Your phone home screen + top apps
Probably - the "Me" tile uses your Facebook profile picture by default.Sput wrote:Do you have a photo of yourself on your home screen?martindtanderson wrote:Here is mine - Beware its a very tall image
If you have unread notifications from the various supported social networks, they'll appear there instead (e.g. "So-and-so commented on your Status Update").
Oh dear, I've already fallen out of love with my new phone. Texts aren't sending to specific people. Only specific people, and although this was temporarily fixed when they texted me first, now it's stopped again.
Shall have to go and visit O2 tomorrow, and get them to sort it out.
Shall have to go and visit O2 tomorrow, and get them to sort it out.
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martindtanderson
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This is correct. It is the "Me" tile. It takes you to these screens...dosxuk wrote:Probably - the "Me" tile uses your Facebook profile picture by default.Sput wrote:Do you have a photo of yourself on your home screen?martindtanderson wrote:Here is mine - Beware its a very tall image
If you have unread notifications from the various supported social networks, they'll appear there instead (e.g. "So-and-so commented on your Status Update").
Ok, I'll play.
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martindtanderson
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Nice to see another Metro fan on here (presuming you are not being forced to use Windows Phonelukey wrote:Ok, I'll play.
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tillyoshea
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My Top Apps for my Motorola Atrix, an Android handset, in no particular order.
Opera Mini - Despite native browsers improving signficiantly and 3G mobile connections become more reliable, I still find that all too often the connection drops to 2G and for these situations Opera Mini is essential. As well as the web browser, it also features a simple Facebook client amongst other things, to allow you to stay relatively well connected over a slow connection. It astounds me that app developers have become so sloppy that even simple text-based information like status updates to Facebook and train times when using 'real' apps cannot load in an acceptable timeframe without a 3G or wifi connection but there we are, that's what Opera Mini is for.
Pansi SMS - I have tried many times, but I just cannot get on with conversation based texting and that's all my phone supports out of the box. I want a traditional client with an outbox and an inbox, and Pansi does this very well. It can also surpress the native messaging client's notifications so you don't get double-text alerts.
Erricom AccessToGo - One of many RDP clients that exists for Android, but this delivers exceptionally good perfomance and allows me to control my desktop machine wherever I am.
National Rail Enquiries - Recently launched an Android app. Doesn't really do anything the mobile website didn't already do but does Has a rather nifty feature where it will use GPS to locate the nearest station to you to save you having to type the name in for a place you are at.
GenPlusDroid - a Sega Master System emulator. On my phone I also have every SMS game ever released (which took up a princely 68MB of space). The low res 80's-technology graphics and the bright saturated colours actually look pretty amazing on a small screen with LED backlighting and the huge library along with tools the real hardware didn't have (like being able to save games) makes this a great time filler
Beyond Tetris - Well you just have to have a tetris game, don't ya?
ES File Explorer - A much better file manager than the Android stock. Can also access Windows shares over wifi, so you can easily transfer files wireless between the phone and a PC (Motorola do provide a web interface which does the same thing, but it's insanely slow unless you use USB).
London - Seriously, that's all it's called. It's actually just a tube map app. Nothing makes you a target of ridicule in London more than looking like a tourist crowding round the maps in stations or studying your pocket map trying to work out where to go. With an app you can casually walk around as if you're merely reading a text. No one else need know! It can also locate where you are via GPS so you can save the step of first finding our where you are before looking at where you want to get to.
Opera Mini - Despite native browsers improving signficiantly and 3G mobile connections become more reliable, I still find that all too often the connection drops to 2G and for these situations Opera Mini is essential. As well as the web browser, it also features a simple Facebook client amongst other things, to allow you to stay relatively well connected over a slow connection. It astounds me that app developers have become so sloppy that even simple text-based information like status updates to Facebook and train times when using 'real' apps cannot load in an acceptable timeframe without a 3G or wifi connection but there we are, that's what Opera Mini is for.
Pansi SMS - I have tried many times, but I just cannot get on with conversation based texting and that's all my phone supports out of the box. I want a traditional client with an outbox and an inbox, and Pansi does this very well. It can also surpress the native messaging client's notifications so you don't get double-text alerts.
Erricom AccessToGo - One of many RDP clients that exists for Android, but this delivers exceptionally good perfomance and allows me to control my desktop machine wherever I am.
National Rail Enquiries - Recently launched an Android app. Doesn't really do anything the mobile website didn't already do but does Has a rather nifty feature where it will use GPS to locate the nearest station to you to save you having to type the name in for a place you are at.
GenPlusDroid - a Sega Master System emulator. On my phone I also have every SMS game ever released (which took up a princely 68MB of space). The low res 80's-technology graphics and the bright saturated colours actually look pretty amazing on a small screen with LED backlighting and the huge library along with tools the real hardware didn't have (like being able to save games) makes this a great time filler
Beyond Tetris - Well you just have to have a tetris game, don't ya?
ES File Explorer - A much better file manager than the Android stock. Can also access Windows shares over wifi, so you can easily transfer files wireless between the phone and a PC (Motorola do provide a web interface which does the same thing, but it's insanely slow unless you use USB).
London - Seriously, that's all it's called. It's actually just a tube map app. Nothing makes you a target of ridicule in London more than looking like a tourist crowding round the maps in stations or studying your pocket map trying to work out where to go. With an app you can casually walk around as if you're merely reading a text. No one else need know! It can also locate where you are via GPS so you can save the step of first finding our where you are before looking at where you want to get to.
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Dr Lobster*
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i've got that, but i actually find the wonderful md.emu (a paid app, about 3 quid) to have much better emulation, especially with sound and some megadrive graphic effects. mega cd emulation is also coming and is partially functional. the free snes 9x ex (not available on the app store, download it from the website) is also very good and plays even starfox.cwathen wrote:GenPlusDroid - a Sega Master System emulator. On my phone I also have every SMS game ever released (which took up a princely 68MB of space). The low res 80's-technology graphics and the bright saturated colours actually look pretty amazing on a small screen with LED backlighting and the huge library along with tools the real hardware didn't have (like being able to save games) makes this a great time filler
another game i play on occasion is HyperQuiz... very, very addictive.
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all new Phil
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HELLO.lukey wrote:Ok, I'll play.
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martindtanderson
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LOL, that is a nice looking lad indeedall new Phil wrote:HELLO.lukey wrote:Ok, I'll play.
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