HTC Wildfire manual

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2 Befor e y ou do anything else, please r ead this Char ge the battery The batt ery in your phone hasn’t been char ged yet. W hile y our phone is char ging, it’ s important that you do not r emov 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 warran[...]

3 T r ademarks and cop yrights Cop yright © 2010 HT C Corpora tion. All Rights Reserv ed. The HT C logo, the HT C quietly brilliant logo, HT C Wildfir e, HT C Sense, Footprints, HT C Sync, and HT C Care ar e trademarks and/ or service marks of HT C Corpor ation. Cop yright © 2010 Google Inc. Used with permission. Google, the Google logo , Android[...]

4 Con v entions used in this guide In this user guide, w e use the following s ymbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a not e. A note 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 note also pr o vides information that ma y only be applicable to[...]

5 Contents C ontents Basics 9 Inside the bo x 9 Y our phone 9 Back co ver 11 Battery 12 Stor age card 14 Getting start ed 15 Switching y our phone on or off 15 Setting up your phone f or the first time 16 Home screen 17 Sleep mode 18 Status and notifications 19 Opening the Notifications panel 21 Finger gestur es 22 Using the optical trackball t o i[...]

6 Contents Contact gr oups 54 Contact information and c onversations 55 People widget 57 K eyboar d 59 Using the onscreen k eyboar d 59 Entering w ords with predictiv e text 61 Adjus ting touch input settings 62 Messages 64 About Messages 64 Sending a te xt message (SMS) 64 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 65 Resuming a dr aft message 67 Vie wing[...]

7 Contents Checking weather 118 About the W eather widget 119 Internet c onnections 120 Data connection 120 Wi-Fi 121 Using the Data connection and W i-Fi widgets 123 Connecting to a virtual priv ate network (VPN) 123 W eb br o wser 125 Using your phone’ s web br owser 125 Cop ying te xt, looking up information, and sharing 129 Vie wing bookmarks[...]

8 Contents Mor e apps 172 W atching videos on Y ouT ube 172 Vie wing a PDF 173 Vie wing documents, presentations, and spr eadsheets 17 4 Keeping tr ack of your st ocks 17 5 Using FM Radio 176 Recor ding your v oice 178 Reading ne ws feeds 179 Using Flashlight 181 Finding and installing apps fr om Android Mark et 182 Sharing games and applications 1[...]

9 Basics Basics Inside the bo x Y ou will find the following inside the bo x: Phone Battery (pr einstalled) microSD car d (preins talled) USB cable Po wer adapter Quick start guide Safety and r egulatory guide Y our phone Fr ont panel 8 9 2 3 1 5 6 7 4 1 Notification LED 2 MENU 3 HOME 4 Microphone 5 SEARCH 6 BACK 7 Optical trackball 8 T ouch screen[...]

10 Basics T op panel 2 1 1 3.5mm audio jack 2 PO WER Left panel 2 1 1 V OLUME UP /DOWN 2 USB connect or Back panel 4 2 3 1 1 5 megapix el camera 2 LED flashlight 3 Back co v er 4 Speaker[...]

11 Basics Back c o v er Remo ving the back co v er Remo ve the back c ov er to acc ess the batt ery compartment and stor age card slot. With the phone turned off , hold your phone secur ely with the front facing do wn. With y our thumb or finger , lift the back co ver off fr om the small opening on the top of y our phone. Replacing the back c ov er[...]

12 Basics Batt ery Y our phone comes with a rechar geable Lithium-ion battery and is designed to use only manufactur er-specified original batteries and acc essories. Battery performanc e depends on many f actors, including network c onfiguration, signal str ength, the temper ature of the en vironment in which y ou operat e y our phone, the featur [...]

13 Basics Remo ving the battery Lift out the battery fr om the small opening on the left side of the battery compartment. Char ging the battery The ba ttery is partially char ged when shipped. Before y ou turn on and start using y our phone, it is r ecommended that y ou charge the battery . Some batteries perf orm best after se ver al full charge/ [...]

14 Basics St or age car d Use the microSD car d to st ore y our photos, videos, and music. Y ou’ll find the micr oSD card alr eady inserted in y our phone. Inserting the st orage car d 1. T ak e the back co ver off . See “Remo ving the back co ver . ” 2. Insert the micr oSD card int o the slot with its gold contacts facing do wn and push it a[...]

15 Getting started Getting s tarted Swit ching y our phone on or off Swit ching your phone on Pr ess and hold the PO WER button. Easy . When y ou turn on the phone for the first time, y ou’ll need to set it up. Go to “Setting up y our phone for the first time” and w e’ll take y ou through it. Swit ching your phone off 1. If the display is o[...]

16 Getting started Setting up y our phone for the firs t time When y ou switch on y our phone for the first time, y ou can set up y our email acc ounts and fa vorit e social netw orks lik e F acebook® and T witter™. Y ou can also easily transf er contacts and other data fr om your old phone t o your ne w phone. Just follo w the onscreen ins truc[...]

17 Getting started Home scr een Y our Home screen is where y ou make y our phone your o wn. It comes with a weather clock widget that sho ws the time and weather in y our current loca tion. Y ou can also add y our fav orite applications, shortcuts, f olders and widgets so they’r e alwa ys just a tap aw ay . T o find out ho w , see the Personalizi[...]

18 Getting started Sleep mode Sleep mode sav es battery po wer b y putting your phone int o a lo w po w er stat e while the display is off . It also stops ac cidental touch scr een or button pr esses when the phone’ s in your bag or pock et. Y ou’ll still rec eive messages and calls though. T o change the delay befor e your scr een turns off, s[...]

19 Getting started Status and notifica tions Status ic ons Y ou can tell a lot about your phone b y checking the icons in its status bar . Here’ s what each one means: 3G data tr ansfer Roaming 3G connect ed No signal 3G in idle mode Vibr ate mode 1xRTT data tr ansfer Location setting on 1xRTT connect ed Location setting off 1xRTT in idle mode Ph[...]

20 Getting started Notification icons A busy lif e means a busy phone. Notifica tion icons on the status bar mak e it easy for y ou to keep on t op of your messages, calendar e vents and alarms. Her e’s what each one means: New Gmail/ Google Mail message Call in pr ogress New Micr osoft Exchange A ctiveS ync or POP3/IMAP email Missed call New SMS[...]

21 Getting started Notification LED The notification LED sho ws a: Solid gr een light when the phone is connect ed to the pow er adapter or a comput er and the battery is fully charged. Flashing gr een light when y ou hav e a pending notification. Solid r ed light when the battery is being char ged. Flashing red light when the ba ttery lev el reach[...]

22 Getting started Finger gestur es T ap When you w ant to type using the ke yboard, select items onscr een 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 av ailable options for an item ( e.g. c ontact or link in a w eb page ), simply pres s and hold the item. Sw[...]

23 Getting started Using the optical tr ackball to int er act with the t ouch scr een Besides using finger gestur es on the touch screen, y ou can also use the optical trackball t o inter act with y our phone’s touch scr een. Be sure t o place y our finger ov er the optical trackball first ( co vering it c ompletely), and then slide y our finger [...]

24 Getting s tarted Mo ving the cursor when entering te xt T o go back or forw ard one char acter in a w ord, slide y our finger left or right. Slide your finger up or do wn to go up or do wn between lines of t e xt. Selecting a link on a w ebpage Slide y our finger down to go t o the next link on a w ebpage. When a link is select ed, pres s the op[...]

25 Getting started 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 and music or video playback. A djusting the ringer volume T o quickly switch y our phone to silent mode, pr ess and hold the POWER butt on, an[...]

26 Getting started Connecting y our phone to a c omputer Whene ver y ou connect y our phone to a computer using the USB cable , the Connect to PC scr een opens and lets you choose the type of USB c onnection. Select one of the follo wing choices, and then tap Done : Charge only Select this option if y ou only want t o charge the battery while y our[...]

