Ya, I found that. Thanks though. Was just hoping there was a way to do this without a third party app...oh well!
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Ya, I found that. Thanks though. Was just hoping there was a way to do this without a third party app...oh well!
that doesnt work.
Barbara
Android Expert
Try a folder called ringtones. Then you should have it as a choice in notifications as well.
That tutorial was the lamest thing I've ever seen. It's 2 pages. It's not worth the ROM it's using!
idigbroads
Lurker
Is there anyway to use t9 for texting?
get an app called better keyboard
So that's why. Thanks I've been wondering why when I pull it out i'm in car nav mode even though I locked it.
Same problem tonight. Music player, ringtone, alert notifications, everything was coming through the phone speaker instead of the speaker on the back. Restarting the phone fixed it though. Something to keep an eye on.....
I found that editing them so the names where the same they auto merged.
SaveMMS from the Market. Also, HandCent SMS will do the trick.
Hey guys. Got the droid on release day and have never been so happy with a phone purchase! I've owned numerous smartphones and blackberrys so i feel really stupid asking such a basic question but....
Using the basic droid calendar (not corporate calendar) how do you advance month to month or get a yearly view? There has to be something really simple that I'm just missing but can't get any screen except the current month.
Can someone please embarrass me with a solution
Using the basic droid calendar (not corporate calendar) how do you advance month to month or get a yearly view? There has to be something really simple that I'm just missing but can't get any screen except the current month.
Can someone please embarrass me with a solution
Hey guys. Got the droid on release day and have never been so happy with a phone purchase! I've owned numerous smartphones and blackberrys so i feel really stupid asking such a basic question but....
Using the basic droid calendar (not corporate calendar) how do you advance month to month or get a yearly view? There has to be something really simple that I'm just missing but can't get any screen except the current month.
Can someone please embarrass me with a solution
Ya in calendar push menu and then push 31. Then to advance a month flick the screen up instead of to the side and it will flip a month.
ladybadger2007
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on the calander page swipe up it goes month to month it doesn't show the whole year but you can choos the month u want from there. u can also touch and hold the calender for more options
stevehoffman
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dav7e -- re: the calendar (which is essentially a mobile version of the Google Calendar), I've not found a yearly view, but in month view you can can move from month to month by dragging or flicking your finger from top to bottom (or from bottom to top).
When I say from top to bottom, I mean from the wherever the first week of that month appears to where the last month appears, to get to earlier months (and vice versa if you're moving to future months). I only found this from trial and error, since intuitively at first I thought it'd be a side-to-side scrolling but it's not, it scrolls up-and-down rather than side-to-side.
Also, at least on mine, the scrolling doesn't work if you start TOO high or low ... position your finger right smack in the middle of the space where the first week or last week of that month shows.
I do find it tricky getting used to the touchscreen finger-dragging and finger-flicking ... if you let your finger linger a moment too long, the Droid Does whatever it thinks it should do RATHER than scroll, sometimes opening stuff up you didn't intend to open.
Of course, the slow finger drag gets you slow scroll, fast finger flick gets you fast scroll.
Likewise you can do with the D-pad "arrow" buttons on the physical keyboard
(but again, use the top and bottom buttons, not the left and right buttons).
When I say from top to bottom, I mean from the wherever the first week of that month appears to where the last month appears, to get to earlier months (and vice versa if you're moving to future months). I only found this from trial and error, since intuitively at first I thought it'd be a side-to-side scrolling but it's not, it scrolls up-and-down rather than side-to-side.
Also, at least on mine, the scrolling doesn't work if you start TOO high or low ... position your finger right smack in the middle of the space where the first week or last week of that month shows.
I do find it tricky getting used to the touchscreen finger-dragging and finger-flicking ... if you let your finger linger a moment too long, the Droid Does whatever it thinks it should do RATHER than scroll, sometimes opening stuff up you didn't intend to open.
Of course, the slow finger drag gets you slow scroll, fast finger flick gets you fast scroll.
Likewise you can do with the D-pad "arrow" buttons on the physical keyboard
(but again, use the top and bottom buttons, not the left and right buttons).
THANKS STEVE!!
That does it! I also tried flicking side to side as well as up and down but did so from the center and not top to bottom.
At least I don't feel so stupid now
They really should have included a manual detailing these types of things or maybe they just want us to play with it and unlock secrets like a video game!
That does it! I also tried flicking side to side as well as up and down but did so from the center and not top to bottom.
At least I don't feel so stupid now
They really should have included a manual detailing these types of things or maybe they just want us to play with it and unlock secrets like a video game!
stevehoffman
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The old days of "RTFM" (as in "read the friggin' manual") seem to have passed into ancient history -- so "20th century" -- now the trend is fool around and figure it out, or find answer on-line.
However, you CAN download a pretty informative 50-page user manual from the Motorola Droid website (I found it on the MOTOROLA site, NOT the Verizon Wireless site). It actually is 100+pages but the second 50 or so pages is the same manual in Spanish.
There's plenty of stuff NOT in the manual. But I have printed out a copy and am starting to read it from start to finish.
When learning something, it really can help to systematically study a how-to manual, I find. But then, I'm old school on that sort of thing (I still get home delivery of a daily newspaper, and I still love to read books!)
I think they should still include a printed manual in the box with devices like the Droid. But I guess they figure three-quarters of the people never read it, so why not save some trees and save the company the printing costs.
However, you CAN download a pretty informative 50-page user manual from the Motorola Droid website (I found it on the MOTOROLA site, NOT the Verizon Wireless site). It actually is 100+pages but the second 50 or so pages is the same manual in Spanish.
There's plenty of stuff NOT in the manual. But I have printed out a copy and am starting to read it from start to finish.
When learning something, it really can help to systematically study a how-to manual, I find. But then, I'm old school on that sort of thing (I still get home delivery of a daily newspaper, and I still love to read books!)
I think they should still include a printed manual in the box with devices like the Droid. But I guess they figure three-quarters of the people never read it, so why not save some trees and save the company the printing costs.
tpriddy
Member
When you pull out the earphone plug it pauses the music. Just hit play and music comes out the speakerphone speakers. This is my experience with Pandora.
stevehoffman
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HOW TO REMOVE SHORTCUTS & WIDGETS from my home panel??
I see in the user manual how to ADD shortcuts and widgets to my home panel, but in doing this I ended up accidentally sticking a couple of shortcuts/widgets on my home panel that I didn't want. Now I can't figure out how to banish those unwanted shortcuts/widgets from my home panel -- which I need to do to free up home panel "real estate" for shortcuts/widgets that I do want!!
I see in the user manual how to ADD shortcuts and widgets to my home panel, but in doing this I ended up accidentally sticking a couple of shortcuts/widgets on my home panel that I didn't want. Now I can't figure out how to banish those unwanted shortcuts/widgets from my home panel -- which I need to do to free up home panel "real estate" for shortcuts/widgets that I do want!!
stevehoffman
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Travva -- thank you! I had tried to do that, but the problem was I wasn't lifting my finger up (letting go) quick enough, so by the time I lifted my finger up a split second too late, after it had already moved a tiny bit away from the little grey "drawer" -- which the Droid interpreted as me changing my mind and wanting to keep the widget/shortcut on the home panel!!