HTC Desire 510 User Guide

User Guide

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Table of Contents

Important Information ...................................................................................................................... 1

Radio Frequency Exposure Operating Instructions ................................................................ 1

Important Note on Recoverable Data ..................................................................................... 1

Get Started ...................................................................................................................................... 2

Your Phone at a Glance .......................................................................................................... 2

Charge Your Phone................................................................................................................. 3

Activation and Service ............................................................................................................. 4

Create Your Account and Pick Your Plan ....................................................................... 4

Activate Your Phone ........................................................................................................ 4

Manage Your Account ..................................................................................................... 5

Re-Boost .......................................................................................................................... 5

Additional Information ...................................................................................................... 6

Complete the Setup Application.............................................................................................. 6

Set Up Voicemail ..................................................................................................................... 7

Transfer Content to Your New Phone ..................................................................................... 8

Transfer Content from an Android Phone ....................................................................... 8

Transfer Content from an iPhone .................................................................................... 9

Transfer Content From Your Old Phone Using Bluetooth .............................................. 9

Transfer Content Between Your Phone and Computer ................................................ 10

Ways of Transferring Contacts and Other Content into Your Phone............................ 11

Restore Your Backup From Your Online Storage to Your New Phone................................ 11

Your Home Screen ................................................................................................................ 12

Phone Basics ................................................................................................................................ 13

Your Phone’s Layout ............................................................................................................. 13

Turn Your Phone On and Off ................................................................................................ 15

Turn Your Screen On and Off ............................................................................................... 16

Your Phone’s Lock Screen.................................................................................................... 17

Unlock the Screen.......................................................................................................... 17

Customize the Lock Screen ........................................................................................... 17

Notification Widget ......................................................................................................... 18

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Disable the Lock Screen ................................................................................................ 18

Onscreen Navigation Buttons ............................................................................................... 19

Touchscreen Navigation........................................................................................................ 19

Motion Gestures .................................................................................................................... 23

Working with Phone Apps and Settings................................................................................ 26

Open an App .................................................................................................................. 26

Get to Know Your Settings ............................................................................................ 29

Using Quick Settings...................................................................................................... 30

HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen..................................................................... 31

Turn HTC BlinkFeed On or Off ...................................................................................... 32

Add Content to HTC BlinkFeed ..................................................................................... 32

Customize the Highlights Feed...................................................................................... 34

Save Articles for Later.................................................................................................... 34

Post to Your Social Networks ........................................................................................ 34

Remove Content From HTC BlinkFeed......................................................................... 34

Customize the Home Screen ................................................................................................ 35

Change the Wallpaper ................................................................................................... 35

Customize the Launch Bar ............................................................................................ 35

Change Your Main Home Screen.................................................................................. 36

Organize Your Widget Panels ....................................................................................... 36

Work with Widgets and App Shortcuts .......................................................................... 37

Status Bar and Notifications Panel ....................................................................................... 39

Status Bar ...................................................................................................................... 39

Notifications Panel ......................................................................................................... 41

Capture the Phone Screen ............................................................................................ 42

Enter Text .............................................................................................................................. 42

HTC Sense Keyboard .................................................................................................... 42

Enter Text by Typing on the HTC Sense Keyboard ...................................................... 43

Enter Text with Word Prediction on the HTC Sense Keyboard .................................... 44

Enter Text with the HTC Sense Keyboard Using the Trace Keyboard......................... 45

Enter Text by Speaking on the HTC Sense Keyboard.................................................. 46

Swype Keyboard ............................................................................................................ 46

Edit Text ......................................................................................................................... 48

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Phone Calls ................................................................................................................................... 50

Make Phone Calls ................................................................................................................. 50

Call Using Smart Dial ..................................................................................................... 50

Dial an Extension Number ............................................................................................. 51

Return a Missed Call...................................................................................................... 51

Call From Call History .................................................................................................... 52

Call From People ........................................................................................................... 52

Call Using a Speed Dial Number ................................................................................... 52

Call a Number in a Text Message, Email Message, or Calendar Event ...................... 52

Call Emergency Numbers .............................................................................................. 52

Make International Calls ................................................................................................ 53

Set Up Speed Dial ................................................................................................................. 54

Receive Phone Calls ............................................................................................................. 54

In-call Options........................................................................................................................ 55

3-way Calling.................................................................................................................. 55

End a Call....................................................................................................................... 56

Call Services.......................................................................................................................... 56

Caller ID ......................................................................................................................... 56

Call Waiting .................................................................................................................... 56

Call Forwarding .............................................................................................................. 57

Call History ............................................................................................................................ 57

Open Call History ........................................................................................................... 57

Save a Number From Call History ................................................................................. 58

Prepend a Number From Call History ........................................................................... 58

Block a Caller ................................................................................................................. 58

Erase Call History .......................................................................................................... 59

Change Ringtone Settings .................................................................................................... 59

Visual Voicemail .................................................................................................................... 60

Set Up Visual Voicemail ................................................................................................ 60

Review Visual Voicemail................................................................................................ 60

Voicemail (Traditional)........................................................................................................... 61

Voicemail Notification..................................................................................................... 62

Set Up Voicemail ........................................................................................................... 62

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Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages............................................................................... 62

Internet Calls.......................................................................................................................... 63

Add an Internet Calling Account .................................................................................... 63

Make an Internet Call ..................................................................................................... 63

Contacts ........................................................................................................................................ 65

Your Contacts List ................................................................................................................. 65

Find People .................................................................................................................... 66

Set Up Your Profile................................................................................................................ 66

Add Entries to the People App .............................................................................................. 67

Add a New People Entry................................................................................................ 67

Get in Touch with a Contact .................................................................................................. 68

Manage People Entries ......................................................................................................... 68

Edit a People Entry ........................................................................................................ 68

Delete an Entry .............................................................................................................. 69

Delete Multiple Entries ................................................................................................... 69

Import or Copy Contacts ................................................................................................ 69

Merge Entries in People ........................................................................................................ 69

Accept Contact Link Suggestions .................................................................................. 70

Manually Merge Entries ................................................................................................. 70

Break the Link ................................................................................................................ 70

Send Contact Information...................................................................................................... 70

Contact Groups ..................................................................................................................... 71

Create a Group .............................................................................................................. 71

Send a Message or Email to a Group ........................................................................... 72

Edit a Contact Group ..................................................................................................... 72

Manage Your Contact Groups ....................................................................................... 73

Back Up and Restore Your Contacts .................................................................................... 73

Private Contacts .................................................................................................................... 74

Accounts and Messaging.............................................................................................................. 75

Gmail...................................................................................................................................... 75

Create a Google Account .............................................................................................. 75

Sign In to Your Google Account .................................................................................... 76

View Your Gmail Inbox .................................................................................................. 76

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Send a New Gmail Message ......................................................................................... 78

Reply To or Forward an Email Message ....................................................................... 78

Add a Gmail Account ..................................................................................................... 79

Get Help with Gmail ....................................................................................................... 79

Email ...................................................................................................................................... 79

Add an Email Account.................................................................................................... 79

Check Your Mail Inbox................................................................................................... 80

Organize Your Inbox ...................................................................................................... 81

Send an Email Message ................................................................................................ 81

Read and Reply to an Email Message .......................................................................... 82

Save an Image in an Email Message ............................................................................ 82

Manage Email Messages .............................................................................................. 82

Search Email Messages ................................................................................................ 83

Work with Exchange ActiveSync Email ......................................................................... 84

Delete an Email Account ............................................................................................... 85

Use Smart Sync ............................................................................................................. 85

Change the Email Account Settings .............................................................................. 86

Text Messaging and MMS..................................................................................................... 87

Send a Text Message (SMS)......................................................................................... 88

Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) ............................................................................. 88

Send a Group Message ................................................................................................. 89

Save and Resume Composing a Draft Message .......................................................... 90

Read and Reply to a Message ...................................................................................... 91

Receive Text Messages From Contacts Using an iPhone ........................................... 92

View and Save an Attachment from a Multimedia Message ........................................ 92

Help Protect Your Messages ......................................................................................... 92

Block Unwanted Messages ........................................................................................... 93

Delete Messages and Conversations............................................................................ 94

Back Up and Restore Your Text Messages .................................................................. 94

Text and Multimedia Message Options ......................................................................... 95

Social Networking Accounts.................................................................................................. 98

Facebook........................................................................................................................ 98

Twitter............................................................................................................................. 98

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Google+.......................................................................................................................... 98

YouTube......................................................................................................................... 98

Apps and Entertainment ............................................................................................................. 101

Get Apps .............................................................................................................................. 101

Get Apps from Google Play ......................................................................................... 101

Download Apps from the Web ..................................................................................... 102

Uninstall an App ........................................................................................................... 103

Navigate with Google Maps ................................................................................................ 103

Music.................................................................................................................................... 106

Listen to Music ............................................................................................................. 106

Create and Work with Playlists .................................................................................... 107

Add a Song to the Queue ............................................................................................ 109

Update Album Covers and Artist Photos ..................................................................... 109

Set a Song as a Ringtone ............................................................................................ 109

Search for Lyrics, Music Videos, and More................................................................. 110

Google Play Music ....................................................................................................... 111

Google Play Movies & TV ................................................................................................... 111

Connect to Your Home Entertainment System................................................................... 111

Share Media on DLNA Devices ................................................................................... 112

Web and Data ............................................................................................................................. 113

Data Services General Information – 4G LTE and 3G Networks ....................................... 113

4G LTE ......................................................................................................................... 113

Data Connection Status and Indicators ....................................................................... 114

Launch a Web Connection .......................................................................................... 114

Turn the Data Connection On or Off............................................................................ 114

Schedule When to Turn Data Connection Off ............................................................. 114

Manage Your Data Usage ........................................................................................... 115

Wi-Fi..................................................................................................................................... 116

Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network .................................................... 116

Prevent Notifications from Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks ............................................... 117

Connect to a Wi‑Fi Network via WPS ......................................................................... 117

Disconnect from a Wireless Network........................................................................... 117

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) ........................................................................................... 118

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Add a VPN Connection ................................................................................................ 118

Connect to a VPN ........................................................................................................ 118

Disconnect From a VPN .............................................................................................. 119

Search for Information ......................................................................................................... 119

Perform Searches on the Web and Your Phone......................................................... 119

Search the Web with Your Voice ................................................................................. 119

Set Search Options ...................................................................................................... 120

Get Instant Information with Google Now.................................................................... 120

Browse the Web .................................................................................................................. 123

Open the Browser ........................................................................................................ 123

Use Browser Tabs ....................................................................................................... 124

Save Web Content For Later ....................................................................................... 124

Add and Manage Your Bookmarks.............................................................................. 125

Browsing History .......................................................................................................... 125

Private Browsing .......................................................................................................... 126

Set Browser Options .................................................................................................... 126

Use Google Chrome to Browse the Web .................................................................... 126

Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ........................................................................................................ 126

Share Internet Connection via USB Tethering.................................................................... 127

Camera and Video ...................................................................................................................... 128

Get Started with the Camera............................................................................................... 128

Take a Photo ................................................................................................................ 130

Capture Better Photos ................................................................................................. 131

Record a Video ............................................................................................................ 131

Take Continuous Camera Shots ................................................................................. 132

Take a Selfie ................................................................................................................ 132

Improve Portrait Shots ................................................................................................. 133

Take a Panoramic Photo ............................................................................................. 133

Use HDR ...................................................................................................................... 133

Record Slow Motion Videos......................................................................................... 134

Save Your Settings as a Camera Mode ...................................................................... 134

Change Camera and Video Settings ........................................................................... 135

Access Photos and Videos ................................................................................................. 135

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View Photos and Videos Organized by Time .............................................................. 135

View Photos and Videos by Album.............................................................................. 136

View Photos by Location ............................................................................................. 137

Edit Your Photos .......................................................................................................... 138

Watch and Trim Videos................................................................................................ 139

Create a Zoe in Gallery................................................................................................ 140

Tools and Calendar..................................................................................................................... 142

Calendar .............................................................................................................................. 142

View the Calendar........................................................................................................ 142

Schedule or Edit an Event ........................................................................................... 143

Choose Which Calendar to Show................................................................................ 143

Share an Event (vCalendar) ........................................................................................ 144

Accept or Decline a Meeting Invitation ........................................................................ 144

Dismiss or Snooze Reminders .................................................................................... 145

Calculator............................................................................................................................. 145

