Hey,
I've had my Unlocked European HTC Hero since the first week it was released. Even though there was quite a delay in the release of 2.1 (non rooted), I'm pretty happy. Some interesting things:
1) I received the OTA notification at a time when I did not want to update so I chose to "update later." In order to force the update later, I set the clock forward as people suggested. That worked just fine and the phone updated no problem. However, the time was set back to 1980. It was at that point I noticed the Market wasn't working. Once I set the clock back to real time, it did work. Just a note in case you did that.
2) I was actually surprised that almost everything was retained during the upgrade. I have previously flashed with some of the 1.5 Roms (official only) and it always wiped out everything. Even all my apps remained installed, though quite a few needed updates
3) FINALLY the compass works in Google Maps. When the Hero first came out everyone complained that the iPhone compass worked (with Gmaps) but not on Android. I must have missed the announcement that it was now working on Android and what an awesome surprise.
4) FINALLY we have Google search by voice. I love it. However, I understand that you are supposed to be able to use voice as input for any text box (composing email, sms, etc). How do you do that? There is no microphone button available. Do I need an app?
5) Google navigation works like a charm although it seems a bit laggy. Sometimes I have already turned before the map moves. Still - very slick. One question: Where is Car Home?
6) I though there was supposed to be a nifty new 3D Gallery like Cool Iris. Where is that?
7) Voice Search is al little strange to me. The window with results is not really a browser. When you click on a result, it opens in a new window, which is nice. But , how do you get back to the search results? It is not one of the open windows?
All in all, pretty cool stuff.
5)car home is an AOSP thing, so it is not available on sense roms. instead you get an app called "navigator" which is similar.
6) Gallery 3d is also AOSP, and not in htc sense roms. It is however in pretty much all custom sense roms, such as villain 12.
I used the goldcard image to downgrade my tmobile and now have upgraded to official 2.1 rom. I have to say i'm quite underwhelmed with the upgrade. Google navigation is nice but does lag a little. I have to admit my hero does not appear much snappier than when it was running 1.5. On the plus side I don't have to see the annoying tmobile logo when the phone boots up.
CyberWalrus,
I'm not sure I understand AOSP? You mean it is a choice to not include those features?
You mentioned an app called "Navigator." I don't see that anywhere.
clobber said:
CyberWalrus,
I'm not sure I understand AOSP? You mean it is a choice to not include those features?
You mentioned an app called "Navigator." I don't see that anywhere.
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stock, unmodified, pure android. The one that the nexus one, the G1, and the magic run. Gallery and Car home are features of AOSP android
HTC roms have HTC sense android. they dont have gallery 3d because htc presumably thinks its own "photos" app is better.
I am running villain 12, rather than the stock htc rom, so I have gallery 3d ported over anyway.
But the navigator app may be from the desire, and therefore only available on custom roms.
Seriously none of you are freaked out by the new bootscreen...
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It scares me!
Can anyone help me with issue 4? How do I use voice input for any text box?
AFAIK you can choose it as a keyboard type.
settings -> locale&text -> Touch Input -> keyboard types
But I think there is a button on the keyboard, which is to change settings. You could use that to change keyboard type.
But none of the keyboard types are "voice" or anything like that.
clobber said:
But none of the keyboard types are "voice" or anything like that.
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I seem to remember that was one of the things that HTC were leaving out of their roms. Not sure if anyone on 2.1 on any htc handsets has it.
There may be an apk kicking around for it , but again, this is from a distant memory since it wasn't relevant for me as 2.anything was a distant dream for me at the time.
strider96 said:
Seriously none of you are freaked out by the new bootscreen...
It scares me!
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What boot screen is that? Where can I download the full version? Also, the bear seems to be a small mod right? Where can I get the original version?
You people looking for voice input in every textbox, you can install the HTC_IME Mod for that, it has the voice input button.
I'm also looking for the Navigation app, can't find it anywhere... Suggestions?
Sorry about the double post...
Nazgulled you know what that bear stands for, right?
I suggest you not to put that onto your phone...
Not really, what does it mean?
But what about the original, without the bear?
He is called a Pedobear.
But DO NOT google it at work.
wywywywy said:
He is called a Pedobear.
But DO NOT google it at work.
