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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] logansdad1984:
I'm running Warm Z TwoPointTwo RLS1 and when I go to adult swim and it won't load!
[Captivate General] poprocksncoke:
Ok before anyone says this belongs in the other thread I disagree, the other thread has turned from talking about official froyo to custom ROM's. Anyone else disappointed with their new froyo? GPS still does not work, you have to back out of apps that dont have an exit button before you can close them with advance task killer, everytime I close apps with atk I open it back up seconds later and there are a list of apps open again and when i have an app open if the screen goes into sleep mode the app stops when I unlock the screen back up. Anyone else having these problems? (im sure most are still having the GPS problem) Or any thing else you dont like about the official froyo? Or any tricks on how to fix these problems?
[Captivate General] jgrnght:
agreed

first, delete advanced task killer, you no longer need it.

next add widget, there is a called program monitor, it is much better and more informative than atk.

last, wait for a custom rom
[Captivate General] diablo009:
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Delete ATK first. If u want to know why, read the first post in the thread 'android memory management' (link in my signature).
[Captivate General] poprocksncoke:
Where do I find this program monitor widget? Before I installed atk my batter would drain in about half a day now it last most of the day. Would the program monitor do the same?
[Captivate General] hd779:
So far I am happy and I am coming from Cognition 3.3. My phone feels more responsive and things like market open much more quickly. I believe the GPS issue is hardware based, I had a 1009 build and the gps was crappy, but after receiving a replacement through AT&Ts warranty exchange the GPS is much better. Overall I am pleased with the Update, but will eventually flash whatever Cognition Rom that is based on this update.
[Captivate General] nkrick:
There are two custom ROMs based on KB1 that were released before KB1 was available. Cognition 4 and Torch, both are in the Dev forum.
[Captivate General] devadvance:
I have a i9000 2.2.1 ROM installed. My phone will last around 30 hours with medium usage (screen on 1hr, probably 20min of calls, 50-60 texts, some web browsing, music, and 15-20 min of gameplay)

Android automatically kills tasks that aren't being used, generally to free up memory for an app that actually needs it, or to free up other system resources (power and CPU included)

*EDIT: This applies to 2.2 as well as 2.2.1, which is the reason not to use a task killer.
[Captivate General] aicirt17:
I too would like to try the program monitor app, but I just checked the Market and its not there. I did however, find "Process" Manager. Is that it?
[Captivate General] ragincajun713:
It should already be on the phone. It's a widget.
[Captivate General] ewingr:
I gather that the official ROM is KB1. Is that 2.2.1?
[Captivate General] poprocksncoke:
I dont see it :(
[Captivate General] jhernand1102:
No just 2.2 :mad:
[Captivate General] hauj0bb:
I'm not seeing it on Serendipity.
[Captivate General] bbto:
program monitor can only use at tW launcher. i think...

tried go launcher, AWD, LauncherPro, all of them dont have proram monitor in the widget option.
[Captivate General] poprocksncoke:
Yeah I looked at it, doesnt seem to be avilable with launcher pro only tw launcher. I believe it is the same thing as the task manager in the app drawer?
[Captivate General] sola fide:
I don't know why everyone is still complaining about the GPS, my Froyo 2.2 update did fix the GPS.

I used Google Navigator to drive from home to work for 30 minutes today - 20 minutes of it on freeway at 70 mph. It never lost me, it worked just as it should the entire way and I've never had that happen before.

Are people honestly still having issues with the GPS not tracking?
[Captivate General] mtbrooks:
I had no problem with the gps this morning. And the program manager is not just a widget I found it listed in the apps section after updating this morning
[Captivate General] Beretta1526:
I'm disappointed that they didn't add select/copy functionality to e-mail.

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[Captivate General] jgrnght:
Program Monitor, add a widget to your home screen and select program monitor.

