Sprockethead
Android Enthusiast
I don't usually use it myself.
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Anyone ever use the kickstand? What for?
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tardmobile
Well-Known Member
better speaker volume than laying flat on the table (I stream last.fm all day at work)
stevieo526
Newbie
I use it while watching youtube vids or listening to last.fm while making dinner/washing dishes.
You make it sound like it doubles as an antenna.
I use it mostly for watching Sprint TV since it frees my hands. I'm right now on the pc and watching the world cup. Without the kickstand i couldn't.
TS
lewi3069
Member
You make it sound like it doubles as an antenna.
I use it mostly for watching Sprint TV since it frees my hands. I'm right now on the pc and watching the world cup. Without the kickstand i couldn't.
TS
Just to be clear it is not an antenna, but when the phone it standing up rather than laying on its back it is able to receive a better signal. This will usually increase speeds.
beano52
Well-Known Member
^^^ This
I wish I could take credit for this idea, but someone somewhere posted on a thread about worrying about scratcing the lens or glass. They said "put it on the kickstand silly.
My standard practice now, protects the screen and lens!
Brilliant !
it's actually not, it's a shortened form of association football... The term came from england in the late 1800's.
clambert1273
Android Enthusiast
use it every time I sit my phone down
whyy.. BECAUSE I CAN!
whyy.. BECAUSE I CAN!
NiCK Crush
Well-Known Member
speaking of that, is there any way to make the digital clock LARGER when in horizontal mode?
lewi3069
Member
added weight? the thing is a few ounces....
In the Engadget review, they mentioned the kickstand was good if only to prevent you from placing the phone on the lense when putting it down. I don't watch a lot of videos on the phone, but I have it propped up at work, so I get a better view of any notifications, and when I use it as an alarm clock.
I use it pretty often:
* Just this past weekend on both legs of a 3-hour return flight to watch movies
* Every night as an alarm clock I prop it up on the kickstand
* Using Qik video chat to my wife on her Evo
* Anytime I play music through the device (not using a head phone).
* On a speaker phone call.
Generally I use the kickstand whenever I am viewing something or listening without a headphone. It helps with the sound traveling better since the speaker is on the back and placing it flush on its back on a surface will cause you to lose some sound. Sometimes when playing music I'll even turn the screen away so I can the full effect of the speaker. I love the kickstand.
* Just this past weekend on both legs of a 3-hour return flight to watch movies
* Every night as an alarm clock I prop it up on the kickstand
* Using Qik video chat to my wife on her Evo
* Anytime I play music through the device (not using a head phone).
* On a speaker phone call.
Generally I use the kickstand whenever I am viewing something or listening without a headphone. It helps with the sound traveling better since the speaker is on the back and placing it flush on its back on a surface will cause you to lose some sound. Sometimes when playing music I'll even turn the screen away so I can the full effect of the speaker. I love the kickstand.
mrk
Android Enthusiast
Speakerphone calls. Youtube browsing. Web browsing, while at a desk. Watching an ep of Doctor Who every day--whether I use it to prop it on my leg or on the armrest of a chair at the coffee shop, it's helpful. On the bus, I use it for much the same. In more regular usage, I usually flip it out if I have to operate the phone one-handedly--putting three fingers below it and one above it makes for an excellent and secure grip.
