HTC Desire manual

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Befor e y ou do an ything else, please r ead this Char ge the battery The ba ttery in y our phone hasn’t been char ged y et. While y our phone is char ging, it’ s important that y ou do not r emo ve the ba ttery pack. Doing so can damage y our phone. Also , please don’t try to tak e y our phone apart. (If y ou do, it ma y in valida te y our w[...]

T r ademarks and c op yrights Cop yright © 2010 HT C Corporation. All Rights R eserv ed. The HT C logo, the HT C quietly brilliant logo, HT C Desire, 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, Go[...]

Con v entions used in this guide In this user guide, w e use the follo wing symbols t o indicate useful and important inf ormation: This is a not e. A note oft en giv es additional information, such as what happens on y our phone when y ou choose to do or not to do a c ertain action. A note also pr o vides information that ma y only be applicable t[...]

C ont ents Sear ching y our phone and the W eb 34 Setting W eb and Quick Search Bo x options 34 Sear ching the W eb and your phone using the Quick Sear ch Bo x 34 Personalizing Making y our phone truly y ours 35 Changing the ringtone 3 5 Personalizing y our phone with scenes 36 Using a pr eset scene 36 Cust omizing and saving a sc ene 36 Renaming o[...]

6 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Rec eiving calls 46 Answ ering an incoming call 46 Rejecting an incoming call 4 7 Rejecting a call and sending a t ext message 4 7 Using in-call options 48 Handling multiple calls 48 Setting up a conf erenc e call 49 Putting a call on hold 49 Muting the micr ophone during a call 49 T urning the speakerphone on or off [...]

Contents 7 communicating with a c ontact 7 5 Setting te xt and multimedia mes sage options 7 6 A dding the Messages widget 7 7 A c c ounts and s ync Synchr onizing with online ac counts 78 A dding a social network ac count 7 8 Synchr onizing with a Google A cc ount 78 Synchr onizing with a Micr osoft Ex change Activ eSync account 7 9 Managing y our[...]

8 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Vie wing, dismissing, or snoo zing e v ent reminders 11 5 Displaying and s ynchr onizing calendars 116 Showing or hiding calendars 11 6 Choosing which Google Calendars are synchr onized on y our phone 116 Changing Calendar settings 117 Reminder settings 117 Calendar view settings 11 7 Sending a vCalendar 118 About the[...]

Contents 9 Connecting a Bluet ooth headset or car kit 14 3 Reconnecting a headset or car kit 14 3 Disconnecting or unpairing fr om a Bluetooth de vic e 144 Disconnecting a Bluet ooth devic e 144 Unpairing fr om a Bluetooth de vice 144 Sending and r eceiving informa tion using Bluetooth 145 Sending information fr om y our phone to another de vice 14[...]

10 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Using HT C Footprints™ 176 Crea ting a footprint 17 6 Re visiting a footprint 17 6 Editing or deleting a footprint 177 Exporting y our footprints 177 Importing footprints 178 A dding the Footprints widget 178 Mor e apps W atching videos on Y ouT ube 179 W atching videos 17 9 Sear ching for videos 179 Sharing a vide[...]

Contents 11 space 20 3 Clearing application cache and data 203 Uninstalling thir d-party applications 203 Fr eeing up more phone memory or stor age car d spac e 203 Checking information about y our phone 204 Backup , updat e and r eset Backing up phone data 205 Checking if automatic back up is enabled 205 Rest oring back ed up data to y our phone 2[...]

Basics Inside the bo x Y ou will find the follo wing inside the bo x: Phone USB cable A C adapter 3.5mm ster eo headset Battery microSD car d (pr e-installed) Quick start guide Safety and r egulatory guide Y our Phone Fr ont panel 2 3 8 4 5 7 1 6 1 Earpiece Listen t o a phone call fr om here . 2 MENU Pres s to open a list of actions tha t you can d[...]

Basics 13 3 HOME While on any applica tion or screen, pr ess t o return t o the Home screen. While on the main Home scr een, pres s to sho w a snapshot of the Home screen. Pres s and hold to open the r ecently -used applications window .    4 SEARCH Pres s to open the Quick Sear ch bo x. See “Searching y our phone and the W eb” in this[...]

14 Y our HTC Desir e user guide T op panel 13 14 13 PO WER When the phone is off , pr ess t o turn on the phone. When the phone is on and the scr een is unlocked, pr ess t o turn off or on the phone display . With the scr een unlock ed, pres s and hold to open the phone options menu that lets y ou turn off the phone, swit ch y our phone to silent m[...]

Basics 15 Bottom panel 18 17 17 USB connector Connect the po wer adapt er to char ge the battery . Connect the supplied USB cable to tr ansfer files t o y our phone from y our c omputer or sync y our phone with HT C S ync on your c omputer .   18 Micr ophone[...]

16 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Befor e turning on y our phone Back co v er Remo ving the back c o v er Remo v e the back co v er t o acc ess the batt ery compartment, SIM car d slot, and st orage car d slot. With the phone turned off , hold your phone secur ely with the fr ont facing do wn. With y our thumb or finger , lift up the top of the back [...]

Basics 17 SIM car d The SIM car d c ontains y our phone number , service details, and phonebook/ message memory . Y our phone supports both 1.8V and 3 V SIM car ds. Some legacy SIM car ds may not function with y our phone. Y ou should consult with your mobile opera tor for a r eplacement SIM car d. T here ma y be fees for this servic e. Inserting t[...]

18 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Remo ving the st or age card Remo v e the back co v er . Refer t o “Remo ving the back co ver . ” If the battery is ins talled, remo v e the batt ery . Refer to “R emo ving the battery . ” Push the stor age car d in t o eject it from its slot. Remo ving the st or age card while the phone is on When y ou need [...]

Basics 19 Remo ving the batt ery Remo v e the back co v er . Refer t o “Remo ving the back co ver . ” Lift out the battery fr om the not ch near the SIM card slot. Charging the ba ttery The ba ttery is partially char ged when shipped. Befor e y ou turn on and start using y our phone, it is r ecommended that y ou char ge the batt ery . Some batt[...]

20 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Finger gestur es T ap When y ou w ant to type using the k e yboard, select it ems onscr een such as application and settings icons, or pr ess onscr een butt ons, simply tap them with your finger . Pres s and hold T o open the av ailable options for an it em ( e.g. c ontact or link in a w eb page ), simply pres s and [...]

Basics 21 Getting start ed Once y ou’v e installed y our SIM car d and batt ery , you can turn on y our phone and start using it. T urning on y our phone Pr ess the PO WER button. When y ou turn on the phone for the first time , y ou will be prompt ed to set up y our phone. F or more information on ho w to set up y our phone for the firs t time, [...]

22 Y our HTC Desir e user guide 3. Y our phone walks y ou thr ough a tutorial on ho w to use the onscr een k e yboard. F ollo w through the tut orial to learn ho w t o use the onscreen k e yboar d. T ap Skip to not go through the tut orial. 4. On the Internet c onnection screen, select ho w y ou w ant to c onnect to the Int ernet, and then tap Ne x[...]

Basics 23 Sleep mode Sleep mode suspends y our phone to a lo w po wer s tate while the displa y is off in or der to sav e batt ery po wer . 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 time befor e the scr een turns off , see “ Adjusting the time befor e the scree[...]

24 Y our HT C Desir e user guide Home scr een The Home scr een pr o vides y ou with a w eather clock that sho ws the time and w eather of y our current loca tion. T ap the respectiv e it em to open the as sociated application. The Home scr een also lets y ou add the it ems you w ant and need on the Home scr een. Add it ems lik e application icons, [...]

Basics 25 Phone sta tus and notifications Phone status ic ons These ar e the ic ons that may appear on the phone s tatus 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 connected HSP A in use Connected t o a Wi-Fi netw ork Bluetooth is on Connected t o a Bluetooth de vice Airplane mode [...]

26 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Phone microphone is mut e Battery is v ery lo w (10% r emaining) Battery is lo w (20% r emaining) Battery is full Battery is char ging Wir ed micr ophone headset connected Wir ed headset connect ed Notification icons These ar e the ic ons that may appear on the notifica tions area of the s tatus bar: New Gmail/ Googl[...]

Basics 27 More (not displa y ed) 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 Mark et application installed succ essfully Update a v ailable for an application downloaded fr om Andr oid Mark et Stor[...]

