HTC Gratia manual

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Befor e y ou do anything else , please read this Char ge the battery The batt ery in your phone hasn’t been char ged yet. While y our phone is charging, it’ s important that y ou do not remo v e the battery pack. Doing so can damage y our phone. Also , please don’t try to tak e your phone apart. (If y ou do, it may in validat e y our warranty[...]

T r ademarks and c opyrights Cop yright © 2010 HT C Corporation. All Rights R eserv ed. The HT C logo, the HT C quietly brilliant logo, HT C Gratia, HT C Sense, Footprints, HT C Sync, and HT C Care ar e trademarks and/ or service marks of HT C Corporation. Cop yright © 2010 Google Inc. Used with permission. Google, the Google logo , Andr oid, Goo[...]

Con v entions used in this guide In this user guide, w e use the following s ymbols to indicat e useful and important information: This is a not e. A not e often giv es additional information, such as what happens on y our phone when y ou choose to do or not t o do a certain action. A not e also pr o vides information that ma y only be applicable t[...]

C ont ents Basics 14 Inside the bo x ............................................................................................................................... 14 Y our Phone ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Fr ont panel ....................[...]

6 Contents Personalizing y our Home screen with widgets............................................................... 3 7 Adding a widget t o your Home scr een ...................................................................................................... 37 Downloading HT C widgets ..........................................................[...]

Contents 7 Importing contacts fr om the stor age car d ...............................................................................................56 Deleting contacts .................................................................................................................................................. 5 7 Sending contact informa tion[...]

8 Contents Synchr onizing with your c omputer ..................................................................................... 79 Installing HT C Sync that came with the microSD car d .......................................................................79 Setting up HT C Sync t o r ecogniz e y our phone ......................................[...]

Contents 9 Calendar 108 About Calendar ......................................................................................................................... 108 Cr eating a calendar e vent ..................................................................................................... 108 Inviting gues ts to y our ev ent (Google A ccount o[...]

10 Contents Int ernet 126 Data connection ......................................................................................................................... 126 Checking the data connection y ou are using ....................................................................................... 126 T urning the data c onnection on or off ......[...]

Contents 11 Camer a 14 7 Camer a basics ............................................................................................................................. 14 7 Vie wfinder screen ................................................................................................................................................ 147 Using the o[...]

12 Contents Maps and location 16 7 Using Google Maps ................................................................................................................... 167 Vie wing locations ................................................................................................................................................ 167 Vie wing [...]

Contents 13 Reading ne ws feeds .................................................................................................................. 191 Ne ws scr een ............................................................................................................................................................ 191 Subscribing to a ne ws c[...]

Basics Inside the bo x Y ou will find the following inside the bo x: Phone USB cable A C adapter 3.5 mm ster eo headset Battery microSD car d Quick start guide Y our Phone Fr ont panel 2 3 8 4 5 7 1 6 1 Notification LED This LED sho ws a: Solid green light when the phone is c onnected to the po w er adapter or a c omputer and the battery is fully c[...]

Basics 15 2 MENU Pres s to open a lis t of actions that y ou can do on the current screen. 3 HOME While on any applica tion or screen, pr ess to r eturn to the Home screen. While on the main Home scr een, pr ess t o show a snapshot of the Home scr een. Pres s and hold to open the r ecently-used applications windo w .    4 BA CK Pres s to g[...]

16 Basics T op panel 12 13 12 3.5mm audio jack Connect a 3.5 mm st er eo headset for hands-fr ee conv ersation or for listening t o music. 13 PO WER When the phone is off , press t o turn on the phone. When the phone is on and the scr een is unlock ed, pr ess to turn off or on the phone displa y . With the scr een unlocked, pres s and hold to open [...]

Basics 17 Bottom panel 17 16 16 Microphone 17 USB connector Connect the po w er adapter t o char ge the battery . Connect the supplied USB cable to tr ansfer files to y our phone from y our comput er or sync y our phone with HT C Sync on y our computer .  [...]

18 Basics Befor e turning on y our phone Back co v er Remo ving the back co ver Remo ve the back c o v er to acces s the battery compartment, SIM car d slot, and stor age car d slot. Hold the phone secur ely with one hand and the back panel facing y ou. Gently push the speak er with y our thumb until the back co ver disengages fr om the phone. 3. C[...]

Basics 19 SIM car d The SIM car d contains y our phone number , service details, and phonebook/ message memory . Y our phone supports both 1.8V and 3 V SIM cards. Some legacy SIM car ds may not function with y our phone. Y ou should consult with y our mobile opera tor for a r eplacement SIM car d. Ther e may be fees for this servic e. Inserting the[...]

20 Basics Inserting the st or age car d Remo ve the back c o v er . Refer to “Remo ving the back co ver .” Insert the replac ement stor age car d into the slot with its gold c ontacts facing down and push it in until it clicks into plac e. Battery Y our phone comes with a rechar geable Lithium-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery and is designed [...]

Basics 21 Remo ving the battery Remo ve the back c o v er . Refer to “Remo ving the back co ver .” Lift the battery up fr om the groo ve at the t op of the battery compartment. Charging the ba ttery The batt ery is partially charged when shipped. Befor e you turn on and start using y our phone, it is r ecommended that y ou char ge the battery .[...]

22 Basics Finger gestur es T ap When y ou want to type using the k eyboar d, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or pr ess onscreen butt ons, simply tap them with y our finger . Pres s and hold T o open the a v ailable options for an it em ( e. g. contact or link in a w eb page), simply pr ess and hold the item. Swipe or s[...]

Basics 23 Getting start ed Once y ou’ve ins talled y our SIM car d, batt ery , and microSD car d, you can turn on y our phone and start using it. T urning on your phone Pres s the POWER butt on. When y ou turn on the phone for the first time, y ou will be pr ompted t o set up y our phone. For more information on ho w to set up your phone f or the[...]

24 Basics Sleep mode Sleep mode suspends y our phone to a lo w pow er state while the displa y is off in or der to sav e battery po wer . Y ou will still be able to r eceive mes sages and calls while the phone is in . Y ou will still be able to r eceiv e messages and calls while the phone is in Sleep mode. For informa tion on how t o adjust the tim[...]

Basics 25 Home scr een The Home scr een pro vides you with a w eather clock that show s the time and w eather of y our curr ent location. T ap the r espective it em to open the as sociated applica tion. The Home scr een also lets you add the it ems y ou want and need on the Home screen. Add it ems like application ic ons, shortcuts, f olders, and w[...]

26 Basics Phone sta tus and notifications Phone status ic ons These ar e the icons that ma y appear on the phone status ar ea of the status bar: GPRS connect ed GPRS in use EDGE connect ed EDGE in use 3G connect ed 3G in use HSP A connect ed HSP A in use Connected t o a Wi-Fi network Bluetooth is on Connected t o a Bluetooth devic e Airplane mode A[...]

Basics 27 Phone microphone is mut e Battery is v ery low (10% r emaining) Battery is lo w (20% remaining) Battery is full Battery is char ging Wir ed microphone headset connect ed Wir ed headset connected Notification icons These ar e the icons that ma y appear on the notifications ar ea of the status bar: New Gmail mes sage New Micr osoft Exchange[...]

28 Basics More (not displa yed) notifications Call in progr ess Missed call Call on hold Call forw arding on Compass needs orientation Uploading data (animated) Downloading da ta (animated) W aiting to upload Downloaded Andr oid Market application installed succ essfully Update a vailable for an application downloaded fr om Android Mark et Stor age[...]

Basics 29 Checking notifications Notification icons on the s tatus bar r eport the arrival of ne w messages, calendar e vents, alarms set and ongoing settings such as when call forw ar ding is on or the curr ent call status. Y ou can open the Notifications panel to open the message, r eminder , or ev ent notification and see the mobile opera tor na[...]

30 Basics A djusting the v olume Adjus ting the ringer volume changes the v olume lev el of the phone ring tone, wher eas adjusting the media v olume changes the volume le vel of sound notifications, music or video playback. T he ringer volume and media v olume can be separat ely adjust ed. A djusting the ringer v olume Pres s the VOL UME UP or VOL[...]

Basics 31 Connecting y our phone to a c omputer Whene ver y ou connect your phone t o a computer using the USB cable, the C onnect to PC dialog bo x displays and pr ompts you t o choose the type of USB connection. Select one of the follo wing choices, and then tap Done : Charge only Select this mode if y ou only want t o charge the phone’ s batte[...]

