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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Contents About This Document ........................ii 1 Basic features ..........................8 1.1 Color schemes ................................8 1.2 Selling points ................................8 1.3 Your phone at a glance ..............................9 1.4 Installation .................................. 10 1.5 Locking and unlocking the screen ..........................16 1.5.1 Locking the screen ..............................
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.10.3 Is there any restriction on the size, format, or resolution of the file to be attached to a multimedia message? ..30 1.10.4 Can I save attachments from multimedia messages? Where are the attachments saved? ........30 1.11 Music ..................................
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.1.3 How do I synchronize contacts and calendar events? ....................49 2.2 Wi-Fi settings ................................50 2.2.1 How do I connect my phone to a Wi-Fi network? ....................50 2.2.2 What Wi-Fi protocols does my phone support? ....................... 52 2.2.3 Why can't I open web pages when my phone has a Wi-Fi connection? ..............
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.9.3 How do I set a screen unlock pattern? ........................72 2.9.4 How many times can I try the screen unlock pattern before my phone becomes permanently locked? Can I unlock the phone using my Gmail account? ..........................74 2.9.5 How do I lock and unlock the screen? ........................
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.30 Why can's my phone display some games properly? ....................90 2.31 What are the features of my phone?.......................... 90 3 Common questions about 4G LTE ................... 91 3.1 What is the difference between TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE? ..................91 3.2 I can't use my 4G phone to access 4G networks? .......................
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-1 Your phone at a glance Do not block the area around the ambient light and proximity sensor. When you attach a protective film to the screen, make sure it does not block the sensor. It is recommended that you use protective film that preserves an opening for the sensor area.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Table 1-2 Support for SIM and microSD cards P7-L07 SVLTE China P7-L10 UL P7-L00 UL+G China P7-L09 CL+G China Mobile version overseas Unicom version Telecom P7-L05 (The L07 is the general version China Mobile...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.5 Locking and unlocking the screen 1.5.1 Locking the screen Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen. Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-3 Dragging left or right On the lock screen, drag left and touch + to add lock screen widgets. 1.6 Home screens 1.6.1 How do I add or delete a home screen? On the home screen, pinch your fingers together to display the screen thumbnails.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.6.2 Home screen overview All your applications and widgets are displayed on the home screen. By default, your phone has four home screens. Flick left or right to switch between them. Touch an application or widget to open it.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-5 Home screen overview 1.6.3 How do I manage the applications and widgets on the home screen? Touch and hold an application or widget to enter editing mode. Drag the application or widget to delete it or drag it to to share it.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-6 Editing mode System applications cannot be uninstalled. 1.6.4 How do I add a widget to the home screen? Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to display the Set Home Screen dialog box.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.7 Contacts 1.7.1 How do I create a contact? How do I assign a photo to a contact? Creating a contact Go to Contacts, touch , and choose where you want to save the contact.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-9 Assigning a photo to a contact 1.7.2 How do I import contacts from or export contacts to a SIM card? Exporting contacts to a SIM card Go to Contacts and touch >...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Importing contacts from a SIM card Go to Contacts and touch > Settings > Copy contacts > SIM. Select the contacts you want to import, and touch COPY > Phone > OK. 1.7.3 How many contacts can my phone save? At least 2000 contacts can be saved to your phone (depending on the available storage space).
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-11 Adding a contact to a group (1) Method 2: Go to Contacts, open the Favorites tab, select a group, and touch Add members to add contacts to that group. Figure 1-12 Adding a contact to a group (2)
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.8 Text messaging 1.8.1 How do I delete a message from a message thread? How do I delete a message thread? Go to Messaging and touch a conversation to display all messages in the conversation.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-15 Forwarding a message Sending a text message to multiple recipients Write your message, touch , select the desired recipients, touch SELECT, and touch Send. 1.8.3 How many English characters can be contained in a long text message? A long text message can contain a maximum of 1377 English characters.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.9.2 How do I have a conference call? Your phone supports three-way calling, which is a new service based on call waiting. A maximum of five parties can participate in a conference call. To start a conference call, merge the ongoing calls.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Solution: Try again later. The message is denied by the network (MMS center). − Reason 1: The recipient number is invalid. − Solution: Check that the recipient number is correct and try again.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-19 Save location for attachments in multimedia messages 1.11 Music 1.11.1 How are my songs sorted? Albums: Sorts all songs by album. Artists: Sorts all songs by artist. All songs: Sorts all songs by name.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.11.3 What play modes does my phone support? Play in order (by default): play all audio clips in a playlist in sequence and stop playing after all the files have been played. ...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.12.2 Why can't I open some photos or videos? The file format is not supported. The phone memory is insufficient. The file is corrupted. The file is copyright-protected (for example, a .dcf file).
