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Watching videos on YouTube

YouTube is an online video streaming service that allows you to view videos that have been uploaded by YouTube members.

Press HOME, and then tap > YouTube. YouTube presents the videos grouped into categories, such as Most viewed, Most discussed, Most recent, and Top rated.

You do not need a YouTube account to browse and view videos. However, to use all the features of

YouTube (such as sharing a video), you must create a YouTube account from your computer and sign in to that account from your phone.

You must have an active Wi-Fi or data connection to access YouTube.

Watching videos

1.Press HOME, and then tap > YouTube.

2.On the YouTube screen, scroll through the list of videos, and then tap a video to watch it. The screen automatically switches to landscape view when you play a video.

3.While watching a video, you can:

Tap the screen to display the playback controls. When the playback controls are displayed, you can pause, skip forward or backward, or drag the slider to the point in the video you want to watch.

Press MENU to rank, comment on, share, flag as inappropriate, and interact with the video in other ways.

4.Press BACK to stop playback, and return to the videos list.

Searching for videos

1.Press HOME, and then tap > YouTube.

2.On the YouTube screen, press SEARCH.

3.Enter a search keyword, and then tap .

4.The number of search results appears below the status bar. Scroll through the results and tap a video to watch it.

Clearing the search history

1.Press HOME, and then tap > YouTube.

2.Press MENU and then tap Settings.

3.Tap Clear search history, and then tap OK when prompted.

