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Applications

Manage applications and installation of new programs.

SD card & phone storage

Check the available storage card and phone memory.

Date & time

Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format. To turn off auto time synchronization and be able to manually change time zone settings, see “Changing time zone settings” in the Clock and Weather chapter.

Language & keyboard

Set the operating system language and region. You can also set onscreen keyboard options.

Accessibility

Enable or disable preset or downloaded accessibility plugins that respond to user interaction such as receiving sound feedback when a new browser window is opened.

Text-to-speech

If you have installed a text-to-speech (voice data) application, use this option to configure the text-to-speech settings.

About phone

Set the system software update method and view the phone status such as the network type, signal strength, battery power level, and network name. You can also check the battery use of individual applications or view the legal information and software version of your phone. See “Checking information about your phone” in this chapter for details.

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HTC ADR6300, DROID Incredible manual Settings

Contents

User Guide Know about privacy laws Charge the batteryBefore you do anything else, please read this Choose a rate plan wisely Trademarks and copyrights Important Customer Information Conventions used in this guide Contents People Phone calls Accounts and sync Setting text and multimedia message optionsKeyboard Messages Calendar Social Internet Clock and Weather Photos BluetoothCamera More apps MusicMaps and location Security Settings Updating your phone’s system software 200 Backup, update and resetSpecifications Index 199 Front panel BasicsInside the box Your Phone Home Back panel Left panel Top panel Storage card Before turning on your phoneBack cover Removing the storage card while the phone is on BatteryInserting the battery Removing the battery Charging the battery Finger gestures Turning off your phone Setting up your phone for the first timeGetting started Turning on your phone Waking up from Sleep mode Sleep modeSwitching to Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Navigating the Home screen Directly going to a particular screen using Leap viewHome screen Extended Home screen Phone status icons Phone status and notifications Notification icons Closing the Notifications panel Checking notificationsOpening the Notifications panel 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 Personalizing 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 Calling a speed dial number Calling somebody using your phonePhone calls Making calls Calling a phone number in an email Calling using Voice DialerCalling a phone number in a text message Turning Assisted Dialing on Using Assisted DialingEditing a country’s international call settings 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 optionsSetting up a conference call Ending a call Muting the microphone during a callTurning 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 Nbpcd Call services Visual Voice Mail Setting up Visual Voice MailUsing Visual Voice Mail 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 an Exchange ActiveSync accountMerging contact information Editing a contact’s information Deleting contacts Searching for a contactBacking up your contacts to the storage card Importing contacts from the storage card Sending your 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 Entering text with voice inputAdding 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 Received messages Setting text and multimedia message optionsSMS settings MMS settings Sent messages Adding the Messages widget Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and syncSynchronizing with online accounts Adding a social network account Managing your accounts Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Installing HTC Sync Using HTC Sync Setting up synchronization Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Synchronizing your phone with your computer automatically Setting up more sync optionsSynchronizing your phone Synchronizing your phone with your computer manually Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgradeInstalling apps from your computer to your phone 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 Twittering 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 synchronization settings Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings 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 Month view Changing calendar views Day and Agenda views 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 Enabling data roaming InternetData connection Turning the data connection on or off 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 Switching between browser windows Viewing your downloads Finding text within a webDownloading applications from the web Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Internet 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 joystick as the shutter release Zooming Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Taking a photo Capturing a video Changing advanced settings Camera settingsChanging basic settings 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 . The search results are displayed on the map Searching for a location Getting directions Responding to an invitation Joining LatitudeOpening Latitude Inviting friends to share their locations 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 Searching for videos More appsWatching videos on YouTube Watching videos Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Sharing a video link More apps Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Deleting stock quotes and indices Keeping track of your stocksAdding a stock quote or stock market index Changing the stock list order 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 Sharing a voice clip Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneRecording your voice Recording your voice Opening Voice Search Using Voice Search Opening Navigator Navigator 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 Protecting your phone with a screen lock Security Settings on your phone Settings Settings Preventing automatic screen rotation Changing display settingsAdjusting the screen brightness manually Adjusting the time before the screen turns off Keeping the screen on while charging the phone Switching animation effects on or off Enabling or disabling haptic feedback Changing sound settingsSetting a sound profile Enabling or disabling audible selection Changing the phone language Checking the power usage of applications Optimizing your phone’s battery life Managing memory Checking information about your phone Backing up your contacts Backup, update and resetSetting up Backup Assistant Changing the backup schedule 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 GPS Specifications Index Symbols Your HTC Incredible user guide Index