HTC One X10 User Guide

User guide

HTC One X10

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Contents

Features you'll enjoy

What's special with Camera 9 The best from HTC and Google Photos 10 What's different with the onscreen keyboard 10 Sound 11 Truly personal 12 Boost+ 13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow 13 Software and app updates 14

Unboxing

HTC One X10 overview 15 Slots with card trays 16 nano SIM card 17 Storage card 19 Charging the battery 22 Switching the power on or off 23 Choosing which nano SIM card to connect to the 4G LTE network 23 Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager 23

Phone setup and transfer

Setting up HTC One X10 for the first time 24 Restoring from your previous HTC phone 24 Transferring content from an Android phone 25 Ways of transferring content from an iPhone 26 Transferring iPhone content through iCloud 26 Other ways of getting contacts and other content 26 Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 27 Using Quick Settings 28 Getting to know your settings 28 Setting a screen lock 29 Setting up Smart Lock 29 Turning the lock screen off 29 Fingerprint scanner 30 Updating your phone's software 31 Getting apps from Google Play 33 Downloading apps from the web 34 Uninstalling an app 34

Your first week with your new phone

HTC Sense Home 35 Sleep mode 35 Unlocking the screen 36 Motion gestures 36

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Touch gestures 37 Opening an app 41 Sharing content 41 Switching between recently opened apps 41 Refreshing content 42 Capturing your phone's screen 42 Travel mode 42 What is the HTC Sense Home widget? 43 Notifications 45 Selecting, copying, and pasting text 47 Entering text 47 How can I type faster? 48 Getting help and troubleshooting 50

Personalizing

Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms 51 What is HTC Themes? 51 Choosing a Home screen layout 54 Setting your Home wallpaper 54 Multiple wallpapers 55 Time-based wallpaper 55 Lock screen wallpaper 56 Adding or removing a widget panel 56 Arranging widget panels 56 Changing your main Home screen 57 Launch bar 57 Adding Home screen widgets 58 Adding Home screen shortcuts 58 Using stickers as app shortcuts 59 Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 59 Moving a Home screen item 60 Removing a Home screen item 60 Arranging apps 60

Taking photos and videos

Camera screen 62 Choosing a capture mode 63 Taking a photo 64 Tips for capturing better photos 65 Recording video 66 Selfies 67 Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos 68 Taking continuous camera shots 69 Using HDR 69 Taking a panoramic selfie 69 Taking a super wide-angle panoramic selfie 71 Taking a panoramic photo 72 Using Zoe camera 72 Recording a Hyperlapse video 72 Choosing a scene 73 Manually adjusting camera settings 73 Taking a RAW photo 74 How does the Camera app capture RAW photos? 74

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Google Photos

What you can do on Google Photos 75 Viewing photos and videos 75 Editing your photos 76 Enhancing RAW photos 76 Trimming a video 76 Editing a Hyperlapse video 77

Power and storage management

Tips for extending battery life 78 Using power saver mode 80 Extreme power saving mode 80 Displaying the battery percentage 80 Checking battery usage 80 Checking battery history 81 Battery optimization for apps 81 Freeing up storage space 82 Types of storage 82 Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? 83 Setting up your storage card as internal storage 84 Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card 84 Moving an app to the storage card 85 Copying files between the phone storage and storage card 85 Copying files between HTC One X10 and your computer 86 Unmounting the storage card 87 About Boost+ 87

Sync, backup, and reset

Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 91 Syncing your accounts 91 Removing an account 92 Ways of backing up files, data, and settings 92 Using Android Backup Service 93 Backing up contacts and messages 94 About HTC Sync Manager 96 Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer 97 Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone 97 Restarting HTC One X10 (Soft reset) 98 Resetting network settings 98 Resetting HTC One X10 (Hard reset) 98

HTC BlinkFeed

What is HTC BlinkFeed? 100 Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off 101 Restaurant recommendations 101 Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed 102 Customizing the Highlights feed 103 Playing videos on HTC BlinkFeed 103 Posting to your social networks 104 Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed 104

