evan9381 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 im an idiot when it comes to these phones, and this is already pissing me off. the update added a bunch more programs i dont want/need or will never use (amazon mp3, app sharing, city id (was already there), my verizon mobile, news and weather, peep (already there), quickoffice, search people, vz navigator)...not to mention, i can go and kill the tasks, and they just pop back up and keep running. my battery life today alone i have noticed is shit. fuck this. such bs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 root your phone remove apps profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 obviously you missed the first sentence of my original post. ive looked over on AF and i start reading, and after about 2 lines im already thouroughly confused. i dont know how to do all this crap. plus, is it even available to root 2.2 yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinergi Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Be happy you even got it. I am still stuck with 1.5 because I am afraid to screw with this phone. I wish I could get a G1 back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 only way to delete the stock crap is with root. what phone do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinergi Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 only way to delete the stock crap is with root. what phone do you have? They ended up giving me a Motorola Cliq XT. It's not a bad phone, but being stuck in 1.5 I don't get Nav or ability to save pics to SD, or really access to the SD card for the most part. I don't know the validity of the of the rumors that Motorolas brick easily, but I didn't want to screw it up. Three more months and I can get what I want, or I will switch and get the Galaxy S or next best thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 HTC incredible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 iPhone Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Fixed lol. not impressed with it...tried my brothers and didnt like it...and this was before i got this phone. funny thing is, i was planning on waiting until verizon got the iphone, then after messing with his a couple times, decided it wasnt as good as i thought it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 lol. not impressed with it...tried my brothers and didnt like it...and this was before i got this phone. funny thing is, i was planning on waiting until verizon got the iphone, then after messing with his a couple times, decided it wasnt as good as i thought it would be. I felt the exact same way the first time I used it. Then someone showed my a few tips, I used my wife's a couple more times and now I'm hooked. I have mine set up perfectly and show you a bunch of cool shit with it. What are your top 3 uses/needs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 DROID X > I Phone 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 mainly calls, texts, and web browsing...it just pisses me off they add all these apps that they want me to waste more money on (like vz navigator...ive got google maps, car panel, etc. dont need to pay $10/mo for vz nav, i have free thing on my phone) and i cant remove them without doing a bunch of stuff i shouldnt have to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 yeah, it is bs you have you to root to get rid of the software you don't want slowing down your phone. but, good thing someone hacked it. there is a click once thing giong around to do it. it's pretty easy. i am waiting for the 2.2 update to be applied my Verizon before i root my phone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 DROID X > I Phone 4 Notice your occupation. Very common among IT folks. Otherwise, like Evan, most people just want point, click and work. Not knocking the phone, but one of the many things apple does right is keep things easy to use. Ease of use is among the top reasons features associated with high adoption rates. I'm sure you know that being in IT though. Users are not always techies. Having sold software for nearly 20 years, I can say that's truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 yes. very true. and with android having a linux back end, is soo enticing. i can't wait to tear into my phone. i have wanted a android device since the G1 came out. hell, i would like to have a G1 now just to mess with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I'm in a iphone 3g right now and I'm looking at the captivate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Root permissions wont just get rid off apps, you have to NAND unlock as the preloaded apps are in /system. And 2.2 has been rooted, it involves a downgrade to 2.1. Sebastian Krahmer developed the local root exploit it uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Root permissions wont just get rid off apps, you have to NAND unlock as the preloaded apps are in /system. And 2.2 has been rooted, it involves a downgrade to 2.1. Sebastian Krahmer developed the local root exploit it uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 App killer doesnt close apps that are set to auto start by the phone. You have to go into android built in running services and stop them from there. It will give you a warning that the app will not restart until manually started and then close it once selected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 App killer doesnt close apps that are set to auto start by the phone. You have to go into android built in running services and stop them from there. It will give you a warning that the app will not restart until manually started and then close it once selected. Just buy an Iphone already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Those of you who swear by app killers, please read this. http://androinica.com/2010/05/07/google-and-cyanogen-comments-imply-task-killermanager-apps-are-pointless/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Those of you who swear by app killers, please read this. http://androinica.com/2010/05/07/google-and-cyanogen-comments-imply-task-killermanager-apps-are-pointless/ Android phones are a lot more technical than other phones. Applications like task manager/app killer need to be tweaked to make them useful. The problem is people just try to close everything all the time thinking it helps.. then they go to use a navigation apps and stuff and wonder why it cant find their location. Another thing is it actually uses more battery stopping and starting running services all the time. I personally dont like the 2.2 update. At first it was cool but I like 2.1 more. I'll probably reset it to factory and root it to ignore the update here soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Those of you who swear by app killers, please read this. http://androinica.com/2010/05/07/google-and-cyanogen-comments-imply-task-killermanager-apps-are-pointless/ Disagree, not entirely. In certain custom roms like Bugless, you can change how much memory the system will inherently try to keep free, making them a tad less pointless. I use mine as a quick way to close pandora if I want it to stop playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primera Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I'm in a iphone 3g right now and I'm looking at the captivate. I just got the Captivate a few days ago and I love it. Now I just need to learn more about rooting it and all the capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I updated my Dinc to Froyo the other night and really wish I hadn't. It's much slower than 2.1, and it added all those useless programs. Can I still root 2.2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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