i am coming from an iphone so be happy lol. Anyways I am wondering about a few things. Why its youtube so slow at loading? My iphone was fast. also how can I make my homescreen look like an htc phone? All the clocks and things are ugly and hard to use on the market. And when a web page is loading is the scrolling a little laggy? All help would be greatly appreciated. I did buy launcher pro plus btw.
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- Thread starter Zack08
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honestly i know most android fans hate iphones but honestly have most of you all tried an iphone? after owning my captivate for a couple days im already hating it.. lags like no other when u first open the web page up (takes a while for it to start running smooth), no refresh button, social networks doesnt alert u when u get something like on the iphone (via facebook), horrible battery, horrible speaker phone, and youtube sucks big on this phone.. iphone runs completely flawless with no lags and no slow loading on anything.
honestly i dont see how this phone got 4.4 out of 5 rating on att website. Iphone 4 which i have as well should be a 10/10 then.
if you all could help me out with all of my problems maybe i will enjoy this phone.. if not then im either going to cancel my upgrade which i did or switch it out for another phone or just keep my iphone 4.
honestly i dont see how this phone got 4.4 out of 5 rating on att website. Iphone 4 which i have as well should be a 10/10 then.
if you all could help me out with all of my problems maybe i will enjoy this phone.. if not then im either going to cancel my upgrade which i did or switch it out for another phone or just keep my iphone 4.
Launcher Pro is a great home replacement app. It makes touchwiz look like garbage and is comparable to HTC sense. There are more features to change in it if you haven't explored it that much. Combine that with Beautiful Widgets for clock and weather and you have a killer combo.
Refresh button in browser. Hit the menu button at the bottom of the phone. It brings up all kinds of great features within the browser and in apps. Much better than having one button to do everything.
If the browser and youtube are slow and laggy, not having 3g would be a prime suspect.
If you need Facebook updates set up the Launcher Pro Plus widget for it.
As for alerts, have you tried pulling down the notification bar.
Battery, that's a small price to pay for the best screen on the market. Mine usually lasts a day or so, I have no complaints.
As for your complaints on lag. You do know this phone actually multi-tasks. Not that fake multi-tasking that the iphone does but honest to god multi-tasking. You can literally run every app you have at once if you don't exit out of them.
Refresh button in browser. Hit the menu button at the bottom of the phone. It brings up all kinds of great features within the browser and in apps. Much better than having one button to do everything.
If the browser and youtube are slow and laggy, not having 3g would be a prime suspect.
If you need Facebook updates set up the Launcher Pro Plus widget for it.
As for alerts, have you tried pulling down the notification bar.
Battery, that's a small price to pay for the best screen on the market. Mine usually lasts a day or so, I have no complaints.
As for your complaints on lag. You do know this phone actually multi-tasks. Not that fake multi-tasking that the iphone does but honest to god multi-tasking. You can literally run every app you have at once if you don't exit out of them.
darkrequiem
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Very good advise BumpySig
Informative and very well put
This guy should appreciate how helpful and polite you were to go BEYOND answering his question...This is why I LOVE this forum and Android users....
Informative and very well put
This guy should appreciate how helpful and polite you were to go BEYOND answering his question...This is why I LOVE this forum and Android users....
~Reaper~
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I feel his pain tho!!! I have had mine for quite some time now and i also came from the iphone and in the first couple of days i felt exactly the same. It was really frustrating. Zack be patient do some reading and ask for help when you need it and trust me after a few days you will be getting rid of that iphone and will never look back. Trust me man there is no comparison. but it takes a lil tweaking and learning.
why would you use the youtube app when YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. is not only faster but overall easier to use?
-the link is to the mobile version of youtube
-the link is to the mobile version of youtube
carmendiva
Android Expert
Excuse some of the replies, Zack....
As far as any lag you may have, it is probably due to the phone being 2.1(i wasn't aware 2.2 froyo had been released for this)....
2.2 on my mytouch seems to be much better than 2.1 on my captivate(could have something to do with the 2nd gen Snapdragon in it)
Youtube was always slow with the Captivate...i do recommend just using the browser...but then again it is a hassle having to do that as well
the Buddies widget doesn't notify you of anything as far as alerts go, nor does the Facebook App...One area Android has failed at...If you are looking for Facebook to be remotely close to anything you find on the iphone, you will be greatly disappointed....No chat, Places suck, No alerts, etc. etc.
