HTC One X+ User Manual
Your HTC One™ X+
User guide
2 Contents
Contents
Unboxing
HTC One X+ 9
SIM card 10
Charging the battery 11
Switching the power on or off 11
Setting up your phone
Setting up HTC One X+ for the first time 13
Home screen 13
Getting contacts into HTC One X+ 14
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One X+ 15
Getting to know your settings 16
Updating the HTC One X+ software 16
Your first week with your new phone
Features you'll enjoy on HTC One X+ 17
Touch gestures 18
Motion gestures 22
Sleep mode 23
Unlocking the screen 24
Making your first call 24
Sending your first text message 25
The HTC Sense keyboard 25
Notifications 25
Copying and sharing text 28
Capturing the HTC One X+ screen 29
Switching between recently opened apps 29
Can't find the Menu button? 29
Checking battery usage 30
Camera
Camera basics 31
Taking a photo 32
Recording video 32
Keeping the camera on standby 33
Taking continuous camera shots 33
Camera scenes 34
Improving portrait shots 34
Taking a group shot 34
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Taking a panoramic photo 34
Using HDR 35
Recording videos in slow motion 35
Improving video stability 35
Changing camera and video settings 36
Personalizing
Making HTC One X+ truly yours 37
Personalizing HTC One X+ with scenes 37
Changing your wallpaper 38
Applying a new skin 39
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 39
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 40
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 41
Personalizing the launch bar 42
Grouping apps into a folder 42
Rearranging the Home screen 44
Personalizing with sound sets 45
Rearranging application tabs 46
Customizing the lock screen style 46
Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen 47
Securing HTC One X+ with a personal touch 47
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 48
Returning a missed call 48
Using Speed dial 49
Calling a phone number in a text message 49
Calling a phone number in an email 49
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 49
Making an emergency call 50
Receiving calls 50
What can I do during a call? 51
Setting up a conference call 53
Call history 53
Internet calls 54
Home dialing 55
Call services 55
Messages
About the Messages app 56
Sending a text message (SMS) 56
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 57
Resuming a draft message 58
Checking your messages 58
Replying to a message 59
Forwarding a message 60
WAP push messages 61
Managing message conversations 61
Backing up your text messages 62
Setting message options 63
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Search and Web browser
Searching HTC One X+ and the Web 64
Getting instant information with Google Now 65
Browsing the Web 66
Private browsing 68
Adding and managing your bookmarks 68
Saving web content for later 69
Viewing your browsing history 70
Downloading files and apps 70
Setting browser options 71
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 72
Music 80
Movie Editor 85
Wireless display 86
Storage
Types of storage 89
Copying files to or from the phone storage 89
Checking how much storage is available 89
Making more storage space 90
Encrypting data on HTC One X+ 91
Sync, backup, and reset
Sync 92
Backup 94
Reset 95
HTC Sync Manager
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 97
Installing on a Windows computer 98
The HTC Sync Manager main screen 98
Importing media to HTC Sync Manager 98
Importing music, videos, and playlists from other applications 99
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 99
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 100
Deleting an album from HTC Sync Manager 101
Syncing music with the computer 101
Syncing photos and videos with the computer 102
Syncing documents with the computer 102
Syncing your contacts with the computer 103
Syncing your calendar events 103
Syncing your web bookmarks with the computer 104
Quickly transferring media from HTC Sync Manager to HTC One X+ 104
Contacts
About the Contacts app 105
Your contacts list 105
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Setting up your profile 106
Adding a new contact 106
Importing or copying contacts 107
Merging contact information 108
Contact information and conversations 109
Contact groups 110
Adding Contacts widgets 111
Sending contact information 112
Backing up your contacts 113
Social
Facebook 114
Twitter for HTC Sense 114
LinkedIn for HTC Sense 114
Email
Gmail 115
Mail 116
Calendar
About Calendar 123
Creating an event 123
Viewing the Calendar 124
Managing Calendar events 125
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 126
Setting reminders for your events 126
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 127
Showing or hiding calendars 127
Changing Calendar settings 128
Online storage and services
Dropbox 129
HTC Watch 133
HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 136
Playing music in HTC Car 136
Listening to Internet radio with TuneIn 137
Finding your way with HTC Car 137
Staying connected to your contacts 138
Changing HTC Car settings 138
Travel and maps
Location settings 139
Google Maps 139
Essential apps
Using the Clock 143
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Checking Weather 145
Taking notes 146
Keeping track of your tasks 148
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 152
Uninstalling an app 153
Watching videos on YouTube 153
Recording voice clips 155
Sharing games and apps 155
Internet connections
Data connection 156
Managing your data usage 157
Wi-Fi 158
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 160
Using HTC One X+ as a wireless router 161
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 162
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 162
Bluetooth and NFC
Bluetooth basics 164
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 164
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 165
Sending information using Bluetooth 166
Receiving information using Bluetooth 167
Sharing content with Android Beam 168
Settings and security
Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 170
Optimizing battery life with power saver mode 170
Getting the battery to last longer 170
Turning Airplane mode on or off 173
Changing display settings 173
Changing sound settings 174
Changing the display language 175
Accessibility settings 175
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 176
Protecting HTC One X+ with a screen lock 176
Checking information about HTC One X+ 177
Other essentials
Using the onscreen keyboard 178
Entering words with predictive text 179
Entering text by tracing 180
Entering text by speaking 181
Printing 181
Stopping running applications using Task Manager 182
Status icons 182
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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 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 the SIM eject tool (or a small bent paperclip)
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 the SIM eject tool (or a small bent paperclip)
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.
