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  • Page 1 MatePad Pro 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 Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet and Phone Huawei Share Camera and Gallery Launch Camera Take Photos Take Panoramic Photos Add Stickers to Photos Documents Mode Record Videos...
  • Page 3 Contents MeeTime Calendar Clock Notepad Recorder Email Calculator Torch App Twin Tablet Manager Tablet Clone Settings Search for Items in Settings Wi-Fi Bluetooth More Connections Home Screen & Wallpaper Display & Brightness Sounds & Vibration Notifications Biometrics & Password Apps Battery Storage Security...

  • Page 4: Basic Gestures

    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.

  • Page 5: System Navigation

    Essentials 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 on the home screen. Open the notification panel Swipe down from the upper left edge of the screen to display the notification panel.

  • Page 6: Tablet Clone

    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.

  • Page 7: Notification And Status Icons

    Essentials 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. Alternative, you can manually lock the screen in either of the following ways: Press the Power button.
  • Page 8 Essentials Data saver enabled No SIM card detected Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected Wi-Fi connected Hotspot disconnected Switching network via Wi-Fi+ Alarm set Battery empty Low battery Charging Quick charging Super charging Super wireless charging Quick wireless charging Regular wireless charging Power saving mode enabled Digital balance enabled Bluetooth enabled...

  • Page 9: Control Panel

    Essentials Airplane mode enabled Control Panel Use Shortcut Switches 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. Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature. •...

  • Page 10: Home Screen Widgets

    Essentials Home Screen Widgets Add, Move, or Delete Home Screen Widgets You can add, move, or delete home screen widgets, such as Screen lock, Weather, Notepad, Clock, Contacts, Petal Search and Calendar, according to your personal requirements. Add Weather, Clock, and Other Widgets to the Home Screen Pinch two fingers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode.

  • Page 11: Screenshots & Screen Recording

    Essentials Set an Image from Gallery as Your Wallpaper Open Gallery, and open the image you want to set as your wallpaper. Go to > Set as > Wallpapers, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setting. Screenshots & Screen Recording Take a Screenshot Use Your Knuckle to Take a Screenshot Go to Settings >...
  • Page 12 Essentials Use Knuckle Gestures to Take a Partial Screenshot 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 13: View And Clear Notifications

    Essentials Record the Screen Record your screen activities in sharable videos to compose a tutorial, show off your awesome gaming skills, and a lot more. Use a Key Combination to Start Screen Recording Press and hold the Power and Volume up buttons simultaneously to start screen recording. To stop recording, press and hold both buttons again.

  • Page 14: Adjust Sound Settings

    Essentials Clear Notifications You can remove a notification by swiping right on it. • You can touch at the bottom of the notification panel to clear all notifications. • Some system notifications and notifications from apps running in the foreground cannot be cleared.

  • Page 15: Enter Text

    Essentials Enter Text Select, Copy, Paste, or Share Text You can select text displayed on your screen, copy or cut it to the clipboard, then paste it somewhere else. You can also share it in multiple ways. Touch and hold the text until appears.
  • Page 16 Essentials Drag and drop an image: When taking notes with Notepad, open Files, select the photo • you want to add, and drag it into the Notepad editor. Drag and drop text: When sending an SMS message, open Notepad, touch and hold the •...
  • Page 17 Essentials Drag text: Touch and hold the text and select the desired part from one split-screen • window, then touch and hold the text again and drag it to the other window. Drag a document: Select a document from one split-screen window and drag it to the •...

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

    Essentials Browse through the floating window previews: Swipe up or down to find the • floating window preview of the app you are looking for. Display the floating window for an app: Touch the floating window preview of the • app to display it in a floating window.

  • 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 authorised Huawei Customer • Service Centre to replace the battery.
  • Page 20 Essentials It is recommended that you avoid using your device while charging. • Charging with a Charger To ensure charging safety, use the charger and USB cable that came with your device. Use a USB cable to connect the charger to your device. Plug the charger into a power socket.
  • Page 21 Essentials Go to Settings > Battery (or Optimiser > ) and enable Wireless Reverse Charging. Power on the device to be charged and place it on the centre of the back of your device. Do not place any metal objects between your device and the device to be charged. If the device does not start charging within 5 seconds, adjust its position and try again.

