HTC 612 User Manual

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Contents

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HTC Desire 612 15 Your Verizon Wireless SIM card 16 Storage card 19 Charging the battery 21 Switching the power on or off 22 Want some quick guidance on your phone? 23

Phone setup and transfer

Setting up your new phone for the first time 24 Transferring content from an Android phone 25 Transferring content from an iPhone 26 Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 27 Other ways of getting contacts and other content 28 Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and

computer 29 Home screen 29 Using Quick Settings 30 Getting to know your settings 31 Updating your phone's software 32

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Getting apps from Google Play 34 Downloading apps from the web 36 Uninstalling an app 37

Your first week with your new phone

About your phone 38 Basics 40 HTC BlinkFeed 55 Notifications 60 Working with text 63 Battery 71

Personalizing

Making HTC Desire 612 truly yours 77 Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms 77 Home wallpaper 78 Launch bar 79 Adding Home screen widgets 80 Adding Home screen shortcuts 82 Editing Home screen panels 83 Changing your main Home screen 85 Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 86 Arranging apps 87 Lock screen 89

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Camera

Camera basics 91 Taking a photo 94 Tips for capturing better photos 95 Recording video 97 Taking continuous camera shots 98 Taking selfies 98 Improving portrait shots 99 Taking a panoramic photo 99 Using HDR 100 Recording videos in slow motion 101 Saving your settings as a camera mode 101

Gallery

Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 103 Viewing photos and videos organized by time 103 Viewing photos and videos by album 103 Viewing photos by location 106 Editing your photos 108 Trimming a video 110 Saving a photo from a video 111 Creating a Zoe in Gallery 112

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Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 114 Making a call with your voice 114 Dialing an extension number 115 Returning a missed call 115 Speed dial 116 Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 117 Making an emergency call 117 Receiving calls 118 What can I do during a call 119 Setting up a three-way call 120 Call History 120 Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 122 Global Ready 122 Using Assisted dialing 123

Messages

Verizon Messages 126 HTC Messages 127

Search and web browser

Getting instant information with Google Now 133 Searching HTC Desire 612 and the Web 137

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Browsing the Web 139 Bookmarking a webpage 140 Clearing your browsing history 140

Entertainment

HTC Music 141 YouTube 148 Wireless media 150

Storage and files

Phone storage 156 File Manager 161 Google Drive 163

Sync, backup, and reset

Online sync 168 Backup 170 HTC Sync Manager 176 Reset 180

People

Your contacts list 184 Setting up your profile 186

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Adding a new contact 187 Editing a contact’s information 189 Getting in touch with a contact 189 Importing or copying contacts 190 Merging contact information 191 Sending contact information 193 Contact groups 194 Private contacts 196

Gmail 197 Mail 200

Calendar

Viewing the Calendar 209 Scheduling or editing an event 211 Choosing which calendars to show 212 Sharing an event 213 Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 213 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 214

Travel and maps

Location settings 216

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Google Maps 217 HTC Car 221 VZ Navigator 223

Other apps

Using the Clock 225 Checking Weather 226 Keeping track of your tasks 227 Kid Mode 228

Internet connections

Data connection 231 Managing your data usage 232 Wi-Fi 235 Wi-Fi Enhanced Connectivity 237 Connecting to VPN 237 Using HTC Desire 612 as Mobile Hotspot 239 Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 240

Wireless sharing

Bluetooth 242 NFC 246 HTC Mini+ 249

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Settings and security

Airplane mode 253 Do not disturb mode 254 Scheduling when to turn data connection off 256 Automatic screen rotation 257 Setting when to turn off the screen 257 Screen brightness 257 Changing the display font 258 Touch sounds and vibration 258 Changing the display language 259 Accessibility settings 260 Turning Magnification gestures on or off 260 Installing a digital certificate 261 Disabling an app 261 Lock screen notifications 262 Hiding the caller from the lock screen 262 Setting a screen lock 263 Setting up face unlock 263 Bypassing the lock screen 264 Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 264 Navigating HTC Desire 612 with TalkBack 266

Trademarks and copyrights

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Index

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION 11

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

Please be advised that many services and applications offered through this unique device are provided by various device manufacturers, operating system, software and application developers (e.g. Google®, Motorola®, Microsoft®, BlackBerry®). If you use, link to or download such a service, or an application such as a non-Verizon Wireless location based GPS-type service, chat room, marketplace or social network from this device, you should carefully review the terms of such service or application. If you use any of these non-Verizon Wireless services or applications, personal information you submit may be read, collected, or used by the service or application provider and/or other users of those forums.

