HTC First User Guide
Your HTC First™
User guide
2 Contents
Contents
Unboxing
HTC First 7
SIM card 8
Charging the battery 10
Switching the power on or off 10
Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC First for the first time 12
Logging into your Facebook account 12
Allowing app updates for Facebook 12
Updating the HTC First software 13
Your first week with your new phone
Basics 14
Working with text 19
Battery 21
Facebook Home
Getting around Facebook Home 23
Checking Facebook photos and status updates 23
Cover feed notifications 24
Chat heads 24
Posting to Facebook from the app launcher 24
Customizing the app launcher 25
Turning on Facebook Home from Android 25
Facebook Camera
Taking a photo 26
Recording a video 26
Using Android Camera 27
Facebook Messenger
Sending a Facebook message 28
Viewing your messages 29
Replying to a message 29
Deleting messages and conversations 29
Turning off text messaging from Facebook Messenger 30
Sending a text or multimedia message via Android Messaging 30
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Phone calls
Making a call 31
Returning a missed call 31
Making an emergency call 31
Answering or rejecting a call 32
What can I do during a call? 32
Setting up a conference call 33
Checking calls in the Call History 33
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 34
People
Your contacts list 35
Setting up your personal contact information 35
Adding a new contact 36
Editing a contact’s information 36
Getting in touch with a contact 36
Importing contacts from your SIM card 36
Importing contacts from the phone storage 37
Sending contact information 37
Contact groups 37
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 38
Music 39
Search and web browser
Searching HTC First and the Web 41
Getting instant information with Google Now 42
Browsing the Web 43
Bookmarking a webpage 43
Clearing your browsing history 44
Email
Mail 45
Gmail 48
Travel and maps
Turning location services on or off 50
About Google Maps 50
Getting around maps 50
Searching for a location 51
Searching for a place of interest near you 52
Getting directions 52
Downloading offline maps 53
Viewing offline maps 53
Google Play Store and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play Store 54
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Downloading apps from the web 55
Uninstalling an app 55
Using the Clock app 56
Viewing the Calendar 56
Watching videos on YouTube 57
Internet connections
Data connection 59
Managing your data usage 60
Wi‑Fi 61
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 62
Using HTC First as a Wi‑Fi hotspot 63
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 64
Bluetooth and NFC
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 65
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 66
Sharing content with NFC 67
Storage
Types of storage 68
Copying files to or from HTC First 68
Encrypting data on HTC First 69
Backup and reset
Backup 70
Reset 70
Settings
Adding and syncing an account 72
Removing an account 72
Turning Airplane mode on or off 72
Turning automatic screen rotation off 73
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off 73
Adjusting the screen brightness manually 73
Changing the display language 73
Working with certificates 74
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 74
Protecting HTC First with a screen lock 75
Navigating HTC First with TalkBack 75
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
5 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.
6 Important information
Important information
This device was tested for typical body-worn operations per the FCC's radio
frequency (RF) safety requirements. To comply with these RF exposure
requirements, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar accessory with this device to
maintain a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between the user’s body
and the handset, with the device oriented with either the front or back of the
device facing towards the user’s body. Such accessories should not contain
any metallic components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these
requirements may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines
and their use should be avoided.
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Unboxing
HTC First
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. MENU
4. SIM card tray (with tray eject hole)
5. USB connector
6. Notification LED
7. Proximity / Light sensor
8. POWER
9. 3.5mm headset jack
10. Front camera
11. Volume controls
If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC First that already
has a small opening for the sensor.
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SIM card
HTC First uses a microSIM card. The microSIM card contains your phone number,
service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages.
Inserting the SIM card
1. Hold the phone face up.
2. Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool into the small hole next to the SIM card tray
slot.
3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects.
4. Pull the SIM card tray out, and place the SIM card (contacts facing down) into
the tray.
Use a standard microSIM only. Inserting other types (such as nanoSIM with an
adapter or a modified SIM) may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the
card slot.
5. Insert the SIM card tray back into the slot.
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Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC First before removing your SIM card.
1. Hold the phone face up.
2. Insert the tip of the SIM eject tool into the small hole next to the SIM card tray
slot.
3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the SIM card tray ejects.
4. Pull the SIM card tray out, and remove the SIM card.
When removing the SIM card, make sure that you insert the empty SIM card tray back
into the slot.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC First, it is recommended that you charge the
battery.
Use the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box when you charge the
battery.
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 stops charging if it overheats.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press and hold the POWER button.
When you turn on HTC First 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, then unlock the
screen.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Tap Power off on the options menu.
