HTC Sensation 4G MR User Guide

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Contents

Getting started

HTC Sensation 4G 8 Back cover 10 SIM card 11 Storage card 12 Battery 13 Switching the power on or off 15 Setting up HTC Sensation 4G for the first time 16 Finger gestures 16 Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 4G 17 Home screen 18

Basics

Adjusting the volume 19 Sleep mode 19 Status icons 21 Notifications 22 Switching between recently opened apps 24 Using Quick Settings 24 Where apps, data, and files are stored 25 Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to a computer 26 Copying files to or from the storage card 26 Transferring contacts from your old phone 27 Copying and sharing text 28 Printing 29

Personalizing

Making HTC Sensation 4G truly yours 30 Personalizing HTC Sensation 4G with scenes 30 Changing your wallpaper 31 Applying a new skin 32 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32 Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34 Personalizing the launch bar 34 Grouping apps into a folder 35 Rearranging the Home screen 36 Personalizing with sound sets 37 Rearranging application tabs 38 Customizing the lock screen style 38

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Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 40 Using Speed dial 40 Calling a phone number in a text message 41 Calling a phone number in an email 41 Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 41 Making an emergency call 41 Receiving calls 41 What can I do during a call? 42 Setting up a conference call 44 Wi-Fi Calling 44 Internet calls 45 Call history 46 Home dialing 47 Call services 48 Turning Airplane mode on or off 48

Messages

About the Messages app 49 Sending a text message (SMS) 49 Sending a picture message (MMS) 50 Resuming a draft message 51 Checking your messages 51 Replying to a message 52 Forwarding a message 52 WAP push messages 53 Managing message conversations 53 Backing up your text messages 54 Setting message options 55

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Sensation 4G and the Web 56 Browsing the Web 56 Downloading files and apps 58 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 58 Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome 60 Setting browser options 60

Camera

Camera basics 61 Before capturing 61 Taking a photo 62 Recording video 63 Camera scenes 63 Improving people shots 63 Taking a panoramic photo 63 Taking continuous camera shots 65 Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 65 Changing camera settings 65

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Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 66 Music 72 Connected Media 76

HTC services

HTC Watch 77

Accounts and sync

What online accounts can you sync with? 81 Syncing with a Google Account 81 Adding a social network account 82 Managing your online accounts 82

Contacts

About the Contacts app 83 Your contacts list 83 Setting up your profile 84 Importing contacts from your SIM card 84 Adding a new contact 85 Setting contact search options 85 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 85 Merging contact information 86 Contact information and conversations 87 Sending contact information 88 Contact groups 88 Adding People widgets 90 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 91

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 92 Twitter for HTC Sense 92 About Friend Stream 92 Updating your status in Friend Stream 93 Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 93 Tweeting in Friend Stream 94 Chatting in Google Talk 95 Using Google+ 95

Gmail 96 Mail 97

Calendar

About Calendar 104 Creating an event 104 Calendar views 105 Managing Calendar events 105

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Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 106 Setting reminders for your events 106 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 107 Showing or hiding calendars 107 Changing Calendar settings 107

Maps and location

Location settings 108 Google Maps 108

Productivity

Working on documents 112 Recording your voice 113 Taking notes 113 Completing tasks 116

Google Play and other apps

Getting apps from Google Play 118 Using the Clock 119 Checking Weather 120 Reading news feeds 121 Keeping track of your stocks 123 Watching videos on YouTube 124 Listening to FM Radio 125 Sharing games and apps 125

HTC Sync

About HTC Sync 126 Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation 4G 127 Syncing songs and playlists 127 Syncing photos and videos 128 Syncing your calendar events 128 Syncing your contacts 129 Syncing your web bookmarks 129 Syncing documents and email attachments 130 Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation 4G 130 Syncing another device with your computer 131

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard 132 Entering words with predictive text 133 Entering text by speaking 135 Entering text by tracing 135

Internet connections

Data connection 136 Wi-Fi 137 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 138 Using HTC Sensation 4G as a modem (USB tethering) 139

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Connecting to the Internet through a computer 139 Using HTC Sensation 4G as a wireless router 140

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 141 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 141 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 142 Sending information using Bluetooth 143 Receiving information using Bluetooth 144

Security

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 146 Protecting HTC Sensation 4G with a screen lock 146

Settings

Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 148 Changing display settings 148 Changing sound settings 149 Changing the display language 150 More ways to extend battery life 150 Managing memory 151 Backing up settings to Google 153 Accessibility settings 153 Checking information about HTC Sensation 4G 153

Update and reset

Updating the HTC Sensation 4G software 154 Restarting HTC Sensation 4G 154 Resetting HTC Sensation 4G 155

Trademarks and copyrights

Index

7 Conventions used in this guide

Conventions used in this guide

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

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

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

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

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

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Getting started

HTC Sensation 4G

Front panel

1. HOME

2. MENU

3. BACK

4. SEARCH

5. Touch screen

6. Proximity sensor

7. Front camera

8. Notification LED

If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC Sensation 4G that already has a small opening for the sensor.

Top panel

1. 3.5mm headset jack

2. POWER

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Left panel

1. VOLUME UP

2. VOLUME DOWN

3. USB connector

Back panel

Bottom panel

1. Dual LED flash

2. 8 megapixel camera

3. Speaker

4. Back cover

1. RELEASE button for the back cover

2. Microphone

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Back cover

Removing the back cover

1. Securely hold HTC Sensation 4G facing up.

2. Press and hold the RELEASE button at the bottom of the phone, and then

slightly lift the front panel.

This detaches the bottom part of the phone from the back cover.

3. Gently pull HTC Sensation 4G out of its back cover.

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Replacing the back cover

1. Securely hold the back cover with the exposed side facing up.

2. Insert the top part of HTC Sensation 4G into the back cover.

3. Press HTC Sensation 4G down to lock the cover into place. You’ll hear a click

when the back cover is locked in place.

SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text messages.

Inserting the SIM card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

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

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

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Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off HTC Sensation 4G before removing your SIM card.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.

Storage card

Use a storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage card already inserted in HTC Sensation 4G.

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.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while HTC Sensation 4G 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.

Removing the storage card

If HTC Sensation 4G 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.

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Battery

Removing the battery thin film

Before using HTC Sensation 4G for the first time, you need to remove the thin film that's underneath the battery.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Pull the flap of the thin film out, and then remove it from the battery

compartment.

Removing the battery

Before using HTC Sensation 4G for the first time, you need to remove the protective thin film from the battery.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.

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Inserting the battery

Please use only original batteries that came in the box or replacements that we recommend.

1. Take the back cover off.

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

compartment.

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Charging the battery

Before you turn on and start using HTC Sensation 4G, it is recommended that you charge the battery.

§ The battery is already installed in HTC Sensation 4G when shipped. A thin film is inserted between the battery and the compartment. You need to remove this film before you can charge the battery.

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

§ Do not remove the battery from HTC Sensation 4G while you are charging it using the power or car adapter.

1. Insert the small end of the USB cable into the USB connector.

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 a safety precaution, the battery stops charging if it overheats.

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER button. Easy.

When you turn on HTC Sensation 4G for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

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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.

