# Official Android thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 28, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430 "2009-10-28T08:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/281 "2009-12-02T16:53:39Z")
> [@Oaks3](#): > > Question… when you want to purchase an app and it says $1.00. Are you paying $1 every month, or $1 total? $1 total and you pay through google checkout ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/282 "2009-12-03T06:17:41Z")
Just snagged a demo of this guy to see what all the hype is about, so far I give it a meh. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/283 "2009-12-03T13:14:48Z")
If anyone here hasn’t heard about it yet, you should DEFINITELY check out dolphin browser. Pinch to zoom was implemented and it’s pretty quick to boot. :tup: for my first 5 minutes of using it. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/284 "2009-12-03T13:19:19Z")
hmm I will have to check that out ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/285 "2009-12-03T13:26:24Z")
Thank god for google. I just bought my first useful app on the Palm pre: google voice with visual voicemail. :facepalm wish I knew about the droid earlier. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/286 "2009-12-05T20:01:20Z")
go with verizon and get a droid or go with at&t and get an iphone? i’m fucking sick of shit sprint. and shit phone. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/287 "2009-12-05T20:59:55Z")
> [@dawn](#): > > go with verizon and get a droid > or go with at&t and get an iphone? > > i’m fucking sick of shit sprint. and shit phone. Are you a texter? if so the iPhone is shit for that. I own one and despite the crapload of apps and features, I think AT&T + no physical keyboard would persuade me to the droid. I have no experience with the droid phone but it seems better than the iphone IMO ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/288 "2009-12-06T08:11:59Z")
if you frequently use your phone for a flashlight i suggest you download the app called MotoTorch LED. it turns on your camera LED’s to use as a flashlight, very useful ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/289 "2009-12-06T08:53:02Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > Are you a texter? if so the iPhone is shit for that. I own one and despite the crapload of apps and features, I think AT&T + no physical keyboard would persuade me to the droid. I have no experience with the droid phone but it seems better than the iphone IMO everyone with the droid says the external keyboard sucks, and the touch screen is the way to go the iphone’s touch screen is WAY more accurate than the droid. I don’t even expand web pages to click tiny links and its right on the money. I can text MUCH faster on the iphone than the droid ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/290 "2009-12-06T08:59:00Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > everyone with the droid says the external keyboard sucks, and the touch screen is the way to go > > the iphone’s touch screen is WAY more accurate than the droid. I don’t even expand web pages to click tiny links and its right on the money. I can text MUCH faster on the iphone than the droid must be a getting used to thing…I’m starting to get more accurate with the keyboard but I still like my env2 keyboard better. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/291 "2009-12-06T09:10:28Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > everyone with the droid says the external keyboard sucks, and the touch screen is the way to go > > the iphone’s touch screen is WAY more accurate than the droid. I don’t even expand web pages to click tiny links and its right on the money. I can text MUCH faster on the iphone than the droid i cant stand the touch screen keyboard on the droid so i only use the physical one and i have gotten use to it and can type faster on it that the touch screen one because half the time it does not type what i want unless i type extremely slow yes i agree you can type faster on iphone ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/292 "2009-12-06T15:17:28Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > everyone with the droid says the external keyboard sucks, and the touch screen is the way to go > > the iphone’s touch screen is WAY more accurate than the droid. I don’t even expand web pages to click tiny links and its right on the money. I can text MUCH faster on the iphone than the droid no one asked… but same with the pre. The using the keyboard is actually slower than using a conventional phone with T9 or something. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/293 "2009-12-06T16:12:37Z")
well i have an ipod touch and i feel like i have gorilla hands when i try and IM on that thing. ugh. i really liked the fact that the droid had a keyboard. i guess i’ll have to go try one out. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/294 "2009-12-06T16:40:39Z")
The droid slide out keyboard is worthless… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/295 "2009-12-06T18:11:43Z")
Multitouch keyboard would make the stood WAY better ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/296 "2009-12-07T08:03:07Z")
Robo Defender is a game which I’ve been spending wayyy too much time playing 🙂 Dolphin Browser isn’t half bad. edit: I use the slide-out keys maybe 20% of the time ---
**Author:** ![Cleck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@Cleck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cleck)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/297 "2009-12-07T10:14:39Z")
> [@Tunerfreak](#): > > if you frequently use your phone for a flashlight i suggest you download the app called MotoTorch LED. it turns on your camera LED’s to use as a flashlight, very useful Any diff/better/worse than the Flashlight app I keep hearing everyone saying to download? My brother got this a little bit ago…bastard. He says when he comes home I can check it out. I guess it’ll be good to check out, better than the display/demo one. Still, I can’t wait til my upgrade, aaaaaaaaaaaaah. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/298 "2009-12-07T16:39:11Z")
New update came out today, seems to solve some issues but not all ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/299 "2009-12-07T18:04:50Z")
has anyone gotten the update yet? Nothing yet here ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/300 "2009-12-07T18:25:04Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > has anyone gotten the update yet? Nothing yet here yeah got it around 3 but my gf didnt get it yet so i dont know. it fixed my wifi problem touch screen keyboard seems a little better, different lock screen, some widgets have the ability to change color, camera seems quicker thats all i found so far, i still have some problems though, phone still does the random shut off thing [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=14) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=16)