HTC 5G Hub User guide

User guide

Contents

What's special with HTC 5G Hub

Features you'll enjoy 7

Unboxing and setup

HTC 5G Hub overview 8

Inserting the nano SIM and microSD cards 9

Charging the battery 12

Switching the power on or off 13

Setting up HTC 5G Hub for the first time 13

Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 14

Basics

Navigation Bar 16

Ways to capture screenshots 16

Sleep mode 17

Lock screen 17

Smart display 17

Getting to know your settings 18

Using Quick Settings 18

Restarting HTC 5G Hub (Soft reset) 19

Notifications 21

Selecting, copying, and pasting text 22

Entering text 23

Want some quick guidance on using HTC 5G Hub? 23

Home screen

Choosing your Home screen mode 24

HTC 5G Hub Dashboard 24

Adding or removing a home screen panel 25

Changing your Home screen wallpaper 25

Adding Home screen widgets 26

Grouping apps on the Home screen 27

Internet connections

Turning the data connection on or off 28

Using HTC 5G Hub as a Wi-Fi hotspot 28

Using HTC 5G Hub as an 802.11ad hotspot 29

Sharing your Internet connection over Ethernet 30

Sharing your Internet connection over USB 30

Connecting to VPN 30

Installing a digital certificate 32

Managing your data usage 32

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Battery

Turning Battery management on or off 35

Tips for extending battery life 35

Using Battery saver mode 37

Displaying the battery percentage 37

Checking battery usage 37

Battery optimization for apps 37

Storage

Freeing up storage space 39

Types of storage 40

Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? 40

Setting up your storage card as internal storage 41

Moving apps and data between the built-in storage and storage card 41

Moving an app to or from the storage card 42

Copying or moving files between the built-in storage and storage card 42

Copying files between HTC 5G Hub and your computer 43

Unmounting the storage card 43

Backup and reset

Backing up HTC 5G Hub 44

Resetting network settings 44

Resetting HTC 5G Hub (Hard reset) 45

Updates

Software and app updates 46

Installing a software update 47

Installing an application update 47

Installing app updates from Google Play Store 47

Using apps

Accessing and opening apps 49

Clock 49

Weather 49

What you can do on Google Photos 49

Working with apps

App shortcuts 51

Switching between recently opened apps 51

Working with two apps at the same time 51

Using picture-in-picture 52

Controlling app permissions 53

Setting default apps 53

Setting up app links 53

Disabling an app 54

Installing and removing apps

Getting apps from Google Play Store 55

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Downloading apps from the web 56

Uninstalling an app 56

Common settings

Adjusting the volume 57

Changing your notification sound 57

Do not disturb mode 58

Turning the location setting on or off 59

Airplane mode 60

Setting when to turn off the screen 60

Screen brightness 60

Night Light 60

Touch sounds 61

Changing the display language 61

Turning Bluetooth on or off 62

Connecting a Bluetooth headset 62

Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 63

Receiving files using Bluetooth 63

Security settings

Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 65

Setting a screen lock 65

Setting up Smart Lock 66

Turning the lock screen off 67

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

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About this guide

We use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information:

This is a note. It provides detailed information for setup, common questions, and what to do in

specific situations.

This is a tip. It will give you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure 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 is a warning. Take note to avoid potential problems or prevent damage to your hardware.

Information contained in this guide may have changed. For the most up-to-date information,

including the latest version of this guide, go to HTC Support.

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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.

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What's special with

HTC 5G Hub

Features you'll enjoy

Harness 5G and 4G speeds for home, business, and in-between with HTC 5G Hub.

At home

§ High-speed Internet lets you stream 4K-compatible

displays.

§ Responsive data connection allows competitive gaming.

On the go

§ No Internet? No problem. Bring HTC 5G Hub with you

wherever you go.

§ Larger battery helps you stay connected throughout the

day.

In the office

§ Get high-speed network connections for multiple devices

and configuration flexibility for a corporate VPN.

§ Mobile network scales easily via Gigabit Ethernet.

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Unboxing and setup

HTC 5G Hub overview

After taking HTC 5G Hub out of the box, familiarize yourself with the location of the card tray and

controls.

1. POWER button

2. Microphones

3. Speakers

4. RECOVERY button

5. DC charging port

6. nano SIM and storage card tray

7. USB Type-C

™

port

8. Gigabit Ethernet port

You need a 5G NR/4G LTE

™

plan to use your operator's 5G NR/4G LTE network for data services.

Check with your operator for details.

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§ Before use, check all items in the box and make sure there's no damage.

§ For optimal performance, make sure to leave a space around the vents to help keep HTC 5G Hub

cool.

§ Don't disassemble any part of the device. Don't try to open the device or remove the battery by

force. Don't use the device in wet environments or expose to liquid. This may damage the device

or its electronics and will invalidate the warranty.

