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Verizon HTC Droid DNA User Manual

Summary of HTC Droid DNA

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    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, ...

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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 u...

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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 phot...

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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 ...

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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 copyi...

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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...

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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 tra...

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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 m...

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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 to...

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    Trademarks and copyrights index contents 11.

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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, ...

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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...

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    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, ...

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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. Import...

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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 16 unboxing.

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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 u...

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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 y...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 t...

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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 > ...

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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...

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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, vid...

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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 ph...

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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 the...

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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 ico...

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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 c...

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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 ...

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    Downloading apps from the web you can download apps directly from websites. § apps downloaded from websites can be from unknown sources. To help protect droid dna by htc and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you only download from websites you trust. § before you can install the downloa...

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    Uninstalling an app if you no longer need an app that you've downloaded and installed, you can uninstall it. Most of the preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled. From the all apps view, press and hold the app you want to remove, and then drag it to uninstall. If you purchased an app in play store, you ...

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    Your first week with your new phone about your phone features you'll enjoy on droid dna by htc droid dna by htc gives you options for quick and easy setup. Transferring your old phone's content such as your contacts, messages, and media can be done right from droid dna by htc. Also, enjoy taking sho...

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    By htc tips, and more. The content is refreshed when you're connected to the internet. See your dynamic home screen on page 51. Htc zoe experience a whole new way of capturing and retouching photos. § capture entire moments with pictures and sound, and watch them come alive again with htc zoe ™ . Se...

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    § switch to sweep panorama and pan the camera to capture a wide- angle view of the scenery. See taking a panoramic photo on page 80. § use continuous shooting mode to capture 20 consecutive shots (or more) of a subject in motion. § by just tapping the shutter button, take three shots of your subject...

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    Basics 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. § after you've scrolled down a long list ...

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    Press and hold to open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a webpage), just press and hold the item. Swipe or slide quickly swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen to go to other home pages, scroll through documents, and more. Your first week w...

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    Drag press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, don't release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes, such as when moving...

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    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. Your first week with your new phone 39.

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    Slide with two fingers in some apps, like gallery, messages, mail, or the web browser, slide two fingers apart to zoom in when viewing a picture or text. Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text. 40 your first week with your new phone.

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    Two-finger swipe § swipe down from the status bar using two fingers to access quick settings. § in some apps that have sorting, like mail or people, swipe up or down using two fingers to scroll the screen. The screen displays the sorting order, and you can easily scroll to the information you want. ...

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    Htc gestures is enabled by default, which makes the three-finger gesture work only when sharing content or using htc apps. Can't use multi-finger gestures in your apps? That's because htc gestures is enabled by default. This makes the three-finger gesture exclusive for sharing content or for use wit...

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    Motion gestures use motion gestures to mute droid dna by htc, turn on the speakerphone, and more. Flip to silence / flip for speakerphone when a call comes in you can turn droid dna by htc over to mute it. While in a call, turn droid dna by htc over to turn the speakerphone on for hands-free convers...

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    Pick up to lower volume in a business meeting or restaurant, pick droid dna by htc up when a call comes in to lower the ringtone volume. Set volume to automatically rise while in your pocket or bag on a noisy street and can't hear droid dna by htc ringing in your bag? You can set droid dna by htc to...

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    Rotate droid dna by htc for a better view for many screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning droid dna by htc sideways. When entering text, you can turn droid dna by htc sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Sleep mode sleep mode saves batte...

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    Droid dna by htc automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call. Unlocking the screen drag the lock icon or clock up. If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before droid dna by htc unlocks. If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can snooze or dis...

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    § to see the all apps screen, tap . Then tap the app you want to use. § in the all apps screen, pull down to show the hidden menu bar. Then tap and enter the name of the app you're looking for. Opening an app or folder from the lock screen on the lock screen, drag an app or folder icon up to unlock ...

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    § to switch back to an app, just tap it. § to remove an app from the list, drag it up. Refreshing content in some apps, you can easily refresh content that's synced or downloaded from the web with a simple finger gesture. 1. While viewing content such as weather or mail inbox, scroll to the top of t...

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    Using quick settings tap the tiles in quick settings to easily turn on wi-fi, bluetooth ® , and more. You'll also find a few shortcuts, such as for viewing your profile in the people app. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open quick settings. You can also tap to switch to quick set...

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    Miss having a menu button? You can set the recent apps button to open the menu. 1. Go to settings, and then tap display & gestures (or display, gestures and buttons). 2. Tap recent apps button and select how you want to open the menu, such as press or press and hold the button. Capturing your phone'...

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    Home screen feeds your dynamic home screen stay in touch with friends or get the latest about your interests right on the feeds panel of your home screen. Set up which social networks, news sources, and more will appear. § tap a tile to view the content or to comment on a post or status update. § sc...

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    Selecting feeds get updated with the most relevant content and posts with just a swipe. Choose which feeds to display on the feeds panel. You can select popular news channels and websites or choose a category like entertainment. You can also show posts from friends in social networks or information ...

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    The first time you try to select content, you'll be asked if you want to sign in to your social network account to automatically select content based on your interests. 3. Swipe left or right to choose from the different types of feeds you can display on the feeds panel. You can select news media so...

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    Adding or removing locales want to keep up to date on current events in more than one locale? You can add several locales. 1. On htc blinkfeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu. 2. Tap > topics and services. 3. On the featured headlines or categories tab, tap > add editions (or remove editions)...

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    If related articles are found, you can scroll down to the end to see the links. Saving articles for later don't have time to read that potentially interesting article? You can bookmark articles to your reading list. Do one of the following: § while viewing an article, tap . § on the feeds panel, pre...

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    3. Compose your status update and post it on your social network. Notifications 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...

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    § to see more information, such as email previews and calendar events, slide two fingers apart to expand a notification. To collapse it, slide two fingers together. § some notifications allow you to take immediate action. For example, tap a missed call notification to return the call or reply with a...

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    Notification widget on the lock screen, you can see notifications such as missed calls, text messages, calendar events, and more. 1. If there is more than one missed call, text, or email, tap to view the next notification. 2. Drag the notification up to go directly to its app. You can change which n...

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    § solid green light when droid dna by htc is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. § flashing green light when you have a pending notification and the display is off. § solid orange light when the battery is being charged. § flashing orange light when the bat...

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    Working with text selecting, copying, and pasting text in htc apps such as internet and mail, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share it. 1. Press and hold on a word. 2. Drag the start and end anchors to highlight the surrounding text you want to select. 60 your first week with your ne...

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    You can use the magnifier to zoom in while selecting your text. To turn on the magnifier, go to settings > accessibility, and then select the show magnifier option. You'll see the magnifier when you press and hold one of the text selection anchors. 3. After you have selected the text you want to cop...

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    § you can type words by just speaking. See entering text by speaking on page 67. § turn on the trace keyboard so you can type words by just sliding your finger from one letter to another. See using the trace keyboard on page 66. § just swipe right to access the numeric and symbol keyboard. Or swipe ...

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    § swipe right to show number and symbol keys. To return to the main keyboard, swipe left. § press to close the onscreen keyboard. To open the keyboard settings, press and hold the comma key. Or go to settings > language & keyboard > htc sense input. Selecting a keyboard layout choose a keyboard layo...

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    § press and hold the language key, and then drag your finger to the keyboard language you want to use. Entering text with word prediction ever started typing something you weren't sure how to spell? With word prediction, you'll see suggested words displayed just above the keyboard. Word prediction a...