My GPS is still slow to lock, those of you who say yours is fixed, while you have wireless assist turned off how many seconds does it usually take you to lock? Mine takes around 18 seconds at times. I had one of the first ones off ATT preorder so I dont doubt it could be hardware related. I havent tried a custom ROM yet though and people have commented that their GPS improved.
[Captivate General] jc2470:
anyone have problems with kies mini? says unrecognized device I searched internet see a bunch of people with problems same on vibrant. Upgrade button greyed out. and regular kies says what version of elcair i actually have and recognizes it but says it cant update it. I odin 1click restored back to stock, deleted everything on phone, and still same problem.

Btw on task manager, I use samsung task manager I like it better then the others.
[Captivate General] sola fide:
This morning, without wireless, it took it about 10 seconds to get a lock.

Just now I went outside and without wireless got a lock in 7 seconds down to 10 meters. I really hope people who are still having problems aren't having a hardware issue that they ignored because they waited after AT&T told them it was a software issue. Of course no one would know the truth until a true fix came out; which was this morning IMO.
[Captivate General] poprocksncoke:
Yes, not only will it not track it wont even lock in to location.
[Captivate General] rnewton01:
the app is task manager.. you can access it while using another launcher by pressing and holding the home key.. the widget only works using samsung's touchwiz.
[Captivate General] mtbrooks:
Program manager widget, sorry about the misinfo earlier and thanks everyone else for the correction
[Captivate General] jgrnght:
Luckily when I originally complained about my GPS the tech that was doing my warranty return added a note to my account saying I was waiting to see if froyo improved the GPS. So I should be able to get a new phone now that froyo has released, however first I going try a KB1 based rom and see how that goes.
[Captivate General] sola fide:
At this point if you successfully updated to 2.2 and are still having GPS issues you need to visit an AT&T store, or whoever sold you your phone. It could be a hardware issue and you don't want to wait too long to address it because of warranty issues.

I say this only because it can't be a coincidence that after my 2.2 upgrade this morning my GPS has been working flawlessly. They clearly made a change that addressed the GPS.
[Captivate General] shawnl01:
Works great

Flashed from JH6 up to the KB1 with no problem using Odin. Rooted, Side Loaded, Voodoo Lag applied with no problem at all once I removed the bloatware.

GPS has worked solid for about 2 months now; it just simply won't fail and locks just as fast as my wife's Focus. Froyo made no difference. The phone is fast and now holds to the top spot for peacekeaper scores in the office (until the fascinate users get updated).

I'm on this thing about 12 hours a day and have had no problem that isn't android related. I'm happy with the update + hacks; but could be happier if they'd spend more time fixing the email client and not just focusing on gmail. K9 helps.
[Captivate General] modest_mandroid:
HAHA! Sorry, but I have to laugh at this post, or at least it's reception. This is the one sane comment on the issue of task managers in this thread by someone "in the know" and it gets totally disregarded by everyone else.

Count me in for the no-task-managers club. Whatever extra life you guys are getting with ATK is either just a placebo effect or you're getting lucky. You're actually wasting battery life by forcing Android to constantly reload commonly used apps into memory that would normally be resident and ready to run. If you're actually getting better battery life, it means you have one (or more) poorly coded app that's sucking juice. In that situation, you'd greatly extend your battery life by ditching both your task manager AND the busted app.

A neat way to debug this sort of stuff is to download a program called 'OS Monitor' (or 'Watchtower', which is slightly less functional but looks pretty). It can tell you which apps are using how much cpu cycles, which apps have open network connections and some other info about your filesystem. You can quickly identify which apps are draining battery by checking to which maintain active network connections, and which use an abnormal amount of cpu time.
[Captivate General] curti.nogg:
It was always hit or miss from me starting with the jh7 update. I haven't tried it yet with froyo but I'll have my mom and brother test there's as well.

We already sent my brothers phone in once for shutdown issues.

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate General] qwertyaas:
GPS is very inconsistent. After a master clear, it would work fine but start to degrade after a few weeks.

There is just something went with it but I don't even think samsung knows what it is.
[Captivate General] gunadai:
Works for me

After updating to Froyo yesterday I get GPS locks in about 5-7 seconds indoors, my phone seems a little snappier on everyday tasks (probably psychological), and the new Task Manager (and widget) work great, so goodbye ATK :)

Of course, we'll see how I feel in a few days.
[Captivate General] MSHampton:
Just venting

I have waited a LONG time for this update. Even got the phone a few days before it was officially released based on all the coolness of the GalaxyS ad page that Samsung had up. Really liked the look of the desk dock.

