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8 Getting started Getting started Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: § HTC Amaze 4G § Battery (preinstalled) § USB cable § Power adapter § Quick start guide § Safety and regulatory guide HTC Amaze 4G Front panel 1. Home 2. Menu 3. Back 4. Search 5. Touch screen 6. Notification LED 7. Front camera Top panel 1. 3.5mm headset jack 2. Power

Section	Page
Getting started	8
Inside the box	8
HTC Amaze 4G	8
Front panel	8
Top panel	8
Left and right panels	9
Back panel	9
Bottom panel	9
Back cover	10
Removing the back cover	10
Replacing the back cover	11
SIM card	12
Inserting the SIM card	12
Removing the SIM card	12
Storage card	13
Inserting the storage card	13
Removing the storage card	13
Unmounting the storage card	13
Battery	14
Removing the battery thin film	14
Removing the battery	14
Inserting the battery	15
Charging the battery	16
Switching the power on or off	16
Switching the power on	16
Switching the power off	17
Setting up HTC Amaze 4G for the first time	17
Entering your PIN	17
Finger gestures	17
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Amaze 4G	18
Home screen	19
Extended Home screen	19
Using Leap view	20
Basics	21
Adjusting the volume	21
Adjusting the ringer volume	21
Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls	21
Adjusting the media volume	21
Adjusting the volume via settings	21
Sleep mode	22
Switching to Sleep mode	22
Waking up from Sleep mode	22
Unlocking the screen	22
Opening an app from the lock screen	23
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off	23
Status and notifications	23
Status icons	23
Notification icons	24
Notification LED	25
Notifications panel	26
Switching between recently opened apps	26
Using Quick Settings	27
Closing the Notifications panel	27
Where apps, data, and files are stored	28
Connecting your phone to a computer	28
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card	29
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing	30
Selecting text	30
Copying and pasting text	30
Sharing text	30
Searching or translating text	31
Printing	31
Personalizing	32
Making HTC Amaze 4G truly yours	32
Personalizing HTC Amaze 4G with scenes	32
Using a preset scene	32
Creating a new scene	32
Renaming a scene	33
Deleting scenes	33
Changing your wallpaper	33
Applying a new skin	33
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	34
Adding a widget to your Home screen	34
Changing the settings of a widget	35
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	36
Adding folders on your Home screen	36
Creating a new folder and adding items to it	36
Renaming a folder	36
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	37
Moving a widget or icon	37
Removing a widget or icon	37
Rearranging the Home screen	38
Using sound sets	38
Choosing a preset sound set	38
Creating a sound set	39
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds	39
Deleting sound sets	39
Rearranging or hiding application tabs	40
Adding a tab back	40
Customizing the lock screen	41
Phone calls	42
Different ways of making calls	42
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen	42
What is Smart dial?	43
Using Speed dial	43
Assigning a speed dial key	43
Calling a phone number in a text message	43
Calling a phone number in an email	44
Making an emergency call	44
Receiving calls	44
Answering a call	44
Rejecting a call	45
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call	45
HTC Caller ID	45
What can I do during a call?	45
Putting a call on hold	45
Switching between calls	46
Turning the speakerphone on during a call	46
Muting the microphone during a call	46
Ending a call	46
Setting up a conference call	47
Wi-Fi Calling	47
Using Wi-Fi Calling	47
Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings	48
Turning off Wi-Fi Calling	48
Internet calls	48
Adding an Internet calling account	48
Making an Internet call	49
Using Call history	49
Checking a missed call	49
Checking calls in the Call History	49
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History	50
Clearing the Call History list	50
Using Home dialing	50
Turning off Home dialing	51
Call services	51
Turning Airplane mode on or off	52
Messages	53
Opening Messages	53
Sending a text message (SMS)	53
Sending a picture message (MMS)	54
Resuming a draft message	55
Viewing and replying to a message	56
Replying to another phone number of the contact	56
Forwarding a message	57
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message	57
Push messages	58
Opening and reading a new push message	58
Viewing all your push messages	58
Managing message conversations	58
Protecting a message from deletion	58
Copying a text message to your SIM card	58
Deleting a single message	59
Deleting several messages within a conversation	59
Deleting a conversation	59
Deleting several conversations	59
Setting message options	60
Search and Web browser	61
Searching HTC Amaze 4G and the Web	61
Setting search options	61
Performing searches on the Web and HTC Amaze 4G	61
Using the web browser	62
Going to a webpage	62
Changing the screen orientation	62
Navigating and zooming on a webpage	62
Selecting a link on a webpage	63
Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage	63
Opening a new browser window	63
Switching between browser windows	64
Downloading from the Web	64
Downloading apps from the Web	64
Viewing your downloads	64
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	65
Bookmarking a webpage	65
