Your HTC Inspire™ 4G
User guide
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Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
ƒ Phone
ƒ Battery (preinstalled)
ƒ microSD™ card (preinstalled)
ƒ USB cable
ƒ 3.5mm stereo headset
ƒ Power adapter
ƒ Quickstart guide
ƒ Safety and regulatory guide
Your phone
Front panel
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POWER
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Notification LED
MENU
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4 HOME
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SEARCH
6 BACK
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Touch screen
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8 Earpiece
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Bottom cover
Removing the bottom cover
Remove the bottom cover to access the SIM card slot and storage card slot.
1. With the phone switched off, hold your phone securely with the front facing
down.
2. With your right and left thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it.
Replacing the bottom cover
1. Slide the bottom cover onto the exposed area of your phone’s back panel.
2. Push the bottom cover towards the phone. You’ll hear a click when the bottom
cover is locked in place.
Your phone’s antenna is placed underneath the bottom cover. We recommend that you secure
the bottom cover to the phone’s back panel to get the best radio reception for your phone.
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SIM card
The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message
memory. Your phone supports both 1.8 V and 3 V SIM cards.
Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult with your
mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service.
Inserting the SIM card
1. Take the bottom cover off.
See “Removing the bottom cover.”
2. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,
insert the SIM card halfway into the SIM card slot.
Removing the SIM card
Make sure to switch off your phone before removing your SIM card. Otherwise, the phone will
automatically turn off when you remove the SIM card.
1. Take the bottom cover off.
See “Removing the bottom cover.”
2. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
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Storage card
Use the microSD card to store your photos, videos, music and applications. You’ll find
the microSD card already inserted in your phone.
Inserting the storage card
1. Take the bottom cover off.
See “Removing the bottom cover.”
2. Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it until it clicks into place.
Removing the storage card
1. Take the bottom cover off.
See “Removing the bottom cover.”
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.
Removing the storage card while the phone is on
When you need to remove the storage card while the phone is on, unmount the
storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. On the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap SD & phone storage.
3. Tap Unmount SD card.
4. Remove the storage card by following the steps in “Removing the storage card.”
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Battery
Your phone uses a rechargeable battery. Please use only original batteries and
accessories that came with your phone or replacements that we recommend.
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use
your phone. Among these are the phone features and accessories you use (for
example, leaving your Bluetooth connection always on uses more power). Long phone
calls and web browsing will drain the battery faster.
Removing the battery
Right after you take your phone out from the box for the first time, don’t forget to remove the
thin film wrapped around the battery that’s inside your phone.
1. With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down.
2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery compartment cover off from the small
opening on the left side of your phone.
3. Pull the battery out from the battery compartment.
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Inserting the battery
1. Hold your phone securely with the front facing down.
2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery compartment cover off from the small
opening on the left side of your phone.
3. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery
compartment.
4. Put back the battery compartment cover, pushing the battery all the way in.
5. Press down all sides of the cover to lock it in place.
Your phone’s Bluetooth and Wi-Fi antennas are placed underneath the battery compartment
cover. We recommend that you secure the battery compartment cover to the phone for
stronger Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection.
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Charging the battery
The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using your
phone, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best
after several full charge/discharge cycles.
ƒ Only the power adapter and USB sync cable provided with your phone must be used to
charge the battery.
ƒ Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it using the power or car
adapter.
1. Plug the power adapter into the USB connector of your phone.
2. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid red light. The light
turns to solid green when the phone is fully charged.
When you charge the battery while the phone is on, the charging battery icon
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) is displayed in your phone’s status bar. After the battery has been fully charged,
the charging battery icon turns to a full battery icon ( ).
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.
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Switching your phone on or off
Switching your phone on
Press the POWER button. Easy.
When you turn on the phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. See the Getting started
chapter for details.
Switching your phone off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the
screen by sliding down the bar on the lock screen.
See “Unlocking the screen” in the Getting started chapter for details.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.
Entering your PIN
Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile
operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK.
To find out how to enable, disable, or change the PIN, see “Protecting your SIM card
with a PIN” in the Security chapter.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. No problem. Just contact
your mobile operator and ask for the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key).
Finger gestures
Tap
When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such as
application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them
with your finger.
Press and hold
Swipe or slide
Drag
To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a
web page), simply press and hold the item.
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen.
Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag.
While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the
target position.
Flick
Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your
finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical
direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.
Rotate
Pinch
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation
from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering
text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.
In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen
using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or
zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.
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Getting started
Setting up your phone for the first time
When you switch on your phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to set up your
phone. You can choose your language, how you want to connect to the Internet,
and whether you want your current location to be automatically detected. If you still
have personal contacts and calendar events stored on your old phone, you can easily
transfer them to your new phone through Bluetooth as well.
Be sure to sign in to your Google Account so you can use Google apps like
Gmail™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social networks like
Facebook® and Twitter™, and more.
Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running with your phone in
no time.
Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and
auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees from your mobile operator. Don’t
worry. You can enable or disable them in your phone’s settings as you go along later on. To
find out how, see the Settings chapter.
Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make your phone your own. It comes with a weather
clock widget that shows the time and weather in your current location. You can also
add your favorite apps, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap
away.
To find out how, see the Personalizing chapter.
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Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with your phone, you might find that one Home screen
is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six extra screens. It should be plenty.
Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover more space for
adding icons, widgets, and more.
Press HOME to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).
Using Leap view
To jump straight to the screen that you want, press HOME while on the main Home
screen or pinch the screen to show the Leap view. It reveals all seven Home screens as
thumbnails.
Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.
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Status and notifications
Status icons
You can tell a lot about your phone by checking the icons in its status bar. Here’s what
each one means:
Signal strength
HSPA+ connected
HSPA+ in use
Battery is charging
Battery is low (20% remaining)
Battery is very low (10% remaining)
Silent mode
EDGE connected
EDGE in use
Vibrate mode
GPRS connected
GPRS in use
Phone microphone is mute
Speakerphone on
Roaming
Wired microphone headset connected
Wired headset connected
Bluetooth is on
No signal
No SIM card installed
Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Data synchronizing
Network sharing is on
Battery is full
Connected to a Bluetooth device
Airplane mode
GPS is on
Alarm is set
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Notification icons
A busy life means a busy phone. Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for
you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events and alarms. Here’s what each
one means:
New Gmail message
Call in progress
Missed call
New Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email
Problem with email delivery
New SMS/MMS
Call on hold
Call forwarding on
Message forwarding on
Problem with SMS/MMS delivery
The phone is connected to a computer via
USB cable
New Google Talk instant message
Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are
available
New voicemail
Upcoming event
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is on
Uploading data (animated)
New updates from your social
networks
Matched contacts suggestion
New push message
Downloading data (animated)
Waiting to upload
Downloaded Android Market app installed
successfully
Bluetooth pairing request
Phone software update available
TV out
App update available on Android Market
Storage card is safe to remove or storage
card is being prepared
Song is playing
No storage card installed on the phone
Storage card is low on free space
General notification
FM Radio app in use
Voice recording is on
Compass needs orientation
More (not displayed) notifications
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Notification LED
The notification LED shows a:
ƒ Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power adapter or a
computer and the battery is fully charged.
ƒ Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
ƒ Solid red light when the battery is being charged.
ƒ Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low.
Notifications panel
When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see the
message, reminder or event notification. The Notifications panel also lets you switch
between recently-opened apps as quickly as possible.
Opening the Notifications panel
Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the
Notifications panel.
If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to see them all.
You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing MENU and then
tapping Notifications.
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Switching between recently-opened apps
On the Notifications panel, you can easily access up to eight apps you just recently
opened.
1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the
Notifications panel.
2. In the Recent apps section, slide your finger left or right to see recently-opened
apps.
3. Tap an app to open it.
You can also go to the Recent apps screen when you press and hold HOME.
Closing the Notifications panel
Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the
screen. Or just press BACK.
Connecting your phone to a computer
Whenever you connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable, the Connect
to PC screen opens and lets you choose the type of USB connection. Select one of the
following choices, and then tap Done:
Charge only
HTC Sync
Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while your
phone is connected to your computer.
Select this option to synchronize contacts, calendar, and other
information between your computer and your phone. For more
information, see “Synchronizing with your computer” in the Accounts
and sync chapter.
Disk drive
This mode is available only when there’s a microSD card on your
phone. Select this mode when you want to copy files between your
phone’s storage card and your computer. For more information, see
“Copying files to or from the storage card” in this chapter.
When Disk drive mode is enabled while your phone is connected
to the computer, you will not be able to use apps on your phone to
access the storage card.
USB tethering
When you do not have Internet connection on your computer, you
can select this mode to share your phone’s mobile data connection
with your computer. For more information, see “Using your phone as a
modem (tethering)” in the Internet connections chapter.
Internet pass-through If you don’t have a data plan for your phone or you don’t have access
to a Wi-Fi network, you can select this mode to share your computer’s
Internet connection with your phone. For more information, see the
Internet connections chapter.
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You can also change the type of USB connection on-the-fly, without having to
disconnect and reconnect your phone. Slide open the Notifications panel, and then
tap the notification that says “Select to change USB connection type” to open the
Connect to PC screen again.
To change the default connection type or choose between showing and hiding the Connect to
PC screen, press MENU from the Home screen, and then tap Settings > Connect to PC.
Copying files to or from the storage card
You can copy your music, photos, and other files to your phone’s storage card.
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. On your phone’s Connect to PC screen, tap Disk drive, and then tap Done.
On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as a removable disk.
3. Navigate to the removable disk and open it.
4. Do one of the following:
ƒ Copy the files from the computer to the phone’s storage card’s root folder.
ƒ Copy the files from the phone’s storage card to a folder in your computer.
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected
phone) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your
phone.
6. Do one of the following:
ƒ Disconnect the phone from the computer.
ƒ If you want to keep the phone connected to the computer but want the
phone to be able to access the storage card, open the Notifications panel,
tap Disk drive, select an option except Disk drive, and then tap Done.
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Searching your phone and the Web
Find all types of information on your phone and the Web. Search Anywhere sifts
through different files, information, and apps on your phone. You can also choose to
search the Web using your favorite web search service.
Simply press SEARCH from the Home screen. Then enter the first few letters of what
you want to search for. Matching items will be shown as you type.
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4
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This icon (
) indicates that your phone will search for all types of information.
Tap it if you want to choose and search only for one type of item, for example, Mail.
Type in what you want to search for.
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Matching search suggestions and results. You can:
ƒ Scroll down to see more search results.
ƒ Tap
to see more results for a particular category.
ƒ Tap a search result item to open its app.
4 After entering a word or phrase in the search box, tap to search the Web using your
favorite search service. To find out how to select a search service to use, see “Setting your
phone’s search options”.
Setting your phone’s search options
1. From the Home screen, press SEARCH.
2. When the search box appears, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
3. Tap any of the following:
Web search engine
Choose a web search service you want to use.
Select areas to search
Choose the types of items or apps to include in the search.
You can also press and hold
to search priority.
and arrange items according
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Quickly looking up information on the Web
Quick Lookup helps you learn about something right on the spot. When you enter a
new word or phrase, you can readily look it up in popular websites or search services
such as Wikipedia, Google Search, YouTube, Google Translate, and Google Dictionary.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Quick Lookup.
2. If the onscreen keyboard is open, press BACK to close it first so you’ll see the
bottom tabs.
3. Slide across the tabs to pick where you want to look up information. Then in the
search box, enter what you want to search for.
If, for example, you’ve found the information you were looking for in one tab such as
Wikipedia, you can switch to the other tabs to automatically search the same item in
Google Search on the Web, watch related videos in YouTube, or look up translations
and meanings in Google Translate and Google Dictionary.
Translating words to other languages
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Quick Lookup.
2. Press BACK to hide the onscreen keyboard first, then slide to the Google
Translate tab.
3. Under From language, choose the original language, then enter the word or
phrase you want to translate.
4. Under To language, choose from the languages available for translation.
5. Tap Translate.
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Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the phone ringtone, while
adjusting the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications and music
or video playback.
Adjusting the ringer volume
ƒ Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left panel of the
phone to adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume
window appears on the screen to display the volume levels.
ƒ While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN
once to set your phone to Vibrate mode. The phone vibrates and the vibrate
mode icon (
ƒ While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The
speaker mute icon ( ) displays in the status bar.
) appears in the status bar.
Adjusting the media volume
When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN
button on the left panel of the phone to adjust the media volume. The Media volume
window appears on the screen to display the volume level.
Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls
During a phone call, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button.
Adjusting the volume via settings
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound > Volume.
2. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of your
phone’s ringtone, media playback, alarms, and notifications.
Your phone briefly plays a sample tone with the volume being adjusted as you
drag a slider.
3. If you want the same volume for your ringtone and notifications, select Use
incoming call volume for notifications.
4. When you’re done, tap OK.
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Sleep mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by putting your phone into a low power state while
the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when the phone’s in your bag
or pocket. You’ll still receive messages and calls though.
To change the delay before your screen turns off, see “Adjusting the time before the screen
turns off” in the Settings chapter.
Switching to Sleep mode
Quickly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch your phone to
Sleep mode. Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a
while.
Waking up from Sleep mode
Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call. To wake it up
manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.
Unlocking the screen
Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen
or answer an incoming call.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the
pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks. See “Protecting your
phone with a screen lock” in the Security chapter for details.
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Personalizing
Making your phone truly yours
Make your phone look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize your phone
with a different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as
incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.
Tap the Personalize button (
) right on the Home screen to get started.
Personalizing your phone with scenes
Your phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are
personalized Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply to your phone. By
switching between scenes, you instantly turn your phone into your perfect weekend
phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone.
Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, your phone automatically saves
your changes to the current scene selected.
Using a preset scene
Your phone features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and
collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a
scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Scene.
2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want.
3. Tap Apply.
To download more scenes, tap Get more.
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Creating a new scene
You’ll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Scene.
2. Press MENU, then tap New.
3. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.
4. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and other elements, arranging the
Home screen layout, and changing the skin or wallpaper. All of your changes will
be automatically saved to this scene.
Renaming a scene
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Scene.
2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to
rename.
3. Press and hold a scene thumbnail, then tap Rename.
4. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.
Deleting scenes
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Scene.
2. Press MENU, then tap Delete.
3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes, then
tap one or more scenes you want to delete.
4. Tap Delete.
Changing your wallpaper
Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to
change the feel of your phone and give it a fresh look. Browse the collection of
wallpapers included in your phone or choose from photos that you have taken with
the camera. You can also change your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Wallpaper.
2. Tap one of the following:
HTC wallpapers
Live wallpapers
Choose a preset wallpaper, then tap Preview > Apply.
Choose from preset animated wallpapers. Tap Preview to view
the animation, and then tap Apply.
Gallery
Choose a photo that you have taken using the camera or
copied to your storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save.
To download more wallpapers, tap Wallpaper > HTC wallpapers > Get more.
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Applying a new skin
Personalize beyond the Home screen by applying a new skin. Skins are set to give a
different look and feel to most of your phone’s onscreen buttons, application screens,
option menus, and other items.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Skin.
2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the skin you want.
3. Tap Apply.
To download more skins, tap Get more.
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on
your Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your
convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets, or download
more widgets.
Adding a widget
1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.
2. Tap
> Widget.
3. Select a widget that you want.
4. Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your
needs. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to view the different
styles, and then tap Select to choose one.
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You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings
of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the
widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.
Changing the settings of a widget
Basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail widgets) can be
modified from the Home screen.
1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen.
The phone vibrates and you’ll see a colored box around the widget. Don’t lift
your finger just yet.
2. Drag the widget to the Edit button (if it’s enabled).
The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then
opens.
3. Customize the widget settings.
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Adding icons and other shortcuts on your
Home screen
Place app icons on your Home screen to open apps quicker. You can also add
shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage,
someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to
your Home screen.
The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on your phone.
1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new icon or
shortcut.
2. Tap
, then do one of the following:
ƒ To add an app icon, tap App and then select one from the Add app shortcut
list.
ƒ To add a shortcut to a setting or information, tap Shortcut and then select
the type of information or setting.
To add an app icon on the Home screen, you can also press HOME, tap
, and then press
and hold an app icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home
screen, and then release it.
Adding folders on your Home screen
Use folders to group related apps and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy
and organized. You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information
such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more.
Creating a new folder and adding items to it
1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new folder.
2. Tap
> Folder.
3. Tap New Folder.
4. Press and hold an app icon or a shortcut that you want to move to the folder.
The phone then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.
5. Drag the app icon or shortcut and drop it on top of the folder.
Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the apps and shortcuts inside the
folder.
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Renaming a folder
1. Tap the folder to open it.
2. Press and hold the folder window’s title bar.
3. Enter a new folder name and then tap OK.
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on
your Home screen
Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to give room for adding more
items to the Home screen. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don’t
frequently use.
Moving a widget or icon
1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move.
The phone vibrates and you’ll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t
lift your finger just yet.
2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen.
You can pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon
onto another Home screen panel.
3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, lift your finger.
Removing a widget or icon
1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove.
The phone vibrates and you’ll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t
lift your finger just yet.
2. Drag the widget or icon to the Remove button.
3. When the widget or icon also turns red, lift your finger.
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Rearranging the Home screen
Reorder your Home screen panels in any way that fits how you use the Home screen.
For example, move the panels with frequently-used widgets, shortcuts, and folders
closer to the main Home screen.
1. Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view.
2. Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move.
The phone then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.
3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position, and then lift your finger.
The center thumbnail in Leap view is always the main Home screen.
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Changing your ringtones and alarms
Select, create, and download sound sets (different collections of ringtone, notification
sounds, and alarm) so that you can instantly change from subtle ringtone and
notification sounds while you’re in the office into something fun when you’re out with
friends.
Choosing a preset sound set
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Sound set.
2. On the Sound sets screen, tap a sound set name.
3. You can tap
to hear sample tones of the assigned ringtone, notification
sounds, and alarm for that sound set.
4. Tap Apply.
To download more sound sets, tap Get more.
Creating a sound set
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Sound set.
2. On the Sound sets screen, tap New sound set.
3. Enter a new sound set name, then tap Done.
The newly created sound set is then added to your phone’s list of sound sets.
To find out how to assign different tones to the sound set, see “Customizing a
sound set”.
Customizing a sound set
You can customize a sound set by applying your personal choice of ringtone,
notification sounds, and alarms that may be from your phone’s preset selection or
your storage card (except for notification sounds).
To find out how to copy files to your storage card, see the Getting started chapter.
Be sure to choose the correct sound set before changing the ringtone, notification sounds,
and alarm since your phone automatically saves your changes to the current sound set
selected.
Changing the ringtone
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Ringtone.
2. Scroll through the available ringtones and tap the ringtone you want to use.
The ringtone briefly plays when selected.
3. If the audio file is on your storage card, tap New ringtone, select the item you
want to import to the Ringtones list, then tap OK.
4. Tap Apply.
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Changing the notification sounds
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Notification sound.
2. Choose the type of notification that you want to change.
3. Scroll through the available tones and tap the item you want to use.
A sample tone briefly plays when selected.
4. Tap Apply.
Although you won’t be able to import notification sounds from your storage card, you can tap
Get more to download more audio files from HTC Hub.
Changing the alarm sound
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Alarm.
2. Scroll through the available tones and tap the item you want to use.
A sample tone briefly plays when selected.
3. If the audio file is on your storage card, tap New alarm, select the item you want
to import to the Alarms list, then tap OK.
4. Tap Apply.
Deleting sound sets
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Sound set.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Delete.
3. Tap one or more sound sets you want to delete.
4. Tap Delete.
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Rearranging or hiding application tabs
You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some of your phone’s apps to prioritize
the types of information you frequently use or remove the tabs you don’t really need.
1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen (for example,
the contact details screen in People).
2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you an empty area,
lift your finger.
3. Do any of the following:
To
Do this
Move a tab
Press and hold the tab you want to move, and then drag it to its new
position.
Remove a tab Press and hold a tab you want to hide, then drag it up. When you see a
colored box, lift your finger.
You cannot hide the tab if it’s grayed out.
4. When you’re done, press BACK.
Putting back the tabs you’ve removed
1. Open the app that you’ve previously removed some of its tabs.
2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you some of your
hidden tabs, lift your finger.
3. Press and hold the tab you want to show, then drag it down to where you want
to position it again.
4. When you’re done, press BACK.
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Phone calls
Making calls
Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator.
If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. To unlock your SIM card, see
“Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out” in the Security chapter.
Your phone’s antenna is placed underneath the bottom cover. We recommend that you secure
the bottom cover to the phone’s back panel to get the best radio reception for your phone.
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen
You can either dial a number directly, or use the Smart dial feature to search and call a
stored contact or a number from your call history.
1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Begin entering the first few digits of a phone number or characters of a contact
name on the phone keypad.
The Phone dialer screen then displays a list of matching numbers and names.
If you enter a wrong digit or letter, tap
press and hold
to delete it. To erase the entire entry,
.
3. Tap to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more matching
numbers or contacts. To browse through the filtered list, flick through the list or
slide your finger up or down the list slowly.
4. To place a call, do one of the following:
ƒ Tap a phone number or contact from the list.
ƒ After entering a complete number, tap Call.
ƒ To call a different phone number associated with the contact, you can tap
at the right side of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap
the number you want to call.
While dialing or when the call is in progress, the status bar displays the Call in progress
icon (
) and its color changes to pulsing green.
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What is Smart dial?
The phone dialer’s Smart Dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call.
Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person’s name you want
to call. Smart Dial automatically searches and filters your contacts list (stored on
your phone, SIM card, and online accounts such as Google Account and Exchange
ActiveSync) and the phone numbers from the call history.
Using Speed dial
Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a
contact’s number to the number 2 key, you can simply press and hold this key on the
Phone dialer keypad to dial that number.
Assigning a speed dial key
1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Speed dial > Add new.
3. Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in the
list, tap the name.
4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a
speed dial key to assign.
5. Tap Save.
Calling a speed dial number
1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. On the phone keypad:
ƒ The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold
this key to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.
ƒ Press and hold the key that is associated with the contact you want to call.
Calling a phone number in a text message
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Messages.
2. Tap the number or name of the person who sent you the text message.
3. Tap the phone number within the message.
4. Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call.
To call the message sender, press and hold the sender or the received message, and then tap
Call on the options menu.
To find out more about text messaging, see the Messages chapter.
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Calling a phone number in an email
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Mail.
2. In your email account’s inbox, tap the email that contains the phone number to
call.
3. In the email body, tap the phone number. A selection menu then pops up and
the phone number is highlighted.
The phone will recognize a number as a phone number if the number has a
minimum of 5 digits and have at least one of the following:
ƒ Numbers starting with a plus sign (+). For example, +1-987-654-321 or
+1987654321.
ƒ Numbers starting with an area or country code enclosed in a parenthesis.
For example, (02)987654321 or (02)987-654-321.
ƒ Numbers separated by dashes. For example, (02)-987-654-321 or
0987-654-321.
4. Tap Call.
5. When the phone dialer screen opens with the phone number already entered,
tap Call.
To find out more about using email on your phone, see the Email chapter.
Making an emergency call
You can make emergency calls from your phone even if you don’t have a SIM card
installed or your SIM card has been blocked.
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Dial the international emergency number for your locale (for example, 000),
and then tap Call.
Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact your mobile
operator for details.
If you’ve enabled but forgotten your lock screen password, lock pattern, and/or the
SIM lock, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.
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Receiving calls
When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and
displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party.
When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in People, only the
default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.
You can use your phone’s polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls. To find
out how, see “Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment” in the Settings chapter.
Answering or rejecting an incoming call
If
To answer the call
To reject the call
Display is on Tap Answer.
Tap Decline.
Display is off When the Lock screen appears, drag the
bar that shows the caller name or number
downward.
Drag the bar upward.
Or, press MENU and then tap
Decline.
You can also do one of the following to reject an incoming call:
ƒ Press the POWER button twice.
ƒ To reject the call and send a text message, press MENU, and then tap Send
message.
Changing the text message to send out for rejected calls
1. On the Phone dialer screen, press MENU.
2. Tap Settings > Edit default message.
3. Enter the new message, and then tap OK.
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Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call
Do one of the following:
ƒ Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.
ƒ Press the POWER button.
ƒ Place the phone face down on a leveled surface.
If the phone is already facing down, the phone will still ring when there are subsequent
incoming calls.
HTC Caller ID
Everytime you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend’s
latest status update from social networks like Facebook or Twitter right on the call
screen.
You also won’t miss people’s birthdays. You’ll see a birthday reminder, if your friend’s
birthday will occur sometime within the next seven days.
Dialing by voice
Using Voice Dialer, you can place a phone call by simply speaking out a contact name
or phone number.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Voice Dialer.
If you have a Bluetooth headset that supports voice recognition or voice dialing, you may also
be able to open Voice Dialer with your Bluetooth headset. For details, see the documentation
that came with your headset.
The Voice Dialer then opens and displays some hints and suggestions on what
voice instructions you can use.
2. Speak out one of the following voice commands to place your call:
ƒ Call <contact name or voicemail> to call a stored contact or your voicemail.
ƒ Dial <number> to dial any phone number.
ƒ Redial to dial the last outgoing call.
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Using in-call options
When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the
microphone or to turn on or off the speakerphone. You can also press MENU and
choose whether to add a call, place the call on hold, mute the microphone, and more.
Putting a call on hold
Press MENU and then tap Hold to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold,
the status bar displays the Hold call icon (
) and its color changes to pulsing red.
Press MENU, and then tap Unhold to resume the call.
Switching between calls
If you’re already on a call and accept another call, you can choose to switch between
the two calls.
1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call, and to put
the first call on hold.
2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.
3. To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call.
Setting up a conference call
Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make the first call
(or accept a call), and then simply dial each subsequent call to add to the conference.
Make sure your SIM card is enabled with conference calling service. Contact your mobile
operator for details.
1. Make a call to the first conference call participant.
2. When connected, press MENU, tap Add call, and then dial the number of the
second participant. The first participant is put on hold when you dial the second
participant.
3. When connected to the second participant, tap
(merge).
4. To add another participant to the conference call, tap
on the conference
call screen, and then dial the number of the contact you want to invite to the
conference call.
