HTC 8X Contents

Contents

Unboxing

Your phone 8

SIM card 9

Battery 11

Switching the power on or off 12

Setting up your phone

Entering your PIN 13

Setting up your phone for the first time 13

Account setup 13

Getting contacts into your phone 14

Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy 15

Start screen 16

Touch gestures 17

Motion gestures 19

Adjusting the volume 20

Sleep mode 21

Lock screen 21

Changing the ringtone 22

Changing the theme 23

Taking a screenshot 23

Switching between apps 23

Windows Store 24

Using speech on your phone 24

Camera

Camera basics 26

Taking a photo 27

Recording video 28

After capturing 28

Phone calls

Making a call 29

Receiving calls 30

What can I do during a call? 30

Starting a conference call 31

Call history 32

Turning airplane mode on or off 33

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Main Contents Unboxing Setting up your phone Your first week with your new phone Camera People Keyboard Messaging Email Photos, videos, and music Page Page Conventions used in this guide Other helpful resources Unboxing Your phone SIM card Inserting the SIM card Page Battery Charging the battery Switching the power on or off Setting up your phone Entering your PIN Setting up your phone for the first time Account setup Setting up an account Getting contacts into your phone Your first week with your new phone Features you'll enjoy Make your phone as unique as you are Capture every moment Beats By Dr. Dre Audio Start screen Rearranging and resizing tiles Pinning items to the Start screen Unpinning a tile Touch gestures Page Motion gestures Set volume to automatically rise while in your pocket or bag Rotate your phone for a better view Adjusting the volume Silencing your ringer Sleep mode Lock screen Changing your lock screen wallpaper Customizing your lock screen notifications Changing the ringtone Changing the theme Taking a screenshot Switching between apps Windows Store Using speech on your phone number Turning on more speech commands Page Camera Camera basics Viewfinder screen Zooming Changing settings Taking a photo Recording video After capturing Phone calls Making a call Making an emergency call Making an international call Receiving calls Answering a call Rejecting a call Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call What can I do during a call? Starting a conference call Call history Checking calls in the call history Adding a new phone number from the call history to your contacts Clearing the call history Turning airplane mode on or off People Keeping in touch Importing contacts from your SIM card Adding a new contact Jumping to a section in the contacts list Filtering your contacts list Merging contact profiles Unlinking contact profiles Searching, editing or deleting Searching for a contact Editing a contact's information Deleting a contact Sharing with a group of contacts in real-time Creating a new room Inviting contacts to a room Rearranging room tiles Managing a room Organizing your contacts into groups Creating a new group Page What is the Me tile? Posting to social networks Posting a message Commenting on a post Checking in Filtering social updates Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboard Turning caps lock on Entering numbers and symbols Moving the cursor Entering words with predictive text Changing the keyboard language Messaging Texting and chatting in one place Setting your chat status Sharing pictures, videos, and more in a message Viewing and replying to a message Why can't I reply to my friend using Facebook or Messenger on the same thread? Managing conversations Email Adding your Microsoft account Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Checking email Replying or forwarding email Linking inboxes as one Sending email Setting the priority for an email message Saving or discarding the email Resuming an email draft Managing email messages Deleting, moving, flagging, or marking several email messages Deleting, moving, flagging, or marking one email Switching to another mail folder Changing email account settings Photos, videos, and music Photos About the Photos hub Adding a photo to your favorites Changing the background on the Photos hub Sharing Using Photo Enhancer Music + Videos Playing music, videos, and podcasts Making your music sound better Sync and Backup Keeping things in sync Backing up your files Internet connections Data connection Turning the data connection on or off Enabling data roaming Wi-Fi Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi network Disconnecting from a Wi-Fi network Using your phone as a mobile hotspot Search and Web browser Ways you can search the Web Searching for information Scanning codes, tags, and text Scanning a QR Code Scanning a Microsoft Tag Searching by scanning a barcode, book, CD, or DVD cover Searching by scanning text Copying and pasting scanned text Selecting from previous image search results Opening and navigating web pages Opening a web page Using tabs to open multiple web pages Sharing a link Music search Searching for recorded music that's playing Selecting from previous music search results Maps and location Location services Turning on location services Maps About Maps Finding your location Finding an address or place What are pushpins? Sharing an address Getting directions Local Scout About Local Scout Finding places near your location Finding places in another location Changing how Local Scout searches Calendar What you can do in Calendar Creating a calendar appointment Quickly creating an appointment on a time slot Sending an invitation Creating a new to-do task Displaying and syncing calendars Showing or hiding calendars Choosing which calendars are synced on your phone AT&T apps AT&T myWireless AT&T U-verse Mobile Page More apps What can I do in the HTC hub? Checking weather 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? What's in the Office hub? What types of files can be opened in Office Mobile? Xbox LIVE in the Games hub Downloading and installing Xbox LIVE Extras Bluetooth and NFC Connecting a Bluetooth accessory Disconnecting a Bluetooth accessory Page Using NFC Settings Attentive phone features Turning Battery Saver on Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually Setting the time delay before the screen turns off Changing sound settings Setting your phone to silent mode Managing apps and storage Changing application settings Uninstalling an app Checking phone storage Checking phone info Security Protecting your SIM card with a PIN Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out Protecting your phone with a password Making your phone safe for kids Setting up Kid's Corner Launching Kid's Corner Closing and disabling Kid's Corner Update and reset How to get and install updates Setting update notification and downloading option Preparing for a software update Installing an update Correcting the date and time Factory reset Performing a factory reset via settings Performing a factory reset using phone buttons Trademarks and copyrights Bluetooth Index Symbols A B C F G H I L R S T V W