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Backup, restoration,
and update

Backing up data to the local
storage

On the home screen, touch

Tools >

Select or clear the

Encrypt your backup

check box.

Once the backup file is encrypted, you need to enter
the password to access it.

Touch

New backup

Select the data you want to back up, and follow the
onscreen instructions to back 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

Restoring data from the local
storage

On the home screen, touch

Tools >

Select the backup file you want to restore. You can
use the file's backup time as a reference.

If the backup file has been encrypted, enter the
password when prompted, and touch

Select the data you want to restore, and touch

RESTORE

Summary of Contents for SnapTo

Page 1: ...User Guide ...

Page 2: ...icons 12 Turning on or off the hide navigation bar function 13 Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen 14 Managing home screens 15 Accessing applications 15 Texting Personalizing your phone 19 Changing the home screen style 19 Setting tones 19 Changing the lock screen style 21 Shortcut switches on the notification panel 21 Changing the font size Calls 22 Making a call 23 Answering o...

Page 3: ...hing for a message 32 Managing messages 33 Modifying message settings Browser 34 Browsing web pages 34 Managing bookmarks 35 Setting the home page 35 Clearing your browsing history 35 Modifying browser settings Email 36 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account 36 Adding an Exchange account 37 Sending an email 37 Checking your emails 38 Switching between email accounts 38 Removing an email account 38 Mo...

Page 4: ...estoration and update 55 Backing up data to the local storage 55 Restoring data from the local storage 56 Restoring factory settings 56 Online update Phone settings 57 Setting up an account 58 Turning on or turning off airplane mode 58 Adjusting the screen brightness 59 Modifying tone settings 59 Modifying display settings 60 Turning on or turning off do not disturb mode 61 Setting the date and ti...

Page 5: ...se 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 i...

Page 6: ...ur phone at a glance Earpiece Status indicator Proximity sensor Micro USB port Microphone Power button Volume button Flash Front camera Headset jack Rear camera Speaker 3 4 5 2 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...

Page 7: ...s higher than 10 Steady green when charging The battery is almost or already full Important information about the battery Rechargeable batteries have a limited lifecycle and may eventually need to be replaced If you notice significantly reduced battery life replace the battery Your phone s built in battery is not user removable To replace the battery contact an authorized service center Do not att...

Page 8: ...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 automatically powers off If the battery power is depleted you may not be able to power on your phone immediately after you begin charging the battery This is normal Allow the battery to charge...

Page 9: ...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 power button to turn it on Follow...

Page 10: ...he home screen to display an option menu Flick Move your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen You can flick left or right across the notification panel to dismiss a notification 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 ...

Page 11: ...ns 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 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 12: ... 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 flick left or right across a notification to dismiss it 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 13: ...n Your phone is built with a tilt sensor If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait view You ll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor based applications such as racing games To enable or disable the auto rotate screen function flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch Turning on you...

Page 14: ...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 when prompted ...

Page 15: ...EDGE network connected Portable Wi Fi hotspot on Long Term Evolution LTE network connected Airplane mode enabled Receiving location data from GPS Bluetooth on Silence mode enabled Vibration mode enabled Charging Alarms enabled Battery low Battery full Missed calls Call in progress New emails New messages Select input method G G 4G 4G E E 4G 4GLTE LTE ...

Page 16: ...on bar to hide it To bring up the navigation bar again flick up from the bottom of the screen New voicemails Connected to a Wi Fi network Wi Fi network available Downloading data Uploading data Upcoming events Phone memory full Login or synchronization problem No SIM card found Synchronization failed Synchronizing data More notifications Connected to a VPN Headset plugged in USB debugging mode ena...

Page 17: ...e screen You 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 unw...

Page 18: ...ally disappear Managing home screens Adding a home screen 1 On the home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Configuration dialog box 2 Touch Thumbnails 3 Touch Moving a home screen 1 On the home screen touch and hold a blank area to display the Configuration dialog box 2 Touch Thumbnails 3 Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates and drag it to another positio...

Page 19: ...list of recently used applications You can then Touch an application to start it Flick left or right across an application or touch on its right upper corner to dismiss it Touch to clear the list Texting 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 If your phone comes with mul...