Verizon Wireless is not responsible for your use of those applications or information you choose to submit or share with others. Specific terms and conditions, terms of use, and privacy policies apply to those applications and services. Please review carefully any and all terms and conditions applicable to those applications and services including those related to any location-based services for any particular privacy policies, risks or waivers.

Your Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions and certain other specifically identified terms govern your use of any Verizon Wireless products and services.

12 Conventions used in this guide

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.

Important RF Notice 13

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.

14 Important note on recoverable data

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 phone, including personal information.

Unboxing

HTC Desire 612

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1. Dual speakers

2. VOLUME

3. Front camera

4. POWER

5. Proximity sensor

6. 3.5mm headset jack

7. Notification LED

8. nano SIM and microSD™ card

slots

9. USB connector

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§ You need an 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 screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity sensor. Purchase a screen protector designed for HTC Desire 612.

Your Verizon Wireless SIM card

Use your Verizon Wireless SIM card to make and receive calls, text, and email messages and surf the Web while traveling outside of the U.S. in supported destinations.

Do not bend or scratch your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. Avoid exposing it to static electricity, water or dirt. If your SIM card is lost or damaged while in the U.S., please dial *611 from your Verizon Wireless device or 1-800-922-0204 from any phone to speak with a Customer Service Representative. From outside of the U.S., please refer to the Verizon Wireless Global Support Guide, welcome letter and calling card that came with your device. This will enable you to make calls toll free from landlines in most countries where we offer Global Phone service.

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nano SIM card

HTC Desire 612 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.

Replacing the nano SIM card

HTC Desire 612 comes with the SIM card already installed.

1. Make sure HTC Desire 612 is off and hold it securely with the front

facing down.

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2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.

3. With HTC Desire 612 facing up, insert a nano SIM card into the top

slot with the Verizon logo facing up and the card's cut-off corner facing in. Then push it until it clicks in place.

4. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and

press the cover until it clicks into place.

Removing a nano SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 612 before removing the card.

1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.

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2. Press the card 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.

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.

§ Moving apps to the storage card doesn't back up the apps. If you do a factory reset, your phone loses the apps. You'll need to reinstall them.

§ When you remove the storage card and insert it in another phone, the apps on the storage card won't be installed automatically to the other phone. You'll need to reinstall them.

Inserting the storage card

1. Make sure HTC Desire 612 is off and hold it securely with the front

facing up.

2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.

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3. Insert a microSD card into the bottom slot, with its gold contacts

facing up and its cut-off corner facing in.

4. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and

press the cover until it clicks into place.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 612 is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Storage.

2. Tap Unmount SD card.

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 612, it is recommended that you charge the battery.

Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 612 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.

to charge the battery. When the battery power is

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§ As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.

§ When you're using the Internet and charging the battery, HTC Desire 612 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 612 vibrates.

When you turn on HTC Desire 612 for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

Switching the power off

1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. If

you've set up a lock screen, you need to unlock it.

2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.

3. Tap Power off on the options menu.

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Want some quick guidance on your phone?

Check out the friendly walkthroughs and the FAQs in Tips & Help to learn how to use your phone.

§ When you see a Tips & Help tile in HTC BlinkFeed®, just tap the tile to know more about the tip.

§ To open Tips & Help from the Home screen, tap > Help > Tips & Help

You can then browse by subject matter and topic. Or tap , and then enter what you want to search for.

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Phone setup and transfer

Setting up your new phone for the first time

When you switch on your new phone for the first time, 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, select how you want to set up your new phone, and more.

