Contents | HTC Desire manual

Contents

Basics

Inside the box 12

Your Phone 12

Front panel 12

Back panel 13

Top panel 14

Left panel 14

Bottom panel 15

Before turning on your phone 16

Back cover 16

SIM card 17

Storage card 17

Battery 18

Finger gestures 20

Getting started 21

Turning on your phone 21 Turning off your phone 21 Setting up your phone for the first

time 21 Sleep mode 23

Home screen 24

Extended Home screen 24

Navigating the Home screen 24

Phone status and notifications 25

Phone status icons 25

Notification icons 26

Checking notifications 28

Using the optical trackball to interact with the touch screen 29

Going to an extended Home screen 29 Selecting an item onscreen 29 Selecting a tab 30

Moving the cursor when entering text 30 Selecting a link on a webpage 30

Adjusting the volume 31

Adjusting the ringer volume 31

Adjusting the media volume 31

Connecting your phone to a computer 32

Copying files to and from the storage card 33

Searching your phone and the Web 34

Setting Web and Quick Search Box options 34

Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box 34

Personalizing

Making your phone truly yours 35

Changing the ringtone 35

Personalizing your phone with scenes 36

Using a preset scene 36

Customizing and saving a scene 36

Renaming or deleting a scene 37

Changing your wallpaper 38

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 39

Adding a widget to your Home screen 39 Downloading HTC widgets 39

Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 40

Adding folders on your Home screen 41

Creating a new folder and adding items to it 41

Renaming a folder 41

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 42

Moving a widget or icon 42

Removing a widget or icon 42

Phone calls

Making calls 43

Calling somebody using your phone 43 Calling a speed dial number 44 Calling a phone number in a text

message 44

Calling a phone number in an email 44 Making an emergency call 45

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HTC Desire manual Contents

Contents

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 Messages PeopleKeyboard Calendar Accounts and syncSocial Internet BluetoothClock and Weather Photos CameraMusic Maps and location Security SettingsMore apps 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 Closing the Notifications panel Checking notificationsOpening the Notifications panel Selecting a tab Going to an extended Home screenSelecting an item onscreen Selecting a link on a webpage Moving the cursor when entering text Adjusting the media volume Adjusting the volumeAdjusting the ringer volume Connecting your phone to a computer Copying files to and from the storage card Searching your phone and the Web Setting Web and Quick Search Box optionsSearching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Changing the ringtone PersonalizingMaking your phone truly yours Customizing and saving a scene Using a preset scenePersonalizing your phone with scenes Renaming or deleting a scene Changing your wallpaper Downloading HTC widgets Personalizing your Home screen with 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 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 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 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 Ways of getting contacts into your phone PeopleAbout People Your contacts list Setting up My contact cardPeople screen 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 Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Deleting contactsSending 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 Viewing all your WAP push messages WAP push messagesOpening the link contained in a WAP push message 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 Sent messages Adding the Messages widgetReceived 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 Sending a tweet Tweeting on your phonePeep screen 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 with friends Chatting in Google TalkSigning in to Google Talk 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 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 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 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 Showing or hiding calendars Displaying and synchronizing calendarsStop synchronizing a Google Calendar Adding a Google Calendar to sync with 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 the order of cities on the Weather screen About the Weather widgetDeleting cities from the Weather screen Changing weather options 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 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 Selecting a link in a web Navigating on a webZooming in or out on 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 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 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 Playing music MusicAbout the Music application Browsing music in the Library Playing the songs in a playlist Creating a playlistManaging playlists Adding more songs to a playlist Deleting playlists Rearranging songs in a playlistDeleting songs from a playlist Sending music using Bluetooth Setting a song as ringtoneAbout the Music widget Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Viewing locations Using Google MapsMaps and location 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 Revisiting a footprint Using HTC FootprintsCreating 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 Adding the Stocks widget Setting stock information update frequencyManually updating stock information 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 Getting help Opening an installed applicationUninstalling an application Subscribing to a news channel from a list Reading news feedsNews screen 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 Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out SecurityProtecting your SIM card with a PIN 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 Checking the power usage of applications Optimizing your phone’s battery lifeUsing the GSM network of your mobile operator 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 factory reset using phone buttons Performing a hard/factory resetPerforming a factory reset via settings HSPA/WCDMA Specifications Index Symbols Your HTC Desire user guide Index