HTC 4G - Manual

7 Basics Basics Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: Phone Battery (preinstalled) microSD™ card (preinstalled) USB cable 3.5mm stereo headset Power adapter Quickstart guide Safety and regulatory guide Your phone Front panel 8 3 4 1 5 6 7 2 1 POWER 2 Notification LED 3 MENU 4 HO...

8 Basics Left panel 1 2 1 VOLUME UP 2 VOLUME DOWN Back panel 3 2 1 4 5 1 8 megapixel camera 2 Dual LED flash 3 Bottom cover 4 Battery compartment cover 5 Speaker Bottom panel 2 1 3 1 3.5mm headset jack 2 Microphone 3 USB connector

9 Basics Bottom cover Removing the bottom cover Remove the bottom cover to access the SIM card slot and storage card slot. With the phone switched off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down. With your right and left thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it. Replacing the bottom c...

10 Basics 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 f...

11 Basics 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 sl...

12 Basics 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...

13 Basics Inserting the battery Hold your phone securely with the front facing down. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery compartment cover off from the small opening on the left side of your phone. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery compartment. 4. P...

14 Basics 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. Only the power adapter and USB sync cable provided with ...

15 Basics 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 ba...

16 Getting started 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 de...

17 Getting started 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 addi...

18 Getting started 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 Battery is charging HSPA+ connected Battery is low (20% remaining) HSPA+ in use Battery is very low (10% remaining) EDGE c...

19 Getting started 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 New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP e...

20 Getting started Notification LED The notification LED shows a: Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. Flashing green light when you have a pending notification. Solid red light when the battery is being charged. Flashing ...

21 Getting started 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 l...

22 Getting started 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 th...

23 Getting started 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 ...

24 Getting started 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 ...

25 Getting started 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 Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on t...

26 Getting started 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 t...

27 Personalizing 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 ...

28 Personalizing Creating a new scene You’ll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene. From the Home screen, tap > Scene . Press MENU, then tap New . Enter a new scene name, then tap Done . Personalize the scene by adding widgets and other elements, arranging the Home screen la...

29 Personalizing 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. From the Home screen, tap > Skin . Slide your finger on the...

30 Personalizing 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 setting...

31 Personalizing 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 ite...

32 Personalizing Renaming a folder Tap the folder to open it. Press and hold the folder window’s title bar. 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 t...

33 Personalizing 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 an...

34 Personalizing 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 ...

35 Personalizing Changing the notification sounds 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...

36 Personalizing 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 ex...

37 Phone calls 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 c...

38 Phone calls 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, ...

39 Phone calls Calling a phone number in an email From the Home screen, tap > Mail . In your email account’s inbox, tap the email that contains the phone number to call. In the email body, tap the phone number. A selection menu then pops up and the phone number is highlighted. The phone will reco...

40 Phone calls 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 phon...

41 Phone calls Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Do one of the following: Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button. Press the POWER button. 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 inco...

42 Phone calls 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 Pr...

43 Phone calls Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call To turn the speakerphone on, you can do any of the following: Flip your phone over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in HOME > MENU > Settings > Sound ). On the call screen, tap . The speakerphone icon ( ...

44 Phone calls 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 ca...

45 Phone calls Clearing the call history list On the Call history screen, you can do the following: To remove one name or number from the list, press and hold the name or number, and then tap Delete from call history . To clear the entire list, press MENU, and then tap Delete all . Blocking callers ...

46 Phone calls 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 N...

47 People 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 ...

48 People 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. From the Home screen, tap > People . On the All tab of the People screen, tap Me . If you are logged in to yo...

49 People 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 Ne...

50 People 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 A...

51 People 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 From the Home screen, tap > People . On the All tab, press MENU, then ...

52 People 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 ...

53 People Filtering your contacts list You can choose to display contacts of a particular type only, for example Google contacts or Facebook contacts. From the Home screen, tap > People . On the All tab, press MENU, then tap View . Select the types of contacts you want to show in your contacts li...

54 People Importing contacts from the storage card From the Home screen, tap > People . 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 cont...

