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    Your HTC Desire User guide
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    strongly recommend that you talk to your mobile operator about data rates. If you're shall HTC or its affiliates be liable to you, any user, or guide for regulatory information about your phone. You can also visit our support website at www.htc.com/support to download the Safety and regulatory guide
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    HTC logo, the HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC Desire, HTC Sense, Footprints, HTC Sync, and HTC Care are trademarks and/or service marks of HTC Corporation. Copyright © 2010 Google Inc. Used with permission. Google, the Google logo, Android 5,056,109 5,504,773 5,101,501 5,778,338 5,506,865 5,109,390
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    Conventions used in this guide In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a note. A note often safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems when using your phone.
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    Contents Basics Inside the box 12 Your Phone 12 Front panel 12 Back panel 13 Top panel 14 Left Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 39 Adding a widget to your Home screen 39 Downloading HTC widgets 39 Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 40 Adding folders
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     Your HTC Desire user guide Receiving calls 46 Answering an incoming call 46 Rejecting an your contacts from call history 50 Checking a missed call 51 Clearing the call history list 51 Call services 52 Turning Airplane mode on or off 53 People About People 54 Ways of getting contacts into
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    HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application 87 Tweeting on your phone 88 Peep screen 88 Sending a tweet 88 Searching for Twitter users to follow 89 Sending a direct message 89 Setting Peep options 89 Adding the Twitter widget 90 Using Friend Stream 91 Friend Stream screen 91 Updating
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     Your HTC Desire user guide Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders 115 Displaying and Using Desk Clock 121 Using World Clock 122 Setting your home city 122 Setting the time zone, date, and time 122 Adding a city to the World Clock screen 123 Setting the alarm clock 124
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    145 Receiving information from another device 146 Camera Camera basics 148 Viewfinder screen 148 Using the optical trackball as the shutter release 149 Review screen 149 Zooming 150 Taking a photo 151 Face detection 152 Capturing a video 152 Camera settings 153 Changing basic settings 153
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    HTC Desire user guide Using HTC stock information update frequency 184 Manually updating stock 187 Finding and installing apps from Android Market 188 Finding and installing 200 Changing the phone language 201 Optimizing your phone's battery life 202 Using the GSM network of your mobile
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    204 Backup, update and reset Backing up phone data 205 Checking if automatic backup is enabled 205 Restoring backed up data to your phone 205 Updating your phone's system software 206 Checking for phone system software updates manually 206 Performing a hard/factory reset 207 Specifications
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    following inside the box:  Phone  USB cable  AC adapter  3.5mm stereo headset  Battery  microSD card (pre-installed)  Quick start guide  Safety and regulatory guide Your Phone Front panel 1 7 8 6 2 5 3 4 1 Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here. 2 MENU Press to open a list of actions
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    a pending notification.  Solid red light when the battery is being charged.  Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low. 8 Touch screen Back panel 9 12 11 10 9 5 megapixel camera 10 Back cover 11 LED flashlight
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    14 Your HTC Desire user guide Top panel 14 13 13 POWER  When the phone is off, press to turn on the phone.  When the phone is on and the screen
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    Basics 15 Bottom panel 18 17 17 USB connector  Connect the power adapter to charge the battery.  Connect the supplied USB cable to transfer files to your phone from your computer or sync your phone with HTC Sync on your computer. 18 Microphone
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    16 Your HTC Desire user guide Before turning on your phone Back cover Removing the back cover Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage
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    17 SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3 V SIM cards. Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult with your mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for
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    18 Your HTC Desire user guide Removing Tap Unmount SD card. 4. Remove the storage card by following the instructions in "Removing the storage card." Battery Your phone comes with a use only manufacturer-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors
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    Removing the battery 1. Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover." 2. Lift out the battery from the notch near the SIM card slot. Basics 19 Charging the battery The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using your phone, it is recommended that you
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    20 Your HTC Desire user guide Finger gestures Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping,
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    SIM PIN, then tap OK. To learn how to enable or disable the SIM number) that is provided by your mobile operator. When prompted, enter the preset guides you to set up your email accounts and favorite social networks such as Facebook®, YouTube™, and Twitter™. You can follow the onscreen instructions
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    22 Your HTC Desire user guide 3. Your phone walks you through a tutorial on how to use the onscreen keyboard. Follow through the tutorial to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard. Tap Skip to not go through the tutorial. 4. On the Internet connection screen, select how you want to connect
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    your bag or pocket. Waking up from Sleep mode Your phone wakes up automatically when you have an incoming call. To wake up your phone manually, press the POWER button. You will then see that the phone has locked the screen. To find out how to unlock the screen, see "Unlocking
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    24 Your HTC Desire user guide Home screen The Home screen provides you with a weather clock , shortcuts, folders, and widgets to give you instant access to information and applications. To learn how to personalize your Home screen, see the Personalizing chapter. Extended Home screen The Home screen
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    Basics 25 Phone status and notifications Phone status icons These are the icons that may appear on the phone status area of the status bar: GPRS connected GPRS in use EDGE connected EDGE in use 3G connected 3G in use HSPA connected HSPA in use Connected to a Wi-Fi network Bluetooth is on Connected
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    26 Your HTC Desire user guide Phone microphone is mute Battery is very low (10% remaining) Battery New Gmail/Google Mail message New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/ IMAP email New SMS/MMS Problem with SMS/MMS delivery New Google Talk instant message New voicemail Upcoming event Song is playing
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    on Compass needs orientation Uploading data (animated) Downloading data (animated) Waiting to upload Downloaded Android Market application installed successfully Update available for an application downloaded from Android Market Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared No
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    28 Your HTC Desire user guide Checking notifications Notification icons on the status bar can open the Notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the mobile operator name. Opening the Notifications panel When a new notification icon displays in the status bar,
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    Basics 29 Using the optical trackball to interact with the touch screen Besides using finger gestures on the touch screen, you can also use the optical trackball to interact with your phone's touch screen. Be sure to place your finger over the optical trackball first (covering it completely), and
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    30 Your HTC Desire user guide Moving the cursor when entering text To go back or forward one character in a word, slide your finger left or right. Slide your finger up
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    the ringer volume 1. Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons on the left panel of the phone to adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels. While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME
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    32 Your HTC Desire user guide Connecting your phone to a computer Whenever you connect your you do not have Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share your phone's mobile data connection with your computer. For more information, see "Using Your Phone as a Modem" in the
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    4. Do one of the following:  Copy the files from the computer to the phone's storage card's root folder.  Copy the files from the phone's storage card to a folder in your computer or computer desktop See "Opening the Notifications panel" in this chapter to learn how to open the Notifications panel.
