Your HTC Desire S User guide
Contents Contents Getting started Inside the box 8 Your phone 8 Bottom cover 10 Battery compartment door 12 SIM card 13 Storage card 14 Battery 15 Switching your phone on or off 18 Entering your PIN 18 Finger gestures 18 Setting up your phone for the first time 19 Ways of getting contacts into your phone 19 Home screen 20 Basics Adjusting the volume 22 Sleep mode 23 Status and notifications 24 Notifications panel 27 Connecting your phone to a computer 28 Copying files
Contents Calling a phone number in a text message 42 Calling a phone number in an email 43 Making an emergency call 43 Receiving calls 44 What can I do during a call? 45 Setting up a conference call 47 Internet calls 47 Using Call history 48 Using Home dialing 49 Call services 50 Turning Airplane mode on or off 51 Messages Opening Messages 52 Sending a text message (SMS) 52 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 53 Resuming a draft message 55 Viewing and replying to a message
Contents Search and Web browser Searching your phone and the web 88 Using your phone’s web browser 89 Downloading from the Web 92 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 92 Setting browser options 94 Camera Camera basics 95 Taking a photo 96 Recording video 97 Adding effects 98 After capturing 98 Changing camera settings 98 Photos, videos, and music Gallery 100 Music 107 Connected Media 113 Accounts and sync About online accounts 115 Synchronizing with a Google Accou
Contents Using Flashlight 158 Sharing games and apps 159 HTC Sync About HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync that came with the storage card 160 161 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone 161 Getting to know the workspace 162 Setting up synchronization 162 Synchronizing your phone 165 Installing an app from your computer to your phone 166 Synchronizing another phone with your computer 166 Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 166 HTCSense.com Signing up for your HTCSense.
Contents Changing sound settings 193 Changing the phone language 194 Optimizing your phone’s battery life 194 Managing memory 195 Checking information about your phone 196 Update and reset Phone software updates 197 Restarting your phone 197 Resetting your phone 198 Trademarks and copyrights Index
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Getting started Getting started Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: § Phone § Battery (preinstalled) § microSD™ card (preinstalled) § USB cable § 3.5mm stereo headset § Power adapter § Quick start guide § Safety and regulatory guide § Call center card (hotline card) § Warranty card Your phone Front panel 1. Earpiece 2. Proximity sensor 3. Notification LED 4. Front camera 5. Touch screen 6. HOME 7. MENU 8. BACK 9.
Getting started Left panel 1. VOLUME UP 2. VOLUME DOWN 3. USB connector Back panel 1. Speaker 2. 5 megapixel camera 3. LED flash 4. Microphone 5. Bottom cover 6. Microphone Top panel 1. 3.5mm headset jack 2.
Getting started Bottom cover Removing the bottom cover Remove the bottom cover to access the battery, SIM card slot, and storage card slot. 1. With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down. 2. With your right and left thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it.
Getting started Replacing the bottom cover 1. Align the two teeth underneath the bottom cover (one on each side) with the two notches on the bottom of the phone. 2. Place the bottom cover on the phone, gently press down on the cover with your thumbs, and then push it in until it clicks and locks into place. Your phone’s antenna is placed underneath the bottom cover.
Getting started Battery compartment door Opening the battery compartment door Open the battery compartment door by flipping it open from the right side. Closing the battery compartment door 1. Flip the battery compartment door back into place to close it. 2. Gently push the compartment door down until it clicks into place to lock it.
Getting started SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult with your mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service. Inserting the SIM card 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Open the battery compartment door. 3.
Getting started Storage card Use the storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage card already inserted in your phone. Inserting the storage card 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Open the battery compartment door. 3. Insert the storage card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it until it clicks into place.
Getting started Battery Your phone uses a rechargeable battery. Please use only original batteries and accessories that came with your phone or replacements that we recommend. How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use your phone. Among these are the phone features and accessories you use (for example, leaving your Bluetooth™ connection always on uses more power). Long phone calls and frequent web browsing uses up a lot of battery power.
Getting started Removing the battery 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Open the battery compartment door. 3. Slide the battery out. Inserting the battery 1. Take the bottom cover off. 2. Open the battery compartment door. 3. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery compartment.
Getting started Charging the battery The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using your phone, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. § When the phone is shipped, the battery is already installed on your phone. A thin film is inserted between the battery and the compartment. You need to remove this film before you can charge the battery.
Getting started Switching your phone on or off Switching your phone on Press the POWER button. Easy. When you turn on the phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. Switching your phone off 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the screen by sliding the bar down on the lock screen. 2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds. 3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.
Getting started Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.
Getting started Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Your phone syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace. Transfer Data Use the Transfer Data app to transfer not only your contacts, but also calendar events and text messages from your old phone to your new HTC phone. Home screen Your Home screen is where you make your phone your own. It comes with a weather clock widget that shows the time and weather in your current location.
Getting started Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.
Basics Basics Adjusting the volume Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the phone ringtone, while adjusting the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications and music or video playback. Adjusting the ringer volume § Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left panel of the phone to adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels.
Basics Sleep mode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting your phone into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when the phone’s in your bag or pocket. You’ll still receive messages and calls though. Switching to Sleep mode Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch your phone to Sleep mode. Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.
Basics Status and notifications Status icons You can tell a lot about your phone by checking the icons in its status bar.
Basics Data synchronizing GPS is on Network sharing is on Alarm is set Notification icons A busy life means a busy phone. Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events, and alarms.
Basics Song is playing Downloaded Android Market app installed successfully FM Radio app in use Update available for an app downloaded from Android Market Voice recording is on Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared Compass needs orientation No storage card installed on the phone More (not displayed) notifications Storage card is low on free space Notification LED The notification LED shows a: § Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power adapter or a
Basics Notifications panel When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see the message, reminder or event notification. The Notifications panel lets you quickly switch between recently-opened apps, and also lets you easily turn on settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. To open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward. If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to see them all.
Basics Using Quick Settings The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and more, and also provides a quick shortcut to all phone settings. 1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel. 2. Tap the Quick Settings tab. 3. Tap the check box next to an item to turn it off or on. Closing the Notifications panel Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the screen. Or just press .
Basics USB tethering When you do not have Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share your phone’s mobile data connection with your computer. Internet If you don’t have a data plan for your phone or you don’t have access pass-through to a Wi-Fi network, you can select this mode to share your computer’s Internet connection with your phone. Copying files to or from the storage card You can copy your music, photos, and other files to your phone’s storage card. 1.
Basics Selecting text 1. Press and hold on a word. 2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to select. To select text in a link, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy link URL. Copying and pasting text 1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap . The selected text is then copied to the clipboard. 2. In a text entry field (for example while composing a message), press and hold at the point where you want to paste the text. 3. Tap Paste.
Basics Google Translate Translate the text to another language. Google Dictionary Look up the selected text in the dictionary. Pasting text in a new message or social network status update 1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap . 2. Choose whether to paste the selected text in a new text, multimedia, or email message or in your status update on a social network such as Twitter.
Personalizing Personalizing Making your phone truly yours Make your phone look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize your phone with a different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders. Tap the Personalize button right on the Home screen to get started. Personalizing your phone with scenes Your phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes.
Personalizing Renaming a scene 1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene. 2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to rename. 3. Press and hold a scene thumbnail, then tap Rename. 4. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done. Deleting scenes 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Press > Scene. , and then tap Delete. 3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes, then tap one or more scenes you want to delete. 4. Tap Delete.
