Incredible Tips and Tricks

[mjm1111]

How do I get my default QWERTY keyboard to display horizontally. I verified that the Orientation checkbox is checked under the Sound & Display setting. Is there anything else I need to set up?

Otherwise, this phone absolutely rocks.

Thanks in advance!

 

[whitenoiz]

Is there a way I can check the "upload" progress when I'm sending a file (for example, a picture) to a gmail account?

It's kinda annoying how it says "sending message" that disappears after 2 seconds and sometimes it doesn't arrive in the account for like 20 minutes...

 

[lukem]

The one thing I missed so far was the Gallery application from the Motorola Droid that synced with your Google Picasa Web Albums. Well it didn't take long to find a workaround.

Try this app:
Gallery3D Apk - xda-developers
You'll need to check off 'unknown sources' in your settings to run the installation:
Menu > Settings > Applications > Unknown Sources

 

[skunis1]

How do I get my default QWERTY keyboard to display horizontally. I verified that the Orientation checkbox is checked under the Sound & Display setting. Is there anything else I need to set up?

Otherwise, this phone absolutely rocks.

Thanks in advance!

Some apps just don't work horizontally.

Is it a specific app or it is not working at all?

 

[mjm1111]

Some apps just don't work horizontally.

Is it a specific app or it is not working at all?

Its the stock keyboard.

 

[skunis1]

Its the stock keyboard.

I understand it is the stock keyboard but where is it not working horizontally?

Are you trying to type in the browser? A text message? An email? Or some other program? Or does the keyboard not work horizontally at all?

 

[Pseudoty1]

Heres another tip to bypass the lockscreen swipe. Just hit the menu or home (can't remember which one off hand) button and you don't need to swipe your finger to unlock the phone.

It is the menu key. After you do that you can hit the home key to bring up all 7 of your screens.

This swype is awesome !!!

 

[whitenoiz]

Is there a way I can check the "upload" progress when I'm sending a file (for example, a picture) to a gmail account?

It's kinda annoying how it says "sending message" that disappears after 2 seconds and sometimes it doesn't arrive in the account for like 20 minutes...

Anyone?

 

[gbenj]

in reference to the keyboard not working in landscape, there are some screens that it just wont go. I dont remember them off hand, but playing around today i noticed that some would not go.

Also, its kinds annoying than it only flips to landscape when the phone is shifted counter clockwise. I'm sure i can get used to it, but my former* phone had a slide out keyboard on the right so thats the way i tilted. Is it possible that this could be fixed by a simple patch to allow the accelerometer to tilt to that side as well?




*I swear i wrote "current" and had to go back and change it. Absolutely love that the incredible is now my "current" phone

 

[darkfiber]

Disable Mobile Web Pages
Open Internet Browser
Hit Menu
More
Settings
Untick "Mobile View"

 

[mjm1111]

How do I get my default QWERTY keyboard to display horizontally. I verified that the Orientation checkbox is checked under the Sound & Display setting. Is there anything else I need to set up?

Otherwise, this phone absolutely rocks.

Thanks in advance!

This is now working, not sure why it wasn't before. I was playing around, received a new text message, turned it to landscape and wa-la, the horizontal keyboard appeared. I didn't make any changes. Thanks for the suggestions, all is well now.

 

[answerman]

OK, my first couple of dumb questions

1. Any way to rearrange the order of the screens? For example, to the right of the home screen is the "Favorites" screen, then the "Twitter" screen. Let's say I wanted to reverse them.

2. This was really aggravating... I use some complex character strings in passwords (not just letters and numbers as I maintain some fairly sensitive information) and I can not find the "greater than" (>) or "less than" (<) characters on the keyboard. Nonexistent? Hard to believe, but I can't find them.

 

[answerman]

OK, here's an "A-ha".

This is a nice touch... I've got 4 email accounts set up using IMAP. When I bring up the mail app, the Incredible automatically checks for new mail. If I switch to a different account, it then checks that account. I've got all the accounts set to check at either 30 or 60 minute intervals, but it's nice that it checks it just by bringing up the mail app. It's not push mail, but coming from the WinMo world where I had to manually hit "Send/Receive" if I wanted to see if anything came in since the last auto-check, it's refreshing.

 

[dibs ODDJOB]

Posted this over in the Wallpaper Thread, but will post here hoping it gets stickied.

I believe the wallpaper resolution of 960x800 is still correct.

