1 thing I found that is great IMO, long press on the (physical) call button brings up voice dial, just say your contacts name and it gives you their options...works very well for me, i was in my car, window part down, raining, stereo on, and it picked up my voice every time and was right on it's options. -----------------------------------------------------------------
Press and hold home button on screen - bring up pop window with voice search, camera, camcorder, calc, voice dialer and phone icons.
Press and hold Menu button on screen - brings up keyboard
Press and Hold Search button on screen - brings up google voice search automatically.
IMPORTANT, this it seems has led to many people having a whole myriad of problems that unfortunately lead to hard resets.....IMO hard reset is a huge PITA and should be avoided at all cost so I will add this info here.
This tips pertains to apps. DO NOT go crazy when you get your phone and download and install 10 apps all at once, don't even install 2 apps at once. this is not because the phone can't handle it but there are quite a few apps that seems to be buggy. more-so it seems many apps don't play well together. this can lead to any number of issues for you.
my advice is to download and install apps one at a time, after installed open it and check out all the features. if everything seems to be working, great, on to the next one.
ALSO if you install an app that controls an in built setting on your phone like say a mobile network toggle widget, or ringtone changer, anything that there is a duplicate switch in the phones native settings MAKE SURE you undo whatever you did with that app BEFORE you uninstall it. EX: for a network toggle, toggle your network back on with it before you uninstall it....if you don't it seems there is a chance it will make that setting stick after being uninstalled and then you are SOL.
just be mindful of the apps you are using and their uses, features, what they control, etc.
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To get to the voice comman prompt, simply long press the call (green) button.
Just speak "open battery info" and you will get a lot of interesting info
as a long time bb user there are some things that may be obvious for the seasoned android user but not for me...
like when i was researching the battery drain issue with the native sms app they say to reboot your phone. "reboot" to me as a bb user is a battery pull but i think holding the end call button and pressing power off is actually a android reboot, no battery pull required.
may as well add this here too....i had a hard time finding clear instructions on this previously so it wont hurt, thanks to member flipz CLICK
if you have horrendous battery life it may be because your native sms app is preventing your phone from sleeping.
to check go to settings>about phone>status and at the bottom wake time. if it is 100% you more then likely have this bug
to fix it go into your messages app, menu>setting> and turn off notifications.
go to the android market and download handcent sms or chomp sms, and install. then pick a contact and press send sms, pick your new sms app as default, and send any message. then do a reboot.
once that is all done, power on your phone, let is sleep for a minute after reboot and go back to settings>about phone>status and at the bottom wake time. if it is around 50% or so the fix has worked and you should be able to charge faster and hold a charge longer.
For battery info, dial (*#*#4636#*#*) and press Call. This will bring up a sort of field test mode. Select Battery Information. This will tell you a lot about your battery.
Alternate method for picture taking. If you have a hard time pressing the track ball just long press anywhere on the screen and it fill autofocus and snap your pic.
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for wifi turning off when screen goes off (phone goes to sleep)
"Press the Menu button and go to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Wi-fi Settings - Once there, press the menu button again and select "Advanced" - Select "Wi-fi sleep policy" and make sure "When screen turns off" is NOT selected. If it is, change it to one of the other ones."
You can disable the Sense UI without uninstalling it or rooting the device (which to my knowledge is not yet possible as there are no roms).
To switch to the stock android home manually do:
1. Click Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage Applications.
2. Scroll down until you find an application named "HTC Sense" and click on it.
3. Scroll down to where you can see "Launch by default" and click on "Clear defaults".
3. Then push the Home button (on your phone) and a dialog will pop up showing "Home" and "HTC Sense", check "Use by default for this action" and then click "Home". Now you got "Home" as default.
Just repeat the same process for "Home" to go back to the "HTC Sense" UI.
Alternatively you can use a program on the market place called "Home Switcher" to do this for you.
you can easily set toggles on your home screen to flip gps, wifi, mobile network, and bluetooth on and off with one touch. Simply hold a open spot on your home screen to add widget, pick htc widgets, pick settings, then add whatever widget you want to control.
I've also learned that there is a right way and a wrong way to exit an application. I almost always hit the home button to get back to the home screen. This actually is wrong and I'm working to change my habits. The "correct" way is to use the back button. The OS apparently forces some cleanup when you hit the back button that it doesn't if you hit home. I've noticed my phone uses less memory when I use the back button. I wonder if those having serious lag issues are doing what I do and hit the home button as well?