1st up, the phone documentation said it supported voice dialing. Little did we know that it was a very limited function and absolutely did not support bluetooth.

2nd up, I had to wait about 5 months for them to actually release the desk dock. And then I was told that the audio out of the desk dock would not work until the 2.2 upgrade. (No problem since I was originally told last July that 2.2 should be out by October).

Well, after waiting all this time for these two main items that were supposed to be there from the beginning, I call this a major fail.

1. Bluetooth voice dialing still does not work.

2. While audio does come through the dock now, it is very scratchy and apparently only works with the samsung music app. My podcast program (dogcatcher) still plays through the phone speaker.

<edit>

3. Almost forgot. I found it painfully slow without a lagfix. I thought at first that the phone was just locked up, but it was just very slow.

So there. I'm done venting and probably done with Samsung. For now, it's back to Firefly.
[Captivate General] trevorgarmont:
Nope its 2.2
[Captivate General] uhmump95:
I have not had this issue. I got a refurb in October and my gps has been money. The gps has been great when working with Google Maps and Navigation and also with Cardiotrainer to keep track of my location. Updating to froyo has done nothing to degrade that.
[Captivate General] Hurricane Andrew:
Well, I've had the opposite experience compared to most. Haven't had time to thoroughly test the GPS yet, but my initial impression is not good. I used to have fairly reliable GPS performance. Decent lock times, good accuracy, good tracking while driving. After the update last night, very tough to get a lock at all.

Thankfully, I'm not a heavy user of GPS functionality, since overall the update has been quite positive for me. My phone is certainly a lot snappier. I'm gonna play around with it this weekend and see what all it has to offer under the surface.
[Captivate General] dampeal:
Ok.. so I did the update yesterday and now I can't connect to my home wi-fi.

It worked fine before yesterday's 2.2 update but now it won't connect.

It tries to connect, it sees my wi-fi.

It says 'obtaining ip address' then it just disconnects and then under wi-fi networks it has my acess point listed as disabled.

Yes I'm using the correct password. Enteed it five times now to make sure.

Yes I've rebooted the phone.

I've tried both wpa and wpa2 settings on my router, doesn't matter.

I've tried forgetting it as well, re-scanned and re-entered password.

My router sees the phone and gives it an IP address but it seems the phone won't accept it.

I've tried even setting the phone ip to static and it doesn't matter either static or dynamic, neither will connect to phone.

Any ideas here as it's rather annoying that I can't use wi-fi now.

Yes I'm rooted as well and side-load enabled, not that it matters really I think..

Any ideas on the wi-fi issues though?!? It's driving me nuts, I've been at it for about an hour now..
[Captivate General] Copronymous:
Have you tried clearing GPS data in lbstestmode?

Dial *#3214789650#, then just hit "Delete GPS Data". I do that from time to time. I think it's related to hot/cold starting GPS.

IIRC it stores the last known coordinates, so if you start GPS in the same place where you stopped using it you will have a very fast TTF (hot start). If you're in a different place it takes longer because it takes time to verify if you are in the stored location. If you aren't at that location it then has to find you, which takes longer than starting from scratch.

Deleting the GPS data removes that data for a "cold start" which is longer than an accurate hot start but faster if you've changed locations.

For example:

My hot start TTF is usually 7-9 seconds.

My cold start TTF is usually 23-25 seconds.

If I've changed locations, TTF can take up to a minute, especially if I'm moving.
[Captivate General] kevria:
I am having the same problem on my wife's stock froyo whereas my Serendipity flashed captivate locks on in 4-5 seconds. I played with hers last night after upgrading to froyo and it never even saw any satellites with it on for 15 minutes.
[Captivate General] ailanaimages:
Kies Mini did not work on my 7 - 64 bit with IE9, I switched to a 7 - 64 bit with IE8 and it worked..
[Captivate General] uhmump95:
At least the media hub works .....
[Captivate General] zelendel:
Ok I really hate to say this but cant help myself lol

Those that were on a sock rom and never ran a custom rom might be enjoying the update so let them enjoy it and talk about it.

