Tips and Tricks.

[AnneDroid]

How to Send a Video

[video=youtube;MLUmLnMHAJM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUmLnMHAJM&feature=channel]YouTube - Motorola Droid Video Tip - Send Video Via E Mail[/video]

 

[AnneDroid]

How to Set an MP3 as a Ringtone for a Contact

[video=youtube;yBgeKCdeRH0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBgeKCdeRH0&feature=channel"]YouTube - Motorola Droid Video Tip - Set MP3 As Ringtone For Contact[/video]

 

[AnneDroid]

The DroidForums STOCK Solutions Thread!

The following solutions are for those of you who have stock phones. We like to think of it as a survival guide and hope it will make your transition to the Droid a little easier. These are the questions we see over and over and thought it would be a good idea to put the resolutions all in one place.

 

[AnneDroid]

EMAIL SET UP

EMAIL SETUP FOR POP3 ACCOUNTS: HOTMAIL, WINDOWS LIVE POP3:

1. From the home screen, pull up the applications tab (at the bottom of the screen)
2. Touch Mail
3. Touch Manual Setup at the bottom left corner
4. In the incoming server settings, enter the details as follows:
Username: [email protected] (enter your complete hotmail address)
Password: enter your hotmail password
POP3 server: pop3.live.com
Port: 995
Security type: SSL
5. Touch Next to continue to SMTP Server Settings and enter the details as follows:
SMTP server: smtp.live.com
Port: 587
Security type: TLS (and check mark “Require sign-in”)
Username: [email protected] (enter your complete hotmail address again)
Password: enter your hotmail password again
6. Touch Next
7. Fill out your personal information (Name etc.)
(If you are having problems be sure that WiFi is turned OFF then try again)


HOW TO SET UP YAHOO! IMAP EMAIL:

This does not require Yahoo! Plus Mail, the paid service of Yahoo! mail.
1. From the home screen, pull up the applications tab (at the bottom of the screen)
2. Touch Email
3. Touch Manual Setup at the bottom left corner
- Select the IMAP option
4. In the incoming server settings, enter the details as follows:
Username: [email protected] (enter your complete yahoo email address)
Password: enter your yahoo password
IMAP Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 143
Security Type: None
IMAP Path Prefix: leave blank
5. Touch next to continue to SMTP Server Settings and enter the details as follows:
SMTP: smtp.mobile.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 587
Security Type: None (Checkmark “required sign-in”)
Username: [email protected] (enter your complete yahoo email address again)
Password: enter your yahoo email password again
6. Touch Next
7. Fill out your personal information (Name etc.)
(If you are having problems be sure that WiFi is OFF then try again)

HOW TO SET UP YAHOO! EMAIL in VERSION 2.1:

If you just supply your ID and password the following settings are used with 2.1

Incoming:
IMAP server: android.imap.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 993
Security type: SSL

Outgoing:
SMTP server: android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465
Security type: SSL
Require sign-in

(DROID ERIS) YAHOO! MAIL SET UP:

1) Create a new mail shortcut
2) Open new mail shortcut
3) Press Menu button, select More > New Account
4) Select Other (POP3/IMAP)
5) Press Manual setup
Incoming Settings:
6) Under Protocol drop down select IMAP
7) Email Address- enter your email address (remember to shrink the keyboard to see all items)
8) Username - same as your email address
9) Password- your account password
10)IMAP server- imap.mail.yahoo.com
11)Security type- None
12)Server port- 143
13) check login required
14) press Next
Outgoing Server Settings:
15)Username- same as your email
16)password- your password
17)SMTP Server- smtp.mobile.mail.yahoo.com
18) Security type- None
19) Server Port- 587
20) press Next
21) Account name- use your email address
22) Your Name- use your email address
23) Check option to make this my default mail account (If that is what you want.)
24) Press Finish setup

If you make a mistake, you can arrow back to correct. If you have a current account created that is not working, open it and press Menu > More > Settings > Account settings > Edit account, then Create > Next, then continue from #6 above.