Clock & Alarm ...................................................................................................................... 146

Set the Date and Time Manually ................................................................................. 146

Set an Alarm ................................................................................................................ 146

Check the Weather.............................................................................................................. 146

Online Storage..................................................................................................................... 147

Google Drive ................................................................................................................ 147

Dropbox ........................................................................................................................ 151

Voice Recorder .................................................................................................................... 152

Record Your Voice ....................................................................................................... 152

HTC Sync Manager ............................................................................................................. 152

Install HTC Sync Manager on a Windows Computer.................................................. 153

Transfer iPhone Content to Your HTC Phone............................................................. 153

Get Help ....................................................................................................................... 154

File Manager........................................................................................................................ 154

Switch Between Storage Types................................................................................... 154

Search for Files ............................................................................................................ 154

Organize Your Files ..................................................................................................... 155

Bluetooth.............................................................................................................................. 155

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Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit ..................................................................... 156

Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit .................................................................................. 156

Disconnect From a Bluetooth Device .......................................................................... 157

Send Information Using Bluetooth ............................................................................... 157

Where Sent Information is Saved ................................................................................ 158

Receive Files Using Bluetooth..................................................................................... 159

Use Bluetooth FTP Server ........................................................................................... 159

microSD Card ...................................................................................................................... 160

Insert the microSD Card .............................................................................................. 160

Remove the microSD Card .......................................................................................... 163

Check the microSD Card Memory ............................................................................... 164

Erase the microSD Card .............................................................................................. 164

HTC Dot View ...................................................................................................................... 165

Change the HTC Dot View Wallpaper ......................................................................... 165

Select Which Notifications to Display .......................................................................... 166

Update Your Phone ............................................................................................................. 166

Prepare for a Phone Update........................................................................................ 166

Update the Operating System ..................................................................................... 167

Update Your Profile...................................................................................................... 168

Update Your PRL ......................................................................................................... 168

HTC Guide ........................................................................................................................... 168

Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 169

Wireless & Networks Settings ............................................................................................. 169

Airplane Mode .............................................................................................................. 169

Wi-Fi Settings ............................................................................................................... 169

Bluetooth Settings ........................................................................................................ 169

Mobile Data Settings .................................................................................................... 170

Media Output Settings ................................................................................................. 170

More Wireless & Network Settings .............................................................................. 170

Personalize Settings............................................................................................................ 170

Customize the Home and Lock Screen Settings......................................................... 170

Ringtone ....................................................................................................................... 171

Notification Sound ........................................................................................................ 171

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Alarm ............................................................................................................................ 171

Accounts & Sync ................................................................................................................. 171

Add Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, and More .............................................. 171

Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account ....................................................................... 172

Add Email Accounts ..................................................................................................... 172

Add One or More Google Accounts............................................................................. 172

Manage Your Online Accounts .................................................................................... 173

Location Settings ................................................................................................................. 173

Location Setting ........................................................................................................... 173

Google’s Location Reporting ....................................................................................... 174

Security Settings.................................................................................................................. 174

Screen Lock Settings ................................................................................................... 174

Lock Screen and Password Settings........................................................................... 176

Allow Installation of Third-Party Programs .................................................................. 176

Work with Certificates .................................................................................................. 177

Accessibility Settings ........................................................................................................... 177

Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack ........................................................................... 178

Backup and Reset ............................................................................................................... 180

Backup ......................................................................................................................... 180

Reset Your Phone........................................................................................................ 183

Get Content From Another Phone ...................................................................................... 184

Display Settings ................................................................................................................... 185

Auto-rotate Screen ....................................................................................................... 185

Font Style ..................................................................................................................... 185

Font Size ...................................................................................................................... 185

Brightness .................................................................................................................... 185

Screen Timeout (Sleep) ............................................................................................... 186

Daydream..................................................................................................................... 186

Calibrate the Screen .................................................................................................... 186

Sound Settings .................................................................................................................... 186

General Sound Settings - Sound Profile and Vibrate.................................................. 187

General Sound Settings - Volumes ............................................................................. 187

Do Not Disturb Mode ................................................................................................... 187

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Incoming Calls - Ringtone............................................................................................ 189

Incoming Calls - Other Options ................................................................................... 189

Notifications and Alarms .............................................................................................. 190

System Sound Settings ............................................................................................... 190

Call Settings......................................................................................................................... 190

Voicemail Settings ....................................................................................................... 190

Miscellaneous Call Settings ......................................................................................... 190

Internet Call Settings.................................................................................................... 192

Other Call Settings ....................................................................................................... 192

Apps Settings ...................................................................................................................... 192

Uninstall Third-party Apps ........................................................................................... 192

Clear Application Cache and Data .............................................................................. 192

Storage Settings .................................................................................................................. 193

Types of Storage.......................................................................................................... 193

Copy Files To or From Your Phone............................................................................. 193

Make More Storage Space .......................................................................................... 194

Encrypt Data on Your Phone ....................................................................................... 195

Power Settings .................................................................................................................... 195

Optimize Battery Life with Power Saver Mode ............................................................ 195

Use Extreme Power Saving Mode............................................................................... 196

Check Battery Usage ................................................................................................... 196

Check Battery History .................................................................................................. 196

Display the Battery Percentage ................................................................................... 197

Battery Saving Tips ...................................................................................................... 197

Language & Keyboard Settings .......................................................................................... 199

Change the Phone Language...................................................................................... 199

Spell Checker ............................................................................................................... 199

Keyboard and Input Methods - Google Voice Typing ................................................. 199

Keyboard and Input Methods - HTC Sense Input ....................................................... 199

Keyboard and Input Methods - Swype ........................................................................ 200

Speech Settings ........................................................................................................... 200

Date & Time Settings .......................................................................................................... 201

Printing................................................................................................................................. 201

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Activate This Device ............................................................................................................ 201

System Updates .................................................................................................................. 201

About Your Phone ............................................................................................................... 202

Proprietary Notices ..................................................................................................................... 204

Index............................................................................................................................................ 206

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Important Information

The following topics provide important information that should be read prior to using your
HTC Desire 510.

Radio Frequency Exposure Operating Instructions

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 belt­clip, 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.

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.

Important Information 1

Get Started

The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your HTC Desire 510 and
Boost Mobile service the first time.

Your Phone at a Glance

The following illustrations outline your phone’s primary external features, keys, and buttons.

Front Panel

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Back Panel

Charge Your Phone

Your phone’s battery should have enough charge for the device to turn on and find a signal, run
the setup application, set up voicemail, and make a call. You must fully charge the battery to
begin setting up your phone.

1. Plug one end of the USB cable into the AC adapter.

2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the Charger/Accessory Jack on the bottom
panel of your phone.

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3. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. Fully charging a battery may take up to
three hours.

Note: Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with your phone 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.

Note: As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.
Note: When you’re using the Internet and charging the battery, your phone may become

warmer. This is normal.
Note: To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you finish

charging.

4. Press and hold the Power Button ( ) to turn the phone on.
 If your phone is activated, it will turn on, search for service, and begin the setup

process.

 If your phone is not yet activated, see Activation and Service for more information.

Activation and Service

Before using your phone, you must set up your service with Boost Mobile. You will need your
phone’s serial number (MEID), printed on a sticker inside the battery compartment.

Create Your Account and Pick Your Plan

Set up your Boost Mobile account.

1. From your computer, visit boostmobile.com/activate.

2. Enter your phone’s MEID and click start activation process.
 Your phone’s MEID (serial number) is printed on the sticker located on the back of

your phone in the battery compartment. This number can also be found on the
bottom panel of the phone’s package.

3. Follow the remaining instructions to choose your plan and select a payment method.

4. Follow the activation instructions below and you’ll be able to start using your phone.

Note: You can also activate by phone by calling 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848) from any
other phone.

Activate Your Phone

After setting up your account on boostmobile.com, simply turn your device on. Your device is
designed to activate automatically. If you are swapping from another Boost Mobile device to a

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new one, be sure to turn off the old device before swapping the serial number (MEID). Once the
MEID swap is complete, turn on the new device and the programming information will be
pushed to your device automatically.

You can also start the activation process manually.

■ Touch > > Settings > Activate this device.

Manage Your Account

Access information about your account. You can:

● Check your minutes.

● ReBoost® (add money to your account).

● Change plans.

● And more!

From Your Phone

Access account information and other self-service tools from BoostZone.

■ Touch > > BoostZone.

You can also dial directly for access to certain information:

● Dial (#BAL) to check account balance.

● Dial (#ADD) to make a payment.

● Dial to launch BoostZone or call Boost Customer Care

(depending on your Settings) to get answers to other questions.

From Your Computer

■ Log in with your wireless phone number and account PIN at boostmobile.com.

From Any Other Phone

■ Boost Customer Care: 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848).

Re-Boost

Boost Mobile makes it easy to add money to your account. You decide exactly how and where
you want to pay. Keep your account active by using your phone and adding money to your
account.

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Pay with Cash

Find an Authorized Re-Boost Retailer near you. Pick up a Re-Boost Card or recharge for as low
as $10 at the register, where available.

Pay Anytime with a Credit/Debit Card

Dial #ADD ( ) to add money from your phone or visit My Account at

boostmobile.com to do it online. Securely register your credit/debit card with Boost for more

convenient one-time payments or to set up easy Auto Re-Boost payments.

Set Up Worry-Free Payments with Auto Re-Boost

It’s the easiest way to make sure your account stays on and active. Use a credit card, debit card

or bank account—whatever’s best for you.
Visit boostmobile.com/reboost to get the details on all your Re-Boost options.

Additional Information

For more information about your Boost Mobile account, as well as other Boost Mobile services,
visit us at: boostmobile.com.

Complete the Setup Application

Walk through the on-device setup to choose your phone language, Internet connection, select
how you want to set up your new phone, and more.

1. Touch START to begin.
 Touch NEXT or SKIP to skip any of the screens.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete each section. For each topic, you will have
the option to skip it and continue to the next screen.

 Hands Free Activation. See Activation and Service.
 Connect to Wi-Fi. Connect to a Wi-Fi® network. For more information, see Wi-Fi.
 Got Google? Sign in to your Google™ Account. If you don’t have a Google Account,

see Create a Google Account.

Note: You do not need to sign up for a Google Account to use your phone. However, to
download apps from the Google Play™ Store or chat in Google+™ Hangouts™, you must link
your phone to a Google Account.

 HTC Account. Sign in using your Google or HTC account to set up your new phone

from a previous backup or by using the HTC Get Started service.

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 Fast and easy setup. Use the HTC Get Started service to set up your accounts and

personalize your new phone from your computer. If you use the HTC Get Started
service, your phone will show 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. To find out more about HTC Get Started and HTC Account,
see the Help and FAQ on the HTC Get Started site: start.htcsense.com.

 Transfer or restore. If you want to transfer content from an old phone to your new

HTC phone, choose Get content from old phone and touch NEXT. See Transfer

Content to Your New Phone.

Or if you want to restore your apps and settings from a backup you’ve created in

your online storage, select Restore from HTC Backup, and touch NEXT. See

Restore Your Backup From Your Online Storage to Your New Phone.

 Accounts & sync. Set up your email and social network accounts including Google,

Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, Mail, HTC Account, Facebook, LinkedIn®,
Outlook.com, and Instagram. For more information, see Accounts & Sync.

 Personalize & secure. Give your new phone a name or set up a screen lock to help

secure your phone.

 HTC Backup. This screen shows apps, social accounts, contacts, and more that

you’ve backed up to your online storage. For more information, see Backup.

 Tell HTC. Choose whether to allow HTC to collect anonymous data in the

background about how you use your phone.

3. Touch FINISH.

Note: After setup, the Connections Optimizer screen appears. Read the notice and touch I
agree to allow your phone to connect automatically to the best available data network, including

Wi-Fi. To turn Connections Optimizer off at any time, swipe down from the status bar with two
fingers, touch > Mobile data > Automatic Connections, and then clear the Connections

Optimizer option.
Note: 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.

Set Up Voicemail

Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is
in use or turned off. You should set up your Boost Mobile voicemail and personal greeting as
soon as your phone is activated. Always use a password to help protect against unauthorized
access.

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1. Touch > . (If your screen is locked, press the Power Button to turn on the display
and then drag up to unlock the screen.)

2. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number.

3. Follow the system prompts to:

 Create your password.
 Record your name announcement.
 Record your greeting.

