Manually switching locations, Pinning and unpinning apps, Adding apps to the htc sense home widget – HTC One M9 User Manual

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Manually switching locations

The HTC Sense Home widget automatically changes locations based on where you are. You can also
manually change the location in the HTC Sense Home widget.

For the HTC Sense Home widget to change locations automatically, you need to make sure that
location services is turned on. See

Turning location services on or off

on page 181.

1. On your Home screen, slide right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.

2. Tap

, and then tap the location you want.

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

.

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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 smart folders on and off

Smart folders are folders in the HTC Sense Home widget that dynamically change contents
depending on the apps you download and use. If you don't want to see recently downloaded or
recommended apps, you can turn off the smart folders.

1. On the Home screen, swipe right or left until you see the HTC Sense Home widget.

2. Tap

, and then tap > Show/hide smart folders.

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