Your HTC Amaze 4G
Contents
Camera
HTC services
Messages
Search and Web browser
Calendar
Accounts and sync
Contacts
Social
HTC Sync
Bluetooth
Android Market and other apps
Mobile apps
Trademarks and copyrights Index
Settings
Update and reset
Security
Conventions used in this guide
Front panel
Getting started
Inside the box
HTC Amaze 4G
Back panel
Left and right panels
Bottom panel
Removing the back cover
Back cover
Replacing the back cover
Inserting the SIM card
SIM card
Removing the SIM card
Unmounting the storage card
Storage card
Inserting the storage card
Removing the storage card
Removing the battery thin film
Battery
Removing the battery
Inserting the battery
Charging the battery
Switching the power on or off
Switching the power on
Finger gestures
Setting up HTC Amaze 4G for the first time
Switching the power off
Entering your PIN
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Amaze 4G
Extended Home screen
Home screen
Using Leap view
Basics
Adjusting the volume
Unlocking the screen
Sleep mode
Switching to Sleep mode
Waking up from Sleep mode
Status icons
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off
Status and notifications
Opening an app from the lock screen
Notification icons
Notification LED
Notifications panel
Switching between recently opened apps
Closing the Notifications panel
Using Quick Settings
Connecting your phone to a computer
Where apps, data, and files are stored
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card
Sharing text
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing
Selecting text
Copying and pasting text
Searching or translating text
Printing
Personalizing HTC Amaze 4G with scenes
Using a preset scene
Personalizing
Making HTC Amaze 4G truly yours
Deleting scenes
Changing your wallpaper
Applying a new skin
Renaming a scene
Adding a widget to your Home screen
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
Changing the settings of a widget
Renaming a folder
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen
Adding folders on your Home screen
Creating a new folder and adding items to it
Removing a widget or icon
Moving a widget or icon
Choosing a preset sound set
Using sound sets
Rearranging the Home screen
Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds
Creating a sound set
Deleting sound sets
Adding a tab back
Rearranging or hiding application tabs
Customizing the lock screen
Different ways of making calls
Phone calls
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen
Assigning a speed dial key
Using Speed dial
What is Smart dial?
Calling a phone number in a text message
Answering a call
Calling a phone number in an email
Making an emergency call
Receiving calls
HTC Caller ID
What can I do during a call?
Rejecting a call
Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call
Ending a call
Switching between calls
Turning the speakerphone on during a call
Muting the microphone during a call
Wi-Fi Calling
Setting up a conference call
Using Wi-Fi Calling
Adding an Internet calling account
Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings
Turning off Wi-Fi Calling
Internet calls
Checking calls in the Call History
Using Call history
Making an Internet call
Checking a missed call
Clearing the Call History list
Using Home dialing
Turning off Home dialing
Call services
Turning Airplane mode on or off
Opening Messages
Messages
Sending a text message SMS
Sending a picture message MMS
Resuming a draft message
Replying to another phone number of the contact
Viewing and replying to a message
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message
Forwarding a message
Managing message conversations
Push messages
Deleting several conversations
Deleting a single message
Deleting several messages within a conversation
Deleting a conversation
SMS
Setting message options
Performing searches on the Web and HTC Amaze 4G
Setting search options
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Amaze 4G and the Web
Navigating and zooming on a webpage
Using the web browser
Going to a webpage
Changing the screen orientation
Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage
Selecting a link on a webpage
Opening a new browser window
Viewing your downloads
Switching between browser windows
Downloading from the Web
Downloading apps from the Web
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages
Setting browser options
Choosing when to show Adobe Flash content
Camera basics
Camera
Viewfinder screen
Adding effects
Auto focusing
Using the front camera
Zooming
Recording video
Taking a photo
After capturing
Using camera scenes
Taking a high dynamic range HDR photo
Taking a panoramic photo
Taking group shots
Taking continuous camera shots
Changing camera settings
Camera
Selecting an album
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery
About the Gallery app
Viewing photos and videos
Adding photos to Perfect Pics
Editing your photos
Watching a video
Trimming a video
Sending your photos and videos
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web
Photos, videos, and music
Viewing photos in your social networks
Listening to music
Music
Photos, videos, and music
Creating a playlist
Browsing music in the library
Setting a song as a ringtone
Sharing music using Bluetooth
Updating album covers
Finding music videos on YouTube
Sharing media on your home network
Connected Media
Controls To
Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account
HTC services
HTC Watch
About HTC Watch
Browsing the video store selections
Watch app
Managing your library
Renting or purchasing a video
Some useful things to know
Checking or changing settings
Turning on Phone finder
HTCSense.com
Using HTCSense.com
HTC services
Adding more Google Accounts
Accounts and sync
About online accounts
Synchronizing with a Google Account
Adding a social network account
Changing general sync settings
Managing your online accounts
Synchronizing an account manually
Changing account settings
Removing an account
About the Contacts app
Contacts
Filtering your contacts list
Your contacts list
Importing contacts from your SIM card
Setting up your profile
What you can see on your profile
Searching for contacts
Adding a new contact
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account
Accepting matched contacts suggestions
Merging contact information
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts
Breaking the link
Backing up your contacts to the storage card
