HTC U11 Life User Guide

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Contents

Features you'll enjoy

Convenient, single-handed operation 11 Edge Sense 12 Android 8.0 12 What's special with Camera 14 Immersive sound 15 Truly personal 15

Unboxing and setup

HTC U11 life overview 17 Card tray 18 nano SIM card 19 Storage card 21 Charging the battery 25 Water and dust resistant 25 Switching the power on or off 27 Setting up HTC U11 life for the first time 28 Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 29 Fingerprint scanner 29

Your first week with your new phone

HTC Sense Home 32 Sleep mode 32 Lock screen 33 Motion gestures 33 Touch gestures 35 Getting to know your settings 38 Using Quick Settings 39 Capturing your phone's screen 40 Travel mode 40 Restarting HTC U11 life (Soft reset) 40 Notifications 41 Turning icon badges on or off 43 Motion Launch 43 Selecting, copying, and pasting text 46 Entering text 46 How can I type faster? 47 Getting help and troubleshooting 49

Edge Sense

What is Edge Sense? 50 Setting up Edge Sense 51 Turning Edge Sense on or off 51 Taking camera shots using Edge Sense 52

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Changing the action to take when you squeeze the phone 52 Enabling Advanced mode 53 Typing with your voice with Edge Sense 54 Assigning another voice assistant app to Edge Sense 54 Adjusting the squeeze force level 55 Squeezing to perform actions in your apps 55 Assigning in-app actions to squeeze gestures 56 An example of assigning in-app actions 56 Changing in-app actions 57

HTC Alexa

What is HTC Alexa? 58 Setting up HTC Alexa 58 Using HTC Alexa 59

Updates

Software and app updates 60 Installing a software update 61 Installing an application update 61 Installing app updates from Google Play Store 61

Home screen layout and fonts

Adding or removing a widget panel 63 Changing your main Home screen 63 Setting your Home screen wallpaper 64 Changing the default font size 64

Widgets and shortcuts

Launch bar 65 Adding Home screen widgets 65 Adding Home screen shortcuts 66 Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 66 Moving a Home screen item 67 Removing a Home screen item 67

Sound preferences

Changing your ringtone 68 Changing your notification sound 68 Setting the default volume 68 Tuning your HTC USonic earphones 69

Taking photos and videos

HTC Camera 70 Choosing a capture mode 71 Taking a photo 72 Setting the photo quality and size 73 Tips for capturing better photos 73 Selfies 74 Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos 76

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Taking continuous camera shots 77 Using HDR Boost 77 Taking a panoramic selfie 77 Taking a super wide-angle panoramic selfie 79 Taking a panoramic photo 80

Advanced camera features

Recording videos in slow motion 81 Recording a Hyperlapse video 81 Choosing a scene 81 Manually adjusting camera settings 82 Taking a RAW photo 83 How does the Camera app capture RAW photos? 83

Google Photos

What you can do on Google Photos 84 Viewing photos and videos 84 Editing your photos 84 Enhancing RAW photos 85 Trimming a video 85 Changing the playback speed of a slow motion video 86 Editing a Hyperlapse video 86

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 88 Dialing an extension number 88 Speed dial 89 Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 89 Receiving calls 89 Emergency call 90 What can I do during a call? 90 Setting up a conference call 91 Call History 92 Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 92 Home dialing 93

SMS and MMS

Sending a text message (SMS) 94 How do I add a signature in my text messages? 95 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 95 Sending a group message 96 Forwarding a message 97 Moving messages to the secure box 97 Blocking unwanted messages 97 Copying a text message to the nano SIM card 98 Deleting messages and conversations 98

Contacts

Your contacts list 99 Adding a new contact 100

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Editing a contact’s information 101 Getting in touch with a contact 102 Importing or copying contacts 102 Merging contact information 103 Sending contact information 104 Contact groups 104 Private contacts 105

Battery

Tips for extending battery life 107 Using power saver mode 109 Extreme power saving mode 109 Displaying the battery percentage 109 Checking battery usage 109 Checking battery history 110 Battery optimization for apps 110

Storage

Freeing up storage space 111 Types of storage 112 Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? 112 Setting up your storage card as internal storage 113 Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card 113 Moving an app to or from the storage card 114 Copying or moving files between the phone storage and storage card 114 Copying files between HTC U11 life and your computer 115 Unmounting the storage card 116

Backup and reset

Ways of backing up files, data, and settings 117 Backing up HTC U11 life 118 Restoring from your previous HTC phone 119 Backing up contacts and messages 119 Resetting network settings 121 Resetting HTC U11 life (Hard reset) 122

Transfer

Ways of transferring content from your previous phone 123 Transferring content from an Android phone 123 Transferring iPhone content through iCloud 124 Other ways of getting contacts and other content 124 Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 125

Installing and removing apps

Getting apps from Google Play Store 126 Downloading apps from the web 127 Uninstalling an app 127

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Working with apps

Accessing your apps 128 Arranging apps 128 App shortcuts 129 Switching between recently opened apps 130 Working with two apps at the same time 130 Using picture-in-picture 131 Controlling app permissions 132 Setting default apps 132 Setting up app links 132 Disabling an app 133

HTC apps

What is HTC Sense Companion? 134 HTC BlinkFeed 135 HTC Themes 135 Boost+ 135 Mail 135 Weather 135 Clock 135 Voice Recorder 135

Internet connections

Turning the data connection on or off 137 Managing your data usage 137 Wi-Fi connection 139 Connecting to VPN 140 Installing a digital certificate 142 Using HTC U11 life as a Wi-Fi hotspot 142 Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 143

Wireless sharing

What is HTC Connect? 144 Turning Bluetooth on or off 144 Connecting a Bluetooth headset 144 Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 145 Receiving files using Bluetooth 145 Using NFC 146

Common settings

Do not disturb mode 148 Location settings 150 Airplane mode 151 Automatic screen rotation 151 Setting when to turn off the screen 151 Screen brightness 152 Night mode 152 Adjusting the display size 152 Touch sounds and vibration 153 Changing the display language 153

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Security settings

Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 155 Setting a screen lock 156 Setting up Smart Lock 156 Turning the lock screen off 157

Accessibility settings

Accessibility features 158 Accessibility settings 159 Turning Magnification gestures on or off 159 TalkBack 159 Teletypewriter (TTY) mode 162

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

8 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.

9 Important RF Notice

Important RF Notice

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.

10 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

Convenient, single-handed operation

It's easy to operate HTC U11 life with one hand. Here's why.

Swipe for apps and notifications

Anywhere on the Home screen, just swipe up to access all your apps and swipe down to view your notifications.

Use any app with a squeeze

Edge Sense enables you to gently squeeze the sides of your phone to access any app, take photos or video, launch a voice assistant, and much more with one intuitive gesture, even in the rain.

To find out more, see Edge Sense on page 12.

Wake up your phone by just lifting or tapping it

To wake up your phone from sleep mode, you can do any of the following:

§ Tap on the fingerprint scanner to wake up the screen. If you've added your fingerprint, tapping the fingerprint scanner unlocks your phone, bypassing the security screen. See

Fingerprint scanner on page 29.

§ Use Motion Launch™ to wake up the screen by double-tapping or swiping. See

Motion Launch on page 43.

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Edge Sense

HTC U11 life comes with a pressure-sensitive squeeze area on its frame. By squeezing the lower sides of HTC U11 life, quickly access your favorite app or shortcut even while your phone is in sleep mode.

In addition to taking camera shots and launching your chosen apps, you can assign the squeeze gestures to perform a tap or double-tap inside an app.

See What is Edge Sense? on page 50 to learn more.

Android 8.0

Android® 8.0 brings new features that make working with apps and settings even more convenient. Here's an overview of some of its new features.

Picture-in-picture

Keep a small window of the video you're watching or a supported app onscreen while you do other things on the phone. For most supported apps, just press the Fingerprint scanner/ HOME to shrink the app to a small and moveable window at the bottom right of the screen. Move the window by dragging it or tap the window to see supported controls.

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Not all apps support the Picture-in-picture feature. To check if an app is supported, go to

Settings Apps Configure apps Special app access Picture-in-picture.

Snooze notifications

Temporarily dismiss notifications to free your Notifications panel or Lock screen from clutter.

For details, see Managing app notifications on page 42 or Lock screen on page 33.

