Making calls on the HUAWEI WATCH 3/WATCH 4/WATCH 5 Series
| Making calls on the HUAWEI WATCH 3/WATCH 4/WATCH 5 Series |
Your watch supports Bluetooth calls and standalone eSIM calls in different situations.
The support for call forwarding by the eSIM One Number service varies by region. For details, consult with the customer service of your local carrier.
Answering/Ending a call on your watch
- HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series: To use the eSIM service on your watch, you'll need to keep wearing your watch and disable Auto-disable network by going to , swiping up on the screen, and going to .
- HUAWEI WATCH 4/WATCH 5 Series: To use the eSIM service on your watch, you'll need to keep wearing your watch and disable the corresponding feature based on your needs by going to , swiping up on the screen, and going to .
- When you use the eSIM service on your watch, features such as harassment blocking and blocklist are not supported. When the eSIM service is not used on your watch, the blocking settings on the phone will be automatically synced to your watch.
Answering a call: When you receive an incoming call, your watch will notify you and display the caller information. Touch 
to answer the call.
Ending a call: Touch 
to end the call.
Returning to the call screen:
HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series: If you're not on the call screen, enter the Assistant·TODAY screen or double-press the Up button to access the recent tasks screen, and touch 
to return to the call screen. From there you can touch 
to end the call.
HUAWEI WATCH 4/WATCH 5 Series: If you're not on the call screen, touch the Phone icon on the top of the watch home screen to return to the call screen.
Making a call on your watch
- Using the voice assistant: Press and hold the Down button on the watch to wake up the voice assistant and give a voice command, such as:
"Call Peter" or "Dial 950800".
- Press the Up button on the watch to enter the app list, select Phone, and choose any of the following methods to make a call.
- Touch Call logs and then a call log to call back.
- Touch Keypad, enter the number you want to call, and touch the Dial icon to initiate a call.
- Touch MeeTime (if you're using this feature for the first time, follow the onscreen instructions to activate it), select a contact you want to call, and touch the connected device of the contact to make an HD voice call over the Internet.
- Touch Contacts and then a contact to make a call.
- HUAWEI WATCH 4/WATCH 5 Series: When the Standalone Number service is enabled and your watch is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, calls can be made using your watch's eSIM card or your phone's SIM card if your watch is connected to the eSIM mobile network, or only your phone's SIM card if your watch is not connected to the eSIM mobile network. When your watch is disconnected from your phone, your watch's eSIM will be used.
- HUAWEI WATCH 3: When you use the eSIM service on the watch, you cannot use the short number to make calls.
- For eSIM Standalone Number service users:
When your watch is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, calls can be made using your watch's eSIM or your phone's SIM card if the Standalone Number service is enabled, or only your phone's SIM card if the service is not enabled. When your watch is disconnected from your phone, your watch's eSIM will be used.
- For eSIM One Number service users:
HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series: After activating the eSIM service, when your watch is connected to an iPhone via Bluetooth, you can only make or receive calls via eSIM. When your watch is connected to a phone of any other brand via Bluetooth, you can only make or receive calls via Bluetooth, and you need to disconnect the watch from your phone to make or receive calls via eSIM. You can use the short number to make calls when your watch is connected to a phone via Bluetooth.
HUAWEI WATCH 4/WATCH 5 Series: After activating the eSIM service, when your watch is connected to an iPhone via Bluetooth, you can make or receive calls via both Bluetooth and eSIM normally. When your watch is connected to a phone of any other brand via Bluetooth, you can only make or receive calls via Bluetooth, and you need to disconnect the watch from your phone to make or receive calls via eSIM.
- MeeTime calls are available in certain markets only. For details, contact the official customer service.
Configuring settings during a call
- Adjust the call volume by rotating the Up button. Mute a call by touching the Mute icon (
). - Enter digits by touching the More icon (
) and then typing in the keypad.
Viewing/Deleting call logs
- Press the Up button to enter the app list and then go to to view your call logs (including incoming, outgoing, and missed calls).
- Press the Up button to enter the app list, go to , swipe left on an individual log, and touch the Delete icon to delete the log. Please note that deleting multiple call logs at once is not allowed.
When you use standalone eSIM calls, the contacts on your phone do not contain any logs of calls made or received on your watch.
Switching calls between your phone and watch
When your watch is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, you can switch audio between the two devices during a call.
On the call screen of your phone, touch the Bluetooth button in the lower right corner and choose to switch audio to your phone, watch, or earphones, etc.
eSIM calls can't be switched between your phone and watch.