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38 Personalising

Renaming or deleting a scene

You can rename or delete a personalised scene that you created. Preset scenes cannot be
renamed or deleted.

Press HOME > MENU and then tap

Settings > Personalise > Scenes

Under

My scenes

, press and hold a scene and choose whether to rename or delete it.

Summary of Contents for Desire A8181

Page 1: ...Your HTC Desire A8181 User guide...

Page 2: ...ION OF DAMAGES To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall HTC or its affiliates be liable to you any user or third party for any indirect special consequential incidental or p...

Page 3: ...other countries Facebook is a trademark of Facebook Inc Twitter is a trademark of Twitter Inc and is used under license Flickr is a trademark of Yahoo Inc Licensed by QUALCOMM Incorporated under one o...

Page 4: ...ly be applicable to some situations This is a tip A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful This indicates that so...

Page 5: ...tification icons 29 Checking notifications 31 Adjusting the volume 32 Adjusting the ringer volume 32 Adjusting the media volume 32 Connecting your phone to a computer 33 Copying files to and from the...

Page 6: ...e call 50 Putting a call on hold 50 Muting the microphone during a call 50 Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call 50 Ending a call 50 Using call history 51 Adding a new phone number to your...

Page 7: ...dia messages 70 New message notifications 73 WAP push messages 74 Managing message conversations 75 Protecting a message from deletion 76 Deleting a message thread 76 Deleting several message threads...

Page 8: ...4 Reading your messages 95 Sending a message 97 Managing conversations and messages 98 Changing Google Mail settings 99 Mail 101 Adding a POP3 IMAP email account 101 Viewing your email inbox 101 Excha...

Page 9: ...he order of cities on the Weather screen 123 Deleting cities from the Weather screen 123 Changing weather options 123 About the Weather widget 123 Internet Data connection 124 Checking the data connec...

Page 10: ...airing from a Bluetooth device 140 Disconnecting a Bluetooth device 140 Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 140 Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth 141 Sending information from your phone...

Page 11: ...usic using Bluetooth 163 About the Music widget 163 Maps and location Using Google Maps 168 Viewing locations 168 Viewing map layers 170 Searching for a location 171 Getting directions 172 Finding you...

Page 12: ...1 Subscribing to a news channel by entering a URL 192 Setting update frequency for stories 192 Reading a story 192 Starring a story 192 Adding a keyword 193 Adding the News widget 193 Security Protect...

Page 13: ...ace 203 Checking information about your phone 204 Backup update and reset Backing up phone data 205 Checking if automatic backup is enabled 205 Restoring backed up data to your phone 205 Updating your...

Page 14: ...ble AC adapter 3 5mm stereo headset Battery microSD card pre installed Quick start guide Safety and regulatory guide Your Phone Front panel 2 3 8 4 5 7 1 6 1 Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here...

Page 15: ...o close a dialog box options menu the Notifications panel or onscreen keyboard 6 Optical trackball Swipe your finger over or press to highlight or select items onscreen 7 Notification LED This LED sho...

Page 16: ...n on off the data connection 14 3 5mm audio jack Connect a 3 5mm stereo headset for hands free conversation or for listening to music Left panel 15 16 15 VOLUME UP While on a call press to increase ea...

Page 17: ...el 18 17 17 USB connector Connect the power adapter to charge the battery Connect the supplied USB cable to transfer files to your phone from your computer or sync your phone with HTC Sync on your com...

Page 18: ...t facing down With your thumb or finger lift up the top of the back cover from the small opening near the POWER button Replacing the back cover Secure the bottom part of the back cover first by aligni...

Page 19: ...ing down and its cut off corner facing out 4 Push the SIM card all the way in Removing the SIM card Remove the back cover Refer to Removing the back cover If the battery is installed remove the batter...

Page 20: ...d Remove the storage card by following the instructions in Removing the storage card Battery Your phone comes with a rechargeable Lithium ion polymer or Lithium ion battery and is designed to use only...

