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133 Maps and location Maps and location Location settings Turning on location services In order to find your location on HTC Status, you need to enable location sources. 1. From the Home screen, press and then tap Settings > Location. 2. Select one or both of the following: Use wireless networks Use GPS satellites Uses Wi-Fi or your mobile data connection to find your approximate location. Finds your exact GPS location. This requires a clear view of the sky and more battery power.

Section	Page
Getting started	8
Inside the box	8
HTC Status	8
Front panel	8
Left panel	9
Back panel	9
Top panel	9
Battery cover	10
Removing the battery cover	10
Replacing the battery cover	10
SIM card	11
Inserting the SIM card	11
Removing the SIM card	11
Storage card	12
Removing the storage card	12
Unmounting the storage card	12
Inserting the storage card	12
Battery	13
Removing the battery	13
Inserting the battery	13
Charging the battery	14
Switching the power on or off	14
Switching the power on	14
Switching the power off	15
Entering your PIN	15
Finger gestures	15
Setting up HTC Status for the first time	16
Facebook all the time	16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Status	17
Home screen	18
Extended Home screen	18
Using Leap view	18
Basics	19
Adjusting the volume	19
Adjusting the ringer volume	19
Adjusting the media volume	19
Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls	19
Adjusting the volume via settings	19
Sleep mode	20
Switching to Sleep mode	20
Waking up from Sleep mode	20
Unlocking the screen	20
Status and notifications	20
Status icons	20
Notification icons	22
Notification LED	23
Notifications panel	23
Closing the Notifications panel	23
Connecting HTC Status to a computer	24
Copying files to or from the storage card	24
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing	25
Selecting text	25
Copying and pasting text	25
Searching or translating text	26
Sharing text	26
Personalizing	27
Making HTC Status truly yours	27
Personalizing HTC Status with scenes	27
Using a preset scene	27
Creating a new scene	27
Renaming a scene	28
Deleting scenes	28
Changing your wallpaper	28
Applying a new skin	29
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	29
Adding a widget to your Home screen	29
Changing the settings of a widget	30
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	30
Adding folders on your Home screen	31
Creating a new folder and adding items to it	31
Renaming a folder	31
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	31
Moving a widget or icon	31
Removing a widget or icon	32
Rearranging the Home screen	32
Using sound sets	32
Choosing a preset sound set	32
Creating a sound set	33
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds	33
Deleting sound sets	33
Rearranging or hiding application tabs	34
Adding a tab back	34
Phone calls	35
Different ways of making calls	35
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen	35
What is Smart dial?	36
Using Speed dial	36
Assigning a speed dial key	36
Calling a phone number in a text message	36
Calling a phone number in an email	37
Making an emergency call	37
Receiving calls	37
Answering a call	37
Rejecting a call	38
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call	38
HTC Caller ID	38
What can I do during a call?	38
Putting a call on hold	38
Switching between calls	39
Turning the speakerphone on during a call	39
Muting the microphone during a call	39
Ending a call	39
Setting up a conference call	40
Using Call history	40
Checking a missed call	40
Checking calls in the Call History	40
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History	41
Clearing the Call History list	41
Using Home dialing	41
Turning off Home dialing	42
Call services	42
Turning Airplane mode on or off	43
Facebook everywhere	44
Sharing on Facebook	44
Sharing music	44
Sharing a web page	45
Sharing a news article	45
Posting messages to Facebook friends	46
Facebook for HTC Sense	46
Facebook app	47
Using the Facebook app	48
Adding the Facebook widget	48
Using Facebook chat	48
Using the Facebook Chat widget	49
Using Friend Stream	49
Updating your status	50
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts	50
Checking notifications from your social networks	51
Sharing your location with your Facebook friends	51
Using the Friend Stream widget	51
Using the Friend Channel widget	51
Search and Web browser	52
Searching HTC Status and the Web	52
Setting search options	52
Performing searches on the Web and HTC Status	52
Quickly looking up information on the Web	53
Translating words to other languages	53
Using the web browser	53
Going to a webpage	54
Navigating and zooming on a webpage	54
Selecting a link on a webpage	54
Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage	54
Opening a new browser window	55
Switching between browser windows	55
Downloading from the Web	55
Downloading apps from the Web	56
Viewing your downloads	56
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	56
Bookmarking a webpage	56
Opening a bookmark	56
Editing a bookmark	56
Viewing a previously visited page	57
Clearing the list of previously visited pages	57
Viewing a page that you often visit	57
Clearing the list of most visited pages	57
Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages	57
Setting browser options	57
Setting your home page	57
Browsing full versions of all websites	58
Choosing when to show Flash content	58
Accounts and sync	59
About online accounts	59
Synchronizing with a Google Account	59
Adding more Google Accounts	59
Forgot your Google Account password?	60
Adding a social network account	60
Managing your online accounts	60
Changing general sync settings	60
