Verizon HTC Droid DNA User Manual
Contents
Unboxing
Droid DNA by HTC 16
Charging the battery 17
Switching the power on or off 19
Want some quick guidance on your phone? 20
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up your new phone for the first time 21
Getting contacts and other content into Droid DNA by HTC 23
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and
computer 24
Home screen 25
Getting to know your settings 26
Updating your phone's software 27
Getting apps from Google Play 29
Downloading apps from the web 31
Uninstalling an app 32
Your first week with your new phone
About your phone 33
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Basics 36
Home screen feeds 51
Notifications 56
Working with text 60
Battery 68
Camera
Camera basics 73
Taking a photo 75
Recording video 76
Taking continuous camera shots 77
Camera scenes 78
Improving portrait shots 78
Taking a self portrait 78
Taking HTC Zoe photos 79
Taking a panoramic photo 80
Using HDR 81
Recording videos in slow motion 82
Tips for capturing better photos 82
Gallery
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery 86
Viewing photo highlights 90
Viewing and editing Video Highlights 91
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Organizing your photos and videos 92
Viewing photos in your social networks 94
Editing your photos 95
Sharing or saving a frame from an HTC Zoe photo 98
Creating an animated gif 98
Creating an action sequence shot 99
Editing a group shot 100
Removing unwanted objects in a photo 101
Sending your photos and videos 102
Sharing your photos on social networks 103
Sharing Video Highlights through HTC Share 104
Personalizing
Making Droid DNA by HTC truly yours 107
Changing your wallpaper 107
Personalizing the launch bar 108
Adding a widget to your Home screen 109
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 111
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 111
Arranging apps on the All Apps screen 113
Grouping apps into a folder 114
Hiding or unhiding apps 115
Adding, removing, or arranging widget panels 116
Changing your main Home screen 117
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Changing the sounds for your ringtone, notifications, and alarm 117
Rearranging application tabs 118
Adding a widget on the lock screen 118
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 120
Dialing an extension number 121
Returning a missed call 122
Using Speed dial 122
Calling a phone number in a text message 123
Calling a phone number in an email 123
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 123
Making an emergency call 124
Receiving calls 125
What can I do during a call? 126
Setting up a three-way call 128
Checking calls in the Call History 129
Changing ringtone settings 130
Global Ready 131
Your Verizon Wireless SIM card 132
Changing the Droid DNA by HTC network connection 135
Using Assisted dialing 135
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Messages
Sending a text message (SMS) 138
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 138
Sending a group message 141
Resuming a draft message 143
Replying to a message 143
Saving a text message in the Tasks app 144
Forwarding a message 145
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 145
Copying a text message to your micro SIM card 146
Deleting messages and conversations 146
Search and web browser
Searching Droid DNA by HTC and the Web 148
Getting instant information with Google Now 150
Browsing the Web 153
Bookmarking a webpage 156
Using your browsing history 157
Clearing your browsing history 158
Fun and entertainment
Listening to music 159
Creating and working with playlists 160
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Adding a song to the queue 162
Updating album covers and artist photos 163
Setting a song as a ringtone 163
Viewing song lyrics 165
Finding music videos on YouTube 166
Watching videos on YouTube 166
Creating video playlists 167
Connecting to your home entertainment system 168
About HTC Media Link HD 168
Sharing your media on DLNA devices 170
Storage
Types of storage 171
Copying files to or from Droid DNA by HTC 172
Making more storage space 172
Encrypting data on Droid DNA by HTC 174
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync 175
Backup 178
HTC Sync Manager 184
Reset 188
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People
Your contacts list 192
Setting up your profile 194
Adding a new contact 195
Editing a contact’s information 197
Getting in touch with a contact 197
Importing or copying contacts 198
Merging contact information 200
Sending contact information 201
Contact groups 202
Email
Gmail 205
Mail 208
Travel and maps
Location settings 218
Google Maps 219
VZ Navigator 223
Other apps
Using the Clock 225
Checking Weather 226
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Viewing the Calendar 227
Scheduling or editing an event 228
Choosing which calendars to show 230
Sharing an event 231
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 231
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 232
Taking notes 233
Keeping track of your tasks 237
Internet connections
Data connection 241
Managing your data usage 242
Wi-Fi 244
Wi-Fi Enhanced Connectivity 246
Connecting to VPN 247
Using Droid DNA by HTC as Mobile Hotspot 249
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 250
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 251
Wi-Fi printing 252
Wireless sharing
Connecting a Bluetooth headset 255
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 257
Where sent information is saved 257
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Receiving files using Bluetooth 258
Using NFC 260
Settings and security
Checking your phone's HTC Sense version 262
Airplane mode 263
Do not disturb mode 263
Scheduling when to turn data connection off 265
Automatic screen rotation 265
Setting when to turn off the screen 266
Screen brightness 267
Touch sounds and vibration 267
Changing the display language 268
Accessibility settings 269
Magnifying the screen 269
Working with certificates 271
Disabling an app 272
Assigning a PIN to help protect your SIM card 272
Navigating Droid DNA by HTC with TalkBack 273
Lock screen notifications 277
Setting a screen lock 277
Setting up face unlock 279
Bypassing the lock screen 279
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Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Please be advised that many services and applications offered through this
unique device are provided by various device manufacturers, operating
system, software and application developers (e.g. Google®, Motorola®,
Microsoft®, Research in Motion®). If you use, link to or download such a
service, or an application such as a non-Verizon Wireless location based
GPS-type service, chat room, marketplace or social network from this
device, you should carefully review the terms of such service or
application. If you use any of these non-Verizon Wireless services or
applications, personal information you submit may be read, collected, or
used by the service or application provider and/or other users of those
forums.
