Difference between revision 2 and current revision
No diff available.touch screen is very responsive, makes a huge difference
QWERTY slider is great, and the 5 row format (with dedicated keys for numbers) makes a huge difference
phone is heavy, presumably due to slider
phone is compact, easily fits in pocket
not enough memory and is slow, but not very slow
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setup notes:
changed call forwardimg, fwd busy unans unreach to google voice
turn off sounds
display timeout to 5 mins turn on power saver
install stuff
config lock screen, app dock on home screen
jota autosave
enable do not disturb in google voice web interface settings->calls so that google voice picks up immediately
turn off notifications from dropsync turn off sound from gmail notifications, notify only from priority email
install Where's My Droid and change attention words from defaults
todo list other apps i installed
hide a bunch of apps (the preinstalled ones i dont use, plus 'service' type apps like Missed Call Reminder that you only need to run to configure, plus apps the are accessible in other ways, e.g. Task Manager and Settings)
home screen:
lock screen apps: maps, messaging, google, flashlight
dock apps: phone, gmail, browser, google voice, apps
home screen: 2x3: agenda widget (widget) 2x3: todo.txt (widget) shortcut to notes.txt (open file with Jota) shortcut to shop.txt (open file with Jota)
screen to the left of home screen: life360 widget shazam widget
screen to the right of home screen: google search widget alarm/clock gallery youtube sync now (dropsync widget)
turn off animations in Settings: dev tools (three places)
got link2sd, paid for the upgraded version, moved everything that you can to the sd card
using link2sd, can 'freeze' unwanted built-in services
froze gba service, which is needed for voice over ip froze google play music froze T-mobile voicemail
turned off Smart Screen in Settings-> display
todo: try keyntracker, buttonremapper
some apps (todo update that other file and link it):
AdFree? market:search?q=pname:com.bigtincan.android.adfree Adobe Reader market:search?q=pname:com.adobe.reader Agenda Widget for Android market:search?q=pname:com.roflharrison.agenda ConnectBot? market:search?q=pname:org.connectbot CPU-Z market:search?q=pname:com.cpuid.cpu_z CyanogenMod? Installer market:search?q=pname:org.cyanogenmod.oneclick DroidFish? market:search?q=pname:org.petero.droidfish Dropbox market:search?q=pname:com.dropbox.android Dropsync market:search?q=pname:com.ttxapps.dropsync F-Droid market:search?q=pname:org.fdroid.fdroid Google Voice market:search?q=pname:com.google.android.apps.googlevoice Here I Am 2 market:search?q=pname:com.codesector.hereiam Hypercubed Live Wallpaper market:search?q=pname:com.hypercubed.livehypercubes Instagram market:search?q=pname:com.instagram.android Jota Text Editor market:search?q=pname:jp.sblo.pandora.jota Life360 market:search?q=pname:com.life360.android.safetymapd Listables (for making this list) market:search?q=pname:com.alostpacket.listables Missed Call Reminder market:search?q=pname:idv.wangyik.MissedCallReminder? Pachi market:search?q=pname:net.lrstudios.android.pachi Serval Mesh market:search?q=pname:org.servalproject Shazam market:search?q=pname:com.shazam.android Simpletask (i like this app better than todo.txt because it has more features, except i prefer todo.txt's widget, see below; also note that https://github.com/avillafiorita/todotxt-mode seems like a good emacs mode for this; see todotxt.com for the general idea) market:search?q=pname:nl.mpcjanssen.todotxtholo SMS Popup market:search?q=pname:net.everythingandroid.smspopup SuperSU? market:search?q=pname:eu.chainfire.supersu Terminal emulator
Todo.txt (i like this one's widget better than simpletask b/c if your item is too long, it puts ... instead of line-wrapping it) market:search?q=pname:com.todotxt.todotxttouch UTC Time market:search?q=pname:com.bjg222.utctime Watermelon Quotes market:search?q=pname:com.devfruit.watermelon Where's My Droid market:search?q=pname:com.alienmanfc6.wheresmyandroid Yelp market:search?q=pname:com.yelp.android Flashlight market:search?q=pname:com.surpax.ledflashlight.panel
to install new ringtones, i've heard AirDroid? can transfer them, but what i did was emailed myself and .ogg file and then saved the attachment in the GMail app on the phone. This saved it to the Download folder on the sdcard. Then i moved it from there into the Ringtones folder, and then put a copy into the Alarms folder.
note: on this phone it appears that you can take a screenshot and then annotate it by drawing with your finger by pressing Vol up + Vol down at once. This is something called QuickMemo?. It's probably an LG thing.
remove FileShare?, FileManager?, world clock widget
from Settings -> General -> Apps -> Running, disable t-mobile name id, picasa uploader, smart share provider, google partner setup, smartshare, com.movial.ipprovider, tasks, wap service, com.android.partners,partnerbookmarks, demo stub, memo widget, tmobile tv, vutalk, weather, weather theme
uninstalled TGC
b/c can't move to sd card, uninstalled pachi
someday consider: textsecure, stumbleupon
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/data/data/com.android.mms/shared_prefs/com.android.mms_preferences.xml
pref_key_cmas_presidential_alert
must be root to edit
dunno if that actually turns it off or not.. it would be nice if there were a way to still receive the alerts as text messages without turning the ringer on when it is off and pumping it up to full volume, but oh well.
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and of course, install my own app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opensourcetown.ringerModeTimerWidget
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liked app 'my data manager free', but uninstalled
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uninstalled kik bshanks2 uninstalled tigertext
droidfish
link2sd, used ext4, used gparted on my Ubuntu computer to partition, with new partition less than 20% of total usable size of sdcard (was a 32GB sdcard, with 30GB total usable space, so 6GB was the upper bound, so i chose about 5.5GB)
note: don't set the primary install location to the sdcard or move apps to sdcard, just use link2sd and use 'create link'
steps to install and configure link2sd (assuming your phone is rooted and NAND-unlocked (i think most but not all rooted phones are also NAND-unlocked; mine was, apparently)):
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todo : try monster legends