Honor 5X Tips and Tricks With FAQ

Honor 5X is one of the best choice if you are looking for a midrange dual sim Android smartphone. It has many features which are appealing to customers such as premium aluminium body,fingerprint scanner, 5.5 inch full HD IPS screen etc.It runs on Android 5.1.1 and EMUI 3.1 on top of it. Here are of the useful tips and tricks on Honor 5X along with FAQ.

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Honor 5X Tips and Tricks With FAQ

What type of SIM cards Honor 5X supports?

It supports 2 sim cards. One is micro SIM and another one is nano SIM card.

Does Honor 5X support microSD card?

Yes. It supports microSD card upto 128GB. Good news is that, it has separate slots for sim cards and microSD card. Hence you can use 2 sim cards and a microSD card simultaneously.

What are the tasks can be performed using the fingerprint scanner on Honor 5x?

Apart from using the fingerprint scanner to unlock your screen, you can perform many more tasks on this device. Some of them are given below.

For using below features you need to enable the features  in Settings->Fingerprint ID.

1. Back to home: If you enable this, then touch and hold on fingerprint scanner will take you to the home screen.
2. Take photo or Video: This feature will enable you to take photos or start recording videos from the viewfinder screen by touch and hold on fingerprint scanner .
3. Answer call: You can  answer an incoming call by placing your finger on scanner for few seconds.
4. Stop alarm – When alarm goes off, touch and hold the fingerprint sensor to stop the alarm.
5. Recent app – Slide up on the fingerprint sensor to show recent apps.
6. Show notification panel – Slide down on the fingerprint sensor to display the notification panel, double-touch to clear the panel, and slide up to close the panel.
7. Quick Launch: You can assign your finger to quick launch apps or contacts. You can do this by following steps.
   • Go to Settings-> Fingerprint ID->Fingerprint management.
   • Tap on to fingerprint ID which you want to assign quick launch app or contact.
   • Tap on to Quick Launch and enable quick launch.
   • If you want to assign app, then tap on to App and select the app which you want to assign.
   • If you want to assign contact, then tap on to Contacts and select the contacts. If you touch and hold fingerprint scanner when screen is locked, it will directly it will unlock your phone and dial the contact you have set.

What are the motion controls available on Honor 5X?

Honor 5X offer useful motion control options using which you can perform many tasks. Here are the list of such features. By default these features are turned off. You can enable these features in Settings->Motion Control.

1. Flip to mute: This will give you option to mute incoming calls or Mute timers or alarms by flipping the phone.
2. Shake to rearrange: Shake your device from the home screen editing mode to rearrange your icons
3. Double touch to turn on: When screen is off, double touch will turn on the screen.
4. Draw letters to open application: You can set 5 application to the 5 letters available in this option. If you draw the letter on the screen when it is off, it will quick launch that app.

How to download Honor 5X PC suite?

I have already written a detailed post on this. You can read that here.  how to download PC suite for Honor smartphones.

How to use Honor 5X as modem?

Honor 5X offers 3 different ways to share your mobile data with other devices. They are Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, USB tethering and Bluetooth tethering. You can access this settings in Settings->More-> Tethering & Portable hotspot.