Setting up HTC Sensation 4G for the first time

When you switch on HTC Sensation 4G for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up.

Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.

Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in settings later on.

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

To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a webpage), 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 Sensation 4G sideways. When entering text, you can turn HTC Sensation 4G sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.

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

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

Two-finger scrolling

In some apps that have sorting, like Mail or Contacts, you can use two fingers to scroll the screen. The screen displays the sorting order, and you can easily scroll to the information you want.

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Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 4G

There are several ways you can add contacts to HTC Sensation 4G. You can sync contacts from your T-Mobile account, Google® Account, social networks, your computer, and more.

MobileLife Contacts

Google contacts Google contacts are imported to HTC Sensation 4G after you

Social network accounts

Phone contacts Create contacts and store them only on HTC Sensation 4G. SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to HTC Sensation 4G. Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync

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

HTC Sync

™

MobileLife Contacts is a free service from T-Mobile that stores your address book. If you stored your contacts under MobileLife Contacts on the My T-Mobile website before, you can sync them to HTC Sensation 4G.

You can also create more contacts right from HTC Sensation 4G and sync them to MobileLife Contacts on My T-Mobile.

You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC Sensation 4G.

HTC Sensation 4G syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

calendar events and text messages from your old phone to HTC Sensation 4G through Bluetooth®.

Install and use HTC Sync on your computer to sync HTC Sensation 4G with your computer's Microsoft Outlook®, Outlook Express or Windows® Contacts.

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Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make HTC Sensation 4G your own. You can add your favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page 30.

Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with HTC Sensation 4G, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem.

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

Press to return to the main Home screen.

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 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 Add panel 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

§ Press the VOLUME buttons to adjust the ringer. 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 buttons.

Adjusting the media volume

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

Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting HTC Sensation 4G into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when HTC Sensation 4G is in your bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though, and missed calls and messages appear on the lock screen.

To prevent missed calls or messages from appearing on the lock screen, press and then tap Settings > Privacy.

Switching to Sleep mode

Briefly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode. HTC Sensation 4G also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.

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Waking up from Sleep mode

To wake HTC Sensation 4G up manually, press the POWER button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.

HTC Sensation 4G 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.

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.

The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same apps as the ones on your Home screen's launch bar. To change the lock screen shortcuts, replace the apps on the launch bar.

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Status icons

Here’s what each icon means:

Signal strength Battery is full

4G connected Battery is charging

4G in use Battery is low (20% remaining)

3G connected

3G in use Silent mode

GPRS connected Vibrate mode

GPRS in use Microphone is mute

2G connected Speakerphone is on

2G in use

Roaming Wired headset connected

No signal Bluetooth is on

Battery is very low (8% or less remaining)

Wired microphone headset connected

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

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Notifications

Notification LED

The notification LED shows a:

§ Solid green light when HTC Sensation 4G 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.

Notification icons

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

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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.

1. 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.

2. To close the Notifications panel, press and hold the bottom bar of the panel,

then slide your finger up the screen. Or just press .

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Switching between recently opened apps

You can easily access apps you've just recently opened.

1. Press and hold .

2. Slide your finger up or down to see recently-opened apps.

3. Tap an app to open it.

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 Sensation 4G settings.

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

Notifications panel.

2. Tap the Quick Settings tab.

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3. Tap the On/Off switch next to an item to turn it off or on.

4. To access Wi-Fi settings, tap next to Wi-Fi connection.

5. To access all HTC Sensation 4G settings, tap next to Additional settings.

Where apps, data, and files are stored

HTC Sensation 4G uses these storage types:

Apps and data storage

Storage card

Apps are installed to this storage, labeled as Internal storage in your phone settings. It also stores data such as your text messages, contacts you created or synchronized to your phone, account settings, and more.

This storage is managed and carefully guarded by your phone since it contains your private information. When you connect your phone to your computer, this storage is not accessible from your computer.

Storage contents will be erased when you do a factory reset. Make sure to back up your data before starting a factory reset. Some apps allow you to back up to your storage card, such as Contacts.

Your phone comes with a microSD card already installed.

You can store your files such as photos, music, and videos to this removable storage.

When you connect your phone to your computer, this storage is accessible and you can copy files between them.

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Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to a computer

Whenever you connect HTC Sensation 4G 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 Sensation 4G. Select this mode when you want to copy files between the storage card and your computer.

When Disk drive mode is enabled while HTC Sensation 4G is connected to the computer, you will not be able to use apps on HTC Sensation 4G to access the storage card.

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

information between your computer and HTC Sensation 4G.

USB tethering

Internet pass-through

When you do not have an Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share the mobile data connection of HTC Sensation 4G 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 Sensation 4G.

Copying files to or from the storage card

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

1. Connect HTC Sensation 4G 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.

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

Sensation 4G) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove HTC Sensation 4G.

6. Do one of the following:

§ Disconnect HTC Sensation 4G from the computer.

§ If you want to keep HTC Sensation 4G 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.

Transferring contacts from your old phone

Easily transfer contacts from your old phone to HTC Sensation 4G through Bluetooth. Depending on your old phone’s model, you may also transfer other types of data such as calendar events and text messages to HTC Sensation 4G.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Transfer.

2. Tap Next to begin.

3. Choose your old phone's name and model.

4. On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on and set it to discoverable mode.

5. On HTC Sensation 4G, tap Next to continue. HTC Sensation 4G automatically

turns Bluetooth on and searches for Bluetooth devices.

6. From the device list, choose your old phone and then tap Next. HTC Sensation

4G then tries to pair with your old phone. You’ll see a security passkey on the screen.

7. On your old phone, enter this passkey or simply confirm it.

8. Select the Contacts check box (and other supported types of data you want to import), and then tap Next.

9. When HTC Sensation 4G finishes importing data, tap Done.

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Copying and sharing text

In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select and copy text, and then paste or share 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 webpage, 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.

Sharing text

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

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

or social network status update.

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Printing

Connect HTC Sensation 4G to a supported printer and print out documents, email, meeting invitations, photos, and more.

§ Both printer and HTC Sensation 4G must be turned on and connected to the same local network. Connect HTC Sensation 4G 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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Personalizing

Making HTC Sensation 4G truly yours

Make HTC Sensation 4G 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.

Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen, and then choose what you want to customize.

Personalizing HTC Sensation 4G with scenes

HTC Sensation 4G 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 Sensation 4G into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone.

Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, HTC Sensation 4G automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected.

Using a preset scene

HTC Sensation 4G 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. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

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.

Creating a new scene

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

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

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. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

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, and then tap Rename.

5. Enter a new scene name.

6. Tap Done.

Deleting scenes

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

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

Pick your favorite photo as your Home wallpaper. Choose from the available wallpapers, or use any photo you've taken with the camera.

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

2. On the Display tab, tap Wallpaper.

3. Tap one of the following:

Gallery Choose an existing photo and crop it. HTC wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, and then tap Preview. Live wallpapers Choose a preset animated wallpaper, and then tap Preview. If

the animated wallpaper you chose can be customized, tap

Settings.

4. Tap Save or Apply.

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Applying a new skin

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

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

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.