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Where can I find the original boot animation without the bear?
there's no keyboard calibration on my Asian Hero. email HTC support to check why and I was informed that this was really meant and no reason was given why it was removed. now i'm wondering how I can recalibrate my keyboard
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1) The browser doesn't have a way to force desktop versions of sites. Even with about:debug some sites will not allow it to view the desktop versions. This renders flash useless for me because the reason I wanted flash so bad was because I wanted to watch the Daily Show on my phone. And that website doesn't fall for about:debug while hulu does.
2) can't stand the one blink per 15 seconds notification light rate. (i know this will be remedied soon by some app)
3) can't install HTC_ime keyboard (im sure this will be fixed soon)
4) no pinch to zoom on mobile websites.
5) protected apps like documents to go are not working right. I paid good money for that app and I need it to work. I don't need just a document viewer but an editor. I'm sure that will be fixed soon but its not fun having an app that you paid 15 bucks for not working.
6) the very nice text selection method in the desire port.
7) Sense UI and all the great HTC widgets of course but I can't really fault Froyo for that.
I'll wait for Paul's next desire port with Froyo's additions. Until then I'll stick with r22 of the desire port.
try rotating the phone and then refreshing the page to make it load as desktop view..it worked for me
HTC Sense Keyboard is already working (except the voice to text bit).
Well I just moved from r22 to froyo and I think i will stick to froyo. I really miss the nice large contact photo's, favorites widget and a few other sense stuff, but FLASH 10.1 is a dealbreaker for me. My own website finally looks great on the phone, made it using Flash ofcourse.
my car charger stopped working when i updated to froyo.
i did a nandroid restore to my CM 5.0.6 and it worked just fine.
i dont understand...haha.
Um... I had NO problem watching Daily Show on CC's website. I'm stock.
You just go to the bottom of the "mobile" page and click on "desktop" page, then scroll down the left side and click on full episode under Daily Show.
1) The browser doesn't have a way to force desktop versions of sites. Even with about:debug some sites will not allow it to view the desktop versions. This renders flash useless for me because the reason I wanted flash so bad was because I wanted to watch the Daily Show on my phone. And that website doesn't fall for about:debug while hulu does.
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You sure about that?
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3) can't install HTC_ime keyboard (im sure this will be fixed soon)
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Soon?
How about already done
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...;postcount=1884
4) no pinch to zoom on mobile websites.
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I don't think pinch to zoom ever worked on mobile sites. That's the whole point of a mobile site! (No zooming needed!)
paul gets a cookie for that owning
If he gets a cookie every time that happens, he's getting fat.
I am unable to get the desktop site to show and I have turned the phone horizontally. Is there something else I need to do?
TheRealEdwin said:
I am unable to get the desktop site to show and I have turned the phone horizontally. Is there something else I need to do?
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If it's comedy central, just scroll to the bottom and click on the link for the full desktop site.
TheRealEdwin said:
I am unable to get the desktop site to show and I have turned the phone horizontally. Is there something else I need to do?
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Did you change your UAString?
If not, check it out! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686765
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Did you change your UAString?
If not, check it out! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686765
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That's one way to do it... but it's totally not necessary on CC's site... at least not to watch Daily Show or the Colbert Report. I tested both earlier and no problem. You just need to select the full desktop site from the bottom of the mobile page because the links to those shows doesn't show up on the mobile version.
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That's one way to do it... but it's totally not necessary on CC's site... at least not to watch Daily Show or the Colbert Report. I tested both earlier and no problem. You just need to select the full desktop site from the bottom of the mobile page because the links to those shows doesn't show up on the mobile version.
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Yup. The only site I know of requiring that is Hulu.
I'm happy to be corrected and note the corrections, no need to say "owning" and all that..
Anyways, when I did the UAS string fix and went to comedy central, and yes I went to the bottom of the screen to click dektop site or whatever, it worked but it still told me I needed to download flash player even though I already had it and it worked on other sites like dailymotion, and hulu. Maybe I need to try the rotate the screen idea, and I'll be glad if that works. That's good news if it does.
Pinch to zoom on mobile sites like m.facebook.com was helpful, it didn't zoom the whole thing, just made the font bigger, while keeping the same column format. It was useful to me. If it works in this then that's great.
And if the HTC_IME keyboard is having problems with voice to text input, then it's not fully working. I use that feature and find it very handy.
I still feel the text selection method is important as I am often copying and pasting stuff between emails and browser and chats. Its very nicely implemented in the desire port.
