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  • Page 1 Your HTC One SV User guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Transferring content from an Android phone Transferring content from an iPhone Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth Getting contacts and other content into HTC One SV Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer Home screen...
  • Page 3 Viewing photos in your social networks Sending your photos and videos Sharing your photos on social networks Personalizing Making HTC One SV truly yours Changing your wallpaper Adding a widget to your Home screen Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen...
  • Page 4 Copying a text message to your micro SIM card Deleting messages and conversations Search and web browser Getting instant information with Google Now Searching HTC One SV and the Web Browsing the Web Bookmarking a webpage Using your browsing history...
  • Page 5 Internet connections Data connection Managing your data usage Wi‑Fi Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) Using HTC One SV as a wireless router Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering Wi‑Fi printing Wireless sharing Connecting a Bluetooth headset...
  • Page 6 Changing the display language Accessibility settings Magnifying your phone's screen Working with certificates Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card Setting a screen lock to help protect HTC One SV Checking your phone's HTC Sense version Trademarks and copyrights Index...
  • Page 7: Conventions Used In This Guide

    Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in this guide In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.
  • Page 8 Important note on recoverable data Important note on recoverable data Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased from your device may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery software. Even a factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your phone, including personal information.
  • Page 9: Unboxing

    Purchase a screen protector designed for HTC One SV. § HTC One SV gives you built-in phone storage so that you can immediately take photos and videos or copy files right out of the box. To maximize storage for more media and files, you need to purchase and insert a storage card.
  • Page 10: Back Cover

    1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC One SV. 2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover against HTC One SV to lock the cover into place. You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in...
  • Page 11: Micro Sim Card

    Unboxing micro SIM card HTC One SV uses a micro SIM card. The micro SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages. Inserting the micro SIM card Use a standard micro SIM only. Inserting a smaller size SIM (such as nano SIM with an adapter or a modified SIM) may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.
  • Page 12: Storage Card

    Unmounting the storage card When you need to remove the storage card while HTC One SV is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
  • Page 13: Battery

    3. Slide the storage card out from its slot. Battery Removing the battery Before using HTC One SV for the first time, you need to remove the protective thin film from the battery. 1. Take the back cover off. 2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.
  • Page 14: Inserting The Battery

    Unboxing Inserting the battery Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that HTC recommends. 1. Take the back cover off. 2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery compartment.
  • Page 15: Charging The Battery

    You need to remove this film before you can charge the battery. § Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC One SV to charge the battery. When the battery power is too low, make sure to use the power adapter to charge, not the USB cable connection with your computer.
  • Page 16: Switching The Power On Or Off

    Switching the power on Press the POWER button until HTC One SV vibrates. When you turn on HTC One SV for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. Switching the power off 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. If you've set up a lock screen, you need to unlock it.
  • Page 17: Phone Setup And Transfer

    § If you have content from an old phone, you can choose to do a direct phone-to- phone transfer. § To make it easier for you to back up and restore content from HTC One SV to another HTC phone in the future, select Back up phone daily.
  • Page 18: Transferring Content From An Android Phone

    Some settings can also be transferred. § You need Android version 2.3 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.
  • Page 19: Transferring Content From An Iphone

    HTC phone. Use HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone. 1. Do one of the following: §...
  • Page 20: Getting Contacts And Other Content Into Htc One Sv

    Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts & sync > to check first what online storage accounts are available on HTC One SV and sign in to the one you want to use. Use the Gallery app to access media in your online storage.
  • Page 21: Home Screen

    Your Home screen is where you make HTC One SV your own. § After you've turned on and set up HTC One SV for the first time (or after installing the latest software update and restarting the phone), you'll see the traditional Home screen style with panels that you can personalize with widgets.
  • Page 22: Getting To Know Your Settings

    § Tap Security to help secure HTC One SV, for example with a screen lock. Updating your phone's software HTC One SV can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also manually check if there's an available update.
  • Page 23: Getting Apps From Google Play

    Wi‑Fi network. Once connected, tap Check now to check for updates. Getting apps from Google Play Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC One SV. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.
  • Page 24: Downloading Apps From The Web

    2. Follow the website's download instructions for the app. Before you can install the downloaded app, make sure that you've set HTC One SV to allow installation of third-party apps in Settings > Security > Unknown sources. After installing the app, make sure to go back to Settings > Security and clear the...
  • Page 25: Uninstalling An App

    Phone setup and transfer Uninstalling an app If you no longer need an app that you've downloaded and installed, you can uninstall Most of the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled. From the All apps view, press and hold the app you want to remove, and then drag it to Uninstall.
  • Page 26: Your First Week With Your New Phone

    By using HTC Sync Manager, you can even migrate content from an iPhone. See Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone on page 115. § Back up HTC One SV to the cloud so it'll be a lot easier to restore your content to a new phone next time. See Using HTC Backup on page 110.
  • Page 27 HTC One SV, your computer, and other mobile devices. When you sign in to your Dropbox account from HTC One SV, you may be eligible to get an additional 23 GB of free Dropbox storage for two years. To find out how, see Using Dropbox on HTC One SV on page 99.
  • Page 28: Basics

