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  • Page 1 Your HTC Merge User guide...
  • Page 2 (LIMITATION OF DAMAGES) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall HTC or its affiliates be liable to you, any user, or third party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental or punitive damages of any kind, arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, including, but not...
  • Page 3 brought. The foregoing does not affect any statutory rights which may not be disclaimed. Notice Screen images and icons are simulated. Actual display may vary. Instructions in this guide may change depending on the software version on your wireless device.
  • Page 4: Trademarks And Copyrights

    Trademarks and copyrights Copyright © 011 HTC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. The HTC logo, HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC Sense, HTC Merge, and any other HTC trademarks, tradenames, logos, service marks and images are the trademarks of HTC Corporation. All other trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners and used under license.
  • Page 5 HTC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing this material. The information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 6: Conventions Used In This Guide

    Conventions used in this guide In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens on your phone when you choose to do or not to do a certain action.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Basics Inside the box ........................1 Front panel ........................ Back panel ........................ Top panel ........................ Bottom panel ...................... Left and right panels ..................... Before turning on your phone .................. Back cover ......................... Battery .........................8 Getting started ........................1 Turning on your phone..................1 Turning off your phone ..................1 Setting up your phone for the first time ............. Home screen ........................
  • Page 8 Changing your wallpaper .................... Personalizing your Home screen with widgets .......... Adding a widget to your Home screen ............ Downloading HTC widgets ................ Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen .. Adding folders on your Home screen .............. Creating a new folder and adding items to it ..............
  • Page 9 Calling a phone number in an email .............. Making an emergency call .................. Using Assisted Dialing .................. Receiving calls ........................ Answering an incoming call ................ Rejecting an incoming call ................. Rejecting a call and sending a text message .......... Using in-call options .......................
  • Page 10 Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account ... 80 Merging contact information ................81 Editing a contact’s information ...............8 Searching for a contact ..................8 Backing up your contacts to the storage card ........8 Importing contacts from the storage card ..........8 Deleting contacts ....................8 Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS .........8 Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS .....
  • Page 11 Setting text and multimedia message options ............111 Adding the Messages widget ..................11 Social Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application ... 11 Facebook for HTC Sense ................... 11 Facebook for Android application ..............11 Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application ....................
  • Page 12 Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account ... 1 Managing your accounts ................... 1 Synchronizing with your computer ................ 1 Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card ...... 18 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone ........19 Getting to know the Device panel..............19 Setting up synchronization ................10...
  • Page 13 Managing conversations and messages ............ 1 Changing Gmail settings ................... 1 Using Mail ..........................18 Adding a POP/IMAP email account ............18 Viewing your email inbox ................. 19 Exchange ActiveSync email ................1 Composing and sending an email message ..........1 Viewing and replying to an email message ..........
  • Page 14 Calendar view settings ..................18 Sending a vCalendar ...................... 19 About the Calendar widget ..................180 Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widget ..................181 About the Clock application ..................18 Using Desk Clock ......................18 Using World Clock ....................185 Setting your home city ..................
  • Page 15 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security ....19 Checking the wireless network status ............19 Connecting to another Wi-Fi network ............198 Adding the mobile connection and Wi-Fi widgets.........198 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) ..........199 Preparing your phone for VPN connection ..........199 Adding a VPN connection................
  • Page 16 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit ............1 Reconnecting a headset or car kit ............... 1 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device ........1 Disconnecting a Bluetooth device ............... 1 Unpairing from a Bluetooth device.............. 1 Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth ........1 Sending information from your phone to another device ....
  • Page 17: Maps And Location

    Viewing photos on Flickr .................  Working with photos ....................8 Rotating and saving a photo ................. 8 Cropping a photo ....................8 Sharing..........................0 Sending photos or videos by email ............0 Sending a photo or video by MMS..............0 Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth ..........1 Sharing photos on Facebook .................
  • Page 18: Finding Your Friends With Google Latitude

    Adding a place to search .................  Getting directions .................... Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) .................. Using HTC Footprints .................... 266 Adding a location as a footprint .............. Revisiting a footprint .................. Editing or deleting a footprint .............. Sharing your footprints ..................
  • Page 19 Adding station names ..................8 Minimizing or turning off FM Radio ............9 Adding the FM Radio widget ................ 9 Recording your voice ....................9 Recording your voice ..................9 Sharing a voice clip .....................80 Setting a voice clip as a ringtone ..............80 Renaming a voice clip ..................80 Using Flashlight ........................
  • Page 20: Update And Reset

    Keeping the screen on while charging the phone ....... 9 Changing sound settings .................... 9 Setting a sound profile..................9 Enabling or disabling audible selection ............ 9 Enabling or disabling haptic feedback .............9 Choosing the notification sound ..............9 Changing the phone language ................9 Optimizing your phone’s battery life ..............
  • Page 21: Basics

    Basics Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: Phone  USB cable  AC adapter  .mm stereo headset  Battery (preinstalled)  microSD card (preinstalled)  Quick start guide  Safety and regulatory guide ...
  • Page 22: Front Panel

     Basics Front panel Slide-out keyboard Slide open the touch screen panel to reveal the slide-out keyboard and enter text and numbers.
  • Page 23 Basics  HOME While on any application or screen, press to return to the Home  screen. While on the main Home screen, press to show a snapshot of the  extended Home screens. Press and hold to open the recently-used applications window. ...
  • Page 24: Back Panel

     Basics Back panel 5 megapixel camera 10 Speaker LED flashlight Back cover...
  • Page 25: Top Panel

    Basics  Top panel 3.5mm audio jack Connect a .mm stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music. 14 POWER/LOCK When the phone is off, press and hold for a few seconds to turn on the  phone. When the phone is on and the screen is unlocked, press to turn the ...
  • Page 26: Left And Right Panels

     Basics Left and right panels 16 VOLUME UP While on a call, press to increase earpiece volume.  While not on a call, press to increase the ringer volume.  While watching videos or listening to the FM radio, press to increase ...
  • Page 27: Before Turning On Your Phone

    Basics  Before turning on your phone Back cover Removing the back cover Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, storage card slot and SIM card slot. Make sure the wireless device is turned off. Hold the device securely with the front facing down. With your thumb or finger, lift up the back cover from the notch at the bottom of the wireless device.
  • Page 28 8 Basics 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).
  • Page 29 Basics 9 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. Connect one end of the USB cable to the power adapter. .
  • Page 30 0 Basics Use only an approved charging accessory to charge your phone.  Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it  using the AC or car adapter. As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats. ...
  • Page 31: Getting Started

    Basics 1 Getting started Once you’ve installed your battery, you can turn on your phone and start using it. Turning on your phone Press and hold the POWER/LOCK button for a few seconds until the screen turns on. When you turn on the phone for the first time, you will be prompted to set up your phone.
  • Page 32: Setting Up Your Phone For The First Time

     Basics Setting up your phone for the first time When you turn on your phone for the first time, your phone displays tutorials and guides you to set up your email accounts and favorite social networks such as Facebook®, Flickr®, and Twitter™. You can follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup, or skip the setup and do it at another time.
  • Page 33 Basics  the setup. Tap Skip to set up accounts at a later time. To set up your Google Account, tap Google account > Next >  Sign in, enter your Google Account details, and then tap Sign in. If you want to add a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or a ...
  • Page 34: Extended Home Screen

     Basics Home screen The Home screen provides you with a weather clock that shows the time and weather of your current location. Tap the respective item to open the associated application. The Home screen also lets you add the items you want and need on the Home screen.
  • Page 35: Navigating The Home Screen

    Basics  Navigating the Home screen You can go to the extended Home screen by sliding your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the Home screen. While on an extended Home screen, press HOME to return to the main Home screen.
  • Page 36  Basics Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes.
  • Page 37: Phone Status And Notifications

    Basics  Phone status and notifications Phone status icons These are the icons that may appear on the phone status area of the status bar: G data transfer Signal strength G connected Roaming G in idle mode No signal Vibrate mode 1xRTT data transfer Connected to a Wi-Fi network 1xRTT connected...
  • Page 38: Notification Icons

    Update available for an application phone downloaded from Android Market Data synchronizing or connected Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks to HTC Sync are available General notification (for example, the phone is connected to the computer via the USB cable.)
  • Page 39: Checking Notifications

    Basics 9 Checking notifications Notification icons on the status bar tell you of new messages, calendar events, alarms set and ongoing or missed calls. You can open the Notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the mobile operator name. Opening the Notifications panel When a new notification icon displays in the status bar, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the...
  • Page 40: Adjusting The Volume

    0 Basics Closing the Notifications panel Do one of the following: Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then  slide your finger up the screen. Press BACK.  Adjusting the volume Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the phone ringtone, whereas adjusting the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications, music or video playback.
  • Page 41: Adjusting The Media Volume

