Contents Foreword Preparations Your phone at a glance Charging the battery Switching your phone on and off Getting started Getting to know your home screen Using the notification panel Accessing applications Texting Personalising your phone Setting the theme Change the wallpaper Organising home screen widgets and application icons Organising home screen icons using folders Customising switch shortcuts on the notification panel...
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Messaging Sending a text message Sending a multimedia message Replying to a message Searching for a message Managing messages Browser Browsing web pages Managing bookmarks Setting the home page Clearing your browsing history Email Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Adding an Exchange account Sending emails Checking your emails...
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Display settings Setting the date and time Changing the system language Modifying location service settings Restoring factory settings Online update Legal Notice...
Foreword Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend G6 smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. It also contains safety precautions so, before you start using your new phone, please read this guide first.
Preparations Preparations Your phone at a glance Proximity sensor/RGB light Front camera sensor Headset connector Microphone Speaker Power button Volume button Status indicator Earpiece Micro USB connector Rear camera Camera flash Buttons • When your phone is powered off, press and hold to switch it on.
Preparations • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application. • When you are entering text, touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. Touch to return to the home screen. Touch to display the options menu. Charging the battery Your phone's built-in battery is not user-removable.
Preparations • Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost or already full. Important information about the battery • If the battery is depleted when you start charging your phone, it may take a moment before you can switch your phone on. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes before switching your phone on.
Getting started Getting started Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you'll find your favourite widgets and all your applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is shown below.
Getting started • Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch a thumbnail to enter that home screen. Taking a screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Take a screenshot and share away.
Getting started To quickly turn the auto-rotate screen function on or off, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then touch Using the notification panel Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Touch to delete all notifications.
Getting started Viewing recently used applications To display the list of recently used applications, touch and hold . You can then: • Touch an application to start it. • Flick left or right across an application to dismiss it. • Touch to clear the list.
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Getting started • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag to select more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box. • Cut text: Select text and touch Cut. •...
Personalising your phone Personalising your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes. Changing the theme On the home screen, touch Themes. Select a theme, then touch APPLY. Customising a theme From the theme grid, touch CUSTOMIZE CURRENT THEME.
Personalising your phone Organising home screen widgets and application icons Adding a widget to the home screen On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialogue box. Touch Widgets. Drag a widget from the screen's lower section to a screen thumbnail. Touch to return to the home screen.
Personalising your phone You can then: • Touch the folder name to rename it. • Touch and add more items to the folder. Removing an item from a folder On the home screen, touch a folder. Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item. A folder must contain at least two items;...
Personalising your phone Touch APPLY. Setting notification tones On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab. Under DEVICE, touch Sound. Touch Notification tone. Select a tone type. You can configure the email notification tone only after you have set up an email account.
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Personalising your phone To turn face unlock off, use the secondary unlock method to enter the Screen lock screen, then select another unlock method. Pattern unlock On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab. Under PERSONAL, touch Security. Touch Screen lock >...
Personalising your phone After you set the password, you must enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen. If you enter incorrect passwords five consecutive times, the screen stops responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds. You will still be able to make emergency calls during this time.
Calls Calls Smart dialling Smart dialling lets you find your contacts quickly and easily, just enter part of their name or number to find them. On the home screen, touch Phone. Enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the contact's phone number.
Calls • Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialler screen, touch > Call settings > Quick responses to edit the message that will be sent. Viewing the call log On the home screen, touch Phone to display your recent calls above the dialler.
Calls Touch to mute or unmute the microphone. Touch to end the call. Touch to display the dialler. Touch > to write a note. Touch > to display the contact list. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, then touch Current call.
Calls Enabling call forwarding Too busy to answer all your calls with one phone? Forward them to another number and never miss an important call again! On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab. Under APPS, touch Call. Touch Call forwarding.
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Calls To listen to your voicemail messages, touch and hold the 1 key on the dialler and follow the voice instructions.
People People Forget about lugging around business card holders. You can now easily store and manage your contacts. Creating a contact On the home screen, touch People then the Contacts tab. Touch Select an account. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch another field to enter more information.
People Select one or more vCards. Touch OK. Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device You can import vCards from a Bluetooth device to your phone. On the home screen, touch People then the Contacts tab. Touch > Manage contacts > Import via Bluetooth.
People Touch Share, then choose a sharing method from the displayed options menu. Creating a contact group On the home screen, touch People then the Groups tab. Touch Name the contact group. Touch Select one or more contacts. Touch MEMBERS. Touch DONE.
Messaging Messaging Sending a text message On the home screen, touch Messaging. In the list of message threads, touch Touch the recipient text box, then enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. Write your message. Send Touch Sending a multimedia message...
Messaging Replying to a message On the home screen, touch Messaging. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. Touch the text field to write your reply. Send Touch Searching for a message On the home screen, touch Messaging.
