Huawei Y6 User Manual

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• Touch Vibrate when ringing to enable or disable vibration when your phone rings.  
If your phone has dual SIM support, you  can apply different vibration settings for  
each SIM card.
• Touch Default notification tone to set a notification tone.
• Under System, touch the switches to enable or  disable the notification tone or  
vibration when you touch or lock  the screen, dial a number, and more.
 The preceding sound options may not be available on all phones.
Modifying display settings
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Display.
3 On the Display screen, you can:
• Touch Color temperature to adjust the screen color temperature. To manually adjust  
the color temperature, clear the Default check box.
• Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers.
• Touch Font size to change the display font size.
• Touch Daydream to enable or disable the screen sa ver. If this function is enabled,  
the screen saver will run automatically while your phone is being charged.
• Touch Indicator light to enable or disable the blin king indicator when you receive  
notifications.
• Touch Display carrier name to display or hide the carrier  name in the status bar when  
the screen is unlocked.
• Touch Display network speed to display or hide th e current network speed.
• Touch Brightness to adjust the screen brightness.
• Touch Sleep to set when your screen turns off. When idle for a specified period, the  
screen locks automaticall y to save battery power.
• Touch Auto-rotate screen to set whether your screen auto-rotates. If this function is  
turned on, your screens orientation wil l change automatically with the way you  
						

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hold your phone when you perform certain actions, such as browsing a web page,  
viewing a picture, or writing a message.
 The preceding display options may not be available on all phones.
Enabling one-hand UI
One-hand UI makes using a phone wi th a large screen much easier.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch One-hand UI.
3 On the One-hand UI screen, you can:
• Go to the One-hand layout screen and enable One-hand layout. Swipe left or right  
on the virtual navigation  bar to reposition the screen to either side.
• Go to the Shifting keyboard screen and enable Shifting keyboard. When using the  
shifting keyboard, touch the  arrow on either side of the screen to move the dialer,  
in-call menu, and more to  the side within reach.
 One-hand UI may not be available on all phones.
Touch-disable mode
You can use this feature to prevent unintended operations on the screen when your  
phone is in your pocket or bag.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab.
2 Under Smart assistance, touch More.
3 Enable Touch-disable mode. When this feature is enabled, the touchscreen will be 
disabled when the top of the screen is cove red. The touchscreen will function normally  
as soon as the top of the scre en is no longer being covered.
 The touch-disable mode may not be available on all phones. 
						

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Changing the lock screen style
Setting a screen unlock pattern
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords.
3 Touch Password > Pattern.
4 Draw the screen unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots, and then draw the  
pattern again to confirm.
5 Set a screen unlock PIN as an alternative method to unlock your phone should you 
forget your unlock pattern.
Setting a screen unlock PIN
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords.
3 Touch Password > PIN.
4 Enter a PIN containing at least four digits , and then enter the PIN again to confirm.
Setting a screen unlock password
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords.
3 Touch Password > Password.
4 Enter a password containing at least four characters, and then enter the password  
again to confirm.
Turning airplane mode on or off
 
•Wireless devices may interfere with an airplanes flight system. Always follow the  
instructions of the crew regarding the use of electronic devices on an aircraft. 
						

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•Airplane mode disables your phones wireless features, but you can still use your  
phone to listen to  music or play games. 
Use one of the following methods to turn Airplane mode on or off:
• Swipe down from the status bar to  open the notification panel. Under Shortcuts, touch  
the Airplane mode switch.
• Press and hold the power button, and then touch Airplane mode.
• On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab. Under Wireless & 
networks, touch More and then the Airplane mode switch.
When airplane mode is on,  is  displayed in the status bar.
Setting your SIM card PIN
A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to protect your  
phone data. If you enable SIM  card lock, you must enter the PIN each time you turn on  
your phone.
Before you perform the following  operations, make sure you have obtained your SIM card  
PIN from your carrier.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Security.
3 Touch Set up SIM card lock. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch .
4 Touch Lock SIM card. If your phone has dual SIM support, you can set individual PINs 
for each SIM.
5 Enter your PIN, and then touch OK.
6 Touch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN.
 There is usually a limit to the number of un successful PIN code attempts. If this limit  
is reached, you must enter  a Personal Unblocking Key (PUK), which can be obtained  
from your carrier. There is also a limit  to the number of unsuccessful PUK code  
attempts. If this limit is reached, your  SIM card will be permanently disabled. For  
details about these limits, contact your carrier. 
						

