Htc Incredible User Manual

User Guide
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Notice
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IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Please be advised that many services and applications offered through this unique device are provided by various device, operating system, software and application developers (e.g. Google, Motorola, Microsoft, Palm). If you use, link to or download such a service, or an application such as a non-Verizon Wireless location based GPS-type service, chat room, marketplace or social network from this device, you should carefully review the terms of such service or application. If you use any of these non-Verizon Wireless services or applications, personal information you submit may be read, collected, or used by the service or application provider and/or other users of those forums.
Verizon Wireless is not responsible for your use of those applications or information you choose to submit or share with others. Specific terms and conditions, terms of use, and privacy policies apply to those applications and services. Please review carefully any and all terms and conditions applicable to those applications and services including those related to any location-based services for any particular privacy policies, risks or waivers.
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Contents
Basics
Inside the box ............................................................................................................................... 14
Your Phone
Front panel ................................................................................................................................................................14
Back panel .................................................................................................................................................................15
Top panel ....................................................................................................................................................................16
Left panel....................................................................................................................................................................16
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Before turning on your phone ................................................................................................ 17
Back cover .................................................................................................................................................................17
Storage card .............................................................................................................................................................17
Battery .........................................................................................................................................................................18
Finger gestures ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
Getting started ............................................................................................................................. 21
Turning on your phone ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Turning off your phone ........................................................................................................................................21
Setting up your phone for the first time .....................................................................................................21
Sleep mode...............................................................................................................................................................22
Home screen ................................................................................................................................ 24
Extended Home screen ......................................................................................................................................24
Navigating the Home screen ...........................................................................................................................24
Phone status and notifications .............................................................................................. 25
Phone status icons ................................................................................................................................................25
Notification icons ...................................................................................................................................................26
Checking notifications ........................................................................................................................................27
Adjusting the volume ................................................................................................................ 28
Adjusting the ringer volume ............................................................................................................................28
Adjusting the media volume ............................................................................................................................28
Connecting your phone to a computer ............................................................................. 29
Copying files to and from the storage card Searching your phone and the Web
Setting Web and Quick Search Box options ............................................................................................31
Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box .................................................31
Personalizing
Making your phone truly yours ............................................................................................. 32
Changing the ringtone Personalizing your phone with scenes
Using a preset scene ............................................................................................................................................33
Customizing and saving a scene ...................................................................................................................33
Renaming or deleting a scene ....................................................................................................................... 34
Changing your wallpaper ........................................................................................................ 35
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets............................................................... 36
Adding a widget to your Home screen ..................................................................................................... 36
Downloading HTC widgets .............................................................................................................................. 36
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Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen ................... 37
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Adding folders on your Home screen ................................................................................ 38
Creating a new folder and adding items to it ..........................................................................................38
Renaming a folder .................................................................................................................................................38
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen ......................39
Moving a widget or icon ....................................................................................................................................39
Removing a widget or icon ..............................................................................................................................39
Phone calls
Making calls ..................................................................................................................................40
Calling somebody using your phone .........................................................................................................40
Calling a speed dial number ............................................................................................................................ 40
Calling using Voice Dialer ...................................................................................................................................41
Calling a phone number in a text message ...............................................................................................41
Calling a phone number in an email ..............................................................................................................41
Making an emergency call ............................................................................................................................... 42
Using Assisted Dialing ........................................................................................................................................ 42
Receiving calls .............................................................................................................................43
Answering an incoming call ............................................................................................................................ 43
Rejecting an incoming call ............................................................................................................................... 44
Rejecting a call and sending a text message ..........................................................................................44
Using in-call options ..................................................................................................................45
Using call history ........................................................................................................................ 47
Call services ..................................................................................................................................49
Visual Voice Mail
Turning Airplane mode on or off .......................................................................................... 51
People
About People ............................................................................................................................... 52
Ways of getting contacts into your phone People screen
Handling multiple calls ....................................................................................................................................... 45
Setting up a conference call ........................................................................................................................... 45
Muting the microphone during a call..........................................................................................................46
Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call ................................................................................ 46
Ending a call .......................................................................................................................................................... 46
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history .................................................47
Checking a missed call ....................................................................................................................................... 48
Clearing the call history list ............................................................................................................................. 48
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Setting up Visual Voice Mail ............................................................................................................................ 50
Using Visual Voice Mail ...................................................................................................................................... 50
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Setting up My contact card ..............................................................................................................................53
Your contacts list ...................................................................................................................................................53
Adding a new contact ........................................................................................................................................ 54
Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account ...........................................................55
Merging contact information ...........................................................................................................................55
Editing a contact’s information ......................................................................................................................55
Searching for a contact ......................................................................................................................................56
Backing up your contacts to the storage card .......................................................................................56
Importing contacts from the storage card ...............................................................................................56
Deleting contacts ..................................................................................................................................................56
Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS ................................................................................56
Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS .....................................................................57
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Contact groups ........................................................................................................................... 58
Creating a group and adding contacts .......................................................................................................58
Deleting a group ....................................................................................................................................................58
Adding or removing contacts from a group ............................................................................................58
Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group ...........................................................................59
Contact information and conversations ............................................................................60
People widget
Adding the People widget .................................................................................................................................61
Setting the default communication method .............................................................................................61
Changing the default communication method........................................................................................61
Getting in touch with a contact ......................................................................................................................61
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard ................................................................................................ 62
Using the landscape onscreen keyboard ...................................................................................................62
Changing the onscreen keyboard layout ...................................................................................................62
Entering text ............................................................................................................................................................63
Entering words with predictive text .............................................................................................................63
Entering text with voice input ........................................................................................................................ 64
Adjusting touch input settings ..............................................................................................65
Touch Input settings ............................................................................................................................................65
Text input ...................................................................................................................................................................65
Messages
About Messages ......................................................................................................................... 67
Sending text and multimedia messages ....................................................................................................67
New message notifications .....................................................................................................70
WAP push messages
............................................................................................................................... 61
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Managing message conversations
Protecting a message from deletion ............................................................................................................73
Deleting a message thread ...............................................................................................................................73
Deleting several message threads ................................................................................................................73
Deleting a single message ................................................................................................................................73
Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact ..........................................................73
Setting text and multimedia message options ............................................................... 74
Adding the Messages widget
Accounts and sync
Synchronizing with online accounts ................................................................................... 76
Adding a social network account ..................................................................................................................76
Synchronizing with a Google Account .......................................................................................................76
Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account ....................................................77
Managing your accounts ...................................................................................................................................77
Using HTC Sync ........................................................................................................................... 78
Installing HTC Sync ...............................................................................................................................................78
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone ......................................................................................79
Setting up synchronization ...............................................................................................................................79
Setting up more sync options ........................................................................................................................ 80
Synchronizing your phone ............................................................................................................................... 80
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade ..............................................................................................81
Installing apps from your computer to your phone ..............................................................................81
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Social
Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application ........................... 82
Facebook for HTC Sense ...................................................................................................................................82
Facebook for Android application ................................................................................................................82
Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application ...83
Twittering on your phone ........................................................................................................84
Peep screen ............................................................................................................................................................. 84
Sending a tweet .................................................................................................................................................... 84
Searching for Twitter users to follow ...........................................................................................................85
Sending a direct message .................................................................................................................................85
Setting Peep options ...........................................................................................................................................85
Adding the Twitter widget ............................................................................................................................... 86
Using Friend Stream ..................................................................................................................87
Friend Stream screen ..........................................................................................................................................87
Updating your status .......................................................................................................................................... 88
Adding the Friend Stream widget ............................................................................................................... 88
Chatting in Google Talk ............................................................................................................ 89
Signing in to Google Talk .................................................................................................................................. 89
Chatting with friends .......................................................................................................................................... 89
Changing your online status and picture
Managing your Friends list .................................................................................................................................91
Changing Google Talk settings .......................................................................................................................92
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Email
Using Gmail/Google Mail ........................................................................................................94
Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox ..................................................................................................... 94
Reading your messages .....................................................................................................................................95
Sending a message...............................................................................................................................................97
Managing conversations and messages .................................................................................................... 98
Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings ..................................................................................................... 100
Mail .................................................................................................................................................. 101
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account .........................................................................................................101
Viewing your email inbox .................................................................................................................................101
Exchange ActiveSync email ...........................................................................................................................103
Composing and sending an email message .......................................................................................... 104
Viewing and replying to an email message ............................................................................................105
Editing email account settings .....................................................................................................................105
Deleting an email account ..............................................................................................................................105
Adding the Mail widget ....................................................................................................................................105
Calendar
About Calendar ......................................................................................................................... 106
Creating a calendar event
Inviting guests to your event (Google Account only) .......................................................................107
Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only) ..............................107
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Changing calendar views ...................................................................................................... 108
Month view .............................................................................................................................................................108
Day and Agenda views .....................................................................................................................................109
Week view ................................................................................................................................................................ 110
Viewing, editing or deleting an event ..................................................................................111
Viewing and editing an event ...........................................................................................................................111
Deleting an event....................................................................................................................................................111
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Calendar event reminders .......................................................................................................112
Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders .............................................................................. 112
Displaying and synchronizing calendars ...........................................................................113
Showing or hiding calendars .......................................................................................................................... 113
Choosing which Google Calendars are synchronized on your phone ....................................... 113
Changing Calendar settings .................................................................................................. 114
Reminder settings ................................................................................................................................................114
Calendar view settings.......................................................................................................................................114
Sending a vCalendar .................................................................................................................115
About the Calendar widget
Clock and Weather
About the HTC Clock widget .................................................................................................116
About the Clock application Using Desk Clock Using World Clock
Setting your home city ...................................................................................................................................... 119
Setting the time zone, date, and time ................................................................................................. 119
Adding a city to the World Clock screen ................................................................................................120
Setting the alarm clock ............................................................................................................121
Setting an alarm .................................................................................................................................................... 121
Deleting an alarm ................................................................................................................................................. 121
Changing alarm sound settings ................................................................................................................... 122
Checking weather .....................................................................................................................123
Adding a city to the Weather screen ........................................................................................................ 123
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen ........................................................................ 124
Deleting cities from the Weather screen ................................................................................................. 124
Changing weather options ............................................................................................................................. 124
About the Weather widget ....................................................................................................124
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Internet
Data connection .........................................................................................................................125
Wi-Fi ...............................................................................................................................................126
Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets ..........................................................128
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)
Using your phone’s web browser .........................................................................................131
Turning the data connection on or off ...................................................................................................... 125
Enabling data roaming ..................................................................................................................................... 125
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network ................................................................. 126
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security ................................................................... 126
Checking the wireless network status....................................................................................................... 127
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network ...................................................................................................... 127
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Preparing your phone for VPN connection ............................................................................................ 129
Adding a VPN connection .............................................................................................................................. 129
Connecting to a VPN ......................................................................................................................................... 129
Disconnecting from a VPN .............................................................................................................................130
Opening the browser .......................................................................................................................................... 131
Going to a web page .......................................................................................................................................... 131
Setting your home page ................................................................................................................................... 131
Changing the screen orientation .................................................................................................................. 131
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Browsing full versions of all web sites ........................................................................................................ 131
Navigating on a web page .............................................................................................................................. 132
Zooming in or out on a web page .............................................................................................................. 132
Selecting a link in a web page.......................................................................................................................132
Opening a new browser window ................................................................................................................. 133
Switching between browser windows ...................................................................................................... 133
Finding text within a web page .................................................................................................................... 134
Downloading applications from the web.................................................................................................134
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing ............................................................................134
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages .............................................................................. 136
Setting browser options ................................................................................................................................... 137
Using your phone as a modem (tethering) .....................................................................138
Bluetooth
Using Bluetooth .........................................................................................................................139
Turning Bluetooth on or off ............................................................................................................................139
Changing the phone name ............................................................................................................................. 139
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit .................................................................... 140
Reconnecting a headset or car kit ............................................................................................................. 140
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device ..................................................141
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device ............................................................................................................... 141
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device ............................................................................................................. 141
Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth ...................................................142
Camera
Camera basics ............................................................................................................................ 145
Zooming ........................................................................................................................................147
Taking a photo
Camera settings ........................................................................................................................ 150
Photos
About the Photos application ..............................................................................................152
Selecting an album Viewing photos and videos
Sending information from your phone to another device ..............................................................142
Receiving information from another device ........................................................................................... 143
Viewfinder screen ................................................................................................................................................ 145
Using the optical joystick as the shutter release .................................................................................146
Review screen .......................................................................................................................................................146
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Capturing a video ................................................................................................................................................149
Changing basic settings ...................................................................................................................................150
Changing advanced settings .........................................................................................................................150
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Browsing in filmstrip or grid view................................................................................................................ 153
Viewing a photo in landscape orientation ..............................................................................................154
Zooming in or out on a photo ....................................................................................................................... 154
Watching video .................................................................................................................................................... 154
Viewing photos in your social networks ...........................................................................155
Viewing photos on Facebook ........................................................................................................................ 155
Viewing photos on Flickr ................................................................................................................................. 155
Working with photos ...............................................................................................................156
Sharing ..........................................................................................................................................157
Music
About the Music application .................................................................................................159
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Rotating and saving a photo .........................................................................................................................156
Cropping a photo ................................................................................................................................................ 156
Sending photos or videos by email ............................................................................................................ 157
Sending a photo or video by MMS ............................................................................................................. 157
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth ............................................................................................ 157
Sharing photos on Facebook ........................................................................................................................158
Sharing photos on Flickr .................................................................................................................................. 158
Sharing photos on Picasa ................................................................................................................................158
Sharing videos on YouTube ............................................................................................................................ 158
Playing music
..............................................................................................................................159
Browsing music in the Library Creating a playlist
Playing the songs in a playlist ........................................................................................................................ 161
Managing playlists ................................................................................................................................................ 161
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Setting a song as ringtone .....................................................................................................163
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone .................................................................................... 163
Sending music using Bluetooth ...........................................................................................163
About the Music widget
Maps and location
Using Google Maps .................................................................................................................. 164
Viewing locations ................................................................................................................................................164
Viewing map layers ............................................................................................................................................166
Searching for a location ................................................................................................................................... 167
Getting directions ................................................................................................................................................168
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) .............................................169
Using HTC Footprints ..............................................................................................................172
Creating a footprint ............................................................................................................................................ 172
Revisiting a footprint ......................................................................................................................................... 172
Editing or deleting a footprint ...................................................................................................................... 173
Exporting your footprints................................................................................................................................ 173
Importing footprints .......................................................................................................................................... 174
Adding the Footprints widget ...................................................................................................................... 174
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More apps
Watching videos on YouTube ............................................................................................... 175
Watching videos .................................................................................................................................................. 175
Searching for videos .......................................................................................................................................... 175
Sharing a video link ........................................................................................................................................... 176
Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube ....................................................................................... 176
Viewing a PDF ............................................................................................................................177
Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Keeping track of your stocks
Adding a stock quote or stock market index ........................................................................................ 179
Changing the stock list order ....................................................................................................................... 179
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Deleting stock quotes and indices .............................................................................................................. 179
Setting stock information update frequency .........................................................................................180
Manually updating stock information ........................................................................................................180
Adding the Stocks widget ..............................................................................................................................180
Listening to the radio ................................................................................................................181
Listening to an FM station................................................................................................................................181
Adding station names ....................................................................................................................................... 182
Minimizing or turning off FM Radio ............................................................................................................ 182
Recording your voice ...............................................................................................................183
Recording your voice ......................................................................................................................................... 183
Sharing a voice clip.............................................................................................................................................183
Setting a voice clip as a ringtone ................................................................................................................183
Renaming a voice clip .......................................................................................................................................183
Using Voice Search .................................................................................................................. 184
Opening Voice Search .......................................................................................................................................184
Navigator ......................................................................................................................................185
Opening Navigator ............................................................................................................................................. 185
Finding and installing apps from Android Market ....................................................... 186
Finding and installing an application ......................................................................................................... 186
Creating a Google Checkout account ....................................................................................................... 187
Requesting a refund for an application .................................................................................................... 187
Opening an installed application .................................................................................................................188
Uninstalling an application .............................................................................................................................. 188
Getting help ...........................................................................................................................................................188
Security
Protecting your phone with a screen lock .......................................................................189
Settings
Settings on your phone ..........................................................................................................190
Changing display settings
Changing sound settings ....................................................................................................... 194
Changing the phone language Optimizing your phone’s battery life
Managing memory ....................................................................................................................197
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Adjusting the screen brightness manually .............................................................................................. 192
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off .................................................................................... 192
Preventing automatic screen rotation ....................................................................................................... 192
Recalibrating the G-sensor ............................................................................................................................. 192
Switching animation effects on or off .......................................................................................................193
Keeping the screen on while charging the phone............................................................................... 193
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Checking the power usage of applications ............................................................................................ 196
Checking how much phone memory is available for use ................................................................ 197
Checking the available storage card space ............................................................................................ 197
Clearing application cache and data ......................................................................................................... 197
Uninstalling third-party applications .......................................................................................................... 197
Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space ................................................................. 197
Checking information about your phone ........................................................................ 198
Backup, update and reset
Backing up your contacts ..................................................................................................... 199
Setting up Backup Assistant..........................................................................................................................199
Changing the backup schedule ....................................................................................................................199
Manually backing up your contacts ...........................................................................................................199
Updating your phone’s system software ........................................................................200
Checking for phone system software updates manually ............................................................... 200
Performing a hard/factory reset ......................................................................................... 201
Specifications Index
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Basics