Icon badges

Know right away if you have pending notifications for an app with icon badges. A small dot appears on an app icon which indicates there is a notification that you may have missed. Dots appear on app icons in both the All apps screen and on the Home screen. Press and hold the app icon to show a condensed version of the available notifications. See Turning icon badges on or off on page 43.

Other new features

§ Feel more secure when installing apps from sources other than the Google Play Store. Granting permission for downloading and installing apps from unknown sources is now on a per app basis. See Downloading apps from the web on page 127.

§ Looking for a setting option but can't remember where it is? The Settings screen's search feature helps you find it even if it's buried deep in one of the categories. Tap and then type the first few letters of the option you're looking for. Once the option is shown in the results, tap it to go to its screen.

§ There's a built-in file manager app that currently lets you do simple things with your media files, such as copy, move, and delete. From the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Files.

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What's special with Camera

Capture great photos and videos using HTC U11 life.

HDR Boost

Take clearer, sharper photos using HDR Boost. By combining multiple shots with different exposure levels, HDR Boost lets you capture great photos even in low light conditions. See Using

HDR Boost on page 77.

Pro level capabilities

Pro mode gives you professional level control over your photography. See Manually adjusting

camera settings on page 82. Capture RAW photos and take full control over your camera settings.

See Taking a RAW photo on page 83.

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 81.

Selfies

Capture awesome selfies with the front facing camera.

See Selfies on page 74.

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

Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup on page 74.

§ Instant selfie shots – Flash a smile, and the camera instantly captures your smiling face. Or, just say "Cheese!" See Taking selfies automatically on page 75 and Taking selfies with voice

commands on page 75.

§ Enjoy taking wide-angle selfies with family or friends and with a panoramic scenery behind you. See Taking a panoramic selfie on page 77.

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Immersive sound

Discover audio bliss on HTC U11 life through its earphones and speakers.

HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation

Experience music tuned to your ears. When you plug in the HTC USonic earphones to HTC U11 life, they will scan your ears and determine the audio output level that best suits you. The earphones also incorporate Active Noise Cancellation which reduces background noise so you hear music and videos clearly.

See Tuning your HTC USonic earphones on page 69 for details.

The HTC USonic earphones can only be used with HTC U11 life and other compatible HTC phones supporting HTC USonic.

Record audio in high res quality

Enable high res quality audio in Voice Recorder to make crystal clear audio recordings. See Enabling

high resolution audio recording on page 136 for details.

Truly personal

Designed with you in mind, HTC U11 life is filled with innovations that help it to adapt to your life.

Themes

Make HTC U11 life 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 http://www.htc.com/support/apps/themes/ 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.

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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 http://www.htc.com/support/

apps/blinkfeed/.

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Unboxing and setup

HTC U11 life overview

After taking HTC U11 life out of the box, familiarize yourself first with the location of the card tray and the different button controls.

1. POWER

2. VOLUME buttons

3. Proximity sensor

4. Front camera

5. Notification LED

6. Microphone

7. nano SIM and storage card tray

8. Edge Sense squeeze area

9. BACK

10. HOME / Fingerprint scanner

11. Speaker

12. RECENT APPS

13. USB Type-C™ connector

You need a 4G/LTE™ plan to use your operator's 4G/LTE network for voice calls and data services. Check with your operator for details.

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§ Before use, check all the items in the box and make sure there's no damage to any of the items.

§ Use the case if it's provided in the box or purchase one that's designed for HTC U11 life to help

protect your phone from accidental bumps and scratches. Also make sure the case doesn't block the Edge Sense area.

§ If you want to use a screen protector, don’t cover and block the proximity and light sensor. Purchase a screen protector designed for HTC U11 life.

§ 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.

§ Please read the safety and usage guidelines in the Safety and regulatory guide that’s included in the box.

Back panel

1. Main camera with BSI and PDAF

2. LED flash

§ BSI means BackSide Illumination sensor.

§ PDAF means Phase Detection Auto Focus.

Card tray

When inserting the eject tool into the tray eject hole to remove the card tray, do not obstruct the tray to avoid damaging the eject mechanism inside the slot.

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nano SIM card

Use a standard nano SIM card. A modified card that is thicker than the standard nano SIM card will not fit properly on the tray and may 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.

Do not insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the microphone hole. This may damage the waterresistant microphone mesh and invalidate the warranty.

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

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

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 22.

5. When reinserting the tray, make sure it is facing up so that your cards don't fall out. Hold the tray with the outer card holder between your fingers, and then steadily slide the tray all the way into the slot.

6. Make sure the tray is fully inserted and doesn't protrude from the slot.

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Removing the nano SIM card

1. Hold the phone face up.

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

Do not insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the microphone hole. This may damage the waterresistant microphone mesh and invalidate the warranty.

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. Make sure the tray is fully inserted and doesn't protrude from the slot.

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.

Do not insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the microphone hole. This may damage the waterresistant microphone mesh and invalidate the warranty.

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

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. Hold the tray with the outer card holder between your fingers, and then steadily slide the tray all the way into the slot.

6. Make sure the tray is fully inserted and doesn't protrude from the slot.

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 U11 life 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, swipe up and then tap Settings Storage.

2. Do one of the following:

§ If your storage card appears under Portable storage, tap Eject.

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

Eject.

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Removing the microSD card

Make sure to unmount your microSD card before removing it. See Unmounting the storage card on page 23.

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.

Do not insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the microphone hole. This may damage the waterresistant microphone mesh and invalidate the warranty.

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

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

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

6. Make sure the tray is fully inserted and doesn't protrude from the slot.

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Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC U11 life, it is recommended that you charge the battery.

§ If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC U11 life for several minutes before powering it on.

§ Use only the adapter and the USB Type-C cable that came with HTC U11 life 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 Type-C cable into the USB Type-C connector.

2. Insert the other end of the USB Type-C 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 U11 life may become

warmer. This is normal.

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

Water and dust resistant

HTC U11 life is water and dust resistant and has an IP67 rating as defined in the International Standard IEC 60529. With the nano SIM/microSD slot covered and closed tightly, this phone is water resistant if it is briefly submerged by accident in fresh water less than 1 meter deep and no longer than 30 minutes at room temperature.

HTC U11 life must not be exposed to non-fresh water, high water pressure, strong or fast-moving water, or sand since these may cause overheating, electric shock, or damage to the phone. Do not attempt to charge or otherwise use the USB port when HTC U11 life is wet. Normal wear and tear may decrease the water and dust resistance over time.

Warranty will be void if the phone is not used in accordance with the instructions and precautions addressed in this user guide, including, but not limited to, using the phone in environments or

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situations that exceed the limitations of the IP67 rating. For usage precautions and tips on care and maintenance, see Care and maintenance tips on page 26 and Cleaning and drying on page 27. Also make sure to read the Safety guide that comes with the phone.

Care and maintenance tips

Follow these tips and precautions to help maintain water and dust resistance for your phone.

Never attempt to insert or remove the nano SIM and microSD cards with gloves, wet hands, or when the phone is wet.

§ Before inserting the tray and closing the card slot, wipe off every drop of water or dirt with a clean, dry cloth. Also make sure that no hairs, fibers, or small particles are caught between the tray and the slot opening to prevent water from entering the phone.

§ Parts that maintain water resistance such as the tray—which acts as the card slot cover—may degrade over time. If these parts degrade or get damaged, the phone will no longer be water resistant. If this happens, contact your retail store or mobile operator. You may be charged for parts replacement.

Do not intentionally submerge HTC U11 life. If the phone accidentally gets immersed in water, avoid pressing the controls—such as the POWER and VOLUME buttons—and do not operate the phone.

Do not expose the phone to fast or strong-moving water such as shower spray, running taps or faucets, waterfalls, or ocean waves.

Do not expose the phone to or let the USB port come in contact with the following:

§ Water containing soap, detergent, or shower gel

§ Sea water, swimming pools, spas, hot water, and hot springs

§ Any liquid besides tap water such as alcohol, juices, and condiments

§ Sand

If the phone is exposed to fresh water, make sure to dry it thoroughly. To avoid damaging the phone, do not charge when contaminants are present or the USB port is not completely dry. In these circumstances, do not connect any external device.

Never use a hair dryer to dry wet parts of the phone.

The power adapter and accessories are not water resistant. Never use them in wet areas such as in the bathroom or kitchen since contact with water may cause malfunction, electric shock, or other hazards.

