Installing apps from your computer to your device, Updating your device – HTC EVO 4G User Manual

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2E. Calendar and Tools

Installing Apps From Your Computer to Your Device

If you have applications (.apk files) on your computer, you can use HTC Sync to install them to your device.
We strongly recommend you install only applications that you trust.

1.

On your device, press

>

, tap

Settings > Applications

, and then select the

Unknown sources

check

box to allow applications from your computer to be installed to your device.

2.

Connect your device to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Or, if your device is already
connected, press the status bar and drag your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the status
that shows

Select to change USB connection type

.

3.

On the Connect to PC screen in your device, tap

HTC Sync

and then tap

Done

.

4.

On your computer, double-click the green HTC Sync icon

to open HTC Sync.

5.

In HTC Sync, click

Application Installer

.

6.

In the Application Installer file types dialog box, make sure that the

Android OS installer file (apk)

check

box is selected, and then click

OK

.

7.

Click

Next

.

8.

Click

Browse

, locate the application (.apk) on your computer, and then click

Open

.

9.

After selecting the application, click

Next

.

10.

Click

Finish

. Check your device’s screen to see if there are additional instructions to complete the

installation.

Updating Your Device

To download software updates to your device:

Press

>

> Settings > System updates > Firmware update

. (Your device automatically downloads

and installs any available updates. You may be required to power your device off and back on to
complete the software upgrade.)

Note: You only have to do this step once. You do not need to do this step again next time you install another application

from your computer to your device.

Note: This dialog box only appears the first time you use the Application Installer.

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