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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User guide HTC Desire® 612...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Your first week with your new phone About your phone Basics HTC BlinkFeed Notifications Working with text Battery Personalizing Making HTC Desire 612 truly yours Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms Home wallpaper Launch bar Adding Home screen widgets Adding Home screen shortcuts Editing Home screen panels...
  • Page 3 Setting up a three-way call Call History Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes Global Ready Using Assisted dialing Advanced Calling Upgrading to Advanced Calling Messages Verizon Messages HTC Messages Search and web browser Getting instant information with Google Now...
  • Page 4 Contents Searching HTC Desire 612 and the Web Browsing the Web Bookmarking a webpage Clearing your browsing history Entertainment HTC Music YouTube Wireless media Storage and files Phone storage File Manager Google Drive Sync, backup, and reset Online sync Backup...
  • Page 5 Internet connections Data connection Managing your data usage Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Enhanced Connectivity Connecting to VPN Using HTC Desire 612 as Mobile Hotspot Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering Wireless sharing Bluetooth Settings and security Airplane mode Do not disturb mode...

  • Page 6: Important Customer Information

    IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION Please be advised that many services and applications offered through this unique device are provided by various device manufacturers, operating system, software and application developers ® ® ® ® (e.g. Google , Motorola , Microsoft , BlackBerry ).

  • Page 7: Conventions Used In This Guide

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

  • Page 10: Unboxing

    9. USB connector If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity sensor. Purchase a screen protector designed for HTC Desire 612. Your Verizon Wireless SIM card Use your Verizon Wireless SIM card to make and receive calls, text, and email messages and surf the Web while traveling outside of the U.S.
  • Page 11 SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot. Replacing the nano SIM card 1. Make sure HTC Desire 612 is off and hold it securely with the front facing up. 2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.

  • Page 12: Storage Card

    4. To close the slot cover, press it against the side panel until it is properly seated. Unmounting the storage card When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 612 is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

  • Page 13: Charging The Battery

    Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 612, it is recommended that you charge the battery. § If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC Desire 612 for several minutes before powering it on.

  • Page 14: Want Some Quick Guidance On Your Phone

    Check out the friendly walkthroughs and the FAQs in Tips & Help to learn how to use your phone. ® § When you see a Tips & Help tile in HTC BlinkFeed , just tap the tile to know more about the tip.

  • Page 15: Phone Setup And Transfer

    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 tool can transfer include contacts, messages, calendar events, web bookmarks, music, photos, and videos.

  • Page 16: Transferring Content From An Iphone

    HTC phone. Use HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Get content from another phone.

  • Page 17: Other Ways Of Getting Contacts And Other Content

    USB drive, and you can copy your media between them. § Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your computer. You can set it up to automatically get music, photos, and videos off HTC Desire 612 to your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.

  • Page 18: Home Screen

    Phone setup and transfer Home screen After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 612 for the first time, you'll see HTC BlinkFeed. § Customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see Your dynamic Home screen on page 32.

  • Page 19: Getting To Know Your Settings

    § Tap Personalize to change the wallpaper, add apps and widgets to the Home screen, and more. § Tap Accounts & sync to add and sign in to your different accounts, such as email, social networks, and more. § Tap Security to help secure HTC Desire 612, for example with a screen lock.

  • Page 20: Updating Your Phone's Software

    Phone setup and transfer Updating your phone's software HTC Desire 612 can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also choose to manually check if there's an available update. Visit www.htc.com/us/go/htc-software-updates/ for news and details about your phone's software updates.

  • Page 21: Getting Apps From Google Play

    Phone setup and transfer Getting apps from Google Play Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC Desire 612. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.

  • Page 22: Downloading Apps From The Web

    § Before you can install the downloaded app, make sure that you've set HTC Desire 612 to allow installation of third-party apps in Settings > Security > Unknown sources.

  • Page 23: Your First Week With Your New Phone

    About your phone Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire 612 HTC Desire 612 gives you options for quick and easy setup. Transferring your old phone's content such as your contacts, messages, and media can be done right from HTC Desire 612.

  • Page 24: Basics

    Swipe up from any of the navigation buttons to access Google search. Sleep mode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Desire 612 into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Desire 612 is in your bag.

  • Page 25: Unlocking The Screen

    Your first week with your new phone Unlocking the screen § Swipe up to unlock the screen, swipe right to go directly to HTC BlinkFeed, or swipe left to go to the Home widget panel. § You can also press and hold the lock icon, and then drag it up, right, or left.
  • Page 26 Your first week with your new phone Pick up to lower volume In a business meeting or restaurant, pick HTC Desire 612 up when a call comes in to lower the ring volume automatically. You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap Sound, and then select or clear Quiet ring on pickup.

