Your HTC ADR6250 User guide
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15 Contents Chapter 1 Phone Basics 27 1.1 Your Phone and Accessories..................................................................................27 Front panel.................................................................................................................27 Top panel.....................................................................................................................29 Back panel.....................................................................................
1.6 Home Screen.................................................................................................................38 Extended Home screen........................................................................................39 Personalizing your Home screen.................................................................... 40 Using a preset scene............................................................................................. 40 Customizing and saving a scene................
17 Muting the ringing sound................................................................................... 60 Rejecting a call and sending a text message..............................................61 2.3 Using In-call Options.................................................................................................61 Handling multiple calls...........................................................................................61 Setting up a conference call.................................
3.3 Working with Groups...............................................................................................75 People Widget..........................................................................................................77 3.4 Using Facebook and Flickr in People..............................................................78 Changing Facebook and Flickr update settings..................................... 80 Updating your Facebook status.............................................
19 Composing and sending emails.....................................................................104 Sending a meeting request using the Exchange ActiveSync account..............................................................................................106 Setting the priority for an email message.................................................106 Viewing and replying to emails......................................................................106 Editing email account settings.................
Copying and pasting text................................................................................... 119 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages................................. 119 Sharing web pages...............................................................................................120 Downloading web applications......................................................................120 Managing bookmarks............................................................................
21 7.3 Using Music................................................................................................................. 147 Opening Music........................................................................................................ 147 Playing music........................................................................................................... 147 Library.......................................................................................................................
Ending a chat.......................................................................................................... 165 Managing your friends........................................................................................ 165 Mobile indicators.................................................................................................... 167 Adjusting Google Talk settings.......................................................................168 8.4 Using Google Maps.....................
23 Opening an installed application...................................................................184 Creating a Google Checkout account......................................................... 185 Requesting a refund for an application...................................................... 185 Uninstalling an application................................................................................186 8.8 Synchronizing Google Apps......................................................................
9.4 Using HTC Footprints............................................................................................210 Creating a footprint..............................................................................................210 Revisiting a footprint............................................................................................ 211 Editing or deleting a footprint......................................................................... 211 Exporting your footprints................
25 Chapter 10 Managing Your Phone 224 10.1 Display Settings...................................................................................................... 224 Adjusting the screen brightness................................................................... 224 Adjusting the time before the screen turns off..................................... 224 Preventing automatic screen rotation........................................................ 224 Keeping the screen on while charging the phone....
10.7 Managing Memory................................................................................................ 232 Checking how much phone memory is available for use................. 232 Checking the available storage card space............................................. 232 Clearing application cache and data.......................................................... 232 Uninstalling third-party applications...........................................................
Chapter 1 Phone Basics 1.1 Your Phone and Accessories Front panel Notification LED See “Notification LED” in this chapter for details. Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here.
Phone Basics Button Function CALL • Press to open the phone dialer screen. • When a contact, contact number, or phone number is highlighted on the screen, press to call the contact or phone number. • During a call, press and hold to turn on speakerphone. Press and hold again to turn off speakerphone. • If you navigated to another application during a call, press to display the ongoing call on the screen.
Phone Basics 29 Top panel 3.5 mm Audio Jack Connect a headset (not included in the box) for hands-free conversation or for listening to audio media. Back panel Left panel 5 Megapixel Camera See “Using Camera and Camcorder ” in Chapter 7 for details. Speaker Back Cover See “To remove the back cover” in this chapter. VOLUME UP Press to increase the ringer or media volume. VOLUME DOWN Press to lower the ringer or media volume.
Phone Basics Bottom panel Microphone USB Connector/Earphone Jack Connect the: • USB cable to transfer files. • AC adapter to recharge the battery. • USB stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music (not included in box).
Phone Basics 31 1.2 Installing the Battery and Storage Card Always turn off your phone before installing or replacing the battery and storage card. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install the battery and storage card. To remove the back cover 1. Make sure the phone is turned off. 2. Push the back cover up until it disengages from the device. 3. Slide the back cover up to remove.
Phone Basics • Do not crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of in fire or water. • Do not expose to temperatures above 140oF (60oC). • Replace only with the battery pack designated for this product. • Recycle or dispose of used battery as stipulated by local regulations. To install the battery 1. Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment. 2.
Phone Basics 33 Storage card Store your pictures, music, and applications on the microSD™ card of your phone. To install the storage card 1. Remove the back cover. 2. Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down. 3. Push the microSD card all the way in until it clicks into place. To remove the storage card Push the storage card in to eject it from the slot.
Phone Basics Charging is indicated by a solid amber light in the Notification LED. As the battery is being charged while the phone is on, the charging battery icon ( ) is displayed in the status bar of the Home screen. After the battery has been fully charged, the Notification LED shows a solid green light and a full battery icon ( ) displays in the status bar of the Home screen. For more information about the Notification LED, see “Phone Status, Notifications, and Proximity Sensor” in this chapter.
Phone Basics 35 Swipe or slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes.
Phone Basics 1.5 Getting Started Once you’ve installed your battery and microSD card, you can turn on your phone and start using it. Turning on your phone Press END/POWER ( Note ). When you turn on the phone for the first time, you will be prompted to sign in to your Google™ Account. For more information on how to set up your phone for the first time, see “Setting up your phone for the first time” in this chapter. Turning off your phone 1.
Phone Basics 37 current location. Also, Google’s location service connects to the Internet using your phone’s data or Wi-Fi connection. 3. Tap Finish to finish the setup process and return to the Home screen. Turning off the screen when not in use To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen when you leave it idle after a certain period of time. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone’s screen is off.
Phone Basics Tip You can also press MENU while on the lock screen to unlock the screen. Note If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen before it unlocks. For more information on how to create and enable the screen unlock pattern, see “Protecting Your Phone” in Chapter 10. 1.6 Home Screen The Home screen lets you add the items you want and need up front.
Phone Basics 39 Extended Home screen The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Press HOME ( ), and then slide your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the extended Home screen. There are 6 “additional” screens apart from the main Home screen. You can also bring up a snapshot of the main Home screen and the extended Home screen to easily jump from one screen to another.
Phone Basics Personalizing your Home screen Your phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are personalized Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply to your phone. By switching between scenes, you instantly turn your phone into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone. Using a preset scene Your phone features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life.
Phone Basics 41 6. Enter a new scene name for your Home screen, and then tap Done. Or, if you already created a scene, enter the same scene name, tap Done, and then tap Replace. Adding Home screen items 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap . Note You can also press and hold an empty area on the Home screen. 2. When the Add to Home options menu opens, select the item you want to add to the Home screen: • Widget.
Phone Basics To add a widget 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap . 2. In the Add to Home options menu, tap Widget. 3. Select a widget to add to the Home screen. Tip Tap Get more HTC widgets to download and add more to the list. Select a widget, and then tap Download. When download is complete, “Installed” appears on the right side of the widget name. Press BACK ( ) to return to the widget list. 4. Most widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs.
Phone Basics 43 2. Press and hold the folder’s title bar to open the Rename folder dialog box. 3. Enter the Folder name, and then tap OK. Repositioning and removing a Home screen item 1. Press and hold the item on the screen you want to reposition to activate Edit mode. Note When Edit mode is activated, the item magnifies and the phone vibrates. 2. Do any of the following: • Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired position on the screen, then release it.
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Phone Basics 45 Notification icons These are the icons that may appear on the notifications area of the status bar: Icons that appear in this area More (not displayed) notifications New Microsoft Exchange Call in progress (Voice privacy ActiveSync email or POP3/ unlocked/locked) IMAP message New Gmail message New SMS/MMS Problem with SMS/MMS delivery New instant message from Google Talk Missed call Call forwarding on Compass needs orientation New voicemail Uploading data Upcoming event Downloading da
Phone Basics Notifications panel Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms set and ongoing settings such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. You can open the Notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the wireless service provider name.
Phone Basics 47 Notification LED The Notification LED located at the left corner of the earpiece provides information on the phone status. Notification LED LED Status Indication Solid green Battery is fully charged (when the phone is connected to the AC adapter/computer). Solid red Battery is charging. Flashing red Battery is low. 1.8 Applications The All programs screen holds all applications on your phone.
Phone Basics Recently-used applications To open a recently-used application 1. Press and hold HOME ( ) to open the recently-used applications window. The window displays the last six applications you have used. 2. Tap an icon in the window to open the related application. 1.9 Settings Control and customize phone settings on the Settings screen. To open the Settings screen, do one of the following: • Press HOME ( ) > MENU, and then tap Settings. • Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Settings.
Phone Basics 49 Accounts & sync Log in or out from your social network accounts, Google Account, and Exchange ActiveSync account. You can also manage synchronization and other settings for your accounts. Location Select the sources to use when determining your location. Search Select items to include when you do a search on your phone and set Google search options. Privacy Select whether to allow or block Google from using your location when suggesting results and for other Google services.
Phone Basics Text-to-speech If you have installed a text-to-speech (voice data) application, use this option to configure the text-tospeech settings. About phone View the phone status such as the network type, signal strength, battery power level, and network name. You can also view the legal information and software version of your phone. 1.
