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. You can to enter the contact list screen and choose a contact or contact group. also touch 4. Touch the text field to write your message. Touch to select an attachment type and then select the attachment you want to add.
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 want to add to your favourites, and touch > Copy to Favourites. In the list of message threads, touch > Favourites to view your favorite messages. Deleting a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Adding an Exchange account Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft to implement communication inside an enterprise. Some email service providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families. Certain parameters must be set when you add an Exchange email account. For details, contact your email service provider. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Exchange. 3.
Setting up an account Switching between email accounts If you have logged into multiple email accounts on your phone, switch to the one you want to use before you view or send emails. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Inbox screen, touch on the upper left corner to open the account list. 3. Touch the email account you want to use. Removing an email account 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Camera and gallery Capture screen Touch Flick left or right to switch the capture mode. Touch to set the flash mode. to view your photos and videos. z Touch to take your photo. z Touch and hold to take burst shots, and release your finger to stop. Touch to switch the filter. z Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it.
Taking a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Frame the scene you want to capture. Your phone will automatically determine a focus point. You can also touch a point on the screen to focus the camera on it. If the frame turns red, the camera was unable to focus. Adjust the frame until the camera is able to focus. 3. Touch . Capture mode Capture mode may vary according to phone models.
2. Touch > Panorama to switch to panorama mode. 3. Touch to start shooting. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions and move your phone slowly to capture multiple photos. 5. Touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panorama photo. Using best photo mode 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch > Best photo to switch to best photo mode. 3.
4. Go to gallery and select the photo that was taken using all focus mode. 5. Touch indicates photos that were taken in all focus mode. to enter the all focus editing mode. 6. Touch another area of the photo that you want to focus on. 7. Touch . Shooting a video 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Flick left or right to shift to Video mode. 3. Touch to start video shooting. 4.
Playing a slideshow 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. View the album in timeline mode and touch > Slideshow. 3. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow. Editing a photo You can adjust the photo brightness, saturation, and size in the photo. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you want to edit, and touch . 3. You can: z Touch to rotate the picture. z Touch to crop the picture.
Setting a photo as the wallpaper 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Choose the photo you want to set as the wallpaper. 3. Touch > Set as and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as the wallpaper.
Music and video Listening to music 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a category. 3. Touch the song you want to play. Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface. Creating a playlist 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. 3. Name the playlist and touch Save. 4. In the displayed dialog box, touch Add. 5. Select the songs you want to add and touch .
Playing a video 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the video you want to play. 3. To stop the video playback, touch . Touch to lock the screen. After the screen is locked, you will not be able to perform any operations on the video playing interface. z Flick left or right to forward or replay the video. z Flick up or down at the left side of the screen to adjust the screen brightness.
Network and sharing Turning on mobile data 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under Wireless & networks, touch More. 3. Touch Mobile network. 4. Touch Mobile Data to enable your phone's mobile data service. When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage. Wi-Fi network Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 1. On the home screen, touch .
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Wi-Fi hotspot Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection. 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under Wireless & networks, touch More. 3. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 4. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to turn Wi-Fi hotspot on. 5. Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. 6.
Transferring data through Bluetooth Turning on Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another Bluetooth device 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. 3. Touch Turn on Bluetooth to turn on Bluetooth. Then your phone will automatically search for and display available Bluetooth devices. 4. Touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair your phone with it.
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct Before you use Wi-Fi Direct to connect two devices, ensure that you have turned on the Wi-Fi network connection on both devices. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch the Wi-Fi. 3. Touch Wi-Fi to enable the Wi-Fi. 4. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to search for available devices. 5. Choose a device.
1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2. Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Set USB connected to Files. Any drivers required will be installed automatically on the computer. After the driver is installed, open the new drive and begin transferring media files between your phone and computer. Multimedia content on your phone can only be viewed through Windows Media Player.
Applications Managing applications Downloading applications A wide selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can: z Download applications from web pages using the browser on your phone. z Download applications using a computer, and copy the applications to your phone. z Connect the phone to a computer, and download applications using a third-party application download application.
Backup Backing up data to local storage 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > Backup. 2. Touch New backup. 3. Select the data you want to back up, and follow the onscreen instructions to back it up. By default, backup data are saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in Files. Backup files can be encrypted and password-protected. You need to enter a password to access encrypted backup files. Restoring data from local storage 1.
z Touch Storage cleaner to scan the cache, clean system trash, and remove infrequently-used applications. Power saving 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Power saving to check your phone's power consumption and extend your phone's standby time. You can switch to different power saving modes as required. Harassment filter On the home screen, touch .
