Huawei Ascend P6 User Manual

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Huawei input method
Slide your finger left or right across the onscreen keyboard to switch between the QWERTY 
and 9-key keyboards. 
Android Input Method
Touch to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, 
and caps lock.
Touch to enter numbers and symbols.
Touch to enter emoticons.
Touch to switch the input language. 
When you are typing in English, touch to switch between 
QWERTY and 9-key keyboards. 
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Editing text
Learn how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.
•  Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag and 
to select more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text 
box.
•  Cut text: Select text and touch Cut.
•  Copy text: Select text and touch Copy.
•Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. 
•Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock. 
Touch to enter numbers.
•Touch to activate voice input. 
•Touch and hold to open the Input options menu. 
•Touch to enter a space. 
•Touch and hold to switch to another input method. 
•Touch to enter a period. 
•Touch to enter symbols.
•Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor. 
•Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor. 
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•  Paste text: Touch where you want to insert the text, drag to move the 
insertion point, and touch Paste to paste the text you copied or cut.
Configuring an input method
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under PERSONAL, touch Language & input.
3. Under Keyboard & input methods, touch the input method you want to 
configure.
Turning on gloves mode
Gloves mode lets you perform touchscreen operations even while wearing 
gloves. 
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Touch the Gloves mode switch to enable gloves mode. 
						

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Personalizing your phone
Setting the theme
Your phone comes with a variety of themes. 
Changing the theme
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Select a theme and touch APPLY to apply it.
Customizing a theme
1. From the theme grid, touch CUSTOMIZE CURRENT THEME. 
2. From the element list, choose the element you want to modify.
Changing the wallpaper
1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Wallpapers. 
3. From the Wallpapers screen, you can set the following items:
• Lock screen wallpaper: Set the wallpaper displayed on the phone lock 
screen.
• Home screen wallpaper: Set the home screen wallpaper.
• Shake to change: Change the home screen wallpaper by shaking your phone.
• Random change: The home screen wallpaper changes randomly.
Setting the home screen transition effect
1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Transitions.
3. Select a home screen transition effect. 
						

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Organizing home screen widgets and application 
icons
Adding a widget to the home screen
1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Widgets.
3. Drag a widget from the screens lower section to a screen thumbnail. 
4. Touch to return to the home screen.
 If the home screen doesnt have enough space, your phone will 
automatically create a new home screen to the originals right and place the 
widget on the new home screen.
Deleting an application icon or widget
On the home screen, touch and hold the application icon or widget you want to delete 
until  is displayed. Drag the unwanted application icon or widget to  to delete it.
 Deleting an application icon uninstalls the application. When you delete an 
application icon, your phone prompts you to confirm the action. Touch 
OK 
to uninstall the application.
Moving an application icon or widget
You can re-arrange application icons and widgets to any fitting empty space on the home 
screen.
Organizing home screen icons using folders
Creating a folder on the home screen
1. On the home screen, drag an item onto another one to create a folder 
containing both of them.
2. You can then: 
•  Touch the folder name to rename it.
• Touch and add more items to the folder. 
						

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Removing an item from a folder
1. On the home screen, touch a folder.
2. Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item. 
A folder must contain at least two items; otherwise, the folder will automatically disappear.
Customizing Me Widget
 Me Widget is a collage of popular widget units that is displayed on your home screen for 
your added convenience. They include contacts, music, clock, and weather.
Removing a widget unit
1. Touch and hold Me Widget until your phone vibrates, and then release your 
finger. 
2. Touch Touch to customize to enter editing mode.
3. Touch for the widget unit you want to remove.
4. Touch Done. 
Adding a widget unit
1. Touch and hold Me Widget until your phone vibrates, and then release your 
finger. 
2. Touch Touch to customize to enter editing mode.
3.  Flick left or right across the widget unit list, select a widget unit and drag it to 
a blank area on Me Widget.
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4. Touch Done. 
Moving a widget unit
Before you move a widget unit, make sure there is enough space to hold it in the new 
position.
1. Touch and hold Me Widget until your phone vibrates, and then release your 
finger. 
2. Touch Touch to customize to enter editing mode.
3.  Touch and hold a widget unit until your phone vibrates, and drag it to the new 
position.
4. Touch Done. 
Customizing your home screens
Re-arranging home screens
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen 
dialog box.
2. Touch Thumbnails.
3. Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates, and drag 
it to the new location.
Adding a home screen
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen 
dialog box.
2. Touch Thumbnails.
3. Touch to add a home screen.
Deleting a home screen
Only blank home screens can be deleted.
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen 
dialog box.
2. Touch Thumbnails.
3. Touch to delete a home screen.  
						

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Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification 
panel
You can rearrange your switch shortcuts and move those you use most to top the list. 
Shortcuts on the top will be fully displayed on the notification panel.
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Flick left on the upper area. Touch to display the switch shortcut list.
3. Drag a switch shortcut to a new position in the list.
Managing profiles
Changing the profile
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. From the profile list, select a profile and touch the button to its right to 
activate the profile.
 You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel 
and change the profile using the switch shortcuts.
Adding a profile
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch .
3.  Touch the text box and name the profile.
4. Touch Next.
5. Select actions for the profile and touch an action to configure its settings.
6. When you are done, touch Done.
Deleting a profile
 Preset profiles cannot be deleted.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > Delete. 
3. Select the profile you want to delete.
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5. Touch OK. 
Setting tones
Setting the ringtone
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under DEVICE, touch Sound.
3. Touch Phone ringtone and select either of the following options from the 
displayed dialog box: 
• Ringtone: choose from the default selection.
• Music: choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone.
4. Touch APPLY. 
Setting notification tones
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under DEVICE, touch Sound.
3. Touch Notification tone. 
4. Select a tone type. You can configure the email notification tone only after you have set up an 
email account.
5. Select a tone.
6. Touch APPLY. 
Changing the font size
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under DEVICE, touch Display.
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Setting the screen unlock method
Face unlock
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security.
3. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to take a photo of your face.
Your phone will use face unlock as the primary unlock method.
5. Set a secondary unlock method.
If face unlock cannot recognize you (dim light, for example), follow the onscreen 
instructions to unlock your phone using the secondary unlock method. 
To turn off face unlock, use the secondary unlock method to enter the 
Screen lock screen, 
and select another unlock method.
Unlocking the screen with a pattern
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security.
3. Touch Screen lock > Pattern. 
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern.
 If you draw incorrect patterns five consecutive times, the screen stops 
responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds. You will still be able 
to make emergency calls during this time. 
Unlocking the screen with a PIN
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security.
3. Touch Screen lock > PIN. 
4. 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.  If you enter incorrect PINs five consecutive times, the screen stops 
responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds. You will still be able 
to make emergency calls during this time.