Mate 8 User Guide (NXT-L09&NXT-L29, 01, English)

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Table Of Contents

Exciting new features
- Pro camera mode
- Smart fingerprint
- Knuckle screenshots
- Screen recorder
- Opening two apps on one screen
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 app to transfer data
  - Backing up data to local storage
  - Restoring data from local storage
- Transferring data between your phone and a computer
- Copying contacts from an old phone to a new phone
First use and initial setup
- First use
- Dual SIM settings
- Connecting to the Internet
  - Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
  - Using mobile data
- Themes and wallpaper
  - Changing the theme
  - Changing the wallpaper
- Notification and permission settings
  - Configuring notification permissions
- Configuring the fingerprint sensor
- Gestures and navigation settings
  - Gestures
  - Navigation bar
Installing apps
- Installing an app from a microSD card
- Installing an app shared by another phone
- Uninstalling an app
Getting to know your phone
- Locking and unlocking the screen
- Touchscreen gestures
- Status and notification icons
- Home screen
- Notification
- Using fingerprint recognition
- Accessing applications
- Personalizing your phone
- Entering text
Tips and tricks
- Adding contact details quickly
- Taking snapshots when the screen is off
- Perfect Selfie
- Using time-lapse mode to fast forward the action
- Taking photos while recording a video
- Calling contacts when the screen is off
- Using voice wakeup
- Answering or rejecting a call using voice commands
- Finding applications quickly
- Using Wi-Fi+ to connect to the Wi-Fi network with the strongest signal
- Easy one-handed operation on large phones
- Sharing your QR card
- Using your phone while wearing gloves
- Pocket mode
- Rapidly adjusting the system volume
- Using the floating dock instead of phone keys
- Aligning home screen apps automatically
- Touch-disable mode
Call and Contacts
- Opening the dialer
- 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
- Creating a contact
- Adding contact details quickly
- Importing or exporting contacts
- Managing contacts
- Finding a contact
- Viewing contacts from different accounts
- Adding a contact to your favorites
- Contact groups
Messaging and Email
- Viewing a text message
  - Viewing spam messages
- Sending a text message
- Replying to a message
- Deleting a thread
- Managing messages
- Managing common phrases
- Adding an email account
  - Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account
  - Adding an Exchange account
- Sending an email
- Checking your emails
- Managing VIP contacts
- Configuring account settings
Camera and Gallery
- Accessing the viewfinder
- Taking a photo
- Capture modes
- Time-lapse mode
- Slow motion recording
- Pro camera mode
  - Using Pro camera mode
  - Pro camera settings
- Light Painting mode
- Panoramic shots
  - Taking a panoramic photo
  - Taking panoramic self-portraits
- Launching the camera from Gallery
- Shooting a video
- Video settings
- Camera settings
- Viewing photos and videos
- Adding notes to an image
- Organizing photos and videos
- Sharing images or videos
- Editing an image
- Using Camera or Gallery to scan a QR code
  - Scanning a QR code in an image
  - Scanning a QR code using Camera
Music and Video
- Adding songs to your phone
- Searching for local music
- Listening to music
- Creating a playlist
- Playing a playlist
- Setting a song as the ringtone
- Playing a video
Accessing the Internet
- Using mobile data to access the Internet
- Using Wi-Fi to access the Internet
- Sharing your mobile Internet with other devices
- Transferring data using Bluetooth
- Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct
  - Connecting two phones using Wi-Fi Direct
  - Using Wi-Fi Direct to send and receive files
- Transferring data between your phone and a computer
- Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device
  - Transferring data between your phone and a microSD card
  - Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device
- Multi-screen
- Using NFC to transfer data between phones
  - Enabling NFC
  - Using NFC to share web pages or contacts
Backup and restore
- Using the Backup app 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
- Sharing files
- Creating folders
- Renaming files
- Copying, moving, or deleting files
- Creating or extracting archives
- Excluding small images
- Storing private files in a Safe
- Using your phone to view files shared by a computer
Power management
- Monitoring your power usage
- Viewing power usage
- Enabling the Ultra power plan
- Closing background apps when the screen is locked
- Preventing background apps from accessing the Internet
- Configuring display and sound settings
Phone Manager – round-the-clock protection for your phone
- Optimizing your system
  - Conducting a comprehensive scan
  - Cleaning up your phone
- Managing data usage
- Harassment filter
- Battery management
- App lock
Convenient features, making life easier for you
- Calendar
- Clock
- Weather
- Notepad
  - Adding a note
  - Deleting notes
- FM Radio
- Calculator
- Sound recorder
  - Recording sound
  - Playing a recording
- Mirror
Settings
- Enabling location access
- Display settings
- Sound settings
- Changing the screen unlock method
- Airplane mode
- Using the floating dock
- Setting your SIM card PIN
- Setting up an account
- Setting the date and time
- Changing the system language
Accessibility features
- About your phone's accessibility features
- TalkBack
- Captions
- Using magnification gestures
- Using the power button to end a call
- Adjusting the screen response time
- Color correction
Safety information
- Safety information
- Personal Information and Data Security
- Legal Notice

Call and Contacts

Open

Contacts

Touch the search bar and enter the name or initials of the person you want to call. For

more information on searching for contacts, refer to

Finding a contact.

Touch the contact's number. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch or to

initiate the call.

Making a call from the call log

View incoming and outgoing calls in the call log and dial the corresponding numbers.

Open

Dialer

Slide the list up and down to view all calls. Touch the name or number of the person

that you want to call. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch

or to initiate

the call.

Making an emergency call

In the event of an emergency, you can make emergency calls from your phone, even

without a SIM card. However, you must be in an area with network coverage.

Open

Dialer

Enter the emergency number for your location in the dialer, and then touch .

You can dial an emergency number even when the screen is locked. On the lock

screen, touch

Emergency call

, enter your local emergency number, and then touch

The ability to make emergency calls can depend on local regulations and network

operators in your region. Poor network usability or environmental interference may

prevent your call from being connected. Never rely solely on your phone for essential

communication during emergencies.

Speed-dialing

Configure speed-dialing for people you call frequently. Simply touch and hold a number

key to dial their number.

is the default key for voicemail. It cannot be used as a speed-dial number.