Malfunction or not, I think your original response to my question was pretty impolite. I asked a legit question and instead of helping, you mocked. I guess your right... my humor sensor has malfunctioned because I don't get stupidity.
Support Group for those switching from WebOS (palm pre) to Nexus S 4g
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Malfunction or not, I think your original response to my question was pretty impolite. I asked a legit question and instead of helping, you mocked. I guess your right... my humor sensor has malfunctioned because I don't get stupidity.
Most of the time when I'm out and about I wear a handsfree headset so I don't have to touch the face of the phone. When I have talked on the phone itself the volume is loud enough that I don't have to press it against my face. I did notice as I was talking with the phone near my face that the screen went on and off. It was pretty cool since sometimes with my Pre I wouldn't be able to get the screen to come back on unless I pushed the power button or opened the slider. Maybe try holding it away from your face a little bit or get yourself a comfortable headset (I recommend the Plantronics Pro) so you won't have to hold it at all.
Okay. I wasn't mocking you. Not one bit. The joke was referencing the attena issues the iphone 4 had. However, you are the one trying to call me stupid because you didn't get the joke. Grow up.
To avoid hijacking this thread, I started a new thread related to my latest variation of the touchstone mod, one that works while preserving operation of the NFC circuit:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=946724#post946724
-darren
http://forum.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=946724#post946724
-darren
Im fairly certain that isn't possible.
For the record, I wasn't mocking you either. But I am mocking you're immature reaction to the joke.
Just because you don't get a joke doesn't mean it was made at your expense.
Go tell the joke to someone who follows tech. maybe they can explain it to you.
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Just wanted to let everyone know, since you all love swyeping away tasks. You should be able to swype away notifications in your drop down curtain on your phone. It may take getting use to, but you can do it. 
Just wanted to let everyone know, since you all love swyeping away tasks. You should be able to swype away notifications in your drop down curtain on your phone. It may take getting use to, but you can do it.
Ha nice didn't realize that. Though I've gotten so used to hitting the Clear button and the long-presses in other apps that I actually don't missing swiping or the gesture area at all.
What you have to realize is that most of the things you're wanting to do, can be done. However android is designed to allow apps to tackle those tasks as opposed to building them in, then limiting the app variety.
To see recent apps, hold the home button for 3 seconds. Also you could try task os from the market.
Try using quick settings (green) or extended controls for most commonly adjusted settings.(both have the option to be accessible from notification bar so you can reach them anytime without closing the app youre in. Then hit the back button to get to your app )
Also Try adw or launcher pro. Both will allow you to make a 4g shortcut as an icon and put it anywhere.
For the notifications...I don't know but I'm willing to bet someone has an app that will do what you want. I've never tried. But I bet it's there.
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4G shortcut from launcher pro???? Are you sure about that?
"Try using quick settings (green) or extended controls for most commonly adjusted settings.(both have the option to be accessible from notification bar so you can reach them anytime without closing the app youre in. Then hit the back button to get to your app )"
Where is this green quick settings thing?
"Try using quick settings (green) or extended controls for most commonly adjusted settings.(both have the option to be accessible from notification bar so you can reach them anytime without closing the app youre in. Then hit the back button to get to your app )"
Where is this green quick settings thing?
Just switched back, and you'd be surprised how cramped the keyboard feels after using a 4" screen.
In the Market. Your first lesson in android is, Search the market first. Everything is there.
Give me 5 minutes and ill brb to explain how to do a 4g shortcut in launcher pro.
Give me 5 minutes and ill brb to explain how to do a 4g shortcut in launcher pro.
oh - all you had to do is say the app "quick settings"
as for the 4G shortcut, I am all ears - there is a whole thread on the lack of one, or even on the ability to create one for the Nexus.... bring it on!
http://forum.androidcentral.com/sprint-nexus-s-4g/82587-4g-toggle-widget.html
as for the 4G shortcut, I am all ears - there is a whole thread on the lack of one, or even on the ability to create one for the Nexus.... bring it on!
http://forum.androidcentral.com/sprint-nexus-s-4g/82587-4g-toggle-widget.html
Okay launcher pro doesn't do it like adw. But it can do it in 3 clicks as oopses to 2. Ill explain both.
