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User guide
HTC Desire 816 dual sim
2 Contents
Contents
What's new
Unboxing
Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up HTC Desire 816 for the first time
Restoring content from HTC Backup
Transferring content from an Android phone
Ways of transferring content from an iPhone
Transferring iPhone content through iCloud
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth
Other ways of getting contacts and other content
Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer
Updating your phone's software
Your first week with your new phone
Phone calls
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Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes
Messages
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
Moving messages to the secure box
Copying a text message to the nano SIM card
Deleting messages and conversations
Personalizing
HTC BlinkFeed
Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off
Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed
Customizing the Highlights feed
Posting to your social networks
Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed
Camera
Gallery
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery
Adding photos or videos to an album
Copying or moving photos or videos between albums
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Searching for photos and videos
Changing the video playback speed
Viewing, editing, and saving a Zoe highlight
Photo Editor
Entertainment
Power and storage management
Sync, backup, and reset
People
Editing a contact’s information
Getting in touch with a contact
Calendar and Email
Web browser
Clearing your browsing history
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Google Search and apps
Other apps
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off
Using HTC Desire 816 as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering
Wireless sharing
Settings and security
Turning location services on or off
Setting when to turn off the screen
Installing a digital certificate
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card
Turning Magnification gestures on or off
Navigating HTC Desire 816 with TalkBack
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
6 About this guide
About this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information:
This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.
This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems.
Some apps may not be available in all regions or with your mobile operator.
7 Important note on recoverable data
Important note on recoverable data
Files and other data that have been deleted, cleared, removed, or erased from your device may still be recoverable by third-party data recovery software. Even a factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your mobile device, including personal information.
8 What's new
What's new
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Android
™
6.0 Marshmallow brings new features that make your mobile life more convenient.
Now on Tap
Now on Tap intuitively searches and delivers related information right in the app. This means that you'll never have to leave the conversation or the website you're browsing to search for information.
Just press and hold
and Now on Tap displays related information, apps, and actions. See Now on
Manage phone memory
Use Memory in Settings to monitor the average memory use and performance of HTC Desire 816.
You can also use this setting to check which apps use the most memory.
Major change to how you use storage cards
If you have an existing storage card with media and other files, use it as removable storage so you can insert the card and access your files on any Android phone.
If you have a brand new storage card, you can use the card to expand the internal storage. See
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
on page 111 and Setting up your storage card as internal storage on page 111.
Network settings reset
Quickly reset all network settings when HTC Desire 816 has a hard time connecting to the mobile data or Wi-Fi
®
network or Bluetooth
®
device. See Resetting network settings on page 124.
Google settings
Easily manage settings for Google
®
apps and features on HTC Desire 816. Tap Google in Settings and change your preferences.
Smarter app linking
Android 6.0 Marshmallow automatically opens the correct app for links that you tap in a text or email message or website. With smarter app linking, there's no more guessing which app can handle the links you tap.
172 and Setting up app links on page 172.
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App permissions
To help protect your phone and privacy, Android 6.0 Marshmallow has improved the way apps are given access to certain data or features, such as contacts or the microphone. For details, see
Controlling app permissions on page 172.
HTC app updates
From time to time, HTC adds or enhances features in apps such as HTC Sense
™
Home, Camera,
Gallery, and more. Download and install the latest updates of HTC and other apps from
Google Play
™
to enjoy the new and improved features. Some HTC apps that are not preloaded in certain phones can also be downloaded from Google Play.
The information in this guide may not be most up-to-date if there are more recent app updates available.
10 Unboxing
Unboxing
HTC Desire 816
1. Notification LED
2. POWER
3. VOLUME buttons
4. USB connector
5. Dual speakers
6. Slot cover
7. 3.5mm headset jack
8. Proximity sensor
9. Front camera
You need a data plan to use your operator's network for data services. Check with your operator for details.
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If you want to use a case or screen protector, don’t cover and block the proximity sensor.
Purchase a case or screen protector designed for HTC Desire 816.
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Avoid liquid or dust from entering the microphone hole to prevent damage to the microphone.
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Avoid connecting third-party headsets or accessories with metallic charms that dangle near the headset jack. Using these may affect signal reception.
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Don’t disassemble any part of the phone. Don’t try to open the phone or remove the battery by force. This may damage the phone or its electronics and will invalidate the warranty.
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Dual nano SIM cards
HTC Desire 816 has two nano SIM card slots. You can insert a WCDMA/GSM nano SIM card in either slot.
When you have two cards inserted, only one card can connect to a mobile data network. The other card will connect to the 2G network only. Go to Settings > Dual network manager to set which card connects to mobile data network.
Use a standard nano SIM card only. Inserting a modified card that is thicker than the standard nano SIM card may cause the card to not fit properly or damage the card slot.
Inserting a nano SIM card
1. Make sure HTC Desire 816 is off and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
3. In slot 1, insert a WCDMA/GSM nano SIM card. In slot 2, insert a GSM nano SIM.
When inserting, make sure the card's gold contacts are facing up and its cut-off corner facing in, and then push it until it clicks in place.
4. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks into place.
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Removing a nano SIM card
Make sure to switch off HTC Desire 816 before removing the card.
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Press the card to eject it from its slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks into place.
Storage card
Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. When you need to free up phone storage space, you can also move certain apps to the storage card, if the apps support this feature.
The storage card is optional and sold separately.
Inserting the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. With HTC Desire 816 facing down, insert a microSD ™ into the storage card slot, with its gold contacts facing up and towards the slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks into place.
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Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 816 is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
If your storage card is used as internal storage and there are apps that were moved to the card, you will not be able to open these apps after unmounting the card.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Storage & USB.
2. Do one of the following:
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If your storage card appears under Removable storage, tap next to the card name.
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If your storage card appears under Internal storage, tap the card name, and then tap
> Eject.
Removing the storage card
1. Open the slot cover with your thumb or finger.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. To close the slot cover, slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks into place.
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Charging the battery
Before you turn on and start using HTC Desire 816, it is recommended that you charge the battery.
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If the battery has been discharged for several days, you may need to charge HTC Desire 816 for several minutes before powering it on.
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Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with HTC Desire 816 to charge the battery.
When the battery power is too low, make sure to use the power adapter to charge, not the USB cable connection with your computer.
1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
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As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.
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Avoid charging the battery in hot environments.
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When you're using the web browser and charging the battery, HTC Desire 816 may become warmer. This is normal.
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To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you finish charging.
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Press the POWER button until HTC Desire 816 vibrates.
When you turn on HTC Desire 816 for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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Switching the power off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Tap Power off on the options menu.
Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager
From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Dual network manager. You can turn either slot on or off, change the slot names, and more.
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Phone setup and transfer
Setting up HTC Desire 816 for the first time
When you switch on HTC Desire 816 for the first time—or after you've done a factory reset—you’ll be asked to set it up.
You can enable TalkBack to navigate by voice feedback before selecting the language. Press and hold two fingers on the screen until you hear a message saying that accessibility mode is enabled.
Walk through the on-device setup to choose your Internet connection, sign in to your Google
Account, set up device protection for HTC Desire 816, and more.
Use Android Backup Service if you've used it to back up your old phone before. On the Get your app
& data screen, tap Restore from this backup. From the menu, choose your old phone if you want to restore your apps from a previous phone that was backed up using Android Backup Service.
Otherwise, tap Set up as new device.
Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. To avoid incurring data fees, disable these
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Restoring content from HTC Backup
If you used HTC Backup before, you can restore your saved backups from your cloud storage to
Transferring content from an Android phone
On your old Android phone, download the HTC Transfer Tool and use it to transfer your content to
HTC Desire 816.
The types of locally stored content on your old phone that the HTC Transfer Tool can transfer include contacts, messages, calendar events, music, photos, videos, and some settings. More types of data such as call histories, email accounts, and some HTC app settings can be transferred from HTC phones that have HTC Sense 5.5 or higher.
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You need Android version 2.2 or later to use the HTC Transfer Tool on your old phone.
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If your old phone has Android version 2.1 or an earlier version, you need to use Bluetooth transfer. For details, see
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth on page
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Get content from another phone.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an HTC Android phone or other Android phone.
3. Tap Full transfer, and then tap Next.
4. Follow the steps shown on HTC Desire 816 to download the HTC Transfer Tool from
Google Play to your old phone, install it, and open the tool.
5. When you see a PIN on your old phone, make sure the same PIN also appears on
HTC Desire 816 before you continue.
If the PIN code doesn't appear, tap Retry on your old phone. If it still won't appear, this may mean that your old phone is unable to connect to HTC Desire 816. When this happens, try another transfer method.
6. Tap Confirm on your old phone.
7. On your old phone, choose the types of content you want to transfer, tap Transfer, and then tap Yes.
8. On your old phone, read the onscreen message, and then tap Yes.
9. Wait for the transfer to finish.
10. Tap Done on both phones.
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Ways of transferring content from an iPhone
If you have an iPhone, there are 3 easy ways to transfer your contacts, messages, and other content to HTC Desire 816.
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Back up iPhone content using iTunes on your computer, and then use HTC Sync Manager to transfer the content to HTC Desire 816. For details, see
Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone on page 123.
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If you only need to copy your contacts, you can use Bluetooth transfer. For details, see
Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth on page 18.
Transferring iPhone content through iCloud
If you have an iCloud account, sync iPhone content to your iCloud storage, and then transfer the content to HTC Desire 816. You can transfer the following types of content from iCloud: contacts, bookmarks, text messages, messages from iMessage, calendar events, and photos.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Get content from another phone.
2. Tap iPhone > Import from iCloud backup.
3. Follow the steps shown onscreen to back up your iPhone content to your iCloud storage.
4. Enter your iCloud email address and password, and then tap Sign in.
5. Choose the iPhone backup that you want to transfer to HTC Desire 816, and then tap Next.
6. Choose the types of content you want to transfer, and then tap Import.
7. Wait for the transfer to finish, and then tap Done.
Only some contact details can be transferred, such as the contact name, photo, postal address, email address, birthdate, anniversary date, and notes.
Transferring contacts from your old phone through
Bluetooth
Use Bluetooth if you only need to transfer contacts from an iPhone, a phone that has Android version 2.1 (or earlier version), or other types of phones.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Get content from another phone.
2. Choose whether to transfer from an Android phone, iPhone, or other phone types.
3. If you chose to transfer from an Android phone, tap Quick transfer.
Or to transfer from iPhone, tap Transfer contacts over Bluetooth.
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4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions on your old and new phones to pair them and start the data transfer.
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Depending on the capabilities of your old phone, you may be able to transfer not only contacts but also other data such as calendar events and text messages through Bluetooth.
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Use your iCloud storage or HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone.
Other ways of getting contacts and other content
There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to HTC Desire 816.
Sync with your computer
Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists, and more between HTC Desire 816 and your computer running a Windows
®
or OS X operating system.
You can also use it to transfer your iTunes backup that contains contacts, messages, and other content from an iPhone from your computer to
HTC Desire 816.
Google Account Google contacts are imported to HTC Desire 816 after you sign in to your
Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from
HTC Desire 816.
Social network accounts
Microsoft ® Exchange
ActiveSync ®
Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact information from them.
HTC Desire 816 syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Outlook.com account Sync personal contacts from your Microsoft Outlook.com account.
Phone contacts You can create contacts locally on HTC Desire 816, if you don't prefer to store them on your online accounts.
nano SIM cards Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC Desire 816.
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Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer
Here are ways you can transfer your media from or to your computer.
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Connect HTC Desire 816 to your computer. Your computer will recognize it just like any removable USB drive, and you can copy your media between them. See
HTC Desire 816 and your computer on page 113.
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Download and use the HTC Sync Manager software on your computer. You can set it up to automatically get music, photos, and videos off HTC Desire 816 to your computer. You can also sync playlists from your computer to the phone.
If you have an iPhone, you can also connect it and transfer camera roll photos to your computer using HTC Sync Manager. Then reconnect HTC Desire 816 and copy them over.
See About HTC Sync Manager on page 122.
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Use cloud storage services to put your media in one place so you can manage them anywhere
—on your computer, HTC Desire 816, and other mobile devices.
Using Quick Settings
In the Quick Settings panel, easily turn settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off.
1. Do any of the following:
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With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar.
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Swipe down twice from the status bar.
2. To turn a setting on or off, just tap its tile.
3. To change the options for a setting, press and hold its tile. Or tap .
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Customizing Quick Settings
You can remove, replace, or rearrange the tiles in Quick Settings.
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings.
2. Tap and do one of the following:
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In the Quick Settings list, press and hold next to the item you want to move and drag it to rearrange the list.
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Under Hidden items, press and hold and drag it up to make it available in Quick
Settings.
There is a limit to the number of tiles that can be shown in Quick Settings. You may need to remove an existing item to make space for another one. To remove an item, drag it below Hidden items.
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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 from the Apps screen, Notifications panel, or Quick Settings panel.
§ From the Home screen, tap
to switch to the Apps screen, and then tap Settings.
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Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then tap .
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With two fingers, swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings, and then tap .
2. Here are some of the basic settings you can change:
§ Tap the On/Off switch next to an item such as Wi-Fi to turn it on or off. Tap the item itself to configure its settings.
§ Tap Sound & notification to set a ringtone, choose a sound profile, and configure notification settings.
§ Tap Personalize to change the wallpaper, add apps and widgets to the Home screen, and more.
§ Tap Accounts & sync to add and sign in to your different accounts, such as email, social networks, and more.
§ Tap Security to help secure HTC Desire 816, for example with a screen lock.
Tap in Settings to quickly find options and settings.
Updating your phone's software
HTC Desire 816 can check and notify you if there’s a new update available.
Updates for some HTC apps and features, such as HTC Sense Home, may be downloaded and installed from Google Play. See
Installing app updates from Google Play on page 23 for details.
Checking your system software version
Before installing a system software update, you can check first what Android and HTC Sense versions you have on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > About.
2. Tap Software information.
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Enabling automatic updates
You can choose to automatically download and install software updates for HTC or mobile operator apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap About > Software updates.
3. To save on data usage, you can choose to update through Wi-Fi only.
4. Choose whether to auto-download system updates, app updates, or both.
App updates are installed automatically. You'll still need to confirm when to install system software updates.
Installing a software update
When HTC Desire 816 is connected to the Internet and there's a new software update available, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update notification.
2. If you don't want to download the update using your data connection, select Update over
Wi-Fi only.
3. Tap Download.
4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.
After updating, HTC Desire 816 will restart.
Installing an application update
When Internet connection is on and there's an available update for your HTC or mobile operator apps, the update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the update notification.
The Updates screen opens with the list of application updates to be installed.
2. Tap an item to view its details, and then tap .
3. When you're done reviewing the updates, tap Install. You'll be asked to restart
HTC Desire 816 if needed.
Installing app updates from Google Play
Some HTC apps and third-party apps get updated with improvements and bug fixes through
Google Play. You can manually update apps or set your phone to automatically download and install app updates when available.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
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3. Tap My apps & games.
You'll see a list of apps installed on your phone.
4. Under Updates, tap an app.
5. Tap Update.
6. If prompted, tap Accept.
In Play Store, tap > Settings > Auto-update apps to choose how you want Google Play to update your apps.
Checking for updates manually
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap About > Software updates. HTC Desire 816 checks if updates are available.
If you don't have Internet connection, you'll be prompted to turn on mobile data or connect to a
Wi-Fi network. Once connected, tap Check now to check for updates.
Getting apps from Google Play
Google Play is the place to go to find new apps for HTC Desire 816. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games.
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You need a Google Wallet
™
account to buy paid apps or to make in-app purchases. If you already have a Google Account, just add Google Wallet by signing in with your existing username and password at wallet.google.com
.
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The name of the Play Store app may differ depending on your region.
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The ability to purchase apps varies by region.
Finding and installing an app
When you install apps and use them on HTC Desire 816, they may require access to your personal information or access to certain functions or settings. Download and install only apps that you trust.
Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to functions or a significant amount of your data on HTC Desire 816. You’re responsible for the results of using downloaded apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Browse or search for an app.
3. When you find the app that you like, tap it and read its description and user reviews.
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4. To download or purchase the app, tap Install (for free apps) or the price button (for paid apps).
5. Tap Accept.
Apps sometimes get updated with improvements or bug fixes. To automatically download updates, after installing the app, tap > Auto-update.
To open the app, go to the Apps screen and tap the app.
Restoring apps from Google Play
Upgraded to a new phone, replaced a lost one, or performed a factory reset? Restore apps that you previously downloaded.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Play Store.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap My apps & games, swipe to the All tab, and then tap the app you want to restore.
4. Install the app.
For more details, refer to the Google Play help.
Downloading apps from the web
You can download apps directly from websites.
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Apps downloaded from websites can be from unknown sources. To help protect HTC Desire 816 and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you only download from websites you trust.
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Before you can install the downloaded app, make sure that you've set HTC Desire 816 to allow installation of third-party apps in Settings > Security > Unknown sources.
1. Open the browser, and then go to the website where you can download the app you want.
2. Follow the website's download instructions for the app.
After installing the app, make sure to go back to Settings > Security and clear the Unknown sources option.
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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 Apps screen, press and hold the app you want to remove, and then drag it to Uninstall.
If you purchased an app in Play Store, you can uninstall it for a refund within a limited time. To know more about the refund policy for paid apps, refer to the Google Play help.
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Your first week with your new phone
Basics
HTC Sense Home
After you've turned on and set up HTC Desire 816 for the first time, you'll see the Home screen.
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Set up the HTC Sense Home widget to experience the convenience of a Home screen that
automatically adjusts when you're at home, work, or outdoors. See What is the HTC Sense
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Swipe right and you'll find HTC BlinkFeed ™ . You can customize HTC BlinkFeed to show posts from your social networks, headlines from your favorite news media, and more. For details, see
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Swipe left and you’ll discover space for adding your favorite widgets, apps, and more so they’re just a tap away. You can also add panels. For details, see
Adding or removing a widget panel on page 63.
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You can change the apps on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen. See
While you're in another screen or app, press to return to the last Home screen you visited.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Desire 816 into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Desire 816 is in your bag.
Switching to Sleep mode
To turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode, briefly press the POWER button.
HTC Desire 816 also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s left idle for a while. You can
Waking up from Sleep mode
Press the POWER button.
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Unlocking the screen
Swipe up to unlock the screen.
If you've set up a screen lock, you'll be asked to provide your credentials before HTC Desire 816 unlocks.
If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can snooze or dismiss the event or alarm right from the lock screen. Just drag or up.
Motion gestures
Use motion gestures to mute HTC Desire 816, lower the ring volume, and more.
Flip to mute
If your phone is facing up when a call comes in, turn the phone over to mute it.
Pick up to lower volume
In a business meeting or restaurant, pick
HTC Desire 816 up when a call comes in to lower the ring volume automatically.
You can turn this feature on or off. Go to
Settings, tap Sound & notification, and then select or clear Quiet ring on pickup.
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Increase ring volume automatically while phone is in your pocket or bag
Pocket mode makes HTC Desire 816 recognize when your phone is in your bag or pocket and raise the ring volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments.
You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap Sound & notification, and then select or clear Pocket mode.
Rotate HTC Desire 816 for a better view
For many screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning
HTC Desire 816 sideways.
When entering text, you can turn
HTC Desire 816 sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.
Touch gestures
Use touch gestures to get around the Home screen, open apps, scroll through lists, and more.
Tap
Tap the screen with your finger when you want to select onscreen items such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons.
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Press and hold
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 horizontally across the screen to go to other
Home screen panels. Swipe vertically to scroll through a list, document, and more.
Drag
Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag.
While dragging, don't release your finger until you have reached the target position.
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Flick
Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes, such as when moving right and left on the Home screen, or flicking through a contacts or message list.
Press and flick
On the Home screen, you can easily move a widget or icon from one screen to another.
Press and hold the widget or icon with one finger, and flick the screen to the new location with another finger.
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.
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Slide two fingers together to zoom out of the picture or text.
Two-finger swipe
Swipe down from the status bar using two fingers to access Quick Settings.
Three-finger swipe
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Swipe up the screen with three fingers and HTC Connect
™ streams music or video from HTC Desire 816 to your speakers or TV respectively. You can also share streaming media from apps such as YouTube
®
.
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Swipe down to disconnect from your speakers or TV.
Media gesture is turned on in Settings by default, which makes the three-finger gesture work for sharing media.
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Three-finger tap
While using the Car app, tap the screen with three fingers to activate the voice command mode.
This feature may not be available in all languages.
Opening an app
§ Tap an app on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.
§ Tap to go to the Apps screen, and then tap the app you want to use.
§ On the Apps screen, tap , and then enter the name of the app you're looking for.
Opening an app or folder from the lock screen
On the lock screen, drag an app or folder icon up to unlock the screen and directly go to the app or folder.
The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same ones on your Home screen's launch bar. To change the lock screen shortcuts, replace the apps or folders on the launch bar.
If you've set up another security layer like a screen lock pattern or PIN, you'll be asked to provide your credentials first before HTC Desire 816 opens the app or folder.
Sharing content
Have something to share, such as a photo or video?
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In an app, just tap the share icon: or .
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If you don't see the icon, tap > Share.
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Switching between recently opened apps
When you're multitasking and using different apps on HTC Desire 816, you can easily switch between the apps you've recently opened.
Press to see recently-opened apps.
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To switch back to an app, just tap it.
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To remove an app from the list in grid view, drag it up.
If you're using the card view, drag it left or right.
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To view more opened apps, swipe right to view their thumbnails.
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Tap > Layout, and then choose between card or grid view.
Refreshing content
In some apps, you can easily refresh content that's synced or downloaded from the Web with a simple finger gesture.
1. While viewing content such as weather or Mail inbox, scroll to the top of the screen.
2. Pull down with your finger, and then release to refresh.
Capturing your phone's screen
Want to show off your high game score or write a blog post about HTC Desire 816 features? It's easy to take a picture of the screen and share it from Gallery.
Press and hold POWER and VOLUME DOWN at the same time.
The image is saved in the Screenshots album in Gallery.
You can also share the image when you see in the status bar. Open the Notifications panel and tap under the screenshot notification. If you don't see , slide two fingers apart on the screenshot notification.