Phone Basics 51 You can also adjust the ringer volume on the Settings screen. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & display > Ringer volume. To adjust the media volume When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons to adjust the media volume. The Music/video volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level. You can also adjust the media volume on the Settings screen. 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2.
Phone Basics 1.11 Connecting Your Phone to a Computer Whenever you connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable, the Connect to PC dialog box displays and prompts you to choose the type of USB connection. Select one of the following choices, and then tap Done. • Charge only Select this mode if you only want to charge the phone’s battery using your computer.
Phone Basics 53 Using the phone’s storage card as a USB drive 1. Connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable. 2. When the Connect to PC screen appears, tap Disk drive, and then tap Done. Note When you select Disk drive, the phone will not recognize the storage card when it is connected to a computer. You will not be able to use some of the phone’s applications, such as Camera or Music. 3. On your computer, your phone is recognized as a removable disk.
Phone Basics 1.12 Searching Your Phone and the Web You can search for information on your phone and on the Web by using the Quick Search Box or by speaking using Google search by voice. Some applications, such as People or Mail, have their own search box, which you can use to search within those applications (the application’s icon is at the left of the search box). To set Web and Quick Search Box options 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, and then tap Settings > Search. 2.
Phone Basics 55 3. Do one of the following: • If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The item opens in the appropriate application. • If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap to search the Web. The web browser opens, displaying results of a Google search on the Web. To search the Web using voice 1. Press HOME ( ). 2. Press and hold SEARCH ( box. ) until you see the Speak now dialog 3.
Chapter 2 Using Phone Features 2.1 Making Calls There are several convenient methods to make a call from your phone. Calling using the phone dialer screen You can either dial a number directly, or you can use the Smart Dial feature to search and call a contact in People or a number from or Call History. 1. To open the phone dialer screen, do one of the following: • Press the CALL ( ) button. • On the Home screen, tap Phone. 2.
Using Phone Features 57 4. To call a number or contact, do one of the following: • Tap the desired phone number or contact from the list. • To call a different phone number associated with the contact, tap the contact card icon at the right side of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap the number you want to call. Smart Dial The phone dialer’s Smart Dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call.
Using Phone Features Calling using Voice Dialer 1. Do one of the following: • Press and hold the CALL ( button. • Press HOME ( > Voice Dialer. ) ), and then tap 2. When the Voice Dialer message box appears and you see “Listening” on the screen, say “Call [name of person]” in a clear voice into the phone. Note The person you want to call should be in your People list. 3. A confirmation message will pop up asking if the person to call is correct.
Using Phone Features 59 Calling a speed dial number To call a stored speed dial number, press and hold a number button. For information on setting up speed dial numbers, see “To add a contact to speed dial” in Chapter 3. Calling a phone number in an email While viewing a received email message, tap a phone number that is displayed in the body of the email message to open the phone dialer screen so you can call that number.
Using Phone Features Answering an incoming call Depending if the display is on or off, you need to: • If the display is on, tap Answer or press the CALL ( ) button. • If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. Drag the bar down to answer the call. Rejecting an incoming call Depending if the display is on or off, you need to: • If the display is on, tap Decline or press END/POWER ( reject and send the call to your voice mail.
Using Phone Features 61 Rejecting a call and sending a text message You can automatically send a default text message to the caller and reject the incoming voice call. Press MENU and then tap Send message when you have an incoming call to send the text message. You can change the default text message by pressing MENU, and then tapping Phone settings > Edit default message while on the phone dialer screen. 2.3 Using In-call Options When a call is in progress, press MENU to open the call options.
Using Phone Features 1. Press the CALL ( ) button to accept the second call and put the first call on hold. 2. To switch between callers, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen. 3. To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call. Tap to speak to this caller and put the other call on hold. Setting up a conference call 1. Make a call to the first conference call participant. 2.
Using Phone Features 63 Note Not all mobile phone networks support conference calling. Contact your mobile operator for details. Muting the microphone during a call Tap Mute/Unmute ( ) to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the Mute icon appears in the status bar. Turning the speakerphone on or off During a call, tap Speaker on/Speaker off ( ) to toggle between turning the speakerphone on or off.
Using Phone Features 2.4 Using Call History When you miss a call, the missed call icon ( ) appears in the title bar. Use the Call History tab of the People screen to check who the caller was or view all your dialed numbers and received calls. Using the Call History tab 1. Press CALL ( ), and then tap . 2. Do one of the following: • Tap the name or number in the list to call.
Using Phone Features 65 Adding a new phone number to Contacts If the phone number of a person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number after you hang up. 1. Press CALL ( ), and then tap . 2. Press and hold the received call that you want to save to your contacts list, and then tap Save to contacts. 3. In the blank contact record that appears, enter the contact name and other information.
Using Phone Features 2.5 Adjusting Phone Settings You can adjust the phone settings of your phone such as your voice mail number, Voice privacy, and more. To open the phone settings menu, press HOME ( then tap Settings > Call. ) > MENU, and Options Description Voicemail service Shows the current voicemail service being used. Voicemail settings Specify a new voice mail number.
Using Phone Features 67 2.6 Turning the Phone Function On and Off In many countries, you are required by law to turn off the phone while on board an aircraft. A way to turn off the phone function is to switch your phone to Airplane mode. When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on your phone are turned off, including the phone function, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. Enabling or disabling Airplane mode 1. Press HOME ( networks. ) > MENU, then tap Settings > Wireless & 2.
Chapter 3 People 3.1 About People The People screen gives you easy access to all your contacts, as well as even faster access to the people and groups of people you contact most often. To open People, press HOME ( ), and then tap > People. Ways of getting contacts into your phone You can add contacts to your phone from: • Gmail. Contacts from your existing Google Account are imported to your phone after you setting it up. For details, see Chapter 8. • Phone.
Using People 69 3.2 Using the People Screen The People screen gives you easy access to all your contacts, as well as even faster access to the people and groups of people you contact most often. The People screen has the following tabs: All Tab All Groups Updates and events Call history Groups Call history Updates and events Functions Gives you access to all contacts on your phone, including Gmail contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, and Phone contacts.
Using People Setting up My contact card My contact card provides a convenient way to store your personal contact information so that you can easily send it via MMS. 1. On the All tab of the People screen, tap Me. Note If you are logged in to your Facebook account, instead of Me, you will see the name you use in Facebook. 2. Enter your name and contact details. 3. Tap Add to enter additional information about yourself, such as postal address, instant messaging usernames, and more. 4. Tap Save.
Using People 71 To import contacts from the storage card You can only import contacts that were exported to the storage card using the Export to SD card feature on your phone. See “To back up your contacts to the storage card” in this chapter. 1. On the All tab, press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import from SD card. 2. If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on your phone, tap the type for the imported contacts.
Using People To break the contact information link between contacts 1. On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose contact information link you want to break. 2. On the upper right corner of the screen, tap 3. On the Linked contacts section, tap contact to break the link. . beside the name of the 4. Tap Done.
Using People 73 • Has updated his or her Facebook profile or has added photos on Flickr or Facebook. • Has upcoming Facebook events. To view only contacts of a particular type, for example Gmail and Facebook contacts, press MENU, tap View, and then select an contact account type to display. To use Quick contact Quick contact lets you quickly choose how to communicate with a contact. Tap the photo or icon of the contact in the contacts list to open Quick contact.
Using People Editing a contact’s information 1. On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact. 2. Enter the new information for the contact. 3. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap Save. Sending contact information 1. On the All tab, press and hold the contact you want to send, and then tap Send contact as vCard. 2. Tap the down arrow icon, and then select how you want to send the file. 3. Select the type of information you want to send, and then tap Send. 4.
Using People 75 Deleting contacts 1. On the All tab, press MENU and then tap Delete. 2. Select the contacts you want to delete, and then tap Delete. 3. When prompted, tap OK. To delete one contact On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Delete contact. 3.3 Working with Groups On the Groups tab, you can assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole group.
Using People To add or remove contacts from a group 1. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group. 2. Do any of the following: • Tap the group name to change the name. You can only change the name for groups that you have created. • Tap the icon to the left of the group name to change or remove the group photo. • To add contacts to the group, tap Add contact to group, select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save.
Using People 77 People Widget Put the group of people you contact most right on the Home screen of your phone by adding them as the People widget. Using the People widget, you can instantly place a call, send a message, or view details of a favorite contact with a single tap. Contacts added to the People widget are also added to Favorites on the Groups tab. To add the People widget Slide your finger left or right on the Home screen to find the People widget.
Using People 3.4 Using Facebook and Flickr in People If your contacts have Facebook accounts, you can view their current status and upcoming events, and be notified when they change their profile information. You can also update your own Facebook status. In addition, if your contacts have Flickr accounts, you can see when they add new photos. Before you can enjoy Facebook on your phone, you need to log in first. For more information, see “Synchronizing with Online Accounts” in Chapter 10.
Using People 79 • On the Updates and events tab of the Contact Details screen for each contact, the contact’s Facebook status, profile updates, and upcoming events are displayed. Notifications of new photo uploads to Flickr are also displayed. Tap an item to open the browser and go to the relevant webpage in Facebook or Flickr. • On the Photos tab of the Contact Details screen for each contact, the contact’s recent Facebook and Flickr photo albums are displayed.
