Set Your own Shortcuts
Go Into Setting - Applications - Quick LaunchSet MP3 As Ringtone
When the song is playing, select Menu -> Set As Ringtone. you can do this for multiple songs, then set different ringtones for each contact in your contacts
When
the song is playing, select Menu -> Set as Ringtone. You can do this
for multiple songs, then set different ringtones for each contact in
your contacts
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Send An MMS or SMS via email
Simply type an email address into the to field instead of a phone number
Scrolling shortcuts
Spacebar - page down
Shift + spacebar - page up
Alt + Trackball down - Go to end of list
Alt + Trackball up - Jump to top of list
Scroll through web pages quickly
Use the Volme buttons to move up or down a page
Save Word to dictionary
Type
a word that is not in the dictionary. The word will show up in the
suggestion box to the left. Long press on the word and it will save to
the dictionary.
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Type
a word that is not in the dictionary. The word will show up in the
suggestion box to the left Long press on the word and it will save to
the dictionary.
Save some home screen space
You can remove the google search widget and the magnifying glass in the bottom right area instead.
Short press the magnifying glass for google search
Long press the magnifying glass for voice search
Instead of typing the . (full stop / period) symbol, simply press Space twice
Press and hold a blank area of the home screen. Select Widgets -> Power Control. This will let you quickly change features like Bluetooth and WiFi
Long press on an empty part of the home screen. Select Shortcut -> Direct Dial. Then select the contact you want. You can now just press the shortcut on the home screen and the contact will be dialed
By turning off the animations, your phone will run faster and smoother. Press Menu -> Settings -> Sounds & Display -> Animation. Turn this to Off. The Off option works best for quickest performance
Add the ringtone to the "/sdcard/media/ringtones" folder. Your music player won't index music files in this folder
Save the album art file as "folder.jpg"
Plug the USB cable into the phone. Then press and drag down the Notifications Bar from the top of the screen. Press where it says USB Connected, then select Mount. Your computer will then show that a new drive is connected
You can drag the notifications bar down to show more information about each item. You can then drag it back up again when done
Go to Contacts. Press the contact you want to divert. Press Menu -> Options and tick 'Send Calls Directly to Voicemail'
Go into Settings - Locations & Security - Set Unlock Pattern. You can then draw a pattern to change the unlock key
Go into Google Email and select Settings. Then go down and select a ringtone. You can also set the ringtone to Silent if you prefer
Go to your Inbox. Press Menu - Account Settings - Amount to Synchronise. You can chose between 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks or 1 month
When you enter a contact a list of phone number types will be displayed (eg Home, Work etc). Scroll to the bottom and select Custom. This is useful for someone that has multiple numbers of the same type
Menu + I - Zoom in
Menu + O - Zoom out
Menu + F - Find
Spacebar - Page down
Shift + Spacebar - Page up
Menu + K - Go forward a page
Menu + J - Go back a page
Menu + Enter - Go to Home Page
Menu + S - Open Go to window
Menu + B - Open Bookmarks
Menu + W - Open Windows
Menu + H - View history
Menu + R - Refresh page
Menu + P - Settings
Press and hold the Home key
Be careful not to put the Droid near a magnet. This can activate the Car Mode which will use up your battery
Go to Home - Settings - Call Settings - Voicemail Settings. Then open the voicemail number screen. After the voicemail number add three commas with your keyboard, then your Voicemail password. This will insert a pause and type your password for you
Go to Settings - Sounds and Display Settings - Brightness. Tick the box to automatically adjust screen brightness
When dialing a number, or storing a number in your contacts, inserting a comma ( , ) will pause the dialing for about 2 seconds
Go to Contacts and press the Star in the top right hand corner. When the Star is illuminated the contact is added to your favourites list
When in the Call screen, type in ##PROGRAM and press Send
Use at your own risk:
When in the Call screen, type in *#*#4636#*#* and press Send
Go to the Voice Dial application and speak the words "Open Battery Info". A screen will display information about the battery
Chose the video you want to watch. When it starts playing, press Settings and then select 'watch in high quality'
In a similar way to unlocking the screen (sliding the unlock icon clockwise to the right) you can slid the Speaker icon anti-clockwise to the left to turn the sound off
Turn the phone off. Then turn it on again. While it is loading, hold down the Menu key. Keep holding it until the phone is fully booted
Search + C - Contacts
Search + E - Email
Search + G - Gmail
Search + S - Messaging
Search + B - Browser
Search + P - Music
Search + L - Calendar
Search + M - Maps
Search + Y - YouTube
You can also add new ones or modify the existing ones by selecting Settings -> Application Settings -> Quick Launch
Alt Space - Insert special character
Del - Delete character to the left
Shift + Del - Delete character to the right
Alt + Del - Delete an entire line
Press Shift twice (press Shift again to stop) - Caps Lock
Alt + Trackball left - Move cursor to beginning of line
Alt + Trackball Right - Move cursor to end of line
Alt + Q - Tab character
Shift + move Trackball - Select / Highlight text
Menu + X - Cut
Menu + C - Copy
Menu V - Paste
Menu + Z - Undo
Menu + A - Select all text
Go to your browser bookmarks. Long press on a site and select Add shortcut to Home
Long press the magnifying glass for voice search
Save image when browsing
if you want to save a picture on a website you are browsing. press and hold the picture. then select 'save'Save a picture from MMS
Instead of trying to save the image on the screen, go back to the message thread. press and hold on the message that has the picture attached. then selected 'Copy attachment to SD card'Remove onscreen keyboard
Hold and swipe downloads to make it disappearQuickly insert a period / full stop
Instead of typing the . (full stop / period) symbol, simply press Space twice
Power control widget
Press and hold a blank area of the home screen. Select Widgets -> Power Control. This will let you quickly change features like Bluetooth and WiFi
One-touch contact dialing
Long press on an empty part of the home screen. Select Shortcut -> Direct Dial. Then select the contact you want. You can now just press the shortcut on the home screen and the contact will be dialed
Make phone run faster
By turning off the animations, your phone will run faster and smoother. Press Menu -> Settings -> Sounds & Display -> Animation. Turn this to Off. The Off option works best for quickest performance
Keep ring tones from showing up in your music list
Add the ringtone to the "/sdcard/media/ringtones" folder. Your music player won't index music files in this folder
Keep album art from showing up in your gallery
Save the album art file as "folder.jpg"
Frequenty used contacts on shortcut menu
If you have a lot of contacts,
but use a few regularly, then you can store these on the Shortcut Menu.