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    Setting a second language for word prediction you can set the word prediction to be bilingual. As you type, you’ll get word suggestions in the languages that you’ve selected. Bilingual prediction is available only when you're using a latin- based keyboard. 1. Go to settings, and then tap language & ...

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    4. Tap ok. While you're entering text using the standard keyboard layout, tapping a suggested word that’s not in the dictionary (usually the first word shown in the suggestion list) automatically stores it. Editing or deleting words and phrases in the word prediction dictionary 1. Go to settings, an...

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    3. If you want to continue entering text, slide your finger over the letters again to enter the next word. If the word that appears after you traced isn't the one you want, you can: § tap a word from the suggestion list. § tap the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices. Entering text ...

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    Battery checking battery usage see a ranking list of apps that are using the battery. You can also see how much and how long the battery has been used for each app. 1. Go to settings, and then tap power. 2. Tap usage, and then tap an app to check how it's using the battery. You'll see how much batte...

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    Checking battery history check how long you've been using droid dna by htc since the last charge. You can also see a chart that shows how long the screen has been on, and how long you've been using connections like the mobile network or wi-fi. 1. Go to settings, and then tap power. 2. Tap history. 3...

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    Manage your connections § turn off wireless connections such as mobile data, wi-fi, or bluetooth when not in use. § turn gps on only when a precise location is needed, such as while using navigation or location-based apps. See turning location services on or off on page 218. § if the sleep mode opti...

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    § set the web browser to auto dim the screen while webpages load. Open the internet app, and then tap > settings > accessibility > dim screen during page loading. For more details, see settings and security on page 262 and personalizing on page 107. Manage your apps § install the latest software and...

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    § if you have many email accounts, consider prolonging the sync time of some accounts. In the mail app, select an account, tap > settings > sync, send & receive, and then adjust the settings under sync schedule. § when you’re not traveling from one place to another, sync weather updates of only your...

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    Camera camera basics take great photos and videos with the camera, and make them more memorable by applying a variety of effects and scenes. Open the camera app to capture that perfect moment. While waiting to take your next photo, switch droid dna by htc to sleep mode. When you're ready to take mor...

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    § when you see the zoom bar, slide your finger on the zoom bar to zoom in or out. § when you're recording video, you can freely zoom in or out while recording. Switching between the front and main camera on the viewfinder screen, do any of the following: § pull from the top or bottom edge in landsca...

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    Setting the resolution 1. On the viewfinder screen, tap . 2. Under settings, do the following: § tap resolution, and then choose a photo resolution. § tap video quality, and then choose a video resolution. Turning the camera flash on or off tap the flash icon to choose a flash mode. When using flash...

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    Recording video 1. Open the camera app. 2. When you're ready to start recording, tap . 3. While recording, you can: § freely zoom in or out. § change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the viewfinder screen. § tap the flash icon to turn the flash on or off. 4. To stop recordi...

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    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. Make sure that you're in normal scene to use this feature. 1. On the viewfinder screen, just press and hold . The camera takes up to 20 conse...

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    Camera scenes a scene is a collection of settings to suit the lighting and environment. Use normal and let the camera automatically determine optimal settings, or choose from a wide selection of scenes before you start taking photos. Improving portrait shots if you'd like your family or friends to l...

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    Taking htc zoe photos don’t let the best moments just pass by. When timing is everything, capture the exact moment with htc zoe and get more than just a still photo. Some camera features are not available when you’re using htc zoe, such as zooming. 1. On the viewfinder screen, tap to switch htc zoe ...

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    What is htc zoe? Htc zoe captures a series of high quality photos and collects them in a short video clip. Like the traditional "zoetrope" that inspired it, htc zoe photos are in motion when you view them. But htc zoe is more than just a camera mode. With htc zoe, you can: § get creative with advanc...

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    2. Under photo capture mode, tap sweep panorama. 3. When you're ready to take the shot, tap . Directional arrows appear, prompting you to pan left or right in landscape view (or pan up or down in portrait view). 4. Pan droid dna by htc as smoothly as you can to automatically capture frames. You can ...

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    Recording videos in slow motion relive high speed action bit by bit and add a touch of suspense to your videos. Audio is not captured when you're in this mode. 1. On the viewfinder screen, tap . 2. Under video capture mode, tap scene > slow motion video. 3. Frame your subject on the viewfinder scree...

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    § if using sequence shot to stitch different action shots in one photo, encourage the subject to make obvious lateral movements. § when taking a group photo, ask your subjects to hold the pose until you have finished capturing. Use always smile to choose the best frames and have a photo that has eve...

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    Taking well-lit photos § droid dna by htc automatically adjusts the focus and exposure. If the image appears underexposed (the image appears dark on the viewfinder), tap a part of the image that is in shadow. Conversely, tap a well-lit object in the image if the image seems to be overexposed. Focus ...

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    § if taking pictures under fluorescent or incandescent bulbs and the subject appears to be off-color, choose a white balance option in camera settings. Check the image on the viewfinder and select the option that displays the closest color to the natural color of the subject. § in camera settings, y...

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    Gallery viewing photos and videos in gallery reminisce about good times. Use gallery to view all your photos and videos. View them by album, event, or location. You can also trim videos, add photo frames and special effects, and more. 1. Open the gallery app. 2. On the gallery app's main screen, swi...

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    Viewing photos and videos by event photos and videos that you captured using droid dna by htc are grouped together in events view according to the time and location they were taken. 1. Open the gallery app. 2. Swipe to the events tab. 3. Tap a tile to open an event. 4. Swipe to the all tab to see ph...

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    5. Tap to display map view. 6. Zoom out or pan across the map until a numerical location indicator appears. The number in the location indicator shows how many photos were taken in that area. 7. Tap the location indicator. The photos taken in the same area are displayed. Want to know where you took ...

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    6. To trim the video, tap > edit. 7. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the video to begin and end. 8. Tap to preview your trimmed video. 9. Tap save. The trimmed video is saved as a new file. The original video remains unedited. Changing the video playback speed want to add a cinemati...

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    6. To adjust the playback speed of the video, tap > edit > adjust playback speed. 7. Frame the sequence you want to slow down by moving the left and right sliders. 8. Drag the slider up or down to choose how fast you want the sequence to play. 9. Tap to watch the result. 10. Tap save. The edited vid...

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    Viewing and editing video highlights want to share the excitement of a wedding or party? When you view an entire album or event on the video highlights tab, gallery automatically selects the highlights, and displays them as a short video with background theme and music. This video is about half a mi...

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    Do not reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use copyrighted materials in connection with the video highlights feature unless you have secured the copyright owner’s permission first. 8. To trim the chosen soundtrack, include audio that was captured with the video, and enable content to play back chron...

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    2. On the gallery app's main screen, swipe to the albums tab. 3. Tap a tile to open an album. 4. Tap > move to or copy to. 5. Select the photos or videos you want to move or copy and then tap next. 6. Select an album to move or copy the photos or videos to. To create a new album to move or copy to, ...

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    Merging or splitting events you can combine photos from two events, or move photos from an event into a new or existing event. 1. On the gallery app's events tab, press and hold the event that you want to split or combine. 2. Do one of the following: § tap merge to and then select another event to c...

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    4. Tap a social network account or photo sharing site. In social networks, to comment on a photo, press and hold a photo thumbnail and then tap add comment. Adding an online service 1. On the gallery app's main screen, swipe to the albums tab. 2. Tap > add online service. 3. Tap the social network o...