Using People Changing Facebook and Flickr update settings On the All tab of the People screen, slide to the Updates and events tab, press MENU, and then tap Settings. Updating your Facebook status On the All tab of the People screen, tap [Name] My contact card, and then tap Facebook. Enter your status, and then tap Share. 3.
Using People 81 Tab Messages Mail Updates and events Photos Call history Functions Shows your exchanged SMS messages with the contact. Tap a message to view it. To send a new message, tap New message. For more information about messages, see. Chapter 5. Shows email messages you have received from the contact. Tap an email message to view it. To send a new email message, tap New mail. For more information about email, see Chapter 5.
Chapter 4 Entering Text 4.1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. You can choose from these keyboard layouts: QWERTY, Compact QWERTY, and Phone Keypad. Using the landscape onscreen keyboard When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard, by turning the phone sideways, to use a larger keyboard that lets you type easily using two thumbs.
Entering Text 83 QWERTY QWERTY is a keyboard layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. To switch to QWERTY, start a program that accepts text input, and then tap > Keyboard types > QWERTY. 8 1 2 7 3 6 4 5 1 Tap to enter letters or symbols. Press and hold to enter accented letters, numbers, or symbols. 2 Tap to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn on Caps Lock. 3 Tap to hide the keyboard.
Entering Text 7 Tap to delete the previous character. 8 Displays the word candidate list when word prediction is turned on. Tap a word to insert it into your text. Tap to see more candidate words. Compact QWERTY Compact QWERTY is a type of keyboard which features 20 keys. To switch to Compact QWERTY, start a program that accepts text input, and then tap > Keyboard types > Compact QWERTY. 9 1 2 3 8 4 7 5 6 1 Tap to enter letters or symbols.
Entering Text 85 5 Tap to open a menu where you can change the keyboard layout and open the Touch Input Settings. See “Adjusting Touch Input Settings” for details. 6 Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. 7 Tap to create a new line. 8 Tap to delete the previous character. 9 Displays the word candidate list when word prediction is turned on. Tap a word to insert it into your text. Tap to see more candidate words.
Entering Text 1 Tap to enter letters or symbols. Press and hold to enter accented letters, numbers, or symbols. 2 Tap to toggle between using Multitap or XT9 mode. 3 Tap to enter an uppercase letter. Tap twice to turn on Caps Lock. 4 Tap to hide the keyboard. 5 Tap to open a menu where you can change the keyboard layout and open the Touch Input Settings. See “Adjusting Touch Input Settings” for details. 6 Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard. 7 Tap to create a new line.
Entering Text 87 To manually add a word to the predictive text dictionary 1. On the onscreen keyboard, tap . 2. Tap User Dictionary. 3. Tap Add new. 4. Enter the word to add, and then tap OK. To edit or delete a word in the user dictionary You can edit or remove words that you previously added to the predictive text dictionary. 1. On the onscreen keyboard, tap . 2. Tap User Dictionary. 3. Do any of the following: • To edit a word, tap the word itself, enter new text, and then tap OK.
Entering Text • Text input Tap to set text input options when entering text, calibrate the keyboard, and set a sound and/or vibration feedback whenever you tap a key. For details, see “Text input” in this chapter. • Tutorial Tap to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard. • User Dictionary Add, edit or remove words in the predictive text dictionary. See “Entering Words with Predictive Text” in this chapter for more information.
Entering Text 89 • Other settings • Sound feedback Select to make a clicking sound whenever you tap a key on the keyboard. • Vibrate when typing Select to enable vibration feedback whenever you tap a key on the keyboard. • Finger touch precision • Calibration tool Tap to re-calibrate the keyboard touch accuracy. Re-calibrate the keyboard if you feel that the keyboard keys are not responding accurately to your taps. • Reset calibration Tap to reset the calibration back to factory default.
Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages 5.1 Sending Text and Multimedia Messages Messages lets you compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. Opening Messages Press HOME ( ), and then tap Messages. Indicates new messages in the thread. Tap to create a new text or picture message. Tap to open the message or message thread and read the text or view the multimedia message.
Exchanging Messages 91 Creating and sending SMS and MMS messages Send short text messages (SMS) to other mobile phones. If you exceed the limit on the number of characters for a single text message, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message. Multimedia messages, also known as MMS, can contain text and a picture, a recorded voice, an audio or video file, a picture slideshow, contact card (vCard), or appointment (vCalendar).
Exchanging Messages As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that number directly. Note The phone number only appears if the number was filed under Mobile in Contacts. • Tap the People 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 Done. 3.
Exchanging Messages 93 To create and send a multimedia (MMS) message 1. On the All messages screen, tap Compose message. 2. In the To field, do any of the following: • Enter phone numbers or email address. If you’re sending the message to several recipients, separate the phone numbers or email addresses with a comma. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that number or email address directly.
Exchanging Messages • Audio. Opens the Select music track screen. Tap an audio file to select, and then tap OK to attach the file into your message. The music file plays back when you tap it. • Location. Lets you attach a Footprint or location on a map. See Chapter 9 for details about Footprints. • Contact (vCard). Lets you attach contact details of a contact in your phone. • Appointment (vCalendar). Lets you attach an appointment from Calendar. • Slideshow. Opens the Edit slideshow screen.
Exchanging Messages 95 Tips • When editing multiple slides, tap to return to the previous slide. • While editing the slideshow, press MENU to let you preview the slideshow, add music or video to a slide, remove a slide, and more. to edit the next slide or tap 6. When you are finished composing the multimedia message, tap Send. To save a message as a draft While composing a text or multimedia message, press BACK ( ) to automatically save your message as a draft.
Exchanging Messages Messages application icon also displays the number of new messages . To open the message, refer to the next section. Managing messages and message threads Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
Exchanging Messages 97 To open and view a multimedia message 1. On the All messages screen, tap a multimedia message or message thread to open it. 2. Tap the attachment to open it. • If the attachment is a vCard contact, it is imported to your Phone contacts list. For information about contacts, see “Sending contact information” in Chapter 3. • If the attachment is a vCalendar file, you can choose the calendar where you want to save the event.
Exchanging Messages To protect a message from deletion You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation. 1. On the All messages screen, tap the message thread that contains the message you want to lock. 2. Press and hold the message, and then tap Lock message on the options menu. A lock icon ( ) is displayed at the right hand side of the message. To delete a message or a message thread 1.
Exchanging Messages 99 To open the link contained in a WAP push message 1. Press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. 2. Tap the new message, and then tap Visit website. To view all your WAP push messages On the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Push messages. Setting text and multimedia message options On the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings to set the text or multimedia message options.
Exchanging Messages Connection settings Set MMS connection settings. Received messages Received notification Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a new text or multimedia message arrives. Play notification sound If you want the phone to ring when a new message arrives, select this option.
Exchanging Messages 101 5.2 Using Mail The Mail application lets you send and receive email from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP. It also lets you access your Exchange ActiveSync email on your phone. Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap Mail. 2. On the Choose a mail provider screen, tap Other (POP3/IMAP). Note If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone database, you will be asked to enter more details.
Exchanging Messages will need to enter your Exchange Server settings after you tap Next. Ask your Exchange Server administrator for details. 4. Select the type of information you want to synchronize, and then tap Finish setup. Creating another email account Do one of the following: • If you are in the Accounts list screen, press MENU, and then tap New account. • If you are in the Inbox of an email account, press MENU and then tap More > New account. Viewing your email inbox 1.
Exchanging Messages 103 1 Tap to view a different email account or add a new email account. 2 Filter tabs. For details, see “Inbox filter tabs” in this chapter. 3 Tip Number of unread email messages. While in the account you want to synchronize, press MENU, and then tap Refresh. Inbox filter tabs • Received tab ( ) Displays email messages as individual items. • Conversations tab ( ) The Conversations tab lists all your email conversations.
Exchanging Messages • Attachments tab ( ) Displays all emails that have attachments. • Meeting invitations tab ( ) *For Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync email only. All received meeting invitations show on this tab. Tap a meeting invitation to view the meeting or event details and accept or decline the invitation. When you accept the invitation, the meeting or event is added to your calendar. After accepting or declining an invitation, the meeting invitation disappears from this tab.
Exchanging Messages 105 account on your phone. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap Done. Tip If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, press MENU, and then tap Show Cc/Bcc. 4. Enter the subject, and then compose your message. 5. To add an attachment, press MENU, tap Add attachment, and choose from the following options: • Picture.
Exchanging Messages Sending a meeting request using the Exchange ActiveSync account 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap Mail. 2. Switch to the Exchange ActiveSync account. 3. Press MENU and then tap More > New meeting invitation. 4. Enter the meeting details and then tap Send. Setting the priority for an email message You can set the priority for an email message you send with your Exchange ActiveSync account. 1. While composing the message, press MENU, and then tap Set priority. 2.
Exchanging Messages 107 To set out of the office status You can set your Out of Office status and auto-reply message right from your phone. 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap Mail. 2. Switch to the Exchange ActiveSync account. 3. Press MENU, and then tap More > Out of the office. 4. Tap the field below “I am currently”, and then select Out of the office. 5. Set the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the office. 6. Enter the auto-reply message, and then tap Save. To sort messages 1.
