An ex iPhone owner here, and I have a quick question, do I need an antivirus app on my phone? And what are the chances of getting a virus ?
You really don't NEED an anti-virus app. There are free ones out there that work well but the chances of getting a virus (especially if you are not rooted and side loading apps) is very small.
On google maps, it finds my location fine using GPS or Wifi. however it never uses verizon's cell towers. that means that google latitude doesn't work right and google location history doesn't work right. I've had the droid since november and this just started happening a couple months ago...What could be the problem?
Anyone have any idea how long it'll take for us HTC Sensers to get this update? It seems like a pretty major one, and an exciting one too. It also adds Flash 10.1 (fully funtional), USB tethering, and addresses fragmentation issues.
I doubt it will take HTC long to update sense, but you can rest assured that Verizon will test the sh!t out of 2.2 before they officially release it.
there are threads on this topic already. don't know how long it will take because it has worked with htc because of the HTC SEnse UI, and then Verizon has to approve it. but have no fear, it should come to the incredible
Pray for root... then flash 2.2 stock. Then most likely 2.2 w/ sense will get leaked and then months later Verizon will officially release it OTA
It took HTC 4 months to build Sense around 2.1, and another 2 or 3 for carriers to release it to their phones.
True, but that's coming from 1.5/1.6, a big upgrade. Building sense for 2.2 shouldn't take "nearly" as long. The trouble is verizon, they're not the speediest when it comes to update.
I think they will do 2.2 quickly for the EVO but then it will go on the incredible too since the work is already done.
Will it be easy to root the Droid Incredible to put Android 2.2 on it when it comes out? And if you can, will you lose the Sense UI in the process of going over to 2.2?
Rooting will take some time, probably in the next couple months. Froyo will be released by HTC with Sense UI probably around September, so if you can wait the extra 1 or 2 months for the official release, you won't have to root.
I switched over from an iphone because I thought Android would be more "open". When I bought my Incredible I didn't know it has a custom UI and that it would take months to update to newer versions of Android.
It is the manufactures that have to create the updates for Verizon - but I assume that high priority and flagship phones are at the top of the list. If the Incredible is a hot item when Froyo hits, then perhaps we'll see a reasonably timely release (yeah, right )
So you did zero research on the nearly $600 device you bought? I sense many more complaints from you in the near future.
They still seem to be more frequent than iPhone and definitely more frequent than Blackberry updates.
lol, I don't really know of any iPhone users (previous or current) that DON'T complain about something constantly..
What does the 2.2 update have to do with being open? Nothing. It is an open platform, we have apps that would never be approved by apple or other platforms. Thats what being open is all about. Being open is not about the speed at which updates are pushed. Being open is all about what is ALLOWED on the platform.
Or you can stay with a more current piece of hardware... you bought a BRAND NEW phone, what did you expect? Did you really think it would be rooted the day it came out? If you are coming from an iPhone then you should be used to getting updates once a year, it's only a few months here. I am not seeing the problem.
Well then allow me to chime in. I switched from my iPhone 3gs in November and picked up a MOTO Droid. I had unlocked all of my iPhoneS and I rooted my Droid. Switching to Android was the best decision I could have made. And I love the sense UI. I don't mind waiting a little longer for the update.
Good for you. You are definitely the minority son. I can't get my one friend that has an iPhone to even recognize Android as a worthy competitor.
2.2 really takes the cake. I will stick with the Incredible for a year if HTC can promise 2.2 on it by end of June. Otherwise, returning this phone next week and getting a Samsung Galaxy S.
As I said I am just a little disappointed. It's like buying a Dell then having a new Windows come out but having to wait for months for Dell to let me upgrade.
I guess what I'm saying is HTC should have had 2.2 beta and have the upgrade already done or close to it.
I can assure you HTC has had the 2.2 Beta, probably even the alpha. They are Google's biggest pushers so the relationship is pretty close. It's a matter of making sure they can deliver it to their flagship phones the Incredible and the EVO in a reasonable amount of time.
None of my gif images seem to work, they look like jpg. I have received and downloaded gif files, none have any movement. If I send them ,they work for the person I send them to.
What settings do I have to set up. I noticed this error my first day and have been searching for an answer. I hope it is nothing tto do we the lack of flash.
The DROID doesn't support GIFs at this time. Someone suggested that when the 10.1 Flash update gets to us, then perhaps GIFs will be supported. But I don't see the link between the two of them.
That's because there isn't one. I think that was the thread about animated fonts in those annoying emails people's aunts send out. Someone was just confused.
That's because there isn't one. I think that was the thread about animated fonts in those annoying emails people's aunts send out. Someone was just confused.[/Q
If you mean like animated messages you might from a friend, (Granny kicking baby, Santa mooning you, etc), Handcent will play these for you. Animated.
Yea, but why? I like that I don't get them. It's the same reason I run ad blocking and flash blocking software on my computers. I hate ads, and commercials. That was one of the nice things about living in Alaska, billboards are illegal. I move down here and you can't see the scenery because of all the damn billboards.
my android of samsung galaxy duos model no. s6102. i rooted my cell and tried to install 3rd party os. bt nw my cell is neither starting nor going to recovery mode.its just showing starting symbol and thats it.... plz help... my email id is anu_220944@yahoo.co.in
I know the OS has a TTS that talks to you but does anybody know if there is a zoom feature that does something similar to what the iPhone does. Maybe even an app? thanks.