Hello fellow Droid'ers!
At any moment now a ratta-tat-tat will come at my front door... and I'll have the power of the new Droid 2 placed into my hands! This is both exhilarating and intimidating at the same time - but I know from my time here on Android Forums THIS is the place to come for useful informative help!
Android Life has already offered some excellent invaluable guidance regarding getting the most from my new advice, but I thought it could only help taking this all encompassing question 'public' into the Droid 2 sub-forum!
I have been a life-long Windows Mobile Smart Phone user, and have enjoyed it but have reached the end of my love for it to put it lightly! So, for someone who has never dipped their toe into the awesome waters of Android, I am going in head first cannon-ball style with Verizon's just-released power phone... so I'm hoping I (and countless other new users who might read this thread) can organize some useful hints and advice here!
- What are the most useful free and paid apps that will allow me to harnass the true power of my phone (BOTH rooted and non-rooted... since I'm not sure how long it will be until the one-click root is available). I am a big fan of the bar-code scanning apps I've heard about, but would like an app that is all-inclusive and doesn't just display prices from one vendor such as Amazon.
- My ultimate wish-list is highlighted with my desire to make my Droid 2 a TRUE wireless hot-spot that can be shared across ALL devices, such as PS3 and Wii etc... but in order to do this I need to have Android WiFi tether that supports Infrastructure Mode (which I have heard has already been done on other devices) - how can I make this 'dream' a reality so I can get my gaming consoles online without my phone being seen as an Ad-Hoc connection?
- Lastly, for now, I would love to hear some ideas and suggestion about what other programs and software will allow me to truly take my Android experience to the next level. I would like to become full integrated into Google's services... such as Voice, Picasso, etc so I can just migrate ALL of my digital comings-and-going into Android/Goolge... where should I start?
Thanks so much for any help! Also, I would love to know if there is a good Face Book app for Android, or if I should just go to Facebook.com with the browser since it supports full flash and I can just access the actual website (by making the homepage link a widget on my home screen)?
At any moment now a ratta-tat-tat will come at my front door... and I'll have the power of the new Droid 2 placed into my hands! This is both exhilarating and intimidating at the same time - but I know from my time here on Android Forums THIS is the place to come for useful informative help!
Android Life has already offered some excellent invaluable guidance regarding getting the most from my new advice, but I thought it could only help taking this all encompassing question 'public' into the Droid 2 sub-forum!
I have been a life-long Windows Mobile Smart Phone user, and have enjoyed it but have reached the end of my love for it to put it lightly! So, for someone who has never dipped their toe into the awesome waters of Android, I am going in head first cannon-ball style with Verizon's just-released power phone... so I'm hoping I (and countless other new users who might read this thread) can organize some useful hints and advice here!
- What are the most useful free and paid apps that will allow me to harnass the true power of my phone (BOTH rooted and non-rooted... since I'm not sure how long it will be until the one-click root is available). I am a big fan of the bar-code scanning apps I've heard about, but would like an app that is all-inclusive and doesn't just display prices from one vendor such as Amazon.
- My ultimate wish-list is highlighted with my desire to make my Droid 2 a TRUE wireless hot-spot that can be shared across ALL devices, such as PS3 and Wii etc... but in order to do this I need to have Android WiFi tether that supports Infrastructure Mode (which I have heard has already been done on other devices) - how can I make this 'dream' a reality so I can get my gaming consoles online without my phone being seen as an Ad-Hoc connection?
- Lastly, for now, I would love to hear some ideas and suggestion about what other programs and software will allow me to truly take my Android experience to the next level. I would like to become full integrated into Google's services... such as Voice, Picasso, etc so I can just migrate ALL of my digital comings-and-going into Android/Goolge... where should I start?
Thanks so much for any help! Also, I would love to know if there is a good Face Book app for Android, or if I should just go to Facebook.com with the browser since it supports full flash and I can just access the actual website (by making the homepage link a widget on my home screen)?