HTC One S User Guide

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Contents

Unboxing

HTC One S 8 SIM card 9 Charging the battery 10 Switching the power on or off 10 Setting up HTC One S for the first time 11

Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S 12 Home screen 13 Finger gestures 14 Sleep mode 15 Ways of getting contacts into HTC One S 17 Making your first call 17 Sending your first text message 17 Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One S 18 Copying and sharing text 18 Capturing the HTC One S screen 20 Switching between recently opened apps 20 Notifications 20 Getting to know your settings 22 Getting the battery to last longer 22 Updating the HTC One S software 22 Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 23

Camera

Camera basics 24 Taking a photo 25 Recording video 25 Taking continuous camera shots 26 Camera scenes 26 Improving portrait shots 26 Taking a group shot 27 Taking a panoramic photo 27 Using HDR 27 Shooting in low light 28 Recording videos in slow motion 28 Improving video stability 28 Changing camera and video settings 29

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Personalizing

Making HTC One S truly yours 30 Personalizing HTC One S with scenes 30 Changing your wallpaper 31 Applying a new skin 32 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32 Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34 Personalizing the launch bar 35 Grouping apps into a folder 35 Rearranging the Home screen 36 Personalizing with sound sets 37 Rearranging application tabs 38 Customizing the lock screen style 39 Securing HTC One S with a personal touch 39

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 40 Using Speed dial 40 Calling a phone number in a text message 41 Calling a phone number in an email 41 Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 41 Making an emergency call 41 Receiving calls 41 What can I do during a call? 43 Setting up a conference call 45 Wi-Fi Calling 45 Internet calls 46 Call history 47 Home dialing 48 Call services 48

Messages

About the Messages app 49 Sending a text message (SMS) 49 Sending a picture message (MMS) 49 Resuming a draft message 51 Checking your messages 51 Replying to a message 52 Forwarding a message 52 WAP push messages 53 Managing message conversations 53 Backing up your text messages 54 Setting message options 55

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC One S and the Web 56 Browsing the Web 56 Private browsing 58 Adding and managing your bookmarks 58 Saving web content for later 59

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Viewing your browsing history 59 Downloading files and apps 60 Setting browser options 61

Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 62 Music 69 Movie Editor 73 Wireless Display 74

Accounts and sync

Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 75 Adding one or more Google Accounts 75 Managing your online accounts 76

Contacts

About the Contacts app 77 Your contacts list 77 Setting up your profile 78 Adding a new contact 79 Importing or copying contacts 79 Merging contact information 80 Contact information and conversations 81 Contact groups 82 Adding People widgets 83 Sending contact information 84 Backing up your contacts 84

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 86 Twitter for HTC Sense 86 About Friend Stream 86 Updating your status in Friend Stream 87 Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 87 Tweeting in Friend Stream 88 Chatting in Google Talk 89 Using Google+ 89

Gmail 90 Mail 91

Calendar

About Calendar 98 Creating an event 98 Viewing the Calendar 98 Managing Calendar events 99 Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 100 Setting reminders for your events 101

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Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 101 Showing or hiding calendars 101 Changing Calendar settings 101

Online storage and services

Dropbox 102 SkyDrive 106 HTC Watch 109

HTC Car

On the road with HTC Car 112 Playing music in HTC Car 112 Finding your way with HTC Car 113 Staying connected to your contacts 114 Changing HTC Car settings 114

Travel and maps

Location settings 115 Google Maps 115

Essential apps

Using the Clock 119 Checking Weather 121 Viewing a PDF 122 Working on documents 122 Taking notes 124 Completing tasks 127 Keeping track of your stocks 130

Google Play and other apps

Getting apps from Google Play 131 Watching videos on YouTube 132 Listening to FM Radio 133 Recording voice clips 133 Sharing games and apps 134

Your phone and computer

Where apps, data, and files are stored 135 Connecting your phone to a computer 135 Copying files to or from the phone storage 136 HTC Sync Manager basics 136 Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 140 Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 141 Setting up HTC Sync Manager to recognize HTC One S 142 Setting up HTC One S to sync with your computer 142 Syncing HTC One S and your computer 146 Ripping music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager 146 Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 147 Connecting to the Internet through a computer 147

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Internet connections

Data connection 148 Wi-Fi 149 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 150 Using HTC One S as a wireless router 151

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 153 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 153 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 154 Sending information using Bluetooth 155 Receiving information using Bluetooth 156

Settings and security

Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 158 Turning Airplane mode on or off 158 Changing display settings 158 Changing sound settings 160 Changing the display language 161 More ways to extend battery life 161 Backing up settings to Google 161 Accessibility settings 162 Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 162 Protecting HTC One S with a screen lock 162 Encrypting data on HTC One S 163 Checking information about HTC One S 164 Managing memory 164

Other essentials

Status icons 166 Printing 167 Using the onscreen keyboard 168 Entering words with predictive text 169 Entering text by speaking 171 Entering text by tracing 171 Restarting HTC One S 172 Resetting HTC One S 172

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

7 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.

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Unboxing

HTC One S

1. BACK

2. HOME

3. RECENT APPS

4. VOLUME

5. Proximity sensor

6. Front camera

7. POWER

8. 3.5mm headset jack

9. Notification LED

10. USB connector

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 One S that already has a small opening for the sensor.

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SIM card

HTC One S 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. Open the top cover from the small opening near the POWER button.

2. Insert the SIM card.

Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC One S before removing your SIM card.

1. Open the top cover from the small opening near the POWER button.

2. Push the SIM card in to eject it from its slot.

3. Slide the SIM card out with your thumb or finger.

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Charging the battery

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

Only the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box must be used to 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 the POWER button. Easy.

When you turn on HTC One S 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, then unlock the

screen.

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 HTC One S for the first time

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

Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.

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. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in settings later on.

When HTC One S has started, you'll see Quick Tips on some screens (such as the Home screen) that will guide you in using HTC One S. The tips for a screen won't display again after you've closed them.

To view the Quick Tips again, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > About > Help > Show all quick tips.

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Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S

HTC One S gives you an amazing camera, great sound experience, and more.

Capture every moment as it happens

Launch the camera from the lock screen and take your shots instantly with no delay. Here are some of the great camera features you can use:

§ With Video Pic, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking

a photo while recording a video on page 26.

You can also capture a photo from a previously recorded video. See Taking a

photo while watching a video on page 63.

§ With a single press of the shutter button, take three shots of your subject at different exposures and combine them into a nice, evenly exposed photo. See

Using HDR on page 27.

§ Use Continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots or more. See

Taking continuous camera shots on page 26.

Beats By Dr. Dre Audio™

Beats Audio™ integration gives you a rich, authentic sound experience, whether you’re listening to music, watching a YouTube® video, or playing a game. To find out more, see Making your music sound better on page 70.

Dropbox integration with HTC Sense

Always have access to your photos, videos, and documents anywhere by storing them in Dropbox. When you set up your Dropbox account from HTC One S, you can even get an additional 23 GB of free Dropbox storage for two years. To find out how, see

Using Dropbox on HTC One S on page 102.

HTC Car

With the HTC Car app, keep yourself entertained while finding your way on the road. You can use turn-by-turn navigation, browse maps, take calls, and listen to music or Internet radio. To find out more, see HTC Car on page 112.

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Rich and seamless browsing experience

Enjoy HTML5 and Flash® content on the go. And no more panning left and right. The web browser's text reflow automatically adjusts text to the width of your screen. To find out more about using the web browser, see Browsing the Web on page 56.

You can also keep a copy of what you're browsing so you can read it later even without an Internet connection. See Saving web content for later on page 59.

Smart dial

The phone dialer’s Smart dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call. Just enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact name. See Making a

call with Smart dial on page 40.

Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make HTC One S your own. You can add your favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page 30.

Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with HTC One S, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem.

Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right on the screen and you’ll discover more space for adding icons, widgets, and more.

Press to return to the main Home screen.

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Using Leap view

§ To jump straight to the screen that you want, press or pinch the screen to show the Leap view. It reveals all Home screens as thumbnails. Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.

§ In Leap view, if there's space to add a new screen, you can tap Add panel to do so. An empty Home screen appears and you can start customizing from there.

Finger gestures

Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen

such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.

Press and hold

Swipe or slide

Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to

Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe

Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen

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

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

your finger in light, quicker strokes, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.

orientation from portrait to landscape by turning HTC One S sideways. When entering text, you can turn HTC One S sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.

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Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the

screen using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a webpage.

Two-finger scrolling

Press and flick

In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or Contacts, you can use two fingers to scroll the screen. The screen displays the sorting order, and you can easily scroll to the information you want.

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.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One S into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One S is in your bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though, and missed calls and messages appear on the lock screen.

To prevent missed calls or messages from appearing on the lock screen, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Privacy.

Switching to Sleep mode

Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode. HTC One S also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.

Waking up from Sleep mode

To wake HTC One S up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.

HTC One S automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

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Unlocking the screen

Pull the ring up to unlock the screen.

If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks.

If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can drag or to the ring to snooze or dismiss the event or alarm.

Opening an app from the lock screen

§ On the lock screen, drag an app icon to the ring to unlock the screen and directly go to the app.

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

§ When there's a notification or info shown on the lock screen such as a missed call or new message, you can drag it to the ring to directly go to its app.

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Ways of getting contacts into HTC One S

There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC One S. You can sync contacts from your T-Mobile account, Google® Account, social networks, your computer, and more.

MobileLife Contacts

Sync with your computer

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Gmail

Social network accounts

Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts directly in

SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC One S. Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync

MobileLife Contacts is a free service from T-Mobile that stores your address book. If you stored your contacts under MobileLife Contacts on the My T-Mobile website before, you can sync them to HTC One S.

You can also create more contacts right from HTC One S and sync them to MobileLife Contacts on My T-Mobile.

Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and then use HTC Sync or HTC Sync Manager to sync HTC One S with your computer's Microsoft® Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows® Contacts.

Google contacts are imported to HTC One S after you sign in to your Google Account.

You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC One S.

HTC One S or transfer existing ones from your old phone.

HTC One S syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

Making your first call

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name.

