Does 1.5 not have where you can go into the applications part of the settings and stop a service or force close an app?

6/11/2010 1:31:42 PM

ok so i know this is probably a basic question, but on my Evo how do I get facebook events (incoming messages, wall posts, status replies etc) to show up in my Android notifications? I've seen it on other peoples phones, just don't know how to configure it.

6/11/2010 1:40:22 PM

it does, but which is easier:

1)pulling down the notification bar, hitting the task manager that sits in it, one clicking the pandora app and it going away
2)hitting the home key, either finding the settings icon on whatever home screen you put it on or hitting the menu button then settings, scrolling down to hit applications, hitting manage applications, waiting for it to load (if your system is hanging because pandora is fucking up it can take forever), scrolling down to pandora (which if you have a lot of apps can also take a while, scroll down after that loads and hit the force stop button

^use the standard facebook application and just leave it running. it can be buggy on some phones, but it usually works well.

you can also do it with sms

6/11/2010 1:41:53 PM

I guess manually killing misbehaving apps would be a legit reason for having a task killer but that's still one more app running.

^^ facebook notifications on android is a crapshoot. The only reliable way is just to have facebook send an email to your gmail account. Think the actual facebook app notifications are only messages, pokes, event invites and friend requests.

6/11/2010 1:57:09 PM

that's pretty much all I use a task killer for. for apps that open when they shouldn't, don't close when they should, and fuck up. poorly designed apps can still be fun to play with, but if you don't manage them properly they will fuck up your battery life and performance.

6/11/2010 2:01:38 PM

synapse, open the facebook app and then menu > Settings... I dont use it (no facebook for me) but pretty sure thats where you can set the notifications. The FB app is not perfect.. still a work in progress in my opinion. You may just want to set up a widget if the notifications are not working well.

Task Killers are NOT needed for Android. If you have an app that is doing something crazy, email the developer.

6/11/2010 2:37:19 PM

i have a few apps that were using CPU so I use a task killer for those. even ones that don't there is a noticeable performance difference without an app killer.

6/11/2010 2:46:31 PM

Bugless Beast Froyo v0.1 (http://tinyurl.com/38j9qt6), Black Glass 2.2 Theme (http://tinyurl.com/2acr5dv & ADW Launcher



Hidden drawer for ADW Launcher


Iphone/Galaxy S style horizontal scrolling app drawer for ADW Launcher

6/11/2010 3:48:19 PM

Froyo, Pure Calendar, not much else:

6/11/2010 4:05:33 PM

Looks like the shadow is now the xtreme and has been bumped up to a 4.3" screen.

http://gadgetuniversity.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-motorola-droid-xtreme-hands-on/





[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 4:14 PM. Reason : ]

6/11/2010 4:14:17 PM

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"synapse, open the facebook app and then menu > Settings... I dont use it (no facebook for me) but pretty sure thats where you can set the notifications. The FB app is not perfect.. still a work in progress in my opinion. You may just want to set up a widget if the notifications are not working well. "

That's all set up, but the notifications are still not showing up on the Android notification bar Maybe I'll look at widgets or something.

6/11/2010 4:16:50 PM

Quote :

"synapse, open the facebook app and then menu > Settings... I dont use it (no facebook for me) but pretty sure thats where you can set the notifications. The FB app is not perfect.. still a work in progress in my opinion. You may just want to set up a widget if the notifications are not working well. "

That's all set up, but the notifications are still not showing up on the Android notification bar Maybe I'll look at widgets or something.

6/11/2010 4:16:50 PM

They really need to work on the facebook app. I believe I may have gotten a notification twice in 5 months and think those were when I had just opened the app.

6/11/2010 4:29:24 PM

Just have facebook send notifications to e-mail. It's really simple.

6/11/2010 4:50:48 PM

Just delete your FaceBook account, you will be happier... I promise.

6/11/2010 5:00:59 PM

facebook in generally is pretty buggy with the android. the official app is pretty bad on most phones. notifications worked great on my backflip, but the widget was pathetic. the motoblur happenings widget >>>> the facebook widget.

of course for whatever reason my facebook inbox doesn't work well with motoblur, i've gotten 1 of the last 20 messages actually deliver to my phone.

