One S Manual

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Table Of Contents

Unboxing
- HTC One S
- SIM card
  - Inserting the SIM card
  - Removing the SIM card
- Charging the battery
- Switching the power on or off
  - Switching the power on
  - Switching the power off
- Setting up HTC One S for the first time
- Want some quick guidance on using your phone?
  - Searching Show Me
Your first week with your new phone
- Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S
- Home screen
  - Extended Home screen
  - Using Leap view
- Finger gestures
- Sleep mode
- Getting contacts into HTC One S
  - Transferring contacts from your old phone
- Making your first call
- Sending your first text message
- Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One S
- Copying and sharing text
- Capturing the HTC One S screen
- Switching between recently opened apps
- Notifications
- Getting to know your settings
- Getting the battery to last longer
- Updating the HTC One S software
  - Installing an update
  - Checking for updates manually
- Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager
Camera
- Camera basics
- Taking a photo
- Recording video
  - Taking a photo while recording a video
- Taking continuous camera shots
- Camera scenes
- Improving portrait shots
- Taking a group shot
- Taking a panoramic photo
- Using HDR
- Shooting in low light
- Recording videos in slow motion
- Improving video stability
- Changing camera and video settings
Personalizing
- Making HTC One S truly yours
- Personalizing HTC One S with scenes
- Changing your wallpaper
- Applying a new skin
- Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
- Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen
- Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen
  - Moving a widget or icon
  - Removing a widget or icon
- Personalizing the launch bar
- Grouping apps into a folder
  - Renaming a folder
  - Removing items from a folder
- Rearranging the Home screen
  - Removing a Home screen panel
  - Adding back a Home screen panel
- Personalizing with sound sets
- Rearranging application tabs
- Customizing the lock screen style
- Securing HTC One S with a personal touch
Phone calls
- Making a call with Smart dial
- Using Speed dial
  - Assigning a speed dial key
- Calling a phone number in a text message
- Calling a phone number in an email
- Calling a phone number in a Calendar event
- Making an emergency call
- Receiving calls
- What can I do during a call?
- Setting up a conference call
- Internet calls
  - Adding an Internet calling account
  - Making an Internet call
- Call history
- Home dialing
  - Changing the default country code for Home dialing
  - Turning off Home dialing
- Call services
Messages
- About the Messages app
- Sending a text message (SMS)
- Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
  - Creating a slideshow
  - Can't find your contacts' email addresses in Messages?
- Resuming a draft message
- Checking your messages
  - Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message
  - Saving a text message in the Tasks app
- Replying to a message
  - Replying to another phone number of the contact
- Forwarding a message
- WAP push messages
  - Opening and reading a new WAP push message
  - Viewing all your WAP push messages
- Managing message conversations
- Backing up your text messages
  - Backing up text messages via mail
  - Restoring text messages
- Setting message options
Search and Web browser
- Searching HTC One S and the Web
  - Setting search options
  - Performing searches on the Web and HTC One S
- Browsing the Web
- Private browsing
- Adding and managing your bookmarks
- Saving web content for later
  - Viewing items in your Reading list or Watch list
- Viewing your browsing history
- Downloading files and apps
  - Viewing your downloads
- Setting browser options
  - Setting your homepage
  - Choosing when to show content compatible with Adobe Flash
Photos, videos, and music
- Gallery
- Music
- Movie Editor
  - Creating a new slideshow with Movie Editor
    - Changing the soundtrack
    - Sharing your slideshow from Gallery
- Wireless Display
  - Sharing your media on a big screen
Accounts and sync
- Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more
- Adding one or more Google Accounts
  - Forgot your Google Account password?
- Managing your online accounts
People
- About the People app
- Your contacts list
  - Filtering your contacts list
  - Setting contact search options
- Setting up your profile
  - What you can see on your profile
- Adding a new contact
  - Finding people you know on social networks
  - Sending social network requests to your contacts
- Importing or copying contacts
- Merging contact information
- Contact information and conversations
  - Editing a contact’s information
  - Deleting contacts
- Contact groups
- Adding People widgets
  - Setting the default communication method
  - Getting in touch with a contact
- Sending contact information