28 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Checking notifications Notification icons on the s tatus bar r eport the arrival of ne w messages, calendar e v ents, alarms set and ongoing settings such as when call forw arding is on or the curr ent call s tatus. Y ou can open the Notifications panel to open the mes sage, r eminder , or ev ent notification and see[...]

Basics 29 Using the optical tr ackball t o int er act with the t ouch scr een Besides using finger gestur es on the touch scr een, y ou can also use the optical tr ackball to inter act with y our phone’ s touch scr een. Be sur e to place y our finger o v er the optical tr ackball first ( c o v ering it completely), and then slide y our finger acr[...]

30 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Mo ving the cursor when entering t e xt T o go back or forw ard one char act er in a wor d, slide y our finger left or right. Slide y our finger up or down t o go up or do wn betw een lines of te xt. Selecting a link on a w ebpage Slide y our finger down t o go to the ne xt link on a w ebpage. When a link is selected[...]

Basics 31 A djus ting the v olume Adjus ting the ringer v olume changes the v olume lev el of the phone ring t one, wher eas adjusting the media v olume changes the v olume le v el of sound notifications, music or video playback. T he ringer v olume and media v olume can be separ ately adjus ted. A djusting the ringer v olume Pr ess the V OL UME UP[...]

32 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Connecting y our phone to a c omput er Whene v er y ou connect y our phone t o a computer using the USB cable , the Connect t o PC dialog bo x display s and pr ompts y ou to choose the type of USB c onnection. Select one of the follo wing choices, and then tap Done : Charge only Select this mode if y ou only want t o[...]

Basics 33 Cop ying files to and fr om the s t or age car d Connect the phone t o your c omputer using the supplied USB cable . When the Connect t o PC dialog bo x 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 to this remo vable disk and open it. Do one of the [...]

34 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Sear ching y our phone and the W eb Y ou can sear ch for information on y our phone and on the W eb by using the Quick Sear ch Bo x . Some applications, such as People or Mail, ha v e their own sear ch bo x, which y ou can use to sear ch within those applications (the application’ s ic on is at the left of the sear[...]

Personalizing Making y our phone truly y ours Make y our phone look and sound just the wa y you w ant it. Personaliz e y our phone with a differ ent wallpaper , ringtone, and notification sound for e v ents such as incoming t e xt, email, calendar reminders, and mor e . Y our phone’ s Home scr een is highly customizable and e xt ends bey ond the [...]

36 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Personalizing y our phone with scenes Y our phone becomes multiple phones in one when y ou use sc enes. Scenes ar e personalized Home screen la y outs that y ou can quickly apply t o y our phone. By s witching betw een scenes, y ou instantly turn y our phone int o y our perfect w eek end phone, tr av el phone , work [...]

Personalizing 37 Renaming or deleting a sc ene Y ou can r ename or delete a personaliz ed scene that y ou cr eated. Pr eset sc enes cannot be r enamed or deleted. Pr ess HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Personalize > Sc enes . Under My scenes , pr ess and hold a sc ene and choose whether to r ename or delete it. 1. 2.[...]

38 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Changing y our w allpaper Personalizing y our Home scr een wallpaper with y our f av orit e photo is a quick and eas y wa y to change the feel of y our phone and give it a fr esh look. Bro w se the collection of w allpapers included in y our phone or choose from phot os that y ou ha v e taken with the camer a. Y ou c[...]

Personalizing 39 Personalizing y our Home screen with widgets Widgets put at-a-glanc e important information and media c ontent up fr ont on y our Home screen. Some widgets ar e alr eady added t o your Home scr een f or your c on venienc e. Y ou can add more fr om the a v ailable selections of widgets, or download mor e widgets. A dding a widget to[...]

40 Y our HTC Desir e user guide A dding application ic ons and other short cuts on y our Home scr een Place application ic ons on y our Home scr een to open applications quick er . Y ou can also add shortcuts t o settings and specific information such as a bookmark ed w ebpage, someone’ s phone number , a music playlist, r oute dir ections, and m[...]

Personalizing 41 A dding f olders on y our Home scr een Use folders to gr oup r elat ed applications and other shortcuts t o k eep your Home scr een tidy and or ganized. Y ou can also add information folders that sho w up-to-da te information such as Bluet ooth r eceiv ed files, y our Fac ebook phonebook, and more . Cr eating a ne w folder and addi[...]

42 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Rearr anging or remo ving widgets and ic ons on y our Home scr een Rearr ange the widgets and icons on y our Home scr een to giv e r oom for adding mor e it ems to the Home scr een. Y ou can also remo 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 [...]

Phone calls Making calls Ther e ar e se v eral c onv enient methods t o mak e a call from y our phone . Most SIM car ds are pr eset with a PIN (personal identification number) that is pr o vided b y your mobile opera tor . When prompt ed, enter the pr eset PIN, then tap Enter . If you ent er the wrong PIN thr ee times, the SIM card is block ed. If [...]

44 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Calling a speed dial number Pr ess HOME, and then tap Phone . On the phone ke ypad, pr ess and hold the number tha t is associated with the c ontact y ou want t o call. The number 1 on the phone k e ypad is gener ally reserv ed f or y our v oicemail. Pr ess and hold this button t o call v oicemail and r etrie v e you[...]

Phone calls 45 Making an emer gency call Y ou can mak e emergenc y calls from y our phone e v en if y ou don’t hav e a SIM card installed or y our SIM card has been block ed. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Phone . Dial the international emer gency number f or y our locale (for e xample , 000), and then tap Call . Additional emer gency numbers ma y be [...]

46 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Rec eiving calls When y ou r eceiv e a phone call fr om a contact, the Inc oming call scr een 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[...]

Phone calls 4 7 Rejecting an inc oming call Depending if the display is on or off , you need t o:: If the display is on, tap Decline t o r eject and send the call to y our v oice mail. If the display is off , the display will turn on sho wing the Lock scr een. While the Lock screen is sho wing, dr ag the bar up t o reject and send the call t o y ou[...]

48 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Using in-call options When a call is in pr ogr ess, use the buttons onscr een t o mute or unmut e the microphone or t o turn on or off the speakerphone . Y ou can also press MENU t o open the call options to let y ou add a call, place the call on hold, mut e the microphone , and mor e. Handling multiple calls Y our p[...]

Phone calls 49 Setting up a conf erenc e call Make a call t o the first c onfer ence call participant. When c onnected, pr ess MENU , tap Add call , and then dial the number of the sec ond participant. The firs t participant is put on hold when y ou dial the second participant. When c onnected to the sec ond participant, tap (mer ge). T o add anoth[...]

50 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Using call hist ory When y ou miss a call, the mis sed call icon ( ) appears in the title bar . Use the Call history tab in the People application to check who the caller w as or vie w all y our dialed numbers and r eceiv ed calls. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Phone . T ap at the bottom-right c orner of the scr een. Do [...]

Phone calls 51 Checking a missed call Y ou will see the missed call ic on in the status bar when y ou miss a call. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Phone . T ap at the bottom-right c orner of the scr een. In the call hist ory list, missed calls ar e indicat ed by the mis sed call icon ( ). Y ou can also press and hold the s tatus bar , and then slide your[...]

52 Y our HT C Desire user guide Call servic es Y our phone can dir ectly link to the mobile phone netw ork, and enable y ou to ac cess and change the settings of various phone servic es for y our phone . Call services ma y include call forw arding, call w aiting, v oicemail, and mor e . Contact y our mobile oper ator t o find out about the av ailab[...]

Phone calls 53 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 boar d an aircr aft. A wa y to turn off the phone function is t o swit ch y our phone to Airplane mode . When y ou enable Airplane mode, all wir eless r adios on y our phone ar e turned off , including the call function, d[...]

People About People In People , y ou can easily manage y our communications with c ontacts via phone, messaging, and email. Y ou can also view updates on their F ac ebook and Flickr acc ounts. If y ou are s ynchr onizing contacts with y our Google ac count, with y our PC, and/ or with an Ex change Serv er , any contacts st or ed in those acc ounts [...]

People 55 People scr een The People scr een giv es y ou eas y acc ess to all y our c ontacts, as well as e v en f aster ac ces s to the people and gr oups of people you c ontact most oft en. The People scr een has the f ollowing tabs: 1 2 3 4 1 All tab Giv es you ac ces s to all contacts on y our phone, including Google c ontacts, Ex change A ctive[...]