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    34 Your HTC Desire user guide Searching your phone and the Web You can search for information on your phone and on the Web by using the Quick Search Box. Some
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    how to set a ringtone using the Music application, see "Setting a song as ringtone" in the Music chapter. See "Specifications" for a list of audio file formats supported by your phone.
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    36 Your HTC Desire user guide Personalizing your phone with scenes Your phone becomes and then tap Scenes. 2. In the Choose a scene menu, select a preset scene and then tap Done. HTC (default) Work Play Customizing and saving a scene After selecting a preset scene, you can add widgets and other
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    Personalizing 37 Renaming or deleting a scene You can rename or delete a personalized scene that you created. Preset scenes cannot be renamed or deleted. 1. Press HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Personalize > Scenes. 2. Under My scenes, press and hold a scene and choose whether to rename or
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    38 Your HTC Desire user guide Changing your wallpaper Personalizing your Home screen wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to change the feel of your phone and
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    settings of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and screen to open the Add to Home options menu. 3. Tap Widget and then tap Get more HTC widgets. 4. Tap to select a widget. 5. Tap Details to see a short description about
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    40 Your HTC Desire user guide Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Place application icons on your Home screen to open applications quicker. hold an application icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.
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    group related applications and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized. You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more. Creating a new folder and adding items to it 1. Press HOME. Go to
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    42 Your HTC Desire user guide Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen want to remove. The phone vibrates and you'll see a green box around the widget or icon. Don't release your finger. 2. Drag the widget or icon to the Phone button. The Phone button then changes into the
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    are several convenient methods to make a call from your phone. Most SIM cards are preset with a PIN (personal identification number) that is provided by your mobile operator. When prompted, enter the preset PIN, then tap Enter. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, the SIM card is blocked. If this
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    44 Your HTC Desire user guide Calling a speed dial number 1. Press HOME, and then tap Phone. 2. On the phone keypad, press and hold the number that is associated with the contact
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    emergency number for your locale (for example, 000), and then tap Call. Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact your mobile operator for details. If you enabled the unlock screen pattern and/or the SIM lock, and you forgot the unlock pattern or SIM PIN, you
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    46 Your HTC Desire user guide Receiving calls When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of
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    Phone calls 47 Rejecting an incoming call Depending if the display is on or off, you need to::  If the display is on, tap Decline to reject and send the call to your voice mail.  If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. While the Lock screen is showing, drag the bar
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    48 Your HTC Desire user guide Using in-call options When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the microphone or to turn on or off
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    conference call in private, tap select Private call on the options menu. , and then 6. When finished, tap End call. Not all mobile networks support conference calling. Contact your mobile operator for details. Putting a call on hold Press MENU and then tap Hold to put the call on hold. When you
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    50 Your HTC Desire user guide Using call history When you miss a call, the missed call icon ( ) added to the Mobile field in the Phone section. To store it as another type of number, for example a home number, tap the Mobile button. 5. Scroll down the screen and tap Save. To learn how to add
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    Phone calls 51 Checking a missed call You will see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call. 1. Press HOME, and then tap Phone. 2. Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen. 3. In the call history list, missed calls are indicated by the missed call icon ( ). You can also press
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    52 Your HTC Desire user guide Call services Your phone can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your phone. Call services may include call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, and more. Contact your mobile operator
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    your phone to Airplane mode. When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on your phone are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Select or clear the Airplane mode check box to enable
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    with contacts via phone, messaging, and email. You can also view updates on their Facebook and Flickr accounts. If you are synchronizing contacts with Accounts and sync chapter for details.  Contacts on your computer See "Using HTC Sync" in the Accounts and sync chapter for details.  SIM card
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    card, and Facebook contacts. You can also use this tab to open or update My contact card. For more information, see "Setting up My contact card" edit contact. If you are logged in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC Sense, instead of Me, you will see your the name you use in Facebook
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    56 Your HTC Desire user guide 1 2 3 4 7 6 5 1 Create a new contact. 2 Tap to edit your My contact card. 3 SIM card contact 4 This icon appears when the contact:  Has sent you a new text or email message, or tried to call you but you missed the call.  Has updated his or her Facebook profile or
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    contact. The phone automatically merges contacts that it finds to have similar data. If you need to manually merge contacts or break the link between contacts, follow the procedures below. Manually merging contact information 1. Press HOME, and then tap > People. 2. On the All tab, tap the name
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    58 Your HTC Desire user guide Breaking the contact information link between contacts 1. Press HOME, and then tap > People. 2. On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the
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    recipient's number or email address, and then tap Send. You cannot send a vCard using SMS. You can also send the vCard via Bluetooth. To learn how to send files through Bluetooth, see the Bluetooth chapter. Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS 1. Press HOME, and then tap > People
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    60 Your HTC Desire user guide Contact groups On the Groups tab, you can assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole
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    an SMS/MMS message to the group. F��o�r��in�f�o��rm��a��ti�o�n� about composing and sending messages, see the Messages chapter. You will be charged by your mobile provider for each message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages
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    62 Your HTC Desire user guide Contact information and conversations When you tap a contact on the People directly or send a message greeting. You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to see the updates and events. If you are not logged in, tap Link to Facebook. 5 Photos tab Shows the contact
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    , and then tap Select. 3. Select the group you want to add as a widget. 4. Drag the widget to a blank space on a Home screen, and then release. Setting the default communication method 1. Press HOME, and then go to the People widget. 2. Tap a contact on the widget. 3. On the Select default action
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    automatically change.  The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all applications. Changing the onscreen keyboard layout You the default keyboard layout.  Phone Keypad. This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad.  Compact QWERTY. This layout features two letters on
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    Keyboard 65 Entering text Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard: Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or accented letters. The gray character displayed on the key is the character that will be inserted when you press and hold
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    66 Your HTC Desire user guide Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Your phone comes if it was not in the dictionary already. You can also add a word to the list manually: 1. On the onscreen keyboard, tap . 2. Tap User Dictionary. 3. Tap Add new. 4. Enter the word to add, and then tap OK.
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    set a sound and/or vibration feedback whenever you tap a key. See "Text input" below for details. Tutorial Learn how to use the onscreen keyboard with this interactive tutorial. User Dictionary Add, edit or remove words in the predictive text dictionary. See "Entering words with predictive text" in
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    68 Your HTC Desire user guide Other settings Sound feedback Select to hear a clicking sound whenever you tap a key on the keyboard. the keyboard if you feel that the keyboard keys are not responding accurately to your taps. Reset calibration Tap to reset the calibration back to factory default.
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    read the text or view the picture message.. Sending text and multimedia messages Send short text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. If you exceed the limit on the number of characters for a single text message, your text message will be delivered as one but will
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    70 Messages 4. Tap the text box that contains the text "Tap to compose", and then start composing your message. 5. When done, tap Send to send the text message. To receive delivery reports and know when a text message is received, in the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. In
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    Messages 71  Audio. Select Voice Recorder to make a voice recording and attach it, or Music & sounds to attach a music file or voice recording from your storage card.  Location. You can attach location information. Send your current location (requires GPS to be turned on), a location stored in
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    72 Messages New message notifications Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ring tone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see "Setting
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    Messages 73 WAP push messages WAP push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested, for example a ring tone. When you receive a WAP push message, a notification icon is displayed in the status bar. Opening the link contained in a WAP push
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    74 Messages Managing message conversations Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat
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    Messages 75 Protecting a message from deletion You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation. 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Messages. 2. On the All messages screen, tap a message thread. 3. Press and hold the message that you
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    Center Displays the message service center number used. Tap to change the number. It is recommended that you do not change the number here for it may cause problems in receiving and sending messages. Manage SIM card messages Tap to view text messages stored on your SIM card. You can also delete
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    a new text or multimedia message arrives. Adding the Messages widget Add the Messages widget to let you read your messages on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to "Adding a widget to your Home screen" in the Personalizing chapter.
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    chapter.  Status updates and links shared by applications such as Google Talk™ and Android Market. You can add more services use the first Google Account you added. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync. 2. Tap Add account > Google. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions
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    phone. You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later. 1. Press HOME tap Next. Your corporate Exchange Server must support auto-detect for the phone to automatically sync accounts manually. For instructions on doing this, see "Synchronizing an account manually" below.
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    service itself. You cannot remove some accounts, such the first Google Account you signed into on the phone, except by deleting all personal information from your phone with a hard reset. For instructions on doing this, see "Performing a hard/factory reset" in the Backup, update and reset chapter
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    with your phone. Before you do a factory reset or a software (ROM) upgrade of your phone, you can also use HTC Sync to back up and sync these information HTC Sync software download page on the HTC support website: http://www.htc.com/www/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=847&news_id=471  For trouble-free
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    82 Your HTC Desire user guide 3. After you've selected disk drive mode on your phone, your , double-click HTCSync.exe and follow the onscreen instructions to install HTC Sync. Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone After installing, set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone. 1. Connect your phone
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    or calendar), and choose to sync them automatically or manually with your phone. 6. Click Finish. HTC Sync then starts to sync your phone and your dialog box, click Properties, and then set the days under Date range. Conflict policy In cases when the same contacts and/or calendar items exist in both
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    HTC Desire user guide Synchronizing your phone After you've installed and set up HTC your computer manually 1. HTC Sync. 4. On your phone, tap Sync now. Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade Visit the HTC support website (www.htc.com/support) from time to time to check for the most recent HTC
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    and sync 85 6. In the Application Installer file types dialog box, make sure that the Android OS installer file (apk) check box is selected and then click OK. This dialog box Next. 10. Click Finish. Check your phone's screen to see if there are additional instructions to complete the installation.
