The little things...(2.2 Update addons/changes)

Hartsblade · Aug 29, 2010

I've look around a little but can't find an answer to this question, so I appologize if it is posted elsewhere...

Has anyone turned on the 3G Hotspot? I took a quick look at it. When you click on it, you get a pop-up about needing a Verizon Wireless Hotspot feature. Now I have not signed up for any new Data services but it let me enable the HotSpot anyway.

Edit: Okay tried to connect my laptop and it brought me to the Verizon mobile sign up page

Dream · Aug 29, 2010

There was a bug in 2.1 in with photo's, you had to zoom all the way in on the photo for it to focus. Anybody know if that is fixed?

Vinsanity93 · Aug 29, 2010

Hartsblade said:
I've look around a little but can't find an answer to this question, so I appologize if it is posted elsewhere...

Has anyone turned on the 3G Hotspot? I took a quick look at it. When you click on it, you get a pop-up about needing a Verizon Wireless Hotspot feature. Now I have not signed up for any new Data services but it let me enable the HotSpot anyway.

Edit: Okay tried to connect my laptop and it brought me to the Verizon mobile sign up page

To get it to work:

Go to phone and dial ##778
Press call
Pick Edit Mode
Password is 000000(6 zeros)
Go to M.IP Default Profile
Look for NAI and DUN NAI
Change the DUN NAI to match NAI
Press menu and commit modifications.

^Props to whoever found that, I forgot who.
Now try using hotspot again

Still unsure if you can get caught, but the guy who found that says it works.

SCARLETnGREY · Aug 29, 2010

Can you view home screens in landscape with 2.2? That would be nice!

Tech Addiction · Aug 29, 2010

Vinsanity93 said:
To get it to work:

Go to phone and dial ##778
Press call
Pick Edit Mode
Password is 000000(6 zeros)
Go to M.IP Default Profile
Look for NAI and DUN NAI
Change the DUN NAI to match NAI
Press menu and commit modifications.

^Props to whoever found that, I forgot who.
Now try using hotspot again

Still unsure if you can get caught, but the guy who found that says it works.

It was me, I've been sending it out by PM like crazy. Wasn't sure if it was okay to post it.

otterbob · Aug 29, 2010

SCARLETnGREY said:
Can you view home screens in landscape with 2.2? That would be nice!

no

sail4fun201 · Aug 29, 2010

Bigjew92 said:
try SMS Quick Delete in the marketplace.

I use Delete Old Messages - I tried running SMS Quick Delete overnght and it didn't do anything. Delete Old Messages got rid of some 9000 messages overnight - plus it has a status bar that updates as it goes so you know it's actually doing something.

Delete old messages - Android app on AppBrain

Isis242 · Aug 30, 2010

Does the update make the brightness on the soft keys (home, menu, back, search) configurable or make it possible for these to be turned off in low light situations? My biggest complaint about the Incredible is that those lights are so damn bright. I often wake up in the middle of the night and can't sleep so I try to read something on my Inc and I get blinded. Turning the brightness all the way down does not fix this problem.

toord · Aug 30, 2010

All fine and dandy, to me the biggest issue (at least in 1.5, 1.6 and 2.1, different phones mind you) is the god awful _PHONE_ app performance. Not a week goes by that I have to either wait 10-15 seconds to switch between call A or call B or right out take the battery out 'cause it locks the phones (G1, Eris and Droid). To me that's unacceptable and I'm not necessarily a "power user," but I know it's a must for business/medical folks. I have not heard anything that leads me to believe that Google is going to put more emphasis on these sort of _basic_ functionality in upcoming versions. Gaming, customization, apps, etc. All good things. However, I would like Google/developers to think that when I buy a "smart" phone, I want a reliable, fast _phone_ with the niceties of a smart phone, not a mini computer with a phone app added as a formality.

/rant

mtollin · Aug 30, 2010

Tech Addiction said:
It was me, I've been sending it out by PM like crazy. Wasn't sure if it was okay to post it.

So, is this visable to Verizon and do they turn start billing you for the feature? :thinking:

eipee73 · Aug 30, 2010

TheLurg1687 said:
Trying to delete old sms threaded messages on my Inc with 2.1 is like pulling teeth. The threads are usually fairly long, cause Handcent and the stock messaging system to freeze then crash. IT also slows down my phone A LOT

I can say that I never delete threads in Handcent because it crashes every time. I have had luck deleting threads from the stock messaging app by selecting "Delete Locked Messages" as well. This is the best way I have found to delete large threads without crashing apps.

weizilla · Aug 30, 2010

You can't press the menu button to unlock the phone anymore. sliding the bar is the only way now. :-(

jbh00jh · Aug 30, 2010

Have really noticed a stronger wi-fi signal with the wireless N upgrade.

slinky317 · Aug 30, 2010

After charging with the phone on and unplugging, does the battery still instantly fall to around 93% within minutes?

msjulie · Aug 30, 2010

ramcharger1979 said:
Is it just me or does it take forever for the battery to charge now?

i was noticing that as well, going to do a full (powered off) recharge and let it go down to see if recalibrating the OS will do anything useful

livspop · Aug 30, 2010

I manually updated with the RUU. Is it just me, or does it seem like the 3G icon stays lit up all the time now? It seems like it used to go to "sleep" before, but now it's lit every time I look. My up times and awake times are fine and there doesn't seem to be any type of additional battery drain, I'm just curious...

nickreich · Aug 30, 2010

Can't say I notice a difference in charging. But I am definitely getting more bars where I normally don't. To everyone using the ##778 or whatever 3g hotspot method. Rooting is almost easier then using that method. Better than being "caught" and later charged

falltime · Aug 30, 2010

Anyone notice how now with Froyo when connected to a computer (XP in this case) the phone mounts TWO drives now. The 1st is a drive labled "Verizon Mobile" which seems to contain the software for using phone as modem and then the 2nd drive which is the normal SD Card mount.

Anyone know a way to stop this from happening (I just want the SD Card mounted)

RawlingsSc · Aug 30, 2010

Mine has two now, even though I'm still on 2.1. One is the internal storage and the other is the SD card.

brianem · Aug 30, 2010

Yeah, and windows wants to format it each and every time, too. I'm not sure whether I want to get mad or giggle...but I DO want to hit the format button each and everytime.

swindelljd · Aug 30, 2010

Isis242 said:
Does the update make the brightness on the soft keys (home, menu, back, search) configurable or make it possible for these to be turned off in low light situations? My biggest complaint about the Incredible is that those lights are so damn bright. I often wake up in the middle of the night and can't sleep so I try to read something on my Inc and I get blinded. Turning the brightness all the way down does not fix this problem.

I've found this to be a problem as well. Please post if you get a solution to this issue.

weez02 · Aug 30, 2010

slinky317 said:
After charging with the phone on and unplugging, does the battery still instantly fall to around 93% within minutes?

I used the RUU update and my % still drops very quick.

Tmart · Aug 30, 2010

RawlingsSc said:
Mine has two now, even though I'm still on 2.1. One is the internal storage and the other is the SD card.

+1 this is normal, it seems the only change is they named it.

true · Aug 30, 2010

my quadrant jumped from 553 to a little over 1200.

has anyone noticed a lag in the browser?
it lags behind my finger waaayyy more than before.
its annoying.

also, when watching a flash video
after holding my finger on the video to go full screen the full screen pop up has changed.

jayjay1122 · Aug 30, 2010

Tmart said:
+1 this is normal, it seems the only change is they named it.

+2
Mine has always done this!

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