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Your HTC Wildfire
User guide
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Before you do anything else, please read this Charge the battery The battery in your phone hasn’t been charged yet. While your phone is charging, it’s important that you do not remove the battery pack. Doing so can damage your phone. Also, please don’t try to take your phone apart. (If you do, it may invalidate your warranty.) Choose a rate plan wisely Your phone can use up a lot of Internet bandwidth really quickly. Before you use your phone, we strongly recommend that you tal
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Trademarks and copyrights Copyright © 010 HTC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. The HTC logo, the HTC quietly brilliant logo, HTC Wildfire, HTC Sense, Footprints, HTC Sync, and HTC Care are trademarks and/or service marks of HTC Corporation. Copyright © 010 Google Inc. Used with permission. Google, the Google logo, Android, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Mail, YouTube, Android Market, and Google Talk are trademarks of Google Inc. Google, the Google logo and Google Ma
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4 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 on your phone 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
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5 Contents Contents Basics 9 Inside the box 9 Your phone 9 Back cover 11 Battery 12 Storage card 14 Getting started 1 5 Switching your phone on or off 15 Setting up your phone for the first time 16 Home screen 17 Sleep mode 18 Status and notifications 19 Opening the Notifications panel 21 Finger gestures 22 Using the optical trackball to interact with the touch screen 23 Adjusting the volume 25 Connecting your phone to a computer 26 Copying files to or from the storage c
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6 Contents Contact groups 54 Contact information and conversations 55 People widget 57 Keyboard 59 Using the onscreen keyboard 59 Entering words with predictive text 61 Adjusting touch input settings 6 Messages 64 About Messages 64 Sending a text message (SMS) 64 Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 65 Resuming a draft message 67 Viewing and replying to a message 67 Managing message conversations 69 Setting message options 70 Accounts and sync 72 Synchronizing with online accounts 7 A
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7 Contents Checking weather 118 About the Weather widget 119 Internet connections 120 Data connection 1 0 Wi-Fi 1 1 Using the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets 1 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 1 Web browser 125 Using your phone’s web browser 1 5 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 1 9 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 1 Setting browser options 1 Bluetooth 134 Bluetooth basics 1 4 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 1 4
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8 Contents More apps 172 Watching videos on YouTube 17 Viewing a PDF 17 Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets 174 Keeping track of your stocks 175 Using FM Radio 176 Recording your voice 178 Reading news feeds 179 Using Flashlight 181 Finding and installing apps from Android Market 18 Sharing games and applications 184 Security 186 Protecting your phone with a screen unlock pattern 186 Settings 188 Settings on your phone 188 Changing display settings 189 Changing sound
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9 Basics Basics Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: Phone Battery (preinstalled) microSD card (preinstalled) USB cable Power adapter Quick start guide Safety and regulatory guide Yourphone Front panel 9 1 1 Notification LED 2 MENU 3 HOME 4 Microphone 8 5 SEARCH 6 BACK 2 7 7 Optical trackball 3 6 8 Touch screen 9 Earpiece 5 4
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10 Basics Top panel 1 3.5mm audio jack 1 2 2 POWER Left panel 1 VOLUME UP/DOWN 2 USB connector 1 2 Back panel 1 1 5 megapixel camera 2 4 2 LED flashlight 3 Back cover 4 Speaker 3
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11 Basics Back cover Removing the back cover Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment and storage card slot. 1. With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down. 2. With your thumb or finger, lift the back cover off from the small opening on the top of your phone. Replacing the back cover 1. Align the tabs of the back cover with the slots at the back of the phone. 2. To close the back cover, press the sides and the top part of the back cov
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1 Basics Battery Your phone comes with a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery and is designed to use only manufacturer-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your phone, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to connecting ports, and your voice, data, and other program usage patterns. Removing the thin
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1 Basics Removing the battery Lift out the battery from the small opening on the left side of the battery compartment. Charging the battery The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using your phone, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. Only the power adapter and USB sync cable provided with your phone must be used to charge the battery. Do not remove the batter
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14 Basics Storage card Use the microSD card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the microSD card already inserted in your phone. Inserting the storage card 1. Take the back cover off. See “Removing the back cover.” 2. Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down and push it all the way in. Removing the storage card while the phone is off 1. Take the back cover off. See “Removing the back cover.” 2. Pull the storage card out from the slot.
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15 Getting started Getting started Switching your phone on or off Switching your phone on Press and hold the POWER button. Easy. When you turn on the phone for the first time, you’ll need to set it up. Go to “Setting up your phone for the first time” and we’ll take you through it. Switching your phone off 1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn it back on. 2. Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Unlocking the screen” in this chapter. 3. Press and
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16 Getting started Setting up your phone for the first time When you switch on your phone for the first time, you can set up your email accounts and favorite social networks like Facebook® and Twitter™. You can also easily transfer contacts and other data from your old phone to your new phone. Just follow the onscreen instructions. You can choose to skip any part of the setup and do it at another time. 1. Choose your language and tap Next. 2. If you want some tips on using the ons
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17 Getting started Home screen Your Home screen is where you make your phone your own. It comes with a weather clock widget that shows the time and weather in your current location. You can also add your favorite applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see the Personalizing chapter. Extended Home screen As you start to do more things with your phone, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem. Slide your f
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18 Getting started Sleep mode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting your phone into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental touch screen or button presses when the phone’s in your bag or pocket. You’ll still receive messages and calls though. To change the delay before your screen turns off, see “Adjusting the time before the screen turns off” in the Settings chapter. Switching to Sleep mode Quickly press the POWER button to turn off the display and
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19 Getting started Status and notifications Status icons You can tell a lot about your phone by checking the icons in its status bar. Here’s what each one means: G data transfer Roaming G connected No signal G in idle mode Vibrate mode 1xRTT data transfer Location setting on 1xRTT connected Location setting off 1xRTT in idle mode Phone speaker is mute Connected to a Wi-Fi network Phone microphone is mute Bluetooth is on Battery is very low (10% remaining) Connected to a Bluetooth
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0 Getting started Notification icons A busy life means a busy phone. Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events and alarms. Here’s what each one means: New Gmail/Google Mail message Call in progress New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Missed call or POP /IMAP email New SMS/MMS Call on hold Problem with SMS/MMS delivery Call forwarding on New Google Talk instant message Compass needs orientation New voicemail Uploading
