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[Vibrant Themes and Apps] richan90:
untermensch.. up for the task??

It would really be awesome!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] RoZm X:
If this worked with the notification bar... o_O this would be perfect! Wait.. And better widgets.. :o
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] isaac970:
I love it, I've been using this lately and only encountered one bug. It kept skipping tracks after a while but it was probably because I was using a remote on my headphones but I fixed it I just unplugged the headphones and it worked. other than that this is great cant wait for further updates

Samsung Vibrant

Nero V3 + Voodoo
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] c-brit323:
When I download it says its a .htm file
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] keyboardP:
Name: Lockscreen Text

Lockscreen Text is an easy to use application that allows you to write a message on your lockscreen wallpaper. Although this is possible using an image editing application on your computer, you may not have a computer with you at all times. Lockscreen Text allows you to add text to your wallpaper, wherever you are. There are many reasons why you may want text on your phone.

If you have a password on your phone, and you lose it, a person who finds it won’t be able to see what number to call back on. With Lockscreen Text, you could display a contact number to call.

Lockscreen Text can also help in day to day activities. For example, you need to remember to get milk on your way home. You could add this to a ‘To-Do’ list type app, but you have to remember to check that app. What if you forget to run the ‘To-Do’ list app in the first place? With Lockscreen Text, ‘Remember the Milk’ is clearly visible on your lockscreen wallpaper, so you’ll see it everytimeyou pick up your phone. Of course, you can enter your entire shopping list in an app, and simply have “Check Shopping List” on your wallpaper. No more forgetting to do things!

Or, you could also display the contact number to call in case of an emergency. We have listened to customer feedback regarding ICE Alert and decided that Lockscreen Text would be a great way to let people know that if you have the ICE Alert app on your phone and that they can run it to see your medical information and emergency contacts. This way, the first responder will know where to get your important information from.

[YOUTUBE]SwUu_Qt4aBk[/YOUTUBE]

Source: http://www.jivtech.com/lockscreentext.aspx
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Yakkaimono:
That looks quite helpful but the way I understand it is that you have to create each time a new "wallpaper" if you want to put in a new text.

If so isn't there any simple way to just fire up the app write something (without much hassle) and let it be displayed directly on the current wallpaper?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] keyboardP:
Hi,

Unfortunately, developer's don't have access to the lock screen at the moment, so it's not possible to get the current wallpaper. However, I'm keeping a close eye on any SDK updates to see if I can make the process even more efficient. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Yakkaimono:
Good luck with that!

Keep up the good work then.:)
[Venue Pro General] radlink14:
Is anyone else having this issue with your dvp?

the "fn" key sucks sometimes, i click it and sometimes it doesn't give me the 2nd option on a key. (referring to hardware keyboard)

Also when you use the soft keys the screen wiggles, even when open it makes a sound as if the screen is not tight.

Should I exchange or am I just being dramatic? lol Can the keyboard issue be fixed with an update?
[Venue Pro General] lemonspeakers:
you are not being dramatic. you have an isolated event and your screen is defective. exchange it.

i know for a fact that the mechanism behind my screen is as tight as can be! it doesnt wiggle, giggle, or anything.

both screen sab and keyboard slab are stiff.
[Venue Pro General] pjfan75:
Trying to see if there's something in common with those who are experiencing lock ups.
[Venue Pro General] 937dytboi:
My crashes arent frequently but it has happened a few times
[Venue Pro General] sureloch:
Seem like I am having some crashing, though it seems to be dependent on using data service with little or no 3G reception. 16gb Model.
[Venue Pro General] gshocker:
My units is not crashing all the time but it does it at least once a day which is bad. It seems to be when trying to switch between using cell network and WiFi. Would be nice if it was fixable with firmware.
[Venue Pro General] notebookgrail:
Mine hasn't crashed so far. I tried downloading Harvest Game and it went fine over wifi. Tried heavy browsing with music in bgrnd and that too was fine. Only issue was the Bluetooth not communicating to the car properly. Its been a week now.
[Venue Pro General] gauravr88:
ive crashed only once, which was in the newsroom app, i was also updating marketplace one time and instead of crashing it would just take me back to the start menu..
[Venue Pro General] domineus:
mine has been crashing quite a bit...16 gig less than 14 gig available...
[Venue Pro General] alodar1:
In the first 36 hrs I had the phone, I spent at least half of it in the PC connect screen. The phone would not boot...well..sometimes. Then it would boot by itself...reboot rather.