27 Getting start ed Cop ying files to or fr om the st or age car d Y ou can copy y our music, photos, and other files to y our phone’ s st or age car d. 1. Connect y our phone to y our computer using the supplied USB cable. 2. On y our phone’s Connect t o PC screen, tap Disk driv e , and then tap Done . On y our computer , the connected phone i[...]

28 Getting started Setting sear ch options Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings . Scr oll down the scr een, and then tap Search . T ap Google search settings , and then do the f ollowing: Select Sho w web sugges tions if you w ant to include suggestions fr om Google when doing a sear ch. Select Search his tory to enable persona[...]

29 Personalizing Personalizing Changing the ringt one Choose from the a vailable selections of ringt ones on your phone. Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings . T ap Personalize > Def ault ringtone . The Phone ringt one selection menu then opens. Scr oll through the a vailable ringt ones and tap the ringtone you w ant to use.[...]

30 Personalizing Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Sc enes . In the Choose a scene menu, select a pr eset scene and then tap Done . Default W ork Play Cust omizing and saving a scene Aft er selecting a preset scene , you can add widgets and other elements, arr ange the lay out, change the wallpaper , and sav e the whole Home screen a[...]

31 Personalizing Changing y our w allpaper Personalizing y our wallpaper with y our fav orite photo is a quick and eas y way t o change the feel of y our phone and give it a fr esh look. Bro wse the collection of wallpapers included in y our phone or choose from phot os that you ha ve tak en with the camera. 1. Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, a[...]

32 Personalizing Most HT C widgets are a vailable in a v ariety of designs and sizes t o suit your needs. T ap the right or left arr ow butt on at the bottom of the scr een to view the differ ent styles, and then tap Select to choose one. Y ou can also add widgets that allow y ou to quickly swit ch on or off certain settings of y our phone, such as[...]

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

34 Personalizing A dding folders on y our Home screen Use folders to gr oup rela ted applications and other short cuts to keep y our Home scr een tidy and organiz ed. Y ou can also add information folders that sho w up-to-date inf ormation such as Bluetooth rec eived files, y our Facebook phonebook, and mor e. Cr eating a ne w folder and adding ite[...]

35 Personalizing Rearr anging or remo ving widgets and icons on y our Home scr een Rearr ange the widgets and icons on y our Home scr een to giv e room f or adding mor e items t o the Home screen. Y ou can also remo ve widgets and icons tha t y ou don’t frequently use . Mo ving a widget or icon 1. Pr ess and hold the widget or icon y ou want to m[...]

36 Phone calls Phone calls Making calls Ther e are se ver al wa ys t o call people with your phone. Making a call on the Phone dialer scr een Either dial a number dir ectly , or use the Smart Dial feature t o search and call a st or ed contact or a number fr om your call his tory . 1. On the Home screen, tap Phone . 2. Begin entering the first f ew[...]

37 Phone calls Using speed dial Use speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap . For e xample, if y ou assign a contact’ s number to the number 2 k ey , you can simply pr ess and hold this ke y on the Phone dialer k eypad t o dial that number . Assigning a speed dial k ey On the Home screen, tap Phone . Pr ess MENU, and then tap Speed di[...]

38 Phone calls Calling a phone number in an email On the main Home scr een, tap Mail . Open the email acc ount where the email with the number is located. In the email acc ount’s inbo x, tap the email to open it. In the email body , tap the phone number . The phone dialer scr een opens with the phone number already ent ered. The phone will r ecog[...]

39 Phone calls Rec eiving calls When y ou rec eiv e a phone call from a contact, the Inc oming call screen appears and display s the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party . When y ou r eceiv e a phone call from someone who is not s tor ed in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Inc oming call [...]

40 Phone calls Setting y our phone to automatically adjus t the ring v olume Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & displa y . Scr oll down the scr een, and then select Quiet ring on pickup to lo wer the ring v olume whenev er you mo ve or lift up y our phone. 3. Press BA CK. HT C Caller ID Ev ery time you mak e [...]

41 Phone calls Using in-call options When a call is in pr ogress, use the butt ons onscreen to mut e or unmute the microphone or t o turn on or off the speakerphone. Y ou can also pres s MENU and choose whether to add a call, mut e the microphone, and mor e. Swit ching between calls If y ou’re alr eady on a call and acc ept another call, you can [...]

42 Phone calls Muting the micr ophone during a call On the screen, tap to t oggle between turning the micr ophone on or off . When the microphone is turned off , the Mute icon ( ) appears in the s tatus bar . Ending a call Do one of the follo wing to end the call: On the scr een, tap End call . If the phone display is off , press PO WER to turn on [...]

43 Phone calls Using Call hist ory Use the Call history t o check missed calls, y our dialed numbers and r eceiv ed calls. Checking a missed call Y ou will see the missed call icon in the status bar when y ou miss a call. 1. Slide open the Notifications panel to check who the caller is. 2. T o return the call, tap the mis sed call notification. The[...]

44 Phone calls A dding a new phone number to y our contacts fr om call hist ory On the Call hist ory screen, pr ess and hold a phone number that y ou want to sa ve to y our contacts, and then tap Sa v e to People . 2. Choose where t o sav e the number (phone, Google Ac count, or others). 3. In the blank contact rec ord that appears, ent er the cont[...]

45 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 y our phone. Call servic es may include v oicemail, voic e privacy , and more. C ontact your mobile oper ator to find out about the av ailability of call services for y our phone.[...]

46 People People About People With the People applica tion, y ou can sync your phone with c ontacts from y our Google Ac count, comput er , and Fac ebook. Y ou can also sync with work c ontacts from the Ex change Activ eSync Serv er in y our workplace . T o find out ho w , see “W ays of getting contacts int o your phone. ” Per contact, link the[...]

4 7 People T r ansferring c ontacts from y our old phone Easily transf er contacts from y our old phone to y our HT C Wildfir e through Bluetooth. Depending on y our old phone’s model, y our HT C Wildfire ma y also allow y ou to transf er other types of data such as calendar ev ents. Visit our support w ebsite (http:/ / www .htc.c om/ support) to[...]

48 People People scr een The People scr een has the follo wing tabs: 2 3 4 1 1 All tab Giv es y ou acc ess to all contacts on y our phone, including Google contacts, Ex change Activ eSync contacts, Phone c ontacts, and Fac ebook contacts. Y ou can also use this tab to open or update My contact car d. For more inf ormation, see “Setting up My cont[...]

49 People Y our contacts lis t The All tab of the P eople screen sho ws all y our contacts, including Google contacts, Ex change Activ eSync contacts, Phone c ontacts, and F acebook c ontacts. If y ou signed in to y our Google Acc ount and Facebook ac count when you firs t set up the phone, y our contacts from those ac counts will appear in the con[...]

50 People A dding a new contact Fr om the Home screen, tap > People . On the All tab, tap A dd contact at the top of the scr een. 3. Select the Contact type , for e xample Google or Microsoft Ex change Activ eSync . This det ermines which account the c ontact will sync with. F or more information, see “W ay s of getting contacts into y our pho[...]

51 People On the upper-right corner of the scr een, tap or (if ther e are suggest ed links.) 4. On the scr een, y ou can: Under Suggest links , tap to link the contact t o an account. Under A dd contact , tap one of the options t o link to another contact. 5. T ap Done . Breaking the c ontact information link betw een contacts Fr om the Home screen[...]

52 People Editing a c ontact ’ s information Fr om the Home screen, tap > People . On the All tab, pr ess and hold the contact, and then tap Edit c ontact . 3. Enter the new inf ormation for the contact. 4. Scr oll to the bott om of the screen, and then tap Sav e . Sear ching for a c ontact Fr om the Home screen, tap > People . Pr ess the S[...]

53 People Sending contact inf ormation as a vCard Fr om the Home screen, tap > People . On the All tab, do the follo wing: T o send Do this Someone’ s contact informa tion Pres s and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or phot o ) whose contact inf ormation y ou want to send, and then tap Send c ontact as vCard . My contact car d 1. T a[...]

