HTC One X9
microSIM card10
Charging the battery12
Switching the power on or off13
Setting up your phone
Setting up your new phone for the first time14
Transferring content from an Android phone15
Transferring content from an iPhone16
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth17
Getting contacts and other content into HTC One X18
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer19
Home screen20
Getting to know your settings21
Updating your phone's software22
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About your phone24
Basics26
Home screen feeds37
Notifications40
Working with text42
Battery48
Camera and Gallery
Camera52
Gallery59
Personalizing
Making HTC One X truly yours68
Changing your wallpaper68
Adding a widget to your Home screen69
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen71
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen72
Personalizing the launch bar73
Grouping apps into a folder74
Adding a Home screen panel75
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds76
Rearranging application tabs76
Customizing the lock screen style77
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Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen77
Setting up a face unlock on your phone77
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial79
Dialing an extension number80
Returning a missed call80
Using Speed dial81
Calling a phone number in a text message81
Calling a phone number in an email82
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event82
Making an emergency call82
Receiving calls83
What can I do during a call?84
Setting up a conference call86
Checking calls in the Call History87
Changing ringtone settings89
Home dialing90
Messages
Sending a text message (SMS)91
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)92
Sending a group message93
Resuming a draft message95
Replying to a message95
Saving a text message in the Tasks app97
Forwarding a message97
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message97
Moving messages to the secure box98
Blocking unwanted messages99
WAP push messages100
Copying a text message to your SIM card101
Deleting messages and conversations101
Search and web browser
Searching HTC One X and the Web103
Getting instant information with Google Now105
Browsing the Web107
Bookmarking a webpage110
Using your browsing history112
Clearing your browsing history112
Your contacts list161
Setting up your profile163
Adding a new contact163
Editing a contact’s information164
Getting in touch with a contact165
Importing or copying contacts165
Merging contact information167
Sending contact information168
Contact groups169
Email
Gmail171
Mail174
Travel and maps
Location settings182
Google Maps183
HTC Car187
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps191
Essential apps194
Fun apps200
Productivity apps203
Internet connections
Data connection209
Managing your data usage210
Wi‑Fi213
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)216
Using HTC One X as a wireless router217
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering218
Connecting to the Internet through a computer219
Wi‑Fi printing220
Wireless sharing
Connecting a Bluetooth headset222
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device223
Where sent information is saved224
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Receiving files using Bluetooth224
Sharing content with NFC226
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off228
Turning automatic screen rotation off229
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off230
Adjusting the screen brightness manually230
Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items230
Changing the display language231
Accessibility settings231
Magnifying your phone's screen232
Working with certificates233
Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card234
Setting a screen lock to help protect HTC One X235
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version236
Navigating HTC One X with TalkBack237
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.
This device was tested for compliance with the applicable FCC and Industry
Canada specific absorption rate (SAR) limits for radio frequency (RF)
exposure during typical body-worn operations. To ensure that RF exposure
levels remain at or below the tested levels, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar
accessory that maintains a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between
your body and the device, with either the front or back of the device facing
towards your body. Such accessories should not contain any metallic
components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these specifications
may not ensure compliance with applicable SAR limits and their use should be
avoided.
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 phone,
including personal information.
HTC One X uses a microSIM card. The microSIM card contains your phone number,
service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages.
Before you turn on and start using HTC One X, it is recommended that you charge the
battery.
Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC One X 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.
§ When you're using the Internet and charging the battery, HTC One X may become
warmer. This is normal.
§ To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you
finish charging.
When you switch on your new phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, select how you
want to set up your new phone, and more.
§ Select Set up from scratch to set up your accounts and personalize your new
phone from your computer using the HTC Get Started service.
Your phone shows you the URL of the HTC Get Started site and a pair code. On
your computer's web browser, just go to the URL and enter the pair code to
start your web setup. You need an HTC Account to save your accounts and
settings on the Web and download them to your phone.
§ If you already finished the HTC Get Started setup before turning on your new
phone, just download your web setup. Choose to import content, and then
select Apply HTC Get Started setup.
§ If you have content from an old phone, you can choose to do a direct phone-tophone transfer.
§ To make it easier for you to back up and restore content from HTC One X to
another HTC phone in the future, select Back up phone daily.
§ To find out more about HTC Get Started and HTC Account, see the Help and FAQ
on the HTC Get Started site (www.htcsense.com/help/).
§ If you transferred content such as wallpaper and ringtone from an old phone, using
HTC Get Started to personalize and download the same content types from the
Web will change your settings on your new phone.
§ 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 182.
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Titletransfer_data Transferring from Android phone
On your old Android™ phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer
your content to your new HTC phone. The types of locally stored content on your old
phone that the tool can transfer include contacts, messages, calendar events, web
bookmarks, music, photos, and videos. Some settings can also be transferred.