Note: Voicemail Password – Boost Mobile strongly recommends that you create a password
when setting up your voicemail to help protect against unauthorized access. Without a

password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your voicemail messages.

Transfer Content to Your New Phone

You can easily transfer content, contacts, messages, calendar events, music, photos, videos,
and more from other phones or your computer to your new phone using the HTC Transfer Tool,
Bluetooth®, or direct USB connection.

Transfer 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.

Note: You need Android version 2.2 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.
Note: If your old phone has Android version 2.1 or an earlier version, you need to use Bluetooth

transfer. For details, see Transfer Content From Your Old Phone Using Bluetooth.

1. If you’re setting up your new HTC phone for the first time, select Get content from old
phone and touch NEXT.

- or ­With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Get content

from another phone.

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

3. Touch Full transfer, and then touch NEXT.

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

Note: 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, touch Try another transfer method on your new phone to

use Bluetooth for transferring contacts from your old phone.

6. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then touch
START or TRANSFER.

7. Wait for the transfer to finish.

8. Touch DONE on both phones.

Transfer 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. For details, see Transfer iPhone Content to Your

HTC Phone.

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

Transfer Content From Your Old Phone Using Bluetooth.

Transfer Content From Your Old Phone Using 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.

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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.

Tip: Use HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone. For details, see

Transfer iPhone Content to Your HTC Phone.

1. If you’re setting up your new HTC phone for the first time, select Get content from old
phone and touch NEXT.

- or ­With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > 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, touch Quick transfer.

3. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old and new phones to pair them and start the
data transfer.

Transfer Content Between Your Phone and Computer

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

● Connect your phone 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 your phone 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 the camera roll (photos and
videos) to your computer. Then reconnect your phone and copy them over. For details,
see HTC Sync Manager.

Tired of keeping copies of your media in several places? Use online storage services to put your
media in one place so you can manage them anywhere — on your computer, phone, and other
mobile devices.

With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Accounts & sync >
to check first what online storage accounts are available on your phone. Sign in to the one you
want to use and then use the Gallery app to access media in your online storage.

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Ways of Transferring Contacts and Other Content into Your Phone

There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to your new HTC
phone.

● Sync with your computer. Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents,

playlists, and more between your phone and a computer running a Windows® or Mac
OS® operating system. You can also use it to transfer iTunes® backup that contains
contacts, messages, and other content from an iPhone to your computer, and then to
your HTC phone. For details, see HTC Sync Manager.

● Google Account. Google contacts are imported to your phone after you sign in to your

Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from your phone.

● Social network accounts. Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact

information from them.

● Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Your phone syncs your work contacts from the

Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

● Phone contacts. You can create contacts locally on your phone, if you don’t prefer to

store them on your online accounts.

Restore Your Backup From Your Online Storage to Your New Phone

If you used HTC Backup before, you can restore your backup to your new HTC phone when you
turn the phone on for the first time or after a factory reset.

Important: Depending on the amount of content, restoring your backup to your phone through
your data connection may use a lot of time and data. Using a Wi-Fi connection is
recommended.

1. When you're asked whether you have a Google Account, sign in to your account.

2. Use your mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to connect your phone to the Internet.
 If you used your Google login credentials as your HTC Account and your backup is in

Google Drive™, touch Sign in with Google.

 If not, touch Remind me later, go to the Transfer or restore screen, and select

Restore from HTC Backup.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your backup and to continue setting up your
phone.

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4. Slide open the Notifications panel to check if there's any notification to finish setting up
your phone.

Your free apps that you’ve previously downloaded 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
may continue using your phone while apps are being restored.

Your Home Screen

After you’ve turned on and set up your phone, 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 HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home

Screen.

● Swipe left and you’ll discover widget panels for adding your favorite widgets, apps, and

more so they’re just a touch away. And if you need more room for your stuff, you can
add more widget panels. For details, see Customize the Home Screen.

● You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See

Customize the Launch Bar.

Tip: While you’re in another screen or app, touch to return to the last Home screen you
visited.

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Phone Basics

Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay
connected to the people and information that are important to you. The topics in this section will
introduce the basic functions and features of your phone.

Your Phone’s Layout

The illustrations below outline your phone’s basic layout.

Front Panel

● Speaker lets you hear sounds when you’re playing music, watching videos, and listening

to different ringers and sounds on your phone. The speaker is also the earpiece that lets
you hear the caller and automated prompts.

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● Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringer or media volume or adjust the voice

volume during a call.

● Charger/Accessory Jack allows you to connect the phone charger or the USB cable

(included).

CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone.

● Microphone transmits your voice for phone calls or records your voice or ambient

sounds for voice recordings and videos.

● Touchscreen lets you view and control all the features of your phone.

● Proximity Sensor turns off the screen automatically when you place the phone near

your face.

Important: If you want to use a case protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. Purchase a screen protector designed for your phone.

● Front Camera allows you to take photos and videos or start a video call.

● Power Button lets you turn the phone on or off, turn the screen on or off, restart the

phone, or switch your phone to airplane mode.

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Back Panel

● Microphone transmits your voice for conference calls.

● Camera allows you to take photos and videos.

● Speaker the back speaker lets you hear sounds when you’re playing music or during

conference calls.

● Back Cover Notch lets you remove the back cover and access the battery compartment

and SIM and microSD™ card slots.

● SIM and microSD Card Slots holds the preinstalled SIM card and allows installation of

a microSD card for additional storage. See microSD Card.

● 3.5 mm Headset Jack allows you to plug in either a stereo headset or an optional

headset for convenient, hands-free conversations.

CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone.

Turn Your Phone On and Off

The instructions below explain how to turn your phone on and off, or how to restart the phone.

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Turn Your Phone On

■ Press and hold the Power Button ( ) at the top of the phone.

You will feel or hear the phone vibrate when it has been turned on. The first time you turn on
your phone, it will search for Boost Mobile service, and begin the setup application.

Turn Your Phone Off

1. Press and hold the Power Button to open the Power options menu.

Note: When the screen is locked and you press the Power Button it will only turn off the screen
and not the phone. You will need to unlock the screen first before you press and hold the Power
Button to turn the phone off. See Turn Your Screen On and Off for details.

2. Touch Power off to turn the phone off.

Restart Your Phone

Restarting the phone will close all running apps and will clear all temporary files in the phone’s
memory. Make sure to save your work before restarting the phone.

1. Press and hold the Power Button for about two seconds.

2. On the Power options menu, touch Restart.

3. In the Restart phone confirmation box, touch RESTART.

Note: If the phone or touchscreen becomes unresponsive, press and hold the Power Button
for about 12 seconds to restart the phone.

Turn Your Screen On and Off

Your phone allows you to quickly turn the screen off when not in use and to turn it back on and
unlock it when you need it.

Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use

■ To turn the screen off, quickly press the Power Button. Pressing the Power Button
again or receiving an incoming call will turn on your phone screen and show the lock
screen.

To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of
time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the
phone’s screen is off.

Note: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see Screen Timeout

(Sleep).

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Turn the Screen On and Unlock It

Below are steps for how to unlock your phone’s screen.

■ Press the Power Button to turn the screen on.

Your Phone’s Lock Screen

Aside from protecting the phone’s screen from unwanted touches and presses, the lock screen
also displays important information, updates, and messages at a glance, and provides shortcuts
to your favorite applications.

Unlock the Screen

Unlock the screen to receive an incoming call or to access your phone.

1. When the screen is off, press the Power Button to show the lock screen.

2. You can either:
 Swipe up to unlock the screen, swipe right to go directly to HTC BlinkFeed, or swipe

left to go to the Home widget panel.

 You can also press and hold the lock icon ( ), and then drag it up, right, or left.

 Flick a shortcut icon up to directly launch the app.

If you have set up a screen lock, you’ll be asked to provide your credentials before your phone
unlocks. See Screen Lock Settings.

Tip: If you’ve set an event reminder or an alarm, you can snooze or dismiss the event or alarm
right from the lock screen. Just drag or up.

Customize the Lock Screen

You can customize the lock screen.

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Add a Widget on the Lock Screen

Choose from our selection of lock screen widgets.

Note: Before you can add a widget on the lock screen, you must select the Enable lock screen
widgets option in Settings > Security.

1. On the lock screen, pull from the right edge of the touchscreen until you see a icon.

2. Touch .

3. Touch a widget that you want to add to the lock screen.

Move or Delete a Lock Screen Widget

1. On the lock screen, pull from the right edge of the touchscreen until you see the widget
you want to move or delete.

2. Touch and hold the widget, and then drag it left or right to the position that you want.

3. Touch and hold the widget, and then drag it to to remove it.

Change Lock Screen Shortcuts

To change apps (or other shortcuts) on the lock screen, change the ones on the launch bar. To
find out how, see Customize the Launch Bar.

Notification Widget

On the lock screen, you can see notifications such as missed calls, text messages, calendar
events, and more.

1. Drag down from the clock to expand the widget.

2. If there are several notifications, touch to view the next notification.

3. Touch a notification to go directly to its app.

You can change which notifications appear on the widget in Security settings. See Security

Settings.

Disable the Lock Screen

You can disable the lock screen so you don’t have to unlock your phone every time you wake it
up.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Security.

2. Touch Screen lock > No lock screen.

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To enable the lock screen again, touch > > Settings > Security, and then touch
Screen lock > Lock screen.

Onscreen Navigation Buttons

Your phone has onscreen navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen which rotate when you
change the orientation. The onscreen navigation buttons do not show up when the screen is off.

● Touch to go to the previous screen.

● Touch to go to the Home screen.

● Touch to show thumbnails of the most recently used apps.

Tip: Swipe up from any of the navigation buttons to access Google Search.

Touchscreen Navigation

Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists, and more.

Important: When the TalkBack option in the Accessibility settings is turned on and the Explore
by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are replaced by the TalkBack gestures.
For details, see Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack.

Touch

Touch the screen with your finger when you want to select onscreen items such as application
and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons.

After you’ve scrolled down a long list or screen (in Settings and apps such as Mail and People),
touch the status bar to jump straight to the top of your screen.

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Touch and Hold

To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a Web page), touch
and hold the item.

Swipe or Slide

Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen to go to other widget
panels, scroll through documents, and more.

Drag

To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While
dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

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Flick

Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick
strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts
or message list.

Press and Flick

On the Home screen, you can easily move a widget or icon from one screen to another. Press
and hold the widget or icon with one finger, and flick the screen to the new location with another
finger.

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Slide with Two Fingers

In some apps, like Gallery, Messages, Mail, or the Web browser, slide two fingers apart to zoom
in when viewing a picture or text.

Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text.

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Two-finger Swipe

Swipe down from the status bar using two fingers to access Quick Settings.

Motion Gestures

Use motion gestures to rotate the screen, mute, lower the ringtone volume, and more.

Flip to Mute

When a call comes in, you can turn your phone over to mute it.

■ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Sound > Flip to
mute. Set your phone to:

 Mute once. Mute only once after you flipped the phone. The phone will ring again

when there are subsequent incoming calls.

 Mute always. After flipping the phone to mute a call, keep it always muted for all

incoming calls.

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Pick Up to Lower Volume

In a business meeting or restaurant, pick your phone up when a call comes in to lower the
ringtone volume.

You can turn this feature on or off.

■ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, touch > Sound, and then select or
clear Quiet ring on pickup.

Flip for Speaker

During a call, you can turn your phone over to enable speakerphone mode.

You can turn this feature on or off.

■ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, touch > Sound, and then select or
clear Flip for speaker.

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Set Volume to Automatically Increase While in Your Pocket or Bag

You can set your phone to recognize when it’s in your bag or pocket and raise the ringtone
volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments.

You can turn this feature on or off.

■ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, touch > Sound, and then select or
clear Pocket mode.

Rotate Your Phone for a Better View

For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways
to bring up a bigger keyboard. See HTC Sense Keyboard for more details.

To turn this feature off:

■ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Display, and
then clear the Auto-rotate screen option.

Note: The TalkBack accessibility feature works best if you turn off auto-rotate. For details, see

Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack.

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Working with Phone Apps and Settings

Quickly open your favorite apps even when the phone screen is locked and easily change your
phone settings to make it truly yours.

Open an App

There are several options for opening an app from the Home screen.

● Touch an app on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.

● Touch to go to the Apps screen, and then touch the app you want to use.

● On the Apps screen, touch , and then enter the name of the app you’re looking for.

