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
Email
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.
1.
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.
®
Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact information from them.
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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Adding, removing, or editing fingerprints

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Settings Fingerprint scanner.
2. Enter your pattern, PIN, or password.
3. Do any of the following:
§ Tap Add fingerprint to add another fingerprint.
§ Tap a recorded fingerprint to rename or delete it.
§ Tap Reset fingerprint scanner to delete all recorded fingerprints.
§ Select Wake up screen if you want to be able to tap the fingerprint scanner to wake up
and unlock the screen.

Updating your phone's software

HTC One X10 can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. Updates for some HTC apps and features, such as HTC Sense Home, may be downloaded and
installed from Google Play. See Installing app updates from Google Play on page 32 for details.

Checking your system software version

Before installing a system software update, you can check first what Android version you have on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings About.
2. Tap Software information.

Enabling automatic updates

You can choose to automatically download and install software updates for HTC or mobile operator apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap About Software updates.
3. To save on data usage, you can choose to update through Wi-Fi only.
4. Choose whether to auto-download system updates, app updates, or both.
App updates are installed automatically. You'll still need to confirm when to install system software updates.

Installing a software update

When HTC One X10 is connected to the Internet and there's a new software update available, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update notification.
2. If you don't want to download the update using your data connection, select Update over Wi-Fi only.
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3. Tap Download.
4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.
After updating, HTC One X10 will restart.

Installing an application update

When Internet connection is on and there's an available update for your HTC or mobile operator apps, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the update notification.
The Updates screen opens with the list of application updates to be installed.
2. Tap an item to view its details, and then tap .
3. When you're done reviewing the updates, tap Install. You'll be asked to restart HTC One X10
if needed.

Installing app updates from Google Play

Some HTC apps and third-party apps get updated with improvements and bug fixes through Google Play. You can manually update apps or set your phone to automatically download and install app updates when available.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap My apps & games.
You'll see a list of apps installed on your phone.
4. Under Updates, tap an app.
5. Tap Update.
6. If prompted, tap Accept.
In Play Store, tap update your apps.
Settings Auto-update apps to choose how you want Google Play to

Checking for updates manually

Turn on mobile data or connect HTC One X10 to a Wi-Fi network before you check for updates.
From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
1.
2. Tap About Software updates. HTC One X10 checks if updates are available.
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Getting apps from Google Play

Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC One X10. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.
§ You need a Google Wallet™ account to buy paid apps or to make in-app purchases. If you already have a Google Account, just add Google Wallet by signing in with your existing username and password at wallet.google.com.
§ The name of the Play Store app may differ depending on your region.
§ The ability to purchase apps varies by region.

Finding and installing an app

When you install apps and use them on HTC One X10, they may require access to your personal information or access to certain functions or settings. Download and install only apps that you trust.
Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to functions or a significant amount of your data on HTC One X10. You’re responsible for the results of using downloaded apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Browse or search for an app.
3. When you find the app that you like, tap it and read its description and user reviews.
4. To download or purchase the app, tap Install (for free apps) or the price button (for paid
apps).
5. Tap Accept.
Apps sometimes get updated with improvements or bug fixes. To automatically download updates, after installing the app, tap Auto-update.
To open the app, go to the Apps screen and tap the app.

Restoring apps from Google Play

Upgraded to a new phone, replaced a lost one, or performed a factory reset? Restore apps that you previously downloaded.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap My apps & games, swipe to the All tab, and then tap the app you want to restore.
4. Install the app.
For more details, refer to the Google Play help.
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Downloading apps from the web

You can download apps directly from websites.
Apps downloaded from websites can be from unknown sources. To help protect HTC One X10 and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you only download from websites you trust.
1. Open the browser, and then go to the website where you can download the app you want.
2. If prompted, change the security settings to allow installation from “Unknown sources”.
3. Follow the website's download instructions for the app.
4. After installing the app, make sure to go back to Settings Security and clear the Unknown sources option.

Uninstalling an app

If you no longer need an app that you've downloaded and installed, you can uninstall it.
Most of the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.
From the Apps screen, press and hold the app you want to remove, and then drag it to Uninstall.
If you purchased an app in Play Store, you can uninstall it for a refund within a limited time. To know more about the refund policy for paid apps, refer to the Google Play help.
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Your first week with your new phone

HTC Sense Home

After you've turned on and set up HTC One X10 for the first time, you'll see the Home screen.
§ Swipe right and you'll find HTC BlinkFeed. You can customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see What is HTC BlinkFeed? on page 100.
§ Swipe left and you’ll discover space for adding your favorite widgets, apps, and more so they’re just a tap away. You can also add panels. For details, see Adding or removing a widget
panel on page 56.
§ You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See Launch bar on page 57.
While you're in another screen or app, press
to return to the last Home screen you visited.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC One X10 into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC One X10 is in your bag.

Switching to Sleep mode

To turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode, briefly press the POWER button. HTC One X10 also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while. You can change
the time before HTC One X10 sleeps by setting the screen timeout. For details, see Setting when to
turn off the screen on page 147.

Waking up from Sleep mode

Press the POWER button.
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Unlocking the screen

§ Press and hold the fingerprint sensor.
§ Swipe up to unlock the screen.
If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before HTC One X10 unlocks.
If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can snooze or dismiss the event or alarm right from the lock screen. Just drag or up.

Motion gestures

Use motion gestures to mute HTC One X10, lower the ring volume, and more.
Flip to mute
If your phone is facing up when a call comes in, turn the phone over to mute it.
Pick up to lower volume
In a business meeting or restaurant, pick HTC One X10 up when a call comes in to lower the ring volume automatically.
You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap
Sound & notification, and then select or clear Quiet ring on pickup.
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Increase ring volume automatically while phone is in your pocket or bag
Pocket mode makes HTC One X10 recognize when your phone is in your bag or pocket and raise the ring volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments.
You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap Sound &
notification, and then select or clear Pocket mode.
Rotate HTC One X10 for a better view
For many screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning HTC One X10 sideways.
When entering text, you can turn HTC One X10 sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.

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
Swipe or slide
To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a webpage), just press and hold the item.
Quickly swipe your finger horizontally across the screen to go to other Home screen panels. Swipe vertically to scroll through a list, document, 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.
Slide with two fingers
In some apps, slide two fingers apart to zoom in when viewing a picture or text.
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Two-finger swipe
Swipe down from the status bar using two fingers to access Quick Settings.
Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text.
Three-finger swipe
§ Swipe up the screen with three fingers and HTC Connect™ streams music or video from HTC One X10 to your speakers or TV respectively. You can also share streaming media from apps such as YouTube®.
§ Swipe down to disconnect from your speakers or TV.
Media gesture is turned on in Settings by default, which makes the three-finger gesture work for sharing media.
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Opening an app

§ Tap an app on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.
§ Tap to go to the Apps screen, and then tap the app you want to use.
§ On the Apps screen, tap , and then enter the name of the app you're looking for.

Opening an app or folder from the lock screen

On the lock screen, drag an app or folder icon up 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.
If you've set up another security layer like a screen lock pattern or PIN, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC One X10 opens the app or folder.

Sharing content

Have something to share, such as a photo or video?
§ In an app, just tap the share icon: or .
§ If you don't see the icon, tap Share.

Switching between recently opened apps

When you're multitasking and using different apps on HTC One X10, you can easily switch between the apps you've recently opened.
Press to see recently-opened apps.
§ To switch back to an app, flip through the cards to find the app and tap it.
§ To remove an app from the list, drag it left or right.
§ To remove all of the apps at once, tap .
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Refreshing content

In some apps, you can easily refresh content that's synced or downloaded from the Web with a simple finger gesture.
1. While viewing content such as weather or Mail inbox, scroll to the top of the screen.
2. Pull down with your finger, and then release to refresh.

Capturing your phone's screen

Want to show off your high game score or write a blog post about HTC One X10 features? It's easy to take a picture of the screen to share.
1. Press and hold POWER and VOLUME DOWN at the same time.
2. Open the Notifications panel and tap
If you don't see , slide two fingers apart on the screenshot notification.
under the Screenshot captured notification.

Travel mode

Do you often travel across time zones? Turn on Travel mode in Settings to see a dual clock on the Home screen and lock screen that shows both your home and current time zones.
§ Make sure you turn on location services in your phone settings.
§ Set your home time zone first in the Clock app.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Date & time.
2. Tap the Travel mode On/Off switch to turn travel mode on or off.
You'll see a dual clock of your home and current locations once your phone detects a different time zone from the home time zone you've set.
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What is the HTC Sense Home widget?

