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  • Page 1 Y550 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Locking and unlocking the screen Getting to know your home screen Status icons Viewing recently used applications Texting Selecting an input method Huawei Swype input method Android input method Editing text Personalizing your phone Changing the home screen style Changing the theme...
  • Page 3 Messaging Sending a text message Sending a multimedia message Managing messages Browser Browsing web pages Adding a bookmark Setting the home page Clearing your browsing history Email Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Adding an Exchange account Sending an email Checking your emails Multimedia Camera...
  • Page 4 Installing an application Sharing an application Uninstalling an application Clearing the application cache Phone Manager Optimizing the system Power manager Harassment filter Backup, restoration, and update Backing up data to the local storage Restoring data from the local storage Restoring factory settings Online update Tools Calendar...

  • Page 5: Foreword

    Foreword Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend Y550 smartphone! This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. Also included are safety precautions you should be aware of, so please read this guide first before you begin using your new phone.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting started Getting started Your phone at a glance Headset jack Earpiece Proximity sensor/Ambient Front camera light sensor Keys Microphone Micro USB port Power button Volume button Status indicator Flash Rear camera Speaker...

  • Page 7: Charging The Battery

    Getting started Do not block the area around the ambient light and proximity sensor. When you attach a protective film to the screen, make sure it does not block the sensor. Keys • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application.

  • Page 8: Powering On Or Off Your Phone

    Getting started Important information about the battery • Rechargeable batteries have a limited lifecycle and may eventually need to be replaced. If you notice significantly reduced battery life, replace the battery. • If your phone has been running for long periods of time, especially in hot environments, heat may be pushed to the surface of the phone.

  • Page 9: Locking The Screen

    Getting started use. You can lock and unlock your screen in different ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section. Locking the screen • Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen. •...

  • Page 10: Getting To Know Your Home Screen

    Getting started 08:08 Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you'll find all of your favorite widgets and applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is shown below.

  • Page 11: Using The Notification Panel

    Getting started Status bar: displays notifications and status icons. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets. Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position. Dock: displays frequently used applications. Using the notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

  • Page 12: Taking A Screenshot

    Getting started Taking a screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Take a screenshot and share away. Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot.

  • Page 13: Status Icons

    Getting started Organizing home screen icons using folders On the home screen, drag an application onto another one to create a folder containing both of them. Touch the folder to open it. You can then: • Touch the folder name to rename it. •...

  • Page 14: Viewing Recently Used Applications

    Getting started Synchronizing data Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on More notifications Connected to a VPN Headset plugged in USB debugging mode USB tethering on enabled Viewing recently used applications Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications. You can then: •...

  • Page 15: Texting

    On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Touch to select an input method. To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home screen. Under All, touch Language input > Default to select an input method. Huawei Swype input method...

  • Page 16: Android Input Method

    Texting Slide across letters to enter a word, such as "bay". Touch to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and caps lock. Touch and hold to go to the settings screen. Touch to enter numbers and symbols. • Touch to enter a space. •...

  • Page 17: Editing Text

    Editing text Discover how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone. Hello, huawei • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag...
  • Page 18 Texting Hello, huawei...

  • Page 19: Personalizing Your Phone

    Personalizing your phone Personalizing your phone Changing the home screen style Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Home screen style. Choose Simple Standard and touch APPLY. Changing the theme On the home screen, touch Select a theme and touch APPLY.

  • Page 20: Changing The Font Size

    Personalizing your phone Touch Phone ringtone Default notification tone, and choose either of the following tabs: • Ringtone: Choose from the default selection. • Music: Choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone. Touch APPLY. Changing the font size On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Display.

  • Page 21: Calls

    Calls Calls Smart dialing You can make a call by entering the phone number on the dialer or use smart dialing that lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. On the home screen, touch Enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the contact's phone number.

  • Page 22: What You Can Do During A Call

    Calls On the dialer screen, touch > Call settings > Reject calls with SMS edit the message that will be sent. What you can do during a call 08:08 Touch > to place the current call on hold, and touch again to resume the call.

  • Page 23: Answering A Third-Party Call

    Calls To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Current call. Answering a third-party call Before you answer a third-party call, make sure you have enabled call waiting. If a call comes in when you are already in another call, drag right to answer the new call and place the first call on hold.

  • Page 24: Deleting Call Records

    Calls Touch Create new contact Save to existing contact. You can also touch and hold the number you want to add, and touch Create new contact Save to existing contact. Deleting call records On the home screen, touch Under Dialer, you can: •...

  • Page 25: Contacts

    Contacts Contacts Creating a contact On the home screen, touch Touch Create a new contact. Choose the save location for the contact. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch SAVE. Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. This is the standard format for files storing contacts.

