Page 1 Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Important Information Radio Frequency Exposure Operating Instructions Important Note on Recoverable Data Introduction Get Started Parts and Functions SIM Card Handling SIM Card Insert SIM Card SD Card Insert SD Card Unmount the SD Card Remove SD Card Format SD Card Charge the Battery Turn Your Phone On and Off Touchscreen Navigation Motion Gestures Activation and Service Complete the Setup Screens Transfer Content to Your New Phone Transfer Content from an Android Phone Transfer Content from an iPhone Transfer Content From Your Old Phone Using Bluetooth Transfer Content Between Your Phone and Computer Ways of Transferring Contacts and Other Content into Your Phone Restore Your Backup From Your Online Storage to Your New Phone Basic Operations Basics Home Screen and Applications (Apps) List Onscreen Navigation Keys Get to Know Your Settings Using Quick Settings...
Page 3 Capture Screenshots Applications Apps List Open an App Phone Number Silent Mode Airplane Mode Enter Text HTC Sense Keyboard Enter Text by Typing on the HTC Sense Keyboard Enter Text with Word Prediction on the HTC Sense Keyboard Enter Text with the HTC Sense Keyboard Using the Trace Keyboard Enter Text by Speaking on the HTC Sense Keyboard Calibrate the Keyboard Edit Text Google Account Create a Google Account Sign In to Your Google Account Google Play Store Find and Install an App Request a Refund for a Paid App Update an App Uninstall an App Get Help with Google Play Lock and Unlock Your Screen Update Your Phone Update Your Phone Software Update Your Profile Update Your PRL Your Phone Interface Home Screen Basics Home Screen Layout Extended Home Screens - Widget Panels Status Bar Notifications Panel Manage App Notifications Front Indicator Light (LED)
Page 4 Change LED Notification Settings HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen Customize the Home Screen Change the Wallpaper Customize the Launch Bar Change Your Main Home Screen Organize Your Widget Panels Work with Widgets and App Shortcuts HTC Sense Home Widget Customize the Lock Screen Lock Screen Notifications Themes Download Themes Bookmark Themes Create Themes Mix and Match Themes Find Your Themes Share Themes Delete a Theme Phone App HD™ Voice Place and Answer Calls Call Using the Phone Dialer Set Up Speed Dial Return a Missed Call Answer Phone Calls In-Call Screen Layout and Operations Place Calls from History/People Call History Open Call History Save a Number From Call History Prepend a Number From Call History Block a Caller Erase Call History Optional Services Voicemail (Traditional) Conference Calling...
Page 5 Caller ID Blocking Call Waiting Call Forwarding Internet Calls Add an Internet Calling Account Make an Internet Call Call Settings Change Ringtone Settings Contacts Your Contacts List Find People Set Up Your Profile Add Entries to the People App Get in Touch with a Contact Manage People Entries Import or Copy Contacts Merge Entries in People Send Contact Information Contact Groups Back Up and Restore Your Contacts Private Contacts Messaging and Internet Text and Multimedia Messaging Send a Text Message (SMS) Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) Send a Group Message Save and Resume Composing a Draft Message Read and Reply to a Message Help Protect Your Messages Block Unwanted Messages Delete Messages and Conversations Back Up and Restore Your Text Messages Text and Multimedia Message Options Gmail Create and Send a Gmail Message Check Received Gmail Messages Manage Gmail Messages...
Page 6 Add a Gmail Account Get Help with Gmail Email Add an Email Account Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account Check Your Mail Inbox Organize Your Inbox Send an Email Message Read and Reply to an Email Message Save an Image in an Email Message Manage Email Messages Search Email Messages Work with Exchange ActiveSync Email Use Smart Sync Delete an Email Account Change the Email Account Settings Data Services General Information (Sprint Spark LTE and 3G Networks) Sprint Spark LTE Your User Name Data Connection Status and Indicators Turn the Data Connection On or Off Schedule When to Turn Data Connection Off Manage Your Data Usage Chrome Browser Use Browser Tabs Add Bookmarks Browsing History Private Browsing Set Browser Options Chrome Support Search for Information Perform Searches on the Web and Your Phone Search the Web with Your Voice Set Search Options Get Instant Information with Google Now Camera and Video Take Pictures and Record Videos...
Page 7 Get Started with the Camera Take a Picture Capture Better Photos Record a Video Take a Photo While Recording a Video - VideoPic® Selfies and People Shots Take a Panoramic Photo Use HDR Save Your Settings as a Camera Mode View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery View Pictures and Videos Add Photos or Videos to an Album Copy or Move Photos or Videos Between Albums Tag Photos and Videos Search for Photos and Videos Trim Videos Save a Photo From a Video View a Zoe Highlight in Gallery One Gallery Photo Editor Basic Photo Editing Creative Effects Useful Apps and Features Navigation HTC Car Google Maps Scout Hangouts Calculator Calendar Schedule or Edit an Event View Calendar Events Choose Which Calendar to Show Share an Event (vCalendar) Accept or Decline a Meeting Invitation Dismiss or Snooze Reminders Clock...
Page 8 Check the Time Set the Date and Time Manually Set an Alarm Additional Clock Features Check the Weather Twitter Install the Twitter App on Your Phone Tweet on Twitter Facebook Install the Facebook App on Your Phone Use Facebook YouTube Music Apps and Sound Enhancements Listen to Music Google Play Music App Sprint Music Plus Google Wallet Online Storage and File Management Google Drive HTC Sync Manager File Manager Voice Recorder HTC Dot View Change the HTC Dot View Wallpaper Select Which Notifications to Display See Recent Calls on HTC Dot View HTC Help Connectivity Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network Prevent Notifications from Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks Connect to a Wi-Fi Network via WPS Disconnect from a Wireless Network Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Add a VPN Connection...
Page 9 Connect to a VPN Disconnect From a VPN Mobile Hotspot Bluetooth Bluetooth Information Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit Disconnect From a Bluetooth Device Send Information Using Bluetooth Where Sent Information is Saved Receive Files Using Bluetooth HTC Connect Share Media Using HTC Connect Stream Music to Speakers Powered by Qualcomm AllPlay Media Platform Stream Music to Blackfire Compliant Speakers HTC BoomSound Connect App Settings Basic Settings Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Settings Bluetooth Settings Mobile Data Settings HTC Connect More Wireless & Network Settings Personalize Settings Customize the Home and Lock Screen Settings Ringtone Notification Sound Alarm Font Keyboard and Dialer Color Accounts & Sync Add Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, and More Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account Add Email Accounts Add One or More Google Accounts Manage Your Online Accounts viii...
Page 10 Location Settings Location Setting Google Location History HTC Location Services Security Settings Screen Lock Settings Lock Screen and Password Settings Allow Installation of Third-Party Programs Work with Certificates Accessibility Settings Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack Backup and Reset Backup Reset Your Phone Get Content From Another Phone Display & Gestures Settings Auto-rotate Screen Font Size Brightness Screen Timeout (Sleep) Daydream Media Gesture Calibrate the Screen Sound & Notification Settings Sound Profile and Vibrate Volumes Notification and Alarm Sound Do Not Disturb Mode Incoming Calls - Ringtone Incoming Calls - Other Options System Sound Settings Notification - Flash Notifications Notification - App Light Notifications Notification - Lock Screen Notifications Call Settings Call Features Voicemail Settings...
Page 11 Hearing Aids CDMA Call Settings Internet Call Settings Apps Settings Uninstall Third-party Apps Clear Application Cache and Data Storage Settings Types of Storage Copy Files To or From Your Phone Make More Storage Space Encrypt Data on Your Phone Power Settings Optimize Battery Life with Power Saver Mode Use Extreme Power Saving Mode Check Battery Usage Check Battery History Display the Battery Percentage Battery Saving Tips Language & Keyboard Settings Change the Phone Language Spell Checker Keyboard and Input Methods - HTC Sense Input Keyboard and Input Methods - Google Voice Typing Speech Settings Date & Time Settings Printing Activate This Device System Updates About Your Phone Copyright Information For Assistance Troubleshooting Specifications Sprint Account Information and Help Sprint Account Passwords Manage Your Account Sprint Support Services...
Page 12 Index...
Page 13: Important Information
Important Information The following topics provide important information that should be read prior to using your HTC Desire 626s. Radio Frequency Exposure Operating Instructions This device was tested for compliance with the applicable FCC and Industry Canada specific absorption rate (SAR) limits for radio frequency (RF) exposure during typical body-worn operations. To ensure that RF exposure levels remain at or below the tested levels, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar accessory that maintains a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between your body and the device, with either the front or back of the device facing towards your body. Such accessories should not contain any metallic components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these specifications may not ensure compliance with applicable SAR limits and their use should be avoided. Important Note on Recoverable Data Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased from your device may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery software. Even a factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your phone, including personal information. Important Information...
Page 14: Introduction
Introduction The following topics describe the basics of using this guide and your new phone. About the User Guide Thank you for purchasing your new HTC Phone. The following topics explain how best to use this guide to get the most out of your phone. Before Using Your Phone Read Important Information thoroughly for proper usage. Accessible services may be limited by subscription contract conditions. Descriptions in the User Guide Note that most descriptions in this guide are based on your phone's setup at the time of purchase. Unless otherwise noted, instructions begin from the phone's home screen, which is displayed by tapping . Some operation descriptions may be simplified. Screenshots and Key Labels Screenshots in the user guide may appear differently on your phone. Key labels in the user guide are simplified for description purposes and differ from your phone's display. Other Notations In the user guide, the phone may be referred to either as "phone," "device," or "handset." A microSD™ or microSDHC™ card is referred to as an "SD Card" or a "memory card." Introduction...
Page 15: Get Started
Get Started The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and wireless service the first time. Parts and Functions These topics illustrate your phone’s primary parts and key functions. Phone Layout The following illustration outlines your phone’s primary external features and buttons. Part Description 3.5 mm Headset Jack Allows you to plug in either a stereo headset or an optional headset for convenient, hands-free conversations. Receiver Lets you hear the caller’s voice during a call. Get Started...
Page 16 Part Description Proximity Sensor Detects how close an object is to the surface of the screen. This is typically used to detect when your face is pressed up against the screen, such as during a phone call. While talking on the phone, the sensor detects talk activity and turns off the screen to prevent accidental key taps. Volume Button Allows you to adjust the ringtone or media volume or adjust the voice volume during a call. Power/Lock Button Press quickly to turn off and lock the phone screen. Press and hold to turn the phone on or off or switch to airplane mode. Charger/Accessory Jack Allows you to connect the phone charger or the USB cable (included). Speaker Lets you hear the different ringtones and sounds, and the caller’s voice when speakerphone is on. Touchscreen Displays all the information needed to operate your phone, such as the call status, the Contacts list, and the date and time. Also provides one-tap access to all of your features and applications. Nano SIM and microSD Under the cover are slots that hold the preinstalled Sprint 4G Card Slots LTE™ nano SIM card and an optional microSD card for additional storage. See SIM Card and SD Card for details. Notification LED Displays a phone notification, charging status, or alert. Front Camera Takes pictures and records videos while facing the screen, and ...
Page 17: Sim Card
Part Description Microphone Captures stereo audio while recording video. This microphone also features noise reduction and auto gain control. Flash Helps illuminate subjects in low-light environments when the camera is focusing and capturing a picture or video. Camera Lets you take pictures and videos. SIM Card The SIM card is an IC card containing the phone number and other customer information. Handling SIM Card Keep the following in mind when handling a SIM card. Customer is responsible for any damage caused by inserting SIM Card in another-brand IC card reader, etc. The company is not responsible in such case. Always keep the IC chip clean. Wipe clean with a dry, soft cloth. Avoid applying labels. May damage SIM Card. Get Started...
Page 18: Insert Sim Card
See instructions included with SIM Card for handling. SIM Card is the property of the company. SIM is replaceable (at cost) in case of loss/damage. Return SIM Card to the company when cancelling subscription. Returned SIM Cards are recycled for environmental purposes. Note that SIM Card specifications and performance may change without notice. It is recommended that you keep a separate copy of information that is stored on SIM Card. The company is not responsible for damages from stored information that is lost. Always follow emergency procedures to suspend service if your SIM Card or phone (SIM Card inserted) is lost/stolen. For details, contact Customer Service. Always power off phone before inserting/removing SIM Card. Insert SIM Card Follow these instructions to insert a SIM card. Remember to power off your phone before inserting a SIM card. 1. If the phone is on, press and hold the Power/Lock Button and then tap Power off. 2. Hold the phone face down with the left side facing you. 3. From the notch, pry open the slot cover with your finger. Get Started...
Page 19 4. Pull the SIM card tray out of the upper slot. 5. Place the nano SIM card into the tray. Make sure that the nano SIM card's gold contacts are facing up. Get Started...
Page 20: Sd Card
6. Insert the tray back into the slot. 7. Replace the slot cover. 8. Turn on the phone. SD Card Your phone supports the use of an optional SD card (not included) to expand its storage capacity. It supports cards up to 128GB. Some cards may not operate properly with your phone. SD Card Cautions Data: Information stored on SD Card can become lost or changed accidently or as a result of damage. It is recommended that you keep a separate copy of important data. The company is not responsible for damages from data that is lost or changed. Reading/Writing Data: Never power off while reading or writing data. Battery Level: A low battery charge may prevent reading/writing to SD Card. Handling SD Card: Use/store SD Cards away from the reach of infants. May cause choking if swallowed. Insert SD Card Follow these steps to insert an optional SD card (not included). Make sure to power your phone off before inserting or removing an SD card. 1. If the phone is on, press and hold the Power/Lock Button and then tap Power off. 2. Hold the phone face down with the left side facing you. Get Started...
Page 21: Unmount The Sd Card
3. From the notch, pry open the slot cover with your finger. 4. With its gold contacts facing up, insert the microSD card into the slot (lower) until it clicks into place. 5. Replace the slot cover. 6. Turn on the phone. Unmount the SD Card Always unmount the SD card before removing it from your phone. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Storage. Get Started...
Page 22: Remove Sd Card
3. Under SD card, tap Unmount SD card, and then tap OK. The menu option name changes from Unmount SD Card to Mount SD Card. The card is now unmounted. 4. Remove the microSD card. See Remove SD Card. Remove SD Card Follow these instructions to remove an SD card. Always power the phone off before inserting or removing an SD card. 1. If the phone is on, press and hold the Power/Lock Button and then tap Power off. 2. Hold the phone face up. 3. Push the microSD card fully into the slot and release. The microSD card ejects from the slot. 4. Gently pull the microSD card out of the slot. 5. Replace the microSD card and slot cover. Format SD Card When you insert an optional SD card for the first time, it is recommended that you format it on your phone. Note: When you format or erase the microSD card, the files CANNOT be retrieved. To help prevent the loss of important data, please check the contents before you erase the card. Important: Formatting or erasing the microSD card may not permanently erase all data from the card, including personal information. 1. Tap > ...
Page 23: Charge The Battery
Charge the Battery Follow these instructions to charge your phone’s battery using either the included AC adapter or via a USB connection on your computer. Important: Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with your phone to charge the battery. When the battery power is too low, make sure to use the power adapter to charge, not the USB cable connection with your computer. Note: As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating. Note: When you’re using the Internet and charging the battery, your phone may become warmer. This is normal. Tip: To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you finish charging. Charge Using the AC Adapter 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the AC adapter. 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the Charger/Accessory Jack at the bottom of your phone. 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the AC adapter. 4. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. The indicator light illuminates when charging starts. The light turns green when the battery is fully charged. Fully charging a battery may take up to three hours. 5. After charging, disconnect the phone from the charger. Unplug the AC adapter from the outlet, and remove the USB cable from the phone. Get Started...
Page 24: Turn Your Phone On And Off
Charge Using a PC Connection Before using a PC connection to charge your phone, ensure that the computer is turned on. Depending on the type of connection, your phone’s battery may not charge. 1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the charger/accessory jack on the bottom of your phone. 2. Insert the large end of the USB cable into an external USB port on your computer. 3. After charging, disconnect the USB cable from both the phone and the computer. Turn Your Phone On and Off The instructions below explain how to turn your phone on and off. Turn Your Phone On Press and hold the Power/Lock Button ( ) on the right side of the phone. You will feel or hear the phone vibrate when it has been turned on. The first time you turn on your phone, it will search for Sprint service, and begin the setup application. Get Started...
Page 25: Turn Your Phone Off
Turn Your Phone Off 1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Button ( ) to open the Power options menu. Note: When the screen is locked and you press the Power/Lock 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/Lock Button to turn the phone off. See Lock and Unlock Your Screen for details. 2. Tap 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/Lock Button to open the Power options menu. 2. Tap Restart. 3. In the Restart phone confirmation box, tap RESTART. Note: If the phone or touchscreen becomes unresponsive, press and hold the Power/Lock Button for about 12 seconds to restart the phone. Get Started...
Page 26: Touchscreen Navigation
Touchscreen Navigation Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists, and more. Important: When the TalkBack option in the Accessibility settings is turned on and the Explore by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are replaced by the TalkBack gestures. For details, see Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack. Tap or Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap or touch them with your finger. Touch and Hold To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a Web page), touch and hold the item. Get Started...
Page 27 Swipe or Slide Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen to go to other widget panels, scroll through documents, and more. Drag To drag, touch and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Get Started...
Page 28 Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list. Touch and Flick On the Home screen, you can easily move a widget or icon from one screen to another. Touch and hold the widget or icon with one finger, and flick the screen to the new location with another finger. Get Started...
Page 29: Pinch And Spread
Pinch and Spread “Pinch” the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or “spread” the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in.) Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text. Get Started...
Page 30 Two-finger Swipe Swipe down from the status bar using two fingers to access Quick Settings. Three-finger Gesture Swipe up using three fingers to share content such as photos, videos, and music from your phone. You can also share streaming media from apps such as YouTube™. Swipe down to disconnect from the device. Get Started...
Page 31: Motion Gestures
Note: Media gesture is turned on in Settings by default, which makes the three-finger gesture work only when sharing content or using HTC apps. Note: The 3-finger gesture may not be available when TalkBack gestures are enabled. For details, see Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack. Three-finger Tap While using the HTC Car app, tap the screen with three fingers to activate the voice command mode. Motion Gestures Use motion gestures to rotate the screen, mute, lower the ringtone volume, and more. Flip to Mute When a call comes in, you can turn your phone over to mute it. To change the Flip to mute settings: Get Started...
Page 32 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification > Flip to mute, and select a setting: Mute once. Mute only once after you flipped the phone. The phone will ring again when there are subsequent incoming calls. Mute always. After flipping the phone to mute a call, keep it always muted for all incoming calls. Pick Up to Lower Volume In a business meeting or restaurant, pick your phone up when a call comes in to lower the ringtone volume. You can turn this feature on or off. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification, and then select or clear Quiet ring on pickup. Set Volume to Automatically Increase While in Your Pocket or Bag You can set your phone to recognize when it’s in your bag or pocket and raise the ringtone volume ...
Page 33: Activation And Service
You can turn this feature on or off. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification, and then select or clear Pocket mode. Rotate Your Phone for a Better View For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. See HTC Sense Keyboard for more details. To turn this feature off: 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Display & gestures, and then clear the Auto rotate screen option. Note: The TalkBack accessibility feature works best if you turn off auto-rotate. For details, see Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack. Activation and Service Follow the instructions below to activate your phone and Sprint Prepaid service. Register Your Phone on Sprint Prepaid 1. ...
Page 34: Complete The Setup Screens
If you're swapping phones or bringing your number over from a different carrier, follow the prompts to sign in or provide additional information. 5. Continue to follow the instructions to program your phone. Once you see the “Congrats” page, your phone and plan are activated. To confirm activation, make a phone call. If your phone is still not activated, visit sprint.com/prepaidsupport for assistance. If you do not have access to the Internet, call Sprint Customer Service at 1-855-639-4644 from another phone Note: If you are having any difficulty with activation, visit sprint.com/prepaidsupport for assistance. Activate Your Phone After completing the account setup on sprint.com/prepaidactivate, simply turn your phone on. It is designed to activate automatically. Press and hold the Power/Lock Button to turn your phone on. Your phone is designed to activate automatically. When you turn the phone on for the first time, you should see a Hands Free Activation screen, which may be followed by a PRL Update screen and a Firmware Update screen. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. If your phone is still not activated, visit sprint.com/prepaidsupport for assistance. If you do not have access to the Internet, call Sprint Customer Service at 1-855-639-4644 from another phone. Complete the Setup Screens The setup screens help you set up certain features and preferences on your phone. Once your phone has been turned on, you will see a Welcome message. You can then complete the setup process. Note: You may be able to complete the setup screens before your phone has been activated on your Sprint account. 1. From the Welcome screen, select a language and tap START to get started. Get Started...
Page 35 Note: If you are visually impaired or hard of hearing, touch and hold the screen with two fingers to enable TalkBack. Tap ACCESSIBILITY SETTINGS to change accessibility options. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete each section. For each topic, you will have the option to skip it and continue to the next screen. Terms of use. Read the terms of use and tap NEXT. ® Connect to Wi-Fi. Connect to a Wi-Fi network. For more information, see Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network. Hands Free Activation. See Activation and Service. Add your account. Enter your Google Account and password, and then tap ACCEPT. If you don’t have a Google Account, tap Or create a new account. See Add a Gmail Account for details. Note: You do not need to sign up for a Google Account to use your phone. However, to download ™ apps from the Google Play Store or chat in Google+™ Hangouts™, you must link your phone to a Google Account. Get your apps & data. If you have backed up your old phone's data to your Google Account, you can easily restore that backup on your new phone.
Page 36: Transfer Content To Your New Phone
Accounts & sync. Set up your email and social network accounts including Google, ® ® ® Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync , Mail, HTC Account, LinkedIn , Outlook.com, and Instagram. Name and protect your phone. Give your new phone a name or set up a screen lock to help secure your phone. Personalize HTC Sense Home. Choose to share your location and personal usage data ® for relevant apps and information recommendations on the HTC Sense Home. 3. Tap FINISH. Your phone is now set up for use. If you skipped any part of the setup, you can access additional options through the Apps screen or through Settings. Transfer Content to Your New Phone You can easily transfer content, contacts, messages, calendar events, music, photos, videos, and more from other phones or your computer to your new phone using the HTC Transfer Tool, ® Bluetooth , or direct USB connection. Transfer Content from an Android Phone On your old Android phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer your content to ...
Page 37: Transfer Content From An Iphone
Tap > > Settings > Get content from another phone. 2. Choose whether to transfer from an old HTC Android phone or other Android phone. 3. Tap Full transfer, and then tap NEXT. 4. Follow the steps shown on your new phone to download and install 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 your new phone before you continue. Note: If the PIN code doesn’t appear, this may mean that your old phone is unable to connect to your new phone. If this happens, tap Try another transfer method on your new phone to use Bluetooth for transferring contacts from your old phone. 6. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then tap START or TRANSFER. 7. Wait for the transfer to finish. 8. Tap DONE on both phones. Transfer Content from an iPhone ® If you have an iPhone , there are 3 easy ways to transfer your contacts, messages, and other ...
Page 38: Transfer Content From Your Old Phone Using Bluetooth
4. Follow the steps shown onscreen to back up your iPhone content to your iCloud storage, and then tap SIGN IN. 5. Choose the iPhone backup that you want to transfer to HTC Desire 626s, and then tap NEXT. 6. Choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then tap IMPORT. 7. Wait for the transfer to finish, and then tap DONE. Note: Only some contact details can be transferred, such as the contact name, photo, postal address, email address, birthdate, anniversary date, and notes. Transfer Content From Your Old Phone Using Bluetooth Use Bluetooth to transfer contacts from an iPhone, a phone that has Android version 2.1 (or earlier version), or other types of phones. 1. If you’re setting up your new HTC phone for the first time, select Transfer content on the Transfer or restore content screen. – or – Tap > > Settings > Get content from another phone. 2. Choose whether to transfer from an Android phone, iPhone, or other phone types. If you chose to transfer from an Android phone, tap Quick transfer. 3. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode.