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Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 105 Making a call with your voice 105 Dialing an extension number 106 Returning a missed call 106 Speed dial 106 Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 106 Receiving calls 107 Emergency call 107 What can I do during a call? 107 Setting up a conference call 108 Call History 109 Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 109 Home dialing 110

Messages

Sending a text message (SMS) 111 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 111 Sending a group message 112 Resuming a draft message 112 Replying to a message 113 Forwarding a message 113 Moving messages to the secure box 113 Blocking unwanted messages 114 Copying a text message to the nano SIM card 114 Deleting messages and conversations 115

People

Your contacts list 116 Setting up your profile 117 Adding a new contact 117 Editing a contact’s information 118 Getting in touch with a contact 118 Importing or copying contacts 119 Merging contact information 120 Sending contact information 120 Contact groups 121 Private contacts 122

Checking your mail 123 Sending an email message 124 Reading and replying to an email message 124 Managing email messages 125 Searching email messages 125 Working with Exchange ActiveSync email 126 Adding an email account 127 What is Smart Sync? 127

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Other apps

Using the Clock 128 Checking Weather 129 Recording voice clips 129 Listening to FM Radio 129

Internet connections

Turning the data connection on or off 131 Managing your data usage 131 Wi-Fi connection 133 Connecting to VPN 134 Using HTC One X10 as a Wi-Fi hotspot 135 Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 136

Wireless sharing

What is HTC Connect? 137 Using HTC Connect to share your media 138 Streaming music to AirPlay speakers or Apple TV 139 Streaming music to Blackfire compliant speakers 139 Streaming music to speakers powered by the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform 140 Turning Bluetooth on or off 140 Connecting a Bluetooth headset 141 Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 141 Receiving files using Bluetooth 142

Settings and security

HTC BoomSound profile 143 Turning location services on or off 143 Do not disturb mode 143 Controlling app permissions 145 Setting default apps 145 Setting up app links 146 Disabling an app 146 Touch sounds and vibration 146 Setting when to turn off the screen 147 Changing the display language 147 Airplane mode 148 Screen brightness 148 Automatic screen rotation 148 Installing a digital certificate 149 Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 149 Accessibility features 150 Accessibility settings 150 Turning Magnification gestures on or off 151 Navigating HTC One X10 with TalkBack 151

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

7 About this guide

About 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.

Some apps may not be available in all regions or with your mobile operator.

8 Important note on recoverable data

Important note on recoverable data

Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased from your device may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery software. Even a factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your mobile device, including personal information.

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Features you'll enjoy

What's special with Camera

Enjoy taking great camera shots on HTC One X10. The Camera app has a simple interface, neatly organized to make it faster for you to switch modes and change your settings.

Lean and clean camera interface

The camera interface groups related capture modes together—such as photo capture modes—so that you can quickly find the mode you want, and puts modes and their settings side by side for easy access.

Without having to open the slideout menu, you can easily switch back to Photo or Video mode from other modes by tapping or below the shutter button. You can also just tap to quickly switch between the front and main camera.

See Taking photos and videos on page 62.

Two ways to adjust exposure

Tap the screen, and then drag your finger up or down to manually adjust the exposure. Or turn on the Touch autoexposure option in the camera settings so you can simply tap the screen to automatically set the exposure.

See Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos on page 68.

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Selfies

§ Live Makeup – Before taking your selfie, use Live Makeup to smoothen your skin. See

Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup on page 67.

§ Instant selfie shots – Flash a smile, and the camera instantly captures your smiling face. Or, just say "Cheese!" See Taking selfies automatically on page 67 and Taking selfies with voice

commands on page 67.

§ Enjoy taking wide-angle selfies with family or friends and with a panoramic scenery behind you. See Taking a panoramic selfie on page 69.

Pro level capabilities

Pro mode gives you professional level control over your photography. Capture RAW photos and take full control over your camera settings. See Taking a RAW photo on page 74 and Manually adjusting

camera settings on page 73.

