HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim User Manual
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim
User guide
2 Contents
Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim 8
Back cover 9
Dual micro SIM cards 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 14
Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim for the first time 15
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 15
Installing an update 16
Checking for updates manually 16
Your first week with your new phone
Basics 17
Working with text 24
Battery 29
HTC BlinkFeed
Your dynamic Home screen 32
Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off 32
Selecting feeds 33
Reading articles in HTC BlinkFeed 34
Deleting tiles on HTC BlinkFeed 34
Posting to your social networks 35
Personalizing
Home wallpaper 36
Launch bar 36
Adding a widget to your Home screen 37
Adding Home screen shortcuts 37
Editing Home screen panels 38
Changing your main Home screen 39
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 40
Arranging apps 40
Adding a widget on the lock screen 41
Turning the lock screen off 42
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Phone calls
Making a call 43
Calling a speed dial number 43
Making an emergency call 44
Answering or rejecting a call 44
What can I do during a call? 44
Setting up a conference call 46
Checking calls in the Call History 46
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 47
Messages
Sending a text or multimedia message via Android Messages 48
Storage and files
Types of storage 49
Copying files to or from HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim 49
File Manager 49
Backup and reset
Backup 50
Reset 51
Search and web browser
Getting instant information with Google Now 53
Searching HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim and the Web 54
Browsing the Web 55
Bookmarking a webpage 56
Clearing your browsing history 56
People
Your contacts list 57
Setting up your personal contact information 57
Adding a new contact 58
Editing a contact’s information 58
Getting in touch with a contact 58
Importing contacts from your SIM card 58
Importing contacts from the storage 59
Sending contact information 59
Contact groups 59
Email
Adding an email account 60
Checking your mail 61
Sending an email message 61
Reading and replying to an email message 62
Searching email messages 62
Viewing your Gmail Inbox 63
Sending an email message in Gmail 63
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Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail 64
Camera
Using Android Camera 65
Gallery and Video Highlights
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 66
Editing photos 66
Viewing and editing Video Highlights 66
Music
Listening to music 68
Creating music playlists 68
Adding a song to the queue 69
Travel and maps
Turning location services on or off 70
About Google Maps 70
Getting around maps 71
Searching for a location 71
Getting directions 72
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 73
Downloading apps from the web 74
Uninstalling an app 75
Using the Clock app 75
Viewing the Calendar 76
Watching videos on YouTube 77
Creating video playlists 77
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off 78
Wi-Fi 78
Managing your data usage 79
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 81
Using HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim as a Wi-Fi hotspot 82
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 83
Bluetooth
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 84
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 84
Settings and security
Managing your micro SIM cards 85
Choosing which micro SIM card to connect to the 3G network 85
Assigning a PIN to a micro SIM card 85
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Protecting HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim with a screen lock 86
Turning Airplane mode on or off 87
Adding and syncing an account 87
Removing an account 87
Turning automatic screen rotation off 87
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off 88
Adjusting the screen brightness manually 88
Changing the display language 88
Working with certificates 89
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
6 About this guide
About this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important
information:
This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens
when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides
information that may only be applicable to some situations.
This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure,
or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain
task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be
careful about to prevent potential problems.
Some apps may not be available in all regions or with your mobile operator.
7 Important note on recoverable data
Important note on recoverable data
Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased from
your device may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery software.
Even a factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your phone,
including personal information.
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Unboxing
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim
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
You need a data plan to use your operator's network for 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 526G+ dual
sim.
§ Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms that
dangle near the headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. With one hand, securely hold HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim with the bottom edge
facing up and the back facing you.
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.
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Replacing the back cover
1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim.
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.
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Dual micro SIM cards
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim has two micro SIM card slots.
Use a standard micro SIM card only. Do not cut a regular SIM and insert it into the
micro SIM slot, since the card may get stuck in the slot. If you’re using a nano SIM
card with a card adapter, never insert the adapter when it’s empty. This may
damage the card slot.
Inserting a micro SIM card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery if it's in the battery compartment.
3. Insert the micro SIM cards into the two micro SIM slots. When inserting, make
sure the card's gold contacts are facing down and its cut-off corner facing in.
Removing a micro SIM card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery if it's in the battery compartment.