Page 39: Transfer Content Between Your Phone And Computer
Note: Use your iCloud storage or HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone. For details, see HTC Sync Manager. Transfer Content Between Your Phone and Computer There are two ways you can transfer content to or from your computer. Connect your phone to your computer. Your computer will recognize it just like any removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between them. Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your computer. You can set it up to automatically get music, photos, and videos off your phone to your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone. If you have an iPhone, you can even connect it and transfer the camera roll (photos and videos) to your computer. Then reconnect your phone and copy them over. For details, see HTC Sync Manager. Tired of keeping copies of your media in several places? Use online storage services to put your media in one place so you can manage them anywhere — on your computer, phone, and other mobile devices. Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts & sync > ...
Page 40: Restore Your Backup From Your Online Storage To Your New Phone
Phone contacts. You can create contacts locally on your phone, if you don’t prefer to store them on your online accounts. Restore Your Backup From Your Online Storage to Your New Phone If you used HTC Backup before, you can restore your backup to your new HTC phone when you turn the phone on for the first time or after a factory reset. Important: Depending on the amount of content, restoring your backup to your phone through your data connection may use a lot of time and data. Using a Wi-Fi connection is recommended. 1. On the Transfer or restore content screen, select Restore from HTC Backup, and sign in to your HTC Account or Google Account. 2. Use your mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to connect your phone to the Internet. If you used your Google login credentials as your HTC Account and your backup is in Google ™ Drive , tap Sign in with Google. If not, tap Remind me later, go to the Transfer or restore content screen, and select Restore from HTC Backup.
Page 41: Basic Operations
Basic Operations The following topics outline basic features and operations of your phone. Basics The following topics offer an overview of your phone’s basic operations. Home Screen and Applications (Apps) List Most of your phone’s operations originate from the home screen or the apps list. The first time you turned on the phone, tap Tap to personalize and then tap LET'S EXPLORE to personalize the home screen with the HTC Sense Home widget. Swipe left and you’ll discover widget panels for adding your favorite widgets, apps, and more so they’re just a tap away. And if you need more room for your stuff, you can add more widget panels. For details, see Customize the Home Screen. ® Swipe right for HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen. You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See Customize the Launch Bar. Basic Operations...
Page 42: Onscreen Navigation Keys
You can add an onscreen navigation key. See Onscreen Navigation Keys for details. Tap to see all apps installed on your phone. Tip: While you’re in another screen or app, tap to return to the last Home screen you visited. Onscreen Navigation Keys Your phone has onscreen navigation keys at the bottom of the screen which rotate when you change the orientation. The onscreen navigation keys do not show up when the screen is off, when you're on the Camera viewfinder screen, or when you chose to hide it. Standard Navigation Keys Description Go to the previous screen. Back Go to the Home screen. Home Show the thumbnails of the most recently used apps and Google Recent apps Chrome tabs. Customizable Navigation Key You can add a fourth navigation key. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Personalize > Change navigation buttons. 3. Select the fourth navigation key. Description Puts the phone to sleep mode.
Page 43: Get To Know Your Settings
Get to Know Your Settings Change the ringtone, set up a Wi-Fi connection, add your accounts, and more in Settings. 1. Open Settings either from the Quick Settings panel or Apps screen. Swipe down from the status bar, and then tap Tap > > Settings 2. Here are some of the basic settings you can change: Tap the ON/OFF switch next to an item such as Wi-Fi to turn it on or off. Tap the item itself to configure its settings. Tap Sound & notification to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure incoming call sound settings. Tap Personalize to change the wallpaper, add widgets and shortcuts to the widget panel, and more. Tap Accounts & sync to add and sign in to your different accounts, such as email, social networks, and more. Tap Security to help secure your phone, for example with a screen lock. For more information, see Settings. Using Quick Settings In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. Basic Operations...
Page 44: Capture Screenshots
2. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its tile. 3. To change the options for a setting, touch and hold its tile. Or tap Tip: To switch to the Notifications panel, swipe up the Quick Settings panel. To switch back to the Quick Settings panel, swipe down the Notifications panel. Customize Quick Settings Aside from the default tiles, there are several other tiles available in Quick Settings. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. Tap and do one of the following: In the Quick Settings list, touch and hold next to the item you want to move and drag it to rearrange the list. Under Hidden items, touch and hold and drag it up to make it available in Quick Settings. Note: There is a limit to the number of tiles that can be shown in Quick Settings. You may need to remove an existing item to make space for another one. To remove an item, drag it below Hidden items. Capture Screenshots Capture the phone screen to show off your high game score, write a blog post about your phone’s features, or post a status update about a song you’re playing. Basic Operations...
Page 45: Applications
in the status bar. Slide the Notifications panel open, and tap under the Screenshot notification. If you don’t see , spread two fingers apart on the screenshot notification. Applications The following topics describe how to access the Applications (Apps) screen and launch apps on your phone. Apps List The Apps screen includes any apps you download and install on your phone. The following table outlines the primary apps that have been preinstalled on your phone. Important: The list of available apps on your phone is subject to change without notice. Function/Service Perform basic and advanced mathematical operations. See Calculator. Calculator View, create and send events. See Calendar. Calendar Take photos and capture videos. See Camera and Video. Camera Navigate to your destination, plus more. See HTC Car. Browse the Internet. See Chrome Browser. Chrome Check the time, set an alarm, or use the World Clock, Stopwatch and Clock Timer. See Clock. View all your downloaded files here. Downloads Manage your Google Drive online storage. See Google Drive. Drive Emergency Alerts View emergency alerts. Organize files and folders on your phone and storage card. See File File Manager Manager. View your photos and videos. See View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery Gallery.
Page 46 Set your Google Search, Google Now, and other Google Mobile Services Google Settings options. Post statuses, share photos, and write comments with your circle of Google+ friends. Send SMS, MMS, or start a video chat. See Hangouts. Hangouts Find useful content on how to use your phone, view troubleshooting Help information, and more. See HTC Help. Back up your files using online storages. See Backup. HTC Backup Personalize your phone with the optional HTC DotView case. See HTC HTC DotView Dot View. HTC Mobile Guide View your phone's online user guide. Connect to your company's intranet via VPN. KeyVPN Add POP3/IMAP and Exchange ActiveSync email accounts on your Mail phone. See Email. View maps and get detailed turn-by-turn navigation to your destination. Maps See Google Maps. Create and send text and multimedia messages. See Text and Messages Multimedia Messaging. Listen to your favorite music tracks and even sing-along with lyrics and Music cool visualizations. View news and weather in using this app. News & Weather Save and view your photos online.
Page 47: Open An App
Function/Service Search, buy, and install apps to your phone. See Google Play Store. Play Store POLARIS Office 5 View and edit office documents. View maps and get turn-by-turn navigation to your destination. See Scout Scout. Change your phone settings. See Settings. Settings Run the setup wizard and complete the setup screens. See Complete the Setup Setup Screens. Personalize your phone with themes. See Themes. Themes Record and share your voice or create a voice memo. See Voice Voice Recorder Recorder. Search the Web using your voice. See Search the Web with Your Voice. Voice Search Check the weather in your location and in other cities around the world. Weather See Check the Weather. Watch or upload videos online. See YouTube. YouTube Open an App There are several options for opening an app from the Home screen. Tap an app on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. Tap to go to the Apps screen, and then tap the app you want to use. On the Apps screen, tap ...
Page 48 Tap to see recently-opened apps. To switch back to an app, just tap it. To remove an app from the list, drag it up. To clear the recent apps list, tap Tip: You can change the view of your recent apps. Tap > Settings > Layout, and then choose between Card view or Grid view. Refresh Content In some apps, you can easily refresh content that’s synced or downloaded from the Web with a simple finger gesture. 1. While viewing content such as weather or Mail inbox, scroll to the top of the screen. Basic Operations...
Page 49 2. Pull down the screen with your finger, and then release to refresh. Arrange Apps on the Apps Screen Personalize the Apps screen to your liking. You can rearrange the apps and change the layout. 1. Tap > 2. Tap and then choose how to arrange apps, such as alphabetically. If you want to group apps into folders or rearrange them, select Custom. Move Apps and Folders 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Custom. 3. Tap > Rearrange apps. 4. Touch and hold an app or folder, and then do one of the following: Drag the app to another position on the same page. Wait until you see the occupying icon move away before releasing your finger. Drag the app to the or arrow to move it to another page. 5. When you’re done moving apps and folders, tap Basic Operations...
Page 50: Phone Number
Group Apps into Folders 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Custom. 3. Tap > Rearrange apps. 4. Touch and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder. 5. To add more apps, drag each app over to the folder. 6. To name the folder, open the folder, tap its title bar, and then enter a folder name. 7. When you’re done grouping apps and folders, tap Remove Apps from a Folder 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Custom. 3. Tap > Rearrange apps. 4. Tap the folder to open it. 5. Touch and hold an app, and then drag it out to the Apps screen. Wait until you see the occupying icon move away before releasing your finger.
Page 51: Silent Mode
Silent Mode Silent mode sets your phone’s ringtone, operation sounds, notifications, etc., not to sound to avoid disturbing others around you. Note: Camera shutter, video start/stop tones, and certain other sounds may still be active during silent mode. To set to silent mode: 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification > Sound profile. 3. Select Silent. Tip: You can also set the phone to silent mode using Quick Settings. See Using Quick Settings for details. To restore the sound to normal mode: 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification > Sound profile. 3. Select Normal. Your phone’s sound settings are now restored. Tip: You can also restore the phone sound using Quick Settings. See Using Quick Settings for details. Airplane Mode When you enable Airplane (flight) mode, all wireless radios on your phone are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. You can still use many of your phone’s features, such as Gallery, Camera, and Music, when you are on an airplane or in any other area where making or receiving calls or data is prohibited. ...
Page 52: Enter Text
HTC Sense Keyboard Typing is fast and accurate with the HTC Sense keyboard. Word prediction also saves typing time. As you type, you’ll see word suggestions that you can choose from. You can even add words to the word prediction dictionary. For details, see Enter Text with Word Prediction on the HTC Sense Keyboard. You can type words by just speaking. For details, see Enter Text by Speaking on the HTC Sense Keyboard. Turn on the Trace keyboard so you can type words by just sliding your finger from one letter to another. For details, see Enter Text with the HTC Sense Keyboard Using the Trace Keyboard. Just swipe right to access the numeric and symbol keyboard. Or swipe left to switch between languages. The keys have secondary numbers, punctuation symbols, or other characters that you can quickly insert without having to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. For example, just touch and hold a key on the first row to insert a number. Choose from a wide selection of emojis. Show or hide navigational arrow keys on the keyboard. If you enable the arrow keys in Settings, they’ll only appear on the portrait keyboard. And since everyone has their own typing style, you can calibrate the keyboard in so it learns how you type. See Calibrate the Keyboard. Enter Text by Typing on the HTC Sense Keyboard The onscreen keyboard becomes available when you tap a text field in an app. Enter letters and numbers, change the keyboard layout or language, and more. Basic Operations...
Page 53: Change The Htc Sense Keyboard Language
to close the onscreen keyboard. Tip: To open the keyboard settings, touch and hold the comma key until you see above the key. Or go to Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. Change the HTC Sense Keyboard Language If multiple keyboard languages are available on your phone, you can choose which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input > Keyboard selection. 3. Choose the languages you want and tap 4. To change the keyboard language, do any of the following while entering text: Swipe left on the onscreen keyboard (not available if you’re using trace keyboard). Tap the language key until you see the language you want to use. Touch and hold the language key, and then drag your finger to the keyboard language you want to use. Basic Operations...
Page 54: Enter Text With Word Prediction On The Htc Sense Keyboard
Enter Text with Word Prediction on the HTC Sense Keyboard The onscreen keyboard has predictive text to help you type quickly and accurately. Predictive text input is enabled by default, and word suggestions are displayed as you type. To enter a word in predictive mode, do any of the following: Tap the space bar to insert the highlighted word in the suggestion list. Tap a word from the suggestion list. Tap the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices. Tip: If you’ve accidentally chosen a wrong word from the suggestion list, you can always go back and change it by tapping the word and selecting another suggestion. Set a Second Language for Word Prediction You can set the word prediction to be bilingual. As you type, you’ll get word suggestions in the languages that you’ve selected. Note: Bilingual prediction is available only when you’re using a Latin-based keyboard. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input > Keyboard selection.
Page 55: Enter Text With The Htc Sense Keyboard Using The Trace Keyboard
2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. 3. Tap Personal dictionary. To edit a word, tap the item in the list. To delete items from the dictionary, tap > Delete. Select the words you want to remove, and then tap DELETE. Enter Text with the HTC Sense Keyboard Using the Trace Keyboard Instead of tapping the keys on the onscreen keyboard, you can "trace" to type words. Turn On Trace Keyboard 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.
Page 56: Enter Text By Speaking On The Htc Sense Keyboard
3. Lift your finger when the word is completed. 4. If the word that appears after you traced isn't the one you want, you can: Tap a word from the suggestion list. Tap the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices. Enter Text by Speaking on the HTC Sense Keyboard Try speaking the words to enter them in most text fields that let you use the touch input keyboard. 1. Tap an area where you want to enter text. 2. On the onscreen keyboard, touch and hold . 3. When you see the microphone image, speak out the words you want to type. Tip: To set the voice input language, tap > Settings > Languages. You can choose one or more languages. Available languages depend on the voice input languages supported by Google. 4. If a word doesn’t match what you’ve spoken and it’s underlined, tap the underlined word to delete it or to see more choices. 5. Enter punctuation marks by saying the name (for example, say "comma"). Calibrate the Keyboard You can calibrate the keyboard to suit your typing style. 1. Tap > ...
Page 57: Edit Text
Edit Text In HTC apps, such as Messages, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it. Select, Copy, and Paste Text 1. Touch and hold on a word. 2. Drag the start and end anchors to highlight the surrounding text you want to select. 3. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap . The selected text is then copied to the clipboard. 4. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), touch and hold at the point where you want to paste the text. 5. Tap PASTE or tap . Tip: To copy the address of a linked webpage, touch and hold the link, and then tap Copy link address. Share Text 1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap 2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message or social network status update. Google Account You will need a Google Account to access several phone features such as Gmail, Google Maps, Hangouts, and the Google Play applications. Before you are able to access Google applications, you must enter your account information. These applications sync between your phone and your online Google Account. Basic Operations...
Page 58: Create A Google Account
Google Account Cautions Be sure not to forget your Google Account ID or password. Create a Google Account If you do not already have a Google Account, you can create one online or using your phone. Note: You can also create and sign into your Google/Gmail account through your phone’s Setup application. Note: Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your phone, such as Google Play, you do not need to use Gmail as the default email account for your phone. Create a Google Account Online 1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to google.com. 2. On the main page, click Sign in > Create an account. 3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account. 4. Navigate to your the Gmail inbox. Create a Google Account Using Your Phone 1. Tap > > Settings > Accounts & sync. 2. ...
Page 59: Sign In To Your Google Account
11. To go to your Gmail inbox, tap > > Gmail Sign In to Your Google Account If you have a Google Account but have not yet signed in with your phone, follow these instructions to sign in to your Google Account. 1. Tap > > Settings > Accounts & sync. 2. Tap > Google. 3. Enter your email address and tap NEXT. 4. Enter your password and tap NEXT. 5. Select the items you would like to sync with your phone and then tap NEXT. You are signed in to your Google Account, and your phone will synchronize the selected items. 6. To go to your Gmail inbox, tap > > Gmail Google Play Store Google Play is the place to go to find new Android apps, books, movies, and music for your phone. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid content ranging from productivity apps and games to bestselling books and blockbuster movies and music. When you find what you want, you can easily download and install it on your phone. To access the Google Play store app, you must first connect to the Internet using your phone’s Wi-Fi ...
Page 60 functions or settings on your phone. Download and install only apps that you trust. 1. Tap > > Play Store 2. When you open the Google Play Store app for the first time, the Terms of Service window will appear. Tap ACCEPT to continue. 3. Browse through the categories (APPS, GAMES, MOVIES & TV, MUSIC, BOOKS, or NEWSSTAND), find an item you're interested in, and tap the name. Browse through featured apps. Scroll through the list of featured apps when you open Google Play. Browse apps recommended by Sprint. Tap APPS > SPRINT, and then scroll through the list. Search for an app. Tap on the Google Play home screen, enter the name or type of app you’re looking for, and then tap on the keyboard. 4. Tap an app to read a description about the app and user reviews. 5. Tap Install (for free applications) or the price (for paid applications). Note: You need a Google Wallet account to purchase items on Google Play. See Google Wallet to set up a Google Wallet account if you do not have one. 6. The subsequent screen notifies you whether the app will require access to your personal information or access to certain functions or settings of your phone. If you agree to the conditions, tap ACCEPT (for free apps) or ACCEPT and then BUY (for paid apps) to begin downloading and installing the app. If you selected a paid application, after tapping OK, you’re redirected to the Google Wallet screen to pay for the application before it’s downloaded to your phone. The selected app is downloaded and installed on your phone. Warning: Read the notification carefully! Be especially cautious with applications that have ...
Page 61: Request A Refund For A Paid App
Request a Refund for a Paid App If you are not satisfied with an app, you can ask for a refund within 15 minutes of the purchase. Your credit card is not charged and the app is uninstalled from your phone. If you change your mind, you can install the app again, but you can’t request a refund a second time. 1. Tap > > Play Store 2. Tap > My apps. 3. Tap the app to uninstall for a refund. The details screen for the app opens. 4. Tap REFUND, and then tap YES to confirm. Your app is uninstalled and the charge is cancelled. Update an App Depending on your settings, many apps will update automatically, or you can update apps directly from the Play Store app. Update an App Directly 1. Tap > > Play Store 2. Tap > My apps. 3. ...
Page 62: Get Help With Google Play
Get Help with Google Play The Google Play store app offers an online help option if you have questions or want to know more about the app. 1. Tap > > Play Store 2. Tap > Help & Feedback. The Web browser will take you to the Google Play Help Web page, where you will find comprehensive, categorized information about Google Play. Lock and Unlock Your Screen 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 quickly turn the screen off, press the Power/Lock Button. Pressing the Power/Lock Button again or 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 ...
Page 63: Update Your Phone
Flick a shortcut icon to directly launch the app. Tip: If you’ve set an event reminder or an alarm, you can snooze or dismiss the event or alarm right from the lock screen. Just drag or up. Update Your Phone From time to time, updates may become available for your phone. You can download and apply updates through the Settings > System updates menu. Software Update Cautions During update: The phone cannot be used until the software update is complete. It may take time to update your phone’s software. Signal during update: Update your phone where signal reception is good, and do not change location during the update process. Make sure the battery is adequately charged before beginning an update. A weak signal or low battery during an update may cause the update to fail. An update failure may disable the phone. Other functions during update: Other phone functions cannot be used during a software update. Update Your Phone Software You can update your phone's software using the System updates option. Before Updating Your Phone Updating your phone may result in a loss of saved data depending on the condition of your phone (malfunctioning, damaged, water seepage, etc.). You must back up all critical information before updating your phone firmware. Note: Updating your phone firmware may not permanently erase all data from your phone, including ...
Page 64: Update The Operating System
3. Swipe to the ALL tab, and then tap the app you want to restore. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions. As an added precaution, to preserve any data on your microSD card, please unmount it from your phone prior to starting the update process. Tap > > Settings > Storage > Unmount SD card. Update the Operating System This option allows you to update the phone’s operating system (OS) via an over-the-air connection. 1. Tap > > Settings > System updates. 2. Tap HTC software update > CHECK NOW. Note: If you want to conserve data usage, you can select the Update over Wi-Fi only option before you tap CHECK NOW. 3. Follow onscreen instructions to download and install any available updates. Your phone automatically downloads and installs any available updates. You may be required to power your phone off and back on to complete the software upgrade. Basic Operations...
Page 65: Update Your Profile
Confirm Your Current Phone Firmware Tap > > Settings > About > Software information. The software version is displayed. Update Your Profile This option allows you to automatically update your online user profile information. If you choose to change your user name and select a new one online, you must then update the user name on your phone. 1. Tap > > Settings > System updates. 2. Tap Update profile and follow onscreen instructions. The phone will download and install the profile update and you will see a confirmation when complete. Note: If your data services or account syncing ever seems to go out unexpectedly, use this feature to reconnect with the network. Update Your PRL This option allows you to automatically download and update the PRL (preferred roaming list). 1. Tap > > Settings > System updates. 2. ...
Page 66: Your Phone Interface
Your Phone Interface The following topics describe how to use and customize your phone’s home screen, understand the status bar, and use the notifications window. Home Screen Basics The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Home Screen Layout Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens. Item Description Status Bar The status bar displays icons to notify you of your phone’s status (on the right side) and notifications (on the left side). Notifications Area The notification area of the status bar (on the left) displays notifications for incoming messages, missed calls, application updates, and more. Your Phone Interface...
Page 67: Extended Home Screens - Widget Panels
Item Description Status Area The status area of the status bar (on the right) displays phone and service status information such as signal strength, battery status, Wi-Fi and data connectivity, ringer status, and time. Widgets Widgets are self-contained onscreen apps that reside on your phone’s home screen. Launch Bar Primary shortcuts are application shortcuts that appear in the same location on all of your phone’s home screens. These are customizable except for the All Apps Key, which remains static. Tap to open the applications (apps) list. The apps list key is a primary All Apps Key shortcut available from all home screens. Tap to open a context-specific options menu. Back Key Tap to display the main home screen. Home Key Tap to return to the previous screen. Recent Apps Key Tip: Tap Home to return to the main home screen from any other screen. Extended Home Screens - Widget Panels In addition to the main home screen, your phone features extended home screens to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Tap Home to display the home screen and then drag across the screen to move from the home screen to another widget panel. There are up to four widget panels available in addition to the home screen.
Page 68 Main Notification Icons Icon Notification Mobile Hotspot is on New text or MMS message New voicemail New Gmail message New email Event Music is playing Power saver mode is on General notification (for example, sync error) More notifications available (tap to view) Missed call Call in progress Downloading Uploading Waiting to upload USB connection Update successful Main Status Icons Icon Status Bluetooth active GPS active Wi-Fi active Vibrate Speakerphone active Network (full signal) Your Phone Interface...
Page 69: Notifications Panel
Icon Status Network (roaming) Sprint 4G LTE data service Sprint 3G data service Airplane mode Data synchronizing – connected to HTC Sync Alarm set Battery (charging) Battery (full charge) Notifications Panel When you see notification icons, open the Notifications panel to check out details of the notifications that you’ve received. You can also quickly access settings from the Notifications panel. 1. Slide down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel. 2. On the Notifications panel: Some notifications allow you to take immediate action. For example, tap a missed call notification to return the call or reply with a text message. Tap the notification icon on the left to open the corresponding app. Your Phone Interface...
Page 70: Manage App Notifications
To dismiss just one notification in the list, drag it left or right. To dismiss all notifications and close the Notifications panel, tap Tip: If you have several notifications, scroll through the list screen to see them all. Manage App Notifications You can set the priority of app notifications or completely block notifications for apps you don't want to be notified about. 1. Tap > > Settings > Sound & notification. 2. Tap App notifications, and then tap the app you want manage. You can also touch and hold a notification, and then tap 3. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Block or Priority depending on what you want to do. Settings for app notifications are applied to notifications in the Notifications panel and the lock screen. Front Indicator Light (LED) The Front Indicator Light (LED) provides phone information at a glance. The indicator shows: Solid green light when your phone is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. Flashing green light when you have a pending notification (for example, a new message or a missed call). Solid orange light when the battery is being charged. Flashing orange light when the battery level reaches very low. (Power is below 14%.) Change LED Notification Settings You can change when to flash and which apps will flash the LED when there are new notifications.
Page 71: Htc Blinkfeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen
1. Tap > > Settings > Sound & notification. 2. Under Notification, tap Flash notifications. Choose whether to always flash the LED or flash it only when the screen is off. 3. Tap App light notifications. Choose which app notifications you want the LED to flash for. Tip: In other apps, check their settings to find out if they have an option for flashing the LED. HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen Stay in touch with friends or get the latest about your interests right on HTC BlinkFeed. Set up which social networks, news sources, and other information will appear. To go to HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right from the Home screen. Swipe up or down to browse stories on HTC BlinkFeed. Tap a tile to view more details or to comment on a post or status update. While viewing a news article, swipe left or right to see more stories. While in HTC BlinkFeed, you can tap either or to scroll to the top. Scroll to the top and pull down on the screen to manually refresh the stream. Swipe right on HTC BlinkFeed to open the slideout menu to choose the type or add your custom ...
