Huawei MatePad T8 User manual

User Guide

MatePad T

Contents

Essentials

Basic Gestures 1

System Navigation 2

Phone Clone 3

Lock and Unlock Your Screen 4

Get Familiar with the Home Screen 4

Notication and Status Icons 5

Shortcut Switches 6

Home Screen Widgets 6

Set Your Wallpaper 7

Screenshots & Screen Recording 7

View and Clear Notications 8

Adjust Sound Settings 8

Enter Text 9

Split-screen Mode & Floating Window 9

Power On and O or Restart Your Device 10

Charging 10

Smart Features

Huawei Share 12

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera 14

Take Photos 14

Take Panoramic Photos 15

Take HDR Photos 15

Record Videos 15

Adjust Camera Settings 16

Manage Gallery 16

Apps

Apps 20

Calendar 20

Clock 21

Notepad 22

Recorder 23

Email 24

Calculator 27

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 28

Tablet Manager 28

Phone Clone 29

Settings

Wi-Fi 30

Bluetooth 30

More Connections 31

Home Screen & Wallpaper 32

Display & Brightness 33

Sounds & Vibration 34

Notications 35

Biometrics & Password 35

Apps 37

Battery 37

Storage 38

Security 38

Privacy 39

Accessibility Features 40

System & Updates 41

About Tablet 44

Contents

Essentials

Basic Gestures

More Gestures

Split the screen

Swipe up on the screen with three ngers.

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.

Open the notication panel

Swipe down from the status bar.

Button Shortcuts

Power o and restart

Press and hold the Power button until the Power o and

Restart options appear.

Increase the volume

Press the Volume up button.

Decrease the volume

Press the Volume down button.

Take a screenshot

Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously.

System Navigation

Change the Navigation Mode

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation to select a navigation mode

according to your preferences.

Navigate with Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and enable or disable

Gestures.

After enabling Gestures, you can:

•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 from the recent tasks screen: Swipe up on an app preview.

Three-Key Navigation

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

navigation.

Touch Settings to select the navigation key combination you prefer.

The icons on the navigation bar are as follows:

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•: Back key to return to the previous screen, exit an app, or close the onscreen keyboard.

•: Home key to return to the home screen.

•: Recents key to display the recent tasks screen.

•: Notication key to open the notication panel.

Customize the Navigation Key Combination

Go to Three-key navigation > Settings. You can:

•Select a navigation key combination.

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

Phone Clone

Phone 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.

Clone Data from an Android Device

1On your new tablet, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &

updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch Huawei or Other

Android.

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

3On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. 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.

Phone Clone is only available on tablets running Android 4.4 or later.

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

1On your new tablet, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &

updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch iPhone/iPad.

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

3On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the

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

or connecting manually.

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

instructions to complete the data cloning.

Phone Clone is only available on tablets running iOS 8.0 or later.

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.

Set the Screen Timeout Period

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

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.

Change the Lock Screen Display

When using an ocial theme, you can set to display your step count and signature on the

lock screen.

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.

Get Familiar with the Home Screen

From the home screen, you can:

•Check the status of your tablet and notications from the status bar at the top of the

screen.

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•Swipe left or right to view apps and widgets displayed on the home screen.

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 tablet.

5G network connected 4G network connected

3G network connected 2G network connected

Full signal strength Roaming

Data saver enabled SIM card not found

Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected

Calling VoLTE enabled

Wi-Fi network connected SkyTone in use

Hotspot disconnected Network being switched by Wi-Fi

Airplane mode enabled Alarm set

Battery empty Battery low

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

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Location service enabled Eye Comfort mode enabled

Headset connected Headset with a microphone

connected

Missed call Unread SMS

Microphone disabled Muted

More notications Vibrate only

NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled

Data syncing Data sync failed

Performance mode enabled New email

Event reminders

Shortcut Switches

Turn on a Shortcut Switch

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down further to

show all shortcut switches.

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

•Touch and hold a shortcut switch to enter the settings screen for that feature. (Only

available for some features)

•Touch to open Settings.

Customize Shortcut Switches

Touch , touch and hold an icon, then drag it to the desired position.

Home Screen Widgets

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

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

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Add a Widget to the Home Screen

1Pinch two ngers together on the home screen to access the Home screen editor.

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

3Some widgets, like Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to view all

formats, then swipe right to return.

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

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

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 eect, 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 notication panel, then swipe down on it again

to show all shortcuts. Touch to take a screenshot.

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