Downloading HTC widgets | HTC HTC Desire guide

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You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.

Downloading HTC widgets

A selection of fun and useful HTC widgets are also available for download.

1.Press HOME . Go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget. To find out how, see “Navigating the Home screen” in the Basics chapter.

2.Tap or press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home options menu.

3.Tap Widget and then tap Get more HTC widgets.

4.Tap to select a widget.

5.Tap Details to see a short description about the widget. After reading, press BACK .

6.When you’re ready to download and add the widget to your Home screen, tap Download.

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HTC HTC Desire manual Downloading HTC widgets

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 Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Moving the cursor when entering text Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS 10 Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group 101 Installing apps from your computer to your phone 118100 103 120 12 Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application 121 156 Reminder settings 166147 157 168 14 167 169 188 186187 189 209 16 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 204207 211 228 227Rotating and saving a photo 227 Cropping a photo 231 Editing or deleting a footprint 254 252253 255 274 Checking the power usage of applications 281Protecting your phone with a screen lock 272 277 20 283284 Basics Inside the box Your Phone Front panelBasics Basics Home Back panel Top panel Bottom panel Volume UP Left panel Before turning on your phone Back cover Storage card Battery Basics Finger gestures Basics Turning on your phone Setting up your phone for the first timeGetting started Turning off your phone Basics Sleep mode Basics Home screen Extended Home screen Navigating the Home screen Phone status and notifications Phone status icons Notification icons Checking notifications Going to an extended Home screen Selecting an item onscreen 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 Setting Web and Quick Search Box options Searching your phone and the Web Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Press Home Search Personalizing Making your phone truly yoursChanging the ringtone Using a preset scene Personalizing your phone with scenesPersonalizing Customizing and saving a scene Personalizing Changing your wallpaper Renaming or deleting a scene Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Adding a widget to your Home screen Downloading HTC widgets Personalizing Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to it Renaming 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 Phone calls 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 an incoming call Rejecting a call and sending a text message Using in-call options Handling multiple calls 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 Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Checking a missed call Call services Clearing the call history list Phone calls Turning Airplane mode on or off People About PeopleWays of getting contacts into your phone People screen People Setting up My contact card Your contacts listPeople People Adding a new contact Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Merging contact information Backing up your contacts to the storage card Editing a contact’s informationSearching for a contact Importing contacts from the storage card Deleting contacts Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS Contact groups Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMSCreating a group and adding contacts Deleting a group Adding or removing contacts from a group Contact information and conversations Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group People People widget Setting the default communication methodChanging the default communication method 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 Entering words with predictive text Keyboard Adjusting touch input settings Touch Input settingsEntering text with voice input Text input Qwerty Keyboard Messages About Messages Sending text and multimedia messages 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 Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and sync 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 Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade Installing apps from your computer to your phone Accounts and sync Social Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android applicationFacebook for HTC Sense Facebook for Android application Social Social Twittering on your phone Peep screen Sending a tweet Searching for Twitter users to follow Sending a direct message Setting Peep options Adding the Twitter widget Using Friend Stream Friend Stream screen Updating your status Adding the Friend Stream widget 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 Using Gmail/Google Mail Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox 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 Mail Adding a POP3/IMAP email account 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 Deleting an email account Adding the Mail widget Calendar About Calendar Creating a calendar event Calendar Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Calendar Changing calendar views Month view Day and Agenda views Week view Viewing, editing or deleting an event Viewing and editing an eventDeleting an event Calendar event reminders Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Displaying and synchronizing calendars Showing or hiding calendars Changing Calendar settings Reminder settings Calendar view settings Sending a vCalendar About the Calendar widget Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widget About the Clock application Clock and Weather Using Desk Clock Clock and Weather Clock and Weather Using World Clock Setting your home city Setting the time zone, date, and time Setting the alarm clock Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting an alarm Deleting an alarm Alarm volume Changing alarm sound settingsAlarm in silent mode 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 Turning the data connection on or off InternetData connection 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 Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Preparing your phone for VPN connection Connecting to a VPN Adding a VPN connection 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 Selecting a link in a web Link What to do Opening a new browser window Switching between browser windows Finding text within a web Downloading applications from the web Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 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 Reconnecting a headset or car kit Bluetooth Disconnecting a Bluetooth device Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceSending and receiving information using Bluetooth 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 Face detection Capturing a video Exposure Camera settingsChanging basic settings Image properties Resolution Changing advanced settingsISO photo mode only Widescreen photo mode only Geo-tag photos photo mode only Quality photo mode onlySelf-timer photo mode only Recording length video mode only Time stamp photo mode only Flicker adjustmentFace detection photo mode only Review duration Grid photo mode only Reset to default Photos About the Photos applicationSelecting an album Photos Viewing photos and videos Browsing in filmstrip or grid viewPhotos Viewing a photo in landscape orientation Zooming in or out on a photo Watching video 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 photos or videos by email Sending a photo or video by MMS Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth Sharing photos on Facebook Sharing photos on Flickr Sharing photos on PicasaSharing videos on YouTube Photos Music About the Music applicationPlaying music Music Browsing music in the Library Music Creating a playlist Playing the songs in a playlistManaging playlists Music Setting a song as ringtone Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Sending music using Bluetooth About the Music widget 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 Using HTC Footprints Creating a footprint Revisiting 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 linkMore apps Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube More apps Viewing documents, presentations, and spread- sheets Quickoffice does not reflow text in tables Keeping track of your stocks Changing the stock list order Setting stock information update frequencyAdding a stock quote or stock market index Deleting stock quotes and indices Manually updating stock information Adding the Stocks widget 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 Opening an installed application Requesting a refund for an application Uninstalling an application Getting help Security Protecting your phone with a screen lock Security Settings Settings on your phone Settings Settings Adjusting the time before the screen turns off Changing display settingsAdjusting the screen brightness manually Preventing automatic screen rotation Switching animation effects on or off Recalibrating the G-sensorKeeping the screen on while charging the phone Changing sound settings Optimizing your phone’s battery life Changing the phone language Checking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the power usage of applicationsManaging memory 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 Reset Performing a hard/factory reset Update and reset Specifications Specifications Symbols Index Index Index Index Index