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Palm webOS Homebrewer's Guide to Android
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The new [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] (ICS) User Interface was designed by [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], the person the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], "was webOS." ICS reflects Duarte's vision for the next generation of gestures, synergy, cloud computing, and multitasking.
The [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] community has developed hundreds of [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] to add features to "rooted" Palm Phones. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], keeping webOS easy to set up. Google added hundreds of these features but that means that there are more options to set up initially. This guide will help you compare the differences and find key features.
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Here are some basic features, apps, and settings to consider in a move from Palm to Android.
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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]Choosing a Phone
See the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for specs on many of the top new phones. Over two years you might spend $2,000 or more for cell service so get the one you want. Androids are evolving so quickly that no phone stays on top long. Let's start with some basic features.
4G - Speed Thrills
Fast dual core processors and 1GB of RAM are important but also make sure you get 4G (or LTE). Monthly rates are often just as much for slow phones as fast ones. You may have this phone a long time. Don't get one that is already slow. To turn 4G on:
• Tap Home > Menu > Settings > Wireless > 4G.
• To add a 4G icon to a home screen: Long-press an empty spot on a home screen then tap Shortcuts > Settings > 4G.
Get the right size for you
What is the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]? Only you can answer that question. Android phone comes in sizes from 2.5" to 5.3". A survey of 5,000 phone owners found that [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. See what feels right for you. Don't let anyone tell you the one size phone you are to buy. See the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
Notifications
The Notification LED is for incoming or missed calls, emails, texts, Facebook or calendar events, etc. The [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] app can also turn the camera LED into a notification LED ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]). To see your notifications, swipe down on the notification bar at the top:
↨ Swipe up or down to look through your notifications.
• Tap one to open it.
↔ Swipe left or right to clear (close) without responding (Android 4.0+).
Video Calls
Flagship Android phones typically have 1 or 2MP front cameras for HD video chat. That coupled with 4G gives you an amazing opportunity for Video Calls. Android [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] give you free unlimited video calls over WiFi, 3G and 4G.
HDMI and DLNA Video Out
You can watch HD movies or make presentations right from your Android. DLNA allows you to see whatever is on your phone on your compatible TV, Blu-ray player, PS3, or Xbox. HDMI uses a cable to connect to your HDTV.
Full Facebook Sync
Most Androids automatically update with Facebook friends' photos, status, messages, phones, events, birthdays, emails, and notifications. Incoming calls pop-up with updated Facebook profile photos. The free [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] app does even more.
Flash
Much of the web including this site rely on Adobe Flash. Unfortunately the HTML5 standard intended to replace Flash is still not finalized. Android does have Flash and HTML5 support.
NFC
Palm Touch to Share was to allow two Palm devices owned by the same user to share a URL, etc. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] (NFC) is designed to work works between any NFC devices and more. NFC is also for instant payments, keycard, and ID, etc. Android NFC can share a contact, photo, song, application, and video or pair Bluetooth or WiFi devices. See the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
Good Vibrations
Set your Android to Vibrate (Haptic Feedback) if your phone must be quiet. To set your Android to vibrate, tap Home > Menu > Settings > Sound > Silent Mode ON and Vibrate ON. Apps like [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] lets you customize repeating LED, sounds, and vibration reminders for missed call, emails, texts, calendar, tasks, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Note: The iPhone lacks haptic feedback.
Physical or On-screen Keyboards
On-screen ("virtual") keyboards on phones under 4" can be a challenge especially if you do not have small hands. Many Androids have physical keyboards but a good predictive on-screen keyboard on a larger display may be a good option. Try out as many physical and on-screen keyboards as you can to see what works for you. Especially try their landscape modes (sideways). Also note that with voice recognition apps like Voice Actions and Vlingo, you can often speak instead of type.
microSD
A microSD card is about [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] or [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. Get a "Class 10" microSD for fast 10 MB/s speeds. The [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and are supported by microSDXC compatible phones such as the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. The [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] app frees up space on your phone by moving apps to your SD card.
Setup Your Phone
Once you have chosen your phone, let's get started having some fun with it. We will find your old features and try out some new ones. You can click the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] button at the top of any page for more help.
