Huawei P9 Manual

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Making an international call
 
Before making a long-distance call, contact your carrier to activate an international calling or 
roaming service.
1 Open Dialer.
2 On the dialer screen, touch and hold the 0 key to enter a + symbol, and then enter the country 
code, area code, and phone number.
3 Touch . If your phone has dual SIM support, touch or .
Auto redial
Use auto redial to keep redialing a contacts number until your call is connected.
• The first time a call does not connect...

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Answering or rejecting a call
 
When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone.
While the screen is locked:
• Drag right to answer the call.
• Drag left to reject the call.
• Touch to reject the call and send an SMS.
• Touch to configure a callback reminder.
While the screen is unlocked:
• Touch to answer the call.
• Touch to reject the call.
• Touch to reject the call and send an SMS.
• Touch to configure a callback reminder.
 
On the dialer screen,...

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• Hide the in-call menu: Touch Home or Return. To return to the in-call menu, touch 
the green status bar at the top of the screen.
• Start a three-way call: Please contact your carrier to find out how to use this feature. For 
more information, see 
Making a conference call.
• Adjust the volume: Press the volume up button to increase the volume, or the volume down 
button to decrease the volume.
 
To end a call using the power button, go to Dialer, touch  > Settings and then turn...

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Answering a third-party call
 
Before using this feature, check that you have subscribed to a call hold service and enabled 
call waiting on your phone. For more information on enabling call waiting, see Enabling call 
waiting. For details, contact your carrier.
1 If you receive an incoming call when in another call, touch . You can then answer the 
incoming call and hold the other line.
2 Touch to switch between the two calls.
Making a conference call
You can set up a conference...

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Viewing the call log
The call log is displayed above the dialer. Missed calls are displayed in red.
Adding a number from the call log
Select a number from the call log and save it to your contacts.
1 Open Dialer.
2 In the call log, touch the icon next to the number you want to add and do the following:
• Touch to create a new contact. For more information, see Creating a contact.
• Touch to add the number to an existing contact.
Clearing the call log
Open Dialer. You can:
• Delete...

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Call settings
Enabling call forwarding
If you are unavailable to take a call, you  can  configure  your  phone  to  forward  calls  to  another            
number.
1 Open Dialer.
2 Touch  > Settings.
3 Touch Call forwarding. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch Call forwarding under 
Card 1 or Card 2.
4 Select a forwarding method, enter the destination number, and then touch Enable.
When call forwarding is enabled, your phone will forward certain calls (such as unanswered...

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60 When do not disturb mode is enabled, your phone will only r i n g  o r  v i b r a t e  w h e n  c h o s e n  c o n t a c t s             
c a l l  o r  m e s s a g e  y o u .  Y o u r  p h o n e  w i l l  m u t e  r i n g t o n e s  o r  v i b r a t i o n s  f o r  a n y  o t h e r  c a l l s  o r  m e s s a g e s .             
Notifications for these can be viewed in the notification panel.
Configuring the harassment filter
The harassment filter automatically blocks calls and...

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61 If you want to save a number from your call log, touch the   i c o n  n e x t  t o  t h e  n u m b e r  y o u  w a n t             
to save, and then select  or  . You can also save phone  numbers  or  email  addresses  in            
Messaging or Email to your contacts.
Adding contact details quickly
Enter contact information on your phone mor e   r a p i d l y .   S i m p l y   s c a n   o r   t a k e   p i c t u r e s   o f   b u s i n e s s             
cards to automatically...

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3 Select one or more .vcf files, and then touch OK.
Importing contacts from a SIM card
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch  > Import/Export > Import from . If your phone has dual SIM support, you can 
choose whether to import from SIM 1 or SIM 2.
3 Select the contacts you want to import, and then touch .
4 Choose the location to import contacts to. Your phone will automatically import the contacts.
Importing contacts using Bluetooth
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch  > Import/Export > Import from...

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63 The exported 
.vcf file is saved to the root directo r y   o f   y o u r   p h o n e  s   i n t e r n a l   s t o r a g e   b y   d e f a u l t .             
Open 
Files to view the exported file.
Exporting contacts to a SIM card
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch  > Import/Export > Export to . If your phone has dual SIM support, you can choose 
whether to export to SIM 1 or SIM 2.
3 Select the contacts you want to export, and then touch .
4 Touch Continue.
Sharing contacts
1 Open...