54 People Contact gr oups Assign c ontacts to gr oups so you can easily send a mes sage or email to a whole group . 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 Fr om the Home screen, tap > People . On the Groups tab , tap Add gr oup . Ente[...]

55 People Sending a message or email t o a group Y ou will be charged b y your mobile pr ovider for each message sent. F or example , if you send a message to a gr oup of five people , y ou will be char ged for fiv e messages. Fr om the Home screen, tap > People . On the Groups tab , tap the group y ou want to send a message or email t o. Go to [...]

56 People Updates and e vents tab Show s the contact’ s updates and ev ents from social netw ork accounts lik e Fac ebook, T witter , and Flickr . Y ou’ll be able to see updates such as post ed status messages, uploads, and pr ofile changes from all these ac counts. When ther e is a notification of the contact’ s birthday , y ou can tap the n[...]

57 P eople People widget Put the group of people y ou contact most right on the Home scr een of y our phone by 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 fa v orite contact with a single tap. A dding People widgets Sta y in touch with differ ent circles of friend[...]

58 People Getting in touch with a c ontact On the Home screen, go t o the People widget. T ap a contact (phot o not the name) on the widget. T he default c ommunication method will be performed. If y ou hav e not set a default c ommunication method, you need t o choose one first. See “Setting the def ault communication method. ” T ap the name o[...]

59 K eyboar d K e yboar d Using the onscr een ke yboard When y ou start a progr am or select a field that requir es te xt or numbers, the onscreen ke yboard bec omes av ailable. Aft er entering y our te xt, pres s BA CK to close the onscr een k e yboar d. T o open and use it again, y ou can press and hold MENU . Selecting a k eyboar d lay out Y ou [...]

60 Ke yboard Backspace k ey . T ap to delete the pr evious char acter . Language ke y . The k e y y ou see depends on the k eyboar d language you ar e currently using. T ap to swit ch to another k eyboar d language (see “Enabling multiple k eyboar d languages”). Y ou can also acces s onscreen k eyboar d settings. T ap to toggle betw een Multita[...]

61 K eyboard Ent ering w ords with pr edictiv e t e xt The onscr een ke yboard has pr edictive t e xt to help you type quickly and ac curat ely . Pr edictiv e text input is enabled b y default, and w ord suggestions ar e display ed as you type. T o enter a w ord in pr edictive mode, do an y of the following: If y ou see the wor d y ou want highligh[...]

62 Ke yboard A djusting t ouch input settings Open the T ouch Input settings by doing one of the f ollowing: On the onscr een ke yboard, tap the Language k ey (f or e xample, tap if y ou’re curr ently using the English onscr een k e yboar d). Then on the International k eyboar d options menu, tap Settings . Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU and [...]

63 K eyboard Finger touch pr ecision Calibra tion tool T ap to r e-calibr ate the k eyboar d touch accur acy . Re-calibrat e the ke yboard if y ou feel that the ke yboard k eys ar e not responding accur ately to y our taps. Reset calibr ation T ap to reset the calibr ation back to fact ory default.[...]

64 Messages Mes sages About Messages K eep in touch with important people in your lif e. Use the Messages application to compose and send t ext (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). Fr om the Home screen, tap > Messages . On the All messages scr een, all your sent and r eceiv ed messages ar e neatly grouped into c onv ersations, b y contact name [...]

65 Messages 3. Fill in one or more r ecipients. Y ou can: Enter c omplete phone numbers directly in the T o field. Pr ess the Enter k ey after ent ering each phone number . Enter the firs t fe w letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile number . As you ent er , matching names with phone numbers fr om your st ored c ontacts are displa[...]

66 Messages 4. T o add a subject line, pr ess MENU and then tap Add subject . 5. T ap the box that sa ys “T ap to c ompose”, and then enter y our message. 6. T ap and then choose the type of attachment. Photo/V ideo . Select Camera t o take a photo and attach it, or Gallery t o attach a photo fr om y our stor age card. Select Camcor der to capt[...]

67 Mes sages Add a video Pres s MENU, and then tap Add video (y ou cannot add both a picture and a video on the same slide ). Add music or a v oice r ecor ding Pres s MENU, and then tap Add audio . Add a caption T ap the box that sa ys “T ap to compose . ” Add a ne w slide T ap Add slide . Vie w the next or pr evious slide T ap or . Pre view y [...]

68 Messages Send to or sa ve an email addres s contained in the message T ap the email address. T hen choose whether to send an email, send a multimedia message, or sa ve the email addres s to your c ontacts. Forw ard a message Pres s and hold the message to open the options menu, and then tap Forw ard . Check message details Pres s and hold the me[...]

69 Messages Vie wing push messages Push messages c ontain a web link. Oft en, the link will be to do wnload a file that y ou hav e reques ted, for e xample a ringtone. When y ou rec eiv e a push message, a notification icon is display ed in the status bar . T o open and r ead a new push mes sage: Pr ess and hold the status bar , and then slide the [...]

70 Messages Any lock ed messages in the con versation thr ead will not be deleted unless y ou select the Delete lock ed messages check bo x. 3. When prompt ed to confirm, tap OK to delet e the entire thr ead. Deleting se ver al con versations On the All messages scr een, press MENU , and then tap Delete . Select the con versation thr eads you w ant[...]

71 Messages Rec eiv ed messages Receiv ed notification Receiv e a notification in the status bar when a ne w message arriv es. Play notification sound Set y our phone to pla y a sound when a new message arriv es. Notification sound Choose a sound that will play when y ou rec eive a message. Vibr ate Set y our phone to vibrat e when a new message ar[...]

72 A ccounts and sync A c c ounts and sync S ynchr onizing with online acc ounts About online acc ounts Y our phone can sync information with y our Google™ and Microsoft® Ex change Activ eSync® accounts as w ell as rec eive updat es fr om social netw orks such as Fac ebook®, T witter™, and Flickr™. These ar e some of the types of informati[...]

73 A ccounts and sync Synchr onizing with a Google Ac count Signing in to y our Google Ac count lets you s ynchronize Gmail/ Google Mail and your Google contacts and calendars betw een your phone and the w eb. Y ou also need to sign in to a Google A ccount t o use Google applications such as Google T alk™ and Andr oid Market™. ™. . If y ou sk[...]

7 4 Acc ounts and sync Remo ving an account Y ou can remo ve an acc ount to delete it and all informa tion associat ed with it from y our phone, for e xample mes sages, contacts, or settings. R emo ving an account does not delete informa tion from the online service itself . Y ou cannot remo ve some ac counts, such as the first Google A ccount y ou[...]

75 A ccounts and sync About HT C Sync Y ou can use HT C Sync™ to synchr onize contacts, calendar , and other information between y our computer and y our phone. Do wnload and install the HT C Sync v ersion for HT C Wildfir e fr om our support w ebsite , www .htc.c om/ support, when it’s a vailable. Visit the HT C support website (w ww .htc. com[...]

76 A ccounts and sync Why don’t I see the C onnect to PC screen on m y phone ? Check your default USB c onnection type in Settings > Connect to PC . Y ou can select the Ask me check box t o alway s show the Connect to PC dialog bo x ev ery time you c onnect the phone to the computer . 3. After y ou’ve select ed disk drive mode on y our phone[...]

77 Ac counts and sync 2 Click Overvie w to see y our phone’ s basic software inf ormation and st orage car d usage, change the phone name, or ins tall third-party applica tions to y our phone. 3 Click to start synchr onization. 4 Estimated s torage usage bar . When there ar e new items t o be synchroniz ed and added to y our phone, this bar show [...]

78 A ccounts and s ync Calendar Y our phone can sync appointments and ev ents with your calendar in Outlook ( Outlook XP , Outlook 2003 or Outlook 200 7) or Window s Calendar (for Windo ws Vista). On the De vice panel, click Calendar , and then click the On butt on. (T urning Calendar sync on means y ou want this cat egory included ev ery time you [...]

