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Using HTC One S as a wireless router

Share your data connection with other devices by turning HTC One S into a wireless
router.

Make sure the data connection is turned on.

You must have an approved data plan associated with your account from your
mobile service provider to use this service.

Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap

Under Wireless & networks, tap

Tap

Mobile network sharing

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings

Enter a router name or use the default router name.

Choose the type of security and set the password (key) for your wireless router.
If you selected

None

in Security, you don’t need to enter a password.

The password is the key other people need to enter on their device so they can
connect and use HTC One S as a wireless router.

Select the

Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

option to turn on the wireless router.

HTC One S is ready to be used as a wireless router when you see

on the status

bar.

Sharing your mobile data connection by

USB tethering

No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use the data
connection of HTC One S to connect to the Internet.

To make sure that the USB drivers for HTC One S are up-to-date, install the latest
version of HTC Sync Manager on your computer.

Make sure your SIM card is inserted on HTC One S.

You may need to have USB tethering added to your data plan, and it may incur
additional cost. Contact your mobile service provider for details.

Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap

Make sure that mobile data is turned on.

Under Wireless & networks, tap

Tap

Mobile network sharing

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Summary of Contents for HTC One S

Page 1: ...Your HTC One S User guide ...

Page 2: ...16 Updating the HTC One S software 16 Your first week with your new phone Features you ll enjoy on HTC One S 18 Touch gestures 20 Motion gestures 23 Sleep mode 25 Unlocking the screen 26 Making your first call 26 Sending your first text message 27 The HTC Sense keyboard 27 Notifications 27 Copying and sharing text 30 Capturing the HTC One S screen 31 Switching between recently opened apps 31 Can t...

Page 3: ...on tabs 47 Customizing the lock screen style 48 Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen 48 Securing HTC One S with a personal touch 48 Phone calls Making a call with Smart dial 50 Returning a missed call 50 Using Speed dial 51 Calling a phone number in a text message 51 Calling a phone number in an email 51 Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 51 Making an emergency call 52 Recei...

Page 4: ... on HTC One S 94 Sync backup and reset Sync 96 Backup 98 Reset 99 HTC Sync Manager Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 101 Installing on a Windows computer 102 The HTC Sync Manager main screen 102 Importing media to HTC Sync Manager 102 Importing music videos and playlists from other applications 103 Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 103 Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager ...

Page 5: ... in Friend Stream 119 Tweeting in Friend Stream 120 Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream 121 Email Gmail 122 Mail 123 Calendar About Calendar 130 Creating an event 130 Viewing the Calendar 131 Managing Calendar events 132 Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 133 Setting reminders for your events 133 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 134 Showing or hiding calendars 134 Changing Cal...

Page 6: ... 178 Wi Fi 179 Connecting to a virtual private network VPN 181 Using HTC One S as a wireless router 183 Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 183 Connecting to the Internet through a computer 184 Bluetooth Bluetooth basics 185 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 185 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 186 Sending information using Bluetooth 187 Receiving informa...

Page 7: ... S 197 Other essentials Using the onscreen keyboard 198 Entering words with predictive text 199 Entering text by tracing 200 Entering text by speaking 201 Printing 201 Stopping running applications using Task Manager 202 Status icons 202 Trademarks and copyrights Index 7 Contents ...

Page 8: ...mation 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 ...

Page 9: ... Proximity sensor 6 Front camera 7 POWER 8 3 5mm headset jack 9 Notification LED 10 USB connector 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 S that already has a small opening for the sensor 9 Unboxing ...

Page 10: ...rting the SIM card 1 Open the top cover from the small opening near the POWER button 2 Insert the SIM card Removing the SIM card Make sure to switch off HTC One S before removing your SIM card 1 Open the top cover from the small opening near the POWER button 2 Push the SIM card in to eject it from its slot 3 Slide the SIM card out with your thumb or finger 10 Unboxing ...

Page 11: ...wer adapter 3 Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery As a safety precaution the battery stops charging if it overheats Switching the power on or off Switching the power on Press the POWER button When you turn on HTC One S for the first time you ll need to set it up Switching the power off 1 If the display is off press the POWER button to turn it back on the...

Page 12: ...away Just type in some keywords and get clear up to date answers right on HTC One S Ever have the feeling that you re not getting the most out of your phone Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Tips Help to learn how The topics range from intro to advanced and the Tips Help widget even recommends topics that you might like To open Tips Help from the Home screen tap Tips Help If you haven t ...

Page 13: ...d to download your settings to HTC One S 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 services and auto sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees Don t worry You can enable or disable them in Settings later on Home screen Your Home screen is where you make HTC One S your own You can add your...

Page 14: ... Manager to sync HTC One S with your computer s Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express or Windows Contacts Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC One S after you sign in to your Google Account You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC One S Social network accounts Log in to your favorite social networks to import contact information from them Phone contacts You can create and store con...

Page 15: ... Wait for the data transfer to finish Getting photos videos and music on or off HTC One S There are two ways you can transfer your media Connect HTC One S to your computer Your computer will recognize it just like any removable USB drive and you can copy your media between them Download and use our HTC Sync Manager software You can easily set it up to sync folders containing media and playlists on...

Page 16: ...with a screen lock Updating the HTC One S software HTC One S 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 download software updates to save on data usage You can set this option in Settings About Software updates Installing a software update When the Intern...

Page 17: ...open 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 updates tap Install You ll be asked to restart HTC One S if needed Checking for updates manually 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap About Software updates Check now 17 Setting up ...

Page 18: ...ake three shots of your subject at different exposures and combine them into a nice evenly exposed photo See Using HDR on page 37 In Gallery use Map view to see photos grouped by location or Events view to see photos and videos grouped by date taken For details see Viewing photos and videos on page 75 Immerse in music Our HTC Music app keeps all your music sources and services in one place See Abo...

Page 19: ... 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 Internet radio To find out more see HTC Car on page 146 Rich and seamless browsing experience Enjoy HTML5 content on the go And no more panning left and right The web browser s text reflow automatically adjusts text to...

Page 20: ... 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 or slide Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen to go to other Home pages scroll through documents and more 20 Your first week with your new phone ...

Page 21: ...ept 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 you can easily move a widget or icon from one screen to another Press and hold the widget or icon with one finger and flick the screen to the new location with another finger 21 Your first week with y...

Page 22: ...ewing a picture or text Pinch the screen 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 screen The screen displays the sorting order and you can easily scroll to the information you want 22 Your first week with your new phone ...

Page 23: ... finger gestures gestures that use three fingers or more in apps such as games or musical instrument apps To use multi finger gestures in such apps clear the HTC gestures option in Settings Display gestures buttons This disables content sharing Motion gestures Use motion gestures to mute HTC One S turn on the speakerphone and more Flip to silence flip for speakerphone When a call comes in you can ...

Page 24: ...ant pick HTC One S 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 One S ringing in your bag You can set HTC One S to recognize when it s in your bag or pocket and raise the ringtone volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments 24 Your first week with your new phone ...