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    3. Do any of the following: § tap effects to apply a special effect filter to the photo. § tap frames to add a decorative frame to the photo. § tap retouch to make a portrait shot even better with red eye removal, skin smoothing, and more. § tap tools to draw, rotate, crop, flip, or straighten the p...

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    You can also press and hold an effect and then drag it to a new location. 5. On the custom effects screen you can: § make changes to the effect by adjusting filters such as exposure, saturation, white balance, and more. § use the slider bars on selected filters to adjust the intensity of the effect....

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    Sharing or saving a frame from an htc zoe photo when you view an htc zoe photo in full screen and tap it (to display the playback controls), you'll see a white dot on the progress bar. The white dot indicates the cover photo, which is the moment when the shutter button was pressed when you captured ...

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    2. Open the photo you want in full screen, tap it, and then tap edit > retouch > gif creator. You'll see an animation of the frames. 3. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the animated gif to begin and end. 4. Tap next. 5. On the next screen, you can choose the direction you want the an...

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    2. Open the photo you want in full screen, tap it, and then tap edit > retouch > sequence shot. You'll see frames that you can combine in one photo. 3. Select the frames that you want to include in the sequence shot. 4. Tap done. 5. Tap save. The edited photo is saved as a copy. The original photo r...

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    5. Tap save. The edited photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited. Removing unwanted objects in a photo did a pedestrian or passing car ruin your otherwise perfect shot of a famous landmark? Retouch the photo to remove unwanted people or objects. § this feature is available for a...

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    Sending your photos and videos send photos and videos to your computer or to another device via email, mms, or bluetooth. 1. Open the gallery app. 2. On the gallery app's main screen, swipe to the albums tab. 3. Tap a tile to open an album. 4. Tap and then choose how you want to send the photos and ...

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    Sharing your photos on social networks use the gallery app to share photos straight to your social networks. Log in to your social network account before you start uploading. 1. Open the gallery app. 2. On the gallery app's main screen, swipe to the albums tab. 3. Tap a tile to open an album. 4. Tap...

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    Sharing video highlights through htc share share video highlights via a web link. Email the link, post it on your social network, or choose from other sharing options. § you must have an htc account to share via htc share. § do not reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use copyrighted materials in con...

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    7. Under share to, choose how you want to share, and then tap done. If prompted, choose whether to make your collection private or public. Or, tap > add to htc share feed before tapping done. Selecting add to htc share feed makes your collection publicly visible to anyone who has access to your othe...

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    2. Choose a collection. 3. To view a collection on a web browser, tap . 4. To comment, tap the text box and enter your comment. Swipe left to view who liked your collection. 5. To share a collection to more recipients, tap , and then select how you want to share your collection. 6. To delete a colle...

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    Personalizing making droid dna by htc truly yours make droid dna by htc look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper and ringtone, and you can also choose notification sounds for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders. Changing your wallpape...

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    Computer photos use the htc get started service to choose a photo from your computer and use it as a wallpaper on droid dna by htc. Gallery choose an existing photo and crop it. 4. Tap done or apply. Personalizing the launch bar the launch bar gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps. You ca...

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    Adding a widget to your home screen widgets make at-a-glance important information and media content easily available. Choose from a selection of widgets and add the most useful ones to your home screen. 1. On htc blinkfeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to customize the home screen...

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    Changing the settings of a widget you can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the people widget) from the home screen. 1. Press and hold a widget on your home screen, and then drag it to . The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens. 2. Customize...

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    Adding apps and other shortcuts on your home screen place apps you often use on any widget panel of your home screen. You can also add shortcuts to frequently used settings, bookmarked webpages, and more. 1. On htc blinkfeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to customize the home scree...

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    2. With another finger, flick left or right to rotate the screen to another widget panel. 3. Release the widget or icon. 4. To move the widget or icon to another position on the panel, just press and hold and then drag it. Removing a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to re...

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    Arranging apps on the all apps screen personalize the all apps screen to your liking. You can rearrange the apps and change the layout. 1. From the feeds panel or any widget panel, tap . 2. Pull down and hold the screen until you see an icon bar. 3. Tap > grid size to choose whether to display more ...

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    Grouping apps into a folder you can combine apps into folders on the all apps screen, launch bar, or on the widget panels of your home screen. To group apps on the all apps screen, you need to be in custom view. 1. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a...

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    Renaming a folder 1. Tap the folder to open it. 2. Tap the folder window’s title bar. 3. Enter a new folder name. 4. Tap outside the folder to close it. Removing items from a folder 1. Tap the folder to open it. 2. Do one of the following: § from a folder on the all apps screen, press and hold an ap...

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    2. Tap > hide/unhide apps. 3. Select the apps you want to hide, or clear their check boxes to unhide them. 4. Tap done. Adding, removing, or arranging widget panels § you won't be able to add a new widget panel if you've already reached the maximum limit. § if the feeds panel is not hidden, it alway...

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    Changing your main home screen by default, the feeds panel is the main home screen. Instead of jumping to the feeds panel when pressing the home button, you can go directly to a widget panel. 1. On htc blinkfeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to customize the home screen. 2. Tap a w...

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    Want alarms to ring louder but notifications to be more discreet? In settings, tap sound > volumes and set the volume levels for each sound type. Rearranging application tabs you can add to or rearrange the tabs in some apps to make it easy to get to the most important information. 1. Open an app th...

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    Moving or deleting a lock screen widget 1. On the lock screen, pull from the right edge until you see the widget you want to move or delete. 2. You can: § press and hold the widget, and then drag it left or right to the position that you want. § press and hold the widget, and then drag it to to remo...

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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. Open the phone app. 2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s...

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    Changing the phone dialer layout switch between the smart dial keypad to find contacts with just a few taps and a full screen keypad that gives you more room to enter phone numbers. 1. Open the phone app. 2. Tap > full screen keypad or smart dial keypad. Dialing an extension number to skip voice pro...

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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, spread your two fingers on the missed call notification to expand it, and then tap call back. If you have multiple ...

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    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. Calling a phone number in a text message 1. Tap the phone number within the message. 2. Tap call. To call the message sender, tap the received m...

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    Making an emergency call in some regions, you can make emergency calls from droid dna by htc even if you don’t have a micro sim card installed or your micro sim card has been blocked. If you don't have a network signal, you won't be able to make an emergency call. 1. Open the phone app. 2. Dial the ...

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    Receiving calls when you receive a phone call from a contact, the incoming call screen appears. Droid dna by htc will automatically adjust the ringtone volume when you use the polite ringer and pocket mode features. Answering or rejecting a call do one of the following: § if the display is on when y...

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    § place droid dna by htc face down on a level surface. If droid dna by htc is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls. Look who's calling every time you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend’s latest social network status upd...

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    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...

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    To turn the speakerphone off, just flip droid dna by htc over again, facing it up. Or tap again. 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 d...

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    To end the call, tap end call. Checking calls in the call history use call history to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls. 1. Open the phone app. 2. Swipe to view the call history tab. 3. Do one of the following: § tap a name or number in the list to call. § press and hold a ...

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    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 fr...

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    Lowering the ring volume automatically droid dna by htc has a quiet ring feature that automatically lowers the ring volume when you move it. 1. Go to settings, and then tap sound. 2. Select the quiet ring on pickup option. Making droid dna by htc ring louder in your pocket or bag to help avoid missi...

