Table of Contents Important Information ............................ 1 Radio Frequency Exposure Operating Instructions ................1 Important Note on Recoverable Data ....................1 Introduction..............................2 About the User Guide..........................2 Access Instructions on Phone ....................... 2 Launch the Guide .......................... 2 Using the Phone Guide ......................... 2 Check Basic Operations .......................
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Enter Text by Typing on the HTC Sense Keyboard..............37 Enter Text with Word Prediction on the HTC Sense Keyboard ..........38 Enter Text with the HTC Sense Keyboard Using the Trace Keyboard ........39 Enter Text by Speaking on the HTC Sense Keyboard ............... 40 Calibrate the Keyboard .......................
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Manage App Notifications ......................54 Notification LED ..........................54 Change LED Notification Settings ....................55 HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen ................55 Customize the Home Screen ......................60 Change the Wallpaper ........................ 60 Customize the Launch Bar ......................60 Change Your Main Home Screen ....................
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Call History ............................81 Open Call History ........................81 Save a Number From Call History ....................81 Prepend a Number From Call History ..................81 Block a Caller ..........................82 Erase Call History ........................82 Optional Services ..........................82 Voicemail (Traditional) ........................ 82 Visual Voicemail ..........................
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Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) ..................103 Send a Group Message ......................104 Save and Resume Composing a Draft Message..............105 Read and Reply to a Message....................105 Help Protect Your Messages ....................107 Block Unwanted Messages ....................... 108 Delete Messages and Conversations ..................108 Back Up and Restore Your Text Messages ................
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Chrome Browser ..........................130 Use Browser Tabs ........................131 Add Bookmarks ......................... 131 Browsing History ........................131 Private Browsing ........................132 Set Browser Options ......................... 132 Chrome Support ........................133 Search for Information ........................133 Perform Searches on the Web and Your Phone ..............133 Search the Web with Your Voice ....................
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Apps and Features ............................ 160 My Account ............................160 Navigation Apps ..........................160 Google Maps ..........................161 Hangouts ............................163 Calculator ............................164 Calendar ............................164 Schedule or Edit an Event ......................165 View Calendar Events ....................... 166 Choose Which Calendar to Show ..................... 166 Share an Event (vCalendar) .....................
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HTC Sync Manager ........................185 File Manager ..........................187 Voice Recorder ..........................189 HTC Dot View ........................... 190 Change the HTC Dot View Wallpaper ..................190 Select Which Notifications to Display ..................191 HTC Help ............................191 Connectivity ............................... 192 Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer ..............
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Airplane Mode Settings ......................207 Wi-Fi Settings ..........................207 Bluetooth Settings ........................207 Mobile Data Settings ......................... 208 HTC Connect Settings ......................208 More Wireless & Network Settings ................... 208 Personalize Settings ......................... 208 Customize the Home and Lock Screen Settings ..............208 Ringtone ............................
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Auto-rotate Screen ........................222 Font Size ........................... 222 Brightness ..........................222 Color Temperature ........................223 Screen Timeout (Sleep) ......................223 Daydream ..........................224 Media Gesture .......................... 224 Calibrate the Screen ......................... 224 Sound & Notification Settings ......................224 Sound Profile and Vibrate ......................224 Volumes ............................
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Language & Keyboard Settings ......................240 Change the Phone Language ....................240 Spell Checker ..........................240 Keyboard and Input Methods - HTC Sense Input ..............240 Keyboard and Input Methods - Google Voice Typing ............... 241 Speech Settings ........................241 Date &...
Important Information The following topics provide important information that should be read prior to using your HTC Desire 626s. Radio Frequency Exposure Operating Instructions This device was tested for compliance with the applicable FCC and Industry Canada specific absorption rate (SAR) limits for radio frequency (RF) exposure during typical body-worn operations. To ensure that RF exposure levels remain at or below the tested levels, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar accessory that maintains a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between your body and the device, with either the...
The following topics describe the basics of using this guide and your new phone. About the User Guide Thank you for purchasing your new HTC phone. The following topics explain how best to use this guide to get the most out of your phone.
Check Basic Operations To help you learn how to use your phone faster, check the following sections. ● Get Started ● Basic Operations ● Your Phone Interface Screen Use for First-Time Users These topics will get you up and running with using the phone’s touchscreen. ●...
Get Started The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and wireless service the first time. Parts and Functions These topics illustrate your phone’s primary parts and key functions. Note: Your phone’s screens and apps layouts are subject to change. This user guide uses sample images only.
Part Description Detects how close an object is to the surface of the screen. This is typically used to detect when your face is pressed up against the screen, such as during a phone call. Proximity Sensor While talking on the phone, the sensor detects talk activity and turns off the screen to prevent accidental key taps.
Handling a SIM Card Keep the following in mind when handling a SIM card. ● You are responsible for any damage caused by inserting the SIM card in another-brand IC card reader, etc. Virgin Mobile is not responsible in such a case. ●...
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3. From the notch, pry open the slot cover with your finger. 4. Pull the SIM card tray out of the upper slot. 5. Place the nano SIM card into the tray. Make sure that the nano SIM card's gold contacts are facing up.
6. Insert the tray back into the slot. 7. Replace the slot cover. 8. Turn on the phone. SD Card Your phone supports the use of an optional SD card (not included) to expand its storage capacity. It supports cards up to128 GB. Some cards may not operate properly with your phone. Get Started...
SD Card Cautions Data: Information stored on an SD card can become lost or changed accidently or as a result of damage. It is recommended that you keep a separate copy of important data. Virgin Mobile is not responsible for damages from data that is lost or changed. Reading/Writing Data: Never power off or remove Battery while reading or writing data.
5. Replace the slot cover. 6. Turn on the phone. Unmount the SD Card When you need to remove the SD card while the phone is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card. 1.
1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Storage & USB. 3. Do one of the following: If the SD card appears under Removable storage, tap the card name, and then tap Format as internal. Tap Erase & format and then tap Format. After format is completed, you can choose to move photos, files, and apps to the SD card.
2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the Charger/Accessory Jack on the bottom panel of your phone. 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the AC adapter. 4. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. ...
Turn Your Phone On ■ Press and hold the Power/Lock button on the right panel of the phone. Your phone will power on. Depending on the settings, you may see the lock screen. You will feel or hear the phone vibrate when it has been turned on. The first time you turn on your phone, it will search for Virgin Mobile service, and begin the setup application.
2. Tap Power off to turn the phone off. Your phone will power off. Restart Your Phone Restarting the phone will close all running apps and will clear all temporary files in the phone’s memory. Make sure to save your work before restarting the phone. 1.
Swipe or Slide Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen to go to other widget panels, scroll through documents, and more. Drag To drag, touch and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
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Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list. Touch and Flick On the Home screen, you can easily move a widget or icon from one screen to another.
Pinch and Spread "Pinch" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or "spread" the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in.) Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text.
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You can also share streaming media from apps such as YouTube ● Swipe down to disconnect from the device. Notes: ● Media gesture is turned on in Settings by default, which makes the three-finger gesture work only when sharing content or using HTC apps. Get Started...
TalkBack. Three-finger Tap While using the HTC Car app, tap the screen with three fingers to activate the voice command mode. Activation and Service Before using your phone, you must set up your service with Virgin Mobile. You will need your phone’s serial numbers (MEID and ICC ID).
