Huawei P8 Lite User Guide

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Sharing photos, web pages, or contacts through Huawei Beam
Make sure that both phones are unlocked and that NFC and Huawei Beam are enabled.
1 Select the photo, web page, or contact you want to share.
2 Place the NFC sensor areas of the two phones close together. After a connection is 
established, a sound will be played and the content you are sharing will shrink on the 
screen.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions and touch anywhere on the screen to start the 
transfer. 
						

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Apps
Managing applications
Downloading applications
Applications can be downloaded through a variety of channels, including:
• An app market on your phone.
• Web pages using the phone browser.
• Web pages using your computer.
• Third-party app download software on your computer.
Installing an application
1 On the home screen, touch Files.
2 Under Categories, touch Applications > Apps. 
3 In the Apps list, touch the application you want to install and follow the onscreen 
instructions.
 During the installation, the Install blocked message may be displayed. Read the 
message carefully. If you want to continue with the installation, follow the onscreen 
instructions to allow the installation of applications from unknown sources.
Sharing an application
1 On the home screen, touch and hold the application you want to share until you see 
at the top of the screen.
2 Drag the application to .
3 Select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the application.
 Some pre-installed applications cant be shared. 
						

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Uninstalling an application
1 On the home screen, touch and hold the icon of the application you want to uninstall 
until you see 
at the top of the screen.
2 Drag the icon to and follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the application.
 Some pre-installed applications cant be uninstalled.
Backup
Backing up data to local storage
1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Backup.
2 Touch New backup.
 On some phone models, backup files can be encrypted and password-protected. You 
will need to enter a password to access encrypted backup files.
3 Select the data you want to back up, and then follow the onscreen instructions to 
perform the backup.
By default, backup data is saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in Files.
 On some phone models, the backup procedure may vary depending on the backup 
application version.
Restoring data from local storage
1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Backup.
2 Select the data you want to restore.
 You can refer to the backup time included in the file name to find the data you want 
to restore.
3 If the backup file is encrypted, follow the onscreen instructions to enter your 
password, and then touch 
OK.
4 Select the data you want to restore, and then touch Restore. 
						

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Phone Manager
Phone Manager is Huaweis unique system management application that lets you better 
protect and manage your phone. With Phone Manager, you can:
• Scan for problems and clean system trash to optimize your system.
• Enable power saving mode to maximize 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 carrier.
Optimizing the system
Scan for problems and optimize the system to keep your phone running smoothly.
On the home screen, touch 
Phone Manager. Then you can:
• Touch Scan or Touch to scan. You can view your phones running status, clean system 
trash, optimize the system, and eliminate security threats.
• Touch Phone accelerator to display running applications and close those that are not 
needed.
• Touch Storage cleaner to scan the cache, clean system trash, and remove infrequently-
used applications and installation packages.
Power saving
1 On the home screen, touch Phone Manager.
2 Touch Power saving to check your phones power consumption and extend your 
phones standby time. You can switch to different power saving modes as required.
Harassment filter
On the home screen, touch Phone Manager. Then you can:
• Touch Harassment filter to set a blacklist to block unwanted messages and calls.
• Touch Notification center to block unwanted push notifications from the specified 
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• Enable Do not disturb. Your phone will ring only when you receive calls from allowed 
contacts. Tones and vibrations for other calls, messages, and notifications will be 
disabled.
Managing data usage
1 On the home screen, touch Phone Manager.
2 Touch Traffic manager to configure data plan limits and warnings, and view detailed 
data usage information.
Calendar
Calendar helps you to manage your daily life and work. For example, you can plan your 
daily schedule in advance and view information about public holidays. If you have saved 
your contacts birthdays, the calendar will automatically create birthday reminders.
Creating an event
1 On the home screen, touch Calendar.
2 Touch .
3 Enter the event details, such as the event name, start and end time, location, and how 
often it repeats.
4 Touch .
Viewing the calendar
1 On the home screen, touch Calendar.
2 On the Calendar screen, you can:
• Select Month, Week, and Day to switch between the month, week, and day views.
• In month, week, or day view, swipe left or right to change the month, week, or day 
that is displayed. 
						

