HUAWEI Band 3e Smart Watch Manual

Getting started

Icons

The icons may vary with the band version. The following information is for your reference only.

Wrist Mode:

Time	Steps	Distance
Calories	Sleep time	Find phone
Switch manually to Foot mode	Incoming call notification	Muting an incoming call
Alarm	Disable alarm	Activity reminders
Achievement reminders	Message reminders	More
Restart	Power off	Device name

You cannot view the "Find phone" icon when your band is not connected with your phone.

Foot Mode:

Single workout	Switching to Wrist mode	Single workout distance
Single workout time	-	-

Connection

Waiting for a Bluetooth connection	Bluetooth connection failed	Bluetooth connected
Bluetooth disconnected	-	-

Battery:

Charging

Low battery alert

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Others

Low temperature

System upgrade

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Wearing your band

1. Attach and fix the body into the wrist strap as shown in the following figure.
   
   
2. The band strap adopts a U-shaped buckle designs. To wear the band, insert one end of the strap through the U-shaped buckle and then fasten it.
   

Gestures

Waking the screen
To wake the screen, raise your wrist or rotate it in an inward direction, and the screen will stay on for 5 seconds.

• Open the Huawei Health app, then enable the Raise wrist to wake screen feature on the device details screen.
• The screen brightness cannot be adjusted manually.

Switching between screens
To switch between screens, rotate your wrist when the screen is on.

• Open the Huawei Health app, then enable the Rotate to switch screen feature on the device details screen.
• The Rotate to switch screen feature is not supported in Foot mode.

Turning off the screen

• To turn off the screen, lower your wrist.
• The screen automatically turns off when the band is idle for 5 seconds.

When the screen wakes up within 5 seconds after turning off, it returns to the previous screen. When the screen wakes up more than 5 seconds after turning off, it switches to the home screen.

Pairing the band with your phone

Connect your band to the charging cradle to activate your band when using it for the first time. The band is ready to be paired via Bluetooth by default.
Instead of pairing your band with the phone via Bluetooth directly, pair your band with the phone using the Huawei Health app. Otherwise, your phone will not display the correct time and step count.

• For Android users:
  1. Download the latest version of the Huawei Health app.
  2. Open the Huawei Health app, go to Devices > > ADD > Smart bands, and select your band's name.
  3. Touch PAIR and the app will automatically search for available devices. Once your band is found, touch its name to start pairing.
  4. Your band will vibrate when it receives a pairing request. Tap the touch key on your band to start pairing.
• For iOS users:
  1. Download the latest version of the Huawei Health app.
  2. Open the Huawei Health app, go to Devices > > ADD > Smart bands, and select your band's name.
  3. Touch PAIR and the app will automatically search for available devices. Once your band is found, touch its name to start pairing.
  4. Your band will vibrate when it receives a pairing request. Tap the touch key on your band to start pairing.
     
     
     
     • Your band will display an icon on the screen to inform you that the pairing is successful. It will then receive information (such as the date and time) from your phone.
     • Otherwise, your band screen will display an icon to inform you that pairing was unsuccessful. It will then return to the startup screen.

Syncing the time

When the band is paired with your phone, the time zone and language set on your phone are automatically synced to the band.

Charging your band with a non-separated charging cradle and a USB port

Charging

1. Push the band body through the strap to remove it.
2. Align the main body's metal charging contacts with the charging cradle and insert them into the charging cradle.
   
   
3. During charging, the charging icon and battery level will be displayed on the screen, and the phone will automatically power on. Otherwise, change the charger direction and try again.

Charge your band in a dry and well-ventilated environment.
Before charging, make sure the charging port is dry. Wipe off any water or sweat stains to prevent any short-circuiting.
Your band does not come with a charger. Use a Huawei charger with a rated output voltage of 5 V and a rated output current of 0.5 A or higher, a USB port on your computer, or a charger that complies with applicable national and regional laws and regulations as well as international and regional security standards to charge your band. Other chargers and power banks that do not meet corresponding safety standards may cause issues such as slow charging and overheating. Exercise caution when using them. It is recommended that you purchase a Huawei charger from an official Huawei retail channel.