Page 72: Select Feeds
Turn HTC BlinkFeed On or Off You can turn HTC BlinkFeed on or off. 1. Tap or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed. 2. Slide two fingers together, and then tap 3. While HTC BlinkFeed is selected, tap REMOVE. 4. To add it back, swipe right, and then tap the button that has BLINKFEED. Add Content to HTC BlinkFeed Personalize HTC BlinkFeed to show articles and status updates from your favorite news sources, categories, editions, and apps. Select Feeds Discover stories and articles on HTC BlinkFeed based on your interests, favorite categories, and popular news channels or websites. 1. Tap or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed. 2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu. 3. Tap > Add content. 4. Choose a category. 5. Select one or more feed sources. You can tap a name first to check out a particular feed, and ...
Page 73: Customize The Highlights Feed
1. Tap or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed. 2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu. 3. Tap Search for content, and then enter the topic you’re looking for. 4. Tap a result, and then tap to add it under Custom topics. Subscribe to Multiple Regional Editions By default, HTC BlinkFeed display feeds and information available for your current location. You can show one or more editions of your choice on HTC BlinkFeed. 1. Tap or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed. 2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu. 3. Tap > Add content. 4. Tap , and then select a locale or region. 5. Select the feed sources to add. Customize the Highlights Feed Go to the Highlights feed to see a mix of top trending articles and status updates from the feed sources you added. You can also set the Highlights feed to only show items from your favorite news sources, categories, and apps.
Page 74: Customize The Home Screen
Post to Your Social Networks You can easily post a status update from HTC BlinkFeed. 1. Tap or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed. 2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu. 3. Tap > Compose, and then choose a social network. 4. Compose your status update and post it on your social network. Remove Content From HTC BlinkFeed Whether it’s a tile or an entire feed, you can remove content you don’t want to see on HTC BlinkFeed. To remove a tile, touch and hold the tile you want to remove, and then tap Remove. To remove a feed source, in the slideout menu, tap > Remove content, select one or more items, and then tap REMOVE. To unsubscribe to a localized edition, in the slideout menu, tap > Remove content. On the Remove content screen, tap > Remove editions, select one or more items, and then tap REMOVE. Customize the Home Screen Learn how to set the wallpaper and add, move, or remove shortcuts, widgets, and folders from the ...
Page 75: Customize The Launch Bar
Customize the Launch Bar The launch bar on your Home screen gives you one-tap access to commonly used apps and other shortcuts. You can replace the apps on the launch bar with other apps that you often use. 1. Touch and hold the app you want to replace, and then drag it out to . 2. Tap to go to the Apps screen. 3. Touch and hold an app, and then drag it to the empty slot on the launch bar. Tip: You can also group apps on the launch bar into a folder. Note: The apps or shortcuts you see on the lock screen are the same as the ones in the launch bar. Change Your Main Home Screen Set HTC BlinkFeed or a widget panel as your main Home screen. 1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel. 2. In the pop-up menu, tap Manage Home screen pages. 3. Swipe left or right until you see the panel that you want to use as your main Home screen. 4. Tap SET AS HOME. 5. Tap Note: Tapping from an app will first return you to the last panel you were in. Just tap again to go to your main Home screen.
Page 76: Organize Your Widget Panels
1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel. 2. In the pop-up menu, tap Manage Home screen pages. 3. To add a new widget panel, swipe until you see the icon, and then tap it. 4. To remove a widget panel, swipe left or right until you see the panel, and then tap REMOVE. 5. Tap Arrange Widget Panels Note: A widget panel cannot be moved or inserted before HTC BlinkFeed. 1. On HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to customize the Home screen. 2. Touch and hold a widget panel thumbnail, and then drag it left or right to the position you want. 3. Tap Work with Widgets and App Shortcuts Add widgets and app shortcuts to the Home screen. Add Widgets on Your Home Screen Widgets make at-a-glance important information and media content easily available. Choose from a selection of widgets and add the most useful ones to your Home screen. ...
Page 77 You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings such as Bluetooth and GPS. Change the Widget Settings You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the Clock widget) from the Home screen. Some widgets can also be resized after you’ve added them to your Home screen. Touch and hold the widget on your Home screen, and then drag it to . You can then customize the widget settings. To resize the widget, touch and hold the widget. If a border appears around the widget, drag the sides of the border to enlarge or shrink the widget size. Add 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 Web pages, and more. 1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel. 2. In the pop-up menu, tap Add apps and widgets. 3. Tap > Apps or Shortcuts. 4. Scroll through the apps or shortcuts, or tap to search for one. 5. Touch and hold an app or shortcut icon, and then drag it to a widget panel where you want to add Note: To add an app from the Apps screen, touch and hold an app and drag it to a widget panel.
Page 78: Htc Sense Home Widget
4. To remove the item, drag it to , and when the item turns red, release it. 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 Desire 626s 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. Set Up the HTC Sense Home Widget Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget is quick and easy. Tip: If you don't see the HTC Sense Home widget, add it to your Home screen. See Work with Widgets and App Shortcuts. Note: Make sure you turn on location services in your phone settings. See Location Settings. 1. On the HTC Sense Home widget, tap Tap to personalize. Your Phone Interface...
Page 79 2. Tap LET'S EXPLORE. 3. Tap where you are to finish setting up the widget. 4. On the widget, tap > > Personalize HTC Sense Home. 5. Select all the options on the screen, and then tap Set Your Home and Work Locations You can change the address for your home and work locations if you ever move to a new home or change your job. 1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget. 2. On the widget, tap > > > Set locations. 3. Tap the address area to search for the address you want to set. 4. When you've found the address on the map, tap DONE. Switch Locations Manually The HTC Sense Home widget automatically changes locations based on where you are. You can also manually change the location in the HTC Sense Home widget. For the HTC Sense Home widget to change locations automatically, you need to make sure that HTC Location Service is turned on. See HTC Location Service.
Page 80 Pin and Unpin Apps Pinning apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget ensures they stay on the widget. Items in the HTC Sense Home widget will have one of two states: pinned or unpinned. Unpinned items will be automatically changed to more frequently used items. 1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget. 2. Do one of the following: To pin an item, touch and hold it until you see To unpin an item, touch and hold it until the unpinning progress bar has completed. Add Apps to the HTC Sense Home Widget Add your favorite apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget. 1. Tap > 2. Touch and hold the app, shortcut, or folder you want to add to the widget. 3. Drag the item to where you want in the HTC Sense Home widget. 4. The app, shortcut or folder will be added to the HTC Sense Home widget and pinned in place. Turn Smart Folders On and Off Smart folders are folders in the HTC Sense Home widget that dynamically change contents depending on the apps you download and use. If you don't want to see recently downloaded or ...
Page 81: Customize The Lock Screen
> Personalize. 2. Tap Change wallpaper below LOCK SCREEN. 3. Tap any of the following options: Tap Use home screen wallpaper or tap Use custom wallpaper to select a photo from Gallery. Tap Themes to use a wallpaper stored in your Theme's gallery. See Themes for details. Tap Photos to select a wallpaper from photos stored in Google Photos app. Set a Screen Lock Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using HTC Desire 626s without your permission. Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of securing your phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC Desire 626s is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time. 1. Tap > > Settings > Security. 2. Tap Screen lock. 3. Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock. 4. Tap Lock phone after then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
Page 82: Lock Screen Notifications
5. Tap Trusted face and follow the onscreen instructions. 6. Tap Lock phone after then specify the idle time before the screen is locked. To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can to train HTC Desire 626s to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard. Tap Smart Lock, confirm your screen lock, and then tap Trusted face > Improve face matching. Follow the onscreen instructions. Change Lock Screen Shortcuts To change apps (or other shortcuts) on the lock screen, change the ones on the launch bar. To find out how, see Customize the Launch Bar. Turn Off the Lock Screen You can turn the lock screen off in Settings. 1. Tap > > Settings > Security. 2. Tap Screen lock > No lock screen. To turn the lock screen on again, in Security settings, tap Screen lock > Lock screen. ...
Page 83: Themes
4. Touch and hold a notification to see more related information. 5. Tap to prioritize or block notifications from the related app. Themes Themes brings a quick and easy way for you to customize your phone with wallpapers, sounds, and more. Log in with your HTC Account to browse from the available themes in the Themes store, or make your own. Download Themes Find and download pre-made themes that make it easy for you to personalize your phone. 1. Tap > > Themes 2. Tap GET STARTED. 3. Sign in with your preferred account. 4. On the Recommended screen, swipe left or right under each category to browse recommended items. 5. To see all available items for a category, swipe left and tap See all. 6. Tap an item to see the details screen. 7. Tap Download. To apply the theme after it has finished downloading, tap Apply. If your theme has custom sounds, all of your ringtones and alert tones will also change. Bookmark Themes While browsing themes, you can bookmark them so you can easily find them later. 1. Tap > > Themes ...
Page 84: Create Themes
3. Tap the item and then tap . You'll find the bookmark in My themes. See Find Your Themes. Tip: You can remove the bookmark by tapping again. Create Themes You can create and customize your own theme and even share it for others to download. 1. Tap > > Themes 2. Tap > Choose Home image to set the main wallpaper for your theme. 3. Select an image from Gallery, Photos, or take a photo with Camera. 4. Crop the image when prompted, and then tap DONE. 5. Tap NEXT. 6. Swipe up or down to the pre-defined style to select for your theme. 7. If you don't want to customize your theme further, tap NEXT to save your theme. 8. Tap EDIT, then tap any of the categories you want to customize, and experiment with the settings until you're satisfied. 9. When you're ready, tap PREVIEW to see what your theme will look like. 10. Tap FINISH, then name your theme and tap OK to save your theme. Tip: To apply the theme right away, make sure you select the Apply this theme now option. Edit a Theme After creating a theme, you can still edit it.
Page 85: Find Your Themes
1. Tap > > Themes 2. Tap > My themes. 3. Swipe to the MY COLLECTION tab, and then tap Edit current theme. 4. Tap Color and select a color scheme. 5. Tap any of the other categories you want to change. 6. Tap an item in the category. If the category is empty, tap and choose one of the collections to select from. 7. Tap Apply to apply the change to your current theme. 8. Tap until you see the mix and match screen. Continue making changes until you're satisfied with the result. 9. Tap SAVE COPY to save your new theme, or if you're editing a theme that you copied tap SAVE to save the changes. Find Your Themes Themes you created or downloaded can be found in your theme collection. You'll also find the theme you bookmarked. 1. Tap > > Themes 2. ...
Page 86: Share Themes
Share Themes Share themes, wallpapers, icons, and more with friends and family. 1. Tap > > Themes 2. Browse to the theme you want to share and tap it to view the details. 3. While viewing the details page of any item in the catalog, tap to share. Delete a Theme You can delete a theme if you no longer want to keep it on your phone. 1. Tap > > Themes 2. Tap > My themes. 3. Swipe to the MY COLLECTION tab. 4. Tap > Remove. 5. Tap the themes you want to remove from your collection. 6. Tap REMOVE. If the theme you deleted is currently applied, it will still be applied to your phone until another theme is applied. Your Phone Interface...
Page 87: Phone App
Phone App The following topics outline the use of your device’s phone app to place and receive calls, use voicemail, set up and manage contacts, and more. HD™ Voice Your phone is also HD Voice enabled, which means you can enjoy unparalleled voice quality in areas with HD Voice service. Experience the crystal clear difference of HD Voice from Sprint on calls between Sprint customers each using an HD Voice enabled phone while in areas with available HD Voice service. Note: HD Voice service is available in select markets. Visit sprint.com/coverage for more information. Place and Answer Calls The following topics describe how to directly dial calls, how to answer incoming calls, and how to use the in-call screen options. Adjust In-Call Volume Adjusting Call Volume: Press the Volume Button during the call. Troubleshooting Question: Difficulty during call. Answer 1: It may not be possible to make a call properly in a noisy location. Answer 2: When calling using Speaker, check the call volume. Raising the call volume may make calling difficult. Question: Sound pops momentarily during a call. Answer: Are you changing location while calling? Sound pops when signal is weak and the phone switches to a different area. Emergency Call Cautions Emergency calls are restricted in Airplane mode. Phone App...
Page 88: Call Using The Phone Dialer
Call Using the Phone Dialer The most “traditional” way to place a call is by using the phone’s dialer screen. Call Using 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. Tap > to display the phone’s dialer screen. 2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name to see the top matching contact. 3. If there are a number of matches found (for example, 3 MATCHES), tap the number to see all the matches. 4. Tap the contact you want to call. To check other phone numbers associated with the contact, tap beside the contact name. If the phone number has an extension, tap after connecting to the main line and then dial the extension number. 5. To hang up, tap END CALL. Change the Phone Dialer Layout Switch between a large or standard dial keypad. Phone App...
Page 89: Dial An Extension Number
1. Tap > to display the phone’s dialer screen. 2. Tap > Large dial pad or Standard dial pad. Troubleshooting Question: Call does not connect. Answer 1: Was the number dialed using the area code? Try dialing the number starting with “0.” Answer 2: Are you in an area with poor wireless coverage? Try calling again from another area. Dial an Extension Number To skip voice prompts when dialing an extension number, do one of the following. After dialing the main number, touch and hold . The letter p is added to the number you are dialing. Enter the extension number, and then tap . You will be connected to the mainline and then to the extension number. – or – After dialing the main number, touch and hold . The letter w is added to the number you are dialing. Enter the extension number, and then tap . After connecting to the main line, tap SEND to dial the extension number. Tip: You can save phone numbers with an extension in the People app. Call Emergency Numbers You can place calls to 9-1-1 even if the phone’s screen is locked or your account is restricted. Important: You won’t be able to make an emergency call if you don’t have a network signal.
Page 90: Make International Calls
When you place an emergency 9-1-1 call, the GPS feature of your phone seeks information to calculate your approximate location. Depending on several variables, including availability and access to satellite signals, it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your approximate location. Important: Always report your location to the 9-1-1 operator when placing an emergency call. Some designated emergency call takers, known as Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), may not be equipped to receive GPS location information from your phone. Call Using a Speed Dial Number Speed dial numbers let you dial numbers by touching and holding a single number on the Phone keypad. 1. Tap > to display the phone dialer’s screen. 2. Touch and hold the speed dial key on the Phone keypad. The display confirms that you have dialed the number when it shows "DIALING" on the upper right side of the screen. See Set Up Speed Dial for information on assigning speed dial numbers. Call a Number in a Text Message, Email Message, or Calendar Event While viewing a text message, email, or a Calendar event that has a phone number in it, you can just tap the phone number to place a call. For additional information, see Text and Multimedia Messaging, Email, and Calendar. Make International Calls When placing international calls, plus code dialing automatically adds the international dialing code ...
Page 91: Set Up Speed Dial
Important: International calls may incur additional fees. Contact Sprint customer service for details. Change the International Dialing Code By default, the international dialing code is set to 011. When you’re traveling in another country, you can set the international dialing code to your current location. 1. Tap > > Settings > Call. 2. Tap CDMA call settings > Plus code dialing > International dialing. 3. Enter the dialing code of the country where you’re located, and then tap OK. Set Up Speed Dial Your phone can store up to eight phone numbers in speed dial locations. (The number 1 is reserved for Sprint voicemail access.) To assign a speed dial number to a contact: 1. Tap > > People , and then tap a contact. 2. Tap > Set speed dial. 3. Tap Not assigned under Number to select the contact’s number that you want to assign to the speed dial key.
Page 92: Answer Phone Calls
Answer Phone Calls The following information lets you know how to answer incoming calls, mute the ringer on incoming calls, reject incoming calls, and more. When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen. Note: Your phone will automatically adjust the ringtone volume when you use the polite ringer and pocket mode features. Note: If your phone is turned off, all calls automatically go to voicemail. Answer or Reject an Incoming Call If the display is on when you get a call, tap ANSWER or DECLINE. If the display is locked when you get a call, drag or upwards. You can also press the Power/Lock Button twice to reject a call. Tip: After declining a call, you can send a text message to the caller or create a task to remind you to return the call. All declined calls go to your voicemail. Mute the Ringing Sound without Rejecting the Call Press the Volume Button. ...
Page 93 Mute : Mute the microphone during an active call. Tap again to unmute the microphone. Note: If Mute is activated, the speaker mode is deactivated. Speaker : Route the phone’s audio through the speaker (On) or through the earpiece (Off). Activate Speaker to route the phone’s audio through the speaker. (You can adjust the speaker volume using the Volume Button.) Deactivate Speaker to use the phone’s earpiece. Warning: Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use. Dialpad : Use the onscreen dialpad to enter additional numbers, for example, an extension or access code. For example: When you call your bank’s 800 number, use your dialpad to enter your account number and PIN. Tap to view more in-call options. Add call: Tap to initiate a conference call (3-way call). Flash: Tap to put the current call on hold. People to display your contacts list. Open contact card to display the caller’s contact information. End a Call There are a couple of options for ending a phone call. Phone App...
Page 94: Place Calls From History/People
On the call screen, tap END CALL. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap END CALL. If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up. Place Calls from History/People You can also place calls directly from your contacts list or from the Call history screen. Call From Call History You can directly call numbers stored in your Call history. 1. Tap > 2. Swipe right to display the CALL HISTORY tab. 3. Tap an entry to place a call. Note: You cannot make calls from Call history to entries identified as No ID or Restricted. Tip: Touch and hold an entry in the Call history list to open the options menu where you can select to view the contact information (if number is stored in People), edit the number before you call, send a text message, or delete the entry from the Call history list and more. Call From People Call your contacts from the People application. 1. Tap > 2. Swipe left to display the PEOPLE tab. 3. ...
Page 95: Open Call History
Open Call History Access your Call history to quickly call someone back or see who you have talked to recently. 1. Tap > 2. Swipe right to display the CALL HISTORY tab. Each entry contains the phone number (if it is available) and the contact name (if the number is in People) 3. Do any of the following: Tap a name or number in the list to call. See Call From Call History. Touch and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu. Tap a contact photo to find more ways of getting in touch with the contact. Tap to display only a particular type of call such as missed calls or outgoing calls. Save a Number From Call History If the phone number of a person who called is not in People, you can choose to save the number after you hang up. 1. Tap > 2. Swipe right to display the CALL HISTORY tab. 3. Tap next to the new number and choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing contact.
Page 96: Voicemail Notification
Block a Caller When you block a phone number or a contact, all calls from the phone number or contact will be declined automatically. 1. Tap > 2. Swipe right to display the CALL HISTORY tab. 3. Touch and hold the contact or phone number you want to block, and then tap Block caller > Note: To remove a caller from your blocked list, on the CALL HISTORY tab, tap > Blocked contacts. Touch and hold a contact, and then tap Unblock contacts. Erase Call History If the Call history becomes long, you can delete an entry or the entire Call history list. 1. Tap > 2. Swipe right to display the CALL HISTORY tab. 3. Do either of the following: To delete a Call history entry, touch and hold the entry, and then tap Delete from call history. To erase the entire Call history list, tap > Remove call history. Tap > Select all, and then tap DELETE.
Page 97: Set Up Voicemail
Note: Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off. However, your phone notifies you of new messages only when it is turned on and you are in a Sprint service area. Set Up Voicemail Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. You should set up your Sprint voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. Always use a password to help protect against unauthorized access. 1. Tap > 2. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number. 3. Follow the system prompts to: Create your password. Record your name announcement. Record your greeting. Important: Voicemail Password – Sprint strongly recommends that you create a password when setting up your voicemail to help protect against unauthorized access. Without a password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your voicemail messages. Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages You can review your messages directly from your wireless phone (using either traditional voicemail or Visual Voicemail) or from any other touch-tone phone. Use Traditional Voicemail to Access Your Messages 1. ...
Page 98: Conference Calling
Conference Calling With conference calling, also known as 3-way calling, you can talk to two people at the same time. When using this feature, the normal airtime rates will be charged for each of the two calls. 1. Tap > 2. Dial a number and tap 3. Once you have established the connection, tap > Add call, and dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold and dials the second number.) Tip: You can add a call even if the first call was an incoming call. 4. When you’re connected to the second party, tap . If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected. To end the three-way call, tap Caller ID Blocking Caller ID identifies a caller before you answer the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call. If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call, follow these steps. 1. Tap > 2. Tap 3. Enter a phone number. 4. Tap To permanently block your number, call Sprint Customer Service. Call Waiting When you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls by sounding two beeps. Your ...
Page 99: Call Forwarding
Note: For those calls where you don’t want to be interrupted, you can temporarily disable Call Waiting by tapping before placing your call. Call Waiting is automatically reactivated once you end the call. Call Forwarding Call Forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to another phone number – even when your phone is turned off. You can continue to make calls from your phone when you have activated Call Forwarding. Note: Depending on your plan, you may be charged a higher rate for calls you have forwarded. To activate Call Forwarding: 1. Tap > 2. Tap 3. Enter the area code and phone number to which you want your calls forwarded. 4. Tap . (You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding.) You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding. All calls to your wireless number will be forwarded to the designated phone number. To deactivate Call Forwarding: 1. Tap > 2. Tap 3. Tap . (You will see a message and hear a tone to confirm the deactivation.) You will hear a tone to confirm the deactivation. Internet Calls When you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can make and receive calls through an Internet ...
Page 100: Make An Internet Call
1. Tap > > Settings > Call. 2. Under Internet call settings, tap Accounts. 3. Tap ADD ACCOUNT. 4. Enter your account details. 5. Tap > Save. 6. To set your phone to receive Internet calls on your added account, select the Receive incoming calls option. Make an Internet Call Make an Internet call to either your contact’s Internet calling account or phone number. Internet calling account In People, tap a contact who has an Internet calling account, and then tap Internet call. In Call History, tap an Internet call log. Phone number. First, enable Internet calling for your outgoing calls. Tap > > Settings > Call. Tap Use Internet calling, and then select either For all calls when data network is available, Only for Internet calls, or Ask for each call.
Page 101: Contacts
Lower the Ring Volume Automatically Your phone has a quiet ring feature that automatically lowers the ring volume when you move it. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap > Sound & notification. 2. Select the Quiet ring on pickup option. Make Your Phone Ring Louder in Your Pocket or Bag To help avoid missing incoming calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, the pocket mode feature gradually increases the ring volume and vibrates when you receive a call. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap > Sound & notification. 2. Select the Pocket mode option. Contacts The Contacts application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save directly in your phone as well as contacts synchronized with your Google Account, your PC, compatible email programs (including Exchange Server), and your Facebook friends.
Page 102 Item Description GROUPS tab Show contact groups. FAVORITES tab Show all contacts. PEOPLE tab Show favorite contacts. Contact name Tap to show contact’s details. This also shows when a contact has sent you new messages. Contact image Tap to find ways to quickly connect with the contact. Contact link Tap to manage contacts from your social network and Web-based email suggestion accounts. My profile View your profile and edit your contact information. Tap to manage your contacts list. Menu Search contacts. Search Add a new contact. Add new Tip: You can also access People through the Phone app. Tap > and then swipe left until you reach the PEOPLE tab. Tip: To sort your contacts by their first or last name, tap > Settings > Sort contacts by. Filter Your Contacts List When your contacts list gets long, you can choose which contact accounts to show.
Page 103: Find People
3. Select the online accounts that contain the contacts you want to display. 4. Tap Find People Search for contacts stored on your phone, your company directory if you have an Exchange ActiveSync account, or social networks you’ve signed into. 1. Tap > > People 2. On the PEOPLE tab, you can: Find people in your contacts list. Tap , and then enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search people box. Find people on your company directory. Tap , enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search people box, and then tap Search contacts in your Company Directory. Tip: Aside from searching for a contact by name, you can search using a contact’s email address or company name. On the PEOPLE tab, tap > Settings > Search contacts by, and then choose a search criteria. Set Up Your Profile Your profile stores your personal contact information in an easy-to-access location. 1. ...
Page 104: Add Entries To The People App
3. Tap Choose your emergency contacts. You will be redirected to your Emergency contacts group. 4. Add contacts to your Emergency contacts group, and then tap 5. Tap Information goes here, and then enter your emergency information. 6. Tap . Add Entries to the People App You can add new contacts to the People app or add existing ones from your social network or Exchange ActiveSync accounts. Add a New People Entry Start adding your contacts on your phone. If you’ve set up an email account on your phone, you can sync your new contacts with that account. 1. Tap > > People 2. Tap 3. Tap the Name field, and then enter the contact name. Note: Tap to separately enter the contact’s given, middle, and family, and name suffix (such as Jr.).
