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Backup, restoration, and update

Restoring factory settings

Restoring your phone to the factory settings erases all your personal

data from the 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.

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Backup & reset

Touch

Factory data reset

Reset phone

. The phone will

restore its factory settings and restart.

Updating your phone

•

Using unauthorized third-party software to update your phone may

damage your phone or put your personal information at risk. It is

recommended that you update through your phone's online update

feature or download official update packages from Huawei's official

website.

•

All your data may be erased during a system update. It is

recommended that you back up important data before updating your

phone.

Online update

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Updates

Touch

System updates

Online update

and follow the onscreen

instructions to update your phone.

Summary of Contents for Ascend P7

Page 1: ...P7 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...uter 17 Turning on your mobile network 17 Connecting to a Wi Fi network Basic features 18 Motion control 20 Suspend button 20 Turning on gloves mode 21 Status icons 22 Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen 23 Managing home screens 24 Accessing applications 26 Texting Personalizing your phone 30 Changing the home screen style 30 Changing the theme 30 Changing the wallpaper 31 Setti...

Page 3: ...haring a contact 44 Contact groups Messaging 46 Sending a text message 46 Sending a multimedia message 47 Replying to a message 47 Searching for a message 47 Managing messages 49 Modifying message settings Browser 50 Browsing web pages 50 Managing bookmarks 51 Setting the home page 51 Clearing your browsing history 51 Modifying browser settings Email 52 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account 52 Addin...

Page 4: ...le 80 Copying cutting and pasting a file 80 Compressing or decompressing a file 81 Renaming a file 81 Deleting a file 81 Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 82 Checking the storage status Managing applications 83 Downloading applications 83 Installing an application 83 Viewing applications 84 Sharing an application 84 Uninstalling an application 84 Clearing the application cache Phone Manager...

Page 5: ... Tools 96 Calendar 97 Clock 99 Weather 100 Calculator 100 Notes 101 FM radio Phone settings 103 Setting up an account 104 Turning on or turning off airplane mode 104 Adjusting the screen brightness 104 Modifying tone settings 105 Modifying display settings 106 Turning on or turning off do not disturb mode 107 Setting the date and time 107 Changing the system language 107 Setting the PIN of your SI...

Page 6: ...ease read this guide first before you begin using your new phone Symbols and definitions Note Highlights important information and tips and provides additional information Caution Indicates potential problems that may arise such as device damage or data loss if the proper care or attention is not given Warning Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in serious...

Page 7: ...rpiece Navigation bar Microphone Micro USB port Micro SIM card slot microSD card slot Power button Volume button Front camera Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor Noise reduction microphone Rear camera 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ...

Page 8: ...other sizes as they may damage your phone To replace or purchase a micro SIM card contact your service provider The dimensions of a standard micro SIM card are 15 mm x 12 mm x 0 76 mm 0 59 in x 0 47 in x 0 03 in Make sure your phone is turned off before you insert the micro SIM card Flash Speaker Return Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application Home Touch to return to ...

Page 9: ... using the SIM eject tool to avoid injury or damaging your phone Keep it away from children 2 Gently take out the micro SIM card tray 3 Place the micro SIM card into the card tray Make sure the gold contact area and beveled edge of the micro SIM card are facing the right directions a Then push the card tray back into place b a b ...

Page 10: ...ect tool or paper clip into the hole on the micro SIM card tray to eject it a 2 Take out the micro SIM card and push the SIM card tray back into place b Inserting a microSD card You can expand your phone s storage capacity with a microSD card 1 Insert an eject tool or paper clip into the hole on the microSD card tray to eject it a b ...

Page 11: ...he right directions a Then push the card tray back into place b Removing the microSD card Unmount the microSD card before you remove it otherwise the microSD card may be damaged 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Storage 3 Touch Unmount SD card 4 Insert an eject tool or paper clip into the hole on the microSD card tray to eject it 5 Carefully take out the microSD card b a ...

Page 12: ...ower adapter to connect your phone to a power socket Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer and touch Charge only on the USB connection methods screen Battery indicator Your phone s battery level is shown on the status indicator 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 h...