79 A ccounts and sync Files and documents Y ou can sync files and documents from y our computer t o your phone. Y ou can also sync email attachments tha t y ou stor ed on y our phone’s st orage car d to y our comput er . Befor e you sync files and documents fr om your c omputer t o y our phone, make sur e that y our phone has the application need[...]

80 Ac counts and sync S ynchr onizing y our phone Aft er selecting and customizing the cat egories y ou want to s ync, click the Sync no w button. Alwa ys check the estimat ed file size of ne w items that y ou want t o synchroniz e with your phone. Y ou will see a warning ic on beside the estimated st orage usage bar when ther e isn’t enough spac[...]

81 Ac counts and sync 5. T o switch betw een the connected phones, click De vices on the top left c orner of the Devic e panel, and then click the phone’s name or image . Installing apps fr om your c omputer to y our phone If y ou hav e applications (.apk files ) on y our computer , you can use HT C Sync to ins tall them to y our phone. W e stron[...]

82 Social Social About F acebook f or HT C Sense If y ou signed in to your F acebook acc ount when you turned on and set up y our phone for the first time , that means your F acebook acc ount is link ed to F acebook for HT C Sense on y our phone. (If you did not do this, see the A ccounts and s ync chapter to find out how t o sign in to F acebook f[...]

83 Social Using Friend Str eam Friend Str eam connects you t o your social netw orks. Share and get updat es fr om y our Fac ebook, T witter , and Flickr accounts on y our phone. With Friend Str eam, you can easily track y our friends’ status messages, photo uploads, and w eb links - or comment and post y our own. Y ou must be signed in t o at le[...]

84 Social T o find out more about sharing applica tions, see “Sharing games and applications” in the Mor e apps chapter . 3. T ap Share . Commenting on and liking F acebook posts Aft er tapping someone’s sta tus update on the All upda tes tab , y ou can do the follo wing: 2 1 3 1 T ap the album name shown in the s tatus update t o view and co[...]

85 Social T w eeting on y our phone Peep is a T witter™ client that lets y ou enjoy “tw eeting” on your phone . Post and read tweets, send and r eceiv e direct messages, sear ch for ne w T witter users t o follo w - all from y our phone. If y ou did not sign in to your T witter acc ount when you first turned on the phone , follo w the onscree[...]

86 Social Sending a dir ect message Y ou can only send a direct message t o someone who is follo wing you. On the Peep scr een, press MENU , and then tap Ne w message . 2. T ap the T o field, and then enter the name. As y ou enter char acters, the names of the T witter users that mat ch the characters y ou enter will appear . T ap the name when y o[...]

87 Social Chatting in Google T alk Google T alk is Google’s ins tant messaging progr am. It lets you c ommunicate with other people that also use Google T alk. Fr om the Home screen, tap > T alk . If y ou signed in to your Google A ccount when y ou first set up the phone, y ou are alr eady signed in to Google T alk. T o sign out from Google T [...]

88 Social Chatting on or off the r ecord Y our Google T alk messages are st ored, so y ou can re view them later and e ven sear ch for them in the Chats folder in Gmail/ Google Mail. But, if you’ d rather not st ore the messages in a chat, y ou can go off the rec ord. On a chat scr een, press MENU , and then tap Chat off r ecor d . T o r esume sa[...]

89 Social Managing y our Friends list A dding a friend Y ou can invite any one with a Google Acc ount to become y our friend in Google T alk, so y ou can chat with each other and view each others’ online status. In the Friends list, pr ess MENU and then tap Add friend . Enter the Google T alk instant messaging ID or Google email addres s of the f[...]

90 Email Email Using Gmail/ Google Mail Gmail/ Google Mail is Google’s w eb-based email service. Gmail/ Google Mail is configur ed when you firs t set up y our phone. Depending on your s ynchronization settings, Gmail/ Google Mail on your phone is aut omatically synchroniz ed with one or more Gmail/ Google Mail accounts on the w eb. For mor e inf[...]

91 Email Swit ching to another Google A cc ount If y ou hav e set up mor e than one Google A cc ount on your phone, y ou can switch between ac counts in Gmail/ Google Mail. T o find out how t o set up se v eral Google Ac counts, see “ Adding mor e Google Acc ounts” in the Acc ounts and sync chapter . While vie wing the Inbox, pr ess MENU, and t[...]

92 Email T ap Delete t o delete the con v ersation from y our Google Acc ount. If you delete the c onv ersation accidentally , y ou can tap Undo in the y ellow bar at the top of the scr een to undelete it. T ap Older to see the pr evious c onv ersation in y our Inbox. Pr ess MENU to see mor e options. Replying t o or forw arding an email message In[...]

93 Email If y ou want t o send a carbon copy ( Cc) or a blind carbon cop y (Bcc) of the email t o other recipients, pr ess MENU and then tap Add C c/Bcc . 4. Enter the email subject, and then c ompose your email. 5. If you w ant to add a picture attachment, pr ess MENU and then tap A ttach . Naviga te t o the picture y ou want to attach, and then t[...]

94 Email T o unstar a message , touch its star again. Y ou can also tap a star in a conv ersation list to unstar all mes sages in the conv ersation. Labeling a con versation Y ou can organize c onv ersations b y labeling them. Gmail/Google Mail has se ver al preset labels y ou can use, and you can also add y our own labels, using Gmail/ Google Mail[...]

95 Email Changing Gmail/ Google Mail settings 1. In the Inbo x, press MENU and then tap Settings . 2. Set the follo wing options: Signature Ent er a signature that is appended at the end of y our email messages. Confirm delete Sho w a confirmation bo x when you delete a c onv ersation. Batch oper ations When select ed, this adds a check box t o the[...]

96 Email Using Mail About Mail The Mail applica tion lets y ou send and receiv e email from y our webmail or other acc ounts, using POP3 or IMAP . It also lets y ou set up and use y our Exchange Activ eSync email on your phone . A dding a POP3/IMAP email account Fr om the Home screen, tap > Mail . Do one of the follo wing: If this is y our first[...]

97 Email Checking y our Mail inbox Fr om the Home screen, tap > Mail . Y our email inbo x is display ed. 1 2 3 1 Switch to a differ ent email account or add a new email ac count. 2 Filter tabs. 3 Number of unread email messages. T ap any of the tabs t o filter your r eceiv ed messages. Receiv ed . Display s email messages as individual items. Co[...]

98 Email Quickly bro wsing y our inbo x If hav e a long list of email messages in y our inbo x, it may not be eas y to bro wse the list and find an email that y ou want. Y ou can quickly brow se through y our inbox b y using finger gestur es. Swit ch to the email ac count inbo x y ou want to vie w . Choose a sorting or der for displa ying your emai[...]

99 Email Managing email messages Deleting an email message fr om the inbox On the email acc ount inbox, pr ess and hold the message y ou want to delet e. On the options menu, tap Delete . Deleting more than one mes sage On the email acc ount inbox, pr ess MENU and then tap Delete . Select the messages y ou want to delet e, and then tap Delete . Mo [...]

100 Email If y ou want t o send a carbon copy ( Cc) or a blind carbon cop y (Bcc) of the email t o other recipients, pr ess MENU, and then tap Sho w Cc/Bcc . 4. Enter the subject, and then c ompose your message . 5. T o add an attachment, press MENU , tap Add attachment , and choose fr om the follo wing options: Picture Select Camer a to take a pho[...]

101 Email Setting the priority for an email message Y ou can set the priority for an email message that y ou send. While c omposing the message, pr ess MENU. T ap Set priority . Select the priority for the message . If y ou selected High or Lo w priority , the priority appears below the subject line of the message. W orking with Ex change Activ eSy[...]

102 Email Changing email acc ount settings Swit ch to the email ac count whose settings you w ant to change. Pr ess MENU and then tap Mor e > Settings . Select from the f ollowing: Ac count settings Change the email account settings such as the name, email addres s, passwor d, and description. General settings Set the font size when reading emai[...]

