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Settings, Turning Airplane mode on or off, Changing display settings

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139 Settings Settings Turning Airplane mode on or off In many countries, you are required by law to turn off wireless devices while on board an aircraft. A way to turn off wireless functions quickly is to switch HTC EVO V 4G to Airplane mode. When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on HTC EVO V 4G are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored. To turn Airplane mode on or off, press and hold Power, and then tap Airplane mode. When enabled, the Airplane mode icon is displayed in the status bar. Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Display > Brightness. 3. Clear the Automatic brightness check box. 4. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. Adjusting the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Display > Sleep. 3. Tap the time before the screen turns off. Turning automatic screen rotation off Automatic rotation is not supported in all applications. 1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Display. 3. Clear the Auto-rotate screen check box.

Section	Page
Getting started	8
Inside the box	8
HTC EVO V 4G	8
Front panel	8
Top panel	9
Left and right panels	9
Back panel	9
Back cover	10
Removing the back cover	10
Replacing the back cover	10
Storage card	11
Inserting the storage card	11
Removing the storage card	11
Unmounting the storage card	11
Battery	12
Removing the battery	12
Inserting the battery	12
Charging the battery	13
Getting the battery to last longer	13
Switching the power on or off	14
Switching the power on	14
Switching the power off	14
What are Wireless Emergency Alerts/CMAS?	14
Touch gestures	14
Setting up HTC EVO V 4G for the first time	15
Ways of getting contacts into HTC EVO V 4G	15
Home screen	16
Extended Home screen	16
Using Leap view	16
Basics	17
Adjusting the volume	17
Adjusting the ringer volume	17
Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls	17
Adjusting the media volume	17
Sleep mode	17
Switching to Sleep mode	17
Waking up from Sleep mode	18
Unlocking the screen	18
Opening an app from the lock screen	18
Status icons	19
Notifications	20
Notification LED	20
Notification icons	20
Notifications panel	21
Switching between recently opened apps	22
Using Quick Settings	22
Where apps, data, and files are stored	23
Connecting your phone to a computer	24
Copying files to or from the storage card	24
Transferring contacts from your old phone	25
Copying and sharing text	25
Selecting text	25
Copying and pasting text	25
Sharing text	26
Printing	26
Printing a photo	26
Adding a printer	27
Personalizing	28
Making HTC EVO V 4G truly yours	28
Personalizing HTC EVO V 4G with scenes	28
Using a preset scene	28
Creating a new scene	28
Renaming a scene	29
Deleting scenes	29
Changing your wallpaper	29
Applying a new skin	30
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	30
Adding a widget to your Home screen	30
Changing the settings of a widget	31
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen	31
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	32
Moving a widget or icon	32
Removing a widget or icon	32
Personalizing the launch bar	32
Grouping apps into a folder	33
Renaming a folder	33
Removing items from a folder	33
Rearranging the Home screen	34
Removing a Home screen panel	34
Adding back a Home screen panel	34
Personalizing with sound sets	35
Creating a sound set	35
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds	35
Deleting sound sets	35
Rearranging application tabs	36
Customizing the lock screen style	36
Phone calls	38
Making a call with Smart dial	38
What is Smart dial?	38
Using Speed dial	38
Assigning a speed dial key	38
Calling a phone number in a text message	39
Calling a phone number in an email	39
Making an emergency call	39
Receiving calls	39
Answering a call	39
Rejecting a call	40
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call	40
Look who's calling	40
What can I do during a call	40
Switching between calls	41
Turning the speakerphone on during a call	41
Muting the microphone during a call	41
Ending a call	41
Internet calls	42
Adding an Internet calling account	42
Making an Internet call	42
Call history	42
Returning a missed call	42
Checking calls in the Call History	43
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History	43
Clearing the Call History list	43
Call services	43
Messages	44
About the Messages app	44
Sending a text message (SMS)	44
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)	45
Can't find your contacts' email addresses in Messages?	45
Creating a slideshow	45
Resuming a draft message	46
Checking your messages	46
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message	46
Saving a text message in the Tasks app	46
Replying to a message	47
Replying to another phone number of the contact	47
Forwarding a message	47
WAP push messages	48
Opening and reading a new WAP push message	48
Viewing all your WAP push messages	48
Managing message conversations	48
Locking a message	48
Deleting a single message	48
Deleting several messages within a conversation	49
Deleting a conversation	49
Deleting several conversations	49
Backing up your text messages	49
Importing text messages	49
Setting message options	50
Search and Web browser	51
Searching HTC EVO V 4G and the Web	51
Setting search options	51
Performing searches on the Web and HTC EVO V 4G	51
Browsing the Web	51
Opening a new browser window	52
Switching between browser windows	52
Viewing the full version of a website	53
Private browsing	53
Downloading files and apps	53
Viewing your downloads	53
