Huawei MatePad User manual

User Guide

Contents

Essentials

Basic Gestures 1

System Navigation 3

Tablet Clone 4

Lock and Unlock Your Screen 5

Get Familiar with the Home Screen 6

Notication and Status Icons 6

Shortcut Switches 7

Home Screen Widgets 8

Set Your Wallpaper 8

Screenshots&Screen Recording 9

View and Clear Notications 10

Adjust Sound Settings 11

Enter Text 11

Split-screen Mode and Floating Window 12

Charging 14

Smart Features

AI Lens 16

AI Touch 17

Easy Projection 17

Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet and Phone 18

Huawei Share 20

Switch Audio Channels Between Devices 21

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera 23

Take Photos 23

AI Camera 24

Zoom to Take Photos 25

Take Panoramic Photos 25

Light Painting 25

Take HDR Photos 27

Moving Pictures 27

Add Stickers to Photos 28

Pro Mode 28

Record Videos 29

Time-Lapse Photography 30

Filters 31

Adjust Camera Settings 31

Manage Gallery 32

Smart Photo Categorisation 37

Huawei Vlog Editor 37

Huawei Vlogs 38

Highlights 39

Apps

Apps 42

Contacts 43

Phone 46

Calendar 48

Clock 49

Notepad 51

Recorder 52

Email 53

Calculator 57

Torch 57

Compass 58

App Twin 58

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 58

Tablet Manager 59

Tablet Clone 59

Tips 60

Settings

Search for Items in Settings 61

Wi-Fi 61

Bluetooth 62

More Connections 63

Home Screen&Wallpaper 67

Display&Brightness 69

Sounds&Vibration 71

Notications 74

Biometrics&Password 75

Apps 77

Battery 77

Storage 79

Security 80

Privacy 82

Accessibility Features 85

Users&Accounts 86

System&Updates 87

About Tablet 92

Contents

Essentials

Basic Gestures

System Navigation Gestures

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

selected.

Back

Swipe inward from the left or right edge to return to the

previous screen.

Back to the home screen

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

View recent tasks

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view

recent tasks.

Close an app

On the recent tasks screen, swipe up on an app preview to

close the app.

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 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.

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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:

•: 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.

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

Customise 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.

Navigation Dock

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.

•Double-touch the button to go back two steps.

•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.

Tablet Clone

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.

Clone Data from an Android Device

1On your new device, open Tablet Clone. 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 Tablet Clone and touch This is the old device. Follow the

onscreen instructions to connect your 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.

Tablet Clone is only available on devices running Android 5.0 or later.

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

1On your new device, open Tablet Clone. 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 Tablet Clone and touch This is the old device. Follow the

onscreen instructions to connect your 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.

Tablet Clone is only available on devices 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.

Wake Screen

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

•Press the Power button.

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

enable Raise to wake or Double-tap to wake.

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.

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Change the Lock Screen Display

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, touch and hold , then swipe up to open Camera.

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

panel. Shortcuts for Recorder, Torch, Calculator, AI Lens, and Timer will be available.

Get Familiar with the Home Screen

From the home screen, you can:

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

screen.

•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 device.

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

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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

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

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