In adw long press a blank spot. Choose " custom shortcut"
Click on "pick your activity"
Scroll down to settings and click it.
Scroll down to 4g settings and click it. Click on the dialog line it opens.
It will take you back to the window for your shortcut. Click on the icon to change it.
When you click your new shortcut it will open the 4g settings page where you can turn it on or off.
Launcher pro does the same thing but the shortcut force closes so you have to make a shortcut to "wireless and networks" instead.
Long press a blank spot.
Choose shortcut
Choose activities
Scroll to settings and click it
Scroll down to wireless and network settings and click it.
(You can choose 4g settings just like in adw but for some reason it doesn't work with launcher pro)
The shortcut will be there.
In adw long press a blank spot. Choose " custom shortcut"
Click on "pick your activity"
Scroll down to settings and click it.
Scroll down to 4g settings and click it. Click on the dialog line it opens.
It will take you back to the window for your shortcut. Click on the icon to change it.
When you click your new shortcut it will open the 4g settings page where you can turn it on or off.
Launcher pro does the same thing but the shortcut force closes so you have to make a shortcut to "wireless and networks" instead.
Long press a blank spot.
Choose shortcut
Choose activities
Scroll to settings and click it
Scroll down to wireless and network settings and click it.
(You can choose 4g settings just like in adw but for some reason it doesn't work with launcher pro)
The shortcut will be there.
Click the Getting Started button at the top of any forum for the:Extend Your Battery - Speed Up Your Phone section.
I wrote the notes over at PreCentral on how to get the most from that battery. Similar things work here as well. You should be able to get 10 to 12 hours.
Also check out the Palm webOS Homebrewer's Guide to Android for step-by-step guides on where everything is.
If you do not get good signal at home or at your office, call Sprint and ask for an Airave. Here is how to do it: Great Signal-Airave
Sprint sent me a free Airave for home and another office with no monthly charge. The Airave is technically a Femptocell and is basically a cell tower you set up in your house. It is as small as a WiFi network box.
Just Type
You have Just Type. Touch Search then Just start Typing. For much more click the Getting Started button at the top of any forum> it is the Just Type section under Search, Voice Search, and Voice Actions. You can easily customize what is included in your Just Type search.
Switch Apps
To Switch apps,see Multitasking section. You can long-press home to see your last 8 Recent Apps. I use so many different apps that that is not enough. Folders is the key to letting you be three clicks away from up to 256 apps.
Don't Kill Apps
You should typically not kill apps. See the video from Google at the end of the Multitasking section.
Multitasking is in there somewhere...
- See Multitasking...
Notifications.
- See Notifications...
The non Gmail email client...
- See Email Tips and Tricks for info and K-9 Mail.
Bring back Facebook sync!
- OK! In the Getting Started OP, see Contacts, Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn Sync
System settings...
- See Setup Tips and Tricks for a quick walkthrough...
Jeep_ster, we helped literally hundreds of people through the same learning curve with the Pre. The Pre was not worse than their old phones, just different. These same issues came up so often with the Pre that I wrote the webOS Getting Started Guides. And now for Android: Getting Started.
You know our 340 patches for webOS? Imagine if Palm had listened to us and made those as options. Google was listening and did make them options.
The upside is that you get to set up every little detail. The downside is that you get to set up every little detail.
The Palm webOS Homebrewer's Guide to Android will walk you through the differences. It is all there and so much more. It is just laid out a little differently.
theotherlinh
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It's not the same. I use a persons initials to find their number relatively frequently. I will miss this most from Just Type. Not a deal breaker of course, but it was pretty intelligent.
I'm waiting for google to let me clear a notification without having to actually view the message. Again, just different way of doing things, but I still like webOS better for it =)
Needless to say, I was disappointed in the false sales rumor for the Nexus S on amazon... would have bought them for the whole family =) Now I will continue to wait for the EVO3D...
j_grouchy
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Agreed...I do prefer webOS for these two things. Regarding notifications, though...I actually prefer the unobtrusiveness of the Android notifications. It always annoyed me how they took up a good bit of my Pixi's screen (even minimized, they ate up screen real estate). I miss being able to swipe individual notifications away, but I prefer how they appear in Android. If Android let me swipe them away, it would be the best of both worlds.
