HTC SIM FREE DESIRE 626 Owner's manual

Category
Smartphones
Type
Owner's manual
User guide
HTC Desire 626
Contents
Features you'll enjoy
Personalization 9
Imaging 10
Sound 11
Unboxing
HTC Desire 626 12
nano SIM card 13
Storage card 14
Charging the battery 16
Switching the power on or off 16
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 17
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up HTC Desire 626 for the first time 18
Restoring your backup from your cloud storage 19
Transferring content from an Android phone 20
Ways of transferring content from an iPhone 20
Transferring iPhone content through iCloud 21
Other ways of getting contacts and other content 21
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 22
Using Quick Settings 22
Getting to know your settings 24
Updating your phone's software 24
Getting apps from Google Play 26
Downloading apps from the web 27
Uninstalling an app 27
Your first week with your new phone
Basics 28
HTC Sense Home widget 37
Lock screen 39
Notifications 42
Working with text 44
HTC Help 48
Personalizing
Themes 49
More ways to personalize 52
HTC BlinkFeed
What is HTC BlinkFeed? 59
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Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off 60
Restaurant recommendations 60
Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed 61
Customizing the Highlights feed 62
Saving articles for later 62
Posting to your social networks 63
Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed 63
Camera
Camera basics 64
Selfies and people shots 67
Panoramic shots 70
Other camera features 70
Camera settings 71
Gallery
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 72
Adding photos or videos to an album 75
Copying or moving photos or videos between albums 75
Tagging photos and videos 75
Searching for photos and videos 76
Finding matching photos 77
Trimming a video 77
Saving a photo from a video 78
Viewing, editing, and saving a Zoe highlight 78
One Gallery 78
Photo Editor
Basics 80
Creative effects 82
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 88
Making a call with your voice 88
Dialing an extension number 89
Returning a missed call 89
Speed dial 89
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 89
Making an emergency call 90
Receiving calls 90
What can I do during a call? 90
Setting up a conference call 91
Call History 92
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 92
Home dialing 93
Messages
Sending a text message (SMS) 94
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 94
Sending a group message 95
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Resuming a draft message 95
Replying to a message 95
Forwarding a message 96
Moving messages to the secure box 96
Blocking unwanted messages 97
Copying a text message to the nano SIM card 97
Deleting messages and conversations 97
Entertainment
HTC Music 99
FM Radio 102
HTC Connect 102
Power and storage management
Battery 107
Phone storage 110
File Manager 112
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync 114
Backup 115
HTC Sync Manager 120
Reset 122
People
Your contacts list 124
Setting up your profile 125
Adding a new contact 125
Editing a contact’s information 126
Getting in touch with a contact 127
Importing or copying contacts 127
Merging contact information 128
Sending contact information 129
Contact groups 129
Private contacts 130
Calendar and Email
Viewing the Calendar 132
Scheduling or editing an event 133
Choosing which calendars to show 133
Sharing an event 134
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 134
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 135
Checking your mail 136
Sending an email message 137
Reading and replying to an email message 137
Managing email messages 138
Searching email messages 139
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email 139
Adding an email account 140
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What is Smart Sync? 141
Google Search and apps
Google Now 142
Google Search 144
Google Chrome 145
Google Drive 146
Google Maps 148
YouTube 150
Other apps
HTC Dot View 152
HTC Car 154
Scribble 155
Clock 158
Weather 158
Voice recorder 159
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off 160
Managing your data usage 160
Wi-Fi connection 162
Connecting to VPN 163
Using HTC Desire 626 as a Wi-Fi hotspot 164
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 165
Wireless sharing
Turning Bluetooth on or off 166
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 166
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 167
Receiving files using Bluetooth 167
Settings and security
Turning location services on or off 169
Do not disturb mode 169
Airplane mode 171
Scheduling when to turn data connection off 171
Automatic screen rotation 171
Setting when to turn off the screen 172
Screen brightness 172
Touch sounds and vibration 172
Changing the display language 173
Installing a digital certificate 173
Pinning the current screen 173
Disabling an app 174
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 174
Accessibility features 175
Accessibility settings 175
Turning Magnification gestures on or off 175
Navigating HTC Desire 626 with TalkBack 176
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Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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About this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information:
This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose
to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information 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 to be careful
about to prevent potential problems.
Some apps may not be available in all regions or with your mobile operator.
7 About this guide
Important note on recoverable data
Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased from your device
may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery software. Even a factory reset may not
permanently erase all data from your mobile device, including personal information.
8 Important note on recoverable data
Features you'll enjoy
Personalization
Designed with you in mind, HTC Desire 626 is filled with innovations that help it to adapt to your
life.
Themes
Make HTC Desire 626 feel more personal by
customizing how it looks with your own photos and
then mix and match with different sets of icons,
sounds, color schemes, and more. See What is the
Themes app? on page 49.
