Installing an app shared by another phone – Huawei Mate 8 User Manual

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Installing apps

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Installing an app shared by another phone

If your friends have an app you would like on their phone, they can send it to your phone

using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct.

Before using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct to receive apps, touch Settings

>

Advanced

settings

>

Security and turn on the Unknown sources switch. This grants your

phone permission to install third-party apps. After installing an app, make sure

that you return to Settings

>

Advanced settings

>

Security and turn off the

Unknown sources switch.

App sharing using Wi-Fi Direct is only supported when both the sender and

recipient use Huawei phones.

1

Enable Bluetooth on both phones and pair them. Alternatively, enable Wi-Fi on both

phones and establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection. For more information, refer to

Enabling Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another device

and

Transferring data

using Wi-Fi Direct

.

2

On the other phone, go to the home screen and touch and hold the app you want to

share. Drag it to the

icon at the top of the screen. Select Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct

to share the app.

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