Personalizing Applying a new skin Personalize beyond the Home screen by applying a new skin. Skins are set to give a different look and feel to most of your phone’s onscreen buttons, application screens, option menus, and other items. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Skin. 2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the skin you want. 3. Tap Apply. To download more skins, tap > Skin > Get more.
Personalizing Changing the settings of a widget You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail widgets) from the Home screen. 1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen. The phone vibrates and you’ll see a colored box around the widget. Don’t lift your finger just yet. 2. Drag the widget to the Edit button (if it’s enabled). The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens. 3. Customize the widget settings.
Personalizing To add an app icon on the Home screen, you can also press , tap , and then press and hold an app icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it. Adding folders on your Home screen Use folders to group related apps and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized. You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more.
Personalizing Removing a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. The phone vibrates and you'll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet. 2. Drag the widget or icon to the Remove button. 3. When the widget or icon also turns red, lift your finger. Rearranging the Home screen Reorder your Home screen panels in any way that fits how you use them.
Personalizing Using sound sets Sound sets are different collections of ringtone, notification, and alarm sounds you can use to personalize the way your phone alerts you. Using sound sets, you can instantly change from subtle ringtone and notification sounds while you’re in the office into something fun when you’re out with friends. Choosing a preset sound set 1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set. 2. On the Sound sets screen, tap a sound set name.
Personalizing Changing your ringtones and alarms Change your ringtones, notification sounds, and alarms to suit your mood or lifestyle. Your changes are saved in the sound set that is currently loaded, overwriting its settings. Changing the ringtone 1. From the Home screen, tap > Ringtone. 2. Scroll through the available ringtones and tap the ringtone you want to use. The ringtone briefly plays when selected. 3.
Personalizing Rearranging or hiding application tabs You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some of your phone’s apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use or remove the tabs you don’t really need. 1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen (for example, the contact details screen in People). 2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you an empty area, lift your finger. 3.
Phone calls Phone calls Different ways of making calls Besides making calls from the phone dialer screen on your phone, you can tap a number in a text message or email to call, or press a single number on the phone dialer to quickly call a contact. Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. Don't worry.
Phone calls What is Smart dial? The phone dialer’s Smart dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call. Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person’s name you want to call. Smart dial automatically searches and filters your contacts list (stored on your phone, SIM card, and online accounts such as Google Account and Exchange ActiveSync) and the phone numbers from the call history. Using Speed dial Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap.
Phone calls Calling a phone number in an email Want to call a number that's in an email? No problem. Numbers of at least 5 digits along with any of the following are recognized as phone numbers: § Numbers starting with a plus sign (+). For example, +1-987-654-32 1 or +198765432 1. § Numbers starting with an area or country code enclosed in a parenthesis. For example, (02)98765432 1 or (02)987-654-32 1. § Numbers separated by dashes. For example, (02)-987-654-32 1 or 0987-654-32 1. 1.
Phone calls Receiving calls When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears. You can use your phone’s polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls. To find out how, see Changing sound settings on page 193. Answering a call To answer a call: § Tap Answer. § If the display is off when you get a call, the Lock screen appears. Drag the bar that shows the caller name or number downward. Rejecting a call Do one of the following: § Tap Decline.
Phone calls Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Do one of the following: § Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button. § Press the POWER button. § Place the phone face down on a level surface. If the phone is already facing down, the phone will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.
Phone calls Switching between calls If you’re already on a call and accept another call, you can choose to switch between the two calls. 1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call and put the first call on hold. 2. To switch between the calls, 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.
Phone calls Setting up a conference call Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make the first call (or accept a call), and then simply dial each subsequent call to add it to the conference. Make sure your SIM card is enabled with conference calling service. Contact your mobile operator for details. 1. Make a call to the first conference call participant. 2. When connected, press , tap Add call, and then dial the number of the second participant.
Phone calls Making an Internet call Make an Internet call to either your contact's Internet calling account or phone number. Internet calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees or may not be supported by your mobile operator. Call any of the following: Internet calling account § In People, tap a contact who has an Internet calling account, and then tap Internet call. Phone number See Different ways of making calls on page 41.
Phone calls Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History 1. On the Call History screen, press and hold the phone number that you want to save, and then tap Save to People. 2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing contact on your phone. 3. Do any of the following: § When creating a new contact, enter the contact name, contact type, and other information in the blank contact record that appears.
Phone calls Turning off Home dialing If you prefer to manually enter complete phone numbers to call while roaming, you can turn off Home dialing. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call. 2. Select the Home country check box. Call 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. Call services may include call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, and more.
Phone calls Turning Airplane mode on or 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 call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.
Messages Messages Opening Messages Keep in touch with important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). From the Home screen, tap > Messages. The All messages screen opens, where all your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact name or phone number. § Scroll up or down the list of conversations by swiping your finger on the screen. § Tap a contact name or number to view the exchange of messages.
Messages 4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message. § There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message (displayed above the Send button). If you exceed the limit, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message. § Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message if you enter an email address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message. 5.
Messages 6. Tap and then choose the type of attachment. Picture Select Camera to take a photo and attach it, or Gallery to attach a photo from your storage card. Video Select Camcorder to capture a video and attach it, or Videos to attach a video from your storage card. Audio Select Voice Recorder to make a voice recording and attach it, or Music & sounds to attach a music file or voice recording from your storage card.
Messages Resuming a draft message 1. On the All messages screen, press , and then tap Drafts. 2. Tap the message and then resume editing it. 3. Tap Send. Viewing and replying to a message Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ringtone, vibrates, or displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message. A new message icon is also displayed in the status bar. 1.
Messages Replying to another phone number of the contact When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on your phone, you’ll see the particular phone number used within the message. There’s also a bold letter before the phone number to indicate the number type (for example, M stands for Mobile). Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you’ve received from this contact. 1.
Messages Push messages Push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested, for example a ringtone. When you receive a push message, a notification icon bar. is displayed in the status Opening and reading a new 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. 3. Tap Visit website. Viewing all your push messages 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Press > Messages.
Messages Deleting a single message 1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 2. Press and hold the message that you want to delete. 3. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then press and hold the message to display the options menu again. 4. Tap Delete message on the options menu. 5. When prompted to confirm, tap OK. Deleting several messages within a conversation 1.
Messages Setting message options On the All messages screen, press Notifications and then tap Settings. § Receive a notification in the status bar and set your phone to vibrate or play a sound when a message arrives or when a message is not sent successfully, and choose a notification sound. § Allow your phone to show pop-up notifications on the screen when messages are sent successfully or not, or disable this option. Text messages (SMS) § Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.
People People Transferring contacts from your old phone Easily transfer contacts from your old phone to your new HTC phone through Bluetooth. Depending on your old phone’s model, you may also transfer other types of data such as calendar events and text messages to your new phone. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Transfer Data. 2. Tap Next to begin. 3. Choose your old phone's name and model. 4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode. 5.
People About the People app With the People app, easily manage your communications with your contacts via phone, messaging, and email. You can also link your contacts to their social network accounts like Facebook and Twitter to see their updates and events from these accounts all in one place. And that's not all. If you have the same contacts from different sources, People lets you merge their contact information so you won't have duplicated entries in your contacts list. 1.
People Your contacts list The People app's All tab shows all contacts on your phone and from the online accounts you're logged in to. Your contacts list also displays the contacts stored on your SIM card (usually marked with the SIM card icon ). From the All tab, you can: § Open or update your contact information. § Create, edit, or find contacts. § View instant status updates when you’ve linked the contact to his or her social network account.
