HTC One SV User Guide

Your HTC One SV

User guide

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Contents

Unboxing

HTC One SV 9 Back cover 10 SIM card 10 Storage card 12 Battery 13 Switching the power on or off 15 Setting up HTC One SV for the first time 16 Want some quick guidance on your phone? 17

Setting up your phone

Setting up HTC One SV for the first time 18 Home screen 18 Getting contacts into HTC One SV 19 Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth 20 Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One SV 20 Getting to know your settings 21 Updating the HTC One SV software 21

Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy on HTC One SV 23 Touch gestures 25 Motion gestures 28 Sleep mode 30 Unlocking the screen 31 Making your first call 31 Sending your first text message 32 The HTC Sense keyboard 32 Notifications 32 Copying and sharing text 35 Capturing the HTC One SV screen 36 Switching between recently opened apps 36 Can't find the Menu button? 36 Checking battery usage 37

Camera

Camera basics 38 Taking a photo 39

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Recording video 39 Keeping the camera on standby 40 Taking continuous camera shots 40 Camera scenes 41 Improving portrait shots 41 Taking a group shot 41 Taking a panoramic photo 41 Using HDR 42 Recording videos in slow motion 42 Improving video stability 42 Changing camera and video settings 43

Personalizing

Making HTC One SV truly yours 44 Personalizing HTC One SV with scenes 44 Changing your wallpaper 45 Applying a new skin 46 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 46 Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 47 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 48 Personalizing the launch bar 49 Grouping apps into a folder 49 Rearranging the Home screen 50 Personalizing with sound sets 51 Rearranging application tabs 52 Customizing the lock screen style 53 Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen 53 Securing HTC One SV with a personal touch 53

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 55 Returning a missed call 55 Using Speed dial 56 Calling a phone number in a text message 56 Calling a phone number in an email 56 Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 56 Making an emergency call 57 Receiving calls 57 What can I do during a call? 58 Setting up a conference call 60 Call history 60 Internet calls 61 Home dialing 62 Call settings 62

Messages

About the Messages app 63 Sending a text message (SMS) 63 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 64 Resuming a draft message 65 Checking your messages 65 Replying to a message 66

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Forwarding a message 67 WAP push messages 67 Managing message conversations 68 Backing up your text messages 69 Setting message options 70

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC One SV and the Web 71 Getting instant information with Google Now 72 Browsing the Web 74 Private browsing 76 Adding and managing your bookmarks 76 Saving web content for later 77 Viewing your browsing history 78 Downloading files and apps 78 Setting browser options 79

Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 80 Music 88 Movie Editor 93 Wireless display 94

Storage

Types of storage 96 Copying files to or from HTC One SV 97 Making more storage space 97 Encrypting data on HTC One SV 98

Sync, backup, and reset

Sync 99 Backup 101 Reset 102

HTC Sync Manager

Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 104 Installing on a Windows computer 105 The HTC Sync Manager main screen 105 Importing media to HTC Sync Manager 105 Importing music, videos, and playlists from other applications 106 Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 106 Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 107 Deleting an album from HTC Sync Manager 108 Syncing music with the computer 108 Syncing photos and videos with the computer 109 Syncing documents with the computer 109 Syncing your contacts with the computer 110 Syncing your calendar events 110 Syncing your web bookmarks with the computer 111 Quickly transferring media from HTC Sync Manager to HTC One SV 111

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People

About the People app 112 Your contacts list 112 Setting up your profile 113 Adding a new contact 113 Importing or copying contacts 114 Merging contact information 115 Contact information and conversations 116 Contact groups 117 Adding People widgets 118 Sending contact information 119 Backing up your contacts 120 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 120

Social

Facebook 121 Twitter for HTC Sense 121 LinkedIn for HTC Sense 121 About Friend Stream 122 Updating your status in Friend Stream 122 Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 122 Tweeting in Friend Stream 123 Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream 124

Gmail 125 Mail 126

Calendar

About Calendar 133 Creating an event 133 Viewing the Calendar 134 Managing Calendar events 135 Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 136 Setting reminders for your events 136 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 137 Showing or hiding calendars 137 Changing Calendar settings 138

Online storage and services

Dropbox 139 SkyDrive 143 HTC Watch 146

HTC Car

On the road with HTC Car 149 Playing music in HTC Car 149 Finding your way with HTC Car 150 Staying connected to your contacts 151

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Changing HTC Car settings 151

Travel and maps

Location settings 152 Locations 152 Google Maps 158

Essential apps

Using the Clock 163 Checking Weather 165 Viewing a PDF 166 Working on documents 166 Taking notes 168 Keeping track of your tasks 170 Keeping track of your stocks 174

Google Play and other apps

Getting apps from Google Play 175 Uninstalling an app 176 Watching videos on YouTube 176 Listening to FM Radio 178 Recording voice clips 179 Sharing games and apps 179

Internet connections

Data connection 180 Managing your data usage 181 Wi‑Fi 182 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 184 Using HTC One SV as a wireless router 186 Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 186 Connecting to the Internet through a computer 187

Bluetooth and NFC

Bluetooth basics 188 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 188 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 189 Sending information using Bluetooth 190 Receiving information using Bluetooth 191 Sharing content with Android Beam 192

