Experiencing lag?

[bizN]

Hey everyone!
I got my incredible on the release date ( I was lucky enough to get my upgrade date pushed up a month in advance) so I've had it for about 3 days now. I've done some web browsing and I also downloaded skyfire. Now here's the issue I've been having and I'm curious if anyone else is experiencing the same issue. When I flick side to side to access the different layout screens I notice it lags a little (almost like a shutter of lag but noticeable) and also when I'm scrolling through my programs to access different ones. I've tried putting the programs menu in list mode but it still does it and I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing the same problem? I know its something small but its an annoyance and when you have to shell out 200+ bucks, you definitely want things to be perfect. I'm wondering bc if no one else has, I may just have a defective device.

Thanks in advance guys!

-biz

 

[Cory Streater]

If there's one thing this phone doesn't have, it's a lag issue. What 3rd party apps do you have installed - if any? Are you willing to try a hard reset?

 

[bizN]

I would definitely do a hard reset but I haven't looked around to see how to do it yet. I have imobster, a similar war game to that, tower def game, I had task killers but I got rid of them,look out av, and a few other apps. I noticed this after I clicked on a link by accident on a site I was on. I tried to uninstall skyfire and reinstall to see if that would fix it but lookout av says there's no viruses or anything on here but I can see the lag. It's not smooth, its choppy when I scroll. If I do a hard reset will I lose all my contacts? I know their on my SD card but I just didn't know. I just put ROMs on here along w/ music (this was after the lag occurred) so would it wipe this clean? Also apps I paid for in the market place, can I download them w/o another charge?

 

[heavensblade23]

Live wallpaper seems to add a very small but perceptible amount of lag to the home screens.

 

[cusco]

i wouldn't call mines a lag...just a slow delay when opening up msgs?

 

[heavensblade23]

Viruses? It's a phone, viruses aren't really a problem.

 

[bizN]

Live wallpaper seems to add a very small but perceptible amount of lag to the home screens.

Well mine is actually not on the home screen but more so on the programs list that I notice it the most. Sometimes when I even scroll through websites I also notice it after the page has fully loaded.

 

[heavensblade23]

Well mine is actually not on the home screen but more so on the programs list that I notice it the most. Sometimes when I even scroll through websites I also notice it after the page has fully loaded.

Fairly certain minor lag on occasion in the app drawer is normal on any Android phone.

 

[bizN]

Viruses? It's a phone, viruses aren't really a problem.

Well I know android OS is a form of Linux and since their are root files and system files there could always be viruses made. Unknown if anyone's made em yet for the OS as this is my first android phone but phones have basically become hand held computers so anythings possible

 

[Cory Streater]

I would definitely do a hard reset but I haven't looked around to see how to do it yet. I have imobster, a similar war game to that, tower def game, I had task killers but I got rid of them,look out av, and a few other apps. I noticed this after I clicked on a link by accident on a site I was on. I tried to uninstall skyfire and reinstall to see if that would fix it but lookout av says there's no viruses or anything on here but I can see the lag. It's not smooth, its choppy when I scroll. If I do a hard reset will I lose all my contacts? I know their on my SD card but I just didn't know. I just put ROMs on here along w/ music (this was after the lag occurred) so would it wipe this clean? Also apps I paid for in the market place, can I download them w/o another charge?

If it still does this after rebooting the phone, I would probably do a hard reset.

If you are syncing your contacts with Gmail, Exchange or HTC sync, they will all come back. You can also export/import them to/from your SD card as you alluded to above.

Yes, your apps will show up in the market if you open market and then click menu>downloads.

If I had to make any guesses, I would blame the slowdown on your AV app, task killer, and possibly Skyfire.

 

[Sebastianraven]

If there's one thing this phone doesn't have, it's a lag issue. What 3rd party apps do you have installed - if any? Are you willing to try a hard reset?

I'm going to have to agree. This is fast as hell. Also, with all the programs I have going on, I just have a battery issue (but again, I'm blaming me for that).

 

[bizN]

Err unknown = I don't know. Still getting used to this touch screen haha

 

[heavensblade23]

Well I know android OS is a form of Linux and since their are root files and system files there could always be viruses made. Unknown if anyone's made em yet for the OS as this is my first android phone but phones have basically become hand held computers so anythings possible

Absolutely false. Hope you didn't pay for the AV app.

 

[Roy Aguilera]

No lag here.

 

[bizN]

I may just go back into vzw tomorrow and see if anyone else has been complaining of the issue and get another one. I removed the task killer and ill also remove the AV, just when I saw and av out for this I thought to myself, " man I better make sure I download it!" I don't think i have my contacts synced to anything. I have them on my SD card but other than that, nothing

 

[bizN]

Absolutely false. Hope you didn't pay for the AV app.

Nah, didn't pay for it, just a freebie. Only reason I say that is bc when I first got my blackberry 8330 I did get a virus on it. I know its odd and i don't remember how exactly I got it but it was a java script one and it caused my memory to drop to 5mb on start up. Had to wipe the phone, no joke. Never found out what it was (it was in the first week I bought it.) But after the OS wipe and reinstalling the os, it was gone.

 

[heavensblade23]

Nah, didn't pay for it, just a freebie. Only reason I say that is bc when I first got my blackberry 8330 I did get a virus on it. I know its odd and i don't remember how exactly I got it but it was a java script one and it caused my memory to drop to 5mb on start up. Had to wipe the phone, no joke. Never found out what it was (it was in the first week I bought it.) But after the OS wipe and reinstalling the os, it was gone.

Viruses can't be written in Javascript, Javascript doesn't have any real access to your system, the most it can do is trick you into installing actual malicious software.

 

[bizN]

Well I do remember I was on a site w/ where users uploaded their own files to download ota and I remember executing it and all bell broke loose. I kno little about coding, did alittle C++ back in HS but I remember when I clicked it, shortly after I did reformayted the OS on there.

 

[bizN]

Well either or, I uninstall the av app. Now I just have to figure out how to sync my contacts up and hard reset this bc its driving me nuts now.

 

[heavensblade23]

Well I do remember I was on a site w/ where users uploaded their own files to download ota and I remember executing it and all bell broke loose. I kno little about coding, did alittle C++ back in HS but I remember when I clicked it, shortly after I did reformayted the OS on there.

That doesn't really have anything to do with javascript. It probably wasn't even malicious, just poorly coded.

In any case, installing antivirus on your phone is of extremely questionable benefit given the paucity of viruses and the fact that it uses actual battery, CPU, and memory.