Clear and Simple
Quick Start Guide
HTC Desire
®
626s
Getting to know your
HTC Desire
®
626s
Navigating your phone
• Use your fingertip to lightly touch the screen.
• Use quick flicks of your finger on the touchscreen
to swipe up, down, left, and right.
• To view recent apps, tap the
Recent
key.
• To return to the previous
screen, tap the
Back
key.
• Press the
Home
key at
any time to return to the
main home screen.
• Press the
Home
key and
then drag it to the Google
button to launch Google
Now.
• Tap
App tray
to access
applications.
Notifications panel
The Notifications panel
provides quick access
to alerts including new
messages, emails and
software updates.
• Touch the Notifications bar
and drag your finger down
to see the Notifications
panel.
• Swipe right to clear
individual notifications or
tap
Clear
to clear all.
Phone setup
Insert the SIM card
1. With your phone
off
and
facing
down
, open the slot
cover with your thumb or
finger.
2. The upper slot is a SIM slot
with a tray. To remove the tray,
insert your fingernail in the
small groove in the tray and
then pull the tray out.
3. Place your SIM card into the
tray with the gold contacts
facing
up
and the cut-off
corner facing
out
.
4. When reinserting the SIM tray,
make sure it is facing
up
so
that the SIM card doesn’t fall
out. Slide the tray all the way
into the slot.
5. Insert your microSD
™
card
(optional) into the bottom
slot, with the gold contacts
facing
up
and towards the
slot. Slide the card all the way
in until it clicks into place.
6. Close the slot cover by
sliding the plastic hinge into
the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.
7. Charge your phone.
Calls and voicemail
Make a call
1. From the home screen,
tap
Phone
.
2. Select an option to make
a call:
•
Phone
: Manually enter
a telephone number.
•
Call History
: Swipe right to
return or retry a call.
•
Favorites
: Swipe left to call
favorite contacts.
•
People
: Call people in your
address book.
•
Groups
: View people
organized by category.
Check voicemail
1. From the home screen, tap
Phone
.
2. Press and hold the number
1
key on the keypad.
3. Or tap
Visual Voicemail
from the home
screen to see who has left
you a voicemail.
Use call waiting
Answer a call when you are on
an existing call.
1. While on a call, you’ll hear a
tone if another call comes in.
2. Tap
Answer
to accept the
second call and put the first
call on hold.
3. To switch between the calls,
tap a call on the screen.
Personalize
Customize home screens
1. From the home screen,
press and hold a blank area
to access customization
options.
2. Choose what you want to
customize, such as your
home screen wallpaper,
theme, and widgets.
Apply detailed personalization
to your phone by using
Themes
in the
App tray
.
Organize home screens
• To move a widget, shortcut,
or folder, tap and hold it
and then drag it to a new
location.
• To delete, tap and hold and
then drag an item to
Remove
at the top of the
screen.
• To create a folder, tap and
hold an icon and drag it on
top of another icon.
• To rename a folder, tap it,
tap the folder name, and
tap the
Folder
name field
to bring up the keyboard.
Text and picture messaging
Send a text message
1. From the home screen,
tap
Messages
.
2. Tap .
3. Enter a contact name
or mobile number in the
To
field or tap
to choose
from your contacts.
4. Tap the
Add text
field
and enter your text.
5. Tap
.
Send a picture message
1. Follow steps 1 - 4 above.
2. Tap
, and then choose
an attachment type.
3. Select or browse for the item
to attach.
4. Tap
.
Please don’t text and drive.
Gold contacts
Cut-off corner
Gold contacts
Front
camera
Power
button
Notification
LED
Microphone
and speaker
Charging
port
Headphone jack
Volume
buttons
Receiver
Proximity
sensor
microSD™
slot
SIM card
slot
