HTC Desire 10 User Guide

User guide

HTC Desire 10 lifestyle

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Contents

Features you'll enjoy

What's new and special with Camera 8 The best from HTC and Google Photos 9 What's different with the onscreen keyboard 9 Sound 10 Truly personal 11 Boost+ 12 Android 6.0 Marshmallow 12 Software and app updates 13

Unboxing

HTC Desire 10 lifestyle overview 14 nano SIM card 15 Storage card 17 Charging the battery 19 Attaching the lanyard 20 Switching the power on or off 20 Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager 20

Phone setup and transfer

Setting up HTC Desire 10 lifestyle for the first time 21 Restoring from your previous HTC phone 21 Transferring content from an Android phone 22 Ways of transferring content from an iPhone 23 Transferring iPhone content through iCloud 23 Other ways of getting contacts and other content 23 Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 24 Using Quick Settings 25 Getting to know your settings 25 Updating your phone's software 26 Getting apps from Google Play 28 Downloading apps from the web 29 Uninstalling an app 29

Your first week with your new phone

Basics 30 HTC Sense Home widget 38 Motion Launch 40 Lock screen 43 Notifications 45 Working with text 46 HTC Help 49

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Personalizing

Themes 51 Home screen layout 54 Wallpapers 54 Home screen panels 56 Stickers, widgets and app shortcuts 57 Apps screen 60 Sounds 61

Camera

Camera basics 63 Selfies and people shots 68 Panoramic shots 70

Google Photos and apps

Google Photos 71 Google Now 72 Google Search 75 Google apps 76

Power and storage management

Battery 78 Storage 82 Boost+ 86

Sync, backup, and reset

Online sync 90 Backup 91 HTC Sync Manager 95 Reset 97

HTC BlinkFeed

What is HTC BlinkFeed? 99 Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off 100 Restaurant recommendations 100 Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed 101 Customizing the Highlights feed 103 Playing videos on HTC BlinkFeed 103 Posting to your social networks 103 Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed 104

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 105 Making a call with your voice 105 Dialing an extension number 106 Returning a missed call 106 Speed dial 106 Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 106

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Making an emergency call 107 Receiving calls 107 What can I do during a call? 107 Setting up a conference call 108 Call History 109 Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 109 Home dialing 110

Messages

Sending a text message (SMS) 111 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 111 Sending a group message 112 Resuming a draft message 112 Replying to a message 112 Forwarding a message 113 Moving messages to the secure box 113 Blocking unwanted messages 114 Copying a text message to the nano SIM card 114 Deleting messages and conversations 114

People

Your contacts list 116 Setting up your profile 117 Adding a new contact 117 Editing a contact’s information 118 Getting in touch with a contact 118 Importing or copying contacts 119 Merging contact information 120 Sending contact information 120 Contact groups 121 Private contacts 122

Checking your mail 123 Sending an email message 124 Reading and replying to an email message 124 Managing email messages 125 Searching email messages 125 Working with Exchange ActiveSync email 126 Adding an email account 127 What is Smart Sync? 127

Other apps

Clock 128 Weather 129 Voice recorder 129 FM Radio 130

Internet connections

Turning the data connection on or off 131

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Managing your data usage 131 Wi-Fi connection 133 Connecting to VPN 134 Using HTC Desire 10 lifestyle as a Wi-Fi hotspot 135 Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 136

Wireless sharing

HTC Connect 137 Bluetooth 141 NFC 143

Settings and security

HTC BoomSound for speakers 145 Using HTC BoomSound with headphones 145 Turning location services on or off 145 Do not disturb mode 146 Airplane mode 147 Automatic screen rotation 148 Setting when to turn off the screen 148 Screen brightness 148 Touch sounds and vibration 148 Changing the display language 149 Installing a digital certificate 149 Disabling an app 150 Controlling app permissions 150 Setting default apps 150 Setting up app links 151 Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 151 Accessibility features 152 Accessibility settings 152 Turning Magnification gestures on or off 153 Navigating HTC Desire 10 lifestyle with TalkBack 153

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

6 About this guide

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 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 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 10 lifestyle. 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 Camera on page 63.

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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 65.

Selfies

§ Live Makeup – Before taking your selfie, use Live Makeup to smoothen your skin. See

Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup on page 68.

