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Getting Started
Features you'll enjoy
Edge Sense
What's special with Camera
HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation
Fingerprint sensor
Android 8.0
Unboxing and setup
Setting up HTC U11 life for the first time
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more
Fingerprint scanner
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Card tray
nano SIM card
Storage card
Charging the battery
Water and dust resistant
Switching the power on or off
Your first week with your new phone
Touch gestures
Getting to know your settings
Using Quick Settings
Capturing your phone's screen
Restarting HTC U11 life (Soft reset)
Notifications
Selecting, copying, and pasting text
Sleep mode
Entering text
Lock screen
Edge Sense
What is Edge Sense?
Turning Edge Sense on or off
Taking camera shots using Edge Sense
Changing the action to take when you squeeze the phone
Enabling Advanced mode
Typing with your voice with Edge Sense
Assigning another voice assistant app to Edge Sense
Adjusting the squeeze force level
Squeezing to perform actions in your apps
Assigning in-app actions to squeeze gestures
An example of assigning in-app actions
Changing in-app actions
Setting up Edge Sense
Updates
Checking your system software version
Checking for updates manually
Installing app updates from Google Play Store
Personalizing
Home screen layout and fonts
Adding a Home screen panel
Arranging Home screen panels
Setting your Home screen wallpaper
Changing the default font size
Widgets and shortcuts
Favorites bar
Removing a Home screen item
Adding Home screen widgets and shortcuts
Grouping apps on the Home screen and favorites bar
Sound preferences
Changing your ringtone
Changing your notification sound
Setting the default volume
Tuning your HTC USonic earphones
Camera
Taking photos and videos
HTC Camera
Choosing a capture mode
Taking a photo
Setting the photo quality and size
Tips for capturing better photos
Recording video
Selfies
Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos
Taking continuous camera shots
Using HDR Boost
Taking a panoramic selfie
Taking a super wide-angle panoramic selfie
Taking a panoramic photo
Advanced camera features
Recording videos in slow motion
Recording a Hyperlapse video
Choosing a scene
Manually adjusting camera settings
Taking a RAW photo
How does the Camera app capture RAW photos?
Applications
Installing and removing apps
Uninstalling an app
Getting apps from Google Play Store
Downloading apps from the web
Working with apps
App shortcuts
Multi-tasking
Controlling app permissions
Disabling an app
Setting default apps
Setting up app links
Google Photos
What you can do on Google Photos
Viewing photos and videos
Editing your photos
Editing a Hyperlapse video
Enhancing RAW photos
Trimming a video
Changing the playback speed of a slow motion video
Calls, Messages, and Contacts
Phone calls
Making a call
Returning a missed call
Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event
Answering or rejecting a call
What can I do during a call?
Setting up a conference call
Call history
SMS and MMS
About the Messages app
Contacts
Your contacts list
Adding a new contact
Editing a contact’s information
Grouping contacts into labels
Mail
Viewing your Gmail Inbox
Sending an email message in Gmail
Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail
Adding an email account
Switching email accounts
Battery and Storage
Battery
Tips for extending battery life
Using Battery saver mode
Displaying the battery percentage
Checking battery usage
Battery optimization for apps
Storage
Freeing up storage space
Types of storage
Copying or moving files between the phone storage and storage card
Copying files between HTC U11 life and your computer
Unmounting the storage card
Backup, Transfer, and Reset
Backup and reset
Backing up HTC U11 life
Resetting network settings
Resetting HTC U11 life (Hard reset)
Connectivity
Internet connections
Turning the data connection on or off
Managing your data usage
Wi-Fi connection
Connecting to VPN
Installing a digital certificate
Using HTC U11 life as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering
Wireless sharing
Turning Bluetooth on or off
Connecting a Bluetooth headset
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Receiving files using Bluetooth
Using NFC
Settings
Common settings
Night Light
Adjusting the display size
Touch sounds and vibration
Changing the display language
Do not disturb mode
Location settings
Airplane mode
Automatic screen rotation
Setting when to turn off the screen
Screen brightness
Security settings
Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card
Setting a screen lock
Setting up Smart Lock
Turning the lock screen off
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What can I do during a call?
When a call is in progress, you can turn the speakerphone on, place the call on hold, and more.
Putting a call on hold
To put the call on hold, tap
Hold
.
The status bar then displays the hold call icon
.
To resume the call, tap
Hold
again.
Switching between calls
If you’re already in a call and you accept another call, you can switch between the two calls.
When you receive another call, swipe up
to accept the second call and put the first call on hold.
Note:
If you want to answer the incoming call and end the current call, drag
, located on the bottom-right of the screen, to the middle of the screen.
To switch between the calls, tap
Swap
.
Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call
Warning:
To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold
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to your ear when the speakerphone is on.
On the call screen, tap
.
The speakerphone icon
appears in the status bar.
To turn the speakerphone off, tap
.
Muting the microphone during a call
On the call screen, tap
to toggle between turning the microphone on or off.
When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon
appears in the status bar.
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