Taking Camera Shots Using Edge Sense - HTC U11

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HTC U11‎

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• FAQ
  • System performance
    • What should I do before I update the software of my phone?
    • How do I get help on my phone when there's a problem?
    • How do I test the audio, display, and other parts of my phone?
    • Why is my phone acting sluggish and freezing?
    • Why does my phone turn off by itself?
    • What should I do if my phone gets too warm or hot?
    • How do I restart my phone into Safe mode?
    • In the Notifications panel, how do I remove the notification that says a certain app is running in the background?
  • Power and charging
    • How does Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 work?
    • How does the USB Type-C connector differ from the micro USB connector on my old phone?
    • What can I do if my phone will not power on?
    • How do I reboot the phone using hardware buttons?
    • What can I do if my phone keeps rebooting or won't boot all the way to the Home screen?
    • What should I do if my phone will not charge?
    • Why does my battery drain so quickly?
    • How do I save battery power?
  • Security
    • Why can't I wake up or unlock my phone with my fingerprint?
    • What can I do if I forgot my screen lock password, PIN, or pattern?
    • How do I find or erase my phone with Find My Device?
    • What is Smart Lock and how do I use it?
    • Why won't my phone lock even when I've already set up a screen lock password?
    • Why am I prompted to enter a password to decrypt my phone when I restart or turn it on?
  • Storage, backup, and transfer
    • If HTC Sync Manager is no longer supported, how do I transfer content to my phone?
    • How do I copy or move files and folders to my storage card?
    • How do I view the files and folders from my USB drive?
    • How do I back up my photos and videos?
    • How do I copy files between my phone and computer?
    • I was using HTC Backup before. Why isn't HTC Backup available on my phone?
    • Can I share media files to and from other phones using Wi-Fi Direct?
  • Audio, display, and camera
    • Why is there noise when I use my previous HTC USB Type-C earphones on HTC U11?
    • Why doesn't my own digital 3.5mm headphone adapter work on HTC U11?
    • Why is my phone not responding to Motion Launch gestures?
    • What's the best way to use Acoustic Focus to get a clear, audible video recording of a distant subject?
    • I think my microphone is broken. What should I do?
    • Can I change the system font style and size on my phone?
    • How do I set my favorite song or music as my ringtone?
    • How do I turn off the shutter sound when I capture the screen?
    • Photos appearing blurred? Here are some tips
  • Apps
    • Why doesn't Google Assistant launch when I say, "OK Google"?
    • Why are the apps on my phone crashing and force closing?
    • How do I know if I've installed a malicious third-party app?
    • How do I set the default SMS app?
    • How do I enable developer options?
    • Why can't I play WMA music files in Google Play Music?
  • Wireless and networks
    • Can the phone automatically switch to the mobile network when Wi‍-Fi is absent or weak?
    • How do I share my phone's Internet connection with other devices?
    • I sent some files via Bluetooth to my computer. Where are they?
    • How do I add my operator's Access Point Name to my phone?
  • Settings and others
    • Edge Sense is sometimes triggered when my phone is in a car kit or selfie stick. What should I do?
    • How do I make the backlight of the hardware buttons to be always on?
    • Can I cut my micro SIM to a nano SIM so it can fit in my HTC device?
    • How do I find the IMEI/MEID and serial number of my phone?
    • How do I enable or disable a device administrator app?
    • How do I turn off the vibration when I type on the TouchPal keyboard?
    • There's recurring sound and vibration when I have unread notifications. How do I make it stop?
• Getting Started
  • Features you'll enjoy
    • Android 9.0 update
    • Convenient, single-handed operation
    • Edge Launcher
    • What's special with Camera
    • Immersive sound
    • Truly personal
  • Unboxing and setup
    • HTC U11 overview
    • Card tray
    • nano SIM card
    • Storage card
