HTC One X User Manual
Your HTC One X
User guide
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Contents
Unboxing
HTC One X 8
SIM card 9
Charging the battery 10
Switching the power on or off 10
Setting up HTC One X for the first time 11
Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 11
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC One X 13
Home screen 14
Touch gestures 16
Motion gestures 20
Sleep mode 22
Getting contacts into HTC One X 24
Making your first call 24
Sending your first text message 25
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One X 25
Copying and sharing text 26
Capturing the HTC One X screen 27
Switching between recently opened apps 27
Can't find the Menu button? 27
Notifications 28
Getting to know your settings 29
Getting the battery to last longer 30
Updating the HTC One X software 30
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 31
Camera
Camera basics 32
Taking a photo 33
Recording video 33
Taking continuous camera shots 34
Camera scenes 34
Improving portrait shots 34
Taking a group shot 35
Taking a panoramic photo 35
Using HDR 35
Shooting in low light 36
Recording videos in slow motion 36
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Improving video stability 36
Changing camera and video settings 37
Personalizing
Making HTC One X truly yours 38
Personalizing HTC One X with scenes 38
Changing your wallpaper 39
Applying a new skin 40
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 40
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 41
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 42
Personalizing the launch bar 43
Grouping apps into a folder 43
Rearranging the Home screen 45
Personalizing with sound sets 46
Rearranging application tabs 47
Customizing the lock screen style 47
Securing HTC One X with a personal touch 48
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 49
Using Speed dial 49
Calling a phone number in a text message 50
Calling a phone number in an email 50
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 50
Making an emergency call 50
Receiving calls 51
What can I do during a call? 52
Setting up a conference call 54
Internet calls 54
Call history 55
Home dialing 56
Call services 56
Messages
About the Messages app 57
Sending a text message (SMS) 57
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 57
Resuming a draft message 59
Checking your messages 59
Replying to a message 60
Forwarding a message 60
WAP push messages 61
Managing message conversations 61
Backing up your text messages 62
Setting message options 63
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC One X and the Web 64
Browsing the Web 64
Private browsing 66
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Adding and managing your bookmarks 66
Saving web content for later 67
Viewing your browsing history 68
Downloading files and apps 68
Setting browser options 69
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 70
Music 77
Movie Editor 81
Wireless Display 82
Accounts and sync
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 84
Adding one or more Google Accounts 84
Managing your online accounts 85
People
About the People app 86
Your contacts list 86
Setting up your profile 87
Adding a new contact 88
Importing or copying contacts 88
Merging contact information 89
Contact information and conversations 90
Contact groups 91
Adding People widgets 92
Sending contact information 93
Backing up your contacts 93
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 95
Twitter for HTC Sense 95
About Friend Stream 95
Updating your status in Friend Stream 96
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 96
Tweeting in Friend Stream 97
Chatting in Google Talk 98
Using Google+ 98
Email
Gmail 99
Mail 100
Calendar
About Calendar 107
Creating an event 107
Viewing the Calendar 107
Managing Calendar events 108
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Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 109
Setting reminders for your events 110
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 110
Showing or hiding calendars 110
Changing Calendar settings 110
Online storage and services
Dropbox 111
SkyDrive 115
HTC Watch 117
HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 121
Playing music in HTC Car 121
Finding your way with HTC Car 122
Staying connected to your contacts 123
Changing HTC Car settings 123
Travel and maps
Location settings 124
Locations 124
Google Maps 133
Essential apps
Using the Clock 137
Checking Weather 139
Viewing a PDF 140
Working on documents 140
Taking notes 142
Completing tasks 144
Keeping track of your stocks 148
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 149
Watching videos on YouTube 150
Listening to FM Radio 151
Recording voice clips 151
Sharing games and apps 152
Your phone and computer
Where apps, data, and files are stored 153
Connecting your phone to a computer 153
Copying files to or from the phone storage 154
HTC Sync Manager basics 154
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 157
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 158
Setting up HTC Sync Manager to recognize HTC One X 159
Setting up HTC One X to sync with your computer 160
Syncing HTC One X and your computer 163
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Importing music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager 163
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 164
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 165
Internet connections
Data connection 166
Wi-Fi 167
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 168
Using HTC One X as a wireless router 169
Bluetooth and NFC
Bluetooth basics 171
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 171
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 172
Sending information using Bluetooth 173
Receiving information using Bluetooth 174
Sharing content with Android Beam 175
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 177
Changing display settings 177
Changing sound settings 178
Changing the display language 179
More ways to extend battery life 180
Backing up settings to Google 180
Accessibility settings 180
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 181
Protecting HTC One X with a screen lock 181
Encrypting data on HTC One X 182
Checking information about HTC One X 183
Managing memory 183
Other essentials
Status icons 185
Printing 186
Using the onscreen keyboard 187
Entering words with predictive text 188
Entering text by speaking 190
Entering text by tracing 190
Restarting HTC One X 191
Resetting HTC One X 191
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 X
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. RECENT APPS (can be configured in
Settings to open the Menu)
4. VOLUME
5. Proximity sensor
6. Front camera
7. POWER
8. Notification LED
9. 3.5mm headset jack
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 X that
already has a small opening for the sensor.
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SIM card
HTC One X 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. To eject the SIM card tray, insert a small bent paperclip or the SIM eject tool into
the small hole next to the tray. You should insert it at an angle.
2. Pull the SIM card tray out, and place the SIM card into the tray.
3. Insert the SIM card tray into its slot.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC One X before removing your SIM card.
1. To eject the SIM card tray, insert a small bent paperclip or the SIM eject tool into
the small hole next to the tray. You should insert it at an angle.
