HTC Desire 19s User manual

User guide
HTC Desire 19s

Contents
Features you'll enjoy
Three cameras 9
Android 9.0 in HTC Desire 19s 10
Unboxing and setup
HTC Desire 19s overview 11
Inserting the nano SIM and microSD cards 13
Charging the battery 15
Switching the power on or off 15
Setting up your phone for the first time 16
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 17
Ways to lock and unlock HTC Desire 19s 18
Choosing which nano SIM card to use for your data connection 18
Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager 18
Your first week with your new phone
Capturing your phone's screen 19
HTC Sense Home 19
Turning Sleep mode on or off 20
Lock screen 20
Touch gestures 21
Getting to know your settings 24
Using Quick Settings 25
Restarting HTC Desire 19s (Soft reset) 26
Notifications 26
Selecting, copying, and pasting text 29
Entering text 29
Security
Setting a screen lock 31
Setting up Smart Lock 31
Turning the lock screen off 32
About Face Unlock 32
Fingerprint scanner 33
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 35
Updates
Software and app updates 36
Installing a software update 37
Installing an application update 38
Installing app updates from Google Play Store 38
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Home screen layout and fonts
Adding or removing a widget panel 39
Changing your main Home screen 39
Setting your Home screen wallpaper 40
Changing the default font size 40
Widgets and shortcuts
Launch bar 41
Adding Home screen widgets 42
Adding Home screen shortcuts 42
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 43
Moving a Home screen item 44
Removing a Home screen item 44
Taking photos and videos
Camera basics 45
Taking ultra-wide or standard photos 47
Selfies 48
Recording video 49
Using HDR 50
Taking photos in Bokeh mode 50
Adding stickers to your shots 51
Using Professional mode 51
Google Photos
What you can do on Google Photos 53
Viewing photos and videos 54
Editing your photos 54
Trimming a video 54
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 55
Dialing an extension number 55
Keeping your phone number private 56
Speed dial 56
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 56
Receiving calls 57
Emergency call 58
What can I do during a call? 58
Setting up a conference call 60
Call History 60
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 61
Home dialing 61
SMS and MMS
About the Messages app 62
Sending a text message (SMS) 62
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 62
Sending a group message (SMS) 64
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Replying to a message 64
Forwarding a message 64
Blocking messages from unwanted contacts 64
Deleting messages and conversations 65
Changing the settings and getting help 65
Contacts
Your contacts list 66
Adding a new contact 67
Editing a contact’s information 68
Getting in touch with a contact 68
Importing or copying contacts 69
Merging contact information 69
Sending contact information 70
Contact groups 71
Private contacts 72
Battery
Tips for extending battery life 74
Using Battery saver mode 76
Displaying the battery percentage 76
Checking battery usage 76
Battery optimization for apps 76
Enabling background restriction in apps 77
Storage
Freeing up storage space 78
Types of storage 79
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? 79
Setting up your storage card as internal storage 80
Moving apps and data between the built-in storage and storage card 80
Moving an app to or from the storage card 81
Copying or moving files between the built-in storage and storage card 81
Copying files between HTC Desire 19s and your computer 82
Unmounting the storage card 82
Transfer
Ways of getting content from your previous phone 83
Transferring content from an Android phone 84
Other ways of getting contacts and other content 84
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 85
Backup and reset
Backing up HTC Desire 19s 86
Resetting network settings 87
Resetting HTC Desire 19s (Hard reset) 87
Installing and removing apps
Getting apps from Google Play Store 88
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Downloading apps from the web 89
Uninstalling an app 89
Working with apps
Accessing your apps 90
Arranging apps 91
App shortcuts 92
Switching between recently opened apps 92
Working with two apps at the same time 93
Using picture-in-picture 94
Controlling app permissions 95
Setting default apps 96
Setting up app links 96
Disabling an app 96
HTC and other apps
Boost+ 97
HTC BlinkFeed 97
HTC Themes 97
Mail 99
Clock 99
Weather 99
Sound Recorder 99
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off 100
Managing your data usage 100
Wi-Fi connection 102
Connecting to VPN 103
Installing a digital certificate 104
Using HTC Desire 19s as a Wi-Fi hotspot 104
Sharing your Internet connection over USB 105
Wireless sharing
Turning Bluetooth on or off 106
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 107
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 108
Receiving files using Bluetooth 108
Using NFC 108
Common settings
Adjusting the volume and sound settings 111
Changing your ringtone 112
Changing your notification sound 112
Do not disturb mode 112
Turning the location setting on or off 114
Airplane mode 114
Setting when to turn off the screen 115
Screen brightness 115
Night mode 115
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