Froyo Alarm Shortcut with LauncherPro
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Renee in
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Aug 19th, 2010 |
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I’ve heard some people lamenting that they can’t get a shortcut to the standard Alarm in Froyo/Android 2.2, and they have to click through the Clock app to get to the alarm settings. However, if you have LauncherPro, there’s a workaround! Here’s how to do it:
Long-press on your homescreen and select “Shortcuts”
Then pick “Activites”
Then click “Clock > Alarms”
Shortcutting to activities isn’t always a good idea, since some...
Android 2.2 “Froyo” Preview: Sweet and Subtle
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Aug 2nd, 2010 |
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Guest-contributor Taylor from Autostraddle got her hands on Froyo early and offered to give us a sneak peek of what’s in store! Enjoy.
With Android 2.2 rolling out to more devices any day now, let’s take a look at what to expect. Thanks to HTC’s Froyo leak (whoops!), I managed to manually install the update before it officially hit, so here are a handful of my favorite changes.
1. Speed:
Froyo is zippier across the board. This is probably the centerpiece of 2.2, but it’s...
How To: Filter Contacts to Phone Numbers Only
The first “wow” moment I had when I bought my Droid was when I turned it on for the first time, logged into my Google account, and all of my GMail contacts all showed up on my phone automatically. (I had never had a smartphone before and I had been looking forward to being able to read emails on it.) Fast forward many months and…. I can’t believe that since I bought my phone last year, I’ve been scrolling through all of my email contacts unnecessarily every time I...
Troubleshooting: Remove “Stuck” Voicemail Icon
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Jun 23rd, 2010 |
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If you have a voicemail icon in your Android notification bar that won’t go away even if you clear all notifications and reboot your phone, and you have a 3rd-party voicemail app like Google Voice, here’s what probably happened and how to fix it:
Applications like Google Voice are set up to actually bypass your cell phone carrier’s built-in voicemail. When that bypass fails for some reason (and it’s only happened once to me over several months), someone may be able to...
Swype Beta Updated
Note: This post was written on my Motorola Droid, using the newest Swype beta release for Android as the input method and the WordPress app. The only addition is this header and the picture. Enjoy!
Swype has updated their existing beta release effective today, June 16th. If you are an existing beta user/tester, you will need to log in to the beta site to obtain the updated version – your current version WILL expire soon. New users accepted into the beta should receive an invite starting...
Quick Tip: Recent Programs Shortcut
A friend of mine found an Android shortcut – long-press on the Home button, and your most recent 6 programs will pop up!
I can’t believe I’ve used my phone for this long and didn’t know about it. Am I the only...
What to Expect from Android 2.1 Update
If you got here from the “Android 2.1 Update causing some DROID/Milestone phones to explode” tweet – APRIL FOOLS!
So, what happens when your phone receives the long-awaited OTA (over-the-air) 2.1 update, or you manually update? There are so many sites out there that have covered the upgraded features, I’ll just give you a quick rundown, then some links.
Here are the new features 2.1 is supposed to enable on the DROID:
Pinch-to-zoom is now supported so many...
Shortcut: Starred Contacts & Speed Dial
So far in the poll, you all are saying you want something that helps you get organized, and you want a desktop widget recommendation. We hear ya, posts on those topics are coming! If you haven’t voted in the poll yet, please do so in the sidebar!
In the meantime, I thought I’d write a quick post that helps organize your contacts so you can make calls quicker, and it’s a shortcut on your desktop, so it’s semi-related to your requests! This is a trick that has helped me...
“Droidette” Backgrounds!
CraftLass coined the name “droidette” for the girl-droid logo at the top of our site – cute, huh?
I was browsing Flickr and came across a bunch of great background designs that can be used as Droid home screen backgrounds. I saw one by aka_sulley that I liked which had an Android logo on it, and asked if he would customize it for us and make the droid female like our logo, and he more than delivered! Check out these awesome images!
Click on any image to go to its Flickr...
WomenWithDroids Mobile Edition
If you’ve ever visited WomenWithDroids.com in your phone’s browser, you will have noticed we have a mobile edition of the blog! It has reduced graphics so it’s easy to navigate on the small screen and read on the go.
Do you want to know the quickest way to access the latest WomenWithDroids articles on your phone? It’s easy!
(P.S. This trick works for adding a home screen bookmark shortcut to any website and is especially handy for sites with mobile versions!)
Open your...
