User GuideTable of ContentsGetting started8Inside the box8HTC EVO V 4G8Front panel8Top panel9Left and right panels9Back panel9Back cover10Removing the back cover10Replacing the back cover10Storage card11Inserting the storage card11Removing the storage card11Unmounting the storage card11Battery12Removing the battery12Inserting the battery12Charging the battery13Getting the battery to last longer13Switching the power on or off14Switching the power on14Switching the power off14What are Wireless Emergency Alerts/CMAS?14Touch gestures14Setting up HTC EVO V 4G for the first time15Ways of getting contacts into HTC EVO V 4G15Home screen16Extended Home screen16Using Leap view16Basics17Adjusting the volume17Adjusting the ringer volume17Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls17Adjusting the media volume17Sleep mode17Switching to Sleep mode17Waking up from Sleep mode18Unlocking the screen18Opening an app from the lock screen18Status icons19Notifications20Notification LED20Notification icons20Notifications panel21Switching between recently opened apps22Using Quick Settings22Where apps, data, and files are stored23Connecting your phone to a computer24Copying files to or from the storage card24Transferring contacts from your old phone25Copying and sharing text25Selecting text25Copying and pasting text25Sharing text26Printing26Printing a photo26Adding a printer27Personalizing28Making HTC EVO V 4G truly yours28Personalizing HTC EVO V 4G with scenes28Using a preset scene28Creating a new scene28Renaming a scene29Deleting scenes29Changing your wallpaper29Applying a new skin30Personalizing your Home screen with widgets30Adding a widget to your Home screen30Changing the settings of a widget31Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen31Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen32Moving a widget or icon32Removing a widget or icon32Personalizing the launch bar32Grouping apps into a folder33Renaming a folder33Removing items from a folder33Rearranging the Home screen34Removing a Home screen panel34Adding back a Home screen panel34Personalizing with sound sets35Creating a sound set35Changing your ringtone, notifications, and sounds35Deleting sound sets35Rearranging application tabs36Customizing the lock screen style36Phone calls38Making a call with Smart dial38What is Smart dial?38Using Speed dial38Assigning a speed dial key38Calling a phone number in a text message39Calling a phone number in an email39Making an emergency call39Receiving calls39Answering a call39Rejecting a call40Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call40Look who's calling40What can I do during a call40Switching between calls41Turning the speakerphone on during a call41Muting the microphone during a call41Ending a call41Internet calls42Adding an Internet calling account42Making an Internet call42Call history42Returning a missed call42Checking calls in the Call History43Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call History43Clearing the Call History list43Call services43Messages44About the Messages app44Sending a text message (SMS)44Sending a multimedia message (MMS)45Can't find your contacts' email addresses in Messages?45Creating a slideshow45Resuming a draft message46Checking your messages46Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message46Saving a text message in the Tasks app46Replying to a message47Replying to another phone number of the contact47Forwarding a message47WAP push messages48Opening and reading a new WAP push message48Viewing all your WAP push messages48Managing message conversations48Locking a message48Deleting a single message48Deleting several messages within a conversation49Deleting a conversation49Deleting several conversations49Backing up your text messages49Importing text messages49Setting message options50Search and Web browser51Searching HTC EVO V 4G and the Web51Setting search options51Performing searches on the Web and HTC EVO V 4G51Browsing the Web51Opening a new browser window52Switching between browser windows52Viewing the full version of a website53Private browsing53Downloading files and apps53Viewing your downloads53Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages54Bookmarking a webpage54Opening a bookmark54Editing a bookmark54Viewing a previously visited page54Clearing the list of previously visited pages54Viewing a page that you often visit55Clearing the list of most visited pages55Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages55Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome55Setting browser options56Setting your homepage56Choosing when to show Adobe Flash content56Camera57Switching between 3D and 2D57Camera basics57Before capturing58Zooming58Auto focusing58Switching between the front and rear camera58Choosing an effect58Setting the resolution58Choosing a flash mode58Taking a photo59Recording video59Camera