Your HTC EVO 3D User guide

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Contents

Getting started
Inside the box 8
HTC EVO 3D 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 11
Storage card 12
Battery 13
Switching the power on or off 16
Entering your PIN 16
Finger gestures 16
Setting up HTC EVO 3D for the first time 17
Ways of getting contacts into HTC EVO 3D 17
Home screen 18
Basics
Adjusting the volume 20
Sleep mode 21
Status and notifications 22
Notifications panel 25
Connecting HTC EVO 3D to a computer 26
Copying files to or from the storage card 27
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 28
Printing 29
Want some quick guidance on using your phone? 30
Personalizing
Making HTC EVO 3D truly yours 31
Personalizing HTC EVO 3D with scenes 31
Changing your wallpaper 32
Applying a new skin 33
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 33
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 35
Adding folders on your Home screen 35
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 36
Rearranging the Home screen 37
Using sound sets 37
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 39
Customizing the lock screen 40
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 41
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 41

Using Speed dial 42
Calling a phone number in a text message 42
Calling a phone number in an email 43
Making an emergency call 43
Receiving calls 43
What can I do during a call? 44
Setting up a conference call 46
Internet calls 46
Using Call history 47
Using Home dialing 48
Call services 49
Turning Airplane mode on or off 50
Messages
Opening Messages 51
Sending a text message (SMS) 51
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 52
Resuming a draft message 54
Viewing and replying to a message 54
Forwarding a message 55
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 56
Push messages 56
Managing message conversations 57
Setting message options 58
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC EVO 3D and the Web 60
Using the web browser 61
Downloading from the Web 63
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 64
Setting browser options 65
Camera
Camera basics 67
Taking a photo 69
Recording video 69
Adding effects 70
After capturing 70
Changing camera settings 71
More things you may want to know 72
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 74
Music 84
Connected Media 90
HTC services
HTC Watch 92
HTCSense.com 96

Accounts and sync
About online accounts 99
Synchronizing with a Google Account 99
Adding a social network account 100
Managing your online accounts 100
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 102
About the People app 103
Your contacts list 104
Setting up your profile 105
Importing contacts from your SIM card 105
Adding a new contact 106
Searching for contacts 106
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 107
Merging contact information 108
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 109
Contact information and conversations 109
Sending contact information as a vCard 111
Contact groups 112
Adding People widgets 114
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 116
Tweeting on the go using Peep 117
Using Friend Stream 119
Chatting in Google Talk 122
Email
Gmail 124
Mail 125
Calendar
About Calendar 133
Creating an event 133
Changing Calendar views 134
Managing Calendar events 135
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 136
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 136
Showing or hiding calendars 137
Changing Calendar settings 137
About the Calendar widget 138
Maps and location
Location settings 139
Locations 139
Google Maps 148

Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 153
Using the Clock 155
Checking Weather 158
Reading eBooks 159
Reading news feeds 162
Keeping track of your stocks 164
Working on documents 165
Watching videos on YouTube 166
Listening to FM Radio 167
Recording your voice 168
Using Flashlight 169
Sharing games and apps 169
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 170
Installing HTC Sync 171
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC EVO 3D 171
Getting to know the workspace 172
Setting up synchronization 172
Synchronizing HTC EVO 3D 176
Installing an app from your computer to HTC EVO 3D 176
Downloading maps or purchasing services 177
Synchronizing another device with your computer 177
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 178
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 179
Entering words with predictive text 180
Entering text by speaking 182
Entering text by tracing 183
Editing text 183
Adjusting input settings 184
Internet connections
Data connection 186
Wi-Fi 187
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 188
Using HTC EVO 3D as a modem (USB tethering) 190
Connecting HTC EVO 3D to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 190
Using HTC EVO 3D as a wireless router 190
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 192
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 192
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 193
Sending information using Bluetooth 194
Receiving information using Bluetooth 196

Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 197
Protecting HTC EVO 3D with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 197
Settings
Settings on HTC EVO 3D 199
Changing display settings 201
Changing sound settings 202
Changing the language 204
Optimizing battery life 204
Managing memory 205
Checking information about