Avoid leaving the phone in humid places such as the bathroom or kitchen for too long since it is not moisture-proof.

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Cleaning and drying

If HTC U11 life has had contact with salt water, liquid chemicals, dust, or other contaminants, immediately rinse the phone. When the phone is wet, make sure to dry it thoroughly.

§ To avoid damaging HTC U11 life, do not charge the phone when contaminants are present or the USB port is not completely dry. In these circumstances, do not connect any external device.

§ The sound volume of the earpiece, speakers, and microphone may be less audible if these parts are not dried well.

Rinsing

1. Before rinsing, make sure the nano SIM/microSD slot is covered and closed tightly. See

nano SIM card on page 19 and Storage card on page 21.

2. Rinse the phone using fresh water. Rinse by hand only. Don't use a brush or sponge.

While rinsing, do not press on the tray to avoid having gaps around the card slot which may allow water to enter the phone.

Drying

1. Gently wipe off the water from the phone with a clean, dry cloth. Don't use cotton swabs to

wipe the earpiece, speakers, microphone, and connection port.

2. The display may not respond accurately to touch gestures when it's wet. For the touch screen and lenses, wipe with a soft dry cloth such as a microfiber cloth that will not scratch the surface.

3. Leave the phone at room temperature for 3 hours or so to let it dry completely. If buttons and any connection port such as the USB port are still wet, make sure to let them dry completely before you use the phone.

If condensation forms inside the display such as when there's a drastic change in temperature, place the phone at room temperature until condensation disappears.

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button until HTC U11 life vibrates.

When you turn on HTC U11 life for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

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Switching the power off

1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.

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

3. Tap Power off on the options menu.

Setting up HTC U11 life for the first time

When you switch on HTC U11 life for the first time—or after you've done a factory reset—you’ll need to set it up.

If you have data from a previous HTC phone that you need to copy, first back up the phone's data before you start setting up HTC U11 life. For guidance, go to htc.com/support and then click Backup and Transfer.

If you need to navigate by voice feedback, turn on TalkBack by pressing and holding two

fingers on the first screen until you hear a message and then a beep.

Or if you accidentally enabled TalkBack, follow the onscreen tutorial to turn it off.

2. Choose the system language you want to use, read and agree to the terms of use, choose your Internet connection, and sign in to your Google® Account.

3. On the screen that asks you which device to restore from, do one of the following:

§ If you backed up your old phone using your Google Account, tap the phone name. Tap to select the apps to install, and then tap Restore.

§ If you want to start fresh, tap Don't restore.

4. On the Google services screen, make sure the Back up to Google Drive option is turned on to

automatically back up HTC U11 life. It's also recommended to have the options under Location and Device maintenance turned on.

5. Set up Google Assistant, or do this later. For details, visit support.google.com/assistant/.

6. Sign in to your HTC Account to use the same login credentials for HTC services such as

Themes and HTC Sense Companion.

7. Set up Edge Sense so you can instantly take camera shots or perform other actions by simply squeezing your phone. See What is Edge Sense? on page 50 for details.

8. Tap Set up fingerprint to add your fingerprint and use it for unlocking your phone. See

Fingerprint scanner on page 29 for details.

9. Follow the remaining instructions to finish your phone setup.

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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 U11 life. Depending on the account type, signing in to your online accounts lets you sync updates between HTC U11 life and the Web.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Accounts & sync.

2. Tap Add account.

3. Tap the account type you want to add.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.

You can add several Google Accounts.

Syncing your accounts

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the Automatically sync data On/Off switch to turn automatic sync of all your accounts

on or off.

3. To manually sync individual accounts, tap an account, tap Account sync, and then tap Sync now.

On the Account sync screen, you can also change the sync settings for your Google Account.

Removing an account

Remove accounts from HTC U11 life 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, swipe up and then tap Settings Accounts & sync.

2. Tap an account.

3. Tap Remove Account.

Some personal data may be retained by the third-party app after you have removed the account from HTC U11 life.

Fingerprint scanner

You can quickly wake up and unlock the HTC U11 life using your fingerprint. You can add up to 5 fingerprints.

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

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§ 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 U11 life.

You may not be able to set the fingerprint scanner to unlock HTC U11 life, 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, swipe up and then find and tap Settings Fingerprint scanner.

2. Tap Add fingerprint.

If you haven't already set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to choose and set up a backup pattern, PIN, or password for unlocking your phone. See Setting a screen lock on page 156.

3. If prompted, choose how you want to show notification content when your phone is locked, and then tap Done.

4. Touch the fingerprint scanner or tap Start.

5. Place the finger you want to use on the scanner until it vibrates, then lift your finger.

6. 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.

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

You can now use your fingerprint to wake up and unlock your phone.

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 phone.

Fingerprint scanner settings

There are certain things you can do with the fingerprint scanner with or without your fingerprint added. You can turn these features on or off in Settings.

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

2. Enter your pattern, PIN, or password.

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3. When you touch the fingerprint scanner, below are features that would work even without your fingerprint added. You can turn these features on or off:

§ Wake up screen: Wakes up to the lock screen.

§ Tap to take a selfie: Captures selfies while you're using the Selfie Photo or Selfie Video

mode in the HTC Camera app. This feature is available only in phones that have the fingerprint scanner at the back panel,

4. To manage your fingerprints:

§ Tap Add fingerprint to add one or more fingerprints that you can use for unlocking your phone.

§ Select or clear Vibrate on scan, depending on whether you like to have vibration feedback when touching the fingerprint scanner.

§ Tap a recorded fingerprint to rename or delete it.

§ Tap Reset fingerprint scanner to delete all recorded fingerprints.

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HTC Sense Home

After you've turned on and set up HTC U11 life 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 http://www.htc.com/support/apps/blinkfeed/.

§ 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 63.

§ You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See Launch bar on page 65.

While you're in another screen or app, press HOME to return to the last Home screen you visited.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC U11 life into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC U11 life is in your bag.

Switching to Sleep mode

To turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode, briefly press the POWER button. You can also double-tap the lock screen.

HTC U11 life also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while. You can change the time before HTC U11 life sleeps by setting the screen timeout. For details, see Setting when to

turn off the screen on page 151.

Waking up from Sleep mode

§ Press the POWER button.

§ Use Motion Launch to wake up and unlock your phone directly to an app or screen. See

Motion Launch on page 43.

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Lock screen

§ Swipe up on the lock screen to unlock the screen.Or, press and hold the fingerprint sensor.

§ Tap twice on a notification to go directly to the related app.

§ Swipe left or right on the notification to remove it.

§ Press and hold a notification to mute or block notifications from the related app. Tap More

settings to customize the notification settings.

If you don't want notification content to appear on the lock screen, go to Settings Sound & notification On the lock screen, and then tap Don't show notifications at all.

§ If you want to set up a screen lock or Smart lock, see Setting a screen lock on page 156 for details.

Motion gestures

Use motion gestures to mute HTC U11 life, lower the ring volume, and more.

Lift phone to auto answer a call

To automatically answer an incoming call, lift the phone and look at the screen first to see who's calling before you hold it to your ear.

You can turn this feature on or off. In Settings

Call, select or clear Auto answer calls.

Flip to mute

If your phone is facing up when a call comes in, turn the phone over to mute it.

Go to Settings and then tap Sound or Sound & notification. Tap Advanced Flip to mute, and you can set your phone to:

Mute once

Mute always

Mute only once after flipping the phone. While the phone is still facing down, it will ring again when there are other incoming calls.

After flipping the phone to mute a call, keep it always muted while it's still facing down when there are other incoming calls.

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Pick up to lower volume

In a business meeting or restaurant, pick HTC U11 life 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 or Sound & notification. Tap Advanced, and then tap the Quiet ring on pickup On/Off switch.

Increase ring volume automatically while phone is in your pocket or bag

Pocket mode makes HTC U11 life 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 or

Sound & notification. Tap Advanced, and then tap Pocket mode On/Off switch.

Rotate HTC U11 life for a better view

For many screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning HTC U11 life sideways.

When entering text, you can turn HTC U11 life sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.

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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.

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.

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Drag

Flick

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.

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.

Press and flick

On the Home screen, you can easily move a widget or icon from one screen to another.

