Verizon Touch Pro2 MR2 Update includes Sense 2.5

[paedz718]

am I the only one that loves this update? figures HTC fixed all the bugs I didn't like on Sense 2.1. while VZW's upgrade from Win Mo 6.1 to 6.5 seemed like it was forced, buggy & rushed since they are all working on Win 7 phones. i have no complaints. installed some cabs to config the way I want and now its perfect. especially loving the ported Swype w/ HTC skin. so cool. as well as the Youtube links from outside the browser opening with the dedicated player and closing thereafter. props to marcvalme for that one. no complaints yet. if anyone wants, pm me & ill let you know my exact setup w/ all cab links. made my phone 100 times more enjoyable. and im one of the peeps that wanted to unlock but was always scared to and always said i was about to but never did. rocking a VZW 6.5 w/ MR2 still locked, all stock. lol

[nayr1482]

Originally Posted by paedz718

am I the only one that loves this update? figures HTC fixed all the bugs I didn't like on Sense 2.1. while VZW's upgrade from Win Mo 6.1 to 6.5 seemed like it was forced, buggy & rushed since they are all working on Win 7 phones. i have no complaints. installed some cabs to config the way I want and now its perfect. especially loving the ported Swype w/ HTC skin. so cool. as well as the Youtube links from outside the browser opening with the dedicated player and closing thereafter. props to marcvalme for that one. no complaints yet. if anyone wants, pm me & ill let you know my exact setup w/ all cab links. made my phone 100 times more enjoyable. and im one of the peeps that wanted to unlock but was always scared to and always said i was about to but never did. rocking a VZW 6.5 w/ MR2 still locked, all stock. lol

I could not be more happy with MR2. MR1 was a big disappointment to me. I had nothing but grief with it - it was SLLLOOOOWWWWWW. Getting TTS to work in iGO8 was a pain and was never 100%. Memory usage was high, etc...

MR2 (I am running Xs fixed version) w/ CHT 1.8.5 is like someone said earlier in the thread - it feels like a new phone. It is so much more usable and SNAPPY.

However, I do not see the memory leak issue that others are (at least havent yet - knock on wood).

[dswartze]

Originally Posted by brent372

Is anybody looking into the memory leak issue?
After about 2 hours of using the phone it just slows to a crawl and memory usage is up at 90% even thought nothing is running in task manager

I, too, have been dealing with memory issues. Sometimes I have to reset the phone a couple times a day.

One thing, though, that I found was that if I disable the Twitter tab (and make sure you also disable the auto update) that my memory usage dropped considerably. I reverted back to moTweets (free version) for my tweeting. Running moTweets uses less memory and I get more features to boot!

I held off updating to MR1 b/c Sense had not been updated. I love Sense's 2.5 UI. I am now wondering if I should unlock the phone and try Mr. X's ROM or Mighty ROM. I have visited MightyROM.com, but what are the differences between MightROM and Mr. X ROM?

[nayr1482]

Originally Posted by dswartze

I, too, have been dealing with memory issues. Sometimes I have to reset the phone a couple times a day.

One thing, though, that I found was that if I disable the Twitter tab (and make sure you also disable the auto update) that my memory usage dropped considerably. I reverted back to moTweets (free version) for my tweeting. Running moTweets uses less memory and I get more features to boot!

I held off updating to MR1 b/c Sense had not been updated. I love Sense's 2.5 UI. I am now wondering if I should unlock the phone and try Mr. X's ROM or Mighty ROM. I have visited MightyROM.com, but what are the differences between MightROM and Mr. X ROM?

Interesting - as I mentioned above I do not experience the memory leak issues and I do not use Twitter so maybe some others that are having the leak issue should test this out...

[PPCFreak]

Well, I have the twitter tab disabled and still get the memory leaks.

From a soft reset, it runs somewhere ~55%.
After about 2hrs, its up to ~65%
After about 8hrs, its up to ~80% and doesn't ever seem to come down from there.

Posted it earlier that even running cleartemp or cleanram doesn't fix it. Just the softreset but after 8hrs its back in the 80% range.

Its usable but get some errors at 80% and above with Opera9.7.

I have cht 1.8.5 installed. Have seen some report that going back to cht 1.7 (or 1.6) helped with the memory leaks......

I tried uninstall cht 1.8.5 but the memory leaks were still there....not as sever but still there.

Have 240+ Contacts (roughly 15 are Facebook linked), calendar appointments is about 150, no tasks.

I did try running a full day with NO Contacts in the phone. Didn't help. Then tried running with 240+ contacts but NO Facebook links....still didn't help.

Tried without Contacts AND without Appointments. Still didn't help.....still memory leaks but just not as severe.

My typical day is 75 to 100 emails via ActiveSync (Push email), 25 to 30 txts and about 1 mms every other day.

So don't appear to be doing anything out of wack as far as use of the phone (I run Citrix off the phone occasionally but I kill the ICA client service as soon as I am done with the session).

[dmbmarkt]

I tried getting rid of the Twitter tab, because I rarely use it, once in a while I do, and when I do I log in, I don't keep it logged in. Anyway, it only dropped my ram usage by about 2%. Went from 70-71% to 68-69%. I'll try running without the tab for a while and see how that goes.

P.S. anyone have any thoughts on this....?

Originally Posted by dmbmarkt

The second thing is when I'm talking on the phone you can hear yourself through the earpiece of the handset when you speak. If a text message comes in I hear whatever chimes it makes but then the ability to hear yourself talking goes mute in the handset. I can hear the others talking, but when I speak I no longer hear myself talk. It's not a major issue, but it's an annoyance. When it first happens I keep thinking the call has dropped. I've had it where it starts back up in the handset on a call after a while, but I've also had it where it just doesn't come back until the next call. Anyone have any ideas on that? Thanks guys.

[BK111968]

Fast question - what are you guys using to watch videos with this update?

Coreplayer doesn't cut it anymore (.avi format) with 6.5/2.5 so I downgraded back to the stock 6.1 rom, installed mobile shell with a sense theme and everything is fine at the moment until I get bored.

Would love to try 6.5 again but video playback is a deal-breaker for me.

[PPCFreak]

Originally Posted by BK111968

Fast question - what are you guys using to watch videos with this update?

Coreplayer doesn't cut it anymore (.avi format) with 6.5/2.5 so I downgraded back to the stock 6.1 rom, installed mobile shell with a sense theme and everything is fine at the moment until I get bored.

Would love to try 6.5 again but video playback is a deal-breaker for me.

I run coreplayer but it does still suck on this ROM.

Haven't really tried anything else yet.

[crazed_z06]

What's wrong with video playback? Seems fine in Coreplayer on mine..

[BK111968]

Originally Posted by crazed_z06

What's wrong with video playback? Seems fine in Coreplayer on mine..

hmmm- what format are you using on your video conversions and are you using TCPMP 0.742 recomp (free) or Coreplayer (paid)?

I'm converting mine to an .avi format with mp3 audio and when I use Coreplayer it has excessive tearing (when the camera moves from one person to another rapidly there is really quick line down the middle of the screen).

Sorry- don't mean to hijack the thread.

I did run 6.5 for a day with coOkies home tab and 1.8.5 and had a severe memory issue also to the point where the phone really lagged also.