Multi-Window 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...
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Contents Messaging MeeTime Calendar Clock Notepad Recorder Email App Twin Tablet Manager Tablet Clone Settings Wi-Fi Mobile Data More Connections Display & Brightness Sounds & Vibration Notifications Biometrics & Password Apps Battery Storage Security Privacy Accessibility Features Users & Accounts System &...
Essentials Basic Gestures Knuckle Gestures Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures to enable Take screenshot, Record screen. Take a screenshot Knock twice on the screen with a knuckle to take a screenshot. Take a scrollshot Knock on the screen with a knuckle and draw an "S" to take a scrolling screenshot.
On your new device, 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.
Essentials Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone on your old device. On the old device, open the Tablet Clone app, touch This is the old device, and follow the onscreen instructions to connect the old device with your new device by scanning a code or connecting manually.
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Essentials Service Widgets Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget, and you can then preview a variety of service information such as the weather or your schedule. You can add service widgets to the screen for easier access. You can also select different service widget styles and layouts to customise your home screen.
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Essentials Touch and hold a service widget and go to More snippets > Add to home screen. • Touch and hold an app icon and go to Snippets > Add to home screen (only supported by • some apps). 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.
Essentials Enter and exit folders: Touch the lower right corner of a large folder to enter it. Touch a • blank area in the folder to exit it. When there are more than 12 apps within a large folder, a stacked icon will appear in the lower right corner of the folder.
Essentials Super charging Wireless super charging 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 Connected connected...
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Multi-cam mode via Super Device. Check whether can be found in Camera > More on the relevant devices. Vision: Ensure that it is connected to the same LAN and logged in to the same HUAWEI ID •...
Transfer MeeTime Calls and Audio or Video Being Streamed to Other Devices When you are making MeeTime calls on your device, watching videos (such as in HUAWEI Video, Youku, or other video streaming apps), or listening to music, you can transfer any of these ongoing tasks to another device via Super Device and pick up from where you left off on the new device.
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Essentials 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 • screenshot. Screenshots are saved to Gallery by default. Swipe Down Using Three Fingers to Take a Screenshot Go to Settings >...
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Essentials Take a Scrolling Screenshot You can use Scrollshot to capture a memorable chat, article, or essential work document that cannot be displayed in full on the screen. Use Your Knuckle to Take a Scrolling Screenshot Tap a knuckle against the screen and hold to draw an "S". Your device will automatically scroll to the bottom of the page to capture all of the content in a single screenshot.
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.
Essentials Set the Default Volume Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration and you can then set the default volume for the following items: Ringer, Messages, Notifications • Alarms • Music, Videos, Games • Calls • Calling services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. Multi-Window Enable Split-screen Mode Multi-Window allows you to open apps in split screen for multitasking.
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Essentials Multi-Window View for a Single App You can create two task windows for the same app (such as Email and Notepad), and drag images, text, or documents between them. This feature is unavailable in some apps. Enter the split-screen view within an app. Open the Email app.
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Essentials Find and Switch Between Floating Windows for Apps You can quickly find and switch between floating windows for apps using the floating window management function. Make sure that you have opened floating windows for multiple apps and minimised them into the floating ball.
Essentials The window sizes can only be adjusted on certain products. Power On and Off or Restart Your Device Turn On and Off or Restart Your Device Power Your Device On and Off To power off your device, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds, touch Power off and Touch to power off.
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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 authorised Huawei Customer • Service Centre to replace the battery.
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Essentials Battery Battery Level Icon Charging, at least 90% battery remaining. If 100% is displayed next to the battery icon, or a charging complete message is displayed on the lock screen, the battery is fully charged. Wireless Reverse Charging Wireless reverse charging allows your device to charge other devices that support this feature, including phones, tablets, watches, and bands.
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.
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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 centre •...
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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".
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.
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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.
When you see any content that you are interested in on your device, touch and hold the screen with two fingers spread slightly apart to bring up AI Touch to learn more. Go to Settings > HUAWEI Assistant > AI Touch and enable AI Touch. Shop with AI Touch...
Huawei Share Share Local Files Between Devices You can use Huawei Share to quickly share files between Huawei devices. The recipient can preview the files before agreeing to accept them and view the full content of the files after receiving them. For example, the recipient can view received pictures and videos in Gallery.
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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.