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents You cannot add photo frames. 1.12.5 Does my phone support HD videos? Yes. Your phone supports 1080p HD videos at 30 fps. 1.12.6 How do I switch between front and rear cameras? On the viewfinder, touch Figure 1-22 Switching between front and rear cameras 1.12.7 What video formats and resolutions does my phone...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.13 Streaming media 1.13.1 Will my phone stop playing streaming media when a call comes in? If yes, will it resume playing when the call ends? Your phone stops playing streaming media when you have an incoming call.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.14.2 How do I send a file using Bluetooth? To share an audio clip, a picture, or a video, touch and hold the file in Music or Gallery, and touch Share then Bluetooth.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-24 Sharing a web page using Bluetooth 1.14.3 Why can't my phone be discovered by other Bluetooth devices? Bluetooth has been turned off on your phone. Solution: Go to Settings, and turn on Bluetooth.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 1-26 Setting your phone as visible 1.14.4 What is the Bluetooth working range? The working range is 10 meters. 1.14.5 Why can't I pair my phone with other Bluetooth devices? Your phone supports various profiles, such as A2DP, HSP, HFP, PAN, HIDH, OPP, and PBAP.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Your phone supports the Personal Area Network (PAN) Profile. Other devices can share your phone's data connection. To share your phone's data connection using Bluetooth, touch Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot, and select Bluetooth tethering.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Start the game. 1.15 GPS navigation 1.15.1 What can I do if the navigation application on my phone cannot receive signals from GPS satellites? If you are using the phone indoors, bring the phone to an outdoor area.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.17 Does my phone support live wallpapers? Yes. To apply live wallpapers to your phone, touch and hold a blank area on the home screen. Then touch Wallpapers > Home screen wallpaper > Live wallpaper, and select a wallpaper.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 1.19 How do I take a screenshot? Method 1: When the screen is not locked, press and hold the power and volume down buttons simultaneously for at least 2 seconds to take a screenshot.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents The headset has only one button for you to answer or end a call and play or stop playing music. Your phone supports other headsets with volume up and volume down keys. Using such headsets, you can also adjust the in-call volume and music volume.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Common settings 2.1 Email 2.1.1 How do I configure email settings? Adding an email account Touch Settings > Add account. Choose Email to add an email account or choose Corporate to add an Exchange account.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Touch Next to configure the email receiving settings, such as the inbox refresh frequency. Touch Next to name the account and enter your name. Touch Next. You will then access the inbox of the email account.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Touch Next to configure the email receiving settings, such as the inbox refresh frequency. Touch Next to name the account and enter your name. Touch Next. You will then access the inbox of the email account.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-4 Email 2.1.2 Can I view emails when no Internet connection is available on my phone? Yes if the emails have been downloaded to your phone. 2.1.3 How do I synchronize contacts and calendar events? To synchronize contacts, you have to log in to at least one Exchange account.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Go to Settings. Under ACCOUNTS, touch Corporate. Touch your account, select the data you want to synchronize, and touch . From the displayed option menu, choose Sync now to synchronize the selected data to your phone.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-6 Settings If Wi-Fi is off, touch the switch to turn it on. Figure 2-7 Turning on Wi-Fi If Wi-Fi is turned on, your phone automatically searches for available Wi-Fi networks.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.2.2 What Wi-Fi protocols does my phone support? Your phone supports 802.11b/g/n. 2.2.3 Why can't I open web pages when my phone has a Wi-Fi connection? Possible causes are as follows: The x digital subscriber line (xDSL) connection failed. If the hotspot (such as a wireless router) your phone connects to accesses the Internet through xDSL and the xDSL connection fails, the Internet connection is unavailable.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-8 Setting the Wi-Fi sleep policy By default, Always is selected for Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep. If the settings are modified, your phone disconnects from the Wi-Fi network when its screen turns off. The following describes the three options...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Always: Never disconnect a Wi-Fi connection. Only when plugged in: Never disconnect a Wi-Fi connection when the phone is charging. If the phone is not charging, it disconnects a Wi-Fi connection when it has been idle for 3 minutes.