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 using your phone? 14
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire X 16
Home screen 17
Touch gestures 18
Motion gestures 22
Sleep mode 24
Getting contacts into HTC Desire X 25
Making your first call 26
Sending your first text message 26
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC Desire X 27
Copying and sharing text 27
Capturing the HTC Desire X screen 28
Switching between recently opened apps 28
Can't find the Menu button? 28
Notifications 29
Getting to know your settings 30
Getting the battery to last longer 30
Updating the HTC Desire X software 32
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 32
Camera
Camera basics 34
Taking a photo 35
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
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Shooting in low light 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 40
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 42
Personalizing the launch bar 43
Grouping apps into a folder 43
Personalizing with sound sets 44
Rearranging application tabs 45
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 46
Using Speed dial 46
Calling a phone number in a text message 47
Calling a phone number in an email 47
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 47
Making an emergency call 47
Receiving calls 48
What can I do during a call? 49
Setting up a conference call 51
Internet calls 51
Call history 52
Home dialing 53
Call services 53
Messages
About the Messages app 54
Sending a text message (SMS) 54
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 54
Resuming a draft message 56
Checking your messages 56
Replying to a message 57
Forwarding a message 57
WAP push messages 58
Managing message conversations 58
Backing up your text messages 59
Setting message options 60
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Desire X and the Web 61
Browsing the Web 61
Private browsing 63
Adding and managing your bookmarks 63
Saving web content for later 64
Viewing your browsing history 64
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Downloading files and apps 65
Setting browser options 66
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 67
Music 73
Accounts and sync
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 78
Adding one or more Google Accounts 78
Managing your online accounts 79
People
About the People app 80
Your contacts list 80
Setting up your profile 81
Adding a new contact 82
Importing or copying contacts 82
Merging contact information 83
Contact information and conversations 83
Contact groups 84
Adding People widgets 86
Sending contact information 86
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 87
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 88
About Friend Stream 88
Updating your status in Friend Stream 88
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 89
Chatting in Google Talk 90
Using Google+ 90
Email
Gmail 91
Mail 92
Calendar
About Calendar 99
Creating an event 99
Viewing the Calendar 99
Managing Calendar events 100
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 101
Setting reminders for your events 102
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 102
Showing or hiding calendars 102
Changing Calendar settings 102
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Online storage and services
Dropbox 103
SkyDrive 107
HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 110
Playing music in HTC Car 110
Finding your way with HTC Car 111
Staying connected to your contacts 112
Changing HTC Car settings 112
Travel and maps
Location settings 113
Locations 113
Google Maps 122
Essential apps
Using the Clock 126
Checking Weather 128
Working on documents 129
Keeping track of your tasks 130
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 134
Watching videos on YouTube 135
Listening to FM Radio 136
Recording voice clips 136
Sharing games and apps 137
Your phone and computer
Where apps, data, and files are stored 138
Connecting HTC Desire X to a computer 138
Copying files to or from the storage card 139
HTC Sync Manager basics 139
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 142
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 143
Setting up HTC Sync Manager to recognize HTC Desire X 144
Setting up HTC Desire X to sync with your computer 144
Syncing HTC Desire X and your computer 148
Importing music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager 148
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 149
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 150
Internet connections
Data connection 151
Wi-Fi 152
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 153
Using HTC Desire X as a wireless router 154
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 156
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 156
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 157
Sending information using Bluetooth 158
Receiving information using Bluetooth 159
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 161
Changing display settings 161
Changing sound settings 162
Changing the display language 163
More ways to extend battery life 164
Backing up settings to Google 164
Accessibility settings 164
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 165
Protecting HTC Desire X with a screen lock 165
Encrypting data on HTC Desire X 166
Checking information about HTC Desire X 167
Managing memory 167
Other essentials
Status icons 169
Using the onscreen keyboard 170
Entering words with predictive text 171
Entering text by speaking 172
Restarting HTC Desire X 173
Resetting HTC Desire X 173
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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