honor 8 PRO, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide ...

Page 2: ...l Media Accounts 11 Dialling Basic Calling Functions 13 Enable VoLTE to Enjoy HD Calls 13 Use VoWi Fi for a New Calling Experience 14 Camera Adjust Camera Settings 15 More Capture Modes 15 Gallery Photo Management 17 Optimiser Use Auto launch to Prevent Unwanted App Activities 19 Utilities Check Your Screen Time 20 Reset Your Phone 20 HUAWEI ID and Multiple Users Set and Use Multiple Users 21 Devi...

Page 3: ...urn Wi Fi On or Off 33 Apps and Notifications App Twin Log in to Two Social Media Accounts at Once 34 Storage Enable Memory Cleanup 35 System Change the Input Method 36 Enable Colour Correction 36 General Settings 36 System Update Update the Device System Online 37 Legal Notice Legal Notice 38 Personal Information and Data Security 39 Obtaining help 40 For more information 40 Contents ii ...

Page 4: ...e following operations 1 Enter the lock screen password to access the Password vault settings Open Settings and go to Security privacy Password vault 2 Enter your lock screen password to access the Password vault screen 3 Enable Password vault When you log in to an app for the first time or after logging out select SAVE and your username and password will be saved Next time you log in use the meth...

Page 5: ...ructions to create your PrivateSpace You can only create one PrivateSpace Quickly switch between MainSpace and PrivateSpace From the lock screen you can quickly switch between spaces using your fingerprint or password After you restart your Phone you are required to first enter the MainSpace using your password You can then switch between spaces from your lock screen Enter PrivateSpace You can ent...

Page 6: ...you want to set as your wallpaper In Gallery open the photo that you like go to Set as Wallpaper and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as your home screen wallpaper Manage Your Home Screen Widgets Want to quickly add widgets such as screen lock weather notepad clock contacts or calendar to your home screen You can add move or delete home screen widgets to tidy up your home screen a...

Page 7: ...me screen Open Settings go to Home screen wallpaper Home screen style and select Drawer If you want to switch back to a standard home screen select Standard Add an app icon from app drawer to the home screen After you enable app drawer touch on the home screen to enter the app list From the app list touch and hold the app icon that you want to add until your Phone vibrates and then drag it to the ...

Page 8: ...frame the text in the viewfinder and wait for it to be translated 3 You can touch to copy the translation and paste it anywhere you like Scan Food to Acquire Calorie Information Ever just start wondering about how to select healthy food and keep slim Scan the food to get the weight the calorie and the nutrient information using HiVision This feature requires an Internet connection Connect to a Wi ...

Page 9: ...y by regions and service providers Signal strength No signal 4G network connected 3G network connected 4G network connected HSPA network connected 2G network connected LTE LTE LTE network connected LTE LTE LTE network connected NFC enabled HSPA network connected Airplane mode enabled VoLTE available Wi Fi network connected Roaming Receiving location data from GPS Bluetooth enabled Silent mode enab...

Page 10: ...ns from multiple apps Touch Batch management then disable All To block notifications from an app you can also swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel touch and hold an app notification then disable Allow notifications Set a Lock Screen Password to Protect Your Privacy Your Phone stores a lot of sensitive information such as personal photos contact information banking apps for...

Page 11: ...nt unlock this is the recommended unlock method Using a fingerprint is a secure and quick way to unlock the device After setting a lock screen password touch Add in the dialog box that pops up and follow the onscreen prompts to enrol your fingerprints l For security reasons please do not disable the lock screen password A lock screen password prevents unauthorised access to your device For the sec...

Page 12: ...to Home screen wallpaper Wallpaper You can Set a picture as your home screen wallpaper Touch Gallery or select a preset wallpaper in your device and follow the onscreen instructions to select Lock screen Home screen or Both Set a photo as your wallpaper from Gallery Have a great photo you want to set as your wallpaper In Gallery open the photo that you like go to Set as Wallpaper and follow the on...

Page 13: ...ps Want to store your apps in one location on your home screen to make your home screen look cleaner You can enable app drawer on your home screen to store all your apps and free up space on your home screen Open Settings go to Home screen wallpaper Home screen style and select Drawer If you want to switch back to a standard home screen select Standard Add an app icon from app drawer to the home s...

