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hearthorbeguy
Newbie
Problem-
If I try to add or edit my contact's birthday in Contact app and click save. The date is saved with incorrect value and its not same as what I entered.
astrobill
Well-Known Member
Are you sure? Not having that problem...just tested it, and it works fine for me. Anyone else?
sgtoaf
Newbie
Remove the battery and reseat it. It helped mine considerably today. Someone mentioned that was left out of the instructions. Also the new battery widget uses CPU power all the time I read. Did both and I am in between 70-80%, and have been off charger for 8.5 hours now.
Kelmar
Done by choice
Are you on the REAL 2.1 or one of the leaks? This was a known issue with the first leak.
scottmbolt
Android Enthusiast
At 70-80% and off the charger for 8 hours? Have you even used the phone at all? This just doesn't seem realistic, unless you lightly/light-moderately use your phone.
Kelmar
Done by choice
I was wondering the same thing... either that or he must have FULL signal 24/7
Droidone
Android Enthusiast
you might want to check your awake time. Something may be keeping your phone awake causing your battery to drain quicker. My battery seems to be running the same as 1.5.
settings, about phone, battery and scroll down to the bottom.
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Deleted User
Guest
Is it just me, or do others miss having the awake percentage listed? Now I have to do the division in my head, which doesn't always come out right ha ha.
matty032
Android Enthusiast
I removed the Facebook for HTC Sense account. This seems to have helped with the dialer lag. And sped the phone up overall. You might want to try it as well.
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Deleted User
Guest
How do you do that? Do you mean just uninstall the Facebook app? I don't know what "Facebook for HTC Sense account" is. Thanks.
matty032
Android Enthusiast
rivercat123
Member
I don't know if one of my settings is wrong but every time I make a phone call, I dial the number, put the phone to my ear and just before I hear the first ring, the phone vibrates one time and then starts ringing. I have vibrate on for incoming calls but this shouldn't have any effect on outgoing calls.
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Deleted User
Guest
That is a new "feature" in 2.1. I don't believe there is a way to turn it off.
rivercat123
Member
New Feature? WOW!
Kelmar
Done by choice
Tinwoodsman
Newbie
It's late and I have been on 2.1 for about 4 hours so I am now an expert. One thing I have noticed is when I press the phone softkey, I get several icons but not the "favorites" icon which was the profile and the heart. Where did it go?
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but I didn't see any indications on the first page.
I'm having various problems, some significant and hugely problematic, others I don't care to worry about until a bug fix is released.
Significant problems:
1. signal - 1.5 in the chicagoland area I had pretty much 4 or more bars everywhere, indoors and out. with 2.1 It fluctuates every couple of minutes from full bars down to one bar and even no signal. Much more of a problem while opening/updating apps, and surfing the web.
2. Inconsistent EV-DO internet. strangely some websites just don't work. For example, I cannot open Tom's Hardware: Hardware News, Tests and Reviews... AT ALL... it loads 70% and stops.
Also, it only works in certain "hot" spots. At work with 1.5 I used it everywhere with no problems, even inside elevators. Now I sit in the break room, and depending on which seat I am in, either I will have internet, have slow internet, or have no internet. (seating being like normal 4 seat lunch tables)
*** Twice I got some sort of a network connection error where for about 6 hrs each time I was not receiving any text messages, internet connection, app functionality or anything else that a phone like this should provide (only thing that worked was basic outgoing phone calls, not sure about incoming maybe I just didn't receive any)... Only fix was to shut down the phone and turn it back on.
3. Battery life - it was never that great to begin with. Now it's worse, much worse. (I think it's attributed to the problems listed above. I speculate my phone is constantly searching for a steady signal for phone calls as well as EVDO and it's killing the battery)
(I however have not had any problems with apps such as sprint navigation, and maps)
question: How long do you think it will take for a sprint OTA bug fix?? Is it possible to revert back to version 1.5 in the meantime??? I mean this phone is completely useless to me if I can't send texts and use the web functionality when I need it!!!
I'm having various problems, some significant and hugely problematic, others I don't care to worry about until a bug fix is released.
