HTC PB65100 Users Guide

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide

User guide

Before you do anything else, please read this

Charge the battery

The battery in your phone hasn’t been charged yet. While your phone is charging, it’s important that you do not remove the battery pack. Doing so can damage your phone. Also, please don’t try to take your phone apart. (If you do, it may invalidate your warranty.)

Choose a rate plan wisely

Your phone can use up a lot of Internet bandwidth really quickly. Before you use your phone, we strongly recommend that you talk to T-Mobile about data rates. If you’re on a standard data plan, the costs could really add up. Switching to a flat-rate plan could be a lot cheaper.

Know about privacy laws

Some countries have strict laws about how and when you can record phone conversations. For example, you may need to tell the person you’re speaking to before you start recording. It’s a good idea to find out what the laws are where you live before you use your phone’s recording feature.

And finally, a few important words from our legal team (LIMITATION OF DAMAGES)

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall HTC or its affiliates be liable to you, any user, or third party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental or punitive damages of any kind, arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, injury, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of business opportunity, loss of data, and/or loss of profits, regardless of the foreseeability thereof or whether HTC or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages. And in no event shall the total liability of HTC or its affiliates exceed the amount received from you, regardless of the legal theory under which the cause of action is brought. The foregoing does not affect any statutory rights which may not be disclaimed.

Please also read the Safety and regulatory guide that is included in the box for information on the proper usage of your phone to prevent injuries and to avoid damaging your phone. You can also refer to this guide for regulatory information about your phone. You can also visit our support website at www.htc.com/support to download the Safety and regulatory guide and to access other helpful resources for your phone.

Trademarks and copyrights

T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.

The HTC logo, the HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC Sense, Footprints, HTC Sync, and HTC Care are trademarks and/or service marks of HTC Corporation.

Google, the Google logo, Android, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Android Market, and Google Talk are trademarks of Google Inc.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Active Sync, and Outlook are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc.

microSD is a trademark of SD Card Association.

Java, J2ME and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Facebook is a trademark of Facebook, Inc.

Twitter is a trademark of Twitter, Inc., and is used under license.

Flickr is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

Swype is a registered trademark Swype, Inc.

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HTC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein, nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing this material. The information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. HTC also reserves the right to revise the content of this document at any time without prior notice.

No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without prior written permission of HTC.

Conventions used in this guide

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

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

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

This indicates that something is very important. Important information is something that you need to do in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a phone feature to work properly.

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

Contents

Basics

Inside the box ............................................................................................................................. 14

Your Phone .................................................................................................................................. 14

Front panel with keyboard opened ..............................................................................................14

Back panel ......................................................................................................................................... 15

Top panel .........................................................................................................................................16

Left and right panels ................................................................................................................16

Bottom panel .................................................................................................................................. 17

Before turning on your phone...............................................................................................18

Back cover.....................................................................................................................................................18

SIM card..........................................................................................................................................................18

Storage card .................................................................................................................................................19

Battery............................................................................................................................................................20

Finger gestures............................................................................................................................................ 21

Getting started ...........................................................................................................................22

Turning on your phone ............................................................................................................................22

Turning off your phone............................................................................................................................ 22

Setting up your phone for the first time........................................................................................... 22

Sleep mode...................................................................................................................................................23

Home screen................................................................................................................................25

Extended Home screen ...........................................................................................................................25

Navigating the Home screen................................................................................................................. 25

Phone status and notifications.............................................................................................26

Phone status icons.....................................................................................................................................26

Notification icons ....................................................................................................................................... 27

Checking notifications.............................................................................................................29

Adjusting the volume.............................................................................................................. 30

Adjusting the ringer volume..................................................................................................................30

Adjusting the media volume..................................................................................................................30

Connecting your phone to a computer .............................................................................31

Changing the connection type after connecting your phone to the computer................. 31

Copying files to and from the storage card....................................................................32

Searching your phone and the Web..................................................................................33

Searching using Voice Control .............................................................................................................33

Setting Web and Quick Search Box options...................................................................................33

Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box .........................................33

Personalizing

Making your phone truly yours........................................................................................... 34

Changing the ringtone ...........................................................................................................34

Personalizing your phone with profiles ............................................................................35

Using a preset profile ...............................................................................................................................35

Creating and saving a new profile....................................................................................................... 35

Renaming or deleting a profile............................................................................................................. 35

Changing the wallpaper, lock screen wallpaper, and theme....................................36

Changing your wallpaper........................................................................................................................36

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Changing the lock screen wallpaper.................................................................................................. 36

Changing the theme................................................................................................................................. 36

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets..............................................................37

Adding a widget to your Home screen.............................................................................................37

Downloading widgets.............................................................................................................................. 37

Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen..................38

Adding application icons........................................................................................................................ 38

Adding a shortcut...................................................................................................................................... 38

Adding folders on your Home screen .............................................................................. 39

Creating a new folder and adding items to it................................................................................. 39

Renaming a folder ..................................................................................................................................... 39

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen.................... 40

Moving a widget or icon .........................................................................................................................40

Removing a widget or icon....................................................................................................................40

Phone calls

Making calls ................................................................................................................................. 41

Calling somebody using your phone .................................................................................................. 41

Calling a contact in your phone using Voice Control................................................................... 41

Calling a speed dial number................................................................................................................... 41

Calling a phone number in a text message ..................................................................................... 42

Calling a phone number in an email...................................................................................................42

Making an emergency call...................................................................................................................... 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

Handling multiple calls.............................................................................................................................45

Setting up a conference call.................................................................................................................. 45

Putting a call on hold ...............................................................................................................................46

Muting the microphone during a call.................................................................................................46

Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call ........................................................................46

Ending a call ................................................................................................................................................46

Using call history....................................................................................................................... 47

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history ..........................................47

Checking a missed call ............................................................................................................................48

Clearing the call history list ...................................................................................................................48

Call services ................................................................................................................................ 49

Turning Airplane mode on or off ....................................................................................... 49

People

About People............................................................................................................................. 50

Ways of getting contacts into your phone....................................................................50

People screen...............................................................................................................................51

Setting up My contact card .................................................................................................................... 51

Your contacts list........................................................................................................................................ 51

Adding a new contact ............................................................................................................................. 52

Importing contacts from your SIM card ...........................................................................................52

Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account.................................................... 53

Merging contact information ................................................................................................................ 53

Editing a contact’s information............................................................................................................ 53

Searching for a contact ...........................................................................................................................54

Backing up your contacts to the storage card ..............................................................................54

Importing contacts from the storage card ......................................................................................54

Deleting contacts.......................................................................................................................................54

Sending contact information as a vCard via Picture Message.................................................54

Sending your contact information as a vCard via Picture Message ......................................55

Contact information and conversations...........................................................................56

Keyboard

Using the hardware QWERTY..............................................................................................57

Shift key.........................................................................................................................................................57

Fn key ............................................................................................................................................................. 57

Search key ....................................................................................................................................................57

Menu key ....................................................................................................................................................... 58

Home key ...................................................................................................................................................... 58

Setting keyboard shortcuts ...................................................................................................................58

Using the onscreen keyboard...............................................................................................59

Using the landscape onscreen keyboard .........................................................................................59

Entering text ................................................................................................................................................59

Entering words using Swype.................................................................................................................60

Adjusting keyboard settings..................................................................................................61

Touch Input settings..................................................................................................................................61

Text input.......................................................................................................................................................61

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Messages

About Messages ........................................................................................................................63

Sending text and picture messages ...................................................................................................63

New message notifications ...................................................................................................65

WAP push messages...............................................................................................................66

Managing message conversations..................................................................................... 66

Protecting a message from deletion.................................................................................................. 67

Deleting a message thread ....................................................................................................................67

Deleting several message threads ......................................................................................................67

Deleting a single message......................................................................................................................67

Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact ...................................................68

Setting text and picture message options..................................................................... 68

Adding the Messages widget.............................................................................................. 69

Accounts and sync

Synchronizing with online accounts................................................................................. 70

Adding a social network account........................................................................................................70

Synchronizing with a Google Account..............................................................................................70

Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account .............................................. 71

Managing your accounts.......................................................................................................................... 71

Using HTC Sync..........................................................................................................................72

Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card............................................................... 72

Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone ............................................................................. 73

Setting up synchronization ....................................................................................................................73

Setting up more sync options...............................................................................................................74

Synchronizing your phone ..................................................................................................................... 75

Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade ....................................................................................75

Installing apps from your computer to your phone.....................................................................75

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Social

Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application.........................77

Facebook for HTC Sense.........................................................................................................................77

Facebook for Android application.......................................................................................................77

Differences between Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application78

Tweeting on your phone ........................................................................................................79

Peep screen ................................................................................................................................................. 79

Sending a tweet ......................................................................................................................................... 79

Searching for Twitter users to follow ................................................................................................ 79

Sending a direct message......................................................................................................................80

Setting Peep options................................................................................................................................80

Adding the Twitter widget ....................................................................................................................80

Using Friend Stream..................................................................................................................81

Friend Stream screen................................................................................................................................ 81

Updating your status................................................................................................................................ 82

Adding the Friend Stream widget ...................................................................................................... 82

Chatting in Google Talk ..........................................................................................................83

Signing in to Google Talk ....................................................................................................................... 83

Chatting with friends................................................................................................................................ 83

Changing your online status and picture .........................................................................................84