Open an App or Folder from the Lock Screen

■ On the lock screen, drag an app or folder icon up to unlock the screen and directly go to
the app or folder.

If you’ve set up a screen lock, you’ll be asked to provide your credentials first before your phone
opens the app or folder.

Tip: The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same ones on your Home screen’s launch bar. To
change the lock screen shortcuts, you’ll have to replace the apps or folders on the launch bar.

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

When you’re multitasking and using different apps on your phone, you can easily switch
between the apps you’ve recently opened.

■ Touch to see recently-opened apps.

 To switch back to an app, just touch it.
 To remove an app from the list, drag it up.

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 To clear the recent apps list, touch .

Refresh Content

In some apps, you can easily refresh content that’s synced or downloaded from the Web with a
simple finger gesture.

1. While viewing content such as weather, stocks, or Mail inbox, scroll to the top of the
screen.

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2. Pull down the screen with your finger, and then release to refresh.

Arrange Apps on the Apps Screen

Personalize the Apps screen to your liking. You can rearrange the apps and change the layout.

1. Touch (Apps).

2. Touch and then choose how to arrange apps, such as alphabetically. If you want to
group apps into folders or rearrange them, select Custom.

Move Apps and Folders

1. Touch (Apps).

2. Touch > Custom.

3. Touch > Rearrange apps.

4. Touch and hold an app or folder, and then do one of the following:
 Drag the app to another position on the same page. Wait until you see the occupying

icon move away before releasing your finger.

 Drag the app to the or arrow to move it to another page.

5. When you’re done moving apps and folders, touch .

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Group Apps into Folders

1. Touch (Apps).

2. Touch > Custom.

3. Touch > Rearrange apps.

4. Touch and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a
folder.

5. To add more apps, drag each app over to the folder.

6. To name the folder, open the folder, touch its title bar, and then enter a folder name.

7. When you’re done grouping apps and folders, touch .

Remove Apps from a Folder

1. Touch (Apps).

2. Touch > Custom.

3. Touch > Rearrange apps.

4. Touch the folder to open it.

5. Touch and hold an app, and then drag it out to the Apps screen. Wait until you see the
occupying icon move away before releasing your finger.

6. When you’re done removing apps, touch .

Hide or Show Apps on the Apps Screen

1. Touch (Apps).

2. Touch > Hide/unhide apps.

3. Select the apps you want to hide, or clear their check boxes to unhide them.

4. Touch DONE.

Get to Know Your Settings

Change the ringtone, set up a Wi‑Fi connection, add your accounts, and more in Settings.

1. Open Settings either from the Quick Settings panel or Apps screen.
 With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings, and then

touch .

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 From the Home screen, touch to switch to the Apps screen, and then touch

Settings.

2. Here are some of the basic settings you can change:
 Touch the ON/OFF switch next to an item such as Wi-Fi to turn it on or off. Touch

the item itself to configure its settings.

 Touch Sound to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure incoming call

sound settings.

 Touch Personalize to change the wallpaper, add widgets and shortcuts to the widget

panel, and more.

 Touch Accounts & sync to add and sign in to your different accounts, such as

email, social networks, and more.

 Touch Security to help secure your phone, for example with a screen lock.

For more information, see Settings.

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 touch its tile.

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

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Tip: You can also touch to switch to Quick Settings from the Notifications panel.

Customize 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. Touch and do one of the following:
 In the Quick Settings list, touch and hold next to the item you want to move and

drag it to rearrange the list.

 Under Hidden items, touch and hold and drag it up to make it available in Quick

Settings.

Note: There is a limit to the number of tiles that can be shown in Quick Settings. You may need
to remove an existing item to make space for another one. To remove an item, drag it below

Hidden items.

HTC BlinkFeed - Your Dynamic Home Screen

Stay in touch with friends or get the latest about your interests right on HTC BlinkFeed. Set up
which social networks, news sources, and other information will appear.

● Swipe up or down to browse stories on HTC BlinkFeed.

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● Touch a tile to view more details or to comment on a post or status update.

● While viewing a news article, swipe left or right to see more stories.

● While in HTC BlinkFeed, you can touch either or , or touch the status bar to scroll

to the top.

● Scroll to the top and pull down on the screen to manually refresh the stream.

● Swipe right on HTC BlinkFeed to open the slideout menu to choose the type or add your

custom topics to display.

Tip: You’ll see the clock widget on HTC BlinkFeed if you’ve set HTC BlinkFeed as the main
Home screen.

Turn HTC BlinkFeed On or Off

You can turn HTC BlinkFeed on or off.

1. On HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together, and then touch .

2. Select the HTC BlinkFeed panel and touch REMOVE.

3. To add it back, slide two fingers together on any widget panel, and then touch the
button that has BLINKFEED.

Add Content to HTC BlinkFeed

Personalize HTC BlinkFeed to show articles and status updates from your favorite news
sources, categories, editions, and apps.

Select Feeds

Discover stories and articles on HTC BlinkFeed based on your interests, favorite categories,
and popular news channels or websites.

1. Touch or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed.

2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu.

3. Touch > Add content.

4. Choose a category. Or, if it’s your first time to add content on HTC BlinkFeed, touch the
Get automatic recommendations from BlinkFeed tile. Sign in to get

recommendations.

5. Select one or more feed sources. You can touch a name first to check out a particular
feed, and then touch to add it to HTC BlinkFeed.

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Show Content From Your Apps and Social Networks

See your friends’ posts in social networks or show content from your HTC apps right on HTC
BlinkFeed.

Note: You need to sign in to your social networks to see their feeds on HTC BlinkFeed.

1. Touch or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed.

2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu.

3. Touch > Services & Apps.

4. Select the apps and social networks you like.

Search and Add Topics of Interest

You can search for and select topics of interest to display them on HTC BlinkFeed.

1. Touch or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed.

2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu.

3. Touch the box that says Search for content, and then enter the topic you’re looking for.

4. Touch a result, and then touch to add it under Custom topics.

Subscribe to Multiple Regional Editions

By default, HTC BlinkFeed display feeds and information available for your current location. You
can show one or more editions of your choice on HTC BlinkFeed.

1. Touch or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed.

2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu.

3. Touch > Add content.

4. Touch , and then select a locale or region.

5. Select the feed sources to add.

Subscribe to RSS Feeds

Never miss out on news and updates from your favorite blog or website by adding custom RSS
feeds right on HTC BlinkFeed.

1. Open the Internet app and go to the RSS feed URL of the blog or website you want to
subscribe to.

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2. Touch to add it to HTC BlinkFeed.

3. Enter the feed name and touch Subscribe.

Customize the Highlights Feed

Go to the Highlights feed to see a mix of top trending articles and status updates from the feed
sources you added. You can also set the Highlights feed to only show items from your favorite
news sources, categories, and apps.

Note: You cannot add custom topics and RSS to the Highlights feed.

1. Touch or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed.

2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu.

3. Touch > Settings > Choose Highlights topics.

4. Select the feed sources you want to appear in Highlights.

Save Articles for Later

You can bookmark articles to your reading list so you can read them later.

■ Do one of the following:

 While viewing an article, touch .
 On HTC BlinkFeed, touch and hold the tile of the article you want to bookmark, and

then touch Read later.

You’ll find the reading list in the slideout menu.

Post to Your Social Networks

You can easily post a status update from HTC BlinkFeed.

1. Touch or swipe right to go to HTC BlinkFeed.

2. Swipe right to open the slideout menu.

3. Touch > Compose, and then choose a social network.

4. Compose your status update and post it on your social network.

Remove Content From HTC BlinkFeed

Whether it’s a tile or an entire feed, you can remove content you don’t want to see on HTC
BlinkFeed.

● To remove a tile, touch and hold the tile you want to remove, and then touch Remove.

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● To remove a feed source, in the slideout menu, touch > Remove content, select one

or more items, and then touch REMOVE.

● To unsubscribe to a localized edition, in the slideout menu, touch > Remove content.

On the Remove content screen, touch > Remove editions, select one or more items,
and then touch REMOVE.

Customize the Home Screen

Your phone allows you to change the wallpaper, add or remove widget panels, change your
main Home screen, and add shortcuts, folders, and widgets at any time.

Change the Wallpaper

Choose from the available wallpapers, or use any photo you’ve taken with the camera.

1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel.

2. In the pop-up menu, touch Home screen wallpaper.

3. Choose from where you want to select a wallpaper.

 To use a wallpaper stored on your phone, touch HTC wallpapers or Live

wallpapers.

 To use a photo you captured with the camera, touch Gallery, choose and crop a

photo, and then touch DONE.

 Touch Computer photos to use the HTC Get Started service to choose a photo

from your computer.

 Touch ID wallpapers to select a wallpaper from a downloaded Mobile ID pack.
 Touch Photos to select a wallpaper from photos stored in Google Photos app.

Customize the Launch Bar

The launch bar on your Home screen gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps and
other shortcuts. You can replace the apps on the launch bar with other apps that you often use.

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1. Touch and hold the app you want to replace, and then drag it out to .

2. Touch to go to the Apps screen.

3. Touch and hold an app, and then drag it to the empty slot on the launch bar.

Tip: You can also group apps on the launch bar into a folder.
Tip: The apps or shortcuts you see on the lock screen are the same as the ones in the launch

bar.

Change Your Main Home Screen

Set HTC BlinkFeed or a widget panel as your main Home screen.

1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel.

2. In the pop-up menu, touch Manage home screen pages.

3. Swipe left or right until you see the panel that you want to use as your main Home
screen.

4. Touch SET AS HOME.

5. Touch .

Note: Touching from an app will first return you to the last panel you were in. Just touch
again to go to your main Home screen.

Organize Your Widget Panels

Organize your widget panels depending on your need.

Add or Remove a Widget Panel

Note: You won’t be able to add a new widget panel if you’ve already reached the maximum
limit.

Note: If it’s not removed, HTC BlinkFeed always appears as the first panel. A widget panel
cannot be inserted before HTC BlinkFeed.

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1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel.

2. In the pop-up menu, touch Manage home screen pages.

3. To add a new widget panel, swipe until you see the icon, and then touch it.

4. To remove a widget panel, swipe left or right until you see the panel, and then touch
REMOVE.

5. Touch .

Arrange Widget Panels

Note: A widget panel cannot be moved or inserted before HTC BlinkFeed.

1. On HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to customize the
Home screen.

2. Touch and hold a widget panel thumbnail, and then drag it left or right to the position you
want.

3. Touch .

Work with Widgets and App Shortcuts

Add widgets and app shortcuts to the Home screen.

Add Widgets on Your Home Screen

Widgets make at-a-glance important information and media content easily available. Choose
from a selection of widgets and add the most useful ones to your Home screen.

1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel.

2. In the pop-up menu, touch Add apps and widgets.

3. Touch > Widgets.

4. Scroll through the widgets or touch to search for specific widgets. Some widgets are
available in different styles and sizes.

5. Touch and hold a widget, and then drag it to a widget panel you want to add it to.

You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings such as
Bluetooth and GPS.

Change the Widget Settings

You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the Clock widget) from the Home
screen. Some widgets can also be resized after you’ve added them to your Home screen.

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● Touch and hold the widget on your Home screen, and then drag it to . You can then

customize the widget settings.

● To resize the widget, touch and hold the widget. If a border appears around the widget,

drag the sides of the border to enlarge or shrink the widget size.

Add Apps and Other Shortcuts on Your Home Screen

Place apps you often use on your Home screen. You can also add shortcuts to frequently used
settings, bookmarked Web pages, and more.

1. Touch and hold an empty space on a widget panel.

2. In the pop-up menu, touch Add apps and widgets.

3. Touch > Apps or Shortcuts.

4. Scroll through the apps or shortcuts, or touch to search for one.

5. Touch and hold an app or shortcut icon, and then drag it to a widget panel where you
want to add it.

Note: To add an app from the Apps screen, touch and hold an app and drag it to a widget
panel.

Move or Remove Items on Your Home Screen

1. Touch and hold the widget or app shortcut you want to move or remove.

2. To move the item to another position on the same panel, just drag it to a new area and
then release it.

3. To move the item to another Home screen panel, flick left or right to rotate the screen to
another widget panel, and then release it.