People 3. If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on your phone, tap the type for the imported contacts. 4. Do one of the following: § Tap one or more SIM contacts you want to import. § To import all contacts, press , and then tap Select all. 5. Tap Save. Adding a new contact 1. From the Home screen, tap > People. 2. On the All tab, tap Add contact. 3. Select the Contact type, for example Google or Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync.
People Merging contact information If you have the same contacts on your phone, Google Account, and social network accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, your phone will try to combine them automatically or let you decide which contacts to combine. Combining the same contacts avoids duplicated entries in your contacts list. Accepting matched contacts suggestions When your phone finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link icon notifications area of the status bar. in the 1.
People Manually merging contact information 1. From the Home screen, tap > People. 2. On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you want to link. 3. On the upper-right corner of the screen, tap links). or (if there are suggested 4. On the screen, you can: § Under Suggest links, tap to link the contact to an account. § Under Add contact, tap one of the options to link to another contact. 5. Tap Done. Breaking the link 1. From the Home screen, tap > People. 2.
People Backing up your contacts to the storage card 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Press > People. , and then tap Import/Export > Export to SD card. 3. Select an account or type of contacts to export, then tap OK. Importing 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 the phone. 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Press > People. , and then tap Import/Export > Import from SD card. 3.
People Editing a contact’s information 1. From the Home screen, tap > People. 2. On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact. You cannot edit the contact information of a Facebook friend. 3. Enter the new information for the contact. 4. Tap Save. Deleting contacts 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. On the All tab, press > People. , and then tap Delete. 3. Select the contacts you want to remove, and then tap Delete. 4. When prompted, tap OK.
People Contact groups Assign contacts to groups so you can easily send a message or email to a whole group. You can also sync groups on your phone with the groups in your Google account, accessible via your computer’s web browser. We’ve also added the Frequent group as a special group type that automatically stores the contacts you dial or get calls from the most. Creating a group 1. From the Home screen, tap > People. 2. On the Group tab, tap Add group. 3.
People Sending a message or email to a group You will be charged by your mobile provider for each message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages. 1. From the Home screen, tap > People. 2. On the Group tab, tap the group you want to send a message or email to. 3. Go to the Group action tab, and then do one of the following: § Tap Send group message to send a message to the group. § Tap Send group mail to send an email to the group.
People Adding People widgets Stay in touch with different circles of friends or colleagues in your life. Using the People widget, you can instantly place a call, send a message, view details of a favorite contact, and even check Facebook and Twitter updates. You can add several People widgets on the Home screen, with a different group of contacts on each widget. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Widget > People. 2. Choose the widget style, and then tap Select. 3.
People Getting in touch with a contact 1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget. 2. Tap a contact (photo not the name) on the widget. The default communication method will be performed. Tap the name of the contact to open the contact details screen for that contact.
Email Email Gmail Using Gmail When you first set up your phone, make sure you sign into your Google Account to use Gmail. If you didn’t do so, go to the Accounts & sync setting to sign in. You can also set up more than one Google Account on your phone, and then switch between accounts in Gmail. Viewing your Gmail Inbox All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox. From the Home screen, tap > Gmail. Your Gmail inbox then opens.
Email 3. 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. If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, press and then tap Add Cc/Bcc. 4. Enter the email subject, and then compose your email. 5. If you want to attach a picture, press and then tap Attach. 6. Locate and then tap the picture you want to attach. 7.
Email Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail. 2. Do one of the following: § If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail, tap Other (POP3/ IMAP) on the Choose a mail provider screen. § If you’ve already added an email account in Mail, press , and then tap More > New account. If the Choose a mail provider screen is displayed, tap Other (POP3/IMAP). 3. Enter the email address and password for your email account and then tap Next. 4.
Email Checking your Mail inbox When you open the Mail app, it displays the inbox of one of your email accounts that you’ve set up on your phone. To switch between email accounts, tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap another account. Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts You can view email messages from all your accounts just in one place without having to switch to different accounts.
Email Group Displays all email messages from a contact group. To choose which contact group to display, press , tap View, and then select a group. Unread Displays unread messages. Marked (Exchange ActiveSync only) Displays all flagged messages. Invites (Exchange ActiveSync only) Displays meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or declined. Attachments Displays all messages that have attachments.
Email Selecting several email messages 1. Tap the check boxes of email messages to select them. 2. Choose what you want to do with the selected messages: Mark unread, Delete, or Move to another folder. You cannot move email messages when you’re in the unified (All accounts) inbox. Moving several email messages to another folder 1. Switch to the email account you want to use. 2. Tap the check boxes of email messages you want to move. 3.
Email 4. Fill in one or more recipients. You can: § Enter email addresses directly in the To field, separating them with a comma. As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that address directly. § Tap the icon, and then choose the contacts to whom you want to send the message.
Email Resuming a draft email message 1. In the email account inbox, press , and then tap Folders > Drafts. 2. Tap the message. 3. When you finish editing the message, tap Send. Reading and replying to an email message 1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail. 2. Switch to the email account you want to use. 3. On the email account inbox, tap the email you want to read. 4. Do any of the following: Reply to the message Tap Reply or Reply all. Forward the message Press , and then tap More > Forward.
Email 3. Tap the box, and then select Out of the office. 4. Set the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the office. 5. Enter the auto-reply message. 6. Tap Save. Sending a meeting request 1. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account. 2. Go to the Invites tab, and then tap New meeting invitation. 3. Enter the meeting details. 4. Tap Send. Changing email account settings 1. Switch to the email account whose settings you want to change. 2. Press , and then tap More > Settings. 3.
Calendar Calendar About Calendar Never miss an important date again. Use the Calendar app to schedule your events, meetings, and appointments. You can set up your phone to stay in sync with the following types of calendars: § On your phone, sign in to your Google Account so you’ll be able to sync the Calendar app with your Google Calendar online. You can add multiple Google Accounts.
Calendar 5. To specify the date and time of the event, do one of the following: § If there is a time frame for the event, tap the From and To date and time to set them. § If it is a whole-day event, such as a birthday, set the From and To date, then select the All day check box. 6. Enter the event location and description. 7. Set the reminder time. You can add another reminder time in a Google Calendar event. Press tap Add reminder. and then 8.
Calendar Changing Calendar views When you open Calendar, it displays the month view by default. You can also use agenda, day, or week view. To change between views, press , and then choose the type of view that you want. Using month view In month view, you will see markers on days that have events. Do any of the following in month view: § Tap on the bottom left of the screen to switch to agenda view. Tap the bottom right to create a new event. on § Tap a day to view the events for that day.
Calendar Managing Calendar events Viewing an event You can view your own events as well as events that other people have shared with you. 1. In day view or agenda view, tap an event. The Event details screen then opens and shows the summary of the event. 2. Depending on the event information, do any of the following: § Find the event’s location in Maps. § Call any phone number included in the event location or description. § Check the participants of the event.
Calendar Sharing an event (vCalendar) You can share a calendar event as a vCalendar to someone’s phone using Bluetooth or by sending it as a file attachment with your email or message. 1. While viewing an event, press , and then tap Share vCalendar. 2. Do one of the following: § Tap Bluetooth. You’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device. § Tap Mail. A new message window opens and automatically includes the vCalendar as an attachment.
Calendar Showing or hiding calendars In any Calendar view, press calendar to show or hide it. , tap More > Calendars, and then select or clear a § Calendars are kept synchronized on your phone, whether or not you hide them. § Tap All calendars to display all calendars. Adding a Google calendar to sync with You can choose which Google calendars to keep synchronized on your phone. You cannot create a new Google calendar on your phone.
