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  • Page 1 User guide HTC One A9s...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Charging the battery Switching the power on or off Phone setup and transfer Setting up HTC One A9s for the first time Restoring from your previous HTC phone Transferring content from an Android phone Ways of transferring content from an iPhone...
  • Page 3 HTC BlinkFeed What is HTC BlinkFeed? Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off Restaurant recommendations Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed Customizing the Highlights feed Playing videos on HTC BlinkFeed Posting to your social networks Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed...
  • Page 4 Contents Making an emergency call Receiving calls What can I do during a call? Setting up a conference call Call History Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes Home dialing Messages Sending a text message (SMS) Sending a multimedia message (MMS) Sending a group message Resuming a draft message Replying to a message...
  • Page 5 Contents Managing your data usage Wi-Fi connection Connecting to VPN Using HTC One A9s as a Wi-Fi hotspot Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering Wireless sharing HTC Connect Bluetooth Settings and security HTC BoomSound profile Turning location services on or off...
  • Page 6 About this guide About this guide In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.
  • Page 7 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 mobile device, including personal information.

  • Page 8: Features You'll Enjoy

    Features you'll enjoy What's new and special with Camera Enjoy taking great camera shots on HTC One A9s. The camera interface has a fresh new look, neatly organized to make it faster for you to switch modes and change your settings.
  • Page 9 Features you'll enjoy Quickly adjust image brightness and focus Easily adjust the focus and brightness—or exposure value—before taking a shot. Just tap the screen to set the focus, and then drag your finger up or down. Taking a photo on page 62. Selfies §...

  • Page 10: The Best From Htc And Google Photos

    HTC is starting to minimize preloading duplicate apps. One example is HTC Gallery. Instead of preloading this app, HTC has extracted its unique features to make them accessible from Google Photos. In HTC One A9s, you can use HTC's special photo and video editing tools right from Google Photos.

  • Page 11: Sound

    137. Truly personal Designed with you in mind, HTC One A9s is filled with innovations that help it to adapt to your life. Themes Make HTC One A9s more personal by customizing how it looks with your own photos and then mix and match with different sets of icons, sounds, color schemes, and more.

  • Page 12: Boost

    Use the Boost+ app to help you optimize your phone's performance by allocating resources, removing junk files, stopping irregular app activities, and uninstalling the apps you don't use. You can also set this app to help extend battery life while you're playing your favorite game on HTC One A9s.

  • Page 13: Software And App Updates

    83 and Setting up your storage card as internal storage on page 84. Network settings reset Quickly reset all network settings when HTC One A9s has a hard time connecting to the mobile data or Wi-Fi ® network or Bluetooth ®...

  • Page 14: Unboxing

    § If you want to use a case or screen protector, don’t cover and block the proximity sensor. Purchase a case or screen protector designed for HTC One A9s. § Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms that dangle near the...

  • Page 15: Nano Sim Card

    SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot. Inserting a nano SIM card 1. Make sure HTC One A9s is off and hold it securely with the front facing down. 2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.

  • Page 16: Storage Card

    6. Close the slot cover. Press from the bottom to the top of the slot cover to lock it in place. Removing a nano SIM card Make sure to switch off HTC One A9s before removing the card. 1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
  • Page 17 Unmounting the storage card When you need to remove the storage card while HTC One A9s is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card. If your storage card is used as internal storage and there are apps that were moved to the card, you will not be able to open these apps after unmounting the card.

  • Page 18: Charging The Battery

    Before you turn on and start using HTC One A9s, it is recommended that you charge the battery. § If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC One A9s for several minutes before powering it on.
  • Page 19 Unboxing Switching the power off 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. 2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds. 3. Tap Power off on the options menu.

  • Page 20: Phone Setup And Transfer

    Phone setup and transfer Setting up HTC One A9s for the first time When you switch on HTC One A9s 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 21: Transferring Content From An Android Phone

    4. Follow the steps shown on HTC One A9s to download the HTC Transfer Tool from Google Play to your old phone, install it, and open the tool. 5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN also appears on HTC One A9s before you continue.

