Your HTC Sensation 4G
Contents
Phone calls
Photos, videos, and music
Maps and location
Security
Conventions used in this guide
Top panel
Getting started
HTC Sensation 4G
Front panel
Left panel
Back panel
Bottom panel
Removing the back cover
Back cover
SIM card
Replacing the back cover
Inserting the SIM card
Unmounting the storage card
Storage card
Removing the SIM card
Inserting the storage card
Battery
Removing the battery thin film
Removing the battery
Inserting the battery
Switching the power on or off
Charging the battery
Switching the power on
Setting up HTC Sensation 4G for the first time
Switching the power off
Finger gestures
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 4G
Using Leap view
Home screen
Extended Home screen
Adjusting the volume
Sleep mode
Basics
Waking up from Sleep mode
Unlocking the screen
Opening an app from the lock screen
Status icons
Notifications
Notification LED
Notification icons
Notifications panel
Using Quick Settings
Switching between recently opened apps
Where apps, data, and files are stored
Copying files to or from the storage card
Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to a computer
Transferring contacts from your old phone
Sharing text
Copying and sharing text
Selecting text
Copying and pasting text
Printing
Personalizing HTC Sensation 4G with scenes
Using a preset scene
Personalizing
Making HTC Sensation 4G truly yours
Changing your wallpaper
Renaming a scene
Deleting scenes
Applying a new skin
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
Adding a widget to your Home screen
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen
Changing the settings of a widget
Personalizing the launch bar
Moving a widget or icon
Removing a widget or icon
Grouping apps into a folder
Renaming a folder
Removing items from a folder
Rearranging the Home screen
Removing a Home screen panel
Adding back a Home screen panel
Deleting sound sets
Personalizing with sound sets
Creating a sound set
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds
Customizing the lock screen style
Rearranging application tabs
Personalizing
Assigning a speed dial key
Using Speed dial
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial
Making an emergency call
Calling a phone number in a text message
Calling a phone number in an email
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event
Look whos calling
What can I do during a call?
Rejecting a call
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call
Ending a call
Switching between calls
Turning the speakerphone on during a call
Muting the microphone during a call
Setting up a conference call
Wi-Fi Calling
Turning on Wi-Fi Calling
Adding an Internet calling account
Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings
Turning off Wi-Fi Calling
Internet calls
Checking calls in the Call History
Call history
Making an Internet call
Returning a missed call
Turning off Home dialing
Changing the default country code for Home dialing
Home dialing
Clearing the Call History list
Turning Airplane mode on or off
Call services
Messages
About the Messages app
Sending a text message SMS
Creating a slideshow
Sending a picture message MMS
Saving a text message in the Tasks app
Resuming a draft message
Checking your messages
Viewing and saving an attachment from a picture message
Replying to a message
Forwarding a message
Replying to another phone number of the contact
Managing message conversations
WAP push messages
Deleting several conversations
Backing up your text messages
Deleting several messages within a conversation
Deleting a conversation
Setting message options
Browsing the Web
Setting search options
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Sensation 4G and the Web
Private browsing
Switching between browser windows
Opening a new browser window
Viewing the full version of a website
Bookmarking a webpage
Downloading files and apps
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages
Viewing your downloads
Viewing a page that you often visit
Editing a bookmark
Viewing a previously visited
Clearing the list of previously visited pages
Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome
Setting browser options
Setting your homepage
Choosing when to show Adobe Flash content
Before capturing
Auto focusing
Camera
Camera basics
Taking a photo
Switching between the front and rear camera
Setting the resolution
Choosing a flash mode
Recording video
Camera scenes
Taking a panoramic photo
Camera
Changing camera settings
Taking continuous camera shots
Taking a high dynamic range HDR photo
Viewing photos and videos
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery
About the Gallery app
Editing your photos and videos
Watching a video
Photos, videos, and music
Sending your photos and videos
Viewing photos in your social networks
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web
Photos, videos, and music
Music
Browsing music in the library
Listening to music
Creating a playlist
Setting a song as a ringtone
Sharing music using Bluetooth
Sharing media on your home network
Connected Media
Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account
HTC services
HTC Watch
About HTC Watch
Renting or purchasing a video
Watching movies and TV shows
Deleting your HTC Watch account
Changing settings
Managing your downloads
Checking whats linked to your HTC Watch account
Top questions on HTC Watch
Adding more Google Accounts
Accounts and sync
What online accounts can you sync with?