32 Basics Cop ying files t o and fr om the st orage car d Connect the phone t o y our comput er using the supplied USB cable. When the Connect t o PC dialog box appears, tap Disk driv e , and then tap Done . On y our comput er , the connected phone is r ecogniz ed as a remo vable disk. Naviga te t o this r emo v able disk and open it. Do one of the[...]

Basics 33 Sear ching y our phone and the W eb Y ou can search for inf ormation on y our phone and on the W eb by using the Quick Sear ch Bo x . Some applications, such as People or Mail, hav e their own sear ch bo x, which you can use to sear ch within those applications (the application’s ic on is at the left of the search bo x.) Setting W eb an[...]

Personalizing Making y our phone truly y ours Mak e y our phone look and sound just the w ay y ou want it. P ersonalize y our phone with a differ ent wallpaper , ringtone, and notifica tion sound for e vents such as incoming t ext, email, calendar reminders, and mor e. Y our phone’s Home scr een is highly customizable and e xtends bey ond the scr[...]

Personalizing 35 Personalizing y our phone with sc enes Y our phone becomes multiple phones in one when y ou use scenes. Sc enes ar e personalized Home scr een lay outs that y ou can quickly apply to y our phone. By swit ching between scenes, y ou instantly turn y our phone into y our perfect week end phone, tr av el phone, w ork phone, or pur e pl[...]

36 Personalizing Changing y our w allpaper Personalizing y our Home screen wallpaper with y our fa v orite photo is a quick and easy w ay to change the feel of y our phone and giv e it a fr esh look. Br o wse the c ollection of w allpapers included in y our phone or choose fr om photos that y ou hav e taken with the camer a. Y ou can also change y [...]

Personalizing 37 Personalizing y our Home scr een with widgets Widgets put at-a-glanc e important information and media content up fr ont on your Home scr een. Some widgets are alr eady added to y our Home screen for y our conv enience. Y ou can add more fr om the av ailable selections of widgets, or download mor e widgets. A dding a widget to y ou[...]

38 Personalizing A dding application icons and other short cuts on y our Home scr een Place application ic ons on your Home scr een to open applica tions quick er . Y ou can also add shortcuts t o settings and specific information such as a bookmark ed webpage, someone’ s phone number , a music playlis t, r oute dir ections, and many other items,[...]

Personalizing 39 A dding folders on y our Home scr een Use folders to gr oup relat ed applications and other shortcuts to k eep your Home scr een tidy and or ganized. Y ou can also add information f olders that sho w up-to-date information such as Bluet ooth receiv ed files, y our Fac ebook phonebook, and more. Cr eating a ne w folder and adding it[...]

40 Personalizing Rearr anging or r emo ving widgets and icons on y our Home scr een Rearr ange the widgets and icons on your Home scr een to giv e room for adding mor e items to the Home scr een. Y ou can also r emo v e widgets and icons that y ou don’t fr equently use. Mo ving a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or ic on you w ant to m[...]

Phone calls Making calls Ther e are se ver al conv enient methods to make a call fr om your phone . Most SIM car ds ar e pr eset with a PIN (personal identification number) that is pr o vided by y our mobile opera tor . When pr ompted, enter the pr eset PIN, then tap Enter . If y ou enter the wrong PIN thr ee times, the SIM card is block ed. If thi[...]

42 Phone calls Calling a speed dial number From the Home scr een, tap Phone . On the phone k eypad, pr ess and hold the number that is associat ed with the contact you want t o call. The number 1 on the phone k eypad is gener ally reserv ed for your v oicemail. Pr ess and hold this button t o call v oicemail and retrie ve y our voic email messages.[...]

Phone calls 43 Making an emer gency call Y ou can make emer gency calls fr om your phone e ven if y ou don’t hav e a SIM car d installed or y our SIM car d has been block ed. From the Home scr een, tap Phone . Dial the international emer gency number for y our locale (for e xample, 000), and then tap Call . Additional emer gency numbers may be in[...]

44 Phone calls Rec eiving calls When y ou receiv e a phone call from a c ontact, the Incoming call screen appears and displa ys the caller ID icon, name , and phone number of the calling party . When y ou receiv e a phone call from someone who is not s tored in People , only the default caller ID ic on and phone number appear on the Incoming call s[...]

Phone calls 45 Rejecting an inc oming call Depending if the display is on or off , you need to: If the display is on, tap Decline t o reject and send the call to y our voic e mail. If the display is off , the display will turn on showing the L ock scr een. While the Lock screen is sho wing, drag the bar up t o r eject and send the call to y our voi[...]

46 Phone calls Using in-call options When a call is in pr ogress, use the butt ons onscr een to mut e or unmute the micr ophone or to turn on or off the speak erphone. Y ou can also pres s MENU to open the call options t o let y ou add a call, place the call on hold, mut e the micr ophone, and mor e. Handling multiple calls Y our phone notifies you[...]

Phone calls 4 7 Setting up a conf er ence call Mak e a call to the first c onferenc e call participant. When connect ed, press MENU , tap A dd call , and then dial the number of the second participant. The firs t participant is put on hold when y ou dial the second participant. When connect ed to the second participant, tap (merge ). T o add anothe[...]

48 Phone calls Using call hist ory When y ou miss a call, the missed call icon ( ) appears in the title bar . Use the Call hist ory tab in the People application to check who the caller w as or view all y our dialed numbers and rec eived calls. From the Home scr een, tap Phone . T ap at the bottom-right c orner of the screen. Do one of the follo wi[...]

Phone calls 49 Checking a missed call Y ou will see the missed call icon in the status bar when y ou miss a call. From the Home scr een, tap Phone . T ap at the bottom-right c orner of the screen. In the call hist ory list, missed calls ar e indicated b y the missed call ic on ( ). Y ou can also pr ess and hold the sta tus bar , and then slide your[...]

50 Phone calls Call servic es Y our phone can directly link to the mobile phone netw ork, and enable you t o access and change the settings of various phone servic es for your phone . Call services ma y include call forw ar ding, call waiting, v oicemail, and mor e. Contact y our mobile oper ator t o find out about the av ailability of call service[...]

Phone calls 51 T urning Airplane mode on or off In many c ountries, y ou are r equir ed b y law t o turn off the phone while on board an air cr aft. A wa y to turn off the phone function is to s witch y our phone to Airplane mode . When y ou enable Airplane mode, all wir eless radios on y our phone are turned off , including the call function, data[...]

People About People In People , y ou can easily manage your communica tions with contacts via phone , messaging, and email. Y ou can also view updat es on their F acebook and Flickr ac counts. If y ou ar e synchr onizing contacts with y our Google acc ount, with your PC, and/ or with an Ex change Server , any c ontacts stor ed in those acc ounts ar[...]

People 53 People scr een The People scr een gives y ou easy acc ess to all y our contacts, as well as e ven f ast er acc ess to the people and groups of people y ou contact most oft en. The People scr een has the follo wing tabs: 1 2 3 4 1 All tab Giv es y ou acc ess t o all contacts on y our phone, including Google contacts, Ex change Activ eSync [...]

54 People 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Create a ne w contact. 2 T ap to edit y our My contact car d. 3 SIM card contact 4 This ic on appears when the contact: Has sent y ou a new t ext or email message , or tried to call y ou but you missed the call. Has updated his or her F acebook profile or has added phot os on Flickr or F acebook. Has upcoming F acebook ev [...]

People 55 Importing contacts fr om your SIM car d Y ou can copy all y our SIM contacts to y our phone. Y ou can import them as Phone contacts, Google contacts, or Ex change Activ eSync contacts, if y ou hav e set up the rele vant acc ounts. From the Home scr een, tap > People . On the All tab, pr ess MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import [...]

56 People Breaking the c ontact information link betw een contacts From the Home scr een, tap > People . On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the ic on or photo ) whose contact information link y ou want to br eak. On the upper right corner of the scr een, tap . On the Link ed contacts section, tap beside the name of the contact t o [...]

People 5 7 Deleting contacts From the Home scr een, tap > People . On the All tab, pr ess MENU, and then tap Delete . Select the contacts y ou want to delet e, and then tap Delete . When pr ompted, tap OK . Sending contact inf ormation as a vCar d via MMS From the Home scr een, tap > People . On the All tab, pr ess and hold the name of the co[...]

