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  • Page 1 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Power On and Off or Restart Your Device Charging Smart Features AI Voice AI Lens AI Touch Easy Projection Huawei Share Multi-Device Collaboration Camera and Gallery Launch Camera Take Photos Take Panoramic Photos Take HDR Photos Moving Pictures Add Stickers to Photos...
  • Page 3 Contents Phone Messaging MeeTime Calendar Clock Notepad Recorder Email Calculator Flashlight App Twin Tablet Manager Tablet Clone Settings Search for Items in Settings Wi-Fi Mobile Network More Connections Home Screen & Wallpaper Display & Brightness Sounds & Vibration Notifications Biometrics & Password Apps Battery Storage...

  • Page 4: System Navigation

    On your new tablet, open the Tablet Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates > Tablet Clone, touch This is the new device, and select Huawei or Other Android. On your old device, follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone.

  • Page 5: Lock And Unlock Your Screen

    Essentials On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the data cloning. Lock and Unlock Your Screen Lock and Unlock Your Screen Lock the Screen If your tablet remains inactive for a period of time, it will automatically lock the screen and enter sleep mode to save power.
  • Page 6 Essentials screen for easier access. You can also select different service widget styles and layouts to customize your home screen. This feature is not supported in some cases, such as when your device is in Simple mode. Expand and Collapse Service Widgets Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget, and touch any other area outside of the service widget to collapse it.
  • Page 7 Essentials If there is no space available on the current screen, it will be pinned to the next screen. If neither screen has any space, a new screen will be created to the right of the current screen for the service widget. You can also touch and hold a service widget on the More snippets screen, and drag it to the blank area on the home screen.

  • Page 8: Notification And Status Icons

    Essentials When there are more than 12 apps within a large folder, a stacked icon will appear in the lower right corner of the folder. You can touch the stacked icon to view more apps within the folder. Add or remove apps: Open a large folder and touch .

  • Page 9: Control Panel

    Essentials Wireless fast charging Regular wireless charging Power Saving mode on Digital Balance enabled Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery Bluetooth device connected VPN connected Driving mode Projection device connected Location service enabled Eye Comfort enabled Headset with a microphone Headset connected connected In call VoLTE enabled...
  • Page 10 Before you get started, enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and log in to your HUAWEI ID on your tablet. For other devices, perform the following settings: Vision: Ensure that it is connected to the same LAN and logged in to the same HUAWEI ID •...

  • Page 11: Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features

    Essentials Swipe down from the upper right edge of your tablet to display Control Panel. Available devices will be displayed in the Super Device section. You can also touch to search for nearby devices manually. Touch a device that you wish to transfer the ongoing tasks to. Alternatively, touch and drag the target device onto the icon of this device to transfer the ongoing tasks.

  • Page 12: Set Your Wallpaper

    Essentials To configure the Weather app, open it, and touch to set the configurations as prompted. For example, to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit, go to > Temperature unit, and select the unit of temperature you want. Move or Delete a Widget On the home screen of your device, you can touch and hold a widget to drag it to anywhere on the screen, or touch Remove to delete it.
  • Page 13 Essentials Swipe down on the thumbnail to take a scrolling screenshot. • Swipe up on the thumbnail to select a way to share the screenshot with your friends. • Touch the thumbnail to edit or delete it. You can also touch Scrollshot to take a scrolling •...

  • Page 14: View And Clear Notifications

    Essentials After starting a screen recording, touch the microphone icon and ensure that it is displayed as . You can now record your voice. If the microphone is disabled (if it is displayed as ), you will only be able to record system sounds, such as music.

