HTC 2PYR200 Users Manual
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HTC Desire® 555
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Contents
Features you'll enjoy
What's new and special with Camera 10
The best from HTC and Google Photos 11
What's different with the onscreen keyboard 11
Sound 12
Truly personal 12
Boost+ 14
Android 6.0 Marshmallow 14
Software and app updates 15
Unboxing
HTC Desire 555 overview 16
nano SIM card 17
Storage card 18
Charging the battery 20
Switching the power on or off 20
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up HTC Desire 555 for the first time 22
Restoring from your previous HTC phone 22
Transferring content from an Android phone 23
Ways of transferring content from an iPhone 24
Transferring iPhone content through iCloud 24
Other ways of getting contacts and other content 24
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 25
Using Quick Settings 25
Getting to know your settings 26
Setting a screen lock 26
Setting up Smart Lock 27
Turning the lock screen off 27
Updating your phone's software 27
Getting apps from Google Play 29
Downloading apps from the web 30
Uninstalling an app 31
Your first week with your new phone
HTC Sense Home 32
Sleep mode 32
Unlocking the screen 33
Motion gestures 33
Touch gestures 34
Opening an app 38
Sharing content 38
Switching between recently opened apps 38
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Refreshing content 39
Capturing your phone's screen 39
Travel mode 39
What is the HTC Sense Home widget? 40
Notifications 42
Selecting, copying, and pasting text 43
Entering text 43
How can I type faster? 44
Getting help and troubleshooting 46
Personalizing
Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms 47
What is HTC Themes? 47
Choosing a Home screen layout 50
Setting your Home wallpaper 50
Multiple wallpapers 51
Time-based wallpaper 51
Lock screen wallpaper 52
Adding or removing a widget panel 52
Arranging widget panels 52
Changing your main Home screen 53
Launch bar 53
Adding Home screen widgets 54
Adding Home screen shortcuts 54
Using stickers as app shortcuts 55
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 55
Moving a Home screen item 56
Removing a Home screen item 56
Arranging apps 56
Taking photos and videos
Camera screen 58
Choosing a capture mode 59
Taking a photo 60
Tips for capturing better photos 61
Recording video 62
Taking continuous camera shots 62
Using HDR 63
Selfies 63
Taking a panoramic photo 65
Google Photos
What you can do on Google Photos 66
Viewing photos and videos 66
Editing your photos 67
Trimming a video 67
Web search
Getting instant information with the Google app 68
Screen search 70
Searching HTC Desire 555 and the Web 71
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Power and storage management
About Boost+ 72
Tips for extending battery life 74
Using power saver mode 76
Extreme power saving mode 77
Displaying the battery percentage 77
Checking battery usage 77
Checking battery history 78
Battery optimization for apps 78
Types of storage 78
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? 79
Setting up your storage card as internal storage 79
Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card 80
Moving an app to the storage card 80
Viewing and managing files on the storage 81
Copying files between HTC Desire 555 and your computer 81
Freeing up storage space 82
Unmounting the storage card 83
Sync, backup, and reset
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 84
Syncing your accounts 84
Removing an account 85
Ways of backing up files, data, and settings 85
Using Android Backup Service 86
Backing up your data locally 87
About HTC Sync Manager 88
Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer 89
Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone 90
Restarting HTC Desire 555 (Soft reset) 90
Resetting network settings 91
Resetting HTC Desire 555 (Hard reset) 91
HTC BlinkFeed
What is HTC BlinkFeed? 92
Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off 93
Restaurant recommendations 93
Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed 94
Customizing the Highlights feed 95
Playing videos on HTC BlinkFeed 95
Posting to your social networks 96
Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed 96
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 97
Making a call with your voice 97
Dialing an extension number 98
Returning a missed call 98
Speed dial 98
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 98
Receiving calls 99
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Making an emergency call 99
What can I do during a call? 99
Setting up a conference call 100
Call History 101
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 101
Home dialing 102
Messages
Sending a text message (SMS) 103
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 103
Sending a group message 104
Resuming a draft message 104
Replying to a message 104
Forwarding a message 105
Moving messages to the secure box 105
Blocking unwanted messages 106
Copying a text message to the nano SIM card 106
Deleting messages and conversations 106
People
Your contacts list 108
Setting up your profile 109
Adding a new contact 109
Editing a contact’s information 110
Getting in touch with a contact 110
Importing or copying contacts 111
Merging contact information 112
Sending contact information 112
Contact groups 113
Private contacts 114
Email
Checking your mail 115
Sending an email message 116
Reading and replying to an email message 116
Managing email messages 117
Searching email messages 117
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email 118
