HTC MyTouch3GBLKTMB manual

T -Mobile m yT ouch 3G Slide User guide[...]

Befor e y ou do an ything else, please r ead this Charge the batt ery The batt ery in yo ur phone hasn’t been charged y e t. While y our phone is char ging, it’s importa n t that y ou do not remo v e the battery pack. Doi n g so can damage y our phon e. Also, please don’t try to tak e y our phone apart. (If y ou do, it ma y inv alidate y our [...]

T r ademarks and cop yrights Cop yright © 2010 T -Mobile. All Rights Re served. T -Mobile is a federally r egister ed trademark of Deutsche T elekom A G . Cop yright © 2010 HT C Corporation. All Rights Reserv ed. Th e HT C logo, the HT C quietly brilliant logo, HT C Sense, HT C Sync, and HT C Care ar e tr ademarks and/ or service marks of HT C Co[...]

Con v entions used in this guide In this user guide , we use the fol lowing symb ols to indicat e useful and important information: This is a not e. A note often give s addi tional information, such as what happens on your phone when y ou choose to do or not t o do a certain ac tion. A note also provides information that m ay only be applic able to[...]

Basics Inside the box ................................................................................................................. ............ 14 Your Phone ..................................................................................................................... ............. 14 Front panel with keyboard opened ...................[...]

6 Your T-Mobile my Touch 3G Slide user guide Personalizing your Home scr een with widgets.............................................................. 37 Adding a widget to your Home screen .................................. ........................................... ............... .3 7 Downloading widgets ................................... ...[...]

Contents 7 Importing contacts from the storage card ............................. ................................................ ......... 5 4 Deleting contacts ......................... .......................................... ........................................... ..... .................... 54 Sending contact information as a vCard via P[...]

8 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Social Facebook for HTC Sense ........................................................................................................7 6 Tweeting on your phone ........................................................................................................7 6 Peep screen .........................[...]

Contents 9 Showing or hiding calendars ............................. ................................................ ....................... ............ 101 Choosing which Google Calend ars are synchronized on your phone .............................. ... 101 Changing Calendar settings .............................................................[...]

10 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Finding text within a web page ........................................... .......................................... ............ .......... 118 Downloading applications from the web .............................. ................................................ ........... 1 19 Copying text, looking up[...]

Contents 11 Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth ............................ ................................................ ....... 139 Sharing photos on Facebook ....................... ................................................ .............................. ......... 140 Sharing photos on Flickr .....................................[...]

12 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Opening an installed application ................................... ........................................... ................. ........ 160 Uninstalling an application .......................... ........................................... .......................... ..... ................. 161 Getting[...]

Contents 13 Checking if automatic backup is enabled ............................................... ........................................1 76 Restoring backed up data to your phone .......................... .......................................... ...................17 6 Updating your phone’s system software ................................[...]

Basics Inside the bo x Y ou will find the fo llowing inside th e bo x:  myT o uch 3G Slide phone  USB cable  AC a d a p t e r  3.5mm ster eo headset  Battery  micr oSD card  Quick start guide  Safety and r egulatory guide Y our Phone Fr ont panel with ke yboard opened 1 H a rd wa re QWE RT Y See "Using the har dware Q W[...]

Basics 15 Back panel 5 BA CK Pres s to go back to the pr evious scr een, clos e a dialog box, options me nu, or the Notifications panel, or hide the onscr een ke yboard. 6 T rackpad Swipe y our finger ov er to highlight it ems or press to select items onscr een. 7 Earpiece List en to a phone call her e. 8 Notification LED Th is LED show s a:  So[...]

16 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide T op panel Left and right panels 14 PO WER  When the phone is off , pres s to turn on the phone.  When the phone is on and the scr een is unlocked, pr ess to turn off or on the phone displa y .  With the scr een unlocke d, press and hold to open the phone options menu that lets you turn off the [...]

Basics 17 Bottom panel 19 USB connect or  Connect the po wer adapter t o charge the batt ery .  Connect the supplied USB cable t o transfer files t o your phone fr om your c omputer  Connect the supplied USB cable to s ync your phone with doubleT wist on y our computer . See "About Multimedia Sync by doubleT wist" for details. 20[...]

18 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Befor e turning on y our phone Back co v er Removing the b ack co ver Remov e the back cov er to access the battery co m partmen t, SIM card slot, and stor a ge card slot. 1. With the phon e turned off, hold y our pho ne securely with the front facing do wn. 2. With your thumb or finger , lift up the bac[...]

Basics 19 4. Insert the SIM car d with its gold contacts f acing down and its cut -off corner facing out the SIM card sl ot. Slide the SIM card c ompletely into the slot. Make sure the SIM card goes through the 2 “ guides” on the SIM car d slot. 5. Close the SIM c ard holder and then slide it t o the direction of “LOCK” ( etched on the SI M[...]

20 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Battery Y our phone comes with a r echar geable Lithiu m-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery and is designed to use only manufactur er-specified ori ginal batteries and accessories. Battery performanc e depends on many f a ctors, including network config ur ation , signal strength, the temper ature of the[...]

Basics 21 When y ou charge the batt ery while the phone is on, the charging batt ery icon ( ) is display ed in the status bar of the Home screen. A f ter the batt ery has been fully charged, a full battery icon ( ) will be displa yed in the st a t us bar of the Home scr een. Finger gestur es Ta p W h e n y o u w a n t t o t y p e u s i n g t h e k [...]

22 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Getting start ed Once y ou’ve ins talled your SIM card and batt ery , yo u can turn on your phone and start using it. T urning on y our phone Pr ess the PO WER butt on. Enterin g y our PIN Y our T -M obile SIM card is pr eset with a PIN (perso nal identification number), you will be prompt ed to enter [...]

Basics 23 6. Aft er you ar e done selecting the items t o ad d and location pr eferences, w ait a fe w seconds for the phone t o set up your Home scr een.After the phone is done setting up your Home scr een, do one of the follo wing:  Ta p Cont in ue or a setu p item onscr een to c ontinue setting up your phone. T apping Cont in ue takes y ou to[...]

24 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Unlocking the screen Press the bar on the lock scr een and then slid e yo ur finger down to unlock the scr een or to answ er an incoming call. Y ou can also unlock the screen b y:  Pres sing MENU.  Opening the ha rdwar e Q WERTY . If y ou hav e set up a screen unlock pattern, y ou will be promp ted[...]

Basics 25 Home scr een The it ems that y o u will see on your Home screen depends on the that items that you ha ve chosen to include when y ou first set up the phone. Y our Home scr een may include shortcuts and widgets. T ap the respectiv e item to open the associated application. The Home scr een also lets you add more it ems to the Home scr een.[...]

26 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Phone status and notifications Phone status ic ons These ar e the icons that may appear on the phone sta tus area of the status bar: GPRS connect ed GPRS in use EDGE connected EDGE in use 3G connect ed 3G in use HSP A connected HSP A in use Con nec ted to a Wi- F i ne twor k Bluetooth is on Conn ect ed t[...]

Basics 27 Notification icons T hese ar e the icons tha t may appear on th e notifications area of the status bar: Battery is lo w (20% remaining) Battery is full Battery is char ging (animated) Wir ed microphone headset c onnected Wir ed headset connected New Gmai l message New Micr osoft Exchange A ctiveS ync or POP3/IMAP email New SM S/Picture Me[...]

