Just got an Android phone? The best apps, accessories, and tips. Taking a smartphone out of the box for the first time can elicit a wide spectrum of emotions, starting with unadulterated excitement that can quickly devolve into panic, chaos, and confusion: what do you do now? How do you make it awesome? How do you emanate an air of "cool" on the subway by using apps specifically designed to make you look like a badass? Well, fear not, newly-minted Android smartphone owner: as always, we've got your back. Read on for all the apps, accessories, and tips you should be investigating right this very second.
Great apps LauncherPro (free). Widgetsoid (free). TweetDeck (free). Astrid (free, $4.99 with Power Pack). Pandora (free). Audiogalaxy (free). Swype (free). SwiftKey (free trial, $3.99 full). WorldMate (free). Angry Birds (free) and Angry Birds Seasons (also free). Engadget (free). Great accessories Extended battery. Good headphones. Big (and fast) microSD card. Tips and tricks Comments. 22 Essential Resources for Android Owners. If you have an Android device in need of apps, boy do we have some tools and resources for you. The holidays are fast approaching and whether you're stuck at your grandmother's house or working overtime, we've got a list of Android apps and tools to help you have a little fun, while away the hours, or get that last piece of work done and out. This list has a wide range of apps including popular games like Angry Birds, photography tools like FXCamera, and business apps like Box.net.
Read through for some sweet pics for your Android device and let us know in the comments below which were the most fun (or useful). 5 Amazing Android Apps for Baseball Fans'Tis the season — baseball season of course. Image courtesy of Flickr, lwallenstein. Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog. Hands free calling with bluetooth headset - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum. So, I have seen a few questions along the lines of "my bluetooth headset doesnt work" and also ran into that issue.
After a bit of playing around today I can safely say why people are having issues. If this is already posted somewhere else please forgive me, because I couldnt find it. To get complete hands free voice dialing without an extra application your bluetooth earpiece must support the Bluetooth Stereo Profile (A2DP). There are 2 sound systems built into the phone, the one that handles the actual phone calls (phone), and the one that handles everything else (multimedia).
When you pair your headset, if it says it is connected to phone, you will not get true hands free calling. If your headset is as old as mine (h505) you may not even get phone calls to go across it. Again, if this info is already around, I appologize, but I could not find it and thought all the new DX (and possible the other droid phones, though I can not test those) owners would want to know.
Droid X Gets Insane Battery Life if you know how to use it. Quote: I have my wall charger hooked up behind my couch and charge my phone in my living room during the evening. Once it is charged, I take it off. The unofficial 2.2 offers some different battery manager features. I have mine set to "night time". If you haven't seen it yet, it really breaks down usage better than 2.1 which is a big help.
Anyway, back to the "story"....I'm in "night time" mode when I'm sleeping so it shouldn't be using a ton of battery anyway. It always gets me through my day now. I also removed ESPN Score Center and replaced with Sports Tap. I have 17 widgets running altogether. It really seems to be trial and error as well as checking appbrain/reviews about widgets to see what will be a battery killer. I am wanting to get the extended battery as soon as it's in stock again but am definitely seeing much bettery results than what I had earlier in this thread.
Hope this helps. Owners' Forum: Adding new ringtones to Droid X. Droid Apps — Android Apps, Galaxy Tab Apps, Droid 2 apps, Droid X apps.