How good is the multi-tasking?
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It's awesome man if you get a picture it shows up where you are getting SMS
and if you don't like the way it looks theres always an app to change it so you do
and if you don't like the way it looks theres always an app to change it so you do
TheOneAfter909#AC
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I used to have the pre and got the Evo on launch...
If you really like the multitasking of the pre, this will not be the same. You can't smoothly switch between...say texting and the camera. I tried task OS and it is ok. I rather just not use that tbh. I feel I can navigate just as quickly without it.
With that being said, this phone is way better than the pre.
If you really like the multitasking of the pre, this will not be the same. You can't smoothly switch between...say texting and the camera. I tried task OS and it is ok. I rather just not use that tbh. I feel I can navigate just as quickly without it.
With that being said, this phone is way better than the pre.
You may want to check out customizing a home screen with your most commonly used tasks, I've setup a couple so I can just bounce back with the home button and then I can get to or back to whatever I want. I use the screen to the left of the main home screen for this so it's, home > swipe > select
It is pretty... It doesn't have alternating colors like the pre, but with a screen this size you don't need that. I don't know how to take a screenshot yet... But I believe there is a thread that has a screenshot in it.
thanks guys this is helpful.. i haven't read a post where an ex pre user wasn't happy.. but then again if you were happy with the pre would of ditched it on day 1 of evo? prolly not.
I am a previous Pre owner, and here's the lowdown on Android multitasking versus the Pre:
A. There is nothing like the Pre's card system for switching apps. Switching apps works more like you would on the iPhone. You open an app, hit home, open another app, hit home (or hold home to access recent apps), open the first app again. You can also use the notifications bar if the app has created any.
B. However, when you go home and open another app, the previous app has the option to continue running in various ways, unlike the iPhone. It can spawn a service, request a certain length of execution time, or various OS services. This allows for anything to happen in the background (GPS, Pandora, mail, etc)
C. Apps that do not need to be running, however, are suspended, like the iPhone. This is most noticible in apps like the browser. If the browser is CLOSED, when you open it again, you will go to the home page. If you switch to another app and go back, it will still be at the last page you were.
Basically, the idea is, take the iPhone's method of switching and suspending apps, and combine it with the Pre's ability to run things continuously in the background, and you have Android. After all, not all apps need to be running in the background (why have the browser actively using CPU when it doesn't do anything, for instance). But unlike the iPhone, when something does need continuous access, like, say, IRC or Pandora, you have it.
Edit: I will admit I miss the card functionality though, it was much easier to switch apps that way.
A. There is nothing like the Pre's card system for switching apps. Switching apps works more like you would on the iPhone. You open an app, hit home, open another app, hit home (or hold home to access recent apps), open the first app again. You can also use the notifications bar if the app has created any.
B. However, when you go home and open another app, the previous app has the option to continue running in various ways, unlike the iPhone. It can spawn a service, request a certain length of execution time, or various OS services. This allows for anything to happen in the background (GPS, Pandora, mail, etc)
C. Apps that do not need to be running, however, are suspended, like the iPhone. This is most noticible in apps like the browser. If the browser is CLOSED, when you open it again, you will go to the home page. If you switch to another app and go back, it will still be at the last page you were.
Basically, the idea is, take the iPhone's method of switching and suspending apps, and combine it with the Pre's ability to run things continuously in the background, and you have Android. After all, not all apps need to be running in the background (why have the browser actively using CPU when it doesn't do anything, for instance). But unlike the iPhone, when something does need continuous access, like, say, IRC or Pandora, you have it.
Edit: I will admit I miss the card functionality though, it was much easier to switch apps that way.
Darth Mo
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Heh, it even lets you run Pandora and the music player simultaneously in the background while streaming music via Flash in the browser.
Not that you would want to listen to three songs at once.
TheOneAfter909#AC
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Very helpful post. Thank you. Now, can you make the phone fit into my pocket?
yea the biggest issue for me is the size.. its basically a tablet netbook.
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That works for me as I am a heavy web, music/video, text user at work. What doesn't work for me is the size when not using it.
im also a previous pre user, i was a little concerned about the size, but its really not all that bad, considering i carried an ipod and my pre, now i just carry my evo, android apps are better and in most cases cheaper or free, multitasking is different but it doesnt bother me, im happy with the evo, i liked palms ui etc, but i needed something better on the hardware side, now that im over to android im liking it better, its supported by more devs. for example the usaa deposit@mobile app wasnt availible on the pre now i have it on evo.....
just my 2 cents
just my 2 cents
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Very helpful post. Thank you. Now, can you make the phone fit into my pocket?
It's not nearly as big as it's been made out to be.
Everyone that's seen it has said, "Oh, it's not that big." It's a little bit bigger than the iPhone, it's just there is less blank space on the front to compensate for the larger screen.
To save a post, here is a screen of the messaging program for oasis:
TheOneAfter909#AC
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Well, I guess I have few days to decide until the Sprint Rep calls me and tells me they have one ready for me.
Also, I have been browsing the web looking for a 32GB micro SD card. The are hard to find and a little expensive.
Also, I have been browsing the web looking for a 32GB micro SD card. The are hard to find and a little expensive.
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I am also switching from the Pre. As many others have indicated, I am excited yet somewhat apprehensive. However, hardware issues (build quality, no new hardware, etc) & lack of widespread adoption of webOS (apps, mobile websites, etc) are frustrating enough to make me switch. I ordered my Evo from Radio Shack on Saturday (should have it by this Friday).
However, on Sunday my third Pre decided to make my transition a little more difficult. Whenever I plug a charger/USB cable into the phone the touchscreen freezes. Fortunately I still have about 2 weeks left under the 1 year warranty. Now I am waiting for my replacement Pre before I get my Evo. This just reassured me that I was making the right decision. 4 Pre's in less than a year is a problem for me.
Bring on the Evo and Android!
However, on Sunday my third Pre decided to make my transition a little more difficult. Whenever I plug a charger/USB cable into the phone the touchscreen freezes. Fortunately I still have about 2 weeks left under the 1 year warranty. Now I am waiting for my replacement Pre before I get my Evo. This just reassured me that I was making the right decision. 4 Pre's in less than a year is a problem for me.
Bring on the Evo and Android!
(I know I've posted this already) TaskOS is an app that brings up all open applications, and displays that applications icon. It's very similar to card view, with you being able to swipe left to right to view open apps, flick upwards to close the process, and tap the icon to open the app.
I highly recommend this for people who come from a Pre.
Makes me feel more at home :-D
I highly recommend this for people who come from a Pre.
Makes me feel more at home :-D
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