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  • Page 1 Y550 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

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

  • Page 5: Foreword

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

  • Page 6: Getting Started

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

  • Page 7: Charging The Battery

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

  • Page 8: Important Information About The Battery

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

  • Page 9: Locking The Screen

    Getting started ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section. Locking the screen • Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen. • Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen.

  • Page 10: Unlocking The Screen

    Getting started Unlocking the screen If the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger in any direction to unlock the screen. 08:08 To open commonly used applications, such as Calculator, flick up from the bottom of the lock screen to access the quick operation panel.

  • Page 11: Getting To Know Your Home Screen

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

  • Page 12: Using The Notification Panel

    Getting started Using the notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 08:08 Touch to display the settings screen. Touch the shortcut switches on the notification panel to turn the functions on or off. Touch to display the shortcut switches and touch in the upper right corner to edit it.

  • Page 13: Moving An Application Or Widget

    Getting started screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshot folder in Gallery. You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch > to take a screenshot. Auto-rotate screen Your phone contains a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait view.

  • Page 14: Status Icons

    Getting started • Touch and add more items to the folder. • Drag an icon out from the folder to remove the icon. A folder must contain at least two items; otherwise, the folder will automatically disappear. Status icons Roaming Aeroplane mode enabled Receiving location data Bluetooth on...

  • Page 15: Viewing Recently Used Applications

    Getting started Viewing recently used applications Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications. You can then: • Touch an application to start it. • Flick left or right across an application or touch on its right upper corner to dismiss it.

  • Page 16: Texting

    Texting Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter text using the onscreen keyboard. • Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard. • To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch Selecting an input method On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

  • Page 17: Huawei Swype Input Method

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

  • Page 18: Android Input Method

    Texting Android input method q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k z x c v b n m ?123 • Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. • Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock.

  • Page 19: Editing Text

    Texting 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 20: Personalising Your Phone

    Personalising 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. Changing the theme On the home screen, touch Select a theme, and touch APPLY.

  • Page 21: Setting Tones

    Personalising your phone Setting tones On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Sound. Touch Phone ringtone Notification rightone, and choose either of the following tabs: • Ringtone: Choose from the default selection. • Music: Choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone. Touch APPLY.

  • Page 22: Calls

    Calls Smart dialling You can make a call by entering the phone number on the dialler or use smart dialling 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 23: What You Can Do During A Call

    Calls • Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialler screen, touch > Settings > Reject calls with SMS to edit the message that will be sent. What you can do during a call 08:08 Touch >...

  • Page 24: Answering A Third-Party Call

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

  • Page 25: Deleting Call Records

    Calls Deleting call records On the home screen, touch Under Dialer, you can: • Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and touch Delete entry to delete the call record. • Touch > Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously.

  • Page 26: Contacts

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

  • Page 27: Exporting Contacts To A Sim Card

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

  • Page 28: Searching For A Contact

    Contacts Touch COPY and choose where you want to paste the contacts. Searching for a contact On the home screen, touch Enter the contact name or initials. Matching contacts are displayed as you type. Merging contacts On the home screen, touch Touch >...

  • Page 29: Sending Messages Or Emails To A Contact Group

    Contacts 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 Send message Send email from the displayed option menu. You can also open the contact group and touch to send a message to send an email.

  • Page 30: Messaging

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

  • Page 31: Managing Messages

    Messaging Managing messages Copying messages to a SIM card On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. Touch and hold the message you want to copy, and touch Copy to SIM card.

  • Page 32: Deleting A Thread

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

  • Page 33: Browser

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

  • Page 34: Clearing Your Browsing History

    Browser Clearing your browsing history To better protect your privacy, clear your browsing history from time to time. On the home screen, touch Touch > Settings > Privacy & security. Touch Clear history then OK.

  • Page 35: Adding A Pop3 Or Imap Email 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 Touch Others Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next.