    Your first week with your new phone Basics Touch gestures Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists, and more. § Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons.
  • Page 29 Your first week with your new phone Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes, such as when moving right and left on the Home screen, or flicking through a contacts or...
  • Page 30 Your first week with your new phone Slide with two fingers In some apps, like Gallery, Messages, Mail, or the web browser, slide two fingers apart to zoom in when viewing a picture or text. Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text.
  • Page 31 § HTC gestures is enabled by default, which makes the three-finger gesture work only when sharing content or using HTC apps. § You need to hook up the HTC Media Link HD (sold separately) to your HDMI TV to share content.
  • Page 32: Motion Gestures

    Your first week with your new phone Motion gestures Use motion gestures to mute HTC One SV, turn on the speakerphone, and more. Flip to silence / flip for speakerphone When a call comes in you can turn HTC One SV over to mute it.
  • Page 33: Sleep Mode

    Sleep mode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One SV into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One SV is in your bag. Switching to Sleep mode Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode.
  • Page 34: Unlocking The Screen

    § Drag the lock icon or clock up. § Swipe up from an empty space on the lock screen. If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before HTC One SV unlocks. If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can snooze or dismiss the event or alarm right from the lock screen.
  • Page 35: Switching Between Recently Opened Apps

    Your first week with your new phone Switching between recently opened apps When you're multitasking and using different apps on HTC One SV, you can easily switch between the apps you've recently opened. Press to see recently-opened apps. § To switch back to an app, just tap it.
  • Page 36: Htc Blinkfeed

    Your first week with your new phone Capturing your phone's screen Want to show off your high game score or write a blog post about HTC One SV features? It's easy to take a picture of the screen and share it from Gallery.
  • Page 37: Your Social Networks

    Your first week with your new phone Your social networks When you sign in to your social network accounts and authorize HTC Sense to access them, you can: § Post status updates from the Home screen when using the Feeds view.
  • Page 38: Notifications

    Your first week with your new phone Selecting feeds Get updated with the most relevant content and posts with just a swipe. Choose which feeds to display on the Home screen. You can select popular news channels and websites or choose a category like Entertainment. You can also show posts from friends in social networks or information from apps such as Calendar.
  • Page 39: Notifications Panel

    Your first week with your new phone § Solid green light when HTC One SV is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. § Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
  • Page 40: Working With Text

    Your first week with your new phone Working with text Selecting, copying, and pasting text In HTC apps such as Internet and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it. 1. Press and hold on a word.
  • Page 41: Entering Text

    Your first week with your new phone The HTC Sense keyboard Typing is fast and accurate with the HTC Sense keyboard. § Turn on the Trace keyboard so you can type words by just sliding your finger from one letter to another. See Using the Trace keyboard on page 44.
  • Page 42 3. Tap Keyboard types, and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use. Choosing and switching between keyboard languages If multiple keyboard languages are available on HTC One SV, you can choose which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard.
  • Page 43 Bilingual prediction is available only when you're using a Latin-based keyboard. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard. 2. Tap HTC Sense Input > Keyboard selection > Bilingual prediction, and then choose the language you want. Adding words and phrases to the word prediction dictionary Add frequently-used names, acronyms, and even phrases to the word prediction dictionary to easily find them in the suggestion list.
  • Page 44: Battery

    Using the Trace keyboard Instead of tapping the keys on the onscreen keyboard, you can "trace" to type words. You need to turn on the Trace keyboard in Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. 1. Slide your finger from one letter to the next to enter a word.
  • Page 45: Getting The Battery To Last Longer

    1. Go to Settings, and then tap Power. 2. Tap History. 3. If you've used HTC One SV for a long time since the last charge, swipe left or right to scale the graph that details battery usage over time.
  • Page 46 Your first week with your new phone Manage your display Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it simple helps save battery power. § Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness. §...
  • Page 47 If power saver mode's Data connection option is selected, HTC One SV automatically disconnects from the mobile network after 15 minutes when the screen is off and the data connection is idle (no download activity, streaming, or data usage).
  • Page 48: Camera

    Open the Camera app to capture that perfect moment. While waiting to take your next photo, switch HTC One SV to Sleep mode. When you're ready to take more photos and videos, just press POWER again to use the camera.
  • Page 49: Taking A Photo

    Camera Choosing an effect Use the available camera effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses or filters. You can also apply certain effects to videos. 1. Tap 2. Scroll through the available effects and tap one that you like. Effects marked with can only be applied to photos.
  • Page 50: Taking Continuous Camera Shots

    Camera 3. While recording, you can: § Freely zoom in or out. § Change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the Viewfinder screen. § Tap the flash icon to turn the flash on or off. 4.
  • Page 51: Camera Scenes

    Camera Camera scenes A scene is a collection of settings to suit the lighting and environment. Use Normal and let the camera automatically determine optimal settings, or choose from a wide selection of scenes before you start taking photos. Improving portrait shots If you'd like your family or friends to look their best in your photos, make sure to use the portrait scene.
  • Page 52: Taking A Panoramic Photo

    (or pan up or down in portrait view). 4. Pan HTC One SV as smoothly as you can to automatically capture frames. You can also tap to stop capturing anytime.
  • Page 53: Viewing Photos And Videos In Gallery

    2. On the Gallery app's main screen, tap > Events. Photos and videos that you captured using HTC One SV are grouped by time and location. 3. Tap a tile to view all the photos and videos taken during a specific event.
  • Page 54: Watching And Trimming A Video