Exchanging Messages Editing email account settings Switch to the email account you want to edit. Press MENU, and then tap More > Settings. Account settings Change the email account settings such as the name, email address, password, and description. General settings Set the font size when reading emails, enable, disable or set the signature, set the account as the default email account, and set where to save email attachments.
Chapter 6 Getting Connected 6.1 Connecting to the Internet Your phone’s networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet through data connection or Wi-Fi. 6.2 Data Connection Settings for connecting to the mobile operator’s 1xRTT/EVDO network are already preconfigured on your device, and your device is ready to connect to the Internet. 6.3 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters).
Getting Connected Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network 1. Press HOME ( networks. ) > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & 2. Select the Wi-Fi check box to turn Wi-Fi on. The phone will scan for available wireless networks. 3. Tap Wi-Fi settings. The network names and security settings (Open network or Secured with WEP) of detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. 4. Tap a Wi-Fi network to connect.
Getting Connected 111 • Wi-Fi networks On the Wireless & networks screen, tap Wi-Fi settings, then tap the wireless network that the phone is currently connected to. A message box will be displayed showing the Wi-Fi network name, status, speed, signal strength, and more. Note If you want to remove the wireless network settings on your phone, tap Forget on this window. You need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network. To connect to another Wi-Fi network 1.
Getting Connected 3. Tap Install from SD card. 4. Select the network certificate needed to connect to the EAP-TLS network. 5. Follow the steps in the previous section to connect to the Wi-Fi network. 6.4 Connecting to a Virtual Private Network From your phone, you can add, set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow you to connect and access resources inside a secured local network, such as your corporate network.
Getting Connected 113 for the credential storage, scroll down and confirm the password, and then tap OK. 3. Select the Use secure credentials check box. You can then download and install the certificates needed to access your local network. Your network administrator can tell you how to do this. Adding a VPN connection 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks > VPN settings. 2. Tap Add VPN, and then tap the type of VPN you want to add. 3.
Getting Connected 6.5 Using Your Phone’s Web Browser Open the web browser to start surfing the web. The browser is fully optimized and comes with advanced features that let you enjoy Internet browsing on your phone. Note You must have an active data or Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet. Opening the Internet application Do one of the following: • Press HOME ( ), and then tap Internet. • Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Internet. Going to a web page 1.
Getting Connected 115 Changing the screen orientation The phone automatically changes the screen orientation depending on how you are holding your phone. Note The Orientation check box in HOME ( ) > MENU > Settings > Sound & display needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. Browsing full versions of all web sites On a Internet screen, press MENU, then tap More > Settings, and then clear the Mobile view check box.
Getting Connected Use your thumb and index fingers to ‘spread’ the web page to zoom in. Use your thumb and index fingers to ‘pinch’ the web page to zoom out. 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. 1. On a browser window, press MENU and then tap Windows. 2. Tap the “+” button. Tap to open a new browser window. A new browser window opens and goes to the home page that is set.
Getting Connected 117 Switching between browser windows 1. On a browser window, press MENU, and then tap Windows. 2. Select the browser window you want to view by sliding your finger on the screen from right to left. Tap to close the web page. Tap to display the web page in full screen. Finding text within a web page 1. While viewing a web page, press MENU and then tap More > Find on page. 2. Enter the search item. As you enter characters, matching characters will be highlighted in green.
Getting Connected Selecting links in web pages Navigate to links on a web page using the TRACKBALL. Links are enclosed in a colored box when selected. Link is not selected Link is selected Link What to do Web page address (URLs) • Tap the link to open the web page. • Press and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open, bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link via email. Email address • Tap to send an email message to the email address.
Getting Connected 119 Link What to do Location address Tap the address to open Google Maps and locate the address. Phone number Tap to open the phone dialer screen to call the phone number. Tip When links are too small for tapping directly on the screen, highlight it with the TRACKBALL, then either press the TRACKBALL to open the link, or press and hold the TRACKBALL to select an option from the menu.
Getting Connected On the Internet screen, press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks to view your bookmarks ( ( ). ), most visited sites ( ), or history Sharing web pages Easily share interesting web pages to friends through different ways, such as pasting the web link into your text or email message, or posting it as your status update on Facebook and Twitter. Note Make sure that you are logged in to the accounts you want to use for sharing web pages. 1. Go to a web page that you want to share. 2.
Getting Connected 121 Note All downloaded applications are saved to the storage card. For information on how to install a storage card, refer to Chapter 1. To view your downloads On the Internet screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Downloads. Managing bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone. To bookmark a web page 1. Go to the web page you want to book mark. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Add bookmark. The New bookmark screen opens. 3.
Getting Connected Setting Internet options Customize the Internet application to suit your browsing lifestyle. Set display, privacy, and security options when using Internet. On the Internet screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings. 6.6 Using your phone as a modem (tethering) Get online with your notebook or desktop computer at any time, using your phone’s data connection. You need to install HTC Sync before you can use your phone as a modem.
Getting Connected 123 (A/V Remote Control Profile 1.0), GAVDP (Generic A/V Distribution Profile), GAP (Generic Access Profile), PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile), and OPP (Object Push Profile). Bluetooth on your phone operates in three different modes: • On. Bluetooth is turned on. Your phone can detect other Bluetooth-enabled devices, but not vice versa. • Discoverable. Bluetooth is turned on, and all other Bluetoothenabled devices can detect your phone. • Off. Bluetooth is turned off.
Getting Connected Changing the phone name The phone name identifies your phone in a Bluetooth network. 1. Make sure that you have turned Bluetooth on. 2. On the Wireless & networks screen, tap Bluetooth settings > Device name. 3. Enter the name for your phone in the dialog box, and then tap OK.
Getting Connected 125 5. The pairing and connection status will appear below the handsfree headset or car kit name in the Bluetooth devices list. When the other Bluetooth hands-free headset or car kit is connected to your phone, the Bluetooth connected icon ( ) will appear in the status bar. You can now start using the hands-free headset or car kit to listen to music and to make and/or receive phone calls.
Getting Connected Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your phone and another Bluetooth-enabled device, such as a phone or notebook computer. The first time you transfer information between your phone and another device, you need to enter or confirm a security passcode. After that, your phone and the other device are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future.
Getting Connected 127 • Calendar events Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Calendar. In the Calendar’s Day, Agenda, or Week view, press and hold the event or appointment, and then tap Share vCalendar > Bluetooth. For details, see “Sending a vCalendar” in Chapter 9. • Contact information Press HOME ( ), and then tap > People. On the All tab, press and hold the name of the contact (not the photo or icon) you want to send, and then tap Send contact as vCard.
Getting Connected To send information from your phone to another device 1. After selecting the files to send, the Bluetooth settings screen opens and your phone starts scanning Bluetooth devices within range. 2. In Bluetooth devices, tap the receiving device. Note If prompted, enter the same passcode on both your phone and the receiving device, or confirm the auto-generated passcode. 3. On the receiving device, accept the file. When a file is transferred, a notification is displayed.
Getting Connected 129 5. When a file is transferred, a notification is displayed. To open the file immediately, slide down the Notifications panel, and then tap the relevant notification. 6. When you open a received file, what happens next depends on the file type received: • Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible application. For example, if you open a music track, it starts playing in the Music application.
Getting Connected Disconnecting a Bluetooth device 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. 3. Navigate to the Bluetooth devices section, and then press and hold the connected Bluetooth device. 4. Tap Disconnect. Note Tap Disconnect & unpair if you want the phone to erase all pairing information with the hands-free headset or car kit. You will be prompted to enter the passcode again when you connect to that Bluetooth device.
Chapter 7 Camera and Multimedia 7.1 Using Camera and Camcorder Use Camera or Camcorder to take and share pictures and videos. Your phone comes with a 5.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus feature that lets you capture sharp pictures and videos. Important You must install a storage card before you use Camera or Camcorder. All pictures or videos that you capture on your phone are stored on the storage card. For more information on how to install a storage card on your phone, refer to Chapter 1.
Camera and Multimedia 1 Menu tab. Tap to open the menu panel and change camera settings. See “Camera menu panel” in this chapter for details. 2 View button. Tap to open the Photos application so you can browse through and view the photos and videos in your storage card. See “Using Photos” in this chapter for details. 3 Auto-focus indicator.
Camera and Multimedia 133 Zooming Get closer to or farther from your subject using the onscreen zoom bar. 1. On the Camera or Camcorder viewfinder, tap onscreen zoom bar. to display the While the zoom bar is shown on the Viewfinder screen, you will also see the remaining photo shots or remaining video recording duration on the upper-right side of the screen. 2. You can do the following: • To slowly zoom in or out, slide your finger up or down the Viewfinder screen.
Camera and Multimedia Taking pictures 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap Camera. 2. Before taking the photo, you can zoom in first on your subject. See “Zooming” in this chapter for details. 3. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen. 4. Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen, or you can touch another area on the screen that you want to focus on. 5. Press the TRACKBALL to take the shot. 6. Choose what you want to do with the photo you’ve just taken.
