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08-20-2010 , 09:07 PM

#1376

bdubbers

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,505

just ordered a droid x. should be here first week of september.

08-20-2010 , 09:11 PM

#1377

Ineedaride2

Politics Court Jester

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 25,080

I rooted my Incredible last night. Promptly installed the wireless tether, and that led flashlight that I've been wanting to an unreasonable degree for a couple of months now.

What's the deal with the wireless tether on the 2.2 release? I've heard that it was supposed to be included in the package, but that Verizon wants to strip it so they can charge for it.

On the one hand, I can believe this.

08-20-2010 , 09:37 PM

#1378

past_pluto

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 620

3g hotspot is wireless tether from verizon that you get to pay extra for. The 2.2 rom I'm using has it in the settings but you can still use the free wireless tether app.

08-20-2010 , 09:39 PM

#1379

magent

old hand

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,873

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdubbers

just ordered a droid x. should be here first week of september.

Are these new orders shipping with 2.2?

08-20-2010 , 09:45 PM

#1380

HawkFanIA

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,115

Quote:

Originally Posted by _dave_

is Snesoid at all playable on a touchscreen-only device e.g. galaxy S?

I use it on droid x. May be a little less playable on a smaller screen and it takes getting used to but I like it. The controls are shown on screen, somewhat transparent.

08-20-2010 , 09:48 PM

#1381

ikestoys

banned

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 94,424

For those with an evo:

Quote:

The method sounds ridiculous but many people have confirmed that it has nearly doubled their battery life, so it's clearly worth a shot. Instructions below.

This is a one-time only procedure.

Turn the EVO on and charge it for 8 hours.
Unplug it and turn it off.
Plug it back in and charge for 1 hour.
Unplug it and turn it on.
Wait 2 minutes and turn it off.
Plug it back in and charge for 1 hour.
Here's a variation of these instructions:

Turn the EVO on and charge it until the LED indicator turns green.
Unplug it and turn it off.
Plug it back in and charge until the LED indicator turns green.
Unplug it and turn it on.
Once powered on completely, turn it off again.
Plug it back in and charge until the LED turns green.
Unplug it, turn it on, and use it normally.

08-20-2010 , 09:48 PM

#1382

HawkFanIA

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,115

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdubbers

just ordered a droid x. should be here first week of september.

Most droid x's seem to be shipping a week earlier than the date they give you. Mine did and several people I know irl abd on other forums got theirs a week early

08-20-2010 , 10:08 PM

#1383

▬▬▬▬▬▬

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,007

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkFanIA

Most droid x's seem to be shipping a week earlier than the date they give you. Mine did and several people I know irl abd on other forums got theirs a week early

This was also true for me.

08-20-2010 , 11:02 PM

#1384

bdubbers

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,505

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkFanIA

Most droid x's seem to be shipping a week earlier than the date they give you. Mine did and several people I know irl abd on other forums got theirs a week early

good to know, can't wait.

Quote:

Originally Posted by magent

Are these new orders shipping with 2.2?

2.1 afaik. should be getting 2.2 OTA in the first 2 weeks of september so i'm not too worried about it.

08-21-2010 , 03:04 PM

#1385

Meech

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,749

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmoney21

Do you know the name of that app?

There is a commercial RDP/Remote Desktop app, but it's $20. Haven't tried it.

I'll probably check this out at some point though. VNC client for android
http://code.google.com/p/android-vnc-viewer/

08-21-2010 , 03:05 PM

#1386

Meech

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,749

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjordan

Go into the application management. (On my Evo, from the home I hit Menu (button) > Settings > Applications > Manage applications). If that doesn't work you can probably get there from "Settings" in your application list.

Click the application you want to move and under the "Storage" section there's an option "Move to SD Card". If it's grayed out the app doesn't support it.

Developers have to explicitly set apps to be allowed to run off the SD card. As 2.2 gets rolled out this will be much more common. Note that for some reason widgets run notoriously bad from the SD card, so it's not recommended to move them (even if you can).

Here's a cool app that will help you find which apps can be moved to the SD card, which run okay off it, etc.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.beaglebros.SDMove

I found it pretty handy when I first updated to 2.2

Or, if you are rooted -- Titanium backup can force apps to SD even if they don't 'allow' it.

08-21-2010 , 05:18 PM

#1387

bjordan

adept

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,160

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meech

Or, if you are rooted -- Titanium backup can force apps to SD even if they don't 'allow' it.

That's awesome I knew about Titanium but didn't know it could do that.

08-21-2010 , 09:06 PM

#1388

thankjay

adept

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 795

internet just went out while in a few mtts.

frantically searched for way to get internet on phone. currently downloading easytether. anyone use this app yet?

08-21-2010 , 10:42 PM

#1389

Karak

ELIte

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 62,724

PDANet has worked well for me. I actually played Starcraft 2 over it with no problems (until someone called, lol) the other day.

08-22-2010 , 11:35 AM

#1390

PartyGirlUK

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Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 23,530

My droid starting making some annoying noises yesterday. It makes a lout noise every time the orientation changes, or a url is clicked etc. even if the volume is set to zero. I have to go to settings and set specifically the media volume to zero to stop these sounds, but then I am unable to listen to music, help appreciated thanks.

08-22-2010 , 11:47 AM

#1391

metsandfinsfan

banned

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 160,445

the new browser icon -- every time i reboot it doesnt remember my default browser even tho i click use as default

08-22-2010 , 12:58 PM

#1392

renodoc

Casino Olympics Champion

Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 8,357

My incredible has this nasty habit of changing the custom ringtones I've set for people seemingly at random.

anyone?

08-22-2010 , 05:27 PM

#1393

sammy407

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 491

Whats the best android operating handset right about now?

08-22-2010 , 05:33 PM

#1394

easy1811

enthusiast

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammy407

Whats the best android operating handset right about now?

HTC Desire with Android 2.2 for sure

08-22-2010 , 06:41 PM

#1395

oldgrandma18k

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,918

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammy407

Whats the best android operating handset right about now?

Samsung Galaxy S is quite good. The jury's out on if it's the best or not depending on how the Froyo release goes. If it gets released soon and is hacked with some awesome custom builds, then it will be the best imo.

08-22-2010 , 08:55 PM

#1396

AKSpartan

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,931

Quote:

Originally Posted by renodoc

My incredible has this nasty habit of changing the custom ringtones I've set for people seemingly at random.

anyone?

My ringtone always get randomly switched after I set it too, really annoying.

08-23-2010 , 10:16 AM

#1397

LirvA

banned

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 43,568

two questions imo

what can you do with android you can't with black berry?

what can you do with black berry you can't with android?

ty ty

08-23-2010 , 10:31 AM

#1398

PartyGirlUK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PartyGirlUK

Bump!!

08-23-2010 , 10:39 AM

#1399

Vuron00

adept

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,061

Quote:

Originally Posted by LirvA

two questions imo

what can you do with android you can't with black berry?

what can you do with black berry you can't with android?

ty ty

Droid has a ton more apps for almost everything. Info, games, productivity, etc. Most droids have a touch screen, where most blackberries do not. Anything multimedia and the droid wins, hands down.

Blackberry is great if you are hardcore about syncing your PC to your phone. If you are a heavy user of Outlook and want to keep your notes and tasks, you will need a Blackberry over a droid. Blackberry seems to have better battery life (much better).