Managing your Friends list..................................................................................................................... 84

Changing Google Talk settings............................................................................................................ 85

Using Gmail..................................................................................................................................87

Viewing your Gmail inbox ...................................................................................................................... 87

Reading your messages.......................................................................................................................... 88

Sending a message ................................................................................................................................... 89

Managing conversations and messages ...........................................................................................90

Changing Gmail settings.........................................................................................................................92

Mail ................................................................................................................................................. 93

Adding a POP3/IMAP email account................................................................................................. 93

Viewing your email inbox....................................................................................................................... 93

Exchange ActiveSync email ..................................................................................................................94

Composing and sending an email message.................................................................................... 95

Viewing and replying to an email message..................................................................................... 96

Editing email account settings............................................................................................................. 96

Deleting an email account......................................................................................................................96

Adding the Mail widget........................................................................................................................... 96

Calendar

About Calendar..........................................................................................................................97

Creating a calendar event......................................................................................................97

Inviting guests to your event (Google Account only) ................................................................ 98

Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only)..........................98

Changing calendar views ...................................................................................................... 99

Month view...................................................................................................................................................99

Day and Agenda views............................................................................................................................ 99

Week view.................................................................................................................................................. 100

Viewing, editing or deleting an event ..............................................................................101

Viewing and editing an event...............................................................................................................101

Deleting an event.......................................................................................................................................101

Calendar event reminders....................................................................................................102

Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders.....................................................................102

Displaying and synchronizing calendars........................................................................103

Showing or hiding calendars............................................................................................................... 103

Choosing which Google Calendars are synchronized on your phone ................................103

Changing Calendar settings ................................................................................................104

Reminder settings....................................................................................................................................104

Calendar view settings...........................................................................................................................104

Sending a vCalendar ..............................................................................................................105

About the Calendar widget.................................................................................................105

Clock and Weather

About the Clock application...............................................................................................106

Using Desk Clock.....................................................................................................................107

Using World Clock ..................................................................................................................108

Setting your home city ..........................................................................................................................108

Setting the time zone, date, and time ............................................................................................. 108

Adding a city to the World Clock screen .......................................................................................109

Setting the alarm clock ..........................................................................................................110

Setting an alarm ........................................................................................................................................ 110

Deleting an alarm...................................................................................................................................... 110

Changing alarm sound settings.............................................................................................................111

Checking weather .................................................................................................................... 112

Adding a city to the Weather screen.................................................................................................112

Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen ..................................................................113

Deleting cities from the Weather screen..........................................................................................113

Changing weather options.....................................................................................................................113

About the Weather widget .................................................................................................. 113

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Internet

Data connection .......................................................................................................................114

Wi-Fi.............................................................................................................................................. 114

Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets ......................................................... 116

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)............................................................ 117

Using your phone’s web browser....................................................................................... 118

Turning the data connection on or off ............................................................................................. 114

Enabling data roaming............................................................................................................................ 114

Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network .......................................................... 114

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security .............................................................115

Checking the wireless network status ...............................................................................................115

Connecting to another Wi-Fi network...............................................................................................115

Preparing your phone for VPN connection .....................................................................................117

Adding a VPN connection......................................................................................................................117

Connecting to a VPN................................................................................................................................117

Disconnecting from a VPN.....................................................................................................................117

Opening the browser................................................................................................................................118

Going to a web page ................................................................................................................................118

Setting your home page .........................................................................................................................118

Changing the screen orientation .........................................................................................................118

Browsing full versions of all web sites...............................................................................................118

Navigating on a web page .....................................................................................................................118

Zooming in or out on a web page.......................................................................................................119

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Selecting a link in a web page..............................................................................................................119

Opening a new browser window........................................................................................................120

Switching between browser windows .............................................................................................120

Finding text within a web page ..........................................................................................................120

Downloading applications from the web.........................................................................................121

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing......................................................................121

Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages ...................................................................... 122

Setting browser options ........................................................................................................................123

Using your phone as a modem (tethering)................................................................... 124

Bluetooth

Using Bluetooth ....................................................................................................................... 125

Turning Bluetooth on or off.................................................................................................................. 125

Changing the phone name.................................................................................................................... 125

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit ................................................................... 126

Reconnecting a headset or car kit.....................................................................................................126

Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device............................................... 127

Disconnecting a Bluetooth device..................................................................................................... 127

Unpairing from a Bluetooth device ...................................................................................................127

Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth................................................. 128

Sending information from your phone to another device........................................................128

Receiving information from another device ..................................................................................129

Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen ....................................................129

Camera

Camera basics ..........................................................................................................................130

Zooming...................................................................................................................................... 132

Taking a photo.......................................................................................................................... 133

Capturing a video.................................................................................................................... 134

Camera settings ....................................................................................................................... 135

Gallery

About the Gallery application ............................................................................................ 137

Selecting an album ................................................................................................................. 137

Viewing photos and videos .................................................................................................138

Viewing photos in your T-Mobile Album and social networks ............................. 140

Working with photos .............................................................................................................. 141

Viewfinder screen.....................................................................................................................................130

Using the camera button as the shutter release ...........................................................................131

Review screen.............................................................................................................................................131

Face detection...........................................................................................................................................133

Changing basic settings.........................................................................................................................135

Changing advanced settings................................................................................................................135

Browsing in filmstrip or grid view......................................................................................................138

Viewing a photo in landscape orientation......................................................................................138

Zooming in or out on a photo .............................................................................................................138

Watching video .........................................................................................................................................139

Viewing photos on your T-Mobile Album ...................................................................................... 140

Viewing photos on Facebook............................................................................................................. 140

Viewing photos on Flickr...................................................................................................................... 140

Rotating and saving a photo.................................................................................................................141

Sharing......................................................................................................................................... 142

Music

About the Music application...............................................................................................144

Playing music............................................................................................................................144

Browsing music in the Library ...........................................................................................145

Creating a playlist....................................................................................................................146

Setting a song as ringtone...................................................................................................148

Sending music using Bluetooth.........................................................................................148

About the Music widget .......................................................................................................148

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Cropping a photo...................................................................................................................................... 141

Sending photos or videos by email .................................................................................................. 142

Sending a photo or video by picture message ............................................................................ 142

Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth ................................................................................... 142

Sharing photos on Facebook .............................................................................................................. 143

Sharing photos on Flickr....................................................................................................................... 143

Sharing photos on Picasa ..................................................................................................................... 143

Sharing videos on YouTube................................................................................................................. 143

Playing the songs in a playlist............................................................................................................. 146

Managing playlists ................................................................................................................................... 146

Checking if the song was added as a ringtone ............................................................................ 148

Maps and location

Using Google Maps.................................................................................................................149

Viewing locations..................................................................................................................................... 149

Viewing map layers................................................................................................................................. 150

Searching for a location ..........................................................................................................................151

Getting directions .....................................................................................................................................152

Finding your friends with Google Latitude.....................................................................................153

Viewing your friends’ locations ...........................................................................................................153

Changing privacy settings.................................................................................................................... 154

More apps

Watching videos on YouTube............................................................................................ 155

Watching videos .......................................................................................................................................155

Searching for videos................................................................................................................................155

Sharing a video link................................................................................................................................. 156

Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube.............................................................................. 156

Viewing a PDF .......................................................................................................................... 157

Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets............................................ 158

Keeping track of your stocks.............................................................................................. 159

Adding a stock quote or stock market index ............................................................................... 159

Changing the stock list order.............................................................................................................. 159

Deleting stock quotes and indices.................................................................................................... 159

Setting stock information update frequency................................................................................ 160

Manually updating stock information .............................................................................................. 160

Adding the Stocks widget....................................................................................................................160

Recording your voice.............................................................................................................. 161

Recording your voice ...............................................................................................................................161

Sharing a voice clip ...................................................................................................................................161

Setting a voice clip as a ringtone ........................................................................................................161

Renaming a voice clip ..............................................................................................................................161

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Finding and installing apps from Android Market...................................................... 162

Finding and installing an application ................................................................................................162

Creating a Google Checkout account ..............................................................................................163

Requesting a refund for an application ...........................................................................................163

Opening an installed application........................................................................................................163

Uninstalling an application....................................................................................................................164

Getting help ................................................................................................................................................164

Security

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN ............................................................................... 165

Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out............................................................................165

Protecting your phone with a screen lock.....................................................................166

T-Mobile Applications

T-Mobile Faves.........................................................................................................................167

Adding Faves contacts...........................................................................................................................167

Communicating with a Faves contact..............................................................................................167

Editing a Faves contact .........................................................................................................................167

Changing the order of Faves contacts.............................................................................................168

Removing a Faves contact ...................................................................................................................168

Adding the Faves/Family widget.......................................................................................................168

T-Mobile My Account.............................................................................................................169

Opening My Account ..............................................................................................................................169

My Account tabs.......................................................................................................................................169

T-Mobile Help............................................................................................................................169

Opening My Account ..............................................................................................................................169

My Account tabs.......................................................................................................................................169

Settings

Settings on your phone ........................................................................................................170

Changing display settings.................................................................................................... 172

Changing sound settings...................................................................................................... 173

Changing the phone language ...........................................................................................174

Optimizing your phone’s battery life............................................................................... 175

Managing memory .................................................................................................................. 176

Checking information about your phone....................................................................... 177

Adjusting the screen brightness manually .....................................................................................172