Page 14: ...merge and touch Merge Display contacts for different accounts From the contacts list screen go to Settings Display preferences and select the accounts for which you want to display contacts You can also l Enable Simple view Go to Settings Display preferences and enable Simple view l View contact storage space Go to Settings Display preferences The Accounts area displays the total and available sto...

Page 15: ...w contact information provided by LinkedIn Open a LinkedIn contact and touch View LinkedIn profile online Unlink a LinkedIn contact Open Contacts go to Settings LinkedIn and select Disassociate Contacts 12 ...

Page 16: ...ter the number you want to forward your calls to then confirm When call forwarding is enabled your device will automatically forward eligible calls to the preset number Activate International Roaming for Borderless Communication When you travel abroad for work or a holiday you can make calls when your device is roaming without having to dial the country code 1 Contact your network provider to acti...

Page 17: ...ence You can use VoWi Fi to make voice and video calls in any location that has a Wi Fi network even when there is no mobile Phone network reception This feature must be supported by your carrier Contact your carrier for more information including fees and charges Open Phone go to Settings Wi Fi calling enable Wi Fi calling Touch Mode and follow the onscreen instructions to set the preferred netwo...

Page 18: ...u take a photo it will be saved in RAW and standard format and stored in a special folder in Gallery RAW format pictures take up more storage space than standard format pictures More Capture Modes Custom Shooting Modes Want to discover new ways of using your camera besides the preset functions You can download or delete shooting modes based on your needs Download more shooting modes Open Camera Mo...

Page 19: ...d touch on the top of the picture to view a dynamic effect The moving picture automatically stops after a complete playback You can also touch the screen to stop the playback Share moving pictures Go to Gallery Albums Camera touch the moving picture you want to share then touch to select a sharing method Moving pictures can be shared directly through Wi Fi Bluetooth Huawei Share and more The recei...

Page 20: ...are more than 10 group photos Gallery will cluster them and generate a group photo album Organise Albums Add an album From the Albums tab touch Add album name the album then touch OK Select the photos or videos you want to add Move photos and videos Move photos and videos from various albums into the same one for easy management and browsing Touch and hold a photo or video you want to move until i...

Page 21: ... Recently deleted album touch and hold a photo or video until the icon appears Select the items you want to recover and touch to restore them to their original albums If the original album has been deleted a new one will be created Gallery 18 ...

Page 22: ...manage apps Enable Manage all automatically or toggle on the switches for individual apps The system will automatically analyse app usage and prohibit apps from automatic launch secondary launch and background running l Manually manage apps If you have not enabled Manage all automatically touch the switch of a desired app and enable or disable automatic launch secondary launch and background runni...

Page 23: ... change other settings on your Phone or delete any data or files Open Settings go to System Reset Reset network settings touch Reset network settings and follow the onscreen instructions to reset the settings Restore all settings This will restore your device s initial network settings fingerprint data face data and lock screen passwords It won t reset settings for Find my Phone or HUAWEI ID nor w...

Page 24: ...all records The basic call functions can still be used after you switch to a different user mode The added new user can make calls send messages and share call records with the phone owner The guest user can make calls and share call records with the phone owner To do this log in with the owner account and touch Settings and then go to Users accounts Users Select the desired user and touch Allow c...

Page 25: ...sers accounts Users Then touch the username or profile picture of the desired user You will be prompted to enter the password to unlock the screen when switching back to the owner from another user HUAWEI ID and Multiple Users 22 ...

Page 26: ...payments NFC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NFC can be used in multiple scenarios with different requirements and methods Point to point mode Transfers data between two NFC enabled devices within a short distance No pairing is required and a more secure connection is established l Both devices need to support NFC l During data transmission devices must be within 10 cm 4 inches of each other l Screen must be on...

Page 27: ... Huawei Pay l HCE emulation For example UnionPay Cloud QuickPass First download the app for your bank card and associate your card with the app For details consult your bank s customer service centre Then enable NFC set a specific bank app as your default payment app in NFC while keeping the screen on and unlocked To make Cloud QuickPass payments your card and the POS device must support QuickPass...

Page 28: ...ctivity and enable NFC and Huawei Beam Keep your Phone unlocked and the screen on Place the NFC detection areas of both devices close together Once a connection is established the transmitting device will play an audio prompt After the prompt please wait for the file transfer to complete Received files are saved by default to the Beam folder of your Files l If there is an option to enable Read and...

