Ask us about the Verizon Droid Incredible

[TheWay92]

How are the four "buttons" (home-search-etc.). I no the N1 was having problems getting these right, do you find urself having any trouble with these on the Incredible?

 

[omgwhatchuwant]

sense ui

basically, there are two elements of sense ui that annoy me:

the launcher, and the lock screen. is it possible to disable just these two parts of sense ui? if so, what does that look like? i know from the video on turning a desire into a nexus one that sense ui and lock screen were 2 different apps - if i'm correct. but is there a way to shut off just the launcher, and not all of sense ui? if u do shut off the entire sense ui app, what does that actually look like? what's gone? what stays?


also, regarding the lock screen & having a pattern lock - i believe if sense is on, u have to swipe down and THEN draw the pattern as well to unlock it. if you turn the htc lock screen off, is that pattern lock default on the screen, meaning u simply swipe your pattern and the screen unlocks, or do you still have to swipe first, then the pattern lock comes up, even with the default lock screen?

 

[Bilsma]

How does the Incredible fair in the sunlight.

I would love to side a side by side comparison of the Incredible and another phone like a droid or iPhone or some other non AMOLED.

Will it work well on the dash of a car? Or is completly unusable if the sun is out.

Bill

 

[Cyder]

I would also like to know how the feel of the case is in your hand. Like others have stated, does it feel like a toy that could easily break or is it a solid phone with a definite "strong" feel to it?

 

[Yesterdays Shoveler]

Does Google Voice dial out? Reason I ask is because the most recent update to the Google Voice app broke dialing out on the leaked versions of 2.1 w/ Sense for the Eris.

 

[nyc_rock]

So now that this has forum thread has filled up with 7 pages of questions, are there going to be any answers for the AF staff who actually have the phone?

 

[kenc3dan]

I know it doesn't do Bluetooth voice dial but will it do voice dial totally handsfree with a wired headset?

 

[AJFSTORM]

Duplicate post oops!

 

[Ellerbestyle]

Does it work with earbuds that have the mic and answer button on them?

 

[thatdidnthurt]

If you guys want, I would be happy to respond to all of these posts if you can just send me one of those Incredibles to test with!!

 

[Eloquence]

I am betting the Eris battery does work

I have a Droid Eris now. I purchased a 1750 mAh battery for it because I wanted that extra security. Will that battery fit in the Incredible??????

I think it will. I am betting on it so much that I've already ordered the Droid Eris Extended battery, that you have for your phone already, to arrive just before my Incredible does on the 29th.

Can the AF staff back this up?

Thanks!
-Elo

 

[NIKSTORM]

will this phone be able to use the same charger as my bb storm and tour?

 

[stick2e]

will this phone be able to use the same charger as my bb storm and tour?

Yes it will be the same. MicroUSB

NIKSTROM you will enjoy the hell out of this phone. I was a died hard BB and a former crackberry but I will NOT look back again.

 

[silviak93]

Ok, so I don't work for Android Central and yes this is my first post but I can answer alot of these questions.

I do own and use a DROID INCREDIBLE by the way.

I'll go back and quote some post and provide answers for those I can answer.

 

[Feldhege]

Can the screen be used with gloves on or does it require actual skin contact? I was thinking about having to answer the phone with gloves on. Also, since I am new to android, can anyone show a picture or two of looking up contacts and dialing while using android 2.1? Sometimes those things are missed because everyone assumes that the people interested in this phone are coming from another android phone. I have the Samsung omnia right now but would like to move to android.

 

[silviak93]

Does it work with earbuds that have the mic and answer button on them?

Yes it does.

 

[silviak93]

How are the four "buttons" (home-search-etc.). I no the N1 was having problems getting these right, do you find urself having any trouble with these on the Incredible?

I havent had any issues with mine.

 

[silviak93]

Does it support downloading protected apps (like Google Earth) from the market? Some new HTC devices can't seem to do so.

I have Google Earth on my device.

 

[silviak93]

For the corporate users, will the Exchange email app allow LDAP searches to the GAL or will it only pull contacts from your local address book? I hated the Droid for that, and hated even more to have to use that other motorola app to first look them up in the GAL and then save them to my local address book... just one too many steps.

DROID INCREDIBLE does support GAL. Very beautiful thing, let me tell ya.

 

[silviak93]

i wonder if you can still use the FM radio without headphones and just have crappy signal?

the only time i can see using this is at the gym when i want to listen to one of the TVs while on a treadmill.

Headphones have to be plugged in.