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I have made my first skin, It has a Microsoft Windows Coudy Desktop look to it, See the screenshot below.
Features :
*Transparent Icon Bar at the top - this allows the background more room to breath.
*Smart monitor - keeps a list of last used application on desktop, this way your most often used apps are easy accessible and you need not go into menu to get to them.
*Fizzweather - keeps a 5 day weather broadcast on your desktop.
*Missed Calls, Emails, SMS
*Appointments - Shows any upcoming appointments you have.
*Comcentric - Nice bluetooth and WIFI icons, also gives a nice little configure/switch on or off menu.
*both LANDSCAPE and POTRAIT screens
Anyway, i made this using Homescreen designer, and ofcourse then i manually added to the template tweaking this and that for a few days.
Requirements :
Fizzweather - http://www.fizzsoftware.com/smartphone/fizzweather/index.htm
Comcentric - http://www.smartphone-freeware.com/get-commcentric.html
Smartmonitor - http://www.smartphone-freeware.com/get-smartmonitor.html
SmartToolkit - http://www.e-natives.com/download
Installation :
Just download the attached file and unzip to your application data\home directory.
You can then go to start---> settings ----> home screen. And select JMR.
Please read requirements, you need to install those apps before you load theme.
feel free to post comments below ...
Enjoy
I believe all Android users have been to the Android Market and downloaded >10 applications onto your phone. However, what are your top 10 favorite applications? Probably you can come out with a list of your favorite top 10 free, paid, non-rooted and rooted applications?
Thanks in advance
I think these topics are existing already numerous times, but hey, its fun to see if something is new.
Here are my mine which i use daily, seperated paid and free ones
Paid;
Launcher pro plus, my fav. Launcher
Widgetlocker, great lockscreen.
Navigon, used it in my car before, now on my phone, very well organized navigation app.
Atakephone, best dialer i found.
Palmary weather, stunning graphics, lots of info, very accurate.
Tapatalk pro, for visiting this and some other forums.
Free:
Awesome drop, getting small files from your desktop to your mobile.
Tweetdeck, very clean twitter app
Handcent sms
K9 mail
Open watch, for connecting my watch to my phone
Penetrate, getting codes from all thomson and speedtouch routers.
Chewitts dark theme for on my x10. Looks amazingly well.
Some dutch apps which are usefull, like buienradar, marktplaats, foongids, het verkeer, eredivisie, tvgids info etc.
Swype, best keyboard, got the apk from someone here, dont know if it is actually free...
Poweramp, stunning music player
Jorte, nice calender application
MIUI browser, damn slick and quik, can be downloaded here on xda, as the original is in Chinese but someone over here translated it to English
Callend Vibrate, just gives a little vibration when ending a call, very handy
Retro Calculator, great calculator which brings back memories from the old days at school.
Shootme (needs root) for shaking to make a screenshot
type fresh (needs root and busybox) to change fonts on your device
Zimly, for my videos
Kiss Ringtones, very nice ringtones, I like the classic ones the most.
Sent from my x10i using tapatalk and edited later by desktop ;-)
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I think these topics are existing already numerous times, but hey, its fun to see if something is new.
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Exactly, our "favorites" change over time. Plus there are always new applications flooding in the Android Market! Nonetheless, thanks for sharing
YouVersion Bible (anyone wanting to read the Bible, this is a very clean and quick app with a vast amount of versions in various different languages. Updated often. User database of contributions.)
Apps Organizer (allows me to use less screens for better performance without loosing accessibility)
Audible (gotta love a good audio novel when you don't really have the time to sit down and read!)
Catch Notes (used to be 3banana notes. I really like this note app, but I haven't done a lot of searching. It works very well and is pretty simple.)
Documents to Go Pro (this is essential for me while in school!!! Now that it syncs with google docs its sooo valuable)
Daily Strip (Sunday Comics reader. I use it mainly for Calvin & Hobbs...but there are a lot more on here!)
Dictionary.com (essential!)
LastPass (great password vault. Creates passwords for you. Very good.)
xScope Browser v. 6 (ftw!!)