Calendar Changing Calendar settings You can change Calendar settings to specify how it displays events and how it notifies you of upcoming events. In any Calendar view, press settings. and then tap More > Settings to access the Calendar Reminder settings All calendars Select this check box to use the same event reminder settings for all types of calendars. If you clear this check box, you can set different reminder settings for each calendar.
Search and Web browser Search and Web browser Searching your phone and the web You can search for information on your phone and on the web by using Google Search. 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.) Setting search options 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Search. 3.
Search and Web browser Quickly looking up information on the Web Quick Lookup helps you learn about something right on the spot. When you enter a new word or phrase, you can easily look it up in popular websites or search services such as Google Search, Wikipedia, YouTube, Google Translate, and Google Dictionary. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Quick Lookup. 2. If the onscreen keyboard is open, press bottom tabs. to close it first so you’ll see the 3.
Search and Web browser Going to a webpage 1. From the browser screen, press screen. and then tap the URL field on top of the 2. Enter the webpage address using the keyboard. As you enter the address, matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen. 3. Do one of the following: § Tap an address to go directly to that webpage. § Continue typing in the webpage address, then tap .
Search and Web browser Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage You can map an address or call a phone number on a webpage. Link What to do Location address Tap the address to copy it or map it using Google Maps. Phone number Tap the phone number to copy, call, send a text message to that number, or save the number to a contact in People. Opening a new browser window Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one website to another. 1.
Search and Web browser Downloading from the Web Do more than just browsing the Web. You can download web files such as photos and apps then save them on your storage card. Downloading apps from the Web You can download apps directly from your favorite websites. Apps downloaded from the Web can be from unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal data, we strongly recommend that you download and install only apps you trust. All downloaded files will be saved to your storage card.
Search and Web browser Editing a bookmark 1. While viewing a webpage, press 2. On the Bookmarks tab , and then tap Bookmarks. , press and then tap Edit. 3. Tap the bookmark you want to edit. 4. Enter your changes, and then tap Edit. Viewing a previously visited page 1. While viewing a webpage, press 2. On the History tab page. , and then tap Bookmarks. , navigate to the page you want to view and then tap the Clearing the list of previously visited pages 1. While viewing a webpage, press 2.
Search and Web browser Setting browser options Customize the web browser to suit your browsing lifestyle. Set display, privacy, and security options when using the web browser. From the browser screen, press , and then tap More > Settings. Setting your home page 1. From the browser screen, press page. , and then tap More > Settings > Set home 2. Select the home page you want to use. Browsing full versions of all websites Some websites display a mobile version of their pages on phone web browsers.
Camera Camera Camera basics Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos of your trip and encounters with your phone’s camera. Be sure to plug in your storage card before you use your phone’s camera. Photos and videos captured with the camera will be stored onto your storage card. § To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, tap screen, and then tap Camera.
Camera Zooming Before taking a photo or video, you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or out of your subject. Simply slide your finger up or down the zoom bar to zoom in or out. When you're recording video, the zoom bar is always shown onscreen. You can freely zoom in or out while recording. Auto focusing Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen.
Camera 3. Tap the flash button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your lighting conditions. Auto flash Flash on Flash off 4. Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use. 5. Choose an effect to apply to your photo. 6. Point the camera and focus on your subject. If you're taking people's photo, the camera will automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus. You'll see boxes on people's faces.
Camera 8. Tap the flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording. Light on Light off 9. To stop recording, tap again. 10. Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just recorded. Adding effects Want to make your photos look more interesting? Easy. Use the available camera effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses and filters. You can also add certain effects to videos. Choose an effect first before you start taking a photo or video.
Camera Some camera features are not available when you’re using the front camera, such as auto focusing, zooming, using flash, and face detection. Self-timer (photo mode Set a time delay before your camera automatically takes only) the photo. Image adjustments Slide your finger across each of the slider bars to adjust the exposure, contrast, saturation, and sharpness. White balance White balance enables the camera to capture colors more accurately by adjusting to your current lighting environment.
Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Gallery About the Gallery app Relive the fun while viewing photos and videos of your latest travels or your pet’s newest tricks. Get an audience by tagging your Facebook and Flickr friends. You can even play your media on a TV screen. To start using Gallery, check first if you have photos or videos copied on your storage card. What’s more, you can edit and add effects to your photos.
Photos, videos, and music Viewing photos After you’ve selected an album, you can browse through your photos and videos. Depending on how you hold your phone, the screen automatically switches to either grid view or filmstrip view: § While in grid view, slide your finger up or down to scroll through the thumbnails. Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen.
Photos, videos, and music Zooming in or out on a photo There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo. § Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. § Press your thumb and index finger on the screen and then spread your fingers apart to zoom in; pinch your fingers together to zoom out. Watching videos Video is always displayed in landscape mode when you play it. While browsing an album, tap a video to play it.
Photos, videos, and music Editing your photos Do basic editing tasks on your photos such as rotate and crop. You can also enhance your photos by applying effects such as high contrast, vintage, and more. Rotating a photo 1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album. 2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to rotate. 3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap either Rotate left or Rotate right. Cropping a photo 1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album. 2.
Photos, videos, and music Sending your photos and videos Send photos and videos via email or MMS or to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth. Sending photos or videos by email You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email message. They are added as file attachments in your email. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery. 2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share. 3. Tap and then tap Gmail or Mail. 4.
Photos, videos, and music Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Using the Gallery app, you can share photos and videos on your social networks, as well as post videos on YouTube. You can also use the Camera or Camcorder app to share a photo or video right after you’ve captured it. Sharing photos or videos on Facebook You need to be logged in to your account to be able to upload photos or videos. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery. 2.
Photos, videos, and music Sharing photos on Picasa You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload photos to the Picasa photo organizing service. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery. 2. Tap the album that has the photos you want to share. 3. Tap and then tap Picasa. 4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next. 5. Enter a caption for the photos you're uploading. 6. Select the online album where you want to upload the photos, or tap create a new album.
Photos, videos, and music Viewing photos on Flickr You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to view Flickr photos. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery. 2. Tap the Flickr tab. You may be asked to give authorization for the app to connect to the Flickr website. If this happens, you need to give authorization to access your Flickr account. 3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in the account.
Photos, videos, and music Turn shuffle on or off. (Shuffle is off when button is gray.) Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song. Tap to check out featured albums from HTCSense.com. (Availability depends on your country.) Go to the library. Switch between showing the Now playing list and Now playing screen. You can rearrange songs in the Now playing list. Enjoy listening to your music with SRS.
Photos, videos, and music You can also pause music playback right from the Notifications panel. Browsing albums in landscape view When you turn your phone sideways, you get a wider view of your screen and can skim through your albums easily. § If you have lots of albums, flick left or right across the screen to quickly skim through them. § To look at one album at a time, slide your finger left or right. § Tap to see the song list of the current album.
Photos, videos, and music 5. Enter a playlist name, and then tap Add songs to playlist. 6. Choose a category. 7. Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap Add. 8. Tap Save. Playing the songs in a playlist 1. In the library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists category. 2. Tap a playlist to open it. 3. Tap the first song or any song in the playlist.
Photos, videos, and music Deleting playlists 1. In the library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists category. 2. Press and then tap Delete playlists. 3. Select the playlists to delete and then tap Delete. Setting a song as a ringtone You can choose a song from the Music app’s library and set it as your phone’s ringtone or a ringtone for a certain contact. 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Tap > Music. to go to the library. 3.
