Huawei Mate 8 Manual

Settings
154
Settings
Enabling location access
Location access allows location-based apps (such as Weather and Camera) to collect and 
use your location data. You must enable location access before using maps or navigation 
apps.
 Features may vary depending on your network operator.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Location services, and then turn on the Access to my 
location
 switch.
3 You can choose Mode:
• Use GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks: Uses both GPS and your phones Internet...

Settings
155
• Wallpaper: Set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers. For more information, 
refer to 
Themes and wallpaper.
• View mode : Change the size of the font, images and other user interface elements. 
Select 
Large to increase the font size or Small to fit more content on one screen.
• Font size: Set the font size.
 The extra huge font size will only be displayed in messages, contacts and the dialler 
app.
• Daydream: When this feature is enabled and you have set Picture source and...

Settings
156
• 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 silent 
mode
, your phone will vibrate to alert you of incoming calls and messages.
 You can also open the notification panel, switch to the shortcuts tab, and touch 
to switch between 
Sound, Vibration, and Silent.
• Select a ringtone under Call ringtone & vibration to change the ringtone. You can 
choose from preset...

Settings
157
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 Continue.
• Touch Password, and then enter a password containing at least four characters and 
select 
Continue.
4 Enter your PIN or password again to confirm, and then touch OK.
 You can also use your fingerprint to unlock the screen. Touch Enrol in the pop-up 
dialogue box to add your fingerprint.
Enabling fingerprint unlock
1...

Settings
158 However, you will still be able to play music, watch videos, and use apps that do not 
require an Internet connection.
Use one of the following methods to enable or disable aeroplane mode:
• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. In the Shortcuts tab, 
turn on the 
Aeroplane mode switch.
• Press and hold the power button, and then touch Aeroplane mode.
• Open Settings, and then turn on the Aeroplane mode switch.
When aeroplane mode is on,  is displayed in the status...

Settings
159 Once enabled, the floating dock  will be shown on all screens except the lock screen 
and notification panel. Touch  to expand the floating dock menu.
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 all applications running in the 
background.
• Touch to collapse...

Settings
160
2 Touch Advanced settings > Security, and then select the options under Card lock to 
configure the SIM lock settings.
3 Turn on the Lock SIM card switch.
4 Enter your PIN, and then touch OK. Touch Change SIM PIN to change your PIN.
 
•You will be prompted to enter the PIN unblocking key (PUK) if you exceed the 
maximum number of incorrect PIN attempts. Your SIM card will become unusable 
if you incorrectly enter the PUK code too many times.
•Contact your network operator for details about...

Settings
161
2 Touch Accounts, and then select the account type.
3 Select the account that you want to delete, and then follow the onscreen instructions 
to delete it.
Syncing data with your phone
You can sync emails, contacts and other account data with your phone to ensure that all 
your information stays up-to-date when you change phones or log in to your account on 
your computer.
The type of data that can be synced depends on the account type. Some apps may not 
support syncing for all data types....

Accessibility features 
162
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 enable. Please enable with 
caution....

Accessibility features 
163
Select an item: Touch an item with one finger to select it (it will not open). The phone 
will read out the content of the selected item.
Open an item: Touch twice on any part of the screen using one finger to confirm your 
selection from the previous step.