Huawei Y3 User Manual
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  • Page 1 User Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Read Before Proceeding ................1 Safety Precautions ......................1 Personal Information and Data Security ................. 2 Legal Notice ........................3 Getting Started ....................6 Key Functions at Your Fingertips ..................7 Important Information About the Battery ..............7 Power Saving Tips ......................8 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ................
  • Page 3 Replying to a Message ....................23 Copying a Text Message to Calendar ................23 Customizing Message Settings ..................23 Email ......................24 Adding an Email Account .................... 24 Adding Other Email Accounts ..................24 Viewing an Email Message ..................24 Saving an Email Attachment ..................
  • Page 4 Using Other Applications ................44 Calendar ........................44 File Manager ........................ 45 Safe ..........................46 Clock ........................... 46 Calculator ........................47 Note ..........................47 Managing Your Mobile Phone ..............48 Setting the Date and Time ................... 48 Setting the Display ....................... 48 Setting Ringers ......................
  • Page 5: Read Before Proceeding

    Read Before Proceeding Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid.
  • Page 6: Personal Information And Data Security

    Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded  third-party applications should be scanned for viruses. Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third-party application  providers. Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third-party ...
  • Page 7: Legal Notice

    Huawei does not own the intellectual property of the third-party software and applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei will not provide any warranty of any kind for third-party software and applications. Neither will Huawei provide support to...
  • Page 8 Huawei shall not be responsible for the legality, quality, or any other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded third-party works in any form, including but not limited to texts, images, videos, or software etc.
  • Page 9 Privacy Policy To better understand how we protect your personal information, please see the privacy policy at http://consumer.huawei.com/privacy-policy.
  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version. Charge/Data port Volume key Front camera Earpiece Back Headset jack Speaker Microphone Camera flash...
  • Page 11: Key Functions At Your Fingertips

    Key Functions at Your Fingertips Press and hold to power on your mobile phone in the power off  state. Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active.  Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you ...
  • Page 12: Power Saving Tips

    Power Saving Tips The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you connect, and how you use your mobile phone. Try the following to conserve battery power: When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight. ...
  • Page 13: Using The Touchscreen

    Touch Power off. Touch OK. Restarting Your Mobile Phone Press and hold (Power key) to open the phone options menu. Touch Reboot. Touch OK. Using the Touchscreen Touchscreen Actions Touch: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, or start an ...
  • Page 14: Unlocking The Screen

    Unlocking the Screen Press (Power key) to wake up the screen. Slide to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it.
  • Page 15: Notification And Status Icons

    Home Screen Touch and hold a shortcut until the item expands in size, you can then drag it to your desired location or move it to the . System applications cannot be uninstalled. You can also drag an icon from another area of the screen to the shortcut position. Notification Notification and Status Icons Signal strength...
  • Page 16: Opening/Closing Notification Panel

    Vibration mode Charging battery Battery full Battery extremely low Call in progress Missed call New email Upcoming event New text or multimedia Problem with text or multimedia message message delivery Uploading Downloading Phone storage space is getting Sign-in or synchronization problem WLAN network available Connected to a WLAN network Portable WLAN hotspot on...
  • Page 17: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen

    Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen Flick your finger left or right across the home screen. Taking a Screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Take a screenshot and share away. Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot.
  • Page 18: Dual-Card Management

    Service Shortcuts Open the notification bar. Under Button, touch to switch data services on or off. You can also touch to turn the corresponding services on or off. Changing the Wallpaper Pinch two fingers together or touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode.
  • Page 19 Touch Voice call, Messaging, or Data connection, and select the SIM/USIM card you want to set as the default card.
  • Page 20: Calling

    Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places. When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail. You can also set up conference calls with several participants.
  • Page 21: Answering Or Rejecting A Call

    Answering or Rejecting a Call Answering or rejecting an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens. If you have previously saved the caller’s number in contact, the caller's name and number are displayed. If the caller’s number is not saved in contact, the caller’s number is displayed.
  • Page 22: Using The Call Log

    Enter the phone number of the next person you want to invite for the conversation and touch , or select someone from your call log or contact. The first participant is automatically placed on hold while you do this. Once you have connected to the second person, touch to begin the conference call.
  • Page 23: Contact

