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HTC Rhyme User Guide

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Your HTC Rhyme
User guide
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2 Contents
Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8 HTC Rhyme 9 Back cover 11 SIM card 13 Storage card 13 Battery 15 Switching the power on or off 16 Entering your PIN 17 Finger gestures 17 Setting up HTC Rhyme for the first time 17 Ways of getting contacts into HTC Rhyme 18 Home screen 19
Basics
Adjusting the volume 21 Sleep mode 22 Status and notifications 23 Notifications panel 26 Using HTC Rhyme Charm 27 Connecting HTC Rhyme to a computer 28 Copying files to or from the storage card 28 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 29 Printing 30 Switching to Dock Mode 31 Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 32
Personalizing
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Phone calls
Messages
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Rhyme and the Web 66 Using the web browser 67 Downloading from the Web 69 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 70 Setting browser options 71
Camera
Photos, videos, and music
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HTC services
Accounts and sync
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 104 About the People app 105 Your contacts list 106 Setting up your profile 107 Importing contacts from your SIM card 107 Adding a new contact 108 Searching for contacts 108 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 109 Merging contact information 110 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 111 Contact information and conversations 111 Sending contact information as a vCard 113 Contact groups 114 Adding People widgets 116
Social
Email
Calendar
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Maps and location
Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 159 Using the Clock 161 Checking Weather 164 Reading eBooks 165 Reading news feeds 168 Keeping track of your stocks 170 Exercising with Endomondo 171 Watching videos on YouTube 174 Listening to FM Radio 175 Using Flashlight 176 Sharing games and apps 177
Productivity
HTC Sync
Keyboard
Internet connections
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Bluetooth
Security
Settings
Update and reset
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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7 Conventions used in this guide
Conventions used in this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information:
This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.
This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems.
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Getting started

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:
§ HTC Rhyme
§ Battery (preinstalled)
§ microSD™ card (preinstalled)
§ USB cable
§ 3.5mm stereo headset
§ Power adapter
§ HTC Rhyme Charm
§ HTC Rhyme Docking Station
§ Pouch
§ Quick start guide
§ Safety and regulatory guide
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HTC Rhyme

Front panel

1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Microphone
6. Touch screen
7. Front camera
8. Notification LED
9. Earpiece

Top panel

Left and right panels

1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
1. micro-USB connector
2. VOLUME UP
3. VOLUME DOWN
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Back panel

1. LED flash
2. Back cover
3. Dock contacts
4. Speaker
5. 5 megapixel camera
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Back cover

Removing the back cover

Remove the back cover to access the SIM card slot and storage card slot.
Make sure to switch off HTC Rhyme before removing the back cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Rhyme with the front facing down.
2. With your thumbs, push the back cover out to unlock it.
3. With your finger, lift up the back cover from the bottom side to remove it.
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Replacing the back cover

Your phone’s antennas are placed underneath the back cover. To get the best signal for calls, data connection, and GPS navigation, be sure to secure the back cover tightly to the phone.
1. Align the teeth underneath the back cover with the notches on the side of the
phone.
2. Press down on the back cover with your thumbs, and then push it until it locks
into place.
You’ll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards can be used.

Inserting the SIM card

1. Take the back cover off.
2. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,
insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.

Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Rhyme before removing your SIM card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.

Storage card

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

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.
2. Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing
down and push it until it clicks into place.
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Removing the storage card

If HTC Rhyme is on, you must first "unmount" the storage card before removing it to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Rhyme is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Storage > Unmount SD card.
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Battery

HTC Rhyme uses a built-in, rechargeable battery. How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use HTC Rhyme.The features and accessories you use can affect battery life. For example, leaving your Bluetooth connection always on uses more power. Long phone calls and frequent web browsing use up a lot of battery power. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder.

Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC Rhyme, it is recommended that you charge the battery.
Only the power adapter and USB cable provided in the box must be used to charge the battery.
1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.
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2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light. The light turns to solid green when the battery is fully charged.
When you charge the battery and HTC Rhyme is on, the charging battery icon is displayed in the status bar. After the battery has been fully charged, the charging battery icon turns to a full battery icon .
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.

Charging the battery using HTC Rhyme Docking Station

1. Insert the small end of the supplied USB cable into the USB connector of the
dock.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the power adapter.
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3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet.
4. Align the dock contacts on HTC Rhyme with the contacts on the dock.
5. Gently press HTC Rhyme down to secure it in place.

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button. Easy.
When you turn on HTC Rhyme for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

Switching the power off

1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on, then unlock the
screen.
2. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.
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Entering your PIN

Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. No problem. Just contact your mobile operator and ask for the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key).

Finger gestures

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

Setting up HTC Rhyme for the first time

When you switch on HTC Rhyme for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. You can choose how you want to connect to the Internet and whether you want your current location to be automatically detected. If you still have personal contacts and calendar events stored on your old phone, you can easily transfer them to HTC Rhyme through Bluetooth as well.
Be sure to sign in to your Google® Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail and Android Market™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social networks like Facebook® and Twitter™, and more.
Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.
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Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in settings later on.

Ways of getting contacts into HTC Rhyme

There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Rhyme. You can sync HTC Rhyme with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook, and more.
HTC Sync
Gmail Google contacts are imported to HTC Rhyme after you sign in to
Facebook Log in to your Facebook account to import your Facebook
Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts directly in HTC
SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Rhyme. Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync
Transfer Use the Transfer app to transfer not only your contacts, but also
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Sync the contacts from your old phone to your computer, and then use HTC Sync to sync HTC Rhyme with your computer's Microsoft® Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows® Contacts.
your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC Rhyme.
friends' contact information.
Rhyme or transfer existing ones from your old phone.
HTC Rhyme syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
calendar events and text messages from your old phone to HTC Rhyme.
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Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make HTC Rhyme your own. It comes with a Shortcuts & Clock widget that contains shortcuts to your favorite apps and shows the time and weather in your city. You can also add your favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see
Personalizing on page 34.

Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with HTC Rhyme, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six extra screens. It should be plenty.
Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover more space for adding icons, widgets, and more.
Press to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).
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Using Leap view

§ To jump straight to the screen that you want, press or pinch the screen to show the Leap view. It reveals all seven Home screens as thumbnails. Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.
§ In Leap view, if there's space to add a new screen, you can tap to do so. An empty Home screen appears and you can start customizing from there.
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Basics

Adjusting the volume

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

Adjusting the ringer volume

§ Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels.
§ While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN once to switch to Vibrate mode. The vibrate mode icon appears in the status bar.
§ While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The speaker mute icon displays in the status bar.

Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls

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

Adjusting the media volume

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

Adjusting the volume via settings

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Sound > Volume.
2. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of the
ringtone, media playback, alarms, and notifications. A sample tone is briefly played with the volume being adjusted as you drag a slider.
3. If you want the same volume for your ringtone and notifications, select Use incoming call volume for notifications.
4. When you’re done, tap OK.
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Sleep mode

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

Switching to Sleep mode

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

Waking up from Sleep mode

To wake HTC Rhyme up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.
HTC Rhyme automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

Unlocking the screen

Pull the ring up to unlock the screen.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks.
If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can drag or to the ring to snooze or dismiss the event or alarm.
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Opening an app from the lock screen

On the lock screen, drag an app icon to the ring to unlock the screen and directly go to the app.
You can customize the lock screen in Settings > Personalize > Lock screen shortcuts to show your four favorite apps.

Status and notifications

Status icons

Here’s what each icon means:
Signal strength Battery is full
GPRS connected Battery is charging
GPRS in use Battery is low (20% remaining)
EDGE connected
EDGE in use Silent mode
3G connected Vibrate mode
3G in use Microphone is mute
HSDPA connected Speakerphone is on
HSDPA in use
Battery is very low (10% or less remaining)
Wired microphone headset connected
Roaming Wired headset connected
No signal Bluetooth is on
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No SIM card installed Connected to a Bluetooth device
Connected to a Wi-Fi® network Airplane mode
Data synchronizing GPS is on
Network sharing is on Alarm is set

Notification icons

Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events, and alarms.
Here’s what each one means:
New Gmail message
New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email
General notification
Call in progress
Problem with email delivery Missed call
New SMS/MMS Call on hold
Problem with SMS/MMS delivery Call forwarding on
New Google Talk™ instant message
New voicemail
Upcoming event
Message forwarding on
HTC Rhyme is connected to a computer via USB cable
Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available
New updates from your social networks
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is on
Matched contacts suggestion Uploading data (animated)
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Bluetooth pairing request Downloading data (animated)
HTC Rhyme software update available
Song is playing
FM Radio app in use
Voice recording is on Blank card
More (not displayed) notifications Internal storage is low

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:
Waiting to upload
Downloaded Android Market app installed successfully
Update available for an app downloaded from Android Market
§ Solid green light when HTC Rhyme is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged.
§ Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
§ Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.
§ Flashing orange light when the battery level reaches very low.
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Notifications panel

When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see what event notification or new information you've received. The Notifications panel lets you quickly switch between recently-opened apps, and also lets you easily turn on settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
To open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward.
If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to see them all.
You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing and then tapping Notifications.

