Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Owners Manual

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Getting somewhere
1. When you browse a map, touch  .
2. Touch the first text box to enter the start point. Then, touch the second 
text box to enter the destination.
3. Select a transportation method: by car, public transportation, or foot.
4. Touch Get directions.
Available routes are then shown in a list.
5. Touch the route you prefer to display on the map.
YouTube
YouTube is Google's online video-sharing website, where you can search for, 
watch, and upload videos.
Searching...

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Play Store
Play Store is an application market provided by Google, where you can 
download applications and games.
Installing an application
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Find the desired application.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install it.
Uninstalling an application
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Touch  > My Apps.
3. From the application list, touch the application you want to uninstall.
4. Touch Uninstall > OK to uninstall the application. 

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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. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Touch .
3. Enter event details, such as the event name, time, and location.
4. Touch SAVE.
Viewing events
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Touch the date in the upper left...

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Synchronizing and viewing events
Calendar events in your accounts (such as an email account) can be 
synchronized to and viewed on 
Calendar.
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Touch  > Calendars to display.
3. Select the account whose calendar you want to display.
4. Touch  > Calendars to sync.
5. Select the account from which you want to synchronize calendar events.
6. Touch OK.
Modifying calendar settings
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Touch  > Settings.
3. Follow the onscreen...

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2. From the alarm list, touch and hold the alarm you want to delete.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete alarm.
4. Touch OK.
Configuring alarm settings
1. On the home screen, touch  then the Alarm tab.
2. From the alarm list, touch   > Settings.
3. On the alarm settings screen, set the ring mode, snooze duration, and the 
volume button's function when an alarm sounds. 
Calculator
Calculator lets you perform basic arithmetic operations.
1. On the home screen, touch...

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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
Add cities of your concern to Weather to check their real-time weather 
information. 
1. On the home screen, touch Tools >  .
2. Touch  > .
 
In addition to your current city, you can add up to nine cities. 
3. Enter a city name.
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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.
1. On the home screen, touch Tools >  .
2. Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to share.
3. Touch  to...

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Listening to FM radio
From the FM Radio screen, you can:
Backup
Backup lets you back up your important data and restore them after a system 
upgrade or reset.
Backing up data to local storage
1. On the home screen, touch Mgmt. >  .
2. Touch Back up to SD card. Touch  to view the station list. 
Touch  to enable or disable the speaker. 
Touch  to go to the next station. 
Touch  to turn the FM radio on or off.
Touch  to add the current station to your favorites. 
Touch  to return to the...

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3. Select the data you want to back up.
4. Touch BACKUP.
5. Enter a password when prompted.
6. Touch OK again.
By default, backup files are saved to the 
HuaweiBackup folder in File 
manager
. 
Restoring data from local storage
1. On the home screen, touch Mgmt. >  .
2. Touch Restore from SD card.
3. From the backup file list, choose the files you want to restore.
4. Enter the backup password.
5. Touch OK.
6. Touch RESTORE. 

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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  then the All tab.
2. Under ACCOUNTS, touch Add account.
3. Select an account type.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information.
5. Configure the account and set the type of data you want to synchronize.
When an account is set up, it will be shown in the 
ACCOUNTS section.
 
The types of...