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~OFFICIAL: FRG01B FroYo Issues/Solutions Thread~
- Thread starter alm0614
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rooting is a solution
To root 2.2 http://downloads.droidmod.org/DMUpdater-12.apk
running a custom rom would help you have a more stable build and phone
you can always try to clear data and cache but that would delete everything except contatcs if theyre saved on your google account
To root 2.2 http://downloads.droidmod.org/DMUpdater-12.apk
running a custom rom would help you have a more stable build and phone
you can always try to clear data and cache but that would delete everything except contatcs if theyre saved on your google account
Sweettooth
Member
And I know the antivirus comment was a clever stab, so I'll not dignify it further.
Yeah, sorry about that. I was/am upset over other issues. Lost my sense of humor for a few minutes. The following is not sarcastic or anything other than sincere: Just enjoy your phone and if it takes a task killer to do that, then by all means use one. Again, not being snarky, being sincere (so this is what sincere feels like - weird).
Have a good day.
Lol no biggy. I uninstalled TasKiller like I said I was going to; might I note this is the first I'm I'm without it since the 12/12/2009 so I'm feeling like a sober drug addict. I pulled the battery after uninstall and my goodness the performance was terrible upon boot up; so slow some of the icons' pictures didn't want to load. Now it seems to be coasting just fine. It doesn't seem particularly slower, but also not any faster. The real test will be time; I normally have an up time of 180 hours or so before I reboot, so we'll see how she acts around then.
I've practically hijacked the thread with this task killer nonsense; how about an issue?
I would assume this issue isn't just me but I've noticed since the update, after exiting a memory eating app or switching to landscape on the homescreens, the icons disappear temporarily, as if it's just freezing on me. This can get pretty damn annoying, especially on a phone that rides on it's speed and multitasking capabilities. Anyone have this issue or a solution? I did a real brief search btw and found zip so don't burn me too hard if there's an entire article.
droidphan123
New Member
numerous bugs
first time poster here, but had to register to voice my concern about what I feel is an extremely bug ridden upgrade. I understand that froyo introduced a number of improvements, but its also so full of bugs that I'm having a hard time appreciating it. I haven't read through the entire thread so I'm sure a most of these issues have been discussed, but I'm gonna go ahead and post all of the issues I've been experiencing...I'm using a completely stock motorola droid by the way, running FRG01B.
-home screen icon delay. this one is perhaps the most annoying, because it does it on a consistent basis. probably 75% of the time when I exit the browser, and maybe 50% of the time when exiting apps.
-gallery takes 5-10 seconds to load albums when opened. prior to 2.2 the gallery loaded the individual albums almost instantly, but now nearly everytime I open it, I have to wait 5 and sometimes up to 10 seconds for the albums to load. once I click on an album, however, it loads the album thumbs in the same amount of time it took in 2.1.
-home screen swiping doesn't work on the first 2 swipes after exiting some apps...this one is a bit strange. sometimes when I exit an app and attempt to swipe to either the left or right home screens, it won't register my first few swipe attempts. only after the second or third attempt will it recognize it and switch screens.
-various animation lags. I've noticed the lag when exiting apps and the setting menu, as well as within the browser when opening my bookmarks page, and when placing or receiving a call.
-general slower performance. I don't notice a 2.5x - 3.0x speed increase whatsoever. it seems as if some things actually run slower...opening the call log, settings menu, some apps, etc.
-youtube playback problems. some videos are extremely choppy when played in HQ, so much so in fact that I can't even open the menu or pause the video while its playing, so I just have to press the back button and uncheck HQ in order to watch the video.
-random browser bugs. sometimes when I reopen pages I had visited earlier, the page is not initially displayed at the top. it will show the page halfway down or something, and I have to manually scroll to the top. I have noticed, however, that pages are seeming to load faster than in 2.1. some simple forums and websites load almost instantly whereas they used to take a second or two in 2.1.
that's all I can think of at the moment. there might be a few others I'm forgetting about, but either way the ones I listed above are extremely annoying and have severely affected my general, day to day usage. did they just skip the beta testing on this release? I don't understand how an upgrade can be released that so negatively affects the performance of the phone. like I said before, I understand froyo comes with significant improvements, but id rather have 2.1 back until they fix these major issues.
first time poster here, but had to register to voice my concern about what I feel is an extremely bug ridden upgrade. I understand that froyo introduced a number of improvements, but its also so full of bugs that I'm having a hard time appreciating it. I haven't read through the entire thread so I'm sure a most of these issues have been discussed, but I'm gonna go ahead and post all of the issues I've been experiencing...I'm using a completely stock motorola droid by the way, running FRG01B.
-home screen icon delay. this one is perhaps the most annoying, because it does it on a consistent basis. probably 75% of the time when I exit the browser, and maybe 50% of the time when exiting apps.