Photos, videos, and music Drag the two trim sliders approximately to the part where you want the ringtone to begin and end. Tap the left and right arrow buttons to more precisely set the start and end points of the ringtone. The markers show where the ringtone starts and ends. 3. After you’ve finished trimming, tap Set as. Then choose whether to set the trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. Checking if the song was added as a ringtone 1.
Photos, videos, and music Finding music videos on YouTube You can find music videos of the song you’re listening to on YouTube. It’s simple. On the Now playing screen, just press and then tap Find videos. Connected Media Sharing media on your home network Sharing photos, videos, and music with a bigger circle of friends is easy on your home network.
Photos, videos, and music Controls To Pause the music or video playback. Play the previous photo or music track. Play the next photo or music track. Shuffle your music playlist. Select a repeat mode for photos or music tracks. Show available media that you can share. View the media information such as the file name, title, and duration. Connect to another photo/video player on the network. Connect to another music player on the network.
Accounts and sync Accounts and sync About online accounts Your phone can sync with various online social networking and email accounts. These are some of the types of information your phone can sync with your online accounts: § Gmail, Exchange ActiveSync, and other POP3/IMAP email. § Google and Exchange ActiveSync contacts, as well as your friends’ contact information in Facebook and their Twitter profiles.
Accounts and sync Forgot your Google Account password? If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by going to the Google website. 1. On your phone or computer, open your web browser and go to https:// www.google.com/accounts/ForgotPasswd. 2. Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your Google Account and click Submit. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to reset your password.
Accounts and sync Synchronizing an account manually 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync. 2. Tap the account that you want to sync. 3. Tap Sync now. 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. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync. 2.
Social Social Facebook for HTC Sense If you signed in to your Facebook account when you turned on and set up your phone for the first time, that means your Facebook account is linked to Facebook for HTC Sense on your phone. With Facebook for HTC Sense, you can: § See all your Facebook contacts and their instant status updates in People. When you tap a contact on the All tab, slide to the Updates and events tab to see updates such as posted status messages, uploads, and profile changes.
Social § Check your friends’ Facebook status updates in Friend Stream. § Add your Facebook events and your friends’ birthdays to the Calendar app. What’s the difference between Facebook app and Facebook for HTC Sense? § Facebook for HTC Sense is not a standalone app. It is integrated in People, Friend Stream, Gallery, and Calendar to give you up-to-date information about your Facebook contacts (their status updates, shared links, and photos) in these apps. § The Facebook app is a standalone app.
Social § While on the Facebook home screen, press and notification options. , and then tap Settings to set refresh § On some Facebook screens, you can press and hold an item to open an options menu. Adding the Facebook widget Add the Facebook widget to the Home screen so you can easily post updates and check status updates of your friends. The widget will only link to the Facebook account that you logged into on the Facebook app.
Social Tap to compose and send a tweet. Tap a person’s name to check profile details and all of his or her tweets. If you have linked the contact in People, tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to communicate with the contact. Press and hold a tweet to open an options menu to reply, send a direct message, retweet, and more. View all the tweets from people you follow and tweets that you have posted.
Social You can also send a direct message when you press and hold a tweet of the person you want to send the direct message to, and then tap Send direct message on the options menu. Setting Peep options In any of the tabs in Peep, press options: , and then tap More > Settings. You can set these Account settings Sign out of your Twitter account. General settings Choose whether to show the screen name or the real name of the people you follow.
Social When you tap someone’s status update, you can: § View all tweets. § Write a comment. Like or unlike someone’s Facebook posts. § Look at someone’s album photos. When you tap someone’s photo or name, you can: § Check the person’s profile details. § Look at the person’s Facebook wall. § Check the person’s posted tweets.
Social Commenting on and liking Facebook posts Tap someone’s status update on the All updates tab, and do any of the following: § Tap a photo or the album name shown in the status update to view and comment on the album photos using the Gallery app. § Tap Like or Unlike to like or unlike the person’s status update. § Tap the text box that says Write a comment, and then enter what you think about the person’s status update.
Social About the Friend Stream widget Use the Friend Stream widget so you can easily update your status and view other people’s status updates right on the Home screen. If you want to keep up with just one person's Facebook updates, you can add the Friend Channel widget. You can find it in the Friend Stream widget layout options. Chatting in Google Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other people that also use Google Talk.
Social Changing your online status and picture 1. In Google Talk's Friends list, tap your name to open the Set Status screen. 2. Enter your new status message. Or press the list. to choose a custom status from 3. Tap the online status beside your picture, and then select the status you want on the menu. 4. Tap your picture, and then do one of the following: § Tap Remove to remove your photo. § Tap Change to select another picture on the storage card. 5. Tap Done.
Social Changing settings or signing out In Google Talk's Friends list, press and then tap: § Settings to change the app and notification settings. § Sign out to sign out.
Maps and location Maps and location Location settings Turning on location services In order to find your location on your phone, you need to enable location sources. 1. From the Home screen, press and then tap Settings > Location. 2. Select one or both of the following: Use wireless networks Uses Wi-Fi or your mobile data connection to find your approximate location. Use GPS satellites Finds your exact GPS location. This requires a clear view of the sky and more battery power.
Maps and location Finding your location and what’s around you 1. From the Home screen, tap right below the tab name. > Locations. You can see your current location 2. Press , and then tap My location to update your current location or tap Map to show your current location on the map. 3. Select a category that you’re interested in to see the places that are close by. The places are listed according to the distance from your current location.
Maps and location Viewing maps In Locations, press , and then tap Map. Tap to switch between 2D and 3D views. Point of interest. Tap to see details, call, get directions, or share. Your current location. Tap to use or not use the compass. Tap the screen to show the zoom buttons and My location button. Using the compass Should I turn left or right? By using the compass, the map adjusts depending on where you’re facing so you know where to go.
Maps and location Pinning a location on the map Pin a favorite location on the map and add it as a footprint, get directions to it, or share it with friends. Sharing is a great way to let your friends know about that little place you found that has the best sandwiches in town. 1. While viewing a map, press and hold an area on the map that you want to pin. 2. Tap and then choose if you want to add the location as a footprint, get directions to it, or share it.
Maps and location Setting a footprint as your home location Save your home address as a footprint to make it easier to set it as your destination. 1. While at your home location, open Locations, and then go to the Footprints tab. 2. Tap Save to Footprints. The address shown should be your current location. If it doesn’t show your home address, press , and then tap My location. 3. Tap Done. 4. Tap Set my home, select your home address from the list, and then tap Done.
Maps and location Exporting your footprints Back up footprints by exporting them to the storage card. You can also open exported footprints files in other applications such as Google Earth™ on your PC. 1. On the Footprints tab, tap a category. 2. Press Press , and then tap Export. and then tap Deselect all to deselect all the footprints. Exported footprints are saved as .kmz files in the Footprints folder on your storage card.
Maps and location 3. Choose how you want to get to your destination. The map opens showing the route to your destination. 4. Do one of the following: § At the bottom of the screen, tap destination. or to follow the route to your § Slide up the directions bar, and then tap the instructions to follow the route to your destination. If you have turn-by-turn navigation for that country, press Premium Navi to start turn-by-turn navigation.
Maps and location Using turn-by-turn navigation (Premium navigation) § To use turn-by-turn navigation, the Use GPS Satellites option in Location sources needs to be selected. § Check if you have the turn-by-turn navigation for the country or region you’re using. Using Locations to navigate to a destination 1. In Locations, search for the destination you want to go to. You have footprints stored? You can also set a footprint as your destination.