Page 13: ... reduce your phone s performance or pose security risks Do not operate your phone or cover it with any object while it is charging Do not cover the power adapter either The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and age of the battery If your phone is low on power it plays an alert tone and displays a message If the battery level is extremely low your phone au...

Page 14: ...alled screen unlock method is used as an example in this section Locking the screen Method 1 Press the power button to manually lock the screen Method 2 After being idle for a specified period of time your phone automatically locks its screen To set the screen lock method touch on the home screen On the displayed General tab touch Screen lock Unlocking the screen If the screen is off press the pow...

Page 15: ... commonly used applications such as Calculator 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 display an option menu ...

Page 16: ...ion Flick vertically or horizontally to go to other home screens scroll through a document and more Drag Touch and hold an item and then move it to another position You can rearrange applications and widgets on the home screen this way Spread apart and pinch together Spread two fingers apart to zoom in and pinch them together to zoom out on a map web page or picture ...

Page 17: ...itching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen Not to worry You have multiple home screens for all your applications and widgets Status bar displays notifications and status icons Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel Display area displays application icons folders and widgets Screen position indicator shows the current screen s position Dock displays ...

Page 18: ...tting started 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 ...

Page 19: ...ume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot Then open the notification panel and touch to share the Touch to display the settings screen Touch the shortcut switches on the notification panel to turn on or turn off the functions Touch to display the shortcut switches and touch in the upper right corner to edit it Touch Clear to dismiss all notifications Touch an application to view it and ...

Page 20: ...e auto rotate screen function flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch Importing contacts from your previous phone You can import contacts from your previous phone in any of the following ways SIM card Copy your contacts on your SIM card to your new phone For details see Importing contacts from a SIM card Storage device Export contacts in your previous phone as a vcf...

Page 21: ...see HiSuite mode Other accounts Install SNS applications and synchronize contacts from your SNS accounts Log in to your Exchange account and synchronize your contacts Device file manager MTP Read manage and transfer files in your phone storage and microSD card For details see MTP mode PC Suite HiSuite HiSuite is a device management software designed for your computer You can use it to back up and ...

Page 22: ...e Internet turn off your mobile network to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage Connecting to a Wi Fi network 1 On the home screen flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Touch to turn on Wi Fi Your phone then scans for available Wi Fi networks and displays them 3 Touch the Wi Fi network you want to connect to For an encrypted Wi Fi network enter the password whe...

Page 23: ...wer 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 Flip Mute sounds and stop vibrations from incoming calls alarms and timers Pick up Pick up the phone to reduce the ring volume of incoming calls alarms and timers ...

Page 24: ...hone to your ear to call the corresponding number Shake On the home screen touch any application or widget until the phone vibrates to enter editing mode Then shake your phone to arrange your icons Tilt In home screen editing mode if you touch and hold an icon or widget and tilt your device to the left or right you ll be able to move it to the next screen ...

Page 25: ...utton 4 From the expanded menu you can Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application Touch to return to the home screen Touch to expand the multi window menu You will then be able to quickly open Calendar Messaging Notes and Calculator and switch between these applications without closing your current application Touch to lock the screen Touch to clean up the phone memory ...

Page 26: ...cted Roaming Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled Charging Battery full Battery low Call in progress Missed calls New messages New emails New voicemails Select input method Wi Fi network available Connected to a Wi Fi network Uploading data Downloading data Phone memory full Upcoming events No SIM card found ...

Page 27: ...ou can have nine home screens at most Moving an application or widget On the home screen touch and hold an application or widget until the phone vibrates to enter editing mode You can then drag an application or widget to any fitting empty space Deleting an application or widget On the home screen touch and hold the application or widget you want to delete until is displayed Drag the unwanted appl...

Page 28: ...tems to the folder Drag an icon out from the folder to remove the icon A folder must contain at least two items otherwise the folder will automatically disappear Managing home screens Adding a home screen 1 On the home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Set Home Screen dialog box 2 Touch Thumbnails 3 Touch Moving a home screen 1 On the home screen touch and hold a blank area to disp...

Page 29: ...ons Themes Change the theme and skin of your phone s interface Dialer Make and answer calls Your phone supports smart dialing and dialing from your contacts list or call log Contacts Manage phone numbers email addresses and other contact details You can import contacts from your previous phone Messaging Send or receive text messages and multimedia messages Browser Browse web pages and manage your ...

