Htc Hero S User Manual

Your HTC Hero S

User guide

2 Contents

Contents

Getting started

Inside the box 8
HTC Hero S 8
Bottom cover 10
Battery compartment door 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 15
Finger gestures 15
Setting up HTC Hero S for the first time 16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Hero S 16
Home screen 17

Basics

Adjusting the volume 19
Sleep mode 20
Status and notifications 21
Notifications panel 24
Connecting HTC Hero S to a computer 25
Copying files to or from the storage card 26
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 27
Printing 28

Personalizing

Making HTC Hero S truly yours 29
Personalizing HTC Hero S with scenes 29
Changing your wallpaper 30
Applying a new skin 31
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 31
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33
Adding folders on your Home screen 33
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34
Rearranging the Home screen 35
Using sound sets 35
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 37
Customizing the lock screen 38

Phone calls

Different ways of making calls 39
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 39
Using Speed dial 40
Calling a phone number in a text message 40

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Calling a phone number in an email 40
Making an emergency call 41
Receiving calls 41
What can I do during a call? 42
Setting up a conference call 43
Internet calls 44
Using Call history 45
Call services 46
Turning Airplane mode on or off 47
Global Phone 47

Messages

Opening Messages 49
Sending a text message (SMS) 49
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 50
Resuming a draft message 52
Viewing and replying to a message 52
Forwarding a message 53
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 54
Push messages 54
Managing message conversations 55
Setting message options 56

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Hero S and the Web 58
Using the web browser 59
Downloading from the Web 61
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 62
Setting browser options 63

Camera

Camera basics 65
Taking a photo 66
Recording video 67
Adding effects 68
After capturing 68
Changing camera settings 68

Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 70
Music 78
Connected Media 84

HTC services

HTC Watch 86
HTCSense.com 90

Accounts and sync

About online accounts 93
Synchronizing with a Google Account 93

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Adding a social network account 94
Managing your online accounts 94

People

About the People app 96
Setting up your profile 97
Adding a new contact 98
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 98
Merging contact information 99
Filtering your contacts list 100
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 101
Contact information and conversations 101
Sending contact information as a vCard 102
Contact groups 103
Adding People widgets 105

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 107
Twitter for HTC Sense 108
Tweeting on the go using Peep 109
Using Friend Stream 111
Chatting in Google Talk 113

Email

Gmail 116
Mail 117

Calendar

About Calendar 125
Creating an event 125
Changing Calendar views 126
Managing Calendar events 127
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 128
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 128
Showing or hiding calendars 129
Changing Calendar settings 129
About the Calendar widget 130

Maps and location

Location settings 131
Google Maps 131

Android Market and other apps

Finding and installing apps from Android Market 136
Using the Clock 138
Checking Weather 141
Reading news feeds 142
Keeping track of your stocks 145
Working on documents 146
Watching videos on YouTube 147

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Listening to FM Radio 148
Recording your voice 149
Using Flashlight 150
Sharing games and apps 150

HTC Sync

About HTC Sync 151
Installing HTC Sync 152
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Hero S 152
Getting to know the workspace 153
Setting up synchronization 153
Synchronizing HTC Hero S 157
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Hero S 157
Downloading maps or purchasing services 157
Synchronizing another device with your computer 158
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 159

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard 160
Entering words with predictive text 161
Entering text by speaking 163
Entering text by tracing 164
Editing text 164
Choosing between Swype and the Onscreen Keyboard 165
Using Swype 165
Entering text using Swype 166
Entering text by typing 166
Adjusting Swype settings 167
Adjusting input settings 167

Internet connections

Data connection 168
Wi-Fi 168
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 169
Using HTC Hero S as a modem (USB tethering) 171
Connecting HTC Hero S to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 171
Creating a Wi-Fi hotspot 171

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 173
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 173
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 174
Sending information using Bluetooth 175
Receiving information using Bluetooth 177

Security

Protecting HTC Hero S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 178

Settings

Settings on your phone 180

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Changing display settings 182
Changing sound settings 183
Changing the language 184
Optimizing battery life 184
Managing memory 185
Checking information about your phone 186

Reset

Restarting HTC Hero S 187
Resetting HTC Hero S 187

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

7 Conventions used in this guide

Conventions used in this guide

In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important
information:

This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens
when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides
information that may only be applicable to some situations.

This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure,
or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.

This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain
task or to get a feature to work properly.

This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be
careful about to prevent potential problems.

8 Getting started

Getting started

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:

§ HTC Hero S

§ Battery (preinstalled)

§ microSD™ card (preinstalled)

§ USB cable

§ 3.5mm stereo headset

§ Power adapter

§ Quick start guide

§ Safety and regulatory guide

HTC Hero S

Top panel

Left panel

1. VOLUME UP

2. VOLUME DOWN

3. USB connector

1. 3.5mm headset jack

2. POWER

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Back panel

1. LED flash

2. Speaker

3. 5 megapixel camera

4. Bottom cover

5. Microphone

HTC Hero S

Top panel

Left panel

1. 3.5mm headset jack

2. POWER

1. VOLUME UP

2. VOLUME DOWN

3. USB connector

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Back panel

1. LED flash

2. Speaker

3. 5 megapixel camera

4. Bottom cover

5. Microphone

Bottom cover

Removing the bottom cover

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

1. Turn off HTC Hero S and hold it securely with the front facing down.

2. With your right and left thumbs, push the bottom cover out to remove it.

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Replacing the bottom cover

1. Slide the bottom cover onto the exposed area of your phone’s back panel.

2. Push the bottom cover towards the phone. You’ll hear a click when the bottom

cover is locked in place.

Your phone’s antenna is placed underneath the bottom cover. We recommend that
you secure the bottom cover to the phone’s back panel to get the best radio
reception for your phone.

Battery compartment door

Opening the battery compartment door

Open the battery compartment door by flipping it open from the right side.

Closing the battery compartment door

1. Flip the battery compartment door back into place to close it.

2. Gently push the compartment door down until it clicks into place to lock it.

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Storage card

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

Removing the storage card

If your phone is on you must first "unmount" the storage card before removing it to
prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Insert the storage card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing

down and push it in until it is securely in place.

Unmounting the storage card

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

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card.

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Battery

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

Removing the battery thin film

Before using HTC Hero S for the first time, you need to remove the thin film wrapped
around the battery.

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Open the battery compartment door.

3. Remove the battery.

4. Remove the thin film from the battery.

Removing the battery

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Open the battery compartment door.

3. Slide the battery out.

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Inserting the battery

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Open the battery compartment door.

3. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery

compartment.

Charging the battery

The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using HTC
Hero S, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best
after several full charge/discharge cycles.

§ The battery is already installed in HTC Hero S when shipped. A thin film is inserted
between the battery and the compartment. You need to remove this film before
you can charge the battery.

§ Only the power adapter and USB sync cable provided in the box must be used to
charge the battery.

§ Do not remove the battery from HTC Hero S while you are charging it using the
power or car adapter.

1. Plug the power adapter into the USB connector.

2. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light. The
light turns to solid green when the battery is fully charged.

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When you charge the battery and HTC Hero S is on, the charging battery icon is
displayed in the 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 the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button. Easy.

When you turn on HTC Hero S for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

Switching the power off

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

screen.

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

3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.

Finger gestures

Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such

as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap
them with your finger.

Press and
hold

Swipe or
slide

Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag.

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

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

While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the
target position.

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.

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Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation

from portrait to landscape by turning HTC Hero S sideways. When
entering text, you can turn HTC Hero S sideways to bring up a bigger
keyboard.

Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen

using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or
zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.

Setting up HTC Hero S for the first time

When you switch on HTC Hero S for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. You can
choose your language, how you want to connect to the Internet, and whether you
want your current location to be automatically detected. If you still have personal
contacts and calendar events stored on your old phone, you can easily transfer them
to HTC Hero S through Bluetooth as well.

Be sure to sign in to your Google® Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail
and Android Market™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social
networks like Facebook® and Twitter™, and more.

Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running 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. Don’t worry. You
can enable or disable them in settings later on.

™

Ways of getting contacts into HTC Hero S

There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Hero S. You can sync HTC
Hero S with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook, and more.

HTC Sync

Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC Hero S after you sign in to

™

Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and
then use HTC Sync to sync HTC Hero S with your computer's
Microsoft® Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows® Contacts.

your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts
right from HTC Hero S.

Facebook Log in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC

Sense to import your Facebook friends' contact information.

Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts directly in HTC

Hero S or transfer existing ones from your old phone.

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Microsoft
Exchange
ActiveSync

Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer not only your contacts, but also

®

HTC Hero S syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

calendar events and text messages from your old phone to HTC
Hero S.

Home screen

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

Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with HTC Hero S, you might find that one Home screen
is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six extra screens. It should be plenty.

Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover more space for
adding icons, widgets, and more.

Press to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).

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Using Leap view

To jump straight to the screen that you want, press or pinch the screen to show
the Leap view. It reveals all seven Home screens as thumbnails.

Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.

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Basics

Adjusting the volume

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

Adjusting the ringer volume

§ Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button 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 switch to Vibrate mode. The vibrate mode icon appears in the status
bar.

§ While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The
speaker mute icon displays in the status bar.

Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls

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

Adjusting the media volume

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

Adjusting the volume via settings

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Sound > Volume.

2. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of the

ringtone, media playback, alarms, and notifications. A sample tone is briefly
played with the volume being adjusted as you drag a slider.

3. If you want the same volume for your ringtone and notifications, select Use
incoming call volume for notifications.

4. When you’re done, tap OK.

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Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Hero S into a low power state while
the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Hero S is in your
bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though.