    • Charging the battery
    • Water and dust resistant
    • Switching the power on or off
    • Setting up your phone for the first time
    • Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more
    • Choosing which nano SIM card to use for your data connection
    • Managing your nano SIM cards with Dual network manager
    • Fingerprint scanner
  • Your first week with your new phone
    • HTC Sense Home
    • Sleep mode
    • Lock screen
    • Motion gestures
    • Touch gestures
    • Getting to know your settings
    • Using Quick Settings
    • Capturing your phone's screen
    • Travel mode
    • Restarting HTC U11 (Soft reset)
    • Notifications
    • Motion Launch
    • Selecting, copying, and pasting text
    • Entering text
    • Getting help and troubleshooting
  • Edge Sense
    • What is Edge Sense?
    • Setting up Edge Sense
    • Turning Edge Sense on or off
    • Taking camera shots using Edge Sense
    • Changing the action to take when you squeeze the phone
    • Enabling Advanced mode
    • Typing with your voice with Edge Sense
    • Assigning another voice assistant app to Edge Sense
    • Adjusting the squeeze force level
    • Squeezing to perform actions in your apps
    • Assigning in-app actions to squeeze gestures
    • An example of assigning in-app actions
    • Changing in-app actions
    • Opening Edge Launcher
    • Adding apps, quick settings, and contacts
    • Adjusting the Edge Launcher position
  • Updates
    • Software and app updates
    • Installing a software update
    • Installing an application update
    • Installing app updates from Google Play Store
• Personalizing
  • Home screen layout and fonts
    • Adding or removing a widget panel
    • Changing your main Home screen
    • Setting your Home screen wallpaper
    • Changing the default font size
  • Widgets and shortcuts
    • Launch bar
    • Adding Home screen widgets
    • Adding Home screen shortcuts
    • Grouping apps on the widget panel and launch bar
    • Moving a Home screen item
    • Removing a Home screen item
  • Sound preferences
    • Adjusting the volume and sound settings
    • Changing your ringtone
    • Changing your notification sound
    • HTC BoomSound for speakers
    • Tuning your HTC USonic earphones
• Camera
  • Taking photos and videos
    • HTC Camera
    • Choosing a capture mode
    • Taking a photo
    • Setting the photo quality and size
    • Tips for capturing better photos
    • Recording video in 3D Audio or high resolution audio
    • Recording video using Acoustic Focus
    • Selfies
    • Quickly adjusting the exposure of your photos
    • Taking continuous camera shots
    • Using HDR Boost
    • Taking a panoramic selfie
    • Taking a super wide-angle panoramic selfie
    • Taking a panoramic photo
  • Advanced camera features
    • Tips on using Pro mode
    • Choosing a scene
    • Manually adjusting camera settings
    • Taking a RAW photo
    • How does the Camera app capture RAW photos?
    • Recording videos in slow motion
    • Recording a Hyperlapse video
• Applications
  • Google Photos
    • What you can do on Google Photos
    • Viewing photos and videos
    • Editing your photos
    • Enhancing RAW photos
    • Trimming a video
    • Changing the playback speed of a slow motion video
    • Editing a Hyperlapse video
  • Installing and removing apps
    • Getting apps from Google Play Store
    • Downloading apps from the web
    • Uninstalling an app
  • Working with apps
    • Accessing your apps
    • Arranging apps
    • App shortcuts
    • Switching between recently opened apps
    • Working with two apps at the same time
    • Using picture-in-picture
    • Controlling app permissions
    • Setting default apps
    • Setting up app links
    • Disabling an app
  • HTC apps
    • Boost+
    • HTC BlinkFeed
    • HTC Themes
    • HTC Sense Companion
    • Mail
    • Weather
    • Clock
    • Voice Recorder
• Calls, Messages, and Contacts
  • Phone calls
    • Making a call with Smart dial
    • Dialing an extension number
    • Keeping your phone number private
    • Speed dial
    • Calling a number in a message, email, or calendar event
    • Receiving calls
    • Emergency call
    • What can I do during a call?
    • Setting up a conference call
    • Call History
    • Switching between silent, vibrate, and normal modes
    • Home dialing