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Setting up your phone
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. Use
AT&T Ready2Go to import contacts, choose ringtones and Home screen options, and
more. Then complete the process with the HTC Setup wizard.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, turn location
services on or off, and more.
Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services
and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. Don’t worry. You
can enable or disable them in Settings later on.
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 37.
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.
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 create and store contacts directly in HTC One X+.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC One X+.
Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync
AT&T Ready2Go On your computer's browser, enter the URL and code provided
®
Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use 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+ syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
by AT&T Ready2Go so you can import your contacts.
®
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Importing contacts with AT&T Ready2Go
Easily import contacts to HTC One X+ through AT&T Ready2Go. You can also change
your wallpaper, install free apps, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap > AT&T Ready2Go.
2. Tap Get Started. You’ll see a URL and code.
3. On your computer’s browser, go to the webpage.
4. Enter your information, and then select the setup you want.
5. Save your profile to update your device.
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. 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. For details, see HTC Sync Manager on page 97.
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 X+, and other mobile devices.
Check first what online storage accounts are available on HTC One X+ and sign in to
the one you want to use. To sign in to an account, slide the Notifications panel open,
and then tap > Accounts & sync > . Use the Gallery app to access media in your
online storage.
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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, gestures & buttons (or Display & 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.
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.
Checking for AT&T updates manually
Use your phone’s data connection to manually check for and download AT&T updates
for your phone.
A data connection must be active before checking for AT&T updates.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
2. Tap AT&T software update > Check for updates.
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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
§ 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 33.
You can also capture a photo from a previously recorded video. See Taking a
photo while watching a video on page 73.
§ Use Continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots or more. See
Taking continuous camera shots on page 33.
§ 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 35.
§ 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 72.
Immerse in music
§ Our HTC Music app keeps all your music sources and services in one place. See
About the Music app on page 80.
§ 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 81.
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 133.
§ Use HTC Media Link HD to wirelessly share your media from HTC One X+ to
your HD TV. See Sharing on a big screen on page 86.
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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 136.
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 66.
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 69.
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 48.
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.
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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.
Swipe or slide
Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the
screen to go to other Home pages, scroll through documents,
and more.
Drag
Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start
to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you
have reached the target position.
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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.
Pinch and spread
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.
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Pinch the screen to zoom out of the picture or text.
Two-finger swipe
In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or Contacts, 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.
Three-finger swipe
Swipe up using three fingers to share content such as
photos, videos, and music from HTC One X+ to your TV
or speakers.
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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 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.
Pick up to lower volume
While in a call, turn HTC One X+ over to turn the
speakerphone on for hands-free 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.
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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.
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.
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
(or Display & 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.
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 add quick text, change the font size, and more.
6. Tap Send.
The HTC Sense keyboard
Typing is fast and accurate with the HTC Sense™ keyboard.
§ Turn on the Trace keyboard so you can enter words by just sliding your finger
from one letter to another.
§ You can type words by just speaking.
§ Predictive text also saves typing time. As you type, you'll see word suggestions
that you can choose from. You can even add more words to the predictive text
dictionary.
§ Just swipe right to access the numeric and symbol keyboard. Or swipe left to
switch between languages.
§ The keys have secondary numbers, punctuation symbols, or other characters
that you can quickly insert without having to switch to the numeric and symbol
keyboard.
For example, the first row of keys has numbers. Just press and hold a key to
insert a number.
§ Choose from a selection of smileys and insert one right from the keyboard.
§ Show or hide navigational arrow keys on the keyboard. If you enable the arrow
keys in Settings, they will only appear on the portrait keyboard.
And since everyone has their own typing style, you can go to Settings to calibrate the
keyboard so it learns how you type.
For more details on using the HTC Sense keyboard, see Using the onscreen keyboard
on page 178.
Notifications
Notification LED
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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.
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Notifications panel
Notification icons inform you of new messages, calendar events, alarms, and activities
in progress such as files downloading.
When you see notification icons, open the Notifications panel to check out details of
the notifications that you've received. You can also quickly access settings from the
Notifications panel.
1. To open the Notifications panel, slide down from the top of the screen.
If you have several notifications, scroll down the screen to see them all.
2. On the Notifications panel:
§ You can expand certain notifications to see more information, such as email
previews and calendar events. Spread with your two fingers to expand a
notification, or pinch to collapse it.
§ You'll see icons in some notifications that allow you to take immediate
actions. For example, when you have a missed call, tap the available icons
to return the call or reply with a text message.
§ Tap the notification icon on the left to open the corresponding app.
§ To dismiss just one notification in the list, drag it left or right.
3. To close the Notifications panel, slide up from the bottom bar of the panel or
press .
You can also tap to dismiss all notifications and close the Notifications panel.
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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.
§ To switch back to an app, just tap it.
§ To remove an app from the list, drag it up.
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 (or Display & 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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Checking battery usage
See a ranking list of apps that are using the battery. You can also see how much and
how long the battery has been used for each app.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
2. Tap Power > Usage.
3. You can:
§ Tap an app to check how it's using the battery. You'll see how much
battery power is used by resources such as the display and CPU for the app
and other use details.
§ Tap to close an app.
If you see buttons while viewing an app's battery use details, you can tap them to
adjust settings that affect battery usage, stop the app, and more.
Checking battery history
Check how long you've been using HTC One X+ since the last charge. You can also
see a chart that shows how long the screen has been on, and how long you've been
using connections like the mobile network or Wi-Fi.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .
2. Tap Power > History.
3. If you've used HTC One X+ for a long time since the last charge, swipe left or
right to scale the graph that details battery usage over time.
You can also spread your fingers or pinch to scale the graph.
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