WinAmp and/or PowerAmp (they're both great, the second one I like better, but it's been acting screwy (maybe it's my fault..idk) lately so I've been going back and forth)
Here are my 10 [that I use frequently]:
1.) Titanium [needs root] [PERFECT for restoring your apps/settings when you switch roms]
2.) Handcent [best texting app to date]
3.) MIUI Browser [aka Charming Browser] [Super Smexy browser ftw]
4.) Barnacle WiFi Tether [Works like a charm when a rom doesn't have a native wifi-sharing app]
5.) Swype ['nuff said]
6.) Tweetdeck [BEST Friendstream/Twitter/Facebook Timeline replacement]
7.) Dropbox [Easy file transfers between computer and phone
8.) Soundhound∞ [Shazam can go suck it]
9.) Linda File Manager [simplistic organization]
10.) XDA [no explanation needed]
- Point Inside - (maps of malls, airports, etc) http://www.appbrain.com/app/point-inside-airports-malls/com.pointinside.android.app
- evernote - (sync notes among multiple devices) http://www.appbrain.com/app/evernote/com.evernote
- glympse - (share your gps location for X period of time)http://www.appbrain.com/app/glympse/com.glympse.android.glympse
- voice recorder - (it records sound) http://www.appbrain.com/app/voice-recorder/com.tokasiki.android.voicerecorder
- smartshortcuts - (create a group of apps..then create a shortcut that points to that group) http://www.appbrain.com/app/smart-shortcuts/com.rhmsoft.shortcuts
- wyse RDP/VNC - (RDC/VNC client) http://www.appbrain.com/app/wyse-pocketcloud-free-rdp-vnc/com.wyse.pocketcloudfree
- spideroak - (like dropbox...but better privacy policy) http://www.appbrain.com/app/spideroak/com.spideroak.android
- keepass Droid - (password vault) http://www.appbrain.com/app/keepassdroid/com.android.keepass
- quickdesk - (press search at any time for a custom list of apps) http://www.appbrain.com/app/quickdesk-beta/sg.ruqqq.quickdesk
- tasker - (does much...will need to read) http://www.appbrain.com/app/tasker/net.dinglisch.android.taskerm
- sms backup+ - (it backs up sms data to your google account) http://www.appbrain.com/app/sms-backup/com.zegoggles.smssync
- fileexpert - (FTP/WWW SERVER + SMB client) http://www.appbrain.com/app/file-expert/xcxin.filexpert
-Dropbox (File Transfer Tool)
-PowerAmp (Music Player)
-Camera 360 Pro (Great for HDR photos as well as other effects)
-Titanium Backup (Backup, Restore, Freeze Applications)
-Beautiful Weather (Weather Widget, Highly Customizable)
-Apps Organizer (Organize your apps into categories and create shortcuts to folders)
-Rom Manager (Backup, flash customized roms)
-Zedge (Ringtone and Wallpaper App)
-Angry Birds (Game)
-MiniSquadron! (Game)
-Launcher Pro (Replacement launcher)
-Prey (Lojack for your phone or PC)
-SMS Backup and restore (Self Explanatory)
-AppBrain (combined with FastWebInstaller makes browsing the market a much better experience)
- Beautiful Widgets (makes the home screen much better looking, especially if you're on a non-Sense rom)
- LauncherPro (custom docks, great widgets, great app drawer, smooth as anything)
- Virgin Usage Meter (only useful if you're on australian virgin mobile but plenty of usage apps around. Keeps me up to date on my usage, and shows how much usage a day I have left)
-SlideIT Keyboard (prefer it to swype because of shortcuts and layout, and I just got used to it easier - I prefer swype if I'm on large screen like galaxy s though)
- Whatsapp (free texting, obvious choice )
- Opera Mobile Beta (Slow loading but worth it to get my speed dial/bookmarks)
- Rom Manager
- VirtualWorld 2+ (awesome looking live wallpaper, drains battery like crazy though )
And my number 1 favourite app....
-Market!
ASTRO File Manager
ColorNote Notepad Notes
Dropbox
ES File Explorer
LauncherPro
QuickDesk
Remote Notifier for Android
Root Explorer
ShootMe
SMS Unread Count
I tried to have my top 10 but I failed because all I can think of is:
Adb wireless
So, so useful while you're outside with your computer but not the USB cable. Especially useful when I want to flash rom / themes during class time
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- Launcher Pro
- Bluetooth File Transfer
- Desktop Visualizer
- ElectroDroid
- Handcent SMS
- Most It
- PowerAMP
- Rock Player
- Firefox
- Smart Keyboard
-Smart Dialer: Best Dial replacement, the description is in chinesse but the app is in english, try it.
