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18 Getting started

Status and notifications

Status icons

You can tell a lot about your phone by checking the icons in its status bar. Here’s what
each one means:

Signal strength

Battery is charging

HSPA+ connected

Battery is low (20% remaining)

HSPA+ in use

Battery is very low (10% remaining)

EDGE connected

Silent mode

EDGE in use

Vibrate mode

GPRS connected

Phone microphone is mute

GPRS in use

Speakerphone on

Roaming

Wired microphone headset connected

No signal

Wired headset connected

No SIM card installed

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Connected to a Bluetooth device

Data synchronizing

Airplane mode

Network sharing is on

GPS is on

Battery is full

Alarm is set

Summary of Contents for Inspire 4G

Page 1: ...User guide Your HTC Inspire 4G ...

Page 2: ...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 3: ... Making your phone truly yours 27 Personalizing your phone with scenes 27 Changing your wallpaper 28 Applying a new skin 29 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 29 Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 31 Adding folders on your Home screen 31 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 32 Rearranging the Home screen 33 Changing your ringtones and alarms 34 R...

Page 4: ...text message SMS 67 Sending a multimedia message MMS 68 Resuming a draft message 69 Viewing and replying to a message 69 Managing message conversations 72 Setting message options 73 Accounts and sync 75 Synchronizing with online accounts 75 Synchronizing with your computer 78 Social 84 Facebook 84 Twitter 86 Friend Stream 87 Chatting in Google Talk 91 Email 93 Using Gmail 93 Using Mail 99 Calendar...

Page 5: ...ooking up information and sharing 131 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 133 Setting browser options 134 Bluetooth 135 Bluetooth basics 135 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 135 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 136 Sending information using Bluetooth 137 Receiving information using Bluetooth 138 Camera 140 Camera basics 140 Taking a photo 141 Recording video 1...

Page 6: ...ght 185 Finding and installing apps from Android Market 186 Sharing games and apps 188 Security 189 Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 189 Protecting your phone with a screen lock 190 Settings 191 Settings on your phone 191 Changing display settings 192 Changing sound settings 194 Changing the phone language 195 Optimizing your phone s battery life 195 Managing memory 196 Checking information abo...

Page 7: ...e box Phone Battery preinstalled microSD card preinstalled USB cable 3 5mm stereo headset Power adapter Quickstart guide Safety and regulatory guide Your phone Front panel 8 3 4 1 5 6 7 2 1 POWER 2 Notification LED 3 MENU 4 HOME 5 SEARCH 6 BACK 7 Touch screen 8 Earpiece ...

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

Page 9: ...humbs push the bottom cover out to remove it Replacing the bottom cover Slide the bottom cover onto the exposed area of your phone s back panel Push the bottom cover towards the phone You ll hear a click when the bottom cover is locked in place Your phone s antenna is placed underneath the bottom cover We recommend that you secure the bottom cover to the phone s back panel to get the best radio re...

Page 10: ... service Inserting the SIM card 1 Take the bottom cover off See Removing the bottom cover 2 With the SIM card s gold contacts facing down and its cut off corner facing out insert the SIM card halfway into the SIM card slot Removing the SIM card Make sure to switch off your phone before removing your SIM card Otherwise the phone will automatically turn off when you remove the SIM card 1 Take the bo...

Page 11: ...storage card 1 Take the bottom cover off See Removing the bottom cover 2 Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot 3 Slide the storage card out from its slot Removing the storage card while the phone is on When you need to remove the storage card while the phone is on unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card On the Home screen press ME...

Page 12: ...r Bluetooth connection always on uses more power Long phone calls and web browsing will drain the battery faster Removing the battery Right after you take your phone out from the box for the first time don t forget to remove the thin film wrapped around the battery that s inside your phone With the phone turned off hold your phone securely with the front facing down With your thumb or finger lift ...

Page 13: ...tery with its exposed copper contacts first into the battery compartment 4 Put back the battery compartment cover pushing the battery all the way in 5 Press down all sides of the cover to lock it in place Your phone s Bluetooth and Wi Fi antennas are placed underneath the battery compartment cover We recommend that you secure the battery compartment cover to the phone for stronger Bluetooth or Wi ...

Page 14: ...ging it using the power or car adapter 1 Plug the power adapter into the USB connector of your phone 2 Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery As the battery is being charged the notification LED shows a solid red light The light turns to solid green when the phone is fully charged When you charge the battery while the phone is on the charging battery icon i...

Page 15: ...n you want to type using the keyboard select items onscreen such as application and settings icons or press onscreen buttons simply tap them with your finger Press and hold To open the available options for an item for example a contact or link in a web page simply press and hold the item Swipe or slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the scree...

Page 16: ...accounts favorite social networks like Facebook and Twitter and more Just follow the onscreen instructions and you ll be up and running with your phone in no time Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location based services and auto sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees from your mobile operator Don t worry You can enable or disable them in your phone s setti...

Page 17: ...r horizontally to the left or right and you ll discover more space for adding icons widgets and more Press HOME to return to the main Home screen that is the center home screen Using Leap view To jump straight to the screen that you want press HOME while on the main Home screen or pinch the screen to show the Leap view It reveals all seven Home screens as thumbnails Just tap the one you want and y...

Page 18: ...ng HSPA in use Battery is very low 10 remaining EDGE connected Silent mode EDGE in use Vibrate mode GPRS connected Phone microphone is mute GPRS in use Speakerphone on Roaming Wired microphone headset connected No signal Wired headset connected No SIM card installed Bluetooth is on Connected to a Wi Fi network Connected to a Bluetooth device Data synchronizing Airplane mode Network sharing is on G...

Page 19: ...r via USB cable New voicemail Wi Fi is on and wireless networks are available Upcoming event Portable Wi Fi Hotspot is on New updates from your social networks Uploading data animated Matched contacts suggestion Downloading data animated New push message Waiting to upload Bluetooth pairing request Downloaded Android Market app installed successfully Phone software update available App update avail...

Page 20: ...tifications panel When you get a new notification you can open the Notifications panel to see the message reminder or event notification The Notifications panel also lets you switch between recently opened apps as quickly as possible Opening the Notifications panel Press and hold the status bar then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel If you have several notifications you ca...

Page 21: ...nc Select this option to synchronize contacts calendar and other information between your computer and your phone For more information see Synchronizing with your computer in the Accounts and sync chapter Disk drive This mode is available only when there s a microSD card on your phone Select this mode when you want to copy files between your phone s storage card and your computer For more informat...

Page 22: ...e supplied USB cable 2 On your phone s Connect to PC screen tap Disk drive and then tap Done On your computer the connected phone is recognized as a removable disk 3 Navigate to the removable disk and open it 4 Do one of the following Copy the files from the computer to the phone s storage card s root folder Copy the files from the phone s storage card to a folder in your computer 5 After copying ...

Page 23: ...in what you want to search for 3 Matching search suggestions and results You can Scroll down to see more search results Tap to see more results for a particular category Tap a search result item to open its app 4 After entering a word or phrase in the search box tap to search the Web using your favorite search service To find out how to select a search service to use see Setting your phone s searc...

Page 24: ...n in the search box enter what you want to search for If for example you ve found the information you were looking for in one tab such as Wikipedia you can switch to the other tabs to automatically search the same item in Google Search on the Web watch related videos in YouTube or look up translations and meanings in Google Translate and Google Dictionary Translating words to other languages 1 Fro...

Page 25: ...to silent mode The speaker mute icon displays in the status bar Adjusting the media volume When playing music or watching video press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left panel of the phone to adjust the media volume The Media volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls During a phone call press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DO...

