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- wallpaper  

45

- widgets  

46

HTC Car

See Car

HTC Clock

- setting an alarm  

158

- World Clock  

158

HTC Clock Widget  

157

HTC Footprints  

150

HTC Media Link HD  

93

HTC Sync Manager  

103

I

Icons

See Status icons

Idle screen

See Lock screen

Incognito mode

See Browser, incognito tab

Internet

- browser  

74

Internet connection

- data connection  

174

- VPN  

179

- Wi-Fi  

177

- wireless router  

180

K

Keyboard

- changing the language  

196

- dictionary  

197

- entering text  

196

- entering text by speaking  

199

- HTC Sense keyboard  

32

- language  

196

- layout  

196

- multi-language keyboard  

196

- predictive text  

197

- speech recognition  

199

- trace input  

198

- using  

196

L

Language

- keyboard language  

196

- map language  

149

- system language  

193

Leap view  

19

Locations

- about  

147

- directions  

151

- downloading maps  

153

- footprints  

150

- getting directions  

151

- location search  

148

- managing services  

153

- map language  

149

- pins  

149

- purchasing services  

153

- search region  

149

- turning on location services  

147

- viewing maps  

148

Lock screen

- dismissing an alarm  

31

- lock screen style  

53

- opening an app  

31

- playing music  

90

- rejecting a call  

56

- shortcuts  

53

- unlocking  

31

Low battery  

188

Low storage

See Phone storage

M

Mail

- adding a POP3/IMAP account  

124

- adding an Exchange account  

124

- attachments  

126

- carbon copy, blind copy (cc, bcc)  

126

- deleting  

129

- draft  

126

- Exchange ActiveSync  

124

- managing email messages  

129

- POP3/IMAP account  

124

- replying  

127

- searching  

127

- sending  

126

- sorting  

126

- syncing  

98, 129

- unified inbox  

125

- unread email messages  

127

- working with Exchange ActiveSync

email  

128

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Index

Summary of Contents for Desire 501

Page 1: ...Your HTC Desire 501 dual sim User guide...

Page 2: ...ire 501 20 Getting to know your settings 21 Updating the HTC Desire 501 software 21 Your first week with your new phone Features you ll enjoy on HTC Desire 501 23 Touch gestures 25 Motion gestures 28...

Page 3: ...0 Personalizing with sound sets 51 Rearranging application tabs 52 Customizing the lock screen style 53 Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen 53 Setting up a face unlock on your phone 53...

Page 4: ...ackup and reset Sync 98 Backup 100 Reset 101 HTC Sync Manager About HTC Sync Manager 103 Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer 104 Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone 104 Copying or r...

Page 5: ...dates 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...

Page 6: ...your phone s Internet connection by USB tethering 181 Connecting to the Internet through a computer 181 Bluetooth Bluetooth basics 183 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 183 Disconnecting or un...

Page 7: ...oard 196 Entering words with predictive text 197 Entering text by tracing 198 Entering text by speaking 199 Wi Fi printing 199 Stopping running applications using Task Manager 200 Status icons 200 Tra...

Page 8: ...ormation 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 p...

Page 9: ...POWER 9 3 5mm headset jack 10 Proximity sensor If you want to use a screen protector please don t cover and block the proximity sensor Purchase a screen protector designed for HTC Desire 501 Back cove...

Page 10: ...the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire 501 2 Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover against HTC Desire 501 to lock the cover into place You will hear a click when the back cove...

Page 11: ...nserting a smaller size SIM such as a nano SIM with an adapter or a modified SIM may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot 1 Take the back cover off 2 Insert a SIM card into eithe...

Page 12: ...os videos and music Inserting the storage card 1 Take the back cover off 2 Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it into place Unmounting the s...

Page 13: ...ge card 1 Take the back cover off 2 Slide the storage card out from its slot Battery Removing the battery 1 Take the back cover off 2 With your thumb or finger lift the battery from the battery compar...

Page 14: ...ry Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that we recommend 1 Take the back cover off 2 Insert the battery with its exposed copper contacts first into the battery comp...

Page 15: ...e battery Do not remove the battery from HTC Desire 501 while you are charging it using the power or car adapter 1 Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector 2 Insert the other end o...

Page 16: ...in 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 Desire 501 Tips Help lets you get the most out of...

Page 17: ...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 17 Unboxing...

Page 18: ...ted setup and to download your settings to HTC Desire 501 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 se...

Page 19: ...to sync HTC Desire 501 with your computer s Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express or Windows Contacts Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 501 after you sign in to your Google Account You can...

Page 20: ...the data transfer to finish Getting photos videos and music on or off HTC Desire 501 There are two ways you can transfer your media Connect HTC Desire 501 to your computer Your computer will recogniz...