103 Calendar Calendar About Calendar Use y our phone’s Calendar to cr eate and manage y our ev ents, meetings, and appointments. Y ou can also set up your phone to s tay in sync with the follo wing types of calendars: On y our phone, sign in to y our Google Acc ount so you’ll be able to s ync your phone’ s Calendar with your Google Calendar o[...]

104 Calendar Select y our Google Acc ount to creat e a Google Calendar ev ent. If you ha ve sev eral Google Calendars on the W eb, select one in which to add y our e v ent. Select PC Sync t o create an Outlook Calendar e vent t o sync with y our comput er . Select Ex change to crea te an Ex change Activ eSync calendar e vent. 4. Enter a name f or t[...]

105 Calendar 2. A dd details about the meeting, such as date and time , location, and more. 3. Press MENU and then tap Meeting In vitation . 4. T ap and choose attendees fr om your c ontacts or Company dir ectory . 5. Enter y our message and then tap Send . 6. T ap Sav e to add the meeting appointment t o your Ex change Activ eSync Calendar . Chang[...]

106 Calendar The c olor bars on the left side of the ev ents indicate the type of calendar in which the ev ent is part of. T o find out what each color r epr esents, pr ess MENU and then tap More > Calendars . When in Da y view , slide left or right acros s the scr een to vie w earlier or later da ys. In Day vie w , the weather inf ormation appe[...]

107 Calendar V ie wing, editing or deleting an e v ent Y ou can view , edit, or delete e vents y ou creat ed. Y ou can also view e v ent invitations that other people sent to y ou. Vie wing and editing an e vent 1. Fr om the Home screen, tap , and then tap Calendar . 2. In Month view , tap the day when the e vent tak es place, and then tap the e ve[...]

108 Calendar Calendar e v ent reminders If y ou hav e set at least one r eminder for an ev ent, the upcoming e vent ic on will appear in the notifications ar ea of the status bar to r emind you of the upcoming e vent. Vie wing, dismissing, or snoo zing ev ent reminders 1. T ap the status bar , then slide y our finger do wn the scr een to open the N[...]

109 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 k eep synchr onized. Sho wing or hiding calendars In any Calendar vie w , press MENU , tap Mor e > Calendars , and then select or clear a calendar to sho w or hide it. T ap All calendars to display[...]

110 Calendar Changing Calendar settings Y ou can change Calendar ’ s settings to specify ho w it display s ev ents and how it notifies y ou of upcoming ev ents. In any Calendar vie w , pres s MENU and then tap More > Settings to ac cess Calendar ’ s settings. Reminder settings Choose how y ou want Calendar to issue e vent r eminders when the[...]

111 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 your mes sage. Fr om the Home screen, tap , and then tap Calendar . In Month view , tap the day when the e vent tak es place. Pr ess and hold the calendar e vent y o[...]

112 Clock and W eather Clock and W eather About the HT C Clock widget The HT C Clock widget that’ s by default added on the Home screen sho ws y our curr ent 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 w eather for ecasts. See “Checking wea ther ” for details. [...]

113 Clock and W eather T ap the tabs at the bottom r ow or slide y our finger acros s the tabs to s witch between the differ ent functions of the Clock application. 2 3 4 5 1 1 Desk Clock tab 2 W orld Clock tab 3 Alarm Clock tab 4 Stop watch tab 5 Timer tab Using Desk Clock Opening the Clock application brings y ou directly to the Desk Clock scr ee[...]

114 Clock and W eather 5 T ap this button to dim the scr een and go into screensa ver mode. W hen in screensav er mode, the time and dat e will change position on the screen aft er ev ery few minutes. T o light up the screen again, tap an ywhere on the scr een or press the BA CK button on y our phone. Y ou can change the Desk Clock screen to displa[...]

115 Clock and W eather T o change the time, tap Set time . A djust the time by r olling the hour and minute scr oll wheels onscreen and then tap OK . T ap the Use 2 4-hour format check bo x to t oggle betw een using a 12-hour or a 2 4-hour time format. T ap Select date f ormat then select how y ou want dates t o be display ed. (The selected dat e f[...]

116 Clock and W eather can: Enter the alarm Description and choose the Alarm sound t o use. T ap Repeat . Select what da ys of the w eek to sound the alarm and then tap OK . Select the Vibr ate check bo x if you w ant your phone t o also vibrate when the alarm goes off . 6. When you’v e finished setting the alarm, tap Done . T o turn off an alarm[...]

117 Clock and W eather Checking w eather If y ou consented to turn loca tion service on when y ou wer e setting up your phone f or the first time, y ou’ll see the wea ther of y our current location right on the HT C Clock widget of y our Home screen. Y ou can also use the W eather application to check the curr ent weather and w eather for ecasts [...]

118 Clock and W eather Changing the or der of cities on the W eather scr een On the W eather screen, pr ess MENU and then tap Rearr ange . Pr ess and hold at the end of the item y ou want t o mov e. When the r ow is highlighted in gr een, drag it t o its ne w position, then r elease. T ap Done . Deleting cities fr om the W eather scr een On the W e[...]

119 Internet connections Int ernet c onnections Data c onnection Y our phone will be automatically configur ed to use y our mobile oper ator’s data connection when y ou turn on your phone f or the first time. T urning the data connection on or off T urning your da ta connection off can help optimiz e your batt ery life. It can also sa ve mone y o[...]

120 Internet connections wireles s networks. T ap Wi-Fi settings . T he network names and security settings of detect ed Wi-Fi netw orks are displa yed in the W i-Fi networks section. If the wir eless netw ork you w ant to connect to is not in the lis t of detected netw orks, scroll do wn the screen, and then tap A dd Wi-Fi netw ork . Enter the wir[...]

121 Internet connections A message bo x is then display ed showing the W i-Fi netw ork name, sta tus, speed, signal str ength, and more. If y ou want t o remo v e the wireless netw ork settings on your phone, tap F orget on this bo x. Y ou will need to enter the settings again if y ou want to c onnect to this wireles s network. Connecting t o anoth[...]

122 Internet connections Connecting t o a virtual priv ate netw ork (VPN) Fr om y our phone, you can add, set up , and manage virtual priv ate netw orks (VPNs) that allo w you to c onnect and access r esourc es inside a secured local netw ork, such as y our corporat e network. Depending on the type of VPN y ou are using at w ork, you ma y be r equi[...]

123 Internet connections Disconnecting fr om a VPN Pr ess and hold the title bar , and then slide down y our finger to open the Notifications panel. T ap the VPN connection t o return to the VPN settings scr een, and then tap the VPN connection t o disconnect from it. When y our phone has disconnected fr om the VPN, the VPN disconnected ic on is di[...]

124 W eb bro wser W eb br o wser Using y our phone’ s w eb br o w ser Open the web br ow ser to start surfing the w eb. The br owser is fully optimiz ed and comes with adv anced featur es that let you enjo y Internet br owsing on y our phone. Y ou must hav e an active data c onnection or Wi-Fi connection to ac cess the Internet. Opening the br o [...]

125 W eb bro wser Changing the scr een orientation The phone aut omatically changes the screen orientation depending on ho w you ar e holding y our phone. T urn your phone side wa ys to the left t o display the web br ow ser in landscape orientation. If the screen orienta tion doesn’t change automatically , please switch aut omatic scr een orient[...]

126 W eb bro wser Pinch y our thumb and index finger on a w ebpage to z oom out. Selecting a link in a w eb page Y ou can tap a link with your finger to open it, or pr ess and hold a link for mor e options. Link What t o do W eb page address (URLs) T ap the link to open the web page . Pres s and hold the link to open a menu that allow s you to open[...]

127 W eb brow ser 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 vie wing te xt and links at a small size. Links ar e enclosed in a color ed box when select ed. 1 2 1 Link is selected. 2 Link is not selected. Aft er selecting a link with the optical trackball, y ou can pr[...]

128 W eb bro wser Y ou can also do the following: 1 2 1 T ap a web page to displa y it in full screen. 2 T ap to close a w eb page. Do wnloading applications from the w eb All downloaded applica tions are sa ved t o the st orage car d. Before y ou download an application fr om the web , make sure tha t y ou have ins talled a storage car d on your p[...]

