Contents Foreword Getting started Your phone at a glance Charging the battery Powering on or off your phone Dual-card management Locking and unlocking the screen Getting to know your home screen Basic operations Status icons Accessing applications Texting Personalizing your phone Changing the home screen style Changing the theme Changing the wallpaper...
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Messaging Sending a text message Sending a multimedia message Replying to a message Searching for a message Managing messages Browser Browsing web pages Managing bookmarks 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...
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Managing applications Downloading applications Installing an application Viewing applications Sharing an application Uninstalling an application Clearing the application cache Phone Manager Phone accelerator Storage cleaner Harassment filter Power saving Notification manager Startup manager Tools Clock Weather Calculator FM radio Phone settings Turning on or off airplane mode Tone settings Display settings...
Foreword Foreword Thank you for choosing the Honor 3C 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.
Getting started Getting started Your phone at a glance 11 12 Headset jack Earpiece Proximity sensor/Ambient Buttons light sensor USB port Speaker Power Volume Front camera Status indicator Flash Microphone Camera Microphone...
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Getting started Do not block the area around the ambient light and proximity sensor. When you attach a protective film to the screen, make sure it does not block the sensor. Buttons • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application.
Getting started Charging the battery You can charge the phone in either of the following ways: • Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your phone to a power socket. • Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer, and touch Charge only on the...
Getting started • If your phone has been running for long periods of time, especially in hot environments, heat may be pushed to the surface of the phone. If your phone is overheating, cease using it immediately and unplug it from any power source to let it cool down.
Getting started On the home screen, touch then the tab. WIRELESS & Under NETWORKS, touch Dual card. Under SIM CARD INFO, touch the switch to enable or disable the corresponding SIM card. Setting the default SIM card for data services You can set a default SIM card for data services.
Getting started Unlocking the screen If the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger toward any direction to unlock the screen.
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.
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 applications and widgets. • Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens. •...
Getting started screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Pictures folder in File Manager. 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 features 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.
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Getting started Touch to display the switch shortcut list and touch edit it. Touch Clear to delete all notifications. Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a notification to dismiss it.
Basic operations Basic operations Status icons Signal strength No signal Roaming Airplane mode enabled Receiving location data Bluetooth on from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled Charging Battery full Battery low Call in progress Missed calls New messages New emails New voicemails Select input method...
Basic operations 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 want to open. Viewing recently used applications Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications.
Basic operations 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...
Personalizing your phone Personalizing your phone Changing the home screen style Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Home screen style. Choose Simple Standard and touch APPLY. Changing the theme Changing the theme On the home screen, touch Select a theme and touch APPLY.
Personalizing your phone • Touch Random change to have the home screen wallpaper change randomly. Setting the home screen transition effect On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set Home Screen dialog box. Touch Transitions. Select a home screen transition effect.
Personalizing your phone Unlocking the screen with a PIN On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Security. Touch Screen lock > PIN. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock PIN. After a PIN is set, you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen.
Personalizing your phone Changing the font size On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Display. Touch Font size and select a font size. Adjusting the screen brightness On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Display. Touch Brightness. In the displayed dialog box, perform either of the following operations: •...
Calls Calls Making a call Smart dialing Smart dialing 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.
Calls Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone. • Drag right to answer the call. • Drag left to reject the call. • Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialer screen, touch >...
Calls What you can do during a call Touch > to place the current call on hold, and touch again to resume the call. Touch > to start a three-way call. Before you use three- way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider.
Calls Answering a third-party call Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have turned on 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. To switch between the two calls, touch Making a conference call Making conference calls with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy with...
Calls You can also touch and hold the number you want to add, and touch Create new contact Save to existing contact. Clearing the call log On the home screen, touch Under Dialer, you can: • Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and touch Delete entry to delete that call record.
Contacts Contacts Creating a contact On the home screen, touch Touch Create a new contact (or touch 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.
Contacts Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device On the home screen, touch Touch Import contacts > Another phone (or touch > Import/Export > Another phone). Select Supports Bluetooth, and touch NEXT. The phone then turns on Bluetooth and scans for Bluetooth devices. Touch the Bluetooth device from which you want to import contacts.
Contacts Touch > Settings > Copy contacts and choose from where you want to copy the contacts. Touch the contacts you want to copy or touch to select all 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.
Contacts Select contacts you want to add to the group or touch to select all contacts, and then touch ADD. Touch SAVE. Sending messages or emails to a contact group On the home screen, touch . Under Favorites, touch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to, and choose Send message Send email...
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 results are displayed as you type. Touch to select a contact. Touch to select more contacts.
Messaging Touch Your phone supports multimedia messages up to 300 KB. Messages larger than that cannot be sent using MMS. Replying to a message On the home screen, touch In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread.
Messaging Forwarding a message 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 forward, and touch Forward. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts.
Browser Browser Browsing web pages On the home screen, touch Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone displays matching websites as you type. Touch the website you want to visit. Managing bookmarks Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites. Adding a bookmark On the home screen, touch On the...
Browser Rename the bookmark, change the website address, or revise the account information. Then touch OK. Setting the home page On the home screen, touch Touch > Settings > General > homepage. From the displayed option menu, choose the web page you want to set as the home page.
Email Email Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider. On the home screen, touch Select an email account type. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next.
Email Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email settings. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings. When the email account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed. Sending an email On the home screen, touch Touch the email address bar at the top of the screen to select an email account.
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Email • Touch to go back to the previous email. • Touch to skip to the next email. Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on the network condition. Touch to refresh the inbox.