Page 26: ...ay and switch your phone to Sleep mode Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it s idle for a while Waking up from Sleep mode Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call To wake it up manually press the POWER button You ll need to unlock the screen Unlocking the screen Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen or ans...

Page 27: ...apply to your phone By switching between scenes you instantly turn your phone into your perfect weekend phone travel phone work phone or pure play phone Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen your phone automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected Using a preset scene Your phone features preset scenes each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection ...

Page 28: ... the screen from right to left to browse through scenes then tap one or more scenes you want to delete Tap Delete Changing your wallpaper Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to change the feel of your phone and give it a fresh look Browse the collection of wallpapers included in your phone or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera You can a...

Page 29: ...Home screen with widgets Widgets put at a glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience You can add more from the available selections of widgets or download more widgets Adding a widget Go to a part of the Home screen where there s space to add a new widget Tap Widget Select a widget that you wan...

Page 30: ...nging the settings of a widget Basic settings of some widgets for example the People and Mail widgets can be modified from the Home screen 1 Press and hold a widget on the Home screen The phone vibrates and you ll see a colored box around the widget Don t lift your finger just yet 2 Drag the widget to the Edit button if it s enabled The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this w...

Page 31: ...an app icon on the Home screen you can also press HOME tap and then press and hold an app icon Without lifting your finger drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen and then release it Adding folders on your Home screen Use folders to group related apps and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized You can also add information folders that show up to date information such...

Page 32: ...ant to move The phone vibrates and you ll see a colored box around the widget or icon Don t lift your finger just yet 2 Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen You can pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel 3 When the widget or icon is where you want it lift your finger Removing a widget or icon 1 Press and hold the w...

Page 33: ...ly used widgets shortcuts and folders closer to the main Home screen 1 Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view 2 Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move The phone then vibrates Don t lift your finger just yet 3 Drag the thumbnail to its new position and then lift your finger The center thumbnail in Leap view is always the main Home screen ...

Page 34: ...n added to your phone s list of sound sets To find out how to assign different tones to the sound set see Customizing a sound set Customizing a sound set You can customize a sound set by applying your personal choice of ringtone notification sounds and alarms that may be from your phone s preset selection or your storage card except for notification sounds To find out how to copy files to your sto...

Page 35: ...your storage card you can tap Get more to download more audio files from HTC Hub Changing the alarm sound From the Home screen tap Alarm 2 Scroll through the available tones and tap the item you want to use A sample tone briefly plays when selected 3 If the audio file is on your storage card tap New alarm select the item you want to import to the Alarms list then tap OK 4 Tap Apply Deleting sound ...

Page 36: ...o any of the following To Do this Move a tab Press and hold the tab you want to move and then drag it to its new position Remove a tab Press and hold a tab you want to hide then drag it up When you see a colored box lift your finger You cannot hide the tab if it s grayed out 4 When you re done press BACK Putting back the tabs you ve removed 1 Open the app that you ve previously removed some of its...

Page 37: ...n tap Phone 2 Begin entering the first few digits of a phone number or characters of a contact name on the phone keypad The Phone dialer screen then displays a list of matching numbers and names If you enter a wrong digit or letter tap to delete it To erase the entire entry press and hold 3 Tap to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more matching numbers or contacts To browse through th...

Page 38: ...dd new Enter the name of the contact you want to add When the name comes up in the list tap the name On the Speed dial screen choose the phone number of the contact to use and a speed dial key to assign Tap 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 retriev...

Page 39: ...21 Numbers separated by dashes For example 02 987 654 321 or 0987 654 321 4 Tap Call 5 When the phone dialer screen opens with the phone number already entered tap Call To find out more about using email on your phone see the Email chapter Making an emergency call You can make emergency calls from your phone even if you don t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked From the Hom...

Page 40: ...c ring volume adjustment in the Settings chapter Answering or rejecting an incoming call If To answer the call To reject the call Display is on Tap Answer Tap Decline Display is off When the Lock screen appears drag the bar that shows the caller name or number downward Drag the bar upward Or press MENU and then tap Decline You can also do one of the following to reject an incoming call Press the P...

Page 41: ...er if your friend s birthday will occur sometime within the next seven days Dialing by voice Using Voice Dialer you can place a phone call by simply speaking out a contact name or phone number 1 From the Home screen tap Voice Dialer If you have a Bluetooth headset that supports voice recognition or voice dialing you may also be able to open Voice Dialer with your Bluetooth headset For details see ...

Page 42: ... current call and return to the other call tap End call Setting up a conference call Conference calling with your friends family or co workers is easy Make the first call or accept a call and then simply dial each subsequent call to add to the conference Make sure your SIM card is enabled with conference calling service Contact your mobile operator for details Make a call to the first conference c...

Page 43: ... phone against your ear when the speakerphone is on Muting the microphone during a call On the call screen tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off When the microphone is turned off the Mute icon appears in the status bar Ending a call Do one of the following to end the call On the call screen tap End call If the phone display is off press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap E...

Page 44: ...nly the call history of a particular contact Press MENU then tap View to display just a particular type of calls such as Missed calls or Outgoing calls You can also access Call history from the People app For details see the People chapter Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history On the Call history screen press and hold a phone number that you want to save to your contacts and...

Page 45: ... Select the contacts you want to block then tap Save You can also press and hold the name or phone number in People or Call history then tap Block caller Checking your blocked call history From the Home screen tap Blocked Callers 2 Slide to the Blocked call history tab 3 Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu where you can select to check the call history details v...

Page 46: ... number ends Cell broadcast Enable or disable receipt of cell broadcast messages from your service provider Cell broadcast settings Configure channels and language for cell broadcast messages Call forwarding Select how you want your phone to handle busy unanswered and unreachable calls You can also set the call forwarding option for all incoming calls Call barring settings Choose whether to block ...

Page 47: ...ickr you ll also see their updates and events from these accounts all in one place People screen The People screen has the following tabs 2 3 4 1 1 All tab Gives you access to all contacts on your phone including Google contacts Exchange ActiveSync contacts Phone contacts contacts stored on your SIM card and Facebook contacts You can also use this tab to open or update My contact card For more inf...

Page 48: ... contacts See Transferring contacts from your old phone and Adding a new contact in this chapter SIM card See Importing contacts from your SIM card in this chapter Exchange ActiveSync Server See Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account in the Email chapter Contacts on your computer See Synchronizing with your computer in the Accounts and sync chapter Transferring contacts from your old phone...

Page 49: ...be supported when you re adding contacts to your SIM card 4 In the Name field enter the first and last name of the contact then tap OK 5 Enter the contact information in the fields provided Press BACK if you want to close the onscreen keyboard first and easily scroll through the other fields 6 Tap Save Importing contacts from your SIM card You can copy all your SIM contacts to your phone You can i...

Page 50: ...ation such as name email address or mobile number in your phone and online accounts your phone will try to link them as one automatically or create a list of matched contact suggestions If it doesn t you can manually link them so that you won t have duplicated entries in your contacts list Also link your contacts with other social network accounts such as Twitter and Flickr You ll then see their u...

Page 51: ...act information From the Home screen tap People On the All tab tap the name of the contact not the icon or photo you want to link On the upper right corner of the screen tap or if there are suggested links 4 On the screen you can Under Suggest links tap to link the contact to an account Under Add contact tap one of the options to link to another contact 5 Tap Done Breaking the contact information ...