4. To remove the item, drag it to , and when the item turns red, release it.

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Icon

Description

Signal strength (more bars = stronger signal)

No service

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Enhanced 4G LTE network (data service) is available and active

3G (data service) is available and active (icon animates)

Phone’s location feature is on and available for location-based services such as
GPS navigation

Phone’s location feature off*

Phone microphone muted

Phone speaker muted

Vibrate mode

Shows current battery charge level (icon shown is fully charged)

Bluetooth on

Connected to Bluetooth device

Airplane mode

Alarm set

Status Bar and Notifications Panel

The status bar and notification panel make it easy to see your phone’s connection, alert you of
new messages, and much more.

Status Bar

The status bar at the top of the Home screen provides phone and service status information on
the right side and notification alerts on the left. To view notification alerts, touch and hold the
status bar and drag it down.

Status Icons

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Icon

Description

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on

New text or multimedia message

New voicemail

New Gmail message

New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email message

Upcoming event

Music is playing

Power saver mode is on

General notification (for example, sync error)

Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available

Data synchronizing – connected to HTC Sync

More (undisplayed) notifications

Missed call

Call in progress

Uploading data (animated)

Downloading data (animated)

Wired microphone headset connected

Wired headset connected

*Important: Turning off a location service means no applications on your phone will collect your
location data through that location service. However, third party applications may collect — and
your phone may continue to provide — location data through other services, including through

Wi‑Fi and signal triangulation.

Notification Icons

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Icon

Description

Waiting to upload

Phone connected to computer via USB cable

Downloaded Google Play app installed successfully

Notifications Panel

When you see notification icons, open the Notifications panel to check out details of the
notifications that you’ve received. You can also quickly access settings from the Notifications
panel.

1. Slide down from the top of the screen to open the notifications panel. If you have several
notifications, scroll down the screen to see them all.

2. On the Notifications panel:
 You can expand certain notifications to see more information, such as email

previews and calendar events. Spread with your two fingers to expand a notification,
or pinch to collapse it.

 You’ll see icons in some notifications that allow you to take immediate actions. For

example, when you have a missed call, touch the available icons to return the call or
reply with a text message.

 Touch the notification icon to open the corresponding app.

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 To dismiss just one notification in the list, drag it left or right.

3. To close the Notifications panel, slide up from the bottom bar of the panel or touch .
You can also touch to dismiss all notifications and close the Notifications panel.

Capture the Phone Screen

Capture the phone screen to show off your high game score, write a blog post about your
phone’s features, or post a status update about a song you’re playing.

■ Press and hold the Power Button and the Volume Down Button at the same time.

The image is saved in the Screenshots album in Gallery.

Tip: To share the image immediately after capturing, wait until you see the icon in the
status bar. Slide the Notifications panel open, and touch under the Screenshot notification. If
you don’t see , touch and hold the screenshot notification and then slide down on the screen.

Enter Text

You can type on your phone using one of the available touchscreen keyboards.

HTC Sense Keyboard

Typing is fast and accurate with the HTC Sense® keyboard.

● Word prediction also saves typing time. As you type, you’ll see word suggestions that

you can choose from. You can even add words, phrases, and shortcuts to the word
prediction dictionary. For details, see Enter Text with Word Prediction on the HTC Sense

Keyboard.

● You can type words by just speaking. For details, see Enter Text by Speaking on the

HTC Sense Keyboard.

● Turn on the Trace keyboard so you can type words by just sliding your finger from one

letter to another. For details, see Enter Text with the HTC Sense Keyboard Using the

Trace Keyboard.

● Just swipe right to access the numeric and symbol keyboard. Or swipe left to switch

between languages.

● The keys have secondary numbers, punctuation symbols, or other characters that you

can quickly insert without having to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. For
example, just touch and hold a key on the first row to insert a number.

● Choose from a wide selection of emojis.

● Show or hide navigational arrow keys on the keyboard. If you enable the arrow keys in

Settings, they’ll only appear on the portrait keyboard.

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And since everyone has their own typing style, you can calibrate the keyboard in Settings >
Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input > Advanced > Calibration tool so it learns how

you type.

Enter Text by Typing on the HTC Sense Keyboard

The onscreen keyboard becomes available when you touch a text field in an app. Enter letters
and numbers, change the keyboard layout or language, and more.

■ Touch the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter letters and numbers, as well as
punctuation marks and symbols.

 Touch to enter an uppercase letter. Touch twice to turn on caps lock.
 Touch and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or

accented letters. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with
them.

 Swipe right to show number and symbol keys. To return to the main keyboard, swipe

left.

 On supported apps, turn the phone sideways to show a larger Standard keyboard

that lets you type easily using two thumbs.

 Touch to close the onscreen keyboard.

Tips: To open the keyboard settings, touch and hold the comma key until you see above the
key. Or go to Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

Change the HTC Sense Keyboard Layout

You can choose from different keyboard layouts to suit your typing style.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Language &
keyboard.

2. Touch HTC Sense Input > Keyboard selection.

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3. Touch Keyboard types, and then select the keyboard layout you want to use.

Change the HTC Sense Keyboard Language

If multiple keyboard languages are available on your phone, you can choose which languages
to enable in the onscreen keyboard.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Language &
keyboard.

2. Touch HTC Sense Input > Keyboard selection, and then choose the languages you
want.

3. To change the keyboard language, do any of the following:

 Swipe left on the onscreen keyboard (not available if you’re using trace keyboard).
 Touch the language key (for example, ) until you see the language you want to

use.

 Touch and hold the language key, and then drag your finger to the keyboard

language you want to use

Enter Text with Word Prediction on the HTC Sense Keyboard

The onscreen keyboard has predictive text to help you type quickly and accurately. Predictive
text input is enabled by default, and word suggestions are displayed as you type.

To enter a word in predictive mode, do any of the following:

● Touch the space bar to insert the highlighted word in the suggestion list.

● Touch a word from the suggestion list.

● Touch the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices.

Tip: If you’ve accidentally chosen a wrong word from the suggestion list, you can always go
back and change it by touching the word and selecting another suggestion.

Set a Second Language for Word Prediction

You can set the word prediction to be bilingual. As you type, you’ll get word suggestions in the
languages that you’ve selected.

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Note: Bilingual prediction is available only when you’re using a Latin-based keyboard.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Language &
keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

2. Touch Keyboard selection > Bilingual prediction, and then choose the language you
want.

Add Words and Phrases to the Word Prediction Dictionary

Add frequently-used names, acronyms, and even phrases to the word prediction dictionary to
easily find them in the suggestion list.

Type even faster when you create text shortcuts for words and phrases. Instead of typing ―Talk
to you later‖, save a few keystrokes by adding the ttyl shortcut. In your message or email, just
type ―ttyl‖, and then touch the spacebar to enter the complete phrase.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Language &
keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

2. Touch Personal dictionary > .

3. Enter a word or phrase, and then enter its text shortcut. Be sure to remember this
shortcut, including the uppercase and lowercase letters you’ve typed.

4. Touch OK.

While you're entering text using the Standard keyboard layout, touching an underlined word lets
you store it in the dictionary or replace it with a suggested word.

Edit or Delete Words and Phrases in the Word Prediction Dictionary

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Language &
keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

2. Touch Personal dictionary.

 To edit a word, phrase, or shortcut, touch the item in the list.
 To delete items from the dictionary, touch > Delete. Select the words you want to

remove, and then touch DELETE.

Enter Text with the HTC Sense Keyboard Using the Trace Keyboard

Instead of touching the keys on the onscreen keyboard, you can ―trace‖ to type words.

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Note: You need to turn on Trace keyboard in Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC
Sense Input.

1. Touch an area where you want to enter text.

2. Slide your finger from one letter to the next to enter a word.

3. Lift your finger when the word is completed.

If the word that appears after you traced isn't the one you want, you can:

● Touch a word from the suggestion list.

● Touch the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices.

Enter Text by Speaking on the HTC Sense Keyboard

Try speaking the words to enter them in most text fields that let you use the touch input
keyboard.

1. Touch an area where you want to enter text.

2. On the onscreen keyboard, touch and hold .

3. When you see the microphone image, speak out the words you want to type.

Tip: To set the voice input language, touch the language bar above the microphone image. You
can choose one or more languages. Available languages depend on the voice input languages

supported by Google.

4. If a word doesn’t match what you’ve spoken and it’s underlined, touch the underlined
word to delete it or to see more choices.

5. Enter punctuation marks by saying the name (for example, say ―comma‖).

Swype Keyboard

Enter text by sliding on or touching the keys on the Swype® keyboard, or by speaking.

Switch to the Swype Keyboard

You can change your phone’s text input method to Swype from the default HTC Sense
keyboard. To change the input method to Swype:

1. Touch an area where you want to enter text.

2. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then touch Choose input method > Swype.

Enter Text Using Swype

Slide your finger on the Swype keyboard to enter text.

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1. Touch an area where you want to enter text.

2. Briefly press and hold the first letter of the word you want to enter, and then slide your
finger to the other letters of the word.

3. When you’ve reached the last letter, lift your finger.
For example, to enter the word ―the‖, touch and hold t, and then slide your finger to h

and e.

Note: If you’ve entered a word that Swype doesn’t recognize, word suggestions appear at the
top of the keyboard. Touch a word to enter it to your text.

There are many options to choose from with Swype keyboard settings. While using the Swype
keyboard, touch and hold to adjust the Swype settings.

Enter Text by Typing on the Swype Keyboard or by Speaking

Instead of using the Swype slide method, you can enter text by touching the keys on the Swype
keyboard or by speaking.

● Touch the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter letters and numbers, as well as

punctuation marks and symbols.

● Touch to enter an uppercase letter. Touch twice to turn on caps lock.

● Touch and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or

accented letters. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with them.

● Touch and hold and select:

 to enter numbers
 to select, copy, and paste text
 to insert a smiley

● Touch to enter text by speaking.

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● Touch and hold the space bar to change the keyboard language.

Edit Text

In HTC apps such as Internet and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it.

Select, Copy, and Paste Text

1. Touch and hold on a word.

2. Drag the start and end anchors to highlight the surrounding text you want to select.

Tip: You can use the magnifier to zoom in while selecting your text. To turn on the magnifier,
with two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings. Touch >

Accessibility, and then select the Show magnifier option. You’ll see the magnifier when you
touch one of the text selection anchors.

3. After you have selected the text you want to copy, touch Copy. The selected text is then
copied to the clipboard.

4. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), touch and hold at the point
where you want to paste the text.

5. Touch Paste.

Tip: To copy the address of a linked webpage, touch and hold the link, and then touch Copy
link URL.

Share Text

1. After you have selected the text you want to share, touch Share.

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2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message or
social network status update.

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Phone Calls

Your phone’s calling features let you enjoy clear phone calls across the country.

Make Phone Calls

There are several convenient ways to place calls from your phone.

Call Using Smart Dial

You can either dial a number directly, or use Smart dial to quickly place a call.
Smart dial searches and calls a stored/synced contact or a number from your call history.

1. Touch > Phone to display the phone’s dialer screen.

2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name to see the top matching
contact.

3. If there are a number of matches found (for example, 3 MATCHES), touch the number to
see all the matches.

4. Touch the contact you want to call.
 To check other phone numbers associated with the contact, touch beside the

contact name.

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 If the phone number has an extension, touch after connecting to the main line

and then dial the extension number.

5. To hang up, touch END CALL.

Change the Phone Dialer Layout

Switch between a large or standard dial keypad.

1. Touch > Phone to display the phone’s dialer screen.

2. Touch > Large dial pad or Standard dial pad.

Dial an Extension Number

You can skip voice prompts when dialing an extension number.

■ After dialing the main number, touch and hold . The letter p is added to the number
you are dialing. Enter the extension number, and then touch . You will be
connected to the mainline and then to the extension number.

- or -

■ After dialing the main number, touch and hold . The letter w is added to the number
you are dialing. Enter the extension number, and then touch . After connecting to

the main line, touch SEND to dial the extension number.

Tip: You can save phone numbers with an extension in the People app.

Return a Missed Call

You’ll see this icon in the status bar when you missed a call.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open to check who the caller is.

2. To return the call, spread your two fingers on the missed call notification to expand it,
and then touch CALL BACK.

Tip: You can also touch the notification to display call history and then touch the entry to call it.

3. If you have multiple missed calls, touch the missed calls notification to open the CALL
HISTORY tab.

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Call From Call History

You can directly call numbers stored in your Call history.

