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I've posted this on a bunch of other Android forums and thought it would be helpful to have it here too. I wanted to put it in the most viewed forum so everybody could see it. If you have any suggestions let me know.No, only the flat adhesive plastic-type protectors (InvisibleShield) are slim enough to allow the phone to fit.The glass on top of the screen is very durable and keys will have a very hard time scratching it (I've tried). There are a couple videos of people trying to scratch it as well and failing. The bits of shiny plastic on the back can get scratched, though. YouTube 854x480The one on the left is an IR emitter and sensor to blank the phone during a call when it's against your face. The one on the right is a light sensor to activate automatic brightness.Yes, but only with third party apps like Missed Call and SMS Popup.For multimedia mode, download an app called DockRunner. For car mode, Android actually includes an application called Car Home. You can also hack it by putting a linearly polarized magnet, like a small cube magnet, on the back near the camera.Yes. Set it up through Verizon or look here. There's a time-dependent bug that kills the autofocus every 24.5 days, then it recovers. It will supposedly be fixed forever in an update on December 11.Also, setting the size to 2MP at any quality will save much faster than 5MP. You do lose detail but until the fix, it makes it much faster.Most people who got the Droid when it was released were able to get it to rotate for a short while, then stopped. However, a Motorola representative has stated that this is how it's supposed to work.Homescreen lag/jerk is present on all Droids at the moment, but I've found that the Locale service really drains your CPU and makes animations lag even more. Also try using a task manager to free up some memory.Check to make sure you have automatic rotation enabled in the sound and display settings.It's the automatic brightness feature. Turn it off in the sound and display settings under brightness.Go to settings, language and keyboard, and in both Android and device keyboard menus, uncheck auto-capitalization, autocomplete, and if you want, quick fixes.Go to settings, language and keyboard, and in the Android keyboard menu, uncheck vibrate and sound on keypress.Go to settings, about phone, then battery use.Go to settings, about phone, then system updates.Hold the power button on top for a couple seconds, then select "power off".Get a task manager from the app store such as TasKiller; the services manager in the Applications page in the settings isn't very useful.Press the menu button, go to settings, applications, manage applications, then select the program from the list and uninstall.Go to the Market, then press the menu button, then Downloads. If you have any programs that need updates they'll be at the top of the list.Click the folder to open it, then long press the gray bar at the top of it.Long press on the search button on the phone.Long press it, then move to the app tray button which will then have a trash can icon on it.Long press the home screen and add a shortcut to Directions. Enter the address and name it. Then open it at any time to start navigation.You can also access maps you've saved on My Maps on your computer from the Android application.960x854Press on a corner of the crop box and then drag it to size.I'd say around 250x250 or higher.