Using the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets | HTC Wildfire instruction

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A message box is then displayed showing the Wi-Fi network name, status, speed, signal strength, and more.

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

Connecting to another Wi-Fi network

1.From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks.

2.Tap 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.

Using the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets

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

To find out how to add widgets, see “Personalizing your Home screen with widgets” in the Personalizing chapter.

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HTC Wildfire manual Using the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets, Connecting to another Wi-Fi network

Contents

Your HTC Wildfire Before you do anything else, please read this Charge the battery Trademarks and copyrights Conventions used in this guide Contents Messages KeyboardAccounts and sync Social Internet connections 120 Bluetooth 134Web browser 125 Camera 141 Update and reset 195 Settings 188Specifications 197 Index 198 More apps Inside the box BasicsYour phone Front panel Back panel Top panel Left panel Removing the back cover Back coverReplacing the back cover Removing the thin film from the battery BatteryInserting the battery Charging the battery Removing the battery Inserting the storage card Storage cardRemoving the storage card while the phone is off Removing the storage card while the phone is on Switching your phone on Switching your phone on or offSwitching your phone off Getting started Setting up your phone for the first time Home screen Using Leap viewExtended Home screen Switching to Sleep mode Sleep modeWaking up from Sleep mode Unlocking the screen Status icons Status and notifications Notification icons Notification LED Opening the Notifications panelClosing the Notifications panel Finger gestures Selecting an item onscreen Navigating the Home screenSelecting a tab Selecting a link on a webpage Moving the cursor when entering text Adjusting the ringer volume Adjusting the volumeAdjusting the media volume Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls Connecting your phone to a computer Searching your phone and the Web Copying files to or from the storage card Searching within an application Setting search options Personalizing Using a preset sceneChanging the ringtone Personalizing your phone with scenes Renaming or deleting a scene Customizing and saving a scene Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Changing your wallpaperAdding a widget to your Home screen Downloading HTC widgets Personalizing Creating a new folder and adding items to it Adding folders on your Home screenRenaming a folder Removing a widget or icon Moving a widget or icon Phone calls What is Smart Dial?Making calls Making a call on the Phone dialer screen Calling a phone number in a text message Using speed dialAssigning a speed dial key Calling a speed dial number Making an emergency call Calling a phone number in an email Answering or rejecting an incoming call Receiving callsChanging the sent message for rejected calls Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call HTC Caller ID Setting your phone to automatically adjust the ring volume Switching between calls Using in-call optionsSetting up a three-way call Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Ending a call Muting the microphone during a call Checking a missed call Using Call historyChecking calls in the call history Clearing the call history list Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Turning Airplane mode on or off Call services About People PeopleWays of getting contacts into your phone Transferring contacts from your old phone People screen Setting up My contact card Filtering your contacts list Your contacts list Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account Adding a new contactMerging contact information Breaking the contact information link between contacts Searching for a contact Editing a contact’s informationBacking up your contacts to the storage card Importing contacts from the storage card To send Do this Sending contact information as a vCard Creating a group Contact groupsDeleting a group Editing a contact group Sending a message or email to a group Contact information and conversations People Changing the default communication method Setting the default communication methodPeople widget Adding People widgets Getting in touch with a contact Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardSelecting a keyboard layout Entering text Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard Enabling multiple keyboard languages Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary Entering words with predictive textEditing or deleting a word in the user dictionary Touch Input settings Adjusting touch input settingsText input Finger touch precision About Messages MessagesSending a text message SMS Sending a multimedia message MMS Creating a slideshow Viewing and replying to a message Resuming a draft message Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message Viewing push messages Managing message conversationsProtecting a message from deletion Deleting a single message Storage settings Setting message optionsSMS settings MMS settings Sent messages Received messages Synchronizing with online accounts Accounts and syncAbout online accounts Adding a social network account Managing your online accounts Synchronizing with a Google Account Removing an account Forgot your Google Account password? About HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD cardSynchronizing with your computer Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Music Setting up synchronizationPhotos and videos Contacts CalendarBookmarks Files and documents Synchronizing another phone with your computer Synchronizing your phone Installing apps from your computer to your phone About Facebook for HTC Sense Social Updating your status Using Friend Stream About the Friend Stream widget Commenting on and liking Facebook posts Sending a tweet Tweeting on your phoneSearching for Twitter users to follow Unfollowing a Twitter user Sending a direct message Setting Peep optionsAbout the Twitter widget Chatting with friends Chatting in Google Talk Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox Using Gmail/Google Mail Reading your messages Switching to another Google Account Replying to or forwarding an email message Sending a messageMuting a conversation Reporting a conversation as spam Adding a signature to your messages Managing conversations and messagesViewing your sent messages Searching for messages Labeling a conversation Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settingsViewing conversations by label Working with conversations in