HTC Desire 526 User Guide

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Contents

Features you'll enjoy

Personalization 15
Imaging 16
Sound 18
Android 5.1 18

Unboxing

HTC Desire 526 20
Back cover 21
Battery 23
nano UIM card 27
Storage card 30
Switching the power on or off 32
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 32

Phone setup and transfer

Setting up HTC Desire 526 for the first time 33
Transferring content from an Android phone 34
Ways of transferring content from an iPhone 35
Transferring iPhone content through iCloud 36

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Other ways of getting contacts and other content 37
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 38
Using Quick Settings 39
Getting to know your settings 41
Updating your phone's software 42
Getting apps from Google Play 45
Downloading apps from the web 47
Uninstalling an app 48

Your first week with your new phone

Basics 49
HTC Sense Home widget 66
Lock screen 70
Notifications 74
Working with text 76
HTC Help 83

Personalizing

Making HTC Desire 526 truly yours 84
Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms 85
Home wallpaper 85
Changing the display font 86
Launch bar 87
Adding Home screen widgets 88

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Adding Home screen shortcuts 89
Editing Home screen panels 90
Changing your main Home screen 92
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 93
Arranging apps 94
Downloading themes 95
Bookmarking themes 96
Creating your own theme from scratch 97
Mixing and matching themes 98
Finding your themes 99
Sharing themes 100
Deleting a theme 100

HTC BlinkFeed

What is HTC BlinkFeed? 101
Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off 102
Restaurant recommendations 103
Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed 104
Customizing the Highlights feed 106
Saving articles for later 106
Posting to your social networks 107
Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed 107

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Camera

Camera basics 108
Selfies and people shots 115
Panoramic shots 118
Other camera features 119
Camera settings 120

Gallery

Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 121
Adding photos or videos to an album 125
Copying or moving photos or videos between albums 126
Tagging photos and videos 126
Searching for photos and videos 128
Trimming a video 129
Saving a photo from a video 129

Photo Editor

Basics 130
Creative effects 134

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 144
Making a call with your voice 145

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Dialing an extension number 145
Returning a missed call 146
Speed dial 146
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 146
Making an emergency call 147
Receiving calls 147
What can I do during a call 148
Setting up a three-way call 149
Call History 149
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 151
Advanced Calling 151
Upgrading to Advanced Calling 152
Global Ready 152
Using Assisted dialing 152

Messages

Verizon Messages 155
HTC Messages 156

Entertainment

HTC Music 162
HTC Connect 168

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Power and storage management

Battery 175
Phone storage 180
File Manager 183

Sync, backup, and reset

Online sync 185
Backup 187
HTC Sync Manager 192
Reset 196

People

Your contacts list 198
Setting up your profile 200
Adding a new contact 200
Editing a contact’s information 202
Getting in touch with a contact 202
Importing or copying contacts 203
Merging contact information 205
Sending contact information 206
Contact groups 207
Private contacts 209

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Calendar and Email

Viewing the Calendar 210
Scheduling or editing an event 212
Choosing which calendars to show 213
Sharing an event 214
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 214
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 215
Checking your mail 216
Sending an email message 217
Reading and replying to an email message 218
Managing email messages 220
Searching email messages 221
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email 222
Adding an email account 223
What is Smart Sync? 224

Google Search and apps

Google Now 225
Google Search 228
Google Chrome 230
Google Drive 233
Google Maps 236
YouTube 240

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Other apps

VZ Navigator 242
HTC Car 243
Scribble 246
Clock 250
Weather 251

Internet connections

Turning the data connection on or off 252
Managing your data usage 252
Wi-Fi connection 255
Connecting to VPN 256
Using HTC Desire 526 as a Wi-Fi hotspot 258

Wireless sharing

Turning Bluetooth on or off 260
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 260
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 262
Receiving files using Bluetooth 262

Settings and security

Turning location services on or off 264
Do not disturb mode 264

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Airplane mode 267
Scheduling when to turn data connection off 267
Automatic screen rotation 268
Setting when to turn off the screen 268
Screen brightness 269
Touch sounds and vibration 269
Changing the display language 270
Installing a digital certificate 271
Pinning the current screen 272
Disabling an app 273
Assigning a PIN to a nano UIM card 273
Accessibility features 274
Accessibility settings 275
Turning Magnification gestures on or off 275
Navigating HTC Desire 526 with TalkBack 276

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION 11

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

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

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

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

12 About this guide

About this guide

In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important
information:

This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what
happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also
provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.

This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or
procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.

This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a
certain task or to get a feature to work properly.

This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you
need to be careful about to prevent potential problems.

Some apps may not be available in all regions or with your mobile operator.

Important RF Notice 13

Important RF Notice

This device was tested for compliance with the applicable FCC and Industry
Canada specific absorption rate (SAR) limits for radio frequency (RF)
exposure during typical body-worn operations. To ensure that RF exposure
levels remain at or below the tested levels, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar
accessory that maintains a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between
your body and the device, with either the front or back of the device facing
towards your body. Such accessories should not contain any metallic
components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these specifications
may not ensure compliance with applicable SAR limits and their use should
be avoided.

This device has been shown to be HAC compatible for CDMA and LTE™.
Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T4.

14 Important note on recoverable data

Important note on recoverable data

Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased
from your device may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery
software. Even a factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your
phone, including personal information.

Features you'll enjoy 15

Features you'll enjoy

Personalization

Designed with you in mind, HTC Desire 526 is filled with innovations that help it to
adapt to your life.

HTC Sense Home

Your Home screen adapts to your needs at home, at work,
and on the go. New lock screen notifications make it
easier to find what you've missed, see upcoming events,
get restaurant recommendations, and more. See What is

the HTC Sense Home widget? on page 66 and
HTC BlinkFeed Notifications on page 72.

