HTC EVO 4G User Manual

 
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Phone Basics 
Your phone  is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay 
connected to the people and information that are important to you. The topics in this section will 
introduce the basic functions and features of your phone.  
Your  Phone’ s Layout  
Turn Your Phone  On and Off 
Turn Your Screen On and Off  
Touchscreen Navigation 
Your Home Screen  
Status and Notifications  
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Your Phone ’s Layout  
The illustrations below outline your phone’ s basic layout . 
Front  panel  
 
 Power Button  lets you turn the phone  on or off, turn the screen on or off, restart the 
phone, or switch your phone  to airplane mode. 
  Earpiece  lets you hear the caller and automated prompts.  
  Proximity sensor  automatically switches the display screen off when you hold the 
phone  near your face during a call. When activated, the proximity sensor does not affect 
the...

 
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 
Home Key  lets you di splay the main Home screen. When in standby mode, touch and 
hold to open the recently used applications window.  
  Recent Apps  Key lets you select and return to recently opened apps.  
  Camera  Key opens the Camera app.  
  Touchscreen  lets you view and control all the features of your phone . 
  Volume Button  allows you to adjust the ringer or media volume or adjust the voice 
volume during a call.  
  Front Indicator Light (LED)  shows your...

 
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 
Charger/Accessory  Jack allows you to connect the phone  charger or the USB cable 
(included).   
CAUTION!  Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone . 
  Flash  helps illuminate subjects in low -light environments when the camera is focusing 
and capturing a photo or video.  
  Camera Lens  lets you take pictures and videos.  
  3.5 mm Headset Jack  allows you to plug in either a stereo headset or an optional 
headset for convenient, hands -free...

 
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Turn Your Phone Off  
1. Press and hold   to open the  Power options menu.  
Note :  When the screen is locked and you press  , it will only turn off the screen and 
not the  phone. You will need to unlock the screen first before you press and hold 
  to turn the  phone off. See  Turn Your Screen On and Off  for details.  
2.  Touch  Power off  to turn the  phone off.  
Restart Your Phone  
Restarting the phone  will close all running apps and will clear all temporary files in the...

 
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Your Phone’s  Lock Screen  
Aside from protecting the  phone’s screen from unwanted  touches and presses , the lock screen 
also displays  important information,  updates, and messages at a glance, and  provides  shortcut 
icons to your  favorite applications.  
Unlock the Screen  
Customize the Lock Screen 
Unlock the Screen 
Unlock the screen to receive an incoming call or to access your phone.  
1.  When the screen is off, press   to show the lock screen.  
2.  Do any of the...

 
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Note :  If you have set up a screen lock, you will be prompted to draw the pattern or enter 
the password or PIN. See  Security-Screen Lock . 
Customize the Lock Screen 
You can customize the lock screen style and change the shortcuts that  appear on the lock 
screen.  
1.  Slide down the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Personalize.  
2.  On the Display tab, touch  Lock screen style.  
3.  Slide your finger left or right to choose a lock screen style.  
4.  Touch  the...

 
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Touch  
When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select  items onscreen such as application 
and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger . 
 
Touch  and Hold  
To open the available options for an item (for example,  a contact or link in a Web page),  touch 
and hold the item.  
 
Swipe  or Slide  
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.   
 
Drag  
To drag, press and hold your...

 
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or message list.
 
 
Rotate  
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to 
landscape by turning the phone  sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone  sideways 
to bring up a bigger keyboard. See HTC Sense Input Keyboard  for more details. 
 
Note :  The Auto -rotate screen  option  in   ( Settings)  > Display & gestures  needs to be 
selected for the screen orientation to automatically change.  
Pinch and Spread  
“Pinch” the...

 
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want.
 
 
Press and Flick 
On the Home screen, you can easily move a widget or icon from one screen to another. Press 
and hold the widget or icon with one finger, and flic k the screen to the new location with another 
finger.  
 
Your Home Screen  
The Home screen is the starting point for your phone’ s applications, functions, and menus. You 
can customize your H ome screen by adding application icons, shortcut s, folders, widgets, and 
more.  Your  Home screen extends beyond the...