HTC Desire 612 User manual

User guide
HTC Desire® 612

Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 612 10
Your Verizon Wireless SIM card 10
Storage card 12
Charging the battery 13
Switching the power on or off 13
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 14
Phone setup and transfer
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 16
Other ways of getting contacts and other content 17
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 17
Home screen 18
Using Quick Settings 18
Getting to know your settings 19
Updating your phone's software 20
Getting apps from Google Play 21
Downloading apps from the web 22
Uninstalling an app 22
Your first week with your new phone
About your phone 23
Basics 24
HTC BlinkFeed 32
Notifications 35
Working with text 36
Battery 40
Personalizing
Making HTC Desire 612 truly yours 44
Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms 44
Home wallpaper 44
Launch bar 45
Adding Home screen widgets 45
Adding Home screen shortcuts 46
Editing Home screen panels 47
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Changing your main Home screen 48
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 49
Arranging apps 49
Lock screen 50
Camera
Camera screen 52
Taking a photo 54
Tips for capturing better photos 54
Recording video 55
Taking continuous camera shots 56
Taking photos with the self-timer 56
Taking a panoramic photo 56
Using HDR 57
Recording videos in slow motion 57
Saving your settings as a camera mode 58
Gallery
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 59
Adding photos or videos to an album 61
Copying or moving photos or videos between albums 62
Editing your photos 62
Trimming a video 63
Saving a photo from a video 63
Viewing a Zoe in Gallery 64
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 65
Making a call with your voice 65
Dialing an extension number 66
Returning a missed call 66
Speed dial 66
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 66
Making an emergency call 67
Receiving calls 67
What can I do during a call 67
Setting up a three-way call 68
Call History 68
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 69
Global Ready 69
Using Assisted dialing 70
Advanced Calling 71
Upgrading to Advanced Calling 71
Messages
Verizon Messages 72
HTC Messages 72
Search and web browser
Getting instant information with Google Now 76
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Searching HTC Desire 612 and the Web 78
Browsing the Web 79
Bookmarking a webpage 79
Clearing your browsing history 80
Entertainment
HTC Music 81
YouTube 84
Wireless media 86
Storage and files
Phone storage 89
File Manager 92
Google Drive 93
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync 96
Backup 97
HTC Sync Manager 100
Reset 102
People
Your contacts list 104
Setting up your profile 105
Adding a new contact 105
Editing a contact’s information 106
Getting in touch with a contact 107
Importing or copying contacts 107
Merging contact information 108
Sending contact information 109
Contact groups 109
Private contacts 110
Email
Gmail 112
Mail 114
Calendar
Viewing the Calendar 119
Scheduling or editing an event 120
Choosing which calendars to show 120
Sharing an event 121
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 121
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 122
Travel and maps
Location settings 123
Google Maps 123
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HTC Car 125
VZ Navigator 127
Other apps
Using the Clock 128
Checking Weather 129
Keeping track of your tasks 129
Kid Mode 130
Internet connections
Data connection 132
Managing your data usage 133
Wi-Fi 134
Wi-Fi Enhanced Connectivity 135
Connecting to VPN 135
Using HTC Desire 612 as Mobile Hotspot 136
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 137
Wireless sharing
Bluetooth 138
NFC 140
Settings and security
Airplane mode 142
Do not disturb mode 142
Scheduling when to turn data connection off 143
Automatic screen rotation 144
Setting when to turn off the screen 144
Screen brightness 144
Changing the display font 145
Touch sounds and vibration 145
Changing the display language 145
Accessibility settings 146
Turning Magnification gestures on or off 146
Installing a digital certificate 146
Disabling an app 147
Lock screen notifications 147
Hiding the caller from the lock screen 147
Setting a screen lock 147
Setting up face unlock 148
Bypassing the lock screen 148
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 148
Navigating HTC Desire 612 with TalkBack 149
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Please be advised that many services and applications offered through this unique device are
provided by various device manufacturers, operating system, software and application developers
(e.g. Google®, Motorola®, Microsoft®, BlackBerry®). If you use, link to or download such a service, or
an application such as a non-Verizon Wireless location based GPS-type service, chat room,
marketplace or social network from this device, you should carefully review the terms of such
service or application. If you use any of these non-Verizon Wireless services or applications,
personal information you submit may be read, collected, or used by the service or application
provider and/or other users of those forums.
Verizon Wireless is not responsible for your use of those applications or information you choose to
submit or share with others. Specific terms and conditions, terms of use, and privacy policies apply
to those applications and services. Please review carefully any and all terms and conditions
applicable to those applications and services including those related to any location-based services
for any particular privacy policies, risks or waivers.
Your Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions and certain other specifically
identified terms govern your use of any Verizon Wireless products and services.
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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.
7 Conventions used in this guide