Press and hold the widget or icon with one finger, and flick the screen to the new location with another finger.

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Slide with two fingers

In some apps, 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.

Two-finger swipe

Swipe down from the status bar using two fingers to access Quick Settings.

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Three-finger swipe

§ Swipe up the screen with three fingers and HTC Connect® streams music or video from HTC U11 life 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.

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 or Notifications panel:

§ From the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Settings.

§ From the Home screen, tap

§ Swipe down from the top of the screen 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 Display, gestures & buttons to change the wallpaper, adjust the font and display size, set a screen saver, and more.

§ Tap Sound & notification to change the ringtone, decide if sound and vibration occur when interacting with the phone, set Do not disturb preferences, and more.

§ Tap Security to help secure your phone, set a screen lock, choose lock screen preferences, and more.

, and then find and tap Settings.

Tap

§ Tap an item under Suggestions to check out new or recommended settings to customize.

in Settings to quickly find options and settings.

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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. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel.

Right below the status bar, you'll see the short Quick Settings bar.

2. To see the full Quick Settings panel, do any of the following:

§ On the lock screen, swipe down once from the top of the screen.

§ On any other screen, swipe down once with two fingers or swipe down twice with one

finger from the status bar.

§ With the short Quick Settings bar opened, tap

3. Swipe left or right to see more tiles.

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

Customizing Quick Settings

You can remove, replace, or rearrange the tiles in Quick Settings.

1. With two fingers, swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings.

2. Tap and do one of the following:

§ Press and hold a tile, and then drag it to your desired position.

§ Press and hold a tile, and then drag it down under the Drag to add tiles section to hide it

from the Quick Settings panel.

§ Under the Drag to add tiles section, drag a tile up to show it in the Quick Settings panel.

3. Press .

There is a limit to the number of tiles that can be shown in the first panel of Quick Settings. You may need to swipe left on the Quick Settings panel to see more Quick Settings tiles.

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Capturing your phone's screen

Want to show off your high game score or write a blog post about HTC U11 life 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 then slide two fingers apart on the Screenshot captured

notification.

3. Tap Share.

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, swipe up and then 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.

Restarting HTC U11 life (Soft reset)

If HTC U11 life 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.

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HTC U11 life not responding?

If HTC U11 life 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 until your phone vibrates, and then release the buttons.

You may need to press and hold the buttons for 12 to 15 seconds before the phone vibrates.

Notifications

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:

§ Solid green light when HTC U11 life 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, swipe up and then tap Settings Sound & notification.

2. Tap Advanced.

3. Under Notifications, tap Flash LED for notifications. Choose whether to always flash the

LED or flash it only when the screen is off.

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.

Or just swipe down anywhere on the Home screen.

§ Tap the notification to open the corresponding app.

§ To dismiss just one notification in the list, drag it left or right.

§ Slide two fingers apart on the notification to expand it and see more details or see if there are

more notifications bundled inside it. Slide two fingers together on the notification to minimize it again.

§ 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.

§ If you have several notifications, scroll through the list screen to see them all.

§ To dismiss all non-persistent notifications, tap Clear all.

§ You can change what app notifications you want to receive and also snooze some notifications

to temporarily remove them. See Managing app notifications on page 42.

Managing app notifications

You can choose which types of app notifications to mute, block, or override your Do Not disturb settings.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Sound & notification.

2. Tap Advanced.

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3. Under Notifications, tap Notification, and then tap the app whose notifications you want to customize.

You can also press and hold a notification in the Notifications panel or the lock screen to see the notification settings you can customize.

4. 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.

Snoozing notifications

You can snooze notifications to temporarily remove them from the status bar and notifications panel.

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel.

2. Slide the notification slowly to the right or left, and then tap .

3. Tap then choose how long you want to snooze the notification.

The snoozed notification shows up again on the status bar and notifications panel as soon as the snooze time ends.

Turning icon badges on or off

Some apps may show a dot when they have notifications, You can choose to show or hide the dot on the app icons.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings

2. Tap Advanced.

3. Under Notifications, tap Notifications, and then tap the app you want to customize.

4. Tap the On/Off switch next to the Allow icon badge option to turn it on or off.

Sound & notification.

Motion Launch

Motion Launch is a combination of a motion gesture followed by a finger gesture. Using a combination of simple gestures, you can wake up to your Home screen, HTC BlinkFeed, and more.

See the following:

§ Waking up to the lock screen on page 44

§ Waking up and unlocking on page 44

§ Waking up to the Home widget panel on page 45

§ Waking up to HTC BlinkFeed on page 45

§ Launching the camera on page 46

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Turning Motion Launch gestures on or off

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Display, gestures & buttons.

2. Tap Motion Launch gestures.

3. Select the Motion Launch gestures you want.

Waking up to the lock screen

Go from sleep mode to the lock screen without pressing the POWER button.

If you've set up a screen lock with credentials, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC U11 life unlocks.

1. Lift the phone in portrait orientation.

2. Immediately double-tap the screen.

Waking up and unlocking

Go from sleep mode and unlock HTC U11 life to the last screen you were using without pressing the POWER button.

If you've set up a screen lock with credentials, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC U11 life unlocks.

1. Lift the phone in portrait orientation.

2. Immediately swipe up from the bottom half of the screen.

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Waking up to the Home widget panel

Go from sleep mode to the Home widget panel without pressing the POWER button.

If you've set up a screen lock with credentials, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC U11 life unlocks.

1. Lift the phone in portrait orientation.

2. Immediately swipe left from the right side of the screen.

Waking up to HTC BlinkFeed

Go from sleep mode to HTC BlinkFeed without pressing the POWER button.

If you've set up a screen lock with credentials, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC U11 life unlocks.

1. Lift the phone in portrait orientation.

2. Immediately swipe right from the left side of the screen.

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Launching the camera

Go from sleep mode to the Camera app without pressing the POWER button.

1. Lift the phone in portrait orientation.

2. Immediately swipe down twice on the screen.

If you've set up a screen lock with credentials, you'll be asked to provide your credentials when you exit the Camera app.

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 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 Paste.

Sharing text

1. After you have selected the text, tap 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 to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn on caps lock.

§ 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.

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§ Tap to show number and symbol keys. Tap to return to the main keyboard.

§ 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.

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, swipe up and then tap Settings Language & keyboard.

2. Tap Virtual 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 Virtual keyboard Touchpal - HTC Sense Version General settings. Select Number Row.

§ Turn on Contextual prediction.Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard. Tap Virtual keyboard 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 Store.

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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Edge Sense

What is Edge Sense?

§ The help content here is based on the following app version: 1.21.9x.

§ Download the latest version of HTC Edge Sense from Google Play Store to enjoy add-on

features.

Edge Sense provides an intuitive way to interact with your HTC phone by simply squeezing its lower sides. Customize Edge Sense to quickly launch your favorite app or do certain actions.

Here are the actions that currently can be assigned to the squeeze gestures in Edge Sense:

§ Launch the HTC Camera app—which is assigned to the short squeeze gesture by default. See

Taking camera shots using Edge Sense on page 52.

§ Launch the default voice assistant—which is assigned to the squeeze and hold gesture by default. See Typing with your voice with Edge Sense on page 54.

You can also switch to another voice assistant app if you downloaded one from Google Play Store. See Assigning another voice assistant app to Edge Sense on page 54.

§ Launch HTC Alexa. This app is currently available on phones sold in the U.S., U.K., and Germany only.

§ Launch the default music app. Play or pause with a short squeeze when music is playing in the background.

§ Launch HTC Sense Companion.

§ Launch any other app that's preinstalled or downloaded on your phone.

§ Capture screenshots.

§ Turn the flashlight on or off.

§ Start or stop voice recording. You need to have the HTC Voice Recorder app.

§ Turn Wi-Fi Hotspot on or off.

§ Expand or collapse the Notifications panel.

In addition to the above, you can customize squeeze gestures to perform certain actions in an app. See Assigning in-app actions to squeeze gestures on page 56.

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§ Except for capturing screenshots and performing in-app actions, the above can be triggered by squeeze gestures even when the screen is off.

§ Play Music and third-party music apps that follow the Android music control standard are supported by Edge Sense.

Setting up Edge Sense

If you didn't set up Edge Sense when you first set up your phone, you can do it in Settings.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Edge Sense.

