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Using Voice Search

Google Voice Search enables you to do a search with Google by speaking your search query into the microphone.

Opening Voice Search

1.Press HOME , and then tap > Voice Search.

2.Hold the device’s microphone near your mouth and speak your search query clearly into the microphone (for example “New York City”).

The web browser opens and displays search results.

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User Guide Charge the battery Before you do anything else, please read thisChoose a rate plan wisely Know about privacy laws Trademarks and copyrights Conventions used in this guide Important Customer Information Contents Phone calls People Setting text and multimedia message options KeyboardMessages Accounts and sync Social Calendar Clock and Weather Internet Camera BluetoothPhotos Maps and location MusicMore apps Settings Security Backup, update and reset Specifications Index199 Updating your phone’s system software 200 Basics Inside the boxYour Phone Front panel Back panel Home Top panel Left panel Back cover Before turning on your phoneStorage card Battery Inserting the batteryRemoving the battery Removing the storage card while the phone is on Charging the battery Finger gestures Setting up your phone for the first time Getting startedTurning on your phone Turning off your phone Switching to Sleep mode Sleep modeWaking up from Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Directly going to a particular screen using Leap view Home screenExtended Home screen Navigating the Home screen Phone status and notifications Phone status icons Notification icons Opening the Notifications panel Checking notificationsClosing the Notifications panel Adjusting the ringer volume Adjusting the volumeAdjusting the media volume Connecting your phone to a computer Copying files to and from the storage card Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Setting Web and Quick Search Box optionsSearching your phone and the Web Making your phone truly yours PersonalizingChanging the ringtone Personalizing your phone with scenes Using a preset sceneCustomizing and saving a scene Renaming or deleting a scene Changing your wallpaper Adding a widget to your Home screen Personalizing your Home screen with widgetsDownloading HTC widgets Personalizing Creating a new folder and adding items to it Adding folders on your Home screenRenaming a folder Moving a widget or icon Removing a widget or icon Calling somebody using your phone Phone callsMaking calls Calling a speed dial number Calling a phone number in a text message Calling using Voice DialerCalling a phone number in an email Using Assisted Dialing Editing a country’s international call settingsMaking an emergency call Turning Assisted Dialing on Answering an incoming call Receiving callsMuting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Rejecting an incoming call Editing the default messageRejecting a call and sending a text message Setting up a conference call Using in-call optionsHandling multiple calls Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Muting the microphone during a callEnding a call Using call history Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Checking a missed call Clearing the call history list Call services Nbpcd Using Visual Voice Mail Setting up Visual Voice MailVisual Voice Mail Turning Airplane mode on or off About People PeopleWays of getting contacts into your phone People screen Setting up My contact cardYour contacts list Adding a new contact Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Merging contact informationEditing a contact’s information Manually merging contact information Searching for a contact Backing up your contacts to the storage cardImporting contacts from the storage card Deleting contacts Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Contact groups Creating a group and adding contactsDeleting a group Adding or removing contacts from a group Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group Contact information and conversations Setting the default communication method Changing the default communication methodPeople widget Adding the People widget Using the onscreen keyboard Using the landscape onscreen keyboardKeyboard Changing the onscreen keyboard layout Entering text Entering words with predictive text Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Entering text with voice inputEditing or deleting a word in the user dictionary Adjusting touch input settings Touch Input settingsText input Phone keypad & compact Qwerty Other settings Finger touch precision Messages About MessagesSending text and multimedia messages Sending a text message Sending a multimedia MMS message Saving and resuming a draft message New message notifications Opening the link contained in a WAP push message WAP push messagesViewing all your WAP push messages Managing message conversations Reading a text messageViewing a multimedia message Replying to a text or multimedia message Protecting a message from deletion Deleting a message threadDeleting several message threads Deleting a single message Setting text and multimedia message options SMS settingsMMS settings Received messages Adding the Messages widget Sent messages Accounts and sync Synchronizing with online accountsAdding a social network account Synchronizing with a Google Account Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Managing your accounts Using HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up synchronization Synchronizing your phone Setting up more sync optionsSynchronizing your phone with your computer automatically Installing apps from your computer to your phone Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgradeSynchronizing your phone with your computer manually Using the Facebook application SocialFacebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application Facebook for HTC Sense With the Facebook application, you can Adding the Facebook widget Peep screen Twittering on your phoneSending a tweet Setting Peep options Searching for Twitter users to followSending a direct message Unfollowing a Twitter user Adding the Twitter widget Using Friend Stream Friend Stream screen Updating your status Adding the Friend Stream widget Signing in to Google Talk Chatting in Google TalkChatting with friends Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Changing Google Talk settings Setting notifications for new Google Talk messagesMaking a friend popular Blocking a friend Showing or hiding the mobile indicator to friends Setting whether you sign into Google Talk automatically Using Gmail/Google Mail Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox Switching to another Google Account Reading your messages Muting a conversation Replying to or forwarding an email messageReporting a