I'd like to compile a list in one thread. Hopefully Samsung + Verizon is reading.
- GPS
Takes longer than usual to acquire a GPS lock when GPS hasn't been used for a while.
- Rotate notification
Notification sound sometimes plays when the phone orientation changes. Typically happens after connecting to USB with debugging enabled.
- Pandora/Radio Time status bar text
Status bar text is in black instead of white; this is an app issue, but still annoying.
- Desk clock app
When docked, there should be an option for the display to automatically change from day time to night time view based on sunrise/sunset. The month is shown as text as well as 2 large digits; the date should be shown as large digits. The current date doesn't update as it should; in the morning, the highlighted date will be yesterday's date.
- Smart Alarm
The Smart Alarm will play a nice calm sound before your alarm. Good idea, but there's no way to snooze it. If you dismiss the Smart Alarm, the normal alarm will never sound. Normal alarm functions properly. Should have an option for 1 min. Smart Alarm.
- Stock Car Dock app
Only launches VZ Navigator (which no one would ever use). Google Maps should be an option (if installed). Must remove stock app and use a Market app to fix.
- Bing
Really?
- Browser bookmarks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=795392
Don't pin bookmarks for us. There are ways to get rid of them and we shouldn't have to find those ways to do that. There are 2 Verizon bookmarks that you CAN NOT delete without a workaround.
- Messaging Notification
I like the puzzle piece notification. I would like it even more if it worked with Handcent (or other SMS apps).
- Battery charging
Why does the battery usage drop a few percent right after it's pulled off the charger after a full charge?
- Battery notification
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790908&page=5
Please don't notify that the battery is changed via popup. This is not an iPhone. Use the notification bar so it doesn't illuminate the phone at night while we're sleeping which then causes the battery to drain even more.
- Headphone jack
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786793
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790645
Should be able to distinguish the type of headphone you're plugging in. You can't use the phone mic to talk on the phone when normal headphones (with no mic) are plugged in.
- Dock audio jacks
The home dock states the jack will be functional in 2.2. The car dock didn't have that sticker. Hopefully these work after the update.
- Edit magnification/improved copy + paste
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3190
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794020
Should be able to enter an edit mode to show a magnification window to help determine where your finger is when editing text. This will also improve the copy paste function. There is a feature request open by Android developers for this. Also, I believe HTC has implemented something like this - so should Samsung.
- Navigation volume
Even with Google Navigation volume at max, it is much lower than the other sounds playing through the phone.
- Lag
All Galaxy S models have a "lag" based on the file system Samsung decided to use. A Linux-native file system should be used instead.
- Browser GIF support
Browser does not support animated GIFs
- Dock audio support
Some charging docks state the audio outputs will be supported in 2.2.
- Softkey lights
Softkey lights should stay on while the screen is on (in some cases... or at least optional).
- Incoming call screen locks
Incoming calls lock the screen. Outgoing calls don't. The screen shouldn't lock during calls.
- Stock E-Mail app
Stock e-mail app can't open some attachments (notably PDFs).
- Stock calendar limitations
Overlapping appointments are not handled well; week view does not show detail it should (and is possible the most used view). Does not default to Google calendar.
- Music player auto pause
Music should automatically pause if headphones are unplugged. This feature may be in 2.2.
- Contact sorting
No option to sort contacts by Last Name, First Name
- T9 Dialer default
Love the fact they added a T9 dialer. Hate that it defaults to the first number in the contact's list of phone numbers. It should default to the default number of the contact and/or show all the contact's numbers or all the possibilities of the name/number search query. Is the T9 dialer search function using Bing? (cheap shot)
- Global search button
The global search button usually has options within the Settings menu which should give you the options to search applications, contacts, e-mail, etc. on the phone itself. This option is not present (another Bing limitation maybe?)
- Music player controls
After stopping the music player, the controls will sometimes re-appear unless the player task is killed using a task manager. This has been known to happen after receiving a phone call.
