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They didn't do it for you at the store? If you set up the phone to sync things to your google account some of it should sync automatically, though I've never quite figured out what gets backed up and how exactly to import to the new phone. Somebody else might know better.
Your pictures are probably stored on the SD card on your original phone, which should be removable. You could just move it to your new phone and they should show up. Settings and application data are another thing - most apps don't let you back up and restore their data, unfortunately. If you root (jailbreak) the phone you can use a program like Titanium Backup to do it, but it won't work out of the box. This is one of the major disadvantages of Android, in my opinion, and the main reason I rooted, originally, within a week of buying my HTC Inspire 4G.
This guide might help. It suggests something called MyBackup Pro, which apparently can do some backup stuff without root: [link]
is it possible to follow a topic on twitter (not a person) and not get any retweets?
Click on the hashtag and you'll get everything that has that hashtag. I don't know if you can follow a hashtag, though.
right. I know how to follow a hashtag, but I would like to follow it without any retweets. Is that possible?
okay, so I heard that IOS 6 (iphone) has walking directions. so it seems that the main issue right now is transit directions.
By the way, when I get my new phone, what do I do with my perfectly cromulent current smartphone? In the past, I sent my old (dumb) phones to one of those donation services (I think they went to the troops overseas or something). It's locked into Verizon contract so I doubt I could sell it...
so your new phone will not be on your Verizon contract?
No, my new phone will be also under Verizon contract.
Wait, does that mean that once my new phone is activated, my old phone is now unlocked and can be sold? I actually have no idea what happen to old phones once the contract is shifted to an upgraded phone...
Okay, I am not sure I understand you, so let me reply this way:
Last year, I sold my Iphone 3gs and other things. 3GS was no longer registered with my ATT account (since I got an iphone 4). Check the following places for comparison pricing:
a) apple itself. They will buy back laptops and phones and ipads
b) amazon (payment is in the form of amazon gift certificate)
c) gazelle.com (payment goes to paypal.
I have used all three and generally speaking the process has been smooth.
My guess is that it won't be unlocked, but that anyone will be able to use it with their own Verizon account.
it will be locked to verizon, but if the person takes it to verizon, they can use it for their service.
