I don't want to slide to answer a call or unlock phone

[hookbill]

It's been a while since this question was asked and I can't find any other info on it, so I'm bumping it.

Does anyone know of an app or some way around having to drag that slide to answer the phone?? I HATE that slide. When my phone rings, the slide refuses to slide and by the time it does, the caller has usually hung up. I'm hoping something new has come up since this was last replied to.

to the Forum. Glad you were able to find us.

There still is no app available for answering the phone. Just my opinion but it's one of the things that make a Droid, well, a Droid. I happen to like the swipe.

If you just got a Droid and you dislike it that much, may be that the Droid is not right for you.

[tranz]

That's right the Moto A855 "Droid" isn't perfect, or awfully close. You may need to keep phone shopping. Give the Eris and the Nexus both a pretty good look,

There is a Bluetooth phone accessory available that mounts on your steering wheel, and is pretty cool, but the A855 doesn't work properly with lots of Bluetooth devices. For all the "Droid does" advertising out there you'd think that our 3 parents were all really big on it, and supporting it,,,, but that's NOT the case. It's all just typical american marketing bull****.

There's a possibility that an update of the O.S. and native app's will come out and fix some stuff, but I don't give it much hope, and past experiences in December and January say it'll be pretty minimal and lame.

All that said, if anybody actually DOES use one of those steering wheel mounted Bluetooth phone accessories, or has a bluetooth headset that DOES work properly with their A855 Motorola "DROID", let us all know. Start a thread and tell us all specifically what device and model number, and as much else as you can!

[rharrisky]

Thanks for your answers! I've had my Droid for over a month and I am loving it! The slider works perfectly for unlocking the phone, but it just decides not to slide when the phone rings. I did download Lock 2.0 earlier and that slider is a dream. So I hope it works out.

And thanks for the welcome, hookbill. I apologize for jumping in without introducing myself. I work on a website (Answers.com) and talk to so many people online I didn't even think.

[Phillipsave]

With my bluetooth earpiece, an incoming call signals it, even if I haven't done a slide on the phone to open it; and I click on my bluetooth and can answer the call.

However, making a call out was a bit of a challenge, until I downloaded, for $4, Hoookbill's suggestion of the Voice Dialer HF. I still have to open the phone and click on the app, but at that point I can speak out the numbers and it will dial them for me.

[MotorolaDroid]

Nothing yet. Trust me I need this too.
For all you people on the safety bandwagon. Go read that article about how the new blue tooth law has not done anything to reduce accidents at all. I think your more likely to get in a crash driving a toyota than talking on your phone.

Anyways back on topic. to get rid of the lock screen in non calls download screenmode widget from the market it works great

[shady44]

I use a blueant bluetooth speaker device and can totally use it hands free with my phone. Answers and hangs up automatically. Works great.

[badass3000]

...get in a crash driving a toyota than talking on your phone...

Toyota; Moving Forward (wether you want to or not)

[shady44]

I use a blueant bluetooth speaker device and can totally use it hands free with my phone. Answers and hangs up automatically. Works great.

[dustyfeathers]

yeah i thought with a bluetooth you can just press the button on the side and it would pick up the call for you.

I have a Jawbone Icon and I just hit the button ON THE BLUETOOTH to answer the call. I don't have to touch my phone at all. This is just my experience though. You could answer it by sliding the 'answer' slide on the phone, but why bother?

[slinky]

The swipe SUCKS BIG TIME. WHY DID THEY DO THIS? Ever hear of an ANSWER BUTTON?

Half the time it takes me a second swipe to have it register. The first one may also be the phone "thinking" while the phone is ringing and it takes extra time to register. It sucks. One of the least favorite parts of the phone experience.