Contents • Contents Foreword .................. 1 Safety precautions..............2 Preparations................3 Your phone at a glance ................3 Inserting a SIM/USIM card ................4 Inserting a microSD card ................5 Installing the battery ...................6 Charging the battery ...................6 Powering your phone on and off..............8 Getting started................
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Contents Answering a third-party call ..............29 Making emergency calls ................30 Using dual-microphone noise reduction ............30 Other call services ..................30 People..................32 Creating a contact..................32 Searching for a contact ................32 Importing or exporting contacts ..............32 Adding a contact to your favorites ............33 Deleting a contact..................33 Sharing contacts ..................34 Contact groups ..................34...
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Contents Internet connection..............53 Enabling the data service................53 Setting up a Wi-Fi connection ..............53 Wi-Fi Direct ....................54 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection...........55 Controlling your data usage ..............57 Sharing data ................59 Bluetooth ....................59 DLNA ......................60 Connecting your phone to a computer............61 File Manager ................
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Contents Changing the system language..............74 Modifying location service settings............74 Setting the PIN of your SIM card ...............75 Restoring factory settings ................75 Online update ...................76 Accessibility....................76 FAQs..................77 Legal Notice................80 Index...................i...
Foreword • Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend G610 smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. Please read it carefully before you start using the phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary.
Safety precautions • Safety precautions Please read these safety precautions carefully before operating your phone. Do not crush, throw, or puncture your phone. Avoid dropping, squeezing, or bending it also. Your phone is not meant for use in a damp environment, such as the bathroom.
Preparations • Preparations Your phone at a glance — Headset jack Earpiece Proximity sensor/light Back sensor Home Menu Speaker Volume button Front camera Power button Noise reduction Status indicator microphone Rear camera Flashlight Micro USB port Microphone...
Preparations Buttons •When your phone is powered off, press and hold to power it on. •From any screens, press to turn on or off the screen. When the screen is turned on, press and hold to display an option menu. •Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application.
Preparations Inserting a microSD card You can expand your phone's storage capacity with a microSD card. Follow the operations in the figure below to install a microSD card. To remove a microSD card: 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Under DEVICE, touch Storage. 3.
Preparations Installing the battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Align the battery's metal contacts with those at the bottom of the battery compartment, and press the other end of the battery to clip it into the battery compartment. 3. Close the battery cover. Charging the battery Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your phone to a power outlet, or use the USB cable to connect your phone to a computer.
Preparations Battery indicator The battery indicator shows your phone's battery level. • Blinking red: The battery level is lower than 10%. • Steady red (when charging): The battery level is lower than 10%. • Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is higher than 10%. •...
Preparations Powering your phone on and off • To power on your phone, press and hold • To power off your phone, press and hold to display an option menu, and then touch Power off.
Getting started • Getting started Gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example, touch to select an item or open an application. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold an application, widget, or blank area to display the related option menu.
Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out undesirable operations when you are not using it, but also protects it from unauthorized use. You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section.
Getting started Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you'll find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is shown below. Status bar: displays notifications and icons.
Getting started Status icons Signal strength No signal GPRS network connected 3G network connected Roaming Airplane mode enabled Receiving location data Bluetooth on from GPS Silence mode enabled Vibration mode enabled Alarms enabled Headset plugged in Charging Battery low Battery full Missed calls Call in progress New emails...
Getting started Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create more home screens for various application icons and widgets. • Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens. •...
Getting started Auto-rotate screen Your phone features a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, the orientation of your screen will automatically change to landscape or portrait view. You'll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor- based applications, such as racing games.
Getting started Touch to return to the notification panel. Accessing applications Starting applications and switching between them On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. To switch to another application, touch to return to the home screen, and touch the icon of the application you wish to open.
Getting started Huawei input method Slide your finger left or right across the onscreen keyboard to switch between the QWERTY and 9-key keyboards. Touch to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and caps lock. Touch to enter numbers and symbols.
Getting started Android input method •Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. •Quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock. Touch to enter numbers and symbols. ?123 •Touch to switch to voice input. •Touch and hold to open the Input options menu. •Touch to enter a space.
Getting started Editing text Learn how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone. • 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.
Personalizing your phone • Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes. Changing the theme 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Select a theme and touch APPLY to apply it. Customizing a theme 1.