  • Page 22: 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 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 This feature is only available in some countries and regions. Open an App with Voice Commands Wake up AI Voice and give voice commands such as "Open the Camera", "Open YouTube", "Open PayPal", or "Open HUAWEI Music". This feature is only available in some countries and regions. •...

  • Page 25: Ai Lens

    Smart Features Say or type in what you want to be translated. AI Voice will display the translated result and broadcast it for you. Communicate Easily with Face-to-Face Translation Face-to-face translation allows you to overcome language barriers when you are travelling abroad or in an international conference.
  • Page 26 Smart Features From the Search Bar When the screen is unlocked, swipe down from the centre of the screen to open the search box and touch next to the search bar 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 27: Ai Touch

    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...

  • Page 28: Easy Projection

    Connect Your Tablet and Phone Only some Huawei and Honor phones support this feature. Connect your tablet and phone to enable Multi-Screen Collaboration using the following...
  • Page 29 Smart Features Swipe down from the upper right edge of the tablet screen to display the control centre, touch to expand the shortcut switches panel, then enable Multi-Screen Collaboration. Swipe down from the upper right edge of the phone screen to display the control centre and enable Bluetooth.

  • Page 30: Huawei Share

    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 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 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, which indicates how many photos you've taken so far.

  • Page 33: Documents Mode

    Camera and Gallery Go to Camera > More and select Stickers mode. If the Stickers option is not present in More, touch , then download Stickers. Select a sticker, which will then be displayed in the viewfinder. Drag the sticker to change its position. Touch and hold the dot on the corner of the sticker and drag it to resize the sticker.

  • Page 34: Time-Lapse Photography

    Camera and Gallery Record Videos 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 area you want to focus on. Touch and hold the viewfinder to lock the •...

  • Page 35: Adjust Camera Settings

    Camera and Gallery Place your device in position. To reduce camera shake, use a tripod to steady your device. Touch to start recording, then touch to end the recording. The recorded video is automatically saved to Gallery. Adjust Camera Settings Adjust Camera Settings You can adjust the camera settings to take photos and videos more quickly.

  • Page 36: Manage Gallery

    Camera and Gallery Mute the Shutter Sound Enable Mute to mute the camera shutter sound. This feature is only available in some countries and regions. 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.
  • Page 37 Camera and Gallery Connect your device and the target phone or tablet to the same router or personal hotspot, log in to the same HUAWEI ID, and enable Bluetooth on both devices. The two devices will then automatically connect to each other.
  • Page 38 Camera and Gallery Add Stickers to Photos In Gallery, touch a photo, 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. Touch to delete the sticker.
  • Page 39 Camera and Gallery Touch to save the collage. To view the saved collage, go to Albums > Collages. Edit Videos Open Gallery and select a video you want to edit from an album or the Photos tab. Touch to display the video editing screen, where you can: Select a theme: Touch Template and select a preset theme to automatically add filters •...
  • Page 40 Camera and Gallery When you are finished, touch to preview and to save the video. When saving the video, you can specify the video resolution as required. Share Photos and Videos Open Gallery and share a photo or video in the following ways: Share a single photo or video: Touch the photo or video, then touch •...

  • Page 41: Highlights

    Camera and Gallery 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. Moving items across albums will not affect the view in these albums. Delete Photos and Videos Touch and hold to select the items you want to delete, then go to >...
  • Page 42 Camera and Gallery 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 instantly relive the good times. To start using Highlights, go to Camera > and enable Location tag.
  • Page 43 Camera and Gallery Apply a filter: Touch Filters and select a filter. Drag the slider to adjust the filter • effects. Edit background music: Touch Music and then touch Add music to choose from preset • background music or your locally saved music. You can also touch Extract audio to extract audio from a video.
  • Page 44 Camera and Gallery Remove photos or videos: Touch and hold to select the photos or videos you want to • remove, touch , and then touch Remove. Rename Highlights Albums On the Highlights tab, touch an album. Go to > Rename and enter a new name. Delete Highlights Albums On the Highlights tab, select a Highlights album.