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    Voice and data roaming charges may apply. Data service plans sold separately. Your verizon wireless sim card use your verizon wireless sim card to make and receive calls, text, and email messages and surf the web while traveling outside of the u.S. In supported destinations. Your sim (subscriber ide...

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    Micro sim card droid dna by htc uses a micro sim card. The micro sim card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages. Inserting the sim card use a standard micro sim only. Inserting other types (such as nano sim with an adapter or a mo...

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    4. Pull the sim card tray out, and place the sim card (contacts facing down) into the tray. 5. Insert the sim card tray back into the slot. Removing the sim card make sure to switch off droid dna by htc before removing your sim card. 1. Hold the phone face up. 2. Insert the tip of the sim eject tool...

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    4. Pull the sim card tray out, and remove the sim card. After removing the sim card, make sure that you insert the empty sim card tray back into the slot. Changing the droid dna by htc network connection droid dna by htc is set to global mode and connects to the appropriate network (cdma or gsm) in ...

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    3. From the list, tap a contact to call. If you selected a contact whose phone number has a leading zero, droid dna by htc will automatically prepend it with your home country code when dialing. If there's already a plus (+) sign and country code before the phone number, droid dna by htc will just d...

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    Resetting the reference country to default 1. Go to settings, and then tap call. 2. Tap assisted dialing. 3. Under reference country, select the country whose settings you want to set to default values. 4. Tap > set default. 5. Tap done. Turning off assisted dialing 1. Go to settings, and then tap c...

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    Messages sending a text message (sms) 1. Open the messages app. 2. Tap . 3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the to field. 4. Tap the box that says add text, and then enter your message. 5. Tap , or press to save the message as a draft. § there is a limit on the number of characters for a si...

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    3. Enter a contact name, mobile number, or email address in the to field. 4. To add a subject line, tap > add subject. 5. Tap the box that says add text, and then enter your message. 6. Tap , and then choose an attachment type. Record videos with minimum resolution so you can reduce the file size of...

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    3. Right after adding a slide, do one of the following: § tap , and then choose to add a photo or a video. § tap > audio to add music or a voice recording to a slide. § tap add text, and then enter your caption. § tap to see options for replacing, viewing, or removing your attachment. 4. Tap > previ...

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    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. The text or mms message you send for each recipient will count towards your monthly message allowance. For example, if you send a group text mess...

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    Group conversations similar to a group chat, sending a group mms lets your recipients join the conversation you've started. Droid dna by htc 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....

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    Resuming a draft message open a draft message right from the all messages screen, edit the message, and then tap . To see all draft messages in one place, tap on the all messages screen, and then tap drafts. Replying to a message 1. On the all messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to disp...

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    4. Tap . After switching from iphone to an htc phone, why am i not receiving text messages from my contacts? This may happen if your contacts are texting you through the imessage ® service and not through sms or mms on their iphone. To receive their text messages on your htc phone: § if you still ha...

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    2. Tap the message you want to save, and then tap save as task. 3. Enter other details or change the task title. 4. Tap save. Forwarding a message 1. On the all messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to view the exchange of messages with that contact. 2. Tap a message, and then tap forward...

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    If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, you can choose to check the size and subject first before you download a multimedia message. On the messages screen, tap > settings > multimedia messages (mms). Clear the auto-retrieve option. Copying a text message to your micro sim card 1...

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    Delete a conversation press and hold a contact (or phone number), and then tap delete. To delete multiple conversations, on the all messages screen, tap > delete threads, and then select the conversations to delete. In the messages settings, tap general > delete old messages to auto delete old messa...

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    Search and web browser searching droid dna by htc and the web you can search for information on droid dna by htc and on the web. Start your search by entering a keyword or by using google voice search ™ . Some apps, such as people or mail, have their own search function, which you can use to search ...

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    Searching the web with your voice use google voice search to find information on the web by speaking to droid dna by htc. 1. Open the google app. Or press and hold the button. 2. Tap , and then say what you want to search for. After speaking, matching items from google web search are shown. 3. If wh...

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    You can also access the settings when viewing the search results. Pull down the screen to show the hidden menu button, and then tap > settings. Getting instant information with google now do you want to know the weather or your morning commute time before you start your day? Google now delivers quic...

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    Setting up google now before setting up google now: § make sure that you're signed in to your google account. § turn location services on and make sure that you have an internet connection. For more information on location services, see turning location services on or off on page 218. 1. Open the go...

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    Changing card settings you can easily customize the settings of google now cards to suit your information needs. For example, you can change the weather units in the weather card or your transportation mode in the traffic card. You can also specify the details on certain cards or keep a card from ap...

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    2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap > settings. 3. Tap the on/off switch next to google now, and then tap turn off. Browsing the web 1. Open the internet app. 2. Tap the url box on top of the screen. If the webpage is in fullscreen mode, flick the screen down to show the url box and ...

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    § while browsing a webpage, tap > desktop view to display the full desktop version of the webpage. Using browser tabs open multiple browser tabs and quickly switch from one webpage to another. Open the internet app. § to add a browser tab, tap > . Repeat the same to open new browser tabs. § to switc...

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    § to close a browser tab, tap , and then tap . Saving web content for later save webpages to read later, even without an internet connection. You can also add some video clips on webpages to the watch list so you can quickly find and watch them whenever you like. Droid dna by htc saves webpage text ...

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    Bookmarking a webpage add your favorite webpages as bookmarks so you can access them quickly. 1. While viewing a webpage, tap > > bookmarks. 2. On the bookmark this page screen, you can edit the bookmark name or save the bookmark in a new category folder. 3. Tap done. To view and open a bookmark, ta...

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    Syncing your bookmarks with google chrome create bookmarks from your computer's google chrome ™ browser and sync them on droid dna by htc. For more information about google chrome, visit http://support.Google.Com/chrome . § using your google chrome desktop browser, you need to sign in to your google...

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    2. Swipe to the history or most visited tab. 3. Navigate to the webpage that you want to view, and then tap it. Clearing your browsing history 1. While viewing a webpage, tap > settings > privacy & security > clear history. 2. Tap ok. All webpage entries in the history and most visited tabs are dele...

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    Fun and entertainment listening to music enjoy your favorite songs on droid dna by htc using the music app. When you open the music app for the first time, you'll be asked if you would like to automatically download related content, such as album covers and artist photos, to droid dna by htc. 1. Ope...

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    Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song. Turn shuffle on or off. (shuffle is off when button is gray.) cycle through the repeat modes: repeat all songs, repeat current song, and don’t repeat. Play your music on a dlna ® compliant tv or audio system, htc med...

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    2. Swipe to the playlists tab. 3. Tap , and then enter a playlist name. 4. To add songs, tap beside the title text box, browse your music collection, and then tap a song to add. Repeat this step to add more songs. 5. You can also: rearrange songs press and hold next to the song title you want to mov...

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    Deleting playlists the recently played and the recently added playlists can't be deleted. 1. Open the music app. 2. Swipe to the playlists tab. 3. You can: § press and hold the playlist you want to delete, and then tap delete playlist. § tap > delete playlists to remove several playlists. Adding a s...

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    Updating album covers and artist photos to save on data usage, you might want to connect to a wi-fi network when updating your album covers and artist photos. In music settings, select wi-fi only. 1. Open the music app. 2. Swipe to the artists or albums tab. 3. Tap > update artist photos or update a...