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:
Phone
USB cable
Battery
AC adapter
Quick start guide
RF brochure
Product safety and warranty brochure

Your Phone

Front panel

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1 Earpiece
Listen to a phone call from here.
2 MENU
Press to open a list of actions that you can do on the current screen.
4
3 HOME
While on any application or screen, press to return to the Home screen.
While on the main Home screen, press to show a snapshot of the extended Home screens.
Press and hold to open the recently-used applications window.
4 Microphone
5 SEARCH
Press to open the Quick Search box. See “Searching your phone and the Web” in this chapter for more details.
6 BACK
Press to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog box, options menu, the Notifications panel, or onscreen keyboard.
7 Optical joystick
Swipe your finger over or press to highlight or select items onscreen.
8 Notification LED
This LED shows a:
Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
Solid red light when the battery is being charged.
Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low.
9 Touch screen
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Back panel

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10 8 megapixel camera
11 Back cover
12 Dual LED flashlight
13 Speaker
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Top panel

Left panel

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14 POWER
When the phone is off, press to turn on the phone.
When the phone is on and the screen is unlocked, press to turn the phone display off or on.
With the screen unlocked, press and hold to open the phone options menu that lets you turn off the phone, switch your phone to silent mode, vibration mode, or airplane mode, and turn on/off the data connection.
15 3.5mm audio jack
Connect a 3.5mm stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for listening to music.
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16 VOLUME UP
While on a call, press to increase earpiece volume.
While not on a call, press to increase the ringer volume.
While watching videos or listening to the FM radio, press to increase the volume.
17 VOLUME DOWN
While on a call, press to decrease earpiece volume.
While not on a call, press to decrease the ringer volume.
While watching videos or listening to the FM radio, press to decrease the volume.
18 USB connector
Connect the power adapter to charge the battery.
Connect the supplied USB cable to transfer files to your phone from your computer or sync your phone with HTC Sync on your computer.

Before turning on your phone

Back cover

Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment and storage card slot.
With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down.
1.
With your thumb or finger, lift up the back cover from the notch at the bottom of the
2.
wireless device.
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Replacing the back cover
Align and secure the top part of the back cover first.
1.
2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover down to lock the cover into place.
You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.

Storage card

Store your pictures, music, and applications in the microSD card (sold separately).
Inserting the storage card
Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”
1.
If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to “Removing the battery.”
2.
Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it in until
3.
it clicks into place.
Removing the storage card
Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”
1.
If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to “Removing the battery.”
2.
Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3.
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Removing the storage card while the phone is on
When you need to remove the storage card while the phone is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1.
Press
Scroll down the screen, and then tap SD card & phone storage.
2.
Tap Unmount SD card.
3.
Remove the storage card by following the instructions in “Removing the storage card.”
4.

Battery

Your phone comes with a rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery and is designed to use only manufacturer-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your phone, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to connecting ports, and your voice, data, and other program usage patterns.
Inserting the battery
Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”
1.
Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push the battery into place.
2.
HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.
Removing the battery
Remove the back cover. Refer to “Removing the back cover.”
1.
Lift out the battery from the notch near the speaker.
2.
Charging the battery
The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using your phone, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles.
1.
Attach the power plug to the AC adapter.
2.
Connect one end of the USB cable to the sync connector on your phone.
3.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port of the AC adapter.
Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
4.
As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid red light when the battery is being charged. The light turns to solid green when the phone is fully charged.
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When you charge the battery while the phone is on, the charging battery icon (
) is displayed in the status bar of the Home screen. After the battery has been fully charged, a full battery icon ( ) will be displayed in the status bar of the Home screen.
Use only an approved charging accessory to charge your phone.
Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it using the AC or car adapter.
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.
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Finger gestures

Tap
When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.
Press and hold
To open the available options for an item (e.g. contact or link in a web page), simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen or optical joystick.
Drag
Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
Flick
Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.
Rotate
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by rotating the phone to the left. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Refer to the Settings chapter for more details.
Pinch
For some applications, like Photos or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen using 2 fingers (for example, thumb and index fingers) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.

Getting started

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

Turning on your phone

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

Turning off your phone

If you do not need to use your phone, you can turn the power off to save battery life.
1.
If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn the display back on.
2.
Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Unlocking the screen” in this chapter for details.
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3.
Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
4.
When the Phone options options menu appears, tap Power off.
5.
Tap OK when prompted to turn off the phone.

Setting up your phone for the first time

When you turn on your phone for the first time, your phone displays tutorials and guides you to set up your email accounts and favorite social networks such as Facebook®, YouTube™, and Twitter™. You can follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup, or skip the setup and do it at another time.
Choose the phone language you want to use, and then tap Next.
1.
Your phone walks you through a tutorial on how to use the onscreen keyboard. Follow
2.
through the tutorial to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard. Tap Skip to not go through the tutorial.
On the Internet connection screen, select how you want to connect to the Internet, and
3.
then tap Next.
If there are Wi-Fi networks in range, you will be asked if you want to connect to a Wi-Fi
4.
network. Tap Next and then tap the wireless network that you want, or clear the Connect to Wi-Fi network checkbox, and then tap Next to set up your Wi-Fi connection at a later time.
Some phone features such as Weather and Footprints require Google’s location service
5.
to automatically determine your current location. On the Location consent screen, you can choose whether to allow Google’s location service to collect information about your location. Clear or select the checkbox, and then tap Next.
This service may incur additional data transfer fees from your provider. You can enable or disable this service later in your phone’s location settings.
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On the Set up accounts screen, choose the type of account you want to set up and follow
6.
the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. Tap Skip to set up accounts at a later time.
To set up Verizon Backup Assistant, tap Backup Assistant and follow the instructions
on the screen to sign in.
To set up your Google Account, tap Google account > Next > Sign in, enter your
Google Account details, and then tap Sign in.
To learn how to set up POP3 and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts, see the
Sync and Email chapters to learn how to set up these accounts.
After setting up an account, you will be taken back to the Set up accounts screen so you can set up more accounts. When you are done setting up your accounts, tap Next.
On the Set up social networks screen, choose the type of social network account such as
7.
Facebook (for HTC Sense) and Twitter that you want to access from your phone. Follow the onscreen instructions to log in to your social network account. Tap Skip to set up social network accounts at a later time. See the Social chapter for more information about Facebook for HTC Sense.
When you are done setting up your accounts, tap Next on the Set up social networks screen.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode suspends your phone to a low power state while the display is off in order to save battery power. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone is in. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone is in Sleep mode.
For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see “Adjusting the time before the screen turns off” in the Settings chapter.
Switching to Sleep mode
Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display temporarily and switch your phone to Sleep mode. Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when you leave the phone idle after a certain period of time. Switching to Sleep mode also prevents accidental button or touch screen presses when the phone is in your bag or pocket.
Waking up from Sleep mode
Your phone wakes up automatically when you have an incoming call. To wake up your phone manually, press the POWER button. You will then see that the phone has locked the screen. To find out how to unlock the screen, see “Unlocking the screen.”
Unlocking the screen
Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen or to answer an incoming call.
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You can also press MENU while on the lock screen to unlock the screen.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen before it unlocks. For more information on how to create and enable the screen unlock pattern, see “Protecting your phone with a screen lock” in the Security chapter.
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Home screen

The Home screen provides you with a weather clock that shows the time and weather of your current location. Tap the respective item to open the associated application.
The Home screen also lets you add the items you want and need on the Home screen. Add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets to give you instant access to information and applications. To learn how to personalize your Home screen, see the Personalizing chapter.

Extended Home screen

The Home screen extends beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. There are 6 “additional” screens apart from the main Home screen.
You cannot add more screens.

Navigating the Home screen

You can go to the extended Home screen by sliding your finger horizontally across the screen to go to the left or right side of the Home screen. While on an extended Home screen, press HOME to return to the main Home screen.
Directly going to a particular screen using Leap view
1. On any Home screen, pinch the screen to show the Leap view that shows the screens as
thumbnails.
On the main Home screen, you can press HOME to show the Leap view.
2. Tap the screen you want to open.