Verizon Wireless is not responsible for your use of those applications or
information you choose to submit or share with others. Specific terms and
conditions, terms of use, and privacy policies apply to those applications
and services. Please review carefully any and all terms and conditions
applicable to those applications and services including those related to any
location-based services for any particular privacy policies, risks or waivers.
Your Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions and
certain other specifically identified terms govern your use of any Verizon
Wireless products and services.
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Conventions used in this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and
important information:
This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as
what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain
action. A note also provides information that may only be
applicable to some situations.
This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular
step or procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find
helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to
accomplish a certain task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information
that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems.
Conventions used in this guide 13
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.
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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 phone, including personal information.
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Unboxing
Droid DNA by HTC
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. USB connector
4. RECENT APPS (can be
configured in Settings to open
the Menu)
5. VOLUME
6. Proximity sensor
7. Notification LED
8. Tray eject hole
9. SIM card tray
10. POWER
11. 3.5mm headset jack
12. Front camera
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If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block
the proximity sensor. Purchase a screen protector designed for
Droid DNA by HTC.
Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using Droid DNA by HTC, it is recommended
that you charge the battery.
Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with Droid DNA
by HTC 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. Open the USB connector cover.
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2. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
3. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
4. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging
the battery.
§ As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid
overheating.
§ When you're using the Internet and charging the battery, Droid
DNA by HTC may become warmer. This is normal.
§ To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical
outlet after you finish charging.
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Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button.
When you turn on Droid DNA by HTC for the first time, you’ll need
to set it up.
Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. If
you've set up a lock screen, you need to unlock it.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Tap Power off on the options menu.
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Want some quick guidance on your phone?
Exploring Droid DNA by HTC
Tips & Help lets you get the most out of Droid DNA by HTC in seconds.
§ Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your
phone? Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Tips & Help
to learn how. The topics range from intro to advanced and the Tips
& Help feed on the Home screen even recommends topics that you
might like.
§ Need to know how to do something right away? Just type in some
keywords and get clear, up-to-date answers right on Droid DNA by
HTC.
To open Tips & Help from the Home screen, tap > Help > Tips & Help.
If you haven't downloaded Tips & Help content yet, or if there's updated
content available, just tap the download link to get it.
To change the sync settings of Tips & Help, tap > Update
settings.
Searching Help
1. From the Home screen, tap > Help > Tips & Help.
2. Tap , and then enter the words you want to search for.
3. Tap a search result to jump straight to that item.
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Phone setup and transfer
Setting up your new phone for the first time
When you switch on your new phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to
set it up.
You can enable TalkBack to navigate by spoken feedback before
selecting the language. Draw a square in the clockwise direction
on the screen and then tap OK. To find out more, see Navigating
Droid DNA by HTC with TalkBack on page 273.
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Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection,
select how you want to set up your new phone, and more.
§ You can choose to setup accounts and personalize your new
phone using a computer. Press and hold an empty space in a
Home screen panel, and then tap Home screen wallpaper >
Computer photos.
Your phone shows you the URL of the HTC Get Started site and a
pair code. On your computer's web browser, just go to the URL
and enter the pair code to start your web setup. You need an HTC
Account to save your accounts and settings on the Web and
download them to your phone.
§ Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as
location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts
may incur extra data fees. To avoid incurring data fees, disable
these features under Settings. For more information on location
services, see Turning location services on or off on page 218.
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Getting contacts and other content into Droid DNA by
HTC
There are several ways you can add contacts to Droid DNA by HTC.
Sync with your
computer
Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts,
documents, playlists, and more between Droid
DNA by HTC and your computer running a
Windows® or Mac OS® operating system.
You can also use it to transfer contacts,
messages, and other content from an iPhone® to
your computer, and then to your Droid DNA by
HTC.
