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Your HTC One S
User guide
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2 Contents 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
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3 Contents Personalizing Making HTC One S truly yours 30 Personalizing HTC One S with scenes 30 Changing your wallpaper 31 Applying a new skin 32 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32 Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34 Personalizing the launch bar 35 Grouping apps into a folder 35 Rearranging the Home screen 36 Personalizing with sound sets 37 Rearranging application tabs 38 Customizing the lock screen
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4 Contents Downloading files and apps 59 Setting browser options 60 Photos, videos, and music Gallery 61 Music 68 Movie Editor 72 Wireless Display 73 Accounts and sync Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 74 Adding one or more Google Accounts 74 Managing your online accounts 75 People About the People app 76 Your contacts list 76 Setting up your profile 77 Adding a new contact 78 Importing or copying contacts 78 Merging contact information 79 Contact information and conversation
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5 Contents Showing or hiding calendars 100 Changing Calendar settings 100 Online storage and services Dropbox 101 SkyDrive 105 HTC Watch 107 HTC Car On the road with HTC Car 111 Playing music in HTC Car 111 Finding your way with HTC Car 112 Staying connected to your contacts 113 Changing HTC Car settings 113 Travel and maps Location settings 114 Locations 114 Google Maps 123 Essential apps Using the Clock 127 Checking Weather 129 Viewing a PDF 130 Working on documents 130 Taking notes 132 Comple
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6 Contents Internet connections Data connection 156 Wi-Fi 157 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 158 Using HTC One S as a wireless router 159 Bluetooth Bluetooth basics 161 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 161 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 162 Sending information using Bluetooth 163 Receiving information using Bluetooth 164 Settings and security Turning Airplane mode on or off 166 Changing display settings 166 Changing sound settings 167 Changing the disp
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7 Conventions used in this guide Conventions used in 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
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8 Unboxing Unboxing HTC One S 1. BACK 2. HOME 3. RECENT APPS 4. VOLUME 5. Proximity sensor 6. Front camera 7. POWER 8. 3.5mm headset jack 9. Notification LED 10. USB connector If you want to use a screen protector, please don't cover and block the proximity sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC One S that already has a small opening for the sensor.
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9 Unboxing SIM card HTC One S uses a microSIM card. The microSIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages. Inserting the SIM card 1. Open the top cover from the small opening near the POWER button. 2. Insert the SIM card. Removing the SIM card Make sure to switch off HTC One S before removing your SIM card. 1. Open the top cover from the small opening near the POWER button. 2. Push the SIM card in to eject it from its slot
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10 Unboxing Charging the battery Before you turn on and start using HTC One S, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Only the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box must be used to charge the battery. 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 stops charging if it overheats
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11 Unboxing Setting up HTC One S for the first time When you switch on HTC One S for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time. 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. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in settings later on. When HTC One S has started, you'll see Quick Tips on some screens (such as
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12 Your first week with your new phone Your first week with your new phone Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S HTC One S gives you an amazing camera, great sound experience, and more. Capture every moment as it happens Launch the camera from the lock screen and take your shots instantly with no delay. Here are some of the great camera features you can use: § With Video Pic, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking a photo while recording a video on page 26. You can also capt
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13 Your first week with your new phone Rich and seamless browsing experience ® Enjoy HTML5 and Flash content on the go. And no more panning left and right. The web browser's text reflow automatically adjusts text to the width of your screen. To find out more about using the web browser, see Browsing the Web on page 55. You can also keep a copy of what you're browsing so you can read it later even without an Internet connection. See Saving web content for later on page 58. Smart dial The phone di
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14 Your first week with your new phone Using Leap view § To jump straight to the screen that you want, press or pinch the screen to show the Leap view. It reveals all Home screens as thumbnails. Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there. § In Leap view, if there's space to add a new screen, you can tap Add panel to do so. An empty Home screen appears and you can start customizing from there. Finger gestures Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such a
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15 Your first week with your new phone Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a webpage. Two-finger In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or People, you can use two scrolling fingers to scroll the screen. The screen displays the sorting order, and you can easily scroll to the information you want. Press and On the Home screen, you can easily mo
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16 Your first week with your new phone Unlocking the screen Pull the ring up to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks. If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can drag or to the ring to snooze or dismiss the event or alarm. Opening an app or folder from the lock screen § On the lock screen, drag an app or folder icon to the ring to unlock the s
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17 Your first week with your new phone Getting contacts into HTC One S There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC One S. You can sync HTC One S ® ® with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook , and more. Sync with your Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and computer then use HTC Sync or HTC Sync Manager to sync HTC One S ® ® with your computer's Microsoft Outlook , Outlook Express or ® Windows Contacts. ™ Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC One S
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18 Your first week with your new phone Sending your first text message 1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages. 2. Tap . 3. Tap , and then select the contacts you want to send the message to. 4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message. 5. Tap to insert a smiley or add quick text. 6. Tap Send. Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One S There are two ways you can transfer your media. § Connect HTC One S to your computer, and select the Disk drive mode. Your compute
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19 Your first week with your new phone Copying and sharing text In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it. Selecting text 1. Press and hold on a word. 2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to select. To copy the address of a linked webpage, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy link URL. Copying and pasting text 1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy. The selected text i
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20 Your first week with your new phone Capturing the HTC One S screen Want to show off your high game score, write a blog post about HTC One S features, or post a status update about a song you're playing? It's easy to take a picture of the screen and share it from Gallery. Press and hold POWER and then press . The screen is saved in the Camera shots album in Gallery. Switching between recently opened apps You can easily access apps you've just recently opened. 1. Press . 2. Slide your finger le