28 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Call forw arding on Compass needs orie ntation Uploading data (animated) Do wnloading data (animated) W aiting to upl o ad Do wnloaded Android Mark et application installed successfully Fa ves e vent notification Driving mode activ ated using Genius button Update a vailable for an application do wnloaded[...]

Basics 29 Checking notifications Notification icons on th e status bar report the arrival of new messages, calendar ev ents, ala rms set and ongoing settings such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. Y ou can open the Notifications panel t o open the message, r eminder , or ev ent notification, see the mobile oper ator name, an[...]

30 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide A djusting the v olume Adjus t ing the ringer volume changes the v olume lev el of the phon e ring tone, wher eas adjusting the media volume changes the v olume lev el of sound notifications, music or video pla yback. The ringer v olume and me dia v olume can be separat ely adjusted. A djusting the ringe[...]

Basics 31 Connecting y our phone to a c omput er By def a ult, when y o u connect y our phone to y our computer using the USB cable, the c omputer r ecognizes y o ur phone as a disk driv e. Changing the connection type aft er c onnecting y our phone to the c omputer 1. Open the Notificat ions panel. See "Opening the Notifications pa nel" [...]

32 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Cop ying files to and fr om the st or age car d 1. Connect the phone t o your c omputer using the supplied USB cable. 2. On your c ompu ter , the connected phone is r ecognized as a r emov able disk. Navigate t o this remo vable disk and open it. 3. Do one of the fo llo wing:  Copy the files fr om the[...]

Basics 33 Sear ching y our phone and the W eb Use the GENIUS button or the Quick Sea rch Bo x t o s e a r c h f o r i n f o r m a t i o n o n y ou r p h o ne a n d on the W eb. Searching using the Genius butt on 1. Pr ess the GENIUS button. 2. Hold the phone near your mouth. 3. In a clear v oice, sa y:  Sear c h [sear ch item] to open the w eb b[...]

Personalizing Making y our phone truly y ours M a k e y o u r p h o n e l o o k a n d s o u n d j u s t t h e w a y y o u w a n t i t . P e r s o n a l i z e y o u r p h o n e w i t h a differ ent wallpaper , ringtone, and notifica tion sound for ev ents such as incoming t ext, email, calendar reminders, and mor e. Y our phone’ s Home screen is h[...]

Personalizing 35 Personalizing y our phone with myModes Y our phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use myModes. B y using myModes, y ou instantly turn your phone into y our pe rfect week end phone, t ra vel phone, work ph one, or pu re play phone . Using a preset mode Y our phone featur es preset modes, each pr econfigur ed with a differ e[...]

36 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide  Ta p W allpaper gallery to select fr om wallpapers that came from T -Mobile. Select fr om the av ailable wallpapers, and then tap Select . Changing the lock scr een wallpaper 1. Pr ess HOME and then tap . 2. Scr oll down t he screen, and t hen tap myModes > Change y our mode > Lock W allpaper .[...]

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

38 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide A dding application ic ons and other shortcuts on y our Home scr een Place application icons on y our Home screen to open applications quick er . Y ou can also add shortcuts t o settings and specific informa tio n such as a bookmark ed webpage , someone’ s phone number , a music playlis t, route dir ec[...]

Personalizing 39 A dding folders on y our Home screen Use folders to gr oup rela ted applications and other shortcuts to k eep your Home scr een tidy and or ganized. Creating a ne w folder and adding it ems to it 1. Pr e ss HOME. Go to the part of the Home scr een where ther e’s spac e to add a new f older . T o find out how , see "Navigatin[...]

40 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Rearr anging or re mo ving widgets and icons on y our Home scr een Rearr ange the widgets and icons on y our Home sc r een to giv e r o om for adding mor e items to the Home screen. Y ou can also remo v e widgets and icons that y ou don’t frequently use. Mo ving a widget or icon 1. Pr ess and hold the [...]

Phone calls Making calls Ther e are se ver al conv enient methods to make a call from y our phone. Calling somebody using y our phone Y ou can either dial a number dir ectly , or y ou ca n use the Smart Dial (see Smart Dial) featur e to search and call a c ontact in your c ontac ts lit or a number from call hist ory . 1. Press HOME, and the n tap .[...]

42 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide The number 1 on the phone k eypad is r eserved for y our voic email. P r ess and hold this button to c a l l vo i ce m a i l a n d r e t r i eve yo u r vo i c e m a i l m e s s a g e s . A d ding a contact t o speed dial 1. Press HOME, and the n tap . 2. Pr ess MENU, and t hen tap Speed dial > A dd ne[...]

Phone calls 43 Rec eiving calls When y ou rec eive a phone call fr om a cont act, the Incomi ng call scr een appears and display s the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the callin g party . When you r eceive a phone call fr om someone who is not st ored in Contacts, only the default caller ID ic on and phone number appear on the Incoming ca[...]

44 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Rejecting an inc o ming call Depending if the displa y is on or off , y ou need to:  If the display is on, tap Ignore to r eject and send the call to yo ur voice mail.  I f the displa y is off , the display will turn on sho wing the Lock scr een. While the Lock scr een is sho w ing, drag the bar up[...]

Phone calls 45 Using in-call options When a call is in progres s , use the buttons on screen t o mute or unmute the micr ophone or to turn on or off the speakerphone . Y ou can also pr ess MENU t o open the call options t o let you add a call, place the call on hold, mute the micr ophone, and mor e. Handling multiple calls Y our phone notifies y o [...]

46 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Putting a call on hold Pr ess MENU and then tap Hold t o p u t t h e c a l l o n h o l d . W h e n y o u p u t a c a l l o n h o l d , t h e H o l d ca ll i con ( ) ap pe ar s in th e st atu s b ar . Press ME NU, and th en tap Unhold to res um e the c al l. Muting the micr ophone during a call On the scr[...]

Phone calls 47 Using call hist ory When y ou miss a call, the missed call icon ( ) appears in the title ba r . Use the Call history tab in Contacts to check who the caller was or vi ew all y our dialed numbers and r eceiv ed calls. 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Phone . 2. T ap at the bottom-left c orner of the screen. 3. Do one of the follo wing: ?[...]

48 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Checking a missed call Y ou will see the m issed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call. 1. Press HOME, and the n tap Phone . 2. T ap at the bott om-left corner of the screen. 3. I n t he c al l hi story li st, m iss ed c all s are indicat ed by the missed call ic on ( ). Clearing the call hist[...]

Phone calls 49 Call servic es Y our phone can dire ctly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to ac cess and change the settings of various phone services for y our phone. Call services may include call forw arding, cal l waiting, v oic email, and mor e. Cont act T -Mobile to find out about the a vailab ility of call servic es for your p[...]

C ontacts About Contacts In Con ta cts , y o u can easily manage your c omm unicati ons with contacts via phone, messaging, and email. Y ou can also view upda tes on their Fac ebook and Flickr accounts. If y ou are synchr onizing contacts with y o ur Google acc ount, with your PC, and/ or with an Ex change Server , any contact s stor ed in those ac[...]