Switching between recently opened apps

On the Notifications panel, you can easily access up to eight apps you just recently opened.
1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the
Notifications panel.
2. In the Recent apps section, slide your finger left or right to see recently-opened
apps.
3. Tap an app to open it.
Press and hold
to view recently used apps.
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Using Quick Settings

The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more, and also provides a quick shortcut to all HTC Rhyme settings.
1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the
Notifications panel.
2. Tap the Quick Settings tab.
3. Tap the check box next to an item to turn it off or on.

Closing the Notifications panel

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

Using HTC Rhyme Charm

In a meeting or dinner, but expecting a call or a message? Use the charm that came with your phone and get notified instantly and discreetly.
Connect the cord of the charm to the 3.5 mm headset jack of your phone, and then dangle the charm outside your bag. It glows when you receive a call, a message, or a voice mail. No more digging in your bag to find your phone while it rings.

Choosing when your charm glows

Set your charm to glow when you receive a call, message, or voicemail.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Charm .
2. Choose when you want your charm to glow.
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Connecting HTC Rhyme to a computer

Whenever you connect HTC Rhyme to a computer using the USB cable, the Choose a connection type screen opens and lets you choose the type of USB connection.
Select one of the following choices, and then tap Done:
Charge only Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while
connected to your computer.
Disk drive This mode is available only when there’s a storage card installed on
HTC Rhyme. Select this mode when you want to copy files between the storage card and your computer.
When Disk drive mode is enabled while HTC Rhyme is connected to the computer, you will not be able to use apps on HTC Rhyme to access the storage card.
HTC Sync Select this option to synchronize contacts, calendar, and other
information between your computer and HTC Rhyme.
USB tethering
Internet pass­through
When you do not have an Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share the mobile data connection of HTC Rhyme with your computer.
If you don’t have a data plan or you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can select this mode to share your computer’s Internet connection with HTC Rhyme.

Copying files to or from the storage card

You can copy your music, photos, and other files to the storage card.
1. Connect HTC Rhyme to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. On the Choose a connection type screen, select Disk drive, and then tap Done.
On your computer, the storage card is recognized as a removable disk.
3. Navigate to the removable disk and open it.
4. Do one of the following:
§ Copy the files from the computer to the storage card’s root folder.
§ Copy the files from the storage card to a folder in your computer.
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected HTC
Rhyme) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove HTC Rhyme.
6. Do one of the following:
§ Disconnect HTC Rhyme from the computer.
§ If you want to keep HTC Rhyme connected to the computer but want it to
be able to access the storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Disk drive, select an option except Disk drive, and then tap Done.
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Copying text, looking up information, and sharing

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

Selecting text

1. Press and hold on a word.
2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to
select.
To copy the address of a linked web page, press and hold the link, and then tap
Copy link URL.

Copying and pasting text

1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy.
The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.
2. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), press and hold at
the point where you want to paste the text.
3. Tap Paste.

Searching or translating text

1. After you have selected the text you want to search for or translate, tap .
2. Tap one of the following tabs:
Google Search
Look for related information using Google Search, based on the text that you selected.
Wikipedia
Look for related information on Wikipedia®, based on the text that you selected.
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YouTube
Look for videos on YouTube®, based on the text that you selected.
Google Translate
Translate the text to another language.

Sharing text

1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap .
2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message
or Facebook status update.

Printing

Connect HTC Rhyme to a supported printer and print out documents, email, meeting invitations, photos, and more.
§ Both printer and HTC Rhyme must be turned on and connected to the same local network. Connect HTC Rhyme to the local network using Wi-Fi. To learn how to connect the printer to a local network, refer to your printer user guide.
§ The local network must not be behind a firewall.
1. While in an app such as Internet, Mail, Calendar, or Polaris Office, open the item
you want to print.
2. Press , and then tap Print (or More > Print).
3. On the Print screen, tap the printer you want to use.
4. If there's more than one page to print, set the page range that you want.
Tap Advanced to set the page size, print layout, and page orientation, and choose if you want to print in color or black and white.
5. Tap Print.
You can check the printing details by opening the Notifications panel, and then tapping the item you're printing.
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Printing a photo

1. While in Gallery, open the photo you want to print.
2. Tap the photo. A menu appears.
3. Tap More > Print , and then tap the printer you want to use.
4. Tap Print.
You can check the printing details by opening the Notifications panel, and then tapping the item you're printing.

Adding a printer

If your printer does not show up in the list, you must add it.
The printer must be in the same Wi-Fi network that you are using.
1. From the Print screen, tap Add printer.
2. Enter the IP address of the printer that you want to add and choose a port. If
you do not know the IP address of the printer, ask for help from your network administrator.
3. Tap Next, and then select the manufacturer and model of the printer.
4. Tap Save.
The printer appears on the list and you can tap it to print your photo or document.

Switching to Dock Mode

Dock Mode turns HTC Rhyme into a desk clock, photo slideshow viewer, or music player. You can also set it as a speakerphone when you receive calls while HTC Rhyme is docked.
1. With the dock plugged in, place HTC Rhyme into the dock.
HTC Rhyme automatically turns on Bluetooth and switches to Dock Mode.
2. If prompted, choose how you want to use the dock for audio.
While in Dock Mode, you can:
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Play music § Tap the playback buttons to control music playback.
§ Tap the album cover to open your music library.
§ Tap to adjust the media volume.
View the time and weather information
Play a photo slideshow
Access apps § Tap the shortcut icons at the bottom of the screen to open
Dim the screen
Modify dock settings
To exit Dock Mode, tap or remove HTC Rhyme from the dock.
§ Tap the clock widget to open the Clock app where you can set alarms or show the time in another city.
§ Tap the weather information to open the Weather app and check forecasts or the next few days.
Tap Photo frame to view the photos on your storage card as a slideshow.
apps such as Calendar.
To customize the shortcuts, press and hold an app icon, and then select a new app. (Or, press , and then tap Shortcuts. )
§ Tap and choose which app to open.
Tap the dim control button.
Press , and then tap Settings.

Want some quick guidance on using your phone?

Show Me helps you get the most out of HTC Rhyme in seconds.
§ Need to know how to do something right away? Just type in some keywords and get clear, up-to-date answers right on HTC Rhyme.
§ Ever have the feeling that you're not getting the most out of your phone? Browse through the friendly walkthroughs on Show Me to learn how. The topics range from intro to advanced and the Show Me widget even recommends topics that you might like.
To open Show Me from the Home screen, tap > Show Me.
If you haven't downloaded Show Me content yet, or if there's updated content available, just tap the download link to get it.

Searching Show Me

1. In Show Me, press , and then enter the words you want to search for.
2. Tap a search result to jump straight to that item.
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Setting up search from the Home screen

Did you know you can search Show Me content right from the Home screen? First, you need to add Show Me to your searchable items.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Search > Searchable items.
3. Scroll down, and select Show Me.
4. Press .
Now, whenever you want to search Show Me from the Home screen, press , tap , and then select Show Me. Enter your keywords, and then tap a result to jump straight to that item in Show Me.
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Personalizing

Making HTC Rhyme truly yours

Make HTC Rhyme look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.
On the Home screen, press
, and then tap Personalize to get started.

Personalizing HTC Rhyme with scenes

HTC Rhyme becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are personalized Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply. By switching between scenes, you instantly turn HTC Rhyme into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone.
Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, HTC Rhyme automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected.

Using a preset scene

HTC Rhyme features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.
3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want.
4. Tap Apply.
To download more scenes, press , and then tap Personalize . On the Display tab, tap Scene > Get more.

Creating a new scene

You’ll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.
3. Press , and then tap New.
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4. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.
5. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and other elements, arranging the
Home screen layout, and changing the skin or wallpaper. All of your changes will be automatically saved to this scene.

Renaming a scene

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Display tab, tap Scene.
3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to
rename.
4. Press and hold a scene thumbnail, then tap Rename.
5. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done.

Deleting scenes

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Display tab, tap Scene
3. Press , and then tap Delete.
4. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes, then
tap one or more scenes you want to delete.
5. Tap Delete.

Changing your wallpaper

Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to give HTC Rhyme a fresh look. Browse the collection of wallpapers included in HTC Rhyme or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera. You can also change your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Display tab, tap Wallpaper.
3. Tap one of the following:
HTC wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, then tap Preview > Apply. Live wallpapers Choose from preset animated wallpapers. Tap Preview to
view the animation, and then tap Apply.
Gallery Choose an existing photo. Crop the photo and then tap Save.
To download more wallpapers, press , and then tap Personalize . On the Display tab, tap Wallpaper > HTC wallpapers > Get more.
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Applying a new skin

Personalize beyond the Home screen by applying a new skin. Skins are set to give a different look and feel to most onscreen buttons, application screens, option menus, and other items.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Display tab, tap Skin.
3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the skin you want.
4. Tap Apply.
To download more skins, press , and then tap Personalize. On the Display tab, tap Skin > Get more.

