Silence your Sidekick Quickly

Does the beeping of your Sidekick keep you up at night? Sure, you could always mute it but then you might miss that important phone call. A Custom sound profile is the answer. From the Jump Screen press the Menu button, select Settings then Sound Profiles. From there, you can crank up, turn down or entirely disable different sounds. Once you have a setup you like, give it a catchy name, save the profile and switch to it whenever you need a bit of silence.

Tale a Quick Camera Shot

This is how you can grab a quick picture with your Sidekick device! Bypass the trackball! From anywhere on the jump screen, a quick press of the top-right bumper will take you to the Camera app, another press will power-up your camera, and a final press will take the picture. Click click click done!

Give Your Texting Thumbs a Break

Flipping through multiple IM conversations? A quick finger-press to the left and right shoulder buttons on your Danger-powered device will cycle your back and forth through all of them - and your thumbs never have to leave the keyboard.

Enable Auto Texting on T- Mobile Sidekicks

Speed up your IM conversations, even if you are not a touch typist by enabling autotext. From the Jump Screen, press Menu, select Settings, then select AutoText. From there, set up shortcuts for all your favorite words and phrases.

Set up A Group Chat

Start or join a chat room! In AOL Instant Messenger, press MENU-J at the Buddy List screen. Get your group on!

Save IM Messages

Press MENU-M and quickly mail it to yourself. Or, share it with friends to avoid repeating yourself.
Some new Sidekick Tips and Tricks for you. These apply to all Sidekicks including the Sidekick 3, Sidekick ID, Sidekick LX and Sidekick Slide. The Camera one doesn’t apply to the sidekick ID though(for obvious reasons)!

How to Setup Email Accounts on Sidekicks

Set up your Sidekick to retrieve emails from any of your POP or IMAP email accounts - like Gmail or Yahoo! Mail. Press the Menu button, select Settings, Accounts and add a new account. Done! Plus, view emailed Word and PDF content directly on your Sidekick.

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