And yes I did reinstall docs 2 go multiple times. I know it will be fixed soon if not already, it was just a pain in the ass to first not see any of the apps I have downloaded in my "Downloads" on the market, and then to not have my most expensive app not work right.
And I love the native widgets of the sense UI.
I'm glad to hear that the flash is working and the keyboard are working, this is good news. I still feel that until there is a desire port with froyo capability, I'll wait.
If you need to either documents. You should get a winmo phone. Its why all of mine were winmo before.
But I rarely edited docs.
I went back to 2.1 (Cy's latest 5.0.8) because of:
- speed is really not all that different - at least not in the apps i'm running and the way the unit operates.
- battery life is a bit better
- trackball wake up - c'mon froyo....
- latest 720p video
- picture resize - they are locked in 1.2 mb in froyo...and I can get them as small as 130kb in 2.1
- always liked Cy's roms, anyway. WAiting for his froyo, I'm sure all tweaks will have been worked out - soon
I think its much improved it looks better, feels better to use, voice input and alot more accurate.
download the installer from your phone browser from https://beta.swype.com/android/get/ if you are a beta tester to get the latest version...
We're happy to bring you version 2.15.56.14870 of Swype BETA for Android. We've made some pretty fantastic upgrades with this version, including adding some new requested features and addressing some reported bugs. Read on for details...
First and foremost - We've resolved an accuracy issue that was introduced in the last beta update. Refer to the changelog for more detail on this critical fix.
Second - Swype BETA for Android now supports Double-Tap-to-Edit! Swype choose a wrong word? Just tap the word twice to bring up the word choice window, pick the correct word, and the cursor will return to wherever it was before. It doesn't get any simpler! See a
video demonstration
, and check out our other tips and tricks.
And Third - Swype BETA for Android now includes a Voice-to-Text button (available for QWERTY layouts ONLY)! You MUST have Google Voice Search pre-integrated in your ROM for this feature to work. We wish everyone could access it, and are working to adapt our existing code to support versions of Voice Search downloaded from the market, as well as other voice search providers, in our next update.
Users with access to the beta can begin downloading the update immediately by pointing their device's browser to http://beta.swype.com/android/get
Some additional details...
* You'll see much less of that pesky "Hidden Word" popup (though it will still show up once in a while)
* Names from the address book will no longer muscle out all other words for top spot in the word-choice-window.
* NEW SELF-UPDATING INSTALLER! This update includes a new installer with some long-needed feature updates.
o The new installer will self-update when you launch it, if necessary, so you'll NEVER have to uninstall and re-install the installer via our website. Just keep the installer on your device, and launch it periodically - If needed you'll be given the option to update it with just a click.
o We've converted the installation app from an "application" to a "service" so that the Android activity manager and other 3rd party task killers won't end the install process prematurely. That means no more rebooting, swap file, or voodoo witchcraft required!
o The installer now includes a repair function. If for any reason Swype stops working, simply re-launch the installer and you'll be guided through the steps necessary to get Swype running again.
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Seems to have solved the issue I had where I would need to switch input methods on a restart to be able to use it. Very happy to finally have French support.
I think that although it is a pretty painless installation, the method is a bit peculiar, I just wish it was more streamlined.
Fixed those annoying pop ups.also runs much smoother. Was almost considering switching to the gingerbread keyboard.
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The new version is better, but still likes to pick words from your contacts. I really dislike the pop up which at times drove me to use HTC's keyboard. So far now i can definitely say the accuracy is back compared to the pain it was before.
it didnt work on HD rom though~~
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it didnt work on HD rom though~~
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+1...hit or miss on HD...works sometimes and just plays hide-and-seek the rest of the time...
I'd love for it to have a Dutch language option for default. I've read that previous versions used to have this?
Moe5508 said:
+1...hit or miss on HD...works sometimes and just plays hide-and-seek the rest of the time...
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mine didnt even playing hide and seek. i swyped and swyped but no words appearing.
LuffyPSP said:
mine didnt even playing hide and seek. i swyped and swyped but no words appearing.
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I have that issue....changing input method to something else and then changing back again seems to fix it...
Mm..problem seems to come back after a reboot though...
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LuffyPSP said:
it didnt work on HD rom though~~
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Not working on Desire Z port either. Starts ok and then stops swyping.
