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Battery freezes on a certain % may or may not be fully charged. Mine after unplugging and plugging finaly showed 100%
When charging ...screen is not very responsive.
3rd bug i noticed BLUR still sux. Makes phone feel slower than my Incredible 2.
Dont see myself keeping this device.
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1. Not getting that freezing percentage...
2. Screen is completely responsive for me during charging.
3. The GB Blur has *actually* impressed me. The launcher feels smooth and I actually like the Blur widgets...call me crazy.
Try rebooting the phones, battery pulls, or charging from an outlet instead of a computer.
Berzerker7 said:
1. Not getting that freezing percentage...
2. Screen is completely responsive for me during charging.
3. The GB Blur has *actually* impressed me. The launcher feels smooth and I actually like the Blur widgets...call me crazy.
Try rebooting the phones, battery pulls, or charging from an outlet instead of a computer.
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I am with you. No issues so far!!
Mine has been plugged into a charger (not a USB port) for 5 hours. Started at 40% and has maxed at 60%. When I get home I'm going to go ahead and shut her down and try a different charger. May be some funky batteries. Nothing else has bothered me (and to tell the truth I've been messing around with it every 10 minutes so it may actually be charging!)
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Battery freezes on a certain % may or may not be fully charged. Mine after unplugging and plugging finaly showed 100%
When charging ...screen is not very responsive.
3rd bug i noticed BLUR still sux. Makes phone feel slower than my Incredible 2.
Dont see myself keeping this device.
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I'm thinking you have a bad phone... Mine is fine, but that being said I never even opened the standard battery just used extended one.
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I am with you. No issues so far!!
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This^^^^
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This^^^^
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You gonna do some magic on this thing?
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You gonna do some magic on this thing?
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I am... One thing I just noticed is that the launcher is NOT tied to the widgets with blur. I am running ADW EX and I can still use the Blur Software and widgets.
That's sweet.
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I am... One thing I just noticed is that the launcher is NOT tied to the widgets with blur. I am running ADW EX and I can still use the Blur Software and widgets.
That's sweet.
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Cool. I usually use adw ex but was just testing the stock launcher out!!
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Cool. I usually use adw ex but was just testing the stock launcher out!!
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Usually any Home Replacement nukes that stuff. May be a good sign the Blur is not dug in as deep.
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ROOT, Debloat, use a new launcher.....and BAM! New speedy phone! Trust me, it make a world of difference.
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Usually any Home Replacement nukes that stuff. May be a good sign the Blur is not dug in as deep.
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I did hear they were make changes to it so this should be good..
Blur is improved but still garbage..... one thing i will say is RECEPTION is the best i ever had!!!!
My incredible 2 sucked.... this is getting amazing reception. Thats why i got it. Moto is great there.
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So far the only "bug" I have found is reception/signal strength is crappy. With my Bolt I was able to get 4g in my home and 4g at work. At my desk now I get no signal (Bolt 4g 1-2 bars), on my drive home tends to drop to 3g often (bolt stays on 4g), and at home 3g only one bar (bolt 4g 2 bars).
I really am begging to like the Bionic love having the moto keyboard back but the radio is making me hesitate keeping it.
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Blur is improved but still garbage..... one thing i will say is RECEPTION is the best i ever had!!!!
My incredible 2 sucked.... this is getting amazing reception. Thats why i got it. Moto is great there.
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I'll second this. Reception has been fantastic for me as well. Significantly better than the Incredible and Fascinate I used prior to this. Moto always has had good reception IME. Some of the best.
I just really, really, don't like this screen. I'm spoiled coming off of Super AMOLED from Samsung. It's not as bad as others I've seen in my day, but I certainly expected better from a flagship phone.
Aside from that and a locked boot loader, the phone's actually pretty good. Love the LTE speeds and how snappy it is.