    Basics 1 Adjusting the media volume When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons on the left panel of the phone to adjust the media volume. The Media volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level.
  • Page 42  Basics Waking up from Sleep mode Your phone wakes up automatically when you have an incoming call. To wake up your phone manually, press the POWER/LOCK button. You will then see that the phone has locked the screen. To find out how to unlock the screen, see “Unlocking the screen.”...
  • Page 43: Connecting Your Phone To A Computer

    Windows Address Book (Outlook Express), contacts and calendar events between your computer and your phone. For more information, see “Using HTC Sync” in the Accounts and sync chapter. Disk drive This mode is available only when you have installed a microSD card on your phone.
  • Page 44: Copying Files To And From The Storage Card

     Basics If you do not want to show the Connect to PC dialog box everytime you connect the phone to the computer, select the Don’t ask me again checkbox in the Connect to PC dialog box. The default connection type will be used when you connect the phone to the computer.
  • Page 45 Basics  If you want to keep the phone connected to the computer but  want the phone to be able to access the storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Disk drive, select an option except Disk drive, and then tap Done. See “Opening the Notifications panel”...
  • Page 46: Removing The Storage Card While The Phone Is On

     Basics Removing the storage card while the phone is on When you need to remove the storage card while the phone is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
  • Page 47: 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, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, calendar reminders, and more. Your phone’s Home screen is highly customizable and extends beyond the screen width, giving you plenty of space to add the information that matters most in your daily life and phone features that make...
  • Page 48: Personalizing Your Phone With Scenes

    0 Personalizing You can also download or copy ringtones or songs to your phone’s storage card. To find out how you can copy files to your storage card, see “Copying files to and from the storage card“. Ringtones or songs downloaded or copied to your storage card are not automatically added to the ringtone selection menu.
  • Page 49: Customizing And Saving A Scene

    Personalizing 1 HTC (default) Work Play Customizing and saving a scene After selecting a preset scene, you can add widgets and other elements, arrange the layout, change the wallpaper, and save the whole Home screen as your personalized scene. From the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Scenes.
  • Page 50: Renaming Or Deleting A Scene

    The wallpaper that you choose for the Home screen will also be used as the lock screen wallpaper. From the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Wallpaper. Do one of the following: Tap Live wallpapers to choose from preset animated  wallpapers. Tap HTC wallpapers to select from preset wallpapers. ...
  • Page 51: Personalizing Your Home Screen With Widgets

    Home options menu. Tap Widget and then select a widget that you want. Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs. Tap the right or left arrow button at the bottom of the screen to view the different styles, and then tap...
  • Page 52: Downloading Htc Widgets

    Downloading HTC widgets A selection of fun and useful HTC widgets are also available for download. On the Home screen, go to the part where there’s space to add a new widget. To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen”...
  • Page 53: Adding Application Icons And Other Shortcuts On Your Home Screen

    Personalizing  Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Place application icons on your Home screen to open applications quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen.
  • Page 54: Adding Folders On Your Home Screen

     Personalizing Adding folders on your Home screen Use folders to group related applications 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.
  • Page 55: Renaming A Folder

    Personalizing  Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the applications and shortcuts inside the folder. Renaming a folder Tap the folder to open it. Press and hold the folder window’s title bar. Enter a new folder name and then tap OK. Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to give room...
  • Page 56: Removing A Widget Or Icon

    8 Personalizing Removing a widget or icon Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. The phone vibrates and you’ll see a green box around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger. Drag the widget or icon to the Phone button. The Phone button then changes into the Remove button and turns red.
  • Page 57: Phone Calls

    Phone calls Making calls There are several convenient methods to make a call from your phone. Calling somebody using your phone You can either dial a number directly, or you can use the Smart Dial (see “Smart Dial”) feature to search and call a contact in your contacts lit or a number from call history.
  • Page 58: Making International Calls

    0 Phone calls To call a different phone number associated with the contact,  at the right side of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap the number you want to call. Making international calls Your phone lets you make calls from the U.S. to any phone on the globe.
  • Page 59: Calling Using Voice Dialer

    Phone calls 1 Adding a contact to speed dial From the Home screen, tap Press MENU, and then tap Speed dial > Add new. Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in the list, tap the name. On the Speed dial screen, select the phone number of the contact to use, and the phone keypad assignment.
  • Page 60: Calling A Phone Number In An Email

     Phone calls Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call. To call the message sender, in the All messages list, press and hold the message, and then tap Call on the options menu. For more information about text messages, see the Messages chapter. Calling a phone number in an email From the Home screen, tap Mail.
  • Page 61: Using Assisted Dialing

    Phone calls  Using Assisted Dialing Assisted Dialing allows you to easily dial international calls while roaming in another country. Setting up assisted dialing From the Home screen, press MENU then tap Settings > Call > Assisted Dialing. Select the Enable Assisted Dialing check box. Tap Reference Country, and then select the country that you want to call.
  • Page 62: Receiving Calls

     Phone calls Receiving calls When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.
  • Page 63: Rejecting An Incoming Call

    Phone calls  If the phone is already facing down, the phone will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls. Using the Quiet ring on pick up feature Your phone is set to automatically scale down the ring volume when you pick it up to answer calls.
  • Page 64: Using In-Call Options

     Phone calls Editing the default message You can change the message that is sent out. From the Home screen, tap Press MENU, and then tap Settings > Edit default message. Enter the new message, and then tap OK. Using in-call options When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the microphone or to turn the speakerphone on or off.
  • Page 65: Handling Multiple Calls

    Phone calls  Handling multiple calls Your phone notifies you when you have another incoming call, and gives you the option of rejecting or accepting the call. If you are already on a call and accept the new call, you can choose to switch between the two callers.
  • Page 66: Muting The Microphone During A Call

    8 Phone calls Muting the microphone during a call On the screen, tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the Mute icon ( ) appears in the status bar. Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call On the screen, tap to toggle between turning the speakerphone on or off.
  • Page 67: Using Call History

    Phone calls 9 Using call history When you miss a call, the missed call icon ( ) appears in the title bar. Use the Call history tab in the People application to check who the caller was or view all your dialed numbers and received calls. From the Home screen, tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
  • Page 68: Adding A New Phone Number To Your Contacts From Call History . 0

    0 Phone calls to show the call history for that particular contact.  You can also access call history from the People application. See the People chapter for more information. Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history From the Home screen, tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
  • Page 69: Clearing The Call History List

    Phone calls 1 You can also press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger downward on the screen to open the Notifications panel. The missed call number or contact name is displayed. Clearing the call history list From the Home screen, tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
  • Page 70: Calling From Outside Of The U.s

     Phone calls Hold the SIM card so that the metal contacts on the SIM card face down and the cutoff corner of the SIM card points toward the bottom-left corner of your phone. 4. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder until it stops. 5.
  • Page 71: Call Services

    Phone calls  When roaming in countries outside of North America where both CDMA and GSM networks are present, you can make your phone to connect to a CDMA or a GSM network only. From the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. Tap Wireless &...
  • Page 72: Preferred Network

     Phone calls Hearing aids Turn on the Hearing Aid Compliance feature that reduces interference to hearing aids. Preferred Network Let’s you select the type of network your phone connects to so you can place phone calls and have data connection. GSM call settings If you’re using the phone outside of the United States in a GSM coverage area, you can set the following options:...
  • Page 73: Turning Airplane Mode On Or Off

    Phone calls  Voice Privacy Encrypts outgoing voice calls and uses secure channels when available. Assisted Dialing Assisted Dialing allows you to easily dial international calls while roaming in another country. See “Using Assisted Dialing” in this chapter for details. Phone settings Edit the call reject message, choose whether to open the message editor when you reject a call with a message, and choose whether to...
  • Page 74: People

    Phone contacts See “Adding a new contact” in this chapter for  details. Exchange ActiveSync Server See “Synchronizing with a Microsoft  Exchange ActiveSync account” in the Accounts and sync chapter for details. Contacts on your computer See “Using HTC Sync” in the  Accounts and sync chapter for details.
  • Page 75: People Screen

    People  Facebook See “Adding an account” in the Accounts and sync  chapter for details. People screen The People screen gives you easy access to all your contacts, as well as even faster access to the people and groups of people you contact most often.
  • Page 76: Setting Up My Contact Card

    On the All tab of the People screen, tap Me. If you are logged in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC Sense, instead of Me, you will see your the name you use in Facebook. Enter your name and contact details.
  • Page 77 People 9 Create a new contact. Tap to edit your My contact card. This icon appears when the contact: Has sent you a new text or email message, or tried to call you but you  missed the call. Has updated his or her Facebook profile or has added photos on Flickr ...
  • Page 78: Adding A New Contact

    80 People To view only contacts of a particular type, for example Google contacts or Facebook contacts, press MENU, tap View, and select the contact types. Adding a new contact > People. From the Home screen, tap On the All tab, tap Add contact at the top of the screen. Select the Contact type, for example Google or Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
  • Page 79: Merging Contact Information

