Read over this thread if you are new to android or thinking about switching to android. Most of your questions are answered here. After reading the thread in its entirety Your google and android experience should be improved
The Ultimate Android Guide for Beginners and Experts.
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Ukbrotha
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You could also lock this thread and only you have access to open and update it. Questions and general talk should still go to the other thread. make this like a wiki and we can refer people to page 6 etc on the thread.
im so glad my Windows phone comes nearly perfect out of the box, thereby negating the need to download all sorts of "apps" in order to get the phone to function properly.
Windows Phone FTW!
Why are you in this thread?
Ukbrotha
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Think you might need to make a request to the mods for that.
this thread.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lY2xpcHNpbS5ncHNzdGF0dXMyIl0.
try this
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6UuU3E6ivU&feature=related]Get Your Android's GPS to Lock in 3 Seconds [App Slackin'] - YouTube[/ame]
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Thanks will try this next time a nig is on the road
im not familiar with touchwiz android. Android for some reason dont allow this out of the box. The lock screen and the wall paper has to stay the same
. Custom rom is made by freelance developers. On custom roms you can have a separate photo for both.Every Major Android Skin Compared
http://gizmodo.com/5921220/every-major-android-skin-compared
All three skins offer lockscreen shortcuts to jump straight to different apps, and music controls are available without the need for a password. Both handy features. HTC requires that you drag the unlock icon down to a circle below, which rises up to meet you, which isn't totally intuitive. Its four shortcuts are mirrored from the shortcuts on your homescreen, which is either convenient or not depending on personal preference. Motorola doesn't let you choose which shortcuts you have at the lockscreen, which is lame. Samsung is nice and clean-looking, but you have to go deep into the settings to set your shortcuts. Also, because a swipe in any direction unlocks your phone, TouchWiz is prone to more accidental unlocks. Or maybe just use a PIN! We're calling this one a tie between Samsung and HTC.
Each skin gives you multiple options for sorting your content, though with slightly different takes. HTC's is apps-only; if you want to sift through widgets, you have long-press the homescreen. Motorola leaves ICS pretty well alone here, including both apps and widgets, plus sorting. Samsung includes apps and widgets, though with fewer sorting options. Also, TouchWiz doesn't include a shortcut to Google Play for downloading more apps. Moto and Sense both do. Point: Motorola.
Samsung takes the win here. Why? HTC is a bit bright, and more importantly, doesn't include a shortcut to Favorites. Motorola's got its own problems; if you want to open the dialer, it switches you over to a separate app. Samsung has everything in one place, plus the neat trick automatically dialing a selected contact just by lifting your phone to your ear. Noice.
Speaking of dialers, Samsung wins this one, too, for the exact same reasons it won Contacts.
HTC's native camera app is not only intuitive and easy to use, but it's also highly customizable; that can be a difficult line to walk. Motorola's is nicely laid out, but also very intuitive; it's just a bit more bare-bones. Samsung (which wouldn't let me screencap while the camera was open for some reason) has a customizable layout, which is nice, but the menu is actually a bit more cumbersome to navigate. They're all good, but HTC gets the nod for being the best of both worlds.
HTC's calendar app is head-scratchingly bad. Not only does the monthly view show no information, but there's no weekly view option at all. What the hell were they thinking? (UPDATE: You can enable a weekly calendar in Sense 4.0, but it's buried in the settings. Thanks, slickdylan!) Moto's calendar app is quite good. Easy to navigate, easy to change which calendars are displayed. Samsung surpasses them both, though. As you can see, the information density is just way, way higher than on Sense or Moto. Not only can you see more info on the individual days, the little itinerary at the bottom is rather useful.
HTC and Moto are pretty much identical, and very close to stock, which is just dandy. Samsung, though, has a handy set of toggles (which it's been implementing since the early days of TouchWiz). Need more info? Swipe right. Simple, clean, efficient. We love that, but we wish they were customizable, as you'll never use most of them, and it's missing a few options—like screen brightness—that seem like they would've been no-brainers. Still we'll give Samsung the edge.
So Which Is Best?
To be honest, it really all boils down to personal preference. HTC has the edge on looks and intuitiveness. Samsung packs in more functionality, but holy crap is it busy. Motorola is very sparse and simple, but there's a lot to be said for sticking close to stock ICS.
http://gizmodo.com/5921220/every-major-android-skin-compared
All three skins offer lockscreen shortcuts to jump straight to different apps, and music controls are available without the need for a password. Both handy features. HTC requires that you drag the unlock icon down to a circle below, which rises up to meet you, which isn't totally intuitive. Its four shortcuts are mirrored from the shortcuts on your homescreen, which is either convenient or not depending on personal preference. Motorola doesn't let you choose which shortcuts you have at the lockscreen, which is lame. Samsung is nice and clean-looking, but you have to go deep into the settings to set your shortcuts. Also, because a swipe in any direction unlocks your phone, TouchWiz is prone to more accidental unlocks. Or maybe just use a PIN! We're calling this one a tie between Samsung and HTC.
Each skin gives you multiple options for sorting your content, though with slightly different takes. HTC's is apps-only; if you want to sift through widgets, you have long-press the homescreen. Motorola leaves ICS pretty well alone here, including both apps and widgets, plus sorting. Samsung includes apps and widgets, though with fewer sorting options. Also, TouchWiz doesn't include a shortcut to Google Play for downloading more apps. Moto and Sense both do. Point: Motorola.
Samsung takes the win here. Why? HTC is a bit bright, and more importantly, doesn't include a shortcut to Favorites. Motorola's got its own problems; if you want to open the dialer, it switches you over to a separate app. Samsung has everything in one place, plus the neat trick automatically dialing a selected contact just by lifting your phone to your ear. Noice.
Speaking of dialers, Samsung wins this one, too, for the exact same reasons it won Contacts.
HTC's native camera app is not only intuitive and easy to use, but it's also highly customizable; that can be a difficult line to walk. Motorola's is nicely laid out, but also very intuitive; it's just a bit more bare-bones. Samsung (which wouldn't let me screencap while the camera was open for some reason) has a customizable layout, which is nice, but the menu is actually a bit more cumbersome to navigate. They're all good, but HTC gets the nod for being the best of both worlds.
HTC's calendar app is head-scratchingly bad. Not only does the monthly view show no information, but there's no weekly view option at all. What the hell were they thinking? (UPDATE: You can enable a weekly calendar in Sense 4.0, but it's buried in the settings. Thanks, slickdylan!) Moto's calendar app is quite good. Easy to navigate, easy to change which calendars are displayed. Samsung surpasses them both, though. As you can see, the information density is just way, way higher than on Sense or Moto. Not only can you see more info on the individual days, the little itinerary at the bottom is rather useful.
HTC and Moto are pretty much identical, and very close to stock, which is just dandy. Samsung, though, has a handy set of toggles (which it's been implementing since the early days of TouchWiz). Need more info? Swipe right. Simple, clean, efficient. We love that, but we wish they were customizable, as you'll never use most of them, and it's missing a few options—like screen brightness—that seem like they would've been no-brainers. Still we'll give Samsung the edge.
So Which Is Best?
To be honest, it really all boils down to personal preference. HTC has the edge on looks and intuitiveness. Samsung packs in more functionality, but holy crap is it busy. Motorola is very sparse and simple, but there's a lot to be said for sticking close to stock ICS.