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  • Page 1 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Show Date and Time When the Screen Is Off Smart Features AI Lens AI Touch Multi-screen Collaboration Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet and Phone Huawei Print Multi-Device Collaboration Media Controller Camera and Gallery Take Photos Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes...
  • Page 3 Contents Settings Biometrics & Password Security Accessibility Features About Phone...

  • Page 4: Basic Gestures

    Essentials Basic Gestures Basic Gestures and Shortcuts System Navigation Gestures Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and make sure that Gestures is selected. Return to the previous screen Swipe in from the left or right edges to return to the previous screen. Back to home screen Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.
  • Page 5 Essentials Switch between apps Slide across the bottom edge of the screen to switch between apps. • Before using this gesture, touch Settings on the System navigation screen, and ensure that Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled. Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc to switch between apps. •...
  • Page 6 Essentials More Gestures Access Home screen editing mode Pinch two fingers together on the home screen. Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen Turn on the screen and swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen. Display the search bar Swipe down from the middle of the home screen.

  • Page 7: Lock And Unlock Your Screen

    Essentials Turn down volume Press the Volume down button. Take a screenshot Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously. Some products do not have volume buttons. Lock and Unlock Your Screen Lock and Unlock Your Screen Lock the Screen If your phone remains inactive for a period of time, it will automatically lock the screen and enter sleep mode to save power.

  • Page 8: Get Familiar With The Home Screen

    Essentials Get Familiar with the Home Screen Create and Use Large Folders You can group similar apps in a large folder and name the folder for better management. You can also turn a standard folder into a large one (both the folder and the app icons in it will be enlarged) to access apps more easily.
  • Page 9 Essentials 3G network connected 2G network connected Full signal strength Roaming Data saver enabled. No SIM card inserted Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected Hotspot disconnected Switching network via Wi-Fi+ Wi-Fi network is faulty, unable to Wi-Fi connected connect to the Internet Wi-Fi 6 network is faulty, unable Wi-Fi 6 connected to connect to the Internet...

  • Page 10: Control Panel

    Essentials Silent mode Vibration NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled Syncing… Syncing failed Performance mode enabled New email Event reminder More notifications Control Panel Introduction to Control Panel You can easily manage and control media playback, shortcuts, and Device+ in the Control Panel.
  • Page 11 (such as Visions and Bluetooth headsets). Shortcut controls: To enable, disable, or set frequently used features. • Device+: Automatically discovers nearby devices logged in to the same HUAWEI ID and • allows you to link them so they work together as one.
  • Page 12 Essentials Turn on a Shortcut Switch 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). The figures are for reference only. Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature. •...
  • Page 13 Connect your device to an audio device via Bluetooth or other methods. After a Vision product is connected to your device via Bluetooth, you can also connect it to the same Wi-Fi network and log in to the same HUAWEI ID as your device to perform more operations.
  • Page 14 Computer: Enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and ensure that it is logged in to the same • HUAWEI ID as your device and can access the Internet. Vision: Ensure that it is connected to the same LAN and logged in to the same HUAWEI ID • as your device.

  • Page 15: Screenshots & Screen Recording

    Essentials The figures are for reference only. Use Multi-Screen Collaboration on a Computer or Tablet You can view or edit files on your phone using your computer or tablet, drag files across devices, and even use phone apps on your computer or tablet. Swipe down from the upper right edge of your device to display Control Panel.
  • Page 16 Essentials Use Knuckle Gestures to Take a Partial Screenshot The figures are for reference only. Knock on the screen with a knuckle and hold to draw an outline around the part of the screen that you want to capture. Make sure that your knuckle does not leave the screen. The screen will display the movement trajectory of your knuckle and take a screenshot of the selected area.

  • Page 17: Enter Text

    Enter Text Use Celia Keyboard Celia Keyboard is a secure and intuitive keyboard developed by Huawei. It supports efficient voice inputs, smooth handwriting, an emulated mechanical keyboard, as well as 170+ input languages. If Celia Keyboard is not yet installed on your device, search for and install it in AppGallery.

