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