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HTC Desire S Owner’s Guide – V1.02 | wnp_79 

 

 

App Guide – Some of the best Apps that I use 

(Some paid for, most are free) 

 

  

1. 

EStrongs File Explorer

 – Vital for exploring your SD card, backing up apps, and 

even browsing networks. Also allows browsing of other networks via FTP or LAN so 
you can easily copy things to and from your phone to your PC without a cable. (Free) 

 

2. 

Google Voice Search

 – For some reason an old version was on my phone. 

Update via marketplace if necessary. It gets better all the time. American accent no 
longer required! Watch the included tutorial video to fully understand it’s potential. 
(Free) 
 
3. 

Chrome-to-phone

 – Send web pages, apps, maps etc straight to your phone 

from your PC browser. (Requires the plugin for your PC chrome browser.) (Free) 
 
4. 

Gmote

 – Turns your phone into a remote control keyboard and mouse for your 

PC, and lets you either play music on your PC, or streams the music from your PC to 
listen to on your phone. Gmote server required to be installed on your PC. (Free) 
 
5. 

Movies

 – Very good app for seeing what’s on at the cinema, finding you the 

nearest cinema, see show times, book tickets etc...(Free) 
 
6. 

Opera Mini

 – Good as an alterative browser (the stock one is very good though) 

for when you have a weak signal and hence poor bandwidth. Opera 
compresses/filters web pages by 90% so your phone is downloading much less data 
and pages will load faster. Don’t wait until you are in a weak area to download and 
install it! (Free) 
 
7. 

PicSay Pro

 – Fantastic photo editor. The camera on the Desire S is ok, but can 

get colours wrong and sometimes fluffs exposure levels. Fix with this app. Also, very 
good for making funny pics and mocking your friends. ($2) 

 

8. 

Tasker

 – A must have app. Fully automate your phone with this. Can’t believe 

Google haven’t bought the rights to this yet. Makes any android device so much 
more powerful. Any input to any output. Save masses of battery power. Complicated 
to use at first, but worth persevering with. (Only £4 British pounds sterling. Worth 

ten 

times

 that!) 

 

9. 

TuneIn

 

Radio

 – The best Internet Radio Streaming app. Any station from the UK, 

and most from the rest of the world. Even works well on 3G, and you can set your 
bit-rate to allow for bandwidth or data allowance issues. (Free) 
 
10. 

Lookout Mobile Security

 – Good security app for your smart-phone. Scans for 

malware, viruses and root kits when you install stuff. Doesn’t drain the battery. 
Remotely lock, track the phone using their website, backup pictures and contacts 
and wipe your phone should it be lost or stolen. (Free) 

Summary of Contents for Desire S

Page 1: ...ot work like Microsoft s Windows or Nokia s Symbian Apps that are not running in the foreground are not using any processing power and should Android need the RAM it will automatically close any backg...

Page 2: ...o there s not much they could do HTC also have extra security on their system partition S On to prevent it from being changed in any way It s a pain in the ass for people wanting S Off and custom ROMS...

Page 3: ...ve browser the stock one is very good though for when you have a weak signal and hence poor bandwidth Opera compresses filters web pages by 90 so your phone is downloading much less data and pages wil...

Page 4: ...t most androids is vague at best This small and basic app adds a simple battery percentage to your notification bar Beware of the many alternatives that look very fancy but ironically cause more batte...

Page 5: ...is for my morning runs no that s not a bowel problem Tracks your route set alarms for your routine mine is at 6am so handy set yourself targets calorie count uploads all your stats to your google acco...

Page 6: ...iser Make all sorts of switching widgets and clock widgets Free 36 Added 08 03 11 Timeriffic If you don t want to use Tasker this is a much much simpler automation app Sets various phone features wifi...

Page 7: ...WP requires access to your SMS Why Nothing dodgy here The LWP has the ability to behave differently if you have an unread SMS The Blue Skies LWP sends a floating balloon up for each unread SMS if you...

Page 8: ...ours simply by setting Tasker to shut all radios off i e Airplane Mode between midnight and 6am It even texts my missus when I m half way home so my dinner is ready when I get in 4 4 Don t leave the p...

Page 9: ...ays on mobile data Now when not on wifi your phone will only use 3G when it needs to Much better 12 Another new idea from HTC is called Pocket Mode Turn this off All it offers is the phone will ring s...

Page 10: ...tab Find your culprit in this list select it then press the Stop button Then either uninstall it if you don t trust it or wait to see if it tries to re start itself to confirm its status as a Pain In...

Page 11: ...s also a setting called Wi Fi sleep policy This determines how your Wi Fi connection behaves when your screen is off Again against what you d guess it uses much less power if you set the sleep policy...

Page 12: ...ouse is When I get close to home it automatically turns Wi Fi on turns my ring volume up to max changes my ringtone back to something childish and backs my screen brightness off When I leave the house...

Page 13: ...hat I use and how to set them up are as follows Profile 1 Night Mode 1 Press New to create a new Profile 2 Name it Night Mode or whatever you want and press OK 3 It will ask you for a Profile context...

Page 14: ...ure to tell when I am home To explain Tasker has several ways of determining where you are Obviously GPS is the most accurate but any profile with GPS context in it will mean Tasker periodically turns...

Page 15: ...ghtness don t require an exit task and will automatically revert to their previous setting If you ever find something not reverting after a profile has stopped simply add an exit task for it Now the r...

Page 16: ...th a clean cloth When the cover now flexes when gripped the friction between the case and the body of the phone has been reduced and there is no creaking noise Silicone Grease is even water repellent...

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