Switching to Sleep mode

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

Waking up from Sleep mode

To wake HTC Hero S up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the
screen.

HTC Hero S automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

Unlocking the screen

Pull the ring up to unlock the screen.

If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to
draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks.

If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can drag or to the ring to
snooze or dismiss the event or alarm.

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Opening an app from the lock screen

On the lock screen, drag an app icon to the ring to unlock the screen and directly go
to the app.

You can customize the lock screen in Settings > Personalize > Lock screen to show
your four favorite apps.

Status and notifications

Status icons

Here’s what each icon means:

Signal strength Battery is full

GPRS connected Battery is charging

GPRS in use Battery is low (20% remaining)

EDGE connected

EDGE in use Silent mode

3G connected Vibrate mode

3G in use Microphone is mute

HSPA connected Speakerphone is on

HSPA in use

Battery is very low (10%
remaining)

Wired microphone headset
connected

1xRTT connected Wired headset connected

1xRTT in use Bluetooth is on

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Roaming Connected to a Bluetooth device

No signal Airplane mode

Connected to a Wi-Fi network Location setting is on

Data synchronizing Alarm is set

Network sharing is on

Notification icons

Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your
messages, calendar events, and alarms.

Here’s what each one means:

New Gmail message

New Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email

Problem with email delivery Call on hold

New SMS/MMS Call forwarding on

Problem with SMS/MMS delivery Message forwarding on

New Google Talk™ instant
message

New voicemail

Call in progress

Missed call

HTC Hero S is connected to a
computer via USB cable

Wi-Fi® is on and wireless networks
are available

Upcoming event Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is on

New updates from your social
networks

Uploading data (animated)

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Matched contacts suggestion Downloading data (animated)

Bluetooth pairing request Waiting to upload

HTC Hero S software update
available

Song is playing

FM Radio app in use

Voice recording is on No storage card installed

More (not displayed) notifications Storage card is low on free space

General notification

Notification LED

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

The notification LED shows a:

§ Solid green light when HTC Hero S is connected to the power adapter or a
computer and the battery is fully charged.

§ Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.

§ Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.

§ Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low.

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Notifications panel

When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see what
event notification or new information you've received. The Notifications panel lets you
quickly switch between recently-opened apps, and also lets you easily turn on settings
such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

To open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger
downward.

If you have several notifications, you can scroll down
the screen to see them all.

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

Switching between recently opened apps

On the Notifications panel, you can easily access up to eight apps you just recently
opened.

1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the

Notifications panel.

2. In the Recent apps section, slide your finger left or right to see recently-opened

apps.

3. Tap an app to open it.

Press and hold

to view recently used apps.

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Using Quick Settings

The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and more, and
also provides a quick shortcut to all HTC Hero S settings.

1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the

Notifications panel.

2. Tap the Quick Settings tab.

3. Tap the check box next to an item to turn it off or on.

Closing the Notifications panel

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

Connecting HTC Hero S to a computer

Whenever you connect HTC Hero S to a computer using the USB cable, the Choose a
connection type screen opens and lets you choose the type of USB connection.

Select one of the following choices, and then tap Done:

Charge only Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while

connected to your computer.

Disk drive This mode is available only when there’s a storage card installed on

HTC Hero S. Select this mode when you want to copy files between
the storage card and your computer.

When Disk drive mode is enabled while HTC Hero S is connected to
the computer, you will not be able to use apps on HTC Hero S to
access the storage card.

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HTC Sync Select this option to synchronize contacts, calendar, and other

information between your computer and HTC Hero S.

USB
tethering

Internet pass­through

When you do not have an Internet connection on your computer, you
can select this mode to share the mobile data connection of HTC
Hero S with your computer.

If you don’t have a data plan or you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi
network, you can select this mode to share your computer’s Internet
connection with HTC Hero S.

Copying files to or from the storage card

You can copy your music, photos, and other files to the storage card.

1. Connect HTC Hero S to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

2. On the Choose a connection type screen, select Disk drive, and then tap Done.

On your computer, the storage card 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 storage card’s root folder.

§ Copy the files from the storage card to a folder in your computer.

5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected HTC

Hero S) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove HTC
Hero S.

6. Do one of the following:

§ Disconnect HTC Hero S from the computer.

§ If you want to keep HTC Hero S connected to the computer but want it 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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Copying text, looking up information, and sharing

In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select text and choose what you
want to do with it.

Selecting text

1. Press and hold on a word.

2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to

select.

To copy the address of a linked web page, press and hold the link, and then tap

Copy link URL.

Copying and pasting text

1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy.

The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.

2. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), press and hold at

the point where you want to paste the text.

3. Tap Paste.

Searching or translating text

1. After you have selected the text you want to search for or translate, tap .

2. Tap one of the following tabs:

Google Search

Look for related information using Google Search, based on the text that
you selected.

Wikipedia

Look for related information on Wikipedia®, based on the text that you
selected.

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YouTube

Look for videos on YouTube®, based on the text that you selected.

Google Translate

Translate the text to another language.

Google Dictionary

Look up the selected text in the dictionary.

Sharing text

1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap .

2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message

or Facebook status update.

Printing

Connect HTC Hero S to a supported printer and print out documents, email messages,
photos, and more.

§ Both printer and HTC Hero S must be turned on and connected to the same local
network. Connect HTC Hero S to the local network using Wi-Fi. To learn how to
connect the printer to a local network, refer to your printer user guide.

§ The local network must not be behind a firewall.

1. While in an app such as Mail or Gallery, open the item you want to print.

2. Press , and then tap Print (or More > Print).

3. On the Print screen, tap the printer you want to use.

4. If there's more than one page to print, set the page range that you want.

Tap Advanced to set the page size, print layout, and page orientation, and choose
if you want to print in color or black and white.

5. Tap Print.

You can check the printing details by opening the Notifications panel, and then
tapping the item you're printing.

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Personalizing

Making HTC Hero S truly yours

Make HTC Hero S look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a
different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming
text, email, and calendar reminders.

Tap the Personalize button

right on the Home screen to get started.

Personalizing HTC Hero S with scenes

HTC Hero S becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are
personalized Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply. By switching between
scenes, you instantly turn HTC Hero S into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone,
work phone, or pure play phone.

Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, HTC Hero S
automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected.

Using a preset scene

HTC Hero S features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and
collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a
scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.

2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want.

3. Tap Apply.

To download more scenes, tap

> Scene > Get more.

Creating a new scene

You’ll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.

2. Press , and then tap New.

3. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.

4. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and other elements, arranging the

Home screen layout, and changing the skin or wallpaper. All of your changes will
be automatically saved to this scene.

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Renaming a scene

1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.

2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to

rename.

3. Press and hold a scene thumbnail, then tap Rename.

4. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.

Deleting scenes

1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene.

2. Press , and then tap Delete.

3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes, then

tap one or more scenes you want to delete.

4. Tap Delete.

Changing your wallpaper

Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to give
HTC Hero S a fresh look. Browse the collection of wallpapers included in HTC Hero S
or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera. You can also change
your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Wallpaper.

2. Tap one of the following:

HTC wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, then tap Preview > Apply.
Live wallpapers Choose from preset animated wallpapers. Tap Preview to

view the animation, and then tap Apply.

Gallery Choose an existing photo. Crop the photo and then tap Save.

To download more wallpapers, tap > Wallpaper > HTC wallpapers > Get more.

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Applying a new skin

Personalize beyond the Home screen by applying a new skin. Skins are set to give a
different look and feel to most onscreen buttons, application screens, option menus,
and other items.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Skin.

2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the skin you want.

3. Tap Apply.

To download more skins, tap > Skin > Get more.

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.

Adding a widget to your Home screen

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

2. Tap > Widget.

3. Select a widget that you want.

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

needs. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to view the different
styles, and then tap Select to choose one.

You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings
such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap
the widget that you want.

To download more widgets, tap

> Widget > Get more HTC widgets.

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Changing the settings of a widget

You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail
widgets) from the Home screen.

1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen. HTC Hero S vibrates and you’ll see

a colored box around the widget. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

2. Drag the widget to the Edit button (if it’s enabled).

The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then
opens.

3. Customize the widget settings.

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Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Place app icons on your Home screen to open apps 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 apps that are installed on HTC Hero S.

1.

Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new icon or
shortcut.

2. Tap and then tap App to add an app icon, or Shortcut to add a shortcut to a

setting or information.

To add an app icon on the Home screen, you can also press , tap , and then
press and hold an app 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 apps 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

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

2. Tap > Folder.

3. Tap New Folder.

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

HTC Hero S then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

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

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

Renaming a folder

1. Tap the folder to open it.

2. Press and hold the folder window’s title bar.

3. 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 make room for adding more
items. 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. HTC Hero S vibrates and

you’ll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

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

§ You can pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon
onto another Home screen panel.

§ When you drag an icon to a spot that’s occupied by another icon, the occupant
automatically moves away to give room.

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

Removing a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. HTC Hero S vibrates and

you'll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

2. Drag the widget or icon to the Remove button.

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

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Rearranging the Home screen

Reorder your Home screen panels in any way that fits how you use them. For
example, move the panels with frequently-used widgets, shortcuts, and folders closer
to the main Home screen.

The center thumbnail in Leap view is always the main Home screen.

1. Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view.

2. Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move. HTC

Hero S then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position, and then lift your finger.

Using sound sets

Each sound set gives you a different combination of sounds for your ringtone and
notifications such as incoming messages, email, calendar event reminders, and more.
By switching between sound sets, you can instantly make HTC Hero S ring or alert
you with fun sounds when you're out with friends or change to subtle sounds while
you're at work.

