HTC Desire XC User manual

Your HTC Desire XC dual sim

User guide

Contents

Unboxing

HTC Desire XC 8

Back cover 9

UIM and SIM cards 11

Storage card 12

Battery 13

Switching the power on or off 15

Want some quick guidance on your phone? 16

Setting up your phone

Setting up HTC Desire XC for the first time 17

Home screen 17

Getting contacts into HTC Desire XC 18

Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 18

Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC Desire XC 19

Getting to know your settings 19

Updating the HTC Desire XC software 20

Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire XC 21

Touch gestures 22

Motion gestures 26

Sleep mode 28

Unlocking the screen 29

Making your first call 29

Sending your first text message 30

The HTC Sense keyboard 30

Notifications 30

Copying and sharing text 32

Capturing the HTC Desire XC screen 33

Switching between recently opened apps 33

Can't find the Menu button? 33

Checking battery usage 34

Camera

Camera basics 35

Taking a photo 36

Recording video 36

Taking continuous camera shots 37

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Camera scenes 37

Improving portrait shots 37

Using HDR 37

Taking a panoramic photo 38

Taking a group shot 39

Changing camera and video settings 39

Personalizing

Making HTC Desire XC truly yours 40

Personalizing HTC Desire XC with scenes 40

Changing your wallpaper 41

Applying a new skin 42

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 42

Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 43

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 44

Personalizing the launch bar 44

Grouping apps into a folder 45

Rearranging application tabs 46

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 47

Returning a missed call 47

Using Speed dial 48

Calling a phone number in a text message 48

Calling a phone number in an email 48

Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 48

Making an emergency call 49

Receiving calls 49

What can I do during a call? 50

Setting up a conference call 51

Call history 52

Home dialing 53

Call services 54

Messages

About the Messages app 55

Sending a text message (SMS) 55

Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 56

Resuming a draft message 57

Checking your messages 57

Replying to a message 58

Forwarding a message 59

WAP push messages 59

Managing message conversations 60

Backing up your text messages 61

Setting message options 62

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Desire XC and the Web 63

Getting instant information with Google Now 64

Browsing the Web 66

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Private browsing 68

Adding and managing your bookmarks 68

Saving web content for later 69

Viewing your browsing history 69

Downloading files and apps 70

Setting browser options 71

Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 72

Music 79

Wireless display 85

Storage

Types of storage 87

Copying files to or from HTC Desire XC 88

Checking how much storage is available 88

Making more storage space 88

Encrypting data on HTC Desire XC 89

Sync, backup, and reset

Sync 91

Backup 93

Reset 94

HTC Sync Manager

Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 96

Installing on a Windows computer 97

Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone 97

Copying or removing media on your phone 98

Syncing data between your phone and your computer 98

Syncing music, photos, and videos from your phone to your computer 100

Syncing playlists between your phone and your computer 100

Syncing documents from your computer to your phone 101

Getting help 101

People

About the People app 102

Your contacts list 102

Setting up your profile 103

Adding a new contact 103

Importing or copying contacts 104

Merging contact information 105

Contact information and conversations 106

Contact groups 107

Adding People widgets 109

Sending contact information 109

Backing up your contacts to the storage card 110

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Social

Facebook 111

About Friend Stream 111

Updating your status in Friend Stream 111

Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 112

Tweeting in Friend Stream 113

Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream 114

Gmail 115

Mail 116

Calendar

About Calendar 123

Creating an event 123

Viewing the Calendar 124

Managing Calendar events 125

Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 126

Setting reminders for your events 126

Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 126

Showing or hiding calendars 127

Changing Calendar settings 127

Online storage and services

Dropbox 128

SkyDrive 132

HTC Car

On the road with HTC Car 135

Playing music in HTC Car 135

Finding your way with HTC Car 136

Staying connected to your contacts 137

Changing HTC Car settings 137

Travel and maps

Location settings 138

Locations 138

Google Maps 145

Essential apps

Using the Clock 149

Checking Weather 151

Working on documents 152

Keeping track of your tasks 153

Google Play and other apps

Getting apps from Google Play 157

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Watching videos on YouTube 158

Listening to FM Radio 159

Recording voice clips 160

Sharing games and apps 161

Internet connections

Data connection 162

Managing your data usage 163

Wi‑Fi 164

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 166

Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 168

Connecting to the Internet through a computer 168

Using HTC Desire XC as a wireless router 169

Bluetooth

Connecting a Bluetooth headset 170

Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 171

Where sent information is saved 171

Receiving files using Bluetooth 172

Settings and security

Optimizing battery life with power saver mode 173

Getting the battery to last longer 173

Turning Airplane mode on or off 175

Changing display settings 175

Changing sound settings 176

Changing the display language 177

Accessibility settings 177

Protecting your UIM and SIM cards 178

Protecting HTC Desire XC with a screen lock 178

Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 179

Managing your mobile networks 179

Other essentials

Using the onscreen keyboard 180

Entering words with predictive text 181

Entering text by speaking 182

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.

7 Conventions used in this guide

Safety precautions:

a) Use a wireless hands-free system (headphone, headset) with a low power

Bluetooth emitter.

b) Make sure the cell phone has a low SAR.

c) Keep your calls short or send a text message (SMS) instead. This advice

applies especially to children, adolescents and pregnant women.

d) Use cell-phone when the signal quality is good.

e) People having active medical implants should preferably keep the cell

phone at least 15 cm away from the implant.

Unboxing

HTC Desire XC

1. BACK

2. HOME

3. RECENT APPS

4. VOLUME

5. Proximity sensor

6. POWER

7. Notification LED

8. 3.5mm headset jack

9. 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 Desire XC that

already has a small opening for the sensor.

§HTC Desire XC gives you built-in phone storage so that you can immediately take

photos and videos or copy files right out of the box. To maximize storage for more

media and files, you need to purchase and insert a storage card.

8 Unboxing

Back cover

Removing the back cover

1. Securely hold HTC Desire XC facing down.

2. With your thumb or finger, open the back cover from the small opening at the

bottom of HTC Desire XC.

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Replacing the back cover

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

2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover down to lock the cover

into place.

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

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