When you pick a photo from your phone, the green crop box will show over 80% of your photo. Put your finger on the edge of the green square and arrows should appear. Pull the arrows to the edge of the photo. This should allow you to use the WHOLE picture, provided it is the correct aspect ratio of 1.2:1 (960:800). You can resize or move the box around any part of the picture as well.


-dibs

 

[alanchu]

OK, my first couple of dumb questions

1. Any way to rearrange the order of the screens? For example, to the right of the home screen is the "Favorites" screen, then the "Twitter" screen. Let's say I wanted to reverse them.

2. This was really aggravating... I use some complex character strings in passwords (not just letters and numbers as I maintain some fairly sensitive information) and I can not find the "greater than" (>) or "less than" (<) characters on the keyboard. Nonexistent? Hard to believe, but I can't find them.

1. dont know a quick way to do so, but since all the items on the screens are just widgets, you could just remove and add them as you please. instructions are in the manual from the evergreen thread. http://androidforums.com/attachment...c-incredible-specs-incredible-user-manual.pdf

2. when you go to the number keyboard (press the "12#" button at bottom), there should be an option to choose 1/4 of different keyboards. one of them should get you to what you want.

 

[rabernet]

When using the pre-installed alarm clock, for some reason, the default is to vibrate. Be sure to scroll down and un-check Vibrate so that it will actually ring for you. I learned the hard way - all three available alarms were defaulted to vibrate.

To get to alarm clock, tap your clock, then use the scroll bar at the bottom to get to the alarm clock.

Choose the alarm you plan to set. Underneath "Repeat", is where it's defaulted to vibrate.

 

[Archangel621]

Anyone know how to turn off the vibration when receiving a text? I just want the sound.

EDIT: Nevermind, found it.

For future reference, if you are in Messages, go to "All Messages" and click the Menu button. Click "Settings" and scroll down until you see "Vibrate" under "Received Messages."

 

[veccster]

OK, my first couple of dumb questions

1. Any way to rearrange the order of the screens? For example, to the right of the home screen is the "Favorites" screen, then the "Twitter" screen. Let's say I wanted to reverse them.

2. This was really aggravating... I use some complex character strings in passwords (not just letters and numbers as I maintain some fairly sensitive information) and I can not find the "greater than" (>) or "less than" (<) characters on the keyboard. Nonexistent? Hard to believe, but I can't find them.

1. press and hold on anything on the screen. Once the green box shows around the box, you can drag it over to any of the other screens. If there is something there and it doesn't fit, it will float until you find a spot for it. Or you can remove it by dragging it down into 'remove'.

2. not sure...change your passwords

 

[lains]

HTC ...Welcome to HTC mail is one of the screens is there a way to remove this? I use gmail so no need for it...thanks!!

 

[NKT]

HTC ...Welcome to HTC mail is one of the screens is there a way to remove this? I use gmail so no need for it...thanks!!

That's just a widget. Press and hold on it, then drag it to the bottom of the screen to remove it.

 

[ac2basis]

Anybody know how to turn off the weather animation when you unlock the phone? I think it is a weather animation not sure really. Every time I unlock the phone clouds pass over the screen

 

[nick99wj]

Anyone know how to link facebook and contacts. Some of them linked automatically while other have a link that I have to activate one at a time. Is there a way to let the phone activate all suggested links?

 

[NKT]

Anyone know how to link facebook and contacts. Some of them linked automatically while other have a link that I have to activate one at a time. Is there a way to let the phone activate all suggested links?

No. If they're not automatically matched you have to link them manually one at a time.

 

[jrenewill]

You will have to install the .apk. Here's step by step instructions:

1. Download the .apk file.
2. Copy .apk file to microSD card (either via mounting the phone or through a memory card reader.
3. On your phone, allow installing unknown sources: Menu -> Settings -> Applications. Check Unknown sources.
5. Open Astro, browse to your microSD card.
6. Select the Swype .apk file and it will go through the install process.
7. Once installed you need to make it your default keyboard:
a. Go to Menu -> Settings -> Language & Keyboard. Check Swype.
b. Open a new text message.
c. Press and hold the text input box. A box will pop up. Select Input Method, then select Swype.


Done

Every time I try to download the .apk file I get the following message, "could not open a new window because you have already opened the maximum number".

HUH?

I don't think I have other windows open....

 

[NKT]

Every time I try to download the .apk file I get the following message, "could not open a new window because you have already opened the maximum number".

HUH?

I don't think I have other windows open....

You have to close the other browser windows. It's under the menu section while in the browser.