The Edge Sense setup screen will also appear automatically when you squeeze the lower sides of your phone the first time.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.

After you've finished setting up Edge Sense, it works in Basic mode which, by default, allows you to launch the Camera app and take shots with a squeeze of your phone. See Taking camera shots using

Edge Sense on page 52. If you want to assign another action or app to the squeeze gesture, see Changing the action to take when you squeeze the phone on page 52.

Edge Sense also has an Advanced mode that gives you two types of squeeze gestures: a short squeeze and a squeeze and hold. For details, see Enabling Advanced mode on page 53.

Turning Edge Sense on or off

You can turn Edge Sense on or off in Settings.

1. Go to Settings.

2. Tap the Edge Sense On/Off switch to turn it on or off.

You can also turn Edge Sense on or off in Quick Settings.

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Taking camera shots using Edge Sense

Instantly launch the camera and begin taking shots with a squeeze of your phone.

Check and make sure to download the latest HTC Edge Sense and Camera app versions from Google Play Store.

Squeeze the lower sides of your HTC phone to open the Camera app, and then squeeze again to take a photo.

Squeezing your phone will open the Camera app in the last capture mode you were using. When you squeeze again, the camera takes a photo, video, or selfie, depending on the capture mode.

If you turn on Advanced mode in the Edge Sense settings, you can squeeze and hold the lower sides of your phone to switch between the main and front cameras while you're in the Camera app. For details, see Enabling Advanced mode on page 53.

The default in-app actions in the Camera app are short squeeze for taking shots and squeeze and hold for switching between the front and main cameras. You can change the squeeze gestures to perform other actions in an app. To find out how, see Changing in-app actions on page 57.

Changing the action to take when you squeeze the phone

By default, the Camera app opens when you squeeze your phone. You can assign the squeeze gesture to do a different action or launch a different app.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Edge Sense.

2. Tap Customize squeeze action, and then choose your preferred option.

If you want your phone to detect your squeeze only when the display is on, clear the

gesture when screen is off option.

3. Press to save your setting.

You can also assign one more action for Edge Sense. For details, see Enabling Advanced mode on page 53.

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Enabling Advanced mode

Turning on Advanced mode activates the squeeze and hold gesture. In this mode, you'll be able to do the following with Edge Sense:

§ While you're using HTC Camera, squeeze and hold the lower sides of your phone to switch between the main and front cameras. You can do this only if the squeeze gesture—whether it's the short squeeze or squeeze and hold—is set to Launch Camera app.

§ Do two different actions when squeezing, depending on how long you squeeze. By default, short squeeze opens the Camera app. Squeeze and hold launches the default voice assistant which is Google Assistant. You can assign these two squeeze gestures to other actions.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Edge Sense.

2. Select the Enable advanced mode check box.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to set the squeeze force levels.

4. To change the action the phone takes when you squeeze it, tap Customize short squeeze action, and then choose your preferred option.

5. To change the action the phone takes when you squeeze and hold it, tap Customize squeeze & hold action, and then choose your preferred option.

6. Press to save your settings.

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Typing with your voice with Edge Sense

Type using your voice instead of the onscreen keyboard.

§ Check and make sure to download the latest HTC Edge Sense version from Google Play Store.

§ In Settings Edge Sense, make sure the Keyboard option is selected under In-app options.

1. Open an app where you want to enter text.

2. With the onscreen keyboard showing, squeeze the lower sides of your phone, and then speak

the words you want typed.

If you paused speaking, squeeze again or tap the microphone icon on the screen to resume voice typing.

In Advanced mode, launching Google Assistant is assigned to the squeeze and hold gesture by default. See Enabling Advanced mode on page 53. While you're not in the Camera app or the onscreen keyboard is not showing, squeeze and hold the lower sides of your phone to launch Google Assistant. You can then use your voice to do a web search, ask questions such as about the weather, and more.

Assigning another voice assistant app to Edge Sense

You can set Edge Sense to use another voice assistant app that you downloaded from Google Play Store.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings

2. Tap Customize short squeeze action or Customize squeeze & hold action, depending on

which type of squeeze gesture the default voice assistant is currently assigned to.

3. Tap Launch default voice assistant Assist app.

4. Select the voice assistant app you want to use with Edge Sense, and then tap OK.

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Adjusting the squeeze force level

If you experience accidentally launching Camera or an assigned shortcut while holding the sides of your phone, tune Edge Sense to make it detect the strength of your squeeze more effectively.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Edge Sense.

2. Tap Adjust your squeeze force level.

3. Tap Test your squeeze force.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.

Squeezing to perform actions in your apps

Edge Sense lets you perform certain actions in your apps by just squeezing your phone.

There are default apps that are already predefined with squeeze gestures to perform actions:

§ To see all the default apps with predefined actions, your phone needs to be connected to the Internet and these apps must already be installed on your phone. Also, you need to tap Add more in-app options and then tap Agree the first time you use the in-app options feature.

§ Most of the default apps are not selected. You need to select them to enable their squeeze gestures.

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Assigning in-app actions to squeeze gestures

Per app, you can customize squeeze gestures to do a tap or double-tap on a specific area on the screen.

§ If Advanced mode is not enabled in Edge Sense, you can only customize the short squeeze gesture.

§ There are default apps that are already predefined with certain actions. See Squeezing to

perform actions in your apps on page 55.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Edge Sense.

2. Under In-app options, tap Add more in-app options.

3. Tap the app you want to customize.

4. Tap Short squeeze.

5. Go to the screen in the app where you want to apply the squeeze gesture.

6. Tap , and then tap an area such as an onscreen button you want to assign.

7. Choose whether to assign a Tap or Double-tap action, and then tap OK.

§ You can only assign a tap or double-tap action on the selected screen. A series of touch screen actions cannot be assigned to a squeeze gesture.

§ Do not add an action in which you need to scroll down the screen to tap something. The created squeeze gesture may not trigger the action if you've scrolled to a different position on that screen.

§ Actions such as pinch, scroll, and press and hold are currently not supported.

8. Enter a name for the customized action, and then tap Save.

9. To customize the squeeze and hold gesture, tap Squeeze & hold Add a new action and

repeat steps 5 to 8.

If you left an app screen and haven't completed setting up its in-app options, tap

to end the customization process.

10. When done, tap thrice to return to the Edge Sense screen.

You'll see the app you've just customized under the In-app options list.

to resume or

An example of assigning in-app actions

Here's an example of customizing Edge Sense to start and stop the timer in the Clock app.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings

2. Under In-app options,, tap Add more in-app options.

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3. In the app list, tap Clock.

4. Tap Short squeeze.

5. Tap , and then tap the Timer tab to assign it to the short squeeze gesture.

6. Select the Tap action, and then tap OK.

7. Enter an action name, such as Go to Timer, and then tap Save.

8. Tap Squeeze & hold Add a new action.

9. In the Clock app, swipe to the Timer tab.

10. Set the countdown time that you want. Then start the timer by tapping Start and let it finish

the countdown.

11. To assign the start timer button to the squeeze and hold gesture, tap , and then tap Start.

12. Select the Tap action, and then tap OK.

13. Enter an action name, such as Start or Stop Timer, and then tap Save.

14. Tap thrice to return to the Edge Sense screen.

If you also want to use squeezing to open the Clock app, tap Customize short squeeze or Customize squeeze & hold. Select Launch app, and then select Clock.

Now give it a try. After launching the Clock app, squeeze the lower sides of your phone to go to the timer screen, and then squeeze and hold to start the countdown. To stop the countdown, squeeze and hold again.

Changing in-app actions

Whether it's the default apps or your own customized apps. you can change the in-app actions that are assigned to their squeeze gestures.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings

2. Under In-app options, tap the app you want to make adjustments to.

3. Choose whether to make adjustments to the Short squeeze or Squeeze & hold gesture.

4. If you have several actions already created, select the one you want to assign to the squeeze

gesture. Or tap Add a new action to create a new one.

Tap

to change an action name that you've created.

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HTC Alexa

What is HTC Alexa?

The help content here is based on the following app version: 1.20.9x.

HTC Alexa transforms your phone into an Alexa-capable device. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that can search for information, play music, provide weather forecasts and news, and more. The more you use Alexa, the better it learns your information needs, speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal and location preferences.

Setting up HTC Alexa

You need an Amazon account to use HTC Alexa. If you don't have one, create one on amazon.com.

