Ok so from trolling around the forums I've found quite a few people are having problems with sense 3.5 and blurry contact pics. Some people managed to get clear ones, but most aren't so lucky...so here's my challenge:
The problem arises from the link between Facebook for HTC sense and Facebook for android in sense 3.5. In short sense fb gives nice clear photos like on sense 3 and android fb gives blurry pixelated ones when enlarged from the contact size in people app...e.g there blurry on incoming call.
So my challenge to anyone that thinks its possible is: can we unseparate these two forms of Facebook so it is like it is on sense 3.0? Common sense tells me this should give clear photos again as we can sync with fb for HTC sense.
I've mentioned it in various threads and got different answers so anyone that thinks its possible/not possible please share your views.
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I'm on sense 3.5 and all my pictures are clear. One thing I've noticed though is if I add a facebook account after my phone is set up, sometimes my contacts are blurry. If I set up facebook when I enter in my gmail account and everything at first start up.. it works fine. Try that? But like many others (I'm assuming) the pictures aren't blurry. They are a bit but I don't think that part can be fixed. Even the photos I've taken and attached on seperately aren't super clear when they call. However, it's not bad
KAwAtA said:
I'm on sense 3.5 and all my pictures are clear. One thing I've noticed though is if I add a facebook account after my phone is set up, sometimes my contacts are blurry. If I set up facebook when I enter in my gmail account and everything at first start up.. it works fine. Try that? But like many others (I'm assuming) the pictures aren't blurry. They are a bit but I don't think that part can be fixed. Even the photos I've taken and attached on seperately aren't super clear when they call. However, it's not bad
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Yea, mine are clear too...but the issue is, is when someone on your contact list calls you, on the screen their picture is blurry on the "incoming call" display.
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I'm on sense 3.5 and all my pictures are clear. One thing I've noticed though is if I add a facebook account after my phone is set up, sometimes my contacts are blurry. If I set up facebook when I enter in my gmail account and everything at first start up.. it works fine. Try that? But like many others (I'm assuming) the pictures aren't blurry. They are a bit but I don't think that part can be fixed. Even the photos I've taken and attached on seperately aren't super clear when they call. However, it's not bad
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Call someone with a pic, there massively blurry for me. All my pics come from Facebook ya see. And fb for HTC sense is way clearer on sense 3 then fb on 3.5
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Even if you do or don't get this I just wanna no if its possible to separate the 2 fb apps
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I fixed this issue I don't use facebook but do use Twitter still think the concept is the same just by going into the contact edit page and selecting the pic and it comes up with a drop down box and I select the Twitter for HTC sence and the contact pic is nice and clear but I do have my contacts linked
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fireishott said:
I fixed this issue I don't use facebook but do use Twitter still think the concept is the same just by going into the contact edit page and selecting the pic and it comes up with a drop down box and I select the Twitter for HTC sence and the contact pic is nice and clear but I do have my contacts linked
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Yer that's because thev have left Twitter for android and peep (htc sense Twitter) unlinked.
I.e. go into accounts & sync and both the accounts are there. This isn't possible for the Facebook one. The accounts only show one and so do the contacts
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I'm currently using Gingerbread Sense Rom for my DHD, however the only reason I use it is for the Facebook integration, the style of the message app is nice but not dissimilar to the stock app and the rest is quite similar or easily replaceable.
Is there an app I'm not aware of that recreates the Sense functionality for non-Sense roms? Would rather use CM7 Nightlies but I do like the contacts and Facebook integration.
Though it us not very sense like, try "go contacts". It is miui like and actually very good
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Truthfully the design doesn't bother me it's the Facebook integration (automatic pictures and statuses), the auto-linking contacts based on name etc
If you purchase Launcher Pro they have numerous "sense-like" widgets including one for contacts. There is also a free app on the Market called Photo Contracts widget that is similar.
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Thanks, Colorize does a similar thing too but is there nothing that replicates just how integrated Facebook is with Sense UI? The official Facebook app itself is awful with contacts so I recall... It's nice to just have pictures automatically updates (SyncMyPix is fine but it to be done automatically without extra apps is far better!)
Hi chrisa86,
I'm totally with you. Yesterday I flashed CyanogenMod on my Desire. Coming from a sense-based ROM, specially the Contacts App is a pain. I want my nice and clear list with links and Facebook back!
