HTC EVO 4G User Manual

What’s new?

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Contents

1. What ’s this for? 3

2. Using value -added applicatio ns 3

3. Find ing informatio n where yo u want 5

4. Recording high -definition videos 6

5. Imp roving you r communications 7

6. Securing your p hone 12

7. Set ting up your phon e 13

8. Using your pho ne as a mod em 15

What’s new? 3

1. What’s this for?

Your HTC EVO™ 4G comes with the latest Android platform — Android 2.2 (Froyo). This means that you can now enjoy all the features and updates that’ll make your mobile experience more exciting and engaging as ever.

This “What’s new” guide covers some of the changes we’ve made from the previous phone platform known as Android 2.1 (Eclair). You may have received your HTC EVO 4G already upgraded to Froyo or you may have upgraded over-the-air or through your local Sprint store.

Now, let’s walk you through the latest features and changes on your phone.

2. Using value-added applications

We’ve added new applications with this version and hope that you will enjoy them as much as we do.

Sharing games and applications

Having fun with a game or application that you downloaded from Android Market? Share it instantly with your circle of friends.

Your friends must be using an Android phone to link to the game or application and download it from Android Market.

1. From the Home screen, tap .

2. Tap App Sharing. Or, press and then tap Share. You’ll then see the list of games and applications that you downloaded and installed from Android Market.

3. Tap an application, and then choose how to share it. You can share the link to the application using Twitter (Peep), Facebook, or Bluetooth, or you can send the link directly by email or text message.

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When your friends see the link in your sent text, email, or status update, they can simply tap the link to go directly to the game or application in Android Market and download it, if they want.

Here are other ways of sharing applications on your phone:

While entering your status update in Friend Stream,

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tap to choose from games or applications that you want to share in your social networks.

While creating a new text or email message,

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press , and then tap Attach > App recommendation to choose from the list of installed games and applications that you want to share.

Using Flashlight

Never get caught in the dark again. The Flashlight application turns on your phone’s LED flashlight to shine a light whenever you need it.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Flashlight.

2. To turn the flashlight on or off, or to adjust the light intensity, tap the switch on the flashlight handle.

What’s new? 5

3. Finding information where you want

Before, you could do a sweeping search on your phone or on the Web and get several results that you were not exactly looking for. With Google Search, you can target your search to a particular app on your phone or to the entire Web. This will save you time and money from data connection charges.

Searching for information

1. From the Home screen, press the SEARCH button. The Google search box opens.

2. Tap and then select where you want to target your search.

3. Enter the information you want to search in the text box and then tap . Search results appear below the search box.

4. Tap a search result to open it in the related application. For example, if you’ve searched for a contact, tap the contact to open People.

5. If you couldn’t find the information, tap the item to do a Web search. The phone browser opens and lists results of your search.

Telling your phone where to search

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Search > Searcheable items.

2. Select the apps you want to include in the Google search options.

3. Press .

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