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- HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 1
MASTER YOUR DEVICE - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 2
guide In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information: This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens on your phone to accomplish a certain task or to get a phone feature to work properly. This provides safety precaution - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 3
...20 Your phone...21 Front panel...21 Right panel...22 Back panel...23 Back cover...24 Removing the back cover 24 Replacing the back cover 24 SIM card...25 Inserting the SIM card 25 Removing the SIM card 27 Battery...28 Inserting the battery 29 Charging the battery 30 Removing - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 4
Getting started 36 Setting up your phone for the first time 36 Home screen...37 Extended Home screen 37 Using Leap view...38 panel 44 Connecting your phone to a computer 44 Copying files to or from the storage card 46 Searching your phone and the Web 47 Setting your phone's search - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 5
Personalizing 54 Making your phone truly yours 54 Personalizing your phone with scenes 54 Using a preset scene 55 Creating a new scene 56 Renaming a scene 56 Deleting scenes...56 Changing your wallpaper 57 Applying a new skin...58 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 59 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 6
a call on the Phone dialer screen 70 Using Speed dial...71 Calling a phone number in a text message 72 Calling a phone number in an email 72 Making an emergency call 73 Using Assisted Dialing 74 Receiving calls...75 Answering or rejecting an incoming call 75 HTC Caller ID...77 Using - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 7
People 87 About People...87 People screen...87 Setting up My contact card 88 Ways of getting contacts into your phone 89 Adding a new contact 89 Importing contacts from your SIM card 90 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account............91 Merging contact - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 8
card 111 Entering text by speaking 112 Setting the voice input language 112 Editing text...112 Selecting text...113 Copying and pasting text 114 Adjusting touch input settings 114 Touch Input settings 114 Text input...115 Messages 117 About Messages...117 Sending a text message - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 9
124 Replying to a message 124 Replying to another phone number of the contact 125 Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message. 126 Viewing push messages 126 Managing message conversations 127 Protecting a message from deletion 127 Copying a message to your SIM card 127 Deleting - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 10
151 Facebook for HTC Sense 151 Tweeting on your phone 153 Using Peep...154 Sending a tweet...155 Searching for Twitter users to follow 155 Sending a direct message 156 Setting Peep options 156 About the Twitter widget 157 Friend Stream...157 Updating your status 159 Commenting - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 11
169 Replying to or forwarding an email message 170 Searching and organizing your emails 171 Changing Gmail settings email messages 181 Switching to other mail folders 182 Sending an email message 182 Reading and replying to an email message 184 Setting the priority for an email message 185 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 12
Google Calendars are synchronized on your phone...198 Changing Calendar settings 199 HTC Clock widget 202 About the Clock app...203 Using Desk Clock...204 Using World Clock...206 Setting your home city 206 Setting the time zone, date, and time 207 Adding a city to the World Clock screen - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 13
Mode 222 Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through)...223 Using your phone as a mobile hotspot 224 Web browser 225 Using your phone's web browser 225 Going to a webpage 225 Setting your home page 226 Changing the screen orientation 226 Browsing - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 14
Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages 234 Setting browser options 234 Bluetooth 235 Bluetooth basics...235 Turning Bluetooth on or off 235 Changing the phone name 235 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 236 Reconnecting a headset or car kit 237 Disconnecting or - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 15
238 Where sent information is saved 240 Receiving information using Bluetooth 241 Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen 243 Camera 244 Camera basics...244 Viewfinder screen 245 Using the front camera 246 Zooming...246 Taking a photo...247 Auto focusing...248 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 16
Bluetooth 274 Finding music videos in YouTube 275 About the Music widget 275 Sharing media on your home network 275 Maps and location 278 Turning on location services friends with Google Latitude (available by country 284 Using HTC Footprints 285 Adding a location as a footprint 285 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 17
297 Keeping track of your stocks 298 Adding a stock quote or stock market index 299 Changing the stock list order 299 Deleting stock quotes and indices 299 Manually updating stock information 299 Changing update schedule and color settings 299 About the Stocks widget 300 Listening to FM - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 18
...309 Sharing games and apps 309 Security 312 Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 312 Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out 312 Protecting your phone with a screen lock 313 Changing your screen lock 313 Forgot your screen lock pattern 314 Settings 315 Settings on your - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 19
backing up your contacts 327 Updating the phone software 327 Checking for phone system software updates manually 328 Restarting or factory resetting your phone 328 Restarting your phone (soft reset 328 Performing a factory reset (hard reset 329 Trademarks and copyrights 330 Index - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 20
Basics Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: Phone Standard Lithium Ion Battery 32GB microSD™ card (preinstalled) USB cable Power adapter Quick start guide Product Safety & Warranty Brochure - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 21
Your phone Front panel 1 2 3 4 Basics 21 1 POWER/LOCK 9 2 Notification LED 8 3 MENU 4 HOME 5 SEARCH 7 6 BACK 6 7 Touch screen 5 8 Earpiece 9 1.3 megapixel front camera - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 22
22 Basics Right panel 1 2 1 VOLUME UP 2 VOLUME DOWN - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 23
Back panel 7 1 2 Basics 23 1 8 megapixel main camera 2 Dual LED flash 3 Back cover 4 Kickstand (flip out to reveal the audio speakers) 3 5 Microphone 6 USB connector 4 6 7 3.5mm headset jack 5 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 24
back cover to access the battery compartment and storage card and SIM card slots. 1. With the phone switched off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down. 2. With your thumb or finger, lift the back cover off from the notch on the top of your phone. Replacing the back cover 1. Align the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 25
The 4G SIM card provided to you by Verizon Wireless contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. It enables you to make calls and access the Internet using a 4G LTE network. While you're abroad, you could also connect to a CDMA network. The Verizon Wireless 4G SIM card - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 26
26 Basics 4. With the SIM card's gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out, insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 27
1. Take the bottom cover off. See "Removing the bottom cover". 2. Take the battery off. See "Removing the battery". 3. With your thumb, slide out the SIM card slot and carefully lift the SIM card. Remember to reinsert the SIM card in your wireless device for you to use Verizon Wireless services. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 28
call +1-908-559-4899 for 24/7 global support. For additional information about 4G SIM cards, visit verizonwireless.com/4GSISIM. Battery Your phone uses a rechargeable battery. Please use only original batteries and accessories that came with your phone or replacements that we recommend. How long the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 29
Basics 29 Inserting the battery Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery compartment. Then gently push the battery into place. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 30
using the power or car adapter. 1. Plug the power adapter into the USB connector of your phone. 2. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery. As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid red light. The light turns to solid green when the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 31
31 When you charge the battery while the phone is on, the charging battery icon ( ) is displayed in your phone's status bar. After the battery has been fully charged, the charging battery icon turns to a full battery icon ( ). As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 32
and music. You'll find the microSD card already inserted in your phone. Inserting the storage card 1. Take the back cover off. See "Removing the back cover". 2. Take the battery off. See "Removing the battery". 3. Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing down - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 33
the back cover off. See "Removing the back cover". 2. Take the battery off. See "Removing the battery". 3. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot. 4. Slide the storage card out from its slot. Basics 33 Removing the storage card while the phone is on When you need to remove the storage - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 34
chapter for details. Switching your phone off 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the screen by sliding down the bar on the lock screen. See "Unlocking the screen" in the Getting started chapter for details. 2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 35
finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list. For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 36
detected. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you'll be up and running with your phone in no time. Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees from Verizon Wireless. Don't worry. You can - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 37
just a tap away. To find out how, see the Personalizing chapter. Extended Home screen As you start to do more things with your phone, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six extra screens. It should be plenty. Slide your finger horizontally to the left - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 38
38 Getting started Using Leap view To jump straight to the screen that you want, p��r�e�s�s� HOME while on the main Home screen or pinch the screen to show the Leap view. It reveals all seven Home screens as thumbnails. Just tap the one you want and you'll leap right there. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 39
LTE connected LTE in use 3G connected 3G in use 1xRTT connected 1xRTT in use Roaming No signal No SIM card installed Data synchronizing Battery is full Battery is charging Battery is low (20% remaining) Battery is very low (10% remaining) Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device Connected - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 40
Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email Problem with email delivery New SMS/MMS Problem with SMS/MMS delivery New Google Talk instant message New voicemail Call in progress Missed call Call on hold Call forwarding on Message forwarding on The phone is connected to a computer via USB cable Wi - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 41
New push message Bluetooth pairing request Phone software update available TV out Android Market app installed successfully Update available for an app downloaded from Android Market Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared No storage card installed on the phone Storage card - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 42
shows a: Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. Flashing green light when you have a pending notification. Solid red light when the battery is being charged. Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 43
also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing MENU and then tapping Notifications. Switching between recently-opened apps On the Notifications panel, you can easily access up to eight apps you just recently opened. 1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 44
using the USB cable, the Connect to PC screen opens and lets you choose the type of USB connection. Select one of the following choices, and then tap Done: Charge only HTC Sync Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while your phone is connected to your computer. Select this - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 45
and reconnect your phone. Slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap the notification that says "Select to change USB connection type" to open the Connect to PC screen again. To change the default connection type or choose between showing and hiding the Connect to PC screen, press MENU from - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 46