When prompted, allow HTC Alexa to access your location information and to record audio so the app could give more accurate information and search results.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap HTC Alexa.

2. Tap Sign in with Amazon, and then sign in to your Amazon account.

3. Follow the screen instructions to complete set up. After finishing the set up, HTC Alexa

launches.

4. Tap to learn what you can ask the app, or tap to change the app settings.

If you have set up Edge Sense, you can open HTC Alexa just by squeezing the lower sides of your phone. On the HTC Alexa screen, tap Edge Sense trigger Customize squeeze action, and then select Launch HTC Alexa.

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Using HTC Alexa

HTC Alexa answers questions, assists in voice shopping, provides news, and more.

1. Do any of the following:

§ Say "Alexa."

§ If you've set up Edge Sense, squeeze the lower sides of your phone.

If your phone has a screen lock, you'll need to unlock the screen before HTC Alexa launches.

§ From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap HTC Alexa.

HTC Alexa launches.

2. Ask a question or say a command. Try:

§ "Find me the nearest dog park."

§ "What's the weather in Seattle tomorrow?"

§ "How's traffic going home?"

§ "Play Beethoven's 5th Symphony."

You can add more functions to Alexa by installing new skills. Find and download skills from the Amazon Alexa skills store at amazon.com.

To learn more about Alexa go to the amazon.com Help site and do a search.

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Updates

Software and app updates

Download and install software updates for the latest performance enhancements, bug fixes, and security improvements. HTC U11 life can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can visit www.htc.com/us/go/htc-software-updates/ for news and details about your phone's software updates.

Some app updates are available from HTC or your mobile operator, and you'll receive notifications on your phone when there are new updates. Or you can install app updates from Google Play Store. Some HTC apps that are not preloaded in certain phones can also be downloaded from Google Play Store.

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

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, swipe up and then find and tap Settings.

2. Tap About Software information.

3. Check under Android version.

Enabling automatic updates

You can choose to automatically download and install software updates for HTC or mobile operator apps.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up 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.

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Checking for updates manually

Turn on mobile data or connect HTC U11 life to a Wi-Fi network before you check for updates.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Settings.

2. Tap About Software updates.

3. Tap Check now.

Installing a software update

When HTC U11 life 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.

3. Tap Download.

4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.

After updating, HTC U11 life 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

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 U11 life

if needed.

appears in the status bar.

Installing app updates from Google Play Store

Most apps get updated with improvements and bug fixes through Google Play Store. You can manually update apps or set your phone to automatically download and install app updates when available.

1. On the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Play Store.

2. Tap to open the slideout menu.

3. Tap My apps & games.

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4. On the Updates tab, you'll see the list of apps that have updates available.

5. Tap Update beside the app you want to update.

Tap Update All if you want to update all the apps.

In Play Store, tap Settings Auto-update apps to choose how you want Google Play Store to update your apps.

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Home screen layout and fonts

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 .

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.

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4. Tap Set as home.

5. Press .

Pressing HOME from an app will first return you to the last panel you were in. Just press HOME again to go to your main Home screen.

Setting your Home screen 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.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Personalize.

2. Tap Change wallpaper.

3. Choose from where you want to select a wallpaper.

4. Tap Apply or Set wallpaper.

5. If prompted, choose whether to use the wallpaper for the Home screen, lock screen, or both.

Changing the default font size

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Display, gestures & buttons.

2. Tap Font size, and then select the size you want.

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Widgets and shortcuts

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 66.

§ The apps or other shortcuts on the lock screen are the same as the ones on the launch bar.

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.

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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, favorite contacts, 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 Apps or Shortcuts.

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.

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.

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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 .

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.

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Sound preferences

Changing your ringtone

Make sure the volume is on.

From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings

2. Tap Ringtone.

Or in dual SIM models, tap Slot 1 ringtone or Slot 2 ringtone.

3. Select a ringtone from the list.

4. If you want to add a ringtone, tap and then choose where you want to add the ringtone

from.

5. When you're done selecting your ringtone, tap Apply.

Sound & notification.

Changing your notification sound

Make sure the volume is on.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Sound & notification.

2. Tap Default notification sound, and then select one from the list.

3. Tap Apply.

Setting the default volume

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings

2. Slide the volume bars for each type of sound source.

Sound & notification.

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Tuning your HTC USonic earphones

Experience music tuned to your ears when you use your HTC USonic earphones with HTC U11 life. The earphones will scan your ears to determine the output level that best suits you.

The HTC USonic earphones can only be used with HTC U11 life and other compatible HTC phones supporting HTC USonic.

1. Plug your HTC USonic earphones into the phone, and then put the ear buds into your ears.

2. If this is your first time to plug in the earphones and you're prompted to set up a personal

audio profile, tap Start.

Or go to Settings and then tap HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation.

3. Tap Start scanning now and then wait for the phone to finish setting up your audio profile.

4. Tap Done.

§ You can add another profile for the same or another set of the HTC USonic earphones. Just tap

HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation

§ HTC USonic is not available over HDMI, Bluetooth, Miracast™, or USB audio out.

Turning Active Noise Cancellation on or off

Active Noise Cancellation tunes out distracting and annoying background noise. It is turned on by default after you've created your personal audio profile for the first time. With the HTC USonic earphones plugged in, hear music, videos, or games clearly without needing to turn up the volume in loud environments. When you don't need Active Noise Cancellation, you can turn it off.

In some regions, you may need to download and install the latest system update to turn Active Noise Cancellation on or off separately from your personal audio profile.

§ To turn Active Noise Cancellation off or back on, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap on the HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation notification.

§ Turning off your personal audio profile also turns off Active Noise Cancellation. While using an app that plays audio, slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Disable HTC

USonic. Or go to Settings, and then tap the HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation On/Off switch.

When you turn your HTC USonic personal audio profile back on, Active Noise Cancellation also toggles on or off depending on its previous state.

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Taking photos and videos

HTC Camera

Take great photos and videos with the camera. For your convenience, there's more than one way to launch the Camera app.

§ If you've set up Edge Sense, just squeeze the lower sides of the phone anytime—whether the display is on or off.

For details, see What is Edge Sense? on page 50 and Taking camera shots using Edge Sense on page 52.

§ On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.

§ Press POWER twice while the display is off.

Make sure Quick launch camera is selected in Settings

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.

Display, gestures & buttons.

Switch between Video and Photo modes.

Capture a photo.

View the last photo or video taken.

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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.

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 capturing

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 U11 life separates capture modes into categories so that you can quickly find which mode you want.

1. Tap

2. Scroll through the menu to see the available capture modes.

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.

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

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 76 for details.

Set the photo quality and aspect ratio. See Setting the photo quality and

size on page 73 for details.

Set the video quality. See for details.

Tap High-res audio to turn high resolution audio recording on and off. See for details.

page 83 for details.

Turn Live Makeup on and off. See Applying skin touch-ups with Live

Makeup on page 74 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 71 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 manually adjust the exposure, tap the screen, and then drag your finger up and down.

Or turn on Touch autoexposure so you can instantly brighten or darken a subject with a single tap. See Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos on page 76.

5. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

In Photo mode's settings, tap Camera options, and then turn on Auto smile capture to set the camera to take a photo automatically when your subject smiles.

Setting the photo quality and size

1. Switch to Photo or Selfie Photo mode. Or, select Pro mode.

2. Tap

3. Tap the current setting—for example — to change the photo quality and size, or aspect

to open the slideout menu.

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.

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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 76.

§ If the subject is moving, on the Viewfinder, press and hold the subject to lock the focus.

§ 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 U11 life steady or place it on a level surface when using HDR. See Using HDR Boost on page 77 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.

§ You can control image noise by adjusting the ISO, shutter, and exposure settings of your camera. Use Pro mode to tweak these, and save up to three different manual photography settings. See Manually adjusting camera settings on page 82.

It also captures in RAW format, which is suitable for post processing photos. See Taking a

RAW photo on page 83.

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.

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 auto HDR is on.

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 71 for details.

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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 to open the slideout menu, and then tap to turn Live Makeup off.

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 71 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 71 for

details.

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.

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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 71 for

details.

3. Tap to open the slideout menu.

4. Tap Timer to set the countdown time.

5. To start the timer, tap

. The camera takes the photo after the countdown.