- Phone notification
When in a call, there are 2 phone icons in the notification bar. Maybe one is an Android default and the other is for the super cool phone control from the notification pull-down?
- Call quality
Could be improved
- Daily briefing app
Nice idea, but it's not configurable and has been known to slow down the phone when used as a widget.
- Bloatware
No one likes this stuff. Please give us the ability to uninstall these apps. And follow Google's approach and utilize the Market to update your own stock apps so we don't have to wait for a full system update for app fixes.
- Car dock application after removal from dock
Screen doesn't lock when removing from car dock; screen stays on and will sometimes re-launch the last application (Navigation mostly). The bad part is when you grab the phone to remove it from the dock, you typically press something on the screen or one of the soft keys.
- Text Messaging +1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797001
Texts fail to send when the contact number has +1 in the number field when using stock Messaging app. To fix, edit contacts via G-Mail and re-sync your contacts via your phone.
- Touch screen doesn't work on edges
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798244
When drawing on the screen, the pixels closest to the edge are not displayed.
- Screen burn in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805249
- Auto brightness
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821723
Doesn't work as well as it should. Too bright in the dark, not bright enough (100%) in direct sunlight.
- Signal strength
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782781
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821472
Appears to be lower compared to other phones.
- Wi-fi Notification
When wi-fi network notification is disabled, you still get a notification of wireless networks after disconnecting from a saved network.
- Market Application Update Notifications
Never notified of application updates until the Market app is re-launched.
- Market Downloads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=815360
Sometimes apps don't download from the Market. I have this problem when wi-fi is enabled. I will verify wi-fi works (using the browser for example), Market downloads sit at "starting," disable wi-fi, Market apps immediately start to download.
- Calendar + Maps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9215536&postcount=49
Calendar doesn't link to map locations.
If you know of a bug not listed, post and I'll try to add to the list.
my fascinate acquires gps lock within seconds. not 30 seconds. not 45 seconds. no more than 15 seconds.
noises when you go from portrait to landscape and back? weird. mine doesn't do that.
bing as default is unacceptable. bing is simply a random website generator. does anyone really use it?
1. My gps is fine, I think it might be defective for most phones?
2. Download cVolume light and turn you system sound to 0 and you won't hear it anymore
3. Tell the pandora devs about that problem and they might fix it
4. I don't think any dock does that?
5. Why don't you just wake up when your alarm sounds
6. The phone doesn't come with google maps? I don't remember
7. it is easily fixed if you are rooted, or if you want to get launcher pro
8. it's not hard to delete bookmarks and all phones come with bookmarks that are already there
9. Handcent doesn't tie in with the lockscreen
10. how long have you been charging it? it might not be fully charged
11. it takes maybe half of a second for the screen to lock.
bomber889 said:
1. My gps is fine, I think it might be defective for most phones?
2. Download cVolume light and turn you system sound to 0 and you won't hear it anymore
3. Tell the pandora devs about that problem and they might fix it
4. I don't think any dock does that?
5. Why don't you just wake up when your alarm sounds
6. The phone doesn't come with google maps? I don't remember
7. it is easily fixed if you are rooted, or if you want to get launcher pro
8. it's not hard to delete bookmarks and all phones come with bookmarks that are already there
9. Handcent doesn't tie in with the lockscreen
10. how long have you been charging it? it might not be fully charged
11. it takes maybe half of a second for the screen to lock.
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I've been hesitating posting this, because I was afraid of a list of "you're holding it wrong" type of responses. No disrespect, I appreciate your comments and suggestions. I am aware of some of the applications available to work around some issues and other issues we shouldn't have to deal with by rooting the phone. I figured it would be nice if Verizon & Samsung had a list of bugs by a GOOD user community as well as others from this forum who may not be aware of all the issues currently present.
That being said...
1. My GPS works as well, but acquiring a lock isn't as fast as it should be.
2. I use the app Quick Settings. This sound isn't set to the system sounds - it's set to the notifications (same as text messages). Give it a try.