I called MS, ZUNE support. They helped walked me through some basic steps. Apparently I was touching the side buttons, camera, volume down, while powering up. Not sure if this was true, but dam they could reproduce the PC connect everytime. Since that call, I was more careful about powering up and have had no problems since.

I do get a lag in IE on WiFi, sometimes, not often, but daily. I found a web page that always sends me back to the desktop.

But crashing.....I have to be honest and admit that most of the crashes...if not all, in the first 36 hrs, probably were user errors. Now, I'm not a novice. I own more smartphones than most people on this forum. And if the phone buttons are that sensitive, then something is not right. However, since I've grown accustomed to the button layout and sensitivity, I've not had a single malfunction.

I've also recognized that certain apps are prone to causing, umm....unexpected results. Maybe instead of voting on crashes...we should keep a list of app suspects....
[Venue Pro General] palmbluetooth:
I got 2 units.

The first one had the Wifi issue and was constantly crashing.

The second one the Wifi is good, and it never crashed.

Maybe is related?
[Venue Pro General] 937dytboi:
It seems to me that my device crashes a lot when my Wifi is on
[Venue Pro General] Lionstone:
Same here, also 16GB model. Every crash I've had has either been related to the Marketplace, or it's happened when my rickety 3G connection had poor signal.
[Venue Pro General] Wonderstruck80:
This sucks. Mine is crashing EVERYTIME I try to dl something related to xbox live (games) over wifi. Should I have this exchanged???
[Venue Pro General] yasserwaqas:
Crashes a lot. Sometimes back to back so after doing numerous battery pulls, I had mine switched out. Its always an app though that crashes it and the screen becomes unresponsive. Phone goes to home screen and the people hub is grayed out. Its not an os specific crash cuz my hd7 doesn't do that.
[Venue Pro General] efjay:
So far phone is mostly stable, crashes have been only with wifi enabled, and only had 1 other crash without wifi on. Been running for the last 3 days, no crash at all.
[Venue Pro General] kr33mo:
I have had my phone almost a week and have been noticing the crashing a bit more frequent. It always seems like when I am in the MP or using an app that requires retrieving data from the cloud.
[Venue Pro General] phuguet:
I got mine since November... never saw it crashing

Only once it would not start...I had to remove the batteries and put them back on.

I have a feeling it goes with having it in your pocket for a long time.

Sometimes (happened twice in 3 month) the screen locks but it has something to do with static electricity, or rain (I switched on and off and it worked).

I got it upgraded to 32 GB by swapping the micro SD card.

Took a while to boot.... (I think it reformats the card) worked like a charm!

Fankly, it is the sexiest piece of hardware I've owned in a long time.

Much more stable than any phone I ever owned.
[Venue Pro General] MikeDupp:
I've had my 16GB since the 28th. I have not had a single crash, freeze or hang in the 5 days I have been using it. OS performance wise, it has pretty much been perfect.

I am probably not a typical owner though. I was an existing T-Mo customer on the EM+ plan. I didn't have to call or activate the DVP with T-Mo. I just took the SIM out of my flip phone and put it into my DVP and was up and running. Since I am on EM+ and I paid full price for the phone, I am also not required to have a data plan and I haven't gotten around to adding one yet. Everything I have done is solely over Wifi. I think the fact that I don't have a data plan is going to wind up being the explanation for my lack of problems. I don't know if it is a Microsoft or Dell problem, but 3G and WiFi just don't seem to get along well on the DVP.

Even though I have been limited to Wifi, I have been using this thing constantly trying to get everything setup. I haven't had any Marketplace issues at all. I've been using the Facebook, Twitter and Netflix apps quite a bit. No Xbox Live stuff or YouTube app though. I installed the LastPass app and tested almost all of 50+ logins without any issues. All in all, I think I have given my DVP a fairly tough stress test and I honestly have to say it has passed with pretty high marks.

