HTC Desire User Guide

Your HTC Desire

User guide

Before you do anything else, please read this

Charge the battery

The battery in your phone hasn’t been charged yet. While your phone is charging, it’s important that you do not remove the battery pack. Doing so can damage your phone. Also, please don’t try to take your phone apart. (If you do, it may invalidate your warranty.)

Choose a rate plan wisely

Your phone can use up a lot of Internet bandwidth really quickly. Before you use your phone, we strongly recommend that you talk to your mobile operator about data rates. If you’re on a standard data plan, the costs could really add up. Switching to a flat-rate plan could be a lot cheaper.

Know about privacy laws

Some countries have strict laws about how and when you can record phone conversations. For example, you may need to tell the person you’re speaking to before you start recording. It’s a good idea to find out what the laws are where you live before you use your phone’s recording feature.

And finally, a few important words from our legal team (LIMITATION OF DAMAGES)

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall HTC or its affiliates be liable to you, any user, or third party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental or punitive damages of any kind, arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, injury, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of business opportunity, loss of data, and/or loss of profits, regardless of the foreseeability thereof or whether HTC or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages. And in no event shall the total liability of HTC or its affiliates exceed the amount received from you, regardless of the legal theory under which the cause of action is brought. The foregoing does not affect any statutory rights which may not be disclaimed.

Please also read the Safety and regulatory guide that is included in the box for information on the proper usage of your phone to prevent injuries and to avoid damaging your phone. You can also refer to this guide for regulatory information about your phone.

You can also visit our support website at www.htc.com/support to download the Safety and regulatory guide and to access other helpful resources for your phone.

Trademarks and copyrights

The HTC logo, the HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC Desire, HTC Sense, Footprints, HTC Sync, and HTC Care are trademarks and/or service marks of HTC Corporation.

Google, the Google logo, Android, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Android Market, and Google Talk are trademarks of Google Inc.

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Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc.

microSD is a trademark of SD Card Association.

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Facebook is a trademark of Facebook, Inc.

Twitter is a trademark of Twitter, Inc., and is used under license.

Flickr is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

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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 that something is very important. Important information is something that you need to do 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.

Contents

Basics

Inside the box 12

Your Phone 12

Front panel 12 Back panel 13 Top panel 14 Left panel 14 Bottom panel 15

Before turning on your phone 16

Back cover 16 SIM card 17 Storage card 17 Battery 18 Finger gestures 20

Getting started 21

Turning on your phone 21 Turning off your phone 21 Setting up your phone for the first

time 21

Sleep mode 23

Home screen 24

Extended Home screen 24 Navigating the Home screen 24

Phone status and notifications 25

Phone status icons 25 Notification icons 26 Checking notifications 28

Using the optical trackball to interact with the touch screen 29

Going to an extended Home screen 29 Selecting an item onscreen 29 Selecting a tab 29 Moving the cursor when entering text 30 Selecting a link on a webpage 30

Searching your phone and the Web 34

Setting Web and Quick Search Box

options 34

Searching the Web and your phone using

the Quick Search Box 34

Personalizing

Making your phone truly yours 35

Changing the ringtone 35

Personalizing your phone with scenes 36

Using a preset scene 36 Customizing and saving a scene 36 Renaming or deleting a scene 37

Changing your wallpaper 38

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 39

Adding a widget to your Home screen 39 Downloading HTC widgets 39

Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 40

Adding folders on your Home screen 41

Creating a new folder and adding items

to it 41

Renaming a folder 41

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 42

Moving a widget or icon 42 Removing a widget or icon 42

Adjusting the volume 31

Adjusting the ringer volume 31 Adjusting the media volume 31

Connecting your phone to a computer 32

Copying files to and from the storage card 33

Phone calls

Making calls 43

Calling somebody using your phone 43 Calling a speed dial number 44 Calling a phone number in a text

message 44 Calling a phone number in an email 44 Making an emergency call 45

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Receiving calls 46

Answering an incoming call 46 Rejecting an incoming call 47 Rejecting a call and sending a text

message 47

Using in-call options 48

Handling multiple calls 48 Setting up a conference call 49 Putting a call on hold 49 Muting the microphone during a call 49 Turning the speakerphone on or off

during a call 49

Ending a call 49

Using call history 50

Adding a new phone number to your

contacts from call history 50 Checking a missed call 51 Clearing the call history list 51

Call services 52

Turning Airplane mode on or off 53

People

About People 54

Ways of getting contacts into your phone 54

Contact groups 60

Creating a group and adding contacts 60 Deleting a group 60 Adding or removing contacts from a

group 60

Sending an SMS/MMS message or email

to a group 61

Contact information and conversations 62

People widget 63

Adding the People widget 63 Setting the default communication

method 63

Changing the default communication

method 63

Getting in touch with a contact 63

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard 64

Using the landscape onscreen

keyboard 64

Switching between English and Chinese

keyboard layouts 64

Changing the English onscreen keyboard

layout 64

Changing the Chinese onscreen keyboard

layout 65 Entering text 65 Entering words with predictive text 66

People screen 55

Setting up My contact card 55 Your contacts list 55 Adding a new contact 56 Importing contacts from your SIM

card 57

Importing contacts from an Exchange

ActiveSync account 57 Merging contact information 57 Editing a contact’s information 58 Searching for a contact 58 Backing up your contacts to the storage

card 58 Importing contacts from the storage

card 58 Deleting contacts 59 Sending contact information as a vCard

via MMS 59 Sending your contact information as a

vCard via MMS 59

Adjusting input settings 67

Touch Input Chinese 67

Messages

About Messages 69

Sending text and multimedia

messages 69

New message notifications 72

WAP push messages 73

Managing message conversations 74

Protecting a message from deletion 75 Deleting a message thread 75 Deleting several message threads 75 Deleting a single message 75

Contents 7

Viewing contact details and

communicating with a contact 75

Setting text and multimedia message options 76

Adding the Messages widget 77

Accounts and sync

Synchronizing with online accounts 78

Adding a social network account 78 Synchronizing with a Google Account 78 Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange

ActiveSync account 79 Managing your accounts 79

Using HTC Sync 81

Installing HTC Sync that came with the

microSD card 81 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your

phone 82 Setting up synchronization 82 Setting up more sync options 83 Synchronizing your phone 84 Downloading the latest HTC Sync

upgrade 84 Installing apps from your computer to

your phone 84

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application 86

Facebook for HTC Sense 86 Facebook for Android application 86 Differences between Facebook for HTC

Sense and Facebook for Android

application 87

Searching for Plurk users to follow or

befriend 92 Sending a private plurk 92 Setting Plurk options 92 Adding the Plurk widget 93

Using Friend Stream 94

Friend Stream screen 94 Updating your status 95 Adding the Friend Stream widget 95

Chatting in Google Talk 96

Signing in to Google Talk 96 Chatting with friends 96 Changing your online status and

picture 97 Managing your Friends list 98 Changing Google Talk settings 99

Using Gmail 101

Viewing your Gmail inbox 101 Reading your messages 102 Sending a message 104 Managing conversations and

messages 105 Changing Gmail settings 106

Mail 108

Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 108 Viewing your email inbox 108 Exchange ActiveSync email 110 Composing and sending an email

message 111 Viewing and replying to an email

message 112 Editing email account settings 112 Deleting an email account 112 Adding the Mail widget 112

Twittering on your phone 88

Peep screen 88 Sending a tweet 88 Searching for Twitter users to follow 89 Sending a direct message 89 Setting Peep options 89 Adding the Twitter widget 90

Plurking on your phone 91

Plurk screen 91 Posting a plurk 91

Calendar

About Calendar 113

Creating a calendar event 113

Inviting guests to your event (Google

Account only) 114 Sending a meeting request using

Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync

only) 114

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Changing calendar views 115

Month view 115 Day and Agenda views 115 Week view 116

Viewing, editing or deleting an event 117

Viewing and editing an event 117 Deleting an event 117

Calendar event reminders 118

Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event

reminders 118

Displaying and synchronizing calendars 119

Showing or hiding calendars 119 Choosing which Google Calendars are

synchronized on your phone 119

Changing Calendar settings 120

Reminder settings 120 Calendar view settings 120

Sending a vCalendar 121

About the Calendar widget 121

Clock and Weather

About the Weather widget 130

Internet

Data connection 131

Checking the data connection you are

using 131 Turning the data connection on or off 131 Creating a new access point 131 Enabling data roaming 131

Wi-Fi 132

Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a

wireless network 132 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-

TLS security 132 Checking the wireless network status 133 Connecting to another Wi-Fi network 133

Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets 134

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 135

Preparing your phone for VPN

connection 135 Adding a VPN connection 135 Connecting to a VPN 135 Disconnecting from a VPN 136

About the HTC Clock widget 122

About the Clock application 123

Using Desk Clock 124

Using World Clock 125

Setting your home city 125

Setting the time zone, date, and time 125

Adding a city to the World Clock

screen 126

Setting the alarm clock 127

Setting an alarm 127 Deleting an alarm 127 Changing alarm sound settings 128

Checking weather 129

Adding a city to the Weather screen 129 Changing the order of cities on the

Weather screen 130

Deleting cities from the Weather

screen 130

Changing weather options 130

Using your phone’s web browser 137

Opening the browser 137 Going to a web page 137 Setting your home page 137 Changing the screen orientation 137 Browsing full versions of all web sites 138 Navigating on a web page 138 Zooming in or out on a web page 138 Selecting a link in a web page 139 Opening a new browser window 139 Switching between browser windows 140 Finding text within a web page 140 Downloading applications from the

web 140 Copying text, looking up information, and

sharing 141 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited

pages 142 Setting browser options 143

Using your phone as a modem (tethering) 144

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Bluetooth

Using Bluetooth 145

Turning Bluetooth on or off 145 Changing the phone name 145

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 146

Reconnecting a headset or car kit 146

Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 147

Disconnecting a Bluetooth device 147 Unpairing from a Bluetooth device 147

Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth 148

Sending information from your phone to

another device 148

Receiving information from another

device 149

Viewing a photo in landscape

orientation 161 Zooming in or out on a photo 162 Watching video 162

Viewing photos in your social networks 163

Viewing photos on Facebook 163 Viewing photos on Flickr 163

Working with photos 164

Rotating and saving a photo 164 Cropping a photo 164

Sharing 165

Sending photos or videos by email 165 Sending a photo or video by MMS 165 Sending photos or videos using

Bluetooth 165 Sharing photos on Facebook 166 Sharing photos on Flickr 166 Sharing photos on Picasa 166 Sharing videos on YouTube 166

Camera

Camera basics 151

Viewfinder screen 151 Using the optical trackball as the shutter

release 152

Review screen 152

Zooming 153

Taking a photo 154

Face detection 155

Capturing a video 156

Camera settings 157

Changing basic settings 157 Changing advanced settings 157

Photos

Music

About the Music application 167

Playing music 167

Browsing music in the Library 168

Creating a playlist 169

Playing the songs in a playlist 169 Managing playlists 169

Setting a song as ringtone 171

Checking if the song was added as a

ringtone 171

Sending music using Bluetooth 171

About the Music widget 171

About the Photos application 160

Selecting an album 160

Viewing photos and videos 161

Browsing in filmstrip or grid view 161

Maps and location

Using Google Maps (available by country) 172

Viewing locations 172 Viewing map layers 174

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Searching for a location 175 Getting directions 176 Finding your friends with Google Latitude