Page 21: ...lug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery As the battery is being charged the notification LED shows a solid red light when the battery is being charged The light tur...

Page 22: ...t 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...

Page 23: ...r phone If you do not need to use your phone you can turn the power off to save battery life 1 If the display is off press the POWER button to turn the display back on 2 Unlock your phone if the Lock...

Page 24: ...the type of account you want to set up and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup Tap Skip to set up accounts at a later time To set up your Google Account tap Google account Next Sig...

Page 25: ...lso prevents accidental button or touch screen presses when the phone is in your bag or pocket Waking up from Sleep mode Your phone wakes up automatically when you have an incoming call To wake up you...

Page 26: ...er Orange Home screen As an alternative to the HTC Sense Home screen you can use the Orange Home screen As well as offering touch access to some commonly used features of your phone this provides shor...

Page 27: ...t side of the Home screen While on an extended Home screen press HOME to return to the main Home screen Directly going to a particular screen using Leap view 1 On any Home screen pinch the screen to s...

Page 28: ...ar GPRS connected GPRS in use EDGE connected EDGE in use 3G connected 3G in use HSPA connected HSPA in use Connected to a Wi Fi network Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device Airplane mode Al...

Page 29: ...ons area of the status bar New Google Mail message New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3 IMAP email New SMS MMS Problem with SMS MMS delivery New voicemail Upcoming event Song is playing General n...

Page 30: ...ploading data animated Downloading data animated Waiting to upload Downloaded Android Market application installed successfully Update available for an application downloaded from Android Market Stora...

Page 31: ...ing the Notifications panel When a new notification icon displays in the status bar press and hold the status bar then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel If you have several no...

Page 32: ...rates and the vibrate mode icon appears on the status bar While in Vibrate mode press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode The speaker mute icon displays on the status bar To quickly switch your ph...

Page 33: ...ur storage card as a USB thumb drive and copy files between your phone s storage card and your computer When Disk Drive mode is enabled while your phone is connected to the computer you will not be ab...

Page 34: ...es from the phone s storage card to a folder in your computer or computer desktop 5 After copying the files unmount the removable disk that is the connected phone as required by your computer s operat...

Page 35: ...o be enabled Press BACK when you are done 4 Tap Searchable items and then select the items you want included when doing a search Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Press HOME...

Page 36: ...g sound settings Changing the ringtone Choose from the available selections of ringtones on your phone Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Tap Personalise Default ringtone The Phone ringtone selecti...

Page 37: ...lay Customising and saving a scene After selecting a preset scene you can add widgets and other elements arrange the layout change the wallpaper and save the whole Home screen as your personalised sce...

Page 38: ...ou can rename or delete a personalised scene that you created Preset scenes cannot be renamed or deleted Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Personalise Scenes Under My scenes press and hold a scene...

Page 39: ...aper The wallpaper that you choose for the Home screen will also be used as the lock screen wallpaper 1 Press HOME MENU and then tap Wallpaper 2 Do one of the following Tap Live wallpapers to choose f...

Page 40: ...in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs Tap the right or left arrow button at the bottom of the screen to view the different styles and then tap Select to choose one You can also add wid...

Page 41: ...o the part of the Home screen where there s space to add a new shortcut To find out how see Navigating the Home screen in the Basics chapter Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to...

Page 42: ...find out how see Navigating the Home screen in the Basics chapter Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu Tap Folder and then tap New Folder Press and hold an app...

Page 43: ...n 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 release your finger If you ve released your fin...

Page 44: ...enter digits or letters the panel displays numbers and names that match the keys you tapped If you enter a wrong digit tap to erase that digit To erase the entire number press and hold 3 Tap to close...

Page 45: ...ct link screen tap the number you want to call Edit the phone number if needed and then tap Call To call the message sender in the All messages list press and hold the message and then tap Call on the...

Page 46: ...p Phone 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...

Page 47: ...s off the display will turn on showing the Lock screen Drag the bar down to answer the call Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Do one of the following Press the VOLUME DOWN button Pla...