Haha I wouldn't say the iphone is a 10/10
maybe an 8/10....
I recommend downloading Launcher Pro to help you with your needs as far as lag goes...and also downloading Beautiful Widgets as Bumpy said.
but in all honesty, perhaps you should stick with the iphone 4....or go to an Aria
Hope i helped a bit
As far as any lag you may have, it is probably due to the phone being 2.1(i wasn't aware 2.2 froyo had been released for this)....
2.2 on my mytouch seems to be much better than 2.1 on my captivate(could have something to do with the 2nd gen Snapdragon in it)
Youtube was always slow with the Captivate...i do recommend just using the browser...but then again it is a hassle having to do that as well
the Buddies widget doesn't notify you of anything as far as alerts go, nor does the Facebook App...One area Android has failed at...If you are looking for Facebook to be remotely close to anything you find on the iphone, you will be greatly disappointed....No chat, Places suck, No alerts, etc. etc.
Haha I wouldn't say the iphone is a 10/10
maybe an 8/10....
I recommend downloading Launcher Pro to help you with your needs as far as lag goes...and also downloading Beautiful Widgets as Bumpy said.
but in all honesty, perhaps you should stick with the iphone 4....or go to an Aria
Hope i helped a bit
Hi Zack08, welcome to the forums!
I'm sure you as a new member will want to review our rules, contained in the links in my sig - and I'm confident that others who've forgotten those new member / new Android owner frustrations will be wanting to read our Zero Tolerance Policy.
We have a Report button to the left of every post that goes right to our hotline - following policy, no one need get off-topic discussing who is rude, simply tap that button. This is what helps make our site cleaner than others, and is free for use by old and new members alike.
You're free to make as many or as few posts as you like so long as you follow Da Rules.
I know how you feel about the iPhone, others have felt that way too, but a great many have found that taking time to learn and use all of the customizations in Android yields a user experience that's far superior.
I'm sure you as a new member will want to review our rules, contained in the links in my sig - and I'm confident that others who've forgotten those new member / new Android owner frustrations will be wanting to read our Zero Tolerance Policy.
We have a Report button to the left of every post that goes right to our hotline - following policy, no one need get off-topic discussing who is rude, simply tap that button. This is what helps make our site cleaner than others, and is free for use by old and new members alike.
You're free to make as many or as few posts as you like so long as you follow Da Rules.
I know how you feel about the iPhone, others have felt that way too, but a great many have found that taking time to learn and use all of the customizations in Android yields a user experience that's far superior.
On many Android browsers, once the Menu is tapped, the address bar will appear at the top, with a refresh widget on the far right. While a page is loading, that turns into a circled-X used to stop it.
Isn't that the way it is on the Captivate browser?
I am curious if Zack08's had other phones with the same carrier where he's having this problem.
A Captivate having reception issues where an iPhone 4 does not frankly surprises me.
I'm unclear. I've read that some other users may be having lag issues.
Surely, the answer can't simply be to live with it because Android is superior.
Android multi-tasking includes forcing apps to sleep when not in immediate use.
But essential services do not sleep in Android. These can get tangled and cause no end of user frustration, such as these two examples:
I know of one user who traced his lag issue to a bad media player app. He dropped that one, installed another, and his problem was solved. (Nothing wrong with the first app, others were happy with it, but in his case it just conflicted somehow with his other apps.)
I know of other users whose phones would be stuck in RAPID 3G on/off loop due to some reception issues, and this would cause the battery to drain quickly and also hurt the phone's response time. Android can run lots of apps because it's smart, but your Captivate will do that because it's a phone and that the phone-radio services must come first.
When someone invents the perfect phone, I'm sure we'll all buy one.
In the meantime, I've found Android is the superior choice for me, and believe that anyone taking time to set it up properly will enjoy it the most.
However, it's not the superior choice for every person, and in that case, perhaps the iPhone is a good alternative.
Hope this helps!
PS - here is a handy reference that many find quite helpful: Samsung Captivate FAQ
I would agree with Zach. I've had this Captivate since September and the problems continue. Up to 30 seconds before apps load, lots of error messages, can't get Sirius XM. Plus, I can't find a soul that will take the phone and work on it. Tried this forum, Craigslist and eBay. People keep telling me that the problem is my phone--but there is no one to service it. What to do?