2. On your phone's Connect to PC screen, tap Disk drive, and then tap Done. On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as a removable disk. 3. Navigate to the removable disk and open it. 4. Do one of the following: Copy the files from the computer to the phone's storage card's root folder - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 47
and the Web. Search Anywhere sifts through different files, information, and apps on your phone. You can also choose to search the Web using your favorite web search service. Simply press SEARCH from the Home screen. Then enter the first few letters of what you want to search for. Matching items - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 48
in the search box, tap to search the Web using your favorite search service. To find out how to select a search service to use, see "Setting your phone's search options". Setting your phone's search options 1. From the Home screen, press SEARCH . 2. When the search box appears, press MENU, and then - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 49
about something right on the spot. When you enter a new word or phrase, you can readily look it up in popular websites or search services such as Wikipedia, Google Search, YouTube, Google Translate, and Google Dictionary. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Quick Lookup. 2. If the onscreen keyboard is - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 50
then slide to the Google Translate tab. 3. Under From language, choose the original language, then enter the word or phrase you want to translate. 4. Under volume Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the phone ringtone, while adjusting the media volume changes the volume level - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 51
the ringer volume Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the right 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 DOWN - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 52
mode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting your phone into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when the phone's in your bag or pocket. You'll still receive messages and calls though. To change the delay before your screen turns off, see "Adjusting - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 53
your finger down to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks. See "Protecting your phone with a screen lock" in the Security chapter - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 54
, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders. Tap the Personalize button ( started. ) right on the Home screen to get Personalizing your phone with scenes Your phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are personalized - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 55
wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Scene. 2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want. 3. Tap - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 56
to this scene. Renaming a scene 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Scene. 2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to rename. 3. Press and hold a scene thumbnail, then tap Rename. 4. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done. Deleting scenes 1. Press HOME - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 57
the collection of wallpapers included in your phone or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera. You can also change your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Wallpaper. 2. Tap one of the following: HTC wallpapers Live wallpapers Gallery Choose - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 58
applying a new skin. Skins are set to give a different look and feel to most of your phone's onscreen buttons, application screens, option menus, and other items. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Skin. 2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the skin you want. 3. Tap Apply. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 59
and sizes to suit your needs. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one. You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 60
of a widget Basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail widgets) can be modified from the Home screen. 1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen. The phone vibrates and you'll see a colored box around the widget. Don't lift your finger just yet. 2. Drag the widget to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 61
items, to your Home screen. The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on your phone. 1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there's space to To add an app icon on the Home screen, you can also press HOME , tap , and then press and hold an app icon. Without lifting your finger - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 62
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. Go to a part of the Home screen where there's space to add a new folder. 2. Tap > Folder. 3. Tap New Folder. 4. Press and hold an app icon or - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 63
give room for adding more items to the Home screen. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don't frequently use. Moving a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move. The phone vibrates and you'll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don't lift - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 64
the panels with frequently-used widgets, shortcuts, and folders closer to the main Home screen. 1. Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view. 2. Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move. The phone then vibrates. Don't lift your finger just yet. 3. Drag the thumbnail to its - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 65
Personalizing 65 The center thumbnail in Leap view is always the main Home screen. Changing your ringtones and alarms Select, create, and download sound sets (different collections of preset sound set 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Sound set. 2. On the Sound sets screen, tap a sound set name. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 66
set 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Sound set. 2. On the Sound sets screen, tap New sound set. 3. Enter a new sound set name, then tap Done. The newly from your phone's preset selection or your storage card (except for notification sounds). To find out how to copy files to your storage card, see the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 67
the available ringtones and tap the ringtone you want to use. The ringtone briefly plays when selected. 3. If the audio file is on your storage card, tap New ringtone, select the item you want to import to the Ringtones list, then tap OK. 4. Tap Apply. Changing the notification sounds 1. Press - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 68
You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some of your phone's apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use or tabs at the bottom of its screen (for example, the contact details screen in People). 2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you an empty area - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 69
've removed 1. Open the app that you've previously removed some of its tabs. 2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you some of your hidden tabs, lift your finger. 3. Press and hold the tab you want to show, then drag it down to where you want to position it - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 70
number or characters of a contact name on the phone keypad. The Phone dialer screen then displays a list of matching numbers and names. If you enter a wrong digit or letter, tap to delete it. To erase the entire entry, press and hold . 3. Tap to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 71
, SIM card, and online accounts such as Google Account and Exchange ActiveSync) and the phone numbers from the call history. Using Speed dial Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a contact's number to the number 2 key, you can simply press and hold this - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 72
Tap the number or name of the person who sent you the text message. 3. Tap the phone number within the message. 4. Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call. To call the message sender, press and hold the sender or the received message, and then tap Call on the options menu. To find out - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 73
HOME , then tap Phone. 2. Dial the international emergency number for your locale (for example, 000), and then tap Call. Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact your Verizon Wireless for details. If you've enabled but forgotten your lock screen password, lock pattern - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 74
Code, IDD Prefix (International Direct Dial), NDD Prefix (National Direct Dial), Area/City Code and National Number Length (length of phone number). 5. Tap Save. Resetting the Reference Country to the default 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Call > Assisted Dialing. . Under Reference - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 75
call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen. You can use your phone's polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls. To find out how, see "Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment" in the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 76
twice. To reject the call and send a text message, press MENU, and then tap Send message. Changing the text message to send out for rejected calls 1. On the Phone dialer screen, press MENU. 2. Tap Settings > Edit default message. 3. Enter the new message, and then tap OK. Muting the ringing sound - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 77
HTC Caller ID Phone calls 77 Everytime you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend's latest status update from social networks like Facebook or Twitter right on the call screen. You also won't miss people's birthdays. You'll see a birthday reminder, if your friend - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 78
can choose to switch between the two calls. 1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call, and to put the first call on hold. 2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen. 3. To end the current call and return to the other - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 79
is put on hold when you dial the second participant. 3. When connected to the second participant, tap (merge). When you want to talk to a person : Flip your phone over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in HOME > MENU > Settings > Sound). On the call screen, tap . The - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 80
in the status bar. Ending a call Do one of the following to end the call: On the call screen, tap End call. If the phone display is off, press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap End call. Slide open the Notifications panel, then tap . If you are using the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 81
screen, you can: Tap a name or number in the list to call. Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu where you can select to check the call history details, view contact information (if the number is stored in your contacts list), send a text message, delete - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 82
from call history 1. On the Call history screen, press and hold a phone number that you want to save to your contacts, and then tap Save to People. 2. Choose whether to create a new contact or to save the number to an existing contact on your phone. 3. Do any of the following: When creating - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 83
the Home screen, and then tap Settings > Call. Fixed Dialing Numbers Voicemail service Voicemail settings Clear voicemail notification Phone settings Cell broadcast Cell broadcast settings Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers. To enable this feature, you must know your SIM card's PIN2 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 84
to or erase, without having to dial into their mailbox, listen to voice instructions, or listen to prior messages. Setting up Visual Voice Mail You must be a Verizon Wireless subscriber before continuing. 1. Press HOME , and then t�a��p� Visual Voice Mail. > V��o�i�c�e��M�a�i�l > 2. When - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 85
the Voicemail screen, you can: • Tap Compose voicemail to record and send a voice mail. • View a list of received Visual Voice Mail messages. • Tap in the National Enhanced Services Coverage Area and only on select devices. Specific terms, conditions and monthly charges apply. Basic Voice Mail - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 86
phone are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. To turn Airplane mode on or off, you can: Press and hold POWER, and then tap Airplane mode. From the Home screen, call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 87
via phone, messaging, and email without the need to jump from one app to another. After you've linked contacts to their social network accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr, you'll also see their updates and events from these accounts all in one place. People screen The People screen - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 88
, Phone contacts, contacts stored on your SIM 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" in this chapter. Lets you assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 89
example Google or Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. This determines which account the contact will sync with. For more information, see "Ways of getting contacts into your phone" in this chapter. Some fields may not be supported when you're adding contacts to your SIM card. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 90