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

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

Adding a widget to your Home screen

1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.
2. Press , and then tap Personalize.
3. On the Add to home tab, tap Widget.
4. Select a widget that you want.
5. Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your
needs. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one.
You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.
To download more widgets, press , and then tap Personalize. On the Add to Home tab, tap Widget > Get more HTC widgets.
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Changing the settings of a widget

You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail widgets) from the Home screen.
1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen. HTC Rhyme vibrates and you’ll
see a colored box around the widget. Don’t lift your finger just yet.
2. Drag the widget to .
The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens.
3. Customize the widget settings.
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Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Place app icons on your Home screen to open apps quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen.
The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on HTC Rhyme.
1. Go to a Home screen where there’s space to add a new icon or shortcut.
2. Press , and then tap Personalize.
3. On the Add to Home tab, tap App to add an app icon, or Shortcut to add a
shortcut to a setting or information.
To add an app icon on the Home screen, tap , and then press and hold an app icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.

Adding folders on your Home screen

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

Creating a new folder and adding items to it

1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new folder.
2. Press , and then tap Personalize.
3. On the Add to home tab, tap Folder.
4. Tap New Folder. The new folder appears on the Home screen.
5. Go to the Home screen where there is an app, icon, or shortcut, and then press
and hold it. HTC Rhyme then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.
6. Drag the app, icon, or shortcut and drop it on the folder.
Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the apps and shortcuts inside the folder.
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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.

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

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

Moving a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move. HTC Rhyme vibrates and
you’ll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet.
2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen.
§ You can pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel.
§ When you drag an icon to a spot that’s occupied by another icon, the occupant automatically moves away to give room.
3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, lift your finger.

Removing a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. HTC Rhyme vibrates and
you'll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet.
2. Drag the widget or icon to .
3. When the widget or icon also turns red, lift your finger.
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Rearranging the Home screen

Reorder your Home screen panels in any way that fits how you use them. For example, move the panels with frequently-used widgets, shortcuts, and folders closer to the main Home screen.
The main Home screen is the panel that is bordered by a thin line in Leap view.
1. Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view.
2. Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move. HTC
Rhyme then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.
3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position, and then lift your finger.

Removing a Home screen panel

If you feel you need fewer Home screens, you can remove some.
1. On the Home screen, pinch the touch screen or press to go to Leap view.
2. Press and hold the panel you want to remove. Don't lift your finger just yet.
3. Drag the panel to .

Adding back a Home screen panel

Add back a Home screen if you have more widgets, shortcuts, and apps that you want to access right away.
1. On the Home screen, pinch the touch screen or press to go to Leap view.
2. Tap . A new Home screen appears. You can start adding widgets, shortcuts,
and apps.
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Using sound sets

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

Choosing a preset sound set

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set, and then tap a sound set name.
3. You can tap to listen to the different sounds for that sound set.
4. Tap Apply.
To download more sound sets, press , and then tap Personalize . On the Sound tab, tap Sound set > Get more.

Creating a sound set

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set.
3. Tap
4. Enter a new sound set name, and then tap Done.
The newly created sound set is then added to the list of sound sets. You can assign different tones to the sound set to your preference.

Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds

Change your ringtone, notification sounds, and alarms to suit your mood or lifestyle. Choose different sounds from the preset selection or your storage card.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set.
3. Choose a sound set you want to customize or create a new one, and then tap Apply.
4. Change the ringtone, notification sound, and alarm from the Personalize screen.
You can also go to the Messages, Mail, and Calendar apps to choose sounds for new messages, email, and calendar reminders respectively.
HTC Rhyme automatically saves your choices to the current sound set.
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Deleting sound sets

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set.
3. Press , and then tap Delete.
4. Tap one or more sound sets you want to delete.
5. Tap Delete.

Rearranging or hiding application tabs

You can rearrange the tabs of some apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use or remove the tabs you don’t really need.
1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen.
2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you the area where
you can rearrange icons, lift your finger.
3. Do any of the following:
Add a tab Press and hold a tab that you want to add, and then drag it
beside the other tabs.
Move a tab Press and hold the tab you want to move, and then drag it to its
new position.
Remove a tab Press and hold a tab you want to hide, then drag it up.
4. When you’re done, press .

Adding a tab back

1. Open the app from which you previously removed some tabs.
2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you some of your
hidden tabs, lift your finger.
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3. Press and hold the tab you want to show, then drag it down to where you want to position it again.
4. When you’re done, press .

Customizing the lock screen style

Choose from a selection of active lock screens that show live information such as animated weather and stock updates.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Display tab, tap Lock screen style.
3. Slide your finger left or right to choose a lock screen style.
4. Tap the lock screen style to see a preview. If you want to further customize it, tap Settings.
5. Tap Apply when you're done.

Customizing the shortcuts on a lock screen

You can choose what shortcuts you want for your lock screen so you can unlock the screen straight into your favorite app.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Personalize.
2. On the Display tab, tap Lock screen shortcuts > Choose lock screen shortcuts.
3. Tap a shortcut that you want to change, and then choose another app to
replace it .
4. Tap Done.
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Shortcuts & Clock widget

Open often-used apps or preview their contents right from the Home screen.
From the Shortcuts & Clock widget, you can:
§ Tap the shortcut to an app to open it
§ Tap the information bar to extend it and view the contents of that app
§ Tap the preview of the content and open it

Customizing the Shortcuts & Clock widget

You can choose which shortcuts and city appear on the Shortcuts & Clock widget.
1. On the Home screen, tap and hold the Shortcuts & Clock widget. Don't lift your
finger just yet.
2. Drag the widget to .
3. From this screen, you can:
§ Tap a shortcut slot, and then choose an app or shortcut to assign to it.
§ Tap the time, and then select a city that will appear in the widget. If your
city is not included in the list, tap to add your city.
4. Tap Done.
The Shortcuts & Clock widget is updated.
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Phone calls

Different ways of making calls

Besides making calls from the phone dialer screen on HTC Rhyme, you can tap a number in a text message or email to call, or press a single number on the phone dialer to quickly call a contact.
Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator. If you’re asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. Don't worry. Just contact your mobile operator and ask for the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key).

Making a call on the Phone dialer screen

You can either dial a number directly, or use the Smart dial feature to search and call a stored contact or a number from your call history.
1. On the Home screen, tap .
2. Begin entering the first few digits of a phone number or characters of a contact
name on the phone keypad. The Phone dialer screen then displays a list of matching numbers and names.
If you enter a wrong digit or letter, tap to delete it. To erase the entire entry, press and hold .
3. Slide your finger up on the filtered list to close the phone keypad and see if there are more matching numbers or contacts.
4. To place a call, do one of the following:
§ Tap a phone number or contact from the list.
§ After entering a complete number, tap Call.
§ To call a different phone number associated with the contact, you can tap
at the right side of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap
the number you want to call.
While dialing or when the call is in progress, the status bar displays the call in progress icon .
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What is Smart dial?

The phone dialer’s Smart dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call.
Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person’s name you want to call. Smart dial automatically searches and filters your stored contacts and the phone numbers from the call history.

Using Speed dial

Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a contact’s number to the number 2 key, you can just press and hold 2 to dial the number.
The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this key to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.

Assigning a speed dial key

1. On the Home screen, tap .
2. Press , and then tap Speed dial > .
3. Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in
the list, tap the name.
4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a speed dial key to assign.
5. Tap Save.
You can also set a speed dial key in People. Tap a contact, press , and then select Set speed dial (or More > Set speed dial).

Calling a phone number in a text message

1. Tap the phone number within the message.
2. Tap Call.
To call the message sender, tap the received message, and then tap Call on the options menu.
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Calling a phone number in an email

Want to call a number that's in an email? No problem.
1. In the email body, tap the phone number.
2. Edit the number if necessary.
3. Tap Call.

Calling a phone number in a Calendar event

Tapping a phone number in a Calendar event lets you see the event details such as conference call ID number or meeting PIN code while on the Phone dialer screen.
1. Open an event in Calendar.
2. On the Event details screen, tap the phone number.
3. Tap Call.

Making an emergency call

In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC Rhyme even if you don’t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked.
1. On the Home screen, tap
2. Dial the emergency number for your locale, and then tap Call.
If you’ve enabled but forgotten your lock password or lock pattern, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.
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Receiving calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears.
You can use the polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls. To find out how, see Changing sound settings on page 220.

Answering a call

Do one of the following:
§ Tap Answer.
§ If the display is off when you get a call, the Lock screen appears. Drag to the
ring to unlock the screen and answer the call.

Rejecting a call

Do one of the following:
§ Tap Decline.
§ If the display is off when you get a call, the Lock screen appears. Drag to the
ring on the Lock screen.
§ Press the POWER button twice to reject a call.

Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call

Do one of the following:
§ Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.
§ Press the POWER button.
§ Place HTC Rhyme face down on a level surface.
If HTC Rhyme is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.
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HTC Caller ID

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

What can I do during a call?

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

Putting a call on hold

1. Press and then tap Hold to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold,
the status bar displays the hold call icon .
2. Press , and then tap Unhold to resume the call.

Switching between calls

If you’re already on a call and accept another call, you can choose to switch between the two calls.
1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call and put
the first call on hold.
2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.
3. To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call.
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Turning the speakerphone on during a call

To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC Rhyme against your ear when the speakerphone is on.
Do one of the following:
§ Flip HTC Rhyme over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in > > Settings > Sound).
§ On the call screen, tap .
The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on.
To turn the speakerphone off, just flip HTC Rhyme over again, facing it up. Or tap again.