I don't mind Widgets, because I'm using Launcher Pro, but the App itself.
So far, I tried Youlu, but is it more at the stock side than on the Sense side
Unfortunately, there is nothing like the Facebook integration in Sense. And the latest Gingerbread update even went back in terms of the Facebook/Android connexions.
That's the only thing I miss from Sense ROMS actually...
Yes, I just flashed Redux rom (which is very good by the way) to try gingerbread, and I'm badly missing the HTC contacts as well.
Additionally from facebook integration, there's also something missing: the ability to type a person name's directly from the dialer (aka Smart Dial : http://www.mobisleapps.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Screen-shot-2010-01-12-at-4.16.47-PM.png)
Any workarounds ?
Dialer One in the market has smart dial. You can set that as your default phone app.
Yep, I should have done more research before asking. I just realized that there are numerous alternative dialers.
However, to get back to the OP question, nothing like sense contacts (for facebook sync) at the moment, right ?
I am new to sense coming from a nexus one. I have noticed that the sense agenda calendar widget refreshes way too much. Every other time I swipe to the screen with the widget it says "loading" and takes a few super annoying seconds to load.
Is there an update setting somewhere or should I just go back to Pure Calendar Widget?
I haven't this problem. When i swype to the widget, my agenda appeare immediately, but i don't have a lot of task to sync...
I do have quite a few tasks and calendars synched but even still it shouldn't be updating this often. In pure calendar widget I rarely see it refresh.
I love the look of the sense agenda widget so hoping to get it to work properly.
I am also seeing "loading" much more than I would like. It always happens to me on Sense devices. Might be the number of cals I sync.
I do not have many tasks (approximately 4/mo.) and it has to load very often...almost every time I go through all the home screens.
Yeah it doesn't seem to be an issue of how many entries, rather how often it refreshes. Anyone know if there is a good way to report this to htc ?
Might have fixed it.... go to HTC Hub, settings menu.... accounts and sync... remove the check from update when opened
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caliber177 said:
Might have fixed it.... go to HTC Hub, settings menu.... accounts and sync... remove the check from update when opened
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I haven't even created an HTC sense or hub account so can it really be controlled from there for me?
My "fix" didnt even work for me, so Im still working on it.
kd78 said:
I am new to sense coming from a nexus one. I have noticed that the sense agenda calendar widget refreshes way too much. Every other time I swipe to the screen with the widget it says "loading" and takes a few super annoying seconds to load.
Is there an update setting somewhere or should I just go back to Pure Calendar Widget?
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I have the same issue - quite annoying...
For the people having this problem....
Do you have Facebook for HTC Sense enabled?
What calendars do you have enabled?
Autosync on?
HTC Hub account logged in?
caliber177 said:
For the people having this problem....
Do you have Facebook for HTC Sense enabled?
What calendars do you have enabled?
Autosync on?
HTC Hub account logged in?
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In the same order:
Yes
Exchange + Facebook
Yes
No
caliber177 said:
For the people having this problem....
Do you have Facebook for HTC Sense enabled?
What calendars do you have enabled?
Autosync on?
HTC Hub account logged in?
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Yes
Google Calendar only
Yes
No
caliber177 said:
For the people having this problem....
Do you have Facebook for HTC Sense enabled?
What calendars do you have enabled?
Autosync on?
HTC Hub account logged in?
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Yes
4 google/google apps calendars
Yes
No
Been doing more research.... seems like it doesnt matter if you have
facebook for sense logged in, as I dont for days and still see this problem,
autosync on or off, no matter.
multiple calendars, or even no calendar at all, or even just "PC Sync" calendar with no events...
Seems like it polls right after switching from wifi to 4g and vice versa...?
Really not making any sense, and I really have no clue as to who to even email to bring this issue up.
caliber177 said:
Been doing more research.... seems like it doesnt matter if you have
facebook for sense logged in, as I dont for days and still see this problem,
autosync on or off, no matter.
multiple calendars, or even no calendar at all, or even just "PC Sync" calendar with no events...
Seems like it polls right after switching from wifi to 4g and vice versa...?
Really not making any sense, and I really have no clue as to who to even email to bring this issue up.
