Anyone notice the key press vibration lag? I have to have the vibration i type better with it but there is a noticeable lag with it. I also tried the gingerbread keyboard and i kinda dislike it too small.
Anyways to fix this?
Other than that I love my photon so much. Better than the Evo 4g for sure.
carajean said:
Anyone notice the key press vibration lag? I have to have the vibration i type better with it but there is a noticeable lag with it. I also tried the gingerbread keyboard and i kinda dislike it too small.
Anyways to fix this?
Other than that I love my photon so much. Better than the Evo 4g for sure.
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Known issue. Motorola is working on that. Check updates, check the Motorola Website, or call 1 (800) MOTO-ROLA.
Good luck.
(But, yest the Photon is GREAT!!! It is better than the EVO by far. The Evo was a start of the Sprint WiMax Android 4G Line, and did a good job, but the Photon is now top-of-the-line.)
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I am a longtime htc fan but am finding myself impressed by this phone where the 3d wasnt giving me that umph. Call quality and signal are far better on this phone which has shown better speeds and battery life. I cant wait to see this unlocked cause im diggin it stock and cant wait to see what some devs would do to it ....
( MOTOS keyboard rocks)
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I also deactivated my EVO 3D and bought the Photon. It absolutely pulls a much better 3G and 4G signal. I get much better 3G and 4G signal strength and data stays connected unlike my EVO 3D. Phone calls and sound quality is also much better than the EVO 3D. I always get good compliments about the great call quality of this new Photon. I got bad feedback from people when i was using the EVO 3D The build quality is really amazing too. The ONLY thing i miss is HTC Sense. But I need a phone that actually works and the Photon does exactly that.
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Yes indeed! Huge fan of this keyboard, feels like a cross between TouchInput and Gingerbread keyboard.
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OK guys, I'm very used to the HTC IME keyboard with it's arrows and I'm having a hard time getting used to the Photon's stock keyboard. My biggest complaint is that it's cumbersome to add punctuation and symbols to my texts/emails. I have to press the number button and/or the punctuation button then search for the qyuestion mark, etc then go back to regular letters... Is there any advice you can give that might make this easier? This is driving me nuts because it takes me too long to type simple sentences. Mabe I'm doing something wrong so that's why I'm asking. I can't see how this keyboard is so good as you both claim... Thanks in advance.
Yeah people were constantly complaining about the evo3d call quality .....the ear piece sounded muffled to and the speaker was a joke. Ive gone from a touch pro to a hero to a desire then a g2 and a mytouch 4g then the evo3d. So i am very accustomed to using sense but the photon overlay isnt bad.
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I have it purchased from my asop roms havent installed it on the photon yet
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tx_dbs_tx said:
OK guys, I'm very used to the HTC IME keyboard with it's arrows and I'm having a hard time getting used to the Photon's stock keyboard. My biggest complaint is that it's cumbersome to add punctuation and symbols to my texts/emails. I have to press the number button and/or the punctuation button then search for the qyuestion mark, etc then go back to regular letters... Is there any advice you can give that might make this easier? This is driving me nuts because it takes me too long to type simple sentences. Mabe I'm doing something wrong so that's why I'm asking. I can't see how this keyboard is so good as you both claim... Thanks in advance.
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I use Thumb Keyboard off the market and like it a lot. I use it on my tablet and phone. It has customizable layouts for portrait and landscape and has programmable keys. It is skinnable and arrow keys are there also. It's not free but worth the purchase.
Launcher pro does run so smooth on it plus its awesome that u can still use motos widgets on it couldnt do that with sense
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SwiftKey is by far the best keyboard I've ever used. Give that one a try.
I also have ADW Launcher and have been using it since I had my Evo.
car_lost said:
SwiftKey is by far the best keyboard I've ever used. Give that one a try.
I also have ADW Launcher and have been using it since I had my Evo.
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this ^
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Now we just need to get some CM love on here to really make this phone blaze
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car_lost said:
SwiftKey is by far the best keyboard I've ever used. Give that one a try.
I also have ADW Launcher and have been using it since I had my Evo.
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I'm in love with SwiftKey X and Go Launcher EX.
Swype and ADW ex here
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Undecided between the Photon and Evo 3d
Hello everyone! I am thinking of switching my evo for the Photon and I have a few questions.
1) I was wondering if the signal reception is much better with it as some people say? My Evo 3d barely gets a weak 4g signal inside my house and I was wondering if this phone will improve it?
2)I come from the ogEvo and I upgraded to the Evo 3d first because the sprint reoresentarltive told me that my upgrade would end on July 31, do upgrades have a deadline?