§ Please read the safety and usage guidelines in the Safety and regulatory guide included in the

box.

Inserting the nano SIM and microSD cards

§ Use a standard nano SIM card, if it's not already inserted. A modified card that is thicker than

the standard nano SIM card will not fit properly on the tray and may damage the card slot.

§ The microSD

™

card is optional and sold separately.

1. Make sure HTC 5G Hub is powered off. See Switching the power on or off on page 13.

2. Place the device on a flat surface.

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3. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool that came with your hub—or a small bent paperclip—into

the tray eject hole.

When inserting the eject tool into the tray eject hole to remove the card tray, do not obstruct

the tray to avoid damaging the eject mechanism inside the slot.

4. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the tray ejects, and then pull the tray out.

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5. With the gold contacts facing down, place your nano SIM and microSD cards into the SIM

and SD holders of the tray. Make sure to align the cut-off corner of the nano SIM card to the

notch on the holder.

6. When reinserting the tray, make sure it is facing up so that your cards don't fall out. With the

outer card holder between your fingers, steadily slide the tray all the way into the slot.

7. Make sure the tray is fully inserted and doesn't protrude from the slot.

Follow the same procedure above to eject the tray and remove your cards. Before ejecting the tray,

make sure to unmount your microSD card first. See Unmounting the storage card on page 43.

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Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC 5G Hub, it is recommended that you charge the battery.

§ If the battery has been fully drained, you may need to charge HTC 5G Hub for several minutes

before powering it on.

§ Use the HTC power adapter to charge the battery.

§ Make sure to leave space around the back and sides of HTC 5G Hub for ventilation.

1. Insert the small end of the charging cable into the DC charging port on the back of the device.

2. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

3. After you finish charging, unplug the charger from your device first.

§ Avoid charging the battery in hot environments. As a safety precaution, the battery may stop

charging to avoid overheating.

§ When you're using battery-intensive apps such as games or video streaming apps while charging

the battery, your device may become warmer. This is normal.

§ It is strongly recommended to unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet when not in

use.

You can also charge your device with a USB Type-C cable.

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Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button until the HTC 5G Hub screen illuminates.

When you turn on HTC 5G Hub for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. See Setting up

HTC 5G Hub for the first time on page 13.

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.

You can also go to Settings, and then tap System

Advanced Shut down Power off.

Setting up HTC 5G Hub for the first time

When you turn on HTC 5G Hub for the first time—or after you've done a factory reset—you’ll need

to set it up.

1. If you need to navigate by voice feedback, turn on TalkBack by pressing and holding two

fingers on the first screen until you hear a message and then a beep.

Or if you accidentally enabled TalkBack, follow the onscreen tutorial to turn it off.

2. Choose the system language you want to use, then read and agree to the terms of use.

3. Specify your Wi-Fi hotspot name and password.

You will need to enter this information on each device you want to connect.

4. Specify your 802.11ad hotspot and password, or do this later.

You will need to enter this information on each device you want to connect.

5. Sign in to your Google

®

Account.

6. On the Google Services screen, make sure the Back up to Google Drive option is turned on to

enable Auto Backup. It's also recommended to have the options under Location and Device

maintenance turned on.

7. Set a screen lock with a PIN, pattern, or password. You can also do this later. For details, see

Setting a screen lock on page 65.

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8. Set up Google Assistant, or do this later. For details, visit support.google.com/assistant/.

9. Choose your device mode:

§ HTC 5G Hub mode: Features the Dashboard with hotspot information and quick

access to its settings. See HTC 5G Hub Dashboard on page 24 for details.

§ Android mode: Provides you with the native Android Home screen launcher.

You can switch between these modes at any time later. See Choosing your Home screen

mode on page 24.

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.

Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more

You can sync contacts, calendars, and other information from your social networks, email accounts,

and online services on HTC 5G Hub. Depending on the account type, signing in to your online

accounts lets you sync updates between HTC 5G Hub and the Web.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts.

2. Tap Add account.

3. Tap the account type you want to add.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.

You can add several Google Accounts.

Syncing your accounts

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts.

2. Tap the Automatically sync data On/Off switch to turn automatic sync of all your accounts

on or off.

3. To manually sync individual accounts, tap an account, tap Account sync, and then tap

Sync now.

On the Account sync screen, you can also change the sync settings for your Google Account.

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Removing an account

Remove accounts from HTC 5G Hub if you no longer use them. Removing an account does not

remove accounts and information from the online service itself.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts.

2. Tap an account.

3. Tap Remove Account.

Some personal data may be retained by the third-party app after you have removed the account

from HTC 5G Hub.

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Basics

Navigation Bar

Use the available action buttons on the Navigation Bar to perform frequently-used actions.

In HTC 5G Hub mode, you may need to swipe from the right edge of the screen to show the

Navigation Bar.