Significant problems:
1. signal - 1.5 in the chicagoland area I had pretty much 4 or more bars everywhere, indoors and out. with 2.1 It fluctuates every couple of minutes from full bars down to one bar and even no signal. Much more of a problem while opening/updating apps, and surfing the web.
2. Inconsistent EV-DO internet. strangely some websites just don't work. For example, I cannot open Tom's Hardware: Hardware News, Tests and Reviews... AT ALL... it loads 70% and stops.
Also, it only works in certain "hot" spots. At work with 1.5 I used it everywhere with no problems, even inside elevators. Now I sit in the break room, and depending on which seat I am in, either I will have internet, have slow internet, or have no internet. (seating being like normal 4 seat lunch tables)
*** Twice I got some sort of a network connection error where for about 6 hrs each time I was not receiving any text messages, internet connection, app functionality or anything else that a phone like this should provide (only thing that worked was basic outgoing phone calls, not sure about incoming maybe I just didn't receive any)... Only fix was to shut down the phone and turn it back on.
3. Battery life - it was never that great to begin with. Now it's worse, much worse. (I think it's attributed to the problems listed above. I speculate my phone is constantly searching for a steady signal for phone calls as well as EVDO and it's killing the battery)
(I however have not had any problems with apps such as sprint navigation, and maps)
question: How long do you think it will take for a sprint OTA bug fix?? Is it possible to revert back to version 1.5 in the meantime??? I mean this phone is completely useless to me if I can't send texts and use the web functionality when I need it!!!
kellysa111
Well-Known Member
This is really pissing me off right now. Before the 2.1 update, my laptop recognized my phone and HTC sync connected to my phone. After the update, my laptop won't even recognize that something is connected to it. I connect my zune to the same usb that I connect my phone to, and have tried the others on my laptop too, but it just doesn't recognize the phone. It charges the phone, but nothing else. I have gone to setting>connect to pc>default connection type>HTC sync and I have also tried disk drive, but it just charges. Does anyone have this same problem? I'm running Windows 7 64-bit.
bluemark
Newbie
I read on the Sprint forum that using the original USB cord that came with the phone has helped some people with this problem. It's worth a shot.
Don't know if this was answered but I think the only way you can change that is by disabling the facebook link on those specific contacts. If I'm not wrong Facebook using the facebook photo was design to have a priority over a user specified photo. Just don't have their contact linked to facebook.
That should fix your issue and my apologize if someone else already suggested this.
Kelmar
Done by choice
Most of these problems are probably caused by the new radio that Sprint tied with the 2.1 update. Unfortunately, the only way I know how to get change it is through root. 2.1 doesn't have root yet.
I flashed the original radio back on my phone and all of these issues when away.
Also, try THIS!!! as it has helped me a TON!!!
For those of you that are not happy having all your facebook contacts synced to your phone try this and see if it helps. I posted this in another forum late last night and haven't heard from anyone yet so it might work.
Have you guys looked under >Settings> Accounts & sync to see how many facebook accounts you are syncing your phone with? This could be a wild guess but I notice that there are two types of Facebook accounts you can sync your phone to. One account setting is called "Facebook for HTC" and the other is called "Facebook". The only one I'm syncing to is the HTC one and I'm not having your problem. All my contacts have their facebook pics and DOB info, I get the same info I used to get during the 1.5 days. Their facebook contact info and my other facebook contacts are not synced to my phone. Something tells me that the other Facebook account is to sync all your Facebook contacts to your phone. Make sure to only sync to the "Facebook for HTC" account so you can have the contact pictures.
Sorry, if it doesn't work. It is just a wild guess.
Have you guys looked under >Settings> Accounts & sync to see how many facebook accounts you are syncing your phone with? This could be a wild guess but I notice that there are two types of Facebook accounts you can sync your phone to. One account setting is called "Facebook for HTC" and the other is called "Facebook". The only one I'm syncing to is the HTC one and I'm not having your problem. All my contacts have their facebook pics and DOB info, I get the same info I used to get during the 1.5 days. Their facebook contact info and my other facebook contacts are not synced to my phone. Something tells me that the other Facebook account is to sync all your Facebook contacts to your phone. Make sure to only sync to the "Facebook for HTC" account so you can have the contact pictures.
Sorry, if it doesn't work. It is just a wild guess.