Multitasking
Android [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] is automatic. Say you are writing an email and want to paste in a text. Before Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), you long-press [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Home, tap [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Messaging, and copy the text. Long-press Home again, tap Email, and paste the text right where you left off in the email. With ICS, tap [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Recent Apps to switch then
↨ Swipe up or down to look through the cards (apps).
• Tap an app to open it.
↔ Swipe left or right to clear (close) it without responding.
Gmail
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] is at the heart of Android's Cloud Sync so you need a Gmail account ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]). You will get notifications when Gmail is pushed to your phone, full Priority Inbox capabilities, and can [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for automatic email notifications. See the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. Exchange users: check out [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]) or [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]).
Just Type (Universal Search)
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] is similar to [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. Phones are designed to prevent "****-dialling", that is typing without first unlocking the phone. Androids with slide-out keyboards (Like a Pre) can be set unlock by sliding out the keyboard and Just Type as ususal. If it does not have a slide-out keyboard, first unlock the screen. Then you can Tap Google Search [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and...
• Just Type "ma" and Mail, Maps, and every Mark or Mary will pop up.
• Just Type "oliv" and Oliva pops up along with local Olive Gardens.
• Press the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]Microphone to Just Speak instead.
• Make sure you have the latest [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] apps from the Market.
To set up what is included in a [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], tap [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Search > [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] then the Settings icon at the top right. (In Ice Cream Sandwich, Tap Google > Menu > Search Settings > Google Search). Then check what you want included in searches including Web, Apps, Contacts, Music, etc. When you search you can limit results to just certain areas as well. See the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for much more.
Music Player
One of the best apps for webOS is Music Player (Remix) by DanPLC. Dan has an Android now and has [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]: "I'm using PowerAMP...PowerAMP still has a lot of faults/shortcomings, but it does a decent job." Here are links to some favorite [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]) • [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] • [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] • [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]) • [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
Your Contacts and Calendars
You already sync you Palm webOS contacts and calendar to Gmail. When you go to your new Android device, they will already be there. Here is more on how to [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
Synergy (Sync to the Cloud)
Android syncs to the cloud to back up your contacts and calendars. On your phone tap Menu > Settings > Accounts & Sync > Add account > Google > Contacts, Gmail, Calendar, etc. Then add Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other account syncs as well. Most Androids can sync to all of these accounts automatically. When someone changes a phone number on Facebook, your phone will be updated as well.
Your Photos and Videos
1. Backup all the music, videos, and photos you can from your BlackBerry to your PC.
2. Copy photos and videos from your PC to your Android:
- - Connect your Android to your PC with the USB cable.
- - On your computer, create folders on your phone called Pictures and Videos if it is not already there.
- - Sill using your computer, drag the photos and videos to your phone's folder then disconnect your phone.
3. Reboot the phone: Press Power for 10 seconds > Power Off > Wait 20 seconds > Press Power for 10 seconds.
Your Music
If you are using iTunes, the file names are encoded making them hard to find. The good news is that you no longer have to use iTunes! ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].) Use the steps above to backup your music to your PC and set up a Music folder on your Android if you don't already have one and drag your music files and folders (copies) from your computer to your phone. Here are some of our favorite [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]), [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]), and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] are not [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] so they can be moved to a new phone without issue.
Battery Life
Android phones are fire-breathing dragons with a big displays, powerful 4G, and a half-dozen other radios. If you know the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], you can get good battery life too.
Toggles
Toggles are simple widgets that lets you change settings without going through menus (and a [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] to Jailbreak an iPhone). But you don't have to break anything with an Android. This [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] can keep your display on whenever your phone is charging. To put your Power Control Widgets on a homescreen, long-press an empty spot, then tap Widgets > Power Settings. Popular free Toggles include the Curvefish [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] widgets but there are [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
Widgets
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] show live information on-screen without opening the app such as weather, email, calendars, and almost anything else. Here are some favorites:
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - The amazing clock widget in words instead of numbers.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Estimates battery time left.
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Android Marketplace
The Android Market has nearly 500,000 apps but that is just the beginning. Google allows you to access competing markets plus [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] lets you "share" your actual app files with a friend. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] puts the real battery percentage in the Notification Bar. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] has the temperature.