onscreen keyboard first and easily scroll through the other fields. 6. Tap Save. Importing contacts from your SIM card You can copy all your SIM contacts to your phone. You can import them as Phone contacts, Google contacts, or Exchange ActiveSync contacts, if you have set up the relevant accounts - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 91
and online accounts, your phone will try to link them as one automatically or create a list of matched contact suggestions. If it doesn't, you can manually link them so that you won't have duplicated entries in your contacts list. Also link your contacts with other social network accounts such as - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 92
area of the status bar. 1. Slide down the Notifications panel, and then tap Matched contacts suggestion. Your phone displays all suggested contacts that you can merge. 2. Review the suggested links. 3. When there are contacts you don't want to merge, tap to break the contact information - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 93
account type to break the link. 3. When you're done, tap OK. Manually merging contact information 1. Press HOME , and then tap > People. 2. On link. 3. On the upper-right corner of the screen, tap or are suggested links). (if there 4. On the screen, you can: Under Suggest links, tap - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 94
beside an account 5. Tap Done. Your contacts list The All tab of the People screen shows all your contacts, including Google contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, Phone contacts, contacts stored on your SIM card, and Facebook contacts. If you signed in to your Google Account and Facebook account - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 95
text or email message, or tried to call you but you missed the call. Has updated his or her Facebook profile or has added photos on Flickr or Facebook. Has upcoming Facebook events or birthday. 4 Your SIM card contact. 5 Tap to open the contact details screen for that contact. 6 Online status - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 96
first few letters of a contact's first or last name, email, or company name. You can also type in the first few digits of your contact's phone number. Matching contacts are displayed. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 97
2. Press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import from SD card. You can only import contacts that were exported to the storage card using the Export to SD card feature on the phone. See "Backing up your contacts to the storage card". 3. If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 98
Contact information and conversations When you tap a contact on the People screen, the contact details screen opens, showing you the information stored for that contact, exchanged messages and phone calls with that contact, updates and events from social networks, and more. The contact details - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 99
to see updates such as posted status messages, uploads, and profile changes from all these accounts. To find out more about Facebook for HTC Sense, see same social networks on your phone to see the updates and events. If you are not logged in, tap the relevant link on the screen to sign in. Lists - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 100
phone in different ways such as a text or multimedia message, email, and Bluetooth. To find out about how to send through Bluetooth, see the Bluetooth and then tap > People. 2. On the All tab, tap [Your name] My contact card. 3. Press MENU, then tap Send my contact info. 4. Choose how you want to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 101
101 Assign contacts to groups so you can easily send a message or email to a whole group. You can also sync groups on your phone with the groups in your Google account, accessible via your Press HOME , and then tap > People. 2. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 102
side of the contact name. 4. Tap Save. Sending a message or email to a group 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. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > People. 2. On the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 103
On the Groups tab, press MENU, and then tap Rearrange. 3. Press and hold at the end of the group name you want to move. When the row is group to see its members. 3. Press MENU, and then tap Rearrange. 4. Press and hold at the end of the contact's name you want to move. When the row is highlighted - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 104
People People widget Put the group of people you contact most right on the Home screen of your phone by adding them as the People widget. Using the People widget, you can instantly place a call, send a message, or view details of a favorite contact with a single tap. Adding People widgets Stay in - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 105
People 105 3. Press MENU, and then tap More > Set widget action. 4. On the Select default action screen, tap the communication method you want for the contact. Getting in touch with a contact 1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget. 2. Tap a contact (photo not the name) on the widget. The - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 106
or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available. After entering your text, you can tap or press BACK . Phone Keypad This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad. Compact QWERTY This layout features two letters on each key. The key size is - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 107
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 that key. Some keys have - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 108
. Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard. Turn your phone sideways to use a larger keyboard for easy typing. The Auto-rotate screen check box in HOME > MENU > Settings > Display needs to be selected - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 109
predictive mode, do any of the following: If you see the word you want highlighted in green or orange, you can simply tap the space bar to insert the word into your text. If you see the word you want shown in the suggestions before you have finished typing the entire word - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 110
text dictionary Your phone comes with a list of words that it references for predictive text suggestions. Sometimes you may need to add a word to the predictive text text dictionary if it was not in the dictionary already. You can also add a word to the list manually: 1. From the Home screen, - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 111
your storage card You can use your storage card to back up the new words you've added to the predictive text dictionary. 1. From the Home screen, press > Copy to storage card. 3. When prompted, tap OK. Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 112
settings. See "Setting the voice input language". Since your phone uses Google's speech-recognition service, you need to be connected to the Internet to enter text by speaking. Setting the voice input language 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, then tap Settings > Voice input & output > Voice - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 113
select all that you want to copy or cut. 1. Press and hold the text field that contains the text to select. Don't lift your finger just yet to display the magnifier. 2. Drag your finger to move the text cursor to a letter within the text that you want to select. It should be easy since the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 114
text 1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy or Cut. The selected text is then copied to the clipboard. 2. Within the same or another app, press and hold a text field where you want to paste the text You can choose from QWERTY, Phone Keypad, or Compact QWERTY. International keyboard - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 115
or remove words in the predictive text dictionary. See "Entering words with predictive text". Text input QWERTY Prediction Spell correction Select keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys. Phone keypad & compact QWERTY Spell correction Select to correct typographical errors by - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 116
QWERTY Word completion When using the Compact QWERTY or Phone keypad, lets you select from a list of possible whenever you tap a key on the keyboard. Finger touch precision Calibration tool Reset calibration Tap to re-calibrate the keyboard touch accuracy. Recalibrate the keyboard if you - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 117
important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). Press HOME , and then tap > Messages. On the All messages screen, all your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact name or phone number. You can - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 118
exceed the limit on the number of characters for a single text message, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Messages. 2. On the All messages screen, tap Compose message. 3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 119
Enter the complete phone numbers directly in the To field. 4. Tap the box that says "Tap to add text", and then enter your message. 5. Tap Send. Or press BACK to save it as a draft. To open and edit a draft message, see "Resuming a draft message". Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 120
120 Messages Sending a multimedia message (MMS) To compose a multimedia message, start by creating a new text message. Then choose the type of attachment to include in your message. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Messages. 2. On the All messages screen, tap Compose message. 3. Fill in one or - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 121
a music file or voice recording from your storage card. App recommendation Choose an app you've installed from Android Market that you want to share with others. The be turned on), or a location you pick on a map to your message. See the Maps and location chapter for more details. Contact (vCard) - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 122
photo, video, or audio. 1. In the multimedia message you're composing, tap > Slideshow. 2. On the Edit slideshow screen, tap Add slide. 3. Tap Slide 1. 4. ). Press MENU, and then tap Add audio. Tap the box that says "Add text". Add a new slide Tap Add slide. View the next or previous slide Preview - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 123
it. 3. When you finish editing the message, tap Send. Viewing and replying to a message Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ringtone, vibrates, or displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message. A new message icon is also displayed in the status - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 124
tap Forward. Press and hold the message to open the options menu, and then tap View message details. Replying to a message 1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 2. To reply to the message, tap the text box at the bottom - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 125
to indicate the number type (for example, M stands for Mobile). Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you've received from this contact. If you want to change the phone number before you send out your reply, press MENU, then tap More > Recipient - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 126
card, press and hold the multimedia message, and then tap Save [attachment type] on the options menu. Viewing push messages Push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested, for example a ringtone. When you receive a push message, a notification - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 127
at the right hand side of the message. Copying a message to your SIM card 1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 2. Press and hold a message, and then tap Copy to SIM. A SIM card icon ( ) is displayed at the right hand - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 128
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact. 2. Press and hold the message that you want to delete. 3. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then press and hold the message to display the options - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 129
129 Deleting a conversation 1. On the All messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number) whose messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete. While looking at the exchange of messages in a conversation, you can also press MENU and then tap More > Delete > Delete thread. Any locked - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 130
On the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. You'll find several groups of settings. Received messages Received notification Play notification sound Notification sound Vibrate Receive a notification in the status bar when a new message arrives. Set your phone to play a sound - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 131
Display message on screen Messages 131 Set your phone to show pop-up notifications (not just in the status bar) when your messages are sent successfully or not. You can also select None to disable this option. Storage settings Delete old messages Text message limit Multimedia message limit - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 132
Read reports Auto-retrieve Roaming autoretrieve Priority setting Maximum message size Set the phone number to be used for diverted calls. View text messages stored on your SIM card. You can also delete or copy these messages to your phone's memory. Receive a report on the delivery status of your - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 133
