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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigaTiger:
If downloading a keyboard app doesnt work.

You would have to probably to a reset.

Wipe dalvik cache and cache. Make sure you back up EVERYTHING onto. eg gmail.

Apps can be redownloaded from your saved list in google play store.

Back up using titanium back up or any other back up program that works for you.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Icecoldmeat:
When I unlock my screen and the keyboard is still there because I left it when I locked my phone... I got the same problem too.. I need to re-lock and unlock it..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda<3:
Yeah.. clearing cache and dalvik cache doesn't work. I've also done many factory resets and I still have this problem.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oogway13:
Have you tried clearing data for Android keyboard under settings | apps | all?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
Developer options has a touchscreen "test" feature. Can you verify that the phone registers touches in that region with and without the keyboard?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda<3:
Good idea! I'll try that and get back to you. It's been happening slightly less recently... but the problem is still there.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda<3:
The phone doesn't register touches in that region (I tried with the touchscreen test feature) It happens really rarely, but should I be concerned? It seems like I had more problems with ICS then Gingerbread. I still have my year warranty, but don't wanna use it up yet.. I don't know what to do?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
You don't "use it up", you'll still have 12 months warranty from the day you bought the phone, you will however be without your Nexus for a 2-3 weeks.

If there is no screen protector or similar in the way and you have the same problem with different ROMs (particularly stock ROMs), i would straight up classify it as hardware and get samsung to sort it out for you. It's not so much that it could get worse or something like that, but that is a problem which you don't need to be going through.

Just be sure to fully test some stock ROMs, after full wipes, to make sure it is hardware related - if the problem persists, definitely make it samsungs problem.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda<3:
I don't want to risk losing my Nexus S for 2-3 weeks, for now at least. It's been happening very rarely recently. Maybe once in the past month. For now, I'll continue using my Nexus S but I probably will send it in for repair in September or so
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvfk:
I have a similar problem - only my Nexus S almost NEVER respond to light touches :(

I ALWAYS have to type slowly and firmly to make it each touch register.

Another broken behaviour about Nexus S' touchscreen (or the driver) is that swipes aren't registered until 3-4 millimeters into the swipe :(

This means short swipes are often interpreted as taps stopping the motion :(

Get this: I even had mine sent to repairs but they said Samsung tested it and claimed there were no faults whatsoever!

I'm gessing it's a badly badly designed driver - Google's way of avoiding "accidential taps".

Not sure I'd ever buy another Samsung or google branded phone. Only after THOROUGH testing of that touchscreen.
[LG Optimus 2x] piiiters:
hey there, everyone had seen HTC one X, it got really great UI and design.

Our O2X is not bad at all, but maybe there is someone who can port ONE X desing for LG Optimus 2x. :DIt would be great
[LG Optimus 2x] eraldo:
Not getting another tegra phone, sticking with my o2x for a couple of years then moving to something thats properly supported.
[LG Optimus 2x] xilw3r:
I shall +1 to that, sir !
[LG Optimus 2x] piiiters:
wt

WHY you both are making Off-topic and just don't answer a question?
[LG Optimus 2x] Flix123:
Maybe it would be possible to make a theme, but I think the design is too much 2.2/2.3 for a 4.0 phone!

OT: I don't like the one x. The support will be bad and the new tegra games don't run fast enough on it. And I read in a few reviews, that the one x is sometimes a bit laggy because of late deactivation of the suspend core...
[LG Optimus 2x] peacekeeper05:
ONE X is like the O2X, HTC rushed it so that they'll be the first quadcore phone that is why the software is having lots of issues :), and sense 4 is slow(reading reports from the one X users at XDA).
[LG Optimus 2x] Supupa:
One s is the way to go! (':
[LG Optimus 2x] spica1234:
Various benchmarks are poorer of one x than dual core. May be it dint use all cores. And battery is too worst on quadcores:)
[LG Optimus 2x] Supupa:
yes. i think it still uses a 42mn processor, combined with 4 cores. no full day use for most people D:
[LG Optimus 2x] vtracer20:
anyone hear about he Meizu MX? been reading about it, pricing is very attractive, new quad core A9 from samsung, 1.5gig, 1gig of ram. screen is right about the iphone 4s with 291ppi (dont quote my specs as i dont remember them all).

I'm thinking about it as an alternative, with pricing for the 32gig at around 425usd it's alot more attractive than the htc one x (priced above 550usd) and probably the SGS3 (when i comes out) will be priced similiar to HTC one x.

only issue is its only sold in china :(
[LG Optimus 2x] torespen:
Have both phones..

Not everything mentioned here is true..

After todays update, pretty much all lag is gone..

Antutu score above 11000

Camera is fantastic

All in all å good phone.. Just hope they will fix the batt drain.. Moderate use today is about 14-18 hours.. Standby drain is VERY good, but screen kills the batt..