Page 25: ...s accidental button presses when HTC One S is in your bag Switching to Sleep mode Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode HTC One S also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it s left idle for a while You can change the time before HTC One S sleeps in the Display gestures buttons or Display buttons settings Waking up from Sleep mode To wake HTC One S up m...

Page 26: ... 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 on the launch bar When there s a notification or info shown on the lock screen such as a missed call or new message you can drag it to the ring to directly go to its app Making your first call 1 On the H...

Page 27: ...y 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 can quickly insert without having to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard For example the first row of keys has numbers Just press and hold a key to insert a number Choose from a selection of smileys and insert ...

Page 28: ...o 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 Flashing orange light when the battery level reaches very low 28 Your first week with your new phone ...

Page 29: ... can expand certain notifications to see more information such as email previews and calendar events Spread with your two fingers to expand a notification or pinch to collapse it You ll see icons in some notifications that allow you to take immediate actions For example when you have a missed call tap the available icons to return the call or reply with a text message Tap the notification icon on ...

Page 30: ...then 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 composing an email press and hold at the point where you want to paste the text 3 Tap Paste Sharing text 1 After you have selected the text you want to share tap Share 2 Choose where to paste and sha...

Page 31: ... 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 it up Can t find the Menu button Do you miss having a Menu button You can set the Recent apps button to open the Menu as well 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Display gestures button...

Page 32: ...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 been using HTC One S since the last charge You can also see a chart that shows how long the screen has been on and how long you ve been using connections like the mobile network or Wi Fi 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap ...

Page 33: ...t 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 One S if you ve set a screen lock Zooming Before taking a photo or video slide your finger on the zoom bar to zoom in or out When you re recording video the zoom bar is always onscreen You can freely zoom in or out while recording Switching between the f...

Page 34: ...the 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 adjusts the focus automatically as you move it 3 When you re ready to take the photo tap You can also tap anywhere on the screen to take a photo be sure that Touch to capture is selected in Camera opti...

Page 35: ...launch the camera When you leave the Viewfinder screen you ll need to unlock HTC One S if you ve set a screen lock Taking continuous camera shots Do you want to take photos of moving subjects Whether it s your kid s football game or a car race you can capture the action Make sure that you re in Normal scene to use this feature 1 On the Viewfinder screen just press and hold The camera takes up to 2...

Page 36: ...hoto 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 One S you get perfect group portraits with the most smiles and the fewest blinks 1 On the Viewfinder screen tap 2 Tap Group portrait 3 When you re ready to take the photo tap The camera takes several shots and merges them into the best possible group photo Taking a pa...

Page 37: ...scene to capture 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 tap The camera takes three shots at different exposure levels and combines them into one enhanced photo Recording videos in slow motion Relive high speed action bit by bit and add a touch o...

Page 38: ...era 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 level Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions photo mode only Automatically upload photos to a social network photo mode only You can set the upload frequency select th...

Page 39: ... or modify something on the Home screen HTC One S automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected Using a preset scene HTC One S features preset scenes each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life You can choose a scene that is suitable for work play travel or your social life 1 Slide the Notifications panel open...

Page 40: ...sonalize 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 your wallpaper Pick your favorite photo as your Home wallpaper Choose from the available wallpapers or use any photo you ve taken with the camera 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Pers...

Page 41: ...r 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 an empty space on your Home screen 2 On the Widgets tab you can Slide left or right to browse through the complete set of widgets Tap to search for specific widgets Tap and then choose a widget Some w...

Page 42: ...t 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 size Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen Place apps you often use on your Home screen You can also add shortcuts to frequently used settings bookmarked webpages and more 1 Press and hold...

Page 43: ... 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 press and hold and then drag it Removing a widget or icon 1 Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove and then drag it to 2 When the widget or icon turns red lift your finger 43 Personalizi...

Page 44: ...h 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 Use folders to group apps on the launch bar or your Home screen to free up space so you can add more apps 1 Press and hold an app and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder...

Page 45: ...ere s only one item 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 move the panels with frequently used widgets shortcuts and folders closer to the main Home screen 1 Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view 2 Press and hold the thumbnail of the ho...

Page 46: ...nt reminders and more By switching between sound sets you can instantly make HTC One S ring or alert you with fun sounds when you re out with friends or change to subtle sounds while you re at work Creating a sound set 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Personalize 2 On the Sound tab tap Sound set 3 On the Sound sets screen tap 4 Enter a new sound set name and then tap Done The newl...

Page 47: ...of 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 message about rearranging tabs If you don t see any tabs on the app tap Edit tabs or Filters 3 You can Change the order of the tabs Press and hold a tab and then drag it to its new position Drag a t...

Page 48: ... you ll have to replace the apps on the launch bar Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen You ll see missed calls and messages on the lock screen Want these hidden instead 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Security 2 Clear the Phone notification preview and Message notification preview options Securing HTC One S with a personal touch Make unlocking your phone as easy a...

Page 49: ...e Security screen to train HTC One S to recognize your face in different situations such as when you re wearing glasses or sporting a beard You ll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One S is turned on or when it s idle for a certain period of time To further improve security select Liveness check on the Security screen You ll be asked to blink to unlock the screen 49 Personalizing ...

Page 50: ...nd 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 room to enter phone numbers 1 On the Home screen tap 2 Tap Full screen keypad or Smart dial keypad Returning a missed call You ll see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call 1 Slide the Notifications panel open to check...

Page 51: ... 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 Tap Save Calling a phone number in a text message 1 Tap the phone number within the message 2 Tap Call To call the message sender tap the received message and then tap Call on the options menu Calling a phone number in an email 1 Tap the phone number in the email body 2 Tap Call...

Page 52: ...display is locked when you get a call drag to the Lock screen ring If the display is on when you get a call tap Answer Rejecting a call Do one of the following If the display is locked when you get a call drag to the Lock screen ring If the display is on when you get a call tap Decline After declining a call you can send a text message to the caller or create a task for returning the call You can ...

Page 53: ...w days Viewing a task reminder while on a call Did you promise to babysit for a friend this weekend If you associate a task to a contact you ll see a task reminder on the call screen when you re on a call with that friend What can I do during a call When a call is in progress you can turn the speakerphone on place the call on hold and more Putting a call on hold To put the call on hold tap Hold Th...

Page 54: ... One S 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 speakerphone is on To turn the speakerphone off just flip HTC One S over again facing it up Or tap again Muting the microphone during a call On the call screen tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off When the microphone...

Page 55: ...n 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 History to check missed calls your dialed numbers and received calls Checking calls in the Call History 1 On the Home screen tap 2 Tap the Call History tab 3 On the Call History screen you can Tap a name...

Page 56: ...caller from your blocked list On the Call History screen tap Blocked contacts Press and hold a contact and then tap Unblock contact Internet calls When you re connected to a Wi Fi network you can make and receive calls through an Internet calling account Before you add an Internet calling account make sure that you ve registered with an Internet calling service that supports voice calls over Sessi...