55 People 5 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 ...

56 People 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 a...

57 People 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. From the Home screen, tap > People . On the Groups tab, tap the group you...

58 People 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...

59 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 or press BACK to close the onscreen keyboard. Selecting a keyboard layout You can choose from three d...

60 Keyboard 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 togg...

61 Keyboard 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: If you see the ...

62 Keyboard 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. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input . Tap Personal dictionary > Edit...

63 Keyboard 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...

64 Keyboard 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: On the...

66 Messages 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 c...

69 Messages Creating a slideshow In a multimedia message, you can add slides, each containing a photo, video, or audio. In the multimedia message you’re composing, tap > Slideshow . On the Edit slideshow screen, tap Add slide . Tap Slide 1 . To compose your slideshow, do any of the following: Add...

70 Messages Viewing a message To open and read your received messages, you can: Press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the new message notification. Open the Messages app to access and read the message. While reading the message, you ...

71 Messages 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 en...

72 Messages 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. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that con...

73 Messages Deleting a conversation 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 . ...

74 Messages 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 me...

75 Accounts and sync Accounts and sync Synchronizing with online accounts About online accounts These are some of the types of information your phone can sync with your online accounts: Gmail™/Google™ Mail and Exchange ActiveSync email. Google and Exchange ActiveSync contacts, as well as your friend...

76 Accounts and sync 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. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then t...

77 Accounts and sync Managing your online accounts Changing general sync settings From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync . Select or clear the following: Background data If this is selected, apps can send and receive online account information even if you ar...

78 Accounts and sync 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: Sync your contacts between your Microsoft® Out...

79 Accounts and sync 4 2 3 1 1 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. 2 Shows the available sync...

80 Accounts and sync 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 phot...

81 Accounts and sync 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. ...

82 Accounts and sync 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 fi...

83 Accounts and sync 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 Sy...

84 Social Social 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 fi...

85 Social 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. Add your Facebook events and your friends’ birthdays to the Calendar app. See the Calendar chapter for details. Facebook f...

86 Social 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 a...

87 Social 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 a...

88 Social 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 yo...

89 Social Viewing tweets, posting tweets, and sending direct messages After you tap a tweet in Friend Stream, you’ll see this screen: 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 8 1 Tap in this area to compose and send a tweet.2 Tap a person’s name to check profile details and all of his or her tweets.3 If you have linked the co...

90 Social 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 Tap the name of the Twitter user you want to stop following. Press MENU, and the...

91 Social 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 From the ...

92 Social 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. Tap Done . Your online status, message, and picture appear in your contact’s Friends lists and in o...

93 Email Email 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 Goo...

94 Email Select messages and conversations Tap the box ( ) before the email or conversation. Then tap 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 ...

95 Email 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: Scroll through the messages in the conversation by swiping your finger up or down the screen. If you have two or more email messages ...

96 Email 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 (excep...

97 Email 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...

98 Email 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 ...

99 Email 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 From the Home screen, tap > Mail . Do one of the following: If this is your first time to add ...

100 Email 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...

101 Email 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: Receive...

102 Email Your screen then jumps to the next or previous set of email messages based on your chosen sorting order. For instance: 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. If your email ...

103 Email Moving an email message after reading In the open message, press MENU, and then tap More > Move to . Deleting all messages First tap the check box of any email message. Press MENU, and then tap Select all . Tap Delete . Switching to other mail folders Press MENU, and then tap Folders . ...

104 Email 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 (...

105 Email 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...

106 Email Deleting an email account Switch to the email account you want to delete. Press MENU, and then tap More > Settings > Delete account . 1. 2.

107 Calendar 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: On your phone, sign in to your Google Account so you’ll be able to ...

108 Calendar Select PC Sync to create an Outlook Calendar event to sync with your computer. 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: If there is a tim...

109 Calendar 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 a...

110 Calendar Day and Agenda views 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...

111 Calendar When in Week view: You can press and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time. Tap an event to view its details. 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...

