Difference between revisions of "Motorola Droid Pro"

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Also known as the Motorola DROID PRO XT610 - Motorola Droid's answer to the Blackberry.

The Motorola Droid Pro features a slate design that combines both a touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard. It has a black and silver chassis at 4.69 inches tall by 2.36 inches wide by 0.46 inch wide and 4.73 ounces in weight. The Droid Pro's screen measures 3.1 inches diagonally and has an HVGA (320x480 pixels) resolution and support for up to 16 million colors.

The four-row keyboard features rectangular buttons with a slight ridge to them, so they're easier to press. Numbers and symbols share space with the letter keys with one shortcut button (voice search) included on the bottom row.

The Motorola DROID PRO XT610 offers dual-mode functionality, meaning that the phone supports both CDMA and GSM technologies for world-roaming capabilities.

Sprint offers the Motorola XPRT while Verizon, AT&T, and other carriers offer the Motorola Droid Pro also known as the XT610.

Review

Personalization

Root

Networking

You can connect to a Microsoft Network with this device, standard TCP/IP SMB shares. ES File Explorer makes this possible for non root Droid Pro devices.

Connect to WiFi Access Point

1. MENU button,
2. Settings,
3. Wireless and networks,
4. check Wi-Fi to enable WiFi
5. use Wi-Fi Settings to choose access point, enter keys and configure

Configure Static IP Address

1. Settings,
2. Wireless and networks,
3. Wi-Fi Settings,
4. MENU button,
5. Advanced,
6. check Use static IP
7. below that enter IP address, Gateway, Netmask, and DNS in dropdowns

note: enter values into every field, including both DNS fields, even if your LAN is not Internet connected. Static IP address feature seems hit and miss, works best if all fields have values.

Phandroid has a discussion on Tips Set up Static IP.

Support

How to Bypass Android Activation Screen on Motorola Droid

If you are ever stuck at your activation screen and want to bypass it, you can press the 4 corners of the screen in a clockwork fashion and your device will jump straight to your desktop.

source: Droid-Life: Tip: How to Bypass Android Activation Screen on Motorola Droid

Hard Reset

1. Press and hold the power button
2. Select Power Off
3. Press and hold the R key+M key+Power button simultaneously until the Recovery screen (exclamation point with an android figure) appears.
4. From the Recovery screen, press the volume up+down keys simultaneously.
5. Select wipe data/factory reset. Note Utilize the Volume keys (up / down) to highlight and the Power button to select.
6. Select Yes -- delete all user data. Note Allow the factory reset process to complete (approximately 1 minute).
7. Select reboot system now.

source: Verizon Wireless: Hard Reset - DROID Pro by MOTOROLA

com.vcast.mediamanager has stopped unexpectedly

The error message that is display constantly:

The application Backup+
Media (process com.vcast.
mediamanager) has stopped
unexpectedly.  Please try
again.

Culprit: Verizon Backup+ Media - this is a premium service (costs extra) that backs up your phone data, pictures, and email to the Verizon cloud. You pay for storage. Backup+ Media is not the same as Verizon Backup Assistant. Verizon Backup Assistant is not a premium service, and there is no additional charge for using Backup Assistant. Backup+ Media will backup a wide variety of things on your phone, whereas Backup Assistant is for backing up your contacts. Verizon Backup+ Media != Verizon Backup Assistant

Some people that do not pay for nor use Verizon Backup+ Media are experiencing this error. Backup+ Media is running without login credentials and therefore continues to crash, then become reactivated by the Verizon system.

Solution:

1. From the phone home screen goto Settings -> Applications -> Running services and tap the "Running" tab.
2. Look for a red icon labeled "Backup+ Media" and choose "Force Stop"
3. Tap the "All" tab. Find "Backup+ Media" and tap to open interface
4. In "Backup+ Media" interface tap "Clear cache" then "Clear data"

As long as you had not previously subscribed to Backup+ Media premium service, this should resolve the popup error message. Backup+ Media is one of many preinstalled Verizon applications that cannot be removed unless you root / jailbreak your Android device.

Replacement Parts

OEM Motorola Droid Pro XT610 Keypad

Replacement Parts

Resources