Sleep Mode; Unlocking The Screen; Motion Gestures - HTC One M9 User Manual

31 Your first week with your new phone

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One M9 into a low power state while the display is
off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One M9 is in your bag.
Switching to Sleep mode
To turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode, you can:
§ Briefly press the POWER button.
§ Double-tap the lock screen.
HTC One M9 also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it's left idle for a while. You can change
the time before HTC One M9 sleeps by setting the screen timeout. For details, see
turn off the screen on page 182.
Waking up from Sleep mode
§ Press the POWER button.
§ Use Motion Launch
What is Motion Launch?

Unlocking the screen

Swipe up to unlock the screen.
If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before HTC One M9
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. Just drag

Motion gestures

Use motion gestures to mute HTC One M9, lower the ring volume, and more.
Lift phone to auto answer a call
To automatically answer an incoming call, lift the phone and look at the screen first to see who's
calling before you hold it to your ear.
You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap Call, and then select or clear Auto answer
calls.
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to wake up and unlock your phone directly to an app or screen. See
on page 41.
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