Huawei P9 Manual

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Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen
Adding a widget to the home screen
Add frequently used widgets to the home screen for quick access.
On the home screen, pinch two fingers together to open the home screen editor. Touch 
W i d g e t s             
and select a widget. Touch and hold the widget and drag it to a blank area on the home screen.
 
You must have enough space on the home screen to add widgets. If there is not enough 
space, add another home screen or free...

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Deleting a widget or icon
On the home screen, touch and hold the a p p l i c a t i o n  i c o n  o r  w i d g e t  y o u  w a n t  t o  d e l e t e  u n t i l   i s             
displayed at the top of the screen. Drag the unwanted application icon or widget to  .
 
After you have moved/deleted an application icon, a blank space will appear on the home 
screen. You can sort application icons automatically; for more information, see Aligning home 
screen applications automatically. 

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Creating a folder
Create home screen folders to organize your applications b y  t y p e .  F o r  e x a m p l e ,  y o u  c a n  c r e a t e   a             
Games folder that contains all of your game applications.
On the home screen, drag an icon on top of another icon t o   c r e a t e   a   f o l d e r   c o n t a i n i n g   b o t h             
applications. To rename the folder, open the folder, and then touch the folder name.
Hiding applications
On the home screen, spread two...

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OK.
Taking a screenshot
Your phone comes with a range of screenshot options. Capture the entire screen or draw a shape            
on the screen to take a partial screenshot.
Using the power and volume down buttons
Press the power and volume down buttons at the same time to take a full screenshot.
Using the screenshot shortcut switch
Open the notification panel, and then touch  in the Shortcuts tab to take a full screenshot. 

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Using your knuckle
Use your knuckle to take a screenshot of the whole screen or draw a shape on the screen to            
capture a specific area. For more information, see Using your knuckle.
By default, screenshots are saved to the 
Screenshots folder in Gallery.
Notifications
Status indicator
The status indicator changes color and flashes to indicate the following:
• Steady red (not charging): The battery level is critically low and the phone will turn off 
automatically.
• Steady...

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To disable notification badges for an application, pinch two fingers together on the home 
screen to open the home screen editor, and then touch 
More settings > Badge app icons 
and turn off the switch next to the corresponding application.
Notification panel
Swipe down from the status bar and open the notification panel to view notifications.
Swipe left on the notification panel to go to the shortcuts tab.
Swipe up on the screen, or touch Back or Home to close the notification...

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Viewing notifications on the lock screen
New notifications (such as missed calls and messages) are displayed on the lock screen.
Swipe right on a lock screen notification to view its details.
 
Be default, your phone will only display lock screen notifications for certain applications. If 
you want to enable lock screen notifications for more applications, see Managing notification 
permissions.
Managing notification permissions
Disable notifications for an application to prevent...

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Configuring the drop-down settings for the notification bar
• Touch Drag actions > Smart selection. When you open the notification panel, your phone 
will go to the notifications tab if you have new notifications, otherwise it will go to the 
shortcuts tab.
• Touch Drag actions > Determine from drag position. Swipe down from the left of the status 
bar to open to the notifications tab, or swipe down from the right of the status bar to open the 
shortcuts tab.
• Turn on the...

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Accessing Safe with your fingerprint
Use your fingerprint to access your Safe without entering the password.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management.
3 Enter the screen lock password, and then touch Next.
4 Touch Access safe, and then follow the onscreen instructions to enter your Safe password and 
enable fingerprint recognition.
Once you have completed the settings, touch Files > Safe.   Y o u   c a n   n o w   u s e   y o u r   f i n g e r p r i n t   t o...

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• Take photo/video: When using the camera viewfinder, touch and hold the fingerprint sensor 
to take a picture.
• Answer call: When you have an incoming call, touch and hold the fingerprint sensor to 
answer it.
• Stop alarm: When your alarm goes off, touch and hold the fingerprint sensor to disable it.
4 In the Slide gesture section, turn on switches for features you want to enable.
• Show notification panel: Swipe down on the fingerprint sensor using any finger to open 
the...