    Gallery Watching and trimming a video You can capture a snapshot while watching a video, trim the video to remove unwanted scenes, and more. 1. In the Gallery app's Albums or Events view, go to the video that you want to watch.
  • Page 55: Organizing Your Photos And Videos

    Some albums, like Camera shots and All photos, cannot be renamed. Working with event photos Photos and videos that you captured using HTC One SV are grouped together in Events view according to the time and location they were taken. You can combine photos from two events.
  • Page 56: Editing Your Photos

    Gallery Editing your photos Make your pictures even better. Gallery has an array of editing tools that let you crop, rotate, apply and create photo effects, and much more to your photos. 1. Open the Gallery app. 2. Browse to the photo that you want to edit. 3.
  • Page 57: Viewing And Editing Video Highlights

    Gallery 6. On the Custom Effects screen you can: § Make changes to the effect by adjusting filters such as exposure, saturation, white balance, and more. § Use the slider bars on selected filters to adjust the intensity of the effect. §...
  • Page 58: Changing The Video Playback Speed

    Gallery Changing the video playback speed Want to add a cinematic flair to your videos by slowing down particular scenes? You can vary the playback speed of selected sections of a slow motion video. You can only change the video playback speed of videos captured using the slow motion scene in the Camera app.
  • Page 59: Sending Your Photos And Videos

    Gallery Adding an online service 1. In the Gallery app's Albums view, tap > Add online service. 2. Tap the social network or photo sharing service that you want to add. To remove a network or photo sharing service, on the Add online service screen tap the service name and then tap >...
  • Page 60: Personalizing

    Personalizing Making HTC One SV truly yours Make HTC One SV look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper and ringtone, and you can also choose notification sounds for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.
  • Page 61 Personalizing 3. Tap > Widgets. You can: § Swipe to browse through the widgets. § Tap to search for specific widgets. Some widgets are available in different styles and sizes. 4. Press and hold and then drag a widget to a home screen thumbnail where you want to add it.
  • Page 62: Adding Apps And Other Shortcuts On Your Home Screen

    Personalizing Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen Place apps you often use on your Home screen. You can also add shortcuts to frequently used settings, bookmarked webpages, and more. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Personalize. 2.
  • Page 63: Personalizing The Launch Bar

    Personalizing 3. Release the widget or icon. 4. To move the widget or icon to another position on the panel, just press and hold and then drag it. Removing a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove, and then drag it to 2.
  • Page 64: Adding A Home Screen Panel

    Personalizing 3. Tap 4. Select one or more apps that you want to add to the folder. 5. Tap Done. § You can also add shortcuts to settings or information. Add a shortcut first to the Home screen, and then drag it over to the folder. §...
  • Page 65: Changing The Sounds For Your Ringtone, Notifications, And Alarm

    Personalizing Changing the sounds for your ringtone, notifications, and alarm 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Personalize. 2. Under Sound, choose different sounds for your ringtone, system notification, and alarm. Go to the Messages, Mail, Calendar, and Tasks apps to choose sounds for new messages, email, calendar, and task reminders respectively.
  • Page 66: Hiding Missed Calls And Messages On The Lock Screen

    2. Clear the Phone notification preview and Message notification preview options. Setting up a face unlock on your phone Set up face unlock if you want to unlock HTC One SV using the front camera. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Security.
  • Page 67: Phone Calls

    HTC One SV is available in either a 3G-only or 3G-and-LTE version, depending on what's supported by the phone you purchased and your mobile operator. You need an LTE plan to use your operator's 4G LTE network for voice calls and data services.
  • Page 68: Dialing An Extension Number

    Phone calls Dialing an extension number To skip voice prompts when dialing an extension number, do one of the following: § After dialing the main number, press and hold * . The letter p is added to the number you are dialing. Enter the extension number, and then tap Call. You will be connected to the mainline and then to the extension number.
  • Page 69: Calling A Phone Number In A Text Message

    3. Tap Call. Making an emergency call In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC One SV even if you don’t have a micro SIM card installed or your micro SIM card has been blocked. If you don't have a network signal, you won't be able to make an emergency call.
  • Page 70: Receiving Calls

    § Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button. § Press the POWER button. § Place HTC One SV face down on a level surface. If HTC One SV is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls. Look who's calling Every time you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend’s...
  • Page 71: What Can I Do During A Call

    To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC One SV to your ear when the speakerphone is on. Do one of the following: § Flip HTC One SV over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in Sound settings). § On the call screen, tap The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on.
  • Page 72: Setting Up A Conference Call

    Phone calls Setting up a conference call Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make the first call (or accept a call), and then simply dial each subsequent call to add it to the conference. Make sure your micro SIM card is enabled with conference calling service. Contact your mobile operator for details.
  • Page 73: Changing Ringtone Settings

    Making HTC One SV ring louder in your pocket or bag To help avoid missing incoming calls when HTC One SV is in your pocket or bag, the pocket mode feature gradually increases the ring volume and vibrates when you receive a call.
  • Page 74: Home Dialing

    Phone calls Home dialing When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home. Your home country code is automatically added when you call your contacts while roaming. But when manually entering a phone number to call, you need to enter a plus (+) sign and country code before the number.
  • Page 75: Sending A Text Message (Sms)

    Messages Messages Sending a text message (SMS) 1. Open the Messages app. 2. Tap 3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the To field. 4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message. 5. Tap , or press to save the message as a draft.
  • Page 76: Sending A Group Message

