Eris DeWitt
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The little things...(2.2 Update addons/changes)
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is this when you open GMAIL icon off the app list/homescreen or when you press it from the notification bar?
for me the icon shows the list and the notification bar opens up an email straight
Eris DeWitt
Newbie
Guess I spoke too soon. I was checking out the lockscreen pause/play feature, and my stock music wouldn't close. Had to reboot. Hope this isn't an issue.
It was when I opened the app from the homescreen. Just realized though that I'm using the Gmail Unread Count widget and that if I use the actual Gmail app it opens to the list of emails. Guess it's just an issue with the widget.
So I got froyo last night ota and I want my old phone back! All there is is lag lag lag lag. And 720p lol. Is this happening for anyone else? This seriously gets to me because I was so pumped for an update that made an already fast phone faster. now I'm lagging as I type...as I pinch to zoom...as i scroll. What can I do and is this happening to anyone else?
jayjay1122
Android Expert
There are several reports of the OTA causing lag on phones and the only solution has been a factory reset.
Most have been saying that there is a night and day difference. Let me know if you need to know how to do it.
I'm having a problem with Peep too. I changed my username on Twitter, and now Peep is not letting me sign in. The Android Twitter app is working fine with the new username, as is every other Twitter program I use.
If you would be so kind sir! My contacts are backed up with backup assistant and I don't give a shite about my app s I have none paid so I can simply redownload them. I just wanna experience the froyo I've been waiting for
Umm...have any of you used Pandora today? I usually listen to it towards the end of my work day and it has been HORRIBLE! Skippy and bad audio quality where it used to be great. What in the heck happened? I am going to leave in about an hour and will listen again during my commute home and hope that this is an isolated event.
I listen to Pandora all the time and if it keeps acting up like this I am going to freak. It used to work great at my desk (before the OTA this morning to Froyo).
Any other people experiencing this?
I listen to Pandora all the time and if it keeps acting up like this I am going to freak. It used to work great at my desk (before the OTA this morning to Froyo).
Any other people experiencing this?
Eris DeWitt
Newbie
Is anyone having an issue with the music apps not closing, and if so is there a solution? I guess a hard reset (battery pull) might work. I powered the phone down to reboot, and the issue remains. I have system panel, and that's not working...
I noticed the widget wouldn't load after the update
zemerick
Android Enthusiast
NOTE: Yes, I just noticed that my text editor felt like chopping up sentences and am fixing it...with a post this big, it'll take me a few mins
Sorry for the inconvenience. ( I had to save to a text because I have been having computer problems lately that I am still tracking down. )
Sorry for the epic post, just saw a lot of stuff since my last post that I felt still needed answering, or some clarification on things. If I didn't reply to a question you asked, sorry but I don't have an answer ATT, hopefully someone else will! Cheers, and let the post begin:
I noticed this with Astro vs. killing Astro. I think they changed it so processes can not kill themselves. ( Which makes sense, I can see that as fairly messy. Just exit like normal...or better yet, don't use atk! )
Actually it was an older leak. The RUU is the same as the OTA except that it does a clean wipe.
They do have a percentage listed, it is just buried. ( Technically, other apps don't display their own percentage, they just ask Android what percentage it has listed. ) It was something like #*#*4636*#*# then you can get all sorts of battery history details. I might have something wrong in the number, can't verify it atm. This is where the apps get all of their information btw: Partial wake usage, history, the works.
Correct, flash 10.1 comes pre-loaded and is at least currently up to date. Anything that lists an update to it is just bugged atm.
Not sure entirely what you mean by "doesn't the phone sync regularly anyways?" : Theres a lot of different syncs and intervals for them. I believe the "Sync All" is to do a forced immediate sync instead of having to open up the settings, etc. Some people set some of the syncs up to 2 hours. Then, they can just hit this button when they want to check on things right now.
I've actually found the Inc to have (slightly) better actual reception than other phones. When I went to PA with a friend and his family, they kept telling me about a 3 hour stretch of road where I wouldn't get signal ( they're all on VZW too, each with a different phone. )... I only lost signal for a total of about 15 mins broken into 3 spots of around 5 mins each. On a day to day basis though, theres no real noticeable difference from what I can tell.
absolutely anything to reduce the power usage while the phone is off will allow for a greater charge in just the same way as not having the phone on. Putting the phone into airplane mode should do a fair bit for those that just need an alarm.
It is really recommended ( as much of a pain as it is ) that you factory reset your phone now. It should fix the browser issue, and who knows what other problems you have yet to find. It is much the same as going from Vista to Windows 7: There are bound to be incompatibilities, and they will likely only get worse over time. The threads about the RUU can help with backups to make it a little less painful.
That one is still unknown. It depends on what is going on with the Bump Charge. Off-Charge however is indeed a physical limitation of Lithium-Ion and charging inside a device that requires power.
Still there on the RUU. You sure you didn't nab a version that had some of the "bloat" removed? Also, sure you did everything?
Do you need HTTPS ? That is the only difference between PDAnet light and advanced.
Try recalibrating.
? I have always found phone calls are a huge drain. Though, this will vary a lot based on the signal where you are calling from.
Can you uninstall then reinstall beautiful widgets? In fact, did you use either the RUU or do a wipe? There are bound to be incompatibilities and you should really strongly consider it.
I think it just seems like longer due to the pause of the eye. I think they did this because any animation that goes through that point where things are loading tends to look very choppy. Rather than have a stuttering and choppy animation, they just stopped it there.
That score of "consistently around 1000" seems a little behind. You should be seeing in the 1150-1200 range on the first run, and 1250-1400 or so on consecutive runs. That's not a huge diff, but it could be worth looking into ( and perhaps also remedied with a factory reset. )
Yes, you were. Pretty nice feature
It's more likely your killing it is what is causing any issue. They will happily go into the background and stop using resources like good little apps if you ignore them. If you still have problems with it heating up you will want to look more into it. It takes a serious drain to warm the battery up ( Though charging does a good job of warming it up. )
Also: Have you done a factory reset? If not, it is possible something you have from 2.1 is not cooperating with 2.2 causing a problem.
You really would be much better off finding the cause of the problem and fixing it. Sure, Task Killing a major hog might help battery performance...but not having a major hog in the first place is a much better solution. The "bloat" apps should be added to your "do not kill" list though for 2 reasons: First they ARE properly coded and do not eat your resources, so task killing them will actually be worse than ignoring them. Second, since they restart almost immediately anyways, killing them does nothing.
Yes...surely it is the programs sitting in the background not doing anything that is causing problems, and not the task killer going berserk every 30 mins.
Don't get me wrong, I hate bloat as much as anyone...but blaming them for something elses problem will still leave you with the problem. Remove ATK ( if you need to kill A, as in one, task...you can do it with stock android. In Applications you can manage processes, services, etc. Also, Astro which is fairly required, has a process manager in it's tools. ) , then you can begin looking for any other trouble makers to deal with. There are several known apps that just are not coded properly and will eat your battery.
There was never a grounding flaw. There was something else that rarely would cause erroneous clicks/etc. or not register an individuals clicks. As you mention, a grounding flaw would not be fixed by a software patch ( and also would have been far more universal, likely causing a recall. ) Regardless, I'm glad it is fixed for you now
What exactly is telling you you do not have flash installed? Some sites still don't play nice ( Hulu has been mentioned a few times. ) Also, which manual update did you use? RUU, or update.zip?
Sorry, but you need to factory reset. ( It should reset you to 2.2 factory settings. ) I know, it's a pain...but some things from 2.1 just don't work well with 2.2 and a clean wipe will fix these.
Sorry for the inconvenience. ( I had to save to a text because I have been having computer problems lately that I am still tracking down. )Sorry for the epic post, just saw a lot of stuff since my last post that I felt still needed answering, or some clarification on things. If I didn't reply to a question you asked, sorry but I don't have an answer ATT, hopefully someone else will! Cheers, and let the post begin:
I noticed this with Astro vs. killing Astro. I think they changed it so processes can not kill themselves. ( Which makes sense, I can see that as fairly messy. Just exit like normal...or better yet, don't use atk! )
Actually it was an older leak. The RUU is the same as the OTA except that it does a clean wipe.
They do have a percentage listed, it is just buried. ( Technically, other apps don't display their own percentage, they just ask Android what percentage it has listed. ) It was something like #*#*4636*#*# then you can get all sorts of battery history details. I might have something wrong in the number, can't verify it atm. This is where the apps get all of their information btw: Partial wake usage, history, the works.
Correct, flash 10.1 comes pre-loaded and is at least currently up to date. Anything that lists an update to it is just bugged atm.
Not sure entirely what you mean by "doesn't the phone sync regularly anyways?" : Theres a lot of different syncs and intervals for them. I believe the "Sync All" is to do a forced immediate sync instead of having to open up the settings, etc. Some people set some of the syncs up to 2 hours. Then, they can just hit this button when they want to check on things right now.
I've actually found the Inc to have (slightly) better actual reception than other phones. When I went to PA with a friend and his family, they kept telling me about a 3 hour stretch of road where I wouldn't get signal ( they're all on VZW too, each with a different phone. )... I only lost signal for a total of about 15 mins broken into 3 spots of around 5 mins each. On a day to day basis though, theres no real noticeable difference from what I can tell.
absolutely anything to reduce the power usage while the phone is off will allow for a greater charge in just the same way as not having the phone on. Putting the phone into airplane mode should do a fair bit for those that just need an alarm.
It is really recommended ( as much of a pain as it is ) that you factory reset your phone now. It should fix the browser issue, and who knows what other problems you have yet to find. It is much the same as going from Vista to Windows 7: There are bound to be incompatibilities, and they will likely only get worse over time. The threads about the RUU can help with backups to make it a little less painful.
That one is still unknown. It depends on what is going on with the Bump Charge. Off-Charge however is indeed a physical limitation of Lithium-Ion and charging inside a device that requires power.
Still there on the RUU. You sure you didn't nab a version that had some of the "bloat" removed? Also, sure you did everything?
Do you need HTTPS ? That is the only difference between PDAnet light and advanced.
Try recalibrating.
? I have always found phone calls are a huge drain. Though, this will vary a lot based on the signal where you are calling from.
Can you uninstall then reinstall beautiful widgets? In fact, did you use either the RUU or do a wipe? There are bound to be incompatibilities and you should really strongly consider it.
I think it just seems like longer due to the pause of the eye. I think they did this because any animation that goes through that point where things are loading tends to look very choppy. Rather than have a stuttering and choppy animation, they just stopped it there.
That score of "consistently around 1000" seems a little behind. You should be seeing in the 1150-1200 range on the first run, and 1250-1400 or so on consecutive runs. That's not a huge diff, but it could be worth looking into ( and perhaps also remedied with a factory reset. )
Yes, you were. Pretty nice feature
It's more likely your killing it is what is causing any issue. They will happily go into the background and stop using resources like good little apps if you ignore them. If you still have problems with it heating up you will want to look more into it. It takes a serious drain to warm the battery up ( Though charging does a good job of warming it up. )
Also: Have you done a factory reset? If not, it is possible something you have from 2.1 is not cooperating with 2.2 causing a problem.
You really would be much better off finding the cause of the problem and fixing it. Sure, Task Killing a major hog might help battery performance...but not having a major hog in the first place is a much better solution. The "bloat" apps should be added to your "do not kill" list though for 2 reasons: First they ARE properly coded and do not eat your resources, so task killing them will actually be worse than ignoring them. Second, since they restart almost immediately anyways, killing them does nothing.
Yes...surely it is the programs sitting in the background not doing anything that is causing problems, and not the task killer going berserk every 30 mins.