5. When connected, tap
to add the participant to the conference call.
When you want to talk to a person in the conference call in private, tap
, and
then select Private call on the options menu.
6. When finished, tap End call.
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Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call
To turn the speakerphone on, you can do any of the following:
ƒ Flip your phone over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in
HOME > MENU > Settings > Sound).
ƒ On the call screen, tap
.
The speakerphone icon (
is on.
) appears in the status bar when the speakerphone
To turn the speakerphone off, just flip the phone over again, facing it up. Or tap
again.
To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold your phone against your ear when
the speakerphone is on.
Muting the microphone during a call
On the call screen, tap
to toggle between turning the microphone on or off.
When the microphone is turned off, the Mute icon (
) appears in the status bar.
Ending a call
Do one of the following to end the call:
ƒ On the call screen, tap End call.
If the phone display is off, press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap End call.
ƒ Slide open the Notifications panel, then tap
.
ƒ If you are using the provided wired headset, press the button to end the call.
If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can
choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up.
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Using Call history
Use the Call history to check missed calls, your dialed numbers and received calls.
Checking a missed call
You will see the missed call icon
in the status bar when you miss a call.
1. Slide open the Notifications panel to check who the caller is.
2. To return the call, tap the missed call notification. Then tap the caller’s name or
number on the Call history screen.
Checking calls in the call history
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Call history. You can also tap
on the
Phone dialer screen.
2. On the Call history screen, you can:
ƒ Tap a name or number in the list to call.
ƒ Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu
where you can select to check the call history details, view contact
information (if the number is stored in your contacts list), send a text
message, delete from call history, or block the caller.
ƒ Tap
to check only the call history of a particular contact.
ƒ Press MENU, then tap View to display just a particular type of calls such as
Missed calls or Outgoing calls.
You can also access Call history from the People app. For details, see the People chapter.
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history
1. On the Call history screen, press and hold a phone number that you want to save
to your contacts, and then tap Save to People.
2. Choose whether to create a new contact or to save the number to an existing
contact on your phone.
3. Do any of the following:
ƒ When creating a new contact, enter the contact name, contact type, and
other information in the blank contact record that appears. The phone
number is automatically added to the Mobile field in the Phone section.
To store it as another type of number, for example a home number, tap the
Mobile button.
ƒ When saving the number to an existing contact, tap a contact stored on your
phone, and then select the number type.
4. Tap Save.
To find out how to add new contacts or edit the contact information, see the People chapter.
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Clearing the call history list
On the Call history screen, you can do the following:
ƒ To remove one name or number from the list, press and hold the name or
number, and then tap Delete from call history.
ƒ To clear the entire list, press MENU, and then tap Delete all.
Blocking callers
When you block a phone number or a contact from calling you, all blocked calls go
directly to your voicemail.
Blocking one or more contacts from calling
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Blocked Callers.
2. On the All tab, tap Add caller.
3. Select the contacts you want to block, then tap Save.
You can also press and hold the name or phone number in People or Call history, then tap
Block caller.
Checking your blocked call history
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Blocked Callers.
2. Slide to the Blocked call history tab.
3. Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu where
you can select to check the call history details, view the contact information (if
the number is stored in your contacts list), send a text message, or delete from
call history.
Unblocking callers
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Blocked Callers.
2. On the All tab, press MENU, then tap Remove callers.
3. Select one or more contacts, then tap Delete.
4. When prompted, tap OK.
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Call services
From your phone, you’ll be able to access and change the settings of various call
services for your phone.
Contact your mobile operator to find out about the availability of call services.
From the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Settings > Call.
Fixed Dialing Numbers Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers. To enable this
feature, you must know your SIM card’s PIN2 code.
Voicemail service
Voicemail settings
Shows the current voicemail service being used.
Specify another voicemail number aside from the voice mail number
on your SIM card.
Clear voicemail
notification
If you have a notification of a new voicemail, you can clear the
notification with this option.
TTY mode
Enable this mode to connect and use a compatible TTY device with
the phone.
Hearing aids
Enable HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) to amplify in-call volume.
Phone settings
Edit the call reject message, choose whether to open the message
editor when you reject a call with a message, and choose whether to
allow automatic saving of an unknown contact number when a call
with that number ends.
Cell broadcast
Enable or disable receipt of cell broadcast messages from your
service provider.
Cell broadcast settings Configure channels and language for cell broadcast messages.
Call forwarding
Select how you want your phone to handle busy, unanswered, and
unreachable calls. You can also set the call forwarding option for all
incoming calls.
Call barring settings
Additional settings
Choose whether to block various categories of incoming and
outgoing call.
Enable or disable operator services such as caller ID and call waiting.
Turning Airplane mode on or off
In many countries, you are required by law to turn off the phone while on board an
aircraft. A way to turn off the phone function is to switch your phone to Airplane
mode. When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on your phone are turned
off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
To turn Airplane mode on or off, you can:
ƒ Press and hold POWER, and then tap Airplane mode.
ƒ From the Home screen, press MENU. Tap Settings > Wireless & networks, and
then select or clear the Airplane mode check box.
When enabled, the Airplane mode icon (
) is displayed in the status bar.
When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.
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People
About People
With the People app, you can sync your phone with contacts from your Google
Account, computer, and Facebook. You can also sync with work contacts from the
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace. To find out how, see “Ways of getting
contacts into your phone.”
Per contact, link the person’s information from all these different sources as one so
you won’t have duplicated entries in your contacts list. To find out how to link, see
“Merging contact information.”
And that’s not all. You can manage your communications with your contacts via
phone, messaging, and email without the need to jump from one app to another. After
you’ve linked contacts to their social network accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and
Flickr, you’ll also see their updates and events from these accounts all in one place.
People screen
The People screen has the following tabs:
1
2
3
4
1
All tab
Gives you access to all contacts on your phone, including Google
contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, Phone contacts,
contacts stored on your SIM card, and Facebook contacts.
You can also use this tab to open or update My contact card.
For more information, see “Setting up My contact card” in this
chapter.
2
3
Groups tab
Lets you assign contacts to groups so you can easily send
an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole group. For more
information, see “Contact groups” in this chapter.
Online directories tab
View your friends list in your social network accounts. You can
also search for contacts in your Exchange ActiveSync account to
copy to your phone.
4 Call history tab
Lists all your dialed numbers and received and missed calls. See
“Using Call history” in the Phone calls chapter.
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Setting up My contact card
My contact card provides a convenient way to store your personal contact information
so that you can easily send it via SMS, MMS, email, or Bluetooth.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab of the People screen, tap Me.
If you are logged in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC Sense, instead of
Me, you will see the name you use in Facebook. Tap your name. Then press MENU and tap
Edit.
3. Enter your name and contact details.
4. Tap Save.
Ways of getting contacts into your phone
Gmail
Google contacts are imported to your phone after you sign in to
your Google Account.
You can also create more Google contacts right from your
phone. To find out how, see “Adding a new contact“ in this
chapter.
Facebook
See “Adding a social network account” in the Accounts and sync
chapter for details.
Phone contacts
See “Transferring contacts from your old phone” and “Adding a
new contact“ in this chapter.
SIM card
See “Importing contacts from your SIM card” in this chapter.
Exchange ActiveSync
Server
See “Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account” in the
Email chapter.
Contacts on your computer See “Synchronizing with your computer” in the Accounts and
sync chapter.
Transferring contacts from your old phone
Easily transfer contacts from your old phone to your new HTC phone through
Bluetooth. Depending on your old phone’s model, you may also transfer other types of
data such as calendar events and text messages to your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Transfer Data.
2. Tap Next to begin.
3. To check whether your old phone is supported, select a manufacturer name and
phone model.
4. If supported, turn your old phone’s Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode,
then tap Next to continue.
Your new HTC phone automatically turns Bluetooth on and searches for
Bluetooth devices.
5. From the device list, select your old phone and then tap Next.
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Your new HTC phone then tries to pair with your old phone. You’ll then see a
security passkey on the Transfer Data screen.
6. On your old phone, enter this passkey or simply confirm it.
7. Select the Contacts check box (and other supported types of data you want
to import), and then tap Next.
8. When your new HTC phone finishes importing data, tap Done.
Adding a new contact
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. On the All tab, tap Add contact.
> People.
3. Select the Contact type, for example Google or Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
This determines which account the contact will sync with. For more information,
see “Ways of getting contacts into your phone” in this chapter.
Some fields may not be supported when you’re adding contacts to your SIM card.
4. In the Name field, enter the first and last name of the contact, then tap OK.
5. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.
Press BACK if you want to close the onscreen keyboard first and easily scroll
through the other fields.
6. Tap Save.
Importing contacts from your SIM card
You can copy all your SIM contacts to your phone. You can import them as Phone
contacts, Google contacts, or Exchange ActiveSync contacts, if you have set up the
relevant accounts.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab, press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import from SIM card.
3. If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on your phone, tap
the type for the imported contacts.
4. Do one of the following:
ƒ To import all contacts, press MENU, and then tap Select all.
ƒ To import a contact, tap the contact.
5. Tap Save.
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Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account
You can search for a work contact from your Exchange ActiveSync account, and then
copy it to your phone.
You need to have your Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone first. To
find out how, see “Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account“ in the Email
chapter.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. On the Online directories tab, tap Company directory.
3. Enter the name, and then tap
> People.
.
4. In the list, tap the name of the contact you want to copy to your phone.
5. Tap Save to People.
Merging contact information
If you have stored contacts with the similar contact information such as name, email
address, or mobile number in your phone and online accounts, your phone will try to
link them as one automatically or create a list of matched contact suggestions. If it
doesn’t, you can manually link them so that you won’t have duplicated entries in your
contacts list.
Also link your contacts with other social network accounts such as Twitter and Flickr.
You’ll then see their updates and events from these accounts all in one place.
Accepting matched contacts suggestions
When your phone finds contact information that can be merged, you’ll see the
Matched contact suggestions icon (
) in the notification area of the status bar.
1. Slide down the Notifications panel, and then tap Matched contacts suggestion.
Your phone displays all suggested contacts that you can merge.
2. Review the suggested links.
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3. When there are contacts you don’t want to merge, tap
to break the
contact information link.
4. Tap OK.
If you don’t want to merge any of your contacts, tap Dismiss all.
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. On the All tab, press MENU, then tap More > Linked contacts.
The All linked contacts list then opens where you can check the account types
> People.
and information merged. You can choose to tap
break the link.
beside an account type to
3. When you’re done, tap OK.
Manually merging contact information
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you want to
link.
3. On the upper-right corner of the screen, tap
or
(if there are
suggested links).
4. On the screen, you can:
ƒ Under Suggest links, tap
ƒ Under Add contact, tap one of the options to link to another contact.
5. Tap Done.
to link the contact to an account.
Breaking the contact information link between contacts
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose
contact information link you want to break.
3. On the upper-right corner of the screen, tap
.
4. Under the Linked contacts section, tap
beside an account type to break
the link.
5. Tap Done.
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Your contacts list
The All tab of the People screen shows all your contacts, including Google contacts,
Exchange ActiveSync contacts, Phone contacts, contacts stored on your SIM card, and
Facebook contacts.
If you signed in to your Google Account and Facebook account when you first set up the
phone, your contacts from those accounts will appear in the contacts list when you open
People.
1
2
8
3
7
4
6
5
1
Create a new contact.
2
3
Tap to edit your My contact card.
This icon appears when the contact:
ƒ Has sent you a new text or email message, or tried to call you but you missed the call.
ƒ Has updated his or her Facebook profile or has added photos on Flickr or Facebook.
ƒ Has upcoming Facebook events or birthday.
4 SIM card contact
5
Online status of a contact whom you are friends with in Google Talk. Online status icons
are displayed if you’re signed in to Google Talk using your Google Account. For details, see
“Chatting in Google Talk” in the Social chapter.
6 Tap to open the contact details screen for that contact.
7
Instant status update appears when you’ve linked the contact to his or her social network
account.
8
Tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to communicate
with the contact. Depending on the contact information stored, you can call, send a
message or email, see the contact’s Facebook profile, and map his/her address in Google
Maps.
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Filtering your contacts list
You can choose to display contacts of a particular type only, for example Google
contacts or Facebook contacts.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab, press MENU, then tap View.
3. Select the types of contacts you want to show in your contacts list.
You can also choose how you want to display and sort your contacts.
4. Tap Done.
Searching for a contact
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. Press SEARCH, then enter the first few letters of a contact’s first or last name,
email, or company name.
You can also type in the first few digits of your contact’s phone number.
Matching contacts are displayed.
3. Tap the contact to open his or her contact details screen. See “Contact
information and conversations” in this chapter for details.
Backing up your contacts to the storage card
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Export to SD card.
3. Select an account or type of contacts to export, then tap OK.
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Importing contacts from the storage card
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import from SD card.
You can only import contacts that were exported to the storage card using the Export to SD
card feature on the phone. See “Backing up your contacts to the storage card.”
3. If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on your phone, tap
the type for the imported contacts.
Deleting contacts
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab, press MENU, and then tap Delete.
3. Select the contacts you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
4. When prompted, tap OK.
Contact information and conversations
When you tap a contact on the People screen, the contact details screen opens,
showing you the information stored for that contact, exchanged messages and phone
calls with that contact, updates and events from social networks, and more.
The contact details screen has the following tabs:
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
Details tab
Messages tab
Mail tab
Shows the information you have stored for the contact, and allows you
to get in touch with the contact directly by tapping any of the displayed
methods. For example, if the contact has a stored work phone number,
tap Call work to call that number.
2
3
Shows your exchanged SMS messages with the contact. You can reply
to the contact’s message directly from this tab. To send a new message,
press MENU, and then tap New message. See the Messages chapter for
details.
Shows all the email you have received from the contact. Tap an email
to view it. To send a new email, tap New mail. To find out more about
sending email, see the Email chapter.
4 Updates and
events tab
Shows the contact’s updates and events from social network accounts
like Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.
You’ll be able to see updates such as posted status messages, uploads,
and profile changes from all these accounts. To find out more about
Facebook for HTC Sense and Twitter for HTC Sense, see the Social
chapter.
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Gallery tab
Shows the contact’s Facebook and Flickr photo albums. Tap an album to
look at the photos in the album.
You need to be logged in to the same social networks on your phone to
see the updates and events. If you are not logged in, tap the relevant link
on the screen to sign in.
6 Call history tab Lists all your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls to and from the
contact. Tap a list item to call the contact using the displayed number.
Editing a contact’s information
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact.
You cannot edit the contact information of a Facebook friend.
3. Enter the new information for the contact.
4. Tap Save.
Sending contact information as a vCard
Share the contact information on your phone in different ways such as a text or
multimedia message, email, and Bluetooth. To find out about how to send through
Bluetooth, see the Bluetooth chapter.
Sending someone’s contact information
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab, press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo)
whose contact information you want to send, and then tap Send contact as
vCard.
You cannot send contact information that’s from your Facebook account.
3. Choose how you want to send it.
4. Select the contact details you want to share, and then tap Send.
Sending your contact information
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the All tab, tap [Your name] My contact card.
3. Press MENU, then tap Send my contact info.
4. Choose how you want to send it.
5. Select the contact details you want to share, and then tap Send.
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Contact groups
Assign contacts to groups so you can easily send a message or email to a whole
group. You can also sync groups on your phone with the groups in your Google
account, accessible via your computer’s web browser.
We’ve also added the Frequent group as a special group type that automatically adds
the contacts you frequently dial or get calls from as its members.
Creating a group
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the Groups tab, tap Add group.
3. Enter a name for the group, and then tap Add contact to group.
4. Select the contacts you want to add to the group, and then tap Save.
If your contacts list is long, you can use the search bar to search for contacts quickly, or press
BACK to hide the onscreen keyboard and scroll through the list.
5. Tap
to select a photo for the group.
6. Tap Save.
Editing a contact group
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group.
3. You can:
ƒ Tap the group name to change the name. You can only change the name for
groups that you have created.
ƒ Tap the icon to the left of the group name to change or remove the group
photo.
ƒ To add contacts to the group, tap Add contact to group, select the contacts
you want to add, and then tap Save.
ƒ To remove a contact from the group, tap
at the right side of the contact
name.
4. Tap Save.
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Sending a message or email to a group
You will be charged by your mobile service provider for each message sent. For example, if
you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send a message or email to.
3. Go to the Group action tab, and then do one of the following:
ƒ Tap Send group message to send a message to the group. For information
about composing and sending messages, see the Messages chapter.
ƒ Tap Send group mail to send an email to the group. For information on
composing and sending email, see the Email chapter.
Rearranging your contact groups
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the Groups tab, press MENU, and then tap Rearrange.
3. Press and hold
at the end of the group name you want to move. When the
row is highlighted, drag it to its new position.
4. Tap Save.
Rearranging the members of a contact group
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the Groups tab, tap the group to see its members.
3. Press MENU, and then tap Rearrange.
4. Press and hold
at the end of the contact’s name you want to move. When the
row is highlighted, drag it to its new position.
5. Tap Save.
Deleting a group
1. From the Home screen, tap
> People.
2. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group you want to delete, and then tap
Delete group.
You can only delete groups that you have created.
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People widget
Put the group of people you contact most right on the Home screen of your phone by
adding them as the People widget. Using the People widget, you can instantly place a
call, send a message, or view details of a favorite contact with a single tap.
Adding People widgets
Stay in touch with different circles of friends or colleagues in your life. You can add
several People widgets on the Home screen, with a different group of contacts on
each widget.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Widget > People.
2. Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.
3. Select the group you want to add as a widget.
4. Drag the widget to a blank space on a Home screen. When the widget is where
you want it, lift your finger.
5. Repeat the above steps to add another People widget.
Setting the default communication method
1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget.
2. Tap a contact on the widget.
3. On the Select default action screen, tap the communication method you want
for the contact.
Changing the default communication method
1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget.
2. Tap the name of a contact on the widget to open the person’s contact card.
3. Press MENU, and then tap More > Set widget action.
4. On the Select default action screen, tap the communication method you want
for the contact.
Getting in touch with a contact
1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget.
2. Tap a contact (photo not the name) on the widget. The default communication
method will be performed.
If you have not set a default communication method, you need to choose one
first. See “Setting the default communication method.”
Tap the name of the contact to open the contact details screen for that contact.
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Keyboard
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard
When you start an app or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen
keyboard becomes available.
After entering your text, you can tap
keyboard.
or press BACK to close the onscreen
Selecting a keyboard layout
You can choose from three different keyboard layouts to suit your typing style.
1. On the onscreen keyboard, tap the Language key (for example, tap
currently using the English onscreen keyboard). Then on the International
keyboard options menu, tap Settings.
if you’re
If tapping the Language key doesn’t display the International keyboard menu,
press HOME > MENU, and tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input.
2. Tap Keyboard types, and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use.
Choose one from the following:
QWERTY
This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard. This is
the default keyboard layout.
Phone Keypad
This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad.
Compact QWERTY
This layout features two letters on each key. The key size is
slightly bigger than on the full QWERTY layout.
Entering text
Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard:
Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or
accented letters. The gray character displayed on the key is the character that will be
inserted when you press and hold that key. Some keys have multiple characters or
accents associated with them.
Shift key. Tap to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn on caps lock.
Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard.
Enter key. Tap to create a new line.
Tap the Up, Down, Left, or Right key to move the text cursor in the direction that you want
while you are entering or editing text.
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Backspace key. Tap to delete the previous character.
Language key. The key you see depends on the keyboard language you are currently
using. Tap to switch to another keyboard language (see “Enabling multiple keyboard
languages”). You can also access onscreen keyboard settings.
Tap to toggle between Multitap and XT9 predictive modes when using the Compact
QWERTY or Phone keypad layout. For more information, see “Entering words with
predictive text.”
Tap to hide the onscreen keyboard.
Enabling multiple keyboard languages
If there are multiple keyboard languages available on your phone, you can choose
which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard so that you can switch to these
languages and use them to enter text.
1. On the onscreen keyboard, tap the Language key (for example, tap
if you’re
currently using the English onscreen keyboard). Then on the International
keyboard options menu, tap Settings.
If tapping the Language key doesn’t display the International keyboard menu,
press HOME > MENU, and tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input.
2. Tap International keyboard.
3. Choose the languages that you want.
Available languages depend on the region where you purchased the phone.
Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard
When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen
keyboard. Turn your phone sideways to use a larger keyboard for easy typing.
ƒ The Auto-rotate screen check box in HOME > MENU > Settings > Display needs to be
selected for the screen orientation to automatically change.
ƒ The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all apps.
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Entering words with predictive text
The onscreen keyboard has predictive text to help you type quickly and accurately.
Predictive text input is enabled by default, and word suggestions are displayed as you
type.
To enter a word in predictive mode, do any of the following:
ƒ If you see the word you want highlighted in green or orange, you can simply
tap the space bar to insert the word into your text.
ƒ If you see the word you want shown in the suggestions before you have
finished typing the entire word, tap the word to insert it into your text.
ƒ If an arrow is shown to the right of the suggestion list, tap the arrow to see
more suggestions.
Setting a second language for the keyboard
Aside from the keyboard language you are currently using, you can set the predictive
text to be bilingual. As you type, you’ll get word suggestions in two languages that
you’ve selected.
1. On the onscreen keyboard, tap the Language key (for example, tap
if you’re
currently using the English onscreen keyboard). Then on the International
keyboard options menu, tap Settings.
If tapping the Language key doesn’t display the International keyboard menu,
press HOME > MENU, and tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input.
2. Tap Bilingual prediction, and then choose the language you want.
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary
Your phone comes with a list of words that it references for predictive text
suggestions. Sometimes you may need to add a word to the predictive text dictionary,
for example a name or a specialized technical word.
While entering text using the QWERTY keyboard layout, if you tap any word on the
suggestion list, it is automatically added to the predictive text dictionary if it was not
in the dictionary already.
You can also add a word to the list manually:
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Language &
keyboard > Touch Input.
2. Tap Personal dictionary > Edit personal dictionary > Add new.
3. Enter the word to add, and then tap OK.
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Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary
You can edit or remove words that you previously added to the predictive text
dictionary.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Language &
keyboard > Touch Input.
2. Tap Personal dictionary > Edit personal dictionary.
ƒ To edit a word, tap the word itself.
ƒ To delete words from the dictionary, press MENU and tap Delete. Then
choose the words to remove and tap OK.
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card
You can use your storage card to back up the new words you’ve added to the
predictive text dictionary.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Language &
keyboard > Touch Input.
2. Tap Personal dictionary > Sync personal dictionary > Copy to storage card.
3. When prompted, tap OK.
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Language &
keyboard > Touch Input.
2. Tap Personal dictionary > Sync personal dictionary > Restore from storage card.
3. When prompted, tap OK.
Entering text by speaking
No time to type? Try speaking the words to enter it in most text fields that let you use
the onscreen keyboard.
Simply press and hold the Language key. When your phone cues you to “Speak now”,
tell your phone what you want to be typed in.
ƒ First make sure to select the language you’ll be using in the Voice input & output settings.
See “Setting the voice input language”.
ƒ Since your phone uses Google’s speech-recognition service, you need to be connected to
the Internet to enter text by speaking.
Setting the voice input language
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, then tap Settings > Voice input & output >
Voice recognizer settings.
2. Tap Language, then choose the language you want.
Available languages depend on the voice input languages supported by Google.
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Editing text
You can select, copy, or cut the text you enter using the onscreen keyboard, then
paste it in another text field within or across apps.
Some apps may offer their own way of selecting or copying text.
Selecting text
Highlight a portion of a text or select all that you want to copy or cut.
1. Press and hold the text field that contains the text to select. Don’t lift your finger
just yet to display the magnifier.
2. Drag your finger to move the text cursor to a letter within the text that you want
to select. It should be easy since the magnifier gives you a bigger view of the
text.
3. After positioning the text cursor, lift your finger. The text selection menu then
pops up.
4. Do one of the following:
ƒ Tap Select text. When the word where you’ve placed the text cursor is
highlighted, drag the start and end markers to select the text you want.
ƒ Tap Select all to select everything in the text field.
Copying and pasting text
1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy or Cut.
The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.
2. Within the same or another app, press and hold a text field where you want to
paste the text. Don’t lift your finger just yet to display the magnifier.
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3. Drag your finger to move the text cursor to where you want to paste the text.
4. After positioning the text cursor, lift your finger. The text selection menu then
pops up.
5. Tap Paste.
Adjusting touch input settings
Open the Touch Input settings by doing one of the following:
ƒ On the onscreen keyboard, tap the Language key (for example, tap
if you’re currently using the English onscreen keyboard). Then on the
International keyboard options menu, tap Settings.
ƒ From the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Settings > Language &
keyboard > Touch Input.
Touch Input settings
Keyboard types
International keyboard
Bilingual prediction
Text input
Select the keyboard layout to use. You can choose from QWERTY,
Phone Keypad, or Compact QWERTY.
Add or remove languages from the onscreen keyboard language
list.
Select a secondary keyboard language to use. See “Setting a
second language for the keyboard”.
Set text input options when entering text, calibrate the keyboard,
and set a sound and/or vibration feedback whenever you tap a
key. See “Text input” for details.
Tutorial
Learn how to use the onscreen keyboard with this interactive
tutorial.
Personal dictionary
Add, edit or remove words in the predictive text dictionary. See
“Entering words with predictive text.”
Text input
QWERTY
Prediction
Select to enable the word prediction feature which provides a list
of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have
tapped as well as characters of nearby keys.
Spell correction
Select to correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of
possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have
tapped as well as characters of nearby keys.
Phone keypad & compact QWERTY
Spell correction
Select to correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of
possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have
tapped as well as characters of nearby keys.
Word completion
When using the Compact QWERTY or Phone keypad, lets you
select from a list of possible combinations based on the characters
that appear on the keys that you tapped.
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Other settings
Sound feedback
Select to hear a clicking sound whenever you tap a key on the
keyboard.
Vibrate when typing
Select to enable vibration feedback whenever you tap a key on
the keyboard.
