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Check HTC One M8 Android Version

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You are watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to check what Android version your HTC One M8 is running.

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To get started, pick up the phone and double tap the screen
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This will cause 'HTC Sense' to take us to the lock screen.

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Swipe the screen up to unlock the phone
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On the home screen, there are two ways to access the necessary settings function.

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The first way is to tap the 'Apps' button at the bottom
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Then, tap on the gear shaped 'Settings' icon
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Scroll all the way to the bottom and tap on 'About'
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Now tap on the 'Software information' option
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The Android version will be the first option
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In this example, we are currently running Android version 4.4.4. Additional information includes 'HTC Sense version', 'Software number', the 'HTC SDK API level', as well as further information on the baseband, kernels and build numbers in the 'More' section.
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Tap on the recent application icon in the bottom right section of the screen, then swipe the application up to close it
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Tap on the 'Home' button in the bottom-center to take us back to the home screen.

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Another way of accessing this information is by swiping down to open the Notifications Panel
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Tap on the icon in the top right corner to see the quick settings
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Tap on the settings icon at the top right section
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Once again, scroll down and tap on 'About'
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Again, tap on 'Software information'
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We will see the exact same information since this is just another way of going into the same place.
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Tap on the recent application icon in the bottom right section of the screen, then swipe the application up to close it
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Tap on the 'Home' button in the bottom-center to take us back to the home screen.
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This concludes the tutorial on how to find out what version of Android your HTC One M8 is running
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