129 W eb bro wser Cop ying te xt, looking up information, and sharing Y ou can select text and then: Cop y it. Look it up on Wikipedia or Google Dictionary . Get a tr anslation of the te xt from Google T ranslat e. Share the t ext in a ne w email, te xt, or multimedia message or in your s tatus update on a social netw ork. Finding te xt within a w [...]

130 W eb bro wser When y ou select a larger block of t e xt, the appearance of the mark ers changes. Y ou can dr ag these mark ers up or do wn to select multiple par agraphs of t e xt. Cop ying and pasting te xt Aft er you ha ve selected the t ext y ou want to c opy , tap . The selected t ext is then copied t o the clipboard. In a te xt entry field[...]

131 W eb bro wser V ie wing bookmarks and pr e viously visit ed pages Y ou can stor e as many bookmarks as y ou want on y our phone. Y ou can also acc ess a con venient Hist ory list of the sites y ou hav e visited, or quickly view the pages that y ou acc ess most often. Bookmarking a w eb page While vie wing a web page, pr ess MENU, and then tap A[...]

132 W eb bro wser Changing the vie w of bookmarks or most visited pages Pr ess MENU, and then tap Bookmarks . On the Bookmarks tab or the Most visited tab , press MENU , and then tap Thumbnails , Lis t , or Grid to change the vie w . For ex ample, if you ar e in Thumbnails vie w and you w ant to vie w bookmarks in a grid, pr ess MENU > List , an[...]

133 Bluetooth Bluet ooth Bluet ooth basics Bluetooth is a short-r ange wireless c ommunications technology that allo ws devic es to e x change information o ver a dis tance of about eight meters without r equiring a phy sical connection. T urning Bluetooth on or off Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings > W ireless & netw[...]

134 Bluetooth 2. If the Bluetooth check bo x is not selected, select it t o turn Bluetooth on. 3. Make sur e that the headset is disco ver able. 4. T ap Scan for de vices . Y our phone will start to scan f or Bluetooth devic es within r ange. 5. When you see the name of y our headset display ed in the Bluetooth de vices section, tap the name. Y our[...]

135 Bluetooth Disc onnecting or unpairing fr om a Bluetooth de vice Disconnecting a Bluet ooth devic e Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings > W ireless & networks > Bluetooth settings . In the Bluetooth de vices section, pr ess and hold the de vice to disc onnect. T ap Disconnect . Unpairing fr om a Bluetooth de vice [...]

136 Bluetooth Sending informa tion using Bluet ooth Y ou can use Bluetooth to send information fr om your phone t o another Bluetooth enabled devic e such as a phone or notebook comput er . Y ou can send the following types of information, depending on the de vice y ou are sending to: Images and videos Calendar ev ents Contacts Audio files Befor e [...]

137 Bluet ooth 4. T ap the name of the rec eiving devic e. If y ou hav en’t pair ed with the r eceiving de vice befor e, tap Scan for de vices firs t. 5. On your phone, tap P air to confirm that y ou want to pair with the r eceiving de vice. 6. If prompted, ac cept the connection on the r eceiving devic e, and enter the same passcode on both y ou[...]

138 Bluetooth Rec eiving information using Bluet ooth Y our phone is capable of receiving a wide v ariety of file types with Bluetooth, including photos, music tr acks, and documents such as PDFs. T o r eceiv e files using Bluetooth, y ou need to hav e a microSD car d on your phone . The firs t time you tr ansfer information betw een y our phone an[...]

139 Bluetooth 10. When a file is transf err ed, a notification is displa yed. T o open the file immediat ely , slide down the Notifica tions panel, and then tap the rele v ant notification. When y ou open a receiv ed file, what happens ne xt depends on the file type: Media files and documents ar e usually opened directly in a c ompatible applicatio[...]

140 Camera 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 your phone’ s camera. Be sure t o plug in your micr oSD card befor e you use y our phone’s camer a. Photos and videos Photos and videos captured with the camer a will be stor ed onto your micr oSD card. T[...]

141 Camer a Back . Return to the V iewfinder scr een. Delete . Delet e the captured phot o or video. Share . Send the captur ed photo or video to another phone or y our computer using Bluetooth, send it b y email, or select a social network wher e y ou want t o upload it to. Gallery . Open and use the Gallery application to view the captur ed photo[...]

142 Camera T aking a photo 1. On the main Home scr een, tap Camer a. 2. Befor e taking the photo, y ou can zoom in first on y our subject. See “Zooming” t o find out ho w to use the onscr een zoom bar . 3. On the Vie wfinder scr een, tap the Flash button r epeatedly to select a camer a flash mode depending on y our lighting conditions: Aut o fl[...]

143 Camera Capturing a video 1. Fr om the Home screen, tap , and then tap Camcor der . 2. Befor e capturing video, y ou can zoom in first 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 screen. 4. Let the camer a auto focus on the cent er of the screen, or y ou can touch another ar [...]

144 Camera Effect . Y ou can apply a special effect to phot os and videos that you will captur e. Scroll thr ough the Effect menu and choose from eff ects such as sepia, solarize, posteriz e, and more. Changing adv anced settings 1. On the Vie wfinder screen, tap to open the menu panel. 2. T ap in the menu panel to display the Settings menu and ac [...]

145 Camera T ime stamp (photo mode only) Select this check bo x when you want the da te and time t o be added on captured phot os. Grid (photo mode only) Select this check bo x when you want t o display a grid on the Vie wfinder screen so y ou can easily frame and cent er y our subject befor e taking the photo. Reset to def ault T ap to change the [...]

146 Gallery G allery About the Gallery application Using the Gallery application, y ou can view phot os and wat ch videos that y ou’ve tak en with y our phone’s camer a, downloaded, or copied ont o your st orage car d. Y ou can also tak e a look at y our photos and y our friends’ photos that ar e on your social netw orks (Fac ebook and Flickr[...]

14 7 G allery Folders in y our stor age card that c ontain photos and videos will also be treat ed as albums and will be list ed below the pr eset albums. The actual f older names will be used as the album names. Simply tap an album to vie w the photos and/ or videos in that album. If there ar e photos or videos under the r oot path of y our storag[...]

148 Gallery Whether y ou’re in filmstrip or grid vie w , you can pr ess and hold on a photo or video to open a selection menu and choose what to do with the phot o or video. If y ou want t o select another album, tap to r eturn to the Gallery application’s Albums screen.   Vie wing photos and videos in landscape orientation The phot o ori[...]

149 Gallery Editing y our photos Rotating and sa ving a photo On the Gallery application’s Albums scr een, tap an album. Choose whether to br ow se photos and videos in the album in films trip or grid view . See “Bro wsing in filmstrip or grid vie w” for details. Pr ess and hold on the photo tha t you w ant to r otate. In the menu that opens,[...]

150 Gallery Sending y our phot os and videos Using the Gallery application, you can send phot os and videos via email or MMS. Y ou can also send them to another phone or y our computer using Bluet ooth. Sending photos or videos b y email Y ou can send sev eral photos, videos, or both in an email mes sage. T hey ar e added as file attachments in y o[...]

151 Gallery Sharing y our phot os and videos on the W eb Using the Gallery application, you can shar e photos on y our social networks ( such as Fac ebook, Flickr , Picasa, and T witter) and shar e videos on Y ouT ube. Y ou can also use the Camera or Camcor der application to shar e a photo or video right after y ou’ve captur ed it. See the Camer[...]

152 Gallery Enter a diff erent title and description on each phot o. Scr oll to the right to go to the ne xt photo. 6. T ap Upload . 7 . Select which album to upload to and set priv acy settings for the uploaded pictur es. 8. T ap Done . Sharing photos on Picasa Y ou need to be signed in to a Google A ccount to be able t o upload pictures to the Pi[...]