Activate Your Phone After setting up your account on virginmobileusa.com, simply turn your device on. Your device is designed to activate automatically. If you are swapping from another Virgin Mobile device to a new one, be sure to turn off the old device before swapping the serial number (MEID). Once the MEID swap is complete, turn on the new device and the programming information will be pushed to your device automatically.
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Activate This Device. Got another device? – Quickly copy your current Android device setup to HTC Desire 626s. Select an option and tap Next. Add your account – Enter your Google Account and password. If you don’t have a Google Account, tap Or create a new account.
USB connection. Transfer Content from an Android Phone On your old Android phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer your content to your new HTC phone. The types of locally stored content on your old phone that the HTC Transfer Tool can transfer include contacts, messages, calendar events, music, photos, videos, and some settings.
Note: If the PIN code doesn’t appear, tap Retry on your old phone. If it still won’t appear, this may mean that your old phone is unable to connect to HTC Desire 626s. When this happens, try another transfer method.
● Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your computer. You can set it up to automatically get music, photos, and videos off your phone to your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.
Swipe right for HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen. You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See Customize the Launch Bar.
2. Tap to see all apps installed on your phone. Tip: While you’re in another screen or app, tap to return to the last Home screen you visited. Onscreen Navigation Keys Your phone has onscreen navigation keys at the bottom of the screen which rotate when you change the orientation.
Using Quick Settings In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off. 1. Do any of the following: With two fingers, swipe down the screen from the status bar. Swipe down twice from the status bar. 2.
Customize Quick Settings Aside from the default tiles, there are several other tiles available in Quick Settings. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. Tap and do one of the following: In the Quick Settings list, touch and hold next to the item you want to move and drag it to rearrange the list.
Turn Screen Rotation On or Off 1. Swipe down from the status bar with two fingers to open the Quick Settings panel. 2. Tap Auto rotate to turn the option on or off. Note: You can also set the rotation option from the main settings menu. From home, tap >...
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Help information, and more. See Help. Back up your files using online storages. See Backup. HTC Backup Personalize your phone with the optional HTC Dot View case. See HTC Dot HTC Dot View View. View your phone’s online user guide.
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Function/Service Create and send text and multimedia messages. See Text and Multimedia Messages Messaging. Exchange instant messages or chat with your Facebook friends or with Messenger people in your contacts list. Listen to your favorite music tracks and even sing-along with lyrics and cool Music visualizations.
Function/Service View and edit office documents. Polaris Office 5 Create notes and photo blogs and then share or publish them. See Scribble. Scribble Change your phone settings. See Settings. Settings Run the setup wizard and complete the setup screens. See Complete the Setup Setup...
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If you’ve set up a screen lock, you’ll be asked to provide your credentials first before your phone opens the app or folder. Tip: The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same ones on your Home screen’s launch bar. To change the lock screen shortcuts, you’ll have to replace the apps or folders on the launch bar.
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Arrange Apps on the Apps Screen Personalize the Apps screen to your liking. You can rearrange the apps and change the layout. 1. Tap > 2. Tap and then choose how to arrange apps, such as alphabetically. If you want to group apps into folders or rearrange them, select Custom.
4. Tap the folder to open it. 5. Touch and hold an app, and then drag it out to the Apps screen. Wait until you see the occupying icon move away before releasing your finger. 6. When you’re done removing apps, tap Hide or Show Apps on the Apps Screen 1.
You can type on your phone using one of the available touchscreen keyboards or Google voice typing. HTC Sense Keyboard Typing is fast and accurate with the HTC Sense keyboard. ● Word prediction also saves typing time. As you type, you’ll see word suggestions that you can choose from.
Tip: To open the keyboard settings, touch and hold the comma key until you see above the key. Or go to Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. Change the HTC Sense Keyboard Language If multiple keyboard languages are available on your phone, you can choose which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard.
1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input > Keyboard selection. 3. Choose the languages you want and tap 4. To change the keyboard language, do any of the following while entering text: ...
> > Settings. 2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input > Keyboard selection. 3. Tap Bilingual prediction, and then choose the language you want. Add Words to the Word Prediction Dictionary Add frequently-used names and acronyms to the word prediction dictionary to easily find them in the suggestion list.
Turn On Trace Keyboard 1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. 3. Select the Trace keyboard option. 4. Tap Enter Text Using Trace Keyboard 1. Tap an area where you want to enter text.
4. Follow screen instructions to calibrate the keyboard. Edit Text In HTC apps, such as Messages, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it. Select, Copy, and Paste Text 1. Touch and hold on a word.
2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message or social network status update. Google Account You will need a Google Account to access several phone features such as Gmail, Google Maps, Hangouts, and the Google Play applications. Before you are able to access Google applications, you must enter your account information.
If you’ve entered a phone number, a security code will be sent to that phone and you will be asked to enter the code in the Verify phone number screen. 8. Tap I agree to agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 9.
information, check the application provider’s policies, which can usually be found on their website. If you aren’t comfortable with the third-party application’s policies, don’t use the application. Find and Install an App When you install apps from Google Play app and use them on your phone, they may require access to your personal information (such as your location, contact data, and more) or access to certain functions or settings on your phone.
Request a Refund for a Paid App If you are not satisfied with an app, you can ask for a refund within 15 minutes of the purchase. Your credit card is not charged and the app is uninstalled from your phone. If you change your mind, you can install the app again, but you can’t request a refund a second time.
The app is uninstalled and removed from your phone. Get Help with Google Play The Google Play Store app offers an online help option if you have questions or want to know more about the app. 1. Tap > >...
Software Update Cautions During update: The phone cannot be used until the software update is complete. It may take time to update your phone’s software. Signal during update: Update your phone where signal reception is good, and do not change location during the update process.
> > Settings > System updates. 2. Tap HTC software update > Check now. Note: If you want to conserve data usage, you can select the Update over Wi-Fi only option before you tap Check now. 3. Follow onscreen instructions to download and install any available updates.
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The phone will download and install the PRL update and you will see a confirmation when complete. Basic Operations...
Your Phone Interface The following topics describe how to use and customize your phone’s home screen, understand the status bar, and use the Notification panel. Home Screen Basics The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
Item Description The status area of the status bar (on the right) displays phone and service Status Area status information such as signal strength, battery status, Wi-Fi and data connectivity, ringer status, and time. The status bar displays icons to notify you of your phone’s status (on the right Status Bar side) and notifications (on the left side).
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Icon Notification New text or MMS message New voicemail New Gmail message Power saver mode is on Screen captured General notification (for example, sync error) More notifications available (tap to view) Missed call Call in progress Downloading Uploading USB connection Main Status Icons Icon Status...
Icon Status 4G LTE data service 3G data service Airplane mode Data synchronizing – connected to HTC Sync Alarm set Battery (charging) Battery (full charge) Notification Panel When you see notification icons, open the Notification panel to check out details of the notifications that you’ve received.
Some notifications allow you to take immediate action. For example, tap a missed call notification to return the call or reply with a text message. Tap the notification icon on the left to open the corresponding app. To dismiss just one notification in the list, drag it left or right.
HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen Get the latest news about your interests or status updates from your right on HTC BlinkFeed. Set up which social networks, news sources, and more will appear. To go to HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right from the Home screen.
Swipe right on HTC BlinkFeed to open the slideout menu to choose the type or add your custom topics to display. Tip: You’ll see the clock widget on HTC BlinkFeed if you’ve set HTC BlinkFeed as the main Home screen. Turn HTC BlinkFeed On or Off You can turn HTC BlinkFeed on or off.
4. Swipe across the screen to browse the categories. 5. Select one or more feeds. Show Content From Your Apps and Social Networks See your friends’ posts in social networks or show content from your HTC apps right on HTC BlinkFeed. Notes: ●...
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, and then select the apps and social networks you like. Search and Add Topics of Interest You can search for and select topics of interest to display them on HTC BlinkFeed. 1. Tap or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed.
4. Compose your status update and post it on your social network. Remove Content From HTC BlinkFeed Whether it’s a tile or an entire feed, you can remove content you don’t want to see on HTC BlinkFeed. ● To remove a tile, touch and hold the tile you want to remove, and then tap Remove.
2. In the pop-up menu, tap Change Home screen wallpaper. 3. Choose from where you want to select a wallpaper. To use a wallpaper stored on your phone, tap HTC wallpapers or Live wallpapers. Tap Themes to use a wallpaper stored in your Theme’s gallery. See Themes for details.
You won’t be able to add a new widget panel if you’ve already reached the maximum limit. ● If it’s not removed, HTC BlinkFeed always appears as the first panel. A widget panel cannot be inserted before HTC BlinkFeed. 1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to customize the Home screen. 2. Touch and hold a widget panel thumbnail, and then drag it left or right to the position you want. 3. Tap Work with Widgets and App Shortcuts Add widgets and app shortcuts to the Home screen.
Get quick access to apps, shortcuts and folders you use most frequently based on where you are. With the HTC Sense Home widget, HTC Desire 626s continually adapts to how you use it. For example, apps you use most frequently for work will show up when you’re at your office. The HTC Sense Home widget changes depending on whether you’re at home, work, or somewhere else.
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You can change the address for your home and work locations if you ever move to a new home or change your job. 1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget. 2. On the widget, tap >...
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2. Touch and hold the app, shortcut, or folder you want to add to the widget. 3. Drag the item to where you want in the HTC Sense Home widget. 4. The app, shortcut or folder will be added to the HTC Sense Home widget and pinned in place. Turn Smart Folders On and Off Smart folders are folders in the HTC Sense Home widget that dynamically change contents depending on the apps you download and use.
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 Desire 626s is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.
6. Tap Lock phone after then specify the idle time before the screen is locked. To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can to train HTC Desire 626s to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you’re wearing glasses or sporting a beard.
Themes Themes brings a quick and easy way for you to customize your phone with wallpapers, sounds, icons, and more. Log in with your HTC Account to browse from the available themes in the Themes store, or make your own.
1. Tap > > Themes. 2. Tap Get started. 3. Sign in with your preferred account. 4. On the Recommended screen, swipe left or right under each category to browse recommended items. 5. To see all available items for a category, swipe left and tap See all. 6.
9. When you’re ready, tap Preview to see what your theme will look like. 10. Tap Finish, then name your theme and tap OK to save your theme. To apply the theme right away, make sure you select the Apply this theme now option. Edit a Theme After creating a theme, you can still edit it.
8. Tap Save copy to save your new theme, or if you’re editing a theme that you copied tap Save to save the changes. Find Your Themes Themes you created or downloaded can be found in your theme collection. You’ll also find the theme you bookmarked.
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3. Tap > Remove. 4. Tap the themes you want to remove from your collection. 5. Tap Remove. If the theme you deleted is currently applied, it will still be applied to your phone until another theme is applied. Your Phone Interface...
Phone App The following topics outline the use of your device’s phone app to place and receive calls, use voicemail, set up and manage contacts, and more. Place and Answer Calls The following topics describe how to directly dial calls, how to answer incoming calls, and how to use the in-call screen options.
4. Tap the contact you want to call. To check other phone numbers associated with the contact, tap beside the contact name. If the phone number has an extension, tap after connecting to the main line and then dial the extension number.
■ After dialing the main number, touch and hold . The letter p is added to the number you are dialing. Enter the extension number, and then tap . You will be connected to the mainline and then to the extension number. -or- ■...
Set Up Speed Dial Your phone can store up to eight phone numbers in speed dial locations. (The number 1 is reserved for Virgin Mobile voicemail access.) To assign a speed dial number to a contact: 1. Tap > > People, and then tap a contact.
Note: To call someone in your contacts list, the stored phone number needs to have a "+" sign followed by the country code, area code, and phone number. 1. Tap > 2. Enter the first few letters of a contact name, and then tap a contact to call. If you don’t have the number stored, touch and hold the until a "+"...
Answer Phone Calls The following information lets you know how to answer incoming calls, mute the ringer on incoming calls, reject incoming calls, and more. When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party.
In-Call Screen Layout and Operations While you’re on a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. ● Mute : Mute the microphone during an active call. Tap again to unmute the microphone. Note: If Mute is activated, the speaker mode is deactivated. ●...
Open contact card: Display the caller’s contact information. End a Call There are a couple of options for ending a phone call. ● On the call screen, tap End call. ● Slide the Notification panel open, and then tap If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up.
Call History Call history lists all recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. Call history makes redialing a number fast and easy. It is continually updated as your phone automatically adds new numbers to the beginning of the list. Note: Call history records only calls that occur while the phone is turned on. If a call is received while your phone is turned off, it will not be included in History.
2. Swipe right to display the Call history tab. 3. Touch and hold the entry you want to call and tap Edit number before calling. 4. Enter the prefix and tap .to call the number. Block a Caller When you block a phone number or a contact, all calls from the phone number or contact will be declined automatically.
● By sounding the assigned ringer type. ● By displaying in the Notifications area of the status bar when a single new unheard voicemail message is received. ● By flashing the Notification LED, if enabled. Note: Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off. However, your phone notifies you of new messages only when it is turned on and you are in a Virgin Mobile service area.
Tip: When you call voicemail from another phone, you first hear the header information (date, time, and sender information) for the message. To skip directly to the message, tap during the header. Note: Depending on your plan, you may be charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing your voicemail from your wireless phone.
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2. Tap a message. 3. While reviewing a voicemail message, you can: to play or to pause the voicemail. to turn the speakerphone on or off during playback. If the speakerphone feature was enabled in Settings, the speakerphone will always be automatically enabled during voicemail playback.
Visual Voicemail Options Your visual voicemail options appear as icons at the bottom of the voicemail review screen. 1. Tap > > Voicemail. 2. Your Visual Voicemail inbox appears. 3. Tap an option. Subscribe to Premium to subscribe to the premium Voice-to-Text transcription service. (Requires an additional monthly charge.) ...
2. Tap > Settings. You will see the voicemail settings menu. 3. Select an option to change its settings. Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu Your main greeting can be changed directly via the Visual Voicemail system. This direct access saves you from having to navigate within the voicemail menu.
■ To end the three-way call, tap End call. Caller ID Blocking Caller ID identifies a caller before you answer the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call. If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call, follow these steps. 1.