Phone status and notifications

Phone status icons

These are the icons that may appear on the phone status area of the status bar:
EVDO available
1xRTT available
EVDO in use
1xRTT in use
Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Bluetooth is on
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Connected to a Bluetooth device
Airplane mode
Alarm is set
Speakerphone on
Data synchronizing
Signal strength
Roaming
No signal
Vibrate mode
Location setting on
Location setting off
Phone speaker is mute
Phone microphone is mute
Battery is very low (10% remaining)
Battery is low (20% remaining)
Battery is full
Battery is charging
Wired microphone headset connected
Wired headset connected
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Notification icons

These are the icons that may appear on the notifications area of the status bar:
New Gmail/Google Mail message
New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/ IMAP email
New SMS/MMS
Problem with SMS/MMS delivery
New Google Talk instant message
New voicemail
Upcoming event
Song is playing
General notification (for example, Phone connected to computer via USB cable.)
Storage card is low on free space
Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available
Data synchronizing or connected to HTC Sync
New tweet
FM Radio application in use
More (not displayed) notifications
Call in progress
Missed call
Call on hold
Call forwarding on
Compass needs orientation
Uploading data (animated)
Downloading data (animated)
Waiting to upload
Downloaded Android Market application installed successfully
Update available for an application downloaded from Android Market
Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared
No storage card installed on the phone

Checking notifications

Notification icons on the status bar report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms set and ongoing settings such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. You can open the Notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the mobile operator name.
Opening the Notifications panel
When a new notification icon displays in the status bar, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel.
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If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to view more notifications.
You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing MENU and then tapping
Notifications.
Closing the Notifications panel
Do one of the following:
Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the screen.
Press BACK
.
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Adjusting the volume

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

Adjusting the ringer volume

Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons on the left panel of the phone to
1.
adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels. While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN once to set your phone to Vibrate mode. The phone vibrates and the vibrate mode icon ( ) appears on the status bar.
While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The speaker
2.
mute icon (
To quickly switch your phone to silent mode, press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Silent mode on the options menu.
) displays on the status bar.

Adjusting the media volume

When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons on the left panel of the phone to adjust the media volume. The Music/video volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level.
You can also adjust the media volume on the Settings screen.
1.
Press HOME
When the Media volume window appears, drag the slider to the left to lower the volume
2.
or to the right to increase the volume.
Tap OK to close the window.
3.
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & display > Media volume.

Connecting your phone to a computer

Whenever you connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable, the Connect to PC dialog box displays and prompts you to choose the type of USB connection. Select one of the following choices, and then tap Done:
Charge only
Select this mode if you only want to charge the phone’s battery using your computer.
HTC Sync
When selected, the phone automatically uses HTC Sync when connected to your computer and lets you synchronize Outlook and Windows Address Book (Outlook Express), contacts and calendar events between your computer and your phone. For more information, see “Using HTC Sync” in the Accounts and sync chapter.
Disk drive
This mode is available only when you have installed a microSD card on your phone. Select this mode when you want to use your storage card as a USB thumb drive, and copy files between your phone’s storage card and your computer.
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When Disk Drive mode is enabled while your phone is connected to the computer, you will not be able to run applications that use the storage card, such as Music or Photos. For more information, see “Copying files to and from the storage card” in this chapter.
Mobile Broadband Connect
When you do not have Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share your phone’s mobile data connection with your computer. For more information, see “Using Your Phone as a Modem” in the Internet chapter.
If you do not want to show the Connect to PC dialog box everytime you connect the phone to the computer, select the Don’t ask me again checkbox in the Connect to PC dialog box. The default connection type will be used when you connect the phone to the computer.
To check or change the default connection type and to show or hide the Connect to PC dialog box, press HOME
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Connect to PC.
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Copying files to and from the storage card

Connect the phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
1.
When the Connect to PC dialog box appears, tap Disk drive, and then tap Done.
2.
On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as a removable disk. Navigate to
3.
this removable disk and open it.
Do one of the following:
4.
Copy the files from the computer to the phone’s storage card’s root folder.
Copy the files from the phone’s storage card to a folder in your computer or computer
desktop.
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected phone) as
required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your phone.
6. Do one of the following:
Disconnect the phone from the computer.
If you want to keep the phone connected to the computer but want the phone to be
able to access the storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Disk drive, select an option except Disk drive, and then tap Done. See “Opening the Notifications panel” in this chapter to learn how to open the Notifications panel.

Searching your phone and the Web

You can search for information on your phone and on the Web by using the Quick Search Box. Some applications, such as People or Mail, have their own search box, which you can
use to search within those applications (the application’s icon is at the left of the search box.)

Setting Web and Quick Search Box options

1.
Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.
2.
Scroll down the screen, and then tap Search.
3.
Tap Google search settings, and then do the following:
Select Show web suggestions if you want to include suggestions from Google when doing a search.
Select Search history to enable personalized search history. You need to sign in to your Google Account to use this feature. The Show web suggestion check box needs to be selected for this option to be enabled.
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Press BACK
Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing a search.
4.
when you are done.

Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box

Press HOME > SEARCH .
1.
If you are in an application such as Mail, press the SEARCH button to toggle between doing a search in the application only and searching your phone and the Web.
Enter the search item in the Quick Search Box. As you type, matching items on your
2.
phone and suggestions from Google web search are shown as a list.
The suggested items that appear will depend on the options that you have selected in the search settings. See “Setting Web and Quick Search Box options” for details.
Do one of the following:
3.
If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The item opens
in the appropriate application.
If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap
browser opens, displaying results of a Google search on the Web.
to search the Web. The web

Personalizing

Making your phone truly yours

Make your phone look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize your phone with a different wallpaper, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, calendar reminders, and more.
Your phone’s Home screen is highly customizable and extends beyond the screen width, giving you plenty of space to add the information that matters most in your daily life and phone features that make communication quicker and easier. You have up to seven screens that extend to the left and right sides of your display as your Home screen, on which you can add elements such as widgets, program icons, shortcuts to information, and more.
To find out how to set notification sounds for events, see “Changing sound settings”.

Changing the ringtone

Choose from the available selections of ringtones on your phone.
1.
Press HOME
Tap Personalize > Default ringtone. The Phone ringtone selection menu then opens.
2.
Scroll through the available ringtones and tap the ringtone you want to use. The ringtone
3.
briefly plays when selected.
Tap OK.
4.
You can also download or copy ringtones or songs to your phone’s storage card. To find out how you can copy files to your storage card, see “Copying files to and from the storage card“.
Ringtones or songs downloaded or copied to your storage card are not automatically added to the ringtone selection menu. You need to go to the Music application and set a ringtone or song in your storage card as your ringtone. To find out how to set a ringtone using the Music application, see “Setting a song as ringtone” in the Music chapter.
See “Specifications” for a list of audio file formats supported by your phone.
> MENU, and then tap Settings.

Personalizing your phone with scenes

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

Using a preset scene

Your phone features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life.
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1.
Press HOME
2.
In the Choose a scene menu, select a preset scene and then tap Done.
Verizon (default) Work Play
> MENU, and then tap Scenes.

Customizing and saving a scene

After selecting a preset scene, you can add widgets and other elements, arrange the layout, change the wallpaper, and save the whole Home screen as your personalized scene.
1.
Press HOME
2.
In the Choose a scene menu, select a preset scene that already has some widgets, or select Clean Slate if you want to design your own Home screen.
3.
Add widgets and other elements that you want.
4.
Arrange the layout of your Home screen according to your preference.
5.
Change the Home screen wallpaper. You can also change the lock screen wallpaper.
6.
When you are done designing your Home screen, press HOME Scenes again.
Under My scenes, make sure the Current (unsaved) option is selected and then tap Save.
7.
Enter a new scene name for your Home screen and then tap Done. Or, if you already
8.
created a scene, enter the same scene name, tap Done and then tap Replace.
> MENU, and then tap Scenes.
> MENU and then tap
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Renaming or deleting a scene

You can rename or delete a personalized scene that you created. Preset scenes cannot be renamed or deleted.
1.
Press HOME
Under My scenes, press and hold a scene and choose whether to rename or delete it.
2.
> MENU and then tap Settings > Personalize > Scenes.

Changing your wallpaper

Personalizing your Home screen wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to change the feel of your phone and give it a fresh look. Browse the collection of wallpapers included in your phone or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera. You can also change your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper.
The wallpaper that you choose for the Home screen will also be used as the lock screen wallpaper.
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1.
Press HOME
Do one of the following:
2.
Tap Live wallpapers to choose from preset animated wallpapers.
Tap My photos to select a photo that you have taken using the camera or copied to
your storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save.
Choose from preset wallpapers.
After changing the wallpaper, remember to save it to the scene that you created or save it
3.
as a new scene. To find out how to save a scene, see “Customizing and saving a scene”.
> MENU, and then tap Wallpaper.
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Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

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

Adding a widget to your Home screen

A wide selection of widgets is available for you to choose from, such as Calendar, Music, Photo Album, Friend Stream, Twitter, and more.
1.
Press HOME widget. To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.
2.
Tap
3.
Tap Widget and then select a widget that you want.
4.
Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs. Tap the right or left arrow button at the bottom of the screen to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one.
. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new
or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.
You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the widgets list, tap
Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.

Downloading HTC widgets

A selection of fun and useful HTC widgets are also available for download.
1.
Press HOME widget. To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.
2.
Tap
3.
Tap Widget and then tap Get more HTC widgets.
4.
Tap to select a widget.
5.
Tap Details to see a short description about the widget. After reading, press
When you’re ready to download and add the widget to your Home screen, tap Download.
6.
. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new
or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.
BACK .
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Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Place application icons on your Home screen to open applications quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen.
The shortcuts available depend on the applications that are installed on your phone.
Press HOME . Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new
1.
shortcut. To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.
Tap
2.
Do one of the following:
3.
To add an application icon, tap Program and then select an application.
To add a shortcut to a setting or information, tap Shortcut and then select the type of
information or setting.
or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.
To add an application icon on the Home screen, you can also press HOME , tap , and then press and hold an application icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.
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Adding folders on your Home screen

Use folders to group related applications and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized.
You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more.

Creating a new folder and adding items to it

1.
Press HOME . Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new folder. To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.
2.
Tap
3.
Tap Folder and then tap New Folder.
4.
Press and hold an application icon or a shortcut that you want to move to the folder. The phone then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger.
5.
Drag the application icon or shortcut and drop it on top of the folder.
or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.
Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the applications and shortcuts inside the folder.

Renaming a folder

Tap the folder to open it.
1.
Press and hold the folder window’s title bar.
2.
Enter a new folder name and then tap OK.
3.
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Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to give room for adding more items to the Home screen. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don’t frequently use.

Moving a widget or icon

Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move.
1.
The phone vibrates and you’ll see a green box around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.
Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen.
2.
Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel.
When the widget or icon is where you want it, release your finger.
3.
If you’ve released your finger but a message shows that there’s no space to place the widget or icon, drag it right or left again to another Home screen panel.

Removing a widget or icon

Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove.
1.
The phone vibrates and you’ll see a green box around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.
Drag the widget or icon to the Phone button. The Phone button then changes into the
2.
Remove button and turns red.
When the widget or icon also turns red, release your finger.
3.

Phone calls

Making calls

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

Calling somebody using your phone

You can either dial a number directly, or you can use the Smart Dial (see Smart Dial) feature to search and call a contact in your contacts lit or a number from call history.
1.
Press HOME
2.
Begin entering the first few digits or characters by tapping the keys on the phone keypad. As you enter digits or letters, the panel displays numbers and names that match the keys you tapped.
If you enter a wrong digit, tap hold .
3.
Tap contacts. To browse through the filtered list, flick through the list or slide your finger up or down the list slowly.
To place a call, do one of the following:
4.
to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more matching numbers or
If there are no matching contacts in the list, after entering the number, tap Call.
Tap the phone number or contact from the list.
To call a different phone number associated with the contact, tap of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap the number you want to call.
, and then tap .
to erase that digit. To erase the entire number, press and
at the right side
Smart Dial
The phone dialer’s Smart Dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call. Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person you want to call. Smart Dial automatically searches and filters your contacts list stored on your phone, and the phone numbers from the call history.

Calling a speed dial number

1.
Press HOME , and then tap .
2.
On the phone keypad, press and hold the number that is associated with the contact you want to call.
The number 1 on the phone keypad is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this button to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.
Adding a contact to speed dial
Press HOME , and then tap .
1.
Press MENU, and then tap Speed dial > Add new.
2.
Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in the list, tap
3.
the name.
On the Speed dial screen, select the phone number of the contact to use, and the phone
4.
keypad assignment. Tap Save.