§ You can choose to setup accounts and personalize your new phone using a computer. When the HTC Get Started reminder appears, tap it on the Notification panel to use HTC Get Started. Or, press and hold an empty space in a Home screen panel, and then tap Home screen wallpaper > Computer photos.

Your phone shows you the URL of the HTC Get Started site and a pair code. On your computer's web browser, just go to the URL and enter the pair code to start your web setup. You need an HTC Account to save your accounts and settings on the Web and download them to your phone.

§ If you have content from an old phone, you can choose to do a direct phone-to-phone transfer.

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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 216.

Transferring content from an Android phone

On your old Android™ phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer your content to your new HTC phone. The types of locally stored content on your old phone that the tool can transfer include contacts, messages, calendar events, web bookmarks, music, photos, and videos. Some settings can also be transferred.

§ You need Android version 2.2 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.

§ If your old phone has Android version 2.1 or an earlier version, you need to use Bluetooth® transfer. For details, see Transferring

contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth on page 27.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Get content from another phone.

2. Choose whether to transfer from an old HTC Android phone or

other Android phone.

3. Tap Full transfer, and then tap Next.

4. Follow the steps shown on your new phone to download the HTC

Transfer Tool from Google Play™ to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.

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5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN

also appears on your new phone before you continue.

If the PIN code doesn't appear, this may mean that your old phone is unable to connect to your new phone. If this happens, try another transfer method.

6. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then tap Start or Transfer.

7. Wait for the transfer to finish.

8. Tap Done on both phones.

Transferring content from an iPhone

If you have an iPhone®, it's fast and easy to transfer your contacts, messages, and other content when you use HTC Sync Manager.

To find out how, see Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC

phone on page 179.

If you only need to migrate your contacts, you can also use Bluetooth transfer. For details, see Transferring contacts from your old phone

through Bluetooth on page 27.

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Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth

Use Bluetooth to transfer contacts from an iPhone, a phone that has Android version 2.1 (or earlier version), or other types of phones. Depending on the capabilities of your old phone, you may be able to transfer not only contacts but also other data such as calendar events and text messages to your new HTC phone.

Use HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Get content from another phone.

2. Choose whether to transfer from an Android phone, iPhone, or

other phone types. If you chose to transfer from an Android phone, tap Quick transfer.

3. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old and new phones to

pair them and start the data transfer.

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Other ways of getting contacts and other content

There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to HTC Desire 612.

Sync with your computer

Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists, and more between HTC Desire 612 and your computer running a Windows® or Mac OS® 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 612.

Google Account Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 612 after

you sign in to your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC Desire 612.

Social network accounts

Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync

HTC Desire 612 syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Desire 612, if

you don't prefer to store them on your online accounts.

nano SIM card Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC Desire 612.

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

There are two ways you can transfer your media from or to your computer.

§ Connect HTC Desire 612 to your computer. Your computer will recognize it just like any removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between them.

§ 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 612 to your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.

If you have an iPhone, you can even connect it and transfer camera roll photos to your computer. Then reconnect HTC Desire 612 copy them over.

and

Home screen

After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 612 for the first time, you'll see HTC BlinkFeed.

§ Customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see

Your dynamic Home screen on page 55.

§ Swipe left and you’ll discover widget panels for adding your favorite widgets, apps, and more so they’re just a tap away. If you need more room for your stuff, you can add more panels. For details, see Personalizing on page 77.

§ You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See Launch bar on page 79.

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While you're in another screen or app, press to return to the last Home screen you visited.

Using Quick Settings

In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth on or off.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick

Settings.

2. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its tile.

3. To change the options for a setting, press and hold its tile. Or tap

You can also tap to switch to Quick Settings from the Notifications panel.

Customizing Quick Settings

Aside from the default tiles, there are several other tiles available in Quick Settings.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick

Settings.

2. Tap

and do one of the following:

§ In the Quick Settings list, press and hold you want to move and drag it to rearrange the list.

next to the item

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