4. Tap Call. (You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding.) You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding. All calls to your wireless number will be forwarded to the designated phone number. To deactivate Call Forwarding: 1.
● Phone number. First, enable Internet calling for your outgoing calls. Tap > > Settings > Call. Tap Use Internet calling, and then select either For all calls when data network is available, Only for Internet calls, or Ask for each call. Call Settings Your phone’s Call settings menu lets you configure your voicemail options and a number of accessibility options such as hearing-aid amplification and teletypewriter.
Contacts The Contacts application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save directly in your phone as well as contacts synchronized with your Google Account, your PC, compatible email programs (including Exchange Server), and your Facebook friends. Contacts Cautions Information saved in Contacts may be lost or changed if the battery is removed for a long period or left uncharged.
Item Description Favorites tab Show all contacts. People tab Show favorite contacts. Tap to show contact’s details. This also shows when a contact has sent you new Contact name messages. Contact image Tap to find ways to quickly connect with the contact. Contact link Tap to manage contacts from your social network and Web-based email accounts.
2. On the People tab, you can: Find people in your contacts list. Tap , and then enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search people box. Find people on your company directory. Tap , enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search people box, and then tap Search contacts in your Company Directory.
Add Entries to the People App You can add new contacts to the People app or add existing ones from your social network or Exchange ActiveSync accounts. Add a New People Entry Start adding your contacts on your phone. If you’ve set up an email account on your phone, you can sync your new contacts with that account.
2. Tap a contact’s photo (not the name), and then choose how you want to get in touch with that contact. Tip: For more ways of getting in touch with your contact, tap an icon below the contact photo. Manage People Entries Make sure your contacts’...
Delete Multiple Entries Clean up your contacts list by deleting entries that you no longer need. 1. Tap > > People. 2. On the People tab, tap > Delete contacts. 3. Select the entries you want to delete, and then tap Delete. Import or Copy Contacts It’s easy to import or copy contacts from your online accounts and save them directly to your phone.
2. On the People tab, tap the Contact link suggestion notification when available. You’ll see a list of suggested contacts to merge. 3. Navigate to the contact you want to merge. 4. Tap to merge. Otherwise, tap to ignore the contact link suggestion. Note: If you don’t want to receive contact link suggestions, on the People tab, tap >...
To send someone’s contact information, touch and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo), and then tap Send contact as vCard. To send your contact information, touch and hold My profile, and then tap Send my profile. 3.
3. Enter a name for the group. 4. Tap > Add contact to group. 5. Select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save. Send a Message or Email to a Group Easily send a message or email to all members of the group. 1.
3. You can: Rearrange the contact groups. Drag at the end of the group name to its new position. Select the contact groups you want to remove. 4. Tap Save. Back Up and Restore Your Contacts Make sure you don’t lose your contacts by backing them up to your phone’s storage or microSD card (if you inserted one).
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Add a Contact to the Private Contacts List 1. Tap > > People. 2. Touch and hold the contact, and then tap Add to private contacts. 3. To view your private contacts list, on the People tab, tap > Manage contacts > Private contacts.
Messaging and Internet With wireless service and your phone’s messaging and data capabilities, you have the opportunity to share information through many different channels and accounts, including Gmail (Google), personal and corporate email, text and multimedia messaging, social networking accounts, and Hangouts. Text and Multimedia Messaging With Text Messaging (SMS), you can send and receive instant text messages between your wireless phone and another messaging-ready phone.
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) When you need to add a little more to a text message, you can send a multimedia message (MMS) with pictures, voice recordings, audio or video files, contact cards (vCard), or appointments (vCalendar). 1. Tap >...
to see options for replacing, viewing, or removing your attachment. 4. Tap > Preview. Tap once on the preview screen to see playback controls. 5. When finished, tap to send, or tap to save the message as a draft. Send a Group Message Group messaging makes it easy to send a message to multiple contacts all at once.
Answer: In Message settings, tap Multimedia messages (MMS), and then turn Group Messaging on or off. Save and Resume Composing a Draft Message While composing a text or multimedia message, tap to automatically save your message as a draft. You can resume composing a draft message. 1.
3. Tap the message, and then tap Forward. Receive Text Messages From Contacts Using an iPhone If you have just migrated your contacts from an iPhone to your new HTC phone, your contacts may still be texting you through iMessage and not through SMS or MMS.
● If the attachment is a contact (vCard), tap it to view the contact information, and then tap Save to add to your contacts. ● If the attachment is an appointment or event (vCalendar), tap it to choose the calendar where to save it, and then tap Import.
3. Tap the message (not a link or a phone number) that you want to lock, and then tap Lock message. A lock icon is displayed at the lower right of the message. Block Unwanted Messages Declutter your Messages screen by moving spam messages from contacts to the block box. If you have blocked a contact, that contact’s messages will also be in the block box.
Back Up and Restore Your Text Messages Back up important text messages to your phone’s storage or to your email account. Back Up Text Messages 1. Tap > Messages. 2. On the All messages screen, tap > Back up/Restore SMS > Back up. 3.
Text and Multimedia Message Options You can set how your phone notifies you when you receive a new text or multimedia message, or set other messaging options. 1. Tap > Messages. 2. On the All messages screen, tap > Settings. You can set the following options: ...
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• SMS characters: Select this option to correctly display special accented characters in SMS messages. Multimedia Messages (MMS) Settings: MMS settings • Auto-retrieve: Select this option to automatically retrieve all your multimedia messages completely. When selected, the multimedia message header plus the message body and attachments will automatically download to your phone.
• Password: Set a password for the Secure box. • Save block message: Select to save blocked messages to the block box. General: Signature • Use signature: Select this option to add a signature to all your outgoing text and multimedia messages.
6. Tap to send. Note: While composing the message, tap > Save draft to save it as a draft. To discard the message, tap > Discard. Check Received Gmail Messages Your phone allows you to access, read, and reply to all your Gmail messages. All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox.
Manage Gmail Messages Your phone gives you control over how you manage your Gmail messages with labels, thread management, search capabilities, adding multiple Google Accounts, and more. Reply To or Forward an Email Message Use your Gmail Account to reply to or forward email messages. 1.
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Use Gmail Labels Gmail saves all mail in one box, but you can add labels that allow you to sort your Gmail conversation threads. For example, when a new thread starts with a received mail, the label "Inbox" is automatically added to the thread.
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2. Touch and hold a conversation thread to add a checkmark to it, and then tap The thread is deleted. Search Gmail Messages If you need to find a specific message or message thread, you can search Gmail from the inbox. 1.
2. Tap > Settings. 3. Tap General settings to access settings for all accounts, or tap an account name to configure settings for a specific Gmail account. General settings: Gmail default action, Conversation view, Swipe actions, Sender image, Reply all, Auto-fit messages, Auto-advance, Confirm before deleting, Confirm before archiving, and Confirm before sending.
2. Tap > Exchange ActiveSync for HTC Sense. 3. Enter the email address and password for your email account, and then tap Next. 4. In the Incoming server settings screen, you can set the following options: Client certificate: Tap Select and choose the client certification, if required.