Syncing with a Google Account
Managing your online accounts
Adding a social network account
Contacts
About the Contacts app
Your contacts list
What you can see on your profile
Setting up your profile
Importing contacts from your SIM card
Filtering your contacts list
Setting contact search options
Adding a new contact
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account
Manually merging contact information
Merging contact information
Accepting matched contacts suggestions
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts
Contact information and conversations
Editing a contact’s information
Deleting contacts
Creating a group
Sending contact information
Contact groups
Sending multiple contact cards
Rearranging the members of a contact group
Editing a contact group
Sending a message or email to a group
Rearranging your contact groups
Getting in touch with a contact
Setting the default communication method
Adding People widgets
Deleting groups
Importing contacts from the storage card
Backing up your contacts to the storage card
About Friend Stream
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense
Twitter for HTC Sense
Posting a message on a friends Facebook wall
Updating your status in Friend Stream
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream
Checking notifications from your social networks
Searching for Twitter users to follow
Tweeting in Friend Stream
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts
Checking in to a place
Replying to or retweeting a tweet
Using Google+
Chatting in Google Talk
Sending a direct message
Gmail
Viewing your Gmail Inbox
Sending an email message in Gmail
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account
Mail
Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail
Getting help
Checking your Mail inbox
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
Page
Reading and replying to an email message
Sending an email message
Searching and filtering email messages
Where are my unread email messages?
Managing email messages
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email
Changing email account settings
Calendar
About Calendar
Creating an event
Managing Calendar events
Calendar views
Sharing an event
Setting reminders for your events
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation
Deleting an event
Changing Calendar settings
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
Showing or hiding calendars
Google Maps
Location settings
Turning on location services
Maps and location
Searching for a location
Getting around maps
Checking the details of a location
Searching for a place of interest near you
Getting directions
Getting help
Creating a document
Productivity
Working on documents
Viewing a document
Sharing a voice clip
Setting a voice clip as a ringtone
Recording your voice
Taking notes
Composing a note
Manually syncing notes
Reviewing a note
Managing task lists
Completing tasks
Viewing the unified task list
Creating a task list
Changing Tasks settings
Creating a task
Managing tasks
Getting apps from Google Play
Finding and installing an app
Uninstalling an app
Google Play and other apps
About the Clock app
Using the Clock
World Clock settings
About the HTC Clock widget
Checking Weather
Setting an alarm
Deleting cities from the Weather screen
Reading news feeds
Adding a city to the Weather screen
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen
Changing update schedule and content settings
Adding a keyword
Reading a story
Adding a stock quote or stock market index
Keeping track of your stocks
Sharing a video link
Watching videos on YouTube
Searching for videos
Clearing the search history
Closing or turning off FM Radio
Tuning in to an FM station
Listening to FM Radio
Sharing games and apps
Installing HTC Sync
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync
Syncing songs and playlists
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation 4G
Syncing your calendar events
Syncing photos and videos
Syncing your web bookmarks
Syncing your contacts
Syncing documents and email attachments
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation 4G
Syncing another device with your computer
Entering text
Using the onscreen keyboard
Keyboard
Selecting a keyboard layout
Setting a second language for the keyboard
Entering words with predictive text
Changing the keyboard language
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card
Entering text by speaking
Entering text by tracing
Turning on trace input
Turning the data connection on or off
Checking the data connection youre using
Internet connections
Data connection
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using enhanced security
Wi-Fi
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network
Connecting to a different Wi-Fi network
Connecting to a virtual private network VPN
Connecting to a VPN
Adding a VPN connection
Using HTC Sensation 4G as a modem USB tethering
Connecting to the Internet through a computer
Disconnecting from a VPN
Using HTC Sensation 4G as a wireless router
Turning Bluetooth on or off
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Reconnecting a headset or car kit
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Sending information using Bluetooth
Where sent information is saved
Receiving information using Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
Protecting HTC Sensation 4G with a screen lock
Forgot your screen lock pattern?
Settings
Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item
Changing display settings
Changing sound settings
Changing the display language
More ways to extend battery life
Switching to speakerphone automatically
Switching to GSM network mode
Checking the available storage card space
Checking battery usage
Managing memory
Checking how much phone memory is available for use
Stopping running applications using Task Manager
Backing up settings to Google
Accessibility settings
Checking information about HTC Sensation 4G
Updating the HTC Sensation 4G software
Update and reset
Installing an update
Checking for updates manually
Resetting HTC Sensation 4G
Performing a factory reset from settings
Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons
Trademarks and copyrights
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