Adding an email account 119
What is Smart Sync? 119
Other apps
Using the Clock 120
Checking Weather 121
Recording voice clips 121
Listening to FM Radio 121
Google apps 122
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off 124
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Managing your data usage 124
Wi-Fi connection 126
Connecting to VPN 127
Using HTC Desire 555 as a Wi-Fi hotspot 128
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 129
Wireless sharing
What is HTC Connect? 130
Using HTC Connect to share your media 131
Streaming music to Blackfire compliant speakers 132
Streaming music to speakers powered by the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform 133
Turning Bluetooth on or off 133
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 133
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 134
Receiving files using Bluetooth 134
Settings and security
HTC BoomSound profile 136
Turning location services on or off 136
Do not disturb mode 136
Controlling app permissions 138
Setting default apps 138
Setting up app links 138
Disabling an app 139
Touch sounds and vibration 139
Setting when to turn off the screen 140
Changing the display language 140
Airplane mode 140
Screen brightness 140
Automatic screen rotation 141
Installing a digital certificate 141
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 142
Accessibility features 142
Accessibility settings 143
Turning Magnification gestures on or off 143
Navigating HTC Desire 555 with TalkBack 144
Trademarks and copyrights
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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.
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Important RF Notice
This device was tested for compliance with the applicable FCC and Industry Canada
specific absorption rate (SAR) limits for radio frequency (RF) exposure during typical
body-worn operations. To ensure that RF exposure levels remain at or below the tested
levels, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar accessory that maintains a minimum separation
distance of 1.0 cm between your body and the device, with either the front or back of the
device facing towards your body. Such accessories should not contain any metallic
components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these specifications may not ensure
compliance with applicable SAR limits and their use should be avoided.
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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.
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Features you'll enjoy
What's new and special with Camera
Enjoy taking great camera shots on HTC Desire 555. The camera interface has a fresh new look,
neatly organized to make it faster for you to switch modes and change your settings.
Leaner, cleaner, camera interface
The new camera interface groups related capture modes together—such as photo capture modes—
so that you can quickly find the mode you want, and puts modes and their settings side by side for
easy access.
Without having to open the slideout menu, you can easily switch back to Photo or Video mode from
other modes by tapping or below the shutter button. You can also just tap to quickly
switch between the front and main camera.
See Taking photos and videos on page 58.
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Quickly adjust image brightness and focus
Easily adjust the focus and brightness—or
exposure value—before taking a shot.
Just tap the screen to set the focus, and
then drag your finger up or down.
See Taking a photo on page 60.
Selfies
§ Live Makeup – Before taking your selfie, use Live Makeup to smoothen your skin. See
Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup on page 63.
§ Instant selfie shots – Flash a smile, and the camera instantly captures your smiling face. Or,
just say "Cheese!" See Taking selfies automatically on page 63 and Taking selfies with voice
commands on page 64.
The best from HTC and Google Photos
To give you the best experience from HTC and Google® apps yet still provide optimal storage out of
the box, HTC is starting to minimize preloading duplicate apps. By focusing on the best, HTC Desire
555 gives you an even better imaging experience through the HTC Camera app and Google Photos™.
With Google Photos, manage your photos and videos, back them up to your cloud storage, and enjoy
all of its cool features. For details, see What you can do on Google Photos on page 66.
What's different with the onscreen keyboard
HTC is using TouchPal as the onscreen keyboard for HTC Desire 555 due to its popularity and
extensive features.
Here are some of the features you'll enjoy with the TouchPal keyboard:
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§ Download keyboard themes to personalize the keyboard background.
§ Choose from a variety of emoji art to add fun to your messages and social updates.
§ Back up and sync your personal dictionaries as well as input patterns and data to TouchPal
Cloud.
§ Keyboard is resizable. You can also reposition the keyboard.
§ When you’re typing in landscape, you can split the keyboard so it’s easier and faster for you to
type with just your thumbs.
To learn the basics of using the keyboard, see Entering text on page 43.
Sound
Plug in headphones and discover audio bliss on HTC Desire 555. Easily connect wireless speakers to
your phone.
HTC BoomSound
Hear what you've been missing. HTC BoomSound™ gives you a rich, authentic sound experience,
whether you’re listening to music, watching a video, or playing a game. See HTC BoomSound profile
on page 136.