Google Google contacts are imported to Droid DNA by
HTC after you sign in to your Google Account.
You can also create more Google contacts right
from Droid DNA by HTC.
Social network
accounts
Log in to your favorite social networks to sync
contact information from them.
Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync
®
Droid DNA by HTC syncs your work contacts
from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server
in your workplace.
Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on Droid DNA by
HTC, if you don't prefer to store them on your
online accounts.
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SIM card If you have an existing Verizon Wireless microSIM
card, you can copy all of your SIM contacts to
Droid DNA by HTC.
Backup Assistant
SM
Plus
When you sign up for this free service, you can
automatically back up and sync contacts with the
Backup Assistant Plus server.
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your
phone and computer
There are two ways you can transfer your media from or to your computer.
§ Connect Droid DNA by HTC to your computer. Your computer will
recognize it just like any removable USB drive, and you can copy
your media between them.
§ Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your
computer. You can set it up to automatically get music, photos, and
videos off Droid DNA by HTC to your computer. You can also sync
playlists from your computer to the phone.
If you have an iPhone, you can even connect it and transfer the
camera roll (photos and videos) to your computer. Then reconnect
Droid DNA by HTC and copy them over.
Tired of keeping copies of your media in several places? Use online storage
services to put your media in one place so you can manage them
anywhere — on your computer, Droid DNA by HTC, and other mobile
devices.
Go to Settings, and then tap Accounts & sync > to check first what
online storage accounts are available on Droid DNA by HTC and sign in to
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the one you want to use. Use the Gallery app to access media in your
online storage.
Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make Droid DNA by HTC your own.
§ After you've turned on and set up Droid DNA by HTC for the first
time (or after installing the latest software update and restarting
the phone), you'll see the traditional Home screen style with widget
panels that you can personalize with widgets, apps, and shortcuts.
You can also and add more panels, or swipe left or right to switch
between panels. For details, see Personalizing on page 107.
§ To switch to a Home screen style that has HTC BlinkFeed™, go to
Settings and then tap Personalize > Home screen style > BlinkFeed.
Customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks,
headlines from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see
Your dynamic Home screen on page 51. This Home screen style
also has panels for adding widgets, apps, and shortcuts. Swipe left
to go to the other panels.
§ You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the
Home screen. See Personalizing the launch bar on page 108.
Press to return to the Home screen you were last in.
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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 either from the Quick settings panel or the All Apps
screen.
§ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open
Quick settings, and then tap .
§ From the Home screen, tap to switch to the All Apps
screen, and then tap Settings.
2. Here are some of the basic settings you can change:
§ Tap the On/Off switch next to an item such as Wi-Fi to turn it
on or off. Tap the item itself to configure its settings.
§ Tap Sound to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and
configure incoming call sound settings.
§ Tap Personalize to change the wallpaper, add widgets and
shortcuts to the Home screen, and more.
§ Tap Accounts & sync to add and sign in to your different
accounts, such as email, social networks, and more.
§ Tap Security to help secure Droid DNA by HTC, for example
with a screen lock.
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Updating your phone's software
Droid DNA by HTC can check and notify you if there’s a new update
available. You can also manually check if there's an available update.
Installing a software update
When Internet connection is on 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, Droid DNA by HTC will restart.
Installing an application update
When Internet connection is on and there's an available update for your
HTC or mobile operator apps, the update notification icon appears in
the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the update
notification.
The Updates screen opens with the list of application updates to be
installed.
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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 Droid DNA by HTC if needed.
Checking for updates manually
Go to Settings, and then tap Software update > Check new. Droid DNA by
HTC checks if updates are available.
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Getting apps from Google Play
Google Play™ is the place to go to find new apps for Droid DNA by HTC.
Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from
productivity apps, entertainment, to games.
A Google Wallet™ payment service is required to purchase a paid
app. You will be asked to confirm method of payment when you
purchase an app.
Finding and installing an app
When you install apps and use them on Droid DNA by HTC, they may
require access to your personal information or access to certain functions
or settings.
Download and install only apps that you trust.
Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to functions
or a significant amount of your data on Droid DNA by HTC. You’re
responsible for the results of using downloaded apps.
1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Browse or search for an app.
3. When you find the app that you like, tap it and read its description
and user reviews.
4. To download or purchase the app, tap Install (for free apps) or the
price button (for paid apps).
5. Tap Accept.
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Apps sometimes get updated with improvements or bug fixes. To
automatically download updates, after installing the app, tap >
Auto-update.
To open the app, go to the All Apps screen and tap the app.
Restoring apps from Google Play
Upgraded to a new phone, replaced a lost one, or performed a factory
reset? Restore apps that you previously downloaded.
1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap My apps, swipe to the All tab, and then tap the app you want
to restore.
4. Install the app.
For more details, refer to the Google Play help.
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