Maps and location Using Car Panel Easily access footprints, points of interest, and places nearby with Car Panel, and then start navigation to show you how to get there. From the Home screen, tap > Car Panel. Search for a destination to go to. Check the places you’ve search before, and then choose one to set as your destination. Download or purchase additional services such as navigation, safety camera, and turn-by-turn voice instructions. Select a footprint to set as a destination.
Maps and location When your phone is in the holder and is not connected to a Bluetooth car kit or headset, the phone’s speakerphone is automatically turned on when you make or answer a phone call. Automatically connecting to a Bluetooth car kit or headset You can set your phone to connect to your Bluetooth car kit or Bluetooth headset automatically, if one is paired with your phone, whenever you mount the phone on the in-car holder. 1. In Car Panel, tap Settings > Car kit. 2.
Maps and location Adding navigation widgets Add a favorite destination and places of interest that are nearby and your footprints as widgets on your Home screen. Add the Navigate widget to start turn-by-turn navigation to your favorite destination. Add the Locations widget to let you browse places of interest and your footprints right on the Home screen.
Maps and location Zoom out § Pinch your thumb and index finger on the map to zoom out. § Tap View information for a random location . 1. 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). 2. Tap the balloon to see more information. You can get directions to the location, check for nearby places of interest, and more.
Maps and location Clearing the map After searching on a map, you can clear away the various markers drawn on it. Press , and then tap Clear Map. Searching for a place of interest near you Use Places to find places of interest near your current location. Places uses Google Maps to search common places that you would want to find, such as the nearest gas station or ATM kiosk. Before using Places, you need to enable location sources. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Places. 2.
Maps and location 4. Tap Go. The next screen displays the directions to your destination in a list. If the place you’ve set as your destination has several locations available, choose which one to go to. 5. Tap an item to view the directions on the map. 6. Tap the arrow buttons on the map to follow the directions. When you’re finished viewing or following the directions, press and then tap Clear Map to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the Google Maps history.
Market and other apps Market and other apps Finding and installing apps from Android Market Android Market is the place to go to find new apps for your phone. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games. Paid apps are currently only available in certain countries.
Market and other apps You can uninstall an app for a refund within a limited time after your purchase. To know more about the refund policy for paid apps, please visit the Android Market Help site (http://market.android.com/support). Opening an installed app Do one of the following: § If you see this icon tap the app. on the status bar, open the Notifications panel, and then § From the Home screen, tap > Market > My apps. On the My apps screen, tap the app, and then tap Open.
Market and other apps Using the Clock About the HTC Clock widget Use the HTC Clock widget to see your current date, time, and location. You can also use the Clock to show the time in another city. Changing the city for the Clock widget You can change the city to use for the Clock widget. If you want to show the time of another city, you can: § Edit the widget settings. Press and hold the Clock widget on the Home screen, the drag it to the Edit button. Select the city you want to show.
Market and other apps Using Desk Clock Opening the Clock app brings you directly to the Desk Clock screen. The Desk Clock displays the current date, time, and weather. It also has an alarm clock indicator and a battery charging indicator. You can dim the screen to show only the time and date. § Tap the weather information to open the Weather app where you can see weather forecasts for the next few days. § Tap to dim the screen and display only the time and date on the Desk Clock .
Market and other apps Setting an alarm You can use the Clock app's Alarms tab to set up one or more wake-up alarms. 1. On the Alarms tab, select the check box of an alarm and then tap that alarm. 2. On the Set alarms screen, drag your finger up or down to roll the time scroll wheels and set the alarm time. 3. Scroll through the Set alarms screen to see all the available alarm options. You can: § Enter the alarm Description and choose the Alarm sound to use. § Tap Repeat.
Market and other apps Checking Weather You can use the Weather app and widget to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next four days. In addition to your current location, you can view weather forecasts for other cities around the globe. Your settings in the Weather app also control the weather information that is shown in the Clock and Calendar.
Market and other apps Changing Weather options 1. On the Weather screen, press and then tap Settings. 2. You can change the following weather settings: Update when opened Select this check box to refresh weather updates every time you open the Weather app. Update automatically Select this check box to automatically download weather updates. Update schedule Set an auto update schedule. Temperature scale Choose whether to display the temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Market and other apps 7. Tap anywhere on the screen to use these controls: Quickly jump between chapters by dragging the slider. View the table of contents and your bookmarked pages. You can also see the notes and highlights that you've marked in the eBook. Add a bookmark. Change the font size. Recommend the eBook to your friends. You can share the book title in your social networks, or send it as a text message or email. 8. When you're done reading, press to close the eBook.
Market and other apps Tap To New note Add a short comment or remark. Viewing notes and highlights you've created 1. Tap anywhere in the eBook you're reading, and then tap . 2. Go to the Notes tab or Highlights tab to view the information that you want. Downloading an eBook Browse the bookstore and choose from hundreds of available titles to download. You need to have: § a storage card on your phone § an active Wi-Fi or data connection § a Kobo account and an Adobe® ID account.
Market and other apps About the My Shelf widget Use the My Shelf widget to easily open your eBooks for reading right from your Home screen. Reading news feeds Don’t get left behind with yesterday’s stories. Use the News app to subscribe to news feeds that cover breaking news, sports, top blogs, and more. You can also get updates based on specific keywords. Subscribing to news channels You need to be signed in to a Google Account before using the News app. 1. From the Home screen, tap > News. 2.
Market and other apps 3. Tap a story to read it. While reading the story, you can: Tap To Star the story as a favorite. Share a link to the story from the available options. Go to the web page where the story is published. Go to the next or previous story in the channel. 4. If you want to read the whole story, tap Read full article. This opens the story in the web browser.
Market and other apps About the News widget Use the News widget to read snippets of stories that you've subscribed to right from your Home screen. Keeping track of your stocks Use the Stocks app to get the latest stock updates for stock quotes and market indices you follow. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Stocks. 2. On the Stocks main screen, do any of the following: § Tap an item to view from the list of stock quotes and market indices. § Tap § Tap to update the stock information.
Market and other apps Changing update schedule and color settings Downloading stock information automatically may incur additional fees from your mobile operator. On the Stocks main screen, press , and then tap Settings. Do any of the following: Tap To Update when opened Update the stock information every time you open the Stocks app. Scheduled sync Set automatic downloads of stock information. Update schedule Choose a time interval for checking updates.
Market and other apps Editing a document or worksheet 1. While viewing a document or worksheet, press , and then tap Edit. 2. Make your changes on the file. 3. When done, press changes. , and then tap Save (or More > Save as) to keep your Creating a new document or worksheet 1. On the Quickoffice main screen, press , and then tap New. 2. Choose a file type to create. 3. Start entering text. 4. When done, press changes.
Market and other apps Clearing the search history 1. On the YouTube main screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Clear search history, and then tap OK when prompted. Sharing a video link 1. On the video’s watch screen, tap More > Share. 2. Choose how you want to share the video link from the available options. Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube 1. From the Home screen, tap > YouTube. 2. Tap . 3. Tap to start capturing video. 4. When you are done capturing, tap again. 5.
Market and other apps Tuning in to an FM station There are several things you can do while you’re on the FM Radio screen: § Tap to view the All presets list, and then select a station you want to listen to. § Tap to go to the previous available FM station, or available FM station. to go to the next § Drag the slider to tune in to a frequency on the FM band. § Tap to fine tune the radio frequency by -0.1 MHz or frequency by +0.1 MHz.
