Huawei Honor 3 User Manual

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Getting started 
Unlocking the screen
If the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger 
toward any direction to unlock the screen.  
						

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Getting to know your home screen
Your home screens are where youll find your favorite widgets and all your 
applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more 
convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is 
shown below.
Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the 
status bar to open the notification panel.
Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.
Screen position indicator: shows the current screens position.
Dock: displays your most common applications.
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Switching between home screens
Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you 
create more home screens for various applications and widgets.
• Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens. 
• Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch 
a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen.
Taking a screenshot
Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score 
in a game? Take a screenshot and share away. 
Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a 
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Pictures folder in File 
Manager
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You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification 
panel and touch   >  to take a screenshot. 
Auto-rotate screen
Your phone features a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a 
web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between 
landscape and portrait view. Youll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor-based 
applications, such as racing games. 
To turn on or off the auto-rotate screen function, flick down from the status 
bar to open the notification panel, and touch   >  .
Using the notification panel
Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Touch to display the settings screen. 
Touch the switch shortcuts on the notification panel to turn on 
or off the functions. 
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Touch to display the switch shortcut list and touch to 
edit it. 
Touch Clear to delete all notifications. 
Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a 
notification to dismiss it. 
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Basic operations
Status icons
Signal strengthNo signal
RoamingAirplane mode enabled
Bluetooth onReceiving location data 
from GPS
Vibration mode enabledSilence mode enabled
Alarms enabledCharging
Battery fullBattery low
Call in progressMissed calls
New messagesNew emails
New voicemailsSelect input method
Wi-Fi network availableConnected to a Wi-Fi 
network
Uploading dataDownloading data
Phone memory fullUpcoming events
No SIM card foundSign-in or synchronization 
problem
Synchronizing dataSynchronization failed
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot onMore notifications
Connected to a VPNHeadset plugged in
USB debugging mode 
enabledUSB tethering on
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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
Touch and hold  to display the list of recently used applications. You can 
then:
• Touch an application to start it.
• Flick left or right across an application or touch on its right upper 
corner 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.
 
To change your phones default input method, touch  on the home 
screen. Under 
All, touch Language & input > Default to select an input 
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Editing text
Discover 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. 
• Copy text: Select text and touch Copy. 
• Cut text: Select text and touch Cut. 
• 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. 
Hello, huawei
Hello, huawei 
						

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Personalizing your phone  
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. Select a theme and touch APPLY.
Customizing a theme
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under Local, touch CUSTOMIZE. 
3. From the element list, choose the element you want to modify.
Changing 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. On the Wallpaper screen, you can: 
•Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone 
lock screen.
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•Touch Random change to have the home screen wallpaper change 
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. 
3. Select a home screen transition effect.
Setting tones
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Sound. 
3. Touch Phone ringtone or 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
Unlocking the screen with a pattern
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Under All, touch Security. 
3. Touch Screen lock > Pattern. 
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern.
After a pattern is set, you will have to draw it every time you want to unlock 
the phone screen.