[HUAWEI] Button features and touch operations

Applicable products: HUAWEI WATCH FIT 3,HUAWEI WATCH 4,HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner(black、grey),HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Pro,HUAWEI WATCH 3(elite、classic、active),HUAWEI WATCH 3 Pro,HUAWEI WATCH 3,HUAWEI WATCH 4 Pro,HUAWEI WATCH 4 Pro Space Edition,HUAWEI WATCH GT 4,HUAWEI WATCH GT 3
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[HUAWEI] Button features and touch operations

The device's colour touchscreen supports a range of touch operations, like swiping up, down, left, and right, touching, and touching and holding.

Up button

Operation

Feature

Rotate

  • In Grid mode: Zooms in and out on app icons and app names on the app list screen.
  • In List mode: Swipes up and down on the app list and details screens.
  • In an app: Swipes up and down on the screen.

To enter Grid or List mode, go to Settings > Watch face & home > Launcher.

Press

  • When the screen is off: Turns on the screen.

    If you'd like to extend the screen-on time, press the Up button again to open the app list, go to Settings > Display & brightness, and adjust the settings for Sleep (always taking effect) and Screen on (taking effect only once).

  • When home screen is displayed: Takes you to the app list screen.
  • When any other screen is displayed: Returns to the home screen.
  • Mutes incoming Bluetooth calls.

Double-press

Available only on the HUAWEI WATCH 3, HUAWEI WATCH GT 4, and HUAWEI WATCH 4 Series.

When the screen is on: Takes you to the recent tasks screen to view all running apps.

Press multiple times

Available only on the HUAWEI WATCH 3 and HUAWEI WATCH 4 Series.

Press five times in quick succession to launch emergency SOS.

Press and hold

  • Powers on the watch.
  • Takes you to the restart/power-off screen.
  • Forcibly restarts the watch when the button is pressed and held for at least 12 seconds.

Operations differ during calls and workouts.

Down button

HUAWEI WATCH GT 4 Series, HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series, HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Series, HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner, and other models:

Operation

Feature

Press

Opens the Workout app by default.

You can also customise what the Down button does, by performing the steps below:

  1. Press the Up button to enter the app list, and go to Settings > Down button.
  2. Select an app for your custom setting. Once you're done, return to the home screen and press the Down button to open the app.

Press and hold

Wakes up the voice assistant.

HUAWEI WATCH 4 Series:

Operation

Feature

Press

Displays the Workout, Health Glance, and Phone apps by default.

You can also customise what the Down button does, by performing the steps below:

  1. Press the Up button to enter the app list, and go to Settings > Down button.
  2. Select apps for your custom setting, by touching the Settings icon and then adding or removing apps.
  3. Once you're done, return to the home screen and press the Down button to access the customised apps, and select one as needed.
 
  • This feature is available only when the watch works in Standard mode.
  • A maximum of three apps can be accessed by pressing the Down button.

Double-press

Opens the Wallet app.

Operations differ during calls and workouts.

Touch operations

Operation

Feature

Touch

Chooses and confirms.

Touch and hold

On home screen: Changes the watch face. On a watch feature card: Accesses the card management screen.

Swipe up

On home screen: Shows notifications.

Swipe down

On home screen: Opens the shortcut menu and status bar.

  • You can enable or disable Do Not Disturb and Sleep from the shortcut menu.
  • You can view the remaining battery level and Bluetooth connection status in the status bar.
  • You can quickly launch an app from the shortcut menu by touching and holding down on its icon. (Available only on certain watch models such as HUAWEI WATCH GT 4 Series and HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Series.)

Swipe left

On home screen: Accesses the custom feature cards.

Swipe right

On home screen: Enters the HUAWEI Assistant·TODAY screen.

On any app's screen: Returns to the previous screen.

Turning off the screen

  • Lower or rotate your wrist outwards, or use your palm to cover the screen.

    For some watches, the screen turns off only when you use your palm to cover the watch home screen.

  • The watch will automatically sleep without operation for a period of time.

Turning on the screen

  • Press the Up button once to wake the screen.
  • Raise your wrist to wake the screen.

    HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series and HUAWEI WATCH 4 Series:

    To use the Raise to wake feature, enter the app list on your watch, go to Settings > Accessibility > Gestures, and make sure Raise to wake is enabled. Follow the same path if you want to disable the feature.

    HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 Series and HUAWEI WATCH GT 4 Series:

    The Raise to wake feature is enabled by default. To disable it, open the Huawei Health app on your phone, navigate to the device details screen, touch Device settings, and toggle off the switch for Raise to wake.

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