Free App of the Day
Here is another app you will never see on a BlackBerry. The [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] offers thousands of apps at discount prices including the "Free App of the Day".
Paid Apps for free
Here is another great market to try. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] has a constantly changing assortment of normally paid apps for free including mature content.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Notifications
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] offers so much more control over repeating notifications, ringtones, vibrations, etc. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. See the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for more.
Swipe the Notifications down and they stay on screen until you tap one or swipe the Notifications up to close them. The [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] app lets you set different repeating sounds and vibrations for missed calls, emails, and texts. See [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for more.
Don't just backup, share
The point of a document is to share it. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for 2.25GB for free) lets you backup files for instant use on almost any smartphone or computer. But more importantly, you can share your documents with others.
Let's Work Together
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] let anyone you chose edit files on almost any PC or smartphones including Androids, BlackBerry's, iPad's, and Macs.
Try before you buy
The Android Market gives you 15 minutes to try out an app on your phone to see if the options and features are right for you. If not, uninstall it for a full refund.
Theming
Theming is easy with apps like ADWLauncher. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] to change icons and wallpaper. No root required.
Folders
Android folders make organizing all those apps easy. The free Android [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] app takes folders to a whole new level. You can have more than 12 apps in a folder and sort the apps as you like. You can change folder icons and customize shortcut icons and names. The screenshot at the top shows Settings, Newsstand, and Game Center folders. See: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
True Hands-free
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] add many great options to Android. Vlingo can turn on and operate totally from your voice. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] is below.
Visual Voicemail
Most flagship Android phones come with [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] that lets you see the caller's photo when you play their message (Oh, that's who that is!). In addition, many Androids will show you their updated Facebook photo and Status when you look at their voicemail. See [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for details. Tap [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
No music store limits
You can buy music from Google or any number of competitors. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for instance offers almost every song available. The best part is that [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] is not [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] so songs can be moved to a new phone without issue!
Music for free
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] has nearly every song as well...for free.
Navigation
You take for granted that your phone will also be a great GPS. With Android Google Maps, turn-by-turn navigation is included for free. Maps will also show you real time traffic conditions and suggest alternate routes as needed.
Live Wallpaper
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More than a Newsstand
With Android, you can have a Newsstand folder for all of your media content. With so many free media apps in Android, you may not see a reason to pay for subscriptions. ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...])
Swype
That icon is for the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] keyboard holder of multiple [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. See the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
Take control
With your computer, you take for granted that you can see your files. Apps like [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] let you cut, copy, and paste files as you need.
Your Game Center
Almost ever major game is available on Android. With Android you can have a Games folder for all of your games from Android Market, Amazon, Getjar, etc.
Predictive Keyboards
You can have a real predictive keyboard now. Keyboards like [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] can be even faster for many users than Swype. SwiftKey users can easily break the world record because SwiftKey learns what you have typed once and then predicts your words.
Open Source
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. If a developer doesn't like a stock Android keyboard or other app, they can change it and re-release it back into the Android Market. Google uses licensing to reduce fragmentation so [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
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← See that mouse pointer? The Galaxy S II lets you to connect a [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. This along with HDMI mirroring allows easy control while on an monitor or HDTV. See this video showing USB Host, Bluetooth, and HDMI out from [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
USB Host
[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] lets you plug in a memory thumb drive, [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], mouse, or keyboard into a micro USB Host adapter as shown in these videos at [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. Play a game on your phone with a real controller
Browser
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Youd can double-tap on an Android brownser screen or pinch out to zoom.Android "re-flows" and "word-wraps" to fill the space so text is not cut off. Android uses the full screen. THere are dozen of popular [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] to consider such as [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] or [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Android also allows you to have multiple Browser cards open at a time: Tap Menu > Windows > + or long-press a link to open another window.
More Icons
The webOS [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] patch allows 16 apps per screen. The Android [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]) app lets you have [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], or [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] icons per screen, 20+ apps per folder, and change icons and labels without rooting.
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Here are a few more of the many [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] you may want to try. Here are links to more tips and some key apps.