6/11/2010 5:05:24 PM

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"^if you can wait as much as a month or two it looks like AT&T will get another android, this one a HTC. There's like 4 rumors about one right now. Old ones are that it'd be the Desire (which would be similar to the Incredible, but slightly better), or Legend (which would be neat, but nothing special). Newer rumors say a smaller android phone (~2.8" screen) with a snapdragon processor (rumored to be the HTC Aria or Liberty), or the newest rumor: http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/06/08/htc-intruder-the-mystery-att-android-phone/ a 3.5" inch screen on that Per AT&T's facebook page they are going to announce something soon Re: Android"

If I was sure it was 3.5", I might be able to wait for it, but if I knew for sure that AT&T would be getting the Galaxy S or the Streak by July, then I'd wait. I just sold my old 2Gs and my 3GS, so I'm "phoneless." I need to get something unless they soon come out definitively saying they're going to get one of these phones. Otherwise, my choice is between paying the ETF and switching to Sprint for the Evo, or buying a Nexus One and waiting it out.

If the Evo had a Super-AMOLED screen, I'd just make the jump, but I'm worried that I'll want to switch back to AT&T if/when the Galaxy S (or the Dell Thunder) come out. Right now I get a corporate discount from my wife's old job, but we'd lose it if we left. Decisions, decisions...

I'm leaning toward just getting the Nexus One and waiting it out though. With a Zagg on it, hopefully I'd get close to full price when I go to sell it, minus eBay fees.

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"That's great and all, but AT&T's coverage blows loads of ass."

Funny, I've never really had an issue with it. I used to have Verizon, and in many places, AT&T has been better for me. The only places I notice where it's worse is in underground areas or tall buildings.

The other thing, for me at least, is that I only pay $115/mo for 2 iPhones with the old unlimited Data plans. We don't even use the 500 min/mo we get between the 2 of us, so the 1600 under Sprint would be useless. We also don't really text. We'd pay $30/mo more under Sprint, although with Sprint we might be able to cut our Vonage plan and only be paying $13/mo more then.

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"3 - 30 day money back guarantee, get ALL your $ back if you don't like anything. don't even have to pay for the plan 4 - great insurance plan. for the evo it's only $7 per month and only a $100 replacement fee "

3. Did not know this, thanks!

4. Are there not manufacturer warranties for at least a year like with the iPhone? I only had solid dumbphones before my first iPhone, so never had to really worry about phones breaking down, and I'm pretty careful with them so never damaged one myself.

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"On a side note, I love this chrome to phone plugin."

I don't get the point of that, why not just use ReadItLater or Instapaper (assuming they have Android apps)?

On a side note, when we went to look at the Evo yesterday, some lady was on her cell hollering at the Sprint customer service from inside the store. She was going on about having spent 10 hr on the phone with them trying to get them to repair her phones like they "said they would."

Bad sign?

6/11/2010 5:06:50 PM

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"Funny, I've never really had an issue with it. I used to have Verizon, and in many places, AT&T has been better for me. The only places I notice where it's worse is in underground areas or tall buildings. "

The coverage itself has never been a *huge* problem for me, but if i had a buck for every one of my calls bellsouth/cingular/at&t has dropped over the last 10 years i'd have a sizable of a chunk of change. hell i could take a nice vacation if i just included all the times i've looked down at an iphone to see 'Call Failed.' bastards.

Quote :

" Are there not manufacturer warranties for at least a year like with the iPhone? I only had solid dumbphones before my first iPhone, so never had to really worry about phones breaking down, and I'm pretty careful with them so never damaged one myself"

Check squaretrade

6/11/2010 7:39:07 PM

Yeah I didn't bother getting Applecare when I got my iphone. I just went straight with 3 years of squaretrade, much cheaper and good coverage.

6/11/2010 8:35:51 PM

lol. dorky moment of the day. Shitty tdub keyboard

6/11/2010 8:58:19 PM

http://phandroid.com/2010/06/11/droid-x-launching-in-july-droid-2-following-in-august/

I'm gonna be pissed if they get 2.1 or 2.2 with blur before they give one of those to the backflip

6/11/2010 10:12:21 PM

Last I saw was Q3 on the backflip update and those always get pushed back so I wouldn't hold my breath on it happening before the Shadow/Xtreme release

6/11/2010 10:43:03 PM

^^i'd be pissed at AT&T before motorola or google.

6/11/2010 10:45:13 PM

supposedly they're on pace to put it out in q3

6/11/2010 10:54:46 PM

For anyone that likes the 3D app drawer, try the latest update of Launcher Pro. Fastest 3D app drawer ever.

6/11/2010 11:09:55 PM

Faster than froyo? what the hell did I root this thing for

6/12/2010 12:30:02 AM

Yeah it's way faster and smoother than the stock Froyo launcher.

