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Changing the phone language

When you turn your phone on for the first time, you are prompted to select the language you would like to use. You can also change the language on the fly whenever you like. Changing the language adjusts the keyboard layout, date and time formatting, and more.

The languages available to choose from may depend on the version of phone you have.

1.Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings > Language & keyboard > Select locale.

2.Tap the language and corresponding region you want to use.

3.Press HOME to return to the Home screen. You may need to wait briefly as the new language is applied to your phone.

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HTC Desire manual Changing the phone language

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User guide Your HTC Desire Before you do anything else, please read this Charge the batteryChoose a rate plan wisely Know about privacy laws Trademarks and copyrights Conventions used in this guide Contents People KeyboardMessages Accounts and sync SocialCalendar Bluetooth Clock and WeatherInternet Photos CameraMusic Maps and location Settings More appsSecurity Specifications Index Backup, update and reset Inside the box BasicsYour Phone Front panel Home Back panel Left panel Top panel Bottom panel Back cover Before turning on your phoneRemoving the back cover Replacing the back cover Storage card SIM cardInserting the SIM card Removing the SIM card Inserting the battery BatteryRemoving the storage card Removing the storage card while the phone is on Charging the battery Removing the battery Finger gestures Getting started Setting up your phone for the first timeTurning on your phone Turning off your phone Your HTC Desire user guide Switching to Sleep mode Sleep modeWaking up from Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Home screen Directly going to a particular screen using Leap viewExtended Home screen Navigating the Home screen Phone status icons Phone status and notifications Notification icons Basics Checking notifications Opening the Notifications panelClosing the Notifications panel Going to an extended Home screen Selecting an item onscreenSelecting a tab Selecting a link on a webpage Moving the cursor when entering text Adjusting the volume Adjusting the ringer volumeAdjusting the media volume Connecting your phone to a computer Copying files to and from the storage card Setting Web and Quick Search Box options Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search BoxSearching your phone and the Web Personalizing Making your phone truly yoursChanging the ringtone Using a preset scene Personalizing your phone with scenesCustomizing and saving a scene Renaming or deleting a scene Changing your wallpaper Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Adding a widget to your Home screenDownloading HTC widgets Your HTC Desire user guide Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to itRenaming a folder Removing a widget or icon Moving a widget or icon Phone calls Calling somebody using your phoneMaking calls Smart Dial Calling a phone number in a text message Calling a speed dial numberCalling a phone number in an email Adding a contact to speed dial Making an emergency call Receiving calls Answering an incoming callMuting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Editing the default message Rejecting an incoming callRejecting a call and sending a text message Handling multiple calls Using in-call options Putting a call on hold Setting up a conference callMuting the microphone during a call Turning the speakerphone on or off 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 People About PeopleWays of getting contacts into your phone Setting up My contact card People screenYour contacts list Adding a new contact Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Importing contacts from your SIM cardMerging contact information Manually merging contact information Searching for a contact Editing a contact’s informationBacking up your contacts to the storage card Importing contacts from the storage card Deleting contacts Sending contact information as a vCard via MMSSending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Creating a group and adding contacts Contact groupsDeleting a group Adding or removing contacts from a group Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group Contact information and conversations Changing the default communication method Setting the default communication methodPeople widget Adding the People widget Using the landscape onscreen keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardKeyboard Changing the onscreen keyboard layout Entering words with predictive text Entering text Editing or deleting a word in the user dictionary Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Touch Input settings Adjusting touch input settingsText input Phone keypad & compact Qwerty Finger touch precision Other settings About Messages MessagesSending text and multimedia messages Sending a text message Sending a multimedia MMS message Saving and resuming a draft message New message notifications WAP push messages Opening the link contained in a WAP push messageViewing all your WAP push messages Reading a text message Managing message conversationsViewing a multimedia message Replying to a text or multimedia message Deleting a message thread Protecting a message from deletionDeleting several message threads Deleting a single message Storage settings Setting text and multimedia message optionsSMS settings MMS settings Adding the Messages widget Received messagesSent messages Synchronizing with online accounts Accounts and syncAdding a social network account Synchronizing with a Google Account Changing account settings Changing general sync settingsSynchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Managing your accounts 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 Installing apps from your computer to your phone Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgradeSynchronizing your phone Synchronizing your phone with your computer automatically Accounts and sync Social Using the Facebook applicationFacebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application Facebook for HTC Sense Adding the Facebook widget With the Facebook application, you can Tweeting on your phone Peep screenSending a tweet Searching for Twitter users to follow Setting Peep optionsSending a direct message Unfollowing a Twitter user Adding the Twitter widget Friend Stream screen Using Friend Stream Adding the Friend Stream widget Updating your status Chatting in Google Talk Signing in to Google TalkChatting with friends Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Setting