56 Y our HTC Desir e user guide 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 1 Create a ne w contact. 2 T ap to edit your My c ontact card. 3 SIM card contact 4 This ic on appears when the contact: Has sent y ou a new t e xt or email message, or tried to call y ou but y ou missed the call. Has updated his or her F acebook pr ofile or has added phot os on Flickr or Fac ebook. H[...]

People 5 7 Importing contacts fr om y our SIM car d Y ou can cop y all y our SIM contacts t o y our phone. Y ou can import them as Phone contacts, Google contacts, or Ex change A ctiv eSync c ontacts, if y ou hav e set up the r ele v ant acc ounts. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > People . On the All tab, pr ess MENU , and then tap Import/Export >[...]

58 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Breaking the c ontact information link betw een c ontacts Pr ess HOME, and then tap > People . On the All tab, tap the name of the c ontact (not the icon or photo ) whose c ontact information link y ou w ant to br eak. On the upper right corner of the scr een, tap . On the Link ed contacts section, tap beside the [...]

People 59 Deleting contacts Pr ess HOME, and then tap > People . On the All tab, pr ess MENU , and then tap Delete c ontacts . Select the contacts y ou w ant to delet e, and then tap Delete . When pr ompted, tap OK . Sending contact inf ormation as a vCar d via MMS Pr ess HOME, and then tap > People . On the All tab, pr ess and hold the name [...]

60 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Contact gr oups On the Groups tab , y ou can assign contacts t o gr oups so y ou can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole gr oup . Y ou can also sync gr oups on y our phone with the gr oups in y our Google acc ount, acc essible via y our comput er ’s w eb br o wser . Cr eating a gr oup and adding co[...]

People 61 Sending an SMS/MMS message or email t o a group Pr ess HOME, and then tap > People . On the Groups tab , tap the group 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 follo wing: T ap Send group mes sage to send an SMS/MMS message t o the gr oup. For inf ormation about composing an[...]

62 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Contact inf ormation and c on v ersations When y ou tap a contact on the P eople screen, the c ontact details scr een opens, showing y ou the information st or ed for that c ontact, e x changed messages and phone calls with that contact, F acebook notifica tions, and more . The c ontact details scr een has the follo [...]

People 63 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 plac e a call, send a message, or vie w details of a f av orit e contact with a single tap. A dding the People widget Slide y our finger left or right on the Home[...]

K e yboar d Using the onscr een k e yboard When y ou start a pr ogr am or select a field that r equir es te xt or numbers, the onscr een ke yboar d bec omes av ailable. Using the landscape onscr een ke yboar d When ent ering te xt, y ou can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscr een ke yboar d. T urn the phone sidewa y s to use a lar [...]

Ke yboar d 65 Entering t e xt Use the follo wing k ey s while entering t e xt using the onscr een ke yboar d: Pres s and hold ke y s with gra y char acters at the t op to enter numbers, s ymbols, or acc ented letters. T he gra y char acter displa yed on the k e y is the char acter that will be insert ed when you pres s and hold that k ey . Some ke [...]

66 Y our HTC Desir e user guide A dding a wor d t o the predictiv e text dictionary Y our phone comes with a lis t of wor ds that it r efer enc es for pr edictiv e te xt suggestions. Sometimes y ou may need t o add a w ord t o the pr edictive t e xt dictionary , for ex ample a name or a specialized t echnical wor d. While entering t e xt using the [...]

Ke yboar d 67 A djus ting t ouch input settings Open the T ouch Input settings by doing one of the f ollo wing: On any of the k e yboar d lay outs, tap t o open the T ouch Input settings. On the Home scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings > Language & ke yboar d > T ouch Input . T ouch Input settings K eyboar d types T ap to select th[...]

68 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Other settings Sound feedback Select to hear a clicking sound whene v er y ou tap a k ey on the k e yboar d. Vibr at e when typing Select to enable vibr ation feedback whene v er y ou tap a k e y on the ke yboar d. Finger touch pr ecision Calibra tion tool T ap to r e-calibr ate the k e yboar d touch ac curac y . Re-[...]

Mes sages About Messages Messages lets y ou compose and send t e xt (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) t o other mobile phones. T o open y our message inbo x, pr ess HOME, and then tap > Messages . If the list of messages does not fit on the scr een, y ou can scr oll do wn to vie w mor e messages b y swiping y our finger on the scr een or the o[...]

70 Messages 4. T ap the te xt bo x that c ontains the te xt “T ap to compose”, and then start c omposing y our message. 5. When done, tap Send to send the t e xt message. T o receiv e deliv ery r eports and know when a t e xt message is r eceiv ed, in the All messages scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings . In the SMS settings section, sel[...]

Messages 71 Audio . Select V oice R ecor der to mak e a v oice r ecor ding and attach it, or Music & sounds to attach a music file or v oic e r ecor ding fr om your s tor age car d. Location . Y ou can attach location inf ormation. Send y our curr ent location (r equir es GPS to be turned on), a location s tor ed in Footprints, or a loca tion y[...]

72 Messages Ne w mes sage notifications Depending on y our notification settings, the phone will play a ring t one, vibr at e, or displa y the message briefly in the sta tus bar when you r ec eiv e a new t e xt or multimedia message. T o change the notification for ne w te xt and multimedia mes sages, see “Setting te xt and multimedia message opt[...]

Messages 73 W AP push messages W AP push messages contain a w eb link. Often, the link will be t o download a file tha t y ou hav e r equest ed, for e x ample a ring tone. When y ou r eceiv 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 Pr ess and hold the status bar ,[...]

7 4 Messages Managing message c on v ersations T e xt and multimedia messages that ar e sent to and r ec eiv ed from a c ontact ( or a number) are gr ouped int o con v ersations or message thr eads in the All messages scr een. T hreaded te xt or multimedia messages let y ou see e x changed mes sages (similar t o a chat pr ogram) with a contact on t[...]

Messages 7 5 Pr otecting a message fr om deletion Y ou can lock a message so that it will not be delet ed e ven if y ou delete the other messages in the con v ersation. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Messages . On the All messages scr een, tap a message thr ead. Pr ess and hold the message that y ou w ant to lock T ap Lock message on the options me[...]

76 Messages Setting t e xt and multimedia mes sage options Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Messages . On the All messages scr een, pr ess MENU and then tap Settings to set the t e xt or multimedia message options. Y ou can set the following: Stor age settings Delete old messages Select this option to aut omatically delete older mes sages when the li[...]

Messages 77 Priority setting Set the message priority of MMS messages sent. Maximum message size Set the maximum file size of an MMS message . The MMS mes sage will not be sent out if it e x ceeds the file siz e set here . Rec eiv ed messages Receiv ed notification Select this option if y ou want t o r eceiv e a notification in the sta tus bar when[...]

A c c ounts and s ync S ynchr onizing with online ac counts Y our phone can sync inf ormation and r eceiv e updat es from y our Google™ and Micr osoft® Ex change A ctiv eSync® acc ounts as w ell as popular online services such as F acebook®, T witter™, and Flickr ™. These ar e some of the types of informa tion y ou can sync: Gmail™/ Goog[...]

Ac counts and sync 7 9 Synchr onizing with a Micr osoft Ex change A ctiv eS ync acc ount Y ou can only add one Micr osoft Ex change Activ eSync account on y our phone . Y ou can sync with Micr osoft Ex change Serv er 2003 Service P ack 2 (SP2) or later . Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > A c counts & sync . T ap A dd account >[...]

80 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Remo ving an ac count Y ou can r emo ve an ac count t o delete it and all inf ormation associat ed with it from y our phone, for e x ample messages, c ontacts, or settings. Remo ving an acc ount does not delete information fr om the online service itself . Y ou cannot remo v e some acc ounts, such the first Google A [...]

Ac counts and sync 81 Using HT C Sync Ar e you using Micr osoft Outlook or Outlook Expr ess on y our c omputer? Y ou can use HT C Sync t o synchr onize y our Outlook c ontacts and calendar or y our Outlook Expres s contacts with y our phone. Befor e y ou do a fact ory r eset or a softwar e (ROM) upgr ade of y our phone, y ou can also use HT C S ync[...]

82 Y our HTC Desir e user guide 3. After y ou’v e select ed disk driv e mode on your phone , y our comput er will trea t y our phone as a r emov able disk (just like an y USB driv e ). Open this remo v able disk so y ou can see what’ s inside the micr oSD card. 4. Cop y HT CS ync.e x e t o y our comput er . 5. After c op ying, unmount the remo [...]