    People 81 Merging contact information Merge duplicated contacts on your phone to avoid clutter and confusion. If you have the same contact appear in your Phone, Google, and Facebook accounts, you can merge the contact information into one contact. The phone automatically merges contacts that it finds to have similar data.
  • Page 80: Editing A Contact's Information

    8 People Editing a contact’s information > People. From the Home screen, tap On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact. Enter the new information for the contact. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap Save. Searching for a contact >...
  • Page 81: Importing Contacts From The Storage Card

    People 8 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. See “Backing up your contacts to the storage card. From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 82: Sending Your Contact Information As A Vcard Via Mms

    8 People Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS > People. From the Home screen, tap On the All tab, tap [Your name] My contact card. Press MENU, and then tap Send my contact info. Select the type of information you want to send, and then tap Send. Enter the recipient’s number or email address, and then tap Send.
  • Page 83: Deleting A Group

    People 8 Deleting a group > People. From the Home screen, tap On the Groups tab, press and hold the group you want to delete, and then tap Delete group. You can only delete groups that you have created. Adding or removing contacts from a group >...
  • Page 84: Sending An Sms/Mms Message Or Email To A Group

    8 People Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group > People. From the Home screen, tap On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send an SMS/MMS message or email to. Go to the Group action tab ( ), and then do one of the following: Tap Send group message to send an SMS/MMS message to...
  • Page 85 People 8 Details tab Shows the information you have stored for the contact, and allows you to get in touch with the contact directly by tapping any of the displayed methods. For example, if the contact has a stored work phone number, tap Call Work to call that number.
  • Page 86: People Widget

    88 People People widget Put the group of people you contact most right on the Home screen of your phone by adding them as the People widget. Using the People widget, you can instantly place a call, send a message, or view details of a favorite contact with a single tap.
  • Page 87: Getting In Touch With A Contact

    People 89 Getting in touch with a contact On the Home screen, go to the People widget. 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.
  • Page 88: Keyboard

    Keyboard Using the slide-out keyboard Hold your phone sideways, with the control buttons on the right, and then push the display up to reveal the slide-out. When you open the slide-out keyboard your display will always be in landscape and you will not be able to use the onscreen keyboard.
  • Page 89 Keyboard 91 Menu key Instead of pressing the MENU button, press this key to open the available menu options for the current screen. Shift key Press once and then press a letter key to type that letter in uppercase.  On number or symbol keys, pressing the Shift key causes the special character to appear.
  • Page 90: Using The Shortcut Key

    9 Keyboard Using the Shortcut key You can assign the Shortcut key to open an application or an item on your phone with a single press. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > AP1 Shortcut key. Tap Shortcut key, and then do any of the following: Tap Apps, and then tap the application that you want to open ...
  • Page 91: Using The Onscreen Keyboard

    Keyboard 9 Using the onscreen keyboard When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. The onscreen keyboard is not available when the slide-out keyboard is open. Using the landscape onscreen keyboard When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard.
  • Page 92: Changing The Onscreen Keyboard Layout

    9 Keyboard Changing the onscreen keyboard layout You can choose from three different keyboard layouts to suit your typing style. To change the keyboard layout, do the following: From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard. Tap Touch Input >...
  • Page 93: Entering Text

    Keyboard 9 Tap the language switch key , and then select the language that you want to use. The keyboard layout changes according to your selected language. Entering text Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard: Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or accented letters.
  • Page 94: Entering Words With Predictive Text

    9 Keyboard This is the Backspace key. Tap to delete the previous character. Tap to change the onscreen keyboard language.  Tap this key, and then tap Settings to open the Touch Input settings  and change the keyboard type, select the languages you want the keyboard layout to switch to, and adjust other text input settings.
  • Page 95 Keyboard 9 Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Your phone comes with a list of words that it references for predictive text suggestions. Sometimes you may need to add a word to the predictive text dictionary, for example a name or a specialized technical word.
  • Page 96: Adjusting Touch Input Settings

    98 Keyboard Adjusting touch input settings From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard. > Touch Input. Touch Input settings Keyboard types Tap to select the keyboard layout to use. You can choose from QWERTY, Phone Keypad, or Compact QWERTY.
  • Page 97: Text Input

    Keyboard 99 User Dictionary Add, edit or remove words in the predictive text dictionary. See “Entering words with predictive text” in this chapter for more information. Text input QWERTY/Hardware QWERTY Prediction Select to enable the word prediction feature which provides a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys.
  • Page 98 100 Keyboard Other settings Sound feedback Select to hear a clicking sound whenever you tap a key on the keyboard. Vibrate when typing Select to enable vibration feedback whenever you tap a key on the keyboard. Finger touch precision Calibration tool Tap to re-calibrate the keyboard touch accuracy.
  • Page 99: Messages

    Messages About Messages Messages lets you compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. To open your message inbox, from the Home screen, tap > Messages. If the list of messages does not fit on the screen, you can scroll down to view more messages by swiping your finger on the screen.
  • Page 100: Sending Text And Multimedia Messages

    10 Messages Sending text and multimedia messages Send short text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. If you exceed the limit on the number of characters for a single text message, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.
  • Page 101 Messages 10 Tap the text box that contains the text “Add text”, and then start composing your message. When done, tap to send the text message. Sending a multimedia (MMS) message From the Home screen, tap > Messages. On the All messages screen, tap New message. The Compose screen opens.
  • Page 102 10 Messages Tap the icon, and then select the contacts to whom you  want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as recipients. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap Done. You can add a subject line by pressing MENU and then tapping Add subject.
  • Page 103 Messages 10 Contact (vCard). Select a contact from your phone, and then  select which contact information you want to attach. Appointment (vCalendar). Select the calendar event you want  to attach. Slideshow. Opens the Edit slideshow screen. Tap Add slide to ...
  • Page 104: New Message Notifications

    10 Messages To receive delivery reports and know when a picture message is received, in the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. Select the Delivery reports check box in the MMS settings section. Saving and resuming a draft message While composing a text or multimedia message, press BACK to automatically save your message as a draft.
  • Page 105: Viewing Push Messages

    Messages 10 The Messages application icon (if shown on the Home screen) also displays the number of new messages To open the message, press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.
  • Page 106: Managing Message Conversations

    108 Messages Managing message conversations Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
  • Page 107 Messages 109 Tap the attachment to open it. If the attachment is a vCard contact, it is imported to your Phone contacts list. For information about contacts, see the People chapter. If the attachment is a vCalendar file, you can choose the calendar where you want to save the event.
  • Page 108: Protecting A Message From Deletion

    110 Messages Protecting a message from deletion You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation. From the Home screen, tap > Messages. On the All messages screen, tap a message thread. Press and hold the message that you want to lock Tap Lock message on the options menu.
  • Page 109: Deleting A Single Message

    Messages 111 Deleting a single message While viewing a message thread, press and hold the message that you want to delete. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then press and hold the message to display the options menu again.
  • Page 110 11 Messages Text message limit Choose the maximum number of text messages to store in each conversation thread (this does not include locked messages). Multimedia message limit Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store in each conversation thread (this does not include locked messages). SMS settings Delivery reports Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your...
  • Page 111 Messages 11 Roaming auto-retrieve Automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely when roaming. This may incur significant phone charges. Priority setting Set the message priority of MMS messages sent. Maximum message size Set the maximum file size of an MMS message. The MMS message will not be sent out if it exceeds the file size set here.
  • Page 112 11 Messages Vibrate Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message arrives. Sent messages Sent notification Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a message is sent successfully. Failure notification Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a message failed to send.
  • Page 113: Adding The Messages Widget

    Messages 11 Adding the Messages widget Add the Messages widget to let you read your messages on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “Adding a widget to your Home screen” in the Personalizing chapter.
  • Page 114: Social

    People, you can browse through Facebook photo albums in Gallery, and read Facebook status updates in Friend Stream. To learn how to sign in to Facebook for HTC Sense, see the Accounts and sync chapter.
  • Page 115: Facebook For Android Application

    Social 11 Facebook for Android application The Facebook application on your phone lets you keep up and stay close with your friends in Facebook. It offers most of the features that you are familiar with when using Facebook on your computer. If you have more than one Facebook account, you can sign in to the Facebook application using your other Facebook account.
  • Page 116: Differences Between Facebook For Htc Sense And Facebook For Android Application

    The two do not share the same login credentials. Signing in to  Facebook for HTC Sense does not sign you in to the Facebook application and vice versa. If you want to use the same Facebook account for both, you’ll have to sign in to both using the same...
  • Page 117: Tweeting On Your Phone

    Social 119 Tweeting on your phone Peep is a Twitter™ client that lets you enjoy “tweeting’’ on your phone. Send out tweets, read and receive tweets from people, search for new Twitter users to follow, all from your phone. From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 118: Sending A Tweet