-SwitchPro Widget
-Z4root: Root the phone, it saves my life.
-Dolphin Broser HD: Web Broser.
-ADW Launcher
-IM Plus Pro: I used it since symbian.
-Root Explorer
-SystemPanel APP / Task Manager
-Note Everything: Notepad
-Fancy Widget: Clock, weather, battery status and so on.
- Handcent
- Tweetdeck
- Kik Messenger
- Winamp
- Foursquare
- Firefox
- Vignette
- Angry Birds
- SetCPU
- Trillian
Lol, if it's allowed to mention my own apps (because really that are the ones I use the most) my list would be:
Thumb Keyboard
LCD Density Changer
LaunchKey
Auto Bluetooth
Hot Reboot
(not by me: )
Calender Pro
Beatiful Widgets
Root Explorer !
TV Gids Nederland Pro
BusyBox
(Also the only ones I use besides the standard Desire HD apps)
Dophin HD 4.0 (Still the fastest browser on my desire)
PowerAMP (Besides the HTC one the best music player out there)
Set CPU (Performance and battery may thank you )
ES File Explorer
Smart Keyboard (where I hit the keys the best)
Dropbox (Very easy way to sync or just move date between pc and phone)
Angry Birds (Great Game)
Tube Mate (Best youtube app)
Smooth Calendar (Besides the HTC one still my favourite)
Fancy Widget (Same as Smooth Calendar)
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Someone should make a Bluetooth ADB app, THAT would be EFF-ing awesome!
My list contains the ever popular Angry Birds + ringtones
I did not see these mentioned:
Clocker Evolution
Got To Do (Because it syncs with toodledo I no longer use Astrid)
KeePass Droid
OI Shopping List
Tesla LED
Clipper
calCOOLator
Pure Calendar widget
Chrome to phone
and my favorite Launcher Pro (I like ADW but LauncherPro wins for me because of the rotating dockbar & the "Swipe gesture action")
1-Cabbage - Amazing app, Provides quick and easy use of your free web text(SMS) from Irish mobile providers including Meteor,Vodafone,o2 and 3, has saved me an absolute fortune with me living in England.
2-Shazam - Definitely worth paying for this, has Identified some tunes i never thought it would.
3-Power Amp - Definitely the best music player for Android phones i got the paid version/
4-MIUI Browser - Definitely the best browser for Android phones
5-Titanium Backup - Very useful app will be getting the paid version of this.
6-Tune In Radio - Radio stations from across the world, excellent stuff.
7-Amazon Kindle-Love this book reader,even better there are loads of cool free ebooks like Dracula, Frankenstein,etc
8-Sky+ - The ability to remotely record TV from your phone makes this a winner and essential app.
9-Memory Booster Lite- Great for clearing out RAM on the phone
10- Barcode Scanner - I mostly use this for scanning apps but another very useful app.
-Trillian www.trillian.im
-Appbrain w/ fast web installer
-Doggcatcher
-sms2pc
-MyBackup Pro
-Lookout Security
-Android IRC
-Dropbox
-PhoneMyPC
-Touiteur
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4-MIUI Browser - Definitely the best browser for Android phones
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Really?
I'm happy enough with the default browser.
I tried the MIUI Browser after it was mentioned in an earlier post. I didn't like that the tabs at the top took up that much room.
I used other browsers that were also tab based, but found the tabs in them to also take up too much space.
I like how the default browser just opens a new window. That's fine for me.
1 phonemypc - best remote control better than logmein and cheaper.
2 evernote
3 dropbox
4 glympse
5 C:Geo (geocaching)
6 GPS Status (gps toolbox application)
7 Scanner Radio (police scanner with alerts)
8 Listen
9 Vlingo - texting/emailing by voice and having received/texts emails read to you is easy with this app. totally no look / no distraction
10 printershare - print to wifi printers or any printer that is connected to a computer you configure a pc client on.
