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aaronstrong said:
Hey guys im am very new to this whole android thing i have an X and i love it. The only problem is i have been on this website for a little bit now and i still dont get the whole "smart talk". Im not the smartest phone guy and i cant figure out what you guys talk about when you talk about abd, launcher pro and why its better than the stock setting, i really want new themes and have the black bar on top of my screen. I have tried reading on how to do all of that but it is all just so confusing. It seems like you guys have been doing this forever and im to far behind to catch up. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If i knew how to help anyone i could but i dont thats why im on my knees (dont think like that) for help. Thanks
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Home replacements like ADB and LauncherPro (my choice) are on the market, just search. They replace your homescreen and offer more customization. They also offer a dock at the bottom which is visible no matter what screen you are on. You can also adjust how many screens you have, I have 4 now, 3 when it is not football season. Having LauncherPro I only have those screens instead of a bunch of blank ones.

Everything on Android is customizable. You will love it. Check out WidgetLocker for your lockscreen to put widgets on your lockscreen and customize your slider.

Handcent offers great customization for text messaging.

You can customize keyboards, I just got Better Keyboard today and love the skins and better auto correction for it.

Then move to advanced stuff like tasker to automate your phone. My phone for example automatically maxes my audio volume and starts Slacker when I get in my car, turns on my Wifi at home and off when I leave, turns on White Noise and digital clock at night, and other automatic stuff, etc.

For other stuff just read up and feel free to ask questions. If you haven't already check out: http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-x/133701-droid-x-lounge.html

Welcome to the forums!!


Oh, I forgot, for the black status bar you need to root first. Being new to smart phones I would recommend learning the other stuff and getting comfortable first unless you are really computer savvy. I like the black status bar, but I am going to wait until Froyo, then root that before I put the work in to get that.
 
Vihzel said:
Welcome to Android and to the smartphone world in general! You will have a lot of things to discover and to learn about. It'll definitely keep you busy for a while.
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I definetly believe you on that. & the bad thing is that school starts for me next week monday and i know ill most likely have no time at all for me to learn all about the amazing features on the phone. Ive read so much on that whole rooting thing but have retained just about none of it. Ha.
 
chrlswltrs said:
Home replacements like ADB and LauncherPro (my choice) are on the market, just search. They replace your homescreen and offer more customization. They also offer a dock at the bottom which is visible no matter what screen you are on. You can also adjust how many screens you have, I have 4 now, 3 when it is not football season. Having LauncherPro I only have those screens instead of a bunch of blank ones.

Everything on Android is customizable. You will love it. Check out WidgetLocker for your lockscreen to put widgets on your lockscreen and customize your slider.

Handcent offers great customization for text messaging.

You can customize keyboards, I just got Better Keyboard today and love the skins and better auto correction for it.

Then move to advanced stuff like tasker to automate your phone. My phone for example automatically maxes my audio volume and starts Slacker when I get in my car, turns on my Wifi at home and off when I leave, turns on White Noise and digital clock at night, and other automatic stuff, etc.

For other stuff just read up and feel free to ask questions. If you haven't already check out: http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-x/133701-droid-x-lounge.html

Welcome to the forums!!


Oh, I forgot, for the black status bar you need to root first. Being new to smart phones I would recommend learning the other stuff and getting comfortable first unless you are really computer savvy. I like the black status bar, but I am going to wait until Froyo, then root that before I put the work in to get that.
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So then I wouldnt have to root my Droid X if I wanted to get more customizable home screens? All I would have to do is get LauncherPro?
 
chrlswltrs said:
Home replacements like ADB and LauncherPro (my choice) are on the market, just search. They replace your homescreen and offer more customization. They also offer a dock at the bottom which is visible no matter what screen you are on. You can also adjust how many screens you have, I have 4 now, 3 when it is not football season. Having LauncherPro I only have those screens instead of a bunch of blank ones.

Everything on Android is customizable. You will love it. Check out WidgetLocker for your lockscreen to put widgets on your lockscreen and customize your slider.

Handcent offers great customization for text messaging.

You can customize keyboards, I just got Better Keyboard today and love the skins and better auto correction for it.

Then move to advanced stuff like tasker to automate your phone. My phone for example automatically maxes my audio volume and starts Slacker when I get in my car, turns on my Wifi at home and off when I leave, turns on White Noise and digital clock at night, and other automatic stuff, etc.

For other stuff just read up and feel free to ask questions. If you haven't already check out: http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-x/133701-droid-x-lounge.html

Welcome to the forums!!