Ac counts and sync 83 5. In the next fe w dialog bo x es, choose whether t o sync Outlook or Outlook Expr ess, select the type of information t o sync ( c ontacts and/ or calendar), and choose to sync them automatically or manually with y our phone . 6. Click Finish . HT C Sync then starts to s ync y our phone and y our computer . W ait f or the sy[...]

84 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Synchr onizing y our phone Aft er y ou’v e installed and set up HT C Sync, y ou can sync y our phone with y our comput er . Synchr onizing y our phone with y our c omputer aut omatically Do the follo wing first t o make sur e y our phone will s ync automatically with y our c omputer: 1. Press HOME > MENU , and t[...]

Ac counts and sync 85 6. In the Application Ins taller file types dialog bo x, mak e sure tha t the Android OS ins taller file (apk) check bo x is selected and then click OK . This dialog bo x only appears the firs t time you use the Applica tion Installer . 7 . Click Ne xt . 8. Click Bro w se , locate the application (.apk) on y our c omputer , an[...]

Social F ac ebook f or HT C Sense and F ac ebook f or Andr oid application F acebook f or HT C Sense Vie w y our F acebook® updat es in supported applica tions on the phone. By signing in t o Fac ebook for HT C Sense, y our F acebook contacts and their c ontact details ar e downloaded to People , y ou can bro w se through F ac ebook photo albums i[...]

Social 87 With the F ac ebook application, y ou can: Share y our thoughts and check other people’s status upda tes. Vie w y our friends list and writ e on someone’ s wall. Comment on and lik e a friend’ s post. Vie w someone’ s personal informa tion, including photo albums. Check y our Fac ebook notifications. T ake a phot o and upload it s[...]

88 Y our HTC Desir e user guide T weeting on y our phone Use the Peep application to send out tw eets, r ead and r eceiv e tw eets fr om people, sear ch for new T witter users to f ollow and mor e . 1. Press HOME, and then tap > P eep . 2. If y ou did not sign in to y our T witter account when y ou firs t turned on the phone, follo w the onscr e[...]

Social 89 Sear ching for T witter users t o follo w Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Peep . While on the Peep scr een, pr ess the SEARCH butt on. T ap the te xt field with the w or ds “Search T witter ”, enter the sear ch criteria, and then tap . On the Search r esult scr een, scr oll thr ough the list, and then tap the twitter user y ou w ant to[...]

90 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Notification settings Select when to be notified and ho w y ou w ant to be notified. A dding the T witter widget Add the T witter widget to let y ou send and f ollow y our tw eets right on the Home scr een. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Widget > T witter . Choose the widget style, and then tap Select . Drag the w[...]

Social 91 Using Friend Str eam Str eamline y our social network ac counts thr ough Friend Str eam. Updat e y our status simultaneously , view status updat es, and look thr ough photo updat es fr om your F ac ebook, T witter , and other social network ac counts using Friend Str eam. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Friend Str eam . If y ou are not sig[...]

92 Y our HT C Desire user guide Updating y our sta tus Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Friend Str eam . On the All Updates tab , tap the te xt field with the w or ds “What’ s happening?”. T ap , and then on the Update Status dialog bo x, select which acc ounts y ou want the status updat e to be pos ted. T ap Done . Only the acc ounts that y ou[...]

Social 93 Chatting in Google T alk Google T alk is Google’s ins tant messaging pr ogr am. It lets you c ommunicat e with other people that also use Google T alk. Signing in to Google T alk If y ou signed in to y our Google A cc ount when y ou first set up the phone, y ou ar e alr eady signed in to Google T alk. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > T al[...]

94 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Swit ching between activ e chats Y ou can swit ch betw een chats if y ou hav e mor e than one chat going. While on a chat scr een, pr ess MENU , and then tap Switch chats . On the screen tha t opens, tap the friend y ou want t o chat with. Inviting a friend t o join a gr oup chat While on a chat scr een, pr ess MENU [...]

Social 95 Changing y our picture Pr ess HOME, and then tap > T alk . In the Friends list, tap the pictur e to the left of y our s tatus message. In the Select an album screen, tap the album wher e the pictur e y ou w ant to use is locat ed. T ap the pictur e you w ant t o use. Drag the gr een bo x t o select the portion of the pictur e to cr op,[...]

96 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Making a friend popular Pr ess HOME, and then tap > T alk . In the Friends list, pr ess and hold a friend’ s name. If y ou cannot see the friend, pres s MENU, and then tap All friends . 3. In the options menu, tap Alway s sho w friend . Blocking a friend Y ou can block a friend fr om sending y ou messages. When [...]

Social 97 Sho wing or hiding the mobile indicator t o friends Y ou can check what type of de vice y our friend is using t o chat in Google T alk. In the friends list, check the image that appears t o the right of y our friend’ s name. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > T alk . In the Friends list, pr ess MENU , and then tap More > Settings . Selec[...]

Email Using Gmail/ Google Mail Gmail/ Google Mail is Google’ s w eb-based email service. Gmail/ Google Mail is configured when y ou first set up y our phone. Depending on y our s ynchroniza tion settings, Gmail/ Google Mail on y our phone is automatically s ynchr onized with one or mor e Gmail/ Google Mail acc ounts on the web . For mor e informa[...]

Email 99 Swit ching to another Google A cc ount If y ou hav e set up mor e than one Google A cc ount on y our phone, y ou can swit ch betw een acc ounts in Gmail/ Google Mail. For mor e informa tion on setting up Google Ac counts, see “Synchr onizing with a Google A cc ount” in the Ac counts and s ync chapter . While vie wing the Inbo x, pr ess[...]

100 Y our HTC Desir e user guide 3. T o manage the email message or con v ersation, do any of the follo wing: T ap Archiv e t o r emov e the conv ersation fr om y our Inbo x while still k eeping it st or ed in y our Google Ac count. T o display y our archiv ed mes sages, in the Inbox, pr ess MENU and then tap V ie w labels > All Mail . T ap Dele[...]

Email 101 Sending a message 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Gmail / Google Mail . 2. In the Inbo x, pr ess MENU and then tap Compose . 3. Enter the message r ecipient’ s email addres s in the T o field. If you ar e sending the email to se v er al recipients, separ at e the email addr esses with a comma. Y ou can add as many message r ecipients a[...]

102 Y our HT C Desire user guide Vie wing y our sent mes sages In the Inbo x, pr ess MENU and then tap V iew labels > Sent . Managing con v ersations and mes sages Searching f or messages Y ou can sear ch for messages that c ontain one or mor e wor ds in their c ontents or in their addr esses, subjects, labels, and so on. When y ou sear ch for m[...]

Email 103 Changing Gmail/ Google Mail s ynchroniza tion settings 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Gmail / Google Mail . 2. Pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings > Labels . 3. T o set the number of days t o synchr oniz e, tap Number of da ys t o sync . 4. T o set synchr onization for a particular label, tap the label. Y ou can select to s ynchroniz [...]

104 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Email notifications . Select the check bo x to sho w a notification ic on on the status bar when y ou rec eiv e a ne w email. T ap Select ringtone if y ou w ant y our phone to pla y a notification sound when a ne w email message arriv es. On the ring tone menu, select a ring t one specific to ne w email messages. T [...]

Email 105 Mail The Mail applica tion lets you send and r ec eiv e email from y our w ebmail or other ac counts, using POP3 or IMAP . It also lets y ou acc ess y our Ex change A ctiv eSync email and other fea tures on y our phone . For informa tion on this, see “Ex change A ctiveS ync email” in this chapter . A dding a POP3/IMAP email ac count P[...]

106 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Inbo x filter tabs Receiv ed Display s email messages as individual it ems. Con v ersations Display s messages as c onv ersations, gr ouped ac cor ding to the subject line . T ap a subject in the list to sho w the email c onv ersation. VIP group Display s messages fr om c ontacts in your VIP gr oup . T o add contact[...]

Email 107 Ex change A ctiv eS ync email If y ou synchr onize y our phone with y our w ork Ex change A ctiv eSync ac count, y ou can r ead, manage, and send email in the same eas y wa y as with a POP3/IMAP ac count. Ho w ev er , y ou can also acc ess some po w erful Ex change featur es. For informa tion on setting up an Ex change A ctiveS ync acc ou[...]

