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Basics 25 Home screen The Home screen provides you with a weather clock that shows the time and weather of your current location. Tap the respective item to open the associated application. The Home screen also lets you add the items you want and need on the Home screen. Add items like application icons, 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 extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. There are 6 "additional" screens apart from the main Home screen. You cannot add more screens. Navigating the Home screen You can go to the extended Home screen by sliding your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the Home screen. While on an extended Home screen, press HOME to return to the main Home screen. Directly going to a particular screen 1. From any Home screen, pinch the screen to bring up a snapshot of the Home screen. On the main Home screen, you can press HOME to show the snapshot of the Home screen. 2. Tap the screen you want to open.

Section	Page
Basics	14
Inside the box	14
Your Phone	14
Front panel	14
Back panel	15
Top panel	16
Left panel	16
Bottom panel	17
Before turning on your phone	18
Back cover	18
SIM card	19
Storage card	19
Battery	20
Finger gestures	22
Getting started	23
Turning on your phone	23
Turning off your phone	23
Setting up your phone for the first time	23
Sleep mode	24
Home screen	25
Extended Home screen	25
Navigating the Home screen	25
Phone status and notifications	26
Phone status icons	26
Notification icons	27
Checking notifications	29
Adjusting the volume	30
Adjusting the ringer volume	30
Adjusting the media volume	30
Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls	30
Adjusting the volume via settings	30
Connecting your phone to a computer	31
Copying files to and from the storage card	32
Searching your phone and the Web	33
Setting Web and phone search options	33
Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box	33
Personalizing	34
Making your phone truly yours	34
Changing the ringtone	34
Personalizing your phone with scenes	35
Using a preset scene	35
Customizing and saving a scene	35
Renaming or deleting a scene	35
Changing your wallpaper	36
Changing your Home screen wallpaper	36
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	37
Adding a widget to your Home screen	37
Downloading HTC widgets	37
Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	38
Adding folders on your Home screen	39
Creating a new folder and adding items to it	39
Renaming a folder	39
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	40
Moving a widget or icon	40
Removing a widget or icon	40
Phone calls	41
Making calls	41
Calling somebody using your phone	41
Calling a speed dial number	42
Calling a phone number in a text message	42
Calling a phone number in an email	42
Making an emergency call	43
Receiving calls	44
Answering an incoming call	44
Rejecting an incoming call	45
Rejecting a call and sending a text message	45
HTC Caller ID	45
Using in-call options	46
Handling multiple calls	46
Setting up a conference call	47
Putting a call on hold	47
Muting the microphone during a call	47
Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call	47
Ending a call	47
Using call history	48
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history	48
Checking a missed call	49
Clearing the call history list	49
Call services	50
Turning Airplane mode on or off	51
People	52
About People	52
Ways of getting contacts into your phone	52
People screen	53
Setting up My contact card	53
Your contacts list	53
Adding a new contact	54
Importing contacts from your SIM card	55
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account	55
Merging contact information	55
Editing a contact’s information	56
Searching for a contact	56
Backing up your contacts to the storage card	56
Importing contacts from the storage card	56
Deleting contacts	57
Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS	57
Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS	57
Contact groups	58
Creating a group and adding contacts	58
Deleting a group	58
Adding or removing contacts from a group	58
Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group	59
Contact information and conversations	60
People widget	61
Adding the People widget	61
Setting the default communication method	61
Changing the default communication method	61
Getting in touch with a contact	61
Keyboard	62
Using the onscreen keyboard	62
Using the landscape onscreen keyboard	62
Changing the onscreen keyboard layout	62
Enabling multiple keyboard languages	63
Entering text	63
Entering words with predictive text	64
Entering text by speaking	65
Setting the voice input language	65
Adjusting touch input settings	66
Text input	66
Messages	67
About Messages	67
Sending text and multimedia messages	67
New message notifications	70
WAP push messages	71
Managing message conversations	72
Protecting a message from deletion	73
Deleting a message thread	73
Deleting several message threads	73
Deleting a single message	73
Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact	73
Setting text and multimedia message options	74
Adding the Messages widget	75
Accounts and sync	76