Opening a bookmark	65
Editing a bookmark	65
Viewing a previously visited page	65
Clearing the list of previously visited pages	65
Viewing a page that you often visit	66
Clearing the list of most visited pages	66
Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages	66
Setting browser options	66
Setting your home page	66
Browsing full versions of all websites	66
Choosing when to show Adobe Flash content	67
Camera	68
Camera basics	68
Viewfinder screen	68
Zooming	69
Auto focusing	69
Adding effects	69
Using the front camera	69
Taking a photo	70
Recording video	70
After capturing	71
Using camera scenes	71
Taking a panoramic photo	72
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo	72
Taking continuous camera shots	73
Taking group shots	73
Changing camera settings	74
Photos, videos, and music	76
Gallery	76
About the Gallery app	76
Selecting an album	76
Viewing photos and videos	77
Zooming in or out on a photo	77
Viewing photos as a slideshow	78
Adding photos to Perfect Pics	78
Removing photos from Perfect Pics	78
Watching a video	79
Editing your photos	79
Rotating a photo	79
Cropping a photo	79
Adding effects	80
Trimming a video	80
Sending your photos and videos	81
Sending photos or videos by email	81
Sending a photo or video by MMS	81
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth	81
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web	82
Sharing photos or videos on Facebook	82
Sharing photos and videos on Flickr	82
Sharing photos on Picasa	83
Sharing videos on YouTube	83
Viewing photos in your social networks	84
Viewing photos on Facebook	84
Viewing photos on Flickr	84
Commenting on photos in your social networks	84
Music	85
Listening to music	85
Playing music from the Lock screen	85
Browsing albums in landscape view	86
About the Music widget	86
Browsing music in the library	87
Creating a playlist	87
Playing the songs in a playlist	87
Managing playlists	88
Deleting playlists	88
Setting a song as a ringtone	88
Trimming an MP3 ringtone	89
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone	89
Sharing music using Bluetooth	89
Finding music videos on YouTube	90
Updating album covers	90
Connected Media	91
Sharing media on your home network	91
HTC services	93
HTC Watch	93
About HTC Watch	93
Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account	93
The Watch app	94
Browsing the video store selections	94
Watching a trailer	94
Recommending a video	95
Renting or purchasing a video	95
Managing your library	95
Checking or changing settings	96
Some useful things to know	96
Why am I asked to sign in again to my account?	96
How long is the rental period of a video?	96
Why won't HTC Watch allow me to remove a device and add a new one?	96
How do I remove my HTC Watch account from my device?	96
HTCSense.com	97
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account	97
Signing up from HTC Amaze 4G	97
Signing up from your computer	97
Updating your HTCSense.com account details	97
Turning on Phone finder	97
Using HTCSense.com	98
Making HTC Amaze 4G ring	98
Forwarding calls and messages	98
Locating HTC Amaze 4G	98
Locking HTC Amaze 4G	99
Erasing the contents of HTC Amaze 4G	99
Deleting your HTCSense.com account	99
Accounts and sync	100
About online accounts	100
Synchronizing with a Google Account	100
Adding more Google Accounts	100
Forgot your Google Account password?	101
Adding a social network account	101
Managing your online accounts	101
Changing general sync settings	101
Synchronizing an account manually	102
Changing account settings	102
Removing an account	102
Contacts	103
About the Contacts app	103
Your contacts list	104
Filtering your contacts list	104
Setting up your profile	105
What you can see on your profile	105
Importing contacts from your SIM card	105
Adding a new contact	106
Searching for contacts	106
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account	107
Merging contact information	108
Accepting matched contacts suggestions	108
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts	108
Manually merging contact information	109
Breaking the link	109
Backing up your contacts to the storage card	109
Importing contacts from the storage card	109
Contact information and conversations	109
Editing a contact’s information	110
Deleting contacts	110
Sending contact information as a vCard	111
Sending multiple contact cards	111
Contact groups	112
Creating a group	112
Editing a contact group	112
Sending a message or email to a group	113
Rearranging your contact groups	113
Rearranging the members of a contact group	113
Deleting groups	113
Adding People widgets	114
Setting the default communication method	114
Changing the default communication method	114
Getting in touch with a contact	115
Adding group members to a People widget	115
Social	116
Facebook for HTC Sense	116
Tweeting on the go using Peep	117
Sending a tweet	118
Searching for Twitter users to follow	118
Unfollowing a Twitter user	118
Sending a direct message	118
Setting Peep options	118
Using Friend Stream	119
Updating your status	120
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts	120
Checking notifications from your social networks	121
Sharing your location with your Facebook friends	121
About the Friend Stream widget	121
Chatting in Google Talk	122
Chatting with a friend	122
Accepting a chat invitation	122
Changing your online status and picture	122
Adding and managing friends	123
Changing settings or signing out	123
Email	124
Gmail	124
Using Gmail	124
