HTC 8S manual Your first week with your new phone, Features youll enjoy

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17 Your first week with your new phone

Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy

Keep up to date with your family and friends, and share what's going on in your life. Hear what you've been missing in your music. And more.

Make your phone as unique as you are

Personalize your Start screen with what's important and unique to you. Create live tiles for your favorite people, music albums, apps, and more, and pin them all to your Start screen. To find out more, see Start screen on page 18.

Capture every moment

Here are some of the great camera features you can use:

§Quickly launch your camera with the dedicated CAMERA button, even when your phone is in sleep mode.

§Use your camera in a wide variety of environments.

§Record life in high definition video.

To find out how to do these and more, see Camera on page 28.

Beats By Dr. Dre Audio™

Beats Audio™ integration gives you a rich, authentic sound experience, whether you’re listening to music, watching a video, or playing a game. To find out more, see Making your music sound better on page 57.

SkyDrive integration

Always have access to your photos, videos, and documents anywhere by storing them in SkyDrive. See Sharing on page 56.

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Contents Windows Phone 8S by HTC Contents Photos, videos, and music Sync and Backup Trademarks and copyrights Index Conventions used in this guide Other helpful resources Your phone UnboxingRemoving the bottom cover Bottom coverInserting the SIM card SIM cardReplacing the bottom cover Inserting the storage card Storage cardRemoving the SIM card Removing the storage card Unmounting the storage cardCharging the battery BatterySwitching the power off Switching the power on or offSwitching the power on Setting up your phone for the first time Setting up your phoneAccount setup Setting up an accountDeleting an account Getting contacts into your phoneSyncing an account Your first week with your new phone Features youll enjoyRearranging and resizing tiles Start screenPinning items to the Start screen Unpinning a tileTap Touch gesturesDrag Motion gestures Pick up to lower volumeSilencing your ringer Adjusting the volumeSwitching to Sleep mode Sleep modeWaking up from Sleep mode Lock screenCustomizing your lock screen notifications Changing the ringtoneChanging your lock screen wallpaper Taking a screenshot Switching between appsChanging the theme Windows Store Using speech on your phoneTurning on more speech commands Your first week with your new phone Camera Changing settingsCamera basics Viewfinder screenRecording video Taking a photoAfter capturing Making a call Phone callsMaking an emergency call Making an international callWhat can I do during a call? Receiving callsStarting a conference call Switching between callsPutting a call on hold Muting the microphone during a callClearing the call history Call historyChecking calls in the call history Turning airplane mode on or off Keeping in touch PeopleImporting contacts from your SIM card Adding a new contactFiltering your contacts list Jumping to a section in the contacts listMerging contact profiles Unlinking contact profilesSearching for a contact Searching, editing or deletingEditing a contacts information Deleting a contactCreating a new room Sharing with a group of contacts in real-timeInviting contacts to a room Rearranging room tilesManaging a room Organizing your contacts into groupsLeaving a room Creating a new groupRemoving a contact from a group Adding contacts to a groupChanging a members contact preference Rearranging group tilesPosting to social networks What is the Me tile?Posting a message Commenting on a postChecking Filtering social updatesEntering numbers and symbols Using the onscreen keyboardKeyboard Turning caps lock onMoving the cursor Entering words with predictive textChanging the keyboard language Texting and chatting in one place MessagingSharing pictures, videos, and more in a message Setting your chat statusViewing and replying to a message Copying and pasting a message Managing conversationsForwarding a message Deleting a messageAdding a POP3/IMAP email account Adding your Microsoft accountAdding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Linking inboxes as one Checking emailReplying or forwarding email Sending email Setting the priority for an email messageSaving or discarding the email Resuming an email draftSwitching to another mail folder Changing email account settingsManaging email messages Deleting, moving, flagging, or marking one emailPhotos Photos, videos, and musicAbout the Photos hub Adding a photo to your favoritesSharing Using Photo EnhancerChanging the background on the Photos hub Playing music, videos, and podcasts Music + VideosMaking your music sound better Copying and deleting musicFreeing up phone storage StorageTypes of storage Erasing the SD card Checking phone and SD card storageKeeping tabs on phone storage Backing up your files Sync and BackupKeeping things in sync Internet connections Using Connection SetupData connection Turning the data connection on or offAdding a new access point Wi-FiConnecting to a Wi-Fi network Enabling data roamingDisconnecting from a Wi-Fi network Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi networkUsing your phone as a mobile hotspot Searching for information Search and Web browserWays you can search the Web Scanning a QR Code Scanning codes, tags, and textScanning a Microsoft Tag Searching by scanning a barcode, book, CD, or DVD coverSelecting from previous image search results Searching by scanning textCopying and pasting scanned text Opening and navigating web pages Using tabs to open multiple web pagesOpening a web Sharing a linkSelecting from previous music search results Music searchSearching for recorded music thats playing Maps Location servicesMaps and location Finding an address or place Finding your locationSharing an address What are pushpins?Downloading and managing maps Getting directionsAbout Local Scout Local ScoutFinding places near your location Finding places in another locationMaps and location Creating a calendar appointment CalendarWhat you can do in Calendar Sending an invitation Creating a new to-do taskQuickly creating an appointment on a time slot Choosing which calendars are synced on your phone Displaying and syncing calendarsShowing or hiding calendars Checking weather More appsWhat can I do in the HTC hub? Keeping track of your stocks Want instant updates to just one stock quote or index? Reading news feeds Want instant updates to a subscribed news channel? Creating and editing Office documents Whats in the Office hub?What types of files can be opened in Office Mobile? Adding a SharePoint site Xbox Live in the Games hubDownloading and installing Xbox Extras Disconnecting a Bluetooth accessory BluetoothConnecting a Bluetooth accessory Unpairing Turning Battery Saver on SettingsAttentive phone features Changing sound settings Changing display settingsChanging application settings Accessibility settingsChanging the language Managing appsChecking phone info Uninstalling an appSecurity Protecting your phone with a passwordProtecting your SIM card with a PIN Restoring a SIM card that has been locked outLaunching Kids Corner Setting up Kids CornerMaking your phone safe for kids Closing and disabling Kids Corner How to get and install updates Update and resetPreparing for a software update Setting update notification and downloading optionFactory reset Installing an updatePerforming a factory reset via settings Correcting the date and timePerforming a factory reset using phone buttons Trademarks and copyrights Index SymbolsIndex Index