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HTC BlinkFeed

Get your favorite topics, news, social media, and more
conveniently delivered to one place on your phone. Even
get suggestions for points of interests and places to eat!
See What is HTC BlinkFeed? on page 101.

Imaging

Take fun selfies and create interesting photos to share with family and friends.

Front camera features

Enjoy using a variety of selfie-friendly features with the Camera app.

§ Instant selfie shots – Flash a smile, and the camera instantly captures your
smiling face. Or, Just say "Cheese"! See Using Auto Selfie on page 116 and

Using Voice Selfie on page 117.

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§ HDR – Improve the lighting in your selfies look with HDR. See Using HDR on
page 119.

§ Make-up level – Make your complexion look smoother by adjusting the Make­up level before you take your selfie. See Skin touch-ups for people shots on
page 116.

Photo Editor

The Photo Editor app enhances your photos, from basic edits to elegant effects!

Make a photo surreal. Blend in
shapes, elements, and prismatic
effects. See Prismatic on page 137.

Superimpose one image onto
another and create a unique
composition only you can imagine!
See Double Exposure on page 138.

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Face Fusion uses two photos such as your selfie and
a photo of your favorite celebrity to merge your
looks together. See Face Fusion on page 142.

Sound

Easily connect wireless speakers to your phone.

HTC Connect

Simply swipe up the screen with three fingers to stream music or video from
HTC Desire 526 to your speakers or TV. Control the volume and playback with your
phone! You can even enjoy your favorite music on multiple speakers. See What is

HTC Connect? on page 168.

Android 5.1

Here are some of the Android® 5.1 Lollipop features you'll find on HTC Desire 526.

Device protection

The Android 5.1 anti-theft feature enables you to remotely locate, ring, or erase all data
on your phone when you have turned on screen lock security and signed into your
Google Account.

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Audio control enhancement

Now you can adjust the sound balance between left and right audio channels, or select
mono audio for better sound quality through a single headphone. Go to Settings and tap
Accessibility > Sound balance or Mono audio.

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Unboxing

HTC Desire 526

Familiarize yourself with the parts of the phone before use.

1. POWER button

2. VOLUME control

3. Proximity sensor

4. Receiver

5. 3.5mm headset jack

6. Front camera

7. Speaker

8. USB connector

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You need a 4G/LTE plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE network for voice
calls and data services. Check with your operator for details.

§ If you want to use a case or screen protector, don’t cover and block the
proximity sensor. Purchase a case or screen protector designed for
HTC Desire 526.

§ Avoid liquid or dust from entering the microphone hole to prevent damage
to the microphone.

§ Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms
that dangle near the headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.

Back cover

Removing the back cover

1. With one hand, securely hold HTC Desire 526 with the bottom edge facing up

and the back facing you.

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2. With your other hand, press your thumb on the back cover and use your finger

to open a small gap from the opening at the bottom. Then continue to lift the
cover open from the bottom and the sides.

Replacing the back cover

1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire 526.

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2. Press the sides and the lower part down from top to bottom to lock the cover

into place.

You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.

Battery

Removing the battery

1. Take the back cover off.

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2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.

Inserting the battery

Use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that we
recommend.

1. Take the back cover off.

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2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery

compartment.

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Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 526, it is recommended that you charge
the battery.

§ If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge
HTC Desire 526 for several minutes before powering it on.

§ Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 526 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.

§ Do not remove the battery from HTC Desire 526 while you are charging it
using the power or car adapter.

1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.

2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.

3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

nano UIM

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

§ Avoid charging the battery in hot environments.

§ When you're using the web browser and charging the battery,

HTC Desire 526 may become warmer. This is normal.

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

nano UIM card

HTC Desire 526 uses a nano UIM card.
Use a standard nano UIM card only. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the

standard nano UIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.

Inserting a nano UIM card

1. Take the back cover off.

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2. Remove the battery.

3. Remove the tray.

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4. With the nano UIM card's gold contacts facing up and its cut-off corner facing

out, insert the card into the tray.

5. Position the tray at the edge of the slot at an angle. Then carefully slide the tray

into the slot.

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Removing a nano UIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 526 before removing the card.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Remove the tray.

4. Remove the nano UIM card from the tray.

Storage card

Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. When you need to free up
phone storage space, you can also move certain apps to the storage card, if the apps
support this feature.

The storage card is optional and sold separately.

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

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

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Insert the microSD™ card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts

facing down and push it all the way in.

Removing the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Slide the microSD card out from its slot.

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Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button until HTC Desire 526 vibrates.

When you turn on HTC Desire 526 for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

Switching the power off

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

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

3. Tap Power off on the options menu.

Want some quick guidance on your phone?

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

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

§ From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Help.
You can then tap Tips & Help > Search help articles & videos, and enter what

you're looking for. Or you can tap

to browse how-tos, FAQs and more.

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Phone setup and transfer

Setting up HTC Desire 526 for the first time

When you switch on HTC Desire 526 for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.

You can enable TalkBack to navigate by voice feedback before selecting the
language. Press and hold two fingers on the screen until you hear a message
saying that accessibility mode is enabled.

Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to your
accounts, set up your screen lock, and more.

§ Use Google backup if you've used it to back up your old phone before and you
only need to restore apps and no other types of content. On the Get your apps
& data screen, choose your old phone and the apps you want to restore to
HTC Desire 526.

If you have other types of content to transfer or restore from your old phone,
tap Restore from this backup, and then select Set up as new device.