Those of us that have been using custom roms. Did you really think an ATT stock could compare to an XDA custom rom? I mean most of the roms are 2.2.1 based with built in lagfixes and all the extras built right in so you would not have to load them yourself. Come on guys lets not fill up the threads with " the update sucks, back to XXXX custom rom. Of course it does compared to the custom rom, They always will. XDA is always a few steps ahead of the any STOCK rom. Hell if you look back to say the WM forums you will see that the custom roms were on builds that sometimes were 10 builds ahead of what a carrier released.

So with that said. Let the people that want to talk about stock and enjoy stock do it.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Assuming you're using CheeseWiz, er TouchWiz Launcher that is.
[Captivate General] rnewton01:
i had the same problem, and ended up having to change my router at home... any other router worked just fine. i had no problems on 2.1 with it, but when i updated my phone to stock 2.2 with rogers, it started happening... even when i flashed custom rom's, i had either problem connecting or staying connected.. since i changed my router, have had no problems.
[Captivate General] MSHampton:
No, I didn't expect it to be as good, but I did expect the new features to at least work. Have you heard the usb audio through the desk dock? It is complete trash! So, they got me to buy the phone becuase of the promise of the desk dock, then held me up for that for several months. Then when they fainally made it available, they said, "Oh, but it won't fully work until 2.2." So wait a few more months until finally, crappy audio! That's just great.

So no. I had no allusions that it would be as good, but I was at least hoping that the new added features would work correctly.
[Captivate General] rbtconsultants:
I don't see anywhere where are compiling a concise list of issues with the new Froyo stock update, so I'll toss mine in here. I have always run stock Eclair, I never got around to doing a custom rom because I have returned two captivates due to GPS issues. So, in the new Froyo I have found a few annoying things:

. My TASKER "WIFI NEAR" contexts are giving me problems. When WIFI is off, and Tasker turns WIFI on to see if I am near home, it mostly fails. WIFI doesn't come on, when I look at it in settings it says "error". Sometimes I can just turn it on manually at that point, and sometimes it just hands at "turning on". I seem to be able to resolve this by turning flight mode on and off. So, WIFI NEAR seems to be useless now.

. More tasker. I used "Docked/Car" as a context for several things. I don't have a car dock for the captivate, so I used a program called dock simulator, which Tasker would see and initiate my context. Dock Simulator doesn't work in Froyo, so I am using "Car Home" from Google. It does part of what I want, by setting the home button so I can use a different launcher when I am in "car mode". I actually use car dock v3 as the launcher rather than car home, and that works fine. However, using "car home" to set me into "car mode" doesn't seem to set the docking mode in a way that Tasker understands. So, I'm using a "bluetooth connected" event now, but it's more of a hassle for how I typically liked to do things.

. I use the stock Android email client because I use exchange and Gmail, and I don't feel like using two email clients. Gmail with IMAP now does not auto-refresh. Exchange does, and notifies me if I get a new email, but Gmail does not. I have it set for 5 minutes refresh, but it does not see any new emails until I go in and manually refresh. I have tried deleting the account, turning Imap off and on on my Gmail account, and fiddling with various settings, all to no avail. So, I am now using two email clients because Gmail app works fine for Gmail.

I'm also annoyed because I was looking forward to Flash to use Hulu, and I find out that Hulu deliberately disables itself on Android. Swell. And no Netflix coming either.

And I didn't even get Blue Tooth voice dialing.

My GPS was rock-solid before and still is (I mean really rock solid, like 100% reliable, although admittedly it took til my 3rd captivate to get that). I have 140 apps installed on my phone and lots of music and photos, etc. and I never really saw any lag that annoyed me and still don't, so I really didn't get anything out of Froyo except for being annoyed by **** that used to work and doesn't now.

Oh, I take that back, there is now a microphone on the swype keyboard. So that's cool.

