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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Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the microSD™card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it until it clicks into place.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire X is on, unmount the
storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
2. Tap Storage > Unmount storage card.
Removing the storage card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
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Battery
Removing the battery
Before using HTC Desire X for the first time, you need to remove the protective thin
film from the battery.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.
Inserting the battery
Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that we
recommend.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery
compartment.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire X, it is recommended that you charge
the battery.
§The battery is already installed in HTC Desire X when shipped. A thin film is
inserted between the battery and the compartment. You need to remove this film
before you can charge the battery.
§Only the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box must be used to
charge the battery.
§Do not remove the battery from HTC Desire X while you are charging it using the
power or car adapter.
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 the POWER button.
When you turn on HTC Desire X for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the
screen.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Tap Power off on the options menu.
Setting up HTC Desire X for the first time
When you switch on HTC Desire X for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.
Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services
and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. Don’t worry. You
can enable or disable them in Settings later on.
When HTC Desire X has started, you'll see Quick Tips on some screens (such as the
Home screen) that will guide you in using HTC Desire X. The tips for a screen won't
display again after you've closed them.
To view the Quick Tips again, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >
About > Help > Show all quick tips.
Want some quick guidance on your phone?
Learning the basics with Quick Tips
After your phone starts, you'll see a transparent overlay of Quick Tips on some
screens (such as the Home screen) that will guide you in using HTC Desire X. The tips
for a screen won't display again after you've closed them.
To view the Quick Tips again, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >
About > Help > Show all quick tips.
Exploring HTC Desire X
Tips & Help lets you get the most out of HTC Desire X in seconds.
§Need to know how to do something right away? Just type in some keywords
and get clear, up-to-date answers right on HTC Desire X.
§Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your phone?
Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Tips & Help to learn how. The
topics range from intro to advanced and the Tips & Help widget even
recommends topics that you might like.
To open Tips & Help from the Home screen, tap > Tips & Help.
If you haven't downloaded Tips & Help content yet, or if there's updated content
available, just tap the download link to get it.
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To change the sync settings of Tips & Help, tap > Update settings.
Searching Tips & Help
1. In Tips & Help, tap , and then enter the words you want to search for.
2. Tap a search result to jump straight to that item.
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Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC Desire X for the first time
When you switch on HTC Desire X for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.
Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services
and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. Don’t worry. You
can enable or disable them in Settings later on.
When HTC Desire X has started, you'll see Quick Tips on some screens (such as the
Home screen) that will guide you in using HTC Desire X. The tips for a screen won't
display again after you've closed them.
To view the Quick Tips again, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap >
About > Help > Show all quick tips.
Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC Desire X your own. You can add your
favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away.
To find out how, see Personalizing on page 39.
Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC Desire X, you might find that one Home
screen is not enough. No problem.
Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right on the screen and you’ll discover more
space for adding icons, widgets, and more.
Press to return to the main Home screen.
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Getting contacts into HTC Desire X
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Desire X.
Sync with your
computer
Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use HTC Sync Manager to sync HTC Desire X with your
computer's Microsoft®Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows®
Contacts.
Gmail™Google®contacts are imported to HTC Desire X after you sign in
to your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC Desire X.
Social network
accounts
Log in to your favorite social networks to import contact
information from them.
Phone contacts You can create and store contacts directly in HTC Desire X.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Desire X.
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC Desire X syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer contacts and other data from
your old phone to HTC Desire X through Bluetooth®.
Transferring contacts from your old phone
through Bluetooth
Depending on the capabilities of your old phone, the Transfer app may be able to
transfer not only contacts but also other data such as calendar events and text
messages to HTC Desire X.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Transfer.
2. Tap Next to begin.
3. Choose your old phone's name and model.
4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old phone and HTC Desire X to pair
them.
6. Choose the types of data to transfer:
§If you selected Contacts and Calendar, you can choose whether to transfer
them to the phone or to an account you're signed into (such as Exchange
ActiveSync).
§If you're transferring data from the HTC One series (or newer phones), you
can also select SMS, Bookmark, and Task. These data types can only be
transferred locally to HTC Desire X.
7. Wait for the data transfer to finish.
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Getting photos, videos, and music on or off
HTC Desire X
There are two ways you can transfer your media.
§Connect HTC Desire X to your computer. Your computer will recognize it just
like any removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between them.
§Download and use our HTC Sync Manager software. You can easily set it up to
sync folders containing media and playlists on your computer with HTC Desire
X. HTC Sync Manager can also automatically get photos and videos off
HTC Desire X to your computer. For details, see HTC Sync Manager on page
93.
Tired of transferring your media every time you change to a new phone? Use online
storage services to put your media in one place so you can access them anywhere —
on your computer, HTC Desire X, and other mobile devices.
Check first what online storage accounts are available on HTC Desire X and sign in to
the one you want to use. To sign in to an account, slide the Notifications panel open,
and then tap > Accounts & sync > . Use the Gallery app to access media in your
online storage.
Getting to know your settings
Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi‑Fi®connection or make the screen brighter?
Do this and more in Settings.
Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap . Here are some of the basic
settings you can change:
§Tap the On/Off switch next to an item such as Wi-Fi to turn it on or off. Tap the
item itself to configure its settings.
§Tap Sound to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure incoming call
sound settings.
§Tap Display, gestures & buttons (or Display & buttons) to change the screen
brightness or set how long the screen is idle before going to sleep.
§Tap Security to secure HTC Desire X, for example with a screen lock.
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Updating the HTC Desire X software
HTC Desire X can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also
manually check if there's an available update.
You might want to use Wi‑Fi or your computer's Internet connection to download
software updates to save on data usage. You can set this option in Settings >
About > Software updates > .
Installing a software update
When the Internet connection is on and there's a new software update available, the
update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update notification.
2. If you want to avoid additional data charges, select Use Wi-Fi or cable only.
3. Tap OK.
4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.
Wait for the update to finish. HTC Desire X restarts automatically.
Installing an application update
When the Internet connection is on and there's an available update for one of your
apps, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the update notification.
The Updates screen opens with the list of application updates to be installed.
2. Tap an item to view its details, and then tap .
3. When you're done reviewing the updates, tap Install. You'll be asked to restart
HTC Desire X if needed.
Checking for updates manually
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
2. Tap About > Software updates > Check now.
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Your first week with your
new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire X
HTC Desire X gives you authentic sound, a great camera, and more.
Immerse in music
§Our HTC Music app keeps all your music sources and services in one place. See
About the Music app on page 78.
§Beats Audio™integration gives you a rich, authentic sound experience, whether
you’re listening to music, watching a YouTube®video, or playing a game. To find
out more, see Making your music sound better on page 80.
Capture every moment as it happens
Launch the Camera from the lock screen and take your shots with no delay. Here are
some of the great camera features you can use:
§With VideoPic, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking a
photo while recording a video on page 35.
You can also capture a photo from a previously recorded video. See Taking a
photo while watching a video on page 72.
§With a single press of the shutter button, take three shots of your subject at
different exposures and combine them into a nice, evenly exposed photo. See
Using HDR on page 36.
§Use Continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots or more. See
Taking continuous camera shots on page 36.
Dropbox integration with HTC Sense
Always have access to your photos, videos, and documents anywhere by storing them
in Dropbox. When you sign in to your Dropbox account from HTC Desire X, you can
even get an additional 23 GB of free Dropbox storage for two years. To find out how,
see Using Dropbox on HTC Desire X on page 127.
The 23 GB offer is available only if Dropbox is preloaded. If it's not preloaded, you
can download it from Google Play and still enjoy Dropbox integration with apps
such as Gallery and Mail.
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