People 51 Contacts scr een The C ontacts screen giv es y ou easy ac cess to all y our contacts, as well as e ven fas ter acc ess to the people and groups of people y o u contact most oft en. The C on tacts screen has the f ollowing tabs: Setting up My contact car d My contact card pr ovides a c o nv enient wa y to st ore y our personal contact info[...]

52 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide A dding a new c ontact 1. Press HOME, and the n tap Con tac ts . 2. On the All tab, tap Add co n ta c t at the top of the scr een. 3. Select the Contact ac count , f or example Google or Microsoft Ex change Activ eSync . This determines which ac count the contact will s y nc with. For more information, s[...]

People 53 2. On the All tab, pr ess MENU, and then t a p Import/E xport > Impo rt from SIM card . 3 . If yo u h a ve G o o g l e o r E xc h an g e Ac t i ve S y n c accounts set up on y our phone, tap the type for the imported contacts. 4. Do one of the follo wing:  T o import all contacts, p res s MENU, and then tap Import all .  T o impo[...]

54 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Searching f or a contact 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Contacts . 2. Pres s the SEARCH button on the phone. 3. In the sear ch bar , enter the first f ew letters of the first or las t name of the contact y ou ar e looking for . Matching c o ntacts are displa yed. 4. T ap the contact t o open his or her con[...]

People 55 Sending y our contact information as a vCar d via Picture Message 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Contacts . 2. On the All tab, tap [Y our name ] My cont act card . 3. Pr ess MENU, and then tap Send my c o ntact info . 4. Select the type of informa t ion y ou want to send, and then tap Se nd . 5. Enter the recipient’ s number or email addr[...]

56 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Contact inf ormation and con v ersations When y ou tap a contact on the Contacts scr een, the contact details scr een opens, showing y ou the information s tor ed for that contact, e x changed messages and phone calls with that c o ntact, F a cebook notifi cations, and mor e. The c ontact details screen [...]

K e yboar d Using the har dw ar e Q WERTY 1. T o use the hardw are Q WERTY , hold your phone horizontally , with the contr o l buttons on the right. 2. Push the display up t o re veal the k eyboar d. Y our display will alwa ys use the landscape scr een orientation when the hardw are Q WERTY is open. Shift k ey Ther e are tw o Shift k eys on y our p[...]

58 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Menu k ey Ther e is a Menu ke y ( just below Z), which you can use when the k eyboar d is open instead of pres sing the Menu contr ol button. T his means, with the k e yboard open, y ou can open the m enu using y our left hand (press the Menu k ey) and select a menu option wi th y o ur right. Home k ey T[...]

Keyboard 59 Using the onscr een k e yboar d When y ou start a pr ogram or select a field that requir es text or numbers, the onscr een key b o a rd b e co m e s a va i l a b l e. Using the landscape onscre en ke yboard When ente ring te xt, you can choose t o use the landscape orientation of the onscreen k eyboar d. T urn the phone sidewa ys t o us[...]

60 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Entering w or d s using Sw ype Inst ead of tapping the ke ys on the onscr een ke yboar d, y ou can use Swype ® to type w ords. Swype lets y ou slide your finger on the onscreen k e yb oa r d t o e nt e r w o r d s . F o r e x a m pl e , if y ou want t o type “the”, you w o uld put your finger on the[...]

Keyboard 61 T utorial Learn ho w to use the onscr een ke yboard with this int e r a ctiv e tutorial. User Dictionary A d d, edit or r e mo ve w ords in the pr edictive t e xt dictionary . T ext input QW E R T Y Prediction Select to enable the w ord pr ediction feature whic h pr ovides a list of pos s ible wor ds that reflect the char acters of the [...]

Mes sages About Messages Messages lets y ou compose and send t ext (SMS) an d pictur e messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. T o open your mes sage inbox, pr ess HOME, and then tap Messages . If the list of messages does not fit on the scr een, you can scr oll down to vie w more messages b y swiping y our finger on the screen or tr ackpad. Sending[...]

Messages 63 4. T ap the text bo x that contains the te xt “T ap to compose”, and then start c omposing your message. 5. When done , tap Se nd to se nd t he text me ss ag e. Sending a pict ure mess age (MMS) 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Messages . 2. On the All messages screen, tap Ne w message . T he Compose scr een opens. 3. Fill in one or mor[...]

64 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide 7 . When you ha ve finished c omposin g the pictur e message, tap Send . Saving and r esuming a draft m essage While c o mposing a te xt or picture mes sage, pres s BACK t o automatically sav e y our message as a dr aft. T o resume c omposing the message: 1. On the All messages screen, pr ess MENU, and t[...]

Messages 65 Ne w message notifications Depending on y our notification settings, the phone w i l l p l a y a ri n g t o n e , vibrat e, or displa y the message briefly in the status bar when you r eceiv e a new te xt or picture message. T o change the notification for ne w te xt and picture mess ages, see "Setting te xt and pictur e message op[...]

66 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Managing message c on v ersations T e xt and picture messages that ar e sent to and r eceiv ed from a contact ( or a number) ar e gr ouped into con versations or message thr eads in the All messages screen. T hreaded te xt or picture mes s ages let you see e xchanged messages (similar to a chat pr ogram)[...]

Messages 67 Prot ecting a message from deletion Y ou can lock a message so that it will not be deleted e v en if you delet e the other messages in the conv ersation. 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Messages . 2. On the All messages scr een, tap a message thr ead. 3. Pr ess and hold the message that yo u want to lock 4. T ap Loc k m ess ag e on the opt[...]

68 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Setting te xt and pictur e message options Press HOME, and then tap Messages . On the All messages screen, pr ess MENU and then tap Settings to set the t ext or pictur e message options. Y ou can set the follo wing: SMS settings Delivery r epo rts Select this option t o receiv e a r eport on the delivery[...]

Messages 69 Received mess ages Rece ived n ot if ic at io n Select this opti on if you w ant to rec eive a no tifica tion in the status bar when a new t ext or pictur e message arriv es. Play notificati on sound If y ou want the phone to ring when a ne w message arriv es, select this option. Notification sound Select a ring tone that is specific to[...]

A c c ounts and s ync S ynchronizing with online ac counts Y our phone can sync inf o rmation and re ceive upda tes from y our Google TM and Micr osoft ® Ex change Activ eSync ® ac counts as well as popular o nline services such as Fac e book ® , Tw i t t e r TM , and Flickr TM . These ar e some of th e types of information y ou c an sync:  G[...]

Accounts and s ync 71 Synchr onizing with a Microsoft Ex change Activ eSync ac count Y ou can only add one Micr osoft Exchange A ctive Sync account on y our phone. Y ou can sync with Microsoft Ex chan ge Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later . 1. Pr e ss HOME > MENU , and then tap Settings > Ac counts & sync . 2. T ap Add a ccount >[...]

72 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Using HT C Sync Ar e you using Micr osoft Outlook or Outlook Express on y our comput er? Y ou can use HT C Sync to s ynchr onize y our Outlook contacts and calend ar or your Ou tlo ok Ex press con ta ct s w it h you r phone. Befor e y ou do a f a ctory reset or a sof twar e (ROM) upgrade of your phone , [...]