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 Photo mode. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see

Choosing a capture mode on page 71.

2. Tap to open the slideout menu.

3. Tap Settings Camera options.

4. Make sure the Save mirrored selfies option is selected.

Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos

HTC U11 life features a quick way of adjusting the exposure level or brightness in real time. Turn Touch autoexposure on if you want the camera to automatically adjust the exposure when you tap a darker or overexposed 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 71 for details.

3. Tap

4. Tap Settings.

5. Select the Touch autoexposure option.

to open the slideout menu.

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6. Tap on the dark area to brighten it, or tap on the overexposed area to make it darker.

To fine tune further, you can manually adjust the exposure by dragging 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 71 for details.

3. Press and hold

The camera takes consecutive shots of your subject.

Using HDR Boost

When shooting portraits against a bright background, use HDR Boost, short for High Dynamic Range, to capture your subjects clearly. HDR Boost also works in low light situations, giving you clearer photos with less noise.

HDR Boost 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 71 for details.

3. Make sure that or is selected. If not, tap to change it.

HDR auto is also available in Selfie photo mode, and is enabled by default.

4. Frame the scene or subject you want to capture.

5. 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 71 for details.

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3. Tap to open the slideout menu.

4. Make sure that is selected.

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.

8. 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 71 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 71 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 U11 life as steadily as you can

to automatically capture frames.

You can also tap to stop capturing anytime.

The camera stitches the frames into a single photo.

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Advanced camera features

Recording videos in slow motion

Relive high speed action bit by bit and add a touch of suspense to your videos.

Audio is recorded when you're in this mode, but will only be available when video is played back in normal speed.

1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.

2. Switch to Slow motion mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 71 for details.

3. Tap to start recording.

4. To stop recording, tap .

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 71 for details.

3. When you're ready to start recording, tap

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 71 for details.

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3. Tap 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.

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 82.

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 71 for details.

3. Tap a setting, and then drag its slider to make adjustments.

Tap a setting again to hide the slider.

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 .

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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 71 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.

§ 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.

§ Change the speed of your slow motion videos.

To learn more about Google Photos, tap

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, swipe up and then find and tap Photos.

You'll see your local and synced photos and videos organized by date.

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.

Editing your photos

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Photos.

2. Tap a photo thumbnail to view it in full screen.

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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 adjustments, 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, swipe up and then find and tap Photos.

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.

Trimming a video

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Photos.

2. Tap a video thumbnail to view it in full screen.

Videos captured using hi-res audio cannot be trimmed.

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.

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Changing the playback speed of a slow motion video

Adjust the playback speed of a selected section of a slow motion video.

You can only change the video playback speed of videos captured using slow motion in the Camera app.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Photos.

2. Find and tap the thumbnail of slow motion video to view it in full screen.

Slow motion videos are marked with the icon on the thumbnail.

3. Tap the screen to see the onscreen controls.

4. Frame the sequence you want to slow down by moving the left and right sliders.

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, swipe up 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.

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Adding a Hyperlapse effect on a regular video

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then find and tap Photos.

2. Find and tap the thumbnail of a video to view it in full screen.

You cannot add a Hyperlapse effect on a video that was captured using hi-res audio.

3. Tap Edit in Zoe Video Editor.

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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Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial

You can either dial a number directly, or use Smart dial to quickly place a call. Smart dial searches and calls a stored/synced contact or a number from your call history.

1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.

2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name to see matching contacts.

3. To see all the numbers and contacts that match, tap the number (for example, 8 matches).

4. Tap the contact you want to call.

If the phone number has an extension, tap extension number.

after connecting to the main line and then dial the

Making a call with your voice

Call a contact hands-free using your voice.

1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.

2. Tap .

3. Say the name of contact you want to call. For example, say "Call [person's name in

phonebook]."

4. Follow screen instructions to make the call.

Dialing an extension number

To skip voice prompts when dialing an extension number, do one of the following:

§ After dialing the main number, press and hold * . A comma (,) is added to the number you are dialing. Enter the extension number, and then tap the call button. You will be connected to the mainline and then to the extension number.

§ After dialing the main number, press and hold # to add a semicolon (;). Enter the extension number after the semicolon , and then tap the call button. After connecting to the main line, tap Send to dial the extension number.

You can save phone numbers with an extension in the People app.

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Speed dial

Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap.

1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.

2. Tap Speed dial . You can also press and hold an unassigned key on the dialpad, and then tap Yes.

3. Select a contact from the list.

4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a speed dial key

to assign.

5. Tap Save.

To use Speed dial, press and hold the speed dial number you want to call.

Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event

When you receive a text message, email, or calendar event that has a phone number in it, you can just tap the number to place a call.

Receiving calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears.

HTC U11 life will automatically adjust the ringtone volume if Quiet ring on pickup and Pocket mode are selected in Settings

Answering or rejecting a call

Do one of the following:

§ Tap Answer or Decline.

§ If you've set up a lock screen, drag or upwards.

Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call

Do one of the following:

§ Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.

§ Press the POWER button.

§ Place HTC U11 life face down on a level surface.

Flip to mute option in Settings Sound & notification is set to Mute once, HTC U11 life will

still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.

Sound & notification.

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Returning a missed call

You'll see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open to check who the caller is.

2. To return the call, tap Call back.

If you have multiple missed calls, tap the missed calls notification to open the Call History tab.

Emergency call

In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC U11 life even if the nano SIM card has been blocked or if you don't have one installed.

If you don't have a network signal, you won't be able to make an emergency call.

1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.

2. Dial the emergency number for your locale, and then tap Call.

If you've enabled but forgotten your lock password or lock pattern, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency on the screen.

What can I do during a call?

When a call is in progress, you can turn the speakerphone on, place the call on hold, and more.

Putting a call on hold

To put the call on hold, tap Hold. The status bar then displays the hold call icon .

To resume the call, tap Unhold.

Switching between calls

If you’re already in a call and you accept another call, you can switch between the two calls.

1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call and put the first call on hold.

2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.

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Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call

To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC U11 life to your ear when the speakerphone is on.

§ On the call screen, tap . The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar.

§ To turn the speakerphone off, tap .

Muting the microphone during a call

On the call screen, tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon appears in the status bar.

Ending a call

Do one of the following to end the call:

§ On the call screen, tap End Call.

§ Slide the Notifications panel open, then tap Hang Up.

Setting up a conference call

Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make or accept a call, and then simply dial each subsequent call to add it to the conference.

Make sure that you have conference calling service activated. Contact your mobile operator for details.

1. Make a call to the first conference call participant.

2. When connected, tap , and then dial the number of the second participant. The first

participant is put on hold.

3. When connected to the second participant, tap .

4. To add another participant, tap , and then dial the number of the contact.

5. When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call. Tap to access

options such as ending the call with a participant.

6. To end the conference call, tap End Call.

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Call History

Use Call History to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls.

1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.

2. Swipe right to go to the Call History tab.

3. Do one of the following:

§ Tap a name or number in the list to call.

§ Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu.

§ Tap to display just a particular type of call such as missed calls or outgoing calls.

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History

1. On the Call History tab, tap next to the new phone number.

2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing contact.

Clearing the Call History list

1. On the Call History tab, tap Remove call history.

2. Select the items you want to delete, or tap Select all.

3. Tap Delete.

Blocking a caller

When you block a phone number or a contact, all calls from the phone number or contact will be declined automatically.

On the Call History tab, press and hold the contact or phone number you want to block, and then tap Block contact.

You can always remove a caller from your blocked list. On the Call History tab, tap contacts. In the All tab, press and hold a contact, and then tap Unblock contacts.

Blocked

Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes

Do one of the following:

§ To change from silent to normal mode, press the VOLUME UP button twice.

§ To change from vibrate to normal mode, press the VOLUME UP button.

§ Go to Settings, and then tap Sound & notification

Sound profile.

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Home dialing

When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home.

Your home country code is automatically added when you call your contacts while roaming. But when manually entering a phone number to call, you need to enter a plus (+) sign and country code before the number.

Using a roaming service may incur additional charges. Check with your mobile operator for rates before using a roaming service.

Changing the default country code for Home dialing

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Call.

2. Tap Home dialing settings.

3. Select a country, and then tap OK.

Turning off Home dialing

If you prefer to manually enter complete phone numbers to call while roaming, you can turn off Home dialing.