Oh, I forgot, for the black status bar you need to root first. Being new to smart phones I would recommend learning the other stuff and getting comfortable first unless you are really computer savvy. I like the black status bar, but I am going to wait until Froyo, then root that before I put the work in to get that.
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So how do i get different icons on launcher pro? and does it have to be launcher pro or lancher pro plus is there even a difference?

And you said Better keyboard, does that mess with Swype or does it still work if i get it?

And thanks for the info i really appreciate it there are probably alot of people like me that dont know alot so its nice to have people help not yelling :)
 
Order No.925 said:
So then I wouldnt have to root my Droid X if I wanted to get more customizable home screens? All I would have to do is get LauncherPro?
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LauncherPro itself will allow you to have custom icons in the dock. If you want custom icons for anything else you need another app. I recommend bettercut, but I guess there is another free app that does the same thing. I am a huge supporter of supporting developers though and bettercut has worked awesome for me! I rooted for other reasons: Free Wifi tether, screen capture, remove bloatware I don't want, etc.

aaronstrong said:
So how do i get different icons on launcher pro? and does it have to be launcher pro or lancher pro plus is there even a difference?

And you said Better keyboard, does that mess with Swype or does it still work if i get it?

And thanks for the info i really appreciate it there are probably alot of people like me that dont know alot so its nice to have people help not yelling :)
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I think LauncherPro Plus just includes extra widgets that LauncherPro does not. I always try to support developers when I can though whether or not I use the extra features. They deserve something for their work, and the more developers make the more it will attract new developers to Android. I do my part. I never click on ads and am rooted so I block ads anyways.

You have to choose a keyboard to use. I preferred SWYPE for portrait, multi-touch for landscape and hated the switch in between. I started looking for other keyboards and tried a few. I like better keyboard the best. The auto correction works great. You have a d-pad to easily navigate to where you need to to fix a mistake, there is a numeric keypad like on a desktop keyboard (I really missed that), plus there are a lot of skins to change the look. If you want to swap back and forth in the text entry field long press and you can select "input method", not sure if this is available in all situations though. I am pretty happy with better keyboard over either of the stock apps. Oh and with better keyboard on voice to text you get to choose what is put there after you speak instead of having to correct for little errors.

At one point we were all new to Android and all ask some questions at some point that seem stupid. I try to help everyone the same as I have been helped on here.

When you are helped just remember to hit the "thanks" button. No other meaning than knowing your advice was appreciated.
 
chrlswltrs said:
Oh BTW, the warm fuzzies from thanks would be nice. Had kind of a sucky birthday today. I was suprised when I got a Hbday from Android Forums - View Profile: eyebeam though. Didn't realize our bdays were on here.

I did get an automated happy bday from the forum though. :)
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Happy Birthday, no one deserves sucky birthdays.

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I have been messing with launcher pro and I found out how to change my dock and icons but all the icons are plain white how do I change that. Because ive seen some other peoples icons and docks and they look sweet, could this maybe be because they are rooted or not. sending this on my x dam this thing is fast after I updated my tower.
 
I would also recommend checking out the What Do Your Screens Look Like thread, I learned a lot about different apps and their functions on that thread too. It's a lot to wade through, but if you read through it and install the apps as you go, you'll learn a lot.
 
I clarified my clarification be removing it. Because 2.x is not Eclair. Because 2.0/2.1 is Eclair, but 2.2 is Froyo. My brain failed at 2 AM. lol
 
Correct. Froyo = Frozen Yogurt.

Frozen yogurt (also known as frozen yoghurt or by the tradenames FroYo and Frogurt) is a frozen dessert made from, or containing yogurt or other dairy products. It is slightly more tart than ice cream, as well as lower in fat (due to the use of pure milk instead of cream). It differs from ice milk (more recently termed low-fat or light ice cream), which does not include yogurt as an ingredient.

Thank you wikipedia.
 
I'm leaving this in the X forum, but I'll move it to the lounge. I hurt my brain trying to figure out what it has to do with the DX. ;)
 
I'm happily running froyo on my X now, still rooted. Had a little scare last night with the market, but thanks to the forum I was able to go to sleep knowing that the market was just down. Everything is working fine this morning. The froyo is delicious. Best part is speaker volume issue is fixed!
 
Steven58 said:
That's big news. I'd start a thread in the main forum about that if I were you, but I'm not so I won't.;)
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There is already a couple threads I have been following and posting in about the changes in froyo and that has been mentioned a couple times. I actually had to turn down my notification volume, it's great. I just wanted to let everyone in here know that is not following those threads and waiting for the OTA.
 
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