So, you have purchased the new Motorola Droid going by the extremely good network of Verizon Wireless and preferring the CDMA version over the Motorola Milestone, that is; Motorola Droid? In case, you find it difficult to work with the first DROID by Motorola, here are a few steps that will give you a smooth operation of the device. These short and simple steps will definitely save a lot of your time.

Suppose you want to save contacts from an SMS or an e-mail address, then just click on the number or e-mail address and hold onto that for some time. A new window will be displayed. Choose Save and the number or the address will be saved.

Similarly you can save the MMS pictures. Just click on the MMS that you want to save, hold on to that for a while and it will be saved. In case you want to save the MMS picture later, you can send it to your e-mail address. So, whenever you sign into your account later, you can save it by clicking on it and holding for a while.

Besides, the RingDroid application integrated in the DROID handset can make ringtones, notification alerts or alarm sounds from the stored Mp3 files in the phone. This is done by cropping the files.

Motorola Droid also has an integrated Facebook application that allows you to quickly add contacts every time you make a new friend on Facebook whose contact number is also listed therein. This minimizes the need for a third-party application to add contacts.

Also, you can reach any of the contacts on your contacts list via one-touch dialling. Click on Home menu and hold on to that till a shortcut menu pops up. In that, make preference as to how many contacts you would like to call through one-touch dialling.

Also, lock your DROID smartphone by setting a password for enhanced security. Click on Menu, choose Settings from the next display, click on Location & Security from the next display and finally make changes to the Unlock Pattern.

However, you should not forget the pattern that you choose at this point.