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  • Page 1 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Foreword First-class functions Safe Taking a photo before focusing the camera Launching the camera from gallery QR code Privacy protection Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Turning on mobile data Connecting your phone to a computer Importing contacts from your old phone Touchscreen gestures Motion control...
  • Page 3 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Transferring data through Bluetooth Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct Transferring data between your phone and computer Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device Multi-screen display Huawei Beam Applications Managing applications Backup Phone Manager Calendar...
  • Page 4 Contents Phone settings Turning on location services Modifying tone settings Modifying display settings Turning on one-hand UI Turning on the suspend button Changing the lock screen style Turning on or off airplane mode Setting the PIN of your SIM card Setting up an account Restoring factory settings Updating your phone...

  • Page 5: Foreword

    Foreword This guide only applies to phones that are running EMUI 3.0. Please read this guide carefully before you start using the phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary. Symbols and definitions Highlights important information and tips, and Note...

  • Page 6: First-Class Functions

    First-class functions Safe The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected. Enabling the Safe On the home screen, touch Files. Under Categories or Local, touch Touch Enable. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter passwords and answers to security questions, and then touch Done.

  • Page 7: Launching The Camera From Gallery

    First-class functions Touch to take a photo. Go to Gallery, and select a photo that was taken in all-focus mode. indicates photos taken in all-focus mode. Touch to enter all-focus editing mode. Touch an area of the photo to change the focus point to that location. Touch Save Launching the camera from gallery...

  • Page 8: Privacy Protection

    First-class functions Frame the QR code with the camera. The camera will automatically scan the QR code entry. Touch the QR code entry to view details. Privacy protection If you have private data in your phone that you wish to keep hidden from others, you can enable privacy protection and set two different passwords, one for yourself and one for guests.
  • Page 9 First-class functions Under All, touch Security. Touch Privacy protection. Enter the owner password, and touch Next. Touch the Privacy protection switch to disable privacy protection. After privacy protection is disabled, your owner password will function as the screen unlock password and the visitor password will be invalid.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen • Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen. • Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen. To set the screen lock method, touch Settings on the home screen.

  • Page 11: Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network

    Getting started Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Under Shortcuts, touch and hold to display the Wi-Fi settings screen. Touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them.

  • Page 12: Importing Contacts From Your Old Phone

    Getting started If you have a microSD card installed, you can use your phone as a USB storage device, read data from its USB flash drive microSD card, and transfer data to and from a computer. For details, see USB flash drive mode.

  • Page 13: Touchscreen Gestures

    Getting started Touchscreen gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example, touch an application to select or open it. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode.

  • Page 14: Motion Control

    Getting started Spread apart and pinch together: Spread two fingers apart to zoom in, and pinch them together to zoom out on a map, web page, or picture. Pinch three fingers together: On the home screen, pinch three fingers together to display screen thumbnails.
  • Page 15 Getting started • Pick up: Pick up the phone to reduce the ring volume of incoming calls, alarms, and timers. • Raise to ear: When a call comes in, raise your phone to your ear to answer it. Similarly, from the call or contact details screen, raise your phone to your ear to call the corresponding number.

  • Page 16: Status Icons

    Getting started • Cover screen: Cover and slightly press your phone's screen with your palm to turn off your screen. • Double touch: Double-touch the screen to turn it on. • Draw: When your phone's screen is turned off, draw a letter to open the corresponding application.
  • Page 17 Getting started Enhanced Data Rates for 3G network connected GSM Evolution (EDGE) network connected High Speed Packet Access Evolved High-Speed (HSPA) network Packet Access (HSPA+) connected network connected Long Term Evolution (LTE) Airplane mode enabled network connected Receiving location data Bluetooth on from GPS Vibration mode enabled...

  • Page 18: Home

    Getting started Home Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

  • Page 19: Switching Between Home Screens

    Getting started Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create additional home screens. Auto-rotate screen If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views.

  • Page 20: Notification

    Getting started • Moving an application or widget: On the home screen, touch and hold an application icon or widget until your phone vibrates to enter editing mode. You can then drag an application or widget to any fitting blank space.

  • Page 21: Notification Panel

    Getting started Notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Flick left or right to switch between the notifications and shortcuts tabs. Touch to view the notification details and flick left or right across a notification to dismiss it. Touch to delete all notifications.

  • Page 22: Viewing Recently Used Applications

    Getting started To switch to another application, touch Home to return to the home screen, and touch the icon of the application you want to open. Viewing recently used applications Touch Recent to display the list of recently used applications. You can then: •...

  • Page 23: Changing The Wallpaper

    Getting started Select a theme and touch Apply. Online themes are not available in all regions or countries. Changing the wallpaper Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode. Touch Wallpapers. On the Wallpapers screen, you can: •...