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-9 Turning on Wi-Fi hotspot After a device finds your phone using Wi-Fi, you can access the Internet from that device using your phone's mobile data connection. To set the hotspot name and security parameters, go to Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.4 How do I connect my phone to a Wi-Fi hotspot with a static IP address to access the Internet? Touch Settings, go to WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi, and touch a hotspot. In the displayed dialog box, select Show advanced options.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents If the computer has a wireless network adapter, you can turn on Portable Wi-Fi hotspot under Settings > WIRELESS & NETWORKS > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot on your phone. Then the computer can connect to your phone using Wi-Fi to access the Internet. Currently, this function is available to computers running Windows.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-11 Setting the ringtone 2.6.2 How do I enable or disable vibration for incoming calls and messages? Touch Settings > Sound > Vibration. Then select or clear Vibrate in silent mode and Vibrate when ringing.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-12 Vibration for incoming calls and messages 2.6.3 How do I set a custom audio file as the ringtone or message tone? Go to File Manager. Touch in the lower left corner, touch Audio, touch and hold an audio file, and touch Set as >...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-13 Setting the ringtone or message tone 2.6.4 Can I set the ringtone for a contact group? 2.6.5 How do I disable touch sounds? Touch Settings > Sound. Under SYSTEM, clear Touch sounds.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-15 Setting the system language 2.7.2 What can I do if I can't use a newly installed text input method? After installing an input method, you must select the input method: Touch Settings >...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-16 Selecting a newly installed input method 2.7.3 How do I change the system font size? Touch Settings > Display > Font size and select a font size. Issue 01 (2014-4-1) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential...
Figure 2-17 Setting the system font size 2.7.4 What text input methods does my phone support? Your phone supports Android, Huawei, and Swype (P7-L00, P7-L10, P7-L11, P7-L12, and P7-L16), and iFly input methods (P7-L07 and P7-L06). 2.7.5 How do I disable key press vibration? You can enable or disable key press vibration in the settings of a text input method.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.8 Internet access 2.8.1 How do I clear my browser cache and browsing history? Open your browser and touch . From the displayed option menu, choose Settings. Touch Privacy & security then Clear cache or Clear history to clear the cache or web browsing history.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-19 Logging to an email account using the browser 2.8.4 Can I log in to my online bank account from my phone? Yes. It is recommended that you install the online bank client on your phone. Logging in to your online bank account using the browser on your phone may fail as some banks' login plug-in can only run in Internet Explorer.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.8.6 How do I set the home page? Open the browser and touch . From the displayed option menu, choose Settings. Then touch General > Set homepage. Figure 2-21 Setting the home page 2.8.7 How do I save a web page for offline reading? Open the web page and touch .
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.8.8 What can I do if my phone fails to access the Internet? Touch Settings > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. Touch > Reset to default. 2.8.9 How do I turn on or turn off the mobile network? Use either of the following methods: ...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.8.11 Can I use my phone to access the Internet during a call? Yes if your phone is connected to a 3G or 4G network, but no if your phone is connected to a 2G network.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-24 Setting the VPN parameters 2.9 Screen lock 2.9.1 How do I set a screen unlock PIN? Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock. Touch PIN to set it as the screen lock mode. After the PIN is set, you'll have to unlock the screen whenever you power on your phone or turn on the screen.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-25 Setting a screen unlock PIN 2.9.2 Does my phone support the Face Unlock function? Yes. To enable this function: Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock > Face Unlock. Figure 2-26 Enabling Face Unlock 2.9.3 How do I set a screen unlock pattern?
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents On the Choose your pattern screen, swipe your finger across the screen to connect four or more dots together in a pattern and touch Continue. Draw the pattern again and touch Confirm. When you power on your phone or turn on the screen, draw the pattern to unlock the screen.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.9.4 How many times can I try the screen unlock pattern before my phone becomes permanently locked? Can I unlock the phone using my Gmail account? Your phone will not be locked even if you incorrectly draw the unlock pattern for several consecutive times, but you will have to wait for a while until you can try again.