Synchronizing with online accounts	76
Adding a social network account	76
Synchronizing with a Google Account	76
Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	77
Managing your accounts	77
Synchronizing with your computer	79
Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card	79
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone	80
Setting the Music sync options	80
Setting the Gallery sync options	81
Setting Calendar sync options	81
Setting People sync options	82
Setting Bookmarks sync options	82
Setting Bookmarks sync options	82
Synchronizing your phone	83
Installing apps from your computer to your phone	83
Synchronizing another phone with your computer	84
Social	85
Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application	85
Facebook for HTC Sense	85
Facebook for Android application	85
Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application	86
Tweeting on your phone	87
Peep screen	87
Sending a tweet	87
Searching for Twitter users to follow	88
Sending a direct message	88
Setting Peep options	88
Adding the Twitter widget	89
Using Friend Stream	90
Friend Stream screen	90
Updating your status	91
Adding the Friend Stream widget	91
Chatting in Google Talk	92
Signing in to Google Talk	92
Chatting with friends	92
Changing your online status and picture	93
Managing your Friends list	93
Changing Google Talk settings	95
Email	96
Using Gmail/Google Mail	96
Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox	96
Reading your messages	97
Sending a message	98
Managing conversations and messages	99
Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings	101
Mail	103
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	103
Viewing your email inbox	103
Exchange ActiveSync email	105
Composing and sending an email message	106
Viewing and replying to an email message	107
Editing email account settings	107
Deleting an email account	107
Adding the Mail widget	107
Calendar	108
About Calendar	108
Creating a calendar event	108
Inviting guests to your event (Google Account only)	109
Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only)	109
Changing calendar views	110
Month view	110
Day and Agenda views	110
Week view	111
Viewing, editing or deleting an event	112
Viewing and editing an event	112
Deleting an event	112
Calendar event reminders	113
Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders	113
Displaying and synchronizing calendars	114
Showing or hiding calendars	114
Choosing which Google Calendars are synchronized on your phone	114
Changing Calendar settings	115
Reminder settings	115
Calendar view settings	115
Sending a vCalendar	116
About the Calendar widget	116
Clock and Weather	117
About the HTC Clock widget	117
About the Clock application	118
Using Desk Clock	119
Using World Clock	120
Setting your home city	120
Setting the time zone, date, and time	120
Adding a city to the World Clock screen	121
Setting the alarm clock	122
Setting an alarm	122
Deleting an alarm	122
Changing alarm sound settings	123
Checking weather	124
Adding a city to the Weather screen	124
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen	125
Deleting cities from the Weather screen	125
Changing weather options	125
About the Weather widget	125
Internet	126
Data connection	126
Checking the data connection you are using	126
Turning the data connection on or off	126
Creating a new access point	126
Enabling data roaming	126
Wi-Fi	127
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network	127
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security	127
Checking the wireless network status	128
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network	128
Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets	129
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	130
Preparing your phone for VPN connection	130
Adding a VPN connection	130
Connecting to a VPN	130
Disconnecting from a VPN	131
Using your phone’s web browser	132
Opening the browser	132
Going to a web page	132
Setting your home page	132
Changing the screen orientation	132
Browsing full versions of all web sites	132
Navigating on a web page	133
Zooming in or out on a web page	133
Selecting a link in a web page	133
Opening a new browser window	134
Switching between browser windows	135
Finding text within a web page	135
Downloading applications from the web	135
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing	136
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	137
Setting browser options	138
Using your phone as a modem (tethering)	139
Using your phone as a wireless router	140
Bluetooth	141
Using Bluetooth	141
Turning Bluetooth on or off	141
Changing the phone name	141
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit	142
Reconnecting a headset or car kit	142
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device	143
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device	143
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device	143
Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth	144
Receiving information from another device	145
Camera	147
Camera basics	147
Viewfinder screen	147
Using the optical trackball as the shutter release	148
Review screen	148
Zooming	149
