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Wow i came from the thunderbolt. I like the weight and screen of the Charge. But the software is just horrible!!! Another Fascinate in the making. And holly cow is the browser complete garbage. Even if i use a 3rd party it has the same problems.
I called verizon and they say its not an issue haha. I might get the incredible 2 instead.
Also 4g as of now is way overrated!! Well because works sporadically.
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I'm with you on the software, but who really uses the stock browser?
4G is definitely sporadic, but its pretty amazing when it works, IMO.
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Fascinate was a great phone for me.. This one not so much. I'm probably going to return this thing today
I just came from the Thunderbolt, for a reason. My Thunderbolt has been a nightmare since day 1. Battery issues, multiple reset issues, no data found issues. don't get me started on the Thunderbolt. The only thing I like more about the Thunderbolt is the solid build. However, the Thunderbolt software is ten times more flawed than the Droid Charge. Very happy I ditched the Thunderbolt in time to do a straight exchange for the Charge.
What exactly are your issues with the stock browser? I have yet to see a problem.
Holy smokes people getting mad cause i said software sux? Wow
The browser is non responsive while scrolling or using pinch to zoom. Browser is dealbreaker especially cause of cost of data.
As fas 4g goes yes when its working its great. But the 3g to 4g handoff is bad vice versa.
Anyone else hate the browbish colors of UI?
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I came from the Incredible and so far the T-Bolt and Inc 2 are looking better every day. Aside from the screen and 4g (when working), I can't find anything redeeming about the phone so far. This coupled with my fears over Samsung's spotty update history are really pushing me towards returning my charge.
Install launcher pro. Its not hideous like the default launcher and it can hide the bloatware.
I put launcherpro on. I love it but its the browser thats garbage. And 3rd party browsers have same problem
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All browsers eh? Maybe its not the browser but the phone...
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adrynalyne said:
All browsers eh? Maybe its not the browser but the phone...
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Or maybe it's the user...
adrynalyne said:
All browsers eh? Maybe its not the browser but the phone...
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We need you here too Adrynalyne!!!
I agree that all other browsers suck. On everyone android phone I had when you double tap an article it auto formats it to fit the screen. But not with the Droid Charge! POS
Opera mobile is the best for the Charge, smooth scrolling and fast but wont load all images on large heavy sites.. Thats when I use Miren
Yeah i like 3rd party browsers...... I meant that none work well on the charge. But whats killing me is..... i like the design of the charge over the thunderbolt..... Just fix the Touchwiz man......
Samsung is the worst man!!!! Id wait for a dual core 4g but im scared if i do that ill miss on the unlimited data plan.
Ahhhhhh
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Right, blame the user. That's the first thing they teach you when you take Human Computer Interaction courses. /s
The performance of the phone pretty much sucks it seems. My question is. . is it a hardware or software issue?
I love my charge. Battery life is great, screen is awesome, and it is fast. I agree though that the colors are terrible. Here's what I modified and mine runs smooth as silk:
1: Install a rooted Rom.
2: install titanium backup
3: remove bloatware
4: install ADW Launcher
5: install and use Opera Mobile. Seriously, its wicked fast.
Opera mobile is my favorite. But touchwiz makes the phone slow and clunky. Also anyone notice that when you hit power button to shut screen on and off its a slow shuttery fade?
A true working asop or custom Working Rom never came to fascinate will it come to charge?
Theme / skin Rom. ... I don't count these if touchwiz is what Rom is based off of.
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Opera mobile is my favorite. But touchwiz makes the phone slow and clunky. Also anyone notice that when you hit power button to shut screen on and off its a slow shuttery fade?
A true working asop or custom Working Rom never came to fascinate will it come to charge?
Theme / skin Rom. ... I don't count these if touchwiz is what Rom is based off of.
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Extremely unlikely that a fully working aosp ever.comes to the charge
From the forums it seems like the infuse's timing was right to grab a lot of former 3GS owners like myself. I'm wondering if anyone else has found or knows of a good replacement for tlert and intelliscreen. I've asked on a few threads but haven't gotten any responses. Right now I'm using executive assistant which I've seen suggested elsewhere, but it doesn't mark emails and texts as read after you look at them which is annoying. I'm currently using Handcent for texts, but the pop up is huge and annoying. Tlert was great because texts were so unobtrusive on the screen. Texts wouldn't get in my way on a the 3.5" screen, but they take it over on the 4.5" screen, just doesn't seem right.
bump. I'm getting used to the lock screen but the lack of quick text is killing me. Anyone want to develop an app?