(available by country) 177

Using HTC Footprints™ 180

Creating a footprint 180 Revisiting a footprint 180 Editing or deleting a footprint 181 Exporting your footprints 181 Importing footprints 182 Adding the Footprints widget 182

More apps

Watching videos on YouTube 183

Watching videos 183 Searching for videos 183 Sharing a video link 184 Capturing a video and sharing it on

YouTube 184

Viewing a PDF 185

Requesting a refund for an

application 193 Opening an installed application 194 Uninstalling an application 194 Getting help 194

Reading news feeds 195

News screen 195 Subscribing to a news channel from a

list 195 Subscribing to a news channel by

entering a URL 196 Setting update frequency for stories 196 Reading a story 196 Starring a story 196 Adding a keyword 197 Adding the News widget 197

Running Java applications 198

Downloading and installing a MIDlet/

MIDlet suite from the Web 198 Installing a MIDlet/MIDlet suite from your

phone 198 Running a MIDlet/MIDlet suite 198 Uninstalling a MIDlet/MIDlet suite 198

Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets 186

Keeping track of your stocks 187

Adding a stock quote or stock market

index 187 Changing the stock list order 187 Deleting stock quotes and indices 187 Setting stock information update

frequency 188 Manually updating stock information 188 Adding the Stocks widget 188

Listening to the radio 189

Listening to an FM station 189 Adding station names 190 Minimizing or turning off FM Radio 190

Recording your voice 191

Recording your voice 191 Sharing a voice clip 191 Setting a voice clip as a ringtone 191 Renaming a voice clip 191

Finding and installing apps from Android Market (available by country) 192

Finding and installing an application 192 Creating a Google Checkout account 193

Security

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 199

Restoring a SIM card that has been

locked out 199

Protecting your phone with a screen lock 200

Settings

Settings on your phone 200

Changing display settings 202

Adjusting the screen brightness

manually 202

Adjusting the time before the screen

turns off 202 Preventing automatic screen rotation 202 Recalibrating the G-sensor 202 Keeping the screen on while charging the

phone 202 Switching animation effects on or off 203

Changing sound settings 204

Changing the phone language 205

Optimizing your phone’s battery life 206

Using the GSM network of your mobile

operator 206

Checking the power usage of

applications 206

Managing memory 207

Checking how much phone memory is

available for use 207

Checking the available storage card

space 207 Clearing application cache and data 207 Uninstalling third-party applications 207 Freeing up more phone memory or

storage card space 207

Checking information about your phone 208

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Backup, update and reset

Backing up phone data 209

Checking if automatic backup is

enabled 209 Restoring backed up data to your

phone 209

Updating your phone’s system software 210

Checking for phone system software

updates manually 210

Performing a hard/factory reset 211

Specifications

Index

Basics

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:

Phone

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USB cable

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AC adapter

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3.5mm stereo headset

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Battery

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microSD card

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Quick start guide

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Safety and regulatory guide

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Your Phone

Front panel

1 Earpiece

Listen to a phone call from here.

2 MENU

Press to open a list of actions that you can do on the current screen.

3 HOME

While on any application or screen, press to return to the Home screen.

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While on the main Home screen, press to show a snapshot of the Home screen.

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Press and hold to open the recently-used applications window.

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4 SEARCH

Press to open the Quick Search box. See “Searching your phone and the Web” in this chapter for more details.

5 BACK

Press to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog box, options menu, the Notifications panel, or onscreen keyboard.

6 Optical trackball

See “Using the optical trackball to interact with the touch screen” in this chapter for details.

7 Notification LED

This LED 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.

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8 Touch screen

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Back panel

9 5 megapixel camera

10 Back cover

11 LED flashlight

12 Speaker

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Top panel

Left panel

13 POWER

When the phone is off, press to turn on the phone.



When the phone is on and the screen is unlocked, press to turn off or on the phone display.



With the screen unlocked, press and hold to open the phone options menu that lets you turn off



the phone, switch your phone to silent mode, vibration mode, or airplane mode, and turn on/off the data connection.

14 3.5mm audio jack

Connect a 3.5mm stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music.

15 VOLUME UP

While on a call, press to increase earpiece volume.

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While not on a call, press to increase the ringer volume.

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While watching videos or listening to the FM radio, press to increase the volume.

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16 VOLUME DOWN

While on a call, press to decrease earpiece volume.

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While not on a call, press to decrease the ringer volume.

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While watching videos or listening to the FM radio, press to decrease the volume.

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Bottom panel

17 USB connector

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18 Microphone

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Connect the power adapter to charge the battery. Connect the supplied USB cable to transfer files to your phone from your computer or sync your phone with HTC Sync on your computer.

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Before turning on your phone

Back cover

Removing the back cover

Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage card slot.

With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down.

With your thumb or finger, lift up the top of the back cover from the small opening near

the POWER button.

Replacing the back cover

Secure and press the bottom part of the back cover first by aligning into the two openings

located at the bottom part of the back of the phone.

2. Press the sides and the top part of the back cover down to lock the cover into place. You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.

SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3 V 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

Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”

If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to “Removing the battery.”

Insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out.

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4. Push the SIM card all the way in.

Removing the SIM card

Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”

If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to “Removing the battery.”

Push the SIM card out from the back of the slot, and then slide the SIM card out.

Storage card

Store your pictures, music, and applications in the microSD card.

Inserting the storage card

Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”

If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to “Removing the battery.”

Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it in until

it clicks into place.

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Removing the storage card

Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”

If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to “Removing the battery.”

Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.

Removing the storage card while the phone is on

When you need to remove the storage card while the phone is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.

Scroll down the screen, and then tap SD card & phone storage.

Tap Unmount SD card.

Remove the storage card by following the instructions in “Removing the storage card.”

Battery

Your phone comes with a rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery and is designed to use only manufacturer-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your phone, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to connecting ports, and your voice, data, and other program usage patterns.

Inserting the battery

Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”

Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push the battery into place..

Removing the battery

Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”

Lift out the battery from the notch near the SIM card slot.

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.

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Attach the power plug to the AC adapter.

Connect one end of the USB cable to the sync connector on your phone.

3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port of the AC adapter.

4. Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid red light when the battery is being charged. 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 the status bar of the Home screen. After the battery has been fully charged, a full battery icon ( ) will be displayed in the status bar of the Home screen.

Only the AC 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 AC or car adapter.



As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.

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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

To open the available options for an item (e.g. contact or link in a web page), simply press and hold the item.

Swipe or slide

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen or optical trackball.

Drag

Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

Flick

Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.

Rotate

For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Refer to the Settings chapter for more details.

Pinch

For some applications, like Photos or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen using 2 fingers (for example, thumb and index fingers) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.

Getting started

Once you’ve installed your SIM card and battery, you can turn on your phone and start using it.

Turning on your phone

Press the POWER button.

When you turn on the phone for the first time, you will be prompted to set up your phone. For more information on how to set up your phone for the first time, see “Setting up your phone for the first time.”

Entering your PIN

If your SIM card is preset with a PIN (personal identification number), you will be prompted to enter the PIN to proceed. Enter the SIM PIN, then tap OK.

To learn how to enable or disable the SIM PIN, see “Protecting Your Phone” in the Security chapter.

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Most SIM cards are preset with a PIN (personal identification number) that is provided by your mobile operator. When prompted, enter the preset PIN, then tap Enter. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, the SIM card is blocked. If this happens, you can unblock it with the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) obtained from your mobile operator.

Turning off your phone

If you do not need to use your phone, you can turn the power off to save battery life.

1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn the display back on.

2. Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Unlocking the screen” in this

chapter for details.

3. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.

4. When the Phone options options menu appears, tap Power off.

5. Tap OK when prompted to turn off the phone.

Setting up your phone for the first time

When you turn on your phone for the first time, your phone displays tutorials and guides you to set up your email accounts and favorite social networks such as Facebook®, YouTube™, and Twitter™. You can follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup, or skip the setup and do it at another time.

Choose the phone language you want to use, and then tap Next.

Your phone first sets up GPRS/3G, MMS, and WAP connections automatically based on

your SIM card.

If you did not insert your SIM card and you turned on your phone for the first time, your phone displays a tutorial showing how to install the SIM card and battery. Turn off your phone and insert your SIM card before proceeding to use the phone.

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3. Your phone walks you through a tutorial on how to use the onscreen keyboard. Follow through the tutorial to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard. Tap Skip to not go through the tutorial.

4. On the Internet connection screen, select how you want to connect to the Internet, and then tap Next.

5. Select if you want to automatically or manually synchronize data such as your email, contacts, weather and some other data, and then tap Next.

6. If there are Wi-Fi networks in range, you will be asked if you want to connect to a Wi-Fi network. Tap Next and then tap the wireless network that you want, or clear the Connect to Wi-Fi network checkbox, and then tap Next to set up your Wi-Fi connection at a later time.

7. Some phone features such as Weather and Footprints require Google’s location service to automatically determine your current location. On the Location consent screen, you can choose whether to allow Google’s location service to collect information about your location. Clear or select the checkbox, and then tap Next.

This service may incur additional data transfer fees from your provider. You can enable or disable this service later in your phone’s location settings.

8. On the Set up accounts screen, choose the type of account you want to set up and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. Tap Skip to set up accounts at a later time.

To set up your Google Account, tap Google account > Next > Sign in, enter your



Google Account details, and then tap Sign in.

To learn how to set up POP3 and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts, see the



Accounts and sync and Email chapters to learn how to set up these accounts.

After setting up an account, you will be taken back to the Set up accounts screen so you can set up more accounts. When you are done setting up your accounts, tap Next.

9. On the Set up social networks screen, choose the type of social network account such as Facebook (for HTC Sense) and Twitter that you want to access from your phone. Follow the onscreen instructions to log in to your social network account. Tap Skip to set up social network accounts at a later time. See the Social chapter for more information about Facebook for HTC Sense.

When you are done setting up your accounts, tap Next on the Set up social networks screen.

10. Some data and settings are automatically backed up to the storage card. Clear the check box if you do not want to automatically back up data and settings to the storage card, and then tap OK. See the Backup, update, and reset chapter to learn what items are backed up to the storage card.

11. The final screen shows you where you can learn more about using your phone. Tap Finish.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode suspends your phone to a low power state while the display is off in order to save battery power. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone is in. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone is in Sleep mode.

For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see “Adjusting the time before the screen turns off” in the Settings chapter.

Switching to Sleep mode

Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display temporarily and switch your phone to Sleep mode. Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when you leave the phone idle after a certain period of time. Switching to Sleep mode also prevents accidental button or touch screen presses when the phone is in your bag or pocket.

Waking up from Sleep mode

Your phone wakes up automatically when you have an incoming call. To wake up your phone manually, press the POWER button. You will then see that the phone has locked the screen. To find out how to unlock the screen, see “Unlocking the screen.”

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Unlocking the screen

Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen or to answer an incoming call.

You can also press MENU while on the lock screen to unlock the screen.

