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What is the HTC Sense Home widget?

Get quick access to apps, shortcuts and folders you use most frequently based on where you are. With the HTC Sense Home widget, HTC Desire 650 dual sim continually adapts to how you use it. For example, apps you use most frequently for work, will show up when you're at your office. The HTC Sense Home widget changes depending on whether you're at home, work, or somewhere else.

Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget

Setting up the HTC Sense Home widget is quick and easy.
Important:
  • If you don't see the HTC Sense Home widget, add it to your Home screen.
  • Make sure you turn on location services in your phone settings.
  1. On the setup screen of the HTC Sense Home widget, tap Tap to personalize > Let's explore.
  2. Tap where you are to finish setting up the widget.
  3. On the widget, tap Expand > More options button > Personalize HTC Sense Home.
  4. Select all the options on the screen, and then tap Close or press Back button.

Setting your home and work locations

You can change the address for your home and work locations if you ever move to a new home or change your job.
  1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
  2. Tap Expand > > Set locations.
  3. Tap the address area to search for the address you want to set.
  4. When you've found the address on the map, tap Done.

Pinning and unpinning apps

Pinning apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget ensures they stay on the widget.

Items in the HTC Sense Home widget will have one of two states: pinned or unpinned. Unpinned items will be automatically changed to more frequently used items.

  1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To pin an item, press and hold it until you see Pinned.
    • To unpin an item, press and hold it until the unpinning progress bar has completed.

Adding apps to the HTC Sense Home widget

Add your favorite apps, shortcuts, or folders to the HTC Sense Home widget.
  1. From the Home screen, tap .
  2. Press and hold the app, shortcut, or folder you want to add to the widget.
  3. Drag the item to where you want in the HTC Sense Home widget.
The app, shortcut or folder will be added to the HTC Sense Home widget and pinned in place.

Turning the Suggestions folder on and off

The Suggestions folder is a smart folder in the HTC Sense Home widget that dynamically change contents depending on your usage. You can turn the Suggestions folder off if you don't want it to appear in the widget.
  1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.
  2. Tap Expand, and then tap > Show/hide smart folders.
  3. Select or clear Show Suggestions folder.
  4. Tap OK.
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