Calling using Voice Dialer

Press HOME , and then tap > Voice Dialer.
1.
When the Voice Dialer message box appears and you see “Listening” on the screen, say
2.
“Call [name of person]” in a clear voice into the phone.
The person you want to call should be in your People list.
A confirmation message will pop up asking if the person to call is correct. Tap OK if the
3.
person is correct or tap Cancel to try again.
If the contact has more than one number, or if the Voice Dialer does not detect your voice accurately, the confirmation message displays a list of the contact’s phone numbers or suggested results.
You can also use voice Dialer to open programs.

Calling a phone number in a text message

Press HOME , tap Messages, and then tap the message with the phone number.
1.
In the message thread, tap the message with the phone number.
2.
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On the Select link screen, tap the number you want to call.
3.
Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call.
4.
To call the message sender, in the All messages list, press and hold the message, and then tap Call on the options menu.
For more information about text messages, see the Messages chapter.

Calling a phone number in an email

Press HOME , and then tap Mail.
1.
Open the email account where the email with the number is located.
2.
In the email account’s inbox, tap the email to open it.
3.
In the email body, tap the phone number. The phone dialer screen opens with the phone
4.
number already entered.
The phone will recognize a number as a phone number if the number has a minimum of 5 digits and have at least one of the following:
Numbers preceded by a “+” in front. For example, +1-987-654-321 or +1987654321.
Numbers enclosed in parenthesis in front. For example, (02)987654321 or
(02)987-654-321.
Numbers separated by dashes. For example, (02)-987-654-321 or 0987-654-321.
Tap Call.
5.
For more information about email, see the Email chapter.
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Making an emergency call

On the phone dialer screen, dial the international emergency number for your locale (for example, 000), and then tap Call.
Your phone can only operate when in a CDMA service area.

Using Assisted Dialing

Assisted Dialing allows you to easily dial international calls while roaming in another country.
Turning Assisted Dialing on
1.
Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Call > Assisted Dialing.
2.
Select the Enable Assisted Dialing check box.
3.
Under Reference Country, select the country that you want to call.
Editing a country’s international call settings
1.
Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Call > Assisted Dialing.
2.
Under Reference Country, select the country whose settings you want to edit.
3.
Press MENU and then tap Edit.
4.
Edit the Country Code, IDD Prefix (International Direct Dial), NDD Prefix (National Direct Dial), Area/City Code and National Number Length (length of phone number).
5.
Tap Save.
To reset the Reference Country to the default
1.
Press HOME
Under Reference Country, select the country whose settings you want to set to default
2.
values.
Press MENU and then tap Set Default.
3.
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Call > Assisted Dialing.

Receiving calls

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

Answering an incoming call

Depending if the display is on or off, you need to:
If the display is on, tap Answer.
If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. Drag the bar down to answer the call.
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Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call
Do one of the following:
Press the VOLUME DOWN button.
Place the phone face down on a leveled surface.
If the phone is already facing down, the phone will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.
Automatically scaling down the ring volume when picking up the phone
You can set your phone to automatically scale down the ring volume when you pick up the phone to answer calls.
Press HOME
1.
Scroll down the screen, and then select the Quiet ring on pickup check box.
2.
Press BACK
3.
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & display.
.
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Rejecting an incoming call

Depending upon if the display is on or off, you need to::
If the display is on, tap Decline to reject and send the call to your voicemail.
If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. While the Lock screen is showing, drag the bar up to reject and send the call to your voicemail.
If the display is off, the display will turn on showing the Lock screen. While the Lock screen is showing, press MENU, and then tap Decline to reject and send the call to your voicemail.

Rejecting a call and sending a text message

You can automatically send a default text message to the caller and reject the incoming call.
To reject and send a message when you receive an incoming call, press MENU, and then tap
Send message.
Editing the default message
You can change the message that is sent out.
1.
Press HOME
Press MENU, and then tap settings > Edit default message.
2.
Enter the new message, and then tap OK.
3.
, and then tap .

Using in-call options

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 MENU to open the call options to let you add a call, place the call on hold, mute the microphone, and more.
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Handling multiple calls

Your phone notifies you when you have another incoming call, and gives you the option of rejecting or accepting the call. If you are already on a call and accept the new call, you can choose to switch between the two callers.
1.
When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call, and to put the first call on hold.
2.
To switch between callers, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.
4.
To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call.

Setting up a conference call

1.
Make a call to the first participant.
2.
When connected, press MENU, tap Add call, dial the number of the second participant, and then tap Call. The first participant is put on hold when you dial the second participant.
3.
When connected to the second participant, tap
To add another participant to the conference call, tap , and then dial the number of the
4.
contact you want to invite to the conference call.
The conference call is put on hold when you call another contact. When you are connected to the other contact, you can talk to that party in private.
(merge).
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When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call.
5.
When finished, tap End call.
6.
Not all mobile networks support conference calling. Contact Verizon Wireless for details.

Muting the microphone during a call

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

Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call

On the screen, tap to toggle between turning the speakerphone on or off. The Speakerphone icon ( ) appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on.
To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold your phone against your ear when the speakerphone is turned on.

Ending a call

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

Using call history

When you miss a call, the missed call icon ( ) appears in the title bar. Use the Call history tab in the People application to check who the caller was or view all your dialed numbers and received calls.
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1.
Press HOME
Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
2.
Do one of the following:
3.
Tap the name or number in the list to call.
Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu where you can
select to view the contact information (if the number is stored in your contacts list), edit the number before you redial, send a text message, or delete from call history.
, and then tap .
Tap to show the call history for that particular contact.
You can also access call history from the People application. See the People chapter for more information.

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history

Press HOME , and then tap .
1.
Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
2.
Press and hold the received call or number that is not in your contacts list that you want
3.
to save to your contacts list, and then tap Save to contacts.
In the blank contact record that appears, enter the contact name and other information.
4.
The phone number is automatically added to the Mobile field in the Phone section. To store it as another type of number, for example a home number, tap the Mobile button.
Scroll down the screen and tap Save.
5.
To learn how to add new contacts or edit the contact information, see the People chapter.
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Checking a missed call

You will see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call.
Press HOME , and then tap .
1.
Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
2.
In the call history list, missed calls are indicated by the missed call icon ( ).
3.
You can also press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger downward on the screen to open the Notifications panel. The missed call number or contact name is displayed.

Clearing the call history list

Press HOME , and then tap .
1.
Tap at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
2.
Do one of the following:
3.
To remove one name or number from the list, press and hold the name or number, and
then tap Delete from call history.
To clear the entire list, press MENU, and then tap Delete all.

Call services

Your phone can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and change the settings of various phone services for your phone. Call services may include call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, and more. Contact Verizon Wireless to find out about the availability of call services for your phone.
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To open call services, press HOME
Voicemail service
Shows the current voicemail service being used.
Voicemail settings
Specify voicemail number.
Clear voicemail notification
If you have a notification of a new voicemail, you can clear the notification with this option.
Auto Retry
When enabled, the phone automatically redials a number when the attempted call fails.
TTY mode
Allow the use of a TTY (teletypewriter) device for users who are visually or hearing impaired.
Hearing aids
Turn on the Hearing Aid Compliance feature that reduces interference to hearing aids.
Phone settings
Edit the call reject message, choose whether to open the message editor when you reject a call with a message, and choose whether to allow automatic saving of an unknown contact number when a call with that number ends.
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Call.
NBPCD
Set the calling parameters for the current country, such as country code and IDD prefix.
Assisted Dialing
Assisted Dialing allows you to easily dial international calls while roaming in another country. See “Using Assisted Dialing” in this chapter for details.
Voice Privacy
Encrypts outgoing voice calls and uses secure channels when available.
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Visual Voice Mail

Visual Voice Mail allows the management of voice mail directly from the phone rather than accessing your voice mail via traditional methods. Visual Voice Mail displays a list of messages and allows the user to choose which message to listen to or erase, without having to dial into their mailbox, listen to voice instructions, or listen to prior messages.

Setting up Visual Voice Mail

You must be a Verizon Wireless subscriber before continuing.
Press HOME , and then tap > Voice Mail > Visual Voice Mail.
1.
When prompted, enter your basic voice mail password.
2.
Read the terms of use statement and then tap Subscribe to continue.
3.
Tap Exit and wait 5 minutes before using Visual Voice Mail.
4.

Using Visual Voice Mail

Press HOME , and then tap > Voice Mail.
1.
The first time you run Visual Voice Mail after setting it up, you are prompted to read the terms of use statement.
After reading the terms of use statement, scroll down and tap Accept to continue.
2.
On the Voicemail screen, you can:
3.
Tap Compose voicemail to record and send a voice mail.
View a list of received Visual Voice Mail messages.
Tap Menu and sort and delete voice mails, call your voice mail box, configure voice mail
settings, and more. You can also synch with the Visual Voice Mail server to refresh the Visual Voice Mail list.
Visual Voice Mail is only available in the National Enhanced Services Coverage Area and only on select devices. Specific terms, conditions and monthly charges apply. Basic Voice Mail and V CAST Coverage Area are required and V Block must be removed to use Visual Voice Mail.
Anyone in possession of this device can access voice mail. To limit unauthorized access to voice mail, consider locking the phone when not in use.

Turning Airplane mode on or off

In many countries, you are required by law to turn off the phone while on board an aircraft. A way to turn off the phone function is to switch your phone to Airplane mode. When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on your phone are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
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1.
Press HOME
Select or clear the Airplane mode check box to enable or disable Airplane mode.
2.
When enabled, the Airplane mode icon (
When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks.
) is displayed in the status bar.

People

About People

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

Ways of getting contacts into your phone

You can add contacts to your phone from:
Gmail/Google Mail contacts Gmail/Google Mail contacts are imported to your phone
after you set up a Google Account. For details, see the “Gmail/Google Mail” in the Email chapter.
Phone contacts See “Adding a new contact” in this chapter for details.
Exchange ActiveSync Server See “Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
account” in the Accounts and sync chapter for details.
Contacts on your computer See “Using HTC Sync” in the Accounts and sync chapter for
details.
Facebook See “Adding an account” in the Accounts and sync chapter for details.

People screen

The People screen gives you easy access to all your contacts, as well as even faster access to the people and groups of people you contact most often.
The People screen has the following tabs:
1 All tab
Gives you access to all contacts on your phone, including Google contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, Phone contacts, and Facebook contacts. You can also use this tab to open or update My contact card. For more information, see “Setting up My Contact Card” in this chapter.
2 Groups tab
Lets you assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS, MMS, or email message to a whole group. For more information, see “Contact groups” in this chapter.
3 Online directories tab
Search for contacts on your online directories such as your Exchange ActiveSync or Facebook account to copy to your phone.
4 Call history tab
Lists all your dialed numbers and received and missed calls. See “Using Call History” in the Phone calls chapter.
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1 2 3 4

Setting up My contact card

My contact card provides a convenient way to store your personal contact information so
that you can easily send it via SMS, MMS, email, or Bluetooth.
1.
Press HOME
On the All tab of the People screen, tap Me, and then tap Tap here to edit contact.
2.
If you are logged in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC Sense, instead of Me, you will see your the name you use in Facebook.
Enter your name and contact details.
3.
Tap Save.
4.
, and then tap > People.

Your contacts list

The All tab of the People screen shows all your contacts, including Google contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, Phone contacts, and Facebook contacts.
If you signed in to your Google Account and Facebook account when you first set up the phone, your contacts from those accounts will appear in the contacts list when you open People.
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1
2
3
1 Create a new contact. 2 Tap to edit your My contact card. 3 This icon appears when the contact:
Has sent you a new text or email message, or tried to call you but you missed the call.
Has updated his or her Facebook profile or has added photos on Flickr or Facebook.
Has upcoming Facebook events. 4 Tap to open the contact details screen for that contact. 5 This appears when the contact is a Facebook contact or you link the contact to his or her
Facebook account.
6 Tap the photo or icon to open a menu where you can quickly choose how to communicate with
the contact. Depending on the contact information stored, you can call, send a message or email, see the contact’s Facebook profile, and map his/her address in Google Maps.
6
5
4
To view only contacts of a particular type, for example Google contacts or Facebook contacts, press MENU, tap View, and select the contact types.

Adding a new contact

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the All tab, tap Add contact at the top of the screen.
2.
Select the Contact type, for example Google or Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. This
3.
determines which account the contact will sync with. For more information, see “Ways of getting contacts into your phone” in this chapter.
Tap the Name field, enter the first and last name of the contact, and choose the order in
4.
which to display the names. Tap OK.
Enter the contact information in the fields provided.
5.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap Save.
6.

Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account

Access contacts from your Exchange ActiveSync account, and then copy them to the phone. You need to have your Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone.
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1.
Press HOME
On the Online directories tab, tap Company directory.
2.
Enter the name, and then tap
3.
In the list, tap the name of the contact you want to copy to your phone.
4.
Tap Save to People.
5.
, and then tap > People.

Merging contact information

Merge duplicated contacts on your phone to avoid clutter and confusion. If you have the same contact appear in your Phone, Google, and Facebook accounts, you can merge the contact information into one contact.
The phone automatically merges contacts that it finds to have similar data. If you need to manually merge contacts or break the link between contacts, follow the procedures below.
Manually merging contact information
Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you want to merge
2.
with another contact on your phone.
At the upper right corner of the screen, tap
3.
.
or (if there are suggested links.)
On the screen, you can:
4.
If there are suggested links, tap
Tap one of the options available in the Add contact section.
Tap Done.
5.
to link the contact to the selected account.
Breaking the contact information link between contacts
Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose contact
2.
information link you want to break.
On the upper right corner of the screen, tap
3.
On the Linked contacts section, tap beside the name of the contact to break the link.
4.
Tap Done.
5.

Editing a contact’s information

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact.
2.
Enter the new information for the contact.
3.
.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap Save.
4.
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Searching for a contact

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
Press the SEARCH
2.
In the search bar, enter the first few letters of the first or last name of the contact you are
3.
looking for. Matching contacts are displayed.
If the list of matching contacts is long, you can view more results by tapping to hide the onscreen keyboard.
Tap the contact to open his or her contact details screen. See “Contact information and
4.
conversations” in this chapter for details.
button on the phone.

Backing up your contacts to the storage card

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
Press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Export to SD card.
2.
When asked to confirm, tap OK.
3.

Importing contacts from the storage card

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
Press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import from SD card.
2.
You can only import contacts that were exported to the storage card using the Export to SD card feature on the phone. See “Backing up your contacts to the storage card.:
If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on your phone, tap the type
3.
for the imported contacts.
Press BACK to stop importing contacts from the storage card.

Deleting contacts

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the All tab, press MENU, and then tap Delete.
2.
Select the contacts you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
3.
When prompted, tap OK.
4.
To delete a single contact, on the All tab, press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) who you want to delete and select Delete contact from the menu.

Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the All tab, press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose
2.
contact information you want to send, and then tap Send contact as vCard.
Select the type of information you want to send, and then tap Send.
3.
Enter the recipient’s number or email address, and then tap Send.
4.
You cannot send a vCard using SMS.
You can also send a vCard via Bluetooth. To learn how to send files through Bluetooth, see the Bluetooth chapter.

Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the All tab, tap [Your name] My contact card.
2.
Press MENU, and then tap Send my contact info.
3.
Select the type of information you want to send, and then tap Send.
4.
Enter the recipient’s number or email address, and then tap Send.
5.
You cannot send a vCard using SMS.
You can also send your contact vCard via Bluetooth. To learn how to send files through Bluetooth, see the Bluetooth chapter.
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Contact groups

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

Creating a group and adding contacts

1.
Press HOME , and then tap > People.
2.
On the Groups tab, at the top of the screen, tap Add group.
3.
Enter a name for the group, and then tap Add contact to group.
4.
Select the contacts you want to add to the group, and then tap Save.
If your contacts list is long, you can use the search bar to search for contacts quickly, or tap to hide the onscreen keyboard and scroll through the list.
Tap to add a group from photo.
6.
Tap Save.
7.

Deleting a group

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the Groups tab, press and hold the group you want to delete, and then tap Delete
2.
group.
You can only delete groups that you have created.

Adding or removing contacts from a group

Press HOME , and then tap > People.
1.
On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group.
2.
You can:
3.
Tap the group name to change the name. You can only change the name for groups
that you have created.
Tap the icon to the left of the group name to change or remove the group photo.
To add contacts to the group, tap Add contact to group, select the contacts you want
to add, and then tap Save.
To remove a contact from the group, tap
then tap Save.
at the right side of the contact name, and

Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group

1.
Press HOME , and then tap > People.
2.
On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send an SMS/MMS message or email to.
3.
Go to the Group action tab, and then do one of the following:
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Tap Send group message
to send an SMS/MMS message to the group. For informationFor information
about composing and sending messages, see the Messages chapter.
You will be charged by your mobile provider for each message sent. For example, if you send a
message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages.
Tapap Send group mail to send an email to the group. For information on composing and
sending email, see the Email chapter.
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Contact information and conversations

When you tap a contact on the People screen, the contact details screen opens, showing you the information stored for that contact, exchanged messages and phone calls with that contact, Facebook notifications, and more.
The contact details screen has the following tabs:
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Details tab
Shows the information you have stored for the contact, and allows you to get in touch with the contact directly by tapping any of the displayed methods. For example, if the contact has a stored work phone number, tap Call Work to call that number. You can also add one of the contact’s phone numbers as a speed dial number. For information, see “To add a contact to speed dial” in this chapter.
2 Messages tab
Shows your exchanged SMS messages with the contact. Tap a message to view it. To send a new message, tap New message. For more information about messages, see the Messages chapter.
3 Mail tab
Shows email messages you have received from the contact. Tap an email message to view it. To send a new email message, tap New mail. For more information about email, see the Email chapter.
4 Updates and events tab
Shows the contact’s Facebook status, updates, and events, and shows when he or she uploads new photos to Flickr. When there is a notification of the contact’s birthday, you can tap the notification to call the contact directly or send a message greeting. You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to see the updates and events. If you are not logged in, tap Link to Facebook.
5 Photos tab
Shows the contact’s Facebook and Flickr photo albums. Tap an album to look at the photos in the album. You need to be logged in to your Facebook and Flickr accounts to see the photo albums. If you are not logged in, tap Link to Facebook and/or Link to Flickr.
6 Call history tab
Lists all your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls to and from the contact. Tap a list item to call the contact using the displayed number.

People widget

Put the group of people you contact most right on the Home screen of your phone by adding them as the People widget. Using the People widget, you can instantly place a call, send a message, or view details of a favorite contact with a single tap.

Adding the People widget

Slide your finger left or right on the Home screen to find the People widget. If you do not find the People widget on the Home screen, follow this procedure to add the widget to the Home screen.
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1.
Press HOME
2.
Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.
3.
Select the group you want to add as a widget.
4.
Drag the widget to a blank space on a Home screen, and then release.
, and then tap > Widget > People.

Setting the default communication method

Press HOME , and then go to the People widget.
1.
Tap a contact on the widget.
2.
On the Select default action screen, tap the communication method you want for the
3.
contact.

Changing the default communication method

Tap the contact’s name (not the photo) on the widget.
1.
Press MENU and then tap More > Set widget action.
2.
On the Select default action screen, tap the new communication method you want for the
3.
contact.

Getting in touch with a contact

Press HOME , and then go to the People widget.
1.
Tap a contact (photo not the name) on the widget. The default communication method
2.
will be performed.
Tap the name of the contact to open the contact details screen for that contact.
If you have not set a default communication method, the Select default action screen will open. See “Setting the default communication method” in this chapter for details.

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard

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

Using the landscape onscreen keyboard

When entering text, you can choose to use the landscape orientation of the onscreen keyboard. Turn the phone sideways to use a larger keyboard that lets you type easily using two thumbs.
The Orientation check box in HOME > MENU > Settings > Sound & display needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change.
The landscape orientation keyboard is not supported in all applications.

Changing the onscreen keyboard layout

You can choose from three different keyboard layouts to suit your typing style. To change the keyboard layout, do the following:
1.
On the onscreen keyboard, press and hold
Tap Keyboard types, and then select the keyboard layout that you want to use. Choose
2.
from the following:
QWERTY. This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard. This is the default
keyboard layout.
Phone Keypad. This layout resembles the traditional mobile phone keypad.
Compact QWERTY. This layout features two letters on each key. The key size is slightly
bigger than on the Full QWERTY layout.
.

Entering text

Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard:
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Press and hold keys with gray characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or accented
letters. The gray character displayed on the key is the character that will be inserted when you
press and hold that key. Some keys have multiple characters or accents associated with them.
This is the Shift key. Tap to enter an uppercase letter. The next letter you type will be uppercase.
Tap twice to turn on caps lock.
Tap to switch to the numeric and symbol keyboard.
This is the Enter key. Tap to create a new line.
This is the Backspace key. Tap to delete the previous character.
Tap to hide the onscreen keyboard.
Tap to activate voice input. When prompted, speak clearly into the microphone to enter you text onscreen. Press and hold to open the Touch Input settings menu to change the keyboard type, enable or
disable predictive mode in the QWERTY keyboard, and adjust other input settings.
Tap to toggle between Multitap and XT9 predictive modes when using the Compact QWERTY or
Phone keypad layout. For more information, see “Entering words with predictive text” below.

Entering words with predictive text

The onscreen keyboard has predictive text to help you type quickly and accurately. Predictive text input is enabled by default, and word suggestions are displayed as you type.
To enter a word in predictive mode, do any of the following:
If you see the word you want highlighted in green or orange, you can simply tap the space
bar to insert the word into your text.
If you see the word you want shown in the suggestions before you have finished typing
the entire word, tap the word to insert it into your text.
If an arrow is shown to the right of the suggestion list, tap the arrow to see more
suggestions.
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Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary
Your phone comes with a list of words that it references for predictive text suggestions. Sometimes you may need to add a word to the predictive text dictionary, for example a name or a specialized technical word.
While entering text using the QWERTY keyboard layout, if you tap any word on the suggestion list, it is automatically added to the predictive text dictionary if it was not in the dictionary already.
You can also add a word to the list manually:
On the onscreen keyboard, press and hold
1.
Tap User Dictionary.
2.
Tap Add new.
3.
Enter the word to add, and then tap OK.
4.
Editing or deleting a word in the user dictionary
You can edit or remove words that you previously added to the predictive text dictionary.
On the onscreen keyboard, press and hold
1.
Tap User Dictionary.
2.
To edit a word, tap the word itself.
To delete a word, tap the X icon to the right of the word.

Entering text with voice input

You can use the phone’s microphone to input text vocally.
On the onscreen keyboard, press
1.
When prompted, say what you want written clearly into the microhone.
2.
.
.
.

Adjusting touch input settings

Open the Touch Input settings by doing one of the following:
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On any of the keyboard layouts, press and hold
On the Home screen, press MENU and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Touch Input.

Touch Input settings

Keyboard types
Tap to select the keyboard layout to use. You can choose from QWERTY, Phone Keypad, or Compact QWERTY.
Keyboard language
Tap to select the language layout of the keyboard.

Text input

Tap to set text input options when entering text, calibrate the keyboard, and set a sound and/or vibration feedback whenever you tap a key. See “Text input” below for details.
Tutorial
Learn how to use the onscreen keyboard with this interactive tutorial.
User Dictionary
Add, edit or remove words in the predictive text dictionary. See “Entering words with predictive text” in this chapter for more information.
to open the Touch Input settings.
Text input
QWERTY
Prediction
Select to enable the word prediction feature which provides a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys.
Spell correction
Select to correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys.
Phone keypad & compact QWERTY
Spell correction
Select to correct typographical errors by selecting from a list of possible words that reflect the characters of the keys you have tapped as well as characters of nearby keys.
Word completion
When using the Compact QWERTY or Phone keypad, lets you select from a list of possible combinations based on the characters that appear on the keys that you tapped.
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Other settings
Sound feedback
Select to hear a clicking sound whenever you tap a key on the keyboard.
Vibrate when typing
Select to enable vibration feedback whenever you tap a key on the keyboard.
Finger touch precision
Calibration tool
Tap to re-calibrate the keyboard touch accuracy. Re-calibrate the keyboard if you feel that the keyboard keys are not responding accurately to your taps.
Reset calibration
Tap to reset the calibration back to factory default.

Messages

About Messages

Messages lets you compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other
mobile phones.
To open your message inbox, press HOME
If the list of messages does not fit on the screen, you can scroll down to view more messages by swiping your finger on the screen or the optical joystick.
1
2
1 Bold text indicates unread messages in the thread. 2 Tap to open the message or message thread and read the text or view the
picture message.