Page 30: ...ne Manager Run security scans of your phone filter harassment calls and messages set application access permissions and optimize the system Backup Back up your phone data to prevent data loss Calendar Manage your personal and work lives on schedule and create event reminders Clock Add alarms view world times and use timers and stopwatches Weather View weather information for cities around the worl...

Page 31: ...left or right across an application or touch on its right upper corner 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 On the text input screen flick down from the status bar to open...

Page 32: ...s and caps lock Touch and hold to go to the settings screen Touch to enter numbers and symbols Touch to enter a space Touch and hold to choose another language Touch to use voice input Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the left of the cursor 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 1 2 3 4 5 EN EN 6 7 ...

Page 33: ...rs and symbols Touch to use voice input Touch and hold to open the Input options option menu Touch to enter a space Touch and hold to choose another input method Touch to enter a period Touch and hold to enter symbols Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the left of the cursor 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 34: ...ll to select all text in a text box Copy text Select text and touch Copy Cut text Select text and touch Cut 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 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Language input 3 Under KEYBOARD INPUT METHODS touch an input method to configure it...

Page 35: ...me screen touch 2 Flick left or right to browse different local and online themes You can then Select a theme on the Local tab and touch APPLY Select a theme on the Online tab and touch DOWNLOAD APPLY Customizing a theme 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch CUSTOMIZE 3 From the list of individual them elements choose the element you want to modify Changing the wallpaper 1 On the home screen touch an...

Page 36: ...n dialog box 2 Touch Transitions 3 Select a home screen transition effect Setting tones 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Sound 3 Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification tone and choose either of the following tabs Ringtone Choose from the default selection Music Choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone 4 Touch APPLY Turning on pocket mode Are you ever worried about...

Page 37: ...e unlock touch on the home screen Under All touch Security Screen lock Use the secondary unlock method to enter the Select screen lock screen and select another unlock method Setting a screen unlock pattern 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock Pattern 4 Connect at least four dots to draw a pattern then draw the pattern again for confirmation 5 Set a backup PIN ...

Page 38: ...kly turn on or turn off Wi Fi mobile network Bluetooth and other functions by touching their corresponding shortcut switches on the notification panel You can also rearrange your shortcut switches 1 Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 2 Touch to display the shortcut switches 3 Touch in the upper right corner to access the Custom shortcuts screen 4 Drag a shortcut switch t...

Page 39: ... s phone number 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 Making a call from Contacts 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the contact list select the contact you want to call 3 Touch Making a call from the call log 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the call log touch the ...

Page 40: ...ea code and phone number in order 4 Touch Making an emergency call 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 lo...

Page 41: ... up to reject the call and send the caller a message On the dialer screen touch Call settings Reject calls with SMS to edit the message that will be sent What you can do during a call Touch to place the current call on hold and touch again to resume the call 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 1 ...

Page 42: ...o workers is easy with your phone Before you make conference calls make sure that you have subscribed to this service For details contact your service provider 1 Call the first participant 2 When the call is connected touch to call the second participant The first participant will be placed on hold 3 When the second call is connected touch to start a conference call Touch to start a three way call...

Page 43: ...act You can also touch and hold the number you want to add and touch Create new contact or Save to existing contact Deleting call records 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Dialer you can Touch and hold a contact name or phone number and touch Delete entry to delete the call record Touch Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously Call settings Enabling call forwarding Too busy to an...

Page 44: ...e for missed call messages Calls missed when you are in another call or when your phone is powered off will be automatically redirected to your voicemail Before you use voicemail make sure you have subscribed to the voicemail service and obtained your voicemail number For details contact your service provider You must also enable call forwarding and set incoming calls to be forwarded to your voice...

Page 45: ...cts Contact names addresses phone numbers and other information can be saved in vcf files Importing contacts from a storage device 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Import Export Import from storage 3 Select one or more vcf files and touch OK Importing contacts from a SIM card 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Import Export Import from SIM card 3 Touch the contacts you want to import or touch Al...

