Stuff list for my EVO

SMOKE ARGYLE Crystal Skin is a great and cheap soft vinyl cover case $7.95 shipped.

Micro USB cables and car adapters from MonoPrice for around $2 each.

I am leaving the face unprotected for now. I love the smoothness. Hey, it is glass not plastic.

Removing Facebook Sync from Evo

Calendar:

Go to calander. click on a day, click menu, click more, then click "calendars" and deselect the Facebook option. (Voila, no more birthdays)

Hat Tip: Android Central

"People" Facebook annoying sync behavior is disabled in similar fashion.

My List of Android Apps (developing)

My Android apps on AppBrain

(the embed does not list all my apps)

Weather Bug (never liked it on PC but great on Android) (has radar of sorts but home entry only)
Radar Now (quick weather Radar at your location but need gps on)

WiFi Analyzer (gives graphic quality of wifi signals)

Drudge Easy (Android DrudgeReport) (super easy read)

Swype (keyboard) stupid beta keeps expiring - had to resort to PirateBay

Dolphin Browser but unconvinced of usefulness yet.

Google Maps & Street View (LifeHacker)

Google Voice (I still prefer the native Message app for SMS so far but all call GV)

FlightView works great

TuneIn Radio is great

Considering:

How to prolong lithium-based batteries

How to prolong lithium-based batteries: "A lithium-ion battery provides 300-500 discharge/charge cycles. The battery prefers a partial rather than a full discharge. Frequent full discharges should be avoided when possible. Instead, charge the battery more often or use a larger battery. There is no concern of memory when applying unscheduled charges.

Although lithium-ion is memory-free in terms of performance deterioration, batteries with fuel gauges exhibit what engineers refer to as 'digital memory'. Here is the reason: Short discharges with subsequent recharges do not provide the periodic calibration needed to synchronize the fuel gauge with the battery's state-of-charge. A deliberate full discharge and recharge every 30 charges corrects this problem. Letting the battery run down to the cut-off point in the equipment will do this. If ignored, the fuel gauge will become increasingly less accurate"

Comments: Some say to run your EVO battery to zero to "calibrate". Here is a somewhat official reference for doing it. My EVO has good battery life but I'm doing it once anyway. There is a caution to not do it more than once a month. If you can't trust "BatteryUniversity.com" who can you trust. Is that Ivy League?

EVO Froyo and Battery Life

I am seeing complaints about Froyo and battery life. It appeared true and somewhere I saw a hint to remove Advanced App Killer so I did it. I went through my list again and made sure wi-fi did not sleep, sync other than Google was turned off, etc. and my battery life is great. My idle time barely moves once I get around 70%. No, I am not watching movies. I am trying to run the battery to zero (for some reason) and it's going to be more than 24 hours of my normal use. Happy, happy.

Edit: I'm half way through day 2 and still 38%. Just using as phone and some email.

Rooting EVO with Froyo

[Program] Updated: 8-5-10: 1 Click SimpleRoot OTA 1.47.651.1 Edition - xda-developers: "If you amazingly got your EVO with 2.2 or flashed it, theres no way to root 2.2 as of YET!!!"

Follow the above site for availability on Froyo.

Ok it has been rooted. but I'm waiting for a simpler way to come along.

Unrevoked 3 appears ready for Froyo

Swype is a great way to type with on screen keyboard

Swype is a great way to "type" with an on screen keyboard. Even though EVO's keyboard is good, I still was one finger and slow. Swype changed all that. The guide above will help you install and use it. Some data fields are slow to recognize the cursor but the advantages far outweigh any inconvenience.

Swype is not a market app so installation takes a few different steps. I used the apk file from here. Trouble finding the file? Here is a direct link for now. updated 9-21-2010

This is one app I would buy if they start charging. It is still in beta so should get even better.

Try this link for a themed version (I have not tried).

EVO Wonderful - Battery Life Is Fine

Edit: Did 2.2 Froyo and Appkiller is not very effective anymore. Apps keep starting so battery life is suffering. I suppose I will need to root this thing eventually.

I have now had my EVO for a day and a half. It is fantastic. The OS is quick to super quick and silky smooth. I am surprised the EVO and Android is so much better than the Palm Pre and WebOS. The faster processor is part of it, but even though WebOS is good, Android is awesome. Navigation is a dream and adding/uninstalling apps. could not be easier. Everything it does is wow. The big screen makes EVO ultra usable.

I did the battery saving hints listed on the web and after 12 hours of using it as a phone, email and some playing around, I still have 72% battery. I can definitely live with that. Not to beat on Palm but my Pre had a tough time lasting the day sitting dormant on the coffee table.

The on screen keyboard is very responsive but I still prefer buttons. Oh well, the keyboard works well and I'll get used to it. Using this big boy with one hand while driving is life threatening. Maybe when I get used to it, I will stay out of oncoming traffic. Having the screen at 25% brightness in daylight to save battery didn't help. Hey, I'm still learning.

Finally I have a smart phone worth using.

Stuff to Start: (yes you have to turn stuff off when not using it)
Apps:

Advanced Task Killer (Froyo may not like this for battery life) I think it may be better to manually control things so you know what is happening. ATK make you "think" you are controlling things without really understanding. Anyway things simply started up again under Froyo.
Curvefish:

1. AutoSync OnOff
2. Brightness Level
3. GPS OnOff
4. SilentMode OnOff
5. Wi-Fi OnOff
6. BatteryLife