Getting started, Turning on your phone | HTC HTC Desire specs

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Getting started

Once you’ve installed your battery, you can turn on your phone and start using it.

Turning on your phone

Press the POWER button.

When you turn on the phone for the first time, you will be prompted to set up your phone. For more information on how to set up your phone for the first time, see “Setting up your phone for the first time.”

Turning off your phone

If you do not need to use your phone, you can turn the power off to save battery life.

1.If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn the display back on.

2.Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Unlocking the screen” in this chapter for details.

3.Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.

4.When the Phone options menu appears, tap Power off.

5.Tap OK when prompted to turn off the phone.

Setting up your phone for the first time

Press HOME , and then tap >�� Setup.

1.Choose the phone language you want to use, and then tap Next.

2.Your phone walks you through a tutorial on how to use the onscreen keyboard. Follow through the tutorial to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard. Tap Skip to not go through the

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Contents

Your HTC Desire User guide Before you do anything else, please read this Page Trademarks and copyrights Page Conventions used in this guide Contents Moving the cursor when entering text Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account 10 Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group 100 Installing apps from your computer to your phone 118101 103 Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application 12 120 121 147 Reminder settings 166156 157 167 14 168 169 187 186188 189 207 16 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 204209 211 Rotating and saving a photo 227 Cropping a photo 227228 231 253 252Editing or deleting a footprint 254 255 Protecting your phone with a screen lock 272 Checking the power usage of applications 281274 277 20 283284 Inside the box Basics Your Phone Front panelBasics Home Basics Back panel Bottom panel Top panel Left panel Volume UP Back cover Before turning on your phone Storage card Battery Basics Finger gestures Basics Getting started Setting up your phone for the first timeTurning on your phone Turning off your phone Basics Sleep mode Basics Extended Home screen Home screen Navigating the Home screen Phone status icons Phone status and notifications Notification icons Checking notifications Selecting an item onscreen Going to an extended Home screen Moving the cursor when entering text Selecting a tabSelecting a link on a webpage Adjusting the volume Adjusting the ringer volumeAdjusting the media 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 options Press Home Search Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Personalizing Making your phone truly yoursChanging the ringtone Using a preset scene Personalizing your phone with scenesPersonalizing Personalizing Customizing and saving a scene Renaming or deleting a scene Changing your wallpaper Adding a widget to your Home screen Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Downloading HTC widgets Personalizing Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to it Moving a widget or icon Renaming a folder Removing a widget or icon Calling somebody using your phone Phone callsMaking calls Phone calls Calling a speed dial number Calling a phone number in a text message Calling a phone number in an emailPhone calls Receiving calls Making an emergency callAnswering an incoming call Phone calls Rejecting a call and sending a text message Rejecting an incoming call Handling multiple calls Using in-call options Setting up a conference call Muting the microphone during a call Turning the speakerphone on or off during a callEnding a call Using call history Checking a missed call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Clearing the call history list Call services Phone calls Turning Airplane mode on or off People About PeopleWays of getting contacts into your phone People People screen Setting up My contact card Your contacts listPeople People Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Adding a new contact 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 contact information as a vCard via MMS Deleting contacts Contact groups Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMSCreating a group and adding contacts Adding or removing contacts from a group Deleting a group Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group Contact information and conversations People Changing the default communication method Setting the default communication methodPeople widget Adding the People widget Getting in touch with a contact Using the onscreen keyboard Using the landscape onscreen keyboardKeyboard Changing the onscreen keyboard layout Entering textKeyboard Keyboard Entering words with predictive text Adjusting touch input settings Touch Input settingsEntering text with voice input Qwerty Text input Keyboard About Messages Messages Messages Sending text and multimedia messages Messages Messages Messages New message notifications WAP push messages Managing message conversations Messages Protecting a message from deletion Deleting a message threadDeleting several message threads Setting text and multimedia message options Deleting a single messageViewing contact details and communicating with a contact Messages Messages Adding the Messages widget Accounts and sync Synchronizing with online accountsAdding a social network account Accounts and sync Synchronizing with a Google Account Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Managing your accountsAccounts and sync Accounts and sync Using HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up synchronization Setting up more sync options Synchronizing your phone Installing apps from your computer to your phone Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade Accounts and sync Social Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android applicationFacebook for HTC Sense Social Facebook for Android application Social Peep screen Twittering on your phone Searching for Twitter users to follow Sending a tweet Sending a direct message Adding the Twitter widget Setting Peep options 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 Social Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Options menu, tap Always show friend Changing Google Talk