HTC HTC One X User manual

Your HTC One X
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC One X 9
SIM card 10
Charging the battery 12
Switching the power on or off 12
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 13
Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC One X for the first time 14
Home screen 14
Getting contacts into HTC One X 15
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 16
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One X 16
Getting to know your settings 17
Updating the HTC One X software 17
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC One X 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 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
Recording video 35
Keeping the camera on standby 36
Taking continuous camera shots 36
Camera scenes 37
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Improving portrait shots 37
Taking a group shot 37
Taking a panoramic photo 37
Using HDR 38
Recording videos in slow motion 38
Improving video stability 38
Changing camera and video settings 39
Personalizing
Making HTC One X truly yours 40
Personalizing HTC One X 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 47
Personalizing with sound sets 48
Rearranging application tabs 49
Customizing the lock screen style 49
Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen 50
Securing HTC One X with a personal touch 50
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 51
Returning a missed call 51
Using Speed dial 52
Calling a phone number in a text message 52
Calling a phone number in an email 52
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 52
Making an emergency call 53
Receiving calls 53
What can I do during a call? 54
Setting up a conference call 56
Call history 56
Internet calls 57
Home dialing 58
Call settings 58
Messages
About the Messages app 59
Sending a text message (SMS) 59
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 60
Resuming a draft message 61
Checking your messages 61
Replying to a message 62
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 X 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 files and apps 74
Setting browser options 75
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 76
Music 84
Movie Editor 89
Wireless display 90
Storage
Types of storage 93
Copying files to or from the phone storage 94
Checking how much storage is available 94
Making more storage space 94
Encrypting data on HTC One X 95
Sync, backup, and reset
Sync 97
Backup 99
Reset 100
HTC Sync Manager
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 102
Installing on a Windows computer 103
The HTC Sync Manager main screen 103
Importing media to HTC Sync Manager 103
Importing music, videos, and playlists from other applications 104
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 104
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 105
Deleting an album from HTC Sync Manager 106
Syncing music with the computer 106
Syncing photos and videos with the computer 107
Syncing documents with the computer 107
Syncing your contacts with the computer 108
Syncing your calendar events 108
Syncing your web bookmarks with the computer 109
Quickly transferring media from HTC Sync Manager to HTC One X 109
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People
About the People app 110
Your contacts list 110
Setting up your profile 111
Adding a new contact 111
Importing or copying contacts 112
Merging contact information 113
Contact information and conversations 114
Contact groups 115
Adding People widgets 116
Sending contact information 117
Backing up your contacts 118
Social
Facebook 119
Twitter for HTC Sense 119
LinkedIn for HTC Sense 119
About Friend Stream 120
Updating your status in Friend Stream 120
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 120
Tweeting in Friend Stream 121
Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream 122
Email
Gmail 123
Mail 124
Calendar
About Calendar 131
Creating an event 131
Viewing the Calendar 132
Managing Calendar events 133
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 134
Setting reminders for your events 134
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 135
Showing or hiding calendars 135
Changing Calendar settings 136
Online storage and services
Dropbox 137
SkyDrive 141
HTC Watch 144
HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 147
Playing music in HTC Car 147
Listening to Internet radio with TuneIn 148
Finding your way with HTC Car 148
Staying connected to your contacts 149
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Changing HTC Car settings 149
Travel and maps
Location settings 150
Google Maps 150
Essential apps
Using the Clock 154
Checking Weather 156
Viewing a PDF 157
Working on documents 157
Taking notes 159
Keeping track of your tasks 161
Keeping track of your stocks 165
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 166
Uninstalling an app 167
Watching videos on YouTube 167
Listening to FM Radio 169
Recording voice clips 170
Sharing games and apps 170
Internet connections
Data connection 171
Managing your data usage 172
Wi‑Fi 173
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 175
Using HTC One X as a wireless router 176
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 177
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 177
Bluetooth and NFC
Bluetooth basics 179
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 179
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 180
Sending information using Bluetooth 181
Receiving information using Bluetooth 182
Sharing content with Android Beam 183
Settings and security
Optimizing battery life with power saver mode 185
Getting the battery to last longer 185
Turning Airplane mode on or off 188
Changing display settings 188
Changing sound settings 189
Changing the display language 190
Accessibility settings 190
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 191
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Protecting HTC One X with a screen lock 191
Checking information about HTC One X 192
Other essentials
Using the onscreen keyboard 193
Entering words with predictive text 194
Entering text by tracing 195
Entering text by speaking 195
Printing 196
Stopping running applications using Task Manager 197
Status icons 197
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 One X
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. RECENT APPS (can be configured in
Settings to open the Menu)
4. VOLUME
5. Proximity sensor
6. Front camera
7. POWER
8. Notification LED
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. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC One X that
already has a small opening for the sensor.
§Check with your mobile operator if voice calls and data services are supported
under their 4G/LTE network.