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Setting up an account
Adding an account
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Accounts.
3 Touch Add account.
4 Select an account type.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information.
Deleting an account
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Accounts.
3 On the Accounts screen, select an account type.
4 Select the account you want to delete.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions to delete the account.
Synchronizing email
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Accounts. 
3 Touch and select Auto-sync data. Follow the onscreen instructions and touch OK 
to enable data synchronization.
4 On the Accounts screen, select an account type.
5 Select the account from which you want to synchronize data.
6 Touch the Sync email switch to synchronize from the account you selected. 
						

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Restoring factory settings
 Restoring your phone to the factory settings will erase all personal data from your  
phone storage, including account informatio n, system and application settings, and  
downloaded applications. Back up important  data on your phone before restoring  
factory settings.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Backup & reset.
3 Touch Factory data reset > Reset phone > Reset phone. Your phone will be restored to 
its factory settings, and then restart aut omatically when the process is complete.
Updating your phone
 
•Using unauthorized third-party software to update your phone may damage your  
phone or put your personal information at  risk. It is recommended that you update  
through your phones online update featur e or download official update packages  
from Huaweis official website.
•All your personal data may be erased du ring a system update. It is recommended  
that you back up important data  before updating your phone.
Online update
Make sure your phone is connected to the Internet before updating.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Updater.
3 Touch Check for updates. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install any  
new updates.
 Performing online updates over a mobile  data network may incur additional data  
charges. It is recommended that  you update over a Wi-Fi network. 
						

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Local update
Download the update package from http://consumer.huawei.com and save the dload  
folder in the update package to  the root directory of your phones internal storage. If  
your phone supports a microSD ca rd, you can also save the folder to the root directory of  
your microSD card.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Updater.
3 Touch  > Local update and follow the onscreen instru ctions to update your phone.
Setting the date and time
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Date & time.
3 On the Date & time screen, you can:
• Touch the Automatic date & time switch to use the network time.
• Touch the Automatic time zone switch to use the network time zone.
• Touch the Use 24-hour format switch to switch between the 12-hour and 24-hour  
formats.
• Touch Select date format to select how you want th e date to be displayed.
• Touch Dual clocks to display two clocks when you are roaming.
 Manual date and time settings may not be supported by all carriers.
Changing the system language
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Language & input.
3 Touch Language & region.
4 Select the desired language. 
						

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Privacy protection
You can prevent other users from accessing your private content. Enable privacy  
protection and set two different screen unlo ck passwords, one for yourself and one for  
guests.
Enabling privacy protection
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Security.
3 Touch Privacy protection > Lets start.
4 Select a password type.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions to en ter the owner password and guest password.
After privacy protection is enabled, entering the owner password allows access to all the  
content on your phone. Entering the gu est password allows access to unprotected  
content only.
Setting private information
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Security.
3 Touch Privacy protection.
4 Enter the owner password, and then touch Next.
5 Under Set private data, set your private contacts , albums, and applications.
Disabling privacy protection
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Security.
3 Touch Privacy protection.
4 Enter the owner password, and then touch Next.
5 Disable Privacy protection. 
						

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 After privacy protection is disabled, the owner password will function as the screen  
unlock password and the guest  password will become invalid.
Accessibility
Your phone is equipped with accessibility features for visually impaired users. You can  
enable or disable these features as needed, su ch as zoom gestures and enlarged font size.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under All, touch Accessibility.
3 Select the accessibility features you want to enable. 
						

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