HTC Desire 300 User manual

Your HTC Desire 300

User guide

Contents

Unboxing

HTC Desire 300 7

Back cover 8

micro SIM card 9

Storage card 10

Battery 11

Switching the power on or off 14

Want some quick guidance on your phone? 14

Setting up your phone

Setting up your new phone for the first time 15

Transferring content from an Android phone 15

Transferring content from an iPhone 16

Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 17

Getting contacts and other content into HTC Desire 300 17

Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 18

Home screen 18

Getting to know your settings 19

Updating your phone's software 19

Your first week with your new phone

About your phone 21

Basics 22

Home screen feeds 30

Notifications 33

Working with text 34

Battery 38

Camera and Gallery

Camera 41

Gallery 43

Personalizing

Making HTC Desire 300 truly yours 49

Changing your wallpaper 49

Adding a widget to your Home screen 49

Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 51

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 51

Personalizing the launch bar 52

Grouping apps into a folder 52

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Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds 53

Rearranging application tabs 54

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 55

Dialing an extension number 55

Returning a missed call 56

Using Speed dial 56

Calling a phone number in a text message 56

Calling a phone number in an email 57

Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 57

Making an emergency call 57

Receiving calls 57

What can I do during a call? 58

Setting up a conference call 59

Checking calls in the Call History 60

Changing ringtone settings 61

Home dialing 61

Messages

Sending a text message (SMS) 63

Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 63

Sending a group message 65

Resuming a draft message 66

Replying to a message 66

Saving a text message in the Tasks app 67

Forwarding a message 67

Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 67

Moving messages to the secure box 68

Blocking unwanted messages 68

WAP push messages 69

Copying a text message to your SIM card 69

Deleting messages and conversations 69

Search and web browser

Searching HTC Desire 300 and the Web 71

Getting instant information with Google Now 72

Browsing the Web 74

Bookmarking a webpage 76

Using your browsing history 77

Clearing your browsing history 77

Music

Listening to music 78

Creating and working with playlists 79

Adding a song to the queue 80

Updating album covers and artist photos 80

Setting a song as a ringtone 80

Searching for lyrics, music videos, and more 81

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Storage

Phone storage 82

Dropbox integration 84

Sync, backup, and reset

Online sync 90

Backup 92

HTC Sync Manager 95

Reset 101

People

Your contacts list 103

Setting up your profile 104

Adding a new contact 104

Editing a contact’s information 105

Getting in touch with a contact 106

Importing or copying contacts 106

Merging contact information 107

Sending contact information 107

Contact groups 108

Gmail 110

Mail 112

Travel and maps

Location settings 117

Google Maps 117

Google Play and other apps

Getting apps 121

Essential apps 123

Fun apps 127

Productivity apps 129

Internet connections

Data connection 133

Managing your data usage 133

Wi‑Fi 135

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 137

Using HTC Desire 300 as a wireless router 139

Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 140

Wi‑Fi printing 140

Wireless sharing

Connecting a Bluetooth headset 142

Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 143

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Where sent information is saved 143

Receiving files using Bluetooth 144

Settings and security

Turning Airplane mode on or off 145

Turning automatic screen rotation off 145

Adjusting the time before the screen turns off 146

Adjusting the screen brightness manually 146

Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items 146

Changing the display language 146

Accessibility settings 147

Working with certificates 147

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 147

Protecting HTC Desire 300 with a screen lock 148

Securing HTC Desire 300 with a personal touch 149

Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 150

Navigating HTC Desire 300 with TalkBack 150

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

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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 may find helpful.

This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain

task or to get a feature to work properly.

This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be

careful about to prevent potential problems.

6 Conventions used in this guide

Unboxing

HTC Desire 300

1. BACK

2. USB connector

3. HOME

4. VOLUME

5. Front camera

6. 3.5mm headset jack

7. Earpiece

8. POWER

9. Proximity sensor

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 Desire 300 that

already has a small opening for the sensor.

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Back cover

Removing the back cover

1. With one hand, securely hold HTC Desire 300 facing up.

2. With your other hand, press your thumb on the corner of the back cover to

open the cover.

3. Slowly detach the cover from the phone to remove it.

Replacing the back cover

1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire 300.

2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover against HTC Desire 300

to lock the cover into place.

You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.

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micro SIM card

HTC Desire 300 uses a micro SIM card. The micro SIM card contains your phone

number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text

messages.

Inserting the SIM card

Use a standard micro SIM only. Inserting a smaller size SIM (such as nano SIM with

an adapter or a modified SIM) may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the

card slot.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing in,

insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.

3. Push the SIM card in until it clicks into place.

Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 300 before removing your SIM card.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Push the SIM card in to eject it from its slot, and remove it.

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Storage card

Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Insert the microSD™card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing

down and push it into place.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 300 is on, unmount the

storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.

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