  • Page 27: Touch Gestures

    Your first week with your new phone Touch gestures Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists, and more. Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons. Press and hold To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a webpage), just press and hold the item.
  • Page 28 Your first week with your new phone Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes, such as when moving right and left on the Home screen, or flicking through a contacts or message list.
  • Page 29 Your first week with your new phone Slide with two fingers In some apps, like Gallery, Messages, Mail, or the web browser, slide two fingers apart to zoom in when viewing a picture or text. Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text. Two-finger swipe Swipe down from the status bar using two fingers to access Quick Settings.
  • Page 30 If you've set up another security layer like a screen lock pattern or PIN, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC Desire 612 opens the app or folder. Sharing content Have something to share, such as a photo or video? §...

  • Page 31: Switching Between Recently Opened Apps

    2. Pull down with your finger, and then release to refresh. Capturing your phone's screen Want to show off your high game score or write a blog post about HTC Desire 612 features? It's easy to take a picture of the screen and share it from Gallery.

  • Page 32: Htc Blinkfeed

    HTC BlinkFeed Your dynamic Home screen Get the latest about your interests or stay in touch with friends right on HTC BlinkFeed. Set up which social networks, news sources, and more will appear. § Swipe up or down to browse stories on HTC BlinkFeed.
  • Page 33 Your first week with your new phone 3. Choose a category. Or, if it's your first time to add content on HTC BlinkFeed, tap the tile that says Get automatic recommendations from BlinkFeed. Sign in to get recommendations. 4. Select one or more feed sources.
  • Page 34 Do one of the following: § While viewing an article, tap § On HTC BlinkFeed, press and hold the tile of the article you want to bookmark. Then tap Read later. You'll find the reading list in the slideout menu.

  • Page 35: Notifications

    Your first week with your new phone Notifications Notifications panel Notification icons inform you of new messages, calendar events, alarms, and activities in progress such as files downloading. When you see notification icons, open the Notifications panel to check out details of the notifications that you've received.

  • Page 36: Working With Text

    Working with text Selecting, copying, and pasting text In HTC apps such as Messages, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it. 1. Press and hold on a word. 2. Drag the start and end anchors to highlight the surrounding text you want to select.

  • Page 37: Entering Text

    Selecting a keyboard layout Choose a keyboard layout that suits your typing style. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. 2. Tap Keyboard selection > Keyboard types. 3. Select the keyboard layout that you want to use.
  • Page 38 Your first week with your new phone Choosing and switching between keyboard languages If multiple keyboard languages are available on HTC Desire 612, you can choose which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

  • Page 39: Using The Trace Keyboard

    This feature may not be available in all languages. 1. Turn on the Trace keyboard in Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. 2. On the onscreen keyboard, slide your finger from one letter to the next to enter a word.

  • Page 40: Battery

    Your first week with your new phone 3. Lift your finger when the word is completed. 4. If you want to continue entering text, slide your finger over the letters again to enter the next word. If the word that appears after you traced isn't the one you want, you can: §...
  • Page 41 > Settings > Power. 2. Tap History. 3. If you've used HTC Desire 612 for a long time since the last charge, swipe left or right to scale the graph that details battery usage over time. You can also slide two fingers together or apart to scale the graph.
  • Page 42 Your first week with your new phone Manage your display Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it simple helps save battery power. § Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness. §...
  • Page 43 Your first week with your new phone Other tips To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips: § Tone down the ringtone and media volume. § Minimize the use of vibration or sound feedback. In Settings, tap Sound and choose which ones you don't need and can disable.

  • Page 44: Personalizing

    Personalizing Personalizing Making HTC Desire 612 truly yours Make HTC Desire 612 look and sound just the way you want it. § Choose a ringtone and other sounds that you like to use. See Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms on page 44.

  • Page 45: Launch Bar

    Personalizing Launch bar The launch bar gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps (and other shortcuts). You can replace the apps on the launch bar with the ones you often use. 1. Press and hold the app you want to replace, and then drag it out to 2.

  • Page 46: Adding Home Screen Shortcuts

    Personalizing Changing the settings of a widget You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People widget). 1. Press and hold a widget on your Home screen, and then drag it to 2. Customize the widget settings. Resizing a widget Some widgets can be resized after you've added them to your Home screen.

  • Page 47: Editing Home Screen Panels

    § You won't be able to add a new widget panel if you've already reached the maximum limit. § HTC BlinkFeed always appears as the first panel (if it's not removed). A widget panel cannot be added before HTC BlinkFeed.