  • Page 18: Multi-Window

    Essentials On the input keyboard, go to > Theme and select a skin. • Set the font Go to Celia Keyboard > Font and select a font. Set the keyboard sound and vibration effects You can set the keyboard sound and vibration effects using one of the following methods: Go to Celia Keyboard >...
  • Page 19 Essentials Enable split-screen mode: Open an app and swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi- Window dock. 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.
  • Page 20 Essentials Drag a document: Select a document from one split-screen window and drag it to the • other window. 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.

  • Page 21: Show Date And Time When The Screen Is Off

    Essentials This feature is unavailable in some apps. 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. •...
  • Page 22 Essentials Touch Apply. Create an Artistic Image for Always On Display You can choose from multiple modern art styles (such as the Mondrian style). You can also specify the colour scheme for the artistic image, by taking a photo or choosing from your favourite photos.

  • Page 23: Smart Features

    Smart Features AI Lens 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 24: Ai Touch

    Smart Features Scan to Learn More AI Lens allows you to learn more about artworks or landmarks you see by scanning the objects with your camera. Scan to Learn More Using Camera Go to Camera > Photo, touch , and then touch (depending on your device model).
  • Page 25 Open Files in the device window, and drag a document from your PC to the device window. • The file will be saved in the folder that is open in Files, or in the Huawei Share folder by default. Open a file in the device window on the PC, then drag a picture or text from Notepad to •...
  • Page 26 Smart Features Shake your device and place it against your PC to project and record the PC screen on your device. Shake your device and immediately place the NFC area (near the rear camera) on the back of the device against the label on your PC until your device vibrates or plays a tone.

  • Page 27: Multi-Screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet And Phone

    Connect Your Tablet and Phone Only certain Huawei and Honor tablets support this feature.
  • Page 28 Smart Features Connect your phone and tablet and enable Multi-screen Collaboration using one of the following methods(depending on your device model): Connect over Bluetooth: Swipe down from the upper right edge of the tablet screen to display Control Panel, touch to expand the shortcut switches panel (depending on your device model), and enable Multi-Screen Collaboration.

  • Page 29: Huawei Print

    Huawei Print Print Files Using Huawei Print Your device can easily detect nearby printers that support Huawei Print and allows you to print photos and documents stored on your device with just a touch. Power on the target printer and ensure that it is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device or that Wi-Fi Direct is enabled.
  • Page 30 Computer: Enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and ensure that it is logged in to the same • HUAWEI ID as your device and can access the Internet. Vision: Ensure that it is connected to the same LAN and logged in to the same HUAWEI ID • as your device.

  • Page 31: Media Controller

    Smart Features The figures are for reference only. Use Multi-Screen Collaboration on a Computer or Tablet You can view or edit files on your phone using your computer or tablet, drag files across devices, and even use phone apps on your computer or tablet. Swipe down from the upper right edge of your device to display Control Panel.
  • Page 32 Connect your device to an audio device via Bluetooth or other methods. After a Vision product is connected to your device via Bluetooth, you can also connect it to the same Wi-Fi network and log in to the same HUAWEI ID as your device to perform more operations.

  • Page 33: Camera And Gallery

    Camera and Gallery Take Photos Take Photos The figures are for reference only. Open Camera. You can then: Focus: Touch the location you want to focus on. •...
  • Page 34 Camera and Gallery To adjust focus and metering separately, touch and hold the viewfinder and drag the respective frame or ring to the desired location. Adjust brightness: Touch the viewfinder. When the symbol appears next to the • focus frame, drag it up or down. Zoom in or out: On the viewfinder, pinch in or out, or drag the zoom slider.

  • Page 35: Shoot In Portrait, Night, And Wide Aperture Modes

    Camera and Gallery Use Audio Control to Take Photos You can use your voice to take photos without having to touch the shutter button. Go to Camera > > Audio control, and select an option. Go back to the viewfinder, then say your command to take a photo. Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes Take Night Shots Night mode gives your photos sharper details and brighter colours even when shooting in...