Page 20: ...input Default to select an input method Android input method Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock Touch to enter numbers and symbols Touch to enter a comma Touch and hold to open the Input options option menu Touch to enter a space 123 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 21: ...ox 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 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 curso...

Page 22: ...18 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 Hello HUAWEI ...

Page 23: ...uch 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 Changing the lock screen style Face unlock 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock Face Unlock 4 Follow the onscreen instructi...

Page 24: ... lock Pattern 4 Connect at least four dots to draw a pattern then draw the pattern again for confirmation 5 Set a backup PIN as an alternative method to unlock your phone should you forget your unlock pattern Setting a screen unlock PIN 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Security 3 Touch Screen lock PIN 4 Enter at least four digits then enter them again for confirmation Setting a screen ...

Page 25: ...tification 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 screen 4 Drag a shortcut switch to a new position in the list Changing the font size 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Display 3 Touch Font size and select a font size ...

Page 26: ... 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 contact name or phone number you want to ...

Page 27: ...age area 1 On the home screen touch 2 Enter your local emergency number and touch Caution 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 Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in you can press the volume button to mute the rin...

Page 28: ... current call on hold and touch again to resume the call Touch 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 display the dialer Touch to use the speakerphone Touch to end the call 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 29: ...the phone and set the phone to the TTY mode 2 Make or answer calls as normal 3 When the call is put through use the TTY device to send or receive the letters 4 Press the End to end the call Setting the TTY Mode 1 Touch Settings Call TTY mode 2 Select one TTY mode TTY Off The standard voice speaking mode and the listening mode TTY Full Transmit and receive the TTY characters TTY HCO Transmit TTY ch...

Page 30: ...26 Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility Touch Settings Call Hearing aids to set your phone to be compatible with a hearing aid ...

Page 31: ...es 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 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 contact...

Page 32: ...or 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 contact to your favorites 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under Favorites touch 3 Touch the contact you want to add to favo...

Page 33: ...he contact you want to share or touch All to select all contacts 4 Touch SHARE and 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 Under Favorites touch New group 3 Name the contact group 4 Touch Add members 5 Touch the contacts ...

Page 34: ...uch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to and choose Send message or Send email from the displayed option menu You can also open the contact group and touch to send a message or to send an email Deleting a contact group 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 De...

Page 35: ...ouch to select more contacts 4 Write your message 5 Touch Send Replying to 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 Write your message 4 Touch Send Searching for a message 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads touch Search 3 Enter the message or contact name or parts of them Yo...

Page 36: ...ch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread 3 You can then Touch and hold the message you want to forward and touch Forward Touch Forward to forward multiple messages 4 Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number Touch to select more contacts 5 Touch Send Adding a message to your favorites You can mark important messages as your favorites to avoid ...

Page 37: ...e number to view the conversation thread 3 Touch and hold the message you want to delete and touch Delete Touch Delete to delete multiple messages simultaneously Deleting a thread 1 On the home screen touch 2 In the list of message threads you can Touch and hold the thread you want to delete and touch Delete conversation Touch Delete to delete multiple threads simultaneously Modifying message sett...

Page 38: ...ng 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 the home screen touch 2 Touch Bookmarks then the Bookmarks tab 3 Touch and hold the ...

Page 39: ...earing 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 configure other browser settings 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch Settings ...

Page 40: ...connects to the server and checks server settings When the email account is set up the Inbox screen is displayed To add more email accounts touch Settings Add 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...

Page 41: ...ipients 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 you want to read 4 You can then Touch to delete...

Page 42: ...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 On the home screen touch 2 On the Inbox screen touch Settings to set the following items Touch General to set t...

Page 43: ...nd burst capture modes Capture screen Touch to record a video Touch to take a photo 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 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 44: ...n the home screen touch 2 Frame the scene you want to record 3 Touch to start recording 4 During the recording touch an object or area to focus on it 5 Touch to stop recording Taking a panoramic photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch to switch to panoramic mode 3 Frame the scene you want to capture 4 Touch to start shooting Touch to select a capture mode Touch to set the flash mode Touch to swit...