That's not to say my DVP is perfect though. I have had some bugs. The biggest for me is the cellular antenna. I get a mediocre phone signal in my apartment. My flip phone would hover between 2 and 3 bars out of 5. I get much worse reception on the DVP. I get a ton of No Service notices, especially when I pick it up. But it isn't just a death grip issue. I'll sit the phone on the arm of my couch and watch it fluctuate between No Service and 1 or 2 bars. If I want to make a call on the DVP, I have to take laps around my apartment trying to find a decent signal. Not fun. Outside of the dead zone that live in the reception is fine. If I get 5 bars, it stays at 5 bars no matter how I hold it. I also don't care for the SMS texting app. When I attempt to send a text while I have a low signal, I don't get a confirmation either way after I hit send. I sent 3 texts in a row out on Thursday afternoon and only 1 got through. It would have been nice to see a "Message Sent" or Message Failed" confirmation either way. I also can't import Contacts from my Sim. I see the box for it on my People Settings page, but it is greyed out. Very annoying. And I know it's a known issue with Microsoft, but the not being able to connect to a WiFi with a hidden SSID is just ridiculous.

I really haven't made up my mind yet on whether I am keeping my DVP. On the one hand, I really like WP7 and it seems like I got lucky and got one of the problem free DVP's. But I'm also not sure if I can live with the bad reception at home. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if anything interesting is announced at CES.
[Venue Pro General] Saitek009:
16GB and it locked up all of the time... It would just freeze there with whatever it was on the screen. That happened until I turned Wifi off. Now it's great. The only time that it crashed with wifi off was when I was running Beezz and it just hard locked for some reason.

So I would like to have Wifi... 3G coverage is spotty at best where I live. What are the chances of a firmware fix, ya think? I'm almost tempted to send it back to Dell... Even though I love it to death. Gosh that keyboard is amazing...

I sure hope it gets sorted out...
[Venue Pro General] notebookgrail:
Can someone list the symptoms of crashing? Is it just screen freeze or apps won't launch when touched or something different? I had case y'day where except people, email and phone, none of the other apps would launch. When launched it would just return to the home screen right away. Then a battery pull fixed it. That was the first i had the issue since receiving the phone on 12/23. I have time till end of this week to decide on return or replacement.
[Venue Pro General] Kyzgar:
Mike, have you received any calls on it yet? My experience has been that you can make outgoing calls all you want, but you need to tell T-Mo the new IMEI number to receive calls. That could also be why you haven't gotten a notification about the text messages.

When I called T-Mo to get the phone set up, they also told me about the available insurance plans (from $5.99/mo that covers the phone completely-loss/theft/damage/etc, to less than $2 for minimal coverage). I was on an out-of-contract plan too and had to pick up the phone at full price. My plan was phone+data, no messaging, so I only pay for texting. Everything done over WiFi or 3G has been great.

As for crashes, I think it's locked up 3 times now that required removing the battery and putting it back in. Those all happened within the first few days of owning it, but not since. (got it on the 23rd)
[Venue Pro General] murdo119:
I also noticed the crash of my DVP pro 16gb when I use the Wifi and browse through the Marketplace. I ended up removing the battery and restarting the phone again.
[Venue Pro General] pjfan75:
Those kinds of problems happen on all WP7 from what I've read and seen. You shouldn't have to pull the battery in that case. Just hold down the power button for about 5 seconds until you see "Goodbye". Then you can turn the phone back on.

The issue others are reporting is that the phone is totally unresponsive and cannot be reset without pulling the battery. Based on the results of the poll so far, this appears to happen far more frequently on the 16GB than the 8GB model - only 1 person with an 8GB model has said they have frequent crashes.
[Venue Pro General] bbowman:
i was the lone 8gb vote. my phone turns on but the touch screen is completely non responsive. the power/volume/camera buttons work and that's it. has anyone else experienced this? i'm still waiting for my replacement (called in on Dec 27th).
[Venue Pro General] MikeDupp:
I have received incoming calls and texts while in my low signal apartment, so it isn't an IMEI issue. Even when I only have 1 or 2 bars, the phone works fine. The problem is that I drop the signal completely quite often. When I lose the bars completely, the Phone tile on the Start page changes from T-Mobile to No Service. It then bounces back and forth between T-Mobile and No Service. I don't think I have missed any incoming calls yet.

