Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Manual

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2. Flick left or right to switch to video mode.
3. Frame the scene you want to record.
4. Touch to start recording.
Setting the preferred save location for photos and videos
  
This section only applies to phones that support microSD cards. 
After a microSD card is properly inserted into your phone, you can change the 
preferred save location for photos and videos.
1. Open Camera.
2. Touch  > Settings > Preferred save location.
3. Set the preferred save location for your photos and videos.
Gallery
Playing a slideshow
 
1. Open Gallery.
2. On the timeline album screen, touch  > Slideshow to play a slideshow 
of the photos in the album. 
3. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow.
Applying a special effect
 
1. Open Gallery.
2. Touch the photo you want to edit, and touch .
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to apply beauty mode, crop the photo, 
rotate the photo, or perform other operations. 
						

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Entertainment
Sharing a photo or video
 
1. Open Gallery.
2. Touch the photo or video you want to share.
3. Flick up on the photo or video, and touch START to turn on Transfer. Your 
phone then automatically enables Bluetooth and searches for nearby 
Bluetooth devices.
 
Make sure Bluetooth is enabled on the receiving device and the device 
is set to discoverable. 
4. From the search results, touch the receiving devices name. 
After the two devices are paired for the first time, flick up on a photo or video 
to quickly share it. 
Music
Creating a playlist
 
1. Open Music.
2. Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. 
3. Name and save the playlist.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to add songs to the playlist. 
Playing a playlist
 
1. Open Music.
2. Touch Playlists. 
3. Touch the playlist you want to play.
Playing a video
 
1. Open Videos. 
						

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2. Touch the video you want to play. 
3. Touch the onscreen control buttons to fast forward, rewind, stop, or 
perform other operations. 
						

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Transferring data
Bluetooth
 
Turning on Bluetooth
1. Open the notification panel and go to the Shortcuts tab.
2. Touch and hold to enter the Bluetooth settings screen.
3. Touch Turn on Bluetooth. 
4. From the search results, choose a Bluetooth device, and follow the 
onscreen instructions to pair your phone with it. 
To unpair the two devices, touch  next to the other device, and touch 
Unpair.
 
If you cant set up a Bluetooth connection with another device, the 
device may not be compatible with your phone. 
Sharing a file using Bluetooth
To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, enable Bluetooth on both 
devices and make sure they are both discoverable. 
Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch 
Share > Bluetooth. 
Wi-Fi Direct
 
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
1. Open the notification panel and go to the Shortcuts tab.
2. Touch and hold from the shortcut switches to enter the Wi-Fi settings 
screen.
3. Turn on Wi-Fi.
4. Touch Wi-Fi direct to scan for available devices.  
						

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5. Choose a device.
Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct
1. Open File Manager.
2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share > Wi-Fi direct. 
Multi-screen display
 Connect your phone to other phones and tablets, smart household 
appliances, and in-car devices for remote control and content sharing 
through a wireless connection or accessory. 
Open the notification panel, go to the 
Shortcuts tab, and turn on Multi-screen 
by touching  . You can then push photos or videos from your phone to a 
large screen, such as a TV or projector. To do so requires that your TV support 
DLNA. If it does not, you can purchase an Android TV box or a similar wireless 
transmission device. 
Huawei Beam
  
This feature may not be supported by all models.
Huawei Beam lets you quickly share data between two Near Field 
Communication (NFC) enabled phones. To beam a web page or contact to 
another phone, place the two phones back to back and touch the content. 
1. Open Settings.
2. Under Wireless & networks, touch More.
3. Touch NFC, and turn on NFC and Huawei Beam. 
						

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Transferring data 
Connecting your phone to a computer
 
MTP mode
MTP mode lets you transfer media files, such as photos, songs, and videos, 
between your phone and a computer. Windows Media Player 11 or later is 
required. 
HiSuite mode
HiSuite is a file transfer application developed by Huawei. It lets you back up, 
synchronize, and transfer data between your phone and computer.
USB flash drive mode
 
This section applies to phones that support microSD cards only. 
If a microSD card is inserted properly into your phone, you can use your phone 
as a USB flash drive and transfer data between your phone and a computer. 
Connecting your phone to a USB storage 
device
  
This feature may not be supported by all models. 
You can directly connect your phone to a USB storage device using a USB OTG 
cable to transfer data. Compatible USB storage devices include USB flash 
drives, card readers, and phones that work as USB flash drives.  
						

