Help Question Thread for Smartphone and Droid Incredible Newbies

[lgldrgdlr]

can you tell me where your drafts go when typing a text message? i can't find them at all on here

Draft should stay in the text entry field. When you go to send a message to that particular person again, what you typed last time and didn't send should still be there. (in handcent it does this a least)

 

[Trooper]

I'm curious about a lot of things myself, however one quick question. The Incredible has prompted me to sync with my Google account so I can download apps.

My question is do all of you use your main gmail account for this? The main reason I ask is because I only have one gmail account, and its mainly used for forums etc. Its quite old and has a lot of spam in it. So was wondering if I should just signup for a new Gmail account and start fresh so as not to have any issues with my phone.

Thanks.

 

[lgldrgdlr]

Is there anyway to make the Incredible vibrate when you get an email or other notification. I can't seem to find a way...the only thing I see are different sounds? Does anyone know how to do this?

You should have a settings field in the menu of most apps. Within that field there is more often than not a notification setting somewhere. Open your app, hit the menu key and look around.

 

[scottrod07]

You should have a settings field in the menu of most apps. Within that field there is more often than not a notification setting somewhere. Open your app, hit the menu key and look around.

Thanks. I didn't realize it was in the individual apps that you need to make the change.

 

[Needz_Android]

Thanks, i found it

 

[Needz_Android]

Ok check this one out.

Since the DI is multi touch phone, when typing a text message how come i can't hold the shift key and hit a letter in order to do a capital letter or post a symbol like a "? or !" In order to post a symbol i have to switch over to the symbol screen and select from there and not use the MT feature

 

[lgldrgdlr]

Just long press the button that has the symbol on it. For example, ! is normally on the 1, so long press the 1

 

[secretLOVER]

Isn't most of the fun figuring it all out yourself!?

 

[lgldrgdlr]

Isn't most of the fun figuring it all out yourself!?

My thoughts exactly. I can't wait till tomorrow so I can have my phone die in my hand as mess around with it for hours on end .

I'm still learning about numerous things that my Eris can do

 

[jprow507]

My question surrounds bringing in contacts from Gmail/Google Account. Currently, Gmail only has one field for name and I have mine set up as Last Name First Name . I would imagine the phone has separate fields for first and last name. How is this going to work when it imports my contacts? Or do I need to change how they are setup in Gmail before I go to sync on the phone? Thanks in advance.

 

[Needz_Android]

Isn't most of the fun figuring it all out yourself!?

It is...but some things can just be down right frustrating

 

[lgldrgdlr]

The learning curve from a phone that acts merely as a phone to one that is basically a mobile pc + phone is huge. Especially with Android as it is still pretty much in it's infancy and many may not be familiar with it. Almost everything was frustrating when I first got my Eris. . . but I played around with it, searched around online, found this site and found so much info before I ever asked a question. Just my thoughts.

 

[Needz_Android]

my bad for asking questions..

thanks for answering anyways

 

[lgldrgdlr]

My question surrounds bringing in contacts from Gmail/Google Account. Currently, Gmail only has one field for name and I have mine set up as Last Name First Name . I would imagine the phone has separate fields for first and last name. How is this going to work when it imports my contacts? Or do I need to change how they are setup in Gmail before I go to sync on the phone? Thanks in advance.

If they're set up in google as Smith, John (for example) it should populate the name fields correctly (smith in last name, john in first). But when you scroll through your contacts list, it's arranged by last name.

 

[dibs ODDJOB]

Question:

When the screen times out by itself and goes black, how do I get it to turn on WITHOUT hitting the power button. Major gripe for me right now.

 

[Needz_Android]

i think thats the only way....there may be an app that u can use the optical mouse to turn it on though

 

[dibs ODDJOB]

i think thats the only way....there may be an app that u can use the optical mouse to turn it on though

Wow, that is a major letdown for me. Many times I have my phone on a table/desk with a website or something, and I like to just keep touching the screen and seeing updates. Now it takes two hands to hit the power button, one to swipe down to unlock and yada yada.

Never thought I'd say this, but score one for the Storm. Yikes.

There should be a setting to remove this, since the power button and slide are redundant IMHO.

 

[Needz_Android]

why do you need 2 hands to do it? pinch the power button with your middle or pointer finger while you place your thumb on the bottom of the phone....then simply swype down with your thumb to unlock

 

[jprow507]

If they're set up in google as Smith, John (for example) it should populate the name fields correctly (smith in last name, john in first). But when you scroll through your contacts list, it's arranged by last name.

Thanks do you know whether or not a comma is necessary for it to recognize the separate fields. Mine is set up in Gmail as

Smith John
Smith Jane
Smith Ed
etc.

 

[TzuDohNihm]

Inserted the SD card from my LG Env2 and the Incredible is telling me the card is damaged and needs to be formatted. Is this because of different OS' or what? Can I get it to read correctly or am I going to have to dump my music and pics somewhere and then reload everything?

 

[lgldrgdlr]

yep, you need a comma

 

[bamaboy]

lockbot

-it will allow you to use the optical button to wake the phone
-allows you to change the unlock screen to IMO, a useful one like the nexus one where you can unlock or mute, or you can do an iphone screen or others
-I have read stuff on it crashing sometimes, im using it now, going to see how i like it, might buy the pro version so i can do more stuff with it if this one works good

 

[taris300]

never mind

 

[wase4711]

someone asked earlier, but got no answer..
I have had gmail for years, and there is tons of crap in the spam and other folders; I use it mostly for forums and other stuff..
when I get my incredible tomorrow, and it asks to sync with my gmail, is all that crap gonna download to my phone? as earlier suggested, should a "fresh" gmail account be setup for emails only?

thank you!

 

[dibs ODDJOB]

why do you need 2 hands to do it? pinch the power button with your middle or pointer finger while you place your thumb on the bottom of the phone....then simply swype down with your thumb to unlock

Well that is awkward, at least for my hands, and the reason I never used the lock on my Storm. I rarely have a problem with accidental pushes, and like the simplicity of touching the phone once and it being on right away. The Inc is currently two steps MORE than what I'm used to.

lockbot

-it will allow you to use the optical button to wake the phone
-allows you to change the unlock screen to IMO, a useful one like the nexus one where you can unlock or mute, or you can do an iphone screen or others
-I have read stuff on it crashing sometimes, im using it now, going to see how i like it, might buy the pro version so i can do more stuff with it if this one works good

Good to hear there is a potential solution. Let me know how it works out, I'd look into this once I get mine. (Currently playing with fiance's Inc). The optical button would be great since it is low profile and near the bottom and front facing, where I can easily reach it.