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  • Page 1 Your HTC Desire 600 dual sim User guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Transferring content from an Android phone Transferring content from an iPhone Transferring content from your old phone through Bluetooth Getting contacts and other content into HTC Desire 600 Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer Home screen...
  • Page 3 Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds Rearranging application tabs Customizing the lock screen style Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen Securing HTC Desire 600 with a personal touch Phone calls Making a call with Smart dial Returning a missed call...
  • Page 4 Internet connections Data connection Managing your data usage Wi‑Fi Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) Using HTC Desire 600 as a wireless router Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering Connecting to the Internet through a computer Wi‑Fi printing...
  • Page 5 Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items Changing the display language Accessibility settings Working with certificates Protecting your SIM card with a PIN Protecting HTC Desire 600 with a screen lock Checking your phone's HTC Sense version Managing your mobile networks Trademarks and copyrights Index...

  • Page 6: 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. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.

  • Page 7: Unboxing

    10. 3.5mm headset jack If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC Desire 600 that already has a small opening for the sensor.

  • Page 8: Back Cover

    Unboxing Back cover Removing the back cover 1. Securely hold HTC Desire 600 facing down. 2. With your finger, pry open the back cover from the small opening near the POWER button.

  • Page 9: Replacing The Back Cover

    Unboxing Replacing the back cover 1. Place HTC Desire 600 onto the bottom part of the back cover first. 2. Press the sides and the top part of the back cover down to lock the cover into place. You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.

  • Page 10: Dual Sim Cards

    Unboxing Dual SIM cards HTC Desire 600 has two microSIM slots that allow you to insert up to two GSM microSIM cards. Slot 1 supports WCDMA and GSM. Slot 2 supports GSM. Inserting the SIM cards Use a standard microSIM only. Inserting a smaller size SIM (such as a nanoSIM with an adapter or a modified SIM) may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.

  • Page 11: Storage Card

    Unmounting the storage card When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 600 is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

  • Page 12: Battery

    Unboxing Removing the storage card 1. Take the back cover off. 2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot. 3. Slide the storage card out from its slot. Battery Removing the battery 1. Take the back cover off. 2.

  • Page 13: Inserting The Battery

    Unboxing Inserting the battery Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that we recommend. 1. Take the back cover off. 2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery compartment.

  • Page 14: Switching The Power On Or Off

    Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 600, it is recommended that you charge the battery. § Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 600 to charge the battery. § Do not remove the battery from HTC Desire 600 while you are charging it using the power or car adapter.

  • Page 15: Want Some Quick Guidance On Your Phone

    Want some quick guidance on your phone? Exploring HTC Desire 600 Tips & Help lets you get the most out of HTC Desire 600 in seconds. § Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your phone? Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Tips &...

  • Page 16: Setting Up Your Phone

    § If you have content from an old phone, you can choose to do a direct phone-to- phone transfer. § To make it easier for you to back up and restore content from HTC Desire 600 to another HTC phone in the future, select Back up phone daily.

  • Page 17: Transferring Content From An Android Phone

    Some settings can also be transferred. § You need Android version 2.3 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.

  • Page 18: Transferring Content From An Iphone

    ® and connect to the hotspot that you see on your new HTC phone. You'll then need to download the HTC Transfer Tool from an HTC webpage on your web browser. 1. After turning on Wi‑Fi, connect your old phone to the hotspot that's shown on your new phone (for example, "HTC Transfer Tool 1234").

  • Page 19: Transferring Content From Your Old Phone Through Bluetooth

    6. Wait for the transfer to finish. Getting contacts and other content into HTC Desire 600 Aside from the HTC Transfer Tool, there are other ways you can add contacts and other content to HTC Desire 600. Sync with your...

  • Page 20: Transferring Photos, Videos, And Music Between Your Phone And Computer

    Your Home screen is where you make HTC Desire 600 your own. § After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 600, you'll see the Feeds view as the main Home screen. Customize it to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more.

  • Page 21: Getting To Know Your Settings

    § Tap Security to secure HTC Desire 600, for example with a screen lock. Updating the HTC Desire 600 software HTC Desire 600 can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also manually check if there's an available update.

  • Page 22: Checking For Updates Manually

    Checking for updates manually 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap 2. Tap About > Software updates. HTC Desire 600 checks if updates are available. If you don't have Internet connection, you'll be prompted to turn on mobile data or...

  • Page 23: Your First Week With Your New Phone

    By using HTC Sync Manager, you can even migrate content from an iPhone. See Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone on page 108. § Back up HTC Desire 600 to the cloud so it'll be a lot easier to restore your content to a new phone next time. See Using HTC Backup on page 104.
  • Page 24 When you sign in to your Dropbox account from HTC Desire 600, you may be eligible to get an additional 23 GB of free Dropbox storage for two years. To find out how, see Using Dropbox on HTC Desire 600 page 95.

