Droid World Is Fun
I am new to smartphones, new to Android and the Incredible. I am enjoying my phone a lot. What have I learned?? For one - the virtue of the long press. I found out that a long press on an item can open up a whole new world of submenus. Also, the forums are fantastic - especially this one and the forum on the
phandroid site. I found out some useful things from the HTC support forum, too. I regularly check them to get insights on issues with the OS or the hardware or to catch up on smartphone news. If you haven't yet, I would definitely download the 200+ page manual from HTC. It's available on their site - or you can do a google search and pick up the download from there. It's the manual that should have come with the phone instead of that pitiful pamphlet put out by Verizon. I spent a lot of time scratching my head, trying to figure things out for myself and
then got the manual.
I got the red silicone case from Verizon, which has worked out great so far. I also purchased the Invisible Shield for the front. So I feel like my phone is adequately protected (unless I drop it a sink full of water
). If you do opt for the Invisible Shield, I would get it from a vendor that offers to put it on for you. I have heard many horror stories from people who have tried to apply it themselves.
For my Must Have Apps:
I really like
Nav Launcher as the interface to the included Google Navigation app (still in beta). The launcher allows you to store favorite locations so you can access them whenever, you can also find locations via your contacts, your navigation history and get directions by voice;
There is a
Live Aquarium wallpaper - 2 versions, one paid, one free. The free one is awesome, so I plan to upgrade. Just fish swimming in an ocean on your Incredible phone - so much fun!
Google Earth - how else can you get from Paris to Antarctica in five seconds flat??
App Brain - really helps to make sense of the Android app market, at least until Google straightens it out; and
Google Listen - I love listening to podcasts. I started out with the dpod podcatcher, but it was so convoluted that I had to uninstall. The easiest way to find and listen to podcasts on your phone, imho, is with this app.
I also really like
Shazam,and
Flixster. BTW, all of the apps I mentioned are
free.
Anyway, hope you enjoy your new phone. There's a lot of hype right now over the IPhone and the Evo, but I will take my DInc any day over those phones.