As someone who long used iOS as well I found tlert missing as well. I found that ChompSMS does a great job of making texting more like the iPhone experience. It also does in app and lockscreen quick reply. As for intelliscreen no real advice for you. Hope that helps.
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one app would be Handcent. it has lock screen reply. and other stuff. highly customizable.
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one app would be Handcent. it has lock screen reply. and other stuff. highly customizable.
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Use widgetlocker for intelliscreen-like experience. Lets you put any of your home screen widgets on your lockscreen (i.e. Calendar, contacts, etc.). Handcent or chompSMS for the texting stuff.
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As someone who long used iOS as well I found tlert missing as well. I found that ChompSMS does a great job of making texting more like the iPhone experience. It also does in app and lockscreen quick reply. As for intelliscreen no real advice for you. Hope that helps.
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Oh you mean GO SMS PRO?
Don't ever use that term LACK with regards to customization on Andriod, I am an iPhone lover for a.long time, but now I see the light lol, don't get me wrong Steve did a great job on his devices, but gets boring in just 1month of having it, in Android all you got to do is make a new customization every month it's like having a new phone again
Enjoy
NOT TO MENTION APPS HERE HAVE NO BOUNDERY, no rejection unless your app has some kind of stealing identity.
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For quick text try SMS pop up
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All these sms apps have very similar text pop ups. What I miss about tlert is that they would pop up but I literally could keep reading what I was or whatever because they wouldn't be in the way. These popups take up the whole screen. I'd rather just have a notification I can look at when I want to (if I can't have an unobtrusive pop up)
I have Stumbled upon this post also looking for a Tlert like app.... It is an amazing texting app... (for a jailbroken iPhone)
All the apps that I have seen on the android market place are bulky and not as streamline as Tlert is
Also sent a message to the dev to see if he is going to be making it for android
Morag said:
I have Stumbled upon this post also looking for a Tlert like app.... It is an amazing texting app... (for a jailbroken iPhone)
All the apps that I have seen on the android market place are bulky and not as streamline as Tlert is
Also sent a message to the dev to see if he is going to be making it for android
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Already did that, got a resounding no
Just updated my Swiftkey to the "X" version that came out today I'm loving it so far. Does anyone else here have it? Thoughts?
Love it, best keyboard in the market.
I used it a lot during the beta, and I didn't hesitate to get it the second it went "official" it has got to be the smartest and best keyboard I have used on any android system. Including one with full qwerty. I absolutely won't live without it on my Inspire 4G.
I bought the original Swiftkey when it went on sale for .99 a while back, best .99 cents ever spent!
I agree with all of these statements.. I have been using swiftkey, then the beta, and bought it when it when live.. Best Keyboard, for my use, that I have tried.
The beta wasn't that great but I got it since it was half price and I hear nothing but good things about it and it's great I love this keyboard
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I was using nuances t9 keyboard but had used SwiftKey keyboard in the past. I ended up buying both tablet and phone versions. The love it!
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The beta wasn't that great but I got it since it was half price and I hear nothing but good things about it and it's great I love this keyboard
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Me too... Got it at half price... Its free at mobilism... Lol... but now I get instant update in all android devices...
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how does it stack up to swype? I have really gotten used to it and can type very fast with it but I am always open to alternatives.
I love it personally. It's very fast and has me almost figured out to a T. It gets a little confused sometimes because I use acronyms sometimes and sometimes I spell a word, but other than that, it does everything I could hope for and more.
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how does it stack up to swype? I have really gotten used to it and can type very fast with it but I am always open to alternatives.
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IMO it is better than swype. You can Swype words really fast but with Swiftkey it learns your language patterns and you can often write entire sentences just clicking on the predictions.
has anyone noticed a little high drainage with swiftkey X??
when i didnt have it installed i usually got 1-8mA
and now that i have install it i usually got 1-40mA (almost 10-22mA constantly and some picks to 35mA)
any help?