The camera captures RAW photos in DNG format. The RAW file provides more image information for post processing in the Google Photos™ app or a graphics program on your computer.

Hyperlapse

Hyperlapse lets you speed up the action up to 12 times, and select sections of the video to change its speed. See Recording a Hyperlapse video on page 72.

The best from HTC and Google Photos

To give you the best experience from HTC and Google® apps yet still provide optimal storage out of the box, HTC is starting to minimize preloading duplicate apps. By focusing on the best, HTC One X10 gives you an even better imaging experience through the HTC Camera app and Google Photos.

With Google Photos, manage your photos and videos, back them up to your cloud storage, and enjoy all of its cool features. For details, see What you can do on Google Photos on page 75.

What's different with the onscreen keyboard

HTC is using TouchPal as the onscreen keyboard for HTC One X10 due to its popularity and extensive features.

Here are some of the features you'll enjoy with the TouchPal keyboard:

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§ Download keyboard themes to personalize the keyboard background.

§ Choose from a variety of emoji art to add fun to your messages and social updates.

§ Back up and sync your personal dictionaries as well as input patterns and data to TouchPal

Cloud.

§ Keyboard is resizable. You can also reposition the keyboard.

§ When you’re typing in landscape, you can split the keyboard so it’s easier and faster for you to

type with just your thumbs.

To learn the basics of using the keyboard, see Entering text on page 47.

Sound

Plug in headphones and discover audio bliss on HTC One X10. Easily connect wireless speakers to your phone.

HTC BoomSound

Hear what you've been missing. HTC BoomSound™ gives you a rich, authentic sound experience, whether you’re listening to music, watching a video, or playing a game. See HTC BoomSound profile on page 143.

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HTC Connect

Simply swipe up the screen with three fingers to stream music or video from HTC One X10 to your speakers or TV. Control the volume and playback with your phone! You can even enjoy your favorite music on multiple speakers. See What is HTC Connect? on page 137.

Truly personal

Designed with you in mind, HTC One X10 is filled with innovations that help it to adapt to your life.

Themes

Make HTC One X10 more personal by customizing how it looks with your own photos and then mix and match with different sets of icons, sounds, color schemes, and more.

More wallpaper types, such as Multiple wallpapers and Apps screen wallpapers, are also in store! See What is HTC Themes? on page 51 for more details.

Freestyle home screen

If you want to take designing your Home screen to the next level, try the Freestyle home screen layout for zero-grid limitations and fun stickers to replace your app icons.

The HTC Sense Home widget

The HTC Sense™ Home widget adapts to your needs at home, at work, and on the go. See What is the HTC Sense Home widget? on page 43.

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HTC BlinkFeed

Get your favorite topics, news, social media, and more conveniently delivered to one place on your phone. Even get suggestions for places to eat! You can also play embedded videos right on HTC BlinkFeed™. See What is HTC BlinkFeed? on page

100.

Boost+

Use the Boost+ app to help you optimize your phone's performance by allocating resources, removing junk files, stopping irregular app activities, and uninstalling the apps you don't use.

You can also set this app to help extend battery life while you're playing your favorite game on HTC One X10.

See About Boost+ on page 87.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Android™ 6.0 Marshmallow brings new features that make your mobile life more convenient.

Manage phone memory

Use Memory in Settings to monitor the average memory use and performance of HTC One X10. You can also use this setting to check which apps use the most memory.

Major change to how you use storage cards

If you have an existing storage card with media and other files, use it as removable storage so you can insert the card and access your files on any Android phone.

If you have a brand new storage card, you can use the card to expand the internal storage. See

Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? on page 83 and Setting up your storage card as internal storage on page 84.

Network settings reset

Quickly reset all network settings when HTC One X10 has a hard time connecting to the mobile data or Wi-Fi® network or Bluetooth® device. See Resetting network settings on page 98.

