Thanks for the tip. To refresh my contacts I thought I might remove my login to Facebook for Sense and log out of the Facebook app. When I logged back in to only Facebook for Sense (only), none of my FB contacts now show up under "People" with their photos. And if I try to "Link" to a contact in FB there are none to choose from.
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Thanks for the tip. To refresh my contacts I thought I might remove my login to Facebook for Sense and log out of the Facebook app. When I logged back in to only Facebook for Sense (only), none of my FB contacts now show up under "People" with their photos. And if I try to "Link" to a contact in FB there are none to choose from.
Other than Netflix, the main issue I've had since the update is that I've lost the ability to rotate the screen in the Kindle app - it's stuck on landscape view. I've looked around and not seen this issue posted anywhere...is anyone experiencing the same problem?
Edit: Thanks Crodley - I was confused because there are no screen rotation settings in the "Settings" menu...totally missed that the little lock in the bottom corner controls that.
Edit: Thanks Crodley - I was confused because there are no screen rotation settings in the "Settings" menu...totally missed that the little lock in the bottom corner controls that.
So far everything works great. I LOVEEEE the new copy, paste & select options & the restart option when you hold the power button. It also starts SUPER FAST. My only gripe is that it's not working with Oovoo. Ppl can see me just fine but when they turn on their cam, the app closes but still shows up on the top bar that I'm in a call. No matter who I try to video chat with, pc or fellow evo, as SOON as their video pops up on the screen the app goes to trash. *sigh* I love this app too, its the only way for my mom [whos computer illiterate] to video chat with me & I can't even do that now. =(
Mon, I'm assuming this procedure still works well for Gingerbread? My phone was starting to run a little slow/buggy but it seems to have improved since the Gingerbread update. Before the update I was seriously considering a reset and reinstall. Do you think that's helpful for general phone use?
Also, do you think the need for an App Killer is gone since the update? It seems like you were against it for Froyo.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
I never needed the app killer with Froyo and definitely don't think it's necessary after Gingerbread. It's seriously amazing to see the drastic difference in battery drain on a non-rooted phone.
Part of the reason I was strongly considering rooting was to help battery life, but now it's not as much of a factor. Only factor for me to root now would be if I wanted to remove the Sprint Bloatware apps that I don't use.
steveo41733
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jj14x
Android Expert
I'm curious, are there any known benefits of doing a hard reset after updating? I didn't do it because I didn't want to lose game progress etc.
I was thinking about doing it because I thought that this update might have included some of the updates (like telenav, current version of flash, current version of Qik) in the update itself, so those would go to the ROM and it wouldn't take up my available storage with those updates (some of these updates like Telenav, flash are almost 10MB each).
Is this the case? Or does it still take up the same storage? Does anyone know?
Any other potential benefits?
(my EVO is working just fine after the GB update - except the few known issues like netflix, notification LED etc)
Thanks!
joehornback
Well-Known Member
At the risk of sounding ignorant, whats the Mixxing player? Is this a music ap?
Voice Search is very inconsistent after the update. Before, it was working almost flawlessly. I used it all the time for text, navigation, etc. Now it barely works. If there is any background noise (car, airport, mall) it does not appear to hear anything. If it is quiet, it hears what you say, but the accuracy is not good at all. I have the personalized recognition checked. #@%^&$!!!
There is an update for handcent that resolves the led notification. Mysteriously, it also corrected the same thing for YouMail. You have to dig for the update though. It does not appear normally as an update.
vgsantiago
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Weird. My Evo's battery life has gotten a lot worse after the update. Usually by the end of the day. I am at about 60%. I now get about 35%
I've kinda noticed the same thing. Just browsing the web or doin simple stuff it drains like 3-5% in a blink of an eye. also literally after removing it from a full charge it went down 5% jut opening something like Facebook.
I lost two of my favorite apps.... neither WiMax Notifier or ShootMe work anymore
Man I'm disappointed too! Tried to uninstall and re-install shoot me. No luck!
vgsantiago
Well-Known Member
Weird. My Evo's battery life has gotten a lot worse after the update. Usually by the end of the day. I am at about 60%. I now get about 35%
Thanks for the tip, this prompted me to check 'accounts & sync' and noticed bunch of stuff automatically set for sync I never set before (Facebook, GroupMe, & Qik Video), those are off now so we'll see what happens.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Are you downloading over wifi or 3G? If 3G, how strong is the 3G signal where you're at?
I have noticed that the display seems to be what drains my battery the most. But I guess this would be normal for me since I am on my phone alot. At the same time I can't complain about the battery life, because my battery life has indeed doubled. I don't have alot stuff running in the background either. Once I kill it, it does not keep coming back up. So for me Gingerbread was a great improvement. I had to tell all my friends with EVOs to make sure they update. So far they love it.
Sorry, but my Kindle rotates fine, maybe your option to rotate in Kindle settings is checked to manually rotate?
It has years since I've heard that word - abend!
(It was more common in the mainframe world I guess)
Yup, old mainframe guy here ... Still a few of us around.
busted bones
Android Enthusiast
One issue I randomly have is when coming out of Dolphin Browser if my phone is not standing up straight and on its side with the home keys to the right it will load the apps, phone and add to home bar side ways.
I hope that makes sense. It will interfere with all my apps on the right side of the screen too.
busted bones
Android Enthusiast
To me it seems like it lasts a whole lot longer when idle but seems to use battery quicker when it is under heavy use.
rangergrrl
Well-Known Member
I'm stuck in portrait view and the other tap/screen features no longer work.
wader999
Newbie
Advanced SD Card Manager force closes. Am up in the air about battery improvement. Am surprised with all the little quirks with the update. Maybe that is why it took as long as it did. Kinda wish I could go back. Evo still rocks, most apps I use regularly work fine, It's okay everyone, I'll be fine.
Wader
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