112 Calendar 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 ...

113 Calendar 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 hi...

114 Calendar 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 iss...

115 Clock and Weather Clock and Weather 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....

116 Clock and Weather Tap the tabs at the bottom row or slide your finger across the tabs to switch between the different functions of the Clock app. 2 3 4 5 1 1 Desk Clock tab 2 World Clock tab 3 Alarm Clock tab 4 Stopwatch tab 5 Timer tab Using Desk Clock Opening the Clock app brings you directly ...

117 Clock and Weather 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 cit...

118 Clock and Weather scroll wheels onscreen and then tap OK . Tap the Use 24-hour format check box to toggle between using a 12-hour or a 24-hour time format. 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 a...

119 Clock and Weather 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...

120 Clock and Weather 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 scr...

121 Clock and Weather 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. On the Weather screen, tap . Enter the location you ...

122 Internet connections 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 From the Home screen, press MEN...

123 Internet connections 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 ...

124 Internet connections 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. Save the certificate file to the root folder of the storage card. From the ...

125 Internet connections 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 multipl...

126 Internet connections 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. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. Tap Security > Set password . ...

127 Internet connections 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 ...

128 Web browser Web browser 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: On the Home screen, tap Internet . From the Home screen, tap > Internet . Going...

129 Web browser 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...

130 Web browser 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 Tap the address to copy it or map it using Google Maps™. Phone number Tap the phone number to copy, call, send a text message to that number,...

131 Web browser 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 chap...

132 Web browser 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. 1 1 Start and end markers. Drag to increase or decrease the text selection area. To select text in a link, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy li...

133 Web browser 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 While viewing a webpage, ...

134 Web browser Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages While viewing a webpage, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks . 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 yo...

135 Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth basics Turning Bluetooth on or off From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 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 shortcu...

136 Bluetooth 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, en...

137 Bluetooth From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings . In the Bluetooth devices section, press and hold the device to unpair. T ap Disconnect & unpair . Or, tap Unpair if the Bluetooth device is currently not connected to your...

138 Bluetooth 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 b...

139 Bluetooth 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 automati...

140 Camera Camera 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 mic...

141 Camera 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 record...

142 Camera 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 Havin...

143 Camera 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 9. ...

144 Camera 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 vi...

146 Photos, videos, and music 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 scr...

147 Photos, videos, and music All videos lets you view all videos that are stored in all the folders on the storage card. 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 b...

148 Photos, videos, and music Zooming in or out on a photo There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo: Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. You can also use pinch zooming. Press your thumb and index finger on the screen and then spre...

149 Photos, videos, and music 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 c...

150 Photos, videos, and music Sending a photo or video by MMS From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Gallery . Tap the album where the photo or video you want to share is in. Tap , and then tap Messages . Tap the photo or video you want to send. The photo or video is automatically added into the M...

151 Photos, videos, and music 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 a...

153 Photos, videos, and music 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. From ...

154 Photos, videos, and music 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 Get...

155 Photos, videos, and music 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 als...

156 Photos, videos, and music 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. Whe...

157 Photos, videos, and music Press MENU, and then choose what you want to do: Add more songs to a playlist Tap Add songs . Go to the Songs category or any other category. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap Add . 1.2.3. Rearrange songs Tap Change order . Press and hold at ...

158 Photos, videos, and music 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. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Music . Tap to go to the Library. In the Library, tap the song that you want to sha...

159 Photos, videos, and music 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 m...

160 Photos, videos, and music 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 t...

161 HTCSense.com 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 mobil...

162 HTCSense.com Using HTCSense.com 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 eve...

163 HTCSense.com Locking your phone Lost your phone? Lock your phone and show a message onscreen so if somebody finds it, they can contact you. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com account. Click Lock phone . Enter a PIN, an alternate phone number to call if someb...

164 Maps and location Maps and location Turning on location services In order to find your location on your phone, you need to enable location sources. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Location . Select one or both of the following: Use wireless networks Uses Wi-Fi or you...

165 Maps and location 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 Swipe your finger to any direction on the screen to view nearby places on the map. Zo...

