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2.
 Clear the  Auto-rotate screen  option and  touch  . 
Note :  Not all application screens support automatic rotation. The screen orientation 
automatically changes to landscape mode when you turn the phone  sideways.  
Animation  
You can enable or disable screen anima tions. 
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Display & gestures.  
2.  Select or clear the  Animation  option.  
Text Size  
You can adjust the text size for your viewing comfort.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Display & gestures.  
2.  Touch  Font size  and then select the font size.  
Brightness 
By default, the screen brightness automatically adjusts depending on the surrounding lighting 
conditions.   
To manually adjust screen brightness:  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch   >  Display & gestures.  
2.  Touch  Brightness, and then clear the  Automatic brightness option. 
3.  Drag the slider to adjust the brightness.  
4.  Touch  OK. 
Screen Timeout  
After a period of inactivity, the phone  screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set 
the idle time before the screen turns off.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Display & gestures.  
2.  Touch  Sleep, and then t ouch the time before the  screen turns off. 
Note :  Extended screen timeout periods reduce the battery ’s talk and standby times.  
Tip :  To turn off and lock the screen quickly, press  . 
Keep the Screen On While Charging 
You can keep the screen on while you charge the phone.   
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then touch   >  Display & gestures.  
2.  Select  the  Stay awake  option  and touch  .  
						

							 
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Note
:  Extended screen timeout periods reduce the battery ’s talk and standby times.  
Tip :  To turn off and lock the screen quickly, press  . 
Change the Wallpaper  
Changing the phone’s display screen wallpaper with a preset wallpaper or your favorite photo is 
a quick and easy way to change the feel of your phone  and give it a fresh look. Browse the 
collection of wallpapers included in your phone  or choose from photos that you have taken with 
the camera. You can also change to an animated wallpaper.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Personalize  > Wallpaper . 
2.  Select from the following:  
   HTC wallpapers  to use a preset image.  
   Live wallpapers  to choose from preset animated wallpapers.  
   Gallery  to use a picture that you have captured using the camera or copied to your 
phone  as wallpaper. You can crop the picture before setting it as wallpaper.  
3.  Touch  Save or  Apply . 
Calibrate the Screen 
Recalibrat e the screen if you feel that the screen orientation does not respond properly to the 
way you hold the phone.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Display & gestures  > G-Sensor 
calibration . 
2.  Place the phone  on a flat surface,  and then touch Calibrate . 
3.  After the recalibration process, touch  OK. 
Sound Settings  
The Sound settings menu lets you control  your  phone’ s audio, from ringtones and alerts to 
touch tones and notifications.  
General Sound Settings  
Incoming Calls  
Notifications  
System  
General Sound Settings  
Use the following settings for such features as silent mode, vibrate, and overall phone volume.   
						

							 
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Silent Mode 
The Silent mode option allows you to mute all sounds without turning your  phone off. 
To activate Silent mode:  
  Press the volume down button in standby mode  until you see the image below on the 
screen.  
 
The Silent mode icon (   )  appears on the status bar.  
To deactivate Silent mode:  
  Press the volume up button repeatedly to select a volume level.  
Vibrate 
To set your phone  to vibrate instead of making any sounds , follow the steps below. 
  Press the volume down  button in standby mode until you see the image below  on the 
screen.  
 
The  phone  vibrates and the vibrate mode icon (   )  appears on the status bar.  
To set your phone  to always vibrate in addition to any ringer settings:  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Sound.  
2.  Select the Vibrate  check button. 
3.  Touch  . 
Volume 
You can separately adjust your phone’ s multimedia,  ringtone and notifications , and  alarm 
volumes.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Sound  > Volumes . 
2.  Drag the volume sliders on the screen to adjust the media,  ringtone and notifications , 
and  alarm, volumes.  
3.  Touch  OK .  
Note :  You can adjust the ringer volume in standby mode (or the earpiece volume during a 
call) by pressing the volume up or down button.   
						

							 
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Incoming Calls 
You can select and assign ringtones for your incoming calls.  
Phone Ringtone 
Select a default ringtone  for incoming calls. Your  phone provides a variety of ringtones that you 
can set as the default  ringtone of your phone . 
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Sound  > Phone  ringtone . 
2.  Touch  the ringtone  you want to use, and then touch  Apply . The ringtone  briefly plays 
when selected.  
Note :  You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma, or other types of sound files that you have 
downloaded from the Internet or copied from your computer as  ringtones. 
Other Incoming Call Options  
You can choose to enable or disable the following incoming call features : 
  Quiet ring on pickup.  See Use the Quiet Ring on Pickup Feature . 
  Pocket mode . When selected, the phone  rings louder when it’s inside your bag or 
pocket.  
  Flip for speaker . During a call, you can activate the speakerphone by  flipping the phone 
over.  
Notifications  
Use the settings menus to assign specific ringtones for notifications.  
Notification Ringtone 
Your phone  provides a variety of sounds that you can set as the default sound for notifications.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Sound  > Notification sound.  
2.  Touch  the sound you want to use, and then  touch Apply . The sound plays when 
sele cted.  
System  
The System  settings menu lets you select whether you hear tones when touching numbers on 
the dialpad, selecting onscreen options, and more.  
  Dial pad  touch tones :  Select the short  tones to use . 
  Touch sounds:  Play sounds when making an onscreen selection.  
  Screen lock sounds:  Play sounds when locking or unlocking the screen.  
  Vibrate feedback : Vibrate when touching soft keys and during certain other instances.   
						