  • SMS and MMS
    • Sending a text message (SMS)
    • Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
    • Sending a group message
    • Forwarding a message
    • Moving messages to the secure box
    • Blocking unwanted messages
    • Copying a text message to the nano SIM card
    • Deleting messages and conversations
  • Contacts
    • Your contacts list
    • Adding a new contact
    • Editing a contact’s information
    • Getting in touch with a contact
    • Importing or copying contacts
    • Merging contact information
    • Sending contact information
    • Contact groups
    • Private contacts
• Battery and Storage
  • Battery
    • Tips for extending battery life
    • Using power saver mode
    • Extreme power saving mode
    • Displaying the battery percentage
    • Checking battery usage
    • Checking battery history
    • Battery optimization for apps
    • Enabling background restriction in apps
  • Storage
    • Freeing up storage space
    • Types of storage
    • Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
    • Setting up your storage card as internal storage
    • Moving apps and data between the built-in storage and storage card
    • Moving an app to or from the storage card
    • Copying or moving files between the built-in storage and storage card
    • Copying files between HTC U11 and your computer
    • Unmounting the storage card
• Backup, Transfer, and Reset
  • Backup and reset
    • Ways of backing up files, data, and settings
    • Backing up HTC U11
    • Backing up contacts and messages
    • Resetting network settings
    • Resetting HTC U11 (Hard reset)
  • Transfer
    • Ways of getting content from your previous phone
    • Transferring content from an Android phone
    • Other ways of getting contacts and other content
    • Transferring photos, videos, and music between your phone and computer
• Connectivity
  • Internet connections
    • Turning the data connection on or off
    • Managing your data usage
    • Wi‍-Fi connection
    • Connecting to VPN
    • Installing a digital certificate
    • Using HTC U11 as a Wi‍-Fi hotspot
    • Sharing your phone's Internet connection by USB tethering
  • Wireless sharing
    • What is HTC Connect?
    • Turning Bluetooth on or off
    • Connecting a Bluetooth headset
    • Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
    • Receiving files using Bluetooth
    • Using NFC
• Settings
  • Common settings
    • Do not disturb mode
    • Turning the location setting on or off
    • Turning Smart Display on or off
    • Airplane mode
    • Automatic screen rotation
    • Setting when to turn off the screen
    • Screen brightness
    • Night mode
    • Adjusting the display size
    • Touch sounds and vibration
    • Changing the display language
    • Glove mode
  • Security settings
    • Assigning a PIN to a nano SIM card
    • Setting a screen lock
    • Setting up Smart Lock
    • Turning the lock screen off
  • Accessibility settings
    • Accessibility features
    • Turning magnification gestures on or off
    • TalkBack

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Taking camera shots using Edge Sense Instantly launch the camera and begin taking shots with a squeeze of your phone. Important: Check and make sure to download the latest HTC Edge Sense and Camera app versions from Google Play Store. Squeeze the lower sides of your HTC phone to open the Camera app, and then squeeze again to take a photo.

Squeezing your phone will open the Camera app in the last capture mode you were using. When you squeeze again, the camera takes a photo, video, or selfie, depending on the capture mode.

If you turn on Advanced mode in the Edge Sense settings, you can squeeze and hold the lower sides of your phone to switch between the main and front cameras while you're in the Camera app. For details, see Enabling Advanced mode. Note: The default in-app actions in the Camera app are short squeeze for taking shots and squeeze and hold for switching between the front and main cameras. You can change the squeeze gestures to perform other actions in an app. To find out how, see Changing in-app actions. Related How-tos What is Edge Sense? HTC Camera Submit Was this information helpful? Yes No Thank you! Your feedback helps others to see the most helpful information.

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