HTC Hero Android 2.1 New Features Manual

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  • Page 1 New Features Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

     New Features Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the HTC Hero. Your new phone is shipped with an upgraded Android platform. This New Features Guide will help you understand some of the updated features so you can maximize the use of your new phone. Let’s get started.
  • Page 3: Phone Basics

    Download and add a widget Press HOME, and then tap Tap Widget > Get more HTC widgets. Tap a widget, and then tap Download. The widget downloads to your phone. When finished, “Installed”...
  • Page 4: Internet Sharing

    4 New Features Guide between your computer and your phone. For more information, see “Using HTC Sync” in the User Guide. • Disk drive This mode is available only when you have installed a microSD card on your phone. Select this mode when...
  • Page 5: Using Phone Features

    New Features Guide 5 Press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel. Tap Disk drive to open the Connect to PC screen. Select Charge only to turn the Disk drive mode off, and then tap Done.
  • Page 6: People

    6 New Features Guide 3. People Managing your contacts is made more intuitive with the People application that puts important people at the center of your everyday communications. Use Quick contact Quick contact lets you quickly choose how to communicate with a contact. Tap the photo or icon of the contact in the contacts list to open Quick contact.
  • Page 7 New Features Guide 7 On the screen, you can: • If there are suggested links, tap to link the contact to the selected account. • Tap one of the options available in the Add contact section. Tap Done. Break the contact information link between contacts , and then tap People.
  • Page 8: Using Mail

    8 New Features Guide If you have added a Google or Exchange ActiveSync account set on your phone, tap the contact account type for the imported contacts. NOTE If you have several vCard files on the storage card, you will be prompted to select an import option from the Select vCard file window.
  • Page 9 New Features Guide 9 • Unread tab ( The Unread tab displays all unread email messages so you can quickly check new email without scrolling through your long message list. Tap an unread email to open it. Read messages are removed from this tab. •...
  • Page 10 10 New Features Guide Tap the reply box, and then enter your out of the office reply. Tap Save. Set the email priority You can now set the priority of all email messages that you compose and send via your Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync email account.
  • Page 11: Connecting To A Vpn

    New Features Guide 11 search for and select contacts on your phone or on the Company directory. Enter the meeting details, and then tap Send. 5. Connecting to a VPN On your phone, set up one or more virtual private network (VPN) connections so you can connect and access resources inside a secured local network, such as your corporate network, even while you’re on the road.
  • Page 12: Add A Vpn Connection

    1 New Features Guide Add a VPN connection Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks > VPN settings. Tap Add VPN, and then tap the type of VPN you want to add. (Consult your network administrator at work to find out what type of VPN you need to set up.) Tap the VPN settings and set them up according to...
  • Page 13: Using Bluetooth

    New Features Guide 13 On the Bookmarks tab ( ), do any of the following: • To change how the bookmarks display on tab, press MENU, and then tap Thumbnails, List, or Grid. • To open a bookmark, navigate to the bookmark, and then tap it.
  • Page 14 14 New Features Guide • Install a microSD card on your phone. See the User Guide for details. All files you accept via Bluetooth are stored on the microSD card’s root directory. Send a photo or video you just captured Capture a photo or record a video.
  • Page 15 New Features Guide 15 Send a music file , and then tap Music. Press HOME, tap Slide your finger left or right across the center of the screen to bring up the music that you want to send. Press MENU, and then tap Share > Bluetooth. Tap Scan for devices.
  • Page 16 16 New Features Guide Tap the arrow down button in the Send contact as vCard section, and then tap Bluetooth. Select the contact information you want to send, and then tap Send. Tap Scan for devices. In Bluetooth devices, tap the device you want to send the contact information to.
  • Page 17 New Features Guide 17 Press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel. Tap Bluetooth share. When prompted to accept the file transfer, tap Accept. When receiving is completed, the Download complete icon ( ) appears in the status bar.
  • Page 18: Camera And Multimedia

    18 New Features Guide 8. Camera and Multimedia Snapping photos and recording video clips are made more fun with a refreshed viewfinder that delivers all you need to get a clearer and sharper shots. Get to know the viewfinder , and then tap Camera or Press HOME, tap Camcorder to find out what’s new in the camera viewfinder.
  • Page 19 New Features Guide 19 Do any of the following: • To slowly zoom in or out, slide your finger up or down on the viewfinder or on the zoom bar. • To zoom in to the maximum magnification, . To zoom to the actual size, tap Press the TRACKBALL to take the photo or start recording video.
  • Page 20: Google Apps

    0 New Features Guide Effect Tap to apply a special effect to your photos and videos. You can choose from effects such as sepia, solarize, posterize, and more. Settings Adjust the advanced camera settings. 9. Google Apps Using Layers in Google Maps Layers lets you overlay location-specific information on Google Maps.
  • Page 21 New Features Guide 1 My Maps Shows your custom My Maps created using Google Maps on your computer. To learn more about My Maps, go to: http://maps.google.com, and then click Help > My Maps. Wikipedia Shows locations on the map that have associated Wikipedia articles.
  • Page 22: Other Applications

    22 New Features Guide 10.  Other Applications We have added several useful applications on your phone. Tap on the Home screen to find these applications. Desk Shows the time, date and alarm (if any) in Night Clock Clock or Screensaver mode. Search Quickly search for contacts on your phone.
  • Page 23: Using Clock

    New Features Guide 3 , and then tap Calendar. Press HOME, tap Press MENU, and then tap New event. Select the calendar you want to use, and then enter the meeting or event details. See the User Guide for details. Press MENU, and then tap Meeting Invitation.
  • Page 24: Managing Your Phone

    4 New Features Guide To display the Desk Clock back to normal mode, tap the screen or press BACK. When the Desk Clock is displayed in Normal mode, tap the weather information to open the Weather application. Adjust the alarm settings Aside from giving you the freedom to set as many alarms as you want, your phone comes with customizable alarm settings that you can change to suit...
  • Page 25 New Features Guide 5 • Calendar events from your primary Google account and from Exchange ActiveSync. • Status updates and links shared by your friends and yourself on Facebook, and Twitter, as well as Facebook photo uploads. • Flickr and Facebook photo uploads. To adjust the sync settings of email accounts and online services or to add an online service account, press HOME >...
  • Page 26: Technical Updates

    6 New Features Guide To reset the phone using the buttons With the phone turned off, press and hold the HOME and BACK buttons, and then briefly press the END CALL/POWER button. The reset process will start after a few seconds. Wait for the phone to finish the reset process and then press MENU.
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