Huawei MediaPad M6 User manual

User Guide

MediaPad

Contents

Essentials

System Navigation 1

Phone Clone 2

Lock and Unlock Your Screen 3

Get Familiar with the Home Screen 4

Notication and Status Icons 4

Shortcut Switches 5

Home Screen Widgets 6

Set Your Wallpaper 6

Screenshots & Screen Recording 6

View and Clear Notications 8

Adjust Sound Settings 8

Enter Text 9

Split-screen Mode & Floating Window 9

Charging 10

Smart Features

AI Lens 12

HiTouch 12

Easy Projection 12

Huawei Share 14

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera 17

Take Photos 17

Master AI 18

Take Panoramic Photos 19

Light Painting 19

Take HDR Photos 20

Moving Pictures 21

Add Stickers to Photos 21

Documents Mode 22

Pro Mode 22

Record Videos 24

4K HD Videos 24

Time-Lapse Photography 25

Filters 25

Edit Camera Modes 25

Adjust Camera Settings 26

Manage Gallery 27

Gallery Smart Categorization 31

Huawei Vlog Editor 31

Huawei Vlogs 32

Highlights 33

Apps

Apps 35

Contacts 36

Phone 39

Messaging 43

Calendar 45

Clock 47

Notepad 48

Recorder 49

Email 50

Calculator 54

Flashlight 55

Compass 55

App Twin 56

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 56

Tablet Manager 56

Phone Clone 59

HiSuite 59

Tips 61

Settings

Search for Items in Settings 62

Wi-Fi 62

Bluetooth 63

Mobile Data 64

More Connections 65

Home Screen & Wallpaper 71

Display & Brightness 73

Sounds & Vibration 76

Notications 77

Biometrics & Password 79

Apps 80

Battery 81

Storage 82

Security 82

Privacy 85

Digital Balance 88

Accessibility Features 89

Users & Accounts 90

System & Updates 92

Contents

About Tablet 96

Contents

iii

Essentials

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.

With Gestures enabled, 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.

•Access in-app menus: In applicable third-party apps, swipe inward from the left or right

edge near the top of the screen.

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. Touch and hold it to access Split-screen

mode.

•: 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.

Navigation Dock

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation > Navigation dock, 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.

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 (in the Tools folder by default). 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 (in the Tools folder by default). 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 together two ngers 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.

Enter the Password to Unlock the Screen

Once the screen is turned on, swipe from any position on the screen to display the password

input panel. Then enter your lock screen password.

Use Face Unlock

Lift your tablet and align it with your face. Your tablet will unlock once your face is

recognized.

Unlock Your Tablet with Your Fingerprint

Press an enrolled nger against the ngerprint sensor to unlock your tablet.

Change the Lock Screen Display

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.

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•On the lock screen, swipe up on the icon to open Camera.

•On the lock screen, swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to open the shortcut

panel. Shortcuts for Recorder, Flashlight, Calculator, and Timer will be available for you

to choose from.

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.

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

•Swipe right to reach the leftmost screen, and enable HUAWEI Assistant so your tablet can

provide you with smart notications on this 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 Alarms set

Battery empty Battery low

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Charging Quick charging

Super charging Power saving mode 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 emails

Event reminders Digital balance enabled

Shortcut Switches

Turn on a Shortcut Switch

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication 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 enter the settings screen for that feature.

•Touch to open Settings.

Customize Shortcut Switches

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

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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.

Add a Widget to the Home Screen

1Pinch together two ngers 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.

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

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

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