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Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make your phone your own. It comes with a weather clock widget that shows the time and weather in your current location. You can also add your favorite apps, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away.

To find out how, see the Personalizing chapter.

Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with your phone, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem. You can use up to six extra screens. It should be plenty.

Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover more space for adding icons, widgets, and more.

Press HOME to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).

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HTC Thunderbolt manual Extended Home screen, Getting started

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 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account Breaking the contact information link between contacts100 101 104 105106 107 Creating a slideshow 122 123124 127 151 153162 168 169 170171 173 Setting the time zone, date, and time 207 12 197 198 215 216217 219 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 237 14 Selecting an address or phone number in a webpage 228 229 Using the front camera 246 244245 247 16 271278 288 Changing update schedule and content settings 295 292293 294 18 Finding and installing apps from Android Market 306 Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes 320Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment 321 308 Checking the power usage of applications 323 326 Your phone Front panelBasics Right panel Basics Back panel Back cover Removing the back coverReplacing 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 on or off Switching your phone onSwitching your phone off Finger gestures Setting up your phone for the first time Getting started Home screen Extended Home screenGetting started Using Leap view Getting started Status and notifications Status icons Notification icons Getting started Notifications panel Notification LEDOpening the Notifications panel 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 ringer volume Adjusting the media volumeAdjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls Adjusting the volume via settings Sleep mode Switching to Sleep modeWaking up from Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Personalizing Making your phone truly yoursPersonalizing your phone with scenes Using a preset scene Personalizing Creating a new scene Renaming a sceneDeleting scenes 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 Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to itRenaming a folder 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 Phone calls Making callsMaking a call on the Phone dialer screen Using Speed dial Phone calls Calling a phone number in a text message Calling a phone number in an emailPhone calls Making an emergency call Using Assisted Dialing Receiving calls Answering or rejecting an incoming call Phone calls HTC Caller ID Using in-call options Switching between callsPutting a call on hold 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 Using Call history Checking a missed callChecking calls in the call history 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 About PeoplePeople screen Setting up My contact card People Ways of getting contacts into your phone Adding a new contactPeople Importing contacts from your SIM card Merging contact information Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account Accepting matched contacts suggestions Viewing a list of all your linked contacts Manually merging contact informationBreaking the contact information link between contacts Your contacts list People Filtering your contacts list Searching for a contact Backing up your contacts to the storage card Importing contacts from the storage cardDeleting contacts Contact information and conversations Editing a contact’s information Sending contact information as a vCard Contact groups Creating a groupEditing a contact group Sending a message or email to a group Rearranging your contact groups Rearranging the members of a contact groupDeleting a group Setting the default communication method Changing the default communication methodPeople widget Adding People widgets Getting in touch with a contact Using the onscreen keyboard KeyboardSelecting a keyboard layout Entering text Keyboard Enabling multiple keyboard languages Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboardKeyboard 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 Setting the voice input language Entering text by speakingEditing text Selecting text Adjusting touch input settings Touch Input settingsCopying and pasting text Text input Keyboard Keyboard Messages About Messages Sending a text message SMS Messages Messages Sending a multimedia message MMS Messages Creating a slideshow Resuming a draft message Viewing and replying to a messageMessages 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 Managing message conversations Protecting a message from deletionCopying a message to your SIM card 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 Accounts and sync Synchronizing with online accountsAbout 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 Using Mail Adding a POP3/IMAP email accountAdding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 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 Editing an event Deleting an eventSharing an event vCalendar 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 the order of cities on the Weather screen Deleting cities from the Weather screenChanging weather options About the Weather widget Checking the data connection you are using Internet connectionsData connection Turning the data connection on or off Creating a new access point Enabling data roamingInternet connections Wi-Fi Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless networkInternet connections 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 Connecting to a VPN Disconnecting from a VPNAdding a VPN connection Using your phone as a modem Internet Connection Mode Internet connections Using your phone as a mobile hotspot Using your phone’s web browser Web browserGoing to a webpage Setting your home Choosing when to show Flash contentChanging the screen orientation Browsing full versions of all websites Navigating on a webpage Zooming in or out on a webpageSelecting a link in a webpage Web browser Switching between browser windows Selecting an address or phone number in a webpageOpening a new browser window Downloading applications from the web Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Finding text within a webpage Selecting text Searching or translating text Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Bookmarking a webpageOpening a bookmark Editing a bookmark Setting browser options Clearing the list of previously visited pagesViewing a page that you often visit Clearing the list of most visited pages Bluetooth Bluetooth basicsTurning Bluetooth on or off Changing the phone name Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Bluetooth Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device Reconnecting a headset or car kitDisconnecting a Bluetooth device 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 Using the front camera ZoomingCamera Taking a photo Auto focusing Recording video Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lower Camera flash doesn’t turn on?You have an incoming call Adding effects After capturing Changing camera settings Camera Photos, videos, and music Browsing your GalleryAbout the Gallery app 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 Sharing media on your home network Finding music videos in YouTubeAbout the Music widget Photos, videos, and music Photos, videos, and music Turning on location services Using Google MapsMaps and location 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 Revisiting a footprint Editing or deleting a footprintSharing your footprints Deleting multiple footprints Importing footprints Using Car Panel Using VZ Navigator More apps Watching videos on YouTube Searching for videos Sharing a video linkCapturing a video and sharing it on YouTube More apps Reading news feeds More apps Subscribing to news channels Reading a story Manually checking for new stories Starring a storyAdding a keyword 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 update schedule and color settings Adding a stock quote or stock market indexChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices About the Stocks widget Listening to FM Radio Tuning in to an FM station Recording your voice Closing or turning off FM RadioAdding the FM Radio widget Setting a voice clip as a ringtone Sharing a voice clipRenaming 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 Security Protecting your SIM card with a PINRestoring a SIM card that has been locked out Protecting your phone with a screen lock Changing your screen lockSecurity Forgot your screen lock pattern? Security Settings Settings on your phone Settings Settings Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manuallyAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Turning automatic screen rotation off Switching animation effects on or off Recalibrating the G-sensorKeeping the screen on while charging the phone Changing sound settings Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modesEnabling or disabling audible selection 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 the power usage of applications Managing memoryChecking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the available storage card space Uninstalling third-party applications Moving applications to or from the storage card Checking information about your phone Back up, update and reset Setting up Backup AssistantChanging the backup schedule Backing up your contacts Update and reset Updating the phone softwareManually backing up your contacts Restarting or factory resetting your phone Checking for phone system software updates manuallyRestarting your phone soft reset 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