Huawei Honor 6 User Manual

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Sharing data 
Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct
When a file comes in through Wi-Fi Direct, your phone automatically begins 
receiving 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. 
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1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 
2. On the USB connection methods screen, touch USB flash drive. The phone 
driver is then automatically installed on the computer.
3. After the driver is installed, the computer will identify your phone as a USB 
flash drive. Open the new drive to view files on your microSD card. 
Connecting your phone to a USB storage 
device
You can connect your phone to a USB storage device directly using a USB OTG 
cable to transfer data....

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Sharing data 
2. Turn on USB mass storage mode on the phone from which you want to 
read data.
3. On your phone, touch  > USB to read data from the other phones 
microSD card. 
4. When you are done, touch on your phone. Under All, touch Storage > 
Unmount USB storage. 
 
To connect your phone to other types of USB storage devices, use a USB 
OTG cable to connect your phone to the device, and touch   > 
USB 
on your phone.  

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File Manager
Creating a folder
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, 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, touch Internal or SD card. 
3. Touch  > Search. 
4. Enter part or all of the file name. Search results are displayed as you type. 
Copying, cutting, and pasting a file
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card. 
3. Touch or .
4. Touch the...

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File Manager 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card. 
3. Touch  > Compress. 
4. Select the file or folder you want to compress, and touch Compress. 
5. Choose the save path of the compressed file, name it, and touch OK. 
To decompress a file, touch and hold it, and choose Extract from the 
displayed option menu.
Renaming a file
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card. 
3. Touch and hold the file you want to rename, and touch Rename....

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Checking the storage status
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
 
Play Store should be your...

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2. Drag the application to . 
3. On the displayed dialog box, select a sharing method and follow the 
onscreen instructions to share the application.
 
System applications cant 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 cant be uninstalled.
Clearing the application cache
You can clear the...

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Phone Manager
Optimizing the system
Phone scanning
Phone scanning lets you run a full check of your phones operation status and 
quickly optimize the system.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch Scan or Touch to scan.
After the scan is complete, follow the onscreen instructions to clear trash 
files, optimize the system, and remove potential threats to your phone.
Phone accelerator
If you are experiencing slowdown issues with your phone, you may have too 
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Phone Manager 
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Power manager
Setting the power saving mode
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch Power saving. 
3. On the Power saving screen, you can: 
•Touch Optimum performance to enable normal mode. 
•Touch Smart to enable smart mode and have your phone conserve power 
while still allowing full use of all phone functions. 
•Touch Ultra to enable ultra power saving mode. Only Dialer, Messaging, 
and Contacts can be used in this mode.
Optimizing the power plan
1. On the home screen, touch .
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