58 People Contact gr oups On the Groups tab , y ou can assign contacts to gr oups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole gr oup. Y ou can also sync groups on y our phone with the groups in y our Google acc ount, accessible via y our computer’s w eb bro wser . Cr eating a gr oup and adding contacts From the Home scr een, t[...]

People 59 Sending an SMS/MMS message or email t o a gr oup From the Home scr een, tap > People . On the Groups tab , tap the gr oup y ou want to send an SMS/MMS message or email t o. Go to the Gr oup action tab, and then do one of the following: T ap Send gr oup message to send an SMS/MMS message t o the group. F or information For informa tion [...]

60 People Contact inf ormation and con v ersations When y ou tap a contact on the People scr een, the contact details scr een opens, showing y ou the information s tor ed for that contact, e xchanged mes sages and phone calls with that contact, F acebook notifications, and mor e. The c ontact details screen has the follo wing tabs: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 De[...]

People 61 People widget Put the group of people y ou contact most right on the Home scr een of your phone b y adding them as the People widget. Using the People widget, y ou can instantly place a call, send a message, or vie w details of a fav orite contact with a single tap . A dding the People widget Slide y our finger left or right on the Home s[...]

K e yboar d Using the onscr een k e yboar d When y ou start a progr am or select a field that requir es te xt or numbers, the onscr een ke yboard bec omes a v ailable. Using the landscape onscr een k e yboard When entering t ext, y ou can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscr een ke yboard. T urn the phone sidew ays t o use a lar ger[...]

Ke yboard 63 Enabling multiple k e yboard languages If there ar e multiple ke yboard languages a v ailable on y our phone, you can choose which languages to enable in the onscr een ke yboar d so that y ou can switch t o these languages to enter t e xt. 1. From the Home scr een, press MENU , and tap Settings > Language & k e yboar d > T ou[...]

64 Ke yboard Entering w ords with pr edictive t ext The onscr een ke yboard has pr edictiv e text t o help you type quickly and accur ately . Pr edictiv e te xt input is enabled by def ault, and w or d suggestions ar e display ed as y ou type. T o enter a w ord in pr edictive mode, do an y of the following: If y ou see the w or d y ou want highligh[...]

Ke yboard 65 Ent ering t e xt b y speaking No time to type ? T ry speaking the w or ds to ent er it in most te xt fields that let you use the onscr een ke yboard. Simply pr ess and hold the Language k ey . When y our phone cues you t o “Speak no w”, tell y our phone what y ou want to type . First mak e sur e to select the language y ou’ll be [...]

66 Ke yboard A djusting t ouch input settings Open the T ouch Input settings b y pr essing HOME > MENU , and then tapping Settings > Language & ke yboard > T ouch Input. K e yboar d types T ap to select the k eyboar d lay out to use . Y ou can choose from Q WERTY , Phone K e ypad, or Compact Q WERTY . International k eyboar d T ap to s[...]

Mes sages About Messages Messages lets y ou compose and send te xt (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. T o open y our message inbox, tap > Messages fr om the Home screen. If the list of messages does not fit on the scr een, you can scr oll down to vie w more mes sages by s wiping your finger on the scr een or the optical [...]

68 Messages 3. Fill in one or more r ecipients. Y ou can: Enter phone numbers dir ectly in the T o field. If you’r e sending the message to se ver al phone numbers, separ ate the phone numbers with a c omma. As y ou enter inf ormation, any ma tching phone numbers fr om your c ontacts list ar e display ed. T ap a match t o enter that number or add[...]

Messages 69 5. T ap and then choose the type of attachment. Picture . Select Camer a to tak e a photo and attach it, or Gallery t o attach a photo fr om y our st or age car d. Video . Select Camc order to captur e a video and attach it, or Videos to a ttach a video from y our stor age card. Audio . Select V oice Rec or der to mak e a voic e r ecor [...]

70 Messages Ne w message notifications Depending on y our notification settings, the phone will pla y a ring tone , vibr ate , or display the message briefly in the status bar when y ou rec eive a ne w text or multimedia mes sage. T o change the notification for ne w te xt and multimedia messages, see “Setting te xt and multimedia message options[...]

Messages 71 W AP push messages W AP push messages c ontain a web link. Oft en, the link will be to download a file tha t y ou hav e reques ted, f or e xample a ring t one. When y ou receiv e a W AP push message, a notification ic on is display ed in the status bar . Opening the link contained in a W AP push message Pres s and hold the status bar , [...]

72 Messages Managing message c onv ersations T e xt and multimedia messages that are sent t o and receiv ed from a c ontact ( or a number) are gr ouped into con versations or mes sage thr eads in the All messages scr een. Thr eaded te xt or multimedia messages let y ou see e x changed messages (similar to a cha t pr ogr am) with a contact on the sc[...]

Messages 73 Pr otecting a mes sage fr om deletion Y ou can lock a message so that it will not be deleted e ven if y ou delete the other messages in the con versation. From the Home scr een, tap > Messages . On the All messages scr een, tap a message thread. Pres s and hold the message that you w ant to lock T ap Lock mes sage on the options menu[...]

7 4 Messages Setting t e xt and multimedia message options From the Home scr een, tap > Messages . On the All messages scr een, press MENU and then tap Settings to set the t e xt or multimedia message options. Y ou can set the follo wing: Rec eiv ed messages Receiv ed notification Receiv e a notification in the status bar when a ne w message arr[...]

Messages 7 5 SMS settings Deliv ery r eports Select this option to r eceiv e a r eport on the deliv ery status of y our message. Service Cent er Display s the message service cent er number used. T ap to change the number . It is rec ommended that you do not change the number her e for it may cause pr oblems in rec eiving and sending messages. Mana[...]

A c c ounts and s ync S ynchr onizing with online acc ounts Y our phone can sync information and r eceive upda tes fr om your Google™ and Micr osoft® Ex change Activ eSync® ac counts as well as popular online servic es such as Facebook®, T witt er™, and Flickr™. These ar e some of the types of information y ou can sync: Gmail™ and Ex cha[...]

Ac counts and s ync 77 Synchr onizing with a Microsoft Ex change A ctiv eSync acc ount Y ou can only add one Microsoft Ex change Activ eSync acc ount on y our phone. Y ou can sync with Microsoft Ex change Serv er 2003 Servic e Pack 2 (SP2) or lat er . From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings > A cc ounts & sync . T ap A dd ac[...]

78 A ccounts and s ync Remo ving an account Y ou can remo ve an acc ount to delete it and all informa tion associat ed with it fr om y our phone, for e xample messages, c ontacts, or settings. Remo ving an account does not delet e information fr om the online service itself . Y ou cannot r emo ve some acc ounts, such the first Google A ccount y ou [...]

Ac counts and s ync 79 S ynchr onizing with y our comput er Y ou hav e y our new v acation photos on y our phone while y our business calendar is on y our comput er . Wh y not mak e these types of files and information a vailable on both de vices ? With HT C Sync™, y ou can: Sync y our contacts betw een y our Micr osoft® Outlook®, Outlook® Exp[...]

80 Ac counts and s ync Setting up HT C Sync t o recogniz e your phone Aft er installing, set up HT C Sync to r ecognize y our phone. Connect y our phone to y our comput er using the supplied USB cable. On y our phone’ s Connect to PC scr een, tap HT C Sync, and then tap Done. On y our comput er , wait for HT C Sync t o recogniz e y our phone. Whe[...]

Ac counts and s ync 81 Select Sync music files fr om iT unes and Window s Media Pla y er if y ou’re using any of these apps on y our comput er . Then, choose one of the follo wing: All songs and playlis ts . Choose to s ync all songs and playlists fr om iT unes and Windo ws Media Play er . Selected pla ylists . Choose to select only y our fa vori[...]

82 Ac counts and s ync Setting People sync options Sync y our phone contacts with y our Outlook ( Outlook XP , Outlook 2003 or Outlook 200 7), Outlook Expr ess, or Windo ws Contacts (f or Windo ws Vis ta). If y ou hav e contacts t o sync from y our SIM card, y ou hav e to import these first t o y our phone st or age. On the Devic e panel, click Peo[...]

