Posted by Mitch on Aug 31, 2010 under Android Tips |
Start the Droid Incredible in Safe Mode. This will load the original settings and software for troubleshooting purposes.
1. Power the Droid Incredible off.
2. Press the Power button to turn it back on.
3. At the second HTC Logo screen, press and hold the Volume Down, Menu and the Optical pad at the same time.
4. Keep holding all 3 buttons until the device fully boots and you see Safe Mode in the lower-left part of the screen.
Posted by Mitch on Jun 17, 2010 under Android Tips |
After a telemarketer called me several times, I didn’t want the number on the Call History list anymore. Luckily, you can delete Call History off the Sprint EVO 4G.
To clear one person off the list:
1. Open the People app.
2. Tap Call history.
3. Tap and hold the entry you wish to remove.
4. Tap Delete from call history.
To erase all entries from the list:
1. Open the People app.
2. Tap the Call history tab.
3. Press Menu.
4. Select Delete all.
Posted by Mitch on Jun 17, 2010 under Android Tips |
Clearing out your contacts? Delete multiple contacts from your HTC EVO 4G using these steps.
1. Open the People app.
2. From under the All tab, press Menu.
3. Select Delete.
4. Tap the contacts you wish to remove.
5. Tap Delete.
6. Tap OK to confirm.
Posted by Mitch on Jun 17, 2010 under Android Tips |
If you’re traveling abroad, you may not want to take a chance at being billed for data services on your Sprint EVO 4G smartphone. You may also just not want data services to slow your phone use down. In any case, here’s how to enable or disable it.
1. From the main screen, press Menu.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Select Wireless & networks.
4. Check Mobile network to turn data services on. Uncheck the box to turn it off.
Posted by Mitch on May 26, 2010 under Android Tips |
Turn Data Roaming on or off on your HTC Droid Incredible.
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Select Wireless & networks.
3. Select Mobile networks.
4. Check the Data roaming check box to turn it on. Uncheck it to turn it off.
Posted by Mitch on May 24, 2010 under Android Tips |
If you’ve decided you no longer want a widget on the Home screen of your HTC Droid Incredible, here’s how to remove it.
1. Tap hand hold the widget for about 2 seconds.
2. Keep your finger on the widget and drag it to the trash can that appears. It will then be deleted.
Posted by Mitch on May 23, 2010 under Android Tips |
If you don’t like the HTC Droid Incredible vibrating every time you press a button, you can disable Haptic Feedback. Doing so will also save a bit of battery power.
1. From the Home screen, press Menu.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Sound & display.
4. Uncheck the Haptic feedback box to disable it.
Posted by Mitch on May 22, 2010 under Android Tips |
The HTC Droid Incredible screen rotates depending on how you’re holding it. This can be annoying to some people. You might like the screen to stay vertical. Here’s how to disable screen rotation.
1. From the main screen, press Menu.
2. Select Settings.
3. Tap Sound & display.
4. Uncheck the Orientation box.
Now the Droid Incredible screen won’t rotate anymore.
Posted by Mitch on May 22, 2010 under Android Tips |
Make the Droid Incredible notify you a text message has been received by vibrating. Here’s where to find the setting.
1. Open the Messages app.
2. Press Menu.
3. Select Settings.
4. Check the Vibrate option to make Droid Incredible vibrate for text messages.
Posted by Mitch on May 19, 2010 under Android Tips |
I receive tons of email messages in the middle of the night. There’s nothing more annoying than constantly getting an email notification when you’re trying to sleep. I just had to turn the sounds off. Here’s how to disable the notification sound on the HTC Droid Incredible.
1. Open the Mail app.
2. Press Menu.
3. Select More.
4. Tap Settings.
5. Go to Notification settings and set the settings to your liking.
Posted by Mitch on May 17, 2010 under Android Tips |
You can block certain people from sending you chats in the Talk app on your HTC Droid Incredible smartphone. This is useful when you have a stalker or somebody who just simply likes to send constant messages you don’t care to read.
