HTC EVO 4G User Manual
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Settings 49 Settings Wireless & Networks Settings Personalization Settings Accounts & Sync Location & Security Settings Display Settings Sound Settings Call Settings Applications Settings Storage Settings Power & Data Management Settings Language & Keyboard Settings Date & Time Settings Connect to PC Settings System Updates About Your Phone Wireless & Networks Settings This group of settings lets you control your phone ’s wireless network settings (3G and 4G LTE), Wi -Fi settings, Bluetooth, roaming, and more. Airplane Mode Wi -Fi Bluetooth Mobile Network More Wireless & Network Settings
Settings 50 Airplane Mode Airplane Mode allows you to use many of your phone’ s features, such as Gallery, Camera, and Music, when you are on an airplane or in any other area where making or receiving calls or data is prohibited. When you set your phone to Airplane Mode, it cannot send or receive any calls or access online information. To quickly turn Airplane Mode on or off: Press and hold , and then touch Airplane mode in Power options. While in Airplane Mode, the status bar will display . To t urn Airplane Mode on or off in Settings: 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch . 2. Touch the Off/On switch next to the Airplane mode option. While in Airplane Mode, the status bar will display . Wi -Fi Your phone lets you take advantage of Wi -Fi hotspots for high -speed data access using available computer networks. For details on your phone’s Wi-Fi features and settings, see Wi-Fi . Bluetooth Your phone’ s Bluetooth capabilities let you use wireless headsets, send and receive pictures and files, and more. For details on your phone’ s Bluetooth settings, see Bluetooth. Mobile Network This menu lets you turn your data c onnection on or off, set options when you’ re roaming, and more. For details on mobile networks, see Data Services – Sprint 4G LTE and Sprint 3G Networks . More Wireless & Network Settings Additional options that let you view your data usage and set up Media Link HD, VPN, Sprint Hotspot & tethering, NFC, Internet pass -through, and Wi -Fi direct. Media Link HD . Configure settings for optional Media Link HD connection to an HDTV . See Wireless Display . VPN . Configure your Virtual Private Network (VPN) settings so you can connect to your company ’s intranet sites . See Virtual Private Networks (VPN) . Sprint Hotspot & tethering. Share your phone’s data connection with other computers and devices . See Sprint Hotspot . NFC. Share information wirelessly with other NFC -enabled device. See Bluetooth and NFC.
Settings 51 Internet pass -through. When you ’re t ravelling and don’ t have data connection on your phone, connect your phone to your computer and use this option to use your computer ’s data connection. See Connect Your Phone to the Internet Through a Computer (Internet Pass -through) . Wi-Fi direct . Directly connect and share information with other devices using Wi -Fi . Personalization Settings Scene Change the Home Screen Wallpaper Change the Default Ringtone Sound Set Application Tabs Change the Lock Screen Style Use the Personalize menu to customize your phone’ s display, select a new Scene, add items to the Home screen, or change the sound settings. Scene Customize your phone’s Home and extended screens ’ appearance by selecting a scene to reflect your lifestyle. Scenes are preset screen layouts that you can quickly apply. Select a Scene 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Personalize. 2. On the Display tab, t ouch Scene. 3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want. 4. Touch Apply . Create a Scene You’ll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene. 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Personalize. 2. On the Display tab, t ouch Scene. 3. Touch > New . Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want. 4. Enter a new scene name, and then t ouch Do ne. 5. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and apps, changing the wallpaper, and more. All of your changes will be automatically saved to this scene.