Page 52: ...ll Has updated his or her Facebook profile or has added photos on Flickr or Facebook Has upcoming Facebook events or birthday 4 SIM card contact 5 Online status of a contact whom you are friends with in Google Talk Online status icons are displayed if you re signed in to Google Talk using your Google Account For details see Chatting in Google Talk in the Social chapter 6 Tap to open the contact de...

Page 53: ...contact From the Home screen tap People Press SEARCH then enter the first few letters of a contact s first or last name email or company name You can also type in the first few digits of your contact s phone number Matching contacts are displayed 3 Tap the contact to open his or her contact details screen See Contact information and conversations in this chapter for details Backing up your contact...

Page 54: ...he contact details screen has the following tabs 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 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 methods For example if the contact has a stored work phone number tap Call work to call that number 2 Messages tab Shows your exchanged SMS messages with the contact You can reply to...

Page 55: ...p Save Sending contact information as a vCard Share the contact information on your phone in different ways such as a text or multimedia message email and Bluetooth To find out about how to send through Bluetooth see the Bluetooth chapter Sending someone s contact information From the Home screen tap People On the All tab press and hold the name of the contact not the icon or photo whose contact i...

Page 56: ... to the group and then tap Save If your contacts list is long you can use the search bar to search for contacts quickly or press BACK to hide the onscreen keyboard and scroll through the list 5 Tap to select a photo for the group 6 Tap Save Editing a contact group From the Home screen tap People On the Groups tab press and hold the group and then tap Edit group You can Tap the group name to change...

Page 57: ...posing and sending email see the Email chapter Rearranging your contact groups From the Home screen tap People On the Groups tab press MENU and then tap Rearrange Press and hold at the end of the group name you want to move When the row is highlighted drag it to its new position 4 Tap Save Rearranging the members of a contact group From the Home screen tap People On the Groups tab tap the group to...

Page 58: ... 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 Changing the default communication method On the Home screen go to the People widget Tap the name of a contact on the widget to open the person s contact card Press MENU a...

Page 59: ... from the following QWERTY This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard This is the default keyboard layout Phone Keypad This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad Compact QWERTY This layout features two letters on each key The key size is slightly bigger than on the full QWERTY layout Entering text Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard Pres...

Page 60: ...uages and use them to enter text 1 On the onscreen keyboard tap the Language key for example tap if you re currently using the English onscreen keyboard Then on the International keyboard options menu tap Settings If tapping the Language key doesn t display the International keyboard menu press HOME MENU and tap Settings Language keyboard Touch Input 2 Tap International keyboard 3 Choose the langu...

Page 61: ...d 1 On the onscreen keyboard tap the Language key for example tap if you re currently using the English onscreen keyboard Then on the International keyboard options menu tap Settings If tapping the Language key doesn t display the International keyboard menu press HOME MENU and tap Settings Language keyboard Touch Input 2 Tap Bilingual prediction and then choose the language you want Adding a word...

Page 62: ...dictionary from your storage card From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Language keyboard Touch Input Tap Personal dictionary Sync personal dictionary Restore from storage card When prompted tap OK Entering text by speaking No time to type Try speaking the words to enter it in most text fields that let you use the onscreen keyboard Simply press and hold the Language key When your p...

Page 63: ...hat you want to select It should be easy since the magnifier gives you a bigger view of the text 3 After positioning the text cursor lift your finger The text selection menu then pops up 4 Do one of the following Tap Select text When the word where you ve placed the text cursor is highlighted drag the start and end markers to select the text you want Tap Select all to select everything in the text...

Page 64: ...ring text calibrate the keyboard and set a sound and or vibration feedback whenever you tap a key See Text input for details Tutorial Learn how to use the onscreen keyboard with this interactive tutorial Personal dictionary Add edit or remove words in the predictive text dictionary See Entering words with predictive text Text input QWERTY Prediction Select to enable the word prediction feature whi...

Page 65: ...elect to enable vibration feedback whenever you tap a key on the keyboard Finger touch precision Calibration tool Tap to re calibrate the keyboard touch accuracy Re calibrate the keyboard if you feel that the keyboard keys are not responding accurately to your taps Reset calibration Tap to reset the calibration back to factory default ...

Page 66: ...ntact name or phone number You can Scroll up or down the list of conversations by swiping your finger on the screen Tap a contact name or number to view the exchange of messages Tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to communicate with the contact You can also view your messages on the Home screen with the Messages widget If this widget is not there already you can ...

Page 67: ...ts are displayed Tap a name or one of the contact s number Tap the icon and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want to send the message You can also select contact groups as recipients When you have selected all the message recipients tap OK Enter the complete phone numbers directly in the To field 4 Tap the box that says Tap to add text and then enter your message 5 Tap Sen...

Page 68: ...ox that says Tap to add text and then enter your message 6 Tap and then choose the type of attachment Picture Select Camera to take a photo and attach it or Gallery to attach a photo from your storage card Video Select Camcorder to capture a video and attach it or Videos to attach a video from your storage card Audio Select Voice Recorder to make a voice recording and attach it or Music sounds to ...

Page 69: ... slide Tap or Preview your slideshow Press MENU and then tap Preview For more options press MENU and then tap More 5 When finished tap Done to attach the slideshow to your message 6 Tap Send Or press BACK to save it as a draft To open and edit a draft message see Resuming a draft message Resuming a draft message On the All messages screen press MENU and then tap Drafts Tap the message to resume ed...

Page 70: ...ress and hold the message to open the options menu and then tap View message details Replying to a message 1 On the All messages screen tap a contact or phone number to display the exchange of messages with that contact 2 To reply to the message tap the text box at the bottom of the screen then enter your reply message You can also reply with a multimedia message See Sending a multimedia message M...

Page 71: ...he contact See the People chapter If the attachment is an appointment or event vCalendar tap it and then choose the calendar where to save it Tap Import Open the Calendar app to view the appointment or event See the Calendar chapter To save the attachment to your storage card press and hold the multimedia message and then tap Save attachment type on the options menu Viewing push messages Push mess...

Page 72: ...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 message that you want to delete If the message is locked tap Unlock message on the options menu and then press and hold the message to display the options menu again Tap Delete message on the options menu When prompted to co...

Page 73: ...d messages Received notification Receive a notification in the status bar when a new message arrives Play notification sound Set your phone to play a sound when a new message arrives Notification sound Choose a sound that will play when you receive a message Vibrate Set your phone to vibrate when a new message arrives Sent messages Sent notification Receive a notification in the status bar when a ...

Page 74: ... message Service center Displays the message service center number used Tap to change the number It is recommended that you do not change the number here for it may cause problems in receiving and sending messages Manage SIM card messages View text messages stored on your SIM card You can also delete or copy these messages to your phone s memory MMS settings Delivery reports Receive a report on th...

Page 75: ...oto uploads For information on viewing photos see the Photos videos and music chapter You can set up an Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone either in the Mail app or the Accounts sync setting To set it up in the Mail app see Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account in the Email chapter Synchronizing with a Google Account Signing in to your Google Account lets you sync Gmail and your Go...

Page 76: ... Account Complete the word verification process Enter the characters that you see onscreen and click Submit An email will be sent to the alternate email address you provided when you created your Google Account Follow the instructions in the email to reset your password If you don t have an alternate email address or cannot access the email account you used to create your Google Account you can re...

Page 77: ...information synchronized the kinds of notification you receive and the way that account information is displayed On the Accounts sync screen tap the account that you want to edit Tap the type of information you want to sync or select an item to edit its settings Removing an account You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from your phone for example messages co...

