Ask NerdGirl: SMS By Date, DIRECTV on Android, Too Much Tweeting, HTC’s Message Peak, and Outlook to Android!
by n3rdg1rl
Aug 12, 2010 6:49 AM –
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Is there a way to arrange SMS messages by date instead of by person? JetGirl
After some extensive searching, I can’t find a thing that changes how the messages are sorted. However, they are kind of sorted by date already. When you look at your messages list it shows your most recent on top. Yes, it does also show all the other messages with that person, but that also allows you to read a conversation without having to switch back and forth between screens. When you go back to your main message screen it will show the next oldest message and so on. It might not be exactly what you’re used to from your older phones, but you’ll see how convenient it is when you get used to it.
I’m looking for the app I need to be able to set recordings from my LG Ally to my Direct TV. Where is this app located for me to download to my phone?
As long as your phone is running Android 1.6 or above (which the Ally is) you should be able to go to the Market and download the app. It’s simply called DIRECTV.
Hi Nerdgirl, I am a relatively new Android user (former Palm Pre user) having received my EVO during launch week. I use Twitter mainly as a personal news-feed, follow many “taste-makers” to get the news I want to see, and thus my stream can get quite large. I read the stream often, but if I let a day go by it could mean that I have hundreds of Tweets to go through. The problem I am having is that I have not found a Twitter App that allows you to either go through the Timeline page by page, or simply jump quickly to the top. So if I am several hundred Tweets down, if I want to go back up to see new Tweets I have to swipe and swipe and swipe up, or if I am at the top and want to get back to where I was I have to swipe and swipe and swipe all the way down. Very annoying. It seems like the little scroll tab indicator should be able to grow like in the Contacts App so that you can move much faster, but it doesn’t. Am I missing something? Is there a universal way of scrolling that I have not figured out yet? So far I have tried Peep, Seesmic, The Official Twitter App, and Touiteur. FYI: I know that these apps have a setting as to whether you return to the place you were in the timeline or start at the top when you exit and reenter the program. I like to return to the place I was in the timeline. Thank you, Mitch in NYC (who is off to try Twicca now)
I have the same problem as you. I follow dozens of other Android websites to find out what’s going on and I feel like it takes longer to get to what I want to read than it does to read it. I’ve done the same thing as you and I have yet to find an app that works the way you are talking about. If you find something please let me know as well, and I’ll keep you in mind if I come across something myself.
Hello Nerdgirl, Thanks for all the information you’re providing for the community. I switched to Android (HTC Incredible) after 10 years with Blackberry. I’m loving the all the goodness of Android and associated apps. But I’m miss my Blackberry just due to one simple app –“ Message Peek” http://messagepeek.com/. Would you know any similar app for Android? I’ve tried Email Pop for K9 but it’s so limited. Any suggestion from you or your readers will be highly appreciated. Kind Regards, Hawk
Something similar to Message Peek is built right into your phone. If you go to an empty Home Screen long press anywhere on the screen. Tap Widget and scroll down to Mail. Select the first widget style and you’re all set. You can reply to and delete message right from your home screen.
Can I transfer notes from Outlook to Android?
There are ways to transfer them but not sync them, the difference being manual vs. automatic. The most robust solution I’ve found is a paid app called gSyncIt. It’s $14.99 but it seems to be the best option out there for syncing Outlook to Google.
~n3rdg1rl