HTC Droid Incredible 2 User Guide
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Charge the battery
The battery in your phone hasn’t been charged yet. While your phone
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Doing so can damage your phone. Also, please don’t try to take your
phone apart. (If you do, it may invalidate your warranty.)
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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.
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refer to this brochure for warranty information about your phone.
Notice
Screen images and icons are simulated. Actual display may vary.
Instructions in this guide may change depending on the software
version on your wireless device.
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IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Please be advised that many services and applications offered
through this unique device are provided by various device, operating
system, software and application developers (e.g. Google, Motorola,
Microsoft, Palm, Research In Motion). If you use, link to or download
such a service, or an application such as a non-Verizon Wireless
location based GPS-type service, chat room, marketplace or social
network from this device, you should carefully review the terms
of such service or application. If you use any of these non-Verizon
Wireless services or applications, personal information you submit
may be read, collected, or used by the service or application provider
and/or other users of those forums.
Verizon Wireless is not responsible for your use of those applications
or information you choose to submit or share with others. Specific
terms and conditions, terms of use, and privacy policies apply to those
applications and services. Please review carefully any and all terms
and conditions applicable to those applications and services including
those related to any location-based services for any particular privacy
policies, risks or waivers.
Your Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions
and certain other specifically identified terms govern your use of any
Verizon Wireless products and services.
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.
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Contents
Basics 12
Inside the box .......................................................................................................................12
Your phone ............................................................................................................................13
Back cover .............................................................................................................................15
Battery .....................................................................................................................................16
Switching your phone on or off ..................................................................................18
Finger gestures....................................................................................................................19
Getting started 20
Setting up your phone for the first time ...............................................................20
Home screen .......................................................................................................................20
Status and notifications ................................................................................................. 23
Notifications panel ............................................................................................................26
Connecting your phone to a computer ..................................................................28
Searching your phone and the Web ........................................................................32
Adjusting the volume ..................................................................................................... 34
Sleep mode ..........................................................................................................................35
Personalizing 37
Making your phone truly yours ...................................................................................37
Personalizing your phone with scenes ...................................................................37
Applying a new skin .........................................................................................................39
Changing your wallpaper ............................................................................................. 40
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets .................................................40
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen .............................42
Adding folders on your Home screen .................................................................... 43
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen ...... 44
Rearranging the Home screen ................................................................................... 46
Changing your ringtones and alarms ......................................................................47
Rearranging or hiding application tabs ................................................................. 49
Phone calls 51
Making calls ...........................................................................................................................51
Receiving calls ....................................................................................................................57
HTC Caller ID .......................................................................................................................59
Using in-call options ........................................................................................................59
Using Call history ...............................................................................................................62
Global Phone ...................................................................................................................... 64
Call services......................................................................................................................... 66
Visual Voice Mail ............................................................................................................... 68
Internet calls ....................................................................................................................... 70
Turning Airplane mode on or off ...............................................................................71
People 72
About People ......................................................................................................................72
Setting up your profile ....................................................................................................73
Ways of getting contacts into your phone ...........................................................74
Merging contact information ....................................................................................... 75
Filtering your contacts list ............................................................................................77
Backing up your contacts to the storage card ...................................................78
Contact information and conversations .................................................................79
Sending contact information as a vCard ..............................................................80
Contact groups ...................................................................................................................81
People widget .................................................................................................................... 84
Keyboard 86
Using the onscreen keyboard .................................................................................... 86
Entering words with predictive text ........................................................................ 89
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Entering text by speaking ..............................................................................................91
Editing text ...........................................................................................................................92
Adjusting touch input settings .................................................................................. 94
Messages 96
About Messages ............................................................................................................... 96
Sending a text message (SMS) ..................................................................................97
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) ................................................................. 98
Resuming a draft message ........................................................................................ 100
Viewing and replying to a message ........................................................................ 101
Viewing push messages ...............................................................................................104
Managing message conversations ..........................................................................105
Setting message options .............................................................................................107
Accounts and sync 108
Synchronizing with online accounts ......................................................................108
Synchronizing with your computer ......................................................................... 113
Social 121
Facebook for HTC Sense .............................................................................................. 121
Tweeting on your phone .............................................................................................. 122
Friend Stream ...................................................................................................................126