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• Flashlight: Turn your camera LED into a flashlight with an app like [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] lets you tap a preset brightness or set any brightness you like.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] + [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] add many features. Corporate users: check out [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]) or [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]).
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• Lock screen: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Disables lock screen, phone opens fast. • [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ($2) lets you customize it.
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• Facebook: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] (free, [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]) expands options for Facebook notifications, events, contact & profile sync, photos, etc.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ($5) - Automatically backup messages, contacts, bookmarks, home screens, alarms, dictionary, etc. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] ([Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]) - Sets up folders, change icons, and increase from 4x4 icons to 4x6 or even 5x6. See: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] lets you dial a middle part of a name or number. For 202-456-1414, you can dial "456" or "1414".
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] lets you dial their initals for instance dial 2 for B, 6 for O for Barack Obama.
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• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] : Install, run edit, & backup apps, etc. much like webOS Internalz
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• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] syncs notes, photos, to-do's, etc. from your phone, PC, laptop, tablet, etc. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] is a simple alternative.
Touchstone
The Touchstone, [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] are accessories that allow wireless inductive charging (based on Nikola Tesla's [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]).
Resources
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• Note that phones such as the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] all of the features listed here.
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Transferring Contacts, Music, Photos, and Videos to Android
Here are the steps to backup your webOS files and contacts and transfer them to your new Android
Backup webOS Files To Your PC
You can backup your webOS photos, music, videos, and many other files to your PC.
1. Connect your webOS device to your PC with your USB cable.
2. Select USB Drive.
3. When your Android device pops up on your PC as a USB drive, go into file explorer (In Windows, right-click Start the click Explore).
5. Create a New Subdirectory named "webOSBackup".
6. Select all music, photos, videos, or other files from the webOS device (Drive G or H?) by clicking on the phone's drive then selecting subdirectories then Edit > Copy
7. Click on the Phone Backup folder and then click Edit > Paste. This make take a while.
8. When done, right click on the phone drive letter and click "Eject" & disconnect the phone.
Transfer Files to the Android
To transfer the backup files from your PC to an Android Device:
1. Connect your Android device to your PC with your USB cable.
2. Swipe down the top notifications bar.
3. Click on Just Charging and change to Disk Drive. (It takes a while for your PC to find the phone as a USB drive)
4. When your Android device pops up on your PC as a USB drive, go into file explorer (In Windows, right-click Start the click Explore).
5. Click on your Phone Backup subdirectory and then click Edit > Select All then Edit > Copy
6. Click on the Android device (Drive G or H?) and then click Edit > Paste. This make take a while.
7. When done, right click on the phone drive letter and click "Eject" & disconnect the phone.
Transferring Contacts
Gmail contacts and calendar automatically transfer to your new Android phone. To export "Palm Contacts" dial ##66623# on the Pre and tap Export to create a vcf file in the /temp folder -or- use the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] patch. Email the vcf file to your Gmail Account. In Gmail click Contacts > Import the vcf file. Android contact export is built in: Tap Contacts > Menu > Import/Export. Always save new contacts as Google Contacts so they are backed up to Google. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for using the ##66623# method to export all contacts from the Pre:
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Palm webOS Homebrewer's Guide to Android (Part 3)
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Apps
• Internalz - [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] can install and run apps, edit, backup apps, etc.
• Music Player (Remix) - Nothing else comes close. Consider: • [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] • [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] • [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] (Great lyrics)
App Launcher Patches
Android has 25 great [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] including. [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] & [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. The standard launcher includes:
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. Long press link to Copy, Look-up, etc.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. Long press link > Share Link > {Text, Email, Facebook, etc.}
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. See [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for how to get 4x6 and 5x6 icons.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Launcher homescreen is automatic.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Typically 5 to 7 pages.
• Folders are not available in webOS but standard in Android. A page can have up to 16 folders x 16 apps = 256 apps/page.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Long press any app and slide down to remove it.
• Hide Music Player App - Android can hide any app. Choose from dozens of music players.
• Hide NASCAR App - Hide any app.
• Hide NFL App - Hide any app.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Hide any app.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Already hidden.
• Voice Commands - Palm Treo's could open apps by voice. In Android, long press Search.
