User Guide
Contents Essentials Basic Gestures Lock and Unlock Your Screen Get Familiar with the Home Screen Notification and Status Icons Control Panel Screenshots & Screen Recording Multi-Window 1 4 5 6 7 11 13 Smart Features Huawei Print Multi-Device Collaboration Media Controller 16 16 17 Camera and Gallery Take Photos Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes Master AI Moving Pictures Pro Mode Record Videos Slow-Mo Recording Time-Lapse Photography Adjust Camera Settings Manage Gallery Highlights 19 20
Essentials Basic Gestures Basic Gestures and Shortcuts System Navigation Gestures Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and make sure that Gestures is selected. Return to the previous screen Swipe in from the left or right edges to return to the previous screen. Back to home screen Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen. Recent tasks Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view recent tasks.
Essentials Switch between apps • Slide across the bottom edge of the screen to switch between apps. Before using this gesture, touch Settings on the System navigation screen, and ensure that Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled. • Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc to switch between apps. If your device does not have the Slide across bottom to switch apps switch, it indicates that the corresponding feature is not supported.
Essentials Record screen Knock twice on the screen with two knuckles to start or end a screen recording. More Gestures Access Home screen editing mode Pinch two fingers together on the home screen. Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen Turn on the screen and swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen. Display the search bar Swipe down from the middle of the home screen. Display the notification panel Swipe down from the upper left edge of the screen.
Essentials Button Shortcuts Power off and restart Press and hold the Power button until your device displays the Power off and Restart menu. Turn up volume Press the Volume up button. Turn down volume Press the Volume down button. Take a screenshot Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously. Some products do not have volume buttons.
Essentials Wake Screen You can turn on the screen in either of the following ways: • Press the Power button. • Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Motion control > Raise and enable Wake device. Unlock Your Screen Password unlock: Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to display a panel where you can enter your lock screen password. Face unlock: Once the screen is turned on, bring your face in front of the screen.
Essentials • Add or remove apps: Open a large folder, touch , and add or remove apps as required. If you deselect all apps within the folder, the folder will be deleted. • Switch between display modes: Touch and hold a folder to switch between a standard and large display. For example, you can touch and hold a standard folder and select Enlarge from the displayed menu to create a large folder.
Essentials Power Saving mode on Digital Balance enabled Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery Bluetooth device connected VPN connected Driving mode Projection device connected Location service enabled Eye Comfort enabled Connected Headset with a microphone connected In call VoLTE enabled Missed call There are unread messages.
Essentials The figures are for reference only. • Media controls: To control media playback and switch between recently used media apps and media devices (such as Visions and Bluetooth headsets). • Shortcut controls: To enable, disable, or set frequently used features. • Device+: Automatically discovers nearby devices logged in to the same HUAWEI ID and allows you to link them so they work together as one. • Device controls: To manage and control devices and scenes that have been added in AI Life.
Essentials Turn on a Shortcut Switch Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel and touch to expand the shortcut switches panel(depending on your device model). The figures are for reference only. • 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.
Essentials Customise Shortcuts Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel, go to > Edit switches, then touch and hold a shotcut switch to drag it to your preferred position, and touch Done. Audio Control Panel Manage Audio Playback in Audio Control Panel When multiple audio apps (such as Music) are opened, you can manage music playback and switch between these apps in Audio Control Panel with ease.
Essentials Set Device+ Currently, Device+ supports linking phones with the following types of devices. To use this feature, make sure that devices to be connected support Device+. Before you get started, enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and log in to your HUAWEI ID on your phone. For other devices, perform the following settings: • Vision: Ensure that it is connected to the same LAN and logged in to the same HUAWEI ID as your device.
Essentials The figures are for reference only. 1 Knock on the screen with a single knuckle and hold to draw an outline around the part of the screen that you wish to capture. Make sure that your knuckle does not leave the screen. 2 The screen will display your knuckle movements. You can then: • Drag the frame to the desired position or resize it. • Touch any of the shape options at the bottom of the screen to change the shape of the captured area. You can also keep the original shape that you drew.
