EVO 3D Support Group For Palm webOS Users

**cheechmo** · 09-08-2011, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by VickMackey

Try swype, I use it exclusively and rarely ever get typos. Best VK in my opinion. Could never go back to a physical and I think the market agrees. Hardware keyboards are a thing of the past. Now let's see what Durante can come up with as day as Ui.

Was that typed with Swype?

**doctorzeph** · 09-09-2011, 02:07 AM

Thanks for the tips about the virtual keyboard. I calibrated the keyboard. Now how do I enable Swype on the phone. Isn't it already pre-loaded since I see all the Swype options under settings? Thanks.

I also see a trace function in the HTC keyboard and checked it off, but it doesn't seem to work. What gives?

**TheMatrix31** · 09-09-2011, 04:48 AM

I dont mind swype but it's just a pain to stop, correct things if wrong, insert punctuation, etc.

With the keyboard in general, if something's not in the dictionary and you type it manually, the correction gets inserted automatically. For most things, thats great and its the purpose of autocorrect, but other times it's just a pain in the ***, esp. if you type something wrong, try to go back, and the correction gets put in again.

I'd definitely rather have a physical keyboard.

**nightdevil21** · 09-09-2011, 04:53 AM

Originally Posted by ccdoss

I have a synergy question. On my Pre, when I sync'd my FB, yahoo and google contacts, I would have one contact for that one person. I guess it did it based on e-mail address. Also, it would automagically make John Doe's FB pic my pic for the John Doe contact. On my Evo, it appears to be bringing in my FB contact's pictures, but it is keeping them as two separate contact entries. So, when I look in contacts for John Doe, I see the one from Yahoo and the one from FB with the pic. When I look at details, they both have the same info. I've linked them, but get the same thing. What's worse is that when I get or make a call to John, it shows the regular default icon instead of matching it to the one with the picture from FB. How do I get around this?

Has this been answered?

**nightdevil21** · 09-09-2011, 04:56 AM

So glad you all created this thread... Just left my 8th Pre-... just can't DO IT ANYMORE. I have them several chances and while I love my palm pre... I want something new, updated, and something i know that won't need replacing every 5 months due to quality.

**VickMackey#AC** · 09-09-2011, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by cheechmo

Was that typed with Swype?

hahaha almost! Still better than a bulky hardware keyboard!

**onesie13** · 09-09-2011, 11:27 AM

im using swiftkeyx the prediction on this is amazing. im barely hitting the correct keys and it still knows lol. Though i must admit i miss the tactile feel of the pre's keyboard

**doctorzeph** · 09-11-2011, 12:56 PM

I'm planning to purchase and install a larger microSD card (16 or 32 GB) in the Evo 3D.

Do you have any suggestions, recommendations before I do this?

I want to make sure that all of the data gets properly transferred from the pre-installed 8GB card to the larger card. Thanks!

**doctorzeph** · 09-30-2011, 01:07 AM

Copying and pasting the files from the 8 GB micro SD card to the new SanDisk 32 GB micro SD card work well. I'm loving my Evo 3D though it's a tad big for my pants pockets. I do like how solid it is though compared to the subpar hardware of the Pre minus. This phone is FAST and now has plenty of storage space thanks to the new 32 GB card.

**cosmos0001** · 10-08-2011, 03:24 PM

Why is this a sticky when there are more important issues?

**eovnu87435ds** · 10-09-2011, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by cosmos0001

Why is this a sticky when there are more important issues?

Well, there are a large number of WebOS users out in the world, and the majority of them are on Sprint and using the Pre -. That being the case, the people who stick with webOS are the early adopters who love the software and can see potential in it(see their homebrew community, one of the best communities out there.) This also means they bought their phone in June 2009, which lines them up for a 2 year renewal at the release of the 3VO. When HPalm came out and said no Pre3 for sprint(or any US carrier), many sprint Pre users decided to jump to the world of android, and directly to the flagship product of the 3VO.

Even with the iPhone 4S coming out, most WebOS users prefer Android to it because of it's openness, just like WebOS, which is another reason they will be eyeing down the evo 3D.

And of course it is common courtesy to extend to AndroidCentral's sister site, PreCentral(which happens to be the #1 hub for homebrew and development).

And of course it is only a matter of one extra line of text to ignore if you don't care about it

**jswinde** · 10-09-2011, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by cosmos0001

Why is this a sticky when there are more important issues?

Really?

Originally Posted by eovnu87435ds

Well, there are a large number of WebOS users out in the world, and the majority of them are on Sprint and using the Pre -. That being the case, the people who stick with webOS are the early adopters who love the software and can see potential in it(see their homebrew community, one of the best communities out there.) This also means they bought their phone in June 2009, which lines them up for a 2 year renewal at the release of the 3VO. When HPalm came out and said no Pre3 for sprint(or any US carrier), many sprint Pre users decided to jump to the world of android, and directly to the flagship product of the 3VO.

Even with the iPhone 4S coming out, most WebOS users prefer Android to it because of it's openness, just like WebOS, which is another reason they will be eyeing down the evo 3D.

And of course it is common courtesy to extend to AndroidCentral's sister site, PreCentral(which happens to be the #1 hub for homebrew and development).

And of course it is only a matter of one extra line of text to ignore if you don't care about it

Wow! I acknowledge you for even dignifying his remark with a response.

**eovnu87435ds** · 10-09-2011, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by sjamie

Really?

Wow! I acknowledge you for even dignifying his remark with a response.

I am one of those ex pre users, and this thread was a huge help when I went to 3VO...