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HTC Sense Home widget
What is the HTC Sense Home widget?
Get quick access to apps, shortcuts and folders you use most frequently based on where you are.
With the HTC Sense Home widget, HTC Desire 816 continually adapts to how you use it. For example, apps you use most frequently for work, will show up when you're at your office. The HTC
Sense Home widget changes depending on whether you're at home, work, or somewhere else.
Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget
Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget is quick and easy.
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If you don't see the HTC Sense Home widget, add it to your Home screen. See
Adding Home screen widgets on page 62.
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Make sure you turn on location services in your phone settings. See
Turning location services on or off on page 167.
1. On the setup screen of the HTC Sense Home widget, tap Tap to personalize > Let's explore.
2. Tap where you are to finish setting up the widget.
3. On the widget, tap > > Personalize HTC Sense Home.
4. Select all the options on the screen, and then press .
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Setting your home and work locations
In the HTC Sense Home widget, set your home and work locations based on your address, Wi-Fi network, or both.
You can associate multiple addresses and Wi-Fi networks to each of these locations. Using your set addresses or Wi-Fi networks, the HTC Sense Home widget will be able to determine where you are and display the appropriate apps.
1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
2. Tap > > Set locations.
3. Choose the location you want to set.
4. Tap and do one of the following:
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Tap Address and then enter your street address or select it on the map.
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Tap Wi-Fi network and select one or more Wi-Fi networks you want to associate with the location.
5. When you've finished setting your home and work locations, press .
Manually switching locations
The HTC Sense Home widget automatically changes locations based on where you are. You can also manually change the location in the HTC Sense Home widget.
For the HTC Sense Home widget to change locations automatically, you need to make sure that location services is turned on. See
Turning location services on or off on page 167.
1. On your Home screen, slide right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
2. Tap , and then tap the location you want.
Pinning and unpinning apps
Pinning apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget ensures they stay on the widget.
Items in the HTC Sense Home widget will have one of two states: pinned or unpinned. Unpinned items will be automatically changed to more frequently used items.
1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
2. Do one of the following:
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To pin an item, press and hold it until you see .
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To unpin an item, press and hold it until the unpinning progress bar has completed.
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Adding apps to the HTC Sense Home widget
Add your favorite apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget.
1. From the Home screen, tap .
2. Press and hold the app, shortcut, or folder you want to add to the widget.
3. Drag the item to where you want in the HTC Sense Home widget.
The app, shortcut or folder will be added to the HTC Sense Home widget and pinned in place.
Turning smart folders on and off
Smart folders are folders in the HTC Sense Home widget that dynamically change contents depending on the apps you download and use. If you don't want to see recently downloaded or recommended apps, you can turn off the smart folders.
1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
2. Tap , and then tap > Show/hide smart folders.
3. Select the smart folders you want to show or hide.
4. Tap OK.
Lock screen
Setting a screen lock
Help protect your personal information and help prevent others from using HTC Desire 816 without your permission.
Choose to set a screen lock pattern, numeric PIN, or other means of locking your phone. You'll be asked to unlock the screen every time HTC Desire 816 is turned on or when it’s idle for a certain period of time.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.
2. Tap Screen lock.
3. Select a screen lock option and set up the screen lock.
4. Tap Lock phone after, then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
You can also clear Make pattern visible or Make passwords visible if you don’t want your screen lock to display as you enter it onscreen.
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Setting up Smart Lock
Set up your phone to detect your face or another trusted device before you can unlock the screen.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.
2. Tap Screen lock, and then select and set up a screen lock.
This will be your backup screen lock method.
3. On the Security screen, tap Smart Lock.
4. Confirm your screen lock.
5. Choose what you want your phone to detect before it unlocks.
6. Follow the onscreen instructions.
7. Tap Lock phone after, and then specify the idle time before the screen is locked.
To help make Smart Lock more reliable and more secure, you can train HTC Desire 816 to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you're wearing glasses or sporting a beard.
Tap Smart Lock, confirm your screen lock, then tap Trusted face > Improve face matching. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Turning lock screen notifications on or off
You can choose to turn lock screen notifications on or off.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.
2. Tap When device is locked > Don't show notifications at all.
If you change your mind later, you can tap Show all notification content to turn lock screen notifications on.
Interacting with lock screen notifications
Besides seeing notifications on the lock screen, you can also interact with them.
1. Tap twice on a notification to go directly to the related app.
2. To see the entire list of notifications on the lock screen, swipe down on the lock screen. You can tap on a blank area of the screen to return to the lock screen.
3. Swipe left or right on the notification to remove it.
4. Press and hold a notification to see more related information.
5. Tap to prioritize notifications from the related app.
Changing lock screen shortcuts
To change apps (or other shortcuts) on the lock screen, change the ones on the launch bar. To find out how, see
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Changing the lock screen wallpaper
Use any photo you've taken with the camera as the lock screen wallpaper.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.
2. Under Themes, tap Change or edit theme.
3. Tap > Next > Edit > Other wallpapers.
4. Slide to the Lock screen thumbnail, tap Change wallpaper, and then choose a source for your wallpaper.
5. Tap > Preview > Finish.
6. Enter a title for the theme, ensure the Apply this theme now option is selected. Then tap
OK.
Turning the lock screen off
Rather not have to unlock your phone every time you wake it up? You can turn the lock screen off in
Settings.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.
2. Tap Screen lock > No lock screen.
To turn the lock screen on again, in Security settings, tap Screen lock > Lock screen.
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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 details of the notifications that you've received.
To open the Notifications panel, slide down from the top of the screen.
§ Some notifications allow you to take immediate action. For example, tap a missed call notification to return the call or reply with a text message.
§ Tap the notification icon on the left to open the corresponding app.
§ To dismiss just one notification in the list, drag it left or right. To dismiss all non-persistent notifications, tap .
If you have several notifications, scroll through the list screen to see them all.
You can change what app notifications you want to receive. See
Managing app notifications on page 40.
Managing app notifications
You can set the priority, sensitivity, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.
2. Tap App notifications, and then tap the app you want manage.
You can also press and hold a notification in the notifications panel, and then tap .
3. Tap the On/Off switch next to option you want to toggle.
Settings for app notifications are applied to notifications in the Notifications panel and the lock screen.
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Notification LED
The notification LED shows a:
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Solid green light when HTC Desire 816 is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged.
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Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
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Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.
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Flashing orange light when the battery level reaches very low.
Choosing when to flash the notification LED
You can change when to flash and which apps will flash the LED when there are new notifications.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.
2. Under Notification, tap Flash notifications. Choose whether to always flash the LED or flash it only when the screen is off.
3. Tap App light notifications. Choose which app notifications you want the LED to flash for.
In other apps, check their settings to find out if they have an option for flashing the LED.
Working with text
Selecting, copying, and pasting text
In HTC apps such as Mail and Messages, 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.
3. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap or Copy.
The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.
4. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), press and hold at the point where you want to paste the text.
5. Tap or Paste.
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Sharing text
1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap or or Share.
2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message or social network status update.
The HTC Sense keyboard
Typing is fast and accurate with the HTC Sense keyboard.
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Word prediction also saves typing time. As you type, you'll see word suggestions that you can
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You can type words by just speaking. See
Entering text by speaking on page 45.
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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 44.
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Just swipe right to access the numeric and symbol keyboard. Or swipe left to switch between languages.
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The keys have secondary numbers, punctuation symbols, or other characters that you can insert without having to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard.
For example, just press and hold a key on the first row to insert a number.
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Choose from a wide selection of emoji.
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Show or hide navigational arrow keys on the keyboard. If you enable the arrow keys in
Settings, they'll only appear on the portrait keyboard.
Entering text
The onscreen keyboard becomes available when you tap a text field in an app.
Tap the keys on the onscreen keyboard to enter letters and numbers, as well as punctuation marks and symbols.
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Tap to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn on caps lock.
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Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or accented letters. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with them.
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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 if you see above the key. Or go to Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.
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Choosing and switching between keyboard languages
If multiple keyboard languages are available on HTC Desire 816, you can choose which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.
2. Tap Keyboard selection, and then choose the languages you want.
To change the keyboard language, do any of the following:
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Swipe left on the onscreen keyboard (not available if you're using trace keyboard).
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Tap the language key, for example, , until you see the keyboard language you want to use.
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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 and next word prediction are enabled by default.
To enter text in word prediction mode, do any of the following:
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Tap the space bar to insert a highlighted word in the suggestion list.
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Tap a word from the suggestion list.
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Tap the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices.
In some keyboard languages such as English and Spanish, if you've accidentally chosen a wrong word from the suggestion list, you can go back and change it by tapping the word and selecting another suggestion.
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.
This feature is available only for Latin-based languages.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.
2. Tap Keyboard selection > Bilingual prediction, and then choose the language you want.
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Adding words to the dictionary
For certain keyboard languages such as English and Spanish, you can add frequently-used names and acronyms to the word prediction dictionary to easily find them in the suggestion list.
This feature is available only for Latin-based languages.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.
2. Tap Personal dictionary > .
3. Enter a word.
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 in the dictionary
1. Go to Settings, and then tap Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.
2. Tap Personal dictionary.
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To edit a word, tap the item in the list.
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To delete items from the dictionary, tap > Delete. Select the words you want to remove, and then tap Delete.
Using the Trace keyboard
Instead of tapping the keys on the onscreen keyboard, you can "trace" to type words.
This feature is available only for Latin-based languages.
1. Turn on the Trace keyboard in Settings > Language & keyboard > HTC Sense Input.
2. On the onscreen keyboard, slide your finger from one letter to the next to enter a word.
3. Lift your finger when the word is completed.
4. 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:
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Tap a word from the suggestion list.
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Tap the arrow next to the suggestion list to see more choices.
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Entering text by speaking
No time to type? Try speaking the words to enter them.
1. Tap an area where you want to enter text.
2. On the onscreen keyboard, press and hold .
3. When you see the animated microphone button and the words "Speak now", say the words you want to enter.
To set the voice input language, tap the language bar above the microphone button. You can choose one or more languages. Available languages may vary.
4. If a word doesn't match what you've spoken and it's underlined, tap the underlined word to delete it or to see more choices.
5. Enter punctuation marks by saying the name (for example, say "comma").
HTC Help
Want some quick guidance on your phone?
Check out the friendly walkthroughs and the FAQs in the Help app to learn how to use your phone.
§ When you see a Help tile in HTC BlinkFeed, just tap the tile to know more about the tip.
§ From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Help.
You can then tap Search help articles & videos, and enter what you're looking for. Or you can tap to browse how-tos, FAQs, and more.
If HTC Help is not preinstalled on your phone, you can download it from Google Play.
Having hardware or connection problems?
Before calling for support, you can first use the Help app to troubleshoot or perform diagnostics on your phone. This helps you in finding the problem cause, and in determining whether you can resolve the problem or you need to call for support.
From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Help.
If HTC Help is not preinstalled on your phone, you can download it from Google Play.
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Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial
You can either dial a number directly, or use Smart dial to quickly place a call. Smart dial searches and calls a stored/synced contact or a number from your call history.
1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.
2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name to see the top matching contact.
3. If there are a number of matches found (for example, 8 matches), tap the number to see all the matches.
4. Tap the contact you want to call.
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To check other phone numbers associated with the contact, tap beside the contact name.
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If the phone number has an extension, tap after connecting to the main line and then dial the extension number.
5. Tap the call button that corresponds to the card you want to use.
Making a call with your voice
Call a contact hands-free using your voice.
1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.
2. Tap .
3. Say the name of contact you want to call. For example, say "Call [person's name in phonebook]."
4. Follow screen instructions to make the call.
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Dialing an extension number
To skip voice prompts when dialing an extension number, do one of the following:
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After dialing the main number, press and hold * . A comma (,) is added to the number you are dialing. Enter the extension number, and then tap the call button. You will be connected to the mainline and then to the extension number.
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After dialing the main number, press and hold # to add a semicolon (;). Enter the extension number after the semicolon , and then tap the call button. After connecting to the main line, tap Send to dial the extension number.
You can save phone numbers with an extension in the People app.
Returning a missed call
You'll see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open to check who the caller is.
2. To return the call, tap Call back.
If you have multiple missed calls, tap the missed calls notification to open the Call History tab.
Speed dial
Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap.
1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.
2. Tap > Speed dial > . You can also press and hold an unassigned key on the dialpad, and then tap Yes.
3. Select a contact from the list.
4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a speed dial key to assign.
5. Tap Save.
To use Speed dial, press and hold the speed dial number you want to call. Then tap the call button that corresponds to the card you want to use.
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event
When you receive a text message, email, or calendar event that has a phone number in it, you can just tap the number to place a call.
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Making an emergency call
In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC Desire 816 even if the nano SIM card has been blocked or if you don't have one installed.
If you don't have a network signal, you won't be able to make an emergency call.
1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.
2. Dial the emergency number for your locale, and then tap Call.
If you've enabled but forgotten your lock password or lock pattern, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.
Receiving calls
When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears.
HTC Desire 816 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:
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Tap Answer or Decline.
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If you've set up a lock screen, drag or upwards.
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call
Do one of the following:
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Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.
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Press the POWER button.
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Place HTC Desire 816 face down on a level surface.
What can I do during a call?
When a call is in progress, you can turn the speakerphone on, place the call on hold, and more.
Putting a call on hold
To put the call on hold, tap > Hold. The status bar then displays the hold call icon .
To resume the call, tap > Unhold.
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Switching between calls
If you’re already in a call and you accept another call, you can switch between the two calls.
1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call and put the first call on hold.
2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.
Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call
To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC Desire 816 to your ear when the speakerphone is on.
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On the call screen, tap . The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar.
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To turn the speakerphone off, tap .
Muting the microphone during a call
On the call screen, tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon appears in the status bar.
Ending a call
Do one of the following to end the call:
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On the call screen, tap End Call.
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Slide the Notifications panel open, then tap End Call.
Setting up a conference call
Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make or accept a call, and then simply dial each subsequent call to add it to the conference.
Make sure that you have conference calling service activated. Contact your mobile operator for details.
1. Make a call to the first conference call participant.
2. When connected, tap > Add call, and then dial the number of the second participant. The first participant is put on hold.
3. When connected to the second participant, tap .
4. To add another participant, tap , and then dial the number of the contact.
5. When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call. Tap to access options such as ending the call with a participant.
6. To end the conference call, tap End Call.
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Call History
Use Call History to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls.
1. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon to open the Phone app.
2. Swipe to view the Call History tab.
3. Do one of the following:
§ Tap a name or number in the list to call.
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Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu.
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Tap to display just a particular type of call such as missed calls or outgoing calls.
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History
1. On the Call History tab, tap next to the new phone number.
2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing contact.
Clearing the Call History list
1. On the Call History tab, tap > Remove call history.
2. Select the items you want to delete, or tap > Select all.
3. Tap Delete.
Blocking a caller
When you block a phone number or a contact, all calls from the phone number or contact will be declined automatically.
On the Call History tab, press and hold the contact or phone number you want to block, and then tap
Block contact.
You can always remove a caller from your blocked list. On the Call History tab, tap > Blocked contacts. In the All tab, press and hold a contact, and then tap Unblock contacts.
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes
Do one of the following:
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To change from silent to normal mode, press the VOLUME UP button twice.
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To change from vibrate to normal mode, press the VOLUME UP button.
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Go to Settings, and then tap Sound & notification > Sound profile.
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Home dialing
When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home.
Your home country code is automatically added when you call your contacts while roaming. But when manually entering a phone number to call, you need to enter a plus (+) sign and country code before the number.
Using a roaming service may incur additional charges. Check with your mobile operator for rates before using a roaming service.
Changing the default country code for Home dialing
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Settings > Call.
2. Tap Home dialing settings.
3. Select a country, and then tap OK.
Turning off Home dialing
If you prefer to manually enter complete phone numbers to call while roaming, you can turn off
Home dialing.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Settings > Call.
2. Clear the Home dialing option.
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Messages
Sending a text message (SMS)
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap .
3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the To field.
4. Tap the area that says Add text, and then enter your message.
5. Tap , or press to save the message as a draft.
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There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message (displayed above ). If you exceed the limit, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.
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Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message if you enter an email address as the recipient, attach an item, or compose a very long message.
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
Before attaching and sending a high-resolution video, compress it first so that the file size doesn't exceed the message size limit.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap .
3. Enter a contact name, mobile number, or email address in the To field.
4. Tap the area that says Add text, and then enter your message.
5. Tap , and then choose an attachment type.
6. Select or browse for the item to attach.
7. After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment.
8. Tap , or press to save the message as a draft.
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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.
Group MMS may incur extra data fees.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap .
3. Tap , and then select multiple recipients.
4. To send a group SMS, tap , and then select Send as individual. Clear this option to send your message as a group MMS.
Group
SMS
Group
MMS
Your message will be sent to the recipients as a text message and you will be charged by your mobile operator for each message sent. Replies of your recipients are sorted separately.
Similar to a group chat, sending a group MMS lets your recipients join the conversation you've started.
HTC Desire 816 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.
5. Tap the area that says Add text, then enter your message.
6. Tap .
Resuming a draft message
If you switch to another app or if you receive an incoming call while composing a text message, the message is automatically saved as a draft.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap a draft message, and then edit the message.
To see all draft messages in one place, tap , and then tap Filter > Drafts.
3. Tap .
Replying to a message
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.
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3. Tap the area that says Add text, and then enter your message.
4. Tap .
Replying to a contact's other phone number
When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC Desire 816, you can select which phone number to reply to.
Keep in mind that if you don't select another number, your response will be sent to the phone number that your contact used to send the last message.
1. While viewing the exchange of messages with a contact, tap > Recipient phone number and select which phone number you want to reply to.
2. Tap the area that says Add text, then enter your reply message.
3. Tap .
Forwarding a message
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to view the exchange of messages with that contact.
3. Tap a message, and then tap Forward.
Moving messages to the secure box
You can move private messages to the secure box. You will need to enter a password to read these messages.
§ The secure box does not encrypt messages.
§ Messages stored on a nano SIM card cannot be moved to the secure box.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.
3. Tap > Move to secure box.
4. Select the messages, and then tap Move.
To move all the messages from a contact, on the Messages screen, press and hold the contact and tap Move to secure box.
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To read messages in the secure box, on the Messages screen, tap > Secure. If it is your first time to use the secure box, set a password.
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To remove messages or contacts from the secure box, press and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap Move to general box.
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Blocking unwanted messages
Declutter your Messages screen by moving spam messages from contacts to the block box. If you have blocked a contact, that contact's text or picture messages will also be in the block box.
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Open the Messages app, press and hold a contact (or phone number) and tap Block contact.
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To block multiple contacts, tap > Block contacts, select the contacts, and tap Block.
When the contact sends you messages, you will not see them in the Messages screen or receive notifications and calls.
To read messages in the block box, on the Messages screen, tap > Block.
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To remove messages or contacts from the block box, press and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap Unblock.
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To completely discard future messages from blocked contacts, tap > Settings > General, and then clear the Save block message option.
Copying a text message to the nano SIM card
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.
3. Tap the message, and then select the card where you want to copy it. The icon is displayed.
Deleting messages and conversations
Open the Messages app and do any of the following:
Delete a message Open the conversation thread with a contact, tap the message, and then tap
Delete message.
To delete multiple messages within a conversation, tap > Delete messages > Delete by selection, and then select the messages to delete.
Delete a conversation
Press and hold a contact (or phone number), and then tap Delete.
To delete multiple conversations, tap > Delete threads, and then select the conversations to delete.
In the Messages settings, tap General > Delete old messages to auto delete old messages.
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Preventing a message from being deleted
You can lock a message to prevent it from being deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation.
1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.
3. Tap the message that you want to lock.
4. Tap Lock message on the options menu. A lock icon is displayed.
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Personalizing
Themes
What is the Themes app?
Themes brings a quick and easy way for you to customize HTC Desire 816 with wallpapers, sounds, icons, and more.
Log in with your HTC account to browse from the available themes in the Themes store, or make your own.
Downloading themes
Find and download pre-made themes that make it easy for you to personalize your HTC Desire 816.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Themes.
2. Tap Get Started.
3. Sign in with your preferred account.
4. On the Recommended screen, swipe left or right under each category to browse recommended items.
5. To see all available items for a category, swipe left and tap See all.
6. Tap an item to see the details screen.
7. Tap Download.
To apply the theme after it has finished downloading, tap Apply. If your theme has custom sounds, all of your ringtones and alert tones will also change.
Bookmarking themes
While browsing themes, you can bookmark them so that you can easily find them later.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Themes.
2. Browse the categories to find something you like.
3. Tap the item and then tap
. You'll find the bookmark in My themes. See Finding your themes on page 59.
You can remove the bookmark by tapping .
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Creating your own theme from scratch
You can create and customize your own theme and even share it for others to download.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Themes.
2. Tap > Choose Home image to set the main wallpaper for your theme.
3. Select an image from Gallery or take a photo with Camera.
4. Move or enlarge the crop box to the area of the image you want to include and tap .
5. Tap Next.
6. Swipe up or down to the pre-defined style to select for your theme.
If you don't want to customize your theme further, tap Next to save your theme.
7. Tap Edit, then tap any of the categories you want to customize, and experiment with the settings until you're satisfied.
8. When you're ready, tap Preview to see what your theme will look like.
9. Tap Finish, then name your theme and tap OK to save your theme.
To apply the theme right away, make sure you select the Apply this theme now option.
Editing a theme
After creating a theme, you can still edit it.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Themes.
2. Tap > Edit current theme.
3. Make the changes you want to the theme.
4. Tap Save to update the current theme.
Mixing and matching themes
After selecting a theme, you can mix and match parts from other themes such as sounds, icons, wallpapers. and more.
To mix and match themes, you need to first download theme components from the catalog.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Themes.
2. Tap > Edit current theme.
3. Tap Color and select a color scheme.
4. Tap any of the other categories you want to change.
5. Tap an item in the category. If the category is empty, tap and choose one of the collections to select from.
6. Tap Download to get the content, and then tap Apply to apply the change to your current theme.
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7. Tap until you see the mix and match screen. Continue making changes until you're satisfied with the result.