 

[AnneDroid]

GOOGLE EMAIL, CALENDAR, CONTACTS


HOW TO SETUP GMAIL TO CHECK YOUR POP3 ACCOUNTS:

1. Log into GMAIL from a computer. You can perform these steps from the Droid's browser, but they're a little different and can be difficult to manage. So performing these steps from the PC is the easiest solution.
2. Click on the Settings link in the upper right.
3. Click on the "Accounts and Import" tab.
4. Under the "check mail using POP3" section, click the "add POP3 email account" button.
5. Enter your POP3 account's email address in the "email address" line provided in the popup window and click Next Step.
6. Enter your username and password for this account. Google will attempt to automatically fill in your POP3 settings for this account. If you do not know these settings, you can try proceeding with what has been filled out. Sometimes a quick Google search will help you to identify what they are (search for your account's POP3 settings; ie: aol.com POP3 settings).
7. While still on this window, we recommend selecting "label incoming messages" and then label them the email address for the account that you're adding. By doing so, you will create a folder (label) for each account that you add and when you receive mail on your Droid, you will know where it has originated from. If you select "archive incoming messages” (skip the Inbox), they'll still go to the label you created, but you won't get notified when the messages arrive on your Droid, because it's not hitting your inbox.
8. Click Add Account.

You can also RETURN messages THROUGH those accounts, so it appears as if you're using, say, Outlook (or some fancy email client) instead of just checking your mail with GMAIL.

1. Under the "send mail as" section, click the "send mail from another account" button.
2. In the popup window, type the name you wish to be associated with the POP3 account and the email address and then click "next step".
3. Select the "send mail through (yourdomain.com) SMTP servers. Doing so will prevent messages showing "[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]" when replying to messages.
4. Enter your SMTP server information (use the information from the steps that you took to setup your POP3 account). You must make sure that you have the correct port number. Enter your username and password and select SSL if required (again, you can usually verify this information with a Google search).
5. Click "Add Account".

If you HAVE to originate emails from your old email account, but you still want to use this method, you can set that "other" email account as your default:

1. From GMAIL click the Settings link.
2. Select the Accounts and Import tab.
3. Under the Send Mail as section, select which account you want to be your default and all of your mail will originate from that account

HOW TO RESOLVE GOOGLE DUPLICATE CONTACTS:

1. Log into your Gmail account using your ID and password.
2. Click "Contacts" on the side of your email account and click the "Contact" list you want to delete duplicate contacts from. You can also select "All Contacts" to view all your Gmail contacts.
3. Place a check on the duplicate contacts. For example, if you have two contacts titled "John Peterson," select both of them.
4. Click "Merge Contacts" on the right panel of the contacts list. The duplicate contacts are merged into one contact that you can still use.

GOOGLE CALENDAR SYNC:

For a great explanation of the Google calendar sync functionality, go to this thread written by 640k, one of our moderators:

DROID Hints: Google Calendar Sync


HOW TO IMPORT OR ADD CONTACTS AND LIST BY LAST NAME:

Contact list by last name

Export contacts from Gmail

1. Sign in to Gmail.
2. Click Contacts along the side of any Gmail page.
3. Click Export at the top of your Contacts list.
4. Choose whether to export all contacts or only one group.
5. Select the format in which you'd like to export your contacts' information.
6. Click Export.
7. Choose Save to Disk then click OK.
8. Select a location to save your file, and click 'OK.'

Change the column headers so first name is last name and last name is first name

(skip step if you just want to import the contacts as is)


You can import your address books (from Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo!, orkut, and other services) into Gmail.

1. First, you'll need to format your contacts as a CSV file -- often times, address books exported from other mail providers are already formatted as CSV files. You can also create your own CSV file.
2. Once you have a CSV file with all your contacts' information, import the file and transfer your contacts to Gmail. Note that you can only import up to 3000 contacts at a time. If you have more than 3000 contacts, you'll need to create multiple CSV files to upload.

Import into Gmail

1. Sign in to Gmail.
2. Click Contacts (located below your list of views) on any Gmail page.
3. Click Import in the top portion of the Contact Manager.
4. Click the Browse... or Choose File button and locate the CSV file you'd like to upload.
5. Select the file and click the Import button.

Steps taken from the following 3 links:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...n&answer=24911
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...en&answer=8301
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...y?answer=14024

 

[AnneDroid]

HOW TO IMPROVE CALL QUALITY AND OTHER PHONE TRICKS:

HOW TO UPDATE YOUR PRLs:

To improve call quality, you may want to update your PRLs, you do this by dialing *228 and select Option 2.

