HTC U19e User manual

User guide

HTC U19e

Contents

Features you'll enjoy

AI cameras 9

Game assistant 10

Biometrics for convenience 11

Android 9.0 in HTC U19e 11

Unboxing and setup

HTC U19e overview 13

Inserting the nano SIM and microSD cards 14

Charging the battery 16

Switching the power on or off 17

Setting up your phone for the first time 17

Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 18

Ways to lock and unlock HTC U19e 19

Choosing which nano SIM card to use for your data connection 19

Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager 20

Your first week with your new phone

Capturing your phone's screen 21

HTC Sense Home 21

Turning Sleep mode on or off 22

Lock screen 22

Touch gestures 23

Getting to know your settings 26

Using Quick Settings 26

Travel mode 27

Restarting HTC U19e (Soft reset) 28

Notifications 28

Selecting, copying, and pasting text 30

Entering text 31

Security

Setting a screen lock 32

Setting up Smart Lock 32

Turning the lock screen off 33

About Iris Unlock 33

About Face Unlock 35

Fingerprint scanner 36

Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 37

Updates

Software and app updates 39

Installing a software update 39

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Installing an application update 40

Installing app updates from Google Play Store 40

Home screen layout and fonts

Adding or removing a widget panel 41

Changing your main Home screen 41

Setting your Home screen wallpaper 42

Changing the default font size 42

Widgets and shortcuts

Launch bar 43

Adding Home screen widgets 43

Adding Home screen shortcuts 44

Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 44

Moving a Home screen item 45

Removing a Home screen item 45

Entertainment

Setting up Game assistant 46

Using Game assistant 46

Locking or unlocking the Navigation Bar 47

Managing notifications when you're in a game or app 47

Recording your screen actions 48

HTC BoomSound for speakers 48

Taking photos and videos

HTC Camera 49

Choosing a capture mode 50

Zooming 52

Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos 53

Taking a photo 53

Scene detection 54

Taking continuous camera shots 55

Taking photos with the self-timer 55

Tips for capturing better photos 55

Selfies 56

Recording video 57

Using HDR Boost 58

Taking photos in Bokeh mode 58

Adding stickers to your shots 59

Advanced camera features

Choosing a scene 60

Manually adjusting camera settings 60

Taking a RAW photo 61

How does the Camera app capture RAW photos? 61

Taking a panoramic photo 62

Recording videos in slow motion 62

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Google Photos

What you can do on Google Photos 63

Viewing photos and videos 63

Editing your photos 64

Enhancing RAW photos 64

Trimming a video 64

Changing the playback speed of a slow motion video 65

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 66

Dialing an extension number 67

Keeping your phone number private 67

Speed dial 67

Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 67

Receiving calls 68

Emergency call 69

What can I do during a call? 69

Setting up a conference call 70

Call History 70

Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 71

Home dialing 71

SMS and MMS

About the Messages app 73

Sending a text message (SMS) 73

Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 74

Sending a group message (SMS) 74

Replying to a message 75

Forwarding a message 75

Blocking messages from unwanted contacts 75

Deleting messages and conversations 75

Changing the settings and getting help 76

Contacts

Your contacts list 77

Adding a new contact 78

Editing a contact’s information 79

Getting in touch with a contact 80

Importing or copying contacts 80

Merging contact information 81

Sending contact information 82

Contact groups 82

Private contacts 83

Battery

Tips for extending battery life 85

Using Battery saver mode 87

Displaying the battery percentage 87

Checking battery usage 87

Battery optimization for apps 87

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Enabling background restriction in apps 88

Storage

Freeing up storage space 89

Types of storage 90

Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? 90

Setting up your storage card as internal storage 91

Moving apps and data between the built-in storage and storage card 91

Moving an app to or from the storage card 92

Copying or moving files between the built-in storage and storage card 92

Copying files between HTC U19e and your computer 93

Unmounting the storage card 93

Transfer

Ways of getting content from your previous phone 94

Transferring content from an Android phone 94

Other ways of getting contacts and other content 95

Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 95

Backup and reset

Backing up HTC U19e 96

Resetting network settings 96

Resetting HTC U19e (Hard reset) 97

Installing and removing apps

Getting apps from Google Play Store 98

Downloading apps from the web 99

Uninstalling an app 99

Working with apps

Accessing your apps 100

Arranging apps 100

App shortcuts 101

Switching between recently opened apps 102

Working with two apps at the same time 102

Using picture-in-picture 103

Controlling app permissions 104

Setting default apps 104

Setting up app links 104

Disabling an app 105

HTC and other apps

Boost+ 106

HTC BlinkFeed 106

HTC Themes 106

Mail 107

Clock 107

Weather 107

Sound Recorder 107

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Internet connections

Turning the data connection on or off 109

Managing your data usage 109

Wi-Fi connection 111

Connecting to VPN 112

Installing a digital certificate 113

Using HTC U19e as a Wi-Fi hotspot 114

Sharing your Internet connection over USB 114

Wireless sharing

Turning Bluetooth on or off 115

Connecting a Bluetooth headset 115

Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 116

Receiving files using Bluetooth 116

Using NFC 117

Common settings

Adjusting the volume and sound settings 119

Changing your ringtone 119

Changing your notification sound 120

Do not disturb mode 120

Turning the location setting on or off 121

Turning Airplane mode on or off 122

Setting when to turn off the screen 122

Screen brightness 122

Night mode 122

Adjusting the display size 123

Touch sounds and vibration 123

Changing the display language 124

Travel mode 124

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

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About 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.

Some apps may not be available in all regions or with your mobile operator.

7 About this guide

Important note on recoverable data

Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased from your device

may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery software. Even a factory reset may not

permanently erase all data from your mobile device, including personal information.

8 Important note on recoverable data

Features you'll enjoy

AI cameras

HTC U19e gives you imaging at its finest. It has AI-powered main cameras that can automatically

set the scene mode. 2x optical zoom gives you brilliant sharpness even from afar. There's also the

Bokeh mode that brings you dazzling studio-like portraits.

Automatic scene detection

The AI-powered main cameras on HTC U19e can detect what you're photographing and

automatically set the scene mode for you.

For more details, see Scene detection on page 54.

Zoom

HTC U19e features 2x optical zoom in Photo mode. Use up to 10x digital zoom when taking photos

and 4x digital zoom when recording videos.

For more details, see Zooming on page 52.

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Portraits

Capture awesome portraits with HTC U19e.

§Bokeh mode – Adjust the depth-of-field in your photographs just like a professional. Blur the

background in real time before you take the shot.

§Stickers – Spice up your photos and videos by adding funny effects and playful AR stickers in

real time. See Adding stickers to your shots on page 59.

§Beauty Mode – Before taking a photo selfie, use Beauty Mode to apply real-time touch-ups

such as skin smoothening, facial slimming, and more. See Using Beauty Mode when taking

photo selfies on page 56.

Game assistant

Focus on your game and lose the distractions. With Game assistant, set notifications to appear un-

intrusively, lock the navigation bar so you won't accidentally press its buttons while in a game, and

more.

See Setting up Game assistant on page 46.

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