Found it was Free on Amazon App store today so no excuse not to try it out now
+ 1 to Swiftkey being awesome. I got it from amazon today and am quite pleased. It is way better than smart keyboard pro.
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After using it for a day, I like it a lot. Looks like it will replace Sywpe for me and I never thought that would happen.
I love Swiftkey X. It tends to make me be a little more sarcastic than I would be normally, but I am still teaching it how I type. Definitely would recommend it to anyone.
I've been using Swiftkey X since it released. I used the beta version also. AMAZING keyboard only gripe i have is for some reason it resets alot almost everytime i reset phone or shut it off for whatever reason.. any help would be appreciated
I love it as well but sometimes when I am using it certain keys won't respond, normally its a or e or n. If I switch to landscape it works fine though... Never had this problem with other keyboards.
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I love it as well but sometimes when I am using it certain keys won't respond, normally its a or e or n. If I switch to landscape it works fine though... Never had this problem with other keyboards.
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I've had this problem before, Thought it was just my screen protector for my OtterBox Def. but apparently not.
I have an otterbox and screen protector and i hadn't thought about that but it seems like a possibility I suppose.
I just got the sensation today. (I'm coming from nexus one running cyanogenmod). There's really only a few things about sense 3.0 that I like. The camera app, the lockscreen, some of the widgets, and the quick notification widgets (although I like cm7's implimentation MUCH better). Anyways I'm hoping that once the bootloader gets unlocked we'll be able to get cyanogenmod on it, but until then is it possible to get a few stock apps on the sensation?
The only things from sense I'd maybe like to keep in a more "stock rom" would be the camera app and the lockscreen. Everything else I don't really care for. =\
I want the these apps.
* Dailer
* Contacts
* Gallery
U don't like the smart dialer? It's leagues better than the stock dialer...
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mjm128 said:
I want the these apps.
* Dailer
* Contacts
* Gallery
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I made the same transition as you. At first I hated the dialer and contacts, but they've grown on me.
However that gallery does suck total nuts. You can go in the market and download gallery 3d which is (as far as i can tell) the standard gallery you're used to. I'm using it and it feels right at home.
I absolutely can't wait until we can have CM7.1 on this thing.
Also.. is it just me... or are you totally missing the trackball? I keep trying to adjust the cursor with it when editing text just to get disappointed that it's not there...
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U don't like the smart dialer? It's leagues better than the stock dialer...
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No...I hate it. I've accidentally called the wrong person already because it doesn't ask if I want to call. Also it isn't showing contacts pictures when calling? Wtf? It just looks ugly to me compared to the stock android dialer. The contacts app is worse. AOSP contact app is so much simpler looking and just all around better.
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I made the same transition as you. At first I hated the dialer and contacts, but they've grown on me.
However that gallery does suck total nuts. You can go in the market and download gallery 3d which is (as far as i can tell) the standard gallery you're used to. I'm using it and it feels right at home.
I absolutely can't wait until we can have CM7.1 on this thing.
Also.. is it just me... or are you totally missing the trackball? I keep trying to adjust the cursor with it when editing text just to get disappointed that it's not there...
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I hate the gallery app, it sucks so much. Also i've taken a few pics that auto upload to google+ and it shows the date it was taken as jan 1st 1970. WHatttt?
I've only had it for 8 hours so far, and i've already done that at least a dozen times. I used the trackball just for going back a little to make corrections. Going to take a bit to get use to, but in time I will.
I can't wait for CM7.1 on the sensation. Sense to me is just ugly. I like gingerbread's status bar, and the notification widgets in cyanogenmod so much better than sense...It's ugly. Also I don't see the point of putting the recent apps in the pull down bar....
Good thing for launcherpro plus
I am also hunting for the AOSP style dialer...initially when the MT4G came out and was rooted you could just push the contacts/dialer apk to system/app and change the permissions and it would work. I have had no such luck with the Perma-Temp root on the Sensation...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1114779
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1114765
I'm in the same boat here and can't stand the dialer or gallery. Thanks for the tip on Gallery 3d Picked this phone up because it looks and feels just like a larger faster version of the N1 and I figure it will be rooted sooner or later.
