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Page 3: ...States and 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 or more of the following patents 4 901 307 5 490 165 5 056 109 5 504 773 5 101 501 5 778 338 5 506 865 5 109 390 5 511 073 5 228 054 5 535 239 5 710 784 5 267 261 5 544 196 5 267 262 5 568 4...

Page 4: ...only 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 something is very important Important information is something that you need to do in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a phone feature to work properly This provides safety precaution info...

Page 5: ...arching your phone and the Web 27 Setting search options 28 Personalizing 29 Changing the ringtone 29 Personalizing your phone with scenes 29 Changing your wallpaper 31 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 31 Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33 Adding folders on your Home screen 34 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 35 Phone calls 3...

Page 6: ...t HTC Sync 75 Synchronizing with your computer 75 Synchronizing your phone 80 Social 82 About Facebook for HTC Sense 82 Using Friend Stream 83 Tweeting on your phone 85 Chatting in Google Talk 87 Email 90 Using Gmail Google Mail 90 Using Mail 96 Calendar 103 About Calendar 103 Creating a calendar event 103 Changing calendar views 105 Viewing editing or deleting an event 107 Calendar event reminder...

Page 7: ...ce 136 Sending information using Bluetooth 137 Receiving information using Bluetooth 139 Camera 141 Camera basics 141 Auto focusing 142 Zooming 142 Taking a photo 143 Capturing a video 144 Camera settings 144 Gallery 147 About the Gallery application 147 Selecting an album 147 Viewing photos and videos 148 Editing your photos 150 Sending your photos and videos 151 Sharing your photos and videos on...

Page 8: ...nstalling apps from Android Market 182 Sharing games and applications 184 Security 186 Protecting your phone with a screen unlock pattern 186 Settings 188 Settings on your phone 188 Changing display settings 189 Changing sound settings 190 Changing the phone language 192 Optimizing your phone s battery life 192 Managing memory 193 Update and reset 195 Updating the phone software 195 Restarting or ...

Page 9: ...x Phone Battery preinstalled microSD card preinstalled USB cable Power adapter Quick start guide Safety and regulatory guide Your phone Front panel 8 9 2 3 1 5 6 7 4 1 Notification LED 2 MENU 3 HOME 4 Microphone 5 SEARCH 6 BACK 7 Optical trackball 8 Touch screen 9 Earpiece ...

Page 10: ...10 Basics Top panel 2 1 1 3 5mm audio jack 2 POWER Left panel 2 1 1 VOLUME UP DOWN 2 USB connector Back panel 4 2 3 1 1 5 megapixel camera 2 LED flashlight 3 Back cover 4 Speaker ...

Page 11: ...the front facing down With your thumb or finger lift the back cover off from the small opening on the top of your phone Replacing the back cover Align the tabs of the back cover with the slots at the back of the phone To close the back cover press the sides and the top part of the back cover towards the phone You ll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place 2 1 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 12: ...elect and use items attached to connecting ports and your voice data and other program usage patterns Removing the thin film from the battery When you take your phone out from the box and remove the back cover for the first time you ll find that the battery is inside the phone with a thin film Pull the upper flap of the film to release the battery Make sure to peel off the film before placing back...

Page 13: ...using the power or car adapter 1 Attach the power plug to the power adapter 2 Plug the power adapter into the USB connector on the left side of your phone 3 Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery As the battery is being charged the notification LED shows a solid red light when the battery is being charged The light turns to solid green when the phone is ful...

Page 14: ...e card while the phone is off 1 Take the back cover off See Removing the back cover 2 Pull the storage card out from the slot Removing the storage card while the phone is on When you need to remove the storage card while the phone is on unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card On the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Scroll down the ...

Page 15: ... to set it up Go to Setting up your phone for the first time and we ll take you through it Switching your phone off 1 If the display is off press the POWER button to turn it back on 2 Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed See Unlocking the screen in this chapter 3 Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds 4 When the Phone options menu appears tap Power off then OK ...

Page 16: ...Wi Fi network check box 5 Features such as Clock and Weather need to know your location But we take your privacy seriously So on the Use Google location screen you can choose whether to allow this information to be collected Either clear or select the two check boxes then tap Next Location based services may incur extra data fees from your mobile operator Don t worry You can enable or disable them...

Page 17: ...e things with your phone you might find that one Home screen is not enough No problem Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you ll discover more space for adding icons widgets and more Press HOME to return to the main Home screen There s a maximum of six extra screens available It should be plenty Using Leap view To jump straight to the screen you want pinch the screen to show th...

Page 18: ...and switch your phone to Sleep mode Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it s idle for a while Waking up from Sleep mode Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call To wake it up manually press the POWER button You ll need to unlock the screen Unlocking the screen Slide the bar on the lock screen down to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call You can a...

Page 19: ...Location setting on 1xRTT connected Location setting off 1xRTT in idle mode Phone speaker is mute Connected to a Wi Fi network Phone microphone is mute Bluetooth is on Battery is very low 10 remaining Connected to a Bluetooth device Battery is low 20 remaining Airplane mode Battery is full Alarm is set Battery is charging Speakerphone on Wired microphone headset connected Data synchronizing or con...

Page 20: ...ss needs orientation New voicemail Uploading data animated Upcoming event Downloading data animated Song is playing Waiting to upload General notification for example phone connected to computer via USB cable Downloaded Android Market application installed successfully Storage card is low on free space Update available for an application downloaded from Android Market Wi Fi is on and wireless netw...

Page 21: ...fications panel When you get a new notification you can open the Notifications panel to see the message reminder or event notification Press and hold the status bar then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel If you have several notifications you can scroll down the screen to see them all You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing MENU and then tap...

Page 22: ... to drag While dragging do not release your finger until you have reached the target position Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping except that you need to swipe your finger in light quicker strokes This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction such as when flicking the contacts or message list Rotate For most screens you can automatically change the screen orientation from portr...

Page 23: ...the Home screen To go to the extended Home screen on the right slide your finger to the right on the optical trackball Slide your finger to the left to go to the extended Home screen on the left Selecting an item onscreen For most screens slide your finger to the left right up or down depending on the direction you want to go For example if you want to select highlight an item above slide your fin...

Page 24: ... character in a word slide your finger left or right Slide your finger up or down to go up or down between lines of text Selecting a link on a webpage Slide your finger down to go to the next link on a webpage When a link is selected press the optical trackball to open the link 1 2 ...

Page 25: ...your phone to Vibrate mode The phone vibrates 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 Adjusting the media volume When playing music or watching video press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons on the left panel of the phone to adjust the media volume The Media volume win...

Page 26: ...ore information see Using HTC Sync in the Accounts and sync chapter Disk drive This mode is available only when there s a microSD card on your phone Select this mode when you want to copy files between your phone s storage card and your computer For more information see Copying files to or from the storage card in this chapter When Disk Drive mode is enabled while your phone is connected to the co...