  • Page 15: Multi-Window

    Essentials Flip to Mute When there is an incoming call, you can flip your tablet to mute it. To use this feature, go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Mute ringtone/Reduce volume or Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Mute ringtone (depending on your device model) and make sure that Raise to reduce volume is enabled.
  • Page 16 Essentials Drag an app icon out of the Multi-Window dock. Switch the split-screen panes: Touch and hold at the top of a split-screen pane until the pane shrinks, then drag it to the other side of the screen to switch panes. Exit split-screen mode: Touch and hold in the middle of the split screen line and drag it until either pane...
  • Page 17 Essentials Use the Floating Window Open a floating window while gaming, and you can chat with a friend without missing a second of the action. Display the floating window: Swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi-Window dock. Touch an app icon in the Multi-Window dock to open the app in a floating window.

  • Page 18: Power On And Off Or Restart Your Device

    Essentials Open the Email app. Touch a link or attachment in the Email app to open it in the floating window. Open a link: Touch a link in the Email app to display it in a floating window. • Open an attachment: Touch an attachment (such as a document, image, or video) in •...

  • Page 19: Charging

    Disconnect the charger from this device and unplug the charger from the power socket • once this device is fully charged or is not charging. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter, go to an authorized Huawei Customer • Service Center to replace the battery.
  • Page 20 Essentials Icon Charge Mode SuperCharge Fast charging Standard charging Charging Your Tablet with a PC Connect your tablet to a PC or other device using a USB cable. When the Use USB to dialog box is displayed on your tablet, touch Charge only. If another option has been set previously, the dialog box will not pop up.

  • Page 21: Smart Features

    You can wake up AI Voice in multiple ways: Press and hold the Power button for 1 second to wake up AI Voice Go to Settings > HUAWEI Assistant > AI Voice > Wake with Power button, and enable Wake with Power button.
  • Page 22 Smart Features View AI Voice Skill View Built-in AI Voice Skills You can view the built-in AI Voice skills in either of the following ways: Wake up AI Voice and ask: "What can you do?". AI Voice will then display the Skill center •...
  • Page 23 This feature is only available in some countries and regions. Play Videos with Voice Commands Wake up AI Voice and give voice commands such as "Play video", "Play Friends in HUAWEI Video", "Show me a funny video", or "Play a Coldplay video".

  • Page 24: Ai Lens

    Smart Features This feature is only available in some countries and regions. • Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version. • Speech Translation AI Voice allows you to translate your voice or text input so you can communicate with foreign friends easily.
  • Page 25 Smart Features Enable AI Lens There are several methods for you to access AI Lens. From Camera Open Camera, select Photo mode, and touch to access AI Lens. From the Lock Screen When the screen is locked, turn it on, swipe up from the bottom to open the shortcuts panel, and touch to unlock the screen and access AI Lens.

  • Page 26: Ai Touch

    When you see any content that you are interested in on your tablet, touch and hold the screen with two fingers to bring up AI Touch to learn more. Go to Settings > HUAWEI Assistant > AI Touch and enable AI Touch. Shop with AI Touch...

  • Page 27: Easy Projection

    On the sending device, touch and hold to select the files you want to share, then touch . Touch Huawei Share, then touch the icon of the receiving device to send the file. These steps may be different if you are sharing files directly from an app.
  • Page 28 (Windows or macOS). Share Files from Your Tablet to Your Computer Share files from your tablet to your computer using Huawei Share. You can then easily access the shared folders on your tablet from your computer. Make sure your tablet and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 29: Multi-Device Collaboration

    Before you get started, enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and log in to your HUAWEI ID on your tablet. For other devices, perform the following settings: Vision: Ensure that it is connected to the same LAN and logged in to the same HUAWEI ID •...
  • Page 30 Smart Features Music: Can be transferred to Bluetooth earphones and Visions (either when the screen is on • or off). Swipe down from the upper right edge of your tablet to display Control Panel. Available devices will be displayed in the Super Device section. You can also touch to search for nearby devices manually.

  • Page 31: Camera And Gallery

    Camera and Gallery Launch Camera Launch Camera There are multiple ways to open the Camera app. From the Home Screen From the home screen, open Camera. From the Lock Screen When the screen is locked, turn on the screen, then swipe up on the camera icon in the lower right corner to open the camera.