108 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Composing and sending an email message Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Mail . On the email acc ount Inbo x, pr ess MENU and then tap Compose . 3. Fill in one or more r ecipients. Y ou can: Enter email addr esses dir ectly in the T o field. If y ou’r e sending the email to se v er al r ecipients, separat e the email[...]

Email 109 Vie wing and r eplying t o an email message Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Mail .. On the email acc ount Inbo x, tap the email y ou want t o vie w . 3. T ap Reply or Reply all to r eply t o the email. For an Ex change A ctiv eSync ac count, y ou can mark an email. T o mark an email, while viewing an email, tap the whit e flag on the upper[...]

Calendar About Calendar Use y our phone’ s Calendar to cr eate and manage y our e v ents, meetings, and appointments. Y ou can also set up y our phone to s tay in s ync with the follo wing types of calendars: On y our phone, sign in to y our Google A c count so y ou’ll be able to s ync y our phone’ s Calendar with y our Google Calendar online[...]

Calendar 111 7 . Set the reminder time . Y ou can add another reminder time in a Google Calendar e v ent. Pres s MENU and then tap Add reminder . 8. If the e vent oc curs on a r egular basis, tap the Repetition bo x and then choose ho w often the ev ent occurs. 9. Scr oll t o the bottom of the scr een and then tap A dd . Inviting gues ts to y our e[...]

112 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Changing calendar vie w s When y ou open Calendar , it display s the Month view b y def ault. Y ou can also display the Calendar in A genda, Day , or W eek view . T o change between calendar vie w s, pres s MENU, and then choose the type of view tha t y ou want. Month vie w In Month view , you’ll see mark ers on d[...]

Calendar 113 The c olor bars on the left side of the e v ents indicate 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 view , slide left or right across the scr een t o view earlier or la ter da ys. In Day vie w , the weather inf ormation app[...]

114 Y our HTC Desir e user guide V ie wing, editing or deleting an e v ent Y ou can vie w , edit, or delete e v ents you cr eat ed. Y ou can also view e v ent invitations that other people sent to y ou. Vie wing and editing an e v ent 1. Press HOME, then tap , and then tap Calendar . 2. In Month view , tap the day when the e v ent takes plac e, and[...]

Calendar 115 Calendar e v ent r eminders If y ou hav e set at leas t one reminder f or an e vent, the upc oming e v ent icon will appear in the notifications ar ea of the status bar t o remind y ou of the upc oming e vent. Vie wing, dismis sing, or snoo zing ev ent reminders 1. T ap the status bar , then slide your finger do wn the scr een to open [...]

116 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Displa ying and s ynchr onizing calendars Y ou can select which calendars to sho w or hide on y our phone’ s Calendar , and which ones to keep s ynchr onized. Sho wing or hiding calendars In any Calendar vie w , pres s MENU , tap More > Calendars , and then select or clear a calendar to sho w or hide it. T ap A[...]

Calendar 117 Changing Calendar settings Y ou can change Calendar ’ s settings to specify ho w it display s e v ents and ho w it notifies y ou of upcoming e v ents. In any Calendar vie w , pr ess MENU and then tap Mor e > Settings to acc ess Calendar ’ s settings. Reminder settings Choose how y ou want Calendar to issue e v ent r eminders whe[...]

118 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Sending a vCalendar Y ou can send a calendar e v 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. Pr ess HOME, tap , and then tap Calendar . In Month view , tap the day when the e v ent takes plac e. Pr ess and hold the calend[...]

Clock and W eather About the HT C Clock widget The HT C Clock widget that’ s by def ault added on the Home scr een show s y our curr ent date , time, and location. Y ou can tap the weather image on this widget t o open the W eather application and check for mor e w eather for ecasts. See “Checking w eather” for details. The HT C Clock widget [...]

120 Y our HTC Desir e user guide About the Clock application The Clock applica tion is more than jus t a regular da te and time clock. It functions as a desk clock that sho ws the dat e, time, and w eather inf ormation, and it can turn into a night clock or screensa v er . It has a world clock that sho w s y ou the current time in se v er al locati[...]

Clock and W eather 121 Using Desk Clock Opening the Clock application brings y ou dir ectly to the Desk Clock scr een. The Desk Clock displa y s the current da te, time , and wea ther , an alarm clock indicator , and a battery char ging indicat or . Y ou can dim the screen t o show only the time and da te on the Desk Clock. 4 3 2 1 5 1 The alarm cl[...]

122 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Using W orld Clock Use the Clock application’ s W orld Clock screen to check the curr ent time in se v er al places around the globe simultaneously . Y ou can also set your home city , add more cities to the w orld clock list, and manually set y our time zone , date, and time . Setting y our home city Pr ess HOME [...]

Clock and W eather 123 T ap Select date f ormat then select ho w y ou want dat es to be displa y ed. (The select ed date f ormat also applies to the dat e displa yed in the alarm clock.) Y ou can also press HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Da te & time to open the Da te & time settings screen. A dding a city to the W orld Clock scr[...]

124 Y our HT C Desir e user guide Setting the alarm clock Y ou can use the Clock application’ s Alarms scr een to set up one or mor e w ake-up alarms. Setting an alarm 1. Press HOME and then tap the HT C Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. T ap the Alarms tab. 3. Select the check box of an alarm. and then tap that alarm. 4. On the Set alarm scree[...]

Clock and W eather 125 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 , ho w long to snoo ze the alarm, and mor e. Pr ess HOME and then tap the HT C Clock widget on the Home screen. T ap the Alarms tab. On the Alarms scr een, pres s MENU and then tap Settings . Y ou can c[...]

126 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Checking w eather If y ou consent ed to turn location servic e on when y ou wer e setting up y our phone for the first time, y ou’ll see the w eather of y our curr ent 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 w eather and w eathe[...]

Clock and W eather 12 7 Changing the or der of cities on the W eather screen Pr ess HOME, tap , and then tap W eather . On the W eather screen, pr ess MENU and then tap R earrange . Pr ess and hold at the end of the item y ou w ant to mo v e. W hen the ro w is highlight ed in green, dr ag it t o its ne w position, then release . T ap Done . Deletin[...]

Int ernet Data c onnection Y our phone will be automatically c onfigur 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 insert ed) for the first time . Checking the data connection y ou are using Pr ess HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Wir eless & netw orks . T ap Mobile netw orks [...]

Internet 129 W i-Fi Wi-Fi pr o vides wir eless Internet ac ces s o v er distances of up t o 300 feet (100 met ers). T o use Wi-Fi on y our phone, y ou need ac ces s to a wir eless ac cess point or “hotspot”. The a v ailability and range of the W i-Fi signal depends on the number , infras tructure , and other objects through which the signal pas[...]

130 Internet Checking the wir eless netw ork status Pr ess HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Wir eless & netw orks . On the Wir eless & netw orks scr een, tap Wi-Fi settings , and then tap the wir eless netw ork that the phone is curr ently connect ed to . A message bo x is then displa y ed showing the W i-Fi netw ork name, status, [...]

Internet 131 A dding the Data c onnection and W i-Fi widgets Add the Da ta connection and/ or Wi-Fi widget to the Home scr een to mak e it f aster f or y ou to turn on or off these c onnections. T ap the widget to turn on or off the c onnection. T o learn how t o add widgets, r efer t o “ Adding a widget to y our Home scr een” in the Personaliz[...]

132 Internet Connecting t o a virtual priv ate netw ork (VPN) Fr om your phone , y ou can add, set up, and manage virtual priv ate netw orks (VPNs ) that allo w you t o connect and ac ces s resour c es inside a secured local netw ork, such as y our corpor at e network. Pr eparing y our phone for VPN c onnection Depending on the type of VPN y ou are[...]

Internet 133 Disconnecting fr om a VPN Pr ess 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 t o the VPN settings scr een, and then tap the VPN connection t o disconnect fr om it. When y our phone has disconnect ed fr om the VPN, the VPN disconnect ed icon is display ed[...]

134 Internet Using y our phone’ s w eb br o wser Open the web br o w ser to start surfing the w eb. T he br o wser is fully optimized and c omes with advanc ed featur es that let y ou enjo y Int ernet bro w sing on y our phone. Y ou must hav e an activ e data c onnection or Wi-Fi connection t o acc ess the Internet. Opening the br ow ser Do one o[...]

