HTC First - Manual

Charging the battery Before you turn on and start using HTC First, it is recommended that you charge thebattery. Use the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box when you charge thebattery. 1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector. 2. Insert the other end of the USB cab...

Switching the power off 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock thescreen. 2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds. 3. Tap Power off on the options menu. 4. Tap OK . 11 Unboxing

Setting up your phone Setting up HTC First for the first time When you switch on HTC First for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to yourGoogle ® account, and more. Some features that need to connect to the Inter...

Updating the HTC First software HTC First can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can alsomanually check if there's an available update. Checking for AT&T updates manually 1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings . 2. Tap AT&T software update . 3. Tap Check for updates . H...

Your first week with yournew phone Basics Touch gestures Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists,and more. Tap Tap the screen with your finger when you want to selectonscreen items such as application and settings icons, or pressonscreen buttons. Press and h...

Pinch and spread In some apps, like Gallery or the webbrowser, spread your fingers on thescreen to zoom in when viewing a pictureor text. Pinch the screen to zoom out of the picture or text. 16 Your first week with your new phone

Turning on the lock screen Turn on the lock screen if you don't want your cover feed to immediately show whenyou wake HTC First up from Sleep mode. 1. From the cover feed, press , and then tap Home Settings . 2. Clear the See Home When Screen Turns On option. For added security, you can change the s...

Capturing the HTC First screen Want to show off your high game score, write a blog post about HTC First features, orpost a status update about a song you're playing? It's easy to take a picture of thescreen and share it from Gallery. Simultaneously press and hold POWER and VOLUME DOWN buttons. The s...

Editing or deleting words and phrases in the word prediction dictionary 1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings . 2. Tap Language & input > Personal dictionary . § To edit a word, phrase, or shortcut, tap the item in the list. § To delete a word or phrase from the dictionary, tap an item in the l...

Facebook Home Getting around Facebook Home Facebook Home brings you closer to people who matter to you. See posts by friends,check notifications, and access app shortcuts to organize your day. § To switch between the cover feed and the app launcher, press . § To see app shortcuts, press and hold you...

Cover feed notifications Check notifications such as a Facebook event invitation, a missed call, or a calendarreminder right on the cover feed. § Double-tap a notification to open it. § To dismiss a notification on the list, drag it left orright. Chat heads Each time you receive a new Facebook messa...

Facebook Camera Taking a photo Snap, tag, and share photos on the go. 1. From the app launcher, tap Photo . 2. At the bottom of the photo gallery screen, tap . 3. To switch between the front or main camera, tap . 4. Tap to choose a flash mode. 5. To adjust the focus, tap an area on the Viewfinder wh...

5. To see options for flash modes, effects, video quality, and more, tap . 6. When you're ready to record a video, tap . 7. Tap to stop recording. To upload the video to Facebook, tap . Or to just save it, tap . Sharing videos to Facebook 1. After recording video, tap . 2. Type in your description. ...

Facebook Messenger Sending a Facebook message Use the Facebook Messenger app to start private conversations with your friends onFacebook. You can also send text or multimedia messages to a mobile phone number.You can text anyone in your phone contacts and as well as message any friend onFacebook. 1....

Viewing your messages To open and read a new message, you can: § Double-tap the message notification from the cover feed. § Tap a chat head to display the message. If you've received several messagesfrom different contacts, switch between messages by tapping the chat head andthen tapping another sen...

Turning off text messaging from Facebook Messenger You can choose to disable sending and receiving text or multimedia messagesthrough Facebook Messenger. 1. From the cover feed, press and hold your profile picture, and then drag it to . 2. Press , and then tap Settings > SMS/MMS . 3. Clear the En...

Phone calls Making a call You can either dial a number directly or browse through your contact list and call logsto make a call. 1. Open the Phone app. 2. Do any of the following: § Enter the phone number, and then tap . § Search for a call log in the Call history , and then tap beside the contact y...

Answering or rejecting a call When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears. § Press and hold to see your call options, and then drag it to or . § To decline a call and send a text message to the caller, drag to , and then select a message to send. Muting the ringing...

Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC First to your earwhen the speakerphone is on. § On the call screen, tap to turn the speakerphone on. § To turn the speakerphone off, tap . Muting the microphone during a call On the call sc...