Add an Email Account You can add several types of personal email accounts, such as from a Web-based email service or email provider. Tip: You can also set up an email account from the Accounts & sync settings. Swipe down from the status bar, and then tap >...
2. Select Exchange ActiveSync for HTC Sense. Otherwise, if you’ve already added an email account during the setup process, tap > Add account > Exchange ActiveSync for HTC Sense. 3. Tap Manual setup and enter the required information: Email address: Enter your email address.
To display email messages in another mail folder, tap > Folder, and then tap the folder you want to view. To refresh the inbox, pull down the screen. To change an email account’s settings, select the account and then tap > Settings. ...
2. Switch to the email account that you want to use. 3. Tap 4. Fill in one or more recipients. Tip: If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, tap >...
Quickly Reply to an Email Message You can quickly respond to a new email message from the Home screen or lock screen. 1. When you receive a new email message notification, slide the Notification panel down. 2. On the email preview, tap Reply all or Forward. Note: If you have several notifications and you don't see the email options, expand the email preview by sliding two fingers apart on the notification.
Tip: To select all, select one email message first, and then tap > Select all. 4. Tap Delete > OK. Search Email Messages If you have a long list of email messages in your inbox, you can easily search for that important email. 1.
Set Your Out of Office Status You can set your Out of Office status and auto-reply message right from your phone. 1. Tap > > Mail. 2. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync email account. 3. Tap > Out of the office. 4.
Smart Sync then extends the email synchronization time after each auto sync time passes and you don’t open the Mail app. To sync your email at any time, open the Mail app and refresh your inbox. If you want to receive email messages as they arrive, select another peak and off-peak sync schedule in the email account’s Sync, Send &...
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• Clear search history. Clears your email search history. Sync, Send & Receive • Peak time sync: Set the synchronization schedule during your set peak time. • Peak time: Set the time when you receive the most number of email messages. •...
Data Services General Information (4G LTE and 3G Networks) The following topics will help you learn the basics of using your data services, including managing your user name, launching a data connection, and navigating the Web with your phone. Important: Certain data services requests may require additional time to process. While your phone is loading the requested service, the touchscreen may appear unresponsive when in fact they are functioning properly.
Icon Status 3G data service: Your phone is connected to the 3G data network. Turn the Data Connection On or Off Turn your data connection off to optimize the phone’s battery life and your data usage. 1. Swipe down from the status bar with two fingers to open Quick Settings. 2.
4. Select Alert me about data usage, and then drag the lower Alert line to set an alert before you reach your monthly data limit. 5. Tap Reset data usage, and then set the day of the month when your usage cycle resets. This date is usually the start of your monthly billing cycle.
Find Text In a Web Page 1. Tap > Chrome. 2. Navigate to a webpage and tap > Find in page. 3. Enter the search item. As you enter characters, matching characters will be highlighted. 4. Tap the up or down arrow to go to the previous or next matching item. Use Browser Tabs Open multiple browser tabs to make it easier for you to switch from one website to another.
Note: If you don’t want your phone to keep your browsing history, browse using an incognito tab. See Private Browsing for details. Check your Browsing History 1. Tap > Chrome. 2. Tap > History. 3. Navigate to the webpage that you want to view, and then tap it. Clear Your Browsing History 1.
3. Change the settings. Chrome Support Find on-phone help with Chrome. 1. Tap > Chrome. 2. Tap > Help & feedback. A Web page will open displaying Google help for Chrome. Tip: For more information, from your computer, visit google.com. Search for Information ™...
> Google. 2. Tap Get started. Or if you’ve previously set up Google Now on HTC Desire 626s and turned it off, tap Get Now cards > Set up. 3. Read the information screen and then tap Yes, I’m in. Google Now information cards will start to appear on the Google search screen.
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Depending on the information that you’ve allowed to share, more information cards will appear on the Google search screen as you use your phone to search the Web, create appointments, set reminders, and more. Change Card Settings You can easily customize the settings of Google Now cards to suit your information needs. For example, you can change the weather units in the Weather card or your transportation mode in the Traffic card.
6. Tap When the reminder time is due or when you’ve arrived at the location, the Reminder card will appear in the Google search screen. You can then dismiss or snooze the reminder. Tip: To see a list of all your reminders, tap >...
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Search with Now on Tap Before turning on Now on Tap, make sure that you’re signed in to your Google Account and have set up Google Now, you’ve turned on location services, and have an Internet connection. For more information on Location services, see Location Settings.
Camera and Video You can use the camera or video camera to take and share pictures and videos. Take great photos and videos with the camera, and make them more memorable by applying a variety of effects and scenes. Take Pictures and Record Videos The following topics teach you how to take pictures and record videos with your phone’s camera.
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3. Tap to see all controls on the Viewfinder screen. You can use the controls to open advanced settings, set the flash, and more. Icon Function Switch between flash modes. Choose a scene to use for taking photos. Choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO works best in low light conditions. Choose an exposure setting.
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● On the Viewfinder screen, tap , and then tap a capture mode. ● Swipe across the Viewfinder screen to switch between capture modes. In landscape view, swipe from the top or bottom edge of the screen. In portrait view, swipe from the left or right edge of the screen. Zooming ■...
Take a Picture Whether it’s moving or not, clearly capture any moment with your phone’s camera. Note: If you have an SD card installed, you can choose to save pictures and videos to the SD card. If no card is installed, pictures and videos are saved to your phone’s memory. 1.
neutral tone for a balanced exposure. Keep in mind that tapping on another object may shift the focus from your subject. ● If there are parts of the image that are in shadows and others are in highlights, use HDR mode to capture three shots of different exposures and combine them into one shot.
4. While recording, tap to capture a still shot. 5. Tap to stop recording. Selfies and People Shots Take high-quality selfies with front camera even in low-light conditions. Use your phone’s cameras to take vivid group photos all the time. Angle of Selfies You can set the angle of your shots to look exactly the same as how you see yourself on the Viewfinder screen.
2. Tap > Selfie. 3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap > > Camera options. 4. Select the Voice Selfie option, and then tap 5. Pose and frame yourself on the Viewfinder screen. 6. Look at the front camera, and then: ...
The camera stitches the frames into a single photo. Use HDR When shooting portraits against a bright background, use HDR, short for High Dynamic Range, to capture your subjects clearly. HDR brings out the details of both the highlights and shadows, even in high contrast lighting.
4. When done, tap > Save custom camera. 5. Tap Yes to save changes to the existing mode. View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery Using the Gallery application, you can view pictures and watch videos that you’ve taken with your phone’s camera, downloaded, or copied onto your SD card or phone memory.
3. Tap a tile to open an album. 4. Tap a photo or video to see it in full screen. View Your Favorite Photos Easily see all your favorite photos in one place. You can add photos to the My favorites album. ●...
4. Tap > Add to album. 5. Select the photos or videos you want to add, and then tap Next. 6. Create an album or select an album that you’ve already created in Gallery. To create a new album to move or copy to, tap Tip: To add a single photo or video to an album, touch and hold the photo or video.
1. Tap > > Gallery. 2. Find the Zoe photo you want. Zoe photos are marked with a 3. Tap to watch the Zoe photo come alive. Trim Videos Trim your videos to highlight those moments you want to share. 1.
