Huawei Y6 User Manual

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Accessing applications
Opening and switching between applications
On the home screen, touch an icon to open the corresponding application. 
To switch to another application, touch Home to return to the home screen, and  
touch the icon of the application you want to open.
 If you have installed many applications on your phone and you cant find the 
application you want quickly on the home  screen, swipe down and search for the  
application in the search bar.
Viewing recently used applications
Touch Recent to display the list  of recently used applications. Then you can:
• Touch a thumbnail to open the corresponding application.
• Swipe left or right to view recently used applications.
Enable or disable automatic screen brightness.
Touch the shortcut switches to enable or disable the corresponding  
functions.
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• Swipe up on a thumbnail to close the corresponding application.
• Swipe down on a thumbnail to display at the top of the thumbnail and lock the 
corresponding application. Swipe down on the thumbnail again to unlock the  
application.
• Swipe up from the bottom of the screen until is displayed to close all applications 
in the list. Locked applications will not be closed.
Personalizing your phone
Changing the home screen style
You can choose from the standard and si mple home screen styles as desired.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Home screen style.
3 Select Simple and then touch .
 Touch Standard home to switch from the simple home screen to the standard home  
screen.
Changing the theme
1 On the home screen, touch Themes.
2 Swipe left or right to browse themes. You can:
• Select a theme.
• Touch and customize the theme style, wallpaper, font, and more.
3 Touch .
Changing the wallpaper
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under General, touch Wallpaper.
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• Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the lock screen wallpaper.
• Touch Home screen wallpaper to set the home screen wallpaper.
• Touch the Shake to change switch to make the home screen wallpaper change when  
you shake your phone.
• Touch the Random change switch to make the home  screen wallpaper change  
automatically at periodic intervals.
Changing the ringtone
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under General, touch Sound.
3 Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification tone, and then choose one of the  
following tabs:
• Ringtone: Choose from the preset ringtones.
• Music: Choose from the audio files stored on your phone.
 If your phone has dual SIM support, you  can set different ringtones for each SIM  
card.
4 Touch .
Changing the font size
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under General, touch Font.
3 Touch Font size.
4 Follow the onscreen instructio ns to select the font size. 
						

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Entering text
Touch a text input box to bring up the onscreen keyboard. To hide the keyboard, touch  
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Switching between input methods
Your phone comes with multiple text input  methods. You can choose one of them to  
input text.
1 On the text input screen, swipe down from the status bar to open the notification 
panel.
2 Under Notifications, touch Select input method.
3 Select an input method.
 
To change your phones default input method, touch Settings on the home 
screen. Under All, touch Language & input > Default keyboard, and then select an 
input method.
Huawei Swype input method
Slide across letters to enter a word.
Switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
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Android input method
Touch and hold to access input method settings.
Enter numbers and symbols.
Touch and hold to view more language input options.
Switch to voice input.
•Touch to delete the character preceding the cursor.
•Touch and hold to delete multiple characters preceding the cursor.
•Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
•Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to enable caps lock.
Enter numbers and symbols.
•Touch to enter a comma.
•Touch and hold to open the input options menu.
•Touch to enter a space.
•Touch and hold to choose another input method.
•Touch to enter a period.
•Touch and hold to enter symbols.
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 The Android input method may not be available on all phones.
Editing text
You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.
• Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag or to select 
more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box.
• Copy text: Select text and touch Copy.
• Cut text: Select text and touch Cut.
• Paste text: Touch and hold where you want to insert the text and then touch Paste.
•Touch to delete the character preceding the cursor.
•Touch and hold to delete multiple characters preceding the cursor.
Switch to voice input.
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Calls and contacts
Making a call
Smart dialing
Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers.
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, enter the initials or first few letters of a contacts name, or part of the  
contacts phone number. Any matches in your contacts list or call log are then 
displayed above the dialer.
3 From the list, select the contact you want to call. If your phone has dual SIM support,  
touch or to make a call.
4 To end the call, touch .
Making a call from Contacts
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Contacts, touch the contact you want to call.
3 Touch the contact number. If your  phone has dual SIM support, touch or to 
make a call.
Making a call from the call log
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, from the call log, select the contact or number you want to call. If your  
phone has dual SIM support, touch or to make a call.
Making an emergency call
In the event of an emergency, you can make emergency calls from your phone, even  
without a SIM card. However, you must be  in an area with cellular coverage.
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
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2 Under Dialer, enter your local emergency number, and then touch .
 On some phone models, you can even make an emergency call from the lock screen.  
On the lock screen, touch Emergency call, enter your local emergency number, and  
then touch  .
 The ability to make emergency calls depends on local regulations and carriers in your  
region. Poor network usability or environm ental interference may prevent your call  
from being connected. Never rely solely  on your phone for essential communication  
during emergencies.
Speed-dialing
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, touch  > Speed dial settings.
3 Touch . Choose a contact from the list and  assign a number key to the contact.
 The number key 1 is the default key for voicemail. It cant be set as a speed-dial  
number.
4 On the dialer, touch and hold the number key  assigned to a contact to quickly call the  
contact.
 If your phone has dual SIM support, on  the dialer, touch and hold a number key  
assigned to a contact, and then touch  or  to quickly call the contact.
Making an international call
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 On the dialer, touch and hold 0 to enter +.
3 Enter the country or region code, area  code, and phone number in sequence.
4 Touch . If your phone has dual SIM support, touch or .
 When roaming, you can select the phone number of a stored contact to call the  
contact directly.
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Answering or rejecting a call
 When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone.
• Drag right to answer the call.
• Drag left to reject the call.
• Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message.
 
On the dialer screen, touch  > Call settings > Reject calls with SMS to edit the  
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In-call menu
 
During a call, touch the Home or Return to hide the in-call menu. To return  
to the menu, swipe down from the status ba r to open the notification panel, and  
then touch Current call.
Place the current call on hold . To resume the call, touch again. (Make 
sure your carrier supports this feature.)
Mute the call so that the other party cant hear you.
Start a three-way call. (Make sure your carrier supports this feature.)
Activate the speaker for a hands-free call.
End the current call.
Open the dialer.
Display your contacts.
View your notes.
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