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    Help check in for f/b almost never works...thoughts?

    so anytime I want to check in somewhere, the phone just sits there and thinks, very rarely will it pull up a list of local spots. Sometimes I can get it to work by starting the check in process, then using the task killer to kill all, then reopening it, that will sometimes populate the list of...
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    Help error 18, need help

    I got a replacement droid 2 and it won't install many apps, specifically any angry birds app. it downloads fine, then as soon as it starts install it says unknown error -18 I posted a comment on the angry birds FB announcement and within a few seconds I got a private message from someone I...
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    Root phone got a little wet need help

    nothing inside got wet, I caught the phone in time, while it was on, got the battery out and dried it off. put the battery back in after letting it sit there for about an hour, and it autmotically loaded into a menu I had not seen before, (similar to the menu when you hold X upon startup) but...
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    Help facebook pics no longer update to phonebook

    I don't know when this stopped working but every new contact I add does not import their picture from facebook. What happened? I have in the past but not sure if it relates to this, rooted, unrooted run titanium backup, frozen and unfrozen some applications. I think it stopped importing the...
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    Help phone refuses to update to 2.3.20

    does anyone have an OTA link I can use / directions so I can manually download / update my d2 damn phone just continues to say "unable to check for update at this time" no matter if I have checked or unchecked the wifi data box. really annoyed.
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    phone refuses to update to 2.3.20

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    angry birds 17th golden egg??

    Apparently there's some sort of bug to where you can't get a star on the 17th golden egg, but I also read someone who claims to have gotten it. Any further comments here? I have had no such luck
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    new gmails don't show up in list

    so I'm using launcher pro which shows me that theres 43 emails in my inbox but when I open the gmail app, there are NO new emails. I have the unread gmail app and when I open that one it says "no connection" finally after 3 hours of not receiving emails as I'm typing this I get a new email...
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    Useful comparison b/w droid 1 and droid2

    Seems like I got NO actual feedback from the useless reviews of the droid 2 so far so I'm listing the differences that I have noticed on mine so far. 1: it loads up all your old apps and updates them automatically upon activation, all my droid replacement refurbs didn't do this 2: its faster...
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    got droid 2 as free warranty replacment for droid 1

    I have a friend at verizon, I was on my 4th droid which was a refurb and was shipped to me with the led for the menu not working and a spot on the screen that appears burned in, if you can believe it. Anyways I jokingly said can you get me a droid 2 and since I have had 4 swaps under warranty...
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    hardwire droid questions....

    Long story short I'm hardwiring my droid in the car, so I can have it mounted high up on the windshield and also charge it at the same time. I basically cut the end off a walmart home charger, pretty simple really....BUT the damn charger has a green wire and a black wire....most would assume...
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    keyboard not working all of a sudden

    Title says it all....the keyboard will type about 3 words...then get confused..they stop accepting any type of input. happens regardless of if typing in email or text....and whether i'm using the android keyboard or swype. on swype when it stops working, the enter button, help button and SYM...
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    getting rid of the "tip" button on swype

    is this possible, it's extremely annoying b/c anytime you swing wide while swyping if you push your finger over the "tip" button it stops what you are doing and brings up a damn tutorial......any way to shut that down???
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    someone please post link to swype replacement

    so since swype killed the trial versions and closed beta, there's lots of swypes available for download for the smaller screened phones but not one works on the droid please for the love of god someone post a link or whatever so I can get swype back on my droid.
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    speakerphone has gotten quieter?

    I swear my speakerphone has gotten much much lower in volume lately and I can't do anything to turn it up. I can play media on the speakerphone and it's loud but even if I turn the volume up all the way during a call it's much quieter, anyone else experience this? It seems like it used to be...
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    gmail notification question

    When I get a new email on gmail, I pull down the notification drop down, select the email then view the email, and out of habit or ease of use, I hit the home button ...because it just makes sense that if I don't need to respond that I want to go back to the home screen directly. Why in the...
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    Phone turns off when slider is closed FAST

    So I closed my slider with a little more force then usual and the darn thing shut off. I have repeated the test, and YEP it shuts down everytime. I took the battery cover off, HELD the battery in place and that prevented it from being shut off. Before I run back for a swap out, can someone...
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    need inbox help with Gmail

    my blackberry combined ALL messages into one single inbox.....mms text emails from all my email address...fbook updates EVERYTHING this is EXTREMELY annoying that I have to open each and every application to see it's own inbox. Is there a solution...I'd settle if it could at least combine all...
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    few issues that I don't think have been mentioned

    Hi all, I got my droid last friday and have been very pleased, however, here are the items that I have not seen be addressed so far, hopefully someone has the answers. 1: I use 3 gmail accounts, 2 for work, 1 for personal, I also have gmail set up in my outlook (not exchange server just...