Activate your phone – HTC One E8 User Manual
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3. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. Fully charging a battery may take up to three hours.
Note: Use only the adapter and the USB cable that came with your phone to charge the battery.
When the battery power is too low, make sure to use the power adapter to charge, not the USB
cable connection with your computer.
Note: As a safety precaution, the battery may stop charging to avoid overheating.
Note: When you’re using the Internet and charging the battery, your phone may become warmer.
This is normal.
Note: To conserve energy, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet after you finish
charging.
Activate Your Phone
Follow the instructions below to activate your phone if it has not already been activated. Depending
on your account or how and where you purchased your phone, it may be ready to use or you may
need to activate it on your Sprint account.
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If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated and ready to use.
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If you received your phone in the mail and it is for a new Sprint account or a new line of service, it
is designed to activate automatically.
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When you turn the phone on for the first time and start the setup application, you should see
a Hands Free Activation screen, which may be followed by a PRL Update screen and a
Firmware Update screen. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.
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If you received your phone in the mail and you are activating a new phone for an existing number
on your account (you’re swapping phones), you can activate on your computer online or directly
on your phone.
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Activate on your computer:
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Go to
and complete the online instructions to activate your phone