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Home Screen Basics
 
Extended Screens  
Customize the Home Screen 
Launch Bar, Apps, and Folders  
Home Screen Basics 
Your phone allows you to rearrange the order of your home screens and even remove extended 
screens at any time. 
Rearrang e the Home Screen  
Reorder your extended screens in any way that fits how you use them. For example, move the 
screens with frequently used widgets, shortcuts, and folders closer to the Home screen.  
1.  Pinch the Home screen to display thumbnail images of all the screens.  
Note :  The main  Home screen  is indicated by the Home icon (   ) . 
2.  Touch and hold the thumbnail of the screen you want to move. Your phone  vibrates. 
Don ’t lift your finger just yet.  
3.  Drag the thumbnail  to its new position, and then l ift your finger. 
  
						

							 
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Remove a Home Screen Panel  
Remove any unwanted screens to make your phone less cluttered.  
1.  Pinch the Home screen to display thumbnail images of all the screens.  
2.  Touch and hold the thumbnail of the screen you want to remove. Your phone  vibrates. 
Don ’t lift your finger just yet.  
3.  Drag the thumbnail to Remove  at the top of the screen.  
Note :  You can add back a Home screen panel . 
Extended Screen s 
In addition to the H ome screen, your p hone has six extended H ome screens to provide more 
space for adding icons, widgets, and more.  Touch  and then drag across the screen to move 
from the  Home screen to an extended screen.  
 
  You cannot add more screens.  
  While on an extended screen, touch   to return to the H ome screen. 
Go Directly to a Particular Screen  
1. From  any Home screen panel, pinch the screen to display thumbnail images of all 
screens.  
Tip :  On the Home screen, you can touch   to display the thumbnail images of all 
screens.   
2.  Touch  the sc reen you want to open, and you’ ll be taken there.  
						

							 
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Customize the Home Screen  
Learn how to add, move, or remove items from the Home screen.  
Add Widgets on Your Home Screen  
Widgets put at-a -glance important information and media  content up front on your Home screen. 
Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more 
from the available selections of widgets.  
1.  Touch  and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.  
2.  On the Widgets tab, you can:  
   Slide left or right to browse through the complete set of widgets.  
   Touch   to search for specific widgets.  
   Touch  All Widgets  to choose from a selection menu.  
Tip:   Some widgets are available in different styles and sizes.  
3.  Drag a widget to a Home screen thumbnail where you want to add it.  
You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings such as Wi -
Fi and Bluetooth. Touch  All Widgets > Settings, and then t ouch the widget that you want.  
Add Apps and Other  Shortcuts  on Your Home Screen 
Place apps you often use on your Home screen. You can also add shortcuts to frequently used 
settings, bookmarked  Web  pages, and  more. 
1.  Touch  and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.  
2.  On the Apps or Shortcuts tab, drag an app or a shortcut to a Home screen thumbnail 
where you want to add it.   
						

							 
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Move, Remove, or Edit  Items on Your Home Screen or Extended Screens  
1. Touch and hold the item you want to move,  remove, or edit . 
 
2.  Do one of the following:  
   To move the item, drag it to a new area and then release it.  
   To remove the item, drag it to the Remove  button and then release it.  
   You can change the settings of some of the widgets (for example, you can change 
the city that is displayed on the weather clock widget).  To edit a widget, drag it to the 
Edit  b utton, and then follow screen instructions.  
Launch Bar, Apps, and Folders  
From your Home screen, you can customize your phone’ s launch bar, group apps into custom 
folders, and easily access recently used apps.  
Customize the Launch Bar 
The launch bar on your Home screen gives you one- touch access to commonly used apps. You 
can replace the  apps on the launch bar with other apps that you often use.  
Tip :  The apps or shortcuts you see on the lock screen are the same as the ones in the 
launch bar .   
						

							 
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1.
 Touch and hold the app you want to replace, and then drag it out of the launch bar.  
 
2.  Touch   to go to the All apps screen.  
3.  Touch and hold an app, and then drag it to the empty slot on the launch bar.  
You can also place shortcuts to settings or information on the launch bar. Add a shortcut first to 
the Home screen, and then drag it to the launch bar.  
Group Apps in a Folder 
Find your apps even easier by grouping  them into folders. 
1.  Touch  and hold an app, and then drag it ov er to another app to automatically create a 
folder.  
 
