Huawei P9 Manual

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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.
Playing a video
1 Open Videos.
2 Touch the video you...

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Accessing the Internet
Connecting to the Internet using mobile data
Data charges may apply when using mobile data to access the Internet.
 
Before using mobile data, ensure that you have a data plan with your carrier.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch More > Mobile network.
3 Turn on the Mobile data switch to enable mobile data.
 
Disable mobile data when not required in order to save battery power and reduce data usage.
Connecting to the Internet using Wi-Fi
You can connect to the Internet using a Wi-Fi...

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS
Connect your phone to a WPS-enabled router without having to enter the network key.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch WLAN and then turn on the WLAN switch.
3 Touch  > Advanced settings, and then choose one of the following methods:
• Touch WPS connection and then press the Wi-Fi routers WPS button.
• Touch WPS PIN connection to generate a PIN, and then enter this PIN on the Wi-Fi router.
Once your phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it will...

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Sharing your mobile Internet with other devices
You can share your phones mobile Interne t   w i t h   o t h e r   d e v i c e s   ( s u c h   a s   p h o n e s ,   t a b l e t s ,   o r             
computers). The following Internet sharing methods can be used:
• Portable WLAN hotspot: Create a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share your mobile Internet with 
other devices.
• Bluetooth tethering: Share your mobile Internet with other devices using Bluetooth.
• USB tethering: Use a...

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require a password to connect to the hotspot. If you choose None, devices will not require a 
password to connect to the hotspot.
• Configure a password that is easy to remember: The hotspot password is generated 
randomly by your phone. For security reasons, choose a password that is not easy to guess 
and change it regularly.
• Configure the maximum number of connections: Touch Maximum connections 
allowed
 and change the maximum number of connections. By default, your...

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4 Turn on the USB tethering switch to share your mobile Internet.
After enabling USB tethering, your phone will display the icon in the status bar. You can then 
use the computer to access the Internet.
 
You cannot use the mass storage feature when your phone is in USB tethering mode.
Using Bluetooth tethering to share your mobile Internet
Use Bluetooth tethering to turn your pho n e  i n t o  a  w i r e l e s s  r o u t e r  a n d  s h a r e  y o u r  m o b i l e  I n t e r...

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2 Turn on the Slide to turn off alarm switch and ensure that Visibility is enabled. Your phone 
will automatically list available devices. If the device  yo u w ant  to  pai r wi th i s no t displ ayed,  
check that the device is discoverable.
3 Select the device you want to pair with and follow the onscreen instructions.
Sending and receiving files using Bluetooth
Check that both devices are paired before attempting to transfer files.
• Send files: Touch and hold the file...

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Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
Establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection to transfer data wirelessly between two devices.
1 Open Settings, select WLAN and then turn on the WLAN switch. Touch WLAN 
Direct.
2 Repeat the above steps on the other device and keep the Wi-Fi Direct search screen open on 
both devices.
3 When your phone detects the other device, select it. Follow the onscreen instructions to 
establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the two devices.
To...

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Transferring data between your phone and a USB 
storage device
Y o u  c a n  u s e  a  U S B  O n - T h e - G o  ( O T G )  c a b l e  t o  c o n n e c t  y o u r  p h o n e  t o  a  U S B  s t o r a g e  d e v i c e  d i r e c t l y             
and  transfer  files.  Compatible  USB  storage  devices  include  USB  flash  drives,  card  readers,  and            
phones with a microSD card.
 
•This feature only applies to phones that support USB OTG cables.
•Your phone uses...

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1 Connect your phone to a USB flash drive with a USB OTG cable.
2 Touch  > Local >  USB drive to browse data on the flash drive. You can select and copy 
data to a destination folder. For more information, see Copying, moving, or deleting files.
3 When you have finished browsing, touch Settings > Advanced settings > Memory & storage 
> 
 USB drive > Eject.
4 Disconnect the USB OTG cable from your phone and the USB flash drive.
Streaming multimedia content to your TV
Use...