
HTC One M8 is one of the best smartphones released during the year 2014. It completely exploits all the features of the Android OS. The M8 users may know many of the basic functions of the phone but there are many hidden tricks that you still may not know. Here is a list of some of HTC Ones M8’s features and tricks. Try out these tips and get the maximum out of your HTC One M8.
Do Not Disturb Feature
If you want to get a break from all the incoming calls or
text messages or other notifications, you can activate the Do Not Disturb
feature that is available on the HTC One M8 and stop getting calls, text
messages and other notifications. This feature can come in handy when you are
in a meeting or when you want to take a long nap and do not wish to be
disturbed. The feature can be found in Setting or you can easily turn the feature
ON and OFF from the Quick setting menu.
Customize BlinkFeed
BlnikFeed is a feature which gets content from all over the
world and bring it to your phone so that you do not have to login to a social media
website to get to know what’s happening in and around the globe. The HTC One M8
allows you to change the BlinkFeed themes so that your phone will get an
entirely different look. So if you get bored of the default theme you can head
to Settings > Personalize > Themes
to give a new theme to the phone.
Remove BlinkFeed
Here is a tip for users who are not a fan of the BlinkFeed
feature. There is more than one way to remove the BlinkFeed feature. Here is
the easy one. In the Home Screen, you just have to tap and hold your finger on
a blnk space until a menu pops up. Choose Manage
Home Screen Pages. Go to the BlinkFeed page and select the Remove option
which can be found on the lower right corner. This is how you remove BlinkFeed
feature.
HTC One M8 as a TV Remote
The HTC one M8 also has an infrared blaster just like its
previous version. With the help of this infrared blaster you can use your One
M8 as a TV remote. Open the HTC TV app from your phone and set up the app by following
the instructions. Make sure you have your television turned ON. After the setup
is complete you can use your M8 as the TV remote.
LED Notifications
Like seen in most smartphones, the HTC One M8 also has an
LED on top which blinks when you have new notifications. Some of you might find
this a nuisance. Just head on to Settings
> Display & gestures > Notification light, so that you can
customize the LED notifications. You can select the items for which you want to
get the notifications for.
Save Battery
The HTC One M8 is a very powerful phone. And it has great
battery life too. You can extend your battery life for further use by enabling
the battery saving feature that the HTC One M8 is equipped with. Head on to Settings > Power, turn on Power
Saver which will help you to optimize your phone’s battery life. Enabling the
Extreme Power Saving Mode will not allow certain Android features to function
and you will have to exit this mode to gain access to them again.
Add Folders to the App Dock
You can add more apps to the dock by putting many apps in
one folder and then adding that folder to the dock. You can create a folder in
the home screen by dragging and dropping one app on top of the other and then
you just have to give a name to the folder. You can add more apps to the folder
by dragging and dropping apps on top of the folder. Then you just have to move
that folder to the dock and hence you can get access to more apps from the
dock.
Enable Kid Mode
If you have little kids who want to use your smartphone, you
can turn on the Kid Mode so that the M8 becomes child friendly so that apps
like educational apps, games, etc. are visible to the kids. Kid Mode blocks
access to the rest of the OS and you don’t have to worry about your messages or
other things getting messed up. To enable this mode just hold down the power
button and select Kid Mode from the menu that pops up.
Open Camera with the
screen OFF
You don’t necessarily have to turn the screen on and select
the camera app to use the camera on your M8. Just hold the phone in landscape
orientation and hold down the volume button until the camera app is launched.
Secure your HTC One M8
When you first get the phone, the screen lock is not turned
on. If you do not want others to simply go through your files and messages,
then you should have the screen lock turned on. Go to Settings > Security > Screen lock and from there you can
choose whether you want to add a PIN or a password as your screen lock method,
so that when you want to use the phone you have to either enter the PIN or the
password to have access to the phone.
These are some of the tips and tricks that every HTC One M8
owner should know. If there are other tips and features that you think should
have made the list, feel free to drop a comment.
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