Page 105: Get In Touch With A Contact
2. Enter the extension number. 3. Tap . Get in Touch with a Contact Choose the best way to connect with your contacts. 1. Tap > > People 2. Tap a contact’s photo (not the name), and then choose how you want to get in touch with that contact. Tip: For more ways of getting in touch with your contact, tap an icon below the contact photo. Manage People Entries Make sure your contacts’ information are up to date. You can edit or delete an entry in People. Edit a People Entry You can add another phone number, email address, or assign a photo to a contact in People. Note: Facebook and Twitter contacts cannot be edited. 1. Tap > > People 2. On the PEOPLE tab, touch and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact. 3. Enter the new information. 4. Tap . Phone App...
Page 106: Import Or Copy Contacts
Delete an Entry Follow these steps to delete an entry in your contacts list. 1. Tap > > People 2. On the PEOPLE tab, touch and hold the contact, and then tap Delete contact. 3. Tap OK to confirm. Delete Multiple Entries Clean up your contacts list by deleting entries that you no longer need. 1. Tap > > People 2. On the PEOPLE tab, tap > Delete contacts. 3. Select the entries you want to delete, and then tap DELETE. Import or Copy Contacts It’s easy to import or copy contacts from your online accounts and save them directly to your phone. Import a Contact from an Exchange ActiveSync Account 1. ...
Page 107: Merge Entries In People
Merge Entries in People If you have the same contacts on your phone, Google Account, and social network accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, your phone will try to combine them automatically or let you decide which contacts to combine. Combining the same contacts avoids duplicated entries in your contacts list. Accept Contact Link Suggestions When your phone finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link notification when you open the People app. 1. Tap > > People 2. On the PEOPLE tab, tap the Contact link suggestion notification when available. You’ll see a list of suggested contacts to merge. 3. Navigate to the contact you want to merge. 4. Tap to merge. Otherwise, tap to ignore the contact link suggestion. Note: If you don’t want to receive contact link suggestions, on the PEOPLE tab, tap > Settings. Clear the Suggest contact link option. Manually Merge Entries You can merge your entries manually and choose the accounts to link the contact. 1. Tap > > People ...
Page 108: Send Contact Information
3. Tap > Link. 4. Under the Linked contacts section, tap beside an account to break the link. 5. Tap DONE to save the change. Send Contact Information Quickly share your contact card or People entries on your phone. 1. Tap > > People 2. Do any of the following: To send someone’s contact information, touch and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo), and then tap Send contact as vCard. To send your contact information, touch and hold My profile, and then tap Send my profile. 3. Tap Send contact via and choose how you want to send the vCard. 4. Select the type of information you want to send. 5. Tap SEND. Send Multiple People Entries 1. ...
Page 109: Contact Groups
Contact Groups Organize your friends, family, and colleagues into groups so you can quickly send a message or email to everyone in the group. We’ve also set up the Frequent group to automatically add the contacts you dial or get calls from the most. Your phone also syncs with groups you’ve created in your Google Account. Create a Group Create a group for your sporting buddies or family members so you can easily send them a message or email. 1. Tap > > People 2. On the GROUPS tab, tap 3. Enter a name for the group. 4. Tap > Add contact to group. 5. Select the contacts you want to add, and then tap SAVE. Send a Message or Email to a Group Easily send a message or email to all members of the group. 1. Tap > > People 2. ...
Page 110: Back Up And Restore Your Contacts
Tap > Add contact to group to add more members. To rearrange the group members, drag at the end of the contact’s name to its new position. Select the check box next to any contacts you want to remove from the group. 4. Tap SAVE. Manage Your Contact Groups Put your favorite group at the top of the groups’ list or delete groups that you don’t need. 1. Tap > > People 2. On the GROUPS tab, tap > Edit groups. 3. You can: Rearrange the contact groups. Drag at the end of the group name to its new position. Select the contact groups you want to remove. 4. Tap SAVE. Back Up and Restore Your Contacts Make sure you don’t lose your contacts by backing them up to your phone’s storage or microSD card ...
Page 111: Private Contacts
1. Tap > > People 2. Tap > Manage contacts. 3. Tap Import/Export contacts > Import from phone storage or Import from SD card. 4. If you have more than one account set up, tap the type for the imported contacts. 5. If you have multiple backups available, select the backup you want to import, and then tap OK. 6. Enter the password you've set for this backup, and then tap OK. Private Contacts If you don't want to show a contact's name and photo on the lock screen when you have an incoming call, add the contact to your private contacts list. Add a Contact to the Private Contacts List 1. Tap > > People 2. Touch and hold the contact, and then tap Add to private contacts. 3. ...
Page 112: Messaging And Internet
Messaging and Internet With wireless service and your phone’s messaging and data capabilities, you have the opportunity to share information through many different channels and accounts, including Gmail (Google), personal and corporate email, text and multimedia messaging, social networking accounts, and Hangouts. Text and Multimedia Messaging With Text Messaging (SMS), you can send and receive instant text messages between your wireless phone and another messaging-ready phone. Multimedia messages, or MMS, can contain text and pictures, recorded voice, audio or video files, picture slideshows, contact cards (vCard), or appointments (vCalendar). See your service plan for applicable charges for messaging. Send a Text Message (SMS) Quickly compose and send text messages on your phone. 1. Tap > 2. Tap 3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the "To" field. 4. Tap the "Add text" field and then start composing your message. 5. Tap to send, or tap to save the message as a draft. Note: A counter appears above the Send icon to tell you how many characters you have entered and how many characters are left. Once you go over the 160-character limit, a new message is created but automatically joined into one when received. Note: Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message if you enter an email address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message.
Page 113: Send A Multimedia Message (Mms)
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) When you need to add a little more to a text message, you can send a multimedia message (MMS) with pictures, voice recordings, audio or video files, contact cards (vCard), or appointments (vCalendar). 1. Tap > 2. Tap 3. Enter a contact name, mobile number, or email address in the "To" field. Tip: If only phone numbers are showing up when you’re entering a contact name, tap , and then tap > Show Email. 4. To add a subject line, tap > Add subject to add a subject line to your message. 5. Tap the "Add text" field, and then start composing your message. 6. Tap and then select an attachment type. Tip: Record videos with minimum resolution so you can reduce the file size of your attachments. 7. Select or browse for the attachment to attach. 8. After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment. 9. Tap to send, or tap to save the message as a draft. Note: Depending on the resolution of your photo or video attachments, they may be displayed as ...
Page 114: Send A Group Message
Tap Add text, and then enter your caption. Tap to see options for replacing, viewing, or removing your attachment. 4. Tap > Preview. Tap once on the preview screen to see playback controls. 5. When finished, tap to send, or tap to save the message as a draft. Send a Group Message Group messaging makes it easy to send a message to multiple contacts all at once. You can choose to send a group SMS or group MMS. Note: 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. Note: Group MMS may incur extra data fees. 1. Tap > 2. Tap 3. Tap , select multiple recipients, and then tap DONE. You can also swipe to the GROUP tab and select a contact group. 4. To send a group SMS, tap and select the Send as individual option. Clear this option to send your message as a group MMS. Group SMS. Your message will be sent to the recipients as a text message and each message sent will be charged to your allocated text message plan. Replies of your recipients ...
Page 115: Save And Resume Composing A Draft Message
Answer: In Message settings, tap Multimedia messages (MMS), and then turn Group Messaging on or off. Save and Resume Composing a Draft Message While composing a text or multimedia message, tap to automatically save your message as a draft. You can resume composing a draft message. 1. Tap > 2. Tap the draft message, edit the message, and then tap Tip: To see all draft messages in one place, tap on the All messages screen, and then tap Filter > Drafts. Read and Reply to a Message Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ringtone, vibrates, or displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see Text and Multimedia Message Options. A new message icon ( ) also appears in the status bar. 1. To open and read the message, you can: Drag the Status Bar down to open the Notifications panel, and then tap the new message. Tap > , and then tap the message.
Page 116: Forward A Message
4. Tap the "Add text" field, and then enter your reply message. 5. Tap Forward a Message 1. Tap > 2. From the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 3. Tap the message, and then tap Forward. Receive Text Messages From Contacts Using an iPhone If you have just migrated your contacts from an iPhone to your new HTC phone, your contacts may still be texting you through iMessage and not through SMS or MMS. To receive text messages from your contacts who are using an iPhone, you must unregister the phone number you used on your old iPhone from your Apple support profile. Or, if you still have your old iPhone, turn off the service in iMessage settings. View and Save an Attachment from a Multimedia Message When you receive a multimedia message, you can view and save files that are attached to it. If there’s a media attachment such as a photo or video in a received message, tap it to view the ...
Page 117: Help Protect Your Messages
If the attachment is an appointment or event (vCalendar), tap it to choose the calendar where to save it, and then tap Import. Note: If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, you can choose to check the size and subject first before you download a multimedia message. From the All messages screen, tap > Settings > Multimedia messages (MMS). Clear the Auto-retrieve option. Help Protect Your Messages You can move private text messages to the Secure box. You will need to enter a password to read messages in the Secure box. Important: The Secure box does not encrypt messages. Important: Message stored on your SIM card cannot be moved to the secure box. Move Messages to the Secure Box 1. Tap > 2. From the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 3. Tap > Move to secure box. 4. Select the messages, and then tap MOVE. Note: To move all the messages from a contact, from the All messages screen, touch and hold the contact and tap Move to secure box. ...
Page 118: Block Unwanted Messages
Block Unwanted Messages Declutter your Messages screen by moving spam messages from contacts to the block box. If you have blocked a contact, that contact’s messages will also be in the block box. 1. Tap > 2. Do any of the following: From the All messages screen, touch and hold a contact (or phone number) and tap Block contact. To block multiple contacts, tap > Block contacts, select the contacts, and tap BLOCK. When the contact sends you messages, you will not see them in the All messages screen or receive notifications and calls. Additional options: To read messages in the block box, tap > Block from the All messages screen. To remove messages or contacts from the block box, touch and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap Unblock. To completely discard future messages from blocked contacts, clear the Save block message option in the Messages settings. Delete Messages and Conversations Tidy up your messages list by deleting old messages and conversations. 1. Tap > 2. From the All messages screen, do any of the following: ...
Page 119 Back Up Text Messages 1. Tap > 2. From the All messages screen, tap > Back up/Restore SMS > Back up. 3. Tap OK > Back up SMS. 4. Choose whether you want to protect the backup file with a password. 5. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK. Back Up Text Messages Using Mail Important: You need to set up your email account in Mail. 1. Tap > 2. From the All messages screen, tap > Back up/Restore SMS > Back up. 3. Tap OK > Back up SMS via mail. 4. ...
Page 120: Text And Multimedia Message Options
Text and Multimedia Message Options You can set how your phone notifies you when you receive a new text or multimedia message, or set other messaging options. 1. Tap > 2. From the All messages screen, tap > Settings. You can set the following options: Notifications: Received messages Received notification: Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a new text or multimedia message arrives. Play notification sound: If you want the phone to ring when a new message arrives, select this option. Notification sound: Select a ringtone that is specific to new text and multimedia messages. Note that the ringtone briefly plays when selected. Vibrate: Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message arrives. Heads-up notification: Select to display the message preview without leaving the current app you're in. Notifications: Sent messages ...
Page 121 SMS characters: Select this option to correctly display special accented characters in SMS messages. Multimedia Messages (MMS) Settings: MMS settings Auto-retrieve: Select this option to automatically retrieve all your multimedia messages completely. When selected, the multimedia message header plus the message body and attachments will automatically download to your phone. If you clear this check box, only the multimedia message header will be retrieved and shown in the All messages screen. Roaming auto-retrieve: Select this option to automatically retrieve all your multimedia messages completely while roaming. Data roaming charges will apply. Priority setting: Set the priority for outgoing MMS messages. Maximum message size: Set the maximum file size of a multimedia message. The multimedia message will not be sent out if it exceeds the file size set here. Attachment storage: Select the storage where you want to save multimedia message attachments. This is disabled for phones with no storage card. Connection settings: View various connection settings such as the connection name and server address. Multimedia Messages (MMS) Settings: Group Messages ...
Page 122: Gmail
Password: Set a password for the Secure box. Save block message: Select to save blocked messages to the block box. General: Signature Use signature: Select this option to add a signature to all your outgoing text and multimedia messages. Signature: Tap to compose your own signature. General: Personalize Lets you customize the message thread’s background image and color and texture of message bubbles. General: Font size Set the font size for message threads. General: Callback number Enable or change the callback number for SMS messages. Gmail Use Google’s Gmail service and your Google Account to send, receive, and manage your Gmail messages. Before using Gmail, you must register a Google (Gmail) Account on your phone. See Google Account for details. Gmail Cautions Gmail is handled as email from a PC. Restricting email from PCs on your phone prevents your phone from receiving Gmail.
Page 123: Check Received Gmail Messages
attachment, and then select the file to attach. 6. Tap to send. Note: While composing the message, tap > Save draft to save it as a draft. To discard the message, tap > Discard. Check Received Gmail Messages Your phone allows you to access, read, and reply to all your Gmail messages. All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox. 1. Tap > > Gmail 2. Do any of the following from your Inbox. Tap an email message (not the sender image or letter tile) to read, forward, or reply to the message. Tap to change the inbox category (for example, Social), switch to your other Gmail account, or to display drafts, sent messages, or other email labels and categories. Tap the sender image or letter tile to select one or more messages or conversations. You can then tap the onscreen buttons at the top bar to archive, delete, or mark the selected messages or conversations. Messaging and Internet...
Page 124: Manage Gmail Messages
Manage Gmail Messages Your phone gives you control over how you manage your Gmail messages with labels, thread management, search capabilities, adding multiple Google Accounts, and more. Reply To or Forward an Email Message Use your Gmail Account to reply to or forward email messages. 1. Tap > > Gmail 2. Tap the email message or conversation. 3. To reply to the sender, tap . Or, tap and choose whether to Reply all or Forward. 4. Do one of the following: If you are replying to the sender or you selected Reply all, enter your reply message. If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients. Note: Tap RESPOND INLINE if you want to interleave your new message with the received email. However, this removes any attachments or formatting in the original email message. 5. Tap to send. Add a Gmail Account If you have two or more Gmail accounts, you can add them on your phone and easily switch between ...
Page 125: Get Help With Gmail
To add another Gmail account, see Create a Google Account. Get Help with Gmail Find out more about how to use Gmail. In the Gmail inbox, tap > Help & feedback. Email Use the Mail application to send and receive email from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs. Add an Email Account You can add several types of personal email accounts, such as from a Web-based email service or email provider. Tip: You can also set up an email account from the Accounts & sync settings. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap > Accounts & sync > 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Select an email account type from the list of email providers. Otherwise, if you’ve already added an email account during the setup process, tap > Add account. Important: If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone database, you will be asked to enter more details. You should get all pertinent information for the email account, such as incoming and outgoing server settings, before you proceed. Messaging and Internet...
Page 126: Add An Exchange Activesync Account
3. Enter the email address and password for your email account, and then tap NEXT. 4. Select the email data you'd like to sync with your phone, and then tap NEXT. 5. Enter a name for your email account, and then tap FINISH SETUP. Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account If you synchronize your phone with your Exchange ActiveSync account, you can read, manage, and send email in the same easy way as with a POP3/IMAP account. However, you can also access some powerful Exchange features. Ask your network administrator or email service provider for additional email settings that you may need. 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Select Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Otherwise, if you’ve already added an email account during the setup process, tap > Add account > Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. 3. Tap MANUAL SETUP and enter the required information: Email address: Enter your email address. Server address: Enter your system’s Exchange server remote email address. Obtain this information from your company network administrator. Domain: Enter your network domain.
Page 127: Organize Your Inbox
Tap an email message to read. To switch between email folders or accounts or view email messages from all your accounts, tap To display email messages in another mail folder, tap > Folder, and then tap the folder you want to view. To refresh the inbox, pull down the screen. To change an email account’s settings, select the account and then tap > Settings. Organize Your Inbox Organize your email messages into tabs and quickly find the messages you want. 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Switch to the email account that you want to use. 3. From the inbox, tap > Edit tabs. 4. Select the tabs you want to add to the inbox. 5. To arrange the tabs, drag , and then move the tab to its new location. 6. Tap DONE. 7. Swipe to the added tab to check your email messages. Messaging and Internet...
Page 128: Send An Email Message
Send an Email Message Send an email message to your contacts using an email account in Mail. 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Switch to the email account that you want to use. 3. Tap 4. Fill in one or more recipients. Tip: If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, tap > Show Cc/Bcc. 5. Enter the subject, and then compose your message. 6. Do any of the following: Add an attachment. Tap and then choose what you want to attach. Set the priority for an important message. Tap > Set priority. 7. Tap to send. Or to send it later, tap > Save. Note: If there’s no Wi-Fi or data connection available or Airplane mode is on when you send your email, the email is saved to the Outbox folder. Once there’s Wi-Fi or data connection available, the saved email will be sent automatically next time your phone syncs. Resume a Draft Email Message 1. ...
Page 129: Save An Image In An Email Message
Note: If you want to read a particular message inside an email conversation, tap to expand the conversation, and then tap the email message. 4. Tap REPLY or REPLY ALL. Tip: Tap for more actions for the email. Quickly Reply 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 or FORWARD. Note: 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. 3. Compose your reply message and tap Save an Image in an Email Message While viewing an email message, touch and hold an embedded image, and then tap Save image. You’ll find the saved image in the Downloads folder. You can also copy the image to the clipboard or set it as your wallpaper. Note: If the image does not show, tap Display images. Manage Email Messages The Mail app provides easy ways to sort, move, or delete your email messages.
Page 130: Search Email Messages
Delete Email Messages 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Switch to the email account that you want to use. 3. Select the email messages you want to delete. Tip: To select all, select one email message first, and then tap > Select all. 4. Tap DELETE > OK. Search Email Messages If you have a long list of email messages in your inbox, you can easily search for that important email. 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Tap 3. If you want to refine or filter your search, tap , check the search options, and then tap OK. For example, you can focus the search on a part of an email or filter email messages that have attachments or tagged as high priority. 4. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for. 5. Tap a result to open the email message. Search Emails From a Contact Search emails from a contact when you remember the sender, but can’t find that particular ...
Page 131: Send A Meeting Request
Flag Email Messages 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync email account. 3. While viewing your Exchange ActiveSync email inbox, tap the flag icon that appears on the right of an email message or conversation. The icon turns red after you flagged the email or conversation. Tip: To flag an email message inside a conversation, tap to expand the conversation, and then tap the flag icon of the email message. Set Your Out of Office Status You can set your Out of Office status and auto-reply message right from your phone. 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync email account. 3. Tap > Out of the office. 4. Tap your current office status, and then select Out of the office. 5. ...
Page 132: Use Smart Sync
Use Smart Sync Smart Sync automatically extends the sync time the longer the Mail app is inactive. Set your email account to Smart Sync when you don’t need to check new email messages frequently. Smart Sync helps save battery power. 1. Tap > > Mail 2. Switch to the email account where you want to use Smart Sync. 3. Tap > Settings > Sync, Send & Receive. 4. Tap Peak time sync and select Smart Sync. 5. Tap Off-peak sync and select Smart Sync. 6. Tap Smart Sync then extends the email synchronization time after each auto sync time passes and you don’t open the Mail app. To sync your email at any time, open the Mail app and refresh your inbox. If you want to receive email messages as they arrive, select another peak and off-peak sync schedule in the email account’s Sync, Send & Receive settings. Delete an Email Account Delete an email account from your phone if you want to discontinue using that account.
Page 133 Mail body font size: Set the font size when reading email messages. Use signature: Select to append a signature to your outgoing email messages. Signature: Set the signature for outgoing email messages. Set as default account: Select to use the current email account as the default account to send email messages. Attachment cache: Select where to cache email attachments. Ask before deleting: Select to display a confirmation box when deleting email messages. Portrait body preview: Set the number of lines of text to display for email messages in the inbox. Show threaded view: Select to group messages and related replies into threads. Clear search history. Clears your email search history. Sync, Send & Receive ...
Page 134: Data Services General Information (Sprint Spark Lte And 3G Networks)
Delete mail on server (POP email only): Select to remove mail from the server when you delete it on your phone. Always bcc me: Select to always send yourself a copy of all email messages that you send. Notification settings Email notifications: Select to turn on email notifications on your phone. Play notification sound: Set the phone to play a sound when a new email message arrives. Notification sound: Select the sound to play when a new email message arrives. Vibrate: Set the phone to vibrate when a new email message arrives. Delete account: Tap to delete the email account. 4. Tap to save your changes. Data Services General Information (Sprint Spark LTE and 3G Networks) The following topics will help you learn the basics of using your data services, including managing ...
Page 135: Your User Name
3. Select LTE/CDMA or Automatic. The phone will scan for the best available Sprint network and will automatically connect to it. Note: The network is self-discoverable, which means no additional steps are required for your phone to connect to it. Your User Name When you buy your phone and sign up for service, you’re automatically assigned a user name, which is typically based on your name and a number, followed by “@sprintpcs.com.” (For example, the third John Smith to sign up for Sprint data services might have jsmith003@sprintpcs.com as his user name.) When you use data services, your user name is submitted to identify you to the network. Your user name is automatically programmed into your phone. You don’t have to enter it. Find Your User Name You can find your user name through your phone's device menu. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap 2. Tap About > Phone identity. You'll find your user name in the Current username field. Update Your User Name If you choose to change your user name and select a new one online, or make any changes to your services, you must then update the profile on your phone. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap 2. Tap System updates > Update profile. Your phone will download and install the profile update. Data Connection Status and Indicators Your phone displays the current status of your data connection through indicators at the top of the ...
Page 136: Turn The Data Connection On Or Off
Turn the Data Connection On or Off Turn your data connection off to optimize the phone’s battery life and your data usage. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. Tap the MOBILE DATA tile to turn data connection on or off. Note: If you don’t have the data connection turned on and you’re also not connected to a Wi-Fi network, you won’t receive automatic updates to your email, social network accounts, and other synced information. Schedule When to Turn Data Connection Off To help conserve power and data usage, you can set a time period when the data connection will automatically turn off during low peak times. This takes effect after the screen has been off for 15 minutes and there's no network activity (no downloads, streaming, or data usage). 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap 2. Tap Power > Sleep mode. 3. To manually change the settings, clear Learn sleep time automatically if it's selected. 4. Choose the start and end time when data connection is disabled. 5. Tap the Sleep mode ON/OFF switch to turn it on. Note: The data connection resumes when you switch the screen back on.
Page 137: Chrome Browser
Tip: To help you save on data usage, connect to a Wi-Fi network whenever possible and set your online accounts and emails to sync less frequently. Keep Track of Your Data Usage Note: Data usage measured by your phone may differ from, and be less than, your actual data usage. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap 2. Under Wireless & networks, tap More > Data usage. 3. On the MOBILE tab, select Limit mobile data usage to automatically disable your data connection when you reach the set limit. Then, drag the upper LIMIT line to set your monthly data limit. 4. Select Alert me about data usage, and then drag the lower ALERT line to set an alert before you reach your monthly data limit. 5. Tap Reset data usage, and then set the day of the month when your usage cycle resets. This date is usually the start of your monthly billing cycle. 6. Drag the vertical line markers to see how much data you’ve used during a particular time interval. Note: If you’re connecting your phone to another portable Wi-Fi hotspot, tap > Mobile hotspots to restrict background data from downloading that may incur extra data connection. View the Data Usage of Apps 1. ...
Page 138: Use Browser Tabs
Go to a Website 1. Tap > 2. Tap the address bar at the top and enter search words (for a Google search) or a Web address (URL). If the address bar does not show, scroll down the screen. 3. On the webpage, you can: Tap a link to open it, or touch and hold a link to see more options. Tap an email address to send a message to the email address, save it to People, and more. Touch and hold an image to save, copy, or set it as your wallpaper. While browsing a webpage, tap and select the Request desktop site to display the full desktop version of the webpage. 4. To return to the previous webpage you’ve viewed, tap > . To go forward, tap > Find Text In a Web Page 1. Tap > 2. Navigate to a webpage and tap > Find in page. 3. ...
