Is the multitasking a big issue?

[anon(819941)]

I've seen four at&t One X's, including the one I returned and I can assure you that not only were they not great at multitasking, but they were awfully. I don't know what rock you've been living under. Why don't you do a quick Internet search and see what you find. Now if by some maricle your particular One X is multitasking ok then consider yourself lucky......very lucky.

That rock you refer to is called "World outside of the US" and yes, there is one, just so you know. Like I said in my post, I am using an International one and have seen no issues. It's no miracle either, I have read several other posts from people saying they are OK too.

In any case, this is the usual... A few frustrated users can make a whole lot of noise, while the big majority are happy and quiet, happens all the time.

 

[juststart]

Yea I've been using the phone for awhile and I don't consider this to be an issue really. The phone works great for me and I've yet to run into an issue where an app refreshing has frustrated me so much I need to return the phone.

 

[calvin35]

That rock you refer to is called "World outside of the US" and yes, there is one, just so you know. Like I said in my post, I am using an International one and have seen no issues. It's no miracle either, I have read several other posts from people saying they are OK too.

In any case, this is the usual... A few frustrated users can make a whole lot of noise, while the big majority are happy and quiet, happens all the time.

I can assure you that it is more than a few. I can also assure you that if you had an at&t One X then it would most certainly be a maricle, unless I just happened to look at the only four at&t One X's that couldn't multitask worth a crap. It does sound like the international One X is a little better, I'll give you that. Funny thing is its probably not as good as my friends Infuse and take my word for it, the at&t version definitely is not. Anyone out there who has both? I would love to hear from you.

 

[Raneciansamaiya]

Im finally going to make the switch and get rid of my iPhone 4s & switch to the HOX. The issue with multitasking is a bit confusing to me. Ive search the forms but haven't really found an answer. Is it that when you switch between apps and come back to a certain apps it just refreshes the page to the last page or refreshes back to the homepage?

 

[Mercury81]

Im finally going to make the switch and get rid of my iPhone 4s & switch to the HOX. The issue with multitasking is a bit confusing to me. Ive search the forms but haven't really found an answer. Is it that when you switch between apps and come back to a certain apps it just refreshes the page to the last page or refreshes back to the homepage?

Refreshes that page you went back to according to people experiencing this issue. Personally I'm multi tasking and its seems fine to me.

from Evo4GLTE on Android Central

 

[Raneciansamaiya]

If thats the only thing it does then I can deal with that... Thanks for responding

 

[arterio]

Seems to be hit or miss. I went to FutureShop and played with a demo model they had there. Open up the notes app and made a new note. Then went back to the home screen, opened up the camera, took a few pictures, then opened up the browser, and went to androidcentral.com, then went into angry birds and killed a few pigs, then back to the home screen. Hit the task switcher button and chose the notes app. It had to refresh the view. Took less than a second to do it. Not a big deal. Then hit the task switcher button again and went back to the browser. Had to reload the androidcentral.com page. I could see how this might be slightly annoying, but not a deal breaker and worth returning the phone for in my opinion. The page reloaded in about 3-4 seconds. Angry birds was where I had left it.

So I don't see the big hub bub about all this. I definitely don't think it's worth returning the phone. And if that's the reason you're doing it, I think you're using it as an excuse.

I was going to make the jump from the iPhone 4 to the HOX last weekend, but due to financial reasons I will have to wait a couple more weeks. Probably a good thing though as Rogers hasn't released the 1.85 update yet AFAIK.

 

[jdot104]

It's not a complete deal breaker, but it is very annoying with some apps. When I'm playing a game and have to switch out for a text, it sends me back to the load screen of the game even if it's only away for a second. Things like that are frustrating.

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[Raneciansamaiya]

Well Im not a gamer, Whats important to me is being able to switch between apps without feeling like I'm gonna lose something from a previous page because i might receive a call or text.

 

[lucidlyseen]

The biggest issue I have seen with this is using lastpass. Some apps will not let me paste my password into it, so I have to go into lastpass and look at my password (which is a random crazy string of characters), so I remember like half of it, go back to the app type in half my password, then try and go back to lastpass and EVERY time it makes me log back in, then some of the apps (not all) will reset, meaning remove the first half of my password and even sometimes my username when I go back to put the last half of my password, so I have to write down my password and try to do it all in one. Drives me mad.

 

[Raneciansamaiya]

So let me get this clear it just reloads the page? It doesn't make you start completely over.

