HTC ADR6101, Panache User Guide

Your HTC Phone
User guide
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Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8 Your phone 8 Back cover 10 SIM card 11 Storage card 12 Battery 12 Switching your phone on or off 15 Entering your PIN 16 Finger gestures 16 Setting up your phone for the first time 17 Ways of getting contacts into your phone 17 Home screen 18
Basics
Personalizing
Making your phone truly yours 29 Personalizing your phone with scenes 29 Changing your wallpaper 30 Applying a new skin 31 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 31 Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33 Adding folders on your Home screen 33 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34 Rearranging the Home screen 35 Using sound sets 35 Changing your ringtones and alarms 37 Rearranging or hiding application tabs 38
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 39 Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 39 Using Speed dial 40 Calling a phone number in a text message 40
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Calling a phone number in an email 41 Making an emergency call 41 Receiving calls 42 What can I do during a call? 43 Setting up a conference call 45 Internet calls 45 Using Call history 46 Using Home dialing 47 Call services 48 Turning Airplane mode on or off 49
Messages
Opening Messages 50 Sending a text message (SMS) 50 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 51 Resuming a draft message 53 Viewing and replying to a message 53 Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 54 Push messages 55 Managing message conversations 56 Setting message options 57
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 59 About the People app 60 Setting up your profile 61 Importing contacts from your SIM card 61 Adding a new contact 62 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 62 Merging contact information 63 Filtering your contacts list 64 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 65 Contact information and conversations 65 Sending contact information as a vCard 66 Contact groups 67 Adding People widgets 69
Email
Gmail 71 Mail 72
Calendar
About Calendar 80 Creating an event 80 Changing Calendar views 82 Managing Calendar events 83 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 84 Displaying and synchronizing reminders 84 Changing Calendar settings 86 About the Calendar widget 86
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Search and Web browser
Searching your phone and the web 87 Using your phone’s web browser 88 Downloading from the Web 91 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 91 Setting browser options 93
Camera
Camera basics 94 Taking a photo 95 Recording video 96 Adding effects 97 After capturing 97 Changing camera settings 97
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 99 Music 107 Connected Media 112
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 114 Synchronizing with a Google Account 114 Adding a social network account 115 Managing your online accounts 115
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 117 Facebook app 118 Tweeting on your phone using Peep 120 Using Friend Stream 122 Chatting in Google Talk 124
Maps and location
Location settings 127 Locations 127 Car Panel 136 Google Maps 137
Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 141 Using the Clock 143 Checking Weather 146 Reading eBooks 147 Reading news feeds 150 Keeping track of your stocks 152 Working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations 153 Watching videos on YouTube 154 Listening to FM Radio 155
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Recording your voice 156 Using Flashlight 157 Sharing games and apps 158
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 159 Installing HTC Sync 160 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone 160 Getting to know the workspace 161 Setting up synchronization 161 Synchronizing your phone 164 Installing an app from your computer to your phone 165 Synchronizing another phone with your computer 165 Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 165
HTCSense.com
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 166 Using HTCSense.com 166 Deleting your HTCSense.com account 168
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 169 Entering words with predictive text 170 Entering text by speaking 172 Editing text 173 Adjusting input settings 174
Internet connections
Data connection 175 Wi-Fi 176 About connection widgets 178 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 178 Using your phone as a modem (USB tethering) 179 Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 180 Using your phone as a wireless router 180
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 181 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 181 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 182 Sending information using Bluetooth 183 Receiving information using Bluetooth 185
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 187 Protecting your phone with a screen lock pattern, PIN or password 187
Settings
Settings on your phone 189
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Changing display settings 190 Changing sound settings 192 Changing the phone language 193 Optimizing your phone’s battery life 193 Managing memory 194 Checking information about your phone 195
Update and reset
Phone software updates 196 Restarting your phone 197 Resetting your phone 197
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
7 Conventions used in this guide
Conventions used in this 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 when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.
This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a phone feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems when using your phone.
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Getting started

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:
§ Phone
§ Battery (preinstalled)
§ microSD™ card (preinstalled)
§ USB cable
§ 3.5mm stereo headset
§ Power adapter
§ Quick start guide
§ Safety and regulatory guide
§ Warranty card

Your phone

Front panel

1. Notification LED
2. Proximity sensor
3. MENU
4. HOME
5. Microphone
6. SEARCH
7. BACK
8. CAMERA
9. Trackpad
10. Touch screen
11. Earpiece
12. Front camera
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Left panel

1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
3. Dock contacts
4. USB connector

Back panel

Top panel

1. LED flash
2. 5 megapixel camera
3. Speaker
4. Back cover
1. POWER
2. 3.5mm headset jack
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Back cover

Removing the back cover

Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage card slot.
Make sure to switch off your phone before removing the back cover.
1.
With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down.
2. With your finger, lift up the back cover from the small opening at the back of
the phone to remove it.