Page 46: ... on Wi Fi and scans for Wi Fi Direct devices in range 3 Touch the Wi Fi Direct device from which you want to import contacts When the two devices are connected your phone automatically imports the vcf file from the other device Exporting contacts to a storage device 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Import Export Export to storage 3 Touch Export 4 Choose from where you want to export the contacts...

Page 47: ...t to copy or touch All to select all contacts 4 Touch COPY and choose where you want to paste the contacts Searching for a contact 1 On the home screen touch 2 Enter the contact name or initials Matching contacts are displayed as you type Editing a contact 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit and touch Edit 3 Edit the contact information 4 Touch SAVE Adding a co...

Page 48: ...uch DELETE 4 In the displayed dialog box touch Delete Merging contacts 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Settings Merge duplicate contacts 3 Touch the contacts you want to merge or touch All to select all contacts that can be merged and then touch MERGE Only duplicate contacts saved in your phone storage can be merged Sharing a contact 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Import Export Share contac...

Page 49: ...s and then touch ADD 6 Touch SAVE Editing a contact group 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Favorites touch and hold the contact group you want to edit and touch Edit 3 Rename the group or manage group members 4 Touch SAVE Sending messages or emails to a contact group 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Favorites touch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to and choose Se...

Page 50: ...1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Favorites touch and hold the contact group you want to delete and touch Delete 3 In the displayed dialog box touch Delete Deleting a contact group will not remove the contacts in the group from your phone ...

Page 51: ...fees may apply For details contact your service provider 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 Matching contacts are displayed as you type Select a contact Touch to select more contacts 4 Touch Add subject and enter the message subject 5 Write your message 6 Touch select the attachment type and at...

Page 52: ... of them Your phone then displays matching results Managing messages Copying messages to a SIM card 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 copy and touch Copy to SIM card Restoring your phone to its factory settings won t delete messages saved in your SIM card Forwardi...

Page 53: ...the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 You can then Touch and hold the message you want to add to your favorites and touch Copy to Favorites Touch Copy to Favorites to add multiple messages to your favorites In the list of message threads touch Favorites to view your favorite messages Deleting a message 1 On the...

Page 54: ... Touch and hold the thread you want to delete and touch Delete conversation Touch Delete to delete multiple threads simultaneously Modifying message settings You can change the message tone set the message signature and more 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch Settings ...

Page 55: ...websites You can organize your bookmarks by placing them into different folders Adding a bookmark 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Browser screen open the web page you want to add as a bookmark 3 Touch Save to bookmarks 4 Name the bookmark and touch OK Accessing a bookmark 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Bookmarks then the Bookmarks tab 3 Under Local touch a bookmark Editing a bookmark 1 On ...

Page 56: ... From the displayed option menu choose the web page you want to set as your home page Clearing your browsing history To better protect your privacy clear your browsing history from time to time 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Settings Privacy security 3 Touch Clear history then OK Modifying browser settings You can adjust the font size and set whether to display images on web pages and configur...

Page 57: ...server and checks server settings When the email account is set up the Inbox screen is displayed To add more email accounts touch Settings NEW ACCOUNT on the Inbox screen Adding an Exchange account Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft for internal enterprise correspondence Some email service providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families You may need to contact...

Page 58: ... email account 3 Touch 4 Enter one or more recipients To send the email to multiple recipients touch Cc Bcc Separate different email addresses with semicolons 5 Enter the subject and write your message Touch to upload any attachments 6 When you are done touch to send the email Checking your emails 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Inbox screen touch to select an email account 3 Touch the email y...

Page 59: ...ils 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Inbox screen touch 3 Touch the email account you want to use Removing an email account 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Inbox screen touch Settings 3 Select the account you want to remove 4 Touch Remove account then OK After you remove an email account your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account Modifying email account settings 1 O...

Page 60: ...55 Email Touch an email account to modify your signature set how often the inbox is refreshed and set the notification tone for new emails ...

Page 61: ...en Touch to switch to video mode Touch to switch to photo mode Touch and hold to take burst shots and release your finger to stop Touch the thumbnail to view your photos and videos Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch them together to zoom out Touch to select a capture mode Touch to set the flash mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 A...

