Hi!
I just picked up a Sprint one of these to replace a larger, dying phone I no longer cared for. Trying to figure out where to start with what I want to do on this thing!
1) Phone seems to come with a lot of bloatware. Some things I like (quickmemo is actually REALLY cool!), other things I don't (Visual Voice Mail is really annoying!). I see there are some ROMs that claim to remove bloatware, but it looks like they also remove some of the things I DO like. Is there an in-between? Like, a stock-ish rom that lets you re-install the parts you want? I'm assuming no because I'd have seen it, but I guess it doesn't hurt to ask.
2) The free storage is super annoying. I know other Android 4+ devices with only 4GB (1GB free) have methods to swap internal with external for storage and the like. Is there a guide to do that for this device, and does it slow down the phone since SD card access speeds are slower than internal memory?
3) Is the accelorometer on this thing weird? I tried some of those Google VR / Cardboard style apps that use the accelerometer to update your view in real time like a heads-up-display, and they don't seem to work at all, really. I tried Google Sky Map as well, which does something similar, and I noticed the view sort of jumps all over the place rather than smoothly scrolling as I move the phone around. Does it not support all the axis or something like that? Its not a deal breaker, but something I would have liked to know before I bought this phone I guess.
That's it for now, I guess. Thanks guys!
I just picked up a Sprint one of these to replace a larger, dying phone I no longer cared for. Trying to figure out where to start with what I want to do on this thing!
1) Phone seems to come with a lot of bloatware. Some things I like (quickmemo is actually REALLY cool!), other things I don't (Visual Voice Mail is really annoying!). I see there are some ROMs that claim to remove bloatware, but it looks like they also remove some of the things I DO like. Is there an in-between? Like, a stock-ish rom that lets you re-install the parts you want? I'm assuming no because I'd have seen it, but I guess it doesn't hurt to ask.
2) The free storage is super annoying. I know other Android 4+ devices with only 4GB (1GB free) have methods to swap internal with external for storage and the like. Is there a guide to do that for this device, and does it slow down the phone since SD card access speeds are slower than internal memory?
3) Is the accelorometer on this thing weird? I tried some of those Google VR / Cardboard style apps that use the accelerometer to update your view in real time like a heads-up-display, and they don't seem to work at all, really. I tried Google Sky Map as well, which does something similar, and I noticed the view sort of jumps all over the place rather than smoothly scrolling as I move the phone around. Does it not support all the axis or something like that? Its not a deal breaker, but something I would have liked to know before I bought this phone I guess.
That's it for now, I guess. Thanks guys!
Thank you, good sir!