Page 48: ...turn on showing the Lock screen While the Lock screen is showing press MENU and then tap Decline to reject and send the call to your voicemail Rejecting a call and sending a text message You can autom...

Page 49: ...incoming call and gives you the option of rejecting or accepting the call If you are already on a call and accept the new call you can choose to switch between the two callers 1 When you receive anoth...

Page 50: ...Hold to put the call on hold When you put a call on hold the Hold call icon appears in the status bar Press MENU and then tap Unhold to resume the call Muting the microphone during a call On the scree...

Page 51: ...show the call history for that particular contact You can also access call history from the People application See the People chapter for more information Adding a new phone number to your contacts f...

Page 52: ...ss and hold the status bar and then slide your finger downward on the screen to open the Notifications panel The missed call number or contact name is displayed Clearing the call history list Press HO...

Page 53: ...your SIM card Clear voicemail notification If you have a notification of a new voicemail you can clear the notification with this option Phone settings Edit the call reject message choose whether to o...

Page 54: ...e all wireless radios on your phone are turned off including the call function data services Bluetooth and Wi Fi Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Wireless networks Select or clear the Airplane mo...

Page 55: ...s chapter Ways of getting contacts into your phone You can add contacts to your phone from Google Mail contacts Google Mail contacts are imported to your phone after you set up a Google Account For de...

Page 56: ...account to copy to your phone 4 Call history tab Lists all your dialled numbers and received and missed calls See Using call history in the Phone calls chapter Setting up My contact card My contact c...

Page 57: ...tact s Facebook profile and map his her address in Google Maps To view only contacts of a particular type for example Google contacts or Facebook contacts press MENU tap View and select the contact ty...

Page 58: ...ne directories tab tap Company directory Enter the name and then tap In the list tap the name of the contact you want to copy to your phone Tap Save to People Merging contact information Merge duplica...

Page 59: ...ct you are looking for Matching contacts are displayed If the list of matching contacts is long you can view more results by tapping to hide the onscreen keyboard 4 Tap the contact to open his or her...

Page 60: ...Enter the recipient s number or email address and then tap Send You cannot send a vCard using SMS You can also send the vCard via Bluetooth To learn how to send files through Bluetooth see the Bluetoo...

Page 61: ...he onscreen keyboard and scroll through the list 5 Tap to add a group from photo 6 Tap Save Deleting a group Press HOME and then tap People On the Groups tab press and hold the group you want to delet...

Page 62: ...ap Send group message to send an SMS MMS message to the group For information about composing and sending messages see the Messages chapter You will be charged by your mobile provider for each message...

Page 63: ...rmation about messages see the Messages chapter 3 Mail tab Shows email messages you have received from the contact Tap an email message to view it To send a new email message press MENU and tap New ma...

Page 64: ...ommunication method you want for the contact Changing the default communication method If you want to change the default action for communicating with a contact on the People widget you must first rem...

Page 65: ...automatically change The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all applications Changing the onscreen keyboard layout You can choose from three different keyboard layouts to suit your ty...

Page 66: ...menu to change the keyboard type enable or disable predictive mode in the QWERTY keyboard and adjust other input settings Tap to toggle between Multitap and XT9 predictive modes when using the Compac...

Page 67: ...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 On the onscreen keyboard tap Tap User D...

Page 68: ...dd edit or remove words in the predictive text dictionary See Entering words with predictive text in this chapter for more information Text input QWERTY Prediction Select to enable the word prediction...

Page 69: ...lect 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 t...

Page 70: ...messages can contain text and a picture a recorded voice an audio or video file a picture slideshow contact card vCard or appointment vCalendar The Messages application automatically converts a text m...

Page 71: ...mbers or email addresses with a comma As you enter information any matching phone numbers or addresses from your contacts list are displayed Tap a match to enter that number or address directly Tap th...

Page 72: ...t to add to the slide You can also navigate to the text box and enter a caption for the picture When finished tap Done to attach the slideshow to your message When editing multiple slides tap to edit...

Page 73: ...ge options later in this chapter A new message icon also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message The Messages application icon if shown on...

