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HTC Desire 825
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COMMUNICATION
How do I set the default SMS app?
SETTINGS
What can I do if I forgot my screen lock password, PIN, or pattern on HTC Desire 825?
What should I do when my phone gets lost or stolen?
How do I restart my phone into Safe mode?
When I removed my screen lock, a message appears saying device protection features will no longer work. What does device protection mean?
How does Doze mode in Android 6.0 save battery power?
How does App standby in Android 6.0 save battery power?
In Settings, what is Battery optimization used for?
How do I add the access point to my mobile operator's network?
Why is my phone talking to me? How do I turn this off?
How can I turn TalkBack off while using the phone?
How do I find the IMEI/MEID and serial number of my phone?
How do I enable developer's options?
How do I see the list of running apps?
Why are Power saver and Extreme power saving mode both grayed out?
How do I enable or disable a device administrator app?
Why does my phone get warm?
How do I check how much memory my phone has and how much memory is being used?
My phone is brand new, but the available storage is lower than the total capacity. Why is that?
What's the difference between using the microSD card as removable storage and internal storage?
Where do I find the HTC Sense version installed on my phone?
Why am I prompted to enter a password to decrypt my phone when I restart or turn it on?
What can I do if I forgot my Google Account password?
I keep getting prompted to grant permissions when using apps. Why is that?
How do I know if my phone can be used in another country's local network?
How do I share my phone's Internet connection with other devices?
Can the phone automatically switch to the mobile network when Wi-Fi is absent or weak?
Why can't I use multi-finger gestures in my apps?
I sent some files via Bluetooth to my computer. Where are they?
GETTING STARTED
What's new and different with HTC Desire 825?
When formatting my storage card for use as internal storage, I see a message saying the card is slow. Why is that?
Can I cut my micro SIM to a nano SIM so it can fit in my phone?
Why is my phone not responding to Motion Launch gestures?
How do I save battery power?
APPS & FEATURES
How do I set the Camera photo quality and size, or aspect ratio?
How do I set the video capture resolution?
How can I quickly open the Camera?
How do I quickly change to Selfie mode?
How do I quickly change capture modes?
Why is HTC Gallery no longer on my phone?
Does my HTC phone have a dedicated camera button?
Can I keep the camera on standby to save battery, and how?
Will my captured photos have geo-tags?
Can I do the same things in Google Photos that I used to do in HTC Gallery?
How do I create my own movie on Google Photos?
How can I back up to my Google Account?
I was using HTC Backup before. Why isn't HTC Backup available on my phone?
Are there advanced calculator functions in the Calculator app?
How do I troubleshoot my phone when there's a problem?
Getting Started
Features you'll enjoy
What's new and special with Camera
The best from HTC and Google Photos
What's different with the onscreen keyboard
Sound
Truly personal
Boost+
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Software and app updates
Unboxing
HTC Desire 825 overview
nano SIM card
Storage card
Charging the battery
Attaching the lanyard
Switching the power on or off
Your first week with your new phone
HTC Sense Home
Sleep mode
Travel mode
Refreshing content
Capturing your phone's screen
Unlocking the screen
Motion gestures
Touch gestures
Opening an app
Sharing content
Switching between recently opened apps
What is the HTC Sense Home widget?
Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget
Setting your home and work locations
Manually switching locations
Pinning and unpinning apps
Adding apps to the HTC Sense Home widget
Turning the Suggestions folder on and off
What is Motion Launch?
Turning Motion Launch gestures on or off
Waking up to the lock screen
Waking up and unlocking
Waking up to the Home widget panel
Waking up to HTC BlinkFeed
Launching the camera
Setting a screen lock
Setting up Smart Lock
Turning lock screen notifications on or off
Interacting with lock screen notifications
Changing lock screen shortcuts
Turning the lock screen off
Notifications panel
Notification LED
Managing app notifications
Entering text
How can I type faster?
Entering text by speaking
Enabling smart keyboard options
Selecting, copying, and pasting text
Want some quick guidance on your phone?
Having hardware or connection problems?
Personalizing
Phone setup and transfer
Setting up HTC Desire 825 for the first time
Restoring from your previous HTC phone
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
Personalizing
Downloading themes or individual elements
Creating your own theme
Finding your themes
Editing your theme
Deleting a theme
What is HTC Themes?