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    Trimming an mp3 ringtone use the music app's ringtone trimmer if you want to set only a part of the song as ringtone. 1. When you find the song that you want, tap > set as ringtone > trim the ringtone. 2. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the ringtone to begin and end. For a more prec...

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    Viewing song lyrics love a song so much that you want to sing along? Droid dna by htc gives your music an extra kick with song lyrics and cool music visualizations. To save on data usage, connect to a wi-fi network when downloading lyrics. In music settings, select wi-fi only. 1. Open the music app....

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    Finding music videos on youtube it's easy to find music videos of the song you’re listening to on youtube. On the now playing screen, tap > search > youtube. Watching videos on youtube check out the latest video sensations using the youtube app. 1. Open the youtube app. 2. Browse or search for a vid...

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    Minimize the video screen, and then tap to open the slideout menu. You can view your account profile and manage your subscriptions and video lists. Creating video playlists organize your favorite videos into playlists and watch them in the youtube app. Make sure that you're signed in to your google ...

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    Connecting to your home entertainment system want to make your droid dna by htc experience bigger and louder? Share your videos, music, and even streaming media to external devices through dlna, htc media link hd, miracast ™ , or a2dp (bluetooth) with a simple gesture. Some devices may need to be pa...

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    Easy to set up and use with just a three-finger swipe, connect droid dna by htc to htc media link hd and share on the big screen. Multitask with dual-screen display htc media link hd gives you dual-screen display when you're: § viewing a video in gallery § playing music in the htc music app § watchi...

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    Sharing your media on dlna devices if you'll be using a dlna compliant tv or audio system, refer to its documentation on how to connect it to your home network. 1. Connect droid dna by htc to your home network via wi-fi. 2. Open the gallery or music app. 3. Locate the media stored on droid dna by ht...

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    Storage types of storage want to know what types of storage you can use for your apps, data, and files? Droid dna by htc has these storage types: phone storage this storage combines both the internal storage, where apps, email, data, and text messages are stored, and the file storage, where photos, ...

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    Copying files to or from droid dna by htc you can copy your music, photos, and other files to droid dna by htc. Save and close your files before copying them from your computer to droid dna by htc, or vice versa. 1. Connect droid dna by htc to the computer using the supplied usb cable. You'll see op...

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    Manage photos and videos § set the camera app to automatically upload to a photo-sharing site or online storage. You can retrieve them from the photo-sharing site or online storage when needed. Using data services while uploading photos and videos may be data intensive. You may want to connect to wi...

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    Encrypting data on droid dna by htc you can encrypt data such as your online accounts, settings, music files and other media. After encryption, you will need to enter the screen lock pin or password to turn on your phone and access the data. § set a lock screen pin or password before encrypting your...

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    Sync, backup, and reset online sync 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 droid dna by htc. Depending on the account type, signing in to your online accounts lets...

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    Adding one or more google accounts sign in to your google account to see your gmail ™ , contacts, and calendars, and to use google apps on droid dna by htc. If you add more than one google account, you can switch between accounts in apps such as gmail and choose which account to back up your setting...

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    Syncing your accounts 1. Go to settings, and then tap accounts & sync. 2. Tap the auto sync on/off switch to turn automatic sync of all your accounts on or off. 3. To manually sync individual accounts, tap an account type, and then do one of the following: § tap > sync now on the account settings sc...

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    Some personal data may be retained by the third-party app after you have removed the account from droid dna by htc. Backup ways of backing up files, data, and settings worried that you might lose important stuff on droid dna by htc? Back up droid dna by htc before you erase the storage, do a factory...

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    If you're backing up data to the storage, don't choose to erase the storage when you do a factory reset. Messages back up your text messages to the storage on the phone, or save them as an email attachment. Contacts § save contacts and other personal data to your online accounts so you can just sync...

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    2. On the people tab, tap > manage contacts. 3. Tap import/export contacts > export to phone storage. 4. Select an account or type of contacts to export. 5. To help protect your data, tap yes, and then set a password for this backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again w...

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    3. To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages. If you don't need a password, select do not password protect this backup. 4. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap ok. Backing up text mes...

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    3. Choose how you want to restore the messages, and tap next. 4. Tap the backup to import. 5. Enter the password you've set for this backup. If you didn't set a password, select this backup file is not password protected. 6. Tap ok. To restore text messages that were backed up via email, open the em...

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    Importing your personal dictionary to import your personal dictionary backed up via email, open the email message with the backup file attachment from the mail app. Tap the attachment to download it first, and then tap it again to open the backup file to import. Backing up or restoring tasks 1. Go t...

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    Back up your contacts using backup assistant plus use backup assistant plus to back up your contacts and access them on the go or at home. If you did not set up backup assistant plus when you first turned on your phone, you can set it up in settings > accounts & sync. For more information about back...

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    View and manage media on your computer § show music, photos, and videos from your computer and manage them in htc sync manager. § import itunes ® and windows media ® player playlists from your computer to htc sync manager. § play music, videos, and playlists using the built-in player. § browse and m...

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    Installing htc sync manager on your computer § you can install htc sync manager on windows xp or later versions. To install it on a mac computer, you need mac os 10.6 or later versions. § if you have problem in installing htc sync manager, close all your running programs and reinstall. If the proble...

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    Transferring iphone content to your htc phone with htc sync manager, easily transfer iphone content such as contacts, messages, wallpaper, camera photos, and more to your htc phone. You need to use itunes 9.0 or later to back up your iphone content first to your computer. 1. Connect your iphone and ...

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    Getting help to find out more about using htc sync manager, download the user guide pdf from the htc support site ( htc.Com/hsm/ ). Or open the help that comes with the software. On windows, click in htc sync manager, and then click help. Reset restarting droid dna by htc (soft reset) if droid dna b...

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    Droid dna by htc not responding? If droid dna by htc does not respond when you touch the screen or press the buttons, you can still restart it. Press and hold the power and volume up buttons for at least 10 seconds. Droid dna by htc then restarts. Resetting droid dna by htc (hard reset) if droid dna...

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    Files such as your music, photos, videos, and documents will also be deleted if you select the erase all data option. Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a factory reset. A factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your phone, including personal informati...

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    2. Wait for the screen with the three android images to appear, and then release the power and volume down buttons. 3. Press volume down to select factory reset, and then press the power button. Sync, backup, and reset 191.

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    People your contacts list the people app lists all contacts you've stored on droid dna by htc and from online accounts you're logged in to. Use the people app to easily manage communications with people that matter to you. 1. Open the people app. 2. On your contacts list, you can: § view your profil...

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    § create, edit, find, or send contacts. § tap a contact photo to find ways to quickly connect with the contact. § see when a contact has sent you new messages. § check out who's online in google talk ™ . Online status icons are displayed if you’re signed in to google talk. To sort your contacts by t...

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    2. On the people tab, you can: § find people in your contacts list. Tap the search people box, and then enter the first few letters of the contact name. § find people on your company directory. Tap the search people box, enter the first few letters of the contact name, and then tap search contacts i...

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    6. Tap save. Aside from your contact details, your profile also shows updates you've posted on your social networks and your online photo albums. Adding a new contact 1. On the people tab, tap . 2. Tap the name field, and then enter the contact name. Tap to separately enter the contact's given, midd...

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    How do i add an extension number to a contact number? While creating a new contact in people, you can add an extension number to their number so you can skip the voice prompts when calling. 1. After entering the number of the main line, do one of the following: § tap p(,) to insert a pause before th...

