* For those that got their 2.3.6 update * What do you think? Pros & Cons

[GreenRobot]

With every update big and small things will be different, added, removed, and so one. Have you found any new uses or lost functionality? So what's your take on the new update?

[rustyb]

11:00 am, Pacific time. It took 10 minutes. The "scan" chip, email, are now gray. The pull down bar, at the top IS gray and green markings. The brown for The rest is still there. :/. There are some apps, I wanted to get, but needed 2.3. Everything else seems faster.

[curtisdr]

I think I should have left it with Froyo.  GB has done nothing to help my wifi connection and has actually made it worse.  They also took away the ability to use the 13k vocoder which is the only one that made the voice audio quality passble.  The minor new additions are nice, but not worth the losses I discussed. If there was an easy way to go back, I would. {edited to comply with Terms of Service}

[majael]

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curtisdr wrote:

I think I should have left it with Froyo.  GB has done nothing to help my wifi connection and has actually made it worse.  They also took away the ability to use the 13k vocoder which is the only one that made the voice audio quality passble.  The minor new additions are nice, but not worth the losses I discussed. If there was an easy way to go back, I would.  I may end up having to root it after all.

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I wonder if this might be one of those instances where doing the factory reset and applying the updates up to 2.3.6 before reinstalling apps will improve things?  Perhaps worth trying as a last resort before taking that last step into the realm of unsupported actions?

[xsvenom]

I hope it is just his location, perhaps where he lives does not get good signal. So far is Curtis the only one that has an issue with the signal?

[majael]

Curtis -- just so that we are clear... this is your WiFi connection to your own personal network that is degraded after the update to 2.3.6, not communication with the Verizon network, right?

[GreenRobot]

I found today while trying to take a screencapture of a Youtube video that it will no longer capture the image. I paused a section of video and took a screencature so I could zoom in on some details in a video of speed test results for the Nexus Galaxy but when I went to my gallery this image is black... Here are two examples, one is before the update and the other is after. 

When taken there was a picture here.

I know it was an option before but now it's just another disappointment. 

[majael]

OK, I appreciate that losing the ability to do something because you installed an "upgrade" is a disappointment.

But if the choice is wait longer for an upgrade or lose that for a while so that others can actually use their phone as a phone without it dropping their voice in the middle of a conversation or having shrill tones blasted in their ears, I'll take the latter.  I'm hoping you feel the same.

[GreenRobot]

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majael wrote:

OK, I appreciate that losing the ability to do something because you installed an "upgrade" is a disappointment.

But if the choice is wait longer for an upgrade or lose that for a while so that others can actually use their phone as a phone without it dropping their voice in the middle of a conversation or having shrill tones blasted in their ears, I'll take the latter.  I'm hoping you feel the same.

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Aside from hopes of a different look / color scheme, added ffc support for video chat ( which gtalk is still missing so add that to the cons ), and improved 4g stability I thought my Charge to be a great phone. For your I hope the update helps because not being able to use your phone as a phone is ridiculous. 

Note: I must have high standards because the screencaptures I was taking are of the phone I have my eye on to replace my Charge. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus 😄 

http://youtu.be/ySymqERaHEA This vid shows some LTE speed tests of the GN and notice all the missing bloatware in the app drawer. SOOO Sweet 

[curtisdr]

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majael wrote:

Curtis -- just so that we are clear... this is your WiFi connection to your own personal network that is degraded after the update to 2.3.6, not communication with the Verizon network, right?

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I was commenting on my wifi connection to my home network.  My phone showed in the wifi details that I was connected to my personal network, but it did not have the wifi icon and I couldn't browse the web. I had to restart my phone, then it picked it up.

I didn't comment on one issue that I did have with the VZW network.  Although I just got 4G in my area, I've been keeping it on 3G due to better battery life.  After the update, my phone had no 3G connection for an extended period of time which had never been a problem for me personally.

[curtisdr]

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majael wrote:

 I wonder if this might be one of those instances where doing the factory reset and applying the updates up to 2.3.6 before reinstalling apps will improve things?  Perhaps worth trying as a last resort before taking that last step into the realm of unsupported actions?

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I wiped my SD and reset to factory before installing the update. I'll look into what you suggested. Thanks.

[WTTTT]

Here in Southern Oregon no update yet.  I am also thinking once the update gets here the way to go may be the factory reset then update. 

[russv61]

When entering text. If you choose a word from the list, it puts that word in with a space after it. If you then enter punctuation it no longer removes that space.

[Tidbits]

The only thing my cousin doesn't like so far is... No gtalk with video. Been teasing him all day about him bad mouthing my droid3 for not having it at least i got it with the MR release.

[Tidbits]

My Cousins dude just that. Factory reset then checked for update again then he installed it.

[UMFootball1989]

what if is no there when you do a factory reset

[Tidbits]

You'll get it again. It's not like you only have one shot at getting the update.

[dsquare86]

I am interested mainly in if this update improves Data Connection dropping which has been an issue with mine and my wifes phone ever since day one.

I installed this update on her phone this morning and am going to let her run it through the paces to report back on here.

[Richs10]

Finally got my update overnight.  Installed smoothly in about 20 minutes with only one reboot at the end.

My phone is definitely smoother and faster.  I had developed a very bad lag which on occason, caused the phone to take 10 to 15 seconds to re-draw the homepage when coming out of the browser or some programs.  It was getting much worse lately.  THAT IS NOW GONE!  Very happy about that!  I also like that I can scroll through the homepages in a continuous loop now.  Minor cosmetic changes.  I wish they had added some new colors or themes though.  

The phone is much faster.  FWIW, using the Quadrant app, the score on the phone as increased from the 950's with froyo to the 1500's and 1600's, even one time as high as 1710.  I'm not sure what it means but it sure sounds impressive!

Overall, it looks like GB is a big improvement.....FINALLY!!!!

I was really beginning to dislike this phone with Froyo.

So, can anyone give me the quick skinny on the significance of Quadrant scores?  

Thanks,

Rich

[jbrookley]

So far, everything seems to have been improved.  My concern right now is the GPS.  I use it all the time an it doesn't appear to be working.  It had better not be because Verizon locked us out from using the free GPS we were using so that we have to use their paid version.  If that's the case, that's going to be a deal breaker for me.  

Have you guys had this problem?

[Richs10]

My GPS works fine. Got a lock on to my location in about 15 seconds outside using Google navigation. I do note that the GPS symbol in the notification bar has changed from a satellite dish to a new bullseye/compass symbol.

One other note: Initially Slacker Radio would not connect using my home WiFi . I then switched WiFi off and it did connect using 4G. Now it connects using either.