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Google settings

Easily manage settings for Google apps and features on HTC One X10. Tap Google in Settings and change your preferences.

Smarter app linking

Android 6.0 Marshmallow automatically opens the correct app for links that you tap in a text or email message or website. With smarter app linking, there's no more guessing which app can handle the links you tap.

In Settings, you can change the default apps to link to. For details, see Setting default apps on page 145 and Setting up app links on page 146.

App permissions

To help protect your phone and privacy, Android 6.0 Marshmallow has improved the way apps are given access to certain data or features, such as contacts or the microphone. For details, see

Controlling app permissions on page 145.

Software and app updates

On HTC One X10, get software updates for the latest performance enhancements, bug fixes, and security improvements as soon as they're available.

Also download and install the latest updates of HTC and other apps from Google Play™ to enjoy the new and improved features. Some HTC apps that are not preloaded in certain phones can also be downloaded from Google Play.

The information in this guide may not be most up-to-date if there are more recent software or app updates available.

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Unboxing

HTC One X10 overview

After taking HTC One X10 out of the box, familiarize yourself first with the location of the card slots and the different button controls.

Dual SIM card support varies by phone model, region, and country.

1. POWER

2. VOLUME buttons

3. Earpiece

™

You need a 4G/LTE services. Check with your operator for details.

plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE network for voice calls and data

4. 3.5mm headset jack

5. Notification LED

6. Proximity sensor

7. Front camera

8. Card slots and eject hole

9. BACK

10. HOME

11. USB connector

12. Speaker

13. RECENT APPS

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§ If you want to use a case or screen protector, don’t cover and block the proximity sensor. Purchase a case or screen protector designed for HTC One X10.

§ Avoid liquid or dust from entering the microphone hole to prevent damage to the microphone.

§ Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms that dangle near the

headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.

§ Don’t disassemble any part of the phone. Don’t try to open the phone or remove the battery by force. This may damage the phone or its electronics and will invalidate the warranty.

Back panel

1. Fingerprint scanner

2. Flash

3. Main camera

Slots with card trays

When inserting the eject tool into the tray eject hole to remove the card tray, make sure not to press on the tray to avoid damaging the eject mechanism inside the slot.

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Also, if you want to use a protective case, make sure to buy a case that's designed for HTC One X10 and that doesn't block the tray.

nano SIM card

On HTC One X10, use a standard nano SIM card. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the standard nano SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.

Inserting the nano SIM card

1. Hold the phone face up.

2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool that came with your phone—or a small bent paperclip—

into the tray eject hole.

3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the tray ejects, and then pull the tray out.

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4. Do the following to place your nano SIM card into the tray:

§ Single SIM model: With your nano SIM card's gold contacts facing down, place the card

into the SIM holder of the tray. Make sure to align the cutoff corner to the notch on the holder.

Place your microSD™ card into the SD holder of the tray. See Inserting the microSD

card on page 20.

§ Dual SIM model: With the gold contacts facing down, place your nano SIM cards into

the SIM 1 and SIM 2 holders of the tray. Make sure to align the cutoff corners to the notches on the holders.

§ By default, SIM 1 will connect to the 4G LTE/3G network, and SIM 2 will connect to 3G/2G. To find out how to set the preferred card for connecting to 4G LTE, see Managing your nano SIM

cards with Dual network manager on page 23.

§ SIM 2 and SD are labeled on the same holder in the tray. Either place your second nano SIM card or a microSD card into this holder. Both cards can’t be inserted at the same time.

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5. When reinserting the tray, make sure it is facing up so that your cards don't fall out. Slide the

tray all the way into the slot.

Dual SIM model:

6. Press on the cover that's attached to the tray to close it tightly.

Removing the nano SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC One X10 before removing the card.

Hold the phone face up.

2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool or a small bent paperclip into the tray eject hole.

3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the card tray ejects.