HTC Connect
Simply swipe up the screen with three fingers to stream music or video from HTC Desire 555 to
your speakers or TV. Control the volume and playback with your phone! You can even enjoy your
favorite music on multiple speakers. See What is HTC Connect? on page 130.
Truly personal
Designed with you in mind, HTC Desire 555 is filled with innovations that help it to adapt to your
life.
Themes
Make HTC Desire 555 more personal by customizing how it looks with your own photos and then
mix and match with different sets of icons, sounds, color schemes, and more.
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More wallpaper types, such as Multiple wallpapers and Apps screen wallpapers, are also in store!
See What is HTC Themes? on page 47 for more details.
Freestyle home screen
If you want to take designing your Home screen to the next level, try the Freestyle home screen
layout for zero-grid limitations and fun stickers to replace your app icons.
HTC BlinkFeed
Get your favorite topics, news, social media, and more
conveniently delivered to one place on your phone. Even get
suggestions for places to eat! You can also play embedded videos
right on HTC BlinkFeed®. See What is HTC BlinkFeed? on page
92.
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Boost+
Use the Boost+ app to help you optimize your phone's performance by allocating resources,
removing junk files, stopping irregular app activities, and uninstalling the apps you don't use.
You can also set this app to help extend battery life while you're playing your favorite game on
HTC Desire 555.
See About Boost+ on page 72.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Android® 6.0 Marshmallow brings new features that make your mobile life more convenient.
Screen search
Screen search intuitively searches and delivers related information right in the app. This means that
you'll never have to leave the conversation or the website you're browsing to search for information.
Just press and hold and Screen search displays related information, apps, and actions. See
Screen search on page 70.
Manage phone memory
Use Memory in Settings to monitor the average memory use and performance of HTC Desire 555.
You can also use this setting to check which apps use the most memory.
Major change to how you use storage cards
If you have an existing storage card with media and other files, use it as removable storage so you
can insert the card and access your files on any Android phone.
If you have a brand new storage card, you can use the card to expand the internal storage. See
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? on page 79 and Setting up your
storage card as internal storage on page 79.
Network settings reset
Quickly reset all network settings when HTC Desire 555 has a hard time connecting to the mobile
data or Wi-Fi® network or Bluetooth® device. See Resetting network settings on page 91.
Google settings
Easily manage settings for Google apps and features on HTC Desire 555. Tap Google in Settings and
change your preferences.
Smarter app linking
Android 6.0 Marshmallow automatically opens the correct app for links that you tap in a text or
email message or website. With smarter app linking, there's no more guessing which app can handle
the links you tap.
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In Settings, you can change the default apps to link to. For details, see Setting default apps on page
138 and Setting up app links on page 138.
App permissions
To help protect your phone and privacy, Android 6.0 Marshmallow has improved the way apps are
given access to certain data or features, such as contacts or the microphone. For details, see
Controlling app permissions on page 138.
Software and app updates
On HTC Desire 555, get software updates for the latest performance enhancements, bug fixes, and
security improvements as soon as they're available.
Also download and install the latest updates of HTC and other apps from Google Play™ to enjoy the
new and improved features. Some HTC apps that are not preloaded in certain phones can also be
downloaded from Google Play.
The information in this guide may not be most up-to-date if there are more recent software or
app updates available.
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HTC Desire 555 overview
After taking HTC Desire 555 out of the box, familiarize yourself first with the location of the card
slots and the different button controls.
1. POWER
2. VOLUME buttons
3. Proximity sensor
4. Earpiece
5. 3.5mm headset jack
6. Front camera
7. nano SIM card slot
8. microSD™ card slot
9. Speaker
10. USB connector
You need a 4G/LTE™ plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE network for voice calls and data
services. Check with your operator for details.
§ If you want to use a case or screen protector, don’t cover and block the proximity sensor.
Purchase a case or screen protector designed for HTC Desire 555.
§ Avoid liquid or dust from entering the microphone hole to prevent damage to the microphone.
§ Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms that dangle near the
headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.
§ Don’t disassemble any part of the phone. Don’t try to open the phone or remove the battery by
force. This may damage the phone or its electronics and will invalidate the warranty.
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nano SIM card
HTC Desire 555 uses a nano SIM card.
Use a standard nano SIM card only. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the standard
nano SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.