Ac counts and s ync 83 T o sync files and documents fr om your c omputer to y our phone’s st orage car d, select Sync PC documents fr om , and then click Add . Cho ose a f old er th at c ontai ns th e fi le s y ou wan t t o s yn c w it h y our phon e, a nd th en cl ick O K . When y ou sync the phone with y our comput er , the files and documen[...]

84 Ac counts and s ync 6. Check your phone’ s screen t o see if there ar e additional instructions t o complet e the installation. 7 . Aft er installation is complete , y ou can click Disconnect and safely r emo ve y our phone as requir ed by y our computer’s oper ating sys tem. Synchr onizing another phone with your c omputer HT C Sync can s y[...]

Social F acebook f or HT C Sense and F acebook f or Android application F acebook f or HT C Sense Vie w your F acebook® updates in support ed applications on the phone. By signing in to Fac ebook for HT C Sense, y our F acebook c ontacts and their contact details are do wnloaded to People , y ou can bro wse thr ough Facebook phot o albums in G all[...]

86 Social With the F acebook application, y ou can: Shar e y our thoughts and check other people’ s status updates. Vie w your friends lis t and write on someone’ s wall. Comment on and lik e a friend’s post. Vie w someone’s personal inf ormation, including photo albums. Check y our F acebook notifications. T ak e a photo and upload it s tr[...]

Social 87 T weeting on y our phone Peep is a T witter™ client that lets y ou enjo y “tw eeting’’ on y our phone. Send out tweets, r ead and rec eive tw eets from people, sear ch for new T witter users to f ollo w , all from y our phone. 1. From the Home scr een, tap > Peep . 2. If you did not sign in t o y our T witter account when y ou [...]

88 Social Sear ching for T witter users to f ollow From the Home scr een, tap > Peep . While on the Peep scr een, press the SEARCH butt on. T ap the te xt field with the wor ds “Search T witter ”, enter the sear ch criteria, and then tap . On the Search r esult screen, scr oll through the list, and then tap the twitt er user you w ant to f o[...]

Social 89 Notification settings Select when to be notified and ho w you w ant to be notified. A dding the T witter widget Add the T witter widget t o let y ou send and follo w your tw eets right on the Home screen. From the Home scr een, tap > Widget > T witter f or HTC Sense . Choose the widget style, and then tap Select . Drag the widget t [...]

90 Social Using Friend Str eam Str eamline y our social network acc ounts thr ough Friend Str eam. Update y our status simultaneously , view s tatus updat es, and look thr ough photo updat es from y our Facebook, T witt er , and other social network ac counts using Friend Str eam. From the Home scr een, tap > Friend Str eam . If y ou ar e not si[...]

Social 91 Updating y our status From the Home scr een, tap > Friend Str eam . On the All Updates tab , tap the te xt field with the wor ds “What’ s on y our mind?”. T ap , and then on the Update S tatus dialog bo x, select which accounts y ou want the status updat e to be posted. T ap Done . Only the acc ounts that y ou are signed in to wi[...]

92 Social Chatting in Google T alk Google T alk is Google’ s instant messaging pr ogram. It lets y ou communicate with other people that also use Google T alk. Signing in to Google T alk If y ou signed in to y our Google Ac count when y ou first set up the phone, y ou are alr eady signed in to Google T alk. From the Home scr een, tap > T alk &[...]

Social 93 Swit ching betw een activ e chats Y ou can switch betw een chats if you ha ve mor e than one chat going. While on a chat scr een, press MENU , and then tap Swit ch chats . On the screen tha t opens, tap the friend y ou want to chat with. Inviting a friend t o join a group chat While on a chat scr een, press MENU , and then tap A dd to cha[...]

94 Social A cc epting an invitation to bec ome a friend When a contact in vites y ou to bec ome a friend in Google T alk, you r eceiv e a notification in the Status bar and the in vitation appears in y our Friends list. From the Home scr een, tap > T alk . In the Friends list, tap Chat in vitation . Do one of the follo wing: T ap A cc ept in the[...]

Social 95 Changing Google T alk settings Setting notifications for ne w Google T alk messages Y ou can set the phone to play a sound, vibr ate, or displa y a notification icon in the status bar each time y ou r eceiv e a new ins tant message. From the Home scr een, tap > T alk . In the Friends list, pr ess MENU and then tap Settings . Select the[...]

Email Using Gmail/ Google Mail Gmail/ Google Mail is Google’s w eb-based email service. Gmail/ Google Mail is configur ed when y ou first set up y our phone. Depending on y our synchr onization settings, Gmail/ Google Mail on y our phone is automatically s ynchronized with one or mor e Gmail/ Google Mail acc ounts on the w eb. F or mor e informat[...]

Email 97 Swit ching to another Google A ccount If y ou hav e set up more than one Google A ccount on y our phone, y ou can swit ch between acc ounts in Gmail/ Google Mail. For mor e information on setting up Google A ccounts, see “Synchr onizing with a Google Acc ount” in the Acc ounts and sync chapter . While vie wing the Inbox, pr ess MENU, a[...]

98 Email Replying t o or forw arding an email message 1. From the Home scr een, tap > Gmail/ Google Mail . 2. In the Inbox, tap the email mes sage or con versation. If the email message is long, swipe y our finger up the screen. 3. T ap Reply , Reply t o all , or Forwar d . 4. Do one of the following: If y ou selected R eply or Reply t o all , e[...]

Email 99 5. If you w ant to add a pictur e attachment, pr ess MENU and then tap A ttach . Navigat e to the pictur e y ou want t o attach, and then tap the picture. 4 5 1 2 3 1 Recipient. 2 Subject. 3 Attachment. 4 Enter y our message here. 5 T ap to r emov e the attachment. 5. Aft er composing y our message, tap Send . While composing the mes sage,[...]

100 Email A con versation list opens, displa ying all of the conv ersations with messages that c ontain the wor ds you sear ched for . The w ords y ou searched for ar e display ed in the title bar . Y ou work with the con versations in this list jus t as y ou would with the con versations in y our Inbox or any other c onv ersation list. Starring a [...]

Email 101 W orking with conv ersations in batches Y ou can archiv e, label, delete, or perform other actions on a ba tch of c onv ersations at onc e, in y our Inbo x or in another labeled list of con v ersations. 1. In the Inbox or other c onv ersation list, select the check bo x es for the conv ersations y ou want t o work with as a batch. W hen y[...]

102 Email to pla y when you r eceiv e a new email mes sage, tap Silent . T o confirm your ring t one selection, tap OK . Select Vibr ate if y ou want y our phone to vibr ate when y ou receiv e a new email message. Notify once . When clear ed, you ar e notified ev ery time you r eceiv e a ne w email message.  [...]

Email 103 Mail The Mail applica tion lets y ou send and r eceiv e email from y our webmail or other ac counts, using POP3 or IMAP . It also lets y ou acc ess your Ex change Activ eSync email and other featur es on your phone . For informa tion on this, see “Ex change Activ eSync email” in this chapter . A dding a POP3/IMAP email ac count From t[...]

104 Email Inbo x filter tabs Receiv ed Display s email messages as individual items. Con v ersations Display s messages as con v ersations, gr ouped accor ding to the subject line. T ap a subject in the list to sho w the email con v ersation. VIP group Display s messages from c ontacts in y our VIP group. T o add contacts to the VIP gr oup fr om th[...]

Email 105 Ex change Activ eSync email If y ou synchr onize y our phone with y our work Ex change Activ eSync account, y ou can read, manage, and send email in the same eas y wa y as with a POP3/IMAP account. Ho we ver , y ou can also acc ess some po werful Ex change features. For informa tion on setting up an Ex change Activ eSync account, see “S[...]

106 Email Composing and sending an email message From the Home scr een, tap > Mail . On the email acc ount Inbo x, press MENU and then tap C ompose . 3. Fill in one or more r ecipients. Y ou can: Enter email addr esses directly in the T o field. If you’r e sending the email to sev eral recipients, separ ate the email addr esses with a comma. A[...]

Email 107 Vie wing and replying t o an email message From the Home scr een, tap > Mail . On the email acc ount Inbo x, tap the email you w ant to vie w . 3. T ap Reply or Reply all t o reply to the email. For an Ex change Activ eSync acc ount, you can mark an email. T o mark an email, while viewing an email, tap the whit e flag on the upper-righ[...]

Calendar About Calendar Use y our phone’ s Calendar to creat e and manage your e vents, meetings, and appointments. Y ou can also set up your phone t o sta y in sync with the f ollo wing types of calendars: On y our phone, sign in t o y our Google Acc ount so y ou’ll be able to sync y our phone’s Calendar with y our Google Calendar online. If[...]

