Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] User guide
HTC Desire 626
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Features you'll enjoy
Personalization Imaging Sound 9 10 11
Unboxing
HTC Desire 626 nano SIM card Storage card Charging the battery Switching the power on or off Want some quick guidance on your phone?12 13 14 16 16 17
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up HTC Desire 626 for the first time Restoring your backup from your cloud storage Transferring content from an Android phone Ways of transferring content from an iPhone Transferring iPhone content through iCloud Other ways of getting contacts and other content Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer Using Quick Settings Getting to know your settings Updating your phone's software Getting apps from Google Play Downloading apps from the web Uninstalling an app 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 24 24 26 27 27
Your first week with your new phone
Basics HTC Sense Home widget Lock screen Notifications Working with text HTC Help 28 37 39 42 44 48
Personalizing
Themes More ways to personalize 49 52
HTC BlinkFeed
What is HTC BlinkFeed?59
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Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off Restaurant recommendations Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed Customizing the Highlights feed Saving articles for later Posting to your social networks Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed
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Camera
Camera basics Selfies and people shots Panoramic shots Other camera features Camera settings 64 67 70 70 71
Gallery
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery Adding photos or videos to an album Copying or moving photos or videos between albums Tagging photos and videos Searching for photos and videos Finding matching photos Trimming a video Saving a photo from a video Viewing, editing, and saving a Zoe highlight One Gallery 72 75 75 75 76 77 77 78 78 78
Photo Editor
Basics Creative effects 80 82
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial Making a call with your voice Dialing an extension number Returning a missed call Speed dial Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event Making an emergency call Receiving calls What can I do during a call?Setting up a conference call Call History Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes Home dialing 88 88 89 89 89 89 90 90 90 91 92 92 93
Messages
Sending a text message (SMS) Sending a multimedia message (MMS) Sending a group message 94 94 95
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Resuming a draft message Replying to a message Forwarding a message Moving messages to the secure box Blocking unwanted messages Copying a text message to the nano SIM card Deleting messages and conversations
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Entertainment
HTC Music FM Radio HTC Connect 99 102 102
Power and storage management
Battery Phone storage File Manager 107 110 112
Sync, backup, and reset
Online sync Backup HTC Sync Manager Reset 114 115 120 122
People
Your contacts list Setting up your profile Adding a new contact Editing a contact’s information Getting in touch with a contact Importing or copying contacts Merging contact information Sending contact information Contact groups Private contacts 124 125 125 126 127 127 128 129 129 130
Calendar and Email
Viewing the Calendar Scheduling or editing an event Choosing which calendars to show Sharing an event Accepting or declining a meeting invitation Dismissing or snoozing event reminders Checking your mail Sending an email message Reading and replying to an email message Managing email messages Searching email messages Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Adding an email account 132 133 133 134 134 135 136 137 137 138 139 139 140
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What is Smart Sync?
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Google Search and apps
Google Now Google Search Google Chrome Google Drive Google Maps YouTube 142 144 145 146 148 150
Other apps
HTC Dot View HTC Car Scribble Clock Weather Voice recorder 152 154 155 158 158 159
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off Managing your data usage Wi-Fi connection Connecting to VPN Using HTC Desire 626 as a Wi-Fi hotspot Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 160 160 162 163 164 165
Wireless sharing
Turning Bluetooth on or off Connecting a Bluetooth headset Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Receiving files using Bluetooth 166 166 167 167
Settings and security
Turning location services on or off Do not disturb mode Airplane mode Scheduling when to turn data connection off Automatic screen rotation Setting when to turn off the screen Screen brightness Touch sounds and vibration Changing the display language Installing a digital certificate Pinning the current screen Disabling an app Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card Accessibility features Accessibility settings Turning Magnification gestures on or off Navigating HTC Desire 626 with TalkBack 169 169 171 171 171 172 172 172 173 173 173 174 174 175 175 175 176
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Trademarks and copyrights Index
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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. [. . . ] To read messages in the block box, on the Messages screen, tap > Block.
§ To remove messages or contacts from the block box, press and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap Unblock. § To completely discard future messages from blocked contacts, tap then clear the Save block message option. > Settings > General, and
Copying a text message to the nano SIM card
1. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 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. > Delete threads, and then select
In the Messages settings, tap General > Delete old messages to auto delete old messages.
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Messages
Preventing a message from being deleted
You can lock a message to prevent it from being deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. A lock icon is displayed.
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Entertainment
Entertainment
HTC Music
Listening to music
Enjoy your favorite songs on HTC Desire 626 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 626. 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. (Shuffle is off when button is gray. ) Cycle through the repeat modes: repeat all songs, repeat current song, and don’t repeat. 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. beside the title text box, browse your music collection, and then tap a
4. 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. 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.
Adding a song to the queue
While playing a song, you can also browse other tracks stored on HTC Desire 626. Add a song or an album to the queue so it plays when the current playlist has finished playing. [. . . ] To cancel an action, drag your finger to your starting position.
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Settings and security
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. You can test the speech rate by tapping Listen to an example.
TalkBack language settings
1. 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. [. . . ]