Messaging Touch and hold the message you want to forward. From the displayed options menu, choose Forward. Touch the recipient text box, then enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. Send Touch Deleting a message On the home screen, touch Messaging.
Browser Browser Your phone's browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up-to- date news and information. Staying connected has never been easier. Browsing web pages On the home screen, touch Browser. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone displays matching websites as you type.
Browser On the Browser screen, touch Touch Bookmarks. Touch and hold the bookmark you want to edit. From the displayed options menu, choose Edit bookmark. Edit the bookmark. Touch OK. Setting the home page Set your favourite web page as your browser's home page to make life a little easier.
Email Email Out and about but expecting an important email? No need to rush home, you can send and receive emails on your phone. Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider.
Email Sending emails On the home screen, touch Email. Open an email account. On the Inbox screen, touch Enter the recipient and subject, then write your message and attach any files you want to send. When you are done, touch to send the email.
Multimedia Multimedia Camera Capture memories you will treasure forever. Camera takes pictures or records videos of those special moments, letting you experience them over and over again - in vivid colour and crisp quality. Viewfinder Touch to switch between the rear and front cameras. Touch to set the flash mode.
Multimedia • Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it. • Spread two fingers to zoom in or pinch to zoom out. Touch the thumbnail to view your photos. Touch to take a photo. • Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode.
Multimedia Taking a panoramic photo Upset that your old camera couldn't capture wide scenes? Panorama mode can. With panorama mode, you can take several photos and stitch them together into one seamless shot. On the home screen, touch Camera. In photo mode, touch >...
Multimedia Touch the album you want to view. Touch the photo or video to view it in full screen mode. When viewing a photo, pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in. Editing a photo You can remove red eye, crop a photo, or apply a number of effects to make your photos even more stunning.
Multimedia Touch > Set as > . Drag the frames of the grid to resize it. Touch Music In the mood for music? Your phone provides you with a supreme audio experience. Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound.
Multimedia Flick left or right to switch between the album cover and lyrics. Touch to add a song to your favourites. Touch to switch the playing mode. Drag the slider to control the playback. • Touch to play and touch to pause.
Multimedia Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. Touch the text box to name the playlist. Touch Save. You can now add songs to the playlist. In the displayed dialogue box, touch OK. Select the songs you want to add. Touch ADD. Playing a playlist On the home screen, touch Music.
Internet connection Internet connection Mobile data connection After you insert a SIM card into your phone and switch it on for the first time, your phone automatically registers with your service provider's data service. Checking the network connection On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab.
Internet connection Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi. You phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to, then touch Connect. Enter the Wi-Fi network's password if prompted.
Internet connection Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct lets you easily connect two devices and transmit or share data between them. Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. On the Wi-Fi network list, touch You phone then scans for available devices and displays them.
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Internet connection better secure the Wi-Fi network. Set the key to the Wi-Fi hotspot. If another device wants to access your phone's network, the device must know this key. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box. On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phone's Wi- Fi network.
Sharing data Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on Bluetooth On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab.
Sharing data Sharing files using Bluetooth Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends. You can share files with Bluetooth-enabled devices without an Internet connection. On the home screen, touch File Manager. Touch and hold the file you want to send.
Sharing data devices. On the home screen, touch Tools > DLNA to access DLNA. You can then share photos, videos, and songs with other DLNA devices, as well as view and download the multimedia files that other DLNA devices are sharing with you. Connecting your phone to a computer When you connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable, your phone will display a notification prompting you to select a connection type.
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Sharing data On the USB computer connection screen, choose USB storage device. The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer. The computer will identify your phone as a USB mass storage device. You can then transfer files between your phone and the computer. If you unplug your phone from your computer while it's transferring or saving data, you might risk losing some data.
Managing applications Managing applications Downloading applications A rich selection of applications is available through Google's Play Store. You can also connect your phone to a computer to transfer already downloaded applications. Viewing applications You can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone.
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Managing applications On the home screen, touch Settings then the tab. Under APPS, touch Manage apps. Flick to All. Touch Clear cache.
Settings Settings Turning flight mode on or off Always comply with the flight operator's rules and regulations. If the flight operator allows flight mode, turn it on to disable your phone's wireless features. You can then safely use your phone to listen to music, watch films, and play games.
Settings • Touch System to turn the notification tone or vibration on or off when you touch or lock the screen, take a screenshot, dial a number, and more. You can adjust the volume from the home screen or most applications, such as call, music, and video.
Settings • Clear the Automatic date & time check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network date and time. • Clear the Automatic time zone check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network time zone. •...
Settings • Touch Wireless networks to have your phone obtain your location information from a Wi-Fi network or mobile data connection. Restoring factory settings Restoring the factory settings erases all your personal data from your phone, including your email accounts, system and application settings, and installed applications.
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