Adjusting the time before the screen turns off ............................................................................ 172

Preventing automatic screen rotation.............................................................................................. 172

Recalibrating the G-sensor ...................................................................................................................172

Keeping the screen on while charging the phone .......................................................................172

Switching animation effects on or off ..............................................................................................172

Setting a sound profile ...........................................................................................................................173

Enabling or disabling audible selection ...........................................................................................173

Choosing the notification sound.........................................................................................................173

Using the GSM network of T-Mobile .................................................................................................175

Checking the power usage of applications....................................................................................175

Checking how much phone memory is available for use .........................................................176

Checking the available storage card space....................................................................................176

Clearing application cache and data ................................................................................................176

Uninstalling third-party applications.................................................................................................176

Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space..........................................................176

Backup, update and reset

Backing up phone data......................................................................................................... 178

Checking if automatic backup is enabled .......................................................................................178

Restoring backed up data to your phone .......................................................................................178

Updating your phone’s system software ....................................................................... 179

Checking for phone system software updates manually ..........................................................179

Performing a hard/factory reset .......................................................................................180

Specifications Index

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Basics

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:

 myTouch 3G Slide phone  USB cable  AC adapter  3.5mm stereo headset  Battery  microSD card  Quick start guide  Safety and regulatory guide

Your Phone

Front panel with keyboard opened

1 Hardware QWERTY

See "Using the hardware QWERTY" to learn how to use the hardware QWERTY keyboard.

2 MENU

Press to open a list of actions that you can do on the current screen.

3 HOME

 While on any application or screen, press to return to the Home screen.  While on the main (center) Home screen, press to show a snapshot of the Home screen and

extended Home screen.

 Press and hold to open the recently-used applications window.

4 VOICE CONTROL (Genius button)

Press to activate voice recognition to let you use your voice to call people on your Contacts list, open applications, do a search, and more.

5 BACK

Press to go back to the previous screen, close a dialog box, options menu, or the Notifications panel, or hide the onscreen keyboard.

6 Trackpad

Swipe your finger over to highlight items or press to select items onscreen.

7 Earpiece

Listen to a phone call here.

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

Back panel

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10 LED flashlight

11 Speaker

12 5 megapixel camera

13 Back cover

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Top panel

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 off or on the phone display.  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.

Left and right panels

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, 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, press to decrease the volume.

18 CAMERA

 When not using the camera, press and hold to open the camera.  When using the camera to take photos, press to take the shot.  When using the camcorder to shoot videos, press to start recording. Press again to stop

recording.

Bottom panel

19 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.

20 Microphone

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Before turning on your phone

Back cover

Removing the back cover

Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage card

slot.

1. With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down.

2. With your thumb or finger, lift up the back cover from the small notch at the bottom of the phone .

Replacing the back cover

1. Secure and press the top part of the back cover first by aligning it into the two openings located at the top part of the back of the phone.

2. Press the sides and the top 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.

SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3 V SIM cards.

Inserting the SIM card

1. Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."

2. If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing the battery."

3. Slide the SIM card holder to the direction of “OPEN” (etched on the SIM card holder), and then flip it open.

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4. Insert the SIM card with its gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out the SIM card slot. Slide the SIM card completely into the slot. Make sure the SIM card goes through the 2 “guides” on the SIM card slot.

5. Close the SIM card holder and then slide it to the direction of “LOCK” (etched on the SIM card holder) to lock it.

Removing the SIM card

1. Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."

2. If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing the battery."

3. Slide the SIM card holder to the direction of “OPEN” (etched on the SIM card holder), and then flip it open.

4. Pull out the SIM card.

Storage card

Store your pictures, music, and applications in the microSD card that came with your phone.

Inserting the storage card

1. Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."

2. Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it in until it clicks into place.

Removing the storage card

1. Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."

2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.

3. Pull out the storage card.

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 HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.

2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap SD card & phone storage.

3. Tap Unmount SD card.

4. Remove the storage card by following the instructions in "Removing the storage card."

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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

1. Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."

2. Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push the battery into place.

Removing the battery

1. Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."

2. Lift out the battery from the notch on the back of the phone.

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.

4. Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

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.

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.

 Only the AC adapter and USB sync cable provided with your phone must be used to charge the

battery

 Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it using the AC or car adapter.  As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.

Finger gestures

Ta p

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 trackpad.

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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 turning the phone sideways. 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 Gallery 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.

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Getting started

Once you’ve installed your SIM card and 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."

Entering your PIN

Your T-Mobile SIM card is preset with a PIN (personal identification number), you will be prompted to enter the PIN to proceed. Enter the SIM PIN, then tap OK.

To learn how to enable or disable the SIM PIN, see "Protecting your SIM card with a PIN.".

If you enter the wrong PIN three times, the SIM card is blocked. If this happens, you can unblock it with the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) obtained from T-Mobile. Refer to "Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out" in the Security chapter for details.

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" to learn how to unlock the screen.

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 guides you to set up your Home screen with widgets and shortcuts and email accounts. You can follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup, or skip the setup and do it at another time.

1. Your phone first sets up GPRS/3G, Picture Message, and WAP connections automatically based on your T-Mobile SIM card.

If you did not insert your T-Mobile SIM card and you turned on your phone for the first time, your phone displays a tutorial showing how to install the SIM card and battery. Turn off your phone and insert your T-Mobile SIM card before proceeding to use the phone.

2. Read the introduction to your new T-Mobile myTouch 3G slide phone, and then tap Next.

3. Slide your finger across the screen to choose a theme, and then tap Select.

4. The following screens let you personalize your Home screen by adding widgets and shortcuts such as email, calendar, music, and more. Select (by tapping) the items you want to add to the Home screen, and then tap Next to continue adding other items.

5. Some phone features such as Weather and Footprints require Google’s location service to automatically determine your current location. On the Use Google Location screen, you can choose whether to allow Google’s location service to collect information about your location and use your location for searches and other Google services. Clear or select the checkboxes,

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and then tap Next. The phone then sets up your phone according to the choices you have made.

This service may incur additional data transfer fees from T-Mobile. You can enable or disable this service later in your phone’s location settings.

6. After you are done selecting the items to add and location preferences, wait a few seconds for the phone to set up your Home screen.After the phone is done setting up your Home screen, do one of the following:

 Ta p Continue or a setup item onscreen to continue setting up your phone. Tapping

Continue takes you to setting up email accounts. Go to step 7 to learn how to set up your

email accounts.

 Ta p Home Screen to skip the remaining steps and go straight to the Home screen.

7. On the Set up accounts screen, choose the type of account you want to set up and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.

You need to be connected to the Internet to set up accounts.

 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

"Accounts and 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 Done.

8. Tap I use Social Networks and want to sync them. On the Set up social networks screen, choose the type of social network account such as 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. See the "Social" chapter for more information about Facebook for HTC Sense. After setting up an account, you will be taken back to the Set up social networks screen so you can set up more accounts. When you are done setting up your social network accounts, tap Done.

9. Tap Set up my Faves to add contacts to your Faves. Refer to "T-Mobile Faves" in the T-Mobile Applications chapter to learn more about Faves.

10. Tap Home Screen to go to the Home 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 Sleep mode.

For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see "Adjusting the time before the screen turns off."

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.

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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.

You can also unlock the screen by:

 Pressing MENU.  Opening the hardware QWERTY.

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."

Home screen

The items that you will see on your Home screen depends on the that items that you have chosen to include when you first set up the phone. Your Home screen may include shortcuts and widgets. Tap the respective item to open the associated application.

The Home screen also lets you add more items to the Home screen. Add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, and widgets to give you instant access to information and applications that you use most often. 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 4 “additional” screens apart from the main Home screen.

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You can choose to add 2 more screens to your Home screen for a total of 7 screens. To add 2 more screens, press HOME > MENU, tap Settings > Personalize, and then select the Home screen pages check box. However, if you want to revert back to the default number of screens, you need to perform a factory data reset. To learn how to perform a factory data reset, see "Performing a hard/factory reset."

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 all 5 (or 7) screens as thumbnails.

On the main (center) Home screen, you can also press HOME to show the Leap view.

2. Tap the screen you want to open.

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Phone status and notifications

Phone status icons

These are the icons that may appear on the phone status area of the status bar:

GPRS connected

GPRS in use

EDGE connected

EDGE in use

3G connected

3G in use

HSPA connected

HSPA in use

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

Airplane mode

Alarm is set

Speakerphone on

Data synchronizing

Signal strength

Roaming

No signal

No SIM card installed

Vibrate mode

Phone speaker is mute

Phone microphone is mute

Battery is very low (10% remaining)

Notification icons

These are the icons that may appear on the notifications area of the status bar:

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Battery is low (20% remaining)

Battery is full

Battery is charging (animated)

Wired microphone headset connected

Wired headset connected

New Gmail message

New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email

New SMS/Picture Message

Problem with SMS/Picture Message 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

Voice is being recorded using Voice Recorder

More (not displayed) notifications

Call in progress

Missed call

Call on hold

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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, see the mobile operator name, and access recently-opened applications.

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 ring tone, 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

1. Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons on the left panel of the phone to adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels. While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN once to set your phone to Vibrate mode. The phone vibrates and the vibrate mode icon ( ) appears on the status bar.

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

To quickly switch your phone to silent mode, press and hold the POWER button, and then tap Silent mode on the options menu.