Finger touch precision
Calibration tool
Tap to re-calibrate the keyboard touch accuracy. Re-calibrate the
keyboard if you feel that the keyboard keys are not responding
accurately to your taps.
Reset calibration
Tap to reset the calibration back to factory default.
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Messages
About Messages
Keep in touch with important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose
and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).
From the Home screen, tap
> Messages.
On the All messages screen, all your sent and received messages are neatly grouped
into conversations, by contact name or phone number. You can:
ƒ Scroll up or down the list of conversations by swiping your finger on the
screen.
ƒ Tap a contact name or number to view the exchange of messages.
ƒ Tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to
communicate with the contact.
You can also view your messages on the Home screen with the Messages widget. If
this widget is not there already, you can add it by following the steps in “Personalizing
your Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.
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Sending a text message (SMS)
If you exceed the limit on the number of characters for a single text message, your text
message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Messages.
2. On the All messages screen, tap Compose message.
3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:
ƒ Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile
number. As you type, matching names with phone numbers from your
stored contacts are displayed. Tap a name or one of the contact’s number.
ƒ Tap the
icon, and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to
whom you want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as
recipients.
When you have selected all the message recipients, tap OK.
ƒ Enter the complete phone numbers directly in the To field.
4. Tap the box that says “Tap to add text”, and then enter your message.
5. Tap Send.
Or press BACK to save it as a draft. To open and edit a draft message, see
“Resuming a draft message.”
Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message when you enter an email
address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long
message.
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Sending a multimedia message (MMS)
To compose a multimedia message, start by creating a new text message. Then
choose the type of attachment to include in your message.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Messages.
2. On the All messages screen, tap Compose message.
3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:
ƒ Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile
number. As you type, matching names with phone numbers and email
addresses from your stored contacts are displayed. Tap a contact’s number
or email address.
Email addresses will be displayed when Show email address is selected
in Recipient list settings. To find out more about message settings, see
“Setting message options”.
ƒ Tap the
icon, and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to
whom you want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as
recipients.
When you have selected all the message recipients, tap OK.
ƒ Enter the complete phone numbers or email address directly in the To field.
4. To add a subject line, press MENU and then tap More > Add subject.
5. Tap the box that says “Tap to add text”, and then enter your message.
6. Tap
and then choose the type of attachment.
Picture
Select Camera to take a photo and attach it, or Gallery to
attach a photo from your storage card.
Video
Audio
Select Camcorder to capture a video and attach it, or
Videos to attach a video from your storage card.
Select Voice Recorder to make a voice recording and
attach it, or Music & sounds to attach a music file or voice
recording from your storage card.
App recommendation
Location
Choose an app you’ve installed from Android Market that
you want to share with others. The URL from which the
app can be downloaded will be inserted to your message.
Add your current location (requires GPS to be turned on),
or a location you pick on a map to your message. See the
Maps and location chapter for more details.
Contact (vCard)
Select a contact, and then select the information to attach.
Appointment (vCalendar) Select the calendar event you want to attach.
Slideshow See “Creating a slideshow” for details.
7. To make changes to your attachment, tap
or
(depending on the type of
file you’ve attached).
You can also press MENU, then tap Remove to start over.
8. Tap Send.
Or press BACK to save it as a draft. To open and edit a draft message, see
“Resuming a draft message.”
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Creating a slideshow
In a multimedia message, you can add slides, each containing a photo, video, or audio.
1. In the multimedia message you’re composing, tap
2. On the Edit slideshow screen, tap Add slide.
3. Tap Slide 1.
> Slideshow.
4. To compose your slideshow, do any of the following:
Add a picture
Add a video
Tap Insert picture.
Press MENU, and then tap Add video (you cannot
add both a picture and a video on the same slide).
Add music or a voice recording Press MENU, and then tap Add audio.
Add a caption
Tap the box that says “Tap to add text”.
Add a new slide
Tap Add slide.
View the next or previous slide
Tap
or
.
Preview your slideshow
Press MENU, and then tap Preview.
For more options, press MENU, and then tap More.
5. When finished, tap Done to attach the slideshow to your message.
6. Tap Send.
Or press BACK to save it as a draft. To open and edit a draft message, see
“Resuming a draft message.”
Resuming a draft message
1. On the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Drafts.
2. Tap the message to resume editing it.
3. When you finish editing the message, tap Send.
Viewing and replying to a message
Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ringtone, vibrates, or
displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message. A new
message icon
is also displayed in the status bar.
You can change the notification for new messages. See “Setting message options.”
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Viewing a message
To open and read your received messages, you can:
ƒ Press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger down to open the
Notifications panel. Then tap the new message notification.
ƒ Open the Messages app to access and read the message.
While reading the message, you can:
Call or save a phone number
contained in the message
Tap the phone number. Then choose whether to dial the
number or add it to your contacts.
Open a link in the message
Tap the link to open it in the web browser.
Send to or save an email address
contained in the message
Tap the email address. Then choose whether to send
an email, send a multimedia message, or save the email
address to your contacts.
Forward a message
Press and hold the message to open the options menu,
and then tap Forward.
Check message details
Press and hold the message to open the options menu,
and then tap View message details.
Replying to a message
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. To reply to the message, tap the text box at the bottom of the screen, then enter
your reply message.
You can also reply with a multimedia message. See “Sending a multimedia
message (MMS)” for details.
3. Tap Send.
Replying to another phone number of the contact
When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on your phone, you’ll see the
particular phone number used within the message. There’s also a bold letter before the
phone number to indicate the number type (for example, M stands for Mobile).
Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest
message you’ve received from this contact.
If you want to change the phone number before you send out your reply, press MENU,
then tap More > Recipient phone number. Select another phone number of this
contact, and then tap OK.
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Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message
If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia
message size first before you download it.
When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To
download the entire message, tap the Download button at the right side of the message. To
find out more about message settings, see “Setting message options.”
ƒ If there’s a media attachment such as a photo or video in a received message,
tap it to view the content.
ƒ If the attachment is a contact (vCard), tap it to view the contact information,
then tap Save to add to your contacts.
Open the People app to view the contact. See the People chapter.
ƒ If the attachment is an appointment or event (vCalendar), tap it and then
choose the calendar where to save it. Tap Import.
Open the Calendar app to view the appointment or event. See the Calendar
chapter.
ƒ To save the attachment to your storage card, press and hold the multimedia
message, and then tap Save [attachment type] on the options menu.
Viewing push messages
Push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you
have requested, for example a ringtone.
When you receive a push message, a notification icon
is displayed in the status bar.
Opening and reading a new push message
1. Press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the
Notifications panel.
2. Tap the new message.
3. Tap Visit website.
Viewing all your push messages
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Messages.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Push messages.
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Managing message conversations
Protecting a message from deletion
You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other
messages in the conversation.
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Press and hold the message that you want to lock.
3. Tap Lock message on the options menu.
A lock icon (
) is displayed at the right hand side of the message.
Copying a message to your SIM card
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Press and hold a message, and then tap Copy to SIM.
A SIM card icon (
) is displayed at the right hand side of the message.
Deleting a single message
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Press and hold the message that you want to delete.
3. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then
press and hold the message to display the options menu again.
4. Tap Delete message on the options menu.
5. When prompted to confirm, tap OK.
Deleting several messages within a conversation
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Press MENU and then tap More > Delete.
3. Tap Delete by selection.
You can also tap Delete by phone number if the contact used multiple phone numbers
throughout the conversation and you want to delete the messages sent from a particular
number.
4. Select the messages you want to delete and then tap Delete.
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Deleting a conversation
1. On the All messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number) whose
messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
While looking at the exchange of messages in a conversation, you can also press
MENU and then tap More > Delete > Delete thread.
Any locked messages in the conversation thread will not be deleted unless you
select the Delete locked messages check box.
2. When prompted to confirm, tap OK to delete the entire thread.
Deleting several conversations
1. On the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Delete.
2. Select the conversation threads you want to delete.
3. Tap Delete.
Any locked messages will not be deleted.
Setting message options
On the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. You’ll find several
groups of settings.
Received messages
Received notification
Receive a notification in the status bar when a new
message arrives.
Play notification sound
Set your phone to play a sound when a new message
arrives.
Notification sound
Vibrate
Choose a sound that will play when you receive a message.
Set your phone to vibrate when a new message arrives.
Sent messages
Sent notification
Receive a notification in the status bar when a message is
sent successfully.
Failure notification
Play notification sound
Notification sound
Receive a notification in the status bar when a message is
not sent successfully.
Set your phone to play a sound when a sent or failure
notification is received.
Choose a sound that will play when there’s a sent or failure
notification.
Vibrate
Set your phone to vibrate when a new message arrives.
Display message on screen
Set your phone to show pop-up notifications (not just in
the status bar) when your messages are sent successfully
or not. You can also select None to disable this option.
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Storage settings
Delete old messages
Automatically delete older messages, except for locked
messages, when the set limits are reached.
Text message limit
Choose the maximum number of text messages to store
in each conversation thread (this does not include locked
messages).
Multimedia message limit
Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store
in each conversation thread (this does not include locked
messages).
Recipient list settings
Show email address
Search and display the email addresses of stored contacts
when you’re adding message recipients.
Message forwarding
Forward to phone number
Forward the text and multimedia messages you’ll receive to
another phone number (this may incur extra fees from your
mobile operator).
Forward to email address
Forward the text and multimedia messages you’ll receive
to an email address (this may incur extra fees from your
mobile operator).
SMS settings
Delivery reports
Service center
Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.
Displays the message service center number used. Tap to
change the number. It is recommended that you do not
change the number here for it may cause problems in
receiving and sending messages.
Manage SIM card messages
View text messages stored on your SIM card. You can also
delete or copy these messages to your phone’s memory.
MMS settings
Delivery reports
Read reports
Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.
Receive a report whether each recipient has read the
message or deleted it without reading.
Auto-retrieve
Automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely.
When selected, the MMS message header plus the message
body and attachments will automatically download to your
phone. If you clear this check box, only the MMS message
header will be retrieved and shown on the All messages
screen.
Roaming auto-retrieve
Automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely
when roaming. This may incur significant phone charges.
Priority setting
Set the message priority of MMS messages sent.
Maximum message size
Set the maximum file size of an MMS message. The MMS
message will not be sent out if it exceeds the file size set
here.
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Synchronizing with online accounts
About online accounts
These are some of the types of information your phone can sync with your online
accounts:
ƒ Gmail™/Google™ Mail and Exchange ActiveSync email.
ƒ Google and Exchange ActiveSync contacts, as well as your friends’ contact
information in Facebook® and their Twitter™ profiles. For information on
contacts, see the People chapter.
ƒ Calendar events from your primary Google Account, from Exchange
ActiveSync, and from your Facebook account. For information on using
Calendar, see the Calendar chapter.
ƒ Status updates and links shared by your friends and yourself on social
networks such as Facebook and Twitter. For details, see the Social chapter.
ƒ Flickr™ and Facebook photo uploads. For information on viewing photos, see
the Photos, videos, and music chapter.
You can set up an Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone either in the Mail app or the
Accounts & sync setting.
To set it up in the Mail app, see “Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account” in the
Email chapter.
Synchronizing with a Google Account
Signing in to your Google Account lets you sync Gmail and your Google contacts and
calendars between your phone and the Web. You also need to sign in to a Google
Account to use Google apps such as Google Talk™ and Android Market™.
If you skipped signing in to a Google Account when you first set up your phone, you may
encounter problems when using some Google apps. If these problems persist, you may need
to factory reset your phone and enter your Google Account details when you set up the
phone again. To factory reset your phone, see “Restarting or factory resetting your phone” in
the Update and reset chapter.
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Adding more Google Accounts
You can add more than one Google Account on your phone. However, subsequent
Google Accounts can only sync contacts, emails, and calendar events. Other Google
services use the first Google Account you added.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap Add account > Google.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to an account or create a new
account.
Forgot your Google Account password?
You need your Google Account password to sync Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google
contacts to your phone. You also need this password to use Google Talk and download
apps from Android Market.
If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by
going to the Google website.
1. On your phone or computer, open your web browser and go to
https://www.google.com/accounts/ForgotPasswd.
2. Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your Google
Account.
3. Complete the word verification process. Enter the characters that you see
onscreen and click Submit.
An email will be sent to the alternate email address you provided when you created
your Google Account. Follow the instructions in the email to reset your password.
If you don’t have an alternate email address or cannot access the email account you
used to create your Google Account, you can reset your Google Account after 24
hours by answering the security question for password recovery.
Adding a social network account
If you skipped setting up your social network account (such as Facebook, Twitter, or
Flickr) when you first turned on and set up your phone, you can still sign in to these
accounts through your phone’s settings.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap Add account, and then tap the account type you want to add.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.
Your social network account will be added to the list on the Accounts & sync
screen. Depending on how you set up the account, the new information may start
synchronizing with your phone.
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Managing your online accounts
Changing general sync settings
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Select or clear the following:
Background data
If this is selected, apps can send and receive online account
information even if you are not currently using them.
Auto-sync
If this is selected, apps can use the sync schedule defined in the
account settings. If this is cleared, you will need to sync accounts
manually. For instructions on doing this, see “Synchronizing an
account manually”.
Synchronizing an account manually
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap the account that you want to sync.
3. Tap Sync now.
Changing account settings
You can change settings such as the sync frequency and the types of information
synchronized, the kinds of notification you receive, and the way that account
information is displayed.
1. On the Accounts & sync screen, tap the account that you want to edit.
2. Tap the type of information you want to sync or select an item to edit its
settings.
Removing an account
You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from
your phone, for example messages, contacts, or settings. Removing an account does
not delete information from the online service itself.
You cannot remove some accounts, such as the first Google Account you signed into on the
phone, except by deleting all personal information from your phone with a hard reset. For
instructions on doing this, see “Restarting or factory resetting your phone” in the Update and
reset chapter.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap the account that you want to remove.
3. Tap Remove account, and then confirm that you want to remove the account.
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Synchronizing with your computer
You have your new vacation photos on your phone while your business calendar is on
your computer. Why not make these types of files and information available on both
devices? With HTC Sync™, you can:
ƒ Sync your contacts between your Microsoft® Outlook®, Outlook® Express or
Windows Contacts on your computer and your phone.
ƒ Sync your calendar events between the Outlook or Windows Calendar on
your computer and your phone.
ƒ Bring your photos, videos, documents, songs, and playlists from your
computer to your phone and enjoy them on the go.
ƒ Easily import your captured photos and videos from your phone to your
computer.
ƒ Sync bookmarks inside the “HTC Bookmarks” favorites folder on your
computer and all bookmarks stored on your phone’s web browser.
You need a microSD card inserted into your phone to be able to sync multimedia files, maps,
and documents.
Installing HTC Sync
On your computer, go to the HTC support website (www.htc.com/support) to
download and install the latest HTC Sync version.
ƒ You can install HTC Sync on a computer running Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP.
ƒ HTC Sync requires USB 2.0 on your computer to connect and sync with your phone.
ƒ For trouble-free installation, first quit all running programs and temporarily exit from your
anti-virus program before you start installing HTC Sync.
After installing HTC Sync, the HTC Sync icon ( ) is added to your computer’s system
tray (check the bottom-right side of your computer screen). You can double-click this
icon to open HTC Sync.
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone
After installing, set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone.
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. On your phone’s Connect to PC screen, tap HTC Sync, and then tap Done.
On your computer, wait for HTC Sync to recognize your phone.
3. When the Device setup screen opens, enter a name for your phone, and then
click Save.
The Device panel then opens.
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Click a category of items to see its sync options on the right section of the Device panel.
Click Overview to see your phone’s basic software information and storage card usage,
change the phone name, or install third-party apps to your phone.
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Shows the available sync options for the category you’ve selected.
Click to start synchronization.
Estimated storage usage bar. When there are new items to be synchronized and added to
your phone, this bar shows the estimated storage card space that will be used.
Setting the Music sync options
Bring the music tracks and songs you play on your computer to your phone. If you
have playlists created in iTunes® or Windows Media® Player, you can sync these too and
enjoy them on the go.
You can sync audio files in these formats:
*.aac, *.amr, *.m4a, *.mid, *.midi, *.mp3, *.wav, and *.wma.
1. On the Device panel, click Music, and then click the On button.
Turning Music sync on means you want this category included every time you
sync your computer and phone.
2. Select Sync music files from, and then click Add.
3. Choose the folder that contains your audio files, and then click OK.
All supported audio files added to this folder will also be copied to your phone’s
storage card during synchronization.
4. Select Sync music files from iTunes and Windows Media Player if you’re using
any of these apps on your computer. Then, choose one of the following:
All songs and playlists Choose to sync all songs and playlists from iTunes and
Windows Media Player.
Selected playlists
Choose to select only your favorite playlist titles.
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Setting the Gallery sync options
You can choose to automatically copy your phone camera shots to your computer. At
the same time, when you select a folder from your computer, the photos and videos
stored in it are also synchronized on your phone’s storage card.
You can sync photos and videos in these formats:
ƒ Photos: *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpeg, *.jpg, and *.png.
ƒ Videos: *.3gp, *.3g2, *.mp4, and *.wmv.
1. On the Device panel, click Gallery, and then click the On button.
Turning Gallery sync on means you want this category included every time you
sync your computer and phone.
2. To automatically import your camera shots to your computer during
synchronization, select Copy device Camera Shots to PC.
Photos and videos from your storage card will be saved to the
\My Photos\Device Camera Shots folder on your computer.
3. Select Sync PC photos & videos from, and then click Add.
4. Choose the folder on your computer that contains your multimedia files, and
then click OK.
All supported image and video files added to this folder will also be copied to
your phone’s storage card during synchronization.
Setting Calendar sync options
Your phone can sync appointments and events with your calendar in Outlook
(Outlook XP, Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007) or Windows Calendar (for Windows
Vista).
1. On the Device panel, click Calendar, and then click the On button.
Turning Calendar sync on means you want this category included every time you
sync your computer and phone.
2. Select the app you want to sync calendar events with.
3. Choose the number of days of calendar events to sync. You can choose One
week ago, Two weeks ago, or One month ago.
4. In cases when conflicting information are found on both the phone and
computer, choose which information you want to keep.
You can only sync the following calendar event details: Event name, Event date, Start time,
End time, Event location, Description, Reminder, and Repetition.
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Setting People sync options
Sync your phone contacts with your Outlook (Outlook XP, Outlook 2003 or Outlook
2007), Outlook Express, or Windows Contacts (for Windows Vista).
If you have contacts to sync from your SIM card, you have to import these first to your
phone storage.
1. On the Device panel, click People, and then click the On button.
Turning People sync on means you want this category included every time you
sync your computer and phone.
2. Choose the app you want to sync your contacts with.
3. In cases when conflicting information are found on both the phone and
computer, choose which information you want to keep.
Only the contact fields supported on your phone will be synchronized.
Setting Bookmarks sync options
Sync the bookmarks inside the “HTC Bookmarks” favorites folder in your computer’s
web browser with the bookmarks stored on your phone’s web browser.
1. On the Device panel, click Bookmarks, and then click the On button.
Turning Bookmarks sync on means you want this category included every time
you sync your computer and phone.
2. Choose the web browser that stores the bookmarks to sync with your phone.
ƒ Only the web page title and URL information are synchronized.
ƒ If you are using Firefox® and have selected it to sync with your phone, make sure to close all
Firefox browser windows before you begin synchronization.
ƒ When conflicting information are found on both the phone and computer, HTC Sync keeps
the information from your computer.
Setting Documents sync options
You can sync files and documents from your computer to your phone. Make sure that
your phone has the app needed to open or view such files and documents.
Usually, your phone can open and view these file types: Microsoft Office 2003 and
2007 Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), and PowerPoint (.ppt), PDF files (.pdf), Text files (.txt).
You can also sync email attachments that you stored on your phone’s storage card to
your computer.
To sync email attachments stored on your phone’s storage card to your computer, you must
set up an Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email account on your phone using Mail. For
more information on how to do this, see the Email chapter.
1. On the Device panel, click Documents, and then click the On button.
Turning Documents sync on means you want this category included every time
you sync your computer and phone.
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2. To sync email attachments that you’ve stored on your phone’s storage card,
select Copy all download Mail documents to PC.
When you sync the phone with your computer, email attachments will be saved
to the \My Documents\Device documents\ folder on your computer.
3. To sync files and documents from your computer to your phone’s storage card,
select Sync PC documents from, and then click Add.
4. Choose a folder that contains the files you want to sync with your phone, and
then click OK.
When you sync the phone with your computer, the files and documents from
your computer will be saved to the \My Documents\Documents\ folder on your
phone’s storage card.
Synchronizing your phone
When you are done setting up synchronization for your selected categories, click the
Sync now button.
After synchronization is complete, click Disconnect and safely remove your phone as
required by your computer’s operating system. The next time you connect your phone
to your computer, synchronization automatically begins based on your sync options.
Always check the estimated file size of new items that you want to synchronize with your
phone. You will see a warning icon beside the estimated storage usage bar when there isn’t
enough space left on your storage card.
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Synchronizing another phone with your computer
HTC Sync can synchronize up to three phones with your computer, making your
favorite music, videos, photos, and files always available to you.
Make sure that all the phones you connect with your computer and synchronize using HTC
Sync are running on Android 2.1 or later.
1. Connect the other phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. On the phone’s Connect to PC screen, tap HTC Sync, and then tap Done.
3. On your computer, wait for HTC Sync to recognize the other phone. When the
Device setup screen opens, enter a name for the phone, and then click Save.
4. You can separately customize your sync settings for this phone.
To switch between the connected phones, click Devices on the top left corner of
the Device panel, and then click the phone’s name or image.
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Facebook
Facebook for HTC Sense
If you signed in to your Facebook account when you turned on and set up your phone
for the first time, that means your Facebook account is linked to Facebook for HTC
Sense on your phone. (If you did not do this, see the Accounts and sync chapter to
find out how to sign in to Facebook for HTC Sense.)
With Facebook for HTC Sense, you can:
ƒ See all your Facebook contacts and their instant status updates in People.
When you tap a contact on the People screen, slide
to the Updates and events tab to see updates such
as posted status messages, uploads, and profile
changes.
When there is a notification of the contact’s birthday,
you can tap the notification to call the contact
directly or send a message greeting.
ƒ See Facebook photos right on the Gallery app.
You can also upload one or more photos from your
storage card to Facebook, then tag and add captions
that go with it.
When you’re viewing the albums of a Facebook
friend, you can also share a link to a particular album,
or comment on the album photos.
To know more about viewing Facebook photos, see
the Photos, videos, and music chapter.
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ƒ Check your friends’ Facebook status updates and post your own updates in
Friend Stream. See “Friend Stream” to find out the things you can do on the
Friend Stream app.
ƒ Add your Facebook events and your friends’ birthdays to the Calendar app.
See the Calendar chapter for details.
Facebook for Android
The Facebook app on your phone lets you keep up and stay close with your friends
in Facebook. It offers most of the features that you are familiar with when using
Facebook on your computer.
With the Facebook app, you can:
ƒ Share your thoughts and check other people’s status updates.
ƒ View your friends list and write on someone’s wall.
ƒ Comment on and like a friend’s post.
ƒ View someone’s personal information, including photo albums.
ƒ Check your Facebook notifications.
ƒ Take a photo and upload it straight to your Facebook account.
Using the Facebook app
1. Press HOME, and then tap
> Facebook.
2. If this is your first time to use Facebook, follow the onscreen instructions to sign
in to your Facebook account.
3. On the News Feed screen, press MENU, and then tap Home to access the other
functions.
ƒ While on the Facebook home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings to set refresh and
notification options.
ƒ On some Facebook screens, you can press and hold an item to open an options menu.
What’s the difference between Facebook for Android and Facebook for
HTC Sense?
ƒ Facebook for HTC Sense is not a standalone app. It is integrated in People,
Friend Stream, Gallery, and Calendar to give you up-to-date information
about your Facebook contacts (their status updates, shared links, and photos)
in these apps.
ƒ Facebook for Android is a standalone app. Use this app to do most of the
things that you would do when you’re using your computer’s web browser
to access your Facebook account, such as adding a friend and sending
Facebook messages.
ƒ The two do not share the same login credentials. Signing in to Facebook for
HTC Sense does not sign you in to the Facebook for Android app and vice
versa. If you want to use the same Facebook account for both, you’ll have to
sign in to both using the same login credentials.
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If you have more than one Facebook account, you may sign in to the Facebook app using
your second account, since the Facebook app does not share the same login credentials as
Facebook for HTC Sense.
Twitter
Twitter for HTC Sense
If you signed in to your Twitter account when you turned on and set up your phone for
the first time, that means your Twitter account is linked to Twitter for HTC Sense on
your phone. (If you did not do this, add the Twitter for HTC Sense account in Settings
> Accounts & sync. To find out how, see “Adding a social network account” in the
Accounts and sync chapter.)
With Twitter for HTC Sense, you can:
ƒ Link your contacts in People to their Twitter profiles (if you’re following them).
To find out how, see “Merging contact information” in the People chapter.
ƒ Send tweets and check your friends’ tweets in Friend Stream. See “Friend
Stream” to find out the things you can do on the Friend Stream app.
Twitter for Android
The Twitter app on your phone lets you post, read and reply to tweets, retweet (or
undo it), send and receive direct messages, change your profile photo, search for new
Twitter users, and do a whole lot more.
From the Home screen, tap
> Twitter to open and use this app.
Twitter for HTC Sense and the Twitter for Android app do not share the same login
credentials. Signing in to Twitter for HTC Sense does not sign you in to the Twitter app and
vice versa. If you want to use the same Twitter account for both, you’ll have to sign in to both
using the same login credentials.
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Friend Stream
Friend Stream connects you to your social networks. Share and get updates
from friends in popular networks like Facebook and Twitter in a single feed. With
Friend Stream, you can easily track your friends’ status messages, photo uploads,
notifications, and more — or comment and post your own.
ƒ You must be signed in to at least one social network account to use Friend
Stream. To find out how, see “Adding a social network account” in the
Accounts and sync chapter.
ƒ To use your Facebook account on Friend Stream, you need to be signed in via
Facebook for HTC Sense. See “Facebook for HTC Sense” in this chapter.