If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen before it unlocks. For more information on how to create and enable the screen unlock pattern, see “Protecting your phone with a screen lock” in the Security chapter.

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Home screen

The Home screen provides you with a weather clock that shows the time and weather of your current location. Tap the respective item to open the associated application.

The Home screen also lets you add the items you want and need on the Home screen. Add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets to give you instant access to information and applications. To learn how to personalize your Home screen, see the Personalizing chapter.

Extended Home screen

The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. There are 6 “additional” screens apart from the main Home screen.

You cannot add more screens.

Navigating the Home screen

You can go to the extended Home screen by sliding your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the Home screen. While on an extended Home screen, press HOME to return to the main Home screen.

Directly going to a particular screen using Leap view

1. On any Home screen, pinch the screen to show the Leap view that shows all 7 screens as

thumbnails.

On the main Home screen, you can press HOME to show the Leap view.

2. Tap the screen you want to open.

Phone status and notifications

Phone status icons

These are the icons that may appear on the phone status area of the status bar:

GPRS connected

GPRS in use

EDGE connected

EDGE in use

3G connected

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3G in use

HSPA connected

HSPA in use

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

Airplane mode

Alarm is set

Speakerphone on

Data synchronizing

Signal strength

Roaming

No signal

No SIM card installed

Vibrate mode

Phone speaker is mute

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Notification icons

These are the icons that may appear on the notifications area of the status bar:

Phone microphone is mute

Battery is very low (10% remaining)

Battery is low (20% remaining)

Battery is full

Battery is charging

Wired microphone headset connected

Wired headset connected

New Gmail/Google Mail message

New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/ IMAP email

New SMS/MMS

Problem with SMS/MMS delivery

New Google Talk instant message

New voicemail

Upcoming event

Song is playing

General notification (for example, Phone connected to computer via USB cable.)

Storage card is low on free space

Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available

Data synchronizing or connected to HTC Sync

New tweet

FM Radio application in use

More (not displayed) notifications

Call in progress

Missed call

Call on hold

Call forwarding on

Compass needs orientation

Uploading data (animated)

Downloading data (animated)

Waiting to upload

Downloaded Android Market application installed successfully

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Update available for an application downloaded from Android Market

Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared

No storage card installed on the phone

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Checking notifications

Notification icons on the status bar report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms set and ongoing settings such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. You can open the Notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the mobile operator name.

Opening the Notifications panel

When a new notification icon displays in the status bar, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel.

If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to view more notifications.

You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing MENU and then tapping

Notifications.

Closing the Notifications panel

Do one of the following:

Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the

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screen.

Press BACK.

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Using the optical trackball to interact with the touch screen

Besides using finger gestures on the touch screen, you can also use the optical trackball to interact with your phone’s touch screen.

Be sure to place your finger over the optical trackball first (covering it completely), and then slide your finger across the optical trackball.

Going to an extended Home screen

To go to the extended Home screen on the right, slide your finger to the right. Slide your finger to the left to go to the extended Home screen on the left.

Selecting an item onscreen

For most screens, slide your finger to the left, right, up, or down, depending on the direction you want to go. For example, if you want to select (highlight) an item above, slide your finger upward. Press the optical trackball to open the item.

Selecting a tab

For screens that have tabs at the bottom, slide your finger to the left or right to go to a tab.

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Moving the cursor when entering text

To go back or forward one character in a word, slide your finger left or right. Slide your finger up or down to go up or down between lines of text.

Selecting a link on a webpage

Slide your finger down to go to the next link on a webpage.

When a link is selected, press the optical trackball to open the link.

Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the phone ring tone, whereas adjusting the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications, music or video playback. The ringer volume and media volume can be separately adjusted.

Adjusting the ringer volume

Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons 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 on the status bar.

While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The speaker

mute icon ( ) displays on the status bar.

To quickly switch your phone to silent mode, press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Silent mode on the options menu.

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Adjusting the media volume

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

You can also adjust the media volume on the Settings screen.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & display > Media volume.

When the Media volume window appears, drag the slider to the left to lower the volume

or to the right to increase the volume.

Tap OK to close the window.

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Connecting your phone to a computer

Whenever you connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable, the Connect to PC dialog box displays and prompts you to choose the type of USB connection. Select one of the following choices, and then tap Done:

Charge only

Select this mode if you only want to charge the phone’s battery using your computer.

HTC Sync

When selected, the phone automatically uses HTC Sync when connected to your computer and lets you synchronize Outlook and Windows Address Book (Outlook Express), contacts and calendar events between your computer and your phone. For more information, see “Using HTC Sync” in the Accounts and sync chapter.

Disk drive

This mode is available only when you have installed a microSD card on your phone. Select this mode when you want to use your storage card as a USB thumb drive, and 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 run applications that use the storage card, such as Music or Photos. For more information, see “Copying files to and from the storage card” in this chapter.

Internet sharing

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. For more information, see “Using Your Phone as a Modem” in the Internet chapter.

If you do not want to show the Connect to PC dialog box everytime you connect the phone to the computer, clear the Ask me checkbox in the Connect to PC dialog box. The default connection type will be used when you connect the phone to the computer.

To check or change the default connection type and to show or hide the Connect to PC dialog box, press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Connect to PC.

Copying files to and from the storage card

Connect the phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

When the Connect to PC dialog box appears, tap Disk drive, and then tap Done.

On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as a removable disk. Navigate to

this removable disk and open it.

Do one of the following:

Copy the files from the computer to the phone’s storage card’s root folder.

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Copy the files from the phone’s storage card to a folder in your computer or computer

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desktop.

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.

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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. See “Opening the Notifications panel” in this chapter to learn how to open the Notifications panel.

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Searching your phone and the Web

You can search for information on your phone and on the Web by using the Quick Search Box. Some applications, such as People or Mail, have their own search box, which you can

use to search within those applications (the application’s icon is at the left of the search box.)

Setting Web and Quick Search Box options

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.

Scroll down the screen, and then tap Search.

Tap Google search settings, and then do the following:

Select Show web suggestions if you want to include suggestions from Google when

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doing a search.

Select Search history to enable personalized search history. You need to sign in to your



Google Account to use this feature. The Show web suggestion check box needs to be selected for this option to be enabled.

Press BACK when you are done.

4. Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing a search.

Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box

Press HOME > SEARCH.

If you are in an application such as Mail, press the SEARCH button to toggle between doing a search in the application only and searching your phone and the Web.

2. Enter the search item in the Quick Search Box. As you type, matching items on your phone and suggestions from Google web search are shown as a list.

The suggested items that appear will depend on the options that you have selected in the search settings. See “Setting Web and Quick Search Box options” for details.

3. Do one of the following:

If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The item opens

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in the appropriate application.

If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap to search the Web. The web



browser opens, displaying results of a Google search on the Web.

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, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, calendar reminders, and more.

Your phone’s Home screen is highly customizable and extends beyond the screen width, giving you plenty of space to add the information that matters most in your daily life and phone features that make communication quicker and easier. You have up to seven screens that extend to the left and right sides of your display as your Home screen, on which you can add elements such as widgets, program icons, shortcuts to information, and more.

To find out how to set notification sounds for events, see “Changing sound settings”.

Changing the ringtone

Choose from the available selections of ringtones on your phone.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.

Tap Personalize > Default ringtone. The Phone ringtone selection menu then opens.

Scroll through the available ringtones and tap the ringtone you want to use. The ringtone

briefly plays when selected.

Tap OK.

You can also download or copy ringtones or songs to your phone’s storage card. To find out how you can copy files to your storage card, see “Copying files to and from the storage card“.

Ringtones or songs downloaded or copied to your storage card are not automatically added to the ringtone selection menu. You need to go to the Music application and set a ringtone or song in your storage card as your ringtone. To find out how to set a ringtone using the Music application, see “Setting a song as ringtone” in the Music chapter.

See “Specifications” for a list of audio file formats supported by your phone.

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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.

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.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Scenes.

In the Choose a scene menu, select a preset scene and then tap Done.

HTC (default) Work Play

Customizing and saving a scene

After selecting a preset scene, you can add widgets and other elements, arrange the layout, change the wallpaper, and save the whole Home screen as your personalized scene.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Scenes.

In the Choose a scene menu, select a preset scene that already has some widgets, or

select Clean Slate if you want to design your own Home screen.

Add widgets and other elements that you want.

Arrange the layout of your Home screen according to your preference.

Change the Home screen wallpaper. You can also change the lock screen wallpaper.

When you are done designing your Home screen, press HOME > MENU and then tap

6. Scenes again.

Under My scenes, make sure the Current (unsaved) option is selected and then tap Save.

Enter a new scene name for your Home screen and then tap Done. Or, if you already

created a scene, enter the same scene name, tap Done and then tap Replace.

Renaming or deleting a scene

You can rename or delete a personalized scene that you created. Preset scenes cannot be renamed or deleted.

Press HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Personalize > Scenes.

Under My scenes, press and hold a scene and choose whether to rename or delete it.

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Changing your wallpaper

Personalizing your Home screen 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.

The wallpaper that you choose for the Home screen will also be used as the lock screen wallpaper.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Wallpaper.

2. Do one of the following:

Tap Live wallpapers to choose from preset animated wallpapers.



Tap My photos to select a photo that you have taken using the camera or copied to



your storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save.

Choose from preset wallpapers.



3. After changing the wallpaper, remember to save it to the scene that you created or save it as a new scene. To find out how to save a scene, see “Customizing and saving a scene”.

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets, or download more widgets.

Adding a widget to your Home screen

A wide selection of widgets is available for you to choose from, such as Calendar, Music, Photo Album, Friend Stream, Twitter, and more.

Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.

To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.

Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.

Tap Widget and then select a widget that you want.

Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs. Tap

the right or left arrow button at the bottom of the screen to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one.

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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, and more. Scroll down the widgets list, tap

Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.

Downloading HTC widgets

A selection of fun and useful HTC widgets are also available for download.

Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.

To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.

Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.

Tap Widget and then tap Get more HTC widgets.

Tap to select a widget.

Tap Details to see a short description about the widget. After reading, press BACK.

When you’re ready to download and add the widget to your Home screen, tap Download.

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Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Place application icons on your Home screen to open applications quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen.

The shortcuts available depend on the applications that are installed on your phone.

Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new

shortcut. To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.

Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.

Do one of the following:

To add an application icon, tap Program and then select an application.



To add a shortcut to a setting or information, tap Shortcut and then select the type of



information or setting.

To add an application icon on the Home screen, you can also press HOME, tap , and then press and hold an application icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.

Adding folders on your Home screen

Use folders to group related applications and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized.

You can also add information folders 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

Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new folder.

To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen”.

Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.

Tap Folder and then tap New Folder.

Press and hold an application icon or a shortcut that you want to move to the folder. The

phone then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger.

Drag application icon or shortcut and drop it on top of the folder.

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Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the applications and shortcuts inside the folder.

Renaming a folder

Tap the folder to open it.

Press and hold the folder window’s title bar.

Enter a new folder name and then tap OK.

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Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to 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 green box around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.

2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen.

Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel.

3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, release your finger.

If you’ve released your finger but a message shows that there’s no space to place the widget or icon, drag it right or left again to another Home screen panel.

Removing a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove.