Internet 135 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 vie w other areas of the w eb page . Z ooming in or out on a w eb page T ap the screen twic e quickly to z oom in, then tap the scr een twice quickly again t o zoom out. Y ou can also use y our fingers to pinch or spr ead th[...]

136 Internet The br o wser also r ec ognizes some phone numbers and addr esses that allo w y ou to call the phone number or locate the addr ess in Google Maps™. W hen y ou navigat e to a r ec ognized phone number or addres s, it is highlighted. Link What to do Location addres s T ap the address t o open Google Maps and locate the addr ess. Phone [...]

Internet 13 7 Swit ching betw een bro w ser windo ws While vie wing a w eb page, pr ess MENU and then tap Windo w s . Select the br ow ser windo w you w ant t o view b y sliding y our finger on the scr een fr om right to left. 1 2 1 2 1 T ap to close the w eb page. 2 T ap to display the w eb page in full scr een. Finding te xt within a w eb page Wh[...]

138 Internet Cop ying t e xt, looking up information, and sharing Y ou can select te xt and then: Cop y it. Look it up on Wikipedia or Google Dictionary . Get a transla tion of the te xt fr om Google T ransla te. Share the t e xt in a ne w email, te xt, or multimedia message or in y our s tatus update on a social network. Selecting te xt 1. Press a[...]

Internet 139 Cop ying and pasting t e xt Aft er y ou hav e select ed the te xt y ou w ant to c opy , tap . The selected t e xt is then copied t o the clipboard. In a te xt entry field (for e x ample while composing a mes sage ), pres s and hold at the point where y ou want to past e the te xt. T ap Past e . Searching or tr anslating t e xt 1. After[...]

140 Internet Vie wing a pr e viously visited page Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Internet . Pr ess MENU, and then tap Bookmarks . On the Hist ory tab , navigat e to the page y ou w ant to vie w and then tap the page. Clearing the list of pr e viously visited pages Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Internet . Pr ess MENU, and then tap Bookmarks . On th[...]

Internet 14 1 Using y our phone as a modem (t ethering) Get online with y our notebook or deskt op comput er at any time , using y our phone’ s data connection. F or information on setting up and using the data c onnection, see “Data connection” earlier in this chapt er . Y ou need to install HT C Sync befor e y ou can use your phone as a mod[...]

Bluet ooth Using Bluet ooth Bluetooth is a short-r ange wir eless c ommunications technology that allo w s devic es to e x change information o v er a distanc e of about eight meters without r equiring a ph ysical connection. T urn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserv e batt ery po wer , or in places wher e using a wireles s devic e is pr ohibi[...]

Bluetooth 143 Connecting a Bluet ooth headset or car kit Y ou can list en to music o v er an Bluetooth s ter eo headset, or ha ve hands-fr ee c onv ersations using a compatible Bluet ooth headset or car kit. It’ s the same pr ocedur e to set up s ter eo audio and hands-free . For y ou t o listen t o music with y our headset or car kit, the headse[...]

144 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Disc onnecting or unpairing fr om a Bluet ooth de vic e Disconnecting a Bluet ooth de vice Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > W ireles s & netw orks > Bluetooth settings . In the Bluetooth de vices section, pr es s and hold the devic e to disc onnect. T ap Disconnect . Unpairing fr om a Bluetoo[...]

Bluetooth 145 Sending and r ec eiving informa tion using Bluetooth Y ou can use Bluetooth t o tr ansfer information betw een y our phone and another Bluetooth- enabled devic e such as a phone or notebook c omputer . The first time y ou tr ansfer information betw een y our phone and another de vice, y ou need t o enter or c onfirm a security passcod[...]

146 Y our HTC Desir e user guide The location wher e the inf ormation is sav ed depends on the type of inf ormation and the r eceiving de vice: If y ou send a calendar ev ent or c ontact, it is normally added dir ectly to the c orresponding application on the r eceiving de vice . For e x ample, if y ou send a calendar e vent t o a compatible phone [...]

Bluetooth 14 7 A dding the Bluetooth r eceiv ed f older to the Home scr een Y ou can add a folder t o the Home screen tha t show s all files y ou hav e r eceiv ed with Bluetooth. Pr ess HOME, and then tap . On the Add t o Home scr een, tap Folder > Bluet ooth Receiv ed . Pr ess and hold the Bluetooth r ec eived f older icon, and dr ag it to the [...]

Camer a Camer a basics Whether tr av eling f or business or fun, enjo y taking photos and videos of y our trip and encount ers with y our phone’ s camera. Be sure t o plug in y our microSD car d befor e y ou use y our phone’ s camera. Phot os and videos captured with the camer a will be st or ed onto y our microSD car d. If y ou hav e not y et [...]

Camera 14 9 Using the optical tr ackball as the shutter r elease The optical tr ackball w orks as the shutter r elease for the camer a. Pr ess the optical tr ackball to tak e a photo or begin capturing video . Pr ess it again t o stop capturing video . Re vie w scr een Aft er capturing a photo or video , the Re vie w scr een will display the phot o[...]

150 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Z ooming Befor e taking a photo or video , y ou can first use the onscr een zoom bar t o zoom in or out of y our subject. 1. T o display the onscr een zoom bar , tap the Z oom button . Y ou can also slide your finger up or down the V ie wfinder scr een. While the zoom bar is sho wn on the V ie wfinder screen, y ou w[...]

Camera 151 T aking a photo 1. Press HOME and then tap Camer a. 2. Befor e taking the photo , y ou can zoom in firs t on y our subject. See “ Zooming ” t o find out ho w to use the onscr een zoom bar . 3. On the Vie wfinder screen, tap the Flash butt on r epeatedly t o select a camera flash mode depending on y our lighting conditions: Auto flash[...]

152 Y our HT C Desire user guide F ace det ection When y ou’r e auto f ocusing the phone’s camer a t o take phot os of people, the camer a can automatically r ec ognize f aces and adjust the f ocus. Fac e detection does not w ork in video mode . Capturing a video 1. Press HOME, tap , and then tap Camcor der . 2. Befor e capturing video, y ou ca[...]

Camera 153 Camer a settings Open the menu panel to change basic camer a settings and acc ess mor e camer a settings. Y ou can also swit ch betw een photo and video modes fr om the menu panel. Changing basic settings 1. On the Vie wfinder scr een, tap to open the menu panel. 2. T o change basic camer a settings, tap one of these icons in the menu pa[...]

154 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Resolution Select a photo or video r esolution to use f or capturing. Widescr een (photo mode only) When this check bo x is select ed ( default), photo r esolutions a v ailable for selection ar e in 5:3 ra tio and y ou can use the entire V ie wfinder scr een to fr ame y our subject. When not selected, phot o resolut[...]

Camera 155 Shutter sound Select or clear this check bo x, depending on whether y ou want the camer a t o play a shutter sound when y ou pr ess the shutt er release . T ime stamp (photo mode only) Select this check bo x when y ou want the da te and time to be added on captur ed phot os. Grid (photo mode only) Select this check bo x when y ou want t [...]

Phot os About the Phot os application Using the Photos application, y ou can vie w phot os and wat ch videos that y ou’v e tak en with y our phone’ s camera, do wnloaded, or c opied onto y our st or age card. Y ou can also take a look at y our photos and y our friends’ phot os that ar e on y our social networks (F ac ebook and Flickr only). F[...]

Photos 15 7 V ie wing phot os and videos Aft er selecting an album fr om the Photos application’ s Albums scr een, y ou can br ow se through the phot os and videos of that album either in filmstrip or grid vie w . T ap a photo or video to vie w it in full scr een. Br ow sing in filmstrip or grid vie w By default, phot os and videos ar e pr esente[...]

158 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Vie wing a phot o in landscape orientation T urn your phone side w ay s t o the left to vie w the pictur e in landscape mode. The pictur e orientation automa tically adjusts to ho w y ou hold the phone. Z ooming in or out on a photo Ther e ar e tw o wa y s you can z oom in or out of a photo: T ap the screen twic e q[...]

Photos 159 V ie wing phot os in y our social netw orks Using the Photos application, y ou can vie w y our photos and y our friends’ phot os that ar e in y our social networks (F ac ebook and Flickr only). Vie wing phot os on F acebook Y ou need to be logged in t o y our Fac ebook acc ount to vie w F acebook phot os. Pr ess HOME, tap , and then ta[...]