Page 74: ...e a WAP push message a notification icon is displayed in the status bar Opening the link contained in a WAP push message Press and hold the status bar and then slide the status bar down to open the No...

Page 75: ...n tap Messages On the All messages screen tap a multimedia message or message thread to open it Tap the attachment to open it If the attachment is a vCard contact it is imported to your Phone contacts...

Page 76: ...several message threads Press HOME and then tap Messages On the All messages screen press MENU and then tap Delete Select the message threads you want to delete Tap Delete Any locked messages will not...

Page 77: ...nter 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 Manag...

Page 78: ...ew text or multimedia message arrives Sent messages Sent notification Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a message is sent successfully Failure notificatio...

Page 79: ...sync with your accounts on popular online services such as Facebook Twitter and Flickr Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Accounts sync Tap Add account and then tap the account type you want to ad...

Page 80: ...ng your accounts Changing general sync settings Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Accounts sync Select or clear the following Background data If this is selected applications can send and receive...

Page 81: ...tself You cannot remove some accounts such 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...

Page 82: ...tions see Setting up more sync options 4 Sync your computer with your phone automatically or manually See Synchronising your phone for details Here s more you can do with HTC Sync If you have third pa...

Page 83: ...message indicating that it s unable to find HTC Sync try disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable and then repeat step 2 4 When your phone finds HTC Sync your computer will display the Phone Conn...

Page 84: ...anual settings 5 From the left side of the Sync Manager Settings dialog box click the type of setting you want to change and then choose from the available options on the right Settings that can be ch...

Page 85: ...HTC support website www htc com support from time to time to check for the most recent HTC Sync upgrade so you can download and install it on your computer After installing the latest upgrade set up...

Page 86: ...nd then click OK This dialog box only appears the first time you use the Application Installer 7 Click Next 8 Click Browse locate the application apk on your computer and then click Open 9 After selec...

Page 87: ...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 If you have more than one Fa...

Page 88: ...ank space on the Home screen and then release Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application Facebook for HTC Sense is not a standalone application It is integrated in...

Page 89: ...ress and hold to open the options menu to let you reply send a direct message retweet add to favourite and view the profile 4 Shows all the tweets from people you follow and tweets that you have sent...

Page 90: ...ssage You can also send a direct message from the All Tweets or Direct Message tab On the All Tweets or Direct Message tab press and hold the person you want to send the direct message to and then tap...

Page 91: ...notified Adding the Twitter widget Add the Twitter widget to let you send and follow your tweets right on the Home screen Press HOME and then tap Widget Twitter Choose the widget style and then tap S...

Page 92: ...tab Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the tab you want Friend Stream screen Only updates from accounts that you are signed in to will be shown You can filter the updates that show in Frien...

Page 93: ...counts that you are signed in to will be shown on the dialog box 4 Enter your status update and then tap Update Adding the Friend Stream widget Add the Friend Stream widget so you can update your stat...

Page 94: ...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 Press HOME and then tap Google M...

Page 95: ...the status bar to notify you of a new email For more information on email notification settings refer to Changing Google Mail settings later in this chapter For information on automatic email synchro...

Page 96: ...e thread scroll down to the end of the conversation Tap Reply Reply to all or Forward 3 Do one of the following If you selected Reply or Reply to all enter your reply message If you selected Forward s...

Page 97: ...ur email 5 If you want to add a picture attachment press MENU and then tap Attach Navigate to the picture you want to attach and then tap the picture 4 5 1 2 3 1 Recipient 2 Subject 3 Attachment 4 Ent...

Page 98: ...with a star in your Inbox and other conversation lists To view just conversations with starred messages see Viewing conversations by label in this chapter Do one of the following While reading a messa...

Page 99: ...as a batch When you select a check box the Archive Labels and Delete buttons are displayed at the bottom of the screen 2 Tap the Archive Labels or Delete button to perform one of those actions on the...