Hello my name is Suarezn and I'm a Flashoholic...S U A R E Z N...
All,
In an ideal world I could have my cake and eat it too. That means I would have a combination of Sense widgets (clock, weather, text to speech that works, 4G, etc) some AOSP features and some of the MIUI stuff (Theme manager, lock screens, visitor mode, etc). I was in MIUI, but it was so darn laggy on my phone that I ended up going back to a Froyo ROM (Koni's Elite) can't wait until these guys start making GB based roms.
Anyhow, since these guys don't all work together I want to know if I can replicate some of these features in my current ROM. Specifically I really like the MIUI dialer and Yes I've tried several other ones (Dialer one, Youlu, Go, etc) and they're all decent, but what I'm looking for is one that has the functionality the MIUI one has when you're in a call (it shows several buttons...Bluetooth, add a call, merge calls, etc) All the other ones default to the sense style while in-call which lacks those features.
Secondly any way to have a MIUI style lock screen with it's own wallpaper and the features to show unread messages, missed calls, double tap and you have the music controls available, etc...
...and does anyone else besides MIUI have the Visitor mode feature? This is cool I think cause you can lend your phone to someone and they can't change anything or see your calls and messages.
I know people say that they're different frameworks, but I think it is possible to port these features (i.e. the MIUI music player is now ported to all these other ROMs).
Will I ever be able to have everything I want in a ROM...I keep my fingers crossed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
No miui features will ever be able to be used on any other rom until the source is released (p.s. will never happen) yea the framework is completely different but would be able to port with source...same reason u will never see sense Widgets on anything other than sense...
The reason for the miui music is (I'm not 100% but I'm pretty sure...) because the app was not built into the framework but just an app from the system/apps folder which can be.easily pulled...and thanks to the wonderful devs here got it working everywhere...I too wish for a sense.miui cyanogenmod mix but unfortantly without source..its like creating honeycomb aosp right NW...sry man
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The OP was looking for suggestions on apps and widgets that would emulate of give the same purpose. The above reply was of very little help. I really cant say about the the dialer but have you tried using widget locker? I believe someone made a MIUI lockscreen for it and I know for a fact at least you can have a separate wallpaper screen by using that.
example here of lockscreen wall paper
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I don't think he was looking for alternatives...based off his last few sentences abt the music player the op wanted exact ports from one rom to the other and all I said was.it wasn't possible
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Things MIUI has that no other ROM has which is why I keep endng up back on it:
1. MIUI Launcher
2. By far the best dialer
3. By far the best native SMS (fully skin-able and tons of features)
4. Native usage monitor with throttling (disable data/text after x, solid history)
5. Native firewall app (that can block out/in by data type)
6. By far the coolest File Explorer (with built in wifi FTP, and indexed results)
7. Native backup/restore of apps and SMS
8. Native Theme system that includes launch screen
If those Chinese Devs would just man up and give us WiMAX this ROM would be without flaw. A man can dream ...
bballer71418 said:
I don't think he was looking for alternatives...based off his last few sentences abt the music player the op wanted exact ports from one rom to the other and all I said was.it wasn't possible
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Yea I see your point on that one! I didn't read it all the way thru my fault it was like a total 180 from how it was at the beginning.
Sorry if I didn't explain myself correctly...im0rtalz is correct. I know you can't currently port any of this from MIUI to a sense based ROM for instance, so I was looking for alternatives (apps or whatever) that could replicate it. I played with widget locker and it does give me some of the same functionality (actually more than MIUI). It's not as polished, but I can live with that. Now I only need some way to replicate the dialer (in-call options). I wonder if the reason why this is not done is because Sense doesn't allow it...just curious because it just seems like something a lot of people would want. The ability to add a call, merge calls, bluetooth on/off, etc..I know you can press menu and sort of get to the same options, but it's so much nicer to just have them right there in front of you.
Justin: You're correct those are killer features that I'm surprised other ROMs don't incorporate. The theme manager rocks...plus the ROM just looks much cleaner and more polished than others IMO.
Anyhow any help would be appreciated.
Hello,
i found this new:
MESSAGING app - redesigned, changable text size, filter to see just one number history for contacts that have more numbers...
CALENDAR - more views..
MAIL - i dont like new look, i can see just 4 e-mails without scrooling
SCREEN LOCK - very cool
GALLERY app - a LOT faster
CAMERA APP - faster
WATCH app
TASK MANAGER app
new widgets, wallpapers, themes, sounds...