HTC Sense Home
Your Home screen adapts to your needs at home, at work, and on
the go. New lock screen notifications make it easier to find what
you've missed, see upcoming events, get restaurant
recommendations, and more. See What is the HTC Sense Home
widget? on page 37 and HTC BlinkFeed Notifications on page
41.
HTC BlinkFeed
Get your favorite topics, news, social media, and more
conveniently delivered to one place on your phone. Even get
suggestions for points of interests and places to eat! See What is
HTC BlinkFeed? on page 59.
9 Features you'll enjoy
Imaging
Take fun selfies and create interesting photos to share with family and friends.
Front camera features
Enjoy using a variety of selfie-friendly features with the Camera app.
§ Instant selfie shots – Flash a smile, and the camera instantly captures your smiling face. Or,
Just say "Cheese"! See Using Auto Selfie on page 68 and Using Voice Selfie on page 69.
§ HDR – Improve the lighting in your selfies look with HDR. See Using HDR on page 70.
§ Make-up level – Make your complexion look smoother by adjusting the Make-up level before
you take your selfie. See Skin touch-ups for people shots on page 68.
Photo Editor
The Photo Editor app enhances your photos, from basic edits to elegant effects!
Make a photo surreal. Blend in shapes,
elements, and prismatic effects. See
Prismatic on page 84.
Superimpose one image onto another and
create a unique composition only you can
imagine! See Double Exposure on page
85.
Face Fusion uses two photos such as your selfie and a
photo of your favorite celebrity to merge your looks
together. See Face Fusion on page 86.
10 Features you'll enjoy
Sound
Easily connect wireless speakers to your phone.
HTC Connect
Simply swipe up the screen with three fingers to stream music or video from HTC Desire 626 to
your speakers or TV. Control the volume and playback with your phone! You can even enjoy your
favorite music on multiple speakers. See What is HTC Connect? on page 102.
11 Features you'll enjoy
Unboxing
HTC Desire 626
1. Microphone and speaker
2. POWER
3. VOLUME buttons
4. Proximity sensor
5. Receiver
6. 3.5mm headset jack
7. Notification LED
8. Front camera
9. Slot cover
10. USB connector
You need a 4G/LTE
â„¢
plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE network for voice calls and data
services. Check with your operator for details.
§ If you want to use a case or screen protector, don’t cover and block the proximity sensor.
Purchase a case or screen protector designed for HTC Desire 626.
§ Avoid liquid or dust from entering the microphone hole to prevent damage to the microphone.
§ Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms that dangle near the
headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.
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nano SIM card
HTC Desire 626 uses a nano SIM card.
Use a standard nano SIM card only. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the standard
nano SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.
Inserting a nano SIM card
1. Make sure HTC Desire 626 is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
3. Pull the tray out from the nano SIM slot.
4. Place a nano SIM card into the tray with the card's gold contacts facing up and its cut-off
corner facing out.
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5. When reinserting the tray, make sure it is facing up so that the nano SIM card doesn’t fall out.
Slide the tray all the way into the slot.
6. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks
into place.
Removing a nano SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 626 before removing the card.
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Pull the tray out from the nano SIM slot, and remove the nano SIM card.
3. Push the plastic hinge into the side of the phone, and then press from the top to the bottom of
the slot cover to lock it in place.
Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. When you need to free up phone storage
space, you can also move certain apps to the storage card, if the apps support this feature.
The storage card is optional and sold separately.
§ Moving apps to the storage card doesn't back up the apps. If you do a factory reset, your phone
loses the apps. You'll need to reinstall them.
§ When you remove the storage card and insert it in another phone, the apps on the storage card
won't be installed automatically to the other phone. You'll need to reinstall them.
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Inserting the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. With HTC Desire 626 facing down, insert a microSD
â„¢
into the bottom slot, with its gold
contacts facing up and towards the slot.
3. Push the plastic hinge into the side of the phone, and then press from the top to the bottom of
the slot cover to lock it in place.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 626 is on, unmount the storage card
first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
Go to Settings > Storage, and then tap Unmount SD card.
Removing the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Push the plastic hinge into the side of the phone, and then press from the top to the bottom of
the slot cover to lock it in place.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 626, it is recommended that you charge the battery.
§ If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC Desire 626 for
several minutes before powering it on.
§ Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 626 to charge the battery.
When the battery power is too low, make sure to use the power adapter to charge, not the USB
cable connection with your computer.
1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
§ As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.
§ Avoid charging the battery in hot environments.
§ When you're using the web browser and charging the battery, HTC Desire 626 may become
warmer. This is normal.
§ To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you finish
charging.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button until HTC Desire 626 vibrates.
When you turn on HTC Desire 626 for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Tap Power off on the options menu.
Want some quick guidance on your phone?
Check out the friendly walkthroughs and the FAQs in the Help app to learn how to use your phone.