  • Page 32: Take Panoramic Photos

    Camera and Gallery Take Panoramic Photos Take Panoramic Photos Add some width to your landscape or group photos with the Panorama feature. The camera takes multiple photos of objects within your field of view and stitches them together into a single panoramic photo.

  • Page 33: Add Stickers To Photos

    Share Moving Pictures You can share moving pictures with Huawei or Honor devices using various methods, such as Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, or Huawei Share. Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera, touch and hold to select the moving pictures you want to share, then touch to share them.
  • Page 34 Camera and Gallery Use Pro Mode to Shoot Like a Pro Pro mode lets you fine-tune photos and videos and gives you full control over ISO sensitivity, focus mode, and more when taking photos or recording videos. Use Pro Mode to Shoot Like a Pro Open Camera or go to Camera >...
  • Page 35 Camera and Gallery When shooting in bright daylight, select . When shooting in low-light environments, select Touch to adjust the color temperature. Select the storage format: Pro mode allows you to save the photo in JPG or RAW • format. Touch in the viewfinder to select different storage formats.

  • Page 36: Record Videos

    Camera and Gallery Adjust EV exposure compensation: Touch EV and drag the slider. • Increase the EV value in low-light conditions and decrease the EV value in well-lit environments. Adjust the focus: Touch AF and select a focus mode. • Focus Mode Description AF-S (single) Applicable to stationary subjects...

  • Page 37: Time-Lapse Photography

    Camera and Gallery You can touch Frame rate to select your desired frame rate. Select a space-saving video format: Touch and toggle on the Efficient video • format switch. When this feature is enabled, your tablet will use a video format that takes up less storage space.

  • Page 38: Adjust Camera Settings

    Camera and Gallery Adjust Camera Settings Adjust Camera Settings You can adjust the camera settings to take photos and videos more quickly. The following features may not be available in some camera modes. Adjust the Aspect Ratio Go to Camera > >...
  • Page 39 Camera and Gallery View Images and Videos In Gallery, you can view, edit, and share your images and videos, as well as browse the clips automatically generated from them. View by Album You can view images and videos by album on the Albums tab. Some images and videos are stored in default albums.
  • Page 40 Camera and Gallery Touch to save the edits. Add Stickers to Images In Gallery, touch an image, then go to > More > Stickers. Select a sticker and drag it anywhere you like. Touch and hold the dot on the corner of the sticker and drag it to resize the sticker.
  • Page 41 Camera and Gallery Add or remove borders: By default, borders are displayed between images and along • the grid edges. To remove them, touch Frame. Touch to save the collage. To view the saved collage, go to Albums > Collages. Share Images and Videos Open Gallery and share an image or video in the following ways: Share a single image or video: Touch the image or video, then touch...
  • Page 42 Camera and Gallery Touch > Move to album to select the desired album. Once the items are moved, they will no longer be in their original album. The All photos and Videos albums show all images and videos stored on your device. Moving items across albums will not remove them from these albums.

  • Page 43: Apps

    Apps Contacts Create and Edit Contact Information You can create contacts in multiple ways, as well as view and manage your contacts list. Create Contacts Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, and touch If you are creating a contact for the first time, touch Create new contact to start adding a contact.
  • Page 44 Apps Select a sharing method, then follow the onscreen instructions to share the contact. Export Contacts On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Import/Export. Touch Export to storage and follow the onscreen instructions to export contacts. The contacts will be exported into .vcf files. You can search for and view these .vcf files in Files.
  • Page 45 Apps Send Group Messages or Emails SMS messaging services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. On the Groups screen, open a group. You can then: Touch to send a group message. • Touch to send a group email. • Delete Contact Groups On the Groups screen, do either of the following to delete a contact group from your table: Touch and hold the group and select Delete.

