HTC Desire 610 User Guide
HTC Desire® 610
User guide
2 Contents
Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 610 9
nano SIM card 10
Storage card 11
Charging the battery 12
Switching the power on or off 12
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up your new phone for the first time 14
Transferring content from an Android phone 14
Transferring content from an iPhone 15
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 15
Other ways of getting contacts and other content 16
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 16
Home screen 17
Using Quick Settings 17
Getting to know your settings 18
Updating your phone's software 18
Getting apps from Google Play 19
Downloading apps from the web 20
Uninstalling an app 20
Your first week with your new phone
About your phone 21
Basics 22
HTC BlinkFeed 30
Notifications 33
Working with text 34
Battery 38
Personalizing
Making HTC Desire 610 truly yours 43
Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms 43
Home wallpaper 44
Launch bar 44
Adding Home screen widgets 44
Adding Home screen shortcuts 45
Editing Home screen panels 46
Changing your main Home screen 47
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 48
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Arranging apps 48
Lock screen 49
Camera
Camera basics 51
Taking a photo 53
Tips for capturing better photos 53
Recording video 54
Taking continuous camera shots 55
Taking selfies 55
Improving portrait shots 55
Taking a panoramic photo 56
Using HDR 56
Recording videos in slow motion 56
Saving your settings as a camera mode 57
Gallery
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 58
Viewing photos and videos organized by time 58
Viewing photos and videos by album 58
Viewing photos by location 59
Editing your photos 61
Trimming a video 62
Saving a photo from a video 62
Creating a Zoe in Gallery 62
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 64
Dialing an extension number 64
Returning a missed call 65
Using Speed dial 65
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 66
Making an emergency call 66
Receiving calls 66
What can I do during a call? 67
Setting up a conference call 68
Call History 68
Changing ringtone settings 69
Home dialing 69
Messages
Sending a text message (SMS) 71
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 71
Sending a group message 72
Resuming a draft message 72
Replying to a message 72
Saving a text message as a task 73
Forwarding a message 73
Copying a text message to the nano SIM card 74
Deleting messages and conversations 74
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Search and web browser
Getting instant information with Google Now 75
Searching HTC Desire 610 and the Web 77
Browsing the Web 78
Bookmarking a webpage 80
Using your browsing history 81
Clearing your browsing history 81
Entertainment
HTC Music 82
YouTube 86
FM Radio 87
Wireless media 88
Storage
Phone storage 90
Google Drive 92
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync 96
Backup 97
HTC Sync Manager 100
Reset 103
Contacts
Your contacts list 105
Setting up your profile 106
Adding a new contact 107
Editing a contact’s information 108
Getting in touch with a contact 108
Importing or copying contacts 108
Merging contact information 109
Sending contact information 110
Contact groups 111
Private contacts 112
Email
Gmail 113
Mail 115
Calendar
Viewing the Calendar 120
Scheduling or editing an event 121
Choosing which calendars to show 121
Sharing an event 122
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 122
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 123
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Travel and maps
Location settings 124
Google Maps 124
Other apps
Using the Clock 127
Checking Weather 128
Recording voice clips 128
Keeping track of your tasks 129
Internet connections
Data connection 130
Managing your data usage 130
Wi-Fi 132
Connecting to VPN 133
Using HTC Desire 610 as a Wi-Fi hotspot 135
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 136
Wireless sharing
Bluetooth 137
NFC 139
HTC Mini+ 140
Settings and security
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 143
Airplane mode 143
Do not disturb mode 143
Scheduling when to turn data connection off 145
Automatic screen rotation 145
Setting when to turn off the screen 145
Screen brightness 145
Changing the display font 146
Touch sounds and vibration 146
Changing the display language 146
Accessibility settings 147
Turning Magnification gestures on or off 147
Working with certificates 147
Assigning a PIN to the nano SIM card 148
Disabling an app 148
Lock screen notifications 148
Hiding the caller from the lock screen 149
Setting a screen lock 149
Setting up face unlock 149
Bypassing the lock screen 150
Navigating HTC Desire 610 with TalkBack 150
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
6 Conventions used in this guide
Conventions used in this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important
information:
This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens
when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides
information that may only be applicable to some situations.
