HTC EVO 4G User Manual

 
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2.
 Clear the  Auto-rotate screen  option and  touch  . 
Note :  Not all application screens support automatic rotation. The screen orientation 
automatically changes to landscape mode when you turn the phone  sideways.  
Animation  
You can enable or disable screen anima tions. 
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Display & gestures.  
2.  Select or clear the  Animation  option.  
Text Size  
You can adjust the text size for your viewing comfort.  
1.  Open  the...

 
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Note
:  Extended screen timeout periods reduce the battery ’s talk and standby times.  
Tip :  To turn off and lock the screen quickly, press  . 
Change the Wallpaper  
Changing the phone’s display screen wallpaper with a preset wallpaper or your favorite photo is 
a quick and easy way to change the feel of your phone  and give it a fresh look. Browse the 
collection of wallpapers included in your phone  or choose from photos that you have taken with 
the camera. You can also change to...

 
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Silent Mode 
The Silent mode option allows you to mute all sounds without turning your  phone off. 
To activate Silent mode:  
  Press the volume down button in standby mode  until you see the image below on the 
screen.  
 
The Silent mode icon (   )  appears on the status bar.  
To deactivate Silent mode:  
  Press the volume up button repeatedly to select a volume level.  
Vibrate 
To set your phone  to vibrate instead of making any sounds , follow the steps below. 
  Press the...

 
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Incoming Calls 
You can select and assign ringtones for your incoming calls.  
Phone Ringtone 
Select a default ringtone  for incoming calls. Your  phone provides a variety of ringtones that you 
can set as the default  ringtone of your phone . 
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then  touch  >  Sound  > Phone  ringtone . 
2.  Touch  the ringtone  you want to use, and then touch  Apply . The ringtone  briefly plays 
when selected.  
Note :  You can use *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, *.wma, or...

 
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Emergency tone:  Set behavior when an emergency call is placed.  
Call Settings 
Your phone’ s Call Settings menu lets you configure your voicemail options and a number of 
other settings for the phone application.  
Voicemail Settings  
Other Call Settings  
Internet Call Settings  
Voicemail Settings  
See Set Up Voicemail . 
Other Call Settings  
Use these options to adjust several call settings, such as teletypewriter and DDTM.  
TTY Mode 
A TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a...

 
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communications unintelligible. The problem encountered appears related to TTY 
equipment or softwar
e used by PSAPs. This matter has been brought to the 
attention of the FCC, and the wireless industry and the PSAP community are 
currently working to resolve this.  
DDTM Mode 
Select this option if you want to direct all calls to your voicemail when you are using data 
connection.  See  Data Services FAQs . 
Internet Call Settings  
See Internet Calls . 
Applications Settings  
This...

 
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2.
 Touch the Downloaded,  On phone storage, Running, or  All  tab, and then touch the 
application whose cache or data you want to delete.  
Tip :  Touch   to sort the apps list . 
3.  In the App info screen, touch Clear data  or  Clear cache.  
Select the App to Open Data Items  
You can set which app opens when you tap an item such as a phone number or email address 
while reading a message, viewing a  Web  page, and more.  
1.  Open the Notifications panel, and then touch   >  App...

 
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copy files between them. When you do a factory reset, you can choose whether to keep 
or erase the storage contents.
 
  Storage card.  If you installed a microSD card, y ou can store your files such as photos, 
music,  and videos to this removable storage. When you connect your phone  to your 
computer, this storage is accessible and you can copy files between them.  See  microSD 
Card  for more information.  
Note:  The default storage for your fi les, whether it’s the Phone storage...

 
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Important
:  Make sure to back up important data you have on the phone  or your microSD 
card before you perform a reset.  
Reset Your Phone via Settings 
1. Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch  >  Storage  > Factory data reset . 
2.  Do any of the  following: 
   If you want to erase all data on the phone storage, select Erase  all data. 
   If you want to erase all data in the installed microSD card, select Erase  storage 
card.  
3.  Touch  Reset phone.  
4.  Touch...

 
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Add the Power  Dashboard widget to the home screen to easily adjust the screen 
bri ghtness.  Touch and hold a blank space on a Home screen and on the Widgets tab, 
touch  All Widgets  >  Settings  >  Power  Dashboard.  
  Decrease the time before the screen turns off when the phone  is idle. Open the 
N otifications panel, and then touch   >  Display & gestures  > Sleep, and then select a 
timeout value.  See  Screen Timeout . 
  To turn off the screen, press  . The phone  will...