Huawei Y6 User Manual

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Answering a third-party call
 Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have enabled call waiting.  
For details, contact your carrier.
1 If a call comes in when you ar e already in another call, drag right to answer the 
new call and place the first call on hold.
2 Touch to switch between the two calls.
Making a conference call
Its easy to set up a conference call using the multi-party call feature on your phone. Call  
one number (or receive a call), and then call...

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 You can also touch and hold the number you want to add, and then touch Create  
new contact or Save to existing contact.
Deleting call records
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, you can:
• Touch and hold a contact name or  phone number, and then touch Delete entry to  
delete the call record.
• Touch  > Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously.
Turning on pocket mode
If youre ever worried about  missing important calls when your phone is in your...

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Enabling call waiting
The call waiting function allows you to answer an incoming call during an active call, and  
freely switch between the two.
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, touch  > Call settings.
3 Touch Additional settings. If your phone has d ual SIM support, touch Card 1 settings or 
Card 2 settings and then Additional settings.
4 Touch the Call waiting switch to enable this function.
Managing contacts
Creating a contact
1 On the home screen, touch...

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3 Select the contacts you want to delete or touch Select all to select all contacts.
4 Touch .
5 Touch Delete.
Searching for a contact
1 On the home screen, touch Contacts.
2 Enter the contact name or initials. Matching contacts are displayed as you type.
Importing or exporting contacts
Your phone supports .vcf contact files. .vcf is a standard file format for storing contact  
information, including names,  addresses, and phone numbers.
Importing contacts from a storage device
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2 Touch  > Import/Export > Import from another phone.
3 Select Supports Bluetooth and then touch Next.
4 Turn on Bluetooth on the device from which you want to import contacts and set the  
device to be visible to  other Bluetooth devices.
5 Touch Next. Your phone then turns on Bluetooth and scans for Bluetooth devices.
6 Touch the Bluetooth device from which you want to import contacts.
Once the two devices are connected, your phone will automatically import contacts from  
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2 Touch  > Import/Export > Export to SIM card. 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 or touch Select all to select all contacts, and  
then touch .
4 Touch OK.
Sharing contacts
1 On the home screen, touch Contacts.
2 Touch  > Import/Export > Share contacts.
3 Select the contacts you want to share or touch Select all to select all contacts.
4 Touch . Select a sharing method and then fo llow...

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3 Name the group and touch OK.
4 Touch .
5 Select the contacts you want to add to the group or touch Select all to select all  
contacts, and then touch .
Editing a contact group
1 On the home screen, touch Contacts.
2 Touch Groups and select the group you want to edit.
3 Touch and add new members to the group. 
4 Touch . You can then:
• Touch Remove members to remove members from the group.
• Touch Delete group to delete the group.
• Touch Rename to edit the group name.
Sending...

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Messaging and email
Sending a text message
1 On the home screen, touch Messaging.
2 In the list of message threads, touch .
3 Select the recipient box and enter the contact name or phone number. You can also  
touch to open your contact list and choose a contact or contact group.
4 Select the text field to be gin composing your message.
 
Touch  to select an attachment type and then select the attachment you want to  
add. If you attach images, videos, or ot her multimedia files,...

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2 In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the  
conversation thread.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to forward, and then touch .
4 Touch the recipient text box and ente r the contact name or phone number.
5 Touch .
Adding a message to your favorites
You can add important messages to your favorites. Your favorites messages will not be  
deleted when you delete conversations.
1 On the home screen, touch Messaging.
2 In the list of message...

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Setting up an email account
Adding an email account
When adding an account, contact your email service provider if you are unsure about the  
settings required.
1 On the home screen, touch Email.
2 Touch Others.
3 Enter your email address and password, and then touch Next.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your account. The system will then 
automatically connect to the server.
Once your account is set up, Inbox will be displayed.
 
After adding an email account, in...