Calendar 109 7 . Set the reminder time . Y ou can add another r eminder time in a Google Calendar e v ent. Pr ess MENU and then tap A dd reminder . 8. If the ev ent occurs on a r egular basis, tap the Repetition bo x and then choose how often the e v ent occurs. 9. Scroll t o the bottom of the screen and then tap A dd . Inviting gues ts to y our e [...]

110 Calendar Changing calendar vie ws When y ou open Calendar , it displays the Month vie w by def ault. Y ou can also display the Calendar in Agenda, Da y , or W eek view . T o change betw een calendar vie ws, pr ess MENU, and then choose the type of vie w that y ou want. Month vie w In Month vie w , you’ll see mark ers on days that ha ve e vent[...]

Calendar 111 The c olor bars on the left side of the ev ents indicat e the type of calendar in which the ev ent is part of . T o find out what each color r epresents, pr ess MENU and then tap Mor e > Calendars . When in Da y vie w , slide left or right across the scr een to vie w earlier or later da ys. In Day vie w , the weather informa tion ap[...]

112 Calendar V iewing, editing or deleting an e v ent Y ou can view , edit, or delete e v ents y ou created. Y ou can also vie w e v ent invitations that other people sent to y ou. Vie wing and editing an e v ent 1. From the Home scr een, tap , and then tap Calendar . 2. In Month view , tap the day when the e v ent takes place , and then tap the e [...]

Calendar 113 Calendar e v ent reminders If y ou hav e set at least one r eminder for an ev ent, the upcoming e v ent icon will appear in the notifications ar ea of the status bar t o remind y ou of the upcoming e vent. Vie wing, dismissing, or snoo zing e vent r eminders 1. T ap the status bar , then slide y our finger down the scr een to open the [...]

114 Calendar Displa ying and synchr onizing calendars Y ou can select which calendars to show or hide on y our phone’s Calendar , and which ones to keep s ynchronized. Sho wing or hiding calendars In any Calendar vie w , pres s MENU , tap Mor e > Calendars , and then select or clear a calendar to sho w or hide it. T ap All calendars to display[...]

Calendar 115 Changing Calendar settings Y ou can change Calendar ’s settings to specify ho w it display s e v ents and how it notifies y ou of upcoming e vents. In an y Calendar vie w , press MENU and then tap Mor e > Settings to acc ess Calendar’s settings. Reminder settings Choose ho w y ou want Calendar t o issue ev ent reminders when the[...]

116 Calendar Sending a vCalendar Y ou can send a calendar ev ent as a vCalendar to someone’s phone or y our comput er using Bluetooth. Y ou can also send it as a file attachment with y our message . From the Home scr een, tap , and then tap Calendar . In Month view , tap the da y when the ev ent takes plac e. Pres s and hold the calendar ev ent y[...]

Clock and W eather About the HT C Clock widget The HT C Clock widget that’s b y default added on the Home scr een sho ws y our current date , time, and location. Y ou can tap the w eather image on this widget to open the W eather application and check for mor e weather for ecasts. See “Checking wea ther ” for details. The HT C Clock widget co[...]

118 Clock and W eather About the Clock application The Clock application is mor e than just a r egular date and time clock. It functions as a desk clock that sho ws the dat e, time, and w eather information, and it can turn int o a night clock or scr eensav er . It has a world clock that sho ws y ou the current time in se v er al locations acr oss [...]

Clock and W eather 119 Using Desk Clock Opening the Clock application brings y ou directly to the Desk Clock scr een. The Desk Clock displa ys the curr ent date , time, and w eather , an alarm clock indicator , and a battery char ging indicator . Y ou can dim the screen t o sho w only the time and date on the Desk Clock. 4 3 2 1 5 1 The alarm clock[...]

120 Clock and W eather Using W orld Clock Use the Clock application’ s W orld Clock screen to check the curr ent time in sev eral places around the globe simultaneously . Y ou can also set y our home city , add more cities t o the world clock lis t, and manually set your time zone , dat e, and time. Setting y our home city T ap the HT C Clock wid[...]

Clock and W eather 121 T ap Select dat e format then select ho w you w ant dates to be displa y ed. (The selected date f ormat also applies to the da te displa yed in the alarm clock.) Y ou can also pr ess HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Dat e & time to open the Date & time settings screen. A dding a city to the W orld Clock scr e[...]

122 Clock and W eather Setting the alarm clock Y ou can use the Clock application’s Alarms scr een to set up one or more w ake-up alarms. Setting an alarm 1. T ap the HT C Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. T ap the Alarms tab. 3. Select the check bo x of an alarm. and then tap that alarm. 4. On the Set alarm screen, dr ag y our finger up or do [...]

Clock and W eather 123 Changing alarm sound settings If y ou’v e set one or more alarms, y ou can change their settings such as the alarm v olume, how long t o snooze the alarm, and mor e. T ap the HT C Clock widget on the Home scr een. T ap the Alarms tab. On the Alarms scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings . Y ou can change the follo wing [...]

124 Clock and W eather Checking w eather If y ou consent ed to turn location service on when y ou wer e setting up your phone for the first time, y ou’ll see the weather of y our current location right on the HT C Clock widget of y our Home scr een. Y ou can also use the W eather application to check the curr ent weather and w eather for ecasts f[...]

Clock and W eather 125 Changing the or der of cities on the W eather screen From the Home scr een, tap > W eather . On the W eather screen, pr ess MENU and then tap Rearr ange . Pres s and hold at the end of the item y ou want t o mo v e. When the ro w is highlighted in gr een, drag it t o its new position, then r elease. T ap Done . Deleting ci[...]

Int ernet Data c onnection Y our phone will be automatically configur ed to use y our mobile oper ator’s data c onnection when y ou turn on y our phone (if the SIM card is inserted) f or the first time. Checking the data connection y ou ar e using From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings > Wir eless & networks . T ap Mobile[...]

Internet 127 W i-Fi Wi-Fi pr ovides wir eless Internet acc ess ov er distances of up t o 300 feet (100 met ers). T o use Wi-Fi on y our phone, y ou need acc ess t o a wir eless ac ces s point or “hotspot”. The a vailability and range of the W i-Fi signal depends on the number , infr astructur e, and other objects through which the signal pas se[...]

128 Internet Checking the wir eless netw ork status From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings > Wir eless & networks . On the Wir eless & networks scr een, tap Wi-Fi settings , and then tap the wireles s network that the phone is curr ently connect ed to. A message bo x is then display ed showing the Wi-Fi netw ork name, s[...]

Internet 129 A dding the Data connection and W i-Fi widgets Add the Da ta connection and/ or Wi-Fi widget t o the Home screen to mak e it fast er for y ou to turn on or off these c onnections. T ap the widget t o turn on or off the connection. T o learn ho w to add widgets, r efer to “ Adding a widget to y our Home screen” in the Personalizing [...]

130 Internet Connecting t o a virtual priv at e netw ork (VPN) From y our phone, y ou can add, set up, and manage virtual privat e networks (VPNs) tha t allow y ou to c onnect and acc ess r esources inside a secur ed local network, such as y our corpor ate netw ork. Pr eparing y our phone for VPN connection Depending on the type of VPN y ou ar e us[...]

Internet 131 Disconnecting fr om a VPN Pres s and hold the title bar , and then slide down y our finger to open the Notifica tions panel. T ap the VPN connection t o return to the VPN settings scr een, and then tap the VPN connection t o disconnect fr om it. When y our phone has disconnected fr om the VPN, the VPN disconnected icon is display ed in[...]

132 Internet Using y our phone’ s w eb br o w ser Open the web br ow ser to s tart surfing the w eb. T he bro wser is fully optimiz ed and comes with advanc ed features tha t let y ou enjo y Internet bro wsing on y our phone. Y ou must ha ve an activ e data c onnection or Wi-Fi c onnection to ac ces s the Internet. Opening the br o wser From the [...]

Internet 133 Naviga ting on a w eb page Y ou can swipe y our finger on the scr een or the optical tr ackball to na vigate and view other areas of the w eb page. Z ooming in or out on a w eb page T ap the scr een twice quickly t o zoom in, then tap the screen twic e quickly again to zoom out. Y ou can also use your fingers t o pinch or spr ead the s[...]

