HTC Desire 300 User manual

Your HTC Desire 300
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 300 7
Back cover 8
micro SIM card 9
Storage card 10
Battery 11
Switching the power on or off 14
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 14
Setting up your phone
Setting up your new phone for the first time 15
Transferring content from an Android phone 15
Transferring content from an iPhone 16
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 17
Getting contacts and other content into HTC Desire 300 17
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 18
Home screen 18
Getting to know your settings 19
Updating your phone's software 19
Your first week with your new phone
About your phone 21
Basics 22
Home screen feeds 30
Notifications 33
Working with text 34
Battery 38
Camera and Gallery
Camera 41
Gallery 43
Personalizing
Making HTC Desire 300 truly yours 49
Changing your wallpaper 49
Adding a widget to your Home screen 49
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 51
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 51
Personalizing the launch bar 52
Grouping apps into a folder 52
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Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds 53
Rearranging application tabs 54
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 55
Dialing an extension number 55
Returning a missed call 56
Using Speed dial 56
Calling a phone number in a text message 56
Calling a phone number in an email 57
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 57
Making an emergency call 57
Receiving calls 57
What can I do during a call? 58
Setting up a conference call 59
Checking calls in the Call History 60
Changing ringtone settings 61
Home dialing 61
Messages
Sending a text message (SMS) 63
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 63
Sending a group message 65
Resuming a draft message 66
Replying to a message 66
Saving a text message in the Tasks app 67
Forwarding a message 67
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 67
Moving messages to the secure box 68
Blocking unwanted messages 68
WAP push messages 69
Copying a text message to your SIM card 69
Deleting messages and conversations 69
Search and web browser
Searching HTC Desire 300 and the Web 71
Getting instant information with Google Now 72
Browsing the Web 74
Bookmarking a webpage 76
Using your browsing history 77
Clearing your browsing history 77
Music
Listening to music 78
Creating and working with playlists 79
Adding a song to the queue 80
Updating album covers and artist photos 80
Setting a song as a ringtone 80
Searching for lyrics, music videos, and more 81
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Storage
Phone storage 82
Dropbox integration 84
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync 90
Backup 92
HTC Sync Manager 95
Reset 101
People
Your contacts list 103
Setting up your profile 104
Adding a new contact 104
Editing a contact’s information 105
Getting in touch with a contact 106
Importing or copying contacts 106
Merging contact information 107
Sending contact information 107
Contact groups 108
Email
Gmail 110
Mail 112
Travel and maps
Location settings 117
Google Maps 117
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps 121
Essential apps 123
Fun apps 127
Productivity apps 129
Internet connections
Data connection 133
Managing your data usage 133
Wi‑Fi 135
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 137
Using HTC Desire 300 as a wireless router 139
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 140
Wi‑Fi printing 140
Wireless sharing
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 142
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 143
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Where sent information is saved 143
Receiving files using Bluetooth 144
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 145
Turning automatic screen rotation off 145
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off 146
Adjusting the screen brightness manually 146
Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items 146
Changing the display language 146
Accessibility settings 147
Working with certificates 147
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 147
Protecting HTC Desire 300 with a screen lock 148
Securing HTC Desire 300 with a personal touch 149
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 150
Navigating HTC Desire 300 with TalkBack 150
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 Desire 300
1. BACK
2. USB connector
3. HOME
4. VOLUME
5. Front camera
6. 3.5mm headset jack
7. Earpiece
8. POWER
9. Proximity sensor
If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC Desire 300 that
already has a small opening for the sensor.
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. With one hand, securely hold HTC Desire 300 facing up.
2. With your other hand, press your thumb on the corner of the back cover to
open the cover.
3. Slowly detach the cover from the phone to remove it.
Replacing the back cover
1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire 300.
2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover against HTC Desire 300
to lock the cover into place.
You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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micro SIM card
HTC Desire 300 uses a micro SIM card. The micro SIM card contains your phone
number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text
messages.
Inserting the SIM card
Use a standard micro SIM only. Inserting a smaller size SIM (such as nano SIM with
an adapter or a modified SIM) may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the
card slot.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing in,
insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.
3. Push the SIM card in until it clicks into place.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 300 before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Push the SIM card in to eject it from its slot, and remove it.
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Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the microSD™card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it into place.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 300 is on, unmount the
storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.
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