Omnia problems and solutions thread!!! - Page 8

**syrguy1969** · #1 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 01:43 PM

gatorbyte....welcome to the forum!! I think you have the right idea about installing apps already. A majority of apps have been proven to run smoothly from My Memory. The memory message your getting is also a known issue, but it isn't with all users. Look into your memory under settings and let us know what the numbers are, and what apps your installing.

I also want to add that if you do a lot of online things, you may want to empty out the Opera cache occasionally (I run Memmaid about once a week). For some reason Opera keeps quite a hefty cache and can cause the issue you see!!

gatorbyte · #2 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 03:45 PM

Thanks for the reply. My memory under the main tab shows this

Storage
Total: 88.17MB
In use: 79.41MB
Free: 8.70MB

Program
Total: 97.35MB
In use: 36.51MB
Free: 60.84MB

I have SPB shell, Google maps, and a program called Quotrek that keeps track of stocks. I looked in the Quotrek folder and it says it's 1.08MB.

**syrguy1969** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gatorbyte

Free: 8.70MB

Holy Cow!!!! I guess that is a problem!!! Have you looked into the Opera cache yet?

edit: another idea...do you have VZApps installed? That has been known to cause a few fun problems like that!!!

gatorbyte · #4 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 04:40 PM

I already cleared my opera cache to get it to the numbers I posted. I do have weather and I think one other vzapp. Could I just delete that whole application because I sure wouldn't miss it?

**syrguy1969** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 05:05 PM

Not only can you, but I would suggest it. Another common side-effect of installing VZApps is losing wi-fi!!

I am not saying this is definitly your problem, but it is a VERY good start, and with as few apps as you have installed right now, I don't feel as bad about suggesting the next step being a hard reset and starting from scratch!

gatorbyte · #6 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 05:26 PM

Great! I'm going to try that and you probably just solved another of my problems as I have been trying to figure out why I couldn't get wifi to turn on anymore. I guess Verizon has some work to do with there apps(I think that goes without saying). Thanks for the help. I'm sure I'll have more questions soon.

**syrguy1969** · #7 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 06:00 PM

Feel free to ask away!!

I an pretty confident at least the wi-fi issue will be rectified, but let us know about both, if the memory isn't improved, we'll take the next step!!

Miggsy · #8 (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by syrguy1969

Feel free to ask away!!

I an pretty confident at least the wi-fi issue will be rectified, but let us know about both, if the memory isn't improved, we'll take the next step!!

I am also having the memory problems with my omnia. I have not downloaded any VZ apps. Any suggestions?

stoshx · #9 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 06:07 PM

I've got two more problems I've been having recently with my Omnia:

1. when I set a clock alarm, and then turn my phone to silent, the alarm still is heard loud and clear regardless if the phone is on silent or vibrate. Any suggestions besides turning off the alarm? When the phone is set to silent or vibrate, isn't that supposed to silence everything? I don't know if anyone has noticed, but the Omnia software alarms (you can make as many alarms as you like) are separate from the Windows Mobile alarms (which limits you to three alarms). This may be the reason the Windows Mobile setting of phone silence is conflicting with the Omnia software. just a guess.

2. When making or answering a call, the phone sometimes goes into "emergency mode" which only allows calls to 911. Firstly, I'm not even sure how the phone gets into this mode. I think my ear hits something if I put the phone up to my head too quickly before the screen lock engages. But that's not the problem, I can figure out how to get it out Emergency Mode. The problem is the resulting notification that "you can only make emergency calls in emergency mode". No mater how many times I dismiss the notification it is still there and can not be cleared unless I turn the phone off, even after exiting emergency mode.

Any suggestions would be appreciated and thanks for your time and help!

**syrguy1969** · #10 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 06:16 PM

For the first issue...the alarms you set, are they using the Samsong alarms or the WM alarms? Personally I think this is a great addition, but if your using Samsung's, when you create an alarm, one of the options is 'Sound Profile' I think if you change that to System, that should follow the profile you set for the Omnia (vibrate, silent....).

As for the emergency mode popping up, I think that may warrent calling into CS and possibly switching out for another Omnia, I haven't seen/heard this one yet. If you have made an emergency call, maybe there is a setting or switch that needs to be made (on my 700wx I had to turn the phone radio on and off again), but other than that, I think a call into CS may be in order!