§ You need Android version 2.3 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old
phone.
§ If your old phone has Android version 2.2 or an earlier version, you need to use
Bluetooth® transfer. For details, see Transferring contacts from your old phone
through Bluetooth on page 17.
1. Do one of the following:
§ If you're setting up your new HTC phone for the first time, choose to
transfer content, and then select Transfer from old phone on the Set up
phone screen.
§ Go to Settings, and then tap Transfer content.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an old HTC Android phone or other Android
phone.
3. Tap Full transfer.
4. Follow the steps shown on your new phone to download the HTC Transfer Tool
from Google Play™ to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.
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5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN also appears
on your new phone before you continue.
If the PIN code doesn't appear, this may mean that your old phone is unable to
connect to your new phone. If this happens, tap Unable to establish a connection
on your new phone to use Bluetooth for transferring contacts from your old phone.
6. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then
tap Start.
7. Wait for the transfer to finish.
8. Tap Done on both phones.
Titletransfer_data Transferring content from iPhone
If you have an iPhone®, it's fast and easy to transfer your contacts, messages, and
other content when you use HTC Sync Manager.
To find out how, see Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone on page 151.
If you only need to migrate your contacts, you can also use Bluetooth transfer. For
details, see Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth on page
17.
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Titletransfer_data Transferring content thru Bluetooth
Transferring contacts from your old phone
through Bluetooth
Use Bluetooth to transfer contacts from an iPhone, a phone that has Android version
2.2 (or earlier version), or other types of phones. Depending on the capabilities of your
old phone, you may be able to transfer not only contacts but also other data such as
calendar events and text messages to your new HTC phone.
Use HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone.
1. Do one of the following:
§ If you're setting up your new phone for the first time, choose to transfer
content, and then select Transfer from old phone on the Set up phone
screen.
§ Go to Settings, and then tap Transfer content.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an Android phone, iPhone, or other phonetypes. If you chose to transfer from an Android phone, tap Quick transfer.
3. Choose your old phone's name and model.
4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old and new phones to pair them and
Aside from the HTC Transfer Tool, there are other ways you can add contacts and
other content to HTC One X.
Sync with your
computer
™
Gmail
Social network
accounts
Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync
Phone contactsYou can create contacts locally on HTC One X, if you don't
SIM cardCopy all your SIM contacts to HTC One X.
®
®
Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists,
and more between HTC One X and your computer running a
Windows® or Mac OS® operating system.
You can also use it to transfer contacts, messages, and other
content from an iPhone to your computer, and then to your
HTC One X.
Google® contacts are imported to HTC One X after you sign in to
your Google Account. You can also create more Google
contacts right from HTC One X.
Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact
information from them.
HTC One X syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
prefer to store them on your online accounts.
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Titleconnections_computer Ways of getting media on or off the phone
Transferring photos, videos, and music
between your phone and computer
There are two ways you can transfer your media from or to your computer.
§ Connect HTC One X to your computer. Your computer will recognize it just like
any removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between them.
§ Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your computer. You can
set it up to automatically get music, photos, and videos off HTC One X to your
computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.
If you have an iPhone, you can even connect it and transfer the camera roll
photos to your computer. Then reconnect HTC One X and copy them over.
Tired of keeping copies of your media in several places? Use online storage services
to put your media in one place so you can manage them anywhere — on your
computer, HTC One X, and other mobile devices.
Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts & sync > to check first what online storage
accounts are available on HTC One X and sign in to the one you want to use.
Your Home screen is where you make HTC One X your own.
§ After you've turned on and set up HTC One X for the first time (or after
installing the latest software update and restarting the phone), you'll see the
traditional Home screen style with panels that you can personalize with widgets.
apps, and shortcuts. Swipe left or right to switch between these panels. You can
also add more panels. For details, see Personalizing on page 68.
If you've installed the latest software update for HTC One X, you may find that
some widgets have been changed, replaced, or removed in the new update.
§ To switch to the Home screen style that has Feeds view, check for the HTC
BlinkFeed™ notification in the status bar. If you see it, slide the Notifications
panel open, tap the notification, and then select the BlinkFeed style.
Or you can go to Settings, and then tap Personalize > Home screen style >
BlinkFeed.
Customize the Feeds view to show posts from your social networks, headlines
from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see Checking feeds on
your Home screen on page 37.
This Home screen style also has panels for adding widgets, apps, and shortcuts.
Swipe left to go to the other panels. The maximum number of panels you can
add are fewer than the traditional Home screen style.
If you were using the traditional Home screen style before and you want to use the
same widgets, apps, and shortcuts, you need to add them to the other panels of
the HTC BlinkFeed Home screen.