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. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

2. On the Add to home tab, tap Widget.

3. Select a widget that you want.

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

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

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

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Changing the settings of a widget

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

1. Press and hold a widget on your Home screen, and then drag it to .

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

2. Customize the widget settings.

Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Place apps you often use on your Home screen. You can also add shortcuts to frequently used settings, bookmarked webpages, and more.

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

2. On the Add to home tab, choose whether to add an app or a shortcut.

To add an app, you can also tap , press and hold an app, and then drag it to an empty area on your Home screen.

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Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Moving a widget or icon

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

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 a widget to a spot that’s already occupied by another widget or 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, and then drag it to .

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

Personalizing the launch bar

The launch bar on your Home screen gives you one-touch access to commonly used apps. You can replace the apps on the launch bar with other apps you often use.

1. Press and hold the app you want to replace, and then drag it out of the launch

bar.

2. Tap to go to the All apps screen.

3. Press and hold an app, and then drag it to the empty slot on the launch bar.

§ You can also place shortcuts to settings or information on the launch bar. Add a shortcut first to the Home screen, and then drag it to the launch bar.

§ The apps or shortcuts you see on the lock screen are the same as the ones on the launch bar.

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Grouping apps into a folder

Use folders to group apps on the launch bar or your Home screen to free up space so you can add more apps.

1. Press and hold an app, and then drag it over to another app to automatically

create a folder.

2. To add another app, press and hold and then drag it over to the folder. Repeat

this process to add more apps.

You can also add shortcuts to settings or information. Add a shortcut first to the Home screen, and then drag it over to the folder.

Renaming a folder

1. Tap the folder to open it.

2. Tap the folder window’s title bar.

3. Enter a new folder name.

4. Tap outside the folder to close it.

Removing items from a folder

1. Tap the folder to open it.

2. Press and hold an app or shortcut, and then drag it out to to remove it.

Repeat this process to remove more items.

If there's only one item left in the folder, the folder ungroups the last item and removes itself automatically.

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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

Sensation 4G 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, apps, and shortcuts 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, apps, and

shortcuts.

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Personalizing with 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 Sensation 4G ring or alert you with fun sounds when you're out with friends or change to subtle sounds while you're at work.

Creating a sound set

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set.

3. On the Sound sets screen, 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

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

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.

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

HTC Sensation 4G automatically saves your choices to the current sound set.

Deleting sound sets

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

2. On the Sound tab, tap Sound set.

3. Press , and then tap Delete.

4. Select one or more sound sets you want to delete.

5. Tap Delete.

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Rearranging application tabs

You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use. You can also add or remove tabs.

1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen.

2. Press and hold the current tab until the screen changes and shows a message

about rearranging tabs.

3. You can:

§ Change the order of the tabs. Press and hold a tab, and then drag it to its new position.

§ Drag a tab into or out of the bottom row to add or remove it.

4. When you’re done, press .

Customizing the lock screen style

Choose from a selection of lock screen backgrounds.

1. Press and hold on an empty space on your Home screen to open the

Personalize screen.

2. On the Display tab, tap Lock screen style.

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

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4. Tap the lock screen style to see a preview. If you want to further customize it, tap Settings.

5. Tap Apply.

The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same apps as the ones on your Home screen's launch bar. To change them, you'll have to replace the apps on the launch bar.

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Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial

You can either dial a number directly, or use Smart dial to quickly place a call. Smart dial searches and calls a stored contact or a number from your call history.

1. On the Home screen, tap

2. Enter the phone number or first few letters of the contact’s name.

3. From the list, tap a contact to call.

To check other phone numbers associated with the contact, tap beside the contact name.

4. To hang up, tap End Call.

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. Select a contact from the list.

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 Contacts. Tap a contact, press , and then select Set speed dial (or More > Set speed dial).

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Calling a phone number in a text message

1. Tap the phone number within the message.

2. Tap Call.

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

Calling a phone number in an email

1. Tap the phone number in the email body.

2. Tap Call.

Calling a phone number in a Calendar event

1. Open an event in Calendar.

2. On the Event details screen, tap the phone number.

3. Tap Call. You'll see event details such as the conference call ID or meeting PIN

code on the Phone dialer screen.

Making an emergency call

In some regions, you can make emergency calls from HTC Sensation 4G 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.

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 149.

Answering a call

Do one of the following:

§ If the display is locked when you get a call, drag to the Lock screen ring.

§ If the display is on when you get a call, tap Answer.

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Rejecting a call

Do one of the following:

§ If the display is locked when you get a call, drag to the Lock screen ring.

§ If the display is on when you get a call, tap Decline.

§ 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 Sensation 4G face down on a level surface.

If HTC Sensation 4G is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.

Look who's calling

Every time you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend’s latest social network status update right on the call screen. You’ll also see a birthday reminder, if your friend’s birthday will happen within one week.

What can I do during a call?

When a call is in progress, you can turn the speakerphone on, place the call on hold, and more.

Putting a call on hold

To put the call on hold, press and then tap Hold. The status bar then displays the hold call icon .

To resume the call, press and then tap Unhold.

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Switching between calls

If you’re already in a call and you accept another call, you can 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.

Turning the speakerphone on during a call

To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold HTC Sensation 4G to your ear when the speakerphone is on.

Do one of the following:

§ Flip HTC Sensation 4G 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 Sensation 4G 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.

§ 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.

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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 T-Mobile 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.

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

4. To add another participant, tap on the conference call screen, and then dial

the number of the contact.

5. When connected, tap

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.

to add the participant to the conference call.

Wi-Fi Calling

When you're in a place with limited cellular coverage but with Wi-Fi connection, use Wi-Fi Calling to make and receive calls over Wi-Fi using your available rate plan minutes.

Turning on Wi-Fi Calling

Make sure that HTC Sensation 4G is connected to a Wi-Fi network before you turn on Wi-Fi Calling.

1. On the Home screen, tap > Wi-Fi Calling.

2. Read the important notice about emergency calling, and then tap Dismiss.

3. Tap the Wi-Fi Calling switch. HTC Sensation 4G then connects to the T-Mobile

network and shows Active on the screen when connected.

You can then go to the Phone dialer, Call History, or Contacts app to make calls.

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Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings

1. On the Wi-Fi Calling screen, press and tap Settings > Connection preferences.

2. Select a connection option, and then tap OK.

Wi-Fi Preferred When you make calls, the Wi-Fi network is preferred over

the cellular network. You must stay in the Wi-Fi range when calling.

Cellular Preferred

Wi-Fi Only HTC Sensation 4G will always use the Wi-Fi network when

When you make calls, the cellular network is preferred over the Wi-Fi network.

you make a call. You must stay in the Wi-Fi range when calling.

Turning off Wi-Fi Calling

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

Notifications panel.

2. Tap Wi-Fi Calling Ready.

3. Tap the switch to turn off Wi-Fi Calling.

Internet calls

When you're connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can make and receive calls through an Internet calling 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). Internet calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees.

Adding an Internet calling account

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 Sensation 4G 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. Contact your Internet calling provider for details.

You can place a call to:

Internet calling account

Phone number

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

then tap Internet call.

§ In Call History, tap an Internet call log.