Essentials Multi-Window Edit the Multi-Window Dock Swipe inward from the left or right edge of your device and hold, to bring up the MultiWindow dock. • Add apps: Go to > on the Multi-Window dock, select your desired apps from the More apps section, and touch • Move apps: Go to > . , touch and hold an app icon on the Multi-Window dock, drag it up or down to your desired position on the dock, and touch • Remove apps: Go to > , touch Multi-Window dock, and touch .
Essentials Touch and hold down on or in the middle of the split screen line, and drag it until you see either pane disappear. Drag and Drop Between Apps with Multi-Window Use the Multi-Window feature to easily drag and drop images, text, and documents between apps. • Drag and drop an image: When taking notes with Notepad, open Files, select the photo you want to add, and drag it into the Notepad editor.
Essentials Drag the bar at the top of the floating window to move the window to the desired position. Resize the floating window: Drag the bottom edge, two sides, or bottom corners of the floating window to resize it. Display in full screen: Touch at the top of the floating window to display it in full screen. Minimise the floating window: Touch at the top of the floating window to minimise and shrink it into a floating bubble.
Smart Features Huawei Print Print Files, with Huawei Print Your device makes it easy to print images and documents on it, by detecting nearby printers that support Huawei Print. Then just touch to print! 1 Power on the target printer and make sure that it is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device, or that Wi-Fi Direct is enabled.
Smart Features • Device+ does not support collaboration between phones. • If Device+ is hidden, access Control Panel and go to > Show Device+. Transfer MeeTime Calls and Audio or Video Being Streamed to Other Devices When you are making MeeTime calls on your device, watching videos (such as in HUAWEI Video, Youku, or other video streaming apps), or listening to music, you can transfer any of these ongoing tasks to another device via Device+ and pick up from where you left off on the new device.
Smart Features Control Panel (such as for transferring the current music playback from your device to a Bluetooth speaker). 1 Connect your device to an audio device via Bluetooth or other methods. After a Vision product is connected to your device via Bluetooth, you can also connect it to the same Wi-Fi network and log in to the same HUAWEI ID as your device to perform more operations.
Camera and Gallery Take Photos Take Photos 1 Open Camera. 2 You can then: • Focus: Touch the location you want to focus on. To adjust focus and metering separately, touch and hold the viewfinder and drag the respective frame or ring to the desired location. • Adjust brightness: Touch the viewfinder. When the symbol appears next to the focus frame, drag it up or down. • Zoom in or out: On the viewfinder, pinch in or out, or drag the zoom slider.
Camera and Gallery 2 Press and hold the shutter button or one of the Volume buttons to take burst photos. When shooting, you'll see a number in the viewfinder, which indicates how many photos you've taken so far. 3 Release your finger to stop shooting. Select the Burst Photos You Want to Keep 1 Open Gallery. Touch a burst photo (which is tagged with 2 Swipe through the burst photos, select the ones you want to keep, then touch follow the onscreen instructions.
Camera and Gallery Some devices do not support ending a countdown before it is due to finish. Take Photos, with Aperture Mode Take Wide Aperture Photos Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos and videos with a blurred background while your subject remains in sharp focus. 1 Open Camera or go to Camera > More(depending on your device model) and select Aperture mode. 2 Touch where you want to focus. For best results, your device needs to be within 2 m (about 7 ft.) of your subject.
Camera and Gallery Take Professional-Looking Photos Master AI is a pre-installed camera feature that helps you take better photos by intelligently identifying objects and scenes (such as food, beaches, blue skies, and greenery, as well as text) and optimising the colour and brightness settings accordingly. Master AI is displayed as AI photography or AI camera on some devices. 1 Open Camera and select Photo mode. 2 Touch to turn on 3 Frame the subject within the viewfinder.
Camera and Gallery Share Moving Pictures You can share moving pictures with Huawei or Honor devices using various methods, such as Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, or Huawei Share. Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera, touch and hold to select the moving pictures you want to share, then touch to share them. If you share moving pictures to third-party apps or incompatible devices, moving pictures will be displayed as static images.
Camera and Gallery The figures are for reference only. 1 Open Camera or go to Camera > More (depending on your device model), and select Pro mode. 2 From there, you can: • Adjust the metring mode: Touch M and select a metring mode. Metring mode Overview Matrix Centre Measures light across the entire frame; ideal for shooting natural landscapes. Focuses on light near the centre of the screen; ideal for shooting portraits.