Page 78: ...es maps and documents Installing HTC Sync On your computer go to the HTC support website www htc com support to download and install the latest HTC Sync version You can install HTC Sync on a computer running Windows 7 Windows Vista or Windows XP HTC Sync requires USB 2 0 on your computer to connect and sync with your phone For trouble free installation first quit all running programs and temporari...

Page 79: ...nes or Windows Media Player you can sync these too and enjoy them on the go You can sync audio files in these formats aac amr m4a mid midi mp3 wav and wma 1 On the Device panel click Music and then click the On button Turning Music sync on means you want this category included every time you sync your computer and phone 2 Select Sync music files from and then click Add 3 Choose the folder that con...

Page 80: ...d then click Add 4 Choose the folder on your computer that contains your multimedia files and then click OK All supported image and video files added to this folder will also be copied to your phone s storage card during synchronization Setting Calendar sync options Your phone can sync appointments and events with your calendar in Outlook Outlook XP Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 or Windows Calendar...

Page 81: ...hone 2 Choose the web browser that stores the bookmarks to sync with your phone Only the web page title and URL information are synchronized If you are using Firefox and have selected it to sync with your phone make sure to close all Firefox browser windows before you begin synchronization When conflicting information are found on both the phone and computer HTC Sync keeps the information from you...

Page 82: ...h your computer the files and documents from your computer will be saved to the My Documents Documents folder on your phone s storage card Synchronizing your phone When you are done setting up synchronization for your selected categories click the Sync now button After synchronization is complete click Disconnect and safely remove your phone as required by your computer s operating system The next...

Page 83: ...n Android 2 1 or later 1 Connect the other phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable 2 On the phone s Connect to PC screen tap HTC Sync and then tap Done 3 On your computer wait for HTC Sync to recognize the other phone When the Device setup screen opens enter a name for the phone and then click Save 4 You can separately customize your sync settings for this phone To switch between the c...

Page 84: ...ou tap a contact on the People screen slide to the Updates and events tab to see updates such as posted status messages uploads and profile changes When there is a notification of the contact s birthday you can tap the notification to call the contact directly or send a message greeting See Facebook photos right on the Gallery app You can also upload one or more photos from your storage card to Fa...

Page 85: ...nscreen instructions to sign in to your Facebook account 3 On the News Feed screen press MENU and then tap Home to access the other functions While on the Facebook home screen press MENU and then tap Settings to set refresh and notification options On some Facebook screens you can press and hold an item to open an options menu What s the difference between Facebook for Android and Facebook for HTC...

Page 86: ...in People to their Twitter profiles if you re following them To find out how see Merging contact information in the People chapter Send tweets and check your friends tweets in Friend Stream See Friend Stream to find out the things you can do on the Friend Stream app Twitter for Android The Twitter app on your phone lets you post read and reply to tweets retweet or undo it send and receive direct m...

Page 87: ...u have linked the contact in People tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to communicate with the contact 3 Do one of the following Tap a tweet to view all tweets from the sender Tap a Facebook post to write a comment or to like or unlike the post Tap posted photos to view the album photos from the sender 4 When you tap someone s name you can Check the person s prof...

Page 88: ... Sharing games and apps in the More apps chapter Picture Select From Camera to take a photo and attach it or From Gallery to attach a photo from your storage card Location Add your current location or a location you pick on a map See the Maps and location chapter for details 6 Tap Share Commenting on and liking Facebook posts After tapping someone s status update on the All updates tab you can do ...

Page 89: ...s that you have posted 6 Mentions tab View all tweets that mention your username using the your username convention 7 Direct message tab View all private direct messages that you have received or sent 8 Favorites tab View tweets that you have marked as favorites Sending a tweet On the All tweets tab tap the box that says What s happening Type your tweet Add a picture or location to your tweet Tap ...

Page 90: ...and then tap Update You can also send a direct message when you press and hold a tweet of the person you want to send the direct message to and then tap Send direct message on the options menu Checking notifications from your social networks In Friend Stream slide to the Notifications tab to easily see a single feed of your notifications from different social networks It can be a comment on your F...

Page 91: ...chat Add another friend to your chat The friend you invited and the friend your currently chatting with receive an invitation to a group chat Each one who accepts the invitation joins the group chat End chat End your current chat More Clear the chat history insert a smiley or view your friend s contact details Accepting chat invitations When a friend sends you a Google Talk message you receive a n...

Page 92: ...nds list To view all your friends press MENU and then tap All friends To view only friends that you often chat with press MENU and then tap Most popular Make a friend popular 1 Press MENU and then tap All friends 2 Press and hold a friend s name and then tap Always show friend Block a friend You can block a friend from sending you messages When blocked your friend is removed from the Friends list ...

Page 93: ...ist is your default Gmail view All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox Gmail groups each message you send with all the responses you receive This conversation list continues to grow as new replies arrive so you can always see your messages in context A new message or a change to the subject of a current message will begin a new conversation 1 From the Home screen tap Gmail Your inbox ...

Page 94: ... with a comma As you enter email addresses any matching addresses from your contacts list are displayed Tap a match to enter that address directly If you want to send a carbon copy Cc or a blind carbon copy Bcc of the email to other recipients press MENU and then tap Add Cc Bcc 5 Enter the email subject and then compose your email 6 If you want to attach a picture press MENU and then tap Attach Lo...

Page 95: ... ve archived or deleted a conversation by accident tap Undo at the top of the conversations list The conversation is returned to your Inbox To view your archived or deleted messages in the Inbox tap Inbox at the top left of the screen and then tap All Mail for archived messages or Trash for deleted messages Tap or to see the previous or next conversation in your Inbox Press MENU to see more option...

Page 96: ...sage or a conversation so that you can easily find it again To view just starred messages or conversations with starred messages see Filtering conversations in this chapter 1 From the Home screen tap Gmail 2 Do one of the following In the Inbox tap the star to the right of the conversation subject to star the latest message in the conversation Conversations with starred messages are displayed with...

Page 97: ...ant to work on and then do any of the following Delete Tap Delete If you ve deleted the conversation by accident tap Undo at the top of the screen to move the conversation back to the Inbox Archive Tap Archive If you ve archived the conversation by accident tap Undo at the top of the screen to move the conversation back to the Inbox Mute Press MENU and then tap Mute If you mute a conversation you ...

Page 98: ...otification icon on the status bar when you receive a new email Select ringtone Choose a notification sound for new email messages Vibrate Make your phone vibrate when you receive a new email message Notify once When cleared you are notified every time you receive a new email message Changing Gmail synchronization settings 1 From the Home screen tap Gmail 2 In the Inbox press MENU and then tap Mor...

Page 99: ... Exchange ActiveSync accounts on your phone You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 SP2 or later You can add up to 15 Exchange ActiveSync accounts on your phone 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 Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on the Choose a mail provider screen If you ve already added an emai...

Page 100: ...unt and then tap another account Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts You can view email from all your accounts just in one place without having to switch to different accounts Just tap the bar that shows the current email account and then tap All accounts Email messages are color coded so you can easily distinguish which email accounts they belong to Up to 15 email accounts can be...

Page 101: ...an rearrange the tabs to the order that you want To find out how see Rearranging or hiding application tabs in the Personalizing chapter Refreshing your email account Whatever your automatic synchronization settings are you can also synchronize your sent and received emails manually at any time While in the account you want to sync press MENU and then tap Refresh If you have several email accounts...

Page 102: ...Deleting an email message On the inbox press and hold the message you want to delete On the options menu tap Delete Selecting several email messages Tap the check boxes of email messages to select them Choose what you want to do with the selected messages Mark unread Delete or Move to another folder You cannot move email messages when you re in the unified All accounts inbox Moving several email m...