1. Go to Menu > Settings > Call settings > and be sure to uncheck Voice privacy

2. Bring up your phone dial pad and dial ##program (##776-4726) and hit Send, then enter 000000 for the SPC password then select Option 4- VOCODE, change VOCODE from EVRC to EVRC-B and click APPLY, now back out to home screen and the phone will reboot.

HOW TO SET UP 1-TOUCH DIALING OR MESSAGING TO A CONTACT:

1. Go to the Home Screen.
2. Press and hold in an open space.
3. Touch Shortcuts.
4. Touch Direct dial for 1-touch dialing or Direct messaging for 1-touch messaging.

HOW TO STORE YOUR VOICEMAIL PASSWORD SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO ENTER IT EVERY TIME:

1. From the home screen, touch the Menu soft key (four lines located on the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Call Settings.
4. Touch Voicemail Settings.
5. Change the number to *86,,XXXX#
each , represents a pause
XXXX is your pin number
6. Now when you call your voicemail it will automatically enter your password for you.

HOW TO PROGRAM THE PHONE APPLICATION TO PAUSE:

Programming pauses into phone numbers

If you frequently call the same place, like your voicemail at work, and want to have it dial 555-555-5555 <pause while it says press 3 for phone directories> 3 <pause for 2 seconds while it says to enter your mailbox> 1234 <short pause as it tells you to enter pin> 0000 the following will work if you save it as the contact number, using commas as pauses:

555-555-5555,,,3,,1234,0000

 

[AnneDroid]

RINGTONES, MUSIC, AND VIDEOS:

HOW TO TRANSFER MUSIC OR VIDEO FILES BETWEEN THE DROID AND THE PC:

1. Connect the device to the computer with the USB cable
2. From the Droid home screen, pull down the Notification bar, located at the top of the screen (or you can also press the Menu Key on the front of your Droid and then select Notifications)
3. Select USB Connected
4. Select Mount
5. You can now explore the ‘Removable Disk’ that is now connected to your computer and create a music folder directly on the 16GB SD card in your phone. (For any accompanying artwork in JPEG format, rename the art file albumart.jpg and copy in the same folder as the music files.)
7. To further organize files, create a subfolder in the newly created music folder and copy desired music files into it.
8. Touch ‘Turn Off USB Storage’ on the Droid
9. Touch ‘Turn Off’
10. Disconnect the USB cable from the computer

(See also HOW TO ADD CUSTOM RINGTONES AND NOTIFICATIONS SOUNDS TO YOUR PHONE below to organize all of your media, if desired.)

HOW TO ADD CUSTOM RINGTONES AND NOTIFICATION SOUNDS TO YOUR PHONE:

1. Connect the device to the computer with the USB cable
2. From the Droid home screen, pull down the Notification bar, located at the top of the screen (or you can also press the Menu Key on the front of your Droid and then select Notifications)
3. Select USB Connected
4. Select Mount
5. From your computer explore the ‘Removable Disk’ which is actually your SD card.
6. Create a folder called Media directly on your SD card, and then create these subfolders inside the Media folder so you should see this structure when browsing the SD card:
Media/Audio (Located inside Media folder)
Media/Notifications (Located inside Audio folder)
Media/MP3s (Located inside Audio folder)
Media/Ringtones (Located inside Audio folder)
Media/Alarms (Located inside Audio folder)
Then just drop your files into the appropriate folder, and assign your personalized ringtones to contacts, email, and the alarm clock.

HOW TO SET YOUR PHONE RINGTONE – MOTOROLA DROID:

1. From the home screen, touch the Menu soft key (four lines located on the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Sound & display.
4. Touch Phone ringtone.
5. Touch the desired ringtone then touch OK.

HOW TO ADD A CUSTOM RINGTONE TO A CONTACT:

1. Go to the Home Screen.
2. Touch Contacts.
3. Select the contact you want to add the ringtone to.
4. Touch the Menu Key.
5. Touch Options.
6. Touch Ringtone and select the desired ringtone.


HOW TO SYNC iTUNES WITH YOUR DROID:

Full synchronization requires a 3rd party application which has Windows and Mac support.
1. Download and install doubleTwist.
2. Connect the device to the computer with the USB cable
3. From the Droid home screen, pull down the Notification bar, located at the top of the screen (or you can also press the Menu Key on the front of your Droid and then select Notifications)
4. Select USB Connected
5. Select Mount
6. Launch doubleTwist (it will launch automatically in Windows).
7. Set up your sync settings or just drag and drop media to your Droid.
8. doubleTwist will automatically convert your videos so that they play on your Droid.