Market and other apps 3. Tap to start recording a voice clip. Voice Recorder can run on the background while you do other things on your phone, except when you open other apps that also use audio functions. To go back to the Voice Recorder screen, slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap Voice Recorder. 4. Tap to stop recording. 5. Type a name for the voice clip and tap Save. 6. To play back the voice clip, tap . 7.
Market and other apps Sharing games and apps Having fun with a game or app that you found from Android Market? Share your favorite games and apps instantly with your circle of friends. For your friends to link to the app and download it from Android Market, they must be using an Android phone. 1. From the Home screen, tap . 2. Press , and then tap Share. You’ll then see the list of games and apps that you downloaded and installed from Android Market. 3. Tap an app, and then choose how to share it.
HTC Sync HTC Sync About HTC Sync You have your new vacation photos on your phone while your business calendar is on your computer. Why not make these types of files and information available on both devices? With HTC Sync, you can: § Sync your contacts between your Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Contacts on your computer and your phone. § Sync your calendar events between the Outlook or Windows Calendar on your computer and your phone.
HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync that came with the storage card Copy the HTC Sync installer from the storage card to your computer and use it to install. § The HTC Sync version in the storage card that came with your phone can be installed on a computer running Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP. § HTC Sync requires USB 2.0 on your computer to connect and sync with your phone.
HTC Sync Getting to know the workspace On the Device panel, you can set your sync options, see your phone's general information, check the used and available space on your storage card, and begin synchronization. The available categories and options depend on the phone you've connected to your computer. § You can click a category of items to see its sync options on the right side of the Device panel.
HTC Sync Gallery sync options You can automatically sync photos and videos between your phone and computer. You can sync audio files in these formats: § Photos: *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpeg, *.jpg, *.png § Videos: *.3gp, *.3g2, *.mp4, *.wmv 1. On the Device panel, click Gallery, and then click the On button. Turning Gallery sync on means you want this category included every time you sync your computer and phone. 2.
HTC Sync People sync options Sync your phone contacts with your Outlook (Outlook XP, Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007), Outlook Express, or Windows Contacts. If you have contacts to sync from your SIM card, you have to import these first to your phone storage. 1. On the Device panel, click People, and then click the On button. Turning People sync on means you want this category included every time you sync your computer and phone. 2. Choose the application you want to sync your contacts with. 3.
HTC Sync Documents sync options You can sync files and documents from your computer to your phone. You can also sync email attachments that you stored on your phone's storage card to your computer. § To open a document on your phone, you'll need a compatible app. Usually, your phone can open and view these file types: Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 Word (*.doc), Excel (*.xls), and PowerPoint (*.ppt), PDF files (*.pdf), text files (*.txt).
HTC Sync Installing an app from your computer to your phone If you have application files (*.apk) on your computer, you can use HTC Sync to install them to your phone. We strongly recommend you install only applications that you trust. Before you begin, make sure that your phone is set to allow applications from your computer to be installed to your phone. To do this, press while on the Home screen, tap Settings > Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box. 1.
HTCSense.com HTCSense.com Signing up for your HTCSense.com account You can sign up for your HTCSense.com account through your phone or your computer’s web browser. Signing up from your phone 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync. 2. Tap Add account > HTC Sense. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense.com account. Signing up from your computer Make sure you have your phone close by. You’ll need it to complete the sign-up process. 1.
HTCSense.com Turning on Phone finder Some features of HTCSense.com require that the Phone finder option on your phone is selected. 1. On your phone, from the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Location. 3. Select the Phone finder check box. Forwarding calls and messages You can forward calls and messages to another phone if you don’t have your phone with you. On HTCSense.com, click the Forward calls and/or Forward messages On/Off switch.
HTCSense.com Erasing your phone contents If there’s no chance of getting your phone back, you can erase the contents of the phone and the installed storage card so no one sees sensitive information on your phone. There’s no way to recover your phone and storage card data after you erase the contents so be absolutely sure before you proceed. 1. On HTCSense.com, click Erase phone. 2. When asked to confirm, click Erase phone. Deleting your HTCSense.com account 1.
Keyboard Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboard When you start an app or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. After entering your text, you can tap or press to close the onscreen keyboard. Selecting a keyboard layout You can choose from three different keyboard layouts to suit your typing style. 1. From the Home screen, press > Touch Input. , and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard 2.
Keyboard Tap to toggle between Multitap and XT9 predictive modes when using the Compact QWERTY or Phone keypad layout. Tap to hide the onscreen keyboard. Enabling multiple keyboard languages If there are multiple keyboard languages available on your phone, you can choose which languages to enable in the onscreen keyboard so that you can switch to these languages and use them to enter text. 1. From the Home screen, press > Touch Input. , and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard 2.
Keyboard Setting a second language for the keyboard Aside from the keyboard language you are currently using, you can set the predictive text to be bilingual. As you type, you’ll get word suggestions in two languages that you’ve selected. 1. From the Home screen, press > Touch Input. , and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard 2. Tap Bilingual prediction, and then choose the language you want.
Keyboard Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card 1. From the Home screen, press > Touch Input. , and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard 2. Tap Personal dictionary > Sync personal dictionary > Restore from storage card 3. When prompted, tap OK. Entering text by speaking No time to type? Try speaking the words to enter it in most text fields that let you use the onscreen keyboard. § First make sure to select the language you’ll be using in the Voice input & output settings.
Keyboard Editing text It's easy to cut, copy, and paste text using the keyboard. Some apps may offer their own way of selecting or copying text. Selecting text Highlight the text that you want to copy or cut. 1. Press and hold the text field that contains the text to select until the magnifier appears. 2. Drag your finger to move the text cursor to a letter within the text that you want to select. 3. After positioning the text cursor, lift your finger. The text selection menu then pops up. 4.
Keyboard Adjusting input settings Open the Touch Input settings by doing one of the following: § On the onscreen keyboard, tap the language key (for example, tap if you’re currently using the English onscreen keyboard). Then on the International keyboard options menu, tap Settings. § From the Home screen, press > Touch Input. , and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard Keyboard types Select the keyboard layout to use. You can choose from QWERTY, Phone Keypad, or Compact QWERTY.
Internet connections Internet connections Data connection Your phone will be automatically set up to use your mobile operator’s data connection when you turn on your phone (if the SIM card is inserted) for the first time. Checking the data connection you're using 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Tap Mobile networks > Network operators or Access Point Names.
Internet connections Enabling data roaming Connect to your mobile operator’s partner networks and access data services when you’re out of your mobile operator’s coverage area. Using data services while roaming will be costly. Check with your mobile operator for data roaming rates before you use data roaming. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Tap Mobile networks, and then select the Data roaming check box.
Internet connections Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security You may need to install a network certificate (*.p12) to your phone before you can connect to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS authentication protocol. 1. Save the certificate file to the root folder of the storage card. 2. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Security. 3. Tap Install from SD card. 4. Select the network certificate needed to connect to the EAP-TLS network. 5.
Internet connections About connection widgets Add the Mobile Network and Wi-Fi widgets or the Data dashboard widget to the Home screen to make it faster for you to turn on or off these connections. Tap the widget or icon on the dashboard to turn on or off the connection. Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) Add, set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) so you can connect and access resources inside a secured local network, such as your corporate network.
Internet connections Adding a VPN connection 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Tap VPN settings > Add VPN, and then tap the type of VPN you want to add. 3. Tap the VPN settings and set them up according to the security details your network administrator gave you. 4. Press , and then tap Save. The VPN is then added to the VPNs section of the VPN settings screen. Connecting to a VPN 1.