Page 57: ...untry code is automatically added when you call your contacts while roaming But when manually entering a phone number to call you need to enter a plus sign and country code before the number Changing the default country code for Home dialing 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Call 2 Tap Home dialing settings 3 Select a country and then tap OK Turning off Home dialing If you prefer t...

Page 58: ...e 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 Tap Send or press to save the message as a draft There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message displayed above the Send button If you exceed the limit your text message will b...

Page 59: ...r a photo video or audio in the multimedia message you re composing tap Slide 2 Choose where you want to insert the next slide 3 Right after adding a slide do one of the following Tap and then choose to add a photo or a video Tap Audio to add music or a voice recording to a slide Tap Add text and then enter your caption Tap to see options for replacing viewing or removing your attachment 4 Tap Pre...

Page 60: ...ltimedia message and then choose to save from the options menu If the attachment is a contact vCard tap it to view the contact information then tap Save to add to your contacts If the attachment is an appointment or event vCalendar tap it to choose the calendar where to save it and then tap Import If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads you can choose to check the size and subje...

Page 61: ...een by moving spam messages from contacts to the block box If you have blocked a contact that contact s messages will also be in the block box On the Messages screen press and hold a contact or phone number and tap Block contact To block multiple contacts tap Move to block box select the contacts and tap Move When the contact sends you messages you will not see them in the Messages screen or recei...

Page 62: ...s contact 1 On the Messages screen tap a contact or phone number to display the exchange of messages with that contact 2 Tap and then select another phone number of this contact 3 Tap the box that says Add text then enter your reply message 4 Tap Send Forwarding a message 1 On the Messages screen tap a contact or phone number to view the exchange of messages with that contact 2 Tap a message and t...

Page 63: ...rsations 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 to display the exchange of messages with that contact 2 Tap the message that you want to lock 3 Tap Lock message on the options menu A lock icon is displayed Copying a text message to your SIM card 1 On the...

Page 64: ...d messages to auto delete old messages per conversation Deleting a conversation 1 On the Messages screen press and hold 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 select the Delete locked messages option Deleting several conversations 1 On the Mess...

Page 65: ... screen tap Messages 2 Tap Back up Restore SMS Restore 3 Choose how you want to restore the messages and tap Next 4 Tap the backup file to import 5 Tap OK Setting message options Access and change the settings of the Messages app You can personalize it by changing the background or the color of the message bubbles or by adding signature to your messages You can also edit messaging options and more...

Page 66: ...ou want to search for As you type matching items on HTC One S 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 compatible app Searching the Web with your voice Use Google Voice Search to find information on the Web just by speaking to HTC One S 1 From the Home screen tap Voice Search If the Google search ba...

Page 67: ... 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 all without the search Depending on your location time of day and previous Google searches Google Now displays information cards that include The day s weather and the weather forecast for upcoming days ...

Page 68: ...o 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 work addresses in the Traffic card or choose which time of the day the Weather card appears You can also keep a card from appearing on the Google search screen 1 From the Home screen tap If you can t f...

Page 69: ...t 2 If the webpage is in fullscreen mode flick down the screen to quickly show the URL box and other options To always show the URL box on the screen tap Settings General and make sure that Fullscreen is unselected 3 Tap the URL box on top of the screen 4 Enter your search keywords or a webpage address 5 On the webpage you can Tap a link to open it or press and hold a link to see more options Tap ...

Page 70: ...e 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 screen Tap to close a webpage Viewing previously visited pages You can go back to the pages you ve previously visited without opening another tab or going through your history While viewing a webpage tap...

Page 71: ...you 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 add a bookmark to the Home screen While viewing a webpage tap Add to Home screen Opening a bookmark 1 While viewing a webpage tap Bookmarks 2 On the Bookmarks tab navigate to the bookmark you want ...

Page 72: ...r 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 One S You need to connect to the Internet when opening linked pages and video clips 1 While viewing a webpage tap Add to 2 Do one of the following To save the webpage to your list tap Reading list Tap...

Page 73: ...nloading files and apps You can download files and apps directly from your favorite websites Files and apps downloaded from the Web can be from unknown sources To protect HTC One S and your personal data we strongly recommend that you download and open only the files you trust 1 Open your web browser then go to the website where you can download the file you want 2 Do any of the following Follow t...

Page 74: ...wsing 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 homepage 3 Select the homepage you want to use 74 Search and Web browser ...

Page 75: ...e location of your photo or video If you want to view photos stored on HTC One S 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 photos and videos by event View photos and videos based on when they were taken 1 In Gallery tap My phone 2 Tap Events Photos and videos stored on HTC One S are displayed according to the time they were take...

Page 76: ...nabled 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 the controls Tap to set slideshow preferences Watching a video 1 In the Gallery app s Album or Events view go to the video that you want to watch 2 Tap the onscreen controls to control the video playback adjust...

Page 77: ... 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 Save The cropped photo is saved as a copy The original photo remains unedited Adding photo effects 1 In Gallery tap My phone 2 Browse to the photo that you want to edit 3 Press and hold the photo an...

Page 78: ...dd 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 and hold the filter you want to remove Then drag it to Remove Tap to add a frame to your photo 8 Tap Done to apply the effects to your photo To save your custom effects for future use tap Save Preset 9 Tap Save Trim...

Page 79: ...os 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 photo instead of moving it press and hold a photo and tap Copy to Renaming an album If you have created albums to organize photos you can rename these albums 1 In the Gallery app s Albums view press and ...

Page 80: ... 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 several photos videos or both in an email message They are added as file attachments in your email 1 From the Home screen tap Gallery 2 Tap My phone and then go to the photo album or group of photos that you wan...

Page 81: ...u 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 Gallery app to share photos and videos straight to your social networks And you can post videos on YouTube You can also share a photo or video right after you ve captured it Sharing photos or videos on Facebo...

Page 82: ...emember 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 the group of photos that you want to share 3 Tap Share Picasa 4 Select the photos you want to share and then tap Next 5 Enter a caption for the photos you re uploading 6 Select the online album where ...

Page 83: ...music 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 One S Learn more about a song s lyrics and the artist Browsing music 1 From the Home screen tap Music 2 You can Browse music stored on HTC One S Tap My phone and choose if you want to browse by artists album or others Tap a music servi...

Page 84: ...ur favorite songs on HTC One S 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 and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song Show options for adding the song to a playlist sharing the song and more Turn shuffle on or off Shuffle is off when button is gray C...

Page 85: ...Make a playlist containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day You can make as many playlists as you 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 new playlist name 4 On the Select playlist screen tap 5 Enter a pla...

Page 86: ... 3 Tap Edit playlist Add songs 1 Tap Add songs 2 Tap to choose a category and then browse for songs 3 Select the songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap Add Rearrange songs Press and hold next to the song title you want to move and then drag it to its new position Delete songs Select the songs you want to remove from the playlist Change playlist name Type the new name of the playlist in...