IF SOME OF YOUR iTUNES ARE NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE DROID:

More than likely the music is DRM protected and the following is a simple video on how to determine which of your music files are effected from within the iTunes library:

[video=youtube;AyM5iJeuLQs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyM5iJeuLQs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyM5iJeuLQs[/video]

 

[AnneDroid]

TEXT MESSAGES:

HOW TO LOCK A TEXT MESSAGE:

1. From the home screen, touch messaging.
2. Open the thread (contact’s name) that you want to lock.
3. Press and hold the message.
4. Select ‘Lock message’ (a lock will appear next to the message if it’s locked).
5. To unlock the message press and hold the locked message and choose ‘Unlock message’.

HOW TO FORWARD A TEXT MESSAGE:

1. From the home screen, touch messaging.
2. Open the thread (contacts name) that you want to forward.
3. Press and hold the message.
4. Select ‘Forward’ from the list of options that will appear.

HOW TO DELETE A TEXT MESSAGE:

1. From the home screen, touch messaging.
2. Open the thread (contacts name) that you want to delete.
3. Press and hold the message.
4. Select ‘Delete message’ from the list of options that will appear.

HOW TO CUT/COPY AND PASTE TEXT:

1. To cut or copy text, touch and hold the desired text field. (Not all text fields support cut/copy.)
2. Touch the desired option: Cut all Cuts all text from the field, Copy all Copies all text from the field.
3. Touch and hold the desired target text field.
4. Touch Paste.

HOW TO ADD A PHONE NUMBER OR EMAILADDRESS THAT IS INCLUDED IN A TEXT TO YOUR CONTACTS:

1. Open the email or text with the included number/email address.
2. Press and hold the phone number or email address.
3. Touch Add to Contacts from the list of options that appears.

 

[AnneDroid]

MISCELLANEOUS DROID SETTINGS:

HOW TO CLEAR A DEFAULT:

1. Go to Settings
2. Click on Applications
3. Click Manage Applications
4. Hit Menu soft key
5. Choose Filter
6. Select All
7. Scroll through until you find the program in which you wish to clear the default
8. Click on it and below Cache there is a Launch by default where you can clear the defaults you have set for that app.


HOW TO ENABLE / DISABLE BLUETOOTH:

1. From the home screen, touch the Menu soft key (four lines located on the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Wireless & networks.
4. Touch Bluetooth settings.
5. Touch Bluetooth.
(Bluetooth is enabled if a green check mark is present.)


HOW TO CHANGE YOUR HOME PAGE:

1. From the home screen, touch the Menu soft key (four lines located on the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch Browser
3. Touch Menu
4. Touch More
5. Touch Settings
6. Touch Set Home Page
7. Enter the desired home page address then touch OK


HOW TO BRING UP THE QUICK LAUNCH OF THE 6 MOST USED APPLICATIONS:

Press and hold the Home button.


HOW TO STOP RUNNING APPLICATIONS (WITHOUT A TASK KILLER):

1. From the home screen, touch the Menu soft key (four lines located on the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Applications.
4. Touch Running services.
5. Touch the desired service.
6. Touch Stop.

HOW TO ADJUST THE BACKLIGHT:

1. From the home screen, touch the Menu soft key (four lines located on the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Sound & display.
4. Touch Brightness.
5. Adjust brightness as desired then touch OK. (If automatic brightness is desired, ensure Automatic brightness is checked.)


HOW TO ADJUST THE DATE AND TIME SETTINGS:

1. From the home screen, touch the Menu soft key (four lines located on the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Date & time.
4. To use network provided date & time values touch Automatic.
(Automatic date & time are enabled if a green check mark is present.)
5. Touch Set date.
6. Adjust date as desired then touch Set.
7. Touch Select time zone.
8. Touch the desired time zone.
9. Touch Set time.
10. Adjust time as desired then touch Set

HOW TO CHECK FOR SYSTEM UPDATES:

1. From the Home Screen, touch the Menu soft key (four lines located on the bottom of the screen).
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch About Phone.
4. Touch System updates.
5. Verify the system is up to date.
(If system is not up to date, touch Update.)