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Tap in this area to compose and send a status update.
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If you have linked the contact in People, tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you
can quickly choose how to communicate with the contact.
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Do one of the following:
ƒ Tap a tweet to view all tweets from the sender.
ƒ Tap a Facebook post to write a comment or to like or unlike the post.
ƒ Tap posted photos to view the album photos from the sender.
4 When you tap someone’s name, you can:
ƒ Check the person’s profile details.
ƒ Look at the person’s Facebook wall.
ƒ Check the person’s posted tweets.
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Slide to the other tabs to view social network updates grouped as status updates only,
photo uploads, links, updates from members of your Facebook list, or social network
notifications.
Updating your status
You can update your status simultaneously on all the social network accounts you are
signed in to.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Friend Stream.
2. On the All updates tab, tap the box that says “What’s on your mind?”.
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3. Enter your status update.
4. If you do not want to send the status update to all your social network accounts,
tap
and clear the check boxes of the social networks to exclude.
5. Tap
and then choose what you want to attach to your tweet or status update.
App recommendation Choose an app you’ve installed from Android Market that you
want to share with others. The URL from which the app can be
downloaded will be inserted to your status.
To find out more about sharing app, see “Sharing games and
apps” in the More apps chapter.
Picture
Select From Camera to take a photo and attach it or From
Gallery to attach a photo from your storage card.
Location
Add your current location or a location you pick on a map. See
the Maps and location chapter for details.
6. Tap Share.
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts
After tapping someone’s status update on the All updates tab, you can do the
following:
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Tap a photo or the album name shown in the status update to view and comment on the
album photos using the Gallery app. See the Photos, videos, and music chapter.
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Type what you think about the person’s status update.
Like or unlike the person’s status update.
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Viewing tweets, posting tweets, and sending direct messages
After you tap a tweet in Friend Stream, you’ll see this screen:
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Tap in this area to compose and send a tweet.
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Tap a person’s name to check profile details and all of his or her tweets.
If you have linked the contact in People, tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you
can quickly choose how to communicate with the contact.
4 Press and hold a tweet to open an options menu to reply, send a direct message, retweet,
and more.
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All tweets tab. View all the tweets from people you follow and tweets that you have
posted.
6 Mentions tab. View all tweets that mention your username using the “@[your username]”
convention.
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Direct message tab. View all private/direct messages that you have received or sent.
Favorites tab. View tweets that you have marked as favorites.
Sending a tweet
1. On the All tweets tab, tap the box that says “What’s happening?”.
2. Type your tweet.
3. Add a picture or location to your tweet.
ƒ Tap
to post a picture from Gallery or Camera to your default photo
hosting site and add the link to the picture in your tweet.
ƒ Tap
to insert your location into the tweet. You can choose to add a map
link, insert your location name, or insert your position coordinates.
4. Tap Update.
Searching for Twitter users to follow
1. Press the SEARCH button.
2. Type a Twitter name in the search box.
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You can also narrow down the search when you tap
> Users.
3. Tap
.
4. In the list of search results, tap the Twitter user you want to follow.
5. Press MENU, and then tap Follow.
Unfollowing a Twitter user
1. Tap the name of the Twitter user you want to stop following.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Unfollow.
Sending a direct message
You can only send a direct message to someone who is following you.
1. Press MENU, and then tap New message.
2. Tap the To field, and then enter the name. As you enter characters, the names of
the Twitter users that match the characters you enter will appear. Tap the name
when you see it.
3. Enter your message, and then tap Update.
You can also send a direct message when you press and hold a tweet of the person
you want to send the direct message to, and then tap Send direct message on the
options menu.
Checking notifications from your social networks
In Friend Stream, slide to the Notifications tab to easily see a single feed of your
notifications from different social networks. It can be a comment on your Facebook
post, a mention or direct message in Twitter, a tagged photo of you, and more.
About the Friend Stream widget
Use the Friend Stream widget so you can easily update your status and view other
people’s status updates right on the Home screen.
If you don’t have this widget on your Home screen, see “Personalizing your Home
screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter to find out how to add it to the
Home screen.
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Chatting in Google Talk
Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with
other people that also use Google Talk.
If you signed in to your Google Account when you first set up the phone, you are
already signed in to Google Talk.
Chatting with friends
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Talk.
2. Tap a friend in the Friends list.
3. Enter your message in the text box. You can also insert a smiley by pressing
MENU, and then tapping More > Insert smiley.
4. Tap Send.
5. While chatting, press MENU and then tap any of these options:
Chat off record Your Google Talk messages are stored in the Chats folder of your
Gmail account. Tap this option if you don’t want to store your chat
messages.
Switch chats
If you have more than one chat going, tap this to switch chat with
another friend.
Friends list
Add chat
Return to the Friends list.
Add another friend to your chat. The friend you invited and the friend
your currently chatting with receive an invitation to a group chat. Each
one who accepts the invitation joins the group chat.
End chat
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End your current chat.
Clear the chat history, insert a smiley or view your friend’s contact
details.
Accepting chat invitations
When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you receive a notification. Their entry
in the Friends list turns white and displays the message.
Do one of the following:
ƒ In the Friends list, tap the friend who sent you the invitation to chat.
ƒ Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the chat notification. See “Opening
the Notifications panel” in the Getting started chapter.
Changing your online status and picture
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Talk.
2. In the Friends list, tap your name to open the Set Status screen.
3. Enter your new status message, or press BACK to choose a custom status from
the list.
4. Tap the online status beside your picture, and then select the status you want on
the menu.
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5. Tap your picture, and then tap Remove to remove your photo, or Change to
select another picture on the storage card. Note that if you’ve selected a big
picture, you will be asked to crop it.
6. Tap Done.
Your online status, message, and picture appear in your contact’s Friends lists and in
other apps where your Google Talk status are displayed.
Adding and managing friends
The Friends list is where you add and manage your friends in Google Talk.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Talk.
2. In the Friends list, do any of the following.
Invite a friend
1. Press MENU, and then tap Add friend.
2. Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of
the friend you want to add.
3. Tap Send invitation.
View all friends
Initially, only those friends that you often chat with — the most
popular — are shown in the Friends list. To view all your friends,
press MENU, and then tap All friends. To view only friends that you
often chat with, press MENU, and then tap Most popular.
Make a friend
popular
1. Press MENU, and then tap All friends.
2. Press and hold a friend’s name, and then tap Always show friend.
Block a friend
You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked,
your friend is removed from the Friends list and is added to the
blocked friends list.
1. Press MENU, and then tap All friends.
2. Press and hold a friend’s name, and then tap Block friend.
1. Press MENU, and then tap More > Blocked.
Unblock a friend
2. Tap the name of the blocked friend, and then tap OK.
View all invited
friends
Press MENU, and then tap More > Invites. Friends who have not yet
accepted your invitation are listed in the screen.
Changing the settings and signing out
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Talk.
2. In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap:
ƒ Settings to change the app and notification settings.
ƒ Sign out to sign out from Google Talk.
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Using Gmail
Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, make
sure you sign into your Google Account so you can send and receive Gmail messages.
If you didn’t do so, go to the Accounts & sync setting to sign in.
You can also set up more than one Google Account on your phone, and then switch
between accounts in Gmail. To find out how to set up several Google Accounts, see
“Adding more Google Accounts” in the Accounts and sync chapter.
Viewing your Gmail Inbox
The Inbox conversations list is your default Gmail view. All your received emails are
delivered to your Inbox.
Gmail groups each message you send with all the responses you receive. This
conversation list continues to grow as new replies arrive, so you can always see your
messages in context. A new message or a change to the subject of a current message
will begin a new conversation.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
Your inbox appears.
2. Do any of the following:
View more email
messages
If the Inbox is full, swipe your finger up the screen to view more
messages and conversations.
Read a new email
message
Tap the unread message or the conversation with an unread
message (just arrived items display in bold). For more
information, see “Reading your messages.”
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Select messages and
Tap the box (
) before the email or conversation. Then tap
conversations
the onscreen buttons at the bottom to choose what to do with
the selected messages or conversations.
Display messages
and conversations of
another label
Tap Inbox at the top left of the screen, and then tap another
label (such as Sent, Drafts, or your created label) to view its
messages and conversations.
Switch to your other
Gmail account
Tap the current account at the top right of the screen, and then
tap another account you want to switch to.
Refresh the Inbox
Press MENU, and then tap Refresh.
Sending a new message
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
2. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Compose.
3. If you’ve set up multiple Google Accounts on your phone, choose which Gmail
address you want to use for sending your email.
Tap the box that shows your current Gmail address, and then tap another
address that you want to use for sending.
4. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the
email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma.
As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your contacts list
are displayed. Tap a match to enter that address directly.
If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other
recipients, press MENU and then tap Add Cc/Bcc.
5. Enter the email subject, and then compose your email.
6. If you want to attach a picture, press MENU and then tap Attach. Locate and
then tap the picture you want to attach.
7. After composing your message, tap
.
ƒ While composing the message, tap
to save it as a draft. Or press the BACK button to
discard the message.
ƒ To view your draft email messages, in the Inbox, tap Inbox at the top left of the screen and
then tap Drafts.
ƒ To view your sent messages, in the Inbox, tap Inbox at the top left of the screen and then
tap Sent.
Reading your messages
Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ringtone or vibrates when
you receive a new email. A new email icon (
) also appears on the notifications area
of the status bar to tell you that you have a new email. For more information on email
notification settings, refer to “Changing Gmail settings” later in this chapter.
1. Press and hold the status bar, and then slide down your finger on the screen to
open the Notifications panel.
2. Tap the new email.
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3. In the Inbox, tap the unread email or the conversation with the unread email to
view it.
4. On the email message or conversation, do any of the following:
ƒ Scroll through the messages in the conversation by swiping your finger up
or down the screen.
ƒ If you have two or more email messages in the conversation, tap
to expand all message headers in the conversation.
ƒ Tap the star (
) to star the message. See “Searching and organizing your
emails” for more information.
ƒ If the sender is a friend in Google Talk, check the button (
) before the
star in the message header to know your friend’s online status.
ƒ Tap Archive to remove the conversation from your Inbox and transfer it to
the All Mail folder in your Google Account.
ƒ Tap Delete to delete the conversation from your Inbox.
ƒ If you’ve archived or deleted a conversation by accident, tap Undo at the top of the
conversations list. The conversation is returned to your Inbox.
ƒ To view your archived or deleted messages, in the Inbox, tap Inbox at the top left of the
screen and then tap All Mail (for archived messages) or Trash (for deleted messages).
ƒ Tap
or
to see the previous or next conversation in your Inbox.
ƒ Press MENU to see more options.
Replying to or forwarding an email message
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
2. In the Inbox, tap the email message or conversation.
If the email message is long, swipe your finger up the screen.
3. To reply to the sender, tap
. Or, tap
and choose whether to Reply all or
Forward.
4. Do one of the following:
ƒ If you selected Reply or Reply all, enter your reply message.
ƒ If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients.
Tap Respond inline if you want to interleave your new message with the received email. But
this removes any attachments or formatting in the original email.
5. Tap
.
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Searching and organizing your emails
Searching for messages
You can search for messages that contain one or more words in their contents or in
their addresses, subjects, labels, and so on. When you search for messages, all of the
messages in your Gmail account on the web are included (except those labeled Trash
or Spam), not just those that you’ve synchronized onto your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
2. In the Inbox, press SEARCH.
3. Enter the word or words to search for.
4. Tap
or tap the Enter key on the onscreen keyboard.
A conversation list opens, displaying all of the conversations with messages that
contain the words you searched for. The words you searched for are displayed below
the status bar. You work with the conversations in this list just as you would with the
conversations in your Inbox or any other conversation list.
Starring an email message or conversation
You can star an important message or a conversation so that you can easily find it
again. To view just starred messages or conversations with starred messages, see
“Filtering conversations” in this chapter.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Do one of the following:
ƒ In the Inbox, tap the star (
> Gmail.
) to the right of the conversation subject to star
the latest message in the conversation. Conversations with starred messages
are displayed with a star in your Inbox and in other conversation lists.
ƒ In the inbox, tap a conversation and then go to the message that you want to
star. Tap the star (
) in the message header.
To unstar a message or conversation, tap its star again. You can also tap a star in a
conversation list to unstar all messages in that conversation.
Labeling conversations
You can organize conversations by labeling them. Gmail has several preset labels you
can use, and you can also add your own labels, using Gmail on the web.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
2. Select the check boxes of the conversations that you want to label.
3. Tap Labels at the bottom of the screen.
4. Select the labels that you want to assign to the conversations, and then tap OK.
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Filtering conversations
You can choose to display conversations that have the same label or only those that
are starred.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
2. When viewing your Inbox or another conversation list, tap the name of the
current label at the top left of the screen to open the labels selection screen.
3. Tap a label to view a list of conversations bearing that label.
The conversation list resembles your Inbox, but the label replaces “Inbox” below the
status bar. You work with labeled conversations lists in the same way as with your
Inbox.
Cleaning up your Inbox
You can clean up your Inbox by archiving, deleting, or muting conversations. You can
also report a conversation as spam to stop receiving any future messages from that
sender.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
2. In the Inbox, tap the box (
) before the conversations you want to work on,
and then do any of the following:
Delete
Tap Delete.
If you’ve deleted the conversation by accident, tap Undo at the
top of the screen to move the conversation back to the Inbox.
Archive
Tap Archive.
If you’ve archived the conversation by accident, tap Undo at
the top of the screen to move the conversation back to the
Inbox.
Mute
Press MENU, and then tap Mute.
If you ‘mute’ a conversation, you will not receive any future
messages for that conversation.
Report as spam
Press MENU, and then tap Report spam.
The Gmail webmail service works hard to prevent spam
(unwanted and unsolicited “junk” mail) from reaching your
Inbox. But when spam makes it through, you can help improve
the service by reporting the conversation as spam.
Changing Gmail settings
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
2. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap More > Settings.
3. Set the following options:
Signature
Enter a signature that automatically appears at the end of your
email messages.
Confirm actions
Show a confirmation box when you archive, delete or send a
conversation.
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Reply all
Select this check box if you want to replace the Reply button
) in message headers with the Reply all button ( ), so
you don’t need to tap the arrow ( ) to access it.
(
Auto-advance
Select which conversation to display after you delete or archive
a conversation.
Message text size
Batch operations
Adjust the size of text in your email messages.
When selected, this adds a check box to the left of each
conversation so you can add it to a batch.
Clear search history
Labels
Remove the searches you have performed.
Set how many days and which Gmail labels to synchronize.
See “Changing Gmail synchronization settings” in this chapter.
Email notifications
Show a notification icon on the status bar when you receive a
new email.
Select ringtone
Vibrate
Choose a notification sound for new email messages.
Make your phone vibrate when you receive a new email
message.
Notify once
When cleared, you are notified every time you receive a new
email message.
Changing Gmail synchronization settings
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gmail.
2. In the Inbox, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings > Labels.
3. To set the number of days to synchronize, tap Number of days to sync.
4. To set synchronization for a particular message label, tap the label, and then
select whether you want messages bearing that label to sync according to the
default number of days you selected earlier, sync all, or sync none of them.
Getting help
To find out more about using Gmail, press MENU, and then tap More > Help. The web
browser will take you to the Google Mobile Help site.
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Using Mail
Use the Mail app to add your webmail and other POP3 or IMAP email accounts. You
can also set up and use your Exchange ActiveSync email on your phone.
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Mail.
2. Do one of the following:
ƒ If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail, tap Other (POP3/
IMAP) on the Choose a mail provider screen.
ƒ If you’ve already added an email account in Mail, press MENU, and then tap
More > New account. If the Choose a mail provider screen is displayed, tap
Other (POP3/IMAP).
3. Enter the email address and password for your email account and then tap Next.
4. If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone database, you’ll be
asked to enter more details.
5. Enter the account name and your name and then tap Finish setup.
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
You can add one or more Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts on your phone.
You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later.
You can add up to 15 Exchange ActiveSync accounts on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Mail.
2. Do one of the following:
ƒ If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail, tap Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync on the Choose a mail provider screen.
ƒ If you’ve already added an email account in Mail, press MENU, and then tap
More > New account. If the Choose a mail provider screen is displayed, tap
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
3. Enter the Exchange ActiveSync account details, and then tap Next. Your
corporate Exchange Server must support auto-detect for the phone to
automatically set up the Exchange ActiveSync account. If your corporate
Exchange Server does not support auto-detect, you’ll need to enter your
Exchange Server settings after you tap Next. Ask your Exchange Server
administrator for details.
4. Choose the types of information you want to sync. Also choose how often you
want to update and sync email to your phone.
5. Tap Finish setup.
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Checking your Mail inbox
When you open the Mail app, it displays the inbox of one of your email accounts that
you’ve set up on your phone. To switch between email accounts, tap the bar that
shows the current email account, and then tap another account.
Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts
You can view email from all your accounts just in one place without having to switch to
different accounts.
Just tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap All accounts.
Email messages are color coded so you can easily distinguish which email accounts
they belong to.
Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified inbox.
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Different views of your inbox
If you have lots of email messages, it may take you some time to browse through the
long list and find a single email or related email messages. To skim through your email
messages easier, tap one of the following tabs to change the view of your inbox:
Received. Displays email messages as individual items.
Conversations. Displays email messages as conversations, grouped according to the
subject line. Tap a subject in the list to show the email conversation.
Group. Displays all email messages from a contact group. To choose which contact
group to display, press MENU, tap View, and then select a group.
To find out more about working with contact groups, see “Contact groups” in the
People chapter.
Unread. Displays unread messages.
Marked (Exchange ActiveSync only). Displays all flagged messages.
Meeting invitations (Exchange ActiveSync only). Displays meeting invitations which
you have not yet accepted or declined.
Attachments. Displays all messages that have attachments.
You can rearrange the tabs to the order that you want. To find out how, see “Rearranging or
hiding application tabs” in the Personalizing chapter.
Refreshing your email account
Whatever your automatic synchronization settings are, you can also synchronize your
sent and received emails manually at any time.
ƒ While in the account you want to sync, press MENU, and then tap Refresh.
ƒ If you have several email accounts, you can refresh them all at the same time.
Go to the unified inbox first. Then press MENU and tap Refresh.
To find out how to display the unified inbox, see “Viewing the unified inbox of
all your email accounts.”
Sorting email messages
You can sort email messages by date received, priority, subject, sender, or size.
On the inbox, press MENU, tap Sort, and select from the sorting options.
Quickly browsing your inbox
If you have a long list of email messages in your inbox, it may not be easy to browse
the list and find an email that you want.
You can quickly browse through your inbox by using finger gestures.
1. Choose a sorting order for displaying your email messages. See “Sorting email
messages.”
2. Press and hold your two fingers on any email message, and then slightly drag
downward without lifting your fingers.
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Your screen then jumps to the next or previous set of email messages based on your
chosen sorting order. For instance:
ƒ If your email messages are arranged by date, your screen jumps to the email
messages received on the previous or next date, depending on your sorting
order.
ƒ If your email messages are arranged alphabetically by sender name or
subject, your screen jumps to the previous or next sender or subject,
depending on what’s your sorting order.
Managing email messages
Deleting an email message
1. On the inbox, press and hold the message you want to delete.
2. On the options menu, tap Delete.
Selecting several email messages
1. Tap the check boxes of email messages to select them.
2. Choose what you want to do with the selected messages: Mark unread, Delete,
or Move to another folder.
You cannot move email messages when you’re in the unified (All accounts) inbox.
Moving several email messages to another folder
1. Switch to the email account you want to use.
2. Go to the Received tab or any other tab (except for the Conversations tab).
3. Tap the check boxes of email messages you want to move.
4. Tap Move to, and then tap the folder where to move the email messages.
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Moving an email message after reading
In the open message, press MENU, and then tap More > Move to.
Deleting all messages
1. First tap the check box of any email message.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Select all.
3. Tap Delete.
Switching to other mail folders
1. Press MENU, and then tap Folders.
2. Tap the mail folder whose messages you want to view.
Sending an email message
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Mail.
2. Switch to the email account that you want to use for sending email.
3. On the email account inbox, tap Compose mail.
4. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:
ƒ Enter email addresses directly in the To field, separating them with a
comma. As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your
contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that address directly.
ƒ Tap the
icon, and then choose the contacts to whom you want to
send the message. You can also select contact groups as recipients, or
search and add contacts from the company directory if you have set up an
Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone. When you have selected all
the message recipients, tap OK.
If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other
recipients, press MENU, and then tap Show Cc/Bcc.
4. Enter the subject, and then compose your message.
5. To add an attachment, press MENU, tap Attach, and choose from the following
options:
Picture
Video
Audio
Select Camera to take a photo and attach it, or Gallery to
attach a photo from your storage card.
Select Camcorder to capture a video and attach it, or
Videos to attach a video from your storage card.
Select Voice Recorder to make a voice recording and
attach it, or Files to attach a music file or voice recording
from your storage card.
App recommendation
Choose an app you’ve installed from Android Market that
you want to tell other people about. The URL from which
the app can be downloaded will be inserted in your email.
See “Sharing games and apps” in the More apps chapter.
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Location
You can attach location information. Send your current
location (requires GPS to be turned on) or a location you
pick on a map. For more information, see the Maps and
location chapter.
Document
Attach a PDF file or an Office document such as a text file
or a spreadsheet.
Contact (vCard)
Appointment (vCalendar)
File
Attach someone’s contact information.
Attach a calendar event.
Attach any file from your storage card.
6. Tap Send to send the message immediately, or tap Save as draft to send it later.
If there’s no Wi-Fi or data connection available or Airplane mode is on when you send your
email, the email will be saved to the Outbox folder. Once there’s Wi-Fi or data connection
available, the saved email will be sent automatically next time your phone syncs.
Resuming a draft email message
1. In the email account inbox, press MENU, and then tap Folders > Drafts.
2. Tap the message.
3. When you finish editing the message, tap Send.
Reading and replying to an email message
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Mail.
2. Switch to the email account you want to use.
3. On the email account inbox, tap the email you want to read.
4. Do any of the following:
Reply to the message
Forward the message
Delete the message
Tap Reply or Reply all.
Press MENU, and then tap More > Forward.
Press MENU, and then tap Delete.
Press MENU, and then tap Mark unread.
Mark the message as unread
Setting the priority for an email message
You can set the priority for an email message that you send.
1. While composing the message, press MENU.
2. Tap Set priority.
3. Select the priority for the message.
If you selected High or Low priority, the priority appears below the subject line of the
message.
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Working with Exchange ActiveSync email
If you sync your phone with your work Exchange ActiveSync account, you can read,
reply, send, and manage email in the same easy way as with a POP3/IMAP account. In
addition, you can also use some powerful Exchange features.
To find out how you can set up your Exchange ActiveSync account, see “Adding a
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account” in this chapter.
Flagging an email
While viewing the inbox, tap the white flag icon
that appears on the right of an
email message. The icon turns red after you flagged the email.
While reading an email, you can also tap the flag icon in the email.
Setting out of the office status
You can set your out of office status and auto-reply message right from your phone.
1. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account.
2. Press MENU and then tap More > Out of the office.
3. Tap the box, and then select Out of the office.
4. Set the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the office.
5. Enter the auto-reply message.
6. Tap Save.
Sending a meeting request
1. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account.
2. Go to the Meeting invitations tab, and then tap New meeting invitation.
3. Enter the meeting details,
4. Tap Send.
Changing email account settings
1. Switch to the email account whose settings you want to change.
2. Press MENU and then tap More > Settings.
3. Select from the following:
Account settings
Change the email account settings such as the name, email
address, password, and description.
General settings
Set the font size when reading emails, enable, disable or set the
signature, set the account as the default email account, and set
where to save email attachments.
Send & Receive
Set the maximum email file size limit when receiving and
frequency to check for new emails and how many to check for.
You can also set to have emails that you send bcc’d to yourself.
Notification settings
Delete account
Set email notification settings.
Tap to delete the email account.
4. Press BACK to save your changes.
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Deleting an email account
1. Switch to the email account you want to delete.
2. Press MENU, and then tap More > Settings > Delete account.
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Calendar
About Calendar
Never miss an important date again. Use your phone’s Calendar to schedule your
events, meetings, and appointments.
You can set up your phone to stay in sync with the following types of calendars:
ƒ On your phone, sign in to your Google Account so you’ll be able to sync your
phone’s Calendar with your Google Calendar online. You can add multiple
Google accounts. If you have not signed in to your Google Account yet, see
the Accounts and sync chapter to find out how to sign in.
ƒ If you’re using Microsoft Outlook on your computer, you can set up HTC Sync
on your computer to sync Outlook Calendar with your phone’s Calendar. See
“Synchronizing with your computer” in the Accounts and sync chapter.
ƒ If you have a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account and you have added
it on your phone, you can sync your phone’s Calendar with your Exchange
ActiveSync calendar events. See the Email and Accounts and sync chapters
for details.
If you’ve signed in to your social network accounts such as Facebook, birthdays and
events of friends from your social networks will appear in Calendar. To find out how to
sign in to your social networks, see “Adding a social network account” in the Accounts
and sync chapter.
Creating calendar events
You can create events that appear on your phone only, as well as events that sync with
your Google Calendar, your computer’s Outlook Calendar, or Exchange ActiveSync
calendar.
1. From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Calendar.
2. On any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap New event.
When you are in the Month or Agenda view, you can also tap
screen to create a new event.
at the bottom-right of the
3. If you have more than one calendar, select a calendar in which to add the event:
ƒ Select My Calendar to create an event that will appear only on your phone.
ƒ Select your Google Account to create a Google Calendar event. If you have
several Google Calendars on the Web, select one in which to add your
event.
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ƒ Select PC Sync to create an Outlook Calendar event to sync with your
computer.
ƒ Select your Exchange ActiveSync account to create an Exchange
ActiveSync calendar event.
4. Enter a name for the event.
5. To specify the date and time of the event, do one of the following:
ƒ If there is a time frame for the event, tap the From and To date and time to
set them.
ƒ If it is a special occasion such as a birthday or a whole-day event, set the
From and To date, then select the All day check box.