Page 87: ...t as a ringtone 3 Tap Set as ringtone 4 Tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone If you select Contact ringtone choose the contacts you want to associate the ringtone with Trimming an MP3 ringtone Use the Music app s ringtone trimmer if you want to set only a part of the song as ringtone 1 When you find the song that you want tap Set as ringtone Trim the ringtone 2 Drag the trim sliders to the part ...

Page 88: ...ke short theme based slideshow movies complete with transitions and background music 1 From the Home screen tap Movie Editor 2 Tap and then enter a title for your slideshow 3 Tap Select a theme Themes include slide transitions the default theme music and motion background 4 Tap the theme you want and then tap Done 5 Tap select the photos and videos from Gallery and then tap Next 6 Edit your slides...

Page 89: ...about losing any changes you make 7 Tap Save and then choose a resolution You can share the slideshow from Gallery Browse for the slideshow and then tap Share Wireless display Sharing on a big screen Share what you re viewing on HTC One S onto a big screen TV If you have a home theater system that s DLNA compliant you can share your photos videos movies and music from HTC One S to your TV through ...

Page 90: ...screen you can multitask and do other things such as take calls browse the Web or send email on HTC One S Turns your TV into a digital photo frame Use the TV screen saver feature to store up to 30 photos from HTC One S on HTC Media Link HD and display them as a slideshow on your TV To find out more about setting up HTC Media Link HD and using it with HTC One S refer to the HTC Media Link HD user g...

Page 91: ...elect player While playing a movie in HTC Watch Tap the screen to show the controls and then tap More Select player 5 Choose the device on your network where you want to play the media 6 Once connected to the other device tap the onscreen controls to control playback adjust the volume and more For more information about DLNA visit www dlna org 91 Photos videos and music ...

Page 92: ...in your phone settings This is where you can store your files When you connect your phone to your computer this storage is accessible and you can copy files between them When you do a factory reset you can choose whether to keep or erase the storage contents USB storage When you plug in an external USB storage device such as a USB flash drive or an SD card reader you can view photos and videos sto...

Page 93: ...r time Here are some tips on how to increase storage space Store files in Dropbox Photos email attachments and other documents can be stored in Dropbox and accessed anywhere you are You can set the Camera app to automatically upload photos to Dropbox Manage photos and videos Set the Camera app to automatically upload to a photo sharing site or online storage When you reach the storage limit just d...

Page 94: ...plication cache moving or uninstalling apps and changing Mail and Messages settings so that only the most recent data are kept You cannot uninstall some preinstalled apps 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Storage and under Phone storage tap Make more space 3 Follow the instructions on the screen Encrypting data on HTC One S You can encrypt data such as your online accounts se...

Page 95: ... lock screen PIN or password 6 Tap Next 7 Tap Encrypt Encryption starts and the progress is displayed The phone may restart a few times When the encryption process is complete enter your PIN or password 95 Storage ...

Page 96: ... 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 Account to see your Gmail contacts and calendars and to use Google apps on HTC One S If you add more than one Google Account you can switch between accounts in apps such as Gmail and choose which account to ba...

Page 97: ...ications 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 Accounts sync 2 Tap an account type If multiple accounts are supported such as for Exchange ActiveSync tap the account you want to sync 3 Tap Sync now If you ve disabled auto sync you can choose to manually u...

Page 98: ...ments and music from HTC One S to your computer Manually copy and paste files by connecting HTC One S to your computer as a disk drive Upload files to online storage and services Data Use HTC Sync Manager to back up contacts calendars and bookmarks from HTC One S to your computer Export data from apps such as Messages and People so you can copy it from the storage on the phone Save contacts and ot...

Page 99: ... 10 seconds HTC One S then restarts Resetting HTC One S Hard reset If you re passing HTC One S on to someone else or HTC One S has a persistent problem that cannot be solved you can perform a factory reset also called a hard reset or master reset Factory reset will permanently delete all your data and customized settings and will remove any applications you ve downloaded and installed Be sure to b...

Page 100: ... by using the hardware buttons on HTC One S 1 Press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button and then press and hold the POWER button 2 Wait for the screen with the three Android images to appear and then release the POWER and VOLUME DOWN buttons 3 Press VOLUME DOWN to select FACTORY RESET and then press the POWER button 100 Sync backup and reset ...

Page 101: ... also play iTunes and Windows Media Player playlists Sync photos videos music and playlists between HTC One S and your computer Sync information such as contacts calendar documents and web bookmarks between HTC One S and your computer What file formats are supported by HTC Sync Manager Video formats and codecs 3GP and 3G2 3rd Generation Partnership Project MP4 MPEG 4 WMV Windows Media Video Audio ...

Page 102: ...ies or set up sync settings for HTC One S and computer While you re in one of these libraries click to return to the previous screen Play a music track or video Use the controls at the bottom center of the screen to control the playback Click More to set up contacts calendar and other sync settings for HTC One S and your computer Click to change settings check for software updates and more Importi...

Page 103: ... settings Click Import to choose the media applications on your computer that you want to import music from Click Import playlists to get playlists from other media applications 3 Click OK Playing music in HTC Sync Manager Are you a music junkie with a big collection of digital music on your computer Manage your music library and enjoy listening to your favorite songs from HTC Sync Manager 1 In HT...

Page 104: ...to start playing Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager Browse through and view your computer s photos and videos that you ve imported to the HTC Sync Manager Gallery 1 In HTC Sync Manager click Gallery 2 Click ALBUMS and then double click an album to open it 3 Click next to Sort by and choose how you want to arrange your photos and videos 4 Double click a photo or video to see a larger vie...

Page 105: ...n album from HTC Sync Manager To delete an album on HTC Sync Manager you must remove its folder path from Settings Do not remove an album from the Music or Gallery screen because this will delete the folder from your computer 1 Click Settings 2 Click the folder that you want to delete and then click Remove Syncing music with the computer You can set up HTC Sync Manager to sync music files and play...

Page 106: ... HTC Sync Manager Sync albums to device Sync Gallery albums from HTC Sync Manager to HTC One S Choose to sync All albums or only Selected albums 5 After you ve finished setting up the other items to sync in HTC Sync Manager click to sync them all at the same time Syncing documents with the computer 1 Connect HTC One S to your computer 2 In HTC Sync Manager click More 3 Select Document and then cli...

Page 107: ... HTC Sync Manager click to sync them all at the same time Only the contact fields that are in the People app of HTC One S will be synced Syncing your calendar events Set up HTC Sync Manager to sync HTC One S with your Outlook Calendar or Windows Calendar on your computer You can sync HTC One S with the following Outlook versions Outlook 2003 Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 1 Connect HTC One S to you...

Page 108: ...l at the same time When you sync bookmarks for the first time a favorites folder named HTC bookmarks will be created on your computer s web browser This folder contains the bookmarks from HTC One S If you have bookmarks on your computer that you want to sync with HTC One S make sure to save them in the HTC bookmarks folder Quickly transferring media from HTC Sync Manager to HTC One S You can quick...

