HTC One SV User manual

Your HTC One SV
User guide

Contents
Unboxing
HTC One SV 9
Back cover 10
SIM card 10
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 15
Setting up HTC One SV for the first time 16
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC One SV 17
Home screen 18
Touch gestures 20
Motion gestures 25
Sleep mode 27
Getting contacts into HTC One SV 28
Making your first call 29
Sending your first text message 29
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One SV 29
Copying and sharing text 30
Capturing the HTC One SV screen 31
Switching between recently opened apps 31
Notifications 31
Getting to know your settings 33
Getting the battery to last longer 33
Updating the HTC One SV software 35
Camera
Camera basics 36
Taking a photo 37
Recording video 37
Taking continuous camera shots 38
Camera scenes 38
Improving portrait shots 38
Taking a group shot 39
Taking a panoramic photo 39
Using HDR 39
Shooting in low light 40
Recording videos in slow motion 40
Improving video stability 40
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Changing camera and video settings 41
Personalizing
Making HTC One SV truly yours 42
Personalizing HTC One SV with scenes 42
Changing your wallpaper 43
Applying a new skin 44
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 44
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 45
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 46
Personalizing the launch bar 47
Grouping apps into a folder 47
Rearranging the Home screen 48
Personalizing with sound sets 49
Rearranging application tabs 50
Customizing the lock screen style 51
Securing HTC One SV with a personal touch 51
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 52
Using Speed dial 52
Calling a phone number in a text message 53
Calling a phone number in an email 53
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 53
Making an emergency call 53
Receiving calls 54
What can I do during a call 55
Making international calls 57
Internet calls 57
Call history 58
Call settings 59
Messages
About the Messages app 60
Sending a text message (SMS) 60
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 60
Resuming a draft message 62
Checking your messages 62
Replying to a message 63
Forwarding a message 63
WAP push messages 64
Managing message conversations 64
Backing up your text messages 65
Setting message options 66
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC One SV and the Web 67
Browsing the Web 67
Private browsing 69
Adding and managing your bookmarks 69
Saving web content for later 70
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Viewing your browsing history 70
Downloading files and apps 71
Setting browser options 72
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 73
Music 80
Movie Editor 85
Wireless Display 86
Accounts and sync
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 88
Adding one or more Google Accounts 88
Managing your online accounts 89
People
About the People app 90
Your contacts list 90
Setting up your profile 91
Adding a new contact 91
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 91
Merging contact information 92
Contact information and conversations 92
Sending contact information 93
Contact groups 94
Backing up your contacts 95
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 96
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 97
Twitter for HTC Sense 97
About Friend Stream 97
Updating your status in Friend Stream 98
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 98
Tweeting in Friend Stream 99
Chatting in Google Talk 100
Using Google+ 100
Email
Gmail 101
Mail 102
Calendar
About Calendar 109
Creating an event 109
Viewing the Calendar 109
Managing Calendar events 110
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 111
Setting reminders for your events 112
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Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 112
Showing or hiding calendars 112
Changing Calendar settings 112
Online storage and services
Dropbox 113
SkyDrive 117
HTC Watch 120
HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 123
Playing music in HTC Car 123
Finding your way with HTC Car 124
Staying connected to your contacts 124
Changing HTC Car settings 125
Travel and maps
Location settings 126
Google Maps 126
Essential apps
Using the Clock 131
Checking Weather 133
Viewing a PDF 134
Working on documents 134
Taking notes 136
Keeping track of your tasks 138
Keeping track of your stocks 142
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 143
Watching videos on YouTube 144
Listening to FM Radio 145
Recording voice clips 146
Sharing games and apps 146
Your phone and computer
Where apps, data, and files are stored 147
Connecting HTC One SV to a computer 147
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card 148
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 148
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 149
HTC Sync Manager
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 150
Installing on a Windows computer 151
The HTC Sync Manager main screen 151
Importing media to HTC Sync Manager 152
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Importing music, videos, and playlists from other applications 152
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 153
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 153
Deleting an album from HTC Sync Manager 154
Syncing music with the computer 154
Syncing photos and videos with the computer 155
Syncing documents with the computer 155
Syncing your contacts with the computer 156
Syncing your calendar events with the computer 156
Syncing your web bookmarks with the computer 157
Quickly transferring media from HTC Sync Manager to HTC One SV 158
Internet connections
Data connection 159
Wi-Fi 160
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 161
Using HTC One SV as a wireless router 162
Bluetooth and NFC
Bluetooth basics 164
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 164
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 165
Sending information using Bluetooth 166
Receiving information using Bluetooth 167
Sharing content with Android Beam 168
Settings and security
Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 170
Checking battery usage 170
Turning Airplane mode on or off 171
Changing display settings 171
Changing sound settings 172
Changing the display language 173
Backing up settings to Google 174
Accessibility settings 174
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 174
Protecting HTC One SV with a screen lock 175
Encrypting data on HTC One SV 176
Checking information about HTC One SV 176
Managing memory 177
Other essentials
Using the onscreen keyboard 179
Entering words with predictive text 180
Entering text by speaking 181
Entering text by tracing 182
Printing 182
Restarting HTC One SV 183
Resetting HTC One SV 184
Status icons 185
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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 SV
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. USB connector
4. RECENT APPS (can be configured in
Settings to open the Menu)
5. VOLUME
6. Notification LED
7. Front camera
8. Proximity sensor
9. POWER
10. 3.5mm headset jack
§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 SV that
already has a small opening for the sensor.
§HTC One SV gives you built-in phone storage so that you can immediately take
photos and videos or copy files right out of the box. To maximize storage for more
media and files, you need to purchase and insert a storage card.
§Check with your mobile operator if voice calls and data services are supported
under their 4G/LTE network.
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. Securely hold HTC One SV.
2. With your finger, open the back cover from the bottom. Gently detach the back
cover from the bottom and sides to remove it.
Replacing the back cover
1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC One SV.
2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover against HTC One SV to
lock the cover into place. You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in
place.
SIM card
HTC One SV 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. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
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