Camera and Multimedia 135 Review screen After capturing a photo or video, the review screen lets you save, view, send, or delete the picture or video by tapping a button shown onscreen. Review screen buttons Icon Function Icon Function Back. Return to the Viewfinder screen. Delete. Delete the captured image or video. Share. Send the captured photo or video to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth, send it by email, or select a social network where you want to upload it to. View.
Camera and Multimedia Camera menu panel The menu panel lets you access and change basic and advanced camera settings. 1. On the Camera or Camcorder viewfinder, tap menu panel. to show the 2. Tap any of these icons to change the relevant setting: Mode. See “Changing capture modes” in this chapter for details. Exposure. Display the brightness bar and adjust the brightness level. Slide your finger up or down the Brightness bar to increase or decrease brightness. Image properties.
Camera and Multimedia 137 The following are settings that you can change from the Settings menu: White balance Select the white balance settings according to the current lighting condition to capture colors more accurately. ISO (photo mode only) Choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions. Resolution Select a photo or video resolution to use for capturing.
Camera and Multimedia 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 Set how the camera measures the amount of light to calculate the best exposure: • Spot mode allows the camera to measure light around the focus point. • Center area mode allows the camera to measure light in the center. • Average mode allows the camera to measure light in the whole image.
Camera and Multimedia 139 7.2 Using Photos Using the Photos application, you can view photos and watch videos that you’ve taken with your phone’s camera, downloaded, or copied onto your storage card. You can also take a look at your photos and your friends’ photos that are on your social networks (Facebook and Flickr only). For photos that are in your storage card, you can do basic editing such as rotate and crop.
Camera and Multimedia Notes • Depending on the number of pictures stored on the storage card, it may take a while for the Albums screen to load all your photos on the screen. • You need to be signed in to your Facebook and Flickr accounts to view the pictures in those accounts. Working with pictures Once you have taken a picture, you can view it or share it with friends. You can also view your pictures or your friends’ pictures on your Facebook or Flickr account. To view pictures in Photos 1.
Camera and Multimedia 141 • Roll the TRACKBALL left to view the previous picture, or roll it right to view the next picture in the album or in the pictures list. • Press MENU to view more options. To view photos in your Facebook or Flickr account 1. From the Albums tab, slide to the Facebook or Flickr tab. Note When you switch to the Flickr tab, you may be asked to give authorization for the HTC Flickr client to connect to the Flickr web site. You need to give authorization to access your Flickr account.
Camera and Multimedia To view a photo in landscape orientation Turn your phone sideways to view the picture in landscape mode. The picture orientation automatically adjusts to how you hold the phone. Note The Orientation check box in HOME ( ) > MENU > Settings > Sound & display needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. If you want to rotate the picture and save the rotated state, see “Rotating photos” in this chapter. Rotating photos 1.
Camera and Multimedia 143 Cropper tool Cropper arrow Press and hold inside the cropper, then drag it to any area of the photo. 3. Tap Save to apply the changes to the picture. Note The cropped picture is saved in the storage card as a copy. The original picture remains unedited. Watching videos 1. On the Photos application’s Albums screen, tap an album, and then tap the video you want to watch to start playing back the video. 2. Slide your finger onscreen to go through the videos.
Camera and Multimedia To send photos or videos using Bluetooth ), and then tap > Photos. 1. Press HOME ( 2. Tap the album where the photos you want to share are in. 3. Tap , and then on the Share options menu, tap Bluetooth. 4. Select the photos or videos you want to share, and then tap Next. 5. In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent.
Camera and Multimedia 145 3. Tap , and then on the Share options menu, tap Flickr. 4. Select one or more photos, and then tap Next. 5. Add a description for each photo (if you want), and then tap Upload. 6. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded pictures. Tap Done. To send photos and videos by email ), and then tap 1. Press HOME ( > Photos. 2. Tap the album where the photos or videos you want to share are in. 3.
Camera and Multimedia To share photos on Picasa You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload pictures to the Picasa™ photo organizing service. 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Photos. 2. Tap the album where the photos you want to share are in. 3. Tap , and then on the Share options menu, tap Picasa. 4. Select one or more photos, and then tap Next. 5. Select the online album where you want to upload the photos, or tap to create a new album. 6. Tap Upload.
Camera and Multimedia 147 7.3 Using Music Music plays digital audio files from the phone’s storage card. Since Music only plays audio files saved on the storage card of your phone, you must copy your audio files to the storage card before you open Music. To do this, see “Using the phone’s storage card as a USB drive” in Chapter 1 for details. Opening Music Press HOME ( displays. ), and then tap Playing music > Music.
Camera and Multimedia 3 Press and drag to jump to any part of the song. 4 Elapsed time 5 Tap to go to the Library. 6 Tap to go to the previous song in the Now playing list. 7 Tap to pause or to resume playing the song. 8 Tap to go to the next song in the Now playing list. 9 Tap to toggle between showing the Now playing list and Playback screen. 10 Remaining time 11 Tap to cycle through the repeat modes: Repeat all songs ( current song ( ), and Don’t repeat ( ).
Camera and Multimedia 149 Library Your music is organized into different categories such as Albums, Artists, Genre, Composers, and more. Select a category by tapping one of the category tabs at the bottom of the screen. Tap a song in the category to play it back. To go to the Library, tap or the Now playing screen. at the bottom-left of the Playback screen Category name List songs in the category. Tap to play back. Indicates the song currently being played back.
Camera and Multimedia Tip Go to the Select music track category to show all the available songs. 5. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist, and then tap Add. 6. Tap Save. Managing your playlists To play the songs in a playlist On the Playlists screen, tap the playlist name and then tap a song. To add songs to a playlist 1. On the Playlists screen, tap the playlist where you want to add songs. 2. Press MENU and then tap Add songs. 3. Select a category to add songs from to the playlist.
Camera and Multimedia 151 To delete a song in a playlist 1. In the Playlists screen, tap the playlist you want to edit. 2. Press MENU and then tap Delete songs. 3. Select the songs you want to delete and then tap Delete. To delete a playlist 1. In the Playlists screen, press and hold the playlist you want to delete. 2. In the options menu, tap Delete playlist. Tip To delete multiple playlists, in the Playlist screen, press MENU and then tap Delete playlists.
Camera and Multimedia 4. On the Ringtone Trimmer screen, drag the left and right trim handles to adjust the song’s start and end points. 5. Use the playback controls to preview the trimmed song. 6. Tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. Note If you select Contact ringtone, you need to select the contacts you want to associate the song with in the next screen. To check if the song was added as a ringtone 1. On the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. 2.
Chapter 8 Google Apps 8.1 Signing In to Your Google Account Signing in to your Google Account lets you synchronize Gmail, Calendar, and contacts between your phone and the web. You also need to sign in to a Google Account to use Google Apps such as Google Talk™ and Android Market. When you turn on the phone for the first time, you are given the option to sign in to your Google Account. Setting up multiple Google Accounts You can add more than one Google Account on your phone.
Google Apps 8.2 Using Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. Gmail is configured when you first set up your phone. Depending on your synchronization settings, Gmail on your phone is automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web. For more information about synchronization, see “Synchronizing Google Apps” in this chapter. Viewing your Gmail inbox The Inbox conversations list is your default Gmail view. All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox. 1.
Google Apps 155 3 Actions for checked email(s). This will not show if there is no item selected in the inbox. 4 Unread messages are displayed in bold. 5 Message label 6 Starred message. Tap to add or remove the star. 7 The Google Account you are currently viewing. To view another account, see “Switching to another Google Account” in this chapter. Gmail groups each message you send with all the responses you receive.
Google Apps Creating and sending emails 1. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Compose. 2. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma. You can add as many message recipients as you want. Note 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. 3. Enter the email subject, and then compose your email.
Google Apps 157 To add a signature to emails You can add a signature to email messages that you send. 1. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Settings > Signature. 2. Enter your signature in the text box, and then tap OK. Tip You can create a signature consisting of multiple lines of text. At the end of each line of text, tap on the onscreen keyboard to create another line. To view your sent messages In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels > Sent.
Google Apps 1 3 2 1 Message subject 2 Online status. Appears when the contact is a Google Talk friend and you are signed in to Google Talk. 3 Message label To scroll through the message, slide your finger up/down on the screen or roll the TRACKBALL up/down. Changing Gmail synchronization settings 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Gmail. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Settings > Labels. 3. To set the number of days to synchronize, tap Number of days to sync. 4.
Google Apps 159 Searching for messages You can search for messages that contain one or more words in their contents or in their addresses, subjects, labels, and so on. When you search for messages, all of the messages in your Gmail account on the web are included (except those labeled Trash or Spam), not just those that you’ve synchronized onto your phone. 1. In the Inbox, press SEARCH ( ). 2. Enter the word or words to search for. 3. Tap , or tap the Enter key on the onscreen keyboard.
Google Apps 2. Tap Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. 3. Do one of the following: • If you selected Reply or Reply all, enter your reply message. • If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients. 4. Scroll down to the end of the message, and then tap Send. Managing conversations and emails Conversations In the Inbox, press and hold the conversation, and then tap: • Read to open the email. • Archive to archive the conversation.
