How to manage the contacts on your HUAWEI device

Contacts List

The contacts list is one of the most important things on your HUAWEI smartphone, helping you stay in touch with your family, friends or business partners. It is where you save contact information for the people you know, such as their phone numbers, email addresses or other relevant data.

And as you have more and more contacts saved on our device, you need to easily manage them. Here is how you can quickly search, create or delete contacts, export them or organize them in groups.

Search contacts

If you want to quickly find a contact, go to Contacts, tap > Settings > Display preferences.

Here select All contacts to make sure all the entries are visible. Now you can look for a contact using one of the following methods:

- drag the index on the right to scroll thorough the contacts list.
- in the search bar at the top of the list enter the contact's name, email address or other relevant keywords. The matching result will be displayed below the search bar.

When you find the contact you are looking for, tap on it to view its details.

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Create contacts

To add a new contact, open the Contacts list and then press . If you are creating a contact for the first time, tap Create new contact to start adding a contact.

Now you can enter the contact information, such as the name, the phone number or the email address. Touch the camera icon to set a profile picture for the contact or select ADD MORE FIELDS if you want to enter more details.

When you are finished, tap to save the contact.

Scan business cards to add contacts

You can add a contact to your device directly from a business card.

On the Contacts screen, tap > Scan or go to Business cards > Scan.

Place the business card on a flat surface, adjust the camera so all the data on the card is clearly displayed in the viewfinder, select Single or Multiple takes and touch to capture an image.

After the photo is taken, the device will automatically identify the contact information. Tap to save the contact. You can view all the scanned business cards on the Contacts scree, in the Business cards section.

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Scan QR codes to add contacts

If you want to add a contact using a QR code, open the Contacts screen, tap > Scan or go to Business cards > Scan.

Take a photo of the QR code or select a photo of a QR code from Gallery. The device will identify all the information contained in the QR code and will automatically add a contact in the contacts list.

Import, export and share contacts

You can easily add contacts from other devices or from the internal storage of your smartphone. Go to the Contacts screen, tap > Settings and select Import/Export.

Here choose one of the import options (via Bluetooth, via Wi-Fi Direct or from the storage) and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.

To export contacts to the internal memory of your device, in the Import/Export menu tap Export to storage and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.

The exported .vcf files are saved in the root directory of your device's internal storage by default. You can open Files to view the exported contacts.

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Share contact

If you want to send a contact to someone, go to the Contacts screen and select the entry you want to share. Tap > Share contact and choose a sharing method.

Then follow the onscreen instructions to share the contact.

Merge contacts

If you have duplicate contacts, you can merge them into a single item.

From the Contacts list screen, tap > Settings > Organize contacts.

Here choose Merge duplicates contacts and a list of the duplicates contacts will appear. Select the entries you want to unite and touch Merge.

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Delete contacts

You can delete a contact you do not need anymore using one of the following methods:

- from the Contacts list screen, tap and hold on the entry you want to remove, then touch Delete.

- on the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Organize contacts. Tap Delete multiple contacts and select all the entries you want to remove. Touch to finish the process.

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Restore contacts

You can easily restore the deleted contacts.

Go to > Settings > Organize contacts and tap Recently deleted.

Touch and hold on a contact you want to restore, select all the entries you want to recover and press to restore them to the contacts list.

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Create a group

If you want to conveniently send emails or messages to multiple contacts in the same time, you can use a contact group.

Your device automatically organizes your contacts in groups based on the company name, location or last contact time, but you can also create new groups according to your preferences.

To create a group, go to the Contacts screen and select Groups.

Tap , enter the group name (for example "Friends", "Family", "Colleagues") and touch OK. Now follow the onscreen instructions to add contacts to the group, then press to finish.

Edit group

You can later add new members to a group or edit its details.

On the Groups screen select the group you want to modify and tap to add a new contact.

Press if you want to remove group members, set a group ringtone, delete or rename the group.

When you want to send a group message or email, go to the Groups screen and open a group. Tap to send a message or touch to send an email to all the group members.

Manage VIP contacts

You don't want to miss any email from your business partners? Add their contact details to the VIP list and your device will automatically copy the emails received from them to the VIP mailbox.

You can add VIP contacts using one of the following methods:

- open the Email app and tap > Settings > VIP contacts. On the VIP list screen, touch ADD and either create a new contact or add one from the contacts list. Then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.

- open an email, tap on the name of the sender or of the receiver and then select Add to VIP list.

If you want to remove someone from the VIP list, open the Email app and go to > Settings > VIP contacts. Here select the entry you want to delete and touch .