Charging time
It takes about 2 hours to fully charge the band. After the band is fully charged, it will display a full charge icon.

Viewing the battery level

• View the battery level on the band's watch face when the band screen is on.
• Alternatively, open the Huawei Health app on the connected phone and touch Devices then your device name to check the battery level of your band.

Low battery alert
When the battery level is lower than 10%, your band will vibrate to notify you of the low battery level and prompt you to charge your band as soon as possible.

Powering on/off and restarting the band

Powering on the band
Your band will automatically power on if you charge it.

Powering off the band

• Your band will automatically power off if the battery is empty.
• In Wrist mode, tap the touch key below the screen until the screen is displayed, then tap and hold the touch key to enter it. Tap the touch key to switch to the screen, then tap and hold the touch key to power off the band.

Restarting the band
In Wrist mode, tap the touch key below the screen until the screen is displayed, then tap and hold the touch key to enter it. Tap the touch key to switch to the screen, then tap and hold the touch key to restart the band.

Restoring factory settings - Integrated

Method 1: Restore your band to its factory settings: Knock the time screen two times with one knuckle and tap the touch key until you find the Restore screen, then tap and hold the touch key to restore the band to its factory settings.

Method 2: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices and then touch your device name.
On the device settings screen, touch Restore factory settings.
Once you have restored your band to its factory settings, all its data will be cleared, so please exercise with caution.

Smart reminders

Incoming calls

When the band is connected to your phone, there are two scenarios for an incoming call.
If you are wearing the band on your wrist, the band will vibrate and turn on the screen to inform you of the incoming call. You will not receive any notifications if you are wearing the band on your shoes.

Muting incoming calls

When connected to your phone, the band will vibrate, turn on the screen, and display an incoming call icon to inform you of the incoming call. Touch the touch key on your band to mute the call.
The mute feature is only supported on bands when connected to phones running on iOS.

Rejecting incoming calls

When connected to your phone, the band will vibrate, turn on the screen, and display an incoming call icon to inform you of the incoming call. Touch and hold the touch key on your band screen to reject the call.

Notifications

Ensure that the band is paired with your phone using the Huawei Health app.
For Android users: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices, and then touch your device. Touch Notifications and enable Notifications. Turn on the switch for apps for which you want to receive notifications.
For iOS users: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices, choose your band from the device list to enter the device details screen, enable Notifications, and then go to system settings to select the apps of which notifications you want to display.
The band will vibrate and turn on its screen to remind you that your phone has received new app notifications.
Supported phone apps: SMS, Email, Calendar, and social media apps that support this feature.

• The band will not display notifications in Foot mode.
• You are able to enable Do Not Disturb in the Huawei Health app. Once this mode is enabled, your band will not vibrate or turn on the screen to inform you of any incoming messages during a set period. The Raise wrist to wake screen will also be unavailable when Do Not Disturb is enabled. To avoid missing important messages, it is recommended that you do not enable Do not disturb mode.
• As the band screen is not large enough, the screen only displays the source and type of notification instead of showing a detailed message.

Integrated - Activity reminder

When Activity reminder is enabled, the device will monitor your activity throughout the day in increments (1 hour by default). It will vibrate and the screen will turn on to remind you to take a moment to get up and move around.
To disable Activity reminder, open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices then your device name, touch Health monitoring, and turn off the switch of Activity reminder.

• The device will not vibrate to remind you to move around if you have enabled Do Not Disturb on it.
• The device will not vibrate if it detects that you are asleep.
• The device will only send reminders between 8:00 AM to noon and from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Goal completion alert

You can go to Me > Settings > Goals in the Huawei Health app to set your daily step goal. If you complete the preset goals, your band will vibrate and turn on the screen to congratulate you.

Finding your phone using the band-Integrated

Lost your phone? Don't worry. Your band is ready to help you out.
In wrist mode, tap the touch key below the screen until you find the Find Phone screen, then touch and hold the touch key to enable the Find phone feature. If your phone is within the Bluetooth range, it will play a ringtone to alert you, even in Silent mode. On the Find Phone screen, tap the touch key to disable the feature.