Without using screen.. Only Standby, id bet the phone would manage 3-4 days :rolleyes:
[LG Optimus 2x] Supupa:
Wow actually great battery life, cheers for the heads up (:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Euroman28:
Why? Is it technical thing?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] olaf63:
Because thi is the ratio of the sensor, other format involves cropping that reduces total mpix of the output.

Ciao!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Scratchling:
This is from the 808 but it gives you an idea. The sensor has a fixed shape, so the wider you go the more pixels you have to ignore.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Deblow:
Professorial cameras shoot in 4:3
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Efe64:
So..

We are the professional :cool:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pixy132:
The last time I check "professional cameras" are all 3:2, no? :p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] darkz:
If you take a picture in 9mp 16:9 and then change it to 12mp 4:3 and take a pic of the same thing, you'll see that you get more of the top and bottom in the image compared to 9mp. It's just cropping 3mp from the top and bottom of the 4:3 pic to get the 16:9 ratio.

It's just a popular ratio + the camera image fills our screen when set to 16:9 so it looks nicer.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Xajel:
Normally the sensor is 4:3, they just made it like this from the big die... some times, they cut it in other aspects like 3:2 or something it's all about manufacturing and getting the best cost...

here's a regular sensor, which is just 4:3

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DMCGH1/ZSENSOR-LG.JPG

so imagine this sensor is 12MP, you will have an image that take the whole sensor, if you need a 16:9 image you will have three options:-

1- Stretch : ouch, should not be an option at all !!

2- Expand Horizontally : Impossible, because with 12MP you already use the full width and height, there's now where to Expand any where..

3- Crop vertically : It's the only option, by cropping from both top and bottom till the aspect ratio is 16:9 you will have the image you want.. but you will loose pixels ( Megapixels ) and incase of a 12MP you will have several MP cuts.. some camera might give you 9MP and some might give you 8MP...

same goes for Xperia arc, which has 8MP sensor, if you want 16:9 picture, the software will cut 1MP bar from top and another 1MP bar from bottom.. you will have a 6MP image by then...

some cameras are native 16:9 but these are rare, I only saw some in Pro camcorder, and with these the role will be inverted, you have a 16:9 sensor, so to get a 4:3 image you will need to crop two vertical bars from left and right so when capturing a 4:3 image with a 16:9 sensor you will also loose MP.. just like capturing 16:9 images with 4:3 sensors...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 3Shirts:
Thanks to the guys answering this thread. I've found this really interesting, never really thought about it before
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Deblow:
Yeah, we all are now :D

And yes 3:2 lol
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pixy132:
In fact IMO the 12MP 4:3 photos are more useful generally.

(That ratio also works better than 16:9 on Facebook, and since most of our photos would end up in there anyway, why not choose this? :p)

16:9 is too long and sometimes would look really strange, especially if you also do photography with a normal camera.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] neotarum:
It all depends on what your subject is and what you use to view the pictures. I prefer 16:9 when viewing the on the TV at it fills all the area, and 4:3 at other times. I was annoyed when I bought a Fuji bridge camera that had 14MP, only on 16:9 too! By the time I got XS, I came to expect this :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainppc6700:
Over the last few weeks, I've been talking more about the things that make Android very annoying to use after I was forced to switch from regular Windows Mobile last October. So far we've covered forced roaming on the fly (still no conclusive answer to that one), programs that close themselves (also inconclusive), and broken update nagscreens. Today, I've decided to finally present to you guys the most difficult and most baffling problem yet - one that I've spent numerous hours on and reading countless threads asking the same question, but still not seeing any way to fix the problem, and that is one of the most simple things to ask from a mobile operating system: syncing.

That's right - you'd think it's that simple, right? Hit a button, and all the changes to your tasks, contacts, and calendar items that were changed last on the computer or the device should be properly updated. This feature is completely absent on a stock or custom setup of Android. I mean, it's not new - my Windows Mobile 6 Diamond had it, my Windows Mobile 2003 iPAQ had it, my Palm OS 4 Palm had it, and Palm OS has been around since what - 1995? How can something so simple present in as early as a 1996 handheld with a 16Mhz processor and 512KB of RAM and ROM running Palm OS 1 not be available to my 1000+Mhz Epic with half a gigabyte of RAM and ROM running the "latest and greatest" Android 2.3? Windows Mobile had it too, and my PIM stuff is still managed using a software called Microsoft Outlook in what I think is a pretty satisfactory means.

History aside, my question is this: Are there ANY good sync solutions for Android? I've tried numerous solutions including VCOrganizer, CompanionLink, MyPhone Explorer, and probably others. All I need is syncronization in some way with the computer (preferably USB) and the device that will sync my contacts, calendar entries (including recurring ones), and tasks (including categories and recurrences). Some of these software do some of the job right, wether it be just the contacts or just the calendar entries (none of them did the tasks right at all - and I need those the most), but none of them came close to doing everything right :: it seemed like they did five things wrong for every one thing they did right.