Page 139: Browsing History
1. Tap > 2. While viewing a Web page, tap and then tap 3. Edit the bookmark name or save the bookmark in a folder. 4. Tap Save. 5. To view and open a bookmark, tap > Bookmarks. Navigate to the bookmark you want to open, and then tap it. Note: You can also add a bookmark directly to the Home screen. While viewing a webpage, tap > Add to homescreen. Browsing History Your phone keeps a record of webpages you’ve visited. Note: If you don’t want your phone to keep your browsing history, browse using an incognito tab. See Private Browsing for details. Check your Browsing History 1. Tap > 2. Tap > History. 3. Navigate to the webpage that you want to view, and then tap it. Clear Your Browsing History 1. ...
Page 140: Set Browser Options
1. Tap > 2. Tap > New incognito tab. 3. Tap the address bar at the top and enter search words (for a Google search) or a Web address (URL) as you would normally do on a new browser tab. Tip: To quickly close all incognito tabs, swipe down the Notifications panel and then tap the Chrome notification. Set Browser Options Customize the Web browser to suit your browsing style. Set display, privacy, and security options when using the browser. 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Settings. 3. Change the settings. Chrome Support Find on-phone help with Chrome. 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Help & Feedback. A Web page will open displaying Google help for Chrome. Tip: For more information, from your computer, visit support.google.com/chrome. Search for Information Start your search by entering a keyword or by using Google Voice Search™.
Page 141: Search The Web With Your Voice
2. In the search box, enter what you want to search for. As you type, matching items on your phone and suggestions from Google Web search are shown. To search for the information exclusively on your phone, swipe your finger up the screen, and then tap Search Phone. 3. If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap the item to open it in its compatible app. Tip: You can also filter Web search results by tapping any of the categories on the filter bar at the bottom of the screen. Search the Web with Your Voice Use Google Voice Search to find information on the Web just by speaking to your phone. Note: Searching with your voice is not supported on all languages. 1. Tap > > Google 2. Tap and then say what you want to search for. After speaking, matching items from Google Web search are shown. 3. If what you’re searching for is in the list, tap the item to open it in its compatible app. Otherwise, tap to search again. Set Search Options You can select or customize your search preferences. 1. Tap > > Google Settings 2. ...
Page 142 The next train or bus arriving at your platform or bus stop. Your favorite team’s score and stats while you enjoy the game. Set Up Google Now Before setting up Google Now, make sure that you’re signed in to your Google Account, you’ve turned on location services, and have an Internet connection. For more information on Location services, see Location Settings. 1. Tap > > Google 2. Tap GET STARTED. 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. 4. To see all available information cards, swipe up the screen and tap More. 5. To keep a card from appearing on the Google search screen, tap on the card you want to hide, and then tap NO. Depending on the information that you've allowed to share, more information cards will appear on the Google search screen as you use your phone to search the Web, create appointments, and more. Change Card Settings You can easily customize the settings of Google Now cards to suit your information needs. For example, you can change the weather units in the Weather card or your transportation mode in the Traffic card. 1. Tap > ...
Page 143: Turn Off Google Now
1. Tap > > Google 2. Tap > Reminders > 3. Enter the reminder title, such as the task you want to be reminded of. 4. Select Time to set a time-based reminder or Place to set a location-based reminder. 5. Set the reminder time or location details. 6. Tap When the reminder time is due or when you've arrived at the location, the Reminder card will appear in the Google search screen. You can then dismiss or snooze the reminder. Tip: To see a list of all your reminders, tap > Reminders. Turn Off Google Now 1. Tap > > Google 2. Tap > Settings > Now cards. 3. Tap the switch next to Show cards, and then tap TURN OFF. Messaging and Internet...
Page 144: Camera And Video
Camera and Video You can use the camera or video camera to take and share pictures and videos. Take great photos and videos with the camera, and make them more memorable by applying a variety of effects and scenes. Take Pictures and Record Videos The following topics teach you how to take pictures and record videos with your phone’s camera. Capturing Pictures/Videos File Format for Pictures: File format for pictures is JPEG. File Format for Videos: File format for videos is MPEG4. Camera Cautions If Lens Becomes Dirty: Fingerprints/smudges on lens prevent capturing of clear still images/videos. Wipe lens with a soft cloth beforehand. Avoid Exposure to Direct Sunlight: Be careful not to expose lens to direct sunlight for long periods. May discolor color filter and affect color of images. Get Started with the Camera Capture photos quickly with your phone. Just directly launch the camera from the lock screen, even if ...
Page 145 3. Tap to see all controls on the Viewfinder screen. You can use the controls to switch capture modes, add filters, set the flash, and more. Camera scenes: Choose a scene to use for taking photos. Video mode: Choose a scene to use for recording videos. ISO level: Choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO works best in low light conditions. Exposure setting: Choose an exposure setting. Higher exposure settings capture more light for your photos or videos. White balance setting: Choose a white balance setting that matches your current lighting environment. Settings: Choose from more basic and advanced camera settings. Choose a Capture Mode Switch to a capture mode to use for taking photos or videos. On the Viewfinder screen, tap , and then tap a capture mode. Swipe across the Viewfinder screen to switch between capture modes. In landscape view, swipe from the top or bottom edge of the screen. In portrait view, swipe from the left or right edge of the screen. Zooming ...
Page 146: Take A Picture
Choose a Flash Mode On the Viewfinder screen, tap the flash icon to choose a flash mode. When using Flash on or Auto flash mode, the camera intelligently sets the best flash brightness for your photo. Use the Volume Button for Taking Photos and Videos If you feel much comfortable with using push-buttons when taking photos and videos, you can set your phone to use the Volume Button as the Camera app's shutter release or zoom controls. 1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options. 2. Tap > General settings > Volume button options. 3. Choose how you want to use the Volume Button when you're in the Camera app. Close the Camera App To give you a full view of the Viewfinder screen, your phone replaces , , and with small dots. ...
Page 147: Capture Better Photos
1. Tap > 2. Tap > Camera. 3. Point the camera at what you want to capture. The camera adjusts the focus automatically as you move it. 4. When you’re ready to take the shot, tap Tip: You can also tap anywhere on the screen to take a photo if you selected Touch to capture in > > Camera options. Capture Better Photos Here are some tips on how to improve the quality of your photos on your phone. Improve Focus and Sharpness Your phone’s camera has autofocus, which works best on a subject that is not moving too much. To change the focus, on the Viewfinder, tap the one you want to focus on. If the subject is moving, on the Viewfinder, touch and hold the subject to lock the focus. You can manually adjust the sharpness of a photo by editing in the Gallery app. You can also set the sharpness before taking a photo in the Camera settings. Generally, it is better to sharpen a blurry image rather than to reduce the sharpness in an image. Take Well-lit Photos Your phone automatically adjusts the focus and exposure. If the image appears underexposed or appears dark on the Viewfinder screen, tap a part of the image that is in shadow. Conversely, ...
Page 148: Record A Video
Other Tips In Camera settings, tap Grid to help frame the subject better or improve the composition. If taking photos under fluorescent or incandescent bulbs and the subject appears to be off-color, tap > and then choose a white balance setting. Check the image on the Viewfinder and select the option that displays the closest color to the natural color of the subject. In Camera settings, you can tap Image adjustments and adjust the exposure, contrast, and others before taking the photo. After capturing the photo, you can continue to edit the contrast, brightness, and others in the Gallery app. Record a Video Capture high-definition video clips that you can later share or create into movies. 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Camera. 3. When you’re ready to start recording, tap 4. Change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the Viewfinder screen. 5. Tap the flash icon to turn the flash on or off. 6. Tap to pause the recording, and then tap to resume. 7. Tap to stop recording. Set the Video Resolution 1. ...
Page 149: Selfies And People Shots
3. Tap to start recording. 4. While recording, tap to capture a still shot. 5. Tap to stop recording. Selfies and People Shots Take high-quality selfies with the front camera even in low-light conditions. Use your phone's cameras to take vivid group photos all the time. Tips for Taking Selfies and People Shots Look best in your shot. Here are some camera options you can adjust or select before taking selfies and people shots. Portrait Scene Using the Portrait scene helps a little in smoothing the skin in your selfies and people shots. 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Camera or Selfie. 3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options. 4. Tap 5. Tap to select the Portrait scene.
Page 150: Take A Panoramic Photo
1. Tap > 2. Tap > Selfie. 3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options. 4. Tap > Camera options. 5. Select the Voice Selfie option, and then tap 6. Pose and frame yourself on the Viewfinder screen. 7. Look at the front camera, and then: Say Say Cheese or Capture to take a photo selfie. Say Action or Rolling to record a video selfie. Tip: You can also use voice capture with the main camera. Tap > Camera, and then turn on Voice capture in the camera settings. Take Photos with the Self-timer When you use the self-timer, the Camera app counts down before taking the shot. You can set the countdown time. 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Selfie.
Page 151: Use Hdr
Use HDR When shooting portraits against a bright background, use HDR, short for High Dynamic Range, to capture your subjects clearly. HDR brings out the details of both the highlights and shadows, even in high contrast lighting. Note: HDR works best when your subject is steady. The camera takes multiple shots at different exposure levels and combines them into one enhanced photo. 1. Tap > 2. Tap > Camera. 3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options. 4. Tap , and then tap 5. To take an HDR photo, tap Save Your Settings as a Camera Mode Save a scene or custom settings as a new camera mode so you can conveniently use it anytime you need it. 1. Tap > 2. Switch to the camera mode you want to use. Note: Some capture modes may not support modifying the camera settings. 3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options. 4. Modify the settings as desired. 5. ...
Page 152: View Pictures And Videos Using Gallery
4. When done, tap > Save custom camera. 5. Tap Yes to save changes to the existing mode. View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery Using the Gallery application, you can view pictures and watch videos that you’ve taken with your phone’s camera, downloaded, or copied onto your storage card or phone memory. You can also take a look at your pictures and your friends’ pictures that are on your social networks (Facebook ® and Flickr only). When viewing your photos and videos, the onscreen navigation buttons will be hidden. Tap anywhere on the screen to see Gallery controls and onscreen navigation buttons. View Pictures and Videos You can access and view all your stored pictures and videos from your phone’s Gallery. View Photos and Videos Organized by Time Photos and videos on your phone are grouped together in Timeline view according to when they were taken. 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap > Timeline to switch to Timeline view.
Page 153: View Photos By Location
1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap > Albums to switch to Albums view. 3. Tap a tile to open an album. 4. Tap a photo or video to see it in full screen. View Your Favorite Photos Easily see all your favorite photos in one place. You can add photos to the My favorites album. To add a photo to the My favorites album, find and view the photo in full screen, tap the photo, and then tap > Favorite. To view these favorite photos, open the My favorites album. To remove a photo from the My favorites album, touch and hold the thumbnail and then tap Remove. Show or Hide Albums Have too many albums cluttering your Gallery? You can choose to show or hide albums. 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap > Albums to switch to Albums view.
Page 154 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap > Locations to switch to Locations view. You’ll see tiles of photos taken at specific locations, with numbers that indicate how many photos were taken in each location. 3. Tap to display Map view. 4. Zoom out or pan across the map until a numerical location indicator appears. The number in the location indicator shows how many photos were taken in that area. 5. Tap the location indicator to see the photos taken in that area. Tip: Want to know where you took a particular photo? While viewing the photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then tap > Show on map. (Show on map is available when you’ve enabled Geo-tag photos in Camera.) Add Location Information To be more specific about your photos, you can add names of points of interests (POI) to your photos, too. 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap > Locations to switch to Locations view. 3. Tap a tile to open it. 4. ...
Page 155: Add Photos Or Videos To An Album
What to do How to do it Select another POI 1. Tap Edit location > Tap to edit location. 2. Tap a point of interest to add a POI from Foursquare or tap New place to manually enter a new name. 3. Tap SAVE. Rename the location 1. Tap Rename this place. You'll only see Rename this place if the name is stored on your phone. 2. Enter a new name. 3. Tap SAVE. Add Photos or Videos to an Album You can add photos or videos to an existing album or a new one. 1. Tap > > Gallery ...
Page 156: Tag Photos And Videos
Tag Photos and Videos Make your photos and videos easy to find by adding tags, such as short names or keywords. 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap , and then choose how you want to view your photos and videos. 3. Tap a tile to open a group of photos and videos. 4. Tap > Add tag. 5. Select items that you'll tag with the same keywords, then tap NEXT. 6. Type in a keyword, and then tap . Or, to use an existing tag, just tap it below the text field. 7. Add more keywords when needed. 8. If you need to remove a tag you've added, just tap the tag, and then tap OK. 9. Tap SAVE. Tip: To tag a single photo or video, touch and hold the photo or video. Tap Add tag, and then enter your keywords. View Tagged Photos and Videos 1. Tap > > Gallery ...
Page 157: Search For Photos And Videos
Remove Tags 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap > Tags. 3. Find the tile of the tag you want to modify. 4. To untag photos and videos, tap the tile, and then tap > Remove tag. Select the items, then tap Remove. 5. To completely delete a tag, tap in the tile, then tap Remove tag. Note: Deleting a tag will not delete any of your photos and videos. Search for Photos and Videos You can search the Gallery using tags and photo locations. 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap 3. In the search field, type a tag or a location associated with the photo or video you're looking for. You can also search for photo taken on a specific date. You must use the same date format as that set in Settings > Date & time, such as 01/13/2015. 4. Tap 5. ...
Page 158: Save A Photo From A Video
3. Tap the onscreen controls to pause or resume playback, adjust the volume, and more. Tip: Tap to share the video on your home network. 4. To trim the video, tap > Edit. 5. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the video to begin and end. 6. Tap to preview your trimmed video. 7. Tap SAVE. The trimmed video is saved as a new file. The original video remains unedited. Save a Photo From a Video It's easy to save a still shot from a video. 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. When you see the video you want, tap it to play in full screen. 3. While watching the video, tap to capture a still shot. You can also pause the playback and drag the slider to the image you want before tapping View a Zoe Highlight in Gallery When you view a group of photos and videos such as in an album, Gallery automatically composes a ® highlight. A Zoe highlight is a collection of photos and videos that Gallery has preselected, with ...
Page 159: One Gallery
3. Tap a tile to open a group of photos and videos. You'll then see a preview of the Zoe highlight play automatically. If you want to edit the Zoe highlight in the Zoe app, tap the Zoe highlight tile in portrait view. To learn more about the Zoe app, go to zoe.com/help. One Gallery See all your photos and videos in one place. With One Gallery, you can view all the photos and videos that are stored on your phone as well as on favored online services right from the Gallery app on your phone. What's more, you can easily find similar photos and videos using Image match or by searching with keywords or tags. See Search for Photos and Videos. Turn On One Gallery One Gallery lets you view your Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, and Dropbox pictures and videos in Gallery. 1. Tap > > Gallery 2. Tap > General Settings > One Gallery. 3. Tap NEXT and then select the online account you want to sign in with. 4. Choose the online services whose photos and videos you want to see in Gallery. One Gallery will then sync with the accounts. 5. After the accounts have been synced, tap . You'll then be able to see your online photos and videos in Gallery. Photo Editor Make your pictures even better. Photo Editor has an array of editing tools that let you crop, rotate, apply and create photo filters, and much more to your photos. ...
Page 160 1. Tap > > Photo Editor 2. Tap Gallery to open an existing photo on your phone, and then browse for the item to edit. Or, tap Camera if you want to take a new photo to edit. A slideout menu appears where you can choose editing options. Tip: You can also tap while viewing a photo in full screen from the Gallery app. Adjust Your Photos Use the available adjustment tools to crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos. 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Essentials > TOOLS. 3. Choose to rotate, crop, flip, or straighten the photo. 4. Tap and make more adjustments, if needed. 5. Tap to return to the Essentials screen. 6. Tap to save changes. Except for when applying rotation, edited photos are saved as new photos. The original remains unedited. Draw on a Photo Scribble on your photos for fun or to highlight an interesting part.
Page 161 9. Tap , and then tap to toggle between the before and after photos. 10. Tap to save changes. The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Apply Photo Filters 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Essentials. 3. Tap FILTERS, and then choose one of the available filters. 4. Tap . 5. Tap , and then tap to toggle between the before and after photos. 6. Tap to save changes. The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Create and Apply a Custom Filter 1. Tap > ...
Page 162: Creative Effects
Retouch Photos of People 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Touch Up. 3. Choose a facial touch-up to apply, and then customize its settings. 4. Tap . 5. Tap , and then tap to toggle between the before and after photos. 6. Tap to save changes. The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. To fix red eye: 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Essentials. 3. Tap RED EYE REMOVAL, and then tap . 4. ...
Page 163 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > SHAPES. 3. Choose a shape to add to your photo, and then do any of the following: Select a shape color by dragging the color slider. Drag the shape to move it. Drag your fingers apart or together on the shape to adjust its size. Touch and hold the shape with two fingers and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate it. 4. Tap to open the toolbar. 5. Tap , choose a different blending option for the selected layer, and then tap . 6. Tap > , and then drag the slider to adjust the shape's opacity. 7. If you want to adjust your photo to blend with the shape, tap to switch from the shape layer to the photo layer. 8. Tap a setting to adjust its values, and then tap . 9. Tap to save changes.
Page 164 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > PHOTO SHAPES. 3. Choose a second image to be the fill for your selected shape. 4. Choose a shape to add to your photo. 5. Tap to switch to the shape layer. You should see the shape layer icon 6. Do any of the following: Drag the shape mask to move it. Drag your fingers apart or together on the shape mask to adjust its size. Touch and hold the shape mask with two fingers, and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate it. Tap to return to the image layer , and then drag your fingers apart or together on the image to adjust the image size inside the mask. 7. Tap to open the toolbar. 8. Tap , choose a different blending option for the selected layer, and then tap . Camera and Video...
Page 165 9. Tap > , and then tap a setting to adjust its values. 10. If you want to adjust your photo to blend with the image fill, tap to switch from the image fill layer to the photo layer. 11. Tap a setting and drag the slider to adjust its values, and then tap . 12. Tap to save changes. The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Prismatic Got a bright and colorful image? Use Prismatic effect for fresh crystal prism patterns. 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > PRISMATIC. 3. Choose a prismatic pattern to apply to your photo. 4. Tap to switch to the shape layer. You should see the shape layer icon 5. Do any of the following: Camera and Video...
Page 166 Drag the shape to move it. Drag your fingers apart or together on the shape to adjust its size. Touch and hold the shape with two fingers, and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate it. Tap to return to the image layer , and then drag your fingers apart or together on the image to adjust its size. 6. Tap to open the toolbar. 7. Tap , adjust the settings for your photo layer, and then tap . 8. Tap to save changes. The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Double Exposure With Double Exposure, combine and blend two photos and create something surreal. 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > DOUBLE EXPOSURE. 3. Choose your second image. This will be your top layer 4. Do any of the following: Drag the layer to move it.
Page 167 8. If you want to adjust your background layer to blend with the top layer, tap to switch to the background layer. 9. Tap a setting and drag the slider to adjust its values, and then tap . 10. Tap to save changes. The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited. Elements Add animated elements to your photo. 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > ELEMENTS. 3. Tap an element type to apply to your photo. 4. Tap to open the toolbar. 5. Tap , draw an animation path or area for the selected effect, and then tap 6. Tap to adjust the animation speed and intensity. Camera and Video...
Page 168 7. Touch and hold an area with two fingers, and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate the animation. 8. When you are satisfied with the result, tap and choose to save as a photo or video. Face Fusion Wonder what you would like if you shared the same features as another person? Face Fusion uses a person’s photo and a target face to merge the two photos into one. To use Face Fusion, be sure that: The faces in each photo have to be 100 x 100 pixels or larger in size. Facial shots are without glasses and are not covered by hair, a hat, or any other item. Subjects should look towards the camera for best results. 1. Tap > > Photo Editor and choose the photo you want to edit. 2. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > FACE FUSION. 3. Tap and then browse to the photo that you want to merge with. 4. Drag the slider to apply Face Fusion to the image. 5. To choose another target face, just tap the thumbnail of the target person and browse to a new photo. 6. When you are satisfied with the result, tap and choose to save as a photo or video. Camera and Video...
Page 169: Useful Apps And Features
Important: Using Your Phone While Driving - Talking on or otherwise using your phone while driving (or operating the phone without a hands-free device) is prohibited in some jurisdictions. Laws vary as to specific restrictions. Remember that safety always comes first. Launch HTC Car 1. HTC Car instantly launches when you mount the phone in the HTC Car Kit (available separately). You can also tap > > Car 2. Swipe up or down to see what you can do in HTC Car. Tip: When using HTC Car, return to the main screen from any other screen by tapping When you remove your phone from HTC Car Kit, HTC Car will automatically exit. You can also manually close HTC Car by tapping from the main screen. Use Voice Commands in HTC Car Use your voice to control HTC Car. 1. In HTC Car, tap the screen with three fingers to activate voice command mode. 2. Do one of the following: Call someone. Say "Call [person’s name in phonebook]" Play music. Say "Play [song title, album, artist name, or genre]" Useful Apps and Features...
Page 170 1. In HTC Car, tap Navigation. 2. Tap a category, for example Restaurant or Parking to see what's available near you. 3. Tap to enter your own search keywords. Play Music in HTC Car 1. In HTC Car, tap Music. 2. Swipe left or right to browse by category. 3. Tap to search your collection. 4. Tap an album, song, or playlist to listen to it. Tip: You can also play music by tapping Speak on the main screen and saying what you want to hear. For example, say "Play Beethoven’s 5th". Make Phone Calls in HTC Car Tap Dialer to open the dialpad. Tap People and then browse a category or search by entering a name. Tap Speak and say "Call" and the person’s name. For example, say "Call Jennifer Singer." Useful Apps and Features...
Page 171: Google Maps
Handle Incoming Calls in HTC Car If you hear a voice prompt, say "yes" or "no" to answer or decline a call. Tap Answer or Decline. Customize HTC Car To change the default behavior of HTC Car, tap Settings. To add more apps to HTC Car, tap and select an app. Google Maps Use the Google Maps app to determine your location, find directions, browse local businesses and attractions, rate and review places, and more. Note: To find your location with Google Maps, you need to enable location sources. For more information on location services, see Location Setting. Note: The Google Maps application does not cover every country or city. Get Around Maps When you open Google Maps, you can easily find your location on the map or check out nearby places by panning and zooming in and out on the map. 1. Tap > > Maps 2. Tap to show your current location. The blue marker or shows your location on the map. 3. Tap ...
Page 172 Double-tap the map with two fingers or slide two fingers together over an area to zoom out. To zoom out while holding the phone with one hand, double-tap with your thumb and hold the second tap, and then drag your thumb up. Touch and hold an area with two fingers and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate the map. Touch and hold an area with two fingers and then swipe up to see an angled view of the map. Swipe down to return to overhead view. Search for a Location In Google Maps, you can search for a location, such as an address or a type of business or establishment (for example, museums). 1. Tap > > Maps 2. Tap the search box and then enter the place you want to search for. 3. Tap on the keyboard or tap a suggested search item. If there is only one search result, it will be marked with a place marker . 4. If there are multiple search results, they will be indicated by red dots or smart map icons. Swipe up from the bottom to see all of the search results. 5. If available, tap FILTER to narrow the search results. 6. Tap a card from the search results to check the address, get directions, see the location in Street View (if available), and more. 7. To check the next or previous location on the search, swipe the info sheet left or right. Useful Apps and Features...
Page 173: Get Directions
To clear the map and search another location, swipe down the info sheet (if it’s expanded), and then tap Get Directions Get detailed directions to your destination. Google Maps provides travel directions by car, public transit, bike, or foot. 1. Tap > > Maps 2. Tap 3. Choose how you want to get to your destination. 4. Use your current location as starting point, or tap Your location to enter your starting point or select a location from your search history. 5. Tap Choose destination, and then enter or select your destination. Note: If you’re taking public transit, tap to set the date and time of travel, or tap OPTIONS to set your route preferences. 6. Tap a route or transit option to view the directions on the map. You’ll also see the travel duration on the info sheet at the bottom of the screen. 7. Tap the info sheet to view the directions in a list. When you’re finished viewing or following the directions, tap to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the Google Maps history. Useful Apps and Features...
