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8 Unboxing Unboxing Your phone 1. BACK 2. USB connector 3. START 4. SEARCH 5. Camera button 6. VOLUME 7. Notification LED 8. Proximity sensor 9. POWER 10. 3.5mm headset jack 11. Front camera 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 your phone that already has a small opening for the sensor.

Section	Page
Unboxing	8
Your phone	8
SIM card	9
Inserting the SIM card	9
Removing the SIM card	10
Battery	11
Charging the battery	11
Switching the power on or off	12
Switching the power on	12
Switching the power off	12
Phone not responding?	12
Setting up your phone	13
Entering your PIN	13
Setting up your phone for the first time	13
Account setup	13
Setting up an account	13
Syncing an account	13
Deleting an account	14
Getting contacts into your phone	14
Your first week with your new phone	15
Features you'll enjoy	15
Start screen	16
Rearranging and resizing tiles	16
Pinning items to the Start screen	16
Unpinning a tile	16
Touch gestures	17
Motion gestures	19
Adjusting the volume	20
Silencing your ringer	20
Sleep mode	21
Switching to Sleep mode	21
Waking up from Sleep mode	21
Lock screen	21
Unlocking the screen	21
Changing your lock screen wallpaper	22
Customizing your lock screen notifications	22
Changing the ringtone	22
Changing the theme	23
Taking a screenshot	23
Switching between apps	23
Windows Store	24
Using speech on your phone	24
Turning on more speech commands	24
Camera	26
Camera basics	26
Viewfinder screen	26
Zooming	27
Changing settings	27
Taking a photo	27
Recording video	28
After capturing	28
Phone calls	29
Making a call	29
Making an emergency call	29
Making an international call	29
Receiving calls	30
Answering a call	30
Rejecting a call	30
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call	30
What can I do during a call?	30
Turning the speaker on during a call	30
Putting a call on hold	31
Switching between calls	31
Muting the microphone during a call	31
Starting a conference call	31
Call history	32
Checking calls in the call history	32
Adding a new phone number from the call history to your contacts	32
Clearing the call history	32
Turning airplane mode on or off	33
People	34
Keeping in touch	34
Importing contacts from your SIM card	34
Adding a new contact	34
Jumping to a section in the contacts list	35
Filtering your contacts list	35
Merging contact profiles	35
Unlinking contact profiles	35
Searching, editing or deleting	36
Searching for a contact	36
Editing a contact's information	36
Deleting a contact	36
Sharing with a group of contacts in real-time	37
Creating a new room	37
Inviting contacts to a room	37
Rearranging room tiles	37
Managing a room	38
Leaving a room	38
Organizing your contacts into groups	38
Creating a new group	38
Adding contacts to a group	39
Removing a contact from a group	39
Changing a member's contact preference	39
Rearranging group tiles	39
Renaming a group	39
Deleting a group	39
What is the Me tile?	40
Posting to social networks	40
Posting a message	40
Commenting on a post	40
Checking in	41
Filtering social updates	41
Keyboard	42
Using the onscreen keyboard	42
Turning caps lock on	42
Entering numbers and symbols	42
Moving the cursor	43
Entering words with predictive text	43
Changing the keyboard language	43
Messaging	44
Texting and chatting in one place	44
Setting your chat status	45
Sharing pictures, videos, and more in a message	45
Viewing and replying to a message	46
Why can't I reply to my friend using Facebook or Messenger on the same thread?	46
Copying and pasting a message	47
Managing conversations	47
Forwarding a message	47
Deleting a message	47
Deleting a whole conversation	47
Email	48
Adding your Microsoft account	48
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	48
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	49
Checking email	49
Replying or forwarding email	50
Linking inboxes as one	50
Unlinking an inbox	50
Sending email	50
Setting the priority for an email message	51
Saving or discarding the email	51
Resuming an email draft	51
Managing email messages	51
Deleting, moving, flagging, or marking several email messages	51
Deleting, moving, flagging, or marking one email	52
