Huawei Mate User's Guide

MateHUAWEIUser Guide

Preparations5Inserting a microSD cardYour Mate supports Class 10 microSD cards. You can expand your phone's storage capacity with a microSD card.

IndexiiiDeleting a message 39Deleting a photo 49Deleting a playlist 52Deleting a profile 23Deleting a thread 39Deleting an account 81Deleting an

IndexivImporting contacts from a storage device 33Importing or exporting contacts 33Inserting a microSD card 5Inserting a Micro-SIM card 4Installi

Indexvprivacy policy 92PTP mode 62RRe-arranging home screens 22Receiving a file using a Wi-Fi network 56Receiving files using Bluetooth 61Rejecti

IndexviSharing a song 52Sharing an event 75Sharing contacts 35Sharing weather information 78Shooting a video 46Smart dialing 27Splitting contact

IndexviiVViewing applications 68Viewing photos or videos 48Viewing recently used applications 15Viewing the call log 28WWeather 77What you can do

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Preparations61. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.2. Under DEVICE, touch Storage.3. Touch Unmount SD card.4. Push the microSD card against t

Preparations7• Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. When the battery life becomes not

Getting started 8Getting startedGesturesLocking and unlocking the screenLocking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out undesirable

Getting started 9You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section

Getting started 10Getting to know your home screenYour home screens are where you'll find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did

Getting started 113G network connectedHigh Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network connectedRoaming Airplane mode enabledBluetooth onReceiving lo

Getting started 12Switching between home screensRunning out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create more home screens fo

Getting started 13portrait view. You'll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as some downloaded racing games.To quickly tur

Getting started 14Using one-hand operationsTurn on one-hand operations to operate the large screen with ease using just one hand. 1. On the home scree

ContentsiContentsContents... iForeword...

Getting started 15Accessing applicationsStarting applications and switching between themOn the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. To s

Getting started 16Huawei input methodSlide your finger left or right across the onscreen keyboard to switch between the QWERTY and 9-key keyboards.And

Getting started 17Editing textLearn how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.• Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then

Getting started 18Configuring an input method1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.2. Under PERSONAL, touch Language & input.3. Under Key

Personalizing your phone 19Personalizing your phoneSetting the themeYour phone comes with a variety of themes. You can download more themes and mix a

Personalizing your phone 202. Touch Transitions.3. Select a home screen transition effect.Organizing home screen widgets and application iconsAdding

Personalizing your phone 21• Touch and add more items to the folder.Removing an item from a folder1. On the home screen, touch a folder.2. Drag an i

Personalizing your phone 223. Flick left or right across the widget unit list, select a widget unit and drag it to a blank area on Me Widget. Me Widg

Personalizing your phone 231. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box.2. Touch Thumbnails.3. Touch t

Personalizing your phone 241. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch > Delete.3. Select the profiles you wish to delete.4. Touch DELETE.5. Touch O

ContentsiiCalls ... 27Smart dialing 27Answering or rejec

Personalizing your phone 252. Under DEVICE, touch Display.3. Touch Font size and select a font size.Setting the screen unlock methodFace unlockEnable

Personalizing your phone 26After a screen unlock PIN is set, you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen.Unlocking the s

Calls27CallsSmart dialingIn addition to standard call procedures, smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or num

Calls28Viewing the call log1. On the home screen, touch to display your recent calls above the dialer.2. Touch > Missed calls to view your misse

Calls29To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Current call.Making a conference callCon

Calls302. Enter your local emergency number and touch . Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment, service provider po

Calls311. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.2. Under APPS, touch Call.3. Touch Voicemail > Voicemail settings > Voicemail number.4. En

People32PeopleForget about lugging around business card holders. With your phone, you can easily store and manage your contacts in your new phone.Crea

People33Importing or exporting contactsYour phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. This is a standard format for files storing contacts. Co

People34Adding a contact to your favorites1. On the home screen, touch then the Favorites tab.2. Touch .3. Touch the contact you wish to add to favo

ContentsiiiRemoving an email account 44Modifying email account settings 44Multimedia ...

People352. Select the contact you wish to split.3. Touch Manage joined contacts to display the Joined contacts screen.4. Touch to the right of the co

People36Sending messages or emails to a contact group1. On the home screen, touch then the Groups tab.2. Touch and hold the contact group you wish to

Messaging37MessagingSending a text message1. On the home screen, touch .2. In the list of message threads, touch .3. Touch the recipient text box an

Messaging383. Touch the text field to write your reply.4. When you are done, touch .Searching for a message1. On the home screen, touch .2. In the l

Messaging39Locking a messageYou can lock important messages to avoid deleting them by mistake. Deleting a thread does not remove the locked messages i

Browser40BrowserYour phone's browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up-to-date news and information. Staying connected has never

Browser414. Touch and hold the bookmark you wish to edit.5. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit bookmark.6. Edit the bookmark, for example, re

Email42EmailDon't want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip? Use your phone to read and reply to email

Email43Switching between email accounts1. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch the email address on the top to display your email account list.3. Touc

Email44Removing an email accountAfter you delete an email account, your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account.1. On the home

ContentsivMaps 72YouTube 73Play Store 74Basic utilities ... 75Calen

Multimedia45MultimediaCameraAs time flies by, there must be some memories you wish to keep forever. Camera is a great tool for this. It supports a var

Multimedia46Taking a photo1. On the home screen, touch .2. Frame the scene you wish to capture.3. Touch and hold until the viewfinder frame turns gr

Multimedia472. Drag to open the settings menu. Then, touch > Panorama.3. Frame the scene you wish to capture.4. Tap .5. Move your phone slowly

Multimedia482. Drag to open the settings menu. Then, touch > Beauty.3. Frame the scene you wish to capture.The camera will identify a face and a