  - Sending multiple contact cards
- Backing up your contacts
  - Restoring contacts
Social
- Facebook for HTC Sense
- Twitter for HTC Sense
- About Friend Stream
- Updating your status in Friend Stream
- Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream
- Tweeting in Friend Stream
- Chatting in Google Talk
- Using Google+
Email
- Gmail
- Mail
Calendar
- About Calendar
- Creating an event
- Viewing the Calendar
- Managing Calendar events
- Accepting or declining a meeting invitation
- Setting reminders for your events
- Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
- Showing or hiding calendars
- Changing Calendar settings
Online storage and services
- Dropbox
- SkyDrive
- HTC Watch
HTC Car
- On the road with HTC Car
- Playing music in HTC Car
  - Listening to Internet radio in HTC Car
- Finding your way with HTC Car
- Staying connected to your contacts
  - Handling incoming calls in HTC Car
  - Making phone calls in HTC Car
- Changing HTC Car settings
Travel and maps
- Location settings
  - Turning on location services
- Locations
- Google Maps
Essential apps
- Using the Clock
- Checking Weather
- Viewing a PDF
- Working on documents
- Taking notes
- Completing tasks
- Keeping track of your stocks
  - Adding a stock quote or stock market index
Google Play and other apps
- Getting apps from Google Play
- Watching videos on YouTube
- Listening to FM Radio
  - Tuning in to an FM station
  - Closing or turning off FM Radio
- Recording voice clips
  - Setting a voice clip as a ringtone
- Sharing games and apps
Your phone and computer
- Where apps, data, and files are stored
- Connecting your phone to a computer
- Copying files to or from the phone storage
- HTC Sync Manager basics
- Playing music in HTC Sync Manager
  - Creating a playlist
- Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager
  - Editing your photos
- Setting up HTC Sync Manager to recognize HTC One S
- Setting up HTC One S to sync with your computer
- Syncing HTC One S and your computer
- Ripping music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager
- Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering
- Connecting to the Internet through a computer
Internet connections
- Data connection
- Wi‑Fi
- Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)
- Using HTC One S as a wireless router
Bluetooth
- Bluetooth basics
  - Turning Bluetooth on or off
  - Changing the device name
- Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit
  - Reconnecting a headset or car kit
- Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device
  - Disconnecting a Bluetooth device
  - Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
- Sending information using Bluetooth
  - Where sent information is saved
- Receiving information using Bluetooth
Settings and security
- Turning Airplane mode on or off
- Changing display settings
- Changing sound settings
- Changing the display language
- More ways to extend battery life
  - Switching to GSM network mode
  - Checking battery usage
- Backing up settings to Google
- Accessibility settings
- Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
  - Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out
- Protecting HTC One S with a screen lock
  - Forgot your screen lock pattern?
- Encrypting data on HTC One S
- Checking information about HTC One S
- Managing memory
Other essentials
- Status icons
- Printing
  - Printing a photo
  - Adding a printer
- Using the onscreen keyboard
- Entering words with predictive text
- Entering text by speaking
- Entering text by tracing
  - Turning on trace input
- Restarting HTC One S
  - HTC One S not responding?
- Resetting HTC One S
  - Performing a factory reset from settings
  - Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons
Trademarks and copyrights
Index

Contents

Unboxing

HTC One S 8

SIM card 9

Charging the battery 10

Switching the power on or off 10

Setting up HTC One S for the first time 11

Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 11

Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S 12

Home screen 13

Finger gestures 14

Sleep mode 15

Getting contacts into HTC One S 17

Making your first call 17

Sending your first text message 18

Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One S 18

Copying and sharing text 19

Capturing the HTC One S screen 20

Switching between recently opened apps 20

Notifications 20

Getting to know your settings 22

Getting the battery to last longer 22

Updating the HTC One S software 22

Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 23

Camera

Camera basics 24

Taking a photo 25

Recording video 25

Taking continuous camera shots 26

Camera scenes 26

Improving portrait shots 26

Taking a group shot 27

Taking a panoramic photo 27

Using HDR 27

Shooting in low light 28

Recording videos in slow motion 28

Improving video stability 28

Changing camera and video settings 29

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