Huawei Mate 9 Manual

							Backingupdatatoyourphone'sinternalstorage
Backupdatatoyourphone'sinternalstoragetoavoidlosingyourfiles.Onlybackupsmaller
files,suchasyourcontacts,messages,calllogs,andcalendar.
1 Open
Backup .
2 Touch Backup !Internalstorage !Next .
3 Selectthedatayouwanttobackupandtouch Backup.Whenprompted,enterabackup
password.Nobackuppasswordisrequiredforphotos,audiofiles,videos,ordocuments.
z Setapasswordremindertoensureyoudon'tloseaccesstoyourfiles.
z Bydefault,backupfilesaresavedtothe HuaweiBackupfolderinFiles.

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							4Torestoredata,openBackup .
5 Touch Restore !Restorefrominternalstorage !Next .
6 Selectthebackupyouwanttorestore.Ifthebackupdataisencrypted,entertheencryptionpasswordwhenprompted.
7Selectthedatayouwanttorestoreandtouch STARTRESTORATION.

BackingupdatatoaUSBstoragedevice
UseaUSBOn-The-Go(OTG)cabletoconnectyourphonetoaUSBstoragedeviceandback
upyourfiles.CompatibleUSBstoragedevicesincludeUSBflashdrives,cardreaders,and
phoneswithamicroSDcard. 
1 OpenBackup .
2 Touch Backup !USBstorage !Next .
3 Selectthedatayouwanttobackupandtouch Backup.Whenprompted,enterabackup
password.Nobackuppasswordisrequiredforphotos,audiofiles,videos,ordocuments.
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							zSetapasswordremindertohelpyourememberyourpasswordandpreventyoufrom
losingaccesstoyourfiles.
z Bydefault,backupdataissavedtothe HuaweiBackupfolderontheUSBstorage
device.
4 Torestoredata,openBackup .
5 Touch Restore !RestorefromexternalUSBstorage !Next .
6 Selectthebackupyouwanttorestore.
Ifthebackupdataisencrypted,entertheencryptionpasswordwhenprompted.
7 Selectthedatayouwanttorestoreandtouch STARTRESTORATION.
Transferringdatausingacomputer
Backupdatatoyourcomputertoavoidlosingyourfiles. InstallHiSuitebeforeusingyourcomputertobackupandrestoredata.Formoreinformation,see InstallingHiSuite .
1 ConnectyourphonetoacomputerusingaUSBcable.HiSuitewilllaunchautomatically.
IfyouroldphoneisnotaHuaweidevice,usemanufacturer-providedsoftwaretobackup
datatoyourcomputer,andthenproceeddirectlytostep4.
2 GotothebackupscreeninHiSuite.Selectthedatathatyouwanttobackupandtouch Back
Up .
Followtheonscreeninstructionstosetapasswordremindertohelpyourememberyour
passwordandpreventyoufromlosingaccesstoyourfiles.
3 Click OKoncethebackupiscomplete.

4 UseaUSBcabletoconnectyournewphonetothecomputer.
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							5InHiSuite,select Restoretocopydatatoyournewphone.Ifthebackupfilesareencrypted,
youwillneedtoentertheencryptionpasswordwhenyouarepromptedtorecoverdata.

Filemanagement
Creatingfolders
Keepyourphoneorganizedbycreatingfoldersforyourfiles.
1 Open
Files .
2 Inthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Touch
.Enterthenameofthenewfolderandtouch Save.
Viewingfiles Viewingfilesbycategory

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							OpenFiles.Selectthe Categories tabtoviewyourfilesbycategory.
Findingfilesquickly
Locatefilesquicklyusingthefilesearchfeature.
1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Touch
andenterthefilenameorkeywords.Searchresultswillbedisplayedbeneaththe
searchbar.
Sortingfiles
Usethesortfeaturetoarrangeyourfilesbytype,name,size,ordate.
1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Touch
andthensortfilesbytype,name,size,ordate.
Viewingdownloads
1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Categories tab,touchDownloadsandfavorites toviewfilesyouhave
downloadedorreceivedfromotherdevices.
Addingandviewingfavorites 1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Touchandholdthefileorfolderyouwanttoaddandtouch
!Addtofavorites .
4 Onthe Categories tab,touchDownloadsandfavorites toviewfavorites.
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							Creatingfileshortcutsonthehomescreen
Createashortcuttofrequently-usedfilesonthehomescreenforeasyaccess.
1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Touchandholdthefileorfolderyouwanttoaddandtouch
!Createdesktopshortcut .
Sharingfiles Usethefilesharingfeaturetosharefiles,photos,andvideos.
1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Selectthefilesyouwanttoshareandtouch
!Share .
4 Chooseasharingmethodandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstoshareyourfiles.
Renamingfiles Giveyourfilesmemorablenamessothatyoucanfindthemquickly.
1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Touchandholdthefileorfolderyouwanttorenameandthentouch
!Rename .
4 Enteranewnameandtouch OK.
Copying,moving,ordeletingfiles 1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Touchandholdthefilesandfoldersyouwanttocopy,move,ordelete.Youcan:
z Copyfilestoadestinationfolder :Touch
.Selectadestinationfolderandtouch.
z Movefilestoadestinationfolder :Touch
.Selectadestinationfolderandtouch.
z Deletefilesorfolders :Touch
!Delete .
Creatingorextractingarchives
Compressfilesinaziparchivetofreeupspaceandsharefilesmoreeasily.
1 Open
Files .
2 Onthe Localtab,touch Internalstorage orSDcard .
3 Touchandholdthefileorfolderyouwanttocompress,andthentouch
!Compress .
4 Choosethearchivedestination.Theselectedfileswillbecompressedintoazipfile,which
willbenamedautomatically.
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							Toextractanarchive,touchandholdthearchivefile.Touch!Extractto andselect
wherethecontentsofthearchiveshouldbeextractedto.
Hidingsmallimagefiles
Whenyoubrowseyourimagesin Files,youmightalsoseesomecachedimagesfromwebsites.
Youcanpreventtheseimagesfrombeingdisplayedasfollows:
1 Open
Files .
2 Touch
!Settings andswitchon Filtersmallpictures tohidefilesthataresmallerthan
30KB.Thisshouldhidemostcachedimages.
Storingfilessecurely
EnableSafe,setapassword,andmovefilesintoasafetoencryptthem.Youcanremovefiles fromasafeatanytime.
Youcanaddimages,audiofiles,videos,anddocumentstoasafe.
1 OpenFiles .
2 Inthe LocalorCategories tab,touchSafe.
3 Touch Enable andsetthesafestoragelocation.
4 Followtheonscreeninstructionstosetapasswordandsecurityquestion,andthentouch
Done toopenSafe.
5 Touch
.Followtheonscreeninstructionstoselectfiles,andthentouchtoaddyour
filestothesafe.
z Removefilesfromasafe :InSafe,openafolderandtouchandholdthefilesyouwantto
remove,andthentouch
.
z Destroyasafe :InSafe,touch Settings!Destroysafe .Followtheonscreeninstructionsto
removefilesfromthesafeanddestroyit.
z Changethesafepassword :InSafe,touchSettings!Changepassword .Followthe
onscreeninstructionstochangethepassword.
z Changethesafepassword :InSafe,touchSettings!Changesecurityquestion .Follow
theonscreeninstructionstochangethepassword.
z Switchtoanothersafe :InSafe,touchSettings!Switchsafe .Followtheonscreen
instructionstoselectanothersafe.
z Viewthestoragelocation :InSafe,touchSettings!Safelocation toviewthesafe's
storagelocation.
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							CallsandContactsMakingcallsSmartdialing
Enterthename,initials,ornumberofacontactinthedialer.Yourphonewilldisplaymatching
contacts.
1 Open
Dialer .
2 Enterthename,initials,ornumberofacontactinthedialer(forexample,JohnSmithorJS).
Yourphonewillsearchyourcontactsandcalllogandlisttheresultsabovethedialer.