3. From the list, tap a contact to call.

4. To hang up, tap End Call.

Sending your first text message

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap .

3. Tap , and then select the contacts you want to send the message to.

> Messages.

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4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

5. Tap to insert a smiley or add quick text.

6. Tap Send.

Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One S

There are two ways you can transfer your media.

§ Connect HTC One S to your computer, and select the Disk drive mode. Your computer will recognize it just like any removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between them.

§ Download and use our HTC Sync Manager software. You can easily set it up to sync folders containing media and playlists on your computer with HTC One S. HTC Sync Manager can also automatically get photos and videos off HTC One S to your computer.

Download and install HTC Sync Manager, when available, from our website. Or in the meantime, download and use the latest version of HTC Sync to sync your media and data.

Copying and sharing text

In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it.

Selecting text

1. Press and hold on a word.

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

select.

To copy the address of a linked webpage, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy link URL.

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Copying and pasting text

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

The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.

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

the point where you want to paste the text.

3. Tap Paste.

Sharing text

1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap Share.

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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Capturing the HTC One S screen

Want to show off your high game score, write a blog post about HTC One S 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.

Press and hold POWER and then press . The screen is saved in the Camera shots album in Gallery.

Switching between recently opened apps

You can easily access apps you've just recently opened.

1. Press .

2. Slide your finger left or right to see recently-opened apps.

3. Tap an app to open it.

Notifications

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:

§ Solid green light when HTC One S is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged.

§ Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.

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§ Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.

§ Flashing orange light when the battery level reaches very low.

Notification icons

Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events, and alarms.

Notifications panel

When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see what event notification or new information you've received. The Notifications panel also lets you quickly access settings.

1. To open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then slide your

finger downward.

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

2. To close the Notifications panel, press and hold the bottom bar of the panel,

then slide your finger up. Or just press .

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Getting to know your settings

Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi-Fi® connection or make the screen brighter? Do this and more in Settings.

Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap . 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 Display (or Display & gestures) to change the screen brightness or set how

long the screen is off before going to sleep.

§ Tap Security to set a screen or SIM card lock.

Getting the battery to last longer

How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC One S. The features and accessories you use can affect battery life.

You can get the battery to last longer by following a few simple tips:

§ Turn off the display when you're not using it

§ Lower the volume

§ Close battery-intensive programs, such as the Camera, when you're done using

them

§ Make sure apps are closed and not continuously running in the background

§ Use the power adapter whenever possible

Updating the HTC One S software

HTC One S can check and notify you if there’s a new software update available. You can then download and install the software update using the Wi-Fi or data connection. You can also manually check if there's an available software update.

Depending on the type of update, the update may erase all your personal data and customized settings, and also remove any applications you’ve installed. Make sure that you’ve backed up the information and files you want to keep.

You might want to use Wi-Fi to download software updates to avoid extra data fees.

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Installing an update

When the Internet connection is on and there's a new update available, the system update dialog box appears and guides you through the process. If you don't see the dialog box, check for the update notification icon in the status bar.

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

2. In the system update dialog box, choose what type of connection to use for

downloading the update.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to start the download.

4. After the download is complete, tap Install now and then tap OK in the Install

system software update dialog box.

Wait for the update to finish. HTC One S will then restart automatically.

Checking for updates manually

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

2. Tap About > Software updates > Check now.

Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager

With HTC Sync Manager, enjoy the same rich media whether you're at your computer or on the move. Use it also to store your same contacts, important documents, and other data on both HTC One S and your computer.

HTC Sync Manager is the replacement for HTC Sync, and it provides a lot more features. You can:

§ Play music and videos using the built-in player. You can also play iTunes® and Windows Media® Player playlists.

§ Manage your library of music, photos, and videos on your computer.

§ Get music from your CDs to your computer.

§ Sync photos, videos, music, playlists, and albums between HTC One S and your

computer.

§ Sync information such as contacts, calendar, documents, and web bookmarks between HTC One S and your computer.

This software works on both Windows and Mac®. To find out how to install and use this software, see HTC Sync Manager basics on page 136.

Download and install HTC Sync Manager, when available, from our website. Or in the meantime, download and use the latest version of HTC Sync to sync your media and data.

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Camera

Camera basics

Capture photos instantly, with no delay. Just directly launch the camera from the lock screen, even if HTC One S is password protected.

1. When your display is off, press POWER.

2. Drag the Camera icon to the lock screen ring so you can start taking photos and

videos right away.

From the Home screen, you can also tap Camera to launch it.

Use the controls on the Viewfinder screen to add effects, zoom in or out, and more.

After using Camera (or if you temporarily leave the Viewfinder screen), you still need to unlock HTC One S if you have a screen lock.

Zooming

§ Before taking a photo or video, slide your finger on the zoom bar to zoom in or out.

§ When you're recording video, the zoom bar is always onscreen. You can freely zoom in or out while recording.

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Switching between the front and main camera

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Tap Camera.

3. Tap either Front or Main.

Some camera features are not available when you’re using the front camera, such as zooming and face detection.

Choosing an effect

Use the available camera effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses or filters. You can also apply certain effects to videos.

1. Tap .

2. Scroll through the available effects and tap one that you like.

Setting the resolution

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Tap Image resolution or Video quality, and then choose a resolution.

Choosing a flash mode

Tap the flash icon to choose a flash mode.

When using Flash on or Auto flash mode, the camera intelligently sets the best flash brightness for your photo.

Taking a photo

1. Open Camera from the lock screen or Home screen.

2. Just point the camera on what you want to capture. The camera adjusts the

focus automatically, and continuously refocuses as you move it.

3. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

Recording video

1. Open Camera from the lock screen or Home screen.

2. When you're ready to start recording, tap

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3. While recording, you can:

§ Freely zoom in or out.

§ Change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the

Viewfinder screen.

§ Tap the flash icon to turn the flash on or off.

4. To stop recording, tap

Taking a photo while recording a video

While you're recording video using the main camera, tap to capture a still shot of your subject.

Taking continuous camera shots

Do you want to take photos of moving subjects? Whether it’s your kid's football game or a car race, you can capture the action.

Make sure that you're in Auto scene to use this feature.

1. On the Viewfinder screen, just press and hold . The camera takes up to 20

consecutive shots of your subject.

Want to capture a lot more shots? Tap > Continuous shooting, and then clear the Limit to 20 frames option.

2. After taking the shots, select the photo that you like the most, and then tap Best shot. To save more photos from the batch, just delete the photos you don’t

want to keep.

Camera scenes

Scenes provide an easy way to override your camera’s normal settings to suit your current lighting and environment. Use Auto and let the camera automatically determine optimal settings, or choose from a wide selection of scenes before you start taking photos.

Improving portrait shots

If you'd like your family or friends to look their best in your photos, make sure to use the portrait scene. It smoothens the skin in your shots.

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap

2. Tap Portrait.

3. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

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Taking a group shot

Finding it difficult to make everyone smile and have them look at the camera at the same time? With HTC One S, you get perfect group portraits with the most smiles and the fewest blinks.

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Tap Group portrait.

3. When you're ready to take the photo, tap . The camera takes several shots

and merges them into the best possible group photo.

Taking a panoramic photo

Whether it’s the Golden Gate Bridge or the Eiffel Tower, you can capture anything wide or tall in a single photo.

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap

2. Tap Panorama.

Zoom and flash are disabled when you're in this mode.

3. When you're ready to take the first shot, tap . Directional arrows appear,

prompting you to pan left or right in landscape view (or pan up or down in portrait view).

4. As you pan, a guide appears onscreen. Use this to frame the first portion of the

scene you want to capture.

5. Continue moving HTC One S as smoothly as you can. The camera automatically

captures five consecutive frames.

6. Tap to stop capturing anytime.

The camera stitches the shots into a single photo.

Using HDR

When shooting portraits against a bright background, use HDR to capture your subjects clearly. HDR brings out the details of both the highlights and shadows, even in high contrast lighting.

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap

2. Tap HDR.

3. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

The camera takes three shots at different exposure levels and combines them into one enhanced photo.

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Shooting in low light

Capture stunning images even in dim light.

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Tap Low light.

Flash is disabled when you're in this mode.

3. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

§ To avoid getting blurry photos, maintain a steady grip on HTC One S.

§ Improve your photo after taking the shot by applying special effects like auto

enhance and high contrast.

Recording videos in slow motion

Relive high speed action bit by bit and add a touch of suspense to your videos.

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Tap Slow motion video.

3. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.

4. Tap to start recording.

Improving video stability

Lessen shakes and blurs in your video, especially when you're following a moving subject.

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap

2. Tap Video options > Video stabilization.

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Changing camera and video settings

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. As well as changing basic camera and video settings, you can also:

§ Change the review duration to set how long a captured photo or video will be displayed on the Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder screen.

§ Automatically take a shot when your subject smiles (photo mode only).

§ Geo-tag photos to store GPS location in your captured photos (photo

mode only).

§ Set the ISO level. Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions (photo mode only).

§ Automatically upload photos to a social network (photo mode only). You can set the upload frequency, select the album to upload to, and set the privacy level.

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Personalizing

Making HTC One S truly yours

Make HTC One S look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.

Personalizing HTC One S with scenes

HTC One S becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are personalized Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply. By switching between scenes, you instantly turn HTC One S into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone.

Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, HTC One S automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected.

Using a preset scene

HTC One S features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want.

4. Tap Apply.

Creating a new scene

You’ll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

3. Tap > New.

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4. Enter a new scene name, and then tap Done.

5. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and apps, changing the wallpaper, and

more. All of your changes will be automatically saved to this scene.

Renaming a scene

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to

rename.

4. Press and hold a scene thumbnail, and then tap Rename.

5. Enter a new scene name.

6. Tap Done.

Deleting scenes

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.

3. Tap > Delete.

4. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes, then

tap one or more scenes you want to delete.

5. Tap Delete.

Changing your wallpaper

Pick your favorite photo as your Home wallpaper. Choose from the available wallpapers, or use any photo you've taken with the camera.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Wallpaper.

