Huawei P8 User Guide

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Android input method
 The Android input method may not be available on all phones.
•Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
•Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to enable caps lock.
Enter numbers and symbols.
•Touch to enter a comma.
•Touch and hold to open the input options menu.
•Touch to enter a space.
•Touch and hold to choose another input method.
•Touch to enter a period.
•Touch and hold to enter symbols.
•Touch to delete the character to the left of the...

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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 . Then drag or to select 
more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box.
• 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. 

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Calls and contacts
Making a call
Smart dialing
Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers.
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, enter the initials or first few letters of a contacts name, or part of the 
contacts phone number. Any matches in Contacts or the call log are then displayed 
above the dialer.
3 From the list, select the contact you want to call. If your phone has dual SIM support, 
touch 
or to make a call.
4 To end the call,...

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Speed-dialing
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, touch  > Speed dial settings.
3 Touch . Choose a contact from the list and assign a number key to the contact.
 The number key 1 is the default key for voicemail. It cant be set as a speed-dial 
number.
4 On the dialer, touch and hold the number key assigned to a contact to quickly call the 
contact.
 If your phone has dual SIM support, on the dialer, touch and hold a number key 
assigned to a contact, and then...

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Answering or rejecting a call
 When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone.
• Drag right to answer the call.
• Drag left to reject the call.
• Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message.
 
On the dialer screen, touch   > Call settings > Reject calls with SMS to edit the 
message that will be sent. 

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In-call menu
 
During a call, touch the Home or Return to hide the in-call menu. To return 
to the menu, swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and 
then touch 
Current call.
Place the current call on hold. To resume the call, touch 
again. (Make sure your carrier supports this feature.)
Mute the call so that the other party cant hear you.
Start a three-way call. (Make sure your carrier supports this 
feature.)
Activate the speaker for a hands-free call....

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Answering a third-party call
 Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have enabled call waiting. 
For details, contact your carrier.
1 If a call comes in when you are already in another call, drag right to answer the 
new call and place the first call on hold.
2 Touch to switch between the two calls.
Making a conference call
Its easy to set up a conference call using the multi-party call feature on your phone. Call 
one number (or receive a call), and then call...

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Deleting call records
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, you can:
• Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and then touch Delete entry to 
delete the call record.
• Touch  > Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously.
Turning on pocket mode
If youre ever worried about missing important calls when your phone is in your pocket 
or bag, try turning on pocket mode. Once enabled, pocket mode will gradually increase 
the ringtone volume and...

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Enabling call waiting
The call waiting function allows you to answer an incoming call during an active call, and 
freely switch between the two.
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, touch  > Call settings.
3 Touch Additional settings. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch Card 1 settings or 
Card 2 settings and then Additional settings.
4 Touch the Call waiting switch to enable this function.
Managing contacts
Creating a contact
1 On the home screen, touch...

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Deleting contacts
1 On the home screen, touch Contacts.
2 Touch  > Delete contact. 
3 Select the contacts you want to delete or touch Select all to select all contacts.
4 Touch .
5 Touch Delete contact.
Searching for a contact
1 On the home screen, touch Contacts.
2 Enter the contact name or initials. Matching contacts are displayed as you type.
Importing or exporting contacts
Your phone supports .vcf contact files. VCF is a standard file format for storing contact 
information,...