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    updates in Friend Stream. To learn how to sign in to Facebook for HTC Sense, see the Accounts and sync chapter. People Friend Stream Photos Facebook for Android If this is your first time to use Facebook, follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to your Facebook account. 3. On the News Feed
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    Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application  Facebook for HTC Sense is not a standalone application. It is integrated into People, Friend Stream, and Photos to give you up-to-date information about your Facebook contacts (their status updates and new photos) in
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    HTC Desire user guide Tweeting on your phone Use the Peep application to send out tweets, read and receive tweets from people, search for new Twitter users words "What's happening?". 3. Enter your tweet, and then tap Update. Before tapping Update, you can:  Tap to post a picture from Photos or
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    , scroll through the list, and then tap the twitter user you want to follow. The search results will also list you see it. 4. Enter your message, and then tap Update. Setting Peep options 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Services Set your photo hosting site, photo quality, location options, and
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    90 Your HTC Desire user guide Notification settings Select when to be notified and how you want to be notified. Adding the Twitter widget Add the Twitter Widget > Twitter. 2. Choose the widget style, and then tap Select. 3. Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.
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    network account, press MENU, tap Settings > Accounts & sync, and then tap the account you want to sign in to. 3. Friend Stream opens in the All Updates tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the tab you want. Friend Stream screen Only
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    92 Your HTC Desire user guide Updating your status 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Friend Stream. 2. On the All Updates tab, tap the text field with the words "What's happening?". 3. Tap , and then on the Update Status dialog box, select which accounts you want the status update to be posted.
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    you the invitation to chat.  Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the chat notification. See "Opening the Notifications panel" in the Basic chapter to learn how to open the Notifications panel. Returning to the Friends list While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Friends list.
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    94 Your HTC Desire user guide Switching between active chats You can switch between chats if you have more the group chat. Chatting on or off the record Your Google Talk messages are stored, so you can review them later and even search for them in the Chats folder in Gmail/Google Mail. But, if you
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    Social 95 Changing your picture 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Talk. 2. In the Friends list, tap the picture to the left of your status message. 3. In the Select an album screen, tap the album where the picture you want to use is located. 4. Tap the picture you want to use. 5. Drag the green
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    96 Your HTC Desire user guide Making a friend popular 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Talk. 2. In the Friends list, press and hold a friend's name. If you cannot see the friend, press
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    1. Press HOME, and then tap > Talk. 2. In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings. 3. Select the Mobile indicator option. Indicates that the friend is using an Android phone. Setting whether you sign into Google Talk automatically You can sign in to your Google Talk account
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    Email Using Gmail/Google Mail Gmail/Google Mail is Google's web-based email service. Gmail/Google Mail is configured when you first set up your phone. Depending on your synchronization settings, Gmail/Google Mail on your phone is automatically
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    in this chapter. For information on automatic email synchronization, see "Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settings" in this chapter. To refresh your inbox manually, press MENU and then tap Refresh. 1. Do one of the following:  When you receive a new email notification, press and hold the
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    100 Your HTC Desire user guide 3. To manage the email message or conversation, do any of the MENU and then tap More > Mute. Reporting a conversation as spam The Gmail/Google Mail webmail service works hard to prevent spam (unwanted and unsolicited "junk" mail) from reaching your Inbox. But when spam
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    Email 101 Sending a message 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Gmail/Google Mail. 2. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Compose. 3. Enter the message recipient's email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma. You can
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    102 Your HTC Desire user guide Viewing your sent messages In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels > Sent. Managing conversations and messages Searching for messages You can search
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    Email 103 Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settings 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Gmail/Google Mail. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Settings > Labels. 3. To set the number of days to synchronize, tap Number of days to sync. 4. To set synchronization for a particular label, tap the label
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    104 Your HTC Desire user guide  Email notifications. Select the check box to show a notification icon on the status bar when you receive a new email.  Tap Select ringtone if you want
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    Email 105 Mail The Mail application lets you send and receive email from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP. It also lets you access your Exchange ActiveSync email and other features on your phone. For information on this, see "Exchange ActiveSync email" in this chapter. Adding a
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    Your HTC Desire user guide Inbox are, you can also synchronize your sent and received emails manually at any time. While in the account you want to then tap Sort. 2. Select from the options to sort email messages by date received, priority, subject, sender, or size. Deleting an email message 1. On
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    . 3. Press MENU and then tap More > Out of the office. 4. Tap the field below I am currently, and then select Out of the office. 5. Set the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the office. 6. Enter the auto-reply message. 7. Tap Save. Sending a meeting request 1. Press HOME
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    108 Your HTC Desire user guide Composing and sending an email message 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Mail. 2. On the email account Inbox, press MENU and then tap Compose. 3. Fill in
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    account. Adding the Mail widget Add the Mail widget to let you view your POP3/IMAP or Exchange ActiveSync emails on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to "Adding a widget to your Home screen" in the Personalizing chapter.
