Suggerimenti e trucchi per HTC One M9:scopri tutti i segreti dell'ammiraglia brillante di HTC

L'HTC One M9 potrebbe non essere l'aggiornamento più grande del suo predecessore, ma è comunque un telefono fantastico con un sacco di funzionalità per aiutarti a personalizzare, semplificare e controllare meglio il tuo dispositivo. Dal nascondere il bloatware all'utilizzo come telecomando, ecco dieci dei nostri suggerimenti preferiti per HTC One M9.

• Recensione HTC One M9
• Confronto tra HTC One M9 e HTC One M8

Crea il tuo look per One M9

La personalizzazione è una cosa importante per molte persone. Vuoi che le tue schermate home riflettano i tuoi gusti e non vuoi rimanere bloccato con i caratteri e le icone dettati dall'interfaccia utente predefinita del tuo telefono. Con HTC Themes, puoi cambiare non solo lo sfondo, ma anche scaricare centinaia di temi, pacchetti di icone e caratteri per il tuo One M9. Puoi persino creare il tuo tema personalizzato. Ecco come:

• Apri l'app Temi
• Tocca l'icona '+' in alto a destra
• Tocca Scegli immagine Home , quindi Fotocamera per scattare una foto di uno sfondo su cui vuoi basare il tuo tema o Galleria per sceglierne uno che hai già.
• Dopo aver selezionato uno sfondo, seleziona un filtro, ritaglia l'immagine, quindi tocca Avanti fino a raggiungere Crea tema:stile pagina. Se desideri modificare il tema creato da HTC, tocca Modifica oppure tocca Avanti se sei felice.
• Assegna un nome al tema, verifica che Applica questo tema ora la casella è spuntata, quindi tocca OK .

Aggiungi rapidamente widget alle schermate home

I widget sono alcune delle cose più utili per il tuo telefono, che ti consentono di controllare e accedere alle funzioni di cui di solito avresti bisogno per accedere a un'app o alle impostazioni del tuo telefono. Aggiungere widget su One M9 è facile:

• Tocca a lungo uno spazio vuoto su una delle tue schermate Home, quindi tocca Aggiungi app e widget .
• Qui puoi aggiungere elementi come Peel Smart Remote, widget di connettività wireless e altro ancora. I sempre pratici widget Wi-Fi, dati mobili e Bluetooth sono in realtà nascosti molto più in basso nell'elenco dei widget, quindi dovrai scorrere verso il basso per trovarli.
• Una volta trovato un widget che desideri aggiungere alla schermata iniziale, tocca a lungo la sua icona finché non lo raccogli, quindi trascinalo in una delle miniature della schermata iniziale sopra.

Avvia la fotocamera utilizzando il controllo del volume

Vuoi passare direttamente all'app della fotocamera senza dover prima accendere lo schermo? Puoi farlo seguendo questi passaggi:

• In primo luogo, vai su Impostazioni> Display e gesti> Gesti di avvio del movimento quindi seleziona la casella accanto a "Pulsante Volume per avviare Fotocamera.
• Your One M9 doesn't tell you this, but you also need to assign the volume rocker to the shutter button in the camera app.To do this, open the Camera app, tap the three-dot icon, then the Settings cog icon.
• Tap General Settings> Volume button options> Capture

Use your HTC One M9 with gloves on

Remember how frustrating it used to be with older smartphones when you had gloves on and would try in vain to swipe and tap your screen to answer an urgent call? HTC addresses this nightmarish problem by having a dedicated 'Glove mode', which - you guessed it - makes the screen more responsive when you're wearing gloves.

• Go to Settings> Display &gestures then tick the box next to 'Glove mode' to enable this feature. This makes your screen more sensitive, so we recommend you turn it on only when you need it, otherwise your One M9 might start misbehaving in your pocket.

Cap data usage on your HTC One M9

'Data shock' is becoming less and less frequent these days, thanks to decreased mobile roaming charges, more transparency from network providers, and handy phone features. The HTC One M9 has its own clear and simple tool that lets you cap your mobile data usage, and even set a monthly cycle for your data usage to be in sync with your monthly mobile contract.