Google Apps 161 Email messages In the message thread, navigate to the email header or message using the TRACKBALL, press MENU and then tap: • Add star or Remove star to assign a star or remove the star on the conversation. • Mark read or Mark unread as desired. Unread messages or threads with unread messages display in bold in the Inbox. • Change labels to add or change the label of the conversation. Note You cannot use the phone to create labels; do that on the Gmail web site.
Google Apps • Clear search history Remove the searches you have performed. • Labels Tap to select which Gmail labels to synchronize. • Email notifications Select the check box to show a notification icon on the status bar when you receive a new email. • Tap Select ringtone if you want your phone to ring when a new email message arrives. On the ring tone menu, select a ring tone specific to new email messages. The ring tone plays briefly when selected.
Google Apps 163 To change your online status and message Your status and any message appear in your contact’s Friends lists and in other locations where your status or status message are displayed. • Tap the online status icon ( ) beside your name, and then select the status you want on the menu. • To update your status message, tap the text box on the left of your online status icon, and then enter your status message using the onscreen keyboard.
Google Apps Signing out of Google Talk If you are not going to use Google Talk for an extended period of time, we recommend that you sign out of Google Talk to save battery power. 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Talk. 2. In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap More > Sign out. Chatting with friends 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Talk. 2. Tap a friend in the Friends list. 3. Chat with your friend by entering text in the text box at the bottom of the screen.
Google Apps 165 Switching between active chats You can switch between chats if you have more than one chat going. 1. While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Switch chats. 2. On the screen that opens, tap the friend you want to chat with. Inviting a friend to join a group chat 1. While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Add chat. 2. Tap the friend you want to invite. The friend you invited and the current participants receive an invitation to a group chat.
Google Apps By default, only the friends that you frequently communicate with — the most popular — are in the Friends list. If you want to display all your friends, press MENU and then tap All friends. Tip To switch back to displaying only your most popular friends, press MENU and then tap Most popular. To add a friend You can invite anyone with a Google Account to become your friend in Google Talk, so you can chat with each other and view each others’ online status. 1.
Google Apps 167 To block a friend You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked, your friend is also removed from your Friends list. 1. In the Friends list, locate the friend you want to block. Note If you cannot see the friend, Press MENU and then tap All friends. 2. Press and hold the friend’s name, and then tap Block friend. Your friend is removed from your friends list and is added to the blocked friends list.
Google Apps To show a mobile indicator 1. In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap More > Settings. 2. Select the Mobile indicator option, and then press BACK ( ). The mobile indicator icon will display along with your name in other people’s Friends list and will let your friends know what type of mobile device you are using. Adjusting Google Talk settings You can set the phone to play a sound, vibrate, or display a notification icon in the status bar each time you receive a new instant message.
Google Apps 169 Turning on location services Before you open Google Maps and find your location or search for places of interest, you must enable My location sources. 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU and then tap Settings > Location. 2. Select Use wireless networks, Enable GPS satellites, or both. Note Selecting Enable GPS satellites lets you locate places of interest in street-level. However, this requires a clear view of the sky and more battery power. Finding your location 1.
Google Apps Getting an address and additional information for a location Press and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over the location, with the address and a thumbnail from street view (if available). Tap the balloon to see more information or to get directions to that location. Looking at a location in Street View Street View mode (available only in selected areas) provides a streetlevel view of the location. 1.
Google Apps 171 Viewing map layers Initially, Google Maps opens with a street map. You can view additional map layers, such as satellite images, traffic information, your Google Latitude friends’ locations, and Wikipedia information on locations. You can also view maps that you and other people have created in Google Maps on the web. Tips • Multiple layers can be viewed at the same time. • Not all locations have information to support all Map layers or all zoom levels.
Google Apps Earth acquires the best imagery available, most of which is approximately one to three years old. • Latitude. When you have joined Latitude, you can view your friends’ locations as a layer on the map. For information, see “Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)” in this chapter. • To select more layers such as transit lines or maps that you have created in Google Maps on the web, tap More layers. • To clear layers and view only the street map, tap Clear map.
Google Apps 173 3. Tap . The search results are displayed on the map. Tap to show the search results as a list. Tap to go to the previous or next search item on the map if there are multiple search results. 4. Tap the callout to show the Address, Details (if available), and Reviews (if available) for the search item. Getting directions Use Google Maps to get detailed directions to your destination. 1. While viewing a map in any mode, press MENU and then tap Directions. 2.
Google Apps By default, your current location is entered in the Starting point box. You can also tap to open the location source menu and select a starting point and destination address. 3. Choose how you want to get to your destination: Driving, Public transit, or Walking. 4. Tap Go. The directions to your destination appears in a list. Tap a direction instruction on the list to show the map.
Google Apps 175 8.5 Using Google Latitude Google Latitude™ user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages with each other. It also lets you send instant messages and emails, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations. Your location is not shared automatically. You must join Latitude, and then invite your friends to view your location or accept their invitations. Joining Latitude 1.
Google Apps Inviting friends To share your location with friends and request to see their locations 1. In Latitude, press MENU and then tap Add friends. 2. Choose how to add friends: • Select from Contacts. Select any number of friends from your Contacts. Friends who already use Latitude have a friend icon next to their names. • Add via email address. Enter an email address. 3. Tap Add friends. 4. Tap OK.
Google Apps 177 Showing your friends You can show your friends using the map view or the list view. Map view When you open Google Maps, it shows your friends’ locations. Each friend is represented by a photo icon with an arrow pointing at his or her approximate location. If a friend has opted to enable city-level sharing, his or her icon will not have an arrow and it appears in the middle of the city. To see your friend’s profile and connect with him or her, tap the photo.
Google Apps Connecting with your friends Tap a friend’s contact details balloon in map view or tap a friend in list view to open the friend’s profile. In the profile screen, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy options. Options Description Show on map Find a friend’s location on the map. Chat using Google Talk Send an instant message. Google Talk opens a chat window with that friend. Send email Send an email. Gmail opens an email addressed to that friend.
Google Apps 179 To change your public profile 1. In Google Maps, press MENU, tap Latitude, and then tap your contact details balloon. 2. Tap your own name, and then tap Edit privacy settings. 3. Set the following options to your preferences: Options Description Detect your location Let Latitude detect and update your location as you move. The update frequency is determined by several factors, such as how recently your location has changed.
Google Apps Press HOME ( ), and then tap > YouTube. YouTube presents the videos grouped into categories, such as Most viewed, Most discussed, Most recent, and Top rated. Watching videos 1. On the YouTube screen, select a video to watch from the available categories. Tap a category to see the available videos for that category. 2. Tap a video to play it. Note The screen automatically switches to landscape orientation when you play a video. 3. Tap the screen to display the playback controls.
Google Apps 181 Sharing videos You can share a video by sending its link to your contacts. 1. Do one of the following: • While viewing videos in a list, press and hold the video, and then tap Share on the options menu. • While watching a video, press MENU and then tap Share. 2. Select how you want to share the video link. Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube You need to be signed in to your Google Account to upload your video to YouTube. 1. Press HOME ( 2. Tap ), and then tap > YouTube. .
Google Apps 8.7 Using Android Market Android Market™ is the place to go to find new apps for your phone. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games. When you find an app you want, you can easily download and install it on your phone with just a few taps of your finger. To access Android Market, you must first connect to the Internet using your phone’s Wi-Fi or data connection and sign in to your Google Account. Opening Android Market 1.
Google Apps 183 1 2 3 1 Tap to search Android Market for apps to install on your phone. 2 Tap to display the available apps or games on Android Market, or display the apps that you have already downloaded and installed from Android Market. 3 Featured apps list. Tap an app to read a description about the app and user reviews. 1. Do any of the following • Browse through featured apps. Scroll through the list of featured apps when you open Android Market. • Browse apps by categories.
Google Apps 2. Tap an app to read a description about the app and user reviews. 3. Tap Install (for free applications) or Buy (for paid applications). Note You need a Google Checkout account to purchase items on Android Market. See “Creating a Google Checkout account” in this chapter to set up a Google Checkout account if you do not have one. 4. The subsequent screen notifies you whether the app will require access to your personal information or access to certain functions or settings of your phone.
Google Apps 185 Creating a Google Checkout account You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google Account to purchase items from Android Market. Do one of the following: • On your computer, go to http://checkout.google.com to create a Google Checkout account. • The first time you use your phone to buy an item from Android Market, you’re prompted to enter your billing information to set up a Google Checkout account.
Google Apps Uninstalling an application You can uninstall any application that you have downloaded and installed from Android Market. 1. From the Android Market Home, press MENU, and then tap Downloads. 2. On the Downloads screen, tap the application you want to uninstall, and then tap Uninstall. 3. When prompted, tap OK to remove the application on your phone. 4. Choose the reason for removing the application, and then tap OK. 8.
Chapter 9 More Applications 9.1 Using Calendar Use your phone’s Calendar to create and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. You can also set up your phone to stay in sync with the following types of calendars: • On your phone, sign in to your Google Account so you’ll be able to sync your phone’s Calendar with your Google Calendar online. If you have not signed in to your Google Account yet, see the Accounts and sync chapter to find out how to sign in.