This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure,
or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain
task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be
careful about to prevent potential problems.
7 Important RF Notice
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.
8 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 610
1. Dual speakers
2. Notification LED
3. nano SIM and microSD™ card slots
4. USB connector
5. VOLUME
6. Proximity sensor
7. Front camera
8. POWER
9. 3.5mm headset jack
§ HTC Desire 610 is available in either a 3G or LTE version, depending on your region
and mobile operator. You need an LTE plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE
network for voice calls and data services. Check with your operator for details.
§ If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. Purchase a screen protector designed for HTC Desire 610.
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nano SIM card
HTC Desire 610 uses a nano SIM card. The nano SIM card contains your phone
number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text
messages.
Inserting the nano SIM card
Use a standard nano SIM card only. Inserting a modified SIM card may cause the
card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.
1. Make sure HTC Desire 610 is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
3. In the top slot, insert a nano SIM card with its gold contacts facing up and its
cut-off corner facing in, and then push it until it clicks in place.
4. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.
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Removing the nano SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 610 before removing your nano SIM card.
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Press the nano SIM card to eject it from its slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.
Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.
Inserting the storage card
1. Make sure HTC Desire 610 is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
3. Insert a microSD card into the bottom slot, with its gold contacts facing up and
its cut-off corner facing in.
4. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.
Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 610 is on, unmount the
storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Storage.
2. Tap Unmount SD card.
Removing the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 610, it is recommended that you charge
the battery.
Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 610 to charge
the battery. When the battery power is too low, make sure to use the power
adapter to charge, not the USB cable connection with your computer.
1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
§ As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.
§ When you're using the Internet and charging the battery, HTC Desire 610 may
become warmer. This is normal.
§ To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you
finish charging.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button until HTC Desire 610 vibrates.
When you turn on HTC Desire 610 for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. If you've set up
a lock screen, you need to unlock it.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Tap Power off on the options menu.
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Phone setup and transfer
Setting up your new phone for the first time
When you switch on your new phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
You can enable TalkBack to navigate by voice feedback before selecting the
language. Press and hold two fingers on the screen until you hear a message saying
that accessibility mode is enabled.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to your
accounts, and more.
If you have content from another phone that you want to transfer, whether it's from
an Android™ or other phone, select Get content from old phone.
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 124.
Transferring content from an Android phone
On your old Android phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer
your content to your new HTC phone. The types of locally stored content on your old
phone that the tool can transfer include contacts, messages, calendar events, web
bookmarks, music, photos, and videos. Some settings can also be transferred.
§ You need Android version 2.2 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old
phone.
§ If your old phone has Android version 2.1 or an earlier version, you need to use
Bluetooth® transfer. For details, see Transferring contacts from your old phone
through Bluetooth on page 15.
1. If you're setting up your new HTC phone for the first time, select Get content
from old phone.
Or go to Settings, and then tap Get content from another phone.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an old HTC Android phone or other Android
phone.
3. Tap Full transfer, and then tap Next.
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4. Follow the steps shown on your new phone to download the HTC Transfer Tool
from Google Play™ to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.
5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN also appears
on your new phone before you continue.
If the PIN code doesn't appear, this may mean that your old phone is unable to
connect to your new phone. If this happens, try another transfer method.
6. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then
tap Start or Transfer.
7. Wait for the transfer to finish.
8. Tap Done on both phones.
Transferring content from an iPhone
If you have an iPhone®, it's fast and easy to transfer your contacts, messages, and
other content when you use HTC Sync Manager.
To find out how, see Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone on
page 102.
If you only need to migrate your contacts, you can also use Bluetooth transfer. For
details, see Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth on page
15.
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth
Use Bluetooth to transfer contacts from an iPhone, a phone that has Android version
2.1 (or earlier version), or other types of phones. Depending on the capabilities of your
old phone, you may be able to transfer not only contacts but also other data such as
calendar events and text messages to your new HTC phone.
Use HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone.
1. If you're setting up your new HTC phone for the first time, select Get content
from old phone.