2.  Touch the folder to open it.   
						

							 
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3.
 Touch  , and then select one or more apps that you want to add to the folder.  
4.  Touch  Add. 
Switch to Recent Apps  
Use the Recent Apps key to view your recently opened apps.  
1.  Touch   . 
2.  Slide your finger left or  right to see recently -opened apps . 
 
3.  Touch an app to open it.  
Status and Notifications  
The status bar and notification panel make it easy to see your phone’ s connection, alert you of 
new messages, and  much more. 
Status Bar  
Notifications Panel  
Notification LED  
Status Bar 
The status bar at the top of the H ome screen provides phone and service status information on 
the right side and notification alerts on the left. To view notification alerts,  touch and hold  the 
status bar  and drag it down.   
						

							 
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Status Icons 
 
Icon Description 
 Signal strength  (More bars =  stronger signal)  
 No 
service  
 Phone  is “roaming” off the Nationwide Sprint Network  
 Connected to a Wi-Fi network  
 Sprint 4G  LTE  Network is available  
 Sprint 4G LTE  Network available and active (with icon animation)  
 Sprint 3G Network is available 
 Sprint 3G Network  available and active (with icon animation)  
 Sprint 3G Network is currently  unavailable  
 
Phone’s location feature is on and available for location-based services such as 
GPS navigation 
 Phone’s location feature off and  your location is available only for 911  
 Phone microphone muted 
 Phone speaker muted  
 Vibrate mode 
 Shows current battery charge level (
icon shown is fully charged)  
 Bluetooth on 
 Connected to Bluetooth phone 
 Airplane mode  
 Alarm set 
 Speakerphone on  
 Wired microphone headset connected   
						

							 
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Notification Icons 
 
Icon Description 
 New text or multimedia message 
 New voicemail 
 New Gmail message  
 New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync  or POP3/IMAP email message  
 Problem with text or multimedia message delivery  
 New instant message from Google Talk 
 Upcoming event 
 Music is playing 
 General notification (for example, sync error)  
 Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available  
 Sprint Hotspot is on 
 Data synchronizing –  connected to HTC Sync  
 New location detected 
 More (undisplayed) notifications  
 Missed call 
 Call in progress  
 FM Radio app in use 
 Matched contacts suggestion 
 Uploading data (animated)  
 Downloading data (animated)  
 Waiting to upload 
 Content downloaded 
 Phone connected to computer via USB cable 
 Wired headset connected  
						

							 
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 Storage card is blank 
 Downloaded Google Play app installed successfully  
 
Notifications Panel 
When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see the message, 
reminder, or event notification.  The Notifications panel lets you quickly switch between recently 
opened apps, and also lets you easily turn on settings such as 4G,  Wi -Fi , and Bluetooth.   
Open the Notifications Panel  
To open the Notifications panel,  touch and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger 
downward. If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to view more 
notifications.  
 
Close the Notifications Panel  
Touch and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, and then drag it up the screen. Or just 
touch . 
Notification LED 
The Notification LED located near the right end of the earpiece provides information on the 
phone  status or pending notifications.   
LED Status Indication 
Solid green Battery is fully charged (when the phone is connected to the AC  
						

							 
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adapter or a computer). 
Solid red Battery is charging. 
Flashing red Battery is low. (Power is below 14%.) 
Flashing green You have a pending notification (for example, a new message or a 
missed call). 
 
Note:  The indicators are listed in order of priority. For example, if your phone  is connected 
to the AC adapter and the battery is charging, the LED will be solid red an d will not 
switch to a flashing green light  even if there is a pending notification.  
Enter Text 
You can type on your phone  using one of the available touchscreen keyboards.  
HTC Sense Input Keyboard  
Enter Text by Speaking 
Swype Keyboard 
Tips for Editing Text  
HTC Sense Input Keyboard 
When you start a program or select a box that requires entry of text or numbers, the HTC Sense 
input  keyboard becomes available. You can choose from three keyboard layouts: Standard, 
Phone, and Compact . 
Change the Keyboard Layout  
You can choose from three different keyboard layouts to suit your typing style. To change the 
keyboard layout, do the following:  
1.  Open the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Language & keyboard  > HTC 
Sense  Input >  Advanced  settings. 
2.  Touch  Keyboard types, and then select from the following keyboard types:  
   Standard. This layout is similar to a desktop computer keyboard. This is the default 
keyboard layout.  
   Phone. This layout resembles a traditional wireless phone keypad.  
   Compact . This layout features two letters on each key. The keys are slightly larger 
than on the standard layout.  
Enter Text Using the  Touch Input  Keyboard  
Use the following keys while entering text using the onscreen keyboard: