Hi Al, I still like AnyCut for activity shortcuts (like direct calls to a specific person, etc). Does iPhone have this capability?
On Jan 20, 2:07 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I've just discovered you can long press on the apps menu and drag > app icons to the home screen to create shortcuts so you don't need > AnyCut.... guess one day I should read the manual :). > > > > Al Sutton wrote: > > From the home screens the G1 at best matches the iPhone on clicks to > > start something (if there is a shortcut on the G1 home screen), but most > > things (including many of the built-in apps) require two clicks, and > > without installing third party apps there is no way to reduce that. > > > I would have thought some of the core smart-phone functionality > > (Calendar, Camera, Messaging, Email, GMail, and IM) would have had > > shortcuts on the home screen. As it is I've used AnyCut to put the first > > three down the left hand side of the screen and the last three down the > > right, so I end up with a U shape of shortcuts giving access the major > > functionality with a single tap. > > > I can understand that a sparse home screen may look inviting, but for > > day to day use having a default of one tap to start would really help a > > lot of users. > > > Al. > > > mike quinn wrote: > > >> Thanks for the review. > > >> Never having used an iPhone I never had an issue with the feel of the G1. > > >> On 20 Jan 2009, 4:19 AM, "Muthu Ramadoss" > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >> Incognito, > > >> Thanks for Sharing. Appreciated. > > >> take care, > >> Muthu Ramadoss. > > >> http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914 > >> http://androidrocks.in- Android Consulting. > > >> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:23 PM, incognito <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Just got my G1 o... > > -- > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