3. Tap one of the following:

Gallery Choose an existing photo and crop it. HTC wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, and then tap Preview. Live wallpapers Choose a preset animated wallpaper, and then tap Preview. If

the animated wallpaper you chose can be customized, tap

Settings.

4. Tap Save or Apply.

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Applying a new skin

Personalize beyond the Home screen by applying a new skin. Skins give a different look and feel to most onscreen buttons, application screens, option menus, and other items.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Skin.

3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the skin you want.

4. Tap Apply.

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets.

Adding a widget to your Home screen

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.

2. On the Widgets tab, you can:

§ Slide left or right to browse through the complete set of widgets.

§ Tap to search for specific widgets.

§ Tap All Widgets to choose from a selection menu.

Some widgets are available in different styles and sizes.

3. Drag a widget to a home screen thumbnail where you want to add it.

You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®. Tap All Widgets > Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.

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Changing the settings of a widget

You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the Contacts and Mail widgets) from the Home screen.

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

The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens.

2. Customize the widget settings.

Resizing a widget

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

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

you see directional arrow buttons appear on the widget, that means the widget is resizable.

2. Drag an arrow button to enlarge or shrink the widget size.

Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen

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

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.

2. On the Apps or Shortcuts tab, choose whether to add an app or a shortcut.

To add an app, you can also tap , press and hold an app, and then drag it to an empty area on your Home screen.

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Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Moving a widget or icon

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

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

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

screen panel.

3. Release the widget or icon.

4. To move the widget or icon to another position on the panel, just press and hold

and then drag it.

Removing a widget or icon

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

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

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Personalizing the launch bar

The launch bar on your Home screen gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps. You can replace the apps on the launch bar with other apps you often use.

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

bar.

2. Tap to go to the All apps screen.

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

§ You can also place shortcuts to settings or information on the launch bar. Add a shortcut first to the Home screen, and then drag it to the launch bar.

§ The apps or shortcuts you see on the lock screen are the same as the ones on the launch bar.

Grouping apps into a folder

Use folders to group apps on the launch bar or your Home screen to free up space so you can add more apps.

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

create a folder.

2. Tap the folder to open it.

3. Tap .

4. Select one or more apps that you want to add to the folder.

5. Tap Add.

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

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Renaming a folder

1. Tap the folder to open it.

2. Tap the folder window’s title bar.

3. Enter a new folder name.

4. Tap outside the folder to close it.

Removing items from a folder

1. Tap the folder to open it.

2. Press and hold an app or shortcut, and then drag it out to to remove it.

Repeat this process to remove more items.

If there's only one item left in the folder, the folder ungroups the last item and removes itself automatically.

Rearranging the Home screen

Reorder your Home screen panels in any way that fits how you use them. For example, move the panels with frequently-used widgets, shortcuts, and folders closer to the main Home screen.

1. Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view.

2. Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move. HTC One S

then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position, and then lift your finger.

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Removing a Home screen panel

If you feel you need fewer Home screens, you can remove some.

1. On the Home screen, pinch the touch screen or press to go to Leap view.

2. Press and hold the panel you want to remove. Don't lift your finger just yet.

3. Drag the panel to .

Adding back a Home screen panel

Add back a Home screen if you have more widgets, apps, and shortcuts that you want to access right away.

1. On the Home screen, pinch the touch screen or press to go to Leap view.

2. Tap . A new Home screen appears. You can start adding widgets, apps, and

shortcuts.

Personalizing with sound sets

Each sound set gives you a different combination of sounds for your ringtone and notifications such as incoming messages, email, calendar event reminders, and more. By switching between sound sets, you can instantly make HTC One S ring or alert you with fun sounds when you're out with friends or change to subtle sounds while you're at work.

Creating a sound set

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set.

3. On the Sound sets screen, tap .

4. Enter a new sound set name, and then tap Done.

The newly created sound set is then added to the list of sound sets. You can assign different tones to the sound set to your preference.

Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set.

3. Choose a sound set you want to customize, or create a new one, and then tap Apply.

4. Change the ringtone, notification sound, and alarm from the Personalize screen.

HTC One S automatically saves your choices to the current sound set.

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Deleting sound sets

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set.

3. Tap .

4. Select one or more sound sets you want to delete.

5. Tap Delete.

Rearranging application tabs

You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use. You can also add or remove tabs.

1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen.

2. Press and hold the current tab until the screen changes and shows a message

about rearranging tabs.

If you don't see any tabs on the app, tap

3. You can:

§ Change the order of the tabs. Press and hold a tab, and then drag it to its new position.

§ Drag a tab into or out of the bottom row to add or remove it.

> Edit tabs.

4. When you’re done, press .

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Customizing the lock screen style

Choose from our selection of lock screens. Some lock screens are customizable.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Personalize.

2. On the Display tab, tap Lock screen style.

3. Slide your finger left or right to choose a lock screen style.

4. Tap the lock screen style to see a preview. If you want to further customize it, tap Settings.

5. Tap Apply.

The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same apps as the ones on your Home screen's launch bar. To change them, you'll have to replace the apps on the launch bar.

Securing HTC One S with a personal touch

Make unlocking your phone as easy as looking at it. Protect your personal information and prevent others from using HTC One S without your permission by setting up face unlock.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Security.

2. Tap Screen lock > Face Unlock

3. Tap Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.

4. Choose a backup lock to use in case the phone doesn't recognize you.

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

You can also tap Improve face matching in the Security screen to train HTC One S to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard.

You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One S is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.

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Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial

You can either dial a number directly, or use Smart dial to quickly place a call. Smart dial searches and calls a stored/synced contact or a number from your call history.

1. On the Home screen, tap

2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name.

3. From the list, tap a contact to call.

To check other phone numbers associated with the contact, tap beside the contact name.

4. To hang up, tap End Call.

Using Speed dial

Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a contact’s number to the number 2 key, you can just press and hold 2 to dial the number.

The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this key to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.

Assigning a speed dial key

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Tap > Speed dial.

3. Tap , and then select a contact from the list.

4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a

speed dial key to assign.

5. Tap Save.

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Calling a phone number in a text message

1. Tap the phone number within the message.

2. Tap Call.

To call the message sender, tap the received message, and then tap Call on the options menu.

Calling a phone number in an email

1. Tap the phone number in the email body.

2. Tap Call.

Calling a phone number in a Calendar event

1. Open an event in Calendar.

2. On the Event details screen, tap the phone number.

3. Tap Call.

4. When the call is received, tap to see event details such as the conference

call ID or meeting PIN code on the Phone dialer screen.

Making an emergency call

In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC One S even if you don’t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked.

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Dial the emergency number for your locale, and then tap Call.

Receiving calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears.

You can use the polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls.

Answering a call

Do one of the following:

§ If the display is locked when you get a call, drag to the Lock screen ring.

§ If the display is on when you get a call, tap Answer.

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Rejecting a call

Do one of the following:

§ If the display is locked when you get a call, drag to the Lock screen ring. Then

drag to the ring the Remind me icon to create a task or the Send message icon to send a text message to the caller.

§ If the display is on when you get a call, tap Decline.

§ Press the POWER button twice to reject a call.

Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call

Do one of the following:

§ Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.

§ Press the POWER button.

§ Place HTC One S face down on a level surface.

If HTC One S is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.

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Look who's calling

Every time you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend’s latest social network status update right on the call screen. You’ll also see a birthday reminder, if your friend’s birthday will happen within one week.

Viewing a task reminder while on a call

Did you promise to babysit for a friend this weekend? If you associate a task to a contact, you'll see a task reminder on the call screen when you're on a call with that friend.

What can I do during a call?

When a call is in progress, you can turn the speakerphone on, place the call on hold, and more.

Putting a call on hold

To put the call on hold, tap > Hold. The status bar then displays the hold call icon

To resume the call, tap > Unhold.

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Switching between calls

If you’re already in a call and you accept another call, you can switch between the two calls.

1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call and put

the first call on hold.

2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.

3. To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End Call.

Turning the speakerphone on during a call

To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC One S to your ear when the speakerphone is on.

Do one of the following:

§ Flip HTC One S over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in Sound settings).

§ On the call screen, tap .

The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on.

To turn the speakerphone off, just flip HTC One S over again, facing it up. Or tap again.

Muting the microphone during a call

On the call screen, tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon appears in the status bar.

Ending a call

Do one of the following to end the call:

§ On the call screen, tap End Call.

§ Slide open the Notifications panel, then tap .

If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up.

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Setting up a conference call

Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make the first call (or accept a call), and then simply dial each subsequent call to add it to the conference.

Make sure your SIM card is enabled with conference calling service. Contact TMobile for details.

1. Make a call to the first conference call participant.

2. When connected, tap > Add call, and then dial the number of the second

participant. The first participant is put on hold.

3. When connected to the second participant, tap .

4. To add another participant, tap , and then dial the number of the contact.

5. When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call.

6. To talk to a person in the conference call in private, tap Private call.

To end the call with a participant, tap and then tap Finish this call.

To end the conference call, tap End Call.

and then select

Wi-Fi Calling

When you're in a place with limited cellular coverage but with Wi-Fi connection, use Wi-Fi Calling to make and receive calls over Wi-Fi using your available rate plan minutes.

Using Wi-Fi Calling

Wi-Fi Calling is activated the moment you connect your HTC One S to a Wi-Fi network.

1. From the Home screen, slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap Wi-Fi Calling.

2. Read the important notice about emergency calling, and then tap Dismiss.

3. Go to the Phone dialer, Call History, or Contacts app to make calls.

Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings

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

2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More.

3. Select the Wi-Fi Calling option to turn on Wi-Fi Calling.

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4. Tap Wi-Fi Calling Settings > Connection Preferences.

5. Select a connection option, and then tap OK.

Wi-Fi Preferred When you make calls, the Wi-Fi network is preferred over

the cellular network. You must stay in the Wi-Fi range when calling.

Only Wi-Fi HTC One S will always use the Wi-Fi network when you

make a call. You must stay in the Wi-Fi range when calling.

