Huawei MatePad 11 User manual

User Guide

Contents

Essentials

Basic Gestures 1

System Navigation 3

Tablet Clone 4

Lock and Unlock Your Screen 4

Get Familiar with the Home Screen 6

Notication and Status Icons 7

Control Panel 9

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 9

Home Screen Widgets 10

Set Your Wallpaper 10

Screenshots & Screen Recording 11

View and Clear Notications 13

Adjust Sound Settings 14

Enter Text 14

multi-window 16

Power On and O or Restart Your Device 19

Charging 20

Smart Features

AI Voice 22

AI Lens 27

AI Touch 29

AI Search 29

Easy Projection 29

Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet and Phone 30

Huawei Share 32

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera 35

Take Photos 35

Take Panoramic Photos 36

Add Stickers to Photos 37

Documents Mode 37

Record Videos 38

Time-Lapse Photography 39

Adjust Camera Settings 39

Manage Gallery 41

Smart Photo Categorization 47

Huawei Vlog Editor 47

People Album Videos 49

Highlights 50

Apps

Apps 54

Calendar 55

Clock 56

Notepad 57

Recorder 61

Email 62

Calculator 67

Flashlight 67

Compass 68

App Twin 68

Tablet Manager 68

Tablet Clone 69

HiSuite 70

Settings

Search for Items in Settings 72

Wi-Fi 72

More Connections 73

Home Screen & Wallpaper 77

Display & Brightness 79

Sounds & Vibration 81

Notications 82

Biometrics & Password 84

Apps 85

Battery 86

Storage 87

Security 88

Privacy 91

Accessibility Features 94

Users & Accounts 96

System & Updates 97

About Tablet 100

Contents

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Basic Gestures

Basic Gestures and Shortcuts

System Navigation Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and make sure that Gestures is

selected.

Return to the previous screen

Swipe in from the left or right edges to return to the previous screen.

Back to home screen

Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.

Recent tasks

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view recent tasks.

Close an app

When viewing recent tasks, swipe up on an app preview to close the app.

Switch between apps

•Slide across the bottom edge of the screen to switch between apps.

Before using this gesture, touch Settings on the System navigation

screen, and ensure that Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled.

•Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc to switch between apps.

More Gestures

Access Home screen editing mode

Pinch two ngers together on the home screen.

Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen

Turn on the screen and swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.

Display the search bar

Swipe down on the home screen.

Open the notication panel

Swipe down from the upper left edge of the screen to display the

notication panel.

Turn on a shortcut switch

Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display and

touch to expand the shortcut switches panel(depending on your device

model).

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System Navigation

Change the System Navigation Mode

Navigate with Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and select Gestures.

You can then:

•Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge.

•Return to the home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

•Access the Recent tasks screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold.

•Close an app: Swipe up on an app preview from the Recent tasks screen. Swiping down on

an app preview can lock the app. A locked app will not be cleared when you touch on

the Recent tasks screen.

•Switch apps: Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc. Alternatively, when Slide

across bottom to switch apps is enabled, swipe across the bottom edge of the screen.

You can enable Show navigation bar to display the navigation bar to assist your gesture

operations.

Slide across bottom to switch apps or Show navigation bar is not supported on certain

products.

Use Three-Key Navigation

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and select Three-key navigation.

You can then:

•Touch to return to the previous menu or exit the current app.

•Touch to return to the home screen.

•Touch to access the recent tasks screen.

You can touch Settings to congure more settings.

•Select a navigation key combination.

•Enable Hide navigation keys to allow you to hide the navigation bar when not in use.

•Touch (if available in the selected navigation key combination) to open the notication

panel.

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Use Navigation Dock to Control Your Tablet

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation > More or Settings > System &

updates > System navigation > Navigation Dock(depending on your device model) and

enable Navigation dock.

After the Navigation dock appears, you can:

•Drag the dock to your preferred position.

•Touch the dock to go back.

•Touch and hold the dock, then release it to return to the home screen.

•Touch and hold the dock, then swipe left or right to view recent tasks.

Tablet Clone

Use Tablet Clone to Move Data to Your New Device

Tablet Clone lets you quickly and seamlessly move all the basic data (including contacts,

calendar, images, and videos) from your old tablet to your new tablet.

Migrate Data from a Huawei or Other Android Device

1On your new tablet, open the Tablet Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates >

Tablet Clone, touch This is the new device, and select Huawei or Other Android.

2On your old device, follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone.

3On the old device, open the Tablet Clone app, touch This is the old device, and follow

the onscreen instructions to connect the old device with your new device by scanning a

code or connecting manually.

4On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start

cloning.

