First off, let me state that I overall love my Acclaim. However, there are a couple of issues that drive me crazy and I am wondering if anyone else here has run into similar issues and knew a way around them. The last two I have found apps for that fit the bill.
1. No talk/end call buttons! I find it very frustrating that the ONLY way to hang up a phone call is to slide the end call on screen button from the right to the left. If I accidentally call someone (or get someones voice mail and don't want to leave a message) I want a very quick way to hang up - like just pressing a button on the phone. Call me old school, but I really hate not having a button for this. I have thought about writing an app to do this (if this is even possible) but haven't looked into that yet.
2. Notification sound plays when plugging the phone into the charger. Every time I plug my phone into the charger, it plays the notification sound at whatever the notification volume level is. Since I typically plug the phone in when I go to bed, it can be annoying as it sometimes manages to wake my sleeping wife up. Of course I can put the phone in silent before charging it and then take it off silent but this is a pain. Wish there was a phone setting to just simply disable this.
3. Notification sound plays when network signal is lost. This one isn't quite as big of a deal but the phone always plays the notification sound when it loses its signal. When driving in an area with spotty coverage, the phone will constantly sound because of going in/out of coverage areas. Would be nice to have a setting to have the phone not play any sound when network coverage is lost. After all, you can see this simply by looking at your notification bar.
4. No speed dial built into the dialer. Every single phone that I have had for the past 8+ years or so has had speed dial (ex. hit 2 then talk and it calls a specific number). I was able to find an app on the market (Speed Dial Old School) that essientally does this but it would be nice if this was built into the phone (and gave a preview of the number to dial somewhere before hitting talk).
5. Default e-mail app cannot move e-mail folders from one folder to another. I thankfully found K-9 Mail on the market and it is very impressive. I have been using that app instead of the stock e-mail app.
Thanks in advance for any tips/advice.
1. No talk/end call buttons! I find it very frustrating that the ONLY way to hang up a phone call is to slide the end call on screen button from the right to the left. If I accidentally call someone (or get someones voice mail and don't want to leave a message) I want a very quick way to hang up - like just pressing a button on the phone. Call me old school, but I really hate not having a button for this. I have thought about writing an app to do this (if this is even possible) but haven't looked into that yet.
2. Notification sound plays when plugging the phone into the charger. Every time I plug my phone into the charger, it plays the notification sound at whatever the notification volume level is. Since I typically plug the phone in when I go to bed, it can be annoying as it sometimes manages to wake my sleeping wife up. Of course I can put the phone in silent before charging it and then take it off silent but this is a pain. Wish there was a phone setting to just simply disable this.
3. Notification sound plays when network signal is lost. This one isn't quite as big of a deal but the phone always plays the notification sound when it loses its signal. When driving in an area with spotty coverage, the phone will constantly sound because of going in/out of coverage areas. Would be nice to have a setting to have the phone not play any sound when network coverage is lost. After all, you can see this simply by looking at your notification bar.
4. No speed dial built into the dialer. Every single phone that I have had for the past 8+ years or so has had speed dial (ex. hit 2 then talk and it calls a specific number). I was able to find an app on the market (Speed Dial Old School) that essientally does this but it would be nice if this was built into the phone (and gave a preview of the number to dial somewhere before hitting talk).
5. Default e-mail app cannot move e-mail folders from one folder to another. I thankfully found K-9 Mail on the market and it is very impressive. I have been using that app instead of the stock e-mail app.
Thanks in advance for any tips/advice.