8. Tap Save copy to save your new theme, or if you're editing a theme that you copied tap Save to save the changes.
Finding your themes
Themes you created or downloaded can be found in your theme collection. You'll also find the themes you bookmarked.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Themes.
2. Tap > My themes.
Sharing themes
Share themes, wallpapers, icons, and more with friends and family.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Themes.
2. Browse to the theme you want to share and tap it to view the details.
3. While viewing the details page of any item in the catalog, tap to share.
Deleting a theme
You can delete a theme if you no longer want to keep it on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Themes.
2. Tap > My themes, and then swipe to the My collections tab.
3. Tap > Remove.
4. Tap the themes you want to remove from your collection.
5. Tap Remove.
If the theme you deleted is currently applied, it will still be applied to HTC Desire 816 until another theme is applied.
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More ways to personalize
Personalization settings
Aside from using Themes, you can also make HTC Desire 816 look and sound the way you want in
Settings.
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Choose a ringtone and other sounds that you like to use. See
Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms on page 60.
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Personalize your Home screen with a different wallpaper. See Home wallpaper on page 60.
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For the lock screen, you can use the same wallpaper as your Home screen or choose a
different wallpaper. See Changing the lock screen wallpaper on page 39.
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Change the fonts. See Changing the display font on page 61.
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Change the apps on the launch bar. See
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Need another widget panel? See Adding or removing a widget panel on page 63.
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Set HTC BlinkFeed or a widget panel as your main Home screen. See Changing your main
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Organize your apps. See
Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.
2. Under Sound, choose different sounds for your ringtone, system notification, and alarm.
Go to the Messages, Mail, and Calendar apps to choose sounds for new messages, email, and event reminders respectively.
Want alarms to ring louder but notifications to be more discreet? In Settings, tap Sound & notification > Volumes and set the volume levels for each sound type.
Home wallpaper
Choose from the available wallpapers, or use any photo you've taken with the camera.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. In the pop-up menu, tap Change Home screen wallpaper.
3. Choose from where you want to select a wallpaper.
To use a photo you captured with the camera, tap Gallery, choose and crop a photo, and then tap .
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Changing the display font
You can change the font style and size of the display font or you can download new fonts online.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.
2. Under Font, tap Font style and choose one of the built-in fonts or tap to go online and download new fonts.
3. Tap Font size to choose the size of the font.
Downloading fonts
You must be logged on to your HTC Account to download fonts.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Personalize.
2. Under Font, tap Font style and then tap .
3. Tap to select a category.
4. Select a font, and then tap Download.
To apply the font, tap Apply.
Launch bar
The launch bar gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps (and other shortcuts). You can replace the apps on the launch bar with the ones you often use.
1. Press and hold the app you want to replace, and then drag it out to .
2. Tap to go to the Apps screen.
3. Press and hold an app, and then drag it to the empty slot on the launch bar.
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The apps (or other shortcuts) on the lock screen are the same as the ones on the launch bar.
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Adding Home screen widgets
Widgets make at-a-glance important information and media content easily available. Choose from a selection of widgets and add the most useful ones to your Home screen.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. In the pop-menu, tap Add apps and widgets.
3. Tap > Widgets.
4. Scroll through the widgets, or tap to search for a specific widget.
Some widgets are available in different styles and sizes.
5. Press and hold and then drag the widget to a widget panel you want to add it to.
You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings such as Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth.
Changing the settings of a widget
You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People widget).
1. Press and hold a widget on your Home screen, and then drag it to .
2. Customize the widget settings.
Resizing a widget
Some widgets can be resized after you've added them to your Home screen.
1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen, and then release your finger. If a border appears, that means the widget is resizable.
2. Drag the sides of the border to enlarge or shrink the widget size.
Adding Home screen shortcuts
Place apps you often use on any widget panel of your Home screen. You can also add shortcuts to frequently used settings, bookmarked webpages, and more.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. In the pop-up menu, tap Add apps and widgets.
3. Tap > Apps or Shortcuts.
4. Scroll through the apps or shortcuts, or tap to search for one.
5. Press and hold and then drag an app or a shortcut to a widget panel you want to add it to.
To add an app from the Apps screen, press and hold the app, and then drag it to a widget panel.
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Editing Home screen panels
Adding or removing a widget panel
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You won't be able to add a new widget panel if you've already reached the maximum limit.
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HTC BlinkFeed always appears as the first panel (if it's not removed). A widget panel cannot be added before HTC BlinkFeed.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. In the pop-up menu, tap Manage Home screen pages.
3. To add a new widget panel, swipe left until you see the icon, and then tap it.
4. To remove a widget panel, swipe left or right until you see the panel, and then tap Remove.
5. When done, press .
Arranging widget panels
A widget panel cannot be moved and inserted before HTC BlinkFeed.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, slide two fingers together to customize the Home screen.
2. Press and hold a widget panel thumbnail, and then drag it left or right to the position that you want.
3. When you're done arranging widget panels, press .
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Moving a widget or icon
You can easily move a widget or icon from one widget panel to another.
1. Press and hold the widget or icon with one finger.
2. With another finger, flick left or right to rotate the screen to another widget panel.
3. Release the widget or icon.
Removing a widget or icon
1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove, and then drag it to .
2. When the widget or icon turns red, lift your finger.
Changing your main Home screen
Set HTC BlinkFeed or a widget panel as your main Home screen.
1. Press and hold an empty space on a widget panel.
2. In the pop-up menu, tap Manage Home screen pages.
3. Swipe left or right until you see the panel that you want to use as your main Home screen.
4. Tap Set as home.
5. Press .
Pressing from an app will first return you to the last panel you were in. Just press again to go to your main Home screen.
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Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar
1. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder.
2. Tap the folder to open it.
3. Tap the folder window’s title bar, and then enter a new folder name.
4. Add more apps into the folder. Tap , select your apps, and then tap Done.
You can also add shortcuts to settings or information to a folder. Add a shortcut first to a widget panel, and then drag it over to the folder.
Removing items from a folder
1. On the launch bar or widget panel, tap a folder to open it.
2. Press and hold an app or shortcut in the folder, and then drag it out to .
Arranging apps
On the Apps screen, you can rearrange the apps.
1. From HTC BlinkFeed or any widget panel, tap .
2. Tap , and then choose how to arrange apps, such as alphabetically.
If you want to group apps into folders or rearrange them, select Custom.
Moving apps and folders
1. On the Apps screen, tap > Custom.
2. Tap > Rearrange apps.
3. Press and hold an app or folder, and then do one of the following:
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Drag the app or folder to another position on the same page. Wait until you see the occupying icon move away before releasing your finger.
§ Drag the app or folder to the or arrow to move it to another page.
4. When you're done moving apps and folders, tap .
Grouping apps into a folder
1. On the Apps screen, tap > Custom.
2. Tap > Rearrange apps.
3. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically create a folder.
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4. To add more apps, drag each app over to the folder.
5. To name the folder, open the folder, tap its title bar, and then enter a folder name.
6. When done, tap .
Removing apps from a folder
1. On the Apps screen, tap > Custom.
2. Tap > Rearrange apps.
3. Tap the folder to open it.
4. Press and hold an app, and then drag it out to the Apps screen. Wait until you see the occupying icon move away before releasing your finger.
5. When you're done removing apps, tap .
Hiding or unhiding apps
1. On the Apps screen, tap > Hide/unhide apps.
2. Select the apps you want to hide, or clear their check boxes to unhide them.
3. Tap Done.
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HTC BlinkFeed
What is HTC BlinkFeed?
Get the latest news about your interests or status updates from your friends right on
HTC BlinkFeed. Set up which social networks, news sources, and more will appear.
§ Swipe up or down to browse stories on HTC BlinkFeed.
§ Tap a tile to view the content.
§ While viewing a news article, swipe left or right to see more stories.
§ While in HTC BlinkFeed, you can press or to scroll to the top.
§ Scroll to the top and pull down on the screen to manually refresh the stream.
§ Swipe right on HTC BlinkFeed to open the slideout menu where you can choose the type of feeds or add your custom topics to display.
You'll see the clock widget on HTC BlinkFeed if you've set HTC BlinkFeed as the main Home screen.
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Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off
1. On the Home screen, slide two fingers together.
2. Tap .
3. Do one of the following:
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To turn on HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right until you see BlinkFeed, then tap it.
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To turn off HTC BlinkFeed, swipe to the thumbnail and then tap Remove.
Restaurant recommendations
Can't think of what to eat? Get recommendations for restaurants nearby in HTC BlinkFeed.
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Make sure you've given HTC Sense Home permission to access your location. See Setting up the
HTC Sense Home widget on page 35.
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Make sure you've added personalized content to HTC BlinkFeed. See Ways of adding content on
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Tap and make sure Mealtime recommendations is selected.
To get restaurant recommendations, you'll need to actively use HTC BlinkFeed daily. Restaurant recommendations will show up as a tile in HTC BlinkFeed and also on your lock screen.
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Viewing restaurant recommendations
View photos of the restaurant, get directions to the restaurant, and more.
1. When you see a restaurant recommendation tile, tap it to view more information.
2. You can do the following:
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Tap the photo tile or View Photos to browse photos of the restaurant.
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Tap the map icon or address to see the location in Google Maps
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. From there, you can get directions.
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If you see a phone number, tap the phone number to call the restaurant.
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If you see numbers at the bottom, tap on a number to see alternative restaurant recommendations.
Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed
Personalize HTC BlinkFeed to show articles and status updates from your favorite news sources and apps.
Adding sources to HTC BlinkFeed
Add news sources such as News Republic ™ to select from a wide variety of news services.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Tap , and then select the sources you want to add.
Selecting feeds
Discover stories and articles on HTC BlinkFeed.
You need to add a news source before you can select feeds.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Next to News Republic, tap > Add topics.
3. Swipe across the screen to browse the categories.
4. Select one or more feeds.
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Showing content from your apps and social networks
See your friends' posts in social networks or show content from your HTC apps right on
HTC BlinkFeed.
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You need to sign in to your social networks before you can post a status update from
HTC BlinkFeed.
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When adding a social network to HTC BlinkFeed, you need to give HTC Sense permission to access it.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Tap , and then select the apps and social networks you like.
Searching and adding a topic of interest
Looking for a more specific topic? Search for and select topics of interest to display them on
HTC BlinkFeed.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Next to News Republic, tap > Add topics.
3. Tap , and then tap Search topics and providers and enter keywords of what you're looking for.
4. Tap a result to add it to My topics in the News Republic app. You can also tap Show feeds from RSS providers to see RSS feeds related to the topic. If you don't see the tile, scroll up.
Subscribing to foreign news sources
Want to keep up to date on current events in more than one region? You can have news sources from different countries appear on HTC BlinkFeed.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Next to News Republic, tap > Add topics.
3. Tap next to the name of the local or region, and then select another one.
4. Select the feeds to add.
Making reading more convenient
Make reading HTC BlinkFeed content more convenient with resizable fonts or night reading mode.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, tap an article to open it in News Republic.
2. Tap , and do one of the following:
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Tap Night mode to switch to night reading mode.
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Tap Font size, and then select a font size.
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Customizing the Highlights feed
The Highlights feed displays a mix of top trending articles and status updates from the feed sources you added. You can set the Highlights feed to only show items from your favorite news sources and apps.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Tap > Settings > Choose Highlights topics.
3. Select the feed sources you want to appear in Highlights.
Posting to your social networks
You can easily post a status update from HTC BlinkFeed.
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You need to sign in to your social networks before you can post a status update from
HTC BlinkFeed.
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When adding a social network to HTC BlinkFeed, you need to give HTC Sense permission to access it.
1. On HTC BlinkFeed, swipe right to open the slideout menu.
2. Tap > Compose, and then choose a social network.
3. Compose your status update and post it on your social network.
Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed
Whether it's a tile or an entire feed, you can remove content you don't want to see on
HTC BlinkFeed.
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To remove a tile, press and hold the tile you want to remove, and then tap Remove.
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To remove a feed source, in the slideout menu, next to News Republic tap > Add topics. Then tap any tile marked with to remove it.
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To remove social networks or apps from HTC BlinkFeed, in the slideout menu, tap . Then uncheck the social networks or apps you want to hide from HTC BlinkFeed.
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Camera
Camera basics
Camera screen
Take great photos and videos with the camera.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Tap to see all controls on the Viewfinder screen.
Choose a scene to use for taking photos.
Choose a scene to use for recording videos.
Choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO works best in low light conditions.
Choose an exposure value. The higher the exposure value is, the brighter your photos or videos will be.
Choose a white balance setting that matches your current lighting environment.
Choose from more basic and advanced camera settings.
Choosing a capture mode
Switch to a capture mode to use for taking photos or videos.
On the Viewfinder screen, tap , and then tap a capture mode.
You can also just swipe across the Viewfinder screen to switch between capture modes:
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In landscape view, swipe from the top or bottom edge of the screen.
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In portrait view, swipe from the left or right edge of the screen.
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Zooming
Before taking a photo or video, slide two fingers apart to zoom in or together to zoom out.
Turning the camera flash on or off
Tap the flash icon to choose a flash setting.
When using or , the camera intelligently sets the best flash brightness for your photo.
Taking a photo
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Camera mode, if you're not in this mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 72
for details.
3. Point the camera at what you want to capture. The camera adjusts the focus automatically as you move it.
4. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .
Tips for capturing better photos
To get better captures with the Camera app, here are some tips on what to do while taking your shots.
Improving focus and sharpness
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HTC Desire 816 has autofocus, which works best on a subject that is not moving too much. To change the focus, on the Viewfinder, tap the subject you want to focus on.
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If the subject is moving, on the Viewfinder, press and hold the subject to lock the focus.
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You can set the sharpness before taking a photo in the Camera settings, or manually adjust the sharpness of a photo in Photo Editor.
Generally, it is better to sharpen a blurry image rather than to reduce the sharpness in an image.
Taking well-lit photos
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HTC Desire 816 automatically adjusts the focus and exposure. If the image appears underexposed or that it 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 on an object with a neutral tone for a balanced exposure. Keep in mind that tapping on another object may shift the focus from your subject.
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If you are using the default settings and the photo still appears too dark, switch to Night scene, but place HTC Desire 816 on a level surface to keep it steady.
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If there are parts of the image that are in shadows and others are in highlights, use HDR to capture multiple shots of different exposures and combine them into one shot. Keep
HTC Desire 816 steady or place it on a level surface when using HDR.
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When taking a panoramic photo, consider the whole scene and focus on an object that has a neutral tone to help keep the exposure balanced in the composite image.
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Other tips
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In Camera settings, tap Grid to help frame the subject better or improve the composition.
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If taking photos under fluorescent or incandescent bulbs and the subject appears to be offcolor, tap , and then choose a white balance setting. Check the image on the Viewfinder and select the option that displays the closest color to the natural color of the subject.
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In Camera settings, you can tap Image adjustments and adjust the contrast, saturation, and sharpness before taking the photo.
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After capturing the photo, you can fine-tune the contrast, brightness, and other settings in
Photo Editor.
Recording video
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Camera mode, if you're not in this mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 72
for details.
3. When you're ready to start recording, tap .
4. Change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the Viewfinder screen.
5. Tap the flash icon to turn the flash on or off.
6. Tap to pause the recording, and then tap to resume.
7. To stop recording, tap .
Setting the video resolution
1. Switch to Camera mode.
2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
3. Tap .
4. Tap Video Quality, and then choose a video resolution.
Taking a photo while recording a video—VideoPic
Use the Normal video scene when you want to take a photo while recording video.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
Make sure you see the icon which means the Normal video scene is selected.
3. Tap to start recording.
4. While recording, tap whenever you want to capture a still shot.
5. Tap to stop recording.
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Using the volume buttons for taking photos and videos
In the Camera app, you can set the VOLUME buttons to function as the shutter release or zoom controls.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .
3. Tap > Volume button options.
4. Choose how you want to use the volume buttons when you're in the Camera app.
Closing the Camera app
To give you a full view of the Viewfinder screen, HTC Desire 816 replaces , , and with small dots.
Tap a dot to show these buttons again, and then tap or to close the Camera app and return to the Home screen or the previous screen.
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. Use the Auto scene when you want to take continuous camera shots.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Camera mode, if you're not in this mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 72
for details.
3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
Make sure you see the icon which means the Auto scene is selected.
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4. Press and hold the onscreen shutter button .
The camera takes up to 20 consecutive shots of your subject.
5. Choose what you want to do with the continuous shots:
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To keep just one photo, select the photo that you like the most, and then tap Best shot.
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Tap Delete, select the unwanted shots, and then tap Delete to save only the remaining shots.
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To save the whole batch of shots, just press .
Selfies and people shots
Tips for taking selfies and people shots
Do you want yourself, your family, and friends to look best in your shots? Here are some camera options you can adjust or select before taking selfies and people shots.
Portrait scene
Using the Portrait scene helps a little in smoothing the skin in your selfies and people shots.
1. Switch to Camera or Selfie mode. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see
Choosing a capture mode on page 72.
2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
3. Tap .
4. Tap to select the Portrait scene.
Angle of selfies
Do you want the angle of your shots to look exactly the same as how you see yourself on the
Viewfinder screen?
1. Switch to Selfie mode. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see
Choosing a capture mode on page 72.
2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
3. Tap > Camera options.
4. Select the Save mirror image option.
Skin touch-ups for people shots
Beautify the skin of your subjects before taking their shots.
1. Switch to Camera mode. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see
Choosing a capture mode on page 72.
2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
3. Make sure you're using the scene setting.
4. Tap .
5. Tap Make-up level, and then adjust the skin smoothing level.
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Using Auto Selfie
Keep still to take an auto selfie—or just smile! You just need to turn this feature on in the camera settings.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie mode. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see
Choosing a capture mode on page 72.
3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
4. Tap > Camera options.
5. Select the Auto Selfie option, and then press .
6. Pose and frame yourself on the Viewfinder screen.
7. To take your selfie automatically, look at the front camera, and then:
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Stay still until the white box turns green on the Viewfinder screen.
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Or smile at the camera. Hold your smile for a few seconds until your shot is taken.
Using Voice Selfie
Voice Selfie lets you easily take photo or video selfies using voice control. You just need to turn this feature on in the camera settings.
This feature may not be available in all languages.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie mode. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see
Choosing a capture mode on page 72.
3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
4. Tap > Camera options.
5. Select the Voice Selfie option, and then press .
6. Pose and frame yourself on the Viewfinder screen.
7. Look at the front camera, and then:
§ Say Cheese or Capture to take a photo selfie.
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Say Action or Rolling to record a video selfie.
You can also use voice capture with the main camera. Switch to Camera mode, and then turn on
Voice capture in the camera settings. Voice capture may not be available in all languages.
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Taking photos with the self-timer
When you use the self-timer, the Camera app counts down before taking the shot. You can set the countdown time.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Choose a capture mode you want to use. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see
Choosing a capture mode on page 72.
3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
4. Depending on your selected capture mode, do one of the following:
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Tap if you see this icon, and then tap the countdown time that you want.
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Tap > Self-timer, and then drag the slider to set the countdown time.
5. To start the timer, tap . The camera takes the photo after the countdown.
Taking selfies with Photo Booth
Take several selfies and combine them into a single picture.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Tap > Photo Booth.
If you don't see this mode, tap Add > Photo Booth to add it first to the capture modes.
3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap > , and then choose a layout for your selfies.
4. To start capturing, tap .
The Camera app will take four selfies, capturing each shot every 2 seconds. You can change your pose for every shot.
Split Capture
Using Split Capture mode
Use the Split Capture mode to capture your selfie and the scenery in front of you. The split-screen shot can either be both photos or both videos.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Tap > Split Capture.
If you don't see this mode, tap Add > Split Capture to add it first to the capture modes.
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3. Drag the middle node to vertically adjust the size of the windows. Drag the top or bottom node to split the screens diagonally.
4. When taking an asynchronous shot, tap to take a photo or to record a video with the main camera. Tap the button again to capture your selfie.
If you recorded video with the main camera, the video starts playing in its split window after you stop recording. After or while viewing the video, tap to record your video selfie.
If you need to retake the shot, tap to start over.
5. To save the split-screen shot, tap .
Panoramic shots
Taking a panoramic photo
Get a wider shot of landscapes in one sweep.
Some camera features are not available when you’re in Sweep panorama mode, such as zooming.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Tap > Panorama.
3. When you're ready to take the shot, tap .
4. Pan left or right in either landscape or portrait view. Hold HTC Desire 816 as smoothly as you can to automatically capture frames.
You can also tap to stop capturing anytime.
The camera stitches the frames into a single photo.
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Other camera features
Using HDR
When shooting portraits against a bright background, use HDR, short for High Dynamic Range, to capture your subjects clearly. HDR brings out the details of both the highlights and shadows, even in high contrast lighting.
HDR works best when your subject is steady. The camera takes multiple shots at different exposure levels and combines them into one enhanced photo.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Camera mode, if you're not in this mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 72
for details.
3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
4. Tap , and then tap .
5. To take an HDR photo, tap .
Recording videos in slow motion
Relive high speed action bit by bit and add a touch of suspense to your videos.
Audio is recorded when you're in this scene, but will only be available when video is played back in normal speed.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Camera mode, if you're not in this mode. See Choosing a capture mode on page 72
for details.
3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
4. Tap , and then tap .
5. Tap to start recording.
6. To stop recording, tap .
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Camera settings
Saving your settings as a capture mode
Save a scene or your custom settings as a new capture mode so you can conveniently use it anytime you need it.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Tap , and then tap a capture mode you want to use.
Some capture modes may not support modifying the camera settings.
3. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to show the camera options.
4. Modify the settings as desired.
5. When done, tap > Save custom camera.
6. Enter a name, and then tap Save.
Tap on the Viewfinder screen, and then tap your created capture mode whenever you want to use it.
To remove a capture mode that you added, tap , press and hold the mode, and then drag it to the Delete option.
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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 time, album, or location. When viewing your photos and videos, the onscreen navigation buttons will be hidden. Tap anywhere on the screen to see Gallery controls and onscreen navigation buttons.
Viewing photos and videos organized by time
Switch to Timeline view when you want to view your photos and videos according to when they were taken.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.