Get quick access to apps, shortcuts and folders you use most frequently based on where you are. With the HTC Sense Home widget, HTC One X10 continually adapts to how you use it. For example, apps you use most frequently for work, will show up when you're at your office. The HTC Sense Home widget changes depending on whether you're at home, work, or somewhere else.

Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget

Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget is quick and easy.
§ If you don't see the HTC Sense Home widget, add it to your Home screen. See Adding Home
screen widgets on page 58.
§ Make sure you turn on location services in your phone settings. See Turning location services on
or off on page 143.
1. On the setup screen of the HTC Sense Home widget, tap Tap to personalize Let's explore.
2. Tap where you are to finish setting up the widget.
3. On the widget, tap Personalize HTC Sense Home.
4. Select all the options on the screen, and then press .

Setting your home and work locations

You can change the address for your home and work locations if you ever move to a new home or change your job.
1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
2. Tap Set locations.
3. Tap the address area to search for the address you want to set.
4. When you've found the address on the map, tap Done.
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Manually switching locations

The HTC Sense Home widget automatically changes locations based on where you are. You can also manually change the location in the HTC Sense Home widget.
For the HTC Sense Home widget to change locations automatically, you need to make sure that location services is turned on. See Turning location services on or off on page 143.
1. On your Home screen, slide right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
2. Tap , and then tap the location you want.

Pinning and unpinning apps

Pinning apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget ensures they stay on the widget. Items in the HTC Sense Home widget will have one of two states: pinned or unpinned. Unpinned
items will be automatically changed to more frequently used items.
1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
2. Do one of the following:
§ To pin an item, press and hold it until you see .
§ To unpin an item, press and hold it until the unpinning progress bar has completed.

Adding apps to the HTC Sense Home widget

Add your favorite apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget.
1. From the Home screen, tap .
2. Press and hold the app, shortcut, or folder you want to add to the widget.
3. Drag the item to where you want in the HTC Sense Home widget.
The app, shortcut or folder will be added to the HTC Sense Home widget and pinned in place.

Turning the Suggestions folder on and off

The Suggestions folder is a smart folder in the HTC Sense Home widget that dynamically change contents depending on your usage. You can turn the Suggestions folder off if you don't want it to appear in the widget.
1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
2. Tap , and then tap Show/hide smart folders.
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3. Select or clear Show Suggestions folder.
4. Tap OK.

Notifications

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:
§ Solid green light when HTC One X10 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.
Choosing when to flash the notification LED
You can change when to flash and which apps will flash the LED when there are new notifications.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Sound & notification.
2. Under Notifications, tap Flash LED for notifications. Choose whether to always flash the
LED or flash it only when the screen is off.
3. Tap Manage LED notifications. Choose which app notifications you want the LED to flash
for.
In other apps, check their settings to find out if they have an option for flashing the LED.
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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.
To open the Notifications panel, slide down from the top of the screen.
§ Some notifications allow you to take immediate action. For example, tap a missed call notification 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. To dismiss all non-persistent
notifications, tap .
If you have several notifications, scroll through the list screen to see them all.
You can change what app notifications you want to receive. See Managing app notifications on page 47.
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Managing app notifications

You can set the priority, sensitivity, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Sound & notification.
2. Tap Manage app notifications, and then tap the app to set.
You can also press and hold a notification in the notifications panel, and then tap .
3. Tap the On/Off switch next to option you want to toggle.
Settings for app notifications are applied to notifications in the Notifications panel and the lock screen.

Selecting, copying, and pasting text

1. Press and hold on a word.
2. Drag the start and end anchors to highlight the text you want to select.
3. Tap or Copy.
4. In a text entry field (for example, while composing an email), press and hold at the point
where you want to paste the text.
5. Tap or Paste.

Sharing text

1. After you have selected the text, tap or or Share.
2. Choose where to share the selected text.

Entering text

The keyboard becomes available when you tap a text field in an app.
§ Tap the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter letters and numbers, as well as punctuation marks and symbols.
§ Tap
§ Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top or bottom to enter numbers, symbols, or
accented letters. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with them.
§ Tap to show number and symbol keys. Tap to return to the main keyboard.
to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn on caps lock.
§ Tap to choose from a wide selection of emojis.
§ Tap to check out more features, options, and settings.You can resize the keyboard space,
change the layout and design, download dictionaries, and more.
§ Press to close the onscreen keyboard.
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Entering text by speaking

1. Tap an area where you want to enter text.
2. On the onscreen keyboard, press and hold .
3. When you see the microphone button and the words "Speak now", say the words you want to
enter.
4. Enter punctuation marks by saying the name. For example, say "comma".

Enabling smart keyboard options

Turn on the keyboard's advanced features to help you type faster, such as contextual prediction, auto-correction, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Language & keyboard TouchPal - HTC Sense Version Smart input.
3. Select the options to enable.

How can I type faster?

The onscreen keyboard of your phone is highly customizable. You can modify its settings and options to enhance your typing experience.
Here are some tips that you could try:
§ Show the numeric keys on the top row of the keyboard. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard. Tap Touchpal - HTC Sense Version General settings. Select Number Row.
§ Turn on Contextual prediction.Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard. Tap TouchPal - HTC Sense Version Smart input, and then make sure that Contextual prediction is selected. This option enables next word prediction and will also allow the
keyboard to learn from the usual word patterns you type for better word suggestions.
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§ Switch to landscape mode.With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar and check if Auto rotate is turned on. Open the app you need, and then tap a text field to show the
keyboard. Turn your phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. You can then tap Split.
§ Resize or reposition the keyboard.
Open the app you need, and then tap a text field to show the keyboard. Tap
, and then tap Resize. Drag any of
the border arrows to resize your keyboard.
To move the keyboard up, drag the center button up.
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Getting help and troubleshooting

Want some quick guidance on your phone?

Check out the friendly walkthroughs and the FAQs in the Help app to learn how to use your phone.
§ When you see a Help tile in HTC BlinkFeed, just tap the tile to know more about the tip.
§ From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Help.
You can then tap Search help articles & videos, and enter what you're looking for. Or you can tap to browse how-tos, FAQs, and more.
If HTC Help is not preinstalled on your phone, you can download it from Google Play.

Having hardware or connection problems?

Before calling for support, you can first use the Help app to troubleshoot or perform diagnostics on your phone. This helps you in finding the problem cause, and in determining whether you can resolve the problem or you need to call for support.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. On the Help screen, tap and then tap Troubleshooting or Diagnostics tools to use a
troubleshooting wizard to check the basic hardware functions.
3. You can also tap Software updates to check for new software updates if available.Software
updates may contain bug fixes and feature improvements.
, and then find and tap Help.
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Personalizing

Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms

1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap Sound & notification.
3. Tap an item to modify, and then choose different sounds for your ringtone, system
notification, and alarm.
Go to the settings of specific apps to choose sounds for new messages, email, and event reminders respectively.
4. Tap Volumes to set the volume levels for each sound type.
To browse for more sounds in Themes, go to Settings Personalize Edit current theme, and then tap Ringtone, Notification, or Alarm.
, and then find and tap Settings.

What is HTC Themes?

Themes brings a quick and easy way for you to customize your phone with elements such as wallpapers, sounds, and icons.
You need to log in with your preferred account to download themes, icons, fonts, and more from the Themes store.
Themes is a part of the HTC Sense Home app. To get the latest features of Themes, make sure you've downloaded the newest version of HTC Sense Home.

Downloading themes or individual elements

Find and download themes and elements that make it easy for you to personalize your phone.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. If it's your first time to use Themes, tap Get Started, and then sign in with your preferred
account.
4. On the Recommended screen, swipe up and down to see different themes and theme
elements, and tap next to each category to browse recommended items.
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5. Tap a thumbnail to see the details screen.
6. Tap Download.
If you don't want to download the theme or any element right away, you can tap to bookmark it first.
To apply the theme after it has finished downloading, tap Apply. If your chosen theme includes sounds, your ringtone, notification sound, and alert sound will also change.

Creating your own theme

You can create and customize your own theme and even share it for others to download.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. Tap Change wallpaper to set the main wallpaper for your theme.
4. Select an image from your phone or take a photo with Camera.
5. Move or enlarge the crop box to the area of the image you want to include.
6. Crop and save the image.
7. Tap Next.
8. Swipe up or down to select a style for your theme.
9. Tap Edit to customize the style elements such as colors and icons. Or tap Next if you don't want to customize your theme.
10. After you've finished customizing your theme, tap Preview to see what your theme will look
like.
11. Tap Finish, name your theme, and then tap OK to save your theme. To apply the theme after saving it, make sure you select the Apply this theme now option.

