Huawei GR5 2017 User Guide (BLL L22&BLL L21, 02, English)

2017-02-23

• Contents
• Exciting New Features
  • Wide aperture photos
  • Pro camera mode
  • Screen recorder
    • Starting the recording
    • Stopping the recording
  • Eye comfort mode
  • Wi-Fi signal bridge
• Unboxing your Phone
  • Getting to know your phone
  • Inserting a SIM card and microSD card
  • Charging your phone
    • Using your battery
    • Battery status indicator
  • Turning your phone on and off
• Transferring Data
  • Using the Backup application to transfer data
    • Backing up data to a microSD card
    • Restoring data from a microSD card
  • Transferring data between your phone and a computer
  • Copying contacts from an old phone to a new phone
• First Use and Initial Setup
  • Initial setup
  • Dual SIM settings
  • Connecting to the Internet
    • Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
    • Using mobile data
  • Configuring your fingerprint ID
• Installing Applications
  • Sharing applications using a microSD card
  • Uninstalling an application
• Getting Started
  • Locking and unlocking the screen
    • Locking the screen
    • Unlocking the screen
    • Magazine Unlock
  • Touchscreen gestures
  • Status and notification icons
  • Home screen
    • Getting to know your home screen
    • Switching between home screens
    • Automatic screen rotation
    • Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen
      • Adding a widget to the home screen
      • Moving a widget or icon
      • Deleting a widget or icon
      • Creating a folder
      • Hiding applications
  • Taking a screenshot
    • Using the power and volume down buttons
    • Using the screenshot shortcut switch
  • Notifications
    • Status indicator
    • Notification badges
    • Notification panel
    • Viewing notifications on the lock screen
    • Managing notification permissions
    • Notification and status bar settings
      • Configuring the drop-down settings for the notification bar
      • Configuring the display content for the notification and status bar
  • Using fingerprint recognition
    • Adding a fingerprint for the first time
    • Adding, deleting, or renaming a fingerprint
    • Accessing Safe with your fingerprint
    • Accessing App Lock with your fingerprint
    • Fingerprint sensor touch gestures
  • Accessing applications
    • Opening and switching between applications
      • Opening applications from the lock screen
      • Opening an application from the home screen
      • Switching between applications
    • Searching for applications
      • Finding applications
      • Finding hidden applications
    • Viewing recently used applications
  • Personalizing your phone
    • Simple home screen
    • Changing the theme
    • Changing the wallpaper
    • Assigning a ringtone to a contact
    • Changing the font size
  • Entering text
    • Switching text input methods
    • Huawei Swype input method
    • Android input method
    • Editing text
• Tips and Tricks
  • Searching for settings
  • Quickly returning a call
  • Adding contact details quickly
  • Sharing your QR card
  • Calling contacts when the screen is off
  • Pocket mode
  • Taking snapshots when the screen is off
  • Perfect selfie
  • Using time-lapse mode to fast forward the action
  • Taking photos while recording video
  • Finding applications quickly
  • Connecting to the Wi-Fi network with the strongest signal
  • Adjusting the system volume rapidly
  • Using the floating dock
  • Aligning home screen applications automatically
  • Touch-disable mode
• Calls and Contacts
  • Making calls
    • Smart dialing
    • Enabling quick calling
    • Making a call from Contacts
    • Making a call from the call log
    • Making an emergency call
    • Speed dialing
    • Making an international call
    • Auto redial
  • Answering or rejecting a call
  • Functions available during a call
  • Answering a third-party call
  • Making a conference call
  • Viewing the call log
    • Adding a number from the call log
    • Clearing the call log
  • Turning on pocket mode
  • Call settings
    • Enabling call forwarding
    • Enabling call waiting
    • Enabling do not disturb mode
    • Configuring the harassment filter
    • Configuring voicemail
  • Creating a contact
  • Adding contact details quickly
  • Importing or exporting contacts
    • Importing contacts from a storage device
    • Importing contacts from a SIM card
    • Importing contacts using Bluetooth
    • Importing contacts using Wi-Fi Direct
    • Exporting contacts to a storage device
    • Exporting contacts to a SIM card
    • Sharing contacts
  • Managing contacts
    • Editing a contact
    • Merging duplicate contacts
    • Deleting contacts
  • Finding a contact
  • Viewing contacts from different accounts
  • Adding a contact to your favorites
  • Contact groups
    • Creating a group
    • Editing a group
    • Sending messages or emails to a group
    • Deleting a group
• Messaging and Email
  • Sending a message
  • Replying to a message
  • Searching for messages
  • Deleting threads
  • Managing messages
  • Blocking spam messages
  • Managing common phrases
  • Adding a message signature
  • Adding an email account
    • Adding a personal email account
    • Adding an Exchange account
  • Sending an email
  • Checking your emails
  • Managing VIP contacts
  • Account settings
    • Changing email accounts
    • Removing an email account
    • Personalizing your email account
• Camera and Gallery
  • Accessing the viewfinder
  • Taking a photo
  • Shooting modes
  • Beauty mode
  • Perfect Selfie mode
    • Using Perfect Selfie mode
    • Configuring Perfect Selfie
  • Ultra Snapshot
  • Burst shooting