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    Editing a contact’s information social network contacts cannot be edited. 1. On the people tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap edit contact. 2. Enter the new information. 3. Tap save. Getting in touch with a contact 1. Open the people app. 2. Tap a contact's photo (not the name), and then ...

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    For more ways of getting in touch with your contact, tap an icon below the contact photo. Importing or copying contacts importing contacts from your micro sim card 1. On the people tab, tap > manage contacts. 2. Tap import/export contacts > import from sim card. 3. If you have a google or exchange a...

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    4. Select the contacts you want to import. 5. Tap save. Importing a contact from an exchange activesync account 1. On the people tab, enter the contact's name or email address in the search box. 2. Tap search contacts in your company directory. 3. Tap the name of the contact you want copied to droid...

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    Merging contact information avoid duplicate entries by merging contact information from different sources, such as your social network accounts, into one contact. Accepting contact link suggestions when droid dna by htc finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link notification when you open ...

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    Breaking the link 1. On the people tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose link you want to break. 2. Tap > link. 3. Under the linked contacts section, tap beside an account to break the link. 4. Tap done. Sending contact information 1. On the people tab, do one of the followi...

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    Sending multiple contact cards 1. On the people tab, tap > send contacts. 2. Select the contacts whose contact information you want to share 3. Tap send. 4. Choose how you want to send the contact cards. Contact groups organize your friends, family, and colleagues into groups so you can quickly send...

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    Sending a message or email to a group if you send a text message to a group of five people, it will count as five messages towards your monthly text message allowance. 1. On the groups tab, tap the group you want to send a message or email to. 2. Go to the group action tab. 3. Choose if you want to ...

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    Managing your contact groups 1. On the groups tab, tap > edit groups. 2. You can: § rearrange the contact groups. Press and hold at the end of the group name, and then drag it to its new position. § select the contact groups you want to remove. 3. Tap save. 204 people.

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    Email gmail viewing your gmail inbox all your received email messages are delivered to your inbox. 1. Open the gmail app. 2. Do any of the following from your inbox. § tap an email message preview to read, forward, or reply to the message. § open the slideout menu to change an inbox category such as...

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    § tap the sender image or letter tile to select one or more messages or conversations. You can then tap the onscreen buttons at the top bar to archive, delete, or mark the selected messages or conversations. Get help in using gmail by tapping > help. Sending an email message in gmail 1. In the inbox...

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    Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (cc) or blind carbon copy (bcc) of the email message? Tap > add cc/bcc. 3. Enter the email subject, and then compose your message. 4. If you want to attach a photo, video or file, tap > attach file, tap the attachment source, and then select the files...

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    Mail checking your mail the mail app is where you read, send, and organize email messages from one or more email accounts that you’ve set up on droid dna by htc. 1. Open the mail app. The inbox of one of your email accounts appears. 2. Do any of the following: § tap an email message to read. § to sw...

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    § to view email messages from all your accounts, tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap all accounts. § to change an email account's settings, select the account and then tap > settings. Organizing your inbox do you have a big pile of email messages in your inbox? Organize yo...

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    4. Swipe to the added tab to check your email messages. Sending an email message 1. Open the mail app. 2. Switch to the email account that you want to use. 3. Tap . 4. Fill in one or more recipients. Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (cc) or blind carbon copy (bcc) of the email messag...

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    2. Tap the message. 3. When you finish editing the message, tap . Reading and replying to an email message 1. Open the mail app. 2. Switch to the email account you want to use. 3. In the email account inbox, tap the email message or conversation you want to read. If you want to read a particular mes...

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    You can also copy the image to the clipboard or set it as your wallpaper. Saving an email message in the tasks app save an email message in your tasks list so you can remind yourself when to reply. 1. In an email account inbox, press and hold the email message, and then tap save as task. 2. Enter th...

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    To select all, select one email message first, and then tap > select all. 3. Tap move to, and then select a folder. Deleting email messages 1. Switch to the email account you want to use. 2. Select the email messages you want to delete. To select all, select one email message first, and then tap > s...

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    Searching for emails from a contact do you remember the sender, but can't find a particular email from him or her? 1. Switch to the email account you want to use. 2. Press and hold an email message from a contact. 3. Tap search the mail from the sender. A list of email messages from that contact app...

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    Setting your out of the office status 1. Switch to your exchange activesync account. 2. Tap > out of the office. 3. Tap your current office status, and then select out of the office. 4. Set the dates and times. 5. Enter the auto-reply message. 6. If you want a different auto-reply message for recipi...

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    Adding an email account set up additional email accounts such as another microsoft exchange activesync account or an account from a web-based email service or email provider. If you're adding a microsoft exchange activesync or a pop3/imap email account, ask your network administrator or email servic...

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    What is smart sync? Smart sync automatically extends the sync time the longer the mail app is inactive. Set your email account to smart sync when you don't need to check new email messages frequently. Smart sync helps save battery power. If you want to receive email messages as they arrive, select a...

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    Travel and maps location settings turning location services on or off in order to find your location on droid dna by htc, you need to enable location sources. 1. Go to settings, and then tap location. 2. Tap the on/off switch to turn location services on and off. 3. Under location sources, select th...

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    Google maps about google maps google maps ™ lets you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to your destination. It also provides a search tool where you can locate places of interest or an address on a map, or view locations at street level. ...

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    § press and hold an area with two fingers and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate the map. § press and hold an area with two fingers and then swipe down to see an angled view of the map. Swipe up to return to overhead view. 4. Tap to turn compass mode on. In compass mode, the map o...

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    § press and hold an area with two fingers and then swipe up to see an angled view of the map. Swipe down to return to overhead view. Searching for a location use google maps to search for a location, such as an address or a type of business or establishment (for example, museums). 1. Open the maps a...

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    4. If there is more than one search result, tap to view the search results list. 5. Tap the info sheet to check the address, get directions, see the location in street view (if available), and more. 6. To check the next or previous location on the search, swipe the info sheet left or right. To clear...

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    7. Tap the info sheet to view the directions in a list. When you’re finished viewing or following the directions, tap to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the google maps history. Vz navigator using vz navigator get premium gps voice navigations and 3d maps with spoken real-t...

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    § to use vz navigator maps, tap map. Vz navigator maps lets you access free maps with traffic and satellite views and more. You can do a search for local gas prices and points of interest and share your location by phone, email, or social network. 224 travel and maps.

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    Other apps using the clock get more from the clock app than just the regular date and time. Use droid dna by htc as a world clock to see the date and time in cities across the globe. You can also set alarms or track your time using the stopwatch or timer. Setting the date and time manually 1. Open t...

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    3. Under set alarm, use the scroll wheels to set the alarm time. 4. If you want the alarm for multiple days, tap repeat. 5. Tap done. § to turn off an alarm, clear the check box of that alarm. § if you need to set more than three alarms, tap . Checking weather use the weather app and widget to check...

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    Viewing the calendar use the calendar app to view your events, meetings, and appointments. If you've signed into your online accounts, related events will also appear in calendar. 1. Open the calendar app. 2. Tap , and then choose a calendar view. In any calendar view, return to the current date by ...

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    § tap an event to view its details. § if the event is a contact's birthday or anniversary, tap it to send a greeting. Need to see the event time in another time zone? In day view, tap > select 2nd time zone > choose location, and then enter the city name. Week view week view displays a chart of the ...

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    2. On any calendar view, do one of the following: create an event tap . Tap , and then select the calendar you will add the event to. Edit an event view an event, and then tap . 3. Enter and set the event details. 4. To invite contacts from your exchange activesync account, tap . You can also invite...

