HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim User manual

User guide
HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim

Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim 8
Dual nano SIM cards 9
Storage card 10
Battery 11
Switching the power on or off 12
Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim for the first time 13
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 13
Installing an update 14
Checking for updates manually 14
Your first week with your new phone
Basics 15
Working with text 22
Battery 27
HTC Dot View 29
HTC BlinkFeed
Your dynamic Home screen 31
Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off 31
Selecting feeds 32
Reading articles in HTC BlinkFeed 33
Deleting tiles on HTC BlinkFeed 33
Posting to your social networks 34
Personalizing
Home wallpaper 35
Launch bar 35
Adding a widget to your Home screen 36
Adding Home screen shortcuts 36
Editing Home screen panels 37
Changing your main Home screen 38
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 39
Arranging apps 39
Adding a widget on the lock screen 40
Turning the lock screen off 40
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Phone calls
Making a call 41
Calling a speed dial number 41
Making an emergency call 42
Answering or rejecting a call 42
What can I do during a call? 42
Setting up a conference call 43
Checking calls in the Call History 44
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 44
Messages
Sending a text or multimedia message via Android Messages 45
Storage and files
Types of storage 46
Copying files to or from HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim 46
File Manager 46
Backup and reset
Backup 48
Reset 48
Search and web browser
Getting instant information with Google Now 50
Searching HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim and the Web 51
Browsing the Web 52
Bookmarking a webpage 52
Clearing your browsing history 53
People
Your contacts list 54
Setting up your personal contact information 54
Adding a new contact 55
Editing a contact’s information 55
Getting in touch with a contact 55
Importing contacts from your SIM card 55
Importing contacts from the storage 56
Sending contact information 56
Contact groups 56
Email
Adding an email account 57
Checking your mail 58
Sending an email message 58
Reading and replying to an email message 59
Searching email messages 59
Viewing your Gmail Inbox 60
Sending an email message in Gmail 60
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Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail 61
Camera
Using Camera 62
Taking photos in panorama mode 62
Gallery and Video Highlights
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 63
Editing photos 63
Viewing and editing Video Highlights 63
Music
Listening to music 65
Creating music playlists 65
Adding a song to the queue 66
Travel and maps
Turning location services on or off 67
About Google Maps 67
Getting around maps 67
Searching for a location 68
Getting directions 69
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 70
Downloading apps from the web 71
Uninstalling an app 71
Using the Clock app 72
Viewing the Calendar 72
Watching videos on YouTube 73
Creating video playlists 74
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off 75
Wi-Fi 75
Managing your data usage 76
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 78
Using HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim as a Wi-Fi hotspot 79
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 80
Bluetooth
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 81
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 81
Settings and security
Managing your nano SIM cards 82
Choosing which nano SIM card to connect to the 3G network 82
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Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 82
Protecting HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim with a screen lock 83
Turning Airplane mode on or off 83
Adding and syncing an account 84
Removing an account 84
Turning automatic screen rotation off 84
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off 84
Adjusting the screen brightness manually 84
Changing the display language 85
Working with certificates 85
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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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.
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Safety precautions:
a) Use a wireless hands-free system (headphone, headset) with a low power
Bluetooth emitter.
b) Make sure the cell phone has a low SAR.
c) Keep your calls short or send a text message (SMS) instead. This advice
applies especially to children, adolescents and pregnant women.
d) Use cell-phone when the signal quality is good.
e) People having active medical implants should preferably keep the cell
phone at least 15 cm away from the implant.

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 820G+ dual sim
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
9. USB connector
You need a data plan to use your operator's network for 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 820G+ dual sim.
§Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms that dangle near the
headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.
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Dual nano SIM cards
HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim has two nano SIM card slots.
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 nano SIM cards
1. Make sure HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
3. Pull the trays out from the nano SIM slots.
4. Place the nano SIM cards into the trays with the gold contacts facing up and the cut-off
corner facing out.
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5. Make sure the trays are facing up. Reinsert the trays into the slots.
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 820G+ dual sim 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.
Inserting the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. With HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim facing down, insert a microSD™into the bottom slot, with
the gold contacts facing up and towards the slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks
into place.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim 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.
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