Page 100: ...otification sound when a new email message arrives On the ring tone menu select a ring tone specific to new email messages The ring tone plays briefly when selected If you don t want a ring tone to pl...

Page 101: ...p on the upper right corner and then tap New Account If the Choose a mail provider screen is displayed tap Other POP3 IMAP 3 Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then tap Nex...

Page 102: ...Displays meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or declined Attachments Displays all messages that have attachments Refreshing an email account Whatever your automatic synchronisation set...

Page 103: ...veSync account Press MENU and then tap More Out of the office Tap the field below I am currently and then select Out of the office Set the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the of...

Page 104: ...U and then tap Show Cc Bcc 4 Enter the subject and then compose your message 5 To add an attachment press MENU tap Add attachment and choose from the following options Picture Select Camera to take a...

Page 105: ...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...

Page 106: ...ActiveSync calendar events See the Email and Accounts and sync chapters for details Creating a calendar event You can create events that appear on your phone only as well as events that sync with your...

Page 107: ...sts 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 a...

Page 108: ...reen to switch to Agenda view Tap on the bottom right to create a new event Tap a day to view the events of that day Press and hold a day to open an options menu from which you can also choose to crea...

Page 109: ...e Weather application 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...

Page 110: ...ond whether you ll attend the event Press the BACK button on your phone to save changes you made on the Event details screen 4 To edit more details about the event press MENU while you re on the Event...

Page 111: ...Notifications panel 2 Do one of the following 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 A...

Page 112: ...again and then tap Remove calendars Select a Google Calendar to remove from your calendars list and then tap OK Press BACK to update Calendar with the new changes and return to the Calendar view you...

Page 113: ...n before an event you want to be notified Select ringtone 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...

Page 114: ...ng information from your phone to another device in the Bluetooth chapter If you chose to send by email a new message window opens and automatically includes the vCalendar as an attachment Your defaul...

Page 115: ...n the Weather application and check for more weather forecasts See Checking weather for details The HTC Clock widget comes in a variety of looks and designs You can add another clock widget to the ext...

Page 116: ...u the current time in several locations across the globe There s also an alarm clock stopwatch and countdown timer To open the Clock application Press HOME and then tap the HTC Clock widget on the Hom...

Page 117: ...few days See Checking weather for more information about the Weather application 3 The battery charging indicator shows the battery charge level You ll see it only when your phone is plugged with the...

Page 118: ...g 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 synchronisation first Press HOME and then tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home sc...

Page 119: ...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 ci...

Page 120: ...ou can Enter the alarm Description and choose the Alarm sound to use Tap Repeat Select what days of the week to sound the alarm and then tap OK Select the Vibrate check box if you want your phone to a...

Page 121: ...o 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...

Page 122: ...heck box 1 Connect to the Internet using your phone s Wi Fi or data connection To find out how see the Internet chapter 2 Press HOME tap and then tap Weather 3 On the Weather screen you ll first see y...

Page 123: ...and then tap Settings You can change the following weather settings Select or clear the Update automatically check box depending on whether you want your phone to automatically download weather update...

Page 124: ...n off the data connection Creating a new access point When you need to add another data connection on your phone obtain the access point name and settings including username and password if required f...

Page 125: ...ay 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...

Page 126: ...rget on this window You need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network Connecting to another Wi Fi network On the Wireless controls screen tap Wi Fi settings Detected...

Page 127: ...Data connection and or Wi Fi widget to the Home screen to make it faster for you to turn on or off these connections Tap the widget to turn on or off the connection To learn how to add widgets refer t...

Page 128: ...Set password Enter a new password at least 8 characters without any spaces for the credential storage scroll down and confirm the password and then tap OK Select the Use secure credentials check box Y...

Page 129: ...our finger to open the Notifications panel 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 V...

Page 130: ...tly to that web page or continue entering the web page address 3 Tap the Enter key on the onscreen keyboard Setting your home page Press HOME and then tap Internet Press MENU and then tap More Setting...

Page 131: ...e your thumb and index fingers to pinch the web page to zoom out Selecting a link in a web page You can tap a link with your finger to open it or press and hold a link for more options Link What to do...