Cellular Preferred

When you make calls, the cellular network is preferred over the Wi-Fi network.

Turning off Wi-Fi Calling

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

2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More.

3. Clear the Wi-Fi Calling option.

Internet calls

When you're connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can make and receive calls through an Internet calling account.

Before you add an Internet calling account, make sure that you've registered with an Internet calling service that supports voice calls over Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Internet calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees.

Adding an Internet calling account

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Call.

2. Under Internet call settings, tap Accounts.

3. Tap Add account.

4. Enter your account details.

5. Tap > Save.

6. To set HTC One S to receive Internet calls on your added account, tap the Receive incoming calls check button.

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Making an Internet call

Make an Internet call to either your contact's Internet calling account or phone number.

You can place a call to:

Internet calling account

Phone number

§ In Contacts, tap a contact who has an Internet calling account, and

then tap Internet call.

§ In Call History, tap an Internet call log.

First, enable Internet calling for your outgoing calls. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Call. Tap Use Internet

calling, and then select either For all calls when data network is available or Ask for each call.

Call history

Use Call History to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls.

Returning a missed call

You'll see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call.

1. Slide open the Notifications panel to check who the caller is.

2. To return the call, tap the missed call notification.

3. Tap the caller’s name or number on the Call History screen.

Checking calls in the Call History

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Tap the Call History tab.

3. On the Call History screen, you can:

§ Tap a name or number in the list to call.

§ Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu.

§ Tap to check only the call history of a particular contact.

§ Tap > View to display just a particular type of calls such as missed calls or

outgoing calls.

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History

1. On the Call History screen, press and hold the phone number, and then tap Save to People.

2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing

contact.

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Clearing the Call History list

On the Call History screen, do one of the following:

Remove one name or number

Clear the entire list Tap > Remove call history > Select all > Delete.

Press and hold the name or number, and then tap Delete from call history.

Home dialing

When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home.

Your home country code is automatically added when you call your contacts while roaming. But when manually entering a phone number to call, you need to enter a plus (+) sign and country code before the number.

Changing the default country code for Home dialing

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Call.

2. Tap Home dialing settings.

3. Select a country, and then tap OK.

Turning off Home dialing

If you prefer to manually enter complete phone numbers to call while roaming, you can turn off Home dialing.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Call.

2. Under Other settings, clear the Home dialing check button.

Call services

You can change the settings of various phone services. Call services may include call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, and more. Contact T-Mobile to find out about the availability of call services.

To open call services, press from the Home screen, and then tap Settings > Call.

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Messages

About the Messages app

Keep in touch with important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose and send text and picture messages. On the All messages screen, your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact name or phone number.

Sending a text message (SMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Tap .

3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the To field.

Sending the message to a group of friends? Tap , and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message.

4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

5. Tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

§ There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message (displayed

above the Send button). If you exceed the limit, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.

§ Your text message automatically becomes a picture message if you enter an email address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message.

Sending a picture message (MMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Tap .

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3. Enter a contact name, mobile number, or email address in the To field.

Sending the message to a group of friends? Tap , and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message.

4. To add a subject line, tap > Add subject.

5. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

6. Tap , and then choose an attachment type.

7. Select or browse for the item to attach.

8. After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or

removing your attachment.

9. Tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Creating a slideshow

1. After you've added either a photo, video, or audio in the multimedia message you’re composing, tap > Slide.

2. Choose where you want to insert the next slide.

3. Right after adding a slide, do one of the following:

§ Tap , and then choose to add a photo or a video.

§ Tap > Audio to add music or a voice recording to a slide.

§ Tap Add text, and then enter your caption.

§ Tap to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment.

4. Tap > Preview. Tap once on the preview screen to see playback controls.

If you don't see Preview, scroll down the menu.

5. When finished, tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Can't find your contacts' email addresses in Messages?

1. If only phone numbers are showing up when you're entering a contact

name, tap .

2. Tap > Show Email.

To always show email addresses, tap on the All messages screen, and then tap Settings > General > Show email address.

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Resuming a draft message

1. On the All messages screen, tap > Drafts.

2. Tap the message and then resume editing it.

3. Tap Send.

Checking your messages

Depending on your notification settings, HTC One S plays a sound, vibrates, or displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message. A new message icon

To open and read the message, you can:

§ Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the new message notification.

§ Go to the Messages app and open the message.

Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message

is also displayed in the status bar.

§ If there’s a media attachment such as a photo or video in a received message, tap it to view the content.

§ To save the attachment, tap the multimedia message, and then choose to save from the options menu.

§ If the attachment is a contact (vCard), tap it to view the contact information, then tap Save to add to your contacts.

§ If the attachment is an appointment or event (vCalendar), tap it to choose the calendar where to save it, and then tap Import.

If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, you can choose to check the size and subject first before you download a multimedia message. On the All messages screen, tap > Settings > Multimedia messages (MMS). Clear the

Auto-retrieve option.

Saving a text message in the Tasks app

Save a text message in your Tasks list so you can remind yourself when to reply.

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message you want to save, and then tap Save as task.

3. Enter a task title and other details.

4. Tap Save.

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Replying to a message

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

3. Tap Send.

Replying to another phone number of the contact

When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC One S, you’ll see the particular phone number used below the contact's name.

Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you’ve received from this contact.

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap , and then select another phone number of this contact.

3. Tap the box that says Add text, then enter your reply message.

4. Tap Send.

Forwarding a message

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to view the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap a message, and then tap Forward.

3. In the To field, fill in one or more recipients.

4. Tap Send.

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WAP push messages

WAP push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested from a service provider.

When you receive a WAP push message, a notification icon is displayed in the status bar.

Opening and reading a new WAP push message

1. Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the push message notification.

2. Tap Visit website.

Viewing all your WAP push messages

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Tap > Push messages.

You can only see this option if you've previously received WAP push messages.

Managing message conversations

Locking a message

You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation.

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message that you want to lock.

3. Tap Lock message on the options menu. A lock icon is displayed.

Copying a text message to your SIM card

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message, and then tap Copy to SIM. A SIM card icon is displayed.

Deleting a single message

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message that you want to delete.

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3. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then tap

the message to display the options menu again.

4. Tap Delete message, and then tap OK.

Deleting several messages within a conversation

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap > Delete.

3. Tap Delete by selection or Delete by phone number (if the contact used

multiple phone numbers throughout the conversation).

4. Select the messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete.

In the Messages settings, tap General > Delete old messages to auto delete old messages per conversation.

Deleting a conversation

1. On the All messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number) whose messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete.

2. Tap OK to delete the entire thread.

Any locked messages in the conversation thread will not be deleted unless you select the Delete locked messages check box.

Deleting several conversations

1. On the All messages screen, tap > Delete.

2. Select the conversation threads you want to delete.

3. Tap Delete. Any locked messages will not be deleted.

Backing up your text messages

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap > Back up SMS > Back up SMS.

> Messages.

3. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK.

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Backing up text messages via mail

You need to set up your email account in Mail.

1. On the All messages screen, tap > Back up SMS.

2. Tap Back up SMS via mail.

The Mail app's compose screen opens, with the backup file attached.

3. Enter your email address.

4. Compose your email message, and then tap Send.

To restore your text messages on HTC One S, open the email message with the backup file attachment from the Mail app. Tap the attachment to open the Restore SMS, screen and then tap the backup file to restore your text messages.

Restoring text messages

You can only restore text messages that were exported using the Back up SMS feature.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Tap > Back up SMS > Restore SMS.

3. Tap the backup file to import.

4. Tap OK.

Setting message options

Access and change the settings of the Messages app. You can add a signature to your messages, edit messaging options, and more.

On the All messages screen, tap

> Settings.

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Search and Web browser

Searching HTC One S and the Web

You can search for information on HTC One S and on the Web by using Search. Some apps, such as Contacts or Mail, have their own search function, which you can use to search only within those apps.

Setting search options

1. From the Home screen, tap .

2. Tap > Settings.

3. Tap Google Search, and then customize your search settings.

4. When done, press .

5. Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing

a search.

Performing searches on the Web and HTC One S

1. From the Home screen, tap .

2. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for. As you type,

matching items on HTC One S and suggestions from Google web search are shown as a list.

3. If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap the item to open it in

its compatible app.

Tap to enter it in the search box. New suggestions appear and you can enter more text or tap beside a subsequent suggestion to quickly refine your search.

Browsing the Web

1. From the Home screen, tap > Internet.

2. Tap the URL box on top of the screen.

3. Enter your search keywords or a webpage address.

4. On the webpage, you can:

§ Tap a link to open it, or press and hold a link to see more options.

§ Tap an email address to send a message to the email address.

§ Flick down the screen to quickly show the URL box and other options.

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Switching to Reading mode

Want to read an article or blog without distractions? Reading mode removes menus, banners, and backgrounds from a webpage.

While viewing an article, tap (when it's available) to switch reading mode on or off.

Viewing the full version of a website

While viewing a webpage, tap > View desktop site.

Opening or switching between browser tabs

Open multiple browser tabs to make it easier for you to switch from one website to another.

1. While viewing a webpage, tap Tabs.

2. Do one of the following:

§ To open a new tab, tap New tab.

§ To switch to another browser tab, slide your finger until the webpage you

want to view appears. Tap a webpage to display it in full screen.

Tap

to close a webpage.

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Private browsing

You can use incognito tabs to browse the Web with more privacy. Browser cookies are not shared and deleted when you close all incognito tabs. Pages you view in incognito also won't appear in your browser history except for files you download.

From the browser screen, tap Tabs > New incognito tab.

Adding and managing your bookmarks

Bookmarking a webpage

Bookmark a webpage in a normal browser screen (not when you're using an incognito tab).

1. While viewing a webpage, tap Add to.

2. Tap Bookmarks.

3. Edit the bookmark name if needed.

4. To save the bookmark to a new folder, tap Bookmarks.

5. On the Add to screen, tap

6. Tap Done.

> New folder.

Opening a bookmark

1. While viewing a webpage, tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Bookmarks tab, navigate to the bookmark you want to open, and then

tap it.

