Huawei P9 Lite User Guide

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Gestures and navigation settings
Use simple gestures to control your phone. For example, flip your phone to mute 
ringtones or hold it to your ear to answer calls or dial a number.
Motion control
Open Settings. Touch Smart assistance > Motion control and then select the motions 
you want to enable.
Flip: Mute sounds and disable vibrations for incoming calls, alarms, and timers.
Navigation bar
Open Settings and then touch Smart assistance > Navigation bar to configure the 
navigation bar.
Choose a custom navigation bar layout. If you select a navigation bar containing , 
you can touch for fast access to the notification panel.
Airplane mode
Wireless devices may interfere with an airplanes flight system. Power off your phone or 
switch to airplane mode when you are on a flight.
After you enable airplane mode, all of your phones network features will be disabled. 
You will not be able to make or receive calls, or use mobile data, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. 
However, you will still be able to play music, watch videos, and use applications that do 
not require an Internet connection.
Use one of the following methods to enable or disable airplane mode:
• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. In the Shortcuts tab, 
turn on the 
Airplane mode switch. 
						

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• Press and hold the power button, and then touch Airplane mode.
• Open Settings, and then turn on the Airplane mode switch.
When airplane mode is on, is displayed in the status bar.
Using the floating dock
The floating dock gives you access to a number of frequently-used options and features, 
such as the back key, home key, and one-touch optimization. You can move the floating 
dock around the screen for easy one-hand use.
Open Settings. Touch Smart assistance > Floating dock and then turn on the Floating 
dock switch.
Once enabled, the floating dock button () will be shown on all screens except the 
lock screen and notification panel. Touch to expand the floating dock menu. 
						

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Drag the floating dock to the desired location.
From the expanded menu, you can:
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application.
• Touch to return to the home screen.
• Touch to display the list of recently used applications.
• Touch to lock the screen.
• Touch to clean up the phone memory and close power-intensive applications 
running in the background.
• Touch to collapse the menu.
Setting your SIM card PIN
A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to protect your 
phone data. If you have enabled PIN protection for your SIM card, you will need to enter 
the PIN each time you turn on your phone or insert the SIM card into another phone.
 Features may vary depending on your network carrier.
Before you perform the following operations, make sure you have received a SIM card PIN 
from your carrier.
1 Open Settings. 
						

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2 Touch Advanced settings > Security, and then select the options under Card lock to 
configure the SIM lock settings.
3 Turn on the Lock SIM card switch.
4 Enter your PIN, and then touch OK. To change your PIN, touch Change SIM PIN.
 
•You will need to enter the PUK code if you exceed the maximum number of 
incorrect PIN attempts. The SIM card will be permanently locked if the PUK code is 
entered incorrectly too many times.
•Contact your carrier for details about these limits.
Setting up an account
Adding an account
Many applications and online services require you to create an account in order to access 
the full range of features.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Accounts > Add account.
3 Select an account type, and then follow the onscreen instructions to enter your 
account information.
• You must install the corresponding application before you can add an account for a 
third-party application.
• To add a company account, see Adding an Exchange account.
• To add an email account, see Adding a personal email account.
Deleting an account
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Accounts, and then select the account type.
3 Select the account that you want to delete, and then follow the onscreen instructions 
to delete it. 
						

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Syncing data with your phone
Enable the sync feature to keep all of your phones data up-to-date and prevent data loss. 
You can sync emails, contacts, and other data from your old phone or computer.
The type of data that can be synced depends on the account type. Some applications may 
not support syncing for all data types.
The example below illustrates how to sync data for an email account.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Accounts > , and then select Auto-sync data. 
3 On the Accounts screen, select an account type, and then select the account that you 
want to sync with your phone.
4 Touch to sync your emails.
Setting the date and time
 Features may vary depending on your carrier.
Open Settings. Touch Advanced settings > Date & time to configure the settings.
Changing the system language
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Language & input.
3 Touch Language & region, and then select the desired language. 
						

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Viewing your phones specifications
View your phones specifications in a few simple steps. You can view information about 
your processor, memory, screen resolution, and more.
Open Settings and touch About phone. Swipe up or down on the screen to view 
information about the processor, RAM, internal storage, screen resolution, IMEI, and 
more.
Viewing the available storage space
Check that there is enough space on your phones internal storage or microSD card 
before downloading update packages or large files.
Open Settings and touch Advanced settings > Memory & storage to view storage 
information.
Touch Default location to set the default storage location to Internal storage or SD card.
Formatting the microSD card
Format your microSD card to delete all data and free up storage space.
 Perform a backup before formatting your microSD card to prevent losing important 
data.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Memory & storage > SanDisk SD card.
3 Touch Format > Erase & format. 
						

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Accessibility Features
About your phones accessibility features
Accessibility features make it easier for users with impaired vision or hearing to use their 
phone.
TalkBack
Enabling or disabling TalkBack
TalkBack is an accessibility feature designed for visually impaired users. It provides 
audible prompts to help you operate your phone. Once it is enabled, your phone will issue 
audible prompts for all content that you touch, select, or enable. Please enable with 
caution.
 TalkBacks audible prompts are not available for all languages.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Accessibility > TalkBack.
3 Turn on the TalkBack switch, and then touch OK to enable TalkBack. The audible 
tutorial will be started automatically when you enable TalkBack for the first time. If 
you need to play the tutorial again, touch 
to access the settings, and then select 
the tutorial.
4 Touch , and then select Explore by touch. Your phone will not issue audible 
prompts for the content that you touch unless you turn on Explore by touch.
Using TalkBack to control your phone
After you have enabled TalkBack, use gestures to:
Browse the screen: Use two fingers to swipe the screen (instead of one). Swipe up or 
down with two fingers to scroll through menu lists. Swipe left or right to move between 
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Select an item: Touch an item with one finger to select it (it will not open). The phone 
will read out the content of the selected item.
Open an item: Double touch any part of the screen using one finger to confirm your 
selection from the previous step.
For example, if you want to open Settings, two steps are required: Touch the Settings 
icon once using one finger, and then touch twice on any part of the screen. 
						

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Configuring the TalkBack settings
TalkBack settings can be customized to suit your individual needs.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Accessibility > TalkBack > .
3 You can adjust the feedback volume, audible feedback settings, control gestures, and 
more.
Audible password prompts
This feature provides audible feedback for visually impaired users. When you enter a 
password, your phone will read out the letters as you type. This feature requires TalkBack 
to be enabled.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Accessibility and then turn on the Speak passwords switch.
Text To Speech (TTS) output
This feature converts text into speech for visually impaired users. This feature requires 
TalkBack to be enabled.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Accessibility > Text-to-speech output.
3 Select the desired speech synthesis engine and voice speed.
Captions
In addition to providing audible prompts, TalkBack also displays captions for hearing-
impaired users. This feature requires TalkBack to be enabled.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Accessibility > Captions.
3 Turn on the Captions switch, and then configure the language, font size, and caption 
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Magnification gestures
Use magnification gestures to zoom in on a specific area.
 The keyboard and the navigation bar cannot be magnified.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Advanced settings > Accessibility > Magnification gestures.
3 Turn on the Magnification gestures switch.
• Zoom in: Touch the screen three times in quick succession to zoom in. Touch the 
screen three times again to zoom back out. 
Magnification gestures will still be 
enabled when you touch the screen three times. Turn off the 
Magnification gestures 
switch to disable magnification gestures.
• Browse a magnified area: Swipe the screen using two or more fingers.