  • Page 24: Texting

    Select an input method. To change your phone's default input method, touch Settings the home screen. Under All, touch Language & input > Default keyboard to select an input method. Huawei Swype input method Slide across letters to enter a word.

  • Page 25: Android Input Method

    Getting started Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. Touch and hold to go to the input settings screen. Touch to enter numbers and symbols. • Touch to enter a space. • Touch and hold to choose another language. •...

  • Page 26: Editing Text

    Getting started • Touch to enter a space. • Touch and hold to choose another input method. • Touch to enter a period. • Touch and hold to enter symbols. • Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor. •...

  • Page 27: Calls And Contacts

    Calls and contacts Making a call Smart dialing Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. On the home screen, touch Dialer. Under Dialer, enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the contact's phone number.

  • Page 28: Making An International Call

    Calls and contacts On the home screen, touch Dialer. Under Dialer, enter your local emergency number, and then touch For some phone models, you can make an emergency call even on the lock screen. On the lock screen, touch Emergency call, enter your local emergency number, and then touch Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment,...

  • Page 29: Answering Or Rejecting A Call

    Calls and contacts Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone. • Drag right to answer the call. • Drag left to reject the call. • Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialer screen, touch >...

  • Page 30: Answering A Third-Party Call

    Calls and contacts Touch > to place the current call on hold, and then touch again to resume the call. Touch to start a three-way call. Before you use three-way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider.

  • Page 31: Using The Call Log

    Calls and contacts Before you make conference calls, make sure that you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider. Call the first participant. When the call is connected, touch > to call the second participant. The first participant will be placed on hold. When the second call is connected, touch to start a conference call.

  • Page 32: Turning On Pocket Mode

    Calls and contacts Turning on pocket mode Are you ever worried about missing important calls when your phone is in your pocket? Pocket mode can help you out by increasing the ringtone volume and vibration intensity of incoming calls over time. On the home screen, touch Dialer.

  • Page 33: Managing Contacts

    Calls and contacts Managing contacts Creating a contact On the home screen, touch Contacts. Touch Touch the drop-down list box to choose the save location for the contact. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch Editing a contact On the home screen, touch Contacts.

  • Page 34: Importing Or Exporting Contacts

    Calls and contacts Enter the contact name or initials. Matching contacts are displayed as you type. Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. This is a standard contact file format. Contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information can be saved in .vcf files.

  • Page 35: Exporting Contacts To A Sim Card

    Calls and contacts Touch Next. The phone then turns on Bluetooth and scans for Bluetooth devices. Touch the Bluetooth device from which you want to import contacts. When the two devices are connected, your phone automatically imports the .vcf file from the other device. Importing contacts using Wi-Fi Direct On the home screen, touch Contacts.

  • Page 36: Sharing A Contact

    Calls and contacts Sharing a contact On the home screen, touch Contacts. Touch > Import/Export > Share contacts. Touch the contacts you want to share, or touch Select all to select all contacts. Touch , select a sharing mode, and follow the onscreen instructions to share the contact.

  • Page 37: Editing A Contact Group

    Calls and contacts Editing a contact group On the home screen, touch Contacts. Touch Groups and select the group you want to edit. Touch and add a new member to the group. Touch . You can then: • Touch Remove members and delete a member from the group.

  • Page 38: Messaging And Email

    Messaging and email Sending a text message On the home screen, touch Messaging. In the list of message threads, touch Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. You can also touch to enter the contact list screen and choose a contact or contact group.

  • Page 39: Deleting A Message

    Messaging and email In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. Touch and hold the message you want to forward, and touch Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch Add a message to your favorites You can add important messages to your favorites to avoid deleting them by...

  • Page 40: Adding An Email Account

    Messaging and email Adding an email account Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider. On the home screen, touch Email.

  • Page 41: Sending An Email

    Messaging and email Sending an email On the home screen, touch Email. Touch Touch Sender to choose an email account. Enter one or more recipients. To send the email to multiple recipients, touch Cc/Bcc:. Separate different email addresses with semicolons (;). Enter your email subject and contents and touch to add an attachment.

  • Page 42: Setting Up An Account

    Messaging and email Setting up an account Switching between email accounts If you have logged into multiple email accounts on your phone, switch to the one you want to use before you view or send emails. On the home screen, touch Email.

  • Page 43: Camera And Gallery

    Camera and Gallery Capture screen Touch to set the flash mode. Flick left or right to switch the capture mode. Touch to view your photos and videos. • Touch to switch to photo mode. • Touch and hold to take burst shots, and release your finger to stop.