Voicemail notification settings Messages 133 Play notification sound Notification sound Vibrate Set your phone to play a sound when a sent or failure notification is received. Choose a sound that will play when there's a sent or failure notification. Set your phone to vibrate when a new - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 134
accounts These are some of the types of information your phone can sync with your online accounts: Gmail™ and Exchange ActiveSync email. account. For information on using Calendar, see the Calendar chapter. Status updates and links shared by your friends and yourself on social networks such as - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 135
use Google apps such as Google Talk™ and Android Market™. If you skipped signing in to a Google Account when you first set up your phone, you may encounter problems when using some Google apps. If these problems persist, you may need to factory reset your phone and enter your Google Account details - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 136
Account. Follow the instructions in the email to reset your password. If set up your phone, you can still sign in to these accounts through your phone's settings. 1. instructions to enter your account information. Your social network account will be added to the list on the Accounts & sync screen. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 137
, apps can send and receive online data account information even if you are not currently using them. Auto-sync If this is selected, apps can use the sync schedule defined in the account settings. If this is cleared, you will need to sync accounts manually. For instructions on doing this, see - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 138
the online service itself. You cannot remove some accounts, such as 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 "Restarting or factory resetting your phone" in the Update and - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 139
from Android Market) from your computer. You need a microSD card inserted into your phone to be able to sync multimedia files, maps, and documents. Installing HTC Sync Visit our support website (www.htc.com/support) for downloading HTC Sync. The HTC Sync can be installed on a computer running - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 140
can double-click this icon to open HTC Sync. Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone After installing, set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone. 1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 2. On your phone's Connect to PC screen, tap HTC Sync, and then tap Done. On your - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 141
see its sync options on the right section of the Device panel. Click Overview to see your phone's basic software information and storage card usage, change the phone name, or install third-party apps to your phone. 2 Shows the available sync options for the category you've selected. 3 Click to start - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 142
, and then click Add. 3. Choose the folder that contains your audio files, and then click OK. All supported audio files added to this folder will also be copied to your phone's storage card during synchronization. 4. Select Sync music files from iTunes and Windows Media Player if you're using any of - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 143
your computer. 3. Select Sync PC photos & videos from, and then click Add. 4. Choose the folder on your computer that contains your multimedia files, and then click OK. All supported image and video files added to this folder will also be copied to your phone's storage card during synchronization. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 144
ago. 4. In cases when conflicting information are found on both the phone and computer, date, Start time, End time, Event location, Description, Reminder, and Repetition. Setting People sync options Sync your phone sync from your SIM card, you have to import these first to your phone storage. 1. On - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 145
the app you want to sync your contacts with. 3. In cases when conflicting information are found on both the phone and computer, choose which information you want to keep. Only the contact fields supported on your phone will be synchronized. Setting Bookmarks sync options Sync the bookmarks inside - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 146
Text files (.txt). You can also sync email attachments that you stored on your phone's storage card to your computer. To sync email attachments stored on your phone's storage card files and documents from your computer to your phone's storage card, select Sync PC documents from, and then click Add. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 147
available in the next release of HTC Sync. You can use it to download maps, voices, and add-on services for your phone's Locations app to your computer first, and then sync them to your phone. Visit our support website (www.htc.com/support) from time to time to check for updates and more information - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 148
your computer's operating system. The next time you connect your phone to your computer, synchronization automatically begins based on your sync options. Always check the estimated file size of new items that you want to synchronize with your phone. You will see a warning icon beside the estimated - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 149
to the computer with the supplied USB cable. 2. On your phone's Connect to PC screen, tap HTC Sync and then tap Done. HTC Sync automatically starts on your computer. 3. On the Device panel of HTC Sync, click Application installer. 4. Locate the app on your computer, and then click Open. 5. Click - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 150
to you. Make sure that all the phones you connect with your computer and synchronize using HTC Sync are running on Android 2.1 or later. 1. Connect the other phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 2. On the phone's Connect to PC screen, tap HTC Sync, and then tap Done. 3. On your - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 151
sign in to Facebook for HTC Sense.) With Facebook for HTC Sense, you can: See all your Facebook contacts and their instant status updates in People. When you tap a contact on the People screen, slide to the Updates and events tab to see updates such as posted status messages, uploads, and profile - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 152
Gallery app. You can also upload one or more photos from your storage card to Facebook, then tag and add captions that go with it. When , see the Photos, videos, and music chapter. Check your friends' Facebook status updates in Friend Stream. See "Friend Stream" to find out the things you can do on - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 153
Social 153 You can post and read tweets, send and receive direct messages, search for new Twitter users to follow using the Peep app. Peep is a Twitter client that lets you enjoy "tweeting" on your phone. You can also link your contacts in People to their Twitter profiles (if you're following - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 154
the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to communicate with the contact. 4 Press and hold a tweet to open an options menu to reply, send a direct message, retweet, and more. 5 All tweets tab. View all the tweets from people you follow and tweets that you have posted - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 155
"@[your username]" convention. 7 Direct message tab. View all private/direct messages that you have received or sent. 8 Favorites tab. View , or insert your position coordinates. 4. Tap Update. Searching for Twitter users to follow 1. On the Peep screen, press the SEARCH button. 2. Type a Twitter - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 156
you see it. 3. Enter your message, and then tap Update. You can also send a direct message when you press and hold a tweet of the person you want to send the direct message to, and then tap Send direct message on the options menu. Setting Peep options On the Peep screen, press MENU, and then tap - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 157
Home screen with widgets" in the Personalizing chapter. Friend Stream Friend Stream connects you to your social networks. Share and get updates from friends in popular networks like Facebook and Twitter in a single feed. With Friend Stream, you can easily track your friends' status messages, photo - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 158
menu where you can quickly choose how to communicate with the contact. 3 When you tap someone's status update, you can: Open Peep and view all tweets. See "Tweeting on your phone" in this chapter. Write a comment. Like or unlike someone's Facebook posts. Look at someone's album photos. 4 When - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 159
5. Tap and then choose what you want to attach to your tweet or status update. App recommendation Picture Choose an app you've installed from Android Market that you want to share with others. The URL from which the app a photo and attach it or From Gallery to attach a photo from your storage card. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 160
and location chapter for details. Commenting on and liking Facebook posts After tapping someone's status update on the All updates tab, you can do the following: 1 3 2 1 Tap a photo or the album name shown in the status update to view and comment on the album photos using the Gallery app. See the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 161
on your Facebook post, a mention or direct message in Twitter, a tagged photo of you, and more. About the Friend Stream widget Use the Friend Stream widget so you can easily update your status and view other people's status updates right on the Home screen. If you don't have this widget on your - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 162
in to your Google Account when you first set up the phone, you are already signed in to Google Talk. Chatting with friends 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Talk. 2. Tap a friend in the Friends list. 3. Enter your message in the text box. You can also insert a smiley by pressing MENU, and then - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 163
online status and picture 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Talk. 2. In the Friends list, tap your name to open the Set Status screen. 3. Enter your new status message storage card. Note that if you've selected a big picture, you will be asked to crop it. 6. Tap Done. Your online status, message, - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 164
1. Press MENU, and then tap Add friend. 2. Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add. 3. Tap 2. Press and hold a friend's name, and then tap Always show friend. Block a friend You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked, screen. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 165
Social 165 Changing the settings and signing out 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Talk. 2. In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap: Settings to change the app and notification settings. Sign out to sign out from Google Talk. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 166
Email Using Gmail Gmail is Google's web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, make sure you sign into your Google Account so you can send and receive Gmail messages. If you didn't do so, go to the Accounts & sync setting to sign in. You can also set up more than one - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 167
the following: View more email messages Read a new email message Select messages and conversations Display messages and conversations of another label If the Inbox is full, swipe your finger up the screen to view more messages and conversations. Tap the unread message or the conversation with an - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 168
right of the screen, and then tap another account you want to switch to. Press MENU, and then tap Refresh. Sending a new message 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Gmail. 2. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Compose. 3. If you've set up multiple Google Accounts on your phone - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 169
of the screen and then tap Sent. Reading your messages Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ringtone or vibrates when you receive a new in this chapter. 1. Press and hold the status bar, and then slide down your finger on the screen to open the Notifications panel. 2. Tap - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 170
: If you selected Reply or Reply to all, enter your reply message. If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients. Tap Respond inline if you want to interleave your new message with the received email. But this removes any attachments or formatting in the original email. 5. Tap tap . - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 171
their addresses, subjects, labels, and so on. When you search for messages, all of the messages in your Gmail account on the web are included (except those labeled Trash or Spam), not just those that you've synchronized onto your phone. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Gmail. 2. In the Inbox, press - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 172
a star in a conversation list to unstar all messages in that conversation. Labeling conversations You can organize screen to open the labels selection screen. 3. Tap a label to view a list of conversations bearing that label. The conversation list resembles your Inbox, but the label replaces - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 173