batches Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings About Mail Using MailAdding a POP3/IMAP email account Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Refreshing an email account Checking your Mail inboxSorting email messages Quickly browsing your inbox Sending an email message Managing email messages Resuming a draft email message Reading and replying to an email message Setting out of the office status Setting the priority for an email messageWorking with Exchange ActiveSync email Flagging an email Deleting an email account Changing email account settings About Calendar CalendarCreating a calendar event Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Month view Changing calendar viewsDay and Agenda views Week view Viewing and editing an event Viewing, editing or deleting an eventDeleting an event Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Calendar event reminders Showing or hiding calendars Displaying and synchronizing calendarsStop synchronizing a Google Calendar Adding a Google Calendar to sync with Reminder settings Changing Calendar settingsCalendar view settings About the Calendar widget Sending a vCalendar About the HTC Clock widget Clock and WeatherAbout the Clock application Using Desk Clock Setting your home city Using World ClockSetting the time zone, date, and time Setting an alarm Setting the alarm clockAdding a city to the World Clock screen Changing alarm sound settings Deleting an alarm Adding a city to the Weather screen Checking weather Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen About the Weather widgetDeleting cities from the Weather screen Changing weather options Internet connections Wi-FiData connection Checking the wireless network status Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Using the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Setting up secure credential storage Connecting to a virtual private network VPNConnecting to a VPN Adding a VPN connection Disconnecting from a VPN Setting your home Using your phone’s web browserWeb browser Opening the browser Browsing full versions of all web sites Changing the screen orientationNavigating on a web Zooming in or out on a web Link What to do Selecting a link in a web Opening a new browser window Switching between browser windows Viewing your downloads Downloading applications from the web Finding text within a web Copying text, looking up information, and sharingSelecting text Searching or translating text Copying and pasting text Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages Setting browser options Bluetooth basics BluetoothConnecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Turning Bluetooth on or off Reconnecting a headset or car kit Disconnecting a Bluetooth device Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceUnpairing from a Bluetooth device What to send Application How to send Sending information using Bluetooth Bluetooth Receiving information using Bluetooth Adding the Bluetooth Received folder to the Home screen Camera Using the optical trackball as the shutter releaseCamera basics Viewfinder screen Zooming Auto focusing Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Taking a photo Changing basic settings Camera settingsCapturing a video Changing advanced settings Camera About the Gallery application GallerySelecting an album Browsing in filmstrip or grid view Viewing photos and videos Zooming in or out on a photo Viewing photos and videos in landscape orientation Rotating and saving a photo Editing your photosCropping a photo Sending your photos and videos Sending photos or videos using BluetoothSending photos or videos by email Sending a photo or video by MMS Sharing photos on Facebook Sharing your photos and videos on the WebSharing photos on Flickr Sharing videos on YouTube Sharing photos on Picasa Viewing photos on Facebook Viewing photos in your social networksViewing photos on Flickr Commenting photos in your social networks Playing music Music Creating a playlist Browsing music in the Library Managing playlists Playing the songs in a playlistDeleting playlists Trimming an MP3 ringtone Setting a song as ringtone About the Music widget Sending music using BluetoothChecking if the song was added as a ringtone Maps and location Turning on location servicesGoogle Maps About Google Maps Zooming in or out of a map Moving on the map Clearing the map Looking at a location in Street View Viewing map layers Viewing search results Searching for locations and places Getting directions Opening Latitude Joining LatitudeInviting friends to share their locations Responding to an invitation Changing privacy settings Connecting with and managing friends About HTC Footprints HTC FootprintsCreating a footprint Revisiting a footprint Exporting your footprints Editing or deleting a footprint About the Footprints widget Importing footprints Watching videos on YouTube More appsSearching for videos Clearing the search history Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Sharing a video link Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Adding a stock quote or stock market index Keeping track of your stocksChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices About the Stocks widget Changing update schedule and color settings Listening to an FM station Using FM Radio About the FM Radio widget Closing or turning off FM Radio Recording your voice Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneSharing a voice clip Renaming a voice clip Subscribing to news channels Reading news feeds Manually checking for new stories Reading a storyStarring a story Adding a keyword Changing update schedule and font settings Using FlashlightAdding the News widget Finding and installing an application Finding and installing apps from Android Market Requesting a refund for an application Creating a Google Checkout account Uninstalling an application Opening an installed applicationSharing games and applications Getting help More apps Security Changing unlock pattern settingsProtecting your phone with a screen unlock pattern Changing your screen unlock pattern Forgot your screen unlock pattern? Settings on your phone Settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually Changing display settingsAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Turning automatic screen rotation off Changing sound settings Choosing the notification sound Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustmentQuiet ring on pickup Checking the power usage of applications Optimizing your phone’s battery lifeChanging the phone language Managing memory Checking information about your phone Checking for phone system software updates manually Update and resetUpdating the phone software Restarting your phone soft reset Restarting or factory resetting your phonePerforming a factory reset hard reset Performing a factory reset via settings GPS Specifications Index Index MMS SMS Index