Sending text and multimedia messages

Send short text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile phones. If you exceed the limit on the number of characters for a single text message, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message. These are called concatenated messages.
, and then tap > Messages.
Multimedia messages can contain text and a picture, a recorded voice, an audio or video file, a picture slideshow, contact card (vCard), or appointment (vCalendar).
The Messages application automatically converts a text message into a multimedia message when you enter an email address in the To field, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message.
Sending a text message
1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Messages.
2.
On the All messages screen, tap New message. The Compose screen opens.
3.
Fill in one or more recipients. You can:
Enter phone numbers directly in the To field. If you’re sending the message to several phone numbers, separate the phone numbers with a comma. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that number or address directly.
Tap the to send the message. You can also select contact groups as recipients. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap Done.
icon, and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want
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4.
Tap the text box that contains the text “Tap to compose”, and then start composing your message.
5.
When done, tap Send to send the text message.
To receive delivery reports and know when a text message is received, in the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings. In the SMS settings section, select the Delivery reports check box.
Sending a multimedia (MMS) message
1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Messages.
2.
On the All messages screen, tap New message. The Compose screen opens.
3.
Fill in one or more recipients. You can:
Enter phone numbers or email addresses directly in the To field. If you’re sending the message to several recipients, separate the phone numbers or email addresses with a comma. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers or addresses from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that number or address directly.
Tap the You can also select contact groups as recipients. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap Done.
You can add a subject line by pressing MENU and then tapping Add subject.
4.
Tap the text box that contains the text “Tap to compose”, and then start composing your message.
icon, and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message.
Tap to enter the message by speaking into the microphone.
5.
Press MENU and then tap Attach.
6.
On the Attach window, select from the following file attachments:
Picture. Select Camera to take a photo and attach it, or Pictures to attach a photo from your storage card.
Video. Select Camcorder to capture a video and attach it, or Videos to attach a video from your storage card.
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Audio. Select Voice Recorder to make a voice recording and attach it, or Music &
sounds to attach a music file or voice recording from your storage card.
Location. You can attach location information. Send your current location (requires GPS
to be turned on), a location stored in Footprints, or a location you pick on a map. For more information about GPS, maps, and Footprints, see the Maps and location chapter.
Contact (vCard). Select a contact from your phone, and then select which contact
information you want to attach.
Appointment (vCalendar). Select the calendar event you want to attach.
Slideshow. Opens the Edit slideshow screen. Tap Add slide to create a new slide. Tap
the created slide (for example, Slide 1), tap Insert picture, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide. You can also navigate to the text box and enter a caption for the picture. When finished, tap Done to attach the slideshow to your message.
When editing multiple slides, tap to edit the next slide or tap to return to the previous slide.
While editing the slideshow, press MENU to let you preview the slideshow, add music or video to
a slide, remove a slide, and more.
7. When you have finished composing the multimedia message, tap Send.
To receive delivery reports and know when a picture message is received, in the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. Select the Delivery reports check box in the MMS settings section.
Saving and resuming a draft message
While composing a text or multimedia message, press BACK to automatically save your message as a draft. To resume composing the message:
On the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Drafts.
1.
Tap the message to resume editing it.
2.
When you finish editing the message, tap Send.
3.
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New message notifications

Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see “Setting text and multimedia message options” later in this chapter.
A new message icon also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon (if shown on the Home screen) also displays the number of new messages .
To open the message, press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages see “Managing message conversations” in this chapter.

WAP push messages

WAP push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested, for example a ringtone.
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When you receive a WAP push message, a notification icon
Opening the link contained in a WAP push message
Press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications
1.
panel.
Tap the new message.
2.
Tap Visit website.
3.
Viewing all your WAP push messages
Press HOME , and then tap > Messages.
1.
Press MENU, and then tap Push messages.
2.
is displayed in the status bar.
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Managing message conversations

Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
Reading a text message
Do one of the following:
On the All messages screen, tap the text message or message thread to open and read it.
If you have a new message notification, slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.
To return to the All messages screen from a text message thread, press MENU and then tap All messages.
To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, press and hold the message to open the options menu, and then tap View message details.
If a message contains a link to a web page, tap the message and then tap the link to open it in the web browser.
If a message contains a phone number, tap the message and then tap the phone number to dial the
number or add it to your contacts.
Viewing a multimedia message
1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Messages.
2.
On the All messages screen, tap a multimedia message or message thread to open it.
3.
Tap the attachment to open it. If the attachment is a vCard contact, it is imported to your Phone contacts list. For information about contacts, see the People chapter. If the attachment is a vCalendar file, you can choose the calendar where you want to save the event. For information on using Calendar, see the Calendar chapter.
4.
To save the attachment to the storage card, press and hold the sender’s name or number, and then tap Save [attachment type] on the options menu.
When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, tap the Download button at the right side of the message. For details, see “Setting text and multimedia message options” later in this chapter.
If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size
before you download it.
Replying to a text or multimedia message
Press HOME , and then tap > Messages.
1.
On the All messages screen, tap a text or multimedia message thread to open it.
2.
Tap the text box at the bottom of the screen, enter your reply message, and then tap
3.
Send.
To reply to a text message with a multimedia message, open the text message, press MENU and then tap More > Add subject, or Attach. The text message is automatically converted into a multimedia message.

Protecting a message from deletion

You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation.
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1.
Press HOME
2.
On the All messages screen, tap a message thread.
3.
Press and hold the message that you want to lock
4.
Tap Lock message on the options menu.
A lock icon
, and then tap > Messages.
is displayed at the right hand side of the message.

Deleting a message thread

Press HOME , and then tap > Messages.
1.
On the All messages screen, tap the message thread that you want to delete.
2.
Press MENU, and then tap Delete.
3.
When prompted to confirm, tap OK.
4.
Any locked messages in the thread will not be deleted unless you select the Delete locked messages check box.

Deleting several message threads

Press HOME , and then tap > Messages.
1.
On the All messages screen, press MENU, and then tap Delete.
2.
Select the message threads you want to delete.
3.
Tap Delete. Any locked messages will not be deleted.
4.

Deleting a single message

While viewing a message thread, press and hold the message that you want to delete.
1.
If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then press and
2.
hold the message to display the options menu again.
Tap Delete message on the options menu.
3.
When prompted to confirm, tap OK.
4.

Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact

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

Press HOME , and then tap > Messages. On the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings to set the text or multimedia message options. You can set the following:
SMS settings
Delivery reports
Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message.
Priority setting
Set the message priority of SMS messages sent
Send callback number
Enable your phone to include a number with the text message to allow the recipient to call you back by pressing the SEND button.
Callback number
Set the callback number.
MMS settings
Delivery reports
Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message.
Auto-retrieve
Select this option to automatically retrieve all your MMS messages completely. When selected, the MMS message header plus the message body and attachments will automatically download to your phone. If you clear this check box, only the MMS message header will be retrieved and shown in your All messages screen.
Priority setting
Set the message priority of MMS messages sent.
Maximum message size
Set the maximum file size of an MMS message. The MMS message will not be sent out if it exceeds the file size set here.
Received messages
Received notification
Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a new text or multimedia message arrives.
Play notification sound
If you want the phone to ring when a new message arrives, select this option.
Notification sound
Select a ringtone that is specific to new text and multimedia messages. Note that the ringtone briefly plays when selected.
Vibrate
Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message
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Sent messages
Sent notification
Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a message is sent successfully.
Failure notification
Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when a message is not sent successfully.
Play notification sound
If you want the phone to ring when a sent or failure notification is received, select this option.
Notification sound
Select a ringtone that is specific to sent or failure notifications. Note that the ringtone briefly plays when selected.
Vibrate
Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or multimedia message arrives.

Adding the Messages widget

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

Accounts and sync

Synchronizing with online accounts

Your phone can sync information and receive updates from your Google™ and Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® accounts as well as popular online services such as Facebook®, Twitter™, and Flickr ™.
These are some of the types of information you can sync:
Gmail™/Google Mail and Exchange ActiveSync email.
Google and Exchange ActiveSync contacts, as well as your Facebook friends’ contact information. For information on contacts, see the People chapter.
Calendar events from your primary Google Account and from Exchange ActiveSync. For information on using Calendar, see the Calendar chapter.
Status updates and links shared by your friends and yourself on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. For details, see the Social chapter.
Flickr and Facebook photo uploads. For information on viewing photos, see the Photos chapter.

Adding a social network account

You can sync with your accounts on popular online services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.
Press HOME
1.
Tap Add account, and then tap the account type you want to add.
2.
Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the account information.
3.
When you have finished, the account is added to the list on the Accounts & sync screen. Depending on how you configured the account, the new information may start synchronizing with your phone.
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Synchronizing with a Google Account

Signing in to your Google Account lets you synchronize Gmail/Google Mail and your Google contacts and calendars between your phone and the web. You also need to sign in to a Google Account to use Google applications such as Google Talk™ and Android Market.
You can add more than one Google Account on your phone. However, subsequent Google Accounts can only synchronize Gmail/Google Mail and contacts. Other Google services use the first Google Account you added.
1.
Press HOME
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
Tap Add account > Google.
2.
Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to an account or create a new account.
3.

Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account

You can only add one Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone. You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later.
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1.
Press HOME
2.
Tap Add account > Exchange ActiveSync.
3.
Enter the Exchange ActiveSync account details, and then tap Next.
Your corporate Exchange Server must support auto-detect for the phone to automatically set up the Exchange ActiveSync account. If your corporate Exchange Server does not support auto-detect, you will need to enter your Exchange Server settings after you tap Next. Ask your Exchange Server administrator for details.
4.
Select the types of information you want to synchronize, and then tap Finish setup.

Managing your accounts

Changing general sync settings
1.
Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2.
Select or clear the following:
Background data. If this is selected, applications can send and receive online account information even if you are not currently using them.
Auto-sync. If this is selected, applications can use the sync schedule defined in the account settings. If this is cleared, you will need to sync accounts manually. For instructions on doing this, see “Synchronizing an account manually” below.
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
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.
Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2.
Tap the account that you want to edit.
3.
Edit the account settings.
Synchronizing an account manually
1.
Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2.
Tap the account that you want to sync.
3.
Tap Sync now.
Removing an account
You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from your phone, for example messages, contacts, or settings. Removing an account does not delete information from the online service itself.
You cannot remove some accounts, such the first Google Account you signed into on the phone, except by deleting all personal information from your phone with a hard reset. For instructions on doing this, see “Performing a hard/factory reset” in the Backup, update and reset chapter.
1.
Press HOME > MENU, 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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Using HTC Sync

Are you using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express on your computer? You can use HTC Sync to synchronize your Outlook contacts and calendar or your Outlook Express contacts
with your phone. Before you do a factory reset or a software (ROM) upgrade of your phone, you can also use HTC Sync to back up and sync this information from your phone back to your computer.
Here’s what you’ll need to do to install, set up, and use HTC Sync on your computer:
1.
Download and install HTC Sync from the HTC support website. See “Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade” for details.
2.
Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable and set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone. Follow the steps in “Setting Up HTC Sync to recognize your phone”.
3.
Choose what information to sync between your computer and your phone and how you want to sync them.
To easily set up synchronization using HTC Sync’s guided wizard, follow the steps in “Setting up synchronization”.
To choose from more sync options, see “Setting up more sync options”.
4.
Sync your computer with your phone automatically or manually. See “Synchronizing your phone” for details.
Here’s more you can do with HTC Sync:
If you have third-party applications on your computer (not from Android Market), you can use HTC Sync to install them from your computer to your phone. For more information, see “Installing apps from your computer to your phone”.
Repair contacts and/or calendar data, only if needed.

Installing HTC Sync

HTC Sync requires USB 2.0 on your computer to connect and sync with your phone. To see a complete list of the computer and software requirements, you can check them in the HTC Sync software download page on the HTC support website:
http://www.htc.com/www/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=847&news_id=471 For trouble-free installation, first quit all running programs and temporarily exit from your anti-virus
program before you start installing HTC Sync.
1.
Download HTC Sync from the HTC support website. See “Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade” for details.
2.
Run “HTC Sync.exe” to install it to your PC.
3.
From your PC, launch HTC Sync, and use the USB cable to connect your phone to the PC (if the phone is not connected to the PC there will be a sync failure).
4.
On your phone, check Notifications on the status bar for the icon to confirm if HTC Sync recognizes the phone.
5.
The first time you synchronize the phone, the Synchronization Settings Wizard will start automatically to help you set up HTC Sync. (If the Synchronization Settings Wizard does not start, click Synchronize Now on the HTC Sync screen.)
6.
On your PC, follow the instructions to finish the wizard.on the HTC Sync screen.

Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone

After installing, set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone.
1.
Connect your phone to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Or, if your phone is already connected, press and hold the status bar and drag your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the status that shows “Select to change USB connection type“.
2.
On the Connect to PC screen in your phone., tap HTC Sync and then tap Done.
3.
Your phone attempts to find HTC Sync on your computer. Wait for a few seconds for the process to finish.
If your phone displays a message indicating that it’s unable to find HTC Sync, try disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable, and then repeat step 2.
4.
When your phone finds HTC Sync, your computer will display the Phone Connection Wizard. Click Next.
5.
Enter the name you want for your phone, and then click Finish.
6.
Check the HTC Sync icon at the bottom-right side of your computer screen. If it appears green in color, that means your phone has successfully connected with your computer and HTC Sync recognizes your phone.
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Setting up synchronization

You can set up HTC Sync to synchronize your computer’s Outlook contacts and calendar events with your phone. If you’re using Outlook Express on your computer, you can only sync contacts with your phone.
Before you begin setting up synchronization, make sure you have set up HTC Sync to recognize your phone. If you have not yet done so, follow the steps in “Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone”.
1.
On your computer, check and make sure the HTC Sync icon at the bottom-right side of the screen appears in green which means that your phone is connected to HTC Sync.
2.
Double-click the green HTC Sync icon on your computer to open HTC Sync.
3.
Click Synchronize Now. (You can also click Sync Manager > Settings.)
4.
In the Synchronization Settings Wizard, click Next.
5.
In the next few dialog boxes, choose whether to sync Outlook or Outlook Express, select the type of information to sync (contacts and/or calendar), and choose to sync them automatically or manually with your phone.
6.
Click Finish. HTC Sync then starts to sync your phone and your computer. Wait for the synchronization to finish.
7.
A summary report is then displayed. Click Close.
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Setting up more sync options

HTC Sync gives you the flexibility to set many options, such as setting a sync schedule, choosing how to resolve conflicts when the same items are found on both the phone and the computer, and more.
1.
On your computer, check and make sure the HTC Sync icon the screen appears in green which means that your phone is connected to HTC Sync.
2.
If HTC Sync is not open, double-click the green HTC Sync icon to open it.
3.
Click Sync Manager > Settings.
4.
In the Synchronization Settings Wizard dialog box, click Manual settings.
5.
From the left side of the Sync Manager Settings dialog box, click the type of setting you want to change, and then choose from the available options on the right. Settings that can be changed include the following:
Contacts or Calendar folder to sync with
Change this only if you have personal folders created in your Outlook and you need to sync with a personal folder. Click Contacts or Calendar on the left side of the dialog box, click the Properties button, and then choose the personal folder to sync with.
Calendar events to sync with
Choose the number of days of calendar events to sync. Click Calendar on the left side of the dialog box, click Properties, and then set the days under Date range.
Conflict policy
In cases when the same contacts and/or calendar items exist in both your phone and your computer, choose whose data you want to keep when a conflict occurs.
at the bottom-right side of
When to sync
Click Automatic sync on the left side of the dialog box. Then choose whether to sync manually, auto sync everytime you connect your phone to your computer, or sync at a set schedule.
Click Apply to save the sync options you’ve selected, and then click OK.
6.

Synchronizing your phone

After you’ve installed and set up HTC Sync, you can sync your phone with your computer.
Synchronizing your phone with your computer automatically
Do the following first to make sure your phone will sync automatically with your computer:
1.
Press HOME
Make sure the USB debugging check box is selected.
2.
Whenever you connect your phone to your computer, synchronization starts automatically. Wait for the sync process to finish.
> MENU, and then tap Settings > Applications > Development.
Synchronizing your phone with your computer manually
Connect your phone to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Or, if your phone is
1.
already connected, press and hold the status bar and drag your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the status that shows “Select to change USB connection type“.
On the Connect to PC screen in your phone., tap HTC Sync and then tap Done.
2.
On your computer, check and make sure that the HTC Sync icon at the bottom-right side
3.
of the screen appears in green which means that your phone is connected to HTC Sync.
On your phone, tap Sync now.
4.

Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade

Visit the HTC support website (www.htc.com/support) from time to time to check for the most recent HTC Sync upgrade so you can download and install it on your computer.
After installing the latest upgrade, set up HTC Sync again to recognize and sync with your phone. Follow the steps in “Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone” and “Setting up synchronization”.
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Installing apps from your computer to your phone

If you have applications (.apk files) on your computer, you can use HTC Sync to install them to your phone. We strongly recommend you install only applications that you trust.
On your phone, press HOME
1.
Unknown sources check box to allow applications from your computer to be installed to
your phone.
You only have to do this step once. You do not need to do this step again next time you install another application from your computer to your phone.
Connect your phone to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Or, if your phone is
2.
already connected, press and hold the status bar and drag your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the status that shows “Select to change USB connection type“.
On the Connect to PC screen in your phone., tap HTC Sync and then tap Done.
3.
On your computer, double-click the green HTC Sync icon
4.
In HTC Sync, click Application Installer.
5.
In the Application Installer file types dialog box, make sure that the Android OS installer
6.
file (apk) check box is selected and then click OK.
This dialog box only appears the first time you use the Application Installer.
> MENU, tap Settings > Applications, and then select the
to open HTC Sync.
Click Next.
7.
Click Browse, locate the application (.apk) on your computer, and then click Open.
8.
After selecting the application, click Next.
9.
Click Finish. Check your phone’s screen to see if there are additional instructions to
10.
complete the installation.

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application

Facebook for HTC Sense

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

Facebook for Android application

The Facebook application on your phone lets you keep up and stay close with your friends in Facebook. It offers most of the features that you are familiar with when using Facebook on your computer.
If you have more than one Facebook account, you can sign in to the Facebook application using your other Facebook account.
Using the Facebook application
Press HOME , and then tap > Facebook.
1.
If this is your first time to use Facebook, follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to your
2.
Facebook account.
On the News Feed screen, press MENU, and then tap Home to access the other functions.
3.
While on the Facebook home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings to set refresh and notification options.
On some Facebook screens, you can press and hold an item to open an options menu.
With the Facebook application, you can:
Share your thoughts and check other people’s status updates.
View your friends list and write on someone’s wall.
Comment on a friend’s post.
View someone’s personal information, including photo albums.
Check your Facebook notifications.
Take a photo and upload it straight to your Facebook account.
Adding the Facebook widget
Add the Facebook widget to the Home screen to let you quickly share your thoughts and view your friends’ status updates.
The widget will only link to the Facebook account that you logged into on the Facebook application.
Press HOME , and then tap > Widget > Facebook.
1.
Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.
2.
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Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.
3.

Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application

Facebook for HTC Sense is not a standalone application. It is integrated into People,
Friend Stream, and Photos to give you up-to-date information about your Facebook contacts (their status updates and new photos) in these applications.
The Facebook for Android application is a standalone application. Use this application to
do most of the things that you would do when you’re using your computer’s web browser to access your Facebook account, such as adding a friend and adding captions to photos you upload.
The two do not share the same login credentials. Signing in to Facebook for HTC Sense
does not sign you in to the Facebook application and vice versa. If you want to use the same Facebook account for both, you’ll have to sign in to both using the same login credentials.
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Twittering on your phone

Peep is a Twitter™ client that lets you enjoy “twittering’’ on your phone. Send out tweets, read
and receive tweets from people, search for new Twitter users to follow, all from your phone.
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2.
3.

Peep screen

Press HOME
, and then tap > Peep.
If you did not sign in to your Twitter account when you first turned on the phone, follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to your Twitter account.
Peep opens in the All Tweets tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the tab you want.
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1 Tap to view the Twitter user’s profile. This also shows you all tweets from this Twitter user. 2 Tap to enter a tweet to send out. 3 Press and hold to open the options menu to let you reply, send a direct message, retweet, add to
favorite, and view the profile. 4 Shows all the tweets from people you follow and tweets that you have sent out. 5 Shows all tweets that mentions your username using the “@[your username]” convention. 6 Shows all private/direct messages that you have received or sent out. 7 Shows tweets that were marked as favorites.

Sending a tweet

1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Peep.
2.
On the All Tweets tab, tap the text field with the words “What’s happening?”.
3.
Enter your tweet, and then tap Update. Before tapping Update, you can:
Tap add the link to the picture into the tweet.
Tap your location name, or insert your position coordinates.
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to post a picture from Photos or Camera to your default photo hosting site and
to insert your location into the tweet. You can choose to add a map link, insert

Searching for Twitter users to follow

1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Peep.
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While on the Peep screen, press the SEARCH
3.
Tap the text field with the words “Search Twitter”, enter the search criteria, and then tap .
4.
On the Search result screen, scroll through the list, and then tap the twitter user you want to follow.
The search results will also list down tweets that contain the search word.
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Press MENU, and then tap Follow.
Unfollowing a Twitter user
1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Peep.
2.
On the All Tweets tab, tap Twitter user you want to stop following.
3.
Press MENU, and then tap Unfollow.

Sending a direct message

You can only send a direct message to someone who is following you.
1.
Press HOME
2.
Press MENU, and then tap New message.
, and then tap > Peep.
button.
You can also send a direct message from the All Tweets or Direct Message tab. On the All Tweets or Direct Message tab, press and hold the person you want to send the direct message to, and then tap Send direct message on the options menu.
3.
Tap the To field, and then enter the name. As you enter characters, the names of the Twitter users that match the characters you enter will appear. Tap the name when you see it.
4.
Enter your message, and then tap Update.

Setting Peep options

1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Peep.
2.
Press MENU, and then tap More > Settings. You can set these options:
Account settings
Sign out of your Twitter account.
General settings
Choose whether to show the screen name or the real name of the people you follow.
Send & receive
Set the frequency to check for new tweets and set the number of tweets to download.
Services
Set your photo hosting site, photo quality, location options, and URL shortening host.
Notification settings
Select when to be notified and how you want to be notified.
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Adding the Twitter widget

Add the Twitter widget to let you send and follow your tweets right on the Home screen.
1.
Press HOME
Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.
2.
Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.
3.
, and then tap > Widget > Twitter.

Using Friend Stream

Streamline your social network accounts through Friend Stream. Update your status simultaneously, view status updates, and look through photo updates from your Facebook, Twitter, and other social network accounts using Friend Stream.
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1.
Press HOME
If you are not signed in to a social network account, press MENU, tap Settings > Accounts
2.
& sync, and then tap the account you want to sign in to.
Friend Stream opens in the All Updates tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to
3.
the tab you want.

Friend Stream screen

Only updates from accounts that you are signed in to will be shown. You can filter the updates that show in Friend Stream by pressing MENU, and then tapping Settings > Show updates.
, and then tap > Friend Stream.
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1 Depending on the type, tap to open Peep, post a Facebook comment, look at the Flickr album, or
open the link in the web browser. 2 Tap to enter and send a status update. 3 Shows all the messages from the social network accounts that you are signed in to. 4 Shows only status updates from Facebook and Twitter. 5 Shows only photo updates from Facebook and Flickr. 6 Shows only links posted on Facebook.
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Updating your status

Press HOME , and then tap > Friend Stream.
1.
On the All Updates tab, tap the text field with the words “What’s on your mind?”.
2.
Tap
3.
status update to be posted. Tap Done.
Only the accounts that you are signed in to will be shown on the dialog box.
Enter your status update, and then tap Share.
4.
, and then on the Update Status dialog box, select which accounts you want the

Adding the Friend Stream widget

Add the Friend Stream widget so you can update your status simultaneously and view status updates from your social network accounts right on the Home screen.
Press HOME
1.
Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.
2.
Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.
3.
, and then tap > Widget > Friend Stream.

Chatting in Google Talk

Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other
people that also use Google Talk.

Signing in to Google Talk

If you signed in to your Google Account when you first set up the phone, you are already signed in to Google Talk.
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Press HOME
1.
Enter your Google Account username and password, and then tap Sign in.
2.
When you are signed in to Google Talk, your online status in Google Talk will also appear in other Google Apps such as Gmail/Google Mail and Google Maps.
Signing out of Google Talk
If you are not going to use Google Talk for an extended period of time, we recommend that you sign out of Google Talk to save battery power.
Press HOME
1.
In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap More > Sign out.
2.

Chatting with friends

Starting a chat
Press HOME , and then tap > Talk.
1.
Tap a friend in the Friends list.
2.
Chat with your friend by entering text in the text box at the bottom of the screen.
3.
To insert a smiley, press MENU, and then tap More > Insert smiley. Tap a smiley to insert it into your message.
, and then tap > Talk > Next > Sign in.
, and then tap > Talk.
After entering your message, tap Send.
4.
Accepting an invitation to chat
When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you receive a notification. Their entry in the Friends list turns white and displays the message.
Do one of the following:
In the Friends list, tap the friend who sent you the invitation to chat.
Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the chat notification. See “Opening the
Notifications panel” in the Basic chapter to learn how to open the Notifications panel.
Returning to the Friends list
While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Friends list.
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Switching between active chats
You can switch between chats if you have more than one chat going.
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While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Switch chats.
2.
On the screen that opens, tap the friend you want to chat with.
Inviting a friend to join a group chat
1.
While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Add to chat.
2.
Tap the friend you want to invite. The friend you invited and the current participants receive an invitation to a group chat. Each one who accepts the invitation joins the group chat.
Chatting on or off the record
Your Google Talk messages are stored, so you can review them later and even search for them in the Chats folder in Gmail/Google Mail. But, if you’d rather not store the messages in a chat, you can go off the record.
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On a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Chat off record.
2.
To resume saving the messages in the chat, press MENU, and then tap Chat on record.
Ending a chat
Do one of the following:
In the Friends list, press and hold the friend you want to stop chatting with, and then in the menu that opens, tap End chat.
While on a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap End chat.