  • Page 36: Master Ai

    Camera and Gallery Touch the photo to adjust the focus. Drag the slider at the bottom to adjust the aperture. Touch to save the settings. Shoot Wide Aperture Videos Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos and videos with a blurred background while your subject remains in sharp focus.

  • Page 37: Zoom To Take Photos

    Camera and Gallery Moon mode can only identify the moon if it is at least half full. The mode may not launch if the moon is shrouded by clouds. Zoom to Take Photos Take Wide-Angle or Long-Focus Photos The zoom capabilities of your device's camera allow you to capture more of a scene, or distant vistas.

  • Page 38: Macro

    Camera and Gallery In the viewfinder, touch where you want to focus, and touch to shoot when the subject is in focus. Macro Use Super Macro to Shoot Close-ups With Super macro mode, you can take photos of small objects such as dewdrops and leaves to explore and record the details of the world around you.

  • Page 39: Moving Pictures

    Camera and Gallery Select your preferred CuteMoji for it to track and imitate your facial expressions and movements. If the icon is displayed at the top of the screen, touch to enable GIF mode, then look straight at the front camera. Touch and hold to start recording.

  • Page 40: Pro Mode

    , then select Save as video or Save as GIF. 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 41 Camera and Gallery The figures are for reference only. Open Camera or go to Camera > More (depending on your device model), and select Pro mode. From there, you can: Adjust the metring mode: Touch M and select a metring mode. •...
  • Page 42 Camera and Gallery Metring mode Overview Focuses on light from a specific region, such as a subject's eyes. Spot Adjust the ISO sensitivity: Touch ISO and drag the slider. • In low-light settings, you'll generally want to increase the ISO sensitivity. In well-lit settings, you'll want to reduce it to avoid image noise.

  • Page 43: Record Videos

    Camera and Gallery Metring Description Mode Measures the light in the whole frame. Applicable when shooting Matrix natural landscapes. Concentrates on the light at the centre of the screen. Applicable when Centre shooting portraits. Concentrates on the light in a small area of the screen, such as the Spot subject's eyes.
  • Page 44 Camera and Gallery Capture Video Open Camera and select Video mode. Adjust the following settings: Zoom in or out: Pinch in or out on the viewfinder, or drag the zoom slider. • Focus: Touch the location you want to focus on. Touch and hold the viewfinder to lock •...

  • Page 45: Slow-Mo Recording

    Camera and Gallery Beauty mode, filters, and special effects are not supported at 4K, and will be automatically disabled when you select the 4K resolution. Return to the Video screen and touch to start recording. A higher resolution will result in a higher quality video, but will also take up more storage space.

  • Page 46: Time-Lapse Photography

    Camera and Gallery The camera will track the object in the frame and automatically take snapshots when it is moving. To record a video manually, touch to disable motion detection, then touch to start recording. Time-Lapse Photography Use Time-Lapse to Create a Short Video You can use Time-lapse to capture images slowly over several minutes or even hours, then condense them into a short video.
  • Page 47 Camera and Gallery Add Device Watermarks Enable Add watermark. Photos and videos shot with the rear camera will have a device watermark added. Adding a device watermark to videos is not supported on certain devices. Use the Assistive Grid to Compose Your Photos Use the assistive grid to help you line up the perfect shot.

