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Google Android Button Functions on HTC Touch (Verizon XV6900, Vogue)

The HTC Touch has five buttons, a slider, and directional keys. The five buttons are: Power, Camera, Call (button on the left), End (button on the right), and D-Pad Center.

This article explains how to use these physical buttons with the Google Android operating system. If you know about other functions, please update this page or tell us about it in our forums.

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Power Button

Turn On: When the HTC Touch phone is completely off, pressing this button will turn it on and boot into Windows Mobile 6.1.

Wake-Up: Press this button to wake-up Android when it is asleep.

Keyboard: Hold this button down to bring up the keyboard.

Menu: While Android is on, press this button to bring up the context menu for the app.

Rotate Screen: It's a bit tricky, but you can rotate the screen with the following button sequence:

Hold down the Power button.
Hold down either the left or the right directional pad button.
Let go of the Power button.
Let go of the D-Pad button.

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Camera Button

Back: Press this button goes back a page.

Home: Hold this button down and Android will go back to home.

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Call Button

Phone: Press this button to put Android in Phone mode.

Voice Dialer: Hold this button down to start "Voice Dialer".

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End Button

Sleep: Pressing this button puts the Android to sleep.

Phone Options: Hold this button down and you will see the menu with the following choices: "Silent mode", "Airplane mode", "Reboot phone", and "Power off".

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