of the screen to move the conversation back to the Inbox. Mute Press MENU, and then tap Mute. If you 'mute' a conversation, you will not receive any future messages for that conversation. Report as spam Press MENU, and then tap Report spam. The Gmail webmail service works hard to prevent spam - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 174
if you want to replace the Reply button ( ) in message headers with the Reply all button ( ), so you don't need to tap the arrow ( ) to access it. Select which conversation to display after you delete or archive a conversation. Adjust the size of text in your email messages. When selected, this adds - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 175
To set the number of days to synchronize, tap Number of days to sync. 4. To set synchronization for a particular message label, tap the label, and then select whether you want messages bearing that label to sync according to the default number of days you selected earlier, sync all, or sync none of - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 176
in Mail, tap Other (POP3/IMAP) on the Choose a mail provider screen. If you've already added an email account in Mail, press MENU, and then or more Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts on your phone. You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later. You - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 177
> New account. If the Choose a mail provider screen is displayed, tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. 3. Enter the Exchange ActiveSync account details, and then tap Next. Your corporate Exchange Server must support auto-detect for the phone to automatically set up the Exchange ActiveSync account. If - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 178
one place without having to switch to different accounts. Just tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap All accounts. Email messages are color coded so you can easily distinguish which email accounts they belong to. Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 179
easier, tap one of the following tabs to change the view of your inbox: Received. Displays email messages as individual items. Conversations. Displays email messages as conversations, grouped according to the subject line. Tap a subject in the list to show the email conversation. Favorites. Displays - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 180
you can also synchronize your sent and received emails manually at any time. While in the Sorting email messages You can sort email messages by date received, priority, subject, sender, or size. On the messages. See "Sorting email messages". 2. Press and hold your two fingers on any email message - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 181
based on your chosen sorting order. For instance: If your email messages are arranged by date, your screen jumps to the email messages received on the previous or next date, depending on your sorting order. If your email messages are arranged alphabetically by sender name or subject, your - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 182
're in the unified (All accounts) inbox. Moving several email messages to another folder 1. Switch to the email account you want to use. 2. Go to the Received tab or any other tab (except for the Conversations tab). 3. Tap the check boxes of email messages you want to move. 4. Tap Move to, and then - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 183
you have set up an Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap Done. If you want to send a carbon a music file or voice recording from your storage card. Choose an app you've installed from Android Market that you want to tell other people about - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 184
card. 7. Tap Send to send the message immediately, or tap Save as draft to send it later. If there's no Wi-Fi or data connection Wi-Fi or data connection available, the saved email will be sent automatically next time your phone syncs. Resuming a draft email message 1. In the email account - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 185
and then tap Mark unread. Setting the priority for an email message You can set the priority for an email message that you send. 1. While composing the message, press MENU. 2. Tap Set priority. 3. Select the priority for the message. If you selected High or Low priority, the priority appears below - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 186
right from your phone. 1. Switch to your Exchange ActiveSync account. 2. Press MENU and then tap More > Out of the office. 3. Tap the box, and then select Out of the office. 4. Set the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the office. 5. Enter the auto-reply message. 6. Tap Save - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 187
email address, password, and description. General settings Set the font size when reading emails, enable, disable or set the signature, set and set where to save email attachments. Send & Receive Set the maximum email file size limit when receiving and frequency to check for new emails and how - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 188
date again. Use your phone's Calendar to schedule your events, meetings, and appointments. You can set up your phone to stay in sync with the following types of calendars: On your phone, sign in to your Google Account so you'll be able to sync your phone's Calendar with your Google Calendar online - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 189
view, you can also tap bottom-right of the screen to create a new event. at the 3. PC Sync to create calendar events on your phone. You can sync them with your computer using HTC date and time of the event, do one of the following: If there is a time frame for the event, tap the From and To date - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 190
steps, see "Creating calendar events". 2. Add details about the event, such as date and time, location, and more. 3. In the Guests field, enter the email addresses send invitations use Google Calendar, they'll receive an invitation in Calendar and by email. 4. Tap Save to add the event to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 191
ActiveSync only) If you have an Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone, you can use Calendar to create a meeting appointment and send a meeting see "Creating calendar events". 2. Add details about the meeting, such as date and time, location, and more. 3. Press MENU and then tap Meeting - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 192
days that have events. When in Month view: Tap on the bottom left of the screen to switch to Agenda view. Tap on the bottom right to create a new event. Tap a day to view the events of that day. Press and hold a day to open an options menu from which you can also choose to create an - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 193
events of one day and also shows weather information at the bottom of the screen when you're viewing events of the current day. Agenda view shows a list 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 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 194
194 Calendar Week view Week view displays a chart of the events of one week. When in Week view: You can press and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time. Tap an event to view its details. Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later weeks. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 195
tap the event to open it. The Event details screen then opens and shows the summary of the event. Find the event's location in Maps. Call any phone number included in the event location or description. Select any text and look it up on the web. To learn more, see "Selecting text" in the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 196
a file attachment with your email or message. 1. While viewing an event, press MENU, and then tap Share vCalendar. 2. Do one of the following: Tap Bluetooth. you'll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device. Follow the steps in "Sending information - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 197
reminders 1. Tap the status bar, then slide your finger down the screen to open the Notifications panel. 2. Do one of the following: Tap event reminders and all other notifications. Other types of notifications such as new messages and missed calls will also be deleted. After sliding open the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 198
You can select which calendars to show or hide on your phone's Calendar, and which ones to keep synchronized. Showing or hiding 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 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 199
Google Calendar to add to 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. Changing Calendar settings , or turn off event notifications on your phone. Choose how soon before an event you want to be notified. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 200
200 Calendar Select ringtone Vibrate Hide declined events Choose a ringtone to sound when you receive an event reminder. Choose whether you want your phone to vibrate when you receive an event notification. Choose whether to show or hide events to which you've declined invitations. Calendar view - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 201
's a Calendar widget available that you can add to your Home screen, and it comes in different calendar views. Tapping a day or event on the widget brings you to the Calendar app. To find out how you can add a widget, see "Personalizing your Home screen with widgets" in the Personalizing chapter. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 202
current date, time, and location. It's added by default on your Home screen. Tap the weather image to open the Weather app and check for more weather forecasts. See "Checking weather" for details. If you want to show the time of another city, just add another clock widget to the extended Home screen - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 203
203 Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use your phone as a desk clock complete with weather information. Or let it countdown timer. To open the Clock app, you can: Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. Press HOME , and then tap > Clock. Tap the tabs at - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 204
Desk Clock Opening the Clock app brings you directly to the Desk Clock screen. The Desk Clock displays the current date, time, and weather. It also has an alarm clock indicator and a battery charging indicator. You can dim the screen to show only the time and date on the Desk Clock. 1 2 5 4 3 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 205
Weather app. 3 Shows the battery charge level. You'll see it only when your phone is plugged with the power adapter or connected to your computer. 4 Tap to dim the screen and display only the time and date on the Desk Clock. To light up the screen again, tap anywhere on the screen or press the BACK - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 206
. You can also set your home city, add more cities to the world clock list, and manually set your time zone, date, and time. Setting your home city 1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. Tap the World Clock tab. 3. Press MENU and then tap Home settings. 4. Enter your home city - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 207
Clock and Weather 207 Setting the time zone, date, and time To set the time zone, date, and time on your phone manually, you need to turn off auto time synchronization first. 1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. Tap the World Clock tab. 3. Press MENU and then tap Local time settings - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 208
to the World Clock screen 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, the World Clock screen can display up to 15 cities. 1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. Tap the World Clock - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 209
and then tap OK. Select the Vibrate check box if you want your phone to also vibrate when the alarm goes off. 6. When you've finished setting Alarms screen and then tap Add alarm. Deleting an alarm 1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. Tap the Alarms tab. 3. On the Alarms screen, - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 210
and more. 1. Tap the HTC Clock widget on the Home screen. 2. Tap the Alarms tab. 3. On the Alarms screen, press MENU and then phone. You can set the button to snooze, dismiss the alarm, or disable the button. The side button works only when the phone's screen is not locked. While on the lock screen - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 211
weather Clock and Weather 211 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 Clock widget of your Home screen. You can also check the current weather and weather forecasts for - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 212
downloads and displays the latest weather updates. Tap to update the information anytime. 5. To see more weather details on the Web, tap Weather at the bottom center of the Weather screen. Adding a city to the Weather screen Add more cities to the Weather screen so you can instantly check the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 213
press MENU and then tap Rearrange. 2. Press and hold at the end of the item you want to move. When the row is highlighted in green, drag it to its new position, then release. 3. Tap Done. Deleting cities from the Weather screen 1. On the Weather screen, press MENU and then tap Delete. 2. Select the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 214
