Huawei P8 Lite User Guide

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Phone settings
Turning on location services
Make sure you have turned on location services before using a map or navigation 
application.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Location access.
3 Touch Access my location to enable your phones location services.
4 Touch Location mode. Then you can:
• Touch High accuracy to locate your position using GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile data.
• Touch Battery saving to locate your position using Wi-Fi and mobile data.
• Touch Device...

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• Touch Default notification tone to set a notification tone.
• Under System, touch the switches to enable or disable the notification tone or 
vibration when you touch or lock the screen, dial a number, and more.
 The preceding sound options may not be available on all phones.
Modifying display settings
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Display.
3 On the Display screen, you can:
• Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers.
• Touch Font...

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Enabling one-hand UI
One-hand UI makes using a phone with a large screen much easier.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch One-hand UI.
3 On the One-hand UI screen, you can:
• Go to the One-hand layout screen and enable One-hand layout. Swipe left or right 
on the virtual navigation bar to reposition the screen to either side.
• Go to the Shifting keyboard screen and enable Shifting keyboard. When using the 
shifting keyboard, touch the arrow on either side of the...

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Using the suspend button
The suspend button is a quick launch tool that gives you a direct path to common 
functions on your phone, such as return to home screen and phone optimization.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab.
2 Under Smart assistance, touch More.
3 Touch Suspend button.
4 Enable Suspend button. will then appear on all screens except the lock screen and 
notification panel.
5 Touch to expand the button.
6 From the expanded menu, you can:
• Touch...

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5 Set a screen unlock PIN as an alternative method to unlock your phone should you 
forget your unlock pattern.
Setting a screen unlock PIN
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords.
3 Touch Password > PIN.
4 Enter a PIN containing at least four digits, and then enter the PIN again to confirm.
Setting a screen unlock password
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords.
3 Touch Password > Password.
4 Enter a...

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Setting your SIM card PIN
A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to protect your 
phone data. If you enable SIM card lock, you must enter the PIN each time you turn on 
your phone.
Before you perform the following operations, make sure you have obtained your SIM card 
PIN from your carrier.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Security.
3 Touch Set up SIM card lock. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch Set Card 1/Card 
2 lock
.
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Deleting an account
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Accounts.
3 On the Accounts screen, select an account type.
4 Select the account you want to delete.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions to delete the account.
Synchronizing email
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Accounts. 
3 Touch and select Auto-sync data. Follow the onscreen instructions and touch OK 
to enable data synchronization.
4 On the Accounts screen, select an account type.
5...

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Updating your phone
 
•Using unauthorized third-party software to update your phone may damage your 
phone or put your personal information at risk. It is recommended that you update 
through your phones online update feature or download official update packages 
from Huaweis official website.
•All your personal data may be erased during a system update. It is recommended 
that you back up important data before updating your phone.
Online update
Make sure your phone is connected to the...

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3 On the Date & time screen, you can:
• Touch the Automatic date & time switch to use the network time.
• Touch the Automatic time zone switch to use the network time zone.
• Touch the Use 24-hour format switch to switch between the 12-hour and 24-hour 
formats.
• Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed.
• Touch Dual clocks to display two clocks when you are roaming.
 Manual date and time settings may not be supported by all carriers.
Changing the...

Phone settings 
76 After privacy protection is enabled, entering the owner password allows access to all the 
content on your phone. Entering the guest password allows access to unprotected 
content only.
Setting private information
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Security.
3 Touch Privacy protection.
4 Enter the owner password, and then touch Next.
5 Under Set private data, set your private contacts, albums, and applications.
Disabling privacy protection
1 On the home screen,...