1. Open the Talk app.
2. Tap and hold the friend’s name you want to block. If they aren’t listed, go to Menu > All friends.
3. Tap Block friend.
The person will now be blocked from sending you messages in Talk chat.
Posted by Mitch on May 17, 2010 under Android Tips |
You can disable the Sense UI on the Home screen of the Sprint EVO 4G and make it default Android. Here’s how.
1. From the main screen screen, press Menu.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Applications.
4. Select Manage applications.
5. Scroll down and tap HTC Sense.
6. Tap Clear defaults and Force stop.
7. Press the Home button.
8. Select Home and check the box to make this the default action.
Posted by Mitch on May 13, 2010 under Android Tips |
I am sometimes annoyed when I cannot view the full version of a web site. Many times, a site is designed to kick me over to the mobile version automatically without a way to view the full site when I like. The HTC Droid Incredible has a full-featured web browser though, and I want to take advantage of it. Here’s how to prevent mobile versions of web sites from showing.
1. Open the Internet browser.
2. Press Menu.
3. Select More.
4. Select Settings.
5. Uncheck the Mobile view checkbox.
Now the full versions of web sites will load by default.
Posted by Mitch on May 13, 2010 under Android Tips |
If you have an SD Card with your contacts in VCF format, you can import them to your HTC Droid Incredible.
1. Open the People app.
2. Press Menu.
3. Select Import/Export.
4. Tap Import from SD card.
5. Select the type if account to use if necessary.
Posted by Mitch on May 12, 2010 under Android Tips |
You can backup your contacts to the HTC Droid Incredible SD Card by exporting them. This comes in handy if you ever need to migrate to another phone or import contacts into another application.
1. Open the People app.
2. Press Menu.
3. Select Import/Export.
4. Select Export to SD card.
5. Tap OK.
Posted by Mitch on May 11, 2010 under Android Tips |
Clear out the call log history on your HTC Droid incredible smartphone if you don’t care to keep a list of the people you’ve called or called you.
1. Open the Phone app.
2. Tap the icon with the page and the phone.
3. Tap and hold one number and select Delete from call history or press Menu > Delete all.
Posted by Mitch on May 10, 2010 under Android Tips |
Organize your Contacts into groups on your HTC Droid Incredible. Here’s how to create one from the handheld.
1. Open the People app.
2. Select the Groups tab.
3. Select Add group.
4. Type a name for the group.
5. Select Add contact to group.
6. Choose the contacts that you wish to add to the group.
7. Tap Save.
Posted by Mitch on May 10, 2010 under Android Tips |
Call your Contacts quicker on the HTC Droid with the Speed Dial feature.
1. Contacts can be added to Speed Dial by going to Phone > Menu > Speed dial > Add new.
2. Type the name of the person you wish to add. Tap them when they appear.
3. On the Speed Dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and the keypad assignment.
4. Tap Save.
Now you can use this feature by pressing and holding the assigned number for about 2 seconds, and the number will be dialed.
Posted by Mitch on May 10, 2010 under Android Tips |
If you’re new to the HTC Droid Incredible, you may have a problem figuring out how to turn the device off. The button on the top of the unit dims or wakes the screen when you press it once. But you can also use this same button to shut the phone completely off. Here’s how.
1. Press and hold the Power button on the top of the device for about 2 seconds.
2. A menu will appear where you can tap Power off.
3. Tap OK and the HTC Droid Incredible will turn off.
Posted by Mitch on May 10, 2010 under Android Tips |
Send a picture via a text message from your HTC Droid Incredible.
1. Open the Photos app.
2. Navigate to the album where the picture is.
3. Tap the Share button (button with 2 arrows).
4. Choose Messages.
5. Tap the photo you wish to send.
6. The photo is added to the MMS message.
7. Type your message and then tap Send.
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