ThatNewAndroidGuy
Android Enthusiast
I'm actually more disappointed than I am happy with the update. This is just a minor vent, ignore if you don't want to read.
Let me just say I'm coming from Windows Mobile. Having apps running or not, was a simple thing. With android, why does it have to be an annoyance? I understand Android handles programs in the background well esp Froyo. But why does it have to be a pain, esp for the OCD types, when you close apps you don't want running, they just open themselves again? You can go as far as going into the services, and shutting down that service, not only the app, and have that service restart itself. With 2.1, using Advanced Task Killer, the apps were closed and never really opened again. Unless I lost service or something, which for some reason triggers the internet related apps to open again.
Now I did a hard reset earlier hoping to fix some of the problems I'm having. It didn't really help at all. One problem I'm having is, my Evo NEVER sleeps. Currently synchronized at 0:52:xx Up/Awake times, restarted earlier hoping for change. 2.1, I never had this issue. And after hard resetting, I'd think it would be normal as it is the bare OS itself. Didn't work. Downloaded System Panel lite, forced closed some apps, also from settings-applications. Still same results. 2.1, I had a very good standby time when I wasn't using it.
Some positive things, Flash. Flash is great, only if you have it selected to on demand, otherwise the browser will lag and you'll have tons of flash content thrown at you. The browser seems to be improved. Wifi reception and speed has increased dramatically. Camera app has improved along with the added H.264 codec.Then there's little things like the chrome to phone feature, Facebook comments in gallery, and other things that you'll prob use once in a while.
Text messaging app. In 2.1, I could write out a message, any word I wanted, and with the word selections shown, I was able to still send a text since the button was wider than it is in 2.2, and allowed me. In 2.2, you can't do that. Button is smaller, and word choices completely cover the button. So you HAVE to either push space, a period, or select the word you last typed, even if correct and is in the dictionary, which is another issue btw, only to send the text. Now say you're responding with a smiley, such as ;-), which is in the android smileys option, there's only one word or in this case smiley, so the sent button isn't covered. I push send, I cant. Again, you have to select the smiley, or put a period, or something to get rid of the selection, only to be able to send the text. Why the block now? Very nagging.
Another frustration I'm having is charging. Why the hell does it take my battery 6 hours to move up a couple bars in the battery meter? Again this could be because of my sleep/awake time, which I have no idea why it's doing that. 2.1, my battery only took maybe an hour or 2 tops, to get a full charge.
With 2.2, I noticed its more jerky. Swiping menus and scrolling is more jerky than it is with 2.1. Although games and apps run more smoothly, except the browser, which skips now than it did in 2.1. This could possibly be because of the plethora of apps running in the background, whereas on 2.1 I had them closed out. Another possibility is because of the included flash, as others were saying. Not a big deal for the browser, but using the app drawer and swiping menus is just noticeable enough to make me cringe a bit.
Those are just my main gripes about 2.2/Android. Is there anyone that has similar issues? Or if you did and solved them, can you post the solution. I'd like to have it working flawlessly like it was in 2.1.
/vent
Let me just say I'm coming from Windows Mobile. Having apps running or not, was a simple thing. With android, why does it have to be an annoyance? I understand Android handles programs in the background well esp Froyo. But why does it have to be a pain, esp for the OCD types, when you close apps you don't want running, they just open themselves again? You can go as far as going into the services, and shutting down that service, not only the app, and have that service restart itself. With 2.1, using Advanced Task Killer, the apps were closed and never really opened again. Unless I lost service or something, which for some reason triggers the internet related apps to open again.
Now I did a hard reset earlier hoping to fix some of the problems I'm having. It didn't really help at all. One problem I'm having is, my Evo NEVER sleeps. Currently synchronized at 0:52:xx Up/Awake times, restarted earlier hoping for change. 2.1, I never had this issue. And after hard resetting, I'd think it would be normal as it is the bare OS itself. Didn't work. Downloaded System Panel lite, forced closed some apps, also from settings-applications. Still same results. 2.1, I had a very good standby time when I wasn't using it.
Some positive things, Flash. Flash is great, only if you have it selected to on demand, otherwise the browser will lag and you'll have tons of flash content thrown at you. The browser seems to be improved. Wifi reception and speed has increased dramatically. Camera app has improved along with the added H.264 codec.Then there's little things like the chrome to phone feature, Facebook comments in gallery, and other things that you'll prob use once in a while.
Text messaging app. In 2.1, I could write out a message, any word I wanted, and with the word selections shown, I was able to still send a text since the button was wider than it is in 2.2, and allowed me. In 2.2, you can't do that. Button is smaller, and word choices completely cover the button. So you HAVE to either push space, a period, or select the word you last typed, even if correct and is in the dictionary, which is another issue btw, only to send the text. Now say you're responding with a smiley, such as ;-), which is in the android smileys option, there's only one word or in this case smiley, so the sent button isn't covered. I push send, I cant. Again, you have to select the smiley, or put a period, or something to get rid of the selection, only to be able to send the text. Why the block now? Very nagging.
Another frustration I'm having is charging. Why the hell does it take my battery 6 hours to move up a couple bars in the battery meter? Again this could be because of my sleep/awake time, which I have no idea why it's doing that. 2.1, my battery only took maybe an hour or 2 tops, to get a full charge.
With 2.2, I noticed its more jerky. Swiping menus and scrolling is more jerky than it is with 2.1. Although games and apps run more smoothly, except the browser, which skips now than it did in 2.1. This could possibly be because of the plethora of apps running in the background, whereas on 2.1 I had them closed out. Another possibility is because of the included flash, as others were saying. Not a big deal for the browser, but using the app drawer and swiping menus is just noticeable enough to make me cringe a bit.
Those are just my main gripes about 2.2/Android. Is there anyone that has similar issues? Or if you did and solved them, can you post the solution. I'd like to have it working flawlessly like it was in 2.1.
/vent
