New Droid 2 Owner, Woot!

[Knappma]

Hello everyone!
Just got my first Android phone, the Droid 2 and I'm completely psyched to read as much as I can here to really learn how to use it and customize it.


Mike,
AKA Knappma :motdroidhoriz:

 

[hookbill]

Hello everyone!
Just got my first Android phone, the Droid 2 and I'm completely psyched to read as much as I can here to really learn how to use it and customize it.


Mike,
AKA Knappma :motdroidhoriz:

:welcome: to the Droid Forums. It's great as a stock phone too, I trashed most of the blurware.

If you need to find something let us know. We will point you in the right direction.

 

[Knappma]

I was actually going to start reading about that. I've never owned any droid before this. IN fact I've never really even played with one, so I don't know the real difference between "stock" android 2.2 and what Motoblur has changed. Is there a thread that lists the differences or should I just google it? WHat are the real advantages of killing blur?

 

[Knappma]

Oh, and thank you for the welcome!

 

[hookbill]

I was actually going to start reading about that. I've never owned any droid before this. IN fact I've never really even played with one, so I don't know the real difference between "stock" android 2.2 and what Motoblur has changed. Is there a thread that lists the differences or should I just google it? WHat are the real advantages of killing blur?

Well, quite honestly when I got the D2 I really wan't aware of what the Blur was. I just saw it as a bunch of garbage I didn't want on my homes screens and deleted it.

I suppose someone else might take a different view. I just preferred having my home screens set up with my live wallpaper and Beautiful Widgets.

 

[Knappma]

Gotcha. I guess I just have a lot to learn about these. What widgets do you use the most/ are your favs?

 

[christim]

The bloat takes up space but if you have space that doesn't matter. You can also try installing Launcher Pro or ADW from the market for a different experience on your phone. They manage your desktop and icons, are free, and you don't have to root your phone to do so.

 

[Knappma]

Launcher Pro and ADW... cool I'll go take a look at those. Thanks for the info! Already really liking this forum. Nice to know you can still be a "noob" at something and get help.

 

[christim]

Launcher Pro and ADW... cool I'll go take a look at those. Thanks for the info! Already really liking this forum. Nice to know you can still be a "noob" at something and get help.

With all the software, tools, and other goodies coming out for our phones constantly, I find that even after owning my Droid1 for almost a year now I'm still a noob in many areas of phone knowledge. There are so many areas you can dig deep into and learn.

You'll see