Turn Your Screen On And Off; Your Phone's Lock Screen - HTC Desire 816 User Manual

Note: When the screen is locked and you press the Power Button it will only turn off the screen
and not the phone. You will need to unlock the screen first before you press and hold the Power
Button to turn the phone off. See Turn Your Screen On and Off for details.
2. Touch Power off to turn the phone off.
Restart Your Phone
Restarting the phone will close all running apps and will clear all temporary files in the phone's
memory. Make sure to save your work before restarting the phone.
1. Press and hold the Power Button for about two seconds.
2. On the Power options menu, touch Restart.
3. In the Restart phone confirmation box, touch RESTART.
Note: If the phone or touchscreen becomes unresponsive, press and hold the Power Button for
about 12 seconds to restart the phone.

TURN YOUR SCREEN ON AND OFF

Your phone allows you to quickly turn the screen off when not in use and to turn it back on and
unlock it when you need it.
Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use
To turn the screen off, quickly press the Power Button. Pressing the Power Button again or
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receiving an incoming call will turn on your phone screen and show the lock screen.
To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time when
you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone's screen is off.
Note: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see Screen Timeout
(Sleep).
Turn the Screen On and Unlock It
Below are steps for how to unlock your phone's screen.
Press the Power Button to turn the screen on.
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YOUR PHONE'S LOCK SCREEN

Aside from protecting the phone's screen from unwanted touches and presses, the lock screen also
displays important information, updates, and messages at a glance, and provides shortcuts to your
favorite applications.
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