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Getting started 
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Lock screen notifications
Use the lock screen notifications feature to place new messages, missed calls, and other 
notifications on the lock screen.
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under General, touch Screen lock & passwords.
3 Touch the Notification panel switch to enable lock screen notifications.
Accessing applications
Opening and switching between applications
On the home screen, touch an icon to open the corresponding application.
To switch to another application, touch...

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• Touch a thumbnail to open the corresponding application.
• Swipe left or right to view recently used applications.
• Swipe up on a thumbnail to close the corresponding application.
• Swipe down on a thumbnail to display at the top of the thumbnail and lock the 
corresponding application. Swipe down on the thumbnail again to unlock the 
application.
• Swipe up from the bottom of the screen until is displayed to close all applications 
in the list. Locked applications will not be...

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 Touch Standard home to switch from the simple home screen to the standard home 
screen.
Changing the wallpaper
1 On the home screen, touch Settings.
2 Under General, touch Wallpapers.
3 On the Wallpapers screen, you can:
• Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the lock screen wallpaper.
• Touch Home screen wallpaper to set the home screen wallpaper.
• Touch the Shake to change switch to make the home screen wallpaper change when 
you shake your phone.
• Touch the Random change switch to...

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3 Touch Font size.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to select the font size.
Entering text
Touch a text input box to bring up the onscreen keyboard. To hide the keyboard, touch 
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Switching between input methods
Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can choose one of them to 
input text.
1 On the text input screen, swipe down from the status bar to open the notification 
panel.
2 Under Notifications, touch Select input method.
3 Select an input method.
 
To change...

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Huawei Swype input method
Slide across letters to enter a word.
Switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
Touch and hold to access input method settings.
Enter numbers and symbols.
Touch and hold to view more language input options.
Switch to voice input.
•Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor.
•Touch and hold to delete multiple characters to the left of the cursor.
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Android input method
 The Android input method may not be available on all phones.
•Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
•Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to enable caps lock.
Enter numbers and symbols.
•Touch to enter a comma.
•Touch and hold to open the input options menu.
•Touch to enter a space.
•Touch and hold to choose another input method.
•Touch to enter a period.
•Touch and hold to enter symbols.
•Touch to delete the character to the left of the...

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Editing text
You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.
• Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag or 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 and hold where you want to insert the text and then touch Paste. 

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Calls and contacts  
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Calls and contacts
Making a call
Smart dialing
Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers.
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, enter the initials or first few letters of a contacts name, or part of the 
contacts phone number. Any matches in your contacts list or call log are then 
displayed above the dialer.
3 From the list, select the contact you want to call. If your phone has dual SIM support, 
touch 
or to make a...

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2 Under Dialer, enter your local emergency number, and then touch .
 The ability to make emergency calls depends on local regulations and carriers in your 
region. Poor network usability or environmental interference may prevent your call 
from being connected. Never rely solely on your phone for essential communication 
during emergencies.
Speed-dialing
1 On the home screen, touch Dialer.
2 Under Dialer, touch  > Speed dial settings.
3 Touch . Choose a contact from the list and...

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Answering or rejecting a call
 When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone.
• 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.
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