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    Help Where to set the photo displayed when you call somebody

    Recently my son finally left the dark side and got an Android phone via Verizon. Somewhere along the line he changed his profile photo to a picture of his wife. Now when he calls somebody her picture pops up, causing all sorts of confusion. So I got to thinking I wonder what pic shows up...
  2. J

    Form building App?

    Our company has inspectors that go to job sites and, once there, fill out a paper form (1 page). This form is then given to somebody at the office that inputs it into a web form. I would like to replace this with a tablet based form that they can fill out and then sync the output file once...
  3. J

    Looking for an app to record my sons trip

    My son is bicycling from Alaska to SF over the next couple of months. He will send me a quick text every few days to tell me where he is. I am looking for an app where I can plug in the location and date and see his trip on the map as it unfolds. Should be simple, but I can't find one. They...
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    Locale meeting multiple situations

    OK, gonna give this app another try, it has always eaten up my phone before. So far it appears better, no lag. But, I only have 2 "situations". One for work and "default". The work one is location based and simply lowers the ring volume and turns off WiFi. But, when I get to work and look...
  5. J

    Root Change nook system identification?

    Is there a way to change the way the NC identifies itself to Google Play? I would like to change is that so many apps won't say they are not compatible. -Jim
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    Help International calls using Wi-Fi only

    I am traveling to Costa Rica at the end of the month and thus will have no cellular service on my DroidX. I was thinking, as the hotel does have Wi-Fi, that I could make calls using the phone and Google Voice. But as there does not seem to be a way to turn off 3G on my phone and damn Verizon...
  7. J

    Help Can I control the how I get the data?

    Is there an app that will basically tell my phone to get data over WiFi if available and only if I'm not connected over WiFi, get it from cellular? Of course this may be done automatically but I have never been able to get a definitive answer on that. I would say that I am connected to a WiFi...
  8. J

    simple notification sounds

    Has anybody found any simple, short notification sounds that are not incredibly annoying. Like a simple range of beeps or notes? -Jim
  9. J

    Has anybody found a good RDP app?

    I am looking for an app that will let me RDP into a pc. But I don't want one that I need to install a client on the PC. It needs to just use the native remote desktop to communicate. I mean, they have one for the iPhone, and Linux as well. Any recommendations?
  10. J

    Bluetooth headset dictation

    Bluetooth voice entry I am looking for something to be able to dictate emails while driving. I was using Vlingo, but it just really slows the phone down. The native voice dialer works to dial numbers and such, but if I hit the mic on the keyboard it doesn't go to my headset and as such the...
  11. J

    Bluetooth voice entry

    I am looking for something to be able to dictate emails while driving. I was using Vlingo, but it just really slows the phone down. The native voice dialer works to dial numbers and such, but if I hit the mic on the keyboard it doesn't go to my headset and as such the accuracy is no good...
  12. J

    What happens with a hard reset on rooted phone

    My wifes 2 year plan has come to term and I am thinking of giving her my Droid (1) and getting something new for my self. She really likes my phone and the keyboard and I find I don't really use it. Anyway, I would like to give it to her as clean as possible as I have a ton of apps and...
  13. J

    Smart keyboard pro problem

    When I use voice the list of suggestions no longer pops up, it just puts in what it thought it heard. Can I get that back somehow? -Jim
  14. J

    Google Cloud Printing and Droid

    Does anybody know how to use the Google Cloud Printing with a Droid? The beta claims it can utilize it. -Jim
  15. J

    Why is my WiFi slower then 3g?

    Something I can't figure out is that when I use the browser over 3g it feels significantly faster then when I am home and use it on my WiFi connection. In fact everything feels slower. My laptop, over the same connection, is fine, so I know the connection is good. I am right next to the...
  16. J

    Root Can I do system update after rooting?

    I have an original DROID. I rooted it after the 2.2 update and all is fine. About 2 days ago I got an announcement that an system update was available and so I said go ahead. It rebooted into the boot screen with "reboot now" highlighted and the long dialog below culminating the "update.zip...
  17. J

    Nook App and PDF files

    Anybody know if the Nook app will read PDF's? If so, how is it done? I put one in the nook\my documents folder but it doesn't see it. I was told at B&N that the Nook device itself will read PDF's. -Jim
  18. J

    Want to remove Facebook, Twitter, Amazon from Rooted phone

    Is there anyway to do this?
  19. J

    Help Long lag time to home screen

    Ever since the 2.2 upgrade my Droid has a lag of ~10 seconds to bring up the home screen from any app. If I go to the list of Apps from there it can take up to 15 seconds for them to show. This has gotten to be beyond frustrating. Has this been reported elsewhere? Are there any know fixes...
  20. J

    Lost my Market app

    I had the market app on my home screen for a while, then decided I didn't need it there. So I dragged it to the trash. But, when I went to use it again from the "all apps" area it was gone. I can't find it anywhere, how do I get it back? -Jim
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    Help App list takes a loooooong time to display

    When I select the apps list from the main screen it takes up to a minute for the apps to display, and then scrolling is very slow. In fact sometimes it takes a long time for the main screen to come up. Any fixes for this? Droid 2.2d
  22. J

    Help Do only some apps use WiFi?

    Yesterday I was at a friends house where there is absolutely no cell coverage. He asked me to check the weather so I connected to his WiFi and tried both the WeatherBug and The Weather Channel apps. Both returned no data errors. We were all about to eat dinner so I didn't bother checking...
  23. J

    Help Everything wakes up my Droid

    For some reason my Droid (1) has suddenly started waking up when I push the camera button, the volume button, or shake it. The shake it is not consistent, but the other two buttons are. I'm not sure if this started in 2.2 but it seems to have. I would hit the power button and put it in my pocket...
  24. J

    Need an app to change VoiceMail notification

    How to associate a voice recording with voicemail I would think this would be simple, but I cannot figure out how to do it. When I receive a voicemail I want the phone to say "you have voicemail". Ideally I would like to make recordings for all notifications. "you have email" "you have a...
  25. J

    Different or no notification for seperate email accounts?

    I have a corporate email account that I would like to get notification of arriving emails on. I don't want to get notification (audible) of email on my gmail account. I would also like a different tone for SMS messages as opposed to my email. I could have sworn I saw a place to do this early...
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