Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Phone and Tablet
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Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Phone and Tablet

Connect your phone and tablet to use Multi-screen Collaboration for cross-device operations, such as to display your phone screen on the tablet, use your phone apps on the tablet, drag files across the two devices, and edit a file from your phone on the tablet.

Connect Your Phone and Tablet

Only certain Huawei and Honor tablets support this feature.

Connect your phone and tablet and enable Multi-Screen Collaboration using one of the following methods (depending on your device model):

Connect over Bluetooth:

  1. Swipe down from the upper right edge of the tablet screen to display Control Panel, touch to expand the shortcut switches panel (depending on your device model), and enable Multi-Screen Collaboration.

  2. Swipe down from the upper right edge of the phone screen to display Control Panel and enable Bluetooth.

  3. Hold your phone close to your tablet and follow the onscreen instructions to establish a connection.

Scan a QR code to connect:

  1. Open Multi-Screen Collaboration on your tablet and touch Scan to connect on the Multi-Screen Collaboration screen.

  2. Ensure that your phone is connected to the Internet and connect your phone and tablet as prompted.

Connect by tapping against an NFC-capable keyboard:

You can place your phone against the standard NFC-capable keyboard that comes with your tablet to enable Multi-screen Collaboration.

  1. Make sure that your tablet has been paired with the keyboard.

  2. Swipe down from the upper right edge of the phone screen to display Control Panel, touch to expand the shortcut switches panel (depending on your device model), and enable NFC.

  3. Tap the NFC area at the back of your phone (near the rear cameras) against the NFC area of the keyboard until your phone vibrates or plays a tone.

  4. Connect your phone and tablet as prompted.

Drag to Transfer Files Between Your Phone and Tablet

  1. Open Gallery or Files, and touch and hold a picture, video, or document.

  2. Select more files if needed, touch and hold any of the selected files, then drag them when an icon for dragging files appears.

For example, you can:
  • Drag to transfer files in Gallery or Files between your phone and tablet.

  • Drag to transfer files in Files between your phone and tablet.

  • Drag a picture, text, or file from your phone to an open document on your tablet, such as a Microsoft Office document, memo, or email.

Disconnect Your Phone from Your Tablet

After you have finished using your phone and tablet, you can disconnect them using the following methods:

  • On the phone window displayed on the tablet, touch to disconnect.

  • Swipe down from the upper left edge of your phone or tablet screen to display the notification panel and touch DISCONNECT.

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