Adding connection widgets | HTC Thunderbolt specs

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If you want to remove the wireless network settings on your phone, tap Forget. You’ll need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network.

Connecting to another Wi-Fi network

1.Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.

2.Tap Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.

3.To manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, press MENU and then tap Scan.

4.Tap another Wi-Fi network to connect to it.

Adding connection widgets

Add the Mobile Network and Wi-Fi widgets or the Data dashboard widget to the Home screen to make it faster for you to turn on or off these connections. Tap the widget or icon on the dashboard to turn on or off the connection.

To find out how to add widgets, see “Adding a widget” in the Personalizing chapter.

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HTC Thunderbolt manual Adding connection widgets, Connecting to another Wi-Fi network

Contents

Master Your Device Conventions used in this guide Contents Getting started Quickly looking up information on the Web Personalizing Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history 100 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync accountBreaking the contact information link between contacts 101 106 104105 107 124 Creating a slideshow 122123 127 162 151153 168 171 169170 173 197 Setting the time zone, date, and time 20712 198 217 215216 219 Selecting an address or phone number in a webpage 228 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 23714 229 245 Using the front camera 246244 247 278 16 271 288 293 Changing update schedule and content settings 295292 294 Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment 321 18 Finding and installing apps from Android Market 306Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes 320 308 Checking the power usage of applications 323 326 Basics Your phoneFront panel Right panel Basics Back panel Replacing the back cover Back coverRemoving the back cover SIM card Inserting the SIM card Basics Removing the SIM card Battery Inserting the battery Charging the battery Removing the battery Storage card Inserting the storage card Removing the storage card Removing the storage card while the phone is on Switching your phone off Switching your phone on or offSwitching your phone on Finger gestures Setting up your phone for the first time Getting started Getting started Home screenExtended Home screen Using Leap view Getting started Status and notifications Status icons Notification icons Getting started Opening the Notifications panel Notifications panelNotification LED Switching between recently-opened apps Connecting your phone to a computer Closing the Notifications panel Getting started Copying files to or from the storage card Searching your phone and the Web Setting your phone’s search options Quickly looking up information on the Web Adjusting the volume Translating words to other languages Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls Adjusting the ringer volumeAdjusting the media volume Adjusting the volume via settings Waking up from Sleep mode Sleep modeSwitching to Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Personalizing your phone with scenes PersonalizingMaking your phone truly yours Using a preset scene Personalizing Deleting scenes Creating a new sceneRenaming a scene Personalizing Changing your wallpaper Applying a new skin Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Adding a widget Changing the settings of a widget Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen Renaming a folder Adding folders on your Home screenCreating a new folder and adding items to it Moving a widget or icon Rearranging the Home screen Removing a widget or icon Changing your ringtones and alarms Choosing a preset sound set Creating a sound set Customizing a sound set Personalizing Rearranging or hiding application tabs Deleting sound sets Putting back the tabs you’ve removed Making a call on the Phone dialer screen Phone callsMaking calls Using Speed dial Phone calls Phone calls Calling a phone number in a text messageCalling a phone number in an email Making an emergency call Using Assisted Dialing Receiving calls Answering or rejecting an incoming call Phone calls HTC Caller ID Putting a call on hold Using in-call optionsSwitching between calls Setting up a three-way conference call Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Muting the microphone during a call Ending a call Checking calls in the call history Using Call historyChecking a missed call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Clearing the call history list Call services Setting up Visual Voice Mail Visual Voice Mail Using Visual Voice Mail Turning Airplane mode on or off People screen PeopleAbout People Setting up My contact card People People Ways of getting contacts into your phoneAdding a new contact Importing contacts from your SIM card Merging contact information Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account Accepting matched contacts suggestions Breaking the contact information link between contacts Viewing a list of all your linked contactsManually merging contact information Your contacts list People Filtering your contacts list Searching for a contact Deleting contacts Backing up your contacts to the storage cardImporting contacts from the storage card Contact information and conversations Editing a contact’s information Sending contact information as a vCard Editing a contact group Contact groupsCreating a group Sending a message or email to a group Deleting a group Rearranging your contact groupsRearranging the members of a contact group People widget Setting the default communication methodChanging the default communication method Adding People widgets Getting in touch with a contact Selecting a keyboard layout Using the onscreen keyboardKeyboard Entering text Keyboard Keyboard Enabling multiple keyboard languagesChanging to the landscape onscreen keyboard Setting a second language for the keyboard Entering words with predictive text Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card Editing text Setting the voice input languageEntering text by speaking Selecting text Copying and pasting text Adjusting touch input settingsTouch Input settings Text input Keyboard Keyboard Messages About Messages Sending a text message SMS Messages Messages Sending a multimedia message MMS Messages Creating a slideshow Messages Resuming a draft messageViewing and replying to a message Viewing a message Replying to a message Replying to another phone number of the contact Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message Viewing push messages Copying a message to your SIM card Managing message conversationsProtecting a message from deletion Deleting a single message Deleting several messages within a conversation Deleting a conversation Deleting several conversations Setting message options Sent messages Storage settings MMS settings Voicemail notification settings About online accounts Accounts and syncSynchronizing with online accounts Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and sync Adding a social network account Accounts and sync Managing your online accounts Synchronizing with your computer Installing HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Accounts and sync Setting the Music sync options Setting the Gallery sync options Setting Calendar sync options Setting People sync options Setting Bookmarks sync options Setting Documents sync options Setting Maps sync options Synchronizing your phone Installing apps from your computer to your phone Synchronizing another phone with your computer Social Facebook for HTC Sense Social  See Facebook photos right on the Gallery app Tweeting on your phone Social Using Peep Sending a tweet Searching for Twitter users to follow Setting Peep options Sending a direct message Friend Stream About the