Choosing a preset sound set

1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set.

2. On the Sound sets screen, tap a sound set name.

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3. You can tap to listen to the different sounds for that sound set.

4. Tap Apply.

To download more sound sets, tap > Sound set > Get more.

Creating a sound set

1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set.

2. On the Sound sets screen, tap New sound set.

3. Enter a new sound set name, and then tap Done.

The newly created sound set is then added to the list of sound sets. You can assign
different tones to the sound set to your preference.

Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds

Change your ringtone, notification sounds, and alarms to suit your mood or lifestyle.
Choose different sounds from the preset selection or your storage card (except for
notification sounds).

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Choose a sound set you want to customize or create a new one, and then tap
Apply.

3. Change the ringtone, notification sound, and alarm from the Personalize screen.

Go to the Messages, Mail, and Calendar apps to choose sounds for new
messages, email, and calendar reminders respectively.

HTC Hero S automatically saves your choices to the current sound set.

> Sound set.

Deleting sound sets

1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set.

2. Press , and then tap Delete.

3. Tap one or more sound sets you want to delete.

4. Tap Delete.

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Rearranging or hiding application tabs

You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some apps to prioritize the types of
information you frequently use or remove the tabs you don’t really need.

1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen (for example,

the library screen in Music).

2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you an empty area,
lift your finger.

3. Do any of the following:

Move a tab Press and hold the tab you want to move, and then drag it to its

new position.

Remove a tab Press and hold a tab you want to hide, then drag it up. When

you see a colored box, lift your finger.

4. When you’re done, press .

Adding a tab back

1. Open the app from which you previously removed some tabs.

2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you some of your

hidden tabs, lift your finger.

3. Press and hold the tab you want to show, then drag it down to where you want

to position it again.

4. When you’re done, press .

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Customizing the lock screen

Choose from a selection of active lock screens that show live information such as
animated weather and stock updates. You can also choose what apps you want for
your lock screen so you can unlock the screen straight into your favorite app.

1. From the Home screen, tap .

2. Tap Lock screen.

3. Slide your finger left or right to choose a lock screen type.

4. Tap Settings, and then customize the items you want to display on your

selected lock screen.

To customize apps for your lock screen, tap an app that you want to change, and
then choose another app to replace it.

5. When done, tap Apply.

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Phone calls

Different ways of making calls

Besides making calls from the phone dialer screen on HTC Hero S, you can tap a
number in a text message or email to call, or press a single number on the phone
dialer to quickly call a contact.

Making a call on the Phone dialer screen

You can either dial a number directly, or use the Smart dial feature to search and call a
stored contact or a number from your call history.

1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Begin entering the first few digits of a phone number or characters of a contact

name on the phone keypad. The Phone dialer screen then displays a list of
matching numbers and names.

If you enter a wrong digit or letter, tap to delete it. To erase the entire entry,
press and hold .

3. Tap to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more matching

numbers or contacts.

4. To browse through the filtered list, flick through the list or slide your finger up or

down the list slowly.

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

§ Tap a phone number or contact from the list.

§ After entering a complete number, tap Call.

§ To call a different phone number associated with the contact, you can tap

at the right side of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap

the number you want to call.

While dialing or when the call is in progress, the status bar displays the call in progress
icon .

What is 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’s name you want to
call. Smart dial automatically searches and filters your stored contacts and the phone
numbers from the call history.

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Using Speed dial

Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a
contact’s number to the number 2 key, you can just press and hold 2 to dial the
number.

The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this key
to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.

Assigning a speed dial key

1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Press , and then tap Speed dial > .

3. Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in

the list, tap the name.

4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a

speed dial key to assign.

5. Tap Save.

You can also set a speed dial key in People. Tap a contact, press , and then
select Set speed dial (or More > Set speed dial).

Calling a phone number in a text message

1. Tap the phone number within the message.

2. Tap Call.

To call the message sender, tap the received message, and then tap Call on the
options menu.

Calling a phone number in an email

Want to call a number that's in an email? No problem.

1. In the email body, tap the phone number.

2. Edit the number if necessary.

3. Tap Call.

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Making an emergency call

1. On the Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Dial the emergency number for your locale, and then tap Call.

If you’ve enabled but forgotten your lock password or lock pattern, you can still make
emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.

Receiving calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears.

You can use the polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls. To find
out how, see Changing sound settings on page 183.

Answering a call

Do one of the following:

§ Tap Answer.

§ If the display is off when you get a call, the Lock screen appears. Drag to the

ring to unlock the screen and answer the call.

Rejecting a call

Do one of the following:

§ Tap Decline.

§ If the display is off when you get a call, the Lock screen appears. Drag to the

ring on the Lock screen.

§ Press the POWER button twice to reject a call.

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Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call

Do one of the following:

§ Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.

§ Press the POWER button.

§ Place HTC Hero S face down on a level surface.

If HTC Hero S is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent
incoming calls.

HTC Caller ID

Everytime you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend’s
latest status update from social networks like Facebook or Twitter right on the call
screen. You also won’t miss people’s birthdays. You’ll see a birthday reminder, if your
friend’s birthday will occur sometime within the next seven days.

What can I do during a call?

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

Switching between calls

If you’re already on a call and accept another call, you can choose to switch between
the two calls.

1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call and put

the first call on hold.

2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.

and choose

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Turning the speakerphone on during a call

To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC Hero S against
your ear when the speakerphone is on.

Do one of the following:

§ Flip HTC Hero S over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in
> > Settings > Sound).

§ On the call screen, tap .

The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on.

To turn the speakerphone off, just flip HTC Hero S over again, facing it up. Or tap
again.

Muting the microphone during a call

On the call 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.

Ending a call

Do one of the following to end the call:

§ On the call screen, tap End call.

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

§ Slide open the Notifications panel, then tap .

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.

Setting up a conference call

Three-way conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make
the first call (or accept a call), and then simply dial another call to add it to the
conference.

1. Make a call to the first conference call participant.

2. When connected, press , 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.

3. When connected to the second participant, tap merge .

To end the conference call, tap End call.

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Internet calls

When you're connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can make and receive calls through
an Internet calling account.

Adding an Internet calling account

§ Check with your mobile service provider to see if Internet calling is supported on
your account.

§ Before you add an Internet calling account, make sure that you've registered with
an Internet calling service that supports voice calls over Session Initiation Protocol
(SIP).

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call.

2. Under Internet call settings, tap Accounts.

3. Tap Add account.

4. Enter your account details.

5. Press to save your account.

6. To set HTC Hero S to receive Internet calls on your added account, tap the
Receive incoming calls check box.

Making an Internet call

Make an Internet call to either your contact's Internet calling account or phone
number.

Internet calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees. Contact your Internet
calling provider for details.

Call any of the following:

Internet
calling
account

Phone
number

§ In People, tap a contact who has an Internet calling account, and then

tap Internet call.

§ In Call History, tap an Internet call log.

See Making a call on the Phone dialer screen on page 39. But first, set
HTC Hero S to use Internet calling for your outgoing calls. From the
Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call. Tap Use Internet
calling, and then select either For all calls or Ask for each call.

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Using Call history

Use Call History to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls.

Checking a missed call

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

1. Slide open the Notifications panel to check who the caller is.

2. To return the call, tap the missed call notification. Then tap the caller’s name or

number on the Call History screen.

Checking calls in the Call History

From the Home screen, tap > Call History.

You can also tap

On the Call History screen, you can:

§ Tap a name or number in the list to call.

§ Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu.

§ Tap to check only the call history of a particular contact.

§ Press , then tap View to display just a particular type of calls such as missed

calls or outgoing calls.

on the phone dialer screen.

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History

1. On the Call History screen, press and hold the phone number that you want to
save, and then tap Save to People.

2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing

contact on HTC Hero S.

3. Do any of the following:

§ When creating a new contact, enter the contact name, contact type, and
other information in the blank contact record that appears. 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.

§ When saving the number to an existing contact, tap a contact stored on
HTC Hero S, and then select the number type.

4. Tap Save.

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Clearing the Call History list

On the Call History screen, do one of the following:

Remove one name or
number

Clear the entire list Press , and then tap Delete all.

Press and hold the name or number, and then tap
Delete from call history.

Call services

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

To open call services, press from the Home screen, and then tap Settings > Call.

Voicemail service Shows the current voicemail service being used.
Voicemail settings Change your voicemail number.
Clear voicemail

notification
Preferred network Select the type of network your phone connects to.
GSM call settings Set options such as caller ID and call waiting when you're

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

outside of the United States in a GSM coverage area.

CDMA call settings Set options such as TTY (teletypewriter) mode or voice privacy

when you're within the United States or while abroad in a CDMA
coverage area.

Phone settings Modify your phone settings such as automatic saving of an

unknown contact number when a call with that number ends.

Accounts Add, modify, or remove Internet calling accounts. You can also

choose whether to receive incoming Internet calls.

Use Internet
calling

Select whether to use Internet calling for all calls you make or
for Internet address calls only, or to be asked which you prefer
for each call you make.

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Turning Airplane mode on or off

In many countries, you are required by law to turn off wireless devices while on board
an aircraft. A way to turn off wireless functions quickly is to switch HTC Hero S to
Airplane mode.

When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on HTC Hero S are turned off,
including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. When you disable
Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth
and Wi-Fi is restored.

To turn Airplane mode on or off, press and hold POWER, and then tap Airplane mode.

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

Global Phone

When you’re travelling abroad, you can use a SIM card to let your phone access a
mobile network in the country you’re in.