1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Call.

2. Clear the Home dialing option.

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SMS and MMS

Sending a text message (SMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap .

3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the To field.

4. Tap the area that says Add text or your signature if you've set it.

5. Enter your message.

6. Tap to send the message.

§ Tap

§ There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message (displayed above ). If

you exceed the limit, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.

§ Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message if you enter an email address as the recipient, attach an item, or compose a very long message.

to save the message as a draft.

, and then find and tap Messages.

Replying to a message

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.

2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.

3. Tap the area that says Add text or your signature if you've set it.

4. Enter your message.

5. Tap .

Replying to a contact's other phone number

When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC U11 life, you can select which phone number to reply to.

Keep in mind that if you don't select another number, your response will be sent to the phone number that your contact used to send the last message.

1. While viewing the exchange of messages with a contact, tap Recipient phone number and select which phone number you want to reply to.

2. Tap the area that says Add text, then enter your reply message.

3. Tap .

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Resuming a draft message

If you switch to another app or if you receive an incoming call while composing a text message, the message is automatically saved as a draft.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.

2. Tap a draft message, and then edit the message.

To see all draft messages in one place, tap , and then tap Filter Drafts.

3. Tap .

How do I add a signature in my text messages?

If you're using the HTC Messages app, here's how to add a signature.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.

2. Tap Settings General.

3. Select the Use signature option, and then tap Signature.

4. Enter the text you want to use as your signature, and then tap OK.

The signature will count toward the text message's character limit.

Sending a multimedia message (MMS)

Before attaching and sending a high-resolution video, compress it first so that the file size doesn't exceed the message size limit.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.

2. Tap .

3. Enter a contact name, mobile number, or email address in the To field.

4. Tap the area that says Add text or your signature if you've set it.

5. Enter your message.

6. Tap , and then choose an attachment type.

7. Select or browse for the item to attach.

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8. After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment.

9. Tap to send the message.

Tap to save the message as a draft.

Sending a group message

Group messaging makes it easy to send a message to multiple contacts all at once. You can choose to send a group SMS or group MMS.

Group MMS may incur extra data fees.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.

2. Tap .

3. Tap , and then select multiple recipients.

4. Tap Done.

5. To send a group SMS, tap , and then select Send as individual. Clear this option to send

your message as a group MMS.

Sending option

Group SMS Your message will be sent to the recipients as a text message and you will be

Group MMS Similar to a group chat, sending a group MMS lets your recipients join the

6. Tap the area that says Add text or your signature if you've set it.

7. Enter your message.

Sending and receiving

charged by your mobile operator for each message sent. Replies of your recipients are sorted separately.

conversation you've started.

HTC U11 life also organizes message replies in a single conversation thread. If this is your first time to send a group MMS, you may need to enter your mobile phone number.

8. Tap to send the message.

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Forwarding a message

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.

2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to view the exchange of messages with that contact.

3. Tap a message, and then tap Forward.

Moving messages to the secure box

You can move private messages to the secure box. You will need to enter a password to read these messages.

§ The secure box does not encrypt messages.

§ Messages stored on a nano SIM card cannot be moved to the secure box.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.

2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.

3. Tap Move to secure box.

4. Select the messages, and then tap Move.

To move all the messages from a contact, on the Messages screen, press and hold the contact and tap Move to secure box.

§ To read messages in the secure box, on the Messages screen, tap Secure. If it is your first time to use the secure box, set a password.

§ To remove messages or contacts from the secure box, press and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap Move to general box.

Blocking unwanted messages

Declutter your Messages screen by moving spam messages from contacts to the block box. If you have blocked a contact, that contact's text or picture messages will also be in the block box.

§ Open the Messages app, press and hold a contact (or phone number) and tap Block contact.

§ To block multiple contacts, tap Block contacts, select the contacts, and tap Block.

When the contact sends you messages, you will not see them in the Messages screen or receive notifications and calls.

To read messages in the block box, on the Messages screen, tap Block.

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§ To remove messages or contacts from the block box, press and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap Unblock.

§ To completely discard future messages from blocked contacts, tap Settings General, and then clear the Save block message option.

Copying a text message to the nano SIM card

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.

2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.

3. Tap the message, and then tap Copy to SIM. The nano SIM card icon is displayed.

Deleting messages and conversations

Open the Messages app and do any of the following:

To delete a Do these steps

Message Open the conversation thread with a contact, tap the message, and then tap Delete

message.

To delete multiple messages within a conversation, tap Delete messages Delete by selection, and then select the messages to delete.

Conversation Press and hold a contact (or phone number), and then tap Delete.

To delete multiple conversations, tap Delete threads, and then select the conversations to delete.

In the Messages settings, tap General Delete old messages to auto delete old messages.

Preventing a message from being deleted

You can lock a message to prevent it from being deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation.

1. Open the Messages app.

2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.

3. Tap the message that you want to lock.

4. Tap Lock message on the options menu. You'll then see a lock icon for locked messages.

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Contacts

Your contacts list

The People app lists all contacts you've stored on HTC U11 life and from online accounts you're logged in to. Use the People app to easily manage communications with people that matter to you.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. On your contacts list, you can:

§ View your profile and edit your contact information.

§ Create, edit, find, or send contacts.

, and then find and tap People.

§ Tap a contact photo to find ways to quickly connect with the contact.

§ See when a contact has sent you new messages.

To sort your contacts by their first or last name, tap

Settings Sort contacts by.

Setting up your profile

Store your personal contact information to easily send it to other people.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.

2. Tap My profile.

3. Tap Edit my contact card.

4. Enter or edit your name and contact details.

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5. Tap or the current photo to change your contact photo.

6. Tap .

Filtering your contacts list

When your contacts list gets long, you can choose which contact accounts to show.

1. On the People tab, tap Phonebook.

2. Choose the accounts that contain the contacts you want to display.

3. Press .

Finding people

Search for contacts stored on HTC U11 life, your company directory if you have an Exchange ActiveSync account, or social networks you've signed into.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.

2. On the People tab, you can:

§ Find people in your contacts list. Tap , and then enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search people box.

§ Find people on your company directory. Tap , enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search people box, and then tap Search contacts in your Company Directory.

Adding a new contact

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.

2. On the People tab, tap . If you have email accounts set up on your phone, you will be

prompted to select which account to save the contact.

3. Tap the Name field, and then enter the contact name. Tap to separately enter the contact's given, middle, or family name and name suffix, such as Jr.

4. Select the Contact type. This determines which account the contact will sync with.

5. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.

6. Tap .

When you tap the added contact in your contacts list, you'll see the contact information and your exchange of messages and calls.

HTC U11 Life User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Features you'll enjoy

Convenient, single-handed operation

Edge Sense

Android 8.0

What's special with Camera

HDR Boost

Pro level capabilities

Hyperlapse

Selfies

Immersive sound

HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation

Record audio in high res quality

Truly personal

Unboxing and setup

HTC U11 life overview

Back panel

Card tray

nano SIM card

Inserting the nano SIM card

Removing the nano SIM card

Storage card

Inserting the microSD card

Unmounting the storage card

Removing the microSD card

Charging the battery

Water and dust resistant

Care and maintenance tips

Cleaning and drying

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Switching the power off

Setting up HTC U11 life for the first time

Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more

Syncing your accounts

Removing an account

Fingerprint scanner

Adding a fingerprint the first time

Fingerprint scanner settings

Your first week with your new phone

HTC Sense Home

Sleep mode

Switching to Sleep mode

Waking up from Sleep mode

Lock screen

Motion gestures

Touch gestures

Getting to know your settings

Using Quick Settings

Customizing Quick Settings

Capturing your phone's screen

Travel mode

Restarting HTC U11 life (Soft reset)

HTC U11 life not responding?

Notifications

Notification LED

Choosing when to flash the notification LED

Notifications panel

Managing app notifications

Snoozing notifications

Turning icon badges on or off

Motion Launch

Turning Motion Launch gestures on or off

Waking up to the lock screen

Waking up and unlocking

Waking up to the Home widget panel

Waking up to HTC BlinkFeed

Launching the camera

Selecting, copying, and pasting text

Sharing text

Entering text

Entering text by speaking

Enabling smart keyboard options

How can I type faster?

Getting help and troubleshooting

Want some quick guidance on your phone?

Having hardware or connection problems?