User Guide

Get Started 4
Complete the Setup Application
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your phone language, Internet connection, select how you
want to set up your new phone, and more.
1. Touch START to begin.
 Touch NEXT or SKIP to skip any of the screens.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete each section. For each topic, you will have the
option to skip it and continue to the next screen.
 Hands Free Activation. See Activate Your Phone.
 Connect to Wi-Fi. Connect to a Wi-Fi
®
network. For more information, see Wi-Fi.
 Got Google? Sign in to your Google
™
Account. If you don’t have a Google Account, see
Create a Google Account.
Note: You do not need to sign up for a Google Account to use your phone. However, to download apps
from the Google Play™ Store or chat in Google+™ Hangouts™, you must link your phone to a Google
Account.
 Fast and easy setup. Use the HTC Get Started service to set up your accounts and
personalize your new phone from your computer. Your phone shows you the URL of the HTC
Get Started site and a pair code. On your computer’s Web browser, just go to the URL and
enter the pair code to start your Web setup. You need an HTC Account to save your
accounts and settings on the Web and download them to your phone. To find out more about
HTC Get Started and HTC Account, see the Help and FAQ on the HTC Get Started site:
start.htcsense.com.
 Transfer or restore. If you want to transfer content from an old phone to your new HTC
phone, choose Get content from old phone and touch NEXT. See Transfer Content to Your
New Phone.
Or if you want to restore your apps and settings from a backup you’ve created in your online
storage, select Restore from HTC Backup, and touch NEXT. See Restore Your Backup
From Your Online Storage to Your New Phone.
 Accounts & sync. Set up your email and social network accounts including Google,
Microsoft
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Exchange ActiveSync
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, Mail, HTC Account, Facebook, LinkedIn
®
, Outlook.com,
Twitter, and Instagram. For more information, see Accounts & Sync.
 Personalize & Secure. Give your new phone a name or set up a screen lock to help secure
your phone.
 HTC Backup. This screen shows apps, social accounts, contacts, and more that you’ve
backed up to your online storage. For more information, see Backup.
 Tell HTC & location services. Choose whether to allow HTC to collect anonymous data in
the background about how you use your phone. Scroll down the screen to view and enable