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HTC One M8 Get Started Manual

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  • Page 1 Started All you need to know to get going.
  • Page 2 Welcome! Thanks for choosing Sprint. This booklet helps you get started with your Sprint Spark™ and HD Voice capable* new HTC One® (M8) harman/kardon® edition. ReadyNow – For more help in getting up and running with your new phone, take advantage of exclusive Ready Now resources at sprint.com/readynow.

  • Page 3: Using This Guide

    Using This Guide This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new HTC One (M8) harman/kardon edition. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. Get Ready − page 5 − Find out what Use Your Phone −...
  • Page 4 Your HTC One (M8) harman/kardon edition Speaker Power Button and IR Port Front Indicator Front Camera Light (LED) Duo Camera Proximity Sensor Nano SIM Card microSD™ Card Tray with Tray with Flash Eject Hole Eject Hole Volume Button Touchscreen Recent Apps Key...

  • Page 5: Get Your Phone Ready

    Unlock the Screen the charger/accessory jack on the bottom • Swipe up to unlock the screen, swipe right of your phone. to go directly to HTC BlinkFeed ™ , or swipe 2. Insert the larger end of the USB cable into left to go to the Home widget panel.

  • Page 6: Activate Your Phone

    Activate Your Phone Activate Your Phone If you received your phone in the If you purchased your phone at a mail and it is going to be activated Sprint Store, it is probably on an existing number (you’re activated and ready to use. swapping phones), go to If you received your phone in the sprint.com/activate and follow the...

  • Page 7: Complete The Setup Application

    • Got Google? Sign in to your Google® Account. • Tell HTC & location services. Choose • Fast and easy setup. Use the HTC Get whether to allow HTC to collect Started service to set up your new phone anonymous data in the background from your computer.
  • Page 8 Android Basics: Your Home Screen Display Your Home Screen Add Items to a Home Screen Panel Your phone’s Home screen extends 1. Swipe the main Home screen left to horizontally up to six panels. display an additional panel. • To display the main Home screen, touch 2.

  • Page 9: Keys And Icons

    Keys and Icons Keys Open Apps Just below the touchscreen, you’ll find three • If an app is on one of your Home screen static key icons that let you do most of your panels or is in the Launch bar, just touch it navigating around the phone.

  • Page 10: Enter Text

    Choose input method, and Note: With HTC Sense Input, you can also enter then touch the method you want to use. text by sliding your finger continuously over the keyboard.
  • Page 11 (HTC Sense Input or Swype). desired word. Different keyboards will provide different 2. Repeat this process until the desired options. The HTC Sense Input menu may characters have been drawn over. Select include options such as: from an onscreen list of possible word matches (if prompted).
  • Page 12 Use Your Phone: Voicemail Set Up Your Voicemail Retrieve Your Voicemail All unanswered calls are automatically Touch > and then touch ► transferred to your voicemail, even if your and hold phone is in use or turned off. You should set From any other phone: up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated:...

  • Page 13: Answer An Incoming Call

    Calls Make a Phone Call Answer an Incoming Call Whether the display is active or locked, 1. Touch > to display the phone keypad. ► touch ANSWER. 2. Touch the digits of the number you want to call on the keypad. Touch to delete Note: While on a call and holding the phone one or more digits.

  • Page 14: View Contacts

    People Your phone’s People application lets you access and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including Gmail™, Exchange, Facebook, contacts synced from your computer, and contacts you’ve entered manually. View Contacts Save a Phone Number > People. 1. Touch >...

  • Page 15: Edit Contacts

    People Add a New Contact Edit Contacts 1. Touch > > People > 1. Touch > > People. 2. Add as much or as little information as 2. Touch a contact to open it, and then touch Edit contact. you want. >...

  • Page 16: Access Messages

    Messages Send a Message Read and Reply to Messages 1. Touch > > Touch > ► 2. Enter a contact name or mobile number in • To open a message, touch it. the To field. • To reply to a text or multimedia message, open it and enter your reply in the text 3.

  • Page 17: Email Setup

    Email Setup You can link multiple email accounts to your HTC One (M8) harman/kardon edition, including Exchange ActiveSync® accounts. You can set up email accounts through the setup application or directly through the settings menu or email application. Set Up a Gmail Account...
  • Page 18 Email Setup Set Up an Email Account Set Up an Exchange ActiveSync Account 1. Touch > > Mail. Before setting up Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync work email accounts, contact 2. Touch either Yahoo Mail, Outlook.com, or your IT administrator for account Other (POP3/IMAP).

  • Page 19: Using E-Mail

    Using Email Access Email Messages Access Gmail Messages 1. Touch > > Mail. 1. Touch > > Gmail. 2. Touch and select an account view. 2. Touch Inbox and select an account view. 3. Touch the message you want to view. 3.
  • Page 20 Wi-Fi Connect to a Wi-Fi Network Find sports scores, news, and weather. Shop online. Your phone’s built-in browser When you’re in range of an available Wi-Fi lets you surf the Web just the way you network you can use your phone’s Wi-Fi want to.
  • Page 21 Google Play and Google Mobile Services Google Mobile Services Google Play is the place to go to find new apps, games, movies, and more for • Gmail – The Google mail service. Your your phone. Gmail account lets you access many Download Apps and Games Google-related services as well as Google Play.
  • Page 22 (see “Complete the Setup Application” on page 7), you can do it from the all apps menu. Set Up Social Networking Accounts Tip: If HTC BlinkFeed is set as the main screen, you can touch or touch the status bar to 1.

  • Page 23: Camera And Camcorder

    Camera & Camcorder Take a Picture View Pictures and Videos 1. Touch > 1. Touch > > Gallery. 2. Touch to take the picture. 2. Select TIMELINE, ALBUMS, or LOCATION. Record a Video • Touch a picture to display it full size. 1.

  • Page 24: Using Bluetooth

    Bluetooth Pair and Connect with a Bluetooth Device Share Contacts, Files, or Pictures Using Bluetooth 1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth. 1. Open the application containing the file • If Bluetooth is not turned on, touch the you want to share (for example, touch >...

  • Page 25: Sprint Hotspot

    Sprint Hotspot Share your Sprint data connection with other Wi-Fi-capable devices using your HTC One (M8) harman/kardon edition as a mobile hotspot. Set Up and Activate Your Sprint Hotspot Connect a Device to the Mobile Hotspot Note: Risks, including risks to your data and 1.

  • Page 26: Getting Music

    See “Getting Music.” phone from the computer. Note: Your phone includes additional music Note: You can also install and use HTC Sync playing options, including Google Play Music Manager on your computer to transfer (Play Music) and Sprint Music Plus.
  • Page 27 Audio Clari-Fi™ Audio Use LiveStage™ Your phone uses Clari-Fi technology which 1. Make sure your headphones are plugged automatically restores the quality of into the headphone jack. compressed digital music. Music sounds > Settings > harmon/kardon 2. Touch > cleaner, crisper, wider, and more dynamic. audio.

  • Page 28: Sprint Applications

    Sprint Applications Access additional exclusive Sprint features right from your phone. Sprint Zone Scout™ Enhance your Sprint experience. The free Scout by Telenav® is a daily personal Sprint Zone application makes it a snap to navigator that helps you get where manage your account, get tips and tricks you’re going.

  • Page 29: Sprint Worldwide Wireless Service

    Sprint Worldwide Wireless Service With Sprint Worldwide Wireless Service, you can make and receive calls, check your email and browse the Web wherever you travel within Sprint’s international roaming coverage area. Activate Sprint Worldwide Service International Data Roaming Before using your phone in global roaming To use Sprint Worldwide Data Services, you mode, you must activate Sprint Worldwide will need to have these services activated...
  • Page 30 Sprint Worldwide Wireless Service Turn on Global Roaming Mode Getting Help To roam globally, make sure your phone’s Please call the following numbers if you need global roaming options are set. assistance with Sprint Worldwide service. While in the United States: 1.

  • Page 31: Accessing Settings

    Tools & Resources: Settings Explore ways to customize your phone, set permissions, update your phone, and more in the Settings menu. Accessing Settings • Personalize • Apps • Accounts & sync • Storage 1. Touch > > Settings. • Location •...

  • Page 32: Battery Saving Tips

    Battery-Saving Tips Use Power Saver Mode Manage the Display Brightness and Screen Timeout Turning power saver mode on helps increase battery life by reducing the usage Touch > > Settings > Display, gestures ► of phone features that drain the battery &...

  • Page 33: Manage Your Account

    Manage Your Account Online: www.sprint.com From Any Other Phone • Make a payment, see your bills, enroll in • Sprint Customer Service: online billing. Dial 1-888-211-4727 • Check minute usage and account balance. • Business Customer Service: Dial 1-888-788-4727 • See or modify the details of your Sprint service plan.
  • Page 34 > HTC Mobile Guide. on-the-go. Touch > • Online Support – For ongoing help over the life of your phone, visit sprint.com/support to find videos, tutorials, troubleshooting tips, and the complete User Guide for your HTC One (M8) harman/kardon edition.
  • Page 35 Sustainability Feedback We are interested in your initial At Sprint, environmental responsibility is impressions of this new Sprint phone. more than talk. To find out just what we’ve been up to, use your phone to scan the QR Within two weeks of your purchase, please go Code ®...
  • Page 36 ©2014 Sprint. Sprint, Sprint Spark and the logos are trademarks of Sprint. HD Voice logo is a trademark of the GSM Association. HTC, the HTC logo, HTC One, the HTC One logo, HTC BlinkFeed, and HTC Sense are trademarks of HTC Corporation.

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