  • Page 48: Changing Your Main Home Screen

    2. When the widget or icon turns red, lift your finger. Changing your main Home screen Set HTC BlinkFeed or a widget panel as your main Home screen. 1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel. 2. In the pop-up menu, tap Manage home screen pages.

  • Page 49: Grouping Apps On The Widget Panel And Launch Bar

    2. Press and hold an app or shortcut in the folder, and then drag it out to Arranging apps On the Apps screen, you can rearrange the apps and change the layout. 1. From HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, tap 2. Tap , and then choose how to arrange apps, such as alphabetically.

  • Page 50: Lock Screen

    Personalizing Grouping apps into a folder 1. On the Apps screen, tap > Custom. 2. Tap > Rearrange apps. 3. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder. 4. To add more apps, drag each app over to the folder. 5.
  • Page 51 Personalizing Changing lock screen shortcuts To change apps (or other shortcuts) on the lock screen, change the ones on the launch bar. To find out how, see Launch bar on page 45. Turning the lock screen off Rather not have to unlock your phone every time you wake it up? You can turn the lock screen off in Settings.

  • Page 52: Camera

    Apply photo or video filters. Modify basic and advanced camera settings. Choosing a capture mode HTC Desire 612 gives you a variety of capture modes to use. On the Viewfinder screen, tap , and then select a capture mode to use.
  • Page 53 Using the volume buttons for taking photos and videos If you feel more comfortable with using push-buttons when taking photos and videos, you can set HTC Desire 612 to use the VOLUME buttons as the Camera app's shutter release or zoom controls. 1. Switch to Camera mode.

  • Page 54: Taking A Photo

    Improving focus and sharpness § HTC Desire 612 has autofocus, which works best on a subject that is not moving too much. To change the focus, on the Viewfinder, tap the one you want to focus on. § If the subject is moving, on the Viewfinder, press and hold the subject to lock the focus.

  • Page 55: Recording Video

    Camera Other tips § In Camera settings, tap Grid to help frame the subject better or improve the composition. § If taking photos under fluorescent or incandescent bulbs and the subject appears to be off- color, tap , and then choose a white balance setting. Check the image on the Viewfinder and select the option that displays the closest color to the natural color of the subject.

  • Page 56: Taking Continuous Camera Shots

    Camera Taking continuous camera shots Do you want to take photos of moving subjects? Whether it’s your kid's football game or a car race, you can capture the action. Choose Auto scene to use this feature. 1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app. 2.

  • Page 57: Using Hdr

    , and then tap 5. When you're ready to take the shot, tap 6. Pan left or right in either landscape or portrait view. Hold HTC Desire 612 as smoothly as you can to automatically capture frames. You can also tap to stop capturing anytime.

  • Page 58: Saving Your Settings As A Camera Mode

    Camera Saving your settings as a camera mode Save a scene or custom settings as a new camera mode so you can conveniently use it anytime you need it. 1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app. 2.

  • Page 59: Gallery

    Gallery Gallery Viewing photos and videos in Gallery Reminisce about good times. Use Gallery to view all your photos and videos. View them by time, album, or location. When viewing your photos and videos, the onscreen navigation buttons will be hidden.

  • Page 60: Viewing Photos By Location

    Gallery Showing or hiding albums Have too many albums cluttering up Gallery? You can choose to show or hide albums. 1. In Gallery, tap > Albums. 2. Tap > Show/hide albums. 3. Choose which albums you'd like to show or hide. Renaming an album If you have created albums to organize photos, you can rename these albums.

  • Page 61: Adding Photos Or Videos To An Album

    Renaming the 1. Tap Rename this place. location You'll only see Rename this place if the name is stored on HTC Desire 612. 2. Enter a new name. 3. Tap Save. Adding photos or videos to an album 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.

  • Page 62: Copying Or Moving Photos Or Videos Between Albums

    Gallery 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 To add a single photo or video to an album, press and hold the photo or video.

  • Page 63: Trimming A Video

    Gallery 4. Draw on the photo. 5. Tap Done > The edited photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited. Applying custom filters to photos Filters can only be applied to photos that are stored locally. 1. In Gallery, open the photo you want in full screen, tap it, and then tap 2.

  • Page 64: Viewing A Zoe In Gallery

    Gallery Viewing a Zoe in Gallery When you view a group of photos and videos such as in an album, Gallery automatically composes a ™ . A Zoe is a collection of photos and videos that Gallery has preselected, with added background music and special effects.