Page 62: ...he recording touch an object or area to focus on it Touch to pause recording 5 Touch to stop recording Ultra snapshot You can quickly take a photo without unlocking the screen first 1 Face your camera with the object you want to capture when the screen is turned off or locked 2 Press the volume down button twice in rapid succession to quickly take a photo Continuous shooting Continuous shooting al...

Page 63: ...fast If you do or you move it beyond the limits of the panoramic view the viewfinder will turn red to notify you that the scene wasn t captured 6 Touch to stop shooting The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panoramic photograph Taking a photo in beauty mode Want to look flawless in great quality photos Enable beauty mode for stunning photos 1 On the home screen touch ...

Page 64: ...o switch to HDR mode 3 Frame the scene you want to capture 4 Touch The front camera does not support HDR Taking a photo using audio control 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch to switch to audio control mode 3 Frame the scene you want to capture Your phone will take a photo when the surrounding noise reaches a certain decibel level Taking a photo with watermark You can add the time location weather...

Page 65: ...uch 2 On the viewfinder touch Others Preferred save location 3 You can then Touch SD card to save the photos or videos to a microSD card Touch Internal storage to save the photos or videos to the internal storage Gallery Viewing photos or videos 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch an album 3 Touch a photo or video to view it in full screen mode When viewing a photo pinch two fingers together to zoo...

Page 66: ...hoto you want to edit 3 Touch Edit 4 Select a photo processing method 5 Select a special effect and follow the onscreen instructions to edit the photo 6 When you are done touch to save the changes Rotating a photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the photo you want to rotate 3 Touch Rotate Left or Rotate Right Deleting a photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 From the photo list touch 3 Select the p...

Page 67: ...ose the photo you want to set as the wallpaper 3 Touch Set as 4 You can then Touch Lock screen wallpaper drag the frames of the grid to resize it and touch OK to set the photo as the lock screen wallpaper Touch Home screen wallpaper drag the frames of the grid to resize it and touch SET WALLPAPER to set the photo as the home screen wallpaper Music Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and ...

Page 68: ...ch 2 Select a category 3 Touch the song you want to play 4 Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics Touch to add a song to your Favorites Touch to switch between different playing modes repeat the current song repeat the playlist shuffle and play in sequence 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 1 2 3 ...

Page 69: ...the displayed dialog box touch OK 5 Select the songs you want to add 6 Touch ADD Playing a playlist 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Playlists 3 Touch and hold the playlist you want to play and touch Play Deleting a playlist 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Playlists Touch to play and touch to pause Touch to go back to the previous song Touch to skip to the next song Drag the slider to control...

Page 70: ... song you want to share 5 Touch SHARE 6 From the displayed option menu choose a file type 7 Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the song Setting a song as the ringtone Want to hear your favorite song when you receive a call Just make it your ringtone 1 On the home screen touch 2 Select a category 3 Touch and hold the song you want to set as the ringtone and touch ...

Page 71: ...It is usually automatically set after you insert a SIM card into your phone If your phone can t connect to a mobile network using the automatically set APN contact your service provider for the specific parameters and create a new APN 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Mobile networks 3 Touch Access Point Names 4 Touch New APN 5 Enter the access point name and other parameters 6 Touch SA...

Page 72: ...f the network is open you will directly connect to it If the Wi Fi network is encrypted enter the password when prompted and touch Connect Connecting to a Wi Fi network using WPS Wi Fi protected setup WPS lets you quickly connect to a Wi Fi network Simply press the WPS button or enter the PIN to connect your phone to a Wi Fi router that supports WPS 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch the...

Page 73: ... s name encryption mode and password It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2PSK for better security 7 Touch Save On the device you want to use search for and connect to your phone s Wi Fi network USB tethering You can share your phone s data connection with a computer using a USB cable To use USB tethering you may need to install your phone s driver on the computer or establish ...

Page 74: ...ct to your phone 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 your data usage reaches this limit Setting your mobile data usage limits 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under WIRELESS NETWORKS touch More 3 Touch Data usage 4 Sel...