6. Enter the event location and description.
7. Set the reminder time.
You can add another reminder time in a Google Calendar event. Press MENU and then tap
Add reminder.
8. If the event occurs on a regular basis, tap the Repetition box and then choose
how often the event occurs.
9. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and then tap Save.
Inviting guests to your event (Google Account only)
If you want to invite guests to your event, you need to create and add the event
in your Google Calendar. An invitation email will be sent to your guests using your
Google Account.
1. Open Calendar and create a new event. Tap the Calendar field and then select
your Google Account (or one of your other Google Calendars). For the steps, see
“Creating calendar events”.
2. Add details about the event, such as date and time, location, and more.
3. In the Guests field, enter the email addresses of everyone you want to invite to
the event. Separate multiple addresses with commas ( , ).
If the people to whom you send invitations use Google Calendar, they’ll receive
an invitation in Calendar and by email.
4. Tap Save to add the event to your Google Calendar.
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Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only)
If you have an Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone, you can use
Calendar to create a meeting appointment and send a meeting request email to the
people you want to invite to your meeting.
1. Open Calendar and create a new event. Tap the Calendar field and then select
your Exchange ActiveSync account. For the steps, see “Creating calendar
events”.
2. Add details about the meeting, such as date and time, location, and more.
3. Press MENU and then tap Meeting Invitation.
4. Tap
and choose attendees from your contacts or Company directory.
5. Enter your message and then tap Send.
Changing calendar views
When you open Calendar, it displays the Month view by default. You can also display
the Calendar in Agenda, Day, or Week view. To change between calendar views, press
MENU, and then choose the type of view that you want.
Month view
In Month view, you’ll see markers on days that have events.
When in Month view:
ƒ Tap
on the bottom left of the screen to switch to Agenda view. Tap
on the bottom right to create a new event.
ƒ Tap a day to view the events of that day.
ƒ Press and hold a day to open an options menu from which you can also
choose to create an event or switch to either Day or Agenda view.
ƒ Slide your finger up or down the screen to view earlier or later months.
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Day view displays a list of the events of one day and also shows weather information
at the bottom of the screen when you’re viewing events of the current day. Agenda
view shows a list of all your events in chronological order.
The color bars on the left side of the events indicate the type of calendar in which
the event is part of. To find out what each color represents, press MENU and then tap
More > Calendars.
When in Day view, slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later days.
ƒ In Day view, the weather information appears only if the event is within the five-day forecast
of the Weather app.
ƒ Weather information does not appear in Day view when you change Day view to display as
a time list. See “Changing Calendar settings” for details.
Week view
Week view displays a chart of the events of one week.
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When in Week view:
ƒ You can press and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time.
ƒ Tap an event to view its details.
ƒ Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later weeks.
Managing calendar events
You can view, edit, delete, or share events that you created. You can also view and
share event invitations that other people sent to you.
Viewing an event
1. From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Calendar.
2. In Month view, tap the day when the event takes place, and then tap the event to
open it.
The Event details screen then opens and shows the summary of the event.
3. When viewing the event summary, you can do the following:
ƒ Find the event’s location in Maps.
ƒ Call any phone number included in the event location or description.
ƒ Check the participants of the event you sent or are invited to.
ƒ Respond whether you’ll attend the event you’re invited to.
ƒ If it’s an Exchange ActiveSync calendar event, reply by email to the
organizer or to all the guests. Press MENU, and then either tap Reply or
Reply all.
ƒ Select any text and look it up on the web. To learn more, see “Selecting text”
in the Keyboard chapter and “Quickly looking up information on the Web” in
the Getting started chapter.
ƒ Tap the reminder time to change it. Press BACK to save changes.
Editing an event
1. While viewing an event, press MENU, and then tap Edit event.
2. Make your changes to the event.
3. When you’re done editing, tap Save.
Deleting an event
There are a number of ways to delete an event.
ƒ While viewing the summary of an event on the Event details screen, press
MENU and then tap Delete event.
ƒ In Day, Agenda or Week view, press and hold an event and then tap Delete
event.
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ƒ When editing an event, scroll down to the bottom of screen and then tap
Delete.
If the event repeats, you’ll be asked whether you want to delete just that
occurrence, this and all future occurrences, or all past and future occurrences in
your Calendar.
Sharing an event (vCalendar)
You can share a calendar event as a vCalendar to someone’s phone using Bluetooth or
by sending it as a file attachment with your email or message.
1. While viewing an event, press MENU, and then tap Share.
2. Do one of the following:
ƒ Tap Bluetooth. you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and
connect to the receiving Bluetooth device. Follow the steps in “Sending
information using Bluetooth” in the Bluetooth chapter.
ƒ Tap Email. A new message window opens and automatically includes the
vCalendar as an attachment. Your default email account that’s selected
in the Mail app will be used to send. For more information, see the Email
chapter.
ƒ Tap Message. A new message window opens and automatically includes
the vCalendar as a multimedia attachment. For more information, see the
Messages chapter.
Calendar event reminders
If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon
will
appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of the upcoming event.
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
1. Tap the status bar, then slide your finger down the screen to open the
Notifications panel.
2. Do one of the following:
ƒ Tap Clear to dismiss event reminders and all other notifications. Other types
of notifications such as new messages and missed calls will also be deleted.
ƒ After sliding open the Notifications panel, tap the calendar event reminder.
You’ll then see a list of all pending event reminders. Tap Snooze all to
snooze all event reminders for five minutes, or tap Dismiss all to dismiss all
event reminders.
ƒ Press BACK to keep the reminders pending in the notifications area of the
status bar.
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Displaying and synchronizing calendars
You can select which calendars to show or hide on your phone’s Calendar, and which
ones to keep synchronized.
Showing or hiding calendars
In any Calendar view, press MENU , tap More > Calendars, and then select or clear a
calendar to show or hide it. Tap All calendars to display all calendars.
The calendars are kept synchronized on your phone, whether or not you hide them.
Choosing which Google Calendars are synchronized on your phone
You can choose which Google Calendars to keep synchronized on your phone or
which ones to stop synchronizing.
Stop synchronizing a Google Calendar
1. In any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap More > Calendars.
2. Press MENU again and then tap Remove calendars.
3. Select a Google Calendar to remove from your calendars list, and then tap OK.
4. Press BACK to update Calendar with the new changes and return to the
Calendar view you were viewing.
The calendars that you remove from your calendars list will no longer be synchronized
on your phone, but you remain subscribed to them and can work with them in Google
Calendar on the Web.
Adding a Google Calendar to sync with
Only the calendars that you’ve created or subscribed to on the Web, but previously
removed from your calendars list, are shown in the list of calendars that you can add.
1. In any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap More > Calendars.
2. Press MENU again and then tap Add calendars.
3. Select a Google Calendar to add to your calendars list, and then tap OK.
4. Press BACK to update Calendar with the new changes and return to the
Calendar view you were viewing.
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Changing Calendar settings
You can change Calendar settings to specify how it displays events and how it notifies
you of upcoming events. In any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap More >
Settings to access Calendar’s settings.
Reminder settings
Choose how you want Calendar to issue event reminders when there are upcoming
events.
All calendars
Select this check box to use the same event reminder settings
for all types of calendars. If you clear this check box, you can
set different reminder settings for each calendar.
Set alerts & notifications
Configure event reminders to open an alert, send you a
notification, or turn off event notifications on your phone.
Default reminder time
Select ringtone
Choose how soon before an event you want to be notified.
Choose a ringtone to sound when you receive an event
reminder.
Vibrate
Choose whether you want your phone to vibrate when you
receive an event notification.
Hide declined events
Choose whether to show or hide events to which you’ve
declined invitations.
Calendar view settings
Choose what appears in Calendar when opened and what’s shown in Day, Week, and
Month views.
Start in
Choose the default Calendar view that is displayed when you
open Calendar.
Day views
First day of week
Include weather
City
Choose whether to display Day view in the form of an event
list or time list.
Set the Month and Week views to start on a Sunday or
Monday.
Make sure this check box is selected so that weather
information is shown in Day view’s event list.
By default, Day view displays your current location’s weather.
You can change it to display the weather of another city.
About the Calendar widget
There’s a Calendar widget available that you can add to your Home screen, and it
comes in different calendar views. Tapping a day or event on the widget brings you
to the Calendar app. To find out how you can add a widget, see “Personalizing your
Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.
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About the HTC Clock widget
Use the HTC Clock widget to see your current date, time, and location. It’s added by
default on your Home screen. Tap the weather image to open the Weather app and
check for more weather forecasts. See “Checking weather” for details.
If you want to show the time of another city, just add another clock widget to the
extended Home screen. Select from a variety of looks and designs. To find out how
you can add a widget, see “Personalizing your Home screen with widgets” in the
Personalizing chapter.
About the Clock app
Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use your phone as
a desk clock complete with weather information. Or let it serve as a night clock or a
screensaver. As a world clock, see what time it is in several cities across the globe. You
could also use it as an alarm clock, stopwatch, and countdown timer.
To open the Clock app, you can:
ƒ Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.
ƒ From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Clock.
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Tap the tabs at the bottom row or slide your finger across the tabs to switch between
the different functions of the Clock app.
1
Desk Clock tab
World Clock tab
Alarm Clock tab
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
4 Stopwatch tab
Timer tab
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Using Desk Clock
Opening the Clock app brings you directly to the Desk Clock screen.
The Desk Clock displays the current date, time, and weather. It also an alarm clock
indicator and a battery charging indicator. You can dim the screen to show only the
time and date on the Desk Clock.
1
2
5
4
3
1
Shows whether the alarm clock is on or off. To find out how to turn on and set the alarm
clock, see “Setting the alarm clock.”
2
Shows the weather information of your current location. Tapping it brings you to the
Weather app where you can see weather forecasts of the next few days. See “Checking
weather” for more information about the Weather app.
3
Shows the battery charge level. You’ll see it only when your phone is plugged with the
power adapter or connected to your computer.
4 Tap to dim the screen and display only the time and date on the Desk Clock. To light up the
screen again, tap anywhere on the screen or press the BACK button on your phone.
5
Tap to dim the screen and go into screensaver mode. When in screensaver mode, the time
and date will change position on the screen after every few minutes. To light up the screen
again, tap anywhere on the screen or press the BACK button on your phone.
You can change the Desk Clock screen to display the date and time of another time
zone. To find out how to select a different time zone, see “Setting the time zone, date,
and time.”
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Using World Clock
Use the Clock app’s World Clock screen to check the current time in several places
around the globe simultaneously. You can also set your home city, add more cities to
the world clock list, and manually set your time zone, date, and time.
Setting your home city
1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.
2. Tap the World Clock tab.
3. Press MENU and then tap Home settings.
4. Enter your home city’s name. As you enter letters, the list is filtered to show
matching cities and countries.
5. Scroll through the list and tap your home city.
Setting the time zone, date, and time
To set the time zone, date, and time on your phone manually, you need to turn off auto
time synchronization first.
1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.
2. Tap the World Clock tab.
3. Press MENU and then tap Local time settings to open the Date & time settings
screen.
4. Clear the Automatic check box.
5. Tap Select time zone. Scroll through the list and then tap the time zone that you
want.
6. To change the date, tap Set date. Adjust the date by rolling the day, month, and
year scroll wheels onscreen and then tap OK.
7. To change the time, tap Set time. Adjust the time by rolling the hour and minute
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scroll wheels onscreen and then tap OK.
8. Tap the Use 24-hour format check box to toggle between using a 12-hour or a
24-hour time format.
9. Tap Select date format then select how you want dates to be displayed. (The
selected date format also applies to the date displayed in the alarm clock.)
From the Home screen, you can also press MENU and then tap Settings > Date & time to open
the Date & time settings screen.
Adding a city to the World Clock screen
Add more cities to the World Clock screen so you can instantly check the date and
time in these cities. In addition to the current and home cities, the World Clock screen
can display up to 15 cities.
1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.
2. Tap the World Clock tab.
3. Tap Add city. Enter the city name you want to add. As you enter letters, the list
is filtered to show matching cities and countries.
4. Scroll through the matching list and tap the city that you want to add.
Setting the alarm clock
You can use the Clock app’s Alarms screen to set up one or more wake-up alarms.
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Setting an alarm
1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.
2. Tap the Alarms tab.
3. Select the check box of an alarm. and then tap that alarm.
4. On the Set alarm screen, drag your finger up or down to roll the time scroll
wheels and set the alarm time.
5. Scroll through the Set alarms screen to see all the available alarm options. You
can:
ƒ Enter the alarm Description and choose the Alarm sound to use.
ƒ Tap Repeat. Select what days of the week to sound the alarm and then tap
OK.
ƒ Select the Vibrate check box if you want your phone to also vibrate when
the alarm goes off.
6. When you’ve finished setting the alarm, tap Done.
ƒ To turn off an alarm, tap (clear) the check box of that alarm.
ƒ If you need to set more than three alarms, press MENU while you’re on the Alarms screen
and then tap Add alarm.
Deleting an alarm
1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.
2. Tap the Alarms tab.
3. On the Alarms screen, press MENU and then tap Delete.
4. Select the alarms you want to delete and then tap Delete.
Changing alarm sound settings
If you’ve set one or more alarms, you can change their settings such as the alarm
volume, how long to snooze the alarm, and more.
1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen.
2. Tap the Alarms tab.
3. On the Alarms screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. You can change the
following settings:
Alarm in silent mode
Selected by default, this option allows the alarm to sound
even when your phone’s volume is set to silent mode.
Clear this check box if you want to silence the alarm when
the volume is in silent mode.
Alarm volume
Set the volume level that you want for the alarm.
Set how long to snooze between alarms.
Snooze duration
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Side button behavior
Choose what happens to the alarm when pressing the side
button (VOLUME UP/DOWN) of your phone. You can set
the button to snooze, dismiss the alarm, or disable the
button.
The side button works only when the phone’s screen is not
locked. While on the lock screen, tap the onscreen Snooze
button to snooze, or slide down the screen to dismiss the
alarm.
Checking weather
If you consented to turn location service on when you were setting up your phone for
the first time, you’ll see the weather of your current location right on the HTC Clock
widget of your Home screen.
You can also check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next four days
of the week. In addition to your current location’s weather, this app also displays the
weather forecasts of other cities around the globe.
If you declined to turn location service on during first-time setup of your phone, turn location
service on in your phone’s settings so that you’ll be able to check your current location’s
weather on the HTC Clock widget, Weather app, and the Weather widget. From the Home
screen, press MENU, tap Settings > Location, and then select the Use wireless networks check
box.
1. Connect to the Internet using your phone’s Wi-Fi or data connection. To find out
how, see the Internet connections chapter.
2. From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Weather.
3. On the Weather screen, you’ll first see your current location’s weather. To check
the weather in other cities, swipe your finger up or down the screen.
4. The Weather app automatically downloads and displays the latest weather
updates. Tap
to update the information anytime.
5. To see more weather details on the Web, tap Weather at the bottom center of
the Weather screen.
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Adding a city to the Weather screen
Add more cities to the Weather screen so you can instantly check the weather
forecasts in these cities. In addition to your current location, the Weather screen can
display up to 15 cities.
1. On the Weather screen, tap
.
2. Enter the location you want to add. As you type, the list is filtered to show the
possible locations based on the letters you entered.
3. Tap the desired city to select it.
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen
1. On the Weather screen, press MENU and then tap Rearrange.
2. Press and hold
at the end of the item you want to move. When the row is
highlighted in green, drag it to its new position, then release.
3. Tap Done.
Deleting cities from the Weather screen
1. On the Weather screen, press MENU and then tap Delete.
2. Select the cities you want to remove and then tap Delete.
Changing weather options
1. On the Weather screen, press MENU and then tap Settings.
2. You can change the following weather settings:
Update automatically
Select this check box to automatically download weather
updates.
Update schedule
Temperature scale
Set an auto update schedule.
Choose whether to display weather in Celsius or
Fahrenheit.
About the Weather widget
Use the Weather widget to instantly check weather forecasts of your current location
and other cities without having to open the Weather app. The Weather widget comes
in different looks and styles.
You can add this widget to the Home screen, if it’s not yet added. To find out how
you can add a widget, see “Personalizing your Home screen with widgets” in the
Personalizing chapter.
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Internet connections
Data connection
Your phone will be automatically set up to use your mobile operator’s data connection
when you turn on your phone (if the SIM card is inserted) for the first time.
Checking the data connection you are using
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings
2. Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Network operators or Access
Point Names.
Turning the data connection on or off
Turning your data connection off can help save battery life and save money on data
charges. However, if you don’t have data connection turned on and you’re also not
connected to a Wi-Fi network, you won’t receive automatic updates to your email,
social network accounts, and other synchronized information.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks.
3. Select the Mobile network check box to turn on the data connection; clear the
check box to turn off the data connection.
Creating a new access point
Before you add another data connection on your phone, have the access point name
and settings (including username and password if required) from your mobile operator
ready.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.
3. On the APNs screen, press MENU and then tap New APN.
4. On the Edit access point screen, enter the APN settings. Tap the APN setting
item to edit it.
5. Press MENU and then tap Save.
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Enabling data roaming
Connect to your mobile operator’s partner networks and access data services when
you’re out of your mobile operator’s coverage area.
Using data services while roaming will be costly. Check with your mobile operator for data
roaming rates before you use data roaming.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile networks, and then select the Data roaming
check box.
Select the Data roaming sound check box if you’d like your phone to play a
sound so you’ll know when it’s connecting to a roaming network.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi provides a fast, seamless connection at home, in the office, and in thousands
of AT&T hotspots. Using Wi-Fi is convenient and helps you save on your mobile
data usages.
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi check box to turn Wi-Fi on.
The phone then scans for available wireless networks.
3. Tap Wi-Fi settings. The network names and security settings of detected Wi-Fi
networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
4. If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected
networks, scroll down the screen, and then tap Add Wi-Fi network. Enter the
wireless network settings, and then tap Save.
5. Tap the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.
ƒ If you selected an open network, you’ll be automatically connected to the
network.
ƒ If you selected a network that is secured with WEP, enter the key and then
tap Connect.
Depending on the network type and its security settings, you may also need to enter more
information or choose a security certificate.
When your phone is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon
appears in
the status bar and tells you the approximate signal strength (number of bands that
light up).
The next time your phone connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network,
you won’t be asked to enter the key or other security information again, unless you
reset your phone to its factory default settings.
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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security
You may need to install a network certificate (*.p12) to your phone before you can
connect to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS authentication protocol.
1. Save the certificate file to the root folder of the storage card.
2. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
3. Tap Security > Install from SD card.
4. Select the network certificate needed to connect to the EAP-TLS network.
5. Follow the steps in the previous section to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
Checking the wireless network status
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks.
3. On the Wireless & networks screen, tap Wi-Fi settings, and then tap the wireless
network that the phone is currently connected to.
A message box is then displayed showing the Wi-Fi network name, status, speed,
signal strength, and more.
If you want to remove the wireless network settings on your phone, tap Forget. You’ll need to
enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network.
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed
in the Wi-Fi networks section.
3. To manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen,
press MENU and then tap Scan.
4. Tap another Wi-Fi network to connect to it.
Adding connection widgets
Add the Mobile Network and Wi-Fi widgets or
the Data dashboard widget to the Home screen
to make it faster for you to turn on or off these
connections. Tap the widget or icon on the
dashboard to turn on or off the connection.
To find out how to add widgets, see “Adding a
widget” in the Personalizing chapter.
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Mobile Hotspots
You can use your phone to allow mobile broadband for up to 5 devices. Stay
connected to the people, places and information that are important to you so you
never miss a thing. Tether your phone or create a mobile hotspot and share your
connection with multiple users/devices.
Requires a DataPro Tethering Plan. Devices connected to your Mobile Hotspot use data from
your DataPro Tethering Plan. If you do not use a password, others will be able to use your
Mobile Hotspot connection.
Creating a Mobile Hotspot
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Wi-Fi Hotspot.
The first time you open Wi-Fi hotspot, you’ll see a short introduction about the
application. Tap OK.
2. In the Router name (SSID) box, use the default name or enter another name for
your Mobile Hotspot.
3. Choose the type of security and set a password for your Mobile Hotspot.
Users who want to connect to your Mobile Hotspot need to enter your password on their
device.
4. Tap Manage users.
5. Tap the box below Max. connection and choose the number of users/devices
you want to allow to connect to your Mobile Hotspot, and then tap Done.
If you want to be able to accept or reject a connection when someone tries to connect to your
Mobile Hotspot, select the Allowed users only check box.
6. Select the Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot check box to start up your Mobile Hotspot.
Your Mobile Hotspot is ready when you see
on the status bar.
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)
Add, set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) so you can connect and
access resources inside a secured local network, such as your corporate network.
Depending on the type of VPN you’re using at work, you may be asked to enter
your login credentials and install security certificates before you can connect to
your company’s local network. You can get this information from your network
administrator.
Also, your phone must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection before you can start
a VPN connection. For information about setting up and using these connections on
your phone, see “Data connection” and “Wi-Fi” in this chapter.
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Setting up secure credential storage
If your network administrator tells you to download and install security certificates,
you must first set up the phone’s secure credential storage.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Security > Set password.
3. Enter a new password for the credential storage.
4. Scroll down and confirm the password, and then tap OK.
5. Select the Use secure credentials check box.
You can then download and install the certificates needed to access your local
network. Your network administrator can tell you how to do this.
Adding a VPN connection
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks > VPN settings.
3. Tap Add VPN, and then tap the type of VPN you want to add.
4. Tap the VPN settings and set them up according to the security details your
network administrator gave you.
5. Press MENU, and then tap Save.
The VPN is then added to the VPNs section of the VPN settings screen.
Connecting to a VPN
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless & networks > VPN settings.
3. In the VPNs section, tap the VPN that you want to connect to.
4. When asked, enter your log in credentials, and then tap Connect.
When you’re connected, the VPN connected icon
area of the title bar.
appears in the notification
You can then open the web browser to access resources such as your corporate
network intranet.
Disconnecting from a VPN
1. Press and hold the title bar, and then slide down your finger to open the
Notifications panel.
2. Tap the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen, and then tap the
VPN connection to disconnect from it.
When your phone has disconnected from the VPN, the VPN disconnected icon
displayed in the notification area of the title bar.
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Using your phone as a modem (tethering)
No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use your phone’s
data connection to connect to the Internet using your computer.
You need your SIM card inserted on your phone to use the data connection. To find
out how to set up and use the data connection, see “Data connection” earlier in this
chapter.
Requires an AT&T data plan with tethering.
Before you can use your phone as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your
computer first. To find out how to install HTC Sync, see “Synchronizing with your
computer” in the Accounts and sync chapter.
1. Make sure your phone’s data connection is turned on. See “Turning the data
connection on or off” earlier in this chapter to find out how to turn on the
phone’s data connection.
2. Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable.
3. On the Connect to PC screen, select USB tethering, and then tap Done.
Connecting your phone to the Internet through
a computer (Internet Pass-through)
If you don’t have a data plan for your phone or you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi
network, you can still go online on your phone by using your computer’s Internet
connection.
Before you can use your computer as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your
computer first. To find out how to install HTC Sync, see “Synchronizing with your
computer” in the Accounts and sync chapter.
1. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet.
Two things to check for your computer’s Internet connection. One, we recommend that you
turn off your local network’s firewall. Two, if your computer connects to the Internet via PPP
(e.g. Dial UP, xDSL, or VPN), Internet Pass-through will only support TCP protocol.
2. Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable.
3. On the Connect to PC screen, select Internet Pass-through, and then tap Done.
4. On the message window, tap OK.
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Using your phone’s web browser
You must have an active data connection or Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet.
Do one of the following to open the web browser and start surfing the Web:
ƒ On the Home screen, tap Internet.
ƒ From the Home screen, tap
> Internet.
Going to a webpage
1. On the browser screen, press MENU and then tap the URL field on top of the
screen.
2. Enter the webpage address using the keyboard. As you enter the address,
matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen. Tap an address to go
directly to that webpage or continue entering the webpage address.
3. Tap the Enter key
on the onscreen keyboard.
Setting your home page
1. From the browser screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings > Set home
page.
2. On the Set home page screen, select the home page you want to use.
Changing the screen orientation
The phone automatically changes the screen orientation depending on how you’re
holding your phone.
Turn your phone sideways to display the web browser in landscape orientation.
If the screen orientation doesn’t change automatically, please switch automatic screen
orientation on. From the Home screen, press MENU, tap Settings > Display, and then select
the Auto-rotate screen check box.
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Browsing full versions of all websites
Some websites display a mobile version of their pages on phone web browsers. You
can choose to view the full version of all pages, even for these sites.
From the browser screen, press MENU, tap More > Settings, and then clear the Mobile
view check box.
Choosing when to show Flash content
Choose which Flash® content you want to see by switching to On demand. By
switching to On demand, you decide when Flash content appear on a webpage.
1. From the browser screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings > Enable
plugins.
2. Tap On demand.
After switching to On demand, you can show the Flash content by tapping
web page.
on the
Navigating on a webpage
You can swipe your finger on the screen to navigate and view other areas of the
webpage.
Zooming in or out on a webpage
Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to
zoom out. You can also use your fingers to spread or pinch the screen to zoom in and
out.
Selecting a link in a webpage
You can tap a link with your finger to open it, or press and hold a link for more options.
Link
What to do
Webpage address
(URLs)
ƒ Tap the link to open the webpage.
ƒ Press and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open,
bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link via email or your
social networks.
Email address
ƒ Tap to send an email message to the email address.
ƒ Press and hold, then tap Copy on the menu to copy the email
address to the clipboard. You can paste the email address later
when creating a new contact or sending a new email message.
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Selecting an address or phone number in a webpage
You can map an address or call a phone number on a webpage.
Link
What to do
Location address
Phone number
Tap the address to copy it or map it using Google Maps™.
Tap the phone number to copy, call, send a text message to that
number, or save the number to a contact in People.
Opening a new browser window
Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one website
to another. You can open up to 4 browser windows.
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU and then tap Windows.
2. Tap
.
A new browser window opens and goes to the home page that is set.
Switching between browser windows
1. While viewing a web page, do one of the following:
ƒ Press MENU and then tap Windows.
