On 1/7/2015 10:16 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, January 7, 2015 10:01:08 AM UTC-5, Art Todesco wrote:
On 1/6/2015 8:19 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 06 Jan 2015 07:46:51 -0500, Art Todesco
wrote:
Exactly what I meant. The pimple is just about as worthless as a
picture. I don't know if GE still makes them, but the washer I bought
has a real agitator and really sloshes the cloths around.
I remember when new products were tested by experts and later by a panel
of selected consumers who were paid or given the product free for
evaluating it.
It seems the latest trend is to just sell these new things to the
public, and let them suffer with poor products.
Just look at all the car recalls, some of which have been deadly. And
when it comes to software it's even worse. I've heard many times that
when a new operating system is relased, to avoid it for several months
until the bugs are worked out. Apparently they're now doing this with
appliances too, and even some building materials.
I guess it's not just because we live in the age of greed, but we live
in a time when the younger people cant exist without constant upgrades
which often do nothing. Then add to that all the stupid laws that keep
forcing products to change and often ruins a once good product.
I agree with that last statement. I have a relatively new cell phone
that is now a piece of junk. It is a Motorola RAZR M. The latest OS
upgrade (actually downgrade) broke the phone. You now only get a few
hours out of the battery and it gets so hot that you have to take it out
of your pocket. I am not, buy any means a power user. And, Android won't
let you go back. Just fix it by buying a new phone. A Verizon guy
recently told me to only upgrade a new phone when you buy it and only
once after that, because the software is made for the newer more
powerful phone and will bog down older hardware. Was he right! Sorry for
the soapbox and hijacking.
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From what I know, you can go back to a previous version of the Android OS.
It may not be trivial to do, but if the phone is that bad, I'd look into
it. Some googling should be productive. There are various help and hack
forums that can probably guide you.
Did that phone come from the carrier? What do they say? Any chance it's
a bad battery issue and just a coincidence?
So far, I haven't had any problems with OS or app upgrades. But, I
know what you mean. Google released a new version of news and weather
app a few months ago. I like the way the current one works and still
haven't let it install the new version, because it's a very different
look/feel and I'm not sure how I'll like it. From what I understand,
you can go back to the old version, if you can find the image file and
self install it.
The only way to go back is to root the phone. And this is not officially
allowed by Android/carriers. I actually should have done that, however,
there is a risk of bricking the phone. So, it's off to the store for a
new phone. I'll be careful this time.
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