HTC Wildfire S U.S. Cellular 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 15

Finger gestures 15

Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time 16

Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S 16

Home screen 17

Basics

Adjusting the volume 18

Sleep mode 19

Status and notifications 20

Notifications panel 22

Connecting HTC Wildfire S to a computer 24

Copying files to or from the storage card 24

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 25

Personalizing

Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours 27

Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes 27

Changing your wallpaper 28

Applying a new skin 29

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 29

Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 30

Adding folders on your Home screen 31

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 31

Rearranging the Home screen 32

Using sound sets 33

Changing your ringtones and alarms 34

Rearranging or hiding application tabs 35

Phone calls

Different ways of making calls 36

Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 36

Using Speed dial 37

Calling a phone number in a text message 37

Calling a phone number in an email 37

Making an emergency call 38

Receiving calls 38

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What can I do during a call 39

Setting up a three-way call 40

Internet calls 41

Using Call history 41

Call services 43

Turning Airplane mode on or off 43

Search and Web browser

Searching HTC Wildfire S and the Web 44

Using the web browser 45

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

Listening to FM Radio 99

Recording your voice 100

Sharing games and apps 101

Messages

Opening Messages 102

Sending a text message (SMS) 102

Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 103

Resuming a draft message 105

Viewing and replying to a message 106

Forwarding a message 107

Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 107

Push messages 108

Managing message conversations 108

Setting message options 109

Gmail 111

Mail 112

Calendar

About Calendar 120

Creating an event 120

Changing Calendar views 122

Managing Calendar events 123

Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 124

Displaying and synchronizing reminders 124

Changing Calendar settings 126

About the Calendar widget 126

Maps and location

Location settings 127

Google Maps 127

HTC Sync

About HTC Sync 132

Installing HTC Sync 132

Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Wildfire S 133

Getting to know the workspace 133

Setting up synchronization 134

Synchronizing HTC Wildfire S 137

Installing an app from your computer to HTC Wildfire S 137

Synchronizing another device with your computer 138

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Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 138

HTCSense.com

Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 139

Using HTCSense.com 140

Deleting your HTCSense.com account 141

Keyboard

Choosing between Swype and the Onscreen Keyboard 142

Using Swype 142

Entering text using Swype 142

Entering text by typing 143

Adjusting Swype settings 143

Using the onscreen keyboard 144

Entering words with predictive text 145

Entering text by speaking 147

Editing text 148

Adjusting input settings 149

Internet connections

Data connection 150

Wi-Fi 150

Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 151

Using HTC Wildfire S as a modem (USB tethering) 153

Connecting HTC Wildfire S to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 153

Creating a Wi-Fi hotspot 154

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 155

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 155

Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 156

Sending information using Bluetooth 157

Receiving information using Bluetooth 158

Security

Protecting HTC Wildfire S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 160

Settings

Settings on your phone 162

Changing display settings 163

Changing sound settings 165

Changing the language 166

Optimizing battery life 166

Managing memory 167

Checking information about your phone 168

Reset

Restarting HTC Wildfire S 169

Resetting HTC Wildfire S 169

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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.

7 Conventions used in this guide

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

8 Getting started

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

9 Getting started

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.

10 Getting started

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