Official: Post Droid 2 questions, get answers

[kevin@teslacoilsw]

Can someone with a Droid 2 test this beta build of TeslaLED Flashlight to see if it works? I know the Market version does not, but this enables a special mode for the Droid 2 which I'm hoping is all that's needed.

If it does work please also check if the LED can stay on after the screen is turned off.

http://teslacoilsw.com/tmp/TeslaLED_2.0.2beta2.apk

Letting me know by email would be great, but I'll try to keep an eye on this thread too.

Thanks

 

[El Snirk]

Camera question

On the pictures I've seen from the camera, in 1:1 everything looks very heavily processed and smudgy with sharp spots. Is it possible to circumvent this and save images with less processing/compression and higher actual quality or is the camera a bit so-so?

Thanks

 

[garychan]

Droid 1 Sena Case

Does this Sena Case for the Droid 1 fit the Droid 2?

 

[dj_elite]

To the contacts part, I know that on the Original Droid you could filter contact by whether or not there was a phone number. That was in display options in contacts. You still can still get contacts' email etc but they won't show when you're trying to dial a phone number.

For the Facebook part, I had facebook sync turned off(also on the OD) and none of my facebook friends are in my contacts, only google contacts with phone numbers show.

Not an option on this version... I think when you're in the dialer it only shows contacts that have phone numbers, but with 1,300+ facebook friends, a lot of them had phone numbers listed.

I ended up doing a hard reset on my phone actually... I was trying to remove my facebook account and it wouldn't let me. I didn't re-add it after the wipe.

For the contacts, I have two google accounts- one personal gmail account (which was what i was using) as well as a work account which i access 99% of the time via mail on my mac, so none of the contacts were in gmail. what i did was I added the contacts I wanted (that were on My Contacts on my personal gmail account) to the contacts on my work and only sync the contacts with the work account.

The downside of all this is I no longer have facebook pictures/statuses syncing to my phonebook, but my phonebook/contacts are so much more responsive and my battery life (which was a huge beef I had) has improved dramatically. I attribute this to the phone not constantly syncing facebook statuses and photos for 1,300+ people.

 

[zeni]

Can someone with a Droid 2 test this beta build of TeslaLED Flashlight to see if it works? I know the Market version does not, but this enables a special mode for the Droid 2 which I'm hoping is all that's needed.

If it does work please also check if the LED can stay on after the screen is turned off.

http://teslacoilsw.com/tmp/TeslaLED_2.0.2beta2.apk

Letting me know by email would be great, but I'll try to keep an eye on this thread too.

Thanks

I can't send PMS yet and I couldn't find your email
the app worked fine on my Droid2....it stayed on after I turned off the screen
hope that helps

 

[darrylmendo]

Does the Droid 2 physical keyboard include spell-check? Either predictive text or spell-check upon sending?

Actually, if you download smart keyboard pro there is a setting that you can enable to allow your physical keyboard to use it's predictive/spell-check feature.

So if you set up "u" to autocorrect to "you" in smart keyboard pro your physical keyboard will do it also.

 

[IamAlastair]

I live in the UK and have been with Android since the G1 2 years back and have been following since then, I was wondering if any of the phones I see released over here will ever make it to the UK?
I know some do like the Droid was released as the Milestone here but are we likely to see the Droid 2 is this yet another exclusive US phone?
Cheers

 

[sgtmack]

I've seen rumors of a "world phone" version of the D2. It would make sense to release it in the rest of the "world" if they did make one.
So maybe?

 

[SpaceMuffin]

I don't understand why the unlock screen, the part you swipe has lag. Along with swiping across screens has some lag.

Those are the two big things that bother me.

There's also no smilies for text messages wtf.

Actually the unlock lag bothers me too. Swiping across the screen to unlock should be a lot smoother.

 

[karnovaran]

Actually the unlock lag bothers me too. Swiping across the screen to unlock should be a lot smoother.

Check out Widget Locker. No lag and a ton more functionality.

 

[Chipolito]

Check out Widget Locker. No lag and a ton more functionality.

I have tried the market to find this but it comes up with many apps. Who makes this. Thanks!

 

[Chipolito]

Event Log/Battery Quick pull

Is there an event log on the droid 2 as on the blackberry? Having moved from the BB to the droid2, I was used to deleting the event log once a day. Have not been able to find this on the Droid 2.

Also used to use quick pull on BB for hard restart. Does the droid 2 need to do this as well?

Thanks!

 

[SpaceMuffin]

Widget Locker is awesome! Thanks for the tip. Love the ability to turn on with any hardware button and unlock with the camera button! And no more slider lag either. Cool app..worth the $2.

 

[x N O 4 H]

Is the battery life on the Droid 2 really that bad? IS the Droid X's battery life any better?

 

[karnovaran]

I have tried the market to find this but it comes up with many apps. Who makes this. Thanks!

TeslaCoil.. its $2 and well worth it

 

[storm6610]

There is a problem with widget locker right now though..on the d2 with the corporate exchange bug (apparently from what I read its a bug)...whereby it forces you to enter an unlock code.

when running widget locker, you slide to unlock via widget locker, then you get the droid 2 stock unlock which you slide, and THEN you have to input your code.

I emailed the Dev about this, and he very timely responded (which is always nice) saying he is aware of this and trying to come up with a remedy..

I hope he does soon as the program is very handy...

 

[brucegolfnut]

Accidently deleted Flash 10.1 on my D2 and Adobe wont let me download saying its coming for Droid?

 

[Jonegross]

So in the contacts if a facebook account has a status update it covers the phone number. Is there a setting for this? The lack of spell checker is a real bummer. Any apps work like BB spellcheck?

 

[pool_shark]

Accidently deleted Flash 10.1 on my D2 and Adobe wont let me download saying its coming for Droid?

Try this.

Adobe Flash Player - Free Android Utility Adobe Flash Player - Android Utility Adobe Flash Player Free Downloads

If that doesn't work, a factory reset should do the trick.

 

[brucegolfnut]

Thanks but that didn't do it!
Adobe site still says it's beta?..?..?