• To enable the Find Phone feature, ensure that the band is connected to your phone and that the Huawei Health app is running in the background or foreground.
• The Find Phone feature is automatically disabled when there is no response for more than 30 seconds.
• The media music played on an Android phone is different from that played on an iOS phone.

Fitness and health

Switching between two wearing modes

Your band can be worn on either your wrist or shoes: Wrist mode and Foot mode respectively.

• The following features are supported in Wrist mode: Daily activity tracking and monitoring, sleep monitoring, message reminders, incoming call notification, alarm reminder, and finding your phone using your band.
• The following features are supported in Foot mode: Daily activity tracking and seven types of professional running form monitoring data, including cadence, step length, ground contact time, foot strike pattern, landing impact, eversion excursion, and swing angle.

Running Form Monitoring

1. Switch to Foot mode
   1. When using your band for the first time, download the Huawei Health app and pair your band with your phone.
   2. Slot the shoe buckle under the shoelace, with the arrow on the shoe buckle facing front. Do slot the shoes buckle under more rows of your shoelace to securely fasten the band body on it.
   3. Align the metal charging end of the band body with the metal spring on the shoe buckle, and then gently push it down to fasten the buckle. The band switches to Foot mode automatically and a running startup screen () is displayed.
      
      Also, you can switch your band to Foot mode manually. To do this, open the Huawei Health app, go to Wearing mode > Switch wearing mode under Devices, and touch Switch wearing mode to select Manual. In Wrist mode, touch the touch key on the band screen to enter screen, then touch and hold the touch key to switch to Foot mode.
2. Running form monitoring
   Method 1: Start a run using your band
   The band can record your running data during the workout if you brought it without your phone. You can simply connect your band to the phone using the Huawei Health app after the run to sync data between both devices.
   1. Start running: Touch and hold the touch key on the running startup screen () on the band.
   2. Stop running: Touch and hold the touch key on the band.
   3. Sync data: Ensure that the band is connected to the phone using the Huawei Health app and the data can be synced automatically. Also, you are able to swipe down in the Huawei Health app home screen to sync data. Data sync may take a few moments.
   4. View data: Open the Huawei Health app and view your exercise records, including your running form monitoring data and professional running advice.
      
      • The Huawei Health app can sync fitness data for the last seven days from your band.
      • To prevent data loss, you are advised to sync your data once a day.

Method 2: Start a run using the Huawei Health app
You need to bring your phone and your band during the workout to ensure that fitness data is synced between both devices.

1. Start running: Enable outdoor running or indoor running in the Huawei Health app. An
   "App Connected Running" icon () will be displayed on the band once you enable either running types.
2. Stop running: Touch the stop icon in the Huawei Health app to stop running.
3. View data: Open the Huawei Health app and view your exercise records, including your running form monitoring data, GPS track (for outdoor running only) and professional running advice.

Daily activity tracking

In Wrist mode, the band can automatically identify your walking or running status and record your step count, distance covered, calories burnt, and other data.
To view daily activity data, perform the following:
Method 1: Viewing data on your band
In Wrist mode, tap the touch key on the screen, then tap the touch key again to switch between screens to view your step count, distance covered, calories burnt, and other data.

Method 2: Viewing data in the Huawei Health app
Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices then your device name, then you can view the step count, calories burnt, and distance.
To view your workout data in the Huawei Health app, ensure that the band is connected to your phone using the Huawei Health app.

Sleep tracking-Integrated

Your band can automatically record your sleep data while you are asleep and determine your sleep status, such as a deep or light sleep, or if you woke up.
Your band collects your sleep data from 20:00 to 20:00 the next day. So if you sleep for 11 hours from 19:00 to 06:00 the next day, your band will count the length of your sleep time as 10 hours because you went to sleep before 20:00.
Wear your band so it fits comfortably for you to obtain accurate sleep data. It is recommended that you wear it quite tightly. When you are not using the band, lay it sideways on a flat surface. Avoid covering the back of the band.
You can use either of the following methods to check your sleep data:
Method 1: Viewing your sleep data on your band.
Make sure that you are wearing the band on your wrist. Tap the touch key below the screen to access and view your sleep data.

