Most annoying Omina "Features" Petition

[Guest invd]

I guess, Samsung can make this phone much closer to perfect with a few more things:

1) More customization options (my picks are for screen lock during call, incoming call voice, screen sensitivity and more animations for portrait-landscape transtition)

2) Reducing the number of "forced" apps that sit on our storage, some use it and some don't. Samsung should be offering these are extra apps, within the CD and online (especially for Google Maps and Shozu, also maybe even for Opera)

3) Consolidating the updater for all devices worldwide and opening it to every customer. Someone in France have the option to update the device with the latest firmware himself, but I can't do it here in Turkey although I might have bought it before and even for a higher price. I feel cheated and unhappy here. (I don't want to turn my newly-wed phone to service center and wait for return, I want to use it now)

I totally agree with you, that are good ideas!

[Guest jamzi]

im still experiencing this low ringtone volume problem and have done everything mentioned in this post!

can anyone tell me where im going wrong?!

Regards

Jamzi

[Guest MaxSound]

im still experiencing this low ringtone volume problem and have done everything mentioned in this post!

can anyone tell me where im going wrong?!

Regards

Jamzi

It´s easy, the offered download file has nothing to do with the "low ringtone" the first 3 seconds if you meant this samsung-only-feature.

There´s no solution for this at the moment (as suggested from some people here we should learn to love such features or buy a dumb phone or a helicopter B) ...)

[Guest balles]

Hello Friends,

What do you think about an online petition about the 5 or 10 most annoying Omina Features (Bugs) here in this forum that will be sent to Samsung in a few weeks in hope for a fixing in the next FW-releases?

Maybe the Forum-Admin can create us an petition-poll in this tree?

e. g. for me its extremly frustatring that ...

a) the phone initally rings not at full volume at an incomming call (no other vendor has this "ear protection", and I want to decide myself if I need this feature)

B) Update handling: why does not there exist a global update site with firmware for every country/operator like Nokia does? Customers have to update with illegal and risky images/hacks to remove known bugs.

I bought my Omina in Germany and can´t get the offical J2 Update in Austria (from the samsung.at-Site), in Germany the update is not available on samsung.de and the repair-center in Austria is not authorized to handle phones bought outside Austria - great that we live in the EU ...

c) Voice-Announcement does not exist. If you had this feature on a Nokia Phone (like N95) you will hardly miss it on an Omnia. Sure you can buy VoiceCommand from MS, but as I heard it does not function properly (especialy with BT-Headsets), has very less settings and does not repeat the announcement.

d) Customizeable Widgets/Keyboards/Programm Launcher - why do we have to do all of this with additional tools and hacks?

There seems to be a lot of budget for TV- and other advertisements, but none for a solid product support, even for plain customers like Nokia has.

I would say TMC availability. Other manufacturers, like Eten, have this possibility. We have the RDS capable hardware, but not the suitable interface to benefit from.

BeamRider works on this point (http://www.modaco.com/content/i900-omnia-h...com/273982/tmc/) but I think that Samsung should dig and invest into this functionality.

[Guest balles]

And another point: auto CPU scaling feature.

Sometimes Omnia stalls while there is power enough in the processor, it just need to be properly scaled. My Asus P535 had integrated 3 CPU modes: Turbo (for high performance but high power consumption), economic (low performance and low consumption) and auto (the good compromise).

[Guest Ingvarr]

I myself find auto-lock feature very annoying.

The lock by itself is useful, just when you get the call, I just dont understand why it instantly re-locks screen when I just explicitly unlocked it. Makes navigating thru any voice menus a real pain. And worst, its completely hardcoded, no reg settings to tweak it at all.

[Guest saverio]

is regedit included within the phones OS or is it something that I will have to download?

[Guest jamzi]

It´s easy, the offered download file has nothing to do with the "low ringtone" the first 3 seconds if you meant this samsung-only-feature.

There´s no solution for this at the moment (as suggested from some people here we should learn to love such features or buy a dumb phone or a helicopter B) ...)

well thats just stupid!!!

