Huawei Honor 3 User Manual

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Bluetooth
Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other 
Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using 
Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. 
Turning on or off Bluetooth
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Bluetooth to turn on or off Bluetooth. After Bluetooth is 
turned on, 
is displayed on the status bar. 
 
Turn off Bluetooth when it is not in use to save battery power. 
Renaming your phone
Before you rename your phone, turn on Bluetooth. By default, your phones 
name is its model. You can change the name to one thats more personal and 
easier to find. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. 
3. Touch  > Rename phone. 
4. Rename your phone and touch Rename.
Searching for and pairing with other Bluetooth devices
Before pairing your phone with another device, turn on Bluetooth. Your 
phones name will be displayed. Select the check box next to the phone name 
to set your phone as discoverable to other Bluetooth devices. 
1. On the home screen, touch . 
						

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2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth 
devices in range.
3. In the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the 
onscreen instructions to pair with it. 
To disconnect from a paired Bluetooth device, under PAIRED DEVICES, touch 
 > 
Unpair. 
 
If you cannot set up a Bluetooth connection to 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 pair them with each other. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share > Bluetooth. 
3. Select a device. 
Receiving a file using Bluetooth
1. When your phone receives a file transfer request, open the notification 
panel.
2. Touch Incoming file request to display a file reception dialog box.
3. Touch Accept to start receiving the file.
When the file is received, you will receive a notification of a successful 
transfer. Open the notification panel to read the notification.
By default, received files are saved to the 
bluetooth folder in File Manager. 
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to each other for data transmission 
without using any access point. 
						

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Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Wi-Fi to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch  > Wi-Fi direct to scan for available 
devices. 
4. Select a device.
Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share. 
3. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to scan for available devices. 
4. Select a device. 
Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct
When a file comes in through Wi-Fi Direct, your phone automatically starts to 
receive it. You can open the notification panel to view the file receiving 
progress. 
By default, received files are saved to the 
Wi-Fi Direct folder in File Manager. 
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.
1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 
2. On the USB connection methods screen, choose Device file manager (MTP). 
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3. After the driver is installed, open the new drive and begin transferring 
media files between your phone and computer. Multimedia content on 
your phone can only be viewed through Windows Media Player.
HiSuite mode
HiSuite is a file transfer application developed by Huawei that lets you back 
up, synchronize, and transfer data between your phone and computer. 
1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 
2. On the USB connection methods screen, choose PC Suite (HiSuite). 
3. On the computer, open the new drive, double-click 
HiSuiteDownLoader.exe, and follow the onscreen instructions to 
download and install HiSuite.
4. When install completed, the HiSuite window will pop up. You can then 
manage your phones data with HiSuite.
Mass storage mode
If a microSD card is inserted into your phone, you can use your phone as a USB 
mass storage device and transfer files between your phone and a computer. 
1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 
2. On the USB connection methods screen, choose USB flash drive.
3. Touch Turn on USB storage, and then OK.
4. On the computer, open the new drive to view files on your microSD card. 
						

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File Manager 
File Manager
Switching between category and list views
File Manager provides category and list views. 
• Under the category view, audio clips, videos, images, and applications in 
your phones internal storage and microSD card are displayed by category, 
easy for you to browse through. 
• Under the list view, files in your phones internal storage and microSD card 
are displayed in a list. 
On the home screen, touch  . Under Local, touch  to switch to the 
category view or touch  to switch to the list view. 
Creating a folder
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, switch to the list view, and touch Internal or SD card.
3. Touch  > New folder. 
4. Name the folder, and touch Save. 
Searching for a file
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, switch to the list view, and touch Internal or SD card.
3. Touch  > Search. 
4. Enter part or all of the file name. Search results are displayed as you type.  
						

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Copying, cutting, and pasting a file
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, switch to the list view, and touch Internal or SD card.
3. Touch or .
4. Touch the file you want to copy or cut, and touch COPY or CUT. 
5. Select where you want to paste the file, and touch PASTE. 
Renaming a file
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, switch to the list view, and touch Internal or SD card.
3. Touch and hold the file you want to rename, and touch Rename. 
4. Rename the file and touch OK.
Deleting a file
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, switch to the list view, and touch Internal or SD card.
3. Touch . 
4. Select the file you want to delete, and touch DELETE.
5. Touch OK. 
Creating a shortcut for a file or folder
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, switch to the list view, and touch Internal or SD card.
3. Touch and hold the file or folder you want to create a shortcut for, and 
choose 
Desktop shortcuts from the displayed option menu.  
						

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File Manager 
Checking the storage 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. Under Local, touch  > Storage. 
3. On the Storage screen, view the total and available space in your phones 
internal storage or microSD card. 
						

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Managing applications
Downloading applications
A rich selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You 
can: 
• Download applications from Googles Play Store. 
• Download applications from web pages using the browser on your phone. 
• Download applications using a computer, and copy the applications to the 
phone. 
• Connect the phone to a computer, and download applications using 
HiSuite or other third-party applications. 
Installing an application
 
App Center should be your primary download source. Some applications 
downloaded from some other sources may be malicious or incompatible 
with your phone. 
1. On the home screen, touch Tools > .
2. Select the application you want to install.
3. Touch  > Install then Done.
 
During the installation, an Install blocked message may be displayed. 
Read the message carefully. If you want to continue with the installation, 
touch 
Settings, and select the Unknown sources check box to allow 
installation of third-party applications. Then touch  to proceed.  
						

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Managing applications 
Viewing applications
You can view the sizes and access permissions of applications installed on 
your phone. You can also view the running applications to check the system 
running status. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Manage apps. 
3. Select an application type: downloaded, running, or all. 
4. Touch an application to view its details, and flick up or down for more 
information. 
Sharing an application
1. On the home screen, touch and hold the application you want to share 
until 
is displayed at the top of the screen. 
2. Drag the application to . 
3. On the displayed screen, select a sharing method and follow the onscreen 
instructions to share the application. 
 
System applications cannot be shared. 
Uninstalling an application
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Manage apps. 
3. Flick to All, and select the application you want to uninstall. 
4. Touch Uninstall > OK. 
 
Some pre-installed applications cannot be uninstalled. 
						

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Clearing the application cache
You can clear the application cache to free up the phone storage. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Manage apps. 
3. Flick to All, and touch Clear cache.