4. Pull the tray out, and then remove the nano SIM card.

5. To reinsert the tray, center it first in the slot, and then slide it all the way in.

6. Press on the cover that's attached to the tray to close it tightly.

Storage card

Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. When you need to free up phone storage space, you can also move certain apps to the storage card, if the apps support this feature.

The storage card is optional and sold separately.

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Inserting the microSD card

1. Hold the phone face up.

2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool that came with your phone—or a small bent paperclip—

into the tray eject hole.

3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the tray ejects, and then pull the tray out. Dual SIM model: SIM 2 and SD are labeled on the same holder in the tray. Remove your

second nano SIM card when you want to use your microSD card. Both cards can’t be inserted at the same time.

4. Place your microSD card—gold contacts facing down and narrow side facing in—into the SD holder of the tray.

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5. When reinserting the tray, make sure it is facing up so that the nano SIM and microSD cards don’t fall out. Gently slide the tray all the way into the slot.

6. Press on the cover that's attached to the tray to close it tightly.

If it's the first time you insert a microSD card, you'll be prompted to set it up.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC One X10 is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

If your storage card is used as internal storage and there are apps that were moved to the card, you will not be able to open these apps after unmounting the card.

1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Storage.

2. Do one of the following:

§ If your storage card appears under Removable storage, tap Eject next to the card

name.

§ If your storage card appears under Internal storage, tap the card name, and then tap

Eject.

Removing the microSD card

Make sure to unmount your microSD card before removing it. See Unmounting the storage card on page 21.

1. Hold the phone face up.

2. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool that came with your phone—or a small bent paperclip—

into the tray eject hole.

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3. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the tray ejects.

4. Pull the tray out, and remove the microSD card.

After removing the microSD card, make sure that you insert the empty tray back into the slot.

Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC One X10, it is recommended that you charge the battery.

§ If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC One X10 for several minutes before powering it on.

§ Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC One X10 to charge the battery. When the battery power is too low, make sure to use the power adapter to charge, not the USB cable connection with your computer.

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 may stop charging to avoid overheating.

§ Avoid charging the battery in hot environments.

§ When you're using the web browser and charging the battery, HTC One X10 may become

warmer. This is normal.

§ To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you finish charging.

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Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button until HTC One X10 vibrates.

When you turn on HTC One X10 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.

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

3. Tap Power off on the options menu.

Choosing which nano SIM card to connect to the 4G LTE network

When you have two nano SIM cards inserted on your phone, only one card can connect to the faster 4G LTE network. The other card will connect to the 3G/2G network.

You can set which card you want to connect to the 4G LTE network.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap Preferred data network.

3. Choose the card you want to connect to the 4G LTE network.

Settings Dual network manager.

Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager

Dual SIM card support varies by phone model, region, and country.

From the Home screen, tap Settings Dual network manager. You can turn either slot on or off, change the slot names, and more.

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Phone setup and transfer

Setting up HTC One X10 for the first time

When you switch on HTC One X10 for the first time—or after you've done a factory reset—you’ll be asked to set it up.

You can enable TalkBack to navigate by voice feedback before selecting the language. Press and hold two fingers on the screen until you hear a message saying that accessibility mode is enabled.

Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to your Google Account, set up device protection for HTC One X10, and more.

Use Android Backup Service if you've used it to back up your old phone before. On the screen that asks you which device to restore from, tap the name of your old phone model. Tap type of items you want to restore, and then tap Restore to proceed.

to choose the

Otherwise, tap Don't restore.

Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. To avoid incurring data fees, disable these features under Settings. For more information on location services, see Turning location

services on or off on page 143.

Restoring from your previous HTC phone

If you were using HTC Backup on your previous HTC phone, you need to download and use the HTC Restore app on HTC One X10 to restore your backup.

Depending on the amount of content, restoring a backup to HTC One X10 through your data connection may incur additional data costs and take a long time. Using a Wi-Fi connection is recommended.

1. After you've finished setting up HTC One X10, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the Transfer or restore your content notification.

If you don't see this notification, go to Settings and then tap Backup & reset.