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So far the only "bug" I have found is reception/signal strength is crappy. With my Bolt I was able to get 4g in my home and 4g at work. At my desk now I get no signal (Bolt 4g 1-2 bars), on my drive home tends to drop to 3g often (bolt stays on 4g), and at home 3g only one bar (bolt 4g 2 bars).
I really am begging to like the Bionic love having the moto keyboard back but the radio is making me hesitate keeping it.
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Have to agree.. in my house going between my tbolt and bionic I get consistanly better 4g reception witht he tbolt.. (running shifttheory thanks droidtheory)
I was thinking maybe it was the rainstorms here but after moving the sim back to the tbolt that is not the case.
well after checking the status in the phone they are both around the same dec... -88 to -91.. in the same location.. however the tbolt shows more bars...
Also I do notice that the speed seems to be a little better on the bionic...
now if a decent theory rom could come out for this...
You can't judge by bars. Some Roms show different bar ratings than stock.
I'm getting about the same reception between the two.
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I am... One thing I just noticed is that the launcher is NOT tied to the widgets with blur. I am running ADW EX and I can still use the Blur Software and widgets.
That's sweet.
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Thanks for the heads up! I was hesitant to install any custom launcher because I didn't want to lose the widgets.
Cool!
Anybody having vibrate issues? Mine was fine and now it sounds like crap. Very annoying and noisy. Kinda hard to explain.
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This bionic camera in my opinion is terrible. I have done the research...tried multiple third party apps and I can't find something to get clear photos or to where I can tap a specific spot on screen to focus on that specific spot... Any help is appreciated.
Dx camera link
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2HY6PFL9
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Try HDR Camera +
I tried it out and it force closes the gallery every time I take a picture.
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Instead of tapping, you can drag the square in the middle to the area you want it to focus on.
Have you tried Camera Advance? Here is the market link https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mnapps.cameraadvancelite&feature=search_result There is also a paid versions too. Hope this helps
I tried it out, found out camera 360 has a touch to focus option, seems to be doing good, I miss the HTC camera lol..
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dotson817 said:
I tried it out, found out camera 360 has a touch to focus option, seems to be doing good, I miss the HTC camera lol..
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Can you clarify for me how the "touch to focus" feature differs from the method I mentioned with dragging the square? I've heard a lot of complaints about not being able to "touch to focus" but I figured it was the same.
Same thing but instead of dragging a square you just tap the screen in the area you want it to focus on
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I have tried most camera apps on the market. With the newly released flickr app comes with a camera. This thing is pretty solid. slow but still solid. I prefer this over the blur camera. Mind you it has less option than most camera apps, however they can only improve with later versions.
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What's the deal with camera360 only showing half screen? Is there a setting I'm missing that makes it full screen or so I have to buy the full version?
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Full version does the same thing to me its not made for qHD is my guess maybe im wrong tho
Hey...figured it out. Download spare parts from the market. Uncheck the "comparability mode" box and that fixes it.
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admorris said:
Hey...figured it out. Download spare parts from the market. Uncheck the "comparability mode" box and that fixes it.
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Yeah I found this out too from another thread forgot to update on here my bad
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admorris said:
Hey...figured it out. Download spare parts from the market. Uncheck the "comparability mode" box and that fixes it.
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SWEET had this already but didn't know it was ticked, this is awesome much better, but yeah this app is great for our camera, i seem to get great photos and fast focusing
Sooo, I've been very disappointed with the camera like most of u... That is until I realized a really awesome feature that dramatically improves quality & speed:
==> hold down the shutter button until u are ready to snap a picture and it will instantly take the pic with great quality. This is a trick I stole from my days of taking pictures with a point & shoot camera!
Hope this helps - I've even tested this in the dark and it works perfect on Auto.
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Sooo, I've been very disappointed with the camera like most of u... That is until I realized a really awesome feature that dramatically improves quality & speed:
==> hold down the shutter button until u are ready to snap a picture and it will instantly take the pic with great quality. This is a trick I stole from my days of taking pictures with a point & shoot camera!
Hope this helps - I've even tested this in the dark and it works perfect on Auto.