  • Page 22: Ways Of Transferring Content From An Iphone

    4. Enter your iCloud email address and password, and then tap Sign in. 5. Choose the iPhone backup that you want to transfer to HTC One A9s, and then tap Next. 6. Choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then tap Import.

  • Page 23: Transferring Photos, Videos, And Music Between Your Phone And Computer

    HTC One A9s and your computer on page 86. § 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 One A9s to your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.

  • Page 24: Getting To Know Your Settings

    Settings to quickly find options and settings. Fingerprint scanner You can quickly wake up and unlock the HTC One A9s using your fingerprint. You can add up to 5 fingerprints. When setting up and using the fingerprint scanner, follow these tips: §...

  • Page 25: Updating Your Phone's Software

    6. After you've successfully recorded your fingerprint, tap Done. You can now use your fingerprint to wake up and unlock your HTC One A9s. You'll need to input your backup lock screen pattern, PIN, or password if the scanner doesn't identify your fingerprint after five attempts.
  • Page 26 App updates are installed automatically. You'll still need to confirm when to install system software updates. Installing a software update When HTC One A9s is connected to the Internet and there's a new software update available, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.

  • Page 27: Getting Apps From Google Play

    2. Tap About Software updates. HTC One A9s checks if updates are available. Getting apps from Google Play Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC One A9s. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.

  • Page 28: Downloading Apps From The Web

    Downloading apps from the web You can download apps directly from websites. Apps downloaded from websites can be from unknown sources. To help protect HTC One A9s and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you only download from websites you trust.

  • Page 29: Uninstalling An App

    Phone setup and transfer Uninstalling an app If you no longer need an app that you've downloaded and installed, you can uninstall it. Most of the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled. From the Apps screen, press and hold the app you want to remove, and then drag it to Uninstall. If you purchased an app in Play Store, you can uninstall it for a refund within a limited time.

  • Page 30: Your First Week With Your New Phone

    Basics HTC Sense Home After you've turned on and set up HTC One A9s for the first time, you'll see the Home screen. § Set up the HTC Sense Home widget to experience the convenience of a Home screen that automatically adjusts when you're at home, work, or outdoors.
  • Page 31 § Press and hold the fingerprint sensor. § Swipe up to unlock the screen. If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before HTC One A9s unlocks. If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can snooze or dismiss the event or alarm right from the lock screen.
  • Page 32 Your first week with your new phone Increase ring volume automatically while phone is in your pocket or bag Pocket mode makes HTC One A9s 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 33 Your first week with your new phone 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. Swipe or slide Quickly swipe your finger horizontally across the screen to go to other Home screen panels.
  • Page 34 Your first week with your new phone 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 35 Three-finger swipe § Swipe up the screen with three fingers and HTC Connect ™ streams music or video from HTC One A9s to your speakers or TV respectively. You can also share streaming media from apps such as YouTube ®...
  • Page 36 § If you don't see the icon, tap Share. Switching between recently opened apps When you're multitasking and using different apps on HTC One A9s, you can easily switch between the apps you've recently opened. Press to see recently-opened apps.
  • Page 37 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 One A9s features? It's easy to take a picture of the screen to share.

  • Page 38: Htc Sense Home Widget

    Get quick access to apps, shortcuts and folders you use most frequently based on where you are. With the HTC Sense Home widget, HTC One A9s 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.
  • Page 39 Your first week with your new phone Setting your home and work locations In the HTC Sense Home widget, set your home and work locations based on your address, Wi-Fi network, or both. You can associate multiple addresses and Wi-Fi networks to each of these locations. Using your set addresses or Wi-Fi networks, the HTC Sense Home widget will be able to determine where you are and display the appropriate apps.

  • Page 40: Lock Screen

    Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of locking your phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One A9s is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.
  • Page 41 7. Tap Automatically lock phone, and then specify the idle time before the screen is locked. To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can train HTC One A9s to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard.

  • Page 42: Notifications

    Your first week with your new phone 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. 1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Security.

