HTC Desire manual Changing Google Talk settings, Making a friend popular, Blocking a friend

96 Your HTC Desire user guide

Making a friend popular

1.Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

2.In the Friends list, press and hold a friend’s name.

If you cannot see the friend, press MENU, and then tap All friends.

3.In the options menu, tap Always show friend.

Blocking a friend

You can block a friend from sending you messages. When blocked, your friend is also removed from your Friends list.

1.Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

2.In the Friends list, press and hold the friend’s name you want to block.

If you cannot see the friend, press MENU, and then tap All friends.

3.In the options menu, tap Always show friend. Your friend is removed from your friends list and is added to the blocked friends list.

To unblock a friend, in the Friends list, press MENU and then tap Blocked. In the Blocked friends list, tap the name of the friend you want to unblock, and then tap OK when prompted.

Changing Google Talk settings

Setting notifications for new Google Talk messages

You can set the phone to play a sound, vibrate, or display a notification icon in the status bar each time you receive a new instant message.

1.Press HOME, and then tap > Talk.

2.In the Friends list, press MENU and then tap More > Settings.

3. Select the IM notifications check box to receive a notification (	) in the status bar when
a new instant message arrives.

4.Do of the following:

Tap Select ringtone to select the ring tone to use when a new instant message arrives. The ring tone briefly plays when selected. If you don’t want a ring tone to play when you receive a new Google Talk message, select Silent.

Select the Vibrate check box to vibrate your phone when you receive a new Google Talk message.