Page 45: ...r you take a photo 1 On the home screen touch 2 Touch to switch to audio photo mode 3 Frame the scene you want to capture 4 Touch to take a photo The phone then records an audio clip for a few seconds Record your thoughts for the photo you ve just taken Using HDR High dynamic range HDR imaging technology improves the details in the lightest and darkest areas of photos for true to life quality 1 On...

Page 46: ... 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 Music Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime Add songs to your phone by Copying songs from your computer using USB For details see MTP mode Downloading songs from the I...

Page 47: ...oogle 2 Touch the song you want to play 3 Touch the album cover to play the song 4 Flick up from the bottom of the screen to display the playback screen Touch the thumbnail to return to the song list Drag the slider to control the playback 1 2 3 4 1 2 ...

Page 48: ... 3 Touch Add to playlist 4 Touch New playlist or an existing playlist and follow the onscreen instructions to add the songs to the playlist Touch to switch between different playing modes repeat the playlist repeat the current song and play in sequence Touch to pause and touch to resume Touch to go back to the previous song Touch to skip to the next song Touch to enable or disable shuffle mode Tou...

Page 49: ... to open the main menu 3 Touch Playlists 4 Select the playlist you want to play 5 Touch Shuffle Deleting a playlist 1 On the home screen touch Google 2 Touch to open the main menu 3 Touch Playlists 4 Select the playlist you want to delete 5 Touch Delete 6 Touch OK ...

Page 50: ...ccess Point Name APN is a necessary parameter for a phone to connect to a mobile network or send multimedia messages 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 Mob...

Page 51: ...then scans for available Wi Fi networks and displays them 4 Touch the Wi Fi network you want to connect to If 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 PI...

Page 52: ...ecommended 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 a corresponding network connection depending...

Page 53: ...49 The USB tethering function is not available when your phone is in USB storage mode ...

Page 54: ...th is turned on is displayed on the status bar Turn off Bluetooth 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 Ren...

Page 55: ...tion with another device the device may not be compatible with your phone Sharing a file using Bluetooth To exchange data with another Bluetooth device enable Bluetooth on both devices and pair them with each other 1 On the home screen touch Tools 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 ...

Page 56: ...lable devices 4 Select a device Sending a file using Wi Fi Direct 1 On the home screen touch Tools 2 Touch and hold the file you want to send and touch Share 3 Touch Wi Fi Direct to scan for available devices 4 Select a device Receiving a file using Wi Fi Direct When a file comes in through Wi Fi Direct your phone automatically begins receiving it You can open the notification panel to view the fi...

Page 57: ...omputer and download applications using other third party applications Installing an 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 Tools 2 Under Categories touch Apps 3 In the application list touch the application you want to install and follow the onscreen i...

Page 58: ...l 4 Touch an application to view its details and flick up or down for more information 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 application cache You can clear the application cache to free up the phone st...

Page 59: ... 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 Restoring data from the local storage 1 On the home screen touch Tools 2 Select the backup file you want to restore You can use the file s backup time as a reference 3 If ...

Page 60: ...ew updates for your phone will be available online You will receive a notification when updates are available Before updating make sure your phone has enough storage space for the update package Caution 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 feat...

Page 61: ...reen 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 touch...

Page 62: ...se either of the following methods to turn on or turn off Airplane mode Press and hold the power button and touch Airplane mode On 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 brig...

Page 63: ...rates when you have an incoming call Touch Phone ringtone to select a ringtone Touch Default notification tone to set a notification tone Touch or clear the check box under SYSTEM to turn on or turn off the notification tone or vibration when you touch or lock the screen take a screenshot dial a number and more Modifying display settings 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Display 3 On th...

Page 64: ...hile your phone is being charged Touch Font size to change the display font size Turning on or turning off do not disturb mode To avoid being disturbed when you need 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 mut...

Page 65: ...omatic date time and Automatic time zone check boxes to manually set the date time and time zone Select or clear the Use 24 hour format check box to switch between the 12 hour and 24 hour formats Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed Changing the system language 1 On the home screen touch 2 Under All touch Language input 3 Touch Language 4 Select a language Setti...

Page 66: ...ted number of consecutive retries if an incorrect PIN is entered If this 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 Accessibili...

Page 67: ...ntly updated hotline and email address in your country or region This guide is for reference only The actual product including but not limited to the color size and screen layout may vary All statements information and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind express or implied ...

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