Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Owners Manual

Multimedia
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Sharing a song
You can share your favorite songs with your family and friends using email, 
Bluetooth, and more. 
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Choose a category.
3. Touch and hold the song you want to share.
4. From the displayed option menu, choose Share.
5. Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions.
Setting a song as the ringtone
Want to hear your favorite song whenever you receive a call? Just make it your 
ringtone.
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Choose a...

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Internet connection 
Internet connection
Mobile data connection
After you insert a SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time, 
your phone automatically registers with your service provider's data service.
Checking the network connection
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Mobile networks.
3. Touch Access Point Names or Network operators to check network 
connection settings.
 
Your phone automatically reads access point settings...

Internet connection 
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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi.
You phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them.
4. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to and touch Connect.
For an encrypted Wi-Fi network, enter the password when prompted.
 
If Wi-Fi and mobile data are both enabled, your phone connects to the 
Wi-Fi network...

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Internet connection 
4. Touch Input WPS PIN.
Your phone generates a PIN.
5. On the Wi-Fi hotspot device, enter the PIN.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct lets you easily connect two devices and transmit or share data 
between them.
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch  .
You phone then scans for available devices and displays them.
4. Select a device....

Internet connection 
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Sharing your phone's mobile data 
connection
Want to access the Internet from multiple devices when you are on the go? 
Use USB tethering or set your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot to share its data 
connection with other devices.
USB tethering
You can share your phone's data connection with a computer using a USB 
cable.
To use USB tethering, you may need to install your phone's driver on the 
computer or establish a network connection, depending on your computer's...

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Internet connection 
4. Name the Wi-Fi hotspot.
5. Select an encryption mode.
 
It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2PSK to 
better secure the Wi-Fi network.
6. Set the key to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
When other devices want to access your phone's network, this key must 
be entered.
7. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box.
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...

Internet connection 
62 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.
Set the data usage limits. The yellow line indicates the warning 
limit, and the red line indicates the data usage limit.
Drag the red and yellow lines to adjust the values or touch the lines 
to set specific values.
When your data usage reaches the yellow line, you will receive a 
warning notification. When your data usage reaches the red...

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Internet connection 
On the Data usage screen, touch  to open an option menu, from which 
you can:
• Turn data roaming on or off.
• Prevent background mobile data traffic.
• Turn automatic data synchronization on or off.
• Select the Show Wi-Fi usage check box. The Wi-Fi tab will be displayed. 
Touch this tab to view Wi-Fi data usage.
• Touch Mobile hotspots and select the Wi-Fi networks that are mobile 
hotspots to prevent applications from accessing these networks in the 
background. If an...

Sharing data 
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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  then the All tab.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Bluetooth.
When Bluetooth is turned on, your phone's name is displayed at the top of the 
Bluetooth screen. Touch the name to set your phone's...

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Sharing data 
Sharing 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 want to send.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Share > Bluetooth.
4. From the detected Bluetooth device list, select a device.
Receiving files using Bluetooth
1. When your phone receives a file transfer...