§ If you have content from another phone that you want to transfer, whether it's
from an Android, iPhone®, or other phone, you can do so using the Get content
from another phone option in Settings.

Depending on the type of old phone that you have, see the following for more
details:

Transferring content from an Android phone on page 34
Ways of transferring content from an iPhone on page 35

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§ Set up a screen lock to help protect HTC Desire 526.

Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based
services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. To
avoid incurring data fees, disable these features under Settings. For more
information on location services, see Turning location services on or off on
page 264.

Transferring content from an Android phone

On your old Android phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer
your content to HTC Desire 526.

The types of locally stored content on your old phone that the HTC Transfer Tool can
transfer include contacts, messages, calendar events, music, photos, videos, and some
settings. More types of data such as call histories, email accounts, and some HTC app
settings can be transferred from HTC phones that have HTC Sense® 5.5 or higher.

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

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Get content from another phone.

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

phone.

3. On the Get content from another phone screen, tap Next.

4. Follow the steps shown on HTC Desire 526 to download the HTC Transfer

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

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

on HTC Desire 526 before you continue.
If the PIN code doesn't appear, tap Retry on your old phone. If it still won't

appear, this may mean that your old phone is unable to connect to
HTC Desire 526. When this happens, try another transfer method.

6. Tap Confirm on your old phone.

7. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, tap
Transfer, and then tap Yes.

8. Wait for the transfer to finish.

9. Tap Done on both phones.

Ways of transferring content from an iPhone

If you have an iPhone, there are easy ways to transfer your contacts, messages, and
other content to HTC Desire 526.

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

Transferring iPhone content through iCloud on page 36.

§ Back up iPhone content using iTunes® on your computer, and then use HTC
Sync Manager to transfer the content to HTC Desire 526. For details, see

Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone on page 195.

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Transferring iPhone content through iCloud

If you have an iCloud account, sync iPhone content to your iCloud storage, and then
transfer the content to HTC Desire 526. You can transfer the following types of content
from iCloud: contacts, bookmarks, text messages, messages from iMessage®, calendar
events, and photos.

1. From the

2. Tap iPhone > Import from iCloud backup.

3. Follow the steps shown onscreen to back up your iPhone content to your

iCloud storage.

4. Enter your iCloud email address and password, and then tap Sign in.

5. Choose the iPhone backup that you want to transfer to HTC Desire 526, and
then tap Next.

6. Choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then tap Import.

7. Wait for the transfer to finish, and then tap Done.

Only some contact details can be transferred, such as the contact name,
photo, postal address, email address, birthdate, anniversary date, and notes.

Home screen, tap

> Settings > Get content from another phone.

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Other ways of getting contacts and other content

There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to
HTC Desire 526.

Sync with your
computer

Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists,
and more between HTC Desire 526 and your computer
running a Windows® or OS X® operating system.

You can also use it to transfer your iTunes backup that
contains contacts, messages, and other content from an iPhone
from your computer to HTC Desire 526.

Google Account Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 526 after you sign

in to your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC Desire 526.

Social network
accounts

Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync

®

Outlook.com
account

Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact
information from them.

HTC Desire 526 syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

Sync personal contacts from your Microsoft Outlook.com
account.

Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Desire 526, if you don't

prefer to store them on your online accounts.

nano UIM card Copy all your nano UIM contacts to HTC Desire 526.

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

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

§ Connect HTC Desire 526 to your computer. Your computer will recognize it
just like any removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between
them.

§ Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your computer. You
can set it up to automatically get music, photos, and videos off HTC Desire 526
to your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the
phone.

If you have an iPhone, you can also connect it and transfer camera roll photos
to your computer using HTC Sync Manager. Then reconnect HTC Desire 526
and copy them over.

§ Use cloud storage services to put your media in one place so you can manage
them anywhere—on your computer, HTC Desire 526, and other mobile
devices.

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Using Quick Settings

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

1. Do any of the following:

§ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar.

§ Swipe down twice from the status bar.

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

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

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Customizing Quick Settings

You can remove, replace, or rearrange the tiles in Quick Settings.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick

Settings.

2. Tap and do one of the following:

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

§ Under Hidden items, press and hold and drag it up to make it
available in Quick Settings.

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.

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Getting to know your settings

Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi-Fi connection, or add your accounts? Do this
and more in Settings.

1. Open Settings either from the Quick Settings panel or the Apps screen.

§ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick
Settings, and then tap .

§ From the Home screen, tap to switch to the Apps screen, and then
tap Settings.

2. Here are some of the basic settings you can change:

§ Tap the On/Off switch next to an item such as Wi-Fi to turn it on or off.
Tap the item itself to configure its settings.

§ Tap Sound & notification to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and
configure incoming call sound settings.

§ Tap Personalize to change the wallpaper, add apps and widgets to the
Home screen, and more.

§ Tap Accounts & sync to add and sign in to your different accounts, such
as email, social networks, and more.

§ Tap Security to help secure HTC Desire 526, for example with a screen
lock.

Tap in Settings to quickly find options and settings.

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Updating your phone's software

HTC Desire 526 can check and notify you if there’s a new update available.
Updates for some HTC apps and features, such as HTC Sense Home, may be

downloaded and installed from Google Play. See Installing app updates from

Google Play on page 43 for details.

Visit www.htc.com/us/go/htc-software-updates/ for news and details about
your phone's software updates.

Checking your system software version

Before installing a system software update, you can check first what Android and
HTC Sense versions you have on your phone.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > About.

2. Tap Software information.

Installing a software update

When HTC Desire 526 is connected to the Internet and there's a new software update
available, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update

notification.

2. If you don't want to download the update using your data connection, select
Update over Wi-Fi only.

3. Tap Download.

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4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.