Settings and security

Optimizing battery life with power saver mode 194 Getting the battery to last longer 194 Turning Airplane mode on or off 197 Changing display settings 197 Changing sound settings 198 Changing the display language 199 Accessibility settings 199

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Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 200 Protecting HTC One SV with a screen lock 200 Checking information about HTC One SV 201

Other essentials

Using the onscreen keyboard 202 Entering words with predictive text 203 Entering text by tracing 204 Entering text by speaking 205 Printing 205 Stopping running applications using Task Manager 206 Status icons 206

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

8 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 SV

1. BACK

2. HOME

3. USB connector

4. RECENT APPS (can be configured in

Settings to open the Menu)

5. VOLUME

6. Notification LED

7. Front camera

8. Proximity sensor

9. POWER

10. 3.5mm headset jack

§ 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 SV that already has a small opening for the sensor.

§ HTC One SV gives you built-in phone storage so that you can immediately take photos and videos or copy files right out of the box. To maximize storage for more media and files, you need to purchase and insert a storage card.

§ Check with your mobile operator if voice calls and data services are supported under their 4G/LTE network.

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Back cover

Removing the back cover

1. Securely hold HTC One SV.

2. With your finger, open the back cover from the bottom corner.

Replacing the back cover

1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC One SV.

2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover against HTC One SV to

lock the cover into place.

You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.

SIM card

HTC One SV 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. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

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3. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing in,

insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.

4. Push the SIM card in until it clicks into place.

Removing the SIM card

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

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. Push the SIM card in to eject it from its slot, and remove it.

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Storage card

Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music.

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Insert the microSD™ card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing

down and push it until it clicks into place.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC One SV is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

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

2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.

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Removing the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.

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

3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

Battery

Removing the battery

1. Take the back cover off.

2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.

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Inserting the battery

Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that we recommend.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery

compartment.

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Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC One SV, 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. Open the USB connector cover.

2. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.

3. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.

4. 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.

When you turn on HTC One SV for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

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Switching the power off

1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the

screen.

2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.

3. Tap Power off on the options menu.

Setting up HTC One SV for the first time

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

§ Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, turn location services on or off, and more.

§ Use our HTC Get Started service to set up your accounts and personalize HTC One SV from your computer.

The on-device setup shows you the URL of our Get Started site.

When personalizing HTC One SV, you can choose the wallpaper, sounds, apps, home screen layouts, and more. Or just choose a Quick Style that already has all these items preselected for you. You need an HTC Account to save your HTC Get Started setup and to download your settings to HTC One SV.

To find out more, see the Help and FAQ on our HTC Get Started site.

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.

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Want some quick guidance on your phone?

Learning the basics with Quick Tips

After your phone starts, you'll see a transparent overlay of Quick Tips on some screens (such as the Home screen) that will guide you in using HTC One SV. 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.

Exploring HTC One SV

Tips & Help lets you get the most out of HTC One SV in seconds.

§ Need to know how to do something right away? Just type in some keywords and get clear, up-to-date answers right on HTC One SV.

§ Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your phone? Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Tips & Help to learn how. The topics range from intro to advanced and the Tips & Help widget even recommends topics that you might like.

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

If you haven't downloaded Tips & Help content yet, or if there's updated content available, just tap the download link to get it.

To change the sync settings of Tips & Help, tap

> Update settings.

Searching Tips & Help

1. In Tips & Help, tap , and then enter the words you want to search for.

2. Tap a search result to jump straight to that item.

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Setting up your phone

Setting up HTC One SV for the first time

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

§ Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, turn location services on or off, and more.

§ Use our HTC Get Started service to set up your accounts and personalize HTC One SV from your computer.

The on-device setup shows you the URL of our Get Started site.

To find out more, see the Help and FAQ on our HTC Get Started site.

Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make HTC One SV 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 44.

Extended Home screen

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

Swipe your finger 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.

Getting contacts into HTC One SV

There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC One SV.

Sync with your computer

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Gmail

Social network accounts

Phone contacts You can create and store contacts directly in HTC One SV. SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC One SV. Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync

Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer contacts and other data from

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

Google® contacts are imported to HTC One SV after you sign in to your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC One SV.

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

your old phone to HTC One SV through Bluetooth®.

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Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth

Depending on the capabilities of your old phone, the Transfer app may be able to transfer not only contacts but also other data such as calendar events and text messages to HTC One SV.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap Next to begin.

3. Choose your old phone's name and model.

4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old phone and HTC One SV to pair

them.

6. Choose the types of data to transfer:

§ If you selected Contacts and Calendar, you can choose whether to transfer

them to the phone or to an account you're signed into (such as Exchange ActiveSync).

§ If you're transferring data from the HTC One series (or newer phones), you

can also select SMS, Bookmark, and Task. These data types can only be transferred locally to HTC One SV.

7. Wait for the data transfer to finish.

> Transfer.

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

There are two ways you can transfer your media.

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

§ Download and use our HTC Sync Manager software. You can easily set it up to sync folders containing media and playlists on your computer with HTC One SV. HTC Sync Manager can also automatically get photos and videos off HTC One SV to your computer. For details, see HTC Sync Manager on page 104.