Camera and Gallery Metring mode Overview Focuses on light from a specific region, such as a subject's eyes. Spot Adjust the ISO sensitivity: Touch ISO and drag the slider. • In low-light settings, you'll generally want to increase the ISO sensitivity. In well-lit settings, you'll want to reduce it to avoid image noise. Adjust the shutter speed: Touch S and drag the slider. • The shutter speed determines the amount of light that is able to enter the camera lens.
Camera and Gallery Metring Mode Description Matrix Centre Measures the light in the whole frame. Applicable when shooting natural landscapes. Concentrates on the light at the centre of the screen. Applicable when shooting portraits. Concentrates on the light in a small area of the screen, such as the Spot subject's eyes. Adjust the ISO sensitivity: Touch ISO and drag the slider. • In low-light conditions, increase the ISO sensitivity.
Camera and Gallery Capture Video 1 Open Camera and select Video mode. 2 Adjust the following settings: • Zoom in or out: Pinch in or out on the viewfinder, or drag the zoom slider. • Focus: Touch the location you want to focus on. Touch and hold the viewfinder to lock the exposure and focus. • Turn the flash on or off: Touch and select (steady on) or (off). When using the front camera to record videos in low-light conditions, you can set the flash to (steady on).
Camera and Gallery 2 , and follow the onscreen instructions to Switch to the rear camera, touch or select AI colour, Background blur, or other film effects (depending on your device model). 3 Go to in). 4 5 > Video resolution and select the 21:9 aspect ratio (which most films are shot • Some products do not support the 21:9 aspect ratio. • If your device supports the feature, disable it first. Touch to shoot. Touch to take photos with film effects while recording. Touch to end shooting.
Camera and Gallery 1 In Slow-mo, touch 2 If the speed you select supports motion detection, and select a speed. will appear on the screen. Touch to ensure that motion detection is enabled. A detection frame will then be displayed in the viewfinder. Move the frame to the desired position. 3 Frame the object in the viewfinder and ensure that it is also in the detection frame. Touch to start shooting. The camera will track the object in the frame and automatically take snapshots when it is moving.
Camera and Gallery Enable Location Tags To enable Location tag, enable Location Services for your device first, then go to Camera > . Your photos and videos will then be tagged with location information. You can touch and swipe up on a photo or video in Gallery to view its shooting location.
Camera and Gallery When the dotted line overlaps with the solid line, it indicates that the camera is parallel with the horizontal level. Customise Camera Mode Layout You can customise the layout of the Camera mode screen based on your preferences by moving the frequently used modes to the camera home screen, or change the order of modes. Photo, Portrait, and Video modes cannot be moved to More. 1 Go to Camera > More, and touch 2 Touch and hold a mode and drag it to the desired position.
Camera and Gallery 3 Touch the Other devices tab to view connected devices. If the device you want to browse from is not connected, touch the device name and initiate a connection as prompted. You can then: • Browse images or videos: Touch a connected device to view the albums stored on that device. • Search for images: On the Albums tab, enter a keyword (such as "food" or "landscapes") in the search bar. The search results will be displayed by device.
Camera and Gallery 3 Touch to save your edits and touch to save the photo. Pixelate Photos 1 In Gallery, touch a photo, then go to 2 Select a mosaic style and size to cover parts of the photo. 3 To remove the mosaic, touch Eraser and wipe it off the photo. 4 Touch to save your edits and touch > More > Mosaic. to save the photo. Rename Photos 1 In Gallery, touch the photo thumbnail you want to rename. 2 Go to 3 Touch OK. > Rename and enter a new name.
Camera and Gallery Add Albums 1 Go to Gallery > Albums. 2 Touch 3 Select the photos or videos you want to add, and then move or copy them to the album. , name the album, then touch OK. Sort Albums 1 Go to Gallery > Albums > 2 Hold and drag and touch Sort albums. next to the albums to adjust the order. Touch Reset or go to > Reset to restore the default order. Adjust the Album Display Style Go to Gallery > Albums > , touch Switch view, and select an album display style.