Page 109: ...ged 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 s stored information See a notification icon when a contact has sent you new messages Get notified when it s the contact s birthday Check out who s online in Google Talk Online status icons are displayed if you re signed in to Google Talk Filtering yo...

Page 110: ...ange 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 social networks if you re signed in to social networks You can also edit your profile or share it with others Updates Shows the updates that you ve posted in your social networks Gallery Shows your soc...

Page 111: ...contacts 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 people to follow or send friend requests using the social networks you re signed into Importing or copying contacts Importing contacts from your SIM card 1 On the People tab tap Manage contacts 2 Tap...

Page 112: ...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 receive contact link suggestions on the People tab tap Settings Clear the Suggest contact link option Manually merging contact information 1 On the People tab tap the name of the contact not the icon or ...

Page 113: ...and 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 notification and choose how you want to greet your contact Gallery Shows the linked contact s albums and photos Editing a contact s information Social network contacts cannot be edited 1 On the People tab press...

Page 114: ...you dial or get calls from the most You can also sync groups on HTC One S with the groups in your Google Account accessible via your computer s web browser Creating a group 1 On the Groups tab tap 2 Enter a name for the group 3 Tap to select a photo for the group 4 Tap Add contact to group 5 Select the contacts you want to add and then tap Save 6 When your group is complete tap Save Editing a cont...

Page 115: ... it to its new position 3 Tap Save Deleting groups You can only delete groups that you have created On the Groups tab you can Press and hold a group you want to delete and then tap Delete group Tap to choose several contact groups to remove Adding People widgets Stay close with the people that matter by adding a people widget for each of your groups 1 Press and hold on an empty space on your Home ...

Page 116: ...t s photo not the name on the widget The default communication method you ve set for this contact will be performed Sending contact information 1 On the People tab do one of the following To send Do this Someone s contact information Press and hold the name of the contact not the icon or photo and then tap Send contact as vCard Your contact information Press and hold My profile and then tap Send m...

Page 117: ...or type of contacts to export then tap OK Restoring contacts You can only restore contacts that were backed up using the Export to phone storage feature 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 117 People ...

Page 118: ...gns you in to Twitter for HTC Sense Also you may need to authorize Twitter for HTC Sense to connect to your Twitter account Twitter for HTC Sense lets you see your Twitter contacts and their tweets in People You can also send tweets and check your friends tweets in Friend Stream LinkedIn for HTC Sense When you re signed in to LinkedIn for HTC Sense you can see your LinkedIn contacts and their late...

Page 119: ...m 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 status update 3 If you do not want to send the status update to all your social network accounts tap and then clear the social networks to exclude 4 Tap Done 5 Tap 6 Choose what you want to attach t...

Page 120: ...d to enable location sources in Settings Location 1 Go to the Locations tab and then tap 2 Tap a place from the list 3 Tap Check in 4 Add your status message and even tag the friends you re with 5 Tap Check in Tweeting in Friend Stream 1 In Friend Stream tap Twitter 2 Tap 3 Enter your tweet 4 Tap or to add a photo or your current location to your tweet 5 Tap Post Searching for Twitter users to fol...

Page 121: ...t 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 On the All tweets tab tap the tweet you want to reply to or retweet 2 Do one of the following Tap Retweet Tap Reply enter your reply or add a personal note to the tweet and then tap Post Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream 1 In Friend Stream tap Link...

Page 122: ...w 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 account you want to use tap 2 Fill in one or more recipients Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy Cc or blind carbon copy Bcc of the email message Tap Add Cc Bcc 3 Enter the email subjec...

Page 123: ...r 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 tap Next If you re asked to enter more email settings ask your email service provider for assistance 4 Enter the account name and your name and then tap Finish setup Adding a Microsoft Exchange Activ...

Page 124: ...ther account Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts You can view email messages from all your accounts just in one place without having to switch to different accounts Just tap the bar that shows the current email account and then tap All accounts Email messages are color coded so you can easily distinguish which email accounts they belong to Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in t...

Page 125: ... 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 email account that you want to use 3 Tap 4 Fill in one or more recipients Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy Cc or blind carbon copy Bcc of the email message Tap Show Cc Bcc 5 Enter the subject and then compose your message 6 Do any of the f...

Page 126: ...essages 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 it to the bottom row to add 4 Press and then tap the Unread tab Saving an email message in the Tasks app Save an email message in your Tasks list so you can remind yourself when to reply 1 In an email account inbox press and hold the email message ...

Page 127: ...versation 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 Exchange ActiveSync account 2 Tap Out of the office 3 Tap your current office status and then select Out of the office 4 Set the dates and times 5 Enter the auto reply message 6 If you want a different auto reply message for recipients outside your organiz...

Page 128: ...ers 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 signature delete an account and more 1 Switch to the email account whose settings you want to change 2 Tap Settings Syncing email less frequently When you don t need to sync email frequently such as...

Page 129: ...c 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 your inbox 129 Email ...

Page 130: ...w 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 you ve invited people to the event Checking your schedule for a new event Avoid juggling multiple meetings at the same time In Calendar you can check your appointments to see if a new event would conflic...

Page 131: ... 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 a birthday or anniversary of your contact tap it to send a greeting When in day view Tap a time slot to create a new event at that time Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later...

Page 132: ... 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 If the event repeats you ll be asked whether you want to delete just that occurrence or all occurrences from Calendar Sharing an event You can share a calendar event as a vCalendar using Bluetooth or...

Page 133: ... 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 reminders for your events Have an important event that you must remember Calendar makes it easy to remind yourself of important events 1 While viewing a calendar event tap Reminder 2 Choose how far in ad...

Page 134: ...in the 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 Select or clear the calendar you wish to show or hide and then press Calendars are kept synchronized on HTC One S even if they are hidden You can also show or hide tasks that you ve created on HT...

Page 135: ...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 135 Calendar ...

Page 136: ...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 devices using Android with HTC Sense 4 0 or HTC Sense 4 and have Dropbox preloaded This offer is available to both new and current Dropbox users To get the additional 23GB of Dropbox storage free for two yea...

Page 137: ...tos 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 Tap Share Dropbox 4 Select the photos or videos you want to upload and then tap Next 5 Create or choose a folder in Dropbox and then tap Upload To view your uploads right from Gallery put them under t...

Page 138: ... To share a single photo tap it to display it then tap it again and tap Share 3 Choose how you want to share the link to this album or photo such as sending it by email or posting it to your social networks You can also use the Dropbox app Tap that appears next to the album or file and then tap Share Sending the links to Dropbox files by email No more attaching files to your email Using the Mail a...

Page 139: ...oad Editing an Office document in Dropbox You can edit a document that s stored in your Dropbox and save your changes 1 From the Home screen tap Dropbox 2 Open the folder that contains the document you want 3 Tap the document to open it 4 To make changes tap Edit 5 After editing the document tap Save or tap Save as Saving a PDF document to Dropbox You can open a PDF document on HTC One S and save ...