If you have set up Google Chrome™ sync on your Google Account, tap on the Bookmarks screen, and then select the Google Account to view for your synced bookmarks.

Editing a bookmark

1. While viewing a webpage, tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Bookmarks tab, tap > Edit.

3. Tap at the right of the bookmark you want to edit.

4. Enter your changes, and then tap Done.

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Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome

Create bookmarks from your computer's Google Chrome browser and sync them on HTC One S. For more information about Google Chrome, visit http://

support.google.com/chrome.

§ Using your Google Chrome desktop browser, you need to sign in to your Google Account and set up Google Chrome sync.

§ Be sure that you are logged in to your Google Account every time you save Google Chrome bookmarks on your computer.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap your Google Account.

3. Select the Sync Internet option.

Saving web content for later

Save webpages to read later, even without an Internet connection. Some video clips in webpages can also be added to the Watch list so you can quickly find and watch them during your free time.

Only webpages will be stored on HTC One S. You need to connect to the Internet when opening linked pages and video clips.

1. While viewing a webpage, tap Add to.

2. Tap Reading list or Watch list.

Viewing items in your Reading list or Watch list

1. While viewing a webpage, tap Saved.

2. On the Saved tab, do any of the following:

§ Under Reading list, tap a thumbnail of the webpage you want to open.

§ Under Watch list, tap a thumbnail of the video clip you want to open.

§ Tap to see more options.

Viewing your browsing history

1. While viewing a webpage, tap > History.

You can also press and hold .

2. On the History tab, tap a time period to see a list of webpages you've visited.

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Clearing your browsing history

1. While viewing a webpage, tap > History.

2. On the History tab, tap > Clear all.

Viewing a page that you often visit

1. While viewing a webpage, tap > History.

2. On the Most visited tab, navigate to the page you want to view, and then tap

the page.

Clearing the list of most visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, tap > History.

2. On the Most visited tab, tap > Clear all.

Downloading files and apps

You can download file and apps directly from your favorite websites.

Files and apps downloaded from the Web can be from unknown sources. To protect HTC One S and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you download and open only the files you trust.

1. Open your web browser, then go to the website where you can download the

file you want.

2. Do any of the following:

§ Follow the website's download instructions for apps.

§ Press and hold an image or a web link, and then tap Save link.

Before you can install the downloaded app, you need to set HTC One S to allow installation of third-party apps in Settings > Security > Unknown sources.

Viewing your downloads

1. From the Home screen, tap > Downloads.

2. Tap the file to open it.

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Setting browser options

Customize the web browser to suit your browsing style. Set display, privacy, and security options when using the web browser.

From the browser screen, tap > Settings.

Setting your homepage

1. From the browser screen, tap > Settings.

2. Tap General > Set homepage.

3. Select the homepage you want to use.

Choosing when to show content compatible with Adobe Flash

Choose which Adobe® Flash content you want to see on a webpage, and when you want to view it.

1. From the browser screen, tap > Settings.

2. Tap Advanced > Enable Flash and plug-ins > On demand.

After selecting On demand, you can show the Adobe Flash content by tapping on the webpage.

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Gallery

About the Gallery app

Reminisce on good times. Use Gallery to view all your photos and videos that are on HTC One S or your online albums.

You can even:

§ Add photo frames and apply effects.

§ Trim your videos.

§ Share to your social networks, photo sharing sites, and more.

§ View your photos and videos on a big screen TV.

Viewing photos and videos

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap a photo or video album.

3. Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen.

While viewing a photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then tap More > Show on map to see the location where you took the photo. (Show on map is available when you've enabled Geo-tag photos in Camera.)

Starting a photo slideshow

1. Tap a photo album.

2. Tap Play.

During the slideshow, tap the screen to show the controls. Tap to set slideshow preferences.

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Watching a video

1. Tap a video album and then tap a video.

2. Tap the onscreen controls to control the video playback, adjust the volume,

capture an image during playback, and more.

Tap More > Select player to share the video on your home network.

Taking a photo while watching a video

While you're watching a video in Gallery, tap to capture a still shot.

Editing your photos and videos

Rotating a photo

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold a photo, and then tap Edit > Rotate left or Rotate right

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Cropping a photo

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold a photo, and then tap Edit > Crop. You’ll see a crop box around

the photo.

3. You can:

§ Drag the crop box over the part of the photo you want to crop.

§ Press and hold the edge of the crop box. When directional arrows appear,

drag your finger inward or outward to resize the crop box.

4. Tap Save.

The cropped photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited.

Adding photo effects

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold on a photo, and then tap Edit > Effects.

3. Tap an effect to apply to the photo.

4. Tap Save.

The enhanced photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited.

Adding custom photo effects

Are the existing photo effects not exactly what you are looking for? You can make your own photo effects in Gallery.

1. From the Home screen, tap

> Gallery.

2. Find the picture you want to add effects to.

You can only add effects to photos that are stored in your phone.

3. Tap Edit > Effects > > .

If you do not see any buttons on the screen, tap the screen once to show the buttons.

4. Tap a filter.

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5. Drag the slider to get the effect you want.

You can do the following with filters while creating the custom effect:

§ Add more than one filter to create a complex effect.

§ Rearrange filters to modify the effect. Press and hold the filter you want to move.

Then drag it to a new position.

§ Remove filters. Press and hold the filter you want to remove. Then drag it to

Remove.

6. Tap to add a frame to your photo.

7. Tap Done to apply the effects to your photo.

To save your custom effects for future use, tap Save Preset.

Tap Save to save your photo as a new photo.

Trimming a video

Remove unwanted scenes from a video you recorded on HTC One S.

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold the video you want to edit, and then tap Trim.

3. Drag the two trim sliders to the part where you want the video to begin and

end.

As you drag a slider, you'll see time markers and video frames. The one in the middle is your start or end frame.

4. Tap to preview your video.

5. Tap Done.

The trimmed video is saved as a new file. The original video remains unedited.

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Viewing photos in your social networks

Right in the Gallery app, check what you and your friends have uploaded to your social networks or photo sharing sites.

Log on to your accounts before you start viewing online photos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. On the top bar, tap , and then tap a social network or photo sharing site.

3. Tap an account to start viewing photos in that account.

To comment on a photo, press and hold a photo thumbnail and then tap Add comment.

Sending your photos and videos

Send photos and videos to your computer or to another device via email, MMS, or Bluetooth.

Sending photos or videos by email

You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email message. They are added as file attachments in your email.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap Share, and then tap Gmail or Mail.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Compose your message and then tap (Gmail) or Send (Mail).

If you selected Mail and you have multiple email accounts, the default email account will be used.

Sending a photo or video by MMS

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap Share > Messages.

4. Tap the photo or video you want to send. The photo or video is automatically

added into the MMS message.

5. To add another photo or video to your slideshow attachment, tap and then tap Picture or Video.

6. Compose your message and then tap Send.

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Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth

Use Bluetooth to send photos and videos to another device or to your computer.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap Share > Bluetooth.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

You’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent.

Sharing your photos and videos on the Web

Use the Gallery app to share photos and videos straight to your social networks. And you can post videos on YouTube.

You can also share a photo or video right after you’ve captured it.

Sharing photos or videos on Facebook

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap Share > Facebook for HTC Sense.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded

photos or videos.

Tap Add tag and description to enter a caption on each photo or video or tag friends on your photos. If you're sharing several photos or videos, slide to the left to go to the next one. Remember to tap Save after you're done.

6. Tap Done.

Sharing photos and videos on Flickr

account before you upload photos or videos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap Share > Flickr.

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4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded

photos or videos.

6. Tap Done.

Sharing photos on Picasa

From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

™

2. Tap the album that has the photos you want to share.

3. Tap Share > Picasa.

4. Select the photos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Enter a caption for the photos you're uploading.

6. Select the online album where you want to upload the photos, or tap to

create a new album.

7. Tap Upload.

Sharing videos on YouTube

Upload your videos to YouTube and become an instant sensation.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap a video album, and then tap Share > YouTube.

3. Select the videos you want to share and then tap Next.

4. Tap the Google Account that you want to use, accept the Terms of Service, and

then select which data connection to use to upload the videos.

5. Enter a title and description for the videos you're uploading.

6. Select a privacy option for the videos or tag them for easy searching.

7. Tap Upload.

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Music

Browsing music in the library

You need to copy music files to HTC One S first to use the Music app to play music.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music > My phone.

2. Tap to browse a category, such as Artists or Albums.

Listening to music

Enjoy your favorite songs on HTC One S using the Music app.

1. While browsing your music collection, tap a song to play it.

2. Tap the onscreen icons to control music playback, repeat songs, and more.

Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song.

Show options for adding the song to a playlist, sharing the song, and more.

Turn shuffle on or off. (Shuffle is off when button is gray.)

Cycle through the repeat modes: repeat all songs, repeat current song, and don’t repeat.

Finding music videos on YouTube

It's easy to find music videos of the song you’re listening to on YouTube. On the Now playing screen, tap > Search > YouTube.

Updating album covers

1. On the Now playing screen, tap > Update album art.

2. Choose whether to automatically or manually update all album covers or update

just the current song on the Now playing screen.

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Playing music from the Lock screen

When you’re listening to music and the screen turns off, press POWER to turn the screen back on and control the music playback directly on the Lock screen.

You can also pause music playback right from the Notifications panel.

Making your music sound better

When you plug in your headset, you can choose to enjoy your music with a variety of enhanced sound profiles.

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

2. Tap Sound > Sound enhancer.

3. Choose a sound profile. The sound profile will be immediately applied.

Creating a playlist

Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists. Make a playlist containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day. You can make as many playlists as you like.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music > My phone.

2. Start playing a song that you want to add to a new playlist.

3. Tap > Add to playlist.

If there are no existing playlists, you will be prompted to enter a new playlist name.

4. On the Select playlist screen, tap .

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5. Enter a playlist name.

6. Tap Save.

You can also add additional songs while creating a new playlist. Tap > Add songs to add more songs.