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User guide Your HTC Desire Know about privacy laws Charge the batteryBefore you do anything else, please read this Choose a rate plan wisely Trademarks and copyrights Conventions used in this guide Contents Messages PeopleKeyboard Calendar Accounts and syncSocial Internet BluetoothClock and Weather Maps and location CameraPhotos Music Security SettingsMore apps Specifications Index Backup, update and reset Front panel BasicsInside the box Your Phone Home Back panel Left panel Top panel Bottom panel Replacing the back cover Before turning on your phoneBack cover Removing the back cover Removing the SIM card SIM cardStorage card Inserting the SIM card Removing the storage card while the phone is on BatteryInserting the battery Removing the storage card Charging the battery Removing the battery Finger gestures Turning off your phone Setting up your phone for the first timeGetting started Turning on your phone Your HTC Desire user guide Unlocking the screen Sleep modeSwitching to Sleep 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widgetsAdding a widget to your Home screen Your HTC Desire user guide Renaming a folder Adding folders on your Home screenCreating a new folder and adding items to it Removing a widget or icon Moving a widget or icon Smart Dial Calling somebody using your phonePhone calls Making calls Adding a contact to speed dial Calling a speed dial numberCalling a phone number in a text message Calling a phone number in an email Making an emergency call Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Receiving callsAnswering an incoming call Rejecting a call and sending a text message Editing the default messageRejecting an incoming call Handling multiple calls Using in-call options Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Setting up a conference callPutting a call on hold Muting the microphone during a call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Using call history Clearing the call history list Checking a missed call Call services Turning Airplane mode on or off Ways of getting contacts into your phone PeopleAbout People Your contacts list Setting up My contact cardPeople screen Adding a new contact Manually merging contact information Importing contacts from your SIM cardImporting contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Merging contact information Importing contacts from the storage card Editing a contact’s informationSearching for a contact Backing up your contacts to the storage card Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Deleting contactsSending contact information as a vCard via MMS Adding or removing contacts from a group Contact groupsCreating a group and adding contacts Deleting a group Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group Contact information and conversations Adding the People widget Setting the default communication methodChanging the default communication method People widget Changing the onscreen keyboard layout Using the onscreen keyboardUsing the landscape onscreen keyboard Keyboard Entering words with predictive text Entering text Editing or deleting a word in the user dictionary Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Phone keypad & compact Qwerty Adjusting touch input settingsTouch Input settings Text input Finger touch precision Other settings Sending a text message MessagesAbout Messages Sending text and multimedia messages Sending a multimedia MMS message Saving and resuming a draft message New message notifications Viewing all your WAP push messages WAP push messagesOpening the link contained in a WAP push message Replying to a text or multimedia message Managing message conversationsReading a text message Viewing a multimedia message Deleting a single message Protecting a message from deletionDeleting a message thread Deleting several message threads MMS settings Setting text and multimedia message optionsStorage settings SMS settings Sent messages Adding the Messages widgetReceived messages Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and syncSynchronizing with online accounts Adding a social network account Managing your accounts Changing general sync settingsChanging account settings Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Removing an account Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card Using HTC Sync Setting up synchronization Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up more sync options Synchronizing your phone with your computer automatically Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgradeInstalling apps from your computer to your phone Synchronizing your phone Accounts and sync Facebook for HTC Sense Using the Facebook applicationSocial Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application Adding the Facebook widget With the Facebook application, you can Sending a tweet Tweeting on your phonePeep screen Unfollowing a Twitter user Setting Peep optionsSearching for Twitter users to follow Sending a direct message Adding the Twitter widget Friend Stream screen Using Friend Stream Adding the Friend Stream widget Updating your status Chatting with friends Chatting in Google TalkSigning in to Google Talk Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Blocking a friend Changing Google Talk settingsSetting notifications for new Google Talk messages Making a friend popular Setting whether you sign into Google Talk automatically Showing or hiding the mobile indicator to friends Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox Using Gmail/Google Mail Reading your messages Switching to another Google Account Reporting a conversation as spam Replying to or forwarding an email messageMuting a conversation Adding a signature to your messages Sending a message Managing conversations and messages Working with conversations in batches Changing Gmail/Google Mail settingsChanging Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settings Your HTC Desire user guide Viewing your email inbox MailAdding a POP3/IMAP email account Deleting an email message Inbox filter tabsRefreshing an email account Sorting email messages Sending a meeting request Setting out of the office statusSetting the priority for an email message Exchange ActiveSync email Composing and sending an email message Adding the Mail widget Editing email account settingsViewing and replying to an email message Deleting an email account Creating a calendar event CalendarAbout Calendar Set the reminder time Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Day and Agenda views Changing calendar viewsMonth view Week view Deleting an event Viewing, editing or deleting an eventViewing and editing an event Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Calendar event reminders Adding a Google Calendar to sync with Displaying and synchronizing calendarsShowing or hiding calendars Stop synchronizing a Google Calendar Calendar view settings Changing Calendar settingsReminder settings About the Calendar widget Sending a vCalendar About the HTC Clock widget Clock and Weather About the Clock application Using Desk Clock Setting the time zone, date, and time Using World ClockSetting your home city Adding a city to the World Clock screen Deleting an alarm Setting the alarm clockSetting an alarm Changing alarm sound settings Adding a city to the Weather screen Checking weather Changing weather options About the Weather widgetChanging the order of cities on the Weather screen Deleting cities from the Weather screen Data connection Internet Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Wi-FiTurning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Checking the wireless network status Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Preparing your phone for VPN connection Connecting to a virtual private network VPNConnecting to a VPN Setting up secure credential storage Disconnecting from a VPN Using your phone’s web browser Selecting a link in a web Navigating on a webZooming in or out on a web Opening a new browser window Viewing your downloads Switching between browser windowsFinding text within a web Downloading applications from the web Selecting text Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Setting browser options Using your phone as a modem tethering Changing the phone name BluetoothUsing Bluetooth Turning Bluetooth on or off Reconnecting a headset or car kit Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceDisconnecting a Bluetooth device Sending information from your phone to another device Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth Receiving information from another device Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen Viewfinder screen CameraCamera basics Review screen Using the optical trackball as the shutter release Zooming Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Taking a photo Face detection Capturing a video Changing advanced settings Camera settingsChanging basic settings Your HTC Desire user guide Camera Selecting an album PhotosAbout the Photos application Browsing in filmstrip or grid view Viewing photos and videos Watching video Viewing a photo in landscape orientationZooming in or out on a photo Viewing photos on Flickr Viewing photos in your social networksViewing photos on Facebook Cropping a photo Working with photosRotating and saving a photo Sending a photo or video by MMS Sending photos or videos using BluetoothSharing Sending photos or videos by email Sharing videos on YouTube Sharing photos on FacebookSharing photos on Flickr Sharing photos on Picasa Playing music MusicAbout the Music application Browsing music in the Library Adding more songs to a playlist Creating a playlistPlaying the songs in a playlist Managing playlists Deleting playlists Rearranging songs in a playlistDeleting songs from a playlist Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Setting a song as ringtoneSending music using Bluetooth About the Music widget Viewing locations Using Google MapsMaps and location Clearing the map Looking at a location in Street View Viewing map layers Tap . 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