Muting the microphone during a call

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

Ending a call

Do one of the following to end the call:
§ On the call screen, tap End call.
If the display is off, press POWER to turn on the screen so you can tap End call.
§ Slide open the Notifications panel, then tap .
If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up.

Setting up a conference call

Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make the first call (or accept a call), and then simply dial each subsequent call to add it to the conference.
Make sure your SIM card is enabled with conference calling service. Contact your mobile operator for details.
1. Make a call to the first conference call participant.
2. When connected, press , tap Add call, and then dial the number of the
second participant. The first participant is put on hold when you dial the second participant.
3. When connected to the second participant, tap merge .
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4. To add another participant to the conference call, tap on the conference call
screen, 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.
6. To talk to a person in the conference call in private, tap and then select Private call on the options menu.
To end the call with a participant, tap and then tap Finish call on the options menu.
To end the conference call, tap End call.

Internet calls

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

Adding an Internet calling account

§ Check with your mobile service provider to see if Internet calling is supported on your account.
§ Before you add an Internet calling account, make sure that you've registered with an Internet calling service that supports voice calls over Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call.
2. Under Internet call settings, tap Accounts.
3. Tap Add account.
4. Enter your account details.
5. Press to save your account.
6. To set HTC Rhyme to receive Internet calls on your added account, tap the Receive incoming calls check box.
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Making an Internet call

Make an Internet call to either your contact's Internet calling account or phone number.
Internet calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees or may not be supported by your mobile operator.
Call any of the following:
Internet calling account
Phone number
§ In People, tap a contact who has an Internet calling account, and then
tap Internet call.
§ In Call History, tap an Internet call log.
See Different ways of making calls on page 45. But first, set HTC Rhyme to use Internet calling for your outgoing calls. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call. Tap Use Internet calling, and then select either For all calls or Ask for each call.

Using Call history

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

Checking a missed call

You will see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call.
1. Slide open the Notifications panel to check who the caller is.
2. To return the call, tap the missed call notification. Then tap the caller’s name or
number on the Call History screen.

Checking calls in the Call History

1. On the Home screen, tap .
2. Slide to the Call History tab.
3. On the Call History screen, you can:
§ Tap a name or number in the list to call.
§ Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu.
§ Tap to check only the call history of a particular contact.
§ Press , then tap View to display just a particular type of calls such as
missed calls or outgoing calls.
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Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History

1. On the Call History screen, press and hold the phone number that you want to save, and then tap Save to People.
2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing
contact on HTC Rhyme.
3. Do any of the following:
§ When creating a new contact, enter the contact name, contact type, and other information in the blank contact record that appears. The phone number is automatically added to the mobile field in the phone section. To store it as another type of number, for example a home number, tap the Mobile button.
§ When saving the number to an existing contact, tap a contact stored on HTC Rhyme, and then select the number type.
4. Tap Save.

Clearing the Call History list

On the Call History screen, do one of the following:
Remove one name or number
Clear the entire list Press , and then tap Remove call history. Tap Select all
Press and hold the name or number, and then tap Delete from call history.
> Delete.

Using Home dialing

When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home. Your home country code is automatically added when you make calls to your contacts while roaming.
1. On the Home screen, tap .
2. Begin entering the first few characters of a contact name on the phone keypad.
3. Tap a contact you want to call.
If you selected a contact whose phone number has a leading zero, HTC Rhyme will automatically prepend it with your home country code when dialing. If there's already a plus (+) sign and country code before the phone number, HTC Rhyme will just dial as is.
HTC Rhyme dials as is and does not prepend your home country code when you call phone numbers that are not stored in HTC Rhyme. When manually entering a phone number to call, you need to enter a plus (+) sign and country code before the number.
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Changing the default country code for Home dialing

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Call > Phone settings > Home dialing settings.
3. Choose the country that you want from the country code dropdown list.
4. Tap OK.

Turning off Home dialing

If you prefer to manually enter complete phone numbers to call while roaming, you can turn off Home dialing.
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call > Phone settings.
2. Clear the Home dialing check box.

Call services

HTC Rhyme can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and change the settings of various phone services. Call services may include call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, and more. Contact your mobile operator to find out about the availability of call services.
To open call services, press from the Home screen, and then tap Settings > Call.
Fixed Dialing Numbers
Voicemail service Shows the current voicemail service being used. Voicemail settings Specify another voicemail number aside from the one specified
Clear voicemail notification
Listen to voice messages
Forward to voicemail
Phone settings Modify your phone settings such as automatic saving of an
Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers. To enable this feature, you must know your SIM card’s PIN2 code.
by your service provider. If you have a notification of a new voicemail, you can clear the
notification with this option. Dials your voicemail for you to check your received voice
messages. Enable or disable voicemail forwarding for incoming calls.
unknown contact number when a call with that number ends.
Call forwarding Select how you want 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 calls.
Additional settings Enable or disable operator services such as caller ID and call
waiting.
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Cell broadcast Enable or disable receipt of cell broadcast messages. Cell broadcast
settings Accounts Add, modify, or remove Internet calling accounts. You can also
Use Internet calling Select whether to use Internet calling for all calls you make or
Configure channels and language for cell broadcast messages.
choose whether to receive incoming Internet calls.
for Internet address calls only, or to be asked which you prefer for each call you make.

Turning Airplane mode on or off

In many countries, you are required by law to turn off wireless devices while on board an aircraft. A way to turn off wireless functions quickly is to switch HTC Rhyme to Airplane mode.
When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on HTC Rhyme are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.
To turn Airplane mode on or off, press and hold POWER, and then tap Airplane mode.
When enabled, the Airplane mode icon is displayed in the status bar.
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Messages

Opening Messages

Keep in touch with important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose and send text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).
From the Home screen, tap your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact name or phone number.
You can also view your messages on the Home screen with the Messages widget.
> Messages. The All messages screen opens, where all
§ Scroll up or down the list of conversations by swiping your finger on the screen.
§ Tap a contact name or number to view the exchange of messages.

Sending a text message (SMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap .
3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:
§ Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile number. As you type, matching names with phone numbers from your stored contacts are displayed. Tap a name or one of the contact’s numbers.
§ Tap , and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as recipients.
§ Enter the complete phone numbers directly in the To field.
> Messages.
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4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.
§ There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message (displayed
above the Send button). If you exceed the limit, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.
§ Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message if you enter an email address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message.
5. Tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Sending a multimedia message (MMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Tap .
3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:
§ Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile number. As you type, matching names with phone numbers and email addresses from your stored contacts are displayed. Tap a contact’s number or email address.
§ Tap , and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as recipients.
§ Enter the complete phone numbers or email address directly in the To field.
4. To add a subject line, press and then tap Add subject.
5. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.
6. Tap and then choose the type of attachment.
Picture Take a photo and attach it, or attach an existing photo.
> Messages.
Video Record a video and attach it, or attach an existing
video.
Audio Make a voice recording and attach it, or attach an
existing audio file.
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App recommendation Choose an app you’ve installed from Android Market
Location Add your current location (requires GPS to be turned
Contact (vCard) Select a contact, and then select the information to
that you want to share with others. The URL from which the app can be downloaded will be inserted to your message.
on), or a location you pick on a map to your message.
attach.
Appointment (vCalendar)
After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment.
7. Tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.
Select the calendar event you want to attach.

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

If only phone numbers are showing up when you're entering a contact name, go to the Messages settings to enable displaying email addresses.
1. If you've created a new message, press
messages screen.
2. Press and then tap Settings > General.
3. Select the Show email address check box.
first to return to the All

Creating a slideshow

1. After you've added either a photo, video, or audio in the multimedia message you’re composing, tap > Slideshow.
2. Choose where you want to insert the next slide.
3. Right after adding a slide, do any of the following:
Add a photo or video to a slide
Add music or a voice recording to a slide
Add a caption to a slide Tap Add text and then enter your caption.
Tap , and then choose to add a photo or a video.
Tap > Audio.
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Edit a slide Tap , and then choose to replace, remove, or
set the duration of the slide.
Preview the slideshow Press , and then tap Preview (or More >
Preview). Tap once on the preview screen to
see playback controls.
4. When finished, tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Resuming a draft message

1. On the All messages screen, press
2. Tap the message and then resume editing it.
3. Tap Send.
, and then tap Drafts.

Viewing and replying to a message

Depending on your notification settings, HTC Rhyme plays a sound, vibrates, or displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message. A new message icon is also displayed in the status bar.
1. To open and read the message, you can:
§ Press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the new message notification.
§ Go to the Messages app and open the message.
2. While reading the message, you can reply with a text or multimedia message.
You can also do the following while reading the message:
§ Call the phone number contained in the message by tapping the number.
§ Tap the email address contained in the message to send an email.
§ Tap a link in the message to open it in the web browser.
§ Tap the message to open the options menu and choose what you want to do
with the message (such as forward, share, and more).
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Adjusting the font size of your messages

While reading a message conversation with a contact, spread out two fingers on the screen to zoom in and make the text size bigger. Pinch the screen to zoom out.
You can also press , and then tap More > Text size.

Replying to another phone number of the contact

When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC Rhyme, you’ll see the particular phone number used below the contact's name.
Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you’ve received from this contact.
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Tap , and then select another phone number of this contact.
3. Tap the box that says Add text, then enter your reply message.
4. Tap Send.

