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 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 directly connect to it.
• If the network is encrypted, enter the password when prompted and then t\
ouch 
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 ph\
one 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 it\
s 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 bette\
r security.
USB tethering
You can share your phones data connection with a computer using a USB c\
able.
Depending on your computers operating system, you may need to install p\
hone drivers 
on the computer or establish a network connection in order to use USB te\
thering.
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 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 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  switch to turn on Bluetooth. Your phone will 
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 i\
s turned on. 
You can change the name to make it easier to recognise.
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 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 transfer dialogue 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 transm\
ission without 
an access point.
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
 Before connecting, ensure that you have enabled Wi-Fi Direct on both dev\
ices.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Wi-Fi.
3 Turn on Wi-Fi.
4 Touch  Wi-Fi direct to enable Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will search for available devices.
5 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 device. 
						

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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 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. 
						

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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 USB flash drive. 
Double-click the new drive icon that appears on your computer to view the files on your 
phones microSD card. 
						

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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.
 During the installation, the Install blocked  message may be displayed. Read the 
message carefully. If you want to continue with the installation, follow\
 the onscreen 
instructions to allow the installation of applications from unknown sour\
ces.
Sharing an application
1 On the home screen, touch and hold the application you want to share unt\
il you see 
at the top of the screen.
2 Drag the application to  .
3 Select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share th\
e application.
 Some pre-installed applications cant be shared. 
						

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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 enter a password to access encrypted backup files.
3 Select the data you want to back up and then follow the onscreen instruc\
tions to 
perform the backup.
By default, backup data is saved to the  HuaweiBackup folder in Files.
 On some phone models, the backup procedure may vary depending on the bac\
kup 
application version.
Restoring data from local storage
1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Backup.
2 Select the data you want to restore.
 You can refer to the backup time included in the file name to find the d\
ata you want 
to restore.
3 If the backup file is encrypted, follow the on screen instructions to enter your password 
and then touch  OK.
4 Select the data you want to restore and then touch  Restore. 
						

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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 optimise the system to keep your phone running smo\
othly.
On the home screen, touch Phone Manager. Then you can:
• Touch Scan or  Touch to scan. You can view your phones running status, clean system 
trash, optimise the system and eliminate security threats.
• Touch  Phone accelerator to display running applications and close those that are not 
needed.
• Touch  Storage cleaner  to scan the cache, clean system trash and remove infrequently-
used applications, installation packages and trash.
Power saving
1 On the home screen, touch  Phone Manager.
2 Touch Power saving to check your phones power consumption and extend your 
phones standby time. You can switch to different power saving modes as \
required.
Harassment filter
On the home screen, touch  Phone Manager. Then you can:
• Touch Harassment filter  to set a blacklist to block unwanted messages and calls.
• Touch Notification centre to block unwanted push notifications from the specified 
applications.