  • Page 45: Apps

    Apps Apps App Basics Locate an Installed App Swipe down from the middle of the home screen to show the search bar, and enter the app name. When the app is found, touch next to its name. Uninstall an App You can uninstall an app using any of the following methods: When using the Standard style home screen, touch and hold the app icon on the home •...

  • Page 46: Contacts

    Apps Clear the Cache of an App Delete app cache files to free up storage space. Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, select the app for which you want to clear the cache, then go to Storage > Clear cache. Contacts Create and Edit Contact Information You can create contacts in multiple ways, as well as view and manage your contacts list.

  • Page 47: 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 optimised automatically when the network signal is weak.
  • Page 48 Data services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets. Make a High-quality Video or Voice Call Use MeeTime to make smooth and high-quality calls between Huawei devices such as phones and tablets. You can enjoy clear video calls even in dark environments and adjust the beauty level during video calls.

  • Page 49: Calendar

    Apps Touch to exit screen sharing. Calendar 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.

  • Page 50: Clock

    Apps 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. Follow the onscreen instructions to set the alarm ringtone, repeat cycle, ring duration, and snooze duration.

  • Page 51: Notepad

    Apps Go to Clock > World clock, touch , and enter the name of a city or select one from the list of cities. Notepad Create a Note To help you quickly keep a track of your thoughts and inspirations, you can create notes using the Handwrite (to write or draw the content) and Scan document modes, or in conjunction with Multi-Screen Collaboration.
  • Page 52 Apps Touch to write or draw the content you want to note down in the selected colour. Touch to save the note. Create To-dos You can create to-dos to keep a track of day-to-day essentials, such as daily shopping lists, tasks at work, and household chores.
  • Page 53 Apps If your device supports fingerprint or face unlock, you can use fast authentication by performing the following: Go to Notepad > > Settings > Note lock, then enable Unlock with Fingerprint ID and Unlock with Face Recognition. Sort Notepad Items by Category You can sort the Notepad items into different folders by category and add labels in different colours.

  • Page 54: Recorder

    Apps Touch and hold a note or to-do item you want to delete, select or drag over the check • boxes of any other notes or to-do items you want to delete as well, then touch 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 Recorder Recorder...

  • Page 55: Email

    Apps Select your preferred sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the recording. Email Add Email Accounts Add your email account in the Email app to start using your device for convenient email access. Add a Personal Email Account Open Email on your device, then select the default email or select from the available letterbox providers.
  • Page 56 Apps 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 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 57 Apps 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 > Settings > General, and enable Organise by subject. Add an Email Contact to a Group You can create email groups to communicate more efficiently.

  • Page 58: Calculator

    Apps 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 > Settings, select an account, and set the corresponding Account name, Signature, and Default account.

  • Page 59: App Twin

    Apps Torch You can turn on or turn off the torch in the following ways: Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel, touch • to expand the shortcut switches panel, and touch Torch to turn on or turn off the torch. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the lock screen to display the shortcut panel, and touch •...

  • Page 60: Tablet Clone

    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.
  • Page 61 Apps On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the data cloning.

  • Page 62: 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 63: Bluetooth

    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 64: More Connections

    Settings Pair the sending and recipient devices via Bluetooth. On the sending device, touch and hold a file, select the files you want to share, touch and select Bluetooth. Operations may vary if you are sharing files from apps directly. Touch the Bluetooth name of the recipient device to start sharing.
  • Page 65 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 66: Home Screen & Wallpaper

    Settings Connect with Wi-Fi Direct: If your printer supports Wi-Fi Direct, follow the instructions • in the printer manual to enable this feature. On your device, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, enable Wi-Fi, go to More settings > Wi-Fi Direct, then touch the printer to establish the connection.
  • Page 67 Settings Select the Home Screen Layout Pattern Pinch two fingers together on the home screen, go to Home screen settings > Layout, then select a layout pattern you prefer. Set Your Home Screen in Settings You can also go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen settings, then enable Auto-align and more.

