Handcent lag?

[tracii_amazinggg]

Ya get what you pay for.

Yeah and I paid way too damn much for this phone to have to deal with petty little problems like this

 

[BSki]

Handcent is free. You are getting exactly what you paid for with the Handcent application.

Use the stock MMS, no reason not to anymore. Or ChompSMS.

If you are not happy with the phone (and this isn't a phone problem it is an application problem) change to a different phone that you are happy with.

Handcent is instant on the Nexus one. Damn that is a nice piece of hardware....

 

[COMOEd]

I agree, there is a 5-10 second lag when loading Handcent. Maybe we should email the developer and point her to this string.

 

[tatonka_Hero]

I agree, there is a 5-10 second lag when loading Handcent. Maybe we should email the developer and point her to this string.

Did you get the most recent update? It should have fixed the slow load time.

 

[Visionikz03]

For everyone going back to the stock app... after the MR update from sprint i figured why not use stock since the battery issue was fixed. It worked great for a little while but unless u remember to delete ur threads when they start getting large, like over 500, it will bog down just like handcent. So there is only temporary relief in switching programs... I really wish android had the option to set certain things to save to the sd card like old text messages etc. or at least a program that could automatically delete ur threads when they get over a certain message count. Oh well maybe one day that will happen.

 

[COMOEd]

Did you get the most recent update? It should have fixed the slow load time.

I do have the update, but it was still slow. I ended up doing a soft rest after 5 days, and then it loads quickly. Go figure.

 

[androidtp]

wow thanks for all these responses!
see, i went to Handcent because originally I had that BankofAmerica text update problem, so the stock msg app would start sending texts to all the wrong people and mixing up contacts in different threads and stuff..
so i did a hard reset then that problem was solved but i found out about the phone's sleeping issue... and decided to stay with Handcent. my battery life has improved noticibly but this lag to start Handcent just sucks.

i havent rooted or done anything else to my phone, its all stock programs.

looks like we're in the same boat because i can't receive none of my mms from the new updated handscent and that bankofamerica was a bitch wasn't it?! i want to switch to the stock but i'm not exactly sure if this would fix the problem. guess i gotta do some trial and error

 

[ToxicToastKatz]

For everyone going back to the stock app... after the MR update from sprint i figured why not use stock since the battery issue was fixed. It worked great for a little while but unless u remember to delete ur threads when they start getting large, like over 500, it will bog down just like handcent. So there is only temporary relief in switching programs... I really wish android had the option to set certain things to save to the sd card like old text messages etc. or at least a program that could automatically delete ur threads when they get over a certain message count. Oh well maybe one day that will happen.

Don't know if you're familiar, but you can search for "SMS Backup" in the Market. It backs up every text message to your Gmail account. The beauty part is, it labels it with an SMS tag and places in in an SMS folder in your Gmail inbox. It also "threads" it convo style just as normal Gmail messages do, so you essentially have the entire conversation in your Gmail inbox w/o it being on your phone. ANother great feature is, you can set it to automatically save incoming messages. I received a text yesterday and within 20 seconds it was in my Gmail SMS box. I don't have any messages on my phone anymore, as I now just delete them after reading them.

Saved a bunch of space and did actually speed things up a bit. I don't really ever have to open handscent, because when I want to compose, I just long press the search button to get a quick compose box.

 

[dextroz]

Although this thread seems to have gone quiet, I have a Nexus One and I can attest the latest version still has a lag while starting up. I have just 4 messages and Handcent takes nearly 15 seconds to open!

I will have to uninstall for now

 

[MikeMcG]

Handcent is free. You are getting exactly what you paid for with the Handcent application.

Use the stock MMS, no reason not to anymore. Or ChompSMS.

Try taking a picture with your phone and sending it with the stock messaging app. I'll stick with Handcent.

 

[WhiteNoise]

Try taking a picture with your phone and sending it with the stock messaging app. I'll stick with Handcent.

Sending works fine but why cant handcent view slideshows like the stock app?

 

[MikeMcG]

If you long press the message, a box pops up. Just click on "View as flat slideshow"

Any time I try to send a picture with the stock app, I get "file too large to send" Handcent automatically resizes the picture to send it.

 

[t1jordan]

I'm on my phone and the "similar threads" thing didn't pop up so...