Personalizing your phone Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Adding a widget to the home screen 1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Widgets. 3. Drag a widget from the screen's lower section to a screen thumbnail. 4.
Personalizing your phone • Touch the folder name to rename it. • Touch and add more items to the folder. Removing an item from a folder 1. On the home screen, touch a folder. 2. Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item. A folder must contain at least two items;...
Personalizing your phone 3. Flick left or right across the widget unit list, select a widget unit and drag it to a blank area on Me Widget. Me Widget's size cannot be adjusted, so space is limited. If there is not enough space for a new widget unit, delete some existing ones first.
Personalizing your phone 1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Thumbnails. 3. Touch to delete a home screen. Managing profiles Changing the profile 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
Personalizing your phone Setting tones Setting the ringtone 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Under DEVICE, touch Audio profiles. 3. Touch > Phone ringtone and select either of the following options from the displayed dialog box: • Ringtone: choose from the default selection. •...
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Personalizing your phone 2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to take a photo of your face. Your phone will use face unlock as the primary unlock method. 5. Set a secondary unlock method. If face unlock cannot recognize you (dim light, for example), follow the onscreen instructions to unlock your phone using the secondary unlock method.
Personalizing your phone 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock password. 5. Repeat the password and touch OK. After a password is set, you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen. If you enter incorrect passwords five consecutive times, the screen stops responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds.
Calls • Calls Smart dialing In addition to standard call procedures, smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Enter a phone number or the initials or first several letters of a contact name. Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list.
Calls • Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialer screen, touch > Settings > Additional settings > Quick responses to edit the message that will be sent. Viewing the call log On the home screen, touch to display your recent calls above the dialer.
Calls Touch to mute or unmute the microphone. Touch to end the call. Touch to display the dialer. > Touch to display a note. > Touch to display the contact list. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Ongoing call.
Calls Making emergency calls In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card. However, you must still be under the coverage area. 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
Calls 3. Touch Voice call > Call forwarding. 4. Select a forwarding mode. 5. Enter the phone number to which you want to forward calls, and touch Enable. Enabling call waiting The call waiting function lets you answer another incoming call when you are already busy in a call and switch between the two calls.
People • People Forget about lugging around business card holders. With your phone, you can easily store and manage your contacts in your new phone. Creating a contact 1. On the home screen, touch then the tab. 2. Touch 3. Select an account. 4.
People > Import/export > SD Card. 2. Touch 3. Touch Next and select the account where you want to import the contacts. 4. Touch Next, and choose the .vcf file you want to import from the displayed dialog box. 5. Touch OK. Exporting contacts Back up your contacts to a storage device in case you lose them during a system upgrade or by mistake.
People 3. Select a contact and touch OK. 4. Touch OK. Sharing contacts You can share contacts in .vcf format in many ways. 1. On the home screen, touch then the tab. 2. Touch > Share visible contacts. 3. Select a contact, touch OK. 4.
People Sending messages or emails to a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch then tab. 2. Touch and hold the contact group you wish to send a message or email to. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Send group message or Send group E-mail.
Messaging • Messaging Sending a text message 1. On the home screen, touch 2. In the list of message threads, touch 3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. 4.
Messaging 3. Touch the text field to write your reply. 4. When you are done, touch Searching for a message 1. On the home screen, touch 2. In the list of message threads, touch 3. Enter the message or contact, or parts of them. Your phone then displays matching results.
Messaging Locking a message You can lock important messages to avoid deleting them by mistake. Deleting a thread does not remove the locked messages in it. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread.
Browser • Browser Your phone's browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up-to-date news and information. Staying connected has never been easier. Browsing web pages 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone displays matching websites as you type.
Browser 3. Touch Bookmarks/History. 4. Touch and hold the bookmark you wish to edit. 5. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit bookmark. 6. Edit the bookmark, for example, rename it. 7. Touch OK. Setting the home page Set your favorite web page as your browser's home page to make life a little easier.
Email • Email Don't want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip? Use your phone to read and reply to emails when you are on the 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.
Email Switching between email accounts 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch the email address on the top to display your email account list. 3. Touch an email account you wish to use. Sending emails 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
Email Removing an email account After you delete an email account, your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. On the Inbox screen, touch 3. Touch Settings. 4. Select the account you wish to delete. 5.