Finding your themes

Themes you've downloaded, bookmarked, or created can be found in your theme collection.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. Tap My themes.
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Editing your theme

After creating and applying a theme, you can mix and match parts from other themes such as sounds, icons, wallpapers.
To mix and match themes, you need to first download theme elements from the Themes store.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. Tap Edit current theme.
4. Tap any of the theme elements you want to change. If the theme element list is empty, tap
beside the theme element name, and then choose one of the collections to select from.
5. Do one of the following:
§ Tap an item in the theme element list to apply the change directly.
§ Tap Download to get the content if necessary, and then tap Apply to apply the change
to your current theme.
6. Press until you see the Edit current theme screen. Continue making changes until you're
satisfied with the result.
7. Tap Save copy to save your new theme, or if you're editing a theme that you copied tap Save
to save the changes.

Deleting a theme

You can delete a theme if you no longer want to keep it on your phone.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. Tap My themes or My designs.
4. Find and tap an item to delete.
5. Tap Remove.
If the item is currently applied, it will still be applied to your phone until another theme is applied.
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Choosing a Home screen layout

You can choose between two Home screen layouts. The Classic layout allows you to add traditional app shortcuts and widgets on your Home screen. By
design, this layout will follow and fit what you've added on the Home screen according to an invisible grid.
The Freestyle Home screen layout frees you from grid constraints and allows you to place your icons and widgets anywhere you want them on the Home screen. You can use custom stickers as app shortcuts, too!
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. Tap Classic layout themes or Freestyle layout themes.

Setting your Home wallpaper

Choose from the available wallpapers, or use any photo you've taken with the camera.
You can only change the wallpaper while in Classic home screen layout.
From the Home screen, tap Settings Personalize.
1.
2. Tap Change wallpaper.
3. Choose from where you want to select a wallpaper.
4. Tap Apply or Set wallpaper.
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Multiple wallpapers

You can split a panorama photo into three parts so that it extends to three Home screen panels as one photo. Or, you can choose to set three different wallpapers for each widget panel.
§ You can only apply Multiple wallpapers while in Classic home screen layout.
§ You can only set the Multiple wallpapers for three widget panels. The right-most photo will be
used as the wallpaper for any additional panels.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. Tap Edit current theme.
4. Tap Home wallpaper.
5. Tap Multiple.You'll then see three page thumbnails.
6. Tap Change wallpaper under the first page thumbnail.
7. Select from the preset wallpapers or tap to choose from your photos.
If you've selected a panorama photo, you need to crop it starting from the area that will fit the left widget panel of the Home screen.
8. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to change the wallpaper for the second and third widget panels.
9. Tap .

Time-based wallpaper

Set your home wallpaper to automatically change during the day and night.
You can only use a Time-based wallpaper while in Classic home screen layout.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. Tap Edit current theme.
4. Tap Home wallpaper.
5. Tap Time-based. You'll then see two page thumbnails.
6. Tap Change wallpaper under the Day thumbnail to choose the wallpaper you want to display
during the day.
7. Select from the preset wallpapers or tap to choose from your photos.
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8. Tap Change wallpaper under the Night thumbnail to choose the wallpaper you want to
display during the night.
9. Tap .

Lock screen wallpaper

Instead of using the home wallpaper, you can set a different wallpaper for your lock screen.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
2. Tap Theme.
3. Tap
4. Tap Lock screen wallpaper.
5. Select from the thumbnails or tap to choose from your photos.
6. Tap Apply or Save.
Edit current theme.

Adding or removing a widget panel

§ You won't be able to add a new widget panel if you've already reached the maximum limit.
§ HTC BlinkFeed always appears as the first panel (if it's not removed). A widget panel cannot be
added before HTC BlinkFeed.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. Tap Edit page.
3. To add a new widget panel, swipe left until you see the icon, and then tap it.
4. To remove a widget panel, swipe left or right until you see the panel, and then tap Remove.
5. When done, press .

Arranging widget panels

A widget panel cannot be moved and inserted before HTC BlinkFeed.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to customize the Home
screen.
2. Press and hold a widget panel thumbnail, and then drag it left or right to the position that you
want.
3. When you're done arranging widget panels, press .
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Changing your main Home screen

Set HTC BlinkFeed or a widget panel as your main Home screen.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. Tap Edit page.
3. Swipe left or right until you see the panel that you want to use as your main Home screen.
4. Tap Set as home.
5. Press .
Pressing go to your main Home screen.
from an app will first return you to the last panel you were in. Just press again to

Launch bar

The launch bar gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps and other shortcuts. You can replace the apps on the launch bar with the ones you often use.
§ You can only customize the launch bar while in Classic layout.
§ If you're using the Freestyle layout, you will only see the launch bar on the lock screen. Icons
displayed will be the same ones you have in the Classic layout.
1. Press and hold the app you want to replace, and then drag it out to .
2. Tap to go to the Apps screen.
3. Press and hold an app, and then drag it to the empty slot on the launch bar.
§
You can also group apps on the launch bar into a folder. See Grouping apps on the widget panel
and launch bar on page 59.
§ The apps or other shortcuts on the lock screen are the same as the ones on the launch bar.
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Adding Home screen widgets

Widgets make at-a-glance important information and media content readily available.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. In the pop-menu, tap Add apps and widgets.
3. Tap Widgets.
4. Scroll through the widgets, or tap to search for a specific widget.
5. Press and hold a widget, and then drag it to a widget panel you want to add it to.

Changing the widget settings

You can modify basic settings of some widgets.
1. Press and hold a widget on your Home screen, and then drag it to .
2. Customize the widget settings.

Resizing a widget

Some widgets can be resized after you've added them to your Home screen.
1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen, and then release your finger. If a border
appears, that means the widget is resizable.
2. Drag the sides of the border to enlarge or shrink the widget size.

Adding Home screen shortcuts

Place apps you often use on any widget panel of your Home screen. You can also add shortcuts to frequently used settings, bookmarked webpages, and more.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. In the pop-up menu, tap Add apps and widgets.
3. Tap
4. Scroll through the apps or shortcuts, or tap to search for one.
5. Press and hold an app or shortcut, and then drag it to a widget panel you want to add it to.
To add an app from the Apps screen, press and hold the app, and then drag it to a widget panel.
Apps or Shortcuts.
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Using stickers as app shortcuts

Replace the usual app shortcuts with stickers to blend with your home wallpaper design. You can link individual stickers to different apps.
1. Switch to Freestyle layout.
To find out how, see Choosing a Home screen layout on page 54.
2. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.
3. Tap Add stickers.
4. Scroll through the stickers, and then drag a sticker to a widget panel you want to add it to.
5. Tap the newly added sticker, and then tap an app to link to the sticker.
If you need to link the sticker to a different app, press and hold it on the widget panel, and then drag it to Relink.
6. To show or hide the name of the app it's linked to, press and hold the sticker on the widget panel, and then drag it to Show label or Hide label.
You can choose to show or hide labels for all stickers on the Home screen. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel, and then tap Show/hide label.

Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar

1. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder.
2. Tap the folder to open it.
3. Tap the folder window’s title bar, and then enter a new folder name.
4. Add more apps into the folder. Tap , select your apps, and then tap Done.
You can also add shortcuts to settings or information to a folder. Add a shortcut first to a widget panel, and then drag it over to the folder.

Removing items from a folder

1. On the launch bar or widget panel, tap a folder to open it.
2. Press and hold an app or shortcut in the folder, and then drag it out to .
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Moving a Home screen item

You can easily move a widget, icon, or sticker from one widget panel to another.
1. Press and hold a Home screen item with one finger.
2. With another finger, flick left or right to rotate the screen to another widget panel.
3. Release the item to where you want to move it.

Removing a Home screen item

1. Press and hold the widget, icon, or sticker you want to remove, and then drag it to
2. When the item turns red, lift your finger.

Arranging apps

You can arrange and rearrange the apps on the Apps screen
1. From HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, tap .
2. Tap , and then choose how to arrange apps, such as alphabetically.
3. Select Custom if you want to rearrange or group apps into folders.