    10 Social Tap to view the Twitter user’s profile. This also shows you all tweets from this Twitter user. Tap to enter a tweet to send out. Press and hold to open the options menu to let you reply, send a direct message, retweet, add to favorite, and view the profile.
  • Page 119: Searching For Twitter Users To Follow

    Social 11 Searching for Twitter users to follow From the Home screen, tap > Peep. While on the Peep screen, press the SEARCH button. Tap the text field with the words “Search Twitter”, enter the search criteria, and then tap On the Search result screen, scroll through the list, and then tap the twitter user you want to follow.
  • Page 120: Setting Peep Options

    1 Social Tap the To field, and then enter the name. As you enter characters, the names of the Twitter users that match the characters you enter will appear. Tap the name when you see it. Enter your message, and then tap Update. Setting Peep options From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 121: Adding The Twitter Widget

    Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release. Twitter for HTC Sense View your tweets in supported applications on the phone. By signing in to Twitter (in Peep or Friend Stream), tweets from your contacts whom you follow in Twitter are downloaded to the Updates and events tab of the Contact details screen in People.
  • Page 122: Friend Stream Screen

    1 Social Friend Stream screen Only updates from accounts that you are signed in to will be shown. You can filter the updates that show in Friend Stream by pressing MENU, and then tapping Settings > Show updates. Depending on the type, tap to open Peep, post a Facebook comment, look at the Flickr album, or open the link in the web browser.
  • Page 123: Updating Your Status

    Social 1 Updating your status From the Home screen, tap > Friend Stream. On the All Updates tab, tap the text field with the words “What’s on your mind?”. , and then on the Update Status dialog box, select which accounts you want the status update to be posted.
  • Page 124: Chatting In Google Talk

    1 Social Chatting in Google Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other people that also use Google Talk. This app will auto update when there’s a compatible newer version available in Android Market. Signing in to Google Talk If you signed in to your Google Account when you first set up the phone, you are already signed in to Google Talk.
  • Page 125 Social 1 Chat with your friend by entering text in the text box at the bottom of the screen. To insert a smiley, press MENU, and then tap More > Insert smiley. Tap a smiley to insert it into your message. After entering your message, tap Send.
  • Page 126: Changing Your Online Status And Picture

    18 Social Chatting on or off the record Your Google Talk messages are stored, so you can review them later and even search for them in the Chats folder in Gmail. But, if you’d rather not store the messages in a chat, you can go off the record. On a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Chat off record.
  • Page 127: Managing Your Friends List

    Social 19 Changing your picture From the Home screen, tap > Talk. In the Friends list, tap the picture to the left of your status message. In the Select an album screen, tap the album where the picture you want to use is located. Tap the picture you want to use.
  • Page 128 10 Social Do one of the following: Tap Accept in the menu that opens to accept the invitation.  Tap Cancel if you don’t want to chat with and share your  Google Talk status with the sender. Viewing the list of pending invitations to friends From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 129: Changing Google Talk Settings

    Social 11 Blocking a friend You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked, your friend is also removed from your Friends list. From the Home screen, tap > Talk. In the Friends list, press and hold the friend’s name you want to block.
  • Page 130 1 Social Do one of the following: Tap Select ringtone to select the ringtone to use when a  new instant message arrives. The ringtone briefly plays when selected. If you don’t want a ringtone to play when you receive a new Google Talk message, select Silent.
  • Page 131: Accounts And Sync

    Accounts and sync Synchronizing with online accounts Your phone can sync information and receive updates from your Google™ and Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® accounts as well as popular online services such as Facebook®, Twitter™, and Flickr®. These are some of the types of information you can sync: Gmail™...
  • Page 132: Adding A Social Network Account

    1 Accounts and sync Adding a social network account You can sync with your accounts on popular online services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync. Tap Add account, and then tap the account type you want to add.
  • Page 133: Synchronizing With A Microsoft Exchange Activesync Account

    Accounts and sync 1 Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account You can only add one Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone. You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 00 Service Pack  (SP) or later. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts &...
  • Page 134 1 Accounts and sync Auto-sync. If this is selected, applications can use the sync  schedule defined in the account settings. If this is cleared, you will need to sync accounts manually. For instructions on doing this, see “Synchronizing an account manually”. 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...
  • Page 135: Synchronizing With Your Computer

    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®...
  • Page 136: Installing Htc Sync That Came With The Microsd Card

    18 Accounts and sync Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card Make sure the microSD card is inserted on your phone. Copy the HTC Sync installer from the microSD card to your computer and use it to install.
  • Page 137: Setting Up Htc Sync To Recognize Your Phone

    After installing, set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone. 1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 2. On your phone’s Connect to PC screen, tap HTC Sync, and then tap Done. On your computer, wait for HTC Sync to recognize your phone.
  • Page 138: Setting Up Synchronization

    10 Accounts and sync Setting up synchronization Music Bring the music tracks and songs you play on your computer to your phone. If you have playlists created in iTunes® or Windows Media® Player, you can sync these too and enjoy them on the go. You can sync audio files in these formats: *.aac, *.amr, *.ma, *.mid, *.midi, *.mp, *.wav, and *.wma.
  • Page 139 Accounts and sync 11 Gallery You can choose to automatically copy your phone camera shots to your computer. At the same time, when you select a folder from your computer, the photos and videos stored in it are also synchronized on your phone’s storage card.
  • Page 140 1 Accounts and sync Turning Calendar sync on means you want this category included every time you sync your computer and phone. 2. Select the app you want to sync calendar events with. 3. Choose the number of days of calendar events to sync. You can choose One week ago, Two weeks ago, or One month ago.
  • Page 141 Accounts and sync 1 Bookmarks Sync the bookmarks inside the “HTC Bookmarks” favorites folder in your computer’s web browser with the bookmarks stored on your phone’s web browser. 1. On the Device panel, click Bookmarks, and then click the On button.
  • Page 142: Synchronizing Your Phone

    1 Accounts and sync 1. On the Device panel, click Documents, and then click the On button. Turning Documents sync on means you want this category included every time you sync your computer and phone. 2. To sync email attachments that you’ve stored on your phone’s storage card, select Copy all download Mail documents to PC.
  • Page 143: Installing Apps From Your Computer To Your Phone

    Accounts and sync 1 Installing apps from your computer to your phone If you have apps (*.apk files) on your computer, you can use HTC Sync to install them to your phone. We strongly recommend that you install only those apps that you trust.
  • Page 144: Synchronizing Another Phone With Your Computer

    1. Connect the other phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 2. On the phone’s Connect to PC screen, tap HTC Sync, and then tap Done. 3. On your computer, wait for HTC Sync to recognize the other phone.
  • Page 145: Email

    Email Using Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. Gmail is configured when you first set up your phone. Depending on your synchronization settings, Gmail on your phone is automatically synchronized with one or more Gmail accounts on the web. For more information about synchronization, see “Synchronizing with a Google Account”...
  • Page 146 18 Email Folder (or Label) and number of unread email messages. Unread messages are displayed in bold. Checked email. Select one or more emails to apply an action. Note: Batch operations needs to be enabled. Actions for checked email(s). This will not show if there is no item selected in the inbox.
  • Page 147: Reading Your Messages

    Email 19 Switching to another Google Account If you have set up more than one Google Account on your phone, you can switch between accounts in Gmail. For more information on setting up Google Accounts, see “Synchronizing with a Google Account”...
  • Page 148 10 Email Message subject. Message label. Online status. Appears when the contact is a Google Talk friend and you are signed in to Google Talk. 3. To manage the email message or conversation, do any of the following: Tap Archive to remove the conversation from your Inbox while ...
  • Page 149 Email 11 Replying to or forwarding an email message In the message thread, scroll down to the end of the conversation. Tap Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. 3. Do one of the following: If you selected Reply or Reply to all, enter your reply message. ...
  • Page 150 1 Email Reporting a conversation as spam The Gmail webmail service works hard to prevent spam (unwanted and unsolicited “junk” mail) from reaching your Inbox. But when spam makes it through, you can help improve the service by reporting the conversation as spam.
  • Page 151 Email 1 Recipient. Subject. Attachment. Enter your message here. Tap to remove the attachment. After composing your message, tap Send. While composing the message, tap Save as draft or press BACK to save it as a draft. To view your draft email messages, in the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels >...
  • Page 152: Managing Conversations And Messages

    1 Email You can create a signature consisting of multiple lines of text. At the end of each line of text, tap on the onscreen keyboard to create another line. Viewing your sent messages In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels > Sent. Managing conversations and messages Searching for messages You can search for messages that contain one or more words in their...
  • Page 153 Email 1 Do one of the following: While reading a message, touch the star in its header.  When viewing a conversation, touch its star to start the newest  message in the conversation. To unstar a message, touch its star again. You can also touch a star in a conversation list to unstar all messages in the conversation.
  • Page 154 1 Email To set synchronization for a particular label, tap the label. You can select to synchronize the default number of days, or you can sync all or none of the label’s messages. Working with conversations in batches You can archive, label, delete, or perform other actions on a batch of conversations at once, in your Inbox or in another labeled list of conversations.
  • Page 155: Changing Gmail Settings