  • Page 25: Basics

    Your first week with your new phone Basics 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.
  • Page 26 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...

  • Page 27: Pinch And Spread

    Your first week with your new phone Pinch and spread In some apps, like Gallery, Messages, Mail, or the web browser, spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or text. Pinch the screen to zoom out of the picture or text. Two-finger swipe In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or People, swipe up or down using two fingers to scroll the screen.
  • Page 28 § HTC gestures is enabled by default, which makes the three-finger gesture work only when sharing content or using HTC apps. § You need to hook up the HTC Media Link HD (sold separately) to your HDMI TV to share content.

  • Page 29: Motion Gestures

    Set volume to automatically rise while in your pocket or bag On a noisy street and can't hear HTC Desire 600 ringing in your bag? You can set HTC Desire 600 to recognize when it's in your bag or pocket and raise the ringtone volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments.

  • Page 30: Sleep Mode

    Sleep mode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Desire 600 into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Desire 600 is in your bag. Switching to Sleep mode Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode.

  • Page 31: Unlocking The Screen

    § When there's a notification or info shown on the lock screen such as a missed call or new message, you can drag it up to directly go to its app. If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC Desire 600 opens the app or folder.

  • Page 32: Switching Between Recently Opened Apps

    2. Pull down with your finger, and then release to refresh. Capturing the HTC Desire 600 screen Want to show off your high game score, write a blog post about HTC Desire 600 features, or post a status update about a song you're playing? It's easy to take a picture of the screen and share it from Gallery.

  • Page 33: Home Screen Feeds

    Set up which social networks, news sources, and more will appear. HTC Desire 600 refreshes the stream every time you return to the Home screen. § Tap a tile to view more details or to comment on a post or status update.

  • Page 34: Selecting Feeds

    Your first week with your new phone Posting an update on your social network You can easily post a status update from the Home screen. 1. From the Feeds view, tap , and then choose a social network. If the icon doesn't show, scroll to the top and pull down the screen. 2.

  • Page 35: Notifications

    Notification LED The notification LED shows a: § Solid green light when HTC Desire 600 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 36: 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 37: Working With Text

    The HTC Sense keyboard Typing is fast and accurate with the HTC Sense keyboard. § Turn on the Trace keyboard so you can type words by just sliding your finger from one letter to another. See Using the Trace keyboard on page 40.

  • Page 38: Entering Text

    Choose a keyboard layout that suits your typing style. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Language & keyboard. 2. Tap HTC Sense Input > Keyboard selection. 3. Tap Keyboard types, and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use.
  • Page 39 Your first week with your new phone Choosing and switching between keyboard languages If multiple keyboard languages are available on HTC Desire 600, you can choose which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >...

  • Page 40: Using The Trace Keyboard

    Using the Trace keyboard Instead of tapping the keys on the onscreen keyboard, you can "trace" to type words. You need to turn on the Trace keyboard in Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. 1. Slide your finger from one letter to the next to enter a word.

  • Page 41: Battery

    1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap 2. Tap Power > History. 3. If you've used HTC Desire 600 for a long time since the last charge, swipe left or right to scale the graph that details battery usage over time.

  • Page 42: Optimizing Battery Life With Power Saver Mode

    How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC Desire 600. HTC Desire 600 power management helps to increase battery life. In times when you need to extend the battery life more, try out some of these tips:...
  • Page 43 Your first week with your new phone § Don't use a live wallpaper for your Home screen. Animation effects are nice to show off to other people but they drain your battery. Changing your wallpaper to a plain, black background can also help a little. The less color is displayed, the less battery is used.
  • Page 44 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 45: Camera And Gallery

    The camera is ready to capture that perfect moment. While waiting to take your next photo, switch HTC Desire 600 to Sleep mode. When you're ready to take more photos and videos, just press POWER again to use the camera.

  • Page 46: Taking A Photo

    Camera and Gallery Choosing an effect Use the available camera effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses or filters. You can also apply certain effects to videos. 1. Tap 2. Scroll through the available effects and tap one that you like. Setting the video resolution 1.

  • Page 47: Taking Continuous Camera Shots

    Camera and Gallery Taking a photo while recording a video (VideoPic) Make sure that you're in Normal scene to use this feature. While you're recording video using the main camera, tap to capture a still shot of your subject. Turning off auto focus You can only turn off auto focus before you start recording with the main camera.

  • Page 48: Taking A Panoramic Photo

    (or pan up or down in portrait view). 4. Pan HTC Desire 600 as smoothly as you can to automatically capture frames. You can also tap to stop capturing anytime.