The phone vibrates and you’ll see a green box around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.

2. Drag the widget or icon to the Phone button. The Phone button then changes into the Remove button and turns red.

3. When the widget or icon also turns red, release your finger.

Phone calls

Making calls

There are several convenient methods to make a call from your phone.

The two prongs underneath the bottom cover act as the antenna for your phone. It is recommended that you secure the bottom cover to the phone to ensure that you get the best radio reception for your phone. To learn how to secure the bottom cover, see “Replacing the bottom cover” in the Basics chapter.

Calling somebody using your phone

You can either dial a number directly, or you can use the Smart Dial (see Smart Dial) feature to search and call a contact in your contacts lit or a number from call history.

1. Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

2. Begin entering the first few digits or characters by tapping the keys on the phone keypad.

As you enter digits or letters, the panel displays numbers and names that match the keys you tapped.

If you enter a wrong digit, tap to erase that digit. To erase the entire number, press and hold .

3. Tap to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more matching numbers or contacts. To browse through the filtered list, flick through the list or slide your finger up or down the list slowly.

4. To place a call, do one of the following:

If there are no matching contacts in the list, after entering the number, tap Call.



Tap the phone number or contact from the list.



To call a different phone number associated with the contact, tap at the right side



of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap the number you want to call.

Smart Dial

The phone dialer’s Smart Dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call. Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person you want to call. Smart Dial automatically searches and filters your contacts list (stored on your phone and SIM card) and the phone numbers from the call history.

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Calling a speed dial number

Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

On the phone keypad, press and hold the number that is associated with the contact you

want to call.

The number 1 on the phone keypad is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this button to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.

Adding a contact to speed dial

Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

Press MENU, and then tap Speed dial > Add new.

Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in the list, tap

the name.

On the Speed dial screen, select the phone number of the contact to use, and the phone

4. keypad assignment. Tap Save.

Calling a phone number in a text message

Press HOME, tap Messages, and then tap the message with the phone number.

In the message thread, tap the message with the phone number.

On the Select link screen, tap the number you want to call.

Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call.

To call the message sender, in the All messages list, press and hold the message, and then tap Call on the options menu.

For more information about text messages, see the Messages chapter.

Calling a phone number in an email

Press HOME, and then tap Mail.

Open the email account where the email with the number is located.

In the email account’s inbox, tap the email to open it.

In the email body, tap the phone number. The phone dialer screen opens with the phone

number already entered.

The phone will recognize a number as a phone number if the number has a minimum of 5 digits and have at least one of the following:

Numbers preceded by a “+” in front. For example, +1-987-654-321 or +1987654321.

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Numbers enclosed in parenthesis in front. For example, (02)987654321 or



(02)987-654-321.

Numbers separated by dashes. For example, (02)-987-654-321 or 0987-654-321.



5. Tap Call.

For more information about email, see the Email chapter.

Making an emergency call

You can make emergency calls from your phone even if you don’t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked.

Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

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 mobile operator for details.

If you enabled the unlock screen pattern and/or the SIM lock, and you forgot the unlock pattern or SIM PIN, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.

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Receiving calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.

Answering an incoming call

Depending if the display is on or off, you need to:

If the display is on, tap Answer.



If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. Drag the bar down to



answer the call.

Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call

Do one of the following:

Press the VOLUME DOWN button.



Place the phone face down on a leveled surface.



If the phone is already facing down, the phone will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.

Automatically scaling down the ring volume when picking up the phone

You can set your phone to automatically scale down the ring volume when you pick up the phone to answer calls.

Press HOME, and then tap Settings > Sound & display.

Scroll down the screen, and then select the Quiet ring on pickup check box.

Press BACK.

Rejecting an incoming call

Depending if the display is on or off, you need to::

If the display is on, tap Decline to reject and send the call to your voice mail.



If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. While the Lock screen



is showing, drag the bar up to reject and send the call to your voicemail.

If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. While the Lock screen



is showing, press MENU, and then tap Decline to reject and send the call to your voicemail.

Press the POWER button to reject and send the call to your voicemail.



Rejecting a call and sending a text message

You can automatically send a default text message to the caller and reject the incoming call.

To reject and send a message when you receive an incoming call, press MENU, and then tap

Send message.

Editing the default message

You can change the message that is sent out.

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Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

Press MENU, and then tap Phone settings > Edit default message.

Enter the new message, and then tap OK.

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Using in-call options

When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the microphone or to turn on or off the speakerphone. You can also press MENU to open the call options to let you add a call, place the call on hold, mute the microphone, and more.

Handling multiple calls

Your phone notifies you when you have another incoming call, and gives you the option of rejecting or accepting the call. If you are already on a call and accept the new call, you can choose to switch between the two callers.

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 callers, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.

3. To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call.

You can start a conference call between all parties by merging the calls. To merge the call, tap at the bottom right of the screen.

Setting up a conference call

Make a call to the first conference call participant.

When connected, press MENU, tap Add call, and then dial the number of the second

participant. The first participant is put on hold when you dial the second participant.

When connected to the second participant, tap (merge).

To add another participant to the conference call, tap on the conference call screen,

and then dial the number of the contact you want to invite to the conference call.

5. When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call.

When you want to talk to a person in the conference call in private, tap , and then select Private call on the options menu.

6. When finished, tap End call.

Not all mobile networks support conference calling. Contact your mobile operator for details.

Putting a call on hold

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Press MENU and then tap Hold to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold, the Hold call icon ( ) appears in the status bar. Press MENU, and then tap Unhold to resume the call.

Muting the microphone during a call

On the screen, tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the Mute icon ( ) appears in the status bar.

Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call

On the screen, tap to toggle between turning the speakerphone on or off. The speakerphone icon ( ) appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on.

To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold your phone against your ear when the speakerphone is turned on.

Ending a call

Do one of the following to end the call:

On the screen, tap End call.



If the phone display is off, press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap End call.

If you are using the provided wired headset, press the button to end the call.



If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up.

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Using call history

When you miss a call, the missed call icon ( ) appears in the title bar. Use the Call history tab in the People application to check who the caller was or view all your dialed numbers and received calls.

Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Do one of the following:

Tap the 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 view the contact information (if the number is stored in your contacts list), edit the number before you redial, send a text message, or delete from call history.

Tap to show the call history for that particular contact.



You can also access call history from the People application. See the People chapter for more information.

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history

Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Press and hold the received call, number that is not in your contacts list, that you want to

save to your contacts list, and then tap Save to contacts.

In the blank contact record that appears, enter the contact name and other information.

The phone number is automatically added to the Mobile field in the Phone section. To store it as another type of number, for example a home number, tap the Mobile button.

Scroll down the screen and tap Save.

To learn how to add new contacts or edit the contact information, see the People chapter.

Checking a missed call

You will see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call.

Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

In the call history list, missed calls are indicated by the missed call icon ( ).

You can also press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger downward on the screen to open the Notifications panel. The missed call number or contact name is displayed.

Clearing the call history list

Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Do one of the following:

To remove one name or number from the list, press and hold the name or number, and

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then tap Delete from call history.

To clear the entire list, press MENU, and then tap Delete all.

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Call services

Your phone can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your phone. Call services may include call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, and more. Contact your mobile operator to find out about the availability of call services for your phone.

To open call services, press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Call.

Fixed Dialing Numbers

Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers. To enable this feature, you must know your SIM card’s PIN2 code.

Voicemail service

Shows the current voicemail service being used.

Voicemail settings

Specify another voice mail number aside from the voice mail number on your SIM card.

Clear voicemail notification

If you have a notification of a new voicemail, you can clear the notification with this option.

Phone settings

Edit the call reject message, choose whether to open the message editor when you reject a call with a message, and choose whether to allow automatic saving of an unknown contact number when a call with that number ends.

Cell broadcast

Enable or disable receipt of cell broadcast messages from your service provider.

Cell broadcast settings

Configure channels and language for cell broadcast messages.

Call forwarding

Select how you want your phone to handle busy, unanswered, and unreachable calls. You can also set the call forwarding option for all incoming calls.

Call barring settings

Choose whether to block various categories of incoming and outgoing call.

Additional call settings

Enable or disable operator services such as caller ID and call waiting.

Turning Airplane mode on or off

In many countries, you are required by law to turn off the phone while on board an aircraft. A way to turn off the phone function is to switch your phone to Airplane mode. When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on your phone are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks.

Select or clear the Airplane mode check box to enable or disable Airplane mode.

When enabled, the Airplane mode icon ( ) is displayed in the status bar.

When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.

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People

About People

In People, you can easily manage your communications with contacts via phone, messaging, and email. You can also view updates on their Facebook and Flickr accounts.

If you are synchronizing contacts with your Google account, with your PC, and/or with an Exchange Server, any contacts stored in those accounts are displayed in People. You can also synchronize contacts from your Facebook account in People. For more information on synchronizing accounts, see “Ways of getting contacts into your phone” in this chapter.

Ways of getting contacts into your phone

You can add contacts to your phone from:

Gmail contacts Gmail contacts are imported to your phone after you set up a Google

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Account. For details, see “Using Gmail” in the Email chapter.

Phone contacts See “Adding a new contact” in this chapter for details.

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Exchange ActiveSync Server See “Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync

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account” in the Accounts and sync chapter for details.

Contacts on your computer See “Using HTC Sync” in the Accounts and sync chapter for

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details.

SIM card See “Importing contacts from your SIM card” in this chapter for details.

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Facebook See “Adding a social network account” in the Accounts and sync chapter for

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details.

People screen

The People screen gives you easy access to all your contacts, as well as even faster access to the people and groups of people you contact most often.

The People screen has the following tabs:

1 All tab

Gives you access to all contacts on your phone, including Google contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, 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.

2 Groups tab

Lets you assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole group. For more information, see “Contact groups” in this chapter.

3 Online directories tab

Search for contacts on your online directories such as your Exchange ActiveSync or Facebook account to copy to your phone.

4 Call history tab

Lists all your dialed numbers and received and missed calls. See “Using call history” in the Phone calls chapter.

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1 2 3 4

Setting up My contact card

My contact card provides a convenient way to store your personal contact information so

that you can easily send it via SMS, MMS, email, or Bluetooth.

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab of the People screen, tap Me, and then tap Tap here to edit contact.

If you are logged in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC Sense, instead of Me, you will see your the name you use in Facebook.

3. Enter your name and contact details.

4. Tap Save.

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 when you first set up the phone, your contacts from those accounts will appear in the contacts list when you open People.

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1 Create a new contact.

2 Tap to edit your My contact card.

3 SIM card contact

4 This icon appears when the contact:

Has sent you a new text or email message, or tried to call you but you missed the call.

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Has updated his or her Facebook profile or has added photos on Flickr or Facebook.

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Has upcoming Facebook events.

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5 Tap to open the contact details screen for that contact.

6 This appears when the contact is a Facebook contact or you link the contact to his or her

Facebook account.

7 Tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to communicate with

the contact. Depending on the contact information stored, you can call, send a message or email, see the contact’s Facebook profile, and map his/her address in Google Maps.

To view only contacts of a particular type, for example Google contacts or Facebook contacts, press MENU, tap View, and select the contact types.

Adding a new contact

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab, tap Add contact at the top of the screen.