  • Voice activated shooting
  • Launching the camera from Gallery
  • Object tracking
  • Audio notes
  • HDR mode
  • Super Night mode
  • Pro camera mode
    • Using Pro camera mode
    • Pro camera settings
  • Light Painting mode
    • Tail lights
    • Light graffiti
    • Silky water
    • Star track
  • Panoramic shots
    • Taking a panoramic photo
    • Taking a panoramic self-portrait
  • Adding watermarks to photos
  • Shooting a video
  • Time-lapse mode
  • Slow motion recording
  • Document correction
  • Camera and video settings
    • Setting the photo and video resolutions
    • Configuring the default storage location for photos and videos
    • Adding an overlay
    • Video settings
    • Camera settings
  • Viewing photos and videos
    • Viewing photos in chronological order
    • Viewing photos by location
    • Viewing photos by album
    • Viewing photos as a slideshow
    • Viewing photos in full-screen mode
    • Playing a video
  • Adding photos or videos to a new album
  • Moving photos or videos to other albums
  • Deleting images or videos
  • Sharing images or videos
  • Managing albums
  • Adding notes to an image
  • Editing an image
  • Using Camera or Gallery to scan a QR code
    • Scanning a QR code using Gallery
    • Scanning a QR code using Camera
• Music and Video
  • Adding songs to your phone
  • Searching for local music
  • Listening to music
  • Controlling playback using a smart headset
  • Creating a playlist
  • Playing a playlist
  • Setting a song as the ringtone
  • Playing a video
• Accessing the Internet
  • Connecting to the Internet using mobile data
  • Connecting to the Internet using Wi-Fi
    • Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
    • Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS
    • Connecting to the Wi-Fi network with the strongest signal
  • Sharing your mobile Internet with other devices
    • Using a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share your mobile Internet
    • Using USB tethering to share mobile Internet with a computer
    • Using Bluetooth tethering to share your mobile Internet
  • Transferring data using Bluetooth
    • Enabling Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another device
    • Sending and receiving files using Bluetooth
    • Unpairing Bluetooth devices
    • Renaming your phone
  • Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct
    • Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct
    • Using Wi-Fi Direct to send and receive files
  • Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device
  • Streaming multimedia content to your TV
• Backup and Restore
  • Using the Backup application to back up and restore data
    • Backing up data to local storage
    • Restoring data from local storage
  • Restoring factory settings
  • Updating your phone
  • OTA updates
• File Management
  • Viewing files
    • Viewing files by category
    • Finding files quickly
    • Sorting your files
    • Creating file shortcuts on the home screen
  • Sharing files
  • Creating folders
  • Renaming files
  • Copying, moving, or deleting files
  • Creating or extracting archives
  • Excluding small images
  • Storing private files in a safe
• Power Management
  • Viewing battery usage statistics
  • Reducing power consumption
  • Enabling the Ultra power plan
  • Closing background applications when the screen is locked
  • Preventing background applications from accessing the Internet
  • Configuring display and sound settings
• Phone Manager
  • Optimizing your system
    • Conducting a comprehensive scan
    • Cleaning up your phone
  • Managing data usage
  • Harassment filter
  • Battery management
• Tools
  • Calendar
    • Adding and deleting events
    • Viewing the calendar
    • Viewing global holidays
    • Synchronizing a calendar
  • Clock
    • Managing alarms
    • World clock
      • Dual clock display
    • Stopwatch
    • Timer
  • Weather
    • Viewing weather information
    • Updating the weather
    • Adding and deleting cities
  • Notepad
    • Creating a note
    • Deleting a note
  • Calculator
  • Sound recorder
    • Recording sound
    • Playing a recording
  • Mirror
• Settings
  • Enabling location access
  • Increasing indoor positioning accuracy
  • Configuring the display settings
  • Sound settings
  • Changing the screen unlock method
    • Setting a screen unlock pattern
    • Unlocking the screen with a password
    • Enabling fingerprint unlock
    • Removing the screen lock password
  • Gestures and navigation settings
    • Motion control
    • Navigation bar
  • Airplane mode
  • Using the floating dock
  • Setting your SIM card PIN
  • Setting up an account
    • Adding an account
    • Deleting an account
    • Syncing data with your phone
  • Setting the date and time
  • Changing the system language
  • Viewing your phone's specifications
  • Viewing the available storage space
  • Encrypting a microSD card
  • Formatting the microSD card
• Accessibility Features
  • About your phone's accessibility features
  • TalkBack
    • Enabling or disabling TalkBack
    • Using TalkBack to control your phone
    • Configuring the TalkBack settings
    • Audible password prompts
    • Text To Speech (TTS) output
    • Captions
  • Magnification gestures
  • Using the power button to end a call
  • Adjusting the screen response time
  • Color correction
• Appendix
  • Obtaining help
    • About this guide
  • Personal Information and Data Security
  • List of safety features
  • Legal Notice
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    • Notice
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    • DISCLAIMER
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