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01-15-2011, 04:20 PM
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| |  Switching from BlackBerry to Android Guide
As I'm preparing to make the switch from BlackBerry to Android I've been doing A LOT of reading, questioning and research. Here's a great article I came across on AndroidCentral. There's also a mobile site m.androidcentral.com. Jumping From BlackBerry To Android? Here's What You Need To Know
Helpful tips in there!
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01-15-2011, 04:25 PM
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Dive head first with an open mind. You should be fine. :-)
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01-15-2011, 04:27 PM
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I keep reading it takes some learning and getting the hang of. Should be fun.
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01-15-2011, 04:30 PM
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One of the keys is that if the menu button doesn't have an option you want, long press on the screen on the thing you're trying to manipulate, chances are that will bring up an additional context menu.
Another key is to prepare to have good web browsing. 
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01-15-2011, 04:38 PM
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Great tip, thank you! Yes! I'm looking forward to a "different" browsing experience than the BlackBerry offers.
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01-15-2011, 04:58 PM
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Yep! There is a learning curve but I personally think it's easier than Blackberry's learning curve. Have fun!
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01-15-2011, 06:13 PM
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Thanks  Just set up my Google Calendar and contacts. All ready to sync!
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01-15-2011, 06:42 PM
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Forget all the bad habits BB has taught you... Don't pull the battery on an Android device unless it's a last resort, don't become obsessed with Apps and processes running in device memory, and no need to reboot your device after installing apps. 
OT, Chrisy520, weren't you a mod before? 
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01-15-2011, 06:49 PM
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I was a mod here for a year and a half. I retired.
And the one thing I am concerned about with Android is multi tasking. Another mod on here told me there is no app switcher on Droid. I do like that about BlackBerry. How do you switch from app to app then?
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01-15-2011, 06:50 PM
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If you hold the home button it brings up the most recently used apps.
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01-15-2011, 06:51 PM
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Awesome, thanks for that tip. Are you guys on AndroidCentral? I'm migrating over there from CrackBerry.
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01-15-2011, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dragonsamus  If you hold the home button it brings up the most recently used apps. | This works, and you can always just press Home and open any app from an icon on your homescreen or app drawer.
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01-15-2011, 06:56 PM
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Great, thanks. Other than what I asked, I am happy with all I am hearing about Android.
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01-15-2011, 06:56 PM
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Lol. Check out androidcentral, droidforums.net, androidforums, droidxforums, droidlife, xda... too many to list.
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01-15-2011, 06:57 PM
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Holy crap, that's a lot of forums! I will do that!
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