1,2,3,10 The browser (either opera or the included browser) and Gmail make it possible for me to not be tied to a computer when i am home.
Hey Everyone,
I've made my list like everyone else for their suggestions on wp7, I want to send them to microsoft or have it reach the right people, i've seen somewhere on the forums where to send it but i can't find it, does anyone know where? I took the wp7 survey and submitted my suggestions through there. Here is my list in case you are curious
1. True Multitasking: the ability to jump between apps, kill apps ourselves and no tombstombing!
2. Improved notifications: more notification options other than text messages, new email alerts, wifi , Bluetooth, downloaded apps. New text message notification displays entire text message as a stream in toast window. Maybe implement a quick drop down shade to view all notifications.
3. Improved copy and paste: Implement cut copy paste and select all, also the ability to copy all text in text message conversations. Reference winmo 6.5.XX
4. Customizable background wallpaper as well as more options for live tiles: enabling wallpaper in the background behind the tiles and hubs, panoramic wallpaper that moves with you and introduce live wallpaper. More options for live tiles: the ability to make them transparent, semi transparent more color options or more graphics other than plain colored squares.
5. Add integrated voice to text option for emails and text messages as well as commands.
6. More landscape support for apps and homescreen. Live tiles will shift horizontally when in landscape mode as well as hubs accordingly once rotated. Especially more landscape support for sliding qwerty phones. Very much so want this at least as an option for all phones.
7. Improve the camera application PLEASE add the ability to save options as well as more photo options, fix the hardware camera button as the 2 touch click is horrendous, also add the option to have a soft button on screen to take pictures as well as the hardware camera button.
8. Improved MMS functionality: the ability to add more than one photo, gif and animated pictures support as well as video support also. Once again reference winmo 6.5.
9. Please hurry with the flash support for the browser as well as courting opera to bring opera mobile to windows phone 7.
10. Improve the facebook app, include the ability to upload videos, play video links off the app, add facebook chat, morelive tile support such as status updates displaying through the the live tile add more functionality all together .
11. Add the ability to share videos through MMS, facebook or youtube upload as well the option to change the youtube link from the standard msft app to the htc app or another youtube app.
12. Bring back Microsoft active sync support for outlook contacts or at least as an additional option.
13. Allow wp7 device to be accessed as usb drive as well, the ability to cut copy paste rename delete files and move files on the phone and sd card.
14. File browser support
15. Improve the maps application, add voice guided turn by turn navigation as well as more map options.
16. Add Bluetooth file transfer as well as improve Bluetooth overall
17. Allow custom ringtones and notifications.
18. Hurry with the html5 support so that wp7 users who deserve to have an official bing app equal if not better than their ios or android counterparts.
19. Add the ability through zune to back up all downloaded apps or introduce apps that do just that back up everything for those who need to reset their phone can reinstall their apps easily.
20. Add the ability to manage your zune playlists on your phone. Too often I will want to edit my playlist and will be nowhere near my pc to do so, maybe introduce a playlist editor app for the phone.
21. For homescreen add the ability to have folders as live tiles, such as creating a folder containing all social networking apps, the ability to name it as well as various graphics options for the live tile. And for the hubs too the ability to create folder hubs as sometimes going down all the hubs can be tedious to find the one app you use on occasion.
22. The live tiles are a great concept but in my opinion they are “silent” they could provide more information and they are not doing so, the messaging live tile could display the newest text message within its tile, also show who sent the text message, the same for twitter and facebook and even foursquare, as well as email, a great rss feeder live tile feed, more information could be pushed into these tiles that would truly encapture microsoft’s glance and go mantra.
23. Internet explore needs better landscape support as well the sorely missing flash html5.
24. I truly miss the ppc aspect of my windows phone, I suggest that Microsoft bring back all the ppc elements while continuing to improve windows phone, the winmo power users will be happy and new users will unknowingly come to find these options useful as well. A marriage of the ppc aspects from winmo to the new ui of wp7 with newfound developer support will keep Microsoft as a major player in the smartphone wars.
Even if the right person(s) would get it, they'd probably just delete your mail...I don't think that they really read those "suggestment-mails"...
But good luck!