Showing or hiding apps in the Apps screen

1. On the Apps screen, tap Show/hide apps.
.
2. Select the apps you want to hide, or clear their check boxes to unhide them.
3. Tap Done.
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Grouping apps into a folder

1. On the Apps screen, tap Custom.
2. Tap Rearrange apps.
3. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder.
4. To add more apps, drag each app over to the folder.
5. To name the folder, open the folder, tap its title bar, and then enter a folder name.
6. When done, tap .

Moving apps and folders

1. On the Apps screen, tap Custom.
2. Tap Rearrange apps.
3. Press and hold an app or folder, and then do one of the following:
§ Drag the app or folder to another position on the same page. Wait until you see the occupying icon move away before releasing your finger.
§ Drag the app or folder to the or arrow to move it to another page.
4. When you're done moving apps and folders, tap .

Removing apps from a folder

1. On the Apps screen, tap Custom.
2. Tap Rearrange apps.
3. Tap the folder to open it.
4. Press and hold an app, and then drag it out to the Apps screen. Wait until you see the
occupying icon move away before releasing your finger.
5. When you're done removing apps, tap .
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Taking photos and videos

Camera screen

Take great photos and videos with the camera. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app. You'll see Photo mode, which is
the default capture mode.
Switch between flash modes.
Open the slideout menu to select a capture mode and choose camera settings.
Toggle between photo HDR modes.
Switch between the front camera and main camera.
Switch between Video and Photo modes.
Capture a photo.
View the last photo or video taken.

Zooming

Before taking a regular photo or video, slide two fingers apart to zoom in or together to zoom out. You can also freely zoom in or out while recording.
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Turning the camera flash on or off

Tap the flash icon to choose a flash setting. When using or , the camera intelligently sets the best flash brightness for your photo. In Selfie Photo mode, you can also tap the flash icon to turn the screen flash on or off.

Using the volume buttons for taking photos and videos

In the Camera app, you can set the VOLUME buttons to function as the shutter release or zoom controls.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap Settings Volume button options.
4. Choose how you want to use the volume buttons when you're in the Camera app.

Choosing a capture mode

Switch to a capture mode to use for taking photos or videos. The camera on HTC One X10 separates capture modes into categories so that you can quickly find which mode you want.
1. Tap to open the slideout menu.
You can also swipe right from the left edge in landscape orientation or swipe down from the top edge in portrait orientation.
2. Scroll through the menu to see the available capture modes.
3. Tap the capture mode you want to use.
4. To quickly switch between the front and main camera, tap on the Viewfinder screen.
5. You can quickly switch back to either Photo or Video mode when you're in other capture
modes without opening the slideout menu.Right below the main shutter button, just tap to switch back to Photo mode or to switch back to Video mode.
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Capture mode settings

You can change the settings for some of the capture modes such as Photo or Video mode. To change settings, select a mode and then tap to view and choose the available settings for the mode.
Mode Setting Description
Photo Selfie Photo Pro Photo Selfie Photo Pro Video Selfie Video Pro Choose RAW or JPG format for photos. See Taking a RAW photo on
Selfie Photo Selfie Panorama
Toggle between the time settings to set the self-timer or turn off the self-timer. See Taking photos with the self-timer on page 68 for details.
Set the photo quality and aspect ratio. See Setting the photo quality
and size on page 65 for details.
Set the video quality. See Setting the video resolution on page 66 for details.
page 74 for details. Turn Live Makeup on and off. See Applying skin touch-ups with Live
Makeup on page 67 for details.

Taking a photo

1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Photo mode, if you're not in this mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for
details.
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3. Point the camera at what you want to capture. The camera adjusts the focus automatically as
you move it. You can also tap the screen to change the focus to a different subject.
4. To adjust the exposure, tap the screen, and then drag your finger up and down.
To adjust the exposure to brighten the subject automatically, see Quickly adjusting the
exposure of your photos on page 68.
5. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .
Turn on Auto smile capture in camera settings to set your phone to capture your photo automatically when you smile at the camera.

Setting the photo quality and size

1. Switch to Photo or Selfie Photo mode. Or, select Pro mode.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap the current setting—for example — to change the photo quality and size, or aspect
ratio.

Tips for capturing better photos

To get better captures with the Camera app, here are some tips on what to do while taking your shots.
Before capturing
§ Make sure that the camera and flash lenses are clean and without fingerprints. Use a soft, clean, microfiber cloth to wipe them.
§ Hold the phone so that your fingers aren't blocking the camera and flash lenses.
For clear, sharp shots
§ Tap the screen to focus and dynamically readjust the image contrast, which is sometimes desirable if you wish to take a macro to get an off-center bokeh effect or take photos while you're moving. Adjust the exposure to brighten the subject or make the subject look darker and richer. For details, see Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos on page 68.
§ If the subject is moving, on the Viewfinder, press and hold the subject to lock the focus.
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§ If there are parts of the image that are in shadows and others are in highlights, use HDR to capture multiple shots of different exposures and combine them into one shot. Keep HTC One X10 steady or place it on a level surface when using HDR. See Using HDR on page 69 for details.
§ When taking a panoramic photo, consider the whole scene and focus on an object that has a neutral tone to help keep the exposure balanced in the composite image.
§ Make sure you're not moving the camera when taking a photo, especially in low light conditions. Hold the phone steady and don't move the camera while taking RAW photos in Pro mode.
Other tips
§ In Camera settings, tap Grid to help frame the subject better or improve the composition.
§ After capturing, you can enhance the photo in the Google Photos app.

Recording video

1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Video mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. When you're ready to start recording, tap .
4. Change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the Viewfinder screen. You
can also change the exposure after tapping by dragging up and down on the screen.
5. Tap the flash icon to turn the flash on or off.
6. Tap to pause the recording, and then tap to resume.
7. To stop recording, tap .

Setting the video resolution

1. Switch to Video mode.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap Quality to change the video resolution.

Taking a photo while recording a video—VideoPic

1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Video mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Tap to start recording.
4. While recording, tap whenever you want to capture a still shot.
5. Tap to stop recording.
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Selfies

Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup

Touch up your skin before taking your selfie. Live Makeup smoothens your skin in real time.
Live Makeup is disabled when HDR is on.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie Photo mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. If you don't see the Live Makeup adjustment bar on the Viewfinder screen, tap to open the
slideout menu, and then tap .
4. To change the skin smoothing level, drag the adjustment bar slider.
Next time you want to take selfies without using Live Makeup, tap and then tap to turn Live Makeup off.
to open the slideout menu,

Taking selfies automatically

Keep still to take an auto selfie—or just smile! You just need to turn this feature on in the camera settings.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie Photo mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Tap to open the slideout menu.
4. Tap Settings Camera options.
5. Select the Auto selfie capture option, and then tap outside the slideout menu to close it.
6. Pose and frame yourself on the Viewfinder screen.
7. To take your selfie automatically, look at the front camera, and then:
§ Stay still until the white box turns green on the Viewfinder screen.
§ Or smile at the camera. Hold your smile for a few seconds until your shot is taken.

Taking selfies with voice commands

You can easily take photo or video selfies using simple voice commands. You just need to turn this feature on in the camera settings.
This feature may not be available in all languages.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie Photo or Selfie Video mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for
details.
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3. Tap to open the slideout menu.
4. Tap Settings Camera options.
5. Select the Voice capture option, and then tap outside the slideout menu to close it.
6. Pose and frame yourself on the Viewfinder screen.
7. Look at the front camera, and then:
§ Say Cheese or Capture to take a photo selfie.
§ Say Action or Rolling to record a video selfie.
You can also use voice commands with the main camera. Switch to Photo mode, and then select the Voice capture option in the camera settings.

Taking photos with the self-timer

When you use the self-timer, the Camera app counts down before taking the shot. You can set the countdown time.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Choose the capture mode you want to use. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for
details.
3. Tap
4. Tap Timer to set the countdown time.
5. To start the timer, tap . The camera takes the photo after the countdown.
to open the slideout menu.

Flipping the angle of selfies

Do you want the angle of your shots to look exactly the same as how you see yourself on the Viewfinder screen?
1. Switch to Selfie mode. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see Choosing a
capture mode on page 63.
2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
3. Tap Camera options.
4. Select the Save mirror image option.

Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos

HTC One X10 features a quick way of adjusting the exposure level or brightness in real time. Turn Touch autoexposure on to automatically adjust the exposure levels when you tap a darker area on the Viewfinder screen.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Photo or Panorama mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Tap
to open the slideout menu.
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4. Tap Settings.
5. Select the Touch autoexposure option.
6. Tap on the subject to brighten.
To manually adjust the exposure, drag your finger up and down.
7. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

Taking continuous camera shots

Do you want to take photos of moving subjects? Whether it’s your kid's football game or a car race, you can capture the action.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Photo mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Press and hold the onscreen shutter button .
The camera takes consecutive shots of your subject.

