Huawei Ascend P7 Manual

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Basic features 
Suspend button
The suspend button contains a variety of useful functions and shortcuts,  
which lets you quickly launch tools, su ch as Calendar, Messaging, and Notes,  
and quickly perform common  functions like return to the home screen and  
memory cleanup. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Suspend button to turn on suspend button. will then 
appear on all screens except the lock screen and notification panel. 
3. Touch to expand the suspend button.
4. From the expanded menu, you can:
•Touch to return to the previous screen  or exit the current application.
•Touch to return to the home screen.
•Touch to expand the multi-window menu. You will then be able to 
quickly open Calendar, Messaging, Notes, and Calculator and switch  
between these applications without closing your current application. 
•Touch to lock the screen.
•Touch to clean up the phone memory and close the applications 
running in the background.
•Touch to collapse the menu.
Turning on gloves mode
Gloves mode lets you perform touchscreen operations with gloves on. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Gloves mode to turn on or turn off gloves mode.  
						

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Organizing applications and widgets on the  
home screen
Adding a widget to the home screen
1. On the home screen, touch and ho ld a blank area to display the Set Home  
Screen dialog box. 
2. Touch Widgets. 
3. Drag a widget from the screens lower section to a screen thumbnail. 
4. Touch to return to the home screen.
 
If the home screen doesnt have  enough space, your phone will  
automatically create a new home screen to the right of the original and 
place the widget on the new home  screen. You can have nine home  
screens at most. 
Moving an application or widget
On the home screen, touch and hold an application or widget until the phone 
vibrates to enter editing mode. You can then drag an application or widget to 
any fitting empty space. 
Deleting an application or widget
On the home screen, touch and hold th e application or widget you want to  
delete until  is displayed. Drag the unwanted application or widget to  
to delete it. 
 
Deleting an application ic on uninstalls the application. When you delete  
an application icon, your phone prompts you to confirm the action. 
Touch OK to uninstall the application.  Some pre-installed applications  
cant be uninstalled.
Organizing home screen icons using folders
1. On the home screen, drag an application onto another one to create a 
folder containing both of them.  
						

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2. Touch the folder to open it. You can then: 
•Touch the folder name to rename it.
•Touch and add more items to the folder. 
•Drag an icon out from the folder to remove the icon. 
 
A folder must contain at least two items; otherwise, the folder will  
automatically disappear.
Managing home screens
Adding a home screen
1. On the home screen, touch and ho ld a blank area to display the Set Home  
Screen dialog box. 
2. Touch Thumbnails. 
3. Touch . 
Moving a home screen
1. On the home screen, touch and ho ld 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 another position.
Deleting a home screen
1. On the home screen, touch and ho ld a blank area to display the Set Home  
Screen dialog box. 
2. Touch Thumbnails. 
3. Touch in the upper right corner of  the screen to delete it. 
 
Only blank home screens can be deleted. 
						

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Personalizing your phone
Changing the home screen style
Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Home screen style. 
3. Choose Simple or Standard and touch APPLY. 
Changing the theme
Changing the theme
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Flick left or right to browse different local and online themes. You can  
then: 
•Select a theme on the Local tab, and touch APPLY. 
•Select a theme on the Online tab, and touch DOWNLOAD > APPLY. 
Customizing a theme
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch CUSTOMIZE. 
3. From the list of individual them elements, choose the element you want to 
modify.
Changing the wallpaper
1. On the home screen, touch and ho ld a blank area to display the Set Home  
Screen dialog box. 
2. Touch Wallpapers.  
						

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3. On the Wallpaper screen, you can: 
•Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone  
lock screen.
•Touch Home screen wallpaper to set the home screen wallpaper.
•Touch Random change to have the home screen wallpaper change 
randomly at preset intervals.
Setting tones
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Sound. 
3. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification tone, and choose either of the  
following tabs:
•Ringtone: Choose from the default selection.
•Music: Choose from the audio files  you have saved to your phone.
4. Touch APPLY. 
Changing the lock screen style
Face unlock
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Security. 
3. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock. 
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete setting up face unlock as  
your primary unlock method. 
5. Set a secondary unlock method in th e event that your face cant be  
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To turn off face unlock, touch  on the home screen. Under All, touch 
Security > Screen lock. Use the secondary unlock method to enter the Select  
screen lock screen, and select an other unlock method. 
Setting a screen unlock pattern
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Security. 
3. Touch Screen lock > Pattern. 
4. Connect at least four dots to draw a pattern, then draw the pattern again  
for confirmation.
5. Set a backup PIN as an alternative meth od to unlock your phone should you  
forget your unlock pattern.
Setting a screen unlock PIN
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Security. 
3. Touch Screen lock > PIN. 
4. Enter at least four digits, then  enter them again for confirmation.
Setting a screen unlock password
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Security. 
3. Touch Screen lock > Password. 
4. Enter at least four characters and enter them once again for confirmation. 
						

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Changing the font size
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Display. 
3. Touch Font size and select a font size. 
						

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Calls
Smart dialing
You can make a call by entering the phone number on the dialer or use smart  
dialing that lets you quickly find contac ts by entering parts of their names or  
numbers.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Enter the initials or first few letters  of a contacts name, or part of the  
contacts phone number. Matching co ntacts in your phone and phone  
numbers in your call log ar e then displayed in a list.
3. From the list, select the contact you want to call.
4. To end the call, touch . 
Making an emergency call
In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls  
without the use of a SIM card. However,  you must still be under the coverage  
area.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Enter your local emergency number and touch .
 
Emergency calls are subject to cellular  network quality, use environment,  
service provider policies, and local laws and regulations. Never rely 
solely on your phone for critical  communications when emergencies  
occur.
Answering or rejecting a call
 
When a call comes in, you can pre ss the volume button to mute the  
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• 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 message that will be sent. 
What you can do during a call
Touch  > to place the current call on hold, and touch 
again to resume the call.
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To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the  
notification pa nel, and touch Current call.
Answering a third-party call
Before you answer a third-party call, make sure you have enabled call waiting.
1. If a call comes in when you are already in another call, drag right to 
answer the new call and place the first call on hold.
2. To switch between the two calls, touch  > .
Making a conference call
Making conference calls with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy with  
your phone.
 
Before you make conference calls,  make sure that you have subscribed  
to this service. For details, contact your service provider.
1. Call the first participant.
2. When the call is connected, touch  > to call the second participant. 
The first participant will  be placed on hold.
3. When the second call is connected, touch to start a conference call.
Touch  > to start a three-way call. Before you use three-
way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For  
details, contact your service provider.
Touch to display the dialer. 
Touch to use the speakerphone. 
Touch to end the call.
Touch to mute or unmute the microphone. 
Touch  > to write a note. 
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