Accounts an d sync 73 Setting up synchr onization Y ou can set up HT C Sync to s ynchroniz e your co mput er ’s Outlook c ontacts and calendar ev ents with y our phone. If you’r e using Outlook Expres s on your c om puter , you c an only sync c ontacts with y o ur phone. 1. On y our computer , check and make sure the HT C Sync icon at the botto[...]

74 Your T-Mobile m y Touch 3G Slide user guide Whe n to syn c Click Autom atic sync o n t h e l e f t s i d e o f t h e d i a l o g b o x . T h e n c h o o s e w h e t h e r t o s y n c manually , auto s ync ev erytime you c onnect your phone t o your computer , or sync at a set schedule. 6. Click Apply to s ave t h e sy n c o p t i o n s yo u ’ [...]

Accounts and sync 75 6. In the Application Ins taller file ty pes dialog bo x, make sur e that the Android OS inst aller file (apk) check bo x is sele cted and then click OK . 7. C l i c k Next . 8. Click Brow se , locate the application (.apk) on y our computer , and then click Open . 9. A f ter selecting the application, c lick Next . 10. Click F[...]

Social F acebook f or HT C Sense View your Face bo o k ® updates in supported applications o n t h e p h o n e . B y s i g n i n g i n t o F a cebook f or HT C Sense, y our Fac ebook contacts and thei r contact details ar e downl oaded to Contacts, y ou can brow se through F acebook photo albums in Gallery , and read F acebook status updates in Fr[...]

Social 77 Peep sc reen Sending a tw eet 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Peep . 2. On the All T w eets tab, tap the te xt field w ith the wor ds “What ’ s hap pening?”. 3. Enter y o ur tweet, and then tap Update . Bef ore tapping Updat e , y ou can:  Ta p to pos t a picture fr om G allery or Camer a to y our default photo hosting site and[...]

78 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Unfollo wing a T witter user 1. Press HOME, and the n tap > Peep . 2. On the All T weets tab , tap T witter user you w ant to stop f ollowing. 3. Pres s MENU, and then tap Unfollo w . Sending a direct mes sage Y ou can only send a direct message t o someon e who is follo wing you. 1. Press HOME, and t[...]

Social 79 Using Friend Str eam Str eam line y o ur social network ac counts th rough Friend Str eam. Update y our status simultaneously , view s t atus updat es, and look through phot o updates fr om your F acebook, T witter , and other social networ k acc ounts using Friend Stream. 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Friend Stream . 2. If you ar e n[...]

80 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Updating y our status 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Friend Stream . 2. On the All Updates tab , tap the te xt fie ld with the words “What’ s happening ?”. 3. T ap , and then on the Update Status dialog bo x, select which acc ounts you wa nt the status upda te to be posted. T ap Done . 4. Enter [...]

Social 81 Chatting in Google T alk Google Ta l k is G oog le’ s in st ant mes sag in g pr og r am . It let s y ou c omm uni ca te wit h ot her peo ple that also use Google T a lk. Signing in to Google T alk If y ou signed in to your Google A ccount when y ou first set up the phone, y ou are alre ady signed in to Google T alk. 1. Pr ess HOME, and [...]

82 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Chatting on or off the rec ord Y our Google T alk messages are st ored, so you can r evie w them later and ev en search f o r them in the Chats folder in Gmail. But , if y ou’d r ather not stor e the messages in a chat, you can go off th e re co rd . 1. On a chat screen, pr ess MENU, and then tap C h a[...]

Social 83 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > T alk . 2. In the Friend s list, tap Chat invitation . 3. Do one of the follo wing:  Ta p Acc e pt in the menu that opens t o acc ept the invitation.  Ta p Cancel if you don’t want t o chat with and share y our Google T a lk status with the sender . Vie wing the list of pending invitations t o fri[...]

84 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide 3. Select the IM notifications check box t o receiv e a notification ( ) in the stat us bar when a new ins tant message arriv es. 4. Do of the foll owing:  Ta p Select ringtone to s e le ct t he ri n g to n e to us e wh en a ne w instant message a rrives. T he ring tone briefly pla ys when select ed. [...]

Email Using Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email servic e. Gmail is c onfigu r ed when y ou first set up your phone. Depending on y our synchr onization sett ings, Gmail on your ph one is automatically synchr onized with one or mor e Gmail acc ounts on the w eb. F or more infor m ation about synchr onization, see "Synchronizing with a Goo[...]

86 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide 2. T a p th e acco u nt to sw i tch to. Reading y our messages Depending on yo ur notifi cation settings, the phone play s a ri ng tone, vibr ates, or display s the email messag e briefly in the status bar when you r eceive a ne w email. A new email message icon also appears on the notifications ar ea of[...]

Email 87 Replying t o or forwar ding an email message 1. In the message thre ad, scroll down t o the end of the conv ersation. 2. T ap Reply , Re pl y to al l , or For ward . 3. Do one of the follo wing:  If y ou s elected Reply or Reply to all , enter your r eply message.  If y ou s elected Forward , specify the mes sage recipients. 4. T ap [...]

88 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide 5. If you w ant to add a pictur e attachment, press MENU and then tap Att a c h . Nav ig a te to th e pictur e you want t o attach, and then tap the picture. 6. Aft er composing y our message, tap Send . A dding a signature t o your mes sages Y ou can add a signatur e to email messages that y ou send. 1.[...]

Email 89 Starring a message Y ou can star an important message so that y ou can easily find it again. Conv ersations with starr ed messages ar e display ed with a star in y our Inbo x and other conv ersation lis ts. T o view just con versa tions with starred mes sages, see " Vie wing con versations b y label." Do one of the follo wing: ?[...]

90 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide 2. T ap the Ar chive , Labels , or Delete butt on to perform one of t h ose actions on the bat ch of con versat i ons, or pr ess MENU for mor e options. Changing Gmail settings 1. Press HOME, and the n tap > Gmail . 2. In the Inbo x, pres s MENU and then tap Settings . 3. Set the follo wing options: ?[...]

Email 91 Mail The Mail application lets you send and r eceiv e em ail from y our webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP . It also lets y ou acc e ss y our Exchange A ctiveSync email and other f eatur es on yo ur phone. For information on this, see "Ex change Activ eSync email." A dding a POP3/IMAP email account 1. Pr ess HOME, and [...]

92 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Inbo x filter tabs Rece ived Display s em ail messages as individual items. Conversat io ns Displa ys messages as con v ersations, gro uped acco r ding to the subject line. T ap a subject in the list t o show the email c onv ersation. VIP group Display s messages fr om contacts in y our VIP group . T o a[...]

Email 93 3. Pr ess MENU and then t ap More > Out of the office . 4. T ap the fiel d below I am currently , and then select Out of th e office . 5. Set the dat es and times for the period when y o u will be out of the offic e. 6. En te r t he a uto -re pl y m e ss ag e. 7. Ta p S a v e . Sending a meeti ng r equest 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap &g[...]

94 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide  Document . A ttach a PDF file or an Office document such as a te xt file or a spr eadsheet. 6. T ap Send to send the message immediately , or tap Sav e as dr aft if you w ant to send it later . Vi ewing and r eplying to an email message 1. Press HOME, and the n tap > Mail . 2. On the email account[...]