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    on your computer, you can set up HTC Sync on your computer to sync Outlook Calendar with your phone's Calendar. See "Using HTC Sync" for details.  If you calendar event. 4. Enter a name for the event. 5. To specify the date and time of the event, do one of the following:  If there is a
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    your Google Account (or one of your other Google Calendars). For the steps, see "Creating a calendar event". 2. Add details about the event, such as date and time, location, and more. 3. In the Guests field, enter the email addresses of everyone you want to invite to the event. Separate multiple
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    112 Your HTC Desire user guide Changing calendar views When you open Calendar, it displays the Month view by default. You can also display the Calendar in Agenda, Day, or Week
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    Calendar 113 The color bars on the left side of the events indicate the type of calendar in which the event is part of. To find out what each color represents, press MENU and then tap More > Calendars. When in Day view, slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later days.  In Day
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    114 Your HTC Desire user guide Viewing, editing or deleting an event You can view, edit, or delete events you created. You can also view event invitations that other people sent
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    Calendar 115 Calendar event reminders If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon will appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of the upcoming event. Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders 1. Tap the status bar, then slide your
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    116 Your HTC Desire user guide Displaying and synchronizing calendars You can select which Select a Google Calendar to remove from your calendars list, and then tap OK. 4. Press BACK to update Calendar with the new changes and return to the Calendar view you were viewing. The calendars that you
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    Calendar 117 Changing Calendar settings You can change Calendar's settings to specify how it displays events and how it notifies you of upcoming events. In any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap More > Settings to access Calendar's settings. Reminder settings Choose how you want Calendar to
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    118 Your HTC Desire user guide Sending a vCalendar You can send a calendar event as a vCalendar to someone's phone or your computer using Bluetooth. You can also send it as a file attachment
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    's by default added on the Home screen shows your current date, time, and location. You can tap the weather image on this widget to open the Weather application and check for more weather forecasts. See "Checking weather" for details. The HTC Clock widget comes in a variety of looks and designs. You
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    120 Your HTC Desire user guide About the Clock application The Clock application is more than just a regular date and time clock. It functions as a desk clock that shows the date, time, and weather information, and it can turn into a night clock or screensaver. It has a world clock that shows you
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    set the alarm clock, see "Setting the alarm clock". 2 Below the date and time, you'll see the weather information of your current location. Tapping screen and go into screensaver mode. When in screensaver mode, the time and date will change position on the screen after every few minutes. To light up
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    122 Your HTC Desire user guide Using World Clock Use the Clock application's World Clock screen to check the current time in several places around the globe simultaneously. You can also set your home city, add more cities to the world clock list, and manually set your time zone, date, and time.
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    Add more cities to the World Clock screen so you can instantly check the date and time in these cities. In addition to the current and home cities, Clock screen can display up to 15 cities. 1. Press HOME and then tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. Tap the World Clock tab. 3. Tap Add
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    HTC Desire user guide Setting the alarm clock You can use the Clock application's Alarms screen to set up one or more wake-up alarms. Setting an alarm 1. Press HOME and then tap the HTC alarm. Deleting an alarm 1. Press HOME and then tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. Tap the Alarms tab
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    alarms, you can change their settings such as the alarm volume, how long to snooze the alarm, and more. 1. Press HOME and then tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. Tap the Alarms tab. 3. On the Alarms screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. You can change the following
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    HTC Desire user guide Checking weather If you consented to turn location service on when you were setting up your phone for the first time, you'll see the weather of your current location right on the HTC downloads and displays the latest weather updates. You can also download the most
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    move. When the row is highlighted in green, drag it to its new position, then release. 4. Tap Done. Deleting cities from the Weather screen 1. Press HOME, tap , your phone to automatically download weather updates.  To set an auto update schedule, tap Update frequency and choose a schedule.
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    data connection is turned off, you may not always receive automatic updates to your email, social network accounts, and other synchronized information. lets you connect to your mobile operator's partner networks and access data services when you are out of your mobile operator's coverage area. 1.
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    over distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters). To key or other security information again, unless you reset your phone to its factory default settings. Connecting to with EAP-TLS authentication protocol. 1. Save the certificate file to the root folder of the storage card. 2. Press HOME > MENU, and
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    Wi-Fi network 1. On the Wireless controls screen, tap Wi-Fi settings. Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. To manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, press MENU and then tap Scan. 2. Tap another Wi-Fi network to connect
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    screen to make it faster for you to turn on or off these connections. Tap the widget to turn on or off the connection. To learn how to add widgets, refer to "Adding a widget to your Home screen" in the Personalizing chapter.
