Huawei Honor 6 User 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 applications. The default home screen is 
shown below.
Using the notification panel
Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Status bar: displays notifications and status icons. Flick down 
from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Display area:...

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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. 
Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a 
screenshot. Then, open the notification 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  .
Touch to dismiss all...

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Getting started 
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 notification panel, and touch  .
Moving an application or widget
On the home screen, touch and hold an...

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Status icons
Signal strengthNo signal
GPRS network connected
Enhanced Data Rates for 
GSM Evolution (EDGE) 
network connected
3G network connected
Evolved High-Speed 
Packet Access (HSPA+) 
network connected
High Speed Packet Access 
(HSPA) network 
connectedLong Term Evolution (LTE) 
network connected
RoamingAirplane mode enabled
Bluetooth onReceiving location data 
from GPS
Vibration mode enabledSilence mode enabled
Alarms enabledCharging
Battery fullBattery low
Call in...

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Getting started 
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. 
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot onMore notifications
Connected to a VPNHeadset plugged in
USB debugging mode 
enabledUSB tethering on 

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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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Texting
Android input method
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. 
•Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
•Touch and hold or...

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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. 
•Touch to enter a comma. 
•Touch and hold...

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Texting 

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Personalizing your phone
Changing the home screen style
Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Home screen style. 
3. Choose Simple or Standard and touch APPLY. 
Changing the theme
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Flick left or right to browse different local and online themes. You can 
then: 
•Select a theme on the Local tab, and touch APPLY. 
•Select a theme on the Online tab, and touch DOWNLOAD > APPLY. 
Changing the...