ƒ Pinch the screen (zoom out) until you see the other browser windows.
2. Select the browser window you want to view by sliding your finger on the screen
from right to left.
You can also do the following:
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Tap a webpage to display it in
full screen.
2
Tap
to close a webpage.
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Downloading applications from the web
All downloaded applications are saved to the storage card. Before you download an
application from the web, make sure that you have installed a storage card on your phone. For
information on how to install a storage card, refer to the Basics chapter.
Before you can download applications from the web, you must first enable
downloading from the phone settings.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box.
3. When the Attention dialog box opens, tap OK.
Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your phone
and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market.
Refer to “Finding and installing apps from Android Market” in the More apps chapter for
details.
Viewing your downloads
While viewing a webpage, press MENU and then tap More > Downloads.
Copying text, looking up information, and
sharing
You can select text and then:
ƒ Copy it.
ƒ Search it using Google Search.
ƒ Look it up on Wikipedia, YouTube, or Google Dictionary.
ƒ Get a translation of the text from Google Translate.
ƒ Share the text in a new email, text, or multimedia message or in your status
update on a social network.
Finding text within a webpage
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU and then tap More > Find on page.
2. Enter what you want to search for. As you enter characters, matching characters
will be highlighted. Tap the left or right arrow to go to the previous or next
matching item.
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Selecting text
1. Press and hold on a word.
2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to
select.
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Start and end markers. Drag to increase
or decrease the text selection area.
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To select text in a link, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy link URL.
Copying and pasting text
1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap
. The selected text is
then copied to the clipboard.
2. In a text entry field (for example while composing a message), press and hold at
the point where you want to paste the text.
3. Tap Paste.
Searching or translating text
1. After you have selected the text you want to search or translate, tap
.
2. Tap one of the following tabs:
Wikipedia. Look for related information on Wikipedia, based on the text that
you selected.
Google Search. Look for related information using Google Search, based on
the text that you selected.
YouTube. Look for videos on YouTube, based on the text that you selected.
Google Translate. Translate the text to another language.
Google Dictionary. Look up the selected text in the dictionary.
Pasting text in a new message or social network status update
1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap
.
2. Select an option to paste the selected text in a new email, text or multimedia
message or in your status update on a social network such as Twitter. See
the Email, Messages, and Social chapters for more information on using these
features.
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Viewing bookmarks and previously visited
pages
You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone. You can also access a
convenient History list of the sites you have visited, or quickly view the pages that you
access most often.
Bookmarking a webpage
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Add bookmark.
2. Edit the bookmark name if needed, and then tap Add.
Opening a bookmark
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Bookmarks tab
, navigate to the bookmark you want to open, and
then tap it.
Editing a bookmark
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Bookmarks tab , press MENU and then tap Edit.
3. Tap the bookmark you want to edit.
4. Enter your changes, and then tap Add.
Viewing a previously visited page
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the History tab
, navigate to the page you want to view and then tap the
page.
Clearing the list of previously visited pages
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the History tab
, press MENU, and then tap Clear history.
Viewing a page that you often visit
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Most visited tab
, navigate to the page you want to view, and then
tap the page.
Clearing the list of most visited pages
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Most visited tab
, press MENU, and then tap Clear all.
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Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages
1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Bookmarks tab
or the Most visited tab
, press MENU, and
then tap Thumbnails, List, or Grid to change the view. For example, if you are in
Thumbnails view and you want to view bookmarks in a grid, press MENU > List,
and then press MENU > Grid.
Setting browser options
Customize the web browser to suit your browsing lifestyle. Set display, privacy, and
security options when using the web browser.
From the browser screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings.
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics
Turning Bluetooth on or off
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &
networks.
2. Select or clear the Bluetooth check box.
An even easier way to turn Bluetooth on or off is with the Bluetooth widget or
Bluetooth setting shortcut on the Home screen. To find out how to add widgets and
shortcuts to the Home screen, see the Personalizing chapter.
Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power, or in places where using a wireless
device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals.
Changing the phone name
The phone name identifies your phone to other devices.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &
networks > Bluetooth settings.
2. If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Tap Device name.
4. Enter the name for your phone in the dialog box, and then tap OK.
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit
You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands-free
conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit. It’s the same procedure
to set up stereo audio and hands-free.
ƒ For you to listen to music with your headset or car kit, the headset or car kit
must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile.
ƒ Before you connect your headset, you need to make it discoverable so
your phone can find it. You can find out how to do this by referring to your
headset manual.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &
networks > Bluetooth settings.
2. If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Make sure that the headset is discoverable.
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4. Tap Scan for devices. Your phone will start to scan for Bluetooth devices within
range.
5. When you see the name of your headset displayed in the Bluetooth devices
section, tap the name. Your phone then automatically tries to pair with the
headset.
6. If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset.
The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands-free headset or car
kit name in the Bluetooth devices section. When the Bluetooth headset or car kit is
connected to your phone, the Bluetooth connected icon
is displayed in the status
bar. Depending on the type of headset or car kit you have connected, you can then
start using the headset or car kit to listen to music and/or make and receive phone
calls.
Reconnecting a headset or car kit
Normally, you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on Bluetooth on your
phone, and then turning on the headset. However, you might have to connect manually
if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &
networks > Bluetooth settings.
2. If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn Bluetooth on..
3. Make sure that the headset is discoverable.
4. Tap the headset’s name in the Bluetooth devices section.
5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset/car kit
documentation to find the passcode.
If you still cannot reconnect to the headset or car kit, follow the instructions in
“Unpairing from a Bluetooth device”, and then follow the steps under “Connecting a
Bluetooth headset or car kit.”
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth
device
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &
networks > Bluetooth settings.
2. In the Bluetooth devices section, press and hold the device to disconnect.
3. Tap Disconnect.
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device.
To connect to the other device again, you may need to enter or confirm a passcode
again.
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1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &
networks > Bluetooth settings.
2. In the Bluetooth devices section, press and hold the device to unpair.
3. Tap Disconnect & unpair.
Or, tap Unpair if the Bluetooth device is currently not connected to your phone.
Sending information using Bluetooth
You can use Bluetooth to send information from your phone to another Bluetooth
enabled device such as a phone or notebook computer. You can send the following
types of information, depending on the device you are sending to:
ƒ Photos and videos
ƒ Calendar events
ƒ Contacts
ƒ Audio files
Before you begin, set the receiving device to discoverable mode. You may also need
to set it to “Receive Beams” or “Receive Files”. Refer to the device’s documentation for
instructions on receiving information over Bluetooth.
The first time you transfer information between your phone and another device, you
need to enter or confirm a security passcode. After that, your phone and the other
device are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information
in the future.
1. On your phone, open the app that contains the information or file you want to
send.
2. Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send:
Captured photo
or video
After capturing, on the Camera preview screen, tap the Share
button , and then tap Bluetooth.
Photos or videos
1. On the Albums tab
of the Gallery app, choose an album.
2. Tap the Share button
, and then tap Bluetooth.
3. Choose the photos and videos you want to share, and then tap
Next.
Contact
1. On the All tab
of the People app, press and hold a contact,
and then tap Send contact as vCard.
2. Tap the down arrow icon, and then select Bluetooth from the
displayed list.
Calendar event
Music track
In Day view, Agenda view, or Week view, press and hold the event,
and then tap Share > Bluetooth.
With the track displayed on the Music app’s Now playing screen,
press MENU, and then tap Share > Bluetooth.
Voice recording
On the main Voice Recorder screen, tap the Share button
, and
then tap Bluetooth.
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3. Turn on Bluetooth if you’re asked to do so.
4. If you haven’t paired with the receiving device before, tap Scan for devices.
5. Tap the name of the receiving device.
6. If prompted, accept the pairing request on your phone and the receiving device.
Also enter the same passcode on both your phone and the other device, or
confirm the auto-generated passcode.
7. On the receiving device, accept the file.
Where sent information is saved
When you send information from your phone using Bluetooth, the location where it’s
saved depends on the type of information and the receiving device.
If you send a calendar event or contact, it is normally added directly to the
corresponding app on the receiving device. For example, if you send a calendar event
to a compatible phone, the event is shown in that phone’s calendar app.
If you send another file type to a Windows computer, it is normally saved in the
Bluetooth Exchange folder within your personal document folders.
ƒ On Windows XP, the path may be:
C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\My Documents\Bluetooth
Exchange
ƒ On Windows Vista, the path may be:
C:\Users\[your username]\Documents
ƒ On Windows 7, the path may be:
C:\Users\[your username]\My Documents\Bluetooth Exchange Folder
If you send a file to another device, the saved location may depend on the file type.
For example, if you send an image file to another mobile phone, it may be saved in a
folder named “Images.”
Receiving information using Bluetooth
Your phone is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth,
including photos, music tracks, and documents such as PDFs.
The first time you transfer information between your phone and another device, you
need to enter or confirm a security passcode. After that, your phone and the other
device are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information
in the future.
To receive files using Bluetooth, you need to have a microSD card on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &
networks > Bluetooth settings.
2. If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Select the Discoverable check box.
4. On the sending device, send one or more files to your phone. Refer to the
device’s documentation for instructions on sending information over Bluetooth.
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5. If prompted, accept the pairing request on your phone and the receiving device.
Also enter the same passcode on both your phone and the other device, or
confirm the auto-generated passcode.
A Bluetooth authorization request is then displayed on your phone.
6. If you want to automatically receive files from the sending device in the future,
select the Always check box.
7. Tap Accept or OK.
8. When your phone receives a file transfer request notification, slide down the
Notifications panel, tap the incoming file notification, and then tap Accept.
9. When a file is transferred, a notification is displayed. To open the file immediately,
slide down the Notifications panel, and then tap the relevant notification.
When you open a received file, what happens next depends on the file type:
ƒ Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible app.
For example, if you open a music track, it starts playing in the Music app.
ƒ For a vCalendar file, choose the calendar where you want to save the event,
and then tap Import. The vCalendar is added to your Calendar events. For
information on using Calendar, see the Calendar chapter.
ƒ For a vCard contact file, if there are multiple vCard files on your storage
card, you can choose to import one, several, or all of those contacts to your
contacts list.
Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen
You can add a folder to the Home screen that shows all files you have received with
Bluetooth.
1. From the Home screen, tap
.
2. On the Personalize screen, tap Folder > Bluetooth received.
3. Press and hold the Bluetooth received folder icon, and drag it to the Home
screen position you want.
To view the folder contents, tap the folder icon. To open a file, tap the file name.
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Camera basics
Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos of your trip and
encounters with your phone’s camera.
Be sure to plug in your microSD card before you use your phone’s camera. Photos and videos
captured with the camera will be stored onto your microSD card.
If you have not yet inserted your microSD card to your phone, follow the steps in “Inserting the
storage card“ in the Basics chapter to insert it.
ƒ To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, tap
from the Home
screen, and then tap Camera.
ƒ To open the camera directly in video mode so you can immediately start
capturing videos, tap from the Home screen, and then tap Camcorder.
Viewfinder screen
When you’re in photo mode and you turn your phone left or right, the camera
onscreen controls automatically rotate to how you hold the phone. You’ll find the
following onscreen controls on the Viewfinder screen:
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6
1
5
2
4
3
1
Auto focus indicator
Zoom bar
See “Auto focusing.”
2
3
See “Zooming.”
Gallery button
See the “Photos, videos, and music” chapter.
See “Adding effects.”
4 Effects button
Shutter release/Record button
6 Flash button
Mode button
5
Tap to take a photo or start capturing video.
See “Taking a photo” and “Recording video.”
Tap to switch between photo and video modes.
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Zooming
Before taking a photo or video, you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or
out of your subject.
Simply slide your finger across the zoom bar to zoom in or out.
When you’re recording video, the zoom bar is always shown onscreen. You can freely
zoom in or out while recording.
If you choose 720p HD resolution for video recording, there’s no zooming available.
Taking a photo
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Camera.
2. Before taking the photo, you can zoom in or out first on your subject. To find out
how, see “Zooming”.
3. Tap the Flash button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your
lighting conditions.
Auto flash
Flash on
Flash off
4. Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use. See
“Changing camera settings” for details.
5. You can choose an effect to apply to your photo. See “Adding effects” for
details.
6. Point the camera and focus on your subject. See “Auto focusing” for details.
Then tap
to take the photo.
7. Choose what you want to do with the photo you’ve just taken. See “After
capturing“ for details.
Auto focusing
Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto
focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen.
Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen. Or you can tap another area on
the screen that you want to focus on.
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Face detection
By default, the Face detection feature is turned on in the camera settings and the
camera will automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus when you’re taking
photos of people. When you see boxes on people’s faces, tap
to take the photo.
Taking your closeup shot
Having a hard time taking your own closeup shot? With your phone’s camera, it’s easy.
Just set it to automatically take your self portrait. You won’t even need to tap the
shutter release button.
1. Press MENU to open the settings menu panel.
2. Select the Self-portrait check box.
3. Press MENU to close the settings menu panel.
4. Turn the camera to face you.
Once the camera detects your face, it automatically focuses and takes your photo.
Recording video
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Camcorder.
2. Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use. See
“Changing camera settings” for details.
To record video in HD, set video quality to HD 720P. Or for sharing on the Web,
select Online (HD).
3. You can choose an effect to apply to your video. See “Adding effects” for details.
4. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.
5. Tap
to start recording.
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6. You can freely zoom in or out while recording video. To find out how, see
“Zooming”.
7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the
Viewfinder screen.
8. Tap the Flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording.
Light on
Light off
again.
9. To stop recording, tap
10.Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just recorded. See “After
capturing“ for details.
Camera flash doesn’t turn on?
The camera flash uses much battery power. To save battery power, the camera
disables it (even when it’s set on) when one of the following occurs:
You have an incoming call
The camera flash will be disabled temporarily when you have an incoming call.
After the call ends, you’ll be able to use it again.
If you have set the flash to Auto flash or Flash on in photo mode or Light on in
video mode, it turns back on after you answer and end the call.
Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lower
Recharge the battery so that the camera can have enough battery power to use
the flash.
Cold weather may lower battery performance which affects the flash
To make sure the camera has enough battery life to power up the flash, keep
your phone warm. When not in use, put the phone inside your jacket to keep
it warm, and try to avoid sudden temperature changes that may affect battery
performance.
Adding effects
Want to make your photos look more interesting? Easy. Use the available camera
effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses and
filters. You can also add certain effects to videos.
Choose an effect first before you start taking a photo or video. Just tap
through the available effects and tap one that you like.
. Then scroll
When you choose certain photo effects such as depth of field, distortion, or vignette,
drag the bar that appears on the right side of the screen to adjust the intensity of the
effect.
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After capturing
After capturing a photo or video, the Review screen will display the photo or the
starting image of the video that you have just captured. Tap the onscreen buttons to
choose what you want to do next.
Camera. Return to the Viewfinder screen.
Delete. Delete the photo or video.
Share. Send the photo or video to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth,
send it by email, or select a social network where you want to upload it to.
Set as. Choose how you want to use the photo, such as to use it as your wallpaper.
Play. Watch the video.
Changing camera settings
Open the menu panel to access and change camera settings. To open it, just press
MENU.
Scroll through the menu panel and choose the settings that you want.
Self-portrait
Select this option to take your own closeup shot.
(photo mode only)
Self-timer
(photo mode only)
Select this option to set a time delay before your camera
automatically takes a photo.
Image adjustments
White balance
Slide your finger across each of the slider bars to adjust the
exposure, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.
White balance enables the camera to capture colors more
accurately by adjusting to your current lighting environment.
White balance settings include: Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent,
Daylight, and Cloudy.
Resolution/Video quality
ISO (photo mode only)
Choose a photo or video resolution to use.
You can choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO
numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions.
Review duration
Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed on the
Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder
screen.
Widescreen
(photo mode only)
When this check box is selected (default), photo resolutions
available for selection are in 5:3 ratio and you can use the entire
Viewfinder screen to frame your subject. When not selected,
photo resolutions available for selection are in standard 4:3 ratio.
Geo-tag photos
(photo mode only)
Select this check box when you want to store GPS location in
your captured photos.
Auto focus
This option enables or disables centered auto focus. Auto focus is
enabled by default.
Face detection
(photo mode only)
This option allows the camera to automatically recognize
faces and adjust the focus when you take people photos. Face
detection will be turned off if you disable auto focus.
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Shutter sound
Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you want
the camera to play a sound when you press the shutter release or
record button.
Grid (photo mode only)
Select this check box when you want to display a grid on the
Viewfinder screen so you can easily frame and center your
subject before taking the photo.
Record with audio
(video mode only)
Select or clear the check box, depending on whether you want to
record audio when capturing videos.
Reset to default
Change the camera back to default settings.
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Photos, videos, and music
Browsing your Gallery
About the Gallery app
Relive the fun while viewing photos and videos of your latest travels or your pet’s
newest tricks. Get an audience by tagging your Facebook and Flickr friends. You can
even play your media on a TV screen.
To start using Gallery, check first if you have photos or videos copied on your storage card.
To find out how to copy files, see “Copying files to or from the storage card” in the Getting
started chapter.
What’s more, you can edit and add effects to your photos. You can also easily turn a
photo as your contact icon, location icon, or wallpaper.
Selecting an album
From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Gallery.
The Gallery app opens in the Albums screen where your photos and videos are
organized by albums for easy viewing.
The following are preset albums:
ƒ Camera shots lets you view photos and videos that are stored in the camera’s
folder.
ƒ Photos and videos that you set as your favorites will be grouped under My
favorites.
ƒ All photos lets you view all photos that are stored in all the folders on the
storage card.
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ƒ All videos lets you view all videos that are stored in all the folders on the
storage card.
ƒ All downloads lets you view photos and videos that you downloaded.
Folders in your storage card that contain photos and videos will also be treated as
albums and will be listed below the preset albums. The actual folder names will be
used as the album names.
Simply tap an album to view the photos and/or videos in that album.
If there are photos or videos under the root path of your storage card (that are not contained
in folders), they will be grouped under the Other album.
Viewing photos
After you’ve selected an album, you can browse through your photos and videos.
Depending on how you hold your phone, the screen automatically switches to either
grid view or filmstrip view:
ƒ While in grid view, slide your finger up or down to scroll through the
thumbnails. Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen.
ƒ While in filmstrip view (when you turn your phone sideways), slide your finger
left or right across the screen to go through your photos and videos. Tap a
photo or video to view it in full screen.
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Zooming in or out on a photo
There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo:
ƒ Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly
again to zoom out.
ƒ You can also use pinch zooming. Press your thumb and index finger on the
screen and then spread your fingers apart to zoom in. Pinch your fingers
together to zoom out.
Viewing videos
Video is always displayed in landscape mode when you play it. Use the onscreen
controls to play, pause, or stop the video. For an enhanced audio experience, tap
to
turn on Dolby or SRS. Tap
to toggle between full and best-fit screens.
ƒ Dolby and SRS are not available when you’re using a Bluetooth stereo headset.
ƒ Another way to easily get to your videos is to tap
from the Home screen, and then tap
Videos.
Editing your photos
Do basic editing tasks on your photos such as rotate and crop. You can also enhance
your photos by applying effects such as high contrast, vintage, and more.
Rotating a photo
1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.
2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to rotate.
3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap either Rotate left or Rotate right.
Cropping a photo
1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.
2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to crop.
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3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap Crop. You’ll see a crop box around
the photo.
4. To adjust the crop box size, press and hold the edge of the box. When directional
arrows appear, drag your finger inward or outward to resize the crop box.
5. To move the crop box to the part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the
crop box to the desired position.
6. Tap Save to keep the changes.
The cropped photo is saved in the storage card as a copy. The original photo
remains unedited.
Adding effects
1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.
2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to add effects to.
3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap Effects. On the panel that opens,
you’ll see options available to you.
4. Tap an effect to apply on the photo.
5. Tap Save to keep the changes.
The enhanced photo is saved in the storage card as a copy. The original photo
remains unedited.
Sending your photos and videos
Send photos and videos via email or MMS. You can also send them to another phone
or your computer using Bluetooth.
Sending photos or videos by email
You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email message. They are added as
file attachments in your email.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap the album where the photos or videos you want to share are in.
3. Tap , and then tap Gmail or Mail.
, and then tap Gallery.
4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Compose and send your message.
If you selected Mail and you have multiple email accounts, the default email account will be
used.
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Sending a photo or video by MMS
1. From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Gallery.
2. Tap the album where the photo or video you want to share is in.
3. Tap , and then tap Messages.
4. Tap the photo or video you want to send.
5. The photo or video is automatically added into the MMS message.
If you want to add more photos to your slideshow attachment, tap Add slide,
and then tap Insert picture. When finished, tap Done.
6. Compose your message and then tap Send.
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth
You can select several photos, videos, or both and send them to someone’s phone or
your computer using Bluetooth.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap the album where the photos or videos you want to share are in.
3. Tap , and then tap Bluetooth.
, and then tap Gallery.
4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and
connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent. Follow the
steps in “Sending information using Bluetooth” in the Bluetooth chapter
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web
Using the Gallery app, you can share photos and videos on your social networks, as
well as post videos on YouTube.
You can also use the Camera or Camcorder app to share a photo or video right after
you’ve captured it. See the Camera chapter.
Sharing photos or videos on Facebook
You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to be able to upload photos or
videos.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap the album where the photos or videos you want to share are in.
3. Tap , and then tap Facebook for HTC Sense.
, and then tap Gallery.
4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Enter a different caption on each photo or video.
You can also tag friends on your photos. Tap Tag this photo, and then tap the
part where your friend is. From the list that shows, select who you want to tag.
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6. Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video.
7. Tap Upload.
8. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded
photos or videos.
9. Tap Done.
Sharing photos or videos on Flickr
You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to be able to upload photos or videos.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap the album where the photos or videos you want to share are in.
3. Tap , and then tap Flickr.
, and then tap Gallery.
4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Enter a different title and description on each photo or video.
You can also tag friends on your photos. Tap Tag this photo, and then tap the
part where your friend is. From the list that shows, select who you want to tag.
6. Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video.
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7. Tap Upload.
8. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded
photos or videos.
9. Tap Done.
Sharing photos on Picasa
You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload photos to the
Picasa™ photo organizing service.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap the album where the photos you want to share are in.
3. Tap , and then tap Picasa.
, and then tap Gallery.
4. Select the photos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Enter a caption for the photos you’re uploading.
6. Select the online album where you want to upload the photos, or tap
to
create a new album.
7. Tap Upload.
You can view the photos online at http://picasaweb.google.com.
Sharing videos on YouTube
You can share your videos by uploading them to YouTube™. Please sign in to your
YouTube or Google Account, if you’re asked to do so.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap the album where the videos you want to share are in.
3. Tap , and then tap YouTube.
, and then tap Gallery.
4. Select the videos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Enter a title for the videos you’re uploading.
6. Tap More details and enter the prompted information, such as description and
tags, and select a privacy option.
7. Tap Upload.
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Viewing photos in your social networks
Right on the Gallery app, check what you and your friends have uploaded to your
social networks (Facebook and Flickr only).
Viewing photos on Facebook
You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to view Facebook photos.
1. From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Gallery.
2. Tap the Facebook tab.
3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in
the account.
You can view photos in your online albums the same way as how you view
photos in your storage card.
Viewing photos on Flickr
You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to view Flickr photos.
1. From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Gallery.
2. Tap the Flickr tab.
You may be asked to give authorization for the app to connect to the Flickr
website. If this happens, you need to give authorization to access your Flickr
account.
3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in
the account.
You can view photos in your online albums the same way as how you view
photos in your storage card.
Commenting photos in your social networks
Add comments to your uploaded photos as well as your friends’.
1. Do one of the following:
ƒ While browsing online albums, press and hold a photo and then tap Add
comment.
ƒ While viewing a photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then
tap
.
2. Tap the box that says “Write a comment.”
3. Enter your text, and then tap Comment.
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Listening to music
Enjoy listening to songs and music on your phone using the Music app.
You need to copy music files to your storage card first to use the Music app to play music.
To find out how to copy files, see “Copying files to or from the storage card” in the Getting
started chapter.
From the Home screen, tap
, and then tap Music.
The Music app opens in the Playback screen. Tap the onscreen icons to control music
playback, select a song to play, repeat songs, and more.
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Turn shuffle on or off.
(Shuffle is off when button is gray.)
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Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song.
Go to the Library.
4 Go to the previous song in the Now playing list.
Play, pause, or resume playing the song.
6 Go to the next song in the Now playing list.
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7
Switch between showing the Now playing list and Playback screen. You can rearrange
songs in the Now playing list.
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Get that surround sound feeling. Choose between Dolby and SRS. Or, if you’re using a
wired headset, you can also choose from various preset equalizer settings.
(Dolby, SRS, and equalizer are not available when you’re using a Bluetooth stereo headset.)
9 Cycle through the repeat modes: Repeat all songs, Repeat current song, and Don’t repeat.
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When you’re listening to music and the screen turns off, press POWER to turn the
screen back on and control the music playback directly on the Lock screen.
If you don’t see the playback controls on the Lock screen, tap anywhere on the screen
to display them.
You can also pause music playback right from the Notifications panel. To find out how
to open the Notifications panel, see the Getting started chapter.
Flipping through your albums
Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to go to the next or previous music
album.
When you turn your phone sideways to the left, you get a wider view of your screen
and can skim through your albums with more ease.
ƒ If you have lots of albums, flick left or right across the screen to quickly skim
through them.
ƒ To look at one album at a time, slide your finger left or right.
ƒ Tap
to see the song list of the current album.
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Browsing music in the Library
Tap
on the Music app’s Playback screen or Now playing list to go to the Library.
In the Library, your music is organized by categories such as Artists and Albums.
Choose a category by tapping one of the tabs at the bottom of the screen.
When you tap a song in a category to play it, the Now playing list is updated with the
song list from your selected category.
You can add, remove, or rearrange the tabs in the Library. To find out how, see “Rearranging or
hiding application tabs” in the Personalizing chapter.
Creating a playlist
Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists. Make a playlist
containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day. You
can make as many playlists as you like.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap to go to the Library.
