Huawei Honor 5 Manual

User Guide 

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Contents
Foreword
Highlights
New camera modes 2
Thumb mode 2
Safe 4
Getting started
Locking and unlocking the screen 6
Dual SIM settings 6
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 7
Turning on mobile data 8
Connecting your phone to a computer 8
Importing contacts from your old phone 8
Touchscreen gestures 9
Motion control 11
Status icons 12
Home screen 13
Notifications 16
Accessing applications 17
Personalizing your phone 18
Entering text 20
Calls and contacts
Making a call 24
Answering or rejecting a call 26...

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Contents
Contact groups 33
Messaging and email
Sending a text message 35
Replying to a message 35
Managing messages 35
Setting up an email account 37
Sending an email 38
Checking your email 38
Account settings 39
Camera and gallery
Capture screen 40
Taking a photo 41
Launching the camera from the gallery 41
Capture modes 41
Shooting a video 44
Video shooting modes 44
Camera settings 45
Gallery 45
Scanning a QR code 47
Music and videos
Adding songs 48
Listening to music 48
Creating a playlist 49...

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Multi-screen display 56
Apps
Managing applications 57
Backup 58
Phone Manager 59
Calendar 60
Clock 61
Weather 63
Notes 64
FM Radio 64
Phone settings
Turning on location services 66
Modifying sound settings 66
Modifying display settings 67
Enabling one-hand UI 68
Touch-disable mode 68
Turning on gloves mode 68
Using the suspend button 69
Changing the lock screen style 69
Turning airplane mode on or off 70
Setting your SIM card PIN 71
Setting up an account 71
Restoring factory settings 72...

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Contents 

Foreword
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Foreword
This guide is intended to be used with phones running EMUI 3.1.
All pictures and illustrations are for your reference only and may differ from the final 
product.
The features described in this guide may not be available on all phones or carriers due to 
local service supplier policy.
Symbols and definitions
For more information
You can refer to the Quick Start Guide packaged with your phone.
Go to http://www.hihonor.com to download product manuals (including safety 
information),...

Highlights
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Highlights
New camera modes
 These new modes may not be supported by all phones.
Perfect selfie
Set your own custom beauty settings for facial enhancement and beautifying effects 
when you take photos in 
Beauty mode.
1 On the home screen, touch Camera.
2 Touch  >  > Perfect selfie.
3 Enable Perfect selfie.
4 Touch Perfect selfie and take three self-portrait shots.
5 On the Set beauty effects screen, adjust your beauty settings, and then touch .
6 In Beauty mode, touch to take photos....

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One-hand layout
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch One-hand UI > One-hand layout.
3 Enable One-hand layout. You can then swipe the virtual navigation bar to either side to 
change the screen layout, bringing everything within reach.
 This feature is available only on phones that support a virtual navigation bar. If the 
virtual navigation bar is replaced by film navigation keys, this feature will not be 
available.
Shifting keyboard
1 On the home screen, touch...

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Moving the screen down
On the contacts, dialer, messaging, or email screen, if you cant reach items near the top 
of the screen, touch the upper half of the screen and drag down and release (after 1 
second) to shift the entire interface down closer to your thumb.
From the dialer, contacts or messaging screen, drag down and then release to display 
your personal QR contact card. Your friends can scan this to obtain your phone number 
instantly.
Safe
The safe is a secure storage location...

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Adding files to the safe
1 On the home screen, touch Files.
2 Under Categories or Local, touch Safe.
3 Enter the password, and then touch Done.
4 Touch Add.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions and select which files you want to add to the safe.
6 Touch Add to add the selected files to the safe.