  • Page 43: Working With Text

    Notification LED The notification LED shows a: § Solid green light when HTC One A9s is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. § Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
  • Page 44 Your first week with your new phone 4. In a text entry field (for example, while composing an email), press and hold at the point where you want to paste the text. 5. Tap or Paste. Sharing text 1. After you have selected the text, tap or Share.
  • Page 45 Your first week with your new phone How can I type faster? The onscreen keyboard of your phone is highly customizable. You can modify its settings and options to enhance your typing experience. Here are some tips that you could try: §...

  • Page 46: Htc Help

    Check out the friendly walkthroughs and the FAQs in the Help app to learn how to use your phone. § When you see a Help tile in HTC BlinkFeed, just tap the tile to know more about the tip. § From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Help.
  • Page 47 Your first week with your new phone Having hardware or connection problems? Before calling for support, you can first use the Help app to troubleshoot or perform diagnostics on your phone. This helps you in finding the problem cause, and in determining whether you can resolve the problem or you need to call for support.

  • Page 48: Personalizing

    Themes What is HTC Themes? Themes brings a quick and easy way for you to customize HTC One A9s with elements such as wallpapers, sounds, and icons. You need to log in with your preferred account to browse from the available themes in the Themes store, or make your own.
  • Page 49 Personalizing 6. Crop and save the image. 7. Tap Next. 8. Swipe up or down to the pre-defined style to select for your theme. 9. You can: § Tap Next if you don't want to customize your theme further. § Tap Edit, then tap any of the categories you want to customize, and experiment with the settings until you're satisfied.
  • Page 50 1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel. 2. Tap Change theme. 3. Tap My themes. 4. Find and tap an item to delete. 5. Tap Remove. If the item is currently applied, it will still be applied to HTC One A9s until another theme is applied.

  • Page 51: Home Screen Layout

    Personalizing Home screen layout Choosing a Home screen layout You can choose between two Home screen layouts. The Classic layout allows you to add traditional app shortcuts and widgets on your Home screen. By design, this layout will follow and fit what you've added on the Home screen according to an invisible grid.
  • Page 52 Personalizing 3. Choose from where you want to select a wallpaper. 4. Tap Apply or Set wallpaper. Multiple wallpapers You can split a panorama photo into three parts so that it extends to three Home screen panels as one photo. Or, you can choose to set three different wallpapers for each widget panel. §...

  • Page 53: 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 54: Stickers, Widgets And App Shortcuts

    Personalizing 4. Tap Set as home. 5. Press Pressing HOME from an app will first return you to the last panel you were in. Just press HOME again to go to your main Home screen. Stickers, widgets and app shortcuts Launch bar The launch bar gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps and other shortcuts.
  • Page 55 Personalizing 4. Scroll through the widgets, or tap to search for a specific widget. 5. Press and hold a widget, and then drag it to a widget panel you want to add it to. Changing the widget settings You can modify basic settings of some widgets. 1.
  • Page 56 Personalizing 6. Tap the newly added sticker, and then tap an app to link to the sticker. If you need to link the sticker to a different app, press and hold it on the widget panel, and then drag it to Relink. 7.

  • Page 57: Apps Screen

    Apps screen Arranging apps You can arrange and rearrange the apps on the Apps screen 1. From HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, tap 2. Tap , and then choose how to arrange apps, such as alphabetically. 3. Select Custom if you want to rearrange or group apps into folders.

  • Page 58: Sounds

    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 59 Personalizing 3. Tap an item to modify, and then choose different sounds for your ringtone, system notification, and alarm. Go to the settings of specific apps to choose sounds for new messages, email, and event reminders respectively. 4. Tap Volumes to set the volume levels for each sound type. To browse for more sounds in Themes, go to Settings Personalize Edit current theme, and then tap Ringtone, Notification, or Alarm.