							 
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 
Emergency tone:  Set behavior when an emergency call is placed.  
Call Settings 
Your phone’ s Call Settings menu lets you configure your voicemail options and a number of 
other settings for the phone application.  
Voicemail Settings  
Other Call Settings  
Internet Call Settings  
Voicemail Settings  
See Set Up Voicemail . 
Other Call Settings  
Use these options to adjust several call settings, such as teletypewriter and DDTM.  
TTY Mode 
A TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications phone  
that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language disabilities, 
to communicate by telephone.  
Your  phone  is compatible with select TTY  phone s. Please check with the manufacturer of your 
TTY  phone  to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission. Your phone  and TTY phone 
will connect using a special cable that plugs into your phone’ s headset jack. If this cable was not 
provided wi th your TTY  phone, contact your TTY  phone manufacturer to purchase the 
connector cable.  
When establishing your Sprint service, please call Sprint Customer Service using the state 
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) by first dialing       . Then provide the 
state TRS with this number: 866- 727-4889.  
To turn TTY Mode on or off:  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Call  >  TTY mode . 
2.  Touch  TTY Full , TTY HCO , or TTY VCO . Touch TTY Off to turn TTY mode off.  
Note :  When enabled, TTY mode may impair the audio quality of non- TTY phone s 
connected to the headset jack.  
Warning :  911 Emergency Calling  
Sprint recommends that TTY users make emergency calls by other means, 
including Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), analog cellular, and 
landline communications. Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when 
received by public safety answering points (PSAPs), rendering some  
						

							 
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communications unintelligible. The problem encountered appears related to TTY 
equipment or softwar
e used by PSAPs. This matter has been brought to the 
attention of the FCC, and the wireless industry and the PSAP community are 
currently working to resolve this.  
DDTM Mode 
Select this option if you want to direct all calls to your voicemail when you are using data 
connection.  See  Data Services FAQs . 
Internet Call Settings  
See Internet Calls . 
Applications Settings  
This menu lets you control your application settings, including allowing installation of non-
Google Play applications and removing applications.  
Allow Installation of Third -Party Programs  
Clear  Application Cache and Data  
Select the App to Open Data Items  
Stop Applications Using Task Manager  
Allow Installation of Third-Party Programs  
By default, you can install only programs and games downloaded from Google Play.  
To install third -party programs on the phone:  
  Open  the Notifications panel, and  then touch   >  Security . Select the  Unknown 
sources  option. 
To uninstall third -party programs on the phone:  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch  >  App s. 
2.  Touch the Downloaded,  On phone storage, Running, or  All  tab, and then touch the 
application you want to uninstall.  
3.  On the App info screen, touch  Uninstall. 
Note :  You cannot uninstall programs that are preinstalled on the phone . 
Clear Application Cache and Data  
Free up storage space and phone  memory by deleting application cache and data.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch    >  App s.  
						

							 
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2.
 Touch the Downloaded,  On phone storage, Running, or  All  tab, and then touch the 
application whose cache or data you want to delete.  
Tip :  Touch   to sort the apps list . 
3.  In the App info screen, touch Clear data  or  Clear cache.  
Select the App to Open Data Items  
You can set which app opens when you tap an item such as a phone number or email address 
while reading a message, viewing a  Web  page, and more.  
1.  Open the Notifications panel, and then touch   >  App associations.  
2.  For each item type, select the app you want to open.  
Stop Applications Using Task Manager  
Use Task Manager to free up memory by stopping running applications that you’ re not currently 
using.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Task Manager . 
2.  In the All applications list, touch   to the right of the application name to stop it.  
Storage Settings 
The storage settings menu lets you reset your phone  and manage the phone storage and 
microSD card.  
Where Applications, Data, and Files are Stored  
Encrypt Data on Your Phone 
Reset Your Phone  
Where Applications, Data, and Files are Stored  
Your phone  uses these storage types.  
  Apps  and data storage. Apps are installed to this storage, labeled as Internal storage  
in your phone  settings. It also stores data such as your text messages, contacts you 
created or synchronized to your phone , account settings, and more. This storage is 
managed and carefully guarded by your phone  since it contains your private information. 
When you connect your phone to your computer, this storage is not accessible from your 
computer.  
Storage contents will be erased when you do a factory reset. Make sure to bac k up your 
data before starting a factory reset.  
  File storage . This is another built -in storage, labeled as Phone storage  in your phone 
settings. This is where you can store your files. When you connect  the phone  to your 
computer  and you selected Media sync  mode, this storage is accessible and you can  
						

							 
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copy files between them. When you do a factory reset, you can choose whether to keep 
or erase the storage contents.
 