3. Thanks.
4. Still annoying.
5. Thanks I'll give that a try.
6. Google Maps is not installed by default, but the option to change should be there.
7. I like TouchWiz. Rooting should not be a solution.
8. There are 2 Verizon bookmarks which you can not delete without a workaround. They are possible to delete, but not like the others. Give it a try.
9. It would be a nice feature enhancement.
10. Long enough for it to be fully charged. There's a post on it if you search.
11. It's not as fast as it was before the update. To me, it's a bug.
Thanks for your comments, but I think we could all benefit more from contributions. Your #2 was close to a contribution as it's always helpful to learn about new apps - but your solution is incorrect.
Headphone jack needs to be fixed. Its definitely a software issue. The phone should be able to distinguish the type of headphones that are connected cuz other android phones does that.
This is more of android os flaw but I want to be able to select any texts aside from text boxes such as websites and received email just by multi-touch.and I want to be able to drag the cursor along the words I made a typo on rather than continuously attempting to land my fingers between the letters I want to edit.
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Phone call lock screen
I've been looking for someone with a similar issue to mine but couldn't find a solution.
If I make an outgoing call for a duration longer than the time my display is set to lock after being idle (1min), I can hang up straight after the call ends. In other words, the display does not lock during an outgoing call. However, when I receive an INCOMING call and speak for a few minutes (e.g. longer than the 1 min display lock timer) at the end of the call I have to unlock the display to get back to the dialer and then end the call.
I would prefer the screen to not be locked after a phone call. Any suggestions?
GPS is an issue as I was stuck in traffic and trying to find another way home and just gave up and relied on my instinct.
The battery has been great for me and it takes an hr or 2 depending on my usage for the battery to move once off the charger.
Everything else has been stated.
Does anyone know how to get into the menu where recovery etc is????? Up+menu+ power ain't working.
DeezNotes said:
I'd like to compile a list in one thread of anything you guys find.
- Battery drop after charging
Why does the battery usage drop a few percent right after it's pulled off the charger?
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I have noticed a pattern of charging to full and then draining while still plugged into power. Attached is a screenshot of Juice Plotter showing what happens while my phone is plugged in at night.
Computergeek737 said:
I have noticed a pattern of charging to full and then draining while still plugged into power. Attached is a screenshot of Juice Plotter showing what happens while my phone is plugged in at night.
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This is something someone else on the forum noticed and posted here. I noticed it when I'm looking for it, but it's not something you'd know about unless you were tracking your battery usage with a percentage (as some people have done by replacing the stock battery icon in the taskbar with the circle battery icon that shows the percentage). The issue is that immediately taking it off the charger after a full charge, the battery drops a few percentage... which is just weird.
inJustus said:
GPS is an issue as I was stuck in traffic and trying to find another way home and just gave up and relied on my instinct.
The battery has been great for me and it takes an hr or 2 depending on my usage for the battery to move once off the charger.
Everything else has been stated.
Does anyone know how to get into the menu where recovery etc is????? Up+menu+ power ain't working.
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I've read in the Developer forum that some people (including me so far) have had some success with un-checking VZW location services in the Location & Security menu. I've only had this option set for a day so far, but it seemed to work the one time I used GPS - tracking was instant.
To get to recovery, power down, then hold both volume buttons and power on. I'd suggest checking the Developer forum for more information related to recovery. The current Clockwork button scheme is wacky (once you get to that point - which I haven't).
pollsizer said:
I've been looking for someone with a similar issue to mine but couldn't find a solution.
If I make an outgoing call for a duration longer than the time my display is set to lock after being idle (1min), I can hang up straight after the call ends. In other words, the display does not lock during an outgoing call. However, when I receive an INCOMING call and speak for a few minutes (e.g. longer than the 1 min display lock timer) at the end of the call I have to unlock the display to get back to the dialer and then end the call.
I would prefer the screen to not be locked after a phone call. Any suggestions?
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You can try using Screebl? That keeps your screen on when it's at an angle, but I believe it has some in-call options as well. I've been trying to test this to confirm the bug, and I can only get the screen to lock if I navigate away from the in-call screen.