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SIM card
HTC One X 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 HTC One X face down and the top panel facing you.
2. Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool (or a small bent paperclip) into the small hole
next to the SIM card tray slot. You should insert it at an angle.
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.
5. Insert the SIM card tray into its slot.
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Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC One X before removing your SIM card.
1. Hold HTC One X face down and the top panel facing you.
2. Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool (or a small bent paperclip) into the small hole
next to the SIM card tray slot. You should insert it at an angle.
3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects.
4. Pull the SIM card tray out.
5. Take the SIM card from the SIM card tray.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC One X, it is recommended that you charge the
battery.
Only the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box must be used to 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 the POWER button.
When you turn on HTC One 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.
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 One 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 One X
Tips & Help lets you get the most out of HTC One 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 One 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.
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 One X for the first time
When you switch on HTC One X for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
§Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to
your online accounts, and more.
§Use our HTC Get Started service to set up your accounts and personalize
HTC One X from your computer.
The on-device setup shows you the URL of our Get Started site.
When personalizing HTC One X, you can choose the wallpaper, sounds, apps,
home screen layouts, and more. Or just choose a Quick Style that already has all
these items preselected for you. You need an HTC Account to save your HTC
Get Started setup and to download your settings to HTC One X.
To find out more, see the Help and FAQ on our HTC Get Started site.
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.
Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC One 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 40.
Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC One X, you might find that one Home screen
is not enough. No problem.
Swipe your finger 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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Using Leap view
§To jump straight to the screen that you want, press or pinch the screen to
show the Leap view. It reveals all Home screens as thumbnails. Just tap the one
you want and you’ll leap right there.
§In Leap view, if there's space to add a new screen, you can tap Add Panel to do
so. An empty Home screen appears and you can start customizing from there.
Getting contacts into HTC One X
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC One X.
Sync with your
computer
Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use HTC Sync Manager to sync HTC One X with your
computer's Microsoft®Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows®
Contacts.
Gmail™Google®contacts are imported to HTC One X after you sign in
to your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC One 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 One X.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC One X.
Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync®
HTC One 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 One X through Bluetooth®.
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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 One 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 One 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 One X.
7. Wait for the data transfer to finish.
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off
HTC One X
There are two ways you can transfer your media.
§Connect HTC One 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 One X.
HTC Sync Manager can also automatically get photos and videos off HTC One X
to your computer. For details, see HTC Sync Manager on page 102.
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 One X, and other mobile devices.
Check first what online storage accounts are available on HTC One 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.
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Getting to know your settings
Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi‑Fi®connection or make HTC One X more
secure? 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 Personalize to change the wallpaper or apply a scene to HTC One X.
§Tap Security to secure HTC One X, for example with a screen lock.
Updating the HTC One X software
HTC One 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 don't want to download the update using your data connection, select
Use Wi-Fi or cable only.
3. Tap Download.
4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.
Wait for the update to finish. HTC One X restarts automatically.
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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 One 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 One X
HTC One X gives you an amazing camera, great sound experience, and more.
Capture every moment as it happens
§Activate Camera instantly. Launch it from the lock screen and take your shots
with no delay.
And when Camera goes into sleep mode, just press POWER to use it right away.
§With VideoPic, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking a
photo while recording a video on page 36.
You can also capture a photo from a previously recorded video. See Taking a
photo while watching a video on page 77.
§Use Continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots or more. See
Taking continuous camera shots on page 36.
§By just tapping the screen (or 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 38.
§In Gallery, use Map view to see photos grouped by location, or Events view to
see photos and videos grouped by date taken. For details, see Viewing photos
and videos on page 76.
Immerse in music
§Our HTC Music app keeps all your music sources and services in one place. See
About the Music app on page 84.
§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 85.
HD entertainment on the go
§Rent or buy movies and shows. Choose from our wide collection of titles in HTC
Watch™. See About HTC Watch on page 144.
§Use HTC Media Link HD to wirelessly share your media from HTC One X to your
HD TV. See Sharing on a big screen on page 90.
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Quick, easy set-up
With our HTC Get Started service, you can set up and personalize HTC One X from
your computer, and just download your settings to HTC One X. See Setting up
HTC One X for the first time on page 14.
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 One 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 One X on page 137.
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.
HTC Car
With the HTC Car app, keep yourself entertained while finding your way on the road.
You can use turn-by-turn navigation, browse maps, take calls, and listen to music or
Internet radio. To find out more, see HTC Car on page 147.
Rich and seamless browsing experience
Enjoy HTML5 content on the go. And no more panning left and right. The web
browser's text reflow automatically adjusts text to the width of your screen. To find
out more about using the web browser, see Browsing the Web on page 70.
You can also keep a copy of what you're browsing so you can read it later even
without an Internet connection. See Saving web content for later on page 73.
Smart dial
The phone dialer’s Smart dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call.
Just enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact name. See Making a
call with Smart dial on page 51.
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