2. Tap > Timeline to switch to Timeline view.
You'll then see tab icons for switching between different layouts.
3. Tap to see your photos and videos individually arranged in a feed.
4. Tap to see your photos and videos in a grid layout.
5. Tap to see your photos and videos organized by events.
6. Tap to see your photos and videos organized by year, then tap a month to see the shots you've taken at that time.
7. Tap a photo or video to see it in full screen.
You can also slide two fingers together or apart on the screen to scroll through the Timeline, feed, grid, and year layouts.
Viewing photos and videos by album
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.
2. Tap > Albums.
3. Tap a tile to open an album.
4. Tap a photo or video to see it in full screen.
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Viewing your favorite photos
Easily see all your favorite photos in one place. You can add photos to the My favorites album.
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To add a photo, find and view the photo in full screen, tap the photo, and then tap >
Favorite.
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To view these favorite photos, open the My favorites album.
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To remove a photo from the My favorites album, press and hold the thumbnail and then tap
Remove.
Showing or hiding albums
Have too many albums cluttering up Gallery? You can choose to show or hide albums.
1. In Gallery, tap > Timeline or Albums.
2. Tap > Show/hide albums.
3. Choose which albums you'd like to show or hide.
Renaming an album
If you have created albums to organize photos, you can rename these albums.
1. In Gallery, tap > Albums.
2. Press and hold the album that you want to rename.
3. Tap Rename.
Some albums, such as Camera shots and Screenshots, cannot be renamed.
Viewing photos by location
Using Map view, you can view photos according to location.
Only photos with geo-tag info appear on the map.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.
2. Tap > Locations to switch to Locations view.
You'll see tiles of photos taken at specific locations, with numbers that indicate how many photos were taken in each location.
3. Tap to display Map view.
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4. 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.
5. Tap the location indicator to see the photos taken in that area.
Want to know where you took a particular photo? While viewing the photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then tap > Show on map. (Show on map is available when you've enabled Geo-tag photos in Camera.)
Adding location information
Want to specify more than just the city? You can add names of points of interests (POI) to your photos too.
1. In Gallery, tap > Locations.
2. Tap a tile to open it.
3. Swipe to the Places tab.
4. Tap Tap to edit location > Add a new place.
5. Tap a point of interest to add a POI from the list or tap New place to manually enter a new name.
6. Tap Save.
Changing location information
1. In Gallery, tap > Locations.
2. Tap a tile to open it.
3. Swipe to the Places tab.
4. Find the grouping you want to rename, then tap and try one of the following:
Selecting another POI
Renaming the location
1. Tap Edit location > Tap to edit location.
2. Tap a point of interest or tap New place to manually enter a new name.
3. Tap Save.
1. Tap Rename this place.
You'll only see Rename this place if the name is stored on
HTC Desire 816.
2. Enter a new name.
3. Tap Save.
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Adding photos or videos to an album
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.
2. Tap , and then choose how you want to view your photos and videos.
3. Open a group of photos and videos, such as an event in Timeline view or an album.
4. Tap > Add to album.
5. Select the photos or videos you want to add, and then tap Next.
6. Create an album or select an album that you've already created in Gallery. To create a new album to move or copy to, tap .
To add a single photo or video to an album, press and hold the photo or video. Tap Add to album, and then select the destination album or create a new album.
Copying or moving photos or videos between albums
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.
2. Tap > Albums.
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, tap .
Tagging photos and videos
Make your photos and videos easy to find by adding tags, such as short names or keywords.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.
2. Tap , and then choose how you want to view your photos and videos.
3. Tap a tile to open a group of photos and videos.
4. Tap > Add tag.
5. Select items that you'll tag with the same keywords, then tap Next.
6. Type in a keyword, and then tap .
Or, to use an existing tag, just tap it below the text field.
7. Add more keywords when needed.
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8. If you need to remove a tag you've added, just tap the tag, and then tap OK.
9. Tap Save.
To tag a single photo or video, press and hold the photo or video. Tap Add tag, and then enter your keywords.
Viewing your tagged photos and videos
1. In Gallery, tap > Tags.
You'll see tiles of your used tags, with numbers that indicate how many photos and videos belong to each tag.
2. Tap a tile to open it and view tagged photos and videos.
Renaming a tag
You can rename a tag that you've already added to your photos and videos.
1. In Gallery, tap > Tags.
2. Find the tile of the tag you want to rename, then tap > Rename tag.
3. Type the new tag name in the text field, then tap .
4. Tap OK to save your changes.
Removing tags
1. In Gallery, tap > Tags.
2. Find the tile of the tag you want to modify.
3. To untag photos and videos, tap the tile, and then tap > Remove tag. Select the items, then tap Remove.
4. To completely delete a tag, tap in the tile, then tap Remove tag.
Deleting a tag will not delete any of your photos and videos.
Searching for photos and videos
You can search the Gallery using photo locations and specific dates.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.
2. Tap .
3. In the search field, type:
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A location associated with the photo or video you're looking for.
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A specific date. You must use the same date format as that set in Settings > Date & time, such as 01/13/2015.
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4. Tap .
5. Select what you want from the results.
Changing the video playback speed
Want to add a cinematic flair to your video by slowing down a particular scene? You can vary the playback speed of a selected section of a slow motion video.
You can only change the video playback speed of videos captured using slow motion in the
Camera app.
1. In Gallery, open the video you want to play in full screen. You can identify slow motion videos by the icon on the thumbnail.
2. Tap to switch between normal and slow motion playback.
3. To adjust the playback speed of the video, tap > Edit > Adjust playback speed.
4. Frame the sequence you want to slow down by moving the left and right sliders.
5. Drag the slider up or down to choose how fast you want the sequence to play.
6. Tap to watch the result.
7. Tap .
The edited video is saved as a copy. The original video remains unedited.
Trimming a video
1. In Gallery, open the video you want to play in full screen.
2. Tap the onscreen controls to pause or resume playback, adjust the volume, and more.
Tap to share the video on your home network.
3. To trim the video, tap > Edit.
4. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the video to begin and end.
5. Tap to preview your trimmed video.
6. Tap .
The trimmed video is saved as a copy. The original video remains unedited.
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Viewing, editing, and saving a Zoe highlight
When you view a group of photos and videos such as in an album, Gallery automatically composes a
Zoe ™ highlight. A Zoe highlight is a collection of clips—which can be photos, videos, or both—that
Gallery has preselected, with added background music and special effects. You can edit the Zoe highlight, and then save it as a video.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Gallery.
2. Tap , and then choose how you want to view your photos and videos.
If you are in Timeline view, you need to go to the Events or Year tab.
3. Tap a tile to open a group of photos and videos. You'll then see a preview of the Zoe highlight play automatically.
4. Tap to edit the Zoe highlight.
You can add, change, or rearrange the clips, choose a theme, or change the background music.
5. When you're done editing the Zoe highlight, tap to save it as a video.
You'll find the saved video in the Zoe Highlights album.
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Photo Editor
Basics
Choosing a photo to edit
You can select photos to edit from Photo Editor or Gallery.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Photo Editor.
2. Tap Gallery to open an existing photo on your phone, and then browse for the item to edit.
Or, tap Camera if you want to take a new photo to edit.
You can also tap while viewing a photo in full screen from the Gallery app.
Adjusting your photos
Use the available adjustment tools to crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Essentials > .
4. Choose to rotate, crop, flip, or straighten the photo.
5. Tap and make more adjustments, if needed.
6. Press to return to the Essentials screen.
7. Tap to save changes.
Except for when applying rotation, edited photos are saved as new photos. The original remains unedited.
Drawing on a photo
Scribble on your photos for fun or to highlight an interesting part.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Flair > .
4. Drag the stroke slider to adjust the stroke thickness.
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5. Tap to open the toolbar, choose a pen type, and then tap to hide the toolbar.
6. Choose a pen color from the color bar.
7. Draw on the photo.
You can tap to switch to full screen view.
8. To undo or redo an action, open the toolbar, and then tap or .
Or, you can use the eraser from the toolbar to remove specific parts of your drawing.
9. Tap .
10. Tap , and then tap to toggle between the before and after photos.
11. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Applying photo filters
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Essentials.
4. Tap , and then choose one of the available filters.
5. Tap .
6. Tap , and then tap to toggle between the before and after photos.
7. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Creating and applying a custom filter
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Essentials.
4. Tap , and then scroll to the end of the predefined filters bar.
5. Tap Custom.
6. Make changes to the filter by adjusting the controls on exposure, saturation, white balance, and more.
7. If you need to rearrange the order of your settings to achieve a particular effect, you can press and hold a setting and drag it to a new position.
Rearranging the settings may reset values to the default.
8. Tap .
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9. Press to return to the Essentials screen.
10. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Retouching photos of people
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Touch up.
4. Choose a facial touch-up to apply, and then customize its settings.
5. Tap .
6. Tap , and then tap to toggle between the before and after photos.
7. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Fixing red eye in photos
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Essentials.
4. Tap , and then tap .
5. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Creative effects
Shapes
Add some pattern to your photo by adding and blending shapes.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > .
4. Choose a shape to add to your photo.
5. Select a shape color by dragging the color slider.
6. Drag the shape to move it.
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7. Drag your fingers apart or together on the shape to adjust its size.
8. Press and hold the shape with two fingers and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate it.
9. Tap to open the toolbar.
10. Tap , choose a different blending option for the selected layer, and then tap .
11. Tap > , and then drag the slider to adjust the shape's opacity.
12. If you want to adjust your photo to blend with the shape, tap to switch from the shape layer to the photo layer.
13. Tap a setting to adjust its values, and then tap .
14. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Photo Shapes
Photo Shapes lets you add a shape to your image and fill it with another photo.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > .
4. Choose a second image to be the fill for your selected shape.
5. Choose a shape to add to your photo.
6. Tap to switch to the shape layer. You should see the shape layer icon .
7. Drag the shape mask to move it.
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8. Drag your fingers apart or together on the shape mask to adjust its size.
9. Press and hold the shape mask with two fingers, and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate it.
10. Tap to return to the image layer , and then drag your fingers apart or together on the image to adjust the image size inside the mask.
11. Tap to open the toolbar.
12. Tap , choose a different blending option for the selected layer, and then tap .
13. Tap > , and then tap a setting to adjust its values.
14. If you want to adjust your photo to blend with the image fill, tap to switch from the image fill layer to the photo layer.
15. Tap a setting and drag the slider to adjust its values, and then tap .
16. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Prismatic
Got a bright and colorful image? Use Prismatic effect for fresh crystal prism patterns.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > .
4. Choose a prismatic pattern to apply to your photo.
5. Tap to switch to the shape layer. You should see the shape layer icon .
6. Drag the shape to move it.
7. Drag your fingers apart or together on the shape to adjust its size.
8. Press and hold the shape with two fingers, and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate it.
9. Tap to return to the image layer , and then drag your fingers apart or together on the image to adjust its size.
10. Tap to open the toolbar.
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11. Tap , adjust the settings for your photo layer, and then tap .
12. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Double Exposure
With Double Exposure, combine and blend two photos and create something surreal.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > .
4. Choose your second image. This will be your top layer .
5. Drag the layer to move it.
6. Drag your fingers apart or together on the layer to adjust its size.
7. Tap to open the toolbar.
8. Tap , choose a different blending option for the selected layer, and then tap .
9. Tap > , tap a setting, and then drag the slider to adjust its values.
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10. If you want to adjust your background layer to blend with the top layer, tap to switch to the background layer.
11. Tap a setting and drag the slider to adjust its values, and then tap .
12. Tap to save changes.
The edited photo is saved as a new photo. The original photo remains unedited.
Elements
Add animated elements to your photo.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > .
4. Tap an element type to apply to your photo.
5. Tap to open the toolbar.
6. Tap , draw an animation path or area for the selected effect, and then tap .
7. Tap to adjust the animation speed and intensity.
8. Press and hold an area with two fingers, and then drag your fingers in a circular motion to rotate the animation.
9. When you are satisfied with the result, tap and choose to save as a photo or video.
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Face Fusion
Wonder what you would like if you shared the same features as another person? Face Fusion uses a person’s photo and a target face to merge the two photos into one.
To use Face Fusion, be sure that:
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The faces in each photo have to be 100 x 100 pixels or larger in size.
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Facial shots are without glasses and are not covered by hair, a hat, or any other item.
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Subjects should look towards the camera for best results.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > .
4. Tap and then browse to the photo that you want to merge with.
5. Drag the slider to apply Face Fusion to the image.
To choose another target face, just tap the thumbnail of the target person and browse to a new photo.
6. When you are satisfied with the result, tap and choose to save as a photo or video.
GIF creator
Create an animated gif that you can quickly upload and share.
This feature is available for burst shots captured on HTC Desire 816. You can identify burst shots by the icon on the thumbnail.
1. From Photo Editor, choose the photo you want to edit.
See Choosing a photo to edit on page 89 to find out how.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. In the slideout menu that opens, tap Effects > . You'll see an animation of the frames.
4. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the animated gif to begin and end.
5. Tap .
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6. On the next screen, you can choose the direction you want the animation to play, set the speed of the animation, choose which frames you want to include, and more.
7. Tap when done.
8. Select the file quality of your animation, and then tap OK.
The animation is saved as a gif. You can identify a gif by the icon on the thumbnail in Gallery.
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Entertainment
HTC BoomSound
HTC BoomSound profile
With the HTC BoomSound
™
profile turned on, you'll still enjoy enhanced audio quality even when you plug in a headset. Listen to stronger bass, clearer vocals, and finer details in songs and videos, especially when played in Music and Gallery apps.
To turn the HTC BoomSound profile on or off, go to Settings, and then tap the HTC BoomSound
On/Off switch.
HTC Music
Listening to music
Enjoy your favorite songs on HTC Desire 816 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 HTC Desire 816.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Music.
2. Swipe to the different tabs to browse by category.
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3. Tap a song to play.
4. Tap the onscreen icons to control music playback, repeat songs, and more.
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.
Minimize the Now playing screen to continue browsing your music collection.
When you're listening to music and the screen display turns off, press POWER to turn the screen back on and control the music playback directly on the Lock screen.
Music playlists
Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists. Make a playlist containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day. You can make as many playlists as you like.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Music.
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
Delete songs
Change playlist name
Drag to move the song to its new position.
Select the songs you want to remove from the playlist.
Type the new name of the playlist in the title text box.
6. Tap Save.
You'll find newly created playlists on the Music app's Playlists tab.
To edit or delete a playlist you've created, from the Playlists tab, tap a playlist to open it, and then tap > Edit playlist or Delete.
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Adding a song to the queue
While playing a song, you can also browse other tracks stored on HTC Desire 816. Add a song or an album to the queue so it plays when the current playlist has finished playing.
1. While a song is playing, browse for other tracks.
2. Do any of the following:
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Browse for the album or playlist that you want, press and hold it, and then tap Add to queue.
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Browse for an artist or song, and then tap > Add to queue.
The songs you've added appear on the Queue tab.
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. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Music.
2. Swipe to the Artists or Albums tab.
3. Tap > Update artist photos or Update album art.
If you want HTC Desire 816 to automatically check and update your music collection, tap on the
Music app's main screen, and then tap Settings. Select Album art and Artist photos.
Setting a song as a ringtone
Pick a song from your Music library and set it as your ringtone or as ringtone for a favorite contact.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Music.
2. Play the song that you want to set as a ringtone.
3. Tap > Set as ringtone.
4. Tap Phone ringtone, and then choose whether to assign the ringtone to slot 1, slot 2, or both.
Or, tap Contact ringtone, and then choose the contacts you want to associate the ringtone with.
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. Play the song that you want to set as a ringtone.
2. Tap > Set as ringtone > Trim the ringtone.
3. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the ringtone to begin and end.
For a more precise trimming, tap the left or right arrow buttons. Time markers indicate where you are on the song.
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4. When you're done trimming, tap Set as.
5. Choose whether to set your trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone.
You can see your new ringtone in the phone settings. Go to Settings > Sound & notification >
Slot 1 ringtone or Slot 2 ringtone.
Viewing song lyrics
Love a song so much that you want to sing along? HTC Desire 816 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. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Music.
2. Browse to the song you want to play and tap it.
3. Swipe to the Visualizer tab to view the lyrics. Song lyrics appear onscreen if content has been successfully downloaded.
Want a different visual for your music? Tap > Scene and select a scene. If you want the scene to change for every song, select Random.
4. Tap the screen to display the lyrics in full screen.
5. To jump to another part of the song, tap the screen to make the progress bar appear. Press and drag your finger across the progress bar, or press and hold or .
Not all languages are supported.
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.
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FM Radio
Listening to FM Radio
Listen to your favorite radio stations using the FM Radio app.
You need to connect a headset first to the audio jack of HTC Desire 816 to use FM Radio. FM
Radio uses the stereo headset as the FM radio antenna.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap FM Radio.
2. Tap .
The first time you open FM Radio, it scans for local FM stations that you can listen to.
3. While you're listening to an FM station, you can:
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Tap or to go to the next or previous station.
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Drag the slider to tune in to a frequency on the FM band. To fine tune the radio frequency, tap or .
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Tap to mark a radio station as a favorite. To see your other favorites and preset stations, tap .
4. To turn off FM Radio, tap .
HTC Connect
What is HTC Connect?
With HTC Connect, wirelessly stream music or video from HTC Desire 816 to your speakers or TV by just swiping up the screen with 3 fingers.
You can stream media to any of the following types of devices:
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Blackfire
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Multi-room speakers that support the Qualcomm
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AllPlay
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smart media platform
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DLNA compatible speakers and TV
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Miracast
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compatible display devices
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Chromecast
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compatible display devices.
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Bluetooth speakers
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HTC certified consumer electronic devices or accessories that have the HTC Connect logo:
Some devices may need to be paired before you can share to them.
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To see a list of supported devices or accessories, go to htc-connect.com/certified-devices.html
. For more information about HTC Connect, see www.htc-connect.com
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Using HTC Connect to share your media
Before you start, make sure you have set up your speakers, TV, or appliance to connect to your Wi-Fi network. Refer to its documentation on how to set it up.
1. Open and play any music or other media content that you want to share from
HTC Desire 816.
2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen.
3. Choose the device you want to connect to.
4. Once connected, use your phone to control the volume, pause or resume playback, and more.
5. To stop wireless media sharing and disconnect from the device, swipe down with three fingers on the screen.
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Streaming music to Blackfire compliant speakers
BLACKFIRE
RESEARCH
Play music simultaneously to multiple Blackfire compliant speakers from
HTC Desire 816.
Before you start, make sure your speakers are connected to your Wi-Fi network. Refer to the documentation that comes with your speakers to set up and connect them to your Wi-Fi network.
1. After connecting your speakers to your Wi-Fi network, open a music app on HTC Desire 816.
2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen.
HTC Desire 816 then turns Wi-Fi on automatically and scans for media devices on your Wi-
Fi network. You'll see the available speakers listed.
3. Tap the speaker you want to connect to.
4. In the music app, start playing music. You'll then hear the music play from the speaker you've selected.
5. To switch between speakers or to group them, swipe up the screen again with three fingers.
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To stream music to another speaker, just tap it.
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To group speakers so that music plays through them at the same time, tap the Group button next to a speaker name, select the other speakers you want to group it with, and then tap OK.
Renaming the speakers
You can rename your Blackfire compliant speakers in Settings.
1. Make sure the speakers are connected to your Wi-Fi network.
2. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > HTC Connect.
HTC Desire 816 then turns Wi-Fi on automatically and scans for media devices on your Wi-
Fi network. You'll then see the available Blackfire speakers listed.
3. Tap next to a speaker name.
4. Enter the new speaker name, and then tap Done.
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Streaming music to speakers powered by the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform
Before you start, make sure your speakers are connected to your Wi-Fi network. Refer to the documentation that comes with your speakers to set up and connect them to your Wi-Fi network.
1. After connecting your speakers to your Wi-Fi network, open a music app on HTC Desire 816.
2. Swipe up with three fingers on the screen.
HTC Desire 816 then turns Wi-Fi on automatically and scans for media devices on your Wi-
Fi network. You'll then see the available speakers listed.
3. Tap the speaker you want to connect to.
4. In the music app that you're using, start playing music. You'll then hear the music play from the speaker you've selected.
5. To switch between speakers or to group them, swipe up the screen again with three fingers.
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Just tap another speaker to stream music to it.
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To group speakers so that music plays through them at the same time, tap the Group button next to a speaker name, select the other speakers you want to group it with, and then tap OK.
HTC BoomSound Connect app
If you're using Qualcomm AllPlay powered speakers, download and install the HTC BoomSound
Connect app to HTC Desire 816 to manage them, queue your songs to a shared speaker, and more.
2. When you're prompted to download HTC BoomSound Connect, download and install the app.
3. Open the HTC BoomSound Connect app.
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4. Use the controls in the app to control music playback and adjust the speaker volume.
5. To switch between speakers, tap next to the current speaker name, and then tap another speaker.
6. When several phones are streaming music to the same speaker, tap to add your music to the queue.
7. To view the queue and check where your music is lined up in the list, tap .
8. Tap to access HTC BoomSound Connect settings. You can rename speakers or clear the queue.
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Power and storage management
Battery
Displaying the battery percentage
You can check the percentage of remaining battery power right from the status bar.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Select Show battery level.
Checking battery usage
See how the system and apps are using the battery and how much power is being used.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap Battery usage, and then tap an item to check how it's using the battery.
4. If you see the Adjust power use section while viewing battery use details, you can tap the option underneath it to adjust settings that affect battery usage.
Another way to check the battery usage per app is to go to Settings, and then tap Apps. Tap the app you want to check, and then tap Battery.
If the Battery option on the App info screen is grayed out, it means the app is currently not using the battery.
Checking battery history
Check how long you've been using HTC Desire 816 since the last charge. You can also see a chart that shows how long the screen has been on, and how long you've been using connections like the mobile network or Wi-Fi.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap History to view battery usage over time.
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Battery optimization for apps
When you have connections such as Wi-Fi on while the phone is in sleep mode, some apps may still continue to use the battery. Starting from Android 6.0, battery optimization is enabled for all apps by default which helps prolong battery standby time when you're not using the phone.
The phone needs to be sitting idle for an extended period of time before battery optimization takes effect.