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    these connections on your phone, see "Data connection" and "Wi-Fi" in this chapter. Setting up secure credential storage If your network administrator instructs you to download and install security certificates, you must first set up the phone's secure credential storage. 1. Press HOME > MENU, tap
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    Internet 133 Disconnecting from a VPN 1. Press and hold the title bar, and then slide down your finger to open the Notifications panel. 2. Tap the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen, and then tap the VPN connection to disconnect from it. When your phone has disconnected from the VPN
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    > Sound & display needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. Browsing full versions of all web sites Some web sites display a mobile version of their pages to phone web browsers. You can choose to view the full version of all pages, even for these sites. 1. Press
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    Internet 135 Navigating on a web page You can swipe your finger on the screen or the optical trackball to navigate and view other areas of the web page. Zooming in or out on a web page Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. You can also use your
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    136 Internet The browser also recognizes some phone numbers and addresses that allow you to call the phone number or locate the address in Google Maps™. When you navigate to a recognized phone number or address, it is highlighted. Link Location address Phone number What to do Tap the address to
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    be from unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market. Refer to "Finding and installing apps from Android Market" in the More apps chapter for details. Viewing your downloads While viewing a web page, press MENU and
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    or Google Dictionary.  Get a translation of the text from Google Translate.  Share the text in a new email, text, or multimedia message or in your status update on a social network. Selecting text 1. Press and hold on a word. To select text in a link, press and hold the link, and then tap Copy
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    Translate the text to another language. Google Dictionary. Look up the selected text in the dictionary. Pasting text in a new message or social network status update 1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap . 2. Select an option to paste the selected text in a new email, text or
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    140 Internet Viewing a previously visited page 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Internet. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Bookmarks. 3. On the History tab , navigate to the page you want to view and then tap the page. Clearing the list of previously visited pages 1. Press HOME, and then tap >
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    to "Using HTC Sync" in the Sync chapter for details.  You need a SIM card installed on your phone to use it as a modem for your computer. 1. Make sure your phone's data connection is turned on. See "Turning the data connection on or off" earlier in this chapter to learn how to turn
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    clear the Bluetooth check box. An even easier way to turn Bluetooth on or off is with the Bluetooth widget on the Home screen. For instructions on adding a widget to the Home screen, see "Adding a widget to your Home screen" in the Personalizing chapter. Changing the phone name The phone name
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    headset or car kit, the headset or car kit must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and phone can find the headset. Refer to the instructions that came with the headset to find out how However, sometimes you will need to reconnect manually, for example if you have been using
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    144 Your HTC Desire user guide Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device Disconnecting a Bluetooth device 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. 2. In the Bluetooth devices section,
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    device to discoverable mode. You may also need to set it to "Receive Beams" or "Receive Files". Refer to the device's documentation for instructions on receiving information over Bluetooth. 2. On the phone, open the application that contains the information or file you want to send. For example
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    HTC Desire user guide file type. For example, if you send an image file to another mobile phone, it may be saved in a folder named "Images". Receiving files to your phone. Refer to the device's documentation for instructions on sending information over Bluetooth. 5. If prompted, enter the
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    Bluetooth 147 Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen You can add a folder to the Home screen that shows all files you have received with Bluetooth. 1. Press HOME, and then tap . 2. On the Add to Home screen, tap Folder > Bluetooth Received. 3. Press and hold the Bluetooth
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    Camera Camera basics Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos of your trip and encounters with your phone's camera. Be sure to plug in your microSD card before you use your phone's camera. P��h�o�t�o�s��a�n�d��v�i�d�e�o��s captured with the camera will be stored onto
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    The optical trackball works as the shutter release for the camera. Press the optical trackball to take a photo or begin capturing video. Press it again to stop capturing video. Review screen After capturing a photo or video, the Review screen will display the photo or the starting image of the
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    150 Your HTC Desire user guide Zooming Before taking a photo or video, you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or out of your subject. 1. To display the
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    to focus on. 6. Press the optical trackball to take the photo. 7. Choose what you want to do with the photo you've just taken. See "Review screen" for details. Camera flash doesn't turn on? Using the flash eats up much battery power. To save battery power, the camera disables the flash
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    152 Your HTC Desire user guide Face detection When you're auto focusing the phone's camera to take photos of people, the camera can automatically capturing, press the optical trackball again. 7. Choose what you want to do with the video you've just captured. See "Review screen" for details.
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    Camera 153 Camera settings Open the menu panel to change basic camera settings and access more camera settings. You can also switch between photo and video modes from the menu panel. Changing basic settings 1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to open the menu panel. 2. To change basic camera settings,
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    154 Your HTC Desire user guide Resolution Select a photo or video resolution to use for capturing. the camera to measure light in the whole image. Review duration Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed on the Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder
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    this check box, depending on whether you want the camera to play a shutter sound when you press the shutter release. Time stamp (photo mode only) Select this check box when you want the date and time to be added on captured photos. Grid (photo mode only) Select this check box when you
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    the album names. Simply tap an album to view the photos and/or videos in that album. If there are photos or videos under the root path of your storage card (that are not contained in folders), they will be grouped under the Other album.
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    Photos 157 Viewing photos and videos After selecting an album from the Photos application's Albums screen, you can browse through the photos and videos of that album either in filmstrip or grid view. Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen. Browsing in filmstrip or grid view By default,
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    158 Your HTC Desire user guide Viewing a photo in landscape orientation Turn your phone sideways to the left to view the picture in landscape mode. The picture orientation automatically adjusts to
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    Photos 159 Viewing photos in your social networks Using the Photos application, you can view your photos and your friends' photos that are in your social networks (Facebook and Flickr only). Viewing photos on Facebook You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to view Facebook photos. 1.
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    160 Your HTC Desire user guide Working with photos Whether you're browsing photos in filmstrip or grid the crop box to the part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the crop box to the desired position. 8. Tap Save to apply the changes to the picture. The cropped picture is saved in the storage
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    Photos 161 Sharing Using the Photos application, you can send photos and videos via email or MMS. You can share photos on your social networks (such as Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, and Twitter) and share videos on YouTube. You can also send them to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth.
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    162 Your HTC Desire user guide Sharing photos on Facebook You need to be logged in to your You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload pictures to the Picasa™ photo organizing service. 1. Press HOME, tap , and then tap Photos. 2. Tap the album where the photos you want to
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    Music About the Music application Enjoy listening to songs and music on your phone using the Music application. You need to copy music files to your storage card first to use the Music application to play music. To find out how to copy files, see "Copying files to and from the storage card" in the
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    164 Your HTC Desire user guide When you are playing music and the screen turns off, you can control the music playback right from the Lock screen at the bottom of the screen. When you tap a song in a category to play it, the Now playing list is updated with the song list from your selected category.