Replacing the back cover

1. Secure the top part of the back cover first by aligning into the two openings
located at the back of the phone (right below the camera lens).
2. Press the sides and bottom part of the back cover towards the phone. You’ll
hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards.
Some legacy SIM cards may not function with your phone. You should consult with your mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this service.

Inserting the SIM card

1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. 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.

Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off your phone before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.
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Storage card

Use the storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage card already inserted in your phone.

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the storage card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it until it clicks into place.

Removing the storage card

If your phone is on, you must first "unmount" the storage card before removing it to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while your phone is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card.

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 battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use your phone. Among these are the phone features and accessories you use (for
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example, leaving your Bluetooth™ connection always on uses more power). Long phone calls and frequent web browsing uses up a lot of battery power. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder.

Removing the battery thin film

Before using your phone for the first time, you need to remove the thin film wrapped around the phone's battery.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the thin film around the battery.

Removing the battery

1. Take the back cover off.
2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery off from the opening on the left side
of your phone.
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Inserting the battery

1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push the battery into
place.
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Charging the battery

The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using your phone, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles.
§ When the phone is shipped, the battery is already installed on your phone. A thin film is inserted between the battery and the compartment. You need to remove this film before you can charge the battery.
§ Only the power adapter and USB sync cable provided with your phone must be used to charge the battery.
§ Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it 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 orange light. The light turns to solid green when the phone is fully charged.
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.

Switching your phone on or off

Switching your phone on

Press the POWER button. Easy.
When you turn on the phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.
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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 the bar down on the lock screen.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.

Entering your PIN

Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. No problem. Just contact your mobile operator and ask for the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key).

Finger gestures

Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such
as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.
Press and hold
Swipe or slide
Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag.
Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe
Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation
To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a web page), simply press and hold the item.
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.
While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.
from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.
Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen
using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.
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Setting up your phone for the first time

When you switch on your phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to set up your phone. You can choose your language, how you want to connect to the Internet, and whether you want your current location to be automatically detected. If you still have personal contacts and calendar events stored on your old phone, you can easily transfer them to your new phone through Bluetooth as well.
Be sure to sign in to your Google Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail™ and Android Market™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social networks like Facebook and Twitter™, and more.
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 your mobile operator. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in your phone’s settings as you go along later on.

Ways of getting contacts into your phone

There are several ways you can add contacts to your phone. You can sync your phone with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook, and more.
HTC Sync Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and then
use HTC Sync to sync your new HTC phone with your computer's Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Contacts.
Gmail Google contacts are imported to your phone after you sign in to
your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from your phone.
Facebook Log in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC Sense
to import your Facebook friends' contact information.
Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts in your phone
memory or transfer existing ones from your old phone.
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to your phone. Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync
Your phone syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer not only your contacts, but also
calendar events and text messages from your old phone to your new HTC phone.
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Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make your phone your own. It comes with a weather clock widget that shows the time and weather in your current location. You can also add your favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page 29.

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 or right and you’ll discover more space for adding icons, widgets, and more.
Press to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).

Using Leap view

To jump straight to the screen that you want, press 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.
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Basics

Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the phone ringtone, while adjusting the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications and music or video playback.

Adjusting the ringer volume

§ Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left 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 once to set your phone to Vibrate mode. The phone vibrates and the vibrate mode icon appears in the status bar.
§ While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The speaker mute icon displays in the status bar.

Adjusting the media volume

When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left panel of the phone to adjust the volume. The Media volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level.

Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls

During a phone call, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button.

Adjusting the volume via settings

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Sound > Volume.
2. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of your
phone’s ringtone, media playback, alarms, and notifications. Your phone briefly plays a sample tone with the volume being adjusted as you drag a slider.
3. If you want the same volume for your ringtone and notifications, select Use incoming call volume for notifications.
4. When you’re done, tap OK.
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Sleep 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.

Switching to Sleep mode

Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch your phone to Sleep mode. Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.