134 Internet Link What t o do Location addr ess T ap the address t o open Google Maps and locate the addres s. Phone number T ap to open the Phone scr een to call the phone number . Y ou can also navigate t o a link on a web page and select it using the optical tr ackball. This is particularly useful when viewing t ext and links at a small siz e. L[...]

Internet 135 Swit ching betw een bro wser window s From the Home scr een, tap > Internet . Pres s MENU, and then tap Windo ws . Select the bro wser windo w y ou want to vie w by sliding y our finger on the screen fr om right to left. 1 2 1 T ap to close the w eb page. 2 T ap to display the w eb page in full screen. Finding te xt within a w eb pa[...]

136 Internet Cop ying te xt, looking up information, and sharing Y ou can select te xt and then: Cop y it. Look it up on W ikipedia or Google Dictionary . Get a transla tion of the te xt from Google T ranslat e. Share the t ext in a ne w email, text, or multimedia mes sage or in your status upda te on a social network. Selecting te xt 1. Press and [...]

Internet 13 7 Cop ying and pasting te xt Aft er you ha v e selected the t ext y ou want to c op y , tap . The selected t ext is then copied t o the clipboar d. In a te xt entry field (for e xample while c omposing a message ), press and hold a t the point where y ou want t o past e the te xt. T ap Pas te . Searching or tr anslating te xt 1. After y[...]

138 Internet Vie wing a pre viously visited page From the Home scr een, tap > Internet . Pres s MENU, and then tap Bookmarks . On the History tab , naviga te t o the page y ou want to vie w and then tap the page. Clearing the list of pr eviously visited pages From the Home scr een, tap > Internet . Pres s MENU, and then tap Bookmarks . On the[...]

Internet 139 Using y our phone as a modem (tethering) Get online with y our notebook or desk top c omputer at any time, using y our phone’s data connection. F or information on setting up and using the data connection, see “Data connection” earlier in this chapt er . Y ou need to ins tall HT C Sync befor e you can use y our phone as a modem. [...]

140 Internet Using y our phone as a wir eless r outer Shar e y our data connection with other de vices b y turning y our phone into a wireles s r outer . Mak e sure y our phone’ s data connection is turned on bef or e y ou use it as a wireless r outer . T o find out ho w to turn on y our phone’s da ta connection, see “Data c onnection” earl[...]

Bluet ooth Using Bluet ooth Bluetooth is a short-r ange wireless c ommunications t echnology that allo ws de vices to e x change information o v er a distanc e of about eight meters without r equiring a physical connection. T urning Bluetooth on or off From the Home scr een, pres s MENU, and then tap Settings > W ir eless & netw orks. Select[...]

142 Bluetooth Connecting a Bluet ooth headset or car kit Y ou can listen to music o ver an Bluet ooth ster eo headset, or ha v e hands-fr ee con versations using a compatible Bluet ooth headset or car kit. It’s the same pr ocedur e to set up st er eo audio and hands-fr ee. For y ou to list en to music with y our headset or car kit, the headset or[...]

Bluetooth 143 Disc onnecting or unpairing fr om a Bluetooth de vic e Disconnecting a Bluet ooth devic e From the Home scr een, pres s MENU, and then tap Settings > W ir eless & netw orks > Bluetooth settings . In the Bluetooth de vices section, pres s and hold the de vice t o disconnect. T ap Disconnect . Unpairing fr om a Bluetooth de vi[...]

144 Bluetooth Sending and r eceiving inf ormation using Bluet ooth Y ou can use Bluetooth to tr ansfer information betw een y our phone and another Bluetooth- enabled de vice such as a phone or not ebook comput er . Y ou can send the following types of information, depending on the de vice y ou ar e sending to: Images and videos Calendar ev ents Co[...]

Bluetooth 145 If y ou send another file type to a W indows c omputer , it is normally sav ed in the Bluetooth Ex change folder within your personal document f olders. On Windo ws XP , the path ma y be: C:Documents and Settings[y our username]My DocumentsBluetooth Ex change On Windo ws Vis ta, the path ma y be: C:Users[y our username]Document[...]

146 Bluetooth A dding the Bluetooth r eceiv ed folder to the Home scr een Y ou can add a folder to the Home scr een that sho ws all files you ha ve r eceiv ed with Bluetooth. From the Home scr een, tap . On the Add t o Home screen, tap Folder > Bluet ooth receiv ed . Pres s and hold the Bluetooth rec eiv ed folder icon, and dr ag it to the Home [...]

Camer a Camer a basics Whether tr av eling for business or fun, enjo y taking photos and videos of y our trip and encount ers with y our phone’s camer a. Photos and videos y ou captured with the camer a ar e stor ed onto the microSD car d. From the Home scr een, tap > Camera to open the camer a in photo mode and take photos. From the Home scr [...]

148 Camera Using the optical tr ackball as the shutter r elease The optical tr ackball works as the shutt er r elease for the camer a. Press the optical tr ackball to tak e a photo or begin capturing video. Pr ess it again to st op capturing video. Re view scr een Aft er capturing a photo or video, the Re view scr een will display the photo or the [...]

Camera 14 9 Z ooming Befor e taking a photo or video, y ou can first use the onscreen z oom bar to zoom in or out of y our subject. 1. T o display the onscr een zoom bar , tap the Zoom butt on . Y ou can also slide y our finger up or down the V iewfinder scr een. While the zoom bar is sho wn on the Vie wfinder screen, y ou will also see the remaini[...]

150 Camera T aking a phot o 1. From the Home scr een, tap > Camera. 2. Before taking the phot o , y ou can zoom in firs t on y our subject. See “Zooming” to find out ho w to use the onscr een zoom bar . 3. Frame y our subject on the Vie wfinder screen. 4. Let the camera aut o focus on the c enter of the scr een, or you can t ouch another ar [...]

Camera 151 Capturing a video 1. From the Home scr een, tap > Camcor der . 2. Before capturing video , you can zoom in firs t on your subject. See “Z ooming” to find out ho w to use the onscr een zoom bar . 3. Frame y our subject on the screen. 4. Let the camera aut o focus on the c enter of the scr een, or you can t ouch another ar ea on the[...]

152 Camer a Camer a settings Open the menu panel to change basic camer a settings and access mor e camera settings. Y ou can also switch betw een photo and video modes from the menu panel. Changing basic settings 1. On the Vie wfinder screen, tap to open the menu panel. 2. T o change basic camera settings, tap one of these ic ons in the menu panel:[...]

Camera 153 Resolution Select a photo or video r esolution to use for capturing. Widescr een (photo mode only) When this check bo x is selected ( default), phot o resolutions av ailable for selection ar e in 3:2 r atio and y ou can use the entire Vie wfinder screen t o fr ame y our subject. When not selected, phot o r esolutions av ailable for selec[...]

154 Camera Shutter sound Select or clear this check bo x, depending on whether you w ant the camer a to pla y a shutter sound when y ou press the shutt er release. T ime stamp (phot o mode only) Select this check bo x when you w ant the date and time t o be added on captured photos. Grid (photo mode only) Select this check bo x when you w ant to di[...]

G allery About the Gallery application Using the Gallery application, y ou can view phot os and watch videos tha t y ou’v e taken with y our phone’ s camera, do wnloaded, or copied ont o y our stor age car d. Y ou can also take a look at y our photos and your friends’ phot os that are on y our social networks (F acebook and Flickr only). For [...]

156 Gallery V iewing phot os and videos Aft er selecting an album from the Gallery application’ s Albums scr een, y ou can br o wse through the phot os and videos of that album either in filmstrip or grid view . T ap a photo or video to vie w it in full screen. Br o wsing in films trip or grid view By default, phot os and videos are pr esented in[...]

Gallery 157 Z ooming in or out on a photo Ther e are tw o way s you can z oom in or out of a photo: T ap the scr een twice quickly t o zoom in, then tap the screen twic e quickly again to zoom out. Y ou can also use pinch zooming. Pres s y our thumb and index finger on the scr een and then spr ead y our fingers apart to z oom in. Pinch your fingers[...]

158 Gallery V iewing phot os in y our social netw orks Using the Gallery application, you can vie w your phot os and your friends’ photos tha t ar e in y our social netw orks (F acebook and Flickr only). Vie wing photos on F acebook Y ou need to be logged in to y our Facebook ac count to vie w Facebook phot os. From the Home scr een, tap > Gal[...]

