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Help Question Thread for Smartphone and Droid Incredible Newbies

ok thanks for your help.

now, if i don't dl advanced task killer, can i not manage my apps without it?

and if i dl exec assistant, that will come with the gmail widget that i'm looking for?

thanks

I really have to say how impressed I am with the Incredible - it seems to have addressed (or HTC has addressed) issues people have had with other Android phones.

There IS task management included, for simple task shut-down. Just be careful to shut down known apps, only!

Go to All programs>Settings>Applications>Running Services

ID the program you don't want to run and press to shut it down. Lots of apps do run in the background, though (Loopt is a good example) and if you shut it down, it will stop updating your location. Just an example.

Loving this phone!
 
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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

I downloaded the free lockbot and figured out how to get the optical to work. But is there a way to JUST use this feature, and keep the stock lock screen the same?
 
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Thanks Phil. What I'll do is go to Wal-Mart first, before I go take this card back to VZ, and check their adapters out.

I understand what the mount/unmount is for. I just don't understand how to do it. I mean is there something special to do before you connect your phone to the PC? I thought one of those options erases your card. Like right now, I have the card in my phone (today I figured out how to back up my apps to it through AndroZip) and the only option is to unmount the card. Would I do this before I connect to a PC for file transfer or after I connect? Then the Tips and Tricks book mentioned something you have to do before you disconnect from the PC. I'm like "huh"??? Scared to transfer anything for real.

Does the Apps2SD work for the INC? Because other than songs, music and files, I don't see the purpose of having a SD since the apps get stored into the phone's memory. Thanks.
 
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I have a question about using the Facebook for HTC Sense app. It is my understanding that using this is the only way to have your phone contact list synced with the corresponding Facebook account and if you want to use FriendStream. When I set up the Facebook for HTC Sense though it brings in ALL my Facebook contacts into the phone dialer screen (when you press the phone icon) and most of those contacts I do not typically call or want to call.

I only want to see my phone contacts in the dialer screen (and I want those synced with their corresponding Facebook accounts). Does anyone know a way to get rid of the other Facebook accounts from the dialer screen while still being able to use the Facebook for HTC Sense app and benefit from it?
 
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i know somewhere there is a post that shows you what phone number Google voice uses to make outgoing calls for you..i think it starts with 691 or something like that..
If you have friends and family, and put that number in as one of your FF number, supposedly, you wont use any of your airtime minutes, if you make the call through google voice..
anyone have that number, or a link to the video showing it?


thanks guys!!
 
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i know somewhere there is a post that shows you what phone number Google voice uses to make outgoing calls for you..i think it starts with 691 or something like that..
If you have friends and family, and put that number in as one of your FF number, supposedly, you wont use any of your airtime minutes, if you make the call through google voice..
anyone have that number, or a link to the video showing it?


thanks guys!!

There is not one specific number for everyone. I know its been said that this number can change, but I believe its based on geography. I was using an iPhone for a while with GV and it always dialed the same number for me and showed which number it was dialing. Since the iPhone doesn't have an app, I think you could use the GV website like I had to do on the iPhone and it should show you what that number is.
 
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No. It does the same thing on my iPod Touch. The best thing to do is to go to the bottom of the page and click on espn.com logo..it will take you to the full version. Then bookmark that full version.

Someone may have answered this already, but I think you CAN change this. I saw an option for it in the browser settings. When you are in the browser, click the menu button and go to settings. It's in there somewhere...
 
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Still waiting for thoughts about a new Gmail account. But I have a new question.

When you flip the Incredible horizontally for qwerty keyboard text messaging, how come there is now send button? Do you always have to flip it back vertically? Seems a little weird to me. I know I'm tired today but thoughts anyone?

I think it you just hit the little "keyboard icon" on the left of the keyboard, it will drop down and you can then access the "send" button.
 
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What about sorting programs/applications. I was told folders could be created somehow, i.e. "Games" "Communication" "Productivity", etc. How is this done? If I end up with alot of programs, I may not want to scroll through all of them and would be easier to have them categorized.

Hit the plus button, add folder, open folder, long press the name to rename it, drag apps into it.

I got one. On my favorites screen I accidently erased it now I cant find it in any of the widgets or programs How do i get that back..

It's under widgets>people

my dumb question.... I have been unable to find a way way to put my contacts in order by company name (ala winmobile). Have tried a few contact managers, acontact being the closest to what i need, but no default option to keep it that way. any help would be appreciated

One way is to make groups in your gmail accounts. Make one for each company. Then from People, go one icon over to groups.

Also,
One workaround I've seen is to rename the contacts with the company name first.

i.e. Company X John Doe
Company X Jane Doe

Another thing I can't figure out. I downloaded task killer. Everytime I go in to kill tasks, the voice dialer is running again. This happens regardless if I made a call since the last time I killed it. Any reason why?

Haven't used a task killer. It's not a blackberry. Free your mind. Take the blue pill. (or red I can't remember)

I understand what the mount/unmount is for. I just don't understand how to do it. I

Does the Apps2SD work for the INC? Because other than songs, music and files, I don't see the purpose of having a SD since the apps get stored into the phone's memory. Thanks.

When you plug in your phone by USB a dialog comes up, choose charge only or Mount and charge if you want to access the files on PC. They will be unavailable on the phone during this until you unplug. SD card is great for pics, video, documents, etc.

I downloaded the free lockbot and figured out how to get the optical to work. But is there a way to JUST use this feature, and keep the stock lock screen the same?

Open up Lockbot, go to My themes, hit menu, choose playlist, unstar the screens you don't want, keep only the HERO one. You can change the background by making a new theme.

Ok, someone open up their Google Maps app...

Does it pinpoint your exact location or even put you in the blue circle that it generates?

I am not where my device says I am (it does say I am in the correct city but not the correct location)

is this happening to anyone else?

Do you have GPS turned on? From home screen. Menu>settings>location>use Gps satelllites (make sure its checked)



-dibs
 
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I'm new to Android having just come from Blackberry. Is there any way within SMS Text Messages you can delete just part of the conversation? I have noticed that it saves all my conversation with a person so I have todays conversation and yesterdays too. However, I want to delete all of yesterdays text messages but still keep the conversation I'm having currently.
Does this make sense? It was something I liked with my all phone- the "delete previous" option. Is there something like this on the HTC Incredible?
 
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Hi everyone! The Incredible is my first smartphone, and I have three extremely basic questions that I can't find the answers to by searching because they sound too generic.

1) How do you lock the screen yourself if you don't want to wait for the time out? Is that possible? It should be!

2) Is there anything you can hit on the phone besides the power button to get the screen to wake up? It seems weird to not be able to push in the track pad button, and the power button is kind of far away when you're actually using the phone.

3) When someone calls you, the lock screen says "Unlock to accept or decline" or something like that, but when I unlocked, the call was just automatically answered. So how do you decline phone calls?
 
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I have a Saturn Aura 2010. I HAD a Verizon Voyager paired with my car's bluetooth hands free phone system. I got my Incredible yesterday. I deleted the Voyager from the car system. I tried (many times) to pair the Incredible with the car today..The phone found the General Motors Device, the car gave me a password to input into the phone..each time I inputted it & tried to pair it..the car could not find it??

Does anyone have any suggestions..or am I missing something?:thinking:

Thanks for any help!
 
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