Using HDR

When shooting portraits against a bright background, use HDR, short for High Dynamic Range, to capture your subjects clearly. HDR brings out the details of both the highlights and shadows, even in high contrast lighting.
HDR works best when your subject is steady. The camera takes multiple shots at different exposure levels and combines them into one enhanced photo.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Photo mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Make sure that is selected. If not, tap to turn HDR on.
4. Tap .

Taking a panoramic selfie

With the Selfie Panorama mode, you can invite more people to take a selfie with you.
Some camera features are not available when you’re in Selfie Panorama mode, such as zooming.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie Panorama mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Hold the phone at face level and in portrait orientation.
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4. When you're ready to take the center shot, tap .
5. While holding your phone steadily, slowly swivel left or right on the phone's axis until you see
the white capture box move to the side panel of the panorama overlay.
The capture box turns green and you'll hear a shutter sound as the photo is taken.
6. Then, slowly swivel to the opposite side until you see the white capture box move to the other
side of the panorama overlay.
The capture box turns green and you'll hear a shutter sound as the photo is taken.
The camera stitches the frames into a single photo.
For best results, closely follow the straight and linear path of the capture box on the panorama overlay. Try to not tilt the phone up or down or move the capture box away from its path.
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Taking a super wide-angle panoramic selfie

If you have more friends or scenery to capture, set the Selfie Panorama mode to Widest to stitch five photos instead of three.
Some camera features are not available when you’re in Selfie Panorama mode, such as zooming.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie Panorama mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Tap to open the slideout menu.
4. Tap to switch to .
5. Hold the phone at face level and in portrait orientation.
6. When you're ready to take the center shot, tap .
7. While holding your phone steadily, slowly swivel left or right on the phone's axis until you see
the white capture box move to the side panel of the panorama overlay. The capture box turns green and you'll hear a shutter sound as the photo is taken. When the
second photo is taken, you'll see that the panorama overlay becomes wider.
8. Continue to slowly swivel your phone left and right to fill the entire panorama overlay with
your photos. For best results, follow the capture sequence indicated in the illustration below.
The camera stitches the frames into a single photo.
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Taking a panoramic photo

Get a wider shot of landscapes in one sweep.
Some camera features are not available when you’re in Sweep panorama mode, such as zooming.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Panorama mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. When you're ready to take the shot, tap .
4. Pan left or right in either landscape or portrait view. Hold HTC One X10 as smoothly as you
can to automatically capture frames. You can also tap to stop capturing anytime.
The camera stitches the frames into a single photo.

Using Zoe camera

Get more than just a still photo. With Zoe camera, capture living moments as a photo and 3 seconds of HD video.
Some camera features are not available when you’re using Zoe camera, such as zooming.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Zoe camera mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. When you're ready to capture, tap .
When you see the shutter release icon slowly turn red, continue holding the phone steady as the camera captures the photo and 3-second video.
When taking your shot using the Zoe camera, it's good practice to keep HTC One X10 steady to capture moving subjects against a static background scene.

Recording a Hyperlapse video

Want to have a fast motion effect in your video? Use Hyperlapse mode to speed videos up to 12 times.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Hyperlapse mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. When you're ready to start recording, tap .
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4. Change focus to a different subject or area by tapping it on the Viewfinder screen.
5. Tap the flash icon to turn the flash on or off.
6. To stop recording, tap .

Choosing a scene

Instead of manually adjusting the camera settings, you can select a scene with predefined settings that best matches the environment you're capturing.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Pro mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Tap
4. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .
If you need to manually adjust a scene and save it as a new preset, see Manually adjusting camera
settings on page 73.
and then choose a preset scene. Select:
§ when capturing nightscape such as a city skyline or street with city lights. Keep the camera steady when taking the shot for best results.
§ when capturing a fast-moving subject such as your kid playing sports or a moving car.
§ when capturing a close-up shot of a subject such as a flower or insect.

Manually adjusting camera settings

Want to have expert command of your camera settings for different environments or lighting conditions? Use Pro mode to manually adjust the values for settings like white balance, exposure, ISO, and more. You can then save the adjustments for reuse.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Pro mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Tap a setting, and then drag its slider to make adjustments.
Tap a setting again to hide the slider.
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4. To save the adjustments as a custom setting, tap , select Custom 1, 2, or 3, and then tap Save.
To use one of your custom settings, tap or , and then select the custom setting ( ,
, or ) to use.
5. To change a setting back to auto, tap .
6. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

Taking a RAW photo

Want to keep more detail in your shots, or fix the lighting in post processing? With Pro mode, you can take photos that will be saved as RAW image files in DNG format, along with a JPG compressed version.
RAW image files take up a lot of storage space. It's recommended to use a storage card as the default storage for photos and videos.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Pro mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 63 for details.
3. Tap to open the slideout menu.
4. Make sure is selected. If not, tap to change it.
Or, tap to switch to if you only want to save a JPG compressed version.
5. Tap .

How does the Camera app capture RAW photos?

The Camera app captures a photo in both the DNG RAW format and JPG format. Digital Negative (DNG) is an open-standard lossless RAW image format. Since a RAW file is
typically 2 to 6 times larger than a JPEG file and is not viewable in most photo viewer apps, a photo is captured in both DNG and JPG formats. When you use the Google Photos app, you'll see a icon on a photo to indicate that there is a DNG RAW format version of the file.
RAW photos are not processed when captured to preserve most of the original image data—such as dynamic range—so you can adjust lighting or make professional adjustments using advanced editing tools. After making adjustments, save the RAW photo as a JPG file if you want to print or share it.
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Google Photos

What you can do on Google Photos

Here are some of the things you can do when using Google Photos on your phone.
§ View, edit, and share the photos and videos you've taken on your phone. You can also access the media files previously backed up to your Google Account.
If you see and not yet backed up to your Google Account. Without this icon means that the photo or video is already backed up to your account.
§ To select photos and videos, press and hold a thumbnail to select one. Tap a date to select all the media files under it. Or, press and hold a thumbnail as your first selection, and then drag your finger to the last item you want to select.
§ Enhance RAW photos taken using the HTC Camera app.
§ Add Hyperlapse effect to your videos.
To learn more about Google Photos, tap
or on a thumbnail, it means that the media file is only stored on the phone
Help. Or, you can visit support.google.com/photos.

Viewing photos and videos

When you open Google Photos for the first time, sign in to your Google Account, if prompted, and choose whether to turn backup and sync on or off.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Photos.
You'll see your local and synced photos and videos organized by date. If you see or on a thumbnail, it means that the media file is only stored on the phone and not yet backed up to your account.
2. To switch to another view, tap Layout, and then choose how you want to view your
media files.
3. Tap a thumbnail to view it in full screen.
4. To view only the photos and videos saved on the phone storage and storage card, tap to
open the slideout menu, and then tap Device folders.
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Editing your photos

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Photos.
2. Tap a photo thumbnail to view it in full screen.
3. Tap , and then do any of the following:
§ Tap to adjust the brightness, color, and more.
§ Tap to apply a filter to the photo.
§ Tap to rotate or crop the photo.
4. While you're editing, press and hold the photo to compare your changes to the original.
5. After making your adjustment, tap .
6. Tap Save.

Enhancing RAW photos

After capturing RAW photos, you can improve its contrast and detail from the Photos app.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Find and tap the RAW photo you want to enhance.
RAW photos are marked with the icon on the thumbnail.
3. Tap , and then tap RAW Enhancement.
4. Tap to toggle between before and after photos.
5. Tap when done.
, and then find and tap Photos.

Trimming a video

1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap a video thumbnail to view it in full screen.
3. Tap , and then drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the video to begin and end.
4. Tap to preview your trimmed video.
5. Tap Save.
The trimmed video is saved as a copy. The original video remains unedited.
, and then find and tap Photos.
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Editing a Hyperlapse video

If you captured a video in Hyperlapse mode, you can apply varying speeds to different sections of the video.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Photos.
2. Find and tap the Hyperlapse video to view it in full screen.
Hyperlapse videos are marked with the icon on the thumbnail.
3. Tap .
4. Move the left and right sliders to divide your video into sections.
5. Tap a section that you want to adjust, and then tap a dot that corresponds to particular
playback speed to modify the selected section.
6. Repeat the previous step for the remaining sections.
7. Tap .
The edited video is saved as a copy. The original video remains unedited.

