DROID Hints: The LONG Press and Menu Key

[Laurence5905]

the gold button (the camera button) will bring up the camera app if you long press it. keep it held down until the camera app appears.

Not for me....how weird....

Do you have any apps that use the camera button for something else? I'm thinking specifically of that VF Dialler thingy that uses the camera button to initiate voice-dialing. I'm certain there are other apps out there that might use the camera button for something else...

And, of course, try a reboot -- maybe that'll fix your problem.

 

[640k]

the gold button (the camera button) will bring up the camera app if you long press it. keep it held down until the camera app appears.

Not for me....how weird....

you must have an app that has reassigned the button or something. this is a default action. make sure you're pushing it all of the way down.

 

[snowman]

good stuff guts appreciate it, much

 

[jessicajo68]

To merge two contacts together: Select a contact. Menu key. "Edit contact". Menu key AGAIN. Select Join. Pick the contact to join it to. Done!

ok, that's handy as hell. i've got some idiot friends who don't use their real names in facebook, which creates stupid contacts.

thanks!

Ooh -- neato!! Thanks!!

Very, very useful! Thanks so much

 

[Guurzak]

If you slide open the keyboard while the phone is asleep/"off", it wakes up.

If you just start typing on the keyboard without being in a text entry field- for example from your home screen- it will automatically open a quick search window for you. This makes the default google search widget redundant for keyboard users.

 

[Finnstang]

If you slide open the keyboard while the phone is asleep/"off", it wakes up.

If you just start typing on the keyboard without being in a text entry field- for example from your home screen- it will automatically open a quick search window for you. This makes the default google search widget redundant for keyboard users.

With the Search soft button at the bottom, I find the Google search widget to be pretty redundant anyway...and you can long press the Search soft key to bring up the voice search, which is what I do 99% of the time.

 

[qwopzxnm]

the gold button (the camera button) will bring up the camera app if you long press it. keep it held down until the camera app appears.

Not for me....how weird....

As others have said it could be another app using the button, but I've noticed on my Droid that the button almost seems to have two stages, and when I THINK I'm pressing and holding it, I'm really not.

 

[640k]

added a new one.

 

[Universal]

I've learned some good things in this thread. Thanks!

 

[DroidPDX]

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

Found something cool worth posting? Post it up!

How come the GMAIL option doesn't come up here? Just the regular mail option.

 

[640k]

it does for me. i don't use the default email app, so maybe it has something to do with that?

 

[Guurzak]

Ah ha! It's a long press on the search softkey, not on the widget! I was wondering why that didn't work for me. Thanks.!

 

[clwither]

Definitely did not know about the history

 

[garrett]

another one is if you have a application you want to uninstall long press on it in your application list/drawer drag it to the garbage can and hold it there until it says uninstall application. Then release and it will take you directly to the uninstall screen.

 

[cuskit]

another one is if you have a application you want to uninstall long press on it in your application list/drawer drag it to the garbage can and hold it there until it says uninstall application. Then release and it will take you directly to the uninstall screen.

Now that's a new one for me! Just when you think you know it all.. Thanks for that one!

cuskit