HTC Sensation XE User manual

Your HTC Sensation XE

User guide

Contents

Getting started

HTC Sensation XE 8

Back cover 10

SIM card 11

Storage card 12

Battery 13

Getting the battery to last longer 14

Switching the power on or off 15

Finger gestures 15

Setting up HTC Sensation XE for the first time 16

Ways of getting contacts into HTC Sensation XE 16

Home screen 17

Plugging in your headphones 17

Basics

Adjusting the volume 18

Sleep mode 18

Status icons 19

Notifications 21

Switching between recently opened apps 23

Using Quick Settings 23

Where apps, data, and files are stored 24

Connecting HTC Sensation XE to a computer 24

Copying files to or from the storage card 25

Transferring contacts from your old phone 25

Copying and sharing text 26

Printing 27

Personalizing

Making HTC Sensation XE truly yours 29

Personalizing HTC Sensation XE with scenes 29

Changing your wallpaper 30

Applying a new skin 31

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 31

Adding apps and other shortcuts on your Home screen 32

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 33

Personalizing the launch bar 33

Grouping apps into a folder 34

Rearranging the Home screen 35

Personalizing with sound sets 36

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Rearranging application tabs 37

Customizing the lock screen style 37

Phone calls

Making a call with Smart dial 39

Using Speed dial 39

Calling a phone number in a text message 40

Calling a phone number in an email 40

Calling a phone number in a Calendar event 40

Making an emergency call 40

Receiving calls 40

What can I do during a call? 41

Setting up a conference call 43

Internet calls 43

Call history 44

Home dialing 45

Call services 45

Messages

About the Messages app 46

Sending a text message (SMS) 46

Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 47

Resuming a draft message 48

Checking your messages 48

Replying to a message 49

Forwarding a message 49

WAP push messages 50

Managing message conversations 50

Backing up your text messages 51

Setting message options 52

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Sensation XE and the Web 53

Browsing the Web 53

Downloading files and apps 55

Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 55

Syncing your bookmarks with Google Chrome 57

Setting browser options 57

Camera

Camera basics 58

Before capturing 58

Taking a photo 59

Recording video 60

Camera scenes 60

Improving people shots 60

Taking a panoramic photo 60

Taking continuous camera shots 62

Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 62

Changing camera settings 62

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Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 63

Music 69

Connected Media 73

HTC services

HTC Watch 74

Accounts and sync

What online accounts can you sync with? 78

Syncing with a Google Account 78

Adding a social network account 79

Managing your online accounts 79

People

About the People app 80

Your contacts list 80

Setting up your profile 81

Importing contacts from your SIM card 81

Adding a new contact 82

Setting contact search options 82

Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 82

Merging contact information 83

Backing up your contacts to the storage card 83

Contact information and conversations 84

Sending contact information 85

Contact groups 86

Adding People widgets 87

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 89

Twitter for HTC Sense 89

About Friend Stream 89

Updating your status in Friend Stream 90

Enjoying Facebook in Friend Stream 90

Tweeting in Friend Stream 91

Using Facebook chat 92

Chatting in Google Talk 93

Using Google+ 93

Gmail 94

Mail 95

Calendar

About Calendar 102

Creating an event 102

Calendar views 103

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Managing Calendar events 103

Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 104

Setting reminders for your events 104

Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 105

Showing or hiding calendars 105

Changing Calendar settings 105

Maps and location

Location settings 106

Locations 106

Google Maps 115

Google Play and other apps

Getting apps from Google Play 119

Using the Clock 120

Checking Weather 121

Reading eBooks 122

Reading news feeds 124

Keeping track of your stocks 125

Watching videos on YouTube 126

Listening to FM Radio 127

Sharing games and apps 127

Productivity

Working on documents 128

Uploading files to Dropbox 129

Recording your voice 129

Taking notes 130

Completing tasks 132

HTC Sync

About HTC Sync 135

Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Sensation XE 136

Syncing songs and playlists 136

Syncing photos and videos 137

Syncing your calendar events 137

Syncing your contacts 138

Syncing your web bookmarks 138

Syncing documents and email attachments 139

Downloading maps or purchasing services 139

Installing an app from your computer to HTC Sensation XE 140

Syncing another device with your computer 140

Keyboard

Using the onscreen keyboard 141

Entering words with predictive text 142

Entering text by speaking 144

Entering text by tracing 144

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Internet connections

Data connection 145

Wi-Fi 146

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 147

Using HTC Sensation XE as a modem (USB tethering) 149

Connecting to the Internet through a computer 149

Using HTC Sensation XE as a wireless router 150

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 151

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 151

Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 152

Sending information using Bluetooth 153

Receiving information using Bluetooth 154

Security

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 156

Protecting HTC Sensation XE with a screen lock 156

Encrypting data on HTC Sensation XE 157

Settings

Changing display settings 159

Changing sound settings 160

Changing the display language 161

More ways to extend battery life 161

Managing memory 162

Backing up settings to Google 163

Accessibility settings 164

Checking information about HTC Sensation XE 164

Update and reset

Updating the HTC Sensation XE software 165

Restarting HTC Sensation XE 165

Resetting HTC Sensation XE 166

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.

7 Conventions used in this guide

Getting started

HTC Sensation XE

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 XE

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

9 Getting started

Back cover

Removing the back cover

1. Securely hold HTC Sensation XE 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 XE out of its back cover.

10 Getting started

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