Huawei Y6 User Manual

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3 Turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and lists them on  
the screen.
4 Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If the Wi-Fi network is encrypted, 
enter the password when prompted.
Turning on mobile data
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2 Under Shortcuts, touch to enable mobile data.
 When you dont need to access the Intern et, disable mobile data to save battery  
power and reduce data usage.
Connecting your phone...

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Importing contacts from your old phone
You can import contacts from your old phone in any of the following ways:
Touchscreen gestures
SIM cardCopy your contacts on your SIM card to your new phone. For  
details, see Importing contacts from a SIM card.
Storage device
If your old phone has a microSD card slot, export the contacts in 
your old phone to a microSD card as a vCard file, and then 
import the contacts to your new phone. For details, see 
Importing contacts from a storage...

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Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the  
screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch 
and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter 
editing mode.
Swipe: Move your finger vertically or horizontally 
across the screen. For exam ple, you can swipe left or  
right under Notifications in the notification panel to 
dismiss a notification. Swipe  horizontally or vertically  
to transition through home  screens, scroll through a  
document, and more.
Drag: Touch and hold...

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Motion control
Motion control lets you control your phone using simple motions and gestures. For  
example, mute the phone by turning it over or  raise the phone to your ear to answer and  
make calls quickly.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Motion control.
3 On the Motion control screen, select an option, and select a motion to enable it.
• Flip: Mute sounds and stop vibration from  incoming calls, alarms, and timers.
• Shake: Touch and hold a blank area on...

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• Double touch: Touch the screen twice to turn it on.
• Draw: When your phones screen is turned off, draw a letter to open the  
corresponding application.
 Your phone may not feature all of these gestures.
Status icons
Status icons may vary accordin g to your region or carrier.
Signal strengthNo signal
Long Term Evolution (LTE)  
network connectedRoaming
Airplane mode enabledBluetooth on 

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Navigation bar settings
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Navigation bar.
3 Select one of the virtual navigation bars to customize your navigation bar. If you select  
a navigation bar containing , you can touch to quickly open your notification 
panel.
 This feature is only available on ph ones with virtual navigation keys.
Receiving location data from  
GPSVibration mode enabled
Silent mode enabledAlarms enabled
ChargingBattery full
Battery lowCall in...

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Home screen
Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your  
applications. We did away with the applicatio n list to give you a more convenient and  
direct path to yo ur applications.
Switching between home screens
Swipe left or right to view the extended home screen. Touch Home to return to the 
default home screen.
Swipe left or right to view all home screens.
Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Swipe down from the status  
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Automatic screen rotation
If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, the screen  
orientation changes automatic ally between landscape and portrait mode. This feature  
allows you to enjoy tilt-controlled  applications, such as racing games.
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2 Under Shortcuts, touch Auto-rotate to enable or disable screen rotation.
Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen
The following operations...

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• Creating a folder: On the home screen, drag an icon on top of another icon to create  
a folder containing both applications. To re name the folder, open the folder and then  
touch and hold the folder name.
• Hiding application icons: Place two fingers on the home screen and pinch out. Touch 
, select the application icons yo u want to hide, and then touch OK. Applications 
will not appear on the home screen after they have been hidden.
Managing home screens
On the home screen,...

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Notifications
Status indicator
The status indicator on your phone indicates the following status information:
• Blinking red: The battery level is low.
• Steady red (when charging): The battery level is low.
• Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is medium.
• Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost full or already full.
• Blinking green: There are unread messages or notifications.
Notification panel
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel....