Google Nexus One: How to Locate the Device’s Wi-Fi MAC Address

If your wireless router uses MAC filtering, you will need to know the MAC address of your device so that it may connect to the internet.

1. Go to the Nexus One’s Main screen

2. Select the Menu key.

3. Select Settings.

4. Scroll to the bottom and select About phone.

5. Select Status.

6. You will find the Wi-Fi MAC address information near the bottom of the list.

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Google Nexus One : Track down power hungry apps

Battery life on a phone is very precious, even these days with our advancements in power. The Google Nexus One and its 1Ghz Snapdragon processor can gobble up your battery pretty fast if you have a lot of background apps running. This recipe shows you Android’s built-in utility to spot which apps are the culprits.

1. Go to Settings

2. About Phone

3. Battery Use

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Google Nexus One: Assign a Ringtone to a Contact

By assigning different ringtones to certain contacts, you can easily tell who is calling you without having to look at your phone.

1. Open the Contacts application.

2. Select the desired contact.

3. Select the Menu key.

4. Select Options.

5. Select Ringtone and choose the desired ringtone.

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