  • Page 49: Gallery

    HTC Desire 600 or online albums. You can view photos by event or location, trim videos, add photo frames and special effects, and more. 1. Open the Gallery app. You'll see tiles of photos on your HTC Desire 600, online friends' photos, the last camera shot you took, and more. The view is refreshed every time new photos or videos are shot or new images are added.
  • Page 50 1. In Gallery, tap My photos. 2. Tap > Events. Photos and videos that you captured using HTC Desire 600 are grouped by date taken. 3. Tap a tile to view all the photos and videos taken during a specific date.

  • Page 51: Viewing Photo Highlights

    Camera and Gallery 6. Tap to preview your trimmed video. 7. Tap Save. The trimmed video is saved as a new file. The original video remains unedited. Viewing photo highlights Easily see all your favorite photos in one place. Gallery automatically groups all your most viewed or shared photos (your highlights) in one album.
  • Page 52 Some albums, like Camera shots and All photos, cannot be renamed. Working with event photos Photos and videos that you captured using HTC Desire 600 are grouped together in Events view according to the date they were taken. You can combine photos from two events.

  • Page 53: Viewing Photos In Your Social Networks

    Camera and Gallery Viewing photos in your social networks Right in the Gallery app, check what you and your friends have uploaded to your social networks or photo sharing sites. Log on to your accounts and add them in Gallery before you start viewing online photos.

  • Page 54: Sending Your Photos And Videos

    Camera and Gallery Adding custom photo effects Are the existing photo effects not exactly what you are looking for? You can make your own photo effects in Gallery. You can only add effects to photos that are stored locally. 1. In Gallery, tap My photos. 2.

  • Page 55: Sharing Your Photos On Social Networks

    § Share through a URL link—no need for bulky attachments. You must have an HTC Account to create and share photos using HTC Share. Friends and family do not need an HTC Account to view or download photos.
  • Page 56 Wi‑Fi connection. 6. Fill in details, such as title and description. 7. Tap Upload, and wait for HTC Desire 600 to finish uploading. 8. Under Share to, select how you want to share your collage.

  • Page 57: Personalizing

    Personalizing Making HTC Desire 600 truly yours Make HTC Desire 600 look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper and ringtone, and you can also choose notification sounds for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.
  • Page 58 Personalizing 3. Tap > Widgets. You can: § Swipe to browse through the widgets. § Tap to search for specific widgets. Some widgets are available in different styles and sizes. 4. Press and hold and then drag a widget to a home screen thumbnail where you want to add it.

  • Page 59: Adding Apps And Other Shortcuts On Your Home Screen

    Personalizing Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen Place apps you often use on your Home screen. You can also add shortcuts to frequently used settings, bookmarked webpages, and more. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >...

  • Page 60: Personalizing The Launch Bar

    Personalizing 3. Release the widget or icon. 4. To move the widget or icon to another position on the panel, just press and hold and then drag it. Removing a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove, and then drag it to 2.

  • Page 61: Grouping Apps Into A Folder

    Personalizing Grouping apps into a folder You can group apps into a folder in the All apps view, and then move the folder to the launch bar or the Home screen. 1. From the All apps view, press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder.

  • Page 62: Adding A Home Screen Panel

    Personalizing Adding a Home screen panel Add a Home screen if you have more widgets, apps, and shortcuts that you want to access right away. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize. 2. Tap Customize home screen. 3.

  • Page 63: Hiding Missed Calls And Messages On The Lock Screen

    HTC Desire 600 to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC Desire 600 is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.

  • Page 64: 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 65: Using Speed Dial

    Phone calls Using Speed dial Use Speed dial to call a phone number quickly. 1. Press and hold the speed dial number you want to call. 2. Tap the call button that corresponds to the card you want to use. The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail.

  • Page 66: Making An Emergency Call

    § Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button. § Press the POWER button. § Place HTC Desire 600 face down on a level surface. If HTC Desire 600 is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.

  • Page 67: What Can I Do During A 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 Desire 600 to your ear when the speakerphone is on.

  • Page 68: Setting Up A Conference Call

    Phone calls Muting the microphone during a call On the call screen, tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon appears in the status bar. Ending a call Do one of the following to end the call: §...

  • Page 69: Checking Calls In The Call History

    Phone calls Checking calls in the Call History Use Call History to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls. 1. Open the Phone app. 2. Swipe to view the Call History tab. 3. Do one of the following: §...

  • Page 70: Changing Ringtone Settings

    Making HTC Desire 600 ring louder in your pocket or bag To help avoid missing incoming calls when HTC Desire 600 is in your pocket or bag, the pocket mode feature gradually increases the ring volume and vibrates when you receive a call.
  • Page 71 Phone calls Turning off Home dialing If you prefer to manually enter complete phone numbers to call while roaming, you can turn off Home dialing. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Call. 2. Tap Phone settings. 3.