Multimedia Multimedia Camera Your phone supports a variety of capture scenarios, such as scenery, portrait, and dynamic. It also supports smart, beauty, panoramic, sound & shot, and audio control capture modes. Capture screen Touch to switch to video mode. Touch to switch to photo mode.
Multimedia 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 center of the viewfinder turns green. Touch Shooting a video On the home screen, touch...
Multimedia Frame the scene you want to capture. Touch to start shooting. Follow the screen prompts to move your phone slowly and stably, when the two arrows are overlapping, the phone will automatically take one or multiple photos. Touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panoramic photograph.
Multimedia On the home screen, touch 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 >...
Multimedia Music Listening to music On the home screen, touch Select a category. Touch the song you want to play. Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface. Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics. Touch to add a song to your Favorites.
Multimedia Drag the slider to control the playback. Touch to display the option menu from which you can perform additional operations. Touch to enable or disable DTS audio. When a song is playing, touch to exit the playback screen without stopping the song.
Internet connection Internet connection Mobile data connection Turning on the data service On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Mobile networks. Touch Data connection, and select the SIM which you want to turn on data service. When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off the data service to save battery power and reduce data usage.
Internet connection Wi-Fi network Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi networks. Some public locations, such as airports and libraries, may have Wi-Fi networks available for use. Using Wi-Fi networks provided by certain Internet service providers may produce fees. Before you use a public Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure you check and are aware of that service provider's fee policies.
Internet connection Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Wi-Fi hotspot Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection. On the home screen, touch then the tab. WIRELESS & Under NETWORKS, touch More…. Tethering &...
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Internet connection Select the Set mobile data limit check box. Set the data usage limits as follows: • Drag the limit line up or down to adjust the mobile data usage limit. • Drag the warning line up or down to adjust the mobile data usage warning value.
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Internet connection to display its data usage details. Then touch and select the Restrict mobile bkgd. data check box. Restricting automatic data synchronization Restricting automatic data synchronization helps save data traffic and battery power. After this function is enabled, you have to manually synchronize your accounts.
Sharing data Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on or off Bluetooth On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Bluetooth to turn on or off Bluetooth.
Sharing data Under All, touch Bluetooth. Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth devices in range. In the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair with it. To disconnect from a paired Bluetooth device, under PAIRED DEVICES, touch >...
Sharing data Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Wi-Fi to turn on Wi-Fi. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch > Wi-Fi direct to scan for available devices. Select a device. Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct On the home screen, touch Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share.
Windows Media Player. HiSuite mode HiSuite is a file transfer application developed by Huawei that lets you back up, synchronize, and transfer data between your phone and computer. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
File Manager File Manager Switching between category and list views File Manager provides category and list views. • Under the category view, audio clips, videos, images, and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card are displayed by category, easy for you to browse through.
File Manager Copying, cutting, and pasting a file On the home screen, touch Under Local, switch to the list view, and touch Internal card. Touch Touch the file you want to copy or cut, and touch COPY or CUT. Select where you want to paste the file, and touch PASTE. Renaming a file On the home screen, touch Under Local, switch to the list view, and touch...
File Manager Checking the storage status Before you save large files to your phone's internal storage or microSD card, make sure there is enough space first. 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.
Managing applications Managing applications Downloading applications A rich selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can: • Download applications from Google's Play Store. • Download applications from web pages using the browser on your phone. • Download applications using a computer, and copy the applications to the phone.
Managing applications Viewing applications You can view the sizes and access permissions of applications installed on your phone. You can also view the running applications to check the system running status. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Manage apps.
Managing applications Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up the phone storage. On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Manage apps. Flick to All, and touch Clear cache.
Phone Manager Phone Manager Phone accelerator If you are experiencing slowdown issues with your phone, you may have too many applications using up too much memory. Optimize your system by using phone accelerator. On the home screen, touch Touch Phone accelerator.
Phone Manager Power saving On the home screen, touch Touch Power saving. On the Power saving screen, you can: • Turn off the functions not in use to save power. • Touch Power monitoring and manually optimize the power plan based on the scan results.
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Phone Manager On the Startup manager screen, you can: • Select an application to have it run automatically at system startup. • Deselect an application to prevent it from running at system startup.
Tools Tools Clock Clock lets you view the time around the world, use stopwatch or timer to keep track of time, or set alarms to wake you up in the morning. Alarm On the home screen, touch Under Alarm, you can: •...
Tools • Delete a city: Touch , select the city you want to delete, and touch DELETE. Timer On the home screen, touch On the Timer tab, rotate the dial to set the timer duration, or touch min, min, or 5 min to quickly set a time duration.
Tools Touch to update the weather. You can also set Weather to automatic update mode. Touch > > Settings, 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.
Tools Searching for stations On the home screen, touch Tools > Touch > to search for and save available stations. Your phone will automatically search for and save stations the first time you open the FM radio. Listening to FM radio Touch to return to the previous station.
Phone settings Phone 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 as required when you are on a flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games using your phone.
Phone settings • Touch or clear the check box under SYSTEM to turn on or off the notification tone or vibration when you touch or lock the screen, take a screenshot, dial a number, and more. Display settings On the home screen, touch Under All, touch Display.
Phone settings Under All, touch Do not disturb. On the Do not disturb screen, you can: • Touch Enable to turn on or off do not disturb mode. In do not disturb mode, is displayed on the status bar. • Touch Scheduled to schedule the effective time period for do not disturb...
Phone settings Touch Language. Select a language. Setting the PIN of your SIM card A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to better protect your phone data. If you enable the SIM card lock, you must enter the PIN each time you turn your phone on.
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