160 Y our HTC Desir e user guide W orking with photos Whether y ou’r e br ow sing photos in films trip or grid view in the Phot os application, y ou can pres s and hold on a photo t o open a selection menu and choose what to do with it. Y ou can choose to delet e the photo , r otate or cr op it, and mor e. Rotating and sa ving a phot o Pr ess HOM[...]

Photos 16 1 Sharing Using the Photos application, y ou can send phot os and videos via email or MMS. Y ou can share phot os on y our social netw orks (such as F acebook, Flickr , Picasa, and T witter) and share videos on Y ouT ube. Y ou can also send them to another phone or your c omputer using Bluetooth. Sending photos or videos b y email Y ou ca[...]

162 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Sharing photos on F ac ebook Y ou need to be logged in t o y our Fac ebook acc ount to be able t o upload pictur es. Pr ess HOME, tap , and then tap Photos . T ap the album wher e the photos y ou w ant to shar e ar e in. T ap and then on the Share options menu, tap F ac ebook for HT C Sense . Select the pictur es yo[...]

Music About the Music application Enjo y listening t o songs and music on y our phone using the Music application. Y ou need to cop y music files to y our s tor age car d first to use the Music applica tion to pla y music. T o find out how t o cop y files, see “C opying files t o and fr om the stor age car d” in the Basics chapter . Pla ying mu[...]

164 Y our HTC Desir e user guide When y ou ar e playing music and the scr een turns off , you can contr ol the music pla yback right from the L ock scr een when y ou “wak e up” the phone b y pres sing PO WER. If y ou do not see the playback c ontr ols on the Lock scr een, tap anywher e on the scr een to displa y the playback c ontr ols. Pres s [...]

Music 165 Cr eating a pla ylis t Personalize y our music e xperienc e by cr eating music pla ylists. Mak e a pla ylist containing jus t y our fa v orite songs or cr eat e one to mat ch y our mood for the day . Y ou can make as many playlis ts as y ou like . Pr ess HOME, tap , and then tap Music . T ap at the bottom-left corner of the scr een to go [...]

166 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Rearr anging songs in a pla ylist In the Library , tap or slide y our finger on the bottom r o w to go t o the Playlis ts category . T ap a playlis t to open it. Pr ess MENU and then tap Change order . Pr ess and hold at the end of the song title y ou want t o mo ve . When the r o w is highlighted, dr ag it to its n[...]

Music 167 Setting a song as ringt one Y ou can select a song fr om the Music application’ s Library and set it as y our phone’s ringtone or a ringtone for a c ertain contact. Pr ess HOME, tap , and then tap Music . T ap at the bottom-left corner of the scr een to go t o the Libr ary . In the Library , select the song that y ou w ant to use as r[...]

Maps and location Using Google Maps Google Maps lets y ou track y our curr ent location, vie w r eal-time tr affic situations, and r eceiv e detailed directions t o y our destination. It also pr o vides a sear ch tool wher e y ou can locat e places of int eres t or an addr ess on a v ector or aerial map , or view locations in s tr eet lev el. Y ou [...]

Maps and location 169 Getting an addres s and additional information f or a location T ouch & hold a location on the map. A balloon opens o v er the location, with the addr ess and a thumbnail from s tr eet view (if a v ailable ). T ap the balloon to see mor e information or t o get dir ections to that location. Looking at a location in S treet[...]

170 Y our HT C Desire user guide Vie wing map la y ers Initially , Google Maps opens with a street map. Y ou can view additional map la y ers, such as satellit e images, tr affic information, y our Google Latitude friends’ locations, and W ikipedia information on locations. Y ou can also view maps that y ou and other people hav e creat ed in Goog[...]

Maps and location 171 Sear ching for a location While vie wing a map, pr ess SEARCH. Enter the plac e y ou want t o search in the sear ch 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 information, a lis t of all the places which y ou hav e sear ched or visited bef o[...]

172 Y our HT C Desire user guide Getting dir ections Use Google Maps to get detailed dir ections to y our des tination. While vie wing a map, pr ess MENU and then tap Dir ections . Enter the starting point in the firs t te xt bo x, then ent er y our destination in the sec ond te xt bo x. By def ault, y our current location is ent er ed in the Start[...]

Maps and location 173 Finding y our friends with Google Latitude (a v ailable b y country) Google Latitude ™ user location servic e lets you and y our friends shar e locations and s tatus messages with each other . It also lets you send ins tant messages and emails, mak e phone calls, and get directions t o y our friends’ locations. Y our locat[...]

17 4 Y our HT C Desire user guide Vie wing y our friends’ locations Y ou can vie w y our friends’ locations on a map or in a list. When y ou open Maps, y our friends’ locations ar e sho wn. Each friend is repr esent ed by their picture (fr om C ontacts) with an arr o w pointing to their appr o ximat e location. If a friend has chosen to shar [...]

Maps and location 175 Changing priv acy settings Y ou hav e c ontr ol o ver ho w and when y ou can be found b y y our friends. Only the last loca tion sent to Latitude is s tor ed with y our Google A cc ount. If you turn off La titude or are hiding, no location is st ored. In Google Maps, pres s MENU, and then tap Latitude . T ap y our own name , a[...]

176 Y our HT C Desire user guide Using HT C Footprints™ HT C F ootprints ™ pro vides an eas y wa y t o rec or d fa v orite places and r e visit those places. A footprint consis ts of a photo y ou tak e of a location such as a r estaur ant, a sightseeing destination, et c., stor ed t ogether with a precise GPS position and other inf ormation abo[...]

Maps and location 177 4. Scroll do wn t o see more inf ormation. Y ou can tap the information fields to vie w mor e information about the footprint, call a s tor ed phone number , and more . 2 3 1 1 Search for the addr ess in Google Maps. 2 Open the web page. 3 Show the GPS location in Google Maps. Editing or deleting a footprint Pr ess HOME, and t[...]

178 Y our HT C Desire user guide Importing footprints Y ou can r estor e footprints y ou pre viously backed up t o the st orage car d. Y ou can also import .kmz files that y ou sav ed in other applica tions, or use a photo as a footprint. 1. Press HOME, and then tap > F ootprints . 2. Pres s MENU, and then tap Import . 3. Do one of the following[...]

Mor e apps W at ching videos on Y ouT ube Y ouT ube is an online video streaming servic e that allo ws y ou t o view videos tha t hav e been uploaded by Y ouT ube members. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Y ouT ube . Y ouT ube presents the videos gr ouped into categories, such as Mos t view ed, Mos t discussed, Most r ecent, and T op rat ed. Y ou do [...]

180 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Sharing a video link Y ou can shar e a video by sending its link t o y our contacts. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Y ouT ube . On the Y ouT ube screen, tap a video t o wa tch fr om the av ailable cat egories. While w atching a video , pr ess MENU, and then tap Shar e . Select ho w you w ant t o share the video link[...]

More apps 181 V ie wing a PDF Use PDF Vie w er to vie w PDF files that y ou ha v e copied t o the phone’ s stor age car d. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > PDF Vie w er . On the Open file scr een, tap the file you w ant t o view . Slide y our finger on the screen t o pan or go thr ough the pages of the PDF . While vie wing a PDF , pres s MENU, and [...]

182 Y our HTC Desir e user guide V ie wing documents, pr esentations, and spr eadsheets Quickoffic e lets y ou vie w Microsoft Offic e W ord, Micr osoft Office Ex cel, and Microsoft Po werP oint files on y our phone. Quick office supports vie wing of Micr osoft Office 2003 and 200 7 W ord (.doc ), Ex cel (.xls ), Po w erPoint (.ppt) and te xt (. tx[...]

More apps 183 K eeping tr ack of y our s tocks Use Stocks t o get the lates t st ock updates for s tock quot es and market indic es y ou follo w . 1 2 3 4 1 List of your s tock quotes and s tock mark et indices. T ap an item t o vie w its intrada y chart and other details. 2 T ap to update the st ock information. 3 T ap to add a st ock quote or st [...]

184 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Setting st ock information updat e fr equency Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Stocks . Pr ess MENU, and then tap Settings . Select the Aut o-sync data check bo x. Downloading s tock informa tion automatically ma y incur additional fees fr om your mobile oper at or . 4. T ap Set download fr equency , and then select f[...]

More apps 185 List ening t o the r adio FM Radio lets y ou listen t o FM r adio stations on y our phone. 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 r adio 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 [...]

