User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Unboxing
- Setting up your phone
- Setting up your new phone for the first time
- Transferring content from an Android phone
- Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth
- Getting contacts and other content into HTC One max
- Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer
- Getting to know your settings
- About the Fingerprint sensor
- Updating your phone's software
- Your first week with your new phone
- Basics
- Notifications
- Working with text
- Battery
- Camera
- Personalizing
- Making HTC One max truly yours
- Changing your wallpaper
- Personalizing the launch bar
- Adding a widget to your Home screen
- Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen
- Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen
- Arranging apps on the All Apps screen
- Grouping apps into a folder
- Hiding or unhiding apps
- Adding, removing, or arranging widget panels
- Changing your main Home screen
- Changing the sounds for your ringtone, notifications, and alarm
- Rearranging application tabs
- Phone calls
- Making a call with Smart dial
- Dialing an extension number
- Returning a missed call
- Using Speed dial
- Calling a phone number in a text message
- Calling a phone number in an email
- Calling a phone number in a Calendar event
- Making an emergency call
- Receiving calls
- What can I do during a call?
- Setting up a conference call
- Checking calls in the Call History
- Changing ringtone settings
- Home dialing
- Messages
- Sending a text message (SMS)
- Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
- Sending a group message
- Resuming a draft message
- Replying to a message
- Saving a text message in the Tasks app
- Forwarding a message
- Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message
- Moving messages to the secure box
- Blocking unwanted messages
- WAP push messages
- Copying a text message to your micro SIM card
- Deleting messages and conversations
- Search and web browser
- Entertainment
- Storage
- People
- Travel and maps
- Google Play and other apps
- Internet connections
- Wireless sharing
- Settings and security
- Checking your phone's HTC Sense version
- Turning Airplane mode on or off
- Turning Do not disturb mode on and off
- Turning automatic screen rotation off
- Adjusting the time before the screen turns off
- Adjusting the screen brightness
- Touch sounds and vibration
- Changing the display language
- Accessibility settings
- Magnifying your phone's screen
- Working with certificates
- Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
- Showing or hiding notifications on the lock screen
- Protecting HTC One max with a screen lock
- Securing HTC One max with face unlock
- Bypassing the lock screen
- Trademarks and copyrights
- Index
Updating your phone's software
HTC One max can check and notify you if there’s a new update available. You can also
choose to automatically download updates or manually check if there's an available
update.
Installing a software update
When Internet connection is on and there's a new software update available, the
update notification icon appears in the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap the system update notification.
2. If you don't want to download the update using your data connection, select
Update over Wi-Fi only.
3. Tap Download.
4. When download is complete, select Install now, and then tap OK.
After updating, HTC One max 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 One max if needed.
Enabling automatic updates
You can choose to automatically download and install software updates for HTC or
mobile operator apps. System software updates will also be automatically
downloaded, but you need to confirm when to install the updates.
1. Go to Settings, and then tap About.
2. Tap Software updates > Auto update.
Checking for updates manually
1. Go to Settings, and then tap About.
2. Tap Software updates. HTC One max 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.
20 Setting up your phone
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