Page 103: ...as recipients or search and add contacts from the company directory if you have set up an Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone When you have selected all the message recipients tap OK If you want to send a carbon copy Cc or a blind carbon copy Bcc of the email to other recipients press MENU and then tap Show Cc Bcc 4 Enter the subject and then compose your message 5 To add an attachment press...

Page 104: ...ent automatically next time your phone syncs Resuming a draft email message In the email account inbox press MENU and then tap Folders Drafts Tap the message When you finish editing the message tap Send Reading and replying to an email message From the Home screen tap Mail Switch to the email account you want to use On the email account inbox tap the email you want to read Do any of the following ...

Page 105: ...t the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the office Enter the auto reply message Tap Save Sending a meeting request Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account Go to the Meeting invitations tab and then tap New meeting invitation Enter the meeting details Tap Send Changing email account settings Switch to the email account whose settings you want to change Press MENU and then ta...

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

Page 107: ...eSync calendar events See the Email and Accounts and sync chapters for details If you ve signed in to your social network accounts such as Facebook birthdays and events of friends from your social networks will appear in Calendar To find out how to sign in to your social networks see Adding a social network account in the Accounts and sync chapter Creating calendar events You can create events tha...

Page 108: ...p the Repetition box and then choose how often the event occurs 9 Scroll to the bottom of the screen and then tap Save Inviting guests to your event Google Account only If you want to invite guests to your event you need to create and add the event in your Google Calendar An invitation email will be sent to your guests using your Google Account 1 Open Calendar and create a new event Tap the Calend...

Page 109: ...attendees from your contacts or Company directory 5 Enter your message and then tap Send Changing calendar views When you open Calendar it displays the Month view by default You can also display the Calendar in Agenda Day or Week view To change between calendar views press MENU and then choose the type of view that you want Month view In Month view you ll see markers on days that have events When ...

Page 110: ...e of calendar in which the event is part of To find out what each color represents press MENU and then tap More Calendars When in Day view slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later days In Day view the weather information appears only if the event is within the five day forecast of the Weather app Weather information does not appear in Day view when you change Day view to disp...

Page 111: ...ent location or description Check the participants of the event you sent or are invited to Respond whether you ll attend the event you re invited to If it s an Exchange ActiveSync calendar event reply by email to the organizer or to all the guests Press MENU and then either tap Reply or Reply all Select any text and look it up on the web To learn more see Selecting text in the Keyboard chapter and...

Page 112: ... app will be used to send For more information see the Email chapter Tap Message A new message window opens and automatically includes the vCalendar as a multimedia attachment For more information see the Messages chapter Calendar event reminders If you have set at least one reminder for an event the upcoming event icon will appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of the u...

Page 113: ...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 114: ...e to vibrate when you receive an event notification Hide declined events Choose whether to show or hide events to which you ve declined invitations Calendar view settings Choose what appears in Calendar when opened and what s shown in Day Week and Month views Start in Choose the default Calendar view that is displayed when you open Calendar Day views Choose whether to display Day view in the form ...

Page 115: ...om a variety of looks and designs To find out how you can add a widget see Personalizing your Home screen with widgets in the Personalizing chapter About the Clock app Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time Use your phone as a desk clock complete with weather information Or let it serve as a night clock or a screensaver As a world clock see what time it is in several citie...

Page 116: ...t location Tapping it brings you to the Weather app where you can see weather forecasts of the next few days See Checking weather for more information about the Weather app 3 Shows the battery charge level You ll see it only when your phone is plugged with the power adapter or connected to your computer 4 Tap to dim the screen and display only the time and date on the Desk Clock To light up the sc...

Page 117: ...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 your phone manually you need to turn off auto time synchronization first Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen Tap the World Clock tab Press MENU and then tap Local time settings to open the Date time settings screen Clear the Automatic check box Tap Select t...

Page 118: ...n Adding a city to the World Clock screen Add more cities to the World Clock screen so you can instantly check the date and time in these cities In addition to the current and home cities the World Clock screen can display up to 15 cities 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...

Page 119: ...hree alarms press MENU while you re on the Alarms screen and then tap Add alarm Deleting an alarm Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen Tap the Alarms tab On the Alarms screen press MENU and then tap Delete Select the alarms you want to delete and then tap Delete Changing alarm sound settings If you ve set one or more alarms you can change their settings such as the alarm volume how long to ...

Page 120: ...isplays the weather forecasts of other cities around the globe If you declined to turn location service on during first time setup of your phone turn location service on in your phone s settings so that you ll be able to check your current location s weather on the HTC Clock widget Weather app and the Weather widget From the Home screen press MENU tap Settings Location and then select the Use wire...

Page 121: ...g cities from the Weather screen On the Weather screen press MENU and then tap Delete Select the cities you want to remove and then tap Delete Changing weather options On the Weather screen press MENU and then 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 Te...

Page 122: ...Wi Fi network you won t receive automatic updates to your email social network accounts and other synchronized information From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Wireless networks Select the Mobile network check box to turn on the data connection clear the check box to turn off the data connection Creating a new access point Before you add another data connection on your phone h...

Page 123: ...rn Wi Fi on The phone then scans for available wireless networks Tap Wi Fi settings The network names and security settings of detected Wi Fi networks are displayed in the Wi Fi networks section If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks scroll down the screen and then tap Add Wi Fi network Enter the wireless network settings and then tap Save Tap the Wi...

Page 124: ... message box is then displayed showing the Wi Fi network name status speed signal strength and more If you want to remove the wireless network settings on your phone tap Forget You ll need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network Connecting to another Wi Fi network From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Wireless networks Wi Fi settings Detected...

Page 125: ... their device 4 Tap Manage users 5 Tap the box below Max connection and choose the number of users devices you want to allow to connect to your Mobile Hotspot and then tap Done If you want to be able to accept or reject a connection when someone tries to connect to your Mobile Hotspot select the Allowed users only check box 6 Select the Portable Wi Fi Hotspot check box to start up your Mobile Hots...

Page 126: ...up according to the security details your network administrator gave you Press MENU and then tap Save The VPN is then added to the VPNs section of the VPN settings screen Connecting to a VPN From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Wireless networks VPN settings In the VPNs section tap the VPN that you want to connect to When asked enter your log in credentials and then tap Connec...

Page 127: ...the provided USB cable On the Connect to PC screen select USB tethering and then tap Done Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer Internet Pass through If you don t have a data plan for your phone or you don t have access to a Wi Fi network you can still go online on your phone by using your computer s Internet connection Before you can use your computer as a modem be sure to inst...

Page 128: ...ap an address to go directly to that webpage or continue entering the webpage address 3 Tap the Enter key on the onscreen keyboard Setting your home page From the browser screen press MENU and then tap More Settings Set home page On the Set home page screen select the home page you want to use Changing the screen orientation The phone automatically changes the screen orientation depending on how y...

Page 129: ...page You can swipe your finger on the screen to navigate and view other areas of the webpage Zooming in or out on a webpage Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out You can also use your fingers to spread or pinch the screen to zoom in and out Selecting a link in a webpage You can tap a link with your finger to open it or press and hold a link for...

Page 130: ... easier for you to switch from one website to another You can open up to 4 browser windows While viewing a webpage 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 While viewing a web page do one of the following Press MENU and then tap Windows Pinch the screen zoom out until you see the other browser windows 2 S...

Page 131: ...ersonal data download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market Refer to Finding and installing apps from Android Market in the More apps chapter for details Viewing your downloads While viewing a webpage press MENU and then tap More Downloads Copying text looking up information and sharing You can select text and then Copy it Search it using Google Search Look it up on Wikiped...

