Huawei Mate 8 Manual

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Accessing applications
Opening and switching between applications
Opening applications from the lock screen
Press the power button to wake the screen, and then swipe up on the  icon to open 
the camera app. You can also swipe up from the bottom of the screen and touch a 
shortcut icon to quickly launch the corresponding app.
Opening an application from the home screen
On the home screen, touch an icon to open the corresponding app. 
						

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Switching between applications
To switch to another app, touch Home to return to the home screen, and then touch 
the icon of the app you want to open.
Searching for applications
Finding an application
• Swipe left or right to search for the desired app.
• Swipe down from the middle of the screen to access the search bar, and then enter the 
name of the app that you are looking for. The search results will be displayed 
underneath the search bar. For more information, refer to 
Finding applications quickly.
Viewing recently used applications
Touch Recent to display the list of recently used apps. For more information, refer to 
Viewing recently used applications.
Searching for hidden applications
On the home screen, spread two fingers apart to view your hidden apps. 
						

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Viewing recently used applications
Touch Recent to display the list of recently used apps.
• Touch a thumbnail to open the corresponding app.
• Swipe left or right to display recently used apps.
• Swipe up on a thumbnail to close the corresponding app.
• Swipe down on a thumbnail to lock the corresponding app. will appear next to the 
application. Swipe down again on the thumbnail to unlock the app.
• Touch to close all unlocked apps.
Personalising your phone
Simple home screen
The simple home screen uses larger icons and fonts and was designed with elderly users 
in mind.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Home screen style > Simple, and then touch to enable the simple home 
screen.
3 On the simple home screen, you can: 
						

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• Touch app icons or widgets to open them.
• Touch and hold an icon to enter home screen editing mode and add or delete app 
icons.
• Touch Others to open the app list and view or open apps.
• Touch to add contacts or apps to the home screen.
• Touch Standard home to exit the simple home screen.
Changing the theme
You can change the home screen wallpaper, icon style, font and more. For more 
information, refer to Themes and wallpaper.
Changing the wallpaper
You can set your favourite images or photos as your phones wallpaper. For more 
information, refer to Themes and wallpaper.
Assigning ringtones to contacts
You can assign a unique ringtone to each contact so that you can easily tell who is 
contacting you.
1 Open Contacts.
2 Select the desired contact, and then touch Phone ringtone.
3 Select the desired ringtone or music file, and then touch . 
						

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For more information on how to configure call and message ringtones and vibration 
settings, refer to Sound settings.
Changing the font size
The phones font size can be increased to make it easier for elderly users to use their 
phone.
Open Settings, and then touch Display. You can configure the following settings:
• 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 system font size.
 The Extra large font size will only be displayed in messages, contacts and the dialler 
app.
The selected display mode
Switch display mode 
and view a preview 
						

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Entering text
Switching text input methods
You can switch between text input methods as desired.
1 On the text input screen, swipe down from the status bar to open the notification 
panel.
2 Touch Select input method in the Notifications tab, and then select the desired input 
method.
 
If there are no input methods to choose from, go to Settings, touch Advanced 
settings
 > Language & input > Default keyboard > Configure input methods, and then 
turn on the switch next to the corresponding input method.
Huawei Swype input method
You can quickly enter words by swiping on the keyboard.
Android input method
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Toggle between upper
and lower case
Enter numbers and symbols
Enter a comma
Touch and hold to open
the input options menuEnter a space
Touch and hold to choose another input methodEnter a full stop
Touch and hold to enter symbolsBackspace
Switch to voice input 
						

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Editing text
You can select, cut, copy and paste text on your phone.
• Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Drag or to select more 
or less text or touch Select all t o  s e l e c t  a l l  t e x t  i n  a  t e x t  b o x .
• Copy text: Select text and touch Copy.
• Cut text: Select text and touch Cut.
• Paste text: Touch and hold where you want to insert the text, and then touch Paste.
• Share text: Select text, and then touch Share to select a sharing method. 
						

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Tips and tricks
Adding contact details quickly
Use the camera to take a photo of a contact card. Your phone will recognise the contact 
details and add them automatically. In 
Contacts, touch Business cards > Scan.
Taking snapshots when the screen is off
Ever missed a great photo opportunity because you couldnt turn on the camera in time? 
Now you can take rapid snapshots with your phone, even when the screen is off.
On the camera settings screen, touch Ultra snapshot > Open camera and take quick 
snapshot
. When the screen is off, point your phone at a subject and press the volume 
down button twice. The phone will take a photo and display how fast it was captured.
For more information, refer to Ultra Snapshot.
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Press the volume down button twice 
						

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Perfect selfie
Enable perfect selfie mode and configure your custom beauty settings to make sure you 
shine in group photos.
On the camera settings screen, touch Perfect selfie. Turn on the Perfect selfie switch and 
then configure your custom beauty settings.
Next, switch to 
Beauty mode and touch  to take a photo. Your phone will detect your 
face and apply your custom beauty settings to make sure you stand out in a group shot.
For more information, refer to Perfect Selfie mode.
Using time-lapse mode to fast forward the 
action
Time-lapse mode lets you capture and accelerate subtle changes in scenery, such as a 
sunrise, sunset or the movement of clouds.
On the camera screen, swipe left or right to switch to Time-lapse. Hold the phone steady, 
and then touch  to start capturing video.
For more information, refer to Time-lapse mode. 
						

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Taking photos while recording a video
Ever wanted to take a photo while capturing a video?
On the camera screen, swipe left or right to switch to Video. While recording a video, 
touch  to take photos.
Calling contacts when the screen is off
Enable quick calling to ring people even when the screen is switched off. To enable quick 
calling, refer to Enabling quick calling.
When the screen is off, press and hold the volume down button. When you hear the alert 
sound, say the name of the contact you want to call. Your phone will automatically call 
the contact.