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 > MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound & display > Media volume.

2. When the Media volume window appears, drag the slider to the left to lower the volume or to the right to increase the volume.

3. Tap OK to close the window.

Connecting your phone to a computer

By default, when you connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable, the computer recognizes your phone as a disk drive.

Changing the connection type after connecting your phone to the computer

1. Open the Notifications panel. See "Opening the Notifications panel" to learn how to open the Notifications panel.

2. Tap Disk drive, and then select one of the following:

 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."

 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. 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 Gallery. For more information, see "Copying files to and from the storage card."

 Internet sharing. When you do not have Internet connection on your computer, you can

select this mode to share your phone’s mobile data connection with your computer. For more information, see "Using your phone as a modem (tethering).".

3. Tap Done.

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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

1. Connect the phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

If you change the default connection type, follow the procedure in "Changing the connection type after connecting your phone to the computer" to change the connection type to Disk drive.

2. On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as a removable disk. Navigate to this removable disk and open it.

3. Do one of the following:

 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.

4. 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.

5. 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" to learn how to open the Notifications panel.

Searching your phone and the Web

Use Voice Control or the Quick Search Box to search for information on your phone and on the Web.

Searching using Voice Control

1. Press the VOICE CONTROL (Genius) button.

2. Hold the phone near your mouth.

3. In a clear voice, say:

 Search [search item] to open the web browser and search the Internet using Google.

 Find [search item] to open Google Maps and locate the item you are searching for near

your location.

For example, you can say “Find pizza” to open Google Maps and show places related to pizza near your current location.

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.

Press BACK when you are done.

4. Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing a search.

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Searching the Web and your phone 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.)

1. Open the hardware QWERTY and then press the Search key (to the right of Menu).

If you are in an application such as Mail, press the Search key to toggle between doing a search in the application only and searching your phone and the Web.

2. Enter the search item in the Quick Search Box. As you type, matching items on your 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.

3. Do one of the following:

 If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The item opens in

the appropriate application.

 If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap to search the Web. The web browser

opens, displaying results of a Google search on the Web.

You can also search using voice by tapping on the search bar.

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 > MENU, and then tap Settings.

2. Tap Personalize > Default ringtone. The Phone ringtone selection menu then opens.

3. Scroll through the available ringtones and tap the ringtone you want to use. The ringtone briefly plays when selected.

4. Tap OK.

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.

Personalizing your phone with profiles

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

Using a preset profile

Your phone features preset profiles, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a profile that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life.

1. Press HOME and then tap .

2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap myProfiles > Profiles.

3. Tap the profile you want to use.

Creating and saving a new profile

After selecting a preset profile, you can add widgets and other elements, arrange the layout, change the wallpaper, and save the whole Home screen as your personalized profile.

1. Press HOME and then tap .

2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap myProfiles > Profiles > Add a new profile.

3. In the Pick a profile template menu, select a preset profile that already has some widgets, or select Clean Slate if you want to design your own Home screen.

4. Enter the profile name you want to use and then tap Done.

5. Press HOME, and then add widgets and other elements that you want.

6. Arrange the layout of your Home screen according to your preference.

7. Change the Home screen wallpaper. You can also change the lock screen wallpaper.

8. When you are done designing your Home screen, tap > myProfiles > Profiles.

9. Select another profile from the list except the one you have just created.

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Renaming or deleting a profile

You can rename or delete a personalized profile that you created. Preset profiles cannot be renamed or deleted.

1. Press HOME and then tap .

2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap myProfiles > Profiles.

3. Press and hold the profile, and choose whether to rename or delete it.

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Changing the wallpaper, lock screen wallpaper, and theme

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.

1. Press HOME > MENU and then tap Wallpaper.

You can also press HOME, and then tap > myProfiles > Wallpaper.

2. Do one of the following:

 Ta p Android wallpapers or HTC wallpapers to select from wallpapers that came with the

phone. Select a wallpaper, and then tap Set wallpaper.

 Ta p Gallery to select a photo that you have taken using the camera or copied to your

storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save.

 Ta p Shop to go to the T-Mobile website to buy a wallpaper to apply to your phone.  Ta p Wallpaper gallery to select from wallpapers that came from T-Mobile. Select from the

available wallpapers, and then tap Select.

Changing the lock screen wallpaper

1. Press HOME and then tap .

2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap myProfiles > Lock Wallpaper.

3. Do one of the following:

 Ta p Set lock screen wallpaper to select a photo that you have taken using the camera or

copied to your storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save.

 Ta p Wallpaper gallery to select from wallpapers that came from T-Mobile. Select from the

available wallpapers, and then tap Select.

Changing the theme

Change the look and feel of your phone with themes.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Theme.

2. Select the theme you want to use, and then tap Select.

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. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget. To find out how, see "Navigating the Home screen" in the Basics chapter.

2. Press MENU, and then tap Add to Home to open the Add to Home options menu.

3. Tap Widget and then select a widget that you want.

Ta p T-Mobile My Account to add widgets that let you keep track of your T-Mobile account usage, messages, and payment information.

4. Most 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.

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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 widgets

A selection of fun and useful widgets are also available for download.

1. Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget. To find out how, see "Navigating the Home screen" in the Basics chapter.

2. Press MENU, and then tap Add to Home to open the Add to Home options menu.

3. Tap Widget and then tap Get More Widgets.

4. Tap to select a widget.

5. Tap Details to see a short description about the widget. After reading, press BACK.

6. When you’re ready to download and add the widget to your Home screen, tap Download.

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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.

Adding application icons

1. Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new shortcut. To find out how, see "Navigating the Home screen" in the Basics chapter.

2. Press MENU, and then tap Add to Home to open the Add to Home options menu.

3. Tap Shortcut, scroll down the screen, and then tap Program.

4. Select the application.

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.

Adding a shortcut

1. Press HOME. Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new shortcut. To find out how, see "Navigating the Home screen" in the Basics chapter.

2. Press MENU, and then tap Add to Home to open the Add to Home options menu.

3. Tap Shortcut and then select the type of information or setting.

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. Press MENU, and then tap Add to Home to open the Add to Home options menu.

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.

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

Renaming a folder

1. Tap the folder to open it.

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

3. Enter a new folder name and then tap OK.

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Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to 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

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move.

The phone vibrates and you’ll see a blue box around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.

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

Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel.

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

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

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove.

The phone vibrates and you’ll see a green box around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.

2. Drag the widget or icon to the All programs ( then changes into the Trash button and turns red.

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

) button. The All programs button

Phone calls

Making calls

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

Your T-Mobile SIM cards are preset with a PIN (personal identification number) that is provided by T-Mobile. When prompted, enter the preset PIN, then tap Enter. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, the SIM card is blocked. If this happens, you can unblock it with the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) obtained from T-Mobile. See "Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out" in the Security chapter for details.

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, and then tap .

2. Begin entering the first few digits or characters by tapping the keys on the phone keypad. As you enter digits or letters, the top part of the screen displays numbers and names that match the keys you tapped.

If you enter a wrong digit, tap to erase that digit. To erase the entire number, press and hold .

3. To browse through the filtered list on the top of the screen, slide your finger to the left or right.

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

 If there are no matching contacts in the list, after entering the number, tap Call.

 Tap the phone number or contact from the list.

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 SIM card) and the phone numbers from the call history.

Calling a contact in your phone using Voice Control

1. Press the VOICE CONTROL (Genius) button.

2. Hold the phone near your mouth.

3. In a clear voice, say “Call [contact name].” If there is more than one match, you will be asked to confirm onscreen.

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.

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The number 1 on the phone keypad is reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this button to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.

Adding a contact to speed dial

1. Press HOME, and then tap .

2. Press MENU, and then tap Speed dial > Add new.

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

4. On the Speed dial screen, select the phone number of the contact to use, and the phone keypad assignment. Tap Save.

Calling a phone number in a text message

1. Press HOME, tap Messages, and then tap the message with the phone number.

2. In the message thread, tap the message with the phone number.

3. On the Select link screen, tap the number you want to call.

4. Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call.

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

1. Press HOME, and then tap Mail.

2. Open the email account where the email with the number is located.

3. In the email account’s inbox, tap the email to open it.

4. In the email body, tap the phone number. The phone dialer screen opens with the phone 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.

5. Tap Call.

For more information about email, see the Email chapter.

Making an emergency call

You can make emergency calls from your phone even if you don’t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked.

1. Press HOME, and then tap .

2. Dial the international emergency number for your locale (for example, 000), and then tap Call.

Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact T-Mobile for details.

If you enabled the unlock screen pattern and/or the SIM lock, and you forgot the unlock pattern or SIM PIN, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.

Receiving calls

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

1. Press HOME, and then tap Settings > Sound & display.

2. Scroll down the screen, and then select the Quiet ring on pickup check box.

3. Press BACK.

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Rejecting an incoming call

Depending if the display is on or off, you need to:

 If the display is on, tap Ignore to reject and send the call to your voice mail.  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 Ignore to reject and send the call to your voicemail.

 Press the POWER button 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, and then tap .

2. Press MENU, and then tap Phone settings > Edit default message.

3. Enter the new message, and then tap OK.

Using in-call options

When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the microphone or to turn on or off the speakerphone. 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.

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.

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3. To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call.