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History 1. On the Call History tab , tap the phone number, and then tap Add to contacts . 2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existingcontact. Switching between silent, vibrate, and normalmodes Do one of the followin...

People Your contacts list The People app lists all contacts from online accounts you're logged in to. 1. Open the People app. 2. On your contacts list, you can: § View your profile and edit your contact information. § Create, edit, find, or send contacts. § Tap a contact photo to find ways to quickl...

Importing contacts from the phone storage 1. On the People app, press . 2. Tap Import/Export > Import from storage . HTC First will automatically import contacts from .vcf files on the phone storage. Sending contact information 1. On the People app, tap a contact to view the contact details. 2. P...

Photos, videos, and music Gallery Viewing photos and videos in Gallery Remember the good times. Gallery lets you view all the photos and videos onHTC First. You can also filter by albums, locations, and more. 1. Open the Gallery app. 2. Tap a tile to browse the photos inside. 3. Tap a photo or video...

3. Tap an effect to apply to the photo. 4. Tap Save . The enhanced photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited. Music Listening to music Enjoy your favorite songs on HTC First using the Play Music app. 1. Open the Play Music app. 2. Swipe left or right to browse by artists, albums,...

Playing the songs in a playlist 1. Open the Play Music app. 2. Swipe right until you're in the Playlists tab. 3. Press and hold the playlist you want to listen to, and then tap Play . Deleting music playlists 1. Open the Play Music app. 2. Swipe right until you're in the Playlists tab. 3. Press and ...

Search and web browser Searching HTC First and the Web You can search for information on HTC First and on the Web by using Google Search.Start your search by entering a keyword or by using Google Voice Search ™ . Some apps, such as People or Email, have their own search function, which you canuse to...

Setting search options 1. Open the Google app. Or press and hold . 2. Press , and then tap Settings to set the following options: Voice Set the Google Voice Search language, speech output, andmore. Phone search Select which apps on HTC First are included when doing asearch. Privacy andaccounts Manag...

Changing card settings You can easily customize the settings of Google Now cards to suit your informationneeds. For example, you can change your home and work addresses in the Trafficcard or choose which time of the day the Weather card appears. You can also keep acard from appearing on the Google s...

Clearing your browsing history 1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Settings > Privacy > Clear browsing data . 2. Choose which types of data to delete, and then tap Clear . 44 Search and web browser

Email Mail Adding an email account Set up email accounts such as another Microsoft ® Exchange ActiveSync ® account or an account from a Web-based email service or email provider. § If you're adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or a POP3/IMAP email account,ask your network administrator or email s...

Checking your mail The Email app is where you read, send, and organize email messages from one ormore email accounts that you’ve set up on HTC First. 1. Open the Email app. The inbox of one of your email accounts appears. 2. Do any of the following: § Tap an email message to read. § To switch betwee...

Gmail Viewing your Gmail Inbox All your received email messages from your Google account are delivered to yourGmail ™ inbox. Open the Gmail app. Archive, delete orlabel multipleconversations Tap the check box before theemail message or conversation.Then tap the onscreen buttons atthe bottom to choos...

Travel and maps Turning location services on or off In order to find your location on HTC First, you need to enable location sources. 1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings . 2. Tap Location access . 3. Select or clear the location sources you want to turn on or off. About Google Maps Google Maps ™ let...

Checking the details of a location 1. Press and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over the location, withthe name of the location, a part of the address, and a thumbnail from StreetView (if available). 2. Tap the balloon to see more information. You can get directions to the location,check...

Searching for a place of interest near you Use Google+ ™ Local to find places of interest near your current location. Google+ Local uses Google Maps to search common places that you would want to find, suchas the nearest gas station or ATM kiosk. § Before using Google+ Local, you need to enable loca...

Downloading offline maps Do you frequently visit a specific area or place? Download an offline map so you canquickly access that map and save on bandwidth too. Offline maps may not be available in all countries or regions. 1. Open the Maps app. 2. Press , and then tap Make available offline . 3. Mov...

Google Play Store and otherapps Getting apps from Google Play Store Google Play Store is the place to go to find new apps for HTC First. Choose from awide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, togames. § A Google Wallet ™ payment service is required to purchase...

Restoring apps from Google Play Store Upgraded to a new phone, replaced a lost one, or performed a factory reset? Restoreapps that were downloaded previously. 1. Open the Play Store app. 2. Press , and then tap My Apps . 3. Swipe to All tab, and then tap the app you want to restore. 4. Install the a...

