Tag Archives: android tips

Android tip: Don’t go crazy with background data fetching.

Posted on December 11, 2009 by slacy

It’s easy to install lots of great Android applications that end up eating up all your standby battery power refreshing. Big culprits are the FaceBook application, and any Twitter clients that you may be using.  When you install them, they … Continue reading →

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Android tip: Set your notification sounds to “Silent”

Posted on December 11, 2009 by slacy

I really like knowing when I get a new e-mail or calendar entry on my phone, but I get annoyed when my phone makes too much noise with notifications. My preferred setup is to enable notifications, but to set the … Continue reading →

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Android tip: Use GMail filters & labels to keep your inbox clean!

Posted on December 11, 2009 by slacy

One problem you might find if you send all your e-mail to your phone is that you’re constantly getting the “new e-mail” notification, and that means it becomes sort of useless, and you’ll begin to ignore your inbox (again). The … Continue reading →

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Android tip: Manage your contacts online via your Google account

Posted on December 10, 2009 by slacy

When you activated your Android phone, you had to provide a “Google Account” to sync it to.  Generally, this is an @gmail.com address, but could actually be any google-provided account, for example, if you use Google Apps for your Domain, … Continue reading →

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