Playing the songs in a playlist

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music > My phone.

2. Tap > Playlists.

3. Tap a playlist, and then tap the song you want to play first.

When you tap a song in the list to play it, the Now playing screen is updated with the songs from your playlist.

Managing playlists

After creating a playlist, you can add more songs to it, rearrange their order, and more.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music > My phone.

2. Tap > Playlists, and then tap the playlist you want to edit.

3. Tap > Edit playlist.

Add songs 1. Tap > Add songs.

2. Tap to choose a category, and then browse for songs.

3. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist, and then tap Add.

Rearrange songs Press and hold next to the song title you want to move,

and then drag it to its new position.

Delete songs Select the songs you want to remove from the playlist. Change playlist

Type the new name of the playlist in the title text box.

name

4. Tap Save.

Deleting playlists

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music > My phone.

2. Tap > Playlists.

3. You can:

§ Press and hold the playlist you want to delete, and then tap Delete playlist.

§ Tap > Delete playlists to remove several playlists.

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Setting a song as a ringtone

Pick a song from your Music library and set it as your ringtone or as ringtone for a favorite contact.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music > My phone.

2. Find the song that you want to set as a ringtone.

3. Tap > Set as ringtone.

4. Tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. If you select Contact ringtone, choose

the contacts you want to associate the ringtone with.

Trimming an MP3 ringtone

Use the Music app's ringtone trimmer if you want to set only a part of the song as ringtone.

1. When you find the song that you want, tap > Set as ringtone > Trim the ringtone.

2. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the ringtone to begin

and end.

For a more precise trimming, tap the left or right arrow buttons. Time markers indicate where you are on the song.

3. When you're done trimming, tap Set as.

4. Choose whether to set your trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone.

You can see your new ringtone in the phone settings. Slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone.

Sharing music using Bluetooth

Choose a song from the Music app’s library and use Bluetooth to send it to another device or your computer.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music > My phone.

2. Find the song you want to send.

3. Tap > Share > Share file > Bluetooth.

You’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on HTC One S and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the music can be sent.

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Movie Editor

Creating a new slideshow with Movie Editor

Want a novel way to share your photos and videos? Movie Editor lets you make short theme-based slideshow movies complete with transitions and background music.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Movie Editor > .

2. Enter a title for your slideshow.

3. Tap Select a theme. Themes include slide transitions, the default theme music,

and the wallpaper.

4. Tap to add photos and videos from Gallery.

You can also insert photos and videos in front of an existing item. Just tap the photo or video you want to insert in front of and tap Insert.

5. Edit your slideshow:

Reordering photos and videos

Removing photos and videos

Changing the theme Tap the theme name to choose another theme. Previewing the slideshow Tap to start viewing your slideshow.

Movie Editor automatically saves your movies so you don't have to worry about losing any changes you make.

Changing the soundtrack

1. In the slideshow, tap > .

2. Tap Choose music track to choose a song stored on your phone.

If you have videos in your slideshow, you can balance the volume levels of the audio in the videos with the soundtrack. Simply drag the volume slider to the level you want.

Sharing your slideshow from Gallery

1. In Movie Editor, find the slideshow you want to share from Gallery and tap it.

Press and hold a photo or video and drag it to a new position.

Tap the photo or video you want to remove and tap Remove.

2. Tap > .

3. Choose a resolution.

4. Choose where you want to save the slideshow.

5. Tap OK.

6. In Gallery, tap the Movie Editor album, and then tap Share.

7. Choose how you want to share your slideshow.

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Wireless Display

Sharing your media on a big screen

Share photos, videos, and movies with your friends on a big screen. Simply connect HTC One S to your home network and instantly share your photos, videos, movies, and music on your DLNA® compliant devices.

Don't have a DLNA setup at home? Don't worry. You can purchase HTC Media Link HD and hook it up to an HDMI display. Refer to the documentation that comes with Media Link HD to find out how to set it up and use it with HTC One S.

§ If you'll be using a DLNA compliant TV or audio system, refer to its documentation on how to connect it to your home network.

§ You'll need to use Media Link HD with HTC Watch™ to display movies and trailers on a big screen TV.

1. Connect HTC One S to your home network via Wi-Fi.

2. Open the Gallery, HTC Watch, or Music app.

3. Locate the media that you want to share, and then tap it.

4. Do one of the following:

While viewing photos or videos in Gallery

While playing music in Music Tap > Select player. While playing a movie in HTC

Watch

5. Choose the device on your network where you want to play the media.

6. Once connected to the other device, tap the onscreen controls to control

playback, adjust the volume, and more.

For more information about DLNA, visit

Tap the screen to show the controls, and then tap More > Select player.

Tap > TV.

www.dlna.org.

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Accounts and sync

Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap .

3. Tap the account type you want to add.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.

Adding one or more Google Accounts

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap .

3. Tap Google.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to an account or create a new

account.

§ If you added more than one Google Account, apps such as Gmail can allow you to switch between your accounts.

§ HTC One S can only back up settings (such as bookmarks and your Wi-Fipassword) to the first Google Account that you added.

Forgot your Google Account password?

If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by going to the Google website.

1. On HTC One S or on your computer, open your web browser

2. Go to www.google.com/accounts/recovery.

3. Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your

Google Account.

4. Click Submit.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to reset your password.

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Managing your online accounts

Syncing all your accounts automatically

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the Auto-sync On/Off switch to turn automatic sync on or off.

Syncing an account manually

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the account you want to sync.

3. Tap .

Changing the synced data or settings for an account

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the account that you want to update.

3. Tap the item you want to sync or edit.

Removing an account

You can remove an account to delete all information associated with it from HTC One S. Removing an account does not delete information from the online service itself.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the account that you want to remove.

3. Tap .

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Contacts

About the Contacts app

With the Contacts app, easily manage your communications with your contacts via phone, messaging, email, and social networks.

And, if you have the same contacts from different sources, you can merge their contact information so you won't have duplicate entries.

To open Contacts, from the Home screen, tap

> Contacts.

Your contacts list

The Contacts app lists all contacts stored on HTC One S and from the online accounts you're logged in to.

Your contacts list also displays the contacts stored on your SIM card (marked with

You can:

§ View your profile and edit your contact information.

§ Create, edit, or find contacts.

§ See status updates.

§ Tap a name to see that contact's stored

information.

§ See a notification icon when a contact has sent you new messages or when it's the contact's birthday.

§ Check out who's online in Google Talk™. Online status icons are displayed if you’re signed in to Google Talk.

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Filtering your contacts list

Choose which account contacts to show.

1. On the People tab, tap on the top bar.

2. Choose the online accounts that contain the contacts you want to display.

3. Press .

To set your contact sorting options, tap > Settings.

Setting contact search options

In addition to searching contacts by name, you can also search by other criteria such as by their group name or company.

1. On the People tab, tap > Settings.

2. Tap Search contacts by, and then choose the types of criteria to search for.

Setting up your profile

Store your personal contact information to easily send it to other people.

1. On the People tab, tap My profile.

2. Tap Edit my contact card.

3. Enter or edit your name and contact details.

4. Tap (or the current photo) to change your contact photo.

5. Tap Save.

What you can see on your profile

When you tap My profile, you'll see the following tabs:

Details

Shows your contact details. You'll also see your most recent posts in social networks (if you're signed in to social networks.) You can also edit your profile or share it with others.

Updates

Shows the updates that you've posted in your social networks.

Gallery

Shows your social network albums and photos.

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Adding a new contact

1. On the People tab, tap .

2. Tap the Name field, and then enter the contact name.

Tap if you want to separately enter the contact's first, middle, and last name. Depending on the contact type, you may also be able to add a name prefix (such as Dr.) or a name suffix (such as Ph.D).

3. Select the Contact type. This determines which account the contact will sync

with.

Some fields may not be available when you’re adding contacts to your SIM card.

4. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.

5. Tap Save.

Importing or copying contacts

Importing contacts from your SIM card

1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.

2. Tap Import/Export contacts > Import from SIM card.

3. If you have a Google or Exchange ActiveSync account, tap the type for the

imported contacts.

4. Select the contacts you want to import.

5. Tap Save.

Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account

1. On the People tab, enter the contact's name or email address in the search box.

2. Tap Search contacts in your Company Directory.

3. Tap the name of the contact you want copied to HTC One S.

4. Tap to save the contact to your Exchange ActiveSync account.

Copying contacts from one account to another

1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.

2. Tap Copy contacts, and then choose a contact type or online account to copy

from.

Contacts from your social network accounts may not be copied.

3. Select a contact type or account you want to save to.

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Merging contact information

Avoid duplicate entries by merging contact information from different sources, such as your social network accounts, into one contact.

Accepting contact link suggestions

When HTC One S finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link notification when you open the Contacts app.

1. On the People tab, tap the Link suggestion notification when available. You'll see

a list of suggested contacts to merge.

2. Choose the contacts you want to merge.

If you don't want to receive contact link suggestions, on the People tab, tap >

Settings. Clear the Suggest contact link option.

Viewing a list of all your linked contacts

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Press , and then tap Linked contacts (or More > Linked contacts). The All

linked contacts screen then opens where you can see the account types and information merged.

3. You can choose to break the link of an account type or relink.

4. When you're done, tap OK.

Manually merging contact information

1. On the People tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you

want to link.

2. Tap .

3. You can:

§ Under Suggest links, tap to link the contact to an account.

§ Under Add contact, tap one of the options to link to another contact.

Breaking the link

1. On the People tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose

link you want to break.

2. Tap .

3. Under the Linked contacts section, tap beside an account to break the

link.

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Contact information and conversations

When you tap a contact on the Contacts screen, the contact details screen opens.

The contact details screen has the following tabs:

Details

Shows the information you've stored for the contact. Get in touch with the contact by tapping an option.

Thread

Shows SMS messages and emails you've received from the contact. It also lists all your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls to and from the contact.

Updates

Shows the contact’s updates and events from social network accounts.

If you see a notification of the contact’s birthday under the Events section, you can tap the notification and choose how you want to greet your contact.