Taking a photo	150
Capturing a video	151
Camera settings	152
Changing basic settings	152
Changing advanced settings	152
Gallery	155
About the Gallery application	155
Selecting an album	155
Viewing photos and videos	156
Browsing in filmstrip or grid view	156
Viewing a photo in landscape orientation	156
Zooming in or out on a photo	157
Watching video	157
Viewing photos in your social networks	158
Viewing photos on Facebook	158
Viewing photos on Flickr	158
Working with photos	159
Rotating and saving a photo	159
Cropping a photo	159
Sharing	160
Sending photos or videos by email	160
Sending a photo or video by MMS	160
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth	160
Sharing photos on Facebook	161
Sharing photos on Flickr	161
Sharing photos on Picasa	161
Sharing videos on YouTube	161
Music	162
About the Music application	162
Playing music	162
Browsing music in the Library	163
Creating a playlist	164
Playing the songs in a playlist	164
Managing playlists	164
Setting a song as ringtone	166
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone	166
Sending music using Bluetooth	166
About the Music widget	166
Maps and location	167
Using Google Maps	167
Viewing locations	167
Viewing map layers	169
Searching for a location	170
Getting directions	171
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	172
Using HTC Footprints™	175
Creating a footprint	175
Revisiting a footprint	175
Editing or deleting a footprint	176
Exporting your footprints	176
Importing footprints	177
Adding the Footprints widget	177
More apps	178
Watching videos on YouTube	178
Watching videos	178
Searching for videos	178
Sharing a video link	179
Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube	179
Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets	180
Keeping track of your stocks	181
Adding a stock quote or stock market index	181
Changing the stock list order	181
Deleting stock quotes and indices	181
Setting stock information update frequency	182
Manually updating stock information	182
Adding the Stocks widget	182
Listening to the radio	183
Listening to an FM station	183
Adding station names	184
Minimizing or turning off FM Radio	184
Recording your voice	185
Recording your voice	185
Sharing a voice clip	185
Setting a voice clip as a ringtone	185
Renaming a voice clip	185
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	186
Finding and installing an application	186
Creating a Google Checkout account	187
Requesting a refund for an application	187
Opening an installed application	188
Uninstalling an application	188
Getting help	188
Sharing games and apps	189
Reading news feeds	191
News screen	191
Subscribing to a news channel from a list	191
Subscribing to a news channel by entering a URL	192
Setting update frequency for stories	192
Reading a story	192
Starring a story	192
Adding a keyword	193
Adding the News widget	193
Security	194
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN	194
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out	194
Protecting your phone with a screen lock	195
Changing your screen lock	195
Forgot your screen lock pattern?	195
Settings	196
Settings on your phone	196
Changing display settings	198
Adjusting the screen brightness manually	198
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off	198
Preventing automatic screen rotation	198
Recalibrating the G-sensor	198
Keeping the screen on while charging the phone	198
Switching animation effects on or off	199
Changing sound settings	200
Changing the phone language	201
Optimizing your phone’s battery life	202
Using the GSM network of your mobile operator	202
Checking the power usage of applications	202
Managing memory	203
Checking how much phone memory is available for use	203
Checking the available storage card space	203
Clearing application cache and data	203
Uninstalling third-party applications	203
Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space	203
Checking information about your phone	204
Update and reset	205
Updating your phone’s system software	205
Checking for phone system software updates manually	205
Performing a hard/factory reset	206

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Basics

Home screen

The Home screen provides you with a weather clock that shows the time and weather of

your current location. Tap the respective item to open the associated application.

The Home screen also lets you add the items you want and need on the Home screen.

Add items like application icons, 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 extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons,

widgets, and more. There are 6 “additional” screens apart from the main Home screen.

You cannot add more screens.

Navigating the Home screen

You can go to the extended Home screen by sliding your finger horizontally across the

screen to go to the left or right side of the Home screen. While on an extended Home screen,

press HOME to return to the main Home screen.

Directly going to a particular screen

From any Home screen, pinch the screen to bring up a snapshot of the Home screen.

On the main Home screen, you can press HOME to show the snapshot of the Home screen.

Tap the screen you want to open.