Page 174: Scout
Get Help with Google Maps Get help and more information about Maps. In Google Maps, tap > Help. The Web browser opens and takes you to the Google Maps help site. Scout ® Scout by Telenav is a daily personal navigator that helps you get where you’re going. It lets you see and hear turn-by-turn directions and it can provide important, personalized information about traffic and alternate routes. Note: To find your location, you need to enable location sources. To learn how, see Location Setting. Install the Scout App on Your Phone Before you use Scout on your phone, you must download and install the app from the Google Play Store app. 1. Tap > > Play Store 2. Tap and search for "scout". 3. Tap Scout GPS Navigation & Meet Up from the results list. 4. ...
Page 175: Calculator
Using Hangouts 1. Tap > > Hangouts . The Hangouts app will open. 2. Type a name, email, number, or circle, or select a contact from the list. 3. Type a message or tap to start a video chat. A chat window or a video chat window opens. Each time text is entered, the corresponding friend appears. If a friend is not in a Hangout, you will see a message. Tap INVITE to invite them to join the Hangout. Hangouts Operations Ending a Chat: In the Hangouts window, flick the chat from left to right. Ending a Video Chat: In the video chat window, tap Disabling Chat History: If you don’t want to keep chat history, in the chat window, tap > Turn history off. Delete Chat History: To delete all your chat history, in the chat window, tap > Delete > DELETE.
Page 176: Calendar
Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Your Calendar helps organize your time and reminds you of important events. Depending on your synchronization settings, your phone’s Calendar stays in sync with your Calendar on the Web, Exchange ActiveSync calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook calendar. In order to sync with your Google calendar, you must sign in to your Google Account on your phone. See Google Account. Calendar Operations View Today’s Calendar: From the Calendar, tap Change Calendar View: From the Calendar, tap and then tap Month, Week, Day, Agenda, or Invites to change the current view. View Next/Previous Month (Month View): From the Calendar, flick the screen left or right. View Next/Previous Week (Week View): From the Calendar, flick the screen left or right. View Next/Previous Day (Day View): From the Calendar, flick the screen left or right. View the Next/Previous Time Period (Day/Week View): From the Calendar, flick the screen flick the screen left or right.
Page 177: View Calendar Events
Note: Editing events is not supported for all accounts. 1. Tap > > Calendar 2. On any Calendar view, do one of the following: Create an event. Tap . Tap , and then select the calendar you will add the event to. Edit an event. View an event, and then tap 3. Enter and set the event details. 4. To invite from your Google or Exchange ActiveSync account, tap 5. Tap SAVE. Or if you’ve invited people to the event, tap SEND or SEND UPDATE. Check Your Schedule for an Event Avoid juggling multiple meetings at the same time. In Calendar, you can check your appointments to see if a new event would conflict with your schedule. 1. When creating or editing an event, tap Check calendar. 2. Touch and hold the event box, and then drag it to an available time slot. 3. Drag the top and bottom nodes to adjust the event’s time duration. You’ll see a message if there are conflicts with other scheduled events. 4. ...
Page 178: Share An Event (Vcalendar)
1. Tap > > Calendar 2. Tap > Accounts (All calendars) or Accounts (Multi-calendar). 3. Select or clear an account you wish to show or hide. If you have multiple calendars under an online account, tap to select the items to include. Note: Calendars are synced on your phone, even if they are hidden. Calendar Events Not Showing? 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. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap > Accounts & sync. 2. Tap an account type. If multiple accounts are supported (such as Exchange ActiveSync), tap the account you want to sync. 3. Select Calendar, and then tap > Sync now. Share an Event (vCalendar) You can share a calendar event as a vCalendar using Bluetooth or by sending it as a file attachment with your email or message. 1. Tap > ...
Page 179: Dismiss Or Snooze Reminders
Tip: Tap to choose from more options, such as moving the invitation to a folder. If you need to cancel an accepted meeting invitation or propose a new time, view the event details in Calendar, and then tap RESPONSE. Dismiss or Snooze Reminders If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon will appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you. 1. Drag the Status Bar down to open the Notifications panel. 2. If the notification shows that there are multiple reminders, tap it to see all the reminders. You can then choose to snooze or dismiss them. 3. If you see a single event notification, spread your two fingers on the notification to expand it. You can then: Tap SNOOZE or DISMISS. Or drag the notification left or right to dismiss it. Tap SEND MAIL to send a quick response to the meeting attendees. Tip: To edit the preset quick responses or add your own, open Calendar, and then tap > Settings > Quick response. If you don’t want to dismiss or snooze the calendar reminders, tap from the Notifications panel to keep them pending in the notifications area of the status bar. Clock Your phone has a clock app that lets you set alarms, view time in time zones around the world, use a stopwatch, set a timer, and use your phone as a desk clock. Check the Time You can check the phone any time on your phone. The current time displays in the upper right corner of the status bar. Many widgets and lock screens also display the time and provide options for how time is displayed. Set the Date and Time Manually You can change your date and time.
Page 180: Set An Alarm
Tip: To display military time, choose the Use 24-hour format option. Set an Alarm You can set up one or more alarms. 1. Tap the clock on your Home screen panel, if available. Or tap > > Clock 2. On the ALARMS tab, select the check button of an alarm and then tap that alarm. 3. Under Set alarm, use the scroll wheels to set the alarm time. 4. If you want the alarm for multiple days, tap Repeat. 5. Tap DONE. 6. If you need to set more than three alarms, tap Tip: To turn off an alarm, clear the check box of that alarm. Phone at Alarm Time At the set alarm time, the phone sounds the alarm and/or vibrates. Stopping an alarm: When the alarm sounds, drag up to dismiss it. Additional Clock Features Your phone’s clock app provides additional useful features including world clock, stopwatch, and timer functions. World Clock The world clock lets you keep track of the current time in multiple cities around the globe. 1. Tap the clock on your Home screen panel, if available. Or tap > ...
Page 181: Check The Weather
3. Tap START to begin timing. 4. Tap STOP to stop timing. Additional options include LAP to keep track of laps and RESET to continue timing. Timer The timer provides a countdown timer for up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. 1. Tap the clock on your Home screen panel, if available. Or tap > > Clock 2. Swipe to the TIMER tab. 3. Use the scroll wheels to set the length of the time. 4. Tap START to begin the timer. Check the Weather Use the Weather app and widget to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next few days. In addition to your current location, you can view weather forecasts for other cities around the globe. 1. Tap > > Weather . You’ll see the weather from different cities, including where you are. 2. Tap a city to view weather information. 3. Swipe to the HOURLY and FORECAST tabs to view the forecasts in your selected location. 4. To check the weather in other cities, tap , and then select the city you want. 5. To add more cities, tap and then enter the location. Your settings in the Weather app also control the weather information that is shown in the Clock and ...
Page 182: Tweet On Twitter
1. Tap > > Play Store 2. Tap and search for "twitter". 3. Tap Twitter from the results list. 4. Tap INSTALL, and then tap ACCEPT. 5. When the download has completed, tap OPEN. To open the app from the Home screen, tap > Twitter Tweet on Twitter Read Twitter feeds, follow your friends, and tweet your own updates right from your phone. 1. Tap > > Twitter The Twitter app launches. If this is the first time you’ve used Twitter on your phone, tap Log in to sign in to an existing account, or tap Sign up to set up a new Twitter account. 2. Tap the “What’s happening?” field, type a tweet, and tap TWEET. The tweet is sent and appears on your Twitter feed. Facebook Post updates, read what your friends are up to, upload pictures and check-ins, and more with on- the-go Facebook access. Install the Facebook App on Your Phone Before you use Facebook on your phone, you must download and install the app from the Google ...
Page 183: Use Facebook
Use Facebook Once you’ve downloaded the app and signed in, you can post and read updates, upload pictures, tag locations, and more, all from your phone. 1. Tap > > Facebook The Facebook app launches. If this is the first time you’ve used Facebook on your phone, enter your Facebook ID and password and tap LOG IN to sign in to an existing account, or tap Sign Up for Facebook to set up a new Facebook account. 2. Tap STATUS and type an update, tap PHOTO and upload a picture from the gallery, tap CHECK IN to share your location, “Like” and comment on friends’ posts, and more. YouTube View videos uploaded to YouTube and upload your own videos to your YouTube account. Watch YouTube Videos 1. Tap > > YouTube 2. Browse or search for a video. 3. Tap the one you want to watch. 4. While watching a video, you can: Turn the phone sideways to watch the video in full screen. Tap the video screen to pause, resume playback, or drag the slider to jump to a different part of the video.
Page 184: Music Apps And Sound Enhancements
3. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for. As you type, matching items are shown as a list. Tip: Tap to enter it in the search box. New suggestions appear and you can enter more text or tap beside a subsequent suggestion to quickly refine your search. 4. If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap the item. 5. To show results which were just recently posted, tap , tap All time, and then select a time period you want. 6. Scroll through the results and tap a video to watch it. Share a Video Link 1. Tap > > YouTube 2. Tap a video or search for a video and then tap it. 3. Tap the video screen, and then tap 4. Choose how you want to share the video link from the available options. Create Video Playlists Organize your favorite videos into playlists and watch them in the YouTube app. Note: Make sure that you're signed in to your Google Account. 1. Tap > > YouTube 2. Browse or search for a video. 3. ...
Page 185: Listen To Music
1. Tap > > Music 2. Swipe to the different tabs to browse by category. 3. Tap a song to play. 4. Tap the onscreen icons to control music playback, repeat songs and more. Tap and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song. Tap to turn shuffle on or off. (Shuffle is off when button is gray.) Tap to cycle through the repeat modes: repeat all songs, repeat current song, and don’t repeat. ® Tap to play your music on a DLNA compliant TV or audio system, HTC Media Link HD, or stereo Bluetooth device. Tap to minimize the Now playing screen to continue browsing your music collection. Press the Volume Up or Volume Down Button to adjust the playback volume. Useful Apps and Features...
Page 186: Create And Work With Playlists
Note: When you’re listening to music and the screen display turns off, press the Power/Lock Button to turn the screen back on and control the music playback directly on the lock screen. Tip: You can also control music playback right from the Notifications panel. Create and Work with Playlists Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists. Make a playlist containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day. Create Playlists You can make as many playlists as you like on your phone. 1. Tap > > Music 2. Swipe to the PLAYLISTS tab. 3. Tap and then enter a playlist name. 4. To add songs, tap beside the title field, browse your music collection, and then tap a song to add. Repeat this step to add more songs. 5. You can also: Rearrange songs. Touch and hold next to the song title you want to move and then drag it to its new position. Delete songs. Select the songs you want to remove from the playlist. Change playlist name. Enter a new name for the playlist in the title field. 6. ...
Page 187: Update Album Covers And Artist Photos
1. Tap > > Music 2. Swipe to the PLAYLISTS tab. 3. Touch and hold the playlist you want to delete, and then tap Delete playlist. 4. To remove several playlists, tap > Delete playlists. Add a Song to the Queue While playing a song, you can also browse other tracks stored on your phone. Add a song or an album to the queue so it plays when the current playlist has finished playing. 1. While a song is playing, browse for other tracks. 2. Do any of the following: Browse for the album or playlist that you want, touch and hold it, and then tap Add to queue. Browse for an artist or song, and then tap > Add to queue. The songs you’ve added appear on the QUEUE tab. Update Album Covers and Artist Photos Note: To save on data usage, you might want to connect to a Wi-Fi network when updating your ...
Page 188 Trim an MP3 Ringtone Use the Music app’s ringtone trimmer if you want to set only a part of the song as ringtone. 1. When you find the song that you want, tap > Set as ringtone > Trim the ringtone. 2. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the ringtone to begin and end. For a more precise trimming, tap the left or right arrow buttons. Time markers indicate where you are on the song. 3. When you’re done trimming, tap SET AS. 4. Choose whether to set your trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. Note: You can see your new ringtone in the phone settings. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap > Sound & notification > Ringtone. Search for Lyrics, Music Videos, and More Take your music entertainment to a whole new level with lyrics, music videos, artists' information, and visualizations. View Song Lyrics Sing along with your favorite music tracks. Your phone gives your music an extra kick with song ...
Page 189: Google Play Music App
1. Tap > > Music 2. Browse to the song you want to play and tap it. 3. Swipe to the VISUALIZER tab to view the lyrics. Song lyrics appear onscreen if content has been successfully downloaded. Tip: Want a different visual for your music? Tap > Scene and select a scene. If you want the scene to change for every song, select Random. 4. Tap the screen to display the lyrics in full screen. 5. To jump to another part of the song, tap the screen to make the progress bar appear. Tap and drag your finger across the progress bar, or touch and hold or Find Music Videos on YouTube It’s easy to find music videos of the song you’re listening to on YouTube. On the NOW PLAYING tab, tap > Search > YouTube. Google Play Music App The Google Play Music app lets you browse, shop, and play back songs purchased from Google Play as well as songs you have loaded from your own music library. The music you choose is automatically stored in your Google Play Music library and instantly ready to play via streaming or download. For more information about Google Play Music, visit play.google.com/about/music. Note: For information about loading music onto your phone, see Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer. Play Music with Google Play Use the Google Play Music app to listen to all your music on your phone. Check the Google Play ...
Page 190: Sprint Music Plus
Google Play Music Screen Layout The following diagram outlines the main features of the Play Music app player screen. Create Playlists in Google Play Music Organize music into playlists to fit every occasion. 1. Tap > > Play Music 2. Tap > My Library. 3. Flick the screen left or right to select a library category such as ARTISTS or ALBUMS. 4. Tap an item from the category window and then tap a song. The song begins playing. 5. Tap > Add to playlist 6. Select whether you want to add the song to a new playlist or to an existing playlist. 7. Follow screen instructions to proceed. Sprint Music Plus With Sprint Music Plus and the Music Store, Ringtones Store, and Ringbacks, you can purchase, download, and play music, ringtones, and ringback tones for your phone. ...
Page 191 Install the Sprint Music Plus App on Your Phone Before you use Sprint Music Plus on your phone, you must download and install the app from the Google Play Store app. 1. Tap > > Play Store 2. Tap and search for "sprint music plus". 3. Tap Sprint Music Plus from the results list. 4. Tap INSTALL, and then tap ACCEPT. 5. When the download has completed, tap OPEN. To open the app from the Home screen, tap > Sprint Music Plus Access Sprint Music Plus 1. Tap > > Sprint Music Plus ...
Page 192: Google Wallet
The first time you use your phone to buy an item from Google Play, you’re prompted to enter your billing information to set up a Google Wallet account. Warning: When you’ve used Google Wallet once to purchase an application from the Google Play Store app, the phone remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your permission. (For more information, see Screen Lock Settings.) Online Storage and File Management Save your files online by setting up online storages and organize your files using File Manager. Google Drive Store your photos, documents, and other files on Google Drive to access them on your phone, your computer, and your other mobile devices. On your phone, just use your Google Account to sign in to your Google Drive storage. You can then: Use Gallery to upload your captured photos to Google Drive. Share a link to your Google Drive files by email. View and edit Office documents that are stored in Google Drive. After creating new Office documents, you can also save them to Google Drive. View PDFs that are stored in Google Drive. You can also export Office documents as PDFs to Google Drive. Check your available Google Drive storage space in Settings. Back up your phone to Google Drive, so you can easily restore your backup to another HTC phone next time. Use the Google Drive app to manage your online storage. Useful Apps and Features...
Page 193 Activate Your Free Google Drive Storage Use up to 115GB of free Google Drive storage. In addition to the default storage that you get from Google Drive, your phone features an additional 100GB of online storage free for two years. Sign in to your Google Account on your HTC phone (and not from your computer or other non-HTC phones) to claim this offer. 1. Tap > > Drive . If this app is not preloaded on your phone, you can download it from Google Play. 2. If this is your first time to open the Drive app, walk through the product tour until you see the additional storage offer. If you've opened this app before and currently don't see the screen for redeeming the offer, tap > Settings > Product Tour to walk through the product tour. 3. On the screen that shows the additional storage offer, tap Redeem. Or to claim the offer at a later time, tap Offer Details and check up to when you can redeem the offer. The additional storage will then be added to your account. 4. Follow the onscreen prompts to learn the things you can do with Google Drive. Note: Additional terms and requirements may apply (including a subscription fee) after your two- year trial expires. For details, refer to the terms and conditions on the Google Drive support site support.google.com. Note: The Drive app is owned by Google and is not provided by or associated with HTC Corporation. Note: Uploading files requires you have the Drive app installed on your phone. If this app is not preloaded, you can download and install it from Google Play. Check Your Google Drive Storage Space Check you available storage space right in the Google Drive app.
Page 194: Htc Sync Manager
View and manage media on your computer Browse and manage music, photos, and videos that are on your computer and your phone. ® Import iTunes and Windows Media Player playlists from your computer to HTC Sync Manager. Play music, videos, and playlists using the built-in player. Transfer content Transfer iPhone photos, text messages, contacts, and more to your HTC phone. You can also find and install the same apps that you were using on your iPhone. Import all music, photos, and videos from your HTC phone to your computer. 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 phone. Sync playlists and data. Sync music playlists and data such as contacts, calendar, and Web bookmarks between your phone and your computer. Useful Apps and Features...
Page 195: Install Htc Sync Manager On A Windows Computer
Install HTC Sync Manager on a Windows Computer Follow the steps below to install HTC Sync Manager on your computer. Important: You can install HTC Sync Manager on Windows XP or later versions. To install it on a Mac computer, you need Mac OS 10.6 or later versions. Important: If you have problem with installing HTC Sync Manager, close all your running programs and reinstall. If the problem persists, temporarily disable your anti-virus program and try installing again. 1. Download the HTC Sync Manager installer from htc.com/hsm. 2. Launch the installer and follow the onscreen instructions. 3. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. HTC Sync Manager opens. Important: If you disabled your anti-virus program, make sure to turn it back on after installing HTC Sync Manager. Transfer iPhone Content to Your HTC Phone With HTC Sync Manager, easily transfer iPhone content such as contacts, messages, wallpaper, camera photos, and more to your HTC phone. If you're using an HTC phone that has HTC Sense 6, HTC Sync Manager also enables your phone to find and install the same apps that you were using on your iPhone. Note: You need to use iTunes 9.0 or later to back up your iPhone content first to your computer. 1. Connect your iPhone and your HTC phone to your computer. 2. In HTC Sync Manager, click Home > Transfer & Backup.
Page 196: File Manager
Get Help To find out more about using HTC Sync Manager, download the user guide PDF from the HTC support site (htc.com/hsm). Or open the Help that comes with the software. Tip: On Windows, click in HTC Sync Manager, and then click Help. File Manager Use the File Manager app to browse and organize your files and folders on your phone storage and storage card. You can also use File Manager to browse for files and folders on your external USB storage device when you have it connected to your phone. Switch Between Storage Types Select an available storage on your phone that you want to manage. 1. Tap > > File Manager 2. Swipe left or right to switch to a file storage where you want to browse or organize your files. Search for Files It's easy to find files and documents using File Manager. 1. Tap > > File Manager 2. Tap Useful Apps and Features...
Page 197: Voice Recorder
3. In the search box, enter a few characters of the filename. Matching filenames from the root and subfolders are then displayed. 4. Tap a file to open it. Organize Your Files Use the File Manager app to sort, copy, move, or delete your files and documents. Sort Your Files 1. Tap > > File Manager 2. Tap > Sort, and then choose a sorting option. Copy or Move Your Files 1. Tap > > File Manager 2. Browse for and select the file or folder you want to copy or move. 3. Tap COPY or MOVE TO. 4. Tap , and then browse for the folder where you want to copy or move the files. Or tap > Create folder to create a new folder. 5. ...
Page 198: Htc Dot View
to start recording a voice clip. Note: Voice Recorder can run in the background while you do other things on your phone, except when you open other applications that also use audio functions. 4. Tap to stop recording. 5. To play back the voice clip, tap Tip: To see your recorded voice clips, tap . Touch and hold a voice clip to see options for sharing, setting it as a ringtone, and more. HTC Dot View If you bought the HTC Dot View™ case designed for HTC Desire 626s, use its app to personalize what's seen through the case. Choose your wallpaper, types of notifications to display, and more. Note: The HTC Dot View app is available in Google Play. Make sure to install the latest app update. Change the HTC Dot View Wallpaper Choose a preset wallpaper, or create your own dotted wallpaper from a photo. 1. Tap > > HTC Dot View 2. Tap Themes. 3. Choose a preset pattern as your wallpaper. – or – To create your own wallpaper, tap , and then choose whether to use an existing photo from Gallery or take a new photo. If you selected or taken a photo, crop the photo, and then tap DONE. 4. Tap APPLY.
Page 199: Select Which Notifications To Display
Select Which Notifications to Display Alerts for clock alarms, timers, calendar events, and tasks will automatically display through the HTC Dot View case. You can choose whether to display or hide Mail, Messages, and phone call notifications. 1. Tap > > HTC Dot View 2. Tap > Settings > Notification settings. 3. Choose which notifications you want to show or hide. See Recent Calls on HTC Dot View By default, up to 3 received or dialed numbers will be displayed on HTC Dot View. 1. Tap > > HTC Dot View 2. Tap > Settings. If you're not seeing recent calls, select Show call history. ...
Page 200: Htc Help
HTC Dot View Troubleshooting When music controls or app notifications are not appearing on HTC Dot View, check the HTC Dot View music controls and notification settings. 1. Swipe down from the status bar, and then tap 2. Tap Sound & notification > Notification access. 3. Select the HTC Dot View Music Controls and HTC Dot View Notifications options if they're not selected. Tip: For more details on using HTC Dot View, visit htc.com. HTC Help 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. Tap > > Help Note: If HTC Help is not preinstalled on your phone, you can download it from the Google Play Store app. Useful Apps and Features...
Page 201: Connectivity
Connectivity The following topics address your phone’s connectivity options, including USB file transfer and tethering, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IR connectivity, and more. Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer You can use the supplied USB connector to connect your phone directly to your computer and transfer music, pictures, and other content files. For example, if you have a music album stored on your computer that you want to listen to on your phone with any of the music apps, just attach your phone to the computer and copy the files to the music folder. File Transfer Tips If you want to save data to an SD card on your phone, make sure the SD card is installed and active. See SD Card. Avoid removing the SD card while transferring data. Data exchange may use the methods outlined in the following table: Method Description Media Device (MTP) Transfer files between your phone and PC such as pictures, videos, and music. Mass Storage Mode Exchange data with a PC using your phone as an external storage device. Transfer Files Between the Phone and a Computer 1. ...
Page 202: Wi-Fi
4. If available, select a drive (SD card for SD card storage or Internal storage for internal phone storage). 5. Select a folder (for example, Music for songs and albums) and copy files to it from your computer. 6. When you are done, disconnect your phone from your computer. The transferred files are now saved to your phone or SD card. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet. To use your phone’s Wi-Fi, you need access to a wireless access point or “hotspot.” Note: The availability and range of the Wi-Fi signal depends on a number of factors, including infrastructure and other objects through which the signal passes. Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network It’s quick and easy to turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. Tap the WI-FI tile to turn Wi-Fi on. 3. Tap below the WI-FI tile to see a list of detected Wi-Fi networks. Note: If the wireless network that you want is not listed, tap > Add network to manually add it. 4. Tap the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. 5. If you selected a secured network, you’ll be asked to enter the network key or password. 6. ...
Page 203: Connect To A Wi-Fi Network Via Wps
5. To unblock an unsecured Wi-Fi network, touch and hold the network name and tap Unblock network notification. Connect to a Wi-Fi Network via WPS If you’re using a Wi-Fi router with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can connect your phone easily. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. If Wi-Fi connection is off, tap the WI-FI tile to turn it on. 3. Tap below the WI-FI tile and check the list of detected Wi-Fi. 4. Tap > WPS Push, and then press the WPS button on your Wi-Fi router. Note: To use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) PIN method, tap > WPS Pin Entry. Disconnect from a Wireless Network Quickly disconnect from a wireless network your phone is connected to. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. If Wi-Fi connection is off, tap the WI-FI tile to turn it on. 3. Tap below the WI-FI tile and check the list of detected Wi-Fi 4. ...