Synchronizing an account manually	61
Changing account settings	61
Removing an account	61
People	62
Transferring contacts from your old phone	62
About the People app	63
Your contacts list	64
Filtering your contacts list	64
Setting up your profile	65
Importing contacts from your SIM card	65
Adding a new contact	65
Searching for a contact	66
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account	66
Merging contact information	67
Accepting matched contacts suggestions	67
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts	67
Manually merging contact information	67
Breaking the link	68
Backing up your contacts to the storage card	68
Importing contacts from the storage card	68
Contact information and conversations	68
Editing a contact’s information	69
Deleting contacts	69
Sending contact information as a vCard	70
Contact groups	70
Creating a group	70
Editing a contact group	71
Sending a message or email to a group	71
Rearranging your contact groups	71
Rearranging the members of a contact group	72
Deleting groups	72
Adding People widgets	73
Setting the default communication method	73
Changing the default communication method	73
Getting in touch with a contact	74
Camera	75
Camera basics	75
Auto uploading pictures to Facebook and Flickr	75
Viewfinder screen	75
Zooming	76
Auto focusing	76
Using the front camera	77
Taking a photo	77
Recording video	78
Adding effects	78
After capturing	78
Changing camera settings	79
Photos, videos, and music	81
Gallery	81
About the Gallery app	81
Selecting an album	81
Viewing photos	82
Zooming in or out on a photo	82
Viewing photos in your social networks	83
Viewing photos on Facebook	83
Viewing photos on Flickr	83
Commenting on photos in your social networks	83
Watching a video	84
Editing your photos	84
Rotating a photo	84
Cropping a photo	84
Adding effects	85
Sending your photos and videos	85
Sending photos or videos by email	85
Sending a photo or video by MMS	85
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth	86
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web	86
Sharing photos or videos on Facebook	86
Sharing photos and videos on Flickr	87
Sharing photos on Picasa	87
Sharing videos on YouTube	87
Purchasing music on your phone	88
Music	88
Listening to music	88
Playing music from the Lock screen	89
About the Music widget	89
Browsing music in the library	89
Creating a playlist	89
Playing the songs in a playlist	90
Managing playlists	90
Deleting playlists	90
Setting a song as a ringtone	91
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone	91
Sharing music using Bluetooth	91
Finding music videos on YouTube	91
Purchasing music on your phone	91
Market and other apps	92
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	92
Finding and installing an app	92
Opening an installed app	93
Uninstalling an app	93
Getting help	93
Sharing games and apps	94
AT&T Services	94
Reading news feeds	95
Subscribing to news channels	95
Adding a keyword	96
Reading a story	96
Changing update schedule and content settings	96
About the News widget	97
Using the Clock	97
About the HTC Social Clock widget	97
Using the Clock app	97
Using Desk Clock	98
Using World Clock	98
Setting your home city	98
Setting the time zone, date, and time	98
Adding a city to the World Clock screen	98
Setting an alarm	99
Deleting an alarm	99
Changing alarm sound settings	99
Checking Weather	100
Adding a city to the Weather screen	100
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen	100
Deleting cities from the Weather screen	100
Changing Weather options	101
About the Weather widget	101
Watching videos on YouTube	101
Searching for videos	102
Clearing the search history	102
Sharing a video link	102
Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube	102
Listening to FM Radio	102
Tuning in to an FM station	103
Closing or turning off FM Radio	103
Recording your voice	103
Sharing a voice clip	104
Setting a voice clip as a ringtone	104
Chatting in Google Talk	104
Chatting with a friend	104
Accepting a chat invitation	105
Changing your online status and picture	105
Adding and managing friends	106
Changing settings or signing out	106
Using Mirror	106
Messages	107
Opening Messages	107
Sending a text message (SMS)	107
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)	108
Creating a slideshow	109
Resuming a draft message	110
Viewing and replying to a message	110
Replying to another phone number of the contact	111
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message	112
Push messages	112
Opening and reading a new push message	112
Viewing all your push messages	112
Managing message conversations	113
Protecting a message from deletion	113
Copying a message to your SIM card	113
Deleting a single message	113
Deleting several messages within a conversation	113
Deleting a conversation	114
Deleting several conversations	114
Setting message options	114
Email	116
Gmail	116
Using Gmail	116
Viewing your Gmail Inbox	117
Sending a new message	117
Replying to or forwarding an email message	118
Getting help	118
Mail	118
About the Mail app	118
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	118
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	119
Checking your Mail inbox	119
Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts	120
Switching between different views of your inbox	120
Refreshing an email account	121
Sorting email messages	121
Quickly browsing your inbox	121
Managing email messages	121
Deleting an email message	121
Selecting several email messages	121
Moving several email messages to another folder	122
Moving an email message after reading	122
Deleting all messages	122
Switching to other mail folders	122