  • Page 72: Sending A Text Message (Sms)

    Messages Messages Sending a text message (SMS) 1. Open the Messages app. 2. Tap 3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the To field. 4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message. 5. Tap , or press to save the message as a draft.

  • Page 73: Sending A Group Message

    Messages 8. After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment. 9. Tap , or press to save the message as a draft. Depending on the resolution of your photo or video attachments, they may be displayed as cropped thumbnails in your multimedia message.

  • Page 74: Resuming A Draft Message

    Similar to a group chat, sending a group MMS lets your recipients join the conversation you've started. HTC Desire 600 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 75: Replying To A Message

    3. Tap Replying to a contact's other phone number When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC Desire 600, you can select which phone number to reply to. Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you’ve received from this contact.

  • Page 76: Forwarding A Message

    Messages 3. Enter other details or change the task title. 4. Tap Save. Forwarding a message 1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to view the exchange of messages with that contact. 2. Tap a message, and then tap Forward. 3.

  • Page 77: Moving Messages To The Secure Box

    Messages Moving messages to the secure box You can move private messages to the secure box. You will need to enter a password to read these messages. § The secure box does not encrypt messages. § Messages stored on your SIM card cannot be moved to the secure box. 1.

  • Page 78: Wap Push Messages

    Messages WAP push messages WAP push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested from a service provider. Open only links from sources that you trust. When you receive a WAP push message, a notification icon is displayed in the status bar.

  • Page 79: Copying A Text Message To Your Sim Card

    Messages Copying a text message to your SIM card 1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 2. Tap the message, and then tap Copy to Slot 1 card or Copy to Slot 2 card. A SIM card icon is displayed.

  • Page 80: Search And Web Browser

    Search and web browser Search and web browser Searching HTC Desire 600 and the Web You can search for information on HTC Desire 600 and on the Web. Start your search by entering a keyword or by using Google Voice Search ™...

  • Page 81: Getting Instant Information With Google Now

    4. To see all available information cards, tap Show sample cards. More information cards will appear on the Google search screen as you use HTC Desire 600 to search the Web, create appointments, and more. Changing card settings You can easily customize the settings of Google Now cards to suit your information needs.

  • Page 82: Browsing The Web

    Refreshing Google Now Refresh Google Now to update the information cards or show relevant cards for information that you've just added on HTC Desire 600, like an upcoming event in Calendar. 1. Open the Google app. Or press and hold 2.
  • Page 83 Search and web browser Switching to Read mode Want to read a Web article without distractions? Read mode removes menus, banners, and backgrounds from a webpage. Read mode may not be available on certain webpages. While viewing a webpage, tap before the URL address.

  • Page 84: Bookmarking A Webpage

    Watch list so you can quickly find and watch them whenever you like. HTC Desire 600 saves webpage text and images only. You will need Internet connection to open linked pages and play video clips.

  • Page 85: Using Your Browsing History

    4. Select the Internet option. Using your browsing history HTC Desire 600 keeps a record of webpages you've visited. If you don't want HTC Desire 600 to keep your browsing history, browse using an incognito tab. See Private browsing on page 86.

  • Page 86: Clearing Your Browsing History

    Search and web browser Clearing your browsing history 1. While viewing a webpage, tap > Settings > Privacy & security > Clear history. 2. Tap OK. All webpage entries in the History and Most visited tabs are deleted. If you want to delete a single webpage entry, go to the History or Most visited tab, press and hold the webpage entry, and then tap Remove from history or Remove from most visited.

  • Page 87: Entertainment

    Music Listening to music Enjoy your favorite songs on HTC Desire 600 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 600.

  • Page 88: Creating And Working With Playlists

    Entertainment Making your music sound better Turn on Beats Audio for an enhanced sound experience. Songs and videos sound rich and authentic, especially when played in Music and Gallery apps. To turn the Beats Audio profile on or off, slide the Notifications panel open, tap and then tap the Beats Audio On/Off switch.

  • Page 89: Updating Album Covers And Artist Photos

    > Delete playlists to remove several playlists. Adding a song to the queue While playing a song, you can also browse other tracks stored on HTC Desire 600. Add a song or an album to the queue so it plays when the current playlist has finished playing.
  • Page 90 Searching for lyrics, music videos, and more Viewing song lyrics Love a song so much that you want to sing along? HTC Desire 600 gives your music an extra kick with song lyrics and cool music visualizations. To save on data usage, you might want to connect to a Wi‑Fi network when downloading lyrics.