Method 2: Viewing your fitness data through the Huawei Health app.
To view your sleep data, open the Huawei Health app and touch the Sleep card in your Huawei Health app.

Syncing and sharing your fitness and health data

You can share your fitness data to third-party apps and compare with your friends.

For Android users:
To share your fitness data to a third-party app, open the Huawei Health app, go to Me > Settings > Data sharing and select the platform you want to share to. Follow the onscreen instructions specific to each platform.

For iOS users:
To share your fitness data to a third-party app, open the Huawei Health app, go to Discover > Third party services and select the platform you want to share to. Follow the onscreen instructions specific to each platform.

Dual device connection

You are able to connect a band in Foot mode and another Huawei/Honor wearable device to your phone using the Huawei Health app. The second device must support heart rate monitoring. After both devices are connected, your band is used as a running form monitoring device while the other wearable device is used as a heart rate monitoring device.

1. Connect your band to your phone using the Huawei Health app. Secure the band body to the shoe buckle and the band will automatically switch to Foot mode.
2. Connect the band to the phone using the Huawei Health app and connect another Huawei/Honor wearable device to the phone using the Huawei Health app.
3. Start a run in the Huawei Health app and ensure that both the two devices have been connected to the Huawei Health app. The actual screen may vary depending on the device model.
4. Touch the stop icon to stop the run in the Huawei Health app.
5. You can then view detailed workout data under Exercise records in the Huawei Health app.

• The dual device connection feature is only available on phones running on Android 4.4 or later.
• The following bands support Foot mode: HUAWEI Band 4e, HONOR Band 5 Sport, HONOR Band 4 Running, and HUAWEI Band 3e.
• The number of wearable devices that can be connected to the band in Foot mode will increase continuously. The actual product specifications may vary. Currently, the following bands support dual device connection: HUAWEI Band 4, HONOR Band 5i, HONOR Band 3, HONOR Band 4, HONOR Band 5, HUAWEI Band 5, HUAWEI Band B5, HUAWEI Band 3 Pro, HUAWEI Band 3, HUAWEI Band 4 Pro, HONOR Band 6, HUAWEI WATCH GT series and HONOR Watch series.

Setting alarms

Setting a Smart alarm

You can use the Huawei Health app to set a Smart alarm for the band to wake you up if it detects that you are in a light sleep during a preset period. This helps to gradually wake up your brain and make you feel more refreshed.
When HUAWEI TruSleep™ is enabled, your band may wake you up a little bit before the scheduled time if it detects you have already woken up.

For Android users:

1. Open the Huawei Health app, touch the band icon in the upper-right corner of the home screen, and go to Alarm > SMART ALARM.
2. Set the alarm time, repeat cycle, and the snooze cycle under Smart wakeup.
3. Touch in the upper-right corner to save the settings.
4. Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your band.

For iOS users:

1. Open the Huawei Health app and touch Devices.
2. Touch the band's Bluetooth name from the device list.
3. Go to Alarm > Smart alarm.
4. Set the alarm time, repeat cycle, and the snooze cycle under Smart wakeup.
5. Touch Save.
6. Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your band.

• When the alarm rings, tap the touch key to snooze, or tap and hold the touch key to turn off the alarm. If no operation is performed, the alarm will automatically turn off after snoozing twice.
• Your alarm may not work as expected if you restart your band or pair it again with your phone. In either of theses cases, you are advised to open the Huawei Health app, touch the band icon in the upper-right corner on the home screen, touch Alarm to enter the Alarm screen, turn off the alarm, and then turn it on again.

Setting an Event alarm

You can use the Huawei Health app to set a maximum of five Event alarms to remind you of work and social activities, such as meetings or get-togethers.