Anyone else using Handcent have a serious lag when you open it?
Like I mean 5 to 10 seconds before my text threads pop up.
It didn't used to do this when I first started using it, and every once in a while it pops up right when I click it... but 9x out of 10 it lags real bad.

Damn and my text input on the internet lags too. Damn.
Help?

I agree. The settings for Handcent is great. But the lag time is not worth the wait. I just uninstalled it. I went back to stock msg. I changed my camera to 3 mega pixels, so I can send picture mail. Stock messaging is so much faster.

 

[t1jordan]

Try taking a picture with your phone and sending it with the stock messaging app. I'll stick with Handcent.

change the picture quality to 3 mega pixels. you cant tell the difference between the two.

 

[Lpetel]

How do I see my sent messages on Handscent?? Also...it keeps freezing or force closing then deletes all my threads. I will download the sms backup to prevent that. If I go to the factory message system...can I see my sent messages too?

 

[t1jordan]

Fellow geeks! I just removed Handcent for the 7x. I would like to use the app but it's just too slow. And honestly theres too many settings. I spoke with the Dev plenty of times. There is no solution for this app. It's bloated like a women on her period. I have also set my pixels to 3, you can't tell the difference if your not printing pictures out. The stock application is faster and simple, hands down. Even though I like the settings of Handcent I'm never going back!

From Baltimore MD to Piscataway NJ!

 

[scottmbolt]

Fellow geeks! I just removed Handcent for the 7x. I would like to use the app but it's just too slow. And honestly theres too many settings. I spoke with the Dev plenty of times. There is no solution for this app. It's bloated like a women on her period. I have also set my pixels to 3, you can't tell the difference if your not printing pictures out. The stock application is faster and simple, hands down. Even though I like the settings of Handcent I'm never going back!

From Baltimore MD to Piscataway NJ!

I agree. I abandoned that App weeks ago. I do like some of the customization, but there is sometimes too much to deal with. Also, it is hands down slower than the Stock app, which is simple and too the point. I don't need Iphone like bubbles in a text conversation, and I like how the stock app shows us Facebook pictures or saved contact pictures.

 

[08crewmax]

I noticed a lag as well, especially switching between it and the browser using the home button. I also went back to the stock messaging app.

 

[Fiezta]

Yeah and I paid way too damn much for this phone to have to deal with petty little problems like this

Lol, you are definately right..I believe we all apy too much for the phone $530 is not a small money.
Is it me or my pc, this forum also lag.

 

[dgrobe2112]

i went to the stock messaging app.. and its way faster.. in text input and everything.. even on the landscape keyboard its faster.. i wish there was more options for the standard messaging app, but i would much rather have the speed of the stock app..

 

[taki812]

hi..this might be a dumb question..but i really can't figure it out..

how can i set handcent to default as ABC rather than XT9 when i enter text..

i was able to do it wid the stock sms..but i can't figure it out on handcent..

thanks in advance..

 

[V425]

hi..this might be a dumb question..but i really can't figure it out..

how can i set handcent to default as ABC rather than XT9 when i enter text..

i was able to do it wid the stock sms..but i can't figure it out on handcent..

thanks in advance..

When I use Handcent, whatever I last had it set on is what it will use when I go back to Handcent. So if you switch it to ABC then it should stay that way unless you change it (although I'm not sure if it will revert back after rebooting)

 

[taki812]

thanks v425

i wasn't clear with my question..

i still use the stock keyboard for my phone..when i reply to my texts it is always on XT9..i swith it to ABC..right before the keyboard disappears, after i press reply.. i notice that it switches itself back to XT9..this happens only when i use handcent though..

 

[V425]

thanks v425

i wasn't clear with my question..

i still use the stock keyboard for my phone..when i reply to my texts it is always on XT9..i swith it to ABC..right before the keyboard disappears, after i press reply.. i notice that it switches itself back to XT9..this happens only when i use handcent though..

That is definitely strange because when I text in either Handcent or the stock app it will stay on whichever setting I last selected. I searched if there was a default ABC/XT9 setting but didn't find one in either app or the phone in general.

Maybe it matters which keyboard type you use (full, compact, or phone pad). I use the compact QWERTY

 

[Drachnem]

I too notice lag when scrolling thru the Convo list. Also I had noticed lagging when closing Apps. I have removed handcent to test it out and see if that was the cause of my Droid x lagging.