Huawei Ascend P6 User Manual

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5. Touch Paste.
Compressing or decompressing files
You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the file or folder you want to compress.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Compress.
4.  Choose the save path of the compressed file and name it.
5. Touch OK.
To decompress a file, touch and hold it and choose Extract from the displayed option 
menu. 
Renaming a file
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the file you want to rename.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Rename.
4. In the displayed dialog box, enter a new name for the file.
5. Touch OK.
Deleting a file
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the file you want to delete.
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete.
4. Touch OK.
Creating a shortcut for a file or folder
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch the file or folder you want to create a shortcut for. 
3. From the displayed option menu, choose Desktop shortcuts. 
						

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Checking the memory status
Before you save large files to your phones internal storage or microSD card, make sure 
there is enough space first.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > Storage. 
3. On the Storage settings screen, view the total and available space on your 
phones internal storage or microSD card. 
						

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Managing applications
Downloading applications
A rich selection of applications is available through Googles Play Store. You can also 
connect your phone to a computer and transfer applications over that way.
Installing an application
 It is recommended that you use Play Store a s  y o u r  p r i m a r y  download source. 
Certain third-party applications from other sources may not be compatible 
with your phone.
1. On the home screen, touch Mgmt. > .
2. Select the application you want to install.
3. Touch  > Install.
4. Touch Done.
 During the installation, an Install blocked message may be displayed. Read 
the message carefully. If you want to continue with the installation, touch 
then 
All > Security, and select the Unknown sources check box to allow 
installation of third-party applications. Then touch  to proceed. 
Viewing applications
You can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone.
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under APPS, touch Manage apps.
3. Flick to ALL.
4. Select the application you want to view. 
						

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Uninstalling an application
You can remove unwanted applications to increase your phones available storage.
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under APPS, touch Manage apps.
3. Flick to All. 
4. Select the application you want to uninstall.
5. Touch Uninstall > OK. Some pre-installed applications cannot be uninstalled.
Clearing the application cache
You can clear the application cache to free up the phone memory.
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Under APPS, touch Manage apps.
3. Flick to All. 
4. Touch Clear cache. 
						

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Huawei applications
Huawei took the creative liberty to offer you a variety of useful applications, for 
your added convenience. A Huawei ID may be required to use these applications. 
If you do not have one, open one of these applications and follow the onscreen 
instructions to create your Huawei ID.
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 then the Local tab. 
3. Touch Back up to SD card.
4. Select the data you want to back up.
5. Touch Backup.
6. Enter a password when prompted.
7. Touch Backup again.
By default, backup files are saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in File 
manager
. 
Backing up data to the cloud
1. On the home screen, touch Mgmt..
2. Touch then the Cloud tab. 
3. Enter a password when prompted.
4. Touch Back up to cloud.
5. Select the data you want to back up.
6. Touch Backup.
Backup files are stored on Huawei cloud servers. 
						

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Restoring data from local storage
1. On the home screen, touch Mgmt..
2. Touch then the Local tab. 
3. Touch Restore from SD card.
4. From the backup file list, choose the files you want to restore.
5. Touch Restore.
Restoring data from the cloud
1. On the home screen, touch Mgmt..
2. Touch then the Cloud tab. 
3. Enter the backup password.
4. Touch Restore from cloud.
5. From the backup file list, choose the files you want to restore.
6. Touch Restore.
Cloud Sync
Cloud Sync lets you synchronize data between your phone and the Huawei cloud.
 Before you use Cloud Sync, log in using your Huawei ID.
On the home screen, touch 
Mgmt. >   to access this application. You can then select 
the data you want to synchronize to the cloud.
Phone Finder
Phone Finder lets you locate your phone, and retrieve or erase data when your phone is 
lost. 
Before you use Phone Finder, log in using your Huawei ID. To enable Phone Finder, go to 
the home screen and touch  . On the 
Sync screen, touch Phone Finder. 
In the unfortunate event that you lose your phone, go to 
http://eu.hicloud.com, log in 
using your Huawei ID, and perform the following 
Phone Finder functions:
• Lock your phone remotely: Lock your phone using a password to prevent 
others from using it.  
						

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• Locate your phone: Locate your phone using its GPS function.
• Send a message: Send a message to your phone.
•   B a c k  u p  o r  e r a s e  d a t a :  B a c k  u p  o r  e r a s e  y o u r  p h o n e  d a t a ,  s u c h  a s  y o u r  c o n t a c t s .  
The backup data will be stored on the cloud.
•  Forward calls and messages: Forward all your calls and messages to a specified 
number. 
						

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Google services
To use Google services, sign in with a Google account. If you dont have one, 
open a Google application and follow the onscreen instructions to create your 
Google account.
 Google applications, services, and functions vary with country and service 
provider. Please follow local laws and regulations when you use Google 
services.
Gmail
Gmail is Googles official email service. When you first use , emails on your web 
account will be synchronized to your phone.
Sending emails
1. On the home screen, touch Google apps >  to open your mail box. If you 
have added more than one Gmail accounts, select the one you want to use. 
2. Touch .
3. Enter the recipient and subject and compose your message.
4. Touch .
Checking your emails
1. On the home screen, touch Google apps >  to open your mail box. If you 
have added more than one Gmail accounts, select the one you want to use. 
2. From the email list, select the email you want to read.
• Touch to reply to it.
• Touch  > Reply all to reply to all.
• Touch  > Forward to forward the email. 
						

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Talk
Talk is an instant chat application provided by Google. With Talk, you can reach 
friends using messages, or voice and video chats.
Adding a friend
1. On the home screen, touch Google apps > .
2. Touch .
3. Enter the email address of your friend.
4. Touch .
If the recipient accepts your invitation, he or she will appear in your friend list.
Starting a conversation
1. On the home screen, touch Google apps > .
2. From your friend list, touch the person you want to talk to.
3. Compose your message.
4. Touch .
Maps
Maps helps you find out where you are, shows you how to get to a destination, 
and displays real-time traffic. Satellite view is also available.
Turning on location services
Before you use Maps to search for a location, turn on your location services.
1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.
2. Touch Location access. 
3. Select the GPS satellites and Wireless networks check boxes.
Searching for places of interest
1. On the home screen, touch Google apps > .
2. Touch .
3. Enter the location you want to search for. 
						

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4. Touch in the lower right corner of the keyboard.
The search results are marked on the map by letters.
5. Touch a mark to see how to get there and view more details about the 
location.
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.
6. To start a new search, touch  > Clear Map to clear the search results.
YouTube
YouTube is Googles online video-sharing website, where you can search for, 
watch, and upload videos.
Searching for a video
1. On the home screen, touch Google apps > .
2. Touch .
3. Enter the keywords for the video you want to find. 
4. Touch in the lower right corner of the keyboard.
5. From the search results, touch a video to watch it.
Sharing a video
From the video list, select the video you want to share. Then, touch  and select a 
sharing method.