Page 21: ...sire 501 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 dow...

Page 22: ...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 upda...

Page 23: ...ts on page 40 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 42 In Gallery...

Page 24: ...h 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 Intern...

Page 25: ...such as application and settings icons or press onscreen buttons Press and hold To open the available options for an item for example a contact or link in a webpage just press and hold the item Swipe...

Page 26: ...pt that you need to swipe your finger in light quicker strokes such as when moving right and left on the Home screen or flicking through a contacts or message list Press and flick On the Home screen y...

Page 27: ...picture or text Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text Two finger swipe In some apps that have sorting like Mail or People swipe up or down using two fingers to scroll the scree...

Page 28: ...ree finger gesture work only when sharing content or using HTC apps You need to hook up the HTC Media Link HD sold separately to your HDMI TV to share content Motion gestures Use motion gestures to mu...

Page 29: ...ck HTC Desire 501 up when a call comes in to lower the ringtone volume Set volume to automatically rise while in your pocket or bag On a noisy street and can t hear HTC Desire 501 ringing in your bag...

Page 30: ...button presses when HTC Desire 501 is in your bag Switching to Sleep mode Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode HTC Desire 501 also automatically goes into Sl...

Page 31: ...ck the screen and directly go to the app or folder The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same ones on your Home screen s launch bar To change the lock screen shortcuts replace the apps or folders o...

Page 32: ...text dictionary Just swipe right to access the numeric and symbol keyboard Or swipe left to switch between languages The keys have secondary numbers punctuation symbols or other characters that you c...

Page 33: ...01 is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged Flashing green light when you have a pending notification Solid orange light when the battery is being charged Flash...

Page 34: ...pand certain notifications to see more information such as email previews and calendar events Slide two fingers apart to expand a notification To collapse it slide two fingers together You ll see icon...

Page 35: ...hen tap Copy link URL Copying and pasting text 1 After you have selected the text you want to copy tap Copy The selected text is then copied to the clipboard 2 In a text entry field for example while...

Page 36: ...You can easily access apps you ve just recently opened 1 Press 2 Slide your finger left or right to see recently opened apps To switch back to an app just tap it To remove an app from the list drag i...

Page 37: ...app If you see buttons while viewing an app s battery use details you can tap them to adjust settings that affect battery usage stop the app and more Checking battery history Check how long you ve bee...

Page 38: ...tap the camera icon on the launch bar to open the camera Use the controls on the Viewfinder screen to add effects zoom in or out and more When you leave the Viewfinder screen you ll need to unlock HTC...

Page 39: ...he camera intelligently sets the best flash brightness for your photo Taking a photo 1 Open Camera from the lock screen or Home screen 2 Just point the camera at what you want to capture The camera ad...

Page 40: ...launch the camera When you leave the Viewfinder screen you ll need to unlock HTC Desire 501 if you ve set a screen lock Taking continuous camera shots Do you want to take photos of moving subjects Wh...

Page 41: ...o tap Taking a group shot Finding it difficult to make everyone smile and have them look at the camera at the same time With HTC Desire 501 you get perfect group portraits with the most smiles and the...

Page 42: ...ture your subjects clearly HDR brings out the details of both the highlights and shadows even in high contrast lighting 1 On the Viewfinder screen tap 2 Tap HDR 3 When you re ready to take the photo t...

Page 43: ...ra changes back to the Viewfinder screen Automatically take a shot when your subject smiles photo mode only Geo tag photos to store GPS location in your captured photos photo mode only Set the ISO lev...

Page 44: ...ou add or modify something on the Home screen HTC Desire 501 automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected Using a preset scene HTC Desire 501 features preset scenes each preconfigure...

Page 45: ...onalize 2 On the Display tab tap Scene 3 Tap Delete 4 Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes then tap one or more scenes you want to delete 5 Tap Delete Changing y...

Page 46: ...Home screen Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience You can add more from the available selections of widgets Adding a widget to your Home screen 1 Press and hold on a...

Page 47: ...on the Home screen and then release your finger If you see directional arrow buttons appear on the widget that means the widget is resizable 2 Drag an arrow button to enlarge or shrink the widget siz...

Page 48: ...one finger 2 With another finger flick left or right to rotate the screen to another Home screen panel 3 Release the widget or icon 4 To move the widget or icon to another position on the panel just p...

Page 49: ...bar Add a shortcut first to the Home screen and then drag it to the launch bar The apps or shortcuts you see on the lock screen are the same as the ones on the launch bar Grouping apps into a folder...

Page 50: ...tem left in the folder the folder ungroups the last item and removes itself automatically Rearranging the Home screen Reorder your Home screen panels in any way that fits how you use them For example...

