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149 Android Market and other apps Using Flashlight Never get caught in the dark again. The Flashlight app turns on your phone's LED flashlight to shine a light wherever you need it. From the Home screen, tap > Flashlight. § To adjust the brightness of the light, simply tap the onscreen power button on the flashlight handle. § Press to switch to Auto flash, SOS, or Manual mode. To close the flashlight, press . Sharing games and apps Having fun with a game or app that you found from Android Market? Share your favorite games and apps instantly with your circle of friends. For your friends to link to the app and download it from Android Market, they must be using an Android device. 1. From the Home screen, tap . 2. Press , and then tap Share. You'll then see the list of games and apps that you downloaded and installed from Android Market. 3. Tap an app, and then choose how to share it. When your friends see the link in your sent message, email, or status update, they can simply tap the link to go directly to the game or app in Android Market to download it. § While entering your status update in Friend Stream, you can also tap from games or apps that you want to share in your social networks. to choose § If you've already created a new text or email message, press and then tap > App recommendation to choose from your list of installed games and apps.

Section	Page
Getting started	8
Inside the box	8
HTC Sensation 4G	8
Front panel	8
Top panel	9
Left panel	9
Back panel	9
Bottom panel	9
Back cover	10
Removing the back cover	10
Replacing the back cover	11
SIM card	11
Inserting the SIM card	11
Removing the SIM card	12
Storage card	12
Inserting the storage card	12
Removing the storage card	12
Unmounting the storage card	12
Battery	13
Removing the battery thin film	13
Removing the battery	13
Inserting the battery	14
Charging the battery	14
Switching the power on or off	15
Switching the power on	15
Switching the power off	15
Setting up HTC Sensation 4G for the first time	15
Entering your PIN	16
Finger gestures	16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 4G	17
Home screen	18
Extended Home screen	18
Using Leap view	19
Basics	20
Adjusting the volume	20
Adjusting the ringer volume	20
Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls	20
Adjusting the media volume	20
Adjusting the volume via settings	20
Sleep mode	21
Switching to Sleep mode	21
Waking up from Sleep mode	21
Unlocking the screen	21
Opening an app from the lock screen	22
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off	22
Status and notifications	22
Status icons	22
Notification icons	23
Notification LED	24
Notifications panel	25
Switching between recently opened apps	25
Using Quick Settings	26
Closing the Notifications panel	26
Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to a computer	26
Copying files to or from the storage card	27
Copying and sharing text	28
Selecting text	28
Copying and pasting text	28
Sharing text	28
Printing	29
Personalizing	30
Making HTC Sensation 4G truly yours	30
Personalizing HTC Sensation 4G with scenes	30
Using a preset scene	30
Creating a new scene	30
Renaming a scene	31
Deleting scenes	31
Changing your wallpaper	31
Applying a new skin	32
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	32
Adding a widget to your Home screen	32
Changing the settings of a widget	33
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	34
Adding folders on your Home screen	34
Creating a new folder and adding items to it	34
Renaming a folder	34
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	35
Moving a widget or icon	35
Removing a widget or icon	35
Rearranging the Home screen	36
Using sound sets	36
Choosing a preset sound set	36
Creating a sound set	37
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds	37
Deleting sound sets	37
Rearranging or hiding application tabs	38
Adding a tab back	38
Customizing the lock screen	39
Phone calls	40
Different ways of making calls	40
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen	40
What is Smart dial?	41
Using Speed dial	41
Assigning a speed dial key	41
Calling a phone number in a text message	41
Calling a phone number in an email	42
Making an emergency call	42
Receiving calls	42
Answering a call	42
Rejecting a call	43
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call	43
HTC Caller ID	43
What can I do during a call?	43
Putting a call on hold	43
Switching between calls	44
Turning the speakerphone on during a call	44
Muting the microphone during a call	44
Ending a call	44
Setting up a conference call	45
Wi-Fi Calling	45
Turning on Wi-Fi Calling	45
Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings	46
Turning off Wi-Fi Calling	46
Internet calls	46
Adding an Internet calling account	46
Making an Internet call	47
Using Call history	47
Checking a missed call	47
Checking calls in the Call History	47
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History	48
Clearing the Call History list	48
Using Home dialing	48
Turning off Home dialing	49
Call services	49
Turning Airplane mode on or off	50
Messages	51
Opening Messages	51
Sending a text message (SMS)	51
Sending a picture message (MMS)	52
Resuming a draft message	53
Viewing and replying to a message	54
Replying to another phone number of the contact	55
Forwarding a message	55
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message	56
Push messages	56
Opening and reading a new push message	56
Viewing all your push messages	56
Managing message conversations	57
Protecting a message from deletion	57
Copying a message to your SIM card	57
Deleting a single message	57
Deleting several messages within a conversation	57
Deleting a conversation	58
Deleting several conversations	58
Setting message options	58
Search and Web browser	60
Searching HTC Sensation 4G and the Web	60
Setting search options	60
