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Hi everyone! I'm new to this thread because I have just one question that I think you guys can handle :)
First of all, after getting this phone the day it came out, I have LOVED every minute of it! There is just one thing I can't figure out...
I was texting a friend and he sent me a funny picture message, but I cannot figure out how to save that picture to my phone. I've tried clicking on the message, then tap + hold the picture (which only zooms in), and I've tried clicking on the menu button while looking at the picture, which only brings up the options to "Set As", "Details", "Slideshow", and "Settings (for the phone's camera)". I can't find any option to save the picture onto my phone, as my previous Venus would have done.
Any help would be appreciated, and thank you!
 
TotoDarling said:
Hi everyone! I'm new to this thread because I have just one question that I think you guys can handle :)
First of all, after getting this phone the day it came out, I have LOVED every minute of it! There is just one thing I can't figure out...
I was texting a friend and he sent me a funny picture message, but I cannot figure out how to save that picture to my phone. I've tried clicking on the message, then tap + hold the picture (which only zooms in), and I've tried clicking on the menu button while looking at the picture, which only brings up the options to "Set As", "Details", "Slideshow", and "Settings (for the phone's camera)". I can't find any option to save the picture onto my phone, as my previous Venus would have done.
Any help would be appreciated, and thank you!
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  • Go to the message with the picture.
  • Long press the image,
 
claytronmeans said:
It's not very hard at all; Go to the app store and download RingDroid. It's a free app and will allow you to crop any song that is on your phone and turn it into an alarm, notification, or ring tone.

What I was referring to was that I assigned a tone to my notifications (for text messages) but when I tried to go back through settings>sounds and display> change notification tone, it wouldn't change my tone when receiving text messages. What you need to do is go through the messaging screen> hit the button that gives more options (second from the left, next to the back button) hit settings there, and then change the ring tone from that screen.
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I don't want to have to re-crop mp3's that are already edited/cropped. I have perused the options that let you change the messaging notification sounds since my last post. I'll look into RingDroid, but I'm not overwhelmed about having to get another app (even if free) just to import an MP3 as a ringtone. That functionality should be default. I've been able to do that shit since my v3 RAZR like 5 years ago... 5 years and millions of dollars later I had hopes that phones would have passed this point in functionality.
 
I see what you mean now; I thought that you wanted others, I'm not sure. If you do get RingDroid, you will not have to crop it, simply select the entire song, and hit save.

I'm sure that there is some way to do it without that, but I did not have any ringtones on my phone, and wanted to use my music.
 
TotoDarling said:
Hi everyone! I'm new to this thread because I have just one question that I think you guys can handle :)
First of all, after getting this phone the day it came out, I have LOVED every minute of it! There is just one thing I can't figure out...
I was texting a friend and he sent me a funny picture message, but I cannot figure out how to save that picture to my phone. I've tried clicking on the message, then tap + hold the picture (which only zooms in), and I've tried clicking on the menu button while looking at the picture, which only brings up the options to "Set As", "Details", "Slideshow", and "Settings (for the phone's camera)". I can't find any option to save the picture onto my phone, as my previous Venus would have done.
Any help would be appreciated, and thank you!
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If using the stock sms app just hold your finger on the thumbnail of the pic and you will have a bunch of options, one is save to sd card. Has to be thumbnail in the txt not when u open the full pic u cant do it there.
 
Im coming from a BB and I loved being able to set up groups for texting to multiple people.

anyone found out a way to do this other than adding each recipient one at a time?
 
Possible dumb question but, can you use Google Voice on the Droid for texting so text messages don't count against my Verizon plan?
 
OctoMom said:
Possible dumb question but, can you use Google Voice on the Droid for texting so text messages don't count against my Verizon plan?
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To my knowledge yes. The google voice app uses data not text. But the apps can only check for new messages every 5 minutes. So unless you turn the feature on in google voice to send texts to email it might take up to 5 minutes ot get a text.
 
russell5 said:
To my knowledge yes. The google voice app uses data not text. But the apps can only check for new messages every 5 minutes. So unless you turn the feature on in google voice to send texts to email it might take up to 5 minutes ot get a text.
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Cool but how does it work? Can I have GVoice the default texting app like I can with phone calls so I go into messaging and it will send my message via Google Voice or do I skip the messaging app and do this some other way?
 