Page 132: ... the text you want to search or translate tap 2 Tap one of the following tabs Wikipedia Look for related information on Wikipedia based on the text that you selected Google Search Look for related information using Google Search based on the text that you selected YouTube Look for videos on YouTube based on the text that you selected Google Translate Translate the text to another language Google D...

Page 133: ...On the Bookmarks tab press MENU and then tap Edit Tap the bookmark you want to edit Enter your changes and then tap Add Viewing a previously visited page While viewing a webpage 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 While viewing a webpage press MENU and then tap Bookmarks On th...

Page 134: ...hen tap Thumbnails List or Grid to change the view For example if you are in Thumbnails view and you want to view bookmarks in a grid press MENU List and then press MENU Grid Setting browser options Customize the web browser to suit your browsing lifestyle Set display privacy and security options when using the web browser From the browser screen press MENU and then tap More Settings 1 2 ...

Page 135: ...etooth 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 Bluetooth stereo headset or have hands free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit It s the same procedure to set up stereo audio and ...

Page 136: ...connect manually if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device 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 Make sure that the headset is discoverable Tap the headset s name in the Bluetooth devices section If prompted to enter a passcode try 0000 or 1234 or consult...

Page 137: ...r confirm a security passcode After that your phone and the other device are paired and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future 1 On your phone open the app that contains the information or file you want to send 2 Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send Captured photo or video After capturing on the Camera preview screen tap the Share button and...

Page 138: ...ents Bluetooth Exchange On Windows Vista the path may be C Users your username Documents On Windows 7 the path may be C Users your username My Documents Bluetooth Exchange Folder If you send a file to another device the saved location may depend on the file type For example if you send an image file to another mobile phone it may be saved in a folder named Images Receiving information using Blueto...

Page 139: ...next depends on the file type Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible app For example if you open a music track it starts playing in the Music app For a vCalendar file choose the calendar where you want to save the event and then tap Import The vCalendar is added to your Calendar events For information on using Calendar see the Calendar chapter For a vCard contact fil...

Page 140: ... tap Camera To open the camera directly in video mode so you can immediately start capturing videos tap from the Home screen and then tap Camcorder Viewfinder screen When you re in photo mode and you turn your phone left or right the camera onscreen controls automatically rotate to how you hold the phone You ll find the following onscreen controls on the Viewfinder screen 3 5 2 6 7 1 4 1 Auto focu...

Page 141: ...eatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your lighting conditions Auto flash Flash on Flash off 4 Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use See Changing camera settings for details 5 You can choose an effect to apply to your photo See Adding effects for details 6 Point the camera and focus on your subject See Auto focusing for details Then tap to take the photo 7 Choose wh...

Page 142: ...er release button Press MENU to open the settings menu panel Select the Self portrait check box Press MENU to close the settings menu panel Turn the camera to face you Once the camera detects your face it automatically focuses and takes your photo Recording video 1 From the Home screen tap Camcorder 2 Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use See Changing camera settings f...

Page 143: ...t turns back on after you answer and end the call Your phone s battery level reaches 15 or lower Recharge the battery so that the camera can have enough battery power to use the flash Cold weather may lower battery performance which affects the flash To make sure the camera has enough battery life to power up the flash keep your phone warm When not in use put the phone inside your jacket to keep i...

Page 144: ...nce White balance enables the camera to capture colors more accurately by adjusting to your current lighting environment White balance settings include Auto Incandescent Fluorescent Daylight and Cloudy Resolution Video quality Choose a photo or video resolution to use ISO photo mode only You can choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low lig...

Page 145: ...n Grid photo mode only Select this check box when you want to display a grid on the Viewfinder screen so you can easily frame and center your subject before taking the photo Record with audio video mode only Select or clear the check box depending on whether you want to record audio when capturing videos Reset to default Change the camera back to default settings ...

Page 146: ...he storage card in the Getting started chapter What s more you can edit and add effects to your photos You can also easily turn a photo as your contact icon location icon or wallpaper Selecting an album From the Home screen tap and then tap Gallery The Gallery app opens in the Albums screen where your photos and videos are organized by albums for easy viewing The following are preset albums Camera...

Page 147: ... photos or videos under the root path of your storage card that are not contained in folders they will be grouped under the Other album Viewing photos After you ve selected an album you can browse through your photos and videos Depending on how you hold your phone the screen automatically switches to either grid view or filmstrip view While in grid view slide your finger up or down to scroll throu...

Page 148: ...p to turn on Dolby or SRS Tap to toggle between full and best fit screens Dolby and SRS are not available when you re using a Bluetooth stereo headset Another way to easily get to your videos is to tap from the Home screen and then tap Videos Editing your photos Do basic editing tasks on your photos such as rotate and crop You can also enhance your photos by applying effects such as high contrast ...

Page 149: ...hen tap Effects On the panel that opens you ll see options available to you 4 Tap an effect to apply on the photo 5 Tap Save to keep the changes The enhanced photo is saved in the storage card as a copy The original photo remains unedited Sending your photos and videos Send photos and videos via email or MMS You can also send them to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth Sending photos or...

Page 150: ... be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent Follow the steps in Sending information using Bluetooth in the Bluetooth chapter Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Using the Gallery app you can share photos and videos on your social networks as well as post videos on YouTube You can also use the Camera or Camcorder app to s...

Page 151: ...oad photos or videos From the Home screen tap and then tap Gallery Tap the album where the photos or videos you want to share are in Tap and then tap Flickr Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next Enter a different title and description on each photo or video You can also tag friends on your photos Tap Tag this photo and then tap the part where your friend is From the list ...

Page 152: ... uploading Select the online album where you want to upload the photos 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 Account if you re asked to do so From the Home screen tap and then tap Gallery Tap the album where the vide...

Page 153: ...unt to view Flickr photos 1 From the Home screen tap and then tap Gallery 2 Tap the Flickr tab You may be asked to give authorization for the app to connect to the Flickr website If this happens you need to give authorization to access your Flickr account 3 Tap your account name or your friend s account on the list to view the photos in the account You can view photos in your online albums the sam...

Page 154: ...e on or off Shuffle is off when button is gray 2 Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to 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 You can rearrange songs in the Now playing lis...

Page 155: ...ons panel To find out how to open the Notifications panel see the Getting started chapter Flipping through your albums Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to go to the next or previous music album When you turn your phone sideways to the left you get a wider view of your screen and can skim through your albums with more ease If you have lots of albums flick left or right across the s...

Page 156: ... From the Home screen tap and then tap Music Tap to go to the Library In the Library tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists category Tap Add playlist Enter a playlist name and then tap Add songs to playlist Choose a category If you go to the Songs category you can see a complete list of songs on your storage card Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the pla...

Page 157: ...ss MENU and then tap Delete playlists Select the playlists to delete and then tap Delete Setting a song as ringtone You can choose a song from the Music app s Library and set it as your phone s ringtone or a ringtone for a certain contact From the Home screen tap and then tap Music Tap to go to the Library In the Library choose the song that you want to use as ringtone and then play it back On the...

Page 158: ...urn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the music can be sent Follow the steps in Sending information using Bluetooth in the Bluetooth chapter Finding music videos in YouTube You can find music videos of the song you re listening to in YouTube It s simple On the Playback screen just press MENU and then tap Find videos About the Music widget You can use the M...

Page 159: ...ocumentation that came with your TV or speakers to know how 1 Open the Gallery or Music app 2 Locate the media that you want to share and then tap it 3 While viewing the photo or playing the video or music press MENU and then tap Select player 4 Choose the device on your network where you want to play the media 5 Once connected to the other device your phone opens up the Controller screen where yo...

