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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Save a phone number from call history to contact list

Long press on the phone number on the history page.

The answer to most questions on the android is long press.

Long live the long press. … read tip.

Display contacts with phone numbers only:

On the contacts app: MenuDisplay GroupContacts will now display contacts with phone numbers only. … read tip.

Enter safe mode

Hold down Menu when powering on, the phone goes into safe mode. … read tip.

How to find you have a notification without powering up the display:

The “Charge LED” will blink when you have notifications. … read tip.

Shortcuts for options:

Press the menu button to see the options available. Press menu again you will see the short cut keys for those options. … read tip.

Android Reset Directions:

Reset your phone to increase storage space and speed it up:

The easy way:
Settings SDCard Format
Settings Privacy Factory Reset

The hard way:
Do a hard reset and format your phones. You will have to re-download your apps and settings.
1. HOLD power button and shut down the phone.
2. Hold HOME and RED POWER down for 25 seconds until you see a triangle with an exclamation mark in it. Keep holding it down even though the G1 logo … read tip.

Keep your droid clean and organized:

Long press on the dashboard to add widgets, icons and folders.
Long press on icons and drag them to the trash can that appears.
Long press on icon and drag it to the next screen. You might need to hold the icon at the edge for a sec to go to the next screen.

Long live the long press! … read tip.

Change the clock

Open alarm app, press and hold down on the clock. You can now select from a range of clocks. … read tip.

Portable HDD:

Use your phone as a portable hard drive by enabling this option in settings. … read tip.

Android phone /dialer tips

You can bring up the voice dialer by keeping the send key pressed. You can also bring it up when your are in a call and conference the new person in using the menu option.

Enter the number you wish to call in the dialer, You can tap on the phone number you typed in to start the call.

Try pressing the send button to add a new person to the call. … read tip.