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5. When you're done exploring all the different options, be sure to hit "menu" and to save the changes. Don't back out as it won't save them.
6. You will be forced to restart and the changes should be made.
I bumped it from 2 to 1. Waiting to see the effect on battery life. If it isnt bad, I'll bump it to 0. Maybe its placebo, but I feel 3G is faster for me. Probably not, but i like to pretend it is.
prevent gmail email contacts from synching to phone
posted by tomlin2 Log into Gmail and make sure all the contacts you want to sync are under "My Contacts". Then using the Eris: People>Groups (3 heads on the bottom)>Menu>Sync Groups. Uncheck "Sync all contacts". Whenever Gmail creates a contact it will be in "All Contacts" which will no longer sync.
thx for the tip...i have an eris and left my charger at work but saw your thread that a usb will work on the eris although it looks different. just plugged it in and works like a charm....
as a long time bb user there are some things that may be obvious for the seasoned android user but not for me...
like when i was researching the battery drain issue with the native sms app they say to reboot your phone. "reboot" to me as a bb user is a battery pull but i think holding the end call button and pressing power off is actually a android reboot, no battery pull required.
may as well add this here too....i had a hard time finding clear instructions on this previously so it wont hurt
if you have horrendous battery life it may be because your native sms app is preventing your phone from sleeping.
to check go to settings>about phone>status and at the bottom wake time. if it is 100% you more then likely have this bug
to fix it go into your messages app, menu>setting> and turn off notifications.
go to the android market and download handcent sms or chomp sms, and install. then pick a contact and press send sms, pick your new sms app as default, and send any message. then do a reboot.
once that is all done, power on your phone, let is sleep for a minute after reboot and go back to settings>about phone>status and at the bottom wake time. if it is around 50% or so the fix has worked and you should be able to charge faster and hold a charge longer.
as a long time bb user there are some things that may be obvious for the seasoned android user but not for me...
like when i was researching the battery drain issue with the native sms app they say to reboot your phone. "reboot" to me as a bb user is a battery pull but i think holding the end call button and pressing power off is actually a android reboot, no battery pull required.
may as well add this here too....i had a hard time finding clear instructions on this previously so it wont hurt
if you have horrendous battery life it may be because your native sms app is preventing your phone from sleeping.
to check go to settings>about phone>status and at the bottom wake time. if it is 100% you more then likely have this bug
to fix it go into your messages app, menu>setting> and turn off notifications.
go to the android market and download handcent sms or chomp sms, and install. then pick a contact and press send sms, pick your new sms app as default, and send any message. then do a reboot.
once that is all done, power on your phone, let is sleep for a minute after reboot and go back to settings>about phone>status and at the bottom wake time. if it is around 50% or so the fix has worked and you should be able to charge faster and hold a charge longer.
about the battery life fix...do you then have to keep the chomp sms? i downloaded chomp sms and im not sure if i like it as much as the default droid text messaging app...
For battery info, dial (*#*#4636#*#*) and press Call. This will bring up a sort of field test mode. Select Battery Information. This will tell you a lot about your battery.
I have dl'd handcent, selected it as my default. Rebooted sent messages etc. under my original default sms i went to notifications and it says "display messages notifications in status bar" and I unchecked it........that is the only notification related option though....is that it?
Also i have apparently sent a few blank phantom txts to people i have already txted today...any idea what that is about. It happened a few times earlier and now once since installing cents
yeah the notifiations is off on the default app that should be it
what do you mean by phanthom messages?
people in my contacts who i have already txted today have said i txted them blank messages (page) on a few occasions. I would say 3x to one person, and 1 time to 2 other people.
people in my contacts who i have already txted today have said i txted them blank messages (page) on a few occasions. I would say 3x to one person, and 1 time to 2 other people.
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I have dl'd handcent, selected it as my default. Rebooted sent messages etc. under my original default sms i went to notifications and it says "display messages notifications in status bar" and I unchecked it........that is the only notification related option though....is that it?
Also i have apparently sent a few blank phantom txts to people i have already txted today...any idea what that is about. It happened a few times earlier and now once since installing cents
The phantom messages happen when you have sent out a blank text to someone. It shows up as undeliverable. Every time you restart your phone the phone tries to send it again. It actually does send but the phone doesn't realize it.
