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[Captivate General] ianwood:
Agreed. Most new phones especially complicated ones have issues. But it would be nice for it to work as advertised.

We don't really know yet if some of these are software or hardware. The GPS issue for one looks like software but may turn out to be hardware. Too soon to tell. Let's hope they have a real fix for it because even though it is not critical, it is a useful multi-purpose tool that many of us rely on daily. I expect it to work. I am patiently waiting for the promised fix but if it doesn't prove reliable, I have to find a different phone.

Random shut downs. I returned one Captivate because of this. Again, hard to tell if its hardware or software but I am assuming hardware and returned mine.

Poor battery life. Not as much an issue as it is a relative expectation. Seems a lot of the faster Android devices and even the IP4 run out of juice pretty quickly. My BB 9700 will last twice as long but maybe that's because the screen is half the size, half the resolution and half the brightness.

Also, a handful of Captivates have a problem getting into recovery/download via the three button method. Only a handful as of now.

As for the software issues... well, let's hope we get plenty of good ROMs from Samsung and plenty of modded ROMs from the smart folks around here!
[Captivate General] Kaik541:
ok well I want to address these one at a time

1) random shutdowns - true, seems very hit or miss on who it affects and how often.

2) poor battery life - I have to strongly disagree with this. almost everyone seems capable of eeking at least a day out of their battery even with heavy usage. if you aren't getting at least a day, either the battery or unit is defective in some astounding way or you're using GPS while streaming videos for 7 hours a day.

3) soft key timeout - this isn't an "issue." if the iPhone 4's antenna thing is a "total non-issue," so is this. it may not be the most sensible decision to have them on different timers (it would be preferred that we could manually set this), but this isn't an "issue," this is just personal preference. I personally don't mind it at all since I rarely press them when I'm using my screen, and if you truly use this phone, it isn't hard to remember where they are

1) performance lag - true, but I'm kind of willing to believe a lot of this will be fixed when froyo is released. to me, it's pretty obvious samsung is working on this since the JH2/JH3 builds are way faster than JF6 without any modifications.

2) GPS - definitely an issue I can agree with. Samsung should have been on this faster (even the Fascinate users are claiming issues already). they should have rolled out of a fix by now considering how many phones they have out there in the world.

3) sideloading apps - seriously? this isn't Samsung, this is AT&T. If you've got an android phone on AT&T, this is what you're going to have to live with without personal modification. don't like it? stop being on AT&T

4) Calendar - can't comment, don't use

5) Browser Brightness - again, a non-issue. you can use the slider bar to change it on the fly (which is a massive improvement over other android phones IMO) or set it to whatever you'd like

6) Music Player - can't comment, replaced with stock 2.1-update1 music player for personal preference

7) status bar trick - I don't see how this is even considered an issue. if you're manually setting your brightness, does it make more sense to do this or go into settings, sounds and display, brightness, and adjusting it there to change it right back moments later? no. I personally think this was a brilliant move on samsung's part. I keep my screen on the lowest brightness almost always, and then I realize I need to turn it up because the sun is too bright, so I can just fix it instantly by pulling it down, turning it up, and then turn it down when I'm done. if you're doing automatic brightness, this "trick" doesn't even work

edit: I'm just saying that if you're going to bash the phone for these issues, let's agree what is actually an issue and what is just user-preference related
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
I agree - separate bugs that affect 90% of the phones from other variables.

My phone has never rebooted or shutdown on its own, and it is not something 90% of the people are complaining about - unlike GPS.

Battery life is subjective and based on usage. Compared to my iPhone it is about the same. BB - definitely better, but as mentioned the screen is smaller, and BB controls the sync settings - so not a fair compare.

Music player has a workaround for playlists - move music to phone, go to recently added playlist, select all, create new playlist. Not ideal, but a different way to do things. There are free music players too.

Some things - like the soft key lights - are sort of a gray area - is this a feature implementation or a bug? Probably a feature issue. It is easy for one person's feature request to be another person's bug report.
[Captivate General] mwxiao:
What I am trying to do, is to list the issues (or complaints if you will) that have been posted. The issues I listed might not necessarily be defective of the phone. They were the things that may raise your eyebrow. I tried my best to be objective.

In terms of user-preference, I won't post it if it is really user-preference. The issues I listed, e.g., status-bar trick, brightness setting, they are NOT configurable. If you like them, great. But if not, sorry there is NO way to change them. That's why I list them as issues. I want to list all the potential issues/complaints so that potential buyers have a better idea what to expect.
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
OK, i got you. But some of these issue/complaints are from a vocal minority and I would say they unfairly describe the captivate - especially things like battery life and random shutdowns. Battery life depends on what you do and where you are located. Reboots are probably a hardware issue involving a small group.

