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[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
It's funny, I never bothered to take a look myself if I can enter it on the phone, I just saw (more than once) Birthday field when looking at the contact of my darling wife.

Now I checked, and you can't change that field from the phone. But the really funny thing is - enter Gmail, load the contact, it has "birthday" field, change the field, and you'll see it on the phone :)

One more thing - on Froyo there is full integration of Outlook contacts, but they're different from Gmail contacts - they have different fields and different options. I was quite surprised to see it (it's shown easily - Gmail supports multiple mobile numbers under the same category "mobile", Outlook doesn't, so when you try to enter multiple mobile phones to Outlook contact - you discover that it can't be done). Maybe in this respect it's also different - Outlook-derived contacts might allow editing Birthday while Google contacts don't (not from the phone).

And since I'm running Eclair (CM5.0.7.1), I'm not sure what's going on with Gmail contacts on Froyo.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
That's for seeing birthdays on calendar:

http://www.nicholasoverstreet.com/2010/03/android-contacts-birthdays-in-your-calendar/
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watercool:
what the heck are you talking about?

he asked where to put in the birthdays @ stock contacts app... we all know there is a birthday calendar...

you can only add the birthday @ contacts.google.com, unfortunately not in the contacts app :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Maybe I don't read well, and maybe I do. Read this quote:

Well, there IS a field, in stock contact app. You can't enter anything there from the phone - oh well, that's the situation (today, and tomorrow it might be fixed, and I didn't even check for market apps that might already do it). You can make it appear automatically in the calendar, too - link above. Now, what the heck was I writing here? Answering his question, most probably. You want a screenshot of a birthday showing up in stock contact app when viewing a contact? I thought it's trivial to try.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watercool:
and read this quote :P, your reply to this quote was "yes there is one"

ok, understood now. There IS a field but you can not edit it...

I am quite sure codesplice is referring to a field where i can type in a birthday.. not just see it.

think i am the one with reading disabilities..
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariolopezjr:
Yeah, I understand what you mean, that makes sense. :D

Thank you for the information, hopefully it'll be able to backup most of my settings without me having to go root just yet.

That could be a little annoying, I wonder, does that mean if I have a contact John Doe, and I have him in Outlook and GMail, he will appear twice? Maybe I just will not sync with Outlook but the thought of having to type in my 100+ contact list with multiple numbers, emails, etc. make me shudder....

Actually, I already knew about the Google Calendar, I just didn't think of applying it on the phone! Thanks for the information! :)

Had to delete the URL because I guess new users are not allowed to post them. :(

EDIT: I just want to put it out there that you guys have been EXTREMELY helpful. I love helpful communities. Makes me feel welcome. :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Yes, I see your point. That option, unfortunately, is missing (what would be the reason for it - escapes me, really, they already have a field and it syncs, it's VERY weird that it can't be edited). I'm a bit puzzled that I didn't even see it missing until I tried to change it, being asked in this thread :) Sorry if I mislead you.

If I remember right from playing with Froyo, it also merges contacts based on name, and you'll see one contact with data from both places. If you'll try to edit, though - you'll have to choose, what contact to edit.

You also have options to import contacts from Outlook to Gmail, or to have them sync-ed between Outlook and Gmail by some free SW (one of the pre-Froyo solutions for Outlook contacts).
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesplice:
Yup. The phone will bring in contacts from all your synced accounts (google, facebook, outlook, twitter, whatever) and merge them based on name. You can then manually correlate any contacts that didn't do it automatically (sexyhoney18@yahoo.com is also Jane Doe).
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariolopezjr:
Okay, that's good to know, thanks a bunch! :)

Actually, it's sexybeast42@hotmail.com, but I get the picture. Thanks for letting me know. :)

Anybody have any good application suggestions for when I get my phone?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Kakarot:
I have a similar post elsewhere... here are some things I was recommended and I am currently trying.

doubleTwist (free) - great new media player

360 Live (paid) - XBOX 360 app - same as iPhone

APN Backup & Restore (free) - backup your APN settings to SD card for when flashing new ROM

DropBox (free for 2GB) - used for sharing files wirelessly between PC and N1

Root Explorer (paid?) - lets you mount system folders as RW (eg. You can easily remove some unwanted built-in apps like Amazon MP3 store by removing the APK from /system/apps)

Titanium Backup (free) - useful to backup all apps and data for when switching ROMs and restoring to factory

SwitchproWidget (paid) - nicer "power manager" - includes Airplane mode and 3G

XDA (free) - To stay up-to-date on this stuff

BeyondPro (paid) - my favorite RSS reader - syncs with Google Reader

PicMe (free) - allows you to remotely grab screenshot from the N1 by visiting

GMAIL unread count - icon that has a notification bubble on how many unread e-mails you have..(just like iphone)

helixlauncher - different launcher to have(customize springboard)

copilot - GPS application that you get from aptoide(like tom tom)

beautiful widgets - nice widget app that you can have for weather and the time

handcent SMS - better messaging application..has bubbles just like the iphone messaging app

better cut - customize shortcuts with different icons, create shortcuts and icons

astro - good file manager application

taskiller - task killer application...

quick settings - similar to iphone's quick settings...