Sending an email message	122
Resuming a draft email message	123
Reading and replying to an email message	123
Setting the priority for an email message	124
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email	124
Flagging an email	124
Setting your Out of the office status	124
Sending a meeting request	125
Changing email account settings	125
Deleting an email account	125
Calendar	126
About Calendar	126
Creating an event	126
Inviting guests to your event (Google Calendar only)	127
Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only)	127
Changing Calendar views	128
Using month view	128
Using day and agenda views	128
Using week view	128
Managing Calendar events	129
Viewing an event	129
Editing an event	129
Deleting an event	129
Sharing an event (vCalendar)	130
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders	130
Displaying and synchronizing reminders	130
Showing or hiding calendars	131
Adding a Google calendar to sync with	131
Stop synchronizing a Google calendar	131
Changing Calendar settings	131
Reminder settings	131
Calendar view settings	132
About the Calendar widget	132
Maps and location	133
Location settings	133
Turning on location services	133
Google Maps	134
About Google Maps	134
Getting around maps	134
Searching for a location	135
Clearing the map	135
Searching for a place of interest near you	136
Getting directions	136
Getting help	137
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	137
Opening and joining Latitude	137
HTC Sync	138
About HTC Sync	138
Installing HTC Sync	138
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Status	139
Getting to know the workspace	139
Setting up synchronization	140
Music sync options	140
Gallery sync options	140
Calendar sync options	141
People sync options	141
Bookmarks sync options	142
Documents sync options	142
Synchronizing HTC Status	143
Synchronizing another device with your computer	143
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade	143
HTCSense.com	144
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account	144
Signing up from HTC Status	144
Signing up from your computer	144
Updating your HTCSense.com account details	144
Using HTCSense.com	144
Turning on Phone finder	145
Forwarding calls and messages	145
Making HTC Status ring	145
Locating HTC Status	145
Locking HTC Status	145
Erasing the contents of HTC Status	146
Deleting your HTCSense.com account	146
Keyboard	147
About the keyboard	147
Keyboard keys	147
About predictive text	148
Enabling predictive text	148
Entering words with predictive text	148
Setting a second language for the keyboard	149
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary	149
Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary	149
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card	149
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card	150
Entering text by speaking	150
Setting the voice input language	150
Adjusting input settings	150
Internet connections	152
Data connection	152
Checking the data connection you're using	152
Turning the data connection on or off	152
Adding a new access point	152
Enabling data roaming	153
Wi-Fi	153
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network	153
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security	154
Checking the wireless network status	154
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network	154
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	154
Setting up secure credential storage	155
Adding a VPN connection	155
Connecting to a VPN	155
Disconnecting from a VPN	155
Using HTC Status as a modem (USB tethering)	156
Sharing your data connection using Mobile Hotspot	156
Connecting HTC Status to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through)	157
Bluetooth	158
Bluetooth basics	158
Turning Bluetooth on or off	158
Changing the device name	158
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit	158
Reconnecting a headset or car kit	159
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device	159
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device	159
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device	160
Sending information using Bluetooth	160
Where sent information is saved	161
Receiving information using Bluetooth	162
Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen	162
Security	163
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN	163
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out	163
Protecting HTC Status with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password	163
Changing your screen lock	164
Forgot your screen lock pattern?	164
Settings	165
Settings on HTC Status	165
Changing display settings	166
Adjusting the screen brightness manually	166
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off	167
Turning automatic screen rotation off	167
Recalibrating the G-sensor	167
Keeping the screen on while charging HTC Status	167
Switching animation effects on or off	168
Changing sound settings	168
Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes	168
Enabling or disabling audible selection	168
Lowering the ring volume automatically	168
Making HTC Status ring louder with Pocket mode	169
Switching to speakerphone automatically	169
Changing the language	169
Optimizing battery life	169
Using the GSM network of your mobile operator	170
Checking the power usage of applications	170
Managing memory	170
Checking how much phone memory is available for use	170
Checking the available storage card space	170
Clearing application cache and data	170
Uninstalling third-party applications	171
Moving applications to or from the storage card	171
Checking information about HTC Status	171
Update and reset	173