Page 132: ...he optical trackball This is particularly useful when viewing text and links at a small size Links are enclosed in a coloured box when selected 1 2 2 1 Link is selected 2 Link is not selected After se...

Page 133: ...om the web you must first enable downloading from the phone settings Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Applications Select the Unknown sources check box When the Attention dialog box opens tap OK...

Page 134: ...etwork Selecting text 1 Press and hold on a word To select text in a link press and hold the link and then tap Copy text 2 Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to...

Page 135: ...ew 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 Viewing bookmar...

Page 136: ...list of most visited pages Press HOME and then tap Internet Press MENU and then tap Bookmarks On the Most visited tab press MENU and then tap Clear all Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited p...

Page 137: ...n the Sync chapter for details You need a SIM card installed on your phone to use it as a modem for your computer Make sure your phone s data connection is turned on See Turning the data connection on...

Page 138: ...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 on the Home screen For instructions on addin...

Page 139: ...he 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 Depe...

Page 140: ...hold the device to disconnect 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...

Page 141: ...want to transfer a photo press HOME and then tap Photos 3 Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send Photo or video in Camera After capturing a photo on the preview screen tap the Share b...

Page 142: ...tched on tap the Bluetooth check box to switch it on Tap the Discoverable check box On the sending device send one or more files to your phone Refer to the device s documentation for instructions on s...

Page 143: ...shows all files you have received with Bluetooth Press HOME and then tap On the Add to Home screen tap Folder Bluetooth Received Press and hold the Bluetooth received folder icon and drag it to the Ho...

Page 144: ...ra displays in landscape view only You ll find the following controls on the Viewfinder screen 1 4 3 2 5 1 Menu tab Tap to open the menu panel and change camera settings See Changing camera settings f...

Page 145: ...ge of the video that you have just captured You can tap the onscreen buttons to delete the photo or video view it in the Photos application or share it Back Return to the Viewfinder screen Delete Dele...

Page 146: ...he remaining photo shots or remaining video recording duration on the upper right side of the screen 2 You can do the following To slowly zoom in or out slide your finger up or down the Viewfinder scr...

Page 147: ...Using the flash eats up much battery power To save battery power the camera disables the flash even when you have set the camera flash mode to Auto flash or Flash on when one of the following occurs Y...

Page 148: ...pturing video you can zoom in first on your subject See Zooming to find out how to use the onscreen zoom bar 3 Frame your subject on the screen 4 Let the camera auto focus on the centre of the screen...

Page 149: ...ation and sharpness Effect You can apply a special effect to photos and videos that you will capture Scroll through the Effect menu and choose from effects such as sepia solarize posterize and more Ch...

Page 150: ...or clear the check box depending on whether you want to record audio when capturing videos Metering mode Set how the camera measures the amount of light to calculate the best exposure Spot metering mo...

Page 151: ...se Time stamp photo mode only Select this check box when you want the date and time to be added on captured photos Grid photo mode only Select this check box when you want to display a grid on the Vie...

Page 152: ...by albums for easy viewing The following are preset albums Camera shots lets you view photos and videos that are stored in the camera s folder Photos and videos that you set as your favourites will b...

Page 153: ...right across the filmstrip to go through the photos and videos From the filmstrip view press MENU and then tap Grid view to browse photos and videos by thumbnails Slide your finger up or down to scro...

Page 154: ...en twice quickly again to zoom out 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...

Page 155: ...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 phot...

Page 156: ...ither Rotate left or Rotate right Cropping a photo 1 Press HOME tap and then tap Photos 2 From the Photos application s Albums screen tap an album 3 Choose whether to browse photos and videos in the a...

Page 157: ...otos or videos in a multimedia message it may be better to just send one at a time especially if the files are big in size Press HOME tap and then tap Photos Tap the album where the photo or video you...

Page 158: ...Sharing photos on Picasa You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload pictures to the Picasa photo organising service Press HOME tap and then tap Photos Tap the album where the p...