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This does work well, what I have been doing lately
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24. Oct 2, 2011 4:41 PM (in response to scottay)
Re: Camera! Please fix it!
I have some GOOD news about the stock camera, after fussing with it for more than a few hours (and after uninstalling my Vignette app)...
Try this (but don't expect it to take rapid-fire photos - it's stilll a phone camera). The results for me were pretty good, relative to what I was getting before.
In the stock camera options:
Check - store on SD card (not internal storage)
Mode: Choose the "hand" - steady
Move the brightness slider SLIGHTLY to the right (brighter)
Use autoflash only when you definitely want flash. Otherwise, turn it off when there's enough light. The flash tends to wash out colors.
AND most important - I had to learn the hard way - aim at your subject and wait until the white corner square turns into a full square - and then turns green. Most already know you can move the square with your finger to the part of the photo you want the rest of the photo based on. When the box is green, though, the camera has focused and adjusted the exposure to what you are aiming at. THEN, click the photo.
This takes more time than it should, but at least it works. Experiment with other modes besides "auto," which seems to deliver less than mediocre.
I got some pretty impressive results from this combination. Much better, at the least, than my first attempts.
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Thought I'd copy and post, helped me.
I found this link and fixed my BIONIC camera complaints. The difference in speed is awesome.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285320
About to test thanks!
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Wow very nice camera, crystal clear and blazing fast
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I simply couldnt stand how poor the picture quality was on my new bionic, so i started exploring ways to make them batter. And im happy to report, I did! I got an application from the market called camera zoom fx, and i promise you, the picture quality is like day and night, so it IS NOT, a hardware issue, its definitely a software issue. you can even change the location it saves the pics to so they save to the camera roll in your gallery just like the stock blur camera app, and you can set it as your default camera. below i have to example pictures i took under low lighting with the flash on. See for yourselves, but since this application has now been rought to everyones attention, i hope we dont have to hear about how ****ty our camera is in all the threads anymore... this is proof the camera isnt bad, the software it uses is... If you have any questions on how to setup the app or anything else, post here or PM me...
A $5 fix
But yes, this is a good app, and definitely proves that it isn't a hardware limitation.
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Found it a little cheaper over on Mobility Market.
I ponied up the 5 bux. Well worth it.
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I like Camera 360 alot, its what I've been using to shoot.
I use the HDR(Heavy) feature alot, make stuff look, better.
Is really worth I mean I found version 2.5 for free in internet and really not too good for the $5 but maybe im wrong since latest version is 3.1.4
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denpad2010 said:
Is really worth I mean I found version 2.5 for free in internet and really not too good for the $5 but maybe im wrong since latest version is 3.1.4
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I found a 3.0.2v on the internet and it was not as good as the stock 1 on the bionic, it was infact worse, so for me i will be using the stock cam app from the bionic, but thanks for sharing
I find that the AOSP camera takes pictures 150% better that the blur based one... this is why I am going to include that as the default camera app in Liberty
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MIUI camera works quite well if you're rooted...very fast focus and great pics.
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I find that the AOSP camera takes pictures 150% better that the blur based one... this is why I am going to include that as the default camera app in Liberty
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any ETA on liberty?? cant wait for it!! and to the users saying it isnt worth it, yet your using old versions.... HAS IT EVER OCCURED THAT THE REASON NEW VERSIONS ARE PUT OUT IS CAUSE THEYRE BETTER THEN THE OLD ONES??? IF YOU WANT THE NEW ONE BUT DONT WANNA PONY UP THE 5 BUCKS USE 4SHARD AND FIND THE RIGHT VERSION!!!
kejar31 said:
I find that the AOSP camera takes pictures 150% better that the blur based one... this is why I am going to include that as the default camera app in Liberty
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...But does the AOSP camera do 1080p video in H264 format like the stock one?
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...But does the AOSP camera do 1080p video in H264 format like the stock one?
