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I can only speak for myself, but I don't want buggy OR unusable. :p

I'd really be interested to hear if others have noticed similar touchscreen problems in the OTA (or v3, as they're numerically the same version). I think the fact we both have similar things going on (and v3 leak had to be a totally clean install by necessity) means that there's something fishy in Denmark.
 
paleodust said:
Your Facebook pictures should eventually come in clear. Apparently, it brings them in blurry and gradually sharpens them up. Some images on the internet work that way as well. That way you at least have a place holder that resembles a picture while it is loading the rest of them. Just be patient.
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Also, make sure you're logged into the Facebook app. Mine got stuck until I logged back in.
 
I found that if I was only logged in to Facebook for HTC sync, all my FB friends did NOT sync over to become contacts. It only found and matched up with the people I already had as contacts (synced with Google). It also brought over all their photos and they are all in focus!

But it probably helped that I started fresh right after the OTA with a factory reset. I've said it before in this thread and I'll say it again, I almost 100% guarantee that if you have some pretty major bugs and can live with setting up your phone again, DO IT. It is very much worth it.
 
homerpez said:
I can only speak for myself, but I don't want buggy OR unusable. :p
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If your device is buggy or not usable on 1.5, it likely will be similar on any upgrade in software, including one of the leaks and the OTA.

Some bugs are washed out in the replacement of the OS, but some remain as well as new ones cropping up following the update.

Conversely, if your 1.5 was pretty solid and you were generally or totally satisfied with its functionality, that will quite likely be passed on to your upgrade as it seems to be quality control related as to the hardware (chips, connections, etc).

This is not 100% borne out, but there is a pattern emerging, and we noticed that pattern beginning way back when the first leak yielding posted reports from users of these forums.
 
frisco makes a good point. i have had the same eris since day one. it was a good phone on 1.5, no real issues, and it remained a good solid phone throughout all the leaks i have put on it including v3. no complaints here.
 
manderle said:
Is anyone using a contact manager like aContacts or Contacts Evolved and not seeing the groups' members? All my contacts resynced, the contacts groups are still there but these apps don't show the members of the group, they're blank!
It's driving me nuts. Help!
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I broke down and did a factory reset this morning. Cleared up all my issues.
+1 with everyone else who says a factory reset should be done after the update.
 
Anyone else having complete and total volume loss? I updated my wifes yesterday at about 10:30 AM, then around 4PM she started having random volume loss, no call volume, phone would not ring only vibrate and volume settings were all intact. Rebooting fixes but after say an hour, it's right back to no volume again. I wiped, let it sit charging over night, woke up and have been fooling with it for almost an hour and I can't replicate the issue. It seemed last night that when you played any sound file other than the default ringers, put the phone to sleep, then try to recieve an incoming call, then volume is broken I've been putting it through rigorous testing but no problems so far. Any one else have volume issues?
 
manderle said:
I broke down and did a factory reset this morning. Cleared up all my issues.
+1 with everyone else who says a factory reset should be done after the update.
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Good to see you were successful, Manderle.

Some are preparing for the reset by saving various items to the SD card and syncing, etc.

As far as contacts go I'm old school though; whenever I acquire a new one I get out my pencil and notepad and write down the name and number. That's my contact back up.. it's immune to crashes and data loss.

It could catch fire, I suppose. :D
 
semmtexx said:
Anyone else having complete and total volume loss? I updated my wifes yesterday at about 10:30 AM, then around 4PM she started having random volume loss, no call volume, phone would not ring only vibrate and volume settings were all intact. Rebooting fixes but after say an hour, it's right back to no volume again. I wiped, let it sit charging over night, woke up and have been fooling with it for almost an hour and I can't replicate the issue. It seemed last night that when you played any sound file other than the default ringers, put the phone to sleep, then try to recieve an incoming call, then volume is broken I've been putting it through rigorous testing but no problems so far. Any one else have volume issues?
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this is with the OTA?

if so i think this answers a few peoples questions with respect to this bug on the OTA.

my advice...if it does it again, take it to verizon and get a new phone
 
Frisco said:
If your device is buggy or not usable on 1.5, it likely will be similar on any upgrade in software, including one of the leaks and the OTA.

Some bugs are washed out in the replacement of the OS, but some remain as well as new ones cropping up following the update.