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It seems to poll also when I unlock my phone after leaving it alone for sometime or occasionally, when I quit an app after using it.
What if we can get our hands on a Calendar Agenda Widget apk from Sense 2.5 or 2.0 and try to install it?
I have the same problem with the agenda reloading.
I want htc agnda widget that showed profile photos next to the appointment or birthday that was taken from facebook.
I had that widget on a rom i tried on my HD2.
But most important. Make it work without the waiting time to show the appointments.
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But most important. Make it work without the waiting time to show the appointments.
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That.
Android user from day1, new to Sense and it drives me nuts. Very much used to LP pro and never had that problem.
Fix it! (shakes fist @ htc)
No dice on getting another HTC Calendar widget from older version, the thing will not allow an install.... guess we need to wait for root.... :/
Hi Guys
I am facing a problem with HTC widgets. The problem is that the widgets keep reloading their content frequently
So as i flip through the 5 pages of widgets (mail, people, calendar, news, etc), the contacts in the people widget or the appointments in the calendar widget for example would disappear and the widget would reload them within 5 seconds
I never faced this problem with my desire HD, I dont know but it looks like a memory shortage/allocation problem that is leading to sense clearing whats held in RAM for those widgets.
Has anyone faced this before ? looks like sense 3.0 is still highly unoptimized from a memory usage perspective. On top of this, my desire HD used to fly as compared to the Sensation, Dual core my Ass.................
This happens for me as well but I never considered it a problem. It seems to me that the widgets actually don't update all the time and instead are updating On-demand so the first time you scroll to it in, an __- hour period (I'm not sure how long the time frame is) it takes a few seconds to populate the widget.
I figured it was a battery saver and didn't don't mind it.
I do get a weird text jump back and forth between contact name/contact number in the text messaging widget though and it happens pretty frequently.
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BonesRed said:
This happens for me as well but I never considered it a problem. It seems to me that the widgets actually don't update all the time and instead are updating On-demand so the first time you scroll to it in, an __- hour period (I'm not sure how long the time frame is) it takes a few seconds to populate the widget.
I figured it was a battery saver and didn't don't mind it.
I do get a weird text jump back and forth between contact name/contact number in the text messaging widget though and it happens pretty frequently.
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Hi BonesRed
does not seem to be an update problem, since not only the friend stream widget does that, but also the contacts/calendar widget
This never happened with the desire HD, and whenever data is being reloaded, the old data is kept displayed until updated with the new data
Apparently the native widgets work good for me, but other ones like pandora, soundhound etc. have pixel glitches, see pic, sometimes only 1 widget sometimes the whole screen.... don't know if anybody else has the same problem and don't know if I should exchange my sensation.
I have the same pixel problem with my Google search bar widget
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My widget content will reload but only after a considerable amount of time without use. After the initial load, flipping through pages has no reloads until it's been in my pocket for awhile again.
puiutzuusa said:
Apparently the native widgets work good for me, but other ones like pandora, soundhound etc. have pixel glitches, see pic, sometimes only 1 widget sometimes the whole screen.... don't know if anybody else has the same problem and don't know if I should exchange my sensation.
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same for me
so, anybody has a solution or we're doomed?!?!?
Doomed.................................
that sucks, mean while the commercial goes on and on- the YOU phone"CAN GET EVERYTHING YOU WANT INSTANTLY"........ like what? if I'm not able to see my home screen...... hopefully an OTA will bring happiness and unlocked bootloader..... don't want to change too much on it, just tweak a little and get rid of bloatware..... HOPES UP HTC!!!
Castle5665 said:
My widget content will reload but only after a considerable amount of time without use. After the initial load, flipping through pages has no reloads until it's been in my pocket for awhile again.
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That never happened with the desire HD..............
I'm actually having the opposite provlem, at least with the friendstream widget. I can't get it to update. I've tried manually synching from the widget and from android settings menu but nothing seems to work, its still stuck on July 18th for some reason. Any one have any suggestions?
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My widgets are causing pixil glitches as well. Any ideas on what the cause is
BonesRed said:
I do get a weird text jump back and forth between contact name/contact number in the text messaging widget though and it happens pretty frequently.