Page 75: ... data usage of some or all applications to save data traffic This function only takes effect when your phone is using a mobile data connection When your phone is connected to a Wi Fi network applications run without any data restrictions 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under WIRELESS NETWORKS touch More 3 Touch Data usage 4 Touch and select the Restrict mobile bkgd data check box to ...

Page 76: ... data synchronization helps save data traffic and battery power After this function is enabled you have to manually synchronize your accounts 1 On the home screen touch then the All tab 2 Under WIRELESS NETWORKS touch More 3 Touch Data usage 4 Touch and clear the Auto sync data check box ...

Page 77: ...th when you don t need it to save battery power Renaming your phone Before you rename your phone turn on Bluetooth By default your phone s name is its model You can change the name to one that s more personal and easier to find 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Bluetooth 3 Touch Rename phone 4 Rename your phone and touch Rename Searching for and pairing with other Bluetooth devices Befo...

Page 78: ... other 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch and hold the file you want to send and touch Share Bluetooth 3 Select a device Receiving a file using Bluetooth When your phone receives a file transfer request a File transfer dialog box will be displayed Touch Accept to start receiving the file You can open the notification panel to view the file receiving progress By default received files are saved to ...

Page 79: ...t received files are saved to the Wi Fi Direct folder in File Manager Multi screen display You can push photos videos or games from your phone to a large display such as a TV If your TV supports HDMI and a resolution of 720p or above you can use it with a HUAWEI MediaQ or similar wireless transmission device for multi screen display 1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HUAWEI MediaQ to the TV 2 Powe...

Page 80: ...phone to the Wi Fi network set up by the HUAWEI MediaQ You can find the Wi Fi network name and password of the HUAWEI MediaQ in the upper left corner of the TV Connect your phone and HUAWEI MediaQ to your home Wi Fi network MediaQ ...

Page 81: ... and control the playback Before you use DLNA make sure your phone and other DLNA devices are connected to the same Wi Fi network and DLNA is enabled on all devices To send multimedia files to other DLNA devices 1 On the home screen touch Tools 2 Touch My shared files 3 Touch a file or touch and hold a folder 4 Touch Other DLNA devices on the same Wi Fi network as your phone can view the file or f...

Page 82: ...en to display its information on the other phone Connecting your phone to a computer MTP mode MTP mode lets you transfer media files such as photos songs and videos between your phone and a computer Windows Media Player 11 or later is required 1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer 2 On the USB connection methods screen touch Device file manager MTP The phone driver is then automa...

Page 83: ...iles between your microSD card and computer 1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer 2 On the USB connection methods screen touch USB flash drive The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer 3 After the driver is installed the computer will identify your phone as a USB flash drive Open the new drive to view files on your microSD card Connecting your phone to a US...

Page 84: ...e on the phone from which you want to read data 3 On the home screen of your phone touch 4 Under All touch Storage 5 Touch Mount USB storage 6 On your phone touch USB to read data from the other phone s microSD card 7 When you are done touch on your phone Under All touch Storage Unmount USB storage To connect your phone to other types of USB storage devices use a USB OTG cable to connect your phon...

Page 85: ...Touch Search 4 Enter part or all of the file name Search results are displayed as you type Copying cutting and pasting a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Local touch Internal or SD card 3 Touch or 4 Touch the file you want to copy or cut and touch COPY or CUT 5 Select where you want to paste the file and touch PASTE Compressing or decompressing a file You can compress files into zip files t...

Page 86: ... hold it and choose Extract from the displayed option menu Renaming a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Local touch Internal or SD card 3 Touch and hold the file you want to rename and touch Rename 4 Rename the file and touch OK Deleting a file 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Local touch Internal or SD card 3 Touch 4 Select the file you want to delete and touch DELETE 5 Touch OK Creating ...

Page 87: ...ate a shortcut for and choose Desktop shortcuts from the displayed option menu Checking the storage status 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Local touch Storage 3 On the Storage screen view the total and available space in your phone s internal storage or microSD card ...

Page 88: ... application Play Store should be your primary download source Applications downloaded from some other sources may be malicious or incompatible with your phone 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Categories touch Apps 3 In the application list touch the application you want to install and follow the onscreen instructions to install it During the installation follow the onscreen instructions to set ...