  • Page 91: Wireless Display

    HTC Desire 600 to your TV. About HTC Media Link HD You can plug in HTC Media Link HD to any TV with HDMI port, and use it to display content wirelessly to your TV.
  • Page 92 1. Connect HTC Desire 600 to your home network via Wi‑Fi. 2. Open the Gallery or Music app. 3. Locate the media stored on HTC Desire 600 that you want to share, and then tap it. 4. Do one of the following:...

  • Page 93: Phone Storage

    Gallery and play songs stored on the device in Music. You can also open PDFs and edit Office documents. You need a special cable to connect HTC Desire 600 and a USB storage device. HTC Desire 600 supports USB storage devices (except portable hard drives) up to 64 GB.

  • Page 94: Making More Storage Space

    In Camera settings, tap Video Quality to change the resolution. Back up apps data Keep only the most recent data from apps on HTC Desire 600. You can back up calendars, contacts, and bookmarks or export text messages, and personal dictionaries.

  • Page 95: Dropbox Integration

    § Set a lock screen PIN or password before encrypting your data. § Fully charge the battery and keep HTC Desire 600 connected to the power adapter during encryption. The encryption process takes about an hour.
  • Page 96 § To get the additional 23GB of Dropbox storage free for two years, please sign in to your Dropbox account from HTC Desire 600 (and not from your computer or other non-HTC devices), and complete the getting started guide on the Dropbox website (www.dropbox.com/gs).
  • Page 97 Your new camera shots will be uploaded automatically, if you turned on the Camera Upload feature when you set up your Dropbox account on HTC Desire 600. If you didn't turn it on before, you can enable it in the Dropbox settings.
  • Page 98 Keeping your documents in Dropbox Saving an Office document to Dropbox You can open an Office document on HTC Desire 600 and save it to your Dropbox. 1. Open an Office document, such as one that's attached to an email.
  • Page 99 > Save as. Saving a PDF document to Dropbox You can open a PDF document on HTC Desire 600 and save it to your Dropbox. 1. Open a PDF document, such as one that's attached to an email. 2. Tap >...
  • Page 100 Storage Unlinking HTC Desire 600 from Dropbox You can remotely unlink HTC Desire 600 from your Dropbox, if you lost your device. 1. On your computer's web browser, log in to the Dropbox website (www.dropbox.com). 2. On the right-hand corner of any page on the website, click Account. (Or click your account name, and then click Settings.)

  • Page 101: Sync, Backup, And Reset

    Sign in to your Google Account to see your Gmail, contacts, and calendars, and to use Google apps on HTC Desire 600. If you add more than one Google Account, you can switch between accounts in apps such as Gmail and choose which account to back up your settings to.

  • Page 102: Removing An Account

    If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by going to the Google website. 1. On HTC Desire 600 or on your computer, open your web browser 2. Go to www.google.com/accounts/recovery. 3. Select the option for retrieving your password, and then enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your Google Account.

  • Page 103: Backup

    Use the built-in HTC Backup to back up your accounts, apps, settings, and more to the cloud so that it will be easier to restore them on HTC Desire 600 (after a factory reset) or newer phone. For details, see Using HTC Backup on page 104.
  • Page 104 Save the time and frustration of restoring your content when you do a factory reset or you lose, damage, or buy another phone. On HTC Desire 600, use HTC Backup to do a regular backup to the cloud so you can easily restore your content next time.
  • Page 105 Sync, backup, and reset Restoring content to your phone If you used HTC Backup to back up HTC Desire 600, you can restore your content after a factory reset, or to a new HTC phone over Wi‑Fi. 1. Turn on your phone, choose to restore content, and then select Restore from HTC Backup on the Set up phone screen.

  • Page 106: Backing Up Your Contacts

    3. Enter your email address. 4. Compose your email message, and then send it. To restore your text messages to HTC Desire 600, open the email message with the backup file attachment from the Mail app. Tap the attachment to download it first, and then tap it again to open the backup file to import.

  • Page 107: Htc Sync Manager

    HTC Sync Manager Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager With HTC Sync Manager, enjoy the same rich media whether you're at your computer or on the move. Use it also to store your same contacts, important documents, and other data on both your HTC phone and your computer.

  • Page 108: Transferring Iphone Content To Your Htc Phone

    5. Click Next. 6. Select your iPhone backup file, and then click OK. 7. Select the types of content you want to transfer to your HTC phone. You can choose whether to replace the content on your HTC phone with the iPhone content.

  • Page 109: Syncing Data Between Your Phone And Your Computer

    This folder contains the bookmarks from your phone. If you have bookmarks on your computer that you want to sync with your phone, make sure to save them in the HTC bookmarks folder.

  • Page 110: Syncing Playlists Between Your Phone And Your Computer

    Sync, backup, and reset Syncing music, photos, and videos from your phone to your computer Set HTC Sync Manager to import all music, photos, and videos from your phone to your computer. 1. Connect your phone to your computer. 2. Do any of the following: §...

