Ask us about the Verizon Droid Incredible

[blazerjim]

Sense UI / Battery Life

Is it possible to disable the Sense UI without rooting the phone and (re)installing 2.1? Also, can we get a comparison of battery life to the Nexus 1? Something simple like radios off, with a video file on loop to get battery life estimates would be great.

 

[naga]

No it will not.

Not even if you have the wifi turned on? Would seem you could to it if you had an access point near by.

 

[bdonical]

1)Can the TV out be output to RCA?
2)How good is the TV out quality?
3)How would you rate TV out in terms of battery usage?
4)Does it have an FM tuner?
5)Does it have an auto brightness setting like the MOTODroid?
6)What kind of graphics processing unit does it have?
7)Does this mean a MOTODroid price cut?
8)Did you read my Incredible Droid Incredible Giveaway Post?
9)Will Verizon or HTC be responsible for Android updates?

 

[Cory Streater]

Exactly. "Ask us anything!" and then no response. Come on guys.

Please read the 3rd sentence in the first post of this thread. Phil is compiling questions and will answer them all at once in an upcoming blog post.

Cory

 

[Unicorn56]

EMail! My only complaint about my Droid is the way it handles (mis-handles) my email. It has stopped (knock on wood) randomly deleteing my accounts since the 2.1 upgrade, but it still jumbles the headers and bodies of various messages so that upon opening one whose subject is, say "Is you car still for sale?" I see a message from Amazon or Barnes and Noble or something. This is VERY annoying (especially since I need to sell that car!)

So, my question is (finally, I know) does anyone know if HTC's email app is relaible??? Will I see the matching body when I click on an email? (By the way, I learned that if I hit REPLY on my Droid when I open a mangled email, I can see the actual body that matches the subject!)

 

[darkcomartist]

As for the email app, it should be the same as the one on n1 and droid I would assume. The only difference between sense and stock is cosmetic as far as I'm concerned.

 

[sskassam]

i see that GAL works for us corporate Exchange users, so that's good. Other than Exchange email working, will Sense allow for Calendar, Contacts, Notes sync as well through Exchange? I know native Android doesn't do all this, but I though the Sense plug-ins might have this functionality built in..

 

[Cory Streater]

i see that GAL works for us corporate Exchange users, so that's good. Other than Exchange email working, will Sense allow for Calendar, Contacts, Notes sync as well through Exchange? I know native Android doesn't do all this, but I though the Sense plug-ins might have this functionality built in..

According to the guy who did this review Exchange calendar support is integrated nicely with sense. I believe he starts talking about it, about 16:45 into the video.

 

[cpiekarski]

Run browser next to iPhone.

 

[dustinfrank]

@motivated: The issue is not with the phone, but with the network. It is a VZW issue that you cannot use their voice and data network simultaneously. But using WiFi while on a call should work, since you are not trying to use the VZW network to get online.

 

[silviak93]

has the introduction of this phone resolved the problem of being on a call and needing to look at the map/get online etc...
everyone knows it will multitask but will it run voice AND data at the same time?

via wi-fi, YES

 

[silviak93]

1)Can the TV out be output to RCA?
2)How good is the TV out quality?
3)How would you rate TV out in terms of battery usage?
4)Does it have an FM tuner?
5)Does it have an auto brightness setting like the MOTODroid?
6)What kind of graphics processing unit does it have?
7)Does this mean a MOTODroid price cut?
8)Did you read my Incredible Droid Incredible Giveaway Post?
9)Will Verizon or HTC be responsible for Android updates?

1) yes
2) dont know
3) dont know
4) FM Radio yes
5) yes

 

[silviak93]

How, if at all, does the phone integrate with Picasa? Will my albums from Picasa automatically show on my phone or is there an integrated Widget that allows an easy view?

Pretty sure it will not incorporate Picasa out of the box. Now there may be something available via the Market to do this but not right out of the box.

 

[TBolt]

I can't imagine the relationship with Google and HTC can be that great when HTC comes out with two smokin' devices (Incredible and Evo) right after the Nexus One. I mean Google is struggling to sell this thing as it is and then HTC comes out with two devices that completely trump the Nexus One. I would think there would be some sort of non-comp agreement. Anything on the grapevine?

Either way . . . Google wins.

 

[Fabrian]

Three things I'd like to know..

1. Does it have the notorious "ring delay" like the HTC Hero? (most people believe this to be caused by Sense)

2. Has the messaging app been changed to get rid of the awful "slideshow" for images and video?

3. The new "HTC browser".... How is it really?

 

[droid junkie]

Please post some CPU/3D graphic benchmark results between Droid, Nexus one, and Incredible. Thanks!

 

[madkayaker]

2. Has the massaging app been changed to get rid of the awful "slideshow" for images and video?

I want a massaging app! I guess there truly is an "app for that."

 

[PJnc284]

For anyone trying to figure out how the video-out works, there is a demonstration at the end of the video below.

YouTube - DROID Incredible by HTC Review (interview w/ HTC)

 

[Fabrian]

I want a massaging app! I guess there truly is an "app for that."

LOL, got me. BTW, typed it with my Pre

 

[titaniumwombat]

Can haz 3D benchmarks plz?

Please post some CPU/3D graphic benchmark results between Droid, Nexus one, and Incredible. Thanks!

Seconding this request! Curious how this thing is for 3D games...

...tho I've already preordered.

cheers.
t.