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    Choosing which calendars to show 1. In any calendar view, tap > accounts (all calendars) or accounts (multi-calendar). 2. Select or clear an account you wish to show or hide. If you have multiple calendars under an online account, tap to select the items to include. § calendars are synced on droid d...

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    Sharing an event you can share a calendar event as a vcalendar using bluetooth or by sending it as a file attachment with your email or message. 1. Do one of the following: § while viewing an event, tap > share via. § in day, agenda or week view, press and hold an event and then tap share via. 2. Ch...

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    3. Accept, decline, or tentatively accept the invitation, or propose a new time. Tap to choose from more options, such as moving the invitation to a folder. If you need to cancel an accepted meeting invitation or propose a new time, view the event details in calendar, and then tap response. Dismissi...

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    If you don't want to dismiss or snooze the calendar reminders, press from the notifications panel to keep them pending in the notifications area of the status bar. Taking notes use notes to jot down ideas, questions, and everything else. Type in text, record audio, attach photos and documents, and e...

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    To open or switch to another notebook, simply tap again, and then tap a notebook name. Composing a note 1. With a notebook opened, tap . 2. Type in a note title. 3. Compose your note: § tap on the note, and then start typing in your text. § tap to start audio recording. Tap to stop recording. § tap ...

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    2. Tap and choose a pen stroke, color, and thickness. 3. Draw on the blank area using your fingertip. 4. Tap or to undo or redo the last action. 5. To insert the drawing in your note, tap done. Copying and pasting an image in apps such as internet, you can select and copy an image and paste it in th...

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    Playing an audio recording in notes after recording a meeting, you can listen to the audio clip to review key points. If you took notes while audio recording, 'timemarks' (small colored nodes in the audio bar) are added to pin your notes within the audio recording's time frame. 1. Open a note where ...

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    Syncing notes you can choose whether to automatically or manually sync your notes between droid dna by htc and your evernote account on the web. You need to log in to your evernote account from droid dna by htc to start syncing notes. 1. Open the notes app. 2. To manually sync notes, tap on the all ...

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    2. To select the task account where you want to create the task, tap . 3. Tap , and then enter the task details. Tasks created under my tasks can be linked to a contact (tap ) or to a location (tap ). 4. Tap save. Managing tasks 1. Go to the list that contains the task. 2. In the list of tasks, you ...

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    Postpone a task 1. Press and hold a task, and then tap postpone. 2. Choose how long you want to postpone the task. Move a task to another list you can only move the task to another list that is under the same account. 1. Press and hold the task that you want to move, and then tap move to. 2. Tap the...

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    Delete a list 1. Tap at the right of a list, and then tap delete. 2. Tap ok. You cannot delete a main list. 240 other apps.

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    Internet connections data connection when you turn on droid dna by htc for the first time, it will be automatically set up to use your mobile operator's data connection (if the micro sim card is inserted). Turning the data connection on or off turning your data connection off saves battery life and ...

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    Turning data roaming on or off connect to verizon wireless partner networks and access data services when you’re out of verizon wireless coverage area. Using data services while roaming is not part of your subscribed monthly data access allowance. Check with verizon wireless for data roaming rates b...

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    § uploading and backing up your files to your online storage account § using droid dna by htc as a wi-fi hotspot § sharing your mobile data connection by usb tethering to help you save on data usage, connect to a wi-fi network whenever possible and set your online accounts and emails to sync less fr...

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    If you're connecting droid dna by htc to another portable wi-fi hotspot, tap > mobile hotspots to restrict background data from downloading that may incur extra data fees. Viewing the data usage of apps 1. Go to settings, and then tap data usage. 2. Drag the vertical line markers to see how much dat...

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    2. Tap the wi-fi tile to turn the wi-fi connection on. 3. Tap . Detected wi-fi networks will be listed. If the wireless network that you want is not listed, tap > add network to manually add it. 4. Tap the wi-fi network you want to connect to. If you selected a secured network, you'll be asked to en...

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    Connecting to a different wi-fi network 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open quick settings. 2. If wi-fi connection is off, tap the wi-fi tile to turn it on. 3. Tap . Detected wi-fi networks will be listed. To manually scan for available wi-fi networks, tap > scan. 4. Tap a wi...

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    Turning off wi-fi enhanced connectivity 1. Go to settings, and then tap wi-fi. 2. Tap > advanced, and then clear the notify me option. Connecting to vpn add virtual private networks (vpns) so you can connect and access resources inside a local network, such as your corporate network. Before you can ...

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    2. Tap vpn > > add vpn profile. 3. Enter the vpn settings and set them up according to the security details your network administrator gave you. 4. Tap save. Connecting to a vpn 1. Go to settings, and then under wireless & networks, tap more. 2. Tap vpn. 3. Tap the vpn that you want to connect to. 4...

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    Using droid dna by htc as mobile hotspot share your data connection with other devices using mobile hotspot. § make sure the data connection is turned on. § mobile hotspot is included with share everything plans. If you don't have a share everything plan and want to add mobile hotspot subscription, ...

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    Droid dna by htc is ready to be used as mobile hotspot when you see on the status bar. Devices connected to your mobile hotspot use data from your subscribed data plan. Sharing your mobile data connection by usb tethering no internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use the data c...

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    If you often switch between mobile broadband connect and internet pass-through, select smart network sharing to automatically turn on the connection type you need whenever you connect droid dna by htc with your computer. Connecting to the internet through a computer if you temporarily don’t have int...

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    If you often switch between usb tethering and internet pass- through, select smart network sharing to automatically turn on the connection type you need whenever you connect droid dna by htc with your computer. 3. Connect droid dna by htc to your computer using the provided usb cable. The next time ...

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    3. On the print screen, tap the printer you want to use. 4. If there's more than one page to print, set the page range that you want. Tap advanced to set the page size, print layout, and page orientation, and choose if you want to print in color or black and white. 5. Tap print. You can check the pr...

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    The printer appears on the list and you can tap it to print your photo or document. 254 internet connections.

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    Wireless sharing connecting a bluetooth headset you can listen to music over a bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands- free conversations using a compatible bluetooth headset. § to listen to music with your headset, the headset must support the a2dp bluetooth profile. § before you connect your head...

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    If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset. When the bluetooth headset is connected to droid dna by htc, the bluetooth connected icon is displayed in the status bar. Reconnecting a bluetooth headset normally, you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on blueto...

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    Unpairing from a bluetooth device 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open quick settings. 2. If bluetooth is off, tap the bluetooth tile to turn it on. 3. Tap . The bluetooth screen opens. 4. In the paired devices section, tap next to the device to unpair. 5. Tap unpair. Where se...

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    If you send a file to another device, the saved location may depend on the file type. For example, if you send an image file to another mobile phone, it may be saved in a folder named “images”. Receiving files using bluetooth droid dna by htc lets you receive various files with bluetooth, including ...

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    7. Tap pair. 8. When droid dna by htc receives a file transfer request notification, slide the notifications panel down, tap the incoming file notification, and then tap accept. 9. When a file is transferred, a notification is displayed. Slide the notifications panel down, and then tap the relevant ...

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    Using nfc with built-in nfc (near field communication) on droid dna by htc, you can share content to another nfc-capable mobile device in an instant. Beam webpages, photos, contact information, and more by holding droid dna by htc and the other device back to back. You can also use nfc for contactle...