-gallery takes 5-10 seconds to load albums when opened. prior to 2.2 the gallery loaded the individual albums almost instantly, but now nearly everytime I open it, I have to wait 5 and sometimes up to 10 seconds for the albums to load. once I click on an album, however, it loads the album thumbs in the same amount of time it took in 2.1.
-home screen swiping doesn't work on the first 2 swipes after exiting some apps...this one is a bit strange. sometimes when I exit an app and attempt to swipe to either the left or right home screens, it won't register my first few swipe attempts. only after the second or third attempt will it recognize it and switch screens.
-various animation lags. I've noticed the lag when exiting apps and the setting menu, as well as within the browser when opening my bookmarks page, and when placing or receiving a call.
-general slower performance. I don't notice a 2.5x - 3.0x speed increase whatsoever. it seems as if some things actually run slower...opening the call log, settings menu, some apps, etc.
-youtube playback problems. some videos are extremely choppy when played in HQ, so much so in fact that I can't even open the menu or pause the video while its playing, so I just have to press the back button and uncheck HQ in order to watch the video.
-random browser bugs. sometimes when I reopen pages I had visited earlier, the page is not initially displayed at the top. it will show the page halfway down or something, and I have to manually scroll to the top. I have noticed, however, that pages are seeming to load faster than in 2.1. some simple forums and websites load almost instantly whereas they used to take a second or two in 2.1.
that's all I can think of at the moment. there might be a few others I'm forgetting about, but either way the ones I listed above are extremely annoying and have severely affected my general, day to day usage. did they just skip the beta testing on this release? I don't understand how an upgrade can be released that so negatively affects the performance of the phone. like I said before, I understand froyo comes with significant improvements, but id rather have 2.1 back until they fix these major issues.
Your experience is not typical. I would do one or all of the following:
1. Contact Verizon and demand they fix or replace your phone.
2. Do a factory reset - might as well do this one because it is about the first thing that Verizon is going to tell you to do.
Good luck. 2.2 is a much better OS than is apparent on your phone. Your install was not a good one.
It is FRG01
DarthBrian
New Member
Thoughts on new car dock
Just flipped through the 60+ pages of this thread and I only found intermittent comments on the new car dock.
My question is whether anyone has "cracked" how to change the "buttons" on the new car dock. I thought the old car dock was the pits and the new one has potential but I haven't figured out how to change it. It seems that the second page has three blank "buttons" that are just waiting to be reassigned to my liking.
Some of the early posts in this thread suggested alternative car dock programs but I'd rather stick with the home program if it's customizable.
Aside from that, it's been a pretty seamless OTA transition to 2.2 (FRG01B) on my (original) Droid. And thanks to many for the tip to dump ATK!
Just flipped through the 60+ pages of this thread and I only found intermittent comments on the new car dock.
My question is whether anyone has "cracked" how to change the "buttons" on the new car dock. I thought the old car dock was the pits and the new one has potential but I haven't figured out how to change it. It seems that the second page has three blank "buttons" that are just waiting to be reassigned to my liking.
Some of the early posts in this thread suggested alternative car dock programs but I'd rather stick with the home program if it's customizable.
Aside from that, it's been a pretty seamless OTA transition to 2.2 (FRG01B) on my (original) Droid. And thanks to many for the tip to dump ATK!
xxwake4lifexx
New Member
I'm experiencing the exact same issues and I just bought my phone in like May or late April. The home screen not registering my swipes for a few really, really irritates me.
Virtually everything you describe is exactly what has happened to my phone also since 2.2 "upgrade" (DOWNGRADE) I went through the tedious factory reset process and got maybe a 50% improvement! the home screen issues you describe did not improve much at all, if any. I think it's ridiculous that Google/Motorola allowed this to happen. How can a company possibly think this is acceptable?? The Droid is my first smartphone, and I thought it was the coolest thing on the planet until this whole fiasco started a week ago. I work as an engineer in the automotive industry, if any car company, foriegn or domestic, ever put out a product this incredibly inept and inferior the public and media outcry would put them out of business!
The problem isn't that my phone vibrates too much, it doesn't vibrate at all. So if I have it turned on silent and receive a phone call my phone doesn't vibrate to let me know so I'm missing messages and phone calls while I'm at work and have the ringer turned off.
PhoenixGTR
Member
OK, I downloaded it. Now what? Do I need SP Recovery?
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nod2mybeats
New Member
No, he's right. At least in my own personal experience. I have my vibrate option set on 'ALWAYS' but even though the volume rocker is set to the "Vibrate" setting, the phone will not actually vibrate when I receive a text- only when I receive phonecalls on that setting. Otherwise my phone will only vibrate when the volume is on an audible level no matter which setting I choose in the vibrate options. It's a really dumb feature, "If it ain't broke...".
Sorry, I had to keep editing that for grammar. It was hard to properly phrase that with all the exceptions.
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