  • Page 48: Manage Gallery

    Camera and Gallery Touch and hold a mode and drag it to the desired position. You can move a mode on the More screen to the camera home screen, move the mode on the camera home screen to More, or adjust the layout of the mode screen based on how often you use certain modes. Modes with a icon can be deleted by simply touching this icon.
  • Page 49 Camera and Gallery The figures are for reference only. View by Shooting Time Open Gallery. On the Photos tab, pinch in on the screen to switch to the monthly view and pinch out to switch to the daily view. You can also drag the track ball on the edge to view the time. View by Album You can view photos and videos by album on the Albums tab.
  • Page 50 Camera and Gallery View by Category Gallery intelligently sorts photos into categories, allowing you to quickly sift through large albums by category. Touch a category album on the Discover tab (such as food, portrait, or scenery) to view photos in that album. Change the Sorting Mode of Albums Go to Gallery >...
  • Page 51 Camera and Gallery Edit Images Gallery offers a wide range of editing features for images. Basic Editing Open Gallery, touch the photo you want to edit, and then touch . You can then: Crop and rotate: Touch Crop, select a frame, then drag the grid or its corners to select •...
  • Page 52 Camera and Gallery Go to > Rename and enter a new name. Touch OK. Collage You can use the collage feature in Gallery to quickly combine multiple photos into one for easier sharing. You can access the collage feature in the following ways (depending on your device model): On the Discover tab, touch Create collage, select some photos, then touch Create.
  • Page 53 Camera and Gallery Adjust the Album Display Style Go to Gallery > Albums > , touch Switch view, and select an album display style. Change Album Covers Go to Gallery > Albums and touch the album you want to set. Go to >...

  • Page 54: Highlights

    Camera and Gallery From the Albums tab, go to > Hidden items and toggle the switches on for albums that you want to hide. Hidden albums and the photos and videos in them are hidden from view in Gallery. Highlights Introduction to Highlights Gallery automatically creates Highlights albums from your best photos and videos based on time, location, and theme information, and even generates a short video clip so you can walk...
  • Page 55 Camera and Gallery You can also share the photo under Gallery > Albums > Collages, where the images created for Highlights videos are saved by default. Add or Remove Images or Videos from a Highlights Album In the Highlights tab, select a Highlights album. You can then: Add images or videos: Touch and follow the onscreen instructions to select images...

  • Page 56: Apps

    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 optimised automatically when the network signal is weak.
  • Page 57 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 Device 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 58: Notepad

    Apps Touch to add another phone number if only one phone number has been linked. • Touch to delete any numbers or add new ones if multiple phone numbers have • been linked. In the list of Outgoing number (this device), select one of the added phone numbers •...
  • Page 59 Apps Open Notepad and go to Notes > > > Add card. Point the camera to the certificate or bank card you want to scan, and touch to scan it one by one or consecutively. Touch to preview the scanned copies. (Optional) If you manually unskew the scanned copies, touch to preview them again.
  • Page 60 Apps Enter your to-do item. Touch , set a reminder time, then touch OK. Touch to mark the to-do item as important. Touch Save to save your settings. Set Repeated Reminders for a To-do Item If you specify a time for a to-do item, you can select a repeat mode for it (for example, Never, Every day, Every week, Every month, or Every year), and your device will repeatedly prompt you to complete the to-do item at the specified time.
  • Page 61 Apps Touch and hold a note or to-do item, select the ones you want to classify under the same • category, then touch to move them to the target category. Items in an Exchange account cannot be moved. Sync Notepad Items Sync Exchange email data: You can sync the data in your Exchange account to Notepad to record important events anytime and anywhere.

  • Page 62: Compass

    Apps To restore a deleted Notepad item, touch All notes or All to-dos, select the item you want to restore in Recently deleted, then touch Compass Compass View Directions and Coordinates Using Compass Compass shows you the direction your device is pointing, as well as your current longitude and latitude.
  • Page 63 Settings Biometrics & Password Set Fingerprints You can enrol a fingerprint and then use it to unlock the screen and access your Safe, App lock, and more. Enrol a Fingerprint Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID or Settings > Biometrics & password >...
  • Page 64 Settings Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version. Use Your Fingerprint to Access a Locked App Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID or Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management(depending on your device model) and enter the lock screen password.
  • Page 65 Settings This feature is disabled by default. To enable it, go to the Face Recognition settings screen, touch Require trusted device, enable the Require trusted device switch, and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the settings. A trusted device can be any Bluetooth device that can be used for unlocking purposes, such as earphones, a watch, or a band.
  • Page 66 The figure will automatically straighten out into a standard rectangle. This feature is only supported in Huawei Notepad and certain apps that support the use of the stylus.
  • Page 67 All statements, information, and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind, express or implied. Please visit https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline for up to date support hotline and email address information for your country or region. Model: EVR-L29...

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