More Shadow/Xtreme pics. Damn thing is HUGE. (That's what she said)

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"Size comparison Droid: 2.4" x 4.6" x 0.5" 6oz Incredible: 2.3" x 4.63" x 0.47" 4.59oz Evo: 2.6" x 4.8" x .5" 6oz Xtreme: 2.5" x 5.01" x .39" 5.47oz"

6/12/2010 9:14:17 AM

ive got a droid and after the nexus one and the evo, i'm still not really terribly jealous

especially with the news of the evo glass separating

6/13/2010 10:03:12 PM

i'm a bit jealous of all you fools running 2.1 and 2.2

6/13/2010 10:07:04 PM

anyone had any luck with the iloveradio app? doesn't work for me

6/13/2010 10:15:09 PM

^^^ evo glass separating?

Had my first reboot today...was unlocking the phone and everything froze. I had to remove the battery and restart. Seems fine now. Im running a custom ROM so Im not sure if that was the problem. Managed to improve my battery life a bit by turning off all non-essential syncing (stocks, weather, etc).

6/13/2010 10:53:50 PM

^^works fine for me. a bit slow to load and takes a minute to load stations too, but it works fine otherwise

6/13/2010 11:06:36 PM

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"especially with the news of the evo glass separating"

my evo glass isn't separating...and none of the other evo owners i know have complained about it, but hey, whatever makes you feel better about using an old phone

6/13/2010 11:16:45 PM

pretty sure articles like this is what they mean about the screens seperating:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/13/htc-evo-suffering-from-glass-separation-issues/

Probably being blown out of proportion, kinda like some of the N1 issues when it was first released. Hopefully.

6/14/2010 8:36:02 AM

Froyo update news...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/198702/android_22_upgrade_list_is_your_phone_getting_froyo.html

6/14/2010 9:30:04 AM

So, wait, does this mean I am going to have to reset back to stock in order to get the legit system update? sigh...

6/14/2010 9:36:33 AM

yeah, for the most part, the custom roms block OTA updates but you can also just install a custom rom that has the official release and won't have to worry about losing root.

6/14/2010 9:42:07 AM

whoah are you guys all conspiracy theorists? lol i would wait and see what HTC's official response is before you instantly relegate all negative news about your new phone as a smear campaign from competitors

they say theyve sold about 200k of these things so it would have to affect probably >10k before they decide to do anything about it other than just replacing those phones with new ones

6/14/2010 10:44:47 AM

^ not sure who you could be talking about... pretty sure nobody blew it up.

6/14/2010 2:32:06 PM

well i was going to make the move today. Went into the store, talked to the sales rep, only to find out my evo would be 1 month waittime before I got it. fuck that. Oh well. Maybe another day.

6/14/2010 6:31:39 PM

^ 1 month? whys that? I just went in and bought one last week.

6/14/2010 6:40:20 PM

^ i went to the store in wilson. I wonder how they do not have stock on something like this and with 1 month wait time?

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6/14/2010 7:02:30 PM

I have a replacement coming from RS based on defective screen. I'm pretty sure the water under the screen is a direct result of this "glass separation". It's definitely not flush, but I'm not sure if I'll take the other handset when it comes. We'll see.

6/14/2010 9:23:29 PM

so i wonder why the display stays on when it's charging...seems like it would lead to deterioration over time



[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 9:49 PM. Reason : V Evo]

6/14/2010 9:38:01 PM

You mean on a particular device?

6/14/2010 9:43:30 PM

ATT announced the HTC aria today. Nothing really special about it other than it being a decent phone.

3.2" screen. 7.2 mb/s 3g capable. 600 Mhz processor. Sense UI

June 20th release

6/14/2010 9:47:00 PM

that is probably my #1 complaint about the droid, i cannot turn it off and then charge it because it instantly turns itself back on. i guess maybe they didnt build any sort of automatic shutoff to the charging if its not actually running.

6/14/2010 10:08:41 PM

i know that on my backflip there's a setting to make the screen not turn off when it charges, maybe that feature is defaulted on for your phones?

6/14/2010 10:19:41 PM

my Evo screen stays off when its charging......

6/14/2010 10:20:52 PM

^^ no i mean i want the whole phone off, not the display

even my old blackberry could do that but if you charge it in your bedroom at night there's always going to be a little light in the corner that you have to cover up

6/14/2010 10:35:01 PM