OK, 4 months of pain is not good, ok.
You might consider an free Market app called aLogcat.
Android under-the-hood is constantly babbling its status out.
Once you install and launch that, leave it via the home key, not exit out - as soon as your phone lags (and starts responding so you can do this) try:
This is confusing if you've never see a system log before - but - just look for the red error lines, don't try to understand too much of what they're saying.
Focus on what app or services might be babbling out errors and report back.
Apologies if you've already done this, so please advise either way.
You might consider an free Market app called aLogcat.
Android under-the-hood is constantly babbling its status out.
Once you install and launch that, leave it via the home key, not exit out - as soon as your phone lags (and starts responding so you can do this) try:
- aLogcat menu -> pause
- menu -> share
- send to your email account so you don't have to hassle the small screen and so you have a backup
- look for entries in red with an "E" (for error) at the beginning of the line
This is confusing if you've never see a system log before - but - just look for the red error lines, don't try to understand too much of what they're saying.
Focus on what app or services might be babbling out errors and report back.
Apologies if you've already done this, so please advise either way.
S
Shelbster
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For the users who are having significant problems with lag, error messages, etc...I do not think that is normal for the Captivate. I think there is either something wrong with your hardware, or your are having some kind of app problems.
I can only talk based on my experiences, and what I have read on various message boards. I have never had any problems with lag, and I got my first Captivate in late July. I ran stock eclair until about a month to month and a half ago. No errors, force closes, or lag. I've been running various froyo ROMs since then with no real issues.
I am not writing this to brag about my phone. I just want users who are having problems to know that not all of us are having those issues. Maybe you need to return the phone if it is under warranty. If not, maybe look into custom ROMS.
You have a right to expect better than 30 second wait times to open apps and error messages. This phone can and will do better.
I can only talk based on my experiences, and what I have read on various message boards. I have never had any problems with lag, and I got my first Captivate in late July. I ran stock eclair until about a month to month and a half ago. No errors, force closes, or lag. I've been running various froyo ROMs since then with no real issues.
I am not writing this to brag about my phone. I just want users who are having problems to know that not all of us are having those issues. Maybe you need to return the phone if it is under warranty. If not, maybe look into custom ROMS.
You have a right to expect better than 30 second wait times to open apps and error messages. This phone can and will do better.
sremick
Android Expert
Yeah I've had my Captivate since the day after it was released, and it never takes anywhere near 30 seconds to load an app. And I'm no apologist for AT&T or Samsung and criticize them plenty often. Something is definitely wrong on your device. Might be worth trying a factory reset (after backing up any data you care about, of course)
iPhone's pseudo-multitasking uses the method that was used in Windows 3.1. Yeah... that's how high-tech the iPhone is.
While it ensures every foreground app feels snappy, it sucks as an overall multitasking scheme and is why even Microsoft ditched it in Win95. Android has real multitasking, as Android is based on Linux which is based on Unix which has known what multitasking really is since the 1970s.
Customizing the look and feel is simply an adventure that requires exploration. New widgets are appearing daily and you need to either ask around, follow the new apps feeds, or stumble upon them accidentally. For example, there's the "post your home screen" thread where people post screenshots... and often other people will be like, "What widget is that?" for ones that interest them.
I was late to the game discovering Beautiful Widgets but it's now my primary weather/clock.
iPhone's pseudo-multitasking uses the method that was used in Windows 3.1. Yeah... that's how high-tech the iPhone is.
While it ensures every foreground app feels snappy, it sucks as an overall multitasking scheme and is why even Microsoft ditched it in Win95. Android has real multitasking, as Android is based on Linux which is based on Unix which has known what multitasking really is since the 1970s.Customizing the look and feel is simply an adventure that requires exploration.
New widgets are appearing daily and you need to either ask around, follow the new apps feeds, or stumble upon them accidentally. For example, there's the "post your home screen" thread where people post screenshots... and often other people will be like, "What widget is that?" for ones that interest them. I was late to the game discovering Beautiful Widgets but it's now my primary weather/clock.
Now you have the push notifications like you want.
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