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

 

 
23. 

Silent Boot

 – Tiny but handy app. When you re-start your Desire S, there is a 

really loud and annoying jingle that plays. This app silences it. (Free) 
 
24. 

B&B Brightness Control

 – Widget not an app. Adds a handy widget to bring up 

a slide bar to quickly adjust screen brightness. (Free) 
 
25. 

3G Watchdog

 – If you are worried about going over your data allowance, use 

this. Monitors 3G usage like the Orange app, but you can also set limits and 
warnings should you approach your limit, and of course will work regardless of which 
network you are with. (Free) 
 
26. 

Remote Web Desktop

 – A nice and simple FTP or HTTP app. When on your 

home wi-fi network, activate this app, and enter the advised IP address into your 
windows explorer bar (for FTP) or into your web browser bar (for HTTP) to browse 
your phones SD card. Drag and drop files easily. Easier to set up than ES File 
Explorer. (Free) 
 
27. 

Speedview

 – A nifty GPS based speedo for your car. What sets it apart is the 

ability to invert the display so you can (at night) put the phone on your dashboard so 
the speedo reflects in your windscreen as a heads-up display! Not much use but fun 
for when you want to pretend you are Michael Knight. Stores your 0-60 times! Of 
course, drive safe kids! (Free) 
 
28. 

CardioTrainer

 – Just started using this 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 
account so you don’t loose them. Plots a graph at the end of your run so you can see 
where you are slowing down. You can track and review your progress from their 
website too. 
 
29. Added 16/11/10: 

PowerAmp

 – Best music player for Android. Not free, but very 

well worth the $5 asking price. Adds Bass and Treble controls and a 10 stage 
equaliser. Very good sound from it and doesn’t chew through battery. Well laid out 
and easy to use. Decent ‘random’ shuffle on it too. There is a free trial that lasts only 
two weeks if you want to check it out. The Dev has even made a special widget pack 
so you can still install the App to SD and have the widgets work.  
 
30. Added 16/11/10: 

Dropbox

 – Much better since recent updates. Gives you a 

cloud-based storage box up to 2GB in size for free. From here you can save 
anything to download or share at your leisure. Very handy for sharing apps and files 
that are too large or unsuitable for e-mail attachments! Also recommend you install 
the PC version on your PC/laptop. Sign in with your Dropbox account details, and it 
put a “Dropbox” folder in you “My Documents” bit. Drag and drop any files into here, 
and they are instantly available to download on your phones Dropbox App. Also, 
anyone you introduce to Dropbox by sending them an invite earns you an extra 
250MB of free storage.  
 
 

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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