Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Applicable products: HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro(single sim card 8gb+256gb、dual sim card 8gb+256gb)
Applicable system: EMUI 13.0
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Lock and Unlock Your Screen

Lock the screen

Auto-lock:

Your device screen will be automatically locked if you haven't performed any operations on it for a period of time.

You can go to Settings > Display & brightness > Sleep , and set the screen timeout duration.

Manually lock the screen:

You can manually lock the screen using either of the following methods:

  • Press the Power button.

  • Pinch two fingers together on the home screen, touch Service widgets, swipe down to the bottom, touch Widgets, touch and hold down on the Screen Lock icon, and touch Add to home screen. Then touch the Screen Lock icon to lock the screen.

    Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version.

Keep the Screen On While Looking

You can set the screen to stay on while you are looking at it, such as when you are reading.

Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Smart Sensing , and ensure Keep screen on while looking is enabled.

Turn On the Screen

You can turn on the screen in any of the following ways (depending on your device model):

  • Press the Power button.

  • Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen, and enable and use Raise to wake, Double-tap to wake, or Show palm to wake.

  • Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Motion control > Raise, and enable and use Wake device.

If your device does not have this option, it indicates that this feature is not supported.

Unlock Your Screen

Password unlock: Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to display a panel where you can enter your lock screen password.

Face unlock: Once the screen is turned on, bring your face in front of the screen. Your device will unlock automatically after recognising your face.

Fingerprint unlock: Touch the fingerprint sensor zone with a finger that you have enrolled. Be sure to first wake the screen, if your device has an in-screen fingerprint sensor.

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