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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Exciting Features Featured Usage Tips Camera Tips More Features New Device New Device Configuration Smart Charging: Charge Your Device Faster and Safer Wireless Charging, the New Choice for Easy Charging Gestures and Operations Screenshots and Screen Recording Home Screen Navigation Bar Use Shortcut Switches to Quickly Enable Frequently Used Features Notification Panel and Status Bar...
  • Page 3 Manage Your Notes to Keep Your Records in Order Utilities Use Recorder to Make Audio Notes Multiple Users Set and Use Multiple Users Device Connection Bluetooth Desktop Mode Connecting USB Device Huawei Share Security and Privacy Face Unlock Fingerprint Enable or Disable Location Services PrivateSpace...
  • Page 4 Contents Enable App Lock More Security Settings Backup and Restoration Data Backup: Prevent the Loss of Your Data Data Backup Using HiSuite Data Backup to a USB Storage Device Reset Your Phone Restore Your Backup Data Wi-Fi and Network Wi-Fi Connecting to the Internet Share Your Mobile Network with Other Devices Apps and Notifications...

  • Page 5: Exciting Features

    Exciting Features Featured Usage Tips Access Phone Functions from Anywhere with Navigation Dock In order to close an app or return to the home screen, you must use the navigation bar at the bottom of your Phone. You can enable the Navigation dock feature on your Phone to avoid using navigation buttons and to comfortably operate your device with one hand.
  • Page 6 Exciting Features Use Portrait Mode to Take Stunning Portraits Want to make your selfies or group shots even more beautiful? Portrait mode provides you with customized options to make every photo beautiful and memorable. Enable Portrait mode and make your photos shine: Open Camera >...

  • Page 7: More Features

    Exciting Features to stop shooting. After shooting, touch the camera thumbnail, and then touch above the photo to generate a 3D panoramic photo. Shooting scenery: Go to Camera > More > 3D panorama. Touch and hold , then follow the onscreen prompts to slowly move your Phone around your subject in one direction. Release to stop shooting.
  • Page 8 Exciting Features Enable PrivateSpace: If you are using PrivateSpace for the first time, open Settings, go to Security & privacy > PrivateSpace > Enable, and follow the onscreen instructions to create your PrivateSpace. You can only create one PrivateSpace. Quickly switch between MainSpace and PrivateSpace: From the lock screen, you can quickly switch between spaces using your fingerprint or password.

  • Page 9: New Device

    Want to quickly unlock your Phone or make payment without entering your lock screen password? Huawei Phone brings you a Face unlock function. After enrolling your facial information, you can quickly unlock the screen or make payment using your face securely without a password.
  • Page 10 New Device Smart lock screen notification display: Smart lock screen notifications is enabled by default. Notification details will not be displayed on the lock screen until your Phone recognizes your facial features. Access App lock: If you enable Access app lock, the Face unlock function can be used to access apps and locked apps.

  • Page 11: Smart Charging: Charge Your Device Faster And Safer

    New Device Connect to a Wi-Fi Network: Open Settings, go to Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi, and enable Wi-Fi. Touch a Wi-Fi network to access it, and enter the network password or complete the authentication if required. Alternatively, you can scroll to the bottom of the menu, touch Add network, and follow the onscreen instructions to add a network hotspot by entering its name and password.

  • Page 12: Wireless Charging, The New Choice For Easy Charging

    New Device Wireless Charging, the New Choice for Easy Charging EMUI 9.0 supports wireless charging, making charging even simpler and easier than before. A Phone which supports wireless charging can be used together with a charger. The charger may either be used as a separate accessory or installed in a car, hotel, or in a piece of furniture, making charging much easier as it avoids the hassle of dealing with incompatible charging ports, finding outlets, and dealing with the need for space and the bother of cables and plugs.
  • Page 13 You device will start charging a few seconds after being placed on the wireless charger, and you will hear a beep when charging begins. When charging starts, you will see either a icon displayed in the status bar Huawei wireless charging specifications: < 37.7 dBuA/m at 10m.

  • Page 14: Gestures And Operations

    Gestures and Operations Screenshots and Screen Recording Take a Screenshot of Your Entire Screen Use combo key to take screenshot: Simultaneously press and hold the Power button and the Volume down button to take a screenshot of the full screen. Use shortcut switch to take screenshot: Swipe down from the status bar and open the shortcuts panel, then touch to take a screenshot of the full screen.