Performing searches on the Web and HTC Sensation 4G	60
Using the web browser	61
Going to a webpage	61
Changing the screen orientation	61
Navigating and zooming on a webpage	61
Selecting a link on a webpage	62
Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage	62
Opening a new browser window	62
Switching between browser windows	63
Downloading from the Web	63
Downloading apps from the Web	63
Viewing your downloads	64
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	64
Bookmarking a webpage	64
Opening a bookmark	64
Editing a bookmark	64
Viewing a previously visited page	64
Clearing the list of previously visited pages	64
Viewing a page that you often visit	65
Clearing the list of most visited pages	65
Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages	65
Setting browser options	65
Setting your home page	65
Browsing full versions of all websites	65
Choosing when to show Adobe Flash content	66
Camera	67
Camera basics	67
Viewfinder screen	67
Zooming	68
Auto focusing	68
Using the front camera	68
Taking a photo	68
Recording video	69
Adding effects	70
After capturing	70
Changing camera settings	70
Photos, videos, and music	72
Gallery	72
About the Gallery app	72
Selecting an album	72
Viewing photos	73
Zooming in or out on a photo	73
Viewing photos as a slideshow	74
Watching a video	74
Editing your photos	74
Rotating a photo	74
Cropping a photo	74
Adding effects	75
Trimming a video	75
Sending your photos and videos	76
Sending photos or videos by email	76
Sending a photo or video by MMS	76
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth	77
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web	77
Sharing photos or videos on Facebook	77
Sharing photos and videos on Flickr	78
Sharing photos on Picasa	78
Sharing videos on YouTube	78
Viewing photos in your social networks	79
Viewing photos on Facebook	79
Viewing photos on Flickr	79
Commenting on photos in your social networks	79
Music	80
Listening to music	80
Playing music from the Lock screen	80
Browsing albums in landscape view	81
About the Music widget	81
Browsing music in the library	82
Creating a playlist	82
Playing the songs in a playlist	82
Managing playlists	83
Deleting playlists	83
Setting a song as a ringtone	83
Trimming an MP3 ringtone	84
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone	84
Sharing music using Bluetooth	84
Finding music videos on YouTube	85
Updating album covers	85
Connected Media	86
Sharing media on your home network	86
HTC services	88
HTC Watch	88
Watching movies on the go	88
HTCSense.com	88
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account	88
Signing up from HTC Sensation 4G	88
Signing up from your computer	88
Updating your HTCSense.com account details	89
Turning on Phone finder	89
Using HTCSense.com	89
Making HTC Sensation 4G ring	89
Forwarding calls and messages	89
Locating HTC Sensation 4G	90
Locking HTC Sensation 4G	90
Erasing the contents of HTC Sensation 4G	90
Deleting your HTCSense.com account	90
Accounts and sync	91
About online accounts	91
Synchronizing with a Google Account	91
Adding more Google Accounts	91
Forgot your Google Account password?	92
Adding a social network account	92
Managing your online accounts	92
Changing general sync settings	92
Synchronizing an account manually	93
Changing account settings	93
Removing an account	93
People	94
Transferring contacts from your old phone	94
About the People app	95
Your contacts list	96
Filtering your contacts list	96
Setting up your profile	97
What you can see on your profile	97
Importing contacts from your SIM card	97
Adding a new contact	98
Searching for contacts	98
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account	99
Merging contact information	100
Accepting matched contacts suggestions	100
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts	100
Manually merging contact information	101
Breaking the link	101
Backing up your contacts to the storage card	101
Importing contacts from the storage card	101
Contact information and conversations	101
Editing a contact’s information	102
Deleting contacts	102
Sending contact information as a vCard	103
Sending multiple contact cards	103
Contact groups	104
Creating a group	104
Editing a contact group	104
Sending a message or email to a group	105
Rearranging your contact groups	105
Rearranging the members of a contact group	105
Deleting groups	105
Adding People widgets	106
Setting the default communication method	106
Changing the default communication method	106
Getting in touch with a contact	107
Adding group members to a People widget	107
Social	108
Facebook for HTC Sense	108
Tweeting on the go using Peep	109
Sending a tweet	110
Searching for Twitter users to follow	110
Unfollowing a Twitter user	110
Sending a direct message	110
Setting Peep options	110
Using Friend Stream	111
Updating your status	112
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts	112
Checking notifications from your social networks	113
Sharing your location with your Facebook friends	113
About the Friend Stream widget	113
Chatting in Google Talk	114
Chatting with a friend	114
Accepting a chat invitation	114
Changing your online status and picture	114
Adding and managing friends	115
Changing settings or signing out	115
Email	116
Gmail	116
Using Gmail	116
Viewing your Gmail Inbox	116
Sending a new message	116
Replying to or forwarding an email message	117
Getting help	117
Mail	117
About the Mail app	117
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	118
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	118
Checking your Mail inbox	119
Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts	119
Switching between different views of your inbox	119
Refreshing an email account	120
Sorting email messages	120
Quickly browsing your inbox	120
Managing email messages	120
Deleting an email message	120
Selecting several email messages	121
Moving several email messages to another folder	121