**jswinde** · 10-09-2011, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by eovnu87435ds

I am one of those ex pre users, and this thread was a huge help when I went to 3VO...

Yes, me too! There is a similar thread in the Photon forum which is the phone I have now. Very helpful!

**milominderbinde** · 10-10-2011, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by eovnu87435ds

I am one of those ex pre users, and this thread was a huge help when I went to 3VO...

Originally Posted by sjamie

Yes, me too! There is a similar thread in the Photon forum which is the phone I have now. Very helpful!

Thanks!

It was funny that the post asking whey there would be this thread was post number 335...and this thread has had 24,000 views.

I too am a recoving first day Pre owner...

**THUNDERBOLTinmypocket** · 10-20-2011, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by DanPLC

Later today I'm picking up the Evo 3D, my first Android phone. I've been a die-hard webOS user since the Pre was first released. I've also been a webOS developer for 2 years. Those of you who used to (or still do) visit the PreCentral forums may know some of my apps: Music Player (Remix), GeoStrings, and Quick Post.

NahtyaBoi from Twitter directed me over to this thread. I was very happy to see a thread like this to make the transition from webOS to Android easier. I remember milominderbinder was always very helpful in creating guides over on PreCentral, so it doesn't surprise me that he's still doing the same thing here on AndroidCentral.

I look forward to jumping into this community and learning about the Evo 3D and everything else Android related. I'm still going to be involved in the webOS community (still love the OS), but with my new tech toy coming soon, I think I'm going to be spending a lot of time here too.

Plus I've started to develop Android apps. My first one is a port of Quick Post, which happens to be the #1 rated social networking paid app in the webOS catalog! You can read more about it here:

Dan!

I've moved over as well (was Treoinmypocket at precentral because it used to be TREOcentral - ha).

Today I pick up my HTC Thunderbolt and came here looking to see if Geostrings, Music Player Remix, etc. were available here...glad to see you are working on QuickPost already.

For me personally, I hope to see an Android version of Geostrings - I LOVED THAT APP! Hell, I even PAYED for it - haha.

Good luck in the Android world (to both of us) and I will eagerly await your further developments.

**macbranson** · 11-13-2011, 11:42 PM

I missed my Pre, but after playing around with my 3VO for a while, I've found a ton of apps that make the Evo much more user friendly. I don't too much care for HTC Sense and there are a bunch of apps (SwipePad, WaveLauncher, LauncherPro) that give it a much more user friendly interface. Nothing is going to be exactly like the Pre's swiping gestures, but I'm willing to lose out on that for what I gain in all the 3VO has to offer. WAAAAAAAAYYYY more apps, memory card slot, vast increase in processing power, bigger screen, better camera, the list goes on and on. The Pre was an awesome phone, but I've been lagging in the phone area for two years and now that I have a current phone, I realize all that I've been missing.

**nightdevil21** · 11-14-2011, 10:24 AM

I agree... love my pre but Android opened my eyes and I became WOW'ed with the app selection... i have over 100 but I still find new and interesting apps.

**UncleVanya** · 11-15-2011, 10:40 AM

Tried this method on my VZW Palm Pre Plus - cellbrite export came up but then crashed with this error:

Could not create temporary file!:
{errorCode":"ErrorGenericMethodException","errorText": "Service Method Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException"}

I have also tried Milominderbender's "SaveAllContactsViaEmail" and it is not working - spinning at the "Preparing contacts" prompt never stops.

**macbranson** · 11-15-2011, 09:57 PM

I'm kind of surprised that no one has developed an app that completely mimics the Pre's "cards" feature. That was the main feature about the phone that everyone loved. There are some that try, but don't really capture the way it worked quite the same. I saw a preview of Itching Thumb and that looked great, but it's no longer available for some reason. It must be more difficult than I thought to replicate.

**Gaurav** · 11-16-2011, 11:24 PM

I have to admit I've been playing with my EVO like crazy and can't put it down. There is something just geeky and fun about it that makes me not want to put it down. I'm having a great time installing custom roms, side loading theme packs and etc. Hardware wise the the Evo is superb. The things I still miss from webos are cards, gestures and notifications. Andriod notifications are ok, but I just wish you could swipe away like in webos but I read that will be enabled in ICS! Task manager is ok but I agree that cards is such a killer feature that I wish future Andriod versions incorporate that somehow. A few apps like Dophin browser incorporate gestures, and wish there was more of that through out the OS. But I do like old school graffiti app though which brings me up to ALL the APPS!!! WOWZEEEE!! I love the andriod market...

There are soo many apps to try and download that I wish you could customize the app drawer like webos app launcher with specific page names so you could organize for example a page for games or utilites etc. As far as sense, I kind of like it and appreciate all the widgets...

Anyway going to try overclocking next...having too much fun with my EVO!

**VickMackey#AC** · 11-17-2011, 10:06 AM

Welcome brother, always nice to see another webOS convert come to the dark side. I agree, I had a hard time putting this phone down when i first got it, and still do. It has a geeky, modding charm that webOS never had. WP7 and iOS also does not have it. It's why if webOS managed to succeed I would have still switched to Android for the geek factor, and yes the APPS!

**kirk0625** · 11-25-2011, 04:05 PM

As much as I love my Evo, Android, and all of the apps, there are still thinks I miss from webOS. Which I guess is why I'm so excited about ICS; Android took the swiping and a version of card view, and integrated into a better OS! If I ever leave Android for some reason, I hope I can find a smartphone OS as natural to use as webOS, but android has my heart for now. I'm just curious to see what HTC is gonna do to this ICS update.