Inserting the SIM card

Your phone is set to CDMA mode by default. If you install a SIM card, your phone
automatically switches to Global mode, which lets you use GSM networks outside of
the United States.

SIM cards must be purchased from a carrier in the country you wish to use the
phone and are not sold or supported by your service provider.

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Open the battery compartment door.

3. Remove the SIM card from its packaging.

4. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,

insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.

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Removing the SIM card

1. Take the bottom cover off.

2. Open the battery compartment door.

3. Remove the battery.

4. Press and hold the small tab that’s on the front side of the SIM card slot and

slide the SIM card out.

Changing the network your phone connects to

When roaming in countries outside of North America where both CDMA and GSM
networks are used, you can choose what network to connect to.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Preferred network, and then

select CDMA Mode or GSM / UMTS Mode.

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Messages

Opening Messages

Keep in touch with important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose
and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).

From the Home screen, tap
your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact
name or phone number.

You can also view your messages on the Home screen with the Messages widget.

> Messages. The All messages screen opens, where all

§ Scroll up or down the list of conversations by
swiping your finger on the screen.

§ Tap a contact name or number to view the exchange
of messages.

Sending a text message (SMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap .

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

§ Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile
number. As you type, matching names with phone numbers from your
stored contacts are displayed. Tap a name or one of the contact’s numbers.

§ Tap
want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as
recipients.

§ Enter the complete phone numbers directly in the To field.

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

> Messages.

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4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

§ There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message (displayed

above the Send button). If you exceed the limit, your text message will be
delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.

§ Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message if you enter an
email address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose
a very long message.

5. Tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Sending a multimedia message (MMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Tap .

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

§ Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile
number. As you type, matching names with phone numbers and email
addresses from your stored contacts are displayed. Tap a contact’s number
or email address.

§ Tap , and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you
want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as
recipients.

§ Enter the complete phone numbers or email address directly in the To field.

4. To add a subject line, press and then tap Add subject.

5. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

6. Tap and then choose the type of attachment.

Picture Take a photo and attach it, or attach an existing photo.
Video Record a video and attach it, or attach an existing

video.

Audio Make a voice recording and attach it, or attach an

existing audio file.

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App recommendation Choose an app you’ve installed from Android Market

Location Add your current location (requires GPS to be turned

Contact (vCard) Select a contact, and then select the information to

that you want to share with others. The URL from
which the app can be downloaded will be inserted to
your message.

on), or a location you pick on a map to your message.

attach.

Appointment
(vCalendar)

After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or
removing your attachment.

7. Tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Select the calendar event you want to attach.

Why isn't the contact's email address showing up when I enter a contact name?

If only phone numbers are showing up when you're entering a contact name,
go to the Messages settings to enable displaying email addresses.

1. If you've created a new message, press

messages screen.

2. Press and then tap Settings > General.

3. Select the Show email address check box.

first to return to the All

Creating a slideshow

1. After you've added either a photo, video, or audio in the multimedia message
you’re composing, tap > Slideshow.

2. Do any of the following:

Add a slide Tap , and then choose to add a photo or a

video.

Add music or a voice
recording to a slide

Add a caption to a slide Tap Add text and then enter your caption.

Right after adding a slide, tap > Audio.

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Edit a slide Tap , and then choose to replace, remove, or set

the duration of the slide.

Preview the slideshow Press , and then tap Preview (or More >

Preview). Tap once on the preview screen to see

playback controls.

3. When finished, tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Resuming a draft message

1. On the All messages screen, press

2. Tap the message and then resume editing it.

3. Tap Send.

, and then tap Drafts.

Viewing and replying to a message

Depending on your notification settings, HTC Hero S plays a sound, vibrates, or
displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message. A
new message icon is also displayed in the status bar.

1. To open and read the message, you can:

§ Press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger down to open the
Notifications panel. Then tap the new message notification.

§ Go to the Messages app and open the message.

2. While reading the message, you can reply with a text or multimedia message.

You can also do the following while reading the message:

§ Call the phone number contained in the message by tapping the number.

§ Tap the email address contained in the message to send an email.

§ Tap a link in the message to open it in the web browser.

§ Tap the message to open the options menu and choose what you want to do

with the message (such as forward, share, and more).

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Replying to another phone number of the contact

When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC Hero S, you’ll see the
particular phone number used within the message. There’s also a bold letter before
the phone number to indicate the number type (for example, M stands for Mobile).

Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest
message you’ve received from this contact.

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the box that says Add text, then enter your reply message.

3. Press and then tap More > Recipient phone number.

4. Select another phone number of this contact.

Forwarding a message

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to view the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message you want to forward, and then tap Forward.

3. In the To field, fill in one or more recipients.

4. Tap Send.

While viewing the exchange of messages with the contact, you can also press ,
tap Forward (or More > Forward), and then tap the message you want to forward.

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Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message

If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia
message size first before you download it.

When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is
downloaded. To download the entire message, tap the Download button at the
right side of the message.

§ If there’s a media attachment such as a photo or video in a received message,
tap it to view the content.

§ If the attachment is a contact (vCard), tap it to view the contact information,
then tap Save to add to your contacts.

§ If the attachment is an appointment or event (vCalendar), tap it to choose the
calendar where to save it, and then tap Import.

§ To save the attachment to your storage card, press and hold the multimedia
message, and then choose to save the type of attachment from the options
menu.

Push messages

Push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you
have requested from a service provider.

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

Opening and reading a new push message

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

Notifications panel.

2. Tap the new message.

3. Tap Visit website.

Viewing all your push messages

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Press , and then tap Push messages.

You can only see this option if you've previously received push messages.

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Managing message conversations

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.

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message that you want to lock.

3. Tap Lock message on the options menu. A lock icon is displayed at the right

hand side of the message.

Deleting a single message

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message that you want to delete.

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

the message to display the options menu again.

4. Tap Delete message on the options menu.

5. When prompted to confirm, tap OK.

Deleting several messages within a conversation

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Press and then tap Delete (or More > Delete).

3. Tap Delete by selection.

You can also tap Delete by phone number if the contact used multiple phone
numbers throughout the conversation and you want to delete the messages sent
from a particular number.

4. Select the messages you want to delete and then tap Delete.

In the settings, you can set the Messages app to auto delete old messages per
conversation.

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Deleting a conversation

1. Do any of the following:

§ On the All messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number)

whose messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete

§ While looking at the exchange of messages in a conversation, press and

then tap Delete > Delete thread (or More > Delete > Delete thread).

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

2. When prompted to confirm, tap OK to delete the entire thread.

Deleting several conversations

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

2. Select the conversation threads you want to delete.

3. Tap Delete. Any locked messages will not be deleted.

Setting message options

On the All messages screen, press and then tap Settings.

Notifications

Text
messages
(SMS)

§ Receive a notification in the status bar and set HTC Hero S to
vibrate or play a sound when a message arrives or when a message
is not sent successfully, and choose a notification sound.

§ Allow HTC Hero S to show pop-up notifications on the screen when
messages are sent successfully or not, or disable this option.

§ Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

§ View or change the message service center number used. (We

recommend that you don't change the number here as it may
cause problems in receiving and sending messages.)

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Multimedia
messages
(MMS)

General

§ Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

§ Receive a report whether each recipient has read the message or

deleted it without reading.

§ Automatically download complete MMS messages including the
message body and attachments in your service area and when
roaming.

§ Set the message priority and maximum file size of MMS messages.
If the MMS message file size is exceeded, the message won't be
sent.

§ Search and display the sent message history, call history, and email
addresses of stored contacts when you’re adding message
recipients.

§ Set the number of lines of text to preview for each message on the
All messages screen.

§ Choose the maximum number of text or MMS messages to store in
each conversation thread (excluding locked messages), and enable
automatic deletion of unlocked older messages when set limits are
reached.

§ Forward received text and MMS messages to another phone
number or email address. (This may incur extra fees.)

§ Add a signature to your messages.

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Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Hero S and the Web

You can search for information on HTC Hero S and on the Web by using Google
Search. Some applications, such as People or Mail, have their own search function,
which you can use to search only within those applications.

Setting search options

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap Search > Google search.

3. Choose the settings that you want.

Show web
suggestions

Use My Location Include your location in searches to get local search

Search history Use suggestions from the web-based Google search

4. Press .

5. Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing

a search.

Display suggestions for Google web searches below the
search box as you type.

results.

history, from your Google Account. Tap Manage search
history to view or manage the web search history
associated with your Google Account on the web browser.

Performing searches on the Web and HTC Hero S

1. From the Home screen, press .

2. Choose where you want to search.

Initially, the Google search box displays the All icon , indicating that it’s
configured to search on both the Web and HTC Hero S. You can target your
searches to just the Web only or to just a single application’s information on
HTC Hero S. Tap and then tap to set the searchable items.

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3. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for. As you type,

matching items on HTC Hero S and suggestions from Google web search are
shown as a list.

4. 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 in the appropriate application.

§ To edit an item in the list, tap . The item will appear in the search box,
where you can edit it.

§ If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap to search the Web. The
web browser opens, displaying the results of a Google search.

Quickly looking up information on the Web

Quick Lookup helps you learn about something right on the spot. When you enter a
new word or phrase, you can easily look it up in popular websites or search services
such as Google Search and Wikipedia.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Quick Lookup.

2. If the onscreen keyboard is open, press to close it first so you’ll see the

bottom tabs.

3. Slide across the tabs to pick where you want to look up information. Then in the

search box, enter what you want to search for.

4. Tap .

After looking up the item on one tab, you can slide to other tabs to automatically
look up the same term there.