Adding a Hyperlapse effect on a regular video

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Photos.
2. Find and tap the thumbnail of a video to view it in full screen.
3. Tap Edit in.
4. Tap Create a Hyperlapse video.
5. Move the left and right sliders to divide your video into sections.
6. Tap a section that you want to adjust, and then tap a dot that corresponds to particular
playback speed to modify the selected section.
7. Repeat the previous step for the remaining sections.
8. Tap .
The edited video is saved as a copy. The original video remains unedited.
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Tips for extending battery life

How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC One X10. Try out some of these tips to help increase battery life.
Use the power management features
§ Turn Power saver mode and Extreme power saver mode on in Settings.
§ Monitoring your battery usage helps identify what's using the most power so you can choose
what to do about it. For details, see Checking battery usage on page 80.
Manage your connections
§ Turn off wireless connections such as mobile data, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth when not in use.
§ Turn GPS on only when a precise location is needed, such as while using navigation or
location-based apps. See Turning location services on or off on page 143.
§ Turn on Airplane mode when you don't need any wireless connections and you don't want to receive calls or messages.
Manage your display
Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it simple helps save battery power.
§ Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness.
§ Set the screen timeout to a shorter time.
§ Don't use a live wallpaper for your Home screen. Animation effects are nice to show off to
other people but they drain your battery. Changing your wallpaper to a plain, black background can also help a little. The less color is
displayed, the less battery is used.
For more details, see Settings and security on page 143 and Personalizing on page 51.
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Manage your apps
§ Battery optimization helps extend battery standby time. See Battery optimization for apps on page 81.
§ Install the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes include battery performance improvements.
§ Uninstall or disable apps that you never use. Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you're not using them. If
there are apps that you don't need anymore, uninstall them. If an app came preloaded and can't be uninstalled, disabling the app can still prevent it from
continuously running or syncing data. See Disabling an app on page 146.
Limit background data and sync
Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps syncing data in the background. It’s recommended not to let apps sync data too often. Determine which apps can be set with longer sync times, or sync manually.
§ In Settings, tap Accounts & sync and check what types of data are being synced in your online accounts. When the battery is starting to run low, temporarily disable syncing some data.
§ If you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some accounts. In the Mail app, select an account, tap
the settings under Sync schedule.
§ When you’re not traveling from one place to another, sync weather updates of only your current location, rather than in all of your named cities. Open the Weather app, and then tap
to edit and remove unneeded cities.
§ Choose widgets wisely. Some widgets constantly sync data. Consider removing the ones that are not important from
your Home screen.
§ In Play Store, tap Settings, and then clear Add icon to Home screen to avoid automatically adding Home screen app shortcuts whenever you've installed new apps. Also tap Auto-update apps Do not auto-update apps if you're fine with updating apps from Play Store manually.
Settings Sync, Send & Receive, and then adjust
Other tips
To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips:
§ Tone down the ringtone and media volume.
§ Minimize the use of vibration or sound feedback. In Settings, tap Sound & notification and
choose which ones you don't need and can disable.
§ Check your apps’ settings as you may find more options to optimize the battery.
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Using power saver mode

Power saver mode helps to increase battery life. It reduces the usage of phone features that drain the battery such as location services and mobile data.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap the Power saver On/Off switch to turn power saver mode on or off. To set when to automatically switch this mode on, tap Power saver, select the Automatically
turn on power saver option, and then select a battery level.

Extreme power saving mode

In times when you don't need to use much of your phone, turn Extreme power saving mode on to extend battery life longer. In this mode, standby time can last longer than usual, and you can only use the most basic functions such as phone calls, text messaging, and email.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap the Extreme power saving mode On/Off switch to turn extreme power saving mode on
or off. If you want to set when to automatically switch this mode on, tap Extreme power saving
mode, select the Automatically turn on extreme power saving mode option, and select a battery level.
Under More information, tap Learn more for details on how Extreme power saving mode maximizes battery life.
, and then find and tap Settings.

Displaying the battery percentage

You can check the percentage of remaining battery power right from the status bar.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap Power.
3. Select Show battery level.
, and then find and tap Settings.

Checking battery usage

See how the system and apps are using the battery and how much power is being used.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
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3. Tap Battery usage, and then tap an item to check how it's using the battery.
4. If you see the Adjust power use section while viewing battery use details, you can tap the
option underneath it to adjust settings that affect battery usage.
Another way to check the battery usage per app is to go to Settings, and then tap Apps. Tap the app you want to check, and then tap Battery.
If the Battery option on the App info screen is grayed out, it means the app is currently not using the battery.

Checking battery history

Check how long you've been using HTC One X10 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. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap History to view battery usage over time.

Battery optimization for apps

When you have connections such as Wi-Fi on while the phone is in sleep mode, some apps may still continue to use the battery. Starting from Android 6.0, battery optimization is enabled for all apps by default which helps prolong battery standby time when you're not using the phone.
The phone needs to be sitting idle for an extended period of time before battery optimization takes effect.

Turning battery optimization off in apps

If there are apps that you don't want battery optimization enabled, you can turn the feature off in those apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap Battery optimization.
4. Tap Not optimized All apps to see the complete list of apps.
5. To turn off battery optimization in an app, tap the app name, and then tap Don't optimize Done.
Repeat this process to turn off optimization in other apps.
To filter the list and see which apps have battery optimization disabled, tap All apps Not optimized.
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Freeing up storage space

As you use HTC One X10, you'll accumulate data and fill its storage capacity over time. Here are some tips on how to free up phone storage space.
Manage photos and videos
§ After taking continuous camera shots, keep only the best shot. Discard the rest, if you don't need them.
§ After editing a photo or trimming a video, the original file is kept. Delete original files or move them elsewhere, such as to your computer.
§ If you're only sending videos through MMS, use a lower resolution. Hi-res video takes up more space.
§ RAW image files take up a lot of storage space. It's recommended to use a storage card as the default storage for photos and videos. If your storage card is running low on space, consider moving RAW image files to your computer.
Remove unused themes
Themes can quickly consume up storage space because themes can include images, sounds and icons. Remove themes you're not using. See Deleting a theme on page 53.
Back up data and files
Keep only the most recent data in your apps and files that you often need to use. You can back up your other data and files. For some tips, see Ways of backing up files, data, and settings on page 92.
Remove or disable apps
Uninstall apps that you've downloaded if no longer need them. See Uninstalling an app on page 34. Preinstalled apps can be disabled when you're not using them. See Disabling an app on page 146.
Move apps to the storage card
Third-party apps that you've downloaded and installed can be moved to the storage card if you've set up the card as internal storage. See Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage
card on page 84 and Moving an app to the storage card on page 85.

Types of storage

Starting from Android 6.0, there have been some changes on how and where downloaded apps and their data can be stored.
Phone storage
This is the internal storage which contains the Android system, preinstalled apps, email, text messages, and cached data from the apps. You can also install apps that you've downloaded and capture photos, videos, and screenshots to this storage.
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Storage card
Use your storage card as a removable storage to store and access your media and other files on HTC One X10 or any Android phone, or set it up as an extension of the internal storage. See Should I use
the storage card as removable or internal storage? on page 83.
USB storage
You can plug in an external USB storage device such as a USB flash drive or an SD card reader. You need a special cable to connect HTC One X10 and a USB storage device.

Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?

Use your storage card as removable storage when there's already content such as your media and other files so that you don't lose these content. If you have a brand new storage card, choose whether to use it as removable storage or set it up as an extension of the internal storage.
Removable storage
Use a new storage card as removable storage to be able to insert and use the card on HTC One X10 and other Android phones.
Internal storage
Set up a new storage card as internal storage for more privacy and secure use. This encrypts and formats the storage card to work just like the internal storage.
This also expands the internal storage space since:
§ Captured screenshots, camera shots, media, and other files will be stored on the storage card.
§ Third-party apps that you installed and their data can be moved between the phone storage
and storage card.
After setting up the storage card as internal storage, the card can only be used on HTC One X10 where it has been formatted.
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Setting up your storage card as internal storage

When you insert a storage card that has not been used on HTC One X10 before, the card will be mounted as removable storage by default.
If the storage card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the storage card to use it as internal storage for HTC One X10.
§ See Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? on page 83 to find out the differences between using the storage card as removable storage or internal storage.
§ If there are still files on the storage card, back up the files first before you format the card.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Storage.
2. Under Removable storage, tap next to the storage card name.
3. Tap Format as internal Erase & format Format.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to move your installed apps and their data from the phone
storage to the storage card.
If you no longer want to use your storage card as internal storage, you can reformat the card as removable storage. Before you do so, make sure to move all the apps and data from the card back to the phone storage. See Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card on page 84.

Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card

If you've set up your storage card as internal storage, you can move third-party apps that you installed and their data such as photos, media, and downloaded files to the storage card to free up phone storage space.
If you no longer want to use your storage card as internal storage, make sure to move all the apps and data from the card back to the phone storage.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Storage.
2. Tap the name of your storage card if you're moving app data from the phone storage to the
card, or tap Phone storage if you're moving data from the storage card back to the phone storage.
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3. Tap Migrate data.
4. Tap Move.
§ Screenshots will also be migrated.
§ When you take new photos or videos, capture new screenshots, or download new files after the
migration, they will be saved to the new storage location.

Moving an app to the storage card

When you're running out of phone storage space, you can move your downloaded apps to the storage card if the card has been set up as internal storage.
Preinstalled apps cannot be moved.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Storage.
2. Tap Phone storage Apps.
3. Tap the app you want to move.
4. Tap Change, and then tap the storage card name.
5. Tap Move.
You can also move an app from the storage card back to the phone storage.

Copying files between the phone storage and storage card

Starting from Android 6.0, you can go to Settings to view and manage files on the phone storage and storage card. If you're using your storage card as removable storage, you can copy your files between the phone storage and storage card. You can also copy files to or from an external USB storage device when you have it connected to HTC One X10.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Storage.
2. Tap Phone storage Explore, or tap the storage card name.
Or tap the external USB storage device if you have one connected.
3. Open the folder that contains the files you want to copy.
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4. To select or deselect files:
§ Press and hold a file to select it. To select more files, tap each file.
§ Tap a file to deselect it.
§ To select all files, press and hold a file first, and then tap Select all.
5. Tap Copy to.
6. In the Save to slideout menu, choose the type of storage where to paste to, and then open the
destination folder.
7. Tap Copy.

Copying files between HTC One X10 and your computer

You can copy your music, photos, and other files to HTC One X10.
§ Save and close your files before copying them from your computer to HTC One X10, or vice versa.
§ If you're using your storage card as internal storage, your computer will only show storage card content.
1. Connect HTC One X10 to the computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. On HTC One X10, unlock the screen if it's locked.
3. On the pop-up message that asks whether to use USB for file transfers, tap Yes.
If you don't see this message, slide the Notifications panel open, tap the Use USB for notification, and then tap File transfers.
You'll then see options for viewing or importing files on the computer screen.
4. Choose to view files.
5. Copy the files from your computer to HTC One X10, or vice versa.
6. After copying the files, disconnect HTC One X10 from the computer.
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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.

About Boost+

Here are some of the things you can do when using the Boost+ app.
§ Monitor your phone storage space and memory usage.
§ Delete cache, app installers, and temporary files on your
phone.
§ Optimize system resources to extend battery life while you're using apps and playing your favorite games.
§ Manage irregular app activities, stop unused apps from running in the background, lock apps with sensitive content, or uninstall apps you don't use.

Turning Smart Boost on or off

The Smart Boost feature allows the Boost+ app to automatically free up memory space on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
2. Tap , and then select or clear the Smart boost option.
3. When prompted to set up the system permission for Boost+, tap Continue Boost+
4. Tap the Permit usage access On/Off switch.
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Adding apps to the Smart Boost exception list
You can choose to set the Boost+ app to skip some apps when it runs its Smart Boost checks.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
2. Tap Smart boost.
3. Tap Manage skipped apps.
4. Tap , and then select the apps to skip.
5. Tap Add.

Manually clearing junk files

Regularly remove junk files that clutter your storage space or slow down the phone's performance.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
2. Tap Clear junk.
The Boost+ app will show you how much storage space is being used up by different junk files, such as cache files, ad files, temporary files, and app installers.
3. Select or clear the junk file types you want to delete.
You can tap next to a category to view the files under it.
4. Tap to clear junk files.
In the Boost+ app settings, you can also choose to get notified when your junk files exceed a set limit or when an app is unused over a period of time.

Turning on Game battery booster for selected games

When you have added an app to the Game battery booster list, your phone automatically optimizes system resources while you're playing it. This helps extend your phone's battery life.
This feature may not be available on all phones.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
2. Tap Game battery booster.
3. To add a game to the list, tap , and then select one or more apps to include.
4. Tap Add.
5. On the Game battery booster screen, tap the On/Off switch next to an app to turn it on.
When prompted, you can choose to open the app and check whether the optimized result fits your viewing preference.
To remove an app from the list, tap
Remove. Select one or more apps, and then tap Remove.
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Managing irregular activities of downloaded apps

The Boost+ app can check for irregular activities from a downloaded app that may affect your phone's performance. When an irregular activity is detected, you can choose to stop the activity. Or, you can also uninstall the downloaded app via the Boost+ app.
You can only uninstall the apps you've downloaded.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
2. Tap Manage apps.
3. Do any of the following:
§ To uninstall apps you don't need, select one or more apps under the Apps tab, and then tap .
§ Go to the Irregular activities tab to see if there are irregular activities detected. If there's one, tap it and choose an action.

Managing apps running in the background

You can set the Boost+ app to automatically stop unused apps from running in the background. This helps save battery power.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
2. Tap Optimize background apps.
3. Make sure the Optimize background apps On/Off switch is turned on.
Boost+ lists down unused apps that are running in the background.
4. Tap an app under Auto stop to choose whether to always stop the app from running, stop
when the app isn't running for a certain period of time, or always allow the app to run in the background.
To auto stop an app after a period of inactivity, tap Schedule auto stop, and then choose how long an app is unused before it's automatically stopped.

Creating an unlock pattern for some apps

Add a security pattern to some installed apps that you treat as private. Lock these apps to require an unlock pattern whenever the app is opened, avoiding others to access it without your permission.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
2. Tap Lock apps.
3. Draw your desired unlock pattern.
4. You can sign in to your Google Account or answer a security question. This will only serve as
your authentication method to reset the unlock pattern.
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5. Tap the On/Off switch next to an app to require an unlock pattern to open it.
6. Press .
§ To change the app unlock pattern, tap Lock apps, and then draw your unlock pattern. Tap Change pattern.
§ To use your fingerprint to unlock apps, tap Lock apps. When you're prompted to draw the unlock pattern, tap , and then select the Use fingerprint to unlock option.
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Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more

You can sync contacts, calendars, and other information from your social networks, email accounts, and online services on HTC One X10. Depending on the account type, signing in to your online accounts lets you sync updates between HTC One X10 and the Web.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap .
3. Tap the account type you want to add.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.
§ In Settings your accounts.
§ You can add several Google Accounts.
Accounts & sync, tap the Auto sync On/Off switch to turn automatic sync of all
Settings Accounts & sync.

Syncing your accounts

1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Accounts & sync.
2. Tap the Auto sync On/Off switch to turn automatic sync of all your accounts on or off.
3. To manually sync individual accounts, tap an account type, and then tap Sync now on
the Account settings screen.
On the Account settings screen, you can also change the sync settings for an account.
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Removing an account

Remove accounts from HTC One X10 if you no longer use them. Removing an account does not remove accounts and information from the online service itself.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Accounts & sync.
2. Tap an account type.
If you've signed into multiple accounts under an account type, tap the account to remove.
3. Tap Remove account.
Some personal data may be retained by the third-party app after you have removed the account from HTC One X10.

Ways of backing up files, data, and settings

Worried that you might lose important stuff on HTC One X10? Back up HTC One X10 before you remove content from the storage, do a factory reset, or upgrade to a new phone.
Android Backup Service
Use your Google Account to automatically back up app data and settings including Wi-Fi passwords and files stored by certain apps.
HTC Sync Manager
Use HTC Sync Manager to import music, photos, and videos from HTC One X10 to your computer. You can also sync locally stored contacts and playlists between HTC One X10 and your computer.
Likewise, HTC Sync Manager is a good alternative if you don't want to back up your accounts, settings, and other personal content to the cloud. You can use it to create backups of HTC One X10 on your computer.
Other backup options
If you want, you can separately back up your data or files. Some apps allow you to back up data to the storage card—if it's used as removable storage—so you
can easily restore them after a factory reset. Just make sure not to erase the storage card when you do a factory reset.
In certain apps, you may be able to use the phone storage for backing up and restoring app data. If an app is causing some problem and you need to clear its data to try resolving the problem, back up the app data to the phone storage first.
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Messages Back up your text messages to the storage card or phone storage, or save them as an
email attachment.
Contacts § Save contacts and other personal data to your online accounts so you can just sync
them when switching to another phone.
§ If you have locally stored contacts in the People app, export them to the storage card or phone storage.
Files Connect HTC One X10 to your computer as a disk drive to manually copy and paste
files to your computer.
Other data Check other apps to see if they support exporting data to the storage card or phone
storage.

