HONOR Watch ES the Ultimate User Guide 2020

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The HONOR * ES from HONOR Huawei was released on 4th September 2020 at the IFA Berlin, together with another *, the * GS pro. This smart * priced at £99.99 in the UK features a 1.64 inch AMOLED touch display, 10-day battery life, 95 fitness workout modes, animated virtual fitness course, 24/7 heart rate monitoring, and stress and sleep monitoring.

Basic operating User Guide

To start with, to use the HONOR * ES, you need to pair it with your smartphone. Whatever phone you use, download, and install the Huawei Health App on your phone first. This is the app used to manage the HONOR smartwatch and fitness bands.

One physical button could be found on the HONOR * ES. Here are some basic user guides:

An image to introduce the operating on HONOR * ES

1. Swipe down the screen to get do not disturb, show time, find phone, alarm, and settings.

2. Swipe up the screen to get notifications

3. Press the physical button to reach the features or settings.

4. Swipe to the left or right side from the home to get features including heart rate tracking, stress tracking, weather, music control and step count.

Or you could also swipe to the right to get back to the former page. For example, you press settings after you swipe down the screen, then press system to the next page. And if you wipe to the right, you will go back to the system page.

How to use Features User Guide

How to pair your HONOR * ES with your smartphone?

Step one:

Download and install the Huawei Health app on your phone. If you use an android phone, download from the Huawei AppGallery or google play store. If you use an iPhone, download from the App Store.

Step two:

Open the Huawei health App. Go to Devices then click “add” or “+” on that page.

An image of adding your new HONOR smartwatch via the Huawei Health App

Step three:

Then select “smartwatches” and find the model of your *. Though the HONOR * ES looks like a fitness tracker more, the manufacturer HONOR Huawei named it a * instead. On that page, you could see a “pair” icon.

The name of your HONOR * ES will appear on the screen. Find that name on the phone’s result searching list to initiate the pairing process.

You will need to touch the “check” mark to approve the pairing request on the screen of your HONOR * ES.

Note:

If your HONOR * ES is paired with another smartphone already, on the * please swipe down the screen to find settings-----system-----disconnect before you pair it with another phone.

How to set up an alarm on HONOR * ES?

There are two options to set up an alarm on the HONOR * ES, from the screen directly or via the Huawei Health App.

Option one:

On the screen of the HONOR * ES, find the “alarm” icon. Normally you can swipe down the screen to find the “alarm” icon. Touch that icon and on the next screen, you could set up a new alarm or turn off/edit/delete an existing alarm.

Or you can press the up button then find “alarm” on the screen.

Option two:

Firstly open the Huawei Health app on your phone and go to “devices” and make sure your HONOR * ES is connected to the phone already.

Secondly, touch “alarm” after you touch your *’s name. Then on the next page, you can set up a new alarm, and edit/delete the alarm or turn it on/off.

An image to show you how to set up photos as the * face for HONOR * ES

How to customize the * face of your HONOR * ES?

Set up photos as new * face via the Huawei Health app:

For HONOR * ES, it’s allowed to set up photos stored on the phone as new * faces.

Open the Huawei Health app on your phone, and go to the device then find the name of your HONOR * ES. Touch “more” beside * faces, and switch to “Me”. Then find “Gallery” and press that.

On the next page, you will be able to add photos from the photo gallery of your phone. Click “style” and “layout” to choose how you want the new * face to look like. Save it. And if you choose gallery as the * face from the screen of your *, then the new * faces will appear on the screen of the HONOR * ES.

Change * face on the screen of HONOR * ES:

To customize the * face, when the screen is on, simply press the screen for about 2 to 3 seconds until when you feel the vibration of the HONOR * ES.

Then on the screen, you could swipe to the left or right side to change * faces. If you select Gallery then the new * faces created from photos will be displayed.

How to enable health monitoring including continuous heart rate, activity reminder, sleep tracking, stress level, SoP2, and female cycle track on the HONOR * ES?

Step one:

Make sure your HONOR * ES and phone are connected. Then open the Huawei health app on your phone.

Step two:

Find and hit “Health Monitoring”. From the next page, you could enable/disable sleep tracking, stress monitoring, continuous heart rate monitoring and activity reminder.

For SoP2 and female cycle feature, press the physical button on the HONOR * ES, find SoP2 or Female Cycle, then you could use that feature.

An image to show how to enable health monitoring of the HONOR * ES

How to get WhatsApp messages, Facebook messages,s and other notifications on my HONOR * ES?

Step one:

Connect the HONOR * ES to your phone. Then open the Huawei Health App, go to the device and click on the name of your *.

Step two:

Find “Notification” on the page, enable that and check the apps for which you want to receive a notification on the smartwatch.

In case after these settings you still cannot receive a notification on the HONOR * ES, refer to this.

How to find a phone using the HONOR * ES?

Step one:

Firstly you need to activate the screen by press the physical button.

Step two:

Swipe down the screen to get “Find Phone”. Or you can press the physical button to find “Find Phone”.

Touch that on the screen. If your smartphone is still connected to your HONOR * ES, the phone itself will play to ringtone (even if the phone is in silent mode) notifying you of its location.

Note: To use this, the smartphone and the HONOR * ES should be connected via Bluetooth. Or it won’t work.

Swipe down the home screen to access “Find Phone” on the HONOR * ES

How to use a remote photo shooting function on my HONOR * ES?

Step one:

Make sure your phone is connected via Bluetooth to the HONOR * ES.

Step two:

Press the physical button on the HONOR * ES. Find “remote shutter” and touch that. The camera of your phone will be initiated and you will be able to touch the camera icon on the screen of the HONOR * ES to take a photo from the phone.

If you use this feature for the first time, and the camera of your phone is not initiated, simply open the camera of the phone.

How to answer a phone call on my HONOR * ES?

Answering a phone call is NOT supported on HONOR * ES. However, when there is an incoming call, your * will also receive a notification with vibration to remind you of answering on the phone itself.

Is it possible to initiate a call from the HONOR * ES to others?

Unfortunately, this is NOT supported by the HONOR * ES.

How to play/control music on my HONOR * ES?

An image of the HONOR * ES, play the current/ former/next song, turn up the sound or lower it

Transferring music from the phone to the HONOR * ES is not supported. This model, unlike the HONOR * GS pro, only supports the control playback of music on the phone.

Step one:

Make sure the phone and smartwatch are connected. Then open any music app on the phone.

Step two:

Activate the screen of your smartwatch. Press the physical button again and go to “music”. From there you could play or stop the music, play the former or next song, and turn up the sound or lower it.

Notice:

The music feature is only allowed with an Android operating system.

Does this ultimate tutorial solve all your questions about how to use the HONOR * ES? We would like to get your feedback in the comment section to better serve you.