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  • Page 1 User Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Foreword Getting started Your phone at a glance Battery indicator Important information about the battery Powering on or off your phone Locking and unlocking the screen Touchscreen gestures Turning on your mobile network Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Basic features Status icons Turning on or off the hide navigation bar function...
  • Page 3 Contacts Creating a contact Importing or exporting contacts Copying contacts Searching for a contact Editing a contact Adding a contact to your favorites Deleting a contact Sharing a contact Contact groups Messaging Sending a text message Replying to a message Searching for a message Managing messages Modifying message settings...
  • Page 4 Wi-Fi network Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Sharing data Bluetooth Wi-Fi Direct Managing applications Downloading applications Installing an application Viewing applications Uninstalling an application Clearing the application cache Backup, restoration, and update Backing up data to the local storage Restoring data from the local storage Restoring factory settings Online update...
  • Page 5: Foreword

    Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI SnapTo 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 Your phone at a glance Earpiece Status indicator Proximity sensor Micro-USB port Microphone Power button Volume button Flash Front camera Headset jack Rear camera Speaker...
  • Page 7: Battery Indicator

    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. Navigation bar Touch to return to the previous Return screen or exit the current application.
  • Page 8: Powering On Or Off Your Phone

    • 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. If your phone is overheating, cease using it immediately and unplug it from any power source to let it cool down. Do not hold on to the phone for too long to avoid burn injuries.
  • Page 9: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen not only prevents mistaken operations from occurring without your knowledge, but also protects your phone from unauthorized 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.
  • Page 10: Touchscreen Gestures

    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 display an option menu.
  • Page 11: Switching Between Home Screens

    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. Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry.
  • Page 12: Using The Notification Panel

    Using the notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Touch to display the settings screen. Touch the shortcut switches on the notification panel to turn on or turn off the functions. Touch to display the shortcut switches and touch in the upper right corner to edit it.
  • Page 13: Turning On Your Mobile Network

    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. Then, open the notification panel and touch Share to share the screenshot.
  • Page 14: Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network

    Connecting to a Wi-Fi network On the home screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Touch to turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them. Touch the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. For an encrypted Wi-Fi network, enter the password when prompted.
  • Page 15: Basic Features

    Basic features Status icons Signal strength No signal GPRS network No service connected Enhanced Data 3G network Rates for GSM connected Evolution (EDGE) network connected Long Term Portable Wi-Fi Evolution (LTE) hotspot on network connected Airplane mode Receiving location enabled data from GPS Silence mode Bluetooth on...
  • Page 16: Turning On Or Off The Hide Navigation Bar Function

    Connected to a Wi- New voicemails Fi network Wi-Fi network Downloading data available Uploading data Upcoming events Login or Phone memory full synchronization problem Synchronization No SIM card found failed Synchronizing data More notifications Connected to a Headset plugged in USB debugging USB tethering on mode enabled...
  • Page 17: Organizing Applications And Widgets On The

    Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen Adding a widget to the home screen On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Configuration dialog box. Touch Widgets. Drag a widget from the screen's lower section to a screen thumbnail.
  • Page 18: Managing Home Screens

    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 19: Accessing Applications

    Only blank home screens can be deleted. Accessing applications Starting applications and switching between them On the home screen, touch an application icon to open To switch to another application, touch to return to the home screen, and touch the icon of the application you want to open.
  • Page 20: Android Input Method

    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. Android input method ?123 • Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
  • Page 21: 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 to select more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box.
  • Page 22: Configuring An Input Method

    Hello HUAWEI Configuring an input method On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Language & input. Under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS, touch an input method to configure it.
  • Page 23: 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 or Standard and touch APPLY. Setting tones On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Sound.
  • Page 24 Set a secondary unlock method in the event that your face can't be recognized. To turn off face unlock, touch on the home screen. Under All, touch Security > Screen lock. Use the secondary unlock method to enter the Select screen lock screen, and select another unlock method.
  • Page 25: Shortcut Switches On The Notification Panel

    Shortcut switches on the notification panel You can quickly turn on or turn off Wi-Fi, mobile network, Bluetooth, and other functions by touching their corresponding shortcut switches on the notification panel. You can also rearrange your shortcut switches. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
  • Page 26: Calls

    Calls Making a call 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 27: Making An Emergency Call

    On the dialer, touch and hold the number key assigned to a contact to quickly call the contact. The number key 1 is the default key for voicemail. It can't be set as a speed-dial number. Making an emergency call In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card.
  • Page 28: What You Can Do During A Call

    Reject calls with SMS to edit the message that will be sent. What you can do during a call Touch > to place the current call on hold, and 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.
  • Page 29: Tty Operation

    Touch to mute or unmute the microphone. Touch > to write a note. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Current call. TTY Operation Using the TTY Device The Teletypewriter (TTY) is a typewriting device.
  • Page 30: Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility

    Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility Touch Settings > Call > Hearing aids to set your phone to be compatible with a hearing aid.
  • Page 31: Creating A Contact

    Contacts Creating a contact On the home screen, touch Touch Create a new contact or 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 32: Copying Contacts

    Copying contacts You can copy contacts from a SIM card to your phone and vice versa. On the home screen, touch Touch > Settings > Copy contacts and choose from where you want to copy the contacts. Touch the contacts you want to copy or touch All to select all contacts.
  • Page 33: Deleting A Contact

    Deleting a contact On the home screen, touch Touch > Delete. Touch the contact you want to delete or touch All to select all contacts, and then touch DELETE. In the displayed dialog box, touch Delete. Sharing a contact On the home screen, touch Touch >...
  • Page 34: Editing A Contact Group