    Email 1 Changing Gmail settings From the Home screen, tap > Gmail. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap More > Settings. Set the following options: Signature. Tap to enter a signature that is appended at the  end of your emails. Confirm actions.
  • Page 156: Using Mail

    18 Email the ringtone menu, select a ringtone specific to new email messages. The ringtone plays briefly when selected. If you don’t want a ringtone to play when you receive a new email message, tap Silent. To confirm your ringtone selection, tap Select Vibrate if you want your phone to vibrate when you ...
  • Page 157: Viewing Your Email Inbox

    Email 19 Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then tap Next. If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone database, you will be asked to enter more details. Enter the Account name and Your name and then tap Finish setup.
  • Page 158 10 Email Meeting invitation (Exchange ActiveSync only) Number of unread email messages. Inbox filter tabs Received Displays email messages as individual items. Conversations Displays messages as conversations, grouped according to the subject line. Tap a subject in the list to show the email conversation. Favorites Displays messages from your favorite contacts.
  • Page 159 Email 11 Meeting invitations (Exchange ActiveSync only) Displays meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or declined. Attachments Displays all messages that have attachments. Refreshing an email account Whatever your automatic synchronization settings are, you can also synchronize your sent and received emails manually at any time. While in the account you want to synchronize, press MENU, and then tap Refresh.
  • Page 160: Exchange Activesync Email

    1 Email Exchange ActiveSync email If you synchronize your phone with your work Exchange ActiveSync account, you can read, manage, and send email in the same easy way as with a POP/IMAP account. However, you can also access some powerful Exchange features. For information on setting up an Exchange ActiveSync account, see “Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account”...
  • Page 161: Composing And Sending An Email Message

    Email 1 Setting the priority for an email message You can set the priority for an email message you send with your Exchange ActiveSync account. While composing the message, press MENU. Tap Set priority. Select the priority for the message. If you selected High or Low priority, the priority appears below the subject line of the message.
  • Page 162 1 Email Enter the subject, and then compose your message. To add an attachment, press MENU, tap Add attachment, and choose from the following options: Picture. Select Camera to take a photo and attach it, or  Pictures to attach a photo from your storage card. Video.
  • Page 163: Viewing And Replying To An Email Message

    Email 1 Viewing and replying to an email message From the Home screen, tap > Mail. On the email account Inbox, tap the email you want to view. For an Exchange ActiveSync account, you can mark an email. To mark an email, while viewing an email, tap the white flag the upper-right corner of the screen.
  • Page 164: Deleting An Email Account

    1 Email Send & receive Set the maximum email file size limit when receiving and frequency to check for new emails and how many to check for. You can also set to have emails that you send bcc’d to yourself. Notification settings Set email notification settings.
  • Page 165: Calendar

    If you’re using Microsoft Outlook on your computer, you can set  up HTC Sync on your computer to sync Outlook Calendar with your phone’s Calendar. See “Using HTC Sync” for details. If you have a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account and ...
  • Page 166: Creating A Calendar Event

    18 Calendar Creating a calendar event You can create events that appear on your phone only, as well as events that sync with your Google Calendar, your computer’s Outlook Calendar, or Exchange ActiveSync calendar. 1. From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 167: Inviting Guests To Your Event (Google Account Only)

    Calendar 19 You can add another reminder time in a Google Calendar event. Press MENU and then tap Add reminder. 8. If the event occurs on a regular basis, tap the Repetition box and then choose how often the event occurs. 9.
  • Page 168: Sending A Meeting Request Using Calendar (Exchange Activesync Only)

    10 Calendar Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only) If you have an Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone, you can use Calendar to create a meeting appointment and send a meeting request email to the people you want to invite to your meeting.
  • Page 169: Month View

    Calendar 11 Month view In Month view, you’ll see markers on days that have events. When in Month view: on the bottom left of the screen to switch to Agenda  view. Tap on the bottom right to create a new event. Tap a day to view the events of that day.
  • Page 170: Day And Agenda Views

    1 Calendar Day and Agenda views Day view displays a list of the events of one day and also shows weather information at the bottom of the screen when you’re viewing events of the current day. Agenda view shows a list of all your events in chronological order.
  • Page 171 Calendar 1 Week view Week view displays a chart of the events of one week. When in Week view: You can press and hold on a time slot to create a new event at  that time. Tap an event to view its details. ...
  • Page 172: Viewing, Editing Or Deleting An Event

    1 Calendar Viewing, editing or deleting an event You can view, edit, or delete events you created. You can also view event invitations that other people sent to you. Viewing and editing an event 1. From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 173: Deleting An Event

    Calendar 1 Deleting an event There are a number of ways to delete an event. While viewing the summary of an event on the Event details  screen, press MENU and then tap Delete event. In Day, Agenda or Week view, press and hold an event and then ...
  • Page 174: Displaying And Synchronizing Calendars

    1 Calendar After sliding open the Notifications panel, tap the calendar  event reminder. You’ll then see a list of all pending event reminders. Tap Snooze all to snooze all event reminders for five minutes, or tap Dismiss all to dismiss all event reminders. Press BACK to keep the reminders pending in the notifications ...
  • Page 175: Changing Calendar Settings

    Calendar 1 Press BACK to update Calendar with the new changes and return to the Calendar view you were viewing. The calendars that you remove from your calendars list will no longer be synchronized on your phone, but you remain subscribed to them and can work with them in Google Calendar on the Web.
  • Page 176: Calendar View Settings

    18 Calendar 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. Set alerts & notifications Configure event reminders to open an alert, send you a notification, or turn off event notifications on your phone.
  • Page 177: Sending A Vcalendar

    Calendar 19 Day views Choose whether to display Day view in the form of an event list or time list. First day of week Set the Month and Week views to start on a Sunday or Monday. Include weather Make sure this check box is selected so that weather information is shown in Day view’s event list.
  • Page 178: About The Calendar Widget

    180 Calendar If you chose to send using Bluetooth, in the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the vCalendar can be sent. Follow the steps in “Sending information from your phone to another device”...
  • Page 179: Clock And Weather

    Weather application and check for more weather forecasts. See “Checking weather” for details. The HTC Clock widget comes in a variety of looks and designs. You can add another clock widget to the extended Home screen, if you want to have another clock that shows the time of another city.
  • Page 180: About The Clock Application

    There’s also an alarm clock, stopwatch, and countdown timer. To open the Clock application: From the Home screen, tap the HTC Clock widget.  You can also press HOME, and then tap > Clock.
  • Page 181: Using Desk Clock

    Clock and Weather 18 Desk Clock tab World Clock tab Alarm Clock tab Stopwatch tab Timer tab Using Desk Clock Opening the Clock application brings you directly to the Desk Clock screen. The Desk Clock displays the current date, time, and weather, an alarm clock indicator, and a battery charging indicator.
  • Page 182 18 Clock and Weather The alarm clock indicator shows whether the alarm clock is on or off. To find out how to turn on and set the alarm clock, see “Setting the alarm clock“. Below the date and time, you’ll see the weather information of your current location.
  • Page 183: Using World Clock

    Setting your home city From the Home screen, tap the HTC Clock widget. Tap the World Clock tab. Press MENU and then tap Home settings.
  • Page 184: Setting The Time Zone, Date, And Time

    To set the time zone, date, and time on your phone manually, you need to turn off auto time synchronization first. From the Home screen, tap the HTC Clock widget. Tap the World Clock tab. Press MENU and then tap Local time settings to open the Date &...
  • Page 185: Adding A City To The World Clock Screen

    In addition to the current and home cities, the World Clock screen can display up to 1 cities. From the Home screen, tap the HTC Clock widget. Tap the World Clock tab. Tap Add city. Enter the city name you want to add. As you enter letters, the list is filtered to show matching cities and countries.
  • Page 186: Setting An Alarm

    188 Clock and Weather Setting an alarm From the Home screen, tap the HTC Clock widget. Tap the Alarms tab. Select the check box of an alarm, and then tap that alarm. On the Set alarm screen, drag your finger up or down to roll the time scroll wheels and set the alarm time.
  • Page 187: Changing Alarm Sound Settings

    If you’ve set one or more alarms, you can change their settings such as the alarm volume, how long to snooze the alarm, and more. From the Home screen, tap the HTC Clock widget. Tap the Alarms tab. On the Alarms screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. You...
  • Page 188: Checking Weather

    If you declined to turn location service on during first-time setup of your phone, turn location service on in your phone’s settings so that you’ll be able to check your current location’s weather on the HTC Clock widget, Weather application, and the Weather widget. From the Home screen, press MENU, tap Settings >...
  • Page 189: Adding A City To The Weather Screen

