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Nexus One: How to Change the Default Application

Contributed by shamanstears on March 15, 2010 under Android

If you have set the default application for a file type of action and wish to change it to another application, you will find that the solution is not very apparent. By following these steps, you can easily clear the defaults for an application so that you can choose a new default application.

Nexus One: How to Post to Google Buzz from Voice Search

Contributed by shamanstears on March 13, 2010 under Android

If you’re on the go and need to make a quick post to Google Buzz, you can easily do so with the help of Voice Search on your phone.

Nexus One: How to Unpair a Bluetooth Device

Contributed by shamanstears on March 8, 2010 under Android

Whether it’s because you purchased a new Bluetooth headset for your phone to replace your current one, or you have just decided that you no longer need to keep your phone paired to another Bluetooth device, unpairing a Bluetooth device from your Android phone is a simple task.

Nexus One: Update Your Searchable Items to Only Include the Desired Sources

Contributed by shamanstears on March 6, 2010 under Android

The Nexus One includes applications, contacts, plus visited websites and bookmarks in its list of searchable items. You can customize the list to include your music, internet radio stations, note titles, etc. (depending on installed applications).

Nexus One: How to Clear Google Talk’s Chat History

Contributed by shamanstears on February 26, 2010 under Android

The Talk application on the Nexus One keeps a chat history of your conversations. While this can be useful, at some point it will need to be cleared out.

Nexus One: How to Prevent a Directory from Showing Up in Gallery

Contributed by shamanstears on February 23, 2010 under Android

At this point, there there are no settings for hiding undesired directories from the Gallery. If you have a directory that keeps showing up in Gallery, but you don’t want it to, here’s a method that will prevent that from happening.

Nexus One: How to Make Your Device Use a Static IP Address

Contributed by shamanstears on February 22, 2010 under Android

By default, the Nexus One uses a dynamic IP address when you connect to a wireless network. If a static address is desired, you are only a few steps away.

Nexus One: How to add custom news searches to the news widget and application

Contributed by seamonkey420 on February 15, 2010 under Android

This recipe explains how to easily add custom news results to your nexus one’s homescreen News Widget and News reader application.