3)Another thing that she told me is that if I exchanged my evo 3d for the photon and if I want to go back to the 3d she would charge me another $35 is that right?
4)Also do you guys know if the Photon would support the upgrade of sprint's network? I have read that the evo 3d has the support for the smr upgrade or something like that. Will the Photon still get better reception if that happes?
5)Another problem that I have with the evo 3d is that whenever I plug in my headset and I get a text the notifications get played through the headphones a well a the speaker. I wonder if you guys have the same issue with the photon?
Thanks in advance!
newalker91 said:
Grab LauncherPro Plus. Has all the functionality of sense while really speeding up the device. You won't regret it.
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Agreed. Makes the phone INCREDIBLY fast!
migpol08 said:
Hello everyone! I am thinking of switching my evo for the Photon and I have a few questions.
1) I was wondering if the signal reception is much better with it as some people say? My Evo 3d barely gets a weak 4g signal inside my house and I was wondering if this phone will improve it?
2)I come from the ogEvo and I upgraded to the Evo 3d first because the sprint reoresentarltive told me that my upgrade would end on July 31, do upgrades have a deadline?
3)Another thing that she told me is that if I exchanged my evo 3d for the photon and if I want to go back to the 3d she would charge me another $35 is that right?
4)Also do you guys know if the Photon would support the upgrade of sprint's network? I have read that the evo 3d has the support for the smr upgrade or something like that. Will the Photon still get better reception if that happes?
5)Another problem that I have with the evo 3d is that whenever I plug in my headset and I get a text the notifications get played through the headphones a well a the speaker. I wonder if you guys have the same issue with the photon?
Thanks in advance!
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1. Reception is way better.
2. Never heard of a upgrade deadline.
3. Call to customer support will bypass the 35.
4. No idea but it would be retarded to release a line of superphones that couldn't handle the upgrade.
5. Don't use headsets.
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migpol08 said:
Hello everyone! I am thinking of switching my evo for the Photon and I have a few questions.
1) I was wondering if the signal reception is much better with it as some people say? My Evo 3d barely gets a weak 4g signal inside my house and I was wondering if this phone will improve it?
2)I come from the ogEvo and I upgraded to the Evo 3d first because the sprint reoresentarltive told me that my upgrade would end on July 31, do upgrades have a deadline?
3)Another thing that she told me is that if I exchanged my evo 3d for the photon and if I want to go back to the 3d she would charge me another $35 is that right?
4)Also do you guys know if the Photon would support the upgrade of sprint's network? I have read that the evo 3d has the support for the smr upgrade or something like that. Will the Photon still get better reception if that happes?
5)Another problem that I have with the evo 3d is that whenever I plug in my headset and I get a text the notifications get played through the headphones a well a the speaker. I wonder if you guys have the same issue with the photon?
Thanks in advance!
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I just ditched my EVO 3D....I miss sense , the EVO seems a tad bit more fluid, but with my Photon calls are clearer, no drops and I get better antenna signal. You won't regret this....I also had an EVO 4G which was better call and antenna signal wise. I think Moto's screen is also much more crisp. I really wanted the Galaxy 2 but I broke my4G beyond repair.
1. Yes it is a lot better
2. Yes, what he or she was talking about is your 1 year sprint premier upgrade which ended on 07/31/11
3. Yes sprint does charge a $35 restock fee, but I don't think you will regreat going to the photon. I have both 3d and Photon and the photon is my preferred phone. I also had the evo and loved sense, and while the sense 3.0 does have a lot of nice features some of it gets annoying.
4. From what the network team has told me when sprint switches to LTE its just a simple software upgrade. But Im sure that by the time that happens I will already be on a new phone so not that much a concern for me.
5.Not sure about the noise
If you like sense use spb shell.
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Can't comment much on other stuff but I can say that when I was installing the drivers for qpst that there is a driver for LTE modem that installs. So yeah it'll work fine I think.
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To avoid the restocking fee just be honest and tell them you were dropping calls and that you kept reading it seems other people have the same problem.
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Last night my wife got an Epic Touch. Nice phone. But I can confirm what people have been saying about the radios. The reception on the Photon was consistently 6 to 8 dB stronger on the Photon. I downloaded the same app with both and the Photon 40 percent faster. Both phones were in the same place. Also, there are a couple of "no Sprint zones " where I'd always drop calls with my old Epic. The Photon always holds the call in that area. I know people have claimed many times that the Photon radios are better and here is a real world test that proves it. Im glad I stayed with the Photon.
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you gotta love it when you can use a phone as a phone and make and hold calls.