Twitter widget Social Updating your status Commenting on and liking Facebook posts Checking notifications from your social networks About the Friend Stream widget Chatting in Google Talk Chatting with friends Accepting chat invitations Changing your online status and picture Adding and managing friends Changing the settings and signing out Using Gmail Viewing your Gmail Inbox Email Sending a new message Reading your messages Replying to or forwarding an email message Searching and organizing your emails Page Changing Gmail settings Page Getting help Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Using MailAdding a POP3/IMAP email account Checking your Mail inbox Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified inbox Email Page Managing email messages Switching to other mail folders Sending an email message Email Reading and replying to an email message Setting the priority for an email message Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Changing email account settings Calendar About Calendar Creating calendar events Calendar Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Calendar Calendar Changing calendar views Month view Day and Agenda views Week view Managing calendar events Viewing an event Sharing an event vCalendar Editing an eventDeleting an event Calendar event reminders Dismissing or snoozing event reminders Displaying and synchronizing calendars Showing or hiding calendars Changing Calendar settings Reminder settings Calendar view settings About the Calendar widget Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widget About the Clock app 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 Changing alarm sound settings Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Changing weather options Changing the order of cities on the Weather screenDeleting cities from the Weather screen About the Weather widget Data connection Checking the data connection you are usingInternet connections Turning the data connection on or off Internet connections Creating a new access pointEnabling data roaming Internet connections Wi-FiTurning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Checking the wireless network status Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Adding connection widgets Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Setting up secure credential storage Adding a VPN connection Connecting to a VPNDisconnecting from a VPN Using your phone as a modem Internet Connection Mode Internet connections Using your phone as a mobile hotspot Going to a webpage Using your phone’s web browserWeb browser Changing the screen orientation Setting your homeChoosing when to show Flash content Browsing full versions of all websites Selecting a link in a webpage Navigating on a webpageZooming in or out on a webpage Web browser Opening a new browser window Switching between browser windowsSelecting an address or phone number in a webpage Downloading applications from the web Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Finding text within a webpage Selecting text Searching or translating text Opening a bookmark Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pagesBookmarking a webpage Editing a bookmark Viewing a page that you often visit Setting browser optionsClearing the list of previously visited pages Clearing the list of most visited pages Turning Bluetooth on or off BluetoothBluetooth basics Changing the phone name Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Bluetooth Disconnecting a Bluetooth device Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceReconnecting a headset or car kit Bluetooth Sending information using Bluetooth Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Bluetooth Where sent information is saved Receiving information using Bluetooth Bluetooth Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen Camera Camera basics Viewfinder screen Camera Camera Using the front cameraZooming Taking a photo Auto focusing Recording video You have an incoming call Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lowerCamera flash doesn’t turn on? Adding effects After capturing Changing camera settings Camera About the Gallery app Photos, videos, and musicBrowsing your Gallery Selecting an album Photos, videos, and music Viewing photos Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Viewing videos Editing your photos Photos, videos, and music Sending your photos and videos Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Listening to music Photos, videos, and music Flipping through your albums Browsing music in the Library Creating a playlist Setting a song as ringtone Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Sharing music using Bluetooth About the Music widget Sharing media on your home networkFinding music videos in YouTube Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Maps and location Turning on location servicesUsing Google Maps About Google Maps Getting around maps Maps and location Searching for a location Maps and location Maps and location Searching for a place of interest near you Adding a place to search Getting directions Maps and location Using HTC Footprints Adding a location as a footprint Sharing your footprints Revisiting a footprintEditing or deleting a footprint Deleting multiple footprints Importing footprints Using Car Panel Using VZ Navigator More apps Watching videos on YouTube Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Searching for videosSharing a video link More apps Reading news feeds More apps Subscribing to news channels Reading a story Adding a keyword Manually checking for new storiesStarring a story Changing update schedule and content settings Adding the News widget Working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations Viewing a document, spreadsheet, or presentation Editing a document or worksheet Creating a new document or worksheet Keeping track of your stocks Changing the stock list order Changing update schedule and color settingsAdding a stock quote or stock market index Deleting stock quotes and indices About the Stocks widget Listening to FM Radio Tuning in to an FM station Adding the FM Radio widget Recording your voiceClosing or turning off FM Radio Renaming a voice clip Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneSharing a voice clip Using Flashlight Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an app Do any of the following to find an app Opening an installed app Creating a Google Checkout account Uninstalling an app Sharing games and apps Tap an app, and then choose how to share it More apps Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out SecurityProtecting your SIM card with a PIN Security Protecting your phone with a screen lockChanging your screen lock Forgot your screen lock pattern? Security Settings Settings on your phone Settings Settings Adjusting the time before the screen turns off Changing display settingsAdjusting the screen brightness manually Turning automatic screen rotation off Keeping the screen on while charging the phone Switching animation effects on or offRecalibrating the G-sensor Enabling or disabling audible selection Changing sound settingsSwitching between silent, vibration, and normal modes Choosing the notification sound Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment Switching to speakerphone automatically 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 Moving applications to or from the storage card Checking information about your phone Changing the backup schedule Back up, update and resetSetting up Backup Assistant Backing up your contacts Manually backing up your contacts Update and reset Updating the phone software Restarting your phone soft reset Restarting or factory resetting your phoneChecking for phone system software updates manually Update and reset Performing a factory reset hard reset Trademarks and copyrights Trademarks and copyrights Index Index Index Index Index Restarting 328 Ringer volume 51 Ringtone 65, 271 trimming SMS Index