153 Gallery T ap More details and ent er the prompted inf ormation, such as description and tags, and select a privac y option. T ap Upload . V ie wing phot os in y our social networks Right on the Gallery application, y ou can check y our uploaded photos and your friends’ photos that ar e in your social netw orks (Fac ebook and Flickr only). Vie[...]

154 Gallery Commenting phot os in your social netw orks Add c omments to y our uploaded photos as well as y our friends’ photos. 1. Do one of the follo wing: While br owsing online phot os in filmstrip or grid vie w , pres s and hold a photo and then tap A dd comment . While vie wing a photo in full scr een, tap . Or , press MENU , and then tap C[...]

155 Music Music Pla ying music Enjo y listening to songs and music on y our phone using the Music application. Y ou need to c opy music files to y our stor age card first t o use the Music application to play music. T o find out how t o cop y files, see “Cop ying files to or from the s torage car d” in the Getting start ed chapter . Fr om the H[...]

156 Music When y ou are pla ying music and the screen turns off , you can contr ol the music playback right fr om the Lock screen when y ou “wake up” the phone b y pres sing PO WER. If you do not see the playback c ontrols on the Lock scr een, tap any where on the scr een to displa y the playback contr ols. Br ow sing music in the Libr ary T ap[...]

157 Music T ap or slide y our finger on the bottom ro w to change among the differ ent categories. If y ou go to the Songs cat egory , you can see a c omplete lis t of songs on y our stor age car d. Select the check bo xes of songs y ou want t o add to the pla ylist and then tap A dd . T ap Sav e . Playing the songs in a pla ylist In the Libr ary ,[...]

158 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 ringtone or a ringt one for a certain contact. Fr om the Home screen, tap , and then tap Music . T ap at the bott om-left corner of the screen t o go to the Libr ary . In the Libr ary , select the song that you w ant to[...]

159 Music Checking if the song was added as a ringt one Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU and then tap Settings. On the Settings screen, tap Sound & display > Phone ringt one . The song should be in the ringtone list and select ed. Sending music using Bluet ooth Y ou can select a song from the Music application’ s Library and send it to s[...]

160 Maps and location Maps and location T urning on location services In order t o find your location on y our phone, y ou need to enable location sour ces. Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings > L ocation . Select one or both of the follo wing: Use wireles s netw orks Uses Wi-Fi or y our mobile data connection t o find y ou[...]

161 Maps and location Mo ving on the map Swipe y our finger on the screen or the optical tr ackball to view other ar eas of the map. Z ooming in or out of a map Ther e are se ver al easy wa ys to z oom in or out: Spr ead y our thumb and index finger acr oss the map to zoom in. Pinch y our thumb and index finger on the map to z oom out. T ap the plu[...]

162 Maps and location Getting an addres s and additional information for a location 1. Pr ess and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens o ver the location, with the addr ess and a thumbnail fr om street vie w (if av ailable). 2. T ap the balloon to see mor e information. Y ou can get dir ections to the location, check f or nearby places of in[...]

163 Maps and location Vie wing map lay ers Initially , Google Maps opens with a street map. Y ou can view additional map la yers, such as satellit e images, traffic information, y our Google Latitude friends’ locations, and Wikipedia inf ormation on locations. Y ou can also view maps that y ou and other people hav e crea ted in Google Maps on the[...]

164 Maps and location Sear ching for locations and plac es In Google Maps, y ou can search for a location, such as an addr ess, a city or a type of business or establishment (f or example , museums). As y ou enter the place to look f or , suggested mat ches from y our contacts, the web , and pre viously searched it ems are displa y ed. Y ou can dir[...]

165 Maps and location Getting dir ections Get detailed dir ections to y our destination. Google Maps can pr ovide dir ections for tra vel b y foot, public tr ansportation, or car . While vie wing a map, pres s MENU, and then tap Dir ections . Use y our current location as the starting point, or ent er a location from wher e to start in the first t [...]

166 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 your friends shar e locations and status messages with each other . It also lets you send instant mes sages and emails, mak e phone calls, and get directions t o your friends’ locations. Y our location[...]

167 Maps and location T o see a friend’ s profile and connect, tap the phot o. Y our friend’ s name appears in a balloon. T ap the balloon to open a scr een with details about your friend and man y connection options. When y ou open Latitude you see a lis t of your Latitude friends, with a summary of their last kno wn locations, status, and so [...]

168 Maps and location HT C Footprints About HT C Footprints HT C Footprints ™ pr ovides an eas y wa y to r ecor d fav orite plac es and r e visit those places. A f ootprint consists of a phot o you tak e of a location such as a res taur ant, a sightseeing destination, et c., stor ed together with a pr ecise GPS position and other information abou[...]

169 Maps and location 2. T ap the footprint y ou want to r evisit. 3. Scroll do wn to see more inf ormation. Y ou can tap the information fields to vie w mor e information about the footprint, call a s tored phone number , and more. 1 2 3 1 Search f or the address in Google Maps. 2 Open the web page . 3 Show the GPS location in Google Maps. Editing[...]

170 Maps and location Importing footprints Y ou can rest ore f ootprints you pr eviously back ed up to the stor age card. Y ou can also import .kmz files that y ou sav ed in other applications, or use a photo as a footprint. 1. Pr ess MENU, and then tap Import . 2. Do one of the follo wing: T o import sav ed footprints or another .kmz file fr om th[...]

171 More apps Mor e apps W at ching videos on Y ouT ube The Y ouT ube application groups and lis ts videos b y categories: Mos t view ed, Most discussed, Most r ecent, and T op r ated. Y ou must hav e an active W i-Fi or data connection to acc ess Y ouT ube. The firs t time y ou use certain Y ouT ube functions such as video sharing, sign in using y[...]

172 Mor e apps Sharing a video link Y ou can share a video b y sending its link to y our contacts. While w atching a video, pr ess MENU, and then tap Shar e . Choose ho w y ou want to shar e the video link. Capturing a video and sharing it on Y ouT ube Fr om the Home screen, tap > Y ouT ube . T ap . Pr ess the optical tr ackball to start capturi[...]

173 Mor e apps V ie wing documents, pr esentations, and spr eadsheets Quickoffic e lets you vie w Microsoft Offic e W ord, Micr osoft Office Ex cel, and Microsoft Po werPoint files on y our phone. Quickoffic e supports viewing of Micr osoft Office 200 3 and 200 7 W ord (.doc ), Exc el (.xls), Po werPoint (.ppt) and te xt (.txt) files. Make sur e yo[...]

17 4 More apps K eeping tr ack of y our st ocks Use the Stocks applica tion to get the lat est stock updat es for stock quot es and market indices y ou follo w . Fr om the Home screen, tap > Stocks . 2 3 4 1 1 From the lis t of stock quotes and mark et indices, tap an it em to vie w its intraday chart and other details. 2 T ap to update the s to[...]

175 Mor e apps Changing update schedule and c olor settings Downloading s tock information automatically ma y incur additional fees from y our mobile opera tor . On the Stocks main scr een, pres s MENU, and then tap Settings . Select the Aut o-sync data check bo x. T ap Update schedule , and then choose a time int erval for checking updat es. T ap [...]

176 Mor e apps Using FM Radio Y ou need to connect a headset firs t to the audio jack of y our phone to use FM Radio. FM Radio uses the ster eo headset as the FM radio ant enna. Fr om the Home screen, tap > FM Radio . The firs t time you open FM Radio , it automatically scans f or available FM s tations, sav es them as presets, and pla ys the fi[...]

177 More apps Closing or turning off FM Radio Pr ess BA CK to close the FM Radio scr een. FM Radio continues t o run in the backgr ound, and y ou can still listen t o the r adio while using other applications on y our phone. T o go back to the FM Radio scr een, slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap FM Radio . On the FM Radio scr een, tap[...]

178 Mor e apps Rec ording y our v oice V oice Rec order is useful for quickly r ecording y our thoughts. Y ou can also rec ord y our v oice and set it as a ringtone. Y ou need to hav e a microSD car d on your phone t o use V oice Recor der . Fr om the Home screen, tap > V oice Rec order . Hold the phone’ s microphone near y our mouth. T ap to [...]