Page 89: ...ication to 3 On the displayed dialog box select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the application System applications can t be shared Uninstalling an application 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Manage apps 3 Flick to ALL and select the application you want to uninstall 4 Touch Uninstall OK Some pre installed applications can t be uninstalled Clearing the a...

Page 90: ...keep your personal and private data safe Optimizing the system Phone scanning Phone scanning lets you run a full check of your phone s operation status and quickly optimize the system 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Scan or Touch to scan After the scan is complete follow the onscreen instructions to clear trash files optimize the system and remove potential threats to your phone Phone accelerat...

Page 91: ...anager 1 On the home screen touch 2 Flick left and touch Startup manager 3 Select applications to have them run automatically at system startup Power manager Setting the power saving mode 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Power saving 3 On the Power saving screen you can Touch Normal to enable normal mode Touch Smart to enable smart mode and have your phone conserve power while still allowing ful...

Page 92: ... Harassment filter screen touch to turn on or turn off Harassment filter and Interception reminders Notification manager Some applications may push all kinds of notifications to your phone Notification manager lets you set restriction rules on notifications to avoid receiving unnecessary information 1 On the home screen touch 2 Flick left and touch Notification manager 3 On the Notification manage...

Page 93: ...k it up By default backup files are saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in File Manager Encrypted backup files can only be restored by Backup version 3 2 26 or later To check the version you have open Backup and touch Settings About Backing up data to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your phone using a USB OTG cable Make sure your phone can detect the USB storage device 1 On the...

Page 94: ...n prompted and touch OK 4 Select the data you want to restore and touch RESTORE Restoring data from a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your phone using a USB OTG cable Make sure your phone can detect the USB storage device 1 On the home screen touch Tools 2 Touch Back up to external USB storage 3 Select the backup file you want to restore You can use the file s backup time as a...

Page 95: ... phone The phone will restore its factory settings and restart Updating your phone Using unauthorized third party software to update your phone may damage your phone or put your personal information at risk It is recommended that you update through your phone s online update feature or download official update packages from Huawei s official website All your data may be erased during a system upda...

Page 96: ...instructions to update your phone USB update Download the update package from http consumer huawei com and save the dload folder in the update package to the root directory of a USB flash drive 1 Connect the USB flash drive to your phone using a USB OTG cable To purchase a USB OTG cable please contact an authorized Huawei retailer or your device vendor 2 On the home screen touch 3 Under All touch ...

Page 97: ...s Gmail Gmail is Google s official email service Sending an email 1 On the home screen touch Google to open your mailbox If you have added more than one Google account select the one you want to use 2 Touch 3 Enter the recipient and subject compose your message and touch Checking your emails 1 On the home screen touch Google to open your mailbox If you have added more than one Gmail account select...

Page 98: ... you are shows you how to get to a destination and displays real time traffic Satellite view is also available Turning on location services 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Location access 3 Touch Access my location to let selected applications access your location information 4 Touch Location mode to have your phone take a photo when Touch High accuracy to locate your position using G...

Page 99: ...ils about the location Getting somewhere 1 On the home screen touch Google 2 Touch 3 Choose a transportation method 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your starting point and destination Routes are then displayed in the lower part of the screen 5 Touch a route to view its details on the map Touch to clear the search results YouTube YouTube is Google s online video sharing website where yo...

Page 100: ...ant to share Then touch Share and select a sharing method Play Store Play Store is Google s digital application distributed platform where you can download applications and games as well as update and browse downloaded content 1 On the home screen touch 2 Find the application you want to install 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install it ...

Page 101: ...me time location and how often it repeats 4 Touch SAVE Viewing events 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to switch between the year month week day and agenda views The agenda view displays all your calendar events Sharing an event 1 On the home screen touch 2 Select the event you want to share 3 Touch to share the event using Bluetooth email or other methods Synch...

Page 102: ...the time around the world use stopwatch or timer to keep track of time or set alarms to wake you up in the morning Alarm 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Alarm you can Add an alarm Touch and set the alarm time ringtone how often it repeats and more Then touch DONE Turn on or turn off an alarm Touch the switch button to the right of an alarm to turn it on or off Configure alarm settings Touch and...

