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Discussion in 'ANDROID Phones, Tablets and Devices' started by M in LA, Dec 4, 2010.

  1. M in LA

    M in LA Mobile 28 Years Plus
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    I'm starting this thread as a way to ask questions and get answers about using all the many features of Android.

    There are no "stupid" questions. As I have found, some things in Android are easy to use once you figure out how they operate. So this is the place to ask questions about how features and other things work and to get answers from those in the know.

    So ask away!
     
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  2. M in LA

    M in LA Mobile 28 Years Plus
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    One thing I've learned is that apparently phone makers have their own widgets and shortcut features. A few days ago I expressed frustration with a contact quick-access icon that I had assigned someone to and wanted to change it.

    I would later figure out this was a Motorola widget than an Android one and the way to delete it is to send it to the trash and create a new Contact Q/A icon via Moto widgets and assign it immediately. To start with, they give you four unassigned ones. It was driving me crazy trying to figure out how to modify an existing Contact Q/A, until I discovered how it really works.

    This is one of those things in the Android universe I find very confusing. But now that I understand the "MENU" key is the core part of how widgets and shortcuts operate, it makes sense, but at first, it was very frustrating. This was not as easy to figure out via the user guide or anything else. I learned on my own by fiddling with it for a while.

    So some questions: Are some of the info widgets (like Facebook, e-mail, and others) made functional depending on the overlay OS from the phone manufacturers? Like Moto-Blur for Motorola, Sense from HTC, and TouchWiz for Samsung, to name a few? Are there Android equivalents that can be added to the home screens?

    Very curious...:)
     
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    I can only speak from an HTC standpoint. Sense & Sense-less. The FB, weather channel, etc, widgets are part of the app in some cases, but in others you have to download the widget portion of the app separately.

    Some widgets are extreme power hogs, so if you're experiencing battery level issues, look at the widget & how often it refreshes.
     
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    I bought a new Dell Streak from Dell in its open state. When received it was locked. AT&T provided an open code which I have not used as the attached protocol is cryptic and seems to require a sim card to allow opening.

    I need to update the Android 1.6 to 2.2 OS but need it opened to download the upgrade. I am in Portland Oregon and need help. How do I find some one to install the access code and get some help in installing the new OS other than Dell "Support"?
     
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    If you are with AT&T I would take the Streak to a corporate store and ask them to help you unlock it with the unlock code AT&T gave you. As to upgrading to 2.2 almost all updates are done OTA (Over The Air). So once you setup your Streak you should get a message saying the update is ready for download. This may happen durning setup or it could be a few weeks after setup. It all depends on how Dell sends the OTA update to the phones. Also you do not need to be unlocked to get the update. :)
     
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  6. M in LA

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    Well, after more fiddling around with the phone and re-reading the Droid X user guide, I ended up answering my own question, and thanks, our3rotts, for your answer. :)

    I guess my questioning mind is ahead of the rest of me... What I learned is, if you press the "Menu" button (four tiny squares, with one filled in), on the home screen (or any one of the other six sections of the home screen), there is an "add" option, which when selected brings up the "Add to Home Screen" box, from which you can see what widgets/items you can add from options like "Motorola Widgets", "Android Widgets", "Shortcuts", "Folders", and "Wallpapers". Motorola widgets just add more of the ones that are available on the phone to start with (and a few others). The Android widgets include any available from existing and added apps that offer them. Obviously not all do, but there were quite a few available to start with and more have been added as I've added more apps.

    The above info varies slightly depending on which Motorola Android phone you have as well as which Android version is currently installed. Phones from other manufacturers will probably differ quite a bit more, but the general idea is the same.

    One thing about the Droid X user guide. When reading it before I got the phone, it made little sense considering I've never owned an Android phone before. Re-reading afterward, everything clicked... Hands on experience really does make the difference, at least in my case it did.
     
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    Loosing Contact Shortcut Photos

    I recently updated my Motorola CLIQ to the Motorola Sponsored Android v.2.1 and am experiencing a strange problem.

    My Contact Shortcut Photos disappear after a few days. I have deleted and re added them and they remain on my screen for a while and then, again in a couple of days, they disappear, leaving only blank icons for the contacts.

    I went to the actual contacts and deleted the existing photos and re linked them from those in my photo gallery thinking that may fix the problem but it didn't.

    Prior to the update, these worked fine and I never experienced this problem. If anyone has a suggested fix I sure would like to hear about it.

    Thanks,

    Brad .
     
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    Re: Loosing Contact Shortcut Photos

    This might help you. :)

    https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/265734
     
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    Quadrant Standard

    Fellow Android users, there appears to be a major controversy on whether Quadrant Standard is useful for a true benchmark.

    So how do you feel about it and why?

    Looking forward to your input

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    Re: Quadrant Standard

    For truly stock devices it is a fun way to see how they preform against each other. I don't read too much in to the scores, and it would never influence my choice when buying a new device. But when you start running Quadrant on a supped up ROM and or Kernel the numbers can't be trusted at all. Most of the android devs know that with certain tweaks the test scores can be inflated greatly, which will cause the overall Quadrant Score to be much higher then what the real score should be. :)
     
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    Re: Quadrant Standard

    Isn't quadrant optimized for Snapdragon processors?

    When it comes to looking for benchmarks though, all I care about is how my device can handle the apps I use. I don't care if one ROM (or even one device) gets a better score than another if I can't notice the difference in daily use.
     
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    Re: Quadrant Standard

    I think it is a good benchmark to determine if tweaks i do on my own phone worked, like overclocking. Maybe we chould all post out results?
     
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    Re: Quadrant Standard

    I've used QS to compare benchmarks on my ERIS for 6 or 7 months - don't have a snapdragon processor.

    Went from ~260 every time to 390-430 range - generally 400.

    I can definitely tell in how the apps run. If I had a 1MHz processor, I'd be overwhelmed by the speed!
     
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    Re: Quadrant Standard

    I agree with Budney says. On a true stock phone it may give you some useful information, but on a rooted phone running another ROM not sure if the numbers, good or bad, are that accurate. Some reports I have read have mentioned that also. Quadrant information is useful, but I don't rely on it as the only tool to test performance. I judge performance by how the phone performs on a day to day basis. I have loaded some ROMs reported to be fast and give high quadrant scores, only to find the ROM ran clunky and slow. Just my 2 cents
     
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    Re: Quadrant Standard


    [​IMG]:[​IMG]


    Left - Xperia X10, rooted de branded and all at&t and Sony bloatware removed.

    Right - Atrix, rooted but all bloatware intact.
     
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    Android 2.2 spell checker??

    I just got two TMobile SK 4G phones. They seem fine but I've not found a spell checker for the email or text messaging system. My very old Moto Q running Win Mobile 6.1 had one but the SK's, running Android 2.2 don't seem to.

    Am I missing a setting or, if in fact there is no spell check feature on Froyo (shame on Google), does anyone know of an app that provides this feature?

    Thanks,

    Brad
     
    #17 BradQue, Apr 27, 2011
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    Re: Android 2.2 spell checker??

    Did you really need to ask if there is an app to do this? Come on. Just go over the Android Market and do a search. That will answer your question.
     
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