Multimedia49Editing a photoYou can remove red eye, crop a photo, or apply a number of effects to make your photos even more stunning.1. On the home sc

Multimedia503. Touch .4. Touch OK.Sharing a photo or videoWant to share your best shots or an amusing trick your dog just did? Simply share the photo

Multimedia513. Touch the song you wish to play. When a song is playing, touch to exit the playback screen without stopping the song. To return to the

Multimedia521. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch Playlists > New playlist.3. Touch the text box to name the playlist.4. Touch Save.You can now a

Multimedia531. On the home screen, touch .2. Choose a category.3. Touch and hold the song you wish to set as the ringtone.4. From the displayed optio

Internet connection 54Internet connectionMobile data connectionAfter you insert a SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time, your ph

1ForewordThank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend Mate smartphone.This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. Please re

Internet connection 554. Choose the Wi-Fi network you wish to connect to and touch Connect.For an encrypted Wi-Fi network, enter the password when pro

Internet connection 562. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi.3. On the Wi-Fi network list, touch .4. Touch Wi-Fi d

Internet connection 572. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More...4. Touch Tethering & portable

Internet connection 588. On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phone's Wi-Fi network. To manage the devices allowed to co

Internet connection 59On the Data usage screen, touch to open an option menu, from which you can:• Turn data roaming on or off.• Prevent background

Sharing data 60Sharing dataBluetoothYour phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data tran

Sharing data 611. On the home screen, touch .2. Touch and hold the file you wish to send.3. From the displayed option menu, choose Share > Bluetoo

Sharing data 62MTP modeThe Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is used to transfer media files, such as pictures, songs, and videos, between your phone and

Sharing data 63Mass storage modeIn mass storage mode, you can use your phone as a USB mass storage device and transfer files between your phone and a

Sharing data 641. Use a USB OTG cable and USB cable to connect the two phones.2. Enable the USB mass storage function on the phone from which you wish

Safety precautions 2Safety precautionsPlease read these safety precautions carefully before operating your phone.Do not crush, throw, or puncture your

File Manager 65File ManagerFile Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You'll be

File Manager 664. Select where you wish to paste the file.5. Touch Paste.Compressing or decompressing filesYou can compress files into .zip files to s

File Manager 673. From the displayed option menu, choose Desktop shortcuts.Checking the memory statusBefore you save large files to your phone's

Managing applications 68Managing applicationsDownloading applicationsA rich selection of applications are available to download through an application

Managing applications 691. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.2. Under APPS, touch Manage apps.3. Flick to ALL.4. Select the application you

Backup70BackupBackup lets you back up your important data and restore them after a system upgrade or reset.Backing up data to local storage1. On the h

Google services 71Google servicesTo use Google services, sign in with a Google account. If you don't have one, open a Google application and foll

Google services 72TalkTalk is an instant chat application provided by Google. With Talk, you can reach friends using messages, or voice and video chat

Google services 734. Touch in the lower right corner of the keyboard.The search results are marked on the map by letters.5. Touch a mark to see how t

Google services 74Play StorePlay Store is an application market provided by Google, where you can download applications and games.Installing an applic

Preparations3PreparationsYour phone at a glance—Noise reduction microphoneMicro-SIM card slotEarpiece Status indicatormicroSD card slot ScreenVolume b

Basic utilities 75Basic utilitiesYour phone comes with a variety of useful tools, such as Calendar, Clock, and Calculator, helping you keep yourself o

Basic utilities 76Synchronizing and viewing eventsCalendar events in your accounts (such as an email account) can be synchronized to and viewed on the

Basic utilities 77Configuring alarm settings1. On the home screen, touch .2. From the alarm list, touch > Settings.3. On the alarm settings scre

Basic utilities 782. Touch > . Apart from your current city, you can add up to nine cities.3. Enter a city name.Matching cities are then display

Basic utilities 79• Enter a phone number.• Touch to select a contact.5. Touch to send the weather information to the recipient.FM radioWant to liste

Basic utilities 80Touch to enable or disable the speaker.Touch to display the station list.56

Accounts and sync 81Accounts and syncYou can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the Internet.Adding an

Accounts and sync 82Modifying account synchronization settings1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.2. Under ACCOUNTS, select an account typ

Settings83SettingsTurning on or off airplane modeYour phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight syste

Settings84 You can adjust the volume from the home screen or most applications, such as call, music, and video.Display settings1. On the home screen,

Preparations4ButtonsInserting a Micro-SIM card Your phone supports only micro-SIM cards. Other sizes may not work properly. Contact your service provi

Settings85• Touch Optimum performance to have your phone work in its best performance mode without any power saving operations.Setting the date and ti

Settings861. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.2. Under PERSONAL, touch Location access.3. From the settings screen, you can:• Touch Access

Settings87 Back up important data on your phone before you restore factory settings.1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab.2. Under PERSONAL,

FAQs88FAQsFor more information, please visit http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/faq.do?method=index&directoryId=50.How can I save battery power

FAQs89How can I set a song as my ringtone?In Music, touch and hold the song you wish to set as the ringtone. From the displayed option menu, choose Se

Legal Notice 90Legal NoticeCopyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved.No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted

Legal Notice 91customers who use third-party software and applications, nor be responsible or liable for the functions or performance of third-party s

Legal Notice 92Import and Export RegulationsCustomers shall comply with all applicable export or import laws and regulations and be responsible to obt

IndexiIndexAAccessibility 87Accessing a bookmark 40Accounts and sync 81Adding a bookmark 40Adding a city 77Adding a contact to your favorites 34

IndexiiChanging the theme 19Changing the wallpaper 19Charging the battery 6Checking the memory status 67Checking your emails 43Clearing the appli