notifications for new Google Talk messages Changing Google Talk settingsMaking a friend popular Blocking a friend 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 Replying to or forwarding an email message Muting a conversationReporting a conversation as spam Adding a signature to your messages Sending a message Managing conversations and messages Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settingsWorking with conversations in batches Your HTC Desire user guide Mail Adding a POP3/IMAP email accountViewing your email inbox Refreshing an email account Inbox filter tabsSorting email messages Deleting an email message Setting the priority for an email message Setting out of the office statusExchange ActiveSync email Sending a meeting request Composing and sending an email message Viewing and replying to an email message Editing email account settingsDeleting an email account Adding the Mail widget Calendar About CalendarCreating a calendar event Set the reminder time Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Changing calendar views Month viewDay and Agenda views Week view Viewing, editing or deleting an event Viewing and editing an eventDeleting an event Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Calendar event reminders Showing or hiding calendars Displaying and synchronizing calendarsStop synchronizing a Google Calendar Adding a Google Calendar to sync with Changing Calendar settings Reminder settingsCalendar view settings About the Calendar widget Sending a vCalendar About the HTC Clock widget Clock and Weather About the Clock application Using Desk Clock Using World Clock Setting your home citySetting the time zone, date, and time Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting the alarm clock Setting an alarmDeleting an alarm Changing alarm sound settings Adding a city to the Weather screen Checking weather Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen About the Weather widgetDeleting cities from the Weather screen Changing weather options Data connection Internet Wi-Fi Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless networkConnecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Checking the wireless network status Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Connecting to a VPN Connecting to a virtual private network VPNSetting up secure credential storage Preparing your phone for VPN connection Disconnecting from a VPN Using your phone’s web browser Navigating on a web Zooming in or out on a webSelecting a link in a web Opening a new browser window Finding text within a web Switching between browser windowsDownloading applications from the web Viewing your downloads 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 Using Bluetooth BluetoothTurning Bluetooth on or off Changing the phone name Reconnecting a headset or car kit Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device Disconnecting a Bluetooth deviceUnpairing from 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 Camera Camera basicsViewfinder screen 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 Camera settings Changing basic settingsChanging advanced settings Your HTC Desire user guide Camera Photos About the Photos applicationSelecting an album Browsing in filmstrip or grid view Viewing photos and videos Viewing a photo in landscape orientation Zooming in or out on a photoWatching video Viewing photos in your social networks Viewing photos on FacebookViewing photos on Flickr Working with photos Rotating and saving a photoCropping a photo Sharing Sending photos or videos using BluetoothSending photos or videos by email Sending a photo or video by MMS Sharing photos on Flickr Sharing photos on FacebookSharing photos on Picasa Sharing videos on YouTube Music About the Music applicationPlaying music Browsing music in the Library Playing the songs in a playlist Creating a playlistManaging playlists Adding more songs to a playlist Rearranging songs in a playlist Deleting songs from a playlistDeleting playlists Sending music using Bluetooth Setting a song as ringtoneAbout the Music widget Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Using Google Maps Maps and locationViewing locations Clearing the map Looking at a location in Street View Viewing map layers Tap . The search results are displayed on the map Searching for a location Getting directions Opening Latitude Joining LatitudeInviting friends to share their locations Responding to an invitation Viewing your friends’ locations Connecting with and managing friends Changing privacy settings Using HTC Footprints Creating a footprintRevisiting a footprint Exporting your footprints Editing or deleting a footprint Adding the Footprints widget Importing footprints Watching videos on YouTube More appsWatching videos Searching for videos Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Sharing a video link More apps Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Adding a stock quote or stock market index Keeping track of your stocksChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices Setting stock information update frequency Manually updating stock informationAdding the Stocks widget Listening to an FM station Listening to the radio Minimizing or turning off FM Radio Adding station names Recording your voice Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Finding and installing an application Finding and installing apps from Android Market Requesting a refund for an application Creating a Google Checkout account Opening an installed application Uninstalling an applicationGetting help Reading news feeds News screenSubscribing to a news channel from a list Subscribing to a news channel by entering a URL Setting update frequency for storiesReading a story Starring a story Adding the News widget Adding a keyword Security Protecting your SIM card with a PINRestoring a SIM card that has been locked out Protecting your phone with a screen lock Settings on your phone Settings Settings Changing display settings Switching animation effects on or off Setting a sound profile Changing sound settingsEnabling or disabling audible selection Choosing the notification sound Changing the phone language Optimizing your phone’s battery life Using the GSM network of your mobile operatorChecking the power usage of applications Managing memory Checking information about your phone Checking if automatic backup is enabled Backup, update and resetBacking up phone data Restoring backed up data to your phone Updating your phone’s system software Checking for phone system software updates manually Performing a hard/factory reset Performing a factory reset via settingsPerforming a factory reset using phone buttons HSPA/WCDMA Specifications Index Symbols Your HTC Desire user guide Index