HTC EVO 4G LTE User Guide
User Guide
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Table of Contents
Get Started ................................................................................................................................ 1
Your Phone at a Glance ......................................................................................................... 1
Charge Your Phone ................................................................................................................ 3
Activate Your Phone ............................................................................................................... 4
Complete the Setup Application.............................................................................................. 5
Set Up Voicemail .................................................................................................................... 5
Sprint Account Information and Help ...................................................................................... 6
Sprint Account Passwords .................................................................................................. 6
Manage Your Account......................................................................................................... 7
Sprint Support Services ...................................................................................................... 7
Phone Basics ............................................................................................................................. 9
Your Phone’s Layout .............................................................................................................10
Turn Your Phone On and Off .................................................................................................12
Turn Your Screen On and Off ................................................................................................13
Your Phone’s Lock Screen ....................................................................................................14
Unlock the Screen ..............................................................................................................14
Customize the Lock Screen ...............................................................................................15
Touchscreen Navigation ........................................................................................................15
Your Home Screen ................................................................................................................18
Home Screen Basics .........................................................................................................19
Extended Screens ..............................................................................................................20
Customize the Home Screen .............................................................................................21
Launch Bar, Apps, and Folders ..........................................................................................22
Status and Notifications .........................................................................................................24
Status Bar ..........................................................................................................................24
Notifications Panel .............................................................................................................27
Notification LED .................................................................................................................27
Enter Text ..............................................................................................................................28
HTC Sense Input Keyboard ...............................................................................................
Enter Text by Speaking ......................................................................................................31
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Swype Keyboard ................................................................................................................31
Tips for Editing Text ...........................................................................................................33
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................36
Make Phone Calls .................................................................................................................36
Call Using the Phone Dialer ...............................................................................................36
Call From Call History ........................................................................................................37
Call From People ...............................................................................................................38
Call Using a Speed Dial Number ........................................................................................38
Call a Number in a Text Message or Email Message .........................................................38
Call Emergency Numbers ..................................................................................................38
Receive Phone Calls .............................................................................................................39
Visual Voicemail ....................................................................................................................40
Set Up Visual Voicemail .....................................................................................................40
Review Visual Voicemail ....................................................................................................41
Learn More About Visual Voicemail ...................................................................................41
Voicemail (Traditional) ...........................................................................................................42
Set Up Voicemail ...............................................................................................................42
Voicemail Notificat io n .........................................................................................................42
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages....................................................................................43
Phone Call Options................................................................................................................43
Caller ID .............................................................................................................................43
Call Waiting ........................................................................................................................44
3-way Calling .....................................................................................................................44
Call Forwarding ..................................................................................................................44
In-call Options ....................................................................................................................45
Internet Calls .........................................................................................................................45
Add an Internet Calling Account .........................................................................................45
Make an Internet Call .........................................................................................................46
Set Up Speed Dialing ............................................................................................................
Call History ............................................................................................................................46
View Call His tory ................................................................................................................47
Save a Number From Call History ......................................................................................47
Prepend a Number From Call History ................................................................................48
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Erase Call History ..............................................................................................................48
Settings .....................................................................................................................................49
Wireless & Networks Settings ................................................................................................49
Airplane Mode ....................................................................................................................50
Wi-Fi ..................................................................................................................................50
Bluetooth............................................................................................................................50
Mobile Network ..................................................................................................................50
More Wireless & Network Settings .....................................................................................50
Personalization Settings ........................................................................................................51
Scene ................................................................................................................................51
Change the Home Screen Wallpaper .................................................................................52
Change the Default Ringtone .............................................................................................52
Sound Set ..........................................................................................................................52
Application Tabs ................................................................................................................53
Change the Lock Screen Style ...........................................................................................54
Accounts & Sync ...................................................................................................................54
Add Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, and More ......................................................54
Add One or More Google Accounts....................................................................................55
Manage Your Online Accounts ...........................................................................................55
Location & Security Settings ..................................................................................................56
Location .............................................................................................................................56
Security-Screen Lock .........................................................................................................57
Display Settings .....................................................................................................................58
Auto-rota te Screen .............................................................................................................58
Animation ...........................................................................................................................59
Text Size ............................................................................................................................59
Brightness ..........................................................................................................................59
Screen Timeout..................................................................................................................59
Keep the Screen On While Charging .................................................................................59
Change the Wallpaper .......................................................................................................60
Calibrate the Screen ..........................................................................................................60
Sound Settings ......................................................................................................................60
General Sound Settings .....................................................................................................60
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Incoming Calls ...................................................................................................................62
Notifications .......................................................................................................................62
System ...............................................................................................................................62
Call Settings ..........................................................................................................................63
Voicemail Settings .............................................................................................................63
Other Call Settings .............................................................................................................63
Internet Call Settings ..........................................................................................................64
Applications Settings .............................................................................................................64
Allow Installation of Th ird-Party Programs ..........................................................................64
Clear Application Cache and Data .....................................................................................64
Select the App to Open Data Items ....................................................................................65
Stop Applications Using Task Manager ..............................................................................65
Storage Setti ngs ....................................................................................................................65
Where Applications, Data, and Files are Stored .................................................................65
Encrypt Data on Your Phone..............................................................................................66
Reset Your Phone ..............................................................................................................66
Power & Data Management Settings .....................................................................................67
Adjust the Screen Brightness and Screen On-Time ...........................................................67
Manage Your Phone’s Wireless Functions .........................................................................68
Set the Email Synchronization Schedule ............................................................................68
Close Applications Not In Use ............................................................................................68
Language & Keyboard Settings .............................................................................................69
Language Settings .............................................................................................................69
Keyboard Settings ..............................................................................................................69
Date & Time Settings .............................................................................................................69
Connect to PC Settings .........................................................................................................69
System Updates ....................................................................................................................70
About Your Phone .................................................................................................................70
People ......................................................................................................................................
Getting Contacts Into Your Phone .........................................................................................71
Transfer Contacts from Your Old Phone ............................................................................72
Your People List ....................................................................................................................72
Your People App Profile ........................................................................................................73
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