186 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Pr ess the V OL UME UP and V OL UME DO WN buttons on the side of the phone t o adjust the v olume. Pr ess MENU to set mor e FM Radio options. A dding station names Pr ess HOME, and then tap > FM Radio . T une in to the desir ed FM station, and then tap . Enter a sta tion name for the selected FM s tation, and the[...]

More apps 18 7 Rec or ding y our v oic e V oice Rec order is useful f or quickly rec or ding thoughts. Y ou can also r ecor d y our v oice and set it as a ringtone. Y ou need to hav e a micr oSD car d installed on y our phone to use V oice Rec or der . Rec ording y our voic e Pr ess HOME, and then tap > V oice Rec order . Hold the de vice’ s m[...]

188 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Finding and installing apps fr om Android Mark et Android Mark et™ is the plac e to go t o find new apps f or y our phone. Choose fr om a wide variety of fr ee and paid apps r anging fr om pr oductivity 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 o[...]

More apps 189 Paid apps ar e currently only a v ailable in certain countries. Search f or an app. T ap on the Android Mark et home scr een, enter the name or type of app y ou’re looking f or , and then tap to the right of the sear ch bo x. 4. T ap an app to r ead a description about the app and user r evie w s. 5. T ap Install (for fr ee applicat[...]

190 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Opening an installed application Do one of the follo wing: On the status bar , check if y ou see the icon. If y ou see the icon, 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 how t o open the Notifications Panel. Pr ess HOME,[...]

More apps 191 Reading ne ws f eeds Use Ne ws to subscribe t o ne ws feeds t o k eep up with the lates t buzz on the Internet. Ne ws monitors RS S feeds fr om y our fa v orite ne ws sit es, blogs and more , and do wnloads the most curr ent updates. Ne ws scr een 1 2 3 1 Subscriptions tab Display s the channels that y ou ar e subscribed to. T ap a ch[...]

192 Y our HT C Desire user guide Subscribing to a ne w s channel b y entering a URL Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Ne ws . On the Subscriptions tab, tap A dd feeds > A dd fr om URL . Enter the c omplete URL for the RS S feed, and then tap Done . Setting update fr equency f or st ories Set New s to aut omatically check for upda tes for the channe[...]

More apps 19 3 A dding a k e yw or d Find st ories the inter est y ou easier b y cr eating ke y wor ds. St ories that contain the k e yw or d are gr ouped t ogether making it easier to find the s tory y ou w ant. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Ne ws . On the K ey w ords tab, tap A dd k e yw or ds . Enter the k e yw or d, and then tap Done . In the [...]

Security Pr ot ecting y our SIM card with a PIN Y ou can pr otect y our SIM car d fr om unauthorized use b y assigning a PIN (personal identification number). The def ault SIM PIN is pro vided b y y our mobile opera tor . Pr ess HOME > MENU, then tap Settings . Scroll do wn the scr een, tap Security > Set up SIM car d lock , and then select t[...]

Security 195 Pr ot ecting y our phone with a screen lock Y ou can further secur e y our phone by r equiring a scr een unlock pattern e v ery time y our phone is turned on or ev ery time it wakes up fr om sleep mode ( screen is off). Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings . Scroll do wn the scr een, and then tap Security > Set unlock patt e[...]

Settings Settings on y our phone Contr ol and cust omize phone settings on the Settings scr een. T o open the Settings scr een, pres s HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings . Personalize Select a scene, set the Home scr een or L ockscreen w allpaper to use , and set the default ring tone t o use for incoming calls. Y ou can also rename or delet e a[...]

Settings 197 Applications Manage applications and installation of ne w pr ogr ams. SD card & phone s tor age Check the av ailable st or age card and phone memory . Date & time Set the date and time , time zone, and da te or time forma t. T o turn off auto time synchr onization and be able t o manually change time zone settings, see “Setti[...]

198 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Changing displa y settings A djusting the scr een brightness manually Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & displa y . Scroll do wn the scr een, and then tap Brightness . Clear the Aut omatic brightness check bo x. Drag the brightnes s slider to the left t o decr ease or to the right to incr [...]

Settings 199 Swit ching animation effects on or off Y ou can turn off the animation or enable only some animations when s witching betw een screens. Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & displa y . Scroll do wn the scr een, and then tap Animation . On the options menu, select the animation setting y ou want. 1. 2. 3.[...]

200 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Changing sound settings Setting a sound profile Swit ch to vibr ate or silent mode , or use the normal phone sound settings. Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & displa y > Sound pr ofile . On the Choose a Pr ofile options menu, tap the sound profile y ou w ant to use . Enabling or disabl[...]

Settings 201 Changing the phone language When y ou turn y our phone on for the firs t time, y ou ar e prompt ed to select the language y ou w ould like t o use. Y ou can also change the language on the fly whenev er y ou lik e. Changing the language adjusts the k e yboard la y out, dat e and time formatting, and mor e. The languages a v ailable to [...]

202 Y our HT C Desire user guide Optimizing y our phone’ s batt ery life When y ou’r e on the go, it’ s not alw a ys eas y to char ge y our phone’ s battery as oft en as y ou’ d like . Follo w these tips t o ext end the time betw een charges: T urn off wireles s functions such as Bluetooth, W i-Fi, and data connection when y ou’r e not [...]

Settings 203 Managing memory Checking ho w much phone memory is av ailable f or use Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. Scroll do wn the scr een, and then tap SD car d & phone stor age . T he av ailable phone memory is display ed in the Int ernal phone st orage section. Checking the av ailable s tor age car d spac e Pr ess HOME > M[...]

204 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Checking informa tion about y our phone Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings . Scroll do wn the scr een, and then tap About phone . Select one of the follo wing: Sy st em softwar e updates Enable or disable the automatic check f eatur e for softw are updat es for y our phone. Y ou can also tap Check no w to [...]

Back up , updat e and r eset Backing up phone data Y our phone featur es an aut omatic backup sy st em that backs up y our w eb bro w ser bookmarks, messages, dictionary , and settings, to the microSD car d. T he phone automa tically backs up the data whene v er a change occurs. The phone backs up the f ollowing da ta: SMS and MMS messages Messages[...]

206 Y our HTC Desir e user guide Updating y our phone’ s s y st em softw ar e Fr om time to time, s ys tem softw ar e updates for y our phone ma y be a vailable . Y our phone can check and then notify y ou if an update is a v ailable. Y ou can then download and install the update t o y our phone. Depending on the type of update , the update ma y [...]

Backup, updat e and reset 20 7 Perf orming a har d/ f act ory r eset Y ou can r eturn y our phone to its original stat e, as it w as when it left the fact ory . This is also called a hard r eset. Y ou might want t o do this if y ou are giving y our phone t o a friend or r elativ e and y ou want t o remo v e all y our data firs t, or if y our phone [...]

Specifications CPU speed 1 GHz Platform Andr oid™ 2. 1 (É clair) with HT C Sense™ Memory ROM: 512 MB RAM: 5 76 MB Dimensions (LxW xT) 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.7 x 2.36 x 0.4 7 inches ) W eight 135 grams (4.7 6 ounces ) with batt ery Display 3. 7 -inch AMOLED touch-sensitiv e scr een with 480 X 800 WV GA r esolution Network HSP A/WCDMA: Europe/ As[...]

Inde x Symbols 3G 128 A A cces s point 128 A dding a city to the W eather screen 126 A dding a city to the W orld Clock screen 123 A dding a new c ontact 56 A dding application icons and other short cuts on y our Home screen 40 A dding a widget to y our Home scr een 39 A dding folders on y our Home scr een 41 A djusting the v olume 31 Airplane Mode[...]

210 Y our HTC Desir e user guide G Gmail/ Google Mail 98 Google Ac counts 7 8 Google Maps 168 Google Ne ws 191 GPS satellit es 168 H Har d reset 20 7 Home city 122 Home page 134 Home scr een 24 Home scr een wallpaper 38 HT C Clock widget 119 HT C Sync 81 I Importing contacts fr om an Ex change A ctiveS ync acc ount 5 7 Importing contacts fr om the [...]

Index 211 Ringtone 16 7 Rotating and sa ving a photo 160 S Scenes 36 Search 34 Searching f or a contact 58 Searching y our phone and the W eb 34 Sending a meeting reques t using Calendar (Ex change A ctiv eSync only) 111 Sending a photo or video b y MMS 16 1 Sending a vCalendar 118 Sending contact inf ormation 59 Sending music using Bluetooth 16 7 [...]