HTC HTC Desire X User manual

Your HTC Desire X
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire X 8
Back cover 9
SIM card 10
Storage card 11
Battery 12
Switching the power on or off 13
Setting up HTC Desire X for the first time 14
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 14
Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC Desire X for the first time 16
Home screen 16
Getting contacts into HTC Desire X 17
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 17
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC Desire X 18
Getting to know your settings 18
Updating the HTC Desire X software 19
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire X 20
Touch gestures 21
Motion gestures 25
Sleep mode 27
Unlocking the screen 28
Making your first call 28
Sending your first text message 29
The HTC Sense keyboard 29
Notifications 29
Copying and sharing text 31
Capturing the HTC Desire X screen 32
Switching between recently opened apps 32
Can't find the Menu button? 32
Checking battery usage 33
Camera
Camera basics 34
Taking a photo 35
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Recording video 35
Taking continuous camera shots 36
Camera scenes 36
Improving portrait shots 36
Using HDR 36
Taking a panoramic photo 37
Taking a group shot 38
Changing camera and video settings 38
Personalizing
Making HTC Desire X truly yours 39
Personalizing HTC Desire X with scenes 39
Changing your wallpaper 40
Applying a new skin 41
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 41
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 42
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 43
Personalizing the launch bar 43
Grouping apps into a folder 44
Personalizing with sound sets 45
Rearranging application tabs 46
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 47
Returning a missed call 47
Using Speed dial 48
Calling a phone number in a text message 48
Calling a phone number in an email 48
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 48
Making an emergency call 49
Receiving calls 49
What can I do during a call? 50
Setting up a conference call 52
Call history 52
Internet calls 53
Home dialing 54
Call services 54
Messages
About the Messages app 55
Sending a text message (SMS) 55
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 56
Resuming a draft message 57
Checking your messages 57
Replying to a message 59
Forwarding a message 59
WAP push messages 60
Managing message conversations 60
Backing up your text messages 61
Setting message options 63
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Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Desire X and the Web 64
Browsing the Web 65
Private browsing 67
Adding and managing your bookmarks 67
Saving web content for later 68
Viewing your browsing history 68
Downloading files and apps 69
Setting browser options 70
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 71
Music 78
Storage
Types of storage 85
Copying files to or from HTC Desire X 85
Checking how much storage is available 86
Making more storage space 86
Encrypting data on HTC Desire X 87
Sync, backup, and reset
Sync 88
Backup 90
Reset 91
HTC Sync Manager
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 93
Installing on a Windows computer 94
The HTC Sync Manager main screen 94
Importing media to HTC Sync Manager 94
Importing music, videos, and playlists from other applications 95
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 95
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 96
Deleting an album from HTC Sync Manager 97
Syncing music with the computer 97
Syncing photos and videos with the computer 98
Syncing documents with the computer 98
Syncing your contacts with the computer 99
Syncing your calendar events 99
Syncing your web bookmarks with the computer 100
Quickly transferring media from HTC Sync Manager to HTC Desire X 100
People
About the People app 101
Your contacts list 101
Setting up your profile 102
Adding a new contact 102
Importing or copying contacts 103
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Merging contact information 104
Contact information and conversations 105
Contact groups 106
Adding People widgets 108
Sending contact information 108
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 109
Social
Facebook 110
About Friend Stream 110
Updating your status in Friend Stream 110
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 111
Tweeting in Friend Stream 112
Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream 113
Email
Gmail 114
Mail 115
Calendar
About Calendar 122
Creating an event 122
Viewing the Calendar 123
Managing Calendar events 124
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 125
Setting reminders for your events 125
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 125
Showing or hiding calendars 126
Changing Calendar settings 126
Online storage and services
Dropbox 127
SkyDrive 131
HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 134
Playing music in HTC Car 134
Finding your way with HTC Car 135
Staying connected to your contacts 136
Changing HTC Car settings 136
Travel and maps
Location settings 137
Locations 137
Google Maps 144
Essential apps
Using the Clock 148
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Checking Weather 150
Working on documents 151
Keeping track of your tasks 152
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 156
Watching videos on YouTube 157
Listening to FM Radio 158
Recording voice clips 159
Sharing games and apps 160
Internet connections
Data connection 161
Managing your data usage 162
Wi‑Fi 163
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 165
Using HTC Desire X as a wireless router 167
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 168
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 168
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 170
Sending information using Bluetooth 170
Receiving files using Bluetooth 172
Settings and security
Optimizing battery life with power saver mode 173
Getting the battery to last longer 173
Turning Airplane mode on or off 175
Changing display settings 175
Changing sound settings 177
Changing the display language 178
Accessibility settings 178
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 178
Protecting HTC Desire X with a screen lock 179
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 179
Managing memory 180
Other essentials
Status icons 182
Using the onscreen keyboard 183
Entering words with predictive text 184
Entering text by speaking 185
Using the Trace keyboard 186
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.
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Unboxing
HTC Desire X
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. RECENT APPS (can be configured in
Settings to open the Menu)
4. VOLUME
5. Proximity sensor
6. Notification LED
7. Earpiece
8. POWER
9. 3.5mm headset jack
10. USB connector
§If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor or earpiece.
§You need to insert and use a storage card to store your photos, videos, music, and
other files.
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. Securely hold HTC Desire X facing down.
2. With your finger, open the back cover from the top corner.
Replacing the back cover
1. Insert HTC Desire X into the bottom part of the back cover first.
2. Press the sides and the top part of the back cover against HTC Desire X to lock
the cover into place.
You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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SIM card
The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing
phonebook contacts and/or text messages.
Inserting the SIM card
If you have a microSIM card, take care when inserting or removing the microSIM
adapter. Do not directly insert your microSIM into HTC Desire X.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,
insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire X before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
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