Page 160: ...le playing a media on another device you can press BACK and do other things on your phone To return to the Controller screen slide open the Notifications panel and then tap the device you re connected to 6 To stop sharing your media tap to disconnect your phone from the other device Until you disconnect the phone from the other device other media that you open from the Gallery or Music app are sha...

Page 161: ...g From the Home screen tap HTC Hub From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Accounts sync Add account HTC Sense 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense com account Signing up from your computer Make sure you have your phone close by you ll need your phone to complete the sign up process On your computer open your web browser Go to www htcsense com Follow the on...

Page 162: ...ward messages On Off switch Enter the phone number where you want your calls and or messages to be forwarded to You can also forward messages to an email account Making your phone ring You know your phone is somewhere in your home but you just can t find it Make your phone ring even if it s on mute so you can find it Hopefully it s just buried under some clothes in the hamper On your computer open...

Page 163: ...e card data after you erase the contents so be absolutely sure before you proceed On your computer open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense com account Click Erase phone When asked to confirm click Erase phone Signing out from or deleting your HTCSense com account Signing out of your HTCSense com account If you want to stop syncing your phone with your HTCSense com account sign out of HT...

Page 164: ...u 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 application does not cover every country or city This app will auto update when there s ...

Page 165: ...to see more information You can get directions to the location check for nearby places of interest and more Searching for a location In Google Maps you can search for a location such as an address or a type of business or establishment for example museums From the Home screen tap Maps Enter the place you want to search in the search box As you enter the location to look for suggested matches from ...

Page 166: ...mon places that you would want to find such as the nearest gas station or ATM kiosk Before you use Places you need to enable location sources See Turning on location services in this chapter to learn how From the Home screen tap Places Tap the place you want to search Do any of the following When one or two places of interest are found the search results are displayed as markers on the map You can...

Page 167: ...ransportation or car From the Home screen tap Maps While viewing a map press MENU and then tap Directions Use your current location as the starting point or enter a location from where to start in the first text box Then enter your destination in the second text box Or tap to select an address from your contacts starred places or a point that you tap on a map 4 Choose how you want to get to your d...

Page 168: ...locations Your location is not shared automatically You must join Latitude and then invite your friends to view your location or accept their invitations Only friends that you have explicitly invited or accepted can see your location Opening and joining Latitude From the Home screen tap Maps While viewing a map press MENU and then tap Join Latitude After you ve joined Latitude and closed the appli...

Page 169: ...print on the map 4 Tap Done Before pressing Done tap the photo to change the name category or address of the footprint enter the phone and website and add a voice memo to the footprint Revisiting a footprint 1 On the Footprints main screen tap a category 2 Tap the footprint you want to revisit 3 On the next screen you can choose to view the footprint on the map share the footprint visit the locati...

Page 170: ...hen tap Deselect all to deselect all the footprints Exported footprints are saved as kmz files in the Footprints folder on your storage card If you exported multiple footprints at one time they are saved together in one kmz file Importing footprints Bring back footprints you previously backed up to the storage card to your phone You can also import kmz files that you saved in other applications or...

Page 171: ...imply dictating words into your phone s microphone 3 Search the Web with Google search by entering a word or phrase 4 Quickly dial Favorites dial someone from your call history list or use the Dialer See the Phone calls chapter 5 View a map of your location using Google Maps See Google Maps in this chapter 6 Get help navigating to your destination using Google Maps Navigation Closing Car Panel Do ...

Page 172: ...he slider to jump to a different part of the video Tap a tab to learn more about the video see related videos or check out what other viewers think You can also slide your finger across the tabs to see if there are more tabs available Tap the thumbs up or thumbs down icon to add your video rating Tap More to see other options 4 Press MENU and then tap Home to return to the YouTube main screen Sear...

Page 173: ...title description and tags for your video Set the privacy level Tap Upload Reading news feeds Don t get left behind with yesterday s stories Use the News app to subscribe to news feeds that cover breaking news sports top blogs and more You can also get updates based on specific keywords you want From the Home screen tap News 2 1 1 Subscriptions tab Tap to list the channels you ve subscribed to To ...

Page 174: ...y as a favorite Share a link to the story from the available options Go to the web page where the story is published Go to the next or previous story in the channel 4 If you want to read the whole story tap Read full article This opens the story in the web browser See Using your phone s web browser in the Web browser chapter to learn how to navigate the web page Manually checking for new stories O...

Page 175: ...en do the following Tap To Accounts sync Manage sync options and general News settings Update when opened Update the content of the channels you ve subscribed to every time you open the News app Update schedule Choose a time interval when the channels you ve subscribed to are updated Select Manual to refresh the content only when you like News content Choose how to read news stories by default whe...

Page 176: ...ions of top rated and best selling eBooks from Kobo 3 Tap to go to the library 4 Tap to go to the bookstore where you can browse eBook categories including free downloads and buy from Kobo See Downloading an eBook 5 Find and select an eBook to read from your library Press MENU to show options for sorting by Most Recent Title or Author and deleting eBooks 6 Slide to other tabs for options on downlo...

Page 177: ...e page that you last viewed Searching inside an eBook 1 While reading an eBook press SEARCH 2 Type the word or words you want to search for 3 Tap to view the matches You ll see a list of chapters that contain the matches 4 Tap a chapter to preview where the matches appear and then tap a match to go to the specific page where it s highlighted Want to take your search further to the web Simply selec...

Page 178: ...eBook Browse the bookstore and choose from hundreds of available titles to download But first you need to have a microSD card on your phone an active Wi Fi or data connection a Kobo account and an Adobe ID account If you don t have these accounts yet either sign up from your phone or from your computer s web browser www kobobooks com signup html and www adobe com cfusion membership index cfm 1 On ...

Page 179: ...the eBook in your library Recommending an eBook Let your friends know what you re reading and suggest titles that you ve enjoyed 1 While reading an eBook press MENU and then tap Share 2 Choose how you want to share the eBook title from the available options Deleting an eBook On the Reader main screen tap On the Books tab press MENU and then tap Delete Select the items you want to delete Tap Delete...

Page 180: ... the pages of the file Turn your phone left sideways to view the file in landscape mode To zoom in spread your thumb and index finger across the screen To zoom out pinch your thumb and index finger on the screen After you zoomed in on a PowerPoint slide double tap the slide to make it fit with the screen s width Press MENU and then tap Worksheet to view other worksheets in an Excel file Tap a URL ...

Page 181: ...the Home screen tap Stocks 2 3 1 4 5 6 1 Tap an item to view from the list of stock quotes and market indices 2 Tap to update the stock information 3 Tap to add a stock quote or stock market index 4 Slide to other tabs to view up to two years of an item s past trade information 5 Tap to view related news for a selected item 6 View an item s trade information and as well as its price chart for a sp...

Page 182: ...ically may incur additional fees from your mobile operator In the Stocks app press MENU tap Settings and then do the following Tap To Update when opened Update the stock information every time you open the Stocks app Scheduled sync Set automatic downloads of stock information Update schedule Choose a time interval for checking updates Set color for price raise Change the color for displaying stock...

Page 183: ...y 0 1 MHz 3 View the All presets list 4 Tap to search the FM band for the previous FM station 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 Tuning in to an FM station There are several things you can do while you re on the FM Radio screen Tap an...