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Managing your phone
Managing applications
 
Viewing recently used applications
Touch Recent to view the list of recently used applications. (If your 
phone has a physical menu button, press and hold 
Menu). You can then: 
• Touch an application to open it. 
• Flick up on an application to close it. 
• Drag an application down until is displayed to lock the application. 
Drag the application down again to unlock it.
• Drag up from the bottom of the screen until is displayed to dismiss all 
applications. Locked applications will not be dismissed. 
Downloading applications
• Download applications from application centers. 
• Download applications from web pages using the browser on your phone. 
• Download applications using a computer, and copy the applications to your 
phone. 
• Connect the phone to a computer, and download applications using 
HiSuite or other third-party applications. 
Installing an application
1. Open File Manager.
2. Under Categories, touch Apps. 
3. In the application list, touch the application you want to install, and follow 
the onscreen instructions to install it. 
						

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Managing your phone  
 
During the installation, an Install blocked message may be displayed. 
Read the message carefully. If you want to continue with the installation, 
follow the onscreen instructions to allow the installation of third-party 
applications.
Uninstalling an application
On the home screen, touch and hold the application you want to uninstall 
until  is displayed at the top of the screen. Drag the application to  , 
and follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall it. 
 
Some pre-installed applications cant be uninstalled.
File Manager
Creating a folder
1. Open File Manager.
2. Touch the Local tab. 
3. Under Internal or SD card (if available), switch to the list view, and touch 
 > New folder. 
4. Name and save the folder.
Searching for a file
 
1. Open File Manager.
2. Touch the Local tab. 
3. Under Internal or SD card (if available), switch to the list view, and touch 
 > Search. 
4. Enter part or all of the file name. Search results are displayed as you type. 
Copying, cutting, and pasting a file
 
1. Open File Manager. 
						

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2. Touch the Local tab. 
3. Under Internal or SD card (if available), switch to the list view, and touch 
or . 
4. Choose a file, touch Copy or Cut, and choose where you want to paste the 
file. 
Compressing or decompressing a file
 
1. Open File Manager.
2. Touch the Local tab. 
3. Under Internal or SD card (if available), switch to the list view, touch and 
hold the file you want to compress, and touch 
Compress. 
4. Choose the save path of the compressed file and name the file. 
 
To decompress a file, touch and hold it, and touch Extract.
Creating a shortcut for a file or folder
 
1. Open File Manager.
2. Touch the Local tab. 
3. Under Internal or SD card (if available), switch to the list view, touch and 
hold the file or folder for which you want to create a shortcut, and touch 
Desktop shortcuts. 
Cloud Drive
  
This feature may not be supported by all models. Log in with your 
Huawei ID before you use Cloud Drive. 
Uploading a file
1. Open File Manager.
2. Under Cloud, select where you want to upload the file. 
3. Touch .  
						

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Managing your phone  
4. Take a photo or select a local file. 
Downloading a file
1. Open File Manager.
2. Under Cloud, select the folder that contains the file you want to download. 
3. Touch . 
4. Select the file you want to download. 
Viewing file transfer records
1. Open File Manager.
2. Under Cloud, touch  > File transfers. 
3. You can then view the file transfer records. 
Phone Manager
Optimizing the system
 
With Phone Manager, you can optimize your phone system using the 
following features:
• Scan: Quickly check the system operating status, clear trash files, optimize 
your phone system, and more.
• Phone accelerator: Scan for and clear the cache, trash files, applications 
you no longer need, and application installation packages. 
Power saving
 
Open Phone Manager, and use Power saving to comprehensively check 
your phones power consumption and maximize the standby time. You can 
switch to different power saving modes as required. 
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