After updating, HTC Desire 526 will restart.

Installing an application update

When Internet connection is on and there's an available update for your HTC or
mobile operator apps, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the update notification.

The Updates screen opens with the list of application updates to be installed.

2. Tap an item to view its details, and then tap .

3. When you're done reviewing the updates, tap Install. You'll be asked to restart

HTC Desire 526 if needed.

Installing app updates from Google Play

Some HTC apps and third-party apps get updated with improvements and bug fixes
through Google Play. You can manually update apps or set your phone to automatically
download and install app updates when available.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.

2. Tap to open the slideout menu.

3. Tap My apps.

You'll see a list of apps installed on your phone.

4. Under Updates, tap an app.

5. Tap Update.

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6. Tap Accept.

In Play Store, tap > Settings > Auto-update apps to choose how you want
Google Play to update your apps.

Checking for updates manually

You need an internet connection to check for software updates. Turn on
mobile data or connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Go to Settings, and then tap System update > Check for new system update.
HTC Desire 526 checks if updates are available.

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Getting apps from Google Play

Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC Desire 526. Choose from a wide
variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.

You need a Google Wallet™ account to buy paid apps or to make in-app
purchases. If you already have a Google Account, just add Google Wallet by
signing in with your existing username and password at wallet.google.com.

Finding and installing an app

When you install apps and use them on HTC Desire 526, they may require access to
your personal information or access to certain functions or settings. Download and
install only apps that you trust.

Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to functions or a
significant amount of your data on HTC Desire 526. You’re responsible for
the results of using downloaded apps.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.

2. Browse or search for an app.

3. When you find the app that you like, tap it and read its description and user

reviews.

4. To download or purchase the app, tap Install (for free apps) or the price

button (for paid apps).

5. Tap Accept.

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Apps sometimes get updated with improvements or bug fixes. To
automatically download updates, after installing the app, tap > Auto-
update.

To open the app, go to the Apps screen and tap the app.

Restoring apps from Google Play

Upgraded to a new phone, replaced a lost one, or performed a factory reset? Restore
apps that you previously downloaded.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.

2. Tap to open the slideout menu.

3. Tap My apps, swipe to the All tab, and then tap the app you want to restore.

4. Install the app.

For more details, refer to the Google Play help.

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Downloading apps from the web

You can download apps directly from websites.

§ Apps downloaded from websites can be from unknown sources. To help
protect HTC Desire 526 and your personal data, we strongly recommend
that you only download from websites you trust.

§ Before you can install the downloaded app, make sure that you've set
HTC Desire 526 to allow installation of third-party apps in Settings >

Security > Unknown sources.

1. Open the browser, and then go to the website where you can download the app

you want.

2. Follow the website's download instructions for the app.

After installing the app, make sure to go back to Settings > Security and clear
the Unknown sources option.

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Uninstalling an app

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

Most of the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.

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

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

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Your first week with your new phone

Basics

HTC Sense Home

After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 526 for the first time, you'll see the
Home screen.

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

What is the HTC Sense Home widget? on page 66.

§ Swipe right and you'll find HTC BlinkFeed. You can customize HTC BlinkFeed
to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news
media, and more. For details, see What is HTC BlinkFeed? on page 101.

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

Adding or removing a widget panel on page 90.

§ You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.
See Launch bar on page 87.

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

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Onscreen navigation buttons

HTC Desire 526 has onscreen navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen which
rotate when you change the orientation.

Standard navigation buttons

Back
Home
Recent apps

Fourth navigation button options

Hide navigation bar
Turn off screen
Auto rotate
Notifications
Quick settings

See Adding a fourth navigation button on page 51.

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Adding a fourth navigation button

You can add a fourth navigation button to make it easier to turn the display off, toggle
auto-rotate, and more.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.

2. Tap Change navigation buttons.

3. Tap a fourth navigation button to add it. To have only three navigation

buttons, make sure none of the fourth button options are selected.

4. Tap Done to save and apply your customization.

Rearranging the navigation buttons

Right-handed or left-handed? Customize the placement of the navigation buttons to fit
what's most comfortable for you.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.

2. Tap Change navigation buttons.

3. Rearrange the navigation buttons by dragging next to the button names.

The resulting order from top to bottom in the list will be the corresponding
order from left to right on the navigation bar.

4. Tap Done to save and apply your customization.

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Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Desire 526 into a low power state
while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Desire 526 is
in your bag.

Switching to Sleep mode

To turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode, you can:

§ Briefly press the POWER button.

§ Double-tap the lock screen.

HTC Desire 526 also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while.
You can change the time before HTC Desire 526 sleeps by setting the screen timeout.
For details, see Setting when to turn off the screen on page 268.

Waking up from Sleep mode

Press the POWER button.

Unlocking the screen

Swipe up to unlock the screen.
If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before

HTC Desire 526 unlocks.

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.

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Motion gestures

Use motion gestures to mute HTC Desire 526, lower the ring volume, and more.

Flip to mute

If your phone is facing up when a call comes
in, turn the phone over to mute it.

If you go to Settings and then tap Sound &
notification > Flip to mute, you can set your
phone to:

Mute
once

Mute
always

Mute only once after flipping the
phone. While the phone is still
facing down, it will ring again
when there are other incoming
calls.

After flipping the phone to mute
a call, keep it always muted while
it's still facing down when there
are other incoming calls.

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Pick up to lower volume

In a business meeting or restaurant, pick
HTC Desire 526 up when a call comes in
to lower the ring volume automatically.

You can turn this feature on or off. Go to
Settings, tap Sound & notification, and
then select or clear Quiet ring on pickup.