3. Select the Contact account, for 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.

4. Do one of the following:

For Google, Exchange or Phone contact type, tap the Name field, enter the first and

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last name of the contact, and choose the order in which to display the names. Tap OK.

For SIM contact type, tap the Name field, and then enter the name.

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5. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.

6. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then 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.

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab, press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import from SIM card.

If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on your phone, tap the type

for the imported contacts.

Do one of the following:

To import all contacts, press MENU, and then tap Import all.

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To import a contact, tap the contact on the screen.

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Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account

Access contacts from your Exchange ActiveSync account, and then copy them to the phone. You need to have your Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone.

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the Online directories tab, tap Company directory.

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Enter the name, and then tap .

In the list, tap the name of the contact you want to copy to your phone.

Tap Save to People.

Merging contact information

Merge duplicated contacts on your phone to avoid clutter and confusion. If you have the same contact appear in your Phone, Google, and Facebook accounts, you can merge the contact information into one contact.

The phone automatically merges contacts that it finds to have similar data. If you need to manually merge contacts or break the link between contacts, follow the procedures below.

Manually merging contact information

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you want to merge

with another contact on your phone.

At the upper right corner of the screen, tap or (if there are suggested links.)

On the screen, you can:

If there are suggested links, tap to link the contact to the selected account.

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Tap one of the options available in the Add contact section.

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5. Tap Done.

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Breaking the contact information link between contacts

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose contact

information link you want to break.

On the upper right corner of the screen, tap .

On the Linked contacts section, tap beside the name of the contact to break the link.

Tap Done.

Editing a contact’s information

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact.

3. Enter the new information for the contact.

4. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap Save.

Searching for a contact

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

Press the SEARCH button on the phone.

In the search bar, enter the first few letters of the first or last name of the contact you are

looking for. Matching contacts are displayed.

If the list of matching contacts is long, you can view more results by tapping to hide the onscreen keyboard.

4. Tap the contact to open his or her contact details screen. See “Contact information and conversations” in this chapter for details.

Backing up your contacts to the storage card

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

Press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Export to SD card.

When asked to confirm, tap OK.

Importing contacts from the storage card

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

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 your phone, tap the type for the imported contacts.

Press BACK to stop importing contacts from the storage card.

Deleting contacts

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab, press MENU, and then tap Delete contacts.

Select the contacts you want to delete, and then tap Delete.

When prompted, tap OK.

Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab, press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose

contact information you want to send, and then tap Send contact as vCard.

Select the type of information you want to send, and then tap Send.

4. Enter the recipient’s number or email address, and then tap Send.

You cannot send a vCard using SMS.

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You can also send the vCard via Bluetooth. To learn how to send files through Bluetooth, see the Bluetooth chapter.

Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the All tab, tap [Your name] My contact card.

Press MENU, and then tap Send my contact info.

Select the type of information you want to send, and then tap Send.

5. Enter the recipient’s number or email address, and then tap Send.

You cannot send a vCard using SMS.

You can also send your contact vCard via Bluetooth. To learn how to send files through Bluetooth, see the Bluetooth chapter.

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Contact groups

On the Groups tab, you can assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole group. You can also sync groups on your phone with the groups in your Google account, accessible via your computer’s web browser.

Creating a group and adding contacts

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the Groups tab, at the top of the screen, tap Add group.

Enter a name for the group, and then tap Add contact to group.

Select the contacts you want to add to the group, and then tap Save.

If your contacts list is long, you can use the search bar to search for contacts quickly, or tap to hide the onscreen keyboard and scroll through the list.

5. Tap to add a group from photo.

6. Tap Save.

Deleting a group

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the Groups tab, press and hold the group you want to delete, and then tap Delete

2. group.

You can only delete groups that you have created.

Adding or removing contacts from a group

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group.

You can:

Tap the group name to change the name. You can only change the name for groups

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that you have created.

Tap the icon to the left of the group name to change or remove the group photo.

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To add contacts to the group, tap Add contact to group, select the contacts you want

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to add, and then tap Save.

To remove a contact from the group, tap at the right side of the contact name,

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and then tap Save.

Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group

Press HOME, and then tap > People.

On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send an SMS/MMS message or email to.

Go to the Group action tab, and then do one of the following:

Tap Send group message to send an SMS/MMS message to the group. For informationFor information

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about composing and sending messages, see the Messages chapter.

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.

Tapap Send group mail to send an email to the group. For information on composing and

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sending email, see the Email chapter.

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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, Facebook notifications, and more.

The contact details screen has the following tabs:

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Details tab

Shows the information you have stored for the contact, and allows you to get in touch with the contact directly by tapping any of the displayed methods. For example, if the contact has a stored work phone number, tap Call Work to call that number. You can also add one of the contact’s phone numbers as a speed dial number. For information, see “Adding a contact to speed dial” in the Phone calls chapter.

2 Messages tab

Shows your exchanged SMS messages with the contact. Tap a message to view it. To send a new message, press MENU and tap Send message. For more information about messages, see the Messages chapter.

3 Mail tab

Shows email messages you have received from the contact. Tap an email message to view it. To send a new email message, press MENU and tap New mail. For more information about email, see the Email chapter.

4 Updates and events tab

Shows the contact’s Facebook status, updates, and events, and shows when he or she uploads new photos to Flickr. When there is a notification of the contact’s birthday, you can tap the notification to call the contact directly or send a message greeting. You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to see the updates and events. If you are not logged in, tap Link to Facebook.

5 Photos tab

Shows the contact’s Facebook and Flickr photo albums. Tap an album to look at the photos in the album. You need to be logged in to your Facebook and Flickr accounts to see the photo albums. If you are not logged in, tap Link to Facebook and/or Link to Flickr.

6 Call history tab

Lists all your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls to and from the contact. Tap a list item to call the contact using the displayed number.

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 the People widget

Slide your finger left or right on the Home screen to find the People widget. If you do not find the People widget on the Home screen, follow this procedure to add the widget to the Home screen.

Press HOME, and then tap > Widget > People.

Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.

Select the group you want to add as a widget.

Drag the widget to a blank space on a Home screen, and then release.

Setting the default communication method

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Press HOME, and then go to the People widget.

Tap a contact on the widget.

On the Select default action screen, tap the communication method you want for the

contact.

Changing the default communication method

If you want to change the default action for communicating with a contact on the People widget, you must first remove this contact from the group. Add this contact back to the group, and then choose the new communication method.

Remove the contact from the group. See “Adding or removing contacts from a group” for

details.

Add the contact back to the group. See “Adding or removing contacts from a group” for

details.

Choose the default communication method See “Setting the default communication

method” for details.

Getting in touch with a contact

Press HOME, and then go to the People widget.

Tap a contact (photo not the name) on the widget. The default communication method

will be performed.

Tap the name of the contact to open the contact details screen for that contact.

If you have not set a default communication method, the Select default action screen will open. See “Setting the default communication method” in this chapter for details.

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard

When you start a program or select a field that requires text or numbers, the onscreen keyboard becomes available.

Using the landscape onscreen keyboard

When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard. Turn the phone sideways to use a larger keyboard that lets you type easily using two thumbs.

The Orientation check box in HOME > MENU > Settings > Sound & display needs to be selected for

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the screen orientation to automatically change.

The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all applications.

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Switching between English and Chinese keyboard layouts

Do one of the following:

On the QWERTY keyboard, tap or .

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On the Phone Keypad, tap .

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On a Chinese keyboard layout, tap or .

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Changing the English onscreen keyboard layout

You can choose from 2 different English keyboard layouts to suit your typing style:

1. On the onscreen keyboard, do one of the following:

Press and hold , , or until you see , and then release your finger.

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Tap .

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The key you will see depends on the keyboard layout that is currently selected.

2. On the Input method options menu, tap Touch Input Chinese, and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use. Choose from the following:

QWERTY. This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard.

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Phone Keypad. This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad.

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Changing the Chinese onscreen keyboard layout

1. On the onscreen keyboard, do one of the following:

Press and hold , , or until you see , and then release your finger.

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Tap .

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The key you will see depends on the keyboard layout that is currently selected.

2. On the Input method options menu, select the keyboard layout that you want to use. Choose from the following:

Handwriting. This layout lets you use your finger (by sliding it onscreen) to write

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Chinese characters. Slide your finger to write and then lift your finger to enter the character and show candidate characters based on the strokes you have made.

ZhuYin. This layout lets you use Mandarin Phonetic Symbols to enter Chinese

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characters.

CangJie. This layout lets you use CangJie to enter Chinese characters.

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Entering text

Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard:

PinYin. This layout lets you use the Roman Alphabet to enter Chinese characters.

The available Chinese keyboard layouts depend on the country where you bought your phone.

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 multiple characters or accents associated with them.

This is the Shift key. Tap to enter an uppercase letter. The next letter you type will be uppercase. Tap twice to turn on caps lock.

Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard.

This is the Enter key. Tap to create a new line.

This is the Backspace key. Tap to delete the previous character.

Tap to hide the onscreen keyboard.

The appearance of the key depends on the current keyboard layout.

Tap to toggle between the English and Chinese keyboard layouts.

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Press and hold to open a menu where you can change the keyboard layout and adjust



input settings. See “Adjusting Text Input and Keyboard Settings” for details.

Tap to open a menu where you can change the keyboard layout and adjust input settings. See “Adjusting Text Input and Keyboard Settings” for details.

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Tap to switch to the English or Chinese keyboard layout.

Tap to toggle between Multitap and XT9 predictive modes when using the Phone keypad layout. For more information, see “Entering words with predictive text” below.

Entering words with predictive text

The onscreen keyboard has predictive text to help you type quickly and accurately. Predictive text input is enabled by default, and word suggestions are displayed as you type.

To enter a word in 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

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the entire word, tap the word to insert it into your text.

If an arrow is shown to the right of the suggestion list, tap the arrow to see more



suggestions.

Adding a word to the predictive 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 dictionary, for example a name or a specialized technical word.

While entering text using the QWERTY keyboard layout, if you tap any word on the suggestion list, it is automatically added to the predictive text dictionary if it was not in the dictionary already.

Adjusting input settings

1. On the onscreen keyboard, do one of the following:

Press and hold , , or until you see , and then release your finger.

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Tap .



The key you will see depends on the keyboard layout that is currently selected.

2. On the Input method options menu, tap Touch Input Chinese.

You can also access the input settings by pressing HOME > MENU and then tapping Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input Chinese.

Touch Input Chinese

QWERTY keyboard or Phone keypad

Select the keyboard layout to use.

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Select Chinese input

Tap to select the Chinese input method to use. See “Changing the Chinese onscreen keyboard layout” in this chapter for details.

Chinese input settings

Tap to adjust the settings for the currently selected Chinese input method. (Available settings depend on the selected Chinese input method.)

Chinese mode Select to recognize only Traditional or Simplified, or both.

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Full width Toggle between recognizing Full width or Half width for symbols and

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numbers.

Pen color Touch to change the color of the pen stroke.

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Pen width Touch to adjust the thickness of the pen stroke.

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Recognize waiting Touch to set the wait time for Handwriting to recognize strokes

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when entering one character. Drag the slider to the right to increase the wait time; drag to the left to decrease the wait time.

