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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Flapjack:
Ok, I already know all the benefits of Android over WinMo. I'm not here to start a flame war. I just want to get at least some of the functionality I had with my Touch Pro 2. I'm really struggling here....

I'll list the problems I'm trying to surmount, in order of most important to least:

1) In-Call Recording: It worked perfect on my TP2 (legal in Colorado). I just hit Menu > Record. Every app I've tried on the Market sucks. If it even records at all (without a Force Close), I have to have it on speakerphone. With the TP2, it didn't matter if I was holding the phone, using Bluetooth, or had it on speaker. It just recorded... and very clearly. I saw one developer mention this is a hardware/software limitation. Will this ever be overcome?

2) Lack of sync options (primarily, text messages): Windows ActiveSync with Exchange was PERFECT. I could sync not just mail, contact, and calendar... but I could also sync Tasks (which is how I get most of my work done) and text messages (which was great for archival). A benefit of synching text messages was that I could send/receive/reply to texts from Outlook or Outlook webmail. Plus, if I had to flash my phone, all my texts were back after I set up my mail account. Will Android ever get to this level?

3) Mail folders: All I see is a giant, alphabetical list of email folders at the top of my Inbox. If I want to get to my "Mustang Stuff" folder (where all my Mustang-related thread notifications go), I've gotta spin the begeezus out of that list until I get to it. I don't want every folder in that list. There are archival folders (that start with the date in number format) that of course show up first. Not to mention, I have so many folders, that getting to the end (where Sent, Deleted, and Drafts) are, is a real PITA.

4) Bluetooth Functionality = Fail: I can't voice dial from my earpiece. I need this or I'll be running people off the road. This is something so fundamental, I can't believe Android was rolled out w/o it working. I've heard Froyo will fix this. Is that true? Will I be able to touch the button on my earpiece and "call, friend" without having to pick up my phone?

5) Answering calls on headset while BT earpiece is on: Again, something so fundamental.... With a Windows phone, if my earpiece is in my pocket and I answer the call with the phone itself, I can talk through the phone. Windows was able to tell if I answered the phone with the handset. If I wanted to switch to BT, I simply put it in my ear and hit the button. With the Android phone, I have to answer the call, then press the "headset" button. Not a huge deal, but definitely annoying.

That's about it for now. There are others, but they're pretty minor. These are the big ones.

Can anyone help/provide advice?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ickyboo:
Sadly its all down to drivers. I don't even know if the sgs has hardware to record voice as early HTC phones didn't have like my Titan. Also you must understand android is not as mature as winmo (8 years for phone edition), like all new software it will have teething problems. Hell winmo 6.1 had heaps more problems then Droid 2. 1. We just need to be patient. Also what do you expect with syncin as ms controlled the OS and your apps. Shame we don't have that with but goggle isn't a OS company. There's always 3rd party apps to help you sync exchange. Ask around. I miss task and notes from Outlook but I've converted over to springboard, give it go as desktop ver is coming out soon. Evernote is good also with great desktop but sucky Droid app.

'Backup to gmail' is a good paid app that backs up sms/mms and call logs. Also does kies not do Outlook sync? I don't use kies or outlook anymore so I don't know as I've converted to using cloud based apps which ms is already trying to do with winmo 7

Sent from my Apple Newton 2100
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
coming from HTC WM phone i'm extremely happy about the move.

1 - just keep checking out difference call recording software from Market, personally i've not found any good one yet.

2 - to "sync" or backup SMS messages, i use the titan backup, which you can backup to your Gmail account

3 - no problem here as i use gmail

4 - working great for me for Audio and Stereo and Remote features

5 - same as 4 works perfectly out of the box

Car Deck is a Clarion CZ509 (sub, amps, & speakers... off topic :p ), stereo ear piece is Jabra BT8010 and/or Moto HT820
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Flapjack:
@ickyboo

Of course, I have to agree with a lot you've said. WinMo has been around forever. 6.1 was kind of a fail, but so was 1.5-1.6 on Android. 2.x leaves us in a much better state.

When I compare WinMo 6.5 and Android 2.1, I feel WinMo is still the better OS. I'll have to see what 2.2 brings to the table, though. All that voice activation should be good.

As for the drivers, I hope this is overcome... just like it was in Windows. There are still many phones that can't do it. All of my latest phones have been HTC phones, and all could do it without issue.

@AllGamer

Are you running Android 2.2? There is a rumor that answering from a headset with a BT device on will now act "smart".
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
no 2.2 yet,

still on stock firmware JH2

i9000M
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheBeano:
3) voice dial via Bluetooth is in Froyo as is http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Flapjack:
I just found another ridiculousness that needs resolution.

I cannot download a .rar or a .zip file using the Android browser. Seriously... wtf?