Tired of transferring your media every time you change to a new phone? Use online storage services to put your media in one place so you can access them anywhere — on your computer, HTC One SV, and other mobile devices.

Check first what online storage accounts are available on HTC One SV and sign in to the one you want to use. To sign in to an account, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap online storage.

> Accounts & sync > . Use the Gallery app to access media in your

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Getting to know your settings

Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi‑Fi® connection or make HTC One SV more secure? 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 Personalize to change the wallpaper or apply a scene to HTC One SV.

§ Tap Security to secure HTC One SV, for example with a screen lock.

Updating the HTC One SV software

HTC One SV can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also manually check if there's an available update.

You might want to use Wi‑Fi or your computer's Internet connection to download software updates to save on data usage. You can set this option in Settings >

About > Software updates > .

Installing a software update

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

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

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

3. Tap Download.

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

Wait for the update to finish. HTC One SV restarts automatically.

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Installing an application update

When the Internet connection is on and there's an available update for one of your apps, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.

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

The Updates screen opens with the list of application updates to be installed.

2. Tap an item to view its details, and then tap .

3. When you're done reviewing the updates, tap Install. You'll be asked to restart

HTC One SV if needed.

Checking for updates manually

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

2. Tap About > Software updates > Check now.

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Your first week with your new phone

Features you'll enjoy on HTC One SV

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

Capture every moment as it happens

§ Activate Camera instantly. Launch it from the lock screen and take your shots with no delay.

And when Camera goes into sleep mode, just press POWER to use it right away.

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

photo while recording a video on page 40.

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

photo while watching a video on page 81.

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

Taking continuous camera shots on page 40.

§ By just tapping the screen (or 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 42.

§ In Gallery, use Map view to see photos grouped by location, or Events view to see photos and videos grouped by date taken. For details, see Viewing photos

and videos on page 80.

Immerse in music

§ Our HTC Music app keeps all your music sources and services in one place. See

About the Music app on page 88.

§ 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 89.

HD entertainment on the go

§ Rent or buy movies and shows. Choose from our wide collection of titles in HTC Watch™. See About HTC Watch on page 146.

§ Use HTC Media Link HD to wirelessly share your media from HTC One SV to your HD TV. See Sharing on a big screen on page 94.

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Quick, easy set-up

With our HTC Get Started service, you can set up and personalize HTC One SV from your computer, and just download your settings to HTC One SV. See Setting up HTC

One SV for the first time on page 16.

Dropbox integration with HTC Sense

Always have access to your photos, videos, and documents anywhere by storing them in Dropbox. When you sign in to your Dropbox account from HTC One SV, 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 SV on page 139.

The 23 GB offer is available only if Dropbox is preloaded. If it's not preloaded, you can download it from Google Play and still enjoy Dropbox integration with apps such as Gallery and Mail.

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 149.

Rich and seamless browsing experience

Enjoy HTML5 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 74.

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 77.

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 55.

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Touch gestures

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

Tap

Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons.

Press and hold

Swipe or slide

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

Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen to go to other Home pages, scroll through documents, and more.

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Drag

Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you have reached the target position.

Flick

Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes, such as when moving right and left on the Home screen, or flicking through a contacts or message list.

Press and flick

On the Home screen, you can easily move a widget or icon from one screen to another.

Press and hold the widget or icon with one finger, and flick the screen to the new location with another finger.

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Pinch and spread

Pinch the screen to zoom out of the picture or text.

In some apps, like Gallery, Messages, Mail, or the web browser, spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or text.

Two-finger swipe

In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or People, swipe up or down using two fingers to scroll the screen. The screen displays the sorting order, and you can easily scroll to the information you want.

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Three-finger swipe

Swipe up using three fingers to share content such as photos, videos, and music from HTC One SV to your TV or speakers.

HTC gestures is enabled by default, making the three-finger gesture exclusive for sharing content. You also won't be able to use multi-finger gestures (gestures that use three fingers or more) in apps such as games or musical instrument apps.

To use multi-finger gestures in such apps, clear the HTC gestures option in Settings > Display, gestures & buttons. This disables content sharing.

Motion gestures

Use motion gestures to mute HTC One SV, turn on the speakerphone, and more.

Flip to silence / flip for speakerphone

When a call comes in you can turn HTC One SV over to mute it.

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Pick up to lower volume

While in a call, turn HTC One SV over to turn the speakerphone on for hands-free conversations or for conference calling.

In a business meeting or restaurant, pick HTC One SV up when a call comes in to lower the ringtone volume.

Set volume to automatically rise while in your pocket or bag

On a noisy street and can't hear HTC One SV ringing in your bag?

You can set HTC One SV to recognize when it's in your bag or pocket and raise the ringtone volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments.

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Rotate HTC One SV for a better view

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

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

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One SV into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One SV is in your bag.

Switching to Sleep mode

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

You can change the time before HTC One SV sleeps in the Display, gestures &

buttons (or Display & buttons) settings.

Waking up from Sleep mode

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

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

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