The Android Cell Phone Thread

[freecat]

but for serious why isn't there a mail widget for 2.x (outside of htc)

nobody else wonders about this?

i use the dock indicator from the launcher, gets me a little label with the number of unread and direct shortcut. good enough.

everyone, you should start using Prey. it's that free locate your lost/stolen cellphone app, i'm sure it's going to be a lifesaver anytime soon.

[Nicorice]

^you can only use c2dm/push if you're on prey pro, otherwise it's gonna lightly sip on the battery

[freecat]

i guess the odds of finding your phone drop a lot after 24 hours anyway... and if you pay then 5usd/month is not so bad to have a better protection on your phone, laptop and another device...

there might be some better alternatives though.

[AstroWolf]

How do I prevent every app I have launching all the time without me causing it? Feels like that's eating the battery up. What's the deal?

[evisu 2000]

which apps?

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/supercharging-android-google-to-acquire.html

think i'm gonna cop a nokia x7 sometime soon tho

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[AstroWolf]

i go to my app killer and EVERYTHING is open... things i never use... just popping open without cause or instigation.

i miss my iphone.

[Bislane]

Add all that shit (don't discriminate either, just check every box) to the auto-end list. Pretty sure that force quits it after 2 minutes of it not being on-screen. There should be a check all button but nah you have to just manually do it.

[jigrushable]

will rooting the galaxy s2 enable me to get apps for free?

[Nicorice]

will rooting the galaxy s2 enable me to get apps for free?

LOL no and you don't even need root to do that. I suggest buying the apps and supporting the developers.

[BHP]

i go to my app killer and EVERYTHING is open... things i never use... just popping open without cause or instigation.

i miss my iphone.

Get taskpanel XTRA, it's a much better app than other task killers. Just set the apps you don't use on the "Kill list" and it will automatically kill them once they're open. Cheers.

[Nicorice]

i go to my app killer and EVERYTHING is open... things i never use... just popping open without cause or instigation.

i miss my iphone.

There's no need to be anal about what apps are "open" because most of these apps are just stored in memory as cache so that it can run more quickly on its next instance. Most of the time these apps are just idle on background not taking any CPU cycles.

If you are concerned about apps sucking on the battery I suggest installing a custom ROM where you can actually see the "Partial Wake Usage" of the apps.

[TransparentCranium]

just got a motorolo xt860 (droid3) after leaving my galaxys on the subway. big phone but damn it's nice.

[Ed x TWWK]

Just bought Rom Manager from the market ($5.99) and the shit isn't working at all. There's a licensing error and it wont display premium roms, anyone else have this issue?

[NatseOklim]

Got an app that lets you use animated gifs as a live wallpaper. Awesome.

[scientifick]

just bought incredible 2, first smart phone, love it so far.

[OTL]

hm. anyone holding out for GS2?

looks like nexus prime's coming soon......Fuck us carriers

[laxlife1234]

Just bought Rom Manager from the market ($5.99) and the shit isn't working at all. There's a licensing error and it wont display premium roms, anyone else have this issue?

Why would you pay for it? Just get the free one.

As of now, I am trying to get CM7 and faux123's kernel working on my phone so I can overclock it to 1.5GHz.

[MyAcademy]

hm. anyone holding out for GS2?...

I am. Theres an announcement scheduled for the 29th, so hopefully its not like, "It'll be here in 2012, teehee."

[evisu 2000]

it's sooooo big nh

[laxlife1234]

Played around on my device... damn, clocked in at 4288

[jaac]

Is there an easy way to transfer my home pc's rss feed to my android?

[daphneYOUfindME]

i use minimal reader pro with my google reader rss feeds.

[clover]

so my Droid x shuts down on its own randomly throughout the day... anyone else have this problem?

[Becks23]

Is there an easy way to transfer my home pc's rss feed to my android?

I use NewsRob Pro for RSS on Android.

[AstroWolf]

so my Droid x shuts down on its own randomly throughout the day... anyone else have this problem?

Same thing was happening to me, went to the shop, it was a bad battery. fine now.

[clover]

ah, thanks!!

[evisu 2000]

fuck i want one of these

coming to NAM too apparently

but i kinda want some of these other docomo prime phones

[bencap]

Anyone own the mytouch 4G? about to sign a contract with tmobile, not sure what phone to go with. Mytouch 4g is $0.99 right now with two year contract, and I'm thinking it won't be worth it to spend $100 for the Galaxy S with the S2 out. I was gonna drop the extra cash on a G2x but I've been hearing it's very buggy - not sure if it's worth it, even for the insane speeds.

[michaelttizzle]

I like the mytouch 4g more than the galaxy s. my friend sold his galaxy s for a mytouch 4g. The g2x is worth it though imo

[red]

had the MT4G for half a year now, and im still extremely happy with it. its still super fast, so i dont see why i need dual core, and the last time i went into the t-mobile store i was surprised to find out it still has the fastest data speeds. thats changing in october though when they release the 42+ mgps joints.

overall id take the mt4g over any other phone on the market. and i dont think i can live without an optical pad.