To fix, go to messages, press menu, and go to the undeliverable menu (if it doesn't show up, you've delivered all your messages). And then delete the ones in that list.
I'm using Handcent now and LOVING it. I love the conversation style and ability to personalize it. I'm testing out the battery life today but it appears that my awake and up percentages are good now. I've got 90some percent now and we'll see what it is by the end of the day. I am using this ap called battery graph. Not sure how much battery it is using. I went to bed with 70%, there was one spike that took it down 5% over an hour it looks like (if this ap is accurate) and then it dropped another 3% steadily over night.
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I've noticed that when you are charging the device it does not ever go to sleep so your up time and awake time will be equal if you check it right after charging.
Compass calibration seems to be a hard piece of information to find. I've noticed on my device that the compass seems to loose calibration from app to app. Say I calibrate the compass inside GPS Status then close it and go into LAYAR. The compass will be messed up again. So I've found I have to recalibrate it anytime I open up an app that uses it. Has anyone else found this to be the case? BTW here's a good video showing how to calibrate the compass in these types of phones:
Alternate method for picture taking. If you have a hard time pressing the track ball just long press anywhere on the screen and it fill autofocus and snap your pic. I came across this one by accident.
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Also don't know if this applies here or just Android phones in general. Set up you Gmail account before you go to the store to get your phone, sync up your contacts and when you activate your phone it will import you contacts.
Watch youtube videos in high quality over Verizon network.
Disappointed in youtube video quality over Verizon network? When watching a video over the Verizon network press the Menu button on the phone and you can select High Quality. Enjoy the crystal clear video.
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I've been having a problem with my device dropping the wifi connection every time the screen goes off. 6 times out of 10 or so it'll reconnect quickly when I use the device again but sometimes it does not and I have to cycle the wifi to reconnect to the routers (it'll say the wifi connection is out of range and can't connect).
I want it to stay on wifi at all times when inside a wifi area and I have wifi turned on to minimize the verizon data being used. You can set this like so:
Click: settings > wireless controls > wifi settings
Then Click: menu > click advanced >
Then Click: wifi sleep policy > click never
I'm testing it out now to see if it has any bad affect on the battery life. From what I understand the wifi chip takes less power then the 3g chip so it should in theory use less when wifi is available.
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so been running with wifi on for about 7 hours now and i've seen no battery issues (6% utilization) and the dropped connections are completely gone. It has been within wifi range the whole time though and has not been searching. Tomorrow I'll test it some more.
I've been having a problem with my device dropping the wifi connection every time the screen goes off. 6 times out of 10 or so it'll reconnect quickly when I use the device again but sometimes it does not and I have to cycle the wifi to reconnect to the routers (it'll say the wifi connection is out of range and can't connect).
I want it to stay on wifi at all times when inside a wifi area and I have wifi turned on to minimize the verizon data being used. You can set this like so:
Click: settings > wireless controls > wifi settings
Then Click: menu > click advanced >
Then Click: wifi sleep policy > click never
I'm testing it out now to see if it has any bad affect on the battery life. From what I understand the wifi chip takes less power then the 3g chip so it should in theory use less when wifi is available.
Is that true that the wifi uses less power than the cell radio? Can someone confirm this?
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I can't confirm if that is true or not. I've read that a few times in different forums.
I have been running it with the wifi set to never sleep now for a day and a half and my awake time is less than 8%. When I had it setup as default my awake time was 30%. I'm in wifi areas a lot more often so now it's pretty much always connected to wifi and it's using a lot less battery now. at least from a little more than a day of use like this
A long press of the send key will bring up voice command. Just speak "open battery info" and you will get a lot of interesting info, same as hitting *#*#4636#*#*, but easier!
A long press of the send key will bring up voice command. Just speak "open battery info" and you will get a lot of interesting info, same as hitting *#*#4636#*#*, but easier!
added to top, if we can find a list or discover more voice commands i will add them as a group. thanks sg
I'm new to this phone, so I may be doing it wrong, but I don't think I've gotten the reboot tip to work. When it says to hold the end call key, is that the softkey in the phone window? That's the only one I know.
I can't confirm if that is true or not. I've read that a few times in different forums.