That reminds me of another thing that annoys me about WP7, the Call History is terrible. You can't delete individual items in the list. You either have to keep everything or delete everything. That's just idiotic.
[Venue Pro General] notebookgrail:
Yes, you can delete individual item. If you keep pressing the individual item (similar to how you do 'Pin to Start'), it brings up the 'Delete Item' option.

Remember, in WP7 there so many tricks like this if you happen to press a item/title for long.
[Venue Pro General] MikeDupp:
Thanks for the tip. I did try doing that several times, but I guess I was pressing too close to the Phone Icon since it kept redialing on me.
[Venue Pro General] lemonspeakers:
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

I never thought I would say this since I thought I had a perfectly functioning DVP!

My Dvp has been running about 1.5 week straight without a crash at all.

I've already done everything (Surf+music+texting+OneNote, etc)

And today, my DVP decided to crash on me! It became unresponsive and froze with the display on.

I had to pull the battery out to restart!

Then it crashed on me again at the lockscreen when I booted it back up.

The device now feels slightly sluggish!

Not too long ago, i though this was some random thing where i probably did wrong.

Then it happened again. My Venue Pro crashed!

I mean, I've not done anything different on my DVP since these past week.

Its soooo weird!

My DVP is crashing and I am definitely paying attention to this thread now =(

I thought i could ignore this thread since i was not a victim of the incident. Now I see my unit is probably defective most of you here !!!! AHHH

I am so pissed.

I might just return the unit!

____

EDIT: BTW, my post count is now 1024 =D
[Venue Pro General] cdgoin:
No crashes here.. a few times websurfing I saw it hang up.. (Thinking it was looking for flash on those sites)..

Might want to see what apps people have.. I have a few apps, and deleted a few as well. Most my storage is filled with music. No videos.
[Venue Pro General] cdgoin:
Could it be the 16GB card isn't very good.. (and one of the reasons they started shipping the 8GB models first?)
[Venue Pro General] tai4de2:
All of these crashing and lockup symptoms sound suspiciously like the problems people see when adding memory to their Samsung Focus units.

I wonder if there are problems with however Dell is adding the extra 8GB.
[Venue Pro General] im.thatoneguy:
Screen freezes. If I hit the power button it goes black but my buttons stay backlit.

Nothing will then change it. The keyboard will be lit and buttons lit and I have to pull the battery.

Happened in:

IE, Newsroom every other time, Facebook... It's always when it lags out on a page or list downloading. Long load and then... freeze.
[Venue Pro General] pjfan75:
Someone on the Dell boards had both an 8GB and 16GB DVP and only had crashing problems on the 16GB:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/mobile-devices/f/3824/p/19358469/19808692.aspx#19808692
[Venue Pro General] pjfan75:
Going by Twitter, it looks like recent replacements are working well for those who had frequent lockups. So it seems like there was a bad batch and it's a good idea to get it replaced by Dell.
[Venue Pro General] dougolupski:
I received my new 16GB phone about a week ago and so far it has been running good. I leave the wifi on all the time and have outlook and hotmail doing 1 hour push. It does lock on a rare occasion when downloading from the marketplace on wifi at home but doesn't sound to the degree that everyone is saying. That said I do have the cell signal bouncing all over the place and the camera sucks to high heaven.
[Venue Pro General] Peew971:
Pocketnow is reporting on this issue with a video. However, as far as the Marketplace crashes are concerned that's not because of Dell. It happens with pretty much every other phone, the marketplace app has issues that not firmware can resolve. The fix has to come from Microsoft.

If it happens in other places then yeah it's an issue with the DVP, if it's just the Marketplace it's "normal".
[Venue Pro General] adamz:
Here's the link for the video on how to reproduce the Dell Venue Pro freeze/crash:

http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/dell-still-shipping-defective-venue-pro-phones

The "normal" Marketplace crashes happen randomly and will jump back to the start screen, but everything will still work (except for Zune and Marketplace until you reboot). The Dell Venue Pro specific issue has to do with downloading content over the WiFi connection where eventually the device will freeze up totally and you'll have to remove the battery to get it to reboot.
[Venue Pro General] Peew971:
I'm using the Omnia 7 16GB and I've had the same issue with Marketplace crashing the whole phone when downloading. It's not systematic but it happens.