Currently, Super Device supports linking tablets with the following types of devices. To use this feature, make sure that devices to be connected support Super Device. 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: Phone: Only phones that support Multi-cam mode can be discovered.
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Multi-cam mode via Super Device. Check whether can be found in Camera > More on the relevant devices. Vision: Ensure that it is connected to the same LAN and logged in to the same HUAWEI ID •...
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.
Camera and Gallery Take Burst Photos Use Burst mode to take a sequence of photos in quick succession so you can choose the best one. Open Camera, select Photo mode, and make sure the rear camera is in use. Press and hold the shutter button or one of the Volume buttons to take burst photos. When shooting, you'll see a number in the viewfinder, which indicates how many photos you've taken so far.
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.
Camera and Gallery Add Stickers to Photos Add a sticker, such as a time, weather, mood, or food sticker, to spice up your photos. Go to Camera > More and select Stickers mode. If the Stickers option is not present in More, touch , then download Stickers.
Camera and Gallery Pro Mode 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 >...
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Camera and Gallery When shooting in bright daylight, select . When shooting in low-light environments, select Touch to adjust the colour 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.
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 Description Mode...
Camera and Gallery Adjust the video resolution and frame rate: Go to > Video resolution and select • the desired resolution. A higher resolution will result in a higher quality video with a larger file size. You can touch Frame rate to select your desired frame rate. Select a space-saving video format: Touch and toggle on the Efficient video •...
Camera and Gallery Frame your subject within the viewfinder, then touch to start recording. Adjust the Slow-Mo Part in Slow-Mo Videos For a slow-mo video, you can change which part of it you want to play in slow motion. This feature is only available for slow-mo videos recorded at 4x or 8x. The 8x option is not available on certain devices.
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Camera and Gallery 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 > > Aspect ratio and select an aspect ratio. This feature is not available in some modes.
Camera and Gallery Capture Smiles Enable Capture smiles. The camera will take a photo automatically when it detects a smile in the viewfinder. Use the Horizontal Level for Better Compositions Enable Horizontal level to display a horizontal guiding line on the viewfinder. When the dotted line overlaps with the solid line, it indicates that the camera is parallel with the horizontal level.
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Camera and Gallery Enable the following functions on this device and the connected device: Go to Settings > Super Device > More settings > Multi-Device Gallery and ensure that Multi-Device Gallery is enabled. If Multi-Device Gallery is not displayed in the above path on the phone or tablet, search for and enable Multi-Device Collaboration in Settings.
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Camera and Gallery When using the Adjust or Filter feature, you can touch Compare to compare the photo before and after editing. Comparison is not supported in some editing modes. Touch to save the edits. Add Stickers to Photos In Gallery, touch a photo, then go to >...
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Camera and Gallery Rotate a photo: Touch the photo, then touch to rotate it or to flip it. • Add or remove borders: By default, borders are displayed between photos and along • the grid edges. To remove them, touch Frame. Touch to save the collage.
Camera and Gallery Move Photos and Videos Open an album, then touch and hold to select the photos and videos you want to move. 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 photos and videos stored on your device.
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Camera and Gallery 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 down memory lane and instantly relive the good times. To start using Highlights, go to Camera >...
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Camera and Gallery Add images or videos: Touch and follow the onscreen instructions to select images • or videos to be added to the album. Remove images or videos: Touch and hold to select the images or videos you want to •...
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.
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Apps Search for Contacts Open Contacts, go to > Settings > Display preferences, and touch All contacts to display all your contacts. Ensure that the corresponding icon at the bottom is enabled. On the top of the Contacts screen, enter keywords for the contact you want to find in the search box.
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Apps For Wi-Fi only tablets, open Contacts in the Tools folder. Touch , enter the group name, such as "Family" or "Friends", then touch OK. In a chat group, touch , follow the onscreen instructions to add contacts to the group, then touch Edit a Contact Group On the Groups screen, select the group you want to edit and touch...
Apps Add Emergency Information Calling services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. From the Contacts screen, go to My card > Emergency information. Touch ADD and set your personal, medical, and emergency contact information. To modify the information, touch on the Emergency screen.
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Apps Go to Phone > > Settings, and enable Power button ends call. Set a Call Background To set a wallpaper as the call background, do the following: Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. Select a picture and set it as the wallpaper. You can also set a profile picture for a contact to be shown on the call background.