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	54
Bookmarking a webpage	54
Opening a bookmark	54
Editing a bookmark	54
Viewing a previously visited page	54
Clearing the list of previously visited pages	54
Viewing a page that you often visit	55
Clearing the list of most visited pages	55
Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages	55
Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome	55
Setting browser options	56
Setting your homepage	56
Choosing when to show Adobe Flash content	56
Camera	57
Switching between 3D and 2D	57
Camera basics	57
Before capturing	58
Zooming	58
Auto focusing	58
Switching between the front and rear camera	58
Choosing an effect	58
Setting the resolution	58
Choosing a flash mode	58
Taking a photo	59
Recording video	59
Camera scenes	60
Improving people shots	60
Changing camera settings	60
Top questions on 3D camera	61
How does the phone display in 3D?	61
What's the maximum resolution for 3D and 2D photos?	61
What's the maximum resolution for 3D and 2D videos?	61
What's the best distance for capturing 3D photos and videos?	62
What capture file formats are available for 3D photos?	62
How can I view 3D photos on my computer?	62
Photos, videos, and music	63
Gallery	63
About the Gallery app	63
Viewing photos and videos	63
Starting a photo slideshow	63
Adjusting a 3D photo	64
Watching a video	64
Editing your photos	64
Rotating a photo	64
Cropping a photo	65
Adding photo effects	65
Saving a 3D photo as 2D	65
Trimming a video	65
Viewing photos in your social networks	66
Sending your photos and videos	66
Sending photos or videos by email	66
Sending a photo or video by MMS	67
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth	67
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web	67
Sharing photos or videos on Facebook	67
Sharing photos and videos on Flickr	68
Sharing photos on Picasa	68
Sharing videos on YouTube	69
Music	69
Browsing music in the library	69
Listening to music	70
Finding music videos on YouTube	70
Updating album covers	70
Playing music from the Lock screen	70
Creating a playlist	71
Playing the songs in a playlist	71
Managing playlists	72
Deleting playlists	72
Setting a song as a ringtone	72
Trimming an MP3 ringtone	73
Sharing music using Bluetooth	73
Connected Media	74
Sharing media on your home network	74
HTC services	75
HTC Watch	75
About HTC Watch	75
Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account	75
Watching movies and TV shows	76
Renting or purchasing a video	76
Managing your downloads	77
Changing settings	77
Checking what's linked to your HTC Watch account	77
Deleting your HTC Watch account	77
Top questions on HTC Watch	78
Why am I asked to sign in again to my account?	78
How long is the rental period of a video?	78
Why won't HTC Watch allow me to remove a device and add a new one?	78
Accounts and sync	79
Adding a social network account	79
Adding more Google Accounts	79
Forgot your Google Account password?	79
Managing your online accounts	80
Changing sync settings	80
Syncing an account manually	80
Managing synced account settings	80
Removing an account	80
People	81
About the People app	81
Your contacts list	81
Filtering your contacts list	81
Setting up your profile	82
Adding a new contact	82
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account	82
Merging contact information	83
Accepting matched contacts suggestions	83
Manually merging contact information	83
Breaking the link	83
Backing up your contacts to the storage card	83
Importing contacts from the storage card	84
Contact information and conversations	84
Editing a contact’s information	84
Deleting contacts	85
Sending contact information	85
Sending multiple contact cards	85
Contact groups	86
Creating a group	86
Editing a contact group	86
Sending a message or email to a group	86
Rearranging your contact groups	87
Rearranging the members of a contact group	87
Deleting groups	87
Social	88
Facebook for HTC Sense	88
About Friend Stream	88
Checking notifications from your social networks	88
Updating your status in Friend Stream	88
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream	89
Posting a message on a friend's Facebook wall	89
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts	89
Checking in to a place	89
Using Facebook chat	90
Chatting in Google Talk	90
Using Google+	90
Email	91
Gmail	91
Viewing your Gmail Inbox	91
Sending an email message in Gmail	91
Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail	92
Getting help	92
Mail	92
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	92
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	93
Checking your Mail inbox	93
Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts	94
Switching between different views of your inbox	94
Manually refreshing an email account	94
Sorting email messages	95
Sending an email message	95
Resuming a draft email message	95
Reading and replying to an email message	95
Where are my unread email messages?	96
Saving an email message in the Tasks app	96
Searching and filtering email messages	96
Searching for emails from a contact	96
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email	97
Flagging an email	97
Setting your Out of the office status	97
Sending a meeting request	97
Managing email messages	97
Moving email messages to another folder	97
Deleting email messages	97
Switching to other mail folders	97
Changing email account settings	98
Calendar	99
About Calendar	99
Creating an event	99
Calendar views	100
Month view	100
Day and agenda views	100
Week view	100
Managing Calendar events	100
Editing an event	100
Deleting an event	101
Sharing an event	101
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation	101
