Huawei P9 Lite User Guide

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Sharing images or videos
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail, and then select the files that you want to 
share.
3 Touch , choose a sharing method, and follow the onscreen instructions to share 
your files.
Managing albums
1 Open Gallery.
2 Go to the Albums tab, and then touch and hold an album to access the menu. You can:
• Rename an album: Touch  > Rename, enter the new album name, and then 
select OK.
• Delete an album: Select the album you want to delete, and then touch  > 
Delete.
• Share an album: Select the album you want to share, and then touch . Select 
a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the album files.
Adding notes to an image
Use Gallery to add notes to your images.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch an image to view it in full-screen mode. Touch  > Add memo.
3 Enter your note, and then touch . Add the image to your Magazine Unlock covers 
so that it will be displayed on the lock screen. 
						

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Editing an image
The Gallery application comes with powerful image editing tools that you can use to 
bring your photos to life. For example, you can draw graffiti, add watermarks, or apply 
a variety of filters.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch an image to view it in full-screen mode. Touch to edit the image.
3 Select an image editing tool. You can:
• Rotate an image: Touch and swipe the screen to adjust the angle of rotation. Touch 
Mirror to create a mirror image of the photo.
• Crop an image: Touch to select the crop ratio (for example, 16:9). Drag the dotted 
edges to crop the image to the desired size.
• Add a filter: Touch and select the desired filter.
Swipe left to view more editing tools 
						

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• Accentuate colors: Touch and select the colors that you wish to accentuate.
• Blur an image: Touch . Drag the slider to adjust the amount of blur. Drag the circle 
to the part of the image that you do not want to blur.
• Adjust image parameters: Touch . You can adjust the brightness, contrast, 
saturation, and more to make your image look more vivid.
• Apply facial enhancement effects: Touch to apply facial enhancement effects to 
people in an image. You can choose from various skin and eye enhancement effects.
• Apply mosaic effects: Touch and then select the desired mosaic effect.
• Draw graffiti: Touch to select the brush and color.
• Add a watermark: Touch to add a watermark and personalize your photo. You can 
choose from time, location, weather, exercise type, and more.
• Add a label: Touch and then select the desired label type and font. You can use 
labels to record your mood or thoughts.
Using Camera or Gallery to scan a QR code
QR codes are a quick and convenient way to receive information. For example, you can 
scan a QR code to view discount information or add contacts. You can scan a QR code 
using the camera, or use Gallery to scan a QR code contained in an image stored on your 
device.
Scanning a QR code using Gallery
1 Open Gallery.
2 Select the image containing the QR code that you want to scan to view it in full-screen 
mode.
3 Touch the screen. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code.
4 Touch View details to view the QR code details. 
						

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Scanning a QR code using Camera
1 Open Camera.
2 Frame the QR code in the viewfinder. The camera will automatically scan the QR code.
3 Touch View details to view the QR code details. 
						

							Music and Video  
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Music and Video
Adding songs to your phone
Before you can listen to your music, you need to copy your songs onto your phone.
To add songs to your phone:
• Copy songs from your computer using the USB cable.
• Download songs from the Internet.
• Copy songs with Bluetooth. For more information, see Sending and receiving files 
using Bluetooth.
• Copy songs with Wi-Fi Direct. For more information, see Using Wi-Fi Direct to send 
and receive files.
Searching for local music
Sort your music by category or search with a keyword to find your music files quickly.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Local songs.
3 Touch to search for and view your local music.
4 You can choose to organize your music by song name, artist, album name, or folder. 
To search for a specific song, touch 
and then enter the song name, artist, or 
album in the search bar.
Scan for local music
Shuffle
Browse music by 
category Search local music
Sort songs 
						

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Listening to music
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Local songs.
3 Touch the song you want to play.
Using your phone during music playback
• When a song is playing, touch Home to exit the music playback screen without 
stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel 
and touch the song that is playing.
• Touch the song that is playing to return to the playback screen. Swipe left or right to 
view the song list, album cover, and lyrics.
 Lyrics files must be downloaded separately and saved in .lrc format. The name and 
file path must be the same as the music file.
• On the My music screen, touch  > Close to close the music player. 
						

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Using the playback screen
Touch the playback screen to display or hide the menu icons.
Controlling playback using a smart headset
When smart headset control is enabled, you can use the buttons on a headset to control 
playback without turning on the screen.
 
•Not all headsets are compatible with your phone. You are advised to purchase an 
official Huawei headset.
•You can also use a headset to control video playback (this feature is not supported 
by all video players).
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Smart assistance > Smart headset control.
3 Turn on the Smart headset control switch.
Adjust playback
 volume
Add song to playlist
Change playback
 modeAdd song 
to favorites Menu 
						

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Use the following buttons to control playback:
• Volume up button: Press once to increase the volume, or twice to add the current 
song to your favorites.
• Pause button: Press once to pause or resume playback, twice to skip to the next song, 
or three times to go to the previous song.
• Volume down button: Press once to decrease the volume, or twice to change the 
playback mode. 
						

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Creating a playlist
Organize your music by creating customized playlists that contain your favorite songs.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Playlists > Create new playlist.
3 Name the playlist and touch Save.
4 Touch Add in the dialog box.
5 Select the songs you want to add and touch .
 
Touch  next to the playlist to Rename or Delete the playlist.
Playing a playlist
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Playlists.
3 Select the desired playlist, and then touch a song to start playback, or touch Shuffle all 
to shuffle all songs.
Setting a song as the ringtone
Set your favorite song as the call, notification, or alarm ringtone.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Local songs.
3 Touch  > Set as ringtone next to the song name. You can choose to set the song 
as the call, notification, or alarm ringtone. 
						

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Playing a video
1 Open Videos.
2 Touch the video you want to play.
3 Touch to pause the video playback.
Using your phone during video playback
• Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward the video.
• Swipe up or down on the left side of the screen to adjust the screen brightness.
• Swipe up or down on the right side of the screen to adjust the volume.
Enable SWS 
effects for 
headset
Lock the screen
Adjust playback
 speed