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Apps On the Phone screen, go to > Delete entries, select the entries you want to delete, • then touch Delete. On the Phone screen, swipe left on the entry you want to delete, then touch • Set a Ringtone You can set a personalised ringtone for incoming calls depending on your preferences.
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Apps Touch to set a reminder for calling back. • Enable Call Waiting The Call waiting feature lets you answer an incoming call when a call is already in progress by placing the first call on hold. This feature requires the support of your carrier. For details, contact your carrier.
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Apps Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, touch the contact you want to block, then choose • > Block contact. Set Whether to Receive Notifications for Blocked Calls Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Receive notifications and set whether to receive notifications when calls are blocked.
Apps The emergency call feature is subject to local regulations and individual mobile carriers. Network issues or other types of interference may lead to emergency calls not working. From the lock screen, access the screen for entering your password, and touch Emergency.
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Apps Delete a Message You can delete messages using either of the following methods: On the Messaging screen, swipe left the message to be deleted, then touch • Touch and hold a message, select multiple messages you wish to delete, then touch •...
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.
Apps For better video calls, keep your device within 1 metre (3.3 feet) of you and ensure • that you are in a bright environment. The beauty level adjustment feature is only supported by some products. • You can touch More and then perform the following: Touch to mute MeeTime.
Apps Use Events Events help you schedule activities in your daily and work life, such as attending company meetings, arranging social get-togethers, and making credit card repayments. You can add events and set reminders to help you arrange your schedule in advance. Add an Event Open Calendar and touch Enter the details of the event, such as the title, location, and start and end times.
Apps Add an Alarm Go to Clock > Alarm, then touch to add an alarm. Follow the onscreen instructions to set the alarm ringtone, repeat cycle, ring duration, and snooze duration. Touch to save the settings. Modify or Delete an Alarm Touch an existing alarm to modify or delete it.
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Apps Add a Note by Scanning Documents Open Notepad and go to Notes > > > Scan document. Align your device camera with the picture or file you want to scan and touch to start scanning. The scanned pages are saved in Notepad. Go to Extract text >...
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Apps Manage Your Notepad You can sort your Notepad items by category and put them into different folders, delete unwanted items, and share items with other people. When viewing a list of items or an individual item in Notepad, touch the status bar at the top of the screen to quickly return to the first item or the beginning of the item you are viewing.
Apps Handwritten notes do not support Export as document, and other types of notes can be exported into TXT or HTML files when using Export as document. You can view saved notes as follows: Open Files, search for and touch Documents, then touch Notepad.
Apps Touch to adjust the playback speed. • Touch to add a tag. • Touch a tag to rename it. • Edit a Recording On the Recorder home screen, touch a recording. Touch Edit to display the waveform of the recording. Drag the start and end bars to adjust the clip length.
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Apps Touch and add the addresses of any recipients to whom you wish to CC or BCC the email. If you have more than one email account, you will also need to select the email address you wish to send the email from. Write the email, enter the subject, then touch Save an Email as a Draft On the Compose screen, enter the recipient's email address, subject, or email content, and...
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Apps Open an email, then view, reply to, forward, or delete the email. If you are notified about an important event in an email, go to > Add to calendar to import the event into your calendar. Swipe left or right on the email screen to view the previous or next email. Organise Emails by Subject On the Inbox screen, go to >...
Apps Add Multiple Email Accounts Go to Email > > Settings > Add account. Select an existing email service provider or enter a new email address and password to add an email account. Switch Between Email Accounts On the Inbox screen, touch Inbox and select the email account you wish to use. Change Account Name and Signature On the Inbox screen, go to >...
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Apps Swipe down from the top of the screen, and your device will automatically clean up system trash. Manually Clean Up System Trash In addition to automatic cleanup, your device will also detect and recommend trash files for you to clean up manually. On the Cleanup screen, touch Clean up next to a category, select the items you want to clean up, then touch DELETE .
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Apps On the More data settings screen, touch Usage reminders. From there, you can set whether a notification will be sent or if mobile data will be disabled once the monthly data limit or roaming data limit has been topped. On the More data settings screen, you can set whether to Show data used when the screen is locked.
Apps Set different block rules, such as your blocklist, to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam messages. Block Spam Messages Go to Messaging > > Blocked > Alternatively, go to Optimizer > Blocked > Touch Message block rules and enable Block unknown numbers. Your device will then block all messages from unknown numbers.