  • Page 26: Copying Contacts

    Contacts Touch Import contacts > Another phone. Select Supports Bluetooth, and touch NEXT. The phone then turns on Bluetooth and scans for other Bluetooth devices in range. Touch the Bluetooth device from which you want to import contacts. When the two devices are paired, your phone automatically imports the .vcf file from the other device.

  • Page 27: Searching For A Contact

    Contacts Touch COPY and choose where you want to paste the contacts. Searching for a contact On the home screen, touch Enter the contact name or initials. Matching contacts are displayed as you type. Merging contacts On the home screen, touch Touch >...
  • Page 28 Contacts Under Favorites, touch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to, and choose Send message Send email from the displayed option menu. You can also open the contact group and touch to send a message to send an email.

  • Page 29: Messaging

    Messaging Messaging Sending a text message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Matching contacts are displayed as you type. Select a contact. Touch to select more contacts.

  • Page 30: Managing Messages

    Messaging Managing messages Copying messages to a SIM card On the home screen, touch 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 copy, and touch Copy to SIM card.

  • Page 31: Deleting A Thread

    Messaging Touch and hold the message you want to delete, and touch Delete. Touch > Delete to delete multiple messages simultaneously. Deleting a thread On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, you can: • Touch and hold the thread you want to delete, and touch Delete conversation.

  • Page 32: Browser

    Browser Browser Browsing web pages On the home screen, touch Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone then displays matching websites as you type. Touch the website you want to visit. Adding a bookmark On the home screen, touch On the Browser screen, open the web page you want to add as a...

  • Page 33: Adding A Pop3 Or Imap Email Account

    Email Email 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 Touch Others. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next.

  • Page 34: Sending An Email

    Email Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your Exchange account. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings. When your Exchange account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed. Sending an email On the home screen, touch On the Inbox screen, touch...
  • Page 35 Email • Flick left to go back to the previous email or flick right to skip to the next email. Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on the network condition. On the Inbox screen, touch > Refresh to refresh the inbox.

  • Page 36: Multimedia

    Multimedia Multimedia Camera Your phone supports a variety of capture scenarios, such as scenery, portrait, and dynamic. It also supports smart, beauty, panoramic, audio control, and burst capture modes. Capture screen Touch to record a video. • Touch to take a photo. •...

  • Page 37: Taking A Photo

    Multimedia Touch to switch between the rear and front cameras. Touch for more options. Taking a photo On the home screen, touch Frame the scene you want to capture. Let your camera focus automatically or touch the screen to focus the camera. When the camera is focused, the frame in the center of the viewfinder turns green.

  • Page 38: Taking A Panoramic Photo

    Multimedia Frame the scene you want to capture. Touch and hold . The camera then takes up to 10 photos in rapid succession. You can stop shooting anytime by releasing your finger. Taking a panoramic photo On the home screen, touch Touch >...
  • Page 39 Multimedia Touch > to switch to HDR mode. Frame the scene you want to capture. Touch The front camera does not support HDR. Taking a photo using audio control On the home screen, touch Touch > to switch to audio control mode. Frame the scene you want to capture.

  • Page 40: Gallery

    Multimedia Gallery Viewing photos or videos On the home screen, touch Touch an album. Touch a photo or video to view it in full screen mode. When viewing a photo, pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in. Playing a slideshow On the home screen, touch Touch an album.

  • Page 41: Music

    Multimedia On the home screen, touch Touch an album. Touch , and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu. Select the photo or video you want to share. Touch SHARE and follow the onscreen instructions to share the photo or video.

  • Page 42: Creating A Playlist

    Multimedia Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics. Touch to add a song to your Favorites. Touch to switch between different playing modes (repeat the current song, repeat the playlist, shuffle, and play in sequence). •...
  • Page 43 Multimedia Sharing a song On the home screen, touch Select a category. On the song list, touch > Share. Select the song you want to share. Touch SHARE. From the displayed option menu, choose a file type. Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the song.

  • Page 44: Internet Connection

    Internet connection Internet connection Turning on your mobile network On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Mobile networks. Select the Data enabled check box. When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off your mobile network to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage. Wi-Fi network Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi networks.

  • Page 45: Wi-Fi Hotspot

    Internet connection Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) lets you quickly connect to a Wi-Fi network. Simply press the WPS button or enter the PIN to connect your phone to a Wi- Fi router that supports WPS. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.

  • Page 46: Sharing Data

    Sharing data Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on or turning off Bluetooth On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Bluetooth...

  • Page 47: Wi-Fi Direct

    Sharing data Sharing a file using Bluetooth To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, enable Bluetooth on both devices and pair them with each other. On the home screen, touch Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share >...

  • Page 48: Connecting Your Phone To A Computer

    Sharing data Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct When a file comes in through Wi-Fi Direct, your phone automatically begins receiving it. You can open the notification panel to view the file receiving progress. By default, received files are saved to the Wi-Fi Direct folder in File...