Screebl Lite:
i switched from a Nexus one to a Fascinate....
What i have noticed is that there is a wierd momentary freezing from time to time...
loading an app or switching screens, or trying to load app list, etc.... it will freeze up for a second or so before doing anything... and at times just freezes completely for about 5-10 seconds without me being able to touch anything or use the back buttons etc.... anyone else having this problem?
iifuzz said:
i switched from a Nexus one to a Fascinate....
What i have noticed is that there is a wierd momentary freezing from time to time...
loading an app or switching screens, or trying to load app list, etc.... it will freeze up for a second or so before doing anything... and at times just freezes completely for about 5-10 seconds without me being able to touch anything or use the back buttons etc.... anyone else having this problem?
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This sounds like the infamous "lag" that plagues all of the Galaxy S phones. Most people will root the phone and implement the lag fix to resolve this issue.
Most people ask for an explanation as to why this is. The short of it is Samsung decided to use a file system that couldn't handle multiple read/writes as good as a Linux native file system. Our phones have 2 GB of internal storage for Market apps (located in /data/app). The lag fix creates a 1 GB file formatted as EXT2 (Linux native) within the 2 GB partition. The result is that the phone runs like a bat out of hell, but you only get half as much storage for your apps. For some, 1 GB is enough for their apps. For some, they won't push the phone hard enough to notice the lag.
Pay attention to how Samsung treats the other Galaxy S models (particularly outside the US). It's likely that what they change on those phones will be what'll happen to our phones. If they don't fix it post 2.2, we'll have to keep an eye on the Development area for ROMs which fix this for us.
pollsizer said:
I've been looking for someone with a similar issue to mine but couldn't find a solution.
If I make an outgoing call for a duration longer than the time my display is set to lock after being idle (1min), I can hang up straight after the call ends. In other words, the display does not lock during an outgoing call. However, when I receive an INCOMING call and speak for a few minutes (e.g. longer than the 1 min display lock timer) at the end of the call I have to unlock the display to get back to the dialer and then end the call.
I would prefer the screen to not be locked after a phone call. Any suggestions?
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Yes, this is a very annoying bug; incoming calls do not keep the screen from locking, but outgoing calls do.
Along the same lines; if you use the Music Player at any point during normal use, and exit when you are done, the application exits like it should. But then if you place or receive a phone-call, the music app reappears in your notification bar for no reason.
Very annoying.
How about better copy and paste like the dx? I also can't seem to use the copy and paste inside the email or gmail app.
I would also like it if they could add bluetooth keyboard support and video out through the headphone jack like the galaxy s international version.
That's my wishlist, hope it might be able to come in an update, 2.2?
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The copy/paste feature request has been posted on the Android code website, which I doubt everyone knows about. We have to go there and mark each feature request with a star to get it to rank higher in the results list. Hopefully Google will do something about it. HTC and Motorola both implemented their own copy/paste bubble, but I agree that we need one for the Samsung (or for Android in general)!
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3190&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
Does anyone else also have a problem with the handset speaker?
When I'm on a call I get a very annoying reverb of my own voice,
and I can hear A LOT of my own wind noise or extraneous noise that's
being fed to my mic. This is really annoying... I bought a brand new fascinate
but not from verizon.... so I can't get a replacement T~T....
shl615 said:
Does anyone else also have a problem with the handset speaker?
When I'm on a call I get a very annoying reverb of my own voice,
and I can hear A LOT of my own wind noise or extraneous noise that's
being fed to my mic. This is really annoying... I bought a brand new fascinate
but not from verizon.... so I can't get a replacement T~T....
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I have this issue as well. Sounds like the speaker is clipping when the volume is higher than 1/2.
There is no simple way to copy paste contact information.
I also hate how android changes the ui when u use the keyboard in landscape mode.
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anks86 said:
I have this issue as well. Sounds like the speaker is clipping when the volume is higher than 1/2.
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I don't like the call quality at all and it might be a deal breaker. I hear myself like I'm talking through a kazoo. There is a microphone in the ear piece that seems way to sensitive. And you don't believe me open voice recorder and blow by the mic on the bottom an then blow in the ear piece. See. Is there some sort of canceling thing going on during calls with this over sensitive mic? Voice recording from 3 feet away with normal voice renders distortion. Recording a video in a room with people talking leaves audio garbled all to hell.
My omnia i910 sounded like a land line and I miss it. And I work outside and never had any complaints. But with the fascinate after 4 days I been asked. Are you skydiving? You in a hurricane? How windy is it by you? (just a mild breeze). Even walking generates wind noise that is audible on both ends. Will the update fix this? My 30 will be well over before the update. I might just take it back and leave money on credit until update and see if it was fixed. I absolutely love this device. But hate the phone. And the phone is a major part of what I need.
25 days left.
good day.
Seems to me that far and away the #1 battery killer in Wear is the fact that the watch turns itself on constantly due to incidental movements. Hopefully this will be addressed in the next OS update (however that works) but in the meantime... I'm using a Moto 360 and I've read that "silencing" the phone would turn this feature off, didn't work though. I'm thinking of making an app that would just force the screen off until I hit the hardware button and disregard accelerometer events, but I don't know if this is possible. Anyone know if there's a working fix to the overzealous motion wake yet? If not I'll give it the ol' college try...
scarshapedstar said:
Seems to me that far and away the #1 battery killer in Wear is the fact that the watch turns itself on constantly due to incidental movements. Hopefully this will be addressed in the next OS update (however that works) but in the meantime... I'm using a Moto 360 and I've read that "silencing" the phone would turn this feature off, didn't work though. I'm thinking of making an app that would just force the screen off until I hit the hardware button and disregard accelerometer events, but I don't know if this is possible. Anyone know if there's a working fix to the overzealous motion wake yet? If not I'll give it the ol' college try...
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Can someone please help with this?? I have the same problem!
I would really like this as a feature too. In class it can be a bit distracting. There should really be a ton more options in the Android Wear app. Options like:
Disable Motion to Wake
Disable Tap to Wake
Swipe up/down (on the bottom) to hide/show notifications
Option to re-show dismissed weather cards without saying "Show me the weather".
Option to turn off vibrator (I can just glance at my watch when I feel my phone vibrate)
To answer the OP, no you can not disable wake-on-motion.
Many want this, I want this but who knows what Google will offer.
Rumor is there will be a Android Wear update soon, but I read the main thing is you will be able to play music from your watch, great I get 16-17 hours battery life and I really want to use it as a MP3 player.
Something that's been bugging me with my active display is where I have my phone mounted in my car to the right of my steering wheel. It's constantly popping up the time / active display when I move at all. I'm sure this is speeding up battery drain. It also happens a lot when I'm at my desktop at home and at work since I keep the phone nearby, upright in my keyboard's built-in dock or laying flat on the desk between my arms.
While I LOVE the idea, it would be nice to incorporate the option to have it activate via single tap instead of waving over or looking at the device. It comes up a lot when I'm not looking at it and not really waving over it. Any movement near it seems to bring that screen up and since it's not AMOLED, it is lighting every single pixel enough to worry me on drain. I've looked at displaying active display, but then I lose the entire convenience of not having to press the physical power button.
My LG G4 had a double-tap, but I think I would enjoy a single tap or something. Does anyone know of my options to disable the wave or looking at the phone waking but still have convenience? I swear I read there's an option to have it activate on movement of the phone, but not the waving detection... but can't seem to put that together myself.
I feel like a bit of a dunce... I disabled Approach for Moto Display, but left Wake screen when notifications arrive set to On Moto Display and moving the phone works. If I set that to Ambient Display or Off, then moving the phone does nothing at all. It's a temporary solution to my annoying issue, but still no response to a tap on the screen which would be the best option for those needing to disable Approach for Moto Display for whatever their reason.