HOW TO TETHER VIA USB (using PDANET):

Required software:
USB Tether Software: http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php
USB Driver: Motorola USB Driver
Disclaimer: Please read your terms of agreement with your wireless provider prior to tethering your phone.
1. Install the PDANet software from June Fabris (see above). It will install the USB driver, if not, use the USB driver link above to install.
2. Connect your phone to the computer via the USB cable
3. Launch the PDANet software on your phone from the applications tab
4. Click on “Turn PDANet On”
5. On your PC go to the taskbar, right click the PDANet software and select Connect


MOTOROLA DROID FULL USER GUIDE:

DROID User Guide.pdf



HOW TO CONNECT PHONE TO PC WITHOUT USB:

Any way to beam camera photos to PC without USB connection?

There are a couple of solutions for this. RinTinTigger offers a way to mount your phone as a network drive: [HowTo] Wifi Mount your DROID

I just tried this and netdrive.com's free software won't work on my 64bit machine. 32 bit only.

Another free alternative is to spin up your phone as a web server using Phone Portal - Moto Phone Portal - Droid to PC Media Sync(and More) via WiFi

Websharing is another app worth checking out in the market. There is a free and a paid version

Looks like the solution used was "Picasa One Click Upload", a free market app.

If you have other solutions let me know and I'll add them here as alternatives.


HOW TO STOP DOUBLE NOTIFICATIONS HANDCENT TEXT MESSENGER:

Handcent and double message ?


HOW TO RESOLVE HELIX LAUNCHER - CONTINUOUS FORCE CLOSE POP-UPS

Helix Launcher locking up phone

After trying to navigate, in between a continuous stream of Force Close pop-up boxes, to uninstall the Helix his stock phone Norm2000 did the following:

So I followed instructions I found on the web to master reset - turn on while holding the slide-out keyboard 'X'; then scroll down a menu that comes up to master reset.

Since I had checked the box to backup my settings to my Google account (I had forgotten I did that), it was easy to re-setup the phone. In about 15 minutes, I was set back up again. I was afraid the Helix would fire back up but it didn't. It showed installed, but was not coming up by default (thankfully). I uninstalled it.


HOW TO RESOLVE OUT OF STORAGESPACE MEMORY ISSUE:

no room for apps.

1) Open Astro File Manager - free from the Market
2) Press the Menu key
3) Select Tools
4) Select "Application Manager/Backup"
5) Backup All Apps
6) Uninstalled all apps except Astro (if you uninstall Astro, you will have to download it again from the Market to continue)
7) From the backed-up apps column - reinstall all apps
The end result is all the downloaded install files are now stored on the card's memory storage instead of the phone's memory storage

 

[AnneDroid]

HOW TO RETURN A PAID APP TO THE MARKET:


You have 24 hours from the time of purchase (not download) to return an application purchased through Android Market for a full refund. You may only return a given application once; if you subsequently purchase the same app again, you may not return it a second time.



How to return an app:

• 1. From Market, visit the My Downloads page, and select the application you'd like to return.
  2. Applications that are eligible for return are marked with a 'Uninstall & Refund' button. Please note that after the 24-hour return period has expired, all sales are final.
  3. After 24 hours, selecting the "Uninstall" button will simply remove the application from your device.

Locate Refund:


When the seller refunds your order, your Google Checkout account should immediately reflect this change. Cancelled orders are automatically refunded. You can verify the refund has been finalized in your Google Checkout account. After an order is refunded, you may notice a pending authorization on your credit/debit card. The pending authorization will expire from your account in 1 to 14 business days. Contact your bank for details.


Retry Failed Refund:


Funds will automatically be returned to the credit/debit card used at the time of purchase. If your bank declines a refund from Google, you'll need to update your card or provide a new card to receive your refund; the money will automatically be returned to the new or updated card.
First, contact your bank to determine why a refund failed. Next, retry the refund by updating your declined credit/debit card, or add a new card to your Google Checkout account.

To add a new card to your Google Checkout account:

• 1. Sign in to your account at Google Checkout.
  2. Click Edit payment methods.
  3. Enter your credit/debit card details and billing address under Add a new payment method.
     Click Save.

To update an existing card, click Edit under the card information you would like to change. After you've made the desired updates, click Save.

When you add or update a card, you may see a temporary $1.00 line-item on your statement. The temporary line item will expire automatically, but it may take several days for the refund to appear on your statement. Specific turnaround times vary by card issuing bank. Please contact your bank for details.