  • Page 60: Camera

    Camera Camera Camera basics Camera screen Take great photos and videos with the camera. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app. You'll see Photo mode, which is the default capture mode. Switch between flash modes. Open the slideout menu to select a capture mode and choose camera settings.
  • Page 61 Camera Choosing a capture mode Switch to a capture mode to use for taking photos or videos. The camera on HTC One A9s separates capture modes into categories so that you can quickly find which mode you want. 1. Tap to open the slideout menu.
  • Page 62 Camera Mode Setting Description Photo Set the photo quality and aspect ratio. See Setting the photo quality and size on page 63 for details. Selfie Photo Video Set the video quality. See Setting the video resolution on page 64 for details.
  • Page 63 § Hold the phone so that your fingers aren't blocking the camera and flash lenses. For clear, sharp shots § HTC One A9s has auto features that make taking photos easy. The Photo mode in the Camera app gives you a quick and reliable way to take photos.
  • Page 64 Camera Recording video 1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app. 2. Switch to Video mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 61 for details. 3. When you're ready to start recording, tap 4.

  • Page 65: Selfies And People 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. 1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app. 2.
  • Page 66 Camera Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup Touch up your skin before taking your selfie. Live Makeup smoothens your skin in real time. Live Makeup is disabled when HDR is on. 1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app. 2.

  • Page 67: Zoe Camera

    When you see the shutter release icon slowly turn red, continue holding the phone steady as the camera captures the photo and 3-second video. When taking your shot using the Zoe camera, it's good practice to keep HTC One A9s steady to capture moving subjects against a static background scene.

  • Page 68: Panoramic Shots

    61 for details. 3. When you're ready to take the shot, tap 4. Pan left or right in either landscape or portrait view. Hold HTC One A9s as smoothly as you can to automatically capture frames. You can also tap to stop capturing anytime.
  • Page 69 Camera 3. Tap a setting, and then drag its slider to make adjustments. Tap a setting again to hide the slider. 4. To save the adjustments as a custom setting, tap , select Custom 1, 2, or 3, and then tap Save.
  • Page 70 Camera Taking a RAW photo Want to keep more detail in your shots, or fix the lighting in post processing? With Pro mode, you can take photos that will be saved as RAW image files in DNG format, along with a JPG compressed version.

  • Page 71: Google Photos And Apps

    Here are some of the things you can do when using Google Photos on HTC One A9s. § View, edit, and share the photos and videos you've taken on HTC One A9s. You can also access the media files previously backed up to your Google Account.
  • Page 72 Google Photos and apps Editing your photos 1. From the Home screen, tap Photos. 2. Tap a photo thumbnail to view it in full screen. 3. Tap , and then do any of the following: § Tap to adjust the brightness, color, and more. §...

  • Page 73: Google Now

    Google Photos and apps 4. Move the left and right sliders to divide your video into sections. 5. Tap a section that you want to adjust, and then tap a dot that corresponds to particular playback speed to modify the selected section. 6.
  • Page 74 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google. 2. Tap Get started. Or if you've previously set up Google Now on HTC One A9s 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.
  • Page 75 Google Photos and apps 4. Enter the reminder title, such as the task you want to be reminded of. 5. Select Time to set a time-based reminder or Place to set a location-based reminder. 6. Set the reminder time or location details. 7.

  • Page 76: Google Search

    Google Search Searching HTC One A9s and the Web You can search for information on HTC One A9s and on the Web. In the Google Search app, start ™ your search by entering a keyword or by using Google Voice Search To open Google Search, from the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google.

  • Page 77: Google Apps

    To get help or provide feedback, tap Google apps Google apps Count on the suite of Google apps on HTC One A9s to help you get productive, surf the Internet, be entertained, and more. Gmail Send and receive emails from your Google Accounts or from other email accounts.
  • Page 78 Google Photos and apps YouTube Share your videos or check out the latest viral videos.

