Huawei MatePad Pro User manual

User Guide

MatePad Pro

Contents

Essentials

Basic Gestures 1

System Navigation 2

Tablet Clone 3

Lock and Unlock Your Screen 3

Notication and Status Icons 4

Control Panel 6

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 6

Home Screen Widgets 7

Set Your Wallpaper 7

Screenshots & Screen Recording 8

View and Clear Notications 10

Adjust Sound Settings 11

Enter Text 12

Multi-Window 12

Power On and O or Restart Your Device 15

Charging 16

Smart Features

AI Voice 19

AI Lens 22

AI Touch 24

Easy Projection 25

Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet and Phone 25

Huawei Share 27

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera 28

Take Photos 28

Take Panoramic Photos 29

Add Stickers to Photos 29

Documents Mode 30

Record Videos 30

Time-Lapse Photography 31

Adjust Camera Settings 32

Manage Gallery 33

Highlights 38

Apps

Apps 42

Contacts 43

MeeTime 44

Calendar 46

Clock 47

Notepad 48

Recorder 51

Email 52

Calculator 55

Torch 55

App Twin 56

Tablet Manager 56

Tablet Clone 57

Settings

Search for Items in Settings 59

Wi-Fi 59

Bluetooth 60

More Connections 61

Home Screen & Wallpaper 63

Display & Brightness 65

Sounds & Vibration 67

Notications 68

Biometrics & Password 69

Apps 70

Battery 71

Storage 73

Security 73

Privacy 76

Accessibility Features 78

Users & Accounts 79

System & Updates 80

About Tablet 82

Contents

Essentials

Basic Gestures

Knuckle Gestures

Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures to enable Take screenshot,

Record screen.

Take a screenshot

Knock twice on the screen with a knuckle to take a screenshot.

Take a scrollshot

Knock on the screen with a knuckle and draw an "S" to take a scrolling

screenshot.

Capture part of the screen

Knock and draw an enclosed area with a knuckle to capture part of the

screen.

Record screen

Knock twice on the screen with two knuckles to start or end a screen

recording.

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.

System Navigation

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 Device

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 device to your new device.

Migrate Data from a Huawei or Other Android Device

1On your new device, 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 device, 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

Essentials

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 device 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 device will unlock once your face is

recognised.

Notication and Status Icons

Network status icons may vary according to your region or network service provider.

Supported functions vary according to the device model. Some of the following icons may

not be applicable to your device.

5G network connected 4G network connected

3G network connected 2G network connected

Full signal strength Roaming

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Data saver enabled No SIM card detected

Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected

Wi-Fi connected Hotspot disconnected

Switching network via Wi-Fi+ Alarm set

Battery empty Low battery

Charging Quick charging

Super charging Super wireless charging

Quick wireless charging Regular wireless charging

Power saving mode enabled Digital balance enabled

Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery

Bluetooth device connected VPN connected

Driving mode Projection device connected

Location service enabled Eye comfort mode enabled

Headset connected Headset with a microphone

connected

Calling VoLTE enabled

Missed call Unread SMS

Silence Vibration

NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled

Data syncing Data sync failed

Performance mode enabled New email

Event reminder More notications

Essentials

Airplane mode enabled

Control Panel

Use Shortcut Switches

Turn on a Shortcut Switch

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

to expand the shortcut switches panel.

•Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature.

•Touch and hold a shortcut switch to access the settings screen of the corresponding feature

(supported by some features).

•Touch to access the system settings screen.

Customise Shortcuts

Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel, go to >

Edit switches, then touch and hold a shotcut switch to drag it to your preferred position, and

touch Done.

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features

Access Frequently Used App Features from the Home Screen

You can access frequently used features of certain apps from app icons on the home screen,

and even add shortcuts for these features to the home screen.

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features

Touch and hold an app icon until a pop-up menu is displayed, then touch a frequently used

feature to access it.

For example, touch and hold the Camera icon, then touch a shooting mode, such as Sele or

Video, from the pop-up menu to access it.

If no pop-up menu is displayed after you touch and hold an app icon, it indicates that the

app does not support this feature.

Add Frequently Used App Features to the Home Screen

Touch and hold an app icon on your home screen to bring up the pop-up menu. Touch and

hold the desired feature and drag it to your home screen to create a shortcut.

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Home Screen Widgets

Add, Move, or Delete Home Screen Widgets

You can add, move, or delete home screen widgets, such as Screen lock, Weather, Notepad,

Clock, Contacts, Petal Search and Calendar, according to your personal requirements.

Add Weather, Clock, and Other Widgets to the Home Screen

1Pinch two ngers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode.

2Touch Widgets, then swipe left to view all widgets.

3Some widgets, such as Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to show all

formats, and swipe right to collapse.

4Touch a widget to add it to the home screen. If there is no room on the current screen,

touch and hold it, then drag it to a dierent screen.

To congure the Weather app, open it, and touch to set the congurations as

prompted.

For example, to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit, go to > Temperature unit,

and select the temperature unit you want.

Move or Delete a Widget

Touch and hold a widget on your home screen until your device vibrates, then drag it to the

desired position or touch Remove.

Set Your Wallpaper

Use a Preset Wallpaper

1Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper.

2Touch an image you want to set as the wallpaper.

3Set the following based on your preferences:

•Blur: To apply a blur eect, which can be adjusted by dragging the slider.

•: To preview how the wallpaper looks like. You can touch Scrollable to make the

wallpaper scalable on the home screen.

4Touch Apply, and you can set the wallpaper as Lock screen, Home screen, or Both.

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