Turning battery optimization off in apps
If there are apps that you don't want battery optimization enabled, you can turn the feature off in those apps.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap Battery optimization.
4. Tap Not optimized > All apps to see the complete list of apps.
5. To turn off battery optimization in an app, tap the app name, and then tap Don't optimize >
Done.
Repeat this process to turn off optimization in other apps.
To filter the list and see which apps have battery optimization disabled, tap All apps > Not optimized.
Using power saver mode
Power saver mode helps to increase battery life. It reduces the usage of phone features that drain the battery such as location services and mobile data.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap the Power saver On/Off switch to turn power saver mode on or off.
To set when to automatically switch this mode on, tap Power saver > Turn on automatically, and then select a battery level.
Extreme power saving mode
In times when you don't need to use much of your phone, turn Extreme power saving mode on to extend battery life longer. In this mode, standby time can last longer than usual, and you can only use the most basic functions such as phone calls, text messaging, and email.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Power.
3. Tap the Extreme power saving mode On/Off switch to turn extreme power saving mode on or off.
If you want to set when to automatically switch this mode on, tap Extreme power saving mode and select a battery level.
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Tips for extending battery life
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC Desire 816.
Try out some of these tips to help increase battery life.
Use the power management features
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Turn Power saver mode and Extreme power saver mode on in Settings.
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Monitoring your battery usage helps identify what's using the most power so you can choose what to do about it. For details, see
Checking battery usage on page 107.
Manage your connections
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Turn off wireless connections such as mobile data, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth when not in use.
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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 167.
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Turn on Airplane mode when you don't need any wireless connections and you don't want to receive calls or messages.
Manage your display
Lowering the brightness, letting the display sleep when not in use, and keeping it simple helps save battery power.
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Use automatic brightness (the default), or manually lower the brightness.
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Set the screen timeout to a shorter time.
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Don't use a live wallpaper for your Home screen. Animation effects are nice to show off to other people but they drain your battery.
Changing your wallpaper to a plain, black background can also help a little. The less color is displayed, the less battery is used.
For more details, see Settings and security on page 167 and
Manage your apps
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Install the latest software and application updates. Updates sometimes include battery performance improvements.
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Uninstall or disable apps that you never use.
Many apps run processes or sync data in the background even when you're not using them. If there are apps that you don't need anymore, uninstall them.
If an app came preloaded and can't be uninstalled, disabling the app can still prevent it from
continuously running or syncing data. See Disabling an app on page 172.
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Limit background data and sync
Background data and sync can use a lot of battery power if you have many apps syncing data in the background. It’s recommended not to let apps sync data too often. Determine which apps can be set with longer sync times, or sync manually.
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In Settings, tap Accounts & sync and check what types of data are being synced in your online accounts. When the battery is starting to run low, temporarily disable syncing some data.
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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.
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When you’re not traveling from one place to another, sync weather updates of only your current location, rather than in all of your named cities. Open the Weather app, and then tap
to edit and remove unneeded cities.
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Choose widgets wisely.
Some widgets constantly sync data. Consider removing the ones that are not important from your Home screen.
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In Play Store, tap > Settings, and then clear Add icon to Home screen to avoid automatically adding Home screen app shortcuts whenever you've installed new apps. Also tap Auto-update apps > Do not auto-update apps if you're fine with updating apps from
Play Store manually.
Other tips
To squeeze in a little bit more battery power, try these tips:
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Tone down the ringtone and media volume.
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Minimize the use of vibration or sound feedback. In Settings, tap Sound & notification and choose which ones you don't need and can disable.
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Check your apps’ settings as you may find more options to optimize the battery.
Phone storage
Types of storage
Starting from Android 6.0, there have been some changes on how and where downloaded apps and their data can be stored.
Phone storage
This is the internal storage which contains the Android system, preinstalled apps, email, text messages, and cached data from the apps. You can also install apps that you've downloaded and capture photos, videos, and screenshots to this storage.
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Storage card
Use your storage card as a removable storage to store and access your media and other files on
HTC Desire 816 or any Android phone, or set it up as an extension of the internal storage. See
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
USB storage
You can plug in an external USB storage device such as a USB flash drive or an SD card reader. You need a special cable to connect HTC Desire 816 and a USB storage device.
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
Use your storage card as removable storage when there's already content such as your media and other files so that you don't lose these content. If you have a brand new storage card, choose whether to use it as removable storage or set it up as an extension of the internal storage.
Removable storage
Use a new storage card as removable storage to be able to insert and use the card on HTC Desire 816 and other Android phones.
Internal storage
Set up a new storage card as internal storage for more privacy and secure use. This encrypts and formats the storage card to work just like the internal storage.
This also expands the internal storage space since:
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Captured screenshots, camera shots, media, and other files will be stored on the storage card.
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Third-party apps that you installed and their data can be moved between the phone storage and storage card.
After setting up the storage card as internal storage, the card can only be used on HTC Desire 816 where it has been formatted.
Setting up your storage card as internal storage
When you insert a storage card that has not been used on HTC Desire 816 before, the card will be mounted as removable storage by default.
If the storage card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the storage card to use it as internal storage for HTC Desire 816.
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See Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
differences between using the storage card as removable storage or internal storage.
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If there are still files on the storage card, back up the files first before you format the card.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Storage & USB.
2. Under Removable storage, tap the storage card name.
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3. Tap Format as internal.
4. Tap Erase & format.
5. Tap Format.
6. Follow the onscreen instructions to move your installed apps and their data from the phone storage to the storage card.
If you no longer want to use your storage card as internal storage, you can reformat the card as removable storage. Before you do so, make sure to move all the apps and data from the card back
Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card
If you've set up your storage card as internal storage, you can move third-party apps that you installed and their data such as photos, media, and downloaded files to the storage card to free up phone storage space.
If you no longer want to use your storage card as internal storage, make sure to move all the apps and data from the card back to the phone storage.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Storage & USB.
2. Tap the name of your storage card if you're moving app data from the phone storage to the card, or tap Phone storage if you're moving data from the storage card back to the phone storage.
3. Tap > Migrate data.
4. Tap Move.
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Screenshots will also be migrated.
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When you take new photos or videos, capture new screenshots, or download new files after the migration, they will be saved to the new storage location.
Moving an app to the storage card
When you're running out of phone storage space, you can move your downloaded apps to the storage card if the card has been set up as internal storage.
Preinstalled apps cannot be moved.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Storage & USB.
2. Tap Phone storage > Apps.
3. Tap the app you want to move.
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4. Tap Change, and then tap the storage card name.
5. Tap Move.
You can also move an app from the storage card back to the phone storage.
Viewing and managing files on the storage
Starting from Android 6.0, you can go to Settings to view and manage files on the phone storage and storage card. You can also view and manage files on an external USB storage device when you have it connected to HTC Desire 816.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Storage & USB.
2. Tap Phone storage or the storage card name.
3. Tap Explore to view internal storage content—whether it's phone storage content or internal storage content on the storage card.
4. To select or deselect files:
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Press and hold a file to select it. To select more files, tap each file.
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Tap a file to deselect it.
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To select all files, press and hold a file first, and then tap > Select all.
5. Do one of the following:
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To delete, tap .
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To paste, tap > Copy to. In the Save to slideout menu, choose where to paste to, and then tap Copy.
Copying files between HTC Desire 816 and your computer
You can copy your music, photos, and other files to HTC Desire 816.
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Save and close your files before copying them from your computer to HTC Desire 816, or vice versa.
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If you're using your storage card as internal storage, your computer will only show storage card content.
1. Connect HTC Desire 816 to the computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. On HTC Desire 816, unlock the screen if it's locked.
3. On the pop-up message that asks whether to use USB for file transfers, tap Yes.
If you don't see this message, slide the Notifications panel open, tap the Use USB for notification, and then tap File transfers.
You'll then see options for viewing or importing files on the computer screen.
4. Choose to view files.
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5. Copy the files from your computer to HTC Desire 816, or vice versa.
6. After copying the files, disconnect HTC Desire 816 from the computer.
Freeing up storage space
As you use HTC Desire 816, you'll accumulate data and fill its storage capacity over time. Here are some tips on how to free up phone storage space.
Run the storage wizard
Free up phone storage space by uninstalling apps and deleting files you no longer want to keep. In
Settings, tap Storage & USB > Phone storage > Make more space.
Manage photos and videos
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After taking continuous camera shots, keep only the best shot. Discard the rest, if you don't need them.
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After editing a photo or trimming a video, the original file is kept. Delete original files or move them elsewhere, such as to your computer.
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If you're only sending videos through MMS, use a lower resolution. Hi-res video takes up more space. In Camera settings, tap Video Quality to change the resolution.
Remove unused themes
Themes can quickly consume up storage space because themes can include images, sounds and icons. Remove themes you're not using. See
Back up data and files
Keep only the most recent data in your apps and files that you often need to use. You can back up
Remove or disable apps
Uninstall apps that you've downloaded if no longer need them. Preinstalled apps can be disabled when you're not using them. See
Move apps to the storage card
Third-party apps that you've downloaded and installed can be moved to the storage card if you've
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Unmounting the storage card
When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Desire 816 is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
If your storage card is used as internal storage and there are apps that were moved to the card, you will not be able to open these apps after unmounting the card.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Storage & USB.
2. Do one of the following:
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If your storage card appears under Removable storage, tap next to the card name.
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If your storage card appears under Internal storage, tap the card name, and then tap
> Eject.
File Manager
About File Manager
Use the File Manager app to browse and organize your files and folders on your phone storage and storage card.
You can also browse for files and folders on your external USB storage device when you have it connected to your phone. For details, see
Switching between storage types
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap File Manager.
2. Swipe left or right to switch to a file storage where you want to browse or organize your files.
Searching for files
1. In File Manager, tap .
2. In the search box, enter a few characters of the filename, and then tap the Enter key .
Matching filenames from the root and subfolders are then displayed.
3. Tap a file to open it.
Sorting your files
1. In File Manager, tap > Sort.
2. Choose how you want to sort your files and folders.
Copying or moving files
1. In File Manager, browse for the file or folder.
2. Select items to copy or move.
3. Tap Copy or Move to.
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4. Press , and then browse for the folder where you want to copy or move the files.
Or tap > Create folder to create a new folder.
5. Tap Paste.
Favoriting files
1. In File Manager, browse for the file or folder.
2. Select items to favorite.
3. Tap .
To remove an item from the Favorites tab, select the item and tap Remove from favorites.
Deleting files or folders
1. In File Manager, browse for the file or folder.
2. Select items to delete.
3. Tap Delete.
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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 HTC Desire 816. Depending on the account type, signing in to your online accounts lets you sync updates between HTC Desire 816 and the Web.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap .
3. Tap the account type you want to add.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.
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In Settings > Accounts & sync, tap the Auto sync On/Off switch to turn automatic sync of all your accounts.
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You can add several Google Accounts.
Syncing your accounts
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap the Auto sync On/Off switch to turn automatic sync of all your accounts on or off.
3. To manually sync individual accounts, tap an account type, and then do one of the following:
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Tap next to the account you want to sync, and then tap Sync now.
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Tap > Sync now on the Account settings screen.
On the Account settings screen, you can also change the sync settings for an account.
Removing an account
Remove accounts from HTC Desire 816 if you no longer use them. Removing an account does not remove accounts and information from the online service itself.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap an account type.
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3. Tap next to the account you want to remove.
Or if you're on the Account settings screen, tap .
4. Tap Remove.
Some personal data may be retained by the third-party app after you have removed the account from HTC Desire 816.
Backup
Ways of backing up files, data, and settings
Worried that you might lose important stuff on HTC Desire 816? Back up HTC Desire 816 before you remove content from the storage, do a factory reset, or upgrade to a new phone.
Android Backup Service
Use your Google Account to automatically back up app data and settings including Wi-Fi passwords and files stored by certain apps.
HTC Sync Manager
Use HTC Sync Manager to import music, photos, and videos from HTC Desire 816 to your computer. You can also sync locally stored contacts, calendar events, and playlists between
HTC Desire 816 and your computer.
Likewise, HTC Sync Manager is a good alternative if you don't want to back up your accounts, settings, and other personal content to the cloud. You can use it to create backups of HTC Desire 816 on your computer.
Other backup options
If you want, you can separately back up your data or files.
Some apps allow you to back up data to the phone storage or storage card so you can easily restore them after a factory reset. Just make sure not to erase the phone storage or storage card when you do a factory reset.
Messages Back up your text messages to the phone storage or storage card, or save them as an email attachment.
Contacts
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Save contacts and other personal data to your online accounts so you can just sync them when switching to another phone.
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If you have locally stored contacts in the People app, export them to the phone storage or storage card.
Files Manually copy and paste files by connecting HTC Desire 816 to your computer as a disk drive.
Other data Check other apps to see if they support exporting data to the phone storage or storage card.
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About HTC Backup
The HTC Backup service is no longer supported on HTC phones that are running Android 6.0. You can still use it to restore saved backups from your cloud storage to your phone.
You need to use Android Backup Service to save new backups to Google Drive ™ and restore them to
HTC Desire 816 or a newer HTC phone. See
Using Android Backup Service on page 119 for details.
Restoring your backup to HTC Desire 816 with HTC Backup
If you backed up your HTC phone to your cloud storage before using HTC Backup, you can restore the saved backup to HTC Desire 816.
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Depending on the amount of content, restoring your backup to your phone through your data connection may incur additional data costs and take a long time. Using a Wi-Fi connection is recommended.
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To restore paid apps, you need to download and install them from Google Play.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap HTC Backup. Then tap Restore from backup.
You can also go to Settings, and then tap Backup & reset > Restore from HTC Backup.
2. Make sure to sign in using the same account that you used to back up your phone before.
Your backup history will then be displayed.
3. Select a backup, and then tap Next.
4. If prompted, sign in to your cloud storage account.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your backup and to continue setting up your phone.
6. Slide open the Notifications panel to check if there's any notification to finish setting up your phone.
Free apps from Google Play will be restored in the background, and you can track the progress via a notification in the status bar.
The Apps and Home screen shortcuts will be reorganized as in your backup after all of your apps have been installed. You may continue using your phone while apps are being restored.
Restoring a backup will overwrite the current data and settings on HTC Desire 816.
Using Android Backup Service
Starting from Android 6.0, use the Android Backup Service to back up your HTC phone to
Google Drive.
This service can back up and restore the following:
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Personalized HTC
Sense Home
App data
Settings
These include widgets, wallpaper, Home screen layout, ringtones, and grid size and sort order on the Apps screen.
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In HTC apps, app data includes contacts stored on HTC Desire 816, text messages, call history, Clock and Weather city list, and email accounts.
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Data from third-party apps may also be saved in the backup, depending on the app developer settings.
These include Wi-Fi networks and passwords and some device settings.
When auto backup is enabled, the Android Backup Service periodically backs up your phone to a private folder in Google Drive. Auto backup occurs every 24 hours when the phone is idle, charging, and connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Backup data will not count towards your Google Drive storage quota. Large files or files that app developers have chosen to exclude from the service will not be backed up.
Backing up HTC Desire 816
Automatically back up HTC Desire 816 to Google Drive so you can restore content such as app data and settings when needed.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Backup & reset.
2. Tap Back up my data.
3. Tap the On/Off switch to turn it on, and then tap .
4. Make sure Automatic restore is turned on.
This allows an app's data and settings saved through the Android Backup Service to be restored when you reinstall the app on HTC Desire 816.
To select a backup account other than your primary Google Account, tap Backup account and then select another Google Account. You can also tap Add account to add a new Google Account for your backup.
Backing up your data locally
If you want to separately back up your content such as contacts and text messages on
HTC Desire 816, here are some tips on how to export or import your data.
Backing up your contacts
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.
3. Tap Import/Export contacts > Export to phone storage or Export to SD card.
4. Select an account or type of contacts to export.
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5. To help protect your data, tap Yes, and then set a password for this backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when importing contacts.
If you don't need a password, tap No.
6. Tap OK.
Restoring contacts
1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.
2. Tap Import/Export contacts > Import from phone storage or Import from SD card.
3. If you have more than one account set up, tap the type for the imported contacts.
4. If you have multiple backups available, select the backup you want to import, and then tap
OK.
5. Enter the password you've set for this backup, and then tap OK.
Backing up your text messages
Keep important text messages by backing them up so you can restore them to the HTC Messages app, if needed. The Messages app backs up either to the phone storage or to your storage card if you have one inserted.
Text messages in the secure box and blocked messages will not be backed up. To include such messages to your backup, move them first to the general message box.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap > Back up/Restore SMS > Back up > Back up SMS.
3. To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages.
If you don't need a password, select Do not password protect this backup.
4. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK.
Backing up text messages by email
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You need to set up your email account in the HTC Mail app.
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Text messages in the secure box and blocked messages will not be backed up. To include such messages to your backup, move them first to the general message box.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap > Back up/Restore SMS.
3. Tap Back up > Back up SMS via mail.
4. To help protect your data, set a password for your backup. Be sure to remember this password. You'll need to enter it again when restoring messages.
If you don't need a password, select Do not password protect this backup.
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5. Enter your email address.
6. Compose your email message, and then send it.
Restoring text messages
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Messages.
2. Tap > Back up/Restore SMS > Restore.
3. Choose how you want to restore the messages, and tap Next.
4. Tap the backup to import.
5. Enter the password you've set for this backup. If you didn't set a password, select This backup file is not password protected.
6. Tap OK.
To restore text messages that were backed up via email, open the email message with the backup file attachment from the Mail app. Tap the attachment to download it first, and then tap it again to open the backup file to import. Enter the password you've set for this backup or select This backup file is not password protected.
HTC Sync Manager
About HTC Sync Manager
HTC Sync Manager supports a computer running a Windows or OS X operating system.
Here's what you can do with HTC Sync Manager.
View and manage media on your computer and phone
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Browse and manage music, photos, and videos that are on your computer and your phone.
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Import iTunes and Windows Media
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Player playlists from your computer to HTC Sync
Manager.
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Create playlists from music on your phone or your computer and then sync these playlists to both devices.
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Play music and videos using the built-in player.
Transfer content
§ Transfer iPhone photos, text messages, contacts, and more to your HTC phone. You can also find and install the same apps that you were using on your iPhone.
§ Import all music, photos, and videos from your HTC phone to your computer.
§ Copy selected music, photos, or videos from your computer to your phone.
§ Import documents from your computer to your phone.
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Back up and restore
Back up your HTC phone to your computer so you can easily restore your backup to the same phone or to another HTC phone.
Sync data
Sync data such as contacts and calendar between your phone and your computer.
Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer
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You can install HTC Sync Manager on Windows XP or later versions. To install it on a Mac computer, you need OS X 10.6 or later versions.
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If you have problem in installing HTC Sync Manager, close all your running programs and reinstall. If the problem persists, temporarily disable your anti-virus program and try installing again.
1. Download the HTC Sync Manager installer from the HTC support site: htc.com/hsm/ .
2. Launch the installer and follow the onscreen instructions.
3. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. HTC Sync Manager opens.
If you disabled your anti-virus program, make sure to turn it back on after installing HTC Sync
Manager.
Transferring iPhone content and apps 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. If you're using an HTC phone that has HTC Sense 6,
HTC Sync Manager also enables your phone to find and install the same apps that you were using on your iPhone.
You need to use iTunes 9.0 or later to back up your iPhone content first to your computer.
1. Connect your iPhone and your HTC phone to your computer.
2. In HTC Sync Manager, click Home > Transfer & Backup.
3. Click the Get Started button.
4. If you haven't used iTunes to back up your iPhone content to your computer, please do so before proceeding.
5. Select your iPhone backup file, and then click OK.
6. Select the types of content you want to transfer to your HTC phone.
You can choose whether to replace the content on your HTC phone with the iPhone content.
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7. Click Start. Wait for HTC Sync Manager to finish transferring content.
8. When done, slide the Notifications panel open on your HTC phone, and then tap .
Choose which apps you were using on iPhone you want to find in Google Play and download to your HTC phone.
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 HTC Desire 816 (Soft reset)
If HTC Desire 816 is running slower than normal, is unresponsive, or has an app that is not performing properly, try rebooting and see if that helps solve the problem.
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.
2. Press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Restart.
3. When asked to confirm, tap Restart.
HTC Desire 816 not responding?
If HTC Desire 816 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.
HTC Desire 816 then restarts.
Resetting network settings
Reset the network settings when you're having problems connecting HTC Desire 816 to your mobile data or Wi-Fi network and Bluetooth devices.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Backup & reset.
2. Tap Network settings reset.
3. Tap Reset settings.
4. Tap Reset settings.
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Resetting HTC Desire 816 (Hard reset)
If HTC Desire 816 has a persistent problem that cannot be solved, you can perform a factory reset
(also called a hard reset or master reset). A factory reset reverts the phone back to its initial state— the state before you turned on the phone for the first time.
Factory reset will remove all data on your phone storage, including apps you've downloaded and installed, your accounts, your files, as well as system and app data and settings. Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a factory reset.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Backup & reset.
2. Tap Reset phone.
To also delete media and other data from your storage card, select Erase SD card.
3. Tap OK.
A factory reset may not permanently erase all data from your phone, including personal information.
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People
Your contacts list
The People app lists all contacts you've stored on HTC Desire 816 and from online accounts you're logged in to. Use the People app to easily manage communications with people that matter to you.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On your contacts list, you can:
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View your profile and edit your contact information.
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Create, edit, find, or send contacts.
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Tap a contact photo to find ways to quickly connect with the contact.
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See when a contact has sent you new messages.
To sort your contacts by their first or last name, tap > Settings > Sort contacts by.
Filtering your contacts list
When your contacts list gets long, you can choose which contact accounts to show.
1. On the People tab, tap .
2. Choose the accounts that contain the contacts you want to display.
3. Press .
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Finding people
Search for contacts stored on HTC Desire 816, your company directory if you have an Exchange
ActiveSync account, or social networks you've signed into.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, you can:
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Find people in your contacts list. Tap , and then enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search people box.
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Find people on your company directory. Tap , enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search people box, and then tap Search contacts in your Company
Directory.