Increase ring volume automatically while phone is in your pocket or bag

Pocket mode makes HTC Desire 526 recognize when your
phone is in your bag or pocket and raise the ring volume
so that you can hear it in noisy environments.

You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap

Sound & notification, and then select or clear Pocket
mode.

Rotate HTC Desire 526 for a better view

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For many screens, you can
automatically change the screen
orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning
HTC Desire 526 sideways.

When entering text, you can turn
HTC Desire 526 sideways to bring
up a bigger keyboard.

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Touch gestures

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

Tap

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

Press and hold

Swipe or slide

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To open the available options for an item (for example, a
contact or link in a webpage), just press and hold the item.

Quickly swipe your finger horizontally across the screen to go to
other Home screen panels. Swipe vertically to scroll through a
list, document, and more.

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Drag

Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start
to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you have
reached the target position.

Flick

Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that
you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes,
such as when moving right and left on the Home
screen, or flicking through a contacts or message list.

Press and flick

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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

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

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

Two-finger swipe

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

Three-finger swipe

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§ Swipe up the screen with three fingers and
HTC Connect® streams music or video from
HTC Desire 526 to your speakers or TV respectively.
You can also share streaming media from apps such
as YouTube®.

§ Swipe down to disconnect from your speakers or
TV.

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Media gesture is turned on in Settings by default, which makes the three­finger gesture work for sharing media.

Three-finger tap

While using the Car app, tap the screen with three fingers to
activate the voice command mode.

This feature may not be available in all languages.

Opening an app

§ Tap an app on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.

§ Tap to go to the Apps screen, and then tap the app you want to use.

§ On the Apps screen, tap , and then enter the name of the app you're looking

for.

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Opening 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.

The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same ones on your Home screen's
launch bar. To change the lock screen shortcuts, replace the apps or folders
on the launch bar.

If you've set up another security layer like a screen lock pattern or PIN, you'll be asked
to provide your credentials first before HTC Desire 526 opens the app or folder.

Sharing content

Have something to share, such as a photo or video?

§ In an app, just tap the share icon: or .

§ If you don't see the icon, tap > Share.

Switching between recently opened apps

When you're multitasking and using different apps on HTC Desire 526, you can easily
switch between the apps you've recently opened.

Press to see recently-opened apps.

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§ To switch back to an app, just tap it.

§ To remove an app from the list in grid view, drag it

up.
If you're using the card view, drag it left or right.

§ To view more opened apps, swipe right to view their
thumbnails.

§ Tap > Settings > Layout, and then choose
between card or grid view.

Refreshing 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 or Mail inbox, scroll to the top of the

screen.

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

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Capturing your phone's screen

Want to show off your high game score or write a blog post about HTC Desire 526
features? It's easy to take a picture of the screen and share it from Gallery.

Press and hold POWER and VOLUME DOWN at the same time.
The image is saved in the Screenshots album in Gallery.

You can also share the image when you see in the status bar. Open the
Notifications panel and tap under the screenshot notification. If you don't
see , slide two fingers apart on the screenshot notification.

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HTC Sense Home widget

What is the HTC Sense Home widget?

Get quick access to apps, shortcuts and folders you use most frequently based on where
you are. With the HTC Sense Home widget, HTC Desire 526 continually adapts to how
you use it. For example, apps you use most frequently for work, will show up when
you're at your office. The HTC Sense Home widget changes depending on whether
you're at home, work, or somewhere else.

Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget

Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget is quick and easy.

§ If you don't see the HTC Sense Home widget, add it to your Home screen.
See Adding Home screen widgets on page 88.

§ Make sure you turn on location services in your phone settings. See Turning

location services on or off on page 264.

1. On the setup screen of the HTC Sense Home widget, tap Tap to personalize >
Let's explore.

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2. Tap where you are to finish setting up the widget.

3. On the widget, tap > > Personalize HTC Sense Home.

4. Select all the options on the screen, and then press .

Setting your home and work locations

In the HTC Sense Home widget, set your home and work locations based on your
address, Wi-Fi network, or both.

You can associate multiple addresses and Wi-Fi networks to each of these locations.
Using your set addresses or Wi-Fi networks, the HTC Sense Home widget will be able
to determine where you are and display the appropriate apps.

1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home

widget.

2. Tap > > Set locations.

3. Choose the location you want to set.

4. Tap and do one of the following:

§ Tap Address and then enter your street address or select it on the map.

§ Tap Wi-Fi network and select one or more Wi-Fi networks you want to

associate with the location.

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5. When you've finished setting your home and work locations, press .

Manually switching locations

The HTC Sense Home widget automatically changes locations based on where you are.
You can also manually change the location in the HTC Sense Home widget.

For the HTC Sense Home widget to change locations automatically, you need to make
sure that location services is turned on. See Turning location services on or off on page

264.

1. On your Home screen, slide right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home
widget.

2. Tap , and then tap the location you want.

Pinning and unpinning apps

Pinning apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget ensures they stay on
the widget.

Items in the HTC Sense Home widget will have one of two states: pinned or unpinned.
Unpinned items will be automatically changed to more frequently used items.

1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home
widget.

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2. Do one of the following:

§ To pin an item, press and hold it until you see .

§ To unpin an item, press and hold it until the unpinning progress bar has

completed.

Adding apps to the HTC Sense Home widget

Add your favorite apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget.

1. From the Home screen, tap .

2. Press and hold the app, shortcut, or folder you want to add to the widget.

3. Drag the item to where you want in the HTC Sense Home widget.

The app, shortcut or folder will be added to the HTC Sense Home widget and pinned in
place.

Turning smart folders on and off

Smart folders are folders in the HTC Sense Home widget that dynamically change
depending on your usage.