Once I find the right email address or group to submit to I'll email them every single day, "determined to be heard!"
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While the suggestions are very good, we all have opinions, and no one has been heard so far. Visit the General board for WP7, and submit this list to the proper thread on needed improvements. You can find it at the top. It is stickied.
Avoid task killers
It is best to avoid task killers such as Advanced Task Killer. Android is designed to automatically pre-load certain applications, even if you don't load them yourself. If it starts to run low on memory, it will smartly unload the oldest running apps automatically.
Manually killing tasks will only mean they get loaded in memory again. Task killers can make the phone slow, laggy, or drain battery life more quickly.
Bookmark a contact on your homescreen
To bookmark a contact on your homescreen, long press on the home screen background and select Shortcuts. Then select Direct dial.
If you call someone regularly this can be useful as you will have a shortcut to them handily placed on your homescreen
Bookmark a web page on your homescreen
To bookmark a website on your homescreen, go into your browser and find the bookmark of the page you want to create a shortcut for.
Then long press on the bookmark and select Add Shortcut to Home.
If you regularly visit certain websites, this can be handy as you will have a shortcut to the site on your homescreen.
Create folders to tidy your Apps
If you find yourself with too many Apps on the homescreen, then you can create folders to organise them.
To start, simply press and hold on an App and drag it over the top of another App. The App should change colour/shape. Then release your finger and the two Apps will be combined into a folder.
You can then drag more Apps into this folder using the same process.
To give your folder a label, simply long press on the folder and you will be able to enter a name.
Double tap for a full stop (period)
While typing emails or notes, you can simply tap the space key twice and the phone will insert a full stop / period
Install new keyboard to improve accuracy
The standard Android keyboard is good, but not great. There are many third party keyboards available which will improve your typing speed and accuracy.
Go to the Android Market and search for 'Keyboard' to see some great alternatives, many of which are more accurate and make typing much easier.
A good one is GoKeyboard.
If you see a warning saying the keyboard will collect all information (including credit cards) just ignore this. This is just a security feature that Android shows for every third-party keyboard that you install.
Accents and special characters
If you want to type non-English letters (eg those with an accent), long-press on the relevant letter. A list of options will appear for you to select.
Access the scientific calculator
To access the scientific calculator, rotate the phone to landscape mode.
The calculator will change to a scientific one
Add email or phone number from text
To add an email or phone number to your contacts from a text message, you can long-press on the email / phone number. Then select Add to contacts
Add widget to the homescreen
To add a widget, go to the homescreen and press the Apps icon (the circle with 6 dots). Then you will see a list of your Apps with the word Apps and Widgets at the top. Press Widgets, then you will be presented with a list of available widgets.
To add a widget, press and hold on it and then position it where you want
Android Easter egg
There is an Easter egg hidden in the Android operating system. To see it, go to your Homescreen, then press Menu - Settings - About phone.
Then tap on the Android version option 5 times and you will get a surprise.
Sometimes it doesn't work, so try a couple of times. By the way don't expect to see an actual Easter Egg. That is just the name given to things hidden inside software or operating systems.
Auto focus the camera
When taking photos or videos, tap the screen where you want to focus on. The phone will automatically adjust the settings to improve the image or video
Bring up more predicted words
If you have word prediction enabled while you are typing, you can long press the middle word that is suggested. This will bring up a menu allowing you to select various other suggested words.
Browse websites in full-screen mode
If you want to browse in full screen mode, without the URL bar at the top of the browser, then you can enable this..
Open the standard browser and press Menu - Settings - Labs. Then put a check mark under Full Screen .
To get access to the browser options (that are now invisible), there is now a neat hidden menu. Slide your finger in from the left or right of the screen. A circular menu will appear with various options.
Capture a still shot while recording video
To capture a still shot while recording a video, simply tap the screen while you are recording.
This will save a still image.
Change keyboards
To change keyboards (if you have additional keyboards installed), you can switch between them by pressing the small keyboard symbol in the top left of your screen. You will need to be in keyboard input mode (i.e. typing something) for this to work.
Note: you need to have more than one keyboard installed for this to work
Change quick response texts
The phone has the ability to send quick response text messages if your phone is ringing but you can't answer it.