Page 27: ...t the phone from the computer If you want to keep the phone connected to the computer but want the phone to be able to access the storage card open the Notifications panel tap Disk drive select an option except Disk drive and then tap Done Searching your phone and the Web You can search for information on your phone and on the Web by using the Quick Search Box From the Home screen press SEARCH 2 E...

Page 28: ...ign in to your Google Account to use this feature The Show web suggestions check box needs to be selected for this option to be enabled Press BACK when you are done 4 Tap Searchable items and then choose the type of items to include in the search Searching within an application Applications like People and Mail have their own search box which you can use to search within those applications In some...

Page 29: ...e selection menu You need to go to the Music application and set a ringtone or song in your storage card as your ringtone To find out how to set a ringtone using the Music application see Setting a song as ringtone in the Music chapter See Specifications for a list of audio file formats supported by your phone Personalizing your phone with scenes Your phone becomes multiple phones in one when you ...

Page 30: ...nts that you want Arrange the layout of your Home screen according to your preference Change the wallpaper See Changing your wallpaper When you are done designing your Home screen press MENU and then tap Scenes again Under My scenes make sure the Current unsaved option is selected and then tap Save Enter a new scene name for your Home screen and then tap Done To replace a scene that you created pr...

Page 31: ...hen tap Save After changing the wallpaper remember to save it to the scene that you created or save it as a new scene To find out how to save a scene see Customizing and saving a scene Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Widgets put at a glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience You ca...

Page 32: ...t that you want Downloading HTC widgets A selection of fun and useful HTC widgets are also available for download Go to a part of the Home screen where there s space to add a new widget To find out how see Home screen in the Getting started chapter Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu Tap Widget and then tap Get more HTC widgets Select a widget Tap Details ...

Page 33: ... to a part of the Home screen where there s space to add a new shortcut To find out how see Home screen in the Getting started chapter Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu Do one of the following To add an application icon tap App and then select an application To add a shortcut to a setting or information tap Shortcut and then select the type of informatio...

Page 34: ...nd out how see Home screen in the Getting started 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 application icon or a shortcut that you want to move to the folder The phone then vibrates Don t lift your finger Drag the application icon or shortcut and drop it on top of the folder Simply tap the folder to o...

Page 35: ...con to a new location on the screen 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 finger but a message shows that there s no space to place the widget or icon drag it right or left again to another Home screen panel Removing a widget or icon 1 Press a...

Page 36: ...ough the list or slide your finger up or down the list slowly 4 To place a call do one of the following Tap a phone number or contact from the list After entering a complete number tap Call To call a different phone number associated with the contact you can Tap at the right side of the contact name On the contact details screen tap the number you want to call First slide your finger up or down th...

Page 37: ...p Save Calling a speed dial number On the Home screen tap Phone On the phone keypad The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail Press and hold this key to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages Press and hold the key that is associated with the contact you want to call Calling a phone number in a text message On the main Home screen tap Messages Tap the number or name of...

Page 38: ...ed by a in front For example 1 987 654 321 or 1987654321 Numbers enclosed in parenthesis in front For example 02 987654321 or 02 987 654 321 Numbers separated by dashes For example 02 987 654 321 or 0987 654 321 5 Tap Call To find out more about using email on your phone see the Email chapter Making an emergency call From the Home screen tap Phone Dial the international emergency number for your l...

Page 39: ...number downward Drag the bar upward Or press MENU and then tap Decline You can also do one of the following to reject an incoming call Press the POWER button twice To reject the call and send a text message press MENU and then tap Send message Changing the sent message for rejected calls You can change the message that is sent out On the Phone dialer screen press MENU Tap Phone settings Edit defau...

Page 40: ...e ring volume whenever you move or lift up your phone 3 Press BACK HTC Caller ID Every time you make a call or your friend gives you a ring you get to see your friend s latest status update from social networks like Facebook or Twitter right on the Phone dialer screen You also won t miss people s birthdays You ll see a birthday reminder if your friend s birthday will occur sometime within the next...

Page 41: ...p End call Setting up a three way call Let another person join the conversation Make the first call or accept a call and then simply dial another number to add someone else on the call Make a call to the first participant When connected press MENU tap Add call and then dial the number of the second participant The first participant is put on hold when you dial the second participant When connected...

Page 42: ...r Ending a call Do one of the following to end the call On the screen tap End call If the phone display is off press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap End call If you are using the provided wired headset press the button to end the call If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up ...

Page 43: ...n Checking calls in the call history From the Home screen tap Call history You can also tap on the Phone dialer screen On the Call history screen you can Tap a name or number in the list to call Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu where you can select to view the contact information if the number is stored in your contacts list edit the number before you redial ...

Page 44: ...The phone number is automatically added to the Mobile field in the Phone section To store it as another type of number for example a home number tap the Mobile button 4 Scroll down the screen and tap Save To find out how to add new contacts or edit the contact information see the People chapter Clearing the call history list On the Call history screen you can do the following To remove one name or...

Page 45: ...ther to open the message editor when you reject a call with a message and choose whether to allow automatic saving of an unknown contact number when a call with that number ends Voice privacy Encrypts outgoing voice calls and uses secure channels when available Plus code dialing Set the international dialing code to replace the plus sign that begins some phone numbers Turning Airplane mode on or o...

Page 46: ... from one application to another After you ve linked contacts to their social network accounts like Facebook Twitter and Flickr you ll also see their updates and events from these accounts all in one place Ways of getting contacts into your phone Gmail Google Mail Google contacts are imported to your phone after you sign in to your Google Account You can also create more Google contacts right from...

Page 47: ...t On your old phone turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode If you do not know how tap How do I turn on Bluetooth to see some tips 4 Tap Next to continue Your HTC Wildfire automatically turns Bluetooth on and searches for Bluetooth devices 5 From the device list select your old phone and then tap Next Your HTC Wildfire then tries to pair with your old phone 6 Slide open the Notifications...

Page 48: ...ew your friends list in your social network accounts You can also search for contacts in your Exchange ActiveSync account to copy to your phone 4 Call history tab Lists all your dialed numbers and received and missed calls See Using Call history in the Phone calls chapter Setting up My contact card My contact card provides a convenient way to store your personal contact information so that you can...

Page 49: ...the call Has updated his or her Facebook profile or has added photos on Flickr or Facebook Has upcoming Facebook events or birthday 4 Tap to open the contact details screen for that contact 5 Instant status update appears when the contact is a Facebook contact or you link the contact to his or her Facebook account 6 Tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to communica...

Page 50: ...ync account and then copy it to your phone You need to have your Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone first To find out how see Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account in the Email chapter From the Home screen tap People On the Online 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 ...

Page 51: ...f the options to link to another contact 5 Tap Done Breaking the contact information link between contacts From the Home screen tap People On the All tab tap the name of the contact not the icon or photo whose contact information link you want to break On the upper right corner of the screen tap Under the Linked contacts section tap beside an account type to break the link Tap Done 3 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 52: ...conversations in this chapter for details Backing up your contacts to the storage card From the Home screen tap People Press MENU and then tap Import Export Export to SD card When asked to confirm tap OK 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 ca...

