Mar 15

How to Update your Used Android Phone’s Firmware

By AndroidMonkey Cell Phone How To's No Comments »
Ice cream sandwich

Android looks delicious!

If you Blue Dots are anything like me, you are practically foaming at the mouth waiting for the latest updates from those magical folks at Google. Heck, even if you aren’t as excited as I am to be on the cutting edge of technology, it never hurts to keep your product up to date with Android’s many dessert themed upgrades.  The newest update that may be coming to your phone is code named Ice Cream Sandwich.  It brings lots of cool new features, a smoother interface and a uniform look to the Android Platform whether it’s a brand new or used cell phone!

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Feb 17

How to Hard Reset a HTC Mytouch 3G

By AndroidMan Hard Resets No Comments »

How to hard reset a HTC mytouch 3GThis guide shows you how to hard reset, or factory data reset, your T-mobile HTC Mytouch 3g.  This process will wipe the entire device of any media, apps, and essentially makes it the way it was when you first bought it. If you have a SIM card installed you can remove it, but this factory wipe shouldn’t effect it in anyway.

Menu Method:

If you can get into your phone just fine you can use this method.

  1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
  2. Touch Settings.
  3. Touch and slide the menu upward.
  4. Touch SD card & phone storage.
  5. Touch Factory data reset.
  6. Touch Reset phone.
  7. Touch Erase everything.
  8. The device will dump all of the data and reload.

Key Stroke Method

If you somehow forgot your devices password or you got this device from a friend and can’t reach them to reset it for yourself, this method is for you.

 

  1. Power the device OFF. Note: If the device is unresponsive and does not turn off, remove the battery and then re-insert it.
  2. Press and hold the Home key and the red End key for 30 seconds. Do not release the keys if the Startup screen appears.
  3. When the screen displays a warning sign, release the keys.
  4. Press the Home key and the Power key again.
  5. When the Android system recovery utility appears, use the trackball to scroll to and select Wipe data/factory reset.
  6. When the reset is complete, select reboot system now

 

You can purchase the HTC Mytouch 3G for T-Mobile here!

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Feb 16

How to Hard Reset a HTC Incredible

By Chris Samaras Hard Resets No Comments »

How to Hard Reset a HTC Droid IncredibleThis guide shows you how to hard reset the HTC Droid Incredible to clear all data and restore its factory settings. Here, we show you how to hard reset the HTC Droid Incredible with step by step instructions.

We recommend backing up all of your personal data before performing a hard reset on your HTC Droid Incredible. Please note that all data will be deleted from the HTC Droid Incredible as a result of this procedure. This process does NOT delete data stored on the microSD card.

  1. Turn the power off. If your HTC Droid Incredible is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
  2. Hold the Volume Down button
  3. Hold the Power button until the display turns on
  4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
  5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
  6. Press and release the Power button to select
  7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
Resources:
Download the  HTC Droid Incredible user manual
Buy the HTC Droid Incredible in TheBlueDot store.
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Jan 26

Android’s Openness May Impede Future Profits

By AndroidMan Phones In The News No Comments »

This past holiday season it was quite evident that the Amazon Kindle Fire was incredibly successful, especially for Amazon. But what does that success mean for Google? It may not mean as much as you would think and you may know why if you own the Kindle Fire. Look though your Kindle Fires apps, what is missing that all Android phones have? That’s right, the Android Marketplace. Amazon essentially gutted out the Marketplace and put their own in its place. Which means one thing for Google, less profit.

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Nov 28

HTC and Facebook Partner Up to Make… Something

By AndroidMan Interesting Phone Stuff, Phones In The News 1 Comment »

Facebook has dipped its toes into the cellphone world already, but most people actually don’t know it. A while back Facebook claimed it was working on its very own phone, dedicated to phone calls and, well, Facebook. These plans seemed to have fallen through as no word of such a phone has come out of the woodwork since then. But now it seems Facebook has chosen HTC to make their Facebook phone for them. So… what does this mean exactly and what should we expect from such a phone?

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Nov 01

Who’s 3rd Quarter Was Shinier?

By AndroidMan Interesting Phone Stuff, Phones In The News No Comments »

The results are in, some later than others and to some surprised gasps Apple is not number 1 this 3rd quarter. Although that shouldn’t be that big of a surprise since their Apple 4 was beginning to age compared to how quickly they released newer editions in the past, which will change this 4th quarter. Anyway, it seems two companies have sprung ahead of the fruit logo giant, HTC and Samsung. HTC, though late to the survey party, has beaten both Samsung and Apple pretty badly, shipping upwards of 5.7 Million smart phones this quarter. Which is pretty impressive when you take a look at the second placer, Samsung, with 4.9 million and Apple trailing in third at 4.6 million. Engadget has some more interesting information on this very subject.

Does this mean anything significant? Yes and no. Yes, because HTC phones are of great quality, especially their incredible line and samsung’s phones are well known for their clear and crisp screens on their Galaxy lines. The numbers speak for themselves in what the customer wants. No, because the iPhone 4s will change up that number right quick, and now that Nokia has some major Windows phones coming out, they may come running up to one the top spots. Not to mention the holiday season is obviously a busy time for any and all electronics.

We here at TheBlueDot actually have plenty of HTC, Samsung and iPhones for sale at www.thebluedot.net or you can trade in your old and used phones at www.thebluedot.net/tradein

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