cities without having to open the Weather app. The Weather widget comes in different looks and styles. You can add this widget to the Home screen, if it's not yet added. To find out how you can add a widget, see "Personalizing your Home - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 215
Names. Turning the data connection on or off Turning your data connection off can help save battery life and save money on data charges. However, if you don't have data connection turned on and you're also not connected to a Wi-Fi network, you won't receive automatic updates to your email, social - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 216
the Edit access point screen, enter the APN settings. Tap the APN setting item to edit it. 5. Press MENU and then tap Save. Enabling data roaming Data roaming lets you connect to Verizon Wireless's partner networks and access data services when you're out of Verizon Wireless's coverage area. Using - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 217
phone then scans for available wireless networks. 3. Tap Wi-Fi settings. The network names and security settings of detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. 4. If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, scroll down the screen - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 218
to its factory default settings. Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security You may need to install a network certificate (*.p12) to your phone before you can connect to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS authentication protocol. 1. Save the certificate file to the root folder of the storage card - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 219
on your phone, tap Forget. You'll need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network. Connecting to manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, press MENU and then tap Scan. 4. Tap another Wi-Fi network to connect to it. Adding connection - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 220
can get this information from your network administrator. Also, your phone must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection before you can start a VPN connection. For information about setting up and using these connections on your phone, see "Data connection" and "Wi-Fi" in this chapter. Setting up - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 221
. 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, the VPN - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 222
using your computer. You need your SIM card inserted on your phone to use the data connection. To find out how to set up and use the data connection, see "Data connection" earlier in this chapter. Before you can use your phone as a modem, be sure to install HTC Sync on your computer first. To - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 223
computer connects to the Internet via PPP (e.g. Dial UP, xDSL, or VPN), Internet Pass-through will only support TCP protocol. 2. Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable. 3. On the Connect to PC screen, select Internet Pass-through, and then tap Done. 4. On the message window - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 224
is turned on before you use it as a wireless router. To find out how to turn on your phone's data connection, see "Data connection" earlier in this chapter. 1. Press HOME > M��E�N��U�,�a�n�d��t�h�e��n�t�a�p� Settings. 2. Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile hotspot settings. The first time you open - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 225
Web browser Using your phone's web browser You must have an active data connection or Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet. Do one of the following to open the web browser and start surfing the Web: On the Home screen, tap Internet. Press HOME , and then tap > Internet. Going to a - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 226
> Set home page. 2. On the Set home page screen, select the home page you want to use. Changing the screen orientation The phone automatically changes the screen orientation depending on how you're holding your phone. Turn your phone sideways to display the web browser in landscape orientation. If - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 227
screen to navigate and view other areas of the webpage. Zooming in or out on a webpage Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen social networks. Email address Tap to send an email message to the email address. Press and hold, then tap Copy on the menu to copy the email - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 228
copy it or map it using Google Maps™. Tap the phone number to copy, call, send a text message to that number, or save the number to a contact one of the following: Press MENU and then tap Windows. Pinch the screen (zoom out) until you see the other browser windows. 2. Select the browser window you - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 229
webpage to display it in full screen. 2 Tap to close a webpage. Downloading applications from the web All downloaded applications are saved to the storage card. Before you download an application from the web, make sure that you have installed a storage card on your phone. For information on how to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 230
it up on Wikipedia, YouTube, 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. Finding text within a webpage 1. While viewing a webpage, press MENU and then tap More - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 231
the link, and then tap Copy link URL. Copying and pasting text 1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap . The selected text is then copied to the clipboard. 2. In a text entry field (for example while composing a message), press and hold at the point where you want to paste the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 232
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 multimedia message or in your status update on a social network - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 233
Web browser 233 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone. You can also access a convenient History list of the sites you have visited, or quickly view the pages that you access most often. Bookmarking a webpage 1. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 234
browser options Customize the web browser to suit your browsing lifestyle. Set display, privacy, and security options when using the web browser. From the browser screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 235
to the Home screen, see the Personalizing chapter. Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power, or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals. Changing the phone name The phone name identifies your phone to other devices - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 236
or car kit, the headset or car kit must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile. Before you connect your headset, you need to make it discoverable so your phone can find it. You can find out how to do this by referring to your headset manual. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 237
kit Normally, you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on Bluetooth on your phone, and then turning on the headset. However, you might have to connect manually if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then t�a�p� Settings > Wireless & networks - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 238
devices section, press and hold the device to unpair. 3. Tap Disconnect & unpair. Or, tap Unpair if the Bluetooth device is currently not connected to your phone. Sending information using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to send information from your phone to another Bluetooth enabled device such as - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 239
Agenda view, or Week view, press and hold the event, and then tap Share vCalendar > Bluetooth. Music track With the track displayed on the Music app's Now playing screen, press MENU, and then tap Share > Bluetooth. Voice recording On the main Voice Recorder screen, tap the Share button , and then - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 240
device, accept the file. Where sent information is saved When you send information from your phone using Bluetooth, the location where it's saved depends on the type of information and the receiving device. If you send a calendar event or contact, it is normally added directly to the corresponding - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 241
to exchange passcodes to transfer information in the future. To receive files using Bluetooth, you need to have a microSD card on your phone. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then t�a�p� Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. 2. If the Bluetooth check box is not selected, select it to turn - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 242
242 Bluetooth A Bluetooth authorization request is then displayed on your phone. 6. If you want to automatically receive files from the sending device in the future, select the Always check box. 7. Tap Accept or OK. 8. When your phone receives a file transfer request notification, slide down the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 243
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 t�a�p� . 2. On the Personalize screen, tap Folder > Bluetooth received. 3. Press and hold the Bluetooth received folder - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 244
will be stored onto your microSD card. If you have not yet inserted your microSD card to your phone, follow the steps in "Inserting the storage card" in the Basics chapter to insert it. To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, tap from the Home screen, and then tap Camera. To open - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 245
left or right, the camera onscreen controls automatically rotate to how you hold the phone. You'll find the following onscreen controls on the Viewfinder screen: 7 6 1 5 2 4 3 1 Auto focus indicator See "Auto focusing". 2 Zoom bar See "Zooming". 3 Gallery button See the "Photos, videos - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 246
246 Camera Using the front camera It's easy taking photos and videos of yourself. While on the Viewfinder screen, tap MENU > Switch Camera. Some camera features are not available while you're using the front camera, such as auto focusing, zooming, and using flash - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 247
the Flash button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your lighting conditions. Auto flash Flash on Flash off 4. Choose the resolution and take a photo without the need for you to tap the shutter release button. See "Auto capturing" for details. 7. Choose what you want to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 248
the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen. Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen. Or you can tap another area on the screen that you want to focus on. Face detection If you turn Face detection on in - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 249
select Online (HD). 3. You can choose an effect to apply to your video. See "Adding effects" for details. 4. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen. it on the Viewfinder screen. 8. Tap the Flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording. Light on Light off 9. To stop - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 250
flash to Auto flash or Flash on in photo mode or Light on in video mode, it turns back on after you answer and end the call. Your phone's battery level reaches 15% or lower Recharge the battery so that the camera can have enough battery power to use the flash. Cold weather may lower - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 251
side of the screen to adjust the intensity of the effect. After capturing After capturing a photo or video, the Review screen will display the to the Viewfinder screen. Delete. Delete the photo or video. Share. Send the photo or video to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth, send it by - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 252
White balance Resolution/Video quality ISO (photo mode only) Review duration Lets you switch between using your phone's main camera or front camera. If you need in low light conditions. Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed on the Review screen before the camera changes back to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 253
on whether you want the camera to play a sound when you press the shutter release or record button. Select this check box when you want to display a grid on the Viewfinder screen so you can easily frame and center your subject before taking the photo. When this check box is selected (default), you - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 254
tricks. Get an audience by tagging your Facebook and Flickr friends. You can even play your media on a TV screen. To start using Gallery, check first if you have photos or videos copied on your storage card. To find out how to copy files, see "Copying files to or from the storage - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 255
Press HOME , and then tap > Gallery. The Gallery app opens in the Albums screen where your photos and videos are organized by albums for easy viewing. The following are stored in all the folders on the storage card. All videos lets you view all videos that are stored in all the folders on the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 256
or videos under the root path of your storage card (that are not contained in folders), they will be grouped under the Other album. Viewing photos After you've selected an album, you can browse through your photos and videos. Depending on how you hold your phone, the screen automatically switches to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 257
