Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Owners Manual

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Accessing applications
Starting applications and switching between them
On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. 
To switch to another application, touch  to return to the home screen, and 
touch the icon of the application you want to open.
Viewing recently used applications
To display the list of recently used applications, touch  . You can then:
• Touch an application to start it.
• Flick left or right across an application to dismiss it.
• Touch  to clear the list. 
Texting
Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter 
text using the onscreen keyboard.
• Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard.
• To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch  .
Selecting an input method
1. On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the 
notification panel.
2. Touch  to select an input method.Touch  to display the settings screen. 
Touch the switch shortcuts on the notification panel to turn on or 
off the functions. 
Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a 
notification to dismiss it.
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To change your phone's default input method, touch  on the home 
screen. Then touch the 
All tab. Under PERSONAL, touch Language & 
input
 > Default to select an input method.
Huawei input method
Android Input Method
Touch  to switch between lowercase letters, uppercase letters, 
and caps lock.
Touch  to enter numbers.
Touch  to switch between 
English and your secondary input 
language. 
Touch  to enter emoticons.
Touch  to switch the input language. 
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Editing text
Learn how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.
• Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up  . Then drag  and 
to select more or less text, or touch 
Select all to select all text in a text 
box.
• Cut text: Select text and touch Cut.
• Copy text: Select text and touch Copy.
•Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. 
•Touch and hold or quickly touch  twice to turn on caps lock. 
Touch  to enter numbers.
•Touch  to activate voice input. 
•Touch and hold to open the Input options menu. 
•Touch  to enter a space. 
•Touch and hold  to switch to another input method. 
•Touch  to enter a period. 
•Touch and hold  to enter symbols.
•Touch  to delete the character to the left of the cursor. 
•Touch and hold  to delete all characters to the left of the cursor. 
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• Paste text: Touch where you want to insert the text, drag  to move the 
insertion point, and touch 
Paste to paste the text you copied or cut.
Configuring an input method
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under PERSONAL, touch Language & input.
3. Under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS, touch the input method you want to 
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Personalizing your phone
Setting the theme
Your phone comes with a variety of themes. You can download more themes 
and mix and match theme elements to find a perfect fit.
Changing the theme
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Select a theme and touch APPLY.
Customizing a theme
1. From the theme grid, touch CUSTOMIZE CURRENT THEME. 
2. From the element list, choose the element you want to modify.
Change the wallpaper
1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Wallpapers. 
3. From the Wallpapers screen, you can set the following items:
•Lock screen wallpaper: Set the wallpaper displayed on the phone lock 
screen.
•Home screen wallpaper: Set the home screen wallpaper.
•Random change: The home screen wallpaper changes randomly.
Setting the home screen transition effect
1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Transitions. 
						

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3. Select a home screen transition effect.
Organizing home screen widgets and 
application icons
Adding a widget to the home screen
1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Widgets.
3. Drag a widget from the screen's lower section to a screen thumbnail. 
4. Touch  to return to the home screen.
 
If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will 
automatically create a new home screen to the original's right and place 
the widget on the new home screen.
Deleting an application icon or widget
On the home screen, touch and hold the application icon or widget you want 
to delete until  is displayed. Drag the unwanted application icon or widget 
to  to delete it.
 
Deleting an application icon uninstalls the application. When you delete 
an application icon, your phone prompts you to confirm the action. 
Touch 
OK to uninstall the application.
Moving an application icon or widget
You can re-arrange application icons and widgets to any fitting empty space 
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Organizing home screen icons using folders
Creating a folder on the home screen
1. On the home screen, drag an item onto another one to create a folder 
containing both of them.
2. You can then: 
•Touch the folder name to rename it.
•Touch  and add more items to the folder.
Removing an item from a folder
1. On the home screen, touch a folder.
2. Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item. 
A folder must contain at least two items; otherwise, the folder will 
automatically disappear.
Customizing your home screens
Re-arranging home screens
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Thumbnails.
3. Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates, and 
drag it to the new location.
Adding a home screen
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Thumbnails.
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Deleting a home screen
Only blank home screens can be deleted.
1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home 
screen
 dialog box.
2. Touch Thumbnails.
3. Touch  to delete a home screen. 
Customizing switch shortcuts on the 
notification panel
You can rearrange your switch shortcuts and move those you use most to top 
the list. Shortcuts on the top will be fully displayed on the notification panel.
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Flick left on the upper area. Touch  to display the switch shortcut list.
3. Drag a switch shortcut to a new position in the list.
Managing profiles
Changing the profile
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. From the profile list, select a profile and touch the button to its right to 
activate the profile.
 
You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification 
panel and change the profile using the switch shortcuts.
Adding a profile
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Touch .
3. Touch the text box and name the profile. 
						

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4. Touch Next.
5. Select actions for the profile and touch an action to configure its settings.
6. When you are done, touch Done.
Deleting a profile
 
Preset profiles cannot be deleted.
1. On the home screen, touch  .
2. Touch  > Delete. 
3. Select the profile you want to delete.
4. Touch DELETE. 
5. Touch OK. 
Setting tones
Setting the ringtone
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under DEVICE, touch Sound.
3. Touch Phone ringtone and select either of the following options from the 
displayed dialog box: 
•Ringtone: choose from the default selection.
•Music: choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone.
4. Touch Apply. 
Setting notification tones
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under DEVICE, touch Sound.
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4. Select a tone type.
 
You can configure the email notification tone only after you have set up 
an email account.
5. Select a tone.
6. Touch Apply. 
Changing the font size
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under DEVICE, touch Display.
3. Touch Font size and select a font size.
Setting the screen unlock method
Face unlock
1. On the home screen, touch  then the All tab.
2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security.
3. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to take a photo of your face.
Your phone will use face unlock as the primary unlock method.
5. Set a secondary unlock method.
If face unlock cannot recognize you (dim light, for example), follow the 
onscreen instructions to unlock your phone using the secondary unlock 
method. 
To turn off face unlock, use the secondary unlock method to enter the 
Screen 
lock
 screen, and select another unlock method.