I was very seriously considering swapping my photon for the ET4G... i mean REALLY considering it.. I loved the Epic.. it would only stand to reason that it successor would be just as bad ass right ??
Then i remember the GPS problems, the bluetooth headaches, the lack of support/updates (from samsung/sprint).. it took lots of modding and just the right ROM to make the phone a pleasure to use.. IThen I grabbed my photon and realized how good I really have it.
This thing just works. I installed SPB shell 3D, rooted it and am loving the experience. Can't wait for CM7.. that'll make the experience w/ the photon INCREDIBLE..
just my .02
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I was very seriously considering swapping my photon for the ET4G... i mean REALLY considering it.. I loved the Epic.. it would only stand to reason that it successor would be just as bad ass right ??
Then i remember the GPS problems, the bluetooth headaches, the lack of support/updates (from samsung/sprint).. it took lots of modding and just the right ROM to make the phone a pleasure to use.. IThen I grabbed my photon and realized how good I really have it.
This thing just works. I installed SPB shell 3D, rooted it and am loving the experience. Can't wait for CM7.. that'll make the experience w/ the photon INCREDIBLE..
just my .02
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I own both phones and love both of them. =] The epic touch for its screen (way better then I thought it was gonna be), light weight, still pic cam, and no lag. The photon for its radio, build quality, and speakers. Both phones are great and you can't go wrong with which ever one you pick. ^^ Sprint to me is the top dog right now with high end 4g phones. Lets just hope they improve their network this coming October.
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I enjoy my Photon way more than my Epic, I just think Motorola's framework is a lot more cleaner than Samsung's. One of the things that annoyed me the most about the Epic is I couldnt disable the sound of when their is a network drop/reconnect. So I would constantly hear it while listening to music going in and out of subways. With the Photon, it's just silent and there is audio interruption going on.
Also, the little things like the orientation animation is nice. Samsung's screens are of course great, but I'm glad I have a higher res screen on the Photon. The icons on the Epic Touch look huge with the lower res, but that of course is a personal preference thing. Also not having my phone be a useless brick that can only use wifi when traveling internationally is great, the world phone option is a huge plus for me.
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Last night my wife got an Epic Touch. Nice phone. But I can confirm what people have been saying about the radios. The reception on the Photon was consistently 6 to 8 dB stronger on the Photon. I downloaded the same app with both and the Photon 40 percent faster. Both phones were in the same place. Also, there are a couple of "no Sprint zones " where I'd always drop calls with my old Epic. The Photon always holds the call in that area. I know people have claimed many times that the Photon radios are better and here is a real world test that proves it. Im glad I stayed with the Photon.
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daddymikey1975 said:
I was very seriously considering swapping my photon for the ET4G... i mean REALLY considering it.. I loved the Epic.. it would only stand to reason that it successor would be just as bad ass right ??
Then i remember the GPS problems, the bluetooth headaches, the lack of support/updates (from samsung/sprint).. it took lots of modding and just the right ROM to make the phone a pleasure to use.. IThen I grabbed my photon and realized how good I really have it.
This thing just works. I installed SPB shell 3D, rooted it and am loving the experience. Can't wait for CM7.. that'll make the experience w/ the photon INCREDIBLE..
just my .02
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No joke I had the epic and I have the new touch as well as a photon and I still looker my photon better I still have a grudge with Samsung.
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And you'll get more quicker updates with the Mopho
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abrcrmdl23 said:
I still have a grudge with Samsung.
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+ mother [email protected]#in 10000
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Even though Samsung doesn't push updates much, the development section is so active that most issues will be cleared out. Also cuz international version has been out a while, most issues must've been ironed out by now
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Have had both and like the Epic Touch way better. For one thing I can hear someone when a call comes in. While the Photon had very strong signals and great sound, even with the MR it still suffered from software issues. I know everyone said to keep exchanging until you get one that works but that is not too appealing to me. I just want to get a phone and go. With the ET it has worked great from day one with no issues at all.
To be honest there are some faults that only a tech geek would nit pick about. Most people I know never seem troubled by some of the issues that posters rant and rave about. People complained about the Photon screen, really? I had to go into our tech department and use their electron microscope to see what they were talking about.
I would have to say that both phones are about equal. You can't go wrong with either one. It all comes down to which one you prefer. If you are happy with the one you purchased then that's all that really matters.
The name is kind of catchy also "MOPHO". I thought about getting the Epic Touch too, but I think there are too many things that the MOPHO has the the touch does not.. Kickstand and webtop mostly.. I just wish there was more developer interest.
i agree with the comment about having a grudge with samsung. after owning a moment i'll never own a sammy phone again. just got my photon last night and the sales person was trying to push a samsung on me. i was take your sammy and shove it lady give me the photon!
has anyone figured out what we can do to solve this long standing problem? I know just as for many others, this is the only keyboard ill use. I'd even be willing to paypal something as well as I'm sure a few others I've spoke to in PMs would. If not, its cool... just figured I'd put it out there to see what's up.