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. If you chose to transfer from an Android phone, tap Quick transfer.
3. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old and new phones to pair them and
start the data transfer.
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Other ways of getting contacts and other content
There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to
HTC Desire 610.
Sync with your
computer
Google® Account Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 610 after you sign
Social network
accounts
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync
Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Desire 610, if you don't
nano SIM card Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC Desire 610.
®
®
Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists,
and more between HTC Desire 610 and your computer running a
Windows® or Mac OS® operating system.
You can also use it to transfer your iTunes® backup that contains
contacts, messages, and other content from an iPhone from your
computer to HTC Desire 610.
in to your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC Desire 610.
Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact
information from them.
HTC Desire 610 syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
prefer to store them on your online accounts.
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer
There are two ways you can transfer your media from or to your computer.
§ Connect HTC Desire 610 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 610 to
your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.
If you have an iPhone, you can even connect it and transfer camera roll photos
to your computer. Then reconnect HTC Desire 610 and copy them over.
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Home screen
After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 610 for the first time, you'll see
HTC BlinkFeed™.
§ Customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines
from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see Your dynamic Home
screen on page 30.
§ Swipe left and you’ll discover widget panels for adding your favorite widgets,
apps, and more so they’re just a tap away. If you need more room for your stuff,
you can add more panels. For details, see Personalizing on page 43.
§ You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.
See Launch bar on page 44.
While you're in another screen or app, press to return to the last Home screen
you visited.
Using Quick Settings
In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth on or off.
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings.
2. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its tile.
3. To change the options for a setting, press and hold its tile. Or tap .
You can also tap
Customizing Quick Settings
Aside from the default tiles, there are several other tiles available in Quick Settings.
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings.
2. Tap and do one of the following:
§ In the Quick Settings list, press and hold 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.
to switch to Quick Settings from the Notifications panel.
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 to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure
incoming call sound settings.
§ Tap Personalize to change the wallpaper, add widgets and shortcuts 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 610, for example with a screen lock.
Updating your phone's software
HTC Desire 610 can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can
also choose to automatically download updates or manually check if there's an
available update.
Checking for AT&T updates manually
Use your phone’s data connection to manually check for and download AT&T updates
for your phone.
A data connection must be active before checking for AT&T updates.
1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap AT&T software update > Check for updates.
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Getting apps from Google Play
Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC Desire 610. Choose from a
wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to
games.
A Google Wallet™ payment service is required to purchase a paid app. You will be
asked to confirm method of payment when you purchase an app.
Finding and installing an app
When you install apps and use them on HTC Desire 610, 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 610. You’re responsible for the results of using
downloaded apps.
1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Browse or search for an app.
3. When you find the app that you like, tap it and read its description and user
reviews.
4. To download or purchase the app, tap Install (for free apps) or the price button
(for paid apps).
5. Tap Accept.
Apps sometimes get updated with improvements or bug fixes. To automatically
download updates, after installing the app, tap > Auto-update.
To open the app, go to the Apps screen and tap the app.
Restoring apps from Google Play
Upgraded to a new phone, replaced a lost one, or performed a factory reset? Restore
apps that you previously downloaded.
1. Open the Play Store app.
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 610 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 610 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.
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
About your phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC Desire 610
HTC Desire 610 gives you options for quick and easy setup. Transferring your old
phone's content such as your contacts, messages, and media can be done right from
HTC Desire 610.
Also, enjoy taking shots with the camera, checking personalized content with
HTC BlinkFeed, and more.
Easy phone setup and transfer
Easily transfer your contacts, messages, music, photos, videos, and more from an
Android phone to HTC Desire 610. See Transferring content from an Android phone
on page 14.
By using HTC Sync Manager, you can even migrate content from an iPhone. See
Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone on page 102.
Dynamic Home screen
With HTC BlinkFeed, personalize your Home screen with the information and updates
that matter most to you. See a variety of content such as feeds about news and your
interests, social network updates, HTC Desire 610 tips, and more. The content
refreshes periodically when you're connected to the Internet. See Your dynamic Home
screen on page 30.