Page 53: ... the contact not the icon or photo whose contact information you want to send and then tap Send contact as vCard My contact card 1 Tap Your name My contact card 2 Press MENU and then tap Send my contact info 3 Choose how you want to send it 4 Select the type of information you want to send and then tap Send To find out about how to send through Bluetooth see the Bluetooth chapter 1 2 ...

Page 54: ...roll through the list 5 Tap to select a photo for the group 6 Tap Save Deleting a group From the Home screen tap People On the Groups tab press and hold the group you want to delete and then tap Delete group You can only delete groups that you have created Editing a contact group From the Home screen tap People On the Groups tab press and hold the group and then tap Edit group You can Tap the grou...

Page 55: ...and phone calls with that contact updates and events from social networks and more The contact details screen has the following tabs 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 Details tab 2 Messages tab 3 Mail tab 4 Updates and events tab 5 Gallery tab 6 Call history tab Details tab Shows the information you have stored for the contact and allows you to get in touch with the contact directly by tapping any of the displayed me...

Page 56: ...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 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 your Facebook and Flickr accounts to see the photo albums If you are not logged in tap Lin...

Page 57: ...widget style and then tap Select Select the group you want to add as a widget Drag the widget to a blank space on a Home screen and then release Repeat the above steps to add another People widget Setting the default communication method On the Home screen go to the People widget Tap a contact on the widget On the Select default action screen tap the communication method you want for the contact C...

Page 58: ...act photo not the name on the widget The default communication method will be performed If you have not set a default communication method you need to choose one first See Setting the default communication method Tap the name of the contact to open the contact details screen for that contact 1 2 ...

Page 59: ... Keyboard types and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use Choose from the following QWERTY This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard This is the default keyboard layout Phone Keypad This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad Compact QWERTY This layout features two letters on each key The key size is slightly bigger than on the full QWERTY layout Entering t...

Page 60: ...ages to enable in the onscreen keyboard so that you can switch to these languages and use them to enter text 1 From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Language keyboard Touch Input 2 Tap International keyboard 3 Choose the languages that you want Available languages depend on the region where you purchased the phone Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard When entering text you c...

Page 61: ...ces for predictive text suggestions Sometimes you may need to add a word to the predictive text dictionary for example a name or a specialized technical word While entering text using the QWERTY keyboard layout if you tap any word on the suggestion list it is automatically added to the predictive text dictionary if it was not in the dictionary already You can also add a word to the list manually F...

Page 62: ...s in the predictive text dictionary See Entering words with predictive text Text input QWERTY Prediction Select to enable the word prediction feature which provides a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys Spell correction Select to correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible words that reflect the c...

Page 63: ...alibration tool Tap to re calibrate the keyboard touch accuracy Re calibrate the keyboard if you feel that the keyboard keys are not responding accurately to your taps Reset calibration Tap to reset the calibration back to factory default ...

Page 64: ... finger on the screen Tap a contact name or number to view the exchange of messages You can also view your messages on the Home screen with the Messages widget If this widget is not there already you can add it by following the steps in Personalizing your Home screen with widgets in the Personalizing chapter Sending a text message SMS If you exceed the limit on the number of characters for a singl...

Page 65: ...cally becomes a multimedia message when you enter an email address as the recipient add a message subject attach an item or compose a very long message Sending a multimedia message MMS To compose a multimedia message start by creating a new text message Then choose the type of attachment to include in your message From the Home screen tap Messages On the All messages screen tap New message The Com...

Page 66: ...lication you ve installed from Android Market that you want to share with others The URL from which the application can be downloaded will be inserted to your message Location Add your current location requires GPS to be turned on a location stored in Footprints or a location you pick on a map to your message For more information about GPS Maps and Footprints see the Maps and location chapter 7 To...

Page 67: ...message Depending on your notification settings the phone plays a ringtone vibrates or displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message A new message icon is also displayed in the status bar 1 To open and read the message you can Press and hold the status bar and then slide your finger down to open the Notifications panel Then tap the new message Open the Messages appl...

Page 68: ...he message To find out more about message settings see Setting message options If there s a media attachment such as a photo or video in a received message tap it to view the content If the attachment is a contact vCard tap it to add to your contacts Open the People application to view the contact information See the People chapter If the attachment is an appointment or event vCalendar tap it and ...

Page 69: ... screen tap a contact or phone number to display the exchange of messages with that contact Press and hold the message that you want to lock Tap Lock message on the options menu A lock icon is displayed at the right hand side of the message Deleting a single message On the All messages screen tap a contact or phone number to display the exchange of messages with that contact Press and hold the mes...

Page 70: ... each conversation thread this does not include locked messages SMS settings Delivery reports Receive a report on the delivery status of your message Priority settings Set the message priority of SMS messages sent MMS settings Delivery reports Receive a report on the delivery status of your message Auto retrieve Automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely When selected the MMS message ...

Page 71: ...o vibrate when a new message arrives Sent messages Sent notification Receive a notification in the status bar when a message is sent successfully Failure notification Receive a notification in the status bar when a message is not sent successfully Play notification sound Set your phone to play a sound when a sent or failure notification is received Notification sound Choose a sound that will play ...

Page 72: ...ails see the Social chapter Flickr and Facebook photo uploads For information on viewing photos see the Gallery chapter You can set up an Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone either in the Mail application or the Accounts sync setting To set it up in the Mail application see Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account in the Email chapter Adding a social network account If you skipped sett...

Page 73: ...Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Accounts sync Tap Add account Google Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to an account or create a new account 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 applications can send and receive online ...

Page 74: ... Google Account password to sync Google Mail Gmail Calendar and Google contacts to your phone You also need this password to use Google Talk and download apps from Android Market If you have forgotten your Google Account password you can try to recover it by going to the Google website On your phone or computer open your web browser and go to https www google com accounts ForgotPasswd Enter the em...

Page 75: ...sily import your captured photos and videos from your phone to your computer Sync bookmarks inside the HTC Bookmark favorites folder on your computer and all bookmarks stored on your phone s web browser Install third party mobile phone applications not downloaded from Android Market from your computer You need a microSD card inserted into your phone to be able to sync multimedia files and document...

Page 76: ...your phone 6 On your computer double click HTCSync exe and follow the onscreen instructions to install HTC Sync After installing HTC Sync the HTC Sync icon is added to your computer s system tray check the bottom right side of your computer screen You can double click this icon to open HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone After installing set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone 1 C...

Page 77: ...c music from iTunes and Windows Media Player if you re using iTunes or Windows Media Player on your computer You can then choose between completely synchronizing songs and playlists in these applications or just the songs from your selected playlists Photos and videos You can choose to automatically copy your phone camera shots to your computer At the same time when you select a folder from your c...

Page 78: ...lick People and then click the On button Turning People sync on means you want this category included every time you sync your computer and phone Choose the application you want to sync your contacts with In cases when conflicting information are found on both the phone and computer choose which information you want to keep Only the contact fields supported on your phone will be synchronized Bookm...