    Contact The contact application enables you to save and manage information such as phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. After you save contact information on your mobile phone, you have easy access to the contact with whom you want to communicate. Opening the People Application On the home screen, touch All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through.
  • Page 24: Editing A Contact

    Editing a Contact You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time. In the contact list, touch the contact whose details you want to edit, and then touch > Edit. Touch the category of contact information you wish to change: Name, Email, or any other information you recorded earlier.
  • Page 25: Sending Contacts

    Sending Messages or Emails to a Group On the home screen, touch In the contacts list, touch GROUPS. In the group list, touch the group you want to send a message or an email to. Touch > Send group message to send a message, or touch >...
  • Page 26: Messaging

    Messaging The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone. Creating and Sending a Text Message On the home screen, touch In the message list, touch Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the Type name or number field, or touch to select a contact.
  • Page 27: Opening And Viewing A Multimedia Message

    Select a slide to start editing it. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the multimedia message screen. Touch Edit to add more slides. When the message is ready to be sent, touch Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view.
  • Page 28: Email

    Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email application, you can use your email account with Exchange, Gmail, Hotmail, or other popular email services on your phone. Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email account. The Email setup wizard helps you to configure your account.
  • Page 29: Saving An Email Attachment

    Saving an Email Attachment On the home screen, touch In the Inbox screen, touch on the upper left corner to open the account list. Touch the email account you want to use. Touch the email message you want to view. Under ATTACHMENTS, Touch >...
  • Page 30 Your account’s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using. You can enter the necessary details manually, although you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct information. On the home screen, touch On the Inbox screen, touch >...
  • Page 31: Getting Connected

    Getting Connected Mobile Networks Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator’s 2G/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM card must be inserted. Checking the Network Connection On the home screen, touch Under All, touch More…...
  • Page 32: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection

    Connecting to a Wireless Network On the home screen, touch Touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Touch Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. If you select an open network, you will be automatically connected to the network. ...
  • Page 33: Bluetooth

    Under All, touch More… > Tethering & portable hotspot. Touch the Wi-Fi hotspot switch to share your data connection. When Wi-Fi hotspot is on, you can touch Wi-Fi hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to change its network SSID or secure it. Bluetooth Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a wireless connection with other Bluetooth devices so you can share files with your friends, talk hands-free with a...
  • Page 34: Transferring Data Between Your Phone And Computer

    Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or SD card. The active options menu is displayed. Touch Share > Bluetooth to select a paired device. Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device On the home screen, touch >...
  • Page 35: Browser

    Browser Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre-installed. Opening the Browser On the home screen, touch When known or open Wi-Fi networks and mobile data networks are available at the same time, your phone will preferably select a Wi-Fi network for Internet access. Touch to open the browser options menu: Refresh: touch to refresh the current webpage.
  • Page 36: Setting A Home Page

    Setting a Home Page On the home screen, touch In a browser window, touch > Settings. Touch General > Set homepage. From the displayed option menu, choose the web page you want to set as the home page. Managing Bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone.
  • Page 37: Entertainment

    Entertainment In addition to being a communication device and personal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude of entertainment possibilities. You can take photos, create videos and audio clips, and download and listen to music. Taking Photos and Recording Videos The camera is a combination of camera and camcorder that you can use to shoot and share pictures and videos.
  • Page 38: Capture Mode

    Touch to take your photo. Capture Mode HDR: Touch to enable this to improve photos taken under insufficient or excessive  light conditions. Audio note: Touch to enable this to record a brief audio clip after you take a  photo.
  • Page 39: Viewing Your Photos

    Touch the screen to focus and shoot. Using Ultra Snapshot You can take a snapshot by double-pressing the volume down button without opening the camera application. When the screen is turned off, point the rear camera at the object or scene you want to shoot.
  • Page 40: Using The Gallery

    Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD card. Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders, view and edit pictures, watch videos, and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for a contact. Opening the Gallery On the home screen, touch The Gallery application categorizes your pictures and videos in list or timeline mode and...
  • Page 41: Enjoying Music

    Enjoying Music Opening the Music Library On the home screen, touch The music library automatically scans for music stored on your microSD card and phone storage displays them in Songs, Artists, Albums, and Folders. Playing Music On the home screen, touch From the music library, select a category to view your music.
  • Page 42: Listening To The Fm Radio