3. Slide the card out from the card slot.
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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. Make sure to remove the battery first before inserting the microSD™ card.
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. Make sure to remove the battery first before removing the microSD card.
3. Slide the microSD card out from its slot.
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Battery
Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim, it is recommended
that you charge the battery.
§ If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim for several minutes before powering it on.
§ Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 526G+ dual
sim 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 526G+ dual sim 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.
§ As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.
§ We recommend you check the temperature of the battery while you're charging.
Also, avoid charging the battery in hot environments.
§ When you're using the Internet and charging the battery, HTC Desire 526G+ dual
sim may become warmer. This is normal.
§ To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you
finish charging.
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Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button until HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim vibrates.
When you turn on HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim 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.
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Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim for the
first time
When you switch on HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim for the first time, you’ll be asked to
set it up.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection and more. You
can also sign in to your Google® account.
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
these fees, disable these features under Settings.
Transferring contacts from your old phone
through Bluetooth
Use Bluetooth® to transfer contacts from another HTC phone, an iPhone, or other
types of phones.
1. If you're setting up HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim for the first time, tap Transfer
my stuff.
Or go to Settings, and then tap Get content from another phone.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an Android™ phone, iPhone, or other phone
types.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions on HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim to turn on
Bluetooth on your old phone and pair the two phones.
4. On HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap
Pairing request.
5. When you see the passkey, tap Pair on both phones.
6. After data has been transferred, tap Done.
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Installing an update
Updates to the system software are periodically available. When Internet connection
is on and there's a new software update available, you will receive a notification.
If you don't want to download the update using your data connection, go to
Settings > About phone > System updates and tap Update over Wi-Fi only.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update notification.
2. Tap Download.
3. When download is complete, choose to install the update now or install at a
later time.
After updating, HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim will restart.
Checking for updates manually
1. Go to Settings, and then tap About phone
2. Tap System updates > Check now. HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim checks if
updates are available.
If you don't have Internet connection, you'll be prompted to turn on mobile data or
connect to a Wi-Fi® network. Once connected, tap Check now to check for updates.
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Your first week with your
new phone
Basics
Onscreen navigation buttons
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim has onscreen navigation buttons at the bottom of the
screen which rotate when you change the orientation.
Goes to the previous screen.
Goes to the home screen.
Shows thumbnails of the most recently used apps.
Swipe up from any of the navigation buttons to access Google search.
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.
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Press and hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a text
message), just press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide
Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the
screen to go to other Home screen, read the next e-mail, and
more.
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.
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Flick
Slide with two fingers
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.
In some apps, like Gallery 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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Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim into a low
power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim is in your bag.
Switching to Sleep mode
Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode.
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle
for a while.
You can change the time before HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim sleeps in the Settings >
Display.
Waking up from Sleep mode
To wake HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim up manually, press the POWER button. You may
need to unlock the screen.
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim automatically wakes up when you have an incoming
call.
Unlocking the screen
§ 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.
If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim 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.
Opening an app
§ Tap an app on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.
§ To see the Apps screen, tap . Then tap the app you want to use.
§ In the Apps screen, tap and enter the name of the app you're looking for.
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Switching between recently opened apps
You can easily access apps you've just recently opened.
1. Tap the button.
2. Slide your finger up or down to see recently-opened apps.
§ To remove an app from the list, drag it left or
right.
§ To switch back to an app, just tap it.
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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.
1. To open the Notifications panel, slide down from the top of the screen.
If you have several notifications, scroll down the screen to see them all.
To quickly access the Notifications panel from Quick settings, tap .
2. On the Notifications panel:
§ You can expand certain notifications to see more information, such as email
previews and calendar events. Slide two fingers apart to expand a
notification. To collapse it, slide two fingers together.
§ You'll see icons in some notifications that allow you to take immediate
actions. For example, when you have a missed call, tap the available icons
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.
3. To close the Notifications panel, slide up from the bottom bar of the panel or
press the button.
You can also tap to dismiss all notifications and close the Notifications
panel.
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Using Quick Settings
In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off.
You'll also find a few shortcuts, such as for viewing your profile.
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings.
2. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its tile.
When you're in the Notifications panel, you can tap to switch to Quick Settings.
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 Settings.
