Huawei Honor 7 Owners Manual

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1Lock the screen. After the screen is locked, all video operations 
will be disabled until you unlock it.
2
•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.
Music and videos  
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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...

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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 it\
s mobile data 
connection.
1 On the home screen, touch  Settings and then go to the All tab.
2 Under Wireless  & networks, touch...

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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 U\
SB mass 
storage mode.
Bluetooth tethering
You can share your phones mobile data connection with other devices usi\
ng 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...

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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 bot\
h 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...

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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 dialogue 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...

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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.
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 
USB drive. Any drivers required will be installed automatically on the computer.
Once the drivers are installed, the computer will recognise the phone as a...

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Apps
Managing applications
Downloading applications
Applications can be downloaded through a variety of channels, including:\
• App market on your phone.
• Web pages using the phone browser.
• Web pages using your computer.
• Third-party app download software on your computer.
Installing an application
1 On the home screen, touch Files.
2 Under  Categories, touch Apps  > Apps . 
3 In the Apps  list, touch the application you want to install and follow the onscreen\
 
instructions.
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Uninstalling an application
1 On the home screen, touch and hold the icon of the application you want \
to uninstall until you see 
at the top of the screen.
2 Drag the icon to  and follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the application.
 Some pre-installed applications cant be uninstalled.
Backup
Backing up data to local storage
1 On the home screen, touch Tools  > Backup.
2 Touch  New backup.
 On some phone models, backup files can be encrypted and password-protect\
ed. You 
will need to...

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Phone Manager
Phone Manager is Huaweis unique system management application that lets\
 you better 
protect and manage your phone. With Phone Manager, you can:
• Scan for problems and clean system trash to optimise your system.
• Enable power saving mode to maximise your phones standby time.
• Block unwanted calls, messages and notifications.
 The availability of Phone Manager features and services may depend on yo\
ur country/
region or carrier.
Optimising the system
Scan for problems and...