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  • Page 1 Your HTC One X User guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    HTC One X SIM card Charging the battery Switching the power on or off Setting up HTC One X for the first time Want some quick guidance on using your phone? Your first week with your new phone Home screen...
  • Page 3 WAP push messages Managing message conversations Backing up your text messages Setting message options Search and Web browser Searching HTC One X and the Web Browsing the Web Private browsing Adding and managing your bookmarks Saving web content for later...
  • Page 4 Contact information and conversations Contact groups Adding People widgets Sending contact information Backing up your contacts Email Gmail Mail Internet connections Data connection Wi-Fi Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) Using HTC One X as a wireless router Trademarks and copyrights Index...

  • Page 5: 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 6: Unboxing

    Unboxing Unboxing HTC One X 1. BACK 2. HOME 3. RECENT APPS 4. VOLUME 5. Proximity sensor 6. Front camera 7. POWER 8. Notification LED 9. 3.5mm headset jack 10. USB connector...

  • Page 7: Sim Card

    Unboxing SIM card HTC One X uses a microSIM card. The microSIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages. Inserting the SIM card Insert a small bent paperclip or the SIM eject tool into the small hole next to the SIM card tray on the phone’s top panel.

  • Page 8: Charging The Battery

    Unboxing Charging the battery Before you turn on and start using HTC One X, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Only the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box must be used to charge the battery.

  • Page 9: Setting Up Htc One X For The First Time

    Setting up HTC One X for the first time When you switch on HTC One X for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.

  • Page 10: Your First Week With Your New Phone

    22. Extended Home screen As you start to do more things with HTC One X, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem. Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right on the screen and you’ll discover more space for adding icons, widgets, and more.

  • Page 11: Finger Gestures

    Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One X into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One X is in your bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though, and missed calls and messages appear on the lock screen.

  • Page 12: Unlocking The Screen

    Your first week with your new phone Waking up from Sleep mode To wake HTC One X up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen. HTC One X automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

  • Page 13: Ways Of Getting Contacts Into Htc One X

    Your first week with your new phone Ways of getting contacts into HTC One X There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC One X. You can sync HTC One X ® ® with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook , and more.

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Volume

    Your first week with your new phone Adjusting the volume Adjusting the ringer volume § Press the VOLUME buttons to adjust the ringer. The Ringtone volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels. § While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN once to switch to Vibrate mode.

  • Page 15: Copying And Sharing Text

    Your first week with your new phone Copying and sharing text In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it. Selecting text 1. Press and hold on a word. 2.

  • Page 16: Switching Between Recently Opened Apps

    Notification LED The notification LED shows a: § Solid green light when HTC One X 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 17: Getting To Know Your Settings

    Your first week with your new phone Notifications panel When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see what event notification or new information you've received. The Notifications panel also lets you quickly access settings. 1.

  • Page 18: Getting The Battery To Last Longer

    § Use the power adapter whenever possible Updating the HTC One X software HTC One X can check and notify you if there’s a new software update available. You can then download and install the software update using the Wi-Fi or data connection.

  • Page 19: Camera

    Camera Camera Camera basics Enjoy taking photos and videos of your trips and everyday surprises with HTC One X. To open the camera, tap from the Home screen, and then tap Camera. If the screen is locked, just drag the Camera app icon to the Lock screen ring so you can take photos and videos right away.

  • Page 20: 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 and filters. You can also apply certain effects to videos. 1. Tap 2. Scroll through the available effects and tap one that you like. Setting the resolution 1.

  • Page 21: Taking A Photo While Recording A Video

    Camera Taking a photo while recording a video While you're recording video using the rear camera, tap to capture a still shot of your subject. Changing camera and video settings 1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap 2. As well as changing basic camera and video settings, you can also: §...

  • Page 22: Personalizing

    Personalizing Making HTC One X truly yours Make HTC One X look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.

  • Page 23: Changing Your Wallpaper

    3. Tap one of the following: Gallery Choose an existing photo and crop it. HTC wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, and then tap Preview. Live wallpapers Choose a preset animated wallpaper, and then tap Preview. If the animated wallpaper you chose can be customized, tap Settings.

  • Page 24: Applying A New Skin

    Personalizing Applying a new skin Personalize beyond the Home screen by applying a new skin. Skins give a different look and feel to most onscreen buttons, application screens, option menus, and other items. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >...

  • Page 25: Adding Apps And Other Shortcuts On Your Home Screen

    Personalizing Changing the settings of a widget You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail widgets) from the Home screen. 1. Press and hold a widget on your Home screen, and then drag it to The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens.

  • Page 26: Rearranging Or Removing Widgets And Icons On Your Home Screen

    Personalizing Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen Moving a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move. 2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen. §...

  • Page 27: Grouping Apps Into A Folder

    Personalizing Grouping apps into a folder Use folders to group apps on the launch bar or your Home screen to free up space so you can add more apps. 1. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder.

  • Page 28: Rearranging The Home Screen

    Home screen. 1. Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view. 2. Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move. HTC One X then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

  • Page 29: Personalizing With Sound Sets

    By switching between sound sets, you can instantly make HTC One X ring or alert you with fun sounds when you're out with friends or change to subtle sounds while you're at work.

