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back2you
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shanespencer
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Took my Arc in for repair today, gonna be out of my hands for three days...
Till I get it back, I have a question for those that know: I have predictive text turned on, and I can't for the life of me figure out a way to override the suggestions it gives when I type. I've tried adding words to the dictionary but they don't show, so even something as simple as "haha" means I have to turn predictive text off, type each of the four letters manually, then turn predictive back on - a major pain in the butt, and I'm sure I'm missing something that would make it easier! Can anyone help?
Also, the reason I originally wanted to reinstall the firmware was because bluetooth wouldn't work when trying to connect to the phone from my iMac. Every time I initiated a connection, the phone told me bluetooth has stopped working and must be closed. Anyone else get that at all?
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HYPER-X10
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Good camera (video & still) comparison between iPhone4 and Arc:
http://bluntmation.com/index.[....]t-shootout-mobile-photography/ |
doministry
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@back2you
So Arc screen looks better I think..
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rmk152
Joined: Dec 21, 2005
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Is there a way to use a .SWF file as wallpaper as i used to have Particles effect.swf as my wallpaper on Satio/Vivaz Pro?
Failing that is there an onscreen widet that will play .SWF?? |
Ricky D
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@shanespencer which keyboard do you use? I know on the Chinese keyboard, the first iteration didn't have the option but after going through the update option in the keyboard setting and removing the old keyboard, the prediction can be turned off quite easily.
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shanespencer
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On 2011-04-11 14:18:32, Ricky D wrote:
@shanespencer which keyboard do you use? I know on the Chinese keyboard, the first iteration didn't have the option but after going through the update option in the keyboard setting and removing the old keyboard, the prediction can be turned off quite easily.
I use(d) the default keyboard. I was hoping not to need to turn off prediction and turn it back on. I was kind of hoping there was a way like on the iPhone, where the phone makes suggestions, but you can easily add your own instead?
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Lightspeed_x
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@shanespencer: That functionality is present in the HTC IME Mod keyboard, which i found at XDA, but only in landscape mode, since in portrait mode, the keyboard is a 12 key one with T9 support (which i love to use, over the compact querty)... Ive noticed that when i write a message in landscape mode, the word i write becomes one of the options present with the suggestions, so i can simply select it with a single tap.
I hope this helps a bit.-
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shanespencer
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On 2011-04-11 14:59:16, Lightspeed_x wrote:
@shanespencer: That functionality is present in the HTC IME Mod keyboard, which i found at XDA, but only in landscape mode, since in portrait mode, the keyboard is a 12 key one with T9 support (which i love to use, over the compact querty)... Ive noticed that when i write a message in landscape mode, the word i write becomes one of the options present with the suggestions, so i can simply select it with a single tap.
I hope this helps a bit.-
Thanks! I'll give that a try when I get my phone back!
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HYPER-X10
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@shanespencer
Try swiftkey. I think it will do what you want and more.
you have to use it for a while for the full benefit though. |
justus333
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After 5 days of heavy usage I can say the following.
The Arc is by far the best phone I´ve ever had and in every aspect the best possible allrounder but....
battery life sucks dramatically. Today it lasted a mere 11 hours on average usage! That means basically you cant use all the great things on this phone because then you cant use it! 
Is there any tipps on how to improve battery life? I read something about the Arc lasting a good 1 -2 days! Im nowhere near that.... |
doministry
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The battery is strange sometimes.
Yesterday It run out of power around 2 a.m. beeing reloaded full in the morning (11 a.m.)
with my normal extesive.
So when I got back home I left it charging all night.
And today I unplugged it at 11, and - it was showing 100% for 4 hours 
Now it's midnight and I have 55% still. I used it less today but still looks good.
Maybe it should be loaded for a longer time after it shows 100%?
But I agree, it's a great phone absolutely!!!
Now I see a reason why  have chosen Android.
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Lunion
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I have just downloaded this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3tZPH5my-0 in 720p to my Arc handset, and I must say, the colours are fantastic
[ This Message was edited by: Lunion on 2011-04-12 00:43 ] If you live in a glass house, don't be chuckin stuff about. |
>500
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another review:
http://ausdroid.net/2011/04/11/sony-ericsson-xperia-arc-review/
Very positive. Considering the person who reviewed it was hardly a fan of SE (cos of the x10).
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dibdin
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Another review of the Arc:
http://www.mobilechoiceuk.com/Phone-review?product_id=858
I know this link below has nothing much to do with the Arc, but it's nice to hear that the Arc's display is mentioned in the same sentence as the retina display of the iphone 4.
Go to section [b]review, [b]and go to the sixth paragraph.
http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/htc-desire-s-review
Xperia S in white ROCKS!! |
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Posted: 2011-04-11 09:17