Saving a text message in the Tasks app

Save a text message in your Tasks list so you can remind yourself when to reply.
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to view the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Tap the message you want to save, and then tap Save as task.
3. On the New Task screen, enter a name for the task.
4. Enter other task details, and then tap Save.
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Forwarding a message

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to view the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Tap the message you want to forward, and then tap Forward.
3. In the To field, fill in one or more recipients.
4. Tap Send.
While viewing the exchange of messages with the contact, you can also press , tap Forward (or More > Forward), and then tap the message you want to forward.

Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message

If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size first before you download it.
When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, tap the Download button at the right side of the message.
§ If there’s a media attachment such as a photo or video in a received message, tap it to view the content.
§ If the attachment is a contact (vCard), tap it to view the contact information, then tap Save to add to your contacts.
§ If the attachment is an appointment or event (vCalendar), tap it to choose the calendar where to save it, and then tap Import.
§ To save the attachment to your storage card, press and hold the multimedia message, and then choose to save the type of attachment from the options menu.
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Push messages

Push messages contain a web link. Often, the link will be to download a file that you have requested from a service provider.
When you receive a push message, a notification icon is displayed in the status bar.

Opening and reading a new push message

1. Press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the
Notifications panel.
2. Tap the new message.
3. Tap Visit website.

Viewing all your push messages

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.
2. Press , and then tap Push messages.
You can only see this option if you've previously received push messages.

Managing message conversations

Protecting a message from deletion

You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation.
1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Tap the message that you want to lock.
3. Tap Lock message on the options menu. A lock icon is displayed at the right
hand side of the message.

Copying a text message to your SIM card

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Tap the message, and then tap Copy to SIM. A SIM card icon is displayed at
the right hand side of the message.
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Deleting a single message

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Tap the message that you want to delete.
3. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then tap
the message to display the options menu again.
4. Tap Delete message on the options menu.
5. When prompted to confirm, tap OK.

Deleting several messages within a conversation

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the
exchange of messages with that contact.
2. Press and then tap Delete (or More > Delete).
3. Tap Delete by selection.
You can also tap Delete by phone number if the contact used multiple phone numbers throughout the conversation and you want to delete the messages sent from a particular number.
4. Select the messages you want to delete and then tap Delete.
In the settings, you can set the Messages app to auto delete old messages per conversation.

Deleting a conversation

1. Do any of the following:
§ On the All messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number)
whose messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete
§ While looking at the exchange of messages in a conversation, press and
then tap Delete > Delete thread (or More > Delete > Delete thread).
Any locked messages in the conversation thread will not be deleted unless you select the Delete locked messages check box.
2. When prompted to confirm, tap OK to delete the entire thread.

Deleting several conversations

1. On the All messages screen, press and then tap Delete.
2. Select the conversation threads you want to delete.
3. Tap Delete. Any locked messages will not be deleted.
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Backing up your text messages to the storage card

1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Press , and then tap Backup SMS > Backup SMS.
3. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK.
> Messages.

Importing text messages from the storage card

You can only import text messages that were exported to the storage card using the
Backup SMS feature.
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Press , and then tap Backup SMS > Restore from backup.
3. Tap the backup file to import.
4. Tap OK.
> Messages.

Setting message options

On the All messages screen, press and then tap Settings.
Notifications
Text messages (SMS)
§ Receive a notification in the status bar and set HTC Rhyme to vibrate or play a sound when a message arrives or when a message is not sent successfully, and choose a notification sound.
§ Allow HTC Rhyme to show pop-up notifications on the screen when messages are sent successfully or not, or disable this option.
§ Allow HTC Rhyme to light up the charm accessory when you receive a message.
§ If you don't want the content of received text messages to appear on the lock screen and status bar, clear the Notification preview check box.
§ Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.
§ View or change the message service center number used. (We
recommend that you don't change the number here as it may cause problems in receiving and sending messages.)
§ View or delete text messages stored on your SIM card, or copy SIM card messages to device memory.
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Multimedia messages (MMS)
§ Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.
§ Receive a report whether each recipient has read the message or
deleted it without reading.
§ Automatically download complete MMS messages including the message body and attachments in your service area and when roaming.
§ Set the message priority and maximum file size of MMS messages. If the MMS message file size is exceeded, the message won't be sent.
General § Search and display the sent message history, call history, and email
addresses of stored contacts when you’re adding message recipients.
§ Set the number of lines of text to preview for each message on the All messages screen.
§ Choose the maximum number of text or MMS messages to store in each conversation thread (excluding locked messages), and enable automatic deletion of unlocked older messages when set limits are reached.
§ Forward received text and MMS messages to another phone number or email address. (This may incur extra fees.)
§ Add a signature to your messages.
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Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Rhyme and the Web

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

Setting search options

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Search > Google search.
3. Choose the settings that you want.
Show web suggestions
Use My Location Include your location in searches to get local search
Search history Use suggestions from the web-based Google search
4. Press .
5. Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing
a search.
Display suggestions for Google web searches below the search box as you type.
results.
history, from your Google Account. Tap Manage search history to view or manage the web search history associated with your Google Account on the web browser.

Performing searches on the Web and HTC Rhyme

1. From the Home screen, press .
2. Choose where you want to search.
Initially, the Google search box displays the All icon , indicating that it’s configured to search on both the Web and HTC Rhyme. You can target your searches to just the Web only or to just a single application’s information on HTC Rhyme. Tap and then tap to set the searchable items.
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3. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for. As you type,
matching items on HTC Rhyme and suggestions from Google web search are shown as a list.
4. Do one of the following:
§ If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The item opens in the appropriate application.
§ To edit an item in the list, tap . The item will appear in the search box, where you can edit it.
§ If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap to search the Web. The web browser opens, displaying the results of a Google search.

Quickly looking up information on the Web

Quick Lookup helps you learn about something right on the spot. When you enter a new word or phrase, you can easily look it up in popular websites or search services such as Google Search and Wikipedia.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Quick Lookup.
2. If the onscreen keyboard is open, press to close it first so you’ll see the
bottom tabs.
3. Slide across the tabs to pick where you want to look up information. Then in the
search box, enter what you want to search for.
4. Tap .
After looking up the item on one tab, you can slide to other tabs to automatically look up the same term there.

Translating words to other languages

1. From the Home screen, tap > Quick Lookup.
2. If the onscreen keyboard is open, press to close it first so you’ll see the
bottom tabs.
3. Slide to the Google Translate tab.
4. Under From language, choose the original language, then enter the word or
phrase you want to translate.
5. Under To language, choose from the languages available for translation.
6. Tap Translate.

Using the web browser

Do one of the following to open the web browser and start surfing the Web:
§ On the Home screen, tap Internet.
§ From the Home screen, tap
> Internet.
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Going to a webpage

1. On the browser screen, tap the URL box on top of the screen.
2. Enter the webpage address using the keyboard. As you enter the address,
matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen.
3. Do one of the following:
§ Tap an address to go directly to that webpage.
§ Continue typing in the webpage address, then tap .

Changing the screen orientation

Turn HTC Rhyme sideways to display the web browser in landscape orientation.
If the screen orientation doesn’t change automatically, turn on automatic screen orientation. From the Home screen, press , tap Settings > Display, and then select the Auto-rotate screen check box.

Navigating and zooming on a webpage

§ You can swipe your finger on the screen to navigate and view other areas of the webpage.
§ Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. You can also use your fingers to spread or pinch the screen to zoom in and out.

Selecting a link on a webpage

You can tap a link to open it, or press and hold a link for more options.
Link What to do
Webpage address (URLs)
Email address § Tap to send an email message to the email address.
§ Tap the link to open the webpage.
§ Press and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open,
bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link.
§ Press and hold, then tap Copy on the menu to copy the email
address to the clipboard. You can paste the email address later when creating a new contact or sending a new email message.

Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage

On a webpage, you can:
§ Tap an address to view the location on a map.
§ Tap a phone number to call.
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Opening a new browser window

Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one website to another.
1. While viewing a webpage, press and then tap Windows.
2. Tap .
A new browser window opens.

Switching between browser windows

1. While viewing a webpage, do one of the following:
§ Press and then tap Windows.
§ Pinch the screen (zoom out) until you see the other browser windows.
2. Slide your finger until the webpage you want to view appears.
3. Tap a webpage to display it in full screen.
Tap
to close a webpage.

Downloading from the Web

Do more than just browsing the Web. You can download files such as photos and music as well as apps using the web browser.
§ Make sure you have your storage card inserted on HTC Rhyme. All downloaded files will be saved to your storage card.
§ Before downloading an app, check first its compatibility with HTC Rhyme to make sure it can be installed.
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Downloading apps from the Web

You can download apps directly from your favorite websites. Apps downloaded from the Web can be from unknown sources. To protect HTC Rhyme and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you download and install only apps you trust.
1. Open your web browser, then go to the website where you can download the
app you want.
2. Follow the website's instructions for downloading the app.
Before you can install the downloaded app, you need to set HTC Rhyme to allow installation of third-party apps. From the Home screen, press , then tap Settings >
Applications > Unknown sources.

Viewing your downloads

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

Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages

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

Bookmarking a webpage

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Add > Add bookmark.
2. To bookmark the web page under a certain category (such as sports or dining),
tap Add tags and enter a tag name. This groups similar web pages so you can easily locate them.
3. Edit the bookmark name if needed, and then tap Done.

