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  • Page 1 User guide HTC U Phone...

  • Page 2: Unboxing And Setup

    Unboxing and setup Unboxing and setup HTC U Phone overview After taking HTC U Phone out of the box, familiarize yourself first with the location of the card tray and the different button controls. 1. POWER 2. VOLUME buttons 3. Microphones 4.

  • Page 3: Back Panel

    When inserting the eject tool into the tray eject hole to remove the card tray, make sure not to press on the tray to avoid damaging the eject mechanism inside the slot. Also, if you want to use a protective case, make sure to buy a case that's designed for HTC U Phone and that doesn't block the tray.

  • Page 4: Inserting The Nano Sim Card

    Unboxing and setup nano SIM card On HTC U Phone, use a standard nano SIM card. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the standard nano SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.
  • Page 5 Unboxing and setup 4. Do the following to place your nano SIM card into the tray: § Single SIM model: With your nano SIM card's gold contacts facing down, place the card into the SIM holder of the tray. Make sure to align the cutoff corner to the notch on the holder.

  • Page 6: Storage Card

    6. Press on the cover that's attached to the tray to close it tightly. Removing the nano SIM card Make sure to switch off HTC U Phone before removing the card. 1. Hold the phone face up. 2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool or a small bent paperclip into the tray eject hole.

  • Page 7: Inserting The Microsd Card

    Unboxing and setup Inserting the microSD card 1. Hold the phone face up. 2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool that came with your phone—or a small bent paperclip— into the tray eject hole. 3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the tray ejects, and then pull the tray out. 4.

  • Page 8: Unmounting The Storage Card

    If it's the first time you insert a microSD card, you'll be prompted to set it up. Unmounting the storage card When you need to remove the storage card while HTC U Phone is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

  • Page 9: Removing The Microsd Card

    Unboxing and setup Removing the microSD card Make sure to unmount your microSD card before removing it. See Unmounting the storage card on page 23. 1. Hold the phone face up. 2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool that came with your phone—or a small bent paperclip— into the tray eject hole.

  • Page 10: Charging The Battery

    Before you turn on and start using HTC U Phone, it is recommended that you charge the battery. § If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC U Phone for several minutes before powering it on.
  • Page 11 Unboxing and setup Setting up HTC U Phone for the first time When you switch on HTC U Phone for the first time—or after you've done a factory reset—you’ll be asked to set it up. You can enable TalkBack to navigate by voice feedback before selecting the language. Press and hold two fingers on the screen until you hear a message saying that accessibility mode is enabled.

  • Page 12: Adding Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, And More

    Some personal data may be retained by the third-party app after you have removed the account from HTC U Phone. Fingerprint scanner You can quickly wake up and unlock the HTC U Phone using your fingerprint. You can add up to 5 fingerprints. When setting up and using the fingerprint scanner, follow these tips:...

  • Page 13: Adding A Fingerprint The First Time

    § The fingerprint scanner has 360° readability—you can touch a recorded finger at any angle to the scanner to turn on the screen or unlock the HTC U Phone. You may not be able to set the fingerprint scanner to unlock HTC U Phone, if you've signed in to ®...

  • Page 14: Your First Week With Your New Phone

    HTC Sense Home After you've turned on and set up HTC U Phone for the first time, you'll see the Home screen. § Swipe right and you'll find HTC BlinkFeed. You can customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more.

  • Page 15: Lock Screen

    Motion gestures Use motion gestures to mute HTC U Phone, lower the ring volume, and more. Lift phone to auto answer a call To automatically answer an incoming call, lift the phone and look at the screen first to see who's calling before you hold it to your ear.
  • Page 16 Increase ring volume automatically while phone is in your pocket or bag Pocket mode makes HTC U Phone recognize when your phone is in your bag or pocket and raise the ring volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments.

  • Page 17: 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 18 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 19 Your first week with your new phone Slide with two fingers In some apps, 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 20: Getting To Know Your Settings

    § 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 U Phone, for example with a screen lock. § Tap an item under Suggestions to check out new or recommended settings to customize.

  • Page 21: Using Quick Settings

    Your first week with your new phone Using Quick Settings In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ® on or off. 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel. Right below the Settings button, you'll see the first six Quick Settings tiles.

  • Page 22: Capturing Your Phone's Screen

    Your first week with your new phone Capturing your phone's screen Want to show off your high game score or write a blog post about HTC U Phone features? It's easy to take a picture of the screen to share.

  • Page 23: Notification Led

    Your first week with your new phone HTC U Phone not responding? If HTC U Phone does not respond when you touch the screen or press the buttons, you can still restart it. Press and hold the POWER and VOLUME DOWN until your phone vibrates, and then release the buttons.

  • Page 24: Notifications Panel

    Your first week with your new phone 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 25: Managing App Notifications

    Motion Launch Motion Launch is a combination of a motion gesture followed by a finger gesture. Using a combination of simple gestures, you can wake up to your Home screen, HTC BlinkFeed, and more. See the following: Waking up to the lock screen on page 40 §...

  • Page 26: Waking Up And Unlocking

    2. Immediately double-tap the screen. Waking up and unlocking Go from sleep mode and unlock HTC U Phone to the last screen you were using without pressing the POWER button. If you've set up a screen lock with credentials, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC U Phone unlocks.

  • Page 27: Waking Up To Htc Blinkfeed

    2. Immediately swipe left from the right side of the screen. Waking up to HTC BlinkFeed Go from sleep mode to HTC BlinkFeed without pressing the POWER button. If you've set up a screen lock with credentials, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC U Phone unlocks.

  • Page 28: Launching The Camera

    Your first week with your new phone Launching the camera Go from sleep mode to the Camera app without pressing the POWER button. 1. Lift the phone in portrait orientation. 2. Immediately swipe down twice on the screen.

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