Inserting a nano SIM card
1. Make sure HTC Desire 555 is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
3. Pull the tray out from the nano SIM slot.
4. Place a nano SIM card into the tray with the card's gold contacts facing up and its cut-off
corner facing out.
5. When reinserting the tray, make sure it is facing up so that the nano SIM card doesn’t fall out.
Slide the tray all the way into the slot.
6. Close the slot cover. Press from the bottom to the top of the slot cover to lock it in place.
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Removing a nano SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 555 before removing the card.
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Pull the tray out from the nano SIM slot, and remove the nano SIM card.
3. Push the plastic hinge into the side of the phone, and then press from the top to the bottom of
the slot cover to lock it in place.
Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. When you need to free up phone storage
space, you can also move certain apps to the storage card, if the apps support this feature.
The storage card is optional and sold separately.
Inserting the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. With HTC Desire 555 facing down, insert a microSD into the storage card slot, with its gold
contacts facing up and towards the slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks
into place.
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Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 555 is on, unmount the storage card
first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
If your storage card is used as internal storage and there are apps that were moved to the card,
you will not be able to open these apps after unmounting the card.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Storage.
2. Do one of the following:
§ If your storage card appears under Removable storage, tap Eject next to the card
name.
§ If your storage card appears under Internal storage, tap the card name, and then tap
Eject.
Removing the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks
into place.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 555, it is recommended that you charge the battery.
§ If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC Desire 555 for
several minutes before powering it on.
§ Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 555 to charge the battery.
When the battery power is too low, make sure to use the power adapter to charge, not the USB
cable connection with your computer.
1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
§ As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.
§ Avoid charging the battery in hot environments.
§ When you're using the web browser and charging the battery, HTC Desire 555 may become
warmer. This is normal.
§ To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you finish
charging.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button until HTC Desire 555 vibrates.
When you turn on HTC Desire 555 for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Tap Power off on the options menu.
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Phone setup and transfer
Setting up HTC Desire 555 for the first time
When you switch on HTC Desire 555 for the first time—or after you've done a factory reset—you’ll
be asked to set it up.
You can enable TalkBack to navigate by voice feedback before selecting the language. Press and
hold two fingers on the screen until you hear a message saying that accessibility mode is enabled.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to your Google
Account, set up device protection for HTC Desire 555, and more.
Use Android Backup Service if you've used it to back up your old phone before. On the screen that
asks you which device to restore from, tap the name of your old phone model. Tap to choose the
type of items you want to restore, and then tap Restore to proceed.
Otherwise, tap Don't restore.
Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync
of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. To avoid incurring data fees, disable these
features under Settings. For more information on location services, see Turning location
services on or off on page 136.
Restoring from your previous HTC phone
If you were using HTC Backup on your previous HTC phone, you need to download and use the
HTC Restore app on HTC Desire 555 to restore your backup.
Depending on the amount of content, restoring a backup to HTC Desire 555 through your data
connection may incur additional data costs and take a long time. Using a Wi-Fi connection is
recommended.
1. After you've finished setting up HTC Desire 555, slide the Notifications panel open, and then
tap the Transfer or restore your content notification.
2. Tap Restore from HTC backup.
If the HTC Restore app is not installed on the phone, you'll be prompted to download and
install HTC Restore.
3. Tap Restore from HTC backup.
4. Sign in with the account you used to back up your old phone.
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5. Choose the backup to restore to HTC Desire 555.
6. If prompted, choose whether to use a mobile data or Wi-Fi connection for restoring your
backup.
7. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your backup.
8. Slide open the Notifications panel to check if there's any notification to finish restoring your
backup.
Free apps from Google Play will be restored in the background, and you can track the progress via a
notification in the status bar. To restore paid apps, you need to download and install them from
Google Play.
Your apps will appear on the Apps screen as they are installed. The Apps and Home screen shortcuts
will be reorganized as in your backup after all of your apps have been installed. You can continue
using HTC Desire 555 while apps are being restored.
Transferring content from an Android phone
On your old Android phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer your content to
HTC Desire 555.
The types of locally stored content on your old phone that the HTC Transfer Tool can transfer
include contacts, messages, music, photos, videos, and some settings. More types of data such as call
histories, email accounts, and some HTC app settings can be transferred from HTC phones that
have HTC Sense® 5.5 or higher.
You need Android version 2.2 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Get content from another phone.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an HTC Android phone or other Android phone.
3. On the Get content from another phone screen, tap Next.
4. Follow the steps shown on HTC Desire 555 to download the HTC Transfer Tool from
Google Play to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.