Page 79: ... Mail For more information on how to do this see the Email chapter On the Device panel click Documents and then click the On button Turning Documents sync on means you want this category included every time you sync your computer and phone 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 comput...

Page 80: ...Synchronizing another phone with your computer HTC Sync can synchronize up to three phones with your computer making your favorite music videos photos and files always available to you Make sure that all the phones you connect with your computer and synchronize using HTC Sync are running on Android 2 1 or later 1 Connect the other phone to your computer using the USB cable that came with it 2 When...

Page 81: ... check box 1 Connect your phone to the computer with the supplied USB cable Or if your phone is already connected press and hold the status bar and drag your finger down to open the Notifications panel Then tap the status that shows Select to change USB connection type 2 On the Connect to PC screen in your phone tap HTC Sync and then tap Done HTC Sync automatically starts on your computer 3 On the...

Page 82: ...Facebook account is linked to Facebook for HTC Sense on your phone If you did not do this see the Accounts and sync chapter to find out how to sign in to Facebook for HTC Sense With Facebook for HTC Sense you can See all your Facebook contacts in People See Facebook photos right on the Gallery application Check your friends Facebook status updates in Friend Stream ...

Page 83: ...n this area to compose and send a status update 2 When you tap someone s status update you can Open Peep and view all tweets See Tweeting on your phone in this chapter Write a comment Like or unlike someone s Facebook posts Look at someone s album photos 3 When you tap someone s photo or name you can Check the person s profile details Look at the person s Facebook wall Check the person s posted tw...

Page 84: ...nd comment on the album photos using the Gallery application See the Gallery chapter 2 Enter what you think about the person s status update 3 Like or unlike the person s status update About the Friend Stream widget Use the Friend Stream widget so you can easily update your status and view other people s status updates right on the Home screen If you don t have this widget on your Home screen see ...

Page 85: ... your username using the your username convention 6 Direct message tab View all private direct messages that you have received or sent 7 Favorites tab View tweets that you have marked as favorites Sending a tweet On the Peep screen s All tweets tab tap the box that says What s happening Type your tweet Add a picture or location to your tweet Tap to post a picture from Gallery or Camera to your def...

Page 86: ... direct message on the options menu Setting Peep options On the Peep screen press MENU and then tap More Settings You can set these options Account settings Sign out of your Twitter account General settings Choose whether to show the screen name or the real name of the people you follow Send receive Set the frequency to check for new tweets and set the number of tweets to download Services Set you...

Page 87: ... a Google Talk message you receive a notification Their entry in the Friends list turns white and displays the message Do one of the following In the Friends list tap the friend who sent you the invitation to chat Open the Notifications panel and then tap the chat notification See Opening the Notifications panel in the Getting started chapter Returning to the Friends list While on a chat screen pr...

Page 88: ... your name and then select the status you want on the options menu In addition to the standard status settings described in the table you can also select a message that you ve entered previously Or tap Clear custom messages to erase them and start over Your status and any message appear in your contact s Friends lists and in other locations where your status or status message are displayed Changin...

Page 89: ...ch back to just the friends with whom you chat most frequently tap Most popular in the menu Making a friend popular If you cannot see the friend press MENU and then tap All friends In the Friends list press and hold a friend s name 2 In the options menu tap Always show friend Blocking a friend You can block a friend from sending you messages When blocked your friend is also removed from your Frien...

Page 90: ...nversation list continues to grow as new replies arrive so you can always see your messages in context A new message or a change to the subject of a current message will begin a new conversation 1 From the Home screen tap Gmail Google Mail 2 To scroll through the conversation list swipe your finger up down on the screen or the optical trackball 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 1 Folder or Label and number of unread ...

Page 91: ...il Google Mail synchronization settings in this chapter To refresh your inbox manually press MENU and then tap Refresh 1 Do one of the following When you receive a new email notification press and hold the status bar and then slide down your finger on the screen to open the Notifications panel Tap the new email to view it While in the Inbox tap the unread email or the conversation with the unread ...

Page 92: ...to keep all future additions out of your Inbox While viewing the message thread press MENU and then tap More Mute Reporting a conversation as spam The Gmail Google Mail webmail service works hard to prevent spam unwanted and unsolicited junk mail from reaching your Inbox But when spam makes it through you can help improve the service by reporting the conversation as spam While viewing the message ...

Page 93: ...ching 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 Google Mail account on the web are included except those labeled Trash or Spam not just those that you ve synchronized onto your phone 1 In the Inbox press SEARCH 2 Enter the word or words to s...

Page 94: ...es Inbox in the title bar You work with labeled conversations lists in the same way as with your Inbox Changing Gmail Google Mail synchronization settings 1 While viewing your Inbox press MENU and then tap Settings Labels 2 To set the number of days to synchronize tap Number of days to sync 3 To set synchronization for a particular label tap the label You can select to synchronize the default numb...

Page 95: ...lected this adds a check box to the left of each conversation so you can add it to a batch See Working with conversations in batches Clear search history Remove the searches you have performed Labels Set how many days and which Gmail Google Mail labels to synchronize Email notifications Show a notification icon on the status bar when you receive a new email Select ringtone Choose a notification so...

Page 96: ...p Finish setup Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account You can only add one Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 SP2 or later From the Home screen tap Mail Do one of the following If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail tap Exchange ActiveSync on the Choose a mail provider screen If you ve alre...

Page 97: ...tab tap Add contact to group select the contacts you want to add and then tap Save To find out more about working with contact groups see Contact groups in the People chapter Unread Displays unread messages Marked Exchange ActiveSync only Displays all flagged messages Meeting invitations Exchange ActiveSync only Displays meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or declined Attachments D...

Page 98: ...tly drag downward without lifting your fingers Slightly slide your finger vertically to display the scroll bar on the right side of the screen Then press and hold on the scroll bar and drag it downward 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 messag...

Page 99: ...Switch to the email account you want to use Go to Received tab or any other tab except for the Conversations tab Press MENU and then tap More Move to Choose the email messages you want to move Tap Move to and then tap the folder where to move the email messages Sending an email message From the Home screen tap Mail Switch to the email account you want to use On the email account inbox press MENU a...

Page 100: ...email See Sharing games and applications in the More apps chapter Location You can attach location information Send your current location requires GPS to be turned on a location stored in Footprints 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 6 Tap Send to send the messa...

Page 101: ... account see Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account in this chapter Flagging an email Open the email message Tap the white flag icon on the upper right corner of the screen The icon turns red after you flagged the email Setting out of the office status You can set your out of office status and auto reply message right from your phone Switch to the Exchange ActiveSync account Press MENU and...

Page 102: ...ignature set the account as the default email account and set where to save email attachments Send Receive Set the maximum email file size limit when receiving and frequency to check for new emails and how many to check for You can also set to have emails that you send bcc d to yourself Notification settings Set email notification settings Delete account Tap to delete the email account 4 Press BAC...