Photos, videos, and music 257 While in filmstrip view (when you turn your phone sideways), slide your finger left or right across the screen to go through your photos and videos. Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen. Zooming in or out on a photo There are two ways you can zoom - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 258
screens. SRS enhancement is not available when you're using a Bluetooth stereo headset. Another way to easily get to your videos is to tap screen, and more. Rotating a photo 1. On the Gallery app's Albums screen, tap an album. 2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to rotate. 3. In the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 259
part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the crop box to the desired position. 6. Tap Save to keep the changes. The cropped photo is saved in the storage card as a copy. The original photo remains unedited. Adding effects 1. On the Gallery app's Albums screen, tap an album. 2. Press and hold - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 260
card as a copy. The original photo remains unedited. Sending your photos and videos Send photos and videos via email or MMS. You can also send them to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth. Sending photos or videos by email You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email message - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 261
. 5. In the next few steps, you'll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent. Follow the steps in "Sending information using Bluetooth" in the Bluetooth chapter Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Using the Gallery app - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 262
or videos you want to share are in. 3. Tap , and then tap Facebook for HTC Sense. 4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next. 5. also tag friends on your photos. Tap Tag this photo, and then tap the part where your friend is. From the list that shows, select who you want to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 263
a different title and description on each photo or video. You can also tag friends on your photos. Tap Tag this photo, and then tap the part where your friend is. From the list that shows, select who you want to tag. 6. Slide to the left to go to the next photo - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 264
in to a Google Account to be able to upload photos to the Picasa™ photo organizing service. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Gallery. 2. Tap the album where the caption for the photos you're uploading. 6. Select the online album where you want to upload the photos, or tap to create a new album. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 265
your friend's account on the list to view the photos in the account. You can view photos in your online albums the same way as how you view photos in your storage card. Viewing photos on Flickr You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to view Flickr photos. 1. Press - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 266
'. 1. Do one of the following: While browsing online albums, press and hold a photo and then tap Add comment. While viewing a photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then tap . 2. Tap the box that says "Write a comment". 3. Enter your text, and then tap Comment. Listening to music - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 267
and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song. 3 Go to the Library. 4 Go to . 7 Switch between showing the Now playing list and Playback screen. You can rearrange songs in the Now playing list. 8 're using a Bluetooth stereo headset.) 9 Cycle through the repeat modes: - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 268
panel, see the Getting started chapter. Flipping through your albums Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to go to the next or previous music album. When you turn your phone sideways to the left, you get a wider view of your screen and can skim through your albums with more ease. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 269
the current album. Browsing music in the Library Tap on the Music app's Playback screen or Now playing list to go to the Library. In the Library, your the tabs 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 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 270
to the Songs category, you can see a complete list of songs on your storage card. 7. Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the playlist a song in the list to play it, the Now playing list is updated with the songs from your playlist. Managing playlists After creating a playlist, you - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 271
and then tap Add. 1. Tap Change order. . Press and hold at the end of the song title you want to move. When the row is highlighted, drag it to its new position, then release. . Tap Done. 1. Tap Remove songs. . Select the songs you phone's ringtone or a ringtone for a certain contact. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 272
the Playback screen, press MENU and then tap More > Set as ringtone. 5. If you chose an MP3 song, you can trim it first and set the part that you trimmed as the ringtone. See "Trimming an MP3 ringtone". 6. In the Set as ringtone options menu, tap Phone ringtone or Contact - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 273
music 273 Trimming an MP3 ringtone The Music app has a built-in ringtone trimmer. You can trim an MP3 song and set a part of it as your ringtone. 1. On the Playback screen, press MENU, and then tap More > Set as ringtone > Trim the ringtone. 2. Use the onscreen controls to trim your ringtone - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 274
: First drag the two trim sliders approximately to the part where you want the ringtone to begin and end. Then Playback screen, press MENU and then tap Share > Bluetooth. 5. In the next few steps, you'll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 275
this widget to your Home screen, see "Personalizing your Home screen with widgets" in the Personalizing chapter. Sharing media on your home network Sharing photos, videos, and music with a bigger circle of friends is easy on your home network. Simply connect your phone to the network and instantly - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 276
MENU, and then tap Select player. 4. Choose the device on your network where you want to play the media. 5. Once connected to the other device, your phone opens up the Controller screen where you can tap: Controls To Play the media on the other device. Pause the music or video playback. Play - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 277
volume. While playing a media on another device, you can press BACK and do other things on your phone. To return to the Controller screen, slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap the device you're connected to. 6. To stop sharing your media, tap from the other device. to disconnect your - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 278
Settings > Location. 2. Under Location ON Settings, tap the location services you want to use. Using Google Maps About Google Maps Google Maps lets you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to your destination. It also provides a search tool - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 279
need to enable location sources. See "Turning on location services" in this chapter to learn how. 1. Press HOME Swipe your finger to any direction on the screen to view nearby places on the map. the map to zoom out. Tap . 1. Press and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 280
then tap its balloon. Tap to show the search results as a list, and then tap the location. Details about the selected location displays on the screen. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 281
view the location on a map, get directions, view the location in Street View, if available, and more. Scroll down the screen to view more options. Swipe left or right across the screen to view the information for the next or previous search result. Clearing the map After you've search on a map - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 282
Before you use Places, you need to enable location sources. See "Turning on location services" in this chapter to learn how. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Places in this chapter to learn what you can do on the location information screen. Adding a place to search In Places, you can add other - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 283
where to start in the first text box. Then enter your destination in the second text box. Or tap to select available, choose which one to go to. The next screen displays the directions to your destination in a list. reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the Google Maps history. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 284
Latitude™ user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages with each other. It also lets you send text and email messages, make phone calls, and the following to open it from the Home screen: Tap > Latitude. Tap > Maps, press MENU, and then tap Latitude. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 285
Footprints Maps and location 285 HTC Footprints™ provides an easy way to record favorite places and revisit those precise GPS position and other information about that location such as the street address and phone number. The next time you want to visit the same place, simply access the footprint. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 286
, call a stored phone number, and more. Editing or deleting a footprint 1. While on Footprints, tap a category. 2. Press and hold the footprint you want card. You can also open exported footprints files in other applications such as Google Earth on your PC. To transfer files from your storage card - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 287
at one time, they are saved together in one .kmz file. Importing footprints Bring back footprints you previously backed up to the storage card to your phone. You can also import .kmz files that you saved in other applications, or use a photo as a footprint. 1. While on Footprints, press MENU, and - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 288
for a destination. 3 Search for a destination to go to. Check the places you've searched before, and then choose one to set as your destination. 2 5 4 Make a phone call. 5 View your current location on a map. 3 4 6 Get detailed driving text instructions on how to get to your destination. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 289
Using VZ Navigator Maps and location 289 VZ Navigator® tells you where you are and what's nearby using Bing™ search. Transform your phone into a powerful navigation device so you can discover destinations around town or around the globe. Press HOME , and then tap > VZ Navigator. For more - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 290
out what's popular on the online videosharing website. You need an active Wi-Fi or data connection to access YouTube. The phone sideways or double-tap the screen to watch the video in full screen. Tap the video screen to pause, resume playback, or drag the slider to jump to a different part - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 291
search history, and then tap OK when prompted. Sharing a video link Share a video by sending its link to your contacts. 1. On the video's watch screen, tap More > Share. 2. Choose how you want to share the video link from the available options. Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube 1. Press - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 292
with yesterday's stories. Use the News app to subscribe to news feeds that cover breaking news, sports, top blogs, and more. You can also get updates based on specific keywords you want. Press HOME , and then tap > News. 12 1 Subscriptions tab. Tap to list the channels you've subscribed to. To - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 293
Subscribing to news channels 1. Press HOME , and then tap > News. 2. On the Subscriptions tab, tap Add feeds. 3. Do one of the following: More apps 293 Tap To Any category Choose from popular news feeds. (such as Blogs, Entertainment, Sports, and more) Search more Enter a keyword to - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 294
. See "Using your phone's web browser" in the Web browser chapter to learn how to navigate the web page. Manually checking for new stories On a story. While reading a story, tap near the top-right corner of the screen. You can remove the star from a story by tapping the star icon again. Adding - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 295
subscribed to every time you open the News app. Update schedule Choose a time interval when the channels you've subscribed to are updated. Select Manual to refresh the content only when you like. News you have subscribed to right on the Home screen. To find out how to add this widget to your Home - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 296
files on your phone. Press HOME , and then tap > Quickoffice. If you have a long file list, press MENU and then tap Sort to arrange your files by name or date. Press SEARCH to look for specific filenames. Viewing a document, spreadsheet, or presentation 1. On the Quickoffice main screen, tap the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 297
to keep your changes. Creating a new document or worksheet 1. On the Quickoffice main screen, press MENU, and then tap New. 2. Choose a file type to create: Word 97 - 2003 document Excel 97 - 2003 workbook 3. Start entering text. 4. When done, press MENU > More, and then tap Save as to keep your - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 298