5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN also appears on HTC Desire
555 before you continue.
If the PIN code doesn't appear, tap Retry on your old phone. If it still won't appear, this may
mean that your old phone is unable to connect to HTC Desire 555. When this happens, try
another transfer method.
6. Tap Confirm on your old phone.
7. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, tap Transfer, and then
tap Yes.
8. Wait for the transfer to finish.
9. Tap Done on both phones.
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Ways of transferring content from an iPhone
If you have an iPhone®, there are easy ways to transfer your contacts, messages, and other content to
HTC Desire 555.
§ Back up and restore iPhone content through iCloud®. To find out how, see Transferring
iPhone content through iCloud on page 24.
§ Back up iPhone content using iTunes® on your computer, and then use HTC Sync Manager to
transfer the content to HTC Desire 555. For details, see Transferring iPhone content and
apps to your HTC phone on page 90.
Transferring iPhone content through iCloud
If you have an iCloud account, sync iPhone content to your iCloud storage, and then transfer
content such as contacts or photos to HTC Desire 555.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Get content from another phone.
2. Tap iPhone Import from iCloud backup.
3. Follow the steps shown onscreen to back up your iPhone content to your iCloud storage.
4. Enter your iCloud email address and password, and then tap Sign in.
5. Choose the iPhone backup that you want to transfer to HTC Desire 555, and then tap Next.
6. Choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then tap Import.
7. Wait for the transfer to finish, and then tap Done.
Only some contact details can be transferred, such as the contact name, photo, postal address,
email address, birthdate, anniversary date, and notes.
Other ways of getting contacts and other content
There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to HTC Desire 555.
Sync with your
computer
Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists, and more
between HTC Desire 555 and your computer running a Windows® or OS
X® operating system.
You can also use it to transfer your iTunes backup that contains contacts,
messages, and other content from an iPhone from your computer to
HTC Desire 555.
Google Account Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 555 after you sign in to your
Social network
accounts
Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from
HTC Desire 555.
Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact information from
them.
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Microsoft® Exchange
ActiveSync
Outlook.com account Sync personal contacts from your Microsoft Outlook.com account.
Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Desire 555, if you don't prefer to
nano SIM card Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC Desire 555.
®
HTC Desire 555 syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
store them on your online accounts.
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer
Here are ways you can transfer your media from or to your computer.
§ Connect HTC Desire 555 to your computer. Your computer will recognize it just like any
removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between them. See Copying files between
HTC Desire 555 and your computer on page 81.
§ Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your computer. You can set it up to
automatically get music, photos, and videos off HTC Desire 555 to your computer. You can
also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.
If you have an iPhone, you can also connect it and transfer camera roll photos to your
computer using HTC Sync Manager. Then reconnect HTC Desire 555 and copy them over.
See About HTC Sync Manager on page 88.
§ Use cloud storage services to put your media in one place so you can manage them anywhere
—on your computer, HTC Desire 555, and other mobile devices.
Using Quick Settings
In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off.
1. Do any of the following:
§ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar.
§ Swipe down twice from the status bar.
2. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its tile.
3. If there are available options for a setting, tap to choose from the options.
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Getting to know your settings
Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi-Fi connection, or add your accounts? Do this and more in
Settings.
1. Open Settings from the Apps screen, Notifications panel, or Quick Settings panel.
§ From the Home screen, tap to switch to the Apps screen, and then tap Settings.
§ Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then tap .
§ With two fingers, swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings, and
then tap .
2. Here are some of the basic settings you can change:
§ Tap the On/Off switch next to an item such as Wi-Fi to turn it on or off. Tap the item
itself to configure its settings.
§ Tap Sound & notification to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure
notification settings.
§ Tap Personalize to change the wallpaper, add apps and widgets to the Home screen,
and more.
§ Tap Accounts & sync to add and sign in to your different accounts, such as email, social
networks, and more.
§ Tap Security to help secure HTC Desire 555, for example with a screen lock.
Tap in Settings to quickly find options and settings.
Setting a screen lock
Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using HTC Desire 555
without your permission.
Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of locking your phone. You'll be
asked to unlock the screen every time HTC Desire 555 is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain
period of time.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Security.
2. Tap Screen lock.
3. Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.
4. Tap Automatically lock phone, then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
You can also clear Make pattern visible or Make passwords visible if you don’t want your
screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen.
