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Your HTC Wildfire SUser guide
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Contents
Getting startedInside the box 8
HTC Wildfire S 8
Back cover 10
SIM card 10
Storage card 13
Battery 14
Switching the power on or off 17
Entering your PIN 17
Finger gestures 17
Setting up HTC Wildfire S for the first time 18
Ways of getting contacts into HTC Wildfire S 18
Home screen 19
Basics
Adjusting the volume 21
Sleep mode 22
Status and notifications 22
Notifications panel 25
Connecting HTC Wildfire S to a computer 27
Copying files to or from the storage card 27
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 28
Personalizing
Making HTC Wildfire S truly yours 30
Personalizing HTC Wildfire S with scenes 30
Changing your wallpaper 31
Applying a new skin 32
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 33
Adding folders on your Home screen 34
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 34
Rearranging the Home screen 35
Using sound sets 36
Changing your ringtones and alarms 37
Rearranging or hiding application tabs 38
Phone calls
Different ways of making calls 39
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 39
Using Speed dial 40
Calling a phone number in a text message 40
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Calling a phone number in an email 41
Making an emergency call 41
Receiving calls 42
What can I do during a call? 43
Setting up a conference call 45
Internet calls 45
Using Call history 46
Using Home dialing 47
Call services 48
Turning Airplane mode on or off 49
Search and Web browser
Searching HTC Wildfire S and the web 50
Using the web browser 51
Downloading from the Web 54
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 54
Setting browser options 56
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 57
Synchronizing with a Google Account 57
Adding a social network account 58
Managing your online accounts 58
People
Transferring contacts from your old phone 60
About the People app 61
Setting up your profile 62
Importing contacts from your SIM card 62
Adding a new contact 63
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 63
Merging contact information 64
Filtering your contacts list 65
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 66
Contact information and conversations 66
Sending contact information as a vCard 67
Contact groups 68
Adding People widgets 70
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 72
Facebook app 73
Whats the difference between Facebook app and Facebook for HTC Sense? 74
Tweeting on the go using Peep 75
Using Friend Stream 77
Chatting in Google Talk 79
Camera
Camera basics 82
Taking a photo 83
Recording video 84
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Adding effects 85
After capturing 85
Changing camera settings 86
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 88
Music 95
Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 99
Using the Clock 101
Checking Weather 104
Keeping track of your stocks 106
Watching videos on YouTube 107
Listening to FM Radio 108
Recording your voice 109
Sharing games and apps 111
MessagesOpening Messages 112
Sending a text message (SMS) 112
Sending a multimedia message (MMS) 113
Resuming a draft message 115
Viewing and replying to a message 115
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 116
Push messages 117
Managing message conversations 118
Setting message options 119
Gmail 121
Mail 122
Calendar
About Calendar 130
Creating an event 130
Changing Calendar views 132
Managing Calendar events 133
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 134
Displaying and synchronizing reminders 134
Changing Calendar settings 136
About the Calendar widget 136
Maps and location
Location settings 137
Google Maps 138
HTC Sync
About HTC Sync 142
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Installing HTC Sync that came with the storage card 143
Setting up HTC Sync to recognize HTC Wildfire S 143
Getting to know the workspace 144
Setting up synchronization 144
Synchronizing HTC Wildfire S 147
Installing an app from your computer to HTC Wildfire S 148
Synchronizing another device with your computer 148
Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade 148
HTCSense.com
Signing up for your HTCSense.com account 149
Using HTCSense.com 149
Deleting your HTCSense.com account 151
Keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard 152
Entering words with predictive text 153
Entering text by speaking 155
Editing text 156Adjusting input settings 157
Internet connections
Data connection 158
Wi-Fi 159
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 160
Using HTC Wildfire S as a modem (USB tethering) 162
Connecting HTC Wildfire S to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 162
Using HTC Wildfire S as a wireless router 162
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 164
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 164
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 165
Sending information using Bluetooth 166
Receiving information using Bluetooth 168
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 170
Protecting HTC Wildfire S with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 170
SettingsSettings on HTC Wildfire S 172
Changing display settings 173
Changing sound settings 175
Changing the language 176
Optimizing battery life 176
Managing memory 177
Checking information about HTC Wildfire S 178
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Update and reset
HTC Wildfire S software updates 179
Restarting HTC Wildfire S 180
Resetting HTC Wildfire S 180
Trademarks and copyrights
Index
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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
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 may find helpful.
This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain
task or to get a feature to work properly.
This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be
careful about to prevent potential problems.
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Getting started
Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
HTC Wildfire S
Battery (preinstalled)
microSD card (preinstalled)
USB cable
3 .5mm stereo headset
Power adapter
Quick start guide
Safety and regulatory guide
Call center card (hotline card)
Warranty card
HTC Wildfire S
Front panel1. Notification LED
2. Proximity sensor
3. Earpiece
4. Touch screen
5. Home
6. Menu
7. Back
8. Search
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Back cover
Removing the back cover
Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and
storage card slot.
1. Turn off HTC Wildfire S and hold it securely with the front facing down.
2. With your finger, pry open the back cover from the small opening near the
POWER button.
Replacing the back cover
1. Press the bottom part of the back cover first by aligning into the openings
located at the bottom part of the back of HTC Wildfire S.
2. Press the sides and the top part of the back cover down to lock the cover into
place. You will hear a click when the back cover is locked in place.
SIM card
The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message
memory. Both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards can be used.
Some legacy SIM cards may not function with HTC Wildfire S. You should consult
with your mobile operator for a replacement SIM card. There may be fees for this
service.
Inserting the SIM card
1. Take the back cover off.
2. Remove the battery.
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3. Slide the SIM card holder in the direction of OPEN (etched on the SIM card
holder), and then flip it open.
4. Insert the SIM card with its g