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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AI Touch Easy Projection Multi-screen Collaboration Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet and Phone Tap to Project to a Smart Screen Huawei Print Multi-Device Collaboration Audio Control Panel Camera and Gallery Take Photos Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes...
  • Page 3 Contents Apps MeeTime Notepad Settings Biometrics & Password Security About Phone...

  • Page 4: Basic Gestures

    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.
  • Page 5 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. •...
  • Page 6 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.

  • Page 7: Lock And Unlock Your Screen

    Essentials Button Shortcuts Power off and restart Press and hold the Power button until your phone 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.

  • Page 8: Get Familiar With The Home Screen

    Essentials Turn On the Screen You can turn on the screen in any of the following ways (depending on your device model): Press the Power button. • Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen, and •...

  • Page 9: Notification And Status Icons

    Essentials When there are more than nine apps within a large folder, a stacked icon will appear in the lower right corner of the folder. You can touch the stacked icon to view more apps within the folder. Add or remove apps: Open a large folder, touch , and add or remove apps as required.

  • Page 10: Control Panel

    Essentials Wireless fast charging Regular wireless charging Power Saving mode enabled Digital Balance enabled Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery Bluetooth device connected VPN connected Driving mode enabled Projection device connected Location service enabled Eye Comfort enabled Headset connected Performance mode enabled Calling VoLTE enabled Missed call...
  • Page 11 (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.
  • Page 12 Essentials 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.
  • Page 13 Connect your phone to an audio device via Bluetooth or other methods. After a Vision product is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, you can also connect it to the same Wi-Fi network and log in to the same HUAWEI ID as your phone to perform more operations.
  • Page 14 Transfer MeeTime Calls and Audio or Video Being Streamed to Other Devices When you are making MeeTime calls on your phone, 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.

  • Page 15: Screenshots & Screen Recording

    Essentials The figures are for reference only. Use Multi-Screen Collaboration on a Computer or Tablet You can view or edit files on your phone using your computer or tablet, drag files across devices, and even use phone apps on your computer or tablet. Swipe down from the upper right edge of your phone to display Control Panel.
  • Page 16 Essentials Take a Full Screenshot with a Knuckle Tap Before using knuckle gestures, use either of the following methods to enable this feature (depending on your device model): Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Take screenshot •...
  • Page 17 Essentials The figures are for reference only. Knock on the screen with a single knuckle and hold to draw an enclosed shape around the part of the screen that you wish to capture. Make sure that your knuckle does not leave the screen.
  • Page 18 Essentials The figures are for reference only. Tap a single knuckle against the screen and hold to draw an "S". Your device will automatically scroll to the bottom of the page to capture all of the content in a single screenshot.

  • Page 19: Enter Text

    ), you will only be able to record system sounds, such as music. Enter Text Use Celia Keyboard Celia Keyboard is a secure and intuitive keyboard developed by Huawei. It supports efficient voice inputs, smooth handwriting, an emulated mechanical keyboard, as well as 170+ input languages.
  • Page 20 Essentials If Celia Keyboard is not yet installed on your device, search for and install it in AppGallery. Go to Settings > System & updates > Language & input and set Celia Keyboard as the default keyboard. Text Input Keyboard input Celia Keyboard comes with a 26-key layout by default.

  • Page 21: Multi-Window

    Essentials On the input keyboard, go to > Mechanical keyboard and toggle on the Mechanical keyboard switch. To switch back to the normal keyboard, toggle off the Mechanical keyboard switch. Some devices do not support the mechanical keyboard. Multi-Window Editing the Multi-Window Dock Edit apps in the Multi-Window dock, by adding or removing them, or rearranging their order, to customize the dock to your heart's content! Swipe inward from the left or right edge of your phone and hold, to bring up the Multi-...
  • Page 22 Essentials Touch and hold at the top of a split-screen pane until the pane shrinks, then drag the pane to the other side of the screen and release, to switch panes. To exit split-screen mode: Touch and hold down on in the middle of the split screen line, and drag it to the edge, until you see the other pane disappear.
  • Page 23 Essentials Use the Floating Window Open a floating window from the Multi-Window dock while gaming, and you can chat with a friend without missing a second of the action. You can open a floating window using any of the following methods: Swipe inward from the left or right edge of your phone and hold, to bring up the Multi- •...
  • Page 24 Essentials Find and Switch Between Floating Windows for Apps You can quickly find and switch between floating windows for apps using the floating window management function. Make sure that you have opened floating windows for multiple apps and minimized them into the floating ball.