Multimedia • Multimedia Camera As time flies by, there must be some memories you wish to keep forever. Camera is a great tool for this. It supports a variety of capture modes, such as panoramic and smile. Photo taking screen Touch to set flash mode.
Multimedia •Touch to take a photo. •Touch and hold to focus the camera. Release your finger to take a photo. •Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode. •Drag the slider to to switch to video mode. Taking a photo 1.
Multimedia 6. Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos for a panoramic photo. You can also touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panoramic photograph. Taking a beauty-mode photo Expect great photo quality when you don't have any makeup? Enable beauty mode for a flawless portrait of yourself.
Multimedia 3. Touch the 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 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
Multimedia Cropping a photo 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch the photo you wish to crop. > Crop and then you can: 3. Touch • Drag the grid to reposition it. • Drag the frames of the grid to resize it. 4.
Multimedia Music In the mood for music? Your phone provides you with a supreme audio experience. Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself with extraordinary audio experience anytime. Add songs to your phone by: • Copying songs from your computer using USB. •...
Multimedia •Touch to play and touch to pause. •Touch to jump to the previous song. •Touch to jump to the next song. Drag the slider to control the playback. Touch to display the option menu from which you can perform additional operations.
Multimedia Deleting a playlist 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch Playlists. 3. Touch and hold the playlist you wish to delete. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete. Sharing a song You can share your favorite songs with your family and friends using email, Bluetooth, and more.
Multimedia Searching for stations 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > > Search to search for and save available stations. 2. Touch Listening to FM radio On the FM radio screen, you can perform the following operations: Touch to open the option menu. Touch to turn off the FM radio.
Internet connection • Internet connection Enabling the data service 1. On the home screen, use two fingers to flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel shortcuts. 2. Touch to enable your phone's data service. When you do not need to access the Internet, disable the data service to save battery power and reduce data usage.
Internet connection To use the WPS function and set up a Wi-Fi connection between your phone and a Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure that the Wi-Fi hotspot also supports the WPS. Using the WPS button 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
Internet connection Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network 1. Touch and hold the file you wish to send. 2. From the displayed option menu, choose Share. 3. Touch Wi-Fi. 4. Touch Other devices. You phone then scans for available devices and displays them. 5.
Internet connection 4. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 5. Select the USB tethering check box to share your phone's data connection. You cannot use your phone's USB tethering function when the phone is in USB storage mode. Bluetooth tethering You can share your phone's mobile data connection with other devices using Bluetooth.
Internet connection 8. On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phone's Wi-Fi network. Controlling your data usage Your phone's data usage control function lets you check and control your data usage. Set a data usage cycle and a mobile data limit for this period and you will be notified when data usage reaches this limit.
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Internet connection Turn the mobile data connection on or off. To configure data control and query data usage, the mobile data connection must be turned Turn the mobile data usage limit on or off. Set the data usage cycle. Touch Data usage cycle then Change cycle... to set the data usage cycle.
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 Bluetooth 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
Sharing data Transferring files using Bluetooth Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends. You can share files with Bluetooth-enabled devices without an Internet connection. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch and hold the file you wish to send. 3.
Sharing data On the home screen, touch Tools > to display the DLNA screen. You can then share photos, videos, and songs with other DLNA devices, as well as view and download the multimedia files shared by other DLNA devices. Connecting your phone to a computer When you connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable, your phone will display a notification prompting you to select a connection type.
Sharing data 1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2. On the USB computer connection screen, choose HiSuite. 3. Manage your phone's data on the displayed HiSuite window. Mass storage mode In mass storage mode, you can use your phone as a USB mass storage device and transfer files between your phone and a computer.
File Manager • File Manager File Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You'll be able to view, create, edit, delete, move, archive, compress, and decompress files. Creating a folder You can create folders to better manage the files and applications stored in your phone's internal storage or microSD card.
File Manager 4. Select where you wish to paste the file. 5. Touch Paste. Compressing or decompressing files You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files. 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
File Manager Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch and hold the file or folder you wish to create a shortcut for. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Desktop shortcuts. Checking the memory status Before you save large files to your phone's internal storage or microSD card, make sure there is enough space first.