  • Page 36: Sending An Email

    Email Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your Exchange account. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings. When your Exchange account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed. Sending an email On the home screen, touch On the Inbox screen, touch...
  • Page 37 Email • Flick left to go back to the previous email or flick right to skip to the next email. Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on network condition. On the Inbox screen, touch > Refresh to refresh the inbox.

  • Page 38: Multimedia

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

  • Page 39: Taking A Photo

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

  • Page 40: Taking A Panoramic Photo

    Multimedia Frame the scene you want to capture. Touch and hold . The camera then takes up to 10 photos in rapid succession. You can stop shooting anytime by releasing your finger. Taking a panoramic photo On the home screen, touch Touch >...
  • Page 41 Multimedia Touch > to switch to HDR mode. Frame the scene you want to capture. Touch The front camera does not support HDR. Taking a photo using audio control On the home screen, touch Touch > to switch to audio control mode. Frame the scene you want to capture.

  • Page 42: Gallery

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

  • Page 43: Music

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

  • Page 44: Creating A Playlist

    Multimedia Touch to add a song to your Favorites. Touch to switch between different playing modes (repeat the current song, repeat the playlist, shuffle, and play in sequence). • Touch to play and touch to pause. • Touch to go back to the previous song. •...
  • Page 45 Multimedia Sharing a song On the home screen, touch Select a category. On the song list, touch > Share. Select the song you want to share. Touch SHARE. From the displayed option menu, choose a file type. Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the song.

  • Page 46: Internet Connection

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

  • Page 47: Wi-Fi Hotspot

    Internet connection On the home screen, touch Under All, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Touch Wi-Fi. Touch > WPS Push Button and press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi router. To connect to a Wi-Fi network through WPS PIN, touch >...

  • Page 48: 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 Bluetooth on or off On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Bluetooth to turn Bluetooth on or off.

  • Page 49: Wi-Fi Direct

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

  • Page 50: Connecting Your Phone To A Computer

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

  • Page 51: File Manager

    File Manager Creating a folder On the home screen, touch Under Local, touch Internal card. Touch > folder. Name the folder and touch Save. Searching for a file On the home screen, touch Under Local, touch Internal card. Touch > Search. Enter part or all of the file name.

  • Page 52: Renaming A File

    File Manager Under Local, touch Internal card. Touch > Compress. Select the file or folder you want to compress, and touch COMPRESS. Choose where you want the compressed file to be saved, name it, and touch OK. To decompress a file, touch and hold it, and choose Extract from the displayed option menu.

  • Page 53: Checking The Storage Status

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

  • Page 54: Managing Applications

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

  • Page 55: Uninstalling An Application

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

  • Page 56: Phone Manager

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

  • Page 57: Power Manager

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

  • Page 58: Notification Manager

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

  • Page 59: Backup, Restoration, And Update

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

  • Page 60: Restoring Factory Settings

    It is recommended that you update through your phone's online update feature or download official update packages from Huawei's website. • Your data may be erased during a system update. It is recommended that you back up important data before updating your phone.

  • Page 61: Tools

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

  • Page 62: World Clock

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

  • Page 63: Weather

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

  • Page 64: Updating The Weather

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

  • Page 65: Phone Settings

    Phone settings Turning aeroplane mode on or off Your phone's signal may interfere with an aeroplane's flight systems. When you are aboard an aeroplane, turn off your phone or switch it to aeroplane mode. In aeroplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games.

  • Page 66: Modifying Display Settings

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

  • Page 67: Turning Do Not Disturb Mode On Or Off

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

  • Page 68: Changing The System Language

    Phone settings • Select or clear the Use 24-hour format check box to switch between the 12-hour and 24-hour formats. • Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed. Changing the system language On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Language &...

  • Page 69: Legal Notice

    ® The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, products, services and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 70 Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at any time, and Huawei does not guarantee the availability of any content or service. Third-party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei. To...
  • Page 71 THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY (THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A LIMITATION) OF HUAWEI ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PRODUCT.
  • Page 72 All statements, information, and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind, express or implied. Please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region. Model: HUAWEI Y550-L01, HUAWEI Y550-L02, HUAWEI Y550-L03 V100R001_01...

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