  • Page 15: Home Screen

    Home Screen Navigation Bar Configure Your Navigation Bar Layout Using the navigation bar, you can conveniently access the home screen, return to the previous page, exit an app, or view recent apps used. To configure your navigation bar layout, touch Settings, then go to System >...

  • Page 16: Use Shortcut Switches To Quickly Enable Frequently Used Features

    Home Screen Switch to a recently used app: Swipe left or right on the screen to find the app you want to use, and touch the app tab. Close an app: Swipe up or down on the app tab to close the corresponding app. Close all apps: Touch to close all apps.
  • Page 17 Home Screen Evolved High-Speed Packet Access Airplane mode enabled (HSPA+) network connected VoLTE available Wi-Fi network connected Roaming Receiving location data from GPS Bluetooth enabled Silent mode enabled Wi-Fi network detected Charging Vibration mode enabled Battery level low Alarm enabled No SIM card detected Battery fully charged Headset plugged in...
  • Page 18 Home Screen Want the notification and status bar to display only the number of notifications or to display no notifications? Touch Settings, and go to Notifications > More notification settings > Notification method. Then, select Numbers or None as required. Disable Disruptive App Notifications Find it annoying to receive so many different types of app notifications? You can set and disable app notifications to prevent this from happening.

  • Page 19: Screen Lock And Unlock

    Home Screen Screen Lock and Unlock Set a Lock Screen Password to Protect Your Privacy Your Phone stores a lot of sensitive information, such as personal photos, contact information, banking apps (for example, Alipay). Set a lock screen password so that a password is required each time you unlock your Phone.

  • Page 20: Home Screen Management

    Home Screen Lock the Screen to Quickly Secure Your Phone If you don't use your Phone for a set period of time, the screen will turn off and lock. As long as the screen stays on, you can use your Phone without needing to unlock the screen. Lock your screen when you are not using your Phone to protect your privacy and prevent mistaken inputs.
  • Page 21 Home Screen Delete a folder: Open the folder, touch , deselect all the apps, then touch OK. The folder will be deleted automatically and all the app icons in the folder will be moved to your home screen. Rename a folder: Open the folder, touch the folder name and enter a new name. Add or remove app icons from a folder: Open the folder, touch , select or deselect apps and then touch OK.
  • Page 22 Home Screen Modify screen page order: Touch and hold the screen page you want to move, then drag it to the desired position. Set a default home screen page: Touch in the upper part of the home screen to set the selected screen page as your default home screen page.
  • Page 23 Home Screen Check that there are enough empty spaces on the home screen for the widget. If there is not enough space, add an empty screen page or free up some space on the current home screen page. Delete widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates, and then select Remove.

  • Page 24: Contacts

    Contacts Managing Business Cards Scan Business Cards to Add Them to Contacts Open Contacts, go to Business cards > Scan, and you can: Scan a single business card: Place the business card on a flat surface and adjust the camera's focus frame so that the contents on the business card are clearly displayed in the viewfinder, then touch Scan multiple business cards: Switch to Multiple mode and follow the onscreen instructions to...

  • Page 25: Search Contacts

    Contacts Share your business card: Open Contacts and touch My card to set your profile picture and enter your name, work address, telephone number, and other information. Then touch and your device will automatically generate your QR code business card. You can share your business card directly using the QR code.

  • Page 26: Managing Contacts

    Contacts In the search bar at the top of the contacts list, enter the contact name, initials, telephone number, or email address, and the search results will be displayed below the search bar. You can also enter multiple keywords for your search, such as "John London", and the system will quickly find all matching contacts.

  • Page 27: Merging Third-Party App Contacts

    Contacts Manage Contact Groups Want to send a message to a group of colleagues or host a get-together? Smart groups automatically groups your contacts by company, city, and most recent contact time, so you can quickly send a group email or message. Create a contact group: From the groups list, touch , enter the group name (such as Family or Friends), and then touch OK.
  • Page 28 Contacts contacts information, from Contacts in LinkedIn settings screen, go to Sync LinkedIn contacts > All LinkedIn contacts, and select Sync or Auto-update LinkedIn. View contacts information provided by LinkedIn: Open a LinkedIn contact and touch View LinkedIn profile online. Disassociate LinkedIn contacts: Go to Contacts >...

