Posted on January 13, 2009 - by Jeffrey Posner
The (G1) Google phone is for real Geeks, it’s a multi-task maverick!
I seem to like the G1 more and more each day. The whole fact that they give developers access to the OS is huge because it allows them to really integrate the applications on the device.
The IPhone allows application development too, but not the kind where you can tweak or even replace common phone functions.
Take the missed call app, a great piece of software that allows you to change the LED notification to a special color for missed calls and text messages (I have missed texts set to pink!). In addition to that, it gives you up to 4 SMS responses to use when missing a call and you can reprogram them! This app rocks!!
Then there is an app SMS screen alert prefs, it gives that cool popup that the iphone uses…hell there is even a full text message replacement (ChompSMS) with a better on screen keyboard than the iphone (it’s exactly the same but vibrates when hitting letters). Then the android platform lets you choose which program you want to use when getting a message and you can set a new default if you like the app better than the default SMS feature.
So what could the IPhone app store release that the developers for google’s G1’s app store could’t copy?
Multi-tasking
The multi-tasking operation of this phone is sick! It allows quick movement from app to app and SMS and whatever notifications you have set…and unlike the IPhone I can do all these tasks while on the phone as well. Weird how the IPhone won’t allow you to use apps while on a call, that kind of sucks with directions.
I can be in the middle of an email, jump to am IM or SMS and then back to the email all within a matter of seconds. That with a pearl mouse and a real keyboard, geeks are unstoppable.
** This post was written on my G1 powered by Google!
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January 19, 2009
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I love this phone more and more everyday!
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February 20, 2009
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I love the phone but the led light does not flash no matter what i try to do and the ring tone only ring once which i feel it should keep reminder u of a missed call until u check it i hope u guy can fix that problem even if dont have the flashing led light i would like 4 it 2 ring periodically.
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February 20, 2009
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Have you tried downloading the app SMS Popup? It lets you set a designated color for missed sms and also missed calls I believe. In addition you can set sms reminders, I don’t know if you set missed call reminders though.
But just the other day Google launched the paid app store so I’m sure there will be many cool and feature rich applications being developed at this point.
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March 3, 2009
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Try “Missed Reminder” as it allows the following:
SMS, MMS, and Call reminders. You can set the following as well as set the number of reminders (mine is at “forever”):
LED color and blink frequency
A pop up notice.
A reminder tone
A vibration with ability to change length of time of vibration (leave the V in the setting and just change the number by 100 increments. My setting is “V1000″)
It is free.
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March 6, 2009
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Shaneaus,
I was trying to remember that one, thanks!
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November 14, 2009
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Missed call app is no good. It constantly flashes when I rec or mke phone calls. I hve contacted dev no help. I dnt understand why it keeps flashing. This app should be renamed or took of market I think. I thought it was my g1 at first .but checked some comts out by others and found out other users were having the same prblm I was. If any one knws how to help please do! I also want to knw if on the g1 can you change the led colors with sme sittings on the phne that I dnt knw abt?I’m still kinda new to this phone.
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November 16, 2009
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Try the DG alert classic or DG away, just search DG.
The one problem with the market is that it is not policed enough, but that is the true open market place!
check out http://cyanogenmod.com if you are technical, I am running a custom ROM and already have the navigation you see on the DROID running on my G1.
Once you mod the phone, there are sooo many more things you can do!