Huawei nova 5 Pro Tips and Tricks
Warning: This will remove ALL data on the phone (but not the MicroSD card).
To perform a hard reset, or factory reset, then there are a number of methods to try:
1) Go to Settings – System – Reset Option . It may ask for a password. Then select
Erase all data (factory reset).
If the phone is totally unresponsive, even after a reboot, then try the following methods.
2) While the phone is turned off, press and hold the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons together. Then, while holding these, press and release the Power button (keep holding the volume buttons). The phone should turn on and a menu will appear. Press the Volume down button to navigate to the Recovery option. Press the Volume Up to select (if that doesn’t work, use the Power button to select). A yellow triangle and an Android logo will appear. Press the Volume Down and Volume Up button together and a recovery menu should appear. Use the Volume buttons to move to the Wipe data/Factory reset option and then press Power to select. Again, use the Volume Down key to choose Yes and press the Power button again to select.
3) While the phone is turned off, press and hold the Volume Down button. Then, while holding, press and release the Power button. A menu should appear. Use the Volume down key to go to Clear Storage. Use the Power button to select the option. Then when asked to confirm, press Volume Up for Yes.
4) While the phone is off, press and hold down Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time. Then release the buttons when you see the Logo. Use the Volume Down button to go down and the Home or Power key to select. Choose the Wipe data/Factory reset option. Then Select Yes to delete all user data. Then choose to reboot the phone.
5) A final method is to enter the code into your phone’s dialler: *2767*3855# This method will not give you an option to reverse the process, so be careful! This method will only work if you can boot into your phone.?
There are a number of ways, as below. The first two of these may be disabled on some networks/carriers or Android versions however.
1) Go to Settings – Apps & Notification -Then scroll down to Contacts Storage – Clear Data.
2) Go to Contacts. Then hold and press on a contact. Then choose the All option at the top of the screen and select Delete. .
3) Go to Settings – Accounts – Disable auto sync data. Then go to Gmail (or an account that your phone syncs with) and delete all of your Contacts from there. Then re-sync your phone.
4) Download an App called ‘Delete All Contacts’ and use that as a last resort.
The methods above will delete contacts from the Phone only, not the SIM card.?
Follow this guide if you want to check the data and WiFi usage on your Huawei Nova 5 Pro.
In this day and age, staying connected is essential. However, whether we like it or not, most mobile data plans put a limit on our data usage each month.
Browsing through Social Media may be fine, but downloading and streaming content can easily eat up on your monthly data allocation.
Reaching your data cap means that you cannot stay online for the rest of the month. Worse, you may be allowed to go online but it also means a huge bill by month’s end.
- Go to Settings → Connections → Data Usage
- From there, you can set a limit or data cap for a certain time period or billing cycle (a week, month, etc).
- You may also press the Menu option and tap “Restrict Background Data Usage.” This option will help you manage your data usage, especially for apps that run in the background (such as Instagram and Messenger). However, this also means that the apps may stop working properly.
To check WiFi usage on the Huawei Nova 5 Pro, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings → Connections → Data Usage
- From there, tap on the Menu button (3 vertical dots on the upper-right corner of the screen).
- Tap on “Show WiFi” then “Wi-Fi data usage.”
Alternatively, some Android handsets may need to follow these steps below:
- Go to Settings → WiFi & Internet → Data Usage
- Tap WiFi Data Usage to view WiFi stats.
- From this menu, you can also view data/WiFi usage per app.
The methods above generally work for most Android phone devices. Some handsets may have slight variations, you should just look for something similar Connections, Networks, or Data Usage menus.
Huawei users however have to follow a different process. Below is a short guide to check data and WiFi usage for Huawei phone users:
- Go to Optimizer → Data Usage
- From there, you can view your data usage for the month.
- You also have a Smart Data Saver feature. You may turn that on if you want to.
- You can also tap on the apps which are shown to be big data consumers and adjust their usage/consumption accordingly.
- You may also set a limit by tapping “More Data Settings” then “Monthly Data Limit.”
If you want to conserve battery life, you can turn off the WiFi while the phone is asleep.
Pull down the notifications screen. Then long press on the WiFi icon. Then press the Menu or More button and select Keep WiFi on during sleep.
To take a screen shot, hold down the Volume Down and Power Buttons together (i.e. exactly the same time).
Press and hold the power button to open the power menu- then tap on the ‘Screen Shot’. This may depend on the model you are using.
This will save the current screen to your phone’s memory card. They will be stored in the folder /Device Storage/Pictures/Screenshots. You can get to this folder by going to your Files App.
Most Android devices come with an alternative way of entering text called Swype. Many prefer this method and believe it is quicker.
When any text entry box appears, press and hold the box. Then select Input method: SWYPE. Once enabled, you simply drag your finger around the keyboard moving over the letters in the correct order to spell a word.
The Do Not Disturb is a very useful feature if you are in a meeting or somewhere where you want to block incoming calls or messages.
To enable Do Not Disturb, drag down your notifications and go into Settings – Sounds and notifications. Then under the Notifications section, press Do Not Disturb.
Once this is setup, you can allow exceptions for certain Apps. To set these up, press Allow Exceptions, then App notifications. You should now see a list of all of your Apps. Choose one and then select Set as priority.
Now, when notifications come in via this App and you have Do Not Disturb enabled, you should see the notifications.
If you don’t want to have to unlock your screen every time you take your device out of standby then go to Settings – Security & location.
Then select Screen lock type and select None.
If you want to find your phone’s WiFi MAC address (for improved WiFi security), then go to Settings – System – About device .
Then scroll down until you see WiFi MAC Address. The address should be a series of Hex numbers and letters.
If you regularly visit a website you can add a shortcut to your homescreen which can be quite useful, rather than entering the web address each time you want to visit the site.
You can either do this to an existing Bookmark, or simply a page you’re visiting:
1) Open your Browser App. Enter the website you want to bookmark. You may need to wait for the whole page to load first. Then press the phone’s Menu button or More at the top and select Add to home screen.
A pop up will appear, so choose “touch & hold to place manually” or “add automatically”.
2) Then bookmark the page.
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