New ways to share memories
Show off the excitement of your event. A Zoe is automatically created from selected
highlights of an event or album with background music and special effects. See
Creating a Zoe in Gallery on page 62.
Outstanding camera features
§ Choose from a variety of pre-defined camera modes, or create your own
camera profiles. See Choosing a capture mode on page 51.
§ With VideoPic®, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking
a photo while recording a video — VideoPic on page 54.
§ Switch to Sweep panorama and pan the camera to capture a wide-angle view of
the scenery. See Taking a panoramic photo on page 56.
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§ Use Continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots (or more) of a
subject in motion.
§ By just tapping the shutter button, take multiple shots of your subject at
different exposures and combine them into a nice, evenly exposed photo. See
Using HDR on page 56.
Immerse in music
§ Watch mesmerizing visualizations as you play songs in HTC Music. And if lyrics
are available, they'll show onscreen. See Viewing song lyrics on page 85.
§ With HTC BoomSound™, you'll hear fine details not only while you listen to music
but also when you watch videos, play games, and the like. See HTC BoomSound
profile on page 83.
Basics
Onscreen navigation buttons
HTC Desire 610 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.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Desire 610 into a low power state
while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Desire 610 is
in your bag.
Switching to Sleep mode
To turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode, you briefly press the POWER
button.
HTC Desire 610 also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while.
You can change the time before HTC Desire 610 sleeps by setting the screen timeout.
For details, see Setting when to turn off the screen on page 145.
Waking up from Sleep mode
Press the POWER button.
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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 610 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.
Motion gestures
Use motion gestures to mute HTC Desire 610, 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 >
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 610 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, 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 610 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, and then select or clear Pocket mode.
Rotate HTC Desire 610 for a better view
For many screens, you can
automatically change the screen
orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning
HTC Desire 610 sideways.
When entering text, you can turn
HTC Desire 610 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.
§ After you've scrolled down a long list or screen (in apps such
as Mail and Contacts), tap the status bar to jump straight to
the top of your screen.
Press and hold
Swipe or slide
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 vertically or horizontally across the
screen to go to other Home pages, scroll through documents,
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
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.
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Three-finger swipe
§ Swipe up using three fingers to choose a device
where to share content such as photos, videos, and
music from HTC Desire 610. You can also share
streaming media from apps such as YouTube®.
§ Swipe down to disconnect from the device.
Media gesture is turned on in Settings by default, which makes the three-finger
gesture work only when sharing content or using HTC apps.
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.
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 610 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.
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Switching between recently opened apps
When you're multitasking and using different apps on HTC Desire 610, you can easily
switch between the apps you've recently opened.
Press to see recently-opened apps.
§ To switch back to an app, just tap it.
§ To remove an app from the list, drag it up.
§ To clear the recent apps list, tap .
To see a list of apps that are running, tap .
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.
Capturing your phone's screen
Want to show off your high game score or write a blog post about HTC Desire 610
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 BlinkFeed
Your dynamic Home screen
Get the latest about your interests or stay in touch with friends right on
HTC BlinkFeed. Set up which social networks, news sources, and more will appear.
§ Swipe up or down to browse stories on
HTC BlinkFeed.
§ Tap a tile to view the content or to comment on a
post or status update.
§ While viewing a news article, swipe left or right to
see more stories.
§ While in HTC BlinkFeed, you can press or or
tap the status bar to scroll to the top.
§ Scroll to the top and pull down on the screen to
manually refresh the stream.
§ Swipe right on HTC BlinkFeed to open the slideout
menu where you can choose the type of feeds or
add your custom topics to display.
You'll see the clock widget on HTC BlinkFeed if you've set HTC BlinkFeed as the
main Home screen.
Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, slide two fingers together, and then tap .
2. While HTC BlinkFeed is selected, tap Remove.
3. To add it back, swipe right, and then tap the button that has the word
BlinkFeed.
Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed
Personalize HTC BlinkFeed to show articles and status updates from your favorite
news sources, categories, editions, and apps.
Selecting feeds
Discover stories and articles on HTC BlinkFeed based on your interests, favorite
categories, and popular news channels or websites.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Tap > Add content.
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