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170 Settings and security Adjusting the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap . 2. Tap Display, gestures & buttons (or Display & buttons) and then tap Sleep. 3. Tap the time before the screen turns off. Adjusting the screen brightness manually 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap . 2. Tap Display, gestures & buttons (or Display & buttons) and then tap Brightness. 3. Clear the Automatic brightness option. 4. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap . 2. Tap Sound. 3. Select or clear the Touch sounds option. Changing the display language Changing the language adjusts the keyboard layout, date and time formatting, and more. 1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap . 2. Tap Language & keyboard > System language. 3. Tap the language you want to use.

Section	Page
Unboxing	8
HTC One	8
SIM card	9
Inserting the SIM card	9
Removing the SIM card	10
Charging the battery	11
Switching the power on or off	11
Switching the power on	11
Switching the power off	11
Setting up your phone	12
Setting up your new phone for the first time	12
Transferring content from an Android phone	13
Don't have an Internet connection on your old phone?	14
Transferring content from an iPhone	14
Transferring content from your old phone through Bluetooth	15
Getting contacts and other content into HTC One	15
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer	16
Home screen	16
Getting to know your settings	17
Updating the HTC One software	17
Installing a software update	17
Installing an application update	18
Checking for updates manually	18
Your first week with your new phone	19
About your phone	19
Features you'll enjoy on HTC One	19
Basics	22
Touch gestures	22
Can't use multi-finger gestures in your apps?	25
Motion gestures	26
Sleep mode	27
Switching to Sleep mode	27
Waking up from Sleep mode	27
Unlocking the screen	28
Opening an app	28
Opening an app or folder from the lock screen	28
Switching between recently opened apps	29
Refreshing content	29
Capturing the HTC One screen	29
Home screen feeds	30
Checking feeds on your Home screen	30
Your social networks	30
Posting an update on your social network	31
Selecting feeds	31
Can I subscribe to a different news source or channel?	31
Notifications	32
Notification LED	32
Notifications panel	33
Working with text	34
Selecting, copying, and pasting text	34
Sharing text	34
The HTC Sense keyboard	35
Entering text	35
Selecting a keyboard layout	36
Choosing and switching between keyboard languages	36
Entering text with word prediction	36
Setting a second language for word prediction	36
Adding words and phrases to the word prediction dictionary	37
Editing or deleting words and phrases in the word prediction dictionary	37
Using the Trace keyboard	37
Entering text by speaking	38
Battery	38
Checking battery usage	38
Checking battery history	38
Optimizing battery life with power saver mode	39
Getting the battery to last longer	39
Camera and Gallery	42
Camera	42
Camera basics	42
Zooming	42
Switching between the front and main camera	42
Choosing an effect	43
Setting the video resolution	43
Choosing a flash mode	43
Taking a photo	43
Recording video	43
Taking a photo while recording a video (VideoPic)	44
Turning off auto focus	44
Taking continuous camera shots	44
Camera scenes	45
Improving portrait shots	45
Taking a self portrait	45
Taking HTC Zoe photos	45
Taking a panoramic photo	46
Using HDR	46
Recording videos in slow motion	46
Gallery	47
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery	47
Viewing photos and videos by event	47
Viewing photos by location	48
Watching and trimming a video	48
Changing the video playback speed	49
Viewing photo highlights	49
Viewing the highlights of an event	49
Organizing your photos and videos	50
Showing or hiding albums	50
Copying or moving a photo or video to another album	50
Renaming an album	50
Working with event photos	51
Viewing photos in your social networks	51
Adding an online service	51
Editing your photos	51
Adding custom photo effects	52
Creating an action sequence shot	53
Editing a group shot	53
Removing unwanted objects in a photo	54
Sending your photos and videos	54
Sharing your photos on social networks	55
Sharing memories through HTC Share	55
Personalizing	57
Making HTC One truly yours	57
Changing your wallpaper	57
Adding a widget to your Home screen	57
Changing the settings of a widget	58
Resizing a widget	58
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen	59
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	59
Moving a widget or icon	59
Removing a widget or icon	60
Personalizing the launch bar	60
Grouping apps into a folder	61
Renaming a folder	61
Removing items from a folder	61
Adding a Home screen panel	62
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds	62
Rearranging application tabs	62
Customizing the lock screen style	62
Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen	63
Securing HTC One with a personal touch	63
Phone calls	64
Making a call with Smart dial	64
Changing the Phone dialer layout	64
Returning a missed call	65
Using Speed dial	65
Assigning a speed dial key	65
Calling a phone number in a text message	65
Calling a phone number in an email	66
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event	66
Making an emergency call	66
Receiving calls	66
Answering or rejecting a call	66
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call	67
Look who's calling	67
Viewing a task reminder while on a call	67
What can I do during a call?	67
Putting a call on hold	67
Switching between calls	67
Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call	68
Muting the microphone during a call	68
Ending a call	68
Setting up a conference call	68
Checking calls in the Call History	69
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History	69
Clearing the Call History list	69
Blocking a caller	69
Changing ringtone settings	70
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes	70
Lowering the ring volume automatically	70
Making HTC One ring louder in your pocket or bag	70
Home dialing	70
Changing the default country code for Home dialing	70
Turning off Home dialing	71
Messages	72
Sending a text message (SMS)	72
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)	72
Creating a slideshow	73
Can't find your contacts' email addresses in Messages?	73
Sending a group message	74
Top questions on group MMS	74
Resuming a draft message	75
Replying to a message	75
Replying to a contact's other phone number	75
Saving a text message in the Tasks app	76
Forwarding a message	76
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message	76
Moving messages to the secure box	77
Blocking unwanted messages	77
WAP push messages	78
Opening and reading a new WAP push message	78
Viewing all your WAP push messages	78
Copying a text message to your SIM card	78
Deleting messages and conversations	78
How do I protect a message from being deleted?	79
Search and web browser	80
Searching HTC One and the Web	80
Performing searches on the Web and HTC One	80
Searching the Web with your voice	80
Setting search options	80
Getting instant information with Google Now	81
Setting up Google Now	81
Changing card settings	81
Refreshing Google Now	82
Turning off Google Now	82
Browsing the Web	82
Switching to Read mode	83
Maximizing your browsing space	83
Using browser tabs	83
Saving web content for later	84
Setting browser options	84
Bookmarking a webpage	84
Not seeing your bookmark?	85
Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome	85
Using your browsing history	85
Clearing your browsing history	86
Private browsing	86
Entertainment	87
Music	87
Listening to music	87
Making your music sound better	88
Creating and working with playlists	88
Playing the songs in a playlist	88
Deleting playlists	89
Adding a song to the queue	89
Updating album covers and artist photos	89
Setting a song as a ringtone	89
Trimming an MP3 ringtone	90
Searching for lyrics, music videos, and more	90
Viewing song lyrics	90
Looking up related music info	90
Finding music videos on YouTube	90
TV	91
Enjoying TV with HTC One	91
Setting up the TV app	91
Using the EPG	92
Scheduling TV programs	92
Watching on demand videos	93
Setting up your remote control	93
Customizing the remote control buttons	94
Controlling your TV with HTC remote	94
Controlling your TV from the Notifications panel	95
HTC Watch	95
About HTC Watch	95
Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account	95
Renting or purchasing a video	96
Managing your downloads	96
Changing settings	96
Checking what's linked to your HTC Watch account	97
Removing your HTC Watch account	97
Top questions on HTC Watch	97
Why am I asked to sign in again to my account?	97
How long is the rental period of a video?	97
Why won't HTC Watch allow me to remove a device and add a new one?	97
Wireless display	98
Sharing on a big screen	98
About HTC Media Link HD	98
Sharing your media on DLNA devices	99
Storage	100
Phone storage	100
Types of storage	100
Copying files to or from HTC One	100
Making more storage space	101
Encrypting data on HTC One	102
Dropbox integration	102
Using Dropbox on HTC One	102
About the additional free Dropbox storage offer	103
Setting up your Dropbox account	103
Sharing your photos and videos on Dropbox	104
Uploading your photos and videos to Dropbox from Gallery	104
Auto uploading camera shots	104
Viewing your uploaded photos and videos from Gallery	104
Sharing the link to your Dropbox	105
Sending the links to Dropbox files by email	105
Keeping your documents in Dropbox	105
Saving an Office document to Dropbox	105
Editing an Office document in Dropbox	106
Saving a PDF document to Dropbox	106
Checking your Dropbox storage space	106
Unlinking HTC One from Dropbox	107
Sync, backup, and reset	108
Online sync	108
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more	108
Adding one or more Google Accounts	108
Forgot your Google Account password?	109
Syncing your accounts	109
Removing an account	109
Backup	110
Ways of backing up files, data, and settings	110
Using HTC Backup	111
Backing up HTC One	111
Restoring content to your phone	112
Backing up your text messages	112
Restoring text messages	112
Backing up text messages by email	113
Backing up your contacts	113
Restoring contacts	113
Backing up your personal dictionary	113
Importing your personal dictionary	114
HTC Sync Manager	114
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager	114
Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer	115
Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone	115
Copying or removing media on your phone	116
Syncing data between your phone and your computer	116
Syncing music, photos, and videos from your phone to your computer	117
Syncing playlists between your phone and your computer	117
Syncing documents from your computer to your phone	117
Getting help	118
Reset	118
Restarting HTC One (Soft reset)	118
HTC One not responding?	118
Resetting HTC One (Hard reset)	118
Performing a factory reset from settings	119
Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons	119
People	120
Your contacts list	120
Filtering your contacts list	121
Finding people	121
Setting up your profile	121
Adding a new contact	122