  • Page 79: Power And Storage Management

    Checking battery history Check how long you've been using HTC One A9s since the last charge. You can also see a chart that shows how long the screen has been on, and how long you've been using connections like the mobile network or Wi-Fi.
  • Page 80 Power and storage management Battery optimization for apps When you have connections such as Wi-Fi on while the phone is in sleep mode, some apps may still continue to use the battery. Starting from Android 6.0, battery optimization is enabled for all apps by default which helps prolong battery standby time when you're not using the phone.
  • Page 81 Tips for extending battery life How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC One A9s. Try out some of these tips to help increase battery life. Use the power management features §...
  • Page 82 Power and storage management Manage your apps § Battery optimization helps extend battery standby time. See Battery optimization for apps on page 80. § 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.

  • Page 83: Storage

    Removable storage Use a new storage card as removable storage to be able to insert and use the card on HTC One A9s and other Android phones.
  • Page 84 Power and storage management Setting up your storage card as internal storage When you insert a storage card that has not been used on HTC One A9s before, the card will be mounted as removable storage by default. If the storage card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the storage card to use it as internal storage for HTC One A9s.
  • Page 85 Starting from Android 6.0, you can go to Settings to view and manage files on the phone storage and storage card. You can also view and manage files on an external USB storage device when you have it connected to HTC One A9s. 1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Storage.
  • Page 86 Copying files between HTC One A9s and your computer You can copy your music, photos, and other files to HTC One A9s. § Save and close your files before copying them from your computer to HTC One A9s, or vice versa.

  • Page 87: Boost

    85. Unmounting the storage card When you need to remove the storage card while HTC One A9s is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card. If your storage card is used as internal storage and there are apps that were moved to the card, you will not be able to open these apps after unmounting the card.
  • Page 88 Power and storage management § Monitor your phone storage space and memory usage. § Delete cache, app installers, temporary files, and ad files on your phone. § Optimize system resources to extend battery life while you're playing your favorite games. §...
  • Page 89 Power and storage management Manually clearing junk files Regularly remove junk files that clutter your storage space or slow down your phone's performance. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+. 2. Tap Clear junk. The Boost+ app will show you how much storage space is being used up by different junk files, such as cache files, ad files, temporary files, and app installers.
  • Page 90 Power and storage management 5. Tap the On/Off switch next to an app to require a lock pattern to open it. 6. Press To change the app lock pattern, tap Lock apps Change pattern.

  • Page 91: Sync, Backup, And Reset

    You can sync contacts, calendars, and other information from your social networks, email accounts, and online services on HTC One A9s. Depending on the account type, signing in to your online accounts lets you sync updates between HTC One A9s and the Web.

  • Page 92: Backup

    You can also sync locally stored contacts and playlists between HTC One A9s 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 One A9s on your computer.
  • Page 93 Google Drive. This service can back up and restore the following: App data § In HTC apps, app data includes contacts stored on HTC One A9s, call history, Clock and Weather city list, and email accounts. § Data from third-party apps may also be saved in the backup, depending on the app developer settings.
  • Page 94 Sync, backup, and reset Backing up your data locally If you want to separately back up your content such as contacts and text messages on HTC One A9s, here are some tips on how to export or import your data.

  • Page 95: Htc Sync Manager

    Sync, backup, and reset Backing up text messages by email § You need to set up your email account in the HTC Mail app. § Text messages in the secure box and blocked messages will not be backed up. To include such messages to your backup, move them first to the general message box.
  • Page 96 § Copy selected music, photos, or videos from your computer to your phone. § Import documents from your computer to your phone. 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 data Sync data between your phone and your computer.

  • Page 97: Reset

    Reset Restarting HTC One A9s (Soft reset) If HTC One A9s 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.
  • Page 98 Resetting HTC One A9s (Hard reset) If HTC One A9s has a persistent problem that cannot be solved, you can perform a factory reset (also called a hard reset or master reset). A factory reset reverts the phone back to its initial state—...

  • Page 99: Htc Blinkfeed

    § Swipe right on HTC BlinkFeed to open the slideout menu where you can choose the type of feeds or add your custom topics to display. You'll see the clock widget on HTC BlinkFeed if you've set HTC BlinkFeed as the main Home screen.