Page 51: ...reminders and more By switching between sound sets you can instantly make HTC Desire 501 ring or alert you with fun sounds when you re out with friends or change to subtle sounds while you re at work...

Page 52: ...f information you frequently use You can also add or remove tabs 1 Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen 2 Press and hold the current tab until the screen changes and shows a...

Page 53: ...d 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Security 2 Clear the Phone notification preview and Message notification preview options Setting up a face unlock on your phone Set up face unlock i...

Page 54: ...d you want to use 5 To hang up tap End Call Changing the Phone dialer layout Switch between the Smart dial keypad to find contacts with just a few taps and a full screen keypad that gives you more roo...

Page 55: ...ss and hold an unassigned key on the dialpad and then tap Yes 3 Select a contact from the list 4 On the Speed dial screen choose the phone number of the contact to use and a speed dial key to assign 5...

Page 56: ...r your locale and then tap Emergency Call Receiving calls When you receive a phone call from a contact the Incoming call screen appears You can use the polite ringer and pocket mode features for recei...

Page 57: ...g you get to see your friend s latest social network status update right on the call screen You ll also see a birthday reminder if your friend s birthday stored on your phone or online account will ha...

Page 58: ...the following Flip HTC Desire 501 over during a call be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in Sound settings On the call screen tap The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar when the speake...

Page 59: ...the conference call in private tap and then select Private call To end the call with a participant tap and then tap Finish this call To end the conference call tap End Call Call history Use Call Hist...

Page 60: ...ll History screen tap Blocked contacts Press and hold a contact and then tap Unblock contact Home dialing When you re on a trip abroad it s easy to dial friends and family from home Your home country...

Page 61: ...call services 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Call 2 Tap Call Settings for the slot you want to configure Tap Preferred Card to set which card slot you d like to use for most of you...

Page 62: ...number in the To field Sending the message to a group of friends Tap and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message 4 Tap the box that says Add text and then enter your message 5 T...

Page 63: ...your attachment 9 Tap Send If you re not ready to send your multimedia message press to save it as a draft Creating a slideshow 1 After you ve added either a photo video or audio in the multimedia mes...

Page 64: ...anel and then tap the new message notification Go to the Messages app and open the message Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message If there s a media attachment such as a photo or v...

Page 65: ...x on the Messages screen tap Secure If it is your first time to use the secure box set a password To remove messages or contacts from the secure box press and hold the contact or phone number and tap...

Page 66: ...mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you ve received from this contact 1 On the Messages screen tap a contact or phone number to display the exchange of messa...

Page 67: ...conversations Locking a message You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation 1 On the Messages screen tap a contact or phone number...

Page 68: ...old a contact or phone number whose messages you want to delete and then tap Delete 2 Tap OK to delete the entire thread Any locked messages in the conversation thread will not be deleted unless you s...

Page 69: ...and then tap Send To restore your text messages to HTC Desire 501 open the email message with the backup file attachment from the Mail app Tap the attachment to download it first and then tap it again...

Page 70: ...s and more On the Messages screen tap Settings Personalizing the Messages screen Customize the background of the Messages screen or change the color of the message bubbles 1 On the Messages screen tap...

Page 71: ...search for As you type matching items on HTC Desire 501 and suggestions from Google web search are shown 3 If what you re searching for is in the list of suggestions tap the item to open it in its co...

Page 72: ...g instant information with Google Now Do you want to know the weather or your morning commute time before you start your day Google Now delivers quick and up to date information that matters to you al...

Page 73: ...to search the Web create appointments and more Changing card settings You can easily customize the settings of Google Now cards to suit your information needs For example you can change your home and...

Page 74: ...tap Internet 2 If the webpage is in fullscreen mode flick down the screen to quickly show the URL box and other options To hide the status bar when browsing tap Settings General and then select Fulls...

Page 75: ...tap Tabs 2 Do one of the following To open a new tab tap New tab To switch to another browser tab slide your finger until the webpage you want to view appears Tap a webpage to display it in full scre...

Page 76: ...want to save the bookmark on your phone or choose an account to sync it with 4 Under Add to you can choose to save the bookmark to a new folder 5 Tap and assign a folder name 6 Tap Done You can also a...

Page 77: ...even without an Internet connection Some video clips in webpages can also be added to the Watch list so you can quickly find and watch them during your free time Only webpages will be stored on HTC D...

Page 78: ...pps directly from websites Apps downloaded from websites can be from unknown sources To protect HTC Desire 501 and your personal data we strongly recommend that you only download from websites you tru...

Page 79: ...sing style Set display privacy and security options when using the web browser From the browser screen tap Settings Setting your homepage 1 From the browser screen tap Settings 2 Tap General Set homep...