Moving an email message after reading	121
Deleting all messages	121
Switching to other mail folders	121
Sending an email message	121
Resuming a draft email message	123
Reading and replying to an email message	123
Setting the priority for an email message	123
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email	123
Flagging an email	123
Setting your Out of the office status	123
Sending a meeting request	124
Changing email account settings	124
Deleting an email account	124
Calendar	125
About Calendar	125
Creating an event	125
Changing Calendar views	126
Using month view	126
Using day and agenda views	126
Using week view	127
Managing Calendar events	127
Viewing an event	127
Editing an event	127
Deleting an event	127
Sharing an event (vCalendar)	128
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation	128
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders	128
Showing or hiding calendars	129
Changing Calendar settings	129
Reminder settings	129
Calendar view settings	129
About the Calendar widget	130
Maps and location	131
Turning on location services	131
About Google Maps	131
Getting around maps	132
Searching for a location	133
Clearing the map	133
Searching for a place of interest near you	133
Getting directions	134
Getting help	135
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	135
Opening and joining Latitude	135
Android Market and other apps	136
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	136
Finding and installing an app	136
Opening an installed app	137
Uninstalling an app	137
Getting help	137
Using the Clock	138
About the HTC Clock widget	138
Changing the location on the Clock widget	138
Using the Clock app	138
Using Desk Clock	139
Using World Clock	139
Setting your home city	139
Setting the time zone, date, and time	139
Adding a city to the World Clock screen	139
Setting an alarm	140
Deleting an alarm	140
Changing alarm sound settings	140
Checking Weather	141
Adding a city to the Weather screen	141
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen	141
Deleting cities from the Weather screen	141
Changing Weather options	142
About the Weather widget	142
Reading news feeds	142
Subscribing to news channels	142
Adding a keyword	143
Adding people to follow	143
Reading a story	143
Changing update schedule and content settings	144
About the News widget	144
Keeping track of your stocks	145
Adding a stock quote or stock market index	145
Changing update schedule and color settings	146
Working on documents	146
Viewing a document	146
Editing a document	146
Watching videos on YouTube	147
Searching for videos	147
Clearing the search history	147
Sharing a video link	147
Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube	147
Listening to FM Radio	148
Tuning in to an FM station	148
Closing or turning off FM Radio	148
Using Flashlight	149
Sharing games and apps	149
T‑Mobile apps	150
T‑Mobile My Account	150
T‑Mobile My Device	150
T-Mobile TV	150
HTC Sync	151
About HTC Sync	151
Installing HTC Sync	151
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation 4G	152
Getting to know the workspace	152
Setting up synchronization	153
Music sync options	153
Gallery sync options	153
Calendar sync options	154
People sync options	154
Bookmarks sync options	155
Documents sync options	155
Synchronizing HTC Sensation 4G	156
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation 4G	156
Synchronizing another device with your computer	157
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade	157
Keyboard	158
Using the onscreen keyboard	158
Selecting a keyboard layout	158
Entering text	158
Enabling multiple keyboard languages	159
Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard	159
Entering words with predictive text	159
Setting a second language for the keyboard	160
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary	160
Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary	160
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card	160
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card	161
Entering text by speaking	161
Setting the voice input language	161
Entering text by tracing	162
Editing text	162
Selecting text	162
Copying and pasting text	163
Adjusting input settings	163
Internet connections	165
Data connection	165
Turning the data connection on or off	165
Enabling data roaming	165
Wi-Fi	166
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network	166
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security	166
Checking the wireless network status	167
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network	167
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	167
Setting up secure credential storage	167
Adding a VPN connection	168
Connecting to a VPN	168
Disconnecting from a VPN	168
Using HTC Sensation 4G as a modem (USB tethering)	169
Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through)	169
Using HTC Sensation 4G as a wireless router	169
Bluetooth	171
Bluetooth basics	171
Turning Bluetooth on or off	171
Changing the device name	171
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit	171
Reconnecting a headset or car kit	172
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device	172
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device	172
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device	173
Sending information using Bluetooth	173
Where sent information is saved	174
Receiving information using Bluetooth	175
Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen	175
Security	176
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN	176
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out	176
Protecting HTC Sensation 4G with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password	176
Changing your screen lock	177
Forgot your screen lock pattern?	177
Settings	178
Settings on HTC Sensation 4G	178
Changing display settings	179
Adjusting the screen brightness manually	179