  • Page 65: 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/synced contact or a number from your call history. 1.

  • Page 66: Dialing An Extension Number

    Phone calls Dialing an extension number To skip voice prompts when dialing an extension number, do one of the following: § After dialing the main number, press and hold * . The letter p is added to the number you are dialing.

  • Page 67: Making An Emergency Call

    Phone calls Making an emergency call In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC Desire 612 even if the nano SIM card has been blocked or if you don't have one installed. If you don't have a network signal, you won't be able to make an emergency call.

  • Page 68: Setting Up A Three-Way Call

    Phone calls Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC Desire 612 to your ear when the speakerphone is on. § On the call screen, tap . The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar.

  • Page 69: Switching Between Silent, Vibrate, And Normal Modes

    § Go to Settings, and then tap Sound > Sound profile. Global Ready HTC Desire 612 offers you reliable, consistent voice service at home and abroad. Use one phone and one number for voice coverage in more than 205 countries. Get one bill for both domestic and international calls.

  • Page 70: Using Assisted Dialing

    (+) sign and country code before the phone number, HTC Desire 612 will just dial as is. HTC Desire 612 dials as is and does not prepend your home country code when you call phone numbers that are not stored in HTC Desire 612. When manually entering a phone number to call, you need to enter a plus (+) sign and country code before the number.

  • Page 71: Advanced Calling

    Phone calls Turning off Assisted dialing 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Settings > Call. 2. Tap Assisted Dialing. 3. Clear the Use Assisted Dialing option. 4. Tap Advanced Calling You will be able to enjoy a High-Definition (HD) Voice and Video Calling experience that is as simple as making traditional voice calls.

  • Page 72: Messages

    6. Tap to send, or tap to save the message as a draft. For more information about Verizon Messages, visit www.verizonwireless.com/vzmessages. HTC Messages Sending a text message (SMS) 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
  • Page 73 Similar to a group chat, sending a group MMS lets your recipients join conversation the conversation you've started. HTC Desire 612 also organizes message replies in a single conversation thread. If this is your first time to send a group MMS, you may need to enter your mobile phone number.

  • Page 74: Forwarding A Message

    4. Tap Replying to a contact's other phone number When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC Desire 612, you can select which phone number to reply to. Keep in mind that if you don't select another number, your response will be sent to the phone number that your contact used to send the last message.

  • Page 75: Deleting Messages And Conversations

    Messages Copying a text message to the nano SIM card 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages. 2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 3. Tap the message, and then tap Copy to SIM. The icon is displayed.

  • Page 76: Search And Web Browser

    4. To see all available information cards, swipe up the screen and tap More. Depending on the information that you've allowed to share, more information cards will appear on the Google search screen as you use HTC Desire 612 to search the Web, create appointments, set reminders, and more.
  • Page 77 Search and web browser Changing 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.

  • Page 78: Searching Htc Desire 612 And The Web

    , and then find and tap Google. If you've already set up a Google account on HTC Desire 612, you will be given the option to sign in to Google Now. To sign in to Google Now at a later time, tap .

  • Page 79: Browsing The Web

    Search and web browser Browsing the Web Visit your favorite websites or search the Web using Google Chrome ™ 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Chrome. 2. Tap the URL box at the top of the screen. 3.

  • Page 80: Clearing Your Browsing History

    Search and web browser Clearing your browsing history 1. While viewing a webpage, tap > Settings > Privacy, and then tap Clear browsing data. 2. Choose which types of data to delete, and then tap Clear. Private browsing You can use incognito tabs to browse the Web with more privacy. Browser cookies are deleted and not shared when you close all incognito tabs.

  • Page 81: Entertainment

    Enjoy your favorite songs on HTC Desire 612 using the Music app. When you open the Music app for the first time, you'll be asked if you would like to automatically download related content, such as album covers and artist photos, to HTC Desire 612. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Music.

  • Page 82: Music Playlists

    Listen to stronger bass, clearer vocals, and finer details in songs and videos, especially when played in Music and Gallery apps. To turn the HTC BoomSound profile on or off, go to Settings, and then tap the BoomSound On/Off switch.

  • Page 83: Updating Album Covers And Artist Photos

    Adding a song to the queue While playing a song, you can also browse other tracks stored on HTC Desire 612. Add a song or an album to the queue so it plays when the current playlist has finished playing.

  • Page 84: Youtube

    You can see your new ringtone in the phone settings. Go to Settings > Sound > Ringtone. Viewing song lyrics Love a song so much that you want to sing along? HTC Desire 612 gives your music an extra kick with song lyrics and cool music visualizations.