scenes60Improving people shots60Changing camera settings60Top questions on 3D camera61How does the phone display in 3D?61What's the maximum resolution for 3D and 2D photos?61What's the maximum resolution for 3D and 2D videos?61What's the best distance for capturing 3D photos and videos?62What capture file formats are available for 3D photos?62How can I view 3D photos on my computer?62Photos, videos, and music63Gallery63About the Gallery app63Viewing photos and videos63Starting a photo slideshow63Adjusting a 3D photo64Watching a video64Editing your photos64Rotating a photo64Cropping a photo65Adding photo effects65Saving a 3D photo as 2D65Trimming a video65Viewing photos in your social networks66Sending your photos and videos66Sending photos or videos by email66Sending a photo or video by MMS67Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth67Sharing your photos and videos on the Web67Sharing photos or videos on Facebook67Sharing photos and videos on Flickr68Sharing photos on Picasa68Sharing videos on YouTube69Music69Browsing music in the library69Listening to music70Finding music videos on YouTube70Updating album covers70Playing music from the Lock screen70Creating a playlist71Playing the songs in a playlist71Managing playlists72Deleting playlists72Setting a song as a ringtone72Trimming an MP3 ringtone73Sharing music using Bluetooth73Connected Media74Sharing media on your home network74HTC services75HTC Watch75About HTC Watch75Creating or signing in to your HTC Watch account75Watching movies and TV shows76Renting or purchasing a video76Managing your downloads77Changing settings77Checking what's linked to your HTC Watch account77Deleting your HTC Watch account77Top questions on HTC Watch78Why am I asked to sign in again to my account?78How long is the rental period of a video?78Why won't HTC Watch allow me to remove a device and add a new one?78Accounts and sync79Adding a social network account79Adding more Google Accounts79Forgot your Google Account password?79Managing your online accounts80Changing sync settings80Syncing an account manually80Managing synced account settings80Removing an account80People81About the People app81Your contacts list81Filtering your contacts list81Setting up your profile82Adding a new contact82Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account82Merging contact information83Accepting matched contacts suggestions83Manually merging contact information83Breaking the link83Backing up your contacts to the storage card83Importing contacts from the storage card84Contact information and conversations84Editing a contact’s information84Deleting contacts85Sending contact information85Sending multiple contact cards85Contact groups86Creating a group86Editing a contact group86Sending a message or email to a group86Rearranging your contact groups87Rearranging the members of a contact group87Deleting groups87Social88Facebook for HTC Sense88About Friend Stream88Checking notifications from your social networks88Updating your status in Friend Stream88Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream89Posting a message on a friend's Facebook wall89Commenting on and liking Facebook posts89Checking in to a place89Using Facebook chat90Chatting in Google Talk90Using Google+90Email91Gmail91Viewing your Gmail Inbox91Sending an email message in Gmail91Replying to or forwarding email messages in Gmail92Getting help92Mail92Adding a POP3/IMAP email account92Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account93Checking your Mail inbox93Viewing the unified inbox of all your email accounts94Switching between different views of your inbox94Manually refreshing an email account94Sorting email messages95Sending an email message95Resuming a draft email message95Reading and replying to an email message95Where are my unread email messages?96Saving an email message in the Tasks app96Searching and filtering email messages96Searching for emails from a contact96Working with Exchange ActiveSync email97Flagging an email97Setting your Out of the office status97Sending a meeting request97Managing email messages97Moving email messages to another folder97Deleting email messages97Switching to other mail folders97Changing email account settings98Calendar99About Calendar99Creating an event99Calendar views100Month view100Day and agenda views100Week view100Managing Calendar events100Editing an event100Deleting an event101Sharing an event101Accepting or declining a meeting invitation101Setting reminders for your events101Dismissing or snoozing event reminders102Showing or hiding calendars102Changing Calendar settings102Maps and location103Location settings103Turning on location services103Locations103Recording favorite places with HTC Footprints103Adding a location as a footprint103Revisiting a footprint104Editing or deleting a footprint104Sharing your footprints104Deleting