Did you find something else? Impressions after update?
O RLY ?!
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Task manager built in, new screen to select method of connection to PC (icons with SD card etc), small animations when you turn on.off wifi etc from HTC widget, overall the shell is much faster....
I am VERY satisfied with this update, so much improvements....
Great thread !
The Weather App has some major changes I like the new TXT message app lots to explore keep the changes coming
I like being able to see mem usage from Quick Settings
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Big Changes to HTC Weather App
Lots of new lock screens
Enable power efficiency is that new ?
New Connection Type Screen
Multimedia volume is much louder I have noticed. Just feels snappier overall.
You can resize the mails, go to settings and make the preview body lines or something like that none, also make text size smallest, now you can see 7 mails or so.
Mail sounds like a little scary for a user like me who use it a lot for daily work.
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Just rebooted for the first time since the update
It plays a sound when its booting during the white screen with HTC quietly brilliant
Hopefully you can turn that off
First bug I've noticed is the second stage of the unlock screen when you draw a pattern to unlock the phone its not showing the background just a black screen, I'm sure it used to show the background image ? ?
Guys the Sense 3.0 has been out for a while. I think we all know the diffs. Nothing really new compared to the last 3 months.
zelendel there are lot users not as adventurous us, they stick to official updates without root and usually they stick around the general section
I was wondering if it is possible the home screen rotation as you can have with other launchers... I think this is the only thing missing
that's correct, i personally don't have time to play with ROMs and i need something stable and reliable as i use my phone for work generally.
and i know that there are a lot of others like me. i know u are all up to sense 4,0 and that this is old news for u i know this thread is funny for more "advanced" users but think it will be ok for us "inferior" users
@accesser - thanks for uploads and support
- we got officially screenshot feature (power button + home)
what do think of battery usage? i feel it lasts shorter, maybe cause i play with it more...
dhd - stock rom 2.3.5 sense 3.0
and my proximity sensor it's not working anymore. yey...
and a little improvement of battery usage
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that's correct, i personally don't have time to
@accesser - thanks for uploads and support
- we got officially screenshot feature (power button + home)
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Really ? neat I had no idea I was using screen shot app I'll try now I knew Android 4 had built in screen shot but not this edition
When I install skins from market, it is not showed in personalize->skins. There are only 3 default skins for HTC Sense 3.0. I've tried download skins from HTC Hub and that works correctly with no problems.
And I found out that all of NON-HTC skins aren't showed in skins option. If I install skin from HTC Hub, everything is OK, but when I install any skin for example from Android Market it's not showing in skins menu.
Can anyone help me
You can't install 3rd party skins yet due to the m10 tools not being updated. I've been waiting a while...
There's also a swipe function built into the text app.
And I believe the pattern lock screen has always had a black background on stock roms.
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Even sense 3.0 skins????!!!
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No. The recently released sense 3.0 roms for desire s and desire hd are a different resolution etc to the 3rd party made skins for sensation etc. Therefore they are not compatible and we have to wait for the m10 tools to be updated.
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Drummansam said:
And I believe the pattern lock screen has always had a black background on stock roms.
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Not sure about the other stuff, but I can confirm that the pattern lock screen does not have a black background on my current (stock) rom. I haven't got the upgrade yet, so it still has the same background as the home screen.
hamdir said:
zelendel there are lot users not as adventurous us, they stick to official updates without root and usually they stick around the general section
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I found my self a power user and I did not even bother to root it
6 hours solid later (yes, I was a little over the top but i didnt wanna brick my baby). I have completed upgrading my device to 6.0. Haven't done whatever the TWRP thing is yet or rooted my phone either.
My device build number is ALE-L21
It states in the "About phone" section that I do in fact have EMUI 4.0 and Android version 6.0.
I see most are having issues with a other things BUT!? MY issue is the themes that aren't working properly, like i can download all of them but when i hit a apply it does the apply load thing and then drops me straight back on homescreen. Even customization has been hit and miss. Rebooted after each change and everything yet nothing works... this is my first time delving this deep into phones before and i feel i might have stuffed something up :/
Also since going through this process i notice the the boot screen at shut down no longer appears.. maybe that is supposed to be that way maybe not.. dunno.. I am going to perform a backup to HIsuite and will do a factory reset to see how that goes...
