I just bought my first smartphone (Android), now what?
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CheddarJack
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Not saying you should've gotten an iPhone, but iPhones are a lot simpler than androids.
Can't help you with setting it up tho since I've always had an iPhone
Can't help you with setting it up tho since I've always had an iPhone
Benedetto.
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My twin just made the switch to the note 2. I'll hit him up!!
Benedetto.
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My brother tells me he googled it and found some great articles on where to start and helpful tips. Enjoy.
Barefootin_Fiend
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t-roy
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go to the google play store and download a bunch of simple and pointless games, then download a ton of other apps that sound cool. you will never use most of them.
also don't forget to get all the social apps so you can follow everyone else's life and not pay attention to your own
also...i think you can make calls with it, but i'm not sure anymore.
also don't forget to get all the social apps so you can follow everyone else's life and not pay attention to your own
also...i think you can make calls with it, but i'm not sure anymore.
2_fadez
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just download basic apps like above.
facebook
twitter
ski report
weather channel
flashlight
snapchat if your friends aren't douches
a couple free games that look interesting to you
Smartphones don't have to be complicated. I don't put music or sync my phone with anything. Too high tech and just don't need it. Its all personal preference, but it will take about a week for you to get the hang of it.
Most of the stuff on android are just there as options in case you want to get real fucking complicated.
ski report
weather channel
flashlight
snapchat if your friends aren't douches
a couple free games that look interesting to you
Smartphones don't have to be complicated. I don't put music or sync my phone with anything. Too high tech and just don't need it. Its all personal preference, but it will take about a week for you to get the hang of it.
Most of the stuff on android are just there as options in case you want to get real fucking complicated.
Phil-X-
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I was about to call out ubuntu for being lame as fuck and trying to get in to a market that they cant compete in, just like the OS industry. But then I watched that video and realized how much potential that has. With phones being crazy powerful for example my Galaxy Note 2 has 2gigs of ram and a quad core 1.6ghz processor. The next gen flagship phone (S4) is coming out soon and has 2gigs of ram and a Exynos 5 Octa which is a crazy fucking chipset (1.8 GHz quad-core and 1.2 GHz quad-core).
So now imagine we take all these phones we have and rather then using personal laptops/desktops and just have docking ports for our phones, and having this technology everywhere rather then going to the library and using a random computer you can just plug your phone in and you have a key board, mouse and screen. And laptops could just be screens and keyboards (plus maybe a battery to extend life on your phone) too, just with a built in dock for the phone so you can still have access to a full keyboard and screen. A big advantage of it would be you dont need to carry a $700 phone and a $900 laptop everywhere, just your phone and a $200 laptop shell thing.
fuck man and with all that you would have internet anywhere cause youre on a 4g network. Which gives room to store everything you need on a cloud.
this shits crazy as hell. Anyone wanna start a company?
So now imagine we take all these phones we have and rather then using personal laptops/desktops and just have docking ports for our phones, and having this technology everywhere rather then going to the library and using a random computer you can just plug your phone in and you have a key board, mouse and screen. And laptops could just be screens and keyboards (plus maybe a battery to extend life on your phone) too, just with a built in dock for the phone so you can still have access to a full keyboard and screen. A big advantage of it would be you dont need to carry a $700 phone and a $900 laptop everywhere, just your phone and a $200 laptop shell thing.
fuck man and with all that you would have internet anywhere cause youre on a 4g network. Which gives room to store everything you need on a cloud.
this shits crazy as hell. Anyone wanna start a company?
LoathesRaisins
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You really don't need to root your phone. Its nice, but not necessary.Download a nice backup program.
TotallyTrevor
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i got a Note 2 a few months ago and there were so many pages and apps and bullshit on the homepages that i couldn't figure out how to get rid of....so i gave up. still a sick phone, but i have the worst plan ever
Barefootin_Fiend
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this, for real. That's one of the main reasons why I ever rooted my android phone to begin with. De-bloating and free wireless tether were pretty much the driving factors. Then I discovered flashing ROMs, kernels, etc. and became a flashaholic.
