Huawei Honor 5 Manual

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Editing a photo
You can adjust a photos brightness, saturation, size, and more. You can also use the 
facial enhancement feature to enhance portrait photos in a variety of different ways.
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Select the photo you want to edit and then touch .
3 You can then:
• Touch to rotate the photo.
• Touch to crop the photo.
• Touch to select a filter.
• Touch to adjust the saturation, color, and more.
• Touch to add whitening, smoothing, or other beautifying effects to faces.
• Touch to add a mosaic effect to the photo.
• Touch to add a watermark to the photo.
• Touch to add a label to the photo.
Hiding photos
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Under Albums, touch  > Hide albums.
3 Touch the switch next to the album to hide the photos.
 Not all local albums on the phones internal storage can be hidden.
Deleting a photo
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Select the photo you want to delete and then touch  > Delete.
Sharing photos and videos
You can share your photos or videos in various ways.
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery. 
						

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2 Select the photo or video that you want to share.
3 Touch , choose a sharing method, and follow the onscreen instructions to share 
your photo or video.
Setting a photo as the wallpaper
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Select the photo you want to set as the wallpaper.
3 Touch  > Set as and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as the 
wallpaper.
Taking a screenshot
Press the power and volume down buttons at the same time to take a screenshot. Open 
the notification panel and touch  to share the screenshot. By default, screenshots are 
saved to the 
Screenshots folder in Gallery.
 You can also swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel and 
touch under 
Shortcuts.
Scanning a QR code
Scanning a QR code using gallery
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Choose a QR code photo.
3 Touch the photo. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code.
4 Touch the QR code link to view more information about the code.
Scanning a QR code using camera
1 On the home screen, touch Camera.
2 Frame the QR code using the camera. The camera will automatically scan the QR code.
3 Touch the QR code link to view more information about the code. 
						

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Music and videos
Adding songs
Before you can listen to music, add songs onto your phone by:
• Copying songs from your computer using the USB cable.
• Downloading songs from the Internet.
• Copying songs via Bluetooth. For details, see Receiving a file using Bluetooth.
• Copying songs from other devices using Wi-Fi Direct. For details, see Receiving a file 
using Wi-Fi Direct.
Listening to music
1 On the home screen, touch Music.
2 Select a category.
3 Touch the song you want to play. 
Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface.
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When a song is playing, touch Home to exit the playback screen without 
stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification 
panel and touch the playing song.
Creating a playlist
1 On the home screen, touch Music.
2 Touch Playlists > Create new playlist.
3 Name the playlist and touch Save.
4 In the displayed dialog box, touch Add.
5 Select the songs you want to add and touch .
Playing a playlist
1 On the home screen, touch Music.
2 Touch Playlists.
3 Select the playlist you want to play and then touch one of the songs in the playlist or 
shuffle all songs.
Deleting a playlist
1 On the home screen, touch Music.
2 Touch Playlists.
3 Touch next to the playlist you want to delete and then touch Delete.
•Swipe left or right to switch between the album cover, playlist, and lyrics.
•Touch here to adjust the volume, open the options menu, and more.
Use the buttons here to control the playback.
Drag the slider to control the playback.
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Setting a song as the ringtone
1 On the home screen, touch Music.
2 Select a category.
3 On the song list screen, touch next to the song and then touch Set as ringtone.
Playing a video
1 On the home screen, touch Videos.
2 Touch the video you want to play.
3 To stop the video playback, touch .
Lock the screen. After the screen is locked, all video operations will be disabled 
until you unlock it.
•Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward the video.
•Swipe up or down on the left side of the screen to adjust the screen brightness.
•Swipe up or down on the right side of the screen to adjust the volume.
Stream the video to your TV.
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Network and sharing
Enabling mobile data
1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab.
2 Under Wireless & networks, touch More.
3 Touch Mobile network.
4 Touch the Mobile data switch to enable your phones mobile data service.
 When you dont need Internet access, disable mobile data to save battery power and 
reduce mobile data usage.
Wi-Fi network
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Touch Wi-Fi. 
3 Turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and lists them on 
the screen.
4 Select the Wi-Fi network to which you want to connect.
• If the network is open, you will connect to it directly.
• If the network is encrypted, enter the password when prompted, and then touch 
Connect.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS
Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) helps make it easier to connect your phone to a Wi-Fi 
network. Simply press the WPS button or enter the PIN to connect your phone to a Wi-Fi 
router that supports WPS.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 
						