Page 103: ...endar See About HTC Sync in the Accounts and sync chapter If you have a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account and you have added it on your phone you can sync your phone s Calendar with your Exchange ActiveSync calendar events See the Email and Accounts and sync chapters for details If you ve signed in to your social network accounts such as Facebook birthdays and events of friends from your socia...

Page 104: ... your event Google Account only If you want to invite guests to your event you need to create and add the event in your Google Calendar An invitation email will be sent to your guests using your Google Account 1 Open Calendar and create a new event Tap the Calendar field and then select your Google Account or one of your other Google Calendars For the steps see Creating a calendar event 2 Add deta...

Page 105: ... the type of view that you want Month view In Month view you ll see markers on days that have events When in Month view Tap on the bottom left of the screen 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 create an event or switch to either Day or Agenda vi...

Page 106: ...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 of the events of one week 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 ear...

Page 107: ...le Calendar event respond 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 and hold the event and then tap Edit event 5 Make your changes to the event 6 When you re done editing scroll down to the bottom of the screen and then tap Save Deleting an event There are a number of ways to...

Page 108: ... 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 After sliding open the Notifications panel tap the calendar event reminder You ll then see a list of all pending event reminders Tap Snooze all to snooze all event reminders for five minutes or tap Di...

Page 109: ...U 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 were viewing The calendars that you remove from your calendars list will no longer be synchronized on your phone but you remain subscribed to them and can work with them in Google Calendar on the Web...

Page 110: ...on 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 notification Hide declined events Choose whether to show or hide events to which you ve declined invitations Calendar view settings Choose what appears in Calendar when opened and what s shown in Day...

Page 111: ... steps in Sending information using Bluetooth 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 default email account that s selected in the Mail application will be used to send For more information about using the Mail application see the Email chapter You can also choose to send the vCalendar in a mul...

Page 112: ...another clock that shows the time of another city To find out how you can add a widget see Personalizing your Home screen with widgets in the Personalizing chapter About the Clock application The Clock application is more than just a regular date and time clock It functions as a desk clock that shows the date time and weather information and it can turn into a night clock or screensaver It has a w...

Page 113: ...icator shows whether the alarm clock is on or off To find out how to turn on and set the alarm clock see Setting the alarm clock 2 Below the date and time you ll see the weather information of your current location Tapping the weather information brings you to the Weather application where you can see weather forecasts of the next few days See Checking weather for more information about the Weathe...

Page 114: ...nually set your time zone date and time Setting your home city Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen Tap the World Clock tab Press MENU and then tap Home settings Enter your home city s name As you enter letters the list is filtered to show matching cities and countries Scroll through the list and tap your home city Setting the time zone date and time To set the time zone date and time on yo...

Page 115: ...these cities In addition to the current and home cities the World Clock screen can display up to 15 cities Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen Tap the World Clock tab Tap Add city Enter the city name you want to add As you enter letters the list is filtered to show matching cities and countries Scroll through the matching list and tap the city that you want to add Setting the alarm clock Y...

Page 116: ...their settings such as the alarm volume how long to snooze the alarm and more Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen Tap the Alarms tab On the Alarms screen press MENU and then tap Settings You can change the following settings Alarm in silent mode This option is selected by default which allows the alarm to sound even when your phone s volume is set to silent mode Clear this check box if you...

Page 117: ...reless networks check box 1 Connect to the Internet using your phone s Wi Fi or data connection To find out how see the Internet connections chapter 2 From the Home screen tap and then tap Weather 3 On the Weather screen you ll first see your current location s weather To check the weather in other cities swipe your finger up or down the screen 4 The Weather application automatically downloads and...

Page 118: ...n tap Settings You can change the following weather settings Update automatically Select this check box to automatically download weather updates Update schedule Set an auto update schedule Temperature scale Choose whether to display weather in Celsius or Fahrenheit About the Weather widget Use the Weather widget to instantly check weather forecasts of your current location and other cities withou...

Page 119: ...a Accessing data services while roaming may incur significant charges Inquire about the data roaming tariffs with your mobile operator before enabling data roaming From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Wireless networks Tap Mobile networks and then select the Data roaming check box You can also select the Data roaming sound check box if you d like your phone to play a sound so you ...

Page 120: ...approximate signal strength number of bands that light up The next time your phone connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network you will not be prompted to enter the key or other security information again unless you reset your phone to its factory default settings Connecting to a Wi Fi network with EAP TLS security You may need to install a network certificate p12 to your phone befo...

Page 121: ...ttings Wireless networks Tap Wi Fi settings Detected Wi Fi networks are displayed in the Wi Fi networks section To manually scan for available Wi Fi networks on the Wi Fi settings screen press MENU and then tap Scan 4 Tap another Wi Fi network to connect to it Using the Data connection and Wi Fi widgets Add the Mobile Network and or Wi Fi widget to the Home screen to make it faster for you to turn...

Page 122: ...hen tap Set password Enter a new password for the credential storage at least 8 characters without any spaces Scroll down and confirm the password and then tap OK Select the Use secure credentials check box You can then download and install the certificates needed to access your local network Your network administrator can tell you how to do this Adding a VPN connection From the Home screen press ...

Page 123: ... down your 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 VPN the VPN disconnected icon is displayed in the notification area of the title bar 1 2 ...

Page 124: ...nternet From the Home screen tap Internet Going to a web page On the browser screen press MENU and then tap the URL field on top of the screen 2 Enter the web page address using the keyboard As you enter the address matching web page addresses will appear on the screen Tap an address to go directly to that web page or continue entering the web page address 3 Tap the Enter key on the onscreen keybo...

Page 125: ... all web sites Some web sites display a mobile version of their pages to phone web browsers You can choose to view the full version of all pages even for these sites From the browser screen press MENU tap More Settings and then clear the Mobile view check box Navigating on a web page You can swipe your finger on the screen or the optical trackball to navigate and view other areas of the web page Z...

Page 126: ...mail address Tap to send an email message to the email address Press and hold then tap Copy on the menu to copy the email address to the clipboard You can paste the email address later when creating a new contact or sending a new email message The browser also recognizes some phone numbers and addresses that allow you to call the phone number or locate the address in Google Maps When you navigate ...

Page 127: ... to open the link or press and hold the optical trackball for more options Opening a new browser window Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one web site to another You can open up to 4 browser windows While viewing a web page press MENU and then tap Windows Tap A new browser window opens and goes to the home page that is set Switching between browser windows Whil...

Page 128: ...e you can download applications from the web you must first enable downloading from the phone settings From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Applications Select the Unknown sources check box When the Attention dialog box opens tap OK Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources To protect your phone and personal data download applications only from trusted sourc...

Page 129: ... web page press MENU and then tap More Find on page Enter the search item As you enter characters matching characters will be highlighted Tap the left or right arrow to go to the previous or next matching item 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 2 1 Tap to copy search translate or share the text 2 Start a...

Page 130: ...er you have selected the text you want to search or translate tap 2 Tap one of the following tabs Wikipedia Look for related information on Wikipedia based on the text that you selected Google Translate Translate the text to another language Google Dictionary Look up the selected text in the dictionary Pasting text in a new message or social network status update 1 After you have selected the text...