Viewing your Gmail Inbox	124
Sending a new message	124
Replying to or forwarding an email message	125
Getting help	125
Mail	125
About the Mail app	125
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	126
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	126
Checking your Mail inbox	127
Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts	127
Switching between different views of your inbox	127
Refreshing an email account	128
Sorting email messages	128
Quickly browsing your inbox	128
Managing email messages	128
Deleting an email message	128
Selecting several email messages	129
Moving several email messages to another folder	129
Moving an email message after reading	129
Deleting all messages	129
Switching to other mail folders	129
Sending an email message	129
Resuming a draft email message	131
Reading and replying to an email message	131
Setting the priority for an email message	131
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email	131
Flagging an email	131
Setting your Out of the office status	131
Sending a meeting request	132
Changing email account settings	132
Deleting an email account	132
Calendar	133
About Calendar	133
Creating an event	133
Changing Calendar views	134
Using month view	134
Using day and agenda views	134
Using week view	135
Managing Calendar events	135
Viewing an event	135
Editing an event	135
Deleting an event	135
Sharing an event (vCalendar)	136
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation	136
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders	136
Showing or hiding calendars	137
Changing Calendar settings	137
Reminder settings	137
Calendar view settings	137
About the Calendar widget	138
Maps and location	139
Turning on location services	139
About Google Maps	139
Getting around maps	140
Searching for a location	141
Clearing the map	141
Searching for a place of interest near you	141
Getting directions	142
Getting help	143
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	143
Opening and joining Latitude	143
Android Market and other apps	144
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	144
Finding and installing an app	144
Opening an installed app	145
Uninstalling an app	145
Getting help	145
Using Tags	145
Turning on NFC	146
Scanning and organizing tags	146
Sharing a tag	146
Selecting a tag to share	147
Using the Clock	147
About the HTC Clock widget	147
Changing the location on the Clock widget	147
Using the Clock app	148
Using Desk Clock	148
Using World Clock	148
Setting your home city	148
Setting the time zone, date, and time	149
Adding a city to the World Clock screen	149
Setting an alarm	149
Deleting an alarm	149
Changing alarm sound settings	150
Checking Weather	150
Adding a city to the Weather screen	151
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen	151
Deleting cities from the Weather screen	151
Changing Weather options	151
About the Weather widget	151
Reading news feeds	152
Subscribing to news channels	152
Adding a keyword	152
Adding people to follow	152
Reading a story	153
Changing update schedule and content settings	153
About the News widget	153
Keeping track of your stocks	154
Adding a stock quote or stock market index	154
Changing update schedule and color settings	155
Working on documents	155
Viewing a document	155
Creating a document	155
Editing a document	156
Watching videos on YouTube	156
Searching for videos	156
Clearing the search history	157
Sharing a video link	157
Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube	157
Listening to FM Radio	157
Tuning in to an FM station	158
Closing or turning off FM Radio	158
Using Flashlight	159
Sharing games and apps	159
T‑Mobile apps	160
T‑Mobile My Account	160
T‑Mobile My Device	160
T-Mobile TV	161
Starting a video chat	161
HTC Sync	162
About HTC Sync	162
Installing HTC Sync	162
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Amaze 4G	163
Getting to know the workspace	163
Setting up synchronization	164
Music sync options	164
Gallery sync options	164
Calendar sync options	165
People sync options	165
Bookmarks sync options	166
Documents sync options	166
Synchronizing HTC Amaze 4G	167
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Amaze 4G	167
Synchronizing another device with your computer	168
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade	168
Keyboard	169
Using the onscreen keyboard	169
Selecting a keyboard layout	169
Entering text	169
Enabling multiple keyboard languages	170
Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard	170
Entering words with predictive text	170
Setting a second language for the keyboard	171
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary	171
Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary	171
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card	171
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card	172
Entering text by speaking	172
Setting the voice input language	172
Entering text by tracing	173
Editing text	173
Selecting text	173
Copying and pasting text	174
Adjusting input settings	174
Internet connections	176
Data connection	176
Turning the data connection on or off	176
Enabling data roaming	176
Wi‑Fi	177
Turning Wi‑Fi on and connecting to a wireless network	177
Connecting to a Wi‑Fi network with EAP-TLS security	177
Checking the wireless network status	178
Connecting to another Wi‑Fi network	178
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	178
Setting up secure credential storage	178
Adding a VPN connection	179