I’ve had my Android Developers Phone almost since they first came out, so I’ve been carrying around my G1 for approximately 7 months now, which is longer than I can say I’ve carried many relationships. Now that I’ve reached this somewhat milestone, I’d like to share a few things with you, the fellow Android user, or potential Android device purchaser that will make your life with Android a good one.
- Don’t yank the data cord while the phone is mounted!
- I’ve done this a few times before. I’ll be transferring music, or some other large file or collection of files and leave the phone connected to my computer. In comes a call and in my haste to answer, YANK!. Oops. Sometimes its fine. Others you will be greeted with a friendly “Damaged SD card” notification. At this point you have no recourse but to format the poor SD card (after backing up your data first, of course!)
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- Pictures are best taken in full light and focused…
- One thing I wish I had on my G1 was a LED flash. That would make those nighttime pictures come out so much better. How else am I supposed to capture embarrassing pictures of my friends? Oh well. Newer Android models are coming out with that (see the Xperia, which should be available in the Americas by Christmas) and much more…
- To make sure you catch your subjects ‘in the act’ be sure to ‘half-press’ the camera button to autofocus the camera.
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Can you see the third person in this picture? Neither can I. Go-go-gadget flash anyone?
- Seek Less, Search More
- C’mon people… its a Google Phone. What’s Google best at? Searching. On the G1 you can use the search key (it looks like a magnifying glass) to pull up Google search, and some application specific searching, including contact searching.
Remarks
Overall, I am very pleased with this phone. For a first generation release of a product it has done very well. This phone is a warrior! I’ve put it through more abuse than any electronic should ever have to go through. I’ve dropped the phone on a crowded club dance floor, watched it slide halfway down a hallway after I dropped it while running one day, and awoken to the phone sitting on a wet windowsill, all to find that the phone is still in perfect operating condition, and looks almost new…