First, set when to use Internet calling for your outgoing calls:

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

2. Choose to use Internet calling for all calls or Internet calls only. Or

choose to prompt a message for each call.

Call history

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

Returning a missed call

You'll 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.

3. 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. Tap 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, and then tap Save to People.

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

contact.

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.

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 call your contacts while roaming. But when manually entering a phone number to call, you need to enter a plus (+) sign and country code before the number.

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.

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Call services

You can change the settings of various phone services. Call services may include call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, and more. Contact T-Mobile to find out about the availability of call services.

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

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 Sensation 4G to Airplane mode.

When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on HTC Sensation 4G 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.

Do any of the following to turn Airplane mode on or off:

§ Press and hold POWER, and then tap Airplane mode.

§ Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the Quick Settings tab. Tap the

checkbox next to Airplane Mode.

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

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Messages

About the Messages app

Keep in touch with important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose and send text and picture messages. On the All messages screen, your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact name or phone number.

Sending a text message (SMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Tap .

3. Enter a contact name or mobile number in the To field.

Sending the message to a group of friends? Tap , and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message.

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

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

§ 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 picture message if you enter an email address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message.

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Sending a picture message (MMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap .

3. Enter a contact name, mobile number, or email address in the To field.

Sending the message to a group of friends? Tap , and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message.

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 an attachment type.

7. Select or browse for the item to attach.

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

removing your attachment.

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

> Messages.

Creating a slideshow

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

2. Choose where you want to insert the next slide.

3. Right after adding a slide, do one of the following:

§ Tap

§ Tap > Audio to add music or a voice recording to a slide.

§ Tap Add text, and then enter your caption.

§ Tap

4. Press , and then tap Preview. Tap once on the preview screen to see

playback controls.

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

, and then choose to add a photo or a video.

to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment.

Can't find your contacts' email addresses in Messages?

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.

first to return to the All

3. Select the Show email address check box.

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Resuming a draft message

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

2. Tap the message and then resume editing it.

3. Tap Send.

Checking your messages

Depending on your notification settings, HTC Sensation 4G 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.

To open and read the message, you can:

§ Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the new message notification.

§ Go to the Messages app and open the message.

Viewing and saving an attachment from a picture message

If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the picture 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.

§ 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, press and hold the message, and then choose to save the type of attachment from the options menu.

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 display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message you want to save, and then tap Save as task.

3. Enter a task title and other details.

4. Tap Save.

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Replying to a 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 box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

3. Tap Send.

Replying to another phone number of the contact

When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on HTC Sensation 4G, 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.

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 a message, and then tap Forward.

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

4. Tap Send.

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WAP push messages

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

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

Opening and reading a new WAP push message

1. Open the Notifications panel, and then tap the push message notification.

2. Tap Visit website.

Viewing all your WAP 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 WAP push messages.

Managing message conversations

Locking a message

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.

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.

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.

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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, and then 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 or Delete by phone number (if the contact used

multiple phone numbers throughout the conversation).

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

In the Messages settings, tap General > Delete old messages to auto delete old messages per conversation.

Deleting a conversation

1. On the All messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number) whose messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete.

2. Tap OK to delete the entire thread.

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

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.

Backing up your text messages

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Press , and then tap Back up SMS > Back up SMS.

3. Enter a name for your backup file, and then tap OK.

Importing text messages

You can only import text messages that were exported using the Back up SMS feature.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Press , and then tap Back up SMS > Restore SMS.

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3. Tap the backup file to import.

4. Tap OK.

Setting message options

Access and change the settings of the Messages app. You can enable pop-up message notifications, add a signature to your messages, edit your MMS options, and more.

On the All messages screen, press

and then tap Settings.

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Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Sensation 4G and the Web

You can search for information on HTC Sensation 4G and on the Web by using Search. Some apps, such as Contacts or Mail, have their own search function, which you can use to search only within those apps.

Setting search options

1. From the Home screen, press .

2. Press , and then tap Settings.

3. Tap Google Search, and then customize your search settings.

4. When done, press .

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

a search.

Performing searches on the Web and HTC Sensation 4G

1. From the Home screen, press .

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

matching items on HTC Sensation 4G and suggestions from Google web search are shown as a list.

3. If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap the item to open it in

its compatible app.

Tap to enter it in the search box. New suggestions appear and you can enter more text or tap beside a subsequent suggestion to quickly refine your search.

Browsing the Web

1. From the Home screen, tap > Internet.

2. Tap the URL box on top of the screen.

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3. Enter your search keywords or a webpage address.

4. On the webpage, you can:

§ Tap a link to open it, or press and hold a link to see more options.

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

While browsing the Web, press to quickly show the URL box and status bar.

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, press , and then tap 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.

Viewing the full version of a website

While viewing a webpage, press , and then select the View desktop site check box.

Private browsing

You can use incognito windows to browse the Web with more privacy than in normal browser windows. When you’re browsing incognito, your regular browser cookies are not shared but deleted when you close all incognito windows. Pages you view in incognito also won't appear in your browser history except for files you download.

From the browser screen, press , and then tap Windows > . A new window opens with some information about going incognito.

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Downloading files and apps

You can download file and apps directly from your favorite websites.

Files and apps downloaded from the Web can be from unknown sources. To protect HTC Sensation 4G and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you download and open only the files you trust.

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

2. Follow the website's download instructions.

Before you can install the downloaded app, you need to set HTC Sensation 4G to allow installation of third-party apps. From the Home screen, press , then tap

Settings > Security > Unknown sources.

Viewing your downloads

1. From the Home screen, tap > Downloads.

2. Tap the file to open it.

Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages

You can store as many bookmarks as you want on HTC Sensation 4G. 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 to > Bookmark.

You cannot create bookmarks while you're on an incognito browser screen.

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

Opening a bookmark

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

2. On the Bookmarks tab , navigate to the bookmark you want to open, and

then tap it.

If you have set up Google Chrome™ sync on your Google Account, press , and then tap Accounts list to view your synced bookmarks.

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Editing a bookmark

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

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

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.

You can also press and hold

to quickly see your web history.

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 all.

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 .

3. Toggle between Thumbnails and List views.

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Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome

Create bookmarks from your computer's Google Chrome browser and sync them on HTC Sensation 4G. For more information about Google Chrome, visit http://

support.google.com/chrome.

§ Using your Google Chrome desktop browser, you need to sign in to your Google Account and set up Google Chrome sync.

§ Be sure that you are logged in to your Google Account every time you save Google Chrome bookmarks on your computer.

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

2. Tap your Google Account.

3. Select the Sync Internet check box.

4. Tap Sync now.

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 Settings.

Setting your homepage

1. From the browser screen, press , and then tap Settings > General > Set homepage.

2. Select the homepage you want to use.

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 Settings > Advanced > Enable Flash and plug-ins.

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 Sensation 4G.

To open the camera, tap

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

§ The auto focus indicator tells you where the focus is on the shot.

§ The shake detection indicator shows up when you're taking photos in low-

light conditions.

§ Use the onscreen controls to switch between photo and video modes, add effects, zoom in or out of your subject, and more.

from the Home screen, and then tap Camera.

Before capturing

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 onscreen. You can freely zoom in or out while recording.

