HTC EVO 4G Contents 1. What’s this for? 2. Using value-added applications 3. Finding information where you want 4. Recording high-definition videos 5. Improving your communications 6. Securing your phone 7. Setting up your phone 8. Using your phone as a modem...
Android .1 (Eclair). You may have received your HTC EVO 4G already upgraded to Froyo or you may have upgraded over-the-air or through your local Sprint store. Now, let’s walk you through the latest features and changes on your phone.
HTC EVO 4G When your friends see the link in your sent text, email, or status update, they can simply tap the link to go directly to the game or application in Android Market and download it, if they want.
What’s new? 3. Finding information where you want Before, you could do a sweeping search on your phone or on the Web and get several results that you were not exactly looking for. With Google Search, you can target your search to a particular app on your phone or to the entire Web.
HTC EVO 4G 4. Recording high-definition videos The camera supports high-definition video recording of up to 70p resolution. So start capturing those HD videos and proudly share them on your phone or through an external display such as an HDTV or LCD monitor.
You have to set up Facebook for HTC Sense on your phone to receive your contacts’ status updates and other personal information from Facebook. You can do this when you set up your phone for the first time or through the Accounts &...
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HTC EVO 4G Composing messages made better With a bigger text box, you can compose longer text messages (SMS) and fully express your thoughts. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages. . Tap New message. . Fill in one or more message recipients.
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What’s new? . Tap the text box that contains the text “Tap to compose”, and then start composing your message. . Tap and then tap an icon on the file bar: Select Camera to take a photo and attach it, or ...
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HTC EVO 4G Changing your keyboard language on the fly Because your HTC phone gives you global presence, you can change the onscreen keyboard layout to a number of languages you frequently use. Before you can switch the onscreen keyboard layout to another language, you must first choose which languages you want to use.
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What’s new? Enhancements on some of your favorite apps Internet You can save or use as wallpaper any image you are viewing in the phone’s browser. Just tap and hold the image and then tap Save image or Set as wallpaper from the options menu.
HTC EVO 4G 6. Securing your phone Your privacy is important to us. That’s why we’ve given you more choices to lock your phone and prevent access to your most personal information. Locking your phone 1. On the Home screen, press and tap Settings >...
What’s new? 7. Setting up your phone Access to some of the phone’s basic settings were changed. See the table below for the new ways of accessing the options and adjusting some basic phone settings. To access the phone settings, start from the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
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HTC EVO 4G Do this (on the Settings screen) Adjust the video out Tap Display > Display settings resolution. Tap the display resolution that you want to use when displaying the phone’s screen to a HDMI- compliant TV or monitor.
This is called “tethering”. Phone as modem plan required. Additional charges may apply. You need to install HTC Sync before you can use your phone as a modem. For more information about HTC Sync, visit www.htc.com/support. Make sure that your phone has an active data ...