Huawei Honor 8 User Guide

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Tools
Calendar
Calendar helps you to plan your daily schedule. For example ,   i t   h e l p s   y o u   t o   p l a n   a h e a d   a n d             
displays information about public holidays. If you have sav e d   y o u r   c o n t a c t s    b i r t h d a y s ,   C a l e n d a r             
will automatically create birthday reminders.
Adding and deleting events
Add events and set reminders to help you plan ahead.
• Add an event: Open Calendar, touch , and then enter the name, start and...

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• Switch to a different calendar: Make sure that you are connected to the Internet, and then 
touch 
 > Calendars to display. Touch Local calendar and select the desired calendar.
 
For more information on connecting to the Internet, see Accessing the Internet.
• Automatically import contacts birthdays: Touch  > Calendars to display, and then 
turn on the Contacts birthdays switch. Your phone will automatically import your contacts 
birthdays and create birthday reminders.
Viewing global...

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• Configure the alarm settings: Touch to configure the snooze duration, silent mode 
settings, and volume button behavior.
• Delete an alarm: Touch and hold the alarm you want to delete, and then touch .
• Turn off an alarm: Touch Slide to turn off alarm at the bottom of the lock screen.
• Mute an alarm: Press the volume down button.
• Snooze for 10 minutes: Press the power button. The alarm will go off again after 10 minutes. 
Swipe down on the screen to open the notification panel and touch...

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Touch  > Date & time > Dual clocks and then turn on the Dual clocks switch. Touch S e t              
home city, and then select your home time zone from the list of cities.
 
Only one clock is displayed when the local time zone is the same as the home time zone.
Stopwatch
1 Open Clock.
2 Under Stopwatch, touch to start timing.
 
While timing, touch  to count laps. Swipe up on the timer in the middle of the screen to 
view your lap data.
3 Touch to pause the stopwatch.
4 Touch to resume the...

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Weather
Weather allows you to check the current weather and multi-d a y   f o r e c a s t   f o r   y o u r   l o c a t i o n   a n d             
many other destinations around the world.
Viewing weather information
Open Weather. You can:
• View detailed weather information: Swipe up on the screen to view the weather forecast for 
the next 24 hours, chance of rainfall, air quality, comfort index, wind speed and direction, and 
sunrise/sunset times.
• View weather for other cities: Swipe left...

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• Remove a city: Touch and hold the city you wish to remove, and then touch .
Updating the weather
1 Open Weather.
2 Swipe left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update.
3 Swipe down from the top of the screen to update the weather manually.
 
You can also configure automatic weather updates. Touch  . Turn on the Auto update 
switch, and then configure your 
Update interval. Your phone will update weather data at 
the scheduled interval.
Notepad
Use Notepad to record important...

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Once you have saved a note, follow the onscreen  instructions  to  share  or  delete  it,  or  add  it  to            
your favorites.
Deleting a note
1 Open Notepad.
2 Touch and hold the note that you want to delete (or select multiple notes), and then touch 
.
3 Touch Delete.
Calculator
Open Calculator. Rotate the screen orientation to switch between t h e  s t a n d a r d  a n d  s c i e n t i f i c             
calculators.
Sound recorder
You can use the Recorder application to record sound...

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2 Touch to start recording.
 In order to ensure optimum recording quality, place your phone on a flat surface and do not 
cover the microphone.
3 When you are recording, touch to pause or to add a tag.
4 To end a recording, touch . Enter a name for the recording file, and then touch Save.
Playing a recording
1 Open Recorder.
2 Touch .
3 Select the recording file you wish to play, or touch the play button next to the file name.
Sort by time or name
Swipe down to search for recording
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Mirror
Your phone can double up as a mirror.
Open Mirror.
• Save an image: Touch the screen and select to save the image to Gallery. Your phone will 
return to the mirror once the image has been saved.
• Zoom in: Double touch the screen to zoom in. Double touch again to revert to the original 
screen.
• Increase the brightness: When you blow on the microphone, the mirror will display a 
steamed up effect. Wipe the screen to remove this effect.
Zoom in or out
Change mirror frame
Adjust brightness 

Settings
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Settings
Enabling location access
Enable location-based services to ensure that map, navigation, and weather a p p l i c a t i o n s   c a n            
access your location information.
 
Features may vary depending on your carrier.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Location access and then turn on the Access my location 
switch.
3 Three options are available under Location mode:
• Use GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks: Uses GPS and your phones Internet connection. 
Enable this...