For Android users:
Setting alarms

1. Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices, touch your device, and go to Alarm > EVENT ALARMS.
2. Set the alarm time, tag, and repeat cycle.
3. Touch in the upper-right corner to save the settings.
4. Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your band.

For iOS users:

1. Open the Huawei Health app and touch Devices.
2. Touch the band's Bluetooth name from the device list.
3. Go to Alarm > Event alarms.
4. Set the alarm time, tag, and repeat cycle.
5. Touch Save.
6. Swipe down on the home screen to ensure that the alarm settings are synced to your band.

• The Event alarm will ring at the specified time. If you set a tag for the Event alarm, the band will display the tag. Otherwise, only the time will be displayed.
• When the alarm rings, tap the touch key to snooze, or touch and hold the touch key to turn off the alarm. If no operation is performed, the alarm will automatically turn off after snoozing twice.
• Your alarm may not work as expected if you restart your band or pair it again with your phone. You are advised to open the Huawei Health app and go to the Devices screen, touch Alarm to enter the Alarm screen, turn off the alarm, and then turn it on again.

Updating and MAC address

Viewing version information

Method 1: Remove the band body from the strap and place the band body on a flat table. Press both ends of the main body to ensure that the main body is stable. Keep the screen on and stay on the time screen. Use your knuckle to knock the central position of the display screen twice, pause for 1 to 2 seconds, and then knock the central position of the display screen twice to display related information. Press the touch key to switch to the version screen. The version information is displayed next to Version:

Method 2: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices and your device, and choose Firmware update. The band's version information will then be displayed under Current version.

Integrated -Updating your band

Method 1: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices and your device name, then touch Firmware update. Your phone will check for any available updates. Follow the onscreen instructions to update your band.
Method 2:

• For Android users: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices and your device name, then select Firmware update. Touch in the upper right corner and enable Auto-update device over Wi-Fi.
• For iOS users: Open the Huawei Health app, go to Me > Settings, and enable Autodownload update packages over Wi-Fi.

• Once Auto-update device over Wi-Fi or Auto-download update packages over WiFi is enabled, your band will receive an update package from the phone and send you a notification about the update. Follow the onscreen instructions to update your band.
• During an update, Bluetooth on your band will automatically disconnect, and reconnect once the update is complete.
• Do not charge your band during the update.

Viewing the Bluetooth name and MAC address

Viewing the Bluetooth name:
Method 1: In Wrist mode, tap the touch key below the screen until the screen is displayed, tap and hold the touch key to enter it. Then tap the touch key to switch to the screen, and after that tap and hold the touch key to restart the band.
Method 2: Open the Huawei Health app, touch Devices and your device name. The name of the connected device is the Bluetooth name.

Viewing the MAC address:
Method 1:
Remove the band body from the strap and place the band body on a flat table. Press both ends of the main body to ensure that the main body is stable. Keep the screen on and stay on the time screen. Use your knuckle to knock the central position of the display screen twice, pause for 1 to 2 seconds, and then knock the central position of the display screen twice to display related information. Press the touch key to switch to the MAC information screen. The 12 alphanumeric characters next to MAC: is the MAC address.

Method 2: Viewing the Bluetooth name and MAC address on the back of your band. The MAC address is a 12-character string consisting of digits and letters displayed next to MAC: .

Maintenance

Water resistance-Integrated

• The band has a water resistance rating of 5ATM, but this protection is not permanent and may deteriorate over time.
• You can wear your band when you are washing your hands, in the rain, or swimming in shallow water. Do not wear your band when you are showering, diving, scuba diving, or surfing.
  The following may affect the water resistance of your band:
• Dropping your band or any other impact on the band.
• Exposing your band to alkaline substances, such as soap, body wash, perfume, emulsion, or oil.
• Using your band in humid and high temperature conditions, such as in a hot shower or sauna.

Cleaning and maintenance-Integrated

Clean the strap in a timely manner after an intense workout to prevent the bacteria from growing. After you have washed the strap, place it in a well-ventilated area to dry. Try not wearing the strap while it is wet.