4. Tap OK.
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Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC First for the first time
When you switch on HTC First for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to your
Google® account, and more.
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.
Logging into your Facebook account
After initial setup, make sure to log into your Facebook® account to get the best
experience on HTC First.
1. Tap Log into Facebook.
2. Sign into your Facebook account.
Or to create a new account, tap Sign Up for Facebook.
Allowing app updates for Facebook
Make sure you’re always using the best version of Facebook by allowing automatic
updates.
1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Search for the Facebook app.
3. Tap Allow automatic updating to make sure your app stays current.
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Updating the HTC First software
HTC First can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also
manually check if there's an available update.
Checking for AT&T updates manually
1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings.
2. Tap AT&T software update.
3. Tap Check for updates. HTC First checks if updates are available.
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Your first week with your new phone
Basics
Touch gestures
Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists,
and more.
Tap
Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select
onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press
onscreen buttons.
Press and hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a link
in a webpage), just press and hold the item.
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Swipe or slide
Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the
screen to go to other Home pages, scroll through documents,
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.
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.
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Pinch and spread
Pinch the screen to zoom out of the picture or text.
In some apps, like Gallery or the web
browser, spread your fingers on the
screen to zoom in when viewing a picture
or text.
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Notification LED
To activate the notification LED, on the Settings app, tap Display > LED Active. The
notification LED shows a:
§ Solid green light when HTC First is connected to the power adapter or a
computer and the battery is fully charged.
§ Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
§ Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.
§ Flashing orange light when the battery level reaches very low.
Where's the status bar?
The status bar shows the battery level, signal strength, and pending
notifications. If you want to see the status bar on Facebook Home, you can:
§ Swipe your finger down from the top edge of the screen.
§ Press
see the status bar on the Home screen.
, tap Home Settings, and then select Show Status Bar to always
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC First into a low power state while
the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC First is in your bag.
Switching to Sleep mode
Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode.
HTC First also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while.
You can change the time before HTC First sleeps in the Settings > Display.
Waking up from Sleep mode
To wake HTC First up manually, press the POWER button. You may need to unlock
the screen.
HTC First automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.
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Turning on the lock screen
Turn on the lock screen if you don't want your cover feed to immediately show when
you wake HTC First up from Sleep mode.
1. From the cover feed, press , and then tap Home Settings.
2. Clear the See Home When Screen Turns On option.
For added security, you can change the screen lock to another option, such as
pattern, password, and more. For details, see Protecting HTC First with a screen
lock on page 75.
Unlocking HTC First
If you're using the default screen lock, you need to unlock HTC First before you can
open cover feed notifications, app shortcuts on Facebook Home, and more.
To unlock, press and hold the lock icon, and then drag it to any of the shortcuts
around it.
Opening an app
1. From the cover feed, press . Or press and hold your profile picture and then
drag it to .
2. Slide your finger to the right to go to the Apps screen, and then tap the app you
want to use.
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Capturing the HTC First screen
Want to show off your high game score, write a blog post about HTC First 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 Screenshots album in Gallery.
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds
1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound.
3. Tap Phone ringtone or Default notification to change the ringtone and
notification sound.
Want alarms to ring louder but notifications to be more discreet? In Settings, tap
Sound > Volumes and set the volume levels for each sound type.
Working with text
Selecting, copying, and pasting text
In apps such as the web browser and Email, 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 .
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 address.
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Sharing text
1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap (or press , then
tap Share).
2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message
or social network status update.
Entering text
The onscreen keyboard becomes available when you tap a text field in an app. Enter
letters and numbers, add words to your personal dictionary, 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. Double-tap to turn on caps lock.
§ Tap to show number and symbol keys.
§ Press to close the onscreen keyboard.
To open the keyboard settings, go to Settings > Language & input, and then tap
beside Android keyboard.
Entering text with word prediction
Word prediction is enabled by default, and word suggestions are displayed as you
type.
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.
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 complete phrase from the
suggestion list.
1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings.
2. Tap Language & input > Personal dictionary > .
3. Enter a word or phrase, and then enter its text shortcut.
4. Tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard, and then press .
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Editing or deleting words and phrases in the word prediction dictionary
1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings.
2. Tap Language & input > Personal dictionary.
§ To edit a word, phrase, or shortcut, tap the item in the list.
§ To delete a word or phrase from the dictionary, tap an item in the list, and
then tap .
Entering text by speaking
No time to type? Try speaking the words to enter them.
1. Tap an area where you want to enter text.
2. On the onscreen keyboard, tap .
3. When you see the microphone image, speak out the words you want to type.
To set the voice input language, tap the language bar above the microphone
image. You can choose one or more languages. Available languages depend on the
voice input languages supported by Google.