Migrate Data from an iPhone or iPad

1On the new tablet, open the Tablet Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates >

Tablet Clone, touch This is the new device, and select iPhone/iPad.

2Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone on your old device.

3On the old device, open the Tablet Clone app, touch This is the old device, and follow

the onscreen instructions to connect the old device with your new device by scanning a

code or connecting manually.

4On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen

instructions to complete the data cloning.

Lock and Unlock Your Screen

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Lock the Screen

If your tablet remains inactive for a period of time, it will automatically lock the screen and

enter sleep mode to save power.

Alternative, you can manually lock the screen in either of the following ways:

•Press the Power button.

•On the home screen, pinch two ngers together to enter screen editing mode. Touch

Widgets, then drag the Screen Lock icon to the home screen. You can now touch the

Screen Lock icon to lock the screen.

Set the Screen Timeout Period

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Sleep and select a screen timeout period.

Turn On the Screen

You can turn on the screen in any of the following ways:

•Press the Power button.

•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen, and

enable Raise to wake and/or Double-tap to wake. Then use the corresponding feature to

turn on the screen.

If your tablet does not have this option, it indicates that this feature is not supported.

Unlock the Screen with Password

Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to display the password

input panel. Then, enter your lock screen password.

Use Face Unlock

Turn on the screen and align it with your face. Your tablet will unlock once your face is

recognized.

Display Your Signature on the Lock Screen

Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper, touch Lock screen signature, then type text to

display on the lock screen.

To remove the signature, touch Lock screen signature and delete the text.

Access Apps from the Lock Screen

You can access commonly used apps, such as Camera, Recorder, and Calculator, from the lock

screen.

•Turn on the screen, and swipe up on the Camera icon in the lower right corner to open

Camera.

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•Turn on the screen, and swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to open the shortcut

panel. Then touch the app you wish to access from the available shortcuts, such as

Flashlight, Calculator, or Timer.

Get Familiar with the Home Screen

Service widgets

Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget, and you can then preview a variety of

service information such as the weather or your schedule. You can add service widgets to the

screen for easier access. You can also select dierent service widget styles and layouts to

customize your home screen.

This feature is not supported in some cases, such as when your device is in Simple mode.

Expand and Collapse Service Widgets

Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget, and touch any other area outside of the

service widget to collapse it.

Apps with a widget bar at the bottom support Service Widgets.

You are not able to swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget in Drawer mode.

Pin Service Widgets on the Home Screen

You can pin a service widget on the home screen using the following methods:

•Touch and hold a service widget to display a shortcut menu, and drag it to a blank space

on the home screen.

•Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget and touch to add the service

widget to the current screen.

If there is no space available on the current screen, it will be pinned to the next screen. If

neither screen has any space, a new screen will be created to the right of the current screen

for the service widget.

•You can add dierent styles of service widgets for the same app.

•Service widgets cannot be pinned to folders.

While swiping up on an app icon and adding its service widget to the home screen, drag it to

the Undo section at the top of the screen if you want to cancel this operation.

Set the Style of Service Widgets

You can set the style of service widgets in the following ways:

•Swipe up on an app icon to expand a service widget, touch and hold the service widget,

and go to More service widgets > Set as expandable snippet.

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•Touch and hold an app icon and go to Service widgets > Set as expandable snippet (only

supported by some apps).

Add Service Widgets to the Home Screen

You can add a service widget on the home screen using the following methods:

•Touch and hold a service widget and go to More service widgets > Add to home screen.

•Touch and hold an app icon and go to Service widgets > Add to home screen (only

supported by some apps).

If there is no space available on the current screen, it will be pinned to the next screen. If

neither screen has any space, a new screen will be created to the right of the current screen

for the service widget.

You can also touch and hold a service widget on the More service widgets screen, and drag

it to the blank area on the home screen.

Edit Service Widgets

Some service widgets can be set to display the information you want to see. For example,

you can select dierent cities on the Weather service widget, or select a time zone for the

Clock service widget.

Touch and hold a service widget, touch Edit, and follow the onscreen instructions.

Operations on Service Widgets

•Touch a service widget to access the corresponding app.

•You can also perform some simple operations directly on the service widget, such as playing

or pausing the music on the Music service widget.

Remove Service Widgets

Touch and hold a service widget, touch Remove, and follow the onscreen instructions.

If you uninstall an app, the corresponding service widget will also be removed.

Notication and Status Icons

Network status icons may vary depending on your region or network service provider.

Supported functions vary depending on the device model. Some of the following icons

may not be applicable to your tablet.

5G network connected 4G network connected

3G network connected 2G network connected

Full signal strength Roaming

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