  • Page 29: Dialing

    Dialer. From the dialer screen, enter the phone number or the first letter or pinyin initials of the contact's name (for example, enter hwkf for Huawei customer service). Your device will automatically search for the corresponding number in your Contacts and call history. Touch the contact that you want to call in the list.

  • Page 30: Volte

    Dialing Open Dialer, go to > Settings > More, and enable Call waiting. When receiving another call, touch to answer the call and place your first call on hold. Touch or the call on hold in the call list to switch between calls. Enable Call Forwarding and Never Miss a Call If you are unavailable to answer calls, you can set your device to forward calls to another number.

  • Page 31: Use Vowi-Fi For A New Calling Experience

    Dialing Dual VoWiFi: Both of your Phone's SIM card slots support VoWiFi, which allows calls to be made using Wi-Fi. You can use VoWiFi to make calls even in Airplane mode. Some carriers may not support this feature. Enable VoLTE to Enjoy HD Calls Some carriers may not support this feature.

  • Page 32: Message

    Message Basic Messaging Functions Send Messages Text messages give you a quick and easy way to communicate with friends, family and colleagues. In addition to text, you can also add emojis or insert pictures and audio files to enrich your messages. Send a message: Open Messages.
  • Page 33 Message Unblock messages: Touch and touch Blocked contacts. Touch at the end of the phone number to unblock the number. Set MMS Message Automatic Download Rules Set MMS message automatic download rules to prevent costly mobile data usage. Open Messages and touch .

  • Page 34: Camera

    Camera Basic Camera Functions Use Basic Camera Features Understand your camera's basic features to help you take better pictures. Basic photo mode: Open Camera. In the viewfinder, touch to take a photo. You can also set the volume down key as a shutter button for your camera. Select a camera mode: Open Camera.
  • Page 35 Camera Use Camera to Record Videos Besides taking pictures, you can also use the camera to capture high resolution videos with sound. Record a video: Open Camera > Video, touch to start recording a video. Take a picture while recording a video: You can touch to take a picture when recording a video.
  • Page 36 Camera Spiral composition method: Use either Fibonacci spiral (left) or Fibonacci spiral (right). Place the subject of your photo within the center of the spiral.

  • Page 37: Use Portrait Mode To Take Stunning Portraits

    Camera Use Portrait Mode to Take Stunning Portraits Want to make your selfies or group shots even more beautiful? Portrait mode provides you with customized options to make every photo beautiful and memorable. Enable Portrait mode and make your photos shine: Open Camera >...

  • Page 38: Use 3D Panorama To Take 360-Degree Photos

    Camera Open Camera and touch to switch to the front-facing camera. Go to More > Panorama. Hold your Phone steady and touch to take the first picture. Follow the onscreen instructions and pan your Phone horizontally until the blue frame overlaps with the square screen frame.

  • Page 39: Pro Mode

    Camera There are three shooting modes for the 3D panorama function: Shooting objects: Go to Camera > More > 3D panorama. Touch and hold , then follow the onscreen prompts to slowly move your Phone around your subject in one direction. Release to stop shooting.
  • Page 40 Camera To avoid excessive noises, the recommended ISO is below 400. The recommended ISO for the daytime is between 100 and 200 and above 400 for night scenes. Adjust the shutter speed: On the Pro mode screen, touch (shutter speed), slide on the shutter speed slider, and drag your desired speed to the center.

  • Page 41: Take Black And White Photos

    Camera Open Camera > Pro. Select a Metering mode: mode is recommended for taking portraits. Place your shooting subjects (their faces for example) in the center of the viewfinder. Adjust brightness based on the shooting environment Adjust ISO: To avoid excessive noises, it is recommended that you adjust the ISO to a low level when shooting portraits.