1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home

widget.

2. Tap , and then tap > Show/hide smart folders.

3. Select the smart folders you want to show or hide.

4. Tap OK.

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Lock screen

Setting a screen lock

Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using
HTC Desire 526 without your permission.

Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of locking your
phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC Desire 526 is turned on or
when it’s idle for a certain period of time.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.

2. Tap Screen lock.

3. Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.

4. Tap Lock phone after, then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.

You can also clear Make pattern visible or Make passwords visible if you
don’t want your screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen.

Setting up Smart Lock

Set up your phone to detect your face or another trusted device before you can unlock
the screen.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.

2. Tap Screen lock, and then select and set up a screen lock.

This will be your backup screen lock method.

3. On the Security screen, tap Smart Lock.

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4. Confirm your screen lock.

5. Choose what you want your phone to detect before it unlocks.

6. Follow the onscreen instructions.

7. Tap Lock phone after, and then specify the idle time before the screen is

locked.

To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can train HTC Desire 526
to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or
sporting a beard.

Tap Smart Lock, confirm your screen lock, then tap Trusted face > Improve face
matching. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Turning lock screen notifications on or off

You can choose to turn lock screen notifications on or off.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.

2. Tap When device is locked > Don't show notifications at all.

If you change your mind later, you can tap Show all notification content to
turn lock screen notifications on.

Interacting with lock screen notifications

Besides seeing notifications on the lock screen, you can also interact with them.

1. Tap twice on a notification to go directly to the related app.

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2. To see the entire list of notifications on the lock screen, swipe down on the

lock screen. You can tap on a blank area of the screen to return to the lock
screen.

3. Swipe left or right on the notification to remove it.

4. Press and hold a notification to see more related information.

5. Tap to prioritize or block notifications from the related app.

HTC BlinkFeed Notifications

From time to time, you'll see HTC BlinkFeed notifications, such as a suggestion for a
nearby restaurant or a recommended article.

1. Double-tap the notification to see the full notification.
For restaurant recommendations, tap or the notification text.

2. Tap the notification again to get more information about the restaurant

recommendation or to read the article in HTC BlinkFeed.

If you don't want to see restaurant recommendations on your lock screen, go
to HTC BlinkFeed, and then tap > > Settings > Notification on lock
screen. Then clear the Meal time bundle option.

Changing 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 Launch bar on page 87.

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Changing the lock screen wallpaper

Use the home wallpaper, or use any photo you've taken with the camera as the lock
screen wallpaper.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.

2. Under Lock screen, tap Change wallpaper.

3. In the pop-up menu, tap Use home screen wallpaper or tap Use custom
wallpaper to select a photo from Gallery.

Turning the lock screen off

Rather not have to unlock your phone every time you wake it up? You can turn the lock
screen off in Settings.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.

2. Tap Screen lock > No lock screen.

To turn the lock screen on again, in Security settings, tap Screen lock > Lock screen.

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Notifications

Notifications panel

Notification icons inform you of new messages, calendar events, alarms, and activities
in progress such as files downloading.

When you see notification icons, open the Notifications panel to check out details of
the notifications that you've received.

To open the Notifications panel, slide down from the top of the screen.

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§ Some notifications allow you to take immediate action. For example, tap a missed
call notification to return the call or reply with a text message.

§ Tap the notification icon on the left to open the corresponding app.

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

notifications and close the Notifications panel, tap .

If you have several notifications, scroll through the list screen to see them all.

You can change what app notifications you want to receive. See Managing app

notifications on page 76.

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Managing app notifications

You can set the priority of app notifications or completely block notifications for apps
you don't want to be notified about.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.

2. Tap App notifications, and then tap the app you want manage.

You can also press and hold a notification in the notifications panel, and then

.

tap

3. Tap the On/Off switch next to Block or Priority depending on what you want

to do.

Settings for app notifications are applied to notifications in the Notifications panel and
the lock screen.

Working with text

Selecting, copying, and pasting text

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

1. Press and hold on a word.

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

select.

3. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap .

The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.

4. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), press and hold at

the point where you want to paste the text.

5. Tap or Paste.

The 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 to the word
prediction dictionary. See Entering text with word prediction on page 79.

§ You can type words by just speaking. See Entering text by speaking on page

82.

§ Turn on the Trace keyboard so you can type words by just sliding your finger
from one letter to another. See Using the Trace keyboard on page 82.

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§ 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 insert without having to switch to the numeric and symbol
keyboard.

For example, just press and hold a key on the first row to insert a number.

§ Choose from a wide selection of emoji.

§ 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.

Entering text

The onscreen keyboard becomes available when you tap a text field in an app.
Tap the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter letters and numbers, as well as

punctuation marks and symbols.

§ Tap to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn on caps lock.

§ Press 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.

§ Press to close the onscreen keyboard.

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

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Choosing and switching between keyboard languages

If multiple keyboard languages are available on HTC Desire 526, you can choose which
languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

2. Tap Keyboard selection, and then choose the languages you want.

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

§ Swipe left on the onscreen keyboard (not available if you're using trace
keyboard).

§ Tap the language key, for example, , until you see the keyboard language
you want to use.

§ Press and hold the language key, and then drag your finger to the keyboard
language you want to use.

Entering text with word prediction

Ever started typing something you weren't sure how to spell? With word prediction,
you'll see suggested words displayed just above the keyboard.

Word prediction and next word prediction are enabled by default.

To enter text in word prediction mode, do any of the following:

§ Tap the space bar to insert a highlighted word in the suggestion list.

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§ Tap a word from the suggestion list.

§ Tap the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices.