Changing your online status and picture

Changing your online status
1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Talk.
2.
In the Friends list, tap the online status icon ( status you want on the options menu.
In addition to the standard status settings described in the table, you can also select a message that you’ve entered previously. Or tap Clear custom messages to erase them and start over.
Your status and any message appear in your contact’s Friends lists and in other locations where your status or status message are displayed.
Changing your status message
1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Talk.
) beside your name, and then select the
2.
In the Friends list, tap the text box to the left of your online status icon, and then enter your status message.
3.
On the onscreen keyboard, tap
.
Changing your picture
Press HOME , and then tap > Talk.
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In the Friends list, tap the picture to the left of your status message.
2.
In the Select an album screen, tap the album where the picture you want to use is located.
3.
Tap the picture you want to use.
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Drag the green box to select the portion of the picture to crop, and then tap Save.
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Managing your Friends list

Adding a friend
You can invite anyone with a Google Account to become your friend in Google Talk, so you can chat with each other and view each others’ online status.
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Press HOME
1.
In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap Add friend.
2.
Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Google email address of the friend you
3.
want to add.
, and then tap > Talk.
Accepting an invitation to become a friend
When a contact invites you to become a friend in Google Talk, you receive a notification in the Status bar and the invitation appears in your Friends list.
Press HOME
1.
In the Friends list, tap Chat invitation.
2.
Do one of the following:
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Tap Accept in the menu that opens to accept the invitation.
Tap Cancel if you don’t want to chat with and share your Google Talk status with the
sender.
, and then tap > Talk.
Viewing the list of pending invitations to friends
Press HOME , and then tap > Talk.
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In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap Invites. All the friends to whom you’ve
2.
extended invitations to become friends on Google Talk appear in the list until they accept or cancel your invitation.
Tap a pending invitation, and then tap Accept or Decline.
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Viewing all friends or only those most popular with you
By default, only the friends that you frequently chat with — the most popular — are shown in the Friends list. But you can view all friends instead.
1.
Press HOME
In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap All friends. To switch back to just the friends
2.
with whom you chat most frequently, tap Most popular in the menu.
, and then tap > Talk.
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Making a friend popular
1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Talk.
2.
In the Friends list, press and hold a friend’s name.
If you cannot see the friend, press MENU, and then tap All friends.
3.
In the options menu, tap Always show friend.
Blocking a friend
You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked, your friend is also removed from your Friends list.
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Press HOME
2.
In the Friends list, press and hold the friend’s name you want to block.
If you cannot see the friend, press MENU, and then tap All friends.
3.
In the options menu, tap Block friend. Your friend is removed from your friends list and is
, and then tap > Talk.
added to the blocked friends list.
To unblock a friend, in the Friends list, press MENU and then tap Blocked. In the Blocked friends list, tap the name of the friend you want to unblock, and then tap OK when prompted.

Changing Google Talk settings

Setting notifications for new Google Talk messages
You can set the phone to play a sound, vibrate, or display a notification icon in the status bar each time you receive a new instant message.
1.
Press HOME
2.
In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap More > Settings.
3.
Select the IM notifications check box to receive a notification ( a new instant message arrives.
, and then tap > Talk.
) in the status bar when
Do one of the following:
4.
Tap Select ringtone to select the ringtone to use when a new instant message arrives.
The ringtone briefly plays when selected. If you don’t want a ringtone to play when you receive a new Google Talk message, select Silent.
Select the Vibrate check box to vibrate your phone when you receive a new Google
Talk message.
Showing or hiding the mobile indicator to friends
You can check what type of device your friend is using to chat in Google Talk. In the friends list, check the image that appears to the right of your friend’s name.
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Press HOME
1.
In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings.
2.
Select the Mobile indicator option.
3.
, and then tap > Talk.
Indicates that the friend is using an Android phone.
Setting whether you sign into Google Talk automatically
You can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically every time you turn on your phone.
Press HOME
1.
In the Friends list, press MENU, and tap More > Settings.
2.
Select the Automatically sign in check box.
3.
, and then tap > Talk.

Email

Using Gmail/Google Mail

Gmail/Google Mail is Google’s web-based email service. Gmail/Google Mail is configured
when you first set up your phone. Depending on your synchronization settings, Gmail/Google Mail on your phone is automatically synchronized with one or more Gmail/Google Mail accounts on the web. For more information about synchronization, see “Synchronizing with a Google Account” in the Accounts and sync chapter.

Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox

The Inbox conversations list is your default Gmail/Google Mail view. All your received email messages are delivered to your Inbox.
Gmail/Google Mail groups each message you send with all the responses you receive. This conversation list continues to grow as new replies arrive, so you can always see your messages in context. A new message or a change to the subject of a current message will begin a new conversation.
1.
Press HOME
To scroll through the conversation list, swipe your finger up/down on the screen or the
2.
optical joystick.
1 Folder (or Label) and number of unread email messages. 2 Unread messages are displayed in bold. 3 Checked email. Select one or more emails to apply an action.
Note: Batch operations needs to be enabled. 4 Actions for checked email(s). This will not show if there is no item
selected in the inbox.
5 Starred message. Tap to add or remove the star. For more information,
see “Starring a message” in this chapter. 6 Message label. 7 The Google Account you are currently viewing. To view another account,
see “Switching to another Google Account” below.
, and then tap > Gmail/Google Mail.
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Switching to another Google Account
If you have set up more than one Google Account on your phone, you can switch between accounts in Gmail/Google Mail. For more information on setting up Google Accounts, see “Synchronizing with a Google Account” in the Accounts and sync chapter.
1.
While viewing the Inbox, deselect any checked email messages.
2.
Press MENU, and then tap Accounts.
3.
Tap the account to switch to.

Reading your messages

Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ringtone, vibrates, or displays the email message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new email. A new email message icon also appears on the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new email. For more information on email notification settings, refer to “Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings” later in this chapter.
For information on automatic email synchronization, see “Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settings” in this chapter.
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To refresh your inbox manually, press MENU and then tap Refresh.
1. Do one of the following:
When you receive a new email notification, press and hold the status bar, and then slide
your finger down on the screen to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new email to view it.
While in the Inbox, tap the unread email or the conversation with the unread email to
view it.
2. To scroll through the messages in the conversation, swipe your finger up/down on the screen or the optical joystick.
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1 Message subject. 2 Message label. 3 Online status. Appears when the contact is a Google Talk friend and you
are signed in to Google Talk.
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3. To manage the email message or conversation, do any of the following:
Tap Archive to remove the conversation from your Inbox while still keeping it stored in your Google Account.
To display your archived messages, in the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels > All Mail.
Tap Delete to delete the conversation from your Google Account. If you delete the
conversation accidentally, you can tap Undo in the yellow bar at the top of the screen to undelete it.
Tap Older to see the previous conversation in your Inbox.
Press MENU to see more options.
Replying to or forwarding an email message
1.
In the message thread, scroll down to the end of the conversation.
2.
Tap Reply, Reply to all, or Forward.
3. Do one of the following:
If you selected Reply or Reply to all, enter your reply message.
If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients.
4. Tap Send.
Muting a conversation
If you’re part of a long message conversation that isn’t relevant, you can ‘mute’ the conversation to keep all future additions out of your Inbox.
While viewing the message thread, press MENU and then tap More > Mute.
Reporting a conversation as spam
The Gmail/Google Mail webmail service works hard to prevent spam (unwanted and unsolicited “junk” mail) from reaching your Inbox. But when spam makes it through, you can help improve the service by reporting the conversation as spam.
While viewing the message thread, press MENU, and then tap More > Report spam.

Sending a message

Press HOME , and then tap > Gmail/Google Mail.
1.
In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Compose.
2.
Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email
3.
to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma. You can add as many message recipients as you want. As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that address directly.
If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, press MENU and then tap Add Cc/Bcc.
Enter the email subject, and then compose your email.
4.
If you want to add a picture attachment, press MENU and then tap Attach. Navigate to the
5.
picture you want to attach, and then tap the picture.
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2
3 4
1 Recipient. 2 Subject. 3 Attachment. 4 Enter your message here. 5 Tap to remove the attachment.
After composing your message, tap Send.
6.
While composing the message, tap Save as draft or press BACK to save it as a draft. To view your draft email messages, in the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels > Drafts.
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Adding a signature to your messages
You can add a signature to email messages that you send.
In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Settings > Signature.
1.
Enter your signature in the text box, and then tap OK.
2.
You can create a signature consisting of multiple lines of text. At the end of each line of text, tap on the onscreen keyboard to create another line.
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Viewing your sent messages
In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels > Sent.

Managing conversations and messages

Searching for messages
You can search for messages that contain one or more words in their contents or in their addresses, subjects, labels, and so on. When you search for messages, all of the messages in your Gmail/Google Mail account on the web are included (except those labeled Trash or Spam), not just those that you’ve synchronized onto your phone.
In the Inbox, press SEARCH
1.
Enter the word or words to search for.
2.
Tap
3.
A conversation list opens, displaying all of the conversations with messages that contain the words you searched for. The words you searched for are displayed in the title bar. You work with the conversations in this list just as you would with the conversations in your Inbox or any other conversation list.
, or tap the Enter key on the onscreen keyboard.
.
Starring a message
You can star an important message so that you can easily find it again. Conversations with starred messages are displayed with a star in your Inbox and other conversation lists. To view just conversations with starred messages, see “Viewing conversations by label” in this chapter.
Do one of the following:
While reading a message, touch the star in its header.
When viewing a conversation, touch its star to start the newest message in the
conversation.
To unstar a message, touch its star again. You can also touch a star in a conversation list to unstar all messages in the conversation.
Labeling a conversation
You can organize conversations by labeling them. Gmail/Google Mail has several preset labels you can use, and you can also add your own labels, using Gmail/Google Mail on the web.
While viewing the messages in a conversation, press MENU and then touch Change labels.
1.
Select the labels that you want to assign to the conversation, and then tap OK.
2.
Viewing conversations by label
You can view a list of the conversations that have the same label.
When viewing your Inbox or another conversation list, press MENU, and then touch View
1. labels.
Touch a label to view a list of conversations with that label.
2.
The conversation list resembles your Inbox, but the label replaces “Inbox” in the title bar. You work with labeled conversations lists in the same way as with your Inbox.
Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settings
Press HOME , and then tap > Gmail/Google Mail.
1.
Press MENU, and then tap Settings > Labels.
2.
To set the number of days to synchronize, tap Number of days to sync.
3.
To set synchronization for a particular label, tap the label. You can select to synchronize
4.
the default number of days, or you can sync all or none of the label’s messages.
Working with conversations in batches
You can archive, label, delete, or perform other actions on a batch of conversations at once, in your Inbox or in another labeled list of conversations.
In the Inbox or other conversation list, select the check boxes for the conversations you
1. want to work with as a batch. When you select a check box, the Archive, Labels, and Delete buttons are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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Tap the Archive, Labels, or Delete button to perform one of those actions on the batch of
2.
conversations, or press MENU for more options.
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Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings

1.
Press HOME , and then tap > Gmail/Google Mail.
2.
In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Settings.
3.
Set the following options:
Signature. Tap to enter a signature that is appended at the end of your emails.
Confirm delete. Select the check box to show a confirmation box when you delete a conversation.
Batch operations. When selected, this adds a check box to the left of each conversation so you can add it to a batch. See “Working with conversations in batches” above.
Clear search history. Remove the searches you have performed.
Labels. Tap to select how many days and which Gmail/Google Mail labels to synchronize.
Email notifications. Select the check box to show a notification icon on the status bar when you receive a new email.
Tap Select ringtone if you want your phone to play a notification sound when a new email message arrives. On the ringtone menu, select a ringtone specific to new email messages. The ringtone plays briefly when selected. If you don’t want a ringtone to play when you receive a new email message, tap Silent. To confirm your ringtone selection, tap OK.
Select Vibrate if you want your phone to vibrate when you receive a new email message.
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