  • Page 49: File Manager

    File Manager File Manager Creating a folder On the home screen, touch Under Local, touch Internal card. Touch > folder. Name the folder and touch Save. Searching for a file On the home screen, touch Under Local, touch Internal card. Touch >...

  • Page 50: Renaming A File

    File Manager On the home screen, touch Under Local, touch Internal card. Touch > Compress. Select the file or folder you want to compress, and touch Compress. Choose the save path of the compressed file, name it, and touch OK. To decompress a file, touch and hold it, and choose Extract from the...

  • Page 51: Checking The Storage Status

    File Manager Checking the storage status On the home screen, touch Under Local, touch > Storage. On the Storage screen, view the total and available space in your phone's internal storage or microSD card.

  • Page 52: Managing Applications

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

  • Page 53: Uninstalling An Application

    Managing applications Drag the application to On the displayed dialog box, select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the application. System applications can't be shared. Uninstalling an application On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Manage apps.

  • Page 54: Phone Manager

    Phone Manager Phone Manager Optimizing the system Phone scanning Phone scanning lets you run a full check of your phone's operation status and quickly optimize the system. On the home screen, touch Touch Scan Touch to scan. After the scan is complete, follow the onscreen instructions to clear trash files, optimize the system, and remove potential threats to your phone.

  • Page 55: Power Manager

    Phone Manager Power manager Setting the power saving mode On the home screen, touch Touch Power saving. On the Power saving screen, you can: • Touch Normal to enable normal mode. • Touch Smart to enable smart mode and have your phone conserve power while still allowing full use of all phone functions.

  • Page 56: Notification Manager

    Phone Manager Notification manager Some applications may push all kinds of notifications to your phone. Notification manager lets you set restriction rules on notifications to avoid receiving unnecessary information. On the home screen, touch Flick left and touch Notification manager. On the Notification manager screen, you can:...

  • Page 57: Backup, Restoration, And Update

    Backup, restoration, and update Backup, restoration, and update Backing up data to the local storage On the home screen, touch > Select or clear the Encrypt your backup check box. Once the backup file is encrypted, you need to enter the password to access it. Touch backup.

  • Page 58: Restoring Factory Settings

    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 59: Tools

    Tools Tools Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. If you have saved the birthday information for your contacts, Calendar automatically creates birthday reminders. Creating an event On the home screen, touch Touch Enter event details, such as the event name, time, location, and how often it repeats.

  • Page 60: World Clock

    Tools Alarm On the home screen, touch Under Alarm, you can: • Add an alarm: Touch , and set the alarm time, ringtone, how often it repeats, and more. Then touch DONE. • Turn on or turn off an alarm: Touch the switch button to the right of an alarm to turn it on or off.

  • Page 61: Weather

    Tools Touch Reset to clear all stopwatch records. Timer On the home screen, touch On the Timer tab, rotate the dial to set the timer duration, or touch an option to quickly select a time duration. Touch to set a tone for the timer. When you are done, touch Start to start the timer.

  • Page 62: Updating The Weather

    Tools Touch Touch to the right of the city you want to set as the default city. To rearrange the cities, in the city list, touch > Rearrange cities. Updating the weather On the home screen, touch Tools > Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. Touch to update the weather.

  • Page 63: Phone Settings

    Phone settings Phone settings Turning on or turning off airplane mode Your phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Power off your phone or switch to airplane mode as required when you are on a flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games.

  • Page 64: Modifying Display Settings

    Phone settings • Touch Volume and drag the sliders to set the volume of music, ringtones, notification tones, alarms, calls, and more. • Touch Silent mode to turn on or turn off silence mode. • Select or clear the Vibrate in silent mode check box to set whether your phone vibrates when it is in silence mode.

  • Page 65: Turning On Or Turning Off Do Not Disturb Mode

    Phone settings • Touch Font size to change the display font size. Turning on or turning off do not disturb mode To avoid being disturbed when you need to focus on important business, turn on do not disturb mode. In do not disturb mode, your phone will ring only when you receive calls from allowed contacts.

  • Page 66: Changing The System Language

    Phone settings • Clear the Automatic date time Automatic time zone check boxes to manually set the date, time, and time zone. • Select or clear the Use 24-hour format check box to switch between the 12-hour and 24-hour formats. •...
  • Page 67 Phone settings The SIM card allows only a limited number of consecutive retries if an incorrect PIN is entered. If this limit is exceeded, you must enter a PIN unblocking key (PUK), which you can obtain from your service provider. The number of consecutive attempts to enter the PUK incorrectly is also limited.

  • Page 68: 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 69 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 70 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 71 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 recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region. Model: HUAWEI Y550-L01, HUAWEI Y550-L02, HUAWEI Y550-L03 V100R001_01...

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