§ Instant selfie shots – Flash a smile, and the camera instantly captures your smiling face. Or, just say "Cheese!" See Using Auto Selfie on page 69 and Taking selfies with voice commands on page 69.

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 10 lifestyle 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 71.

What's different with the onscreen keyboard

HTC is using TouchPal as the onscreen keyboard for HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 47.

Sound

Discover audio bliss on HTC Desire 10 lifestyle through its built-in speakers or headphones. Easily connect wireless speakers to your phone.

HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio

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. To find out more, see

HTC BoomSound for speakers on page 145 and Using HTC BoomSound with headphones on page

145.

HTC Connect

Simply swipe up the screen with three fingers to stream music or video from HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 137.

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Truly personal

Designed with you in mind, HTC Desire 10 lifestyle is filled with innovations that help it to adapt to your life.

Themes

Make HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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.

More wallpaper types, such as Multiple wallpapers and Apps screen wallpapers, are also in store! See What is HTC Themes? on page 51 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.

The HTC Sense Home widget

The HTC Sense™ Home widget adapts to your needs at home, at work, and on the go. See What is the HTC Sense Home widget? on page 38.

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HTC BlinkFeed

Boost+

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

99.

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 10 lifestyle.

See What you can do on the HTC Boost+ app on page 86.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Android™ 6.0 Marshmallow brings new features that make your mobile life more convenient.

Now on Tap

Now on Tap 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 Now on Tap displays related information, apps, and actions. See Now on

Tap on page 74.

Manage phone memory

Use Memory in Settings to monitor the average memory use and performance of HTC Desire 10 lifestyle. 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.

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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 82 and Setting up your storage card as internal storage on page 83.

Network settings reset

Quickly reset all network settings when HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has a hard time connecting to the mobile data or Wi-Fi® network or Bluetooth® device. See Resetting network settings on page 97.

Google settings

Easily manage settings for Google apps and features on HTC Desire 10 lifestyle. 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.

In Settings, you can change the default apps to link to. For details, see Setting default apps on page 150 and Setting up app links on page 151.

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 150.

Software and app updates

On HTC Desire 10 lifestyle, 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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Unboxing

HTC Desire 10 lifestyle overview

After taking HTC Desire 10 lifestyle out of the box, familiarize yourself first with the location of the card slots and the different button controls.

Dual SIM card support varies by phone model, region, and country.

1. POWER

2. VOLUME buttons

3. 3.5mm headset jack

4. Earpiece/Speaker

5. Notification LED

6. Proximity sensor

7. Front camera

8. Slot cover

9. BACK

10. HOME

11. RECENT APPS

12. Lanyard holes

13. Speaker

14. USB connector

™

You need a 4G/LTE services. Check with your operator for details.

plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE network for voice calls and data

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§ 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 10 lifestyle.

§ 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.

nano SIM card

On HTC Desire 10 lifestyle, use a standard nano SIM card. 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 the nano SIM card

Dual SIM card support varies by phone model, region, and country.

1. Make sure HTC Desire 10 lifestyle is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.

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

SIM 1

SIM 2

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3. Depending on the phone model, do the following:

§ Single SIM model:

Pull the tray out from the nano SIM slot. Place a nano SIM card into the tray with the card's gold contacts facing up and its cut-off corner facing out.

§ Dual SIM model:

Pull the trays out from the two nano SIM slots. Place your 4G LTE/3G nano SIM card into the SIM 1 tray and your second nano SIM card into the SIM 2 tray with the gold contacts facing up and the cut-off corner facing out.

The SIM 2 slot can connect to the 2G network only.

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4. 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.

Single SIM model:

Dual SIM model:

5. Close the slot cover. Press from the top to the bottom of the slot cover to lock it in place.

Removing the nano SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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. Close the slot cover. 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.

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Inserting the storage card

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

2. With HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle, it is recommended that you charge the battery.

§ If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC Desire 10 lifestyle for several minutes before powering it on.

§ Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle may

become warmer. This is normal.

§ To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you finish charging.

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Attaching the lanyard

Use a lanyard to help keep your phone securely on your wrist. The lanyard holes are in the bottom-left side of HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.

Use the supplied lanyard if there’s one in the box, or purchase a lanyard that has a loop no thicker than 1mm.

1. Insert the loop of the lanyard into one of the holes and push the loop in until it comes out of

the other hole.

