Bayle Shanks's website: tips-computer-android-lgOptimusF3Q

touch screen is very responsive, makes a huge difference

QWERTY slider is great, and the 5 row format (with dedicated keys for numbers) makes a huge difference

phone is heavy, presumably due to slider

phone is compact, easily fits in pocket

not enough memory and is slow, but not very slow

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setup notes:

changed call forwardimg, fwd busy unans unreach to google voice

turn off sounds

display timeout to 5 mins turn on power saver

install stuff

config lock screen, app dock on home screen

jota autosave

enable do not disturb in google voice web interface settings->calls so that google voice picks up immediately

turn off notifications from dropsync turn off sound from gmail notifications, notify only from priority email

install Where's My Droid and change attention words from defaults

todo list other apps i installed

hide a bunch of apps (the preinstalled ones i dont use, plus 'service' type apps like Missed Call Reminder that you only need to run to configure, plus apps the are accessible in other ways, e.g. Task Manager and Settings)

home screen:

lock screen apps: maps, messaging, google, flashlight

dock apps: phone, gmail, browser, google voice, apps

home screen: 2x3: agenda widget (widget) 2x3: todo.txt (widget) shortcut to notes.txt (open file with Jota) shortcut to shop.txt (open file with Jota)

screen to the left of home screen: life360 widget shazam widget

screen to the right of home screen: google search widget alarm/clock gallery youtube sync now (dropsync widget)

turn off animations in Settings: dev tools (three places)

got link2sd, paid for the upgraded version, moved everything that you can to the sd card

using link2sd, can 'freeze' unwanted built-in services

froze gba service, which is needed for voice over ip froze google play music froze T-mobile voicemail

turned off Smart Screen in Settings-> display

todo: try keyntracker, buttonremapper

some apps (todo update that other file and link it):

AdFree? market:search?q=pname:com.bigtincan.android.adfree Adobe Reader market:search?q=pname:com.adobe.reader Agenda Widget for Android market:search?q=pname:com.roflharrison.agenda ConnectBot? market:search?q=pname:org.connectbot CPU-Z market:search?q=pname:com.cpuid.cpu_z CyanogenMod? Installer market:search?q=pname:org.cyanogenmod.oneclick DroidFish? market:search?q=pname:org.petero.droidfish Dropbox market:search?q=pname:com.dropbox.android Dropsync market:search?q=pname:com.ttxapps.dropsync F-Droid market:search?q=pname:org.fdroid.fdroid Google Voice market:search?q=pname:com.google.android.apps.googlevoice Here I Am 2 market:search?q=pname:com.codesector.hereiam Hypercubed Live Wallpaper market:search?q=pname:com.hypercubed.livehypercubes Instagram market:search?q=pname:com.instagram.android Jota Text Editor market:search?q=pname:jp.sblo.pandora.jota Life360 market:search?q=pname:com.life360.android.safetymapd Listables (for making this list) market:search?q=pname:com.alostpacket.listables Missed Call Reminder market:search?q=pname:idv.wangyik.MissedCallReminder? Pachi market:search?q=pname:net.lrstudios.android.pachi Serval Mesh market:search?q=pname:org.servalproject Shazam market:search?q=pname:com.shazam.android Simpletask (i like this app better than todo.txt because it has more features, except i prefer todo.txt's widget, see below; also note that https://github.com/avillafiorita/todotxt-mode seems like a good emacs mode for this; see todotxt.com for the general idea) market:search?q=pname:nl.mpcjanssen.todotxtholo SMS Popup market:search?q=pname:net.everythingandroid.smspopup SuperSU? market:search?q=pname:eu.chainfire.supersu Terminal emulator

Todo.txt (i like this one's widget better than simpletask b/c if your item is too long, it puts ... instead of line-wrapping it) market:search?q=pname:com.todotxt.todotxttouch UTC Time market:search?q=pname:com.bjg222.utctime Watermelon Quotes market:search?q=pname:com.devfruit.watermelon Where's My Droid market:search?q=pname:com.alienmanfc6.wheresmyandroid Yelp market:search?q=pname:com.yelp.android Flashlight market:search?q=pname:com.surpax.ledflashlight.panel

to install new ringtones, i've heard AirDroid? can transfer them, but what i did was emailed myself and .ogg file and then saved the attachment in the GMail app on the phone. This saved it to the Download folder on the sdcard. Then i moved it from there into the Ringtones folder, and then put a copy into the Alarms folder.

note: on this phone it appears that you can take a screenshot and then annotate it by drawing with your finger by pressing Vol up + Vol down at once. This is something called QuickMemo?. It's probably an LG thing.

remove FileShare?, FileManager?, world clock widget

from Settings -> General -> Apps -> Running, disable t-mobile name id, picasa uploader, smart share provider, google partner setup, smartshare, com.movial.ipprovider, tasks, wap service, com.android.partners,partnerbookmarks, demo stub, memo widget, tmobile tv, vutalk, weather, weather theme

uninstalled TGC

b/c can't move to sd card, uninstalled pachi

someday consider: textsecure, stumbleupon

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/data/data/com.android.mms/shared_prefs/com.android.mms_preferences.xml

pref_key_cmas_presidential_alert

must be root to edit

dunno if that actually turns it off or not.. it would be nice if there were a way to still receive the alerts as text messages without turning the ringer on when it is off and pumping it up to full volume, but oh well.

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and of course, install my own app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opensourcetown.ringerModeTimerWidget

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liked app 'my data manager free', but uninstalled

uninstalled kik bshanks2 uninstalled tigertext

droidfish

link2sd, used ext4, used gparted on my Ubuntu computer to partition, with new partition less than 20% of total usable size of sdcard (was a 32GB sdcard, with 30GB total usable space, so 6GB was the upper bound, so i chose about 5.5GB)

note: don't set the primary install location to the sdcard or move apps to sdcard, just use link2sd and use 'create link'

steps to install and configure link2sd (assuming your phone is rooted and NAND-unlocked (i think most but not all rooted phones are also NAND-unlocked; mine was, apparently)):

power off the phone
take the sdcard out of the phone and put it into an sdcard reader attached to a computer (if you have a microsd card, you'll need a microsd->sd card adapter, mine came with my microsd card)
if you have Ubunutu, the sdcard will automount. Use 'df' to see which device it mounted on (mine was /dev/sdf) and to see what the total usable size is. Unmount it.
install and use GParted. Select the device from the button-like pulldown menu in the upper right. WARNING: SELECTING THE WRONG PARTITION HERE CAN CAUSE CORRUPTION OF YOUR COMPUTER'S HARD DRIVES; IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE FIND A TUTORIAL WITH PICTURE
resize the FAT32 partition to make room for the new ext4 partition. There's a rumor that the ext4 partition is only allowed to be 20% or less of the total usable size of the sdcard. Make your ext4 partition comfortably less than this (b/c there may be some rounding error)
create a new ext4 partition in the newly freed-up space. Now "Apply changes" from the leftmost menu.
quit GParted, take the sdcard out of your computer and put it back into the phone. Powerup the phone. Install link2sd from the Play store. Run it. Upon running it, it should ask you what type of partition you have. Say ext4. It'll request root permission (grant it) and do something (install mount scripts). It'll tell you to reboot. Click OK. Now click the lock icon to install link2sd plus. Buy and install it.
reboot the phone
go into link2sd. go into its settings, turn on Auto Link, then go into settings and select Auto Link Settings and select everything.
now, in link2sd, go into the menu and select multi-select. Press the Select All button. Use the menu to select Create Link. It'll link everything, this takes awhile and afaict can't/shouldn't be cancelled in the middle.

todo : try monster legends