Huawei Honor 8 User Guide

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• Capture smiles: The camera will automatically take a photo when it detects a smile.
• Object tracking: Touch the object you want to focus on. The camera will track and focus on 
the selected object. For more information, see 
Object tracking.
• Ultra snapshot: Press the volume down button twice to take a photo when the screen is off. 
For more information, see 
Ultra Snapshot.
• Image adjustment: Adjust saturation, contrast, and brightness.
Viewing photos and videos
You can view...

Camera and Gallery  
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Viewing photos in full-screen mode
Open Gallery  and  then  touch  an  image  to  view  it  in  full-screen  mode.  Touch  the  screen  to            
display or hide the screen menu.
• Zoom or in out: Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch two fingers together to zoom 
out.
• View image details: Touch to view the image details, such as the ISO, exposure 
compensation, and resolution.
• Rename photo: To rename a photo, touch  > Rename, enter the new name, and then 
select...

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Moving photos or videos to other albums
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail, and then select the files that you want to move.
3 Touch , then select the destination album, or touch to create a new album and select it 
as the destination album.
Deleting images or videos
If youre running out of storage space, delete unwanted photos and videos from Gallery.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail, and then select the files that you want to...

Camera and Gallery  
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2 Touch an image to view it in full-screen mode. Touch to edit the image.
3 Select an image editing tool. You can:
• Rotate an image: Touch and swipe the screen to adjust the angle of rotation. Touch Mirror to 
create a mirror image of the photo.
• Crop an image: Touch to select the crop ratio (for example, 16:9). Drag the dotted edges to 
crop the image to the desired size.
• Add a filter: Touch and select the desired filter.
• Accentuate colors: Touch and select the colors that...

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Using Camera or Gallery to scan a QR code
QR codes are a quick and convenient way to receive informati o n .  F o r  e x a m p l e ,  y o u  c a n  s c a n  a  Q R             
code to view discount information or add contacts. You can s c a n  a  Q R  c o d e  u s i n g  t h e  c a m e r a ,  o r             
use Gallery to scan a QR code contained in an image stored on your device.
Scanning a QR code using Gallery
1 Open Gallery.
2 Select the image containing the QR code that...

Music and Video  
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Music and Video
Adding songs to your phone
Before you can listen to your music, you need to copy your songs onto your phone.
To add songs to your phone:
• Copy songs from your computer using the USB cable.
• Download songs from the Internet.
• Copy songs with Bluetooth. For more information, see Sending and receiving files using 
Bluetooth.
• Copy songs with Wi-Fi Direct. For more information, see Using Wi-Fi Direct to send and receive 
files.
Searching for local music
Sort your...

Music and Video  
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• When a song is playing, touch Home to exit the music playback screen without stopping 
the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel and touch the 
song that is playing.
• Touch the song that is playing to return to the playback screen. Swipe left or right to view the 
song list, album cover, and lyrics.
 
Lyrics files must be downloaded separately and saved in .lrc format. The name and file path 
must be the same as the music file.
• On the My...

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Use the following buttons to control playback:
• Volume up button: Press once to increase the volume, or twice to add the current song to 
your favorites.
• Pause button: Press once to pause or resume playback, twice to skip to the next song, or three 
times to go to the previous song.
• Volume down button: Press once to decrease the volume, or twice to change the playback 
mode.
Creating a playlist
Organize your music by creating customized playlists that contain your favorite...

Music and Video  
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Playing a playlist
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Playlists .
3 Select the desired playlist, and then touch a song to start playback, or touch Shuffle all to 
shuffle all songs.
Setting a song as the ringtone
Set your favorite song as the call, notification, or alarm ringtone.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Local songs.
3 Touch  > Set as ringtone next to the song name. You can choose to set the song as the 
call, notification, or alarm ringtone.
Playing a video
1 Open Videos.
2 Touch the video you...

Accessing the Internet  
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Accessing the Internet
Connecting to the Internet using mobile data
Data charges may apply when using mobile data to access the Internet.
 
Before using mobile data, ensure that you have a data plan with your carrier.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch More > Mobile network.
3 Turn on the Mobile data switch to enable mobile data.
 
Disable mobile data when not required in order to save battery power and reduce data usage.
Connecting to the Internet using Wi-Fi
You can connect to the...