Page 80: ...ocation of your photo or video If you want to view photos stored on HTC Desire 501 tap My phone 3 Browse to an album or a group of photos 4 Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen Viewing photo...

Page 81: ...en you ve enabled Geo tag photos in Camera Starting a photo slideshow 1 In Gallery tap My phone 2 Go to the group of photos that you want to view 3 Tap Play During the slideshow tap the screen to show...

Page 82: ...can Drag the crop box over the part of the photo you want to crop Press and hold the edge of the crop box When directional arrows appear drag your finger inward or outward to resize the crop box 5 Tap...

Page 83: ...e following Add more than one filter to create a complex effect Rearrange filters to modify the effect Press and hold the filter you want to move Then drag it to a new position Remove filters Press an...

Page 84: ...eos Moving a photo to another album 1 In Gallery tap My phone 2 Go to the album that has the photo you want to move 3 Press and hold the photo 4 Tap Move to and choose a destination album To copy a ph...

Page 85: ...ce and tap Remove online service Sending your photos and videos Send photos and videos to your computer or to another device via email MMS or Bluetooth Sending photos or videos by email You can send s...

Page 86: ...videos you want to share and then tap Next You ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Use the...

Page 87: ...member to tap Save after you re done 6 Tap Done Sharing photos on Picasa Web Albums Sign in to your Google Account before you upload photos to Picasa Web Albums 1 In Gallery tap My phone 2 Browse to t...

Page 88: ...by artists albums playlists or folders Quickly access recently played tracks on the main screen Add shortcuts to music services or music apps installed in HTC Desire 501 Learn more about a song s lyri...

Page 89: ...y your favorite songs on HTC Desire 501 using the Music app 1 While browsing your music collection tap a song to play it 2 Tap the onscreen icons to control music playback repeat songs and more Press...

Page 90: ...u like 1 From the Home screen tap Music My phone 2 Start playing a song that you want to add to a new playlist 3 Tap Add to playlist If there are no existing playlists you will be prompted to enter a...

Page 91: ...hange playlist name Type the new name of the playlist in the title text box 4 Tap Save Deleting playlists 1 From the Home screen tap Music My phone 2 Tap Playlists 3 You can Press and hold the playlis...

Page 92: ...ringtone 2 Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the ringtone to begin and end For a more precise trimming tap the left or right arrow buttons Time markers indicate where you are on the so...

Page 93: ...ire 501 to your TV through your home Wi Fi network Don t have a DLNA setup at home Don t worry Just purchase the HTC Media Link HD and hook it up to your HDMI TV You can then wirelessly share what you...

Page 94: ...n DLNA devices If you ll be using a DLNA compliant TV or audio system refer to its documentation on how to connect it to your home network 1 Connect HTC Desire 501 to your home network via Wi Fi 2 Ope...

Page 95: ...or an SD card reader you can view photos and videos stored on the device right from Gallery and play songs stored on the device in Music You can also open PDFs and edit Office documents You need a sp...

Page 96: ...ve them later Then just keep your favorite photos and videos on HTC Desire 501 After taking continuous camera shots keep only the best shot and discard the rest After editing a photo or trimming a vid...

Page 97: ...e screen lock PIN or password to turn on your phone and access the data Set a lock screen PIN or password before encrypting your data Fully charge the battery and keep HTC Desire 501 connected to the...

Page 98: ...then tap Accounts sync 2 Tap 3 Tap the account type you want to add 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information Adding one or more Google Accounts Sign in to your Google Accou...

Page 99: ...fications panel open and then tap Accounts sync 2 Tap the Auto sync On Off switch to turn automatic sync on or off Syncing an account manually 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Account...

Page 100: ...501 Back up files data and settings before you do the following Erase file storage content Factory reset HTC Desire 501 Upgrade to a new phone Here are some backup options Files Use HTC Sync Manager t...

Page 101: ...up a lock screen you need to unlock it 2 Press and hold the POWER button and then tap Restart 3 When asked to confirm tap Restart If these steps don t work you can remove and reinstall the battery an...

Page 102: ...m settings 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Backup reset 3 Tap Reset phone 4 On the Reset phone screen tap Reset phone 5 If you want to delete media and other data on HTC Desire...

Page 103: ...player Browse and manage files on your phone Mac only Transfer content Easily transfer iPhone photos text messages contacts and more to your HTC phone Import all music photos and videos from your HTC...

Page 104: ...re to turn it back on after installing HTC Sync Manager Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone With HTC Sync Manager easily transfer iPhone content such as contacts messages wallpaper camera ph...

Page 105: ...ms On Windows Press CTRL A On Mac Press A Select consecutive items Hold down the SHIFT key and then click the first and last items Or drag your mouse over the range of items you want to select 3 Click...

