Getting started, Switching your phone on or off | HTC Wildfire

15 Getting started

Getting started

Switching your phone on or off

Switching your phone on

Press and hold the POWER button. Easy.

When you turn on the phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. Go to “Setting up your phone for the first time” and we’ll take you through it.

Switching your phone off

1.If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on.

2.Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Unlocking the screen” in this chapter.

3.Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.

4.When the Phone options menu appears, tap Power off, then OK.

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HTC Wildfire manual Getting started, Switching your phone on or off, Switching your phone off

Contents

Your HTC Wildfire Before you do anything else, please read this Charge the battery Trademarks and copyrights Conventions used in this guide Contents Social KeyboardMessages Accounts and sync Camera 141 Bluetooth 134Internet connections 120 Web browser 125 More apps Settings 188Update and reset 195 Specifications 197 Index 198 Front panel BasicsInside the box Your phone Back panel Top panel Left panel Back cover Removing the back coverReplacing the back cover Battery Removing the thin film from the batteryInserting the battery Charging the battery Removing the battery Removing the storage card while the phone is on Storage cardInserting the storage card Removing the storage card while the phone is off Getting started Switching your phone on or offSwitching your phone on Switching your phone off Setting up your phone for the first time Using Leap view Home screenExtended Home screen Unlocking the screen Sleep modeSwitching to Sleep mode Waking up from Sleep mode Status icons Status and notifications Notification icons Opening the Notifications panel Notification LEDClosing the Notifications panel Finger gestures Navigating the Home screen Selecting an item onscreenSelecting a tab Selecting a link on a webpage Moving the cursor when entering text Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls Adjusting the volumeAdjusting the ringer volume Adjusting the media volume 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 your phone with scenes Using a preset scenePersonalizing Changing the ringtone Renaming or deleting a scene Customizing and saving a scene Changing your wallpaper Personalizing your Home screen with widgetsAdding a widget to your Home screen Downloading HTC widgets Personalizing Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to itRenaming a folder Removing a widget or icon Moving a widget or icon Making a call on the Phone dialer screen What is Smart Dial?Phone calls Making calls Calling a speed dial number Using speed dialCalling a phone number in a text message Assigning a speed dial key Making an emergency call Calling a phone number in an email Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call Receiving callsAnswering or rejecting an incoming call Changing the sent message for rejected calls HTC Caller ID Setting your phone to automatically adjust the ring volume Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Using in-call optionsSwitching between calls Setting up a three-way call Ending a call Muting the microphone during a call Using Call history Checking a missed callChecking 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 People About 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 Adding a new contact Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync accountMerging contact information Breaking the contact information link between contacts Importing contacts from the storage card Editing a contact’s informationSearching for a contact Backing up your contacts to the storage card To send Do this Sending contact information as a vCard Editing a contact group Contact groupsCreating a group Deleting a group Sending a message or email to a group Contact information and conversations People Adding People widgets Setting the default communication methodChanging the default communication method People widget Getting in touch with a contact Entering text Using the onscreen keyboardKeyboard Selecting a keyboard layout Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard Enabling multiple keyboard languages Entering words with predictive text Adding a word to the predictive text dictionaryEditing or deleting a word in the user dictionary Adjusting touch input settings Touch Input settingsText input Finger touch precision Messages About 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 Deleting a single message Managing message conversationsViewing push messages Protecting a message from deletion MMS settings Setting message optionsStorage settings SMS settings Sent messages Received messages Adding a social network account Accounts and syncSynchronizing with online accounts About online accounts Managing your online accounts Synchronizing with a Google Account Removing an account Forgot your Google Account password? Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card About HTC SyncSynchronizing with your computer Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up synchronization MusicPhotos and videos Calendar ContactsBookmarks 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 Unfollowing a Twitter user Tweeting on your phoneSending a tweet Searching for Twitter users to follow Setting Peep options Sending a direct messageAbout 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 Reporting a conversation as spam Sending a messageReplying to or forwarding an email message Muting a conversation Searching for messages Managing conversations and messagesAdding a signature to your messages Viewing your sent messages Working with conversations in batches Changing Gmail/Google Mail synchronization settingsLabeling a conversation Viewing conversations by label Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Using MailAbout Mail Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Checking your Mail inbox Refreshing an email accountSorting 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 Flagging an email Setting the priority for an email messageSetting out of the office status Working with Exchange ActiveSync email Deleting an email account Changing email account settings Calendar About CalendarCreating a calendar event Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Changing calendar views Month viewDay and Agenda views Week view Viewing, editing or deleting an event Viewing and editing an eventDeleting an event Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Calendar event reminders Adding a Google Calendar to sync with Displaying and synchronizing calendarsShowing or hiding calendars Stop synchronizing a Google Calendar Changing Calendar settings Reminder settingsCalendar view settings About the Calendar widget Sending a vCalendar Clock and Weather About the HTC Clock widgetAbout the Clock application Using Desk Clock Using World Clock Setting your home citySetting the time zone, date, and time Setting the alarm clock Setting an alarmAdding a city to the World Clock screen Changing alarm sound settings Deleting an alarm Adding a city to the Weather screen Checking weather Changing weather options About the Weather widgetChanging the order of cities on the Weather screen Deleting cities from the Weather screen Wi-Fi Internet connectionsData 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 Adding a VPN connection Connecting to a virtual private network VPNSetting up secure credential storage Connecting to a VPN Disconnecting from a VPN Opening the browser Using your phone’s web browserSetting your home Web browser Zooming in or out on a web Changing the screen orientationBrowsing full versions of all web sites Navigating 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 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Finding text within a webSelecting 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 Turning Bluetooth on or off BluetoothBluetooth basics Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit Reconnecting a headset or car kit Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device Disconnecting 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 Viewfinder screen Using the optical trackball as the shutter releaseCamera Camera basics Zooming Auto focusing Camera flash doesn’t turn on? Taking a photo Camera settings Changing basic settingsCapturing a video Changing advanced settings Camera Gallery About the Gallery applicationSelecting 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 Editing your photos Rotating and saving a photoCropping a photo Sending a photo or video by MMS Sending photos or videos using BluetoothSending your photos and videos Sending photos or videos by email Sharing your photos and videos on the Web Sharing photos on FacebookSharing photos on Flickr Sharing videos on YouTube Sharing photos on Picasa Viewing photos in your social networks Viewing photos on FacebookViewing photos on Flickr Commenting photos in your social networks Playing music Music Creating a playlist Browsing music in the Library Playing the songs in a playlist Managing playlistsDeleting playlists Trimming an MP3 ringtone Setting a song as ringtone Sending music using Bluetooth About the Music widgetChecking if the song was added as a ringtone About Google Maps Turning on location servicesMaps and location 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 Responding to an invitation Joining LatitudeOpening Latitude Inviting friends to share their locations Changing privacy settings Connecting with and managing friends Revisiting a footprint HTC FootprintsAbout HTC Footprints Creating a footprint Exporting your footprints Editing or deleting a footprint About the Footprints widget Importing footprints Clearing the search history More appsWatching videos on YouTube Searching for videos Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Sharing a video link Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets Deleting stock quotes and indices Keeping track of your stocksAdding a stock quote or stock market index Changing the stock list order 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 Renaming a voice clip Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Subscribing to news channels Reading news feeds Adding a keyword Reading a storyManually checking for new stories Starring a story Using Flashlight Changing update schedule and font settingsAdding 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 Getting help Opening an installed applicationUninstalling an application Sharing games and applications More apps Changing your screen unlock pattern Changing unlock pattern settingsSecurity Protecting your phone with a screen unlock pattern Forgot your screen unlock pattern? Settings on your phone Settings Turning automatic screen rotation off Changing display settingsAdjusting the screen brightness manually Adjusting the time before the screen turns off Changing sound settings Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment Choosing the notification soundQuiet ring on pickup Optimizing your phone’s battery life Checking the power usage of applicationsChanging the phone language Managing memory Checking information about your phone Update and reset Checking for phone system software updates manuallyUpdating the phone software Performing a factory reset via settings Restarting or factory resetting your phoneRestarting your phone soft reset Performing a factory reset hard reset GPS Specifications Index Index MMS SMS Index