General Android on TP2 Questions Thread

[robj19]

I figured I'd start a thread for the general operation of Android on our TP2's. Not "mine is not working" type questions like we see in the sticky thread. But more usage type questions for those of us that have it running well.

My question is how do you uninstall an app that you downloaded from the app store or that was already built in? It doesnt work or you dont like it and it is just taking up space.

Let em fly! We've all learned little things while just playing with Android.

[robj19]

In fact I have another question. Does anyone know how to stop random apps from starting in ANDROID. If you just randomly open Advanced Task Kilelr there are several apps running that you didnt open.

[00_MACKIE_00]

Originally Posted by robj19

In fact I have another question. Does anyone know how to stop random apps from starting in ANDROID. If you just randomly open Advanced Task Kilelr there are several apps running that you didnt open.

What I did was inside an app, hit the Windows key on your TP2, it will bring up the menu , then you can go to the apps settings and choose whatever you like. worked for me

[00_MACKIE_00]

Originally Posted by robj19

I figured I'd start a thread for the general operation of Android on our TP2's. Not "mine is not working" type questions like we see in the sticky thread. But more usage type questions for those of us that have it running well.

My question is how do you uninstall an app that you downloaded from the app store or that was already built in? It doesnt work or you dont like it and it is just taking up space.

Let em fly! We've all learned little things while just playing with Android.

You can go to downloads in your market and then you will see a list of what you downloaded and then if you click on it, it opens another page and choose uninstall or remove or something. That is how I removed something I didn't like.

[robj19]

you've been thanked. But what about the pre-existing ones?

[00_MACKIE_00]

Originally Posted by robj19

you've been thanked. But what about the pre-existing ones?

When your in the menu off the home screen, you can click and hold a program, drag it to the recycle bin. I think that removes it also.

[cvasale]

what's the difference in the different home screens? the Home one, and the Home plus plus? i read in a sticky that the home plus plus is working better on the android...but i cant tell why. what are the differences, the pro and cons of each, and the point of them?

[TorgoJohnson]

Theoretically, is it true that since that Android apps are stored and run from the SD card, you can fill up the rest of your card with apps? I know that on Android phones, you have to store and run apps from internal memory, unless you manage to root the OS.

[coolsilver]

Originally Posted by TorgoJohnson

Theoretically, is it true that since that Android apps are stored and run from the SD card, you can fill up the rest of your card with apps? I know that on Android phones, you have to store and run apps from internal memory, unless you manage to root the OS.

Android is already rooted. Rootfs and data is just on your SD card running out of an image file. Squashfs mushes the rootfs image as a pseudo rom and your data storage as just a mount point I think...

The only thing I can think is to make a mount point for the Apps folder to be on a SD card. It would have to be mapped to a device ID such as /dev/sdb1 if such option is implemented.

[dude420420]

Its a different theme / skin for Android. It removes the top banner from the main screen and adds some shortcuts to the bottom. I noticed that Live wallpapers does not work with Home++ running.