HTC Butterfly User manual

Your HTC Butterfly
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC Butterfly 7
microSIM card 8
Storage card 10
Charging the battery 11
Switching the power on or off 12
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 12
Setting up your phone
Setting up your new phone for the first time 13
Transferring content from an Android phone 14
Transferring content from an iPhone 15
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 15
Getting contacts and other content into HTC Butterfly 16
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 16
Home screen 17
Getting to know your settings 18
Updating your phone's software 18
Your first week with your new phone
About your phone 20
Basics 22
Home screen feeds 30
Notifications 32
Working with text 34
Battery 39
Camera and Gallery
Camera 43
Gallery 47
Personalizing
Making HTC Butterfly truly yours 54
Changing your wallpaper 54
Adding a widget to your Home screen 54
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 56
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 56
Personalizing the launch bar 57
Grouping apps into a folder 57
Adding a Home screen panel 58
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Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds 59
Rearranging application tabs 59
Customizing the lock screen style 59
Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen 60
Securing HTC Butterfly with a personal touch 60
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 61
Dialing an extension number 61
Returning a missed call 62
Using Speed dial 62
Calling a phone number in a text message 62
Calling a phone number in an email 63
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 63
Making an emergency call 63
Receiving calls 63
What can I do during a call? 64
Setting up a conference call 65
Checking calls in the Call History 66
Changing ringtone settings 67
Home dialing 67
Messages
Sending a text message (SMS) 69
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 69
Sending a group message 71
Resuming a draft message 72
Replying to a message 72
Saving a text message in the Tasks app 73
Forwarding a message 73
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 73
Moving messages to the secure box 74
Blocking unwanted messages 74
WAP push messages 75
Copying a text message to your SIM card 75
Deleting messages and conversations 75
Search and web browser
Searching HTC Butterfly and the Web 77
Getting instant information with Google Now 78
Browsing the Web 79
Bookmarking a webpage 81
Using your browsing history 82
Clearing your browsing history 83
Entertainment
Music 84
HTC Watch 88
Wireless display 90
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Storage
Phone storage 93
Dropbox integration 95
SkyDrive 100
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync 103
Backup 105
HTC Sync Manager 110
Reset 114
People
Your contacts list 116
Setting up your profile 117
Adding a new contact 118
Editing a contact’s information 119
Getting in touch with a contact 119
Importing or copying contacts 119
Merging contact information 120
Sending contact information 121
Contact groups 122
Email
Gmail 124
Mail 125
Travel and maps
Location settings 130
Google Maps 130
Locations 134
HTC Car 140
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps 143
Essential apps 145
Fun apps 149
Productivity apps 151
Internet connections
Data connection 156
Managing your data usage 157
Wi‑Fi 158
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 160
Using HTC Butterfly as a wireless router 162
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 163
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 164
Wi‑Fi printing 164
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Wireless sharing
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 166
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 167
Where sent information is saved 167
Receiving files using Bluetooth 168
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 169
Turning automatic screen rotation off 169
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off 170
Adjusting the screen brightness manually 170
Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items 170
Changing the display language 170
Accessibility settings 170
Magnifying your phone's screen 171
Working with certificates 171
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 172
Protecting HTC Butterfly with a screen lock 172
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 173
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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Conventions used in this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important
information:
This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens
when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides
information that may only be applicable to some situations.
This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure,
or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain
task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be
careful about to prevent potential problems.
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Unboxing
HTC Butterfly
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. USB connector
4. RECENT APPS (can be configured in
Settings to open the Menu)
5. VOLUME
6. Proximity sensor
7. Notification LED
8. SIM card tray and storage card slots
9. POWER
10. 3.5mm headset jack
11. Front camera
If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC Butterfly that
already has a small opening for the sensor.
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microSIM card
HTC Butterfly uses a microSIM card. The microSIM card contains your phone number,
service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages.
Inserting the microSIM card
1. Hold the phone face up and the top panel facing you.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
Please don’t bend or press down the rubber hinge of the slot cover with force to
avoid damage or distortion.
There are two slots inside the compartment. The upper slot contains the SIM
card tray.
3. Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool (or a small bent paperclip) into the small hole
next to the SIM card tray slot.
4. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects.
5. Pull the SIM card tray out, and place the microSIM card (contacts facing down
and cut-off corner facing out) into the tray.
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6. Insert the SIM card tray back into the slot.
7. To close the slot cover, slightly move it side to side to let the rubber hinge sink
down by itself. Then gently press down the cover.
Removing the microSIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Butterfly before removing your microSIM card.
1. Hold the phone face up and the top panel facing you.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
Please don’t bend or press down the rubber hinge of the slot cover with force to
avoid damage or distortion.
There are two slots inside the compartment. The upper slot contains the SIM
card tray.
3. Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool (or a small bent paperclip) into the small hole
next to the SIM card tray slot.
4. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects.
5. Pull the SIM card tray out, and remove the microSIM card.
6. Insert the empty SIM card tray back into the slot.
7. To close the slot cover, slightly move it side to side to let the rubber hinge sink
down by itself. Then gently press down the cover.
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Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.