Swype

also install aptoide from the market place

and add the repository "http://repo.blackdroid.net"

this will be like Cydia/Installer on the iphone...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Launcher-wise, LauncherPro is the way to go...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesplice:
2nded. :p

It's very very very quick and snappy and pretty and such.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariolopezjr:
Thanks for the list, I will definitely be checking a few of those out. I've already played with swipe on Windows Mobile, so that is a must for me.

I may get LauncherPro but I kinda like how Android looks in default. Can LauncherPro just add functionality while keeping Adroid's default look?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
Yeah you should just try out launcher pro. It's free, and you can always immediately remove it. But once you try it you will see for yourself. It really is worth it.

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[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariolopezjr:
I've got a quick question. I added a Windows Live thing to a contact, and it says Chat with Windows Live, so I click on it but nothing happens. Did I forget something?

Also, how do I manually connect a contact to Facebook without syncing all my Facebook friends?
[HD2 General] ramensama:
I've been saving alot of animated GIFs and the built in photo album thing plays them just fine, but there's absolutely no way to zoom in and see what's going on. Is there an alternative to the built in photo viewer that will do stuff like zoom?
[HD2 General] ramensama:
Bump.

Anyone have any ideas, like another program that will work?
[HD2 General] Mase_Mase:
Have you tried to open them in a mobile browser like Opera, Skyfire or PIE and use the built in zoom function?
[HD2 General] ramensama:
that is one option, but there'd be no way to do slideshows or another quick transition between them.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrono:
My wifi if being finicky, like not wanting to connect, or even see my home router, is anyone else having any trouble with wifi?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rennat:
it must be your router.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrono:
that's what i figured, i just thought i'd ask around
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pecosROB:
no problems here...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrono:
I was running it with the following:

SSID broadcast off

WPA2 Personal

Mac filtering

I turned SSID broadcast back on and it works fine now, someone else want to replicate those settings and see if they have problems?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slikgman:
I am having problems connecting to my wireless router, my Evo is saying I have a "poor signal" at my computer desk but my computer is showing me at 100% signal. I think its a Evo software thing but thats my 2 cents. I don't use my wifi often with my phone any way so no biggie for now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sniggle:
I also have ssid broadcast off and I cant get it working.

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickheid:
Hi everybody, So far I love the EVO even without 4g. Anyway after I turned on my ssid I connected okay. I can see the market and find what I want to download. It says downloading but never does. I have downloaded apps with the 3g but I don't have a signal at my home. I always used winmo before and had no problems downloading on my home network. I wondered if anyone had any suggestions as to what I might be missing. I got root okay and have been having a blast but I sure would like to download some more apps while I am at home. Thanks, Rick
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h0x90:
SSID broadcast off and no issues for me thus far.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bendotson:
Yes, me too. Sort of.

My Evo shows 1 bar of wifi signal strength at a distance of 8 feet from the router where my iphone shows full bars. I do get decent download speeds using xspeedlabs free but the upload speed seems to cap at 750kbs where the iphone goes over 1mbs with the same test. There is definitely something weird going on.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mysterioustko:
I am having similar results as far as signal strength. Sitting 2 feet away from my router I am only showing one bar of signal strength and getting very slow speeds. All of my other wifi devices (including those that are on the opposite side of the house and downstairs) are getting signals ranging from "good" to "excellent". Something definitely seems to be up with the wifi.....:(
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donatom3:
I was having wifi issues too. I'm running dd-wrt on my router. Turns out just power cycling the router fixed it. I think I'm going to setup my router to reset weekly.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReliTech:
I get the same issue of having 1 bar of signal strength, regardless of how close I am... even tried on 2 different wireless routers, Linksys-dual band N, and Net gear A/B/G.

I get strong signal from both routers on all other devices, iPhone, iTouch, Touch Pro, Laptops, etc...

I've played with all the settings on the EVO, turning off the mobile data and only having wifi on, changing the encryption settings on the routers... nothing seems to work.

I love the phone, but kinda bummed about this issue.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrayTshirt:
I have ssid broadcasting turned off and I'm using WPA 2 with no problems.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RN-Dude:
There is a long, angry thread about this over at HTC's own EVO forum: http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/94/t/2929.aspx

I'm also getting less Wi-Fi performance on the EVO than on other devices in the house.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apexi350z:
Using Fresh 1.0.1 rom and also the new Cyanogen rom, with the SSID off, I cannot connect with WiFi, with SSID on, it works fine. Using Cisco/Linksys e2000 router.