 

[AnneDroid]

HOW TO USE THE LONG PRESS AND THE MENU KEY:

Thanks to moderator 640 k for these instructions:

If you don't know already, magical things can happen if you LONG PRESS buttons on the Droid and "hidden" menus will appear if you hit the Menu button (on either the keyboard or the screen).

But did you know if you long press the menu key, while the menu is open, you'll get a list of shortcuts to those items in the menu?

Here's a handy list of things that can be accomplished with a LONG PRESS or through finding menus you may have not known existed (feel free to contribute):

From anywhere:
LONG PRESS the home icon to bring up a list of the last six applications used.

In the Browser:
LONG PRESS the back button for a complete history of pages you've visited, most visited pages and your bookmarks. The same can be accomplished by hitting menu - bookmarks.

If you LONG PRESS the items in your history, another menu appears, allowing you to open the link in various ways, create a bookmark or delete it from history (handy).

From the Settings Menu (Home - Menu - Settings):
MENU brings up options of display "type" in Manage Applications, that will allow you to view only Downloaded apps, Running apps or All apps when Filter is selected. This can be handy for people who don't have or don't want other task management programs to force close apps.

From Any Contact:
Click their image and a speak bubble will appear with a list of options of how to communicate with that contact.

 

[AnneDroid]

HOW TO EXTEND YOUR BATTERY LIFE:


Things you should know about charging your battery.


New batteries are not fully charged. Plug the battery charger into your phone and an electrical outlet. Your phone might take several seconds to start charging the battery.


Tips:

It may take several charging cycles for your battery to reach optimum performance.
The battery charger shipped with this device is a high rate charger specifically designed for your DROID.

Other chargers might take longer to charge your battery, cause your calls to fail during charging, or cause your phone to continuously power cycle.


You can charge your phone via USB cable but this charging time will vary based on computer specifications.

If battery is low, your phone will not immediately power up when you connect it to a computer via USB. Depending on how low the battery is, it may take up to 30 minutes for the phone to get enough power to powerup.

There are two built in tools to assist you in optimizing battery life.


1. Power control widget

The Power Control Widget gives you a quick snapshot of some of the tools that may be draining your battery. The widget provides information on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Location (GPS),

Synchronization, and Display


To add the Power control widget:


From the home screen, touch Menu > Add > Widgets > Power Control


2. Battery Use Feature


The Battery Use feature provides you with a real time view of what features or applications are using the highest percentage of your battery. It also provides tips on modifying these features or applications.


To access Battery Use:


From the home screen, touch Menu > Settings > About Phone > Battery use

Tips to extend battery life:


Select a shorter backlight duration


Lower the display brightness


Use the AC adapter to charge your phone whenever possible


Turn Bluetooth off when not in use


Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use


Certain applications may be drawing excessive battery power. If you are experiencing shorter
battery life after downloading an application try uninstalling the application.


Close any third party applications running in the background


Playing music, videos and viewing images in your phone will affect your battery life.

General Battery use & safety

Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-branded batteries and chargers. The warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers.

Caution: Use of an unqualified battery or charger may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard. Improper battery use, or use of a damaged battery, may result in a fire, explosion, or other hazard.


Your battery can be charged without it being fully depleted, and can be charged every day if desired.


Battery usage by children should be supervised.


Important: Motorola mobile devices are designed to work best with qualified batteries. If you see a message on your display such as Invalid Battery, Invalid Charger or Unable to
Charge, take the following steps:

Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it bears a Motorola "Original Equipment" hologram;


If there is no hologram, the battery is not a qualified battery


If there is a hologram, replace the battery and retry charging it


If the message remains, contact a Motorola Authorized Service Center


New batteries or batteries stored for a long time may take more time to charge.


Charging precautions: When charging your battery, keep it near room temperature. Never expose batteries to temperatures below 0°C (32°F) or above 45°C (113°F) when charging.


Always take your mobile device with you when you leave your vehicle


When storing your battery, keep it in a cool, dry place.


It is normal over time for battery life to decrease, and for the battery to exhibit shorter runtime between charges or require more frequent or longer charging times. Motorola batteries are designed to last between 350-700 charge/discharge cycles at room temperature. This amounts to approximately a year to a year and a half of battery use for most people.


