Do even more
When you go to WindowsPhone.com and click My Phone,
you can find and get apps and games at the Windows
Phone Store on the web and then easily add them to your
phone. You can also set up Find My Phone, where you can
ring, lock, erase, or find your phone on a map, all for free.
Explore more at WindowsPhone.com.
Disclaimer
Data plan required. Location services must be enabled and Wi-Fi
required for some features and services. Carrier fees apply. Some
features and services may vary by area, phone, carrier, plan, and
version of Windows Phone software. Some apps and services sold
separately.
Search and do with Bing
No matter where you are on the phone, you can always
search with Bing by pressing .
Just type whatever you’re looking for in the search box,
then tap on the onscreen keyboard. Bing will show you
not only the web results, but also local results (including
maps, ratings, and directions) and images.
Plus, there are even more ways to search than with words.
•
Tap
to see places to eat,
drink, shop, and visit nearby.
•
Tap
to identify songs and
get them at the Windows
Phone Store.
•
Tap
to scan barcodes,
QR Codes, Microsoft Tags,
books, magazines, and more
to get more information or
translations.
And you can always tap to say
what you’re looking for and spare
your fingers the typing.
Note:
Some web search features may not be available in certain
countries.
Family friendly
Kid’s Corner gives you a way to share apps, videos, games,
and music with your child without worrying that they
might accidentally buy something, delete something
important, or send email to your boss.
To set it up, tap
Kid’s Corner
and follow the instructions.
Once it’s set up, your child gets to Kid’s Corner by swiping
left from your lock screen. There’s a whole separate Start
screen, where kids can choose the theme, arrange their
own Tiles, and play anything you’ve shared with them. To
leave Kid’s Corner, press the phone’s POWER button.
Back up your stuff
When you sign in with your Microsoft account on your
Windows Phone, you can turn on the service that lets you
automatically save things to an online service known as
the cloud. When you set up backups on your phone, you
can:
•
Automatically upload your photos and videos to
SkyDrive so you can see them from anywhere you
can access the web.
•
Sync your SMS and MMS messages to Hotmail so you
have a backup, just in case.
•
Create backups of your phone’s settings, including
the list of apps you’ve installed, your theme color,
Internet Explorer favorites, accounts, and more.
You can fine-tune your backup
options in
Settings
>
backup
. For
example, you can automatically
upload your photos and videos
at a high resolution, or manually
back up your settings any time
you choose.
Keeping things in sync
It’s easy to get your photos, videos, music, documents,
and more from your computer to your phone (and vice
versa).
If you have a Windows 8 PC:
•
Plug your phone into your computer with the cable,
and the Windows Phone app will install automatically.
If you have a Windows 7 PC:
•
Plug your phone into your computer with the cable.
A link will appear to install the Windows Phone app.
If you have a Mac:
•
Get the Windows Phone app from the Mac App
Store.
To learn more about finding the right app, go to
WindowsPhone.com.
Taking and sharing photos
There are piles of apps to make the photos you take on
your phone look vintage, fancy, panoramic, silly, or just
black and white. With Lenses, you don’t have to dig to find
your camera apps—you can get to them right from the
Camera by tapping .
Here are a few more tips for your inner shutterbug:
•
Press the Camera button to
bring up the Camera from
anywhere.
•
Add pictures to your
Favorites album to create
a slideshow in your Photos
Tile.
•
Press the Camera button
halfway to focus the
Camera.
•
Tag faces in the photos you
share. Look for Who’s this?
and then type the person’s
name.
Rooms and Groups
Rooms and Groups are a great
way to stay in touch with the
people who matter most to you.
With Rooms, you send a text
message inviting family and
friends to join, and when they
accept, you’ll be able to chat with
the whole room and privately
share a calendar, photos, and
notes with them.
With Groups, you just add some
contacts, and then you can see
updates from Facebook and
Twitter, new messages, and
missed calls, just from those folks,
all in one place. Plus, you can send them group texts and
emails. No need to invite them—a Group is just for you!
Your phone comes with a “Best friends” group and a
“Family Room” to get you started—you’ll see their Tiles
when you go to
People
and flick to
together
. Tap one to
set it up.
To create a new Room or Group:
1 Tap
People
, flick to
together
, then tap .
2 Tap either
Room
or
Group
and follow the instructions.
Keeping in touch (cont.)
Create new contacts
It’s easy to quickly create a contact from a phone number.
Just tap the number in your call history, then tap . Or, to
start from scratch, tap in the People Hub contact list.
If you save a contact to your Microsoft account, it’ll be
synced to the cloud automatically. That way, your contacts
are backed up if you lose your phone, and you can see them
from anywhere you sign in to Hotmail or Outlook.com.
Quick guide
For the complete user guide and other helpful resources,
go to www.htc.com/support. Please also read the Safety
and regulatory guide that’s included in the box.
For additional information about your phone, go to
windowsphone.com.
Note
: Certain Microsoft services/features may not be
available in your country or region.
HTC Hotline Support:
1866-449-8358
7 days a week
6am EST to 1am EST
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