Using Android Backup Service

Starting from Android 6.0, use the Android Backup Service to back up your HTC phone to Google Drive™.
This service can back up and restore the following:
Back up What content or settings are backed up
App data § In HTC apps, app data includes contacts stored on HTC One X10, call history, Clock
and Weather city list, and email accounts.
§ Data from third-party apps may also be saved in the backup, depending on the app developer settings.
Settings These include ringtones, grid size and sort order on theApps screen, Wi-Fi networks and
passwords and some device settings.
When auto backup is enabled, the Android Backup Service periodically backs up your phone to a private folder in Google Drive. Auto backup occurs every 24 hours when the phone is idle, charging, and connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Backup data will not count towards your Google Drive storage quota. Large files or files that app developers have chosen to exclude from the service will not be backed up.
Restoring your wallpaper from your old phone may depend on screen resolution compatibility of both your old phone and HTC One X10.

Backing up HTC One X10

Automatically back up HTC One X10 to Google Drive so you can restore content such as app data and settings when needed.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Backup & reset.
2. Tap Back up my data.
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3. Tap the On/Off switch to turn it on, and then press .
4. Make sure Automatic restore is turned on.
This allows an app's data and settings saved through the Android Backup Service to be restored when you reinstall the app on HTC One X10.
To select a backup account other than your primary Google Account, tap Backup account and then select another Google Account. You can also tap Add account to add a new Google Account for your backup.

Backing up contacts and messages

If you want to separately back up contacts and text messages on HTC One X10, here are some tips on how to export or import them.

Backing up your contacts

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, tap Manage contacts.
3. Tap Import/Export contacts Export to phone storage or Export to SD card.
4. Select an account or type of contacts to export.
5. To help protect your data, tap Yes, and then set a password for this backup. Be sure to
remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when importing contacts. If you don't need a password, tap No.
6. Tap OK.

Restoring contacts

1. On the People tab, tap Manage contacts.
2. Tap Import/Export contacts Import from phone storage or Import from SD card.
3. If you have more than one account set up, tap the type for the imported contacts.
4. If you have multiple backups available, select the backup you want to import, and then tap OK.
5. Enter the password you've set for this backup, and then tap OK.
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Backing up your text messages

Keep important text messages by backing them up so you can restore them to the HTC Messages app, if needed. The Messages app backs up either to the phone storage or to your storage card if you have one inserted.
Text messages in the secure box and blocked messages will not be backed up. To include such messages to your backup, move them first to the general message box.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap Back up/Restore SMS Back up Back up SMS.
3. To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this
password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages. If you don't need a password, select Do not password protect this backup.
4. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK.

Backing up text messages by email

§ You need to set up your email account in the HTC Mail app.
§ Text messages in the secure box and blocked messages will not be backed up. To include such
messages to your backup, move them first to the general message box.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap Back up/Restore SMS.
3. Tap Back up Back up SMS via mail.
4. To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this
password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages. If you don't need a password, select Do not password protect this backup.
5. Enter your email address.
6. Compose your email message, and then send it.

Restoring text messages

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap Back up/Restore SMS Restore.
3. Choose how you want to restore the messages, and tap Next.
4. Tap the backup to import.
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5. Enter the password you've set for this backup. If you didn't set a password, select This backup file is not password protected.
6. Tap OK.
To restore text messages that were backed up via email, open the email message with the backup file attachment from the Mail app. Tap the attachment to download it first, and then tap it again to open the backup file to import. Enter the password you've set for this backup or select This backup file is not password protected.

About HTC Sync Manager

HTC Sync Manager supports a computer running a Windows or OS X operating system. Here's what you can do with HTC Sync Manager.
View and manage media on your computer and phone
§ Browse and manage music, photos, and videos that are on your computer and your phone.
§ Import iTunes and Windows Media® Player playlists from your computer to HTC Sync
Manager.
§ Create playlists from music on your phone or your computer and then sync these playlists to both devices.
§ Play music and videos using the built-in player.
Transfer content
§ Transfer iPhone photos, text messages, contacts, and more to your HTC phone.
§ Import all music, photos, and videos from your HTC phone to your computer.
§ Copy selected music, photos, or videos from your computer to your phone.
§ Import documents from your computer to your phone.
Back up and restore
Back up your HTC phone to your computer so you can easily restore your backup to the same phone or to another HTC phone.
Sync data
Sync data between your phone and your computer.

Getting help

To find out more about using HTC Sync Manager, download the user guide PDF from the HTC support site (htc.com/hsm/). Or open the Help that comes with the software.
On Windows, click
in HTC Sync Manager, and then click Help.
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Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer

You can install HTC Sync Manager on Windows XP or later versions. To install it on a Mac computer, you need OS X 10.6 or later versions.
1. Download the HTC Sync Manager installer from the HTC support site: htc.com/hsm/.
2. Launch the installer and follow the onscreen instructions.
3. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. HTC Sync Manager
opens.
§ If you have problems in installing HTC Sync Manager, close all your running programs and reinstall. If the problem persists, temporarily disable your anti-virus program and try installing again.
§ If you disabled your anti-virus program, make sure to turn it back on after installing HTC Sync Manager.

Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone

With HTC Sync Manager, easily transfer iPhone content such as contacts, messages, wallpaper, camera photos, and more to your HTC phone.
You need to use iTunes 9.0 or later to back up your iPhone content first to your computer.
1. Connect your iPhone and your HTC phone to your computer.
2. In HTC Sync Manager, click Home Transfer & Backup.
3. Click the Get Started button.
4. If you haven't used iTunes to back up your iPhone content to your computer, please do so
before proceeding.
5. Select your iPhone backup file, and then click OK.
6. Select the types of content you want to transfer to your HTC phone.
You can choose whether to replace the content on your HTC phone with the iPhone content.
7. Click Start. Wait for HTC Sync Manager to finish transferring content.
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Restarting HTC One X10 (Soft reset)

If HTC One X10 is running slower than normal, is unresponsive, or has an app that is not performing properly, try rebooting and see if that helps solve the problem.
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.
2. Press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Restart.

HTC One X10 not responding?

If HTC One X10 does not respond when you touch the screen or press the buttons, you can still restart it.
Press and hold the POWER and VOLUME DOWN buttons for at least 12 seconds. HTC One X10 then restarts.

Resetting network settings

Reset the network settings when you're having problems connecting HTC One X10 to your mobile data or Wi-Fi network and Bluetooth devices.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap Network settings reset.
3. Tap Reset settings.
4. Tap Reset settings.
Settings Backup & reset.

Resetting HTC One X10 (Hard reset)

If HTC One X10 has a persistent problem that cannot be solved, you can perform a factory reset (also called a hard reset or master reset). A factory reset reverts the phone back to its initial state— the state before you turned on the phone for the first time.
Factory reset will remove all data on your phone storage, including apps you've downloaded and installed, your accounts, your files, as well as system and app data and settings. Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a factory reset.
1. From the Home screen, tap Settings Backup & reset.
2. Tap Factory data reset.
To avoid deleting media and other data from your storage card, make sure you do not select the Erase SD card option.
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3. Tap Reset phone.
4. Tap OK.
A factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your phone, including personal information.
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HTC BlinkFeed

What is HTC BlinkFeed?

Get the latest news about your interests or status updates from your friends right on HTC BlinkFeed. Set up which social networks, news sources, and more will appear.
§ Swipe up or down to browse stories on HTC BlinkFeed.
§ Tap a tile to view the content. If it's a video tile, you can watch the video in full screen, hear
the audio, and control the playback.
§ While viewing a news article, swipe left or right to see more stories.
§ While in HTC BlinkFeed, you can press
§ Swipe right on HTC BlinkFeed to open the slideout menu where you can choose the type of
feeds or add your custom topics to display.
§ You'll see the clock widget on HTC BlinkFeed if you've set HTC BlinkFeed as the main Home screen.
§ HTC BlinkFeed is a part of the HTC Sense Home app. To get the latest features of HTC BlinkFeed, make sure you've downloaded the newest version of HTC Sense Home.
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