  • Page 42: Light Painting Mode

    Camera Light Painting Mode Light Painting: Shoot Light Trails Light painting mode automatically sets a slow shutter speed to take long-exposure shots of light trails. This mode produces stunning photos that have an ethereal quality. Light painting mode offers four creative shooting modes for different subjects and light conditions: Traffic trails: Captures light trails created by cars at night.
  • Page 43 Camera Use Tail Light Trails to Capture the Lights of the City Tail light trails lets you create artistic photos of car tail lights at night. Shoot from a distance and slightly above your subject for best results. Ensure that car headlights do not point directly at the camera, as this can overexpose the image.
  • Page 44 Camera Use Light Graffiti to Create Light Patterns Light graffiti lets you create patterns or write words by moving a light source in front of the camera. Find a dark location away from other light sources and ensure that the subject's silhouette is not visible.
  • Page 45 Camera Use Silky Water to Capture Rivers and Waterfalls Silky water lets you capture silky smooth photographs of waterfalls and rivers. For better results, find a stream or waterfall with lots of water. Place your device on a tripod or solid surface so that it does not move during the exposure. Open Camera >...
  • Page 46 Camera Use Star Track to Capture the Beauty of Stars Star track lets you use your camera to capture the movement of stars in the night sky. For best results, choose a location free of light pollution with an unobstructed view of the sky, and on a clear night.

  • Page 47: More Capture Modes

    Camera More Capture Modes Use Time-lapse to Create a Short Video You can use Time-lapse mode to capture images over a long period of time and condense them into a short video, allowing you to view flowers blooming, cloud movement, city traffic, and the movement of stars in the night sky.
  • Page 48 Camera Custom Shooting Modes Want to discover new ways of using your camera besides the preset functions? You can download or delete shooting modes based on your needs. Download more shooting modes: Open Camera > More > Download > More. Select the shooting modes to download, and touch ADD.
  • Page 49 Moving pictures can be shared directly through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Huawei Share, and more. The receiving device must be a Huawei device that supports the capture of moving pictures in order to play the moving photo effects. When you share moving pictures to third-party apps or...

  • Page 50: Customize Highlights Albums

    Gallery Customize Highlights Albums Want to change the photos and videos in a Highlights album, the background music, or the video template of a Highlights video? You can edit a Highlights album by customizing photos and videos in the album and personalizing the generated video with the background music or template you like. The Highlights album is generated based on the time and location of photos and videos.

  • Page 51: Photo Management

    Gallery Add or delete photos and videos in the album: To add a photo or video, touch and select the photo or video you want to add, then touch to add the selected item into the album. To delete a photo or video, press and hold any photo or video in the album, then touch , and touch Move to delete the item from the album.
  • Page 52 Gallery Sort photos intelligently: Gallery will automatically sort the photos you take into categories such as portraits, locations, scenery, and food, so you can quickly find what you're looking for. Customize photo aggregation: After Gallery automatically aggregates different portrait albums for you, you can manually change the album names of portraits and set the relationship (for example, "Baby"...
  • Page 53 Gallery Rotate a photo: Touch , and slide the angle dial to customize the rotation angle of the photo. You can also touch Rotate or Mirror to rotate your photo 90 degrees or flip it. Crop a photo: Touch , and drag the grid tool box or its corners to make your selection. You can also select a fixed crop ratio and drag the corners of the grid tool to crop the photo.
  • Page 54 Gallery Set photo as a contact picture or home screen wallpaper: Go to > Set as, and set the photo as a Wallpaper or Contact photo. Share a photo or video: Open Gallery, press and hold any item to enter the selection screen and select the items you want to share, then touch to select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the sharing process.
  • Page 55 Gallery Hide albums: Have important personal albums you don't want others to see? You can hide them to ensure personal privacy. From the Albums tab, go to > Hide albums and turn on the switches for albums that you want to hide. Albums such as Camera, Videos, My favorites, and Screenshots cannot be hidden.

  • Page 56: Phone Manager

    Phone Manager Use One-touch Optimization Have you noticed that your Phone has slowed down recently? Do you worry that it might be vulnerable to malware and other security threats? Use one-touch optimization to make your Phone run smoother and protect it from security threats. Open Phone Manager, and touch OPTIMIZE.

  • Page 57: Enable Smart Power-Saving Management To Optimize Power Consumption

    Phone Manager Enable Smart Power-Saving Management to Optimize Power Consumption Running out of battery at an inopportune time can cause many inconveniences. Smart power-saving management helps you to effectively extend the battery life of your Phone so that you can better enjoy your favorite games and other interests.