Tested with my iPhone with SSID off, it connects no problem. So the problem is not my router.

Is this limitation of EVO?
[HD2 General] tgerbracht:
When you have multiple locations your sense location is pulling from (other than your location), you have the option to get more information (there is small text to the bottom right that says "more detail online>>>")-it'll open up a web browser. However, there is no option for more information about your current location. Am I missing something? Is there an option to do this for your current location?

This has always seemed like an obvious oversight to me.
[HD2 General] Rugged96:
good question
[HD2 General] tgerbracht:
Bump bump.
[EVO 4G General] trapharder4844:
can some one please tell me how do you video chat using qik.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] egandt:
I know it has got to be something simple, but I want an SSH server on the Andriod OS, but to do so I need access to keys chars such as / and " ..., but I can not get the FN key which should be in the "Shift Ctrl" position to work. Best solution would be to have the keyboard mapping exactly as it appears on the Tilt2, second best would be to have it work with a standard mapping and not AT&T's. yet so far I can figure out neither.

Thanks,

ERIC
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] JJHiemenz:
:confused:

When I use the Tilt2 keyboard mapping when booting into Android, I have a fully functional Tilt2 keyboard, including the Fn keys...

Do you have this entry in your startup.txt set cmdline section?:

physkeyboard=tilt2
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Reefermattness:
Im looking at my keyboard right now, and neither the / nor the " require the FN key to use them.... they are their own button. On top of that, my FN key works perfect, otherwise I wouldnt be able to use the numberpad. So what exactly are you talking about? lol

The "Tilt2" is only the name for the AT&T branded TP2. If you have a different handset other than that, you need to match that to the device you have using the startup utility (MJGDroidUtil.exe).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] quik99:
I'm gonna guess he is just running the harret.exe and not the util that lets you set your config. you need to run the the other exe mjutil something or other and it will let you pick your keyboard then it should all work fine
[neoTouch S200 General] ZXR:
Hi,

the Acer 3.x stock ROM is working fine for me, but I don't need most of the Acer applications, like Acer Agenda and so on.

Is there a way to stop the installation of Acer CABs after a hard reset?

A soft reset while the istallation has begun does not work, the installation restarts again. I found a short thread here, that describes a "2577" folder on the memory card that disables the installation, but which files should be in?

Any Ideas?

Regards.
[neoTouch S200 General] matooo86:
yes before begin the acer-cab installation press and hold the camera button and wait. After 2-5 seconds it's saying "canceling installation" or somthing that. Please confirm if it's working. Thx sorry for my bad english
[neoTouch S200 General] ZXR:
Thank you, it's working!

The cabs can then be found in the Windows folder.

The COMPhoneSetting.cab is needed for the GSM, UMTS and frequency band selection to be shown in the phone settings.

Regards.
[neoTouch S200 General] incognito_tkd:
Hi there,

I've tried to do this several times to find the perfect timing to perform this method, but i don't seem to grab the timing yet.

When exactly do i need to start press the camera button? Is it when the display shows 'Installing' or even before the installation process starts?

Regards
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackhalo:
So installing a zagg shield like I have done countless of times, spray shield lightly, install shield, squeegee out bubbles... Phone turned on and booted fine, and than the screen went crazy.

The water indicator at the bottom of the phone does show a slight water mark, so I am out of luck in that department... what's the best way to go about getting a new one? I know sprint does not cover water damage, but with the 7$ insurance can't you just pay a 50$ deductible?

Be careful around water with this thing, my Nexus one and Mytouch never had a issue when installing a shield or getting caught out in a slight rain drizzle.

Anthony
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shep211:
I think the insurance deductible for evo is $150. You can try returning it and say it was doa. They may not check it since you just got it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pirarre:
Sorry to hear yours got water damaged. I just got the sprint insurance on my evo. But what you're saying is that sprint insurance doesn't cover water damage...correct?

If that's the case since I bought my evo off of ebay, I'm going to buy the squaretrade insurance also.i think they cover water damage.

Sent from my Sprint HTC Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shep211:
Insurance covers anything. Warranty does not cover water damage.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackhalo:
Guess I'll run by sprint tomorrow and see what they say....

I think the deductible is actually 100$, but... either way I'll find out tomorrow.