One thing to make sure you're doing is that you are acknowledging notifications as they come in. You can swipe them tot he left or right to dismiss, but if you do nothing with a notification it will keep lighting the screen up every minute or so until you do.
I did not know this initially and was concerned over how much the phone lit up, after finding this out and acknowledging the notifications as they come in it's gotten a lot better.
Yesterday I installed new Dev Preview version of Nougat 7.1 on my Nexus 6P, through OTA. After this upgrade, I had updates for several apps, including the default Phone app, that had some major UI changes.
However, one weird and uncomfortable thing I noticed... That when I receive a call, I have the Phone screen popping up showing 2 round red and green buttons for rejecting/answering. It's enough to touch one of them for the action to carry on. There is no protection like sliding left/right to reject/answer a call, although I've been reading that you normally would slide up to answer and slide down to reject (as opposed to the former left/right). This situation occurs even when the phone is off and, thus, the lockscreen is enabled, which makes accidental answering very likely if the phone is, for instance, in the pocket.
Anyone else having this issue? Some recommended fix?
Thanks!
There is a thread for 7.1!
Hello all!
My Razer Phone 2 stopped charging. This is how my Razer Phone 1 also died, basically the charging port went bad, then worse, then died completely.
Anyway I got the Nothing instead, since price and specs fit me pretty fine.
However I want to change a few things. I might be blind in the settings menu, but I'm hoping you'll still help me!
I got a few points I'd like changed, and no amount of googling helped me here:
1. The phone turns on the screen when I pick it up. But there are often mistakes, and the screen just turns on by itself when I'm walking with it in my hand, or in my pocket. It has happened already a few times, after having for phone for 48 hours, that I have dismissed some notifications because of this. Can I stop this function all together?
2. I can also press the screen once and the screen will turn on. This is also a problem when the phone is in my pocket. On my Razer I had to double tap and it still turned on sometimes in my pocket. I ran the Razer phone with Nova Launcher, maybe I have to change to this launcher from the Nothing one to get this double tap feature?
3. I can turn off the screen by double tapping on the home screen. That is a feature I always use and appreciate. I never put the phone screen down so the lights on the backside won't get used. I always double tap to turn on the screen, check for notifications, and double tap to turn the screen off should there be no notifications. Nothing phone won't turn off the screen with a double tap unless I actually unlock it, so I can't do a quick check for notifications by double tapping and double tapping again. It won't matter if the phone is on a table, but I frequently check notifications and put the phone back to my pocket, and having to go for the screen button is not exactly for me. Do I need Nova Launcher here?
4. I NEVER use sounds on my phone, except for the alarms. When someone calls me while the screen is turned off, the screen turns off and I get vibration. If the screen is on I won't get any vibration from it, only a visual notification which is easy to overlook if I let it sit with the screen on but locked if I just checked notifications. Also I like the feedback in my hands in case I am doing something on the phone. I already missed some calls because of this. Can it be changed?
5. Is it possible to manipulate the glyph on the backside? I found a "secret" setting which makes them light up to the music playing, but that became pretty annoying just after 5 seconds. Are there some basic things you can do with the light? Like making a custom event and then specify how the light should react? Could be something simple like when a call is active the lights come on very dim? Maybe a 3rd party app someone did?
6. The Razer Phone 2 (and 1) has HUGE speakers in the top and bottom, so I have been living with pretty big bezels. The Nothing has the same size but the phone is almost 100% screen. If I need to go to the bottom and press a back button or something, I cannot reach anymore like on the Razer. Is there a way to add some virtual bezels on Android?
7. I really hate this "notch" or "camera bump". It is a bit of the same as number 6, but can I remove it completely, so the top of the screen where the camera is won't be used at all? The whole line, effectively adding more bezel here too.
I am probably picky, but I have used my phone in a specific way for my whole life, and I am not really good with changes. Also I think a phone should adapt to my needs, and I shouldn't adapt to it.
Thanks for reading and hopefully helping
To be honest, sounds like the Nothing Phone isn't the right device for you.
I like to know the answer to question 1 too.