Page 106: ...SYNC SETTINGS and then choose which storage you want to import documents to 3 Click Files SYNC SETTINGS 4 Select the Sync documents from the following locations on this computer option 5 Click Add an...

Page 107: ...your phone and your computer choose which data you want to keep Bookmark Choose the web browser on your computer that you want to sync with your phone 5 Click if this is your first time to sync To al...

Page 108: ...HTC Sync Manager can back up and restore Back up content from HTC Desire 501 to your computer so that you can easily restore them to the same phone or to a new phone HTC Sync Manager can back up the...

Page 109: ...K HTC Sync Manager keeps opening automatically HTC Sync Manager opens automatically whenever you connect your HTC phone to your computer If you don t want HTC Sync Manager to open automatically click...

Page 110: ...ored locally and from the online accounts you re logged in to You can View your profile and edit your contact information Create edit or find contacts See status updates Tap a name to see that contact...

Page 111: ...nge your contact photo 5 Tap Save What you can see on your profile When you tap My profile you ll see the following tabs Details Shows your contact details You ll also see your most recent posts in so...

Page 112: ...ontacts Linked contacts On the Notifications tab tap Refresh Sending social network requests to your contacts 1 Tap the People you know notification when it s available on the People tab 2 Choose the...

Page 113: ...the People app 1 On the People tab tap the Link suggestion notification when available You ll see a list of suggested contacts to merge 2 Choose the contacts you want to merge If you don t want to re...

Page 114: ...nd from the contact Updates Shows the contact s updates and events from social network accounts If you see a notification of the contact s birthday under the Events section you can tap the notificatio...

Page 115: ...old data or merge the new data with the old one Contact groups Assign contacts to groups so you can easily send a message or email to a whole group We ve also added the Frequent group as a special gro...

Page 116: ...g a message or email to a group You will be charged for each text message sent For example if you send a message to a group of five people you will be charged for five messages 1 On the Groups tab tap...

Page 117: ...ntact s photo on the widget 3 Tap the communication method you want for the contact If you need to change the default communication method tap the contact s name not the photo and then tap Set default...

Page 118: ...e 1 On the People tab tap Manage contacts 2 Tap Import Export contacts Import from phone storage 3 If you have more than one account set up tap the type for the imported contacts Backing up your conta...

Page 119: ...n See your Twitter contacts and their tweets in People Use the Gallery app to share your photos straight to Twitter You can also send tweets and check your friends tweets in Friend Stream You may need...

Page 120: ...a particular social network Slide to the other tabs to see more options You can tap Filters to customize the Friend Stream tabs Updating your status in Friend Stream 1 On the All tab tap 2 Enter your...

Page 121: ...ur location you need to enable location sources in Settings Location For more information see Turning location services on or off on page 147 1 Go to the Locations tab and then tap 2 Tap a place from...

Page 122: ...lso send a direct message when you press and hold a tweet of the person you want to send the direct message to and then tap Send direct message on the options menu Replying to or retweeting a tweet 1...

Page 123: ...its messages and conversations Switch to your other Gmail account Tap Inbox at the top bar and then tap the account you want to switch to Sending an email message in Gmail 1 In the inbox of the Gmail...

Page 124: ...POP3 IMAP on the Choose a mail provider screen If you ve already added an email account in Mail tap Add account Other POP3 IMAP 3 Enter the email address and password for your email account and then...

Page 125: ...that shows the current email account and then tap another account Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts You can view email messages from all your accounts just in one place without hav...

Page 126: ...ased on the sorting option you ve selected press and hold two fingers on any email message and then drag upward or downward Sending an email message 1 From the Home screen tap Mail 2 Switch to the ema...

Page 127: ...l message is received To group all unread email messages add the Unread tab to your inbox 1 Switch to the email account you want to use 2 In the inbox tap Filters 3 Press and hold Unread and then drag...

Page 128: ...onversation To flag an email message inside a conversation tap to expand the conversation and then tap the flag icon of the email message Setting your Out of the office status 1 Switch to your Exchang...

Page 129: ...1 In an email account inbox tap Folder 2 Tap the mail folder that contains the messages you want to view Changing email account settings You can change your email notification settings add an email si...

Page 130: ...Smart Sync 5 Press Smart Sync then extends the email synchronization time after each auto sync time passes and you don t open the Mail app To sync your email at any time open the Mail app and check y...

Page 131: ...view tap 3 Tap and then select the calendar to which you will add the event 4 To invite people tap and choose who you want to invite 5 Enter and set the event details 6 Tap Save Or tap Send update if...

Page 132: ...finger up or down the screen to view earlier or later months Day and agenda views Day view shows your events per day whereas agenda view displays all your events in chronological order If the event is...