§ You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.
See Personalizing the launch bar on page 73.
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
2. Tap Software updates. HTC One X checks if updates are available.
If you don't have Internet connection, you'll be prompted to turn on mobile data or
connect to a Wi‑Fi network. Once connected, tap Check now to check for updates.
HTC One X gives you options for quickly setting up the phone, transferring content, as
well as backing up the phone.
On HTC One X, enjoy checking personalized content with HTC BlinkFeed, taking shots
with the camera, and more.
Easy phone setup and transfer
§ If you just purchased HTC One X, use the HTC Get Started service to set up and
personalize the phone from your computer, and just download your settings to
it. See Setting up your new phone for the first time on page 14.
§ Easily transfer your contacts, messages, music, photos, videos, and more from
another Android phone to HTC One X. See Transferring content from an
Android phone on page 15.
By using HTC Sync Manager, you can even migrate content from an iPhone. See
Transferring iPhone content to your HTC phone on page 151.
Dynamic Home screen
With HTC BlinkFeed, personalize your Home screen with the information and updates
that matter most to you. See a variety of content such as feeds about news and your
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interests, social network updates, and more. The content is refreshed when you're
connected to the Internet. See Checking feeds on your Home screen on page 37.
New way to share memories
Show off the excitement of your event. Video Highlights automatically selects the
highlights of an event from your photos and videos to create a half-minute show with
a musical theme. See Viewing and editing Video Highlights on page 62.
Outstanding camera features
§ With VideoPic®, you can snap a picture while you're shooting video. See Taking
a photo while recording a video (VideoPic) on page 55.
§ Switch to Sweep panorama mode and pan the camera to capture a wide-angle
view of the scenery. See Taking a panoramic photo on page 57.
§ Use Continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots (or more) of a
subject in motion. See Taking continuous camera shots on page 56.
§ By just tapping the shutter button, take three shots of your subject at different
exposures and combine them into a nice, evenly exposed photo. See Using HDR
on page 58.
§ With Variable Speed Playback, add a cinematic flair to your videos by slowing
down particular scenes. See Changing the video playback speed on page 61.
Entertainment on the go
§ In our HTC Music app, you'll see a visual animation while you're playing a song.
And if lyrics are available, they'll show onscreen.
§ Use HTC Media Link HD (purchased separately) to wirelessly share your media
from HTC One X to your HD TV. See Sharing on a big screen on page 125.
Dropbox integration with HTC Sense
Use Dropbox™ to access your photos, videos, and documents from HTC One X, your
computer, and other mobile devices. When you sign in to your Dropbox account from
HTC One X, you may be eligible to get an additional 23 GB of free Dropbox storage
for two years. To find out how, see Using Dropbox on HTC One X on page 130.
§ The 23 GB offer is available only on HTC phones that use HTC Sense® 4.0 or later
and have Dropbox preinstalled.
§ On HTC phones that don't have Dropbox preloaded, you can download it from
Google Play and still enjoy Dropbox integration with apps such as Gallery and Mail.
§ Additional terms and requirements may apply (including a subscription fee) after
your two year trial ends.
§ Dropbox is a third-party app and is not provided by or associated with HTC
Corporation.
Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists,
and more.
Tap
Press and hold
§ Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select
onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or
press onscreen buttons.
§ After you've scrolled down a long list or screen (in apps such
as Mail and People), tap the status bar to jump straight to
the top of your screen.
To open the available options for an item (for example, a
contact or link in a webpage), just press and hold the item.
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Swipe or slide
Quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the
screen to go to other Home pages, scroll through documents,
and more.
Drag
Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start
to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you
have reached the target position.
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.
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Press and flick
Slide with two fingers
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.
In some apps, like Gallery, Messages, Mail,
or the web browser, slide two fingers
apart to zoom in when viewing a picture
or text.
Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or
text.
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Two-finger swipe
§ Swipe down from the status bar using two fingers to access
Quick settings.
§ In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or People, swipe up or
down using two fingers to scroll the screen. The screen displays
the sorting order, and you can easily scroll to the information
you want.
Three-finger gesture
§ Swipe up using three fingers to share content such
as photos, videos, and music from HTC One X to
your TV or speakers.
§ While using the HTC Car app, tap the screen with
three fingers to activate the voice command mode.
§ HTC gestures is enabled by default, which makes the three-finger gesture work
only when sharing content or using HTC apps.
§ You need to hook up the HTC Media Link HD (sold separately) to your HDMI TV to
share content.
That's because HTC gestures is enabled by default. This makes the threefinger gesture exclusive for sharing content or for use with HTC apps. You
won't be able to use multi-finger gestures (gestures that use three fingers or
more) for other purposes.
To use multi-finger gestures in games or musical instrument apps, clear the