  • Page 58: Enable Virus Scanner

    Phone Manager resolution. Your device will automatically adjust the screen resolution based on the apps running in the background to save power. Enabling smart resolution may affect the display of the screen. You can also manually set the screen resolution to save power when high resolution is unnecessary. To learn more about power saving settings, open Phone Manager and touch >...

  • Page 59: Email

    After configuration, the system will open the Inbox screen by default. Manage Email Accounts You can manage multiple email accounts concurrently on your Huawei Phone. Open Email. You can: Check emails: On the Inbox screen, touch , and then select an email account to view the list of your emails.

  • Page 60: Manage Vip Email Contacts

    Email Manage VIP Email Contacts Worried about missing an important contact's email among a sea of emails? You can add important contacts to the VIP list. Your device will automatically move emails from VIP contacts to the VIP mailbox. Open Email, and go to >...

  • Page 61: Calendar

    Calendar Navigate the Calendar Want to bring order to your busy life? Try using the app Calendar on your Huawei Phone to manage your daily schedule. Search event View today Switch view Event available View event(s) on the day selected Today Week no.

  • Page 62: Import To-Dos To Keep Your Work Organized

    Calendar Check conference participants: Open Calendar, and touch the conference reminder to view the participants. Import To-Dos to Keep Your Work Organized Many to-dos cannot be handled in time. What can I do if I forget to handle them? Import each to-do item to Calendar for easy reference and you will not miss any important events.
  • Page 63 Calendar Open Calendar, go to > Settings > National (Regional) holidays, and enable the corresponding switch for your destination country. Your device will automatically download the holiday information.

  • Page 64: Clock

    Clock Use the Clock With many powerful features and lots of information, the humble Clock has a lot to offer. The Clock can be used as an alarm, a world clock, stopwatch, or a timer. View the time all over the world: Go to Clock, touch on the World clock tab and enter the name of a city or select a city from the list of cities.
  • Page 65 Clock Time and date Network-provided in your selected city date and time If the time in your current region is the same as that of your home city, the lock screen will only display one time.

  • Page 66: Notepad

    Notepad Manage Your Notes to Keep Your Records in Order Want to share important notes or add something to favorites? Manage your notes to keep your records in order. Share a note: Want to send your meeting notes to your colleague? On the list page of All notes or All to-dos, open the note you want to share, then touch to select a sharing method and follow the onscreen prompts.
  • Page 67 Notepad Add a handwritten note: Want to quickly record your drawing or handwriting? Go to Notes > touch , write your notes, and touch to save it. You can write and draw in Notepad. Add tags to notes: Want to easily view the categories of your notes? On the editing page of All notes, touch , and use different colored tags to categorize different content for a clearer view of your notes.

  • Page 68: Utilities

    Utilities Use Recorder to Make Audio Notes Have you ever felt like you do not have enough time to take important notes during a meeting? Do you need to sort out a pile of notes from an interview or class? Recorder lets you record audio files that you can conveniently play back later.

  • Page 69: Multiple Users

    Multiple Users Set and Use Multiple Users Want to have more than one user account on your Phone to keep your work and personal life separate? You can add multiple users to your Phone and switch between them with a single touch. Add Users or Guests A maximum of three users and one guest can be added.
  • Page 70 Multiple Users Touch Settings, and go to Users & accounts > Users. Then, touch the user name or profile picture of the desired user. You will be prompted to enter the password to unlock the screen when switching back to the owner from another user.

  • Page 71: Device Connection

    You can also connect your Phone to Bluetooth wearables to record and manage fitness data. Connecting Bluetooth devices to your Phone does not increase power consumption significantly. Bluetooth protocols used by Huawei devices and their functions: HFP, HSP Make calls...
  • Page 72 Device Connection Operate Bluetooth keyboards and mouses Tethering Connect to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices Enable or disable Bluetooth: From the home screen, swipe down from the status bar, open the shortcuts panel, and then touch to enable or disable Bluetooth. Touch and hold to open the Bluetooth settings screen.

