For assistance, Troubleshooting – HTC 10 Sprint User Manual

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The following topics address areas of support for your phone, including troubleshooting, specifications,
account information, and customer service contact information.

Troubleshooting

Check the questions and answers below for troubleshooting solutions for common phone issues.

Check Here First

Question: Phone freezes/operation is unstable.

Answer: Turn the phone on again. See

Turn Your Phone On and Off

. Data that was being edited is

erased after your phone is powered on again.

Question: Operation is unstable after a new application was installed.

Answer: The newly installed application may be the cause. Uninstall the application following the
steps in

Uninstall Third-party Apps

. If you're unable to uninstall the app, restart the phone in Safe

mode. To turn the phone on in Safe mode:

 Press and hold the Power/Lock button, touch and hold Power off, read the disclaimer for

safe mode, and then tap OK.

After turning the phone on in Safe mode, "Safe Mode" appears at lower left.

After restarting in Safe mode, your phone can be powered on as usual.

Before turning the phone on in Safe mode, it is recommended that you back up important
data.

By powering the phone on in Safe mode, added widgets may be deleted.

Question: Cannot use phone, email, or Internet.

Answer 1: Check whether you are where signal is weak or out of service area.

Answer 2: Power the phone on again.

Answer 3: Is the phone in Airplane mode? To check that Airplane mode is canceled:

 Swipe down from the status bar with two fingers to open Quick Settings. Check if Airplane

mode is turned off.

Answer 4: Is data communication disabled? To check that data communication is enabled:

 Swipe down from the status bar with two fingers to open Quick Settings. Check if Mobile

data is turned on.

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