  Storage card.  If you installed a microSD card, y ou can store your files such as photos, 
music,  and videos to this removable storage. When you connect your phone  to your 
computer, this storage is accessible and you can copy files between them.  See  microSD 
Card  for more information.  
Note:  The default storage for your fi les, whether it’s the Phone storage or your storage 
card, may vary from app to app. Some apps allow you to set the default storage.  
Encrypt Data on Your Phone 
You can encrypt data such as your online accounts, settings, music files and other media. After 
encryption, you will need to enter the screen lock PIN or password to turn on your phone and 
access the data. 
Important:  Set a lock screen PIN or password befor e encrypting your data. 
 
Fully charge the battery and keep  your phone connected to the power adapter 
during encryption. The encryption process takes about an hour.  
 
You cannot undo encryption. If you want to return to an unencrypted phone, you 
must perform  a factory reset.  
1.  Open the Notifications panel, and then touch   >  Storage.  
2.  Select the encryption option for the type of storage you want to encrypt.  
3.  Touch  Encrypt . 
4.  Enter the lock screen PIN or password.  
5.  Touch  Next. 
6.  Touch  Encrypt . 
Encryption starts and the  progress is displayed. The  phone may restart a few times.  
When the encryption process is complete, enter your PIN or password.  
Reset Your Phone 
Resetting the phone deletes all data and resets the phone  back to its initial state  — the state 
before you turned on the phone  for the first time. These items will be deleted when you reset the 
phone.  
  Your  Google Account  
  All other email and social networking accounts  
  System and application data and settings  
  Downloaded  applications  
						

							 
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Important
:  Make sure to back up important data you have on the phone  or your microSD 
card before you perform a reset.  
Reset Your Phone via Settings 
1. Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch  >  Storage  > Factory data reset . 
2.  Do any of the  following: 
   If you want to erase all data on the phone storage, select Erase  all data. 
   If you want to erase all data in the installed microSD card, select Erase  storage 
card.  
3.  Touch  Reset phone.  
4.  Touch  Erase everything. Your phone  will power down and reset itself, which may take 
up to 10 minutes.  
Once the  phone has reset, it will run through the Hands Free Activation and update processes 
again. When finished, you will see the Welcome screen and Setup application. See Complete 
the Setup Application  to start over. 
Reset Your Phone  Using the Phone Keys 
1. With the  phone turned off, press and hold the volume down button, and then   
press  . 
2.  When the  phone’s display turns on, release the power and volume buttons.  
3.  Use the volume button to select FACTORY RESET , and then press . 
All data on your phone  will be deleted. 
Power & Data Management  Settings  
Save battery power by adjusting the screen brightness or by controlling your  phone’s wireless 
function and data delivery.  
Adjust the Screen Brightness and Screen On -Time  
Manage Your Phone’ s Wireless Functions 
Set the Email Synchronization Schedule 
Close Applications Not In Use  
Adjust the Screen Brightness and Screen On -Time  
You can reduce screen brightness or set a shorter sleep timeout to save battery power.  
  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Display & gestures  > Brightness , 
and then modify the backlight setting as desired.  See  Brightness .  
						

							 
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 
Add the Power  Dashboard widget to the home screen to easily adjust the screen 
bri ghtness.  Touch and hold a blank space on a Home screen and on the Widgets tab, 
touch  All Widgets  >  Settings  >  Power  Dashboard.  
  Decrease the time before the screen turns off when the phone  is idle. Open the 
N otifications panel, and then touch   >  Display & gestures  > Sleep, and then select a 
timeout value.  See  Screen Timeout . 
  To turn off the screen, press  . The phone  will continue to function.  
Manage Your Phone’s Wireless Functions  
To save battery life, you can disable the 4G  LTE , Bluetooth, GPS, Sprint Hotspot, and Wi -Fi 
functions of the phone  when not in use. 
To change wireless settings:  
  Open  the Notifications panel, and then touch  . Turn off  any wireless functions  (for 
example,  Bluetooth  or Wi -Fi ) that are not in use.  
To  change GPS settings:  
  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch  >  Location . Disable the GPS by 
clearing the  GPS satellites  check button. 
To add a wireless function widget to your Home screen:  
  Touch  and hold a blank space on a Home screen and on the Wi dgets tab, touch the 4G, 
Bluetooth , GPS, or Wi -Fi  widget to add it on the Home screen . 
Set the Email Synchronization Schedule 
If you use the phone  to send and receive email, you can set your email account to download 
email more or less frequently as desired.  The more frequently your phone  checks for new 
messages, the more quickly the battery will run down.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Mail . 
2.  If you have set up mult iple email accounts on your phone, switch to the email account 
that you want to edit by touching  . 
3.  In the  inbox,  touch   >  Settings  >  Sync , S end & Receive.  
4.  In the  Sync schedule  section, touch Peak time  or Off -peak  sync, and then select an 
email download frequency.  
Close Applications Not In Use  
You can also close applications that are not in use to conserve battery power.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Apps . 
2.  Touch  the  Running  tab, and then  touch the application you would like to close.