Bob
[Captivate General] JoeMap:
I haven't tried the new stock Froyo yet but I've been rockin a mic button on Swype for quite awhile now. For me, the bloatware and ads in my games were the real reasons to check out custom roms, and I only have about 40 apps. I was constantly inadvertently opening AT&T Navigator or AT&T Music. We have the best developers.

I concur with your disappointment over Hulu and netflix though. That would have been awesome! Hopefully someone will fix that.
[Captivate General] dampeal:
Solved the problem.. I did hard reset of the phone and now my wifi works fine

Now I just have the re-install all of my stuff.. fun-fun
[Captivate General] cerowand:
Thank you, totally agree with ya there

I tried the official 2.2 upgrade just out of morbid curiosity basically was like running 2.1 with a few graphic changes. So back to Phoenix I go..Done!
[Captivate General] dragonwen:
I had update to 2.2 also, and had the home wifi problem, but works fine at work. Today I try the *#*#4636#*#* and select the wifi information/wifi status, hit the run ping test, and the wifi start working. Hope this will help someone having the same problem.

The gps got worst after the update, use to get a lock in 30 sec. now it take over a minute. Hope there's a solution someday.
[Captivate General] smbyers:
HeyTell Issues

I upgraded to Froyo yesterday. HeyTell is having major issues - force closes, just dies, etc. I emailed their support and they said there are major issues with Samsung devices and Froyo that they believe could also impact the Captivate. They also said some have reported a hard reset fixed the issue.

Questions... anyone else have HeyTell and having issues? Also, if I do a hard reset will all of my apps download again when I enter my gmail acct? Since I have the data backup option turned on (Settings -> Privacy -> Back up my data), will that save all my settings when the apps are pushed back down?

Thanks
[Captivate General] capedavenger:
yeah, i tried upgrading to official froyo, but to no avail.

i just gave up and decided to try the custom rom. i actually got it to work and it's been pretty nice.

i wonder how much work was put into releasing it officially. i mean wasn't it suppose to come out months ago?

oh well.

hope you were able to find a solution.
[Captivate General] RaptorOne3:
After reading the entire first post at that link, I am even MORE inclined to want to use ATK or something similar...

At the very bottom of the post, last paragraph, it reads -

While there is no way to override Dalviks operations for application retention, at least while you're operating the device you can keep the memory clear by monitoring and assisting in clearing it manually; Which will in fact yield a performance boost for a duration of time.

Exactly how long of a duration I don't know. But it is as obvious as it gets that while Dalvik memory management is indeed very cool, it is far from perfect and definitely induces low memory situations that CAN in fact cause sluggish performance.

So if you enjoy the absolute maximum performance out of your device, ATK or something similar is definitely NOT a bad idea. Though it has to be done manually, clearing the memory before opening an application allows full memory access to that application and reduces CPU load as it removes the requirement for Dalvik process to "shove" other applications on idle off the memory to make room for the active applications.

Personally, I just use Task Manager. It seems much more effective at clearing the memory.
[Captivate General] lightswitch2159:
Removed
[Captivate General] jack man:
flashed official 2.2 yesterday

Flashed mine yesterday to the official 2.2 release without problems on the phone. my wifi network at home kept having connections problems after the install but then I did a hard reset as mentioned in above posts and then have had no issues at all.

I am not really the type to get deep into messing with the phone (trying new roms or rooting) but i find the new release to have just what i needed in the little changes: more toggles on the "curtain" screen, data network shutoff with a long hold of power button (to use while travel abroad).

I have noticed a slight decrease in lag and my gps works way better than before (can connect inside my house within 20 seconds, whereas before it would never connect indoors at all).

Small difference that I love: since i use the camera a lot, I noticed that the gallery now shows the most recent pictures first instead of the other way around. so now i don't have to scroll though all the pics to see the most recent.

And Skype works on 2.2. was looking forward to that to save money on calls to and from europe (via wifi).

All in all, it was worth it for me. I like it.
[Captivate General] kb0npw:
One other little thing I noticed today with the official update is that animated gifs play at about half speed. I've got a boatload of these things that people send me in mms messages. On Eclair, they played at their normal speed, but since the upgrade, they are so slow, it's like watching paint dry.