Huawei Mate 8 Manual

File management 
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Excluding small images
When viewing images, you may find that Files also displays lots of cached images and 
thumbnails from web pages you have visited. Exclude these images for a clutter-free 
viewing experience.
1 Open Files.
2 Touch  > Settings, and then turn on the Filter small pictures switch to prevent files 
smaller than 30 KB from being shown.
Storing private files in a safe
To keep prying eyes at bay, enable Safe, set a password, and move files into a safe to 
encrypt them....

File management 
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Using your phone to view files shared by a 
computer
You can use the network neighbourhood feature in Files to view files stored on your 
computer.
1 Connect the computer and your phone to the same Wi-Fi network. For more 
information on connecting your phone to a Wi-Fi network, refer to 
Connecting to a 
Wi-Fi network.
2 On the computer, enable sharing for files you want to access using your phone. For 
more information about sharing files on your computer, refer to your operating...

Power management 
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Power management
Monitoring your power usage
If your phones battery life is too short, use Phone Manager to find out how you can save 
power.
1 Open Phone Manager.
2 Touch Battery manager > Optimise. Your phone will check for power consumption 
problems and automatically optimise performance.
 To further reduce power consumption, refer to Optimisable issues. Select View or 
Optimise to adjust the power settings manually.
3 Touch Finish to exit.
Remaining battery percentageMore power...

Power management 
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Viewing power usage
Phone Manager lets you rapidly identify and close apps which are draining your phones 
battery.
Open Phone Manager, and then touch Battery manager. You can configure the 
following settings:
• Touch Power usage firewall (power-intensive apps) to view power-intensive 
background apps. Select the apps you want to close, and then touch 
to kill them.
• Touch Consumption level to see which phone hardware and software is using the most 
power. Select the apps you want...

Power management 
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3 Turn off switches for non-essential apps to prevent them from running while the 
screen is locked.
 If you want an app to continue running after the screen is locked (such as a backup 
app that is performing a backup), turn on the switch for that app.
Press the power button to lock the screen. Your phone will close all background apps 
except those that are protected.
Preventing background apps from accessing 
the Internet
Use the networked apps manager to prevent certain apps...

Power management 
139 If you disable Internet access for an app, you will be asked if you want to enable Internet 
access next time you open it.
Configuring display and sound settings
You can save power by optimising the display and sound settings on your phone.
Refer to Configuring the display settings to learn how to save power by disabling 
Daydream, turning off the indicator light, and reducing the screen brightness and screen-
off time.
Refer to Sound settings to learn how to save power by disabling...

Phone Manager – round-the-clock protection for your phone       
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Phone Manager – round-the-clock 
protection for your phone
Phone Manager helps you to free up space on your phone, block spam calls and 
messages, and prevent power-intensive apps from running in the background.
Phone Manager is a free system management application that helps you to protect and 
manage your phone. With Phone Manager, you can:
• Scan for problems and clean trash to optimise your system.
• Enable power saving mode to...

Phone Manager – round-the-clock protection for your phone       
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Cleaning up your phone
1 Open Phone Manager.
2 Touch System optimization to scan for and clear cached app data and system trash.
 Follow the onscreen instructions to manually clear files or configure the settings.
3 Touch Finish to exit.
Managing data usage
Phone Manager comes with a data management feature that you can use to monitor data 
usage and avoid exceeding your monthly allowance.
Open Phone Manager, and then touch Traffic...

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• Traffic reminder settings: Enter data plan details and configure data usage reminders.
• Traffic use ranking: View per-app data usage.
• Networked apps: Manage Internet access permissions for apps. Close unnecessary 
background apps that connect to the Internet to reduce data usage and power 
consumption. For more information, refer to 
Preventing background apps from 
accessing the Internet.
• Mobile hotspot or Mobile network...

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Battery management
Phone Manager comes with a battery management feature to help you save power when 
youre out and about and prevent you from missing important calls and messages.
Open Phone Manager, and then touch Battery manager. You can:
• Check your phones power consumption and extend your phones standby time. For 
more information, refer to 
Monitoring your power usage.
• View detailed battery usage statistics and kill...