Huawei Mate 8 Manual

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Creating a playlist
You can organise your music by creating customised playlists that contain your favourite 
songs.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Playlists > Create new playlist.
3 Name the playlist and touch Save.
4 Touch Add. Select the songs you want to add, and then touch .
5 Touch next to the song name. You can select Rename or Delete to rename or 
delete a song.
Playing a playlist
You can create playlists according to mood or occasion and organise your music for fast 
access.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Playlists and select the desired playlist.
3 Touch a song to start playback. Touch Shuffle all to shuffle the songs in the playlist.
Create new playlist
Existing playlistsRename or delete playlist 
						

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Setting a song as the ringtone
You can set your favourite songs as message or call ringtones to personalise your phone.
 Features may vary depending on your network operator.
1 Open Music.
2 Find the song that you want to set as the ringtone.
3 Touch  > Set ringtone next to the song name. You can choose to set the song as the 
call, notification or alarm ringtone.
Playing a video
1 Open Videos.
2 Touch the video you want to play.
3 Touch to stop the video playback.
On the video playback screen, you can:
• Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward the video.
• Swipe up or down on the left side of the screen to adjust the screen brightness.
• Swipe up or down on the right side of the screen to adjust the volume.
Lock the screen
Adjust playback speedEnable DTS effects 
for headset 
						

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Accessing the Internet
Using mobile data to access the Internet
Your network operator will charge you for using mobile data to access the Internet.
Before using mobile data, ensure that you have a data plan with your network operator.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch More > Mobile network.
3 Turn on the Mobile data switch to enable mobile data.
 If you dont require an Internet connection, disable mobile data to save battery 
power and reduce mobile data usage.
Using Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet
You will require a Wi-Fi access point or hotspot to connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi.
 Your personal data and financial information may be at risk if you connect to 
insecure public Wi-Fi networks.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Wi-Fi and then turn on the Wi-Fi switch. Your phone will list the available Wi-Fi 
networks.
• Search manually for Wi-Fi networks: Touch Scan. Your phone will scan again for 
available Wi-Fi networks.
• Add a Wi-Fi network that is not shown in the list: Touch Add network. Follow 
the onscreen instructions to configure the Wi-Fi settings and password.
3 Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to:
• If the Wi-Fi network does not require a password, your phone will connect 
automatically. 
						

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• If the network is protected, enter the password when prompted, and then touch 
Connect.
Once your phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it will display the  icon in the status 
bar. Your phone will remember Wi-Fi networks that you have used before and connect to 
them automatically.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS
WPS allows your phone to connect to a WPS-enabled router without having to remember 
a password.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Wi-Fi and then turn on the Wi-Fi switch.
3 Touch  > Advanced settings, and then do the following:
• Touch WPS connection, and then press the Wi-Fi routers WPS button.
• Touch WPS PIN connection to generate a PIN, and then enter this PIN on the Wi-Fi 
router.
Once your phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it will display the  icon in the status 
bar. Your phone will remember Wi-Fi networks that you have used before and connect to 
them automatically.
Connecting to the Wi-Fi network with the strongest signal
When you enable Wi-Fi+, your phone will automatically connect to the Wi-Fi network 
with the strongest signal. If you have enabled mobile data, your phone will automatically 
switch to your mobile data connection when Wi-Fi signal strength is poor to ensure that 
you stay connected to the Internet.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch More > Wi-Fi+.
3 Touch Wi-Fi+ settings.
4 Turn on the Wi-Fi+ switch. 
						

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Sharing your mobile Internet with other 
devices
You can share your phones mobile Internet with other devices (such as phones, tablets 
or computers) which do not have a working Internet connection. This function uses your 
SIM cards data plan. The following Internet sharing methods can be used:
• Portable Wi-Fi hotspot: Create a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share your mobile Internet 
with other devices.
• Bluetooth tethering: Share your phones mobile data connection with other devices 
using Bluetooth.
• USB tethering: Use a USB cable to share your phones mobile Internet connection with 
a computer.
Using a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share mobile Internet
You can set up a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share your phones Internet connection with 
other devices. Compared with Bluetooth tethering, the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature 
offers quicker, longer-range connections, but is more power-consuming.
 Check that mobile data is enabled on your phone. For more information, refer to 
Using mobile data to access the Internet.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot. 
						