Switching to another mail folder	52
Changing email account settings	52
Photos, videos, and music	53
Photos	53
About the Photos hub	53
Adding a photo to your favorites	53
Changing the background on the Photos hub	54
Sharing	54
Using Photo Enhancer	54
Music + Videos	55
Playing music, videos, and podcasts	55
Making your music sound better	55
Sync and Backup	56
Keeping things in sync	56
Backing up your files	56
Internet connections	57
Data connection	57
Turning the data connection on or off	57
Enabling data roaming	57
Wi-Fi	58
Connecting to a Wi‑Fi network	58
Connecting to a hidden Wi‑Fi network	58
Disconnecting from a Wi‑Fi network	59
Using your phone as a mobile hotspot	59
Search and Web browser	60
Ways you can search the Web	60
Searching for information	60
Scanning codes, tags, and text	61
Scanning a QR Code	61
Scanning a Microsoft Tag	61
Searching by scanning a barcode, book, CD, or DVD cover	61
Searching by scanning text	62
Copying and pasting scanned text	62
Selecting from previous image search results	62
Opening and navigating web pages	63
Opening a web page	63
Using tabs to open multiple web pages	63
Switching between tabs	63
Sharing a link	63
Music search	64
Searching for recorded music that's playing	64
Selecting from previous music search results	64
Maps and location	65
Location services	65
Turning on location services	65
Maps	65
About Maps	65
Moving around the map	65
Finding your location	66
Finding an address or place	66
What are pushpins?	67
Adding a pushpin	67
Viewing pushpins as a list	67
Sharing an address	67
Getting directions	68
Local Scout	68
About Local Scout	68
Finding places near your location	68
Finding places in another location	69
Changing how Local Scout searches	69
Calendar	70
What you can do in Calendar	70
Creating a calendar appointment	70
Quickly creating an appointment on a time slot	70
Sending an invitation	71
Creating a new to-do task	71
Displaying and syncing calendars	72
Showing or hiding calendars	72
Choosing which calendars are synced on your phone	72
AT&T apps	73
AT&T myWireless	73
AT&T U-verse Mobile	73
AT&T Navigator	74
AT&T Code Scanner	74
AT&T Radio	74
More apps	75
What can I do in the HTC hub?	75
Checking weather	75
Adding a city	76
Changing the order of cities	76
Deleting cities	76
Changing the temperature scale and other settings	76
Keeping track of your stocks	76
Want instant updates to just one stock quote or index?	77
Adding a stock quote or stock market index	78
Changing the stock list order	78
Deleting stock quotes or indices	78
Changing the price rise color and other settings	78
Reading news feeds	78
Subscribing to news channels	78
Reading news	79
Want instant updates to a subscribed news channel?	79
Unsubscribing news channels	79
What's in the Office hub?	80
What types of files can be opened in Office Mobile?	80
Xbox LIVE in the Games hub	81
Downloading and installing Xbox LIVE Extras	81
Bluetooth and NFC	82
Connecting a Bluetooth accessory	82
Disconnecting a Bluetooth accessory	82
Unpairing	83
Sharing content with NFC	83
Turning NFC on and off	83
Using NFC	84
Settings	85
Attentive phone features	85
Turning Battery Saver on	85
Changing display settings	86
Adjusting the screen brightness manually	86
Setting the time delay before the screen turns off	86
Changing sound settings	86
Setting your phone to silent mode	86
Choosing notification sounds	86
Managing apps and storage	87
Changing application settings	87
Uninstalling an app	87
Checking phone storage	87
Checking phone info	87
Security	88
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN	88
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out	88
Protecting your phone with a password	88
Making your phone safe for kids	89
Setting up Kid's Corner	89
Launching Kid's Corner	89
Closing and disabling Kid's Corner	90
Update and reset	91
How to get and install updates	91
Setting update notification and downloading option	91
Preparing for a software update	91
Installing an update	92
Correcting the date and time	92
Factory reset	92
Performing a factory reset via settings	92
Performing a factory reset using phone buttons	93
Trademarks and copyrights	94