  • Page 111: Reset

    Reset Restarting HTC Desire 600 (Soft reset) If HTC Desire 600 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 112 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap 2. Tap Backup & reset. 3. Tap Reset phone. 4. If you also want to delete media and other data on HTC Desire 600, select Erase all data. 5. Tap OK.

  • Page 113: People

    People People Your contacts list The People app lists all contacts you've stored on HTC Desire 600 and from online accounts you're logged in to. Use the People app to easily manage communications with people that matter to you. 1. Open the People app.

  • Page 114: Setting Up Your Profile

    2. Choose the accounts that contain the contacts you want to display. 3. Press Finding people Search for contacts stored on HTC Desire 600, your company directory if you have an Exchange ActiveSync account, or social networks you've signed into. 1. Open the People app.

  • Page 115: Adding A New Contact

    People Adding a new contact 1. On the People tab, tap 2. Tap the Name field, and then enter the contact name. if you want to separately enter the contact's first, middle, and last name. Depending on the contact type, you may also be able to add other info such as a name suffix (for example, "Jr.").

  • Page 116: Getting In Touch With A Contact

    1. On the People tab, enter the contact's name or email address in the search box. 2. Tap Search contacts in your Company Directory. 3. Tap the name of the contact you want copied to HTC Desire 600. 4. Tap...

  • Page 117: Merging Contact Information

    Accepting contact link suggestions When HTC Desire 600 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 Link suggestion notification when available. You'll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.

  • Page 118: Sending Contact Information

    We’ve also set up the Frequent group to automatically add the contacts you dial or get calls from the most. The HTC Desire 600 also syncs with groups you've created in your Google Account. Creating a group 1.
  • Page 119 People Sending a message or email to a group You will be charged for each text message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages. 1. On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send a message or email to. 2.

  • Page 120: Email

    Email Email Gmail Viewing your Gmail Inbox All your received email messages are delivered to your Inbox. Open the Gmail app. Display drafts, sent Tap Inbox at the top bar and then messages, and tap another label (such as Sent, other labels Drafts, or your created label) to view its messages and...

  • Page 121: 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 600. 1. Open the Mail app. The inbox of one of your email accounts appears.
  • Page 122 Email Organizing your inbox Do you have a big pile of email messages in your inbox? Organize your email messages into tabs and quickly find the messages you want. 1. Switch to the email account that you want to use. 2.

  • Page 123: Managing Email Messages

    Email 3. In the email account inbox, tap the email message or conversation you want to read. If you want to read a particular message inside an email conversation, tap expand the conversation, and then tap the email message. 4. Tap Reply or Reply All. for more actions for the email.
  • Page 124 Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Enjoy the powerful email features of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right on the HTC Desire 600. 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 125: Adding An Email Account

    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 Desire 600 uses Smart Sync to save battery power. See What is Smart Sync? on page 125.

  • Page 126: Travel And Maps

    Travel and maps Location settings Turning location services on or off In order to find your location on HTC Desire 600, you need to enable location sources. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Location. 2. Select or clear the location sources you want to turn on or off.

  • Page 127: Searching For A Location

    Travel and maps Checking the details of a location 1. Press and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over the location, with the name of the location, a part of the address, and a thumbnail from Street View (if available).

  • Page 128: Getting Directions

    Travel and maps Searching for a place of interest near you ™ Use Google+ Local to find places of interest near your current location. Google+ Local uses Google Maps to search common places that you would want to find, such as the nearest gas station or ATM kiosk.

  • Page 129: Downloading Offline Maps

    Travel and maps Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) ® Google Latitude user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages with each other. It also lets you get directions to your friends’ locations, send your location details by email, and more.

  • Page 130: Htc Car

    HTC Car On the road with HTC Car Now when you drive, you can easily use HTC Desire 600 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 HTC Car.

  • Page 131: Listening To Internet Radio With Tunein

    For example, say "Listen to comedy". § To ensure smooth playback, TuneIn preloads audio data (buffering) on HTC Desire 600 before playing your selected station. To set the amount of audio to preload, tap...

  • Page 132: Staying Connected To Your Contacts

    Travel and maps Finding your way with HTC Car HTC Car helps you to find your way to where you want to go. Easily find nearby restaurants and more on your weekends. HTC Car gives you the information you need so you won't get lost.
  • Page 133 § Tap Speak and say "Call" and the person's name. For example, say "Call Jennifer Singer". Customizing HTC Car § To change the default behavior of HTC Car, tap Settings. § To add more apps to HTC Car, tap and select an app.

  • Page 134: Google Play And Other Apps

    Google Play and other apps Getting apps Getting apps from Google Play Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC Desire 600. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.