§ When you see a Tips & Help tile in HTC BlinkFeed
â„¢
, just tap the tile to know more about the
tip.
§ From the Home screen, tap
, and then find and tap Help.
You can then tap Search help articles & videos, and enter what you're looking for. Or you
can tap to browse how-tos, FAQs, and more.
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Phone setup and transfer
Setting up HTC Desire 626 for the first time
When you switch on HTC Desire 626 for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
You can enable TalkBack to navigate by voice feedback before selecting the language. Press and
hold two fingers on the screen until you hear a message saying that accessibility mode is enabled.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to your accounts, set
up your screen lock, and more.
During the setup, there are different ways you can choose to transfer or restore content to
HTC Desire 626. It is recommended to choose just one of the following methods to avoid
overwriting content that has already been imported to HTC Desire 626:
§ Use Google
®
backup if you've used it to back up your old phone before and you only need to
restore apps and no other types of content. On the Get your apps & data screen, choose your
old phone and the apps you want to restore to HTC Desire 626.
If you have other types of content to transfer or restore from your old phone, tap Restore
from this backup, and then select Set up as new device.
§ Use HTC Backup to restore a previous backup from your cloud storage. On the HTC
Advantage screen, sign in with the account credentials that you used as your HTC Account.
Or you can tap Restore from HTC Backup on the Transfer or restore content screen.
§ If you have content from another phone that you want to transfer, whether it's from an
Android
â„¢
, iPhone, or other phone, tap Transfer content on the Transfer or restore content
screen.
Depending on the type of old phone that you have, see the following for more details:
Transferring content from an Android phone on page 20
Ways of transferring content from an iPhone on page 20
§ Set up a screen lock to help protect HTC Desire 626.
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. To avoid incurring data fees, disable these
features under Settings. For more information on location services, see Turning location
services on or off on page 169.
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Restoring your backup from your cloud storage
If you used HTC Backup before, you can restore a previous backup when you turn HTC Desire 626
on for the first time or after a factory reset.
Depending on the amount of content, restoring a backup to HTC Desire 626 through your data
connection may incur additional data costs and take a long time. Using a Wi-Fi
®
connection is
recommended.
1. From the Add your account screen, sign in to your Google Account.
2. If you see the Get your apps & data screen, tap Restore from this backup, and then select Set
up as new device.
You'll see this screen when you've previously backed up an old phone using Google backup. Do
not restore anything from Google backup when you want to restore a backup from HTC Backup.
3. On the HTC Advantage screen, sign in with the account credentials that you used as your
HTC Account.
Or if you skipped this screen, tap Restore from HTC Backup on the Transfer or restore
content screen, and then sign in with the account credentials that you used as your HTC
Account.
4. Choose the backup that you want to restore to HTC Desire 626.
5. If prompted, choose whether to use your mobile data or Wi-Fi connection for restoring your
backup.
6. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your backup and to continue setting up your
phone.
7. Slide open the Notifications panel to check if there's any notification to finish setting up your
phone.
Free apps from Google Play
â„¢
will be restored in the background, and you can track the progress via a
notification in the status bar. To restore paid apps, you need to download and install them from
Google Play.
Your apps will appear on the Apps screen as they are installed. The Apps and Home screen shortcuts
will be reorganized as in your backup after all of your apps have been installed. You may continue
using HTC Desire 626 while apps are being restored.
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Transferring content from an Android phone
On your old Android phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer your content to
HTC Desire 626.
The types of locally stored content on your old phone that the HTC Transfer Tool can transfer
include contacts, messages, calendar events, music, photos, videos, and some settings. More types of
data such as call histories, email accounts, and some HTC app settings can be transferred from HTC
phones that have HTC Sense
â„¢
5.5 or higher.
You need Android version 2.2 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
> Settings > Get content from another phone.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an HTC Android phone or other Android phone.
3. On the Get content from another phone screen, tap Next.
4. Follow the steps shown on HTC Desire 626 to download the HTC Transfer Tool from
Google Play to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.
5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN also appears on
HTC Desire 626 before you continue.
If the PIN code doesn't appear, tap Retry on your old phone. If it still won't appear, this may
mean that your old phone is unable to connect to HTC Desire 626. When this happens, try
another transfer method.
6. Tap Confirm on your old phone.
7. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, tap Transfer, and then
tap Yes.
8. Wait for the transfer to finish.
9. Tap Done on both phones.
Ways of transferring content from an iPhone
If you have an iPhone, there are easy ways to transfer your contacts, messages, and other content to
HTC Desire 626.
§ Back up and restore iPhone content through iCloud. To find out how, see Transferring
iPhone content through iCloud on page 21.
§ Back up iPhone content using iTunes on your computer, and then use HTC Sync Manager to
transfer the content to HTC Desire 626. For details, see Transferring iPhone content and
apps to your HTC phone on page 121.
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