    Messages 8. After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment. 9. Tap , or press to save the message as a draft. Depending on the resolution of your photo or video attachments, they may be displayed as cropped thumbnails in your multimedia message.
  • Page 77: Resuming A Draft Message

    Similar to a group chat, sending a group MMS lets your recipients join the conversation you've started. HTC One SV also organizes message replies in a single conversation thread. If this is your first time to send a group MMS, you may need to enter your mobile phone number.
  • Page 78: Replying To A Message

    3. Tap Replying to a contact's other phone number When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC One SV, you can select which phone number to reply to. Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you’ve received from this contact.
  • Page 79: Saving A Text Message In The Tasks App

    Messages Saving a text message in the Tasks app Save a text message in your Tasks list so you can remind yourself when to reply. 1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 2.
  • Page 80: Moving Messages To The Secure Box

    Messages Moving messages to the secure box You can move private messages to the secure box. You will need to enter a password to read these messages. § The secure box does not encrypt messages. § Messages stored on your mico SIM card cannot be moved to the secure box. 1.
  • Page 81: Wap Push Messages

    Messages WAP push messages WAP push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested from a service provider. Open only links from sources that you trust. When you receive a WAP push message, a notification icon is displayed in the status bar.
  • Page 82: Copying A Text Message To Your Micro Sim Card

    Messages Copying a text message to your micro SIM card 1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 2. Tap the message, and then tap Copy to SIM. A SIM card icon is displayed.
  • Page 83: Search And Web Browser

    3. Tap Yes, I'm in. Google Now information cards will start to appear on the Google search screen. 4. To see all available information cards, tap Show more cards. More information cards will appear on the Google search screen as you use HTC One SV to search the Web, create appointments, and more.
  • Page 84: Searching Htc One Sv And The Web

    3. Tap the On/Off switch next to Google Now, and then tap Turn off. Searching HTC One SV and the Web You can search for information on HTC One SV and on the Web. Start your search by entering a keyword or by using Google Voice Search ™...
  • Page 85: Browsing The Web

    Performing searches on the Web and HTC One SV 1. Open the Google app. Or press and hold If you've already set up a Google account on HTC One SV, you will be given the option to sign in to Google Now. See Getting instant information with Google Now on page 83.
  • Page 86 Search and web browser 4. On the webpage, you can: § Tap a link to open it, or press and hold a link to see more options. § Tap an email address to send a message to the email address. §...
  • Page 87: Bookmarking A Webpage

    Watch list so you can quickly find and watch them whenever you like. HTC One SV saves webpage text and images only. You will need Internet connection to open linked pages and play video clips.
  • Page 88: Using Your Browsing History

    4. Select the Internet option. Using your browsing history HTC One SV keeps a record of webpages you've visited. If you don't want HTC One SV to keep your browsing history, browse using an incognito tab. See Private browsing on page 89.
  • Page 89: Clearing Your Browsing History

    Only the browsing history stored by the Internet app is deleted. Browsing history stored by other browsers on HTC One SV will remain unaffected. Private browsing You can use incognito tabs to browse the Web with more privacy. Browser cookies are deleted and not shared when you close all incognito tabs.
  • Page 90: Fun And Entertainment

    Fun and entertainment Listening to music Enjoy your favorite songs on HTC One SV using the Music app. When you open the Music app for the first time, you'll be asked if you would like to automatically download related content, such as album covers and artist photos, to HTC One SV.
  • Page 91: Creating And Working With Playlists

    Music and Gallery apps. 1. Plug in your headset or connect HTC One SV to an external speaker. 2. To turn the Beats Audio profile on or off, go to Settings, and then tap the Beats Audio On/Off switch.
  • Page 92: Adding A Song To The Queue

    > Delete playlists to remove several playlists. Adding a song to the queue While playing a song, you can also browse other tracks stored on HTC One SV. Add a song or an album to the queue so it plays when the current playlist has finished playing.
  • Page 93: Setting A Song As A Ringtone

    Fun and entertainment Setting a song as a ringtone Pick a song from your Music library and set it as your ringtone or as ringtone for a favorite contact. 1. Open the Music app. 2. Play the song that you want to set as a ringtone. 3.
  • Page 94: Listening To Fm Radio

    Listen to your favorite radio stations using the FM Radio app. You need to connect a headset first to the audio jack of HTC One SV to use FM Radio. FM Radio uses the stereo headset as the FM radio antenna.
  • Page 95: Sharing On A Big Screen

    HTC One SV to your TV. About HTC Media Link HD You can plug in HTC Media Link HD to any TV with HDMI port, and use it to display content wirelessly to your TV.
  • Page 96: Sharing Your Media On Dlna Devices

    Web, or send email on HTC One SV. Turns your TV into a digital photo frame Use the TV screen saver feature to store up to 30 photos from HTC One SV on HTC Media Link HD, and display them as a slideshow on your TV.
  • Page 97: Storage

    Copying files to or from HTC One SV You can copy your music, photos, and other files to HTC One SV. Save and close your files before copying them from your computer to HTC One SV, or vice versa. 1. Connect HTC One SV to the computer using the supplied USB cable. You'll see options for viewing or importing files on the computer screen.
  • Page 98: Making More Storage Space

    Storage Making more storage space As you use HTC One SV, you'll accumulate data and fill its storage capacity over time. Here are some tips on how to increase storage space. Run the storage wizard Free up space in the phone storage by uninstalling apps and deleting files you no longer want to keep.
  • Page 99: Dropbox Integration

