Huawei Mate 8 Manual

Accessing the Internet  
124 For more information, refer to Transferring data between your phone and a computer.
Transferring data between your phone and a 
USB storage device
You can use a USB On-The-Go (OTG) cable to connect your phone to a USB storage device 
directly and transfer files. Compatible USB storage devices include USB flash drives, card 
readers and phones with a microSD card.
 
•This feature only applies to phones that support USB OTG cables.
•Please use a USB OTG cable that is certified...

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3 Touch  > Local > Linux USB drive to browse data on the microSD card. You can 
select and copy data to a destination folder. For more information, refer to Copying, 
moving or deleting files. 
4 When you have finished browsing, touch Settings > Advanced settings > Memory & 
storage
 > Linux USB drive > Eject.
5 Disconnect the USB OTG and USB data cables from both phones.
Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device
Your phone can access data on USB flash...

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Multi-screen
Share multimedia content with friends and family. Multi-screen lets you connect 
wirelessly to a TV or screen and display your photos, videos or a game.
What if my TV doesnt support Multi-screen? As long as your TV supports HDMI, you can 
buy an Android TV box or a similar wireless device to display phone content on your TV.
Open 
Settings. Touch Advanced settings > MirrorShare, and then select the receiving 
device.
 For more information, refer to the...

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3 Follow the onscreen instructions and touch the screen to share data with the other 
device. 

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Backup and restore
Using the Backup app to back up and restore 
data
Easy backups help ensure you never lose your data. You can use a local backup to copy 
data to your phones internal storage or a microSD card.
 Features may vary depending on your network operator.
Backing up data to local storage
1 Open Backup.
2 Touch New backup
3 Select the data you want to back up, and then follow the onscreen instructions to 
perform the backup.
 If data encryption is selected, enter a...

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Restoring data from local storage
1 Open Backup.
2 Select the backup you want to restore.
 If the backup data is encrypted, enter the encryption password when prompted.
3 Select the data you want to restore, and then touch Restore.
Restoring factory settings
Restoring your phone to the factory settings will erase all personal data from your phone 
storage, including account information, system and application settings, and 
downloaded applications.
 Back up important data on your...

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•When updating, ensure that your phone has at least 20% battery power remaining.
•After updating, you may find that some third-party apps are incompatible with your 
system, such as Internet banking apps and games. This is because it takes some 
time for third-party app developers to produce updated versions for new Android 
releases. Please wait until a newer version of the app is released.
 To view your phones version number, touch Settings > About phone > Build number.
OTA...

File management 
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File management
Viewing files
Viewing files by category
If you like to keep your files organised, you can open the Files tab in Categories. Your 
files are automatically sorted into different categories.
Finding files quickly
If files are cluttered, use the search feature to quickly locate what you are looking for.
1 Open Files.
2 In the Local tab, touch Internal storage or  SD card.
3 Touch , and then enter the file name or keywords. Search results will be displayed 
below the...

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Creating file shortcuts on the home screen
You can create a shortcut to frequently-used files on the home screen for easy access.
1 Open Files.
2 In the Local tab, touch Internal storage or  SD card.
3 Touch and hold on the file you want to create a shortcut for, and then touch  > 
Create desktop shortcut.
Sharing files
If you have an interesting photo or video, you can use Files to share it on social media 
or with friends.
1 Open Files.
2 In the Local tab, touch Internal storage or...

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3 Touch and hold the file or folder you want to rename, and then touch  > Rename.
4 Rename the file or folder, and touch OK.
Copying, moving or deleting files
1 Open Files.
2 In the Local tab, touch Internal storage or  SD card.
3 Select the files you want to copy, move or delete. You can:
• Copy files to a destination folder: Touch , select a destination folder, and 
then touch .
• Move files to a destination folder: Touch , select a destination folder, and 
then touch .
• Delete...