HTC Desire 612 User manual

Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 612 15
Your Verizon Wireless SIM card 16
Storage card 19
Charging the battery 21
Switching the power on or off 22
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 23
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up your new phone for the first time 24
Transferring content from an Android phone 25
Transferring content from an iPhone 26
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 27
Other ways of getting contacts and other content 28
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and
computer 29
Home screen 29
Using Quick Settings 30
Getting to know your settings 31
Updating your phone's software 32
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Getting apps from Google Play 34
Downloading apps from the web 36
Uninstalling an app 37
Your first week with your new phone
About your phone 38
Basics 40
HTC BlinkFeed 55
Notifications 60
Working with text 63
Battery 71
Personalizing
Making HTC Desire 612 truly yours 77
Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms 77
Home wallpaper 78
Launch bar 79
Adding Home screen widgets 80
Adding Home screen shortcuts 82
Editing Home screen panels 83
Changing your main Home screen 85
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 86
Arranging apps 87
Lock screen 89
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Camera
Camera basics 91
Taking a photo 94
Tips for capturing better photos 95
Recording video 97
Taking continuous camera shots 98
Taking selfies 98
Improving portrait shots 99
Taking a panoramic photo 99
Using HDR 100
Recording videos in slow motion 101
Saving your settings as a camera mode 101
Gallery
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 103
Viewing photos and videos organized by time 103
Viewing photos and videos by album 103
Viewing photos by location 106
Editing your photos 108
Trimming a video 110
Saving a photo from a video 111
Creating a Zoe in Gallery 112
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Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 114
Making a call with your voice 114
Dialing an extension number 115
Returning a missed call 115
Speed dial 116
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 117
Making an emergency call 117
Receiving calls 118
What can I do during a call 119
Setting up a three-way call 120
Call History 120
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 122
Global Ready 122
Using Assisted dialing 123
Messages
Verizon Messages 126
HTC Messages 127
Search and web browser
Getting instant information with Google Now 133
Searching HTC Desire 612 and the Web 137
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Browsing the Web 139
Bookmarking a webpage 140
Clearing your browsing history 140
Entertainment
HTC Music 141
YouTube 148
Wireless media 150
Storage and files
Phone storage 156
File Manager 161
Google Drive 163
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync 168
Backup 170
HTC Sync Manager 176
Reset 180
People
Your contacts list 184
Setting up your profile 186
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Adding a new contact 187
Editing a contact’s information 189
Getting in touch with a contact 189
Importing or copying contacts 190
Merging contact information 191
Sending contact information 193
Contact groups 194
Private contacts 196
Email
Gmail 197
Mail 200
Calendar
Viewing the Calendar 209
Scheduling or editing an event 211
Choosing which calendars to show 212
Sharing an event 213
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 213
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 214
Travel and maps
Location settings 216
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Google Maps 217
HTC Car 221
VZ Navigator 223
Other apps
Using the Clock 225
Checking Weather 226
Keeping track of your tasks 227
Kid Mode 228
Internet connections
Data connection 231
Managing your data usage 232
Wi-Fi 235
Wi-Fi Enhanced Connectivity 237
Connecting to VPN 237
Using HTC Desire 612 as Mobile Hotspot 239
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 240
Wireless sharing
Bluetooth 242
NFC 246
HTC Mini+ 249
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Settings and security
Airplane mode 253
Do not disturb mode 254
Scheduling when to turn data connection off 256
Automatic screen rotation 257
Setting when to turn off the screen 257
Screen brightness 257
Changing the display font 258
Touch sounds and vibration 258
Changing the display language 259
Accessibility settings 260
Turning Magnification gestures on or off 260
Installing a digital certificate 261
Disabling an app 261
Lock screen notifications 262
Hiding the caller from the lock screen 262
Setting a screen lock 263
Setting up face unlock 263
Bypassing the lock screen 264
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 264
Navigating HTC Desire 612 with TalkBack 266
Trademarks and copyrights
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Index
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