Huawei Mate 8 Manual

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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. You can always remove them from the safe at a later date.
1 Open Files.
2 In the Categories or Local tab, touch Safe.
3 Touch Enable to set the safe storage location.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set a password and security question, and then 
touch 
Done to open Safe.
5 Touch . Follow the onscreen instructions to select files, and then touch to add 
them to the safe.
• Remove files from a safe: In Safe, open the folder which contains the files you want 
to remove. Touch and hold any file, select the files you want to move, and then touch 
.
• Destroy a safe: In Safe, touch Settings > Destroy safe. Follow the onscreen 
instructions to remove files from the safe and destroy it.
• Change the safe password: In Safe, touch Settings > Change password. Follow the 
onscreen instructions to change the password. 
						

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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 system 
instructions.
3 On the phone, open Files.
4 In the Local tab, touch Network neighbourhood to view local network devices.
 
If no devices are listed, touch  to refresh. If you can still see no devices, return to 
step 1 and check that the computer and phone are connected to the same Wi-Fi 
network.
5 Select the computer you want to connect to and enter the login username and 
password. After logging in, you can use your phone to view files shared by the 
computer.
To disconnect, return to the network neighbourhood list and touch and hold the 
computer you are connected to.
 You can also use network neighbourhood to access shared files on your TV box or 
router if this feature is supported. 
						

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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 saving settings
Touch to view detailed 
battery usage statistics 
						

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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 to close, and then touch 
to kill them.
 A message will appear in the notification panel if power-intensive apps are running 
in the background. If you dont want to receive such notifications, touch  and 
then turn off the 
Power-intensive prompt switch.
Enabling the Ultra power plan
If youre waiting for an important call but your phone has low battery, enable the Ultra 
power plan in Phone Manager. This disables everything except essential calling, SMS, and 
contact functions, prolonging battery life.
Open Phone Manager. Select Battery manager > Power plan > Ultra, and then select 
 > 
Enable.
Touch Exit to disable the Ultra power plan.
Closing background apps when the screen is 
locked
You can save a lot of power by closing background apps whenever the screen is locked.
1 Open Phone Manager.
2 Touch  > Protected apps. 
						

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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 from connecting to the Internet 
and using your data allowance.
1 Open Phone Manager.
2 Touch Traffic manager > Networked apps.
3 Switch between the Installed apps and System apps tabs to configure the Internet 
access permissions for individual apps. Touch 
to configure which apps have 
Internet access while roaming.
Batch select Internet 
access permissionsSelect app type
Advanced Internet 
access permissions 
						

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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 unnecessary sound or 
vibration alerts. 
						

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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 maximise your phones standby time.
• Block unwanted calls, messages and notifications.
 The availability of Phone Manager features and services may depend on your country/
region or network operator.
Optimising your system
You can use Phone Manager to make your phone run faster and optimise performance.
Conducting a comprehensive scan
Open Phone Manager. Your phone will automatically conduct a comprehensive scan. 
Follow the onscreen instructions to clean up system trash, optimise system performance, 
and remove security vulnerabilities. 
						

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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 manager. You can view detailed data 
usage statistics or configure the following settings:
Configure automatic 
cleanup and reminders
Exit cleanup Clean up files and
uninstall apps by type
Delete app usage records 
						

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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 settings: Configure the settings for a mobile hotspot 
or mobile network connection.
Harassment filter
Phone Manager features a harassment filter and notification centre to block spam calls 
and messages and unwanted push notifications.
Open Phone Manager. You can:
• Touch Harassment filter >  and follow the onscreen instructions to configure a call 
blacklist or whitelist, keywords and spam settings.
• Touch Notification centre and select an app to configure its notification permissions 
and settings.
Data usage information
Enter a data plan and configure
data usage reminders
View and configure data 
usage for each SIM card 
						

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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 power-intensive background apps. For 
more information, refer to 
Viewing power usage.
• You can switch to different power saving modes as required.
App lock
You can use App lock to prevent unauthorised access to apps. After you have enabled 
App lock, you will need to enter your password when you open a locked app. You will 
need to re-enter the password when you unlock the screen.
Open Phone Manager, then touch App lock. Follow the onscreen instructions to set 
an App lock password and enter the answers to the security questions. To lock an app, 
turn on the switch next to the corresponding app. Touch  to change the password or 
disable App Lock.