Huawei Ascend P7 Manual

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Getting started 
Getting to know your home screen
Your home screens are where youll find all of your favorite widgets and  
applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more 
convenient and direct path to your a pplications. The default home screen is  
shown below.
Status bar: displays  notifications and status icons. Flick down  
from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Display area: displays applicatio n icons, folders, and widgets.
Screen position indicator: shows the current screens position.
Dock: displays frequently used applications.
Navigation bar: displays virtual keys.
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Using the notification panel
Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
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. 
Touch to display the  settings screen. 
Touch the shortcut switches on the notification panel to turn  
on or turn off the functions. 
Touch to display the shortcut switches and touch in the 
upper right corner to edit it. 
Touch Clear to dismiss all notifications. 
Touch an application to view it an d flick left or right across a  
notification to dismiss it. 
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Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a  
screenshot. Then, open the notifica tion panel and touch  to share the  
screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshots folder in 
Gallery. 
 
You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification  
panel and touch   >  .
Auto-rotate screen
Your phone is built with a tilt sensor.  If you rotate your phone when browsing  
a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between 
landscape and portrait  view. Youll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor-based  
applications, such as racing games.  
To enable or disable the auto-rotate screen function, flick down from the  
status bar to open the notifi cation panel, and touch   >  .
Status icons
Signal strengthNo signal
GPRS network connectedLong Term Evolution (LTE)  
network connected
3G network connected
Enhanced Data Rates for 
GSM Evolution (EDGE) 
network connected
High Speed Packet Access 
(HSPA) network 
connected
Evolved High-Speed 
Packet Access (HSPA+) 
network connected
RoamingAirplane mode enabled
Bluetooth onReceiving location data 
from GPS
Vibration mode enabledSilence mode enabled
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Accessing applications
Starting applications and switching between them
On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. 
To switch to another application, touch  to return to the home screen, and  
touch the icon of the application you want to open.
Alarms enabledCharging
Battery fullBattery low
Call in progressMissed calls
New messagesNew emails
New voicemailsSelect input method
Wi-Fi network availableConnected to a Wi-Fi 
network
Uploading dataDownloading data
Phone memory fullUpcoming events
No SIM card foundLogin or synchronization 
problem
Synchronizing dataSynchronization failed
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot onMore notifications
Connected to a VPNHeadset plugged in
USB debugging mode 
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Viewing recently used applications
Touch  to display the list of recently used applications. You can then:
• Touch an application to start it.
• Flick left or right across an application or touch on its right upper 
corner to dismiss it. 
• Touch to clear the list. 
Texting
Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter  
text using the onscreen keyboard.
• Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard.
• To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch . 
Selecting an input method
1. On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the 
notification panel.
2. Touch to select an input method.
 
To change your phones default  input method, touch  on the home  
screen. Under All, touch Language & input > Default to select an input 
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Huawei Swype input method
Slide across letters to enter a word, such as bay.
Touch to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, 
and caps lock.
Touch and hold to go to the settings screen.
Touch to enter numbers and symbols.
•Touch to enter a space. 
•Touch and hold to choose another language. 
Touch to use voice input. 
•Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor. 
•Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the left 
of the cursor. 
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Android input method
•Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
•Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock.
Touch to enter numbers and symbols.
•Touch to use voice input. 
•Touch and hold to open the Input options option menu. 
•Touch to enter a space. 
•Touch and hold to choose another input method. 
•Touch to enter a period. 
•Touch and hold to enter symbols.
•Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor. 
•Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the left 
of the cursor. 
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Editing text
Discover 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. 
• Copy text: Select text and touch Copy. 
• Cut text: Select text and touch Cut. 
• 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.  
						

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Basic features 
Basic features
Motion control
Motion control lets you control the phone using simple motions. For example,  
mute the phone or answer and make calls quickly. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Motion control. 
3. On the Motion control screen, select an option , and select a motion to  
enable it. 
•Flip: Mute sounds and stop vibrations  from incoming calls, alarms, and  
timers. 
•Pick up: Pick up the phone to reduce the  ring volume of incoming calls,  
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•Raise to ear: When a call comes in, raise your phone to your ear to answer  
it. Similarly, from the call or contac t details screen, raise your phone to  
your ear to call the corresponding number. 
•Shake: On the home screen, touch any  application or widget until the  
phone vibrates to enter editing mode.  Then shake your phone to arrange  
your icons. 
•Tilt: In home screen editing mode, if yo u touch and hold an icon or widget  
and tilt your device to the left or ri ght, youll be able to move it to the  
next screen.