  • Page 30: Rearranging Application Tabs

    Personalizing 4. Select one or more sound sets you want to delete. 5. Tap Delete. Rearranging application tabs You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use. You can also add or remove tabs. 1.
  • Page 31 Personalizing 4. Tap the lock screen style to see a preview. If you want to further customize it, tap Settings. 5. Tap Apply. The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same apps as the ones on your Home screen's launch bar. To change them, you'll have to replace the apps on the launch bar.

  • Page 32: Phone Calls

    Phone calls Phone calls Making a call with Smart dial You can either dial a number directly, or use Smart dial to quickly place a call. Smart dial searches and calls a stored contact or a number from your call history. 1.

  • Page 33: Calling A Phone Number In A Text Message

    ID or meeting PIN code on the Phone dialer screen. Making an emergency call In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC One X even if you don’t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked.

  • Page 34: What Can I Do During A Call

    § Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button. § Press the POWER button. § Place HTC One X face down on a level surface. If HTC One X 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 35: Switching Between Calls

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

  • Page 36: Setting Up A Conference Call

    2. Under Internet call settings, tap Accounts. 3. Tap Add account. 4. Enter your account details. 5. Tap > Save. 6. To set HTC One X to receive Internet calls on your added account, tap the Receive incoming calls check button.

  • Page 37: Call History

    Phone calls Making an Internet call Make an Internet call to either your contact's Internet calling account or phone number. Call any of the following: Internet § In People, tap a contact who has an Internet calling account, and calling then tap Internet call.

  • Page 38: Home Dialing

    Phone calls Clearing the Call History list On the Call History screen, do one of the following: Remove one name or Press and hold the name or number, and then tap Delete number from call history. Clear the entire list >...

  • Page 39: Messages

    Messages Messages About the Messages app Keep in touch with important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose and send text and multimedia messages. On the All messages screen, your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact name or phone number.

  • Page 40: Creating A Slideshow

    Messages 3. Enter a contact name, mobile number, or email address in the To field. Sending the message to a group of friends? Tap , and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message. 4. To add a subject line, tap >...

  • Page 41: Resuming A Draft Message

    2. Tap the message and then resume editing it. 3. Tap Send. Checking your messages Depending on your notification settings, HTC One X plays a sound, vibrates, or displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message. A new message icon is also displayed in the status bar.

  • Page 42: Replying To A Message

    3. Tap Send. Replying to another phone number of the contact When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC One X, you’ll see the particular phone number used below the contact's name. Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you’ve received from this contact.

  • Page 43: 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. When you receive a WAP push message, a notification icon is displayed in the status bar.

  • Page 44: Backing Up Your Text Messages

    Messages 3. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then tap the message to display the options menu again. 4. Tap Delete message, and then tap OK. Deleting several messages within a conversation 1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.

  • Page 45: Setting Message Options

    Messages 3. Tap the backup file to import. 4. Tap OK. Setting message options Access and change the settings of the Messages app. You can enable pop-up message notifications, add a signature to your messages, edit your MMS options, and more.

  • Page 46: Search And Web Browser

    Search and Web browser Searching HTC One X and the Web You can search for information on HTC One X and on the Web by using Google Search. Some apps, such as People or Mail, have their own search function, which you can use to search only within those apps.
  • Page 47 Search and Web browser Switching to Reading mode Want to read an article or blog without distractions? Reading mode removes menus, banners, and backgrounds from a webpage. While viewing an article, tap (when it's available) to switch reading mode on or off.

  • Page 48: Private Browsing

    Search and Web browser Private browsing You can use incognito tabs to browse the Web with more privacy. Browser cookies are not shared and deleted when you close all incognito tabs. Pages you view in incognito also won't appear in your browser history except for files you download. 1.

  • Page 49: Saving Web Content For Later

    Watch Later list so you can quickly find and watch them during your free time. § Only webpages will be stored on HTC One X. You need to connect to the Internet when opening linked pages and video clips.

  • Page 50: Viewing Your Browsing History

    § Press and hold an image or a web link, and then tap Save link. Before you can install the downloaded app, you need to set HTC One X to allow installation of third-party apps in Settings > Security > Unknown sources.

  • Page 51: Setting Browser Options

    Choose which Adobe Flash content you want to see on a webpage, and when you want to view it. You first need to download and install the Adobe Flash software on HTC One X. 1. From the browser screen, tap >...

  • Page 52: Accounts And Sync

    § If you added more than one Google Account, apps such as Gmail can allow you to switch between your accounts. § HTC One X can only back up settings (such as bookmarks and your Wi-Fipassword) to the first Google Account that you added.

  • Page 53: Managing Your Online Accounts

    Removing an account You can remove an account to delete all information associated with it from HTC One X. Removing an account does not delete information from the online service itself. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >...

  • Page 54: People

    To open People, from the Home screen, tap > People. Your contacts list The People app lists all contacts stored on HTC One X and from the online accounts you're logged in to. Your contacts list also displays the contacts stored on your SIM card (marked with You can: §...