1. Touch > Phone.

2. Swipe right to display the CALL HISTORY tab.

3. Touch an entry to place a call.

Note: You cannot make calls from Call history to entries identified as No ID or Restricted.
Tip: Touch and hold an entry in the Call history list to open the options menu where you can

select to view the contact information (if number is stored in People), edit the number before you
call, send a text message, or delete the entry from the Call history list and more.

Call From People

Call your contacts from the People application.

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch the contact you want to call to open the contact details screen.

3. Touch a phone number to place a call.

For additional information, see Contacts.

Call Using a Speed Dial Number

Speed dial numbers let you dial numbers by touching and holding a single number on the
Phone keypad.

1. Touch > Phone to display the phone dialer’s screen.

2. Touch and hold the speed dial key on the Phone keypad. The display confirms that you
have dialed the number when it shows ―Dialing‖ on the upper right side of the screen.

See Set Up Speed Dial for information on assigning speed dial numbers.

Call a Number in a Text Message, Email Message, or Calendar Event

While viewing a text message, email, or a Calendar event that has a phone number in it, you
can just touch the phone number to place a call.

For additional information, see Text Messaging and MMS, Email, and Calendar.

Call Emergency Numbers

You can place calls to 9-1-1 even if the phone’s screen is locked or your account is restricted.

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Important: You won’t be able to make an emergency call if you don’t have a network signal.

1. Unlock the screen. For more information, see Turn Your Screen On and Off.

2. Touch Phone on the Home screen.

3. Touch .

Note: If you’ve enabled but forgotten your lock password or lock pattern, you can still make
emergency calls by touching Emergency call on the screen.

Enhanced 9-1-1 (E911) Information

This phone features an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) chip necessary for utilizing
E911- emergency location services where available.

When you place an emergency 9-1-1 call, the GPS feature of your phone seeks information to
calculate your approximate location. Depending on several variables, including availability and
access to satellite signals, it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your
approximate location.

Important: Always report your location to the 9-1-1 operator when placing an emergency call.
Some designated emergency call takers, known as Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs),
may not be equipped to receive GPS location information from your phone.

Make International Calls

When placing international calls, plus code dialing automatically adds the international dialing
code for your location (for example, 011 for international calls made from the U.S.).

Note: Make sure the North American dialing option is enabled under Settings > Call > Plus
code dialing.

Note: To call someone in your contacts list, the stored phone number needs to have a ―+‖ sign

followed by the country code, area code, and phone number.

1. Touch > Phone.

2. Enter the first few letters of a contact name, and then touch a contact to call. If you don’t
have the number stored, touch and hold the zero key until a ―+‖ sign appears. Then
enter the country code, area code, and phone number, and touch CALL.

The Phone dialer automatically adds your international dialing code to the number.

Note: The Phone dialer dials as is and doesn’t automatically add your international access code
when you dial a phone number that has a ―+1‖ in front or when there’s no plus sign in front of

the number.

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Important: International calls may incur additional fees. Contact Boost Mobile customer service
for details.

Change the International Dialing Code

By default, the international dialing code is set to 011. When you’re traveling in another country,
you can set the international dialing code to your current location.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Call.

2. Touch Plus code dialing > International dialing.

3. Enter the dialing code of the country where you’re located, and then touch OK.

Set Up Speed Dial

Your phone can store up to eight phone numbers in speed dial locations. (The number 1 is
reserved for Boost Mobile voicemail access.)

To assign a speed dial number to a contact:

1. Touch > > People, and then touch a contact.

2. Touch > Set speed dial.

3. Touch Not assigned under Number to select the contact’s number that you want to
assign to the speed dial key.

4. Touch Not assigned under Location and then select a speed dial location.

5. Touch SAVE.

Note: If you assign a number to an already assigned speed dial location, the new phone
number will automatically replace the previous speed dial assignment.

Receive Phone Calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears.

Note: Your phone will automatically adjust the ringtone volume when you use the polite ringer
and pocket mode features.

Note: If your phone is off, all calls automatically go to voicemail.

Answer or Reject an Incoming Call

● If the display is on when you get a call, touch ANSWER or DECLINE.

● If the display is locked when you get a call, drag or upwards.

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 Press the Power Button twice to reject a call.

Tip: After declining a call, you can send a text message to the caller or create a reminder for

you to return the call. All declined calls go to your voicemail.

Mute the Ringing Sound without Rejecting the Call

● Press the Volume Up or Volume Down Button.

● Briefly press the Power Button.

● Place the phone face down on a level surface. (You can do this even on the lock

screen.)

Note: If your phone is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent incoming
calls.

In-call Options

Touching the menu icon during a call displays a list of available in-call features.

● Add call to initiate a three-way call.

● Flash to accept another incoming call and put the first caller on hold. Touch Flash again

to talk to the first caller.

● People to display your contacts list.

● Open contact card to display the caller’s contact information.

Note: When the phone is completing a call, only People and Flash are available.

You can also touch to mute the microphone. Touch the button again to unmute. To turn the
speakerphone on or off, touch . You can adjust the speaker volume by pressing the Volume

Button.

Warning: Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during

speakerphone use.

3-way Calling

With 3-Way Calling, you can talk to two people at the same time. When using this feature, the
normal airtime rates will be charged for each of the two calls.

1. Touch > Phone.

2. Dial a number and touch CALL.

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3. Once you have established the connection, touch > Add call, and dial the second
number. (This puts the first caller on hold and dials the second number.)

Tip: You can add a call even if the first call was an incoming call.

4. When you’re connected to the second party, touch .

If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay
connected. If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected.

■ To end the three-way call, touch END CALL.

End a Call

There are a couple of options for ending a phone call.

● On the call screen, touch END CALL.

● Slide the Notifications panel open, and then touch .

If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to
save the number to your contacts list after you hang up.

Call Services

Your phone provides many useful features and options to help you make the most of your
calling experience.

Caller ID

Caller ID identifies a caller before you answer the phone by displaying the number of the
incoming call. If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call, follow these
steps.

1. Touch > Phone.

2. Touch .

3. Enter a phone number.

4. Touch CALL.

To permanently block your number, call Boost Mobile Customer Service.

Call Waiting

When you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls by sounding two beeps. Your
phone’s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displays the caller’s phone
number (if it is available and you are in digital mode).

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To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:

■ Touch > Flash. (This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call.)

To switch back to the first caller:

■ Touch > Flash again.

Note: For those calls where you don’t want to be interrupted, you can temporarily disable Call

Waiting by touching before placing your call. Call Waiting is automatically
reactivated once you end the call.

Call Forwarding

Call Forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to another phone number – even when
your phone is turned off. You can continue to make calls from your phone when you have
activated Call Forwarding.

Note: Depending on your plan, you may be charged a higher rate for calls you have forwarded.

To activate Call Forwarding:

1. Touch > Phone.

2. Touch .

3. Enter the area code and phone number to which you want your calls forwarded.

4. Touch CALL. (You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding.)

To deactivate Call Forwarding:

1. Touch > Phone.

2. Touch .

3. Touch CALL. (You will see a message and hear a tone to confirm the deactivation.)

Call History

Call history lists all recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. Call history makes redialing a
number fast and easy. It is continually updated as your phone automatically adds new numbers
to the beginning of the list.

Note: Call history records only calls that occur while the phone is turned on. If a call is received
while your phone is turned off, it will not be included in History.

Open Call History

Access your Call history to quickly call someone back or see who you have talked to recently.

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1. Touch > Phone.

2. Swipe to view the CALL HISTORY tab. Each entry contains the phone number (if it is
available) and the contact name (if the number is in People).

3. Do any of the following:

 Touch a name or number in the list to call. See Call From Call History.
 Touch and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu.
 Touch a contact photo to find more ways of getting in touch with the contact.
 Touch to display only a particular type of call such as missed calls or outgoing

calls.

Save a Number From Call History

If the phone number of a person who called is not in People, you can choose to save the
number after you hang up.

1. Touch > Phone > CALL HISTORY tab.

2. Touch next to the new phone number and choose whether to create a new contact
or save the number to an existing contact.

Note: You cannot save phone numbers already in People or from calls identified as No ID or
Restricted.

Prepend a Number From Call History

If you need to make a call from the Call history and you are outside your local area code, you
can add the appropriate prefix by prepending the number.

1. Touch > Phone > CALL HISTORY tab.

2. Touch and hold the entry you want to call and touch Edit number before calling.

3. Enter the prefix and touch CALL to call the number.

Block a Caller

When you block a phone number or a contact, all calls from the phone number or contact will be
declined automatically.

1. Touch > Phone > CALL HISTORY tab.

2. Touch and hold the contact or phone number you want to block, and then touch Block
contact > OK.

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Note: To remove a caller from your blocked list, on the CALL HISTORY tab, touch > Blocked
contacts. Touch and hold a contact, and then touch Unblock contacts.

Erase Call History

If the Call history becomes long, you can delete an entry or the entire Call history list.

1. Touch > Phone > CALL HISTORY tab.

2. Do either of the following:

 To delete a Call history entry, touch and hold the entry, and then touch Delete from

call history.

 To erase the entire Call history list, touch > Remove call history. Touch > Select

all, and then touch DELETE.

Change Ringtone Settings

You can change how your phone alerts you when you receive calls.

Switch Between Silent, Vibrate, and Normal Modes

● To change from silent to normal mode, press the Volume Up Button.

● To change from vibrate to normal mode, press the Volume Up Button twice.

● With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Sound > Sound

profile.

Lower the Ring Volume Automatically

Your phone has a quiet ring feature that automatically lowers the ring volume when you move it.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Sound.

2. Select the Quiet ring on pickup option.

Make Your Phone Ring Louder in Your Pocket or Bag

To help avoid missing incoming calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, the pocket
mode feature gradually increases the ring volume and vibrates when you receive a call.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Sound.

2. Select the Pocket mode option.

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Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail gives you a quick and easy way to access your voicemail. Now you can find
exactly the message you are looking for without having to listen to every voicemail message
first. This new feature periodically goes out to your voicemail, and gathers the caller information
from all of the current voicemails. It then populates a list with the caller name and number, along
with the length of time and priority level of the voicemail message.

Set Up Visual Voicemail

Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is
in use or turned off. You should set up your Boost Mobile voicemail and personal greeting as
soon as your phone is activated.

Note: To set up your traditional voicemail box, see Set Up Voicemail.

1. Touch > > Voicemail.

2. Touch Personalize now and follow the voice prompts to:

 Create a password (part of standard voicemail).
 Record your name announcement.
 Record your greeting.

3. When prompted to enter information, use the onscreen dialpad to enter your numeric
responses.

Important: Voicemail Password – Boost Mobile strongly recommends that you create a
password when setting up your voicemail to help protect against unauthorized access. Without
a password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your voicemail messages.

4. Once you have completed the setup process, return to the voicemail page (see step 1).

5. Touch the Welcome to Voicemail message on the screen to play a brief explanation of
the voicemail services.

Review Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail lets you easily access and select which messages you want to review.

1. Touch > > Voicemail.

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2. Touch a message.

3. While reviewing a voicemail message, you can:

 Touch to play or to pause the voicemail.
 Touch > Archive to save the message.

 Touch and drag the timeline to scrub through the message to different points.
 Touch to call the person who left the voicemail message.
 Touch to reply to the message. You can choose to reply via a text or audio

message.

 Touch or to turn the speakerphone on or off during playback. If the

speakerphone feature was enabled in Settings, the speakerphone will always be
automatically enabled during voicemail playback.

 Touch to delete the current voicemail message.
 Touch > Help to learn more about this application.

Voicemail (Traditional)

In addition to Visual Voicemail, your phone and Boost Mobile service always offer traditional
voicemail service accessed through the Phone application.

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Voicemail Notification

There are several ways your phone alerts you to a new message.

● By sounding the assigned ringer type.

● By displaying in the Notifications area of the status bar when a single new unheard

voicemail message is received.

Note: Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off. However, your phone notifies
you of new messages only when it is turned on and you are in a Boost Mobile service area.

Set Up Voicemail

Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is
in use or turned off. You should set up your Boost Mobile voicemail and personal greeting as
soon as your phone is activated. Always use a password to help protect against unauthorized
access.

1. Touch > Phone.

2. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number.

3. Follow the system prompts to:

 Create your password.
 Record your name announcement.
 Record your greeting.

Important: Voicemail Password – Boost Mobile strongly recommends that you create a
password when setting up your voicemail to help protect against unauthorized access. Without
a password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your voicemail messages.

Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages

You can review your messages directly from your wireless phone (using either traditional
voicemail or Visual Voicemail) or from any other touch-tone phone.

Use Traditional Voicemail to Access Your Messages

1. Touch > Phone.

2. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number.

3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.

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Use Another Phone to Access Your Messages

1. Dial your wireless phone number.

2. When your voicemail answers, press the asterisk key (*) on the phone.

3. Enter your password.

Tip: When you call voicemail from another phone, you first hear the header information (date,
time, and sender information) for the message. To skip directly to the message, touch
during the header.

Note: Depending on your plan, you may be charged for airtime minutes when you are
accessing your voicemail from your wireless phone.

Internet Calls

When you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can make and receive calls through an Internet
calling account.

Note: Before you add an Internet calling account, make sure that you’ve registered with an
Internet calling service that supports voice calls over Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Internet
calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees.

Add an Internet Calling Account

You must add an Internet calling account before you can make Internet calls.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Call.

2. Under Internet call settings, touch Accounts.

3. Touch ADD ACCOUNT.

4. Enter your account details.

5. Touch > Save.

6. To set your phone to receive Internet calls on your added account, select the Receive
incoming calls option.

Make an Internet Call

Make an Internet call to either your contact’s Internet calling account or phone number.

● Internet calling account

 In People, touch a contact who has an Internet calling account, and then touch

Internet call.

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 In Call History, touch an Internet call log.

● Phone number. First, enable Internet calling for your outgoing calls. With two fingers,

swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Call. Touch Use Internet calling,
and then select either For all calls when data network is available or Ask for each
call.

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Contacts

The People application lets you easily manage your communications with contacts through
phone, messaging, email, and social networks. And, if you have the same contacts from
different sources, you can merge their contact information so you won’t have duplicate entries.

Your Contacts List

The People app lists all contacts stored on your phone and from the online accounts you’re
logged in to.

1. Touch > > People.

Tip: You can also access People through the Phone app. Touch > and then swipe left
until you reach the PEOPLE tab.

2. You can:

 View your profile and edit your contact information.
 Create, edit, find, or send contacts.
 Touch a contact photo to find ways to quickly connect with the contact.
 See when a contact has sent you new messages.

Tip: To sort your contacts by their first or last name, touch > Settings > Sort contacts by.

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Filter Your Contacts List

When your contacts list gets long, you can choose which contact accounts to show.

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch on the top bar.

2. Select the online accounts that contain the contacts you want to display.

3. Touch .

Find People

Search for contacts stored on your phone, your company directory if you have an Exchange
ActiveSync account, or social networks you’ve signed into.

1. Touch > > People.

2. On the PEOPLE tab, you can:
 Find people in your contacts list. Touch , and then enter the first few letters of the

contact name in the Search people box.

 Find people on your company directory. Touch , enter the first few letters of the

contact name in the Search people box, and then touch Search contacts in your
Company Directory.

 Search for people you know on your social networks. Touch > Settings > Find

people you know on, and then select the social networks you’re signed in to. The

People app then uploads your contacts to the selected social networks to help you
find friends.

Tip: Aside from searching for a contact by name, you can search using a contact’s email
address or company name. On the PEOPLE tab, touch > Settings > Search contacts by,

and then choose a search criteria.

Set Up Your Profile

Your profile stores your personal contact information in an easy-to-access location.

1. Touch > > People > My profile.

2. Touch Edit my contact card.

3. Enter or edit your name and contact details.

4. Touch your current profile photo or icon to change it.

5. Touch SAVE.

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Aside from your contact details, your profile also shows updates you’ve posted on your social
networks.

Add Entries to the People App

You can add new contacts to the People app or add existing ones from your social network or
Exchange ActiveSync accounts.

Add a New People Entry

Start adding your contacts on your phone. If you’ve set up an email account on your phone, you
can sync your new contacts with that account.

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch .

3. Touch the Name field, and then enter the contact name.

Note: Touch to separately enter the contact’s given, middle, and family, and name suffix
(such as Jr.).

4. Select the Contact type. This determines which account the contact will sync with.

5. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.

6. Touch SAVE.

When you touch the added contact on your contacts list, you’ll see the contact information and
your exchange of messages and calls. Depending on the information that you’ve added to the
contact (such as an email address), you’ll also be able to see the contact’s social network
updates, events, and photos.

Tip: ICE - In Case of Emergency
To make it easier for emergency personnel to identify important contacts, you can list your local

emergency contacts under ―ICE‖ in your phone’s People list. For example, if your mother is your
primary emergency contact, list her as ―ICE-Mom‖ in your Contacts. To list more than one
emergency contact, use ―ICE1-___,‖ ―ICE2-___,‖ etc.

Add an Extension Number to a Contact Number

While creating a new contact in People, you can add an extension number to their number so
you can skip the voice prompts when calling.

Note: You must use the HTC Sense Keyboard to find these keys.

1. After entering the number of the main line, do one of the following:

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 Touch to insert a pause before the extension number is dialed automatically. To

make the pause longer, touch again.

 Touch to be prompted to confirm the extension number.

2. Enter the extension number.

Get in Touch with a Contact

Choose the best way to connect with your contacts.

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch a contact’s photo (not the name), and then choose how you want to get in touch
with that contact.

Tip: For more ways of getting in touch with your contact, touch an icon below the contact photo.

Manage People Entries

Make sure your contacts’ information are up to date. You can edit or delete an entry in People.

Edit a People Entry

You can add another phone number, email address, or assign a photo to a contact in People.

Note: Facebook and Twitter contacts cannot be edited.

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch and hold the contact, and then touch Edit contact.

2. Enter the new information.

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3. Touch SAVE.

Delete an Entry

Follow these steps to delete an entry in your contacts list.

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch and hold the contact, and then touch Delete contact.

2. Touch OK to confirm.

Delete Multiple Entries

Clean up your contacts list by deleting entries that you no longer need.

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch > Delete contacts.

2. Select the entries you want to delete, and then touch DELETE.

Import or Copy Contacts

It’s easy to import or copy contacts from your online accounts and save them directly to your
phone.

Import a Contact from an Exchange ActiveSync Account

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch and enter the contact’s name or email address in the
search box.

2. Touch Search contacts in your Company Directory.

3. Touch the name of the contact you want copied to your phone.

4. Touch to save the contact to your Exchange ActiveSync account.

Copy Contacts from One Account to Another

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch > Manage contacts.

2. Touch Copy contacts, and then choose a contact type or online account to copy from.

3. Select a contact type or account you want to save to.

Note: Contacts from your social network accounts may not be copied.

Merge Entries in People

If you have the same contacts on your phone, Google Account, and social network accounts
such as Facebook and Twitter, your phone will try to combine them automatically or let you
decide which contacts to combine. Combining the same contacts avoids duplicated entries in
your contacts list.

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Accept Contact Link Suggestions

When your phone finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link notification when you
open the People app.

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch the Contact link suggestion notification when available.
You’ll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.

2. Navigate to the contact you want to merge.

3. Touch to merge. Otherwise, touch to ignore the contact link suggestion.

Note: If you don’t want to receive contact link suggestions, on the PEOPLE tab, touch >
Settings. Clear the Suggest contact link option.

Manually Merge Entries

You can merge your entries manually and choose the accounts to link the contact.

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you want to
link.

2. Touch > Link.

3. You can:

 Under Suggest links, touch to link the contact to an account.
 Under Add contact, touch one of the options to link to another contact.

4. Touch DONE to save the change.

Break the Link

When contact information has changed, you can choose to break the contact’s link from another
account.

1. On the PEOPLE tab, touch the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose link
you want to break.

2. Touch > Link.

3. Under the Linked contacts section, touch beside an account to break the link.

4. Touch DONE to save the change.

Send Contact Information

Quickly share your contact card or People entries on your phone.

1. Touch > > People.

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2. Do any of the following:
 To send someone’s contact information, touch and hold the name of the contact (not

the icon or photo), and then touch Send contact as vCard.

 To send your contact information, touch and hold My profile, and then touch Send

my profile.

3. Choose how you want to send the vCard.

4. Select the type of information you want to send.

5. Touch SEND.

Send Multiple People Entries

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch > Send contacts.

3. Select the contacts whose contact information you want to share.

4. Touch SEND.

5. Choose how you want to send the contact cards.

Share All Visible Contacts

You can share all entries that appear in your contacts list, regardless of the online account that
your contacts sync with.

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch > Manage contacts > Import/Export contacts > Share visible contacts.

3. Choose how you want to send your contacts.

Contact Groups

Organize your friends, family, and colleagues into groups so you can quickly send a message or
email to everyone in the group. We’ve also set up the Frequent group to automatically add the
contacts you dial or get calls from the most.

Your phone also syncs with groups you’ve created in your Google Account.

Create a Group

Create a group for your sporting buddies or family members so you can easily send them a
message or email.

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1. Touch > > People.

2. On the GROUPS tab, touch .

3. Enter a name for the group.

4. Touch > Add contact to group.

5. Select the contacts you want to add, and then touch SAVE.

6. When your group is complete, touch SAVE.

Send a Message or Email to a Group

Easily send a message or email to all members of the group.

1. Touch > > People.

2. On the GROUPS tab, touch the group you want to send a message or email to.

3. Go to the GROUP ACTION tab.

4. Choose if you want to send a text message or email.

5. Follow the prompts to complete and send the group message or group mail. See Send a

Text Message (SMS), Send a New Gmail Message, or Send an Email Message.

Edit a Contact Group

You have full control of your groups. Change the group name or add and remove group
members from the People app.

1. Touch > > People.

2. On the GROUPS tab, touch and hold the group, and then touch Edit group.

3. You can:
 Touch the group name to change the name. You can only change the name for

groups that you have created.

 Touch > Add contact to group to add more members.
 To rearrange the group members, drag at the end of the contact’s name to its

new position.

 Select the check box next to any contacts you want to remove from the group.

4. Touch SAVE.

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Manage Your Contact Groups

Put your favorite group at the top of the groups’ list or delete groups that you don’t need.

1. Touch > > People.

2. On the GROUPS tab, touch > Edit groups.

3. You can:
 Rearrange the contact groups. Drag at the end of the group name to its new

position.

 Select the contact groups you want to remove.

4. Touch SAVE.

Back Up and Restore Your Contacts

Make sure you don’t lose your contacts by backing them up to your phone’s storage or microSD
card (if you inserted one).

Back Up Contacts

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch > Manage contacts.

3. Touch Import/Export contacts > Export to phone storage or Export to SD card.

4. Select an account or type of contacts to export.

5. To help protect your data, touch Yes, and then set a password for this backup. Be sure
to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when importing contacts. If you

don't need a password, touch No.

6. Touch OK.

Restore Contacts

Note: You can only restore contacts that were backed up using the Export to phone storage
feature.

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch > Manage contacts.

3. Touch Import/Export contacts > Import from phone storage or Import from SD
card.

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4. If you have more than one account set up, touch the type for the imported contacts.

5. If you have multiple backups available, select the backup you want to import, and then
touch OK.

6. Enter the password you've set for this backup, and then touch OK.

Private Contacts

If you don't want to show a contact's name and photo on the lock screen when you have an
incoming call, add the contact to your private contacts list.

Add a Contact to the Private Contacts List

1. Touch > > People.

2. Touch and hold the contact, and then touch Add to private contacts.

3. To view your private contacts list, on the People tab, touch > Manage contacts >
Private contacts.

Organize Your Private Contacts

1. On the People tab, touch > Manage contacts > Private contacts.

2. To add contacts to the private contacts list, touch , select the contacts you want to
add, and then touch SAVE.

3. To remove private contacts from the list, touch > Remove private contact, select the
contacts you want to remove, and then touch REMOVE.

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Accounts and Messaging

With Boost Mobile service and your phone’s messaging capabilities, you have the opportunity to
share information through many different channels and accounts.

Gmail

You will need a Google Account to access several phone features such as Gmail, Google
Maps™, and Google Play. Before you are able to access Google applications, you must enter
your account information. These applications sync between your phone and your online Google
Account.

Create a Google Account

If you do not already have a Google Account, you can create one online or using your phone.

Note: You can also create and sign into your Google Account or Gmail through your phone’s
Setup application.

Note: Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your phone, such as
Google Play, you do not need to use Gmail as the default account for your phone.

