HTC First User manual

Your HTC First™
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC First 7
SIM card 8
Charging the battery 10
Switching the power on or off 10
Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC First for the first time 12
Logging into your Facebook account 12
Allowing app updates for Facebook 12
Updating the HTC First software 13
Your first week with your new phone
Basics 14
Working with text 19
Battery 21
Facebook Home
Getting around Facebook Home 23
Checking Facebook photos and status updates 23
Cover feed notifications 24
Chat heads 24
Posting to Facebook from the app launcher 24
Customizing the app launcher 25
Turning on Facebook Home from Android 25
Facebook Camera
Taking a photo 26
Recording a video 26
Using Android Camera 27
Facebook Messenger
Sending a Facebook message 28
Viewing your messages 29
Replying to a message 29
Deleting messages and conversations 29
Turning off text messaging from Facebook Messenger 30
Sending a text or multimedia message via Android Messaging 30
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Phone calls
Making a call 31
Returning a missed call 31
Making an emergency call 31
Answering or rejecting a call 32
What can I do during a call? 32
Setting up a conference call 33
Checking calls in the Call History 33
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 34
People
Your contacts list 35
Setting up your personal contact information 35
Adding a new contact 36
Editing a contact’s information 36
Getting in touch with a contact 36
Importing contacts from your SIM card 36
Importing contacts from the phone storage 37
Sending contact information 37
Contact groups 37
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 38
Music 39
Search and web browser
Searching HTC First and the Web 41
Getting instant information with Google Now 42
Browsing the Web 43
Bookmarking a webpage 43
Clearing your browsing history 44
Email
Mail 45
Gmail 48
Travel and maps
Turning location services on or off 50
About Google Maps 50
Getting around maps 50
Searching for a location 51
Searching for a place of interest near you 52
Getting directions 52
Downloading offline maps 53
Viewing offline maps 53
Google Play Store and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play Store 54
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Downloading apps from the web 55
Uninstalling an app 55
Using the Clock app 56
Viewing the Calendar 56
Watching videos on YouTube 57
Internet connections
Data connection 59
Managing your data usage 60
Wi‑Fi 61
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 62
Using HTC First as a Wi‑Fi hotspot 63
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 64
Bluetooth and NFC
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 65
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 66
Sharing content with NFC 67
Storage
Types of storage 68
Copying files to or from HTC First 68
Encrypting data on HTC First 69
Backup and reset
Backup 70
Reset 70
Settings
Adding and syncing an account 72
Removing an account 72
Turning Airplane mode on or off 72
Turning automatic screen rotation off 73
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off 73
Adjusting the screen brightness manually 73
Changing the display language 73
Working with certificates 74
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 74
Protecting HTC First with a screen lock 75
Navigating HTC First with TalkBack 75
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.
5 Conventions used in this guide

Important information
This device was tested for typical body-worn operations per the FCC's radio
frequency (RF) safety requirements. To comply with these RF exposure
requirements, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar accessory with this device to
maintain a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between the user’s body
and the handset, with the device oriented with either the front or back of the
device facing towards the user’s body. Such accessories should not contain
any metallic components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these
requirements may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines
and their use should be avoided.
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Unboxing
HTC First
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. MENU
4. SIM card tray (with tray eject hole)
5. USB connector
6. Notification LED
7. Proximity / Light sensor
8. POWER
9. 3.5mm headset jack
10. Front camera
11. Volume controls
If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC First that already
has a small opening for the sensor.
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SIM card
HTC First uses a microSIM card. The microSIM card contains your phone number,
service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages.
Inserting the SIM card
1. Hold the phone face up.
2. Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool into the small hole next to the SIM card tray
slot.
3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects.
4. Pull the SIM card tray out, and place the SIM card (contacts facing down) into
the tray.
Use a standard microSIM only. Inserting other types (such as nanoSIM with an
adapter or a modified SIM) may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the
card slot.
5. Insert the SIM card tray back into the slot.
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Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC First before removing your SIM card.
1. Hold the phone face up.
2. Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool into the small hole next to the SIM card tray
slot.
3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects.
4. Pull the SIM card tray out, and remove the SIM card.
When removing the SIM card, make sure that you insert the empty SIM card tray back
into the slot.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC First, it is recommended that you charge the
battery.
Use the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box when you charge the
battery.
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 stops charging if it overheats.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press and hold the POWER button.
When you turn on HTC First for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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