settings Indicates that the friend is Using an Android phone Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox Using Gmail/Google Mail Email Reading your messages Email Page Sending a message After composing your message, tap Send Managing conversations and messages Page Email Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Mail Viewing your email inbox Email Exchange ActiveSync email Email Composing and sending an email message Viewing and replying to an email message Editing email account settings Adding the Mail widget Deleting an email account About Calendar Calendar Calendar Creating a calendar event Calendar Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Changing calendar views Month view Day 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 calendars Reminder settings Changing Calendar settings Calendar view settings Sending a vCalendar About the Calendar widget About the HTC Clock widget Clock and Weather Clock and Weather About the Clock application Clock and Weather Using Desk Clock Clock and Weather Setting your home city Using World Clock Setting the time zone, date, and time Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting the alarm clock Deleting an alarm Setting an alarm Alarm in silent mode Changing alarm sound settingsAlarm volume Snooze duration Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen Deleting cities from the Weather screenChanging weather options About the Weather widget Data connection InternetTurning the data connection on or off Enabling data roaming Wi-Fi Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless networkInternet Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Checking the wireless network statusInternet Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Preparing your phone for VPN connection Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Adding a VPN connection Connecting to a VPN Using your phone’s web browser Disconnecting from a VPNOpening the browser Setting your home Going to a webChanging the screen orientation Browsing full versions of all web sites Navigating on a webZooming in or out on a web Link What to do Selecting a link in a web Opening a new browser window Finding text within a web Switching between browser windows Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Downloading applications from the web Selecting text Press and hold on a word Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Internet Setting browser options Using your phone as a modem tethering Bluetooth Using BluetoothTurning Bluetooth on or off Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit BluetoothChanging the phone name Bluetooth Reconnecting a headset or car kit Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceDisconnecting a Bluetooth device Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending information from your phone to another device Bluetooth Receiving information from another device Bluetooth Camera Camera basicsViewfinder screen Camera Using the optical trackball as the shutter release Review screenCamera Zooming Taking a photo Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lower Camera flash doesn’t turn on?You have an incoming call Capturing a video Face detection Changing basic settings Camera settingsExposure Image properties ISO photo mode only Changing advanced settingsResolution Widescreen photo mode only Self-timer photo mode only Quality photo mode onlyGeo-tag photos photo mode only Recording length video mode only Face detection photo mode only Flicker adjustmentTime stamp photo mode only Review duration Reset to default Grid photo mode only Photos About the Photos applicationSelecting an album Photos Viewing photos and videos Browsing in filmstrip or grid viewPhotos Viewing a photo in landscape orientation Watching video Zooming in or out on a photo 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 a photo or video by MMS Sending photos or videos by email Sharing photos on Facebook Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth Sharing photos on Flickr Sharing photos on PicasaSharing videos on YouTube Photos Music About the Music applicationPlaying music Music Music Browsing music in the Library Creating a playlist Playing the songs in a playlistManaging playlists Music Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Setting a song as ringtone About the Music widget Sending music using Bluetooth Using Google Maps Maps and locationViewing locations Maps and location Maps and location Viewing map layers Searching for a location Tap . The search results are displayed on the map Getting directions Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Creating a footprint Using HTC Footprints Revisiting a footprint Exporting your footprints Editing or deleting a footprint Adding the Footprints widget Importing footprints More apps Watching videos on YouTubeWatching videos Searching for videos Sharing a video linkMore apps More apps Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Viewing documents, presentations, and spread- sheets Quickoffice does not reflow text in tables Keeping track of your stocks Adding a stock quote or stock market index Setting stock information update frequencyChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices Adding the Stocks widget Manually updating stock information Recording your voice Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Using Voice Search Renaming a voice clipOpening Voice Search More apps Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an application Creating a Google Checkout account Requesting a refund for an application Opening an installed application Getting help Uninstalling an application Protecting your phone with a screen lock Security Security Settings on your phone Settings Settings Settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually Changing display settingsAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Preventing automatic screen rotation Switching animation effects on or off Recalibrating the G-sensorKeeping the screen on while charging the phone Changing sound settings Changing the phone language Optimizing your phone’s battery life Managing memory Checking the power usage of applicationsChecking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the available storage card space Uninstalling third-party applications Clearing application cache and dataFreeing up more phone memory or storage card space Checking information about your phone Performing a hard/factory reset Reset Update and reset Specifications Specifications Index Symbols Index Index Index Index