3 Selectthecontactyouwanttocallfromthelist.IfyourphonehasdualSIMsupport,touch
ortomakeacall.
Thecallstatuswillbedisplayedonthescreen(forexample,ringingorcallforwarding).
4Touchtoendthecall.
Toendacallusingthepowerbutton,gotoDialer ,touch!Settings ,andthen
switchon Powerbuttonendscall .
MakingacallfromContacts
1 Open
Contacts .
2 Touchthesearchbarandenterthenameorinitialsofthepersonyouwanttocall.
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							3Touchthecontactnumber.IfyourphonehasdualSIMsupport,selectortoinitiate
thecall.
Makingacallfromthecalllog 1 Open
Dialer .
2 Slidethelistupanddowntoviewallcalls.Touchthenameornumberofthepersonthatyou
wanttocall.IfyourphonehasdualSIMsupport,select
ortoinitiatethecall.
Callingcontactswhenthescreenisoff Callpeoplequicklywhenthescreenisswitchedoff.
1 Open
Dialer .
2 Touch
!Settings !Quickcalling andswitchon Quickcalling.
Pressandholdthevolumedownbuttonforonesecondwhenthescreenisoff.Whenyouhear
thealertsound,releasethevolumedownbuttonandsaythenameofthecontactyouwantto
call.Thephonewilldialtheirnumber.

WhenusingaBluetoothheadset,pressandholdthetalk/sendkeytoenablequickcalling.
Makingvideocalls
Beforemakingavideocall,checkthatyourphoneandtherecipient'sphonesupportVoLTE
andthatyouhavebothenabledthisservicewithyourcarrier.Bothyouandtherecipient mustbeinalocationwithVoLTEnetworkcoverage.
1 OpenSettings .
2 Touch More!Mobilenetwork andswitchonVoLTEcalls.
3 Open
Contacts .
4 Touchthesearchbarandenterthenameorinitialsofthepersonyouwanttocall.
5 Toinitiateavideocall,touch
.
Toswitchtoavideocallduringanaudiocall,touch.
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							MakingRCScalls
RCS(RichCommunicationSuite)providesarangeofenhancedcommunicationservices includingphonebookservices,voicecalls,instantmessaging,andfilesharing.z BeforemakinganRCScall,checkthatyouandtherecipienthaveenabledRCSand
loggedintoyourRCSaccounts.
z Thisfeaturemaynotbesupportedbyallcarriers.
Duringacall,youcanchoosetoswitchtoavideocall,sendamessage,andmore.

Makinganemergencycall
Intheeventofanemergency,youcanmakeemergencycallsfromyourphone,evenwithouta SIMcard.However,youmustbeinanareawithcellularcoverage.
1 Open
Dialer .
2 Entertheemergencynumberforyourlocationinthedialer,andthentouch
.
Ifyouareinanareawithgoodcellularreception,yourphonewillautomaticallyobtainyour
locationanddisplayitonthescreen.Theabilitytomakeemergencycallscandependonlocalregulationsandcarriersinyour
area.Poornetworkcoverageorenvironmentalinterferencemaypreventyourcallfrombeing
connected.Neverrelysolelyonyourphoneforessentialcommunicationduring
emergencies.
Makinginternationalcalls
Beforemakingalong-distancecall,contactyourcarriertoactivateaninternationalcallingor roamingservice.CallsandContacts94 Mute the call
Show/hide dialerEnable 
hands-free mode
End call Display your
contacts Start a 
three-way call Place the current
call on hold
Open calendar
Share files
Switch to video callSend a message
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