You can start a conference call between all parties by merging the calls. To merge the call, tap at the bottom left of the screen.

Setting up a conference call

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

2. When connected, press MENU, tap Add call, and then dial the number of the second

participant. The first participant is put on hold when you dial the second participant.

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

4. To add another participant to the conference call, press MENU, tap Add call, and then dial the

number of the contact you want to invite to the conference call.

5. When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call.

When you want to talk to a person in the conference call in private, tap , and then select Private call on the options menu.

6. When finished, tap End call.

Not all mobile networks support conference calling. Contact T-Mobile for details.

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Putting a call on hold

Press MENU and then tap Hold to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold, the Hold call icon ( ) appears in the status bar. Press MENU, and then tap Unhold to resume the call.

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

Do one of the following to end the 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 you are using the provided wired headset, press the button to end the 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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

2. Tap at the bottom-left corner of the screen.

3. Do one of the following:

 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.

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 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

1. Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

2. Tap at the bottom-left corner of the screen.

3. Press and hold the received call, number that is not in your contacts list, that you want to

save to your contacts list, and then tap Save to contacts.

4. In the blank contact record that appears, enter the contact name and other information.

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.

5. Scroll down the screen and tap Save.

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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

2. Tap at the bottom-left corner of the screen.

3. In the call history list, missed calls are indicated by the missed call icon ( ).

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

1. Press HOME, and then tap Phone.

2. Tap at the bottom-left corner of the screen.

3. Do one of the following:

 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 T-Mobile to find out about the availability of call services for your phone.

To open call services, press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Call.

Fixed Dialing Numbers

Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers. To enable this feature, you must know your SIM card’s PIN2 code.

Voicemail service

Shows the current voicemail service being used.

Voicemail settings

Specify another voice mail number aside from the voice mail number on your SIM card.

Clear voicemail notification

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

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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.

Cell broadcast

Enable or disable receipt of cell broadcast messages from your service provider.

Cell broadcast settings

Configure channels and language for cell broadcast messages.

Call forwarding

Select how you want your phone to handle busy, unanswered, and unreachable calls. You can also set the call forwarding option for all incoming calls.

Call barring settings

Choose whether to block various categories of incoming and outgoing call.

Additional call settings

Enable or disable operator services such as caller ID and call waiting.

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.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks.

2. Select or clear the Airplane mode check box to enable or disable Airplane mode.

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

When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.

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 contacts Gmail contacts are imported to your phone after you set up a Google

Account. For details, see the "Using Gmail" in the Email chapter.

 Phone contacts See "Adding a new contact" 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.

 SIM card See "Importing contacts from your SIM card" for details.  Facebook See "Adding a social network 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:

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1. All tab

Gives you access to all contacts on your phone, including Google contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, Phone contacts, contacts stored on your SIM card, Facebook contacts, and T-Mobile Faves contacts. You can also use this tab to open or update My contact card. For more information, see "Setting up My contact card."

2. Faves tab

Gives you access to your Faves contacts. For more information about adding Faves contacts, see "T-Mobile Faves" in the T-Mobile Applications chapter.

3. Online directories tab

Search for contacts on your Exchange ActiveSync account to your phone. You can also view your friends list on your social network accounts.

4. Call history tab

Lists all your dialed numbers and received and missed calls. See "Using call history" in the Phone calls chapter.

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, Picture Message, email, or Bluetooth.

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab of the People screen, tap Me, and then tap Tap here to edit contact.

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.

3. Enter your name and contact details.

4. Tap Save.

Your contacts list

The All tab of the People screen shows all your contacts, including Google contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, Phone contacts, contacts stored on your SIM card, 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. Create a new contact.

2. Tap to edit your My contact card.

3. SIM card contact

4. 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.

5. Tap to open the contact details screen for that contact.

6. This appears when the contact is a Facebook contact or you link the contact to his or her Facebook account.

7. 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.

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

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab, tap Add contact at the top of the screen.

3. Select the Contact account, for example Google or Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. This

determines which account the contact will sync with. For more information, see "Ways of getting contacts into your phone" in this chapter.

4. Do one of the following:

 For Google, Exchange or Phone contact type, tap the Name field, enter the first and last

name of the contact, and choose the order in which to display the names. Tap OK.

 For SIM contact type, tap the Name field, and then enter the name.

5. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.

6. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap Save.

Importing contacts from your SIM card

You can copy all your SIM contacts to your phone. You can import them as Phone contacts, Google contacts, or Exchange ActiveSync contacts, if you have set up the relevant accounts.

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab, press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import from SIM card.

3. If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on your phone, tap the type for the imported contacts.

4. Do one of the following:

 To import all contacts, press MENU, and then tap Import all.

 To import a contact, tap the contact on the screen.

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. See "Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account" for details.

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the Online directories tab, tap Company directory.

3. Enter the name, and then tap .

4. In the list, tap the name of the contact you want to copy to your phone.

5. Tap Save to 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

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1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you want to merge with another contact on your phone.

3. At the upper right corner of the screen, tap or (if there are suggested links.)

4. On the screen, you can:

 If there are suggested links, tap to link the contact to the selected account.  Tap one of the options available in the Add contact section.

5. Tap Done.

Breaking the contact information link between contacts

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose contact information link you want to break.

3. On the upper right corner of the screen, tap .

4. On the Linked contacts section, tap beside the name of the contact to break the link.

5. Tap Done.

Editing a contact’s information

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact.

3. Enter the new information for the contact.

4. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and then tap Save.

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Searching for a contact

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. Press the SEARCH button on the phone.

3. In the search bar, enter the first few letters of the first or last name of the contact you are looking for. Matching contacts are displayed.

If the list of matching contacts is long, you can view more results by pressing BACK to hide the onscreen keyboard.

4. Tap the contact to open his or her contact details screen. See "Contact information and conversations" for details.

Backing up your contacts to the storage card

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. Press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Export to SD card.

3. When asked to confirm, tap OK.

Importing contacts from the storage card

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. Press MENU, and then tap Import/Export > Import from SD card.

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."

3. If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on your phone, tap the type for the imported contacts.

Press BACK to stop importing contacts from the storage card.

Deleting contacts

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab, press MENU, and then tap Delete contacts.

3. Select the contacts you want to delete, and then tap Delete.

4. When prompted, tap OK.

Sending contact information as a vCard via Picture Message

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab, press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose contact information you want to send, and then tap Send contact as vCard.

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.

You cannot send a vCard using SMS.

You can also send the vCard via Bluetooth. To learn how to send files through Bluetooth, see the "Bluetooth" chapter.

Sending your contact information as a vCard via Picture Message

1. Press HOME, and then tap People.

2. On the All tab, tap [Your name] My contact card.

3. Press MENU, and then tap Send my contact info.

4. Select the type of information you want to send, and then tap Send.

5. Enter the recipient’s number or email address, and then tap Send.

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 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. 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. To learn how, see "Adding a contact to speed dial" in the Phone calls chapter.

2. Messages tab

Shows your exchanged SMS messages with the contact. Tap a message to view it. To send a new message, press MENU and tap Send 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, press MENU, and 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.

Keyboard

Using the hardware QWERTY

To use the hardware QWERTY, hold your phone horizontally, with the control buttons on the right. Push the display up to reveal the keyboard. Your display will always use the landscape screen orientation when your keyboard is open.

When the hardware QWERTY is open, you will not be able to use the onscreen keyboard.

Shift key

There are two Shift keys on your phone; one on the far left and the other on the far right of the

lower row of keys. Press the Shift key while typing a letter to type the letter's capital. On number or symbol keys, pressing the Shift key causes the special character to appear.

 Lock the Shift key to type a series of characters by pressing Shift twice. The cursor shape

changes while the key is locked: .

 Unlock the Shift key by pressing it once again.

Fn key

To type the characters shown in color on some of the keys, first press the Fn key, then the key

showing the special character. For example, if you need to type an open parenthesis “(“, you would first press the Fn key, then the J key [Fn, J].

 Lock the Fn key to type a series of characters by pressing Fn twice. The cursor shape

changes while the key is locked: .

 Unlock the Fn key by pressing it once again.

Search key

There is a SEARCH key (to the right of the Menu key), which you can use when the keyboard is open. Pressing the Search key open the search box on top of the screen. Type your search criteria in the text field, then select Search. See "Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box" for more details.

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Menu key

There is a Menu key (just below Z), which you can use when the keyboard is open instead of

pressing the Menu control button. This means, with the keyboard open, you can open the menu using your left hand (press the Menu key) and select a menu option with your right.

Home key

There is a Home key (to the left of Q), which you can use when the keyboard is open instead of

pressing the Home control button.

Setting keyboard shortcuts

You can create shortcuts using the hardware keyboard to open applications on the phone.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.

2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Applications > Quick launch.

3. Scroll down the screen and then tap a letter you want to use as a shortcut.

4. Tap the application you want to associate with the shortcut key.

Using the shortcut

1. Open the hardware keyboard.

2. Press and hold the SEARCH button (to the right of MENU) on the hardware keyboard.

3. Press the letter that is associated with the application you want to open.

Using the onscreen keyboard

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

The hardware QWERTY needs to be closed for you to be able to use the onscreen keyboard.

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.  Press BACK to close the onscreen keyboard.

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Entering text

Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard:

Press and hold keys with white characters at the top to enter numbers, symbols, or accented letters. The white 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. When there are multiple characters associated with the key, on the small window that opens, tap the character you want to insert.

