Honor 8 Pro User Manual

Honor Mobile Phones

Table of contents

Document Outline

Contents
Exciting New Features
- 2-in-1 fingerprint sensor
- Wide aperture photos
- Pro camera mode
- Scrolling screenshots
- Screen recorder
  - Starting the recording
  - Stopping the recording
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
- Touchscreen gestures
- Status and notification icons
- Home screen
- Taking a screenshot
- Notifications
- Using fingerprint recognition
- Accessing applications
- Personalising your phone
- Entering text
Tips and Tricks
- High volume mode
- Searching for settings
- Quickly returning a call
- Using your knuckle
  - Taking a full screenshot
  - Taking a partial screenshot
- 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
- Answering or rejecting a call using voice commands
- Using voice wakeup
- Finding applications quickly
- Connecting to the Wi-Fi network with the strongest signal
- Using your phone while wearing gloves
- Adjusting the system volume rapidly
- Using the floating dock
- Aligning home screen applications automatically
- Touch-disable mode
Calls and Contacts
- Making calls
- 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 favourites
- Contact groups
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
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 light trails
  - 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
- 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
- Sharing your mobile Internet with other devices
- Transferring data using Bluetooth
- 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 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
- Streaming multimedia content to your TV
- NFC and payment
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
- 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
- Optimising your system
  - Conducting a comprehensive scan
  - Cleaning up your phone
- Managing data usage
- Harassment filter
- Battery management
Tools
- Calendar
- Clock
- Weather
- Notepad
  - Creating a note
  - Deleting a note
- Calculator
- Sound recorder
  - Recording sound
  - Playing a recording
- Mirror
- Using your device as a remote control
Settings
- Enabling location access
- Increasing indoor positioning accuracy
- Configuring the display settings
- Sound settings
- Changing the screen unlock method
- Gestures and navigation settings
  - Motion control
  - Navigation bar
- Aeroplane mode
- Using the floating dock
- Setting your SIM card PIN
- Setting up an account
- 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
- Magnification gestures
- Using the power button to end a call
- Adjusting the screen response time
- Colour correction
Appendix
- Obtaining help
  - About this guide
- Personal Information and Data Security
- List of safety features
- Legal Notice