Disabling an app If an app cannot be uninstalled, you can disable it instead. 1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings . 2. Swipe to the All tab, and then select the app that you want to disable. 3. Tap Disable . Disabled apps will be removed from the Apps screen, and will not sync data on thebackground ...

Scheduling or editing an event You can create or edit events on HTC First, and also sync events with your Google orExchange ActiveSync calendars. Editing events is not supported for all accounts. 1. Open the Calendar app. 2. On any Calendar view, do one of the following: Create an event Press , and ...

3. When you find the video that you like, tap it. 4. While watching a video, you can: § Turn HTC First sideways to watch the video in full screen. § Tap the video screen to pause or to resume playback, or drag the slider tojump to a different part of the video. § Scroll down the video information pa...

Internet connections Data connection When you turn on HTC First for the first time, it will be automatically set up to useyour mobile operator's data connection (if the SIM card is inserted). You need an LTE ® data plan to use LTE data services. Check with your mobile operator for details. Turning t...

Managing your data usage If you're on a limited data allowance, it's important to keep track of the activities andapps that usually send and receive data, such as browsing the web, syncing onlineaccounts, and sending email or sharing status updates. Here are some other examples: § Streaming web vide...

4. Drag the lower ALERT line to set an alert before you reach your monthly datalimit. 5. Drag the vertical line markers to see how much data you've used during aparticular time interval. If you're connecting HTC First to another portable Wi ‑ Fi hotspot, press , and then tap Mobile hotspots to restr...

Connecting to a Wi ‑ Fi network via WPS If you're using a Wi ‑ Fi router with Wi-Fi Protected Setup ™ (WPS), you can connect HTC First easily. 1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings . 2. Tap the Wi-Fi On/Off switch to turn Wi ‑ Fi on. 3. Tap Wi-Fi . 4. Tap , and then press the WPS button on your Wi ‑ F...

4. Enter the VPN settings and set them up according to the security details yournetwork administrator gave you. 5. Tap Save . The VPN is then added to the VPNs section of the VPN settings screen. Connecting to a VPN 1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings . 2. Under Wireless & networks, tap More . 3...

Bluetooth and NFC Connecting a Bluetooth headset You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands-freeconversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset. § To listen to music with your headset, the headset must support the A2DPBluetooth profile. § Before you connect your headse...

3. Tap Bluetooth . The Bluetooth screen opens. 4. Tap the headset’s name in the Paired Devices section. 5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234 , or consult the headset documentation to find the passcode. If you still cannot reconnect to the headset, follow the instructions in Unpairing...

Sharing content with NFC With built-in NFC (near field communication) on HTC First, you can share content toanother NFC-capable mobile device in an instant. Beam webpages, photos, contactinformation, and more by holding HTC First and the other device back to back. You can also use NFC for contactles...

Storage Types of storage Want to know what types of storage you can use for your apps, data, and files? HTC First has these storage types: Internalstorage This storage combines both the app storage, where apps, email, data,and text messages are stored, and the file storage, where photos, videos,and ...

Encrypting data on HTC First You can encrypt data such as your online accounts, settings, music files and othermedia. After encryption, you will need to enter the screen lock PIN or password toturn on your phone and access the data. § Set a lock screen PIN or password before encrypting your data. § ...

Backup and reset Backup Backing up settings to Google You can choose to automatically back up some settings such as Wi ‑ Fi and bookmarks to Google servers using your Google Account so you can restore them when needed. 1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings . 2. Tap Backup & reset , and then select...

Settings Adding and syncing an account 1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings . 2. Under Accounts, tap Add account . 3. Choose an account type, and then enter your login information. 4. In the Account settings screen, choose the types of information that you wantto sync on HTC First. Removing an accoun...

Working with certificates Use client and Certificate Authority (CA) digital certificates to enable HTC First toaccess VPN or secured Wi-FI networks, and also to provide authentication to onlinesecure servers. You can get a certificate from your system administrator or downloadit from sites that requ...

Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attemptsallowed, your SIM card will become “PUK-locked.” You need a PUK code to restore access to HTC First. Contact your mobile operatorfor this code. 1. On the Phone dialer screen, enter ...