166 Maps and location 6. Do any of the following: Tap the onscreen buttons to view the location on a map, get directions, view the location in Street View, if available, and more. Swipe left or right across the screen to view the information for the next or previous search result. Clearing the map A...

167 Maps and location 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. From the Home screen, tap > Places . Tap Add . Enter the place you want to add to Places’ search items, and then tap Add . The pla...

168 Maps and location 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...

169 Maps and location 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 posit...

170 Maps and location 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 foo...

171 Maps and location 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 2 3 4 5 6 1 Check th...

172 More apps More apps Watching videos on YouTube Use the YouTube app to check out what’s popular on the online video-sharing website. You need an active Wi-Fi or data connection to access YouTube.The first time you use certain YouTube functions such as video sharing, sign in using your YouTube or ...

173 More apps Sharing a video link Share a video by sending its link to your contacts. While watching a video in portrait orientation, tap More > Share . Choose how you want to share the video link from the available options. Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube From the Home screen, tap &...

174 More apps Subscribing to news channels From the Home screen, tap > News . On the Subscriptions tab, tap Add feeds . Do one of the following: Tap To Any category (such as Blogs , Entertainment , Sports , and more) Choose from popular news feeds. Search more Enter a keyword to search the Web fo...

175 More apps 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. From the Home screen, tap > News . On the My items tab, tap Keywords > Add keywords . Enter the keyword, and then tap Ad...

176 More apps 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...

177 More apps 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. Turn your phone left sideways to view the eBook in landscape mode. Jump between chapters. Tap anywhere on the screen, and then drag the slider. 4...

178 More apps 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 2 1 Tap to add a n...

179 More apps 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...

180 More apps 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) presen...

181 More apps 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: Word 97- 2003 document Excel 97 - 2003 workbook 3. Press MENU, and then tap Edit to start entering text. 4. When done, press MENU > More , and then...

182 More apps Changing the stock list order On the Stocks main screen, press MENU, and then tap Rearrange . 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. Tap Done . Deleting stock quotes and indices On the...

183 More apps 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 . ...

184 More apps 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: Press BACK. FM Radio continues to run in the background, and you can still...

185 More apps Setting a voice clip as a ringtone On the Voice Recorder screen, tap . Press and hold the voice clip you want to set as a ringtone, and then tap Set as ringtone . Renaming a voice clip On the Voice Recorder screen, tap . Press and hold the voice clip you want to rename, and then tap Re...

186 More apps 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 insta...

187 More apps 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 ap...

188 More apps 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 . ...

189 Security Security 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. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settin...

190 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 fo...

191 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 ...

192 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 save...

193 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. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings . Tap Display > Screen timeout . Tap the t...

194 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: Simply tap the Profile widget on your Home screen to switch between the three modes. To change from silent back to normal mode, simply pres...

195 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. From the Home sc...

196 Settings Checking the power usage of applications From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings . Tap About phone > Battery > Battery use . Managing memory Checking how much phone memory is available for use From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. Tap SD & ph...

197 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 o...

198 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. ...

199 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. If the dis...

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201 Index Index A Access point 122Adding a city to the Weather screen 121Adding a city to the World Clock screen 118 Airplane mode 46Alarm clock 118Alarms - changing the alarm sound 35 Album (Gallery app) 146Android Market 186Answering an incoming call 40Apps - adding icons from the Home screen 31- ...

203 Index - using batch operations 98- viewing the Inbox 93 Google Accounts 75Google Dictionary 132Google Latitude 168Google Maps 164Google Talk 91Google Translate 132Groups 56 H Home city 117Home page 128Home screen 16 - adding folders 31- adding icons and shortcuts 31- adding widgets 29- changing ...

206 Index V vCalendar 112vCard 55Vibrate mode 25Video - capturing/recording 142- sharing 144 Videos 172 - sending by Bluetooth 150- sending by email 149- sending by MMS 150- sharing on Facebook 150- sharing on Flickr 151- sharing on YouTube 152- viewing 148 Voice Dialer 41Voice Recorder 184Volume - ...