May 11
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Motorola Droid-Solution To Some More Of Your Queries!
Here we are addressing some more of the common and uncommon problems faced by Droid users all over the world
Question 11. When to know if you are having a problem with Launcher application?
a) When you press the Home button or when an application ends and the phone goes back to the Home screen, it takes a long time (5-10 secs) for the Android Launcher to put up the icons on the Home screen.
b) When you try to kill apps when with Advanced Task Killer Free and use the Startup Auditor application to stop the loading of many programs.
How to deal with it?
Answer 11- One can try to find a replacement launcher application at the best. There are several options available in the market. First try them out. If the delay in launcher still persists then go for factory rest. Most of the times, it helps to solve the problem.
The extreme most solution when nothing is working would be to root the Droid phone and install custom ROM on it.
Question 12. When going from an app back to the home screen, sometimes it can take up to a minute for all the Droid icons to pop up. Can TouchDown email app cause this problem?
Answer 12- TouchDown email application for Motorola Droid has been known to cause some trouble for its users in the recent past. It can even lead to a system reboot at times. As there are various touchdown email application versions available in the market, it becomes a tad difficult to narrow down the one which would b most suitable with your Droid settings. You can try out with the ‘exchange for Android ‘application from the market.
Also, check if you launcher android application is working fine or not.
Question 13. How to delete music from my Droid phone? Where to look if the song files present in the phone are not visible in the music folder?
Answer 13- To delete a song or any other kind of sound or music from your Motorola Droid, you need to open the music library on your phone and then remove the particular file from the folder without deleting it.
Here is a step by step instruction to delete music from your Droid phone
- Go to the list view given at the bottom left hand of your droid screen [ 3 horizontal lines]
- Here you can see the artist list, album list, song list etc.
- Just long hold on any of the song or an artist or album to get the delete option
- Select it and delete the desired file
In case you are not able to locate song files on your music folder, try rebooting the phone or wiping out the SD card and then follow the above mentioned steps.
Question 14. Why does Droid turn off by itself for no reason?
Answer 14- Several people have reported their Motorola Droid handsets turning off on their own at irregular times. If this is the case with you too then it can be either of the following cases
- Sometimes the battery doors come off from the Droid phones causing the phone to shut off on its own
- The antivirus software running your Droid might be interfering with the phone’s working
If your phone’s battery doors are locked and antivirus is running just fine then we would advise you to either go in for a factory reset [ Home screen-Menu-Settings-Privacy-Factory Data Reset] or exchange your phone for a new model from Motorola or Verizon.
Question 15. Why does web browser of the Droid force close all the time?
Answer 15- Try downloading a different web browser for your Droid phone instead of the default one. Perhaps it’s the fault in the browser for shutting down on its own. If the problem persists try factory data reset.
Question 16. What causes the sending of texts to the wrong person on Motorola Droid phones?
Answer 16- It has to be one the most annoying problems that a phone can suffer from. Many Droid users find their text going to the wrong person instead of the one they selected. The same is for the reception of texts. It would come for a particular number but showcase the name of an altogether different contact in the recipient space.
This is an internal error of the DEFAULT text messaging application on your phone. Try downloading HANDCENT application o your Motorola Droid mobile.
Reboot also works most of the times.
Since this particular problem is being experienced by quite a considerable number of Motorola Droid users, the company is offering refurbished phones in exchange [within the guaranteed period]
Question 17. Why does low memory storage keeps popping up on Droid mobile? It won’t let me move any apps or pictures or videos to the 16 GB memory card installed?
Answer 17- There might be certain unwanted applications stored in your Droid phone taking up all the memory. Try deleting them.
Also, look into the cache of certain heavy applications like fashion, entertainment, games or any such applications that provide update on daily basis. Often this leads to low memory space n your Droid phone.
To clear cache go to
Settings-Applications-Manage Applications-That Particular Application-Clear Cache
Now try transferring your data to the memory card!
Question 18. Is it common with Milestone phones that without touching the screen it will automatically start selecting applications or even sometimes makes calls?
Answer 18- You should send in your Droid Milestone for your repair. It can be the mechanical malfunction of screen and sliding connection.
Also, check whether your charger is original or not.
Question 19. Is there an application for manually rotating the screen of Droid X?
Answer 19- There is no application known till now that allows you to rotate your Droid screen manually. However, you can try to calibrate your compass and then try to turn the phone till compass turns green.
Also, there is an Auto Rotate widget available in the market that puts the button for auto rotate on/off right there on your home screen. This can help till a manual screen rotating application hits the market.
Question 20. Why does the LED light won’t go on after a text on Droid 2 mobile phone?
Answer 20- It so happens that sometimes while operating the phone, you accidentally check off the options for email notifications. This is the reason your green LED light won’t be flashing for text messages. Got to GMAIL, check whether the notifications tab is still checked or not.
Also, try taking out your battery for a minute or a factory reset if the problem continues.
