Motorola Droid tips is heavily googled lately. This compilation of Motorola Droid tips will assist Motorola Droid users optimize the use of their freshly unboxed Android 2.0 phone.
This weekend has been a big one for Verizon as they released the Motorola Droid, which features the Google Android operating system. Since Motorola Droid is is not yet offered for sale where I am right now, I’ve just searched the Internet for Motorola Droid tips and came up with 10 must-know tricks.
Here are 10 tips to make tasks easier on your new Motorola Droid.
1) Push the home button and a “quick launch” menu will pop-up. This will list the 6 recently used apps for quick navigation.
2) In Windows, you can mount your Droid as USB drive just by choosing the notification menu then choosing “USB Storage”, and then choosing “Mount”. This will let your phone act as a USB drive on your computer, making it easier to share files between you Motorola Droid and your PC.
3) When using the onscreeen keyboard on your Motorola Droid, toggle them off by flicking them down from the top and simply tap the field again to get to get them back.
4) For GV, make sure that your contacts and pad dialing have such format: 1(555)555-1234. If if you miss the area code or 1, the country code, on local calls, GV won’t work.
5) Beware when using a pouch holster for your new Motorola Droid. If it contains magnetics, it may turn your Motorola Droid on “car mode.” This will drain the battery quickly.
6) To set an mp3 song as your ringtone, save the song on to your Motorola Droid. While the song is playing choose “menu” then “set as ring tone.” Do this for every sound file you like to set as ringtone. Set different ringtones for your contacts by going in to your address book and selecting a ringtone from the list you created.
7) The best of the Motorola Droid tips is the copy/paste function. Push on any text field, and the “edit text” menu will pop-up. choose “Copy and Paste” functions as desired.
Need a vibrator on your phone? Go to settings-sound display and check the phone vibrate box if your phone is toggling between complete silence and ringing.
9) Wanna save that picture on your browser? Save it to your Motorola Droid! Tap and hold the picture, and then choose “save”
10) You can also add a shortcut of your favorite websites on your Motorola Droid’s home screen. To bookmark the site, tap anywhere on the home screen and Push. The shortcut wizard will open up.
I hope these Motorola Droid tips help new Motorola Droid users get used to their amazing new Android phone.
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