Page 133: ...ve invited people to the event Deleting an event Do any of the following While viewing an event tap Delete event In day agenda or week view press and hold an event and then tap Delete or Delete event...

Page 134: ...tab and then tap a meeting invitation 2 Accept decline or tentatively accept the invitation or propose a new time Tap to choose from more options such as moving the invitation to a folder Setting remi...

Page 135: ...notifications area of the status bar To add messages or edit your list of quick responses open Calendar and then tap Settings Quick response Showing or hiding calendars 1 In any Calendar view tap 2 S...

Page 136: ...Changing Calendar settings You can change Calendar settings to specify how it displays events and how it notifies you of upcoming events In any Calendar view tap Settings 136 Calendar...

Page 137: ...is not preloaded you can download and install it from Google Play About the additional free Dropbox storage offer The additional 23GB Dropbox storage is a special offer that s available on HTC device...

Page 138: ...os and videos Uploading your photos and videos to Dropbox from Gallery 1 From the Home screen tap Gallery 2 Tap My phone and then tap the album that contains the photos or videos you want to share 3 T...

Page 139: ...d then tap Share To share a single photo tap it to display it then tap it again and tap Share 4 Choose how you want to share the link to this album or photo such as sending it by email or posting it t...

Page 140: ...ument to another Dropbox folder tap Share Dropbox Create or select a folder and then tap Upload Editing an Office document in Dropbox You can edit a document that s stored in your Dropbox and save you...

Page 141: ...ou can remotely unlink HTC Desire 501 from your Dropbox if you lost your device 1 On your computer s web browser log in to the Dropbox website www dropbox com 2 On the right hand corner of any page on...

Page 142: ...hotos you want to upload and then tap Next 5 Select a folder in SkyDrive and then tap Done Sending the links to SkyDrive files by email To share your files stored in SkyDrive by email you don t need t...

Page 143: ...s stored in your SkyDrive storage 1 From the Home screen tap Polaris Office 2 On the HTC files screen tap SkyDrive 3 Open the folder that contains the document you want to view or edit 4 Tap the docum...

Page 144: ...hortcut immediately plays the last song you were listening to When using HTC Car return to the main panel from any screen by pressing When you remove HTC Desire 501 from HTC Car Kit HTC Car will autom...

Page 145: ...tation To set the amount of audio to preload tap and choose a buffer time Finding your way with HTC Car HTC Car helps you to find your way to where you want to go Easily access maps and find out your...

Page 146: ...ust because you re driving doesn t mean you have to be isolated from the rest of the world With HTC Car you can take calls make calls and get notifications Handling incoming calls in HTC Car With one...

Page 147: ...ions Search for places of interest get directions to places you want to go to and drive using turn by turn GPS navigation with Locations Locations is also your perfect travel companion whether you re...

Page 148: ...under Extended search to expand the search Matching information is displayed 3 Tap the address that you re looking for From the available options choose to show on map get directions and more Viewing...

Page 149: ...ng a map tap Clear pin or More Clear pin Changing the language of street names and places of interest 1 While viewing a map tap Settings Map Map language or More Settings Map Map language 2 Choose one...

Page 150: ...Footprints 3 Enter a name and other details for the footprint 4 You can Tap to take a picture and add it as a photo for the footprint Tap the My notes text box to add a note for the footprint 5 Tap Sa...

Page 151: ...g back footprints you ve previously backed up You can also import kmz files that you saved in other applications 1 Under Quick links tap Footprints 2 Tap Import Footprints data You can also tap Photos...

Page 152: ...you want 4 Tap Driving or Walking depending on how you want to get to your destination 5 Do one of the following At the bottom of the screen tap or to follow the route to your destination Slide the di...

Page 153: ...t occupies as little space as possible at the bottom of the screen Downloading maps or purchasing licenses Going to a different country for vacation You can download the map of the country you re goin...

Page 154: ...s 1 From the Home screen tap Maps 2 Tap to show your current location The blue marker or shows your current location on the map 3 Tap to turn Compass mode on or off In Compass mode the map changes to...

Page 155: ...map After searching on a map you can clear away the various markers drawn on it Tap Clear Map Searching for a place of interest near you Use Google Local to find places of interest near your current...

Page 156: ...ontacts or a point that you tap on a map If the place you ve set as your destination has several locations available choose which one to go to 3 Choose how you want to get to your destination If you r...

Page 157: ...widget and then drag it to the Edit button 2 Choose a city If you don t see the city that you want tap to search for it and add it 3 Tap Done You can add more Clock widgets to the extended Home scree...

