Huawei P9 Lite Tips and Tricks
Factory OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
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If you would like to unmount your SD card for whatever reason, then drag down your notifications menu from the top of the screen and press the Settings icon.
Then find Storage – SD card – Unmount SD card.
To open a web page in a new tab, find a link on a web page. Then press on it and then choose to open the site in a new tab.
To show the Browser History, open your Android stock browser (the default browser). Then press the Menu or More button and select Settings. Then Advanced – Manage website data.
To clear history, go to Privacy and Delete personal data.
To use your phone as a WiFi hotspot, tether it via USB or via Bluetooth, then go to Settings – Mobile hotspot and tethering.
You can then choose from three options:
1) USB – connect your phone via a USB cable. The phone should automatically configure the correct settings.
2) Mobile/WiFi Hotspot – To turn your phone into a WiFi hotspot, press Configure WiFi hotspot. You will then be asked to enter a Network SSID (this is your own name for the WiFi hotspot). Then choose Security and lastly, choose a password (this is password for your WiFi hotspot which you will enter on your computer).
3) Bluetooth – With this option, you will need to pair a Bluetooth device with your phone. On the other device, ensure you search for Bluetooth devices and your phone should show up.
To take a screenshot on your device, press the Home and Power buttons at the same time.
Hold them for between 1-2 seconds and you should hear a camera shutter sound.
To locate the screenshot you’ve just taken, go to your Apps and find My Files.
Then it should be under Device Storate – DCIM – Screenshots.
It’s possible that they may also be found under Device – Pictures – Screenshots.
If you want to move the Screenshot to another folder, then long press on the file name. You should see a tick appear.
Then press the More button in the top right and select Move or Copy. Then select the destination of the screenshot/
Having notifications come through on the lock screen can be handy because you don’t have to unlock your phone to see what the notification is about.
The problem with this is that someone may see the content of a notification (a text message for example) which you would like to keep private.
To change this setting to only display that the notification has arrived (rather than the actual content), then go to Settings – Lock screen and security.
Then select Notifications on lock screen
From here you can enable or disable which apps you can show notifications from or at the top, select to Show or Hide notifications.
If you are browsing a website and have zoomed in or out and the column you’re reading doesn’t fit the screen properly, you can pinch to zoom in.
Then double tap on the column.
The column will then be reformatted to fit the screen width.
This is useful for browsing sites that aren’t optimised for mobile friendliness.
Depending on how your device is setup, sometimes when Apps are installed, a shortcut icon is automatically placed on your home screens.
This can be annoying for users who want to keep their home screens clutter-free.
To stop then, go to the Play Store and press the Hamburger / menu icon in the top left.
Then choose Settings and untick Add icon to Home Screen
To fix touchscreen sensitivity issues, follow these:
1. On your dialer, dial *#2663#. This will bring up a menu.
2. Bring up dialer and dial *#2663# to bring up a menu
3. On that menu, tap the button that says ?TSP FW update (general)?
4. Once you press that, a pop-up will appear saying ?Updating, do not turn off.? Just wait for it to finish updating.
5. A message saying ?update complete: pass? should appear once update is complete.
6. Exit the menu by pressing the back button and try out your device. It should be fixed now.
The phone has the ability to send quick response text messages if your phone is ringing but you can’t answer it.
To change these, go to your Dialler App and press the Menu or More button.
Then select Settings – Call blocking – Call-reject messages.
From here you can add or edit your reject messages.