Translating words to other languages

1. From the Home screen, tap > Quick Lookup.

2. If the onscreen keyboard is open, press to close it first so you’ll see the

bottom tabs.

3. Slide to the Google Translate tab.

4. Under From language, choose the original language, then enter the word or

phrase you want to translate.

5. Under To language, choose from the languages available for translation.

6. Tap Translate.

Using the web browser

Do one of the following to open the web browser and start surfing the Web:

§ On the Home screen, tap Internet.

§ From the Home screen, tap

> Internet.

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Going to a webpage

1. From the browser screen, press and then tap the URL box on top of the

screen.

2. Enter the webpage address using the keyboard. As you enter the address,

matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen.

3. Do one of the following:

§ Tap an address to go directly to that webpage.

§ Continue typing in the webpage address, then tap .

Changing the screen orientation

Turn HTC Hero S sideways to display the web browser in landscape orientation.

If the screen orientation doesn’t change automatically, turn on automatic screen
orientation. From the Home screen, press , tap Settings > Display, and then
select the Auto-rotate screen check box.

Navigating and zooming on a webpage

§ You can swipe your finger on the screen to navigate and view other areas of the
webpage.

§ Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again
to zoom out. You can also use your fingers to spread or pinch the screen to
zoom in and out.

Selecting a link on a webpage

You can tap a link to open it, or press and hold a link for more options.

Link What to do

Webpage
address
(URLs)

Email address

§ Tap the link to open the webpage.

§ Press and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open,

bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link.

§ Tap to send an email message to the email address.

§ Press and hold, then tap Copy on the menu to copy the email

address to the clipboard. You can paste the email address later
when creating a new contact or sending a new email message.

Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage

On a webpage, you can:

§ Tap an address to view the location on a map.

§ Tap a phone number to call.

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Opening a new browser window

Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one website
to another.

1. While viewing a webpage, press and then tap Windows.

2. Tap .

A new browser window opens.

Switching between browser windows

1. While viewing a webpage, do one of the following:

§ Press and then tap Windows.

§ Pinch the screen (zoom out) until you see the other browser windows.

2. Slide your finger until the webpage you want to view appears.

3. Tap a webpage to display it in full screen.

Tap

to close a webpage.

Downloading from the Web

Do more than just browsing the Web. You can download files such as photos and
music as well as apps using the web browser.

§ Make sure you have your storage card inserted on HTC Hero S. All downloaded
files will be saved to your storage card.

§ Before downloading an app, check first its compatibility with HTC Hero S to make
sure it can be installed.

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Downloading apps from the Web

You can download apps directly from your favorite websites. Apps downloaded from
the Web can be from unknown sources. To protect HTC Hero S and your personal
data, we strongly recommend that you download and install only apps you trust.

1. Open your web browser, then go to the website where you can download the

app you want.

2. Follow the website's instructions for downloading the app.

Before you can install the downloaded app, you need to set HTC Hero S to allow
installation of third-party apps. From the Home screen, press , then tap Settings >

Applications > Unknown sources.

Viewing your downloads

While viewing a webpage, press and then tap Downloads (or More > Downloads).

Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages

You can store as many bookmarks as you want on HTC Hero S. You can also access a
convenient list of the sites you have visited, or quickly view the pages that you access
most often.

Bookmarking a webpage

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Add bookmark.

2. To bookmark the web page under a certain category (such as sports or dining),

tap Add tags and enter a tag name. This groups similar web pages so you can
easily locate them.

3. Edit the bookmark name if needed, and then tap Done.

Opening a bookmark

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. Do one of the following:

§ On the Bookmarks tab , navigate to the bookmark you want to open,
and then tap it.

§ On the Tags tab , open a tag group, navigate to the bookmark you want
to open, and then tap it.

Editing a bookmark

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Bookmarks tab , press and then tap Edit.

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3. Tap at the right of the bookmark you want to edit.

4. Enter your changes, and then tap Done.

Viewing a previously visited page

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the History tab , navigate to the page you want to view and then tap the

page.

Clearing the list of previously visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the History tab , press , and then tap Clear history.

Viewing a page that you often visit

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Most visited tab , navigate to the page you want to view, and then

tap the page.

Clearing the list of most visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Most visited tab , press , and then tap Clear all.

Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Bookmarks tab or the Most visited tab , press , and then tap
Thumbnails, List, or Grid to change the view.

For example, if you are in Thumbnails view and you want to view bookmarks in
a grid, press and tap List, then press and tap Grid.

Setting browser options

Customize the web browser to suit your browsing style. Set display, privacy, and
security options when using the web browser.

From the browser screen, press

, and then tap More > Settings.

Setting your home page

1. From the browser screen, press , and then tap More > Settings > Set home
page.

2. Select the home page you want to use.

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Browsing full versions of all websites

Some websites display a mobile version of their pages on phone web browsers. You
can choose to view the full version of all pages, even for these sites.

From the browser screen, press , tap More > Settings, and then clear the Mobile

view check box.

Choosing when to show Adobe Flash content

Choose which Adobe® Flash® content you want to see on a webpage, and when you
want to view it.

1. From the browser screen, press , and then tap More > Settings > Enable
plugins.

2. Tap On demand.

After selecting On demand, you can show the Adobe Flash content by tapping on
the webpage.

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Camera

Camera basics

Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos of your trip and
encounters with HTC Hero S.

Be sure to plug in your storage card before you start. Photos and videos captured
with the camera will be stored onto your storage card.

§ To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, tap from the Home

screen, and then tap Camera.

§ To open the camera directly in video mode so you can immediately start

capturing videos, tap from the Home screen, and then tap Camcorder.

Viewfinder screen

You’ll find the following onscreen controls and indicators on the Viewfinder screen:

Zoom bar

Auto focus indicator

Photo/Video mode
switch

Flash button

Shutter release/
Record button

Effects button

Gallery button

Switch to front or

or

main camera button

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Zooming

Before taking a photo or video, you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or
out of your subject.

Simply slide your finger up or down the zoom bar to zoom in or out.

When you're recording video, the zoom bar is always shown onscreen. You can freely
zoom in or out while recording.

Auto focusing

Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto
focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen.

Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen. Or you can tap another area on
the screen that you want to focus on.

Using the front camera

Take a picture or shoot a video of yourself using the front camera.

To switch to the front camera, on the camera screen, tap or . To switch back
to the main camera, tap or again.

Some camera features are not available when you’re using the front camera, such
as auto focusing, zooming, and face detection.

Taking a photo

1. From the Home screen, tap

> Camera.

2. Before taking the photo, you can zoom in or out first on your subject.

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3. Tap the flash button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your

lighting conditions.

Auto flash

Flash on

Flash off

4. Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use.

5. Choose an effect to apply to your photo.

6. Point the camera and focus on your subject.

If you're taking a photo of a group of people, the camera will automatically
recognize faces and adjust the focus. You'll see boxes on people's faces.

Make sure the Auto focus and Face detection check boxes are selected in the
camera settings.

7. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

8. Choose what you want to do with the photo you’ve just taken.

Recording video

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use.

3. Choose an effect to apply to your video.

4. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.

5. Tap to start recording.

6. You can freely zoom in or out while recording video.

7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the

Viewfinder screen.

> Camcorder.

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8. Tap the flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording.

Light on

Light off

9. To stop recording, tap again.

10. Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just recorded.

Adding effects

Want to make your photos look more interesting? Easy. Use the available camera
effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses and
filters. You can also add certain effects to videos.

Choose an effect first before you start taking a photo or video.

1. Tap

2. Scroll through the available effects and tap one that you like.

.

After capturing

After capturing a photo or video, the Review screen will display the photo or the
starting image of the video that you have just captured. Tap the onscreen buttons to
choose what you want to do next.

Delete the photo or video

Send the photo or video to your computer or another device using Bluetooth,
send it by email, or select a social network where you want to upload it to.

Choose how you want to use the photo, such as by setting it as your wallpaper.

Watch the video.

Changing camera settings

Open the menu panel to access and change camera settings.

To open the camera settings, press .

Self-timer (photo mode
only)

Image adjustments Slide your finger across each of the slider bars to adjust the

Set a time delay before your camera automatically takes
the photo.

exposure, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.

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White balance White balance enables the camera to capture colors more

accurately by adjusting to your current lighting
environment.

ISO (photo mode only) Choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO

numbers are better for taking pictures in low light
conditions.

Resolution/Video

Choose a photo or video resolution to use.

quality
Review duration Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed

on the Review screen before the camera changes back to
the Viewfinder screen.

Widescreen (photo
mode only)

When this check box is selected (default), photo
resolutions available for selection are in 16:9 ratio and you
can use the entire Viewfinder screen to frame your subject.
When not selected, photo resolutions available for selection
are in standard 4:3 ratio.

Geo-tag photos (photo

Select to store GPS location in your captured photos.

mode only)
Auto enhance (photo

mode only)
Auto focus (photo

Select to reduce noise when using a high ISO setting and to
automatically adjust photo brightness.

Enables or disables centered auto focus.

mode only)
Face detection (photo

mode only)

Select to automatically recognize faces and adjust the
focus when you take people photos. Face detection will be
turned off if you disable auto focus.

Shutter sound Select to play a sound when you press the shutter release

or record button.

Grid (photo mode only) Select to display a grid on the Viewfinder screen so you

can easily frame and center your subject before taking the
photo.

Stereo recording (video

Select to record sound in stereo when capturing videos.

mode only)

Record with audio

Select to record audio when capturing videos.

(video mode only)
Reset to default Change the camera settings back to default.