  • Page 73: Nfc

    Device Connection Export contacts: Touch Share contacts, select the contacts that you want to share, touch and select Bluetooth. Follow the onscreen instructions to establish a Bluetooth connection with the other device. Those contacts selected will be exported from your Phone to the other device automatically.
  • Page 74 Settings, touch Device connectivity and enable NFC and Huawei Beam. Select the files you want to send and touch Share > Huawei Beam. Keep your Phone unlocked and the screen on. Place the NFC detection areas of both devices close together.

  • Page 75: Desktop Mode

    Device Connection Using Bluetooth pairing as an example, enable NFC, Huawei Beam, and Bluetooth on both devices. Open the Bluetooth pairing screen on both devices and place the NFC detection areas of devices close together. When the sending device plays an audio prompt and content on the screen shrinks, follow...
  • Page 76 When your Phone is connected to an external display via an adapter, you can plug the adapter into a charger to charge your Phone. The charger must meet Huawei's charging specification. Devices with a power output of less than 5 V/2 A should not be used.
  • Page 77 Device Connection Use Your Phone as a Touchpad Now that you've connected your Phone to an external display, what happens if you don't have a keyboard or mouse with you? You can turn your Phone into a touchpad in a few simple steps. Swipe down from the status bar of your Phone and touch Virtual keyboard and mouse in the notification panel.
  • Page 78 Device Connection Multiple windows: When you're working on something important, open more than one window so that you can cross reference documents and increase your productivity. File management: Manage your files conveniently. You can save files to the desktop, create new files or folders, and rename or delete files.

  • Page 79: Connecting Usb Device

    Device Connection Connecting USB Device Transfer Data between Your Phone and Computer Use a USB cable to connect your Phone to your computer and transfer data. Select USB connection mode Use a USB cable to connect your Phone to the computer, you can then select a default connection method.

  • Page 80: Huawei Share

    Huawei Share supports data transfers between the following devices: Between mobile phones and tablets: You can use Huawei Share to share photos and files on your Phone with other phones or tablets. Touch and hold the apps, photos, and files you want to share, and then select Huawei Share to enjoy a simple and easy sharing process that doesn't consume your mobile data.
  • Page 81 Fi and Bluetooth are automatically enabled. Huawei Share Use Huawei Share to send files: Select the files you want to share and then touch Share. To send files, select a receiving device from the list of nearby devices and confirm.
  • Page 82 Device Connection Huawei Share uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to transfer data. When Huawei Share is enabled, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are automatically enabled. During the data transfer, ensure that your Phone and computer are connected to the same network (for example, to the same Wi-Fi network).

  • Page 83: Security And Privacy

    Want to quickly unlock your Phone or make payment without entering your lock screen password? Huawei Phone brings you a Face unlock function. After enrolling your facial information, you can quickly unlock the screen or make payment using your face securely without a password.

  • Page 84: Fingerprint

    Security and Privacy When enrolling facial data, ensure that the camera lens is clean, and maintain an unobstructed distance of 20 cm to 50 cm between your face and the device. Make sure that your face is within the enrollment window, and then turn your head slowly to enroll facial data. Only the owner can enable Face unlock.
  • Page 85 Security and Privacy Add or Modify a Fingerprint You can enroll a maximum of five fingerprints on your device. You can also delete or rename your fingerprints. Open Settings. Go to Security & privacy > Fingerprint ID. Enter the screen unlock password and then follow the onscreen instructions to enter the fingerprint configuration screen.

  • Page 86: Enable Or Disable Location Services

    The system will ask you to enable location services when you attempt to use these apps. Features may vary depending on your carrier. Huawei only uses location data to provide you with necessary functions and services, not for the purpose of identifying and collecting your private information. Set indoor positioning assistance: Open Settings, go to Security &...
  • Page 87 Security and Privacy PrivateSpace provides you with the following features: Hide access to your PrivateSpace: Want to keep your PrivateSpace hidden from other people? You can hide access to your PrivateSpace in the MainSpace to keep your PrivateSpace out of sight. Quickly switch between MainSpace and PrivateSpace: From the lock screen, you can quickly switch between spaces using different fingerprints or passwords.
  • Page 88 Security and Privacy Enable PrivateSpace Do you worry that potentially embarrassing information might be seen by your friends and co-workers when you are showing them photos and other things on your Phone? PrivateSpace lets you store private information in a hidden space within your device that can only be accessed with your fingerprint or password.
  • Page 89 Security and Privacy After entering your PrivateSpace, open Settings, go to Security & privacy > PrivateSpace, and enable Hide PrivateSpace. After you hide the entrance to your PrivateSpace, you can only enter the space by using your fingerprint or password on the lock screen. Transfer Files Between Your PrivateSpace and MainSpace Want to quickly transfer private photos, music, or videos to your PrivateSpace, or from your PrivateSpace to your MainSpace?

