Huawei Ascend G6 User manual

User Guide

Contents

Foreword

Preparations

2 Your phone at a glance

3 Charging the battery

4 Powering your phone on and off

Getting started

5 Getting to know your home screen

7 Using the notification panel

7 Accessing applications

8Texting

Personalizing your phone

10 Setting the theme

10 Change the wallpaper

11 Organizing home screen widgets and application icons

11 Organizing home screen icons using folders

12 Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel

12 Setting tones

13 Changing the font size

13 Setting the screen unlock method

Calls

16 Smart dialing

16 Answering or rejecting a call

17 Viewing the call log

17 What you can do during a call

18 Answering a third-party call

18 Making emergency calls

19 Other call services

People

21 Creating a contact

21 Searching for a contact

21 Importing or exporting contacts

22 Sharing contacts

23 Creating a contact group

23 Sending messages or emails to a contact group

Messaging

24 Sending a text message

24 Sending a multimedia message

25 Replying to a message

25 Searching for a message

25 Managing messages

Browser

27 Browsing web pages

27 Managing bookmarks

28 Setting the home page

28 Clearing your browsing history

29 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account

29 Adding an Exchange account

30 Sending emails

30 Checking your emails

Multimedia

31 Camera

33 Gallery

35 Music

Internet connection

38 Mobile data connection

38 Setting up a Wi-Fi connection

40 Wi-Fi Direct

40 Wi-Fi hotspot

Sharing data

42 Bluetooth

43 Using DLNA

44 Connecting your phone to a computer

Managing applications

46 Downloading applications

46 Viewing applications

46 Uninstalling an application

46 Clearing the application cache

Settings

48 Turning on or off airplane mode

48 Tone settings

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49 Display settings

49 Setting the date and time

50 Changing the system language

50 Modifying location service settings

51 Restoring factory settings

51 Online update

Legal Notice

Foreword

Thank you for choosing the

HUAWEI Ascend G6

smartphone.

This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone

and safety precautions. Please read it carefully before you start using the

phone.

All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The

actual product may vary.

Symbols and definitions

The following symbols are used in this document.

Note Provides additional information.

Caution

Indicates potential problems that may arise

without the proper care and, if necessary, how to

handle these problems.

Preparations

Your phone at a glance

Buttons

Proximity sensor/light sensor Front camera

Headset jack Microphone

Speaker Power button

Volume button Status indicator

Earpiece Micro USB port

Rear camera Flashlight

•

When your phone is powered off, press and hold to power it on.

•

Press to turn on or off the screen. Press and hold to display

an option menu.

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Preparations

Charging the battery

Your phone's built-in battery is not user-removable. To replace the

battery, contact an authorized service center. Do not attempt to remove

it yourself.

Use the provided USB cable and power adapter to connect your phone to a

power outlet, or use the USB cable itself to connect your phone to a

computer.

Battery indicator

The battery indicator shows your phone's battery level.

•

Blinking red: The battery level is lower than 10%.

•

Steady red (when charging): The battery level is lower than 10%.

•

Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is higher than 10%.

•

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 option menu.

Preparations

•

Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost or already full.

Important information about the battery

•

If the battery power is depleted, you may not be able to power on your

phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. This is normal.

Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes before attempting to power

on your phone.

•

Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may

eventually need to be replaced. When the battery life becomes noticeably

shorter, replace the battery.

•

The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient

temperature and age of the battery.

•

If your phone is very low on power, it plays an alert tone and displays a

message. If the battery level is extremely low, your phone automatically

powers off.

Powering your phone on and off

•

To power on your phone, press and hold .

•

To power off your phone, press and hold to display an option menu,

and then touch

Power off

If errors occur and you cannot power off your phone, press and hold

for 10 or more seconds to restart your phone.

Getting started

Getting to know your home screen

Your home screens are where you'll find your favorite 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.

Switching between home screens

Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you

create more home screens for various application icons and widgets.

•

Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens.

Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the

status bar to open the notification panel.

Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.

Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position.

Dock: displays your most common applications.

Getting started

•

Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch

a thumbnail to enter that particular 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.

Press and the volume down button simultaneously to take a screenshot.

Then, open the notification panel and touch to share the screenshot.

Screenshots are saved to the

Screenshots

album in

Gallery

Auto-rotate screen

Your phone features a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a

web page or viewing a photo, the orientation of your screen will

automatically change to landscape or portrait view. You'll also be able to

enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games.

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