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Gallery

About the Gallery app

Relive the fun while viewing photos and videos of your latest travels or your pet’s
newest tricks. Get an audience by tagging your Facebook and Flickr® friends. You can
even play your media on a TV screen.

To start using Gallery, check first if you have photos or videos copied on your
storage card.

What’s more, you can edit and add effects to your photos. You can also easily use a
photo as your contact icon, location icon, or wallpaper.

Selecting an album

From the Home screen, tap > Gallery. The Gallery app opens on the Albums screen
where your photos and videos are organized by albums for easy viewing.

The following are preset albums:

§ Camera shots lets you view photos and videos

that are stored in the camera’s folder.

§ My favorites lets you group photos and videos

that you set as your favorites.

§ All photos lets you view all photos that are stored

in all the folders on the storage card.

§ All videos lets you view all videos that are stored

in all the folders on the storage card.

§ All downloads lets you view photos and videos

that you downloaded.

Folders in your storage card that contain photos and videos will also be treated as
albums and will be listed below the preset albums. The actual folder names will be
used as the album names.

If there are photos or videos under the root path of your storage card (that are not
contained in folders), they will be grouped under the Other album.

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Viewing photos and videos

After you’ve selected an album, you can browse through your photos and videos.

Slide your finger up or down to scroll through the thumbnails. Tap a photo or video to
view it in full screen.

While viewing a photo in full screen, you can press , and then tap Show on map
to see the location where you took the photo. (Show on map is available when
you've enabled Geo-tag photos in Camera.)

Zooming in or out on a photo

There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo.

§ Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again
to zoom out.

§ Press your thumb and index finger on the screen and then spread your fingers
apart to zoom in; pinch your fingers together to zoom out.

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Viewing photos as a slideshow

View the photos in an album as a slideshow.

1. Select an album whose photos you want to view as a slideshow.

2. Tap .

§ Tap the screen to show the playback controls.

§ With the playback controls showing, tap to set slideshow preferences.

Watching a video

While browsing an album, tap a video to play it.

§ Use the onscreen controls to play or pause the video.

§ For an enhanced audio experience, tap to turn on SRS. (Not available when

you're using a Bluetooth headset.)

§ If you have connected a wired or Bluetooth headset, tap twice to switch to
HTC 5.1 surround.

§ Tap to toggle between full and best-fit screens.

Editing your photos

Do basic editing tasks on your photos such as rotate and crop. You can also enhance
your photos by applying effects such as high contrast, vintage, and more.

Rotating a photo

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to rotate.

3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap either Rotate left or Rotate right.

Cropping a photo

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to crop.

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3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap Crop. You’ll see a crop box

around the photo.

4. To adjust the crop box size, press and hold the edge of the box.

5. When directional arrows appear, drag your finger inward or outward to resize

the crop box.

6. To move the crop box to the part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the

crop box to the desired position.

7. Tap Save to keep the changes.

The cropped photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited.

Adding effects

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to add effects to.

3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap Effects. On the panel that opens,

you’ll see options available to you.

4. Tap an effect to apply on the photo.

5. Tap Save to keep the changes.

The enhanced photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited.

Sending your photos and videos

Send photos and videos via email or MMS to your computer or another device using
Bluetooth.

Sending photos or videos by email

You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email message. They are added as
file attachments in your email.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap Gmail or Mail.

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4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Compose your message and then tap (Gmail) or Send (Mail).

If you selected Mail and you have multiple email accounts, the default email
account will be used.

Sending a photo or video by MMS

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap Messages.

4. Tap the photo or video you want to send. The photo or video is automatically

added into the MMS message.

There’s a 1 MB limit for video attachments in an MMS message. You may adjust your
video resolution settings to meet the limit.

5. To add another photo or video to your slideshow attachment, tap and then
tap Picture or Video.

6. Compose your message and then tap Send.

Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth

You can select several photos, videos, or both and send them to someone’s device or
your computer using Bluetooth.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap Bluetooth.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on HTC Hero S and connect
to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent.

Sharing your photos and videos on the Web

Using the Gallery app, you can share photos and videos on your social networks. And
you can post videos on YouTube.

You can also use the Camera or Camcorder app to share a photo or video right
after you’ve captured it.

Sharing photos or videos on Facebook

You need to be logged in to your account to be able to upload photos or videos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

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3. Tap and then tap Facebook for HTC Sense.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded

photos or videos.

6. Tap Add tag and description, and then enter a different caption on each photo
or video.

7. To tag friends on your photos, tap Tag this photo. You can then tap the part

where your friend is, and then select who you want to tag from the list. Repeat
this step to continue tagging friends.

8. Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video.

9. Tap Save.

10. Tap Done.

Sharing photos and videos on Flickr

You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to be able to upload photos or
videos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap Flickr.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded

photos or videos.

6. Tap Add tag and description, and then enter a different title and description on
each photo or video.

7. To tag friends on your photos, tap Tag this photo. You can then tap the part

where your friend is, and then select who you want to tag from the list. Repeat
this step to continue tagging friends.

8. Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video.

9. Tap Save.

10. Tap Done.

Sharing photos on Picasa

You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload photos to the
Picasa™ photo organizing service.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap Picasa.

4. Select the photos you want to share and then tap Next.

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5. Enter a caption for the photos you're uploading.

6. Select the online album where you want to upload the photos, or tap to

create a new album.

7. Tap Upload.

Sharing videos on YouTube

You can share your videos by uploading them to YouTube.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap YouTube.

4. Select the videos you want to share and then tap Next. Sign in to your YouTube

or Google Account, if you’re asked to do so.

5. Enter a title for the videos you're uploading.

6. Tap More details where you can enter information such as description and tags,

and select a privacy option.

7. Tap Upload.

Viewing photos in your social networks

Right in the Gallery app, check what you and your friends have uploaded to your
social networks.

Viewing photos on Facebook

You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to view Facebook photos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap > Facebook.

3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in

the account.

You can view photos in your online albums in the same way as you view photos on
your storage card.

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Viewing photos on Flickr

You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to view Flickr photos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap > Flickr. You may be asked to give authorization for the app to connect

to the Flickr website. If this happens, you need to give authorization to access
your Flickr account.

3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in
the account.

You can view photos in your online albums in the same way as you view photos on
your storage card.

Commenting on photos in your social networks

Add comments to your uploaded photos as well as your friends’ photos.

1. Do one of the following:

§ While browsing online albums, press and hold a photo and then tap Add
comment.

§ While viewing a photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then
tap .

2. Tap the box that says “Write a comment.”

3. Enter your text, and then tap Comment.

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Music

Listening to music

Enjoy listening to songs and music on HTC Hero S using the Music app.

You need to copy music files to your storage card first to use the Music app to play
music.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music. The Music app opens in the Now playing

screen.

2. Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to go to the next or previous

music album.

3. Tap the onscreen icons to control music playback, select a song to play, repeat

songs, and more.

Tap to share music on your home network.

Turn shuffle on or off. (Shuffle is off when
button is gray.)

Press and drag your finger across the
progress bar to jump to any part of the
song.

Go to the library.

Switch between showing the Now playing
list and Now playing screen. You can
rearrange songs in the Now playing list.

Enjoy listening to your music with SRS. Or,
if you’re using a wired headset, you can also
choose from various preset equalizer
settings. (SRS and equalizer are not
available when you’re using a Bluetooth
stereo headset.)

Cycle through the repeat modes: repeat all
songs, repeat current song, and don’t
repeat.

Playing music from the Lock screen

When you’re listening to music and the screen turns off, press POWER to turn the
screen back on and control the music playback directly on the Lock screen.

If you don’t see the playback controls on the Lock screen, swipe your finger from left
to right on the box onscreen.

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You can also pause music playback right from the Notifications panel.

Browsing albums in landscape view

Turn your HTC Hero S sideways to switch to landscape view.

§ If you have lots of albums, flick left or right across the album covers to quickly
skim through them.

§ To look at one song at a time, tap or .

About the Music widget

You can use the Music widget to play music right from your Home screen.

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Browsing music in the library

1. Tap on the Music app’s Now playing screen or Now playing list to go to the

library. In the library, your music is organized by categories such as Artists and
Albums. Choose a category by tapping one of the tabs at the bottom of the
screen.

2. Tap a song in a category to play it. The Now playing list is updated with the

song list from your selected category.

You can add, remove, or rearrange the tabs in the library.

Creating a playlist

Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists. Make a playlist
containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day.
You can make as many playlists as you like.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.

2. Tap to go to the library.

3. In the library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists

category.

4. Tap .

5. Enter a playlist name, and then tap Add songs to playlist.

6. Choose a category.

7. Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap
Add.

8. Tap Save.

Playing the songs in a playlist

1. In the library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists

category.

2. Tap a playlist to open it.

3. Tap the first song or any song in the playlist.

When you tap a song in the list to play it, the Now playing screen is updated with the
songs from your playlist.

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Managing playlists

After creating a playlist, you can add more songs to it, rearrange their order, and
more.

1. In the library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists

category.

2. Tap a playlist to open it.

3. Press , and then choose what you want to do:

Add more songs to
a playlist

Rearrange songs

Delete songs from
a playlist

Change playlist
name

Deleting playlists

1. Tap Add songs.

2. Go to the Songs category or any other category.

3. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist and
then tap Add.

1. Tap Change order.

2. Press and hold at the end of the song title you want

to move. When the row is highlighted, drag it to its new
position, then release.

1. Tap Remove songs.

2. Select the songs you want to delete and then tap
Remove.

Tap Rename playlist.

1. In the library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists

category.

