Your HTC Desire 4G LTE - Appalachian Wireless

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Your HTC Desire 4G LTE
User guide
2 Contents
Contents
Unboxing
HTC Desire 4G LTE 8
Back cover 9
SIM card 10
Storage card 11
Battery 12
Switching the power on or off 14
Setting up HTC Desire 4G LTE for the first time 15
Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 15
Your first week with your new phone
Home screen 16
Finger gestures 17
Sleep mode 18
Getting contacts into HTC Desire 4G LTE 20
Making your first call 20
Sending your first text message 20
Getting photos, videos, and music on or off HTC Desire 4G LTE 21
Copying and sharing text 21
Capturing the HTC Desire 4G LTE screen 23
Switching between recently opened apps 23
Notifications 23
Getting to know your settings 25
Getting the battery to last longer 25
Updating the HTC Desire 4G LTE software 25
Syncing your media and data with HTC Sync Manager 26
Camera
Camera basics 27
Taking a photo 28
Recording video 28
Camera scenes 29
Improving portrait shots 29
Taking a group shot 30
Taking a panoramic photo 30
Using HDR 30
Shooting in low light 31
Recording videos in slow motion 31
Improving video stability 31
Changing camera and video settings 32
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Personalizing
Making HTC Desire 4G LTE truly yours 33
Personalizing HTC Desire 4G LTE with scenes 33
Changing your wallpaper 34
Applying a new skin 35
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 35
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 36
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 37
Personalizing the launch bar 38
Grouping apps into a folder 38
Rearranging the Home screen 39
Personalizing with sound sets 40
Rearranging application tabs 41
Customizing the lock screen style 42
Securing HTC Desire 4G LTE with a personal touch 42
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 43
Using Speed dial 43
Calling a phone number in a text message 44
Calling a phone number in an email 44
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 44
Making an emergency call 44
Receiving calls 44
What can I do during a call 46
Setting up a three-way call 47
Internet calls 48
Call history 48
Call services 49
Messages
About the Messages app 50
Sending a text message (SMS) 50
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 50
Resuming a draft message 52
Checking your messages 52
Replying to a message 53
Forwarding a message 53
WAP push messages 54
Managing message conversations 54
Backing up your text messages 55
Setting message options 56
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Desire 4G LTE and the Web 57
Browsing the Web 57
Private browsing 59
Adding and managing your bookmarks 59
Saving web content for later 60
Viewing your browsing history 60
Downloading files and apps 61
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Setting browser options 62
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 63
Music 70
Movie Editor 74
Wireless Display 75
Accounts and sync
Adding your social networks, email accounts, and more 76
Adding one or more Google Accounts 76
Managing your online accounts 77
People
About the People app 78
Your contacts list 78
Setting up your profile 79
Adding a new contact 80
Importing or copying contacts 80
Merging contact information 81
Contact information and conversations 82
Contact groups 83
Adding People widgets 84
Sending contact information 85
Backing up your contacts 85
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 87
Twitter for HTC Sense 87
About Friend Stream 87
Updating your status in Friend Stream 88
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 88
Tweeting in Friend Stream 89
Chatting in Google Talk 90
Using Google+ 90
Email
Gmail 91
Mail 92
Calendar
About Calendar 99
Creating an event 99
Viewing the Calendar 99
Managing Calendar events 100
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 101
Setting reminders for your events 102
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 102
Showing or hiding calendars 102
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Changing Calendar settings 102
Online storage and services
Dropbox 103
SkyDrive 107
HTC Watch 109
HTC Car
On the road with HTC Car 113
Playing music in HTC Car 113
Finding your way with HTC Car 114
Staying connected to your contacts 115
Changing HTC Car settings 115
Travel and maps
Location settings 116
Google Maps 116
Essential apps
Using the Clock 120
Checking Weather 122
Viewing a PDF 123
Working on documents 123
Taking notes 125
Completing tasks 128
Keeping track of your stocks 131
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 132
Watching videos on YouTube 133
Recording voice clips 134
Sharing games and apps 134
Your phone and computer
Where apps, data, and files are stored 135
Connecting HTC Desire 4G LTE to a computer 136
Copying files to or from the storage card 136
HTC Sync Manager basics 137
Playing music in HTC Sync Manager 140
Viewing photos and videos in HTC Sync Manager 141
Setting up HTC Sync Manager to recognize HTC Desire 4G LTE 142
Setting up HTC Desire 4G LTE to sync with your computer 143
Syncing HTC Desire 4G LTE and your computer 146
Ripping music from a CD with HTC Sync Manager 146
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 147
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 147
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Internet connections
Data connection 148
Wi-Fi 148
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 150
Sharing your mobile data connection by USB tethering 151
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 151
Using HTC Desire 4G LTE as a wireless router 152
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 153
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 153
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 154
Sending information using Bluetooth 155
Receiving information using Bluetooth 156
Settings and security
Turning Airplane mode on or off 158
Changing display settings 158
Changing sound settings 159
Changing the display language 160
More ways to extend battery life 161
Backing up settings to Google 161
Accessibility settings 161
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 162
Protecting HTC Desire 4G LTE with a screen lock 162
Encrypting data on HTC Desire 4G LTE 163
Checking information about HTC Desire 4G LTE 164
Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 164
Managing memory 165
Other essentials
Status icons 167
Printing 168
Using the onscreen keyboard 169
Entering words with predictive text 170
Entering text by speaking 172
Entering text by tracing 172
Restarting HTC Desire 4G LTE 173
Resetting HTC Desire 4G LTE 173
Trademarks and copyrights
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
7 Conventions used in this guide
Conventions used in this guide
In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important
information:
This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens
when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides
information that may only be applicable to some situations.
This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure,
or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain
task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be
careful about to prevent potential problems.
8 Unboxing
Unboxing
HTC Desire 4G LTE
1. BACK
2. HOME
3. RECENT APPS
4. VOLUME
5. Front camera
6. Proximity sensor
7. POWER
8. 3.5mm headset jack
9. Notification LED
10. USB connector
If you want to use a screen protector, please don’t cover and block the proximity
sensor. You can purchase the dedicated screen protector for HTC Desire 4G LTE
that already has a small opening for the sensor.
9 Unboxing
Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. Securely hold HTC Desire 4G LTE facing down.
2. With your finger, open the back cover from the small opening at the bottom of
HTC Desire 4G LTE.
Replacing the back cover
1. Align the back cover onto the top part of HTC Desire 4G LTE.
2. Press the sides and the bottom part of the back cover down to lock the cover
into place.
You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
10 Unboxing
SIM card
HTC Desire 4G LTE uses a microSIM card. The microSIM card contains your phone
number, service details, and memory for storing phonebook contacts and/or text
messages.
Inserting the SIM card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Pull the SIM card tray out with your thumb or finger, and place the SIM card into
the tray.
3. Insert the SIM card tray into its slot. Make sure that the SIM card's cut off corner
is on the upper right when inserting the tray.