HTC One (M8) User manual

HTC One® (M8) for Windows®
User guide

Contents
Features you'll enjoy
HTC Dot View 10
Cortana 10
Live Tiles 10
HTC BoomSound 10
HTC BlinkFeed 10
HTC Camera 10
Unboxing
HTC One 12
nano SIM card 14
Setting up your phone
Entering your PIN 16
Setting up your phone for the first time 16
Account setup 16
Getting contacts into your phone 17
Your first week with your new phone
Switching the power on or off 18
Touch gestures 19
Motion gestures 21
Start screen 22
Opening your apps from the Apps list 24
Action Center 25
Adjusting the volume 26
Sleep mode 26
Lock screen 27
Changing the ringtone 28
Changing the theme 28
Adding a Start screen wallpaper 29
Taking a screenshot 29
Switching between apps 29
Windows Phone Store 30
Using speech on your phone 30
Charging the battery 32
Turning Battery Saver on 33
Using the onscreen keyboard 33
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Entering words with Word Flow 34
Changing the keyboard language 35
Cortana
Cortana, your new personal assistant 36
Getting started with Cortana 37
Favorite places 37
Finding out what song is playing 38
Keeping track of your interests 38
Setting a reminder 38
Setting quiet hours 39
Changing Cortana settings 39
HTC BlinkFeed
About HTC BlinkFeed 40
Search and Web browser
Ways you can search the Web 43
Searching for information 44
Scanning codes, tags, and text 44
Opening and navigating web pages 46
Music search 47
Maps and location
Location services 49
Maps 49
Local Scout 53
People
Keeping in touch 54
Importing contacts from your SIM card 54
Adding a new contact 55
How do I add an extension number to a contact number? 55
Jumping to a section in the contacts list 56
Filtering your contacts list 56
Merging contact profiles 56
Searching, editing or deleting 57
Sharing with a group of contacts in real-time 58
Organizing your contacts into groups 59
What is the Me card? 61
Posting to social networks 61
Filtering social updates 62
Phone calls
Making a call 63
Receiving calls 64
What can I do during a call? 64
Starting a conference call 65
Call history 66
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Messaging
Sending a text message 67
Sharing pictures, videos, and more in a message 68
Viewing and replying to a message 68
Forwarding a message 69
Deleting a message 69
Deleting a whole conversation 69
Email
Adding a Microsoft account 70
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 70
Adding a Microsoft Exchange or Office 365 account 71
Checking email 72
Sending email 73
Managing email messages 74
Changing email account settings 74
Camera
Camera basics 75
Taking a photo 76
Taking continuous shots 78
Using HDR 79
Taking a panoramic photo 79
Recording video 79
Photos and Videos
About the Photos hub 81
Adding a photo to your favorites 81
Sharing 81
Creating a Zoe in Video Highlights 82
HTC Photo Edit 82
Productivity
What you can do in Calendar 85
Creating a calendar appointment 85
Creating a new to-do task 86
Displaying and syncing calendars 87
What's in the Office hub? 87
Creating and sharing notes 88
Entertainment
HTC Sense TV 90
Xbox Media 93
Storage
Types of storage 95
Storage card 95
Checking phone and SD card storage 97
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Freeing up phone storage 97
OneDrive 98
Connectivity
Data connection 99
Managing your data usage 99
Wi-Fi 101
Wi-Fi Sense 102
Using your phone as a mobile hotspot 103
Connecting a Bluetooth accessory 104
Disconnecting a Bluetooth accessory 104
Unpairing 105
Sharing content with NFC 105
Turning NFC on and off 105
Using NFC 106
Adding a VPN connection 106
Settings
Navigation bar 107
Turning airplane mode on or off 107
Attentive phone features 108
Changing display settings 108
Changing sound settings 109
Turning HTC BoomSound on and off 109
Managing apps and storage 110
Security
Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card 112
Setting a password to help protect your phone 112
Making your phone safer for kids 113
Setting up Kid's Corner 113
Launching Kid's Corner 113
Closing and disabling Kid's Corner 114
Sync and Backup
Windows Phone app 115
Backing up your files 116
Update and reset
How to get and install updates 117
Preparing for a software update 117
Installing an update 118
Factory reset 118
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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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.
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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.
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Other helpful resources
For health, safety, and regulatory information, please read the Safety and regulatory
guide that’s included in the box.
In addition to this user guide, you can find help information, FAQs, and more in
www.htc.com/support.
To learn a lot more about using Windows Phone®, go to windowsphone.com.
Certain Windows Phone features or Microsoft®services may not be available in
some countries or regions.
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Features you'll enjoy
HTC Dot View
Bring back the nostalgic days of yesteryear to your notification system in HTC One
with HTC Dot View™. HTC Dot View makes it easy to see if you have missed calls, text
messages, and more—all while helping to protect HTC One.
See http://www.htc.com/us/accessories/htc-dot-view/ for more information.
Cortana
Meet Cortana®, your personal virtual assistant. Cortana learns and adapts to how you
use your HTC One. Cortana keeps notes of things you like and things you've asked
about. You can also tell Cortana to set up reminders, add events to your calendar, dial
a contact's phone number, and more. See Cortana on page 36.
Live Tiles
Live Tiles turn your Start screen into a dynamic screen that frequently updates to
show you what's new regarding things and people that matter to you. Pin your
favorite people, music albums, apps, and more to your Start screen. To find out more,
see Start screen on page 22.
HTC BoomSound
Hear what you've been missing. HTC BoomSound™gives you a rich, authentic sound
experience, whether you’re listening to music, watching a video, or playing a game. To
find out more, see Turning HTC BoomSound on and off on page 109.
HTC BlinkFeed
With HTC BlinkFeed™, display information from various sources that matter most to
you in one convenient app. See a variety of content such as feeds about news and
your interests, social network updates, and more. The content refreshes periodically
when you're connected to the Internet. See HTC BlinkFeed on page 40.
HTC Camera
10 Features you'll enjoy