Gallery

Shows the linked contact’s albums and photos.

Editing a contact’s information

1. On the People tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact.

Facebook

2. Enter the new information.

3. Tap Save.

and Twitter™ contacts cannot be edited.

Deleting contacts

1. On the People tab, tap > Delete contacts.

2. Select the contacts you want to remove.

3. Tap Delete.

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Contact groups

Assign contacts to groups so you can easily send a message or email to a whole group. You can also sync groups on HTC One S with the groups in your Google Account, accessible via your computer’s web browser. We’ve also added the Frequent group as a special group type that automatically stores the contacts you dial or get calls from the most.

Creating a group

1. On the Groups tab, tap .

2. Enter a name for the group.

3. Tap to select a photo for the group.

4. Tap > Add contact to group.

5. Select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save.

6. When your group is complete, tap Save.

Editing a contact group

1. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group.

2. You can:

§ Tap the group name to change the name. You can only change the name for groups that you have created.

§ Tap the icon next to the group name to change or remove the group photo.

§ Tap > Add contact to group to add more members.

§ To rearrange the group members, press and hold at the end of the

contact’s name, and then drag it to its new position.

§ Tap beside a contact to remove it from the group.

3. Tap Save.

Sending a message or email to a group

You will be charged for each text message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages.

1. On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send a message or email to.

2. Go to the Group action tab.

3. Choose if you want to send a text message or email.

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Rearranging your contact groups

1. On the Groups tab, tap > Edit groups.

2. Press and hold at the end of the group to move, and then drag it to its new

position.

3. Tap Save.

Rearranging the members of a contact group

1. On the Groups tab, tap the group to see its members.

2. Tap > Edit groups.

3. Press and hold at the end of the contact’s name you want to move, and

then drag it to its new position.

4. Tap Save.

Deleting groups

You can only delete groups that you have created.

On the Groups tab, you can:

§ Press and hold a group you want to delete, and then tap Delete group.

§ Tap > Edit groups to choose several contact groups to remove.

Adding People widgets

Stay close with the people that matter by adding a people widget for each of your groups.

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.

2. On the Widgets tab, tap All Widgets > People.

3. Choose the widget style, and then drag it to a home screen thumbnail where

you want to add it.

4. Select the group you want to add as a widget.

5. Repeat the above steps to add another Contacts widget.

Setting the default communication method

Depending on how you often reach your contacts, you can choose a different communication method for each of the contacts on the People widget.

1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget.

2. Tap a contact's name or status update (not the photo) on the widget to open

the person's contact details screen.

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3. Tap Set default action, and then tap the communication method you want for

the contact.

4. Press to return to the People widget on the Home screen.

Getting in touch with a contact

1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget.

2. Tap a contact's photo (not the name or status update) on the widget. The

default communication method you've set for this contact will be performed.

On the People widget:

§ Tap a contact's name or status update to open the contact details screen for that contact.

§ Tap to open the Contacts app and view all your contacts.

Sending contact information

1. On the People tab, do one of the following:

To send Do this

Someone's contact information

Your contact information

2. Choose how you want to send the vCard.

3. Select the type of information you want to send.

4. Tap Send.

Press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo), and then tap Send contact as vCard.

Press and hold My profile, and then tap Send my

profile.

Sending multiple contact cards

1. On the People tab, tap > Send contacts.

2. Select the contacts whose contact information you want to share

3. Tap Send.

4. Choose how you want to send the contact cards.

Backing up your contacts

1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.

2. Tap Import/Export contacts > Export to phone storage.

3. Select an account or type of contacts to export, then tap OK.

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Restoring contacts

You can only restore contacts that were backed up using the Export to phone storage feature.

1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.

2. Tap Import/Export contacts > Import from phone storage.

3. If you have more than one account set up, tap the type for the imported

contacts.

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Social

Facebook for HTC Sense

Signing in to your Facebook account from the Accounts & sync settings or the Facebook app (preinstalled or downloaded) automatically signs you in to Facebook for HTC Sense. Also, you may need to authorize Facebook for HTC Sense to connect to your Facebook account.

With Facebook for HTC Sense, you can:

§ See your Facebook contacts and their status updates in Contacts.

§ See Facebook photos in Gallery.

§ Check your friends’ Facebook status updates in Friend Stream™.

§ View Facebook events and friends’ birthdays in Calendar.

Twitter for HTC Sense

When you're signed in to Twitter for HTC Sense, you can:

§ See your Twitter contacts and their latest tweets in Contacts.

§ Send tweets and check your friends’ tweets in Friend Stream.

If you have the Twitter app (preinstalled or downloaded), signing in to Twitter for HTC Sense does not sign you in to the Twitter app and vice versa. If you want to use the same Twitter account for both, you’ll have to sign in to both using the same login info.

About Friend Stream

With Friend Stream, you can share and get updates from friends in popular social networks in a single feed.

From the Home screen, tap

> Friend Stream.

When you tap someone’s status update, you can:

§ Write a comment.

§ Like someone’s Facebook posts.

§ Look at someone’s album photos.

§ View the tweet. If there's a web link shared, you'll also see the posted webpage

right below the tweet.

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When you tap someone’s photo or name, you can:

§ Check the person’s profile details.

§ Look at the person’s Facebook wall.

§ Check the person’s posted tweets.

Tap to display posts from a particular social network. Slide to the other tabs to see more options. You can tap > Edit tabs to customize

the Friend Stream tabs.

Updating your status in Friend Stream

1. On the All tab, tap .

2. Enter your status update.

3. If you do not want to send the status update to all your social network

accounts, tap , and then clear the social networks to exclude.

4. Tap Done.

5. Tap .

6. Choose what you want to attach to your tweet or status update.

7. Tap Post.

Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream

Post your status updates, write messages on walls, or check in to a place.

Posting a message on a friend's Facebook wall

1. In Friend Stream, tap > Facebook.

2. Tap > My wall.

3. Tap a friend from the list.

4. Enter your message.

5. Tap

6. Tap Post.

Commenting on and liking Facebook posts

to attach a photo.

Tap someone’s status update on the All tab, and do any of the following:

§ Tap a photo or the album name shown in the status update to view and comment on the album photos using the Gallery app.

§ Tap Like to like the person’s status update.

§ Tap the text box, and then enter what you think about the person’s status

update.

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Checking in to a place

Let your Facebook friends know where you are by checking in to a place.

In order to find your location, you need to enable location sources in Settings >

Location.

1. Go to the Locations tab, and then tap .

2. Tap a place from the list.

3. Tap Check in.

4. Add your status message and even tag the friends you're with.

5. Tap Check in.

Tweeting in Friend Stream

1. In Friend Stream, tap

2. Tap .

3. Enter your tweet.

4. Tap or to add a picture or your current location to your tweet.

5. Tap Post.

> Twitter for HTC Sense.

Searching for Twitter users to follow

1. On any of the tabs, tap .

2. Type a Twitter name in the search box.

3. Tap .

4. In the search results, tap the Twitter user you want to follow.

5. Tap > Follow.

Unfollowing a Twitter user

1. On the All tweets tab, tap the Twitter user you want to stop following.

2. Tap > Unfollow.

Sending a direct message

You can only send a direct message (DM) to someone who is following you.

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1. On the DMs tab, tap .

2. Enter the name of a Twitter user in the To field.

3. Enter your message, and then tap Post.

You can also send a direct message when you press and hold a tweet of the person you want to send the direct message to, and then tap Send direct message on the options menu.

Replying to or retweeting a tweet

1. On the All tweets tab, tap the tweet you want to reply to or retweet.

2. Tap Reply or Retweet.

3. Enter your reply or add a personal note to the tweet.

4. Tap Post.

Chatting in Google Talk

Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other people that also use Google Talk.

To open Google Talk, on the Home screen tap

To learn what you can do and get help in Google Talk, tap

> Talk.

> Help.

Using Google+

With Google+, you can check your friends' updates, post updates of your own, and chat with friends in your Google+ circles.

To open Google+, on the Home screen, tap > Google+

To learn what you can do and get help in Google+, tap

> Help.

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Email

Gmail

Viewing your Gmail Inbox

All your received email messages are delivered to your Inbox.

From the Home screen, tap > Gmail.

Archive, delete or label multiple conversations

Display drafts, sent messages, and other labels

Switch to your other Gmail account

Tap the check box before the email message or conversation. Then tap the onscreen buttons at the bottom to choose what to do with the selected messages or conversations.

Tap Inbox at the top bar and then tap another label (such as Sent, Drafts, or your created label) to view its messages and conversations.

Tap Inbox at the top bar, and then tap the account you want to switch to.

Sending an email message in Gmail

1. In the inbox of the Gmail account you want to use, tap .

2. Fill in one or more recipients.

Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (Cc) or blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email message? Tap > Add Cc/Bcc.

3. Enter the email subject, and then compose your message.

4. If you want to attach a photo or video, tap > Attach file.

5. Tap to send.

Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail

1. In the Gmail inbox, tap the email message or conversation.

2. To reply to the sender, tap . Or, tap and choose whether to Reply all or Forward.

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3. Do one of the following:

§ If you're replying to the sender or you selected Reply all, enter your reply

message.

§ If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients.

Tap Respond inline if you want to interleave your new message with the received email. But this removes any attachments or formatting in the original email message.

4. Tap to send.

Getting help

To find out more about using Gmail, in the Gmail inbox, tap > Help.

Mail

Adding a POP3/IMAP email account

1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail.

2. Do one of the following:

§ If this is the first email account you're adding in Mail, tap Other (POP3/ IMAP) on the Choose a mail provider screen.

§ If you’ve already added an email account in Mail, tap > New account > Other (POP3/IMAP).

3. Enter the email address and password for your email account and then tap Next.

If you’re asked to enter more email settings, ask your email service provider for assistance.

4. Enter the account name and your name and then tap Finish setup.

Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account

You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later.

Add up to 15 Exchange ActiveSync accounts on HTC One S.

From the Home screen, tap > Mail.