 

[Raneciansamaiya]

Please everyone don't judge me.. Im a iPhone user looking to switch, just trying to make the right move. Ive played with the HOX in best buy once but not really in depth.

 

[Mercury81]

I was multi taking today on five different task and 34 minutes later went back to Twitter and it brought me back to where I left off so yes it reloaded the same exact task I was at.

from Evo4GLTE on Android Central

 

[steve dave]

So let me get this clear it just reloads the page? It doesn't make you start completely over.

It isn't as simple as "it just reloads the page". Some apps like PayPal make you log back in every time. Games make you start levels completely over again. Audio apps like tune-in, slacker and such just stop playing audio every time you leave the app to do something else. It is a pretty big pain.

 

[smcolbert]

I haven't had a chance to play with much sense 4 multitasking, but I do know that you can jump between at least 4 apps in the iPhone 4S without reloads or losing your place.

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[tohio]

i have no issues with it. I don't use use a lot. It works good enough for me. I don't think any update will fix it. If you are a heavy user then it might bother you. The only thing that it does is when you go back to a page it refreshes it as to just keeping at the same spot. I think the phone is so good that it doesn't bother me that it doesn't work the way it should. You can also root and install a stock android rom and that should take care of the issue. You either hate it or you like it it. Most people seen to hate it enough to get rid of the phone. Me all the positives of the phone out way the few negative aspects of the phone. Multitasking is way down on the list of things I want my phone to do. As long as i can play Pandora and do other things at the same time is all the multitasking I need and it works very well for me. Best thing to do is go to the store and play with it. Open some apps and go to some websites then go back and see how it all works. Some people just can't deal with it and so they get rid of a really good phone. Me it takes alot more then that for me to get rid of a phone. The phone has some issues that will get fixed with an update for sure. You just need to decide what's important to you.

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I have been on innumerable message boards/forums in my life but this is the weirdest, funniest, lamest statement I have ever seen, " I think the phone is so good that it doesn't bother me that it doesn't work the way it should." No offenes to spacecasespiff but are you serious?

 

[anon(819941)]

Interesting... the more explaining about the problem, the more it seems it is linked to certain apps more than others. HTC has tweaked minfree and (wild guess here) maybe changed the way applications queue up in terms of priority. In other words, the criteria to keep things open or running might have become a tad more aggressive than in stock ICS. Some applications seem to play nice with it while others maybe not as much...

In my experience, with the applications I use, this is a very minor thing. When I get a seldom browser refresh, it reloads so fast that I am not bothered. It doesn't happen often, though... In fact, it seems to happen when I am away from the browser for more than a few minutes. If I quickly jump out to change music, write a quick message or copy/paste something, it stays where it was. I wonder if the time an application spends in the background is also part of the criteria to put it to sleep.

Anyways, like others say, I don't see how this could be a reason to return the phone. It has so much to offer in terms of hardware and software that a seldom reload is simply not that big a deal.

Now, it should be noted that there are different versions of the One X out there, with different hardware configurations, dual and quad core processors, different amounts of memory and potentially different carrier preloaded software. My model is a Tegra 3 Quad Core, 1 GB memory provided by Vodafone. I think it could maybe help if people having the problem shared their exact model specs, perhaps we can find a pattern.

 

[Mercury81]

I think the more people alert HTC about the issue the more likely they will address it.
Tweet or fb them...
@htcdev how about some technical feed back for the new owners of the Evo4GLTE and the many reports on multi tasking issues they're having.



from Evo4GLTE on Android Central

 

[crackberrytraitor]

It isn't as simple as "it just reloads the page". Some apps like PayPal make you log back in every time. Games make you start levels completely over again. Audio apps like tune-in, slacker and such just stop playing audio every time you leave the app to do something else. It is a pretty big pain.

Not true. That doesn't happen with audio apps. Ever. I use Pandora and Slacker all the time, it's never stopped once. And to answer op, answering a call or text doesn't cause any app reload. Why are people that obviously don't have the phone giving advice about it's inner workings to prospective owners?

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[steve dave]

Not true. That doesn't happen with audio apps. Ever. I use Pandora and Slacker all the time, it's never stopped once. And to answer op, answering a call or text doesn't cause any app reload. Why are people that obviously don't have the phone giving advice about it's inner workings to prospective owners?

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Because i actually have one and can assure you that thr apps i mentioned absolutely behave that way. Someone asked for people's experiences and i provided mine.