HTC Desire 820 User manual

1 HTC Desire 820 User Guide
HTC Desire 820
User Guide

2 Basics
About 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.
Some apps may not be available in all regions or with your mobile operator.

3 Important note on recoverable data
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.

4 Features you'll enjoy
Features you'll enjoy
Features on HTC Desire 820
HTC Desire 820 gives you options for quick and easy setup. Transferring your old
phone's content such as your contacts, messages, and media can be done right from
HTC Desire 820.
Also, enjoy taking shots with the camera, checking personalized content with HTC
BlinkFeed™, and more.
Easy phone setup and transfer
With our HTC Get Started service, you can set up and personalize HTC Desire
820 from your computer, and just download your settings to HTC Desire 820.
See Setting up your new phone for the first time.
Easily transfer your contacts, messages, music, photos, videos, and more from an
Android™ phone to HTC Desire 820. See Transferring content from an Android
phone.
By using HTC Sync Manager, you can even migrate content from an iPhone. See
Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone.
Back up HTC Desire 820 to the cloud so it'll be a lot easier to restore your
content to a new phone next time.
Dynamic Home screen
With HTC BlinkFeed, personalize your Home screen with the information and updates
that matter most to you. See a variety of content such as feeds about news and
your interests, social network updates, HTC Desire 820 tips, and more. The content
refreshes periodically when you're connected to the Internet. See Your dynamic Home
screen.
HTC Dot View
HTC Desire 820 has a dedicated HTC Dot View™ case you can purchase. With the HTC
Dot View app, you can even personalize what's seen through the case such as the

5 Features you'll enjoy
wallpaper, types of notifications to display, and more. See Personalizing HTC Dot View.
Outstanding camera features
Choose from a variety of pre-defined camera modes, or create your own camera
profiles. See Choosing a capture mode.
With VideoPic, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking a
photo while recording a video — VideoPic.
Switch to Sweep panorama and pan the camera to capture a wide-angle view of
the scenery. See Taking a panoramic photo.
Before taking your selfie, use Live Makeup to smoothen your skin. See Applying
skin touch-ups with Live Makeup.
Take 4 selfies and the camera automatically merges them into a single picture.
See Taking selfies with Photo Booth.
Immerse in music
Watch mesmerizing visualizations as you play songs in HTC Music. And if lyrics
are available, they'll show onscreen. See Viewing song lyrics.
With HTC BoomSound™, you'll hear fine details not only while you listen to music
but also when you watch videos, play games, and the like. See HTC BoomSound
profile.
Google Drive integration
HTC Desire 820 features an additional 100GB of Google Drive™ storage free for 2
years. See Activating your free Google Drive storage.

6 Unboxing
Unboxing
HTC Desire 820
1. Dual speakers
2. POWER
3. VOLUME buttons
4. 3.5mm headset jack
5. Proximity sensor
6. Front camera
7. Notification LED
8. Slot cover

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9. USB connector
You need a 4G/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 or screen protector, don’t cover and block the
proximity sensor. Purchase a case or screen protector designed for HTC
Desire 820.
Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms
that dangle near the headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.
nano SIM card
HTC Desire 820 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.
Inserting a nano SIM card
1. Make sure HTC Desire 820 is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.

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3. Pull the tray out from the nano SIM slot.
4. Place a nano SIM card into the tray with the card's gold contacts facing up and
its cut-off corner facing out.
5. Make sure the tray is facing up. Reinsert the tray into the slot.

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6. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.
Removing a nano SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 820 before removing the card.
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Pull the tray out from the SIM slot, and remove the nano SIM card.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.
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. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. With HTC Desire 820 down, insert a microSD™ into the bottom slot, with its gold

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contacts facing up and its cut-off corner facing in.
3. To close the slot cover, slightly move it side to side to let the rubber hinge sink
down by itself. Then gently press down the cover.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 820 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. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.
Battery
Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 820, it is recommended that you
charge the battery.
If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge
HTC Desire 820 for several minutes before powering it on.
Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 820 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.