Huawei Mate 8 Manual

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Moving a widget or icon
On the home screen, touch and hold a widget or app icon until your phone vibrates. You 
can then drag the app icon or widget to the desired location.
Deleting a widget or icon
On the home screen, touch and hold the app icon or widget you want to delete until 
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 After you have moved/deleted an app icon, a blank space will appear on the home 
screen. You can sort app icons automatically. For more information, refer to Aligning 
home screen apps automatically.
Creating a folder
You can create home screen folders to organise your apps by type. For example, you can 
create a 
Games folder that contains all of your game apps.
On the home screen, drag an icon on top of another icon to create a folder containing 
both apps. To rename the folder, open the folder and then touch the folder name. 
						

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Hiding applications
On the home screen, spread two fingers apart. Touch  , select the apps you want to 
hide, and then touch 
OK. Apps will not appear on the home screen after they have been 
hidden.
Taking a screenshot
Your phone offers a quick and convenient way to take screenshots and share them with 
your friends.
By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshots folder in Gallery.
Using the power and volume down buttons to take a screenshot
Press the power and volume down buttons at the same time to take a screenshot. 
						

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Using the screenshot shortcut switch
Open the notification panel, and then touch  in the Shortcuts tab to take a 
screenshot.
Using your knuckle to take a screenshot
You can use your knuckle to take a screenshot of the whole screen or part of it. For more 
information, refer to Smart fingerprint.
Touch 
Share when viewing a screenshot to share it with your friends.
Notification
Status indicator
The status indicator on your phone indicates the following status information:
• Blinking red: The battery level is extremely low.
• Steady red (when charging): The battery level is low.
• Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is medium.
• Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost full or already full.
• Blinking green: There are unread messages or notifications. 
						

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Reminders
Reminders let you know if you have notifications. For example, the number on the phone 
icon indicates the number of missed calls.
Open apps with reminders to view more details about the notifications.
 If you want to disable reminders for an app, pinch two fingers together on the home 
screen to enter home screen editing mode, and then touch 
More settings > Badge 
app icons
 and turn off the switch next to the corresponding app.
Notification panel
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel and view notifications.
Touch to view notification details
Swipe left or right to dismiss 
notifications
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 You can edit the shortcuts tab. Swipe up on the shortcuts tab, and then touch Edit 
to display all the shortcuts. Drag the shortcut icons to the desired location to 
rearrange their layout.
Viewing notifications on the lock screen
You can view new notifications (such as missed calls and messages) on the lock screen.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Screen lock & passwords, and then turn on the Show detailed notifications 
switch to enable lock screen notifications.
 By default, your phone will only display lock screen notifications for certain apps. If 
you want to enable lock screen notifications for more apps, refer to Notification and 
permission settings.
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the lock screen. Swipe right on a notification to view more detailed information.
Notification panel and status bar settings
Open Settings, and then touch Notification panel & status bar to configure the drop-
down and display settings for the notification panel and status bars.
Configuring the drop-down settings
• Touch Drag actions > Smart selection. When you open the notification panel, your 
phone will go to the notifications tab if you have new notifications; otherwise it will 
go to the shortcuts tab.
• Touch Drag actions > Notifications left, shortcuts right. Swipe down from the left of the 
status bar to open the notifications tab or swipe down from the right of the status bar 
to open the shortcuts tab.
• Turn on the Notification panel switch to access the notification panel when the screen 
is locked.
 You cannot access the notification panel from the lock screen if you have set a screen 
lock password. 
						

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Configuring the display settings
Turn the Display carrier name, Display network speed or Battery status switches on or off 
to configure the content that is displayed in the status bar.
Using fingerprint recognition
In addition to waking and unlocking the screen, the fingerprint sensor can also be used 
to take a photo, answer an incoming call and disable an alarm.
Adding a fingerprint for the first time
To better protect your privacy, you can only use the fingerprint screen unlock feature 
when the unlock method is set to 
PIN or Password.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management.
3 Select PIN or Password, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen lock 
PIN or password.
4 Once you have set a PIN or password, touch Enrol to add your fingerprint.
5 Place your fingertip on the fingerprint sensor. Press lightly on the sensor until your 
phone vibrates. Repeat this step using different parts of your fingertip until your 
phone has successfully added your fingerprint. 
						

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6 Once you have added your fingerprint, touch OK. You can now use your fingerprint to 
unlock your phone.
 You will be asked to enter your backup PIN or password when you restart your phone 
or if fingerprint recognition fails.
Adding, deleting or editing fingerprints
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management
3 Enter the screen lock password, and then touch Next.
4 In the Fingerprint list section, you can:
• Touch New fingerprint to add other fingerprints. You can add up to five fingerprints.
• Touch a previously added fingerprint to rename or delete it.
Accessing Safe with your fingerprint
Before you can access Safe with your fingerprint, you need to enable Safe in Files. Once 
you have enabled Safe, you will be prompted to associate a fingerprint with your 
account. Touch 
Associate to access Safe using your fingerprint. If you skip this step, you 
can also enable this feature as follows:
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management.
3 Enter the screen lock password, and then touch Next.
4 Touch Access safe, and then follow the onscreen instructions to enter your Safe 
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Accessing App Lock with your fingerprint
Before you can access App Lock with your fingerprint, you need to enable App lock in 
Phone Manager. Once you have enabled App Lock, you will be prompted to associate a 
fingerprint with your account. Touch 
Phone Manager to access App Lock and locked apps 
using your fingerprint. If you skip this step, you can also enable this feature as follows:
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management.
3 Enter the screen lock password, and then touch Next.
4 Touch Access app lock, and then follow the onscreen instructions to enter your App 
Lock password and enable fingerprint recognition.
Fingerprint sensor touch gestures
Touch the sensor with any finger to perform common tasks. Say goodbye to tedious 
screen tapping.
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Fingerprint ID.
3 In the Touch and hold gesture section, turn on switches for features you want to 
enable.
• Take photo/video: When using the camera viewfinder, touch and hold the 
fingerprint sensor to take a picture.
• Answer call: When you have an incoming call, touch and hold the fingerprint sensor 
to answer it.
• Stop alarm: When your alarm goes off, touch and hold the fingerprint sensor to 
disable it.