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On your new device, 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.
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.
Settings device will also evaluate the quality of the current Wi-Fi network and switch to mobile data if the Wi-Fi signal is poor. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi. Touch More settings > Wi-Fi+ and enable or disable Wi-Fi+. Mobile Data Share Your Network Connection with Other Devices Data services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.
Settings On your device, go to Settings > Mobile network > Personal hotspot > More, and enable USB tethering to share your mobile data or the currently connected Wi-Fi network. Manage Data Usage This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. Open Optimizer, then touch Data usage to view data usage and manage network access.
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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.
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In the displayed dialog box on your device, touch Accept. Transfer by dragging • Select the file to be transferred and drag it to the corresponding device on the Huawei Share screen. In the displayed dialog box on your device, touch Accept.
Settings Ensure that PC Manager is running version 11.1 or later. Connect to a VPN Network A virtual private network (VPN) is a temporary connection that extends a private network across a public network, encrypting data transmission to provide security. When working outside the office, you can use a VPN to securely access your company's Intranet.
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Settings Adjust the Screen Brightness, Colour Mode, and Colour Temperature You can set the screen brightness, colour mode, and colour temperature according to your preferences. Automatically Adjust the Screen Brightness Go to Settings > Display & brightness, and enable Automatic. Your device will automatically adjust the screen brightness according to the ambient lighting conditions.
Settings When the ambient lighting is of a warm colour temperature, the screen will take on a yellowish tint; when the ambient lighting is of a cold colour temperature, the screen will take on a whitish tint. Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Colour, and enable or disable Natural Tone. Enable Dark Mode You can enable Dark mode to apply a darker colour scheme, which helps prevent excessive screen light from irritating your eyes and saves battery power.
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Settings Enable or Disable Do Not Disturb You can enable or disable Do Not Disturb using the following methods: 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.
Settings If you are carrying your device in your pocket, the ringtone volume will gradually increase to prevent you from missing important calls. Calling services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. Set a Ringtone for a Contact Set a different ringtone for a particular contact to distinguish more easily when that contact is calling you.
Settings Notifications Turn on Screen Go to Settings > Notifications > More notification settings, and enable Wake screen. Your device will then automatically turn on the lock screen when it receives a notification. Show Notification Icons in the Status Bar Go to Settings >...
Settings Lock Screen Password You can set a numeric, pattern, or hybrid password as your lock screen password. Set a Lock Screen Password You can set a PIN, pattern, or password for unlocking your device. Go to Settings > Biometrics & password and touch Lock screen password. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter a PIN or touch Change unlock method to select your preferred password type.
Settings Enable Smart Charge Smart Charge learns from your charging habits and manages the charging process intelligently. This feature reduces the battery wear level and prolongs the battery life by reducing the time your device spends fully charged. It is advised that you keep this feature enabled.
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 it, and will not upload it to the network or server.
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Settings View or Delete Stored Usernames and Passwords You can view or delete the usernames and passwords stored in Password Vault at any time. Go to Settings > Security > Password Vault > ACCOUNTS to view or delete the stored usernames and passwords.
Settings Enable Smart Unlock Smart Unlock enables you to unlock your device with a Bluetooth device, such as a smart band, without a password, fingerprint, or facial authentication. Pair your device 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.
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Settings Calling services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. On the Permission manager screen, touch the permission you want to manage, and toggle the switch for each app on or off as required. Create a PrivateSpace for Your Private Data Create your PrivateSpace that is completely independent of MainSpace (the original space) on your device, which can be accessed using your fingerprint or a password.
Settings Reset Password for PrivateSpace You can set a security question when creating the password for PrivateSpace, which will help you to reset the password if you happen to forget it. In PrivateSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace, then touch Password protection.
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Settings Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Accessibility > Colour correction and enable Colour correction. Touch Correction mode to select a colour correction mode. Use Magnification Gestures Use magnification gestures to zoom in on the screen. On the Accessibility > Magnification screen, touch Magnification, then enable it. Zoom in or out by touching the screen three times in a row.
Learn more about the stylus: Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Stylus. You can also • touch Firmware update to update the stylus firmware. HUAWEI M-Pen 2 is not supported on all device models. Users & Accounts Add a User or Guest Account Go to Settings >...
On your new device, 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.
HUAWEI IDs. Make sure to back up your data before restoring your device to its factory settings.
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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.