  • Page 25: Show Date And Time When The Screen Is Off

    Essentials If you reduce a normal-sized floating window to the smallest possible size, and then release • the window, it will automatically shrink into a small floating window that remains fixed to the upper right corner of the screen. Double-tapping the small floating window will return the app to a full screen display. Splitting the screen When an app is displayed in full-screen mode, swipe up from the bottom to in the...
  • Page 26 Essentials From under Images on the Always On Display screen, go to > Select image > If you have selected a local image, touch this image and go to Change image > After selecting a GIF image or moving picture, you can touch Edit > Edit to edit it. Set other options available on the screen as needed, and touch Apply.

  • Page 27: Smart Features

    You can wake up AI Voice in multiple ways: Press and hold the Power button for 1 second to wake up AI Voice Go to Settings > HUAWEI Assistant > AI Voice > Wake with Power button, and enable Wake with Power button.
  • Page 28 Smart Features The settings items vary by device. If your phone does not provide a specific item, it • indicates that the corresponding feature is not supported. You cannot wake up AI Voice with the wakeup phrase when your phone is in a call. •...

  • Page 29: Ai Lens

    This feature is only available in some countries and regions. Play Videos with Voice Commands Wake up AI Voice and give voice commands such as "Play video", "Play Friends in HUAWEI Video", "Show me a funny video", or "Play a Coldplay video".

  • Page 30: Ai Touch

    When you see any content that you are interested in on your phone, touch and hold the screen with two fingers to bring up AI Touch to learn more. Go to Settings > HUAWEI Assistant > AI Touch and enable AI Touch. Shop with AI Touch...
  • Page 31 Smart Features In Desktop, your phone and the large display work independently and can show different content. The content projected on the large display is in a layout similar to that on a computer desktop. Therefore, you can edit a document on the large display while chatting on your phone. You don't need to worry about missing out on notifications, calls, or messages, as a red dot will appear on the notification panel on the external display to let you know.

  • Page 32: Multi-Screen Collaboration

    Open Files in the device window, and drag a document from your PC to the device window. • The file will be saved in the folder that is open in Files, or in the Huawei Share folder by default. Open a file in the device window on the PC, then drag a picture or text from Notepad to •...
  • Page 33 Smart Features Use Huawei Share OneHop to Transfer Files After Multi-Screen Collaboration is enabled between your device and PC, you can transfer files between them using Huawei Share OneHop, without needing a data cable or any software. Share pictures and videos Transfer pictures and videos from your device to your PC: •...
  • Page 34 Ensure that PC Manager is running version 9.1 or later. Access Phone Apps and Files on Your Computer After Multi-screen Collaboration is enabled between your phone and Huawei or Honor laptops, you can use a mouse and keyboard on your laptop to access your phone apps and files.

  • Page 35: Multi-Screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet And Phone

    Connect Your Phone and Tablet Only certain Huawei and Honor tablets support this feature. Connect your phone and tablet and enable Multi-Screen Collaboration using one of the...

  • Page 36: Tap To Project To A Smart Screen

    DISCONNECT. Tap to Project to a Smart Screen Tap to Project Your Phone to a Vision With just one tap, you can project videos or games from your phone to a HUAWEI/HONOR Vision to enjoy it on a larger display.

  • Page 37: Huawei Print

    Your phone makes it easy to print images and documents on it, by detecting nearby printers that support Huawei Print. Then just touch to print! Power on the target printer and make sure that it is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your phone, or that Wi-Fi Direct is enabled.
  • Page 38 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: Tablet: Enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and ensure that it is logged in to the same HUAWEI ID •...

  • Page 39: Audio Control Panel

    Smart Features The figures are for reference only. Use Multi-Screen Collaboration on a Computer or Tablet You can view or edit files on your phone using your computer or tablet, drag files across devices, and even use phone apps on your computer or tablet. Swipe down from the upper right edge of your phone to display Control Panel.
  • Page 40 Connect your phone to an audio device via Bluetooth or other methods. After a Vision product is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, you can also connect it to the same Wi-Fi network and log in to the same HUAWEI ID as your phone to perform more operations.