Contact information and conversations
Manually merging contact information
Deleting contacts
Editing a contact’s information
Sending multiple contact cards
Sending contact information as a vCard
Creating a group
Contact groups
Editing a contact group
Deleting groups
Sending a message or email to a group
Rearranging your contact groups
Rearranging the members of a contact group
Changing the default communication method
Setting the default communication method
Adding People widgets
Adding group members to a People widget
Getting in touch with a contact
Facebook for HTC Sense
Social
Tweeting on the go using Peep
Sending a direct message
Setting Peep options
Sending a tweet
Searching for Twitter users to follow
Using Friend Stream
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts
Updating your status
Sharing your location with your Facebook friends
Checking notifications from your social networks
About the Friend Stream widget
Changing your online status and picture
Chatting in Google Talk
Chatting with a friend
Accepting a chat invitation
Adding and managing friends
Changing settings or signing out
Sending a new message
Using Gmail
Gmail
Viewing your Gmail Inbox
About the Mail app
Mail
Replying to or forwarding an email message
Getting help
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account
Checking your Mail inbox
Managing email messages
Sending an email message
Page
Reading and replying to an email message
Setting the priority for an email message
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email
Changing email account settings
About Calendar
Calendar
Creating an event
Using day and agenda views
Using month view
Changing Calendar views
Editing an event
Using week view
Managing Calendar events
Viewing an event
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation
Sharing an event vCalendar
Showing or hiding calendars
Changing Calendar settings
Reminder settings
Calendar view settings
About the Calendar widget
Maps and location
Turning on location services
About Google Maps
Getting around maps
Searching for a place of interest near you
Searching for a location
Clearing the map
Getting directions
Opening and joining Latitude
Getting help
Finding and installing an app
Finding and installing apps from Android Market
Android Market and other apps
Opening an installed app
Using Tags
Uninstalling an app
Scanning and organizing tags
Turning on NFC
Sharing a tag
About the HTC Clock widget
Using the Clock
Using Desk Clock
Using the Clock app
Using World Clock
Setting an alarm
Checking Weather
Changing Weather options
Adding a city to the Weather screen
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen
Deleting cities from the Weather screen
Adding people to follow
Reading news feeds
Subscribing to news channels
Adding a keyword
Reading a story
Changing update schedule and content settings
About the News widget
Adding a stock quote or stock market index
Keeping track of your stocks
Creating a document
Changing update schedule and color settings
Working on documents
Viewing a document
Editing a document
Watching videos on YouTube
Searching for videos
Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube
Listening to FM Radio
Clearing the search history
Sharing a video link
Closing or turning off FM Radio
Tuning in to an FM station
Sharing games and apps
Using Flashlight
Mobile My Account
Mobile apps
Mobile My Device
Starting a video chat
Mobile TV
HTC Sync
Installing HTC Sync
About HTC Sync
Getting to know the workspace
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Amaze 4G
Music sync options
Setting up synchronization
Gallery sync options
People sync options
Calendar sync options
Documents sync options
Bookmarks sync options
Synchronizing HTC Amaze 4G
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Amaze 4G
Synchronizing another device with your computer
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade
Entering text
Using the onscreen keyboard
Keyboard
Selecting a keyboard layout
Enabling multiple keyboard languages
Entering words with predictive text
Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard
Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary
Setting a second language for the keyboard
Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card
Entering text by speaking
Setting the voice input language
Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card
Editing text
Entering text by tracing
Adjusting input settings
Keyboard
Enabling data roaming
Internet connections
Data connection
Turning the data connection on or off
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network
Wi-Fi
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security
Setting up secure credential storage
Connecting to a virtual private network VPN
Checking the wireless network status
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network
Disconnecting from a VPN
Connecting to a VPN
Adding a VPN connection
Using HTC Amaze 4G as a modem USB tethering
Using HTC Amaze 4G as a wireless router
Turning Bluetooth on or off
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit
Reconnecting a headset or car kit
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device
Sending information using Bluetooth
Where sent information is saved
Receiving information using Bluetooth
Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN
Security
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out
PIN
Changing your screen lock
Settings on HTC Amaze 4G
Settings
Adjusting the screen brightness manually
Changing display settings
Keeping the screen on while charging HTC Amaze 4G
Switching animation effects on or off
Turning automatic screen rotation off
Recalibrating the G-sensor
Making HTC Amaze 4G ring louder with Pocket mode
Changing sound settings
Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes
Lowering the ring volume automatically
Switching to speakerphone automatically
Optimizing battery life
Changing the language
Managing memory
Stopping running applications using Task Manager
Checking information about HTC Amaze 4G
Checking for updates manually
Update and reset
Software updates
Installing an update
Restarting HTC Amaze 4G
Resetting HTC Amaze 4G
Performing a factory reset via settings
Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons
Trademarks and copyrights
Trademarks and copyrights
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