Avoid damage to battery and mobile device. Do not disassemble, open, crush, bend, deform, puncture, shred, or submerge the battery or mobile device. Avoid dropping the battery or mobile device, especially on a hard surface. If your battery or mobile device has been subjected to such damage, take it to a local service center before using. Do not attempt to dry it with an appliance or heat source, such as a hair dryer or microwave oven.


Use care when handling a charged battery-particularly when placing it inside a pocket, purse, or other container with metal objects. Contact with metal objects (such as jewelry, keys, beaded chains) could complete an electrical circuit (short circuit), causing the battery to become very hot, which could cause damage or injury.

 

[AnneDroid]

HOW TO USE THE KEYS ON THE PHONE:

Front Keys

Press Home (icon of a house) to close any menu or app and return to the home screen. In the home screen, press and hold Home to show the last few apps you used, then touch an app to open it.

Press Search (icon of a magnifying glass) for text search, or press and hold for voice search.

Press Menu (icon of four lines) to open menu options.

Press Back (icon of a curved arrow) to go back.

Power Key (Sleep & Wake Up)

To save your battery, prevent accidental taps, or when you want to wipe smudges off your touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing the Power button. (on the upper right corner of the Droid). To wake up the touchscreen, just press Power again, or open the keyboard on the phone.

To change how long your phone waits before the screen goes to sleep automatically, press Menu > Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.

Power key menu

Press and hold Power to open the power key menu, where you can turn off the phone (Power off), or turn Airplane mode or Silent mode on or off.

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HOW TO OPERATE THE DROID TOUCHSCREEN:

Here are some things to keep in mind regarding your touch screen:

Your phone has a capacitive touch screen which requires your skin to touch the screen. If you are using a screen protector your screen may not work as designed.

Changing the sensitivity of the screen is not currently supported.

To activate / deactivate your screen press the Power Key located on the top of the phone.

Your phone has a proximity sensor that disables the touch screen during a call (while near your face), or while in a pocket or case.

Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone.

Tap

To open an icon or option, tap it.

Tap & hold (LONG PRESS)

To move an icon or open special options, tap and hold an icon or other item, this is also commonly referred to as the LONG PRESS. The LONG PRESS brings up hidden menus and options and allows you to move icons around on the screen. If you LONG PRESS an icon and drag it to the bottom of the screen, you can delete it from that screen.

Drag

To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across the touchscreen.

Tip: When you drag or flick a list, a scroll bar appears on the right. Drag the scroll bar to move the list to a letter A - Z.

Flick

To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the touchscreen (drag quickly and release).

Tip: When you flick a long list, tap the screen to stop it from scrolling.

Pinch to Zoom (also referred to as Multi Touch)

Use pinch to zoom to get a closer look at maps or web pages. To zoom in, double-tap the screen OR with your thumb and index finger, expand to zoom. To zoom out, double tap the screen again OR pinch your thumb and index finger together.

 

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HOW TO TRANSFER FILES TO/FROM YOUR COMPUTER:

Transfer files to / from the computer:

1. Ensure that your SD card is inserted.

Note: If your SD card is not inserted, you will receive "Please insert a disk" when trying to access the phone. If your card is inserted correctly and is still not being recognized, you should try to format the card. If this is an issue, see next section below.

2. Connect your device to a computer using a data cable. (It is recommended to connect directly to the computer, not through a hub)

Go to Notifications (by touching the status bar at the top of the screen and dragging it down)

4. Touch the “USB connected” notification

5. Touch Mount

6. Use your computer interface to move files between your device and your computer.

Tip: On your PC your phone will appear under My Computer. For Mac your phone should appear on the desktop.

7. When you are done, go to Notifications and touch Turn off USB storage, then
disconnect the data cable from the device.


Notes:

Transfer files is supported on Windows, Linux and Apple Macintosh computers

If your Windows PC is asking for drivers, click here to obtain the Motorola Driver tool.

Looking for more transfer options, try downloading Motorola Media Link- www.motorola.com/medialink




HOW TO FORMAT YOUR SD CARD:

DROID - Format the SD Memory Card

If you are experiencing issues with your memory card being recognized, you may need to format your card.

To format the micro SD card:

Warning: All data on your memory card will be deleted.

1. Press the Menu key from the Home Screen

2. Touch Settings

3. Touch SD card & phone storage

4. Touch Unmount SD card

5. Touch Format SD card

6. Touch Erase everything to confirm