Page 184: ...hapter Recording your voice Don t just think out loud Use Voice Recorder to quickly capture your thoughts You can also record your voice and set it as a ringtone You need to have a microSD card on your phone to use Voice Recorder From the Home screen tap Voice Recorder Hold the phone s microphone near your mouth Tap to start recording a voice clip Voice Recorder can run on the background while you...

Page 185: ...ess and hold the voice clip you want to rename and then tap Rename Enter the name and then tap Save Using Flashlight Never get caught in the dark again Use the Flashlight app to turn on your phone s LED flashlight to shine a light wherever you need it On the Home screen tap Flashlight To adjust the brightness of the light simply tap the onscreen power button on the flashlight handle To close the f...

Page 186: ... account if you do not have one Be cautious when downloading apps that have access to your phone s functions or a significant amount of your data You re responsible for the results of using downloaded apps on your phone 1 From the Home screen tap Market When you open Android Market for the first time the Terms of Service window will appear Tap Accept to continue 2 Do any of the following to find a...

Page 187: ... remembers your password so you don t need to enter it the next time For this reason you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your permission See the Security chapter to learn how to secure your phone Opening an installed app Do one of the following If you see this icon on the status bar open the Notifications panel and then tap the app See Opening the Notifications pan...

Page 188: ...n app and then choose how to share it You can share the link to the app via Bluetooth send it in your text message or email or post it in Facebook or Twitter When your friends see the link in your sent message email or status update they can simply tap the link to go directly to the game or app in Android Market to download it While entering your status update in Friend Stream you can also tap to ...

Page 189: ...ap Change SIM PIN Emergency calls can be placed at any time without requiring a PIN See Making an emergency call in the Phone calls chapter for more details Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out If you enter the wrong PIN more times than the maximum number of attempts allowed your SIM card will become PUK locked You need a PUK code to restore access to the phone This code may have been pro...

Page 190: ...raw it onscreen Changing your screen lock From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Security Tap Change screen lock Enter your current screen lock to confirm that you want to change it Choose a different screen lock type then enter your new pattern PIN or password Or tap None if you don t want to use a screen lock Forgot your screen lock pattern If you ve forgotten your screen lock pat...

Page 191: ... mode or turn on the speakerphone automatically when you flip over the phone Flip for speaker Turn on or off feedback sounds such as Audible touch tones Vibrate feedback and more Display Set up display settings such as automatic screen orientation brightness screen timeout and more Accounts sync Log in or out of your social network accounts Google Account Exchange ActiveSync account and HTCsense c...

Page 192: ...ime zone date and time in the Clock and Weather chapter Language keyboard Set the operating system language and region You can also set onscreen keyboard options Accessibility This option appears only after you ve downloaded and installed an accessibility tool such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback You can turn accessibility functions or services on or off Voice input output Set up t...

Page 193: ...or Recalibrate the screen if you feel that the screen orientation does not respond properly to the way you hold the phone From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Display G Sensor calibration Place the phone on a flat and level surface and then tap Calibrate After the recalibration process tap OK Keeping the screen on while charging the phone You can keep the phone screen from tur...

Page 194: ...le selection check box Choosing the notification sound You can choose a default sound for your phone to play whenever there are new notifications From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Sound Notification sound Select your preferred notification sound in the list and then tap Apply To use different sounds for different types of notifications set the notification sounds in the res...

Page 195: ... you can still change the phone language after you set up your phone Changing the language adjusts the keyboard layout date and time formatting and more The languages available to choose from may depend on the version of phone you have From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Language keyboard Select language Tap the language and corresponding region you want to use Press HOME to ...

Page 196: ...Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap Applications Manage applications On the Manage applications screen switch to the Running tab and then tap the application whose cache and or data you want to delete 4 In the Application info screen tap Clear data and or Clear cache Uninstalling third party apps or updates to a preinstalled app You cannot uninstall applications that are preinstalled ...

Page 197: ...o phone Checking information about your phone From the Home screen press MENU and then tap Settings Tap About phone Select one of the following Network Check mobile network information such as signal strength service status and more Phone identity Check information about your phone and the SIM card you re using Battery Check information about the battery such as its current battery level status an...

Page 198: ...ble you ll receive an update notification After you end the call slide open the Notifications panel see Opening the Notifications panel in the Getting started chapter Then tap the update notification to download and install the software update Wait for the update process to finish When the update is finished the phone will automatically reset Checking for AT T updates manually Use your phone s dat...

Page 199: ...your phone to the state it was in before the first time you turned it on Factory reset will not erase the data and files that are on the storage card Factory reset is not a step to be taken lightly It ll permanently delete all your data and customized settings and will remove any applications you ve downloaded and installed Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a fac...

Page 200: ...yer and Adobe Reader Mobile software under license from Adobe Systems Incorporated Copyright 1995 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated All rights reserved Adobe and Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated DLNA is a registered trademark DLNA disc logo is a service mark and DLNA Certified is a trademark of the Digital Living Network Alliance Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratori...

Page 201: ...receiving information 138 sending information 137 sending photo video 144 sending photos or videos 150 sharing music 158 turning on or off 135 Bookmarks 133 Bottom cover 9 removing 9 replacing 9 Browser 128 C Calendar 107 widget 114 Calendar events creating 107 deleting 111 editing 111 inviting guests to a Google calendar event 108 sending an Exchange ActiveSync meeting request 109 sharing a vCale...

Page 202: ...video 144 sending photos or videos 149 Emergency call 39 Event reminders 112 Exchange ActiveSync 99 105 Extended Home screen 17 F Facebook commenting photos 153 Facebook for Android 85 Facebook for HTC Sense 84 85 Friend Stream 87 sharing photos 150 view photos 153 Facebook for HTC Sense sharing photo video 144 Face detection 142 Factory reset 199 Fast boot 192 Finger gestures 15 Flashlight 185 Fl...

Page 203: ...d pasting text 63 enabling multiple keyboard languages 60 L Latitude 168 Leap view 17 Library Music 156 Linking contact information 50 Live wallpapers 28 Location services 164 Lock message 72 Lock screen 26 M Mail app about 99 all accounts 100 checking email 100 deleting conversation 95 deleting email 102 103 different views of inbox 101 Exchange ActiveSync 99 105 marking unread 102 moving 102 103...

Page 204: ... 37 Photo sharing 144 taking a photo 141 Photo editing 148 adding effects 149 cropping 148 rotating 148 Photos commenting in your social networks 153 editing 148 sending by Bluetooth 150 sending by email 149 sending by MMS 150 sharing on Facebook 150 sharing on Flickr 151 sharing on Picasa 152 viewing 147 viewing albums in social networks 153 zooming in or out 148 Pinch 15 Pocket mode 195 POP3 IMA...

Page 205: ...ngs 74 Social network accounts 76 Social networks sharing photo video 144 Sound sets choosing a preset sound set 34 creating 34 customizing 34 deleting 35 Speakerphone 43 Speed dial 38 Status icons 18 Stocks 181 Stopwatch 115 Storage 196 Storage card 11 copying files to or from 22 inserting 11 removing 11 removing while phone is on 11 Switching between calls 42 Switching your phone on or off 15 T ...

Page 206: ...g on YouTube 152 viewing 148 Voice Dialer 41 Voice Recorder 184 Volume adjusting the earpiece volume for calls 25 adjusting the media volume 25 adjusting the ringer volume 25 adjusting via settings 25 VPN 125 W Wallpaper 28 144 Weather 120 Weather widget 121 Web browser 128 Wi Fi 123 Widgets 29 175 182 184 adding 29 changing the widget settings 30 World Clock 117 Y YouTube 152 172 sharing video 14...

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