2. Tap Restore from HTC backup.

If the HTC Restore app is not installed on the phone, you'll be prompted to download and install HTC Restore.

3. Tap Restore from HTC backup.

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4. Sign in with the account you used to back up your old phone.

5. Choose the backup to restore to HTC One X10.

6. If prompted, choose whether to use a mobile data or Wi-Fi connection for restoring your

backup.

7. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your backup.

8. Slide open the Notifications panel to check if there's any notification to finish restoring your

backup.

Free apps from Google Play will be restored in the background, and you can track the progress via a notification in the status bar. To restore paid apps, you need to download and install them from Google Play.

Your apps will appear on the Apps screen as they are installed. The Apps and Home screen shortcuts will be reorganized as in your backup after all of your apps have been installed. You can continue using HTC One X10 while apps are being restored.

Transferring content from an Android phone

On your old Android phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer your content to HTC One X10.

The types of locally stored content on your old phone that the HTC Transfer Tool can transfer include contacts, messages, music, photos, videos, and some settings. More types of data such as call histories, email accounts, and some HTC app settings can be transferred from HTC phones that have HTC Sense 5.5 or higher.

You need Android version 2.2 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.

1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Get content from another phone.

2. Choose whether to transfer from an HTC Android phone or other Android phone.

3. On the Get content from another phone screen, tap Next.

4. Follow the steps shown on HTC One X10 to download the HTC Transfer Tool from

Google Play to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.

5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN also appears on HTC One

X10 before you continue. If the PIN code doesn't appear, tap Retry on your old phone. If it still won't appear, this may

mean that your old phone is unable to connect to HTC One X10. When this happens, try another transfer method.

6. Tap Confirm on your old phone.

7. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, tap Transfer, and then

tap Yes.

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8. Wait for the transfer to finish.

9. Tap Done on both phones.

Ways of transferring content from an iPhone

If you have an iPhone, there are easy ways to transfer your contacts, messages, and other content to HTC One X10.

§ Back up and restore iPhone content through iCloud. To find out how, see Transferring

iPhone content through iCloud on page 26.

§ Back up iPhone content using iTunes on your computer, and then use HTC Sync Manager to transfer the content to HTC One X10. For details, see Transferring iPhone content to your

HTC phone on page 97.

Transferring iPhone content through iCloud

If you have an iCloud account, sync iPhone content to your iCloud storage, and then transfer content such as contacts or photos to HTC One X10.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap iPhone Import from iCloud backup.

3. Follow the steps shown onscreen to back up your iPhone content to your iCloud storage.

4. Enter your iCloud email address and password, and then tap Sign in.

5. Choose the iPhone backup that you want to transfer to HTC One X10, and then tap Next.

6. Choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then tap Import.

7. Wait for the transfer to finish, and then tap Done.

Only some contact details can be transferred, such as the contact name, photo, postal address, email address, birthdate, anniversary date, and notes.

Settings Get content from another phone.

Other ways of getting contacts and other content

There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to HTC One X10.

Source of content How to transfer Sync with your

computer

Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists, and more between HTC One X10 and your computer running a Windows® or OS X operating system.

You can also use it to transfer your iTunes backup that contains contacts, messages, and other content from an iPhone from your computer to HTC One X10.

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Source of content How to transfer Google Account Google contacts are imported to HTC One X10 after you sign in to your

Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC One X10.

Social network accounts

Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync

Outlook.com account Sync personal contacts from your Microsoft Outlook.com account. Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC One X10, if you don't prefer to

nano SIM card Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC One X10.

HTC One X10 syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

store them on your online accounts.

Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer

Here are ways you can transfer your media from or to your computer.

§ Connect HTC One X10 to your computer. Your computer will recognize it just like any removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between them. See Copying files between

HTC One X10 and your computer on page 86.

§ Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your computer. You can set it up to automatically get music, photos, and videos off HTC One X10 to your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.