Gallery 159 W orking with photos Whether y ou’re br o wsing phot os in filmstrip or grid view in the Gallery application, y ou can pres s and hold on a photo to open a selection menu and choose what t o do with it. Y ou can choose to delet e the photo , rotat e or cr op it, and mor e. Rotating and sa ving a photo From the Home scr een, tap > G[...]

160 Gallery Sharing Using the Gallery application, you can send phot os and videos via email or MMS. Y ou can share phot os on your social netw orks (such as Fac ebook, Flickr , Picasa, and T witter) and share videos on Y ouT ube. Y ou can also send them to another phone or y our comput er using Bluetooth. Sending photos or videos b y email Y ou ca[...]

Gallery 161 Sharing photos on F acebook Y ou need to be logged in to y our Facebook ac count to be able t o upload pictur es. From the Home scr een, tap > Gallery . T ap the album wher e the photos y ou want t o shar e ar e in. T ap and then on the Share options menu, tap F acebook for HT C Sense . Select the pictures y ou want t o shar e and th[...]

Music About the Music application Enjo y list ening to songs and music on y our phone using the Music application. Y ou need to cop y music files to y our st or age car d first t o use the Music application to pla y music. T o find out how t o copy files, see “C op ying files to and fr om the stor age card” in the Basics chapter . Pla ying musi[...]

Music 163 Br o w sing music in the Libr ary T ap at the bottom-left corner of the Music applica tion’ s Playback screen or No w playing list to go t o the Library . In the Library , your music is or ganized into differ ent categories such as Albums, Artists, Genres, C omposers, and more. Select a cat egory b y tapping one of the cat egory tabs at[...]

164 Music Cr eating a pla ylist Personalize y our music experienc e by cr eating music pla ylists. Mak e a playlist c ontaining just y our fa vorit e songs or cr eate one t o match y our mood for the da y . Y ou can make as man y playlis ts as y ou like. From the Home scr een, tap > Music . T ap at the bottom-left c orner of the screen to go t o[...]

Music 165 Rearr anging songs in a playlist In the Library , tap or slide your finger on the bott om r o w to go t o the Pla ylists cat egory . T ap a pla ylist t o open it. Pres s MENU and then tap Change order . Pres s and hold at the end of the song title y ou want to mo ve. W hen the ro w is highlighted, dr ag it to its new position, then r elea[...]

166 Music Setting a song as ringt one Y ou can select a song from the Music application’ s Library and set it as y our phone’s ringt one or a ringtone for a c ertain contact. From the Home scr een, tap > Music . T ap at the bottom-left c orner of the screen to go t o the Libr ary . In the Library , select the song that you w ant to use as ri[...]

Maps and location Using Google Maps Google Maps lets y ou tr ack y our current location, vie w r eal-time tr affic situations, and r eceive detailed dir ections to y our destination. It also pr o vides a sear ch tool wher e you can locat e places of int er est or an addr ess on a vect or or aerial map, or view locations in s tr eet le v el. Y ou ne[...]

168 Maps and location Getting an addres s and additional information for a location T ap and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens o ver the loca tion, with the addr ess and a thumbnail from s treet vie w (if av ailable). T ap the balloon to see more inf ormation or t o get directions t o that location. Looking at a location in S tr eet Vie w[...]

Maps and location 169 Vie wing map lay ers Initially , Google Maps opens with a str eet map. Y ou can view additional map la yers, such as satellit e images, traffic information, y our Google Latitude friends’ locations, and Wikipedia information on locations. Y ou can also vie w maps that y ou and other people hav e cr eated in Google Maps on th[...]

170 Maps and location Sear ching for a location While vie wing a map, press SEARCH. Enter the plac e y ou want to sear ch in the search bo x. Y ou can enter an addr ess, a city , or type of business or establishment (f or e xample, museums in london). As y ou enter informa tion, a list of all the plac es which y ou hav e searched or visit ed befor [...]

Maps and location 171 Getting dir ections Use Google Maps to get detailed dir ections to y our destination. While vie wing a map, press MENU and then tap Dir ections . Enter the s tarting point in the first te xt bo x, then enter y our destination in the second t ext bo x. By default, y our curr ent location is ent er ed in the Starting point bo x.[...]

172 Maps and location Finding y our friends with Google Latitude (av ailable by c ountry) Google Latitude ™ user location servic e lets y ou and y our friends share locations and status messages with each other . It also lets y ou send instant messages and emails, mak e phone calls, and get directions t o your friends’ locations. Y our location[...]

Maps and location 173 Vie wing your friends’ loca tions Y ou can view y our friends’ locations on a map or in a list. When y ou open Maps, your friends’ locations ar e shown. Each friend is r epresented b y their pictur e (from C ontacts) with an arro w pointing to their appr o ximate location. If a friend has chosen to shar e city-lev el loc[...]

17 4 Maps and location Changing priv acy settings Y ou hav e contr ol ov er how and when y ou can be found by y our friends. Only the last location sent to Latitude is s tor ed with your Google A ccount. If y ou turn off Latitude or are hiding, no location is st or ed. From the Home scr een, tap > Latitude . T ap y our own name, and then tap Edi[...]

Maps and location 175 Using HT C Footprints™ HT C Footprints ™ pr o vides an easy wa y to r ecor d fa vorit e places and r evisit those places. A footprint consis ts of a photo you tak e of a location such as a res taur ant, a sightseeing destination, et c., st or ed together with a pr ecise GPS position and other information about that locatio[...]

176 Maps and location 4. Scroll do wn to see mor e information. Y ou can tap the information fields to vie w more information about the footprint, call a s tored phone number , and more. 2 3 1 1 Show the addres s in Google Maps. 2 Open the web page. 3 Show the GPS location in Google Maps. Editing or deleting a footprint From the Home scr een, tap &[...]

Maps and location 177 Importing footprints Y ou can rest or e footprints y ou pre viously backed up to the s tor age card. Y ou can also import .kmz files that y ou sav ed in other applications, or use a photo as a f ootprint. 1. From the Home scr een, tap > Footprints . 2. Press MENU , and then tap Import . 3. Do one of the follo wing: T o impo[...]

Mor e apps W at ching videos on Y ouT ube Y ouT ube is an online video streaming servic e that allo ws you t o view videos that ha v e been uploaded by Y ouT ube members. Y ouT ube presents the videos gr ouped into categories, such as Mos t vie w ed, Most discussed, Most r ecent, and T op ra ted. Y ou do not need a Y ouT ube account to br owse and [...]

More apps 17 9 Sharing a video link Y ou can share a video b y sending its link to y our contacts. From the Home scr een, tap > Y ouT ube . On the Y ouT ube screen, tap a video t o w atch fr om the av ailable categories. While w atching a video , press MENU , and then tap Share . Select how y ou want t o shar e the video link. Capturing a video [...]

180 More apps V iewing documents, pr esentations, and spr eadsheets Quickoffic e lets you vie w Microsoft Office W ord, Micr osoft Office Ex cel, and Microsoft Po w erPoint files on y our phone. Quickoffic e supports vie wing of Micr osoft Office 200 3 and 200 7 W ord (.doc ), Ex cel (.xls), Po werPoint (.ppt) and t ext (. txt) files. Make sur e yo[...]

More apps 181 K eeping tr ack of y our st ocks Use Stocks t o get the latest st ock updat es for st ock quotes and market indic es you follo w . 1 2 3 4 1 List of your s tock quot es and st ock mark et indices. T ap an it em to vie w its intraday chart and other details. 2 T ap to update the s tock informa tion. 3 T ap to add a stock quote or s toc[...]

182 More apps Setting st ock information upda te fr equency From the Home scr een, tap > Stocks . Pres s MENU, and then tap Settings . Select the Auto-s ync data check box. Downloading s tock inf ormation automa tically may incur additional f ees fr om y our mobile opera tor . 4. T ap Set download fr equency , and then select fr equency to check[...]

More apps 183 List ening to the r adio FM Radio lets y ou list en to FM r adio stations on y our phone. Y ou need to c onnect a headset first to the audio jack of y our phone to use FM Radio . FM Radio uses the ster eo headset as the FM radio antenna 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 FM radio frequenc y 2 Drag t o tune in to a fr equency on the FM band. 3 T a[...]