I didn't even realize the problem was this bad, after all, Windows Mobile did these right out of the box even on a stock "unmodded" device; you'd just plug in the USB cable and go - it would (usually) just sync itself, no questions asked. Hopefully somebody else knows what to do about this because I'm just at the end of my rope on these - I've put probably no less than a running total of five hours into figuring this out and I'd like to just be able to sync up my contacts, calendar, and tasks on Android - is it too much to ask?

Thanks in advance.

- 2 Bunny
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] landwomble:
An exchange email account.

Seriously, you can't do this on any current platform. Annoys the hell out of me - no local pc sync...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spunker88:
Everything moved to the cloud instead of you having to remember to sync. You can have your contacts, email, calendar sync with a gmail account or other services. Are you looking for something that isn't connected remotely and only syncs local data on the phone with local data on a computer?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainppc6700:
I'd rather have my information with me. After trolls/lobbyists shut down probably the biggest "cloud" in the world, MegaUpload, I don't trust "the cloud" for sync or backup of any kind. I just need something that will sync the contacts, calendar items (with recurrences), and tasks (with categories and recurrences) with my computer by any means (preferrably USB cable).

- 2B
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spunker88:
I understand, long time Windows Mobile user as well if you noticed the Axim x50 in my signature. Still many things I miss from that OS like TCPMP and the taskbar based multitasking app Magic Button.

Anyways as far as what you want check out Android-Sync, it works with Outlook since you mentioned you use it. From their website:

Would something like this be what you want?

http://www.android-sync.com/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainppc6700:
Sorry, I was surfing on the Android XDA DEVELOPERS program (I probably could just use the full site while I'm at home where there's halfway decent bandwidth). I was actually thinking about TCPMP not that long ago and complaining in another thread about the inability to play streaming radio on Android (since the Epic has the internal FM Radio disabled) so that I can eat tons of data and kill the battery really fast.

I'll tell you what, I've been through so many of those software that I forget which ones worked or not, and the site for this one looks kind of familiar so I'll need to recap on this one. Is it free? If not, is there a fully functional trial? Have you tried it? If so, do you still use it?

Thanks.

- 2B
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stephane Dufault:
In the same boat

I also come from the same background (HTC TP2 6.5.3 with Sense and Cookies, the most complete and uniform solution, too bad it was abandon :( ).

So I am also trying to figure out what is the best way to synch to Outlook, I understand the advantage of the cloud and do not mind that much if my data transit through the cloud, but it needs to end up in Outlook (I cannot live without Outlook, there is no cloud email, calendar or task that is as feature rich and efficient to use as Outlook from a business user perspective). Since I am a self-employed IT consultant, I do not have access to an Exchange server.

Basically I am looking for the same functionality that I had with ActiveSych (MobileCenter):

Bidirectional with a choice offered if changed on both side

Calendar to Outlook 2010 (full: recurring, category, attendees…)

Contact to Outlook 2010 (full: note, category, picture, anniversary…)

Task to Outlook 2010 (full: note, category, recurring…)

Files from a specific folder

Pictures would be nice…

So right now I am going through this list, from syncdroid.net, I will post my findings (please do the same):

Android-Sync

CompanionLink for Outlook

gSyncit

Mobisynapse

Moonrug

Moxier Mail

MyLink Advanced

MyPhoneExplorer

RoadSync

The Missing Sync

Touchdown

Triosync

VCOrganizer

---------- Post added at 05:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:11 PM ----------

2 Bunny,

Could you please expand on the problems/limitations that you found with:

VCOrganizer,

CompanionLink,

MyPhone Explorer,

Other...

Thanks,
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainppc6700:
ANDROID CAN'T EVEN SYNC IT'S SO PATHETIC Reply

If anybody has any updates on this, that would be great.

Thanks.

- 2B
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKC1:
Hey guys, I feel your pain. A bit of background: I came from a HTC Touch HD WinMo6.1 and had problem-free usb sync with outlook (complete with Jeyo SMS sync add-in). Then moved to HTC HD2 WinMo6.5 and Office 365 to make use of the OTA sms sync feature but the phone just kept freezing. Gave that up and recently moved to HTC One X with Touchdown which I'm now testing.

SMS sync is my main priority so my problems are a little different.

My experience with Touchdown so far: It works smoothly with Exchange, quick and responsive, and syncs notes and sms too, which is great (apart from the usual mail, calendar and tasks). Working with email on Touchdown is much better than on the stock Email app on the phone. But I don't like the way it saves contacts from incoming calls and sms - a big issue for me because I get a lot of incoming contacts. Another big problem: sms sync is far from perfect (smses sent from the phone does not sync up to exchange and caller/contact IDs do not show when SMS is received).