IMHO if you are going to mention hardware issues that affect an uncounted minority, then you have to add all the weird stuff people have returned phones for - speaker not working, screen pixel out, volume switch, etc.
[Captivate General] mwxiao:
Well, if there was a loooong thread about screen pixel or speaker, I would have listed them already. Unfortunately, I only see several threads about random shutdown. I did list it as low possibility though, meaning it only happens for a very small percentage of users.
[Captivate General] sh944:
Would there be any merit to posting some of the individual issues as their own thread with a yes/no poll, so that we can see relative numbers about how many people are being affected by a particular problem. Granted, it wouldn't be "scientific data" as the typical poster to those threads would probably be users looking for the info or having the problem, but still...

FWIW, I have a Captivate that is going back today due to the randon shut down problem. Funny enough, the GPS works perfectly.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtran00:
I just recently switched from iphone to the SGS and yeah its all kinds of awesome. I bought a bell phone, unlocked it and using it with rogers. So i was wondering how the 2.2 update would work, i know its not out yet but does anyone know how the update works? Yep noob to all this.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickyboo:
It will most likely go through kies first then odin users who downloaded the roms. I don't think samsung does over the air updates.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtran00:
Ah i see. I havent installed kies. So it would be directly from samsung hey? Thanks much for that info!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cantIntoCode:
Samsung push there updates through their Kies program. Once it's released you will also be able to flash through Odin.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtran00:
Thanjs for that. Now we sit and wait. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtran00:
okay so i hooked up my phone to kies for the first time and i get a firmware upgrade notification this is what it says:

current version: pda:jg9/phone:jg9

latest version: pda:jh2/ phone:jh2

do i need to upgrade this before the froyo update?

anyone?

thx
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skiddhard:
Hey there. To answer your question, no. You don't need to upgrade anything before the Froyo version is officially released. Having said that, Samsung seems to have been working behind the scenes to fix quite a few bugs notably the GPS issue. So, it is always a good idea to upgrade to a newer firmware.

Again, upgrading or not really is a very subjective thing. Most people decide what firmware to use based on their application for their phones. If you are happy with the overall performance of the phone, stick to the current version. If you are not, upgrade to the latest version indicated by Kies and that should be it. Your choice really.... ;)

Cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devabhishek:
kies always shows you the latest firmware available for your device.. so dossent matters if you upgrade to this jh2 firmware or not.. in the future if they release the froyo firmware kies will show you a notification that a latest version of operating system is available...

now talking about you should or shouldnot upgrade to this firmware.....

as skiddhard said it depends on what you think of your current firmware.. but if kies shows you that an upgrade is available that means there might be some changes and improvement in the firmware that is released.. but it may or may not be usefull to you... firstly do you feel a major kind of lag in ur current firmware?? if yes then you should definitely go in for the firmware upgrade because the newer version of 2.1 upgrades are definitely faster than the previous once
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtran00:
Thanks Guys. I ended up updating it, i havent noticed any difference, so thats good in my books *phew* in the future, if it aint broke, dont fix it. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skiddhard:
Any time mate.

All's well that ends well eh?? ;)

Cheers....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaestroSeven:
Does anyone know what changed in the upgraded firmware the op stated?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
Froyo is not out yet

a lot of fixes included in Froyo

it will be out on KIES when it becomes official, right now still beta
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strikeIII:
wondering if anyone knows if this is disabled with the kernal that comes with the latest version of Fresh ROM.

I wanted to try out setCPU and was wondering if i needed to do anything extra before installing or after installing setCPU?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrusheen:
The kernal that comes with fresh 3.2 is the newest stock kernal from the unreleased 3.28 update from htc. The kernal is Stock, so it does not come with Perflock disabled. You can either flash a kernal ontop of Fresh or use the built in Perflock Disabler in SetCPU.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strikeIII:
Sounds good. thanks for the reply.

Also, do you know if with the latest version of SetCPU do you still have to disable perflock after every reboot?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigupurself7:
Not with the new one, its done right at boot.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playya:
I think Overclock widget does not use up as much system resources as SetCPu and is just as good IMO...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazakins:
Installed vanilla lock screen by removing the htc sense one and loving it. Only problem if when my alarms go off when the screen is off I can't turn the alarm off. Any ideas for a solution?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strikeIII:
I believe you have to uninstall the HTC Clock and use the Vanilla clock instead. This is what i did to get it to work on the Fresh ROM. Not sure if there is another way but this is what worked for me and after installing fresh 3.2 i havent put the vanilla lock screen back on since it doesn't show the music app when its locked.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrusheen:
The world clock doesn't work well with the vanilla lock screen. You have to download a theme from the fresh updater that removes the world clock and adds the vanilla clock.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playya:
yea just go to Fresh's website geekforme or do a search for vanilla lock and he has a set of choices for you

here you go http://geekfor.me/hero/fixes/bugfixes-requests-lock-screens/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeMiNe0:
So whats the big deal with the vanilla lock screen? Everyone seems to like it so much better then senses. I don't use the music app, so i don't have a need for that functionality.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegasun18:
i jsut like how it looks i like having the 2 slides (one for silent one for lock and like the side to side vs the down.

overll it functions almost exactly the same except for cosmetics. so it is really a personal prefrence
[XPERIA X10 General] 050177e:
Here is the link........