Opening a bookmark

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.
2. Do one of the following:
§ On the Bookmarks tab , navigate to the bookmark you want to open, and then tap it.
§ On the Tags tab , open a tag group, navigate to the bookmark you want to open, and then tap it.

Editing a bookmark

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Bookmarks tab , press and then tap Edit.
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3. Tap at the right of the bookmark you want to edit.
4. Enter your changes, and then tap Done.

Viewing a previously visited page

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the History tab , navigate to the page you want to view and then tap the
page.

Clearing the list of previously visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the History tab , press , and then tap Clear history.

Viewing a page that you often visit

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Most visited tab , navigate to the page you want to view, and then
tap the page.

Clearing the list of most visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Most visited tab , press , and then tap Clear all.

Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.
2. On the Bookmarks tab or the Most visited tab , press , and then tap Thumbnails, List, or Grid to change the view.
For example, if you are in Thumbnails view and you want to view bookmarks in a grid, press and tap List, then press and tap Grid.

Setting browser options

Customize the web browser to suit your browsing style. Set display, privacy, and security options when using the web browser.
From the browser screen, press
, and then tap More > Settings.

Setting your home page

1. From the browser screen, press , and then tap More > Settings > Set home page.
2. Select the home page you want to use.
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Browsing full versions of all websites

Some websites display a mobile version of their pages on phone web browsers. You can choose to view the full version of all pages, even for these sites.
From the browser screen, press , tap More > Settings, and then clear the Mobile
view check box.

Choosing when to show Adobe Flash content

Choose which Adobe® Flash® content you want to see on a webpage, and when you want to view it.
1. From the browser screen, press , and then tap More > Settings > Enable plugins.
2. Tap On demand.
After selecting On demand, you can show the Adobe Flash content by tapping on the webpage.
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Camera

Camera basics

Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos of your trip and encounters with HTC Rhyme.
Be sure to plug in your storage card before you start. Photos and videos captured with the camera will be stored onto your storage card.
§ To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, tap from the Home
screen, and then tap Camera.
§ To open the camera directly in video mode so you can immediately start
capturing videos, tap from the Home screen, and then tap Camcorder.

Viewfinder screen

You’ll find the following onscreen controls and indicators on the Viewfinder screen:
§ The onscreen controls let you switch between photo and video modes, add effects, and more.
§ The auto focus indicator tells you where the focus is on the shot.
§ The shake detection indicator shows up when your grip is shaky.
§ The zoom bar lets you take anything from a long shot to a close-up of your
subject.
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Zooming

Before taking a photo or video, you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or out of your subject.
Simply slide your finger on the zoom bar to zoom in or out.
When you're recording video, the zoom bar is always shown onscreen. You can freely zoom in or out while recording.

Auto focusing

Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen.
Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen. Or you can tap another area on the screen that you want to focus on.

Using the front camera

Take a picture or shoot a video of yourself using the front camera.
To switch to the front camera, on the Viewfinder screen, tap , and then slide the selection to Front.
Some camera features are not available when you’re using the front camera, such as auto focusing, zooming, and face detection.

Taking a photo

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera.
2. Before taking the photo, you can zoom in or out first on your subject.
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3. Tap the flash button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your
lighting conditions.
Auto flash
Flash on
Flash off
4. Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use.
5. Choose an effect to apply to your photo.
6. Point the camera and focus on your subject.
If you're taking a photo of a group of people, the camera will automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus. You'll see boxes on people's faces.
Make sure the Auto focus and Face detection check boxes are selected in the camera settings.
7. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .
8. Choose what you want to do with the photo you’ve just taken.

Recording video

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camcorder.
2. Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use.
3. Choose an effect to apply to your video.
4. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.
5. Tap to start recording.
6. You can freely zoom in or out while recording video.
7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the
Viewfinder screen.
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8. Tap the flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording.
Light on
Light off
9. To stop recording, tap again.
10. Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just recorded.

Adding effects

Want to make your photos look more interesting? Easy. Use the available camera effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses and filters. You can also add certain effects to videos.
Choose an effect first before you start taking a photo or video.
1. Tap
2. Scroll through the available effects and tap one that you like.
.

After capturing

After capturing a photo or a video, the Review screen shows options on what you could do next.
Share the photo or video from a variety of options.
Choose how you want to use the photo, such as by setting it as your wallpaper.
Take another photo or shoot another video, depending on your current
/
mode. Delete the photo or video.
Go to the Gallery app.
Add effects to the photo.
Trim the video.
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Camera scenes

Scenes provide an easy way to override your camera’s normal settings to suit your current lighting and environment. Use Auto and let the camera automatically determine optimal settings, or choose from a wide selection of scenes in the camera settings before you start taking photos.

Improving people shots

If you'd like your family or friends to look their best in your photos, make sure to use the portrait scene. It even smoothens the skin in your shots.
While on the Viewfinder screen, just tap Scenes > Portrait.

Taking a panoramic photo

Whether it’s the Golden Gate Bridge or the Eiffel Tower, you can capture anything wide or tall in a single photo.
1. While on the Viewfinder screen, tap Scenes > Panorama.
Zooming and flash is disabled when you're in this mode.
2. Point the camera and focus on your subject.
3. When you're ready to take the first frame, tap . A message then appears,
guiding you on what direction you should move to take the next shot. As you move, directional arrows appear.
4. Using the directional arrows, dotted line, and circles onscreen as your guidance,
pan left or right in landscape view (or pan up or down in portrait view). When the ring reaches and centers on the next circle, the camera automatically takes the shot.
5. Do the same thing to take the last shot, or tap to stop capturing anytime.
Your shots are automatically combined in a single photo.
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Taking continuous camera shots

Is your subject a moving target? The Camera app can catch up.
1. While in the Viewfinder screen, tap Scenes > Action burst.
Flash is disabled when you're in this mode.
2. Point the camera and focus on your subject.
3. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .
The camera will take five successive shots of your subject.

Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo

Take photos like a pro with HDR imaging. When enabled, HTC Rhyme renders both the bright and dark areas of your subject. The result: better photos with the right image intensity and contrast levels.
1. While on the Viewfinder screen, tap Scenes > Backlight HDR.
Flash is disabled when you're in this mode.
2. Point the camera and focus on your subject.
3. When you're ready to take the photo, tap . The camera will then process the
photo against different light exposure levels to enhance it.

Changing camera settings

Open the menu panel to access and change camera settings.
To open the camera settings, press .
Self-timer (photo mode only)
Image adjustments Slide your finger across each of the slider bars to adjust the
White balance White balance enables the camera to capture colors more
Set a time delay before your camera automatically takes the photo.
exposure, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.
accurately by adjusting to your current lighting environment.
ISO (photo mode only) Choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO
numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions.
Resolution (photo mode only)
Choose a photo resolution to use.
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Review duration Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed
on the Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder screen.
Widescreen (photo mode only)
When this check box is selected (default), photo resolutions available for selection are in 5:3 ratio and you can use the entire Viewfinder screen to frame your subject. When not selected, photo resolutions available for selection are in standard 4:3 ratio.
Geo-tag photos (photo
Select to store GPS location in your captured photos.
mode only) Auto enhance (photo
mode only) Auto focus (photo
Select to reduce noise when using a high ISO setting and to automatically adjust photo brightness.
Enables or disables centered auto focus.
mode only) Face detection (photo
mode only)
Select to automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus when you take people photos. Face detection will be turned off if you disable auto focus.
Shutter sound Select to play a sound when you press the shutter release
or record button.
Grid (photo mode only) Select to display a grid on the Viewfinder screen so you
can easily frame and center your subject before taking the photo.
Auto upload (photo mode only)
Lets you automatically upload photos to Facebook or Flickr®. You can set the upload frequency, select the album to upload to, and set the privacy level.
Stereo recording (video
Select to record sound in stereo when capturing videos.
mode only) Record with audio
Select to record audio when capturing videos.
(video mode only) Reset to default Change the camera settings back to default.
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Photos, videos, and music

Gallery

About the Gallery app

Relive the fun while viewing photos and videos of your latest travels or your pet’s newest tricks. Get an audience by tagging your Facebook and Flickr friends. You can even play your media on a TV screen.
To start using Gallery, check first if you have photos or videos copied on your storage card.
What’s more, you can edit and add effects to your photos. You can also easily use a photo as your contact icon, location icon, or wallpaper.

Selecting an album

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

After you’ve selected an album, you can browse through your photos and videos.
Slide your finger up or down to scroll through the thumbnails. Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen.
While viewing a photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then tap More > Show on map to see the location where you took the photo. (Show on map is available when you've enabled Geo-tag photos in Camera.)
Zooming in or out on a photo
There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo.
§ Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out.
§ Press your thumb and index finger on the screen and then spread your fingers apart to zoom in; pinch your fingers together to zoom out.
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Viewing photos as a slideshow
1. Select an album that has the photos you want to view as a slideshow.
2. Tap More > Slideshow.
§ Tap the screen to show the playback controls.
§ With the playback controls showing, tap to set slideshow preferences.

