HTC U11 2 Contents Contents

User guide HTC U11 2 Contents Contents Features you'll enjoy Convenient, single-handed operation 13 Edge Sense 14 Edge Launcher 14 Android 8.0 15 What's special with Camera 16 Immersive sound 18 Truly personal 18 Unboxing and setup HTC U11 overview 20 Card tray 21 nano SIM card 22 Storage card 24 Charging the battery 28 Water and dust resistant 28 Switching the power on or off 30 Setting up HTC U11 for the first time 31 Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 32 Fingerprint scanner 32 Your first week with your new phone HTC Sense Home 35 Sleep mode 35 Lock screen 36 Motion gestures 36 Touch gestures 38 Getting to know your settings 41 Using Quick Settings 42 Capturing your phone's screen 43 Travel mode 43 Restarting HTC U11 (Soft reset) 43 Notifications 44 Turning icon badges on or off 46 Motion Launch 46 Selecting, copying, and pasting text 49 Entering text 50 How can I type faster? 51 Getting help and troubleshooting 53 Edge Sense What is Edge Sense? 54 Setting up Edge Sense 55 Turning Edge Sense on or off 55 3 Contents Taking camera shots using Edge Sense 56 Changing the action to take when you squeeze the phone 56 Enabling Advanced mode 57 Typing with your voice with Edge Sense 58 Assigning another voice assistant app to Edge Sense 58 Adjusting the squeeze force level 59 Squeezing to perform actions in your apps 59 Assigning in-app actions to squeeze gestures 60 An example of assigning in-app actions 60 Changing in-app actions 61 Opening Edge Launcher 62 Adding apps, quick settings, and contacts 62 Adjusting the Edge Launcher position 63 HTC Alexa What is HTC Alexa? 64 Setting up HTC Alexa 64 Using HTC Alexa 65 Updates Software and app updates 66 Installing a software update 67 Installing an application update 67 Installing app updates from Google Play Store 67 Home screen layout and fonts Adding or removing a widget panel 69 Changing your main Home screen 69 Setting your Home screen wallpaper 70 Changing the default font size 70 Widgets and shortcuts Launch bar 71 Adding Home screen widgets 71 Adding Home screen shortcuts 72 Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar 72 Moving a Home screen item 73 Removing a Home screen item 73 Sound preferences Changing your ringtone 74 Changing your notification sound 74 Setting the default volume 74 HTC BoomSound for speakers 75 Tuning your HTC USonic earphones 75 Taking photos and videos HTC Camera 77 Choosing a capture mode 78 4 Contents Taking a photo 80 Setting the photo quality and size 80 Tips for capturing better photos 81 Recording video in 3D Audio or high resolution audio 82 Recording video using Acoustic Focus 83 Selfies 84 Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos 86 Taking continuous camera shots 87 Using HDR Boost 87 Taking a panoramic selfie 87 Taking a super wide-angle panoramic selfie 89 Taking a panoramic photo 90 Advanced camera features Recording videos in slow motion 91 Recording a Hyperlapse video 91 Choosing a scene 91 Manually adjusting camera settings 92 Taking a RAW photo 93 How does the Camera app capture RAW photos? 93 Google Photos What you can do on Google Photos 94 Viewing photos and videos 94 Editing your photos 95 Enhancing RAW photos 95 Trimming a video 95 Changing the playback speed of a slow motion video 96 Editing a Hyperlapse video 96 Phone calls Making a call with Smart dial 98 Dialing an extension number 98 Speed dial 99 Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event 99 Receiving calls 99 Emergency call 100 What can I do during a call 100 Setting up a three-way call 101 Call History 101 Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes 102 Making international calls 102 Wi-Fi Calling Overview 103 SMS and MMS About the Messages app 105 Contacts Your contacts list 108 Adding a new contact 109 5 Contents Editing a contact’s information 110 Getting in touch with a contact 111 Importing or copying contacts 111 Merging contact information 112 Sending contact information 113 Contact groups 113 Private contacts 114 Battery Tips for extending battery life 116 Using power saver mode 118 Extreme power saving mode 118 Displaying the battery percentage 118 Checking battery usage 118 Checking battery history 119 Battery optimization for apps 119 Storage Freeing up storage space 120 Types of storage 121 Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage? 121 Setting up your storage card as internal storage 122 Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card 122 Moving an app to or from the storage card 123 Copying or moving files between the phone storage and storage card 123 Copying files between HTC U11 and your computer 124 Unmounting the storage card 125 Backup and reset Ways of backing up files, data, and settings 126 Backing up HTC U11 127 Backing up contacts and messages 128 Resetting network settings 128 Resetting HTC U11 (Hard reset) 129 Transfer Ways of transferring content from your previous phone 130 Transferring content from an Android phone 130 Transferring iPhone content through iCloud 131 Other ways of getting contacts and other content 131 Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer 132 Installing and removing apps Getting apps from Google Play Store 133 Downloading apps from the web 134 Uninstalling an app 134 Working with apps Accessing your apps 135 6 Contents Arranging apps 135 App shortcuts 136 Switching between recently opened apps 137 Working with two apps at the same time 137 Using picture-in-picture 138 Controlling app permissions 139 Setting default apps 139 Setting up app links 139 Disabling an app 140 HTC apps HTC Sense Companion 141 HTC BlinkFeed 142 HTC Themes 142 Boost+ 142 Mail 142 Weather 142 Clock 142 Voice Recorder 142 Internet connections Turning the data connection on or off 144 Managing your data usage 144 Wi-Fi connection 146 Connecting to VPN 147 Installing a digital certificate 149 Using HTC U11 as a Wi-Fi hotspot 149 Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering 150 Wireless sharing What is HTC Connect? 151 Turning Bluetooth on or off 151 Connecting a Bluetooth headset 151 Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 152 Receiving files using Bluetooth 152 Using NFC 153 Common settings Do not disturb mode 155 Location settings 157 Airplane mode 158 Automatic screen rotation 158 Setting when to turn off the screen 158 Screen brightness 159 Night mode 159 Adjusting the display size 159 Touch sounds and vibration 160 Changing the display language 160 Glove mode 161 7 Contents Security settings Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card 162 Setting a screen lock 162 Setting up Smart Lock 163 Turning the lock screen off 164 Accessibility settings Accessibility features 165 Accessibility settings 166 Turning Magnification gestures on or off 166 TalkBack 166 Teletypewriter (TTY) mode 169 Trademarks and copyrights Index 8 About this guide About this guide In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations. This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful. This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a feature to work properly. This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems. Some apps may not be available in all regions or with your mobile operator. 9 Important RF Notice Important RF Notice This device was tested for compliance with the applicable FCC and Industry Canada specific absorption rate (SAR) limits for radio frequency (RF) exposure during typical body-worn operations. To ensure that RF exposure levels remain at or below the tested levels, use a belt-clip, holster, or similar accessory that maintains a minimum separation distance of 1.0 cm between your body and the device, with either the front or back of the device facing towards your body. Such accessories should not contain any metallic components. Body-worn accessories that do not meet these specifications may not ensure compliance with applicable SAR limits and their use should be avoided. 10 Regulatory agency identification numbers Regulatory agency identification numbers For regulatory identification purposes, your product is assigned a model number of 2PZC500. Your phone's FCC ID is NM82PZC500. To view your FCC ID on your phone, you can go to Settings, and then tap About Legal information Regulatory. Federal Communication Commission interference statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures: § Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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