If you’re a droid (or a hero) or any part of the android revolution and your date is as well then you can have a fun interactive time just giving a few simple tips, tricks, and pointers.
The first thing I’ve found is that your phone can be a great conversation starter especially when you want to stear away from the regular questions that sound like a job interview that make everyone so nervous. Ask about their favorite apps they’ve downloaded – this alone can give you a lot of insight into the person they are.
Next ask if they update their apps regularly. If they ask you what you mean, tell them trust the developers are constantly making the applications better so you’re missing out if you don’t get the updates. Then you can show them how by simply going to the marketplace -> downloaded apps and looking at which ones are at the top of the list and show the red update available.
Here’s a perfect example of this: I was out with a lady who had a G1 and just loved Handcent for SMS, but never updated it. After the latest update she was able to attach pictures to her text messages AND I installed a font pack or two so conversations with her best friend were “prettier”.
She was impressed enough to be the one that sent me a txt message later asking what I was doing (with a little thank you).
What did all of this cost either of us? Only a few smiles – now that’s what I call value.
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