HTC Wildfire S metroPCS User manual

Your HTC Wildfire S
User guide

Contents
Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC Wildfire S 8
Back cover 10
Storage card 11
Battery 12
Switching the power on or off 13
Finger gestures 14
Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time 14
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S 15
Home screen 16
Basics
Adjusting the volume 17
Sleep mode 18
Status and notifications 18
Notifications panel 21
Connecting HTC Wildfire S to a computer 23
Copying files to or from the storage card 23
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 24
Personalizing
Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours 26
Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes 26
Changing your wallpaper 27
Applying a new skin 28
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 28
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 29
Adding folders on your Home screen 30
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 30
Rearranging the Home screen 31
Using sound sets 32
Changing your ringtones and alarms 33
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 34
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 35
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 35
Using Speed dial 36
Calling a phone number in a text message 36
Calling a phone number in an email 36
Making an emergency call 37
Receiving calls 37
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What can I do during a call 38
Setting up a three-way call 39
Internet calls 40
Using Call history 41
Call services 42
Turning Airplane mode on or off 43
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Wildfire S and the Web 44
Using the web browser 46
Downloading from the Web 47
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 48
Setting browser options 49
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 51
Synchronizing with a Google Account 51
Adding a social network account 52
Managing your online accounts 52
People
About the People app 54
Setting up your profile 55
Adding a new contact 55
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 56
Merging contact information 57
Filtering your contacts list 58
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 59
Contact information and conversations 59
Sending contact information as a vCard 60
Contact groups 61
Adding People widgets 63
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 65
Twitter for HTC Sense 66
Tweeting on the go using Peep 67
Using Friend Stream 69
Chatting in Google Talk 71
Camera
Camera basics 74
Taking a photo 75
Recording video 76
Adding effects 77
After capturing 77
Changing camera settings 78
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 80
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Music 87
Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 91
Using the Clock 93
Checking Weather 96
Keeping track of your stocks 98
Watching videos on YouTube 99
Listening to FM Radio 100
Recording your voice 101
Sharing games and apps 103
Messages
Opening Messages 104
Sending a text message (SMS) 104
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 105
Resuming a draft message 107
Viewing and replying to a message 108
Forwarding a message 109
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 109
Push messages 110
Managing message conversations 110
Setting message options 111
Email
Gmail 113
Mail 114
Calendar
About Calendar 122
Creating an event 122
Changing Calendar views 124
Managing Calendar events 125
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 126
Displaying and synchronizing reminders 126
Changing Calendar settings 128
About the Calendar widget 128
Maps and location
Location settings 129
Google Maps 129
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 134
Installing HTC Sync 134
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Wildfire S 135
Getting to know the workspace 135
Setting up synchronization 136
Synchronizing HTC Wildfire S 139
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Wildfire S 139
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Synchronizing another device with your computer 140
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 140
HTCSense.com
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 141
Using HTCSense.com 142
Deleting your HTCSense.com account 143
Keyboard
Choosing between Swype and the Onscreen Keyboard 144
Using Swype 144
Entering text using Swype 144
Entering text by typing 145
Adjusting Swype settings 145
Using the onscreen keyboard 146
Entering words with predictive text 147
Entering text by speaking 149
Editing text 150
Adjusting input settings 151
Internet connections
Data connection 152
Wi-Fi 152
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 153
Connecting HTC Wildfire S to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 155
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 156
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 156
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 157
Sending information using Bluetooth 158
Receiving information using Bluetooth 160
Security
Protecting HTC Wildfire S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 161
Settings
Settings on your phone 163
Changing display settings 165
Changing sound settings 166
Changing the language 167
Optimizing battery life 167
Managing memory 168
Checking information about your phone 169
Update and reset
HTC Wildfire S software updates 170
Restarting HTC Wildfire S 171
Resetting HTC Wildfire S 171
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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
Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
§HTC Wildfire S
§Battery (preinstalled)
§microSD™card (preinstalled)
§USB cable
§3 .5mm stereo headset
§Power adapter
§Quick start guide
§Safety and regulatory guide
HTC Wildfire S
Front panel
1. Notification LED
2. Proximity sensor
3. Earpiece
4. Touch screen
5. Home
6. Menu
7. Back
8. Search
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Left panel
1. VOLUME UP
2. VOLUME DOWN
3. USB connector
Back panel
1. LED flash
2. 5 megapixel camera
3. Speaker
4. Microphone
5. Lanyard hole
Top panel
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment and storage card slot.
1. Turn off HTC Wildfire S and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. With your finger, pry open the back cover from the small opening near the
POWER button.
Replacing the back cover
1. Insert the lower half of the phone into the bottom of the back cover.
2. Press the sides and top part of the back cover towards the phone to lock the
cover in place. You'll hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
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