Lets you upload music/pics/anything from your PC to the phone's SD card. Mounts the SD card as a disk drive in Windows. Before you select the Mount option in the Android OS, the drive will show up in "My Computer" but it won't let you see anything inside of it.
what do you mean the notification menu? just like the menu or what? I want to mount the droid now but cant figure out what you mean. ha sorry.
what do you mean the notification menu? just like the menu or what? I want to mount the droid now but cant figure out what you mean. ha sorry.
The top of the screen, where the clock/3G/mail notifications/etc are at... when you connect your Droid via the USB cable to a computer, it adds a section called "Ongoing" and an item in it is called "USB connected". Click that item and select "Mount".
The top of the screen, where the clock/3G/mail notifications/etc are at... when you connect your Droid via the USB cable to a computer, it adds a section called "Ongoing" and an item in it is called "USB connected". Click that item and select "Mount".
ok i did this. Now, do you know how to get my music from itune sonto my phone??
ok i did this. Now, do you know how to get my music from itune sonto my phone??
Not sure, especially about iTunes (I don't use iTunes for anything aside my iPod Touch). You might run into some problems with the DRM on some of the iTunes tracks, and I'm unsure whether Droid can play the un-DRM'd ones. Someone else should know better than I.
I'm trying to figure out where the Droid will search for media files on the SD card.
This may be a silly question, but how do you close an application?
On my BB if you left an app running it would drain speed and battery life, just like the Droid. However, there doesn't seem to be a "close" function for any of the menus. Am I missing something?
This may be a silly question, but how do you close an application?
On my BB if you left an app running it would drain speed and battery life, just like the Droid. However, there doesn't seem to be a "close" function for any of the menus. Am I missing something?
You have to get a task killer app from the market. There are a couple of free ones in there.
So if I'm using google maps/nav, and then back it out... is it still running?
I notice the little satellite dish still active in the bar at top, is that my gps still running and draining battery?
I rebooted when I thought everything was closed and the dish went away.
This is because apps still run in the background, including navigator/maps. So go to the market and download "TasKiller" with the red icon, ive tested em all and its the best I've found yet! Then just run its app and click once (not a holdclick) on every program you want to end, I do this multiple times a day just to keep the phone running fast
This is because apps still run in the background, including navigator/maps. So go to the market and download "TasKiller" with the red icon, ive tested em all and its the best I've found yet! Then just run its app and click once (not a holdclick) on every program you want to end, I do this multiple times a day just to keep the phone running fast
+1, just started using it and it makes a lot of sense. Astro is another application that is a task killer and a file manager, pretty decent (except for the UI, which is kind of gaudy...)
Lets you upload music/pics/anything from your PC to the phone's SD card. Mounts the SD card as a disk drive in Windows. Before you select the Mount option in the Android OS, the drive will show up in "My Computer" but it won't let you see anything inside of it.
So is the equivalent to turning Mass Storage on in BB speak?
I use funformobile.com for all my ringtones and pics it's a great free site. I was trying to download and save ringtones and wasn't able to save them. The picks work fine but not the ring tones . Any ideas thanks
were you mounting the phone to the computer, and dragging them into the SD card the right way?
No with all my other smartphones I just log on to funformobile click on what I want click download and then save to . It will download them to the phone I just can't save it after that. The pics worked the same just not the ringtones
No with all my other smartphones I just log on to funformobile click on what I want click download and then save to . It will download them to the phone I just can't save it after that. The pics worked the same just not the ringtones
so it comes as a MMS text then? if so press on the tone until a menu pops up for you to save
I tried that and it never popped up. It doesn't really come as an MMS it just downloads and I save it to the phone. It has worked the same on my Blackberries and my WinMo phones so I thought it would work the same on this one as well maybe I am not holding it down long enough lol but I thought I gave it plenty of time. Thanks for your help I am sure I will figure it out after I play with it a while lol It is deffinatly a different ballgame but I like it.
I tried that and it never popped up. It doesn't really come as an MMS it just downloads and I save it to the phone. It has worked the same on my Blackberries and my WinMo phones so I thought it would work the same on this one as well maybe I am not holding it down long enough lol but I thought I gave it plenty of time. Thanks for your help I am sure I will figure it out after I play with it a while lol It is deffinatly a different ballgame but I like it.
thats wierd, the G1 i used was able to do that, but usually i just mounted it to the computer and installed it through the USB. are you able to save the ringtone to your computer and transfer it yourself?
I havn't tried that yet I am so used to just doin it from my phone. I am my friends and families ringtone supplier lol we may have to try something else. Thanks again.
Or when you turn the phone on instead of swiping to the right to unlock swipe to the left and it will goto vibrate.
Mine doesn't go into vibrate mode, tghe home screen swipe toggles between ringer and total silence, which isn't useful at all. Is there a way to change this behavior?
Mine doesn't go into vibrate mode, tghe home screen swipe toggles between ringer and total silence, which isn't useful at all. Is there a way to change this behavior?