2. Press and then tap Delete playlists.

3. Select the playlists to delete and then tap Delete.

Setting a song as a ringtone

You can choose a song from the Music app’s library and set it as your regular ringtone
or a ringtone for a certain contact.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.

2. Tap to go to the library.

3. In the library, choose the song that you want to use as ringtone and then play it

back.

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4. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap Set as ringtone (or More >
Set as ringtone) .

5. In the Set as ringtone options menu, tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. If

you select Contact ringtone, you need to choose the contacts you want to
associate the song with in the next screen.

Trimming an MP3 ringtone

The Music app has a built-in ringtone trimmer. You can trim an MP3 song and set a
part of it as your ringtone.

1. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap Set as ringtone (or More >
Set as ringtone) .

2. In the Set as ringtone options menu, tap Trim the ringtone.

3. Use the onscreen controls to trim your ringtone.

Drag the two trim sliders
approximately to the part where
you want the ringtone to begin and
end.

Tap the left and right arrow buttons
to more precisely set the start and
end points of the ringtone.

The markers show where the
ringtone starts and ends.

4. After you’ve finished trimming, tap Set as. Then choose whether to set the
trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone.

Checking if the song was added as a ringtone

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. On the Settings screen, tap Sound > Phone ringtone.

The song should be in the ringtone list and selected.

Sharing music using Bluetooth

You can choose a song from the Music app’s library and send it to someone’s device
or your computer using Bluetooth.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.

2. Tap to go to the library.

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3. In the library, choose the song that you want to send via Bluetooth and then
play it back.

4. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap Share (or More > Share).

5. Tap Bluetooth.

In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on HTC Hero S and connect
to the receiving Bluetooth device so the music can be sent.

Finding music videos on YouTube

You can find music videos of the song you’re listening to on YouTube. It’s simple. On
the Now playing screen, just press and then tap Find videos.

Updating album covers

1. On the playback screen, press , and then tap Update album art.

2. Choose whether to update all album covers or just the current song on the

playback screen.

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Connected Media

Sharing media on your home network

Sharing photos, videos, and music with a bigger circle of friends is easy on your home
network. Simply connect your phone to the network and instantly show your captured
photos and videos on a big TV, or start streaming your favorite music tracks on hi-fi
speakers — all via DLNA®. For more information about DLNA, visit www.dlna.org.

Before you share media through the network:

§ Connect your phone to the network via Wi-Fi.

§ Connect the TV or speakers to the network. Check the documentation that came

with your TV or speakers to know how.

1. Open the Gallery or Music app.

2. Locate the media that you want to share, and then tap it.

3. While viewing the photo or playing the video, press , and then tap Select
player or More > Select player if you're playing music.

On the Music app's playback screen, you can also tap . If Wi-Fi is not on, tap
to turn it on and connect to your network.

4. Choose the device on your network where you want to play the media.

5. Once connected to the other device, HTC Hero S opens up the Controller screen

where you can tap:

Controls To

Play the media on the other device.

Pause the music or video playback.

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Controls To

Play the previous photo or music track.

Play the next photo or music track.

Shuffle your music playlist.

Select a repeat mode for photos or music tracks.

Show available media that you can share.

When playing music, tap to turn on SRS.

When playing music, tap to switch to the Now playing list.

Connect to another player on the network.

While playing media on another device, you can press and do other things on
HTC Hero S. To return to the Controller screen, slide open the Notifications panel,
and then tap the device you’re connected to.

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HTC services

HTC Watch

About HTC Watch

With the HTC Watch™ online video service, get a glimpse of the latest movie trailers
and enjoy watching Hollywood blockbusters or TV shows.

Create your HTC Watch account so you can:

§ Rent or purchase videos such as movies and TV shows online.

§ Recommend videos instantly to your family and friends.

§ Watch your purchased videos on up to five HTC devices that have access to

HTC Watch using your same account.

Initially, you may be able to watch movie trailers only. Rental and purchasing
services will gradually be available worldwide. Please stay tuned.

Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account

1. From the Home screen, tap > Watch.

If this is your first time to use the service, read and accept the license agreement
before you continue.

2. Tap and then go to the All videos tab.

3. Tap the Tap to sign in to Watch button and then tap Next.

4. Create a new HTC Watch account, or directly sign in if you already have your

account.

You can also go to Settings > Accounts & sync to create your HTC Watch account.

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The Watch app

On the Watch app's main screen, you'll see the preloaded content. When you
download movies and TV shows from the HTC Watch video store, they will also
appear on this screen.

From the Home screen, tap > Watch.

§ Swipe left or right across the screen to browse
through the videos, and then tap one to watch it.

§ Tap Recommended to check what recent releases or
seasonal TV shows are available in the store.

§ From the main screen, you can also go to the HTC
Watch video store or access your library to manage
your downloads.

You can connect HTC Hero S to an HDTV that has HDMI and enjoy watching the
preloaded movie, your rented videos, and purchased videos on the big screen.
You'll need to use a supported MHL-HDMI adapter and HDMI cable (sold
separately) to connect HTC Hero S to the TV's HDMI port.

Browsing the video store selections

Explore the catalogue of items in the HTC Watch video store. Browse TV shows and
movies available for rent or purchase. You can also view trailers for select videos.

1. From the Watch main screen, tap .

2. Browse the recommended and featured selections, or browse by category.

To do a quick search, press

3. Tap a video to view its synopsis.

Rent or make a purchase when you're ready.

Watching a trailer

If you see the icon while viewing the synopsis of a video, that means there's a
trailer available for that video. Tap it to watch the trailer.

and then enter a title that you're looking for.

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Recommending a video

While viewing the synopsis of a video, you can easily recommend the video to your
family or friends by sharing its link. You can send it in an email, post to your social
network, or share in other ways.

Tap and then choose how you want to share the link.

Renting or purchasing a video

Your billing information will be stored on your HTC Watch account so you won’t need
to enter it every time you rent or purchase.

1. While viewing the synopsis of a video, tap to rent or to purchase the

video.

Or while browsing the video selections, tap the respective buttons to rent or
purchase a video.

2. If this is your first time to rent or purchase, tap Add a payment card and then

enter your credit card details and billing address.

Make sure to use a credit card that's registered in the same region as the one
associated to your HTC Watch account.

3. Confirm your rental or purchase.

4. Tap Download.

You can go to your library to check your downloads.

Managing your library

Use the library to manage your downloads and see all of your purchases. From the
library, you can also start watching a video as it's being downloaded.

From the Watch main screen, tap to access your library.

The library organizes your downloads as follows:

Downloaded videos

Lists videos that have been fully downloaded to your current HTC device.

All videos

Lists all videos that you have rented or purchased and allows you to manage
your downloads. You can pause a download, resume it, or redownload a video.

Currently downloading

Shows you the download progress of videos. You can tap a video to start
watching it as it's being downloaded,

When the download is complete, they will appear in the Downloaded videos tab
and also on the Watch main screen.

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Checking or changing settings

In the Watch app, press , and then tap Settings.

Account Modify your account settings.
Update widget

when opened
My purchases Check your purchase history.
Payment methods Edit or delete your credit card information.
Device

management

Re-check store
region

Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you'd like
the Watch widget to auto refresh.

When you download videos from the video store, your HTC
device will automatically be added to your HTC Watch account.
If you own more than one HTC device that has access to HTC
Watch, you can download and watch videos on up to five
devices.

Tap Remove device if you want to unlink and remove an HTC
device from your account.

If you travel to a different region, you can make the app
redetect your location to determine the video store region from
which you can rent or purchase videos.

Some useful things to know

Why am I asked to sign in again to my account?

Whenever a time interval (about 20 minutes) has passed, you'll be asked again to sign
in to your HTC Watch account before you can continue to rent or purchase videos or
access some settings. This is a safety precaution to check your identity and to ensure
that you acknowledge.

How long is the rental period of a video?

Depending on the studio's terms and the country where you downloaded the video,
the rental period is either 24 or 48 hours, starting from the first viewing.

If you're not immediately watching the video, you have up to 30 days before the
rental expires.

Why won't HTC Watch allow me to remove a device and add a new one?

Removal is available once every 120 days when you've already reached the maximum
of five HTC devices in your account.

How do I remove my HTC Watch account from my device?

1. In the Watch app, press and then tap Settings > Account.

2. Tap Remove account.

You can also go to Settings > Accounts & sync to remove your HTC Watch account.

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HTCSense.com

Signing up for your HTCSense.com account

You can sign up for your HTCSense.com account on HTC Hero S or your computer’s
web browser.

Signing up from HTC Hero S

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap Add account > HTC Sense.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense.com account.

Signing up from your computer

Make sure you have HTC Hero S close by. You’ll need it to complete the sign-up
process.

1. On your computer, open your web browser.

2. Go to www.htcsense.com.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense.com account.

After signing up to HTCSense.com on the Web, you have to sign in using the same
account credentials on HTC Hero S.

Updating your HTCSense.com account details

1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com

account.

2. On the upper-right corner, click Account.

3. Update your account details, and then click Save Changes.

Turning on Phone finder

Some features of HTCSense.com require that the Phone finder option on HTC Hero S
is selected.

1. On HTC Hero S, from the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap Location.

3. Select the Phone finder check box.

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Using HTCSense.com

Forgot HTC Hero S at home or you can’t find it? Or worse, it slipped out of your
pocket while riding the train. Use HTCSense.com to communicate with HTC Hero S so
you can forward calls and messages to a different number, make HTC Hero S ring,
lock it, and even erase its contents.

To use these features, you'll need to sign in to HTCSense.com on a computer web
browser.