If i factory reset before doing the TWRP thing.. will i be essentially starting from scratch?
So as I apparently have installed the dual sim Firmware, i don't imagine there being any major issues with that. I read that most P8 lites got released with dual ports but one was disabled. However, I should not. I had to do every update manually. Even now it still says i am capped at B551, when i am ready people for B570 and all that... I don't know what to do about that, maybe that'll be the fix for my themes that i need. I also noted that the region for the 6.0 firmware was for Europe i believe, I live in new zealand and this still worked for my phone. Taken calls and texts since the upgrade perfectly fine.... just them themes are grinding on me... gotta get it right.. i hear some are literally just dumping the .hwt files straight into the memory.. i don't feel that's wise...
I had same Issue in MM but I went back to 5.0.1 because Snapchat recording is very slow(lag) in MM and I don't know why.
The way I fixed the themes things was applying the Obsidian(magazine) theme that comes with the update. Was the only one that works for me, then you can put yours and it should works, at least works for me.
Btw, sorry for bad english
Actually it's funny that you bring up Snapchat. See prior to updating I was receiving 0 notifications from any social media based app, Snapchat included. Everything was running slow and it was generally unpleasant. It seems like things run smoother now, aside from games that is; games are absolutely terrible to play now.
I have tried lots of different ideas in regards to the theme issue. It seems that nothing works, so I have had to settle for this nice blue wallpaper and lock screen combo. Even before the big update I was having troubles with themes but now it's much worse.
Ehhh bad English is still better than no English. We couldn't even converse if you didn't speak it so thank you for trying
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Hmm, can you set a lockscreen wallpaper? I don't. I can set the home screen and that change the lockscreen too. That was the way I noticed the bug
Honestly... I don't really have much choice... if I choose the wallpaper to be one thing and the lock screen another... it just chooses one and they both have the same... it's so weird.
Horacio55555 said:
Honestly... I don't really have much choice... if I choose the wallpaper to be one thing and the lock screen another... it just chooses one and they both have the same... it's so weird.
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Yeah, it only let you change the home screen wallpaper!
You tried to set the obsidian theme?? It should work
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY!!!
Before I left to go shopping a couple of hours back these themes would not work with me. I'm calling shenanigans on this. After trialing Obsidian like you suggested, they were all working properly. However it seems to be really delicate. I started customizing it a whole lot and it broke again... So nice to know that it does actually work.
Also interesting was the fact that before I tried obsidian, the app icon pack was vanilla android rather than EMUI pack.... curious...
thanks for the headsup on that one mate. Should have listened to ya sooner.
P.S. I tried out snapchat, forgot i had it... really bad on 6.0... I am glad I don't use it much...
Damn, Idk you should try to go back LP and updating another version. Which build are you on?
And about Snapchat and performance, I live in Costa Rica, I'm not even in Europe haha
But everything works fine, sms,calls,etc. The phone is faster and the apps are good. The build is stable and smooth. The only *****ng problem I got is when I try to record a video in Snapchat, it goes like 1fps, very laggy and not take even a decent video. This happens in LP when you put a lens and try to record, but here in MM you can't record anything. The camera app goes well too. It's a Snapchat problem
cgranados16 said:
Damn, Idk you should try to go back LP and updating another version. Which build are you on?
And about Snapchat and performance, I live in Costa Rica, I'm not even in Europe haha
But everything works fine, sms,calls,etc. The phone is faster and the apps are good. The build is stable and smooth. The only *****ng problem I got is when I try to record a video in Snapchat, it goes like 1fps, very laggy and not take even a decent video. This happens in LP when you put a lens and try to record, but here in MM you can't record anything. The camera app goes well too. It's a Snapchat problem
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That's another thing... I still haven't found a tutorial I can actually understand to teach me how to roll back my phone to LP lol
So the build I am using is B551. I got this build from this link here http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8lite/general/mega-thread-root-unbricking-updating-t3400994
Pretty straight forward instructions, had a bit of trouble trying to upgrade to 6.0 but I figured it out lol
What build you on?
There's a transition update i downloaded it from huawei website. You make local update an then update 5.0.1 build.
Or you can flash B052 vía fastboot.
And i'm sorry, i'm in LP right now, works better for me, im not going to MM anymore at least for now
It's a waste of time.
I hope you can make it works