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. For some screens that you need to enter your log-in credentials or a URL address, this button is replaced with either Next, Done, or Go. Tap Next to go to the next text field or tap Done/Go to hide the onscreen keyboard or go to the web page.

This is the Backspace key. Tap to delete the previous character. Press and hold to let you delete words.

This is the Swype key. After entering a word using Swype, tap to open a small window where you can choose a word to replace the word that you have entered. Press and hold to open a window where you can view a tutorial on how to use Swype, see tips, and set Swype options.

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Entering words using Swype

Instead of tapping the keys on the onscreen keyboard, you can use Swype® to type words. Swype lets you slide your finger on the onscreen keyboard to enter words. For example, if you want to type “the”, you would put your finger on the “t” key, and then trace the word (by sliding your finger) “the” on the onscreen keyboard.

Learn more about how to use Swype by pressing and holding .

Adjusting Swype settings

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.

2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Language & keyboard > Swype.

Adjusting keyboard settings

To open the keyboard settings, 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.

Tex t in pu t

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.

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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.

Hardware 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 pressed 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 pressed 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 picture messages (MMS) to other mobile

phones. To open your message inbox, press HOME, and then tap Messages.

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 trackpad.

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 picture messages

Send short text messages (SMS) and picture 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.

Picture 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 picture 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.

 Ta p t h e icon, and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want to

send the message. You can also select contact groups (your Google Account contact groups if you are logged in) as recipients. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap OK.

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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 picture message (MMS)

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.

 Ta p th e icon, and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message.

You can also select contact groups (your Google Account contact groups if you are logged in) as recipients. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap OK.

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.

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.

 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 "Maps and location."

 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.

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 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 picture 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 picture message, press BACK to automatically save your message as a draft. To resume composing the message:

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

2. Tap the message to resume editing it.

3. When you finish editing the message, tap Send.

New message notifications

Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ring tone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or picture message. To change the notification for new text and picture messages, see "Setting text and picture message options."

A new message icon

also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of

a new text or picture 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."

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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 ring tone.

When you receive a WAP push message, a notification icon

Opening the link contained in a WAP push message

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

2. Tap the new message.

3. Tap Visit website.

Viewing all your WAP push messages

1. Press HOME, and then tap Messages.

2. Press MENU, and then tap Push messages.

Managing message conversations

Text and picture 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 picture messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.

Reading a text message

is displayed in the status bar.

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, 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.

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 picture message

1. Press HOME, and then tap Messages.

2. On the All messages screen, tap a picture 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 picture message options."

 If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the picture message size before

you download it.

Replying to a text or picture message

1. Press HOME, and then tap Messages.

2. On the All messages screen, tap a text or picture message thread to open it.

3. Tap the text box at the bottom of the screen, enter your reply message, and then tap Send.

To reply to a text message with a picture message, open the text message, press MENU and then tap

More > Add subject, or Attach. The text message is automatically converted into a picture 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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap Messages.

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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

is displayed at the right hand side of the message.

Deleting a message thread

1. Press HOME, and then tap Messages.

2. On the All messages screen, tap the message thread that you want to delete.

3. Press MENU, and then tap Delete.

4. When prompted to confirm, tap OK.

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

Deleting several message threads

1. Press HOME, and then tap Messages.

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

3. Select the message threads you want to delete.

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

Deleting a single message

1. While viewing a message thread, press and hold the message that you want to delete.

2. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then press and hold

the message to display the options menu again.

3. Tap Delete message on the options menu.

4. When prompted to confirm, tap OK.

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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.

Setting text and picture message options

Press HOME, and then tap Messages. On the All messages screen, press MENU and then tap Settings to set the text or picture 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.

Service Center

Displays the message service center number used. Tap to change the number. It is recommended that you do not change the number here for it may cause problems in receiving and sending messages.

Manage SIM card messages

Tap to view text messages stored on your SIM card. You can also delete or copy these messages to your phone’s memory.

MMS settings

Delivery reports

Select this option to receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

Read reports

Select this option if you want to receive a report whether each recipient has read or has deleted the message without reading it.

Auto-retrieve

Select this option to automatically retrieve all your picture messages completely. When selected, the picture message header plus the message body and attachments will automatically download to your phone. If you clear this check box, only the picture message header will be retrieved and shown in your All messages screen.

Roaming auto-retrieve

Select this option to automatically retrieve all your picture messages completely when roaming. This may incur significant phone charges.

Priority setting

Set the message priority of picture messages sent.

Maximum message size

Set the maximum file size of a picture message. The picture 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 picture message arrives.

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Play notification sound

If you want the phone to ring when a new message arrives, select this option.

Notification sound

Select a ring tone that is specific to new text and picture messages. Note that the ring tone briefly plays when selected.

Vibrate

Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or picture message arrives.

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 ring tone that is specific to sent or failure notifications. Note that the ring tone briefly plays when selected.

Vibrate

Select this option if you want the phone to vibrate when a new text or picture 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

Exchange ActiveSync® accounts as well as popular online services such as Facebook®,

Twitte r

These are some of the types of information you can sync:

 Gmail  Google and Exchange ActiveSync contacts, as well as your Facebook friends’ contact

 Calendar events from your primary Google Account and from Exchange ActiveSync. For

 Status updates and links shared by your friends and yourself on social networks such as

 Flickr and Facebook photo uploads. For information on viewing photos, see the "Gallery"

, and FlickrTM.

and Exchange ActiveSync email.

information. For information on contacts, see the "People" chapter.

information on using Calendar, see the "Calendar" chapter.

Facebook and Twitter. For details, see the "Social" chapter.

chapter.

Adding a social network account

You can sync with your accounts on popular online services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

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

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

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.

and Microsoft®

Synchronizing with a Google Account

Signing in to your Google Account lets you synchronize Gmail 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 and contacts. Other Google services use the first Google Account you added.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap Add account > Google.

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

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.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

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.

Changing account settings

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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 these 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. Use the HTC Sync installer that’s in the supplied microSD card to install. For the steps on how to install, see "Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card."

You can also 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 that came with the microSD card

The HTC Sync version in the microSD card that came with your phone can be installed in Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.

Make sure the microSD card is inserted on your phone. Copy the HTC Sync installer from the microSD card to your computer and use it to install.

 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. Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable that came with your phone.

2. You’ll see the Connect to PC screen on your phone. Tap Disk drive and then tap Done.

3. After you’ve selected disk drive mode on your phone, your computer will treat your phone as a removable disk (just like any USB drive). Open this removable disk so you can see what’s inside the microSD card.

4. Copy HTCSync.exe to your computer.

5. After copying, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected phone) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your phone.

6. On your computer, double-click HTCSync.exe and follow the onscreen instructions to install HTC Sync.

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.

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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.

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 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.)

at the bottom-right side of

4. In the Synchronization Settings Wizard, click Next.

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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.

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:

at the bottom-right side of

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.

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.

6. Click Apply to save the sync options you’ve selected, and then click OK.

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 > MENU, and then tap Settings > Applications > Development.

2. Make sure the USB debugging check box is selected.

Whenever you connect your phone to your computer, synchronization starts automatically. Wait for the sync process to finish.

Synchronizing your phone with your computer manually

2. On the Connect to PC screen in your phone, tap HTC Sync and then tap Done.

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3. On your computer, check and make sure that the HTC Sync icon of the screen appears in green which means that your phone is connected to HTC Sync.

4. On your phone, tap Sync now.

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."

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.

1. On your phone, press HOME > MENU, tap Settings > Applications, and then select the 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.

2. 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“.

3. On the Connect to PC screen in your phone, tap HTC Sync and then tap Done.

at the bottom-right side

4. On your computer, double-click the green HTC Sync icon

5. In HTC Sync, click Application Installer.

to open HTC Sync.

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6. In the Application Installer file types dialog box, make sure that the Android OS installer file (apk) check box is selected and then click OK.

This dialog box only appears the first time you use the Application Installer.

7. Cli c k Next.

8. Click Browse, locate the application (.apk) on your computer, and then click Open.

9. After selecting the application, click Next.

10. Click Finish. Check your phone’s screen to see if there are additional instructions to

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 Gallery, 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 Friend Stream Gallery

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

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Facebook.

2. If this is your first time to use Facebook, follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to your Facebook account.

3. On the News Feed screen, press MENU, and then tap Home to access the other functions.

 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.

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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 and like 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.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Add to Home

> Widget > Facebook.

2. Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.

3. Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.

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 Gallery 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.

Tweeting on your phone

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

1. Press HOME, and then tap

2. 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.

3. Peep opens in the All Tweets tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the tab you want.

Peep screen

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1. Tap to view the Twitter user’s profile. This also shows you all tweets from this Twitte r u s er.

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 to post a picture from Gallery or Camera to your default photo hosting site and

add the link to the picture into the tweet.

 Ta p to insert your location into the tweet. You can choose to add a map link, insert

your location name, or insert your position coordinates.

Searching for Twitter users to follow

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Peep.

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2. While on the Peep screen, open the hardware QWERTY, and then press the Search key.

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.

5. 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, and then tap > Peep.

2. Press MENU, and then tap New message.

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.

Adding the Twitter widget

Add the Twitter widget to let you send and follow your tweets right on the Home screen.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Add to Home

2. Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.

3. Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.

> 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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap

2. If you are not signed in to a social network account, press MENU, tap Settings > Accounts & sync, and then tap the account you want to sign in to.

3. Friend Stream opens in the All Updates tab. Slide your finger on the bottom row to go to 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.

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> Friend Stream.

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

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Friend Stream.

2. On the All Updates tab, tap the text field with the words “What’s happening?”.

3. Tap

, and then on the Update Status dialog box, select which accounts you want

the status update to be posted. Tap Done.

The search results will also list down tweets that contain the search word.

4. Enter your status update, and then tap Update.

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.

1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Add to Home

2. Choose the widget style, and then tap Select.

3. Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release.

> Widget > Friend Stream.

Chatting in Google Talk

Google Ta lk 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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap

2. Enter your Google Account username and password, and then tap Sign in.

When you are signed in to Google Talk, your online status in Google Talk will also appear in other Google Apps such as Gmail 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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap

2. In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap More > Sign out.

Chatting with friends

Starting a chat

1. Press HOME, and then tap

2. Tap a friend in the Friends list.

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> Talk > Next > Sign in.

3. Chat with your friend by entering text in the text box at the bottom of the screen.

To insert a smiley, press MENU, and then tap More > Insert smiley. Tap a smiley to insert it into your message.

4. After entering your message, tap Send.

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.

Switching between active chats

You can switch between chats if you have more than one chat going.

1. 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 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.

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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. But, if you’d rather not store the messages in a chat, you can go off the record.

1. On a chat screen, press MENU, and then tap Chat off record. 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

2. In the Friends list, tap the online status icon ( ) beside your name, and then select the 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.

2. In the Friends list, tap the text box to the left of your online status icon, and then enter your status message.

3. Press or tap the Enter key.

> Ta l k.

Changing your picture

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

2. In the Friends list, tap the picture to the left of your status message.

3. In the Select an album screen, tap the album where the picture you want to use is located.

4. Tap the picture you want to use.

5. Drag the green box to select the portion of the picture to crop, and then tap Save.

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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap

2. In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap Add friend.

3. Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Google email address of the friend you want to add.

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.

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1. Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

2. In the Friends list, tap Chat invitation.

3. Do one of the following:

 Ta p Accept in the menu that opens to accept the invitation.  Ta p Cancel if you don’t want to chat with and share your Google Talk status with the

sender.

Viewing the list of pending invitations to friends

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

2. In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap Invites. All the friends to whom you’ve extended

invitations to become friends on Google Talk appear in the list until they accept or cancel your invitation.

3. Tap a pending invitation, and then tap Accept or Decline.

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, and then tap

2. In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap All friends. To switch back to just the friends with whom you chat most frequently, tap Most popular in the menu.

> Talk.

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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap

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 Always show friend. Your friend is removed from your friends list and is 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.

> Talk.

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, and then tap

2. In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap More > Settings.

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3. Select the IM notifications check box to receive a notification ( ) in the status bar when a

new instant message arrives.

4. Do of the following:

 Ta p Select ringtone to select the ring tone to use when a new instant message arrives. The

ring tone briefly plays when selected. If you don’t want a ring tone 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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap

> Talk.

2. In the Friends list, press MENU, and then tap More > Settings.

3. Select the Mobile indicator option.

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.

1. Press HOME, and then tap

2. In the Friends list, press MENU, and tap More > Settings.

> Talk.

3. Select the Automatically sign in check box.

Email

Using Gmail

Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. Gmail is configured when you first set up your

phone. Depending on your synchronization settings, Gmail on your phone is automatically synchronized with one or more Gmail accounts on the web. For more information about synchronization, see "Synchronizing with a Google Account" in the Accounts and sync chapter.

Viewing your Gmail inbox

The Inbox conversations list is your default Gmail view. All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox.

Gmail 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, and then tap

2. To scroll through the conversation list, swipe your finger up/down on the screen or the trackpad.

> Gmail.

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. Message label.

6. Starred message. Tap to add or remove the star. For more information, see "Starring a message."

7. The Google Account you are currently viewing. To view another account, see "Switching to another Google Account."

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. 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, press MENU, and then tap Accounts.

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2. Tap the account to switch to.

Reading your messages

Depending on your notification settings, the phone plays a ring tone, 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 settings."

For information on automatic email synchronization, see "Changing Gmail synchronization settings."

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

down your finger 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 trackpad.

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.

4. 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.

 Ta p 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.

 Ta p 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.

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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 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

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Gmail.

2. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Compose.

3. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email 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.

4. Enter the email subject, and then compose your email.

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5. If you want to add a picture attachment, press MENU and then tap Attach. Navigate to the

picture you want to attach, and then tap the picture.

1. Recipient.

2. Subject.

3. Attachment.

4. Enter your message here.

5. Tap to remove the attachment.

6. After composing your message, tap Send.

While composing the message, tap Save as draft or press the BACK button to save it as a draft. To view your draft email messages, in the Inbox, press MENU and then tap View labels > Drafts.

Adding a signature to your messages

You can add a signature to email messages that you send.

1. In the Inbox, press MENU and then tap Settings > Signature.

2. Enter your signature in the text box, and then tap OK.

You can create a signature consisting of multiple lines of text. At the end of each line of text, tap or press the Enter key on the keyboard to create another line.

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 account on the web are included (except those labeled Trash or Spam), not just those that you’ve synchronized onto your phone.

1. In the Inbox, press SEARCH.

2. Enter the word or words to search for.

3. Tap

, or tap or press the Enter key on the keyboard.

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.

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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."

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 has several preset labels you can use, and you can also add your own labels, using Gmail on the web.

1. While viewing the messages in a conversation, press MENU and then touch Change labels.

2. Select the labels that you want to assign to the conversation, and then tap OK.

Viewing conversations by label

You can view a list of the conversations that have the same label.

1. When viewing your Inbox or another conversation list, press MENU, and then touch View labels.

2. Touch a label to view a list of conversations with that label.

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 synchronization settings

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Gmail.

2. Press MENU, and then tap Settings > Labels.

3. To set the number of days to synchronize, tap Number of days to sync.

4. To set synchronization for a particular label, tap the label. You can select to synchronize 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.

1. In the Inbox or other conversation list, select the check boxes for the conversations you 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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2. Tap the Archive, Labels, or Delete button to perform one of those actions on the batch of

conversations, or press MENU for more options.

Changing Gmail settings

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Gmail.

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."

 Clear search history. Remove the searches you have performed.  Labels. Tap to select how many days and which Gmail labels to synchronize.  Email notifications. Select the check box to show a notification icon on the status bar when

you receive a new email.

 Ta p Select ringtone if you want your phone to play a notification sound when a new email

message arrives. On the ring tone menu, select a ring tone specific to new email messages. The ring tone plays briefly when selected. If you don’t want a ring tone to play when you receive a new email message, tap Silent. To confirm your ring tone selection, tap OK.

 Select Vibrate if you want your phone to vibrate when you receive a new email message.

Mail

The Mail application lets you send and receive email from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP.

It also lets you access your Exchange ActiveSync email and other features on your phone. For information on this, see "Exchange ActiveSync email."

Adding a POP3/IMAP email account

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Mail.

2. Do one of the following:

 If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail, tap Other (POP3/IMAP) on the

Choose a mail provider screen.

 If you have already added an email account in Mail, tap on the upper-right corner, and

then tap New Account. If the Choose a mail provider screen is displayed, tap Other (POP3/ IMAP).

3. Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then tap Next.

If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone database, you will be asked to enter more details.

4. Enter the Account name and Your name and then tap Finish setup.

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Viewing your email inbox

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Mail.

2. Tap a tab at the bottom of the screen to filter the inbox.

1. Tap to view a different email account or add a new email account.

2. Filter tabs. See "Inbox filter tabs" for details.

3. Marked (Exchange ActiveSync only)

4. Meeting invitation (Exchange ActiveSync only)

5. Number of unread email messages.

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Inbox filter tabs

Received

Displays email messages as individual items.

Conversations

Displays messages as conversations, grouped according to the subject line. Tap a subject in the list to show the email conversation.

VIP group

Displays messages from contacts in your VIP group. To add contacts to the VIP group from this tab, tap Add contact to group, select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save.

Unread

Displays unread messages.

Marked (Exchange ActiveSync only)

Displays all flagged messages.

Meeting invitations (Exchange ActiveSync only)

Displays meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or declined.

Attachments

Displays all messages that have attachments.

Refreshing an email account

Whatever your automatic synchronization settings are, you can also synchronize your sent and received emails manually at any time.

While in the account you want to synchronize, press MENU, and then tap Refresh.

Sorting email messages

1. On the email account Inbox, press MENU, and then tap Sort.

2. Select from the options to sort email messages by date received, priority, subject, sender, or size.

Deleting an email message

1. On the email account Inbox, press and hold the message you want to delete.

2. On the options menu, tap Delete.

Deleting multiple email messages

1. On the email account Inbox, press MENU and then tap Delete.

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

Exchange ActiveSync email

If you synchronize your phone with your work Exchange ActiveSync account, you can read, manage, and send email in the same easy way as with a POP3/IMAP account. However, you can also access some powerful Exchange features.

For information on setting up an Exchange ActiveSync account, see "Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account" in the Accounts and sync chapter.

