What neat little things have you discovered on your T-Bolt?

[lamoglinsgal]

There are a few new things on the T-Bolt that I didn't have on my Inc that are pretty cool.

In the app drawer, the menu key will give you a "remove application" option.

It's been pointed out already, but the word/cursor selection is awesome. Hold down on a word in your text and a movable cursor comes up.

What have you found?

 

[HTCThunderbolt]

There are a few new things on the T-Bolt that I didn't have on my Inc that are pretty cool.

In the app drawer, the menu key will give you a "remove application" option.

It's been pointed out already, but the word/cursor selection is awesome. Hold down on a word in your text and a movable cursor comes up.

What have you found?

I cut an old pair of headphones to make it just the tip and I plugged it in the headphone jack then go to the fm radio app and click menu to get the radio to go threw the speaker.

 

[dachillfx]

I've noticed that when on a call my notification bar lights up green. Don't know why but it is neat nonetheless.

 

[HTCThunderbolt]

I've noticed that when on a call my notification bar lights up green. Don't know why but it is neat nonetheless.

That has to do with the fact you can use the phone and talk at the same time I think..

 

[Familyguy1]

I cut an old pair of headphones to make it just the tip and I plugged it in the headphone jack then go to the fm radio app and click menu to get the radio to go threw the speaker.

so whats the fm radio again?

 

[HTCThunderbolt]

so whats the fm radio again?

What do you mean?

 

[TomXP411]

I love that it will do data and voice at the same time. The FM radio is also much better than the one on my old phone.

I'm not so thrilled about HTC's customizations; I'd rather have a stock Android phone. The contact list changes are probably the most frustrating. It looks nice, sure, but it's different enough from stock Android that I've got to learn it all over again.

 

[Familyguy1]

What do you mean?

Its just I see it mentioned sometimes....is it a radio app or...

 

[frodub]

Its just I see it mentioned sometimes....is it a radio app or...

It's an actual FM receiver. You plug headphones (or headphones that have been cut ) into the headphone jack and they act as an antenna. After doing this, you can receive local radio stations.

 

[Familyguy1]

It's an actual FM receiver. You plug headphones (or headphones that have been cut ) into the headphone jack and they act as an antenna. After doing this, you can receive local radio stations.

Ah ok, makes sense.

 

[fowlstack]

I love the fact that you can use the arrow keys when texting, entering passwords etc. Never had a phone that did that before.

 

[Air Force One]

The thing I was most surprised and happy with was the color reproduction of the TB screen. I came from an AMOLED Nexus One screen and was worried I'd miss the beautiful colors AMOLED provides.

 

[Familyguy1]

I love the fact that you can use the arrow keys when texting, entering passwords etc. Never had a phone that did that before.

beats the annoying trackball on the eris(was very useful tho).

 

[TxGoat]

Downloading torrents on 4G over 3G is the tits!

 

[Yellow Snowman]

I found the best part about the Thunderbolt is it makes a great paperweight half the day when the battery is dead.

 

[stratusmonkey]

Me gusta the way booming out in the web browser will bring up the previews of open websites. I'm sure that isn't just a Thunderbolt thing, I was just elated to discover it.

 

[WormDoes]

I think one of the coolest things I've found is when on a phone call flipping the phone over will turn speaker phone one.

 

[arwenb]

Not sure if it is specific to the TB, but when the phone is to my ear (darn it when I forget my bluetooth) the screen goes dark. As soon as I take the phone away from my ear the screen comes back to life.

 

[kerrdj]

i love the flip for speaker and the music controls on the lock screen. never thought of the headphone idea for the radio... that will make my life so much easier lol

 

[rushmore]

Downloading torrents on 4G over 3G is the tits!

Please stop bragging about 4g, since a lot if us aint gettin it for a looooooong time ........

 

[dmunz]

I'm new to android, so this may not be TB specific, but I discovered that the camera will transfer pictures directly to Dropbox. That is a real time saver.

FWIW
DLM

 

[kjjb0204]

Not sure if it is specific to the TB, but when the phone is to my ear (darn it when I forget my bluetooth) the screen goes dark. As soon as I take the phone away from my ear the screen comes back to life.

That's pretty much standard these days on all-touch devices. It's a proximity sensor that prevents any accidental screen presses.

 

[Frisco]

i love the flip for speaker and the music controls on the lock screen.

Between that and other features pointed out here and there, it sounds like HTC may have taken a look around at some popular apps and widgets out there and decided to include some of that functionality for the Thunderbolt out of the box.

 

[skinien]

Having the notification text show up on the lockscreen is pretty awesome. Also, I like the sound profiles.

 

[andrewzpsu]

Dialing *#*#4636#*#* will bring up a hidden menu that you can see your battery percent, or even go into phone info and turn off 4G - which I have done since the only time I have 4G is half way between work and home.

Also, I love the battery life - much better than my Incredible, stays on for 1.5 days it seems with regular use and showing it to people.