The walkthrough guide

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1 want to be blown away The walkthrough guide

2 Contents 1. HTC Sense -Widgets -Weather -Friend Stream -Scenes 2. Mail 3. Android Market 4. Google Maps 5. Facebook 6. Wallpaper

3 HTC Sense Your HTC Desire is as unique as you are. Built on a culture of innovation and a passion to enhance peoples lives, HTC shapes the mobile experience around the individual. HTC Sense delivers on three basic principles: Make it Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected. Make it Mine Make It Mine is about feeling your HTC phone was created for and by you. To do this, HTC encourages you to dictate and organize how you want to access the people and content in your life in a way that fits best for you. For some, this means adding glance-view widgets that push content like twitter feeds, weather, or status updates to the surface while others may want quick access to business-focused information like , calendar and world-times. Stay Close Today, staying in touch with the people in your life means managing a variety of communication channels and applications ranging from phone calls, s, texts, photos, status updates and more. HTC Sense takes a different approach by integrating these communication channels and applications into one single view enabling you to stay closer to your important people. With HTC Sense, friends Facebook status updates and photos along with their Flickr photos are included along side their text messages, s and call history in a single view. Discover the Unexpected Many of the most memorable moments in your life are experienced, not explained. HTC Sense is focused on providing a variety of these simple yet innovative experiences on your HTC phone that will sometimes bring you moments of joy and delight. It can be something as basic as turning the phone over to silence a ring or as simple as improving the smart dialler for making calls quicker.

4 HTC Sense - Widgets Widgets are already added to your home screen for your convenience. But you can add/remove widgets to customize the phone to you. A wide selection of widgets is available for you to choose from, such as Calendar, Music, Photo Album, Friend Stream, Twitter, and more. You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Removing a Widget Adding a Widget 1. Long press the widget that you want to remove until it activates. 1. Tap the + icon or long press the home screen to open the Add to Home options menu. 2. Drag the widget to the trash. 2. Tap Widget and then select from the list of widget options. 3. Drag the widget in place. Note: To download more widgets, tap Get more HTC widgets from the Add widget menu page.

5 HTC Sense - Weather Weather forecast is updated automatically based on your location, and cinematic animated weather wallpaper. If you consented to turn location service on when you were setting up your phone for the first time, you ll see the weather of your current location right on the HTC Clock widget of your Home screen. You can also use the Weather application to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next four days of the week. In addition to your current location s weather, this application also displays the weather forecasts of other cities around the globe. Checking weather Weather Update Adding a city Other locations On the Weather screen, you ll first see your current location s weather. To check the weather in other cities, swipe your finger up or down the screen. The Weather application automatically downloads and displays the latest weather updates. You can also download the most recent weather anytime by tapping the bottom left icon. To add up to 15 cities, tap + to add a new location. To see more weather details on the Web, tap Weather at the bottom center of the Weather screen. As you enter the location, the list is filtered to show the possible locations based on the letters you entered. Tap the desired city to select it.

6 HTC Sense - Friend Stream You see your friends Twitter Facebook and Flickr updates all in one easy place. Plus you can post directly to Facebook, Twitter, or both. Add the Friend Stream widget so you can update your status simultaneously and view status updates from your social network accounts right on the Home screen. Press HOME then tap + > Widget > Friend Stream. Choose the widget style, and then tap Select. Drag the widget to a blank space on the Home screen, and then release. Friend Stream widget With the Friend Stream widget on your home screen you can read and send messages from the accounts that you are signed in to, including Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. Simply tap on the gear icon to select the accounts you want Friend Stream to access. Tap Share Your updated status appears on both Facebook and Twitter.