Create a Google Account Online

1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to google.com.

2. On the main page, click Sign in > Create an account.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account.

4. Look for an email from Google in the email box you provided, and respond to the email
to confirm and activate your new account.

Create a Google Account Using Your Phone

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Accounts &
sync.

2. Touch > Google > New.

3. Enter your first name and last name, and then touch .

4. Enter your desired email address, and then touch .

5. When prompted, enter and re-enter a password, and touch .

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6. In the Google Password Recovery screen, choose whether to set up your recovery
options in case you forgot your account password or touch Not now to do this later.

Note: When setting up a new Google Account, either on your phone or online, you will be
prompted to add a secondary email address. Enter a second Gmail address or any other email

address from which you currently send and receive email. This address is used to authenticate
your account should you ever encounter problems or forget your password. It is strongly
encouraged for Android users so you can regain access to Google services and purchases on
your phone.

7. Select whether you want to receive news and offers from Google Play, and touch .

8. Enter a secondary email address to help you recover your password if you ever lose it
and then select a security question. Touch .

9. On the Finish account screen, touch I accept.

10. Enter the text you see on the screen, and then touch .

11. Select whether you want to join Google+ or touch Not now to proceed.

12. After your phone connects with the Google servers, select the items you would like to
sync with your phone, and then touch . Your phone will synchronize the selected

items.

Sign In to Your Google Account

If you have a Google Account but have not yet signed in with your phone, follow these
instructions to sign in to your Google Account.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Accounts &
sync.

2. Touch > Google > Existing.

3. Enter your Google Account address and password, and then touch .

4. After your phone connects with the Google servers, select the items you would like to
sync with your phone and then touch .

View Your Gmail Inbox

All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox.

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1. Touch > > Gmail.

2. Do any of the following from your Inbox.
 Touch an email message (not the sender image or letter tile) to read, forward, or

reply to the message.

 Touch an inbox category (for example, Primary) at the top bar to switch to your other

other Gmail account or to display drafts, sent messages, or other email labels and
categories.

 Touch the sender image or letter tile to select one or more messages or

conversations. You can then touch the onscreen buttons at the top bar to archive,
delete, or mark the selected messages or conversations.

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Tip: Get help in using Gmail by touching > Help.

Send a New Gmail Message

Create and send an email message from your Gmail account.

1. Touch > > Gmail.

2. In the inbox of the Gmail account you want to use, touch .

3. Fill in one or more recipients.

Note: If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other
recipients, touch > Add Cc/Bcc.

4. Enter the email subject, and then compose your email.

5. If you want to attach a photo, video, or file, touch > Attach file, select the source of the
attachment, and then select the file to attach.

6. Touch to send.

Note: While composing the message, touch twice to save it as a draft. To discard the
message, touch > Discard.

Reply To or Forward an Email Message

Use your Gmail account to reply to or forward email messages.

1. Touch > > Gmail.

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2. Touch the email message or conversation.

3. To reply to the sender, touch . Or, touch and choose whether to Reply all or
Forward.

4. Do one of the following:

 If you are replying to the sender or you selected Reply all, enter your reply message.
 If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients.

Note: Touch Respond inline if you want to interleave your new message with the received
email. However, this removes any attachments or formatting in the original email message.

5. Touch to send.

Add a Gmail Account

If you have two or more Gmail accounts, you can add them on your phone and easily switch
between accounts in Gmail.

■ To add another Gmail account, see Add One or More Google Accounts.

Get Help with Gmail

Find out more how to use Gmail.

■ In the Gmail inbox, touch > Help.

Email

Use the Mail application to send and receive email from your webmail or other emails accounts
using POP3 or IMAP. You can also access your Exchange ActiveSync email and other features
on your phone. Mail allows you to stay connected 24 hours a day anywhere.

Add an Email Account

Set up email accounts such as Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account or an account from a
Web-based email service or email provider.

Important: If you’re adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or a POP3/IMAP email account,
ask your network administrator or email service provider for additional email settings that you

may need.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Select an email account type from the list of email providers. Otherwise, if you’ve already
added an email account during the setup process, touch > Add account.

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Tip: You can also set up an email account from the Accounts & sync menu. With two fingers,
swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Accounts & sync > .

3. Enter the email address and password for your email account, and then touch Next. If
you have custom settings for your account, touch Manual setup and follow the prompts.

Note: Some email accounts allow you to set the sync schedule. By default, your phone uses
Smart Sync to save battery power. See Use Smart Sync.

4. Enter a name for your email account, and then touch FINISH SETUP.

Check Your Mail Inbox

When you open the Mail application, it displays the inbox of one of your email accounts that
you’ve set up on your phone.

1. Touch > > Mail. The inbox of one of your email accounts appears.

2. Do any of the following:

 Touch an email message to read.
 To switch between email accounts or view email messages from all your accounts,

touch .

 To display email messages in another mail folder, touch > Folder, and then touch

the folder you want to view.

 To refresh the inbox, pull down the screen.

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 To change an email account’s settings, select the account and then touch >

Settings.

Organize Your Inbox

Organize your email messages into tabs and quickly find the messages you want.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account that you want to use.

3. In the inbox, touch > Edit tabs.

4. Select the tabs you want to add to the inbox.

5. To arrange the tabs, drag , and then move the tab to its new location.

6. Touch DONE.

7. Swipe to the added tab to check your email messages.

Send an Email Message

Send an email message to your contacts using an email account in Mail.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account that you want to use.

3. Touch .

4. Fill in one or more recipients.

Tip: If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other
recipients, touch > Show Cc/Bcc.

5. Enter the subject, and then compose your message.

6. Do any of the following:

 Add an attachment. Touch and then choose what you want to attach.
 Set the priority for an important message. Touch > Set priority.

7. Touch , or to send it later, touch > Save.

Note: If there’s no Wi-Fi or data connection available or Airplane mode is on when you send

your email, the email is saved to the Outbox folder. Once there’s Wi-Fi or data connection
available, the saved email will be sent automatically next time your phone syncs.

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Resume a Draft Email Message

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. In an email account inbox, touch > Folder > Drafts.

3. Touch the message.

4. When you finish editing the message, touch .

Read and Reply to an Email Message

Read email messages and reply them promptly in the Mail app.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account that you want to use.

3. In the email account inbox, touch the email you want to read.

Note: If you want to read a particular message inside an email conversation, touch to
expand the conversation, and then touch the email message.

4. Touch REPLY or REPLY ALL.

Tip: Touch for more actions for the email.

Quickly Reply to an Email Message

You can quickly respond to a new email message from the Home screen or lock screen.

1. When you receive a new email message notification, slide the Notifications panel down.

2. On the email preview, touch REPLY ALL or FORWARD.

Note: If you have several notifications and you don't see the email options, expand the email
preview by sliding two fingers apart on the notification.

3. Compose you reply message and touch .

Save an Image in an Email Message

While viewing an email message, touch and hold an embedded image, and then touch Save
image. You’ll find the saved image in the Downloads folder.

You can also copy the image to the clipboard or set it as your wallpaper.

Manage Email Messages

The Mail app provides easy ways to sort, move, or delete your email messages.

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Sort Email Messages

Customize how you sort your email messages.

■ From an email account inbox, touch > Sort, and select from the sorting options.

Move Email Messages to Another Folder

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account that you want to use.

3. Select the email messages you want to move.

Tip: To select all, select one email message first, and then touch > Select all.

4. Touch MOVE TO and then select a folder.

Delete Email Messages

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account that you want to use.

3. Select the email messages you want to delete.

Tip: To select all, select one email message first, and then touch > Select all.

4. Touch DELETE > OK.

Search Email Messages

If you have a long list of email messages on your inbox, you can easily search for that important
email.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Touch .

3. If you want to refine or filter your search, touch , check the search options, and then
touch OK. For example, you can focus the search on a part of an email or filter email

messages that have attachments or tagged as high priority.

4. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for.

5. Touch a result to open the email message.

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Search Emails From a Contact

Search emails from a contact when you remember the sender, but can’t find that particular
message.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account you want to use.

3. Touch and hold an email message from a contact.

4. Touch Show all mail from sender. A list of email messages from that contact appears.

Work with Exchange ActiveSync Email

Enjoy the powerful email features of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right on your phone. Flag
important email messages, set your out of the office reply, or send invites to your next team
meeting while you’re on the go.

Flag Email Messages

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync email account.

3. While viewing your Exchange ActiveSync email inbox, touch the flag icon that appears
on the right of an email message or conversation. The icon turns red after you flagged
the email or conversation.

Tip: To flag an email message inside a conversation, touch to expand the conversation, and
then touch the flag icon of the email message.

Set Your Out of Office Status

You can set your Out of Office status and auto-reply message right from your phone.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync email account.

3. Touch > Out of the office.

4. Touch your current office status, and then select Out of the office.

5. Set the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the office.

6. Enter the auto-reply message.

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7. If you want a different auto-reply message for recipients outside your organization, select
the Send replies to external senders option, and then enter the auto-reply message in

the box that appears.

8. Touch SAVE.

Send a Meeting Request

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync email account.

3. Touch > New meeting invitation.

4. Enter the meeting details.

5. Touch SAVE. Or touch SEND if you’ve invited people to the meeting.

Delete an Email Account

Delete an email account from your phone if you want to discontinue using that account.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account that you want to delete.

3. Touch > Settings > Delete account.

4. Touch OK to confirm.

Use Smart Sync

Smart Sync automatically extends the sync time the longer the Mail app is inactive. Set your
email account to Smart Sync when you don’t need to check new email messages frequently.
Smart Sync helps save battery power.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account where you want to use Smart Sync.

3. Touch > Settings > Sync, Send & Receive.

4. Touch Peak time sync > Smart Sync.

5. Touch Off-peak sync > Smart Sync.

6. Touch .

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Smart Sync then extends the email synchronization time after each auto sync time passes and
you don’t open the Mail app. To sync your email at any time, open the Mail app and check your
inbox.

If you want to receive email messages as they arrive, select another peak and off-peak sync
schedule in the email account’s Sync, Send & Receive settings.

Change the Email Account Settings

Change your email account settings such as the email account name and password, signature,
sync schedule, and more.

1. Touch > > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account you want to change.

3. Touch > Settings, and choose from these options:
 Account settings: Change the email account settings such as the name, email

address, password, and description.

 General settings

• Mail body font size: Set the font size when reading email messages.

• Use signature: Select to append a signature to your outgoing email messages.

• Signature: Set the signature for outgoing email messages.

• Set as default account: Select to use the current email account as the default

account to send email messages.

• Attachment cache: Select where to cache email attachments.

• Ask before deleting: Select to display a confirmation box when deleting email

messages.

• Portrait body preview: Set the number of lines of text to display for email
messages in the inbox.

• Show threaded view: Select to group messages and related replies into
threads.

• Clear search history. Clears your email search history.

 Sync, Send & Receive

• Peak time sync: Set the synchronization schedule during your set peak time.

• Peak time: Set the time when you receive the most number of email messages.

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• Off-peak sync: Set the synchronization schedule during your set off-peak time.

• Download past mail or Download options (POP email): Set how many days or

number of emails to download past email messages.

• Refresh on open: Select to automatically download email messages when you
open an email folder.

• Folder to sync: Select the folder to synchronize whenever you launch Mail.

• Sync deleted items from server (POP email only): Select to remove messages
from your phone when they’re deleted from the mail server.

• Mail size limit: Set the maximum email file size for incoming messages.

• Message format (Exchange ActiveSync email only): Set email messages to

display in HTML or plain text format.

• Include file attachment (Exchange ActiveSync email only): Set the size of email
attachments that will be automatically downloaded with email messages.

• Reply with original text: Select to include the original email text when replying.

• Delete mail on server (POP email only): Select to remove mail from the server

when you delete it on your phone.

• Always bcc me: Select to always send yourself a copy of all email messages
that you send.

 Notification settings

• Email notifications: Select to turn on email notifications on your phone.

• Play notification sound: Set the phone to play a sound when a new email

message arrives.

• Notification sound: Select the sound to play when a new email message
arrives.

• Vibrate: Set the phone to vibrate when a new email message arrives.

 Delete account: Touch to delete the email account.

4. Touch to save your changes.

Text Messaging and MMS

Use the Messages app to compose and send text and multimedia messages. On the Messages
screen, your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact
name or phone number.

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