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Viewing global holidays
1 On the home screen, touch Calendar.
2 Touch  > Subscribe.
3 Touch Add > Global holidays.
4 Touch the switch next to the country whose holidays you want to view. Your phone 
will automatically access the Internet and download the countrys holiday information.
Setting alternative calendars
1 On the home screen, touch Calendar.
2 Touch  > Subscribe.
3 Touch Add > Local calendar.
4 Choose an alternative calendar. Your phone will automatically download data for that 
calendar.
Synchronizing calendars
1 On the home screen, touch Calendar.
2 Touch  > Calendars to display.
3 Select the account whose calendar you want to display.
4 Touch  > Calendars to sync.
5 Select the account and synchronize its calendar.
Clock
Alarm
1 On the home screen, touch Clock.
2 Under Alarm, you can: 
						

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• Add an alarm: Touch and set the alarm time, ringtone, repetitions, and more. 
Touch to apply the settings.
• Enable or disable an alarm: Touch the switch next to an alarm to enable or disable it.
• Configure alarm settings: Touch to configure the snooze duration, silent mode 
settings and what volume keys do when an alarm goes off.
• Delete an alarm: Touch and hold the alarm you want to delete, and then touch .
World clock
1 On the home screen, touch Clock.
2 Under World clock, you can:
• Add a city: Touch . Enter a city name or select a city from the city list.
• Set your time zone: Touch to set your home time zone and system date and 
time.
• Remove a city: Touch Edit cities. Touch next to the city you want to remove, and 
then touch .
Stopwatch
1 On the home screen, touch Clock.
2 Under Stopwatch, touch to start timing.
3 While timing, touch to count laps.
4 Touch to pause the stopwatch.
When the stopwatch is paused, touch  to clear all stopwatch records.
Timer
1 On the home screen, touch Clock.
2 Under Timer, drag the dot clockwise along the wheel to set the countdown time.
 
Touch  to set a tone for the timer. 
						

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3 When you are done, touch to start the timer.
4 When the timer ends, your phone will play a tone. Follow the onscreen instructions 
and swipe across the screen to stop the tone.
 
While the timer is running, touch  to reset it.
Weather
Weather allows you to check the current weather and multi-day forecast for your location 
and many other destinations around the world.
Adding a city
Add cities of interest to check their real-time weather information.
1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Weather.
2 Touch  > and enter the name of a city. Matching cities are listed under the 
search bar.
3 Select the city you want to add.
Removing cities
1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Weather.
2 Touch , and then touch and hold the city you want to remove. Select .
3 Touch .
Updating the weather
1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Weather.
2 Swipe left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update.
3 Swipe down from the top of the screen to manually update the weather.
 
You can also configure automatic weather updates. Touch  > . Enable the 
Auto update switch, and then configure the Update interval. Your phone will then 
update weather data at the scheduled interval. 
						

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Notes
Adding a note
1 On the home screen, touch Notepad.
2 Touch New note and then enter your notes content.
 
Touch   to insert an image.
3 Touch .
Once the note is saved, you can also follow the onscreen instructions to share or delete 
the note, or add it to your favorites.
Modifying notepad settings
1 On the home screen, touch Notepad.
2 Touch  > Settings to adjust the font size or change the viewing format.
FM Radio
Connect a headset to the phone first because the FM radio uses the headset as its 
antenna.
Searching for stations
1 On the home screen, touch Tools > FM Radio.
2 Touch  > . The FM Radio will automatically search for and save stations it finds.
 Your phone will automatically search for and save stations the first time you open 
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Listening to FM radio
On the home screen, touch Tools > FM Radio.
Turn the speaker on or off.
Turn the FM radio on or off.
Return to the previous station.
Skip to the next station.
Add the current station to your favorites.
Enter the settings interface: view and search the station list, view your 
favorite stations, and set a timer to turn off the FM radio automatically.
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