    § Set a lock screen PIN or password before encrypting your data. § Fully charge the battery and keep HTC One SV connected to the power adapter during encryption. The encryption process takes about an hour.
  • Page 100 § If the Dropbox app is not preloaded, you can download and install it from Google Play. § Dropbox is a third-party app and is not provided by or associated with HTC Corporation. About the additional free Dropbox storage offer The additional 23GB Dropbox storage is a special offer that's available on HTC phones ®...
  • Page 101 Your new camera shots will be uploaded automatically, if you turned on the Camera Upload feature when you set up your Dropbox account on HTC One SV. If you didn't turn it on before, you can enable it in the Dropbox settings.
  • Page 102 Keeping your documents in Dropbox Saving an Office document to Dropbox You can open an Office document on HTC One SV and save it to your Dropbox. 1. Open an Office document, such as one that's attached to an email.
  • Page 103 > Save as. Saving a PDF document to Dropbox You can open a PDF document on HTC One SV and save it to your Dropbox. 1. Open a PDF document, such as one that's attached to an email. If you have more than one PDF viewing app installed, select PDF Viewer.
  • Page 104: Skydrive

    Under Online storage, you'll see your available Dropbox storage. Unlinking HTC One SV from Dropbox You can remotely unlink HTC One SV from your Dropbox, if you lost your device. 1. On your computer's web browser, log in to the Dropbox website (www.dropbox.com).
  • Page 105 1. Open the Gallery app. 2. Go to the album or event photos that you want to share. 3. Tap Share > SkyDrive for HTC Sense. 4. Select one or more photos you want to upload, and then tap Next.
  • Page 106 > SkyDrive. 6. Tap Save. After opening a document, you can also tap > Share > SkyDrive for HTC Sense to upload the document to a SkyDrive folder. Editing an Office document in SkyDrive Using Polaris Office, you can view or edit a document that's stored in your SkyDrive storage.
  • Page 107: Sync, Backup, And Reset

    Sign in to your Google Account to see your Gmail, contacts, and calendars, and to use Google apps on HTC One SV. If you add more than one Google Account, you can switch between accounts in apps such as Gmail and choose which account to back up your settings to.
  • Page 108: Removing An Account

    On the Account settings screen, you can also change the sync settings for an account. Removing an account You can remove an account from HTC One SV. Removing an account does not remove accounts and information from the online service itself. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Account & sync.
  • Page 109: Backup

    Use the built-in HTC Backup to back up your accounts, apps, settings, and more to the cloud so that it will be easier to restore them on HTC One SV (after a factory reset) or newer phone. For details, see Using HTC Backup on page 110.
  • Page 110 On HTC One SV, use HTC Backup to do a daily backup to the cloud so you can easily restore your content and settings next time.
  • Page 111 You'll see the most recent backup date and time under Backup history. Restoring your backup to your phone If you've used HTC Backup before, you can restore your backup to HTC One SV, or to a new HTC phone. Depending on the amount of content, restoring your backup to your phone may incur additional data costs and take a long time.
  • Page 112 You can easily restore backed up text messages after you've deleted them from your message list. § When there's a storage card inserted, HTC One SV will only back up and restore text messages from the storage card. § Remove your storage card if you want to use the phone storage for backing up or restoring messages.
  • Page 113: Backing Up Your Contacts

    You can back up new words you’ve added to the predictive text dictionary. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard. 2. Tap HTC Sense Input. 3. Tap Personal dictionary > > Back up to storage or Back up to email.
  • Page 114: Htc Sync Manager

    § Import documents from your computer to your phone. Back up and restore Back up your HTC phone to your computer so you can easily restore your backup to the same phone or to another phone. Sync playlists and data Sync music playlists and data such as contacts, calendar, and web bookmarks between your phone and your computer.
  • Page 115: Transferring Iphone Content To Your Htc Phone

    Sync, backup, and reset Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer § You need to have administrator rights if you're installing HTC Sync Manager on ® Windows Vista or later versions. § If you have problem in installing HTC Sync Manager, close all your running programs and reinstall.
  • Page 116: Copying Or Removing Media On Your Phone

    Remove the selected media from your phone. Batch importing all music, photos, and videos from your phone You can set HTC Sync Manager to batch import all media files from your phone to your computer automatically. If you've already done a batch import before, HTC Sync Manager will check for new media and import new ones only.
  • Page 117: Importing Documents From Your Computer To Your Phone Automatically

    1. Connect your phone to your computer. 2. If your HTC phone has both phone storage and a storage card, click Home > SYNC SETTINGS, and then choose which storage you want to import documents to.
  • Page 118: Syncing Playlists Between Your Phone And Your Computer

    1. Connect your phone to your computer. 2. If your HTC phone has both phone storage and a storage card, click Home > SYNC SETTINGS, and then choose which one you want to sync with your computer.
  • Page 119 Sync, backup, and reset Types of content HTC Sync Manager can back up and restore Back up content from HTC One SV to your computer so that you can easily restore them to the same phone or to a new phone.
  • Page 120: Reset