  • Page 46: Phone

    Apps Go to > Erase history > Erase to delete all call and message records for that contact. This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. Phone Make a Call Calling services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. Dial a Number or Select a Contact to Make a Call Use either of the following methods to make a call: Open Phone, enter part of a phone number, the first letter of a contact's name, or a...
  • Page 47 Apps Make an International Call Contact your mobile carrier to activate and inquire about the international calling service. Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, then select a contact to make a call. For numbers that are not in the contacts list, open the dialer and hold the 0 number key until the + icon is displayed.
  • Page 48 Apps Set a Ringtone for a Contact Set a different ringtone for a particular contact to distinguish more easily when that contact is calling you. Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, then select the contact you want to set a ringtone for.
  • Page 49 Apps Answer a New Incoming Call During a Call When you receive an incoming call when you are already engaged in a previous call, touch to answer it. Touch , or touch a held call in the call list to switch between the two calls. Enable Call Forwarding After the Call forwarding feature is enabled, calls that meet your pre-set conditions will be automatically forwarded to a specified phone number.
  • Page 50 Apps Manage Blocked Calls On the Blocked screen, you can manage blocked calls, such as by calling back numbers, deleting records, or submitting appeals if a number has been incorrectly marked. Go to Phone > > Blocked. You can then: Touch a record and select Call to call back numbers, select Add to trustlist or Add contact, •...

  • Page 51: Messaging

    Apps Messaging Filter and Block Spam Messages This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. Set different block rules, such as your blocklist, to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam messages. Block Spam Messages Go to Messaging > >...

  • Page 52: Meetime

    MeeTime Use MeeTime to Make Calls Use MeeTime to make high-quality video or voice calls with contacts who have Huawei devices (such as phones and tablets), and share your screen during calls. Thanks to the GPU Turbo technology, the video call resolution will be optimized automatically when the network signal is weak.

  • Page 53: Calendar

    Apps Touch to mute MeeTime. • Touch to use the speaker. • Touch to switch to a voice call. • Touch to share the screen. • To view or manage your call logs, touch Calls. Share Your Tablet Screen During a MeeTime Call During a MeeTime video call, you can share your screen with the other party and doodle on the screen.
  • Page 54 Apps Add an Event Open Calendar and touch Enter the details of the event, such as the title, location, and start and end times. Touch Add REMINDER to set a time for the event reminder. When you are finished, touch Search for an Event On the Calendar screen, touch Enter keywords of your event in the search box, such as the title and location.

  • Page 55: Clock

    Apps Go to Calendar > > Settings > Alternate calendars, and select a calendar you want to use. Clock Set Alarms You can set alarms to play a sound or vibrate at specific times. Add an Alarm Go to Clock > Alarm, then touch to add an alarm.

  • Page 56: Notepad

    Apps View the Time in Cities Worldwide Use Clock to see the local time in different time zones around the world. Go to Clock > World clock, touch , and enter the name of a city or select one from the list of cities.
  • Page 57 Apps Add a Handwritten Note You can add a handwritten note to write down thoughts and inspirations that would be difficult to convey through text. Go to Notepad > Notes and touch Touch to write or draw the content you want to note down in the selected color. Touch to save the note.
  • Page 58 Apps Enable the app lock for Notepad: Go to Settings > Security > App Lock, enter the lock screen password or customize the app lock password as prompted, and then turn on the switch next to Notepad. Lock a note: Open the note you need to lock in Notepad, go to >...

  • Page 59: Recorder

    Apps Print Notepad Items On the All notes screen, open the item you want to print. Go to > Print, then select a printer and configure printing settings as prompted. Delete Notepad Items You can delete Notepad items using either of the following methods: On the All notes or All to-dos screen, swipe left on an item, and touch to delete it.