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HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-28 Adding an alarm Touch Under Alarm, set the alarm time. To set the alarm to repeat on certain days, select the desired intervals under Repeat. To set a tone for the alarm, touch Ringtone and select a tone.
Your phone supports all Android-based applications but not Java applications. 2.11.2 How do I download third-party applications? Log in to Huawei App Center or Android Play Store to download third-party applications. Applications preinstalled on your phone may vary. 2.11.3 Can I change the default installation location for applications? 2.11.4 How do I install, manage, and uninstall applications?
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Download applications from Huawei App Center or Google Play Store and install them or go to File Manager to view and install downloaded applications. 2.11.5 Why can't I install an application? The application is corrupted.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Backing up data Touch New backup, select the data you want to back up, and touch BACK UP. Encrypt the backup file if necessary. Data is then backed up to backup/Data in the root directory of your phone's internal storage.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.13.3 What data can be backed up on my phone? You can back up your contacts, messages, calendar events, and applications. Figure 2-30 Backing up data 2.14 Task Manager 2.14.1 What can Task Manager do? It helps you manage downloaded, running, or all applications.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.14.3 What does the Task Manager screen look like? Figure 2-31 Task Manager In the upper part, the running applications are displayed in a list. In the lower part, a clear button is displayed, which lets you close all running applications simultaneously.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.15 What are the developer options? To view the developer options, touch Settings > About phone and touch the build number seven times in rapid succession. USB debugging: Enable USB debug mode that allows the operator to use the adb command to debug the phone.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 2-34 USB connection methods Choose a connection method as required: Media device (MTP): MTP stands for Media Transfer Protocol. In this mode, you can synchronize media files between your phone and the computer that support MTP.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.21 How do I turn on or turn off airplane mode? In airplane mode, your mobile network will be unavailable. Method 1: On the home screen, touch Settings > More..Then turn on or turn off Airplane mode.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.23 How do I enter and exit safe mode? To enter safe mode, when the startup animation disappears, press the volume down key until Safe mode is displayed in the lower left corner of the screen.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 2.26 Does my phone support TV-out? 2.27 Does my phone support OTG? How do I use it? Yes. Connect one end of the OTG cable to the charging port on your phone. Connect the other end of the OTG cable to a USB device.
2.29 Can I use other power adapters than the provided one to charge my phone? You can use other power adapters provided by Huawei. However, it is recommended that you use the power adapter provided with your phone, because non-standard power adapters may generate excessive current that shortens your battery's life span or lower current that prolongs the charging time.
2500 mAh large-capacity battery Support for 4G LTE networks Huawei Emotion UI 2.3, which is compatible with Android 4.4.2 13 MP BSI HD rear camera with autofocus and LED flashlight 8 MP front camera ...
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Common questions about 4G LTE 3.1 What is the difference between TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE? TDD-LTE means Time-division Long Term Evolution, and FDD-LTE means Frequency-Division Long-Term Evolution. To be simple, TDD-LTE distributes the network resources to different users at different times, while FDD-LTE distributes the network resources to different users with different frequencies.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Others 4.1 How do I save battery power? When you are not using the phone, press the power button to turn off the screen. Set the screen timeout period to a small value under Settings > Display > Sleep.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents If the CPU usage is high and multiple background processes are running, restart the phone to close unwanted processes and applications. 4.4 Can I set my customized wallpaper not to stretch? No, but you can install third-party applications that support this function.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents Figure 4-1 Response of adb shell 4.9 Can I remove the battery? Will configuring my phone to automatically set the date and time generate data traffic? No. The battery cannot be removed. If your phone fails to obtain the date and time from your service provider's network when it powers on and if you have enabled the automatic time update function, your phone synchronizes the date and time with the network and generates minor data traffic.
HUAWEI Ascend P7 Smartphone FAQs Contents 4.14 How is my phone's ROM allocated? Table 4-1 Allocation of the ROM Partitions of the flash memory (ROM) (similar to a hard disk on a computer) 16 GB Partition Size Description Query method...