Viewing the calendar 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Calendar screen, you can: z Touch Month, Week, and Day to switch between month, week, and day views. z On the month view, flick left or right to switch between months. z On the week view, flick left or right to switch between weeks. z On the day view, flick left or right to switch between days. Synchronizing a calendar 1.
z Set your time zone: Touch to set your home time zone and system date and time. z Delete a city: Touch touch , touch beside the city you want to delete, and . Stopwatch 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Under Stopwatch, touch . to start timing. 3. Touch to record multiple laps. 4. Touch to stop the stopwatch. 5. Touch to clear all stopwatch records. Timer 1.
Updating the weather 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > Weather. 2. Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. 3. Flick down from the top of your screen to manually update the weather. You can also set the 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.
Listening to FM radio On the home screen, touch Tools > FM Radio. Touch to enable or disable the speaker. Touch to add the current station to your favourites. Touch to turn on or off the FM radio. Touch to return to the previous station. Touch to go to the next station.
Phone settings Turning on location services Before you use a map or navigation application, make sure you have turned on location services. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Location services. 3. Touch to turn on your phone's location services. 4. Touch Mode. You can then: z Touch High accuracy to locate your position using GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile data.
Modifying display settings 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Display. 3. On the Display screen, you can: z Touch Colour temperature to adjust the screen color temperature. To manually adjust the color temperature, clear the Default check box. z Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers. z Touch Font size to change the display font size.
Setting a screen unlock PIN 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords. 3. Touch Password > PIN. 4. Enter at least four digits and then enter them again for confirmation. Setting a screen unlock password 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords. 3. Touch Password > Password. 4.
3. Touch Set up SIM card lock. 4. Touch Lock SIM card. If your phone has dual cards, You can set individual PINs for each card respectively. 5. Enter your PIN, and touch OK. 6. Touch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN. Generally, SIM cards only allow a limited number of consecutive retries if an incorrect PIN is entered.
Restoring factory settings Restoring your phone to the factory settings erases all your personal data from phone storage, including information about your accounts, your system and application settings, and downloaded applications. Back up important data on your phone before you restore factory settings. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Backup & reset. 3. Touch Factory data reset > Reset phone > Reset phone.
z Touch the Use 24-hour format switch to switch between 24-hour and 12-hour formats. z Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed. z Touch Dual clocks to display two clocks when you are roaming. Manual date and time settings may not be provided by all service providers. Changing the system language 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Language & input. 3.
Disabling privacy protection 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Security. 3. Touch Privacy protection. 4. Enter the owner password, and then touch Next. 5. Disable Privacy protection. After privacy protection is disabled, the owner password will function as the screen unlock password and the guest password will become invalid.
Safety information This section contains important information about the operation of your device. It also contains information about how to use the device safely. Read this information carefully before using your device. Electronic device Do not use your device if using the device is prohibited. Do not use the device if doing so causes danger or interference with other electronic devices.
increases the risk of explosion or fire. In addition, follow the instructions indicated in text or symbols. z Do not store or transport the device in containers with flammable liquids, gases, or explosives. Traffic security z Observe local laws and regulations while using the device. To reduce the risk of accidents, do not use your wireless device while driving. z Concentrate on driving.
z Keep the device away from sources of heat and fire, such as a heater, microwave oven, stove, water heater, radiator, or candle. z Do not place sharp metal objects, such as pins, near the earpiece or speaker. The earpiece may attract these objects and result in injury. z Stop using your device or applications for a while if the device is overheated.
z Unplug the charger from electrical outlets and the device when not in use. z Do not drop or cause an impact to the charger. z If the power cable is damaged (for example, the cord is exposed or broken), or the plug loosens, stop using it at once. Continued use may lead to electric shocks, short circuits, or fire. z Do not touch the power cord with wet hands or pull the power cord to disconnect the charger.
z Do not put batteries in fire as they may explode. Damaged batteries may also explode. z Dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations. Improper battery use may lead to fire, explosion, or other hazards. z Do not allow children or pets to bite or suck the battery. Doing so may result in damage or explosion. z Do not smash or pierce the battery, or expose it to high external pressure.
z If the device screen is broken in a collision, immediately stop using the device. Do not touch or attempt to remove the broken parts. Promptly contact an authorized service center. Emergency calls The availability of emergency calls is subject to your cellular network quality, service provider policy, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on your device for critical communications like medical emergencies.
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