2. Thread the lanyard cable through the loop.

3. Pull the lanyard cable to secure it in place.

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button until HTC Desire 10 lifestyle vibrates.

When you turn on HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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.

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

3. Tap Power off on the options menu.

Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager

Dual SIM card support varies by phone model, region, and country.

From the Home screen, tap Settings Dual network manager. You can turn either slot on or off, change the slot names, and more.

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Phone setup and transfer

Setting up HTC Desire 10 lifestyle for the first time

When you switch on HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle, and more.

Use Android Backup Service if you've used it to back up your old phone before. On the Get your apps & data screen, tap Restore from this backup. From the menu, choose your old phone if you want to restore your apps from a previous phone that was backed up using Android Backup Service.

Otherwise, tap Set up as new device.

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 145.

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 10 lifestyle to restore your backup.

Depending on the amount of content, restoring a backup to HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle, 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 10 lifestyle.

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 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle.

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 10 lifestyle 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

10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle. 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 10 lifestyle.

§ Back up and restore iPhone content through iCloud. To find out how, see Transferring

iPhone content through iCloud on page 23.

§ Back up iPhone content using iTunes on your computer, and then use HTC Sync Manager to transfer the content to HTC Desire 10 lifestyle. For details, see Transferring iPhone content

to your HTC phone on page 96.

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 10 lifestyle.

1. From the Home screen, tap

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 10 lifestyle, 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.

Settings Get content from another phone.

Other ways of getting contacts and other content

There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.

Sync with your computer

Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists, and more between HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle.

Google Account Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 10 lifestyle after you sign in

to your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.

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Social network accounts

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 10 lifestyle, if you don't

nano SIM card Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC Desire 10 lifestyle. nano SIM cards Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.

HTC Desire 10 lifestyle syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

prefer to 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 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle and your computer on page 85.

§ 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 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle and copy them over.

See About HTC Sync Manager on page 95.

§ Use cloud storage services to put your media in one place so you can manage them anywhere —on your computer, HTC Desire 10 lifestyle, and other mobile devices.

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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.

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

§ Tap Security to help secure HTC Desire 10 lifestyle, for example with a screen lock.

in Settings to quickly find options and settings.

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Updating your phone's software

HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 27 for details.

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.

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 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle will restart.

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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

10 lifestyle 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.

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 update your apps.

Settings Auto-update apps to choose how you want Google Play to

Checking for updates manually

Turn on mobile data or connect HTC Desire 10 lifestyle 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 10 lifestyle checks if updates are available.

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Getting apps from Google Play

Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC Desire 10 lifestyle. 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.

§ The name of the Play Store app may differ depending on your region.

§ The ability to purchase apps varies by region.

Finding and installing an app

When you install apps and use them on HTC Desire 10 lifestyle, 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 10 lifestyle. 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.

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.

29 Phone setup and transfer

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 10 lifestyle 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.

Uninstalling an app

If you no longer need an app that you've downloaded and installed, you can uninstall it.

Most of the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.

From the Apps screen, press and hold the app you want to remove, and then drag it to Uninstall.

If you purchased an app in Play Store, you can uninstall it for a refund within a limited time. To know more about the refund policy for paid apps, refer to the Google Play help.

30 Your first week with your new phone

Your first week with your new phone

Basics

HTC Sense Home

After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 10 lifestyle for the first time, you'll see the Home screen.

§ Set up the HTC Sense Home widget to experience the convenience of a Home screen that automatically adjusts when you're at home, work, or outdoors. See What is the HTC Sense

Home widget? on page 38.

§ Swipe right and you'll find HTC BlinkFeed. You can customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see What is HTC BlinkFeed? on page 99.

§ Swipe left and you’ll discover space for adding your favorite widgets, apps, and more so they’re just a tap away. You can also add panels. For details, see Adding or removing a widget

panel on page 56.

§ You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See Launch bar on page 57.

While you're in another screen or app, press

to return to the last Home screen you visited.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Desire 10 lifestyle into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Desire 10 lifestyle is in your bag.

Switching to Sleep mode

To turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode, briefly press the POWER button. You can also double-tap the lock screen.

HTC Desire 10 lifestyle also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while. You can change the time before HTC Desire 10 lifestyle sleeps by setting the screen timeout. For details, see Setting when to turn off the screen on page 148.

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