Page 29: ...ed Phone on the computer to view the files on your Phone You can use Windows Media Player to view the media files on your Phone l Transfer images Picture Transfer Protocol PTP is a protocol that allows you to transfer images You can upload and share photos between your Phone and computer using this connection method Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel and then set your US...

Page 30: ...nternal storage or Albums folders on your device are then displayed on your computer The content of these folders is not automatically saved to your Windows PC but can be accessed copied and saved locally as needed on the computer 5 You can also edit the files or photos in Internal storage or Albums on your Windows PC and the changes will be synced to your device automatically Similarly if you edi...

Page 31: ...This function is supported on Mac computers running iOS 10 8 or later Device Connection 28 ...

Page 32: ...d regularly monitor and manage the allowed permissions for your apps to protect your privacy and security Enable or disable location services Open Settings go to Security privacy Location access and enable or disable Access my location When location services are disabled aside for pre installed software such as Find my Phone your Phone will stop all apps and services from collecting and using your...

Page 33: ...ace When you exit your PrivateSpace all system memory used by the PrivateSpace will be freed You can still switch back to your PrivateSpace whenever you need it To exit PrivateSpace open Settings and go to Security privacy PrivateSpace Exit Delete PrivateSpace Deleting your PrivateSpace will permanently delete all apps and data stored within your PrivateSpace and this data will be unable to be res...

Page 34: ...ur old device and open Settings Go to Security privacy PrivateSpace Space Clone This is the old phone Follow the onscreen instructions to scan the QR code displayed on your new device Alternatively connect your old device to your new device s Wi Fi hotspot manually After establishing a connection select and transfer data from your old device to your new device You can cancel the file transfer anyt...

Page 35: ...cation password Enter your password as prompted and on the App lock screen toggle on the switch for the apps you want to lock Set your App lock password Touch on the App lock screen then touch Password type Select Lock screen password or Custom PIN Use Password Vault Password vault saves and fills in your passwords allowing you to log in to apps on your device more conveniently and securely Enable...

Page 36: ...tch to your mobile data network depending on strength of Wi Fi signals in your area Note that using mobile data to download or view videos and other large files may incur additional data usage fees To avoid excessive data charges purchase an appropriate data plan l After Wi Fi is enabled even if Wi Fi is disabled manually the device may automatically switch to a Wi Fi network when it detects a via...

Page 37: ... App twin feature only works with WeChat QQ LINE Facebook Snapchat WhatsApp and Messenger Download the latest versions of these apps before using this feature Open Settings Go to Apps App twin and enable App twin for WeChat QQ LINE Facebook Snapchat WhatsApp or Messenger as required When App twin is enabled two WeChat QQ LINE Facebook Snapchat WhatsApp or Messenger app icons are displayed on the h...

Page 38: ... Use Memory cleanup to free up storage space improve system performance and keep your device running smoothly Open Optimiser then touch Cleanup to clean up memory and clear the cache to optimise performance If your storage space is still low perform a deep clean to free up additional storage space 35 ...

Page 39: ...region then select the language you want to use If the language you want to use is not listed touch Add language to search for additional languages You can also touch Region to select the country region The system interface is displayed according to the local habits of the selected region View Memory and Storage Status Unsure of how much memory and storage you have left after using your Phone for ...

Page 40: ...r device and proof of purchase to an authorised Huawei Customer Service Centre for updates l Back up important data before updating your device l After the update certain third party apps such as e banking and game apps may be incompatible with the new system Regularly update such third party apps to fix compatibility issues 1 Open Settings 2 Go to System Software update When the system detects a ...

Page 41: ...gistered trademarks of Qualcomm Inc NASDAQ QCOM Other trademarks products services and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners Notice Some features of the product and its accessories described herein rely on the software installed or the capacities and settings of the local network and therefore may not be activated or may be limited by local network operators...

Page 42: ...d expressly excludes all liability in connection with such matters DISCLAIMER ALL CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE PROVIDED AS IS EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUME...

Page 43: ... party applications from a legitimate source Downloaded third party applications should be scanned for viruses l Install security software or patches released by Huawei or authorised third party application providers l Using unauthorised third party software to update your device may damage your device or put your personal information at risk It is recommended that you update through your device s...

Page 44: ...tatements information and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind express or implied Please visit http consumer huawei com en support hotline for recent updated hotline and email address in your country or region The N Mark is a trademark or registered trademark of NFC Forum Inc in the United States and in other countries ...