2. Pull the SIM card tray out.
3. Take the SIM card from the SIM card tray.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC One X, 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.
When you turn on HTC One X 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 X for the first time
When you switch on HTC One X 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 X has started, you'll see Quick Tips on some screens (such as the
Home screen) that will guide you in using HTC One X. 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.
Want some quick guidance on using your phone?
Show Me helps you get the most out of HTC One X 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 X.
§ Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your phone?
Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Show Me to learn how. The topics
range from intro to advanced and the Show Me widget even recommends
topics that you might like.
To open Show Me from the Home screen, tap > Show Me.
If you haven't downloaded Show Me content yet, or if there's updated content
available, just tap the download link to get it.
To change the sync settings of Show Me, tap
> Update settings.
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Searching Show Me
1. In Show Me, 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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Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC One X
HTC One X 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 34.
You can also capture a photo from a previously recorded video. See Taking a
photo while watching a video on page 71.
§ 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 35.
§ Use Continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots or more. See
Taking continuous camera shots on page 34.
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 78.
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 X, 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 X on page 111.
If the Dropbox app is not preloaded, you can download it from Google Play.
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 121.
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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 64.
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 67.
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 49.
Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make HTC One X 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 38.
Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with HTC One X, 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.
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Touch gestures
Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists,
and more.
Tap
When you want to type on the keyboard, select
onscreen items such as application and settings icons,
or press onscreen buttons, just tap them with your
finger.
Press and hold
To open the available options for an item (for
example, a contact or link in a webpage), just press
and hold the item.
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Swipe or slide
Drag
Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen to go to other Home pages, scroll
through documents, and more.
Press and hold your finger with some pressure
before you start to drag. While dragging, don't
release your finger until you have reached the
target position.
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Flick
Press and 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.
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
In some apps, like Gallery or the web
browser, spread your fingers on the
screen to zoom in when viewing a picture
or a webpage.
Pinch the screen to zoom out when viewing a
picture or a webpage.
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Two-finger scrolling
In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or People, 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.
Motion gestures
Use motion gestures to mute HTC One X, turn on the speakerphone, and more.
Flip to silence / flip for speakerphone
When a call comes in you can turn
HTC One X over to mute it.
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Pick up to lower volume
While in a call, turn HTC One X over to
turn the speakerphone on for handsfree conversations or for conference
calling.
In a business meeting or
restaurant, pick HTC One X
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 X
ringing in your bag?
You can set HTC One X 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 X for a better view
For many screens,
you can
automatically
change the screen
orientation from
portrait to
landscape by
turning HTC One X
sideways.
When entering
text, you can turn
HTC One X
sideways to bring
up a bigger
keyboard.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One X into a low power state while
the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One X 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 X also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while.
You can change the time before HTC One X sleeps in the Display, gestures & buttons
settings.
Waking up from Sleep mode
To wake HTC One X up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the
screen.
HTC One X 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've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before
HTC One X 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 or folder from the lock screen
§ On the lock screen, drag an app or folder icon to the ring to unlock the screen
and directly go to the app or folder.
The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same ones on your Home screen's launch
bar. To change the lock screen shortcuts, replace the apps or folders on the launch
bar.
§ 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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Getting contacts into HTC One X
There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC One X.
Sync with your
computer
™
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 X.
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync
Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer not only your contacts, but also
®
Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use HTC Sync or HTC Sync Manager to sync HTC One X
with your computer's Microsoft® Outlook®, Outlook Express or
Windows® Contacts.
Google® contacts are imported to HTC One X after you sign in to
your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC One X.
Log in to your favorite social networks to import contact
information from them.
HTC One X or transfer existing ones from your old phone.
HTC One X syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
calendar events and text messages from your old phone to
HTC One X.
Transferring contacts from your old phone
Easily transfer contacts from your old phone to HTC One X through Bluetooth®.
Depending on your old phone’s model, you may also transfer other types of data such
as calendar events and text messages to HTC One X.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Transfer.
2. Tap Next to begin.
3. Choose your old phone's name and model.
4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on, set it to discoverable mode, and then
follow the instructions on the screen.
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.
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Sending your first text message
1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.
2. Tap .
3. Tap , and then select the contacts you want to send the message to.
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 X
There are two ways you can transfer your media.
§ Connect HTC One X 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 X.
HTC Sync Manager can also automatically get photos and videos off HTC One X
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.
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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.
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 X screen
Want to show off your high game score, write a blog post about HTC One X 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.
Can't find the Menu button?
Do you miss having a Menu button? You can set the Recent apps button to open the
Menu as well.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
2. Tap Display, gestures & buttons.
3. Tap Recent apps button and select how you want to open the Menu, such as
press or press and hold the button.
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Notifications
Notification LED
The notification LED shows a:
§ Solid green light when HTC One X is connected to the power adapter or a
computer and the battery is fully charged.
§ Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
§ Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.
§ Flashing orange light when the battery level reaches very low.
Notification icons
Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your
messages, calendar events, and alarms.
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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 .
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
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, gestures & buttons to change the screen brightness or set how long
the screen is idle before going to sleep.
§ Tap Security to secure HTC One X, for example with a screen lock.
. Here are some of the basic
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Getting the battery to last longer
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use
HTC One X. 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
Updating the HTC One X software
HTC One X 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 open the Notifications panel, and then tap the update notification.
2. In the Updates screen, tap Software Updates to view its details, and then tap
.
3. Tap Install.
Wait for the update to finish. HTC One X restarts automatically.
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 open the Notifications panel, 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.
Wait for the update to finish. HTC One X may restart automatically.
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