  • Page 68: Display & Brightness

    Settings Disable the Drawer Style To disable the drawer style, set Home screen style to Standard. Display & Brightness Adjust the Screen Brightness, Colour Mode, and Colour Temperature You can set the screen brightness, colour mode, and colour temperature according to your preferences.
  • Page 69 Settings Enable or Disable Natural Tone Natural Tone enables your device to simulate the way human eyes adapt to ambient lighting to automatically adjust the colour temperature. When the ambient lighting is of a warm colour temperature, the screen will take on a yellowish tint;...

  • Page 70: Sounds & Vibration

    Settings Text Size and Weight Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Text size and weight and drag the slider for Text size or Text weight. Enlarge or Reduce Display Size Display size determines the size of content (including text and images) displayed within apps.

  • Page 71: Notifications

    Settings Set a Schedule for Do Not Disturb Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb and disable Do Not Disturb. Enable Scheduled. Your device will enter Do not disturb mode at the specified time on Saturdays and Sundays by default. Touch Scheduled to set the time frame and repeat cycle.

  • Page 72: 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 device will not ring or vibrate.

  • Page 73: Apps

    Settings Add More Facial Profiles You can add a maximum of five facial profiles for your device 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 74: Battery

    Settings Enable App Twin App Twin enables you to log in to two WhatsApp or Facebook accounts simultaneously, allowing you to keep your work and private life separate. App Twin is only supported by some apps. Go to Settings > Apps > App Twin and turn on or off the switch for the app you want to apply the feature.
  • Page 75 Settings Enable Performance Mode Performance mode adjusts power settings to deliver maximum performance. This will cause the battery to drain more quickly, especially when graphic-intensive apps are used. When the battery level is sufficient, go to Settings > Battery (or Optimiser > ) and enable Performance mode.

  • Page 76: Storage

    Settings Stay Connected while Your Device is Sleeping If you would like your device to continue to receive messages or download data while it is in sleep mode, set to keep your device connected when it sleeps. Please note that this may increase power consumption.
  • Page 77 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.
  • Page 78 Settings Enable App Lock Go to Settings > Security > App Lock > Enable, follow the onscreen instructions to set an App Lock password, and select an app to be locked. If you have enabled face or fingerprint unlock, you can link App Lock with a face ID or fingerprint ID as prompted.

  • Page 79: Privacy

    Settings When using gesture navigation, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to access • the recent tasks screen, then touch on an app preview. To unpin, swipe up twice from the bottom of the screen. When using three-key navigation, touch to access the recent tasks screen, and touch •...
  • Page 80 Settings You can move private photos, videos, and other files to your PrivateSpace to prevent unauthorised access. You can also move your payment and gaming apps to PrivateSpace to prevent them from being accessed by your child. Enable and Access PrivateSpace Go to Settings >...

  • Page 81: Accessibility Features

    Settings In MainSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace, then go to > Reset password, and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the verification and reset the password. Transfer Data in PrivateSpace to Your New Device You can quickly transfer your PrivateSpace data, such as contacts, photos, and files, from the old device to the new one.

  • Page 82: Users & Accounts

    Protect Your Device 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 83: System & Updates

    Settings Add a User or Guest Account Go to Settings > Users & accounts > Signed in as, touch Add user or Add guest, then follow the onscreen instructions to add an account. Touch Switch to switch to the user or guest account. Configure the settings for the new account as prompted.
  • Page 84 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.

  • Page 85: About Tablet

    HUAWEI IDs. Make sure to back up your data before restoring your device to its factory settings.
  • Page 86 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 recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region. Model: MRR-W29...

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