Calendar About Calendar Use y our phone’s Calendar t o cr eate and mana ge your ev ents, meetings, and appointments. Y ou can also set up y o ur phone to sta y in sync with the follo wing types of calendars:  On y our ph one, sign in to y our Google Ac count so you’ll be able t o sync your phone’ s Calendar with y our Google Calendar onlin[...]

96 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide 8. If the e v ent occurs on a regular basi s, tap the Repetiti on box and then choos e how oft en the eve n t o cc u r s . 9. Scr oll to the bott om of the screen and then tap Add . Inviting gues ts to y our ev ent ( Google Ac count only) If you wan t to i nv ite gu e st s to you r event , yo u need to c[...]

Calendar 97 Changing calendar vie ws When y ou open Calendar , it display s th e Month view b y default. Y ou can also display the Calendar in A genda, Day , or W eek view . T o ch ange betw een calendar view s, press MENU , an d then choose the type of vie w that you w ant. Month view In Month vie w , you’ll see mark ers on days that ha ve e ven[...]

98 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide When in Day vie w , slide left or right across the scr ee n to vie w earlier or later day s. W eek vie w W eek view display s a chart of the ev ents of one week. When in W eek view:  Y ou can press and hold on a time slot t o creat e a new ev ent at that time.  T ap an ev ent to vie w its details. [...]

Calendar 9 9 V ie wing, editing or deleting an e v ent Y ou can vie w , edit, or delete e vents y ou creat ed. Y o u can also vie w ev ent invitat ions that other people sent to y ou. Vi ewing and editing an e vent 1. Pr ess HOME, then tap Calendar . 2. In Month view , tap the day when the ev ent takes place, and then tap the ev ent to open it. 3. [...]

100 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Calendar e v ent r eminders If y o u hav e set at least one r e minder for an e v ent, the upcoming e vent ic on will appear in the notifications ar ea of the status bar t o remind y ou of the upcoming e vent. Vi ewing, dismissing, or snoo zing e vent r eminders 1. T ap the status bar , then slide your [...]

Calendar 101 Displa ying and synchr onizing calendars Y ou can select which calendars to sho w or hide on your phone’ s Calendar , and which ones to keep s ynchronized. Sho wing or hiding calendars In any Ca lendar view , pres s MENU, tap Mor e > Calend ars , and then select or clear a calendar to sho w or hide it. T ap All calendars to displa[...]

102 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Changing Calendar settings Y ou can change Calendar ’s settings t o specify how it display s ev ents and how it notifies y ou of upcoming e vents. In any Calendar view , press MENU and then tap Mor e > Settings to a ccess Calendar ’s sett ings. Reminder settings Choose how y ou want Calendar to i[...]

Calendar 103 Sending a vCalendar Y ou can send a calendar e vent as a vCalendar t o someone’ s phone or your comput er using Bluetooth. Y ou can also send it as a f ile attachmen t with your message. 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap Calendar . 2. In Month view , tap the day when the ev ent takes place. 3. Pr ess and hold the calendar ev ent you w ant[...]

Clock and W eather About the Clock application Th e Clock application is mor e than just a regula r d a t e a n d t i m e c l o c k . I t f u n c t i o n s a s a d e s k clock that shows the date, time, and weather information, and it can turn into a nigh t clock or screensav er . It has a world clock that shows y ou the current time in se v eral l[...]

Clock and Weather 105 Using Desk Clock Opening the Clock application brings y o u directly t o the Desk Clock screen. Th e Desk Clock displa ys the curr ent date, time, and w eather , an alarm clock indicat or , and a batt ery charging indicato r . Y ou can dim the screen to show only the time and date on the Desk Clock. Y ou can change the Desk Cl[...]

106 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Using W orld Clock Use the Clock application’s W orld Clock screen t o check the current time in se ver al places ar ound the globe simultaneously . Y ou can also set y our home city , add mor e cities to the w orld clock list, and manually set y our time zone, dat e, and time. Setting y our home city[...]

Clock and Weather 107 9. T ap Select dat e format then select ho w you w ant dates to be displa yed. (T he selected date format also applies t o the date displa yed in the alarm clock.) A dding a city to the W orld Clock screen A dd more cities to the W orld Clock screen so y ou can instantly check the date and time in these cities. In additi on to[...]

108 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Setting the alarm clock Y ou can use the Clock application’ s Alarms scr een to set up one or mor e wak e-up alarms. Setting an alarm 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Cloc k . 2. T ap the Alarms tab. 3. Select the check bo x of an alarm. and then tap that al arm. 4. On the Set alarm screen, dr ag you[...]

Clock and Weather 109 Changing alarm sound settings If yo u ’ ve s e t o n e o r m o re a l a r m s , yo u c a n c h a n g e t h e i r s e t t i n g s s u c h a s t h e a l a r m vo l u m e , h ow long to snoo ze the alarm, and mor e. 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Cloc k . 2. T ap the Alarms tab. 3. On the Alarms scr e en, pres s MENU and the[...]

110 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Checking w eather Y ou can use the W eather application to check the curr ent weather and w eather for ecasts for the ne xt four day s of the week. In addition t o y our current location’ s w eather , this application also displa ys the w e ather fo recasts of other citi es around the globe. 1. Connec[...]

Clock and Weather 111 Changing the order of cities on the W eather scr e en 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > W eather . 2. On the W eather screen, pr ess MENU and then tap Rea rra ng e . 3. Pres s and hold at the end o f the item y ou want t o mo ve. W hen the r ow is highlig hted in gr ee n, dr ag it to its new position, then r elease. 4. T ap Do[...]

Int ernet Data c onnection Y our phone will be automatically configured to use T -Mobile’ s data connection when y ou turn on your phone (if the SI M card is inserted) for the fi rst time. T urning the data connection on or off T urning your data c onnection off can help optimize y our battery lif e. It can also sav e money on data charges. Ho we[...]

Internet 113 notification in W i-Fi settings is enabled, this ic on appears in the s tatus bar whene ver the phone detects an a vailable wi reless netw ork within r ange. Connecting t o a Wi-Fi netw ork with EAP- TLS security Y ou may need to install a netw ork certificate (.p1 2) to y our phone befor e y o u can connect t o a Wi-Fi netw ork with E[...]

114 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide A dding the Data c onnection and Wi-Fi widgets Add t he Data connection and/ or Wi-Fi widget t o th e H o m e s cr ee n t o ma k e i t f as t e r f o r y o u t o turn on or off these connections. T ap th e widget to turn on or off the connection. T o learn how t o add widgets, refer t o "Adding a w[...]

Internet 115 Connecting t o a virtual priv at e netw ork (VPN) Fr om y our phone, you can add, set up , and mana ge virtual pr ivate net works (VPNs) that allo w y ou to connect and acc ess resour ces inside a se cured loca l netw ork, such as your c orporat e netw ork. Preparing y our phone for VPN connection Depending on the type of VPN you ar e [...]

116 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Using y our phone’ s w eb br ow ser Open the w eb bro wser to s tart surfing the web . The br ow ser is fully optimized and c omes with advanc ed featur es that let you enjo y Internet br ow sing on your phone . Opening the bro wser Pr ess HOME, and then tap Interne t . Going to a w eb page 1. On the [...]