Page 131: ...kmark Press MENU and then tap Bookmarks On the Bookmarks tab press MENU and then tap Edit Tap the bookmark you want to edit Enter your changes and then tap Done Viewing a previously visited page Press MENU and then tap Bookmarks On the History tab navigate to the page you want to view and then tap the page Clearing the list of previously visited pages Press MENU and then tap Bookmarks On the Histo...

Page 132: ...bnails List or Grid to change the view For example if you are in Thumbnails view and you want to view bookmarks in a grid press MENU List and then press MENU Grid Setting browser options Customize the web browser to suit your browsing lifestyle Set display privacy and security options when using the web browser From the browser screen press MENU and then tap More Settings 1 2 ...

Page 133: ...s Changing the phone name The phone name identifies your phone to other devices From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth settings If the Bluetooth check box is not selected select it to turn Bluetooth on Tap Device name Enter the name for your phone in the dialog box and then tap OK Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit You can listen to music over a Bl...

Page 134: ... have connected you can then start using the headset or car kit to listen to music and or make and receive phone calls Reconnecting a headset or car kit Normally you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on Bluetooth on your phone and then turning on the headset However you might have to connect manually if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device From the Home screen pres...

Page 135: ... Unpairing from a Bluetooth device You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device To connect to the other device again you may need to enter or confirm a passcode again 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 Tap Disconnect unpair Or tap Unpai...

Page 136: ... phone open the application that contains the information or file you want to send 2 Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send What to send Application How to send Photo or video Camera After capturing a photo on the preview screen tap the Share button and then tap Bluetooth Photos or videos Gallery 1 On the Albums tab choose an album 2 Tap the Share button and then tap Bluetooth 3 Ch...

Page 137: ...mally added directly to the corresponding application on the receiving device For example if you send a calendar event to a compatible phone the event is shown in that phone s calendar application If you send another file type to a Windows computer it is normally saved in the Bluetooth Exchange folder within your personal document folders On Windows XP the path may be C Documents and Settings your...

Page 138: ...ttings If the Bluetooth check box is not selected select it to turn Bluetooth on Select 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 sending information over Bluetooth 5 On your phone tap Pair to confirm that you want to pair with the sending device 6 If prompted enter the same passcode on both your ph...

Page 139: ...ap Import The vCalendar is added to your Calendar events For information on using Calendar see the Calendar chapter For a vCard contact file if there are multiple vCard files on your storage card you can choose to import one several or all of those contacts to your contacts list Adding the Bluetooth Received folder to the Home screen You can add a folder to the Home screen that shows all files you...

Page 140: ...d then tap Camcorder Viewfinder screen The camera displays in landscape view only You ll find the following controls on the Viewfinder screen 2 3 1 4 5 1 Menu tab See Camera settings 2 Gallery button See the Gallery chapter 3 Auto focus indicator See Auto focusing 4 Zoom button See Zooming 5 Flash button Available in photo mode only Using the optical trackball as the shutter release The optical tr...

Page 141: ...where you tapped and the camera will automatically focus on that area Zooming Before taking a photo or video you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or out of your subject 1 To display the onscreen zoom bar tap the Zoom button You can also slide your finger up or down the Viewfinder screen While the zoom bar is shown on the Viewfinder screen you will also see the remaining photo shots o...

Page 142: ...on 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 You have an incoming call The flash will be disabled temporarily when you have an incoming call After the call ends you ll be able to use the flash again If you have set the flash to Flash on it tur...

Page 143: ...you want to do with the video you ve just captured See Review screen for details Camera settings Open the menu panel to change basic camera settings and access more camera settings You can also switch between photo and video modes from the menu panel Changing basic settings 1 On the Viewfinder screen tap to open the menu panel 2 To change basic camera settings tap one of these icons in the menu pa...

Page 144: ...oto mode only Select this check box when you want to store GPS location in your captured photos Encoding type video mode only Choose the type of video compression Recording length video mode only Set the maximum duration or file size for capturing video Record with audio video mode only Select or clear the check box depending on whether you want to record audio when capturing videos Metering mode ...

Page 145: ...te 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 Viewfinder screen so you can easily frame and center your subject before taking the photo Reset to default Tap to change the camera back to default settings ...

Page 146: ... wallpaper and share photos to your friends Selecting an album From the Home screen tap and then tap Gallery The Gallery application opens in the Albums screen where your photos and videos are organized 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 favorites will ...

Page 147: ...ill be grouped under the Other album Viewing photos and videos After selecting an album from the Gallery application s Albums screen you can browse through the photos and videos of that album either in filmstrip or grid view Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen Browsing in filmstrip or grid view To switch between filmstrip and grid views press MENU and then tap Filmstrip view or Grid vie...

Page 148: ...deo is always displayed in landscape mode when you play it Use the onscreen controls to play pause or stop the video Video is displayed in full screen size You can tap to make it best fit on the screen based on the video size Tap the button again to change back to full screen size 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...

Page 149: ...whether to browse photos and videos in the album in filmstrip or grid view See Browsing in filmstrip or grid view for details Press and hold on the photo that you want to crop In the menu that opens tap Crop A crop box then appears on the photo 5 To adjust the crop box size press and hold the edge of the box When directional arrows appear drag your finger inward to or outward to resize the crop bo...

Page 150: ...deo by MMS On 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 on the Share options menu tap Messages Tap the photo or video you want to send The photo or video is automatically added into the MMS message Compose your message and then tap Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth You can select several photos videos or both and sen...

Page 151: ...e album where the photos you want to share are in Tap and then on the Share options menu tap Facebook for HTC Sense Select the pictures you want to share and then tap Next Enter a different caption on each photo Scroll to the right to go to the next photo 6 Tap Upload 7 Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded pictures 8 Tap Done Sharing photos on Flickr You need t...

Page 152: ...casa Select the pictures you want to share and then tap Next Enter a caption for the pictures you re uploading Select the online album where you want to upload the pictures or tap to create a new album Tap Upload You can view the photos online at http picasaweb google com Sharing videos on YouTube You can share your videos by uploading them to YouTube Please sign in to your YouTube or Google Accou...

Page 153: ...e or your friend s account on the list to view the pictures in the account You can view photos in your online albums the same way as how you view photos in your storage card Viewing photos on Flickr You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to view Flickr photos 1 On the Home screen tap and then tap Gallery 2 Tap the Flickr tab You may be asked to give authorization for the application to co...

Page 154: ...your friends photos 1 Do one of the following While browsing online photos in filmstrip or grid view press and hold a photo and then tap Add comment While viewing a photo in full screen tap Or press MENU and then tap Comment 2 Tap the box that says Write a comment 3 Enter your text and then tap Comment ...

Page 155: ...o any part of the song 3 Go to the Library 4 Go to the previous song in the Now playing list 5 Play pause or resume playing the song 6 Go to the next song in the Now playing list 7 Switch between showing the Now playing list and Playback screen 8 Cycle through the repeat modes Repeat all songs Repeat current song and Don t repeat You can also Swipe your finger from right to left or left to right t...

