HTC Desire 820 User Guide

1 HTC Desire 820 User Guide

HTC Desire 820

User Guide

2 Basics

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.

3 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.

4 Features you'll enjoy

Features you'll enjoy

Features on HTC Desire 820

HTC Desire 820 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 820.

Also, enjoy taking shots with the camera, checking personalized content with HTC
BlinkFeed™, and more.

Easy phone setup and transfer

 With our HTC Get Started service, you can set up and personalize HTC Desire

820 from your computer, and just download your settings to HTC Desire 820.
See Setting up your new phone for the first time.

 Easily transfer your contacts, messages, music, photos, videos, and more from an

Android™ phone to HTC Desire 820. See Transferring content from an Android

phone.

By using HTC Sync Manager, you can even migrate content from an iPhone. See

Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone.

 Back up HTC Desire 820 to the cloud so it'll be a lot easier to restore your

content to a new phone next time.

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 820 tips, and more. The content
refreshes periodically when you're connected to the Internet. See Your dynamic Home

screen.

HTC Dot View

HTC Desire 820 has a dedicated HTC Dot View™ case you can purchase. With the HTC
Dot View app, you can even personalize what's seen through the case such as the

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wallpaper, types of notifications to display, and more. See Personalizing HTC Dot View.

Outstanding camera features

 Choose from a variety of pre-defined camera modes, or create your own camera

profiles. See Choosing a capture mode.

 With VideoPic, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking a

photo while recording a video — VideoPic.

 Switch to Sweep panorama and pan the camera to capture a wide-angle view of

the scenery. See Taking a panoramic photo.

 Before taking your selfie, use Live Makeup to smoothen your skin. See Applying

skin touch-ups with Live Makeup.

 Take 4 selfies and the camera automatically merges them into a single picture.

See Taking selfies with Photo Booth.

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.

 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.

Google Drive integration

HTC Desire 820 features an additional 100GB of Google Drive™ storage free for 2
years. See Activating your free Google Drive storage.

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Unboxing

HTC Desire 820

1. Dual speakers

2. POWER

3. VOLUME buttons

4. 3.5mm headset jack

5. Proximity sensor

6. Front camera

7. Notification LED

8. Slot cover

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9. USB connector

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 820.

 Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms

that dangle near the headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.

nano SIM card

HTC Desire 820 uses a nano SIM card.

Use a standard nano SIM card only. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the
standard nano SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card
slot.

Inserting a nano SIM card

1. Make sure HTC Desire 820 is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.

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

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3. Pull the tray out from the nano SIM slot.

4. Place a nano SIM card into the tray with the card's gold contacts facing up and

its cut-off corner facing out.

5. Make sure the tray is facing up. Reinsert the tray into the slot.

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6. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover
until it clicks into place.

Removing a nano SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 820 before removing the card.

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

2. Pull the tray out from the SIM slot, and remove the nano SIM card.

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.

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. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.

2. With HTC Desire 820 down, insert a microSD™ into the bottom slot, with its gold

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contacts facing up and its cut-off corner facing in.

3. To close the slot cover, slightly move it side to side to let the rubber hinge sink
down by itself. Then gently press down the cover.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 820 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.

Battery

Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 820, it is recommended that you
charge the battery.

 If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge

HTC Desire 820 for several minutes before powering it on.

 Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 820 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.

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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 820 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 820 vibrates.

When you turn on HTC Desire 820 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 Tips & 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.

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 To open Tips & Help from the Home screen, tap > Tips & Help.

You can then browse by subject matter and topic. Or tap
want to search for.

, and then enter what you

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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.

There are different options you can choose to set up your new phone:

 If you don't plan to restore a previous backup from your online storage, you can

use the HTC Get Started service to first personalize your new phone and set up
your accounts from your computer.

On the Fast and easy setup screen, tap I want to use Get Started. Your phone will
show you the URL of the HTC Get Started site and a pair code. On your computer's
web browser, just go to the URL and enter the pair code to start your web setup. Save
your setup to your HTC Account so you can download your personalized settings to
your phone.

If you already finished the HTC Get Started setup before turning on your new phone,
just download your web setup.

 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.

 If you have a previous phone backup that you want to restore from your online

storage, select Restore from HTC Backup.

To make it easier for you to back up and restore content from HTC Desire 820 to
another HTC phone in the future, select Back up phone daily.

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.

Restoring your backup from your online
storage

If you used HTC Backup before, you can restore your backup to HTC Desire 820 when
you turn the phone on for the first time or after a factory reset.

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Depending on the amount of content, restoring your backup to your phone
through your data connection may incur additional data costs and take a long
time. Using a Wi-Fi® connection is recommended.