Aside from searching for a contact by name, you can search using a contact's email address or company name. On the People tab, tap > Settings > Search contacts by, and then choose a search criteria.
Setting up your profile
Store your personal contact information to easily send it to other people.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. Tap My profile.
3. Tap Edit my contact card.
4. Enter or edit your name and contact details.
5. Tap or the current photo to change your contact photo.
6. Tap .
Aside from your contact details, swipe to the Updates tab to see updates you've posted on your social networks.
Adding a new contact
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, tap .
3. Tap the Name field, and then enter the contact name. Tap to separately enter the contact's given, middle, or family name and name suffix, such as Jr.
4. Select the Contact type. This determines which account the contact will sync with.
5. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.
6. Tap .
When you tap the added contact in your contacts list, you'll see the contact information and your exchange of messages and calls. Depending on the contact type, you may also see the person's social network updates or events.
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How do I add an extension number to a contact number?
While creating a new contact or editing a contact's details 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:
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Tap P(,) to insert a pause before the phone dials the extension number. To insert a longer pause, enter P(,) several times.
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Tap W(;) to be prompted to confirm the extension number.
2. Enter the extension number.
Editing a contact’s information
Social network contacts cannot be edited.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact.
3. Enter the new information.
4. Tap .
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Getting in touch with a contact
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. Tap a contact's photo (not the name), and then choose how you want to get in touch with that contact.
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 nano SIM card
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.
3. Tap Import/Export contacts and then choose which card to import from.
4. If prompted, select which account you'd like to import your contacts to.
5. Select the contacts you want to import.
6. Tap Save.
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account
1. On the People tab, tap and 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 HTC Desire 816.
4. Tap to import the contact.
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Copying contacts from one account to another
Contacts from social networks may not be able to be copied.
1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts.
2. Tap Copy contacts, and then choose a contact type or online account to copy from.
3. Select a contact type or account you want to save to.
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 HTC Desire 816 finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link notification when you open the People app.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, tap the Contact link suggestion notification when available. You'll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.
3. Tap next to the contact you want to merge. Otherwise, tap to dismiss the link suggestion.
If you don't want to receive contact link suggestions, on the People tab, tap > Settings. Clear the Suggest contact link option.
Manually merging contact information
1. On the People tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you want to link.
2. Tap > Link.
3. You can:
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Under Suggest links, link the contact to an account.
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Under Add contact, tap one of the options to link to another contact.
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.
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Sending contact information
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, do one of the following:
To send Do this
Someone's contact information
Press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo), and then tap Send contact as vCard.
Your contact information Press and hold My profile, and then tap Send my profile.
3. Choose how you want to send the vCard.
4. Select the type of information you want to send.
5. Tap Send.
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 a message or email to everyone in the group. We’ve also set up the Frequent group to automatically add the contacts you dial or get calls from the most.
HTC Desire 816 also syncs with groups you've created in your Google Account.
Creating a group
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the Groups tab, tap .
3. Enter a name for the group, and then tap > Add contact to group.
4. Select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save.
5. When your group is complete, tap Save.
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Sending a message or email to a group
You will be charged for each text message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages.
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 send a group message or group email.
Editing a group
1. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group.
2. You can:
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Change the group name. You can only change the name for groups that you have created.
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Add more contacts to the group. Tap > Add contact to group.
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Select the contacts you want to remove from the group.
3. Tap Save.
Removing contact groups
1. On the Groups tab, tap > Edit groups.
2. Select the contact groups you want to remove.
3. Tap Save.
Private contacts
If you don't want to show a contact's name and photo on the lock screen when you have an incoming call, add the contact to your private contacts list.
Adding a contact to the private contacts list
Contacts must have a phone number before they can be added to the private contacts list.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap People.
2. On the People tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Add to private contacts.
To view your private contacts list, on the People tab, tap > Manage contacts > Private contacts.
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Organizing your private contacts
1. On the People tab, tap > Manage contacts > Private contacts.
2. To add contacts to the private contacts list, tap , select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save.
3. To remove private contacts from the list, tap > Remove private contact, select the contacts you want to remove, and then tap Remove.
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Calendar
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. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Calendar.
2. Tap , and then choose a calendar view.
If you see the current date icon, tap it to return to the current date.
Month view
In month view, you will see markers on days that have events. Upcoming events for the day are also shown at the bottom of the screen.
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Swipe left or right across the screen to view succeeding or previous months.
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Tap a day to view the events for that day.
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Press and hold a day to see more options.
Day and agenda views
Day view shows your day's schedule and weather forecast for the next few days, while agenda view gives a quick glance of all your day's events.
§ Swipe left or right across the screen to view succeeding or previous days.
§ 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 events of one week.
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Swipe left or right across the screen to view succeeding or previous weeks.
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Tap an event (shown as colored blocks) to view its details.
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Check the week number in the upper left corner of the chart.
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Select the day you start a week by tapping > Settings > First day of week.
Scheduling or editing an event
You can create or edit events on HTC Desire 816, and also sync events with your Exchange
ActiveSync calendar. You can also create, modify, and sync events with your Google calendar.
Editing events is not supported for all accounts.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Calendar.
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. Aside from setting the event name, date, time, and location, you can:
Invite contacts from your
Exchange ActiveSync or Google account
Set the event to repeat
Tap , and select the contacts you want to invite.
Create an event note
Tap the Does not repeat button, and then select a repeat schedule. You can then set the repeat frequency and end date.
While viewing the event details, tap Create note.
4. Tap Save.
If you've invited people to the event, tap Send or Send update.
Checking your schedule for an event
Avoid juggling multiple meetings at the same time. In Calendar, you can check your appointments to see if a new event would conflict with your schedule.
1. When creating or editing an event, tap Check calendar.
2. Press and hold the event box, and then drag it to an available time slot.
3. Drag the top and bottom nodes to adjust the event's time duration. You'll see a message if there are conflicts with other scheduled events.
4. Tap Done to return to the event screen, and then save your event.
Choosing which calendars to show
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Calendar.
2. Tap > Accounts (All calendars) or Accounts (Multi-calendar).
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3. 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.
4. Tap Save.
Calendars are synced on HTC Desire 816, even if they are hidden.
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. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Calendar.
2. Do one of the following:
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While viewing an event, tap > Share via.
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In day, agenda or week view, press and hold an event and then tap Share via.
3. Choose how you want to send the event.
You can also forward accepted meeting invitations from your Exchange ActiveSync calendar.
While viewing an event, tap > Forward. Compose your email message, and then send it.
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation
Switch to Invites view to see meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or declined.
You must set up an Exchange ActiveSync account to receive meeting invitations in Calendar.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Calendar.
2. Tap > Invites, and then tap a meeting invitation.
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.
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Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon will appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open.
2. If the notification shows that there are multiple reminders, tap it to see all the reminders.
You can then choose to snooze or dismiss them.
3. If you see a single event notification, spread your two fingers on the notification to expand it.
You can then:
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Tap Snooze or Dismiss. Or drag the notification left or right to dismiss it.
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Tap Send mail to send a quick response to the meeting attendees.
To edit the preset quick responses or add your own, open Calendar, and then tap > Settings >
Quick response.
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.
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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 HTC Desire 816.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail. The inbox of one of your email accounts appears.
2. Do any of the following:
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Tap an email message to read.
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To display email messages in another mail folder, tap > Folder, and then tap the folder you want to view.
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To switch between email accounts or view email messages from all your accounts, tap
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To change an email account's settings, select the account first and then tap >
Settings.
Organizing your inbox
Do you have a big pile of email messages in your inbox? Organize your email messages into tabs and quickly find the messages you want.
1. Switch to the email account that you want to use.
2. In the inbox, tap > Edit tabs.
3. Select the tabs you want to add to the inbox.
4. To arrange the tabs, drag , and then move the tab to its new location.
5. Tap Done.
6. Swipe to the added tab to check your email messages.
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Sending an email message
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail.
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 message? Tap > Show Cc/Bcc.
5. Enter the subject, and then compose your message.
6. Do any of the following:
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Add an attachment. Tap and then choose what you want to attach.
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Set the priority for an important message. Tap > Set priority.
7. Tap .
To save the email as draft and send it later, tap > Save. Or press .
Resuming a draft email message
1. In an email account inbox, tap > Folder > Drafts.
2. Tap the message.
3. When you finish editing the message, tap .
Reading and replying to an email message
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail.
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 message inside an email conversation, tap to expand the conversation, and then tap the email message.
4. Tap Reply or Reply All.
Tap for more actions for the email.
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Quickly replying to an email message
You can quickly respond to a new email message from the Home screen or lock screen.
1. When you receive a new email message notification, slide the Notifications panel down.
2. On the email preview, tap Reply all.
If you have several notifications and you don't see the email options, expand the email preview by sliding two fingers apart on the notification.
3. Compose your reply message and tap .
Saving an image in an email message
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Depending on your mail size limit settings, you may need to tap Display images to see images that are embedded in an email.
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Inline images may not display correctly when using certain mail accounts.
While viewing an email message, press and hold an embedded image, and then tap Save image.
You'll find the saved image in the All downloads album in Gallery.
You can also copy the image to the clipboard or set it as your wallpaper.
Managing email messages
The Mail app provides easy ways to sort, move, or delete your email messages.
Sorting email messages
Customize how you sort your email messages.
In an email account inbox, tap > Sort, and select from the sorting options.
Moving email messages to another folder
1. Switch to the email account you want to use.
2. Select the email messages you want to move.
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 > Select all.
3. Tap Delete.
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Searching email messages
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail.
2. Tap .
3. If you want to narrow the scope for your search, tap , check the search options, and then tap OK. For example, you can focus the search on the email content, or filter email messages that have attachments or are tagged as high priority.
4. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for.
5. Tap a result to open the email message.
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 Show all mail from sender. A list of email messages from that contact appears.
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email
Enjoy the powerful email features of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync right on HTC Desire 816. Flag important email messages, set your out of the office reply, or send invites to your next team meeting while you're on the go.
Flagging an email
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail.
2. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account.
3. While viewing the inbox, tap the flag icon that appears beside an email message or conversation.
To flag an email message inside a conversation, tap to expand the conversation, and then tap the flag icon of the email message.
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 recipients outside your organization, tap the
Send replies to external senders option, and then enter the auto-reply message in the box.
7. Tap Save.
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Sending a meeting request
1. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account.
2. Tap > New meeting invitation.
3. Enter the meeting details.
4. Tap Save. Or tap Send if you've invited people to the meeting.
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 service provider for additional email settings that you may need.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Mail.
2. Tap > Add account.
3. Select an email account type from the list of email providers. Otherwise, tap Other (POP3/
IMAP).
4. Enter the email address and password for your email account, and then tap Next.
Some email accounts allow you to set the sync schedule. You can use Smart Sync to save battery power. See
5. Enter a name for your email account, and then tap Finish.
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 another Peak time sync and Off-peak sync schedule in the email account's Sync, Send & Receive settings.
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Web browser
Browsing the Web
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Internet.
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 other options.
3. Enter the webpage address or your search keywords.
4. On the webpage, you can:
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Tap a link to open it, or press and hold a link to see more options.
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Tap an email address to send a message to the email address, save it to People, and more.
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Press and hold an image to save, copy, or set it as your wallpaper.
5. To return to the previous webpage you've viewed, tap , and then tap or .
Maximizing your browsing space
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To hide the status bar when browsing, tap > Settings > General, and then select
Fullscreen.
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While browsing a webpage, tap > Desktop View to display the full desktop version of the webpage.
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Using browser tabs
Open multiple browser tabs and quickly switch from one webpage to another.
From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Internet.
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To add a browser tab, tap > New tab. Repeat the same to open new browser tabs.
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To switch among browser tabs, tap and swipe to the webpage you want to view. Tap the browser tab to display the webpage in full screen.
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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.
HTC Desire 816 saves webpage text and images only. You will need Internet connection to open linked pages and play video clips.
1. While viewing a webpage, tap > .
2. Tap Reading list or Watch list.
When the webpage you're adding to the Watch list has one or more video clips, you'll be asked to choose which videos you want to add.
To view a saved webpage or video clip, tap > Saved. Swipe to the Reading list or Watch list, and then tap a webpage or video you want to view.
Setting browser options
Customize the web browser to suit your browsing style. Set display, privacy, and security options when using the web browser.
From the browser screen, tap > Settings.
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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, tap > Bookmarks. Navigate to the bookmark you want to open, and then tap it.
You can also add a bookmark directly to the Home screen. While viewing a webpage, tap >
> Home screen.
Using your browsing history
HTC Desire 816 keeps a record of webpages you've visited.
If you don't want HTC Desire 816 to keep your browsing history, browse using an incognito tab.
See Private browsing on page 145.
1. While viewing a webpage, tap > History.
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 deleted.
If you want to delete a single webpage entry, go to the History or Most visited tab, press and hold the webpage entry, and then tap Remove from history or Remove from most visited.
Only the browsing history stored by the Internet app is deleted. Browsing history stored by other browsers on HTC Desire 816 will remain unaffected.
Private browsing
You can use incognito tabs to browse the Web with more privacy. Browser cookies are deleted and not shared when you close all incognito tabs. Pages you view in incognito also won't appear in your browser history (except for files you've downloaded).
From the browser screen, tap > New incognito tab.
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Google Search and apps
Google Now
Getting instant information with Google Now
Do you want to check the weather or your morning commute time before you start your day?
Google Now
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delivers quick and up-to-date information that matters to you—all without the search.
Depending on your location, time of day, and previous Google searches, Google Now displays information cards that include:
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The day's weather and the weather forecast for upcoming days.
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The traffic conditions on your way to work or your commute back home.
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The directions and travel time to your next appointment.
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The next train or bus arriving at your platform or bus stop.
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Your favorite team's score and stats while you enjoy the game.
Open the Google Search app to use Google Now. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google. Or tap the Google search bar widget when available.
Setting up Google Now
Before setting up Google Now:
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Make sure that you're signed in to your Google account.
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Turn location services on and make sure that you have an Internet connection.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google.
2. Tap Get started. Or if you've previously set up Google Now on HTC Desire 816 and turned it off, tap Get Now cards > Set up.
3. Read the information screen and then tap Yes, I'm in. Google Now information cards will start to appear on the Google search screen.
4. Swipe up the screen to see all available information cards.
5. To dismiss a card, swipe it right.
Depending on the information that you've allowed to share, more information cards will appear on the Google search screen as you use HTC Desire 816 to search the Web, create appointments, set reminders, and more.
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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.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google.
2. Do any of the following:
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To change the settings of a specific card, tap and then tap an action.
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To change specific information such as your work address, sports teams, or stocks you follow, tap , and then tap Customize Google Now. Choose the information you want to change.
Setting reminders in Google Now
Creating reminders in Google Now is an easy way to keep tab of things to do. You can set time or location-based reminders. When the reminder time is up or when you've arrived at the specified location, Google Now displays the Reminder card in the Google search screen and sounds a notification to alert you.
This feature may not be available in all languages.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google.
2. Tap , and then tap Reminders.
3. Tap .
4. Enter the reminder title, such as the task you want to be reminded of.
5. Select Time to set a time-based reminder or Place to set a location-based reminder.
6. Set the reminder time or location details.
7. Tap .
When the reminder time is due or when you've arrived at the location, the Reminder card will appear in the Google search screen. You can then dismiss or snooze the reminder.
Turning off Google Now
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Google.
2. Tap Search & Now > Now cards.
3. Tap the switch next to Show cards, and then tap Turn off.
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Now on Tap
Use Now on Tap to search information while viewing emails and websites, listening to music, or even while exchanging text messages. Now on Tap lets you look for information about the screen you're on so you don't have to leave the app. Just press and hold and Now on Tap shows you related information, apps, and actions.
This feature may not be available in all languages.
Turning on Now on Tap
Before turning on Now on Tap:
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Turn location services on and make sure that you have an Internet connection.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google.
2. Tap > Settings > Now cards.
3. Tap Now on Tap, and then tap Turn on.
Searching with Now on Tap
1. On the current app you're in, press and hold . Now on Tap analyzes the screen and shows a card with information, apps, or actions related to the searched item or location.
2. Tap an item on the card to view more information or perform an action. You can also say,
"OK, Google" and say what you want to know about the searched item or location. For example, if Now on Tap searched for a restaurant, you can say "OK, Google. Take me to that restaurant" to get directions to that location.
3. To hide the information cards and return to the screen, press .
Turning off Now on Tap
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Google.
2. Tap Search & Now > Now cards.
3. Tap the switch next to Now on Tap.
Google Search
Searching HTC Desire 816 and the Web
You can search for information on HTC Desire 816 and on the Web. In the Google Search app, start your search by entering a keyword or by using Google Voice Search
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To open Google Search, from the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google. Or tap the
Google search bar widget when available.
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Some apps, such as People or Mail, have their own search function, which you can use to search only within those apps.
Performing searches on the Web and HTC Desire 816
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google.
If you've already set up a Google account on HTC Desire 816, you will be given the option to sign in to Google Now.
2. In the search box, enter what you want to search for. As you type, matching items on
HTC Desire 816 and suggestions from Google web search are shown.
3. If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap the item to search for it or open it in its compatible app.
You can also filter web search results by tapping any of the categories on the filter bar at the bottom of the screen.
Searching the Web with your voice
Use Google Voice Search to find information on the Web by speaking to HTC Desire 816.
This feature may not be available in all languages.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Google.
2. Say "OK, Google," and then say what you want to search for. After speaking, matching items from Google web search are shown.
3. If what you’re searching for is in the list, tap the item to open it in its compatible app.
Otherwise, say "OK, Google" to search again.
Setting search options
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Google.
2. Tap Search & Now.
3. Tap the search option you want to set.
To get help or provide feedback, tap .
Google apps
Google apps
Count on the suite of Google apps on HTC Desire 816 to help you get productive, surf the Internet, be entertained, and more.
Gmail
Gmail lets you send and receive email from your Google Accounts or from other email accounts—all in one convenient app.
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Google Chrome
Use Google Chrome to surf the Internet, search the Web, and bookmark your favorite websites.
Google Drive
Store your photos, documents, and other files on Google Drive to access them on HTC Desire 816, your computer, and your other mobile devices. In addition to the default storage that you get from
Google Drive, you may be eligible to receive additional online storage for free. Sign in to your Google
Account on HTC Desire 816—and not from your computer or other non-HTC phones—to claim this offer.
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.
Google Play Music
Google Play Music lets you create your own music library, play your favorite tracks, and purchase the latest albums or songs from thousands of artists around the world.
YouTube
Share your videos or check out the latest video sensations using the YouTube app.
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Other apps
HTC Car
On the road with Car
Now when you drive, you can easily use HTC Desire 816 to reach your destination, keep you entertained, and help you stay in touch with the people that matter to you. Access music, phone calls, maps, and more with Car.
1. Car instantly launches when you mount HTC Desire 816 in HTC Car Kit.
2. Swipe up or down to see what you can do in Car.
When using Car, return to the main screen from any other screen by pressing .
When you remove HTC Desire 816 from HTC Car Kit, Car will automatically exit.
You can also manually close Car by pressing from the main screen.
Using voice commands in Car
Use your voice to control Car.
This feature may not be available in all languages.
1. In Car, tap the screen with three fingers to activate voice command mode.
2. Do one of the following:
Call someone
Play music
Find something on the map
Say "Call [person's name in phonebook]"
Say "Play [song title, album, artist name, or genre]"
Say "Navigate" . When you hear Car ask you where you want to go, say the address or name of a point of interest.
You can also activate voice command mode by:
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Tapping Speak on the main screen in Car.
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Pressing the answer button on supported Bluetooth headsets.
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Finding places in Car
1. In Car, tap Navigation.
2. To search for a place, tap and enter a location in the search box.
3. To look up a previously searched for place, tap Previous.
4. To get directions for an upcoming event in Calendar, tap Appointments and then tap an upcoming appointment.
Exploring what's around you
Feeling adventurous? With just a few taps, you can find interesting places around you quickly.
1. In Car, tap Navigation.
2. Tap a category, for example Restaurant or Parking to see what's available near you.
3. Tap to enter your own search keywords.
Playing music in Car
1. In Car, tap Music.
2. Swipe left or right to browse by category.
3. Tap to search your collection.
4. Tap an album, song, or playlist to listen to it.
Making phone calls in Car
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Tap Dialer to open the dialpad.
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Tap People and then browse a category or search by entering a name.
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Tap Speak and say "Call" and the person's name. For example, say "Call Jennifer
Singer".
Handling incoming calls in Car
When you receive an incoming call, you can easily answer or decline.
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If you hear a voice prompt, say "yes" or "no" to answer or decline a call.
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Tap Answer or Decline.
Customizing Car
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To change the default behavior of Car, tap Settings.
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To add more apps to Car, tap and select an app.
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Scribble
Using Scribble
Want to make a page for your digital scrapbook? Use the Scribble app to get artistic and combine photos, text, and illustrations in a note.
With several templates to choose from, you can even create lists or track your budget. Have a greeting card ready and link it to your friend's birthday in Calendar to send in a few taps.
Composing a note
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Scribble.
2. Choose a template when you're prompted. Or, tap .
3. In the box that says Title text here, type in your note title.
4. Use the editing tools to enter text, record audio, and more.
5. Draw figures and insert images such as photos and illustrations. To find out how, see
Inserting images and illustrations in a note on page 153.
6. Tap for other options, such as changing the template, linking the note to an event, and more.
7. Tap or to undo or redo your actions.
8. Press to save the note.
Inserting images and illustrations in a note
1. While composing a note, you can:
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Tap to take a photo, or tap > Insert picture to select an image from Gallery.
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Tap to draw, or tap to write text. You can change the pen characteristics.
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Tap to insert a sticker.
2. Press and hold an image to move, resize, or delete it. You can also use two fingers to rotate an image.
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Creating a photo blog note
Think photos can best convey your story? Group photos into a note, and make it more entertaining by including photo collages, stickers, and more.
If inserting a collage, first group the photos in the same event or album in Gallery.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Scribble.
2. Tap and choose the photo blog template.
3. Tap to take a photo or select photos in Gallery to group them in a collage.
4. When inserting a collage, press and hold it, and then select a layout. You can also:
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Press and hold, and then drag around a photo within the frame to put the subject in the center of the frame.