conversation as spam Sending a message Adding a signature to your messages Managing conversations and messages Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settings Working with conversations in batches Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings Adding a POP3/IMAP email account MailViewing your email inbox Inbox filter tabs Refreshing an email accountSorting email messages Deleting an email message Setting out of the office status Setting the priority for an email messageExchange ActiveSync email Sending a meeting request Composing and sending an email message Editing email account settings Viewing and replying to an email messageDeleting an email account Adding the Mail widget About Calendar CalendarCreating a calendar event Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Set the reminder time Changing calendar views Month view Day and Agenda views Week view Viewing and editing an event Viewing, editing or deleting an eventDeleting an event Calendar event reminders Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Displaying and synchronizing calendars Showing or hiding calendarsStop synchronizing a Google Calendar Adding a Google Calendar to sync with Reminder settings Changing Calendar settingsCalendar view settings Sending a vCalendar About the Calendar widget Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widget About the Clock application Using Desk Clock Setting your home city Using World ClockSetting the time zone, date, and time Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting an alarm Setting the alarm clockDeleting an alarm Changing alarm sound settings Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen About the Weather widget Changing the order of cities on the Weather screenDeleting cities from the Weather screen Changing weather options Internet Data connectionTurning the data connection on or off Enabling data roaming Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Wi-FiConnecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Checking the wireless network status Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Connecting to a VPNSetting up secure credential storage Preparing your phone for VPN connection Disconnecting from a VPN Using your phone’s web browser Zooming in or out on a web Navigating on a webSelecting a link in a web Switching between browser windows Opening a new browser window Finding text within a web Downloading applications from the webCopying text, looking up information, and sharing Viewing your downloads Internet Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Setting browser options Using your phone as a modem tethering Bluetooth Using BluetoothTurning Bluetooth on or off Changing the phone name Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Reconnecting a headset or car kit Disconnecting a Bluetooth device Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceUnpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth Sending information from your phone to another device Receiving information from another device Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen Camera basics CameraViewfinder screen Using the optical joystick as the shutter release Review screen Zooming Taking a photo Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Capturing a video Changing basic settings Camera settingsChanging advanced settings Camera About the Photos application PhotosSelecting an album Viewing photos and videos Browsing in filmstrip or grid view Zooming in or out on a photo Viewing a photo in landscape orientationWatching video Viewing photos on Facebook Viewing photos in your social networksViewing photos on Flickr Rotating and saving a photo Working with photosCropping a photo Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth SharingSending photos or videos by email Sending a photo or video by MMS Sharing photos on Facebook Sharing photos on FlickrSharing photos on Picasa Sharing videos on YouTube About the Music application MusicPlaying music Browsing music in the Library Creating a playlist Playing the songs in a playlistManaging playlists Adding more songs to a playlist Deleting songs from a playlist Rearranging songs in a playlistDeleting playlists Setting a song as ringtone Sending music using BluetoothAbout the Music widget Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Maps and location Using Google MapsViewing locations Looking at a location in Street View Clearing the map Viewing map layers Searching for a location Tap . The search results are displayed on the map Getting directions Joining Latitude Opening LatitudeInviting friends to share their locations Responding to an invitation Connecting with and managing friends Viewing your friends’ locations Changing privacy settings Creating a footprint Using HTC FootprintsRevisiting a footprint Editing or deleting a footprint Exporting your footprints Importing footprints Adding the Footprints widget More apps Watching videos on YouTubeWatching videos Searching for videos Sharing a video link Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube More apps Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Keeping track of your stocks Adding a stock quote or stock market indexChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices Manually updating stock information Setting stock information update frequencyAdding the Stocks widget Listening to the radio Listening to an FM station Adding station names Minimizing or turning off FM Radio Setting a voice clip as a ringtone Recording your voiceRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Using Voice Search Opening Voice Search Navigator Opening Navigator Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an application Creating a Google Checkout account Requesting a refund for an application Uninstalling an application Opening an installed applicationGetting help Security Protecting your phone with a screen lock Settings Settings on your phone Settings Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manuallyAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Preventing automatic screen rotation Switching animation effects on or off Keeping the screen on while charging the phone Changing sound settings Setting a sound profileEnabling or disabling audible selection Enabling or disabling haptic feedback Changing the phone language Optimizing your phone’s battery life Checking the power usage of applications Managing memory Checking information about your phone Backup, update and reset Setting up Backup AssistantChanging the backup schedule Backing up your contacts Checking for phone system software updates manually Updating your phone’s system software Performing a factory reset via settings Performing a hard/factory resetPerforming a factory reset using phone buttons Specifications GPS Symbols Index Your HTC Incredible user guide Index