    Name the playlist and touch Save. In the displayed dialog box, touch Add. Select the songs you want to add and touch Playing Music in a Playlist On the home screen, touch Touch Playlists. Select the playlist you want to play and touch one of the songs in the playlist or play all songs one by one in shuffle playback.
  • Page 43: Google Services

    Google Services Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow local laws and regulations to use them. When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Google, Gmail, or Play Store, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account.
  • Page 44: Youtube

    Enabling the Location Service Before you open Maps to find your location or search for places of interest, you must enable the location service. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Location. Touch the Location switch to active the function. YouTube YouTube is Google’s free online video streaming service for watching, searching for, and uploading videos.
  • Page 45: Synchronizing Information

    Synchronizing Information Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal information that you can add, view, and edit on your computer. If you add, change, or delete your information in any of these applications on the web, the updated information also appears on your mobile phone.
  • Page 46: Customizing Your Account Synchronization

    Adding an Exchange Account On the home screen, touch Touch > Settings > ADD ACCOUNT > Exchange. Follow the instructions and enter the required information about the exchange account you want to add. For details, contact the server administrator. Touch Next to display the Account setup screen. Configure the settings. Touch Next to display the account settings.
  • Page 47 Configuring General Synchronization Settings On the home screen, touch > All. Under ACCOUNTS, select the added account type such as Corporate, Email, or Google. On the account screen, touch the account and do the following: Select or clear the check box to control whether changes you make to information on the ...
  • Page 48: Using Other Applications

    Using Other Applications Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. Opening Calendar On the home screen, touch Creating a New Event Touch to open the event details screen. Enter event details, such as the event name, time, and location. Touch Setting Synchronization and Display Calendar events in your accounts (such as an email account) can be synchronized to and...
  • Page 49: File Manager

    File Manager Files is like having a pocket-sized personal assistant (PA), letting you organize, edit, and delete files and folders. Opening Files On the home screen, touch Creating a Folder On the home screen, touch Under Local, touch Internal storage or SD card. Touch >...
  • Page 50: Safe

    Safe The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected. Enabling the Safe On the home screen, touch Under Categories or Local, touch Touch Enable. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter passwords and answers to security questions, and then touch Done. Adding Files to the Safe On the home screen, touch Under Categories or Local, touch...
  • Page 51: Calculator

    Customizing Alarm Settings On the alarm list screen, touch to customize the alarm settings. Calculator Calculator lets you perform basic arithmetic operations. Opening Calculator On the home screen, touch Tools > Note Notepad features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes.
  • Page 52: Managing Your Mobile Phone

    Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone, touch Setting the Date and Time When your mobile phone is using the date and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time zone. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Date &...
  • Page 53: Setting Ringers

    Under All, touch Display > Sleep. Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated. Setting Ringers Adjusting the Volume You can adjust the volume while on the home screen or on most of the application screens (such as the screen displayed during a call or when playing music or videos). Press the Volume keys to adjust volume to the level you desire.
  • Page 54: Setting Phone Services

    Touch Silent to silence all sounds except alarms, and music and video media. Setting Phone Services Customizing Call Settings Mobile phone service providers offer different services such as call forwarding, call waiting, fixed dialing numbers, and voicemail. You can customize many of these services if they are part of your calling plan.
  • Page 55: Protecting Your Mobile Phone

    Protecting Your Mobile Phone Turning on Your SIM Card PIN On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Security > Set up SIM card lock. Select the desired SIM card. Select the Lock SIM card check box. Use the keyboard to enter the PIN, and then touch OK. To change the PIN at any time, touch Change SIM PIN.
  • Page 56: Managing Applications

    Managing Applications Viewing an Installed Application On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Apps. In the applications list, do either of the following: Touch , and then touch Sort by size. Then touch an application to view its details. ...
  • Page 57: Resetting Your Mobile Phone

    Resetting Your Mobile Phone Backing Up My Data You can use your Google account to back up your mobile phone’s settings to Google servers. If you replace your mobile phone, the settings you have backed up will be transferred to the new mobile phone the first time you sign in to your Google account.
  • Page 58 Make sure that your microSD card has sufficient space to store the new software version. Perform the online update following the onscreen instructions.
  • Page 59 All pictures and illustrations in this guide, including but not limited to the phone color, size, and display content, are for reference only. The actual product may vary. Nothing in this guide constitutes a warranty of any kind, express or implied. Model: HUAWEI Y360-U03 HUAWEI Y360-U61 6011674_01...

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