More Applications Creating events 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Calendar. 2. On any Calendar view, press MENU, and then tap New event to open the Event details screen. Tip If you are in the Agenda or Monthly view, tap right of the screen. at the bottom- 3. If you have more than one calendar, select a calendar in which to add the event: • Select My Calendar to create an event that will appear only on your phone. • Select your Google Account to create a Google Calendar event.
More Applications 189 8. If the event occurs on a regular basis, tap the Repetition box, and then choose how often the event occurs. 9. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap Add. To invite 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.
More Applications To send a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only) If you have an Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone, you can use Calendar to create a meeting appointment and send a meeting request email to the people you want to invite to your meeting. 1. Open Calendar and create a new event. Tap the Calendar field, and then select Exchange. For the steps, see “Creating events” in this chapter. 2.
More Applications 191 • Press and hold a day to open an options menu from which you can also choose to create an event or switch to either Day or Agenda view. • Slide your finger up or down the screen to view earlier or later months. Day and Agenda views Day view displays a list of the events of one day and also shows weather information at the bottom of the screen when you’re viewing events of the current day. Agenda view shows a list of all your events in chronological order.
More Applications Notes • In Day view, the weather information appears only if the event is within the five-day forecast of the Weather application. • Weather information does not appear in Day view when you change Day view to display as a time list. 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.
More Applications 193 • Change the reminder time. • If it’s a Google Calendar event, respond whether you’ll attend the event. Press BACK ( screen. ) on your phone to return to the Event details 4. To edit more details about the event, press MENU while you’re on the Event details screen, 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. To delete an event There are a number of ways to delete an event.
More Applications Event reminders If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon ( ) will appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of the upcoming event. To view, dismiss, or snooze the reminder 1. Tap the status bar, then slide your finger down the screen to open the Notifications panel. 2. Tap the upcoming event name to display the event. Note If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also appear on the screen. 3.
More Applications 195 To add a Google Calendar to sync with Only the calendars that you’ve created or subscribed to on the Web, but previously removed from your calendars list, are shown in the list of calendars that you can add. 1. In any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap More > Calendars. 2. Press MENU again and then tap Add calendars. 3. Select a Google Calendar to add to your calendars list, and then tap OK. 4.
More Applications Changing Calendar settings You can change Calendar’s settings to specify how it displays events and how it notifies you of upcoming events. In any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap More > Settings to access Calendar’s settings. Reminder settings Choose how you want Calendar to issue event reminders when there are upcoming events. All calendars Select this check box to use the same event reminder settings for all types of calendars.
More Applications 197 Day views First day of week Include weather City Choose whether to display Day view in the form of an event list or time list. Set the Month and Week views to start on a Sunday or Monday. Make sure this check box is selected so that weather information is shown in Day view’s event list. By default, Day view displays your current location’s weather. You can change it to display the weather of another city.
More Applications 9.2 Using Clock 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 world clock that shows you the current time in several locations across the globe. There’s also an alarm clock, stopwatch, and countdown timer. To open the Clock application, you can: • Tap the clock on the Home screen.
More Applications 199 1 Tap this button to dim the screen and display only the time and date on the Desk Clock. To light up the screen again, tap anywhere on the screen or press BACK ( ) on your phone. 2 The battery charging indicator shows the battery charge level. You’ll see it only when your phone is plugged with the power adapter or connected to your computer. 3 Tap this button to dim the screen and go into screensaver mode.
More Applications Setting the local date, time zone, and time By default, your phone automatically uses the network-provided date, time zone, and time. You can set the date, time zone, and time manually. 1. In Clock, go to the World Clock tab, press MENU, and then tap Local time settings. Tip You can also press HOME ( Date & time. ) > MENU, and then tap Settings > 2. Clear the Automatic check box. 3. Tap Set date. On the Change date window, adjust the date by scrolling the date wheel.
More Applications 201 Setting your home city’s date and time 1. In Clock, go to the World Clock tab, then press MENU, and then tap Home settings. 2. Enter your home city name. As you enter letters, the list is filtered to show matching cities and countries. 3. Tap the city when it appears on the list. Using Alarms You can use the Clock application’s Alarms screen to set up one or more wake-up alarms. Setting an alarm 1. In Clock, go to the Alarms tab. 2. Tap one of the default alarms on the screen.
More Applications Changing alarm sound settings If you’ve set one or more alarms, you can change their settings such as the alarm volume, how long to snooze the alarm, and more. 1. Press HOME ( Home screen. ), and then tap the HTC Clock widget on the 2. Tap the Alarms tab. 3. On the Alarms screen, press MENU and then tap Settings.
More Applications 203 9.3 Using HTC Sync HTC Sync lets you synchronize your Outlook contacts and calendar or your Outlook Express contacts with your phone. Before you do a factory reset or a software (ROM) upgrade of your phone, you can also use HTC Sync to back up and sync these information from your phone back to your computer. Here’s what you’ll need to do to install, set up, and use HTC Sync on your computer: 1. Use the HTC Sync installer that you can download from the HTC support website.
More Applications Installing HTC Sync on your PC 1. Download the HTC Sync installer from the HTC website (http://www.htc.com/us/support.aspx) to your computer. 2. Double-click HTCSync.exe, and then follow the installation instructions on the screen. Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone After installing HTC Sync, open the application on your computer, and begin setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone. 1. Connect your phone to the computer with the supplied USB cable.
More Applications 205 If the HTC Sync icon appears green in color, that means your phone has successfully connected with your computer and HTC Sync recognizes your phone. Setting up synchronization You can set up HTC Sync to synchronize your computer’s Outlook contacts and calendar events with your phone. If you’re using Outlook Express on your computer, you can only sync contacts with your phone.
More Applications Setting up more sync options HTC Sync gives you the flexibility to set many options, such as setting a sync schedule, choosing how to resolve conflicts when the same items are found on both the phone and the computer, and more. at the 1. On your computer, make sure the HTC Sync icon bottom-right side of the screen appears in green which means that your phone is connected to HTC Sync. 2. If HTC Sync is not open, double-click the green HTC Sync icon to open it. 3.
More Applications 207 • Conflict policy In cases when the same contacts and/or calendar items exist in both your phone and your computer, choose whose data you want to keep when a conflict occurs. • When to sync Click Automatic sync on the left side of the dialog box. Then choose whether to sync manually, auto sync every time you connect your phone to your computer, or sync at a set schedule. 6. Click Apply to save the sync options you’ve selected, and then click OK.
More Applications Synchronizing your phone with your computer manually 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. at the 3.
More Applications 209 Note You only have to do this step once. You do not need to do this step again next time you install another application from your computer to your phone. 2. 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“. 3.
More Applications 9.4 Using HTC Footprints HTC Footprints™ provides an easy way to record favorite places and revisit those places. A footprint consists of a photo you take of a location such as a restaurant, a sightseeing destination, etc., stored together with a precise GPS position and other information about that location such as the street address and phone number. The next time you want to visit the same place, simply access the footprint.
More Applications 211 Revisiting a footprint 1. Press HOME ( ), and then tap > Footprints. 2. At the bottom of the screen, slide your finger to select the Footprint category. 3. Tap the Footprint you want to revisit. Scroll up the screen to see more information. Tap to show the address in Google Maps. Tap to call the phone number. Tap to open the URL in a web browser.
More Applications Press HOME ( following: ), and then tap > Footprints. Do any of the • To back up your Footprints, on a category screen, press MENU and then tap Export. • To export a single footprint, open the footprint, press MENU, and then tap Export. Exported footprints are saved as .kmz files in the Footprints_Data folder on your storage card. If you exported multiple footprints at one time, they are saved together in one .kmz file.
More Applications 213 9.5 Using PDF Viewer Use PDF Viewer to view PDF files that you have copied to the phone’s storage card. Viewing a PDF file 1. Press HOME ( ), then tap > PDF Viewer. 2. On the Open file screen, tap the file you want to view. 3. Slide your finger on the screen to pan or go through the pages of the PDF file. While viewing a PDF file, press MENU to let you open another PDF file, zoom in, search the file, and more. Tap to go to a specific page on the PDF file.
More Applications 9.6 Using Peep Peep™ is a Twitter client that lets you enjoy “twittering’’ on your phone. Send out tweets, read and receive tweets from people, search for new Twitter users to follow, all from your phone. Note You need to be signed in to your Twitter account to use Peep. Opening Peep Press HOME ( ), then tap > Peep. Peep opens in the All Tweets tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the tab you want. 4 1 3 2 1 Tap to view the Twitter user’s profile.
More Applications 215 3 Press and hold an item to open the options menu to let you reply, send a direct message, Retweet, add to favorite, and view the profile. 4 Tap to enter a tweet to send out Sending a tweet 1. On the All Tweets tab, tap the text field with the words “What’s happening?”. 2. Enter your tweet, and then tap Update. 3 2 1 1 Tap to post a picture from Photos or Camera to your default photo hosting site and add the link to the picture into the tweet.
More Applications On the Peep screen, press MENU and then tap More > Settings > Services to check or change your photo hosting site, location options, and URL shortening host. Sending a direct message Do one of the following: • On the Peep screen, press MENU and then tap New message. • On the All Tweets or Direct Message tab, press and hold the person you want to send the direct message to, and then tap Send direct message on the options menu.