Page 158: ...World Clock tab tap 2 Enter the city name you want to add 3 Scroll through the list and tap the city that you want to add Setting an alarm You can set up one or more alarms 1 On the Alarms tab select...

Page 159: ...approximate time of sunset and others Your settings in the Weather app also control the weather information that is shown in the Clock and Calendar Adding a city to the Weather screen Add more cities...

Page 160: ...more Working on documents Use Polaris Office to edit Microsoft Office Word doc and docx Microsoft Office Excel xls and xlsx Microsoft Office PowerPoint ppt and pptx and plain text txt files while on t...

Page 161: ...to edit 3 Do any of the following To add another slide tap and then choose a layout To edit text tap a text box on the presentation twice To resize an image or a text box tap it and then drag Use the...

Page 162: ...reate To open or switch to another notebook simply tap again and then tap a notebook name Moving notes 1 While a note is opened tap Move to 2 Select the target notebook You can also move multiple note...

Page 163: ...a picture or drawing in your note tap the space before or after the webpage Reviewing a note Playing an audio recording in Notes After recording a meeting you can listen to the audio clip to review k...

Page 164: ...manually sync notes tap and then tap Sync 3 To set Notes to automatically update tap on the All notes screen and then tap Settings Accounts sync 4 Tap your Evernote account and then customize your syn...

Page 165: ...nk tasks to a location so that the next time you are in an area you can check which errands you can do along the way You can only link a location to tasks created under My Tasks 1 While entering the d...

Page 166: ...o postpone the task Move a task to another list You can only move the task to another list that is under the same account 1 Press and hold the task that you want to move and then tap Move to 2 Tap the...

Page 167: ...e a list 1 Tap at the right of a list and then tap Delete 2 Tap OK You can only delete lists that you created on HTC Desire 501 Backing up or restoring tasks 1 Go to the list that contains the tasks y...

Page 168: ...ap Edit Press and hold at the end of the item you want to move then drag it to its new position 3 When you ve selected a particular stock quote or stock market index you can View an item s trade infor...

Page 169: ...functions or settings Download and install only apps that you trust Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to functions or a significant amount of your data on HTC Desire 501 You re respo...

Page 170: ...n app If you no longer need an app that you ve downloaded and installed you can uninstall it Most of the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Press and hold the app you wa...

Page 171: ...the YouTube app tap Settings Preloading 2 Select what type of videos to preload The videos are preloading when appears on Watch later screen or on the channel you subscribed to The icon changes to whe...

Page 172: ...der to capture information during lectures interviews or even to create your own audio log 1 From the Home screen tap Voice Recorder 2 Hold the microphone near the sound source 3 Tap to start recordin...

Page 173: ...e your favorite games and apps instantly with your circle of friends For your friends to link to the app and download it from Google Play they must be using an Android device 1 From the Home screen ta...

Page 174: ...Mobile data On Off switch to turn the data connection on and off If you don t have the data connection turned on and you re also not connected to a Wi Fi network you won t receive automatic updates t...

Page 175: ...t s connecting to a roaming network Managing your data usage If you re on a limited data allowance it s important to keep track of the activities and apps that usually send and receive data such as br...

Page 176: ...ly data limit 7 Tap Reset data usage and then set the day of the month when your usage cycle resets This date is usually the start of your monthly billing cycle 8 Drag the vertical line markers to see...

Page 177: ...us bar when connected The next time HTC Desire 501 connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network you won t be asked to enter the key or other security information again Connecting to a Wi...

Page 178: ...nel open and then tap 2 Tap Wi Fi 3 Tap Advanced 4 Under WISPr settings select the Auto login option 5 Tap WISPr account settings Add a new account 6 Tap each item onscreen to enter the service provid...

Page 179: ...g a VPN connection You must first set a lock screen PIN or password before you can use credential storage and set up the VPN 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Under Wireless networks...

Page 180: ...and then tap 2 Under Wireless networks tap More 3 Tap Mobile network sharing Portable Wi Fi hotspot settings 4 Enter a router name or use the default router name 5 Choose the type of security and set...

Page 181: ...turn on the connection type you need whenever you connect HTC Desire 501 with your computer 5 Connect HTC Desire 501 to your computer using the provided USB cable The next time HTC Desire 501 connects...

Page 182: ...aring to automatically turn on the connection type you need whenever you connect HTC Desire 501 with your computer 4 Connect HTC Desire 501 to your computer using the provided USB cable The next time...

Page 183: ...tap Rename phone 5 Enter the new name for HTC Desire 501 in the dialog box and then tap Rename Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset or hav...

Page 184: ...sure that the headset is discoverable Refer to the headset manual for details 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 If Bluetooth is off tap the Bluetooth On Off switch to turn it on 3 Ta...