Auto focusing

Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, the Viewfinder screen displays the auto focus indicator.

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.

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Switching between the front and rear camera

1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Tap the Front/Main slider to switch between the two cameras.

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

Choosing an effect

Use the available camera effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses and filters. You can also apply certain effects to videos.

1. Tap .

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

Setting the resolution

§ In photo mode, tap > Resolution, and then choose a size you want.

§ In video mode, tap , and then choose a resolution.

Choosing a flash mode

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

Taking a photo

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera.

2. 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.

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

4. Choose what to do with the photo, such as share, set as wallpaper, and more.

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Recording video

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera.

2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap Mode and then tap the Photo/Video slider to select Video.

3. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.

4. Tap to start recording.

5. While recording, you can:

§ Freely zoom in or out.

§ Change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the

Viewfinder screen.

§ Tap the flash button to switch the camera light on or off.

6. To stop recording, tap again.

7. Choose what to do with the video, such as share, trim, play, and more.

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 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.

Zoom and flash are disabled when you're in this mode.

2. Point the camera and focus on your subject.

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3. When you're ready to take the first shot, 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.

The camera stitches your shots into a single photo.

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Taking continuous camera shots

Is your subject in motion? Use burst mode to take consecutive shots.

1. While on 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 consecutive shots of your subject.

Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo

Take photos like a pro with HDR imaging. When enabled, HTC Sensation 4G 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

1. To open the camera settings, tap .

2. As well as changing basic camera settings, you can also:

§ Set the ISO level. Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions (photo mode only).

§ Change the review duration to set how long a captured photo or video will be displayed on the Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder screen.

§ Geo-tag photos to store GPS location in your captured photos (photo mode only).

§ Auto enhance photos to reduce noise when using a high ISO setting and to automatically adjust photo brightness (photo mode only).

§ Automatically upload photos to a social network (photo mode only). You can set the upload frequency, select the album to upload to, and set the privacy level.

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Gallery

About the Gallery app

Reminisce on good times. Use Gallery to view all your photos and videos that are on HTC Sensation 4G or your online albums.

You can even:

§ Add photo frames and apply effects.

§ Trim your videos.

§ Share to your social networks, photo sharing sites, and more.

§ View your photos and videos on a big screen TV.

Viewing photos and videos

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap a photo or video album.

3. 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.)

Starting a photo slideshow

1. Tap a photo album.

2. Tap More > Slideshow.

During the slideshow, tap the screen to show the controls. Tap to set slideshow preferences.

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Watching a video

1. Tap a video album and then tap a video.

2. Tap the onscreen controls to control the video playback, adjust the volume, and

more.

Tap to share the video on your home network.

Editing your photos and videos

Rotating a photo

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

2. Press and hold a photo, and then tap Edit > Rotate left or Rotate right

Cropping a photo

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

2. Press and hold a photo, and then tap Edit > Crop. You’ll see a crop box around

the photo.

3. You can:

§ Drag the crop box over the part of the photo you want to crop.

§ Press and hold the edge of the crop box. When directional arrows appear,

drag your finger inward or outward to resize the crop box.

4. Tap Save.

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

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Adding photo effects

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

2. Press and hold on a photo, and then tap Edit > Effects.

3. Tap an effect to apply to the photo, or tap to add a frame to your photo.

4. Tap Save.

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 Sensation 4G.

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.

3. Drag the two trim sliders 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 start or end frame.

4. Tap to preview your video.

5. Tap Done.

The trimmed video is saved as a new file. The original video remains unedited.

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Viewing photos in your social networks

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

Log on to your accounts before you start viewing online photos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. On the top bar, tap , and then tap a social network or photo sharing site.

3. Tap an account to start viewing photos in that account.

To comment on a photo, press and hold a photo thumbnail and then tap Add comment.

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.

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.

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Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth

Use Bluetooth to send photos and videos to another device or to your computer.

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.

You’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent.

Sharing your photos and videos on the Web

Use the Gallery app to share photos and videos straight to your social networks. And you can post videos on YouTube®.

You can also share a photo or video right after you’ve captured it.

Sharing photos or videos on Facebook

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.

Tap Add tag and description to enter a caption on each photo or video or tag friends on your photos. If you're sharing several photos or videos, slide to the left to go to the next one. Remember to tap Save after you're done.

6. Tap Done.

Sharing photos and videos on Flickr

account before you 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.

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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 Done.

Sharing photos on Picasa

From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

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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

Upload your videos to YouTube and become an instant sensation.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap a video album, and then tap Share > YouTube.

3. Select the videos you want to share and then tap Next.

4. Tap the Google Account that you want to use, accept the Terms of Service, and

then select which data connection to use to upload the videos.

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

6. Select a privacy option for the videos or tag them for easy searching.

7. Tap Upload.

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Music

Browsing music in the library

You need to copy music files to HTC Sensation 4G 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 Sensation 4G 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.

Finding music videos on YouTube

It's easy to find music videos of the song you’re listening to on YouTube. On the Now playing screen, 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.

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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.

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

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.

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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.

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

Pick a song from your Music library and set it as your ringtone or as ringtone for a favorite contact.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.

2. Select and play the song that you want to set as a ringtone.

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

4. Tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. If you select Contact ringtone, choose

the contacts you want to associate the ringtone with.

Trimming an MP3 ringtone

Use the Music app's ringtone trimmer if you want to set only a part of the song as ringtone.

1. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap Set as ringtone > Trim the ringtone.

2. Drag the trim sliders to the part where you want the ringtone to begin

and end.

For a more precise trimming, tap the left or right arrow buttons . Time markers indicate where you are on the song.

3. When you're done trimming, tap Set as.

4. Choose whether to set your trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone.

From the Home screen, when you press and then tap Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone, you'll see your trimmed song in the ringtone list.

Sharing music using Bluetooth

Choose a song from the Music app’s library and use Bluetooth to send it to another device or your computer.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Music.

2. Select and play the song that you want to send.

3. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap Share > Share file > Bluetooth.

You’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on HTC Sensation 4G and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the music can be sent.

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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 a hi-fi audio system — all via DLNA®. For more information about DLNA, visit www.dlna.org.

Before you share media on your home network:

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

§ Connect the TV or audio system to the network. Consult your TV or audio system

manual on how to do this.

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 the screen to show the

controls, and then tap . Or if you're playing music, press and then tap

Output.

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

5. Once connected to the other device, tap the onscreen controls to control

playback, adjust the volume, and more.

6. To stop sharing media and disconnect from the other device, tap .

While playing media on another device, you can press and do other things on HTC Sensation 4G.

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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.

Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account

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

2. Tap Add account > Watch.

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

account.

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Watching movies and TV shows

Using the Watch app, you can watch the preloaded content and movies or TV shows you've downloaded from the HTC Watch store.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Watch.

2. 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 TV shows are available in the store.

Renting or purchasing a video

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

1. From the Home screen, tap > Watch.

2. Tap .

3. Browse the video store, or press and search for a title.

4. Tap a video to view its synopsis.

5. While viewing the synopsis of a video, you can:

§ Watch the trailer, if available. Tap to play it.