Conversely, if your 1.5 was pretty solid and you were generally or totally satisfied with its functionality, that will quite likely be passed on to your upgrade as it seems to be quality control related as to the hardware (chips, connections, etc).

This is not 100% borne out, but there is a pattern emerging, and we noticed that pattern beginning way back when the first leak yielding posted reports from users of these forums.
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Well, let's get the HTC and Verizon programmers on the job then, because that's not been my experience at all. (Although I can see how it could be other's.)

As for me, I upgraded to each leaked version as it came out. I have v3 installed, not OTA updated. These specific problems (battery, touch screen, lagginess) seem to have cropped up ONLY on version 3 leak (which, like to keep emphasizing, since it's consensus now, = OTA).

v2 leak only gave me very minor issues, the only one I can think of is that my avatar pic didn't always update itself from Facebook. Battery life was stellar (especially when idle) and most everything was nice and smooth. v3 (OTA) was another story. Stupid me, I thought it could only improve.

Frankly, I don't even remember how 1.5 was, it was so long ago... I was plenty happy with the leaks, particularly v2 - which I can't return to now.

Again, I can only speak for me, but this is my experience. When others are having the same experience, I don't see how it serves anyone to say "no big deal" or "it's all in your hardware". Better to have HTC/Verizon go into panic mode and look long and hard at these issues, I say... since it's now "official", there's no better remedy to any bugs than to have them fix it, as they should.
 
if you are on v3, for now, you are stuck

so you have 2 options of you have a buggy/bad phone

keep it, stay here and complain.
take it back and get a new one.

the choice is yours.
 
Caddyman said:
if you are on v3, for now, you are stuck

so you have 2 options of you have a buggy/bad phone

keep it, stay here and complain.
take it back and get a new one.

the choice is yours.
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I took mine back Saturday.

Replacement coming Wednesday.

I look forward to no more "silent calls"! :D
 
Caddyman said:
if you are on v3, for now, you are stuck

so you have 2 options of you have a buggy/bad phone

keep it, stay here and complain.
take it back and get a new one.

the choice is yours.
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I choose "Option 3": Post bugs online and make a gigantic stink - HTC and Verizon notice and fix said bugs. (Yes, it sounds like your "Option 2", but it sounds better this way).

The phone functions, mostly ok. But clearly there's software issues that need to be ironed out.

Again, my phone worked great until OTA. After OTA, phone ceases work great. Ergo, OTA software build is to blame, and needs a patch.

It's to be expected, after all. Keep in mind, all the leaks were supposed to be internal company experiments. We weren't supposed to see them in the first place.

Now that we're in "official" territory, now they're 100%, FULLY responsible to fix any, and ALL problems that ANY of us have. At least as far as basic functionality goes.

A faulty hardware phone will take care of itself (for those of us who paid for insurance, which I have). But software issues are all on Verizon and HTC now. That's how I see it.
 
i agree, but some of the issues are not software....and they are responsible now, responsible to replace a phone with a hardware issue.

im not saying either v3 or the ota are flawless, no software is, but you shouldn't have major issues and if you do something is wrong with your hardware or software and is not the norm....most people upgraded and their phones are working just fine.
 
I got my 2.1 update this morning (1.5 to 2.1 OTA) now my send/end key will not work. When I push it to dim the screen it is unresponsive. Only works on long press i.e. power off, silent mode, vibration mode airplane mode etc... Can anyone help?
 
did you have spare parts instaled on 1.5?

you did?

install spare parts, go to settings in it, and turn off the end key options.
 
Two issues I have since OTA update. One is the volume on the speakerphone while in call is much softer than with 1.5. And second, I keep getting a Youtube login error notification every few minutes or so. Never had that before, to be honest I didn't even know I had an @youtube.com acct.
 
you might not, youtube i think is kinda like a plugin for google now. go to youtube on your computer and hit login, see if you can use your google info. if not create a login and see if that clears up the phone issue. when you create your login make sure you use your google acct that is on your phone.
 
I didn't have spareparts on 1.5. I did download it now and followed your instructions but send/end key is still unresponsive.
 
My only "real" issue is the lock screen. I cant activate it manually, i have to wait for the screen to time out. It seems I do a lot of crotch calling or pocket dialing, cause I put it in my pocket after using it. Any ideas?
 
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