Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Owners Manual

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Inserting or removing a microSD card
You can expand your phone's storage capacity with a microSD card. See the 
following figure for reference.
To remove a microSD card:
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under DEVICE, touch Storage.
3. Touch Unmount SD card. 
4. Carefully take out the microSD card.
Charging the battery
 
Your phone's built-in battery is not user-removable. Do not attempt to 
remove it yourself.
Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your phone to a 
power outlet, or use the USB cable itself to connect your phone to a 
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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%.
• Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost or already full.
Important information about the battery
• If the battery power is depleted, you may not be able to power on your 
phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. This is normal. 
Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes before attempting to power 
on your phone.
• Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may 
eventually need to be replaced. When the battery life becomes noticeably 
shorter, replace the battery.
• The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient 
temperature and age of the battery.
• If your phone is very low on power, it plays an alert tone and displays a 
message. If the battery level is extremely low, your phone automatically 
powers off. 
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 > OK.
 
If errors occur and you cannot power off your phone, press and hold 
for 15 or more seconds to restart your phone. 
						

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Setting up your phone for the first time
When you use your phone for the first time, follow the onscreen instructions 
to set it up.
When you power on your phone or open some applications for the first time, 
your phone walks you through basic operations. To read these instructions 
again, touch  on the home screen.  
						

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Basic operations
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.
Flick: Where applicable, swipe your finger in the 
direction you want the screen to move. For example, 
you can flick left or right across the notification panel 
to dismiss a notification.
Drag: Touch and hold an item and then move it to 
another position. For example, you can re-arrange 
applications and widgets on the home screen this 
way.
Pinch: Pinch two fingers together to zoom out or 
stretch them apart to zoom in. For example, pinch 
together or apart to zoom in or out on a picture or 
web page. 
						

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Turning on one-hand UI
In one-hand UI mode, routine activities are easy to accomplish with one hand. 
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Under All, touch One-hand UI.
After one-hand UI is turned on, touch the arrow on either side of the screen 
to move the dialer or other operation area to the side of your choice. 
Suspend button
The suspend button contains a palette of useful functions and shortcuts, 
which lets you quickly launch tools, such as Calendar, Messaging, and Notes, 
and quickly perform common functions like return to the home screen and 
memory cleanup. 
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Under All, touch W.O.W. Button to turn on suspend button.  will then 
appear on all screens except the lock screen and notification panel. 
3. Touch  to expand the suspend button. 
						

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4. From the expanded menu, you can:
•Touch  to return to the previous screen or exit the current application.
•Touch  to return to the home screen.
•Touch  to expand the multi-window menu. You will then be able to 
quickly open Calendar, Messaging, Notes, and Calculator and switch 
between these applications without closing your current application. 
•Touch  to lock the screen.
•Touch  to clean up the phone memory and close the applications 
running in the background.
•Touch  to collapse the menu.
Turning on glove mode
Glove mode lets you perform touchscreen operations even when you wear 
gloves. 
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Under All, touch Gloves mode to turn on or off glove mode. 
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.
Locking the screen
• Method 1: Press  to lock the screen. 
• Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone 
automatically locks its screen.
 
To set the screen lock method, touch  on the home screen. On the 
displayed 
General tab, touch Screen lock.  
						

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Unlocking the screen
1. If the screen is off, press  to turn it on.
2. Drag  down toward  to unlock the screen.
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.
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Status icons
Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the 
status bar to open the notification panel.
Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.
Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position.
Dock: displays your most common applications.
Navigation bar: displays virtual keys. 
Signal strength No signal
GPRS network connectedEnhanced Data Rates for 
GSM Evolution (EDGE) 
network connected
Long Term Evolution (LTE) 
network connectedUSB tethering on
Roaming Airplane mode enabled
Bluetooth onReceiving location data 
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
Wi-Fi network availableConnected to a Wi-Fi 
network
Uploading data Downloading data
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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. 
• Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch 
a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen.Phone memory full Upcoming events
No SIM card foundSign-in or synchronization 
problem
Synchronizing data Synchronization failed
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on More notifications
Connected to a VPN Headset plugged in
USB debugging mode 
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Taking a screenshot
Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score 
in a game? Take a screenshot and share away.
Press  and the volume down button simultaneously to take a screenshot. 
Then, open the notification panel and touch  to share the screenshot. 
Screenshots are saved to the 
Screenshots album in Gallery.
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.
To quickly turn the auto-rotate screen function on or off, flick down from the 
status bar to open the notification panel and touch  .
Using the notification panel
Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Touch  to delete all notifications. 
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