Huawei MatePad Pro User manual
User Guide
MatePad Pro
Contents
Essentials
Basic Gestures 1
System Navigation 1
Tablet Clone 2
Lock and Unlock Your Screen 3
Get Familiar with the Home Screen 4
Notication and Status Icons 4
Shortcut Switches 5
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 6
Home Screen Widgets 6
Set Your Wallpaper 7
Screenshots & Screen Recording 7
View and Clear Notications 8
Adjust Sound Settings 9
Enter Text 10
multi-window 10
Power On and O or Restart Your Device 14
Charging 14
Smart Features
AI Lens 18
Easy Projection 19
Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet and Phone 20
Huawei Share 22
Camera and Gallery
Launch Camera 24
Take Photos 24
Take Panoramic Photos 24
Light Painting 25
Take HDR Photos 26
Moving Pictures 26
Add Stickers to Photos 27
Documents Mode 27
Record Videos 28
Slow-Mo Recording 29
Time-Lapse Photography 29
Filters 29
Adjust Camera Settings 30
Manage Gallery 30
Apps i
Apps 33
Contacts 34
Phone 37
Messaging 43
Calendar 45
Clock 46
Notepad 48
Recorder 51
Email 52
Calculator 55
Flashlight 56
App Twin 56
Tablet Manager 56
Tablet Clone 59
Settings
Search for Items in Settings 61
Wi-Fi 61
Bluetooth 62
Mobile Network 63
More Connections 65
Home Screen & Wallpaper 69
Display & Brightness 71
Sounds & Vibration 74
Notications 76
Biometrics & Password 77
Apps 78
Battery 79
Storage 80
Security 81
Privacy 83
Accessibility Features 87
Users & Accounts 88
System & Updates 89
About Tablet 92
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Basic Gestures
More Gestures
Access Home screen editing mode
Pinch two ngers together on the home screen.
Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen
Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.
Display the search bar
Swipe down on the home screen.
Open the notication panel
Swipe down from the status bar.
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. You can also use this key
to close the onscreen keyboard.
•Touch to return to the home screen.
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•Touch to access the recent tasks screen.
You can touch Settings to congure 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 notication
panel.
Use the Navigation Dock to Operate the Tablet
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation > More, and enable Navigation
dock.
After the Navigation dock button appears, you can:
•Drag the button to your desired position.
•Touch the button to go back.
•Touch and hold the button, then release it to go back to the home screen.
•Touch and hold the button, then swipe left or right to view recent tasks.
The feature availability varies by device.
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 an Android Device
1On your new tablet, open the Tablet Clone app. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Tablet Clone, touch This is the new device, then touch Huawei or Other
Android.
2Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone on your old device.
3On your old device, open the Tablet Clone app and touch This is the old device. Follow
the onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new tablet by scanning a
code or connecting manually.
4On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start
cloning.
Tablet Clone is only available on tablets running Android 7.0 or later.
Migrate Data from an iPhone or iPad
1On your new tablet, open the Tablet Clone app. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Tablet Clone, touch This is the new device, then touch iPhone/iPad.
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2Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone on your old device.
3On your old device, open the Tablet Clone app and touch This is the old device. Follow
the onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new tablet 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.
Tablet Clone is only available on tablets running iOS 8.0 or later.
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
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.
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.
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.
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Get Familiar with the Home Screen
Get Familiar with the Home Screen
From the home screen, you can:
•Check the status of your tablet and notications from the status bar at the top of the
screen.
•Swipe left or right to view apps and widgets displayed on the home screen.
Notication and Status Icons
Notication 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 tablet.
5G network connected 4G network connected
3G network connected 2G network connected
Full signal strength Roaming
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
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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 notications
Airplane mode enabled
Shortcut Switches
Use Shortcut Switches
Turn on a Shortcut Switch
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it again
to show all shortcuts.
•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.
Customize Shortcut Switches
Touch , touch and hold a shortcut switch, then drag it to the desired position.
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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 icon, then touch a shooting mode, such as Sele 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.
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 dierent screen.
To congure the Weather app, open it, and touch to set the congurations as
prompted.
For example, to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit, go to > Temperature unit,
and touch Celsius (℃) or Fahrenheit (℉).
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Move or Delete a Widget
Touch and hold a widget on your home screen until your tablet vibrates, then drag it to the
desired position or touch Remove.
Set Your Wallpaper
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 according to your preferences:
•Blur: applies a blur eect, which can be adjusted by dragging the slider.
•Scrollable: enables the wallpaper to be scrollable on the home screen.
4Touch , then determine whether you'd like to set it as the wallpaper for the Lock
screen, Home screen, or Both.
Set an Image from Gallery as Your Wallpaper
1Open Gallery, and open the image you want to set as your wallpaper.
2Go to > Set as > Wallpaper, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Screenshots & Screen Recording
Take a Screenshot
Use a Key Combination to Take a Screenshot
Press and hold the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot.
Use a Shortcut to Take a Screenshot
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it again
to show all shortcuts. Touch to take a screenshot.
Share and Edit a Screenshot or Switch to Scrollshot
After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail will be displayed in the lower left corner of the
screen. You can then:
•Swipe down on the thumbnail to take a scrolling screenshot.
This is not supported in Landscape mode.
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