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/produ...on-xperia™-x10-to-get-uxp-upgrade-in-q4-2010/

I'm nearly loss my patience waiting for this update.....
[XPERIA X10 General] kistigun:
Read this mate; http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=770570
[XPERIA X10 General] oXunknownXo:
Hi, wellcome to MAY 5th, a lot of things have changed since then, for example:
[XPERIA X10 General] Sighx:
They should just ban anyone who posts topic like theses when clearly the sticky say dont. 24 hr ban sounds nice
[XPERIA X10 General] jayman1986:
Come on look at the funny side, I almost had a fit of range. Even I didn't see the date. But yeah ban him for giving me a heart attack
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
thread closed on account of derp
[XPERIA X2 General] securedigital:
Hi guys,

It's been a while since my last post....well, now I’ve an xperia x2, playing around with it.

Someone was able to record calls on SE X2? I've tried and tried and no success....

bb!
[XPERIA X2 General] JohnSmith28:
No luck too!...

Hello,

I have this device since 3 weeks now and i have also not been able to do some call records on it, tried all possible softwares (Resco Audio..., Vito Audio Notes..., ACR...) but no one was able to produce a file that size is greater than 0 !!!

I mean that software launches when a call is made or received but nothing is recorded !!

Do you find some solutions since your last post ?

thank you !
[XPERIA X2 General] jithsc:
Hi All,

Since July 2010, I am using X2.. And There is no way for Two way Call Recording on xperia X2 in my experience.. I have tried it with all the mejor softwares available for WM and it is failed as JohnSmith28 Said! :(

Thank you..

Sujith
[XPERIA X2 General] ukkikhan:
use auto call recorder
[XPERIA X2 General] indycar:
Auto Call Recorder = ACR

im tryin to figure why files are 0kb but no success atm

ive read somewhere on htc devices it may be cause of proxy sensor

if any1 is willing to disable proxy sensor and try to record and share the results it may help us lots
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] herrwinkler:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/google-android-2-2-not-designed-for-the-tablet-form-factor/

That sucks. Chrome OS?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willzz:
Last night my phone would only boot into bootloader I managed to reboot into safe mode using fastboot I got "error: could not get pipe properties" the it rebooted what could be making this problem??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InsaneJester17:
I've had my phone for a few weeks now with a case on it (body glove mirage). The case is really good, but every time I have to take it off for something I'm reminded how much better the phone feels with no case on it.

I'm curious, has anyone kept it naked? How well has it held up? I'm wondering if anyone who's done this now has scratches or anything on the metal back of the phone.

Thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphadog00:
Mine has been naked since i got it on launch day - still looks new without a single mark on it. I have put my keys in my pocket with it a couple times, but i move them when I realize it.

No scratches on glass, metal or plastic.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunnyman:
I've got butterfingers so for me the case keeps me from tossing he phone across the room when I take it out of my pocket. Plust without it the phone almost feels too light :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InsaneJester17:
Hmm. This is promising lol. I do keep it in a pocket with nothing else. I used to keep my iPhone 3g in with my keys. The back did not enjoy that, though the front stayed relatively scratch free.

I've dropped phones before too, thankfully not my Captivate yet. I just played with it without the case some more and it just makes life so much easier. A lot less reaching.

It's so tough. I've never used cases before because I hate the way all of them feel and the width they add. But I also don't want to destroy my phone like my 3G lol.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani897:
If you keep it naked don't drop it! The glass is supposed to be tough and scratch resistant but the paint on the metal back plate scratches easily and the plastics get dings when it hits the ground. I droped my phone twice in one day and now have a ding in each corner. That's 2 dings each time I lost hold of it. Now it has one of those film protectors front back and sides. And I have the body gloves case that I go back and forth between.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drizzle67:
I have also had mine without a case/screen protector since launch day. the only noticeable scratches are light ones at the top and bottom where it curves on the plastic body. other than that, the screen and back are perfect. I have dropped mine a few times, but its usually about from 2-3' up, nothing like a 6' drop.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InsaneJester17:
Interesting stuff. I think ultimately I'll decide to keep the case on. Because I know that one time I drop it or get a decent scratch I'm going to be cursing myself out for not having it on there lol.

Side question: How well do we think these phones will hold their value?

