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Does your Desire lag sometimes?

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xed888

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Hi guys,

Am new here so i'll say hello first!

I have a 2 week old Desire and its working fine but here are some niggles:

When i tap the back of the camera, theres a rattling sound. Is that normal? Does anyone else have that?

it seems like the desire is starting to lag. I dont use a task killer but there are times when i try to start the wifi widget it lags or when i use the google maps app, there is lag: it wont pinch and zoom quickly and scroll. Anyone know why or is experiencing the same problems?

Any suggestions as to why this is happening? HAve i got a faulty phone? a return to base, perhaps?

I have the following apps:

Linda file manager
wikidroid
appbrain
spare parts
barcode scanner
london tube status
rock player
nimbuzz
google search by voice
dictionary.com
london undergroind
opera
layar
kindle
bbc news
movies
shazam

I dont think this list is a long one by any rate so i dont see why the desire should lag at all if android auto manages its memory.

Please help.

Many thanks!
 
The rattle has been covered loads before, see the Encyclopaedia at the top of the forum. It's the autofocus mechanism for the camera, and is perfectly normal.

Google Maps lagging is most likely the network being slow rather than the phone, which will stop the maps loading quickly as the phone accesses the data. WiFi will always take a few seconds to activate as it has to set up the connection. Have you noticed lag anywhere else or is it just those two things?
 
azz said:
Get a task manager mate.
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This...

When you start up the phone it will start most apps that you aren't even using which will be slowing down the phone.

Get yourself advanced task killer from the market and close down the apps you aren't using and you should see an improvement :)
 
Most people never use a task manager and don't see any noticeable lag. In the majority of cases they really aren't necessary, and in a few cases they sit there and drain your battery. Just exit apps by clicking the 'Back' button not the 'Home' button and it puts them into a dormant state where they use a negligible amount of system resources.
 
Don't bother with a task killer. But remember this device more resembles a PC than a phone. So reboot the phone once a week to keep it running fresh :)
 
lekky said:
Don't bother with a task killer. But remember this device more resembles a PC than a phone. So reboot the phone once a week to keep it running fresh :)
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I keep giving people this advice. i think the sooner everyone understands this is more like a pc that is also a phone then the quicker most people will see what needs to be done.
 
Just how do you close the Internet browser? I press back going through history and get bored before it closes, a long press just brings up separate history and still no way to actually close the app, only way out is to press home!
 
JsT said:
Just how do you close the Internet browser? I press back going through history and get bored before it closes, a long press just brings up separate history and still no way to actually close the app, only way out is to press home!
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Yep, the internet doesn't close when pressing back, I find it is always on unless i use my task killer to close it.

I'm fine with using a task killer despite what others have posted, I'm sure i read somewhere that Google plan to include a task killer in their next release (gingerbread android 3.0) but maybe that was just chatter on another forum??
 
Thanks to all who posted. I appreciate all the input.

@Phenomenological: Its not the lag from downloading the maps but from processing. e.g. i try swiping the map around but it doesn't respond immediately but there is a lag between the time i swipe and the map moving.

it has only happened twice and MAYBE while i was doing those things, there was something processing in the background. I shall try and see if it happens again.

I suppose the general consensus of the posters is that there isnt anything wrong with my phone?

Thanks
 
Mine only seems to lag if I try to do something processor intensive (Eg maps) when an app is installing in the background or similar situations. Otherwise it's fine!
 
i think i discovered the problem. I think its HTC sense lagging. I wanna try and root it to Froyo but before i do, any suggestions as to why sense is causing it to lag?
 
I find a very noticeable and irritating lag going into "Manage Apps" and going back from there to the Home screen.

I do not have a lot of apps, have almost 90 MB free on phone. This happens every time I go to "Manage Apps".
I haven't timed it but I'd say it take about 1 minute to load and the same exiting "Setting" to home screen.

Any thoughts?
 
It'll inevitably lag a bit going into Manage Apps, it has to find all the apps, the associated icons, and find the file size of all the applications too. I don't think it should take a minute however.
 
JsT said:
Just how do you close the Internet browser? I press back going through history and get bored before it closes, a long press just brings up separate history and still no way to actually close the app, only way out is to press home!
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I use the windows to close down. I open up a new window containing only my home page and press the cross in the corner to close all the others. Then you can exit out of your home page by pressing back only once.
 
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snowmobile said:
I use the windows to close down. I open up a new window containing only my home page and press the cross in the corner to close all the others. Then you can exit out of your home page by pressing back only once.
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Works a treat. Thanks.
 
azz said:
Get a task manager mate.
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Seriously. How many times?

This one issue makes we wish fervently for more severe Marketplace control.

I realize that it's personal choice but so many people (including me) made or are making uninformed decisions about f^#%ing task killers.
 
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