    Reset Restarting HTC One SV (Soft reset) If HTC One SV is running slower than normal, is unresponsive, or has an app that is not performing properly, try rebooting and see if that helps solve the problem. 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. If you've set up a lock screen, you need to unlock it.
  • Page 121 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Backup & reset. 2. Tap Reset phone. 3. If you also want to delete media and other data on HTC One SV, select Erase all data. To delete media and other data on your storage card, tap Erase SD card.
  • Page 122 Sync, backup, and reset 3. Wait for the screen with the three Android images to appear, and then release the POWER and VOLUME DOWN buttons. 4. Press VOLUME DOWN to select FACTORY RESET, and then press the POWER button.
  • Page 123: People

    People People Your contacts list The People app lists all contacts you've stored on HTC One SV and from online accounts you're logged in to. Use the People app to easily manage communications with people that matter to you. 1. Open the People app.
  • Page 124: Setting Up Your Profile

    People Finding people Search for contacts stored on HTC One SV, your company directory if you have an Exchange ActiveSync account, or social networks you've signed into. 1. Open the People app. 2. On the People tab, you can: § Find people in your contacts list. Tap the Search people box, and then enter the first few letters of the contact name.
  • Page 125: Adding A New Contact

    People Adding a new contact 1. On the People tab, tap 2. Tap the Name field, and then enter the contact name. if you want to separately enter the contact's first, middle, and last name. Depending on the contact type, you may also be able to add other info such as a name suffix (for example, "Jr.").
  • Page 126: Editing A Contact's Information

    People Editing a contact’s information Social network contacts cannot be edited. 1. On the People tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact. 2. Enter the new information. 3. Tap Save. Getting in touch with a contact 1.
  • Page 127: Merging Contact Information

    Accepting contact link suggestions When HTC One SV finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link notification when you open the People app. 1. On the People tab, tap the Link suggestion notification when available. You'll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.
  • Page 128: Sending Contact Information

    We’ve also set up the Frequent group to automatically add the contacts you dial or get calls from the most. HTC One SV also syncs with groups you've created in your Google Account. Creating a group 1.
  • Page 129: Email

    People Sending a message or email to a group You will be charged for each text message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages. 1. On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send a message or email to. 2.
  • Page 130: Gmail

    Email Email Gmail Viewing your Gmail Inbox All your received email messages are delivered to your Inbox. 1. Open the Gmail app. 2. Do any of the following from your Inbox. § Tap an email message (not the sender image or letter tile) to read, forward, or reply the message.
  • Page 131 Email Sending an email message in Gmail 1. In the inbox of the Gmail account you want to use, tap (or tap > Compose). 2. Fill in one or more recipients. Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (Cc) or blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email message? Tap >...
  • Page 132: Mail

    The Mail app is where you read, send, and organize email messages from one or more email accounts that you’ve set up on HTC One SV. 1. Open the Mail app. The inbox of one of your email accounts appears.
  • Page 133 Email Sending an email message 1. Open the Mail app. 2. Switch to the email account that you want to use. 3. Tap 4. Fill in one or more recipients. Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (Cc) or blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email message? Tap >...
  • Page 134: Managing Email Messages

    Email Saving an email message in the Tasks app Save an email message in your Tasks list so you can remind yourself when to reply. 1. In an email account inbox, press and hold the email message, and then tap Save as task.
  • Page 135 Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Enjoy the powerful email features of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right on HTC One SV. Flag important email messages, set your out of the office reply, or send invites to your next team meeting while you're on the go.
  • Page 136: Adding An Email Account

    4. Enter the email address and password for your email account, and then tap Next. Some email accounts allow you to set the sync schedule. By default, HTC One SV uses Smart Sync to save battery power. See What is Smart Sync? on page 136.
  • Page 137: Travel And Maps

    Location settings Turning location services on or off In order to find your location on HTC One SV, you need to enable location sources. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Location. 2. Select or clear the location sources you want to turn on or off.
  • Page 138: Searching For A Location

    Travel and maps 3. Navigate the map using finger gestures. § Slide your finger on any direction to pan. § Double-tap the map or slide two fingers apart over an area to zoom in. § Double-tap the map with two fingers or slide two fingers together over an area to zoom out.
  • Page 139 Travel and maps 3. Tap the Enter key on the keyboard or tap a suggested search item. The first location on the search appears with a place marker and its info sheet displays at the bottom of the screen. All other search results are indicated by a red dot or a smart map icon.
  • Page 140: Exploring Places And Activities Near You

    Travel and maps Exploring places and activities near you Google Maps lets you find places of interest where you can dine, sleep, shop, and more. This feature may not be available for certain countries and locales. 1. Open the Maps app. 2.
  • Page 141: Locations

    Travel and maps Locations About Locations Licensed users who have been using HTC Locations can continue to use this app on HTC One SV. Licensed users can: § View worldwide online maps. § Use your existing map. Download map updates for 2 years (starting from license activation).
  • Page 142: Viewing Maps

    Travel and maps Searching for an address 1. In Locations, tap > Address. 2. Enter as much of the address as you know. If you don't see what you're looking for, tap under Extended search to expand the search. Matching information is displayed. 3.
  • Page 143: Recording Favorite Places With Htc Footprints

    If you don't have a downloaded map of that country, Locations will search its online maps. Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints ™ HTC Footprints provides an easy way to record your favorite places and revisit those places.
  • Page 144 Travel and maps 4. You can: § Tap to take a picture and add it as a photo for the footprint. § Tap the My notes text box to add a note for the footprint. 5. Tap Save. Revisiting a footprint 1.
  • Page 145 Travel and maps 3. Choose how you want to get to your destination. The map opens showing the route to your destination. 4. Do one of the following: § At the bottom of the screen, tap to follow the route to your destination.
  • Page 146: Htc Car