Inserting the storage card
1. Hold the phone face up and the top panel facing you.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
Please don’t bend or press down the rubber hinge of the slot cover with force to
avoid damage or distortion.
There are two slots inside the compartment. The lower slot is the storage card
slot.
3. Insert the microSD™card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it until it clicks into place.
4. To close the slot cover, slightly move it side to side to let the rubber hinge sink
down by itself. Then gently press down the cover.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Butterfly is on, unmount the
storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Storage.
2. Tap Unmount SD card.
Removing the storage card
1. Hold the phone face up and the top panel facing you.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
Please don’t bend or press down the rubber hinge of the slot cover with force to
avoid damage or distortion.
There are two slots inside the compartment. The lower slot is the storage card
slot.
3. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot, and remove it.
4. To close the slot cover, slightly move it side to side to let the rubber hinge sink
down by itself. Then gently press down the cover.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Butterfly, it is recommended that you charge
the battery.
Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Butterfly 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.
1. Open the USB connector cover.
2. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
3. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
4. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
§As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging if it overheats.
§When you're using the Internet and charging the battery, HTC Butterfly may
become warmer. This is normal.
§To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you
finish charging.
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Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button.
When you turn on HTC Butterfly for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. If your screen is
protected with a lock screen, you need to unlock it.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Tap Power off on the options menu.
Want some quick guidance on your phone?
Exploring HTC Butterfly
Tips & Help lets you get the most out of HTC Butterfly in seconds.
§Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your phone?
Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Tips & Help to learn how. The
topics range from intro to advanced and the Tips & Help feed on the Home
screen even recommends topics that you might like.
§Need to know how to do something right away? Just type in some keywords
and get clear, up-to-date answers right on HTC Butterfly.
To open Tips & Help from the Home screen, tap > Tips & Help.
If you haven't downloaded Tips & Help content yet, or if there's updated content
available, just tap the download link to get it.
To change the sync settings of Tips & Help, tap > Update settings.
Searching Tips & Help
1. In Tips & Help, tap , and then enter the words you want to search for.
2. Tap a search result to jump straight to that item.
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Setting up your phone
Setting up your new phone for the first time
When you switch on your new phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, select how you
want to set up your new phone, and more.
§Select Set up from scratch to set up your accounts and personalize your new
phone from your computer using the HTC Get Started service.
Your phone shows you the URL of the HTC Get Started site and a pair code. On
your computer's web browser, just go to the URL and enter the pair code to
start your web setup. You need an HTC Account to save your accounts and
settings on the Web and download them to your phone.
§If you already finished the HTC Get Started setup before turning on your new
phone, just download your web setup. Choose to import content, and then
select Apply HTC Get Started setup.
§If you have content from an old phone, you can choose to do a direct phone-to-
phone transfer.
§To make it easier for you to back up and restore content from HTC Butterfly to
another HTC phone in the future, select Back up phone daily.
§To find out more about HTC Get Started and HTC Account, see the Help and FAQ
on the HTC Get Started site (www.htcsense.com/help/).
§If you transferred content such as wallpaper and ringtone from an old phone, using
HTC Get Started to personalize and download the same content types from the
Web will change your settings on your new phone.
§Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based
services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. To avoid
incurring data fees, disable these features under Settings.
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Transferring content from an Android phone
On your old Android™phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer
your content to your new HTC phone. The types of locally stored content on your old
phone that the tool can transfer include contacts, messages, calendar events, web
bookmarks, music, photos, and videos. Some settings can also be transferred.
§You need Android version 2.3 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old
phone.
§If your old phone has Android version 2.2 or an earlier version, you need to use
Bluetooth®transfer. For details, see Transferring contacts from your old phone
through Bluetooth on page 15.
1. Do one of the following:
§If you're setting up your new HTC phone for the first time, choose to
transfer content, and then select Transfer from old phone on the Set up
phone screen.
§Go to Settings, and then tap Transfer content.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an old HTC Android phone or other Android
phone.
3. Tap Full transfer.
4. Follow the steps shown on your new phone to download the HTC Transfer Tool
from Google Play™to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.
5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN also appears
on your new phone before you continue.
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 Unable to establish a connection
on your new phone to use Bluetooth for transferring contacts from your old phone.
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6. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then
tap Start.
7. Wait for the transfer to finish.
8. Tap Done on both phones.
Transferring content from an iPhone
If you have an iPhone®, it's fast and easy to transfer your contacts, messages, and
other content when you use HTC Sync Manager.
To find out how, see Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone on page 111.
If you only need to migrate your contacts, you can also use Bluetooth transfer. For
details, see Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth on page
15.
Transferring contacts from your old phone
through Bluetooth
Use Bluetooth to transfer contacts from an iPhone, a phone that has Android version
2.2 (or earlier version), or other types of phones. Depending on the capabilities of your
old phone, you may be able to transfer not only contacts but also other data such as
calendar events and text messages to your new HTC phone.
Use HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone.
1. Do one of the following:
§If you're setting up your new phone for the first time, choose to transfer
content, and then select Transfer from old phone on the Set up phone
screen.
§Go to Settings, and then tap Transfer content.
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. Choose your old phone's name and model.