  • Page 41: Camera And Gallery

    Camera and Gallery Take Photos Take Photos Open Camera. 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.
  • Page 42 Camera and Gallery 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. Release your finger to stop shooting. Select the Burst Photos You Want to Keep Open Gallery.

  • Page 43: Shoot In Portrait, Night, And Wide Aperture Modes

    Camera and Gallery Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes Shoot Dazzling Portraits Portrait mode comes with custom beauty and lighting effects to choose from, so that a touch of the shutter brings out your subject at their best. Open Camera and select Portrait mode.

  • Page 44: Master Ai

    Camera and Gallery In dim environments, you can turn on the flash to illuminate your face. Open Camera or go to Camera > More (depending on your device model), and select Night mode. Touch to switch to the front camera. From there, feel free to: Touch the flash icon and select (auto) or (steady on) to enable the flash.

  • Page 45: Take Photos With Various Zoom Settings

    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 optimizing the color and brightness settings accordingly. Master AI is displayed as AI photography or AI camera on some devices.
  • Page 46 Camera and Gallery Automatically Switch to Wide Angle When Taking Selfies with the Front Camera When the front camera of your phone detects multiple people in the frame, it will automatically switch to the wide angle to fit more people into your photo. Open Camera, select Photo or Portrait mode, then touch to switch to the front camera.

  • Page 47: Monochrome Photography

    Camera and Gallery If the white frame doesn't turn yellow after the camera has identified the subject, it • indicates that your phone does not support this feature. Currently, intelligent tracking only supports solo shots. • If the camera isn't aimed at the subject you want to capture, your phone will •...
  • Page 48 , then select Save as video or Save as GIF. 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.

  • Page 49: Pro Mode

    Camera and Gallery View Cinemagraphs of Your Moving Pictures When you take a moving picture of a dynamic object from the same angle (such as a leaf swaying in the wind), and there is a sharp static and dynamic contrast within the scene, your phone will automatically create a cinemagraph of the picture to make it interactive and stand out.
  • Page 50 Camera and Gallery The figures are for reference only. Open Camera or go to Camera > More (depending on your device model), and select Pro mode. From there, you can: Adjust the metering mode: Touch M and select a metering mode. •...
  • Page 51 Camera and Gallery slower shutter speed. Likewise, when shooting fast-moving scenes or objects, you'll want to increase the shutter speed. Adjust EV exposure compensation: Touch EV· and drag the slider. • It's recommended that you increase the EV value in low-light environments, and decrease it in well-lit environments.

  • Page 52: Record Videos

    Camera and Gallery Metering Description Mode 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. In well-lit environments, decrease the ISO sensitivity to avoid image noise.
  • Page 53 Camera and Gallery 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).
  • Page 54 Camera and Gallery Touch to end the recording. Steady Your Shooting When shooting and moving at the same time, you can enable Steady shot to reduce camera shake. Open Camera and select Video mode. Touch to enable Steady shot. Touch to start the recording.

  • Page 55: Tracking Shot

    Camera and Gallery Return to the Video screen and touch to start recording. A higher resolution will result in a higher quality video, but will also take up more storage space. Tracking Shot Take Tracking Shots Tracking shots allow the camera to follow the subjects being recorded so that they always remain in the center of the viewfinder.

  • Page 56: Time-Lapse Photography

    Camera and Gallery Shoot Slow-Mo Videos Go to Camera > More and select Slow-mo mode. Touch and select a slow motion speed. Frame your subject within the viewfinder, then touch to start recording. Automatically Capture Slow-Mo Some high-speed slow-mo modes support motion detection. Your camera will automatically track and take snapshots of moving objects in the frame when you touch the shutter button.

  • Page 57: Dual-View Mode

    Camera and Gallery Use Time-Lapse to Create a Short Video You can use Time-lapse to capture images slowly over several minutes or even hours, then condense them into a short video. This allows you to capture the beauty of change – blooming flowers, drifting clouds, and more.

  • Page 58: Story Creator

    Camera and Gallery Choose the Sound Source You Want to Pick Up in Dual-view Mode You can decide which direction you want to pick up sound from in Dual-view mode. For instance, when using the dual-rear Dual-view mode, you can pick up sound from either the panoramic or close-up view.