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    3. Tap the nfc on/off switch to turn it on and off. Beaming content make sure that both devices are unlocked and have nfc turned on. If the other device has an android beam ™ option, make sure it is also turned on. 1. While viewing the content that you want to share, hold droid dna by htc and the ot...

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    Settings and security checking your phone's htc sense version you can view the htc sense version, as well as other information about your phone. 1. Go to settings, and then tap about. 2. Tap software information to view the htc sense version. 262 settings and security.

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    Airplane mode when you enable airplane (flight) mode, all wireless radios on droid dna by htc are turned off, including the call function, data services, bluetooth, and wi-fi. When you disable airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of bluetooth and wi-fi is restore...

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    3. Tap do not disturb to set when you want do not disturb to turn off, or to allow the clock app alarm and timer sounds to play when do not disturb is on. The do not disturb icon will appear in the notifications area of the status bar. Even when do not disturb mode is on, you'll still see notificati...

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    Scheduling when to turn data connection off to help conserve power and data usage, you can set a time period when the data connection will automatically turn off during low peak times. This takes effect after the screen has been off for 15 minutes and there's no network activity (no downloads, strea...

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    Screen not rotating? Recalibrate the screen if you feel that the screen orientation does not respond properly to the way you hold droid dna by htc. 1. Go to settings, and then tap display & gestures (or display, gestures and buttons). 2. Tap g-sensor calibration. 3. Place droid dna by htc on a flat ...

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    Screen brightness 1. Go to settings, and then tap display, gestures & buttons. 2. Tap brightness. 3. With the automatic brightness option selected, drag the slider to set the maximum brightness level. This sets a limit on how bright the screen will be when automatic brightness is selected. 4. To set...

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    Turning touch sounds and vibration on and off 1. Go to settings, and then tap sound. 2. Under system, select the option you want to turn on or off. Turning off keyboard sounds and vibration 1. Go to settings, and then tap language & keyboard. 2. Tap htc sense input. 3. Tap sound feedback and then se...

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    Accessibility settings use these settings when you’ve downloaded and installed an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback. You can turn accessibility functions or services on or off. 1. Go to settings, and then tap accessibility. 2. Choose the settings you want. Magn...

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    Using magnification gestures make sure that magnification gestures is turned on in settings to use this feature. Triple-tap on any area of the screen that you want to magnify. You can: § slide two fingers apart or together to adjust the magnification. § drag two fingers to pan across the screen. To ...

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    Working with certificates use client and certificate authority (ca) digital certificates to enable droid dna by htc to access vpn or secured wi-fi networks, and also to provide authentication to online secure servers. You can get a certificate from your system administrator or download it from sites...

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    Disabling an app apps, even if not used often, may be running in the background and downloading data. If an app cannot be uninstalled, you can disable it. 1. Go to settings, and then tap app manager. 2. Swipe to the all tab. 3. Tap the app, and then tap disable. Assigning a pin to help protect your ...

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    Restoring a sim card that has been locked out if you enter the wrong pin more times than the maximum number of attempts allowed, your sim card will become “puk-locked.” you need a puk code to restore access to droid dna by htc. Contact your mobile operator for this code. 1. On the phone dialer scree...

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    A short tutorial explaining how to use talkback will begin playing after you turn on talkback. Talkback works best if you turn off auto-rotate and turn on explore by touch. Using talkback gestures when talkback is turned on and the explore by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are...

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    Unlock the lock screen use two fingers to swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Open the notifications panel use two fingers to swipe down from the top of the screen. Assigning talkback shortcuts talkback has customizable gestures that can be used to open the notifications panel, view recent apps,...

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    2. Do one of the following: § to open the continuous reading menu, use one finger to swipe up and right in one continuous movement. § to open the global context menu, use one finger to swipe down and right in one continuous movement. If you already changed the talkback shortcut gestures, check your ...

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    You can test the speech rate by tapping listen to an example. Lock screen notifications choose the types of notifications to show or hide on the lock screen. 1. Go to settings, and then tap security. 2. Under lock screen, tap notification settings. 3. Choose whether to show or hide notifications suc...

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    You can also clear make pattern visible or make passwords visible if you don’t want your screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen. Forgot your screen lock pattern? If you’ve forgotten your screen lock pattern, you have up to five attempts to try and unlock droid dna by htc. If this fails, you...

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    Setting up face unlock set up face unlock if you want to unlock droid dna by htc using the front camera. 1. Go to settings, and then tap security. 2. Tap screen lock > face unlock. 3. Tap set it up and follow the onscreen instructions. 4. Choose a backup unlock method to use in case the phone doesn'...

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    2. Select the bypass lock screen on wake option. 280 settings and security.

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    Trademarks and copyrights © 2014 htc corporation. All rights reserved. Htc, the htc logo, dna by htc, htc blinkfeed, htc sense and videopic are trademarks or service marks of htc corporation. Droid is a trademark of lucasfilm ltd. And its related companies. Used under license. Google, android, chrom...

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    Motorola is a trademark of motorola trademark holdings. Research in motion is a trademark of research in motion limited. All other company, product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Not all marks listed necessarily a...

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    Index a accounts - syncing 175 airplane mode 263 alarms - setting 225 android beam see nfc android market see google play apps - arranging 113 - grouping into a folder 114 - hiding or unhiding 115 - icons on home screen 111 - installing 29, 31 - non-google play apps 31 - on all apps screen 113 - on ...

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    - continuous shooting 77 - effects 74 - flash 75 - front camera 74 - hdr 81 - htc zoe 79 - recording a video 76 - scenes 78 - self portrait 78 - slow motion 82 - standby 73 - sweep panorama 80 - taking a photo 75 - taking photo while recording 76 - video resolution 75 - zooming 73 capture screen 50 ...

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    Firmware see software update folder - grouping apps 114 - grouping bookmarks 156 - removing items 115 - renaming 115 fota see software update g gallery - creating animated gif 98 - creating sequence shots 99 - custom effects 96 - editing group shots 100 - editing photos 95 - htc share 104 - photos i...

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    Htc clock - setting an alarm 225 htc media link hd 168 htc sense version 262 htc share 104 htc sync manager 184 htc zoe 79 i idle screen see lock screen incognito mode see browser, incognito tab internet - browsing 153 internet connection - data connection 241 - vpn 247 - wi-fi 244 k keyboard - dict...

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    Market see google play master reset see factory reset meeting request 215 messages - copying to the sim card 146 - deleting a conversation 146 - draft message 138, 143 - forwarding 145 - group sms 141 - locking 147 - replying 143 - saving as task 144 - sending 138 mms see multimedia message multimed...

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    Phone calls - blocking a call 130 - call history 129 - calling 120 - calling a number in a calendar event 123 - calling a number in a message 123 - calling a number in an email 123 - conference call 128 - emergency call 124 - extension number 121 - missed calls 122 - muting the microphone 128 - putt...

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    - recalibrating g-sensor 266 - rotation 265 - sleep mode settings 266 screen lock 277 screen shot see capture screen search - searching phone and web 148 - voice search 149 security - encrypting data 174 - protecting phone with screen lock 277 - protecting sim card with pin 272 settings - about 262 ...

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    Videopic 76 videos - editing 88 - playback speed 89 - recording 76 - taking photo while recording 76 - transferring from computer 24 - watching 88 voice input 67 voice search 149 vpn - adding a connection 247 - connecting 248 w wallpaper - changing 107 watch list 155 weather - checking weather 226 w...