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    . 3. Tap the first song or any song in the playlist. When you tap a song in the list to play it, the Now playing list is updated with the song list from your playlist. Managing playlists After creating a playlist, you can add more songs to it, rearrange their order, and more. Adding
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    166 Your HTC Desire user guide Rearranging songs in a playlist 1. In the Library, tap or slide your the song title you want to move. When the row is highlighted, drag it to its new position, then release. 5. Tap Done. Deleting songs from a playlist 1. In the Library, tap or slide your finger on the
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    Music 167 Setting a song as ringtone You can select a song from the Music application's Library and set it as your phone's ringtone or a ringtone for a certain contact. 1. Press HOME, tap , and then tap Music. 2. Tap at the bottom-left corner of the screen to go to the Library. 3. In the
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    aerial map, or view locations in street level.  You need an active mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to use Google Maps.  The Google Maps does not cover every country or city. Viewing locations Turning on location services Before you open Google Maps and find your location or search for places
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    Maps and location 169 Getting an address and additional information for a location Touch & hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over the location, with the address and a thumbnail from street view (if available). Tap the balloon to see more information or to get directions to that location.
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    170 Your HTC Desire user guide Viewing map layers Initially, Google Maps opens with a street layers can be viewed at the same time.  Not all locations have information to support all Map layers or all zoom levels. To learn more about layers, visit Google Maps on the web: http://maps.google.com/ 1.
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    previous or next search item on the map if there are multiple search results. 4. Tap the balloon to show the Address, Details (if available), and Reviews (if available) for the search item.
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    172 Your HTC Desire user guide Getting directions Use Google Maps to get detailed directions walking directions. 4. Tap Go. The directions to your destination appear in a list. Tap a direction instruction on the list to show the map. When you are finished viewing or following the directions, press
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    with Google Latitude (available by country) Google Latitude™ user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages you join Latitude, you can open it to find your friends and view their updates. While viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap Latitude. Inviting friends to
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    174 Your HTC Desire user guide Viewing your friends' locations You can view your friends' locations on a map or in a list. When you open Maps, your friends' locations are shown. Each
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    your location as you move. The update frequency is determined by several factors, such as how recently your location has changed. Set your location Choose from several options to manually select your location. Hide your location Hide your location from all your friends. Turn off Latitude Disable
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    176 Your HTC Desire user guide Using HTC Footprints™ HTC Footprints™ provides an easy way to record favorite places and GPS search, or stop the GPS search. You may also be asked if you want HTC Footprints to automatically determine the address for the location. 6. Tap Done. Before pressing Done,
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    Maps and location 177 4. Scroll down to see more information. You can tap the information fields to view more information about the footprint, call a stored phone number, and more. 1 2 3 1 Search for the address in Google Maps. 2 Open the web page. 3 Show the GPS location in Google Maps. Editing
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    178 Your HTC Desire user guide Importing footprints You can restore footprints you previously backed up to the storage Footprints widget to view and access your footprints on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to "Adding a widget to your Home screen" in the Personalizing chapter.
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    More apps Watching videos on YouTube YouTube is an online video streaming service that allows you to view videos that have been uploaded by YouTube members. Press HOME, and then tap > YouTube. YouTube presents the videos grouped into
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    180 Your HTC Desire user guide Sharing a video link You can share a video by sending its link to your contacts. 1. Press HOME, and then tap > YouTube. 2. On the YouTube screen, tap a
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    More apps 181 Viewing a PDF Use PDF Viewer to view PDF files that you have copied to the phone's storage card. 1. Press HOME, and then tap > PDF Viewer. 2. On the Open file screen, tap the file you want to view. 3. Slide your finger on the screen to pan or go through the pages of the PDF.
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    182 Your HTC Desire user guide Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Quickoffice lets you view Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint files on your phone. Quickoffice supports viewing of Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 Word (.doc), Excel (.xls),
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    to view its intraday chart and other details. 2 Tap to update the stock information. 3 Tap to add a stock quote or stock market index. the row is highlighted in green, drag it to its new position, and then release. 4. Tap Done. Deleting stock quotes and indices 1. Press HOME, and then tap
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    184 Your HTC Desire user guide Setting stock information update frequency 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Stocks. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Settings. 3. Select the Auto-sync data check box. Downloading stock information automatically may incur additional fees from your mobile operator. 4. Tap
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    More apps 185 Listening to the radio FM Radio lets you listen to FM radio stations on your phone. You need to connect a headset first to the audio jack of your phone to use FM Radio. FM Radio uses the stereo headset as the FM radio antenna, 10 1 9 2 3 8 4 7 5 6 1 FM radio frequency 2 Drag
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    186 Your HTC Desire user guide  Press the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons on the side of the phone to adjust the volume.  Press MENU to set more FM Radio options. Adding station names 1. Press HOME, and then tap > FM Radio. 2. Tune in to the desired FM station, and then tap . 3. Enter a
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    to share, and then tap Share on the options menu. 4. On the Share options menu, select how you want to share the voice recording. To learn how to send files through Bluetooth, see the Bluetooth chapter. Setting a voice clip as a ringtone 1. Press HOME, and then tap > Voice Recorder. 2. On the
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    188 Your HTC Desire user guide Finding and installing apps from Android Market Android Market™ is the place to go > Market. 2. When you open Android Market for the first time, the Terms of Service window will appear. Tap Accept to continue. 3. To find an app in Android Market, you can:  Browse
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    user reviews. 5. Tap Install (for free applications) or Buy (for paid applications). You need a Google Checkout account to purchase items on Android others from using it without your permission. See the Security chapter to learn how to secure your phone. Requesting a refund for an application If
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    HTC Desire user guide Opening an installed application Do one of the following:  On the status bar, check if you see the icon. If you see the icon, open the Notifications Panel, and then tap the app to open it. See "Opening the Notifications panel" in the Basics chapter to learn Android Market
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    with the latest buzz on the Internet. News monitors RSS feeds from your favorite news sites, blogs and more, and downloads the most current updates. News screen 1 23 1 Subscriptions tab Displays the channels that you are subscribed to. Tap a channel to show the stories for that particular channel
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    HTC Desire user guide Subscribing to a news channel by entering a URL 1. Press HOME, and then tap > News. 2. On the Subscriptions tab, tap Add feeds > Add from URL. 3. Enter the complete URL for the RSS feed, and then tap Done. Setting update To manually check for updates, on to learn how to
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    Select. 3. Select the channel whose stories you want to read on the widget. 4. Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.