184 More apps A dding station names From the Home scr een, tap > FM Radio . T une in t o the desired FM s tation, and then tap . Enter a sta tion name for the select ed FM station, and then tap Sa ve . Minimizing or turning off FM Radio Do one of the follo wing: Pres s BACK t o minimize and k eep FM Radio running in the backgr ound so you can li[...]

More apps 185 Rec or ding y our v oice V oice Recor der is useful for quickly rec ording thoughts. Y ou can also recor d your v oice and set it as a ringtone. Y ou need to ha ve a micr oSD car d installed on y our phone to use V oice Rec order . Rec or ding y our voic e From the Home scr een, tap > V oice Recor der . Hold the devic e’s micr op[...]

186 More apps Finding and installing apps fr om Andr oid Mark et Android Mark et™ is the place to go t o find new apps for y our phone. Choose from a wide variety of fr ee and paid apps ranging fr om productivity apps, entertainment, t o games. When y ou find an app y ou want, y ou can easily do wnload and install it on y our phone with just a fe[...]

More apps 18 7 Search f or an app. T ap on the Andr oid Market home scr een, enter the name or type of app y ou’r e looking for , and then tap t o the right of the sear ch bo x. 4. T ap an app to read a description about the app and user r evie ws. 5. T ap Install (for fr ee applications) or Buy (for paid applica tions). Y ou need a Google Check [...]

188 More apps Opening an installed application Do one of the follo wing: On the status bar , check if you see the icon. If y ou see the ic on, open the Notifications Panel, and then tap the app t o open it. See “Opening the Notifications panel” in the Basics chapter t o learn ho w to open the Notifications P anel. From the Home scr een, tap >[...]

More apps 189 Sharing games and apps Having fun with a game or app that y ou’v e do wnloaded fr om Andr oid Mark et? Shar e it instantly with y our circle of friends. For y our friends to link to the app and do wnload it fr om Andr oid Market, the y must be using an Android phone . 1. From the Home scr een, tap . 2. Press MENU , and then tap Shar[...]

190 More apps When y our friends see the link in your sent message , email, or status upda te , the y can simply tap the link to go dir ectly to the game or app in Android Mark et to do wnload it. While entering y our status update in Friend S tr eam, y ou can also tap to choose fr om games or apps that y ou want t o share in y our social netw orks[...]

More apps 191 Reading ne w s f eeds Use New s to subscribe to ne ws feeds to k eep up with the latest buzz on the Int ernet. Ne ws monitors RSS f eeds from y our fa vorit e ne ws sit es, blogs and more, and do wnloads the most current upda tes. Ne ws scr een 1 2 3 1 Subscriptions tab Display s the channels that you ar e subscribed to . T ap a chann[...]

192 Mor e apps Subscribing to a ne ws channel b y entering a URL From the Home scr een, tap > Ne ws . On the Subscriptions tab, tap A dd feeds > Add fr om URL . Enter the c omplete URL f or the RSS feed, and then tap Done . Setting update fr equency for st ories Set New s to automatically check f or updates f or the channels that y ou are sub[...]

More apps 19 3 A dding a k eyw ord Find stories the int erest y ou easier by cr eating ke ywor ds. Stories that contain the k eyw ord are gr ouped together making it easier to find the s tory y ou want. From the Home scr een, tap > Ne ws . On the K e yw ords tab, tap A dd ke yw ords . Enter the k eyw ord, and then tap Done . In the K e yw ords t[...]

Security Pr otecting y our SIM car d with a PIN Y ou can protect y our SIM card fr om unauthorized use b y assigning a PIN (personal identification number). The def ault SIM PIN is pr o vided b y y our mobile oper ator . From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings . Scroll do wn the screen, tap Security > Set up SIM car d lock , and[...]

Security 195 Pr otecting y our phone with a scr een lock Y ou can further secure y our phone by r equiring a scr een unlock pattern e very time y our phone is turned on or ev ery time it wak es up from sleep mode (scr een is off ). From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings > Security . T ap Set up scr een lock . T ap one of the fo[...]

Settings Settings on y our phone Contr ol and customize phone settings on the Settings scr een. T o open the Settings scr een, fr om the Home scr een, pr ess MENU and then tap Settings . Personalize Select a scene, set the w allpaper to use, and set the def ault ring tone t o use for inc oming calls. Y ou can also rename or delete a cus tom sc ene [...]

Settings 197 SD & phone st orage Check the av ailable stor age card and phone memory . Y ou can also do a factory r eset. See the Update and r eset chapter for mor e details. Date & time Set the date and time , time zone , and date or time f ormat. T o turn off auto time synchr onization and be able to manually change time zone settings, se[...]

198 Settings Changing displa y settings A djusting the scr een brightness manually From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings > Display . Scroll do wn the screen, and then tap Brightnes s . Clear the Aut omatic brightness check bo x. Drag the brightnes s slider to the left to decr ease or to the right t o increase the scr een brigh[...]

Settings 199 Swit ching animation effects on or off Y ou can turn off the animation or enable only some animations when switching betw een scr eens. From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings > Display . Scr oll down the scr een, and then tap Animation . On the options menu, select the animation setting y ou want. 1. 2. 3.[...]

200 Settings Changing sound settings Setting a sound profile Switch t o vibrat e or silent mode, or use the normal phone sound settings. From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings > Sound > Sound profile . In the Choose a Pr ofile options menu, tap the sound profile y ou want t o use. Enabling or disabling touch t ones Y ou can [...]

Settings 201 Changing the phone language When y ou turn your phone on for the firs t time, y ou are pr ompted to select the language y ou would lik e to use. Y ou can also change the language on the fly whenev er y ou lik e. Changing the language adjusts the k eyboar d lay out, date and time forma tting, and mor e. The languages a vailable to choos[...]

202 Settings Optimizing y our phone’ s battery lif e When y ou’re on the go , it’ s not alw ay s easy to char ge your phone’ s battery as often as y ou’ d like . Follow these tips t o e xtend the time between char ges: T urn off wir eless functions such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and data c onnection when you’r e not using them. See the Inter[...]

Settings 203 Managing memory Checking ho w much phone memory is a v ailable for use From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings. Scroll do wn the screen, and then tap SD & phone s tor age . The av ailable phone memory is display ed in the Internal phone st or age section. Checking the av ailable st or age car d space From the Home [...]

204 Settings Checking informa tion about y our phone From the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings . Scroll do wn the screen, and then tap About phone . Select one of the follo wing: Netw ork Check information about y our mobile operat or and its service s tatus. Phone identity Check information about y our phone and the SIM card y ou ar[...]

Updat e and r eset Updating y our phone’ s sy st em softwar e From time t o time, sy st em softwar e updates for y our phone may be a v ailable. Y our phone can check and then notify y ou if an update is a vailable. Y ou can then do wnload and install the update t o your phone. Depending on the type of update , the update ma y erase all y our per[...]

206 Update and r eset Perf orming a har d/ f act ory r eset Y ou can return y our phone to its original state , as it was when it left the fact ory . This is also called a har d reset. Y ou might w ant to do this if y ou are giving y our phone to a friend or rela tiv e and you w ant to r emov e all your data firs t, or if y our phone has a persiste[...]

Inde x Symbols 3G 126 A Ac cess point 126 Adding a city t o the W eather screen 12 4 Adding a city t o the W orld Clock screen 121 Adding a ne w contact 54 Adding applica tion icons and other short cuts on y our Home scr een 38 Adding a widget t o your Home scr een 37 Adding f olders on your Home scr een 39 Adjus ting the volume 30 Airplane Mode 51[...]

208 Index H Hard r eset 206 Home city 120 Home page 132 Home screen 25 Home screen w allpaper 36 HT C Caller ID 45 HT C Clock widget 117 HT C Sync 7 9 I Importing contacts fr om online directories 55 Importing contacts fr om the stor age car d 56 Importing contacts fr om your SIM car d 55 Internet 126 Inviting gues ts to y our ev ent (Google A ccou[...]

Index 209 Sending a photo or video b y MMS 160 Sending a vCalendar 116 Sending contact informa tion 5 7 Sending music using Bluetooth 166 Sending photos or videos b y email 160 Sending photos or videos using Bluet ooth 160 Setting a song as ringtone 166 Settings 196 - alarm sound 123 - calendar 115 - camera 15 2 - display settings 198 - phone langu[...]