3. Tap a tile to open a group of photos and videos. You’ll then see a preview of the Zoe highlight play automatically. 4. Tap to edit the Zoe highlight. You can add, change, or rearrange the clips, choose a theme, or change the background music.
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6. Tap to save changes. Except for when applying rotation, edited photos are saved as new photos. The original remains unedited. Draw on a Photo Scribble on your photos for fun or to highlight an interesting part. 1. Tap > >...
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1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Essentials. 3. Tap Filters. 4. Scroll to the right and tap Custom. 5. Make changes to the filter by adjusting the controls on exposure, saturation, white balance, and more.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Creative Effects Add creative effects such as shapes, prisms, and elements to your photos. Shapes Add some pattern to your photo by adding and blending shapes. 1.
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The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Photo Shapes Photo Shapes lets you add a shape to your image and fill it with another photo. 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2.
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11. Tap a setting and drag the slider to adjust its values, and then tap 12. Tap to save changes. The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Prismatic Got a bright and colorful image? Use Prismatic effect for fresh crystal prism patterns. 1.
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7. Tap , adjust the settings for your photo layer, and then tap 8. Tap to save changes. The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Double Exposure With Double Exposure, combine and blend two photos and create something surreal. 1.
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6. Tap , choose a different blending option for the selected layer, and then tap 7. Tap > , tap a setting, and then drag the slider to adjust its values. 8. If you want to adjust your background layer to blend with the top layer, tap to switch to the background layer.
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5. Tap , draw an animation path or area for the selected effect, and then tap 6. Tap to adjust the animation speed and intensity. 7. Touch and hold an area with two fingers, and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate the animation.
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4. Drag the slider to apply Face Fusion to the image. 5. To choose another target face, just tap the thumbnail of the target person and browse to a new photo. 6. When you are satisfied with the result, tap and choose to save as a photo or video.
Apps and Features The following topics detail many of your phone’s tools and features such as news services, maps and navigation, calendar, clock, social networking apps, music, memos, and more. My Account Access your Virgin Mobile account, get phone information and help, find recommended apps, and more. 1.
Google Maps Use the Google Maps app to determine your location, find directions, browse local businesses and attractions, rate and review places, and more. Note: To find your location with Google Maps, you need to enable location sources. For more information on location services, see Location Setting.
1. Tap > > Maps. 2. Tap the search box and then enter the place you want to search for. 3. Tap on the keyboard or tap a suggested search item. If there is only one search result, it will be marked with a place marker 4.
5. Tap Choose destination, and then enter or select your destination. Note: If you’re taking public transit, tap to set the date and time of travel, or tap Options to set your route preferences. 6. Tap a route or transit option to view the directions on the map. You’ll also see the travel duration for each travel option.
2. Type a name, email, number, or circle, or select a contact from the list. 3. Type a message or tap to start a video chat. A chat window or a video chat window opens. Each time text is entered, the corresponding friend appears. ...
In order to sync with your Google calendar, you must sign in to your Google Account on your phone. See Google Account. Calendar Operations ● View Today’s Calendar: From the Calendar, tap ● Change Calendar View: From the Calendar, tap and then tap Month, Week, Day, Agenda, or Invites to change the current view.
Edit an event. View an event, and then tap 3. Enter and set the event details. 4. To invite from your Google or Exchange ActiveSync account, tap 5. Tap Save. Or if you’ve invited people to the event, tap Send or Send update. Check Your Schedule for an Event Avoid juggling multiple meetings at the same time.
Note: Calendars are synced on your phone, even if they are hidden. Calendar Events Not Showing? 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.
Dismiss or Snooze Reminders If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon will appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you. 1. Open the Notification panel. 2. If the notification shows that there are multiple reminders, tap it to see all the reminders. You can then choose to snooze or dismiss them.
1. Tap the clock on your Home screen panel, if available. Or tap > > Clock. 2. On the Alarms tab, select the check button of an alarm and then tap that alarm. 3. Under Set alarm, use the scroll wheels to set the alarm time. 4.
Timer The timer provides a countdown timer for up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. 1. Tap the clock on your Home screen panel, if available. Or tap > > Clock. 2. Tap the Timer tab. 3. Use the scroll wheels to set the length of the time. 4.
YouTube View videos uploaded to YouTube and upload your own videos to your YouTube account. Watch YouTube Videos 1. Tap > > YouTube. 2. Browse or search for a video. 3. Tap the one you want to watch. 4. While watching a video, you can: ...
2. Tap a video or search for a video and then tap it. 3. Tap the video screen, and then tap 4. Choose how you want to share the video link from the available options. Music Apps Your phone lets you discover, download, and listen to your favorite music through a variety of music apps.
to cycle through the repeat modes: repeat all songs, repeat current song, and don’t repeat. ® to play your music on a DLNA compliant TV or audio system, or stereo Bluetooth device. to minimize the Now playing screen to continue browsing your music collection. ...
2. Swipe to the Playlists tab. 3. Tap a playlist, and then tap the song you want to play first. The song starts playing on the Now playing tab. Delete Your Playlists Follow these steps to delete playlists that you no longer use. Note: The Recently played and the Recently added playlists can’t be deleted.
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1. Tap > > Music. 2. Play the song that you want to set as a ringtone. 3. Tap > Set as ringtone. 4. Tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. If you select Contact ringtone, choose the contacts you want to associate the ringtone with. Trim an MP3 Ringtone Use the Music app’s ringtone trimmer if you want to set only a part of the song as ringtone.
View Song Lyrics Sing along with your favorite music tracks. Your phone gives your music an extra kick with song lyrics and cool music visualizations. Note: To save on data usage, you might want to connect to a Wi‑Fi network when updating your album covers and artist photos.
The song begins playing. Google Play Music Screen Layout The following diagram outlines the main features of the Play Music app player screen. Create Playlists in Google Play Music Organize music into playlists to fit every occasion. 1. Tap >...
■ On your computer, go to google.com/wallet to create a Google Wallet account. – or – ■ The first time you use your phone to buy an item from Google Play, you’re prompted to enter your billing information to set up a Google Wallet account. Warning: When you’ve used Google Wallet once to purchase an application from the Google Play Store app, the phone remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time.
4. Tap the icons to access games and apps, record storybook readings, and more. 5. To exit the playground and return to the main screen, tap Map > Profiles. Parent Dashboard The Parent Dashboard is where you can change the app settings, select learning subjects to promote, and more.
If you've upgraded to a premium plan, tap Assessment for more information on your child's learning goals. Set Child-accessible Apps in Kid Mode When in Kid Mode, you can choose which apps on HTC Desire 626s your child will have access to. 1. Tap >...
Compose a Note Create notes and add images, stickers and more to it. 1. Tap > > Scribble. 2. Choose a template when you're prompted. Or if you've created notes in Scribble, tap choose a template. 3. In the box that says Title text here, type your note title. 4.
Touch to insert a sticker. To insert a Web page thumbnail, tap > Web content, and then in the browser, go to the Web page that you want to import. Tap > Share > Scribble. Create a Note for a Photo Blog Your photos tell the best story.
Slide two fingers apart to zoom in on a photo, or slide two fingers together to zoom out. Tap another layout to change the current layout. 6. Tap the area above the date, and then use the editing tools to insert text and illustrations. 7.
