HTC One E8 User Manual
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View and edit Office documents that are stored in Google Drive. After creating new Office
documents, you can also save them to Google Drive.
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View PDFs that are stored in Google Drive. You can also export Office documents as PDFs to
Google Drive.
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Check your available Google Drive storage space in Settings.
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Back up HTC One (E8) to Google Drive, so you can easily restore your backup to another HTC
phone next time.
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Use the Google Drive app to manage your online storage.
Note: Uploading files requires you have the Drive app installed on your phone. If this app is not
preloaded, you can download and install it from Google Play.
Note: The Drive app is owned by Google and is not provided by or associated with HTC
Corporation.
Activate the Additional Google Drive Storage
Use up to 65GB of free Google Drive storage. In addition to the default storage that you get from
Google Drive, HTC One (E8) features an additional 50GB of online storage free for two years. Sign
in to your Google Account on your HTC phone (and not from your computer or other non-HTC
phones) to claim this offer.
1. If you see the promotional Google Drive offer on HTC BlinkFeed, just touch the tile. Or open the
Drive app. (If this app is not preloaded on your phone, you can download it from Google Play.)
2. On the screen that shows the additional storage offer, touch Redeem. The additional storage
will then be added to your account.
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to learn the things you can do with Google Drive.
Tip: If you don’t see the screen for redeeming the offer, touch > Product Tour in the Drive app to
access it.
Tip: View the offer details to know up to when you can redeem the offer.
Note: Additional terms and requirements may apply (including a subscription fee) after your two-
year trial expires. For details, refer to the terms and conditions on the Google Drive support site
Check Your Google Drive Storage Space
In Settings, you can check your available Google Drive storage space.
Note: Before your Google Drive storage info appears in Settings, you need to access your Google
Drive from an HTC app first, such as signing in to Google Drive from the Mail app when sharing a file
link.