Camera and Gallery Add Photos and Videos to Favorites Open a photo or video, then touch . The item will appear in both its original album and the My favourites album. Hide Albums System albums such as Camera, Videos, My favourites, and Screenshots cannot be hidden. From the Albums tab, go to > Hidden items and toggle the switches on for albums that you want to hide. Hidden albums and the photos and videos in them are hidden from view in Gallery.
Camera and Gallery 1 If you have edited and exported a Highlights video, the exported video can be found in Gallery > Albums > Video Editor. 2 You can touch and hold to select the video in Video Editor and touch to share it. Share Highlights videos as images Touch the Highlights video you want to share, then go to > Share. Your device will automatically generate an image for the video and you can follow the onscreen instructions to share it with others.
Apps MeeTime Use MeeTime to Make Calls Use MeeTime to make high-quality video or voice calls with contacts who have Huawei devices (such as phones and tablets), and share your screen during calls. Thanks to the GPU Turbo technology, the video call resolution will be optimised automatically when the network signal is weak. With intelligent algorithms, the other party can see your face clearly even when making a video call at night or in dark environments.
Apps • Touch to mute MeeTime. • Touch to use the speaker. • Touch to switch to a voice call. • Touch to share the screen. To view or manage your call logs, touch Calls. Share Your Device Screen During a MeeTime Call During a MeeTime video call, you can share your screen with the other party and doodle on the screen. The other party will then be able to view your screen and your doodles on it. 1 During a video call, touch the screen, go to instructions to share your screen.
Apps • Touch to add another phone number if only one phone number has been linked. • Touch to delete any numbers or add new ones if multiple phone numbers have been linked. • In the list of Outgoing number (this device), select one of the added phone numbers to set it as the default number.
Apps 1 Open Notepad and go to Notes > 2 Point the camera to the certificate or bank card you want to scan, and touch > it one by one or consecutively. Touch > Add card. to scan to preview the scanned copies. 3 (Optional) If you manually unskew the scanned copies, touch 4 To add a watermark to the scanned copies, touch Full-screen watermark or Single watermark. 5 Touch to insert the modified scanned copy into the note. 6 Touch to save the note. to preview them again.
Apps 2 Enter your to-do item. 3 Touch , set a reminder time, then touch OK. 4 Touch to mark the to-do item as important. 5 Touch Save to save your settings. Set Repeated Reminders for a To-do Item If you specify a time for a to-do item, you can select a repeat mode for it (for example, Never, Every day, Every week, Every month, or Every year), and your device will repeatedly prompt you to complete the to-do item at the specified time.
Apps Sort notes or to-dos: • On the All notes screen, swipe left on an item, and touch or to pin it to the top or add it to favourites. To view favourited items, touch All notes and go to My favourites. • On the All notes or All to-dos screen, swipe left on an item, and touch to sort it to your desired notebook. • Touch and hold down on a note or to-do item, select the items you wish to classify under the same category, and touch to move them to the target category.
Apps To view notes that you have saved, open Files, search for and access Documents, then touch NotePad. The Export as document feature is not applicable to handwritten-only notes. Other types of notes can be exported into TXT or HTML files. Print Notepad Items 1 On the All notes screen, open the item you want to print. 2 Go to > Print, then select a printer and configure printing settings as prompted. Delete Notepad Items You can delete Notepad items in either of the following ways: to delete it.
Settings Biometrics & Password Face Recognition Face Recognition allows you to unlock your device or access locked apps with your facial data. Set up Face Recognition 1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Face Recognition, and enter your lock screen password. If you haven't set the lock screen password, follow the onscreen instructions to do so. 2 Some devices support screen wakeup when you raise the device.
Settings Bolster Your Device Security, with Face Recognition Enable Require trusted device when using Face unlock to ensure that your device will only unlock when it detects your face and is connected to a trusted device. This feature is disabled by default. To enable it, go to the Face Recognition settings screen, touch Require trusted device, turn on the Require trusted device switch, and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the settings.
This guide is for your reference only. The actual product, including but not limited to the colour, size, and screen layout, may vary. All statements, information, and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind, express or implied. Please visit https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline for up to date support hotline and email address information for your country or region. Model: ALP-L09 ALP-L29 EMUI 12.