  • Page 85: Creating Video Playlists

    > Watch later. You can access the video again from your account profile's Watch Later list. 4. While watching a video, you can: § Turn HTC Desire 612 sideways to watch the video in full screen. § Tap the video screen to pause or to resume playback, or drag the slider to jump to a different part of the video.

  • Page 86: Wireless Media

    Sharing your media to HTC Connect enabled devices Refer to the documentation that came with the HTC Connect enabled device on how to set it up. 1. Open and play any music or other media content that you want to share from HTC Desire 612.

  • Page 87: Connecting To Your Home Entertainment System

    TV or wireless speaker. On HTC phones that have HTC Sense 5.5 or later, you can share media to any of the following types of devices by just swiping up with three fingers: §...
  • Page 88 Web, or send email on HTC Desire 612. Turns your TV into a digital photo frame Use the TV screen saver feature to store up to 30 photos from HTC Desire 612 on HTC Media Link HD, and display them as a slideshow on your TV.

  • Page 89: Storage And Files

    Music. You can also open PDFs and edit Office documents. You need a special cable to connect HTC Desire 612 and a USB storage device. HTC Desire 612 supports USB storage devices (except portable hard drives) up to 64 §...

  • Page 90: Manage Photos And Videos

    4. After copying the files, disconnect HTC Desire 612 from the computer. Making more storage space As you use HTC Desire 612, you'll accumulate data and fill its storage capacity over time. Here are some tips on how to increase storage space.
  • Page 91 On a storage card, you can only encrypt files. Set a lock screen PIN or password before you start encryption. Fully charge the battery first, or keep HTC Desire 612 connected to the power adapter during encryption. This process may take about an hour or so.

  • Page 92: File Manager

    Storage and files File Manager About File Manager Use the File Manager app to browse and organize your files and folders on your phone storage and storage card. You can also browse for files and folders on your external USB storage device when you have it connected to your phone.

  • Page 93: Google Drive

    Store your photos, documents, and other files on Google Drive to access them on HTC Desire 612, your computer, and your other mobile devices. On HTC Desire 612, just use your Google Account to sign in to your Google Drive storage. You can then: §...
  • Page 94 Before your Google Drive storage info appears in Settings, you need to access your Google Drive from an HTC app first. For example, use the Mail app to share a link to your Google Drive file. From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 95 Storage and files 8. Select the files you want to share, and then tap OK. You'll then see the links to your selected files added to your email message. 9. Tap to send your email. Shared links are not accessible by your recipients automatically. Once your recipients receive the link, they can request access, and then you'll receive an email that notifies you to give them access.

  • Page 96: Sync, Backup, And Reset

    You can sync contacts, calendars, and other information from your social networks, email accounts, and online services on HTC Desire 612. Depending on the account type, signing in to your online accounts lets you sync updates between HTC Desire 612 and the Web.

  • Page 97: Backup

    HTC Desire 612 and your computer. Likewise, HTC Sync Manager is a good alternative if you don't want to back up your accounts, settings, and other personal content to the cloud. You can use it to create backups of HTC Desire 612 on your computer.
  • Page 98 Sync, backup, and reset Files Manually copy and paste files by connecting HTC Desire 612 to your computer as a disk drive. Other data § If you added new words to your personal dictionary in the onscreen keyboard, back up the dictionary to the storage card or save it as an email attachment.
  • Page 99 You can back up new words you’ve added to the predictive text dictionary. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Language & keyboard. 2. Tap HTC Sense Input. 3. Tap Personal dictionary > > Back up to storage card or Back up to email.

  • Page 100: Htc Sync Manager

    Sync, backup, and reset Importing your personal dictionary § Go to Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. Tap Personal dictionary > > Restore from storage card. § To import your personal dictionary backed up via email, open the email message with the backup file attachment from the Mail app.

  • Page 101: Back Up And Restore

    Sync, backup, and reset Back up and restore Back up your HTC phone to your computer so you can easily restore your backup to the same phone or to another HTC phone. Sync playlists and data Sync music playlists and data such as contacts and calendar between your phone and your computer.

  • Page 102: Reset

    Reset Restarting HTC Desire 612 (Soft reset) If HTC Desire 612 is running slower than normal, is unresponsive, or has an app that is not performing properly, try rebooting and see if that helps solve the problem. 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. If you've set up a lock screen, you need to unlock it.
  • Page 103 Sync, backup, and reset § Personal data that you've created or synced to the phone such as your profile, contacts, messages, email, calendar events, and more § System and application data and settings § Downloaded apps Files such as your music, photos, videos, and documents can also be deleted from the storage, if you chose to do so.