Setting reminders for your events	101
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders	102
Showing or hiding calendars	102
Changing Calendar settings	102
Maps and location	103
Location settings	103
Turning on location services	103
Locations	103
Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints	103
Adding a location as a footprint	103
Revisiting a footprint	104
Editing or deleting a footprint	104
Sharing your footprints	104
Deleting multiple footprints	104
Exporting your footprints	104
Google Maps	104
About Google Maps	104
Getting around maps	105
Searching for a location	105
Clearing the map	105
Checking the details of a location	106
Searching for a place of interest near you	106
Getting directions	106
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	107
Opening and joining Latitude	107
Getting help	107
Google Play and other apps	108
Getting apps from Google Play	108
Finding and installing an app	108
Uninstalling an app	108
Getting help	109
Using the Clock	109
About the HTC Clock widget	109
Changing the location on the Clock widget	109
About the Clock app	109
World Clock settings	109
Setting your home city	109
Setting the date and time manually	110
Adding a city to the World Clock screen	110
Setting an alarm	110
Deleting an alarm	110
Checking Weather	110
Adding a city to the Weather screen	111
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen	111
Deleting cities from the Weather screen	111
Reading news feeds	111
Subscribing to news channels	111
Adding a keyword	112
Reading a story	112
Changing update schedule and content settings	112
Watching videos on YouTube	113
Searching for videos	113
Clearing the search history	113
Sharing a video link	113
Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube	113
Sharing games and apps	114
Productivity	115
Working on documents	115
Viewing a document	115
Creating a document	115
Editing a document	115
Recording your voice	116
Setting a voice clip as a ringtone	116
Completing tasks	116
Viewing the unified task list	116
Filtering tasks	116
Creating a task list	117
Managing task lists	117
Creating a task	117
Managing tasks	117
Changing Tasks settings	118
HTC Sync	119
About HTC Sync	119
Installing HTC Sync	119
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC EVO V 4G	120
Syncing songs and playlists	120
Syncing photos and videos	121
Syncing your calendar events	121
Syncing your contacts	122
Syncing your web bookmarks	122
Syncing documents and email attachments	123
Installing an app from your computer to HTC EVO V 4G	123
Syncing another device with your computer	124
Keyboard	125
Using the onscreen keyboard	125
Selecting a keyboard layout	125
Entering text	125
Choosing multiple keyboard languages	125
Changing the keyboard language	126
Entering words with predictive text	126
Setting a second language for the keyboard	126
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary	127
Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary	127
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card	127
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card	127
Entering text by speaking	128
Entering text by tracing	128
Turning on trace input	128
Adjusting input settings	129
Internet connections	130
Data connection	130
Wi‑Fi	130
Turning Wi‑Fi on and connecting to a wireless network	130
Checking the wireless network status	131
Connecting to a different Wi‑Fi network	131
Connecting to a Wi‑Fi network using enhanced security	131
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	131
Setting up secure credential storage	132
Adding a VPN connection	132
Connecting to a VPN	132
Disconnecting from a VPN	133
Bluetooth	134
Bluetooth basics	134
Turning Bluetooth on or off	134
Changing the device name	134
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit	134
Reconnecting a headset or car kit	135
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device	135
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device	135
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device	136
Sending information using Bluetooth	136
Where sent information is saved	137
Receiving information using Bluetooth	137
Settings	139
Turning Airplane mode on or off	139
Changing display settings	139
Adjusting the screen brightness manually	139
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off	139
Turning automatic screen rotation off	139
Recalibrating the G-sensor	140
Keeping the screen on while charging	140
Switching animation effects on or off	140
Changing sound settings	140
Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes	140
Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items	140
Lowering the ring volume automatically	141
Making HTC EVO V 4G ring louder in your pocket or bag	141
Switching to speakerphone automatically	141
Changing the display language	141
Checking the power usage of applications	141
Managing memory	142
Checking how much phone memory is available for use	142
Checking the available storage card space	142
Making more storage space (internal storage)	142
Stopping running applications using Task Manager	142
Backing up settings to Google	143
Accessibility settings	143
Protecting HTC EVO V 4G with a screen lock	143
Forgot your screen lock pattern?	144
Encrypting data on HTC EVO V 4G	144
Checking information about HTC EVO V 4G	145
Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item	145
Update and reset	146
Updating the HTC EVO V 4G software	146
Installing an update	146
Checking for updates manually	146
Restarting HTC EVO V 4G	147
Resetting HTC EVO V 4G	147
Performing a factory reset from settings	147
Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons	147
Trademarks and copyrights	148