Internet 11 7 Z ooming in or out on a web page T ap the sc r ee n twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the s creen twice quickly again to z o om out. Y ou can also use y our fingers to pinch or spr ead the screen to z oom in and out. Use y our thum b and inde x fingers to ‘spr ead’ the web page to z oom in. Use y our thumb and index fingers t o ?[...]

118 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Y ou can also navigat e to a link on a w e b pa ge and select it using the tr ackpad. This is particularly useful when vie wing te xt and links at a small size. Links ar e enclosed in a color ed bo x when selected. Aft er selecting a link wi th the trackpad, y ou can pr ess the trackpad to open the link[...]

Internet 119 2. Enter the sear ch item. As y ou enter char acters, matchi ng char acters will be highlighted. T a p the left or right arro w to go to the pr evious or ne xt matching item. Do wnloading applications from the w eb Before y ou can download applications from the web, y ou must first enab le downloading fr o m the phone s ettings. 1. Pr [...]

120 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide 2. Drag the s tart and end markers t o highligh t the surrounding te xt y ou want to select. When y o u select a larger block of te xt, the appearance of the markers changes. Y ou can drag these markers up or do wn to select multiple paragr aphs of te xt. Cop ying and pasting t ext 1. Aft er you ha ve s[...]

Internet 121 Bookmarking a web page 1. While vie wing a web page , press MENU , and then tap Add bo okmark . The New bookmark screen opens. 2. Edit the bookmark name if needed, and then tap Done . Opening a bookmark 1. Press HOME, and the n tap Internet . 2. Pr ess MENU, and t hen tap Bookmarks . 3. On the Bookmarks tab , navigate t o the bookmark [...]

Bluet ooth Using Bluet ooth Bluetooth is a short-r ange wireless c ommuni catio ns technology that allows de vices to e xchange inf ormation ov er a dis tance o f about eight met ers without requir ing a physic al connection. T urning Bluetooth on or off 1. Pr e ss HOME > MENU , and then tap Settings > Wir eless & networks . 2. Select or [...]

Bluetooth 123 Connecting a Bluet ooth headset or car kit Y ou can list en to music o ver an Bluetooth s ter eo headset, or ha v e hands-fr ee conv ersations using a compatible Bluetooth headse t or car kit. It’s the same procedur e to set up ster eo audio and hands-free . For y ou to lis ten to music with y our headset or car kit, t h e headset o[...]

124 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Disc onnecting or unpairing fr om a Bluetooth de vice Disconnecting a Bluet ooth devic e 1. Press HOME > MENU , and then tap Settings > Wire less & networks > Bl uetooth settings . 2. In the Bluet ooth devi ces section, pr ess and hold the de vice to disconnect. 3. T ap Disc onnect . Unpair[...]

Bluetooth 125 Sending and r eceiving inf ormation using Bluetooth Y ou can use Bluetooth t o transfer inf ormation between y our phone and another Bluetooth-enabl e d de vice such as a phone or notebook comput er . The firs t time you tr ansfer information betw een your phone and another de vi ce, y ou need to enter or c o nfirm a security passcode[...]

126 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide  If y ou sen d another file type to a W i ndo ws computer , it is normally sav ed in the Bluetooth Ex change folder within y ou r personal document folders. On Windo ws XP , the path m ay be: C:Documents and Settings[y our username]My DocumentsBluetooth Ex change On Windo ws Vis ta, the path may [...]

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 camer a.  T o open the camera in photo mode and tak e photos, pres s HOME and then tap > Camera .  T o open the camer a directly in video mode so y ou can imm ediately s tart capturing videos, p[...]

128 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Using the camera button as the shutt er release Pr ess the CAMERA butt on to tak e a photo or begin capturing video. Pr ess it again to st op capturing video . Review s cree n Aft er capturing a photo or video , the Revie w scre en will display the phot o or the starting image of the video that y ou hav[...]

Camera 129 Z ooming Befor e taking a photo or video , you can fi rst use the onscr een zoom bar to z oom in or out of yo u r s u b j e c t . 1. T o display the onscr een zoom bar , tap the Zo o m button . Y ou can also slide y our finger up or do w n the Vie wfinder screen. While the zoom bar is sho wn on the Vie wfinder screen, y ou will also see [...]

130 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Sli de user guide T aking a photo 1. Pr ess HOME and then tap Camer a . 2. Before taking the photo, y ou can zoom in fi rst on y our subject. See "Zooming" t o find out how t o use the onscreen zoom bar . 3. On the Vie wfinder screen, tap the Flash b u t t o n r e p e a t e d l y t o s e l e c t a c a m e r a [...]

Camera 131 Capturing a video 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Camcor der . 2. Befor e capturing video , y ou can zoom in first on y our subject. See "Zooming" t o find out ho w to use the onscreen z oom bar . 3. Fr ame y our subjec t on the scr e en. 4. Let the c amer a aut o f ocus on t he c ent er of the scr een, or y ou can touch anot[...]

132 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Camer a settings Open the menu panel to change basic camer a se ttings and access mor e camera settings. Y ou can also swit ch between phot o an d video modes from the menu panel. Changing basic settings 1. On the Vie wfinder screen, tap to open the menu panel. 2. T o change basic cam e r a settings, ta[...]

Camera 133 Quality (photo mode only) Select the quality le vel to use for capturing photo s. Self-timer (photo mode only) If y ou need to tak e a self-portrai t or group phot o, y ou can set the self-timer to either 2 or 10 seconds. Geo-tag phot os (photo mode o nly) Select this check bo x when you want t o stor e GP S location in y our captured ph[...]

G allery About the Gallery application Using the Gallery application, y ou can view photos an d wat ch videos that you’v e taken with y o ur phone’ s ca mera, do wnloaded, or copied onto your s torage car d. Y o u can also take a look at y our photos and y our friends’ photos that ar e on y our social netw orks (Fac ebook and Flickr only). Fo[...]

Photos 135 V ie wing photo s and videos Af ter selecting an alb u m fr om the Gallery application’ s Albums scr een, you can br ow se through the phot os and videos of that album either in fi lms trip or grid view . T ap a photo or video t o view it in full sc r een. Bro wsing in films trip or grid view By defa ult, photos and videos ar e present[...]

136 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide us er guide  Y ou can also use pinch zooming. Pres s your th umb and inde x finger on the screen and then spr ead your fingers apart to z oom in. Pinch your fingers together t o zoom out. W atching video The scr een automatically swit ches to landscape mode when y ou play a video. Use the onscreen contr ols to [...]

Photos 137 V ie wing photos in y our T -Mobile Album and social netw orks Using the Gallery application, y o u can vie w your phot os and your fri ends’ phot os that are i n y our T -Mobil e Album and social networks (Fac ebo ok and Flickr only). Vi ewing photos on y our T -Mobile Album Y ou need to be logged in t o your Liv e G all ery acc ount [...]

138 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide W orking with photos Whether y ou’re br o wsing photos in films trip or grid vie w in the Ga llery applica tion, y ou can pr ess and hold on a photo to 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 more. Rotating and saving a phot o[...]