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.
This device has been shown to be HAC compatible for CDMA and LTE™. Hearing Aid
Compatibility = M4/T3.
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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 612
1. Dual speakers
2. VOLUME
3. Front camera
4. POWER
5. Proximity sensor
6. 3.5mm headset jack
7. Notification LED
8. nano SIM and microSD™card slots
9. USB connector
If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity sensor.
Purchase a screen protector designed for HTC Desire 612.
Your Verizon Wireless SIM card
Use your Verizon Wireless SIM card to make and receive calls, text, and email messages and surf the
Web while traveling outside of the U.S. in supported destinations.
Do not bend or scratch your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. Avoid exposing it to static
electricity, water or dirt. If your SIM card is lost or damaged while in the U.S., please dial *611
from your Verizon Wireless device or 1-800-922-0204 from any phone to speak with a
Customer Service Representative. From outside of the U.S., please refer to the Verizon Wireless
Global Support Guide, welcome letter and calling card that came with your device. This will
enable you to make calls toll free from landlines in most countries where we offer Global Phone
service.
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nano SIM card
HTC Desire 612 uses a nano SIM card.
Use a standard nano SIM card only. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the standard
nano SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.
Replacing the nano SIM card
1. Make sure HTC Desire 612 is off and hold it securely with the front facing up.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
3. Insert a nano SIM card into the top slot with the label facing up and the card's cut-off corner
facing out. Then push it until it clicks in place.
4. To close the slot cover, press it against the side panel until it is properly seated.
Removing a nano SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 612 before removing the card.
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Press the card to eject it from its slot.
3. To close the slot cover, press it against the side panel until it is properly seated.
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Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. When you need to free up phone storage
space, you can also move certain apps to the storage card, if the apps support this feature.
The storage card is optional and sold separately.
§Moving apps to the storage card doesn't back up the apps. If you do a factory reset, your phone
loses the apps. You'll need to reinstall them.
§When you remove the storage card and insert it in another phone, the apps on the storage card
won't be installed automatically to the other phone. You'll need to reinstall them.
Inserting the storage card
1. Make sure HTC Desire 612 is off and hold it securely with the front facing up.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
3. Insert a microSD card into the bottom slot, with its gold contacts facing down. Push it fully
until it clicks into place.
4. To close the slot cover, press it against the side panel until it is properly seated.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 612 is on, unmount the storage card
first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Storage.
2. Tap Unmount SD card.
Removing the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Push the storage card in and then release to eject it from its slot.
3. To close the slot cover, press it against the side panel until it is properly seated.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 612, it is recommended that you charge the battery.
§If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC Desire 612 for
several minutes before powering it on.
§Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 612 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. 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.
§Avoid charging the battery in hot environments.
§When you're using the web browser and charging the battery, HTC Desire 612 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 612 vibrates.
When you turn on HTC Desire 612 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.
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?
Check out the friendly walkthroughs and the FAQs in Tips & Help to learn how to use your phone.
§When you see a Tips & Help tile in HTC BlinkFeed®, just tap the tile to know more about the
tip.
§To open Tips & Help from the Home screen, tap > Help > Tips & Help
You can then browse by subject matter and topic. Or tap , and then enter what you want to
search for.
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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 voice feedback before selecting the language. Press and
hold two fingers on the screen until you hear a message saying that accessibility mode is enabled.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, select how you want to set up
your new phone, and more.
If you have content from an old phone, you can choose to do a direct phone-to-phone transfer.
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 123.
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 2.2 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.
§If your old phone has Android version 2.1 or an earlier version, you need to use Bluetooth®
transfer. For details, see Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth on page
16.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap 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 the HTC Transfer Tool from
Google Play™to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.
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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, try another transfer method.
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.
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 and apps to your HTC phone on page 101.
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 16.
Transferring contacts from your old phone through
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. 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. Go to Settings, and then tap 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.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old and new phones to pair them and start the data
transfer.
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Other ways of getting contacts and other content
There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to HTC Desire 612.
Sync with your
computer Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists, and more between HTC Desire 612 and your computer running a Windows®or Mac
OS®operating system.
You can also use it to transfer your iTunes®backup that contains contacts,
messages, and other content from an iPhone from your computer to
HTC Desire 612.
Google Account Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 612 after you sign in to your
Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from
HTC Desire 612.
Social network
accounts Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact information from them.
Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync®HTC Desire 612 syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Desire 612, if you don't prefer to
store them on your online accounts.
nano SIM card Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC Desire 612.
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 612 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 612 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 612 and copy them over.
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Home screen
After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 612 for the first time, you'll see HTC BlinkFeed.
§Customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your
favorite news media, and more. For details, see Your dynamic Home screen on page 32.
§Swipe left and you’ll discover widget panels for adding your favorite widgets, apps, and more
so they’re just a tap away. If you need more room for your stuff, you can add more panels. For
details, see Personalizing on page 44.
§You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See Launch bar
on page 45.
While you're in another screen or app, press to return to the last Home screen you visited.
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 top of the screen to open Quick Settings.
2. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its tile.
3. To change the options for a setting, press and hold its tile. Or tap .
When you're in the Notifications panel, you can tap to switch to Quick Settings.
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Customizing Quick Settings
You can remove, replace, or rearrange the tiles in Quick Settings.
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings.
2. Tap and do one of the following:
§In the Quick Settings list, press and hold next to the item you want to move and drag
it to rearrange the list.
§Under Hidden items, press and hold and drag it up to make it available in Quick
Settings.
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.
Getting to know your settings
Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi-Fi connection, or add your accounts? Do this and more in
Settings.
1. Open Settings either from the Quick Settings panel or the Apps screen.
§With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings, and then tap
.
§From the Home screen, tap to switch to the Apps screen, 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 wallpaper, add apps and widgets to the Home screen,
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 Desire 612, for example with a screen lock.
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Updating your phone's software
HTC Desire 612 can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also choose to
manually check if there's an available update.
Visit www.htc.com/us/go/htc-software-updates/ for news and details about your phone's
software updates.
Checking your system software version
Before installing a system software update, you can check first what Android and HTC Sense®
versions you have on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > About.
2. Tap Software information.
Installing a software update
When HTC Desire 612 is connected to the Internet 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 Desire 612 will restart.
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 Desire 612 if needed.
Checking for updates manually
You need an internet connection to check for software updates. Turn on mobile data or connect
to a Wi-Fi network.
Go to Settings, and then tap System update > Check new. HTC Desire 612 checks if updates are
available.
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