I guess not, oh well it was worth a shot.
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I guess not, oh well it was worth a shot.
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it has not and it will never be, the dev stopped updating the app and no one else capable is interesting in modifying it...
its only in portrait mode that its a problem, landscape works fine!
What exactly is the issue? I can't update it to our latest IME, but I possibly can fix the resolution.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
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What exactly is the issue? I can't update it to our latest IME, but I possibly can fix the resolution.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
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it doesnt scale properly in portrait, its aligned to the left and so there is a huge gap on the right side
i have been waiting for this to be fixed since i went 3d...used it on my hero and 4g. the only one i really really like.
The current HTC keyboard with it's tracing feature is way nicer than the old HTC IME mod kb. Besides that, Smark Keyboard Pro is better than HTC IME mod too.
Voice to text.
It was frustrating enough to not use it on my EVO 4G. But I sent a handful of messages flawlessly earlier with it and was pleased. I'm not sure if this version of speech recognition was used on the 3d or some other newer google phone, but I was happily surprised by the update from EVO 4G. Might be useful now !
Check it out.
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Yeah, I noticed when running ICS on OG Evo that speech recognition was waaayy improved. Totally agree.
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typhoonikan said:
Voice to text.
It was frustrating enough to not use it on my EVO 4G. But I sent a handful of messages flawlessly earlier with it and was pleased. I'm not sure if this version of speech recognition was used on the 3d or some other newer google phone, but I was happily surprised by the update from EVO 4G. Might be useful now !
Check it out.
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Same here as long as I have decent service..and another thing I like about it is that u can keep talking and it doesnt close..I remember in the past u had to say a few words let it think and then do it again if u had more to say
On my OG Evo I used the FlexT9 keyboard because of their superior voice recognition and swipe functionality. it was an ugly keyboard but a decent trade off. However, I do find the LTE Evo's voice recognition and swipe are top notch!
flawless
I've used it a couple times and its flawless. Couldn't use on OG EVO.
I can't stand SwiftKey X's voice implementation.
If I am dictating to my phone, chances are I don't want to look at the screen and read the 3 different recomendations that are all just slightly different - find the correct one and tap it, and probably all are passable for me quickly texting or being drunk and beligerent.
Ohhhhhhhhh and no BlueTooth support :-/
Sure the HTC Evo 4G LTE was nice but... it was slightly too big for my hand (and i have huge hands) and i didnt like not having a search button. Maybe when more than 5% of the market is ICS ready ill get a 3 capacitive button phone..but As it is now I hae a 4.7'' screen that gets reduced to a 4.3'' screen due to ICS having to force a three dot search/menu button on the screen for non ICS ready apps. and that really ticks me off. Sure it has better picture and audio quality but the amaze is fine for what I need it for. And yes while sprint has better coverage and is getting LTE, i know that Tmobile has decent 4g and decent coverage. Worst comes to worst I cancel tmobile, keep my phone, and slap an ATT straight talk sim card in my phone and get on ATT's network which is 2x as big as tmobiles.
anyway im getting my amaze on tuesday and glad to be back.
I don't even recognize you at all lol. However, welcome back!
Thanks. Dont get me wrong the evo lte is a great phone but... i cand handle the lack of search button and other problems. Yeah im taking a generation step back but the 1.5ghz S3 and Adreno 220 in this phone arent slouches. While I will miss some things about the phone and sprint, this will suit me better. Plus I actually like Sense 3.6 better than Sense 4.0
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Thanks. Dont get me wrong the evo lte is a great phone but... i cand handle the lack of search button and other problems. Yeah im taking a generation step back but the 1.5ghz S3 and Adreno 220 in this phone arent slouches. While I will miss some things about the phone and sprint, this will suit me better. Plus I actually like Sense 3.6 better than Sense 4.0
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Welcome back! and I agree with what you mentioned above. I personally prefer having a dedicated search button on my device but i guess it depends on your taste of feature preference. With regards to Sense 4.0.. I honestly think there isn't much of a significant differences compare to 3.6 - just a few tweaks and yes, i also DO prefer 3.6 over 4.0. New ones aren't always "better" than the old ones across the board but you get my point.
hasoon2000 said:
I don't even recognize you at all lol. However, welcome back!
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You dont recognize him, cuz..... He's ghost!! Lol!!
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welcome back broskie!