In addition to the default storage that you get from Google Drive, you may be eligible to receive additional storage for free. Sign in to your Google Account on HTC Desire 626s (and not from your computer or other non-HTC phones) to claim this offer.
8. Tap Save to upload. HTC Sync Manager With HTC Sync Manager, enjoy the same media whether you’re at your computer or on the move. Use it also to store your same contacts, important documents, and other data on both your phone and your computer.
With HTC Sync Manager, easily transfer iPhone content such as contacts, messages, wallpaper, camera photos, and more to your HTC phone. If you’re using an HTC phone that has HTC Sense 6, HTC Sync Manager also enables your phone to find and install the same apps that you were using on your iPhone.
HTC phone. Get Help To find out more about using HTC Sync Manager, download the user guide PDF from the HTC support site (htc.com/hsm). Or open the Help that comes with the software. Tip: On Windows, click in HTC Sync Manager, and then click Help.
2. Swipe left or right to switch to a file storage where you want to browse or organize your files. Search for Files It’s easy to find files and documents using File Manager. 1. Tap > > File Manager. 2. Tap 3.
3. Tap Copy or Move to. 4. Tap , and then browse for the folder where you want to copy or move the files. Or tap > Create folder to create a new folder. 5. Tap Paste. Make Files as Favorites 1.
HTC Desire 626s, use its app to personalize what’s seen through the case. Choose your wallpaper, types of notifications to display, and more. Note: The HTC Dot View app is available in Google Play. Make sure to install the latest app update. Change the HTC Dot View Wallpaper Choose a preset wallpaper, or create your own dotted wallpaper from a photo.
This helps you in finding the problem cause, and in determining whether you can resolve the problem or you need to call for support. ■ > > Help. Note: If HTC Help is not preinstalled on your phone, you can download it from the Google Play Store app. Apps and Features...
Connectivity The following topics address your phone’s connectivity options, including USB file transfer and tethering, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more. Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer You can use the supplied USB/charging cable to connect your phone directly to your computer and transfer music, pictures, and other content files.
3. On your computer, navigate to the detected device (such as through the My Computer menu) and open it. 4. If available, select a drive (SD card for SD card storage or Internal storage for internal phone storage). 5. Select a folder (for example, Music for songs and albums) and copy files to it from your computer.
3. Tap next to Wi-Fi. 4. Touch and hold an unsecured Wi‑Fi network you want stop being notified about, and tap Block network notification. 5. To unblock an unsecured Wi‑Fi network, touch and hold the network name and tap Unblock network notification.
4. Tap > Wi-Fi Direct. 5. The Wi-Fi Direct settings menu appears. Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi are unavailable at the same time. 6. Tap a device with which to connect. If connected via Wi-Fi, you will see a confirmation. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Connect to a VPN After you’ve added a VPN connection, you are now ready to connect and access that network. 1. Swipe down from the status bar, and then tap 2. Under Wireless & networks, tap More > VPN. 3. Tap the VPN that you want to connect to. 4.
Your phone is ready to be used as a wireless router when you see on the status bar. Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, computers, printers, and wireless phones.
Your phone pairs with the headset and the headset connection status is displayed in the Paired Devices section. Note: If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset. The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the Bluetooth phones section.
You can send the following types of information, depending on the phone you are sending to: 1. On your phone, open the application that contains the information or file you want to send. 2. Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send: What to send How to send In the People app, tap a contact to view the contact’s details, and then tap...
® With HTC Connect , wirelessly stream music or video from HTC Desire 626s to your speakers or TV by just swiping up the screen with 3 fingers. You can stream media to any of the following types of devices:...
HTC certified consumer electronic devices or accessories that have the HTC Connect logo. Note: Some devices may need to be paired before you can share to them. To see a list of supported devices or accessories, go to htc-connect.com/certified-devices. For more information about HTC Connect, visit htc-connect.com.
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2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen. 3. Choose the device you want to connect to. 4. Once connected, use your phone to control the volume, pause or resume playback, and more. 5. To stop wireless media sharing and disconnect from the device, swipe down with three fingers on the screen.
Stream Music to Speakers Powered by Qualcomm AllPlay Media Platform Before you start, make sure your AllPlay speakers are connected to your Wi-Fi network. Refer to the documentation that comes with your speakers to set up and connect them to your Wi-Fi network. 1.
Stream Music to Blackfire Compliant Speakers Play music simultaneously to multiple Blackfire compliant speakers from your phone. Before you start, make sure your speakers are connected to your Wi-Fi network. Refer to the documentation that comes with your speakers to set up and connect them to your Wi-Fi network. 1.
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2. Tap > > Settings > HTC Connect. Your phone then turns Wi-Fi on automatically and scans for media devices on your Wi-Fi network. You’ll then see the available Blackfire speakers listed. 3. Tap next to a speaker name.
Options for selecting the backup account, restoring a backup, and resetting Backup & reset the phone. Get content from Options for transferring content from an old phone to your new HTC phone. another phone Google Options for all Google apps and features on your phone.
Category Description Sound & notification Set your sound profile, volumes, incoming call options, and system sounds. Options for received calls, voicemail settings, and others including hearing Call aids and CDMA call settings (TTY mode, DDTM mode, plus code dialing, etc). View all downloaded or running apps, uninstall apps, search for an app and Apps more.
USB connection type to your computer. See Mobile Hotspot. HTC Mini+: Configure and manage your phone’s connection with the HTC Mini+ (sold separately). VPN: Configure your Virtual Private Network (VPN) settings so you can connect to your company’s intranet sites. See Virtual Private Networks (VPN).
● Change the lock screen wallpaper. See Customize the Lock Screen. ● Change the phone’s theme. See Themes. Ringtone Use the Ringtone settings menu to select a phone ringtone or to make your own music as ringtone. 1. Tap > >...
3. Tap 4. Tap an account type. You can set up these accounts on your phone: airG, Virgin MobileTV, Exchange, Exchange ActiveSync for HTC Sense, Google, HTC Account, Instagram for HTC Sense, LinkedIn for HTC Sense, IMAP/POP3 email, and more.
Forgot Your Google Account Password? If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by going to the Google website. 1. On your phone or computer, open your Web browser 2. Go to google.com/accounts/recovery. 3. Select I don’t know my password. 4.
3. Tap the account that you want to update. 4. Tap the item you want to sync or edit. Location Settings Your Location settings menu lets you select how your phone determines its location (using the wireless network, GPS satellites, both, or neither). Location Setting Your phone is equipped with a Location setting for use in connection with location-based services.
HTC Location Services Select this option to set your home and work address for precise location and personal usage with HTC Sense Home. 1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Location. 3. Tap HTC Location Services. 4. Set your home and work address.
To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can to train HTC Desire 626s to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you’re wearing glasses or sporting a beard. Tap Smart Lock, confirm your screen lock, then tap Trusted face > Improve face matching. Follow the onscreen instructions.
5. Enter your password again to confirm and tap OK. If you fail to enter the correct password after five attempts, you will be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. Lock Screen and Password Settings Increase your privacy by selecting what type of information you want to display on the lock screen.