7 HTC Sense - Scenes Set up HTC Scenes and you get different sets of apps and widgets to match your mood, location, whatever. It s just like your life you can have Scenes for work, travel, play and more. To access Scenes, tap Menu > Home, then tap Scenes. After selecting a preset scene, you can add widgets and other elements, arrange the layout, change the wallpaper, and save the whole Home screen as your personalized scene. Customize and Save a Scene 1. In the Choose a scene menu, select a preset scene that already has some widget, or select Clean Slate if you want to design your own home screen from scratch. 2. Add widgets and other elements to customize your screen. 3. Change the home screen wallpaper. You can also change the lock screen image. 4. Arrange the layout of your home screen according to your preference. 5. When you are done designing your home screen, tap HOME > MENU, and then tap Scenes again. 6. Under My scenes, make sure the Current (unsaved) option is selected and then tap Save. 7. Enter a new Scene name and then tap Done. Or if you already created a scene, enter the same Scene name, tap Done and then tap Replace.

8 Mail The Mail application lets you send and receive from your Exchange ActiveSync , webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP. You can also organize and filter your using your mailbox tabs. Logging in for the first time 1. To add an account for the first time in Mail, tap Other (POP3/IMAP) on the Choose a Mail Provider Screen. 2. Enter your address and password. 3. Next fill in an account name. 4. Welcome to your inbox. Mail tabs and filters Unread Displays unread messages. Received tab Displays s as individual items. Conversations Displays messages as conversations, grouped according to the subject line. Tap a subject in the list to show the conversation. VIP group Displays messages from contacts in your VIP group. To add contacts to the VIP group from this tab, tap Add contact to group, select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save. Marked (Exchange ActiveSync only) Displays all flagged messages. Meeting invitations (Exchange ActiveSync only) Displays meeting invitations that you have not yet accepted or declined. Attachments Displays messages with attachments

9 Android Market The place to go to find new apps for your phone. Choice Choose from a wide variety of free and paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games. When you find an app you want, you can easily download and install it on your phone with just a few taps of your finger. Google Checkout You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google Account to access and purchase items from Android Market. You can set up a Google Checkout account at checkout.google.com, or the first time you use your phone to buy an item from Android Market.

10 Google Maps Google Maps lets you track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to your destination. It also provides a search tool where you can locate places of interest or an address on a vector or aerial map, or view locations in street level. How to Turn on location services Before you open Google Maps and find your location or search for places of interest, you must enable location sources. Press HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Location. Select Use wireless networks, Use GPS satellites, or both. Find your location Press HOME, and then tap > Maps. On the Google Maps screen, press MENU and then tap My Location. Your location is shown on the map as a blinking blue dot. Move on the map Swipe your finger on the screen or the optical joystick to view other areas of the map. Zoom in or out of a map Tap + to zoom in; tap - to zoom out.

11 Google Maps Search in plain English. No need to know the address. You can type a business name or even a kind of a business. Navigation Search by voice Satellite view Speak your destination instead of typing. View your route overlaid on 3D satellite views with Google s high-resolution aerial imagery. Search along route Search for any type of business along your route, or turn on popular layers such as gas stations, restaurants, or parking. Traffic view An indicator glows green, yellow, or red based on the current traffic along your route. Touch it to see traffic ahead of you. Street View Visualize turns with Street View imagery. Navigation automatically switches to Street View as you approach your destination. Car dock mode Makes it easy to use your device at arm s length.

12 Facebook Using the Facebook for Android application is simple. You ll be viewing and making status updates in no time. Getting Started Helpful Tips Live Feed General usage tips for first time users of this application View what s going on with your friends or share what s on your mind. Logging in Just enter your login address and password, or tap the green Sign Up icon to set up a new account.

13 Wallpaper Personalizing your Home screen wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to change the feel of your phone and give it a fresh look. Browse the collection of wallpapers included in your phone or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera. You can also change your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper. How to change your wallpaper Wallpapers My Photos Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Wallpaper and then try one of the following options: Tap My photos to select a photo that you have taken Live Wallpapers Tap Live wallpapers to choose from preset animated wallpapers. using the camera or copied to your storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save. HTC Wallpapers Choose from HTC wallpapers.