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

2. Use your mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to connect your phone to the Internet.

3. If you used your Google login credentials as your HTC Account and your backup

is in Google Drive, tap Sign in with Google.

If not, tap Remind me later, go to the Transfer or restore screen, and select Restore

from HTC Backup.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your backup and to continue setting

up your phone.

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

Free apps from Google Play™ will be restored in the background, and you can track
the progress via a notification in the status bar. To restore paid apps, you need to
download and install them from Google Play.

Your apps will appear on the Apps screen as they are installed. The Apps and Home
screen shortcuts will be reorganized as in your backup after all of your apps have been
installed. You may continue using HTC Desire 820 while apps are being restored.

Transferring content from an Android phone

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

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

Other ways of getting contacts and other
content

There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to HTC
Desire 820.

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

playlists, and more between HTC Desire 820 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 820.

Google Account Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 820 after

you sign in to your Google Account. You can also create
more Google contacts right from HTC Desire 820.

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

information from them.
Microsoft® Exchange Ac­tiveSync®
Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Desire 820, if you

nano SIM card Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC Desire 820.

HTC Desire 820 syncs your work contacts from the Micro-

soft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

don't 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 820 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 820 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 820 and copy them over.

Home screen

After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 820 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.

 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.

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

See Launch bar.

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

Using Quick Settings

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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

When you're in the Notifications panel, you can tap to switch to Quick
Settings.

Customizing Quick Settings

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

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings.

2. Tap

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.

and do one of the following:

 In the Quick Settings list, press and hold

move and drag it to rearrange the list.

 Under Hidden items, press and hold

Quick Settings.

and drag it up to make it available in

next to the item you want to

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

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 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 820, for example with a screen lock.

.

to switch to the Apps screen, and then tap

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Updating your phone's software

HTC Desire 820 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 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. Go to Settings, and then tap About.

2. Tap Software information.

Enabling automatic updates

You can choose to automatically download and install software updates for HTC or
mobile operator apps.

1. Go to Settings, and then tap About.

2. Tap Software updates.

3. To save on data usage, you can choose to update through Wi-Fi only.

4. Choose whether to auto-download system updates, app updates, or both.

App updates are installed automatically. You'll still need to confirm when to install
system software updates.

Installing a software update

When Internet connection is on and there's a new software update available, the
update notification icon appears in the status bar.

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

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

3. Tap Download.

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

After updating, HTC Desire 820 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

.

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HTC Desire 820 if needed.

Checking for updates manually

1. Go to Settings, and then tap About.

2. Tap Software updates. HTC Desire 820 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.

Getting apps from Google Play

Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC Desire 820.

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.

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

 The ability to purchase apps varies by region.

Finding and installing an app

When you install apps and use them on HTC Desire 820, 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 820. 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.

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1. Open the Play Store app.

2. Tap

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.

to open the slideout menu.

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 820 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 820 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

Basics

Onscreen navigation buttons

HTC Desire 820 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 820 into a low power state
while the display is off.

It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Desire 820 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 820 also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while.
You can change the time before HTC Desire 820 sleeps by setting the screen timeout.
For details, see Setting when to turn off the screen.

Waking up from Sleep mode

Press the POWER button.

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.

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If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before HTC
Desire 820 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 820, lower the ring volume, and more.

Lift phone to auto answer a call

To automatically answer an incoming call, lift the phone and look at the screen first to
see who's calling before you hold it to your ear.

You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap Call, and then select or clear

Auto answer calls.

Flip to mute

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

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

Mute once Mute only once after flipping the phone. While the phone is still facing

down, it will ring again when there are other incoming calls.

Mute always After flipping the phone to mute a call, keep it always muted while it's

still facing down when there are other incoming calls.

Pick up to lower volume

In a business meeting or restaurant, pick HTC Desire 820 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

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Pocket mode makes HTC Desire 820 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 820 for a better view

For many screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait
to landscape by turning HTC Desire 820 sideways.

When entering text, you can turn HTC Desire 820 sideways to bring up a bigger
keyboard.

Touch gestures

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

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Ta p

 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

People), tap the status bar to jump straight to the top of your screen.

Press and hold

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

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Swipe or slide

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.

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

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

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

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

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Two-finger swipe

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

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 820. You can also share streaming
media from apps such as YouTube®.

 Swipe down to disconnect from the device.

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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

 On the Apps screen, tap

for.

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

, and then enter the name of the app you're looking

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 820 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:

 If you don't see the icon, tap

or .

> Share.

Switching between recently opened apps

When you're multitasking and using different apps on HTC Desire 820, you can easily
switch between the apps you've recently opened.

Press

to see recently-opened apps.