  • Page 100: Turning Htc Blinkfeed On Or Off

    1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu. 2. Tap and make sure Mealtime recommendations is selected. To get restaurant recommendations, you'll need to actively use HTC BlinkFeed daily. Restaurant recommendations will show up as a tile in HTC BlinkFeed and also on your lock screen.

  • Page 101: Ways Of Adding Content On Htc Blinkfeed

    § If available, tap the dots at the bottom to see more options. Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed Personalize HTC BlinkFeed to show articles and status updates from your favorite news sources and apps. Adding sources to HTC BlinkFeed ™...
  • Page 102 § You need to sign in to your social networks before you can post a status update from HTC BlinkFeed. § When adding a social network to HTC BlinkFeed, you need to give HTC Sense permission to access it. 1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.

  • Page 103: Customizing The Highlights Feed

    § You need to sign in to your social networks before you can post a status update from HTC BlinkFeed. § When adding a social network to HTC BlinkFeed, you need to give HTC Sense permission to access it. 1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.

  • Page 104: Removing Content From Htc Blinkfeed

    Then tap any tile marked with to remove it. § To remove social networks or apps from HTC BlinkFeed, in the slideout menu, tap . Then uncheck the social networks or apps you want to hide from HTC BlinkFeed.

  • Page 105: 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 106: 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 * . A comma (,) is added to the number you are dialing.

  • Page 107: Making An Emergency Call

    Phone calls Making an emergency call In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC One A9s 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 108: Setting Up A Conference Call

    2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen. Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC One A9s to your ear when the speakerphone is on.

  • Page 109: Call History

    Phone calls Call History Use Call History to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls. 1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app. 2. Swipe to view the Call History tab. 3. Do one of the following: §...

  • Page 110: Home Dialing

    Phone calls Home dialing When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home. Your home country code is automatically added when you call your contacts while roaming. But when manually entering a phone number to call, you need to enter a plus (+) sign and country code before the number.

  • Page 111: Sending A Text Message (Sms)

    Messages Messages Sending a text message (SMS) 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages. 2. Tap 3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the To field. 4. Tap the area that says Add text, and then enter your message. 5.

  • Page 112: Sending A Group Message

    Similar to a group chat, sending a group MMS lets your recipients join the conversation you've started. HTC One A9s 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 113: Replying To A Message

    4. Tap Replying to a contact's other phone number When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC One A9s, 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 114: Blocking Unwanted Messages

    Messages 3. Tap Move to secure box. 4. Select the messages, and then tap Move. To move all the messages from a contact, on the Messages screen, press and hold the contact and tap Move to secure box. § To read messages in the secure box, on the Messages screen, tap Secure.

  • Page 115: Deleting Messages And Conversations

    Messages Deleting messages and conversations Open the Messages app and do any of the following: Delete a message Open the conversation thread with a contact, tap the message, and then tap Delete message. To delete multiple messages within a conversation, tap Delete messages Delete by selection, and then select the messages to delete.

  • Page 116: People

    People Your contacts list The People app lists all contacts you've stored on HTC One A9s 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 117: Setting Up Your Profile

    People Finding people Search for contacts stored on HTC One A9s, 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 118: Editing A Contact's Information

    People How do I add an extension number to a contact number? While creating a new contact or editing a contact's details in People, you can add an extension number to their number so you can skip the voice prompts when calling. 1.

  • Page 119: Importing Or Copying Contacts

    2. Tap Search contacts in your Company Directory. 3. Tap the name of the contact you want copied to HTC One A9s. 4. Tap to import the contact.

  • Page 120: Merging Contact Information

    Avoid duplicate entries by merging contact information from different sources, such as your social network accounts, into one contact. Accepting contact link suggestions When HTC One A9s finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link notification when you open the People app. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.

  • Page 121: Contact Groups

    We’ve also set up the Frequent group to automatically add the contacts you dial or get calls from the most. HTC One A9s also syncs with groups you've created in your Google Account. Creating a group 1.

  • Page 122: Private Contacts

    People Editing a group 1. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group. 2. You can: § Change the group name. You can only change the name for groups that you have created. § Add more contacts to the group. Tap Add contact to group.