More Applications 217 9.7 Using Quickoffice Quickoffice lets you view Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint files on your phone. Quickoffice supports viewing of Microsoft Office 2003 Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), PowerPoint (.ppt) and text (.txt) files. Viewing documents, presentations and spreadsheets Make sure you have copied the files to the phone’s storage card before you open Quickoffice. 1. Press HOME ( ), then tap > Quickoffice. 2.
More Applications 4. While viewing a file, you can: • Pinch the screen to zoom in or out or use the zoom controls on the screen to zoom in or out. • Slide your finger on the screen to bring up the zoom controls. • For Excel files, press MENU and then tap Worksheet to view other worksheets on the file. • For Word and PowerPoint files, tap a URL link to open the web page in the web browser. • When you open Word documents, Quickoffice reflows the text to make it fit the width of the screen.
More Applications 219 9.8 Using Stocks Use Stocks to get the latest stock updates for stock quotes and market indices you follow. Opening Stocks Press HOME ( ), then tap > Stocks. 1 4 2 3 1 List of your stock quotes and stock market indices. Tap an item to view its intraday chart and other details. 2 Tap to update the stock information. 3 Tap to add a stock quote or stock market index. 4 Shows the time the information was last updated.
More Applications Adding a stock quote or stock market index 1. On the Stocks screen, tap . 2. Enter the stock quote or stock market index on the text field and then tap . 3. On the results list, tap the stock quote or stock market index you want to add. Changing the list order 1. On the Stocks screen, press MENU and then tap Rearrange. at the end of the item you want to move. 2. Press and hold When the row is highlighted in green, drag it to its new position, then release. 3. Tap Done.
More Applications 221 9.9 Using Weather Weather lets you view the current weather as well as the weather forecast for the next four days of the week. You can display the weather conditions in your current location and the weather in up to 15 cities. Opening Weather Press HOME ( ), then tap > Weather. If you enabled location service when you are setting the phone for the first time, the weather in your current location displays the first time you open Weather.
More Applications Adding a city 1. On the Weather screen, tap . 2. Enter the location you want to add on the text field. As you enter text, the list is filtered to show the possible locations based on the letters you entered. 3. Tap the desired city to select it. Changing Weather options 1. On the Weather screen, tap Menu > Settings. 2. Do the following: • Select the Update automatically check box to automatically download weather updates after a period of time.
More Applications 223 9.10 Using Voice Recorder Voice Recorder is useful for quickly recording thoughts. You can also record your voice and set it as a ringtone. Note You need to have a microSD card installed on your phone to use Voice Recorder. Recording your voice 1. Press HOME ( ), then tap > Voice Recorder. 2. Hold the device’s microphone near your mouth. 3. Tap to start recording a voice clip. Tap 4. Tap to play back the voice recording. to stop recording. 5.
Chapter 10 Managing Your Phone 10.1 Display Settings Adjusting the screen brightness 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Tap Sound & display > Brightness. Note The Automatic brightness check box needs to be selected for you to be able to manually adjust screen brightness. 3. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. Tap OK.
Managing Your Phone 225 Note Not all application screens support automatic rotation. 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Tap Sound & display and then clear the Orientation check box. Keeping the screen on while charging the phone You can keep the phone screen from turning off while you are charging the phone. 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Tap Applications > Development and then select the Stay awake check box.
Managing Your Phone 10.2 Sound Settings Changing the ring tone 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Tap Sound & display > Phone ringtone. 3. Tap the ring tone you want to use, and then tap OK. The ring tone briefly plays when selected. Tip You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma, or other types of sound files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your computer as ring tones.
Managing Your Phone 227 Choosing the notification sound You can select the ring tone to play when your phone receives new notifications. 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Tap Sound & display > Notification sound. 3. Select your preferred notification sound, and then tap OK. 10.3 Phone Services Your phone can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your phone.
Managing Your Phone Important Accessing data services while roaming may incur significant charges. Inquire the data roaming tariffs with your mobile operator before enabling data roaming. 10.4 Language Settings You can change the platform language of the phone. Changing the language of the operating system 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Tap Language & keyboard > Select locale and then select the language you want to use. 10.
Managing Your Phone 229 • Flickr and Facebook photo uploads. For information on viewing photos, see “Using Photos” in Chapter 7. Adding a social network account You can sync with your accounts on popular online services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. 1. Press HOME ( sync. ) > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & 2. Tap Add account, and then tap the account type you want to add. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the account information.
Managing Your Phone Changing account settings You can change settings such as the sync frequency and the types of information synchronized, the kinds of notification you receive, and the way that account information is displayed. 1. Press HOME ( sync. ) > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & 2. Tap the account that you want to edit. 3. Edit the account settings. Synchronizing an account manually 1. Press HOME ( sync. ) > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & 2.
Managing Your Phone 231 To create and enable the screen unlock pattern You can increase the security of your phone by creating a screen unlock pattern. When enabled, you have to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen to unlock the phone’s control buttons and touch screen. 1. Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Tap Security > Set unlock pattern. 3. Read the information on the screen, then tap Next. 4. Study the example pattern on the screen, then tap Next. 5.
Managing Your Phone 10.7 Managing Memory Checking how much phone memory is available for use Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings > SD & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the Internal phone storage section. Checking the available storage card space Press HOME ( ) > MENU, then tap Settings > SD & phone storage. The total and available storage card space is displayed in the SD card section. Clearing application cache and data 1.
Managing Your Phone 233 Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space If your phone is running low on memory, try the following: • In your web browser, clear all temporary Internet files and history information. See “Connecting to the Internet” in Chapter 6 for more information. • Uninstall downloaded programs from Android Market you no longer use. See Chapter 8 for details. 10.
Appendix A.1 Specifications CPU speed 528 MHz Platform Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense™ Memory ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB Dimensions (LxWxT) 4.47 X 2.22 X 0.54 inches (113.5 X 56.5 X 13.8 mm) Weight 4.55 ounces (129 grams) with battery Display 3.
Appendix 235 Video supported formats MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9 Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 1500 mAh • Talk time: Up to 250 minutes • Standby time: Up to 360 hours (The above are subject to network and phone usage.) Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.
Appendix Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Appendix 237 operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, please follow operation instruction as documented in this manual. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter, except the transmitters built-in with the device.
Appendix This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The County Code Selection feature is disabled for products marketed in the US/Canada. SAR Information 1.13 W/kg @ 1g (HEAD) 0.711 W/kg @ 1g (BODY) THIS MODEL DEVICE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with the HTC Corporation.
Appendix 239 include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. The exposure standard for wireless mobile phone employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg*. The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model device with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines.
Appendix wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research. Persons with pacemakers: • Should ALWAYS keep the phone more than six inches from their pacemaker when the phone is turned ON. • Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket. • Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference.
Appendix 241 The purpose of this Directive is, as a first priority, the prevention of WEEE, and in addition, to promote the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce disposal. The WEEE logo (shown at the left) on the product or on its box indicates that this product must not be disposed of or dumped with your other household waste.
Index A Add an Exchange ActiveSync account 101 Airplane Mode 67 Alarm clock 201 Android Market 182 - getting help 182 Applications - on your phone 47 - tab 47 B Back cover - remove 31 Backlight - adjust brightness 224 Basic settings 224 Battery 31 - charge battery 33 - install 32 - remove 32 Bluetooth - about 122 - modes 123 Bookmarks 121 - a web page 121 - edit 121 - open 121 C Calendar 187 - create events 188 Calendar views 190 Call History 64 - clear 65 Calling using the ph
Index 243 Contacts 72 - add new 70 - edit 74 - search 73 Creating another email account 102 D Data Connection 109 Data roaming 227 Date 200 Desk Clock 198 Disconnecting a Bluetooth hands-free headset or car kit 130 E Editing email account settings 108 Email - create and send 156 - open 157 - receive and read 157 Emergency call 59 Events - create 188 Extended Home screens 39 External email accounts - add 101 - compose and send emails 104 - delete a message 107 - sort 107 F Faceboo
Index M Mail 101 - deleting an account 108 Making Calls 56 Memory 232, 234 Memory card - install 33 - remove 33 - remove while the phone is on 53 Message draft 95 Messages 90 - open 90 Message signature 157 Message threads 96 - delete 98 - open 96 Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 101 Missed call 65 MMS settings 99 Mobile indicators 167 Music - creating playlists 149 - Library 149 - managing your playlists 150 - opening 147 - playing 147 - setting a song as ringtone 151 Mute the m
Index 245 Photos - opening 139 - working with pictures 140 - working with videos 143 Picture message 90 - reply 97 - settings 99 - view 97 Q Quickoffice 217 QWERTY 83 R Regulatory notices 235 Ring tone 151 - change 226 Roaming 227 S Safety information 6 Screen lock 230 Screen unlock pattern 231 Search contacts 73 Sending a meeting request 106 Sending a vCalendar 197 Settings 48 - alarm sound 202 - calendar 196 Shortcut 41 SMS settings 99 Social network accounts 229 Social net
Index Voice Dialer 58 Voice Recorder 223 Volume - adjust 50 - media volume 51 - ringer volume 50 W Wallpaper 43 Weather 199, 221 Web applications 120 Wi-Fi 109 Y YouTube - about 179 - search videos 180 - share videos 181 - watch videos 180
