HTC HTC Sensation 4G User manual

Your HTC Sensation 4G
User guide

Contents
Getting started
HTC Sensation 4G 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 15
Setting up HTC Sensation 4G for the first time 16
Finger gestures 16
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation 4G 17
Home screen 18
Basics
Adjusting the volume 19
Sleep mode 19
Status icons 21
Notifications 22
Switching between recently opened apps 24
Using Quick Settings 24
Where apps, data, and files are stored 25
Connecting HTC Sensation 4G to a computer 26
Copying files to or from the storage card 26
Transferring contacts from your old phone 27
Copying and sharing text 28
Printing 29
Personalizing
Making HTC Sensation 4G truly yours 30
Personalizing HTC Sensation 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
Customizing the lock screen style 38
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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
Wi-Fi Calling 44
Internet calls 45
Call history 46
Home dialing 47
Call services 48
Turning Airplane mode on or off 48
Messages
About the Messages app 49
Sending a text message (SMS) 49
Sending a picture message (MMS) 50
Resuming a draft message 51
Checking your messages 51
Replying to a message 52
Forwarding a message 52
WAP push messages 53
Managing message conversations 53
Backing up your text messages 54
Setting message options 55
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Sensation 4G and the Web 56
Browsing the Web 56
Downloading files and apps 58
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 58
Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome 60
Setting browser options 60
Camera
Camera basics 61
Before capturing 61
Taking a photo 62
Recording video 63
Camera scenes 63
Improving people shots 63
Taking a panoramic photo 63
Taking continuous camera shots 65
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 65
Changing camera settings 65
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Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 66
Music 72
Connected Media 76
HTC services
HTC Watch 77
Accounts and sync
What online accounts can you sync with? 81
Syncing with a Google Account 81
Adding a social network account 82
Managing your online accounts 82
Contacts
About the Contacts app 83
Your contacts list 83
Setting up your profile 84
Importing contacts from your SIM card 84
Adding a new contact 85
Setting contact search options 85
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 85
Merging contact information 86
Contact information and conversations 87
Sending contact information 88
Contact groups 88
Adding People widgets 90
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 91
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 92
Twitter for HTC Sense 92
About Friend Stream 92
Updating your status in Friend Stream 93
Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 93
Tweeting in Friend Stream 94
Chatting in Google Talk 95
Using Google+ 95
Email
Gmail 96
Mail 97
Calendar
About Calendar 104
Creating an event 104
Calendar views 105
Managing Calendar events 105
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Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 106
Setting reminders for your events 106
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 107
Showing or hiding calendars 107
Changing Calendar settings 107
Maps and location
Location settings 108
Google Maps 108
Productivity
Working on documents 112
Recording your voice 113
Taking notes 113
Completing tasks 116
Google Play and other apps
Getting apps from Google Play 118
Using the Clock 119
Checking Weather 120
Reading news feeds 121
Keeping track of your stocks 123
Watching videos on YouTube 124
Listening to FM Radio 125
Sharing games and apps 125
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 126
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation 4G 127
Syncing songs and playlists 127
Syncing photos and videos 128
Syncing your calendar events 128
Syncing your contacts 129
Syncing your web bookmarks 129
Syncing documents and email attachments 130
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation 4G 130
Syncing another device with your computer 131
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 132
Entering words with predictive text 133
Entering text by speaking 135
Entering text by tracing 135
Internet connections
Data connection 136
Wi-Fi 137
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 138
Using HTC Sensation 4G as a modem (USB tethering) 139
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Connecting to the Internet through a computer 139
Using HTC Sensation 4G as a wireless router 140
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 141
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 141
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 142
Sending information using Bluetooth 143
Receiving information using Bluetooth 144
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 146
Protecting HTC Sensation 4G with a screen lock 146
Settings
Choosing which app opens when you tap a data item 148
Changing display settings 148
Changing sound settings 149
Changing the display language 150
More ways to extend battery life 150
Managing memory 151
Backing up settings to Google 153
Accessibility settings 153
Checking information about HTC Sensation 4G 153
Update and reset
Updating the HTC Sensation 4G software 154
Restarting HTC Sensation 4G 154
Resetting HTC Sensation 4G 155
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 Sensation 4G
Front panel
1. HOME
2. MENU
3. BACK
4. SEARCH
5. Touch screen
6. Proximity sensor
7. Front camera
8. Notification LED
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 Sensation 4G
that already has a small opening for the sensor.
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
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Left panel
1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
3. USB connector
Back panel
1. Dual LED flash
2. 8 megapixel camera
3. Speaker
4. Back cover
Bottom panel
1. RELEASE button for the back cover
2. Microphone
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
1. Securely hold HTC Sensation 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 Sensation 4G out of its back cover.
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