  • Page 60: Email

    Apps Touch Edit to display the waveform of the recording. Drag the start and end bars to adjust the clip length. Pinch your fingers on the waveform to zoom in or out to adjust the clip length more precisely. Touch Trim and select Keep selected part or Delete selected part. Share Recordings On the Recorder home screen, touch the recording you want to share.
  • Page 61 Apps Save an Email as a Draft On the Compose screen, enter the recipient's email address, subject, or email content, and touch to save the email as a draft. To view draft emails, go to Inbox > Show all folders > Drafts. Reply to an Email On the Inbox screen, open the email you wish to reply to.

  • Page 62: Calculator

    Apps Delete Emails On the Inbox screen, touch and hold the email you want to delete, touch any other emails you want to delete as well, then touch Manage Multiple Email Accounts You can add and manage multiple email accounts. Add Multiple Email Accounts Go to Email >...

  • Page 63: Flashlight

    Apps Copy, Delete, or Clear Numbers Copy a calculation result: Touch and hold the calculation result, touch Copy, then paste the • result somewhere else, such as in a note or message. Delete the last digit: Touch • Clear the display: Touch .
  • Page 64 Apps Clean Up Tablet Storage You can use Cleanup in Optimizer to scan for redundant or large files, such as app residue, unwanted installation packages, WeChat data, and more. Once detected, you can choose whether or not to delete files as suggested. Open Optimizer, then touch Cleanup.
  • Page 65 Apps On the Data usage screen, touch Smart Data Saver, then enable it. The icon will then display in the status bar. If you want to allow unrestricted access to data for some apps even when they are running in the background, toggle on the switches for these apps. Add Mobile Data Usage Reminders Add data plans for your SIM cards and usage reminders in Optimizer to keep you informed of your data consumption.
  • Page 66 Apps Go to Phone > > Blocked. You can then: Touch a record and select Call to call back numbers, select Add to trustlist or Add contact, • or touch Delete to delete call records. Touch Clear to delete blocked calls in batches. •...

  • Page 67: Tablet Clone

    On your new tablet, open the Tablet Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates > Tablet Clone, touch This is the new device, and select Huawei or Other Android. On your old device, follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone.

  • Page 68: Settings

    Wi-Fi. Transfer Data Using Wi-Fi Direct You can use Wi-Fi Direct to transfer data between Huawei devices. Wi-Fi Direct allows you to transfer large files to a nearby device more quickly than Bluetooth and without having to pair the devices.

  • Page 69: Mobile Network

    Settings These steps may be different if you are sharing files directly from an app. Touch the icon of the receiving device to establish a connection, then share the files. On the receiving device, accept the Wi-Fi Direct transfer request. Then search for and access the Wi-Fi Direct folder in Files to view the received files.

  • Page 70: More Connections

    Settings Add Mobile Data Usage Reminders Add data plans for your SIM cards and usage reminders in Optimizer to keep you informed of your data consumption. On the Data usage screen, go to More data settings > Monthly data limit and follow the onscreen instructions to add a data plan.
  • Page 71 On the sending device, touch and hold to select the files you want to share, then touch . Touch Huawei Share, then touch the icon of the receiving device to send the file. These steps may be different if you are sharing files directly from an app.
  • Page 72 In the displayed dialog box on your tablet, touch ACCEPT. Transfer by dragging • Select the file to be transferred and drag it to the corresponding tablet on the Huawei Share screen. In the displayed dialog box on your tablet, touch ACCEPT.
  • Page 73 Settings If it is not, consult with its manufacturer to install the corresponding app or plug-in for it on your tablet. Connect your tablet and the printer to the same Wi-Fi network using any of the following methods: Connect to a Wi-Fi router: Enable Wi-Fi on the printer and connect it to the Wi-Fi •...

  • Page 74: Home Screen & Wallpaper

    Settings Connect to a PPTP Server Obtain the required data such as the VPN server name and address from your VPN server administrator. Go to Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN name, set the server type to PPTP, then enter the server address.

  • Page 75: Display & Brightness

    Settings Move Apps Back to the Drawer In Drawer mode, you can move an app from the home screen back to the Drawer by touching and holding this app, then touching Remove. This operation will only remove the app icon from your home screen but will not uninstall it. You can still find it in the Drawer.