Page 140: ...click your account name and then click Settings 3 Click the Security tab 4 Under My devices click Unlink to the right of your Android device 5 Click Unlink phone SkyDrive About SkyDrive for HTC Sense With SkyDrive online storage you can keep all your photos and documents in one place You can access them anytime on HTC One S your computer and your other mobile device where you have SkyDrive access ...

Page 141: ...ap Done Sending the links to SkyDrive files by email To share your files stored in SkyDrive by email you don t need to download them and attach to your message Using the Mail app you can easily include the links to your SkyDrive files and send them in your email 1 From the Home screen tap Mail 2 If you have several email accounts switch to an email account you want to use 3 Create a new email mess...

Page 142: ...ocument that s stored in your SkyDrive storage 1 From the Home screen tap Polaris Office 2 Tap SkyDrive 3 Open the folder that contains the document you want to view or edit 4 Tap the document to open it 5 To make changes tap Edit 6 After editing the document tap Save or tap Save as Saving a PDF document to SkyDrive Using PDF Viewer you can open a document and save it to your SkyDrive online stora...

Page 143: ...ting or signing in to your HTC Watch account 1 From the Home screen tap Watch 2 Tap Settings Account 3 Create a new HTC Watch account or directly sign in if you already have your account Adding or editing your favorite video services and apps In addition to watching movies you can use HTC Watch for quick access to your favorite video services or apps The availability of the favorite app shortcuts ...

Page 144: ...ng information 6 Confirm your rental or purchase You can go to your library to check your downloads Managing your downloads Manage your downloads and see all of your purchases You can also start watching a video as it s being downloaded Under the My library section of the HTC Watch main screen you can Tap Downloading to check the download progress of your purchased or rented videos Tap My movies o...

Page 145: ...ve account Top questions on HTC Watch Why am I asked to sign in again to my account Whenever a time interval about 20 minutes has passed you ll be asked again to sign in to your HTC Watch account before you can continue to rent or purchase videos or access some settings This is a safety precaution to check your identity and to ensure that you acknowledge that it is your account How long is the ren...

Page 146: ...ortcut 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 One S from HTC Car Kit HTC Car will automatically exit You can also manually close HTC Car by pressing from the main panel Playing music in HTC Car 1 From the main panel swipe left until you see the Music panel 2 Slide up from the bottom of the sc...

Page 147: ...n 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 current location Find nearby attractions on your weekends HTC Car gives you the information you need so you won t get lost Finding out where you are 1 Swipe right until you see the Navigation panel 2 Tap t...

Page 148: ...Just 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 simple gesture you can choose how you want to handle an incoming call Swipe right to answer Swipe left to decline Making phone calls in HTC Car On the main panel tap the Phone shortcut to open the di...

Page 149: ...et connection while on the road or costly data roaming charges when abroad If you are in an area where there are a lot of surrounding buildings Locations may have a hard time pinpointing your location Finding your location and what s around you 1 From the Home screen tap Locations 2 If you don t see your current location on the map tap 3 Tap Quick links Nearby 4 Select a category that you re inter...

Page 150: ...address Tap to switch between 2D and 3D views Point of interest Tap to see details call get directions and more Your current location Tap to use or not use the compass This icon appears when you re manually controlling the direction of the map with your two fingers Zoom buttons Tap the screen to show the zoom buttons Quick links Tap to show more tabs such as Footprints Choosing which places of int...

Page 151: ...ur current language settings This may not be available for all maps Choosing the map to search from 1 In Locations tap 2 Before performing your search tap the Current search region box and then choose the country that you want If you don t have a downloaded map of that country Locations will search its online maps Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints HTC Footprints provides an easy way to...

Page 152: ...to edit or delete 3 Tap Edit or Delete on the options menu Deleting multiple footprints 1 Under Quick links tap Footprints 2 Tap Delete 3 Select the footprints you want to delete and then tap Delete Exporting your footprints Back up footprints by exporting them You can also open exported footprints files in other applications such as Google Earth on your PC 1 Under Quick links tap Footprints 2 Tap...

Page 153: ...o You have footprints saved You can also set a footprint as your destination Under Quick links tap Footprints and then choose a footprint 2 Tap Directions 3 Choose how you want to get to your destination The map opens showing the route to your destination 4 Do one of the following At the bottom of the screen tap or to follow the route to your destination Slide up the directions bar and then tap th...

Page 154: ... Tap Premium navigation Setting navigation preferences Choose how you want Locations to map your route You can tell Locations to avoid highways or toll roads show lane information choose your route preference and more 1 While using turn by turn navigation tap Navigator 2 Set your preferences by selecting or tapping an item Turning off speed and safety camera alerts If you have the safety camera se...

Page 155: ... top of the Navigation tab Managing licenses and content Check maps navigation safety camera information and voices for turn by turn voice instructions that are already on HTC One S 1 From the Home screen tap Locations 2 Tap Get more On the Purchased tab you ll see a list of services that you already have on HTC One S Google Maps About Google Maps Google Maps lets you track your current location v...

Page 156: ...see more information You can get directions to the location check for nearby places of interest and more Searching for a location In Google Maps you can search for a location such as an address or a type of business or establishment for example museums 1 In Maps tap 2 Enter the place you want to search for in the search box 3 Tap the Enter key on the keyboard to search for the location you entered...

Page 157: ...nearest gas station or ATM kiosk Before using Google Local you need to enable location sources The name of the Google Local app may differ depending on the Google Maps version installed 1 From the Home screen tap Local 2 Tap the type of place you want to search or tap to enter what you re looking for When several places are found the search results appear as a list 3 You can Tap Map view to see wh...

Page 158: ...buttons on the map to follow the directions When you re finished viewing or following the directions tap to reset the map Your destination is automatically saved in the Google Maps history Finding your friends with Google Latitude available by country Google Latitude user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages with each other It also lets you get directions ...

Page 159: ...Getting help If you need help or have questions about Maps or Latitude tap Help or More Help 159 Travel and maps ...

Page 160: ...lock 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 screen About the Clock app Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time Use HTC One S as a world clock to see the date and time in cities across the globe You can also set alarms or ...

Page 161: ...e 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 the check button of an alarm and then tap that alarm 2 Under Set alarm use the scroll wheels to set the alarm time 3 If you want the alarm for multiple days tap Repeat 4 Tap Done To turn off an alar...

Page 162: ... 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 to the Weather screen so you can instantly check the weather forecasts in these cities In addition to your current location the Weather screen can display up to fifteen cities 1 On the Weather screen...

Page 163: ... text txt files while on the go You can also view Microsoft Office PowerPoint Shows pps From the Home screen tap Polaris Office Viewing a document On the Polaris Office main screen browse to the file that you want and open it While viewing the file list tap to refresh or sort the list Creating a document 1 On the Polaris Office main screen tap New 2 Choose a file type to create 3 Start entering te...