I have been running it with the wifi set to never sleep now for a day and a half and my awake time is less than 8%. When I had it setup as default my awake time was 30%. I'm in wifi areas a lot more often so now it's pretty much always connected to wifi and it's using a lot less battery now. at least from a little more than a day of use like this
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How do you set the wifi to never sleep?
click: settings > wireless controls > wifi settings
Then Click: menu > click advanced >
Then Click: wifi sleep policy > click never
I've now been running this since I first posted that I was trying it. Working out great for me. Phone just recently took 2 days before needing to go on charge (even had the GPS turned on the whole time too) and the amount of 3G data usage is down by a ton.
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click: settings > wireless controls > wifi settings
Then Click: menu > click advanced >
Then Click: wifi sleep policy > click never
I've now been running this since I first posted that I was trying it. Working out great for me. Phone just recently took 2 days before needing to go on charge (even had the GPS turned on the whole time too) and the amount of 3G data usage is down by a ton.
Thanks, do you have mobile network enabled during the time you are using wifi or is that turned off permanently with wifi permanently on?
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I leave mobile network on. It seems to go to sleep when the wifi is connected. The only time I toggle wifi off is when I know I'm not going to be near a wifi spot for a long time. Otherwise I just leave everything toggled on and the phone manages it as I go in and out of wifi areas.
One of the better apps I found is one called "Quick Settings". With this app you can quickly turn on or off Ringer, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Network Data and GPS Receiver.
Makes it easy to use what you want when you want it.
One of the better apps I found is one called "Quick Settings". With this app you can quickly turn on or off Ringer, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Network Data and GPS Receiver.
Wow, that is a fantastic app! Thanks for the recommendation!
Quick question about that quick settings app. Can someone please explain to me the Network data toggle? Is that different from turning mobile network on and off? I'm new to smart phones, so sorry for the ignorance.
Is that true that the wifi uses less power than the cell radio? Can someone confirm this?
I am a new user of the Eris and I know that we have the 3G for internet usage so what would be the benefit of using the Wi-fi when we have connection through the 3G network?
Has anyone heard when the Andriod 1.5 will be upgraded to the 2.0??? I am dying to have my voice-navigation back. I recently switched to this phone and this was one of the features the "sales" guy told me I would have. Well lesson learned after the purchase, that I can't use voice-navigation because of 1.5 version.
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I am a new user of the Eris and I know that we have the 3G for internet usage so what would be the benefit of using the Wi-fi when we have connection through the 3G network?
Has anyone heard when the Andriod 1.5 will be upgraded to the 2.0??? I am dying to have my voice-navigation back. I recently switched to this phone and this was one of the features the "sales" guy told me I would have. Well lesson learned after the purchase, that I can't use voice-navigation because of 1.5 version.
Despite what the marketing material says the $30 "unlimited" data plan is limited to 5 gigs a month so when have the option to not use the 3G it's better not to. Generally wifi connections provide much faster connections as well then 3G does but not always. Of course it depends on what connection that wifi is connected to. It's also been my experience so far that the wifi chip uses a lot less power then the 3G chip does so using wifi when possible also, for me, is providing much better battery life. I have a buddy who also just got an eris and making the wifi not sleep has also dramatically helped his battery life. YMMV though.
There are tons of rumors about the 2.0 upgrade. I've heard it could happen as soon as the Dec 11th update but will more likely happen sometime first quarter next year.
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Have trouble editing bookmarks? Well, I found this online for G1, but I tried it and it works for Eris.
A: 1. Open the Browser application.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Tap Bookmarks.
4. Tap and hold the bookmark you wish to edit.
5. A menu will appear where you can Edit bookmark as well as a few other things. The option to Delete bookmark is at the bottom of the list.
posted by dan on another forum, reposted by blizzard on this forum
for wifi turning off when screen goes off (phone goes to sleep)
"Press the Menu button and go to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Wi-fi Settings - Once there, press the menu button again and select "Advanced" - Select "Wi-fi sleep policy" and make sure "When screen turns off" is NOT selected. If it is, change it to one of the other ones."
I routinely use a bluetooth while on the phone, and thus put the phone in either my holster or in my pocket. However, I have not found a reliable way to lock the phone while I'm talking. Any ideas? I'm tired of opening other applications and/or hitting numbers / hanging up while on the phone. Thank you.
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