  • Page 44: Taking A Photo

    Camera and Gallery Touch to switch between the rear and front cameras. Touch for more options. Taking a photo On the home screen, touch Camera. Frame the scene you want to capture. Your phone will automatically determine a focus point. You can also touch a point on the screen to focus the camera on it.
  • Page 45 Camera and Gallery • Object tracking: Touch and enable this under Settings. Touch an object on the capture screen. Your camera will keep it as the focus point while capturing a photo. • Double-press volume down key when phone locked: Touch and enable this under Settings.

  • Page 46: Shooting A Video

    Camera and Gallery Taking a photo with a watermark On the home screen, touch Camera. Touch > Watermark to switch to watermark mode. Flick left or right to add the watermark you like. Drag the watermark to adjust its position. Touch Taking a photo using audio control On the home screen, touch...

  • Page 47: Video Shooting Mode

    Camera and Gallery While recording, touch an object or a position on the screen to focus the camera on it, touch to pause the recording, and touch to continue. To end the recording, touch Video shooting mode On the video shooting screen, touch >...

  • Page 48: Gallery

    Camera and Gallery Gallery Displaying photos in timeline mode On the home screen, touch Gallery. Touch at the bottom of your screen to display your photos in list or timeline mode. Playing a slideshow On the home screen, touch Gallery. View the album in timeline mode and touch >...

  • Page 49: Setting A Photo As The Wallpaper

    Camera and Gallery Sharing a photo or video You can share your photos or videos in various ways. On the home screen, touch Gallery. Touch the photo or video you want to share. Touch , choose a sharing method, and follow the onscreen instructions to share your photo or video.

  • Page 50: Music And Video

    Music and video Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime. Add songs to your phone by: • Copying songs from your computer using the USB cable. For details, see mode.
  • Page 51 Music and video Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface. • Flick left or right to switch between the album cover, playlist, and lyrics. • You can also adjust the music volume, switch between playback modes, and open options menu on the main playback interface.

  • Page 52: Creating A Playlist

    Music and video Creating a playlist On the home screen, touch Music. Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. Name the playlist and touch Save. In the displayed dialog box, touch Add. Select the songs you want to add and touch Playing a playlist On the home screen, touch Music.

  • Page 53: Playing A Video

    Music and video Playing a video On the home screen, touch Videos. Touch the video you want to play. To stop the video playback, touch Touch to lock the screen. After the screen is locked, you will not be able to perform any operations on the video playing interface.

  • Page 54: Network And Sharing

    Network and sharing Turning on mobile data On the home screen, touch Settings then All. Under Wireless & networks, touch More. Touch Mobile networks. Touch Data enabled to enable your phone's mobile data service. When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage.

  • Page 55: Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection

    Network and sharing Touch Wi-Fi. Touch the Wi-Fi switch to enable the Wi-Fi. Touch Advanced settings. You can then: • Touch WPS connection and press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi router. • Touch WPS PIN connection and enter the PIN generated from your phone on your router.

  • Page 56: Transferring Data Through Bluetooth

    Network and sharing Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab. Under Wireless & networks, touch More. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. Touch USB tethering to share your mobile data connection. You cannot use your phone's USB tethering function when the phone is in USB storage mode.

  • Page 57: Transferring Data Using Wi-Fi Direct

    Network and sharing Renaming your phone By default, your phone model is used as your phone name after Bluetooth is turned on. You can change the name to one that's more personal and easier to find. On the home screen, touch Settings.

  • Page 58: Transferring Data Between Your Phone And Computer

    Network and sharing Under All, touch Wi-Fi. Touch Wi-Fi to enable the Wi-Fi. Touch Wi-Fi direct to scan for available devices. Choose a device. Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct Touch and hold the file you want to send and then touch Share >...

  • Page 59: Transferring Data Between Your Phone And A Usb Storage Device

    Network and sharing HiSuite mode HiSuite is a file transfer application developed by Huawei that lets you back up, synchronize, and transfer data between your phone and computer. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. On the...
  • Page 60 Network and sharing To connect to another phone, ensure that the phone has been installed with a microSD card. You can then: Connect two phones using a USB OTG cable and a USB cable. USB connection methods on the phone to be connected to USB flash drive.

  • Page 61: Multi-Screen Display

    Huawei Beam. Sharing a web page or contact through Huawei Beam Before you use Huawei Beam to share a web page or contact, make sure that both phones are not locked and that NFC and Huawei Beam are enabled.
  • Page 62 Network and sharing Place the two phones back to back. After a connection is set up, the phones play a tone, and the web page or contact screen shrinks. Touch the shrunken screen to display its information on the other phone.

  • Page 63: Applications

    Applications Managing applications Downloading applications A wide selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can: • Download applications from App Center. • Download applications from web pages using the browser on your phone. • Download applications using a computer, and copy the applications to your phone.

  • Page 64: Backup

    Applications System applications can't be shared. Uninstalling an application On the home screen, touch and hold the application you want to uninstall until is displayed at the top of the screen. Drag the application to and follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall it.