Don't get me wrong, I hate bloat as much as anyone...but blaming them for something elses problem will still leave you with the problem. Remove ATK ( if you need to kill A, as in one, task...you can do it with stock android. In Applications you can manage processes, services, etc. Also, Astro which is fairly required, has a process manager in it's tools. ) , then you can begin looking for any other trouble makers to deal with. There are several known apps that just are not coded properly and will eat your battery.
There was never a grounding flaw. There was something else that rarely would cause erroneous clicks/etc. or not register an individuals clicks. As you mention, a grounding flaw would not be fixed by a software patch ( and also would have been far more universal, likely causing a recall. ) Regardless, I'm glad it is fixed for you now
What exactly is telling you you do not have flash installed? Some sites still don't play nice ( Hulu has been mentioned a few times. ) Also, which manual update did you use? RUU, or update.zip?
Sorry, but you need to factory reset. ( It should reset you to 2.2 factory settings. ) I know, it's a pain...but some things from 2.1 just don't work well with 2.2 and a clean wipe will fix these.
jayjay1122
Android Expert
If you would be so kind sir! My contacts are backed up with backup assistant and I don't give a shite about my app s I have none paid so I can simply redownload them. I just wanna experience the froyo I've been waiting for
No problem pal!!
Setting -> SD&Phone Storage
Scroll to the bottom and choose Factory Data Reset!
It will give you two options, "Reset Phone" or "Reset Phone & Internal Storage", I would try just "Reset Phone"
Good Luck!!
My question wasn't so much about the difference, but rather if the full version supports 2.2 on the Incredible. I wanted to purchase it now (while still on 2.1) and not have it rendered useless (and thus wasting the $20) once my OTA update comes through.
So far everything has been great with 2.2, speed etc.
My two complaints are these: when listening to the stock music player and using either GPS turn by turn or doing a voice search, or anything that involves audio input/output (except for phone calls), the music player will not resume. I have to go into the app and hit play again. Very annoying and made me switch to mixzing (which i don't like as much as the stock music app).
Another thing is after I installed handscent and set as my default text message app, i still get a double notification from the stock text app. I know there was a way to fix this in 2.1 but haven't found the way to do it here. Anyone know?
I guess apart from that what has been widely mentioned is the default internet browser is a lot slower for scrolling, may have to switch to a different browser.
My two complaints are these: when listening to the stock music player and using either GPS turn by turn or doing a voice search, or anything that involves audio input/output (except for phone calls), the music player will not resume. I have to go into the app and hit play again. Very annoying and made me switch to mixzing (which i don't like as much as the stock music app).
Another thing is after I installed handscent and set as my default text message app, i still get a double notification from the stock text app. I know there was a way to fix this in 2.1 but haven't found the way to do it here. Anyone know?
I guess apart from that what has been widely mentioned is the default internet browser is a lot slower for scrolling, may have to switch to a different browser.
zemerick
Android Enthusiast
Sorry, I noticed someone else had already mentioned that yes, PDAnet works with 2.2 and just wanted to add the part about you possibly not needing to pay any money at all for it. I probably should have been a little clearer about that
PS: Just like the other person, I am currently typing this out from my computer that is tethered to my phone using PDAnet
Got it buddy! Thanks a ton!
TokedUp
Android Enthusiast
I heard that its doesnt playback the video in 720p on your phone. You have to move the file to a pc. Something about compressing the file or something. am I wrong?
Uh oh thats not good to hear. I was looking forward this feature the most. Wish I had the update to see for myself
Uh oh thats not good to hear. I was looking forward this feature the most. Wish I had the update to see for myself
TonyG916
Well-Known Member
your avatar has captivated me...
Thanks - I don't know what happened in most of this thread, I was merged here this afternoonSorry, I noticed someone else had already mentioned that yes, PDAnet works with 2.2 and just wanted to add the part about you possibly not needing to pay any money at all for it. I probably should have been a little clearer about that
PS: Just like the other person, I am currently typing this out from my computer that is tethered to my phone using PDAnet