Take great photos and videos with the camera, and make them more memorable by
applying a variety of filters and scenes.
§The Duo Camera on HTC One takes photos with added depth and makes it
possible to add special effects to your photos afterwards.
§With VideoPic®, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking
a photo while recording a video — VideoPic on page 80.
§Switch to Sweep panorama and pan the camera to capture a wide-angle view of
the scenery. See Taking a panoramic photo on page 79.
§Use Continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots (or more) of a
subject in motion. See Taking continuous shots on page 78.
§By just tapping the shutter button, take multiple shots of your subject at
different exposures and combine them into a nice, evenly exposed photo. See
Using HDR on page 79.
To find out how to do these and more, see Camera on page 75.
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Unboxing
HTC One
Front panel
1. Dual speakers
2. nano SIM card slot with eject hole
3. USB connector
4. 3.5mm headset jack
5. VOLUME
6. microSD™card slot with eject hole
7. Proximity sensor
8. Front camera
9. POWER and IR SENSOR
10. Notification LED
You need a 4G/LTE™plan to use the 4G/LTE network of AT&T for voice calls and
data services. Check with AT&T for details.
If you want to use a case or screen protector, please don’t cover and block the
proximity sensor. Purchase a case or screen protector designed for HTC One.
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Back panel
1. Duo Camera
2. LED flash
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nano SIM card
HTC One uses a nano SIM card.
Use a standard nano SIM card only. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the
standard nano SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card
slot.
Inserting a nano SIM card
1. Hold the phone face up.
2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the tray eject hole next to the nano SIM
card slot.
3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the card tray ejects.
4. Pull the card tray out.
5. Place the nano SIM card (contacts facing down) into the tray.
6. Insert the card tray back into the slot.
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Removing a nano SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC One before removing the card.
1. Hold the phone face up and the top panel facing you.
2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the tray eject hole next to the nano SIM
card slot.
3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the card tray ejects.
4. Pull the card tray out, and remove the nano SIM card.
5. Make sure that you insert the empty card tray back into the slot.
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Setting up your phone
Entering your PIN
If you've assigned a PIN (personal identification number) to your nano SIM card, enter
it when asked, and then tap enter.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times, the nano SIM card is blocked. If this
happens, you can unblock it with the PUK (PIN Unlocking Key) code by calling
AT&T customer service.
Setting up your phone for the first time
When you switch on your phone 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.
On the Keep your life in sync screen, be sure to sign in with your Microsoft account so
you can use services such as Windows®Store, OneDrive™, and more. If you don't have
a Microsoft account, tap create one and follow the onscreen instructions. See Adding
a Microsoft account on page 70.
You can also create a Microsoft account from your computer by going to
signup.live.com.
Account setup
Set up your online accounts so you can send and receive email, and more.
Depending on the type of email account that you set up, other items such as contacts,
calendar, or other information can appear on your phone as well. And when you sign
in to your social networking accounts, you'll also get your friends' status updates and
see the pictures they've posted.
Setting up an account
1. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen with one finger.
2. Tap All settings > email+accounts.
3. Tap add an account, and then tap the type of account you want to set up.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your account.
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Syncing an account
If you're not seeing your most recent email messages or status updates in an account,
you can manually sync the account to download them.
1. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen with one finger.
2. Tap All settings > email+accounts.
3. Press and hold the account whose information you want to download, and then
tap sync.
Deleting an account
§Removing an account does not remove accounts and information from the online
service itself.
§Your primary Microsoft account cannot be deleted. You'll need to do a factory
reset to remove it.
1. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen with one finger.
2. Tap All settings > email+accounts.
3. Press and hold the account you want to delete, and then tap delete.
Some personal data may be retained by the third-party app after you have
removed the account from your phone.
Getting contacts into your phone
There are several ways you can add contacts to your phone.
Online accounts Log in to your online accounts to import contact information.
Phone contacts Create and store contacts directly in your phone.
Exchange ActiveSync®Sync your work contacts with ActiveSync.
Bluetooth®Receive contacts via Bluetooth from another phone.
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Your first week with your
new phone
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button.
When you turn on your phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
Switching the power off
1. Press and hold the POWER button until you see the message, slide down to
power off.
2. Swipe your finger down the screen.
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Phone not responding?
Restart your phone if it doesn't respond when you touch the screen or press
the buttons.
Press and hold the POWER button for at least 12 seconds. Your phone turns
off and then turns back on.
Touch gestures
Use touch gestures to get around your phone.
Tap
Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select
onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press
onscreen buttons.
Press and hold
Press and hold an item to view available options (for
example, additional keys on the keyboard).
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Swipe or slide
Swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen
when you need to scroll through a long list or see other screens
in a hub.
Drag
Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start
to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you
have reached the target position.
Slide with two fingers
In some apps, such as Photos or Internet
Explorer, slide two fingers apart to zoom
in when viewing a picture or text.
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