  • Page 135: Downloading Apps From The Web

    2. Follow the website's download instructions for the app. Before you can install the downloaded app, make sure that you've set HTC Desire 600 to allow installation of third-party apps in Settings > Security > Unknown sources.

  • Page 136: Essential Apps

    Essential apps Using the Clock Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use HTC Desire 600 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 137: Viewing The Calendar

    Google Play and other apps 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. Open the Calendar app. 2. Tap , and then choose a calendar view.

  • Page 138: Scheduling Or Editing An Event

    Google Play and other apps Scheduling or editing an event You can create or edit events on HTC Desire 600, and also sync events with your Google or Exchange ActiveSync calendars. Editing events is not supported for all accounts. 1. Open the Calendar app.

  • Page 139: Accepting Or Declining A Meeting Invitation

    Google Play and other apps Why aren’t my calendar events showing up? If you can't find events from your email accounts or social networks in Calendar, check whether the Calendar sync is turned on in Settings. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >...

  • Page 140: Fun Apps

    3. When you find the video that you like, tap it. 4. While watching a video, you can: § Turn HTC Desire 600 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 141 Tune in and listen to your favorite radio stations using the FM Radio app. You need to connect a headset first to the audio jack of HTC Desire 600 to use FM Radio. FM Radio uses the stereo headset as the FM radio antenna.

  • Page 142: Productivity Apps

    Google Play and other apps Productivity apps Keeping track of your tasks Use the Tasks app to organize and track to do and task lists. Create tasks on your phone or sync them with your Google and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts. You can also see your tasks in Calendar.
  • Page 143 You can view and update a unified list of tasks. Tasks are color coded so you can easily distinguish which accounts they belong to. In the Tasks app, tap > All tasks. If you want to view tasks that are stored in HTC Desire 600 , tap My tasks.
  • Page 144 Google Play and other apps Creating a task list 1. In the Tasks app, tap > Manage lists. 2. Tap , and then choose an account for the list. Lists can't be created for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts. 3. Enter a name for the list, and then tap OK. Managing task lists 1.

  • Page 145: Taking Notes

    New notebook. 3. Type in a notebook title. 4. Tap Local notebook to save the notebook on HTC Desire 600 or tap Synchronized notebook to sync your notes with your Evernote account. 5. Tap Create.
  • Page 146 You can choose whether to automatically or manually sync your notes between HTC Desire 600 and your Evernote account on the Web. You need to log in to your Evernote account from HTC Desire 600 to start syncing notes. 1. Open the Notes app.

  • Page 147: Recording Voice Clips

    3. Tap to start recording a voice clip. Voice Recorder can run in the background while you do other things on HTC Desire 600, except when you open other apps that also use audio functions. 4. Tap to stop recording.

  • Page 148: Internet Connections

    Internet connections Data connection When you turn on HTC Desire 600 for the first time, it will be automatically set up to use your mobile operator's data connection (if the SIM card is inserted). Turning the data connection on or off Turning your data connection off saves battery life and money on data charges.

  • Page 149: Managing Your Data Usage

    1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap 2. Tap Mobile data, and then select or clear the Data roaming option. Select the Data roaming sound option if you’d like HTC Desire 600 to play a sound so you’ll know when it’s connecting to a roaming network.

  • Page 150: Wi-Fi

    7. Drag the vertical line markers to see how much data you've used during a particular time interval. If you're connecting HTC Desire 600 to another portable Wi‑Fi hotspot, tap > Mobile hotspots to restrict background data from downloading that may incur extra data fees.
  • Page 151 5. Tap Connect. You'll see the Wi‑Fi icon in the status bar when connected. The next time HTC Desire 600 connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you won’t be asked to enter the key or other security information again.
  • Page 152 3. Tap a Wi‑Fi network to connect to it. Logging into a public Wi‑Fi network automatically (WISPr) You can set HTC Desire 600 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 153: Connecting To A Virtual Private Network (Vpn)

    § Install security certificates § Enter your login credentials § Download and install a required VPN app on HTC Desire 600 Contact your network administrator for details. Also, HTC Desire 600 must first establish a Wi‑Fi or data connection before you can start a VPN connection.

  • Page 154: Using Htc Desire 600 As A Wireless Router

    No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use the data connection of HTC Desire 600 to connect to the Internet. § To make sure that the USB drivers for HTC Desire 600 are up-to-date, install the latest version of HTC Sync Manager on your computer.

  • Page 155: Connecting To The Internet Through A Computer

    If you temporarily don’t have Internet access on HTC Desire 600, you can still go online by using your computer’s Internet connection. § To make sure that the USB drivers for HTC Desire 600 are up-to-date, install the latest version of HTC Sync Manager on your computer.

