evo MUST HAVES and ESSENTIALS

TheHoard · #1 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 03:50 AM

Turn off Google Talk! I just discovered this earlier today because it's activated by default, and who the hell needs a chat app constantly running on their phone when we have SMS and MMS? I guess there is a purpose for it, but most of us will probably never use it and it's a constant drain on the battery.

As far as what to get, I won't mention ATK because it seems there's a lot of debate over whether it's necessary, even though I use it. If you like streaming internet radio, there's an app in the marketplace called A Online Radio and I love it! It has a full Shoutcast directory and you can add any .pls files you want.

I'm just getting started and I'm new to Android so I can't recommend much else. What's really necessary comes down to personal preference really.

wchamblee · #2 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TheHoard

Turn off Google Talk! I just discovered this earlier today because it's activated by default, and who the hell needs a chat app constantly running on their phone when we have SMS and MMS? I guess there is a purpose for it, but most of us will probably never use it and it's a constant drain on the battery.

As far as what to get, I won't mention ATK because it seems there's a lot of debate over whether it's necessary, even though I use it. If you like streaming internet radio, there's an app in the marketplace called A Online Radio and I love it! It has a full Shoutcast directory and you can add any .pls files you want.

I'm just getting started and I'm new to Android so I can't recommend much else. What's really necessary comes down to personal preference really.

How do you disable google chat?

blazinazn · #3 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 07:04 AM

While in Google Talk, you should be able to just hit menu > Settings and then uncheck Automatically sign in. Then you can hit menu > more > sign out. Granted i don't have an Evo but it shouldn't be that much different.

wchamblee · #4 (**permalink**) 06-09-2010, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by blazinazn

While in Google Chat, you should be able to just hit menu > Settings and then uncheck Automatically sign in. Then you can hit menu > more > sign out. Granted it don't have an Evo but it shouldn't be that much different.

Thats the thing I never sign in. I get notifications that I have an IM, but that comes from the status bar at the top. I dont see the gtalk app in applications.