Photos 139 Sharing Using the Ga llery application, you can send ph otos and videos via email or picture message. Y ou can shar e photos on y our social networks (such as F a cebook, Flickr , Pi casa, and T witter) and shar e videos on Y ouT ube. Y ou can also send them to another phone or y our computer using Bluetooth. Sending photos or videos b y[...]

140 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Sharing photos on F acebook Y ou need to be logged in to y our Fac ebook account to be able t o upload pictu r es. 1. Press HOME, and the n tap > Gallery . 2. T ap the album where the phot os you want t o share ar e in. 3. T ap and then on the Shar e options menu, tap Fac e book for HT C Sense . 4. S[...]

Music About the Music application Enjo y listening to songs and music on y our phone using the Music application. Y o u need to co py m us ic f il e s to you r sto rag e c a rd f ir st to u s e th e Mu si c ap p li c at io n to p l ay m u si c. T o fi nd o u t how t o copy files, see "Cop ying files to and from the st orage car d" in the [...]

142 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide When y ou are pla ying m usic and the scr een turn s off , you can c ontrol the music pla yback right from the L o ck screen when y ou “wake up” the phone b y pr e ssing PO WER. If you do not see the playback c ontrols on the Lo ck screen, tap any w her e on the scr een to displa y the playback con [...]

Music 143 Cr eating a playlis t Personaliz e your music e xperience b y creating mu sic pla ylists. Make a playlis t containing just y our fav orite songs or creat e one to match y our mood for the day . Y ou can mak e as many playlis ts as you lik e. 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Music . 2. T ap at the bottom-left c orner of the screen t o go [...]

144 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Sli de user guide Rearr anging songs in a playlist 1. In the Libr ary , tap or slide your finger on the bottom r ow t o go to the Pla y lists category . 2. T ap a playlist t o open it. 3. Pres s MENU and then tap Change orde r . 4. Press and hold at the end of the song title y ou want to m o ve. When the r ow is highlig[...]

Music 145 Setting a song as ringt one Y ou can select a song from the Music application’ s Libr ary and set it as y our phone’s ringt one or a ringtone f o r a certain contact. 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Music . 2. T ap at the bottom-left c orner of the screen t o go to the Libr ary . 3. In the Libr ary , selec t the song that y ou wa nt[...]

Maps and location Using Google Maps Google Maps lets y ou track y our current location, vie w real-t ime traffic situations , and r e ceiv e detailed dir ections to y o ur de stination. It also pro vides a search tool wher e you can locate places of i n ter est or an addr ess on a v ector or aerial map, or vie w locations in stre et lev el. Vi e wi[...]

Maps and location 147 Looking at a location in Street V iew Str eet View mode (a vailable only in selected ar ea s) pro vides a str eet-lev el view of the location. 1. Do one of the following:  T ouch and hold a location on the map, and then tap the balloon that appears.  Sear ch for the place y ou want t o view . See "Searching for a lo[...]

148 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide  Satellit e . Google Maps uses the same sat ellite data as Go ogle Earth™. Sat ellite images ar e not real-time. Google Earth acquires the best imagery a vailable, most of which is appr oximately one t o three y ears old.  La titude . When y ou hav e joined Latitude, you can vi e w your friends?[...]

Maps and location 149 4. T ap the balloon to sho w the Add re ss , Details (if av a ilable), and Reviews (if av ai lable) for the search item. Getting dire ctions Use Google Maps to get detailed directions to y our destination. 1. While vie wing a map, pres s MENU and then tap Dir e ctions . 2. Enter the starti ng point in the first t ext bo x, the[...]

150 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Finding y our friends with Google Latitude Google Latitude™ us er location s ervice lets you and y our friends shar e location s and status messages with each other . It also lets y ou send instant mes sages and emails, make phone call s, and get dir ections to yo ur friends’ locations. Y our locati[...]

Maps and location 151 Connecting with and managing friends T ap a friend’s contact details balloon in map view or tap a friend in list vi ew t o open the friend’s pr ofile. In the profile scr e en, y o u can communica te with y our friend and set privacy opti ons. Show on map Sho ws the friend’ s location on the map . Chat using Google T alk [...]

Mor e apps W at c hing videos on Y ouT ube Y ouT ube is an online video str eaming service that allow s you to view videos that have been uploaded by Y ouT ube members. Press HOME, and then ta p > Y ouT ube . Y ouT ube presents the videos gr ou ped into cat egories, such as Most vie wed, Mos t discussed, Most r ecent, and T op r ated. W atching [...]

More apps 153 Sharing a video link Y ou can shar e a video by sending its link to y our contacts. 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Y ouT ube . 2. On the Y ouT ube screen, tap a video to watch fr om the av ailable categories. 3. While wa tching a video, pres s MENU, and then tap Share . 4. Select ho w you want t o share the video link. Capturing a [...]

154 Your T -Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Vi ew i n g a P D F Use PDF Vie wer t o view PDF files that y ou hav e copied to the phone’ s stor age card. 1. Press HOME, and the n tap > PDF Vie wer . 2. On the Open file screen, tap the file y ou want to vie w . 3. Slide y o ur finger on the screen t o pan or go thr ough the pages of the PDF .[...]

More apps 155 V ie wing documents, pr esentations, and spr e adsheets Quick o ffice lets y ou view Micr osoft Office W ord, Micr osoft Office Ex cel, and Microsoft Po werPoint fil es on y our phone. Quick office supports viewing of Micr osoft Office 200 3 and 200 7 W ord (. doc), Ex cel (.xls ), Po werPoint (.ppt) and t ext (. txt) files. 1. Pr ess[...]

156 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide K eeping tr ack of y our st ocks Use Stocks to get the lat e st st ock updates for s tock quotes and mark et indices y ou follow . A dding a stock quote or s tock market inde x 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Stocks . 2. On the Stocks scr een, tap at the bott om-right corner of the scr e en. 3. Enter [...]

More apps 157 Setting st ock information updat e frequency 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Stocks . 2. Pres s MENU, and then tap Settings . 3. Select the Auto -sync data check bo x. 4. T ap Set download frequency , and then select frequency to check f or updates. Manually updating st ock information 1. Pr ess HOME, and then tap > Stocks . 2. P[...]

158 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Rec or ding y our v oice Vo i c e R e c o r d e r is useful for quickly r e cor ding thoughts . Y ou can also recor d y o ur v oice and set it as a ringtone . Rec ording y our v o ice 1. Press HOME, and the n tap > V oice R ecorder . 2. Hold the de vice’ s microphone near y our mouth. 3 . T a p to [...]

More apps 159 Finding and installing apps fr om Android Mark et Android Mark et TM is the place to go to find new apps f or your phone . Choose from a wid e v ariety of free and paid apps ra nging fr om prod uctivity apps, ent ertainment, to games. When y ou find an app you w a nt, y ou can easily download and install it on y our phone with just a [...]

160 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide  Search for an app. T a p on the Android Market home sc reen, ent e r the name o r type o f app y ou’re looking f or , and then tap t o the right of the search bo x. 4. T ap an app to r ead a description about the app and user r e views. 5. T ap Inst all (for free applications) or Buy (for paid app[...]

