Todds7
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when I plug in the hdmi out cable my phone tries to reboot, does anyone have any info about this problem?
What I don't like:
- The screen is to big to USE. I have a lot of trouble reaching all the way across the phone with one hand. Overall, the phone is just too big. 3.7 or 4.0 is probably the best size for a phone IMHO. It makes the phone cumbersome to hold and use.
- Why do I need two email apps? One for my Gmail accounts and one for Exchange and Yahoo (or any other IMAP or POP)? Yes, I know I can put my Gmail in the email app but then it won't push and I lose other functionality. This was confusing to me when I started and I am in IT.
- Why can I not see notifications while I am in a browser? I have to exit what I am doing to even see what the notification is.
- I can't see a way to organize my programs. Instead I am scrolling through a long list of then alphabetically. Time consuming. I will try to get used to hitting search but then I have to type letters to find them...Not easy enough.
- Video quality is not as good as I expected. Good for a phone but I don't see why they can't do better than this. Too choppy and compressed. I'll try other formats and see if that helps.
The frustrations with the interface are going to be the end of this phone for me. I keep hearing myself cuss as I try to get around or see a notification or find an email. They need UI help bad at Google.
So I think this is going back and I will try the new iPhone 4. I have held out for a long time as a Sprint lover and AT&T hater. But Palm has blown it by not introducing a replacement for the Pre in over a year (no a spec jump doesn't count and Sprint doesn't have it anyway). And the Evo with Android just doesn't cut it when I need to get work done.
Same here. I don't understand why so many people are complaining about battery life. Mine last forever and I played with it all day long.
The phone is too big? Then why did you buy it? You had to know before you bought it how big it was. That's a ridiculous statement.
Some people don't use Google mail and have other email addresses. Some use POP3 and others may use Yahoo or Exchange. That's why there are several alternatives.
I can see notifications while in my browser.
You CAN organize your apps by dragging and dropping. You can also remove apps from your user screens by holding and dragging down to the remove slot. Add them or shortcuts or widgets using the [+] at the bottom.
Video quality is better using the MPEG4 encoding instead of the default H.263 option. I have tested the video and on a Samsung 50" plasma the MPEG4 video looks very good.
It almost sounds like you want to find something to not like as the issues above are all fixable.
Enjoy. My Evo rocks.
Oh, and BTW: Google doesn't need help with the UI as they had nothing to do with it. HTC did the UI!
Yes, I did hold it. That is very different from pulling it out of your pocket while seated in a meeting or carrying it around or holding it while using it for 30 minutes multiple times a day. Using it day-in and day out is different than holding it in a store, obviously. Thanks for your ridiculous response.
Yeah, so each type of email service needs its own app? No. iPhone integrates it. WebOS integrates it. Blackberry integrates it. True the Gmail app has more functionality with Gmail but I would expect that a Google Experience phone would provide that. But I don't want email coming from multiple accounts into different apps. That is silly. Integrate them.
Yes, I can create shortcuts to apps on my home pages. So then I have to leave what I am doing and go to various home pages to find the apps. Doable but not quick, easy and elegant. The wave on WebOS and their multiple paged launcher is better in my opinion.
Ok. I admitted I didn't try other formats yet. BTW, if one produces better results why not make it the default? Ease of use...
But I just don't like the UI (regardless of who made it). And there are functionality issues that make this a pretty inelegant UI. I don't think I am the first to comment on that on the web.