Managing applications • Managing applications Viewing applications You can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Under DEVICE, touch Apps. 3. Flick to ALL. 4. Select the application you wish to view. Uninstalling an application You can remove unwanted applications to increase your phone's available storage.
Basic utilities • Basic utilities Your phone comes with a variety of useful tools, such as Calendar, Clock, and Calculator, helping you keep yourself organized. Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. Creating an event 1.
Basic utilities Synchronizing and viewing events Calendar events in your accounts (such as an email account) can be synchronized to and viewed on the Calendar application. 1. On the home screen, touch > Calendars to display. 2. Touch 3. Select the account whose calendar you wish to display. >...
Basic utilities 2. From the alarm list, touch and hold the alarm you wish to delete. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete alarm. 4. Touch OK. Configuring alarm settings 1. On the home screen, touch 2. From the alarm list, touch >...
Basic utilities Weather Weather provides you with the latest weather information for any city around the world. You can share weather information with your family and friends. Before you use Weather, turn on your phone's GPS and data service. Adding a city You can add cities you like to Weather and check their weather information.
Basic utilities 3. Touch to update the weather. You can also set Weather to automatic update mode. Touch > select Auto update, and set Update interval. Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set. Sharing weather information Your phone lets you send weather information as a text message to remind your family and friends of weather changes.
Accounts and sync • Accounts and sync You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the Internet. Adding an account 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Under ACCOUNTS, touch Add account. 3.
Settings • Settings Turning on or 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 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.
Settings Setting the date and time By default, your phone relies on the network-based date and time. You can also manually set the date and time. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Under SYSTEM, touch Date & time. 3. From the settings screen, you can: •...
Settings 3. From the settings screen, you can: • Touch Access to my location to enable your phone to use your location information. • Touch GPS satellites to have your phone obtain your location information from GPS satellites. • Touch Wi-Fi & mobile network location to have your phone obtain your location information from a Wi-Fi network or mobile data connection.
Settings 2. Under PERSONAL, touch Backup & reset. 3. Tap Factory data reset > Reset phone. The phone will restore its factory settings and restart. Online update Once in a while, new updates for your phone will be available online. You will receive a notification when updates are available.
FAQs • FAQs For more information, please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/faqs/ index.htm. What are some ways I can save battery power? • When you do not need Internet access, open the notification panel and touch then to turn off your mobile data connection.
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FAQs 3. Touch the .vcf file. Your phone then displays a message asking whether you want to import the contacts. 4. Touch OK to import the contacts. Compatibility problems may occur with .vcf files created by other phones, and certain contact information may be lost during import. How do I use HiSuite to import contacts from another phone? Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only.
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FAQs > 3. Touch Screen lock Pattern, and follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern. How do I switch the text input method? When you write text, open the notification panel and touch Select input method to select an input method. How do I stop the song playing in the background? Open the notification panel, touch the playing song to display the music playback screen, and stop the playback.
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Index • Index Accessibility ..................76 Accessing a bookmark ..............39 Accounts and sync ................72 Adding a bookmark ................39 Adding a city ..................70 Adding a contact to your favorites ............ 33 Adding a home screen ..............22 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account ..........
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Index Configuring calendar settings ............68 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network ............53 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using the WPS button ...... 54 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using the WPS PIN ......54 Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct ........54 Connecting your phone to a computer ..........
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Freeing up additional phone storage ..........77 Gestures ..................... 9 Getting to know your home screen ........... 11 HiSuite ....................62 Huawei input method ................ 16 Import regulations ................82 Important information about the battery ..........7 Importing contacts from a storage device ......... 32 Importing or exporting contacts ............
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Index Online update ................... 76 Pairing with another Bluetooth device ..........59 Permissions ..................80 Phone appearance and buttons ............4 Photo taking screen ................44 Playing a playlist ................50 Playing a slideshow ................47 Powering off ..................8 Powering on ..................
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Index Setting the PIN of your SIM card ............75 Setting the ringtone ................24 Setting up your voicemail ..............31 Sharing a photo or video ..............48 Sharing a song .................. 51 Sharing an event ................67 Sharing contacts ................34 Sharing weather information .............
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Index Weather .................... 70 What you can do during a call ............28 Wi-Fi hotspot ..................56...
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All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone's actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version. V100R001_01 Model: HUAWEI G610-U15...