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2 Touch Wi-Fi. 
3 Turn on Wi-Fi.
4 Touch  > Advanced settings. Then you can:
• Touch WPS connection and press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi router. 
• Touch WPS PIN connection and enter the PIN generated on your phone into the 
router.
Sharing your phones mobile data
Wi-Fi hotspot
Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile data 
connection.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab.
2 Under Wireless & networks, touch More.
3 Touch Tethering & portable hotspot > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
4 Turn on the Wi-Fi hotspot.
5 Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
6 Set the Wi-Fi hotspots name, encryption mode, and password. Then touch Save.
 It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2 PSK for better security.
USB tethering
You can share your phones data connection with a computer using a USB cable.
Depending on your computers operating system, you may need to install phone drivers 
on the computer or establish a network connection in order to use USB tethering.
1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
2 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab.
3 Under Wireless & networks, touch More. 
						

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4 Touch Tethering & portable hotspot.
5 Touch the USB tethering switch to share your mobile data connection.
 You cant use your phones USB tethering function when the phone is in USB mass 
storage mode.
Bluetooth tethering
You can share your phones mobile data connection with other devices using Bluetooth.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab.
2 Under Wireless & networks, touch More.
3 Touch Tethering & portable hotspot.
4 Touch the Bluetooth tethering switch to share your mobile data connection.
Transferring data using Bluetooth
Turning on Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another 
Bluetooth device
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Bluetooth.
3 Touch the Turn on Bluetooth swi tch  to tur n on Bl u etooth. You r phone wi ll  
automatically search for and display available Bluetooth devices.
4 Touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair it with your phone.
To unpair the two devices, touch  next to the paired device, and then touch Unpair.
Renaming your phone
By default, your phone model is used as your phone name when Bluetooth is turned on. 
You can change the name to make it easier to recognize.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Bluetooth. 
						

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3 Touch Device name.
4 Rename the phone and touch OK.
Sending a file using Bluetooth
To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, turn on Bluetooth on both devices and 
make sure they are both discoverable.
Touch and hold the file you want to send, and then touch 
Share > Bluetooth. Your phone 
will automatically search for and display available devices. Select the receiving device.
Receiving a file using Bluetooth
When your phone receives a file transfer request, a File transfer dialog box will be 
displayed. Touch 
Accept to start receiving the file. Open the notification panel and touch 
Notifications to check the file transfer progress.
By default, received files are saved to the 
bluetooth folder in Files.
Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to each other for data transmission without 
an access point.
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
 Before connecting, ensure that you have enabled Wi-Fi Direct on both devices.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Wi-Fi.
3 Touch Wi-Fi direct to enable Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will search for available devices.
4 Select the device to which you want to connect.
Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct
Touch and hold the file you want to send, and then touch Share > Wi-Fi Direct. Your 
phone will automatically search for and display available devices. Select the receiving 
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Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct
When a file transfer request is made using Wi-Fi Direct, the File transfer dialog box will 
be displayed. Touch 
Accept  to receive the file. Open the notification panel and touch 
Notifications to check the file transfer progress.
By default, received files are saved to the 
Wi-Fi Direct folder in Files.
Transferring data between your phone and 
computer
Connecting in picture transfer mode
The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) is an image transfer protocol that can be used to 
transfer images between your phone and computer, making sharing easier. 
1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
2 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Set USB connected to 
Photos. Any drivers required will be installed automatically on the computer.
Once the drivers are installed, double-click the new drive icon that appears on your 
computer to view the images stored on your phone.
Connecting in media transfer mode
The Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is a communication protocol that can be used to 
transfer files between your phone and computer. Before using MTP, make sure you have 
Windows Media Player 11 or later installed on your computer.
1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
2 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Set USB connected to 
Files. Any drivers required will be installed automatically on the computer.
Once the drivers are installed, double-click the new drive icon that appears on your 
computer to view the files stored on your phone. You can browse multimedia content on 
your phone easily using Windows Media Player.
Connecting in USB flash drive mode
If you have a microSD card in your phone, you can use your phone as a USB flash drive 
and transfer files between the microSD card and a computer.