Internet connections Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) If you don’t have a data plan for your phone or you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can still go online on your phone by using your computer’s Internet connection. Before you can use your computer as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your computer first. 1. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet. Two things to check for your computer’s Internet connection.
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth basics Turning Bluetooth on or off 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Select or clear the Bluetooth check box. An even easier way to turn Bluetooth on or off is with the Bluetooth widget on the Home screen. Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power, or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals.
Bluetooth 5. Tap Scan for devices. Your phone will start to scan for Bluetooth devices within range. 6. When you see the name of your headset displayed in the Bluetooth devices section, tap the name. Your phone then automatically tries to pair with the headset. 7. If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset. The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the Bluetooth devices section.
Bluetooth Unpairing from a Bluetooth device You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the other device again, you may need to enter or confirm a passcode again. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Tap Bluetooth settings. 3. In the Bluetooth devices section, press and hold the device to unpair. 4. Tap Disconnect & unpair, or tap Unpair if the Bluetooth device is currently not connected to your phone.
Bluetooth Contact 1. On the All tab of the People app, press and hold a contact, and then tap Send contact as vCard. 2. Tap the down arrow icon, and then select Bluetooth from the displayed list. 3. Tap Send. Calendar appointment or event In Day view, Agenda view, or Week view, press and hold the event, and then tap Share vCalendar > Bluetooth. Music track With the track displayed on the Music app’s Now playing screen, press , and then tap Share > Bluetooth.
Bluetooth Receiving information using Bluetooth Your phone is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth, including photos, music tracks, and documents such as PDFs. To receive files using Bluetooth, you need to have a storage card on your phone. The first time you transfer information between your phone and another device, you need to enter or confirm a security passcode.
Bluetooth Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen You can add a folder to the Home screen that shows all files you have received with Bluetooth. 1. From the Home screen, tap . 2. On the Personalize screen, tap Folder > Bluetooth received. 3. Press and hold the Bluetooth received folder icon, and drag it to the Home screen position you want. To view the folder contents, tap the folder icon. To open a file, tap the file name.
Security Security Protecting your SIM card with a PIN Add another layer of security for your phone by assigning a PIN (personal identification number) to your SIM. Make sure you have the default SIM PIN provided by your mobile operator before continuing. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Security. 2. Tap Set up SIM card lock, then select Lock SIM card. 3. Enter the default SIM card PIN, and then tap OK. 4. To change the SIM card PIN, tap Change SIM PIN.
Security 3. Tap one of the following: None Disable the screen lock you’ve previously created. Pattern Set a screen lock pattern by following the onscreen instructions. PIN Set a numeric password of at least four digits. Password Set an alpha-numeric password. 4. On the Security screen, tap Lock phone after, then specify the idle time you can allow before the screen is locked.
Settings Settings Settings on your phone Control and customize phone settings on the Settings screen. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. Personalize Make your phone truly yours with the various personalization options available. Wireless & networks Set up your phone’s wireless connections, such as Wi-Fi, data connection, and Bluetooth, enable Airplane mode, and more. Call Set up call services such as voicemail, call forwarding, call waiting, and caller ID.
Settings Dock If you purchased the car kit, choose the behavior when you mount your phone to the car kit. Power Turn on power saver to automatically switch to power saving mode when the battery level goes down to the level that you set. Applications Manage running applications, move applications to or from the storage card, and install or uninstall programs. SD & phone storage § Check the available storage card and phone memory.
Settings Adjusting the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Display > Screen timeout. 3. Tap the time before the screen turns off. Turning automatic screen rotation off By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone.
Settings Changing sound settings Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes Do one of the following: § To change back from silent to normal mode, simply press the VOLUME UP button. § To change back from vibration to normal mode, press the VOLUME UP button twice. § From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Sound > Sound profile. Add the Profile widget to your Home screen to quickly switch between modes.
Settings Switching to speakerphone automatically You can switch to speakerphone by simply flipping over your phone. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Sound. 3. Select or clear the Flip for speaker check box. Changing the phone language When you turn your phone on for the first time, you’re asked to choose the language you want to use for your phone. If you want, you can still change the phone language after you set up your phone.
Settings Checking the power usage of applications 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap About phone > Battery > Battery use. Managing memory Checking how much phone memory is available for use 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap SD & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the Internal storage section. Checking the available storage card space 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap SD & phone storage.
Settings 3. On the Downloaded tab, tap the application you want to move. 4. Tap Move to SD card or Move to phone. Checking information about your phone 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap About phone. 3. Select one of the following: Software updates Enable or disable the automatic check feature for software updates for your phone. You can also tap Check now to manually check for software updates. Tell HTC Turn Tell HTC on or off.
Update and reset Update and reset Phone software updates From time to time, software updates for your phone may be available. Your phone can check and then notify you if there’s a new update. You can then download and install the software update using your phone’s Wi-Fi or data connection. You can also manually check if there's an available software update for your phone.
Update and reset 3. Press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Restart. 4. When asked to confirm, tap Restart. If these steps don't work, you can remove and replace the battery, and then turn the phone on to restart it. Resetting your phone Do a factory reset to return your phone to its original state before the first time you turned it on.
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Index Index Symbols 3G 176 A Airplane mode 51 Alarm 146 Android Market 142 Apps - deleting 143 - installing 142, 166 B Back up contacts 66 Battery - installing 16 - optimizing battery life 194 - removing 16 Bluetooth - automatically connecting to a Bluetooth car kit or headset 137 - connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 182 - disconnecting or unpairing 183 - sending information 184 - sharing music 112 - turning on or off 182 Browser - bookmarks 92 - navigating and zooming 90 - opening a new wind
Index Email 73 Exchange ActiveSync - Out of office 79 - sending a meeting request 80, 82 - working with Exchange ActiveSync email 79 - setting an alarm 146 - World Clock 145 HTCSense.
Index M O Mail - adding a POP3/IMAP account 74 - adding an Exchange account 74 - deleting an email account 80 - managing email messages 76 - sending 77 - sorting email messages 76 - unified inbox 75 - working with Exchange ActiveSync email 79 Making a call 41 Managing memory 195 Maps 128 Market 142 Master reset 198 Meeting request 80 Messages - copying to the SIM card 57 - deleting 58 - deleting a conversation 58 - protecting from deletion 57 - viewing 55 microSD card 14 MMS 53 Modem - using your co
Index - editing 103 - sharing 105 - viewing 101 Playing music from the Lock screen 108 PUK (PIN Unblock Key) 188 Q Quick Settings 28 Quickoffice - creating new files 155 - editing files 155 - viewing files 154 R Radio 156 Reader - downloading ebooks 150 - using 149 Record your voice 157 Ring volume - lowering ring volume automatically 193 - making your phone ring louder 193 Ringtone - changing 39 - setting 111 - trimming 111 Router 181 RSS 151 S Scenes 32 Screen - adjusting screen brightness 191 -
Index USB 28, 180 V Videos - recording 97 - sharing 105 - watching 102 Voice input 173 Voice Recorder 157 Volume - adjusting during phone calls 22 - adjusting media 22 - adjusting ringer 22 VPN - adding a connection 180 - connecting 180 W Wallpaper - changing 33 Weather - adding cities 147 - checking weather 147 Web browser 89 Wi-Fi - calling 47 - connecting to another network 178 - network status 178 - turning on 177 Widgets - adding 34 - changing settings 35 - removing 37 Wireless router 181 Y Yo