§ 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 Audio profiles to choose a sound profile, set a ringtone, and configure
notification sound settings.
§ Tap Display to choose your wallpaper, change the sleep timeout setting,
and more.
§ Tap Add account to sign in to your different accounts, such as email, social
network, and more.
§ Tap Security to help secure HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim, for example with a
screen lock.
Changing your ringtone and notification sound
1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Audio profiles.
3. Tap next to General.
Or tap to create your own audio profile, and then tap next to your
created profile.
4. Tap Phone ringtone to change the ringtone.
5. Tap Default notification sound to change the notification sound.
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Capturing the HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim screen
Want to show off your high game score, write a blog post about HTC Desire 526G+
dual sim features, or post a status update about a song you're playing? It's easy to
take a picture of the screen and share it from Gallery.
Simultaneously press and hold POWER and VOLUME DOWN buttons. The screen is
saved in the Screenshot album in Gallery.
Working with text
Selecting, copying, and pasting text
In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then
paste or share it.
1. Press and hold on a word.
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 > Copy (or 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 Paste.
To copy the address of a linked webpage, press and hold the link, and then tap
Copy link URL (or Copy link address).
Sharing text
1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap > Share (or tap ).
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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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, phrases, and
shortcuts to the word prediction dictionary. See Entering text with word
prediction on page 26.
§ You can type words by just speaking. See Entering text by speaking on page
28.
§ 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 28.
§ 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. Enter
letters and numbers, change the keyboard layout or language, and more.
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 & input and tap beside HTC Sense Input.
Selecting a keyboard layout
Choose a keyboard layout that suits your typing style.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & input.
2. Tap beside HTC Sense Input.
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3. Tap Keyboard selection > Keyboard types.
4. Select the keyboard layout that you want to use.
Choosing and switching between keyboard languages
If multiple keyboard languages are available on HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim, you can
choose which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & input.
2. Tap beside HTC Sense Input.
3. 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.
§ 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.
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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.
Bilingual prediction is available only when you're using a Latin-based keyboard.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & input.
2. Tap beside HTC Sense Input.
3. Tap Keyboard selection > Bilingual prediction, and then choose the language
you want.
Adding 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 to 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 tap the spacebar to enter the
complete phrase.
This feature is available only for Latin-based languages.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & input.
2. Tap beside HTC Sense Input.
3. Tap Personal dictionary, choose which language you want to add a word for,
and then tap .
4. Enter a word or phrase, and then enter its text shortcut.
5. Press to close the keyboard.
6. Press to save the word or phrase to the dictionary.
Editing or deleting words and phrases in the word prediction dictionary
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & input.
2. Tap beside HTC Sense Input.
3. Tap Personal dictionary, and then choose the dictionary language that you want
to make changes in.
§ To edit a word, phrase, or shortcut, tap the item in the list and make your
changes.
§ To delete an item, tap it and then tap .
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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 & input > HTC Sense Input.
2. 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.
Turning Trace keyboard on or off
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & input.
2. Tap beside HTC Sense Input.
3. Select or clear the Trace keyboard option.
Entering text by speaking
No time to type? Try speaking the words to enter them.
1. If this is your first time to use voice typing, check first if there's a microphone
icon on the onscreen keyboard.
If it's not shown, you need to turn on voice typing. Go to Settings, tap Language
& input, and then select Google voice typing.
2. Tap an area where you want to enter text.
3. On the onscreen keyboard, press and hold .
4. 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.
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5. 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.
6. Enter punctuation marks by saying the name (for example, say "comma").
In some languages, entering punctuation marks through voice input may not be
supported.
Battery
Displaying the battery percentage
You can check the percentage of remaining battery power right from the status bar.
1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Battery.
3. Select Battery Percentage.
Checking battery usage and history
Check how much battery is being used by the system software and hardware. You
can also see how long you've been using HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim since the last
charge.
1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Battery. You'll see a ranking list of items that are using the battery and how
much power is being used.
3. Tap an item to check how it's using the battery. Or tap the graph to check the
battery usage history.
Tips for extending battery life
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use
HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim.
In times when you need to extend the battery life more, try out some of these tips:
Check your battery usage
Monitoring your battery usage helps you identify what's using the most power so you
can choose what to do about it. For details, see Checking battery usage and history
on page 29.
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