Making HTC Hero S ring

You know HTC Hero S is somewhere in your home but you just can’t find it. Make HTC
Hero S ring, even if it’s on mute, so that you can find it. Hopefully, it’s just buried under
some clothes in the hamper.

On HTCSense.com, click Ring.

Forwarding calls and messages

You can forward calls and messages to another phone if you don’t have HTC Hero S
with you.

Before turning on Forward calls or Forward messages, you need to customize
settings first such as specifying an alternate phone number or email address.

§ To forward calls, click the Forward calls On/Off switch. (Be sure that Enable call
forwarding is selected in Settings.)

§ To forward messages, click the Forward messages On/Off switch. (You should
select Forward messages to device or Forward messages to an email address in

Settings.)

Locating HTC Hero S

Left HTC Hero S somewhere while doing your errands? You can use HTCSense.com to
find its approximate location.

You must have the Phone finder option selected in Settings > Location on HTC
Hero S for this feature to work.

On HTCSense.com, check the map to see where HTC Hero S is. Click Refresh location
to refresh the map.

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Locking HTC Hero S

Lost HTC Hero S? Lock HTC Hero S and show a message onscreen so if somebody
finds it, they can contact you.

1. On HTCSense.com, click Lock device.

2. Enter a PIN, an alternate phone number to call if somebody finds HTC Hero S,

and a short message to show onscreen.

The alternate number is shown on the screen. If somebody happens to find HTC
Hero S, that person can simply tap it to call that number using HTC Hero S.

3. Click Save.

Erasing the contents of HTC Hero S

If there’s no chance of getting HTC Hero S back, you can erase the contents of HTC
Hero S and the installed storage card so no one sees sensitive information on HTC
Hero S.

There’s no way to recover HTC Hero S and storage card data after you erase the
contents so be absolutely sure before you proceed.

1. On HTCSense.com, click Erase device.

2. When asked to confirm, click Erase device.

Deleting your HTCSense.com account

1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com

account.

2. On the upper-right corner, click Account.

3. Click Click here to delete your HTCSense account.

Deleting your HTCSense.com account will also delete your data on HTCSense.com
servers.

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Accounts and sync

About online accounts

HTC Hero S can sync with popular online social networking and email accounts.

The information you can get includes:

§ Gmail, Exchange ActiveSync, and other POP3/IMAP email.

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

information in Facebook and their Twitter profiles.

§ Calendar events from your Google Account(s), from Exchange ActiveSync, and
from your Facebook account.

§ Status updates and links shared by your friends and yourself on social networks
such as Facebook and Twitter.

§ Flickr and Facebook photo uploads.

You can set up your Exchange ActiveSync and POP3/IMAP email accounts on HTC
Hero S either in the Mail app or the Accounts & sync settings.

Synchronizing with a Google Account

Signing in to your Google Account lets you sync Gmail and your Google contacts and
calendars between HTC Hero S and the Web. You also need to sign in to a Google
Account to use Google apps such as Google Talk and Android Market.

If you skipped adding a Google Account when you first set up HTC Hero S, you
may encounter problems when using some Google apps. If these problems persist,
you may need to factory reset HTC Hero S and enter your Google Account details
when you set up HTC Hero S again.

Adding more Google Accounts

You can add more than one Google Account. However, subsequent Google Accounts
can only sync contacts, emails, and calendar events. Other Google services use the
first Google Account you added.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap Add account > Google.

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

account.

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Forgot your Google Account password?

If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it
by going to the Google website.

1. On HTC Hero S or on your computer, open your web browser and go to

http://www.google.com/accounts/recovery.

2. Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your
Google Account and click Submit.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to reset your password.

If you don’t have an alternate email address or cannot access the email
account you used to create your Google Account, you can reset your Google
Account after 24 hours by answering the security question for password
recovery.

Adding a social network account

Skipped signing in to your social network accounts (such as Facebook, Twitter, or
Flickr) when you first turned on and set up HTC Hero S? You can still add these
accounts.

1. From the Home screen, press

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

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the account information.

Your social network account is then added to the list on the Accounts & sync screen.
Depending on how you configured the account, the new information may start
synchronizing with HTC Hero S.

, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Managing your online accounts

Changing general sync settings

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Select or clear the following:

Background
data

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

If this is selected, apps can send and receive online account
information even if you are not currently using them.

the account settings. If this is cleared, you will need to sync
accounts manually.

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Synchronizing an account manually

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the account that you want to sync.

3. Tap Sync now.

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.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. On the Accounts & sync screen, tap the account that you want to edit.

3. Tap the type of information you want to sync or select an item to edit its

settings.

Removing an account

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

You cannot remove some accounts, such as the first Google account you signed
into, except by deleting all personal information from HTC Hero S with a hard reset.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the account that you want to remove.

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

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People

About the People app

With the People app, easily manage your communications with your contacts via
phone, messaging, and email. You can also link your contacts to their social network
accounts like Facebook and Twitter to see their updates and events from these
accounts all in one place.

And that's not all. If you have the same contacts from different sources, People lets
you merge their contact information so you won't have duplicate entries in your
contacts list.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap one of the following tabs:

All

Gives you access to all contacts on HTC Hero S, online accounts, and
more.

Groups

Lets you assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS,
or email message to a whole group.

Call History

Lists all your dialed numbers and received and missed calls.

> People.

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Your contacts list

The People app's All tab lists all contacts stored on HTC Hero S and from the
online accounts you're logged in to. When you open the People app after you've just
logged in to a new account, you'll be asked whether to add contacts from that
account to your contacts list.

From the All tab, you can:

§ Open your profile and edit your own contact
information.

§ Create, edit, or find contacts.

§ See status updates from friends in your social

network accounts such as Facebook and Twitter.

§ Tap a contact's name to open the contact details
screen for that contact.

§ See a notification icon such as when a contact
has sent you something such as new email
messages, posted live feeds, or when it's the
contact's birthday.

§ Check out who's online in Google Talk. Online
status icons are displayed if you’re signed in to
Google Talk on HTC Hero S. For example,
means the contact is available to chat.

Setting up your profile

Store your personal contact information to easily send it to other people.

1. From the Home screen, tap > People.

2. On the All tab:

§ Tap Me, and then choose whether to link your profile to an existing contact

entry that already contains your personal information or edit your profile.

§ You'll see your account name or email address if you're logged in to any of
your online accounts such as your Google Account or Facebook for HTC
Sense. Tap your name or email address, press , and then tap Edit.

3. Enter or edit your name and contact details.

4. Tap or your photo, and then choose whether to take your self-portrait or use

another photo for your profile.

5. Tap Save.

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Adding a new contact

1. From the Home screen, tap > People.

2. On the All tab, tap .

3. Select the Contact type, for example Google or Exchange ActiveSync. This

determines which account the contact will sync with.

4. Tap the Name field, and then enter the contact name.

Tap if you want to separately enter the contact's first, middle, and last name.
Depending on the contact type, you may also be able to add a name prefix (such as
Mr. or Ms.) or a name suffix (such as Ph.D., Jr, or Sr).

5. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.

Press if you want to close the onscreen keyboard first and easily scroll
through the other fields.

6. Tap Save.

Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account

You can search for a work contact from your Exchange ActiveSync account, and then
copy it on HTC Hero S.

You need to have your Exchange ActiveSync account set up on HTC Hero S first.

1. From the Home screen, tap > People.

2. In the search box, enter the first few letters of the contact's name or email

address.

3. Tap . Under Company contacts, matching names are listed.

4. Tap the name of the contact you want copied on HTC Hero S, and then tap
Save to People.

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Merging contact information

If you have the same contacts on HTC Hero S, Google Account, and social network
accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, HTC Hero S will try to combine them
automatically or let you decide which contacts to combine. Combining the same
contacts avoids duplicate entries in your contacts list.

Accepting matched contacts suggestions

When HTC Hero S finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link icon in the
notifications area of the status bar.

1. Slide the Notifications panel down, and then tap Matched contacts suggestion.

You'll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.

2. To merge, tap .

3. Tap OK.

If you don’t want to merge any of your contacts, tap Dismiss all.

Viewing a list of all your linked contacts

1. From the Home screen, tap > People.

2. On the All tab, press , and then tap Linked contacts (or More > Linked
contacts). The All linked contacts screen then opens where you can see the

account types and information merged.

3. You can choose to break the link of an account type or relink.

4. When you're done, tap OK.

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Manually merging contact information

1. From the Home screen, tap > People.

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

link.

3. Tap or (if there are suggested links).

4. On the screen, you can:

§ Under Suggest links, tap to link the contact to an account.

§ Under Add contact, tap one of the options to link to another contact.

Breaking the link

1. From the Home screen, tap > People.

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

you want to break.

3. Tap .

4. Under the Linked contacts section, tap beside an account type to break

the link.

Filtering your contacts list

You can choose to only display contacts from particular account types (for example,
Google contacts or Facebook contacts).

1. From the Home screen, tap > People.

2. On the All tab, you can:

§ Tap the arrow or the title area below the status bar to open a selection
menu of your online accounts, and then tap the account whose contacts
you want to display.

§ Press
show in your contacts list.

You can also choose how you want to display and sort your contacts.

Searching for contacts

, tap View, and then choose the types of contacts you want to

In addition to searching contacts by name or email address, you can set the People
app to search by other criteria such as by their group name or company.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. From the All tab, press , and then tap View > Search contacts by.

3. Choose the types of criteria to search for, and then tap Done.

When performing your search, simply enter the first few characters of the item you're
looking for in the search box. Matching contacts will then be listed.

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