Huawei Mate 8 Manual

Installing apps 
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•App sharing using Wi-Fi Direct is only supported when both the sender and 
recipient use Huawei phones.
1 Enable Bluetooth on both phones and pair them. Alternatively, enable Wi-Fi on both 
phones and establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection. For more information, refer to 
Enabling Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another device and Transferring data 
using Wi-Fi Direct.
2 On the other phone, go to the home screen and touch and hold the app you want to 
share. Drag it to the 
icon...

Installing apps 
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Uninstalling an app
You can free up space on your phone by removing unused apps. This will boost your 
phones performance.
 
Some pre-installed system apps cannot be removed.
• On the home screen, touch and hold the app you want to uninstall and drag it to the 
icon.
• Touch Settings > Apps, select the app you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 

Getting to know your phone    
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Getting to know your phone
Locking and unlocking the screen
Locking the screen
• Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen.
• Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, the screen will lock 
automatically.
 
To change the screen-off time, touch Settings, and then touch Display > Sleep.
Unlocking the screen
When the screen is off, press the power button to wake the screen. Slide your finger in 
any direction to unlock the screen. 

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Magazine Unlock
Magazine Unlock brings your lock screen to life. Each magazine contains a selection of 
images that are displayed in turn when your screen is locked.
Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to display the Magazine Unlock options.
Add magazines to the viewing list: Touch   > Subscriptions to add your favourite 
magazines to the viewing list.
 Updating your Magazine Unlock images requires an Internet connection. Set your 
phone to update images over...

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Touchscreen gestures
You can use simple touchscreen gestures to perform a variety of tasks, such as open apps, 
scroll through lists and zoom images.
Touch: Touch an item once. For example, 
touch to select an option or open an app.
Double touch: Touch the target area of the 
screen twice in quick succession. For 
example, double touch an image to zoom in 
or out.
Touch and hold: Touch and hold the target 
area of the screen for at least two seconds. 
For example, touch...

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Drag: Touch and hold an item and then 
move it to another position. For example, 
you can use this gesture to rearrange apps 
and widgets on the home screen.
Spread fingers apart: Spread two fingers 
apart on the screen. For example, spread 
two fingers apart to zoom in on a picture or 
web page.
Pinch fingers together: Pinch two fingers 
together on the screen. For example, pinch 
two fingers together to zoom out on a 
picture or web page.
Swipe up with two fingers:...

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Status and notification icons
Status and notification icons may vary according to your region or network operator.
Status icons
Status icons are displayed on the right-hand side of the status bar. Status icons display 
information about your phones status, such as network connection information, signal 
strength, battery level and time information.
Notification icons
Notification icons are displayed on the left-hand side of the status bar when you receive 
a new message...

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Home screen
Getting to know your home screen
Your home screens are where you can find your favourite widgets and all your apps. We 
removed the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your apps.
Upcoming eventsPhone memory full
Synchronising dataSynchronisation failed
Login or synchronisation 
problemMore notifications
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot onConnected to a VPN
USB tethering onUSB debugging mode 
enabled
Status bar: Displays notifications and...

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Virtual navigation bar keys:
• Back: Touch to return to the previous screen o r  c l o s e  a n  a p p .  W h e n  e n t e r i n g  t e x t ,  
touch to close the onscreen keyboard.
• Home: Touch to return to the home screen.
• Recent: Touch to access the list of recently used apps or touch and hold to enable 
dual windows mode.
Switching between home screens
Swipe left or right to view the extended home screens. Touch Home to return to the 
default home screen.
On the...

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Automatic screen rotation
When you rotate your phone, some apps will automatically adjust the screen orientation 
to make them easier to use. This feature also lets you use tilt-controlled applications, 
such as racing games.
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and then touch 
Auto 
Rotate
 in the Shortcuts tab to enable or disable automatic screen rotation.
Organising applications and widgets on the home screen
Adding a widget to the home...