Android 2.0.1 Findings!!!

[colnago]

I don't know about anyone else but I have noticed a great improvement in battery life with this new update.

It seems to be a common theme.

 

[gonzoguy24]

Finally I can post in the thread I started...lol still lags when entering text...
Buttt most things are snappier and os seems cleaned up
Camera faster etc...quality still decent but not great on photos...
Bugs?
Choppiness in stock browser AND dolphin...seems to be getting better tho??may just be me I dunno
Keyboard not lighting up upon opening phone unless auto brightness is on...if zero brightness on then keyboard willl NOT light up!

Try that out yall

 

[booone0]

I know this wasn't listed, and I think it's probably a placebo effect here. However, the landscape QWERTY seems to be much better. Just me?

I used to think it was completely useless for fast typing, but it seems to pick up most of my quickly typed keystrokes after I forced the upgrade.

Again, probably just because I'm looking for improvements.

 

[RoyMustang]

For some reason, my browser only seems to lag on this site. Just checked out engadget and chicagobears.com and both were flawless, even more than 2.0 for me. Both websites are pretty content-heavy id say. Weird

 

[Legacystar]

My buttons light up when I open the phone and I don't use auto brightness

 

[takeshi]

What he described was NOT normal operation of the sensor. The screen should turn back on immediately after moving itg away from his face.

It should but I do agree that the tone/context of the post possibly indicates that the poster isn't aware of the proximity sensor. It's not a face sensor. The poster could have easily tripped the proximity sensor with the Droid away from his face without realizing it.

On my Droid at least it's very easy to trip the sensor -- from nearly a couple of inches at certain angles.

Thanks for the product recommendation, but even so, this is a basic feature that needs to built into the OS.

Everyone has a feature that "needs to be built into the OS".

 

[gonzoguy24]

Hmmmmm thanks for checking...on forums definitely lag and keyboard only not lighting up on. Zero brightness

 

[gonzoguy24]

Only lagging on forums...the browser that is

 

[gonzoguy24]

Okay keyboard lighting up as it should now lol

 

[takeshi]

For some reason, my browser only seems to lag on this site. Just checked out engadget and chicagobears.com and both were flawless, even more than 2.0 for me. Both websites are pretty content-heavy id say. Weird

Not at all. Websites consist of more than just what you see on your screen. The processing required to render a site can be affected by code on the back end.

My alarm goes off just fine with the phone's display off - no idea why yours would do that.

+1 Just fine here. Remember coincidence != causal. Display off isn't the source of the trouble.

 

[gonzoguy24]

The point is that it did not lag before the update

 

[RoyMustang]

My "weird" comment was more about the fact that I didn't notice any lag when scrolling even on this site. If anything every other site I've been too, (post upgrade,) I've actually seen improvement in the scrolling and overall smoothness.

But thanks anyway for the info.

 

[Legacystar]

Anyone elses gallery say "this application is not installed"?

 

[Redflea]

Anyone elses gallery say "this application is not installed"?

Yes!

I had to delete the icon from my home page and recreate it from the app listing.

Only the icon on my home page had this issue...I'm using Home++ in case that matters...

 

[Legacystar]

Yes!

I had to delete the icon from my home page and recreate it from the app listing.

Only the icon on my home page had this issue...I'm using Home++ in case that matters...

Oh wow thanx man that worked didn't even think to try going to the app tray lol

 

[928Droid]

Anyone elses gallery say "this application is not installed"?

Gallery app is new and shortcuts must be refreshed on Home page(s).

IIRC same goes for "Picture Frame" Widgets since they are tied to the new Gallery app.

 

[Redflea]

Gallery app is new and shortcuts must be refreshed on Home page(s).

IIRC same goes for "Picture Frame" Widgets since they are tied to the new Gallery app.

Any idea what they changed in it?

 

[alfy28]

Any one able to find the black music player widget, like in this pic? I searched every whre on my phone. But no luck

 

[gonzoguy24]

im sick of this picture...just long press on home screen and select music player widget.

 

[v-6 nolo]

my power control and music widget were automatically changed to black after the update...

 

[FrayAdjacent]

am i the only one that is having problems with facebook?
my contacts wont sync into my phonebook and in the facebook app its self in the news feed it just says "facebook user" instead of their names...

Mine was doing that 'facebook user' thing a few times yesterday, and I am NOT at 2.0.1 yet.

 

[nate94gt]

i had my sisters droid (2.0) and mine (2.0.1) and the OS was not snappier, faster, less laggy at all. it didnt change screens faster or smoother, the pulltab at the bottom is not faster or smoother.

One thing i also noticed is the delay to turn the screen on is a lot longer, almost double what the 2.0 was. What i mean by that is when the screen is off and you hit the power button to go to the lock screen, it takes longer for the screen to brighten up. I did that w/ mine and my sisters. Definitely a longer response time.

 

[cybercruiser]

it now uses the 2 pull tabs to answer and end call

Just updated mine and one thing i noticed is the contact merging now works every time!!

There's another thread about the OTA patch breaking contact merging with FB, so, which is it, did it fix it, or break it??

 

[brocja01]

Hows everyones battery life after the update. I've had mine off the charger for 4 hours and 45 minutes and I'm at 60%. I've been using it pretty heavy, few phone calls, update apps, 3 email accounts (1 gmail, 2 exchange) and the Beautiful Home Widget updating every 15 minutes using Home++

Does that seem right? According to everyone else who got the update a day or two ago, their battery life dam near doubled. At this rate, Mine will be dead at the same time it normally is, around 7 to 8 p.m.

I'm ok with it, just put it on the charger, but was hoping for some better results.

 

[gonzoguy24]

i had my sisters droid (2.0) and mine (2.0.1) and the OS was not snappier, faster, less laggy at all. it didnt change screens faster or smoother, the pulltab at the bottom is not faster or smoother.

One thing i also noticed is the delay to turn the screen on is a lot longer, almost double what the 2.0 was. What i mean by that is when the screen is off and you hit the power button to go to the lock screen, it takes longer for the screen to brighten up. I did that w/ mine and my sisters. Definitely a longer response time.

I call BS on this...I have tried the same thing. Sometimes 2.0 was quicker. but 2.0.1 is always smoother. Pulling down notification tab is significantly faster on 2.0.1. Scrolling in menus/contracts is smoother on 2.0.1 also. And when I press unlock button screen lights up instantly...i mean maybe 2.0.1 opens in .15 miliseconds and 2.0 opened in .07 milliseconds but either way i cannot tell the difference.