Actually maybe I'm wrong because I can just reboot using the power button, no need to remove the battery...

I usually download from the client anyway.
[Venue Pro General] pjfan75:
Marketplace lockups have been reported on other devices as well - EG here and here.

My understanding from those experiencing frequent lockups was that it happened at random times and was unrelated to the Marketplace. The lockups also appear to be far more common on the 16GB model as the poll shows.
[Venue Pro General] monty1854:
Hi I have a DVP 16 GB bought recently from India the phone freezes a lot also my phone has NO-DO update preinstalled, there seems to be an error with the 16 gb card which is preinstalled causing all the problems.
[Venue Pro General] sy5tem3rrer:
its a shame

i had mine for about 48 hours. the build date was 1-21-2011. i didnt have any lock up or crash problems but i did just drop reception randomly twice. it would not always update apps and would sit in an endless loop trying to connect to the market place sometimes. overall i like the phone but i dont want to deal with these first time bugs so im gonna send mine back t dell. hopfully other people post about any more recent builds of the model. if they fix all the bug and wp7 gets a bit more open the i would definatly get it again
[Venue Pro General] Crimson Lotus:
LOL, If you want openness go buy an Android.

As for Bugs, You do know that this is the First Version of WP7 right? Remember when Android's First version was release... was it Bug Free? WP7 will only get better as time goes by, since the First Official Update is getting release early this Month, Why not wait a little.
[Venue Pro General] edtrunks:
I received mine yesterday and I have experienced frequent crashing :-( I have noticed it happens more when I am downloading something in marketplace..and sometimes within random apps (Netflix, pageonce, Facebook)...i haven't left my house since I got the phone so I've only been using WiFi...not sure if it stop once I'm off it.
[Venue Pro General] pjfan75:
FWIW I got a replacement 8GB model last week because of dust under the screen. The replacement locked up constantly, so I decided to stick with dust and stability.

The replacement came in a retail box but only included the phone - no battery or accessories. Not sure if it was refurbished or new.
[Venue Pro General] 937dytboi:
my phone hasnt crashed in about 2 weeks surprisingly
[Venue Pro General] varunverma:
i've been using mine for last 48 hrs now. n thanks to scary threads on xda-dev. i've mostly kept the DVP under wraps. haven't made even a single call from it :D but have downloaded large games like assasin's creed, max and magic marker etc. over the wifi.

syncing with zune has been flawless so far.. as i've wp7 on my hd2 i already had a lot of stuff on zune profile n live id. all synced pretty nicely.

over all didn't have even a single freeze (touch wood!)

keeping fingers crossed for fututre
[Venue Pro General] MrAdelphi02:
HAd a 16gb, frequent crashes....swithced to a 8gb phone...only crashes when on wifi
[Venue Pro General] erebusting:
Mine works fine until-

If I turn on wifi, it freezes like CRAZYYYYYY!!

also if I connect it to my Zune on my PC, the Zune program itself starts running REALLLLLY slow (and I have a core i7, 6gb 2000mhz ddr3 ram etc...)...

I have Windows 7 64bit...

I have tried someones Samsung focus on this computer as well and it does not get these issues...

I tried the same DVP on another computer (xp 32bit) and it worked fine...

very weird

I had an 8GB before and it crashed on me very infrequently -it ran alot smoother overall than this 16gb that I have now... I am very frustrated and would like a fix or would like to find how to fix it soon... it sucks! haha

HOPE THIS HELPS
[Venue Pro General] Zephnath:
Mine crashes if I am downloading from the Marketplace using Wi-Fi. Generally only if I am doing other things on the phone while it downloads, or if I leave the phone alone for a while then come back and try to use it again.

Other devices I used would freeze in marketplace, but generally would recover within a few minutes or the power button still responsive. When this thing freezes, it's all over from there.