My son was playing a game on his DSi Acekard that needed updated software (a legitimate backup, of course). So I head over to GBATemp.net to get the latest software. It was in rar forum, so I figured "No problem, I'll just hit the market after".

When I go to download, it says something to the effect of "this type of download is not supported".

So using an RDP program, I log onto my home PC, download the rar and convert it to .zip (thinking the problem was with the rar file itself). In addition, I put it on my own web server.

When I go to download, same message.

On my Windows phone I could download/extract Rar/Zip files all day long. How can something so fundamental be blocked by Android?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sturmeh:
This is a hardware level restriction, Android requires that the call steam be un-interceptable at a software level. It simply cannot be recorded like you want. The best apps can do is set the mic to record one side of the conversation (using speakerphone loopback) and actively record what you say at the same time. It's defiantely not ideal.

You might want to look into using something like Google Voice, that lets you record all your calls sever-side.

EDIT: Some phones allow this, in which case try using this... http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.killermobile.totalrecall.trial/

Install an app called SMS Backup+, it automatically syncs your SMS with Gmail as proper threads, and you can both read and reply to them in GMail, aswell as import them into another android phone. ( The sync is only active in one direction however, you need to manually 'restore' from GMail if you use another phone. )

As for tasks, you should give Astrid a try, it has full RTM (Remember The Milk) sync support and can manage your tasks very well.

Obviously you aren't using GMail. I can't vouch for the crappy (others) e-mail client that comes with this phone.

I was under the impression that this worked already, but I guess not. You could setup shortcuts to otherwise bring up voice dial by pressing a shortcut, then it would work... :\

Are you saying that if your bluetooth headset is paired and you want to answer the call using the phone itself and not the headset, you have to click a button to disengage the headset? Again bluetooth is not very well integrated, it's a shame but at least it's not impossible to do what you want. :\

The problem here is the stock browser doesn't want to download files that aren't compatible with the android system, the easy fix is to install any file manager in the market that can handle ZIP or RAR. You won't need to open them (of course you can though) when you download them but it will certainly download the file for you.

Alternatively you could choose another browser that doesn't care about compatibility in downloaded file types.

There might be an option for this but I'm not aware of it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ssj4Gogeta1:
There's an app in the market called GTasks. It syncs two-way with Google tasks (which you can find in Gmail, Google calendar, and which you can also access on your phone by going to gmail.com/tasks. The app is ad-supported, but you can also buy a key to remove the ads. It also comes with a very simple widget.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] brunes:
A lot of your comments seem to be related to Androids handling of Outlook integration.

You have to realize, Android is not made by Microsoft. Third party outlook integrations will never be as good as theirs. Android is geared to sync with google apps and the cloud.

That said, I have heard the best exchange client for Android is TouchDown http://www.nitrodesk.com/dk_touchdownFeatures.aspx It's not free though.

As for all your bluetooth questions... I am not having any problems with Bluetooth at all. Maybe it is your headset?

I came from Windows mobile and I too find a few things in Android annoying, but trying to go back is not even an option. Downsides of WinMo are far fewer than downsides of Android.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] The.Opethian:
I'd rather just get an HD2 and be done with it. You are too much dependent on Windows Mobile and that's not a bad thing since it's pretty much worked for you well. I'm just saying, if it's become too much of a hassle to stay on Android, why bother?

Or you can have a WinMo device AND an Android! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Flapjack:
Ok, I'm back. Overall, I love the phone. I've had some nasty episodes with )(*#$Y% Google's shoving of contacts down my throat. Apparently, anyone I've ever sent an email in Gmail to becomes a contact, whether I like it or not. On top of that, all those contacts got sync'd to my Vibrant when I first logged into the Market (which requires a Gmail account). Nowhere did it ask if I also wanted to sync my Google contacts, calendar, etc.... Well, the point is that I had almost Google 1000 contacts that I had to delete. I only want my Exchange contacts showing up. Freaking duplicate city. This was after I went into the synchronization settings and removed all synching of google mail, contacts, and calendars.

So, for the most part, everything has been fine. I even convinced my fiancee to give up her iPhone today (which is running like crap since an iOS 4 update) and get a Vibrant as well.

So I'm setting it all up and went in right away and set up Exchange email, only to find that I could not even open the built in "Calendar" App without adding a Gmail account? WTF? This phone is marketed as having Exchange Mail, Contacts and Calendar support.

Giving in, I add her Gmail account, which she NEVER USES, which of course automatically tries to take over her email to remove the Google synchronization. I get all that cleaned up and the only thing left is trying to make appointments work.

Setting up a new appointment, the phone always defaults to "My Calendar", which exists nowhere but the phone. I've been told that once I select my Exchange account, it should remember that. It doesn't. Occasionally, I'll forget to select my home mail and the appointment will stay on the phone. Another gripe... I don't think it can be fixed.