Page 185: ...u want to send Contact 1 In the People app tap a contact to view the contact s details 2 Tap and then tap Send contact 3 Tap Send contact via and then select Bluetooth Calendar appointment or event In...

Page 186: ...e the saved location may depend on the file type For example if you send an image file to another mobile phone it may be saved in a folder named Images Receiving information using Bluetooth HTC Desire...

Page 187: ...on When you open a received file what happens next depends on the file type Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible app For example if you open a music track it starts pl...

Page 188: ...ection is idle no download activity streaming or data usage It reconnects and then disconnects periodically when the data connection is idle to save battery power 2 Tap the check button next to the Po...

Page 189: ...ower the brightness Set the screen timeout to a shorter time Set the web browser to auto dim the screen while webpages load Open the Internet app and then tap Settings Accessibility Dim screen during...

Page 190: ...ly is to switch HTC Desire 501 to Airplane mode When you enable Airplane mode all wireless radios on HTC Desire 501 are turned off including the call function data services Bluetooth and Wi Fi However...

Page 191: ...d in all applications 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Display gestures buttons or Display buttons 3 Clear the Auto rotate screen option Recalibrating the G sensor Recalibrate t...

Page 192: ...ure that automatically lowers the ring volume when you move it 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Sound 3 Select the Quiet ring on pickup option Making HTC Desire 501 ring louder...

Page 193: ...PIN personal identification number that you enter before accessing your SIM Make sure you have the default SIM PIN provided by your mobile operator before continuing 1 Slide the Notifications panel op...

Page 194: ...got your screen lock pattern If you ve forgotten your screen lock pattern you have up to five attempts to try and unlock HTC Desire 501 If this fails you can unlock HTC Desire 501 by entering your Goo...

Page 195: ...tifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Dual network manager 3 You can Turn either network on or off Assign custom names to the slots Choose your preferred network for calls and messaging Turn Airpl...

Page 196: ...p to enter numbers symbols or accented letters The gray character displayed on the key is the character that will be inserted when you press and hold that key Some keys have multiple characters or acc...

Page 197: ...ggestion list tap the arrow to see more choices Setting a second language for predictive text You can set the predictive text to be bilingual As you type you ll get word suggestions in the languages t...

Page 198: ...ting your personal dictionary 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Language keyboard 2 Tap HTC Sense Input 3 Tap Personal dictionary Restore from storage 4 When prompted tap OK Entering t...

Page 199: ...Connect HTC Desire 501 to a supported printer via Wi Fi and print out documents email photos and more Both printer and HTC Desire 501 must be turned on and connected to the same local network Connect...

Page 200: ...int screen tap Add printer 2 Enter the IP address of the printer that you want to add and choose a port If you do not know the IP address of the printer ask for help from your network administrator 3...

Page 201: ...ibrate mode 3G connected Microphone is mute 3G in use Speakerphone is on HSDPA connected Wired microphone headset connected HSDPA in use Wired headset connected Roaming Bluetooth is on No signal Conne...

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Page 204: ...7 Battery charging 15 checking usage 37 installing 14 removing 13 saving battery power 188 Beats Audio profile 89 Bluetooth connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 183 disconnecting or unpairing 184...

Page 205: ...erring contacts 19 112 Continuous shooting 40 Copying files files to computer phone storage or storage card 95 Copying documents 106 media from computer to phone 105 media from phone to computer 105 t...

Page 206: ...out 80 editing photos and videos 82 photo frames 82 photos 80 photos in Dropbox 139 photos in SkyDrive 142 photos in social networks 85 sending photos and videos 85 sharing photos and videos 86 videos...

Page 207: ...49 system language 193 Leap view 19 Locations about 147 directions 151 downloading maps 153 footprints 150 getting directions 151 location search 148 managing services 153 map language 149 pins 149 pu...

Page 208: ...iewing 64 microSD card copying files 95 MMS 63 Multimedia message attachment 63 sending 63 Music adding a song to a queue 91 adding music services 88 adding shortcuts 88 album covers 89 Beats Audio pr...

Page 209: ...ttings Phone storage copying files 95 types of storage 95 Phone updates 21 Photos about Gallery 80 editing 82 effects 82 location 80 organizing 84 sharing 86 social networks 85 tagging 86 transferring...

Page 210: ...Sleep mode 30 Slideshow MMS 63 photos in Gallery 81 Slow motion video 42 Smart network sharing 181 SMS 62 Social networks 119 120 Soft reset 101 Software update 21 Sound ringtone notifications and ala...

Page 211: ...45 Watch list 77 Weather adding cities 159 checking weather 159 Wi Fi connecting to another network 178 connecting via WPS 177 disconnecting from network 177 turning on 177 Widgets adding 46 changing...

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