Watching a video

1. While browsing an album, tap a video to play it.
2. Tap the onscreen controls to control the video playback, share the video on
your home network, and more.
Rewind the video playback.
Fast forward the video playback.
More Show more options, such as sound enhancement.
Share the video on your home network.
Adjust the media volume.

Editing your photos

Do basic editing tasks on your photos such as rotate and crop. You can also enhance your photos by applying effects such as high contrast, vintage, and more.
Rotating a photo
1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.
2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to rotate.
3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap either Rotate left or Rotate right.
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Cropping a photo
1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.
2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to crop.
3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap Crop. You’ll see a crop box
around the photo.
4. To adjust the crop box size, press and hold the edge of the box.
5. When directional arrows appear, drag your finger inward or outward to resize
the crop box.
6. To move the crop box to the part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the
crop box to the desired position.
7. Tap Save to keep the changes.
The cropped photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited.
Adding effects
1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.
2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to add effects to.
3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap Effects. On the panel that opens,
you’ll see options available to you.
4. Tap an effect to apply on the photo.
5. Tap Save to keep the changes.
The enhanced photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited.

Trimming a video

Remove unwanted scenes from a video you recorded on HTC Rhyme.
1. On the Gallery app's Albums screen, tap an album.
2. Press and hold the video you want to edit, and then tap Trim.
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3. Drag the two trim sliders approximately to the part where you want the video to
begin and end.
As you drag a slider, you'll see time markers and video frames. The one in the middle is your selected frame.
4. Tap to preview your video.
5. Tap Done.
The trimmed video is saved as a new file. The original video remains unedited.

Sending your photos and videos

Send photos and videos to your computer or to another device via email, MMS, or Bluetooth.
Sending photos or videos by email
You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email message. They are added as file attachments in your email.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.
2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Tap Share, and then tap Gmail or Mail.
4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Compose your message and then tap (Gmail) or Send (Mail).
If you selected Mail and you have multiple email accounts, the default email account will be used.
Sending a photo or video by MMS
1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.
2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Tap Share > Messages.
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4. Tap the photo or video you want to send. The photo or video is automatically
added into the MMS message.
5. To add another photo or video to your slideshow attachment, tap and then tap Picture or Video.
6. Compose your message and then tap Send.
Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth
You can select several photos, videos, or both and send them to someone’s device or your computer using Bluetooth.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.
2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Tap Share > Bluetooth.
4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.
In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on HTC Rhyme and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent.

Sharing your photos and videos on the Web

Using the Gallery app, you can share photos and videos on your social networks. And you can post videos on YouTube.
You can also use the Camera or Camcorder app to share a photo or video right after you’ve captured it.
Sharing photos or videos on Facebook
You need to be logged in to your account to be able to upload photos or videos.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.
2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Tap Share > Facebook for HTC Sense.
4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded
photos or videos.
6. Tap Add tag and description, and then enter a different caption on each photo or video.
7. To tag friends on your photos, tap Tag this photo. You can then tap the part
where your friend is, and then select who you want to tag from the list. Repeat this step to continue tagging friends.
8. Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video.
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9. Tap Save.
10. Tap Done.
Sharing photos and videos on Flickr
You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to be able to upload photos or videos.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.
2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.
3. Tap Share > Flickr.
4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded
photos or videos.
6. Tap Add tag and description, and then enter a different title and description on each photo or video.
7. To tag friends on your photos, tap Tag this photo. You can then tap the part
where your friend is, and then select who you want to tag from the list. Repeat this step to continue tagging friends.
8. Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video.
9. Tap Save.
10. Tap Done.
Sharing photos on Picasa
You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload photos to the Picasa™ photo organizing service.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.
2. Tap the album that has the photos you want to share.
3. Tap Share > Picasa.
4. Select the photos you want to share and then tap Next.
5. Enter a caption for the photos you're uploading.
6. Select the online album where you want to upload the photos, or tap to
create a new album.
7. Tap Upload.
Sharing videos on YouTube
You can share your videos by uploading them to YouTube.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.
2. Tap the album that has the videos you want to share.
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3. Tap Share > YouTube.
4. Select the videos you want to share and then tap Next. Sign in to your YouTube
or Google Account, if you’re asked to do so.
5. Enter a title for the videos you're uploading.
6. Tap More details where you can enter information such as description and tags,
and select a privacy option.
7. Tap Upload.

Viewing photos in your social networks

Right in the Gallery app, check what you and your friends have uploaded to your social networks.
Viewing photos on Facebook
You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to view Facebook photos.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.
2. On the top bar, tap > Facebook.
3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in
the account.
Viewing photos on Flickr
You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to view Flickr photos.
1. From the Home screen, tap
> Gallery.
2. On the top bar, tap > Flickr. You may be asked to give authorization for the
app to connect to the Flickr website. If this happens, you need to give authorization to access your Flickr account.
3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in the account.
Commenting on photos in your social networks
Add comments to your uploaded photos as well as your friends’ photos.
1. Do one of the following:
§ While browsing online albums, press and hold a photo and then tap Add comment.
§ While viewing a photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then tap Comments.
2. Tap the box that says “Write a comment.”
3. Enter your text, and then tap Comment.
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Music

Browsing music in the library

You need to copy music files to HTC Rhyme first to use the Music app to play music.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.
2. Tap to browse a category, such as Artists or Albums.

Listening to music

Enjoy listening to songs and music on HTC Rhyme using the Music app.
1. While browsing your music collection, tap a song to play it.
2. Tap the onscreen icons to control music playback, repeat songs, and more.
Adjust the media volume.
Go to the library.
Switch between the player mode or the queue list. You can rearrange songs while in the queue list.
Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song.
Show options for adding the song to a playlist, sharing the song, and more.
Turn shuffle on or off. (Shuffle is off when button is gray.)
Cycle through the repeat modes: repeat all songs, repeat current song, and don’t repeat.
Playing music from the Lock screen
When you’re listening to music and the screen turns off, press POWER to turn the screen back on and control the music playback directly on the Lock screen.
If you don’t see the playback controls on the Lock screen, swipe your finger from left to right on the box onscreen.
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You can also pause music playback right from the Notifications panel.
About the Music widget
You can use the Music widget to play music right from your Home screen.

Creating a playlist

Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists. Make a playlist containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day. You can make as many playlists as you like.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.
2. Tap > Playlists.
3. Tap .
4. Enter a playlist name.
5. To add songs, tap .
6. Tap to choose a category, and then browse for songs.
7. Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap Add.
8. Tap Save.
Playing the songs in a playlist
1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.
2. Tap > Playlists.
3. Tap a playlist, and then tap the song you want to play first.
When you tap a song in the list to play it, the Now playing screen is updated with the songs from your playlist.
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Managing playlists
After creating a playlist, you can add more songs to it, rearrange their order, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.
2. Tap > Playlists, and then tap the playlist you want to edit.
3. Press , and then tap Edit playlist.
Add songs 1. Tap .
2. Tap to choose a category, and then browse for songs.
3. Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap Add.
Rearrange songs
Press and hold at the end of the song title you want to move. When the row is highlighted, drag it to its new position, then release.
Delete songs Select the check boxes of songs you want to remove from
the playlist.
Change playlist
Type the new name of the playlist in the title text box.
name
4. Tap Save.
Deleting playlists
1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.
2. Tap > Playlists.
3. Press and then tap Delete playlists.
4. Select the playlists to delete and then tap Delete.

Setting a song as a ringtone

You can set a song from the Music app's library as your regular ringtone or as ringtone for a certain contact.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.
2. Browse for the song that you want to set as a ringtone and then play it back.
3. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap Set as ringtone (or More > Set as ringtone) .
4. In the Set as ringtone options menu, tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. If
you select Contact ringtone, you need to choose the contacts you want to associate the song with in the next screen.
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Trimming an MP3 ringtone
The Music app has a built-in ringtone trimmer. You can trim an MP3 song and set a part of it as your ringtone.
1. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap Set as ringtone (or More > Set as ringtone) .
2. In the Set as ringtone options menu, tap Trim the ringtone.
3. Use the onscreen controls to trim your ringtone.
Drag the two trim sliders approximately to the part where you want the ringtone to begin and end.
Tap the left and right arrow buttons to more precisely set the start and end points of the ringtone.
The markers show where the ringtone starts and ends.
4. After you’ve finished trimming, tap Set as. Then choose whether to set the trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone.
Checking if the song was added as a ringtone
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. On the Settings screen, tap Sound > Phone ringtone.
The song should be in the ringtone list and selected.

Sharing music using Bluetooth

You can choose a song from the Music app’s library and send it to someone’s device or your computer using Bluetooth.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.
2. Browse for the song that you want to send via Bluetooth and then play it back.
3. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap Share (or More > Share).
4. Tap Share file > Bluetooth.
In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on HTC Rhyme and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the music can be sent.
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Finding music videos on YouTube

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

Updating album covers

1. On the Now playing screen, press , and then tap Update album art.
2. Choose whether to automatically or manually update all album covers or update
just the current song on the Now playing screen.