Page 204: Virtual Private Networks (Vpn)
6. Tap a device with which to connect. If connected via Wi-Fi, you will see a confirmation. Follow the onscreen instructions. 7. Accept the connection on the other device. The phone is connected via Wi-Fi Direct. If a connection is not accepted after a certain period, the connection request is cancelled. To stop a connection, tap End connection > OK. Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Add virtual private networks (VPNs) so you can connect and access resources inside a local network, such as your corporate network. Before you can connect to your organization’s local network, you may be asked to: Install security certificates Enter your login credentials Download and install a required VPN app on your phone Contact your network administrator for details. Also, your phone must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection before you can start a VPN connection. For information about setting up and using these connections on your phone, see Data Services General Information (Sprint Spark LTE and 3G Networks). Add a VPN Connection You must first set a lock screen PIN or password before you can use credential storage and set up the VPN. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap 2. Under Wireless & networks, tap More > VPN. 3. Tap > Add VPN profile. 4. ...
Page 205: Disconnect From A Vpn
3. Tap the VPN that you want to connect to. 4. Enter your login credentials, and then tap CONNECT. When you are connected, the VPN connected icon appears in the notification area of the status bar. You can then open the Web browser to access resources such as your corporate network intranet. For more information, see Chrome Browser. Disconnect From a VPN Disconnect from the VPN when you’re done accessing your intranet sites. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open. 2. Tap the VPN connection, and then tap Disconnect. Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot allows you to turn your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot. When this feature is turned on, you can share your phone's mobile data services via Wi-Fi with other Wi-Fi enabled devices. The feature works best when used in conjunction with 4G data services (although 3G service can also be used). Important: Use of the Hotspot feature requires an additional subscription. Visit sprint.com for more information. Note: Turning on Hotspot on will disable your phone's connection to other Wi-Fi networks. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then tap 2. Under Wireless & networks, tap More. 3. Tap Mobile network sharing > Mobile Hotspot > OK. 4. Enter a hotspot name or use the default router name. 5. Set the password (key) for your hotspot or use the default password. Important: To help minimize security risks, use the default settings and set a secure and unique password.
Page 206: Bluetooth
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, computers, printers, and wireless phones. The Bluetooth communication range is usually approximately 30 feet. Bluetooth Hints Question: Can’t use Bluetooth? Answer: Is your phone in airplane mode? Bluetooth is unavailable in airplane mode. Bluetooth Function Cautions Information may not appear correctly on connected devices depending on the transferred data. Bluetooth Information Bluetooth is a technology that enables wireless connection with PCs, Bluetooth devices with hands- free features, etc. Function Description Audio output Listen to music, etc., wirelessly. Hands-free calls Call hands-free, using Bluetooth-capable hands-free devices and headsets. Data exchange Exchange data with Bluetooth devices. Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands-free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit. Important: For you to listen to music with your headset, the headset must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile. Note: Before you connect your headset, make it discoverable so your phone can find it. Refer to your headset manual for details.
Page 207: Reconnect A Headset Or Car Kit
Note: If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset. The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the Bluetooth phones section. When the Bluetooth headset or car kit is connected to your phone, the Bluetooth connected icon is displayed in the status bar. Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit Normally, you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on Bluetooth on your phone, and then turning on the headset. However, you might have to connect manually if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device. Important: Make sure that the headset is discoverable. Refer to the headset manual for details. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. Tap the BLUETOOTH tile to turn Bluetooth on. 3. Tap below the BLUETOOTH tile to open the Bluetooth screen. 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/car kit documentation to find the passcode. If you still cannot reconnect to the headset or car kit, follow the instructions in Disconnect From a Bluetooth Device, and then follow the steps in Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit. Disconnect From a Bluetooth Device If you do not need to use Bluetooth at any given point, you can disconnect and unpair your phone from a Bluetooth device. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. Tap the BLUETOOTH tile to turn Bluetooth on. 3. ...
Page 208: Where Sent Information Is Saved
other phone are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future. Important: Before you begin, set the receiving phone to discoverable mode. You may also need to set it to "Receive Beams" or "Receive Files." Refer to the phone’s documentation for instructions on receiving information over Bluetooth. You can send the following types of information, depending on the phone you are sending to: 1. On your phone, open the application that contains the information or file you want to send. 2. Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send: What to send How to send Contact 1. In the People app, tap a contact to view the contact’s details. 2. Tap > Send contact. 3. Tap Send contact via, and then tap Bluetooth. 4. Tap SEND. Calendar In Day, Agenda, or Week view, touch and hold the event, and then tap appointment or Share via > Bluetooth. event Photos or 1. In Gallery, select a photo and view it in full screen. videos 2. ...
Page 209: Receive Files Using Bluetooth
On Windows XP, the path may be: C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\My Documents\Bluetooth Exchange ® On Windows Vista , the path may be: C:\Users\[your username]\Documents On Windows 7, the path may be: C:\Users\[your username]\My Documents\Bluetooth Exchange Folder On Windows 8, the path may be: C:\Users\[your username]\Documents If you send a file to another device, the saved location may depend on the file type. For example, if you send an image file to another wireless phone, it may be saved in a folder named "Images." Receive Files Using Bluetooth Your phone lets you receive various files with Bluetooth, including photos, music tracks, contact info, calendar events, and documents such as PDFs. Important: Refer to the other device’s documentation for instructions on sending information over Bluetooth. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. Tap the BLUETOOTH tile to turn Bluetooth on. 3. Tap below the BLUETOOTH tile to open the Bluetooth screen. 4. Tap your phone’s Bluetooth name near the top of the screen to make your phone visible to nearby Bluetooth devices. 5. On the sending device, send one or more files to your phone. 6. If asked, accept the pairing request on your phone and on the sending device. You may also be prompted to enter the same passcode or confirm the auto-generated passcode on both devices. You’ll then get a Bluetooth authorization request. 7. ...
Page 210: Htc Connect
The vCalendar is added to your Calendar events. (For more information, see Calendar.) For a vCard contact file, you can choose to import one, several, or all of those contacts to your contacts list. HTC Connect ® With HTC Connect , wirelessly stream music or video from your phone 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: ® Multi-room speakers that support Qualcomm AllPlay™ ® Blackfire compliant multi-room speakers DLNA compatible speakers and TV Miracast compatible display devices Bluetooth speakers HTC certified consumer electronic devices or accessories that have the HTC Connect logo. Note: Some devices may need to be paired before you can share to them. To see a list of supported devices or accessories, go to htc-connect.com/certified-devices. For more information about HTC Connect, visit htc-connect.com. Share Media Using HTC Connect 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 your phone. Connectivity...
Page 211 2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen. 3. Choose the device you want to connect to. 4. Once connected, use your phone to control the volume, pause or resume playback, and more. 5. To stop wireless media sharing and disconnect from the device, swipe down with three fingers on the screen. Connectivity...
Page 212: Stream Music To Speakers Powered By Qualcomm Allplay Media Platform
Stream Music to Speakers Powered by Qualcomm AllPlay Media Platform Before you start, make sure your AllPlay speakers are connected to your Wi-Fi network. Refer to the documentation that comes with your speakers to set up and connect them to your Wi-Fi network. 1. After connecting your AllPlay speakers to your Wi-Fi network, open a music app on your phone. 2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen. Your phone then turns Wi-Fi on automatically and scans for media devices on your Wi-Fi network. You'll then see the available AllPlay speakers listed. 3. Tap the speaker you want to connect to. 4. In the music app that you're using, start playing music. You'll then hear the music play from the speaker you've selected. 5. To switch between AllPlay speakers or to group speakers, swipe up the screen again with three fingers. Just tap another speaker to stream music to it. To group speakers so that music plays through them at the same time, tap the GROUP button next to a speaker name, select the other speakers you want to group it with, and then tap OK. Stream Music to Blackfire Compliant Speakers Play music simultaneously to multiple Blackfire compliant speakers from your phone. Note: Before you start, make sure your speakers are connected to your Wi-Fi network. Refer to the documentation that comes with your speakers to set up and connect them to your Wi-Fi network.
Page 213 1. After connecting your speakers to your Wi-Fi network, open a music app on your phone. 2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen. Your phone then turns Wi-Fi on automatically and scans for media devices on your Wi-Fi network. You'll then see the available speakers listed. 3. Tap the speaker you want to connect to. 4. In the music app that you're using, start playing music. You'll then hear the music play from the speaker you've selected. 5. To switch between speakers or to group them, swipe up the screen again with three fingers. Just tap another speaker to stream music to it. To group speakers so that music plays through them at the same time, tap the Group button next to a speaker name, select the other speakers you want to group it with, and then tap Connectivity...
Page 214: Htc Boomsound Connect App
Rename the Speakers You can rename your Blackfire compliant speakers in Settings. 1. Make sure the speakers are connected to your Wi-Fi network. 2. Tap > > Settings > HTC Connect. Your phone then turns Wi-Fi on automatically and scans for media devices on your Wi-Fi network. You'll then see the available Blackfire speakers listed. 3. Tap next to a speaker name. 4. Enter the new speaker name, and then tap DONE. HTC BoomSound Connect App If you're using Qualcomm AllPlay powered speakers, download and install the HTC BoomSound™ Connect app to your phone to manage them, queue your songs to a shared speaker, and more. 1. Connect your phone to a speaker or grouped speakers. For details, see Stream Music to Speakers Powered by Qualcomm AllPlay Media Platform. 2. When you're prompted to download HTC BoomSound Connect, download and install the app. 3. Open the BoomSound Connect app. Connectivity...
Page 215 4. Use the controls in the app to control music playback and adjust the speaker volume. 5. To switch between speakers, tap next to the current speaker name, and then tap another speaker. 6. When several phones are streaming music to the same speaker, tap to add your music to the queue. 7. To view the queue and check where your music is lined up in the list, tap Tap to access the BoomSound Connect settings. You can rename speakers or clear the queue. Connectivity...
Page 216: Settings
The following topics provide an overview of items you can change using your phone’s Settings menus. Basic Settings From the home screen, tap > Settings to access your phone’s settings menu. The table below outlines the top-level settings categories. Category Description Airplane mode Turn Airplane mode on or off. Wi-Fi Enable and set Wi-Fi options. Bluetooth Enable Bluetooth connections. Mobile data Settings for your mobile network and data connection. HTC Connect Options where to play media. More Settings for data usage, default messaging app, Mobile network sharing, HTC Mini+, and VPN. Personalize Options for customizing your phone's wallpaper, navigation bar, themes, sound, and more. Accounts & sync Set up your email and social network accounts. Location Select your phone’s location access options. Security Set up a screen lock and other security features. Accessibility Set accessibility options such as screen magnification, TalkBack, and more.
Page 217: Airplane Mode
System updates Options for updating your profile, PRL, UICC, and phone software. About View your phone's hardware and software information. Airplane Mode Enable or disable Airplane mode. See Airplane Mode for details. Wi-Fi Settings Your phone lets you take advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots for high-speed data access using available computer networks. See Wi-Fi for details. Bluetooth Settings Your phone’s Bluetooth capabilities let you use wireless headsets, send and receive pictures and files, and more. See Bluetooth for details. Mobile Data Settings This menu lets you turn your data connection on or off, and more. See Data Services General Information (Sprint Spark LTE and 3G Networks) for details. HTC Connect Configure settings for HTC Connect. See HTC Connect for details. More Wireless & Network Settings Additional options that let you view your data usage, and set up Mobile Hotspot and VPN. Settings...
Page 218: Personalize Settings
1. Tap > > Settings 2. Under Wireless & networks, tap More and select an option. Data usage: Check how much data usage have you been using or check the data usage of certain apps. See Manage Your Data Usage. Default messaging app: Set the default SMS app to use on your phone. Mobile network sharing: Use these settings to turn Mobile Hotspot or Bluetooth tethering on or off. See Mobile Hotspot. HTC Mini+: Configure and manage your phone's connection with the HTC Mini+ (sold separately). VPN: Configure your Virtual Private Network (VPN) settings so you can connect to your company’s intranet sites. See Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Personalize Settings Use the Personalize menu to customize your phone’s display, add items to the Home screen, or change the sound settings. Customize the Home and Lock Screen Settings Using the phone’s Personalize home screen menus, you can set the following settings. Customize the wallpaper of your Home screen by choosing from a collection of wallpapers or from your own photos. See Customize the Home Screen.
Page 219: Notification Sound
2. Tap Personalize > Alarm. 3. Select a sound and tap APPLY. Font Use these options to select a font and set the font size. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Personalize > Font style. 3. Select a font and tap tap Tip: To install more fonts to your phone, tap 4. Tap Font size, and then select the size you want. Keyboard and Dialer Color Tap any of these options to change the keyboard and dialer color. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Personalize > Keyboard color or Dialer color. 3. Select a color and tap Accounts & Sync The Accounts & sync settings menu lets you add and manage all your email, social networking, online storage, and HTC account. Settings...
Page 220: Add Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, And More
Add Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, and More Add your favorite social networks, email accounts, and online storages on your phone so you are connected anywhere you go. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Accounts & sync. 3. Tap 4. Tap an account type. You can set up these accounts on your phone: Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Google, HTC Account, Instagram for HTC Sense, LinkedIn for HTC Sense, Mail, Outlook.com, and Twitter. 5. Enter your account information and follow screen instructions to proceed. Depending on the account type, you may need to enter an email address or user address, password, domain name, or other information. For Exchange ActiveSync accounts, contact your server administrator to determine what information you will need. Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account You can use this menu to add an Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone so you can send and receive email from your corporate email address. See Add an Email Account. Add Email Accounts Use the Accounts & sync menu to add new email accounts on your phone.
Page 221: Manage Your Online Accounts
Forgot Your Google Account Password? If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by going to the Google website. 1. On your phone or computer, open your Web browser. 2. Go to google.com/accounts/recovery. 3. Select I don’t know my password. 4. Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your Google Account and click Continue. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to reset your password. Manage Your Online Accounts Manage the online accounts you have associated with your phone. Remove an Account You can remove an account from your phone. Removing an account does not remove accounts and information from the online service itself. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Accounts & sync. 3. ...
Page 222: Location Settings
3. Tap the account that you want to update. 4. Tap the item you want to sync or edit. Location Settings Your Location settings menu lets you select how your phone determines its location (using the wireless network, GPS satellites, both, or neither). Location Setting Your phone is equipped with a Location setting for use in connection with location-based services. The Location feature allows the network to detect your position. Turning Location off will hide your location from everyone except 9-1-1. Note: Turning on Location will allow the network to detect your position using GPS technology, making some Sprint applications and services easier to use. To enable your phone’s Location setting feature: 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Location. 3. Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn location services on and off. 4. Under Location sources, select the location mode you want. For example, for a better estimate of your location, choose High accuracy. To save battery power, choose Battery saving. When you turn the Location setting feature on, the phone displays the icon on the status bar. When you turn Location setting off, the phone displays the icon. Important: Turning off a location service means no applications on your phone will collect your location data through that location service. However, third party applications may collect — and your phone may continue to provide — location data through other services, including through Wi-Fi and signal triangulation. Google Location History Select this option if you want to allow Google to collect anonymous location data or to allow certain ...
Page 223: Htc Location Services
HTC Location Services Select this option to set your home and work address for precise location and personal usage with HTC Sense Home. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Location. 3. Tap HTC Location Services. 4. Set your home and work address. Security Settings Use the Security settings to help increase your phone security, privacy, and more. Screen Lock Settings You can increase the security of your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you will be asked to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen, enter the correct PIN, or enter the correct password to unlock the phone’s control keys, buttons, and touchscreen. You can also use face recognition to unlock your screen. Enable or Disable the Lock and Security Screens 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Security.
Page 224: Use A Screen Unlock Pattern
To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can to train HTC Desire 626s to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard. Tap Smart Lock, confirm your screen lock, then tap Trusted face > Improve face matching. Follow the onscreen instructions. Use a Screen Unlock Pattern 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Security. 3. Tap Screen lock > Pattern. 4. Draw the screen unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal direction. Lift your finger from the screen when finished. 5. The phone records the pattern. Tap CONTINUE. 6. When prompted, draw the screen unlock pattern again, and then tap CONFIRM. If you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen after five attempts, you will be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. Note: To change your unlock screen pattern, tap Screen lock on the Security Draw your current screen unlock pattern and then tap Pattern. Use a Screen Unlock PIN 1. ...
Page 225: Lock Screen And Password Settings
If you fail to enter the correct password after five attempts, you will be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. Lock Screen and Password Settings Increase your privacy by selecting what type of information you want to display on the lock screen. You can also choose to make passwords invisible as you enter them on your phone. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Security. 3. Do any of the following: Select the Incoming phone calls option to hide the private contact's name and photo on the lock screen. See Private Contacts. Clear the Make passwords visible option (recommended) to make passwords invisible as you enter them on your phone. Allow Installation of Third-Party Programs By default, you can install only programs and games downloaded from Google Play. The Security menu lets you allow installation of non-Play Store apps on your phone. To allow installation of non-Play Store apps on the phone: 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Security. 3. ...
Page 226: Accessibility Settings
1. Save the certificate file in the root folder on your phone. 2. Tap > > Settings 3. Tap Security. 4. Tap Install from storage. 5. If you have more than one certificate in the root folder, select the certificate you want to install. 6. Enter a name for the certificate and tap OK. Accessibility Settings Use these settings when you’ve downloaded and installed an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback. You can turn accessibility functions or services on or off. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Accessibility and choose the settings you want. Options include: TalkBack: Turn this option on if you want your phone to provide spoken feedback. TalkBack helps blind and low-vision users. See Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack for more information. Switch Access: Turn this option on if you want to control your phone using configurable key combinations. Font size: Tap this option to select a font size for better readability. Captions: Turn this option on and then tap it to customize captions for your phone. Magnification gestures: Tap this option to enable magnification gestures such as zooming ...
Page 227: Navigate Your Phone With Talkback
Turn TalkBack On 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Accessibility > TalkBack. 3. Tap the TalkBack ON/OFF switch. 4. Read the TalkBack disclaimer and then tap OK. Your phone will enable Explore by touch, which provides an audible description of what you’re touching on the screen. A short tutorial explaining how to use TalkBack will begin playing after you turn on TalkBack. Note: TalkBack works best if you turn off auto-rotate screen. Use TalkBack Gestures When TalkBack is turned on and the Explore by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are replaced by the TalkBack gestures. Note: HTC gestures such as 3-finger swiping may not be available when TalkBack gestures are enabled. To open an item: 1. Drag your finger on the screen to find and select the item. 2. Double-tap anywhere on the screen to open the item. To move an item: 1. Drag your finger on the screen to find the item. 2. Double-tap anywhere on the screen, but don’t lift your finger on the second tap. 3. Drag the item to a new spot and then lift your finger. To scroll through a screen: Use two fingers to swipe up, down, left or right. Settings...
Page 228 To unlock the lock screen: Use two fingers to swipe up from the bottom of the screen. To open the Notifications panel: Use two fingers to swipe down from the top of the screen. Assign TalkBack Shortcuts TalkBack has customizable gestures that you can use to open the Notifications panel, view recent apps, access TalkBack controls, and more. Important: The steps below are described using the regular gestures. Use the corresponding TalkBack gestures if you already have TalkBack turned on. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Accessibility > TalkBack. 3. Tap > Settings > Manage gestures. 4. Tap any of the gestures under Shortcut gestures, and then select an action. Use 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. To open the global context menu, use one finger to swipe down and right in one continuous movement.
Page 229: Backup And Reset
Install a language: Tap Text-to-speech output > Google Text-to-speech Engine > Install voice data. 4. Select the language you want to use. Note: Not all languages are supported. Backup and Reset Find ways on how to back up your data or how to reset the phone. Backup Always keep important stuff on your phone. Back up your phone before you erase the storage, do a factory reset, or upgrade to a new phone. Backup Options HTC 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 your phone (after a factory reset) or on a newer phone. HTC Sync Manager. Use HTC Sync Manager to import music, photos, and videos to your computer. You can also sync locally stored contacts, calendar events, bookmarks, documents, and playlists to 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 your phone on your computer. For details, see HTC Sync Manager. Other backup options. Separately back up other data and file types if they’re not supported in HTC Backup and HTC Sync Manager. In some apps, you can back up data to the storage on the phone so you can easily restore them after a factory reset. Settings...
Page 230 Messages. Back up your text messages to the storage on the phone, or save them as an email attachment. See Back Up and Restore Your Text Messages. Contacts. Save contacts and other personal data to your online accounts so you can just sync them when switching to another phone. If you have locally stored contacts in the People app, export them to the storage on the phone. See Back Up and Restore Your Contacts. Files. Manually copy and paste files by connecting your phone to your computer as a disk drive. You can also upload files to online storage and services. Note: If you’re backing up data to the storage, don’t choose to erase the storage when you do a factory reset. Use HTC Backup Save the time and frustration of restoring your content when you do a factory reset or you lose, damage, or buy another phone. On your phone, use HTC Backup to do a regular backup to the cloud so you can easily restore your content next time. HTC Backup uses your Google Drive storage to keep your content and settings. It can back up and restore the following: Personalization settings. These include your feed sources in HTC BlinkFeed, widgets, wallpaper, Home screen layout, and ringtones. Accounts and passwords. HTC Backup stores the login credentials for many popular email and social network accounts, including Exchange ActiveSync, Outlook.com, and POP/IMAP. Apps and settings. These include your contacts stored on your phone, text messages, Web bookmarks, personal dictionary, Wi-Fi networks, free apps you’ve installed, grid size and sort order on the Apps screen, and more. Backup Your Phone to Google Drive Turn on HTC Backup to do a daily backup of your content over Wi-Fi. You can turn it on by selecting ...
Page 231: Reset Your Phone
Note: To restore paid apps, you need to download and install them from Google Play. 1. When you turn on a new HTC phone for the first time or after a factory reset, choose to restore content, and then select Restore from HTC Backup on the Set up phone screen. 2. Make sure to sign in using the same account that you used to back up your phone before. Your backup history will then be displayed. 3. Select a backup, and then tap NEXT. 4. If you used your HTC Account or Facebook account to backup your phone, sign in to your Google Account to access your Google Drive. 5. When prompted, allow HTC Backup to access your Google Drive. 6. After your settings have been restored, tap NEXT to continue setting up your phone. Your free apps that you’ve previously downloaded from Google Play will be restored in the background, and you can track the progress via a notification in the status bar. The Apps and Home screen shortcuts will be reorganized as in your backup after all of your apps have been installed. You may continue using your phone while apps are being restored. Tip: You can also go to Settings, and then tap Backup & reset > Restore from HTC Backup. Just make sure that you’ve already signed in to the same account that you used to back up your phone before. Restoring a backup will overwrite the current data and settings on your phone. Reset Your Phone If your phone 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 — the state before you turned on the phone for the first time. The following will be removed from the phone when you do a factory reset: Settings...
Page 232: Get Content From Another Phone
Your Google Account All accounts you’ve added in Settings > Accounts & sync and the data associated with these accounts Personal data that you’ve created or synced to the phone such as your profile, contacts, messages, email, calendar events, and more System and application data and settings Downloaded apps Files such as your music, photos, videos, and documents will also be deleted if you select the Erase all data option. Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a factory reset. Note: A factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your phone, including personal information. Reset Your Phone via Settings 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Backup & reset > Reset phone. 3. If you also want to delete media and other data on your phone, select Erase all data. 4. To delete media and other data on your storage card (if you installed one), tap Erase SD card. 5. ...
Page 233: Font Size
1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Display & gestures. 3. Clear the Auto rotate screen option and tap Note: Not all application screens support automatic rotation. The screen orientation automatically changes to landscape mode when you turn the phone sideways. Note: The TalkBack accessibility feature works best if you turn off auto-rotate. For details, see Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack. Font Size You can adjust the text size for your viewing comfort. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Display & gestures. 3. Tap Font size and then select the font size. Brightness By default, the screen brightness automatically adjusts depending on the surrounding lighting conditions. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Display & gestures. 3. ...
Page 234: Screen Timeout (Sleep)
Quickly Adjust the Brightness 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. 2. Tap the BRIGHTNESS tile repeatedly to select the brightness intensity. Screen Timeout (Sleep) After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Display & gestures. 3. Tap Screen timeout, and then tap the time before the screen turns off. Note: Extended screen timeout periods reduce the battery’s talk and standby times. Tip: To turn off and lock the screen quickly, press the Power/Lock Button. Daydream Select your phone’s screensaver when it’s idle or docked. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Display & gestures. 3. Tap Daydream, and then select a screensaver. 4. Tap Media Gesture Select this option to allow other apps to recognize the 3-finger gesture.
