Info: HTC Thunderbolt Tips & Tricks

Thanks for the awesome list. Keep posting these kind of tips...

Originally Posted by tavenger5

The following is a list of tips and tricks for the HTC Thunderbolt (the instructions are virtually the same for the Thunderbolt and Droid Incredible)

Icons
HTC Droid Incredible Icons & what they mean

Add/remove widgets
To add:

• Press the Home button
• Select Menu > Add > Widget

To remove: Select and hold then widget, drag it to the trash can that appears where the application window was.

Optimize Battery Life

• Press the Home button > Menu
• Select Add > Widgets > Power Control
  This Widget will easily allow you to turn off services that drain battery, like Wi-fi, Bluetooth, Screen briteness, e-mail and facebook sync, and GPS

Import contacts
From SD card:

• Insert SD card with vCard file (in root)
• Go to Contacts > Menu > Import/Export > Import from SD card

Guide to Importing/Syncing Contacts & Calendar on your Droid Incredible
Load Contacts from Verizon Backup Assistant to Droid Incredible

Watch Youtube Videos in high resolution
When watching a video select Menu > More > Watch in high quality or hit the "HQ" button

Viewing Notifications
Simply touch the top status bar and slide down

Pairing a Bluetooth Headset

• Press the Home button > Menu
• Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Bluetooth > Bluetooth settings
• Put your headset in pairing mode
• Select Scan for devices
• Your headset should come up in the list - if there's a password, enter it (probably 0000)
• You should now be able to connect to the headset

Switch applications/recently used
Simply hold down the Menu key

Delete a single call or message
Select the message or call you want to delete and hold - a window of options will pop up and you can select 'delete'.

Delete a bookmark
Long press the bookmark and select Delete bookmark

Save a picture
Save pictures (MMS or browser) by long pressing them. An option to save will appear.

Load files from your computer

• Connect your Dorid to your computer using provided USB cable
• Go to Notifications by touching the top status bar and sliding down
• Select USB Connected
• Notification > Select Mount
• You should now see the Incredible as a drive in explorer or finder
• When you're done moving files, go to Notifications and select Turn off USB storage

Set audio file/mp3 as ringtone
Open the file you want to set as a ringtone in the media player - click the menu - set as ringtone

Set ringtones per contact
Go to Contacts - Select a contact - Select Menu > Options - Under ringtone choose the ringtone you'd like to set for this person.

Set tones per Notification
If you go to the individual application that you want to set the notification for you can change it there under the menu.
For example. Click on Messaging > Menu > Settings - scroll down to Notifications - there is a setting for ringtone or vibrate. (same steps for e-mail and Facebook)

Save word to dictionary
While typing - when a word comes up, longpress it. It will be added to the dictionary

Speed Dial
Add Speed Dial on the Droid Incredible (direct dial)

Copy/Paste

• In any text field - long press
• Edit text will appear
• Cut all and Copy all will be among the options.
• If you have something on the clipboard Paste will be an option

Lock a Text Message

• Go to Messaging
• Open a conversation
• longpress an individual text message - an option will appear to Lock message
• to unlock long press the locked message and select Unlock message

Stop Running Applications

• Select Settings
• Applications
• Running services
• Select the desired service
• Stop

Set phone back to factory default

• Settings >Privacy > Factory data reset
• Select 'Reset phone' & 'Erase everything'

Connect to VPN
Connect Droid Incredible to VPN

Sync Microsoft Exchange
Sync Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync with Droid Incredible

Sync with iTunes
Sync Droid Incredible with iTunes

You have done a great job man!