  • Page 104: People

    People Your contacts list The People app lists all contacts you've stored on HTC Desire 612 and from online accounts you're logged in to. Use the People app to easily manage communications with people that matter to you. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.

  • Page 105: Setting Up Your Profile

    People Finding people Search for contacts stored on HTC Desire 612, your company directory if you have an Exchange ActiveSync account, or social networks you've signed into. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.

  • Page 106: Editing A Contact's Information

    People 4. Enter the contact information in the fields provided. 5. Tap Save. When you tap the added contact in your contacts list, you'll see the contact information and your exchange of messages and calls. Depending on the contact type, you may also see the person's social network updates or events.

  • Page 107: Getting In Touch With A Contact

    2. Tap Search contacts in your Company Directory. 3. Tap the name of the contact you want copied to HTC Desire 612. 4. Tap to import the contact.

  • Page 108: Merging Contact Information

    Accepting contact link suggestions When HTC Desire 612 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 Contact link suggestion notification when available. You'll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.

  • Page 109: Sending Contact Information

    We’ve also set up the Frequent group to automatically add the contacts you dial or get calls from the most. HTC Desire 612 also syncs with groups you've created in your Google Account. Creating a group 1.

  • Page 110: Private Contacts

    People Sending a message or email to a group If you send a text message to a group of five people, it will count as five messages towards your monthly text message allowance. 1. On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send a message or email to. 2.
  • Page 111 People Organizing your private contacts 1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts > Private contacts. 2. To add contacts to the private contacts list, tap , select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save. 3. To remove private contacts from the list, tap >...

  • Page 112: Email

    Email Email Gmail Viewing your Gmail Inbox All your received email messages are delivered to your Inbox. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gmail. 2. Do any of the following from your Inbox. § Tap an email message preview to read, forward, or reply to the message. §...
  • Page 113 Email 4. If you want to attach a photo, video or file, tap > Attach file, tap the attachment source, and then select the files you want. 5. Tap to send. Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail 1. In the Gmail inbox, tap the email message or conversation. 2.

  • Page 114: Mail

    Checking your mail The Mail app is where you read, send, and organize email messages from one or more email accounts that you’ve set up on HTC Desire 612. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail. The inbox of one of your email accounts appears.
  • Page 115 Email Sending an email message 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail. 2. Switch to the email account that you want to use. 3. Tap 4. Fill in one or more recipients. Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (Cc) or blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email message? Tap >...
  • Page 116 Email Quickly replying 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 Notifications panel down. 2. On the email preview, tap Reply all. 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.
  • Page 117 3. Tap Show all mail from sender. A list of email messages from that contact appears. Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Enjoy the powerful email features of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right on HTC Desire 612. Flag important email messages, set your out of the office reply, or send invites to your next team meeting while you're on the go.

  • Page 118: Adding An Email Account

    Email 4. Set the dates and times. 5. Enter the auto-reply message. 6. If you want a different auto-reply message for recipients outside your organization, tap the Send replies to external senders option, and then enter the auto-reply message in the box. 7.

  • Page 119: Calendar

    Calendar Calendar Viewing the Calendar Use the Calendar app to view your events, meetings, and appointments. If you've signed into your online accounts, related events will also appear in Calendar. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Calendar. 2.

  • Page 120: Scheduling Or Editing An Event

    Calendar Scheduling or editing an event You can create or edit events on HTC Desire 612, and also sync events with your Exchange ActiveSync calendar. You can also create, modify, and sync events with your Google calendar. Editing events is not supported for all accounts.

  • Page 121: Sharing An Event

    Calendar Sharing an event You can share a calendar event as a vCalendar using Bluetooth or by sending it as a file attachment with your email or message. 1. Do one of the following: § While viewing an event, tap >...

  • Page 122: Dismissing Or Snoozing Event Reminders

    Calendar Dismissing or snoozing event 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. Slide the Notifications panel open. 2.

  • Page 123: Travel And Maps

    Travel and maps Location settings Turning location services on or off In order to find your location on HTC Desire 612, you need to enable location sources. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Location. 2. Tap the On/Off switch to turn location services on and off.
  • Page 124 Travel and maps Navigating the map You can navigate the map using finger gestures. § Slide your finger in any direction to pan. § Double-tap the map or slide two fingers apart over an area to zoom in. To zoom in while holding the phone with one hand, double-tap with your thumb and hold the second tap, and then drag your thumb down.