Page 164: ...ox tap it and then drag Use the tool bar at the bottom to continue editing the presentation 4 Tap to preview the presentation 5 Press and tap Save or Save As Editing a worksheet 1 With the Microsoft Excel file opened tap a cell on the worksheet 2 Do any of the following Tap the formula bar and enter text figures or symbols To enter a function tap To select multiple cells tap a cell and then drag T...

Page 165: ...ate 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 notes at the same time On the Notes main screen tap Move notes and select the notes you want to move Composing a note 1 With a notebook opened tap 2 Type in a note title 3 Compose your note Tap on the note ...

Page 166: ...h 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 key points If you took notes while audio recording timemarks small colored nodes in the audio bar are added to pin your notes within the audio recording s time frame 1 Open a note where you have recor...

Page 167: ...ly 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 sync settings Keeping track of your tasks Use the Tasks app to organize and track to do and task lists Create tasks on your phone or sync them with your Google and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts You ca...

Page 168: ...ink 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 details of the task tap the text box under Location and enter a location 2 To specify an area in the map tap 3 Move to an area 4 Tap Done 5 Enter a name for the location and tap OK 6 Fill in the rest ...

Page 169: ...t to 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 task list where you want the task to appear Viewing the unified task list You can view and update a unified list of tasks Tasks are color coded so you can easily distinguish which accounts they be...

Page 170: ...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 One S Backing up or restoring tasks 1 Go to the list that contains the tasks you want to back up 2 Tap Import Export 3 Tap Export to phone storage to back up your tasks or tap Import from phone storage to restore tasks on HTC One S Changing Tasks settings 1 In the Tasks app tap Settin...

Page 171: ...tap 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 information as well as its price chart for a specific period Tap another date period to view an item s past trade information Adding a stock quote or stock market index 1 On the Stocks main screen tap Add...

Page 172: ...ctions 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 One S You re responsible for the results of using downloaded apps 1 From the Home screen tap Play Store 2 Browse or search for an app 3 When you find the app that you like tap it and read its description and user reviews 4 To d...

Page 173: ...apps refer to the Google Play help Watching videos on YouTube Use the YouTube app to check out what s popular on the online video sharing website 1 From the Home screen tap YouTube 2 Slide to the left to view the notification panel 3 Select a category and scroll through the list of videos and then tap the one you want to watch 4 While watching a video you can Turn HTC One S sideways to watch the v...

Page 174: ...t to save and tap it 2 Tap Add to Watch later To view saved videos in the YouTube notification panel tap your account name and then tap Watch later Select a video from the list Preloading videos Set the YouTube app to preload videos so that you can watch them without interruptions Videos are preloaded when HTC One S is being charged and is connected to a Wi Fi network For more information about pr...

Page 175: ...see other preset stations and those you ve marked as favorites When you re listening to the radio and the screen turns off press POWER to turn the screen back on You can switch to another station directly on the Lock screen Closing or turning off FM Radio You can use other apps while listening to the radio To turn off FM Radio completely tap Listening to your favorite stations Choose your favorite...

Page 176: ...ve To play back the voice clip tap To show options for deleting or renaming the voice clip tap Managing voice clips 1 On the Voice Recorder screen tap 2 Press and hold a voice clip and then tap an option from the menu You can share the selected voice clip set it as a ringtone or more Sharing games and apps Having fun with a game or app that you found from Google Play Share your favorite games and ...

Page 177: ... 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 to your email social network accounts and other synced information Adding a new access point Access Point Names APNs connect HTC One S to data networks for services such as mobile web browsing Before you add another data connec...

Page 178: ...and receive data such as browsing the web syncing online accounts and sending email or sharing status updates Here are some other examples Streaming web videos and music Tuning in to Internet radio Playing online games Downloading apps maps and files Refreshing apps to update info and feeds Uploading and backing up your files to your online storage account Using HTC One S as a Wi Fi Hotspot Sharin...

Page 179: ...hotspots to restrict background data from downloading that may incur extra data fees Viewing the data usage of apps 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Under Wireless networks tap More 3 Tap Usage 4 On the Mobile tab drag the vertical line markers to see how much data you ve used during a particular time interval 5 Scroll down the screen to see a list of apps and their data usage i...

Page 180: ...ne S easily 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap the Wi Fi On Off switch to turn Wi Fi on 3 Tap Wi Fi 4 Tap WPS Push and then press the WPS button on your Wi Fi router To use the Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS PIN method tap WPS Pin Entry Disconnecting from the current wireless network 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Wi Fi 3 You can Tap the wireless network th...

Page 181: ... connect to the public Wi Fi network If you have access to several public Wi Fi networks you can add up to five sets of login credentials to the WISPr accounts list In the WISPr accounts list press and hold an account to remove or edit it Connecting to a Wi Fi network with EAP TLS security You need to install a certificate on HTC One S before you can connect to a Wi Fi network with EAP TLS authent...

Page 182: ...rding to the security details your network administrator gave you 5 Tap Save The VPN is then added to the VPNs section of the VPN settings screen Connecting to a VPN 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Under Wireless networks tap More 3 Tap VPN 4 Tap the VPN that you want to connect to 5 Enter your log in credentials and then tap Connect When you re connected the VPN connected icon...

Page 183: ...device so they can connect and use HTC One S as a wireless router 6 Select the Portable Wi Fi Hotspot option to turn on the wireless router HTC One S is ready to be used as a wireless router when you see on the status bar Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering No Internet connection available for your computer No problem Use the data connection of HTC One S to connect to the Internet...

Page 184: ...re up to date install the latest version of HTC Sync Manager on your computer You may need to turn off your local network s firewall Also if your computer connects to the Internet via PPP e g Dial UP xDSL or VPN Internet Pass through will only support TCP protocol 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Under Wireless networks tap More 3 Tap Mobile network sharing 4 Tap USB network set...

Page 185: ...then tap Rename phone 5 Enter the new name for HTC One S 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 have hands free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit To listen to music with your headset or car kit the headset or car kit must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile Before you conn...

Page 186: ...hat 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 Tap Bluetooth The Bluetooth screen opens 4 Tap the headset s name in the Paired devices section 5 If prompted to enter a passcode try 0000 or 1234 or consult the headset car kit documentation to find the pass...

Page 187: ...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 Day view Agenda view or Week view press and hold the event and then tap Forward Bluetooth Photos or videos 1 In the Gallery app choose an album 2 Tap Share Bluetooth Captured photo or video After captu...

Page 188: ...other device 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 One S lets you receive various files with Bluetooth including photos music tracks contact info calendar events and documents such as PDFs Refer to the device s documentation for instructions on s...

Page 189: ... 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 playing in the Music app For a vCalendar file choose the calendar where you want to save the event and then tap Import The vCalendar is added to your Calendar events For a vCard contact file you can choos...