Settings 52 Rename a Scene 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Personalize. 2. On the Display tab, touch Scene. 3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to rename. 4. Touch and hold a scene thumbnail, and then touch Rename. 5. Enter a new name for the selected scene, and then touch Done. Delete a Scene 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Personalize. 2. On the Display tab, t ouch Scene. 3. Touch > Delete. 4. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through the scenes, and then touch one or more scenes you want to delete. 5. Touch D elete . Change the Home Screen Wallpaper See Change the Wallpaper for details. Change the Default Ringtone See Phone Ringtone for details. Sound Set Each sound set gives you a different combination of sounds for your ringtone and notifications such as incoming messages, email, calendar event reminders, and more. By switching between sound sets, you can instantly make your phone ring or alert you with fun sounds when you’re out with friends or change to subtle sounds while you’ re at work. Apply a Preset Sound Set You can apply the preset sound set or the one that you’ ve created. 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Personalize. 2. On the Sound tab, touch Sound set . 3. Touch a sound set name you want to use. 4. You can touch to hear samples of the ringtone, notification sounds, and alarm for that sound set. 5. Touch Apply .
Settings 53 Create a Sound Set Create your own sound set with your favorite ringtone and notification sound. 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Personalize. 2. On the Sound tab, touch Sound set . 3. Touch . 4. Enter a new sound set name, and then t ouch Done. The newly created sound set is then added to the list of sound sets. You can assign different tones to the sound set to your preference. Change Your Ringtone, Notifications, and Sounds Further customize your created sound set by changing the ringtone, notifications, and sounds. 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Personalize. 2. On the Sound tab, touch Sound set . 3. Select a sound set you want to customize, or create a new one, and then touch Apply. 4. Change the ringtone , notification sound, and alarm from the Personalize screen. Go to the Messages, Mail, and Calendar apps to choose sounds for new messages, email, and calendar reminders respectively. Your phone automatically saves your choices to the current sound set. Delete a Sound Set You can delete sound sets that you don’ t use. 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Personalize. 2. On the Sound tab, touch Sound set . 3. Touch . 4. Select one or more sound sets you want to delete , and then touch D elete . Application Tabs You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use. You can also add or remove tabs. 1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its sc reen. 2. Touch and hold the current tab until the screen changes and shows a message about rearranging tabs. 3. If you don’ t see any tabs on the app, touch > Edit tabs .
Settings 54 4. You can: Change the order of the tabs. Touch and hold a tab, and then drag it to its new position. Drag a tab into or out of the bottom row to add or remove it. When you ’re done, touch . Change the Lock Screen Style Choose from our selection of lock screens. Some lock screens are customizable. 1. Open 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 lock screen style to see a preview. If you want to further customize it, touch Settings . 5. Touch Apply . The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same apps as the ones on your Home screen’ s launch bar. To change them, you’ ll have to replace the apps on the launch bar. Accounts & Sync The Accounts & sync settings menu lets you add and manage all your email, social networking, and picture and video sharing accounts. Add Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, and More Add One or More Google Accounts Manage Your Online Accounts Add Your Social Networks, Email Accounts, and More Add your favorite social networks, email accounts, and online storages on your phone so you are connected anywhere you go. 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Accounts & sync. 2. Touch . 3. Touch an account type. You can set up these accounts on your phone : Dropbox, Evernote for HTC Sense, Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Flickr, Google, HTC Account, Mail, Microsoft Hotmail, Skydrive for HTC Sense, and Watch. 4. Enter your account information and follow screen instructions to proceed. Depending on the account type, you may need to enter an email address or user
Settings 55 address, password, domain name, or other information. For Exchange ActiveSync accounts, contact your server administrator to deter mine what information you will need. Add One or More Google Accounts Sign in to your Google Account to see your Gmail, contacts, and calendars, and to use Google apps on your phone. 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Accounts & sync. 2. Touch > Google. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to an account or create a new account. Tip : If you added more than one Google Account , apps such as Gmail can allow you to switch between your accounts. Your phone can only back up settings (such as bookmarks and your Wi -Fi password) to the first Google Account that you added. Forgot Your Google Account Password? If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by going to the Google website. 1. On your phone or on your computer, open your web browser 2. Go to www.google.com/accounts/recovery . 3. Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your Google Account. 4. Click Submit . 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to reset your pas sword. Manage Your Online Accounts Manage the online accounts you have associated with your phone. Remove an Account You can remove an account to delete all information associated with it from your phone . Removing an account does not delete information from the online service itself. 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Accounts & sync. 2. Touch the account that you want to remove. 3. Touch . Sync All Your Accounts Automatically 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Accounts & sync. 2. Touch the Auto-sync On/Off switch to turn automatic sync on or off.