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i dont know about aosp, but i know that i couldnt find any 3rd party camcorder apps, and the videos on the stock app look just as horrible as the pics when watching them on the phone, but when theyre hooked up to the tv via hdmi they look really great... audio is a lil too sensitive though, if theres a light breeze it sounds like your in the middle of a frickin tornado.. lol
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i dont know about aosp, but i know that i couldnt find any 3rd party camcorder apps, and the videos on the stock app look just as horrible as the pics when watching them on the phone, but when theyre hooked up to the tv via hdmi they look really great... audio is a lil too sensitive though, if theres a light breeze it sounds like your in the middle of a frickin tornado.. lol
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That's kind of why I'm afraid of touching any camera but the blur one...because often times the camcorder doesn't make use of the noise canceling mics, doesn't do HD quality, and doesn't work with the FFC.
So the camcorder doesn't work on this all, either? Wish I would have known this before the refund period ended
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So the camcorder doesn't work on this all, either? Wish I would have known this before the refund period ended
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It works.
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With camera zoom fx I can't video record when I click video take me to the stock camera app
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Camera360 just blows this stock camera away.
I was in a dark room and got 100% focus on items that the stock camera couldn't and wouldn't touch.
Not very stable but I'd rather have great pictures instead of blurry **** quality. I don't have a doubt that the Bionic will gain some attention of the developer and they'll be able to fix the camera sometimes FC..
I spent the first two weeks on trying to get this camera to take a decent picture in low light and the results were never that great. Took one photo with Camera360 and it was a night and day difference.
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With camera zoom fx I can't video record when I click video take me to the stock camera app
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thats cause its not a video recorder, its only a camera, so yes, when u click it, its gonna direct you to the stock app.
I purchased this a long time ago, and I'm glad that I'm finally using it.
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thats cause its not a video recorder, its only a camera, so yes, when u click it, its gonna direct you to the stock app.
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That's ok since really stock video recorder os not too bad just want o know and make sure om doing right thanks
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Just wanting to know what you all think. Not too much discussion going on here about them. I've used them all, good experiences. Pro, cons, whatever. I personally like the stock .230 leak. I find the smart actions very nice. Also like the app drawer with the different groups.
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Just wanting to know what you all think. Not too much discussion going on here about them. I've used them all, good experiences. Pro, cons, whatever. I personally like the stock .230 leak. I find the smart actions very nice. Also like the app drawer with the different groups.
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Personally, I like the 230 update... plan on updating to 232 soon, but holding off because every time I flash, another one comes out.
I'm not one for flashing nightly roms, but I've been itching to try CM9
Yeah I am a little hesitant about flashing .232. But I think it's good news that these leaks keep showing up.
I used the CM9 from the .2233 leak and wasn't overly impressed. I feel AOKP has more options. But these Moto leaks are just so nice in my taste.
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I prefer AOKP but there are still some issues with it such as static in the Bluetooth. I have 2 phones on me all day at work and the use of a headset is a must. I am on stock .232 with Apex, init.d, and pull down toggles. I have pulled all the bloat and system crap that I don't ever use. There isn't really much at all running in the background. I have pulled some init.d scripts from different roms to speed things up more but not sure which one I'm going to use yet. As soon as AOKP has the BT issue fixed I will be flashing it though.
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Sorry for the noob question, but how do you get the pulldown toggles on the stock rom?
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Sorry for the noob question, but how do you get the pulldown toggles on the stock rom?
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You can download notification toggle from the play store and set your own toggles in your notification bar
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That's pretty cool. I was thinking it had to be a modification to the rom itself.
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CM9 and Lovin it.
nkmassie said:
Just wanting to know what you all think. Not too much discussion going on here about them. I've used them all, good experiences. Pro, cons, whatever. I personally like the stock .230 leak. I find the smart actions very nice. Also like the app drawer with the different groups.
