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How many people actually use the kickstand?

I use it a lot when Im eating and watching the news.. Im looking for a really good Desk Clock type app to use w/ the kcikstand for a morning alarm.. Any ideas?
 
IzzNet01 said:
I use it a lot when Im eating and watching the news.. Im looking for a really good Desk Clock type app to use w/ the kcikstand for a morning alarm.. Any ideas?
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Any particular reason you need an alarm app vs. using the stock alarm built in?
 
I use it every day. I set my phone up do my speaker I'd pointed at my head while I sleep. This way I can be certain I'll receive the full volume when my alarm goes off. Plus it's very handy while watching Netflix at work.

Aside from that I generally have it propped up on the kickstand when it's sitting on the table. I'm very paranoid about ruining the camera even thigh I know there's almost no chance of the table top ruining it.

The wow factor from iPhone users is a pretty nice bonus too. :-)
 
CYNICALifornia said:
I use the stock, but I have a friend who prefers an app because it raises the volume gently and pays his mp3's.
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the sense 4 stock alarm gives you the option to choose between alarm sounds, notifications, or music files to use as your alarm. I don't think it fades in though
 
CYNICALifornia said:
I use the stock, but I have a friend who prefers an app because it raises the volume gently and pays his mp3's.
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That's interesting. I guess the gently increasing volume thing must not be a stock android function. It's something I use on my MoPho during the work week M-F and I love it. As someone mentioned, you should be able to use mp3's on the phone as an alarm.

If I run across an alarm app that'll fit what you're looking for, I'll be sure to post it.
 
I use it more since it will stand both ways now and even at a vertical angle the og evo I used to use it all the time will holding phone sideways and standing it straight up
 
I love the kickstand! I use it while reading from my kindle app in bed at night, playing games,cooking,listening to music...I use it a ton! I also use it to make my husband (who just had to have an iphone[which I refer to as the baaaphone] ) jealous. :)
 
The design on this one is odd. Its REALLY hard to move it open and I have nails to catch the edge. While I appreciate that it is in the middle of the phone the charge port location makes it impossible to charge and use at the same time which was a common thing for me on the original Evo.....
 
I love the stand and this new one is FAR better than the OG EVO. I was on the fence about this phone before I got it, but so far I am blown away with how great it is.
 
rangergrrl said:
The design on this one is odd. Its REALLY hard to move it open and I have nails to catch the edge. While I appreciate that it is in the middle of the phone the charge port location makes it impossible to charge and use at the same time which was a common thing for me on the original Evo.....
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you can flip the phone over so the long flat side of the kickstand is resting on the table and the charging port is facing up. the angle is a little sharper, but you can still see it.
 
i.have.droid said:
I love the stand and this new one is FAR better than the OG EVO. I was on the fence about this phone before I got it, but so far I am blown away with how great it is.
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HTC basically took what Motorola had devised and made it thinner and possibly better. I've loved the spring-loaded kickstand on the Photon for the past year, so I'm sure the HTC one is just as good.
 
Best way to grasp the EVO in landscape mode - unless you have fingers as long as a primate (EVOlution deniers think otherwise).

Put the kick stand between your index & middle fingers and apply pressure for a Kung-fu Grip. That kick stand is a Biatch to pull out, unlike the original EVO's. ;)
 
I use it daily, but with a charger, design is ass backwards and I cuss out HTC daily...HTC cops as plea and says use it upside down, but they screwed the pooch on this on
 
jomarche said:
I use it daily, but with a charger, design is ass backwards and I cuss out HTC daily...HTC cops as plea and says use it upside down, but they screwed the pooch on this on
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It's not like they invented the concept. Motorola did it last year with the Photon. I've actually loved it. At first, I was skeptical, but after getting used to it, I prefer it to the old kickstand on the original EVO.
 
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