, and then tap Music.
3. In the Library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists
category.
4. Tap Add playlist.
5. Enter a playlist name, and then tap Add songs to playlist.
6. Choose a category. If you go to the Songs category, you can see a complete list
of songs on your storage card.
7. Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap
Add.
8. Tap Save.
Playing the songs in a playlist
1. In the Library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists
category.
2. Tap a playlist to open it.
3. Tap the first song or any song in the playlist.
When you tap a song in the list to play it, the Now playing list is updated with
the songs from your playlist.
Managing playlists
After creating a playlist, you can add more songs to it, rearrange their order, and more.
1. In the Library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists
category.
2. Tap a playlist to open it.
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3. Press MENU, and then choose what you want to do:
Add more songs to a
playlist
1. Tap Add songs.
2. Go to the Songs category or any other category.
3. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist and then
tap Add.
Rearrange songs
1. Tap Change order.
2. Press and hold
at the end of the song title you want
to move. When the row is highlighted, drag it to its new
position, then release.
3. Tap Done.
Delete songs from a
playlist
1. Tap Remove songs.
2. Select the songs you want to delete and then tap
Remove.
Change playlist name
Tap Rename playlist.
Deleting playlists
1. In the Library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists
category.
2. Press MENU and then tap Delete playlists.
3. Select the playlists to delete and then tap Delete.
Setting a song as ringtone
You can choose a song from the Music app’s Library and set it as your phone’s
ringtone or a ringtone for a certain contact.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap to go to the Library.
, and then tap Music.
3. In the Library, choose the song that you want to use as ringtone and then play it
back.
4. On the Playback screen, press MENU and then tap More > Set as ringtone.
5. In the Set as ringtone options menu, tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone.
If you select Contact ringtone, you need to choose the contacts you want to
associate the song with in the next screen.
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone
1. From the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Settings.
2. On the Settings screen, tap Sound > Phone ringtone. The song should be in the
ringtone list and selected.
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Sharing music using Bluetooth
You can choose a song from the Music app’s Library and send it to someone’s phone
or your computer using Bluetooth.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap to go to the Library.
, and then tap Music.
3. In the Library, tap the song that you want to share.
4. On the Playback screen, press MENU and then tap Share > Bluetooth.
5. In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and
connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the music can be sent. Follow the
steps in “Sending information using Bluetooth” in the Bluetooth chapter.
Finding music videos in YouTube
You can find music videos of the song you’re listening to in YouTube.
It’s simple. On the Playback screen, just press MENU and then tap Find videos.
About the Music widget
You can use the Music widget to play music right from your Home screen. To find out
how you can add this widget to your Home screen, see “Personalizing your Home
screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.
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Sharing media on your home network
Sharing photos, videos, and music with a bigger circle of friends is easy on your home
network. Simply connect your phone to the network and instantly show your captured
photos and videos on a big TV, or start streaming your favorite music tracks on hi-fi
speakers — all via DLNA®. For more information about DLNA, visit www.dlna.org.
Before you share media through the network:
ƒ Connect your phone to the network via Wi-Fi. To find out how to connect to a
Wi-Fi network, see the Internet chapter.
ƒ Connect the TV or speakers to the network. Check the documentation that
came with your TV or speakers to know how.
1. Open the Gallery or Music app.
2. Locate the media that you want to share, and then tap it.
3. While viewing the photo or playing the video or music, press MENU, and then
tap Select player.
4. Choose the device on your network where you want to play the media.
5. Once connected to the other device, your phone opens up the Controller screen
where you can tap:
Controls
To
Play the media on the other device.
Pause the music or video playback.
Play the previous photo or music track.
Play the next photo or music track.
Shuffle your music playlist.
Select a repeat mode for photos or music tracks.
Show available media that you can share.
View the media information such as the file name, title, and duration.
Connect to another photo/video player on the network.
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Controls
To
Connect to another music player on the network.
Adjust the volume of the video or music you’re playing on the other
device. You can also drag the volume slider to adjust the volume.
/
While playing a media on another device, you can press BACK and do other things on your
phone. To return to the Controller screen, slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap the
device you’re connected to.
6. To stop sharing your media, tap
to disconnect your phone from the other
device.
Until you disconnect the phone from the other device, other media that you open from the
Gallery or Music app are shared on the other device.
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HTCSense.com
About HTCSense.com
The HTC Sense experience has now extended from the phone to the Web. Without
physically connecting the phone to the computer, you can communicate with your
phone through the computer’s web browser.
Your phone must be turned on and have an active mobile data connection for HTCSense.com
to communicate with your phone.
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account
You can sign up for your HTCSense.com account through your phone or your
computer’s web browser.
Signing up from your phone
If you skipped signing up to your HTCSense.com account when you first turned on and
set up your phone, you can still sign up by:
1. Do one of the following:
ƒ From the Home screen, tap
> HTC Hub.
ƒ From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts &
sync > Add account > HTC Sense.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense.com account.
Signing up from your computer
Make sure you have your phone close by, you’ll need your phone to complete the sign-
up process.
1. On your computer, open your web browser.
2. Go to www.htcsense.com.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense.com account.
After signing up to HTCSense.com on the Web, you have to sign in using the same
account credentials on your phone. Follow the steps in “Signing up from your phone”
to sign in on your phone.
Updating your HTCSense.com account details
1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. On the upper-right corner, click Account.
3. Update your account details, and then click Save Changes.
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Forgot your phone at home or you can’t find it? Or worse, it slipped out of your
pocket while riding the train. Use Dashboard to communicate with your phone so you
can forward calls and messages to a different number, make your phone ring, lock
your phone, and even erase the contents of your phone.
Turning on Phone finder
Most features of Dashboard require that the Phone finder option on your phone is
selected.
1. On your phone, from the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Location.
3. Select the Phone finder check box.
Forwarding calls and messages
You can forward calls and messages to another phone if you don’t have your phone
with you.
1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. Click the Forward calls and/or Forward messages On/Off switch.
3. Enter the phone number where you want your calls and/or messages to be
forwarded to.
You can also forward messages to an email account.
Making your phone ring
You know your phone is somewhere in your home but you just can’t find it. Make your
phone ring, even if it’s on mute, so you can find it. Hopefully, it’s just buried under
some clothes in the hamper.
1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. Click Ring.
Locating your phone
Left your phone somewhere while doing your errands? You can use the Dashboard to
find the approximate location of your phone.
You must have the Phone finder option selected on your phone for this feature to work. Refer
to “Turning on Phone finder” earlier in this chapter to find out how to turn on Phone finder.
1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. Check the map to see where your phone is. Click Refresh location above the
map to refresh the map.
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Locking your phone
Lost your phone? Lock your phone and show a message onscreen so if somebody
finds it, they can contact you.
1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. Click Lock phone.
3. Enter a PIN, an alternate phone number to call if somebody finds your phone,
and a short message to show onscreen.
The alternate number is shown on your phone’s screen. If somebody happens to find your
phone, that person can simply tap it to call that number using your phone.
4. Click Save.
Erasing your phone contents
If there’s no chance of getting your phone back, you can erase the contents of the
phone and the installed storage card so no one sees sensitive information on your
phone.
There’s no way to recover your phone and storage card data after you erase the contents so
be absolutely sure before you proceed.
1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. Click Erase phone.
3. When asked to confirm, click Erase phone.
Signing out from or deleting your
HTCSense.com account
Signing out of your HTCSense.com account
If you want to stop syncing your phone with your HTCSense.com account, sign out of
HTCSense.com from the phone.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Accounts & sync > HTC Sense > Remove account.
Rest assured that your contacts, footprints, and messages on the phone won’t be
deleted when you sign out from your HTCSense.com account.
Deleting your HTCSense.com account
1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. On the upper-right corner, click Account.
3. Click Click here to delete your HTCSense account.
Deleting your HTCSense.com account will also delete your data on HTCSense.com
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Turning on location services
In order to find your location on your phone, you need to enable location sources.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Location.
2. Select one or both of the following:
Use wireless networks
Use GPS satellites
Uses Wi-Fi or your mobile data connection to find your
approximate location.
Finds your exact GPS location. This requires a clear view
of the sky and more battery power.
Google Maps
About Google Maps
Google Maps lets you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and
receive detailed directions to your destination. It also provides a search tool where you
can locate places of interest or an address on a map, or view locations at street level.
ƒ You need an active mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to use Google Maps.
ƒ To find your location with Google Maps, you need to enable location sources. To learn how,
see “Turning on location services” in this chapter.
ƒ The Google Maps application does not cover every country or city.
ƒ This app will auto update when there’s a newer version available in Android Market.
Getting around maps
When you open Google Maps, you can easily find your location on the map or check
out nearby places by panning and zooming in and out on the map.
To find your location with Google Maps, you need to enable location sources. See
“Turning on location services” in this chapter to learn how.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap to show your current location. The blue marker
on the map.
> Maps.
shows your location
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3. Do any of the following on the map:
Show your location
Press MENU and then tap My Location. The blue marker (
shows your location on the map and points north for your
reference.
)
Move around
Zoom in
Swipe your finger to any direction on the screen to view
nearby places on the map.
ƒ Place your thumb and index fingers on top of the area that
you want to zoom in, and then spread your fingers across
the map.
ƒ Tap
ƒ Double-tap the area on the map that you want to zoom in.
Zoom out
ƒ Pinch your thumb and index finger on the map to zoom out.
ƒ Tap
View information for a
random location
1. Press and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over
the location, with the address and a thumbnail from street
view (if available).
2. Tap the balloon to see more information.
You can get directions to the location, check for nearby
places of interest, and more.
Searching for a location
In Google Maps, you can search for a location, such as an address or a type of
business or establishment (for example, museums).
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Maps.
2. Enter the place you want to search in the search box.
As you enter the location to look for, suggested matches from your contacts, the
web, and previously searched items are displayed.
3. Tap
to search for the location you entered or tap a suggested search item.
The search results are displayed as markers on the map.
4. Do any of the following:
ƒ If the first search result (
) is what you’re looking for, tap the balloon.
Otherwise, tap
to go to the next search result until you find the location
you’re searching for, and then tap its balloon.
ƒ Tap
to show the search results as a list, and then tap the location.
Details about the selected location displays on the screen.
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6. Do any of the following:
ƒ Tap the onscreen buttons to view the location on a map, get directions, view
the location in Street View, if available, and more.
ƒ Swipe left or right across the screen to view the information for the next or
previous search result.
Clearing the map
After you’ve search on a map, you can clear away the various markers drawn on it by
pressing MENU, and then tapping More > Clear Map.
Searching for a place of interest near you
Use Places to find places of interest near your current location. Places uses Google
Maps to search common places that you would want to find, such as the nearest gas
station or ATM kiosk.
Before you use Places, you need to enable location sources. See “Turning on location
services” in this chapter to learn how.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap the place you want to search.
3. Do any of the following:
> Places.
ƒ When one or two places of interest are found, the search results are displayed
as markers on the map. You can tap the marker, and then tap the balloon to
view more information about the place.
ƒ When several places are found, the search results display in a list. Tap a
place to show its location on a map, and then tap its balloon to view more
information about the place.
See “Searching for a location” in this chapter to learn what you can do on the
location information screen.
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Adding a place to search
In Places, you can add other places of interest that you frequently search for, such as a
church or a pizza restaurant.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Places.
2. Tap Add.
3. Enter the place you want to add to Places’ search items, and then tap Add.
The place is added as a button on the Places’ screen.
Getting directions
Get detailed directions to your destination. Google Maps can provide directions for
travel by foot, public transportation, or car.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Maps.
2. While viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap Directions.
3. Use your current location as the starting point, or enter a location from where to
start in the first text box. Then enter your destination in the second text box.
Or tap
to select an address from your contacts, starred places or a point that
you tap on a map.
4. Choose how you want to get to your destination by tapping the car, public
transit, or walk button.
5. Tap Go.
6. If the place you’ve set as your destination has several locations available, choose
which one to go to.
The next screen displays the directions to your destination in a list.
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7. Tap an item to view the directions on the map.
8. Tap the arrow buttons on the map to follow the directions.
When you’re finished viewing or following the directions, press MENU and then tap
More > Clear Map to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the
Google Maps history.
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)
Google Latitude™ user location service lets you and your friends share locations and
status messages with each other. It also lets you send text and email messages, make
phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations.
Your location is not shared automatically. You must join Latitude, and then invite your
friends to view your location or accept their invitations. Only friends that you have
explicitly invited or accepted can see your location.
Opening and joining Latitude
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Maps.
2. While viewing a map, press MENU and then tap Join Latitude.
3. After you’ve joined Latitude and closed the application, you can do any of the
following to open it from the Home screen:
ƒ Tap
> Latitude.
ƒ Tap
> Maps, press MENU, and then tap Latitude.
Getting help
If you need help or have questions about Google Maps, press MENU, and then tap
More > Help. The web browser will take you to the Google Maps Help site.
To learn more about Latitude, visit Google Latitude on the web:
http://www.google.com/mobile/latitude/
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HTC Footprints™
About Footprints
HTC Footprints™ provides an easy way to record your favorite places and revisit those
places. A footprint consists of a photo you take of a location such as a restaurant, a
sightseeing destination, etc., stored together with a precise GPS position and other
information about that location such as the street address and phone number.
The next time you want to visit the same place, simply access the footprint. You can
then dial the phone number or view the location in Google Maps.
Creating a new footprint
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap Save to Footprints.
3. You can:
> Footprints.
ƒ Tap
ƒ Tap
to take a picture and add it as a photo for the footprint.
to fine tune the position of the footprint on the map.
4. Tap Done.
Before pressing Done, tap the photo to change the name, category, or address of the
footprint, enter the phone and website, and add a voice memo to the footprint.
Revisiting a footprint
1. On the Footprints main screen, tap a category.
2. Tap the footprint you want to revisit.
3. On the next screen, you can choose to view the footprint on the map, share the
footprint, visit the location’s website if there’s a stored URL, and more.
Editing or deleting a footprint
1. On the Footprints main screen, tap a category.
2. Press and hold the footprint you want to edit or delete.
3. Tap Edit or Delete on the options menu.
Sharing your footprints
1. Create a footprint. See “Creating a new footprint” earlier in this chapter to find
out how.
2. Tap the category where the new footprint was saved or tap All footprints.
3. Tap the footprint that you have just created.
4. Tap Share, and then choose how you want to share the footprint.
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Deleting multiple footprints
1. On the Footprints main screen, tap the category where the footprints are
located or tap All footprints.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Delete.
3. Select the footprints you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
Exporting your footprints
Back up footprints by exporting them to the storage card. You can also open exported
footprints files in other applications such as Google Earth on your PC. To transfer files
from your storage card to your computer, see “Copying files to or from the storage
card” in the Getting started chapter.
1. On the Footprints main screen, tap a category.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Export.
3. Select the footprints you want to export, and then tap Export.
Press MENU and then tap Deselect all to deselect all the footprints.
Exported footprints are saved as .kmz files in the Footprints folder on your storage
card. If you exported multiple footprints at one time, they are saved together in one
.kmz file.
Importing footprints
Bring back footprints you previously backed up to the storage card to your phone.
You can also import .kmz files that you saved in other applications, or use a photo as a
footprint.
1. On the Footprints main screen, press MENU, and then tap Import.
2. Do one of the following:
ƒ To import a saved footprint or another .kmz file from the storage card, tap
Footprints data, and then tap the file you want to import. If a footprint
on your phone is the same as the one you want to import, you’re asked
whether you want to overwrite it.
ƒ To import a photo, tap Photos, navigate to the photo you want to import,
and then tap the photo. You can then add Footprints information such as
location and category.
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Car Panel
Using the Car Panel
With the Car Panel, you can easily access footprints, locate places in Google Maps, and
navigate to a destination that you want. You can also make calls and search the Web.
From the Home screen, tap
> Car Panel to open it.
1
Check the places you’ve been before or capture
new places as footprints. (See “Footprints” in this
chapter.)
6
1
2
3
Search the Web by simply dictating words into your
phone’s microphone.
Search the Web with Google search by entering a
word or phrase.
2
3
5
4
4 Quickly dial Favorites, dial someone from your call
history list, or use the Dialer. (See the Phone calls
chapter.)
5
View a map of your location using Google Maps.
(See “Google Maps” in this chapter.)
6 Get help navigating to your destination using Google
Maps Navigation.
Closing Car Panel
Do one of the following:
ƒ Press MENU and then tap Exit.
ƒ Press and hold the status bar and then drag it down to open the Notifications
panel. Tap Car mode enabled.
Pressing HOME or BACK will not close the Car Panel.
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Watching videos on YouTube
Use the YouTube app to check out what’s popular on the online video-sharing website.
ƒ You need an active Wi-Fi or data connection to access YouTube.
ƒ The first time you use certain YouTube functions such as video sharing, sign in using your
YouTube or Google Account, if you’re asked to do so.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> YouTube.
2. Scroll through the list of videos, and then tap a video to watch it.
3. While watching a video, you can:
ƒ Turn your phone sideways or double-tap the screen to watch the video in
full screen landscape orientation.
ƒ Tap the video screen to pause, resume playback, or drag the slider to jump
to a different part of the video.
ƒ Tap a tab to learn more about the video, see related videos, or check out
what other viewers think. You can also slide your finger across the tabs to
see if there are more tabs available.
ƒ Tap the thumbs-up or thumbs-down icon to add your video rating. Tap More
to see other options.
4. Press MENU, and then tap Home to return to the YouTube main screen.
Searching for videos
1. On the YouTube main screen, press SEARCH.
2. Enter a search keyword, and then tap
.
3. Scroll through the results and tap a video to watch it.
You also have the option to show results that were just recently posted. Tap All time, and then
select a time period you want.
Clearing the search history
1. On the YouTube main screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Clear search history, and then tap OK when prompted.
3.
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Sharing a video link
Share a video by sending its link to your contacts.
1. While watching a video in portrait orientation, tap More > Share.
2. Choose how you want to share the video link from the available options.
Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube
1. From the Home screen, tap
> YouTube.
2. Tap
.
3. Press
to start capturing video. When you are done capturing, press
again. Tap Done.
4. Enter a title, description, and tags for your video.
5. Set the privacy level.
6. Tap Upload.
Reading news feeds
Don’t get left behind with yesterday’s stories. Use the News app to subscribe to news
feeds that cover breaking news, sports, top blogs, and more. You can also get updates
based on specific keywords you want.
From the Home screen, tap
> News.
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2
1
Subscriptions tab. Tap to list the channels you’ve subscribed to. To find out how to
subscribe, see “Subscribing to news channels.”
2
My Items tab. Tap to show links to your starred items and added keywords. See “Starring a
story” and “Adding a keyword”.
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Subscribing to news channels
1. From the Home screen, tap
> News.
2. On the Subscriptions tab, tap Add feeds.
3. Do one of the following:
Tap
To
Any category
Choose from popular news feeds.
(such as Blogs, Entertainment,
Sports, and more)
Search more
Enter a keyword to search the Web for related news
feeds or enter the complete URL of a news feed to
subscribe to.
4. After selecting the channel or channels to subscribe to, tap Add.
Reading a story
1. From the Home screen, tap
> News.
2. On the Subscriptions tab, tap a channel.
3. Tap a story to read it. While reading the story, you can:
Tap
To
Star the story as a favorite.
Share a link to the story from the available options.
Go to the web page where the story is published.
Go to the next or previous story in the channel.
4. If you want to read the whole story, tap Read full article. This opens the story
in the web browser. See “Using your phone’s web browser” in the Web browser
chapter to learn how to navigate the web page.
Manually checking for new stories
On the Subscriptions tab, press MENU, and then tap Refresh.
Starring a story
Star your favorite stories to read them again later. Starred stories are displayed on the
Starred tab. Do one of the following:
ƒ On a list of stories, tap
next to a story.
ƒ While reading a story, tap
near the top-right corner of the screen.
You can remove the star from a story by tapping the star icon again.
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Adding a keyword
Easily find stories that interest you by entering a search keyword. Stories that contain
the keyword are grouped together on the Keywords tab.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> News.
2. On the My items tab, tap Keywords > Add keywords.
3. Enter the keyword, and then tap Add.
Your new keyword is displayed on the Keywords tab. Tap the keyword to show
the stories that contain that keyword.
Changing update schedule and font settings
In the News app, press MENU, tap Settings, and then do the following:
Tap
To
Accounts & sync
Manage sync options and general News settings.
Update when
opened
Update the content of the channels you’ve subscribed to every time
you open the News app.
Update schedule
Choose a time interval when the channels you’ve subscribed to are
updated. Select Manual to refresh the content only when you like.
News content
Choose how to read news stories by default: whether as a summary or
as a full web page article.
Adding the News widget
Read snippets of stories that you have subscribed to right on the Home screen. To find
out how to add this widget to your Home screen, see “Personalizing your Home screen
with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.
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Reading eBooks
Start your own library of bestsellers and literary classics right on your phone.
Use the Reader app to read and download eBooks from Kobo, an online bookstore.
We’ve included some eBooks for you to try. But to browse for more titles from Kobo, you need
to be connected to the Internet.
From the Home screen, tap
> Reader.
You’ll find thumbnails of your twenty recently read and downloaded eBooks. To view
your complete library, simply tap
.
1
5
2
3
4
6
1
Slide your fingers left or right across the screen, and then tap a book thumbnail to open an
eBook. See “Flipping through an eBook.”
2
3
Tap to show suggestions of top-rated and best-selling eBooks from Kobo.
Tap to go to the library.
4 Tap to go to the bookstore where you can browse eBook categories, including free
downloads, and buy from Kobo. See “Downloading an eBook.”
5
Find and select an eBook to read from your library. Press MENU to show options for sorting
(by Most Recent, Title, or Author) and deleting eBooks.
6 Slide to other tabs for options on downloading eBooks. See “Downloading an eBook.”
Flipping through an eBook
1. On the Reader main screen, do one of the following to open an eBook:
ƒ Tap a book thumbnail
ƒ Tap
, and then tap a title from the library
2. Slide your finger left or right of the screen to flip through previous or next pages.
3 While reading, you can:
ƒ Add a bookmark. Press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks. Easily return to the
page later when you view the Annotations tab.
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ƒ Change the font size. Press MENU, and then tap Font size. A simpler way is
to pinch or spread your thumb and index fingers across the page.
ƒ Turn your phone left sideways to view the eBook in landscape mode.
ƒ Jump between chapters. Tap anywhere on the screen, and then drag the
slider.
4. Press BACK to close the eBook.
When you reopen an eBook, it will take you to the page that you last viewed.
Searching inside an eBook
1. While reading an eBook, press SEARCH.
2. Type the word or words you want to search for.
3. Tap
to view the matches. You’ll see a list of chapters that contain the
matches.
4. Tap a chapter to preview where the matches appear, and then tap a match to go
to the specific page where it’s highlighted.
Want to take your search further to the web? Simply select the text and then tap Quick
Lookup. To learn more, see “Selecting text” in the Keyboard chapter and “Quickly looking up
information on the Web” in the Getting started chapter.
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Adding a note or highlighting selected text
Spotted an interesting quote or a less-known fact? Take note or highlight it.
1. While reading an eBook, press and hold on a word.
Drag the start and end markers to select the surrounding text.
2. Do one of the following:
1
1
Tap to add a note. Type a short comment
or remark, and then tap Done.
2
2
Tap to highlight the selected text using
your choice of color.
3. To view any note or highlight you’ve created, do either of the following:
ƒ Press MENU > Annotations, and then slide to the Notes or Highlights tabs.
ƒ Tap anywhere on the screen, and then tap Annotations > Notes or
Highlights.
You can also view your bookmarks and as well as the eBook’s table of contents from the
Annotations tab.
Downloading an eBook
Browse the bookstore and choose from hundreds of available titles to download.
But first, you need to have:
ƒ a microSD card on your phone
ƒ an active Wi-Fi or data connection
ƒ a Kobo account and an Adobe ID account. If you don’t have these accounts
yet, either sign up from your phone or from your computer’s web browser
1. On the Reader main screen, tap
to go to the bookstore.
If you have previously bought eBooks from Kobo using another computer, you can download
it to your phone from the Reader screen’s Available for download tab.
2. Tap a category to see available eBook titles. To switch views for more categories,
press MENU, and then tap either Browse or Discover.
To find a specific eBook title or author in the bookstore, press SEARCH.
3. Tap the eBook you want to download.
You’ll then see information such as the eBook’s price, as well as its summary and
customer ratings.
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4. Tap
to place your order.
5. When prompted, sign in with your Kobo and Adobe ID accounts.
6. Provide your purchase details, and then tap Buy.
When you’ve used Kobo once to purchase an eBook, the phone remembers your billing details
so you don’t need to enter it the next time. If you want to clear it, you need to do it from the
Kobo website. For information on protecting your phone, see the Security chapter.
7. Tap
to download the eBook. When downloading is complete, you can find
the eBook in your library.
Recommending an eBook
Let your friends know what you’re reading, and suggest titles that you’ve enjoyed.
1. While reading an eBook, press MENU, and then tap Share.
2. Choose how you want to share the eBook title from the available options.
Deleting an eBook
1. On the Reader main screen, tap
.
2. On the Books tab, press MENU, and then tap Delete.
3. Select the items you want to delete.
4. Tap Delete, and then tap OK to confirm.
About the My Shelf widget
Use the My Shelf widget to easily open your eBooks for reading right from your Home
screen. To find out how to add this widget to your Home screen, see “Personalizing
your Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.
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Working on documents, spreadsheets, and
presentations
Need to tweak a report while you’re on the go? Use Quickoffice to easily view, edit, or
even create Microsoft Office Word (.doc) and Microsoft Office Excel (.xls) files. You can
also use it to view Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) presentations and text (.txt) files on
your phone.
From the Home screen, tap
> Quickoffice.
If you have a long file list, press MENU and then tap Sort to arrange your files by name
or date. Press SEARCH to look for specific filenames.
Viewing a document, spreadsheet, or presentation
1. On the Quickoffice main screen, tap the file you want to open.
2. While viewing a file, you can:
ƒ Slide your finger on the screen to pan or go through the pages of the file.
