HTC Desire 601 User manual

Your HTC Desire® 601
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 601 10
Back cover 11
micro SIM card 12
Storage card 13
Battery 14
Switching the power on or off 15
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up your new phone for the first time 17
Transferring content from an Android phone 18
Transferring content from an iPhone 19
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 19
Getting contacts and other content into HTC Desire 601 20
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 20
Home screen 21
Getting to know your settings 21
Updating your phone's software 22
Getting apps from Google Play 23
Downloading apps from the web 24
Uninstalling an app 24
Your first week with your new phone
About your phone 25
Basics 27
HTC BlinkFeed 35
Notifications 37
Working with text 40
Battery 44
Camera
Camera basics 48
Taking a photo 49
Recording video 49
Taking continuous camera shots 50
Camera scenes 51
Improving portrait shots 51
Taking a self portrait 51
Taking HTC Zoe photos 51
Taking a panoramic photo 52
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Using HDR 53
Recording videos in slow motion 53
Gallery
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 54
Watching and trimming a video 55
Viewing photo highlights 55
Saving a photo from a video 56
Organizing your photos and videos 56
Editing your photos 57
Sharing or saving a frame from an HTC Zoe photo 59
Viewing photos in your social networks 59
Changing the video playback speed 60
Viewing and editing Video Highlights 60
Creating an action sequence shot 61
Editing a group shot 62
Removing unwanted objects in a photo 62
Sending your photos and videos 63
Sharing your photos on social networks 63
Sharing memories through HTC Share 64
Personalizing
Making HTC Desire 601 truly yours 66
Changing your wallpaper 66
Adding a widget to your Home screen 66
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 68
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 68
Personalizing the launch bar 69
Grouping apps into a folder 69
Adding a Home screen panel 70
Changing the sounds for your ringtone, notifications, and alarm 71
Rearranging application tabs 71
Customizing the lock screen style 71
Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen 72
Setting up a face unlock on your phone 72
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 73
Dialing an extension number 74
Returning a missed call 74
Using Speed dial 74
Calling a phone number in a text message 75
Calling a phone number in an email 75
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 75
Making an emergency call 75
Receiving calls 76
What can I do during a call? 77
Setting up a conference call 78
Checking calls in the Call History 78
Changing ringtone settings 79
Home dialing 80
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Messages
Sending a text message (SMS) 81
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 81
Sending a group message 82
Resuming a draft message 83
Replying to a message 84
Saving a text message in the Tasks app 85
Forwarding a message 85
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 85
Moving messages to the secure box 86
Blocking unwanted messages 86
WAP push messages 87
Copying a text message to your micro SIM card 88
Deleting messages and conversations 88
Search and web browser
Getting instant information with Google Now 89
Searching HTC Desire 601 and the Web 90
Browsing the Web 91
Bookmarking a webpage 94
Using your browsing history 95
Clearing your browsing history 96
Fun and entertainment
Listening to music 97
Creating and working with playlists 98
Adding a song to the queue 99
Updating album covers and artist photos 99
Setting a song as a ringtone 99
Searching for lyrics, music videos, and more 100
Listening to FM Radio 101
Watching videos on YouTube 101
Sharing on a big screen 102
About HTC Media Link HD 103
Sharing your media on DLNA devices 103
Taking notes 104
Storage
Phone storage 106
Dropbox integration 108
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync 114
Backup 116
HTC Sync Manager 121
Reset 127
People
Your contacts list 129
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Setting up your profile 130
Adding a new contact 131
Editing a contact’s information 132
Getting in touch with a contact 132
Importing or copying contacts 132
Merging contact information 133
Sending contact information 134
Contact groups 134
Email
Gmail 136
Mail 138
Travel and maps
Location settings 143
Google Maps 143
HTC Car 147
Other apps
Viewing the Calendar 150
Scheduling or editing an event 151
Choosing which calendars to show 151
Sharing an event 152
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 152
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 153
Using the Clock 153
Checking Weather 154
Keeping track of your tasks 154
Recording voice clips 156
Switching to Kid Mode 156
Internet connections
Data connection 158
Managing your data usage 159
Wi‑Fi 160
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 162
Using HTC Desire 601 as a wireless router 164
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 165
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 166
Wi‑Fi printing 166
Wireless sharing
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 168
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 169
Where sent information is saved 169
Receiving files using Bluetooth 170
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 171
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Turning automatic screen rotation off 171
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off 172
Adjusting the screen brightness manually 172
Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items 172
Changing the display language 172
Accessibility settings 172
Magnifying your phone's screen 173
Working with certificates 173
Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card 174
Setting a screen lock to help protect HTC Desire 601 174
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 175
Navigating HTC Desire 601 with TalkBack 176
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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Important RF Notice
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.
8 Important RF Notice

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.
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Unboxing
HTC Desire 601
1. BACK
2. USB connector
3. HOME
4. Dual speakers
5. VOLUME
6. Front camera
7. 3.5mm headset jack
8. Notification LED
9. POWER
10. Proximity sensor
§You need an LTE plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE network for voice calls and
data services. Check with your operator for details.
§If you want to use a case, please don't cover and block the proximity sensor.
Purchase a case designed for HTC Desire 601.
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. With one hand, securely hold HTC Desire 601 with the bottom edge facing up
and the back facing you.
2. With your other hand, press your thumb on the back cover. From the notch
(where the USB port is located), use your finger to open a small gap along the
bottom edge. Then continue to lift open from the bottom edge.
3. Slowly detach the cover from the phone to remove it.
Replacing the back cover
Avoid pressing the VOLUME buttons while replacing the back cover.
1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire 601.
2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover against HTC Desire 601 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 601 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 micro 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. Remove the battery first before inserting the micro SIM.
3. With the micro SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner
facing in, insert the micro SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.
4. Push the micro SIM card in until it clicks into place.
Removing the micro SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 601 before removing your micro SIM card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Push the micro 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 until it clicks into place.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 601 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. Take the back cover off.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
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Battery
Removing the battery
1. Take the back cover off.
2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.
Inserting the battery
Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that HTC
recommends.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery
compartment.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 601, it is recommended that you charge
the battery.
§Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 601 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.
§Do not remove the battery from HTC Desire 601 while you are charging it using the
power or car adapter.
1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
§As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.
§When you're using the Internet and charging the battery, HTC Desire 601 may
become warmer. This is normal.
§To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you
finish charging.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button until HTC Desire 601 vibrates.
When you turn on HTC Desire 601 for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. If you've set up
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.
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Phone setup and transfer
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.
You can enable TalkBack to navigate by spoken feedback before selecting the
language. Draw a square in the clockwise direction on the screen and then tap OK.
To find out more, see Navigating HTC Desire 601 with TalkBack on page 176.
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 Desire 601 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. For more information on
location services, see Turning location services on or off on page 143.
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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 19.
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 122.
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
19.
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
Desire 601
Aside from the HTC Transfer Tool, there are other ways you can add contacts and
other content to HTC Desire 601.
Sync with your
computer
Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists,
and more between HTC Desire 601 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
Desire 601.
Gmail™Google®contacts are imported to HTC Desire 601 after you sign
in to your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC Desire 601.
Social network
accounts
Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact
information from them.
Microsoft®
Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC Desire 601 syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Desire 601, if you don't
prefer to store them on your online accounts.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Desire 601.
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 Desire 601 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 Desire 601 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 camera roll photos
to your computer. Then reconnect HTC Desire 601 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 Desire 601, and other mobile devices.
Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts & sync > to check first what online storage
accounts are available on HTC Desire 601 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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