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Contents
Unboxing
Your first week with your new phone
Camera
Personalizing
Phone calls
Messages
Search and Web browser
Photos, videos, and music
Accounts and sync
People
Social
Email
Online storage and services
HTC Car
Travel and maps
Essential apps
Google Play and other apps
Internet connections
Bluetooth
Settings and security
Other essentials
Trademarks and copyrights Index
Conventions used in this guide
Unboxing
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
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Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S
Capture every moment as it happens
Beats By Dr. Dre Audio
Dropbox integration with HTC Sense
Home screen
Extended Home screen
Using Leap view
Finger gestures
Sleep mode
Switching to Sleep mode
Waking up from Sleep mode
Unlocking the screen
Opening an app or folder from the lock screen
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
Copying and sharing text
Selecting text
Copying and pasting text
Sharing text
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Notification icons
Notifications panel
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
Camera
Camera basics
Zooming
Switching between the front and main camera
Choosing an effect
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
Using a preset scene
Creating a new scene
Changing your wallpaper
Applying a new skin
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
Adding a widget to your Home screen
Changing the settings of a widget
Resizing a widget
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen
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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
Creating a sound set
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds
Deleting 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
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Rejecting a call
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call
What can I do during a call?
Switching between calls
Turning the speakerphone on during a call
Muting the microphone during a call
Ending a call
Setting up a conference call
Internet calls
Adding an Internet calling account
Making an Internet call
Call history
Returning a missed call
Checking calls in the Call History
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History
Clearing the Call History list
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
Managing message conversations
Deleting several messages within a conversation
Deleting a conversation
Deleting several 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
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Private browsing
Adding and managing your bookmarks
Bookmarking a webpage
Opening a bookmark
Editing a bookmark
Saving web content for later
Viewing items in your Reading list or Watch list
Viewing your browsing history
Clearing your browsing history
Viewing a page that you often visit
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
About the Gallery app
Viewing photos and videos
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Viewing photos in your social networks
Sending your photos and videos
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web
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Music
Browsing music in the library
Listening to music
Creating a playlist
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Setting a song as a ringtone
Sharing music using Bluetooth
Movie Editor
Creating a new slideshow with Movie Editor
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
Importing contacts from your SIM card
Merging contact information
Accepting contact link suggestions
Manually merging contact information
Breaking the link
Contact information and conversations
Editing a contacts information
Deleting contacts
Contact groups
Creating a group
Editing a contact group
Sending a message or email to a group
Rearranging your 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
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Social
Facebook for HTC Sense
Twitter for HTC Sense
About Friend Stream
Updating your status in Friend Stream
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream
Posting a message on a friend's Facebook wall
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts
Checking in to a place
Tweeting in Friend Stream
Searching for Twitter users to follow
Sending a direct message
Replying to or retweeting a tweet
Chatting in Google Talk
Using Google+
Email
Gmail
Viewing your Gmail Inbox
Sending an email message in Gmail
Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail
Mail
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
Checking your Mail inbox
Sending an email message
Reading and replying to an email message
Where are my unread email messages?
Searching email messages
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email
Managing email messages
Changing email account settings
Syncing email less frequently
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Calendar
About Calendar
Creating an event
Viewing the Calendar
Month view
Managing Calendar events
Editing an event
Deleting an event
Sharing an event
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
Using Dropbox on HTC One S
Setting up your Dropbox account
Sharing your photos and videos on Dropbox
Sending the links to Dropbox files by email
Keeping your documents in Dropbox
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Checking your Dropbox storage space
Unlinking HTC One S from Dropbox
SkyDrive
About SkyDrive for HTC Sense
Signing in to SkyDrive
Uploading your photos to SkyDrive from Gallery
Sending the links to SkyDrive files by email
Keeping your documents in SkyDrive
HTC Watch
About HTC Watch
Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account
Renting or purchasing a video
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Top questions on 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
Finding out where you are
Exploring what's around you
Getting directions in 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
About Locations
Searching for a place of interest
Searching for an address
Choosing the map to search from
Viewing maps
Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints
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Planning your trips
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Getting directions
Using turn-by-turn navigation
Managing Locations services
Downloading maps or purchasing services
Google Maps
About Google Maps
Getting around maps
Searching for a location
Checking the details of a location
Searching for a place of interest near you
Getting directions
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)
Essential apps
Using the Clock
About the HTC Clock widget
About the Clock app
World Clock settings
Setting an alarm
Checking Weather
Adding a city to the Weather screen
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen
Deleting cities from the Weather screen
Viewing a PDF
Working on documents
Viewing a document
Creating a document
Editing a document
Taking notes
Creating a notebook
Moving notes
Composing a note
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Reviewing a note
Completing tasks
Creating a task
Linking a task to a contact
Linking a task to a location
Managing tasks
Viewing the unified task list
Creating a task list
Managing task lists
Backing up or restoring tasks
Changing Tasks settings
Keeping track of your stocks
Adding a stock quote or stock market index
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play
Finding and installing an app
Uninstalling an app
Watching videos on YouTube
Searching for videos
Clearing the search history
Sharing a video link
Capturing and sharing 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
Installing HTC Sync Manager
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Getting started
Importing more media to the library
Adding new media to your library automatically
Checking for new software updates
What file formats are supported by HTC Sync Manager?
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager
Creating a playlist
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync
Editing your photos
Setting up HTC Sync Manager to recognize
Setting up HTC One S to sync with your computer
Syncing music
Syncing photos and videos
Syncing documents and email attachments
Syncing your contacts
Syncing your calendar events
Syncing your web bookmarks
Syncing HTC One S and your computer
Ripping music from a CD with HTC Sync
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering
Connecting to the Internet through a computer
Internet connections
Data connection
Checking the data connection you're using
Turning the data connection on or off
Adding a new access point
Wi-Fi
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network
Disconnecting from the current wireless network
Connecting to a different Wi-Fi network
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)
Adding a VPN connection
Connecting to a VPN
Disconnecting from a VPN
Using HTC One S as a wireless router
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics
Turning Bluetooth on or off
Changing the device name
Connecting a Bluetooth 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
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Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off
Changing display settings
Adjusting the screen brightness manually
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off
Changing sound settings
Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items
Lowering the ring volume automatically
Making HTC One S ring louder in your pocket or bag
Switching to speakerphone automatically
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
Checking how much phone memory is available for use
Making more storage space (internal storage)
Stopping running applications using Task Manager
Other essentials
Status icons
Printing
Printing a photo
Adding a printer
Using the onscreen keyboard
Selecting a keyboard layout
Entering text
Choosing multiple keyboard languages
Selecting and changing the keyboard language
Entering words with predictive text
Setting a second language for predictive text
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary
Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary
Backing up your personal dictionary to your phone storage
Importing your personal dictionary
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
Bluetooth
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