Editing a contact’s information	122
Getting in touch with a contact	123
Importing or copying contacts	123
Importing contacts from your SIM card	123
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account	123
Copying contacts from one account to another	124
Merging contact information	124
Accepting contact link suggestions	124
Manually merging contact information	124
Breaking the link	124
Sending contact information	125
Sending multiple contact cards	125
Contact groups	125
Creating a group	125
Sending a message or email to a group	126
Editing a group	126
Managing your contact groups	126
Email	127
Gmail	127
Viewing your Gmail Inbox	127
Sending an email message in Gmail	127
Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail	127
Mail	128
Checking your mail	128
Organizing your inbox	129
Sending an email message	129
Resuming a draft email message	129
Reading and replying to an email message	129
Saving an email message in the Tasks app	130
Managing email messages	130
Sorting email messages	130
Moving email messages to another folder	130
Deleting email messages	130
Searching email messages	131
Searching for emails from a contact	131
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email	131
Flagging an email	131
Setting your Out of the office status	131
Sending a meeting request	132
Adding an email account	132
What is Smart Sync?	132
Travel and maps	133
Location settings	133
Turning location services on or off	133
Google Maps	133
About Google Maps	133
Getting around maps	133
Checking the details of a location	134
Searching for a location	134
Clearing the map	134
Searching for a place of interest near you	135
Getting directions	135
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	136
Opening and joining Latitude	136
Downloading offline maps	136
Viewing offline maps	136
HTC Car	137
On the road with HTC Car	137
Using voice commands in HTC Car	137
Playing music in HTC Car	138
Listening to Internet radio with TuneIn	138
Finding your way with HTC Car	139
Exploring what's around you	139
Finding places in HTC Car	139
Staying connected to your contacts	139
Handling incoming calls in HTC Car	140
Making phone calls in HTC Car	140
Customizing HTC Car	140
Google Play and other apps	141
Getting apps	141
Getting apps from Google Play	141
Finding and installing an app	141
Restoring apps from Google Play	142
Downloading apps from the web	142
Uninstalling an app	142
Essential apps	143
Using the Clock	143
Setting the date and time manually	143
Setting an alarm	143
Checking Weather	143
Viewing the Calendar	144
Month view	144
Day and agenda views	144
Week view	144
Scheduling or editing an event	145
Checking your schedule for an event	145
Choosing which calendars to show	145
Why aren’t my calendar events showing up?	146
Sharing an event	146
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation	146
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders	147
Fun apps	147
Watching videos on YouTube	147
Preloading videos	148
Clearing the search history	148
Listening to FM Radio	148
Switching to Kid Mode	149
How can I allow my child to access an app in Kid Mode?	149
Closing Kid Mode	149
Productivity apps	150
Keeping track of your tasks	150
Creating a task	150
Managing tasks	150
Managing task lists	151
Taking notes	151
Creating a notebook	151
Composing a note	152
Creating a drawing	152
Playing an audio recording in Notes	153
Syncing notes	153
Recording voice clips	153
Internet connections	155
Data connection	155
Turning the data connection on or off	155
Adding a new access point	155
Managing your data usage	156
Turning data roaming on or off	156
Keeping track of your data usage	156
Viewing the data usage of apps	157
Wi‑Fi	157
Turning Wi‑Fi on and connecting to a wireless network	157
Preventing notifications from unsecured Wi-Fi networks	158
Connecting to a Wi‑Fi network via WPS	158
Disconnecting from the current wireless network	159
Connecting to a different Wi‑Fi network	159
Logging into a public Wi‑Fi network automatically (WISPr)	159
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	160
Adding a VPN connection	160
Connecting to a VPN	160
Disconnecting from a VPN	160
Using HTC One as a wireless router	161
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering	161
Connecting to the Internet through a computer	162
Wi‑Fi printing	162
Printing a photo	163
Adding a printer	163
Wireless sharing	164
Connecting a Bluetooth headset	164
Reconnecting a Bluetooth headset	164
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device	165
Where sent information is saved	165
Receiving files using Bluetooth	166
Sharing content with NFC	167
Turning NFC on	167
Beaming content	168
Settings and security	169
Turning Airplane mode on or off	169
Turning automatic screen rotation off	169
Screen not rotating?	169
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off	170
Adjusting the screen brightness manually	170
Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items	170
Changing the display language	170
Accessibility settings	171
Working with certificates	171
Installing a digital certificate	171
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN	171
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out	172
Protecting HTC One with a screen lock	172
Forgot your screen lock pattern?	173
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version	173
Navigating HTC One with TalkBack	173
Turning TalkBack on	173
Using TalkBack gestures	174
Assigning TalkBack shortcuts	174
Using TalkBack context menus	175
Changing the TalkBack reading speed	175
TalkBack language settings	175
Trademarks and copyrights	177