I ask because I was able to sell my 3g on ebay for $130 even though the screen was dead, the camera was dead, and it was really scratched up. Not bad since I paid 200 for it a year and a half before!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunnyman:
That's the one good thing about buying Apple ANYTHING. It holds its value like crazy. I can tell you from experience that the 1 year old HTC Hero can still fetch 200 bucks. A Samsung Moment can get about $150.

The Captivates are selling on Ebay right now for about $400.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphadog00:
My 3G got scuffed on the back from pulling it in and out of a belt holster that was lined. I finally decided no more holsters.

As for value - I got $190 for my 8GB 3G. It is hard to say about these. Lots of people want contract free phones. Since the captivate has top notch hardware with 16GB internal and expandable storage, I think it is a good value.

If we can unlock them after Froyo (AT&T said they would after 90 days to me anyway) then I think I can get my $150 back I paid for the phone maybe more.

It is all about supply and demand. I am amazed someone paid what they did for my 3G - it is old hardware, but Apple has people fooled. iPhone 4 is going for $900 on eBay - crazy stuff. As long as Apple doesn't sell an unlocked US version contract free, the prices will stay sky high on iPhone. Captivate, not so much. The non-contract price is about $500 so in 2 years what will people pay for a used one?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rsmith675:
Well it really depends which network and which phone I think the captivate being the only decent android on at&t will last a bit longer than maybe the vibrant and other variants like the fascinate or epic whose carriers embrace high end android phones
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buddy17:
i go no case.....had my iphone 3g with no case for probably a year and a half, and now i am running a naked captivate also. I actually like the feel of a case better, but have yet to find one i feel like investing in....and it looks so awesome without a case!! :cool:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Divinedark:
I absolutely love my Body Glove case. It's the best mobile device case I've ever used, and I've had a cell phone for thirteen years.

I kept my first captivate naked for the first three days and noticed that my "Scratch Resistant Gorilla Glass" couldn't hold up to three days in the pocket of my slacks by itself. I was just beside myself as I've had an iphone without a screen protector since the phone launched, and never saw a scratch otherwise.

Seems to me that between the iPhone 4 and Captivate both having threads and threads of scratched devices, Corning needs to rethink the Gorilla Glass formula. Whatever the 3GS screen cover was made of should be the standard. I beat the hell out of that phone and not one scratch to be seen.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clienterror:
I really liked the phone design and lines so I went with zagg max protection. It's just like the screen protector but covers the whole body of the phone, it has no shock protection but its virtually scratch proof.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentdr8:
Naked since day 1. With the exception of 2x 3"x1/4" eGrips strips I put on the back cover sides to prevent me from fumbling the phone like a wet bar of soap. Love the thin-ness and the egrips don't hinder "pocketability".
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdunseith:
Had the Sony X10 then switched to the Captivate. I go naked just keep loose change and keys in other pocket. Love the thinness of the phone. Still searching for that perfect skin. Tried a few but just make the phone bulky. A lot of the wear and tear of a phone has to do with your job and lifestyle. Learning to adapt to how you work or play and also how soon you want another phone(gadget lust) plays a part. I tend to sell/trade a newly released phone within 6 months so I try to keep them like new. But to each his own.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tchem:
been naked for about a week now and havnt got a scratch on my screen yet so i dont know u did to get your scratch. but i do still want a case just havnt got around to getting one yet and my phone is holding up just fine.
[EVO 4G Android Development] LlabTooFeR:
Here new RUU for Supersonic

http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Sup...0.07.28_NV_1.71_003_release_147044_signed.exe

Enjoy!
[EVO 4G Android Development] bcnice20:
As always your the man thanks alot!!!

How do we get access to it it asks for a username and pswd
[EVO 4G Android Development] chummer360:
What's this for?
[EVO 4G Android Development] SOHKis:
Thanks Con!
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkotoric:
so what exactly is this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jykinturah:
It is a RUU which contains the latest Froyo OTA for the HTC EVO 4G. This allows for devs to unpackage the files within for use in custom ROMS and allows end users to revert their rooted phones to stock if they are returning them to Sprint.

Running this removes root.

You can use it by connecting your phone via USB to the computer and simply running it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mshnayde:
can't download....

If someone can repost. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] TMartin:
Thanks for the link.....Guys this is the Official OTA not the RUU version of the leak flip supplied us with. Just a FYI.
[EVO 4G Android Development] TMartin:
Password is in the dialog box that pos up. It's also in the link twice.
[EVO 4G Android Development] arcadia2uk:
h**p://shipped-roms.com/

when you click on the rom link the user/password are shown.

Great, Thank you.

But, how to use the file? Should I rename the .exe to .zip and flash it?

Sorry it was a stupid question, I wrote it while I was downloading:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] nemesys504:
Password

The username and password is "shipped" without quotes.

username: shipped

password: shipped
[EVO 4G Android Development] TMartin:
Just run the exe