# new to droid... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 21, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079 "2010-08-21T18:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/1 "2010-08-21T18:00:00Z")
Just picked up a droid 2, i have been out of the loop as far as what phones can do now… thing is amazing. What are some cool things i should look into with this new phone? i get the immense feeling that i am wasting the power. also, one thing that would be nice is to be able to turn some of crap off, seems like i kill an app and it comes right back. any insight for this old timer would be great ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/2 "2010-08-21T18:13:55Z")
Enjoy the droid! See this thread for some app info: [http://www.shift518.com/showthread.php?t=19117&highlight=android](http://www.shift518.com/showthread.php?t=19117&highlight=android) ---
**Author:** ![crazybrew609](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crazybrew609/32/6319_2.png) [@crazybrew609](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crazybrew609)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/3 "2010-08-21T18:26:22Z")
press and hold the magnifying glass and then say a command into it (find butt sex, or Call Homo) and the phone will then do it. pretty cool ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/4 "2010-08-21T18:45:10Z")
> [@NYSpeed BBQ Cruise](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-bbq-cruise/34510/8): > > press and hold the magnifying glass and then say a command into it (find butt sex, or Call Homo) and the phone will then do it. pretty cool that is FIRE. ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/5 "2010-08-21T21:38:48Z")
Just play with it, search the market for hours experimenting with different apps. It took me 10 months to finally root my droid but if you get anxious check out [droidforums.net](http://droidforums.net). Tons of good information on there. ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/6 "2010-08-22T07:58:42Z")
guess i should have done some research, one of the reasons i got android was to root the thing, now i am reading that this droid 2 is like root proof… haha son of a bitch this phone has all kinds of crap running on it that i would love to kill ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/7 "2010-08-22T08:01:28Z")
> [@Looking for some action](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-some-action/34486/13): > > guess i should have done some research, one of the reasons i got android was to root the thing, now i am reading that this droid 2 is like root proof… haha son of a bitch this phone has all kinds of crap running on it that i would love to kill Its not root proof, itll be rooted very soon no doubt… but the bootloader is locked like the Droid X… So customs roms may be quite awhile before we see them ---
**Author:** ![imported\_ST4TUS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_st4tus/32/6290_2.png) [@imported\_ST4TUS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ST4TUS)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/8 "2010-08-22T08:07:05Z")
Get an auto-app killer You will save 50%+ battery life and all your memory ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/9 "2010-08-22T08:07:41Z")
yeah not root proof just more annoying i guess ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/10 "2010-08-22T08:09:12Z")
> [@Looking for some action](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-some-action/34486/14): > > Get an auto-app killer > You will save 50%+ battery life and all your memory searched apps i don’t see an auto app killer… i have an advanced app killer on here. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_ST4TUS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_st4tus/32/6290_2.png) [@imported\_ST4TUS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ST4TUS)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/11 "2010-08-22T08:22:15Z")
> [@1994 lt1 vett overheating issue](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1994-lt1-vett-overheating-issue/34522/6): > > searched apps i don’t see an auto app killer… i have an advanced app killer on here. I use Task Manager Auto-Kill. Set interval to kill, and block programs you don’t want closed ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-to-droid/254079/12 "2010-08-22T08:25:02Z")
> [@Looking for some action](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-some-action/34486/13): > > guess i should have done some research, one of the reasons i got android was to root the thing, now i am reading that this droid 2 is like root proof… haha son of a bitch this phone has all kinds of crap running on it that i would love to kill It will definitely be rooted, the phone is just new so like Shady said it might take a little time. It runs just as fast as a rooted droid out of the box, just no custom roms or anything yet.