§ Recommend the video by sharing its link. Tap and then choose how you

want to share.

6. Tap to rent or to purchase the video.

7. If this is your first time to rent or purchase, add your credit card details and

billing information.

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8. Confirm your rental or purchase.

9. Tap Download.

You can go to your library to check your downloads.

Managing your downloads

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

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

2. You can:

§ Tap the Progress tab, and then tap a video to start watching it.

§ Tap the All videos tab to check what videos you've rented or purchased.

You can also pause a download, resume it, or redownload a video.

Changing settings

In the Watch app, press , and then tap Settings. You can modify your account settings, edit or remove your credit card info, and more.

Checking what's linked to your HTC Watch account

When you download movies or TV shows 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. You can check what HTC devices are linked to your HTC Watch account.

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

2. Tap Device management.

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

Deleting your HTC Watch account

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

2. Tap Account > Remove account.

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Accounts and sync

What online accounts can you sync with?

HTC Sensation 4G can sync with popular online social networking and email accounts.

To check what accounts you can sync with, on the Home screen, press tap Settings > Account & sync.

, and then

Syncing with a Google Account

Sign in to your Google Account to see your Gmail™, contacts, and calendars on your HTC Sensation 4G. You also need to sign in to a Google Account to use most Google apps.

Adding more Google Accounts

You can add more than one Google Account. However, you can only back up the phone settings of one Google Account you sign in to to Google servers. Also, most Google apps and services use the first Google Account you signed in to but may give you the option to use the other Google Accounts you added.

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

2. Tap Add account > Google.

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

account.

Forgot your Google Account password?

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

1. On HTC Sensation 4G or on your computer, open your web browser

2. Go to www.google.com/accounts/recovery.

3. Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your

Google Account.

4. Click Submit.

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

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Adding a social network account

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

2. Tap Add account.

3. Tap the account type you want to add.

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

Managing your online accounts

Changing sync settings

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

2. On top of the screen, drag the slider to turn on or off automatic sync.

Syncing an account manually

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

2. Tap the account you want to sync.

3. Tap Sync now.

Managing synced account settings

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

2. Tap the account that you want to update.

3. Tap the item you want to sync or edit.

Removing an account

You can remove an account to delete all information associated with it from HTC Sensation 4G. Removing an account does not delete information from the online service itself.

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

2. Tap the account that you want to remove.

3. Tap Remove account.

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Contacts

About the Contacts app

With the Contacts app, easily manage your communications with your contacts via phone, messaging, email, and social networks.

And, if you have the same contacts from different sources, you can merge their contact information so you won't have duplicate entries.

To open Contacts, from the Home screen, tap

> Contacts.

Your contacts list

The Contacts app lists all contacts stored on HTC Sensation 4G and from the online accounts you're logged in to.

Your contacts list also displays the contacts stored on your SIM card (marked with

You can:

§ View your profile and edit your contact information.

§ Create, edit, or find contacts.

§ See status updates.

§ Tap a name to see that contact's stored

information.

§ See a notification icon when a contact has sent you new messages or when it's the contact's birthday.

§ Check out who's online in Google Talk™. Online status icons are displayed if you’re signed in to Google Talk.

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Filtering your contacts list

Choose which account contacts to show.

1. On the People tab, tap on the top bar.

2. Choose the online accounts that contain the contacts you want to display.

3. Press

To set more contact sorting options, press and then tap Settings.

Setting up your profile

Store your personal contact information to easily send it to other people.

1. On the People tab, tap Me, and then choose whether to link your profile to an

existing contact entry that already contains your personal information or edit your profile.

If you've already logged in to your online accounts, tap your name or email address, and then tap Edit my contact card.

2. Enter or edit your name and contact details.

3. Tap (or the current picture) to change your picture.

4. Tap Save.

What you can see on your profile

When you tap My profile, you'll see the following tabs:

Details

Shows your contact details. You'll also see your most recent posts in social networks (if you're signed in to social networks.) You can also edit your profile or share it with others.

Updates

Shows the updates that you've posted in your social networks.

Gallery

Shows your social network albums and photos.

Importing contacts from your SIM card

1. On the People tab, press .

2. Tap Import/Export > Import from SIM card.

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3. If you have a Google, Exchange ActiveSync, or MobileLife Contacts account,

choose to which account to import your SIM contacts.

4. Select the contacts you want to import.

5. Tap Save.

Adding a new contact

1. On the People tab, tap

2. Tap the Name field, and then enter the contact name.

Tap if you want to separately enter the contact's first, middle, and last name. Depending on the contact type, you may also be able to add a name prefix (such as Dr.) or a name suffix (such as Ph.D).

3. Select the Contact type. This determines which account the contact will sync

with.

Some fields may not be available when you’re adding contacts to your SIM card.

4. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.

5. Tap Save.

Setting contact search options

In addition to searching contacts by name, you can also search by other criteria such as by their group name or company.

1. On the People tab, press

2. Tap Settings > Search contacts by.

3. Choose the types of criteria to search for, and then tap Done.

Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account

1. On the People tab, enter the contact's name or email address in the search box.

2. Tap .

3. Tap the name of the contact you want copied to HTC Sensation 4G.

4. Tap Save to People.

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Merging contact information

Avoid duplicate entries by merging contact information from different sources, such as your social network accounts, into one contact.

Accepting matched contacts suggestions

When HTC Sensation 4G finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link icon

in the notifications area of the status bar.

1. Slide the Notifications panel down, and then tap Matched contacts suggestion.

You'll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.

2. Choose the contacts you want to merge.

3. Tap OK.

Viewing a list of all your linked contacts

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Press , and then tap Linked contacts (or More > Linked contacts). The All

linked contacts screen then opens where you can see the account types and information merged.

3. You can choose to break the link of an account type or relink.

4. When you're done, tap OK.

Manually merging contact information

1. On the People tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you

want to link.

2. Tap or (if there are suggested links).

3. You can:

§ Under Suggest links, tap to link the contact to an account.

§ Under Add contact, tap one of the options to link to another contact.

Breaking the link

1. On the People tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose

link you want to break.

2. Tap .

3. Under the Linked contacts section, tap beside an account to break the

link.

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Contact information and conversations

When you tap a contact on the Contacts screen, the contact details screen opens.

The contact details screen has the following tabs:

Details

Shows the information you've stored for the contact. Get in touch with the contact by tapping an option.

Thread

Shows SMS messages and emails you've received from the contact. It also lists all your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls to and from the contact.

From this tab, you can reply to a message, send an email, or call the contact.

Updates

Shows the contact’s updates and events from social network accounts.

If you see a notification of the contact’s birthday under the Events section, you can tap the notification and choose how you want to greet your contact.

Gallery

Shows the linked contact’s albums and photos.

Editing a contact’s information

1. On the People tab, press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact.

Facebook and Twitter contacts cannot be edited.

2. Enter the new information.

3. Tap Save.

Deleting contacts

1. On the People tab, press .

2. Tap Delete.

3. Select the contacts you want to remove.

4. Tap Delete.

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Sending contact information

1. On the People tab, do one of the following:

To send Do this

Someone's contact information

Your contact information

2. Choose how you want to send the vCard.

3. Select the type of information you want to send.

4. Tap Send.

Press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo), and then tap Send contact as vCard.