4. If a word doesn't match what you've spoken and it's underlined, tap the
underlined word to delete it or to see more choices.
5. Enter punctuation marks by saying the name (for example, say "comma").
Battery
Checking battery usage
See a ranking list of apps that are using the battery. You can also see how much and
how long the battery has been used for each app.
1. On the Apps screen, tap Settings.
2. Tap Battery.
3. Tap an app to check how it's using the battery. You'll see how much battery
power is used.
Getting the battery to last longer
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use
HTC First.
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 on page 21.
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Manage your connections
§ Turn off wireless connections you're not using. Go to Settings to turn on or off
connections such as mobile data, Wi‑Fi®, or Bluetooth®.
§ Turn GPS on only when a precise location is needed.
To prevent some apps from using GPS in the background, keep the GPS
satellites setting off. Turn it on only when you need your precise location while
using navigation or location-based apps. Go to Settings and tap Location access
to turn this setting on or off.
Manage your display
Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it
simple helps save battery power.
§ Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness.
§ Set the screen timeout to a shorter time.
Manage your apps
§ Install the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes include
battery performance improvements.
§ Uninstall or disable apps that you never use.
Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you're not
using them. If there are apps that you don't need anymore, uninstall them.
If an app came preloaded and can't be uninstalled, disabling the app can still
prevent it from continuously running or syncing data. In Settings > Apps, swipe
to the All tab, tap the app, and then tap Disable.
Limit background data and sync
Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps
syncing data in the background. Determine which apps can be set with longer sync
times, or sync manually.
§ If you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some
accounts.
§ In Google Play™ Store, press
if you're fine with updating apps from Google Play Store manually.
, tap Settings, and then clear Auto-update apps
Other tips
To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips:
§ Tone down the ringtone and media volume.
§ Minimize the use of vibration or sound feedback. In Settings, tap Sound and
choose which ones you don't need and can disable.
§ Check your apps’ settings as you may find more options to optimize the battery.
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Facebook Home
Getting around Facebook Home
Facebook Home brings you closer to people who matter to you. See posts by friends,
check notifications, and access app shortcuts to organize your day.
§ To switch between the cover feed and the app launcher, press
§ To see app shortcuts, press and hold your profile picture, and then drag it to
any of the items around it.
.
Opening a recent app
You can easily reopen the last app you used.
From the cover feed, press and hold your profile picture, and then drag it to .
Checking Facebook photos and status updates
The cover feed shows you the latest updates from your friends. You'll see a stream of
recent photos and posts from your News Feed.
§ Swipe left or right to browse photos and status
updates posted by your friends. Press and hold a
photo to see it in full view.
§ Double-tap a photo or status update to like it. You
can also tap once on the screen to see the onscreen
buttons, and then tap .
§ To view comments or add your own, tap once on the
screen to see the onscreen buttons, and then tap .
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Cover feed notifications
Check notifications such as a Facebook event invitation, a missed call, or a calendar
reminder right on the cover feed.
§ Double-tap a notification to open it.
§ To dismiss a notification on the list, drag it left or
right.
Chat heads
Each time you receive a new Facebook message or text message, a chat head pops
up on the cover feed or when you're using other apps. For details, see Viewing your
messages on page 29.
§ Tap chat heads to open or close the message.
§ Drag chat heads to move them anywhere on the
screen.
§ To dismiss chat heads, press and hold it, and then
drag it to .
§ If you've received several messages from different
contacts, switch between messages by tapping the
chat head and then tapping another sender's profile
picture.
Posting to Facebook from the app launcher
1. From the cover feed, press and hold your profile picture, and then drag it to .
Or press .
2. On the app launcher, you can directly update Facebook:
§ Tap to update your status.
§ Tap to take and share a photo.
§ Tap to check into a location.
3. Select who you want to share with.
4. Tap Post.
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Customizing the app launcher
Add apps you use often on the app launcher.
1. From the cover feed, press and hold your profile picture, and then drag it to .
Or press .
2. From the app launcher, swipe right to see a list of all your apps.
3. Press and hold an app to drag it to your app launcher on the right.
To remove an app from the launcher, press and hold an icon that you want to
delete, and then drag it to .
Turning on Facebook Home from Android
If you've accidentally turned off Facebook Home, it's easy to set it up as your default
Home screen again.
1. On the Apps screen in Android™, open the Facebook app.
2. Under Facebook Home Settings, tap Enable Facebook Home.
If you don't see the Settings screen when you open the Facebook app, press
and then tap Settings.
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