More apps 161  Pres s HOME, and then tap > Market > Do wnloads . On the Download scr een, tap the app to open it.  Pr ess HOME, and then tap . On the All pr ograms scr een, locate the app, and the n tap it. Uninstalling an application Y ou can uninstall any application that y ou hav e downloaded and ins talled from Andr oid Market. 1. P[...]

Security Pr otecting y our SIM car d with a PIN Y ou can pr otect your SIM car d fr om unaut horized use b y assigning a PIN (personal identification number). 1. Pr ess HOME > MENU, then tap Settings . 2. Scr oll down t he screen, tap Security > Set up SIM car d lock , and then select the Lo ck SI M card che ck box. 3. Enter the defaul t SIM [...]

More apps 163 Pr otecting y our phone with a scr een lock Y ou can further secur e your phone b y requiring a sc r een unlock pattern e very time y our phone is turned on or ev ery time it wak es up from sleep mode (scr een is off ). 1. Pr e ss HOME > MENU , and then tap Settings . 2. Scr o ll do w n the screen, and then tap Security > Se t u[...]

164 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide[...]

T -Mobile Applications F a v es G allery Fa ves Gallery helps y o u sta y connected to the people who matter most in y our life. A dding Fa ves c ontacts T o add Fa ves c o ntacts, y ou can create ne w contac ts or add e xisting contacts from y our phone. 1. Press HOME, and the n tap . 2. Pr ess MENU, and t hen tap Add ne w Fa ve . 3. Choose whethe[...]

166 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide us er guide Changing the or der of Fa ves c ontacts 1. Press HOME, and the n tap . 2. Select the myFa ves c ontact y o u want t o reorder b y positioning the contact’ s photo in the center of the scr een. 3. Pres s and hold the contact’s phot o, and then tap Reorder Fav e on the options menu. 4. Swipe y our fi[...]

Settings 167 T -Mobile My A cc ount T -Mobile My Acc ount lets y o u quickly view a summary of y our account, and vie w device information. Opening My A cco unt Pr ess HOME, and then tap > My Accoun t . My A ccount tabs Ther e are four tabs in My Ac count: Activity , Alerts, Billing , and Plan & Servi ces. T ap the tab to vie w the av ailabl[...]

Settings Settings on y our phone Contr ol and customize phone settings on the Set t ings scr e en. T o open the Settings scr een, press HOME > MENU , and then tap Settings . Personalize Expand the H ome screen, set the Ho me screen or Lockscreen w a llpaper to use, and set the default ring t one to use for incoming calls. Wirele ss & n etwor[...]

Settings 169 Applications Manage applications and installat ion of new progr ams. Y ou can also set shortcuts f or the ha rd ware QW ER T Y . SD card & phone stor age Check the av ailable stor age car d and phone memory . Y ou can also unmount and format the storage c ard Date & time Set the dat e and time, time z one, and date or time f or[...]

170 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Changing displa y settings A djusting the scr e en brightness manually 1. Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settin gs > Sound & display . 2. Scr oll down t he screen, and t hen tap Brightness . 3. Clear the Autom at ic b rig htn ess check bo x. 4. D r ag the brightness slider to the left to dec[...]

Settings 171 Changing sound settings Setting a sound profile Switch t o vibrate or silent mode , or use th e normal phone sound settings. 1. Pr e ss HOME > MENU , and then tap Settings > Sound & displa y > Sound profil e . 2. On the Choose a Profile opti ons menu, tap the sound profile y ou want to use. Enabling or disablin g audible s[...]

172 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Changing the phone language When you turn y our phone on for the first time, y ou are prompted t o selec t the language you would lik e to use. Y ou can also change the lang uage on the fly whenev er you lik e. Changing the language adjusts the k eyboar d lay out, date and time f ormatting, and more. Th[...]

Settings 173 Optimizing y our phone’ s batt ery life W h e n y o u ’ r e o n t h e g o , i t ’ s n o t a l w a y s e a s y t o c h a r g e y o u r p h o n e ’ s b a t t e r y a s o f t e n a s y o u ’ d lik e. Follo w these tips to e xtend the time betw een charges:  T urn off wireless functions su ch as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and data c on[...]

174 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Managing memory Checking ho w much phone memory is av ailable for use 1. Pr ess HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings . 2. Scr oll down the scr een, and then tap SD card & phone storage . T he av ailable phone memory is display ed in the Internal phone st orage section. Checking the av ailable st or[...]

Settings 175 Checking informa tion about y our phone 1. Pr e ss HOME > MENU , and then tap Settings . 2. Scr o ll do w n the screen, and then tap About phone . 3. Select one of the foll o w ing: System so ft wa re up d ate s Enable or disable the automatic check featur e for softwar e updates for y our phone. Y ou can also tap Check no w to manu[...]

Back up, updat e and r eset Backing up phone data Y our phone featur es an automatic backup sy stem that backs up your w eb bro wser bookmarks, messages, dictionary , and settings, to the micr oSD card. T he phone automatically backs up the data whene ver a change oc curs. The phone backs up the following data:  SMS and picture messages  Mess[...]

Backup, update and reset 177 Updating y our phone’ s s ys tem softw ar e Fr om tim e to time, s yst e m softwar e updates fo r y our phone may be av ailable. Y o ur phone can check and then notify y ou if an u pdate is a vailable. Y ou can then download and install the update t o your phone. Depending on the type of update , the update ma y erase[...]

178 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide Perf orming a hard/f actory r eset Y ou can return y our phone to its original stat e, as it was when it left the factory . This is also c al le d a h a rd re s e t . Y o u m ig h t wa n t t o do t hi s i f you ar e giving your phone to a friend or r elative a n d yo u w a n t t o re m ove a l l yo u r [...]

Specifications CPU speed 600 MHz Platform Andr oid ™ 2. 1 (Éclair) with HT C Sense ™ Memory ROM: 512 MB RAM: 512 MB Dimensions (LxW xT) 4 .55 x 2.3 7 x 0.60 inches (115.5 x 59.6 x 15. 15 mm) W eight 5.8 ounces (165 gr ams) with batt ery Display 3.4-inch TFT -LC D touch-sensitive screen with 320 X 480 HV G A res ol u ti on Network HSP A/W CDMA:[...]

Symbols 3G 112 A Adding a city to the Weather screen 1 10 Adding a city to the World Clock screen 107 Adding a new contact 52 Adding a widget to your Home screen 37 Adding applicatio n icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 38 Adding folders on your Home screen 39 Adjustin g the volume 3 0 Airplane mode 49 Alarm clock 104 Alarm sound 109 Alb[...]

Index 181 Hardware keyboard 57 Home city 106 Home page 116 Home screen 25 Home screen wallpaper 35 HTC Sync 72 I Importing contacts from an Exchange Active- Sync account 53 Importing contacts from the storage card 54 Importing cont acts from you r SIM card 52 Internet 112 Inviting guests to your event (Google Account only) 96 K Keyboard 57 L Librar[...]

182 Your T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide user guide - alarm sound 109 - calendar 102 - camera 132 - display settings 170 - phone language 172 - sound settings 171 - weather 111 Sharing photos on Facebo ok 140 Sharing photos on Flickr 140 Sharing photos on Picasa 140 Sharing videos on YouTube 140 Shortcuts 38 Sleep mode 23 SMS 62 Social ne twork accounts [...]