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    PIN (personal identification number). The default SIM PIN is provided by your mobile operator. 1. Press HOME > MENU, then tap Settings. 2. Scroll down restore access to the phone. This code may have been provided by your mobile operator when you received your SIM card. 1. On the phone dialer screen
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    Security 195 Protecting your phone with a screen lock You can further secure your phone by requiring a screen unlock pattern every time your phone is turned on or every time it wakes up from sleep mode (screen is off). 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then
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    mode, or set the options for mobile networks, roaming, Virtual Private Networks, and more. Call Set up call services such as voice mail, call forwarding, services. You can also enable or disable the automatic backup feature of the phone and reset the phone. See the Backup, Update and Reset chapter
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    storage Check the available storage card and phone memory. Date & time Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format. To turn off auto time synchronization and be able to manually change time zone settings, see "Setting the time zone, date, and time" in the Clock and Weather chapter
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    198 Your HTC Desire user guide Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound adjusts depending on how you hold the phone. Not all application screens support automatic rotation. 1. Press HOME > MENU, then tap Settings > Sound
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    Settings 199 Switching animation effects on or off You can turn off the animation or enable only some animations when switching between screens. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & display. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Animation. 3. On the options menu, select the
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    200 Your HTC Desire user guide Changing sound settings Setting a sound profile Switch to vibrate or silent mode, or use the normal phone sound settings. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap
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    language you would like to use. You can also change the language on the fly whenever you like. Changing the language adjusts the keyboard layout, date and time formatting, and more. The languages available to choose from may depend on the version of phone you have. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then
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    HTC Desire user guide .  Use only GSM networks. See "Using the GSM network of your mobile operator" in this chapter for details.  Do not use GPS satellites to  Lower the screen brightness. See "Adjusting the screen brightness manually" in this chapter for details.  Switch off screen animations.
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    the following:  In your web browser, clear all temporary Internet files and history information. See the Internet chapter for more information.  Uninstall downloaded programs from Android Market you no longer use. See "Finding and Installing Apps from
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    204 Your HTC Desire user guide Checking information about your phone 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap About phone. 3. Select one of the following: System software updates Enable or disable the automatic check feature for software updates for your
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    up phone data. See "Inserting the storage card" in the Basics chapter to learn how to install a microSD card to your phone. Checking if automatic backup the data is installed on the phone. 1. After you do a factory reset or update your phone system software, wait for the phone to restart. 2. When
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    Your HTC Desire user guide Updating your phone's system software From time to time, system software updates for your phone may be available. Your phone can check and then notify you if an update is available. You can then download and install the update to your phone. Depending on the type of update
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    when it left the factory. This is also called a hard reset. You might want to do this if you are giving your phone to a friend or relative and you want to remove all your data first, or if your phone has a persistent problem that is not solved by powering off the phone and
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    Memory Dimensions (LxWxT) Weight Display Network Onscreen navigation GPS Sensors Connectivity Camera Audio supported formats Video supported formats Battery Expansion slot AC adapter Special features 1 GHz Android™ with HTC Sense™ ROM: 512 MB RAM: 576 MB 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.7 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches
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    (Photos application) 156 Android Market 188 Answering an incoming call 46 Audio supported formats 208 B Backing widget 118 Call history 50 Call services 52 Camera 148 Capturing video 152 162 Facebook for Android 86 Facebook for HTC Sense 86 Face detection 152, 154 Factory reset 207 Finger gestures
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    210 Your HTC Desire user guide G Gmail/Google Mail 98 Google Accounts 78 Google Maps 168 Google News 191 GPS satellites 168 H Hard reset 207 Home city 122 Home page 134 Home screen 24 Home screen wallpaper 38 HTC Clock widget 119 HTC 69 Mobile network tone 200 Notifications Review screen (Camera) 149
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    201 - sound settings 200 - weather 127 Setting the time zone, date, and time 122 Setting Updating your phone's system software 206 Using your phone as a modem 141 V vCalendar 118 Video capture 152 Videos 179 Video supported 42 World Clock 122 Y Your phone 12 - charging the battery 19 - inserting the
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