Open the Contact screen and press the Gray Star in the top right corner.
It should turn yellow. Then you can go to the Homescreen, long press on
a blank area and choose Folder -> Starred Contacts. Your regularly
used contacts will appear in this folder
Enable USB Storage
Plug the USB cable into the phone. Then press and drag down the Notifications Bar from the top of the screen. Press where it says USB Connected, then select Mount. Your computer will then show that a new drive is connected
Drag notifications bar down
You can drag the notifications bar down to show more information about each item. You can then drag it back up again when done
Divert certain contacts to voicemail
Go to Contacts. Press the contact you want to divert. Press Menu -> Options and tick 'Send Calls Directly to Voicemail'
Change the unlock pattern
Go into Settings - Locations & Security - Set Unlock Pattern. You can then draw a pattern to change the unlock key
Change sound for email messages
Go into Google Email and select Settings. Then go down and select a ringtone. You can also set the ringtone to Silent if you prefer
Change length of time emails stay on your phone
Go to your Inbox. Press Menu - Account Settings - Amount to Synchronise. You can chose between 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks or 1 month
Change contact descriptions
When you enter a contact a list of phone number types will be displayed (eg Home, Work etc). Scroll to the bottom and select Custom. This is useful for someone that has multiple numbers of the same type
Browser Shortcuts
Menu + I - Zoom in
Menu + O - Zoom out
Menu + F - Find
Spacebar - Page down
Shift + Spacebar - Page up
Menu + K - Go forward a page
Menu + J - Go back a page
Menu + Enter - Go to Home Page
Menu + S - Open Go to window
Menu + B - Open Bookmarks
Menu + W - Open Windows
Menu + H - View history
Menu + R - Refresh page
Menu + P - Settings
Bring up the Applications Menu
Press and hold the Home key
Be careful of magnets
Be careful not to put the Droid near a magnet. This can activate the Car Mode which will use up your battery
Automatically enter Voicemail password
Go to Home - Settings - Call Settings - Voicemail Settings. Then open the voicemail number screen. After the voicemail number add three commas with your keyboard, then your Voicemail password. This will insert a pause and type your password for you
Automatically adjust screen depending on brightness
Go to Settings - Sounds and Display Settings - Brightness. Tick the box to automatically adjust screen brightness
Adding pauses when dialing
When dialing a number, or storing a number in your contacts, inserting a comma ( , ) will pause the dialing for about 2 seconds
Add a contact to speed dial list
Go to Contacts and press the Star in the top right hand corner. When the Star is illuminated the contact is added to your favourites list
Access the programming menu
When in the Call screen, type in ##PROGRAM and press Send
Access phone information
Use at your own risk:
When in the Call screen, type in *#*#4636#*#* and press Send
Access Battery Information
Go to the Voice Dial application and speak the words "Open Battery Info". A screen will display information about the battery
Watch Youtube videos in High Quality
Chose the video you want to watch. When it starts playing, press Settings and then select 'watch in high quality'
Turn sound off from the unlock screen
In a similar way to unlocking the screen (sliding the unlock icon clockwise to the right) you can slid the Speaker icon anti-clockwise to the left to turn the sound off
Start in Safe Mode
Turn the phone off. Then turn it on again. While it is loading, hold down the Menu key. Keep holding it until the phone is fully booted
Shortcuts to applications
Search + C - Contacts
Search + E - Email
Search + G - Gmail
Search + S - Messaging
Search + B - Browser
Search + P - Music
Search + L - Calendar
Search + M - Maps
Search + Y - YouTube
You can also add new ones or modify the existing ones by selecting Settings -> Application Settings -> Quick Launch
Shortcuts for editing text
Alt Space - Insert special character
Del - Delete character to the left
Shift + Del - Delete character to the right
Alt + Del - Delete an entire line
Press Shift twice (press Shift again to stop) - Caps Lock
Alt + Trackball left - Move cursor to beginning of line
Alt + Trackball Right - Move cursor to end of line
Alt + Q - Tab character
Shortcuts for copying and pasting
Shift + move Trackball - Select / Highlight text
Menu + X - Cut
Menu + C - Copy
Menu V - Paste
Menu + Z - Undo
Menu + A - Select all text
Shortcut to websites on your home screen
Go to your browser bookmarks. Long press on a site and select Add shortcut to Home
When
the song is playing, select Menu -> Set as Ringtone. You can do this
for multiple songs, then set different ringtones for each contact in
your contacts
- See more at:
http://www.phonetipsandtricks.com/tips/operating-system/android-2/#sthash.tiHlkW7a.dpuf