  • Page 123: Email

    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 One A9s. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail. The inbox of one of your email accounts appears.

  • Page 124: Sending An Email Message

    Email 4. To arrange the tabs, drag , and then move the tab to its new location. 5. Tap 6. Swipe to the added tab to check your email messages. Sending an email message 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail.

  • Page 125: Managing Email Messages

    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 126: Working With Exchange Activesync Email

    3. Tap Show all mail from sender. A list of email messages from that contact appears. Working with Exchange ActiveSync email With your Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, you can flag important email messages or set your out of the office reply right on HTC One A9s. Flagging an email 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail.

  • Page 127: Adding An Email Account

    IMAP). 4. Enter the email address and password for your email account, and then tap Next. Some email accounts allow you to set the sync schedule. By default, HTC One A9s uses Smart Sync to save battery power. See What is Smart Sync? on page 127.

  • Page 128: Other Apps

    Using the Clock Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use HTC One A9s 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: Weather

    2. Hold the microphone near the sound source. 3. Tap to start recording a voice clip. Voice Recorder can run in the background while you do other things on HTC One A9s, except when you open other apps that also use audio functions. 4. Tap to stop recording.

  • Page 130: Fm Radio

    Listen to your favorite radio stations using the FM Radio app. You need to connect a headset first to the audio jack of HTC One A9s to use FM Radio. FM Radio uses the stereo headset as the FM radio antenna.

  • Page 131: Internet Connections

    § Refreshing apps to update info and feeds § Uploading and backing up your files to your online storage account § Using HTC One A9s as a Wi-Fi hotspot § Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering To help you save on data usage, connect to a Wi-Fi network whenever possible and set your online...
  • Page 132 Keeping track of your data usage Monitor your data usage to help prevent going over your monthly data allowance. Data usage measured by HTC One A9s may differ from, and be less than, your actual data usage. 1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.

  • Page 133: Wi-Fi Connection

    Connecting to a Wi-Fi network via WPS If you're using a Wi-Fi router with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can connect HTC One A9s easily. 1. Turn Wi-Fi on, and check the list of detected Wi-Fi networks.

  • Page 134: Connecting To Vpn

    Logging into a public Wi-Fi network automatically (WISPr) You can set HTC One A9s to automatically log into a public Wi-Fi network that you regularly use. This saves you the trouble of going through the Wi-Fi provider's web authentication every time you connect to their Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 135: Using Htc One A9S As A Wi-Fi Hotspot

    Disconnect. Using HTC One A9s as a Wi-Fi hotspot Share your data connection with other devices by turning HTC One A9s into a Wi-Fi hotspot. § Make sure the data connection is turned on. § You must have an approved data plan associated with your account from your mobile service provider to use this service.

  • Page 136: Sharing Your Phone's Internet Connection By Usb Tethering

    No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use the data connection of HTC One A9s to connect to the Internet. § To make sure that the USB drivers for HTC One A9s are up-to-date, install the latest version of HTC Sync Manager on your computer.

  • Page 137: Wireless Sharing

    HTC Connect What is HTC Connect? With HTC Connect, wirelessly stream music or video from HTC One A9s 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: §...
  • Page 138 Before you start, make sure you have set up your speakers, TV, or appliance to connect to your Wi-Fi network. Refer to its documentation on how to set it up. 1. Open and play any music or other media content that you want to share from HTC One A9s. 2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen.
  • Page 139 Wi-Fi network. 1. After connecting your speakers to your Wi-Fi network, open a music app on HTC One A9s. 2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen.
  • Page 140 Wi-Fi network. 1. After connecting your speakers to your Wi-Fi network, open a music app on HTC One A9s. 2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen.