Support Fuzzy Select the check box to enable error correction when using ZhuYin.

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This helps in suggesting the correct character even when you mistyped a Mandarin Phonetic Symbol.

English input settings

Tap to adjust the settings for the currently selected English input method.

Prediction Select to enable the word prediction feature when using the QWERTY

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keyboard.

Spell correction Select to correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of

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possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys.

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Sound feedback

Select to make a clicking sound whenever you tap a key on the keyboard or an item on the menu.

Vibrate when typing

Select to enable vibration feedback whenever you tap a key on the keyboard or an item on the menu.

Tutorial

Tap to show the guided tutorial for using the onscreen keyboard.

Word completion When using the Phone keypad, enabling this option lets you select

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from a list of possible combinations based on the characters that appear on the keys that you tapped.

Messages

About Messages

Messages lets you compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other

mobile phones.

To open your message inbox, press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

If the list of messages does not fit on the screen, you can scroll down to view more messages by swiping your finger on the screen or the optical trackball.

1 Bold text indicates unread messages in the thread.

2 Tap to open the message or message thread and read the text or view the

picture message..

Sending text and multimedia messages

Send short text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. If you 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. These are called concatenated messages.

Multimedia messages can contain text and a picture, a recorded voice, an audio or video file, a picture slideshow, contact card (vCard), or appointment (vCalendar).

The Messages application automatically converts a text message into a multimedia message when you enter an email address in the To field, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message.

Sending a text message

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

On the All messages screen, tap Compose message. The Compose screen opens.

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3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:

4. Tap the text box that contains the text “Tap to compose”, and then start composing your

Enter phone numbers directly in the To field. If you’re sending the message to several

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phone numbers, separate the phone numbers with a comma. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that number or address directly.

Tap the icon, and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want

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to send the message. You can also select contact groups as recipients. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap Done.

message.

5. When done, tap Send to send the text message.

To receive delivery reports and know when a text message is received, in the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. In the SMS settings section, select the Delivery reports check box.

Sending a multimedia (MMS) message

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

On the All messages screen, tap Compose message. The Compose screen opens.

3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:

Enter phone numbers or email addresses directly in the To field. If you’re sending the

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message to several recipients, separate the phone numbers or email addresses with a comma. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers or addresses from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that number or address directly.

Tap the icon, and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message.

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You can also select contact groups as recipients. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap Done.

You can add a subject line by pressing MENU and then tapping Add subject.

4. Tap the text box that contains the text “Tap to compose”, and then start composing your message.

5. Press MENU and then tap Attach.

6. On the Attach window, select from the following file attachments:

Picture. Select Camera to take a photo and attach it, or Pictures to attach a photo from

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your storage card.

Video. Select Camcorder to capture a video and attach it, or Videos to attach a video

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from your storage card.

Audio. Select Voice Recorder to make a voice recording and attach it, or Music &

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sounds to attach a music file or voice recording from your storage card.

Location. You can attach location information. Send your current location (requires GPS



to be turned on), a location stored in Footprints, or a location you pick on a map. For more information about GPS, maps, and Footprints, see the Maps and location chapter.

Contact (vCard). Select a contact from your phone, and then select which contact

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information you want to attach.

Appointment (vCalendar). Select the calendar event you want to attach.

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Slideshow. Opens the Edit slideshow screen. Tap Add slide to create a new slide. Tap

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the created slide (for example, Slide 1), tap Insert picture, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide. You can also navigate to the text box and enter a caption for the picture. When finished, tap Done to attach the slideshow to your message.

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When editing multiple slides, tap to edit the next slide or tap to return to the previous

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slide.

While editing the slideshow, press MENU to let you preview the slideshow, add music or video to

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a slide, remove a slide, and more.

7. When you have finished composing the multimedia message, tap Send.

To receive delivery reports and know when a picture message is received, in the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. Select the Delivery reports check box in the MMS settings section.

Saving and resuming a draft message

While composing a text or multimedia message, press BACK to automatically save your message as a draft. To resume composing the message:

On the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Drafts.

Tap the message to resume editing it.

When you finish editing the message, tap Send.

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New message notifications

Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ring tone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see “Setting text and multimedia message options” later in this chapter.

A new message icon also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon (if shown on the Home screen) also displays the number of new messages .

To open the message, press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages see “Managing message conversations” in this chapter.

WAP push messages

WAP push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested, for example a ring tone.

When you receive a WAP push message, a notification icon is displayed in the status bar.

Opening the link contained in a WAP push message

Press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications

panel.

Tap the new message.

Tap Visit website.

Viewing all your WAP push messages

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

Press MENU, and then tap Push messages.

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Managing message conversations

Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.

Reading a text message

Do one of the following:

On the All messages screen, tap the text message or message thread to open and read it.

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If you have a new message notification, press and hold the status bar, and then slide the

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status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.

To return to the All messages screen from a text message thread, press MENU and then tap All messages.

To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, press and hold the message to

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open the options menu, and then tap View message details.

If a message contains a link to a web page, tap the message and then tap the link to open it in the

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web browser.

If a message contains a phone number, tap the message and then tap the phone number to dial the

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number or add it to your contacts.

Viewing a multimedia message

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

On the All messages screen, tap a multimedia message or message thread to open it.

Tap the attachment to open it.

If the attachment is a vCard contact, it is imported to your Phone contacts list. For information about contacts, see the People chapter. If the attachment is a vCalendar file, you can choose the calendar where you want to save the event. For information on using Calendar, see the Calendar chapter.

To save the attachment to the storage card, press and hold the sender’s name or number,

and then tap Save [attachment type] on the options menu.

When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To

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download the entire message, tap the Download button at the right side of the message. For details, see “Setting text and multimedia message options” later in this chapter.

If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size

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before you download it.

Replying to a text or multimedia message

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

On the All messages screen, tap a text or multimedia message thread to open it.

Tap the text box at the bottom of the screen, enter your reply message, and then tap

3. Send.

To reply to a text message with a multimedia message, open the text message, press MENU and then tap More > Add subject, or Attach. The text message is automatically converted into a multimedia message.

Protecting a message from deletion

You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation.

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

On the All messages screen, tap a message thread..

Press and hold the message that you want to lock

Tap Lock message on the options menu.

A lock icon is displayed at the right hand side of the message.

Deleting a message thread

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

On the All messages screen, tap the message thread that you want to delete.

Press MENU, and then tap Delete.

When prompted to confirm, tap OK.

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Any locked messages in the thread will not be deleted unless you select the Delete locked messages check box.

Deleting several message threads

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages.

On the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Delete.

Select the message threads you want to delete.

Tap Delete. Any locked messages will not be deleted.

Deleting a single message

While viewing a message thread, press and hold the message that you want to delete.

If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then press and

hold the message to display the option menu again.

Tap Delete message on the options menu.

When prompted to confirm, tap OK.

Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact

When you have received a message from someone in your stored contacts, you can tap the contact’s photo or icon in the message thread to open a menu of options. Depending on the stored contact information, you can view the contact details, phone or send an email message to the contact, and more.

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Setting text and multimedia message options

Press HOME, and then tap > Messages. On the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings to set the text or multimedia message options. You can set the following:

Storage settings

Delete old messages

Select this option to automatically delete older messages when the limits below are reached. Locked messages are not deleted. For information on locking messages, see “Protecting a message from deletion” in this chapter.

Text message limit

Choose the maximum number of text messages to store in each message thread (this does not include locked messages).

Multimedia message limit

Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store in each message thread (this does not include locked messages).

SMS settings

Delivery reports

Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

Service Center

Displays the message service center number used. Tap to change the number. It is recommended that you do not change the number here for it may cause problems in receiving and sending messages.

Manage SIM card messages

Tap to view text messages stored on your SIM card. You can also delete or copy these messages to your phone’s memory.

MMS settings

Delivery reports

Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

Read reports

Select this option if you want to receive a report whether each recipient has read or has deleted the message without reading it.

Auto-retrieve

Select this option to automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely. When selected, the MMS message header plus the message body and attachments will automatically download to your phone. If you clear this check box, only the MMS message header will be retrieved and shown in your All messages screen.

Roaming auto-retrieve

Select this option to automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely when roaming. This may incur significant phone charges.

Priority setting

Set the message priority of MMS messages sent.

Maximum message size

Set the maximum file size of an MMS message. The MMS message will not be sent out if it exceeds the file size set here.

Received messages

Received notification

Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a new text or multimedia message arrives.

Play notification sound

If you want the phone to ring when a new message arrives, select this option.

Notification sound

Select a ring tone that is specific to new text and multimedia messages. Note that the ring tone briefly plays when selected.

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Vibrate

Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message arrives.

Sent messages

Sent notification

Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a message is sent successfully.

Failure notification

Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a message is not sent successfully.

Play notification sound

If you want the phone to ring when a sent or failure notification is received, select this option.

Notification sound

Select a ring tone that is specific to sent or failure notifications. Note that the ring tone briefly plays when selected.

Vibrate

Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message arrives.

Adding the Messages widget

Add the Messages widget to let you read your messages on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to “Adding a widget to your Home screen” in the Personalizing chapter.

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Synchronizing with online accounts

Your phone can sync information and receive updates from your Google™ and Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® accounts as well as popular online services such as Facebook®, Twitter™, and Flickr ™.

These are some of the types of information you can sync:

Gmail™ and Exchange ActiveSync email.

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Google and Exchange ActiveSync contacts, as well as your Facebook friends’ contact

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information. For information on contacts, see the People chapter.

Calendar events from your primary Google Account and from Exchange ActiveSync. For

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information on using Calendar, see the Calendar chapter.

Status updates and links shared by your friends and yourself on social networks such as

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Facebook and Twitter. For details, see the Social chapter.

Flickr and Facebook photo uploads. For information on viewing photos, see the Photos

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chapter.

Adding a social network account

You can sync with your accounts on popular online services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Tap Add account, and then tap the account type you want to add.

Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the account information.

When you have finished, the account is added to the list on the Accounts & sync screen. Depending on how you configured the account, the new information may start synchronizing with your phone.

Synchronizing with a Google Account

Signing in to your Google Account lets you synchronize Gmail and your Google contacts and calendars between your phone and the web. You also need to sign in to a Google Account to use Google applications such as Google Talk™ and Android Market.

You can add more than one Google Account on your phone. However, subsequent Google Accounts can only synchronize Gmail and contacts. Other Google services use the first Google Account you added.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Tap Add account > Google.

Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to an account or create a new account.

Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account

You can only add one Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone. You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Tap Add account > Exchange ActiveSync.

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 your corporate Exchange Server does not support auto-detect, you will need to enter your Exchange Server settings after you tap Next. Ask your Exchange Server administrator for details.

4. Select the types of information you want to synchronize, and then tap Finish setup.

Managing your accounts

Changing general sync settings

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

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Select or clear the following:

Background data. If this is selected, applications can send and receive online account

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information even if you are not currently using them.

Auto-sync. If this is selected, applications can use the sync schedule defined in the

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account settings. If this is cleared, you will need to sync accounts manually. For instructions on doing this, see “Synchronizing an account manually” below.

