Droid X actually has a pretty good battery life if you ask me but for those of you who want to extend your battery life, here’s some cheap fixes for you:
First, you can get additional OEM Motorola battery ($6.29 on Amazon). You can also get a standalone
One of our readers asked me today if it’s possible to get a new Droid 2 or Droid Incredible and switch it back and forth from his Droid X.
Let me tell you that it IS possible even though Verizon doesn’t use SIM cards.
Verizon is based on CDMA, meaning it uses ESN numbers, which you can switch to another phone without signing up for a new 2 year contract online at VerizonWireless.com.
However, if you haven’t gotten your Droid X rebate YET, DON’T SWITCH as you will lose your rebate. Part of the rebate conditions are that your ESN number on the Dro
For those of you who want to edit/clip videos you took with the Droid X, Ann shows us how to do it. This isn’t full video editing by any means but then again you’d probably want to never edit videos on your phone anyways other than clipping it.
Tired of the same old Droid X theme? For those of you who have a rooted Droid X, you might want to hit up this cool NexTheme, which gives your Droid X a whole different look.
To install, download this file.
Unzip into a folder called nextheme in your SD Card.
Then do at shell:
su mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system cp /sdcard/nextheme/framework-res.apk /system/framework/ reboFor those of you who want to put your own personal 9-dot security slide lock on your Droid X, simply head to Settings->Location & Security->Security Lock and set your new pattern. You can also download an app called WidgetLocket, which costs money but might all be worth it if you are serious about securing your Droid X and don’t want others snooping up on you.
Of course, if you never lose your phone like me (knock on wood!), you are probably better off having no security on your Droid X, it’s rather annoying to unlock your Droid X every 5 minutes.
For those of you still use Microsoft Exchange, our recommendation is to actually forward all your e-mails to GMail and start using GMail to make your life better and awesome but if you must keep using it, Motorola is offering free TouchDown app that will allow you to keep using ActiveSync to keep your data synced on your Droid X.
To request a TouchDown license from Motorola, please send an e-mail to level3@mailwc.custhelp.com, and include the following information. Your email address Your name (for validation purposes) Your Droid X cell number (for validation purposes) Your D
Quick Tip: For those of you who don’t own a Droid X dock but want to use features of the Droid X dock mode, you can download the DockService app to put your Droid X into Dock Mode manually.
This is a dirty, little secret that most Android users know and probably won’t last forever but if you want to download free Droid X apps, all you gotta go is google “appiwant.apk” on your Droid X, download it and install it. (replace “appiwant” with the app name!)
Now, the only catch is that sometimes it may not work because of compatibility but sometimes you will be able to get paid apps for free.
But is this ethical? Probably not and Google is already setting up measures to protect the paid app developers, which should be fully deployed by en
For those of you who want to change “This Phone Belongs to…” screen on the Droid X, here’s how to do it:
Open the launch menu and go to the Antivirus app. At the apps home screen press the menu touch button.
Then go Settings->Remote Management->Lost Message (you have to enable the lost message 1st though)> Text Before
Then enter your name.
Thanks to user bull6599 at Droid X Forum!
For those of you who don’t want to be locked in for 2 years since new smartphones are being introduced like every 6 months, it makes no sense to get 2 year contracts if you plan on changing/upgrading your phone often like me.
Luckily, Verizon actually offers a really great 1 year contract at just $269.99, just $70 more than the $199.99 price with 2 year contract.
If you ask me, I would always opt for the 1 year contract since that means I can get a new phone next year without being locked in or paying full price for a new one.
But I believe this deal only