• Go to Settings> More> Data usage then tap the Limit mobile data usage box.
• Two lines will appear in the graph - one showing your custom-set data limit, the other marking when you receive a warning that you're approaching your limit. Drag these two lines using the colored markers on the right side so that they're in line with your data tariff.
• Tap Reset data usage , then select the day of the month on which you receive your bill from your network provider.

Track battery usage on your HTC One M9

There are plenty of third-party battery monitor apps out there that break down much much battery you're using on various apps, processes and tools on your phone. While these are great if you want to go into forensic detail with your battery usage, the One M9 has a perfectly decent battery monitor itself. To use it:

• Go to Settings> Power . Here you can switch on Power saver and Extreme power saving modes (which you can also do in your Quick Settings menu), and check stats on your battery usage.
• Tap History to see a graph showing your battery depleting (depressing, we know) and see how many days use you can get on your remaining charge.
• From the Power menu, tap Batter usage to see which apps, services and features use most battery. Tap Screen Off or Screen On to see which apps use most battery in these respective states.
• To switch off a battery-hogging app, tap it in the list, then tap Force stop .

Hide system apps and 'smart folders'

Thanks to the large-scale public outcry against bloatware on Android devices, you now have much more control over what apps appear on your device. The HTC One M9 features the usual Google apps and also an annoying little 'Suggestions' box on your homescreens, but you can hide all of these if you wish:

• To hide apps in the app drawer, open the app drawer, tap the tree-dotted icon at the top right, Hide/unhide apps , then tap all the apps that you'd like to hide.

• To remove so-called 'smart folders' like Downloads and Suggestions from your Sense Home Widget, tap the Home/Work/Out dropdown menu in the widget, tap the overflow menu (three-dotted icon), then Show/hide smart folders. Untick the boxes for the folders you want to hide, then tap OK.

Quickly switch between front and rear cameras

At first glance, the One M9 camera may seem a bit fiddly to switch between the front (sorry, 'selfie') camera and rear camera, seemingly requiring you to tap the four-circle icon at the bottom right, then selecting a new shooting mode. But there is a much quicker way:

• To quickly switch between the front and rear camera on your One M9, swipe left or right if you're in portrait mode, or up or down if you're in landscape mode. In Landscape mode, you can also swipe to the Panorama mode using this method.

Fine-tune the volumes on different phone features

Remember how Lollipop got rid of the classic 'mute' mode on phones and replaced it with the inscrutable Priority Mode? Most manufacturers are now backtracking on this feature, but from day one the HTC One M9 kept Priority Mode as an option, alongside standard mute mode.

• To silence your ringtone - but not alarms or music and videos - just hold the volume down button on your One M9 until you reach silent mode.
• To silence your alarm, or music and videos, individually, tap the volume button, then the cog icon on the 'Ringtone' display that appears.
• Use the sliders to adjust - or completely silence - the volume on their corresponding features.

Turn your One M9 into a TV remote

Like the One M8 before it, the HTC One M9 has a built-in iR blaster, which makes it a great all-in-one remote for TVs, AV receivers and even air conditioners around your house. The One M9 replaced the 'TV' app with Peel Smart Remote. After some early problems, the app is now working as it should. Here's how to set it up:

• If you haven't yet, download and install Peel Smart Remote, then open it.
• Follow the setup process, then when you're finished you'll be presented with a screen showing what Live TV you can watch with your selected TV provider.
• To add another device, tap the remote icon at the top right, tap the header at the top-centre, then tap Add device . This will take you through the same process as setting up your TV.
• Tap the three dots at the top right, Settings , then scroll down to Remote Control if you want your remote control to be displayed in the notifications menu, or if you want an 'Always on' widget on your screen.
• You can also add the remote control widget using the standard method (see 'Quickly add widgets to your homescreens').

Do you have any mysteries, secrets or other HTC One M9 tips that you'd like to share? We want to hear them!