I just "upgraded" from my G2 to the Sensation 4G based on the positive reviews I have read. To be honest, the G2 was more than adequate for my needs and I just wanted the latest and greatest. However, almost immediately I started regretting not getting another stock Android device. Let me explain my issues and perhaps someone can help me.
1) This is a minor annoyance, but each time I unlock the screen the clock flips down to reveal the current time (it shows the 'old' time for a split second) and all the tabs kind of swirl around before settling down on the main interface. This gets more bothersome each time, is there any way to simply have it unlock directly to the home screen without any of those dumb animations?
2) When I initially played with a friends Sense equipped phone, one of the features I thought was cool was that if you flicked to the right from the homescreen you were shown a full screen view of the calendar and email. However, once I actually started using on my Sensation I found that both of these 'features' are essentially useless. In order to see your new email you need to go to the email view and then wait approximately one or two seconds for the app to pull down any new messages. Is there really not a way for this to be done in the background so that when you go to the view the messages are already there? Regarding the calendar view, I dont see any value whatsoever the way it comes on the phone. Sure, it allows you to see how many days are in the given month and what day of the week each date falls on....but thats it. I checked all the settings, and as far as I can tell there is no way to change this view so that it shows the current day (or week, or agenda) or anything useful at all.
3) The lockscreen itself is causing me some additional angst. The idea of the quick launch icons isnt bad, but I find that I dont use them and dont want them. I have not been able to find out a way to completely remove ALL the quick launch icons from the lock screen. All I want to do from the lockscreen is unlock the phone, is this possible? Furthermore, I really dont like how text messages and calendar items are show full screen when the phone is locked. I dont want anyone that picks up my phone to be able to read my text messages, see my appointments, or view any other information that pops up. Can these notifications be disabled?
4) On my G2, if I wanted to place a call I could go into the address book (or click on a number in text) and then long press the function button the bottom of the phone. This would bring up a prompt that asked me if I wanted to call the number using the phone or Google voice. This was convenient because I had turned off the setting that prompted me to choose the phone function or GV whenever placing a call. Was this functionality removed in the Sensation 4G?
Sorry for the rant, but I didnt realize that I was taking a lot of the core Android functions for granted until I started using a device with a modified version. If the above cant be rectified, is there any way for me to simply put stock Android on the Sensation and be done with it?
1) This is a minor annoyance, but each time I unlock the screen the clock flips down to reveal the current time (it shows the 'old' time for a split second) and all the tabs kind of swirl around before settling down on the main interface. This gets more bothersome each time, is there any way to simply have it unlock directly to the home screen without any of those dumb animations?
2) When I initially played with a friends Sense equipped phone, one of the features I thought was cool was that if you flicked to the right from the homescreen you were shown a full screen view of the calendar and email. However, once I actually started using on my Sensation I found that both of these 'features' are essentially useless. In order to see your new email you need to go to the email view and then wait approximately one or two seconds for the app to pull down any new messages. Is there really not a way for this to be done in the background so that when you go to the view the messages are already there? Regarding the calendar view, I dont see any value whatsoever the way it comes on the phone. Sure, it allows you to see how many days are in the given month and what day of the week each date falls on....but thats it. I checked all the settings, and as far as I can tell there is no way to change this view so that it shows the current day (or week, or agenda) or anything useful at all.
3) The lockscreen itself is causing me some additional angst. The idea of the quick launch icons isnt bad, but I find that I dont use them and dont want them. I have not been able to find out a way to completely remove ALL the quick launch icons from the lock screen. All I want to do from the lockscreen is unlock the phone, is this possible? Furthermore, I really dont like how text messages and calendar items are show full screen when the phone is locked. I dont want anyone that picks up my phone to be able to read my text messages, see my appointments, or view any other information that pops up. Can these notifications be disabled?
4) On my G2, if I wanted to place a call I could go into the address book (or click on a number in text) and then long press the function button the bottom of the phone. This would bring up a prompt that asked me if I wanted to call the number using the phone or Google voice. This was convenient because I had turned off the setting that prompted me to choose the phone function or GV whenever placing a call. Was this functionality removed in the Sensation 4G?
Sorry for the rant, but I didnt realize that I was taking a lot of the core Android functions for granted until I started using a device with a modified version. If the above cant be rectified, is there any way for me to simply put stock Android on the Sensation and be done with it?