  • Page 90: Enable App Lock

    Security and Privacy instructions to enter your MainSpace and PrivateSpace passwords. Enter the set security question screen. Set your security question: Touch the security question and either select one of the preset security questions or create your own. Enter the security question answer and touch Finish to enable the security question feature.

  • Page 91: More Security Settings

    Worried that your photos, bank account information, or other private data might get leaked if your Phone is lost or stolen? Huawei Phones now feature security chips in addition to the combined protection provided by the trusted root key and lock screen password. Whether your data is stored in a memory card or internal storage, it will receive the highest level of protection.
  • Page 92 Security and Privacy access your personal data. Encrypted files can only be viewed and used on your own device. Other people can use the memory card's storage space, but cannot view the content of any encrypted files. Do not restart your Phone or remove your memory card during the encryption or decryption process, as this may result in encryption or decryption failure, or even loss of data.

  • Page 93: Backup And Restoration

    Insert the NM card (nano memory card) into slot 2. If necessary, you can purchase it from Vmall or an authorized Huawei store. To a USB storage device: Using a USB OTG cable, you can connect your Phone and back up your important data to a USB storage device.

  • Page 94: Reset Your Phone

    Restore all settings: This will restore your device's initial network settings, fingerprint data, face data, and lock screen passwords. It won't reset settings for Find my Phone or HUAWEI ID, nor will it delete any data or files.
  • Page 95 Insert the NM card (nano memory card) into card slot 2. You can buy a NM card (nano memory card) in Huawei stores. If you are using a USB storage device for backup, ensure that your Phone has been connected to a USB storage device.

  • Page 96: Wi-Fi And Network

    Wi-Fi and Network Wi-Fi Introduction to Wi-Fi+ Wi-Fi+ intelligently connects to Wi-Fi networks to save mobile data consumption. When your device detects a known or free Wi-Fi network, it will automatically turn on Wi-Fi and connect to the network. Your device will also automatically select the optimal network in the area for the best Internet connection.
  • Page 97 Transfer Data Using Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows you to rapidly transfer data between Huawei devices. Wi-Fi Direct is faster than Bluetooth and does not require devices to be paired. It is better suited to transferring large files over...
  • Page 98 Wi-Fi and Network Send files with Wi-Fi Direct: Open Files, touch and hold a file you want to send, and go to More > Share > Wi-Fi Direct. When another device is detected, touch its name to establish the connection and begin file transfer. Receive files with Wi-Fi direct: Enable Wi-Fi.

  • Page 99: Connecting To The Internet

    Wi-Fi and Network Connecting to the Internet Connect to Wi-Fi networks effortlessly with your device. Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Touch and hold to open the Wi-Fi settings screen. Switch on Wi-Fi.
  • Page 100 Wi-Fi and Network You can use Wi-Fi hotspot or Bluetooth to share your mobile data with other devices. Use Wi-Fi hotspot to share mobile data: Open Settings and go to Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot > Configure hotspot. Set the network name, encryption type, and password for the Wi-Fi hotspot, then touch Save and enable the hotspot to use it.

  • Page 101: Apps And Notifications

    Apps and Notifications App Twin: Log in to Two Social Media Accounts at Once Have you ever wished you could log in to two WeChat and Facebook accounts on your Phone without the hassle of constantly switching between them? App twin lets you log in to two WeChat and Facebook accounts at the same time, allowing you to keep your work and private life separate.

  • Page 102: Sound And Display

    Sound and Display Configure Do Not Disturb Mode Do not disturb mode blocks calls from strangers and only notifies you when you receive calls and messages from chosen contacts. Open Settings and go to Sounds > Do not disturb. Toggle on the Enable now switch, then touch Do not disturb mode and select one of the following options: Allow calls and messages from important contacts: Select Allow only priority interruptions, and then touch Define priority interruptions to configure which contacts can call or message...