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3 Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and then turn on the Wi-Fi hotspot switch.
After enabling your personal Wi-Fi hotspot, your phone will display the icon in the 
status bar.
4 Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot to view or modify the hotspot name, security settings 
and password, and then touch 
Save.
• How do I change the hotspot name? The Network SSID is the hotspots name. By 
default, this is your phone model. You can manually change the name to something 
that is easier to remember.
• How do I change the hotspot security settings? Touch Security to configure the 
hotspot security settings. Your phone uses 
WPA2 PSK encryption by default. Other 
devices will require a password to connect to the hotspot. If you choose 
None, 
devices will not require a password to connect to the hotspot.
• How do I configure a password that is easy to remember? The hotspot 
password is generated randomly by your phone. For security reasons, choose a 
password that is not easy to guess and change it regularly.
• How do I configure the maximum number of connections? Touch Max. allowed 
connections
 and change the maximum number of connections. By default, your 
phone will allow eight devices to connect to the hotspot concurrently.
You will need to know the hotspot name and password to connect using other devices. 
How do I limit the amount of data that other devices can use? Touch Data limit 
on the 
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot screen, and then follow the onscreen instructions to 
set the data limit. When connected devices exceed this limit, your phone will 
automatically disable the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Using USB tethering to share mobile Internet with a computer
Use a USB cable to share your phones mobile Internet connection with a computer. This 
is useful if your computers Internet connection stops working.
 
•Check that mobile data is enabled on your phone. For more information, refer to 
Using mobile data to access the Internet.
•Depending on your computers operating system, you may need to install phone 
drivers on the computer or establish a network connection in order to use USB 
tethering. Refer to your operating system instructions. 
						

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1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
2 Open Settings.
3 Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
4 Turn on the USB tethering switch to share your mobile data connection.
After enabling USB tethering, your phone will display the icon in the status bar. You 
can then use the computer to access the Internet.
 You cannot use your phones USB storage function when the phone is in USB 
tethering mode.
Using Bluetooth tethering to share mobile Internet with other 
devices
Use the Bluetooth tethering function to transform your phone into a wireless router and 
share the Internet with other devices. This function offers a relatively slow Internet 
connection with a maximum wireless range of 10 m, but consumes less power than a 
personal Wi-Fi hotspot.
 Check that you have a data plan with your network operator. For more information, 
refer to Using mobile data to access the Internet. 
						

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1 Establish a Bluetooth connection between two phones and check that they are paired. 
For details, see 
Enabling Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another device.
2 Open Settings.
3 Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
4 Turn on the Bluetooth tethering switch to share your mobile data connection.
After enabling Bluetooth tethering, your phone will display the icon in the status bar. 
Other devices can now connect and use the mobile data connection.
Transferring data using Bluetooth
Enabling Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another device
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Bluetooth.
3 Touch the Turn on Bluetooth switch. Your phone will automatically search for and 
display nearby Bluetooth devices.
4 Select the device you want to pair with and follow the onscreen instructions.
Sending and receiving files using Bluetooth
Check that both phones are paired before attempting to transfer files.
• Send files: Touch and hold the file you want to send and touch Share > Bluetooth. 
Your phone will automatically search for nearby devices. Select the receiving device. 
						

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• Receive files: When another device tries to send you files using Bluetooth, select 
Accept from the prompt that appears. Open the notification panel to view file transfer 
progress.
Unpairing Bluetooth devices
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Bluetooth.
3 Turn on the Turn on Bluetooth switch.
4 Touch next to the name of the paired device, and then touch Unpair.
Changing your Bluetooth name
By default, your phone model is used as the device name when you enable Bluetooth. You 
can change the name to something more recognisable.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Bluetooth > Device name.
3 Rename the phone and touch OK.
Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct
You can use Wi-Fi Direct to transfer photos, web pages and contacts between two 
phones without connecting to a Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi Direct is similar to Bluetooth but is 
faster, making it suitable for the transfer of larger files such as videos.
 
•Wi-Fi Direct can only be used to transfer data between two Huawei devices.
•Check that both devices support Wi-Fi Direct. 
						

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Connecting two phones using Wi-Fi Direct
To transfer data wirelessly between two phones, you will need to establish a Wi-Fi Direct 
connection.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Wi-Fi and then turn on the Wi-Fi switch.
3 Touch Wi-Fi Direct. Ensure that Wi-Fi Direct is also enabled on the other phone.
4 When your phone detects the other phone, select it. Follow the onscreen instructions 
to establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the two phones.
To terminate the Wi-Fi Direct connection, select  to open the Wi-Fi Direct screen. 
Select the phone you want to disconnect from and touch 
OK to disconnect.
Using Wi-Fi Direct to send and receive files
You can share files between two phones by establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection.
 This feature requires a Wi-Fi connection. Ensure that Wi-Fi is enabled on both 
phones.
1 Open Gallery and select the picture you want to send.
2 Touch Share > Wi-Fi Direct. Wait until the receiving device is detected, and then select 
it.
If the receiving device is not detected, please check that Wi-Fi is enabled.
3 On the receiving device, when the File transfer dialogue box appears, select Accept  to 
receive the files.
Open the notification panel and touch Notifications to monitor file transfer progress.
Received files are saved to the Wi-Fi Direct folder on your phones internal storage by 
default.
Transferring data between your phone and a 
computer
Use a computer to view photos stored on your phone or transfer files between your 
phone and a computer.