[Guest Massive Attack]

Seems that the sense of this topic got lost for some here B)

My intention was not a flame parade on me or an N95 (sure, its not perfect, thats why I switched to Omnia) but some usefull and constructive efforts on my and other Users Omnias.

I like my Omnia, but there are still things to improve.

If you like cooking, having low volume ringtones and pirated or 14days software I will respect that, but sorry, for me it could be better, especially on a non dumb phone like the omnia.

Btw. - VoiceCommand is included in some HTCs (yes, why I didnt bought an HTC or an self speaking Stormtrooperhelmet ...)

it sounded like a flame war because people are throwing you some solutions and work around like voice command, but what did you reply?

My N95 repeats the voice announcement, can Voicecommand do this after the first announcement?

does that post looks like "Most annoying omnia feature" or something that samsung/microsoft would actually improve on omnia? it seems like a flame cause you continue to criticize the solution given to you. to me that sounded like a flame.

but i do agree on some improvements samsung can provide, but maybe we can keep it to "most annoying feature".

Edited November 14, 2008 by Massive Attack

[Guest mobilehappy]

NOTE: By the way, why is WM touchscreen phones are called pocket pc's and others (like symbian etc.) are smartphones? I know many things an N95/E61 bla bla. can do much better than any WM phone, and some others where WM doesn't even accept competition. They're all the same, smartphones or pda's for me, with different features and different customers.

Traditionally the name "Smartphones" was used for non-touch screen devices while "Pocket PC" was used for Touch Screen Phones.

So a WM mobil without a touch screen is also called a "Smartphone".

[Guest justhahaha]

my omina doesnt display the contact names when my stored contacts call ,so plss can anyone help on it??

[Guest Quang05BlkBoxsterS n Omnia]

a) Incoming call my phone will ring slow and vibrate stop with voice announcement by voice command to tell me who call and continue with loud ring, (can N95 do that?) i dont think so

B) If we can cook our own ROM why we need to wait for Samsung? Yes Samsung has online firmware updates. Can you cook your own ROM for N95? I dont think so

c) Microsoft Voice Command for Omnia can read your sms, email, calls, reminder with option whether you want it via speaker or via headsets or only when free time. And not just that it also open application, tell time, tell battery level, next appointment, tomorrow appointment etc and it can play, stop, music, video by genre, artist, album and even you can ask what is the title of the song. N95 can do that? i dont think so

d) Yeah we can do this by just adding applications (SPB Mobile Shell, VITO, TOUCHFLO 3D) or so many different keyboard RESCO, TOUCHPAL etc

N95 can only install theme. I mean if we want iphone UI in N95 we can only have iphone wallpaper and different icon and different color. and that 's all. it doesnt scroll, you cant flick it, So it that what you so proud of?

Yes i have N95

Well put! Solid arguments. Only one annoying "bug" about having to press the optical button everytime to access other functions during a call, and it has to be fast before the LCD dims (could check as always on but not good for battery life).

I owned a Nokia before and it was good.

[Guest Quang05BlkBoxsterS n Omnia]

I myself find auto-lock feature very annoying.

The lock by itself is useful, just when you get the call, I just dont understand why it instantly re-locks screen when I just explicitly unlocked it. Makes navigating thru any voice menus a real pain. And worst, its completely hardcoded, no reg settings to tweak it at all.

I second that as the must fix bug because it is extremely critical to be able to navigate fast, and smooth enough without any obstacles like finding any other phone contacts, notes on the fly, and still keep the other line patient.

Samsung listen up: I love your incredible Omnia but you must do something about this ASAP with a new ROM or it will NOT be another Samsung phone in the future, considering the touch PDA phone competition has been heating up rapidly.

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

does that post looks like "Most annoying omnia feature" or something that samsung/microsoft would actually improve on omnia? it seems like a flame cause you continue to criticize the solution given to you. to me that sounded like a flame.

