Huawei Mate 8 Manual

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Moving a widget or icon
On the home screen, touch and hold a widget or app icon until your phone vibrates. You 
can then drag the app icon or widget to the desired location.
Deleting a widget or icon
On the home screen, touch and hold the app icon or widget you want to delete until 
is displayed at the top of the screen. Drag the unwanted app icon or widget to  . 

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 After you have moved/deleted an app icon, a blank space will appear on the home 
screen. You can sort app icons automatically. For more information, refer to Aligning 
home screen apps automatically.
Creating a folder
You can create home screen folders to organise your apps by type. For example, you can 
create a 
Games folder that contains all of your game apps.
On the home screen, drag an icon on top of another icon to create a folder containing 
both apps. To rename...

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Hiding applications
On the home screen, spread two fingers apart. Touch  , select the apps you want to 
hide, and then touch 
OK. Apps will not appear on the home screen after they have been 
hidden.
Taking a screenshot
Your phone offers a quick and convenient way to take screenshots and share them with 
your friends.
By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshots folder in Gallery.
Using the power and volume down buttons to take a screenshot
Press the power and...

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Using the screenshot shortcut switch
Open the notification panel, and then touch  in the Shortcuts tab to take a 
screenshot.
Using your knuckle to take a screenshot
You can use your knuckle to take a screenshot of the whole screen or part of it. For more 
information, refer to Smart fingerprint.
Touch 
Share when viewing a screenshot to share it with your friends.
Notification
Status indicator
The status indicator on your phone indicates the following status...

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Reminders
Reminders let you know if you have notifications. For example, the number on the phone 
icon indicates the number of missed calls.
Open apps with reminders to view more details about the notifications.
 If you want to disable reminders for an app, pinch two fingers together on the home 
screen to enter home screen editing mode, and then touch 
More settings > Badge 
app icons
 and turn off the switch next to the corresponding app.
Notification panel
Swipe down...

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39 Swipe left on the notification panel to go to the shortcuts tab.
 You can edit the shortcuts tab. Swipe up on the shortcuts tab, and then touch Edit 
to display all the shortcuts. Drag the shortcut icons to the desired location to 
rearrange their layout.
Viewing notifications on the lock screen
You can view new notifications (such as missed calls and messages) on the lock screen.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Screen lock & passwords, and then turn on the Show detailed...

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40 Once you have enabled lock screen notifications, new notifications will be displayed on 
the lock screen. Swipe right on a notification to view more detailed information.
Notification panel and status bar settings
Open Settings, and then touch Notification panel & status bar to configure the drop-
down and display settings for the notification panel and status bars.
Configuring the drop-down settings
• Touch Drag actions > Smart selection. When you open the notification...

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Configuring the display settings
Turn the Display carrier name, Display network speed or Battery status switches on or off 
to configure the content that is displayed in the status bar.
Using fingerprint recognition
In addition to waking and unlocking the screen, the fingerprint sensor can also be used 
to take a photo, answer an incoming call and disable an alarm.
Adding a fingerprint for the first time
To better protect your privacy, you can only use the fingerprint...

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6 Once you have added your fingerprint, touch OK. You can now use your fingerprint to 
unlock your phone.
 You will be asked to enter your backup PIN or password when you restart your phone 
or if fingerprint recognition fails.
Adding, deleting or editing fingerprints
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management
3 Enter the screen lock password, and then touch Next.
4 In the Fingerprint list section, you can:
• Touch New fingerprint to add other...

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Accessing App Lock with your fingerprint
Before you can access App Lock with your fingerprint, you need to enable App lock in 
Phone Manager. Once you have enabled App Lock, you will be prompted to associate a 
fingerprint with your account. Touch 
Phone Manager to access App Lock and locked apps 
using your fingerprint. If you skip this step, you can also enable this feature as follows:
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management.
3 Enter the screen...