4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old and new phones to pair them and
start the data transfer.
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Getting contacts and other content into HTC
Butterfly
Aside from the HTC Transfer Tool, there are other ways you can add contacts and
other content to HTC Butterfly.
Sync with your
computer
Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists,
and more between HTC Butterfly and your computer running a
Windows®or Mac OS®operating system.
You can also use it to transfer contacts, messages, and other
content from an iPhone to your computer, and then to your HTC
Butterfly.
Gmail™Google®contacts are imported to HTC Butterfly after you sign in
to your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC Butterfly.
Social network
accounts
Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact
information from them.
Microsoft®
Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC Butterfly syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Butterfly, if you don't
prefer to store them on your online accounts.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Butterfly.
Transferring photos, videos, and music
between your phone and computer
There are two ways you can transfer your media from or to your computer.
§Connect HTC Butterfly 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 HTC Butterfly 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 HTC Butterfly and copy
them over.
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, HTC Butterfly, and other mobile devices.
Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts & sync > to check first what online storage
accounts are available on HTC Butterfly and sign in to the one you want to use. Use
the Gallery app to access media in your online storage.
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Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC Butterfly your own.
§After you've turned on and set up HTC Butterfly for the first time (or after
installing the latest software update and restarting the phone), you'll see the
traditional Home screen style with panels that you can personalize with widgets.
apps, and shortcuts. Swipe left or right to switch between these panels. You can
also add more panels. For details, see Personalizing on page 54.
If you've installed the latest software update for HTC Butterfly, you may find that
some widgets have been changed, replaced, or removed in the new update.
§To switch to the Home screen style that has Feeds view, check for the HTC
BlinkFeed™notification in the status bar. If you see it, slide the Notifications
panel open, tap the notification, and then select the BlinkFeed style.
Or you can go to Settings, and then tap Personalize > Home screen style >
BlinkFeed.
Customize the Feeds view to show posts from your social networks, headlines
from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see Checking feeds on
your Home screen on page 30.
This Home screen style also has panels for adding widgets, apps, and shortcuts.
Swipe left to go to the other panels. The maximum number of panels you can
add are fewer than the traditional Home screen style.
If you were using the traditional Home screen style before and you want to use the
same widgets, apps, and shortcuts, you need to add them to the other panels of
the HTC BlinkFeed Home screen.
§You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.
See Personalizing the launch bar on page 57.
When you're on the other panels, press to return to the main Home screen.
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Getting to know your settings
Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi‑Fi®connection, add your accounts, or make
HTC Butterfly more secure? Do this and more in Settings.
1. Open Settings either from the Quick settings panel or All apps view.
§With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick settings,
and then tap .
§From the Home screen, tap to switch to All apps view, and then 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 to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure
incoming call sound settings.
§Tap Personalize to change the Home screen wallpaper, lock screen style,
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 HTC Butterfly, for example with a screen lock.
Updating your phone's software
HTC Butterfly can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also
manually check if there's an available update.
Installing a software update
When Internet connection is on and there's a new software update available, the
update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update notification.
2. If you don't want to download the update using your data connection, select
Update over Wi-Fi only.
3. Tap Download.
4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.
After updating, HTC Butterfly will restart.
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Installing an application update
When Internet connection is on and there's an available update for your HTC or
mobile operator apps, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the update notification.
The Updates screen opens with the list of application updates to be installed.
2. Tap an item to view its details, and then tap .
3. When you're done reviewing the updates, tap Install. You'll be asked to restart
HTC Butterfly if needed.
Checking for updates manually
1. Go to Settings, and then tap About.
2. Tap Software updates. HTC Butterfly checks if updates are available.
If you don't have Internet connection, you'll be prompted to turn on mobile data or
connect to a Wi‑Fi network. Once connected, tap Check now to check for updates.
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Your first week with your
new phone
About your phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Butterfly
HTC Butterfly gives you options for quickly setting up the phone, transferring content,
as well as backing up the phone.
On HTC Butterfly, enjoy checking personalized content with HTC BlinkFeed, taking
shots with the camera, and more.
Easy phone setup and transfer
§If you just purchased HTC Butterfly, you can set up and personalize the phone
from your computer, and just download your settings to it. See Setting up your
new phone for the first time on page 13.
§Easily transfer your contacts, messages, music, photos, videos, and more from
another Android phone to HTC Butterfly. See Transferring content from an
Android phone on page 14.
By using HTC Sync Manager, you can even migrate content from an iPhone. See
Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone on page 111.
§Back up HTC Butterfly to the cloud so it'll be a lot easier to restore your content
to a new phone next time. See Using HTC Backup on page 106.
Live Home screen
With HTC BlinkFeed, personalize your Home screen with the information and updates
that matter most to you. See a variety of content such as feeds about news and your
interests, social network updates, HTC Butterfly tips, and more. The content is
constantly refreshed when you're connected to the Internet. See Checking feeds on
your Home screen on page 30.
New way to share memories
Show off the excitement of your event. Video Highlights automatically selects the
highlights of an event from your photos and videos to create a half-minute show with
a musical theme. See Viewing the highlights of an event on page 49.
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