  • Page 125: Getting Directions

    HTC Car On the road with Car Now when you drive, you can easily use HTC Desire 612 to reach your destination, keep you entertained, and help you stay in touch with the people that matter to you. Access music, phone calls, maps, and more with Car.
  • Page 126 Travel and maps Finding places in Car 1. In Car, tap Navigation. 2. To search for a place, tap and enter a location in the search box. 3. To look up a previously searched for place, tap Previous. 4. To get directions for an upcoming event in Calendar, tap Appointments and then tap an upcoming appointment.

  • Page 127: Vz Navigator

    Travel and maps VZ Navigator Using VZ Navigator Get premium GPS voice navigations and 3D maps with spoken real-time traffic alerts. Find movie times, event info and gas stations. For more information about VZ Navigator, visit: www.verizonwireless.com/vznavigator. 1. Open the VZ Navigator app. 2.

  • Page 128: Other Apps

    Using the Clock Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use HTC Desire 612 as a world clock to see the date and time in cities across the globe. You can also set alarms or track your time using the stopwatch or timer.

  • Page 129: Checking Weather

    Other apps Checking Weather Use the Weather app and widget to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next few days. In addition to your current location, you can view weather forecasts for other cities around the globe. 1.

  • Page 130: Kid Mode

    4. Tap the icons to access games and apps, play recorded storybook readings, and more. Setting child-accessible apps in Kid Mode When in Kid Mode, you can choose which apps on HTC Desire 612 your child will have access to. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Parent Dashboard.
  • Page 131 Other apps 3. Under Basic Features, tap Apps. You'll see a list of apps installed on HTC Desire 612. 4. Tap the check option beside the app that you want your child to be able to use in Zoodles. Want to receive or block incoming calls while in Kid Mode? Tap >...

  • Page 132: Internet Connections

    Internet connections Data connection When you turn on HTC Desire 612 for the first time, it will be automatically set up to use your mobile operator's data connection (if a nano SIM card is inserted). You need a 4G/LTE plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE network for voice calls and data services.

  • Page 133: Managing Your Data Usage

    Keeping track of your data usage Monitor your data usage to help prevent going over your monthly data allowance. Data usage measured by HTC Desire 612 may differ from, and be less than, your actual data usage. 1. Go to Settings, and then tap Data usage.

  • Page 134: Wi-Fi

    . Detected Wi-Fi networks will be listed. 4. Tap the wireless network that HTC Desire 612 is connected to, and then tap Disconnect. If you want to remove the settings for this network, press and hold the network name, and then tap Forget network.

  • Page 135: Wi-Fi Enhanced Connectivity

    § Enter your login credentials § Download and install a required VPN app on HTC Desire 612 Contact your network administrator for details. Also, HTC Desire 612 must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection before you can start a VPN connection.

  • Page 136: Using Htc Desire 612 As Mobile Hotspot

    1. Slide the Notifications panel open. 2. Tap the VPN notification, and then tap Disconnect. Using HTC Desire 612 as Mobile Hotspot Share your data connection with other devices using Mobile Hotspot. § Make sure the data connection is turned on.

  • Page 137: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection By Usb Tethering

    No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use the data connection of HTC Desire 612 to connect to the Internet. § To make sure that the USB drivers for HTC Desire 612 are up-to-date, install the latest version of HTC Sync Manager on your computer.

  • Page 138: Wireless Sharing

    2. If you don't see your headset listed, tap Scan for devices to refresh the list. 3. Tap the name of your headset in the Available Devices section. HTC Desire 612 pairs with the headset and the headset connection status is displayed in the Paired Devices section.

  • Page 139: Unpairing From A Bluetooth Device

    2. On the sending device, send one or more files to HTC Desire 612. 3. If asked, accept the pairing request on HTC Desire 612 and on the sending device. You may also be prompted to enter the same passcode or confirm the auto-generated passcode on both devices.

  • Page 140: Nfc

    > Show received files to view files received via Bluetooth. Using NFC With built-in NFC (near field communication) on HTC Desire 612, you can share content to another NFC-capable mobile device in an instant. NFC may not be available in some phones.
  • Page 141 ™ option, make sure it is also turned on. 1. While viewing the content that you want to share, hold HTC Desire 612 and the other phone back to back. Make sure that the NFC area (shaded part) of HTC Desire 612 and the other phone's NFC area are close to one another.

  • Page 142: Settings And Security

    Settings and security Airplane mode When you enable Airplane (Flight) mode, all wireless radios on HTC Desire 612 are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.

  • Page 143: Scheduling When To Turn Data Connection Off

    Settings and security 3. Tap Do not disturb exceptions and then tap 4. Choose whether to select contacts or groups to add to the exceptions list. 5. Select the checkbox to allow incoming calls from contacts on the exceptions list. To remove contacts or numbers from the exceptions list, tap >...

  • Page 144: Automatic Screen Rotation

    Settings and security 4. Under Sleep time, choose the start and end time when data connection is disabled. 5. Tap the Sleep mode On/Off switch to turn it on. The data connection resumes when you switch the screen back on. Automatic screen rotation Automatic rotation is not supported in all applications.

  • Page 145: Changing The Display Font

    Some people like the sound or vibration feedback they get when touching the screen, and some don't. You can turn on or off various types of touch sounds and vibration on HTC Desire 612. § Touch tones when tapping the phone dial pad §...

  • Page 146: Accessibility Settings

    Follow the onscreen instructions to learn how to use Magnification gestures. Installing a digital certificate Use client and Certificate Authority (CA) digital certificates to enable HTC Desire 612 to access VPN or secured Wi-FI networks, and also to provide authentication to online secure servers. You can get a certificate from your system administrator or download it from sites that require authentication.

  • Page 147: Disabling An App

    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 612 is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.

  • Page 148: Setting Up Face Unlock

    § Select the Liveness check option and you will be asked to blink to unlock the screen. Bypassing the lock screen If you've set a screen lock for HTC Desire 612, you can just skip the lock screen and go straight to the security screen for unlocking HTC Desire 612.

  • Page 149: Navigating Htc Desire 612 With Talkback

    If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attempts allowed, the card will become “PUK-locked.” You need a Pin Unlock Key (PUK) code to restore access to HTC Desire 612. Contact your mobile operator for this code.
  • Page 150 Settings and security Using TalkBack gestures When TalkBack is turned on and the Explore by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are replaced by the TalkBack gestures. Media gestures such as 3-finger swiping may not be available when TalkBack gestures are enabled.
  • Page 151 Settings and security Using TalkBack context menus TalkBack has context menus for controlling continuous reading and global TalkBack controls. These menus can be accessed using TalkBack shortcut gestures. 1. Turn TalkBack on. 2. Do one of the following: § To open the continuous reading menu, use one finger to swipe up and right in one continuous movement.
  • Page 152 Settings and security TalkBack language settings 1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accessibility. 2. Tap Text-to-speech output > Google Text-to-speech Engine, and do one of the following: Select a different Tap Language. language Install a voice Tap Install voice data, and then tap the language. Tap next to the voice data you want to install.

  • Page 153: Trademarks And Copyrights

    Not all marks listed necessarily appear in this User Guide. The HTC Sync Manager software can be used with materials that you own or are lawfully authorized to use and/or duplicate. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of copyrighted material may be a violation of copyright law in the United States and/or other countries/regions.
  • Page 154 The information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. HTC also reserves the right to revise the content of this document at any time without prior notice.

  • Page 155: Index

    - taking a photo 54 Backup - taking photo while recording 55 - about 97 - using volume buttons as controls 53 - HTC Sync Manager 100 - video resolution 55 - options 97 - zooming 52 - restoring backed up apps 21...
  • Page 156 Index Contacts Firmware - adding 105 See Software update - copying contacts 17, 107 Folder - copying from SIM card 107 - grouping apps 49 - importing contacts 17, 107 - grouping bookmarks 79 - transferring contacts 17, 107 - removing items 49, 50 Continuous shooting 56 FOTA Copy...
  • Page 157 Index Headphones - entering text by speaking 40 See Bluetooth - HTC Sense keyboard 37 Home screen - layout 37 - adding or removing widget panel 47 - multi-language keyboard 38 - apps 46 - predictive text 38 - arranging widget panels 47...
  • Page 158 Index - draft message 72–74 - contact groups 109 - forwarding 74 - contact link suggestions 108 - group SMS 73 - copying contacts 17, 107, 108 - locking 75 - editing contacts 106 - replying 74 - filtering your contacts 104 - saving as task 74 - groups 109 - sending 72, 73...
  • Page 159 Screen 24, 25, 31, 144 Sweep panorama 56 - adjusting brightness 144 Sync - capture 31 - HTC Sync Manager 100 - changing the time before the screen turns off 144 - idle screen 25 - rotation 144 Tasks 129, 130...
  • Page 160 Index Waking up phone - through power button 24 Wallpaper - changing 44 Weather - checking weather 129 Wi-Fi 134 - connecting to another network 134 - disconnecting from network 134 - turning on 134 Widgets - adding 45 - changing settings 46 - lock screen widgets 50 - rearranging 47 - removing 47, 48...

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