Page 156: ...Composers and more Select a category by tapping one of the category tabs at the bottom of the screen When you tap a song in a category to play it the Now playing list is updated with the song list from your selected category Creating a playlist Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists Make a playlist containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the ...

Page 157: ...er and more 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 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 Rearrange songs Tap Change order Press and hold at the end of the s...

Page 158: ... you need to select the contacts you want to associate the song within the next screen Trimming an MP3 ringtone The Music application has a built in ringtone trimmer You can trim an MP3 song and set a part of it as your ringtone 1 On the Playback screen press MENU and then tap Set as ringtone Trim the ringtone 2 Use the onscreen controls to trim your ringtone 2 3 4 5 1 1 Trim sliders 2 Right butto...

Page 159: ...r of the screen to go to the Library In the Library select the song that you want to send and then play it back On the Playback screen press MENU and then tap Share Bluetooth In the next few steps you ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the music can be sent Follow the steps in Sending information using Bluetooth in the Bluetooth chapter ...

Page 160: ...ve detailed directions to your destination It also provides a search tool where you can locate places of interest or an address on a map or view locations at street level You need an active mobile data or Wi Fi connection to use Google Maps To find your location with Google Maps you need to enable location sources To learn how see Turning on location services in this chapter The Google Maps applic...

Page 161: ...reas of the map Zooming in or out of a map There are several easy ways to zoom in or out Spread your thumb and index finger across the map to zoom in Pinch your thumb and index finger on the map to zoom out Tap the plus or minus side of the Zoom control Double tap a location on the map to zoom in to that location ...

Page 162: ... See Searching for locations and places in this chapter for details When you find the place tap its balloon 2 On the location details screen tap the Street view button 3 To navigate in Street View do any of the following Swipe your finger on the screen or the optical trackball to pan up or down or to look in other directions Tap the arrows onscreen to move towards the direction pointed by the arro...

Page 163: ...ng Traffic Available only in selected areas Real time traffic conditions are displayed over roads as color coded lines Each color represents how fast the traffic is moving Satellite Google Maps uses the same satellite data as Google Earth Satellite images are not real time Google Earth acquires the best imagery available most of which is approximately one to three years old Buzz See photos and inf...

Page 164: ...rch for the place you entered Tap a suggested search item Viewing search results The search results will be displayed as markers on the map 1 2 3 1 Show the search results as a list 2 Select the previous or next marker on the map 3 Tap the balloon to view more information about the location After tapping the balloon that shows the location that you want you ll see its address rating and reviews if...

Page 165: ...an address from your contacts or a point that you tap on a map 3 Tap the icon for car public transit or walking directions 4 Tap Go 5 If the place you ve set as your destination has several locations available choose which one to go to The next screen displays the directions to your destination in a list 6 Tap Show on map to view the directions on the map 7 Tap the arrow buttons on the map to foll...

Page 166: ...nd then tap Latitude 2 In Latitude press MENU and then tap Add friends 3 Choose how to add friends Select from Contacts Select any number of friends from your Contacts Add via email address Enter an email address 4 Tap Add friends 5 If prompted tap Yes If your friends already use Latitude they receive an email request and a notification on Latitude If they have not yet joined Latitude they receive...

Page 167: ...nly city level location Share only the city you are in not the street level location Your friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in To share more precise location again tap Best available location Hide from this friend Stop sharing your location with this friend in a list or on a map Remove this friend Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations with him o...

Page 168: ...location 3 Point the camera at the 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 balance and then choose a setting 4 Press the optical trackball to capture the photo If your GPS position has not been found yet you are asked whether to find the po...

Page 169: ...ing them to a storage card You can also open exported footprints files in other applications such as Google Earth on your PC To transfer files from your storage card to your computer see Copying files to or from the storage card in the Getting started chapter Do any of the following To export all your footprints on the All footprints tab press MENU and then tap Export To export all the footprints ...

Page 170: ...nts data and then tap the file you want to import If a footprint on your phone is the same as the one you want to import you are asked whether you want to overwrite it To import a photo tap Picture navigate to the photo you want to import and then tap the photo You can then add Footprints information such as location and category About the Footprints widget Use the Footprints widget to view and ac...

Page 171: ...While watching a video you can Tap the screen to display the playback controls When the playback controls are displayed you can pause skip forward or backward or drag the slider to the point in the video you want to watch Press MENU to rank comment on share flag as inappropriate and interact with the video in other ways 4 Press BACK to stop playback and return to the video list Searching for video...

Page 172: ...torage card From the Home screen tap PDF Viewer On the Open file screen tap the file you want to view While viewing a PDF you can Slide your finger on the screen to pan or go through the pages of the PDF To zoom in spread your thumb and index finger across the page you re reading To zoom out pinch your thumb and index finger on the page Press MENU and then do the following Tap To Open Open another...

Page 173: ...then tap Sort to arrange files by Name or Date Press SEARCH to enter the partial filename Matching results will then be displayed 3 Tap the file you want to open 4 While viewing a file you can Slide your finger on the screen to pan or go through the pages of the file Pinch the screen to zoom in or out or use the zoom controls on the screen to zoom in or out After you zoomed in on a slide in a Powe...

Page 174: ...there are no stock quotes or indices onscreen tap Tap here to add a stock or index at the top of the screen 2 Enter the stock quote or stock market index on the text field and then tap 3 On the results list tap the stock quote or stock market index you want to add 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 wan...

Page 175: ...ose a time interval for checking updates Tap Set color for price raise Then change the color for displaying stock price increases to either red or green depending on what s being used in your country About the Stocks widget Use the Stocks widget to instantly check stock updates right on your Home screen It comes in different looks and styles To find out how to add this widget to your Home screen s...

Page 176: ...5 Tap to search the FM band for the next FM station 6 Tap to change the name of the current station you are tuned into 7 Tap to fine tune the radio frequency by 0 1 MHz 8 Switch off and close FM Radio Listening to an FM station On the FM Radio screen you can Tap and then select a station you want to listen to Tap to go to the previous available FM station or to go to the next available FM station ...

Page 177: ...he FM Radio screen slide open the Notifications panel and then tap FM Radio On the FM Radio screen tap on the upper right corner of the FM Radio screen to turn off and close FM Radio About the FM Radio widget Use the FM Radio widget to listen to your favorite FM stations right on your Home screen To find out how to add this widget to your Home screen see Personalizing your Home screen with widgets...

Page 178: ...l or message tap Sharing a voice clip On the Voice Recorder screen tap Press and hold the voice recording you want to share and then tap Share on the options menu On the Share options menu choose how you want to share the voice recording To find out how to send files through Bluetooth see the Bluetooth chapter Setting a voice clip as a ringtone On the Voice Recorder screen tap Press and hold the v...

Page 179: ...arred tab Lists channels containing stories that you have starred See Starring a story 3 Keywords tab Lists the keywords you have searched and added See Adding a keyword 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 S...