  • Page 156: Wi-Fi Printing

    Connect HTC Desire 600 to a supported printer via Wi‑Fi and print out documents, email, photos, and more. Both printer and HTC Desire 600 must be turned on and connected to the same local network. Connect HTC Desire 600 to the local network using Wi‑Fi. To learn how to connect the printer to a local network, refer to your printer user guide.
  • Page 157 Internet connections 3. Tap Next, and then select the manufacturer and model of the printer. 4. Tap Save. The printer appears on the list and you can tap it to print your photo or document.

  • Page 158: Wireless Sharing

    § To listen to music with your headset, the headset must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile. § Before you connect your headset, make it discoverable so HTC Desire 600 can find it. Refer to your headset manual for details. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap 2.

  • Page 159: Unpairing From A Bluetooth Device

    Wireless sharing 3. Tap Bluetooth. The Bluetooth screen opens. 4. Tap the headset’s name in the Paired Devices section. 5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset documentation to find the passcode. If you still cannot reconnect to the headset, follow the instructions in Unpairing from a Bluetooth device on page 159, and then follow the steps under...

  • Page 160: Receiving Files Using Bluetooth

    5. On the sending device, send one or more files to HTC Desire 600. 6. If asked, accept the pairing request on HTC Desire 600 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 161: Sharing Content With Nfc

    With built-in NFC (near field communication) on HTC Desire 600, you can share content to another NFC-capable mobile device in an instant. Beam webpages, photos, contact information, and more by holding HTC Desire 600 and the other device back to back.
  • Page 162 Android Beam option, make sure it is also turned on. 1. While viewing the content that you want to share, hold HTC Desire 600 and the other device back to back. Different phones may require different positions for NFC to operate correctly.

  • Page 163: Settings And Security

    1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap 2. Tap Display, gestures & buttons (or Display & buttons) and then tap G- Sensor calibration. 3. Place HTC Desire 600 on a flat and level surface, and then tap Calibrate. 4. After the recalibration process, tap OK.

  • Page 164: Adjusting The Time Before The Screen Turns Off

    Settings and security Adjusting the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap 2.

  • Page 165: Accessibility Settings

    5. Enter a name for the certificate and tap OK. Protecting your SIM card with a PIN Add another layer of security for HTC Desire 600 by assigning a PIN (personal identification number) to your SIM. Make sure you have the default SIM PIN provided by your mobile operator before continuing.

  • Page 166: Protecting Htc Desire 600 With A Screen Lock

    HTC Desire 600 without your permission by setting a screen lock pattern, face unlock, PIN, or password. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC Desire 600 is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.

  • Page 167: Checking Your Phone's Htc Sense Version

    If you’ve forgotten your screen lock pattern, you have up to five attempts to try and unlock HTC Desire 600. If this fails, you can unlock HTC Desire 600 by entering your Google Account user name and password. 1. On the unlock screen, enter your lock pattern.

  • Page 168: Trademarks And Copyrights

    Trademarks and copyrights © 2013 HTC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. HTC, the HTC logo, HTC Desire, HTC BlinkFeed, and HTC Sense are trademarks or service marks of HTC Corporation. Google, Android, Android Beam, Android Market, Gmail, Google Chrome, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Now, Google Play, Google Talk, Google Voice Search, Google Wallet, Google+, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc.
  • Page 169 Trademarks and copyrights 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. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any...
  • Page 170 - updating - sending quick response - views Camera Backup 45, 46 - basics - about - continuous shooting - HTC Backup - effects 97, 107 - media - flash - notes - front camera - options - HDR - photos...
  • Page 171 Index - handling calls Dropbox - HTC Car Kit - about - Internet radio - auto upload camera shots - navigation - sending links - playing music - setting up - voice commands - storage space Change phone language - unlinking device...
  • Page 172 See Car - Video Highlights HTC Clock - video trimming - setting an alarm - viewing photos and videos HTC Media Link HD - viewing photos and videos by HTC Sense version event HTC Share - viewing photos by location...
  • Page 173 Index Low storage Multimedia message See Phone storage - attachment Lyrics - sending Music - adding a song to a queue - album covers Mail - artist photos - attachments - Beats Audio profile - carbon copy, blind copy (cc, bcc) - listening - deleting - lyrics...
  • Page 174 Index 19, 116, 117 - copying contacts PUK (PIN Unblock Key) - editing contacts - filtering your contacts - groups Radio 19, 116 - importing contacts See FM Radio - merging contact information Read mode - personal profile Reading list - sending contact information Recording your voice 19, 116...
  • Page 175 Storage card Weather - copying files - checking weather Sweep panorama Wi-Fi Sync - connecting to another network - HTC Sync Manager - connecting via WPS - syncing with computer - turning on Widgets - adding Tasks - changing settings...
  • Page 176 Index - preloading - watching...

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