Press and hold My profile, and then tap Send my

profile.

Sending multiple contact cards

1. On the People tab, press .

2. Tap Send contacts.

3. Select the contacts whose contact information you want to share

4. Tap Send.

If you can't see the Send while the onscreen keyboard is open, press to close the keyboard.

5. Choose how you want to send the contact cards.

Contact groups

Assign contacts to groups so you can easily send a message or email to a whole group. You can also sync groups on HTC Sensation 4G with the groups in your Google Account, accessible via your computer’s web browser. We’ve also added the Frequent group as a special group type that automatically stores the contacts you dial or get calls from the most.

Creating a group

1. On the Groups tab, tap .

2. Enter a name for the group.

3. Tap .

4. Select the contacts you want to add.

If your contacts list is long, use the search bar to search for contacts quickly, or press to hide the onscreen keyboard.

5. Tap Save .

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6. Tap to select a photo for the group.

7. Tap Save.

Editing a contact group

1. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit group.

2. You can:

§ Tap the group name to change the name. You can only change the name for groups that you have created.

§ Tap the icon to the left of the group name to change or remove the group photo.

§ Tap to add contacts to the group.

§ Tap the box beside a contact to remove from the group.

3. Tap Save.

Sending a message or email to a group

You will be charged for each text message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages.

1. On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send a message or email to.

2. Go to the Group action tab.

3. Choose if you want to send a text message or email.

Rearranging your contact groups

1. On the Groups tab, press

2. Tap Edit groups.

3. Press and hold at the end of the group you want to move, and then drag it

to its new position.

4. Tap Save.

Rearranging the members of a contact group

1. On the Groups tab, tap the group to see its members.

2. Press .

3. Tap Edit group.

4. Press and hold at the end of the contact’s name you want to move, and

then drag it to its new position.

5. Tap Save.

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Deleting groups

You can only delete groups that you have created.

On the Groups tab, you can:

§ Press and hold a group you want to delete, and then tap Delete group.

§ Press and then tap Edit groups to choose several contact groups to remove.

Adding People widgets

Stay close with the people that matter by adding a People widget for each of your contact groups.

1. From the Home screen, press

2. On the Add to home tab, tap Widget > People.

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

4. Select the group you want to add as a widget.

5. Repeat the above steps to add another People widget.

, and then tap Personalize.

Setting the default communication method

Depending on how you often reach your contacts, you can choose a different communication method for each of the contacts on the People widget.

1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget.

2. Tap a contact's name or status update (not the photo) on the widget to open

the person's contact details screen.

3. Tap Set default action, and then tap the communication method you want for

the contact.

4. Press to return to the People widget on the Home screen.

Getting in touch with a contact

1. On the Home screen, go to the People widget.

2. Tap a contact's photo (not the name or status update) on the widget. The

default communication method you've set for this contact will be performed.

On the People widget:

§ Tap a contact's name or status update to open the contact details screen for that contact.

§ Tap to open the Contacts app and view all your contacts.

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Backing up your contacts to the storage card

1. On the People tab, press .

2. Tap Import/Export > Export to SD card (or More > Import/Export > Export to SD card).

3. Select an account or type of contacts to export.

4. Tap OK.

Importing contacts from the storage card

You can only import contacts that were exported to the storage card using the

Export to SD card feature.

1. On the People tab, press

2. Tap Import/Export > Import from SD card (or More > Import/Export > Import from SD card).

3. If you have more than one account set up, tap the type for the imported

contacts.

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Social

Facebook for HTC Sense

Signing in to your Facebook account from the Accounts & sync settings or the Facebook app (preinstalled or downloaded) automatically signs you in to Facebook for HTC Sense. Also, you may need to authorize Facebook for HTC Sense to connect to your Facebook account.

With Facebook for HTC Sense, you can:

§ See your Facebook contacts and their status updates in Contacts.

§ See Facebook photos in Gallery.

§ Check your friends’ Facebook status updates in Friend Stream™.

§ View Facebook events and friends’ birthdays in Calendar.

Twitter for HTC Sense

When you're signed in to Twitter for HTC Sense, you can:

§ See your Twitter contacts and their latest tweets in Contacts.

§ Send tweets and check your friends’ tweets in Friend Stream.

If you have the Twitter app (preinstalled or downloaded), signing in to Twitter for HTC Sense does not sign you in to the Twitter app and vice versa. If you want to use the same Twitter account for both, you’ll have to sign in to both using the same login info.

About Friend Stream

With Friend Stream, you can share and get updates from friends in popular social networks in a single feed.

From the Home screen, tap

> Friend Stream.

When you tap someone’s status update, you can:

§ View the tweet. If there's a web link shared, you'll also see the posted webpage right below the tweet.

§ Write a comment.

§ Like someone’s Facebook posts.

§ Look at someone’s album photos.

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When you tap someone’s photo or name, you can:

§ Check the person’s profile details.

§ Look at the person’s Facebook wall.

§ Check the person’s posted tweets.

Tap to display posts from a particular social network. Slide to the other tabs to see more options. You can press , and then tap Settings >

Edit tabs to customize the Friend Stream tabs.

Checking notifications from your social networks

Slide to the Notifications tab to easily see a single feed of your notifications from different social networks.

Updating your status in Friend Stream

1. On the All or Notifications tab, tap .

2. Enter your status update.

3. If you do not want to send the status update to all your social network

accounts, tap and clear the check boxes of the social networks to exclude.

4. Tap Done.

5. Tap

6. Choose what you want to attach to your tweet or status update.

7. Tap Post.

Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream

Post your status updates, write messages on walls, or check in to a place.

Posting a message on a friend's Facebook wall

1. In Friend Stream, tap > Facebook.

2. Tap > My wall.

3. Tap a friend from the list.

4. Enter your message.

5. Tap to attach a photo.

6. Tap Post.

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Commenting on and liking Facebook posts

Tap someone’s status update on the All tab, and do any of the following:

§ Tap a photo or the album name shown in the status update to view and comment on the album photos using the Gallery app.

§ Tap Like to like the person’s status update.

§ Tap the text box, and then enter what you think about the person’s status

update.

Checking in to a place

Let your Facebook friends know where you are by checking in to a place.

In order to find your location, you need to enable location sources in Settings >

Location.

1. Go to the Locations tab, and then tap .

2. Tap a place from the list.

3. Tap Check in.

4. Add your status message and even tag the friends you're with.

5. Tap Check in.

Tweeting in Friend Stream

1. In Friend Stream, tap

2. Tap

3. Enter your tweet.

4. Tap or to add a picture or your current location to your tweet.

5. Tap Post.

Searching for Twitter users to follow

1. On any of the tabs, press .

2. Type a Twitter name in the search box.

> Twitter.

3. Tap .

4. In the search results, tap the Twitter user you want to follow.

5. Press .

6. Tap Follow.

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Unfollowing a Twitter user

1. On the All tweets tab, tap the Twitter user you want to stop following.

2. Press , and then tap Unfollow.

Sending a direct message

You can only send a direct message (DM) to someone who is following you.

