Android 2.3 or Gingerbread is an awesome operating system. Android Gingerbread users keep increasing each day. Many has been using this operating system like a pro. Still, there are more people who still don’t or don’t even know the tips of Gingerbread 2.3. How to do this? How to do that? These tips will enhance your personal Gingerbread experience, I assure you.
HOW-TO TIPS
1. Know when you’re at the end of a list
An orange hue shows up when you reach the end of a scrollable list. This tells you that you can’t scroll any further.
2. Use voice actions
You can 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, call someone, navigate somewhere or listen to music.
3. Find downloads from the Web browser
You can find things you’ve downloaded from your Web browser in the Downloads manager.
4. Know when you have an active wireless connection
The notification bar icons turn green when you have an active connection, otherwise they’ll appear as white. For example, if you’re in a hotel or airport using Wi-Fi, the bars won’t turn green until you launch the browser and log-in via the Web browser.
5. Get walking directions
Click on the walking person icon to get walking directions in Google Maps.
6. Turn Gallery stack into a slideshow
When you are looking at a stack of pictures in Gallery, you can put two fingers on the stack and spread them. The stack would then spread out and photos flow from one finger to the other.
7. Copy-and-paste text from a Web page
To copy/paste, 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. In Gmail, however, you need to go to Menu -> More -> Select Text.
8. Activate Wi-Fi hotspot
Go to Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Tethering & Portable Hotspot. Certain service providers charge for this feature.
9. Activate 3D map
Tilt the map by sliding two fingers vertically up/down the screen. Rotate it by placing two fingers on the map and sliding in a circular motion.
10. See the fancy shutdown effect
When you put the phone to sleep, you’ll see an animation that resembles an old cathode tube TV turning off.
11. Call up recently accessed apps
Do a long press of the home button and a menu will pop up with apps that you’ve recently used.
After reading these tips, now everyone’s a pro.
sources : CNET Asia
I’ll be the 1st to comment! Thanks for these simple tips. I just installed gingerbread on my xperia mini pro so still learning about it. I never would have known about the voice actions otherwise, and it is so easy and handy! Thanks alot!
Phil, that’s great. Glad that this guide helps you.