Buttons and screen control on your HUAWEI watch

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Buttons and screen control on your HUAWEI watch

The watch is equipped with a color touchscreen that is highly responsive to your touches and can be swiped in different directions.

Up button

Operation	Function
Press once	Wake watch screen when the screen is off. Access the app list screen from the home screen. Return to the home screen.
Press and hold	Power on the watch when the watch is off. Access the restart/power off screen when the watch is on.

Down button

Operation	Function	Remarks
Press once	HUAWEI WATCH D: The Blood pressure app is enabled by default. Other watches: The Workout app is opened by default. Access the set customized feature.	There are certain exceptions such as for calls and workouts.
Press and hold	Wake up the voice assistant.	Voice assistant is only supported in some countries/regions.
Press and hold	Lock or unlock the screen.	The lock/unlock feature is only available with the following models: HONOR MagicWatch Series, HONOR Watch VIVIENNE TAM Joint Design, HONOR Watch Dream Series, and HUAWEI WATCH GT.

Operation

Function

Remarks

Press once

HUAWEI WATCH D: The Blood pressure app is enabled by default.

Other watches: The Workout app is opened by default.

Access the set customized feature.

There are certain exceptions such as for calls and workouts.

Press and hold

Wake up the voice assistant.

Voice assistant is only supported in some countries/regions.

Press and hold

Lock or unlock the screen.

The lock/unlock feature is only available with the following models: HONOR MagicWatch Series, HONOR Watch VIVIENNE TAM Joint Design, HONOR Watch Dream Series, and HUAWEI WATCH GT.

Gestures

Operation	Function
Touch	Choose and confirm.
Touch and hold on the home screen	Change the watch face.
Swipe up on the home screen	View notifications.
Swipe down on the home screen	View the shortcut menu.
Swipe left or right	View watch feature cards.
Swipe right	Return to the previous screen.

Wake the screen

Press the Up button.
Raise or rotate your wrist inwards.
Swipe down on the home screen to open the shortcut menu. Enable Show Time for the screen to stay on for five minutes.

Turn off the screen

Lower or rotate your wrist outwards, or use your palm to cover the watch face screen.
Perform no operations for a period of time after you wake the screen by pressing the button or raising your wrist.

Press the Up button to access the app list screen and go to Settings > Display & brightness to set a duration for the screen to stay off.

You cannot turn off the screen by covering the standby watch face screen with your palm.

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