I think you have two issues. Contacts were saved to your phone, not Google and Facebook Sync needs to be turned on. Here is the detail.
1. Contacts were saved to your phone, not Google
When you bought your new phone, the rep should have transferred you old phone contacts to the new phone. Here is what to do if they didn't. From the Palm webOS Homebrewer's Guide to Android:
Contact "Synergy"
Android automatically syncs contacts, calendar, profile photos, and email with Microsoft Exchange, Facebook, Flickr, Google, LinkedIn, Quik, Twitter, and more. When friends call, their Facebook photo and status pop up along with their name and number. For details on how to sync Accounts, see the Getting Started section on Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn Sync. Your webOS contacts and calendar from your Gmail account will automatically transfer to your new Android phone. Always save contacts to Google, not to your phone so that they were backed up to Google.
But what if you saved contact to Palm instead? You can export all Palm Profile contacts using the Send All Contacts via Email patch. Once this patch is installed, you will have a new option in your Contacts application to Save All Via Email. Send to your Gmail account. On your computer, open Gmail and save the "vCards" vcf file then open Gmail contacts and import this vcf file. All of your Facebook, LinkedIn, and Palm Profile phone numbers, birthdays, and other information will transfer. With Android this patch is built in; just tap People > Menu > Import/Export. Always save contacts to Google, not the phone.
2. Facebook Sync needs to be turned on.Android automatically syncs contacts, calendar, profile photos, and email with Microsoft Exchange, Facebook, Flickr, Google, LinkedIn, Quik, Twitter, and more. When friends call, their Facebook photo and status pop up along with their name and number. For details on how to sync Accounts, see the Getting Started section on Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn Sync. Your webOS contacts and calendar from your Gmail account will automatically transfer to your new Android phone. Always save contacts to Google, not to your phone so that they were backed up to Google.
But what if you saved contact to Palm instead? You can export all Palm Profile contacts using the Send All Contacts via Email patch. Once this patch is installed, you will have a new option in your Contacts application to Save All Via Email. Send to your Gmail account. On your computer, open Gmail and save the "vCards" vcf file then open Gmail contacts and import this vcf file. All of your Facebook, LinkedIn, and Palm Profile phone numbers, birthdays, and other information will transfer. With Android this patch is built in; just tap People > Menu > Import/Export. Always save contacts to Google, not the phone.
From the Getting Started. To sync with Facebook: Tap Home > Menu > Settings > Accounts & Sync > Add Account > Facebook
Contacts, Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn Sync
Android integrates updates from Exchange, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other accounts into your Calendar and People (contacts). As friends or contacts update their email addresses, birthdays, phone numbers, events, photos, and status, your phone is automatically updated.
• To backup contacts from an Android device, tap Home > People > Inport/Export > Export
• Create new contacts Always save contacts as Contact Type Google NOT to Phone or they will not be backed up automatically.
• Tap Home > Menu > Settings > Accounts & Sync to Add an account or change settings.
• Set the Facebook Account settings to minimize how often it syncs to save battery.
• Tap People > Menu > View to turn on or off contacts from your different accounts, that is to hide or see certain contacts.
• For LinkedIn, first download the app here.
• Tap People > Menu > Groups button to see only certain groups of contacts.
For privacy, Android does not Sync accounts unless you specificaly ask it to. Just like with your Pre, Always save contacts to Google, not the phone.Android integrates updates from Exchange, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other accounts into your Calendar and People (contacts). As friends or contacts update their email addresses, birthdays, phone numbers, events, photos, and status, your phone is automatically updated.
• To backup contacts from an Android device, tap Home > People > Inport/Export > Export
• Create new contacts Always save contacts as Contact Type Google NOT to Phone or they will not be backed up automatically.
• Tap Home > Menu > Settings > Accounts & Sync to Add an account or change settings.
• Set the Facebook Account settings to minimize how often it syncs to save battery.
• Tap People > Menu > View to turn on or off contacts from your different accounts, that is to hide or see certain contacts.
• For LinkedIn, first download the app here.
• Tap People > Menu > Groups button to see only certain groups of contacts.
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