HTC HTC Amaze 4G User manual

Your HTC Amaze 4G
User guide

Contents
Getting started
HTC Amaze 4G 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 12
Storage card 13
Battery 14
Getting the battery to last longer 15
Switching the power on or off 16
Finger gestures 16
Setting up HTC Amaze 4G for the first time 17
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Amaze 4G 17
Home screen 18
Basics
Adjusting the volume 19
Sleep mode 19
Status icons 20
Notifications 22
Switching between recently opened apps 24
Using Quick Settings 24
Where apps, data, and files are stored 25
Connecting your phone to a computer 25
Copying files to or from the phone storage or storage card 26
Transferring contacts from your old phone 26
Copying and sharing text 27
Printing 28
Personalizing
Making HTC Amaze 4G truly yours 30
Personalizing HTC Amaze 4G with scenes 30
Changing your wallpaper 31
Applying a new skin 32
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32
Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34
Personalizing the launch bar 34
Grouping apps into a folder 35
Rearranging the Home screen 36
Personalizing with sound sets 37
Rearranging application tabs 38
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Customizing the lock screen style 38
Phone calls
Making a call with Smart dial 40
Using Speed dial 40
Calling a phone number in a text message 41
Calling a phone number in an email 41
Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 41
Making an emergency call 41
Receiving calls 41
What can I do during a call? 42
Setting up a conference call 44
Internet calls 44
Call history 45
Home dialing 46
Call services 46
Messages
About the Messages app 47
Sending a text message (SMS) 47
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 48
Resuming a draft message 49
Checking your messages 49
Replying to a message 50
Forwarding a message 50
WAP push messages 51
Managing message conversations 51
Backing up your text messages 52
Setting message options 53
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Amaze 4G and the Web 54
Browsing the Web 54
Downloading files and apps 56
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 56
Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome 58
Setting browser options 58
Camera
Camera basics 59
Taking a photo 60
Recording video 61
Choosing an effect 61
After capturing 62
Camera scenes 62
Improving people shots 62
Taking a panoramic photo 62
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 63
Changing camera settings 63
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Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 64
Music 70
Connected Media 74
HTC services
HTC Watch 75
Accounts and sync
Adding a social network account 79
Adding more Google Accounts 79
Managing your online accounts 80
People
About the People app 81
Your contacts list 81
Setting up your profile 82
Adding a new contact 83
Importing or copying contacts 83
Merging contact information 84
Contact information and conversations 84
Contact groups 86
Adding People widgets 87
Sending contact information 88
Backing up your contacts 88
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 90
Twitter for HTC Sense 90
About Friend Stream 90
Updating your status in Friend Stream 91
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 91
Tweeting in Friend Stream 92
Using Facebook chat 93
Chatting in Google Talk 94
Using Google+ 94
Email
Gmail 95
Mail 96
Calendar
About Calendar 103
Creating an event 103
Calendar views 104
Managing Calendar events 104
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 105
Setting reminders for your events 105
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Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 106
Showing or hiding calendars 106
Changing Calendar settings 106
Maps and location
Location settings 107
Locations 107
Google Maps 116
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 120
Using the Clock 121
Checking Weather 122
Reading eBooks 123
Reading news feeds 125
Keeping track of your stocks 126
Watching videos on YouTube 127
Listening to FM Radio 128
Sharing games and apps 128
Productivity
Working on documents 129
Uploading files to Dropbox 130
Recording your voice 130
Taking notes 131
Completing tasks 133
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 136
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Amaze 4G 136
Syncing songs and playlists 137
Syncing photos and videos 137
Syncing your calendar events 138
Syncing your contacts 138
Syncing your web bookmarks 139
Syncing documents and email attachments 139
Downloading maps or purchasing services 140
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Amaze 4G 140
Syncing another device with your computer 141
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 142
Entering words with predictive text 143
Entering text by speaking 145
Entering text by tracing 145
Internet connections
Data connection 146
Wi-Fi 147
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Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 148
Using HTC Amaze 4G as a modem (USB tethering) 150
Connecting to the Internet through a computer 150
Using HTC Amaze 4G as a wireless router 151
Bluetooth and NFC
Bluetooth basics 152
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 152
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 153
Sending information using Bluetooth 154
Receiving information using Bluetooth 155
Sharing content with Android Beam 156
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 157
Protecting HTC Amaze 4G with a screen lock 157
Encrypting data on HTC Amaze 4G 158
Settings
Changing display settings 160
Changing sound settings 161
Changing the display language 162
More ways to extend battery life 162
Managing memory 163
Backing up settings to Google 164
Accessibility settings 165
Checking information about HTC Amaze 4G 165
Update and reset
Updating the HTC Amaze 4G software 166
Restarting HTC Amaze 4G 166
Resetting HTC Amaze 4G 167
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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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.
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Getting started
HTC Amaze 4G
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. CAMERA
6. CAMCORDER
7. VOLUME control
8. Front camera
9. POWER
10. 3.5mm headset jack
11. Proximity sensor
12. 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 Amaze 4G that
already has a small opening for the sensor.
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
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Left and right panels
1. USB connector
2. VOLUME UP
3. VOLUME DOWN
4. CAMCORDER
5. CAMERA
Back panel
1. 8 megapixel camera
2. Speaker
3. Dual LED flash
4. Back cover
Bottom panel
1. RELEASE button for the back cover
2. Microphone
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and
storage card slot.
Make sure to switch off HTC Amaze 4G before removing the back cover.
1. Securely hold HTC Amaze 4G facing up.
2. Press and hold the RELEASE button at the bottom of the phone, and then
slightly lift the front panel.
This detaches the bottom part of the phone from the back cover.
3. Gently pull HTC Amaze 4G out of its back cover.
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