Page 180: ...es On the Subscriptions tab press MENU and then tap Refresh Starring a story Star your favorite stories to make it easy to come back to them Starred stories are displayed on the Starred tab Do one of the following On a list of stories tap next to a story While reading a story tap near the top right corner of the screen You can remove the star from a story by tapping the star icon again Adding a ke...

Page 181: ...ws Choose the widget style and then tap Select Select the channel whose stories you want to read on the widget Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen and then release Using Flashlight Never get caught in the dark again The Flashlight application turns on your phone s LED flashlight to shine a light wherever you need it On the Home screen tap Flashlight The application then plays a sho...

Page 182: ...ormation such as your location contact data and more or access to certain functions or settings of your phone Download and install only apps that you trust You need a Google Checkout account to purchase items on Android Market See Creating a Google Checkout account to set up a Google Checkout account if you do not have one Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to your phone s function...

Page 183: ... Google Checkout account do one of the following On your computer go to http checkout google com The first time you use your phone to buy an app from Android Market follow the prompts onscreen to enter your billing information When you ve used Google Checkout once to purchase an application from Android Market the phone remembers your password so you don t need to enter it the next time For this r...

Page 184: ...n tap Market Downloads Tap the application you want to uninstall and then tap Uninstall When prompted tap OK to remove the application on your phone Choose the reason for removing the application and then tap OK Getting help If you ever need help or have questions about Android Market press MENU and then tap Help The web browser will take you to the Android Market Help web page Sharing games and a...

Page 185: ...Messages Send the link in a text message See the Messages chapter Peep Share the link in Twitter To find out how to use Peep see Tweeting on your phone in the Social chapter When your friends see the link in your sent text email or status update they can simply tap the link to go directly to the game or application in Android Market to download it While entering your status update in Friend Stream...

Page 186: ...1 2 3 Changing unlock pattern settings Under Screen unlock pattern on the Security screen you ll find this group of settings Require pattern Clear this check box if you want to disable the screen unlock pattern You ll be asked to enter your unlock pattern to confirm disabling it Use visible pattern This is selected by default Clear this check box if you do not want the screen unlock pattern to dis...

Page 187: ...ttern After the fifth attempt and you re asked to wait for 30 seconds tap OK If the display goes off press the POWER button to turn the display back on and then press the bar on the lock screen and slide your finger down to unlock the screen Tap the Forgot pattern button in the lower right corner when it appears Enter your Google Account name and password and then tap Sign in You ll then be asked ...

Page 188: ...ttings such as automatic screen orientation brightness screen timeout and more Accounts sync Log in or out of your social network accounts Google Account and Exchange ActiveSync account You can also manage synchronization and other settings for your accounts See the Accounts and sync chapter for details Location Select the sources to use when determining your location Search Select items to includ...

Page 189: ...re version of your phone and more See Checking information about your phone in this chapter Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Sound display Scroll down the screen and then tap Brightness Clear the Automatic brightness check box Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the sc...

Page 190: ...ENU and then tap Settings Sound display Scroll down the screen and then tap Animation On the options menu select the animation setting you want Changing sound settings Switching between silent vibration and normal modes To quickly switch between silent and vibration modes simply press and hold the POWER button and then choose the mode that you want To change back from silent to normal mode press t...

Page 191: ... the respective applications For example to set different sounds for received and sent text messages open the Messages application then press MENU and tap Settings Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment Quiet ring on pickup Your phone has a quiet ring feature that automatically lowers the ring volume whenever you move or lift up your phone You can turn this feature on or off in your so...

Page 192: ...nctions such as Bluetooth Wi Fi and data connection when you re not using them See the Internet connections and Bluetooth chapters for details Do not use GPS satellites to determine your GPS location See the Maps and location chapter for details Lower the screen brightness See Adjusting the screen brightness manually in this chapter for details Switch off screen animations See Switching animation ...

Page 193: ...ant to delete 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 preinstalled on the phone From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Scroll down the screen and then tap Applications Manage applications Press MENU and then tap Filter Downloaded ...

Page 194: ...ce status Phone identity Check information about your phone model and mobile number Battery Check information about the battery such as its current battery level status and what programs are using the battery Hardware information Check the Wi Fi MAC and Bluetooth addresses Software information Check the version and other information about the Android platform being used by the phone You can also c...

Page 195: ...lled Make sure that you have backed up the information and files you want to keep When there is an update available the Install system software update dialog box will appear onscreen Select Install now and then tap OK If you re in the middle of a call and there s an update available you ll receive an update notification After you end the call slide open the Notifications panel see Opening the Noti...

Page 196: ...Factory reset will not remove the data and files that are in your phone s microSD card Factory reset is not a step to be taken lightly It will permanently delete all your data and customized settings and will also remove any applications you ve downloaded and installed Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a factory reset Performing a factory reset via settings The m...

Page 197: ... m4a mid mp3 wav wma Recording amr Video supported formats Playback 3gp 3g2 mp4 wmv Recording 3gp Battery Rechargeable Lithium ion battery Capacity 1300 mAh Talk time Up to 402 minutes Standby time Up to 300 hours The above are subject to network and phone usage Expansion slot microSD memory card SD 2 0 compatible AC adapter Voltage range frequency 100 240V AC 50 60 Hz DC output 5V and 1A Special ...

Page 198: ...Account only 104 options 110 widget 111 Caller ID 39 40 Call history 43 Calls emergency 38 ending 42 making 36 missed calls 43 putting on hold 41 receiving 39 switching between 41 Call services 45 Camera 141 capturing a video 144 flash 143 review screen 141 taking a photo 143 viewfinder screen 141 zooming 142 Clock 112 widget 112 Contact details viewing from a message 68 Contact groups 54 Contact ...

Page 199: ...onary 131 Google Latitude 167 changing settings 168 managing friends 168 Google Maps 161 getting directions 166 searching for locations and places 165 street view 163 viewing locations 161 viewing map layers 164 Google News 179 Google Talk 87 changing online status or picture 88 chatting 87 managing friends 89 Google Translate 131 Groups 54 H Home screen 17 adding application icons and other short...

Page 200: ...180 reading a story 180 starring a story 180 subscribing to channels 179 widget 181 Notification icons 20 Notification LED 21 Notification sound 191 Notifications panel 21 O Onscreen keyboard 59 Optical trackball 23 P PDF Viewer 173 Peep 85 options 86 searching for users to follow 85 sending a direct message 86 sending a tweet 85 People about 46 contact groups 54 contact information and conversati...

Page 201: ...ing and replying 67 Third party applications uninstalling 194 Timer 112 Time zone 115 Touch input settings 62 Twitter 85 widget 86 U Updates and events 56 V vCalendar 111 sending 111 Videos 148 172 capturing 144 capturing and sharing on YouTube 173 Video supported formats 197 Voice Recorder 178 setting a voice clip as ringtone 178 sharing a voice clip 178 Volume 25 adjusting the earpiece volume fo...

Page 202: ...202 Index Widgets 31 World Clock 115 adding a city 116 setting a home city 115 Y YouTube 153 sharing videos 153 watching videos 172 ...

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