Changing account settings

You can change settings such as the sync frequency and the types of information synchronized, the kinds of notification you receive, and the way that account information is displayed.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Tap the account that you want to edit.

Edit the account settings.

Synchronizing an account manually

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Tap the account that you want to sync.

Tap Sync now.

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Removing an account

You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from your phone, for example messages, contacts, or settings. Removing an account does not delete information from the online service itself.

You cannot remove some accounts, such 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 “Performing a hard/factory reset” in the Backup, update and reset chapter.

Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Tap the account that you want to remove.

Tap Remove account, and then confirm that you want to remove the account.

Using HTC Sync

Are you using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express on your computer? You can use HTC Sync to synchronize your Outlook contacts and calendar or your Outlook Express contacts

with your phone. Before you do a factory reset or a software (ROM) upgrade of your phone, you can also use HTC Sync to back up and sync these information from your phone back to your computer.

Here’s what you’ll need to do to install, set up, and use HTC Sync on your computer:

1. Use the HTC Sync installer that’s in the supplied microSD card to install. For the steps on how to install, see “Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card”.

You can also download and install HTC Sync from the HTC support website. See “Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade” for details.

2. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable and set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone. Follow the steps in “Setting Up HTC Sync to recognize your phone”.

3. Choose what information to sync between your computer and your phone and how you want to sync them.

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To easily set up synchronization using HTC Sync’s guided wizard, follow the steps in

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“Setting up synchronization”.

To choose from more sync options, see “Setting up more sync options”.

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4. Sync your computer with your phone automatically or manually. See “Synchronizing your phone” for details.

Here’s more you can do with HTC Sync:

If you have third-party applications on your computer (not from Android Market), you can

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use HTC Sync to install them from your computer to your phone. For more information, see “Installing apps from your computer to your phone”.

Repair contacts and/or calendar data, only if needed.

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Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card

The HTC Sync version in the microSD card that came with your phone can be installed in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

Make sure the microSD card is inserted on your phone. Copy the HTC Sync installer from the microSD card to your computer and use it to install.

HTC Sync requires USB 2.0 on your computer to connect and sync with your phone. To see a

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complete list of the computer and software requirements, you can check them in the HTC Sync software download page on the HTC support website:

www.htc.com/support

For trouble-free installation, first quit all running programs and temporarily exit from your anti-virus

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program before you start installing HTC Sync.

1. Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable that came with your phone.

2. You’ll see the Connect to PC screen on your phone. Tap Disk drive and then tap Done.

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3. After you’ve selected disk drive mode on your phone, your computer will treat your phone as a removable disk (just like any USB drive). Open this removable disk so you can see what’s inside the microSD card.

4. Copy HTCSync.exe to your computer.

5. After copying, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected phone) as required by

your computer’s operating system to safely remove your phone.

6. On your computer, double-click HTCSync.exe and follow the onscreen instructions to install 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 the computer with the supplied USB cable. Or, if your phone is already connected, press and hold the status bar and drag your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the status that shows “Select to change USB connection type“.

2. On the Connect to PC screen in your phone., tap HTC Sync and then tap Done.

3. Your phone attempts to find HTC Sync on your computer. Wait for a few seconds for the

process to finish.

If your phone displays a message indicating that it’s unable to find HTC Sync, try disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable, and then repeat step 2.

4. When your phone finds HTC Sync, your computer will display the Phone Connection Wizard. Click Next.

5. Enter the name you want for your phone, and then click Finish.

6. Check the HTC Sync icon at the bottom-right side of your computer screen. If it appears

green in color, that means your phone has successfully connected with your computer and HTC Sync recognizes your phone.

Setting up synchronization

You can set up HTC Sync to synchronize your computer’s Outlook contacts and calendar events with your phone. If you’re using Outlook Express on your computer, you can only sync contacts with your phone.

Before you begin setting up synchronization, make sure you have set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone. If you have not yet done so, follow the steps in “Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone”.

1. On your computer, check and make sure the HTC Sync icon at the bottom-right side of the screen appears in green which means that your phone is connected to HTC Sync.

2. Double-click the green HTC Sync icon on your computer to open HTC Sync.

3. Click Synchronize Now. (You can also click Sync Manager > Settings.)

4. In the Synchronization Settings Wizard, click Next.

5. In the next few dialog boxes, choose whether to sync Outlook or Outlook Express, select

the type of information to sync (contacts and/or calendar), and choose to sync them automatically or manually with your phone.

6. Click Finish.

HTC Sync then starts to sync your phone and your computer. Wait for the synchronization to finish.

7. A summary report is then displayed. Click Close.

Setting up more sync options

HTC Sync gives you the flexibility to set many options, such as setting a sync schedule, choosing how to resolve conflicts when the same items are found on both the phone and the computer, and more.

1. On your computer, check and make sure the HTC Sync icon at the bottom-right side of the screen appears in green which means that your phone is connected to HTC Sync.

2. If HTC Sync is not open, double-click the green HTC Sync icon to open it.

3. Click Sync Manager > Settings.

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4. In the Synchronization Settings Wizard dialog box, click Manual settings.

5. From the left side of the Sync Manager Settings dialog box, click the type of setting you

want to change, and then choose from the available options on the right. Settings that can be changed include the following:

Contacts or Calendar folder to sync with

Change this only if you have personal folders created in your Outlook and you need to sync with a personal folder. Click Contacts or Calendar on the left side of the dialog box, click the Properties button, and then choose the personal folder to sync with.

Calendar events to sync with

Choose the number of days of calendar events to sync. Click Calendar on the left side of the dialog box, click Properties, and then set the days under Date range.

Conflict policy

In cases when the same contacts and/or calendar items exist in both your phone and your computer, choose whose data you want to keep when a conflict occurs.

When to sync

Click Automatic sync on the left side of the dialog box. Then choose whether to sync manually, auto sync everytime you connect your phone to your computer, or sync at a set schedule.

6. Click Apply to save the sync options you’ve selected, and then click OK.

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Synchronizing your phone

After you’ve installed and set up HTC Sync, you can sync your phone with your computer.

Synchronizing your phone with your computer automatically

Do the following first to make sure your phone will sync automatically with your computer:

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Applications > Development.

2. Make sure the USB debugging check box is selected.

Whenever you connect your phone to your computer, synchronization starts automatically. Wait for the sync process to finish.

Synchronizing your phone with your computer manually

Connect your phone to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Or, if your phone is

already connected, press and hold the status bar and drag your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the status that shows “Select to change USB connection type“.

On the Connect to PC screen in your phone., tap HTC Sync and then tap Done.

On your computer, check and make sure that the HTC Sync icon at the bottom-right

side of the screen appears in green which means that your phone is connected to HTC Sync.

On your phone, tap Sync now.

Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade

Visit the HTC support website (www.htc.com/support) from time to time to check for the most recent HTC Sync upgrade so you can download and install it on your computer.

After installing the latest upgrade, set up HTC Sync again to recognize and sync with your phone. Follow the steps in “Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone” and “Setting up synchronization”.

Installing apps from your computer to your phone

If you have applications (.apk files) on your computer, you can use HTC Sync to install them to your phone. We strongly recommend you install only applications that you trust.

1. On your phone, press HOME > MENU, tap Settings > Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box to allow applications from your computer to be installed to

your phone.

You only have to do this step once. You do not need to do this step again next time you install another application from your computer to your phone.

2. Connect your phone to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Or, if your phone is already connected, press and hold the status bar and drag your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the status that shows “Select to change USB connection type“.

3. On the Connect to PC screen in your phone., tap HTC Sync and then tap Done.

4. On your computer, double-click the green HTC Sync icon to open HTC Sync.

5. In HTC Sync, click Application Installer.

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6. In the Application Installer file types dialog box, make sure that the Android OS installer file (apk) check box is selected and then click OK.

This dialog box only appears the first time you use the Application Installer.

7. Click Next.

8. Click Browse, locate the application (.apk) on your computer, and then click Open.

9. After selecting the application, click Next.

10. Click Finish. Check your phone’s screen to see if there are additional instructions to

complete the installation.

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Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application

Facebook for HTC Sense

View your Facebook® updates in supported applications on the phone. By signing in to Facebook for HTC Sense, your Facebook contacts and their contact details are downloaded to People, you can browse through Facebook photo albums in Photos, and read Facebook status updates in Friend Stream. To learn how to sign in to Facebook for HTC Sense, see the Sync chapter.

People PhotosFriend Stream

Facebook for Android application

The Facebook application on your phone lets you keep up and stay close with your friends in Facebook. It offers most of the features that you are familiar with when using Facebook on your computer.

If you have more than one Facebook account, you can sign in to the Facebook application using your other Facebook account.

Using the Facebook application

Press HOME, and then tap > Facebook.

If this is your first time to use Facebook, follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to your

Facebook account.

3. On the News Feed screen, press MENU, and then tap Home to access the other functions.

While on the Facebook home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings to set refresh and notification

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options.

On some Facebook screens, you can press and hold an item to open an options menu.

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With the Facebook application, you can:

Share your thoughts and check other people’s status updates.

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View your friends list and write on someone’s wall.

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Comment on and like a friend’s post.

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View someone’s personal information, including photo albums.

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Check your Facebook notifications.

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Take a photo and upload it straight to your Facebook account.

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Adding the Facebook widget

Add the Facebook widget to the Home screen to let you quickly share your thoughts and view your friends’ status updates.

The widget will only link to the Facebook account that you logged into on the Facebook application.

Press HOME, and then tap > Widget > Facebook.

Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.

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Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application

Facebook for HTC Sense is not a standalone application. It is integrated into People, Friend

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Stream, and Photos to give you up-to-date information about your Facebook contacts (their status updates and new photos) in these applications.

The Facebook for Android application is a standalone application. Use this application to

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do most of the things that you would do when you’re using your computer’s web browser to access your Facebook account, such as adding a friend and adding captions to photos you upload.

The two do not share the same login credentials. Signing in to Facebook for HTC Sense

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does not sign you in to the Facebook application and vice versa. If you want to use the same Facebook account for both, you’ll have to sign in to both using the same login credentials.

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Twittering on your phone

Peep is a Twitter™ client that lets you enjoy “twittering’’ on your phone. Send out tweets, read

and receive tweets from people, search for new Twitter users to follow, all from your phone.

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Peep.

2. If you did not sign in to your Twitter account when you first turned on the phone, follow

the onscreen instructions to sign in to your Twitter account.

3. Peep opens in the All Tweets tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the tab you want.

Peep screen

1 Tap to view the Twitter user’s profile. This also shows you all tweets from this Twitter user.

2 Tap to enter a tweet to send out.

3 Press and hold to open the options menu to let you reply, send a direct message, retweet, add to

favorite, and view the profile.

4 Shows all the tweets from people you follow and tweets that you have sent out.

5 Shows all tweets that mentions your username using the “@[your username]” convention.

6 Shows all private/direct messages that you have received or sent out.

7 Shows tweets that were marked as favorites.

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Press HOME, and then tap > Peep.

On the All Tweets tab, tap the text field with the words “What’s happening?”.

Enter your tweet, and then tap Update. Before tapping Update, you can:

Tap to post a picture from Photos or Camera to your default photo hosting site and

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add the link to the picture into the tweet.