Jelle99 said:
Hello all!
My Razer Phone 2 stopped charging. This is how my Razer Phone 1 also died, basically the charging port went bad, then worse, then died completely.
Anyway I got the Nothing instead, since price and specs fit me pretty fine.
However I want to change a few things. I might be blind in the settings menu, but I'm hoping you'll still help me!
I got a few points I'd like changed, and no amount of googling helped me here:
1. The phone turns on the screen when I pick it up. But there are often mistakes, and the screen just turns on by itself when I'm walking with it in my hand, or in my pocket. It has happened already a few times, after having for phone for 48 hours, that I have dismissed some notifications because of this. Can I stop this function all together?
2. I can also press the screen once and the screen will turn on. This is also a problem when the phone is in my pocket. On my Razer I had to double tap and it still turned on sometimes in my pocket. I ran the Razer phone with Nova Launcher, maybe I have to change to this launcher from the Nothing one to get this double tap feature?
3. I can turn off the screen by double tapping on the home screen. That is a feature I always use and appreciate. I never put the phone screen down so the lights on the backside won't get used. I always double tap to turn on the screen, check for notifications, and double tap to turn the screen off should there be no notifications. Nothing phone won't turn off the screen with a double tap unless I actually unlock it, so I can't do a quick check for notifications by double tapping and double tapping again. It won't matter if the phone is on a table, but I frequently check notifications and put the phone back to my pocket, and having to go for the screen button is not exactly for me. Do I need Nova Launcher here?
4. I NEVER use sounds on my phone, except for the alarms. When someone calls me while the screen is turned off, the screen turns off and I get vibration. If the screen is on I won't get any vibration from it, only a visual notification which is easy to overlook if I let it sit with the screen on but locked if I just checked notifications. Also I like the feedback in my hands in case I am doing something on the phone. I already missed some calls because of this. Can it be changed?
5. Is it possible to manipulate the glyph on the backside? I found a "secret" setting which makes them light up to the music playing, but that became pretty annoying just after 5 seconds. Are there some basic things you can do with the light? Like making a custom event and then specify how the light should react? Could be something simple like when a call is active the lights come on very dim? Maybe a 3rd party app someone did?
6. The Razer Phone 2 (and 1) has HUGE speakers in the top and bottom, so I have been living with pretty big bezels. The Nothing has the same size but the phone is almost 100% screen. If I need to go to the bottom and press a back button or something, I cannot reach anymore like on the Razer. Is there a way to add some virtual bezels on Android?
7. I really hate this "notch" or "camera bump". It is a bit of the same as number 6, but can I remove it completely, so the top of the screen where the camera is won't be used at all? The whole line, effectively adding more bezel here too.
I am probably picky, but I have used my phone in a specific way for my whole life, and I am not really good with changes. Also I think a phone should adapt to my needs, and I shouldn't adapt to it.
Thanks for reading and hopefully helping
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1. There is an option to turn this feature off under Display->Lock Screen called Lift to show lock screen.
2. Don't know, but you should try using the Nova Launcher.
3. Don't know, but you should try using the Nova Launcher.
4. Very niche use case, you can try to search some root methods.
5. There is root app which can control the light you can try that.
6. and 7. There should be some root apps or magisk modules which allows to do that.
To 2: (I dont know if this works on NothingOS since im on Paranoid Android. But both are very near to stock, maybe it works for you or for others.) I disabled that tap to activate setting and am using fingerprint while screen is off. This can also act as a quick look for notifications, for that i tap where the fingerprint reader is really short so it fails to unlock. This way only the always on display shows up for 3-4 seconds.
Nova wont change anything lockscreen related.
To 5: If you have root, time and like playing around with commands and apps, you can try tasker. Since im on Paranoid Android and the glyphs arent really implemented yet, i made a task that fits my needs perfect.
To your other problems: i think too, the phone should adapt to the user. So i suggest you to wait, i guess there will come roms that are way more customizable.
And maybe a pixel would fit your needings better than this phone because there is a big custom rom scene around.