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Press and hold, and then drag a photo over another to re-arrange them.
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Slide two fingers apart to zoom in on a photo, or slide two fingers together to zoom out.
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Tap another layout to change the current layout.
5. Tap the area above the date, and then use the editing tools to insert text and illustrations.
6. To add another page, tap . You'll see an onscreen message if you reached the maximum number of pages.
7. Press to save the note.
Grouping notes into a notebook
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To group notes into a new notebook, tap > Group.
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To group notes into an existing notebook, tap > Move to.
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To create a new notebook, swipe to the Notebooks tab, and then tap .
Publishing and sharing a note
Upload and share your creative work on the Web and get your own Scribble blog site.
1. With a note opened, tap .
2. Tap Share article.
3. Select the account you want to use to publish the note to.
4. Type a description or tag your note.
5. Make sure that Share your post is selected.
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6. Under Share to, tap where you also want to share the link that will be created. You'll be prompted to complete the action in the apps you selected.
7. Tap Done.
To view notes you've shared, swipe to the Share tab on the Scribble main screen.
Clock
Using the Clock
Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use HTC Desire 816 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 an alarm
You can set up one or more alarms.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Clock.
2. On the Alarms tab, select the check box of an alarm and then tap that alarm.
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.
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To turn off an alarm, clear the check box of that alarm.
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If you need to set more than three alarms, tap .
Setting the date and time manually
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Clock.
2. On the World Clock tab, tap > Local time settings.
3. Clear Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone, and then set the time zone, date, and time as required.
To display military time, choose the Use 24-hour format option.
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Weather
Checking Weather
Use the Weather app and widget to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next few days. In addition to your current location, you can view weather forecasts for other cities around the globe.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Weather. You'll see the weather for different cities, including where you are.
2. Tap a city to view weather information.
3. Swipe to the Hourly and Forecast tabs to view the forecast in your selected location.
4. To check the weather in other cities, tap , and then select the city you want.
5. To add more cities, tap and then enter the location.
6. To change the temperature scale, update schedule, and more, tap > Settings.
Your settings in the Weather app also control the weather information that is shown in the Clock and Calendar.
Voice Recorder
Recording voice clips
Use Voice Recorder to capture information during lectures, interviews, or even to create your own audio log.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Voice Recorder.
2. Hold the microphone near the sound source.
3. Tap to start recording a voice clip.
Voice Recorder can run in the background while you do other things on HTC Desire 816, except when you open other apps that also use audio functions.
4. Tap to stop recording.
To play back the voice clip, tap .
To see your recorded voice clips, tap . Press and hold a voice clip to see options for sharing, setting it as a ringtone, and more.
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Tasks
Keeping track of your tasks
Use the Tasks app to organize and track to do and task lists. Create tasks on your phone or sync them with your Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account. You can also sync tasks with your Google account.
You can even choose to see your tasks in the Calendar app .
Creating a task
1. From the Home screen, tap > Tasks.
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. From the Home screen, tap > Tasks.
2. Go to the list that contains the task.
3. In the list of tasks, you can:
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Tap the check box next to the task to mark a task complete.
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Press and hold a task to delete, postpone, or move it to another list.
§ Tap to view completed tasks, sort them, and more.
Managing task lists
1. From the Home screen, tap > Tasks.
2. Tap > Manage lists.
3. From here, you can:
§ Tap a list to show all tasks under that list.
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Tap and choose an account to create a list.
You can't create lists for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts.
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Tap to rename or delete a list.
Some lists can't be deleted.
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Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off
Turning your data connection off saves battery life and money on data charges.
You need a data plan to use your operator's network for data services. Check with your operator for details.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap the Mobile data On/Off switch to turn the data connection on and off.
If you don’t have the data connection turned on and you’re also not connected to a Wi-Fi network, you won’t receive automatic updates to your email, social network accounts, and other synced information.
Managing your data usage
If you're on a limited data allowance, it's important to keep track of the activities and apps that usually send and receive data, such as browsing the web, syncing online accounts, and sending email or sharing status updates.
Here are some other examples:
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Streaming web videos and music
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Playing online games
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Downloading apps, maps, and files
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Refreshing apps to update info and feeds
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Uploading and backing up your files to your online storage account
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Using HTC Desire 816 as a Wi-Fi hotspot
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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 frequently.
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Turning data roaming on or off
Connect to your mobile operator’s partner networks and access data services when you’re out of your mobile operator’s coverage area.
Using data services while roaming may be costly. Check with your mobile operator for data roaming rates before you use data roaming.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Mobile data.
3. Select or clear the Data roaming option.
Keeping track of your data usage
Monitor your data usage to help prevent going over your monthly data allowance.
Data usage measured by HTC Desire 816 may differ from, and be less than, your actual data usage.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More > Data usage.
3. Tap to select a card slot.
4. Select Limit mobile data usage and tap OK to automatically disable your data connection when you reach the set limit.
5. Drag the upper LIMIT line to set your monthly data limit.
6. Select Alert me about data usage, and then drag the lower ALERT line to set an alert before you reach your monthly data limit.
7. Tap Reset data usage, and then set the day of the month when your usage cycle resets. This date is usually the start of your monthly billing cycle.
If you're connecting HTC Desire 816 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. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More > Data usage.
3. Tap to select a card slot.
4. Scroll down the screen to see a list of apps and their data usage info.
5. Tap an app to see more details.
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Wi-Fi connection
To use Wi-Fi, you need access to a wireless access point or “hotspot”.
The availability and strength of a Wi-Fi signal varies depending on objects the Wi-Fi signal has to pass through (such as buildings or a wall between rooms).
Turning Wi-Fi on or off
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap the Wi-Fi On/Off switch to turn Wi-Fi on or off.
3. Tap Wi-Fi to see a list of detected wireless networks.
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To manually scan for Wi-Fi networks, tap > Scan.
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If the wireless network that you want is not listed, tap > Add network to manually add it.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. Turn Wi-Fi on, and check the list of detected Wi-Fi networks.
See Turning Wi-Fi on or off on page 160.
2. Tap a Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.
3. If you selected a secured network, enter the network key or password.
4. Tap Connect. You'll see the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar when connected.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network via WPS
If you're using a Wi-Fi router with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can connect HTC Desire 816 easily.
1. Turn Wi-Fi on, and check the list of detected Wi-Fi networks.
See Turning Wi-Fi on or off on page 160.
2. Tap > WPS Push, and then press the WPS button on your Wi-Fi router.
To use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) PIN method, tap > WPS Pin Entry.
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Logging into a public Wi-Fi network automatically (WISPr)
You can set HTC Desire 816 to automatically log into a public Wi-Fi network that you regularly use.
This saves you the trouble of going through the Wi-Fi provider's web authentication every time you connect to their Wi-Fi network. Just add your login credentials to the WISPr (Wireless Internet
Service Provider roaming) settings.
The access point of the Wi-Fi network needs to support the WISPr web portal. Consult the Wi-Fi provider for details.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. If Wi-Fi connection is off, tap the Wi-Fi On/Off switch to turn it on.
3. Tap Wi-Fi.
4. Tap > Advanced.
5. Under WISPr settings, select Auto login and then tap WISPr account settings > Add a new account.
6. Enter the service provider name, your login name (the full domain name), and password.
7. Tap > Save
8. Connect to the public Wi-Fi network.
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If you have access to several public Wi-Fi networks, you can add up to five sets of login credentials to the WISPr accounts list.
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In the WISPr accounts list, press and hold an account to remove or edit it.
Connecting to VPN
Add virtual private networks (VPNs) so you can connect and access resources inside a local network, such as your corporate or home network.
Before you can connect HTC Desire 816 to your local network, you may be asked to:
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Install security certificates.
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Enter your login credentials.
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Download and install a required VPN app, if you're connecting to a secured enterprise network. Contact your network administrator for details.
Also, HTC Desire 816 must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection before you can start a VPN connection.
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Adding a VPN connection
You must first set a lock screen PIN, password, or pattern before you can use credential storage and set up the VPN.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More.
3. Tap VPN > > Add VPN profile.
4. Enter the VPN settings and set them up according to the security details your network administrator gave you.
5. Tap Save.
Connecting to a VPN
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More.
3. Tap VPN.
4. Tap the VPN that you want to connect to.
5. Enter your log in credentials, and then tap Connect. When you’re connected, the VPN connected icon appears in the notification area of the status bar.
You can then open the web browser to access resources such as your corporate network intranet.
Disconnecting from a VPN
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In Settings, tap More > VPN. Tap the VPN connection, and then tap Disconnect.
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Slide the Notifications panel open. If you see the VPN notification, tap it, and then tap
Disconnect.
Using HTC Desire 816 as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Share your data connection with other devices by turning HTC Desire 816 into a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Make sure the data connection is turned on.
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You must have an approved data plan associated with your account from your mobile service provider to use this service. Devices connected to your Wi-Fi hotspot use data from your subscribed data plan.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More.
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3. Tap Mobile network sharing > Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
The first time you turn on the Wi-Fi hotspot, you'll need to set it up.
4. Enter a hotspot name or use the default.
5. Enter a password or use the default.
The password is the key other people need to enter on their device so they can connect and use HTC Desire 816 as a wireless router.
6. To help make your Wi-Fi hotspot more secure, tap > Advanced.
Choose from the available settings, and then press .
7. Tap the Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot On/Off switch to turn it on.
HTC Desire 816 is ready to be used as a Wi-Fi hotspot when you see on the status bar.
To help minimize security risks, use the default security settings and set a strong and unique password.
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering
No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use the data connection of
HTC Desire 816 to connect to the Internet.
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To make sure that the USB drivers for HTC Desire 816 are up-to-date, install the latest version of HTC Sync Manager on your computer.
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You may need to have USB tethering added to your data plan, and it may incur additional cost.
Contact your mobile service provider for details.
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Make sure that mobile data is turned on.
1. Connect HTC Desire 816 to your computer using the provided USB cable.
2. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
3. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More.
4. Tap Mobile network sharing > USB connection > USB tethering.
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Wireless sharing
Bluetooth
Turning Bluetooth on or off
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap the Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn the Bluetooth connection on and off.
3. Tap Bluetooth to see a list of available devices.
Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power, or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals.
Connecting a Bluetooth headset
You can listen to music over a Bluetooth A2DP stereo headset, or have hands-free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset.
Before you connect your headset, make it discoverable so HTC Desire 816 can find it. Refer to your headset manual for details.
1. Turn Bluetooth on and check the list of available devices.
See Turning Bluetooth on or off on page 164.
2. If you don't see your headset listed, tap Scan for devices to refresh the list.
3. Tap the name of your headset in the Available Devices section. HTC Desire 816 pairs with the headset and the headset connection status is displayed in the Paired Devices section.
4. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset documentation to find the passcode.
When the Bluetooth headset is connected, you'll see in the status bar.
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Reconnecting a Bluetooth headset
Normally, you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on Bluetooth on HTC Desire 816, and then turning on the headset.
However, you might have to connect manually if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device.
1. Turn Bluetooth on and check the list of paired devices.
See Turning Bluetooth on or off on page 164.
2. Tap the headset’s name in the Paired Devices section.
3. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset documentation to find the passcode.
Connecting a Bluetooth headset on page 164.
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
1. Turn Bluetooth on and check the list of paired devices.
See Turning Bluetooth on or off on page 164.
2. In the Paired devices section, tap next to the device to unpair.
3. Tap Unpair.
Receiving files using Bluetooth
HTC Desire 816 lets you receive various files with Bluetooth, including photos, music tracks, contact info, calendar events, and documents such as PDFs.
Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on sending information over Bluetooth.
1. Turn Bluetooth on.
See Turning Bluetooth on or off on page 164.
2. On the sending device, send one or more files to HTC Desire 816.
3. If asked, accept the pairing request on HTC Desire 816 and on the sending device. You may also be prompted to enter the same passcode or confirm the auto-generated passcode on both devices.
You'll then get a Bluetooth authorization request.
4. Tap Pair.
5. When HTC Desire 816 receives a file transfer request notification, slide the Notifications panel down, tap the incoming file notification, and then tap Accept.
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6. When a file is transferred, a notification is displayed. Slide the Notifications panel down, and then tap the relevant notification to view the file.
7. You can also tap > Show received files to view files received via Bluetooth.
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Settings and security
Turning location services on or off
In order to find your location on HTC Desire 816, you need to enable location sources.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Location.
2. Tap the On/Off switch to turn location services on and off.
3. Under Location sources, select the location mode you want. For example, for a better estimate of your location, choose High accuracy. To save battery power, choose Battery saving.
Turning off a location source (for example GPS) means no applications on HTC Desire 816 will collect your location data through that location source. However, third party applications may collect — and HTC Desire 816 may continue to provide — location data through other sources, including through Wi-Fi and signal triangulation.
Do not disturb mode
Use Do not disturb mode to reject calls, and silence audible alerts and notifications, but still keep a data connection available.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.
2. Tap Do not disturb, and then tap Do not disturb mode to turn it on and off, or to choose priority mode.
The Do not disturb icon or the priority icon will appear in the status bar. Even when Do not disturb mode is on, you'll still see notification icons in the status bar to alert you of missed calls, new messages, calendar events, alarms, and other notifications.
When the screen is on, press VOLUME to manage Do not disturb mode quickly. When Priority is selected, tap More settings to set priority notifications such as events and reminders or calls and messages.
If Do not disturb is on, the notification LED will not flash.
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Allowing prioritized notifications to bypass Do not disturb mode
Add important contacts to an exceptions list so that you can still receive their calls even when Do not disturb mode is on.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.
2. Tap Do not disturb.
3. Tap Do not disturb mode, and then select Priority.
4. Select a specific length of time for Do not disturb mode to last, or select Until turned off to end the mode when your phone is turned off, and then tap OK.
5. Tap the priority notifications On/Off switch next to the items you wish to bypass Do not disturb mode.
6. Tap Messages from or Calls from to select who can contact you while in Do not disturb mode.
7. Tap Manage approved contacts, and then tap to add Do not disturb exceptions.
To remove contacts or numbers from the exceptions list, tap > Remove contacts.
Setting a Do not disturb schedule
Schedule Do not disturb to turn on automatically and how long will it last. For example, you can set it to turn on during a weekly meeting.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.
2. Tap Do Not Disturb > Schedules.
3. Tap Add rule.
4. Enter a name for the rule, and then select whether to base it on time or an event.
Time rule
Event rule
§
Set the days.
§
Set the start and end times.
§
Select a Do not disturb level.
§
Select a calendar you want to make the rule for.
§
Set a condition for the type of reply.
§
Select a Do not disturb level.
You can turn a schedule on or off by tapping the On/Off switch when viewing the details of the schedule.
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Airplane mode
When you enable Airplane (Flight) mode, all wireless radios on HTC Desire 816 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 restored.
§
You can manually turn Bluetooth and Wi-Fi back on after enabling Airplane mode.
§
If USB tethering is turned on, enabling Airplane mode turns it off. You need to manually turn
USB tethering on after you disable Airplane mode.
Do any of the following to turn Airplane mode on or off:
§
Press and hold POWER, and then tap Airplane mode.
§ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open the Quick Settings panel. Tap the
Airplane mode tile to turn airplane mode on or off.
When enabled, the Airplane mode icon is displayed in the status bar.
Automatic screen rotation
Automatic rotation is not supported in all applications.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Display & gestures or Display, gestures & buttons.
2. Select or clear the Auto rotate screen option to turn it on or off.
Setting when to turn off the screen
After a period of inactivity, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Display & gestures or Display, gestures & buttons.
2. Tap Screen timeout, and then tap the time before the screen turns off.
Screen brightness
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Display & gestures or Display, gestures & buttons.
2. Tap Brightness level.
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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 the brightness manually, clear the Automatic brightness option, and then drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness.
Touch sounds and vibration
Some people like the sound or vibration feedback they get when touching the screen, and some don't. You can turn on or off various types of touch sounds and vibration on HTC Desire 816.
§ Touch tones when tapping the phone dial pad
§ Touch sounds when tapping onscreen items
§ Screen lock sounds
§ Pull-to-refresh sounds
§ Vibration when pressing hardware buttons
§ Touch sound and vibration when tapping the HTC Sense keyboard
Turning touch sounds and vibration on and off
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.
2. Under System, select the option you want to turn on or off.
Turning off keyboard sounds and vibration
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Language & keyboard.
2. Tap HTC Sense Input.
3. Tap Sound feedback and then select None to turn off keyboard sounds.
4. Clear the Vibration feedback option to turn off keyboard vibration.
Changing the display language
Changing the language adjusts the keyboard layout, date and time formatting, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Language & keyboard.
2. Tap Language, and then choose the language you want to use.
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Installing a digital certificate
Use client and Certificate Authority (CA) digital certificates to enable HTC Desire 816 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 that require authentication.
§
You must set a lock screen PIN or password before installing a digital certificate.
§
Some apps such as your browser or email client let you install certificates directly in the app. See the app's help for details.
1. Save the certificate file in the root folder on HTC Desire 816.
2. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.
3. Do one of the following:
§
Tap Install from storage if your storage card is set up as removable storage.
§
Tap Install from phone storage if your storage card is formatted and set as internal storage.
4. Browse to the certificate and select it.
5. Enter a name for the certificate and select how it will be used.
6. Tap OK.
Pinning the current screen
For added security when showing your phone to someone else, use screen pinning to lock the display on the current app.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.
2. Under Advanced, tap Screen pinning, and then tap the On/Off switch to turn it on.
3. Choose if to display the screen lock when unpinning. To require a screen lock for unpinning, do one of the following:
§
If you haven't set a screen lock yet, tap Lock device when unpinning to set your screen lock.
§
If you have set a screen lock, tap Ask for unlock pattern before unpinning if its On/Off switch is not turned on.
4. Open the app that you want, and then press .
5. On the thumbnail of the latest app you opened, tap .
6. To unpin the screen, press and hold and at the same.
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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. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Apps.
3. Tap the app, and then tap Disable.
Controlling app permissions
When you open apps the first time, you'll be prompted to grant them permissions to access certain data or features, such as contacts or the microphone. This gives you more control over which apps have authorized access.
§
If you suspect a certain app of being malicious or requesting unnecessary permissions, you should choose Deny to protect your phone.
§
If you choose Deny in a trusted app, you may not be able to use the app or access its full functionality. When this happens, go to Settings to change the app permissions.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Apps.
3. Tap the app you want to configure, and then tap Permissions.
4. Choose which permissions you want to turn on.
Setting default apps
In Settings, you can choose default apps for web browsing, text messaging, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Apps.
3. Tap > Configure apps > Default apps.
4. Choose your default assist and voice input, web browser, phone, and text messaging apps.
Setting up app links
If there's more than one app that can be opened when you tap a link—such as a shared social post or media link—you may be prompted to choose the app you want to use. When you're prompted after you've tapped a link, select an app, and then tap Always to set that app as the default app to use.
You can also go to Settings to see how app links have been set up for different apps and change them.
1. From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Apps.
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3. Tap > Configure apps > App links.
4. Tap the app you want to configure, and then tap Open supported links.
5. Select Open in this app to always open the app without being prompted when you tap a link.
You can also choose whether to always be prompted to choose the app or never use the app for opening links.
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card
You can help to protect the nano SIM card by assigning a Personal Identification Number (PIN).
Make sure you have the default PIN provided by your mobile operator before continuing.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Security.
2. Select which card you want to assign a new PIN to.
3. Choose to lock the card, enter the default PIN of the card, and then tap OK.
4. To change the card PIN, tap Change SIM PIN.
Restoring a nano SIM card that has been locked out
If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attempts allowed, the card will become “PUK-locked.”
You need a Pin Unlock Key (PUK) code to restore access to HTC Desire 816. Contact your mobile operator for this code.
1. On the Phone dialer screen, enter the PUK code, and then tap Next.
2. Enter the new PIN you want to use, and then tap Next.
3. Enter the new PIN again, and then tap OK.
Accessibility features
HTC Desire 816 comes with features and settings that allow easy access and use of apps and functions.
Improve screen readability
If you have low vision, take advantage of these features to help improve screen readability.
§
Increase the font size, use color inversion, or enable high-contrast text using the
Accessibility settings. See
Accessibility settings on page 174.
§
Turn magnification gestures on. See
Turning Magnification gestures on or off on page 174.
§
Turn on automatic screen rotation. See
Automatic screen rotation on page 169.
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Get audible feedback when using the phone
Use TalkBack to hear audible feedback on what you do on your phone. See
HTC Desire 816 with TalkBack on page 175.
Use your voice
You can use your voice to perform an action on HTC Desire 816.
§
Search for information on the Web using Google Voice Search. See
Searching the Web with your voice on page 149.
§
Enter text with your voice. See Entering text by speaking on page 45.
Accessibility settings
Use these settings to turn accessibility functions or services on or off. When you’ve downloaded and installed an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback, you can also control them using these settings.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap or select the settings you want.
Turning Magnification gestures on or off
If you have low vision or would like to get a closer view of what's on the screen, use finger gestures to magnify portions of your phone's screen.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap Magnification gestures and read the instructions on how to use it.
3. Tap the On/Off switch to turn Magnification gestures on or off.
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Navigating HTC Desire 816 with TalkBack
Use TalkBack if you need to navigate HTC Desire 816 by spoken feedback. When you touch the screen, HTC Desire 816 vibrates and gives you an audible response so you know what you are touching.
Not all languages are supported.
Turning TalkBack on
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap TalkBack, and then tap the On/Off switch.
3. Read the TalkBack disclaimer and then tap OK.
A short tutorial explaining how to use TalkBack will begin playing after you turn on TalkBack.
TalkBack works best if you turn off automatic screen rotation.
Turning Explore by touch on or off
Explore by touch allows HTC Desire 816 to respond to shortcut gestures and screen touches with audible feedback. While Explore by touch is enabled when you turn on TalkBack, you can turn it off.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap TalkBack, and then tap > Settings.
3. Under Touch exploration, clear the Explore by touch option.
You will no longer hear audible feedback from HTC Desire 816.
Using TalkBack gestures
When TalkBack is turned on and the Explore by touch setting is selected, the regular touch gestures are replaced by the TalkBack gestures.
Media gestures such as 3-finger swiping may not be available when TalkBack gestures are enabled.
Do one of the following:
Open an item
Move an item
1. Drag your finger on the screen to find and select the item.
2. Double-tap anywhere on the screen to open the item.
1. Drag your finger on the screen to find the item.
2. Double-tap anywhere on the screen, but don't lift your finger on the second tap.
3. Drag the item to a new spot and then lift your finger.
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Scroll through a screen Use two fingers to swipe up, down, left or right.
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, access TalkBack controls, and more.
The steps below are described using the regular gestures. Use the corresponding TalkBack gestures if you already have TalkBack turned on.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap TalkBack, and then tap > Settings > Manage gestures.
3. Tap any of the shortcut gestures, and then select an action.
Using TalkBack context menus
TalkBack has context menus for controlling continuous reading and global TalkBack controls.
These menus can be accessed using TalkBack shortcut gestures.
1. Turn TalkBack on.
2. Do one of the following:
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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 TalkBack settings for the appropriate gesture.
3. Press and hold anywhere on the screen.
4. Drag your finger around the screen to explore the options.
To cancel an action, drag your finger to your starting position.
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Changing the TalkBack reading speed
The steps below are described using the regular gestures. Use the corresponding TalkBack gestures if you already have TalkBack turned on.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap Text-to-speech output > Speech rate.
3. Select a speech rate.
You can test the speech rate by tapping Listen to an example.
TalkBack language settings
1. From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Accessibility.
2. Tap Text-to-speech output > Google Text-to-speech Engine, and do one of the following:
Select a different language
Install a voice
Tap Language.
Tap Install voice data, and then tap the language. Tap next to the voice data you want to install. When installation is completed, press twice and tap Language.
3. Select the language you want to use.
Not all languages are supported.
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Trademarks and copyrights
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VideoPic, and Zoe are trademarks or service marks of HTC Corporation.
Google, Android, Google Chrome, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Now, Google Play, Google
Voice Search, Google Wallet, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc.
Microsoft, Windows, ActiveSync, PowerPoint, Outlook.com, and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Wi-Fi® and Miracast are registered trademarks of the Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc.
DLNA is a trademark or registered trademark of Digital Living Network Alliance. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
iCloud, iPhone, iTunes, Mac, and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.
microSD is a trademark of SD-3C LLC.
Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States, and other countries and used with permission. AllPlay is a trademark of Qualcomm Connected Experiences,
Inc., and used with permission.
BLACKFIRE RESEARCH™ is a Registered Trademark (No. 3,898,359) of BLACKFIRE RESEARCH
CORP.
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Not all marks listed necessarily appear in this User Guide.
The HTC Sync Manager software can be used with materials that you own or are lawfully authorized to use and/or duplicate. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of copyrighted material may be a violation of copyright law in the United States and/or other countries/regions. Violation of U.S. and international copyright laws may subject you to significant civil and/or criminal penalties. HTC
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180 Index
Index
A
Accounts
Alarms
Apps
- installing from Google Play 24
B
Backup
Battery
BlinkFeed
See HTC BlinkFeed
Bluetooth
- connecting a Bluetooth headset 164
Browser
- Reading list or Watch list 144
C
Camera
- taking photo while recording 74
- using volume buttons as controls 75
Capture modes
Car
181 Index
Contacts
- transferring contacts 19, 129
Copy
Copying
D
Data connection
Data transferiPhone
Data transfer
Display
- changing the time before the screen turns
Driving
See Car
E
See Mail
Exchange ActiveSync
- sending a meeting request 142
F
Files
Firmware
See Software update
Folder
FOTA
See Software update
G
- Video Highlights
See Zoe
- viewing photos and videos 82
- viewing photos and videos by event 82
- viewing photos by location 83
Gestures
Google Chrome
182 Index
Google Play
GPS (Global Positioning System)
See Location settings
H
Hard reset
See Factory reset
Headphones
See Bluetooth hearing impaired
Home screen
- adding or removing widget panel 63
- changing your main Home screen 64
- rearranging widgets and icons 63
- removing widgets and icons 63
Hotspot
See Wireless router
HTC BlinkFeed
- posting to social networks 71
- showing social network and app feeds 70
HTC Car
See Car
HTC Connect
- streaming music to speakers 104, 105
- streaming music, videos, or photos to media
I
Idle screen
See Lock screen
Incognito mode
See Browser, incognito tab
Internet
Internet connection
K
Keyboard
- entering text by speaking 45
L
Language
Lock screen
183 Index
M
- carbon copy, blind copy (cc, bcc) 139
Mail folders
Making calls
Master reset
See Factory reset
Media streaming
See HTC Connect
Messages
MMS
See Multimedia message
Morph
See Face Fusion
Multimedia message
Music
- adding a song to a queue 100
- playing music from the Lock screen 98
- setting a song as ringtone 100
- transferring from iPhone 123
N
Navigation
See Car
Notifications
O
Online accounts
P
People
- contact link suggestions 130
- copying contacts 19, 129, 130
- merging contact information 130
- sending contact information 131
- transferring contacts 19, 129
Phone calls
184 Index
Phone settings
See Settings
Photos
- transferring from computer 20
- transferring from iPhone 123
- viewing photos and videos 82
- viewing photos and videos by event 82
- viewing photos by location 83
Power
Print screen
See Capture screen
Q
R
Radio
See FM Radio
Ringtone
- setting song as ringtone 100
Router
See Wireless router
S
- changing the time before the screen turns
Screen shot
See Capture screen
Scribble
Search
Security
- protecting phone with screen lock 37
selfie
Sense Home
- manually switching locations 36
Settings
Setup
- photos, music, videos from old phone 20
- restoring backup from cloud storage 17
T
Tethering
See USB Tethering
U
Upgrade
See Software update
185 Index
Sharing
Slideshow
SMS
See Messages
Sound
- ringtone, notifications, and alarm 60
Sync
V
Video Highlights
See Zoe
Videos
- taking photo while recording 74
- transferring from computer 20
W
Waking up phone
Wallpaper
Weather
Widgets
Wireless media sharing
See HTC Connect
186 Index
Y
Z
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Table of contents
- 8 What's new
- 8 Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 9 HTC app updates
- 10 Unboxing
- 10 HTC Desire 816
- 11 Dual nano SIM cards
- 11 Inserting a nano SIM card
- 12 Removing a nano SIM card
- 12 Storage card
- 12 Inserting the storage card
- 13 Unmounting the storage card
- 13 Removing the storage card
- 14 Charging the battery
- 14 Switching the power on or off
- 14 Switching the power on
- 15 Switching the power off
- 15 Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager
- 16 Phone setup and transfer
- 16 Setting up HTC Desire 816 for the first time
- 17 Restoring content from HTC Backup
- 17 Transferring content from an Android phone
- 18 Ways of transferring content from an iPhone
- 18 Transferring iPhone content through iCloud
- 18 Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth
- 19 Other ways of getting contacts and other content
- 20 Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer
- 20 Using Quick Settings
- 21 Customizing Quick Settings
- 22 Getting to know your settings
- 22 Updating your phone's software
- 22 Checking your system software version
- 23 Enabling automatic updates
- 23 Installing a software update
- 23 Installing an application update
- 23 Installing app updates from Google Play
- 24 Checking for updates manually
- 24 Getting apps from Google Play
- 24 Finding and installing an app
- 25 Restoring apps from Google Play
- 25 Downloading apps from the web
- 26 Uninstalling an app
- 27 Your first week with your new phone
- 27 Basics
- 27 HTC Sense Home
- 27 Sleep mode
- 27 Switching to Sleep mode
- 27 Waking up from Sleep mode
- 28 Unlocking the screen
- 28 Motion gestures
- 29 Touch gestures
- 33 Opening an app
- 33 Opening an app or folder from the lock screen
- 33 Sharing content
- 34 Switching between recently opened apps
- 34 Refreshing content
- 34 Capturing your phone's screen
- 35 HTC Sense Home widget
- 35 What is the HTC Sense Home widget?
- 35 Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget
- 36 Setting your home and work locations
- 36 Manually switching locations
- 36 Pinning and unpinning apps
- 37 Adding apps to the HTC Sense Home widget
- 37 Turning smart folders on and off
- 37 Lock screen
- 37 Setting a screen lock
- 38 Setting up Smart Lock
- 38 Turning lock screen notifications on or off
- 38 Interacting with lock screen notifications
- 38 Changing lock screen shortcuts
- 39 Changing the lock screen wallpaper
- 39 Turning the lock screen off
- 40 Notifications
- 40 Notifications panel
- 40 Managing app notifications
- 41 Notification LED
- 41 Choosing when to flash the notification LED
- 41 Working with text
- 41 Selecting, copying, and pasting text
- 42 Sharing text
- 42 The HTC Sense keyboard
- 42 Entering text
- 43 Choosing and switching between keyboard languages
- 43 Entering text with word prediction
- 43 Setting a second language for word prediction
- 44 Adding words to the dictionary
- 44 Editing or deleting words in the dictionary
- 44 Using the Trace keyboard
- 45 Entering text by speaking
- 45 HTC Help
- 45 Want some quick guidance on your phone?
- 45 Having hardware or connection problems?
- 46 Phone calls
- 46 Making a call with Smart dial
- 46 Making a call with your voice
- 47 Dialing an extension number
- 47 Returning a missed call
- 47 Speed dial
- 47 Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event
- 48 Making an emergency call
- 48 Receiving calls
- 48 Answering or rejecting a call
- 48 Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call
- 48 What can I do during a call?
- 48 Putting a call on hold
- 49 Switching between calls
- 49 Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call
- 49 Muting the microphone during a call
- 49 Ending a call
- 49 Setting up a conference call
- 50 Call History
- 50 Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History
- 50 Clearing the Call History list
- 50 Blocking a caller
- 50 Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes
- 51 Home dialing
- 51 Changing the default country code for Home dialing
- 51 Turning off Home dialing
- 52 Messages
- 52 Sending a text message (SMS)
- 52 Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
- 53 Sending a group message
- 53 Resuming a draft message
- 53 Replying to a message
- 54 Replying to a contact's other phone number
- 54 Forwarding a message
- 54 Moving messages to the secure box
- 55 Blocking unwanted messages
- 55 Copying a text message to the nano SIM card
- 55 Deleting messages and conversations
- 56 Preventing a message from being deleted
- 57 Personalizing
- 57 Themes
- 57 What is the Themes app?
- 57 Downloading themes
- 57 Bookmarking themes
- 58 Creating your own theme from scratch
- 58 Editing a theme
- 58 Mixing and matching themes
- 59 Finding your themes
- 59 Sharing themes
- 59 Deleting a theme
- 60 More ways to personalize
- 60 Personalization settings
- 60 Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms
- 60 Home wallpaper
- 61 Changing the display font
- 61 Downloading fonts
- 61 Launch bar
- 62 Adding Home screen widgets
- 62 Changing the settings of a widget
- 62 Resizing a widget
- 62 Adding Home screen shortcuts
- 63 Editing Home screen panels
- 63 Adding or removing a widget panel
- 63 Arranging widget panels
- 64 Moving a widget or icon
- 64 Removing a widget or icon
- 64 Changing your main Home screen
- 65 Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar
- 65 Removing items from a folder
- 65 Arranging apps
- 65 Moving apps and folders
- 65 Grouping apps into a folder
- 66 Removing apps from a folder
- 66 Hiding or unhiding apps
- 67 HTC BlinkFeed
- 67 What is HTC BlinkFeed?
- 68 Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off
- 68 Restaurant recommendations
- 69 Viewing restaurant recommendations
- 69 Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed
- 69 Adding sources to HTC BlinkFeed
- 69 Selecting feeds
- 70 Showing content from your apps and social networks
- 70 Searching and adding a topic of interest
- 70 Subscribing to foreign news sources
- 70 Making reading more convenient
- 71 Customizing the Highlights feed
- 71 Posting to your social networks
- 71 Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed
- 72 Camera
- 72 Camera basics
- 72 Camera screen
- 72 Choosing a capture mode
- 73 Zooming
- 73 Turning the camera flash on or off
- 73 Taking a photo
- 73 Tips for capturing better photos
- 74 Recording video
- 74 Setting the video resolution
- 74 Taking a photo while recording a video—VideoPic
- 75 Using the volume buttons for taking photos and videos
- 75 Closing the Camera app
- 75 Taking continuous camera shots
- 76 Selfies and people shots
- 76 Tips for taking selfies and people shots
- 76 Portrait scene
- 76 Angle of selfies
- 76 Skin touch-ups for people shots
- 77 Using Auto Selfie
- 77 Using Voice Selfie
- 78 Taking photos with the self-timer
- 78 Taking selfies with Photo Booth
- 78 Split Capture
- 78 Using Split Capture mode
- 79 Panoramic shots
- 79 Taking a panoramic photo
- 80 Other camera features
- 80 Using HDR
- 80 Recording videos in slow motion
- 81 Camera settings
- 81 Saving your settings as a capture mode
- 82 Gallery
- 82 Viewing photos and videos in Gallery
- 82 Viewing photos and videos organized by time
- 82 Viewing photos and videos by album
- 83 Viewing your favorite photos
- 83 Showing or hiding albums
- 83 Renaming an album
- 83 Viewing photos by location
- 84 Adding location information
- 84 Changing location information
- 85 Adding photos or videos to an album
- 85 Copying or moving photos or videos between albums
- 85 Tagging photos and videos
- 86 Viewing your tagged photos and videos
- 86 Renaming a tag
- 86 Removing tags
- 86 Searching for photos and videos
- 87 Changing the video playback speed
- 87 Trimming a video
- 88 Viewing, editing, and saving a Zoe highlight
- 89 Photo Editor
- 89 Basics
- 89 Choosing a photo to edit
- 89 Adjusting your photos
- 89 Drawing on a photo
- 90 Applying photo filters
- 90 Creating and applying a custom filter
- 91 Retouching photos of people
- 91 Fixing red eye in photos
- 91 Creative effects
- 91 Shapes
- 92 Photo Shapes
- 93 Prismatic
- 94 Double Exposure
- 95 Elements
- 96 Face Fusion
- 96 GIF creator
- 98 Entertainment
- 98 HTC BoomSound
- 98 HTC BoomSound profile
- 98 HTC Music
- 98 Listening to music
- 99 Music playlists
- 100 Adding a song to the queue
- 100 Updating album covers and artist photos
- 100 Setting a song as a ringtone
- 100 Trimming an MP3 ringtone
- 101 Viewing song lyrics
- 101 Finding music videos on YouTube
- 102 FM Radio
- 102 Listening to FM Radio
- 102 HTC Connect
- 102 What is HTC Connect?
- 103 Using HTC Connect to share your media
- 104 Streaming music to Blackfire compliant speakers
- 104 Renaming the speakers
- 105 Streaming music to speakers powered by the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform
- 105 HTC BoomSound Connect app
- 107 Power and storage management
- 107 Battery
- 107 Displaying the battery percentage
- 107 Checking battery usage
- 107 Checking battery history
- 108 Battery optimization for apps
- 108 Turning battery optimization off in apps
- 108 Using power saver mode
- 108 Extreme power saving mode
- 109 Tips for extending battery life
- 110 Phone storage
- 110 Types of storage
- 111 Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
- 111 Setting up your storage card as internal storage
- 112 Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card
- 112 Moving an app to the storage card
- 113 Viewing and managing files on the storage
- 113 Copying files between HTC Desire 816 and your computer
- 114 Freeing up storage space
- 115 Unmounting the storage card
- 115 File Manager
- 115 About File Manager
- 115 Switching between storage types
- 115 Searching for files
- 115 Sorting your files
- 115 Copying or moving files
- 116 Favoriting files
- 116 Deleting files or folders
- 117 Sync, backup, and reset
- 117 Online sync
- 117 Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more
- 117 Syncing your accounts
- 117 Removing an account
- 118 Backup
- 118 Ways of backing up files, data, and settings
- 119 About HTC Backup
- 119 Restoring your backup to HTC Desire 816 with HTC Backup
- 119 Using Android Backup Service
- 120 Backing up HTC Desire 816
- 120 Backing up your data locally
- 120 Backing up your contacts
- 121 Restoring contacts
- 121 Backing up your text messages
- 121 Backing up text messages by email
- 122 Restoring text messages
- 122 HTC Sync Manager
- 122 About HTC Sync Manager
- 123 Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer
- 123 Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone
- 124 Getting help
- 124 Reset
- 124 Restarting HTC Desire 816 (Soft reset)
- 124 HTC Desire 816 not responding?
- 124 Resetting network settings
- 125 Resetting HTC Desire 816 (Hard reset)
- 126 People
- 126 Your contacts list
- 126 Filtering your contacts list
- 127 Finding people
- 127 Setting up your profile
- 127 Adding a new contact
- 128 How do I add an extension number to a contact number?
- 128 Editing a contact’s information
- 129 Getting in touch with a contact
- 129 Importing or copying contacts
- 129 Importing contacts from your nano SIM card
- 129 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account
- 130 Copying contacts from one account to another
- 130 Merging contact information
- 130 Accepting contact link suggestions
- 130 Manually merging contact information
- 130 Breaking the link
- 131 Sending contact information
- 131 Sending multiple contact cards
- 131 Contact groups
- 131 Creating a group
- 132 Sending a message or email to a group
- 132 Editing a group
- 132 Removing contact groups
- 132 Private contacts
- 132 Adding a contact to the private contacts list
- 133 Organizing your private contacts
- 134 Calendar and Email
- 134 Calendar
- 134 Viewing the Calendar
- 134 Month view
- 134 Day and agenda views
- 134 Week view
- 135 Scheduling or editing an event
- 135 Checking your schedule for an event
- 135 Choosing which calendars to show
- 136 Sharing an event
- 136 Accepting or declining a meeting invitation
- 137 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
- 138 Mail
- 138 Checking your mail
- 138 Organizing your inbox
- 139 Sending an email message
- 139 Resuming a draft email message
- 139 Reading and replying to an email message
- 140 Quickly replying to an email message
- 140 Saving an image in an email message
- 140 Managing email messages
- 140 Sorting email messages
- 140 Moving email messages to another folder
- 140 Deleting email messages
- 141 Searching email messages
- 141 Searching for emails from a contact
- 141 Working with Exchange ActiveSync email
- 141 Flagging an email
- 141 Setting your Out of the office status
- 142 Sending a meeting request
- 142 Adding an email account
- 142 What is Smart Sync?
- 143 Web browser
- 143 Browsing the Web
- 143 Maximizing your browsing space
- 144 Using browser tabs
- 144 Saving web content for later
- 144 Setting browser options
- 145 Bookmarking a webpage
- 145 Using your browsing history
- 145 Clearing your browsing history
- 145 Private browsing
- 146 Google Search and apps
- 146 Google Now
- 146 Getting instant information with Google Now
- 146 Setting up Google Now
- 147 Changing card settings
- 147 Setting reminders in Google Now
- 147 Turning off Google Now
- 148 Now on Tap
- 148 Turning on Now on Tap
- 148 Searching with Now on Tap
- 148 Turning off Now on Tap
- 148 Google Search
- 148 Searching HTC Desire 816 and the Web
- 149 Performing searches on the Web and HTC Desire 816
- 149 Searching the Web with your voice
- 149 Setting search options
- 149 Google apps
- 149 Google apps
- 151 Other apps
- 151 HTC Car
- 151 On the road with Car
- 151 Using voice commands in Car
- 152 Finding places in Car
- 152 Exploring what's around you
- 152 Playing music in Car
- 152 Making phone calls in Car
- 152 Handling incoming calls in Car
- 152 Customizing Car
- 153 Scribble
- 153 Using Scribble
- 153 Composing a note
- 153 Inserting images and illustrations in a note
- 154 Creating a photo blog note
- 154 Grouping notes into a notebook
- 154 Publishing and sharing a note
- 155 Clock
- 155 Using the Clock
- 155 Setting an alarm
- 155 Setting the date and time manually
- 156 Weather
- 156 Checking Weather
- 156 Voice Recorder
- 156 Recording voice clips
- 157 Tasks
- 157 Keeping track of your tasks
- 157 Creating a task
- 157 Managing tasks
- 157 Managing task lists
- 158 Internet connections
- 158 Turning the data connection on or off
- 158 Managing your data usage
- 159 Turning data roaming on or off
- 159 Keeping track of your data usage
- 159 Viewing the data usage of apps
- 160 Wi-Fi connection
- 160 Turning Wi-Fi on or off
- 160 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
- 160 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network via WPS
- 161 Logging into a public Wi-Fi network automatically (WISPr)
- 161 Connecting to VPN
- 162 Adding a VPN connection
- 162 Connecting to a VPN
- 162 Disconnecting from a VPN
- 162 Using HTC Desire 816 as a Wi-Fi hotspot
- 163 Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering
- 164 Wireless sharing
- 164 Bluetooth
- 164 Turning Bluetooth on or off
- 164 Connecting a Bluetooth headset
- 165 Reconnecting a Bluetooth headset
- 165 Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
- 165 Receiving files using Bluetooth
- 167 Settings and security
- 167 Turning location services on or off
- 167 Do not disturb mode
- 168 Allowing prioritized notifications to bypass Do not disturb mode
- 168 Setting a Do not disturb schedule
- 169 Airplane mode
- 169 Automatic screen rotation
- 169 Setting when to turn off the screen
- 169 Screen brightness
- 170 Touch sounds and vibration
- 170 Turning touch sounds and vibration on and off
- 170 Turning off keyboard sounds and vibration
- 170 Changing the display language
- 171 Installing a digital certificate
- 171 Pinning the current screen
- 172 Disabling an app
- 172 Controlling app permissions
- 172 Setting default apps
- 172 Setting up app links
- 173 Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card
- 173 Restoring a nano SIM card that has been locked out
- 173 Accessibility features
- 174 Accessibility settings
- 174 Turning Magnification gestures on or off
- 175 Navigating HTC Desire 816 with TalkBack
- 175 Turning TalkBack on
- 175 Turning Explore by touch on or off
- 175 Using TalkBack gestures
- 176 Assigning TalkBack shortcuts
- 176 Using TalkBack context menus
- 177 Changing the TalkBack reading speed
- 177 TalkBack language settings
- 178 Trademarks and copyrights
- 180 Index