multiple footprints104Exporting your footprints104Google Maps104About Google Maps104Getting around maps105Searching for a location105Clearing the map105Checking the details of a location106Searching for a place of interest near you106Getting directions106Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)107Opening and joining Latitude107Getting help107Google Play and other apps108Getting apps from Google Play108Finding and installing an app108Uninstalling an app108Getting help109Using the Clock109About the HTC Clock widget109Changing the location on the Clock widget109About the Clock app109World Clock settings109Setting your home city109Setting the date and time manually110Adding a city to the World Clock screen110Setting an alarm110Deleting an alarm110Checking Weather110Adding a city to the Weather screen111Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen111Deleting cities from the Weather screen111Reading news feeds111Subscribing to news channels111Adding a keyword112Reading a story112Changing update schedule and content settings112Watching videos on YouTube113Searching for videos113Clearing the search history113Sharing a video link113Capturing and sharing videos on YouTube113Sharing games and apps114Productivity115Working on documents115Viewing a document115Creating a document115Editing a document115Recording your voice116Setting a voice clip as a ringtone116Completing tasks116Viewing the unified task list116Filtering tasks116Creating a task list117Managing task lists117Creating a task117Managing tasks117Changing Tasks settings118HTC Sync119About HTC Sync119Installing HTC Sync119Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC EVO V 4G120Syncing songs and playlists120Syncing photos and videos121Syncing your calendar events121Syncing your contacts122Syncing your web bookmarks122Syncing documents and email attachments123Installing an app from your computer to HTC EVO V 4G123Syncing another device with your computer124Keyboard125Using the onscreen keyboard125Selecting a keyboard layout125Entering text125Choosing multiple keyboard languages125Changing the keyboard language126Entering words with predictive text126Setting a second language for the keyboard126Adding a word to the predictive text dictionary127Editing or deleting a word in the predictive text dictionary127Backing up your personal dictionary to your storage card127Importing your personal dictionary from your storage card127Entering text by speaking128Entering text by tracing128Turning on trace input128Adjusting input settings129Internet connections130Data connection130Wi‑Fi130Turning Wi‑Fi on and connecting to a wireless network130Checking the wireless network status131Connecting to a different Wi‑Fi network131Connecting to a Wi‑Fi network using enhanced security131Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)131Setting up secure credential storage132Adding a VPN connection132Connecting to a VPN132Disconnecting from a VPN133Bluetooth134Bluetooth basics134Turning Bluetooth on or off134Changing the device name134Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit134Reconnecting a headset or car kit135Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device135Disconnecting a Bluetooth device135Unpairing from a Bluetooth device136Sending information using Bluetooth136Where sent information is saved137Receiving information using Bluetooth137Settings139Turning Airplane mode on or off139Changing display settings139Adjusting the screen brightness manually139Adjusting the time before the screen turns off139Turning automatic screen rotation off139Recalibrating the G-sensor140Keeping the screen on while charging140Switching animation effects on or off140Changing sound settings140Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes140Playing a sound when selecting onscreen items140Lowering the ring volume automatically141Making HTC EVO V 4G ring louder in your pocket or bag141Switching to speakerphone automatically141Changing the display language141Checking the power usage of applications141Managing memory142Checking how much phone memory is available for use142Checking the available storage card space142Making more storage space (internal storage)142Stopping running applications using Task Manager142Backing up settings to Google143Accessibility settings143Protecting HTC EVO V 4G with a screen lock143Forgot your screen lock pattern?144Encrypting data on HTC EVO V 4G144Checking information about HTC EVO V 4G145Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item145Update and reset146Updating the HTC EVO V 4G software146Installing an update146Checking for updates manually146Restarting HTC EVO V 4G147Resetting HTC EVO V 4G147Performing a factory reset from settings147Performing a factory reset using hardware buttons147Trademarks and copyrights148Index150Size: 3.82 MBPages: 153Language: EnglishOpen manual