    Clock and Weather 191 The Weather application automatically downloads and displays the latest weather updates. You can also download the most recent weather anytime by tapping To see more weather details on the Web, tap Weather at the bottom center of the Weather screen. Adding a city to the Weather screen Add more cities to the Weather screen so you can instantly check the weather forecasts in these cities.
  • Page 190: Changing The Order Of Cities On The Weather Screen

    19 Clock and Weather Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen > Weather. From the Home screen, tap On the Weather screen, press MENU and then tap Rearrange. Press and hold at the end of the item you want to move. When the row is highlighted in green, drag it to its new position, then release.
  • Page 191: About The Weather Widget

    Clock and Weather 19 About the Weather widget Use the Weather widget to instantly check weather forecasts of your current location and other cities without having to open the Weather application. The Weather widget comes in different looks and styles. You can add this widget to the Home screen, if it’s not yet added.
  • Page 192: Internet

    Internet Data connection Settings for connecting to your mobile operator’s data network are already preconfigured on your device, and your device is ready to connect to the Internet. Turning the data connection on or off Turning your data connection off can help optimize your battery life.
  • Page 193: Selecting The Network To Connect To When Roaming

    Internet 19 Accessing data services while roaming may incur significant charges. Inquire about the data roaming tariffs with your mobile operator before enabling data roaming. Selecting the network to connect to when roaming Your phone is set to Global mode and we’ve designed it to automatically search for the appropriate network in your location (CDMA or GSM) and then connect to it.
  • Page 194: Turning Wi-Fi On And Connecting To A Wireless Network

    19 Internet The availability and range of the Wi-Fi signal depends on the number, infrastructure, and other objects through which the signal passes. Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless &...
  • Page 195: Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network With Eap-Tls Security

    Internet 19 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security You may need to install a network certificate (.p1) to your phone before you can connect to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS authentication protocol. Ask the Wi-Fi network administrator where you can get or download the network certificate.
  • Page 196: Connecting To Another Wi-Fi Network

    198 Internet If you want to remove the wireless network settings on your phone, tap Forget on this window. You need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network. Connecting to another Wi-Fi network On the Wireless &...
  • Page 197: Connecting To A Virtual Private Network (Vpn)

    Internet 199 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) From your phone, you can add, set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow you to connect and access resources inside a secured local network, such as your corporate network. Preparing your phone for VPN connection Depending on the type of VPN you are using at work, you may be required to enter your login credentials and/or install security...
  • Page 198: Adding A Vpn Connection

    00 Internet Adding a VPN connection From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks > VPN settings. Tap Add VPN, and then tap the type of VPN you want to add. Tap the VPN settings and set them up according to the security details you have obtained from your network administrator.
  • Page 199: Using Your Phone's Web Browser

    Internet 01 Using your phone’s web browser Open the web browser to start surfing the web. The browser is fully optimized and comes with advanced features that let you enjoy Internet browsing on your phone. You must have an active data connection or Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet.
  • Page 200: Changing The Screen Orientation

    0 Internet On the Set home page screen, select the home page you want to use. Changing the screen orientation The phone automatically changes the screen orientation depending on how you are holding your phone. The Auto-rotate screen check box in HOME > MENU > Settings >...
  • Page 201: Zooming In Or Out On A Web Page

    Internet 0 Zooming in or out on a web page Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. You can also use your fingers to spread or pinch the screen to zoom in and out. Selecting a link in a web page You can tap a link with your finger to open it, or press and hold a link for more options.
  • Page 202: Opening A New Browser Window

    0 Internet particularly useful when viewing text and links at a small size. Links are enclosed in a colored box when selected. After selecting a link with the navigation keys, you can press the Enter key to open the link, or press and hold the link with your finger for more options.
  • Page 203: Finding Text Within A Web Page

    Internet 0 You can also do the following: Tap a webpage to display it in full screen. to close a webpage. Finding text within a web page While viewing a web page, press MENU and then tap More > Find on page.
  • Page 204: Downloading Applications From The Web

    0 Internet Downloading applications from the web Before you can download applications from the web, you must first enable downloading from the phone settings. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Applications. Select the Unknown sources check box. When the Attention dialog box opens, tap OK.
  • Page 205 Internet 0 Selecting text 1. Press and hold on a word. To select text in a link, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy text. 2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to select. Tap to copy, search/translate, or share the text.
  • Page 206 08 Internet Copying and pasting text After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap . The selected text is then copied to the clipboard. In a text entry field (for example while composing a message), press and hold at the point where you want to paste the text. Tap Paste.
  • Page 207: Viewing Bookmarks And Previously Visited Pages

    Internet 09 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone. You can also access a convenient History list of the sites you have visited, or quickly view the pages that you access most often. Bookmarking a web page While viewing a web page, press MENU, and then tap Add bookmark.
  • Page 208: Setting Browser Options

    10 Internet Clearing the list of previously visited pages From the Home screen, tap > Internet. Press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks. , press MENU, and then tap Clear history. On the History tab Viewing a page that you often visit From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 209: Wi-Fi Hotspot

    Internet 11 Wi-Fi Hotspot Use your phone as a wireless hotspot for up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices with the Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot app. From the Home screen, tap > Wi-Fi Hotspot. The first time you open Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot, a brief introduction describing the application is displayed.
  • Page 210: Bluetooth

    Bluetooth Using Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that allows devices to exchange information over a distance of about eight meters without requiring a physical connection. Bluetooth on your phone supports the following profiles: GAP (generic access profile) ...
  • Page 211: Turning Bluetooth On Or Off

    Bluetooth 1 Turning Bluetooth on or off From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 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.
  • Page 212: Reconnecting A Headset Or Car Kit

    1 Bluetooth If Bluetooth is not switched on, tap the Bluetooth check box to switch it on. Make sure that the headset is discoverable, so that your phone can find the headset. Refer to the instructions that came with the headset to find out how to set it in discoverable mode.
  • Page 213: Disconnecting Or Unpairing From A Bluetooth Device

    Bluetooth 1 Make sure that the headset is discoverable. Tap the headset’s name in the Bluetooth devices section. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1, or consult the headset/car kit documentation to find the passcode. If you still cannot reconnect to the headset or car kit, follow the instructions in “Unpairing from a Bluetooth device”...
  • Page 214: Sending And Receiving Information Using Bluetooth

    1 Bluetooth Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your phone and another Bluetooth-enabled device such as a phone or notebook computer. The first time you transfer information between your phone and another device, you need to enter or confirm a security passcode. After that, your phone and the other device are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future.
  • Page 215 Bluetooth 1 Photos and videos (in Gallery). On the Albums tab , tap  an album. Tap the Share button , tap Bluetooth, select the items you want to share, and then tap Next. Calendar event. In the Calendar’s Day view, Agenda view, ...
  • Page 216: Receiving Information From Another Device

    18 Bluetooth If you send another file type to a Windows computer, it is  normally saved in the Bluetooth Exchange folder within your personal document folders. Refer to your Windows computer operating system’s documentation for more information. If you send a file to another device, the saved location may ...
  • Page 217 Bluetooth 19 When your phone receives a file transfer request notification, slide down the notifications panel, and then tap Accept. When a file is transferred, a notification is displayed. To open the file immediately, slide down the notifications panel, and then tap the relevant notification.
  • Page 218: 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 microSD card before you use your phone’s camera. Photos and videos captured with the camera will be stored onto your microSD card.
  • Page 219 Camera 1 Menu tab Tap to open the menu panel and change camera settings. See “Changing camera settings” for details. View button Tap to open the Gallery application so you can browse through and view the photos and videos in your storage card. See the Gallery chapter for details.
  • Page 220: Review Screen

     Camera Review screen After capturing a photo or video, the Review screen will display the photo or the starting image of the video that you have just captured. You can tap the onscreen buttons to delete the photo or video, view it in the Gallery application, or share it.
  • Page 221: Zooming

    Camera  Zooming Before taking a photo or video, you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or out of your subject. Zooming is not available when you’re recording a 0p HD video. 1. To display the onscreen zoom bar, tap the Zoom button .
  • Page 222: Taking A Photo

     Camera Taking a photo From the Home screen, tap > Camera. Before taking the photo, you can zoom in first on your subject. “Zooming” to find out how to use the onscreen zoom bar. On the Viewfinder screen, tap the Flash button repeatedly to select a camera flash mode depending on your lighting conditions: Auto flash...
  • Page 223 Camera  Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Using the flash eats up much battery power. To save battery power, the camera disables the flash (even when you have set the camera flash mode to Auto flash or Flash on) when one of the following occurs: You have an incoming call The flash will be disabled temporarily when you have an incoming...
  • Page 224: Face Detection

     Camera Face detection When you’re auto focusing the phone’s camera to take photos or capture videos of people, the camera can automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus. Capturing a video From the Home screen, tap > Camcorder. Before capturing video, you can zoom in first on your subject. See “Zooming”...
  • Page 225: Camera Settings