Choosing a Home screen layout
Setting your Home wallpaper
Multiple wallpapers
Time-based wallpaper
Lock screen wallpaper
Adding or removing a widget panel
Arranging widget panels
Changing your main Home screen
Launch bar
Adding Home screen widgets
Adding Home screen shortcuts
Using stickers as app shortcuts
Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar
Moving a Home screen item
Removing a Home screen item
Arranging apps
Showing or hiding apps in the Apps screen
Grouping apps into a folder
Moving apps and folders
Removing apps from a folder
Ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms
Camera
Camera
Camera screen
Choosing a capture mode
Capture mode settings
Zooming
Using the volume buttons for taking photos and videos
Taking continuous camera shots
Recording video
Setting the video resolution
Taking a photo while recording a video—VideoPic
Using HDR
Turning the camera flash on or off
Taking a photo
Setting the photo quality and size
Tips for capturing better photos
Tips for taking selfies and people shots
Using Auto Selfie
Taking selfies with voice commands
Taking photos with the self-timer
Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup
Taking a panoramic photo
Applications
Google Photos and apps
What you can do on Google Photos
Viewing photos and videos
Editing your photos
Trimming a video
Getting instant information with Google Now
Now on Tap
Searching HTC Desire 825 and the Web
Google apps
HTC BlinkFeed
What is HTC BlinkFeed?
Turning HTC BlinkFeed on or off
Restaurant recommendations
Ways of adding content on HTC BlinkFeed
Customizing the Highlights feed
Removing content from HTC BlinkFeed
Playing videos on HTC BlinkFeed
Posting to your social networks
Other apps
Using the Clock
Checking Weather
Recording voice clips
Listening to FM Radio
Calls, Messages, and Contacts
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial
Making a call with your voice
Dialing an extension number
Returning a missed call
Speed dial
Call History
Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes
Home dialing
Receiving calls
What can I do during a call?
Setting up a conference call
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event
Making an emergency call
Messages
Sending a text message (SMS)
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
Sending a group message
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
People
Contact groups
Private contacts
Getting in touch with a contact
Importing or copying contacts
Merging contact information
Sending contact information
Your contacts list
Setting up your profile
Adding a new contact
Editing a contact’s information
Email
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
What is Smart Sync?
Battery and Storage
Power and storage management
Displaying the battery percentage
Using power saver mode
Checking battery usage
Checking battery history
Battery optimization for apps
Tips for extending battery life
Extreme power saving mode
Types of storage
Viewing and managing files on the storage
Copying files between HTC Desire 825 and your computer
Freeing up storage space
Unmounting the storage card
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
Setting up your storage card as internal storage
Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card
Moving an app to the storage card
What you can do on the HTC Boost+ app
Turning Smart Boost on or off
Manually clearing junk files
Creating a lock pattern for some apps
Turning on Game battery booster for selected games
Managing irregular activities of downloaded apps
Backup, Transfer, and Reset
Sync, backup, and reset
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more
Syncing your accounts
Removing an account
Ways of backing up files, data, and settings
Using Android Backup Service
Backing up your data locally
Transferring iPhone content and apps to your HTC phone
Getting help
About HTC Sync Manager
Installing HTC Sync Manager on your computer
Restarting HTC Desire 825 (Soft reset)
Resetting network settings
Resetting HTC Desire 825 (Hard reset)
Connectivity
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off
Managing your data usage
Wi-Fi connection
Connecting to VPN
Using HTC Desire 825 as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering
Wireless sharing
What is HTC Connect?
Using HTC Connect to share your media
Streaming music to Blackfire compliant speakers
Streaming music to speakers powered by the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform
Turning Bluetooth on or off
Connecting a Bluetooth headset
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Receiving files using Bluetooth
Using NFC
Settings
Settings and security
HTC BoomSound for speakers
Using HTC BoomSound with headphones
Screen brightness
Do not disturb mode
Airplane mode
Automatic screen rotation
Setting when to turn off the screen
Turning location services on or off
Touch sounds and vibration
Changing the display language
Installing a digital certificate
Disabling an app
Controlling app permissions
Setting default apps
Setting up app links
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card
Accessibility features
Accessibility settings
Turning Magnification gestures on or off
Navigating HTC Desire 825 with TalkBack
< < Menu
How do I set the video capture resolution?
On the
Home
screen, tap the camera icon to open the
Camera
app.
Switch to
Video
mode.
Tap
to open the slideout menu.
Tap
Quality
to change the video resolution.
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