Display Settings

Adjusting the screen brightness manually
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display (or Display & gestures) and then tap Brightness.
3. Clear the Automatic brightness option.
4. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness.

Adjusting the time before the screen turns off
After a period of inactivity, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display (or Display & gestures) and then tap Sleep.
3. Tap the time before the screen turns off.

Turning automatic screen rotation off
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display (or Display & gestures).
3. Clear the Auto-rotate screen option.

Recalibrating the G-sensor
Recalibrate the screen if you feel that the screen orientation does not respond properly to the way you hold HTC One V.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display (or Display & gestures) and then tap G-Sensor calibration.
3. Place HTC One V on a flat and level surface, and then tap Calibrate.
4. After the recalibration process, tap OK.

Keeping the screen on while charging
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display (or Display & gestures).
3. Select the Stay awake option.

Switching animation effects on or off
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display (or Display & gestures).
3. Select or clear the Animation option.

Changing Sound Settings

Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes
Do one of the following:
  • To change from silent to normal mode, press the VOLUME UP button.
  • To change from vibration to normal mode, press the VOLUME UP button twice.
  • From the Home screen, slide the notifications panel open and then tap the three box icon > Sound > Sound profile.


Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound.
3. Select or clear the Touch sounds option.

Lowering the ring volume automatically
HTC One V has a quiet ring feature that automatically lowers the ring volume when you move it.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound.
3. Select the Quiet ring on pickup option.

Making HTC One V ring louder in your pocket or bag
To help avoid missing incoming calls when HTC One V is in your pocket or bag, the pocket mode feature gradually increases the ring volume and vibrates when you receive a call.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound.
3. Select the Pocket mode option.

Switching to speakerphone automatically
When you're in a call, you can switch to speakerphone by simply flipping HTC One V over.
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound.
3. Select the Flip for speaker option.


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