Settings 56 Sync an Account Manually 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Accounts & sync. 2. Touch the account you want to sync. 3. Touch . Change Synced Data or Settings for an Account 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Accounts & sync. 2. Touch the account that you want to update. 3. Touch the item you want to sync or edit. Location & Security Settings Your Location settings menu lets you select how your phone determines its location (using the wireless network, GPS satellites, both, or neither). The Security settings menu let you set phone security, lock codes, passwords, administrator settings, and mor e. Location Security -Screen Lock Location Your phone is equipped with a Location setting for use in connection with loc ation-based services. The Location feature allows the network to detect your position. Turning Location setting OFF will hide your location from everyone except 911 . Note : Turning on Location setting will allow the network to detect your position using GPS technology, making some Sprint applications and services easier to use. Turning off Location setting will disable the GPS location function for all purposes except 911, but will not hide your general location based on the cell site serving your call. No a pplication or service may use your location without your request or permission. GPS- enhanced 911 is not available in all areas. To enable your phone’ s Location setting feature: 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Location > Location setting. 2. Read the disclaimer and then touch ON. 3. Touch . When you turn the Location setting feature on, the phone displays the icon on the status bar. When you turn Location setting off, the phone displays the icon.
Settings 57 Security-Screen Lock You can increase the security of your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you have to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen, enter the correct PIN, or enter the correct password to unlock the phone’ s control keys, buttons, and touchscreen. You can also use face recognition to lock your screen. Use Face Unlock 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Security . 2. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock. 3. Touch Continue and follow the screen instructions . 4. Choose a backup lock to use in case the phone doesn’ t recognize you. 5. Touch OK. 6. Touch Lock phone after , and then specify the idle time before the screen is locked. Tip: You can also touch Improve face matching in the Sec urity screen to train your phone to recognize your face in different situations, such as when you’ re wearing glasses or sporting a beard. Use a Screen Unlock Pattern 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Security . 2. Touch Screen lock > Pattern . 3. Draw the screen unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal direction. Lift your finger from the screen when finished. 4. The phone records the pattern. Touch Continue. 5. When prompted, dr aw the screen unlock pattern again, and then touch Confirm . If you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen after five attempts, you will be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. Note : To change your unlock screen pattern, open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Security > Screen lock . Draw your current screen unlock pattern and then touch Pattern . Use a Screen Unlock PIN 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Security . 2. Touch Screen lock > PIN . 3. Enter a PIN and t ouch Continue . 4. Enter your PIN again to confirm and touch OK.
Settings 58 If you fail to enter the correct PIN after five attempts, you will be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. Use a Screen Unlock Password 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Security . 2. Touch Screen lock > Password . 3. Enter a password and touch Continue. 4. Enter your password again to confirm and touch OK. If you fail to enter the correct password after five attempts, you will be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. Disable the Screen Lock 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then t ouch > Security > S creen lock . 2. Draw your unlock screen pattern, enter your PIN, or enter your password, and then touch Continue . If you fail to enter the correct password after five attempts, you will be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again. 3. Touch None. Display Setti ngs Adjusting your phone’ s display settings not only helps you see what you want, it can also help increase battery life. Auto -rotate Screen Animation Text Size Brightness Screen Timeout Keep the Screen On While Charging Change the Wallpaper Calibrat e the Screen Auto-rotate Screen By default, the screen orientation automatically changes when the phone is rotated. To disable automatic screen orientation: 1. Open the Notifications panel, and then touch > Display & gestures.