Huawei Honor 8 User Guide

Settings
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Increasing indoor positioning accuracy
Your phone uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for more accurate positioning when you are indoors.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Location access > Menu > Scan settings.
• Turn on the Wi-Fi scanning switch. Location applications and services will continually scan 
for Wi-Fi networks for more accurate positioning.
• Turn on the Bluetooth scanning switch. Location applications and services will search for 
Bluetooth devices for more accurate...

Settings
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Sound settings
Change the incoming call and message rin g t o n e s   o r   s e t   t h e   s y s t e m   a l e r t   s o u n d   a n d   v i b r a t i o n             
effects.
Go to Settings and then touch Sound. You can configure the following settings:
• Volume: Adjust the ringtone, media, alarm, and call volume.
• Silent mode: Once enabled, your phone will not ring when you receive an incoming call or 
message, but the screen will still turn on. If you have also enabled 
Vibrate in...

Settings
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2 Touch Screen lock & passwords > Password.
3 You can choose to set a PIN or password:
• Touch PIN, and then enter a PIN containing at least four digits and select Done.
• Touch Password, and then enter a password containing at least four characters and select 
Done.
 You can also use your fingerprint to unlock the screen. Touch Enroll in the popup dialog box 
to add your fingerprint.
Enabling fingerprint unlock
See Using fingerprint recognition for more information on configuring...

Settings
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• Raise to ear: Hold the phone to your ear to answer an incoming call. When viewing call log 
details or contact details, hold the phone to your ear to call that contact. When calling in 
handsfree mode or with a Bluetooth headset, raise the phone to your ear to switch to earpiece 
mode.
• Tilt: In the home screen editor, touch and hold an icon or widget and tilt your phone to the left 
or right to move the icon to the next screen.
• Smart screenshot: Knock twice on the screen using your...

Settings
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Airplane mode
Wireless devices may interfere with an a i r p l a n e  s   f l i g h t   s y s t e m .   P o w e r   o f f   y o u r   p h o n e   o r   s w i t c h             
to airplane mode when you are on a flight.
After you enable airplane mode, all of you r   p h o n e  s   n e t w o r k   f e a t u r e s   w i l l   b e   d i s a b l e d .   Y o u   w i l l             
not be able to make or receive calls, or use mobile data, Bluet o o t h  o r  W i - F i .  H o w e v e r ,  y o u...

Settings
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Drag the floating dock to the desired location.
From the expanded menu, you can:
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application.
• Touch to return to the home screen.
• Touch to display the list of recently used applications.
• Touch to lock the screen.
• Touch to clean up the phone memory and close power-intensive applications running in the 
background.
• Touch to collapse the menu.
Setting your SIM card PIN
A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with...

Settings
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Setting up an account
Adding an account
Many applications and online services require you to create a n  a c c o u n t  i n  o r d e r  t o  a c c e s s  t h e  f u l l             
range of features.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Accounts > Add account.
3 Select an account type, and then follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account 
information.
• You must install the corresponding application before you can add an account for a third-party 
application.
• To add a company account, see...

Settings
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Setting the date and time
 
Features may vary depending on your carrier.
Open Settings. Touch Advanced settings > Date & time to configure the settings.
Changing the system language
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Language & input.
3 Touch Language & region, and then select the desired language.
Viewing your phones specifications
View your phones specifications in a few simple steps. Y o u   c a n   v i e w   i n f o r m a t i o n   a b o u t   y o u r             
processor,...

Settings
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1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Security.
3 Touch Set SD card password and follow the onscreen instructions.
Touch Change SD card password or Clear SD card password t o  c h a n g e  o r  r e m o v e  t h e  m i c r o S D             
card password.
Formatting the microSD card
Format your microSD card to delete all data and free up storage space.
 
Perform a backup before formatting your microSD card to prevent losing important data.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings >...

Accessibility Features 
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Accessibility Features
About your phones accessibility features
Accessibility features make it easier for users with impaired vision or hearing to use their phone.
TalkBack
Enabling or disabling TalkBack
TalkBack  is  an  accessibility  feature  designed  for  visually  impaired  users.  It  provides  audible            
prompts to help you operate your phone. Once it is enabled, your phone will issue audible            
prompts for all content that you touch, select, or...