Chatting in Google Talk ................................................................................................130
Skype mobile .....................................................................................................................134
Email 135
Using Gmail ........................................................................................................................ 135
Using Mail ............................................................................................................................ 138
Calendar 149
About Calendar ................................................................................................................149
Creating calendar events .............................................................................................150
Changing calendar views ............................................................................................ 152
Managing calendar events ..........................................................................................154
Calendar event reminders ........................................................................................... 156
Displaying and synchronizing calendars..............................................................156
Changing Calendar settings ....................................................................................... 158
About the Calendar widget ........................................................................................160
Clock and Weather 161
About the HTC Clock widget ..................................................................................... 161
About the Clock app ..................................................................................................... 162
Using Desk Clock ............................................................................................................. 162
Using World Clock ..........................................................................................................164
Setting the alarm clock ................................................................................................166
Checking weather ........................................................................................................... 169
Internet connections 172
Data connection ............................................................................................................... 172
Wi-Fi .................................................................................................................................. 174
Adding connection widgets ....................................................................................... 176
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) ............................................... 177
Using your phone as a modem (tethering) ........................................................179
Connecting your phone to the Internet through a computer (Internet
Pass-through) ............................................................................................................ 179
Using your phone as a wireless router ..................................................................180
Web browser 182
Using your phone’s web browser ............................................................................182
Downloading from the Web ....................................................................................... 186
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing ........................................ 187
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages .......................................... 188
Setting browser options ..............................................................................................190
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Bluetooth 191
Bluetooth basics ............................................................................................................... 191
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit ........................................................ 192
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device ................................... 193
Sending information using Bluetooth ...................................................................194
Receiving information using Bluetooth ................................................................ 197
Camera 200
Camera basics ................................................................................................................. 200
Taking a photo .................................................................................................................202
Recording video ............................................................................................................. 204
Adding effects .................................................................................................................205
After capturing ................................................................................................................206
Changing camera settings .........................................................................................207
Photos, videos, and music 209
Browsing your Gallery ..................................................................................................209
Listening to music ..........................................................................................................220
Sharing media on your home network ................................................................ 228
Maps and location 230
Turning on location services .....................................................................................230
Using Google Maps .......................................................................................................230
Using HTC Footprints ............................................................................................ 236
Using VZ Navigator .......................................................................................................239
More apps 240
Watching videos on YouTube ...................................................................................240
Reading news feeds ......................................................................................................242
Working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations ....................... 245
Keeping track of your stocks .................................................................................... 247
Listening to FM Radio ..................................................................................................249
Recording your voice ................................................................................................... 252
Using Flashlight ...............................................................................................................253
Finding and installing apps from Android Market .......................................... 254
Sharing games and apps ............................................................................................ 257
Security 258
Protecting your phone with a screen lock .........................................................258
Changing your screen lock ........................................................................................259
Settings 260
Settings on your phone ...............................................................................................260
Changing display settings .......................................................................................... 262
Changing sound settings ............................................................................................264
Changing the phone language ................................................................................ 266
Optimizing your phone’s battery life ....................................................................266
Managing memory .........................................................................................................267
Checking information about your phone ...........................................................269
Backup, update and reset 270
Backing up your contacts ..........................................................................................270
Updating the phone software ................................................................................... 271
Restarting or factory resetting your phone ...................................................... 272
Trademarks and copyrights 274
Index 276
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Basics
Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
Phone
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Battery
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SIM Card pre-installed*
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microSD™ Card preinstalled
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Wall/USB Charger
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Global Literature Kit
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Product Safety and Warranty Statement
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Getting Started Guide
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RF Brochure
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Important Consumer Information Brochure
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*This smartphone comes with a SIM card installed, which along with
a Global Feature activated on your Verizon Wireless account, enables
you to make calls and access email in GSM networks while traveling
overseas. See verizonwireless.com/vzglobal for information on rates,
coverage and destinations.
Your phone
Top panel
Front panel
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1 3.5mm audio jack
2 Microphone
3 POWER/LOCK
1 Earpiece
2 Touch screen
3 HOME
4 Microphone
5 MENU
6 BACK
7 SEARCH
8 1.3 megapixel front camera
9 Notification LED
* You’ll see the HOME, MENU,
BACK, and SEARCH buttons
when your phone is switched on.