On the Navigation Bar, you can do the following:

§ Tap to display the volume controls. See Adjusting the volume on page 57.

§ Tap to show recent apps that you've used. See Switching between recently opened

apps on page 51.

§ Tap to go to the Home screen.

§ Tap to go back to the previous screen.

Ways to capture screenshots

It's easy to take a picture of the screen to keep or share.

To capture a screenshot, you can use the following buttons:

§ POWER

Press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Screenshot.

§ POWER button and onscreen HOME button

Press and hold the POWER button, and then tap

on the Navigation Bar while still pressing

the POWER button.

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Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC 5G Hub into a low power state while the display is

off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC 5G Hub is in your bag.

Switching to Sleep mode

To turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode, briefly press the POWER button.

HTC 5G Hub also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while. You can change

the time before HTC 5G Hub sleeps by setting the screen timeout. For details, see Setting when to

turn off the screen on page 60.

Waking up from Sleep mode

Press the POWER button.

Lock screen

Here's what you can do on the Lock screen:

§ Swipe up on the lock screen to unlock the screen.

§ Tap twice on a notification to go directly to the related app.

§ Swipe left or right on the notification to remove it.

§ Slide left or right on a notification until you see and . Tap to snooze the

notification.

§ Press and hold a notification, and then tap Stop notifications or Keep showing to customize

the notification settings.

If you don't want notification content to appear on the lock screen, go to Settings Security

Lock screen preferences On the lock screen, and then tap Don't show notifications at all.

If you want to set up a screen lock or Smart lock, see Setting a screen lock on page 65 for

details.

Smart display

Smart display gives you a quick glimpse of the date and time, battery status, notification icons, and

network status. It only appears when HTC 5G Hub is connected to a power supply.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Display.

2. Tap Advanced

Smart display.

3. You can turn off Smart display by tapping the On/Off switch.

Need complete darkness? You can set a schedule for Smart display by making sure

Set schedule

is enabled. Then choose a start time, end time, and days of the week.

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Getting to know your settings

Want to set up a hospot connection, tweak your battery settings, or add your accounts? Do this and

more in Settings.

1. Open Settings from the Notifications panel or Home screen:

§ From the Home screen, find and tap Settings.

§ Swipe down from the top of the screen and then tap . If the status bar is hidden,

swipe once from the top of the screen to make it appear, then swipe again to show the

Notifications panel.

2. Here are some of the basic settings you can change:

§ Tap Network & Internet to connect and configure your data connection, check your

data usage, turn your device into a Wi-Fi

®

hotspot, and more.

§ Tap Display to change the wallpaper, adjust the font and display size, set a screen saver,

and more.

§ Tap Sound to change notification sounds, decide if sound and vibration occur when

interacting with the device, set Do not disturb preferences, and more.

§ Tap Security to help secure your device, choose lock screen preferences, set your

location option, and more.

Tap

in Settings to quickly find options and settings.

Using Quick Settings

In Quick Settings, easily turn settings such as hotspot and Bluetooth

®

on or off.

In HTC 5G Hub mode, you may need to swipe down from the top edge of the screen to make the

status bar appear.

1. Swipe down from the status bar.

Right below the status bar, you'll see the short Quick Settings bar.

2. To see the full Quick Settings panel, do any of the following:

§ On the lock screen, swipe down once from the status bar.

§ On any other screen, swipe down once with two fingers or swipe down twice with one

finger from the status bar.

§ With the short Quick Settings bar opened, slide it downward.

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3. Swipe left or right to see more icons.

4. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its icon.

Customizing Quick Settings

You can remove, replace, or rearrange the tiles in Quick Settings.

In HTC 5G Hub mode, you may need to swipe down from the top edge of the screen to make the

status bar appear.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings.

2. Tap and do one of the following:

§ Press and hold a tile, and then drag it to your desired position.

§ Press and hold a tile, and then drag it down under the Drag to add tiles section to hide it

from the Quick Settings panel.

§ Under the Drag to add tiles section, drag a tile up to show it in the Quick Settings panel.

3. Press .

There is a limit to the number of tiles that can be shown in the first panel of Quick Settings. You

may need to swipe left on the Quick Settings panel to see more Quick Settings tiles.

Restarting HTC 5G Hub (Soft reset)

If HTC 5G Hub is running slower than normal, is unresponsive, or has an app that is not performing

properly, try rebooting and see if that helps solve the problem.

1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.

2. Press and hold the POWER button until a selection menu appears, and then tap Restart.

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HTC 5G Hub not responding?

If HTC 5G Hub freezes, you can still restart it.

1. Insert the tip of the pin tool all the way into the bottom left hole at the back panel.

2. Press and hold the tool on the RECOVERY button inside the hole. Then press the

POWER button for 14 seconds.

3. When your device restarts, release the buttons.

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