In some keyboard languages such as English and Spanish, if you've
accidentally chosen a wrong word from the suggestion list, you can go back
and change it by tapping the word and selecting another suggestion.

Setting 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.

This feature is available only for Latin-based languages.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

2. Tap Keyboard selection > Bilingual prediction, and then choose the language

you want.

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Adding words to the dictionary

For certain keyboard languages such as English and Spanish, you can add frequently­used names and acronyms to the word prediction dictionary to easily find them in the
suggestion list.

This feature is available only for Latin-based languages.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

2. Tap Personal dictionary >

.

3. Enter a word.

4. Tap OK.

While you're entering text using the Standard keyboard layout, tapping a
suggested word that’s not in the dictionary (usually the first word shown in
the suggestion list) automatically stores it.

Editing or deleting words in the dictionary

1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.

2. Tap Personal dictionary.

§ To edit a word, tap the item in the list.

§ To delete items from the dictionary, tap > Delete. Select the words

you want to remove, and then tap Delete.

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Using the Trace keyboard

Instead of tapping the keys on the onscreen keyboard, you can "trace" to type words.

This feature is available only for Latin-based languages.

1. Turn on the Trace keyboard in Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense
Input.

2. On the onscreen keyboard, slide your finger from one letter to the next to

enter a word.

3. Lift your finger when the word is completed.

4. If you want to continue entering text, slide your finger over the letters again to

enter the next word.

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

§ Tap a word from the suggestion list.

§ Tap the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices.

Entering text by speaking

No time to type? Try speaking the words to enter them.

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

2. On the onscreen keyboard, press and hold .

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3. When you see the animated microphone button and the words "Speak now",

say the words you want to enter.

To set the voice input language, tap the language bar above the microphone
button. You can choose one or more languages. Available languages may vary.

4. If a word doesn't match what you've spoken and it's underlined, tap the

underlined word to delete it or to see more choices.

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

HTC Help

Having hardware or connection problems?

Before calling for support, you can first use the Help app to troubleshoot or perform
diagnostics on your phone. This helps you in finding the problem cause, and in
determining whether you can resolve the problem or you need to call for support.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Help.

2. Tap Tips & Help and then tap .

If HTC Help is not preinstalled on your phone, you can download it from
Google Play.

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Personalizing

Making HTC Desire 526 truly yours

Make HTC Desire 526 look and sound the way you want it.

§ Choose a ringtone and other sounds that you like to use. See Ringtones,

notification sounds, and alarms on page 85.

§ Personalize your Home screen with a different wallpaper. See Home wallpaper
on page 85.

§ For the lock screen, you can use the same wallpaper as your Home screen or
choose a different wallpaper. See Changing the lock screen wallpaper on page

73.

§ Change the fonts. See Changing the display font on page 86.

§ Change the apps on the launch bar. See Launch bar on page 87.

§ Populate your Home screen with widgets and shortcuts. See Adding Home

screen widgets on page 88 and Adding Home screen shortcuts on page 89.

§ Need another widget panel? See Adding or removing a widget panel on page

90.

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

your main Home screen on page 92.

§ Organize your apps. See Arranging apps on page 94.

Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms

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1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Under Sound, choose different sounds for your ringtone, system notification,

and alarm.
Go to the Messages, Mail, and Calendar apps to choose sounds for new

messages, email, and event reminders respectively.

Want alarms to ring louder but notifications to be more discreet? In Settings,
tap Sound & notification > Volumes and set the volume levels for each sound
type.

> Settings > Personalize.

Home wallpaper

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

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

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

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

To use a photo you captured with the camera, tap Gallery, choose and crop a
photo, and then tap Done.

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Changing the display font

You can change the font style and size of the display font or you can download new
fonts online.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.

2. Under Font, tap Font style and choose one of the built-in fonts or tap to go

online and download new fonts.

3. Tap Font size to choose the size of the font.

Downloading fonts

You must be logged on to your HTC Account to download fonts.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.

2. Under Font, tap Font style and then tap .

3. Tap to select a category.

4. Select a font style, and then tap Download.

5. Tap Apply.

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Launch bar

The launch bar gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps (and other
shortcuts). You can replace the apps on the launch bar with the ones you often use.

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

2. Tap to go to the Apps screen.

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

§ You can also group apps on the launch bar into a folder. See Grouping apps

on the widget panel and launch bar on page 93.

§ The apps (or other shortcuts) on the lock screen are the same as the ones on
the launch bar.

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Adding Home screen widgets

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. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.

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

3. Tap > Widgets.

4. Scroll through the widgets, or tap to search for a specific widget.

Some widgets are available in different styles and sizes.

5. Press and hold and then drag the widget 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 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Changing the settings of a widget

You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People widget).

1. Press and hold a widget on your Home screen, and then drag it to .

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2. Customize the widget settings.

Resizing a widget

Some widgets can be resized after you've added them to your Home screen.

1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen, and then release your finger. If a

border appears, that means the widget is resizable.

2. Drag the sides of the border to enlarge or shrink the widget size.

Adding Home screen shortcuts

Place apps you often use on any widget panel of your Home screen. You can also add
shortcuts to frequently used settings, bookmarked webpages, and more.

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

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

3. Tap > Apps or Shortcuts.

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

5. Press and hold and then drag an app or a shortcut to a widget panel you want to

add it to.

To add an app from the Apps screen, press and hold the app, and then drag it
to a widget panel.

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Editing Home screen panels

Adding or removing a widget panel

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

§ HTC BlinkFeed always appears as the first panel (if it's not removed). A
widget panel cannot be added before HTC BlinkFeed.

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

2. In the pop-up menu, tap Manage Home screen pages.

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

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

5. When done, press .

Arranging widget panels

A widget panel cannot be moved and inserted before HTC BlinkFeed.