These buttons also rotate when
you turn your phone sideways to
the left while you’re in an app that
supports auto screen rotation.
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Left panel
Back panel
1 VOLUME UP
2 VOLUME DOWN
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3 USB connector
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1 8 megapixel camera
2 Dual LED flash
3 Back cover
4 Speaker
Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment and
storage card and SIM card slots.
With the phone switched off, hold your phone securely with the
1.
front facing down.
Starting from the small opening at the bottom of the phone, lift
2.
the back cover and remove it completely.
Replacing the back cover
Please handle the back cover with care since your phone’s antennas are placed
underneath it. Avoid twisting or bending the back cover.
To get the best signal for calls, data connection, or GPS navigation, be sure to
secure the back cover tightly to the phone.
Align the back cover onto the phone’s top panel.
1.
Press all sides of the back cover towards the phone.
2.
You’ll hear clicks when the small tabs underneath the back cover
are locked in place.
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Battery
Your phone uses a rechargeable battery. Please use only original
batteries and accessories that came with your phone or replacements
that we recommend.
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on
how you use your phone. Among these are the phone features and
accessories you use (for example, leaving your Bluetooth connection
always on uses more power). Long phone calls and frequent web
browsing use up much battery. Also, consider your location: poor
signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature
make the battery work harder.
Removing the battery
When you take your phone out from the box, make sure to peel off the thin film
of the battery that’s inside your phone. Pull the flap of the film to release the
battery.
1. Take the back cover off. See “Removing the back cover”.
2. Lift the battery from the groove at the top of the battery
compartment.
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Inserting the battery
Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the
battery compartment. Then gently push the battery into place.
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.
Only the power adapter and USB sync cable provided with your phone
must be used to charge the battery.
Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it using
the power or car adapter.
1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the AC charger.
2. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB Connector
on the left side of your wireless device.
3. Plug in the AC charger to a wall socket to start charging the
battery.
As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid
orange light. The light turns to solid green when the phone is fully
charged.
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When you charge the battery while the phone is on, the charging
battery icon is displayed in your phone’s status bar. After the
battery has been fully charged, the charging battery icon turns to a
full battery icon .
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.
Switching your phone on or off
Switching your phone on
Press and hold the POWER/LOCK button for a few seconds until the
screen turns on.
When you turn on the phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. See the
Getting started chapter for details.
Switching your phone off
1. If the display is off, press the POWER/LOCK button to turn it
back on, then unlock the screen by sliding down the bar on the
lock screen.
See “Unlocking the screen” in the Getting started chapter for
details.
2. Press and hold the POWER/LOCK button for a few seconds.
3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.
Finger gestures
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Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items
Press and hold To open the available options for an item (for example, a
Swipe or slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger
Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you
Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you
Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the
Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can
onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press
onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.
contact or link in a web page), simply press and hold the
item.
vertically or horizontally across the screen.
start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger
until you have reached the target position.
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.
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.
“pinch” the screen using two fingers (for example, thumb
and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a
picture or a web page.
Getting started
Setting up your phone for the first time
When you switch on your phone for the first time, you’ll be asked to
set up your phone. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be
up and running with your phone in no time.
Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based
services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees from
Verizon Wireless. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in your phone’s
settings as you go along later on. To find out how, see the Settings chapter.
Home screen
Your Home screen is where you make your phone your own. It comes
with a weather clock widget that shows the time and weather in your
current location.
You can also add your favorite apps, shortcuts, folders and widgets so
they’re always just a tap away.
To find out how, see the Personalizing chapter.
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Extended Home screen
As you start to do more things with your phone, you might find that
one Home screen is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six
extra screens. It should be plenty.
Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover
more space for adding icons, widgets, and more.
Press HOME to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center
home screen).
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Using Leap view
To jump straight to the screen that you want, press HOME while on
the main Home screen or pinch the screen to show the Leap view. It
reveals all seven Home screens as thumbnails.
Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.