  • Page 55: Setting Up Your Profile

    People Filtering your contacts list Choose which account contacts to show. 1. On the People tab, tap on the top bar. 2. Choose the online accounts that contain the contacts you want to display. 3. Press To set your contact sorting options, tap >...

  • Page 56: Adding A New Contact

    5. Tap Save. Finding people you know on social networks HTC One X automatically searches for your phone contacts on different social networks you're signed into. Based on matching email addresses and contact details, you can send requests to your contacts to join your social network.

  • Page 57: Merging Contact Information

    Accepting contact link suggestions When HTC One X 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 58: Contact Information And Conversations

    People Breaking the link 1. On the People tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose link you want to break. 2. Tap 3. Under the Linked contacts section, tap beside an account to break the link.

  • Page 59: Contact Groups

    Assign contacts to groups so you can easily send a message or email to a whole group. You can also sync groups on HTC One X with the groups in your Google Account, accessible via your computer’s web browser. We’ve also added the Frequent group as a special group type that automatically stores the contacts you dial or get calls from the most.

  • Page 60: Adding People Widgets

    People Rearranging your contact groups 1. On the Groups tab, tap > Edit groups. 2. Press and hold at the end of the group to move, and then drag it to its new position. 3. Tap Save. Deleting groups You can only delete groups that you have created. On the Groups tab, you can: §...

  • Page 61: Sending Contact Information

    People Getting in touch with a contact 1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget. 2. Tap a contact's photo (not the name) on the widget. The default communication method you've set for this contact will be performed. Sending contact information 1.
  • Page 62 People Restoring contacts You can only restore contacts that were backed up using the Export to phone storage feature. 1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts. 2. Tap Import/Export > Import from phone storage. 3. If you have more than one account set up, tap the type for the imported contacts.

  • Page 63: Email

    Email Email Gmail Viewing your Gmail Inbox All your received email messages are delivered to your Inbox. From the Home screen, tap > Gmail. Archive, delete or Tap the check box before the label multiple email message or conversation. conversations Then tap the onscreen buttons at the bottom to choose what to do with the selected messages or...

  • Page 64: Mail

    4. Enter the account name and your name and then tap Finish setup. Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack (SP2) or later. Add up to 15 Exchange ActiveSync accounts on HTC One X. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail.
  • Page 65 Checking your Mail inbox When you open the Mail app, it displays the inbox of one of your email accounts that you’ve set up on HTC One X. To switch between email accounts, tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap another account.
  • Page 66 Email Manually refreshing an email account Whatever your sync settings are, you can also sync your sent and received email messages manually at any time. § While viewing an email account, tap > Refresh. § If you have several email accounts, you can refresh them all at the same time. Go to the All accounts inbox first.
  • Page 67 Email Reading and replying to an email message 1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail. 2. Switch to the email account you want to use. 3. In the email account inbox, tap the email message or conversation you want to read.
  • Page 68 Email Searching for emails from a contact Do you remember the sender, but can't find a particular email from him or her? 1. Switch to the email account you want to use. 2. Press and hold an email message from a contact. 3.

  • Page 69: Managing Email Messages

    Email Managing email messages Moving email messages to another folder 1. Switch to the email account you want to use. 2. Select the email messages you want to move. To select all, select one email message first, and then tap >...

  • Page 70: Internet Connections

    Internet connections Data connection When you turn on HTC One X for the first time, it will be automatically set up to use your mobile operator's data connection (if the SIM card is inserted). Checking the data connection you're using 1.

  • Page 71: Wi-Fi

    1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap 2. Tap Mobile network, and then select the Data roaming option. Select the Data roaming sound option if you’d like HTC One X to play a sound so you’ll know when it’s connecting to a roaming network.

  • Page 72: Connecting To A Virtual Private Network (Vpn)

    You can get this information from your network administrator. Also, HTC One X must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection before you can start a VPN connection.

  • Page 73: Using Htc One X As A Wireless Router

    2. Tap the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen, and then tap the VPN connection to disconnect from it. Using HTC One X as a wireless router Share your data connection with other devices by turning HTC One X into a wireless router. § Make sure the data connection is turned on.
  • Page 74 HTC One X as a wireless router. 7. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot option to turn on the wireless router. HTC One X is ready to be used as a wireless router when you see on the status...

  • Page 75: Trademarks And Copyrights

    Trademarks and copyrights © 2012 HTC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. HTC, the HTC logo, the HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC One, Friend Stream, HTC Footprints, HTC Sense, and HTC Watch are trademarks or service marks of HTC Corporation. Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Android Market, the Android...
  • Page 76 Trademarks and copyrights retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without prior written permission of HTC.

  • Page 77: Index

    Index Index Symbols Firmware Folder - grouping apps - removing items Browser - renaming - bookmarks - opening an incognito tab - options - using Home dialing Home screen - about - adding a panel Call history - adding widgets Camera - extended - basics...
  • Page 78 Index Making a call SIM card Meeting request - copying a message Messages - inserting - copying to the SIM card - removing - deleting - deleting a conversation Software update - forwarding Sound - locking - ringtone, notifications, and alarms - viewing - sound set Speakerphone...

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