Page 103: ... 2 On the Stopwatch tab touch Start to start timing 3 Touch Lap to record multiple times 4 Touch Stop to stop the stopwatch Touch Reset to clear all stopwatch records Timer 1 On the home screen touch 2 On the Timer tab rotate the dial to set the timer duration or touch an option to quickly select a time duration Touch to set a tone for the timer 3 When you are done touch Start to start the timer 4...

Page 104: ...atching cities are then displayed 4 Select the city you want to add In addition to your current city you can add up to nine cities Setting the default city 1 On the home screen touch Tools 2 Touch 3 Touch to the right of the city you want to set as the default city To rearrange the cities in the city list touch Rearrange cities Deleting a city 1 On the home screen touch Tools 2 Touch 3 Select the ...

Page 105: ...or right to find the city whose weather you want to share 3 Touch to display the messaging screen 4 Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number Matching contacts are displayed as you type Touch to select a contact Touch to select more contacts 5 Touch Send to send the weather information Calculator 1 On the home screen touch Tools 2 Rotate your phone to portrait or land...

Page 106: ...turn to the Notes screen and touch to search for a note FM radio Connect a headset to the phone FM Radio utilizes the headset as an antenna Searching for stations 1 On the home screen touch Tools 2 Touch to search for and save available stations Your phone will automatically search for and save stations the first time you open the FM radio ...

Page 107: ...o turn on or turn off the FM radio Touch to add the current station to your favorites Touch to go to the next station Touch to enable or disable the speaker Touch to view the station list In the station list touch to set a timer for turning off the FM radio 1 2 3 5 4 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 108: ...creen touch 2 Touch the All tab 3 Under ACCOUNTS select an account type 4 Select the account you want to delete 5 Touch Remove account 6 In the displayed dialog box touch Remove Turning on data synchronization 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch the All tab 3 Under ACCOUNTS select an account type 4 Select the account you want to synchronize from 5 Touch the data you want to synchronize You can touc...

Page 109: ...the home screen touch Under All touch Airplane mode When airplane mode is on is displayed on the status bar Adjusting the screen brightness 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Display 3 Touch Brightness 4 Drag the slider left or right to adjust the screen brightness You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and adjust the screen brightness using the shortc...

Page 110: ...ouch Display 3 On the Display screen you can Touch Brightness to adjust the screen brightness Touch Color temperature to adjust the screen color temperature To manually adjust the color temperature clear the Default check box Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers Select or clear the Auto rotate screen check box to enable or disable the screen auto rotate function If thi...

Page 111: ...to focus on important business turn on do not disturb mode In do not disturb mode your phone will ring only when you receive calls from allowed contacts Other calls will be rejected and message and other notification tones will be muted 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Do not disturb 3 On the Do not disturb screen you can Touch Enable to turn on or turn off do not disturb mode In do no...

Page 112: ...ct date format to select how you want the date to be displayed If your phone has an activated UIM card installed the network date and time are used by default Changing the system language 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Language input 3 Touch Language 4 Select a language Setting the PIN of your SIM card A personal identification number PIN is delivered with your SIM card to better pro...

Page 113: ...his limit is exceeded you must enter a PIN unblocking key PUK which you can obtain from your service provider The number of consecutive attempts to enter the PUK incorrectly is also limited If this limit is exceeded your SIM card will be permanently disabled For details about these limits contact your service provider Accessibility You can turn on or off accessibility features such as magnificatio...

Page 114: ...licable laws or such actions are approved by respective copyright holders Trademarks and Permissions and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Android is a trademark of Google Inc LTE is a trade mark of ETSI The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is under license ...

Page 115: ...ability of any content or service Third party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law it is explicitly stated that Huawei shall not compensate or be liable for services provided by third party service providers or the interruption or termination of third party contents o...

Page 116: ...ENUE DATA GOODWILL SAVINGS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LOSSES ARE FORSEEABLE OR NOT THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A LIMITATION OF HUAWEI ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PRODU...

Page 117: ...reen layout may vary All statements information and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind express or implied Please visit http consumer huawei com en support hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region Model HUAWEI P7 L10 V100R001_01 ...

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