Page 159: ...ck select a song to play repeat songs and more On the Playback screen you can also swipe your finger from right to left or left to right to go to the next or previous music album 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 1 Tap...

Page 160: ...usic press the centre button to toggle between playing and pausing playback Press the previous or next button to go to the previous or next song Browsing music in the Library Tap at the bottom left co...

Page 161: ...you want to add to the playlist and then tap Add Tap Save Playing the songs in a playlist In the Library tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists category Tap a playlist to op...

Page 162: ...new position then release Tap Done Deleting songs from a playlist In the Library tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists category Tap a playlist to open it Press MENU and the...

Page 163: ...tone The song should be in the ringtone list and selected Sending music using Bluetooth You can select a song from the Music application s Library and send it to someone s phone or your computer using...

Page 164: ...you open Google Maps and find your location or search for places of interest you must enable location sources Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Location Select Use wireless networks Use GPS satel...

Page 165: ...his chapter for details When you find the place tap its balloon 2 On the location details screen tap Street view 3 To navigate in Street View do any of the following Swipe your finger on the screen or...

Page 166: ...Layers 2 Select any of the following Traffic available only in selected areas Real time traffic conditions are displayed over roads as colour coded lines Each colour represents how fast the traffic is...

Page 167: ...list of all the places which you have searched or visited before appears on the screen You can also tap an address on the menu to show its location on the map 3 Tap The search results are displayed on...

Page 168: ...Starting point 2 Destination 3 Choose how you want to get to your destination You can also tap to open the location source menu and select a starting point and destination address 3 Tap the icon for c...

Page 169: ...you can open it to find your friends and view their updates While viewing a map press MENU and then tap Latitude Inviting friends to share their locations 1 While viewing a map press MENU and then tap...

Page 170: ...ut the friend and many connection options Connecting with and managing friends Tap a friend s contact details balloon in map view or tap a friend in list view to open the friend s profile In the profi...

Page 171: ...and then tap Edit privacy settings Set the following options to your preferences Detect your location Let Latitude detect and update your location as you move The update frequency is determined by se...

Page 172: ...scene you want to show the location Footprints starts to use GPS to search for your position To change brightness and white balance settings before you take a photo press MENU tap Brightness or White...

Page 173: ...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 and from the stor...

Page 174: ...storage card tap Footprints data and then tap the file you want to import If a footprint on the device is the same as one you want to import you are asked whether you want to overwrite it To import a...

Page 175: ...and then tap a video to watch it The screen automatically switches to landscape view when you play a video While watching a video you can Tap the screen to display the playback controls When the play...

Page 176: ...tap Share Select how you want to share the video link Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube You need to be signed in to your Google Account to upload your video to YouTube Press HOME and then t...

Page 177: ...toolbar View to view the PDF in normal view or reformatted view Choosing Reformatted reflows the text and resizes the images to fit the width of the screen depending on the zoom level Zoom to change t...

Page 178: ...MENU and then tap Sort to let you sort the list by Name or Date 3 Slide your finger on the screen to pan or go through the pages of the file 4 While viewing a file you can Pinch the screen to zoom in...

Page 179: ...ght corner of the screen If there are no stock quotes or indices onscreen tap Tap here to add a stock or index at the top of the screen 3 Enter the stock quote or stock market index on the text field...

Page 180: ...r additional fees from your mobile operator 4 Tap Set download frequency and then select frequency to check for updates Manually updating stock information Press HOME and then tap Stocks Press MENU an...

Page 181: ...and for the next FM station 7 Tap to change the name of the current station you are tuned into 8 Tap to fine tune the radio frequency by 0 1 MHz 9 Radio signal strength 10 Turn off or on FM radio List...

Page 182: ...e in to the desired FM station and then tap Enter a station name for the selected FM station and then tap Save Minimizing or turning off FM Radio Do one of the following Press BACK to minimize and kee...

Page 183: ...n the All recording screen press and hold the voice recording you want to share and then tap Share on the options menu On the Share options menu select how you want to share the voice recording To lea...