Still can't believe that slight amount of water did that though, I figured it would be sealed up tighter.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dreddge:
Did u squeegiethe water towards the earpieceor what? I don't see how this could happen......
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rennat:
TAKE OUT THE BATTERY NOW. Then put it and the battery in rice for 24 hours and then try it. If it doesn't work then you broke it by leaving the battery in thus far. You can go back and complain and they might give u another for free. Otherwise you have to pay the insurance.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackhalo:
Heh, that was the first thing I did... It's been in the rice ever sense.

Going to try it in the morning and see what happens. If it doesn't work I'll go to sprint and pay the 100$ something, and get a new one. Sucks though for sure.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rennat:
Now I know I am not the only smart one in the world! jk
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pirarre:
Where are the water damage indicators on the phone?

Sent from my Sprint HTC Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackhalo:
One on the battery and the other is on the bottom of the phone under the battery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kellte2:
Sprint really took some liberties with the placement of the water damage indicator. It couldn't be any closer to the edge of the battery door without physically being outside the case itself. I managed to get a droplet of water on it already when I was applying my invisible shield so my warranty is essentially shot. Thank goodness I put TEP on immediately after purchasing the phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drewX2:
You are supposed to let your phone dry for 24 hrs (if not at least half that). Why would you power it up immediately after applying it is beyond me...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plmiller0905:
So the water sensors are those small checkered striped things?

You did that by putting the Zagg on? I ordered one of those half price on Monday. I've had them for my iPhones, iPads etc. But for some strange reason I'm having second thoughts about putting it on this phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dreddge:
Obviously something was done incorrectly here. The sticker on the bottom of the battery is not a water indicator...mine was red out of the box.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] entropism:
No, it wasn't dredge. It was crosshatched red & white, it looks semi-pinkish. When it gets wet, it's a DEEP red color, can't be ignored.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pirarre:
Ok I see now....yeah mine is pink and white checkered look. But when it get activated it gets even more red?

Sent from my Sprint HTC Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xavier1022:
i just noticed my sensor under battery is pink with red checkers...am i screwed
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psx2p:
think with me for a moment, couldn't you cover the wet strip with a small paper cut out and then put some of the cut out self laminate over the whole strip? if these are that temperamental to water such as an invisible shield prep spray then this might be worth doing. ive never done it nore have i seen EVO's strip im just throwing ideas out there.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajftl:
Zagg good for laptop and ipad type of things I had it on mi iphone and

last me two months or so had it on my hd2 same thing guess carrying it around in your hand make the product stretching or something corners where were perfect starts to peal that's on cellphones
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kellte2:
Yea, I did semi-activate my strip near the outside of the phone while putting on the Zagg. I put the back cover piece on first to re-learn the installation process (it had been a while). I left that off to dry and then did the screen. Big mistake, I suppose. Be careful. As I previously said, that water damage indicator placement is dubious at best - there's no reason why it should be so close to the edge of the case unless Sprint wants to have some false positives.

Mine was only partially activated with the bottom left corner only becoming slightly pink (not red), and I took it to Best Buy Mobile. According to the people that activated my phone, it was going to be a judgment call depending on which tech I had inspect the phone as to whether I would be afforded warranty coverage. I have TEP, so I'm not worried, but I left with an extremely bad taste in my mouth.

Moral of the story: be careful when applying these wet shields even if you've done several in the past. The indicator is placed in an extremely open location and and evidence of even a droplet of water on that thing gives Sprint the legal ground to deny your warranty. Sad, but true.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shep211:
Sounds like you haven't used phone insurance before. You dont take it to the store. A 3rd party handles it. Asurion is the company. They wont give you a new phone. You get a refurbished one. I broke my n1 and had to wait 2 months before they had a refurbished one to replace my broken n1. If you want one before they get one in stock you will have to order it at full price from sprint.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackhalo:
Yea, I figured all that out last night... I'll just wait tell they get one, I am not going to pay 450$ for a phone + what I have already invested(Unless they will reimburse me). I'll call them up Monday and see what they say.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhyte:
BB insurance

I bought the insurance through BB. $10/month instead of $7 through Sprint TEP (Asurion).

I hate spending the money....

BB plan covers all damage, including water (does not cover loss, and complete submersion in water).

BB has no replacement deductible, vs Sprint/Asurion plan requires you pay $100 for smartphone (someone else mentioned $150....not positive of the amount).

I was told BB gives you new phone for replacement - not refurb....fot $10/month, I hope this is true....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pirarre:
How do you know when you activated the water damage sensors?

I assume the sensors are the small red and white checkered thing that is on the battery and on the the inside/back of the phone.

Do they change colors when activated?i think I read somewhere that I think it changes bright red...is that true? Is it easy to decipher from the current red & white? Do the phone go crazy or something when the sensors are activated?

Sorry for asking so many questions but I just want to make sure I know what to look for if my phone ever fall victim to water damage

Sent from my Sprint HTC Evo