Setting out of the office status

You can set your Out of Office status and auto-reply message right from your phone.

1. Press HOME, and then tap

> Mail.

2. Switch to the Exchange ActiveSync account.

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3. Press MENU and then tap More > Out of the office.

4. Tap the field below I am currently, and then select Out of the office.

5. Set the dates and times for the period when you will be out of the office.

6. Enter the auto-reply message.

7. Tap S a ve .

Sending a meeting request

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Mail.

2. Switch to the Exchange ActiveSync account.

3. Press MENU and then tap More > New meeting invitation.

4. Enter the meeting details, and then tap Send.

Setting the priority for an email message

You can set the priority for an email message you send with your Exchange ActiveSync account.

1. While composing the message, press MENU.

2. Tap Priority.

3. Select the priority for the message.

If you selected High or Low priority, the priority appears below the subject line of the message.

Composing and sending an email message

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Mail.

2. On the email account Inbox, press MENU and then tap Compose.

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

 Enter email addresses directly in the To field. If you’re sending the email to several

recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma. As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your contacts list are displayed. Tap a match to enter that address directly.

 Tap t h e icon, and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message. You

can also select contact groups as recipients, or add contacts from the company directory if you have set up an Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap Done.

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 Show Cc/Bcc.

4. Enter the subject, and then compose your message.

5. To add an attachment, press MENU, tap Add attachment, and choose from the following

options:

 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.

 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.

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Document. Attach a PDF file or an Office document such as a text file or a spreadsheet.



6. Tap Send to send the message immediately, or tap Save as draft if you want to send it later.

To open a draft email, in the email account Inbox, press MENU, and then tap Folders > Drafts.

Viewing and replying to an email message

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Mail.

2. On the email account Inbox, tap the email you want to view.

3. Tap Reply or Reply all to reply to the email.

For an Exchange ActiveSync account, you can mark an email. To mark an email, while viewing an email, tap the white flag

on the upper-right corner of the screen. The flag turns red

when you mark the message.

You can copy, look up, translate, or share text from an email message. For information on how to do this, see "Copying text, looking up information, and sharing" in the Internet chapter.

Editing email account settings

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account you want to edit.

3. Press MENU and then tap More > Settings.

4. Select from the following settings:

Account settings

Change the email account settings such as the name, email address, password, and description.

General settings

Set the font size when reading emails, enable, disable or set the signature, set the account as the default email account, and set where to save email attachments.

Send & receive

Set the maximum email file size limit when receiving and frequency to check for new emails and how many to check for. You can also set to have emails that you send bcc’d to yourself.

Notification settings

Set email notification settings.

Delete account

Tap to delete the email account.

5. Press BACK to save your changes.

Deleting an email account

1. Press HOME, and then tap > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account you want to delete.

3. Press MENU, and then tap More > Settings > Delete account.

Adding the Mail widget

Add the Mail widget to let you view your POP3/IMAP or Exchange ActiveSync emails on the Home screen. To learn how to add widgets, refer to "Adding a widget to your Home screen" in the Personalizing chapter.

Calendar

About Calendar

Use your phone’s Calendar to create and manage your events, meetings, and appointments. You can also set up your phone to stay in sync with the following types of calendars:

 On your phone, sign in to your Google Account so you’ll be able to sync your phone’s

Calendar with your Google Calendar online. If you have not signed in to your Google Account yet, see the Accounts and sync chapter to find out how to sign in.

You can create multiple Google Calendars only in Google Calendar on the Web. After creating them in Google Calendar on the Web, you’ll be able to see them in the Calendar application on your phone. For more information about creating and managing multiple Google Calendars, visit the Google website at the following URL: http://calendar.google.com.

 If you’re using Microsoft Outlook on your computer, you can set up HTC Sync on your

computer to sync Outlook Calendar with your phone’s Calendar. See "Using HTC Sync" for details.

 If you have a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account and you have added it on your phone,

you can sync your phone’s Calendar with your Exchange ActiveSync calendar events. See the Email and Accounts and sync chapters for details.

Creating a calendar event

You can create events that appear on your phone only, as well as events that sync with your Google Calendar, your computer’s Outlook Calendar, or Exchange ActiveSync calendar.

1. Press HOME, and then tap Calendar.

2. On any Calendar view, press MENU and then tap New event.

When you are in the Month or Agenda view, you can also tap to create a new event.

3. If you have more than one calendar, select a calendar in which to add the event:

 Select My Calendar to create an event that will appear only on your phone.  Select PC Sync to create an Outlook Calendar event to sync with your computer.  Select Exchange to create an Exchange ActiveSync calendar event.

 Select your Google Account to create a Google Calendar event. If you have several Google

Calendars on the Web, select one in which to add your event.

4. Enter a name for the event.

5. To specify the date and time of the event, do one of the following:

 If there is a time frame for the event, tap the From and To date and time to set them.  If it is a special occasion such as a birthday or a whole-day event, set the From and To date,

then select the All day check box.

6. Enter the event location and description.

at the bottom-right of the screen

7. Set the reminder time.

You can add another reminder time in a Google Calendar event. Press MENU and then tap Add reminder.

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8. If the event occurs on a regular basis, tap the Repetition box and then choose how often the event occurs.

9. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and then tap Add.

Inviting guests to your event (Google Account only)

If you want to invite guests to your event, you need to create and add the event in your Google Calendar. An invitation email will be sent to your guests using your Google Account.

1. Open Calendar and create a new event. Tap the Calendar field and then select your Google Account (or one of your other Google Calendars). For the steps, see "Creating a calendar event."

2. Add details about the event, such as date and time, location, and more.

3. In the Guests field, enter the email addresses of everyone you want to invite to the event. Separate multiple addresses with commas ( , ).

If the people to whom you send invitations use Google Calendar, they’ll receive an invitation in Calendar and by email.

4. Tap Add to add the event to your Google Calendar.

Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only)

If you have an Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone, you can use Calendar to create a meeting appointment and send a meeting request email to the people you want to invite to your meeting.

1. Open Calendar and create a new event. Tap the Calendar field and then select Exchange. For the steps, see "Creating a calendar event."

2. Add details about the meeting, such as date and time, location, and more.

3. Press MENU and then tap Meeting Invitation.

4. Tap

5. Enter your message and then tap Send.

6. Tap Add to add the meeting appointment to your Exchange ActiveSync Calendar.

and choose attendees from your contacts or Company Directory.

Changing calendar views

When you open Calendar, it displays the Month view by default. You can also display the Calendar in Agenda, Day, or Week view. To change between calendar views, press MENU, and then choose the type of view that you want.

Month view

In Month view, you’ll see markers on days that have events.

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When in Month view:

 Ta p on the bottom left of the screen to switch to Agenda view. Tap on the bottom

right to create a new event.

 Tap a day to view the events of that day.  Press and hold a day to open an options menu from which you can also choose to create an

event or switch to either Day or Agenda view.

 Slide your finger up or down the screen to view earlier or later months.

Day and Agenda views

Day view displays a list of the events of one day and also shows weather information at the bottom of the screen when you’re viewing events of the current day. Agenda view shows a list of all your events in chronological order.

The color bars on the left side of the events indicate the type of calendar in which the event is part of. To find out what each color represents, press MENU and then tap More > Calendars.

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When in Day view, slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later days.

 In Day view, the weather information appears only if the event is within the five-day forecast of the

Weather application.

 Weather information does not appear in Day view when you change Day view to display as a time list.

See "Changing Calendar settings" for details.

Week view

Week view displays a chart of the events of one week.

When in Week view:

 You can press and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time.  Tap an event to view its details.  Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later weeks.

In a crowded Week view, it may be easier to select an event by using the trackpad. Then, press the trackpad to view details about the selected event.

HTC PB65100 Users Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Basics

Front panel with keyboard opened

Back panel

Top panel

Left and right panels

Bottom panel

Before turning on your phone

Back cover

SIM card

Storage card

Battery

Finger gestures

Getting started

Turning on your phone

Turning off your phone

Setting up your phone for the first time

Sleep mode

Home screen

Extended Home screen

Navigating the Home screen

Phone status and notifications

Phone status icons

Notification icons

Checking notifications

Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume

Adjusting the media volume

Connecting your phone to a computer

Changing the connection type after connecting your phone to the computer

Copying files to and from the storage card

Searching your phone and the Web

Searching using Voice Control

Setting Web and Quick Search Box options

Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box

Personalizing

Personalizing your phone with profiles

Using a preset profile

Creating and saving a new profile

Renaming or deleting a profile

Changing the wallpaper, lock screen wallpaper, and theme

Changing your wallpaper

Changing the lock screen wallpaper

Changing the theme

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Adding a widget to your Home screen

Downloading widgets

Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Adding application icons

Adding a shortcut

Adding folders on your Home screen

Creating a new folder and adding items to it

Renaming a folder

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Moving a widget or icon

Removing a widget or icon

Phone calls

Calling somebody using your phone

Calling a contact in your phone using Voice Control

Calling a speed dial number

Calling a phone number in a text message

Calling a phone number in an email

Making an emergency call

Receiving calls

Answering an incoming call

Rejecting an incoming call

Rejecting a call and sending a text message

Using in-call options

Handling multiple calls

Setting up a conference call

Putting a call on hold

Muting the microphone during a call

Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call

Ending a call

Using call history

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history

Checking a missed call