OctoMom said:
Cool but how does it work? Can I have GVoice the default texting app like I can with phone calls so I go into messaging and it will send my message via Google Voice or do I skip the messaging app and do this some other way?
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You have to use the google voice app. But if you dont have texts fowarded to your phone number when you google voice apps gets it and you click on the notification it will open google voice.
 
InFiNiTy12402 said:
im just curious, did vzw do a set up on the phone, like setting up email, like they do on bbs? or do they not no how?
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Yes we do. WE SHOULD walk you thru a brief tutorial. but i cannot guarntee everyone does it. Always nice to know before the cust leaves that there comfortable with their device. EVERYONE is diff tho. you know who the "geeks" are and arent.

Im a "geek" for sure. :eek:
 
russell5 said:
You have to use the google voice app. But if you dont have texts fowarded to your phone number when you google voice apps gets it and you click on the notification it will open google voice.
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Cool, thanks! I don't send that many texts but I have some friends who send them to me so I'm forced to text back so I don't want to waste money on a text plan if I can help it.
 
well im prob gonna get the droid, if not the droid another android vzw has to offer, but i actually dont have a gmail account, i have an earthlink account and i most definately wont no how to set that up.
 
Go and sign up at gmail.com. Forward your earthlink account to your new gmail account. transfer your contacts to gmail. Then transfer your calender to google calendar and your set.
 
I have two questions, that if answered I believe they would be useful to all to be stickied (that is why I am on this thread and not starting a new one)

1 Can you voice search (navigate) to a specific contact address? I saved a contact as Home, but calling out Navigate to Home does not work. I am trying to streamline the voice Nav process. I need to explore My Maps more. I want to be able to call out Navigate to... and it go to a location saved in my phone, not me reciting the address.

2 What is the best way to explore files saved on your phone? I downloaded the guide (mentioned earlier) to the phone but closed it... now I can't find it.
 
russell5 said:
To my knowledge yes. The google voice app uses data not text. But the apps can only check for new messages every 5 minutes. So unless you turn the feature on in google voice to send texts to email it might take up to 5 minutes ot get a text.
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Not true.
GV FORWARDS txt messeges once every 5 min i beleive if you do not have the google voice app installed on the phone.
However if you have google voice app installed, then its almost immediate.
I know because i have used it and its almost instant when a friend standing next to me sends one and me getting it.

So if you do not have the app, and just using the google servers to send it..there may be this 5 min every talks about...but if u have the app, from my own experience its instant.
 
Haven't had the chance to read all posts so this might already be addressed.

I need to create signatures on my email as I do a lot of business outside the office. Any suggestions?

Also, I get a great deal of email daily. Is there a way to select a group of messages and delete them all at once?
 
I've downloaded Rings Extended - but the problem I still haven't been able to solve is to save an MP3 that comes in as a text message attachment, so it can be used as a ringtone. I've tried the menu button - which merely backs out of the song - and holding the "play" button. Unlike an image, there is no thumbnail to click/hold on.

Otherwise - I'm loving this new toy.

Thanks
 
GuardianAli said:
Not true.
GV FORWARDS txt messeges once every 5 min i beleive if you do not have the google voice app installed on the phone.
However if you have google voice app installed, then its almost immediate.
I know because i have used it and its almost instant when a friend standing next to me sends one and me getting it.

So if you do not have the app, and just using the google servers to send it..there may be this 5 min every talks about...but if u have the app, from my own experience its instant.
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The 5 minutes option is inside the google voice app on the droid.
In my expirence and i have been using google voice for texts all weekend is that they are not pushed.
If yours are pushed your lucky and i wish mine were.
 
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