Browser Patches
Android has many popular [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] including [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. The standard browser includes:
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Websites already display beautifully. Zoom in and text flows. No more panning back and forth.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. Copy, Look-up, Share in Text, Email, Facebook, etc.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. Tap Internet > Menu > More > Enable Location
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Long press link to Bookmark, Copy, Save the Link, - or -
• Add Option to Send Link Message - Long press link to Share via Messages, Facebook, Email, Twitter, etc., - or -
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Long press link to Add Bookmark, Open in a New Window, etc.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in.
• Delete Multiple History items at Once: Menu > Delete > check items to delete > Delete.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. Tap Menu to unhide.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. Tap Menu > Windows > [+]
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. No more lost content.
• Swipe History - Built-in. Tap Menu > More > History > Long press item for options.
Calculator Patches
There are [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] including [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...], etc.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Try the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] HP-like calculator, etc.
Calendar Patches
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] such as the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. The standard calendar includes these features and more:
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - built-in
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - built-in
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - built-in - Tap Calendar > Menu > Month
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - built-in - Tap Calendar > Menu > Week
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] -built-in with 15 options
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] has repeating calendar, email, missed call, and text reminders.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] lets you choose sounds, vibrations, repeat times, etc.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - built-in
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in to all the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...].
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in: Tap Home > Menu > Search > Searchable items . Calendar ON/OFF.
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] has long, short, and repeating Vibrate Extensions
Camera
Android has dozens of [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]. The standard camera includes these features and more:
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Built-in. Tap Share > {Facebook, Flickr, Email, Messages, Picasa, etc.}
• Autofocus Focus Area Selection - built-in. You can even tap what you want to focus on
• Brightness - built-in - Menu > Settings > Brightness
• Contrast - built-in - Menu > Settings > Contrast
• Effects - built-in - Menu > Settings > Effects (Grayscale, Sepia, Negative, Solarize, etc.)
• Geotagging - built-in - Menu > Settings > Geo-tagging On/Off
• Metering - built-in - Menu > Settings > Metering > Spot/Center/Average
• Self-timer - built-in - Menu > Settings > Off, 2 or 10 seconds
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - built-in - Menu > Settings > Shutter Sound
• White Balance Off - built-in - Menu > Settings > White Balance
• Digital Zoom - built-in - Tap +/- Zoom button Menu > Settings > Contrast
Clock Patches
Android has countless [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] for the homescreens. The standard clock includes these features and more:
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - built-in
• [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - built-in - Set alarm times for each day of the week.
• Enable Hidden Clock - built-in with thousands of [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] available.
• Widget - Press and hold a blank area on a homescreen the tap Widget and pick a clock widget.
Patches Concepts Now in webOS!
Since July, 2009, Palm has in fact chosen to add a few of the favorite Homebrew patch concepts to webOS:
• Messaging: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - Tap a message to forward it - standard in Android
• Misc: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - cure memory leaks - never an issue in Android
• Misc: Lower Swap Threashold - gives an extra 32MB of RAM for apps - never an issue in Android.
• Screen & Lock: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - standard in Android.
• Screen & Lock: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - never an issue in Android.
• Screen & Lock: [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] - never an issue in Android.
Just switched from WebOS, missing these...
I just jumped from my Palm Pre to an EVO. I love a lot of things about it, but I am missing a couple small things from my Pre.
There was a patch on the Pre that made a button on the screen while reading emails that I could mark the email as unread. I know I can go to Menu > Mark Unread....but I mark a lot of things unread when doing email from my phone as I like to respond to emails on my desktop.
I also liked the ability to swipe to delete emails and other items. Seems like it could be included and still keep the long-tap to open the pop up.
The notifications seem better on the Pre. An email notification will show me who it is from and the subject. The EVO just says that there is a new gmail message and shows what account the email was sent to.
The thing that I am extremely missing is the Poor Man's Twitter Client patch. This gave the ability to tap a Twitter SMS message and could reply to a user, leave a user, go to their twitter page, and retweet the message. Because I can't do this, I am turning mobile notifications off. I will try to just use Tweetdeck...but I like doing most of twitter through the messaging app as it uses less battery.