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I experience the same thing. Also inside the messaging app itself sometimes the contact name is displayed and sometimes the contact number.
I have all the issues stated in the thread do far too. I love this phone but it's not as fast as they promote it to be and the pixel glitches only happen on my google search bar and market widget. hopefully they will get it figured out.
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So, I´ve been having the S for almost a week now.
I have the fullscreen calender list widget on a homescreen. And so far everything ran as it should. But yesterday Sense crashed while I was scrolling to that screen.
And since then I seem not be able to get it running as it was before.
Here is what I tried:
- Reboot (of course)
- Remove and add the widget again
- Remove the widget and place it on another homescreen
But the only thing that seems to be working is not showing all used calenders.
So, I suppose it might have somehting to do with the amount of entries in those calenders. Maybe too many or something.
Anyone else has that problem or know a solution?
I've had that in the beginning.
I'm now with the HTC for ~3 weeks and am connected to exchange, Facebook & Google calendars.
I didn't do anything to overcome this so it might be related to some kind of a "broken" meeting in one of those.
Try choosing only one at a time and then scroll and see if it works. if it does continue to add one by one to narrow the problematic one.
Sorry, forgot to mention that.
I can view every single one without any problem.
But when I view all of them together, Sense FCs.
Right now I am viewing all calenders but the weeknumber one.
Just to make things clear for me:
I'm using the agenda widget of there sense, is it the same with you?
Have you tried the Android one vs. The sense one?
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the calendar widget is buggy.
I don't use it anymore since it makes my device to freeze.
I guess we need to wait for an upgrade from htc.
Try resizing it. When it crashes go back to screen that contains widget and quickly put finger on it as though you are going to delete widget. You should now get arrows allowing you to resize. Make the widget smaller. If it is then stable, resize back to full screen again.
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6gex said:
the calendar widget is buggy.
I don't use it anymore since it makes my device to freeze.
I guess we need to wait for an upgrade from htc.
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but again, I used to have it too, but now it's gone, so I suspect it's related to a broken entry in the calendar and not necessarily the application itself.
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absthechatter said:
Try resizing it. When it crashes go back to screen that contains widget and quickly put finger on it as though you are going to delete widget. You should now get arrows allowing you to resize. Make the widget smaller. If it is then stable, resize back to full screen again.
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Holy cow! That really did work!
Well, at least it´s not instantly FCing. So, let´s see if the problem will come back.
Thank you very much.
Yeah the calendar widget is buggy for me also. Resizing did not helped. I ended up using ICS calendar widget..
Happened to me on day one. You can remove the screen in the helicopter mode and then just readd it again.
HTC should really release an update.
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Until there is an update available you might use Business Calendar: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=netgenius.bizcal
I installed the update today, Software numer 1.78.401.2 and so far it seems the issue has been resolved. Haven't tested it for very long yet, but previously it would crash within one minute. I'll report back after at least a full day of use.
Update: The calendar widget hasn't crashed once since I installed the update so I can confirm the issue has been fixed.
I recently changed from CM9 to Fallout 2.0. I like having the Sense UI back
What annoys me is that the contact pictures in this Sense-ROM look really crappy. Using CM9 I had hi-res pictures everywhere. It looked especially great when accessing a contact or getting a call.
But now on Sense 4 it looks very pixelated.
FYI: The pictures are synced from my google contacts.
Is there a possibility to improve the quality of the contact pictures?
i find that stock cam(endymion) has a much better quality than cm7 which i had previously.
Did you try to reassign your photos again to the contacts? I did that and it works when I change roms instead of using Google's back up assistance contact photos because I had that same issue.
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Look at the application from the maker ultimate call screen hd
(ucs) which is written by our very own lowveld
Swyped from my DesireS
Or ultimate contact sync HD by lowveld...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lowveld.ultimatecontacts
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!
Reassigning the picture on the phone did help. But I already assigned the hi-res pictures via gmail. This gets tedious if I have to reset each picture on the phone. Unfortunately this seems to be the only option.
Well, installing applications for additional functions is not what I was looking for.
I really was hoping for a setting I did not see. Because the contacts look great as they are without any tweaks on the phone when using CM9.
I'll try Ultimate HD Contacts and give a feedback
[Update]
Ultimate Contacts HD crashes when I tap a contact...