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Status and notifications
Status icons
You can tell a lot about your phone by checking the icons in its status
bar. Here’s what each one means:
Signal strength Battery is full
1xRTT connected Battery is charging
1xRTT in use Battery is low (20% remaining)
3G connected
3G in use Bluetooth is on
GPRS connected Connected to a Bluetooth device
GPRS in use Connected to a Wi-Fi network
EDGE connected Airplane mode
EDGE in use Silent mode
Roaming Vibrate mode
Battery is very low (10%
remaining)
No signal Phone microphone is mute
Data synchronizing Speakerphone on
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Network sharing is on
Location setting off Wired headset connected
Location setting on Alarm is set
Wired microphone headset
connected
Notification icons
A busy life means a busy phone. Notification icons on the status bar
make it easy for you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events
and alarms. Here’s what each one means:
New Gmail message Call in progress
New Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email
Problem with email delivery Call on hold
New SMS/MMS Call forwarding is on
Problem with SMS/MMS delivery
New voicemail
New Google Talk instant message 3G Mobile Hotspot is on
Missed call
Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks
are available
The phone is connected to a
computer via USB cable
Matched contacts suggestion Upcoming event
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New updates from your social
networks
New tweet Downloading data (animated)
Phone software update available Waiting to upload
New push message
Bluetooth pairing request
TV out
Song is playing
FM Radio app in use Storage card is low on free space
Voice recording is on General notification
More (not displayed) notifications
Uploading data (animated)
Downloaded Android Market app
installed successfully
Update available for an app
downloaded from Android
Market
Storage card is safe to remove or
storage card is being prepared
No storage card installed on the
phone
Notification LED
The notification LED shows a:
Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power
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adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged.
Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
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Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.
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Flashing orange light when the battery level reaches very low.
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Notifications panel
When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel
to see the message, reminder or event notification. The Notifications
panel also lets you switch between recently-opened apps as quickly as
possible.
Opening the Notifications panel
Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to
open the Notifications panel.
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If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to see
them all.
You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing
MENU and then tapping Notifications.
Switching between recently-opened apps
On the Notifications panel, you can easily access up to eight apps you
just recently opened.
1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to
open the Notifications panel.
2. In the Recent apps section, slide your finger left or right to see
recently-opened apps.
3. Tap an app to open it.
You can also go to the Recent apps screen when you press and hold HOME .
Closing the Notifications panel
Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide
your finger up the screen. Or just press BACK .
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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 screen opens and lets you choose the type
of USB connection. Select one of the following choices, and then tap
Done:
Charge
only
HTC Sync Select this option to synchronize contacts, calendar, and other
Disk drive
Mobile
Broadband
Connect
Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while
your phone is connected to your computer.
information between your computer and your phone. For more
information, see “Synchronizing with your computer” in the
Accounts and sync chapter.
This mode is available only when there’s a microSD card on your
phone. Select this mode when you want to copy files between
your phone’s storage card and your computer. For more
information, see “Copying files to or from the storage card” in
this chapter.
When Disk drive mode is enabled while your phone is
connected to the computer, you will not be able to use apps on
your phone to access the storage card.
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 (tethering)” in the Internet
connections chapter.
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Media sync Select this mode if you want to synchronize pictures, music,
Internet
passthrough
and videos with your computer. You must install V CAST™
Media Manager on both your phone and computer before you
can synchronize media. To learn more about V CAST™ Media
Manager, go to
http://phones.verizonwireless.com/mediamanager/.
If you don’t have a data plan for your phone or you don’t have
access to a Wi-Fi network, you can select this mode to share
your computer’s Internet connection with your phone. For more
information, see the Internet connections chapter.
You can also change the type of USB connection on-the-fly, without
having to disconnect and reconnect your phone. Slide open the
Notifications panel, and then tap the notification that says “Select
to change USB connection type” to open the Connect to PC screen
again.
To change the default connection type or choose between showing and hiding
the Connect to PC screen, press MENU from the Home screen, and then tap
Settings > Connect to PC.
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Copying files to or from the storage card
You can copy your music, photos, and other files to your phone’s
storage card.
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB
cable.
2. On your phone’s Connect to PC screen, tap Disk drive, and then
tap Done.
On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as a
removable disk.
3. Navigate to the removable disk and open it.
4. Do one of the following:
Copy the files from the computer to the phone’s storage
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card’s root folder.
Copy the files from the phone’s storage card to a folder in
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your computer.
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the
connected phone) as required by your computer’s operating
system to safely remove your phone.
6. Do one of the following:
Disconnect the phone from the computer.
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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.
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