Contents Getting started Wearing the watch Adjusting and Replacing the watch strap Pairing your watch with your phone Powering on/off and restarting the watch Charging your watch Buttons and gestures Customizing the Down button Setting time and language Enabling Do not disturb mode Updating the watch Restoring the watch to its factory settings Workout modes...
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Contents Using Stopwatch or Timer Setting an alarm Using Flashlight Using the Air pressure app Using Compass Weather reports Finding your phone using your watch More guides Adjusting the ringtone Adjusting screen brightness Setting the vibration strength Enabling frequently used features Connecting earbuds Viewing the Bluetooth name and MAC address Check the watch's version...
Getting started Wearing the watch Attach the heart rate monitoring area of your watch on the top of your wrist, as shown in the following figure. To ensure the accuracy of heart rate measurement, wear your watch properly and do not wear it above the joint in your wrist. Do not wear it too loosely or too tightly but make sure that your watch is attached securely on your wrist.
Open the Health app, go to Devices > ADD > Smart watchs, and touch the device you wish to pair. HONOR MagicWatch 2 46 mm needs to turn on the Bluetooth connection, on the phone go to Settings > Bluetooth. The watch should show up automatically, touch your device, then touch to finish pairing.
Getting started If your watch does not respond after you touch to confirm the pairing request, press the Down • button and hold to unlock your watch, and initiate a pairing procedure again. Your watch will display an icon on the screen to inform you that pairing was successful. It will then •...
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Getting started Rest your watch on top of the charging cradle, ensuring that the contacts on your watch and the cradle are aligned. Wait until the charging icon appears on your watch screen. When your watch is fully charged, 100% will be displayed on the watch screen and the charging will stop automatically.
Getting started Checking the Battery Level Use one of the following three methods to check the battery level: Method 1: When your watch is connected to the charger, you can check the battery level on the charging screen that is displayed automatically. Press the Up button to exit the charging screen. Method 2: Swipe the home screen from top to bottom and then check the battery level in the drop-down menu.
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Getting started Down button Operation Function Remarks Press Open the workout app. There are certain exceptional Access the customized feature scenarios such as for calls and you set. workouts. Button functions during a workout Operation Function Press the Up button Lock/unlock, mute, or end workout Press the Down button Switch screen.
Getting started From the home screen press the Up button and go to Settings > Display > Advanced to adjust the duration it takes for your watch to go to sleep and turn off the screen. The duration is set to Auto by default.
Getting started Connect the watch to your phone using the Health app, open the app, touch Devices, touch the device name, choose Firmware update, then follow the onscreen instructions to update your watch if there are any new updates. Method 2: Open the Health app, touch Devices, touch the device name, choose Firmware update >...
Workout modes Starting a workout Your watch supports multiple workout modes. Choose a workout mode and start exercising. Running Courses The watch has been preinstalled with a series of running courses, from entry-level to advanced, that provide personalized and real-time guidance. You can choose different courses on your watch.
Smart companion is currently only available for Outdoor Run . If you have set your workout goal, your smart companion will not provide you with any voice guidance. To ensure that your workout companion can work properly, wear a Honor smart watch or smart band. Workout status The Workout status app on your watch can demonstrate your fitness status variation and your training load from the last seven days.
Workout modes Fitness status (VO max) variation is an important indicator of your workout status. Your watch will display your VO max variation and your workout status only if you use Outdoor Run mode at least once a week, and the watch collects at least two VO max values with an interval of more than a week.
Workout modes Syncing and sharing your fitness and health data You can share your fitness data to third-party apps and compare with your friends. To share your fitness data to a third-party app, open the Health app, go to Me > Settings > Data sharing and select the platform you want to share to.
Health management Introduction to the three rings in Activity records on the watch The three rings in Activity records on the watch display three types of data: steps, moderate to high intensity activity, and active hours. Steps: This ring indicates the proportion of your steps to the target step count. The default goal is 10,000 steps.
Health management Set the MONITORING MODE to Smart or Real-time. Smart mode • The heart rate measurement will be performed every 10 minutes for low-intensity activities (such as when you are not moving). The heart rate measurement will be performed every 10 minutes for moderate-intensity activities (such as when you are walking).
Your watch can measure your heart rate when you have connected it to your phone and started a • workout using the Health app. Heart rate monitoring during swimming is supported on the HONOR MagicWatch 2. • Resting heart rate measurement Resting heart rate refers to the heart rate when it is measured in a quiet and relaxed environment when you are awake.
Health management The default heart rate limit is 200 - age, which is obtained from the personal information you enter. • If you disable voice guidance for individual workouts, you will only be alerted through vibrations • and card prompts. Heart rate alerts are only available during active workouts and are not generated during daily •...
Health management Enabling TruSleep™ Open the Health app, touch Devices, then touch your device name, and enable Health monitoring > TruSleep Enabling TruSleep may reduce the battery life. TruSleep is disabled by default. The TruSleep tracking will not be affected if your phone powers off while you are asleep. Enabling Do not disturb in the Health app will not affect the TruSleep tracking.
Test again near the bottom. This feature is only available in some countries and regions. For more information, contact the • official Honor service hotline. For more accurate results, it is recommended that you wait three to five minutes after putting your •...
Handy features Getting notifications and deleting messages Getting notifications Ensure that the watch is paired with your phone using the Health app, then perform the following: For Android users: Open the Health app, touch Devices, and then touch your device. Touch Notifications and enable Notifications.
When your watch is connected to your phone and you receive a call, your watch will vibrate and display the caller's number or name. You can choose to answer or reject the call. To use this feature with your HONOR MagicWatch 2 (42 mm) , you need to connect Bluetooth •...
Music and enable Control phone music. You can use your watch to control music playback in third-party music apps on your phone. • To listen to music with your HONOR MagicWatch 2(42 mm), you need to connect Bluetooth • earbuds.
Handy features You can also customize the timer. On the Timer screen, touch Custom, set the time, and touch to start the countdown. Swipe right on your watch screen to exit Timer. Setting an alarm You can use the Health app to set a Smart alarm or an Event alarm for your watch. The Smart alarm will wake you up if it detects that you are in a light sleep during a preset period.
When an alarm rings, the alarm will automatically turn off after snoozing three times if no other • operations are performed. Currently, only alarms set on Honor phones running Magic UI 2.0 or later can be synced to the • watch.
Handy features Weather reports You can check your watch to find out about the weather in your local area. Method 1: Viewing the weather information on a watch face that can display weather data Ensure that you are using a watch face that displays weather information, then you can check the latest weather information on the home screen.
More guides Adjusting the ringtone This feature is only available on the HONOR MagicWatch 2 (46 mm) with Android 4.4 and later • version system phones. To use this feature, update the Health app to version 10.0.0.651 or later. •...
More guides Raise wrist to wake screen • Connecting earbuds From the home screen press the Up button and go to Settings > Earphones. Your watch will search automatically for the Bluetooth earbuds list for pairing. Select the name of your earbuds and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the pairing. If Bluetooth earbuds are connected via the watch and you answer a call from the watch, the audio •...
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