Questions tagged [htc-droid-incredible]
For questions explicitly about the HTC Droid Incredible.
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Is there a way to make my HTC-Incredible phone use the optical joystick button to wake up?
I'm still adjusting from going from my iPod to an HTC Incredible phone.
One thing that is very non-intuitive for me is to press the power button when I want to "wake up the phone" after it has ...
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Is there a lock-screen that can unlock without swiping across screen
My father has an HTC Incredible, and a major source of frustration is that the Sense lock-screen uses a swipe gesture to unlock, which for some reason is very difficult for him, especially when trying ...
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Is it possible to only silence certain notifications?
I'm running Android 2.2 FroYo on an HTC Droid Incredible. When I go to bed, I want to turn off all notifications except for incoming phone calls, which I still want to receive. Is this possible, ...
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How can I get the new Google Talk on a Droid Incredible running 2.3.4?
I have the original Droid Incredible (hardware rev 0003) with the new Market. I just got the Gingerbread OTA but it didn't include the new Google Talk. I know I could manually install the new apk from ...
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How do I enable push notifications for Facebook for Android?
I'm currently running the latest stable release of CM7 for the HTC Droid Incredible and Facebook for Android 1.6.4 (released on 20 August). According to Facebook, push notifications are enabled for ...
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Does android, specifically the HTC Incredible, support headphone volume buttons?
Coming from the IPhone, I love being able to control my phone from my wired 3 button headphones. Center clicking to start/stop music or answer calls and using the 2 volume buttons to adjust the ...
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Can I create a WiFi hotspot using Incredible HTC phone?
I'd like to create a WiFi hotspot using my Incredible HTC phone. What software do I need to add to do this or can it be done with the built-in software?
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How do I determine which version of Android operating system my HTC incredible phone is running? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I check the OS version of an Android device?
How do I determine which version of Android operating system my HTC incredible phone is running? This is a Verizon phone.
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Can I tether a Motorola Xoom w/o 3G to my HTC incredible phone?
I am considering buying a Motorola Xoom and would like to tether it to my HTC incredible phone for internet when there is no Wi-Fi available. I've already successfully tethered my laptop using either ...
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What can cause a Droid Incredible to stop connecting to a PC via USB?
When I connect my phone to my laptop via USB, it is able to charge, but I am not able to mount it as a drive. Neither my computer nor my phone recognize that there is a device plugged in. This ...
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How do I clean up the "search people"/new message contact list?
I recently purchased a Droid Incredible, and linked it to my Google account. Now the list of contacts to choose from when creating a new message is huge (click the "contact" icon next to the To field ...
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How to remove pre-installed apps like Peep and Friend Stream from my HTC phone? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?
Is there an easy way to remove pre-installed apps on my HTC Droid Incredible?
Amazon MP3
Car Panel
City ID
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How to prevent VZW drive from mounting when I connect my HTC Incredible to USB
Since the Froyo upgrade, when I connect my HTC Incredible, with the USB settings set to "Charge Only" to my computer with a USB cable, the phone still mounts a CD type drive that will install HTC Sync ...
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Why do Seidio's battery charging instructions say to leave it charging after it's full?
I have an HTC Droid Incredible. I bought the "Seidio Innocell 1750 mAh Battery for HTC Droid Eris/Droid Incredible", and the instructions that come with it say...
In order to obtain the full ...
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Is it normal for Android System to be the top battery user?
Over the past couple of days, the battery usage of my new phone has been as follows:
34% - Android System
28% - Cell Standby
21% - Phone idle
10% - Display
03% - Google Goggles
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Does the HTC Droid Incredible Ship with Android 2.2 (Froyo)?
I am just now ordering the HTC Droid Incredible. Will it come with the 2.2 version of the OS already installed?
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Can I prevent the Android 2.2 browser from inserting "www" at the beginning of URLS?
I'm loving my Android phone (Incredible) but I cannot stand when the browser automatically inserts "www" at the beginning of any URL I'm trying to type. I am a web developer and work a lot with sub ...
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How do I hide contacts in HTC Sense?
How do I hide contacts that I sync from Google Contacts in the Sense? I removed them from My Contacts and filed them under an "Archived" group. I want to keep them, but not show up.
I can go to the ...
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Why do the buttons on my Incredible occasionally light up?
I've noticed that sometimes the four buttons at the bottom of my HTC Incredible sometimes light up for a couple seconds at a time, even when the phone is just sitting unused on my desk. Until now I'...
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What does it mean if my HTC Incredible's notification light flashes between green and amber?
I was driving today and my phone was in its holder. At the time, I was using it for GPS and Pandora, and it was plugged in using my car charger. At one point, the notification LED began to flash in ...
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Why does Pandora advance songs randomly?
I use Pandora a lot. Unfortunately, I've noticed that when using headphones at work it randomly skips songs very often. It might jump to the next track after just 30-90 seconds, etc.
It's very, very ...
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Rooting a regularly used Droid Incredible
I remember when I jailbroke an iPhone one time I had to use iTunes to restore the default system because there were a lot of applications installed on the phone already (which apparently increases the ...
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How can I decline the latest update?
The latest update for the HTC Incredible looks to be mostly bloatware and a few small fixes. I'd rather not update, but the constant reminders are super annoying. Is there anything I can do, or is my ...
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Can I change the time interval between flashes of the notification led on the HTC incredible?
I want to be able to change the time interval between flashes of the LED when I have a new notification. Is this possible on the HTC Incredible running 2.1 (eclair) or even on 2.2 (froyo)?
I don't ...
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Is there any way to crop widgets in HTC Sense?
I've seen people crop off part of a widget to make it take up less space. Is there any readily-available way to do this on an HTC phone with Sense (Droid Incredible, to be specific)?
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How do I quickly change the default action of a contact in the favorites widget?
I see no obvious way to change the default action of a contact that's added to the Favorites widget. I have to remove that contact from the Favorites group, and re-add that contact (which then prompts ...
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HTC Sense crashing often on Incredible since update to Froyo (Android 2.2)
Since I upgraded my Incredible to Android 2.2, Froyo, the HTC Sense UI has been crashing often, but always when I am in an app. In other words, sometimes when I exit an app, I see that the Sense ...
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On the android Incredible, is there any way to make a shortcut to the "All Photos" view?
The HTC photo-album takes up an entire screen; is there a way to make a shortcut, or is there a smaller widget or app, that would open up the all-photos view?
The easiest method I've found is to go ...
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