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 end time, 
and location of the event. Touch to save the event. If you add a reminder, your phone will 
send you a reminder at the preset time.
• Delete an event: Go to the event that you want to delete, and then touch .
Viewing the calendar
Open Calendar. You can:
• Switch to month, week, or day view: Touch Month, Week, or Day. When in month, week, 
or day view, swipe left or right to change the month, week, or day that is displayed.
• View week number: Touch  > Settings, and then turn on the Show week number switch 
to display the week number on the left of the calendar.
• Change first day of the week: Touch  > Settings > Week starts on, and then select a 
day.
Event
Selected day
Events on selected day
More settings Toggle between month, week, and day view
Go to today
Today
Week number
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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 holidays
Enable the global holidays option to help you plan your next business trip or holiday.
 
This feature requires Internet access. For more information, see Accessing the Internet.
1 Open Calendar.
2 Touch  > Calendars to display > Global holidays.
3 Turn on the switch next to the country whose holidays you want to view. Your phone will 
automatically download the countrys holiday information.
Synchronizing a calendar
Sync your calendar with your account for easy access wherever you are.
1 Open Calendar.
2 Touch  > Calendars to display.
3 Select the account whose calendar you want to display.
4 Touch  > Calendars to sync.
5 Select the desired account, and then log in to your Exchange account to sync the calendar.
Clock
In the Clock application, you can add alarms, view world times and public holiday dates, and use            
the stopwatch and timer features.
Managing alarms
Open Clock. In the Alarm tab, you can:
• Add an alarm: Touch and set the alarm time, ringtone, repetitions, and more. Touch 
to apply.
• Enable or disable an alarm: Touch the switch next to an alarm. 
						

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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 the alarm notification to 
turn off the alarm.
• Enable alarm when phone is powered off: Select Keep alarm active, will ring in  when 
you turn off your phone. Alarms will still go off after your phone turns off.
World clock
Add multiple clocks to view the time in various cities around the world.
Open Clock. In the World clock tab, you can:
• Add a city: Touch . Enter a city name or select a city from the list.
• Set the home time zone: Touch , turn on the Display home clock switch, and then touch 
Home time zone.
• Set the system date and time: Touch  > Date & time.
• Delete a city: Touch Edit cities. Touch the icon next to the city you want to delete, and 
then touch .
Dual clock display
Your phone displays the network time by default. Turn on dual clocks to display  t h e  l o c a l  t i m e  a n d             
home time on the lock screen.
Set date, time, and home time zoneCurrent network timeDelete cities
World clock Home time
Add city 
						

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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 stopwatch, or touch to clear the stopwatch records.
Timer
1 Open Clock.
2 Under Timer, turn the wheel to set the countdown time.
 
Touch  to set a ringtone for the timer.
3 Touch to start the timer.
4 When the timer goes off, swipe the screen to silence the ringtone.
 
When the timer is counting down, touch  to reset the timer, or touch  to pause the 
countdown.
Current time zoneHome time zone 
						

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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 or right on the screen to view the weather forecast 
for other cities.
• Change temperature unit: The temperature unit is set according to the system language. 
Touch 
 > Temperature unit to change the unit.
• Enable weather sounds: Weather sounds are disabled by default. To enable them, touch , 
and then turn on the Weather tones switch.
Adding and deleting cities
Add multiple cities to the weather application so that you can keep track of the weather in cities            
of interest to you.
1 Open Weather.
2 Touch . You can then:
• Add a city: Touch  > . Select a city from the list or search for the desired city in the 
search bar.
Chance of rain
Manage cities 
						

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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 information or shopping lists .  Y o u  c a n  s e t  u p  r e m i n d e r s  f o r  e a c h             
note. 
 
On the Notepad home screen, pending notes are prefixed with - to help you quickly identify 
which notes require your attention.
Creating a note
1 Open Notepad.
2 Touch , enter your note, and then touch to save.
No status added to note
Note completed
Pending note
Select display settings Create a note
Search bar 
						

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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 in a var i e t y   o f   d i f f e r e n t   s c e n a r i o s ,   s u c h   a s             
meetings, interviews, or your own voice.
Recording sound
1 Open Recorder.
Take a photo Save note
Edit noteClose note
Insert image from gallery Add bullet 
						

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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
Play recording
Play through earpiece or speakers 
						

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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 
						

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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 option for highly accurate positioning.
• Use Wi-Fi and mobile networks: Only uses your phones Internet connection. Enable this 
option for reduced power consumption and longer standby times.
• Use GPS only: Does not require an Internet connection. Enable this option to reduce mobile 
data usage.
Enable location service
Select positioning method