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Any advice for an Android noob?
garnerb350:
I upgraded my old cell-phone for a LG Vortex... suppose to be an entry level smartphone w/Android whatever...
Should have it delivered today hopefully...
Does anybody have this phone? any advice? Pros, cons... Hacking? etc...
ark_ader:
You should have waited for the Samsung Galaxy SII.
Your Vortex has a 600mhz cpu...so good luck playing anything arcade related at full speed.
If you have the chance, replace it for a faster phone like the Galaxy S or equivalent.
I play lots of emus on that.
garnerb350:
Ehhh....emu on phones dont bug me much...
Im noob to smartphones... I figured I would get on the bandwagon and get one (to keep up with tech)... My four year old can operate my wife's crackberry (which BLOWS my mind) + plus i can keep tabs with the forum while away from pc...
I saw where the vortex has Bing for default search (which I hate) and i've read where it can not be removed unless the phone is "rooted" ( i guess that slang for hacked :dunno)
stu33:
Rooting is really easy. On my droid x it was just a matter of installing the application, running it, and rebooting. Totally worth it. Allows me to wirelessly tether for free, and adds access to tons of apps that you wouldn't normally be able to use.
Dartful Dodger:
Add the Power Control widget and turn on it off everything off.
When I first got my Droid I’d have to recharge it twice a day. With everything off I charge it every other day, if I don’t use it to browse the internetz I can go a couple days without a recharge.
I'll turn the GPS on when I need to use the map and sometimes I adjust the brightness if it's really bright outside, but the Droid's lowest is good enough. The other settings I just leave off.
Use this app:"Advanced Task Killer" to quit Amazon MP3 and any other non essential apps.
There’s a webpage that has a list of “safe” apps I think it’s lifehacker.com, but I can’t find the direct link to the list. I have it bookmarked at home.
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