Tap to insert your location into the tweet. You can choose to add a map link, insert



your location name, or insert your position coordinates.

Searching for Twitter users to follow

Press HOME, and then tap > Peep.

While on the Peep screen, press the SEARCH button.

Tap the text field with the words “Search Twitter”, enter the search criteria,

and then tap .

On the Search result screen, scroll through the list, and then tap the twitter user you want

to follow.

The search results will also list down tweets that contain the search word.

5. Press MENU, and then tap Follow.

Unfollowing a Twitter user

Press HOME, and then tap > Peep.

On the All Tweets tab, tap Twitter user you want to stop following.

Press MENU, and then tap Unfollow.

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Sending a direct message

You can only send a direct message to someone who is following you.

Press HOME, and then tap > Peep.

Press MENU, and then tap New message.

You can also send a direct message from the All Tweets or Direct Message tab. On the All Tweets or Direct Message tab, press and hold the person you want to send the direct message to, and then tap Send direct message on the options menu.

3. Tap the To field, and then enter the name. As you enter characters, the names of the Twitter users that match the characters you enter will appear. Tap the name when you see it.

4. Enter your message, and then tap Update.

Setting Peep options

Press HOME, and then tap > Peep.

Press MENU, and then tap More > Settings. You can set these options:

Account settings

Sign out of your Twitter account.

General settings

Choose whether to show the screen name or the real name of the people you follow.

Send & receive

Set the frequency to check for new tweets and set the number of tweets to download.

Services

Set your photo hosting site, photo quality, location options, and URL shortening host.

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Notification settings

Select when to be notified and how you want to be notified.

Adding the Twitter widget

Add the Twitter widget to let you send and follow your tweets right on the Home screen.

Press HOME, and then tap > Widget > Twitter.

Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.

Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.

Plurking on your phone

Plurk lets you enjoy “plurking’’ on your phone. Post plurks and get Plurk updates, all from

your phone.

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Plurk.

2. If you did not sign in to your Plurk account when you first turned on the phone, follow the

onscreen instructions to sign in to your Plurk account.

3. Plurk opens in the All plurks tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the tab you want.

Plurk screen

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1 Tap to view the Plurk user’s profile. This also shows you all tweets from this Twitter user.

2 Tap to enter a plurk to post.

3 Press and hold an item to open the options menu to let you reply, send a private plurk, replurk,

share, and view the profile.

Tap to show the responses to this particular plurk.

4 Show all the plurks posted on your timeline, including people you follow and your plurks.

5 Shows all plurks that you have posted.

6 Shows all private messages that you have received or sent out.

7 Shows the plurks that you have responded to.

8 Shows all the replies that you have not read (not including new plurks). The green ball indicates

the number of replies that are unread.

Posting a plurk

Press HOME, and then tap > Plurk.

On the All plurks tab, tap the text field at the top of the screen.

Tap the qualifier (for example, ) to change it.

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Enter your plurk, and then tap Plurk. Before tapping Plurk, you can:

Tap to post a picture from Photos or Camera to your default photo hosting site and

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add the link to the picture into the plurk.

Tap to insert an emoticon to your plurk.

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Searching for Plurk users to follow or befriend

Press HOME, and then tap > Plurk.

While on the Plurk screen, press the SEARCH button.

Tap the text field with the words “Search plurks”, enter the search criteria,

and then tap .

On the Search result screen, scroll through the list to look for the Plurk user you want to

follow or become friends with.

The search results will also list down plurks that contain the search word.

5. Tap the Plurk user you want to follow or befriend.

6. On the person’s profile screen, press MENU, and then tap Become Friend to send a friend request to the person or tap Follow to send a follow request to the person.

Unfollowing or removing a Plurk user

Press HOME, and then tap > Plurk.

On the All Plurks tab, tap the Plurk user you want to remove or stop following.

Press MENU, and then tap Show profile > Remove Friend or Unfollow.

Sending a private plurk

Press HOME, and then tap > Plurk.

Press MENU, tapress MENU, tap New plurk, and then tap .

Select the Plurk friend(s) you want to send a private plurk to, and then tap OK.

Enter your plurk, and then tap Plurk.

Setting Plurk options

Press HOME, and then tap > Plurk.

Press MENU, and then tap Settings. You can set these options:

Account settings

Sign out of your Plurk account.

Check frequency

Set the frequency to check for new plurks.

Notification settings

Select when to be notified and how you want to be notified.

Adding the Plurk widget

Add the Plurk widget to let you post and follow your plurks right on the Home screen.

Press HOME, and then tap > Widget > Plurk.

Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.

Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.

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Using Friend Stream

Streamline your social network accounts through Friend Stream. Update your status simultaneously, view status updates, and look through photo updates from your Facebook, Twitter, and other social network accounts using Friend Stream.

Press HOME, and then tap > Friend Stream.

If you are not signed in to a social network account, press MENU, tap Settings > Accounts

2. & sync, and then tap the account you want to sign in to.

3. Friend Stream opens in the All Updates tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to

the tab you want.

Friend Stream screen

Only updates from accounts that you are signed in to will be shown. You can filter the updates that show in Friend Stream by pressing MENU, and then tapping Settings > Show updates.

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1 Depending on the type, tap to open Peep, post a Facebook comment, respond to a plurk, look at

the Flickr album, or open the link in the web browser.

2 Tap to enter and send a status update.

3 Shows all the messages from the social network accounts that you are signed in to.

4 Shows only status updates from Facebook, Plurk, and Twitter.

5 Shows only photo updates from Facebook and Flickr.

6 Shows only links posted on Facebook.

Updating your status

Press HOME, and then tap > Friend Stream.

On the All Updates tab, tap the text field with the words “What’s happening?”.

Tap , and then on the Update Status dialog box, select which accounts you want the

status update to be posted. Tap Done.

Only the accounts that you are signed in to will be shown on the dialog box.

4. Enter your status update, and then tap Update.

Adding the Friend Stream widget

Add the Friend Stream widget so you can update your status simultaneously and view status updates from your social network accounts right on the Home screen.

Press HOME, and then tap > Widget > Friend Stream.

Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.

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Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.

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Chatting in Google Talk

Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other

people that also use Google Talk.

Signing in to Google Talk

If you signed in to your Google Account when you first set up the phone, you are already signed in to Google Talk.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk > Next > Sign in.

Enter your Google Account username and password, and then tap Sign in.

When you are signed in to Google Talk, your online status in Google Talk will also appear in other Google Apps such as Gmail and Google Maps.

Signing out of Google Talk

If you are not going to use Google Talk for an extended period of time, we recommend that you sign out of Google Talk to save battery power.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap More > Sign out.

Chatting with friends

Starting a chat

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

Tap a friend in the Friends list.

Chat with your friend by entering text in the text box at the bottom of the screen.

To insert a smiley, press MENU, and then tap More > Insert smiley. Tap a smiley to insert it into your message.

4. After entering your message, tap Send.

Accepting an invitation to chat

When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you receive a notification. Their entry in the Friends list turns white and displays the message.

Do one of the following:

In the Friends list, tap the friend who sent you the invitation to chat.

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Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the chat notification. See “Opening the

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Notifications panel” in the Basic chapter to learn how to open the Notifications panel.

Returning to the Friends list

While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Friends list.

Switching between active chats

You can switch between chats if you have more than one chat going.

While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Switch chats.

On the screen that opens, tap the friend you want to chat with.

Inviting a friend to join a group chat

While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Add chat.

Tap the friend you want to invite. The friend you invited and the current participants

receive an invitation to a group chat. Each one who accepts the invitation joins the group chat.

Chatting on or off the record

Your Google Talk messages are stored, so you can review them later and even search for them in the Chats folder in Gmail. But, if you’d rather not store the messages in a chat, you can go off the record.

On a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Chat off record.

To resume saving the messages in the chat, press MENU, and then tap Chat on record.

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Ending a chat

Do one of the following:

In the Friends list, press and hold the friend you want to stop chatting with, and then in

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the menu that opens, tap End chat.

While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap End chat.

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Changing your online status and picture

Changing your online status

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, tap the online status icon ( ) beside your name, and then select the

status you want on the options menu.

In addition to the standard status settings described in the table, you can also select a message that you’ve entered previously. Or tap Clear custom messages to erase them and start over.

Your status and any message appear in your contact’s Friends lists and in other locations where your status or status message are displayed.

Changing your status message

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, tap the text box to the left of your online status icon, and then enter

your status message.

On the onscreen keyboard, tap .

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Changing your picture

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, tap the picture to the left of your status message.

In the Select an album screen, tap the album where the picture you want to use is located.

Tap the picture you want to use.

Drag the green box to select the portion of the picture to crop, and then tap Save.

Managing your Friends list

Adding a friend

You can invite anyone with a Google Account to become your friend in Google Talk, so you can chat with each other and view each others’ online status.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap Add friend.

Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Google email address of the friend you

want to add.

Accepting an invitation to become a friend

When a contact invites you to become a friend in Google Talk, you receive a notification in the Status bar and the invitation appears in your Friends list.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, tap Chat invitation.

Do one of the following:

Tap Accept in the menu that opens to accept the invitation.

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Tap Cancel if you don’t want to chat with and share your Google Talk status with the

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sender.

Viewing the list of pending invitations to friends

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap Invites. All the friends to whom you’ve

extended invitations to become friends on Google Talk appear in the list until they accept or cancel your invitation.

Tap a pending invitation, and then tap Accept or Decline.

Viewing all friends or only those most popular with you

By default, only the friends that you frequently chat with — the most popular — are shown in the Friends list. But you can view all friends instead.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap All friends. To switch back to just the friends

2. with whom you chat most frequently, tap Most popular in the menu.

Making a friend popular

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press and hold a friend’s name.

If you cannot see the friend, press MENU, and then tap All friends.

3. In the options menu, tap Always show friend.

Blocking a friend

You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked, your friend is also removed from your Friends list.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press and hold the friend’s name you want to block.

If you cannot see the friend, press MENU, and then tap All friends.

3. In the options menu, tap Always show friend. Your friend is removed from your friends list

and is added to the blocked friends list.

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To unblock a friend, in the Friends list, press MENU and then tap Blocked. In the Blocked friends list, tap the name of the friend you want to unblock, and then tap OK when prompted.

Changing Google Talk settings

Setting notifications for new Google Talk messages

You can set the phone to play a sound, vibrate, or display a notification icon in the status bar each time you receive a new instant message.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap More > Settings.

Select the IM notifications check box to receive a notification ( ) in the status bar when

a new instant message arrives.

Do of the following:

Tap Select ringtone to select the ring tone to use when a new instant message arrives.

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The ring tone briefly plays when selected. If you don’t want a ring tone to play when you receive a new Google Talk message, select Silent.

Select the Vibrate check box to vibrate your phone when you receive a new Google

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Talk message.

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Showing or hiding the mobile indicator to friends

You can check what type of device your friend is using to chat in Google Talk. In the friends list, check the image that appears to the right of your friend’s name.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings.

Select the Mobile indicator option.

Setting whether you sign into Google Talk automatically

You can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically every time you turn on your phone.

Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

In the Friends list, press MENU, and tap More > Settings.

Select the Automatically sign in check box.

Indicates that the friend is using an Android phone.

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