HTC Evo 4G LTE User manual

User Guide
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Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
Get Started ................................................................................................................................ 1
Your Phone at a Glance ......................................................................................................... 1
Charge Your Phone................................................................................................................ 3
Activate Your Phone............................................................................................................... 4
Complete the Setup Application.............................................................................................. 5
Set Up Voicemail.................................................................................................................... 6
Sprint Account Information and Help ...................................................................................... 6
Sprint Account Passwords .................................................................................................. 6
Manage Your Account......................................................................................................... 7
Sprint Support Services ...................................................................................................... 8
Phone Basics............................................................................................................................. 9
Your Phone’s Layout .............................................................................................................10
Turn Your Phone On and Off.................................................................................................13
Turn Your Screen On and Off................................................................................................13
Your Phone’s Lock Screen....................................................................................................14
Unlock the Screen..............................................................................................................14
Customize the Lock Screen ...............................................................................................15
Touchscreen Navigation........................................................................................................15
Your Home Screen................................................................................................................18
Home Screen Basics .........................................................................................................19
Extended Screens..............................................................................................................20
Customize the Home Screen .............................................................................................21
Launch Bar, Apps, and Folders..........................................................................................22
Status and Notifications.........................................................................................................24
Status Bar..........................................................................................................................24
Notifications Panel.............................................................................................................27
Notification LED.................................................................................................................27
Enter Text..............................................................................................................................28
HTC Sense Input Keyboard ...............................................................................................28
Enter Text by Speaking......................................................................................................31

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Swype Keyboard................................................................................................................31
Tips for Editing Text...........................................................................................................33
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................36
Make Phone Calls .................................................................................................................36
Call Using the Phone Dialer...............................................................................................36
Call From Call History........................................................................................................37
Call From People...............................................................................................................38
Call Using a Speed Dial Number........................................................................................38
Call a Number in a Text Message or Email Message.........................................................38
Call Emergency Numbers..................................................................................................38
Receive Phone Calls.............................................................................................................39
Visual Voicemail....................................................................................................................40
Set Up Visual Voicemail.....................................................................................................40
Review Visual Voicemail....................................................................................................41
Learn More About Visual Voicemail ...................................................................................42
Voicemail (Traditional)...........................................................................................................42
Set Up Voicemail ...............................................................................................................42
Voicemail Notification.........................................................................................................43
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages....................................................................................43
Phone Call Options................................................................................................................44
Caller ID.............................................................................................................................44
Call Waiting........................................................................................................................44
3-way Calling .....................................................................................................................45
Call Forwarding..................................................................................................................45
In-call Options....................................................................................................................45
Internet Calls.........................................................................................................................46
Add an Internet Calling Account.........................................................................................46
Make an Internet Call.........................................................................................................46
Set Up Speed Dialing............................................................................................................47
Call History............................................................................................................................47
View Call History................................................................................................................47
Save a Number From Call History......................................................................................48
Prepend a Number From Call History ................................................................................49

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Erase Call History..............................................................................................................49
Settings.....................................................................................................................................50
Wireless & Networks Settings................................................................................................50
Airplane Mode....................................................................................................................51
Wi-Fi..................................................................................................................................51
Bluetooth............................................................................................................................51
Mobile Network..................................................................................................................51
More Wireless & Network Settings.....................................................................................51
Personalization Settings........................................................................................................52
Scene ................................................................................................................................52
Change the Home Screen Wallpaper.................................................................................53
Change the Default Ringtone.............................................................................................53
Sound Set..........................................................................................................................53
Application Tabs ................................................................................................................55
Change the Lock Screen Style...........................................................................................55
Accounts & Sync...................................................................................................................55
Add Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, and More ......................................................56
Add One or More Google Accounts....................................................................................56
Manage Your Online Accounts...........................................................................................56
Location & Security Settings..................................................................................................57
Location.............................................................................................................................57
Security-Screen Lock.........................................................................................................58
Display Settings.....................................................................................................................60
Auto-rotate Screen.............................................................................................................60
Animation...........................................................................................................................60
Text Size............................................................................................................................60
Brightness..........................................................................................................................61
Screen Timeout..................................................................................................................61
Keep the Screen On While Charging .................................................................................61
Change the Wallpaper .......................................................................................................61
Calibrate the Screen..........................................................................................................62
Sound Settings......................................................................................................................62
General Sound Settings.....................................................................................................62

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Incoming Calls ...................................................................................................................63
Notifications.......................................................................................................................64
System...............................................................................................................................64
Call Settings..........................................................................................................................64
Voicemail Settings .............................................................................................................65
Other Call Settings.............................................................................................................65
Internet Call Settings..........................................................................................................66
Applications Settings.............................................................................................................66
Allow Installation of Third-Party Programs..........................................................................66
Clear Application Cache and Data.....................................................................................66
Select the App to Open Data Items....................................................................................67
Stop Applications Using Task Manager..............................................................................67
Storage Settings....................................................................................................................67
Where Applications, Data, and Files are Stored.................................................................67
Encrypt Data on Your Phone..............................................................................................68
Reset Your Phone..............................................................................................................68
Power & Data Management Settings.....................................................................................69
Adjust the Screen Brightness and Screen On-Time...........................................................69
Manage Your Phone’s Wireless Functions.........................................................................70
Set the Email Synchronization Schedule............................................................................70
Close Applications Not In Use............................................................................................71
Language & Keyboard Settings.............................................................................................71
Language Settings.............................................................................................................71
Keyboard Settings..............................................................................................................71
Date & Time Settings.............................................................................................................71
Connect to PC Settings.........................................................................................................72
System Updates....................................................................................................................72
About Your Phone.................................................................................................................72
People ......................................................................................................................................73
Getting Contacts Into Your Phone.........................................................................................73
Transfer Contacts from Your Old Phone............................................................................74
Your People List....................................................................................................................75
Your People App Profile........................................................................................................76