. 2 Tap to update the stock information. 3 Tap to add a stock quote or stock market index. 4 Slide to other tabs to view up to two years of an item's past trade information. 5 Tap to view related news for a selected item. 6 View an item's trade information, and as well as its price chart for - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 299
. 2. Select the items you want to delete, and then tap Delete. Manually updating stock information On the Stocks main screen, press MENU, and then tap Update. Changing update schedule and color settings Downloading stock information automatically may incur additional fees from Verizon Wireless. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 300
interval for checking updates. Set color for price raise Change the color for displaying stock price increases to either red or green, depending on what's being used in your country. About the Stocks widget Use the Stocks widget to instantly check stock updates right on your Home screen. It comes - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 301
Listening to FM Radio More apps 301 Tune in and listen to chart-topping pop songs using your phone's FM Radio app. 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. Press HOME , and then - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 302
station There are several things you can do while you're on the FM Radio screen: Tap and then select a station you want to listen to. Tap station. Press the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons on the side of the phone to adjust the volume. To repeat scanning and saving of FM stations, press - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 303
screen: Press BACK . FM Radio continues to run in the background, and you can still listen to the radio while using other apps on your phone. To go back to the FM Radio screen microSD card on your phone to use Voice Recorder. 1. Press HOME , and then tap > Voice Recorder. 2. Hold the phone's - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 304
run on the background while you do other things on your phone, except when you open other apps that also use audio functions. To go back to the Voice Recorder screen MENU. Sharing a voice clip 1. On the Voice Recorder screen, tap . 2. Press and hold the voice clip you want to share, and then tap - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 305
get caught in the dark again. Use the Flashlight app to turn on your phone's LED flashlight to shine a light wherever you need it. Press HOME , and then tap > Flashlight. To adjust the brightness of the light, simply tap the onscreen power button on the flashlight handle. To switch flashlight - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 306
find an app you want, you can easily download and install it on your phone with just a few taps of your finger. To access Android Market, you must first connect to the Internet using your phone's Wi-Fi or data connection and sign in to your Google Account. Paid apps are currently only available in - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 307
in. Search for an app Tap on the Android Market home screen, enter the name or type of app you' apps) or the price below Buy (for paid apps). The subsequent screen notifies you whether the to the Google Checkout screen to pay for the app before it's downloaded to your phone. You can uninstall an - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 308
://checkout.google.com. The first time you use your phone to buy an app from Android Market, follow the prompts onscreen to enter your billing information. H�O��M�E� , and then tap > Market > My apps. On the My apps screen, tap the app and then tap Open. Press H�O��M�E� , and then tap the app - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 309
? Share it 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 phone. 1. Press HOME , and then tap . 2. Press MENU, and then tap Share. You'll then see the list of games and apps that you downloaded - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 310
, and then choose how to share it: Bluetooth Facebook Friend Stream Gmail Mail Message Peep Send the link using Bluetooth. See the Bluetooth chapter. Post the link to Facebook. See the . Send the link in a text message. See the Messages chapter. Share the link in Twitter. See the Social chapter. - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 311
to the game or app in Android Market to download it. While entering your status update in Friend Stream, you can also tap to choose from games or apps that you want to share in your social networks. If you've already created a new text or email message, press MENU and then tap Attach - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 312
times than the maximum number of attempts allowed, your SIM card will become "PUK-locked". You need a PUK code to restore access to the phone. This code may have been provided by Verizon Wireless when you received your SIM card. 1. On the Phone dialer screen, enter the PUK code, and then tap Next - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 313
lock you've previously created. Pattern Set a screen lock pattern by following the onscreen instructions. PIN Set a numeric password of at least four digits. Password Set an alpha-numeric password. 4. On the Security screen, tap Lock phone after, then specify the idle time you can allow before - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 314
. Or tap None if you don't want to use a screen lock. Forgot your screen lock pattern? If you've forgotten your screen lock pattern, you have up to five attempts to try and unlock your phone. If this fails, you can unlock your phone by entering your Google Account user name and password. 1. On - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 315
Choose a scene, set the Home screen or Lockscreen wallpaper to use, apply a skin, and set sound options. You can also rename or delete a custom scene by pressing and holding a scene in Scenes. Set up your phone's wireless connections, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, enable the Airplane mode, or set - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 316
Ask me check box to set your phone to always display the screen for selecting the USB connection type. To find out more, see "Connecting your phone to a computer" in the Getting started chapter. Set a screen lock, enable the SIM card lock, or manage the phone's credential storage. See the Security - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 317
update About phone Check the available storage card and phone memory. From this screen, be sure to unmount your microSD card before you remove it from your phone. You can also do a factory reset. See the Update and reset chapter for more details. Set the date and time, time zone, and date - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 318
. 3. Tap the time before the screen turns off. Turning automatic screen rotation off By default, the screen orientation automatically adjusts depending on how you hold the phone. Automatic rotation is not supported in all application screens. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Tap - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 319
to the way you hold the phone. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Display > G-Sensor calibration. 3. Place the phone on a flat and level surface, and then tap Calibrate. 4. After the recalibration process, tap OK. Keeping the screen on while charging the phone You can keep the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 320
the Profile widget to your Home screen. To find out how to add a widget, see "Personalizing your Home screen with widgets" in the Personalizing box. Choosing the notification sound You can choose a default sound for your phone to play whenever there are new notifications. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 321
applications. For example, to set different sounds for received and sent text messages, open the Messages application, then press MENU and tap Settings. Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment Quiet ring on pickup Your phone has a quiet ring feature that automatically lowers the - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 322
to use. 4. Press HOME to return to the Home screen. You may need to wait a few seconds for the new language to be applied. Optimizing your phone's battery life You can set the phone to automatically switch to power saving mode when the battery level reaches a certain level. 1. Press HOME > MENU, and - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 323
2. Tap SD & phone storage. The total and available storage card space is displayed in the SD card section. Clearing application cache and data 1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Applications > Manage applications. 3. On the Manage applications screen, switch to the Running tab, and - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 324
you want to uninstall. 4. On the Application info screen, tap Uninstall. Moving applications to or from the storage card Move applications that you've downloaded to the phone to the storage card if your phone's memory is getting low. Or, if your storage card is getting full, you can also move - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 325
information about Verizon Wireless and its service status. Check information about your phone and the SIM card you're using. Check information about the battery such as its current battery level, status, and what programs are using the battery. Check the Wi-Fi MAC and Bluetooth addresses. Check - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 326
up, update and reset Backing up your contacts Your phone features Verizon Backup Assistant, which automatically backs up your contacts to an online server. You must first create an account on the Verizon Wireless website. You can set up the Backup Assistant when you first turn on your phone. See - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 327
then download and install the software update using your phone's Wi-Fi or data connection. Checking and downloading phone software updates may incur additional data transfer fees from Verizon Wireless. Make sure your phone has a microSD card inserted. The update will be downloaded to the microSD - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 328
Tap Software update > Check new. Restarting or factory resetting your phone Restarting your phone (soft reset) If your phone is running slower than normal, an application is not performing properly, or your phone becomes unresponsive, try restarting your phone and see if that helps solve the problem - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 329
phone or access the phone settings, you can still perform a factory reset by using the buttons on the phone. 1. With the phone turned off, press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button, and then press-hold the POWER button. 2. Wait for the screen with the three Android images to appear, and then release - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 330
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120 - viewing and saving message attachments 126 Auto focus 248, 253 B Backing up contacts 326 Backup Assistant 326 Battery 28 - charging 30 - inserting 29 - optimizing 322 Bluetooth - Bluetooth received folder 243 - changing phone name 235 - connecting headset or car kit 236 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 333
your contacts to the storage card 97 - importing from an Exchange ActiveSync account 91 - importing from your SIM card 90 Contacts list 94 - filtering 96 Conversations 98, 127 Copying files to or from the storage card 46 Copying text 230 D Data connection 215 Date and time 207 Desk Clock - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 334
176, 186 Extended Home screen 37 F Facebook - commenting photos 266 - Facebook for Android 153 - Facebook for HTC Sense 151 - sharing photos 262 - view photos 265 Facebook for HTC Sense - sharing photo/video 251 Face detection - manual capturing 248 Factory reset 328 Finger gestures - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 335
59 - changing the wallpaper 57 - extended Home screen 37 - personalizing with scenes 54 - rearranging Home screen items 63 - rearranging the home panels 64 HTC Caller ID 77 HTC Clock widget 202 HTC Sync 138 I Internet connection mode 45 Internet connections 215 Internet pass-through 45 - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 336
the microphone 80 My contact card - creating 88 - sending your contact information 100 N News feeds 292 Notification icons 40 Notification sound 67, 320 Notifications panel 42 O Online accounts 134 Onscreen keyboard 106 Optimizing your phone's battery life 322 P Peep 153 People - about - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 337
47 - searching your phone and the Web 47 - setting search options 48 Searching for a contact 96 Security 312 Selecting text 231 Settings 315 - alarm sound 210 - calendar 199 - camera 252 - date and time 207 - weather 213 Setting up My contact card 88 Setting up your phone for the first - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 338
icons 39 Stocks 298 Stopwatch 203 Storage 323 Storage card 28 - copying files to or from 46 - inserting 32 - removing 33 - removing while phone is on 33 Switching between calls 78 Switching your phone on or off 34 T Talk 162 Tethering 222 Text - editing 112 - entering text by speaking - HTC ThunderBolt | Verizon Thunderbolt Quick Start Guide and User Manual - Page 339
V vCalendar 196 vCard 100 Vibrate mode 51 Video - capturing/recording 249 - sharing 251 Videos 290 - sending by Bluetooth 261 - sending by email 260 - sending by MMS 260 - sharing on Facebook 262 - sharing on Flickr 263 - sharing on YouTube 264 - viewing 258 Visual Voice
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