To change these, go to your Dialer App - Settings - Quick responses. You can only have 4 of them and you may need to edit existing ones.
Change the backlight screen timeout
To change the backlight screen timeout, go to Settings - Display - Screen. Then choose the screen time out duration.
You can also tell the phone screen to always stay lit when it is plugged in via USB. Go to Settings - Developer Options. Then check Stay Awake.
Change the screen brightness
To change the screen brightness, start from the Homescreen and press Menu - Settings - Display - Brightness.
Then choose the desired brightness setting. You can also select Automatic brightness to let the phone decide for you.
If you have auto-brightness enabled, you can also press, hold and slide the top notification bar left and right. The brightness will increase and decrease accordingly.
Check phone status and battery usage
To find out information about Signal Strength, Network Information, Remaining Battery Time and Battery Usage (by Application), go to your Homescreen - Menu - Settings - About Phone.
Check the firmware version
To check your firmware version, start from the Homescreen and press Menu - Settings - About Phone- software version
This should list your Android version, Build number and Model Number.
Copy files between your phone and PC using WiFi
To copy files between your phone and PC, go to the Android Play Market and download an app called AirDroid.
This is an extremely useful App that connects your phone to your PC wirelessly, allowing you to move files and many, many other things.
Copying iTunes songs to Android
If you have decided to ditch your iPhone in favour of Android, then there is a simple way to take your iTunes music, playlists and album art with you.
Simply go the Android Marketplace and download a Free App called Easy Phone Tunes. You will also need the computer version of the software, so go to http://easyphonetunes.com and download it from there.
Then, when that is done, turn your phone into a USB storage device (this will vary from device to device, but instructions are on the website).
Once your phone is connected to your computer, open the computer version of the software and select your device from the Easy Phone Tunes list. Then follow the instructions to Sync your media
Create folders in your Quick Launch bar
If you have used up all of your Quick Launch spaces, then there is a trick.
Once it is full, press and drag an App from the homescreen and move it over the top of an App in the Quick Launch area. Then release your finger. This will create a folder containing the original App plus the new one. This is a great way to have access to regularly used App
Create shortcut to websites on your home screen
To create a shortcut to a website on your homescreen, go to your browser bookmarks.
Then long press on a site and select Add shortcut to Home
Customise your favourites tray
At the bottom of each homescreen is your favourites tray, which consists of 5 icons. You can customise it by adding icons to the tray. If it's full however, you will first need to remove some.
To remove an icon, simply press and hold an icon. Then drag it to your desktop.
Then to add a new one, simply drag an icon from your homescreen to the favourites tray.
Enable / disable vibrate / haptic feedback when you type
To disable / enable vibrate (also called haptic feedback) when you type or press the screen, go to Settings - Language & input - Settings.
Then uncheck Vibrate on keypress.
Enable sideload of Apps
If you want to install Apps outside of the Android Market (called sideloading), then go to Settings - Security - Unknown sources.
Note: use at your own risk.
Help, I have forgotten my unlock pattern
If you have forgotten your custom unlock pattern, then don't panic.
After 5 unsuccessful tries a button should appear saying 'Forgot pattern'. Press this and you will be asked to enter your Gmail username/password.
The phone will then ask for a new unlock pattern. If you don't have a Gmail account, then you might have to either call your carrier or factory reset your phone.
Hide folders or files
If you want to hide folders or files from being index or displayed, simple put a . (full stop / period) before the file or folder name.
Make volume / music louder
WARNING: Making your volume or music louder can damage your hearing.
Most phones have their volumes limited by local laws to protect our hearing. There is a way to boost your volume however. Go to the Android Market and download an App called Volume+ (Sound Boost). There is also a free version called Volume+ Free.
You will need to root your phone for this App to work.
Make your phone run faster
Here are the top 5 tips to make your phone run faster:
1) Use only essential widgets on your homescreen - each widget consumes memory and processing power which can slow your down your phone.
2) Uninstall apps that you don't use - after awhile your phone can get cluttered as some Apps are designed to always run in the background. If you rarely use an App, then uninstall it to free up memory and CPU resource.
3) Install Apps to your phone memory - if you have an SDCard, always install Apps to the phone memory, which can be accessed faster. If you have Apps on the SDCard, then move them back to the phone memory with an App called Move2SD available from the Play Market.