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Setting up Smart Lock
Set up your phone to detect your face or another trusted device before you can unlock the screen.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Security.
2. Tap Screen lock, and then select and set up a screen lock.
This will be your backup screen lock method.
3. On the Security screen, tap Smart Lock.
4. Confirm your screen lock.
5. Choose what you want your phone to detect before it unlocks.
6. Follow the onscreen instructions, and then press to return to the Security screen.
7. Tap Automatically lock phone, and then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can train HTC Desire 555 to recognize
your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard.
Tap Smart Lock, confirm your screen lock, then tap Trusted face Improve face matching. Follow
the onscreen instructions.
Turning the lock screen off
Rather not have to unlock your phone every time you wake it up? You can turn the lock screen off in
Settings.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Security.
2. Tap Screen lock None.
To turn the lock screen on again, in Security settings, tap Screen lock Swipe.
Updating your phone's software
HTC Desire 555 can check and notify you if there’s a new update available.
Updates for some HTC apps and features, such as HTC Sense Home, may be downloaded and
installed from Google Play. See Installing app updates from Google Play on page 28 for details.
Visit www.htc.com/us/go/htc-software-updates/ for news and details about your phone's
software updates.
Checking your system software version
Before installing a system software update, you can check first what Android version you have on
your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings About.
2. Tap Software information.
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Enabling automatic updates
You can choose to automatically download and install software updates for HTC or mobile operator
apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap About Software updates.
3. To save on data usage, you can choose to update through Wi-Fi only.
4. Choose whether to auto-download system updates, app updates, or both.
App updates are installed automatically. You'll still need to confirm when to install system
software updates.
Installing a software update
When HTC Desire 555 is connected to the Internet and there's a new software update available, the
update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update notification.
2. If you don't want to download the update using your data connection, select Update over
Wi-Fi only.
3. Tap Download.
4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.
After updating, HTC Desire 555 will restart.
Installing an application update
When Internet connection is on and there's an available update for your HTC or mobile operator
apps, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the update notification.
The Updates screen opens with the list of application updates to be installed.
2. Tap an item to view its details, and then tap .
3. When you're done reviewing the updates, tap Install. You'll be asked to restart HTC Desire
555 if needed.
Installing app updates from Google Play
Some HTC apps and third-party apps get updated with improvements and bug fixes through
Google Play. You can manually update apps or set your phone to automatically download and install
app updates when available.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
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3. Tap My apps & games.
You'll see a list of apps installed on your phone.
4. Under Updates, tap an app.
5. Tap Update.
6. If prompted, tap Accept.
In Play Store, tap Settings Auto-update apps to choose how you want Google Play to
update your apps.
Checking for updates manually
Turn on mobile data or connect HTC Desire 555 to a Wi-Fi network before you check for
updates.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap About Software updates. HTC Desire 555 checks if updates are available.
Getting apps from Google Play
Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC Desire 555. Choose from a wide variety of
free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.
You need a Google Wallet™ account to buy paid apps or to make in-app purchases. If you already
have a Google Account, just add Google Wallet by signing in with your existing username and
password at wallet.google.com.
Finding and installing an app
When you install apps and use them on HTC Desire 555, they may require access to your personal
information or access to certain functions or settings. Download and install only apps that you trust.
Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to functions or a significant amount of your
data on HTC Desire 555. You’re responsible for the results of using downloaded apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Browse or search for an app.
3. When you find the app that you like, tap it and read its description and user reviews.
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4. To download or purchase the app, tap Install (for free apps) or the price button (for paid
apps).
5. Tap Accept.
Apps sometimes get updated with improvements or bug fixes. To automatically download
updates, after installing the app, tap Auto-update.
To open the app, go to the Apps screen and tap the app.
Restoring apps from Google Play
Upgraded to a new phone, replaced a lost one, or performed a factory reset? Restore apps that you
previously downloaded.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap My apps & games, swipe to the All tab, and then tap the app you want to restore.
4. Install the app.
For more details, refer to the Google Play help.
Downloading apps from the web
You can download apps directly from websites.
Apps downloaded from websites can be from unknown sources. To help protect HTC Desire 555
and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you only download from websites you trust.
1. Open the browser, and then go to the website where you can download the app you want.
2. If prompted, change the security settings to allow installation from “Unknown sources”.
3. Follow the website's download instructions for the app.
4. After installing the app, make sure to go back to Settings Security and clear the Unknown
sources option.
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