179 Mor e apps Reading ne ws f eeds Use the New s application to subscribe to ne ws feeds and k eep up with the latest buzz on the Internet. Choose fr om a selection of channels that co ver t op blogs, ne ws sit es or sports pages, or get new s updates based on the k eyw ords y ou select. Fr om the Home screen, tap > Ne ws . 2 3 1 1 Subscription[...]

180 More apps Reading a st ory Fr om the Home screen, tap > Ne ws . On the Subscriptions tab, tap a channel. T ap a st ory to r ead it. While reading the s tory , y ou can: T ap T o Star the st ory as a fa vorite . Share the s tory via a message (link to the st ory only) or email. Delete the st ory from the st ories list. Go to the ne xt or pre [...]

181 More apps Changing update schedule and f ont settings In the Ne ws application, pr ess MENU, tap Settings , and then do the f ollo wing: T ap T o Update schedule Choose a time interv al to get automatic updat es of the channels you are subscribed t o, or select Manual . Font siz e Choose the font siz e to use for displaying s tories. A dding th[...]

182 More apps Finding and installing apps fr om Andr oid Mark et Andr oid Market™ is the plac e to go to find ne w apps for y our phone. Choose fr om a wide variety of fr ee and paid apps ranging fr om productivity apps, ent ertainment, to games. When y ou find an app you w ant, you can easily do wnload and install it on your phone with just a fe[...]

183 More apps T o Do this Search f or an app T ap on the Android Mark et home screen, enter the name or type of app y ou’re looking f or , and then tap to the right of the search bo x. 3. T ap an app to read a description about the app and user r evie ws. 4. T ap Install (for fr ee applications) or Buy (f or paid applications ). The subsequent sc[...]

184 More apps Opening an installed application Do one of the follo wing: If y ou see the icon on the status bar , open the Notifications panel, and then tap the app to open it. See “Opening the Notifications panel” in the Getting started chapt er . Fr om the Home screen, tap > Mark et > Downloads . On the Do wnloads scr een, tap the app t[...]

185 More apps Y ou’ll then see the list of games and applications that y ou downloaded and installed fr om Android Mark et. 3. T ap an application, and then choose how t o shar e it: Friend Stream P ost the link to Fac ebook and T witter . See “Using Friend Str eam“ in the Social chapter . Gmail Send the link using y our Gmail acc ount. See ?[...]

186 Security Security Pr otecting y our phone with a screen unlock patt ern Y ou can 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 wakes up fr om sleep mode (scr een is off ). Fr om the Home screen, pres s MENU, and then tap Settings . Scr oll down the scr een, and then tap Security[...]

187 Security For got y our scr een unlock patt ern ? If y ou’ve for gotten y our screen unlock pattern, y ou hav e up to fiv e attempts to try and unlock y our phone. If this fails, y ou can unlock your phone b y entering your Google Ac count user name and pass w or d. On the unlock screen, ent er your unlock patt ern. Aft er the fifth attempt an[...]

188 Settings Settings Settings on y our phone Contr ol and customize phone settings on the Settings scr een. Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings . Personalize Select a sc ene, set the Home screen or Lockscr een wallpaper to use, and set the def ault ringtone to use for inc oming calls. Y ou can also rename or delet e a custom [...]

189 Settings SD & phone stor age Check the av ailable stor age car d and phone memory . From this scr een, be sure t o unmount y our micr oSD card befor e you r emo v e it from y our phone.   Date & time Set the dat e and time, time zone, and dat e or time format. T o turn off auto time s ynchroniza tion and be able to manually change[...]

190 Settings Recalibr ating the G-sensor Recalibr ate the scr een if y ou feel that the screen orientation does not r espond properly t o the wa y y ou hold the phone. Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, then tap Settings > Sound & displa y . Scr oll down the scr een, and then tap G-Sensor calibra tion . Place the phone on a flat and le vel [...]

191 Settings Choosing the notification sound Y ou can choose a default sound for y our phone to play whene ver ther e are ne w notifications. Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & displa y > Notification sound. Select y our preferr ed notification sound in the list, and then tap OK . T o use differ ent sounds[...]

192 Settings Changing the phone language When y ou turn your phone on f or the first time, y ou’re ask ed to choose the language y ou would lik e to use f or y our phone. Y ou can also change the language on the fly whene v er you lik e. Changing the language adjusts the ke yboard la yout, dat e and time formatting, and mor e. The languages a vai[...]

193 Settings Managing memory Checking ho w much phone memory is av ailable for use Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings. Scr oll down the scr een, and then tap SD & phone stor age . The a vailable phone memory is display ed in the Internal phone st orage section. Checking the av ailable st orage car d space Fr om the Home s[...]

194 Settings Checking informa tion about y our phone Fr om the Home screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings . Scr oll down the scr een, and then tap About phone . Select one of the follo wing: Sy stem softwar e updates Enable or disable the automatic check featur e for softwar e updates f or y our phone. Y ou can also tap Check now to manually c[...]

195 Update and r eset Updat e and r eset Updating the phone softw are Fr om time to time, softw are updat es for your phone ma y be av ailable. Y our phone can check and then notify y ou if there’ s a new update . Y ou can then download and install the softwar e update using y our phone’s W i-Fi or data connection. Checking and downloading phon[...]

196 Update and r eset Res tarting or fact ory resetting y our phone If y our phone becomes unresponsiv e or sluggish, try res tarting y our phone and see if that helps. In case y our phone has a persistent pr oblem that cannot be solved, the last r esort is to do a f actory reset. Restarting y our phone (soft r eset) If y our phone is running slow [...]

197 Specifications Specifications CPU speed 528 MHz Platform Andr oid™ with HT C Sense™ Memory ROM: 512 MB RAM: 384 MB Dimensions (LxW xT) 116.85 x 61 x 11.99 mm (4.6 x 2.4 x 0 .47 inches ) W eight 115 grams (4.056 ounc es) with battery Display 3.2-inch t ouch-sensitive scr een with 2 40 x 320 Q VGA r esolution Network Dual-band (800 and 1900 M[...]

198 Index Inde x A Ac cess point 120 Airplane mode 45 Alarm clock 116 Album ( G alleries application) 14 7 Android Mark et 182 App Sharing 184 Audio supported f ormats 197 Auto f ocusing 142 B Back co ver 11 - r emo ving 11 - r eplacing 11 Battery 13 - charging 13 - optimizing 192 - r emo ving 13 - r emo ving the thin film 12 - specifications 19 [...]

199 Index - sending photos or videos 151 Ev ent reminders 108 Ex change Activ eSync 96, 101 Extended Home scr een 17 F Fac ebook - commenting phot os 154 - sharing photos 15 2 - view phot os 154 Fac ebook for HT C Sense 82 Fact ory reset 196 Finger gestur es 22 First time phone setup 16 Flashlight 181 Flickr - commenting phot os 154 - sharing 152 -[...]

200 Index M Mail application - about 96 - Ex change Activ eSync 96, 101 - POP3/IMAP acc ount 96 - settings 95, 102 Meeting r equest 101, 104 - sending fr om Calendar (Ex change Activ eSync only) 104 Memory 193, 19 7 - managing 193 Messages - application 64 - settings 70 Microphone - muting 42 micr oSD card 14 Microsoft Ex change Activ eSync 96 MMS [...]

201 Inde x R Ringtone 159 - setting a song 159 - trimming an MP3 159 S Scenes 29 - customizing 30 - deleting 30 - r enaming 30 Screen unlock pa ttern 186 Search 27 - w eb 27 - within an application 28 Settings 188 - alarm sound 117 - camera 144 - date and time 115 - display 18 9 - ke yboard 62 - message options 7 0 - phone language 192 - sound 190 [...]

202 Inde x Widgets 31 W orld Clock 115 - adding a city 116 - setting a home city 115 Y Y ouT ube 153 - sharing videos 153 - wa tching videos 17 2[...]