  • Page 76: Sounds & Vibration

    Settings Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Dark mode, and follow the onscreen instructions to set the related configurations. Adjust Text Style Settings You can adjust the system text size and app display size, as well as the text style. Text Size and Weight Go to Settings >...
  • Page 77 Settings Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel and touch • to expand the shortcut switches panel (depending on your device model). Enable or disable Do Not Disturb. You can touch and hold Do Not Disturb to access the settings screen.

  • Page 78: Notifications

    Settings Set a Ringtone for a Contact Set a different ringtone for a particular contact to distinguish more easily when that contact is calling you. Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, then select the contact you want to set a ringtone for.

  • Page 79: Biometrics & Password

    Settings More App Notification Settings Set the App Notification Mode Go to Settings > Notifications and select an app. You can then set its notification mode. Enable Gentle notifications: Notifications will only be displayed in the notification panel. • There will be no banners, lock screen notifications, or status bar icons, and your tablet will not ring or vibrate.

  • Page 80: Apps

    Settings Add More Facial Profiles You can add a maximum of five facial profiles for your tablet so that it can be shared with your beloved ones securely. On the Face Recognition screen, touch Add facial profile, and follow the onscreen instructions to add facial data.

  • Page 81: Battery

    Settings Only certain apps support App Twin. Go to Settings > Apps & services > App Twin and turn on the switch for the app that you want to create a twin of. The twin app will then be displayed on the home screen. View or Change App Settings Go to Settings >...
  • Page 82 Settings To add apps you wish to use in Ultra Power Saving mode, touch and select the apps from the list. You can touch in the upper left corner to remove the apps or touch in the upper right corner to exit Ultra Power Saving mode. When the battery level is not extremely low, but you would still like to save power, enable •...

  • Page 83: Storage

    Settings To enable this feature, go to Settings > Battery > More battery settings, and enable Smart Battery Capacity. Set the Battery Level Display Mode You can also set whether or not to display the battery percentage in the status bar, and whether to maintain a network connection when the tablet screen is turned off.

  • Page 84: Security

    Password Vault saves your usernames and passwords and autofills them for you each time you log in to an app. This data is hardware encrypted and stored only on your device. Huawei does not have access to this data, and will not upload it to the Internet or server.
  • Page 85 Settings Pair your tablet with the Bluetooth device. After the pairing is successful, the Bluetooth device name will be displayed in the Paired devices list on the Bluetooth settings screen. On your tablet, go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Smart Unlock, and enable Smart Unlock.

  • Page 86: Privacy

    Settings To change the PIN, touch Change SIM PIN, and follow the onscreen instructions. This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. Pin a Screen You can pin the screen of an app so you can stay focused on it. Try this feature when playing games, watching videos, and more.

  • Page 87: Accessibility Features

    Settings On the Permission manager screen, touch the permission you want to manage, and toggle the switch for each app on or off as required. Accessibility Features Use a Screen Reader App Screen reader apps are designed to assist visually impaired users to use a tablet. Enable Color Correction to Customize the Screen Color Color correction helps people with poor eyesight see the screen content more easily.
  • Page 88 Some products do not support the Ignore repeated touches feature. The actual product prevails. Protect Your Tablet with a Flip Cover For best results, you are advised to use a standard Huawei flip cover. Enable Smart Cover Mode Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Smart Cover, and enable Smart Cover.

  • Page 89: System & Updates

    On your new tablet, open the Tablet Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates > Tablet Clone, touch This is the new device, and select Huawei or Other Android. On your old device, follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone.
  • Page 90 HUAWEI IDs. Make sure to back up your data before restoring your tablet to its factory settings.

  • Page 91: About Tablet

    Settings About Tablet Legal Notice Copyright © Huawei 2021. All rights reserved.
  • Page 92 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. Model: BAH3-L09 BAH3-W09 BAH3-W19...

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