The stock Gallery and stock Email
Both work,pm me if you want a copy of them
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platinumandroid said:
The stock Gallery and stock Email
Both work,pm me if you want a copy of them
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Is the stock gallery different than gallery 3d from the market?
U really prefer that sloooooow 3d gallery? Have yall tried quick pic on market?
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U really prefer that sloooooow 3d gallery? Have yall tried quick pic on market?
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I guess it just comes down to what you're use to. I'm use to the 3d gallery because I've had the n1 since launch. I'm trying out quick pic though. Anything is better than the gallery app on the sensation. Sense really has left me a bit underwhelmed. The only things i'd want to keep from sense is the lockscreen and the camera app.
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I guess it just comes down to what you're use to. I'm use to the 3d gallery because I've had the n1 since launch. I'm trying out quick pic though. Anything is better than the gallery app on the sensation. Sense really has left me a bit underwhelmed. The only things i'd want to keep from sense is the lockscreen and the camera app.
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your right. I had n1 at launch too. I wanted to like the gallery cause it looked cool, but didn't function that well. Plenty times I has to reboot just for a pic I just took to show. I found Quick pic and been using it since
Lol @ that 3D gallery. I hated it on my MT4G and this gallery is cool IMO. Didn't like Touch Wiz on the Vibrant or Sense on the MT4G........flashed a 3.0 rom and loved it. So I bought a Sensation. I'm just curious to know why buy something you already know you don't like? To each their own.
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Quick recap of today's event. http://www.phonearena.com/news/Liveblog-Facebooks-new-Home-on-Android-announcement_id41518
Anyone else going to try it out? Opinions?
Ooh yes, i really like it! I hope it will be extended to other phones because i havent'got one of those. I think it's a perfect launcher for those that use a lot facebook
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Just don't trust em anymore - Let's see..
I lost trust with Facebook after all the issues they have had with privacy. Also when adding the Facebook Android app about a year ago to my Android phone it basically merged all the pictures and put them in my contact list, sounds fun but it was actually a pain.
Think I'll wait for the reports to come rolling in in this thread before I try it.
Useless waste of resources... So no.
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Using it right now, takes a little bit of time to get used to. But if you use Facebook allot then i say get. The chat heads are pretty useful.
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The best part is chat heads and you can use this without installing Facebook home,just update the FB and FB messanger app and allow chat heads I. Settings ,works great and includes sms
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I started using it day 1 and I think it has potential. It allows me to do what I usually do on my phone, but right from the launcher. I didn't really use widget, but it doesn't prevent you from using the regular launcher. I love the Chat Heads, as it helps with texting and keeping track of who you are talking to. Once you are done, just drag their Head down to close the chat window. I like it cause it reminds me to check if I replied to anyone. Some things I don't like is that there is no way to manage your contacts, save contacts, or anything you can normally do on any SMS app. You have to go to the People or SMS app to do that. I think some stuff will be added/fixed over time. Overall, a pretty good experience once you learn how to use it. Took me 30 minutes to find out my apps were a swipe to the right away. Big learning curve.
Here is the app for those with non compatible devices. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232307
itz useless
taking too much of ram n slowing down the phone
rasroh said:
itz useless
taking too much of ram n slowing down the phone
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Not everyone is running high performance apps. As one coworker said, it is iOS for Android in a way. No widgets, just put the apps you will use on the main app window. Everything else is still there, just centered around updates. For most non-power users, it will be fine.
Hey, it is not for everyone. I'm running Mastamoon's CM10.1 unofficial S3, and it runs well for me. Don't like it, just uninstall it.
How to use facebook Home If it is not Supported in my country.
In India
Got it on my htc g2/vision/desire z
I made that my facebook phone, and had before this thread only the fb app installed, got around 5-7days with stock battery and constant w-lan connection
Since fb home I am down to 3d without constant w-lan connection (off over night)
So, although it is very nice and I personally think that this is no lockscreen anymore in a sense of LOCKscreen, so you can go right ahead, it kinda drains very much :/
Will leave it this and maybe next week, but then I'll see how it works out
Also, needing quite much of the little RAM I got there :/
Greets Vauvenal7
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zeuscluts said:
How to use facebook Home If it is not Supported in my country.
In India
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You can try here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232307