Phil-X-
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Im going to sell my note 2 now and go back to my s3 w/ cracked screen in order to buy the S4 when it releases. If I ditch all the crap/bloatware and root my s3 or s4 will it actually improve performance? I feel like when I jailbroke my ipod touch back in the day all the cracking shit kinda ruined its performance. I feel like theres a ton of power in these phones according to the stats that I dont fully use
Barefootin_Fiend
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rooting instructions aren't something that I'm willing to type up. fortunately, i don't need to. the link i posted in a previous post will tell you how to do absolutely anything and everything that you could ever imagine with an android phone.
as for the negatives, well, you could potentially brick your phone....although i've never personally known anyone who has managed to do this, but it is possible.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-xda-developer-tv/
as for the negatives, well, you could potentially brick your phone....although i've never personally known anyone who has managed to do this, but it is possible.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-xda-developer-tv/
chicken
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linux in general is pretty much leading the race in every catagory except for the desktop. Ubuntu is heading the same way that windows and apple are heading. If you have used ubuntu in the past couple of years you would know that it is not lame as fuck. The only reason that it has not gone mainstream is because it does not come preloaded on many computers. If Ubuntu came preinstalled on a smartphone it would blow up. There are already computer manufacturers who are toying with linux again, specifically ubuntu.
As a mac user for the last 10 years I like ubuntu and unity and only have a few minor problems with it. I would gladly pay for ubuntu if I had to choose between it and windows or osx. However I think that another distros (RHEL?) might find its way to the top of the "enterprise" desktop. Windows 7 wont last forever. I have no idea if ubuntu will make it big, that all depends on if they work out deals with phone manufacturers. All I know is that if there is an ubuntuphone when I buy my next phone, I will buy it. I don't mean ubuntu for andriod I mean the full on ubuntuphone.
As a mac user for the last 10 years I like ubuntu and unity and only have a few minor problems with it. I would gladly pay for ubuntu if I had to choose between it and windows or osx. However I think that another distros (RHEL?) might find its way to the top of the "enterprise" desktop. Windows 7 wont last forever. I have no idea if ubuntu will make it big, that all depends on if they work out deals with phone manufacturers. All I know is that if there is an ubuntuphone when I buy my next phone, I will buy it. I don't mean ubuntu for andriod I mean the full on ubuntuphone.
Mr.Huck
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I have the Samsung Epic 4g touch, which I guess is now the 2s. It works great. I can just press on app icons and drag them to the trash to clean pages up. I'm surprised that it isn't that easy with other Androids. I would recommend Pandora. Next week we have a freestyle mogul event. I will just plug my phone into stereo and pull up pandora. Done. No need to make a mix or playlist.
The one thing that pisses me off about my Samsung is that about once a week, I will look at my phone and there will be a bunch of new icons for different Apps. The first time it happened, I though my phone got hack somehow. Stll haven't figured out how to have that not happen.
The one thing that pisses me off about my Samsung is that about once a week, I will look at my phone and there will be a bunch of new icons for different Apps. The first time it happened, I though my phone got hack somehow. Stll haven't figured out how to have that not happen.
ryano
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honestly. i wouldnt go just downloading a shit ton of apps. the obvious ones, yes: facebook, instagram, twitter, i blog, so i use blogger. those are the main ones.
after that, its all based on what you use.
Here's what i have on my homescreen:
instagram, camera, gallery, and a work tools folder.
the folder has: flashlight, calculator, a level, clock, calendar, spl meter, rta, and decibel.
i then have music, spotify, pandora and notepad.
and bottom row is phone, gmail, messages, facebook.
its all personal based. i dont use much of the widgets (which are the ginormous annoying blocks of cluttery shit).
my other pages are stuff such as, wells fargo, paypall, credit card, square, linkedin, google voice.
as well as my airlines i fly, southwest and united. oh and yelp.
my only other page is a "random page", with photogrid, sound hound, youtube, craiglist, fb messenger, google maps, and the toggle switches to turn on my wireless internet antenna, and gps antenna.
i honestly am not amused by any games and have zero games on my phone.. my phone is a tool and mostly work related apps.
after that, its all based on what you use.
Here's what i have on my homescreen:
instagram, camera, gallery, and a work tools folder.
the folder has: flashlight, calculator, a level, clock, calendar, spl meter, rta, and decibel.
i then have music, spotify, pandora and notepad.
and bottom row is phone, gmail, messages, facebook.
its all personal based. i dont use much of the widgets (which are the ginormous annoying blocks of cluttery shit).
my other pages are stuff such as, wells fargo, paypall, credit card, square, linkedin, google voice.
as well as my airlines i fly, southwest and united. oh and yelp.
my only other page is a "random page", with photogrid, sound hound, youtube, craiglist, fb messenger, google maps, and the toggle switches to turn on my wireless internet antenna, and gps antenna.
i honestly am not amused by any games and have zero games on my phone.. my phone is a tool and mostly work related apps.
TheSteezyKoala
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If you like pokemon and mario and stuff get the app Gameboid. You have to search "gameboid apk" on google and download it. Then search google for "gameboid roms" and download whichever game you want. I've spent endless hours playing pokemon