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I stayed on the .232 leak for a couple days, enjoyed the new "Blur" but there were just a couple thing i didn't like. The launcher was alright a little prehistoric compared to today's standards with Apex and especially Nova being so fast and smart. Not being able to change the Lockscreen shortcuts aggravated me but overall the Lockscreen with its separate Camera, Phone, Messaging, Sound settings, and Lock is nice.
But after I flashed CM9 i wont look back. You can customize everything, there is shortcuts to everything, its very responsive, and Cyanogenmod Team really made there stock applications wonderful. You can tell they took there time in making everything run smoothly and look great as well.
So i would go with CM9 especially Axiobeam.06_TARGA. Thats what i flashed and i love it. It includes alot of extras worth having.
I'm currently on 232 and love it. Tried AOKP and CM9, and while they are both solid, they both lack one CRUCIAL feature- Webtop.
Since I am addicted to my Lapdock, I'm staying with Stock ICS until a good rom comes along with a working Webtop.
Not a big deal though since stock ICS is pretty damned-near perfect.
The CM9 u tried, was it the unofficial one ported by dhacker29?
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While I do love the features of CM9, there are small things that I really like about the Bionic ICS, like the text app. I like the black background versus the white of CM9/AOKP. I haven't toyed around with Apex enough to know its potential, but I have no complaints about the stock launcher.
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I've flashed 2231, 2233, and now 232, and all of them have had constantly high CPU and RAM usage, making my phone painfully slow to use. However, on the AOKP ICS-leak builds I had no such slowdowns (despite other bugs), with almost all of the same apps installed.
Has anyone else experienced poor performance with the stock leaks?
Occasionally I notice the slow downs, but have definitely noticed the high cpu usage, even after switching governors.
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So I've been using AOKP for a few days and noticed the light behind the capacitive buttons never shuts off. Even when the screen is off they just dim. Any ideas for a fix, or is that part of the ROM?
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So I've been using AOKP for a few days and noticed the light behind the capacitive buttons never shuts off. Even when the screen is off they just dim. Any ideas for a fix, or is that part of the ROM?
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Go into your display settings and toggle the auto-brightness (IIRC)...
Any of these ics roms have it to where the starts bar WONT scroll down on the lock screen?
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Any of these ics roms have it to where the starts bar WONT scroll down on the lock screen?
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You really only need to ask the question once in a given forum. But honestly I haven't noticed in on either the ICS leaks I've used.
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Actually I just noticed it but I think it is as designed. If my phone is locked, not just screen timed out, and I have an unlock pattern (probably pin too) the status bar does not open. If the screen is timed out the status bar can be pulled open.
Not sure, and don't see why it would be a deal breaker. Currently using AOKP with no problems at all.
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Only thing that's turning me away from cm9, AOKP or even liquid is the crt animation is down towards the bottom of the screen and when I scroll from screen to screen is glitchy unlike the ics leak
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Yeah that was bothering me so I turned CRT off. I just recently installed CM10 and its nice aside from the lack of camera. Definitely very promising.
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Okay.. so I have my GS since one and a half years and Im a really heavy user. Compared to my mums GS (both phones were bought together) my Display looks horrible! Doesnt matter if stock or not. So can this be possible? Does a display loose its colors after heavy use?
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bustem said:
Okay.. so I have my GS since one and a half years and Im a really heavy user. Compared to my mums GS (both phones were bought together) my Display looks horrible! Doesnt matter if stock or not. So can this be possible? Does a display loose its colors after heavy use?
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You got to make sure that this is a hardware issue. are both phones on the same brightness level ? try to put in the maximum brightness and compare them with a same picture or wallpaper. mine is working fine for two years.
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You got to make sure that this is a hardware issue. are both phones on the same brightness level ? try to put in the maximum brightness and compare them with a same picture or wallpaper. mine is working fine for two years.
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same brightness.. I'll post a picture asap
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You do realise that SAMOLED stands for Super Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode. Because the pixels are organic, they have a certain lifetime and will fade out as they get older and burnt out. Using darker colours tends to preserve the life of the pixels as opposed to whites.