Go to settings-sound and display, check the phone vibrate box
Mine doesn't go into vibrate mode, tghe home screen swipe toggles between ringer and total silence, which isn't useful at all. Is there a way to change this behavior?
I just use the side volume keys to adjust ringer volume. It hits vibrate right before silent.
OK, dumb question, but when I play music it is not playing out of the speaker phone speaker. How do I get the music to play out of the speaker phone speaker?
Anyone? This is driving me insane. The sound is only coming out of the small ear speaker and not the main speaker. I can't for the life of me get the music to play out of the louder speaker.
Nevermind, I powered down and powered back up and now the speaker is working. Weird.
Last edited by geezman; November 7th, 2009 at 02:50 PM.
I posted these as threads but i should have just posted here.. i know better!! haha.
anyways a few questions:
How do you take a picture from the browser and save it to your pictures or your background like you can on a PC?
How do you take a website (ie these forums) page & set it as a widget on your home screen? So when I want to go here I dont need to go to browser, favorites, ect. I can just hit the icon and poof.
I posted these as threads but i should have just posted here.. i know better!! haha.
anyways a few questions:
How do you take a picture from the browser and save it to your pictures or your background like you can on a PC?
How do you take a website (ie these forums) page & set it as a widget on your home screen? So when I want to go here I dont need to go to browser, favorites, ect. I can just hit the icon and poof.
I posted these as threads but i should have just posted here.. i know better!! haha.
anyways a few questions:
How do you take a picture from the browser and save it to your pictures or your background like you can on a PC?
How do you take a website (ie these forums) page & set it as a widget on your home screen? So when I want to go here I dont need to go to browser, favorites, ect. I can just hit the icon and poof.
god, i love this phone.
if you tap and hold on the picture you want, a menu will pop up with an option to save it.
you can put a shortcut on the home screen for a website.. just bookmark it. tap and hold anywhere on the home screen (where there isn't an icon already) and the menu to put shortcuts/widgets/folders/wallpapers will pop up.
when i try to connect to my pc, i get an error message: "windows could not load the installer for volume. contact your hardware vendor for assistance". i have downloaded the drivers from motorola.com, i'm guessing this is a windows issue?
does anyone know how to fix this? also, is it possible to transfer files via wifi? or to save mp3's from gmail? i e-mailed one to myself to try, but it only gave me the option to preview, not download.
One quick question, does the audio jack also work as tv-out? Haven't seen or heard of the droid being able to do that, but I was just wondering if anyone has tried using the audio jack for tv-out.
after downloading pandora, it would not play, I already have it online so I know my user / pass.....turned out after doing a battery pull, it started immediately and started playing......if anyone else gets hung up on this hope it helps.
Now my one question is why don't the 3 home screens go to landscape mode when you turn the phone, EVERYTHING else changes to landscape mode....and the home screens work in landscape if the keyboard is slid out or or if it is in car mode or on the media station.
why can't the home screens just got to landscape...ugh...annoyed.
I got the vibrate setting one, and finally found out how to vibrate for messages, but is there any way to also turn of the APP noises. I want my phone to be silent/vibrate only, don't need all the bells and whistles.
OK, dumb question, but when I play music it is not playing out of the speaker phone speaker. How do I get the music to play out of the speaker phone speaker?
Anyone? This is driving me insane. The sound is only coming out of the small ear speaker and not the main speaker. I can't for the life of me get the music to play out of the louder speaker.
Nevermind, I powered down and powered back up and now the speaker is working. Weird.
That happened to me once as well - clearly some sort of bug related to that...
hmmm i downloaded it but have not time to play with it cause I have to leave for work. I don't fully get it. When im at work do I need to do the gps thing? does it automatically determine when im at work or home or whatever? I almost don't want to rely on that. I would rather just be able to set "work" or "home" and it will go to vibrate all for work, and regular for home. or such things.
That happened to me once as well - clearly some sort of bug related to that...
Yeah my Voice Guided GPS Nav & Audio Playback is ONLY coming from speakers. Resetting now, will edit this post momentarily to update whether a hard reset/battery pull is required.
These are very helpful hints! Im a Rep at verizon, and have been drooling over this phone for quite some time now! I will be getting mine on monday! SO pumped! I've wrote most of these down for general info for customers but also for my knowledge! Cant wait to ditch my blackberry for this phone. Doesnt even compare.
New to this forum but if anyone has questions with vzw stuff i can help!! lol Feel free to PM me or ask!
Last edited by xAwesome.Austinx; November 7th, 2009 at 11:22 PM.
The Motorola Droid - the first ever Verizon Android Phone - exploded onto the mobile market with an incredibly successful ad campaign that brough Android to the masses. With a huge and vibrant touchscreen, solid metal body, full QWERTY keyboard, 5M... Read More
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Thanks for your help I am sure I will figure it out after I play with it a while lol It is deffinatly a different ballgame but I like it.