4) Use Static rather than Live wallpapers - Live wallpapers consume processing power and memory. Unless you really must have them, uninstall them.
5) Kill tasks occasionally - Some Apps will run in the background indefinitely unless you kill them. Most of them won't cause a problem, but it pays to check your running tasks from time to time. Hold down your Home key and check the Task Manager.
One last thing: Don't use Task Killers. Android manages tasks very well and Task Killers just make your phone unstable and can slow it down further
note this guide is mainy to help the people who didnt recieved a manual instructions booklet along with their phone like my country(INDIA)
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Wow thanks! Im gonna uninstall my task killer now.
Good job! Some of this are well known but many aren't so it should be sticky subject for all who are coming into Android from wherever hey are coming.
The taskkiller part should be put in red
Another one: manage your contacts in gmail. It is bscked up accesible from anywhere and so convenient. Much easier to edit from the computer after all.
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Awesome thread op. Thank you very much!
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The calculator one only applies to the HTC calculator. In the AOSP on you swipe to the right to access advanced functions.
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nejc121 said:
The calculator one only applies to the HTC calculator. In the AOSP on you swipe to the right to access advanced functions.
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yes i have htc one v soo made a compilation of what has been known to me and what is facts
if anyone with new tips pls post here soo tht i can add to the op to help others
and also a request pls statehow to take screen shots on your device's because it's different on each device
dont just say thanks hit thanks if i helped
a true lfc supporter
and a former symbian lover
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SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER'S IF YOU LIKE THE GAME / APP BUY IT
Thanks paarthdesai. Did not know about the 'double spacebar to get a period'.
Another software to connect to computer is 'Software Data Cable'.
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Is there a way to save the dictionary on the sdcard and restore after full wipe/flashing custom rom?
the guide which I look for..sometimes I tend to forget small things and this guide could recall back
paarthdesai said:
yes i have htc one v soo made a compilation of what has been known to me and what is facts
if anyone with new tips pls post here soo tht i can add to the op to help others
and also a request pls statehow to take screen shots on your device's because it's different on each device
dont just say thanks hit thanks if i helped
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and a former symbian lover
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Stock ICS screenshot is Vol- and power.
I think some HTC phones have home and power
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k1p2n3g4 said:
Thanks paarthdesai. Did not know about the 'double spacebar to get a period'.
Another software to connect to computer is 'Software Data Cable'.
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Is there a way to save the dictionary on the sdcard and restore after full wipe/flashing custom rom?
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backup the dictionary app via titanium backup app+ data
that should work
dont just say thanks hit thanks if i helped
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and a former symbian lover
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Very nice tips. Add one more, use Greenify App which silently hibernate your apps. It can save much battery and memory. A must have app.
Thanks
Handy tips
Thanks for the handy tips. Didn't know you could double tap for a full stop.
Should also include a homescreen icon for some websites. =]
Thanks! That task killer thing is really interesting!
Note: This is not a Update or App, its just an method of Emulating Multi-window feature by using some handy apps
Prologue:
I always wanted a phone having multi-window support, though I dont usually do much of multitasking! So, just for the sake of getting some Multitasking simultaneously, no one wants to spend extra bucks, so here is a way of doing that on any Android phone!
What all you need??
→ Any android phone running 2.1 and up
→ Unity Launcher - Shortcut App
→ Floating Music Player
→ Popcorn Video Player
→ PopUp Browser
visit my blog for downloads (I cannot post links), "androidpagez. tk/2013/10/ how-to-multi-window-on-any-android .html" (remove spaces)
How to do??
→ Download all the apps and transfer it to your SD Card
→ Install Unity launcher and setup the shortcuts you need
→ Now Install all other apps (Music, Video & Browser) and add them in Unity launcher shortcuts
→ Thats it, you're done add them also on Unity launcher shortcuts list
Now you can easily do multitasking - you can select shortcuts in unity launcher from home screen and select Browser or Music or Video Player and keep them all on your screen, resize them as you desire. You can also minimize them if you want to use some other App. So now you can use multiple apps simultaneously. Though its not as much stable as Grand or Note, it's something you can show Off!
Happy Multitasking...