  • Page 141: Bluetooth

    You can listen to music over a Bluetooth A2DP stereo headset, or have hands-free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset. Before you connect your headset, make it discoverable so HTC One A9s can find it. Refer to your headset manual for details.
  • Page 142 2. On the sending device, send one or more files to HTC One A9s. 3. If asked, accept the pairing request on HTC One A9s 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 143: Nfc

    Wireless sharing Using NFC With built-in NFC (near field communication) on HTC One A9s, you can share content to another NFC-capable mobile device in an instant. The availability of NFC varies by phone model, region, and country. Beam webpages, photos, contact information, and more by holding HTC One A9s and the other device back to back.
  • Page 144 ™ option, make sure it is also turned on. 1. While viewing the content that you want to share, hold HTC One A9s and the other phone back to back. Make sure that the NFC area (shaded part) of HTC One A9s and the other phone's NFC area are close to one another.

  • Page 145: Settings And Security

    Listen to stronger bass, clearer vocals, and finer details in songs and videos. To turn the HTC BoomSound profile on or off, go to Settings, and then tap the HTC BoomSound On/Off switch.
  • Page 146 Settings and security 4. Tap Until you turn this off if you want to turn off Do not disturb by yourself or tap to set the number of hours before Do not disturb turns off automatically. 5. Tap Done to activate it. The Do not disturb icon will appear in the status bar.

  • Page 147: Airplane Mode

    Settings and security Airplane mode When you enable Airplane (Flight) mode, all wireless radios on HTC One A9s 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 148: Touch Sounds And Vibration

    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 One A9s. § Touch tones when tapping the phone dial pad §...

  • Page 149: Installing A Digital Certificate

    Settings and security Installing a digital certificate Use client and Certificate Authority (CA) digital certificates to enable HTC One A9s 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 150: Controlling App Permissions

    Settings and security Controlling app permissions When you open apps the first time, you'll be prompted to grant them permissions to access certain data or features, such as contacts or the microphone. This gives you more control over which apps have authorized access.

  • Page 151: Assigning A Pin To A Nano Sim Card

    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 One A9s. Contact your mobile operator for this code.

  • Page 152: Accessibility Settings

    Navigating HTC One A9s with TalkBack Use TalkBack if you need to navigate HTC One A9s by spoken feedback. When you touch the screen, HTC One A9s vibrates and gives you an audible response so you know what you are touching.
  • Page 153 Turning Explore by touch on or off Explore by touch allows HTC One A9s to respond to shortcut gestures and screen touches with audible feedback. While Explore by touch is enabled when you turn on TalkBack, you can turn it off.
  • Page 154 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 155 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 156: 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 157 Trademarks and copyrights subject to change without notice. HTC also reserves the right to revise the content of this document at any time without prior notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without prior written permission of HTC.

  • Page 158: Index

    - zooming 62 Capture modes Backup - switching to 61 - about 92 Capture screen 37 - HTC Sync Manager 95 Change phone language 148 - options 92 Clock 128 - restoring backed up apps 28 - alarm 128 Battery...
  • Page 159 Index Continuous shooting 65 FM Radio 130 Copy - using 130 - files 86 Folder Copying - grouping apps 56 - text 43 - removing items 56, 58 FOTA See Software update Freestyle layout 51 Data connection - data roaming 132 - sharing 136 - turning on or off 131 Gestures...
  • Page 160 - streaming music to speakers 139, 140 Mail folders - streaming music, videos, or photos to media - moving email messages 125 devices 138 Making calls HTC Sense version 25 - calling 105 HTC Sync Manager 95 Master reset Hyperlapse 68 See Factory reset...
  • Page 161 Index Music Print screen - BoomSound profile 145 See Capture screen - transferring from iPhone 97 PUK (PIN Unblock Key) 151 NFC (Near Field Communication) 143 Quick settings 23 Notifications - panel 42 Now on Tap 75 Radio See FM Radio RAW Camera 70 Online accounts Raw Camera 70...
  • Page 162 - connecting via WPS 133 - uninstalling apps 89 - turning on 133 Sweep panorama 68 Widgets Sync - adding 54 - HTC Sync Manager 95 - changing settings 55 - removing 57 - resizing 55 Tethering Wireless media sharing See USB Tethering...
  • Page 163 Index Zoe camera 67...

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