1. On HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to

customize the Home screen.

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2. Press and hold a widget panel thumbnail, and then drag it left or right to the

position that you want.

3. When you're done arranging widget panels, press .

Moving a widget or icon

You can easily move a widget or icon from one widget panel to another.

1. Press and hold the widget or icon with one finger.

2. With another finger, flick left or right to rotate the screen to another widget

panel.

3. Release the widget or icon.

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Removing a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove, and then drag it to .

2. When the widget or icon turns red, lift your finger.

Changing your main Home screen

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

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

2. In the pop-up menu, tap 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. Tap Set as home.

5. Press .

Pressing from an app will first return you to the last panel you were in.
Just press again to go to your main Home screen.

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Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar

1. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically

create a folder.

2. Tap the folder to open it.

3. Tap the folder window’s title bar, and then enter a new folder name.

4. Add more apps into the folder. Tap , select your apps, and then tap Done.

You can also add shortcuts to settings or information to a folder. Add a shortcut first to
a widget panel, and then drag it over to the folder.

Removing items from a folder

1. On the launch bar or widget panel, tap a folder to open it.

2. Press and hold an app or shortcut in the folder, and then drag it out to .

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Arranging apps

On the Apps screen, you can rearrange the apps and change the layout.

1. From HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, tap .

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

3. Tap > Grid size to choose whether to display more or fewer apps per page.

Moving apps and folders

1. On the

2. Tap > Rearrange apps.

3. Press and hold an app or folder, and then do one of the following:

4. When you're done moving apps and folders, tap .

Apps screen, tap

§ Drag the app or folder to another position on the same page. Wait until
you see the occupying icon move away before releasing your finger.

§ Drag the app or folder to the or arrow to move it to another page.

> Custom.

Grouping apps into a folder

1. On the Apps screen, tap > Custom.

2. Tap > Rearrange apps.

3. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically

create a folder.

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

5. To name the folder, open the folder, tap its title bar, and then enter a folder

name.

6. When done, tap .

Removing apps from a folder

1. On the Apps screen, tap > Custom.

2. Tap > Rearrange apps.

3. Tap the folder to open it.

4. Press 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.

5. When you're done removing apps, tap .

Hiding or unhiding apps

1. On the Apps screen, tap > Hide/unhide apps.

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

3. Tap Done.

Downloading themes

Find and download pre-made themes that make it easy for you to personalize your
HTC Desire 526.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize > Change or edit
theme.

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2. Tap Get Started.

3. Sign in with your preferred account.

4. On the Recommended screen, swipe left or right under each category to

browse recommended items.

5. To see all available items for a category, swipe left and tap See all.

6. Tap an item to see the details screen.

7. Tap Download.

To apply the theme after it has finished downloading, tap Apply. If your theme has
custom sounds, all of your ringtones and alert tones will also change.

Bookmarking themes

While browsing themes, you can bookmark them you so that you can easily find them
later.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize > Change or edit
theme.

2. Browse the categories to find something you like.

3. Tap the item and then tap . You'll find the bookmark in My themes. See

Finding your themes on page 99.

You can remove the bookmark by tapping .

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Creating your own theme from scratch

You can create and customize your own theme and even share it for others to
download.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize > Change or edit
theme.

2. Tap > Choose Home image to set the main wallpaper for your theme.

3. Select an image from Gallery or take a photo with Camera.

4. Move or enlarge the crop box to the area of the image you want to include and
tap Done.

5. Tap Next.

6. Swipe up or down to the pre-defined style to select for your theme.

If you don't want to customize your theme further, tap Next to save your
theme.

7. Tap Edit, then tap any of the categories you want to customize, and
experiment with the settings until you're satisfied.

8. When you're ready, tap Preview to see what your theme will look like.

9. Tap Finish, then name your theme and tap OK to save your theme.
To apply the theme right away, make sure you select the Apply this theme

now option.

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Editing a theme

After creating a theme, you can still edit it.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize > Change or edit
theme.

2. Tap > My themes > Edit current theme.

3. Make the changes you want to the theme.

4. Tap Save to update the current theme.

Mixing and matching themes

After selecting a theme, you can mix and match parts from other themes such as
sounds, icons, wallpapers. and more.

To mix and match themes, you need to first download theme components
from the catalog.

1. From the
theme.

2. Tap > My themes > Edit current theme.

3. Tap Color and select a color scheme.

4. Tap any of the other categories you want to change.

5. Tap an item in the category. If the category is empty, tap and choose one of

the collections to select from.

Home screen, tap

> Settings > Personalize > Change or edit

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6. Tap Apply to apply the change to your current theme.

7. Tap until you see the mix and match screen. Continue making changes until

you're satisfied with the result.

8. Tap Save copy to save your new theme, or if you're editing a theme that you
copied tap Save to save the changes.

Finding your themes

Themes you created or downloaded can be found in your theme collection. You'll also
find the themes you bookmarked.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize > Change or edit
theme.

2. Tap > My themes.

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Sharing themes

Share themes, wallpapers, icons, and more with friends and family.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize > Change or edit
theme.

2. Browse to the theme you want to share and tap it to view the details.

3. While viewing the details page of any item in the catalog, tap to share.

Deleting a theme

You can delete a theme if you no longer want to keep it on your phone.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize > Change or edit
theme.

2. Tap > My themes, and then swipe to the My collection tab.

3. Tap > Remove.

4. Tap the themes you want to remove from your collection.

5. Tap Delete.

If the theme you deleted is currently applied, it will still be applied to HTC Desire 526
until another theme is applied.