HTC HTC One S User manual

Your HTC One® S
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC One S 11
micro SIM card 12
Charging the battery 13
Switching the power on or off 13
Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC One S for the first time 14
Home screen 14
Getting contacts into HTC One S 15
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 16
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One S 16
Getting to know your settings 17
Updating the HTC One S software 17
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S 19
Touch gestures 21
Motion gestures 24
Sleep mode 26
Unlocking the screen 27
Making your first call 27
Sending your first text message 28
The HTC Sense keyboard 28
Notifications 28
Copying and sharing text 31
Capturing the HTC One S 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
Recording video 36
Keeping the camera on standby 36
Taking continuous camera shots 37
Camera scenes 37
Improving portrait shots 37
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Taking a group shot 38
Taking a panoramic photo 38
Using HDR 38
Recording videos in slow motion 39
Improving video stability 39
Changing camera and video settings 39
Personalizing
Making HTC One S truly yours 40
Personalizing HTC One S with scenes 40
Changing your wallpaper 41
Applying a new skin 42
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 42
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 43
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 44
Personalizing the launch bar 45
Grouping apps into a folder 45
Rearranging the Home screen 46
Personalizing with sound sets 47
Rearranging application tabs 48
Customizing the lock screen style 49
Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen 49
Setting up a face unlock on your phone 49
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 50
Returning a missed call 50
Using Speed dial 51
Calling a phone number in a text message 51
Calling a phone number in an email 51
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 51
Making an emergency call 52
Receiving calls 52
What can I do during a call? 53
Setting up a conference call 54
Wi-Fi Calling 55
Internet calls 56
Call history 57
Home dialing 58
Call services 58
Messages
About the Messages app 59
Sending a text message (SMS) 59
Sending a picture message (MMS) 60
Resuming a draft message 61
Checking your messages 61
Replying to a message 63
Forwarding a message 63
WAP push messages 64
Managing message conversations 64
Backing up your text messages 65
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Setting message options 66
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC One S and the Web 67
Getting instant information with Google Now 68
Browsing the Web 70
Private browsing 72
Adding and managing your bookmarks 72
Saving web content for later 73
Viewing your browsing history 74
Downloading apps from the web 74
Setting browser options 75
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 76
Music 84
Movie Editor 89
Wireless display 90
Storage
Types of storage 92
Copying files to or from the phone storage 93
Making more storage space 93
Encrypting data on HTC One S 94
Sync, backup, and reset
Sync 95
Backup 97
Reset 98
HTC Sync Manager
About HTC Sync Manager 100
Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer 101
Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone 101
Copying or removing media on your phone 102
Batch importing all music, photos, and videos from your phone 102
Importing documents from your computer to your phone automatically 103
Data and applications that HTC Sync Manager can sync with 103
Syncing playlists between your phone and your computer 104
Types of content HTC Sync Manager can back up and restore 105
HTC Sync Manager keeps opening automatically? 106
Checking for new HTC Sync Manager updates 106
Getting help 106
Contacts
About the Contacts app 107
Your contacts list 107
Setting up your profile 108
Adding a new contact 108
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Importing or copying contacts 109
Merging contact information 110
Contact information and conversations 111
Contact groups 112
Adding People widgets 113
Sending contact information 114
Backing up your contacts 114
Social
Facebook 116
Twitter 116
LinkedIn for HTC Sense 116
About Friend Stream 117
Updating your status in Friend Stream 117
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 117
Tweeting in Friend Stream 118
Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream 119
Email
Gmail 120
Mail 121
Calendar
About Calendar 128
Creating an event 128
Viewing the Calendar 129
Managing Calendar events 130
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 131
Setting reminders for your events 131
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 131
Showing or hiding calendars 132
Changing Calendar settings 132
Online storage and services
Dropbox 133
SkyDrive 138
HTC Watch 141
HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 144
Playing music in HTC Car 144
Listening to Internet radio with TuneIn 145
Finding your way with HTC Car 145
Staying connected to your contacts 146
Changing HTC Car settings 146
Travel and maps
Location settings 147
Google Maps 147
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Essential apps
Using the Clock 150
Checking Weather 152
Working on documents 153
Taking notes 154
Keeping track of your tasks 157
Keeping track of your stocks 160
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 162
Uninstalling an app 163
Watching videos on YouTube 163
Listening to FM Radio 164
Recording voice clips 165
Sharing games and apps 166
Internet connections
Data connection 167
Managing your data usage 168
Wi‑Fi 169
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 171
Using HTC One S as a wireless router 172
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 173
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 174
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 175
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 175
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 176
Sending information using Bluetooth 177
Receiving files using Bluetooth 178
Settings and security
Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 180
Optimizing battery life with power saver mode 180
Getting the battery to last longer 180
Turning Airplane mode on or off 183
Changing display settings 183
Changing sound settings 184
Changing the display language 185
Accessibility settings 185
Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card 186
Setting a screen lock to help protect HTC One S 186
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 187
Other essentials
Using the onscreen keyboard 188
Entering text with word prediction 189
Using the Trace keyboard 190
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Entering text by speaking 191
Wi‑Fi printing 191
Stopping running applications using Task Manager 192
Status icons 193
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.
8 Conventions used in this guide

Important RF Notice
This device was tested for compliance with the applicable FCC and Industry
Canada specific absorption rate (SAR) limits for radio frequency (RF)
exposure during typical body-worn operations. To ensure that RF exposure
levels remain at or below the tested levels, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar
accessory that maintains a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between
your body and the device, with either the front or back of the device facing
towards your body. Such accessories should not contain any metallic
components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these specifications
may not ensure compliance with applicable SAR limits and their use should be
avoided.
9 Important RF Notice

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.
10 Important note on recoverable data