Connected Media

Sharing media on your home network

Share photos, videos, and music with a bigger circle of friends on your home network. Simply connect your phone to the network and instantly show your captured photos and videos on a big TV, or start streaming your favorite music tracks on hi-fi speakers — all via DLNA®. For more information about DLNA, visit www.dlna.org.
Before you share media through the network:
§ Connect your phone to the network via Wi-Fi.
§ Connect the TV or speakers to the network. Check the documentation that came
with your TV or speakers to know how.
1. Open the Gallery or Music app.
2. Locate the media that you want to share, and then tap it.
3. While viewing the photo or playing the video, tap on the screen to show the
playback controls, and then tap . Or if you're playing music, press and then tap Output.
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4. Choose the device on your network where you want to play the media.
5. Once connected to the other device, you can tap:
Controls To
Play the media on the other device.
Pause the media playback.
Play the previous media track.
Play the next media track.
More Show more options, such as viewing the media details.
Shuffle your music playlist.
Select a repeat mode for music tracks.
Adjust the media volume on the other device.
Connect to another photo/video player on the network.
Disconnect your phone from the other device.
While playing media on another device, you can press and do other things on HTC Rhyme.
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HTC services

HTC Watch

About HTC Watch

With the HTC Watch™ online video service, get a glimpse of the latest movie trailers and enjoy watching Hollywood blockbusters or TV shows.
Create your HTC Watch account so you can:
§ Rent or purchase videos such as movies and TV shows online.
§ Recommend videos instantly to your family and friends.
§ Watch your purchased videos on up to five HTC devices that have access to
HTC Watch using your same account.
Initially, you may be able to watch movie trailers only. Rental and purchasing services will gradually be available worldwide. Please stay tuned.

Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account

1. From the Home screen, tap > Watch.
If this is your first time to use the service, read and accept the license agreement before you continue.
2. Tap , and then go to the All videos tab.
3. Tap the Tap to sign in to Watch button and then tap Next.
4. Create a new HTC Watch account, or directly sign in if you already have your
account.
You can also go to Settings > Accounts & sync to create your HTC Watch account.
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The Watch app

On the Watch app's main screen, you'll see the preloaded content. When you download movies and TV shows from the HTC Watch video store, they will also appear on this screen.
From the Home screen, tap > Watch.
§ Swipe left or right across the screen to browse through the videos, and then tap one to watch it.
§ Tap Recommended to check what recent releases or seasonal TV shows are available in the store.
§ From the main screen, you can also go to the HTC Watch video store or access your library to manage your downloads.
You can connect HTC Rhyme to an HDTV that has HDMI and enjoy watching the preloaded movie, your rented videos, and purchased videos on the big screen. You'll need to use a supported MHL-HDMI adapter and HDMI cable (sold separately) to connect HTC Rhyme to the TV's HDMI port.

Browsing the video store selections

Explore the catalogue of items in the HTC Watch video store. Browse TV shows and movies available for rent or purchase. You can also view trailers for select videos.
1. From the Watch main screen, tap .
2. Browse the recommended and featured selections, or browse by category.
To do a quick search, press
3. Tap a video to view its synopsis.
Rent or make a purchase when you're ready.
Watching a trailer
If you see the icon while viewing the synopsis of a video, that means there's a trailer available for that video. Tap it to watch the trailer.
and then enter a title that you're looking for.
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Recommending a video
While viewing the synopsis of a video, you can easily recommend the video to your family or friends by sharing its link. You can send it in an email, post to your social network, or share in other ways.
Tap and then choose how you want to share the link.

Renting or purchasing a video

Your billing information will be stored on your HTC Watch account so you won’t need to enter it every time you rent or purchase.
1. While viewing the synopsis of a video, tap to rent or to purchase the
video.
Or while browsing the video selections, tap the respective buttons to rent or purchase a video.
2. If this is your first time to rent or purchase, tap Add a payment card and then
enter your credit card details and billing address.
Make sure to use a credit card that's registered in the same region as the one associated to your HTC Watch account.
3. Confirm your rental or purchase.
4. Tap Download.
You can go to your library to check your downloads.

Managing your library

Use the library to manage your downloads and see all of your purchases. From the library, you can also start watching a video as it's being downloaded.
From the Watch main screen, tap to access your library.
The library organizes your downloads as follows:
Downloaded
Lists videos that have been fully downloaded to your current HTC device.
All videos
Lists all videos that you have rented or purchased and allows you to manage your downloads. You can pause a download, resume it, or redownload a video.
Progress
Shows you the download progress of videos. You can tap a video to start watching it as it's being downloaded,
When the download is complete, they will appear in the Downloaded videos tab and also on the Watch main screen.
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Checking or changing settings

In the Watch app, press , and then tap Settings.
Account Modify your account settings. Update widget
when opened My purchases Check your purchase history. Payment methods Edit or delete your credit card information. Device
management
Re-check store region
Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you'd like the Watch widget to auto refresh.
When you download videos from the video store, your HTC device will automatically be added to your HTC Watch account. If you own more than one HTC device that has access to HTC Watch, you can download and watch videos on up to five devices.
Tap Remove device if you want to unlink and remove an HTC device from your account.
If you travel to a different region, you can make the app redetect your location to determine the video store region from which you can rent or purchase videos.

Some useful things to know

Why am I asked to sign in again to my account?
Whenever a time interval (about 20 minutes) has passed, you'll be asked again to sign in to your HTC Watch account before you can continue to rent or purchase videos or access some settings. This is a safety precaution to check your identity and to ensure that you acknowledge that it is your account.
How long is the rental period of a video?
Depending on the studio's terms and the country where you downloaded the video, the rental period is either 24 or 48 hours, starting from the first viewing.
If you're not immediately watching the video, you have up to 30 days before the rental expires.
Why won't HTC Watch allow me to remove a device and add a new one?
Removal is available once every 120 days when you've already reached the maximum of five HTC devices in your account.
How do I remove my HTC Watch account from my device?
1. In the Watch app, press and then tap Settings > Account.
2. Tap Remove account.
You can also go to Settings > Accounts & sync to remove your HTC Watch account.
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HTCSense.com

Signing up for your HTCSense.com account

You can sign up for your HTCSense.com account on HTC Rhyme or your computer’s web browser.
Signing up from HTC Rhyme
1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
2. Tap Add account > HTC Sense.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense.com account.
Signing up from your computer
Make sure you have HTC Rhyme close by. You’ll need it to complete the sign-up process.
1. On your computer, open your web browser.
2. Go to www.htcsense.com.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign up for your HTCSense.com account.
After signing up to HTCSense.com on the Web, you have to sign in using the same account credentials on HTC Rhyme.
Updating your HTCSense.com account details
1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. On the upper-right corner, click Account.
3. Update your account details, and then click Save Changes.

Turning on Phone finder

Some features of HTCSense.com require that the Phone finder option on HTC Rhyme is selected.
1. On HTC Rhyme, from the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Location.
3. Select the Phone finder check box.
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Using HTCSense.com

Forgot HTC Rhyme at home or you can’t find it? Or worse, it slipped out of your pocket while riding the train. Use HTCSense.com to communicate with HTC Rhyme so you can forward calls and messages to a different number, make HTC Rhyme ring, lock it, and even erase its contents.
To use these features, you'll need to sign in to HTCSense.com on a computer web browser.
Making HTC Rhyme ring
You know HTC Rhyme is somewhere in your home but you just can’t find it. Make HTC Rhyme ring, even if it’s on mute, so that you can find it. Hopefully, it’s just buried under some clothes in the hamper.
On HTCSense.com, click Ring.
Forwarding calls and messages
You can forward calls and messages to another phone if you don’t have HTC Rhyme with you.
Before turning on Forward calls or Forward messages, you need to customize settings first such as specifying an alternate phone number or email address.
§ To forward calls, click the Forward calls On/Off switch. (Be sure that Enable call forwarding is selected in Settings.)
§ To forward messages, click the Forward messages On/Off switch. (You should select Forward messages to device or Forward messages to an email address in
Settings.)
Locating HTC Rhyme
Left HTC Rhyme somewhere while doing your errands? You can use HTCSense.com to find its approximate location.
You must have the Phone finder option selected in Settings > Location on HTC Rhyme for this feature to work.
On HTCSense.com, check the map to see where HTC Rhyme is. Click Refresh location to refresh the map.
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Locking HTC Rhyme
Lost HTC Rhyme? Lock HTC Rhyme and show a message onscreen so if somebody finds it, they can contact you.
1. On HTCSense.com, click Lock device.
2. Enter a PIN, an alternate phone number to call if somebody finds HTC Rhyme,
and a short message to show onscreen.
The alternate number is shown on the screen. If somebody happens to find HTC Rhyme, that person can simply tap it to call that number using HTC Rhyme.
3. Click Save.
Erasing the contents of HTC Rhyme
If there’s no chance of getting HTC Rhyme back, you can erase the contents of HTC Rhyme and the installed storage card so no one sees sensitive information on HTC Rhyme.
There’s no way to recover HTC Rhyme and storage card data after you erase the contents so be absolutely sure before you proceed.
1. On HTCSense.com, click Erase device.
2. When asked to confirm, click Erase device.

Deleting your HTCSense.com account

1. On your computer, open your web browser and sign in to your HTCSense.com
account.
2. On the upper-right corner, click Account.
3. Click Click here to delete your HTCSense account.
Deleting your HTCSense.com account will also delete your data on HTCSense.com servers.
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