Use motion gestures to mute
HTC One M8s, lower the ring volume, and more.
Lift phone to auto answer a call
To automatically answer an incoming call, lift the phone and look at the screen first to see who's calling before you hold it to your ear.
You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap
Call, and then select or clear
Auto answer calls.
Flip to mute
If your phone is facing up when a call comes in, turn the phone over to mute it.
If you go to Settings and then tap
, you can set your phone to:
Mute once |
Mute only once after flipping the phone. While the phone is still facing down, it will ring again when there are other incoming calls.
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Mute always |
After flipping the phone to mute a call, keep it always muted while it's still facing down when there are other incoming calls.
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Pick up to lower volume
In a business meeting or restaurant, pick
HTC One M8s up when a call comes in to lower the ring volume automatically.
You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap
Sound & notification, and then select or clear
Quiet ring on pickup.
Increase ring volume automatically while phone is in your pocket or bag
Pocket mode makes
HTC One M8s recognize when your phone is in your bag or pocket and raise the ring volume so that you can hear it in noisy environments.
You can turn this feature on or off. Go to Settings, tap
Sound & notification, and then select or clear
Pocket mode.
Rotate
HTC One M8s for a better view
For many screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning
HTC One M8s sideways.
When entering text, you can turn
HTC One M8s sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.