Huawei Mate 8 Manual

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Creating a playlist
You can organise your music by creating customised playlists that contain your favourite 
songs.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Playlists > Create new playlist.
3 Name the playlist and touch Save.
4 Touch Add. Select the songs you want to add, and then touch .
5 Touch next to the song name. You can select Rename or Delete to rename or 
delete a song.
Playing a playlist
You can create playlists according to mood or occasion and organise your music for fast 
access.
1 Open...

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Setting a song as the ringtone
You can set your favourite songs as message or call ringtones to personalise your phone.
 Features may vary depending on your network operator.
1 Open Music.
2 Find the song that you want to set as the ringtone.
3 Touch  > Set 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 want to play.
3 Touch to stop the video playback.
On the video...

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Accessing the Internet
Using mobile data to access the Internet
Your network operator will charge you for using mobile data to access the Internet.
Before using mobile data, ensure that you have a data plan with your network operator.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch More > Mobile network.
3 Turn on the Mobile data switch to enable mobile data.
 If you dont require an Internet connection, disable mobile data to save battery 
power and reduce mobile data usage.
Using Wi-Fi to connect...

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• If the network is protected, enter the password when prompted, and then touch 
Connect.
Once your phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it will display the  icon in the status 
bar. Your phone will remember Wi-Fi networks that you have used before and connect to 
them automatically.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS
WPS allows your phone to connect to a WPS-enabled router without having to remember 
a password.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Wi-Fi and then turn on the...

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Sharing your mobile Internet with other 
devices
You can share your phones mobile Internet with other devices (such as phones, tablets 
or computers) which do not have a working Internet connection. This function uses your 
SIM cards data plan. The following Internet sharing methods can be used:
• Portable Wi-Fi hotspot: Create a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share your mobile Internet 
with other devices.
• Bluetooth tethering: Share your phones mobile data connection with other...

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3 Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and then turn on the Wi-Fi hotspot switch.
After enabling your personal Wi-Fi hotspot, your phone will display the icon in the 
status bar.
4 Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot to view or modify the hotspot name, security settings 
and password, and then touch 
Save.
• How do I change the hotspot name? The Network SSID is the hotspots name. By 
default, this is your phone model. You can manually change the name to something 
that is easier to...

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1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
2 Open Settings.
3 Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
4 Turn on the USB tethering switch to share your mobile data connection.
After enabling USB tethering, your phone will display the icon in the status bar. You 
can then use the computer to access the Internet.
 You cannot use your phones USB storage function when the phone is in USB 
tethering mode.
Using Bluetooth tethering to share mobile Internet with...

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1 Establish a Bluetooth connection between two phones and check that they are paired. 
For details, see 
Enabling Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another device.
2 Open Settings.
3 Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
4 Turn on the Bluetooth tethering switch to share your mobile data connection.
After enabling Bluetooth tethering, your phone will display the icon in the status bar. 
Other devices can now connect and use the mobile data connection.
Transferring...

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• Receive files: When another device tries to send you files using Bluetooth, select 
Accept from the prompt that appears. Open the notification panel to view file transfer 
progress.
Unpairing Bluetooth devices
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Bluetooth.
3 Turn on the Turn on Bluetooth switch.
4 Touch next to the name of the paired device, and then touch Unpair.
Changing your Bluetooth name
By default, your phone model is used as the device name when you enable Bluetooth. You 
can...

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Connecting two phones using Wi-Fi Direct
To transfer data wirelessly between two phones, you will need to establish a Wi-Fi Direct 
connection.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Wi-Fi and then turn on the Wi-Fi switch.
3 Touch Wi-Fi Direct. Ensure that Wi-Fi Direct is also enabled on the other phone.
4 When your phone detects the other phone, select it. Follow the onscreen instructions 
to establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the two phones.
To terminate the Wi-Fi Direct...