  • Page 59: Adjust Camera Settings

    Camera and Gallery When you are finished, your phone will automatically splice the shots and create a video clip with music. If you are unsatisfied with any of the shots, touch the preview frame of the shot, then touch and follow the onscreen instructions to retake the shot. If you are unsatisfied with all shots, touch to remove them all and shoot again.

  • Page 60: Manage Gallery

    Camera and Gallery Use Mirror Reflection When using the front camera, touch , then enable or disable Mirror reflection. When Mirror reflection is enabled, the image will appear as you see yourself in the viewfinder, instead of flipped. When Mirror reflection is disabled, the image will be flipped, so it's the opposite of what you see in the viewfinder.
  • Page 61 Multi-Device Collaboration in Settings. If neither of the two switches can be found on your device, it indicates that this feature is not supported. Enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and log in to the same HUAWEI ID on your phone and the device you want to connect to.
  • Page 62 Camera and Gallery Thumbnails of images related to that keyword will be displayed, and more keywords will be suggested. Touch a suggested keyword or enter more keywords for more precise results. Quickly Search for Videos in Gallery Your phone automatically analyzes and categorizes videos in Gallery when charging and with the screen off.
  • Page 63 Camera and Gallery Move Images and Videos Open an album, then touch and hold to select the images and videos you want to move. Touch > Move to album to select the desired album. Once the items are moved, they will no longer be in their original album. The All photos and Videos albums show all images and videos stored on your device.

  • Page 64: Golden Snap

    Camera and Gallery View hidden images and videos: In the Albums tab, go to > Hidden items. • You can touch in the Hidden items screen to switch to album view, to quickly locate the desired items. Unhide items: In Hidden items, touch and hold down to select the images or videos you •...

  • Page 65: Highlights

    Camera and Gallery Adjust document If an image of a document is skewed, you can use the Adjust document function in Gallery to straighten the image. Open Gallery, touch an image of a document, then touch Go to Smart > Adjust document and drag the four corners to select the area to be straightened.
  • Page 66 Camera and Gallery 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 phone will automatically generate an image for the video and you can follow the onscreen instructions to share it with others.

  • Page 67: Meetime

    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 optimized automatically when the network signal is weak.
  • Page 68 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 Phone Screen During a MeeTime Call During a MeeTime video call, you can share your screen with the other party and doodle on the screen.

  • Page 69: Notepad

    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 •...
  • Page 70 Apps Open Notepad and go to Notes > > > Add card. Point the camera to the certificate or bank card you want to scan, and touch to scan it one by one or consecutively. Touch to preview the scanned copies. (Optional) If you manually unskew the scanned copies, touch to preview them again.
  • Page 71 Apps Enter your to-do item. Touch , set a reminder time, then touch OK. Touch to mark the to-do item as important. Then touch Save. 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 phone will repeatedly prompt you to complete the to-do item at the specified time.
  • Page 72 Apps Sort notes or to-dos: On the All notes screen, swipe left on an item, and touch to pin it to the top or • add it to favorites. To view favorited items, touch All notes and go to My favorites. On the All notes or All to-dos screen, swipe left on an item, and touch to sort it to •...
  • Page 73 Apps 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 On the All notes screen, open the item you want to print. Go to >...

  • Page 74: Settings

    Settings Biometrics & Password Set Fingerprints You can enroll a fingerprint and then use it to unlock the screen and access your Safe, App Lock, and more. Add Fingerprints Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID or Settings > Biometrics & password >...
  • Page 75 Settings Now you can go to Files > Me, touch Safe, then use your fingerprint to access it. Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version. Use Your Fingerprint to Access a Locked App Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID or Settings > Biometrics & password >...

  • Page 76: Security

    Settings If you have enabled PrivateSpace, you'll only be able to use Face unlock in MainSpace. If you have added multiple users, you'll only be able to use Face unlock with the Owner account. Access App Lock with Face Recognition On the Face Recognition screen, enable Access App Lock, and follow the onscreen instructions to add your facial data to App Lock.

  • Page 77: About Phone

    Go to Settings > Security > SIM PIN to enter the SIM PIN screen. Enable SIM PIN, enter the PIN, then touch OK. To change the PIN, touch Change SIM PIN, and follow the onscreen instructions. About Phone Legal Notice Copyright © Huawei 2022. All rights reserved.
  • Page 78 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 recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region. Model: PAL-LX9...

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