2. Do one of the following:

§ If this is the first email account you're adding in Mail, tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on the Choose a mail provider screen.

§ If you’ve already added an email account in Mail, tap > New account > Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.

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3. Enter the Exchange ActiveSync account details, and then tap Next.

If your corporate Exchange Server does not support auto-detect, you’ll need to enter your Exchange Server settings. Ask your Exchange Server administrator for details.

4. Choose the sync options that you want, then tap Next.

5. Enter the account name, then tap Finish setup.

Checking your Mail inbox

When you open the Mail app, it displays the inbox of one of your email accounts that you’ve set up on HTC One S.

To switch between email accounts, tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap another account.

Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts

You can view email messages from all your accounts just in one place without having to switch to different accounts.

Just tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap All accounts. Email messages are color coded so you can easily distinguish which email accounts they belong to.

Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified inbox.

Organizing email messages

Do you have a big pile of email messages in your inbox? Organize your email messages into tabs and quickly find the messages you want.

1. Switch to the email account that you want to use.

2. In the inbox, tap > Edit tabs.

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3. Press and hold a tab, and then drag it to the bottom row to add.

4. Press and then slide to the added tab.

Manually refreshing an email account

Whatever your sync settings are, you can also sync your sent and received email messages manually at any time.

§ While viewing an email account, tap > Refresh.

§ If you have several email accounts, you can refresh them all at the same time.

Go to the All accounts inbox first. Then tap > Refresh.

Sorting email messages

You can sort email messages by date received, priority, subject, sender, or size.

In an email account inbox, tap > Sort, and select from the sorting options.

To quickly scroll through the message list based on the sorting option you've selected, press and hold two fingers on any email message, and then drag upward or downward.

Sending an email message

1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account that you want to use.

3. Tap .

4. Fill in one or more recipients.

Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (Cc) or blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email message? Tap > Show Cc/Bcc.

5. Enter the subject, and then compose your message.

6. Do any of the following:

§ Add an attachment. Tap Attach and then choose what you want.

§ Set the priority for an important message. Tap > Set priority.

7. Tap Send, or to send it later, tap Save.

Resuming a draft email message

1. In an email account inbox, tap > Folder > Drafts.

2. Tap the message.

3. When you finish editing the message, tap Send.

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Reading and replying to an email message

1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account you want to use.

3. In the email account inbox, tap the email message or conversation you want to

read.

If you want to read a particular message inside an email conversation, tap to expand the conversation, and then tap the email message.

4. Tap Reply or Reply All.

Tap

for more actions for the email.

Where are my unread email messages?

Unread email messages display in bold in your inbox. If you're viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts, color bars also appear next to unread email messages. The color bars also indicate the email account from where the email message is received.

To group all unread email messages, add the Unread tab to your inbox.

1. Switch to the email account you want to use.

2. In the inbox, tap > Edit tabs.

3. Press and hold Unread, and then drag it to the bottom row to add.

4. Press , and then tap the Unread tab.

Saving an email message in the Tasks app

Save an email message in your Tasks list so you can remind yourself when to reply.

1. In an email account inbox, press and hold the email message, and then tap Save as task.

2. On the New task screen, enter the task details, and then tap Save.

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Searching email messages

1. Tap .

2. If you want to refine or filter your search, tap , check the search options, and

then tap OK. For example, you can focus the search on a part of an email or filter email messages that have attachments or tagged as high priority.

3. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for.

Tap a result to open the email message.

Searching for emails from a contact

Do you remember the sender, but can't find a particular email from him or her?

1. Switch to the email account you want to use.

2. Press and hold an email message from a contact.

3. Tap Search the mail from the sender. A list of email messages from that contact

appears.

Working with Exchange ActiveSync email

Flagging an email

1. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account.

2. While viewing the inbox, tap the flag icon that appears beside an email message

or conversation.

To flag an email message inside a conversation, tap to expand the conversation, and then tap the flag icon of the email message.

Setting your Out of the office status

1. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account.

2. Tap > Out of the office.

3. Tap your current office status, and then select Out of the office.

4. Set the dates and times.

5. Enter the auto-reply message.

6. If you want a different auto-reply message for recipients outside your

organization, tap the Send auto reply message to external recipient option, and then enter the auto-reply message in the box that appears.

7. Tap Save.

Sending a meeting request

1. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account.

2. Tap > New meeting invitation.

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3. Enter the meeting details.

4. Tap Save.

Managing email messages

Moving email messages to another folder

1. Switch to the email account you want to use.

2. Select the email messages you want to move.

To select all, select one email message first, and then tap > Select all.

Tap Move to, and then select a folder.

Deleting email messages

1. Switch to the email account you want to use.

2. Tap the check buttons of email messages you want to delete.

To select all, select one email message first, and then tap

3. Tap Delete.

Switching to other mail folders

1. In an email account inbox, tap > Folder.

2. Tap the mail folder that contains the messages you want to view.

> Select all.

Changing email account settings

You can change your email notification settings, add an email signature, delete an account and more.

1. Switch to the email account whose settings you want to change.

2. Tap > Settings.

Syncing email less frequently

When you don't need to sync email frequently, such as when you're watching video or driving, use Smart Sync to automatically extend the time before HTC One S syncs your email account. Smart Sync helps you save battery power.

1. Switch to the email account where you want to use Smart Sync.

2. Tap > Settings > Sync, Send & Receive.

3. Tap Peak time sync > Smart Sync.

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4. Tap Off-peak sync > Smart Sync.

5. Press .

Smart Sync then extends the email synchronization time after each auto sync time passes and you don't open the Mail app. To sync your email at any time, open the Mail app and check your inbox.

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Calendar

About Calendar

Never miss an important date again. Use the Calendar app to schedule your events, meetings, and appointments.

You can set up HTC One S to stay in sync with calendars such as Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Calendar.

If you've signed into your social network accounts, related calendar events will appear in Calendar.

Creating an event

You can create events that sync with your Google or Exchange ActiveSync calendars, as well as events on HTC One S.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. On any Calendar view, tap .

3. Tap the calendar name to select the calendar to which you will add the event.

4. To invite people, tap and choose who you want to invite.

5. Enter and set the event details.

6. Tap Save.

> Calendar.

Viewing the Calendar

1. Tap a Calendar tab.

2. Do any of the following:

§ In any Calendar view, return to the current date by tapping Today.

§ Events in day, week, and agenda views are color coded to indicate which

account or type of calendar they belong to. To find out what each color represents, tap

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Month view

In month view, you will see markers on days that have events.

Do any of the following in month view:

§ Tap a day to view the events for that day.

§ Press and hold a day to open an options menu from which you can also choose

to create an event or switch to either day or agenda view.

§ Slide your finger up or down the screen to view earlier or later months.

Day and agenda views

Day view shows your events per day, whereas agenda view displays all your events in chronological order.

Tap a birthday, anniversary, or an all-day event to send a greeting or create a note for that event.

When in day view, you can:

§ Press and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time.

§ Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later days.

§ See the day's weather, but only if it's within the seven-day forecast. You can tap

the weather to change it to display another city.

§ See the event time in another time zone. Tap > Dual time zone > Choose location, and then enter the second location.

Week view

Week view displays a chart of the events of one week.

When in week view, you can:

§ Press and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time.

§ Tap an event (shown as colored blocks) to view its details.

§ Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later weeks.

Managing Calendar events

Editing an event

You can only edit events that you have created.

1. While viewing an event, tap .

If you're editing an event that repeats, you'll be asked whether you want to edit just that occurrence or all occurrences of that event.

2. Make your changes to the event.

3. Tap Save. Or tap Send update if you've invited people to the event.

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Deleting an event

Do any of the following:

§ While viewing an event, tap > Delete event.

§ In day, agenda or week view, press and hold an event and then tap Delete or

Delete event.

If the event repeats, you’ll be asked whether you want to delete just that occurrence or all occurrences from Calendar.

Sharing an event

You can share a calendar event as a vCalendar using Bluetooth or by sending it as a file attachment with your email or message.

1. Do one of the following:

§ While viewing an event, tap > Forward.

§ In day, agenda or week view, press and hold an event and then tap

Forward.

2. Choose how you want to send the event.

Accepting or declining a meeting invitation

Go to the Invites tab to see meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or declined.

§ You must set up an Exchange ActiveSync account to receive meeting invitations in Calendar.

§ If you don't see the Invites tab, tap > Edit tabs, press and hold Invites and then drag it to the bottom row.

1. Tap the Invites tab and then tap a meeting invitation.

2. Accept, decline, or tentatively accept the invitation, or propose a new time.

Tap

to choose from more options, such as moving the invitation to a folder.

HTC One S User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Unboxing

HTC One S

SIM card

Inserting the SIM card

Removing the SIM card

Charging the battery

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Switching the power off

Setting up HTC One S for the first time

Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S

Home screen

Extended Home screen

Using Leap view

Finger gestures

Sleep mode

Switching to Sleep mode

Waking up from Sleep mode

Unlocking the screen

Opening an app from the lock screen

Ways of getting contacts into HTC One S

Making your first call

Sending your first text message

Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One S

Copying and sharing text

Selecting text

Copying and pasting text

Sharing text

Capturing the HTC One S screen

Switching between recently opened apps

Notifications

Notification LED

Notification icons

Notifications panel

Getting to know your settings

Getting the battery to last longer

Updating the HTC One S software

Installing an update

Checking for updates manually

Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager

Camera

Camera basics

Zooming

Switching between the front and main camera

Choosing an effect

Setting the resolution

Choosing a flash mode

Taking a photo

Recording video

Taking a photo while recording a video

Taking continuous camera shots

Camera scenes

Improving portrait shots

Taking a group shot

Taking a panoramic photo

Using HDR

Shooting in low light

Recording videos in slow motion

Improving video stability

Changing camera and video settings

Personalizing

Making HTC One S truly yours

Personalizing HTC One S with scenes

Using a preset scene

Creating a new scene

Renaming a scene

Deleting scenes

Changing your wallpaper

Applying a new skin

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Adding a widget to your Home screen

Changing the settings of a widget

Resizing a widget

Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen