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Unboxing
- HTC One S
- SIM card
  - Inserting the SIM card
  - Removing the SIM card
- Charging the battery
- Switching the power on or off
  - Switching the power on
  - Switching the power off
- Want some quick guidance on your phone?
Setting up your phone
- Setting up HTC One S for the first time
- Home screen
  - Extended Home screen
  - Using Leap view
- Getting contacts into HTC One S
- Transferring contacts from your old phone through Bluetooth
- Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC One S
- Getting to know your settings
- Updating the HTC One S software
Your first week with your new phone
- Features you'll enjoy on HTC One S
- Touch gestures
- Motion gestures
- Sleep mode
  - Switching to Sleep mode
  - Waking up from Sleep mode
- Unlocking the screen
  - Opening an app or folder from the lock screen
- Making your first call
- Sending your first text message
- The HTC Sense keyboard
- Notifications
  - Notification LED
  - Notifications panel
- Copying and sharing text
- Capturing the HTC One S screen
- Switching between recently opened apps
- Can't find the Menu button?
- Checking battery usage
  - Checking battery history
Camera
- Camera basics
- Taking a photo
- Recording video
  - Taking a photo while recording a video
- Keeping the camera on standby
- Taking continuous camera shots
- Camera scenes
- Improving portrait shots
- Taking a group shot
- Taking a panoramic photo
- Using HDR
- Recording videos in slow motion
- Improving video stability
- Changing camera and video settings
Personalizing
- Making HTC One S truly yours
- Personalizing HTC One S with scenes
- Changing your wallpaper
- Applying a new skin
- Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
- Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen
- Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen
  - Moving a widget or icon
  - Removing a widget or icon
- Personalizing the launch bar
- Grouping apps into a folder
  - Renaming a folder
  - Removing items from a folder
- Rearranging the Home screen
  - Removing a Home screen panel
  - Adding back a Home screen panel
- Personalizing with sound sets
- Rearranging application tabs
- Customizing the lock screen style
- Hiding missed calls and messages on the lock screen
- Securing HTC One S with a personal touch
Phone calls
- Making a call with Smart dial
  - Changing the Phone dialer layout
- Returning a missed call
- Using Speed dial
  - Assigning a speed dial key
- 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
- Call history
- Internet calls
  - Adding an Internet calling account
  - Making an Internet call
- Home dialing
  - Changing the default country code for Home dialing
  - Turning off Home dialing
- Call settings
Messages
- About the Messages app
- Sending a text message (SMS)
- Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
  - Creating a slideshow
  - Can't find your contacts' email addresses in Messages?
- Resuming a draft message
- Checking your messages
- Replying to a message
  - Replying to a contact's other phone number
- Forwarding a message
- WAP push messages
  - Opening and reading a new WAP push message
  - Viewing all your WAP push messages
- Managing message conversations
- Backing up your text messages
  - Backing up text messages by email
  - Restoring text messages
- Setting message options
  - Personalizing the Messages screen
Search and Web browser
- Searching HTC One S and the Web
- Getting instant information with Google Now
- Browsing the Web
- Private browsing
- Adding and managing your bookmarks
- Saving web content for later
  - Viewing items in your Reading list or Watch list
- Viewing your browsing history
- Downloading files and apps
  - Viewing your downloads
- Setting browser options
  - Setting your homepage
Photos, videos, and music
- Gallery
- Music
- Movie Editor
  - Creating a new slideshow with Movie Editor
- Wireless display
Storage
- Types of storage
- Copying files to or from the phone storage
- Checking how much storage is available
- Making more storage space
  - Freeing up space with the storage wizard
- Encrypting data on HTC One S
Sync, backup, and reset
- Sync
- Backup
  - Backing up files, data, and settings
  - Backing up settings to Google
- Reset
  - Restarting HTC One S (Soft reset)
    - HTC One S not responding?
  - Resetting HTC One S (Hard reset)
    - Performing a factory reset from settings
    - Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons
HTC Sync Manager
- Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager
  - What file formats are supported by HTC Sync Manager?
- Installing on a Windows computer
- The HTC Sync Manager main screen
- Importing media to HTC Sync Manager
- Importing music, videos, and playlists from other applications
- Playing music in HTC Sync Manager
  - Creating a playlist in HTC Sync Manager
- Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager
  - Editing your photos
- Deleting an album from HTC Sync Manager
- Syncing music with the computer
- Syncing photos and videos with the computer
- Syncing documents with the computer
- Syncing your contacts with the computer
- Syncing your calendar events
- Syncing your web bookmarks with the computer
- Quickly transferring media from HTC Sync Manager to HTC One S
People
- About the People app
- Your contacts list
  - Filtering your contacts list
  - Setting contact search options
- Setting up your profile
  - What you can see on your profile
- Adding a new contact
  - Finding people you know on social networks
  - Sending social network requests to your contacts
- Importing or copying contacts
- Merging contact information
- Contact information and conversations
- Contact groups
- Adding People widgets
  - Setting the default communication method
  - Getting in touch with a contact
- Sending contact information
  - Sending multiple contact cards
- Backing up your contacts
  - Restoring contacts
Social
- Facebook
- Twitter for HTC Sense
- LinkedIn for HTC Sense
- About Friend Stream
- Updating your status in Friend Stream
- Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream
- Tweeting in Friend Stream
- Sharing LinkedIn updates in Friend Stream
Email
- Gmail
- Mail
Calendar
- About Calendar
- Creating an event
  - Checking your schedule for a new event
- Viewing the Calendar
- Managing Calendar events
- Accepting or declining a meeting invitation
- Setting reminders for your events
- Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
- Showing or hiding calendars
  - Why aren’t my calendar events showing up?
- Changing Calendar settings
Online storage and services
- Dropbox
- SkyDrive
- HTC Watch
HTC Car
- On the road with HTC Car
- Playing music in HTC Car
- Listening to Internet radio with TuneIn
- Finding your way with HTC Car
- Staying connected to your contacts
  - Handling incoming calls in HTC Car
  - Making phone calls in HTC Car
- Changing HTC Car settings
Travel and maps
- Location settings
  - Turning location services on or off
- Locations
- Google Maps
Essential apps
- Using the Clock
- Checking Weather
- Viewing a PDF
- Working on documents
- Taking notes
- Keeping track of your tasks
- Keeping track of your stocks
  - Adding a stock quote or stock market index
Google Play and other apps
- Getting apps from Google Play
- Uninstalling an app
- Watching videos on YouTube
- Listening to FM Radio
  - Closing or turning off FM Radio
  - Listening to your favorite stations
- Recording voice clips
  - Managing voice clips
- Sharing games and apps
Internet connections
- Data connection
- Managing your data usage
  - Keeping track of your data usage
  - Viewing the data usage of apps
- Wi‑Fi
- Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)
- Using HTC One S as a wireless router
- Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering
- Connecting to the Internet through a computer
Bluetooth
- Bluetooth basics
  - Turning Bluetooth on or off
  - Changing the device name
- Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit
  - Reconnecting a headset or car kit
- Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device
  - Disconnecting a Bluetooth device
  - Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
- Sending information using Bluetooth
  - Where sent information is saved
- Receiving information using Bluetooth
Settings and security
- Optimizing battery life with power saver mode
- Getting the battery to last longer
- Turning Airplane mode on or off
- Changing display settings
- Changing sound settings
- Changing the display language
- Accessibility settings
- Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
  - Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out
- Protecting HTC One S with a screen lock
  - Forgot your screen lock pattern?
- Checking information about HTC One S
Other essentials
- Using the onscreen keyboard
- Entering words with predictive text
- Entering text by tracing
  - Turning trace input on or off
- Entering text by speaking
- Printing
  - Printing a photo
  - Adding a printer
- Stopping running applications using Task Manager
- Status icons
Trademarks and copyrights
Index

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General

	HTC
	One S \| 99HSB041-00
	Smartphone
	4710937382235
	English
	User manual (PDF)

Display

Display diagonal	4.3 "
Display resolution	540 x 960 pixels
Touch technology	Multi-touch
Touchscreen type	Capacitive

Other features

Touchscreen	✓
Music player	✓
Video playback	✓
Ringer type	MP3
Polyphonic ring	✓
Voice recording	✓
Rotating	✓
Camera included	✓
EDGE	✓
GPRS	✓
Volume control	Digital
Wireless connection	✓
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n

Sensors

Orientation sensor	✓
Proximity sensor	✓
Accelerometer	✓
Ambient light sensor	✓

Processor

Processor frequency

1.5 GHz

Storage

RAM capacity	1 GB
Internal storage capacity	16 GB
Compatible memory cards	-
USB mass storage	✓

Camera

Rear camera resolution (numeric)	8 MP
Auto focus	✓
Rear camera flash	✓
Video recording	✓
Video recording modes	1080p
Flash type	LED
Front camera resolution (numeric)	0.3 MP
Built-in camera	✓
Image stabilizer	✓
Front camera type	Single camera
Rear camera type	Single camera

Network

Wi-Fi	✓
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	✓
Bluetooth version	4.0
Bluetooth profiles	A2DP
2G bands (primary SIM)	850,900,1800,1900 MHz
3G bands supported	850,900,2100 MHz
SIM card capability	Single SIM
SIM card type	MicroSIM
3G standards	HSDPA, WCDMA
2G standards	EDGE, GPRS, GSM
Mobile network generation	3G

Navigation

GPS (satellite)	✗
Electronic compass	✓

Multimedia

FM radio	-
Audio formats supported	AAC, AMR, M4A, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA
Video formats supported	3GP, AVI, MP4, WMV

Ports & interfaces

USB connector type	Micro-USB B
USB version	2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
HDMI ports quantity	0
Headphone connectivity	3.5 mm

Design

Form factor	Bar
Product colour	Black

Software

Exchange support	✓
Office support	✓
Operating system installed	Android 4.0
Platform	Android
App distribution platform	Google Play

Keyboard

Full-size keyboard

✓

Performance

Personal info management (PIM)	Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Notes
Flight mode	✓
Personalization	Icons, Menu, Shortcuts, Widgets
Video call	✓
Speakerphone	✓
Vibrating alert	✓
Microphone mute	✓

Subscription

Subscription type

No subscription

Messaging

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)	✓
Instant messaging (IM)	✓
Short Message Service (SMS)	✓
Chat	✓
E-mail	✓

Call management

Call waiting	✓
Call hold	✓
Caller ID	✓
Conference call	✓
Call timer	✓

Battery

Battery capacity

1650 mAh

Weight & dimensions

Weight	119.5 g
Width	65 mm
Depth	7.8 mm
Height	130.9 mm

Packaging content

Quick start guide	✓
Cables included	USB

Certificates

Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified

✓

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