1. On the DMs tab, tap .

2. Enter the name of a Twitter user in the To field.

3. Enter your message, and then tap Post.

You can also send a direct message when you press and hold a tweet of the person you want to send the direct message to, and then tap Send direct message on the options menu.

Replying to or retweeting a tweet

1. On the All tweets tab, press and hold the tweet you want to reply to or retweet.

2. Tap Reply or Retweet.

3. Enter your reply or add a personal note to the tweet.

4. Tap Post.

Chatting in Google Talk

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

To open Google Talk, on the Home screen tap > Talk.

To learn what you can do and get help in Google Talk, press

, and then tap Help.

Using Google+

With Google+, you can check your friends' updates, post updates of your own, and chat with friends in your Google+ circles.

To open Google+, on the Home screen, tap

To learn what you can do and get help in Google+, press

> Google+

, and then tap Help.

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Email

Gmail

Viewing your Gmail Inbox

All your received email messages are delivered to your Inbox.

From the Home screen, tap > Gmail.

Archive, delete or label multiple conversations

Display drafts, sent messages, and other labels

Switch to your other Gmail account

Tap the check box before the email message or conversation. Then tap the onscreen buttons at the bottom to choose what to do with the selected messages or conversations.

Tap Inbox at the top bar and then tap another label (such as Sent, Drafts, or your created label) to view its messages and conversations.

Tap Inbox at the top bar, and then tap the account you want to switch to.

Sending an email message in Gmail

1. In the Gmail inbox, tap .

If you’ve set up multiple Google Accounts on HTC Sensation 4G, choose which account to use.

2. Fill in one or more recipients.

Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (Cc) or blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email message? Press > Add Cc/Bcc.

3. Enter the email subject, and then compose your message.

4. If you want to attach a photo or video, press , and then tap Attach file.

5. Tap to send.

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Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail

1. In the Gmail inbox, tap the email message or conversation.

2. To reply to the sender, tap . Or, tap and choose whether to Reply all or Forward.

3. Do one of the following:

§ If you selected Reply or Reply all, enter your reply message.

§ If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients.

Tap Respond inline if you want to interleave your new message with the received email. But this removes any attachments or formatting in the original email message.

4. Tap to send.

Getting help

To find out more about using Gmail, press , and then tap Help.

Mail

Adding a POP3/IMAP email account

1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail.

2. Do one of the following:

§ If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail, tap Other (POP3/ IMAP) on the Choose a mail provider screen.

§ If you’ve already added an email account in Mail, press , and then tap

New account. If the Choose a mail provider screen is displayed, tap Other (POP3/IMAP).

3. Enter the email address and password for your email account and then tap Next.

If the account type you want to set up is not in the internal database, you’ll be asked to enter more details.

4. Enter the account name and your name and then tap Finish setup.

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Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account

You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack (SP2) or later.

Add up to 15 Exchange ActiveSync accounts on HTC Sensation 4G.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail.

2. Do one of the following:

§ If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail, tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on the Choose a mail provider screen.

§ If you’ve already added an email account in Mail, press , and then tap

New account. If the Choose a mail provider screen is displayed, tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.

3. Enter the Exchange ActiveSync account details, and then tap Next.

If your corporate Exchange Server does not support auto-detect, you’ll need to enter your Exchange Server settings. Ask your Exchange Server administrator for details.

4. Choose the sync options that you want, then tap Next.

5. Enter the account name, then tap Finish setup.

Checking your Mail inbox

When you open the Mail app, it displays the inbox of one of your email accounts that you’ve set up on HTC Sensation 4G.

To switch between email accounts, tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap another account.

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Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts

You can view email messages from all your accounts just in one place without having to switch to different accounts.

Just tap the bar that shows the current email account, and then tap All accounts. Email messages are color coded so you can easily distinguish which email accounts they belong to.

Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified inbox.

Switching between different views of your inbox

Do you have lots of email messages? There are more ways than one to view your inbox.

Tap one of the following tabs:

Received

Displays email messages as individual items.

Thread

Displays email messages as conversations, grouped according to the subject line. Tap a subject in the list to show the email conversation.

Favorites

Displays all email messages from a contact group. To choose which contact group to display, press , tap View, and then select a group.

Unread

Displays unread messages.

Marked (Exchange ActiveSync only)

Displays all flagged messages.

Invites or Meeting invitations (Exchange ActiveSync only)

Displays meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or declined.

Attached

Displays all messages that have attachments.

Manually refreshing an email account

Whatever your sync settings are, you can also sync your sent and received email messages manually at any time.

§ While viewing an email account, press , and then tap Refresh.

§ If you have several email accounts, you can refresh them all at the same time.

Go to the All accounts inbox first. Then press and tap Refresh.

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Sorting email messages

You can sort email messages by date received, priority, subject, sender, or size.

On the inbox, press , tap Sort, and select from the sorting options.

To quickly scroll through the message list, press and hold two fingers on any email message, and then drag upward or downward.

Sending an email message

1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account that you want to use.

3. Tap .

4. Fill in one or more recipients.

Want to loop in more recipients in a carbon copy (Cc) or blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email message? Press > Show Cc/Bcc.

5. Enter the subject, and then compose your message.

6. To add an attachment, tap Attach and then choose what you want.

Writing a high priority email message? Press

7. Tap Send, or to send it later, tap Save as draft.

Resuming a draft email message

1. In the email account inbox, tap > Drafts.

2. Tap the message.

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

> Set priority.

Reading and replying to an email message

1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail.

2. Switch to the email account you want to use.

3. On the email account inbox, tap the email message you want to read.

4. Choose an action on the bottom of the screen for your email.

Press

to see other options.

HTC Sensation 4G MR User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Getting started

HTC Sensation 4G

Front panel

Top panel

Left panel

Back panel

Bottom panel

Back cover

Removing the back cover

Replacing the back cover

SIM card

Inserting the SIM card

Removing the SIM card

Storage card

Inserting the storage card

Unmounting the storage card

Removing the storage card

Battery

Removing the battery thin film

Removing the battery

Inserting the battery

Charging the battery

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Switching the power off

Setting up HTC Sensation 4G for the first time

Finger gestures

Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 4G

Home screen

Extended Home screen

Using Leap view

Basics

Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume

Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls

Adjusting the media volume

Sleep mode

Switching to Sleep mode

Waking up from Sleep mode

Unlocking the screen

Opening an app from the lock screen

Status icons

Notifications

Notification LED

Notification icons

Notifications panel

Switching between recently opened apps

Using Quick Settings

Where apps, data, and files are stored

Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to a computer

Copying files to or from the storage card

Transferring contacts from your old phone

Copying and sharing text

Selecting text

Copying and pasting text

Sharing text

Printing

Personalizing

Making HTC Sensation 4G truly yours

Personalizing HTC Sensation 4G with scenes

Using a preset scene

Creating a new scene

Renaming a scene

Deleting scenes

Changing your wallpaper

Applying a new skin

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Adding a widget to your Home screen

Changing the settings of a widget

Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Moving a widget or icon

Removing a widget or icon

Personalizing the launch bar

Grouping apps into a folder

Renaming a folder