    Camera  To stop capturing, press Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just captured. See “Review screen“ for details. Planning to send your video clip in an MMS message? Consider using a lower resolution since there’s a 00 KB limit for video attachments. To find out how, see “Changing advanced settings”.
  • Page 226: Changing Basic Settings

    8 Camera Changing basic settings On the Viewfinder screen, tap to open the menu panel. To change basic camera settings, tap one of these icons in the menu panel: Exposure There’s a Brightness bar that allows you to adjust the brightness level.
  • Page 227 Camera 9 Daylight, and Cloudy. ISO (photo mode only) You can choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions. Resolution Select a photo or video resolution to use for capturing. If you want to record high-definition videos, select 720p (1280 x 720).
  • Page 228 0 Camera Record with audio (video mode only) Select or clear the check box, depending on whether you want to record audio when capturing videos. Metering mode Set how the camera measures the amount of light to calculate the best exposure: ...
  • Page 229 Camera 1 automatically adjust the focus. Face detection will be turned off if you disable Auto Focus Shutter sound Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you want the camera to play a shutter sound when you press the shutter release.
  • Page 230: Gallery

    Gallery About the Gallery application Using the Gallery application, you can view photos and watch videos that you’ve taken with your phone’s camera, downloaded, or copied onto your storage card. You can also take a look at your photos and your friends’...
  • Page 231 Gallery  The following are preset albums: Camera shots lets you view photos and videos that are stored in  the camera’s folder. Photos and videos that you set as your favorites will be grouped  under My favorites. All photos lets you view all photos that are stored in all the ...
  • Page 232: Viewing Photos And Videos

     Gallery If there are photos or videos under the root path of your storage card (that are not contained in folders), they will be grouped under the Other album. Viewing photos and videos After selecting an album from the Gallery application’s Albums screen, you can browse through the photos and videos of that album either in filmstrip or grid view.
  • Page 233: Viewing A Photo In Landscape Orientation

    Gallery  From the filmstrip view, press MENU and then tap Grid view to browse photos and videos by thumbnails. Slide your finger up or down to scroll through the thumbnails. To change back to displaying photos and videos in a filmstrip, press MENU and then tap Filmstrip view.
  • Page 234: Zooming In Or Out On A Photo

     Gallery 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. You can also use pinch zooming.
  • Page 235: Viewing Photos In Your Social Networks

    Gallery  Viewing photos in your social networks Using the Gallery application, you can view your photos and your friends’ photos that are in your social networks (Facebook and Flickr only). Viewing photos on Facebook You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to view Facebook photos.
  • Page 236: Working With Photos

    8 Gallery Working with photos Whether you’re browsing photos in filmstrip or grid view in the Gallery application, you can press and hold on a photo to open a selection menu and choose what to do with it. You can choose to delete the photo, rotate or crop it, and more.
  • Page 237 Gallery 9 To adjust the crop box size, press and hold the edge of the box. When directional arrows appear, drag your finger inward to or outward to resize the crop box. To move the crop box to the part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the crop box to the desired position.
  • Page 238: Sending Photos Or Videos By Email

    0 Gallery Sharing Using the Gallery application, you can send photos and videos via email or MMS. You can share photos on your social networks (such as Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, and Twitter) and share videos on YouTube. You can also send them to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth.
  • Page 239: Sending Photos Or Videos Using Bluetooth

    You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to be able to upload pictures. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery. Tap the album where the photos you want to share are in. and then on the Share options menu, tap Facebook for HTC Sense.
  • Page 240: Sharing Photos On Flickr

     Gallery Select the pictures you want to share and then tap Next. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded pictures. Tap Done. Sharing photos on Flickr You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to be able to upload pictures.
  • Page 241: Sharing Videos On Youtube

    Gallery  Sharing videos on YouTube You can share your videos by uploading them to YouTube™. Before you do this, you must create a YouTube account and sign in to that account on your phone. From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 242: About The Music Application

    Music About the Music application Enjoy listening to songs and music on your phone using the Music application. You need to copy music files to your storage card first to use the Music application to play music. To find out how to copy files, see “Copying files to and from the storage card”...
  • Page 243 Music  Tap to 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 go to the Library. Tap to go to the previous song in the Now playing list. Tap to play, pause, or resume playing the song.
  • Page 244: Browsing Music In The Library

     Music Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the  playback volume. If you are using the wired headset to listen to music, press the center  button to toggle between playing and pausing playback. Press the previous or next button to go to the previous or next song.
  • Page 245: Creating A Playlist

    Music  Creating a playlist Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists. Make a playlist containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day. You can make as many playlists as you like. From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 246: Managing Playlists

     Music Managing playlists After creating a playlist, you can add more songs to it, rearrange their order, and more. Adding more songs to a playlist In the Library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists category.
  • Page 247: Setting A Song As Ringtone

    Music  Deleting playlists In the Library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists category. Press MENU and then tap Delete playlists. Select the playlists to delete and then tap Delete. Setting a song as ringtone You can select a song from the Music application’s Library and set it as your phone’s ringtone or a ringtone for a certain contact.
  • Page 248: Sending Music Using Bluetooth

    8 Music Sending music using Bluetooth You can select a song from the Music application’s Library and send it to someone’s phone or your computer using Bluetooth (only unprotected files can be sent). > Music. From the Home screen, tap at the bottom-left corner of the screen to go to the Library.
  • Page 249: Turning On Location Services

    Maps and location Turning on location services In order to find your location on your phone, you need to enable location sources. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Location. Under Location ON Settings, tap the location services you want to use.
  • Page 250: Getting Around Maps

    0 Maps and location Getting around maps When you open Google Maps, you can easily find your location on the map or check out nearby places by panning and zooming in and out on the map. To find your location with Google Maps, you need to enable location sources.
  • Page 251: Searching For A Location

    Maps and location 1 Searching for a location In Google Maps, you can search for a location, such as an address or a type of business or establishment (for example, museums). From the Home screen, tap > Maps, and then press SEARCH.
  • Page 252  Maps and location 6. Do any of the following: Tap the onscreen buttons to view the location on a map, get  directions, view the location in Street View, if available, and more. Scroll down the screen to view more options. Swipe left or right across the screen to view the information ...
  • Page 253: Searching For A Place Of Interest Near You

    Maps and location  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 you use Places, you need to enable location sources.
  • Page 254: Getting Directions

     Maps and location Getting directions Get detailed directions to your destination. Google Maps can provide directions for travel by foot, public transportation, or car. From the Home screen, tap > Maps. While viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap Directions. Use your current location as the starting point, or enter a location from where to start in the first text box.
  • Page 255 Maps and location  Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) Google Latitude™ user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages with each other. It also lets you send text and email messages, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’...
  • Page 256: Using Htc Footprints

     Maps and location Using HTC Footprints HTC Footprints™ provides an easy way to record favorite places and revisit those places. A footprint consists of a photo of a location such as a restaurant, a sightseeing destination, etc., stored together with a precise GPS position and other information about that location such as the street address and phone number.
  • Page 257: Revisiting A Footprint

    Maps and location  Revisiting a footprint 1. While on Footprints, tap a category. 2. Tap the footprint you want to revisit. 3. Tap the information fields to get directions, share the footprint, call a stored phone number, and more. Editing or deleting a footprint 1.
  • Page 258: Importing Footprints

    8 Maps and location 1. While on Footprints, tap a category. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Export. 3. Select the footprints you want to export, and then tap Export. Press MENU and then tap Unmark all to deselect all the footprints. Exported footprints are saved as .kmz files in the Footprints folder on your storage card.
  • Page 259: Watching Videos On Youtube

    More apps Watching videos on YouTube YouTube is an online video streaming service that allows you to view videos that have been uploaded by YouTube members. From the Home screen , tap > YouTube. YouTube presents the videos grouped into categories, such as Most viewed, Most discussed, Most recent, and Top rated.
  • Page 260: Searching For Videos

    0 More apps to watch a high-resolution version of the video.  Press MENU to rank, comment on, share, flag as inappropriate,  and interact with the video in other ways. Press BACK to stop playback, and return to the videos list. Searching for videos From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 261: Capturing A Video And Sharing It On Youtube

    More apps 1 Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube You need to be signed in to your Google Account to upload your video to YouTube. From the Home screen, tap > YouTube. Press to start capturing video. When you are done capturing, press .
  • Page 262  More apps Turn your phone sideways (turn to the left) to view the PDF file in landscape mode. The screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone. Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Quickoffice lets you view Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint files on your phone.
  • Page 263 More apps  When you open Word documents, Quickoffice reformats the  text to make it fit the width of the screen. Double-tap the screen to switch to normal view so you can view the page layout. Quickoffice does not reflow text in tables. When you view PowerPoint files, after you zoom in on a slide, ...
  • Page 264: Keeping Track Of Your Stocks