Page 184: ...ndroid Market 3 Featured apps list Tap an app to read a description about the app and user reviews Paid apps are currently only available in certain countries Finding and installing an application Whe...

Page 185: ...to return to Android Market home You can also press MENU and then tap Home Creating a Google Checkout account You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google Account to purchase it...

Page 186: ...On the All programs screen locate the app and then tap it Uninstalling an application You can uninstall any application that you have downloaded and installed from Android Market Press HOME and then t...

Page 187: ...to show the starred stories for that channel then tap a story to read it 3 Keywords tab Displays the keywords that you have created and the number of stories enclosed in parenthesis that match them Ta...

Page 188: ...of stories and then tap a story to read it While reading a story you can tap and to go to the previous or next story in the channel to go back to the stories list to share the story via a message link...

Page 189: ...er the keyword and then tap Done In the Keywords tab tap a keyword to show the stories that contain the keyword in their text Adding the News widget Read snippets of stories that you have subscribed t...

Page 190: ...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...

Page 191: ...attern and not tap individual dots 6 The phone records the pattern Tap Continue 7 When prompted draw the screen unlock pattern again and then tap Confirm Clear the Use visible pattern check box if you...

Page 192: ...your social network accounts Google Account and Exchange ActiveSync account You can also manage synchronisation and other settings for your accounts See the Accounts and sync chapter for details Locat...

Page 193: ...rd options Accessibility Enable or disable preset or downloaded accessibility plugins that respond to user interaction such as receiving sound feedback when a new browser window is opened Text to spee...

Page 194: ...tic screen rotation By default the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone Not all application screens support automatic rotation Press HOME MENU then tap Settings...

Page 195: ...u can turn off the animation or enable only some animations when switching between screens Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Sound display Scroll down the screen and then tap Animation On the opti...

Page 196: ...isabling audible selection You can choose to play a sound when you are selecting items onscreen Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Sound display Scroll down the screen and then select or clear the...

Page 197: ...hanging 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 Press HOME MENU and then tap Setti...

Page 198: ...activities such as Internet browsing Wireless data consumes a lot of power Avoid making very long phone calls or using the camera for extended periods of time Consider carrying a spare battery for tim...

Page 199: ...ete Press MENU to bring up sort and filter options 4 In the Application info screen tap Clear data and or Clear cache Uninstalling third party applications You cannot uninstall applications that are p...

Page 200: ...one identity Check information about your phone and the SIM card you are using Battery Check information about the battery such as its current battery level status and what programs are using the batt...

Page 201: ...the storage card in the Basics chapter to learn how to install a microSD card to your phone Checking if automatic backup is enabled Press HOME MENU and then tap Settings Scroll down the screen and the...

Page 202: ...and downloading system software updates may incur additional data transfer fees from your mobile operator When there is an update available the Install system software update dialog box will appear on...

Page 203: ...actory reset To perform a soft reset remove the battery wait for a few seconds and then re install it After re installing the battery turn on the phone Performing a factory reset via settings The most...

Page 204: ...tooth 2 1 with FTP OPP for file transfer A2DP for wireless stereo headsets and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit Wi Fi IEEE 802 11 b g 3 5 mm stereo audio jack Standard micro USB 5 pin micro...

Page 205: ...ng video 148 Changing your wallpaper 39 Checking information about your phone 204 Checking weather 122 Clock 115 Clock widget HTC 115 Conference call 50 Connecting your phone to a computer 33 Copying...

Page 206: ...50 N News 191 News feeds 191 Notification icons 29 Notification ring tone 200 Notifications panel 31 O Onscreen keyboard 65 Optimising your phone s battery life 202 Orange Home screen 26 P PDF Viewer...

Page 207: ...ns 208 Speed dial 45 Stocks 183 Stopwatch 116 Sync with computer 82 Sync with online accounts 79 T Taking a photo 147 Tethering 137 Text message 70 Timer 116 Time zone 118 Turning off your phone 23 Tu...

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