    Editing a contact group On the home screen, touch Under Favorites, touch and hold the contact group you want to edit, and touch Edit. Rename the group or manage group members. Touch SAVE. Sending messages or emails to a contact group On the home screen, touch Under Favorites, touch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to, and choose...
  • Page 35 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 36: Managing Messages

    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 37: Deleting A Message

    • Touch and hold the message you want to add to your favorites, and touch Copy to Favorites. • Touch > Copy to Favorites to add multiple messages to your favorites. In the list of message threads, touch > Favorites to view your favorite messages. Deleting a message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch a contact name...
  • Page 38: Browsing Web Pages

    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. Managing bookmarks Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites.
  • Page 39: Setting The Home Page

    Setting the home page On the home screen, touch Touch > Settings > General > Set homepage. From the displayed option menu, choose the web page you want to set as your home page. Clearing your browsing history To better protect your privacy, clear your browsing history from time to time.
  • Page 40: Adding An Exchange Account

    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 Select an email account type. Touch Others Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next.
  • Page 41: Sending An 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 to select an email account.
  • Page 42: Switching Between Email Accounts

    Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on the network condition. On the Inbox screen, touch > Refresh to refresh the inbox. 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.
  • Page 43 Multimedia Camera Your phone supports a variety of capture scenarios, such as scenery, portrait, and dynamic. It also supports smart, panoramic, audio control, and burst capture modes. Capture screen Touch to record a video. • Touch to take a photo. •...
  • Page 44: Taking A Photo

    Touch to select a capture mode. Touch to set the flash mode. 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.
  • Page 45: Using Hdr

    Follow the onscreen instructions and move your phone slowly to capture multiple photos. Don't move your phone too fast. If you do, or you move it beyond the limits of the panoramic view, the viewfinder will turn red to notify you that the scene wasn't captured.
  • Page 46 Frame the scene you want to capture. Your phone will take a photo when the surrounding noise reaches a certain decibel level. Setting the camera resolution On the home screen, touch On the viewfinder, touch > Camera or Video. Touch Resolution. Select a resolution for photos and videos.
  • Page 47: Listening To Music

    Listening to music On the home screen, touch Google > Touch the song you want to play. Touch the album cover to play the song. Flick up from the bottom of the screen to display the playback screen. Touch the thumbnail to return to the song list.
  • Page 48: Adding Songs To A Playlist

    • Touch to switch between different playing modes (repeat the playlist, repeat the current song, and play in sequence). • Touch to pause and touch resume. • Touch to go back to the previous song. • Touch to skip to the next song. •...
  • Page 49: Playing A Playlist

    Playing a playlist On the home screen, touch Google > Touch to open the main menu. Touch Playlists. Select the playlist you want to play. Touch > Shuffle. Deleting a playlist On the home screen, touch Google > Touch to open the main menu. Touch Playlists.
  • Page 50: Internet Connection

    Internet connection Mobile data connection Turning on your mobile network On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Mobile network. 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.
  • Page 51 Wi-Fi network Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi networks. Some public locations, such as airports and libraries, may have Wi-Fi networks available for use. Using Wi-Fi networks provided by certain Internet service providers may produce fees. Before you use a public Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure you check and are aware of that service provider's fee policies.
  • Page 52: Usb Tethering

    Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Wi-Fi hotspot Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More..Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • Page 53 The USB tethering function is not available when your phone is in USB storage mode.
  • Page 54: 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 to turn on or turn off Bluetooth.
  • Page 55 the check box next to the phone name to set your phone as discoverable to other Bluetooth devices. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Bluetooth. Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth devices in range. In the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair with it.
  • Page 56 Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to each other for data transmission without using any access point. Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Wi-Fi to turn on Wi-Fi. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch WI-FI DIRECT to scan for available devices.
  • Page 57: Managing Applications

    Managing applications Downloading applications A rich selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can: • Download applications from Google's 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 58: Viewing Applications

    Viewing applications You can view the sizes and access permissions of applications installed on your phone. You can also view the running applications to check the system running status. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Manage apps. Select an application type: downloaded, running, or all.
  • Page 59: Backing Up Data To The Local Storage

    Backup, restoration, and update Backing up data to the local storage On the home screen, touch Tools > 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 New backup.
  • Page 60: Restoring Factory Settings

    Restoring factory settings Restoring your phone to the factory settings Caution erases all your personal data from the phone storage, including information about your accounts, your system and application settings, and downloaded applications. Back up important data on your phone before you restore factory settings.
  • Page 61: Phone Settings

    Phone settings Setting up an account Adding an account On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Add account. Select an account type. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information. Deleting an account On the home screen, touch Touch the All tab.
  • Page 62: Adjusting The Screen Brightness

    Turning on or turning off airplane mode Your phone's signal reception or transmission may Caution 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 63: Modifying Display Settings

    Modifying tone settings On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Sound. On the Sound screen, you can: • 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.
  • Page 64 • Select or clear the Auto-rotate screen check box to enable or disable the screen auto-rotate function. If this function is enabled, your screen's orientation will automatically change with the way you hold your phone when you perform certain operations, such as browsing a web page, viewing a picture, or writing a message.
  • Page 65: Setting The Date And Time

    • Touch Repeat calls to enable or disable the repeat calls function. After the repeat calls function is enabled, the second call from the same number made within 3 minutes will not be muted. Setting the date and time On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Date &...
  • Page 66 Before you perform the following operations, make sure you have obtained your SIM card's PIN from your service provider. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Security. Touch Set up SIM card lock. Select the Lock SIM card check box. Enter your PIN, and touch OK.
  • Page 67 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: G620-A2 V100R001_01...

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