Finally, calendar invites allow you to select participants, but the invites never go out. I have to wait until the appointment syncs with my Exchange account, then go into Outlook on my PC, open the appointment, click on "Invitees", then click on "Send Update" (which returns an error that nothing has been changed). Once I've done that, the other invitees get the calendar invite. WHY?

Sorry for the long rant. I just don't see how this OS can ever be marketed as a corporate solution. I won't be going back to WinMo simply because the hardware in the Vibrant is fantastic. It does MOST of what I want... it just has some serious shortcomings. I'm hedging my bets on Froyo now. Does anyone have a good link that details the differences for Exchange on 2.2? I mean, really... Apple bit the bullet and paid the licensing to put true Microsoft Exchange Activesync on their iPhones. Can't Google do that too?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Woolios:
PC App that I love and works with outlook is Google Calander Sync give you the option of 2 way sync and one way sync. Works for me
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gmc:
Well for me the Samsung bloatware handles Exchange Accounts very well.

I'm syncing (by WiFi or 3G) 3 Exchange Accounts and just one of them with Contacts and Calendar.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Flapjack:
So you use that on your PC to sync Outlook to Google Calendar? Then Google Calendar syncs to the phone?

But then you'd have to have it running on one PC that is always on, correct? I don't leave my PCs running 24/7 (nor am I going to), so this will be an issue.

If there was a program I could install on my Exchange server... that'd be a different story, as it does run 24/7 (obviously).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
i have agree with that

i'm using the samsung hub, and it's amazing how it can handle all my 5+ different other accounts just using 1 simple app

and the most amazing thing is, it actually works!

back in the windows days, i had to dance up and down, and jug left and right just to be able to find 3 or more Apps to accomplish the same thing
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Flapjack:
I have to agree, too. Funny that WinMo only allowed one Exchange account. The rest you had to use IMAP or POP. Pretty lame.

I'm also seriously considering trying RoadSync or TouchDown. Not sure how well they'll integrate, though. I tried an early version of RoadSync on the MyTouch and it was a PITA.

**EDIT**

Trying TouchDown now...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Flapjack:
Well, Touchdown is pretty nice... most of the time. Since last night, I've had to force close it about 5 times. It locks up the entire phone... I can't even turn the screen on/off. Eventually, the screen will come on and a "Force Close/Wait" option will be up.

Damn...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] brunes:
I find the native Android outlook support to work way better than Samsung hub. Same with the native facebook sync.

I wish I could just delete Samsung hub. I don't know why companies feel they have to re-invent the wheel when Android already does this stuff.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
you can, using Titanium Backup, to uninstall Samsung Hub
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Deltatristar500:
For all those that are using the S2u2 app, what settings is the smoothest for you when it comes to direct draw, rawbuffer, gdi.

I have mine set to direct draw at the moment. Plus what is the difference with each one?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roastednuts:
I have experienced the following issue when trying to organize my pictures on my memory card.

My wife and I attended an event on Sunday and I took about 30 pictures while we were there. Today, I plugged my Incredible into my computer and chose to use it as a disk drive.

I have a folder named "Pictures" already on the SD Card. I cut the pics from the DCIM directory on the internal memory and pasted them into a new folder in the "Pictures" folder. I "ejected" the cards (internal and external) from the laptop and went to view the pics.

The result is that my SD Card became "Read Only" and I was unable to access my photo gallery through my phone. So, I took the card out of the phone and placed into my laptop. Here I found that all of the files had become corrupted during the move, even the new "Folder" and the pictures are now lost.

Is there something I am doing wrong? A better process for organizing the pics? Or is this a bug and if so how/where do I report it to HTC? Thanks!

Forgot to mention:

s-0ff

Android 2.2 Froyo

Skyraider 2.5.2 Sense

LauncherPro

Thanks.
[General Topics] gall3on:
Hi, new member here. Please forgive me if I posted this in the wrong forum.

I recently sold my unlocked X10a because AT&T started carrying it and wanted to charge me $25 for an inferior data plan. I enjoy using my $15 all you can eat data plan from AT&T (which I was successful in getting back), but since I reverted back to using my N79, I'm finding that I really miss Android.

I could go buy the currently overpriced Nokia N8, but I was wondering if anyone had unlocked Android suggestions for me where AT&T won't recognize the IMEI and I can happily enjoy my $15 (now $10) AT&T unlimited data plan in peace? If you had suggestions that had a built-in radio too, even better.

The X10 mini/mini pro are tempting, but I would love more suggestions. Thanks!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kuntri:
Dilemma -- I have someone that wants to buy my Stock HD2 without Android for $350 (us dollars) so that I can purchase the N1.

What you guys suggest? Keep my HD2 w/ Android which is overclocked and working flawless w/ Android or sell it and get the Nexus One root it, Froyo 2.2, etc?