If you have an iPhone, you can also connect it and transfer camera roll photos to your computer using HTC Sync Manager. Then reconnect HTC One X10 and copy them over.

See the HTC Sync Manager help or user guide for details.

§ Use cloud storage services to put your media in one place so you can manage them anywhere —on your computer, HTC One X10, and other mobile devices.

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Using Quick Settings

In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off.

1. Do any of the following:

§ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar.

§ Swipe down twice from the status bar.

2. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its tile.

3. If there are available options for a setting, tap to choose from the options.

Getting to know your settings

Want to change the ringtone, set up a Wi-Fi connection, or add your accounts? Do this and more in Settings.

1. Open Settings from the Apps screen, Notifications panel, or Quick Settings panel.

§ From the Home screen, tap to switch to the Apps screen, and then tap Settings.

§ Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then tap .

§ With two fingers, swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings, and

then tap .

2. 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 & notification to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure

notification settings.

§ Tap Personalize to change the wallpaper, add apps and widgets to the Home screen,

and more.

§ Tap Accounts & sync to add and sign in to your different accounts, such as email, social

networks, and more.

Tap

§ Tap Security to help secure HTC One X10, for example with a screen lock.

in Settings to quickly find options and settings.

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Setting a screen lock

Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using HTC One X10 without your permission.

Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of locking your phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC One X10 is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.

1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Security.

2. Tap Screen lock.

3. Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.

4. Tap Automatically lock phone, then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.

You can also clear Make pattern visible or Make passwords visible if you don’t want your screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen.

Setting up Smart Lock

Set up your phone to detect your face or another trusted device before you can unlock the screen.

1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Security.

2. Tap Screen lock, and then select and set up a screen lock.

This will be your backup screen lock method.

3. On the Security screen, tap Smart Lock.

4. Confirm your screen lock.

5. Choose what you want your phone to detect before it unlocks.

6. Follow the onscreen instructions, and then press to return to the Security screen.

7. Tap Automatically lock phone, and then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.

To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can train HTC One X10 to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard.

Tap Smart Lock, confirm your screen lock, then tap Trusted face Improve face matching. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Turning the lock screen off

Rather not have to unlock your phone every time you wake it up? You can turn the lock screen off in Settings.

1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Security.

2. Tap Screen lock None.

To turn the lock screen on again, in Security settings, tap Screen lock Swipe.

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Fingerprint scanner

You can quickly wake up and unlock the HTC One X10 using your fingerprint. You can add up to 5 fingerprints.

When setting up and using the fingerprint scanner, follow these tips:

§ Make sure your finger and the fingerprint scanner are dry and clean.

§ Use the entire pad of your finger, including the sides and tip.

§ When recording your fingerprint, touch the scanner until it vibrates.

§ The fingerprint scanner has 360° readability—you can touch a recorded finger at any angle to

the scanner to turn on the screen or unlock the HTC One X10.

You may not be able to set the fingerprint scanner to unlock HTC One X10, if you've signed in to an Exchange ActiveSync account that requires you to set a different screen lock option (such as password). Check with your Exchange Server administrator if your Exchange ActiveSync account supports the fingerprint scanner.

Adding a fingerprint the first time

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Settings Fingerprint scanner.

2. Tap Add fingerprint.

If you haven't already set up a lock screen pattern, PIN, or password, you'll be asked to set one up. See Setting a screen lock on page 29.

3. Tap Start.

4. Choose which finger or thumb to use, touch the scanner until it vibrates, then lift your finger

or thumb.

5. Repeatedly touch the scanner until the fingerprint has been successfully recorded. You'll get

the best results if you hold your finger in the same direction when touching the scanner.

6. After you've successfully recorded your fingerprint, tap Done.

You can now use your fingerprint to wake up and unlock your HTC One X10.

You'll need to input your backup lock screen pattern, PIN, or password if the scanner doesn't identify your fingerprint after five attempts. You'll only have 10 additional attempts before your data is deleted from the HTC One X10.

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