Page 190: ...onnection 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 Power saver notification to turn power saver mode on or off Getting the battery to last longer How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC One S HTC One S powe...

Page 191: ...ly lower the brightness Set the screen timeout to a shorter time Don t use a live wallpaper for your Home screen Animation effects are nice to show off to other people but they drain your battery Changing your wallpaper to a plain black background can also help a little The less color is displayed the less battery is used Set the web browser to auto dim the screen while webpages load Open the Inte...

Page 192: ...ne place to another sync weather updates of only your current location rather than in all of your named cities Open the Weather app and then tap Edit to remove unneeded cities Choose widgets wisely Some widgets constantly sync data Consider removing the ones that are not important from your Home screen In Play Store tap Settings and then clear Auto add widgets to avoid automatically adding Home sc...

Page 193: ...rn Airplane mode on or off Press and hold POWER and then tap Airplane mode Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Tap the Airplane mode On Off switch to turn it on or off When enabled the Airplane mode icon is displayed in the status bar Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Display gestures buttons or Di...

Page 194: ...evel surface and then tap Calibrate 4 After the recalibration process tap OK Keeping the screen on while charging 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Display gestures buttons or Display buttons 3 Select the Stay awake option Changing sound settings Switching between silent vibration and normal modes Do one of the following To change from silent to normal mode press the VOLUME U...

Page 195: ... automatically When you re in a call you can switch to speakerphone by simply flipping HTC One S over 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap 2 Tap Sound 3 Select the Flip for speaker 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 lang...

Page 196: ... operator for this code 1 On the Phone dialer screen enter the PUK code and then tap Next 2 Enter the new PIN you want to use and then tap Next 3 Enter the new PIN again and then tap OK Protecting HTC One S with a screen lock Protect your personal information and prevent others from using HTC One S without your permission by setting a screen lock pattern face unlock PIN or password You ll be asked...

Page 197: ...econds tap OK 3 If the display goes off press the POWER button to turn the display back on and then unlock the screen 4 Tap the Forgot pattern button when it appears 5 Enter your Google Account name and password and then tap Sign in You ll then be asked to create a new screen lock pattern If you no longer want to do so tap None or press Checking information about HTC One S 1 Slide the Notification...

Page 198: ... top 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 accents associated with them Swipe right to show number keys or swipe left to change keyboard languages not available if you re using trace keyboard Choosing multiple keyboard languages If multiple ke...

Page 199: ...uggestion 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 that you ve selected 1 Slide the Notifications panel open and then tap Language keyboard 2 Tap HTC Sense Input Keyboard selection Bilingual prediction and then choose the language you want Adding a wo...

Page 200: ...rting 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 text by tracing Instead of tapping the keys on the onscreen keyboard you can trace to type words 1 Slide your finger from one letter to the next to enter a word 2 Lift your finger when the word is com...

Page 201: ...rted printer and print out documents email meeting invitations photos and more Both printer and HTC One S must be turned on and connected to the same local network Connect HTC One S to the local network using Wi Fi To learn how to connect the printer to a local network refer to your printer user guide The local network must not be behind a firewall 1 While in an app such as Internet Mail or Calend...

Page 202: ...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 Tap Next and then select the manufacturer and model of the printer 4 Tap Save The printer appears on the list and you can tap it to print your photo or document Stopping running applications using Task Manager Use Task Manager to stop a ru...

Page 203: ... 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 Connected to a Bluetooth device No SIM card installed Airplane mode Connected to a Wi Fi network GPS is on Data synchronizing Alarm is set Battery is full 203 Other essentials ...

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Page 206: ... 98 tasks 170 Battery charging 11 checking usage 32 saving battery power 190 Beats Audio profile 84 Bluetooth connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 185 disconnecting or unpairing 186 received file location 188 receiving information 188 sending information 187 sharing music 88 turning on or off 185 Browser bookmarks 71 history 71 73 homepage 74 incognito tab 71 navigating 70 options 74 Reading ...

Page 207: ...cts 14 111 transferring contacts 14 111 Continuous shooting 35 Copying files to computer 93 text 30 D Data connection access point names APN 177 data roaming 178 sharing 183 turning on or off 177 usage 178 Delete contacts 113 Display G sensor 194 changing the time before the screen turns off 193 recalibrating G sensor 194 screen brightness 193 screen rotation 194 Sleep mode 25 DLNA 90 Documents ed...

Page 208: ...8 photos in SkyDrive 141 photos in social networks 80 sending photos and videos 80 sharing photos and videos 81 videos 76 viewing photos and videos by event 75 viewing photos by location 75 watching videos 76 Geotag 38 75 Gestures motion gestures 23 touch gestures 20 Gmail 122 Google Latitude 158 Google Maps 155 Google Now setting up 68 turning off 69 Google Play installing apps 172 refund 173 Goo...

Page 209: ...n 201 trace input 200 using 198 L Language keyboard language 198 map language 151 system language 195 Leap view 14 Locations about 149 directions 153 downloading maps 155 footprints 151 getting directions 153 location search 149 managing services 155 map language 151 pins 151 purchasing services 155 search region 151 turning on location services 149 viewing maps 150 Lock screen dismissing an alarm...

Page 210: ...toring 65 saving as task 60 secure box 61 sending 58 59 settings 65 viewing 60 MMS 59 Mobile data 177 Movie Editor creating a slideshow 88 Multimedia message attachment 59 sending 59 Music adding a song to a queue 87 adding music services 83 adding shortcuts 83 album covers 84 Beats Audio profile 84 browsing music 83 listening 84 playing music from the Lock screen 85 playlist 85 setting a song as ...

Page 211: ...putting a call on hold 53 receiving 52 Smart Dial 50 speakerphone 54 speed dial 51 Phone information 197 Phone settings See Settings Phone storage available storage 93 copying files 93 increasing storage space 93 storage encryption 94 types of storage 92 Phone updates 16 Photos about Gallery 75 editing 77 effects 77 location 75 organizing 79 sharing 81 social networks 80 tagging 81 transferring fr...

Page 212: ...8 photos and videos 81 text 30 TV 89 Shortcuts Lockscreen 48 Music 83 SIM card copying messages to 63 inserting 10 removing 10 SIM PIN 196 SkyDrive 140 Sleep mode 25 Slideshow creating using Movie Editor 88 MMS 59 photos in Gallery 76 Slow motion video 37 Smart network sharing 183 184 SMS 58 Social networks 118 119 Soft reset 99 Software update 16 Sound ringtone notifications and alarms 46 audible...

Page 213: ...video service 143 video streaming 143 watching 76 Voice input 201 Voice Recorder 176 Voice search 66 VPN adding a connection 182 connecting 182 disconnecting 182 W Wallpaper changing 40 Watch list 72 Weather adding cities 162 checking weather 162 Wi Fi calling 56 connecting to another network 180 connecting via WPS 180 turning on 179 Widgets adding 41 changing settings 42 removing 43 resizing 42 W...

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