Quirks with the new ICS update, Droid Bionic

[danrenfroe2016]

ICS is awesome and makes my Bionic feel like a new Phone. However...

Found a Few Quirks:

Printing:
Motoprint settings are now in the main settings area.
There is not an app now. you must print from the application that opened the document.
QuickOffice Pro: Does not support motoprint. Use the stock motorola version of the QuickOffice and it has a print button.

Voicemail notification:

Cant find a way to erase from notifications without actually listening to the voice mail. annoying...

Launcher:

No landscape launcher?

Lets Golf 2 CAN be uninstalled now! yes!

Anyone have any input on these items? Other items?

 

[TOPshogun]

None of this issues are of concern here I dont use moto print, I use a laptop. And who doesn't listen to there voicemail? Shame on you and I could care less about landscape. All in all I love my bionic as much as I did when I first got it.

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[lemonoid]

Nice, im about to uninstall let's golf!

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[danrenfroe2016]

I am kind of surprised about the printing... I cant get along without that!

 

[Ry]

You should be able to uninstall the Blockbuster app too.

 

[Ry]

There's a landscape launcher when docked.

 

[bentucker]

I have tried to download a few widgets from Google Play since recieving ICS and after the download and install, I can not find them anywhere in order to actually place them on a home screen. I know the widgets are listed with the apps and all widgets that I had before are there, but no newly downloaded ones. Is there another way to access widgets? This isn't the case with downloaded normal apps, but just widgets. Any thoughts?

 

[DrewDT]

I just received the update today. It looks good so far except Tasker is unable to turn on the GPS on the phone when I start an app that uses GPS. Looks like Google has locked the gps to third party apps for some reason.

 

[burbley]

Apparently the "group" shortcut feature doesn't work.

This is where you can create a group in the Apps List and add apps to the group. Then you select "Add Group to Home" in the group menu to have a shortcut placed on the home screen.

 

[WebOS Refugee]

I just received the update today. It looks good so far except Tasker is unable to turn on the GPS on the phone when I start an app that uses GPS. Looks like Google has locked the gps to third party apps for some reason.

From my post in another thread:
Tasker can no longer enable/disable GPS directly. It has to vector the request through Secure Settings. I have tested the new approach, and it works.

 

[WebOS Refugee]

Apparently the "group" shortcut feature doesn't work.

This is where you can create a group in the Apps List and add apps to the group. Then you select "Add Group to Home" in the group menu to have a shortcut placed on the home screen.

Just press and hold on an icon in the Apps drawer, drag it to where you want it and drop. Repeat the process with the next app that you'd like to place in the same folder (just drop it on top of the first app icon). A given app can be in multiple folders, and folders can be created in the Favorites bar so as to be available from every home screen. I've eliminated all of my groups and replaced them with folders. Oh, and opening a folder gives you the opportunity to tap at the bottom and name it.

 

[Mooncatt]

About Voicemail, I have to either delete or save it to remove the notification. Apparently it's an ICS thing that simply listening to it doesn't remove the notification.

As for Let's Golf, I was able to uninstall it on GB. :/

 

[abnimmers]

Anybody else not have the RECENT APP function after downloading ics?

 

[PolishLogic]

Unfortunately the music player "hiss" seems to have returned.

 

[WebOS Refugee]

Anybody else not have the RECENT APP function after downloading ics?

What happens when you press and hold the Home button? Haptic feedback, yes or no? "No recent apps" in blue text, or nothing?

And do you have any utility apps running that might be intercepting the recent-app command? I had occasional problems with some of my Tasker profiles under GB in this regard; haven't yet seen it in ICS, but I wouldn't be surprised if it cropped back up.

 

[DrewDT]

From my post in another thread:
Tasker can no longer enable/disable GPS directly. It has to vector the request through Secure Settings. I have tested the new approach, and it works.

Thanks for the response, it looks like I need to be rooted to accomplish this with secure settings. I am stock at the moment.

 

[DrewDT]

Another issue I'm seeing is I frequently get a low memory warning which I never got on Gingerbread.

 

[abnimmers]

Thanks webos feel like an idiot...so simple...use to the stack of cards on the pre.thanks again from a fellow refugee.

 

[Ry]

Another issue I'm seeing is I frequently get a low memory warning which I never got on Gingerbread.

Could you take a screenshot of the low memory warning?

How many apps do you have?

 

[1812dave]

Unfortunately the music player "hiss" seems to have returned.

Don't you mean headphone output is replete with tons of "whine", on ALL audio sources? that's why I am getting a replacement phone in a few days from Verizon--a Razr Maxx is the most I could get from them at this point. better than a kick in the ass.