Waking up from Sleep mode

To wake your phone up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.
Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

Unlocking the screen

Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide 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.
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Status and notifications

Status icons

You can tell a lot about your phone by checking the icons in its status bar.
Here’s what each icon means:
Signal strength Battery is full
GPRS connected Battery is charging
GPRS in use Battery is low (20% remaining)
EDGE connected
EDGE in use Silent mode
3G connected Vibrate mode
3G in use Phone microphone is mute
HSDPA connected Speakerphone is on
HSDPA in use
Roaming Wired headset connected
No signal Bluetooth is on
Battery is very low (10% remaining)
Wired microphone headset connected
No SIM card installed Connected to a Bluetooth device
Connected to a Wi-Fi network Airplane mode
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Data synchronizing GPS is on
Network sharing is on Alarm is set

Notification icons

A busy life means a busy phone. Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events, and alarms.
Here’s what each one means:
New Gmail message
New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email
General notification
Call in progress
Problem with email delivery Missed call
New SMS/MMS Call on hold
Problem with SMS/MMS delivery Call forwarding on
New Google Talk instant message Message forwarding on
New voicemail
Upcoming event
The phone is connected to a computer via USB cable
Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available
New updates from your social networks
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is on
Matched contacts suggestion Uploading data (animated)
Bluetooth pairing request Downloading data (animated)
Phone software update available Waiting to upload
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Song is playing
FM Radio app in use
Voice recording is on
Compass needs orientation
More (not displayed) notifications Storage card is low on free space

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:
Downloaded 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
§ 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 orange light when the battery is being charged.
§ Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low.
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Notifications panel

When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see the message, reminder or event notification. The Notifications panel lets you quickly switch between recently-opened apps, and also lets you easily turn on settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
To open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward.
If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to see them all.
You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing 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 to open the
Notifications panel.
2. In the Recent apps section, slide your finger left or right to see recently-opened
apps.
3. Tap an app to open it.
Press and hold
to view recently used apps.
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Using Quick Settings

The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and more, and also provides a quick shortcut to all phone settings.
1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the
Notifications panel.
2. Tap the Quick Settings tab.
3. Tap the check box next to an item to turn it off or on.

Closing the Notifications panel

Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the screen. Or just press .

Connecting your phone to a computer

Whenever you connect your phone to a computer 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 Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while your
phone is connected to your computer.
HTC Sync Select this option to synchronize contacts, calendar, and other
information between your computer and your phone.
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Disk drive This mode is available only when there’s a storage card on your
phone. Select this mode when you want to copy files between your phone’s storage card and your computer.
When Disk drive mode is enabled while your phone is connected to the computer, you will not be able to use apps on your phone to access the storage card.
USB tethering
Internet pass-through
When you do not have Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share your phone’s mobile data connection with your computer.
If you don’t have a data plan for your phone or you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can select this mode to share your computer’s Internet connection with your phone.

Copying files to or from the storage card

You can copy your music, photos, and other files to your phone’s storage card.
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
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.
§ Copy the files from the phone’s storage card to a folder in your computer.
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected
phone) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your phone.
6. Do one of the following:
§ Disconnect the phone from the computer.
§ If you want to keep the phone connected to the computer but want the
phone to be able to access the storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Disk drive, select an option except Disk drive, and then tap Done.

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing

In applications such as the web browser and Mail, you can select text and choose what you want to do with it.
After selecting text, you can:
§ Copy it.
§ Search for it using Google Search.
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§ Look 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.

Selecting text

1. Press and hold on a word.
2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to
select.
To select text in a link, press and hold 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 text.
3. Tap Paste.

Searching or translating text

1. After you have selected the text you want to search for or translate, tap .
2. Tap one of the following tabs:
Google Search
Look for related information using Google Search, based on the text that you selected.
Wikipedia
Look for related information on Wikipedia, based on the text that you selected.
YouTube
Look for videos on YouTube, based on the text that you selected.
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Google Translate
Translate the text to another language.
Google Dictionary
Look 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. Choose whether to paste the selected text in a new text, multimedia, or email
message or in your status update on a social network such as Twitter.
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Personalizing

Making your phone truly yours

Make your phone look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize your phone with a different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.
Tap the Personalize button
right on the Home screen to get started.

Personalizing your phone with scenes

Your phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are personalized Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply to your phone. By switching between scenes, you instantly turn your phone into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone.
Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, your phone automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected.

Using a preset scene

Your phone features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different 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. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.
2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want.
3. Tap Apply.
To download more scenes, tap
> Scene > Get more.

Creating a new scene

You’ll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.
2. Press , and then tap New.
3. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.
4. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and other elements, arranging the
Home screen layout, and changing the skin or wallpaper. All of your changes will be automatically saved to this scene.
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Renaming a scene

1. From the Home screen, 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. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.
2. Press , and then tap Delete.
3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes, then
tap one or more scenes you want to delete.
4. Tap Delete.

Changing your wallpaper

Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to change the feel of your phone and give it a fresh look. Browse 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. From the Home screen, tap > Wallpaper.
2. Tap one of the following:
HTC wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, then tap Preview > Apply. Live wallpapers Choose from preset animated wallpapers. Tap Preview to
view the animation, and then tap Apply.
Gallery Choose a photo that you have taken using the camera or
copied to your storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save.
To download more wallpapers, tap > Wallpaper > HTC wallpapers > Get more.
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