    HTC Car On the road with HTC Car Now when you drive, you can easily use HTC One SV to reach your destination, keep you entertained, and help you stay in touch with the people that matter to you. Access music, phone calls, maps, and more with HTC Car.
  • Page 147: Listening To Internet Radio With Tunein

    Finding your way with HTC Car HTC Car helps you to find your way to where you want to go. Easily find nearby restaurants and more on your weekends. HTC Car gives you the information you need so you won't get lost.
  • Page 148: Staying Connected To Your Contacts

    Staying connected to your contacts Just because you're driving doesn't mean you have to be isolated from the rest of the world. With HTC Car, you can take calls, make calls, and get notifications. Handling incoming calls in HTC Car When you receive an incoming call, you can easily answer or decline.
  • Page 149: Other Apps

    Other apps Other apps Viewing the Calendar Use the Calendar app to view your events, meetings, and appointments. If you've signed into your online accounts, related events will also appear in Calendar. 1. Open the Calendar app. 2. Tap , and then choose a calendar view. In any calendar view, return to the current date by tapping the today button beside Month view In month view, you will see markers on days that have events.
  • Page 150: Scheduling Or Editing An Event

    Other apps Scheduling or editing an event You can create or edit events on HTC One SV, and also sync events with your Google or Exchange ActiveSync calendars. Editing events is not supported for all accounts. 1. Open the Calendar app.
  • Page 151: Sharing An Event

    Other apps Why aren’t my calendar events showing up? If you can't find events from your email accounts or social networks in Calendar, check whether the Calendar sync is turned on in Settings. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Account & sync. 2.
  • Page 152: Dismissing Or Snoozing Event Reminders

    Notifications panel to keep them pending in the notifications area of the status bar. Using the Clock Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use HTC One SV as a world clock to see the date and time in cities across the globe. You can also set alarms or track your time using the stopwatch or timer.
  • Page 153: Checking Weather

    Other apps 4. If you want the alarm for multiple days, tap Repeat. 5. Tap Done. § To turn off an alarm, clear the check box of that alarm. § If you need to set more than three alarms, tap Checking Weather Use the Weather app and widget to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next few days.
  • Page 154: Managing Tasks

    Other apps Managing tasks 1. Go to the list that contains the task. 2. In the list of tasks, you can: Mark a task Tap the check box next to the task. To view completed complete tasks, tap > View completed. Sort tasks 1.
  • Page 155: Taking Notes

    New notebook. 3. Type in a notebook title. 4. Tap Local notebook to save the notebook on HTC One SV or tap Synchronized notebook to sync your notes with your Evernote account. 5. Tap Create.
  • Page 156 Other apps Creating a drawing You can create a drawing, scribble, or illustration and include it in your note. 1. With a note opened, tap 2. Choose a color to use. 3. Draw on the blank area using your fingertip. 4.
  • Page 157: Syncing Notes

    You can choose whether to automatically or manually sync your notes between HTC One SV and your Evernote account on the Web. You need to log in to your Evernote account from HTC One SV to start syncing notes. 1. Open the Notes app.
  • Page 158: Recording Voice Clips

    2. Hold the microphone near the sound source. 3. Tap to start recording a voice clip. Voice Recorder can run in the background while you do other things on HTC One SV, except when you open other apps that also use audio functions. 4. Tap to stop recording.
  • Page 159: Internet Connections

    Internet connections Data connection When you turn on HTC One SV for the first time, it will be automatically set up to use your mobile operator's data connection (if the micro SIM card is inserted). HTC One SV is available in either a 3G-only or 3G-and-LTE version, depending on what's supported by the phone you purchased and your mobile operator.
  • Page 160: Managing Your Data Usage

    . The Mobile network settings screen opens. 4. Select or clear the Data roaming option. Select the Data roaming sound option if you’d like HTC One SV to play a sound so you’ll know when it’s connecting to a roaming network.
  • Page 161: Wi-Fi

    7. Drag the vertical line markers to see how much data you've used during a particular time interval. If you're connecting HTC One SV to another portable Wi‑Fi hotspot, tap > Mobile hotspots to restrict background data from downloading that may incur extra data fees.
  • Page 162 . Detected Wi‑Fi networks will be listed. 4. You can: § Tap the wireless network that HTC One SV is connected to, and then tap Disconnect. § If you want to remove the settings for this network, press and hold the...
  • Page 163: Connecting To A Virtual Private Network (Vpn)

    4. Tap a Wi‑Fi network to connect to it. Logging into a public Wi‑Fi network automatically (WISPr) You can set HTC One SV to automatically log into a public Wi‑Fi network that you regularly use. This saves you the trouble of going through the Wi‑Fi provider's web authentication every time you connect to their Wi‑Fi network.
  • Page 164: Adding A Vpn Connection

    § Enter your login credentials § Download and install a required VPN app on HTC One SV Contact your network administrator for details. Also, HTC One SV must first establish a Wi‑Fi or data connection before you can start a VPN connection.
  • Page 165: Using Htc One Sv As A Wireless Router