  • Page 103: More Display Settings

    Sound and Display Set your Phone to Silent mode: From the Sounds screen, enable Silent mode. After you enable Silent mode, enable Vibrate in silent mode. Now when you receive an incoming call, your screen will light up and your device will vibrate. Customize your ringtone and notification tone: From the Sounds screen, select a custom ringtone or use the Notification.
  • Page 104 Sound and Display Automatically adjust the screen resolution: Touch Screen resolution and enable Smart resolution. The Phone will automatically adjust the screen resolution to reduce power consumption. Play screen savers while charging in Sleep mode: Go to More display settings > Screen saver, and enable Screen saver.

  • Page 105: Storage

    Storage Enable Memory Cleanup Your Phone may slow down over time as your storage space gets smaller. You can use memory cleanup to free up storage space, improve system performance, and keep your Phone running smoothly. Open Phone Manager. Touch Cleanup to clear memory and cache and optimize performance. If your storage space is still low, you can perform a deep clean to free up additional storage space.

  • Page 106: Smart Assistance

    Smart Assistance Access Phone Functions from Anywhere with Navigation Dock In order to close an app or return to the home screen, you must use the navigation bar at the bottom of your Phone. You can enable the Navigation dock feature on your Phone to avoid using navigation buttons and to comfortably operate your device with one hand.

  • Page 107: System

    System Change the Input Method You can change the input method on your Phone as desired. Switch the input method: Open Settings, go to System > Language & input > Default keyboard, and select an input method. Accessibility Enable TalkBack to Have Onscreen Content Read Aloud TalkBack reads aloud content on the screen that you touch, select, or activate.
  • Page 108 System Select an item: Touch an item with one finger to select it (it will not open). Your device will read out the content of the selected item. Open an item: Double-touch any part of the screen using one finger to confirm your selection from the previous step.

  • Page 109: General Settings

    System Use Text-to-Speech Output with TalkBack The text-to-speech feature can read aloud texts on the screen of your Phone. It can also be used with the TalkBack service to help visually impaired users interact with their devices. Open Settings, go to Smart assistance > Accessibility, and enable Text-to-speech output. Configure your preferred engine and speech rate to enable this feature.
  • Page 110 System Time and date Network-provided in your selected city date and time Print Documents and Photos from Your Phone Connect your Phone to a printer over Wi-Fi to print out documents and photos with ease. Mopria allows you to print directly from your Phone to a Mopria-certified printer. The printer connects to your Phone over Wi-Fi.
  • Page 111 System Open Settings. Go to Device connectivity > Printing > default print service and check that default print service is enabled. Select a printer from the search results and follow the onscreen instructions to manually add a printer. You can now print directly from your Phone: Print an image: Go to Gallery.
  • Page 112 System Clean up space: Select CLEAN UP, you can view the usage details of apps. Based on the scan result, you can also manually clean up the system as recommended or specify items to clean up.

  • Page 113: System Update

    Phone to cease functioning or disclose your personal information. For best results, update your system using the online update feature, or take your Phone to your nearest Huawei service center. Always back up your data before updating your Phone to avoid potential data loss.

  • Page 114: Legal Notice

    No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its affiliates ("Huawei"). The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble,...
  • Page 115 Huawei shall not be responsible for the legality, quality, or any other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded third-party works in any form, including but not limited to texts, images, videos, or software etc.

  • Page 116: Personal Information And Data Security

    It is recommended that you update through your device's online update feature or download official update packages for your device model from Huawei. Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third-party may be able to share your location information.

  • Page 117: Laser Safety Information

    If you have further questions, bring your device and the proof of purchase to a Huawei authorized service center for assistance. The device has an oil repelling coating that prevents fingerprint smudges but may wear out over time.

  • Page 118: Obtaining Help

    Legal Notice Laser standard (US): FDA 21 CFR Part 1040.10 Obtaining help Read the Quick Start Guide included with your phone. Touch Settings > System > About phone > Legal to read the legal information. Visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/ for more information.
  • Page 119 Google account your phone last logged in to on the startup navigation screen for identity authentication. Your phone can properly power on only after the identity authentication passes. Please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline for recent updated hotline and email address in your country or region. Model: LYA-L09 LYA-L29 EMUI 9.0_01...

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