Actually, to me it sounds like the best argument for Microsoft/Samsung to try developing on. It just doesn't fit me, to obey the vendor's rules to the last point. I'm the PAYING customer, and it would be more CORRECT that the vendors try to fit their solutions to us.

By the way, is it a "MUST" to accept any solution given to you? VoiceCommand is not the actual solution he needs (and that's the same way for me). It may have goodies and advantages, but it also has it's disadvantages too... (I love Nokia's implementation much much better, and I've been using dumb and smart phones and handhelds for more than 10 years, from almost every different brand) And, criticizing is the way to go better. As I said before, I have an E61, an iPhone 3G and Omnia. These devices don't need to be enemies. (Ok, maybe the vendors can see others as one, but we're just customers that need to get the best, what's wrong with it?)

Edited November 15, 2008 by Emre SUMENGEN

[Guest chokia]

Well put! Solid arguments. Only one annoying "bug" about having to press the optical button everytime to access other functions during a call, and it has to be fast before the LCD dims (could check as always on but not good for battery life).

I owned a Nokia before and it was good.

Solutions for problem during call

To Disable AUTOLOCK

http://www.modaco.com/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=920567

To Disable AUTOPOTRAIT

HLKM\\Security\Phone\Samsung\ForceorientationDuringCall = 0

[Guest Ingvarr]

Its not really good solution for autolock. I dont want to disable it, I just want it to stop automatically re-engage. If I disable it at all, I often trigger screenpresses when I get phone out of the pocket during the call.

[Guest Quang05BlkBoxsterS n Omnia]

Solutions for problem during call

To Disable AUTOLOCK

http://www.modaco.com/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=920567

To Disable AUTOPOTRAIT

HLKM\\Security\Phone\Samsung\ForceorientationDuringCall = 0

Thanks for pointing this patch to me and now I just installed it with the customed 2D DTHJ6 from Passeo. After a soft reset just a minute or two on a voice mail call, the back of the phone was getting warm fast and the battery indicator dropped like two mm (can't tell by %) from about 40% mark.

Definitely need to fully charge and try more later on different call modes to see if it is repeatable.

Anyone else is seeing this? just a concern but thanks to you again Paul da man. B)

[Guest FireMedic92]

And do NOT try to use it with the i910 from VZW. Paul, any chance you could look into the i910 ROM? They locked down the GPS on us!! And possibly create a new i910 sub-thread under Samsung??

Thank you, you guys are the BEST!

[Guest cuzzinz]

And do NOT try to use it with the i910 from VZW. Paul, any chance you could look into the i910 ROM? They locked down the GPS on us!! And possibly create a new i910 sub-thread under Samsung??

Thank you, you guys are the BEST!

Yeah i made that mistake the damn unlock thing was annoying anyways... It screws up a lot of the icons on the dialer and keypad screen and everything...

[Guest djapor96]

"HLKM\\Security\Phone\Samsung\ForceorientationDuringCall = 0" for me not works!

After Soft Reset not works too....

On Samsung and on WM 6.1.4 dialer not works too...

???

[Guest z3ntn3l]

WOW!

Nearly everything reported here are generic Windows-Mobile 6.X-"Features" and no Omnia-Problems.

[Guest psypher]

i dont like the lack of direct 3d, no touchflo 3d for us :D

[Guest Omniaaddicted]

i dont like the lack of direct 3d, no touchflo 3d for us :angry:

very disappointed... when i bought omnia, i think this device have perfect hardware...;)

no matter what i still love my omnia..:D

[Guest UncleBeer`]

Wonky Wifi. Randomly drops Wifi connections (straight out of the box, and with a variety of ROMs, and using a variety of routers).

[Guest psypher]

very disappointed... when i bought omnia, i think this device have perfect hardware... :angry:

no matter what i still love my omnia.. :D

if only m2d could have a flippy clock, and animated weather! boooo!

defo be buying an htc next time, just for the sheer amount of backing for them ;)

But i love my omnia so much!