http://goo.gl/CRiM5
Last week, I sent a note to my team with some of my favorite tips and apps
for Nexus S, which features Android 2.3,
Gingerbread<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/introducing-nexus-s-with-gingerbread.html>.
A lot of Googlers liked it, so we thought some of you might enjoy it as
well. (Note: Many of the tips are specific to Android 2.3.)
*Tips*
- *Visual cue for scrolling*: When you are in a scrollable list (like
your Gmail inbox) and you reach the end of the list it shows an orange hue—a
visual cue that you can’t scroll anymore.
- *Notification bar icons (Wi-Fi, network coverage bars, etc.)*: Turn
green when you have an uninhibited connection to Google, white when you
don't. Hint: if you're in a hotel or airport using Wi-Fi, the bars won't
turn green until you launch the browser and get past the captive portal.
- *Voice actions*: Tell your phone what to do by pressing the microphone
icon next to the search box on the home screen, or long press the magnifying
glass. You can tell it to send an email or text message (“send text to mom,
see you for pizza at 7”), call someone ("call mom"), navigate somewhere
(“navigate to pizza”), or listen to music ("listen to Mamma Mia").
- *Find things you’ve downloaded from your browser*: Your downloads are
now neatly collected in a Downloads manager, which you can find in the apps
drawer.
- *Turn a Gallery stack into a slideshow*: In Gallery, when you are
looking at a stack of photos, put two fingers on the stack and spread them.
The stack spreads out and the pictures flow from one finger to the other, a
moving slideshow that lets you see all of the photos.
- *Walk, don’t drive:* Once you’ve gotten directions within Google Maps,
click on the walking person icon to get walking directions.
- *Easy text copy/paste from a webpage*: To copy/paste from a webpage,
long press some text, drag the handles around to select the text you want to
copy, and press somewhere in the highlighted region. To paste, simply long
press a text entry box and select paste. Gmail is a bit different: you need
to go to Menu > More > Select Text.
- *Turn your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot*: Go to Settings > Wireless &
Networks > Tethering & Portable Hotspot. (You may have to pay extra for this
feature.)
- *Look at Maps in 3D*: With the latest release of Google
Maps<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/next-generation-of-mobile-maps.html>,
you can now look at 3D maps. Tilt the map by sliding two fingers vertically
up/down the screen, and rotate it by placing two fingers on the map and
sliding in a circular motion, e.g., from 12 and 6 o’clock to 3 and 9.
- *Cool shutdown effect*: When you put the phone to sleep, you’ll see an
animation that resembles an old cathode tube TV turning off.
*Keyboard tricks*
- *Shift+Key to capitalize a word*: In Gingerbread (and supported
hardware), you can Shift+Key to capitalize a letter instead of going to a
separate all caps keyboard.
- *Auto-complete*: The space bar lights up when auto-complete can finish
a word.
- *Quick replace*: Tap on any previously typed word, then tap on a
suggestion to automatically replace it with the suggested word.
- *Easy access to special characters (like numbers, punctuation)*: Press
and hold any key to go to the special character keyboard. You can also press
and hold the "," key for an extensive punctuation keyboard.
*Applications*
- *Angry Birds*: Popular game that lets you knock down blocks by
slingshotting birds.
- *Astro*: Awesome file explorer app. Browse and access the directories
on your phone, and take full advantage of its capabilities. Great if you’re
a power user.
- *Chrome to Phone*: This one is really useful for Chrome users. You can
send anything you browse on your computer to your phone. So if you are
heading out to a restaurant or party and look up directions on your
computer, just click the “send to phone” button (requires Chrome to Phone
extension) and that exact page will open on your phone. Same with virtually
any webpage.
- *Flash*: Install from Android Market to watch Flash videos embedded
throughout the web. Runs even better on Gingerbread.
- *Fruit Ninja*: A juicy action game that tests your ability to smash
flying fruit. A fun time-killer on the bus or train.
- *FXCamera*: Popular photo sharing app with slick effects and filters.
- *Google Maps*: Use your device as a GPS navigation system with free
turn-by-turn voice guidance, and take advantage of other Google Maps
features like Street View, Latitude and Places.
- *Instant Heart Rate*: Measure your heart rate using your camera.
- *Phoneanlyzr*: Track your phone usage: who you text most, call most,
average call length distribution, etc.
- *RemoteDroid*: Control your computer from your phone. Gives you a
mobile wireless mouse and keyboard. Great if you’re using your computer for
music or movies.
- *Shazam*: Identifies virtually any song you are listening to.
- *SoundHound*: Record a snippet of a song and get it identified
instantly. You can even hum (if you can carry a tune!).
- *Tango*: A free, high-quality video call app that works on both 3G and
Wi-Fi. If your device has a front facing camera (e.g., Nexus S), you will
love this app.
- *YouTube*: New UI. Plus, portrait-mode player, and view comments and
drop-down box video information
Posted by Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Product Management
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