ƒ Turn your phone left sideways to view the file in landscape mode.
ƒ To zoom in, spread your thumb and index finger across the screen. To zoom
out, pinch your thumb and index finger on the screen.
After you zoomed in on a PowerPoint slide, double-tap the slide to make it fit with the screen’s
width.
ƒ Press MENU and then tap Worksheet to view other worksheets in an Excel
file.
ƒ Tap a URL link in a Word or PowerPoint file to open the web page in the
web browser.
ƒ When you open Word documents, Quickoffice reformats the text to make
it fit the screen’s width. Press MENU, and then tap View to switch between
normal and reformatted modes.
Quickoffice does not reflow text in tables.
Editing a document or worksheet
1. While viewing a document or worksheet, press MENU, and then tap Edit.
2. Make your changes on the file.
3. When done, press MENU > More, and then tap Save or Save as to keep your
changes.
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Creating a new document or worksheet
1. On the Quickoffice main screen, press MENU, and then tap New.
2. Choose a file type to create:
ƒ Word 97- 2003 document
ƒ Excel 97 - 2003 workbook
3. Press MENU, and then tap Edit to start entering text.
4. When done, press MENU > More, and then tap Save as to keep your changes.
Keeping track of your stocks
Use the Stocks app to get the latest stock updates for stock quotes and market
indices you follow.
From the Home screen, tap
> Stocks.
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6
5
3
2
4
1
Tap an item to view from the list of stock quotes and market indices.
2
3
Tap to update the stock information.
Tap to add a stock quote or stock market index.
4 Slide to other tabs to view up to two years of an item’s past trade information.
Tap to view related news for a selected item.
5
6 View an item’s trade information, and as well as its price chart for a specific period.
Adding a stock quote or stock market index
1. On the Stocks main screen, tap
.
2. Enter the stock quote or stock market index on the text field, and then tap
.
3. On the results list, tap the stock quote or stock market index you want to add.
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Changing the stock list order
1. On the Stocks main screen, press MENU, and then tap Rearrange.
2. Press and hold
at the end of the item you want to move. When the row is
highlighted in green, drag it to its new position, and then release.
3. Tap Done.
Deleting stock quotes and indices
1. On the Stocks main screen, press MENU, and then tap Delete.
2. Select the items you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
Manually updating stock information
On the Stocks main screen, press MENU, and then tap Update.
Changing update schedule and color settings
Downloading stock information automatically may incur additional fees from your mobile
operator.
In the Stocks app, press MENU, tap Settings, and then do the following:
Tap
To
Update when
opened
Update the stock information every time you open the Stocks app.
Scheduled sync
Update schedule
Set automatic downloads of stock information.
Choose a time interval for checking updates.
Set color for price
raise
Change the color for displaying stock price increases to either red or
green, depending on what’s being used in your country.
About the Stocks widget
Use the Stocks widget to instantly check stock updates right on your Home screen.
It comes in different looks and styles. To find out how to add this widget to your
Home screen, see “Personalizing your Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing
chapter.
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Listening to FM Radio
Tune in and listen to chart-topping pop songs using your phone’s FM Radio app.
You need to connect a headset first to the audio jack of your phone to use FM Radio. FM
Radio uses the stereo headset as the FM radio antenna.
From the Home screen, tap
> FM Radio.
The first time you open FM Radio, it automatically scans for available FM stations,
saves them as presets, and plays the first FM station found.
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1
7
6
2
3
4
5
1
Drag to tune in to a frequency on the FM band.
Tap to fine tune the radio frequency by -0.1 MHz.
View the All presets list.
2
3
4 Tap to search the FM band for the previous FM station.”
Tap to search the FM band for the next FM station.
6 Tap to change the name of the current station you are tuned into.
5
7
8
Tap to fine tune the radio frequency by +0.1 MHz.
Switch off and close FM Radio.
Tuning in to an FM station
There are several things you can do while you’re on the FM Radio screen:
ƒ Tap
and then select a station you want to listen to.
ƒ Tap
to go to the previous available FM station, or
to go to the
next available FM station.
ƒ Press the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons on the side of the
phone to adjust the volume.
ƒ To repeat scanning and saving of FM stations, press MENU, and then tap
Scan & Save. Press BACK to stop the auto-scan.
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ƒ Press MENU to mute the sound or to change the sound output to Mono or
Stereo.
You can also switch the sound output between the Speaker and Headset.
Closing or turning off FM Radio
To close the FM Radio screen:
ƒ Press BACK. FM Radio continues to run in the background, and you can still
listen to the radio while using other apps on your phone.
To go back to the FM Radio screen, slide open the Notifications panel, and
then tap FM Radio.
To turn off completely and close FM Radio:
ƒ Tap
on the upper-right corner of the FM Radio screen.
Adding the FM Radio widget
Use the FM Radio widget to listen to your favorite FM stations right on your Home
screen. To find out how to add this widget to your Home screen, see “Personalizing
your Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.
Recording your voice
Don’t just think out loud. Use Voice Recorder to quickly capture your thoughts. You
can also record your voice and set it as a ringtone.
You need to have a microSD card on your phone to use Voice Recorder.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Hold the phone’s microphone near your mouth.
3. Tap to start recording a voice clip.
> Voice Recorder.
Voice Recorder can run on the background while you do other things on your phone, except
when you open other apps that also use audio functions. To go back to the Voice Recorder
screen, slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap Voice Recorder.
4. Tap
5. Type a name for the voice clip and tap Save.
6. To play back the voice clip, tap
to stop recording.
.
7. To show options for sharing, deleting, or renaming the voice clip, press MENU.
Sharing a voice clip
1. On the Voice Recorder screen, tap
.
2. Press and hold the voice clip you want to share, and then tap Share.
3. From the available options, choose how you want to share the voice clip.
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Setting a voice clip as a ringtone
1. On the Voice Recorder screen, tap
.
2. Press and hold the voice clip you want to set as a ringtone, and then tap Set as
ringtone.
Renaming a voice clip
1. On the Voice Recorder screen, tap
.
2. Press and hold the voice clip you want to rename, and then tap Rename.
3. Enter the name, and then tap Save.
Using Flashlight
Never get caught in the dark again. Use the Flashlight app to turn on your phone’s
LED flashlight to shine a light wherever you need it.
On the Home screen, tap
> Flashlight.
ƒ To adjust the brightness of the light, simply tap the onscreen power button on
the flashlight handle.
ƒ To close the flashlight, press BACK.
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Finding and installing apps from Android
Market
Android Market™ is the place to go to find new apps for your phone. Choose from a
wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to
games. When you find an app you want, you can easily download and install it on your
phone with just a few taps of your finger.
To access Android Market, you must first connect to the Internet using your phone’s
Wi-Fi or data connection and sign in to your Google Account.
Paid apps are currently only available in certain countries.
Finding and installing an app
When you install apps from Android Market and use them on your phone, they may
require access to your personal information (such as your location, contact data, and
more) or access to certain functions or settings of your phone. Download and install
only apps that you trust.
ƒ You need a Google Checkout account to purchase items on Android Market. See “Creating a
Google Checkout account” to set up a Google Checkout account if you do not have one.
ƒ Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to your phone’s functions or a
significant amount of your data. You’re responsible for the results of using downloaded apps
on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Market.
When you open Android Market for the first time, the Terms of Service window
will appear. Tap Accept to continue.
2. Do any of the following to find an app:
To
Do this
Browse featured apps Scroll through the list of featured apps.
Browse apps by
categories
Tap Apps or Games, and then tap a category. Under a category,
you can filter the apps by Top paid, Top free or Just in.
Tap on the Android Market home screen, enter the name or
Search for an app
type of app you’re looking for, and then tap
the search box.
to the right of
3. When you find the app that you like, tap it and read its description and user
comments.
4. To download or purchase the app, tap Free (for free apps) or the price below
Buy (for paid apps).
The subsequent screen notifies you whether the app will require access to your
personal information or access to certain functions or settings of your phone.
5. If you agree to the conditions, tap OK to begin downloading and installing the
app.
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If you selected a paid app, after tapping OK, you will be redirected to the Google
Checkout screen to pay for the app before it’s downloaded to your phone.
You can uninstall an app for a refund within a limited time after your purchase. To know more
about the refund policy for paid apps, please visit the Android Market Help site
(http://market.android.com/support).
Creating a Google Checkout account
You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google Account to
purchase items from Android Market.
To create a Google Checkout account, do one of the following:
ƒ On your computer, go to http://checkout.google.com.
ƒ The first time you use your phone to buy an app from Android Market, follow
the prompts onscreen to enter your billing information.
When you’ve used Google Checkout once to purchase an app from Android Market, the phone
remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you
should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your permission. See the
Security chapter to learn how to secure your phone.
Opening an installed app
Do one of the following:
ƒ If you see this icon (
) on the status bar, open the Notifications panel, and
then tap the app. See “Opening the Notifications panel” in the Getting started
chapter.
ƒ From the Home screen, tap
> Market > My apps. On the My apps
screen, tap the app and then tap Open.
ƒ From the Home screen, tap
. On the All apps screen, locate the app,
and then tap it.
Uninstalling an app
You can uninstall any app that you have downloaded and installed from Android
Market.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Market > My apps.
2. Tap the app you want to uninstall, and then tap Uninstall.
3. When asked, tap OK.
4. Choose the reason for removing the app, and then tap OK.
Getting help
If you need help or have questions about Android Market, press MENU, and then tap
Help. The web browser will take you to the Android Market Help site.
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Sharing games and apps
Having fun with a game or app that you’ve downloaded from Android Market? Share it
instantly with your circle of friends.
For your friends to link to the app and download it from Android Market, they must be using
an Android phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap
.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Share.
You’ll then see the list of games and apps that you downloaded and installed
from Android Market.
3. Tap an app, and then choose how to share it. You can share the link to the app
via Bluetooth, send it in your text message or email, or post it in Facebook or
Twitter.
When your friends see the link in your sent message, email, or status update, they can
simply tap the link to go directly to the game or app in Android Market to download it.
ƒ While entering your status update in Friend Stream, you can also tap
to choose from
games or apps that you want to share in your social networks.
ƒ If you’ve already created a new text or email message, press MENU and then tap Attach >
App recommendation to choose from your list of installed games and apps.
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Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
Add another layer of security for your phone by assigning a PIN (personal
identification number).
Make sure you have the default SIM PIN provided by your mobile operator before
continuing.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Security.
2. Tap Set up SIM card lock, then select Lock SIM card.
3. Enter the default SIM card PIN, and then tap OK.
4. To change the SIM card PIN, tap Change SIM PIN.
Emergency calls can be placed at any time without requiring a PIN. See “Making an
emergency call” in the Phone calls chapter for more details.
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out
If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attempts
allowed, your SIM card will become “PUK-locked.” You need a PUK code to restore
access to the phone. This code may have been provided by your mobile operator
when you received your SIM card.
1. On the Phone dialer screen, enter the PUK code, and then tap Next.
2. Enter the new PIN you want to use, and then tap Next.
3. Enter the new PIN again, and then tap Next.
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Security
Protecting your phone with a screen lock
Protect your personal information and prevent others from using your phone without
your permission by setting a screen lock password, a PIN, or a lock pattern.
Your screen lock will be asked every time your phone is turned on or when it’s idle for
a certain period of time.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Security.
2. Tap Set up screen lock.
3. Tap one of the following:
None
Pattern
PIN
Disable the screen lock you’ve previously created.
Set a screen lock pattern by following the onscreen instructions.
Set a numeric password of at least four digits.
Password Set an alpha-numeric password.
4. On the Security screen, tap Lock phone after, then specify the idle time you can
allow before the screen is locked.
You can also clear the Use visible pattern on the Security screen if you don’t want your screen
lock pattern to display as you draw it onscreen.
Changing your screen lock
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Security.
2. Tap Change screen lock.
3. Enter your current screen lock to confirm that you want to change it.
4. Choose a different screen lock type, then enter your new pattern, PIN, or
password.
Or tap None if you don’t want to use a screen lock.
Forgot your screen lock pattern?
If you’ve forgotten your screen lock pattern, you have up to five attempts to try and
unlock your phone. If this fails, you can unlock your phone by entering your Google
Account user name and password.
1. On the unlock screen, enter your lock pattern.
2. After the fifth attempt and you’re asked to wait for 30 seconds, tap OK.
3. If the display goes off, press the POWER button to turn the display back on, and
then press the bar on the lock screen and slide your finger down to unlock the
screen.
4. Tap the Forgot pattern button in the lower right corner when it appears.
5. Enter your Google Account name and password, and then tap Sign in.
You’ll then be asked to create a new screen lock pattern. If you no longer want to do
so, tap Cancel.
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Settings
Settings
Settings on your phone
Control and customize phone settings on the Settings screen.
From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
Personalize
Choose a scene, set the wallpaper to use, apply a skin, and set
sound options. You can also rename or delete a custom scene by
pressing and holding a scene in Scenes.
Wireless & networks
Set up your phone’s wireless connections, such as Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth, enable the Airplane mode, or set the options for mobile
networks, roaming, Wi-Fi hotspot, Virtual Private Networks, and
more.
Call
Set up call services such as voicemail, call forwarding, call waiting,
and caller ID.
Sound
ƒ Choose sounds to use for your phone ringtone and notifications.
ƒ Separately adjust the volume for ringtone, media playback,
alarm, and notification. Adjust media playback volume. See
“Adjusting the volume via settings” in the Getting started
chapter.
ƒ Set your phone to automatically lower the ring volume when
you move the phone (Quiet ring on pickup), make the phone
automatically ring louder when inside a bag or pocket (Pocket
mode), or turn on the speakerphone automatically when you flip
over the phone (Flip for speaker).
ƒ Turn on or off feedback sounds such as Audible touch tones,
Vibrate feedback, and more.
Display
Set up display settings such as automatic screen orientation,
brightness, screen timeout, and more.
Accounts & sync
Log in or out of your social network accounts, Google Account,
Exchange ActiveSync account, and HTCsense.com acount. You can
also manage synchronization and other settings for your accounts.
See the Accounts and sync chapter for details.
Location
Search
Select the sources to use when determining your location. Select
Phone finder so you can use HTCsense.com to locate your phone.
Select items to include when you do a search on your phone and
set Google search options.
Privacy
Choose to automatically back up some settings on the phone
(e.g. Wi-Fi passwords or Bookmarks) to Google servers using your
Google Account so you can restore them when needed.
Connect to PC
ƒ Set the default USB connection type to use whenever you
connect your phone to your computer.
ƒ Or, select the Ask me check box to set your phone to always
display the screen for selecting the USB connection type. To find
out more, see “Connecting your phone to a computer” in the
Getting started chapter.
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Settings
Security
Set a screen lock, enable the SIM card lock, or manage the phone’s
credential storage. See the Security chapter for details.
Power saver
Set the power saving settings to use when your phone’s battery
level goes down to the minimum level that you choose. Make sure
the power saver feature is enabled so that your phone will use
the power saving settings that you’ve set. See “Optimizing your
phone’s battery life” in this chapter for details.
Applications
Manage running applications, move applications to or from the
storage card, and install or uninstall applications. You can also
choose whether to turn the Fast boot feature on or off.
SD & phone storage
ƒ Check the available storage card and phone memory.
ƒ From this screen, be sure to unmount your microSD card before
you remove it from your phone.
ƒ You can also do a factory reset. See the Update and reset
chapter for more details.
Date & time
Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format. To turn
off auto time synchronization and be able to manually change time
zone settings, see “Setting the time zone, date, and time” in the
Clock and Weather chapter.
Language & keyboard
Accessibility
Set the operating system language and region. You can also set
onscreen keyboard options.
This option appears only after you’ve downloaded and installed
an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that provides voice
feedback. You can turn accessibility functions or services on or off.
Voice input & output
AT&T software update
About phone
Set up the voice input options of your phone. Also, if you’ve
installed a text-to-speech (voice data) application, use this to set
the text-to-speech settings.
Check for and download AT&T updates using your phone’s data
connection. Or check for and download major system software
updates using Wi-Fi.
View different information about your phone, such as the mobile
network type, signal strength, battery level, battery use of
individual applications, software version of your phone, and more.
See “Checking information about your phone” in this chapter.
Changing display settings
Adjusting the screen brightness manually
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display > Brightness.
3. Clear the Automatic brightness check box.
4. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the
screen brightness. Tap OK.
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Settings
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off
After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You
can set the idle time before the screen turns off.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display > Screen timeout.
3. Tap the time before the screen turns off.
Turning automatic screen rotation off
By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold
the phone.
Automatic rotation is not supported in all application screens.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings .
2. Tap Display, and then clear the Auto-rotate screen check box.
Recalibrating the G-sensor
Recalibrate the screen if you feel that the screen orientation does not respond
properly to the way you hold the phone.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display > G-Sensor calibration.
3. Place the phone on a flat and level surface, and then tap Calibrate.
4. After the recalibration process, tap OK.
Keeping the screen on while charging the phone
You can keep the phone screen from turning off while you’re charging the phone.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Applications > Development.
3. Select the Stay awake check box.
Switching animation effects on or off
You can turn off the animation or enable only some animations when switching
between screens.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Display > Animation.
3. On the options menu, select the animation setting you want.
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Settings
Changing sound settings
Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes
To switch between these modes, there are a number of ways you can do:
ƒ Simply tap the Profile widget on your Home screen to switch between the
three modes.
ƒ To change from silent back to normal mode, simply press the VOLUME UP
button.
ƒ To change from vibration back to normal mode, press the VOLUME UP button
twice.
ƒ From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound > Sound
profile.
Enabling or disabling audible selection
You can choose to play a sound when you’re selecting items onscreen.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound, and then select the Audible selection check box.
Choosing the notification sound
You can choose a default sound for your phone to play whenever there are new
notifications.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound > Notification sound.
3. Select your preferred notification sound in the list, and then tap Apply.
To use different sounds for different types of notifications, set the notification sounds
in the respective applications. For example, to set different sounds for received
and sent text messages, open the Messages application, then press MENU and tap
Settings.
Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment
Quiet ring on pickup
Your phone has a quiet ring feature that automatically lowers the ring volume when
you move your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound, and then select or clear the Quiet ring on pickup check box.
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Settings
Pocket mode
To help avoid missing incoming calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, the
pocket mode feature gradually increases the ring volume and vibrates when you
receive a call. When not in your pocket or bag, the phone will ring at the normal
volume you set.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound, and then select or clear the Pocket mode check box.
Switching to speakerphone automatically
You can switch to speakerphone by simply flipping over your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound, and then select or clear the Flip for speaker check box.
Changing the phone language
When you turn your phone on for the first time, you’re asked to choose the language
you want to use for your phone. If you want, you can still change the phone language
after you set up your phone. Changing the language adjusts the keyboard layout, date
and time formatting, and more.
The languages available to choose from may depend on the version of phone you
have.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Language & keyboard > Select language.
3. Tap the language and corresponding region you want to use.
4. Press HOME to return to the Home screen. You may need to wait a few seconds
for the new language to be applied.
Optimizing your phone’s battery life
You can set the phone to automatically switch to power saving mode when the
battery level reaches a certain level.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Power saver.
3. Select the Enable power saver check box.
4. Tap Turn power saver on at, and then select when to switch to power saver
mode.
5. In the Power saver settings section, set and select the phone behavior when the
phone switches to power saving mode.
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Settings
Checking the power usage of applications
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap About phone > Battery > Battery use.
Managing memory
Checking how much phone memory is available for use
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap SD & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the Internal
phone storage section.
Checking the available storage card space
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap SD & phone storage. The total and available storage card space is displayed
in the SD card section.
Clearing application cache and data
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Applications > Manage applications.
3. On the Manage applications screen, switch to the Running tab, and then tap the
application whose cache and/or data you want to delete.
4. In the Application info screen, tap Clear data and/or Clear cache.
Uninstalling third-party apps or updates to a preinstalled app
You cannot uninstall applications that are preinstalled on the phone. You can uninstall
updates to preinstalled applications.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Applications > Manage applications.
3. On the Downloaded tab, tap the application you want to uninstall.
4. On the Application info screen:
ƒ Tap Uninstall to remove an application from your phone.
ƒ Tap Uninstall updates to remove the updates to a preinstalled application.
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Settings
Moving applications to or from the storage card
Move applications that you’ve downloaded to the phone to the storage card if your
phone’s memory is getting low. Or, if your storage card is getting full, you can also
move applications that are on your storage card to the phone.
You can only move applications that are not preinstalled on your phone.
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Applications > Manage applications.
3. On the Downloaded tab, tap the application you want to move.
4. On the Application info screen, tap Move to SD card or Move to phone.
Checking information about your phone
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap About phone.
3. Select one of the following:
Network
Check mobile network information such as signal strength,
service status, and more.
Phone identity
Battery
Check information about your phone and the SIM card
you’re using.
Check information about the battery such as its current
battery level, status, and what programs are using the
battery.
Hardware information
Software information
Check the Wi-Fi MAC and Bluetooth addresses.
Check the version and other information about the
Android platform being used by the phone. You can also
check the version of the web browser.
Legal information
Read legal information from HTC and Google, and licenses
used by the phone.
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Update and reset
Update and reset
Updating the phone software
From time to time, software updates for your phone may be available. Your phone can
check and then notify you if there’s a new update. You can then download and install
the software update using your phone’s Wi-Fi or data connection.
ƒ Checking and downloading phone software updates may incur additional data transfer fees
from your mobile operator.
ƒ Make sure your phone has a microSD card inserted. The update will be downloaded to the
microSD card.
Depending on the type of update, the update may erase all your personal data and
customized settings, and also remove any applications you’ve installed. Make sure that
you’ve backed up the information and files you want to keep.
ƒ When there is an update available, you may see the Install system software
update dialog box appear on your screen. Select Install now and then tap OK.
ƒ If you’re in the middle of a call and there’s an update available, you’ll receive
an update notification. After you end the call, slide open the Notifications
panel (see “Opening the Notifications panel” in the Getting started chapter).
Then tap the update notification to download and install the software update.
Wait for the update process to finish. When the update is finished, the phone will
automatically reset.
Checking for AT&T updates manually
Use your phone’s data connection to manually check for and download AT&T updates
for your phone.
1. Make sure your phone’s data connection is on. To find out how to turn it on, see
“Data connection” in the Internet connections chapter.
2. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
3. Tap AT&T Software Update > Check for updates.
Checking for system software updates manually
You need to use Wi-Fi to manually check for and download major system software
updates for your phone.
1. On your phone, turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network. To find out
how, see “Wi-Fi” in the Internet connections chapter.
2. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
3. Tap AT&T Software Update > HTC Wi-Fi software update.
4. On the system software updates screen, tap Check now.
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Update and reset
Restarting or factory resetting your phone
Restarting your phone (soft reset)
If your phone is running slower than normal, an application is not performing properly,
or your phone becomes unresponsive, try restarting your phone and see if that helps
solve the problem.
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.
2. Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Unlocking the screen” in
the Getting started chapter.
3. Press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Restart.
4. When asked to confirm, tap Restart.
If you can’t restart the phone following the above steps, remove the battery, wait for a
few seconds, reinsert the battery, and then turn the phone on.
Performing a factory reset (hard reset)
If you’re passing your phone on to someone else or your phone has a persistent
problem that cannot be solved, you can do a factory reset (also called a hard reset).
This returns your phone to the state it was in before the first time you turned it on.
Factory reset will not erase the data and files that are on the storage card.
Factory reset is not a step to be taken lightly. It’ll permanently delete all your data
and customized settings, and will remove any applications you’ve downloaded and
installed. Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a
factory reset.
Performing a factory reset via settings
1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap SD & phone storage > Factory data reset.
3. On the Factory data reset screen, tap Reset phone, and then tap Erase
everything.
Performing a factory reset using phone buttons
If you can’t turn on your phone or access the phone settings, you can still perform a
factory reset by using the buttons on the phone.
1. With the phone turned off, press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button, and then
briefly press the POWER button.
2. Wait for the screen with the three Android images to appear, and then release
the VOLUME DOWN button.
3. Press VOLUME DOWN to select FACTORY RESET, and then press the POWER
button.
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Trademarks and copyrights
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HTC, the HTC logo, the HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC Inspire 4G, Footprints, HTC Hub,
HTC Sense, and HTC Sync are trademarks or service marks of HTC Corporation.
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Android logo, Android Market, the Android Market logo, Google Apps, Google
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Index
Index
Browser 128
A
Adding a city to the World Clock screen
C
Calendar 107
Calendar events
- inviting guests to a Google calendar
event 108
- sending an Exchange ActiveSync
Calls
Camera 140
Chat invitations
Alarms
Apps
- switching between recently-opened
apps 21
Attachments
- viewing and saving message
attachments 71
B
Battery 12
Bluetooth
Checking information about your phone
Checking notifications from social
networks 90
Clock 115
Bookmarks 133
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Index
F
- Sending a message or email to a group
Contact information
Facebook
Facebook for HTC Sense
Flashlight 185
Flash settings (camera)
Contacts
- backing up your contacts to the storage
card 53
- importing from an Exchange
- transferring contacts from your old
phone 48
Copying files to or from the storage card
Flickr
Folders 31
Footprints 169
- commenting on and liking Facebook
posts 88
D
G
G-sensor 193
Gallery 146
Gmail
E
Email
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Index
Photos
- commenting in your social networks
MMS 68
Modem 127
Music 154
Pinch 15
My contact card
POP3/IMAP 99
- setting a second language for the
keyboard 61
PUK 189
N
Q
O
Quickoffice 180
R
Reader 176
P
People
Recording
- contact information and conversations
Personalizing 27
Phone
Photo
Restarting 199
205
Index
Sound sets
Speakerphone 43
Stocks 181
Stopwatch 115
Storage 196
S
Scenes 27
Screen lock
Security 189
Settings 191
Sharing
T
Text
- entering text using the onscreen
keyboard 59
Timer 115
Shortcuts 31
Twitter
- restoring a SIM card that has been
Skins 29
U
Slideshow 69
SMS
Uninstalling third-party apps or updates to
Social networks
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