2. Tap > > Settings. 3. Tap Security. 4. Tap Install from storage. 5. If you have more than one certificate in the root folder, select the certificate you want to install. 6. Enter a name for the certificate and tap OK. Accessibility Settings Use these settings when you’ve downloaded and installed an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback.
When TalkBack is turned on and the Explore by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are replaced by the TalkBack gestures. Note: HTC gestures such as 3-finger swiping may not be available when TalkBack gestures are enabled. To open an item: 1.
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To unlock the lock screen: ■ Use two fingers to swipe up from the bottom of the screen. To open the Notification panel: ■ Use two fingers to swipe down from the top of the screen. Assign TalkBack Shortcuts TalkBack has customizable gestures that you can use to open the Notification panel, view recent apps, access TalkBack controls, and more.
Other backup options. Separately back up other data and file types if they’re not supported in HTC Backup and HTC Sync Manager. In some apps, you can back up data to the storage on the phone so you can easily restore them after a factory reset.
To restore paid apps, you need to download and install them from Google Play. 1. When you turn on a new HTC phone for the first time or after a factory reset, wait until you're in the Get your apps & data screen.
When finished, you will see the Welcome screen and Setup application. See Complete the Setup Screens to start over. Reset Phone Network Settings Reset the network settings when you're having problems connecting HTC Desire 626s to your mobile data or Wi-Fi network and Bluetooth devices. 1. Tap >...
Google The Google settings let you manage your Google Account and services on your phone. 1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Google. 3. Tap and change the settings to your preference. Display & Gestures Settings Adjusting your phone’s display and gestures settings not only helps you see what you want, it can also help increase battery life.
2. Tap Display & gestures. 3. Tap Brightness level. 4. Drag the slider to adjust the brightness. 5. Tap OK. Set the Maximum Brightness Level You can set the maximum brightness level for your phone screen. 1. Tap > > Settings.
Daydream Select your phone’s screensaver when it’s idle or docked. 1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Display & gestures. 3. Tap Daydream, and then select a screensaver. 4. Tap Media Gesture Select this option to allow other apps to recognize the 3-finger gesture. Note: The 3-finger gesture may not be available when TalkBack gestures are enabled.
2. Tap Sound & notification > Sound profile. 3. Select Normal, Vibrate, or Silent. Note: If you selected Vibrate as your sound profile (step 2), your phone will vibrate for all notifications and incoming calls. 4. Tap 5. To set your phone to always vibrate for calls in addition to any ringer settings, select the Vibrate option below Volumes.
2. Tap Sound & notification > Do not disturb. 3. Tap Do not disturb mode and then select Priority. 4. Set the Do not disturb timer, and then tap OK. 5. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to the items you wish to allow. 6.
1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Sound & notification > Ringtone. 3. Tap the ringtone you want to use, and then tap Apply. The ringtone briefly plays when selected. Note: To set a sound file as ringtone, see Ringtone. Incoming Calls - Other Options Enable Quiet ring on pickup so your phone lowers the ringtone volume the moment you pick it up to answer a call.
7. Tap When device is locked, and then choose whether to show or not to show notifications. 8. Tap Notifications access to control HTC Dot View notifications. Call Settings Use these options to set call features, voicemail, and more.
Auto answer calls: Select this option to automatically answer incoming calls just by lifting the phone to your ear. Show declined call options: Select to enable text message and reminder options for declined calls. Save to People: Select to add unknown numbers to the People list after the call. Voicemail Settings Use this menu to check your voicemail settings such as the voicemail service provider and voicemail number.
using a special cable that plugs into your phone’s headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY phone, contact your TTY phone manufacturer to purchase the connector cable. To turn TTY Mode on or off: 1. Tap >...
Apps Settings Use the Apps menu to control your application settings or remove apps. Uninstall Third-party Apps Uninstall apps that you no longer need to save storage space. 1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Apps. 3. Tap the application you want to uninstall. 4.
Removable Storage Use a new SD card as removable storage to be able to insert and use the card on HTC Desire 626s and other Android phones.
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Set Up Your SD Card as Internal Storage When you insert a SD card that has not been used on HTC Desire 626s before, the card will be mounted as removable storage by default. If the SD card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the SD card to use it as internal storage for HTC Desire 626s.
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Starting from Android 6.0, you can go to Settings to view and manage files on the phone storage and SD card. You can also view and manage files on an external USB storage device when you have it connected to HTC Desire 626s. 1. Tap >...
Copy Files To or From Your Phone You can copy your music, photos, and other files to your phone. Important: Save and close your files before copying them from your computer to HTC Desire 626s, or vice versa. Note: If you're using your SD card as internal storage, your computer will only show SD card content.
Remove or Disable Apps Uninstall apps that you've downloaded if no longer need them. Preinstalled apps can be disabled when you're not using them. See Disable Apps. Move Apps to the SD card Third-party apps that you've downloaded and installed can be moved to the SD card if you've set up the card as internal storage.
3. Tap the Power saver On/Off switch to turn Power saver mode on or off. To set when to automatically switch this mode on, tap Power saver > Turn on automatically, and then select a battery level. Use Extreme Power Saving Mode In times when you don’t need to use much of your phone, turn Extreme power saving mode on to extend battery life longer.
Display the Battery Percentage You can check the percentage of remaining battery power right from the status bar. 1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Power. 3. Select Show battery level. Battery Saving Tips How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use your phone. The power management features of your phone helps increase battery life.
● Install the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes include battery performance improvements. ● Uninstall or disable apps that you never use. Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you’re not using them. If there are apps that you don’t need anymore, uninstall them.
1. Tap > > Settings. 2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. 3. Change any of these settings. Keyboard selection: Add or remove languages from the touch input language list. • Bilingual prediction: Activate word prediction for a second language.
Personal dictionary: Add, edit, or remove words in the predictive text dictionary. For more information, see Enter Text with Word Prediction on the HTC Sense Keyboard. Tips & Help: Get tips and help related to the onscreen keyboard.
4. Tap Set date, change the date and tap OK. 5. Tap Set time, adjust the time and tap OK. 6. Tap Select time zone, and then select the time zone in the list. 7. Select the Use 24-hour format option to toggle between using a 12-hour or 24-hour (military) time format.
Software updates: Check if there are is a new software update available for your phone. Usage and error reporting: Send error, preference, and usage reports to HTC. Help: Enable quick tips to appear on the screen. ...
For Assistance The following topics address areas of support for your phone, including troubleshooting, specifications, account information, and customer service contact information. Troubleshooting Check the questions and answers below for troubleshooting solutions for common phone issues. Check Here First Question: Phone freezes/operation is unstable. Answer: Turn the phone on again.
Question: Battery level goes down quickly. Answer: Are you where signal is weak or have been out of service area for a long period? Calling where signal is weak or being out of service area uses a lot of battery power. Question: Cannot install applications.
Item Description LTE: DL: 150 Mbps; UL: 50 Mbps CDMA RevA.: FL: 3.1 Mbps; RL: 1.8 Mbps, Communication Speed HSDPA: 14.4 Mbps peak rate HSUPA: 5.76 Mbps *Battery times (talk time, standby time, and more) are subject to network and phone usage. A Standby time specification ("specification") is an industry standard that is only intended to allow comparison of different mobile devices under the same circumstances.
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