Page 235: Sound & Notification Settings
1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Display & gestures > G Sensor calibration. 3. Place the phone on a flat surface, and then tap CALIBRATE. 4. After the recalibration process, tap OK. Sound & Notification Settings The Sound & notification settings menu lets you control your phone’s audio, from ringtones and alerts to touch tones and notifications. Sound Profile and Vibrate Use the following settings for such features as silent mode, vibrate, and overall phone volume. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification > Sound profile. 3. Select Normal, Vibrate, or Silent. 4. To set your phone to always vibrate for calls in addition to any ringer settings, select the Vibrate option below Volumes. Note: If you selected Vibrate as your sound profile (step 2), your phone will vibrate for all notifications and incoming calls. 5. ...
Page 236: Do Not Disturb Mode
1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification > Volumes. 3. Tap Notification sound or Alarm. 4. Select the sound you want and tap APPLY. Do Not Disturb Mode Use Do Not Disturb mode to reject calls, and silence audible alerts and notifications, but still keep a data connection available. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification > Do Not Disturb. 3. Tap Do Not Disturb mode to turn it on and off, or to choose priority mode. The Do Not Disturb icon or the priority icon will appear in the status bar. Even when Do Not Disturb mode is on, you'll still see notification icons in the status bar to alert you of missed calls, new messages, calendar events, alarms, and other notifications. Tip: When the screen is on, press the Volume Button to manage Do Not Disturb mode quickly. Allow Prioritized Notifications to Bypass Do Not Disturb Mode Add important contacts to an exceptions list so that you can still receive their calls even when Do Not ...
Page 237: Incoming Calls - Ringtone
1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification > Do Not Disturb. 3. Tap Schedule for and select Priority or On. 4. Tap Days to set the days you want Do not disturb mode activated, and then tap DONE. 5. Set the start and the end times. Calendar events created in your Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® account that have Do not disturb enabled will also be listed on the Do not disturb schedule screen. Incoming Calls - Ringtone You can select and assign ringtones for your incoming calls. Your phone provides a variety of ringtones that you can set as the default ringtone of your phone. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification > Ringtone. 3. Tap the ringtone you want to use, and then tap APPLY. The ringtone briefly plays when selected. Note: To set a sound file as ringtone, see Set a Song as a Ringtone. Incoming Calls - Other Options Enable Quiet ring on pickup so your phone lowers the ringtone volume the moment you pick it up ...
Page 238: System Sound Settings
System Sound Settings The System sound settings menu lets you select whether you hear tones when tapping numbers on the dialpad, selecting onscreen options, and more. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Sound & notification. 3. Select or customize options under the System menu. Keypad touch tones: Select the short tones to use. Touch sounds: Play sounds when making an onscreen selection. Screen lock sounds: Play sounds when locking or unlocking the screen. Pull to refresh sounds: Play sounds when pulling the screen down to refresh content. Vibrate on touch: Vibrate when tapping soft keys and during certain other instances. Emergency tone: Set behavior when an emergency call is placed. Notification - Flash Notifications Tap this option to select when you want the Front Indicator Light (LED) to light up.
Page 239: Call Settings
3. Tap App notifications. 4. Select an app whose notifications you want to appear on the lock screen. 5. Select whether to block or to prioritize all notifications from the selected app. 6. Tap twice. 7. Tap When device is locked, and then choose whether to show or not to show notifications. 8. Tap Notifications access to control HTC Dot View notifications. Call Settings Use these options to set call features, voicemail, and more. Call Features Use these options to set various call features. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Call. 3. Set the following: Declined calls: Select to enable text message and reminder options for declined calls. Save to People: Select to add unknown numbers to the People list after the call. Voicemail Settings Use this menu to check your voicemail settings such as the voicemail service provider and voicemail ...
Page 240: Cdma Call Settings
3. Select the Hearing aids option. 4. Select Sidetone to get voice feedback in a hearing aid. CDMA Call Settings Use these options to enable hearing aid compatibility, and adjust several call settings, such as teletypewriter and DDTM. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Call. 3. Tap CDMA call settings. TTY Mode A TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications phone that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone. Your phone is compatible with select TTY phones. Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY phone to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission. Your phone and TTY phone will connect using a special cable that plugs into your phone’s headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY phone, contact your TTY phone manufacturer to purchase the connector cable. When establishing your Sprint service, please call Sprint Customer Service using the state Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) by first dialing . Then provide the state TRS with this number: 866-727-4889. To turn TTY Mode on or off: 1. Tap > ...
Page 241: Internet Call Settings
DDTM Mode Select this option if you want to direct all calls to your voicemail when you are using data connection. Other CDMA Call Settings Select these options to enhance voice privacy, prepend numbers automatically, or use plus code dialing. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Call. 3. Tap CDMA call settings and select or customize these options. Voice Privacy: Select to enable enhanced privacy mode. Automatic prepend: Select to automatically add “1” for long distance calls. Plus code dialing: Tap to set plus code dialing. See Place and Answer Calls for details. Internet Call Settings Use these options to set up your Internet calling account. See Internet Calls. Apps Settings Use the Apps menu to control your application settings or remove apps. Uninstall Third-party Apps Uninstall apps that you no longer need to save storage space.
Page 242: Storage Settings
1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Apps. 3. Browse to the app you want to clear and then tap it. Tip: Tap to sort the apps list. 4. In the App info screen, tap Clear data or Clear cache. Storage Settings The storage settings menu lets you view and manage the phone storage. Tap > > Settings > Storage. Types of Storage Your phone has the following storage types for your apps, data, and files. Phone storage. This storage combines both the internal storage, where apps, email, data, and text messages are stored, and the file storage, where photos, videos, and music files are kept. When you are running out of phone storage, you can free up space by uninstalling apps, changing download settings, or moving files to your computer or to an online storage service. SD card (Storage card). Use a storage card (purchased separately) for storing more files. You can also set apps such as Camera to store directly to the card. USB storage. When you plug in an external USB storage device (such as a USB flash drive or an SD card reader), you can view photos and videos stored on the device right from Gallery and ...
Page 243: Make More Storage Space
Make More Storage Space As you use your phone, you’ll accumulate data and fill its storage capacity over time. Here are some tips on how to increase storage space. Run the Storage Wizard Free up space in the phone storage by uninstalling apps and deleting files you no longer need. In Settings, tap Storage > Make more space. Store Files in Google Drive Photos, email attachments, and other documents can be stored in Google Drive and accessed anywhere you are. You can set the Camera app to automatically upload photos to Google Drive. See Google Drive. Note: Google Drive is a third-party app and is not provided by or associated with HTC Corporation. Manage Photos and Videos Set the Camera app to automatically upload to a photo-sharing site or online storage. You can retrieve them from the photo-sharing site or online storage when needed. Note: Using data services while uploading photos and videos may be costly. You may want to connect to Wi-Fi or disable auto upload of camera shots if you have a limited data plan. After taking continuous camera shots, keep only the best shot and discard the rest. After editing a photo or trimming a video, the original file is kept. You can delete original files or move them to online storage or to your computer. If you are only sending videos through MMS, use a lower resolution. High-resolution video takes up more space. In Camera settings, tap Video Quality to change the resolution. ...
Page 244: Power Settings
Set a lock screen PIN or password before starting encryption. Fully charge the battery and keep your phone connected to the power adapter during encryption. This process may take about an hour or so. You cannot undo encryption on the phone storage. If you want to return to an unencrypted phone, you must perform a factory reset. Once you enable storage card encryption, only new files added after encryption will be encrypted. Files already on the card will not be encrypted. Also, storage card encryption doesn't reformat or erase your card. Encrypted files on the storage card can only be opened by the phone that encrypted them. How to Encrypt Data on Your Phone 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Storage. 3. Tap Phone storage encryption or tap Encrypt SD card content. 4. Tap NEXT. 5. Enter the lock screen PIN or password, and tap NEXT. 6. Tap ENABLE ENCRYPTION During phone storage encryption, the phone may restart a few times. When storage encryption is complete, enter your PIN or password. Note: If you turn off SD card encryption to stop encrypting new files, previously encrypted files will remain encrypted. To access these files, you must enable encryption again for your storage card. Power Settings Use the Power settings to check the phone’s battery, enable Power saver mode, and more.
Page 245: Use Extreme Power Saving Mode
Use Extreme Power Saving Mode In times when you don't need to use much of your phone, turn Extreme power saving mode on to extend battery life longer. In this mode, standby time can last longer than usual, and you can only use the most basic functions such as phone calls, text messaging, and email. 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open the Quick Settings panel. 2. Tap the EXT SAVER tile to turn the mode on. Or to set when to automatically switch this mode on, tap below the tile. 3. Select the check box, and then choose at which battery level the mode will turn on. Check Battery Usage See a ranking list of apps that are using the battery. You can also see how much and how long the battery has been used for each app. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Power > Battery usage. 3. Tap an app to check how it’s using the battery. You’ll see how much battery power is used by resources such as the CPU for the app and other use details. Tip: If you see buttons while viewing an app’s battery use details, you can tap them to adjust settings that affect battery usage, stop the app, and more. Check Battery History Check how long you’ve been using the phone 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. 1. ...
Page 246: Battery Saving Tips
Battery Saving Tips How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use your phone. The power management features of your phone helps increase battery life. In times when you need to extend the battery life more, try out some of these tips. Check Your Battery Usage Monitoring your battery usage helps you identify what’s using the most power so you can choose what to do about it. For details, see Check Battery Usage. Manage Your Connections Turn off wireless connections such as mobile data, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth when not in use. Turn GPS only when a precise location is needed, such as while using navigation or location- based apps. If the Sleep mode option in Settings > Power is enabled, at low peak times, your phone will turn off the data connection after the screen has been off for 15 minutes and there’s no network activity (no downloads, streaming, or data usage). The data connection resumes when you switch the screen back on. Turn on Airplane mode when you don’t need any wireless connections and you don’t want to receive calls or messages. For details, see Airplane Mode. Manage Your Display Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it simple helps save battery power. Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness. Set the screen timeout to a shorter time. 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 ...
Page 247: Language & Keyboard Settings
If an app came preloaded and can’t be uninstalled, disabling the app can still prevent it from continuously running or syncing data. In Settings > Apps, swipe to the ALL tab, tap the app, and then tap Disable. Limit Background Data and Sync Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps syncing data in the background. It’s recommended not to let apps sync data too often. Determine which apps can be set with longer sync times, or sync manually. In Settings, tap Accounts & sync and check what types of data are being synced in your online accounts. When the battery is starting to run low, temporarily disable syncing some data. If you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some accounts. In the Mail app, select an account, tap > Settings > Sync, Send & Receive, and then adjust the settings under Sync schedule. When you’re not traveling from one place to another, sync weather updates of only your current location, rather than in all of your named cities. Open the Weather app, and then tap > Edit cities to remove unneeded cities. Choose widgets wisely. Some widgets constantly sync data. Consider removing the ones that are not important from your Home screen. In Play Store, tap > Settings > Auto-update apps > Do not auto-update apps if you’re fine with updating apps from Play Store manually.
Page 248: Spell Checker
3. Tap Language and tap the language you want to use. Spell Checker Turn this feature on to underline misspelled words as you type. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Language & keyboard. 3. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Spell checker. Keyboard and Input Methods - HTC Sense Input The Language & keyboard settings let you select a preferred input method, control keyboard settings, and more. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input. 3. Change any of these settings. Keyboard selection: Add or remove languages from the touch input language list.
Page 249: Keyboard And Input Methods - Google Voice Typing
Keyboard and Input Methods - Google Voice Typing This option lets you choose the input language for Google voice typing, block offensive words, or download offline speech recognition. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Language & keyboard > Google voice typing. Speech Settings Use these settings to adjust your Google Voice Search preferences or select your default text-to- speech output. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap Language & keyboard. 3. Change any of these settings. Voice Input: Tap to change the default voice search language, speech output, and more Text-to-speech output: Tap to select the text-to-speech engine, set the speech speed, or listen to speech synthesis demo.
Page 250: Printing
2. Tap Activate this device. Follow the onscreen prompts to begin activation. If your phone is already activated, you’ll see a device Self Service screen with account information, usage details, and more. System Updates From time to time, system software updates for your phone may be available. Your phone can automatically check and notify you if an update is available. You can download and install the update to your phone. Depending on the type of update, the update may erase all your personal data and customized settings, and it could also remove any programs you have installed. Make sure that you have backed up the information and files you want to keep. Note: Checking and downloading system software updates require data access that will count towards your monthly data allowance. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap System updates. 3. Tap any of these available settings: Update profile: Update your online user profile information. See Update Your Profile for details. Update PRL: Update the Preferred Roaming List (PRL). See Update Your PRL for details. UICC Unlock: Unlock the UICC and use a UICC card from other service providers. For more information about UICC unlock, contact Sprint. HTC software update: Update the phone’s operating system. See Update Your Phone Software for details. Settings...
Page 251: About Your Phone
About Your Phone The About menu lets you access important phone information and view legal and safety information. 1. Tap > > Settings 2. Tap About. 3. Scroll through the list and select options to view or customize information. Hardware and software version: Displays the phone hardware and software version. Software updates: Check if there are is a new software update available for your phone. Usage and error reporting: Send error, preference, and usage reports to HTC. Help: Enable quick tips to appear on the screen. Network: Check the operator, signal strength, mobile network type, and more. Phone identity: Check the phone’s name, model number, IMEI, SIM ID, MEID current user name, and number. Software information: View software related information such as the Android, HTC Sense, and software versions. Legal information: View HTC legal information, privacy alert, Google legal information and ...
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Page 254: For Assistance
For Assistance The following topics address areas of support for your phone, including troubleshooting, specifications, account information, warranty information, and customer service contact information. Troubleshooting Check the questions and answers below for troubleshooting solutions for common phone issues. Check Here First Question: Phone freezes/operation is unstable. Answer: Restart the phone. If the screen is on and responsive, press and hold Power/Lock Button and then tap Restart. If the screen won't turn on, press and hold the Power/Lock Button for more than 10 seconds until the phone restarts. Keep in mind that you could lose any or all of the data you're working on when you restart the phone. For details, see Turn Your Phone On and Off. Question: Operation is unstable after a new application was installed. Answer: The newly installed application may be the cause. Uninstall the application. See Uninstall an App. Question: Cannot use phone, mail, or Internet. Answer 1: Check whether you are where signal is weak or out of service area. Answer 2: Restart the phone. For details, see Turn Your Phone On and Off. Answer 3: Is the phone in Airplane mode? To check that Airplane mode is cancelled: Tap > > Settings . Check if Airplane mode is on or off Answer 4: Is data communication disabled? To check that data communication is enabled: Tap > > Settings . Check if Mobile data is on. Question: Battery level goes down quickly. Answer: Are you where signal is weak or have been out of service area for a long period? ...
Page 255: Specifications
Answer: Restart the phone. If the screen won’t unlock, press and hold the Power/Lock Button for more than 10 seconds until the phone restarts. Keep in mind that you could lose any or all of the data you're working on when you restart the phone. For details, see Turn Your Phone On and Off. Specifications The following tables list your phone’s and battery’s specifications. Phone Specifications Item Description Weight 140g ± 5g Continuous Talk Time* 3G: Approx. 14.52 hours 2G: Approx. 15.01 hours Continuous Standby Time* 3G: Approx. 854.63 hours 2G: Approx. 640.26 hours Charging Time Approx. 2.7 hours with 1A Dimensions 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.19 mm (5.783 x 2.791 x 0.3224 in) Maximum Output 3G: 0.25W 4G: 0.2W GSM: 800/900: 2W 1800/1900: 1W Communication Speed LTE: DL: 150 Mbps; UL: 50 Mbps CDMA RevA.: FL: 3.1 Mbps; RL: 1.8 Mbps, ...
Page 256: Sprint Account Information And Help
Battery Specifications Item Description Voltage 3.85V; 2nd: 3.8V Type Li-polymer Capacity 2000 mAh (min.) Sprint Account Information and Help Find out about account passwords and information about managing your account and finding help. Sprint Account Passwords You will need to create passwords to help protect access to your personal account information, your voicemail account, and your data services account. As a Sprint customer, you enjoy unlimited access to all your information. Account User Name and Password If you are the account owner, you will create an account user name and password when you sign on to sprint.com/mysprint. (Click Register and follow the prompts to get started.) If you are not the account owner (if someone else receives the bill for your Sprint service), you can get a sub-account password at sprint.com/mysprint. Voicemail Password You’ll create your voicemail password when you set up your voicemail. See Voicemail (Traditional) for more information on your voicemail password. Data Services Password With your Sprint phone, you may elect to set up an optional data services password to control access and authorize purchases. For more information, or to change your passwords, sign on to sprint.com/mysprint.
Page 257: Sprint Support Services
Enroll in Sprint online billing and automatic payment. Purchase accessories. Shop for the latest Sprint phones. View available Sprint service plans and options. Learn more about data services and other products like games, ringtones, screen savers, and more. From Your Sprint Phone 1. Tap > . (If your screen is locked, press the Power Button to turn on the display and then drag up to unlock the screen.) 2. Do any of the following: Tap to access a summary of your Sprint service plan or get answers to other questions. Tap to make a payment. Tap to check minute usage and account balance. Sprint Support Services Sprint 411 and Sprint Operator Services let you easily access information and calling assistance ...
Page 258 Send Information 195 Find and install 47 Unpair Device 195 Open 35 Bluetooth Information 194 Open from Lock Screen 35 Bonus Storage 181 Recent Apps 35 Brightness 221 Refresh Content 36 Maximum Level 221 Request refunds 49 Browser Uninstall 49 Add Bookmarks 126 Update 49 Browsing History 127 Apps List 33 Find Text 126 Apps Screen Help 128 Arrange Apps 37 Options 128 Group Apps 38 Private Browsing 127 Hide/Unhide Apps 38 Tabs 126 Move Apps and Folders 37 Remove Apps from Folder 38 Calculator 163 Calendar 164 Back Key 30 Create Event 164 Backup 217 Edit Event 164 Options 217 Invites 166 Use HTC Backup 218 Make Call From 78 Index...
Page 259 Track Usage 124 Call Log 82 User name 123 Call Services Data Usage 124 Call Forwarding 87 Date & Time 237 Call Waiting 86 Daydream 222 Caller ID 86 DDTM Mode 229 Call Waiting 86 Display 220 Caller ID 86 Auto-rotate Screen 220 Camera 132 Font Size 221 Capture Mode 133 DLNA Close the App 134 HTC Connect 198 Getting Started 132 Double Exposure 154 Record Video 136 Draft Message 103 Set Flash 134 Drag 15 Take a picture 134 Tips 135 Use Volume Buttons 134 Elements 155 Zooming 133 Email Camera Flash 134 Account Settings 120 Camera Mode Add Account 113 Customized 139 Add Exchange ActiveSync account 114 Selfie 137 Compose and Send 116...
Page 260 Encrypt Data 231 Google Enhanced 9-1-1 (E 9-1-1) 77 Chrome 125 Enter Text 40 Create account 46 Event Hangouts 162 Create 164 Sign in 47 Edit 164 Google Account Exchange ActiveSync Add Account 208 Add account 114 Forgot Password 209 Features 118 Google Drive 180 Flag Email 119 Bonus Space 181 Meeting Request 119 Check Space 181 Out of Office Reply 119 Upload Photos and Videos 181 Extended Home Screen 55 Google Location Service 210 Extreme Power Saving Mode 233 Google Maps 159 Get Around Maps 159 Get Directions 161 Moving in Maps 159 Face Fusion 156 Search Location 160 Facebook 170 Google Now 129 Factory Data Reset 219 Google Play Feeds Panel 59 Find and install apps 47 Off 60 Help 50 Files Store 47...
Page 261 Feeds Panel 59 Internet Call Settings 229 HTC Sense Home Widget 66 Internet Calls 87 Launch Bar 63 Add Account 87 Move or Remove Items 65 Make an Internet Call 88 Organize Widget Panels 64 iPhone 183 Settings 206 iPhone Transfer 25 Wallpaper 62 iCloud 26 HTC BlinkFeed 59 Customize 60 Customize Highlights 61 Keyboard Off 60 Touchscreen 40 Post Status 62 Keyboard Calibration 44 Remove Content 62 Keyboard Settings 236 Save Articles 61 Select Feeds 60 Show and Add Topics 60 Language Settings 235 Show Your Content 60 LED 58 Subscribe to Other Regions 61 LED Notification 58 HTC Car 157 Location Settings 210 Customize 159 On or Off 210 Explore Places 158 Lock Screen Find Places 158 Customize 69 Make Calls 158...
Page 262 Pocket Mode 20 Delete an Entry 94 Rotate Screen 21 Edit an Entry 93 Multimedia Messaging 101 Find 91 Music Import 94 Find Music Videos 177 Import Contacts 94 Google Play Music 177 Make Call From 82 Listen to Music 173 Merge 95 Playlists 174 My Profile 91 Sprint Music Plus 178 Private Contacts 99 Trim 176 Send Contacts 96 Update Covers, Artist Photos 175 Phone View Lyrics 176 Change Dialer Layout 76 My favorite album 141 Dialer 76 Ringtone 88 Phone Calls 75 Answer 80 Nano SIM Card Tray 4 Emergency Numbers 77 Navigation 157 Extension Number 77 Google Maps 159 From Calendar Event 78 Scout 162 From Call History 82 Notification Icons 56 From Email Messages 78 Notification LED 58 From People 82 Notification Sound 207 From Text Messages 78...
Page 263 Prismatic 153 Accounts 207 Private Message Box 105 Airplane Mode 205 Applications 229 Backup 217 Bluetooth 205 Quick Settings 31 Call 227 Customize 32 Date & Time 237 Device Activation 238 Display & gestures 220 Radio Frequency Exposure 1 Get Content From Another Phone 220 Recent Apps Key 30 Getting To 31 Recoverable Data 1 Hearing Aids 227 Reject a Call 80 HTC Connect 205 Reset Phone 219 Language & Keyboard 235 Restart Phone 13 Location Settings 210 Restore Phone Mobile Data 205 From Online Storage 28 Overview 204 Ringtone Personalize 206 Settings 206 Power 232 Trim 176 Printing 238 Quick Settings 31 Reset 219 Screen Capture 32 Scout 162 Security Settings 211, 213 Screen Sound & Notification 223...
Page 264 Wi-Fi 205 Swipe 15 Setup Screens 22 Shapes 150 Silent Mode 39 Tag Photos and Videos 144 Sleep Mode 222 TalkBack 215 Slide 15 Assign Shortcuts 216 Smart Dial 76 Context Menus 216 Smart Lock 211 Gestures 215 Smart Sync 120 Language 217 Reading Speed 216 Back Up Messages 106 Turn On 215 Reply 103 Tap 14 Send 100 Text Social Network Account Cut and Paste 45 Add Account 208 Edit 45 Sound Share 45 Incoming Calls 225 Text Entry 40 Notification, Alarm 223 Text Message Other Options 225 Make Call From 78 Ringtones 225 Text Messaging Sound Profile 223 Send messages 100 System Sounds 226 Themes 71 Vibrate 223 Bookmark 71...
Page 265 Trim Ringtone 176 Wi-Fi Direct 191 TTY Mode 228 Widget panels 55 Turn Device Off 13 Wireless Router 193 Turn Device On 12 World Clock 168 Twitter 169 Two-finger Swipe 18 Type Text 40 YouTube 171 Search Videos 171 Watch Videos 171 Update Phone Back Up Data 52 Prepare 51 Zoe Highlight 146 Update Operating System 52 Zoom 17 Update PRL 53 Zooming 133 Update Your Profile 53 vCalendar 166 Video 136 Video Resolution 136 VideoPic 136 Videos View 140 Virtual Private Networks (VPN) 192 Voice Memos 185 Voice Recorder 185 Voice Typing 44 Voicemail 84 Notification 84 Password 244 Retrieve Messages 85 Setup 85 Voicemail Settings 227 Volume Key 4 Add Connection 192 Connect 192...

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