    Internet connections Using HTC One SV as a wireless router Share your data connection with other devices by turning HTC One SV into a wireless router. § Make sure the data connection is turned on. § You must have an approved data plan associated with your account from your mobile service provider to use this service.
  • Page 166: Sharing Your Phone's Internet Connection By Usb Tethering

    No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use the data connection of HTC One SV to connect to the Internet. § To make sure that the USB drivers for HTC One SV are up-to-date, install the latest version of HTC Sync Manager on your computer.
  • Page 167: Printing A Photo

    Internet connections Printing a photo 1. While in Gallery, open the photo you want to print. 2. Tap the photo. 3. Tap > Print , and then tap the printer you want to use. 4. Tap Print. You can check the printing details by opening the Notifications panel, and then tapping the item you're printing.
  • Page 168: Wireless Sharing

    § To listen to music with your headset, the headset must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile. § Before you connect your headset, make it discoverable so HTC One SV can find it. Refer to your headset manual for details. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick settings.
  • Page 169: Unpairing From A Bluetooth Device

    Wireless sharing 3. Tap . The Bluetooth screen opens. 4. Tap the headset’s name in the Paired Devices section. 5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset documentation to find the passcode. If you still cannot reconnect to the headset, follow the instructions in Unpairing from a Bluetooth device on page 169, and then follow the steps under...
  • Page 170: Receiving Files Using Bluetooth

    3. Tap . The Bluetooth screen opens. 4. Tap the Bluetooth name of your device near the top of the screen to make HTC One SV visible to nearby Bluetooth devices. 5. On the sending device, send one or more files to HTC One SV.
  • Page 171: Sharing Content With Nfc

    With built-in NFC (near field communication) on HTC One SV, you can share content to another NFC-capable mobile device in an instant. Beam webpages, photos, contact information, and more by holding HTC One SV and the other device back to back. You can also use NFC for contactless payment. Availability of NFC payment depends on when your mobile operator launches this service.
  • Page 172 Android Beam option, make sure it is also turned on. 1. While viewing the content that you want to share, hold HTC One SV and the other device back to back. Different phones may require different positions for NFC to operate correctly.
  • Page 173: Settings And Security

    1. Go to Settings, and then tap Display, gestures & buttons (or Display & buttons). 2. Tap G-Sensor calibration. 3. Place HTC One SV on a flat and level surface, and then tap Calibrate. 4. After the recalibration process, tap OK.
  • Page 174: Adjusting The Time Before The Screen Turns Off

    Settings and security Adjusting the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Display, gestures & buttons (or Display & buttons). 2.
  • Page 175: Magnifying Your Phone's Screen

    To exit magnification mode, open another app or triple-tap the screen again. Working with certificates Use client and Certificate Authority (CA) digital certificates to enable HTC One SV to access VPN or secured Wi-FI networks, and also to provide authentication to online secure servers.
  • Page 176: Assigning A Pin To Help Protect Your Sim Card

    Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of securing your phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One SV is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.
  • Page 177: Checking Your Phone's Htc Sense Version

    If you’ve forgotten your screen lock pattern, you have up to five attempts to try and unlock HTC One SV. If this fails, you can unlock HTC One SV by entering your Google Account user name and password. 1. On the unlock screen, enter your lock pattern.
  • Page 178: Trademarks And Copyrights

    © 2013 HTC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. HTC, the HTC logo, HTC One, HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Footprints, HTC Sense, and VideoPic are trademarks or service marks of HTC Corporation. Google, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Google+, Google Maps, Google Now, Google Play, Google Voice Search, Google Wallet, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc.
  • Page 179 Not all marks listed necessarily appear in this User Guide. The HTC Sync Manager software can be used with materials that you own or are lawfully authorized to use and/or duplicate. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of copyrighted material may be a violation of copyright law in the United States and/or other countries/regions.
  • Page 180 - about 48, 49 - basics - backing up phone to computer - continuous shooting - HTC Backup - effects - HTC Sync Manager - flash - media - front camera - notes - HDR - options - recording a video...
  • Page 181 Index Driving - about See Car - handling calls Dropbox - HTC Car Kit - about - Internet radio - auto upload camera shots - navigation - sending links - playing music - setting up Change phone language - storage space...
  • Page 182 HTC Clock - video trimming - setting an alarm - viewing photos and videos HTC Footprints - viewing photos and videos by HTC Media Link HD event HTC Sense version - viewing photos by location HTC Sync Manager - watching videos...
  • Page 183 Index - getting directions - deleting a conversation 75, 77 - location search - draft message - map language - forwarding - pins - group SMS - search region - locking - viewing maps - replying Lock screen - saving as task - answering a call - secure box - dismissing an alarm...
  • Page 184 Index - syncing manually - organizing - what can you sync with - sharing photos Online storage - social networks See Dropbox, about - transferring from computer - transferring from iPhone - viewing photos and videos - viewing photos and videos by Pair a Bluetooth headset event People...
  • Page 185 - protecting phone with screen - copying files lock Sweep panorama - protecting SIM card with PIN Sync - security certificates - HTC Sync Manager Settings - syncing data with computer - About - syncing playlists - Accessibility - display language...
  • Page 186 Index Voice input Voice Recorder Voice search - adding a connection - connecting - disconnecting Wallpaper - changing Watch list Weather - checking weather Wi-Fi - connecting to another network - connecting via WPS - turning on Widgets - adding - changing settings - removing - resizing...

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