PS,

I know its not available online, I know a few private sellers that N1's for sell.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] thatruth132:
what does this have to do with develpment ...oh wait it doesnt ,

need to be closed ..so many other sections to post this
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hoss_n2:
no general android forum so he can do what he want , don't like the usless threads generated every munits just ask for general android forum
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] random_username_:
thread... i dont know how to tell you this.... i think you have until 18:00GMT to live... im sorry:(

btw hd2, n1 is butt ugly
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] DeekoVB5:
Frankly if you're interested in Android and Android alone, I'd go with the Nexus One. While the quality of Android builds on the HD2 has improved, its still not at the level of phones designed with it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] thatruth132:
thread rules state develoment only , if it was me i would be asking members in the market area...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] 2girls1cup:
another useless thread...but to answer your question, HD2 will eventually get NAND soon, seeing as the HTC Kaiser already has android NAND. After the HD2 gets NAND it will be better than the nexus one, wiping out windows mobile all together and running flawlessly from boot.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kuntri:
thanks, closed!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Proz00:
wait a bit for android ROM :) and u will get the answer
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] melcali:
i had the n1. i did not like the build quality and wasnt really feeling the design. the material used for the display felt kind of thin. like the g1 screen. in my opinion and experience with the two, the hd2's build quality and design are far more superior than the nexus one.

i am running the shu8i android build and is one of the lucky one's to not have too many problems. with the hd2 running android and just about stable, i'd choose the hd2 over a nexus one. i dont know if you have had any other android phone, but with custom rom's you will also run into problems once in a while. when i had the nexus one and running some custom roms, i would get random reboots and freezes(depending on who's rom), same as some people running android on their hd2. so dont think just because you are getting a device that originally came with android it will run 100% stable when running custom roms.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] filou75:
+1

I would choose my HD2 over the N1 =)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polo735:
Can the Nexus One run windows? Does the Nexus One have a 4.3 inch screen? HD2 FTW!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] vdawg7:
Just to clarify, its HD2 ANDROID.

Droid is a whole other phone.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Arctic Matt:
Disagree

I bought a spanking new Desire off Amazon and after putting Shubcraft on my HD2 promply sold the Desire. To get the Desire running the way I wanted it too would have taken the same amount of work to get my HD2 going. More than happy with HD2 now. Plus the phone has proved to be a real head turner out in public as various fanboyz from other platforms as well as Android want to know what the hell it is.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] qipengart:
I like both phones but prefer the bigger screen of the HD2.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MvP77:
Although i love my HD2 and use it more than my nexus one, i cant see myself getting rid of the nexus one until I have a G2. So to answer your question, until nand becomes a reality, the best android phone is a pure android phone.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Clom801:
I just came from the my touch slide and know a lot of developers that traded their nexus one for HD2.I'm looking forward to seeing awesome things on this phone from them. Being patient is going to be difficult but well worth it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] eenbox:
Partially agree... but can you say for Droid X, MyTouch 3G, Evo 4G - that Android runs perfect on them? I think you are leaning towards saying "partially No"...

I have played with Droid X, Evo 4G and MyTouch - out of three two first are great, but Android OS was everything but NOT SMOOTH. Therefore, even my HD2 wins how smooth it is with 2.2 ... I have no doubt it will be smooth on these two once 2.2 is available (as it is now I think) - but still, phones "designed" for Android have not much to do with OS itself - just marketing deal between two companies, that's all...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hoss_n2:
you are right , there is no hardware designed for certain os exept the buttons , my hd2 with mattc builds runs smoother than my friend's htc desire in some tasks , may be the developers here made better drivers than HTC , add on that that we have real multitouch that doesnot exist in allot of htc android phones including (desire and nexus ) and now we only 4 steps far from fully android Hd2

1. light sensor

2. improve g sensor drivers

3. compass calibration

4.in call volume increase

and these are not big issues
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] traithudo:
I was also thinking trading HD2 for a Nexus, but can't get rid of 4.3" screen, so I decided to stick with the mighty HD2
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doward:
Ok, it's pretty well known that Sprint will roam Verizon's towers when needed.

I've got one specific spot on I75 going to work where I jump from Sprint to Verizon and back to Sprint.

I was on a phone call today and noticed that when I jumped to Verizon's tower, I lost the call - but then when I called back, I got a message from Verizon Wireless basically stating 'go **** your couch, no cell service for you!'

So those of you with 1.40 PRI, have you lost the ability to roam on Verizon's towers?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sombdy:
Same thing happens to me at a particular spot in town but it was happening to me on 1.34 as well. So I don't think it has anything to do with 1.40 if that is what you are getting at.

What PRL are you on? 60670 is the latest. If yours is lower, perhaps a PRL update would fix the issue.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fldash:
I put my phone on affiliated networks only (using CM6) and was able to make a call and use data. This is after I updated my PRI to 1.40.