  • Page 65: Phone Manager

    Applications Phone Manager Phone Manager is Huawei's own system management application that lets you better protect and manage your phone. With Phone Manager, you can: • Optimize the system performance by diagnosing your phone, cleaning out trash files, and more.

  • Page 66: Calendar

    Applications • Touch Harassment filter to set a blacklist to block unwanted messages and calls. • Touch Notification manager to block unwanted push notifications. • Turn on Do not disturb. Your phone will ring only when you receive calls from allowed contacts. Tones for other calls, the message tones, and other notification tones will be muted.

  • Page 67: Clock

    Applications Viewing global holidays On the home screen, touch Calendar. Touch > Subscribe. Touch > Global holidays. Touch the country whose holidays you want to view. Your phone will automatically download the country's holiday information. Setting a local calendar On the home screen, touch Calendar.

  • Page 68: Using The World Clock

    Applications • Add an alarm: Touch , and set the alarm time, ringtone, how often it repeats, and more. Then touch • Turn on or turn off an alarm: Touch the switch button to the right of an alarm to turn it on or off. •...

  • Page 69: Weather

    Applications Timer On the home screen, touch Clock. Under Timer, turn the wheel to set the countdown time. Touch to set a tone for the timer. When you are done, touch to start the timer. When the timer ends, your phone plays a tone and starts overtime timing. Touch to stop the tone and reset the timer.

  • Page 70: Note

    Applications Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. Flick down from the top of your screen to manually update the weather. You can also set the weather to automatic update mode. Touch > , select Auto update, and set...

  • Page 71: Listening To Fm Radio

    Applications you open the FM radio. Listening to FM radio On the home screen, touch Tools > Radio. Touch to enable or disable the speaker. Touch to turn on or off the FM radio. Touch to return to the previous station. Touch to go to the next station.

  • Page 72: Phone Settings

    Phone settings Turning on location services Before you use a map or navigation application, make sure you have turned on location services. On the home screen, touch Settings. Under All, touch Location access. Touch Access my location to turn on your phone's location services. Touch Location mode.

  • Page 73: Modifying Display Settings

    Phone settings • Touch Phone ringtone to select a ringtone. If your phone supports dual cards, you can set individual ringtones for each card. • Touch Default notification tone to set a notification tone. • Touch System to turn on or off the notification tone or vibration when you touch or lock the screen, dial a number, and more.

  • Page 74: Turning On One-Hand Ui

    Phone settings Turning on one-hand UI One-hand UI makes using a phone with a large screen much easier. On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab. Under Smart assistance, touch More. Touch One-hand Touch One-hand UI to turn on one-hand UI. When one-hand UI is turned on, touch the arrow on either side of the screen to move the dialer or other operation area to the side of your choice.

  • Page 75: Changing The Lock Screen Style

    Phone settings • Touch to collapse the menu. Changing the lock screen style Face unlock On the home screen, touch Settings. Under All, touch Security. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up Face unlock as your primary unlock method.

  • Page 76: Turning On Or Off Airplane Mode

    Phone settings Touch Screen lock > PIN. Enter at least four digits and then enter them again for confirmation. Setting a screen unlock password On the home screen, touch Settings. Under All, touch Security. Touch Screen lock > Password. Enter at least four characters, among which one should be a letter, and then enter them again for confirmation.

  • Page 77: Setting The Pin Of Your Sim Card

    Phone settings Setting the PIN of your SIM card A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to better protect your phone data. If you enable the SIM card lock, you must enter the PIN each time you turn your phone on. Before you perform the following operations, make sure you have obtained the PIN for your SIM card from your service provider.

  • Page 78: Deleting An Account

    Phone settings Deleting an account On the home screen, touch Settings. Touch the tab. Under Accounts, select an account type. Select the account you want to delete. Follow the onscreen instructions to delete the account. Turning on data synchronization On the home screen, touch Settings.

  • Page 79: Updating Your Phone

    Using unauthorized third-party software to update your phone may damage your phone or put your personal information at risk. It is recommended that you update through your phone's online update feature or download official update packages from Huawei's official website. •...

  • Page 80: Setting The Date And Time

    Phone settings Setting the date and time On the home screen, touch Settings. Under All, touch Date & time. On the Date & time screen, you can: • Touch the Automatic date & time switch to use the network time or manually set the time.

  • Page 81: Legal Notice

    ® The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned may be the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 82 Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at any time, and Huawei does not guarantee the availability of any content or service. Third-party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei. To...
  • Page 83 CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL HUAWEI BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL SAVINGS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LOSSES ARE FORSEEABLE OR NOT.
  • Page 84 All statements, information, and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind, express or implied. Please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline for recent updated hotline and email address in your country or region. Model: HUAWEI G7-L01...

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