anakin1979
Newbie
Hi everyone. I'm a recent Android / Galaxy SII convert coming from a Blackberry, which I used for years. I love the device and Android, but I have a couple of questions and was hoping I could get some help. I hope you won't find my Blackberry references irritating, as I am still transitioning to Android.
1. Contacts - I am a Mac user and I used to have BB Desktop Manager to sync all my contacts between my mac and my BB. I tried doing it with Kies but find it very cumbersome and error prone. I've searched around, but cant seem to nail down the best method to sync contacts between the two devices. What's the best way?
2. Contacts - I insist on maintaining my contact list on the phone memory (meaning by default all new entries are also set to be saved on the phone). However, if I just transfer everything to my Google account and use that instead, is Android actually using your phone book from the Internet and therefore your contact list is using up data?
3. Network Mode- On my previous BB devices, I could switch between 3G/2G, 3G only, or 2G only modes. I used to switch to 2G only to preserve battery life. How do I do that on this phone?
4. Backing Up - Is there a straightforward way to backup your entire phone to your computer? Let's say for example, I completely wipe my phone out (like after an OS update) and revert to the previous settings, address book, etc etc- any way on this phone?
5. Videos - I was able to mount the SD card of the phone on my Mac and transfer some videos in a folder. When I go to the Videos application, I can view and play the videos but I can't seem to find a way to delete them, did I just miss it?
6. Phone- I was in a call earlier and had the call on speaker phone. There were several sub options while on the call, but I couldn't find an option to go back to the home screen to access another application, for instance, calendar or memo, to take notes. Pressing the menu or center button didn't give me an option. How do I do this?
Hope someone can help me all the questions, thanks in advance!
1. Contacts - I am a Mac user and I used to have BB Desktop Manager to sync all my contacts between my mac and my BB. I tried doing it with Kies but find it very cumbersome and error prone. I've searched around, but cant seem to nail down the best method to sync contacts between the two devices. What's the best way?
2. Contacts - I insist on maintaining my contact list on the phone memory (meaning by default all new entries are also set to be saved on the phone). However, if I just transfer everything to my Google account and use that instead, is Android actually using your phone book from the Internet and therefore your contact list is using up data?
3. Network Mode- On my previous BB devices, I could switch between 3G/2G, 3G only, or 2G only modes. I used to switch to 2G only to preserve battery life. How do I do that on this phone?
4. Backing Up - Is there a straightforward way to backup your entire phone to your computer? Let's say for example, I completely wipe my phone out (like after an OS update) and revert to the previous settings, address book, etc etc- any way on this phone?
5. Videos - I was able to mount the SD card of the phone on my Mac and transfer some videos in a folder. When I go to the Videos application, I can view and play the videos but I can't seem to find a way to delete them, did I just miss it?
6. Phone- I was in a call earlier and had the call on speaker phone. There were several sub options while on the call, but I couldn't find an option to go back to the home screen to access another application, for instance, calendar or memo, to take notes. Pressing the menu or center button didn't give me an option. How do I do this?
Hope someone can help me all the questions, thanks in advance!
like mentioned already, use gmail to sync ur contacts.. or hotmail or any other email account, it has the ability to sync contacts from these accounts