My workaround was then to run Touchdown together with an Exchange Activesync account set up just to sync my contacts to the native phonebook (People App) but I'm having sync problems here too. (Just posted this issue on XDA on another thread).

It looks like I now need some combination of OTA sync plus some app for USB sync just to make sure everything is synced up properly. But all options seem to be a compromise so far and I'm pulling out my hair too.

Am prepared to test out a few apps and contribute my 2 cents. Will follow this post with great interest...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moonbloom:
So because megaupload was shut down for storing absolutely massive amounts of illegal movies, tv shows, music, programs etc etc, you don't trust any part of the internet cloud?

Google is not illegal, it cannot be used in such a way as megaupload was used.

I personally sync my contacts, calendar, email, etc etc with my gmail. Completely flawless and syncs within 20 seconds of me changing something on my tablet and then looking over at my phone. Done.

And the best part? It's built into the OS. No need for sluggish 3rd party apps or programs that has bugs and flaws.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainppc6700:
SYNCRONIZATION Reply

According to the SyncDroid.net official chart, Touchdown doesn't seem to support USB sync or sync with outlook. If it can't do either of those, by what means does it connect to your computer and what software does it use instead?

So far, the best solution I've found after going through what seemed like the whole SyncDroid.net list was MyPhoneExplorer. It syncs SMS and even lets you send and receive it live, right on your desktop which is a huge plus. It syncs calendar and contacts nearly perfectly, and does a better job of syncing tasks then anything else (while it still pales in comparison to Windows Mobile), and the best part is that it is completely free from their website. I did a post on it earlier in this thread if you want to read my detailed observations on it.

That's what I'm using for now though, and it's where I'll probably end up staying (unfortunately) unless some actually useful software comes into the picture.

No offense, but you really need to get your facts straight. I see you're out of the loop on the whole MegaUpload debacle, so I would strongly recommend you read these articles before you think that the CNN or FOX NEWS report about it were the straight facts:

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

I couldn't find any semblance of sync software built into mine, is there some kind of key combo or something you have to use to unlock it? If this is true, it'll be good for a lot of people.

- 2B
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UKC1:
Touchdown syncs over the air (OTA) with Exchange Server - which means I don't need USB sync anymore. I use Office 365 which comes with Exchange.

But as I said I can't find a reliable, full-featured Exchange Activesync client now for Android. I guess Touchdown is the closest but it's not perfect - or at least it doesn't work the way I like.

So that's why I'm now considering some form of USB or Wifi sync option now.

MyPhoneExplorer sounds interesting, especially since it's free. But what I'm not crazy about is that you have to install some desktop app/client which you need to open/run - correct me if I'm wrong?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainppc6700:
SYNCRONIZATION Reply

Is Exchange server like a free software I can install?

I wasn't too excited about that either, but the good news is that it isn't a resource hogging program on the desktop end, and on the mobile end, it only installs a sync, tasks, and notes client (unlike some software that also supply a redundant calendar and contact software). You can choose to run the desktop or mobile software 24/7, but I only run them when I'm using them for the most part. The really cool thing about MyPhoneExplorer is that you can read and reply to text messages in real time right on the computer without having to use the more primitive input from the phone itself.

- 2 Bunny
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainppc6700:
Any updates on this?

Thanks.

- 2B
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainppc6700:
SYNCRONIZATION UPDATES Reply

Anyone found any updates on this?

Thanks.

- 2B
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Philip:
I went round this whole loop when I first moved from Windows Phone to Android, and after many years of being able to synchronise my data between my PC and my Phone, I also couldn't believe how difficult it was under Android.

I'm also old school, in that I like to manage my data myself and I don't trust the cloud.

After trying just about every solution out there, I now use VCOrganizer Pro. The developers seem to have put a fair amount of effort into improving it over the last few months, and it now synchronises Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Categories and Notes. There are also useful Android apps included (especially where Android doesn't have a native solution) and some widgets that I quite like.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bignose6:
Frustrating choices

I too have been in serious bewilderment over Microsoft's choice to downgrade the scope of synchronization with Outlook when Winmo 7 arrived. What a joke! Picked up an HTC HD2 running Winmo 6.5 just to satisfy my business synchronization needs. Now, surprise, surprise, surprise, Winmo 8 is still impotent in regards to categories, which I use regularly. My HD2 has been a great phone but is now sliding into home plate. So, I have been scouring the web to find out which if any phone can sync with Outlook like Winmo 6.x does. At this point I have my fingers crossed for Blackberry 10, which is reportedly getting unveiled in a few days.

@Phillip: Can you please expand on your experience with VCOrganizer Pro? ie. accuracy/buggines and maybe how it compares to Winmo 6.x syncing if you have experience with that OS. Thx.