I emailed HTC support with some 'constructive product feedback,' offering my thoughts on the GPS issues that I (among others) have been experiencing. I also asked about the possibility of an option to have the capacities buttons' state on with the screen rather than determined by ambient light.
Here's what I got:
Here's what I got:
Dear Patrick Schroedl,
I understand you would like the bottom row of buttons on your Thunderbolt to stay on at all times with a setting allowing it to and also having a GPS connectivity issue. We are currently working on the Android 2.3 update for this device and we will be including fixes for issues such as GPS connectivity and new features. It is possible a feature may be added in the settings to allow turning on the capacitive buttons. The update will be released this summer. However, we do not have an exact date of when it will be available. You will be able to stay tuned at htc.com or twitter.com/htc for details as we get closer to the update availability.