     More apps Keeping track of your stocks Use Stocks to get the latest stock updates for stock quotes and market indices you follow. List of your stock quotes and stock market indices. Tap an item to view its intraday chart and other details. Tap to update the stock information.
  • Page 265: Adding A Stock Quote Or Stock Market Index

    More apps  Adding a stock quote or stock market index From the Home screen, tap > Stocks. On the Stocks screen, tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen. If there are no stock quotes or indices onscreen, tap Tap here to add a stock or index at the top of the screen.
  • Page 266: Setting Stock Information Update Frequency

     More apps Setting stock information update frequency From the Home screen, tap > Stocks. Press MENU, and then tap Settings. Select the Auto-sync data check box. Downloading stock information automatically may incur additional fees from your mobile operator. Tap Set download frequency, and then select frequency to check for updates.
  • Page 267: Listening To The Radio

    More apps  Listening to the radio FM Radio lets you listen to FM radio stations on your phone. You need to connect a headset first to the audio jack of your phone to use FM Radio. FM Radio uses the stereo headset as the FM radio antenna.
  • Page 268: Listening To An Fm Station

    8 More apps Tap to change the name of the current station you are tuned into. Tap to fine tune the radio frequency by +0.1 MHz. Radio signal strength 10 Turn FM radio on or off. Listening to an FM station From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 269: Minimizing Or Turning Off Fm Radio

    More apps 9 Minimizing or turning off FM Radio Do one of the following: Press BACK to minimize and keep FM Radio running in the  background so you can listen to the radio while going to another screen. On the FM Radio screen, tap on the upper-right corner of the ...
  • Page 270: Sharing A Voice Clip

    80 More apps to start recording a voice clip. Tap to stop recording. to play back the voice recording. To quickly share the voice recording through Bluetooth, email, or message, tap Sharing a voice clip From the Home screen, tap >...
  • Page 271: Using Flashlight

    More apps 81 Using Flashlight Never get caught in the dark again. The Flashlight application turns on your phone’s LED flashlight to shine a light wherever you need it. On the Home screen, tap > Flashlight. Flashlight opens with the light on at the lowest of three brightness levels.
  • Page 272: Finding And Installing Apps From Android Market

    8 More 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. When you find an app you want, you can easily download and install it on your phone with just a few taps of your finger.
  • Page 273 More apps 8 To find an app in Android Market, you can: Browse through featured apps. Scroll through the list of  featured apps when you open Android Market. Browse apps by categories. First, tap Apps or Games and then ...
  • Page 274: Creating A Google Checkout Account

    8 More apps Creating a Google Checkout account You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google Account to purchase items from Android Market. Do one of the following: On your computer, go to http://checkout.google.com to create a ...
  • Page 275: Uninstalling An Application

    More apps 8 Uninstalling an application You can uninstall any application that you have downloaded and installed from Android Market. From the Home screen, tap > Market > My apps. On the Downloads screen, tap the application you want to uninstall, and then tap Uninstall.
  • Page 276: Sharing Games And Applications

    Android Market. Tap an application, and then choose how to share it: Facebook Post the link to Facebook. See “Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application” in the Social chapter. Friend Stream Post the link to Facebook and Twitter.
  • Page 277 More apps 8 When your friends see the link in your sent text, email, or status update, they can simply tap the link to go directly to the game or application in Android Market to download it. While entering your status update in Friend Stream, you can also ...
  • Page 278: Protecting Your Phone With A Screen Lock

    Security Protecting your phone with a screen lock You can secure your phone by requiring a screen unlock pattern, a numeric PIN, or a password every time your phone is turned on or every time it wakes up from sleep mode (screen is off). Setting a screen unlock pattern From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.
  • Page 279: Setting A Password

    Security 89 To change your unlock screen pattern, press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Security > Change screen lock. When you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen after five attempts, you will be prompted to wait for 0 seconds before you can try again.
  • Page 280: Settings On Your Phone

    Settings Settings on your phone Control and customize phone settings on the Settings screen. To open the Settings screen, from the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. Personalize Select a scene, set the Home screen or Lockscreen wallpaper to use, and set the default ringtone to use for incoming calls.
  • Page 281 Settings 91 Display Turn automatic screen rotation on or off, and set the screen brightness and screen timeout. AP1 Shortcut key Assign the application ot item to open when you press the Shortcut key on the slide-out keyboard. Accounts & sync Log in or out from your social network accounts, Google Account, and Exchange ActiveSync account.
  • Page 282 9 Settings SD & phone storage Check the available storage card and phone memory. You can also reset the phone. See the Backup, Update and Reset chapter for more details. Date & time Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format. To turn off auto time synchronization and be able to manually change time zone settings, see “Changing time zone settings”...
  • Page 283: Changing Display Settings

    Settings 9 About phone View the phone status such as the network type, signal strength, battery power level, and network name. You can also check the battery use of individual applications or view the legal information and software version of your phone. See “Checking information about your phone”...
  • Page 284: Preventing Automatic Screen Rotation

    9 Settings Preventing automatic screen rotation On some applications, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone. Not all applications support automatic rotation. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Display. Clear the Auto-rotate screen check box. Recalibrating the G-sensor Recalibrate the screen if you feel that the screen orientation does not respond properly to the way you hold the phone.
  • Page 285: Keeping The Screen On While Charging The Phone

    Settings 9 Keeping the screen on while charging the phone You can keep the phone screen from turning off while you are charging the phone. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings Scroll down the screen, and then tap Applications > Development. Select the Stay awake check box.
  • Page 286: Choosing The Notification Sound

    9 Settings Enabling or disabling haptic feedback When haptic feedback is enabled (default), your wireless device vibrates every time you press the soft keys on the front panel, or tap onscreen buttons and other onscreen elements. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound.
  • Page 287: Checking The Power Usage Of Applications

    Settings 9 Optimizing your phone’s battery life When you’re on the go, it’s not always easy to charge your phone’s battery as often as you’d like. Follow these tips to extend the time between charges: Turn off wireless functions such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and data ...
  • Page 288: Managing Memory

    98 Settings Managing memory Checking how much phone memory is available for use From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings Scroll down the screen, and then tap SD & phone storage. The available phone memory is displayed in the Internal phone storage section.
  • Page 289: Freeing Up More Phone Memory Or Storage Card Space

    Settings 99 Scroll down the screen, and then tap Applications > Manage applications. On the Manage applications screen, tap the application you want to uninstall. On the Application info screen, tap Uninstall. Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space If your phone is running low on memory, try the following: In your web browser, clear all temporary Internet files and history ...
  • Page 290 Check the version and other information about the Android platform being used by the phone. You can also check the version of the web browser. Legal information Read legal information from HTC and Google, and licenses used by the phone.
  • Page 291: Updating Your Phone's System Software

    Update and reset Updating your phone’s system software From time to time, system software updates for your phone may be available. Your phone can check and then notify you if an update is available. You can then download and install the update to your phone. Depending on the type of update, the update may erase all your personal data and customized settings, and also remove any programs you have installed.
  • Page 292: Checking For Phone System Software Updates Manually

    0 Update and reset Wait for the update process to finish. When the update is finished, the phone will automatically reset. Checking for phone system software updates manually From the Home screen, press MENU, then tap Settings. Scroll down the screen, and then tap About phone> System software updates >...
  • Page 293 Update and reset 0 Performing a factory reset via settings The most convenient way to do a factory reset is via the phone settings. From the Home screen, press MENU, then tap Settings. Scroll down the screen, and then tap SD & phone storage. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Factory data reset.
  • Page 294 299 Alarm clock 187 Checking weather 190 Album (Gallery application) 232 Clock 181 Android Market 282 Clock widget (HTC) 181 Answering an incoming call 64 Conference call 67 Connecting your phone to a computer 42 Backing up contacts 301...
  • Page 295 Facebook Internet 194 - sharing photos 1 Inviting guests to your event (Google Facebook for Android 117 Account only) 169 Facebook for HTC Sense 116 Factory reset 302 Finger gestures 35 Keyboard 90 Flash (camera) 224, 226 - onscreen 9...
  • Page 296 0 Index Latitude 265 Onscreen keyboard 93 Library (Music) 254 Optimizing your phone’s battery Listening to the radio 277 life 297 Locations - Footprints  Location services 259 Peep 119 - widget 1 People 76 Mail 158 - contact groups 8 Making an emergency call 62 - contact information and Making Calls 59...
  • Page 297 Index 0 Recalibrating the G-sensor 294 - camera  Recording your voice 279 - display settings 9 Rejecting a call and sending a text - phone language 9 message 65 - sound settings 9 Rejecting an incoming call 65 - weather 19 Removing the back cover 27 Setting the time zone, date, and Renaming a scene 52...
  • Page 298 08 Index - removing the battery 0 - replacing the bottom cover  Uninstalling third-party - replacing the storage card  applications 298 YouTube 243, 269 Updating your phone’s system software 301 Zooming (camera) 223 Zooming in or out on a photo 236 vCalendar 179 Video capture 226 Videos 269...

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