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HI guys. This is soooo irritating and just don't know what to do. I assigned photos to my contacts from my photo albums but every time I turn my phone on the photos become blurry n horrible!! I then hav to add them all over again but only for them to blur up again afterwards :-(
I read about blurry contact icons but that was when synced with Google or Facebook contacts, I only add from my own gallery so why is this happening and is there a way round?
Also has anyone had the same problem?
This is such a basic feature & dies work properly.
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This has been discussed extensively on other threads.
Check out the complaints and annoyances with workarounds.
Basically Google sync is to blame because it stores the pictures in a low format resolution.
You need to create a phone contact and add the picture to that one, then link to the "google" contact.
Do you know where is the "photo" of the "Phone contact" stored?
In the SD-CARD?
Do you know where is the "photo" of the "Phone contact" stored?
In the SD-CARD?
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Yes its stored on my sd
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it's the gmail-contact-sync fault.
either cap gmail from syncing your contacts or live with crappy pictures.
it sux, but I killed the sync
Don't think it's google's fault
Hello, sorry if this has been discussed, but is it not actually more of a carrier issue?
I have synced my phone on my wireless at home and had good looking icons, however, once I've spent a day on 3G only, I notice the quality has dropped.
I had put this down to the fact, in my case, T-mobile proxy all images and reduce the quality for bandwidth purposes.
The best demonstration for this is using twidroid. Twidroid has the option of using SSL, meaning that t-mobile's proxies can't tell that it's an image and modify it. The difference between using SSL and not using it is drastic.
Digital blasphemy has page on this relating to AOL; same problem, different ISP.
The page is /aol.shtml
But I transferred the contacts from my old phone, so I'm a bit confused when people say its got to do with Google. Can someone elaborate plz?
All my contacts are Vcards that wer imported from SD card and saved on phone.
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Hi, I've just bumped into this thread while searching for the same problem, it wasn't very clear in others I've found.
It's well known that syncing your contacts with your gmail account results in semi-blurry / pixelated photos, which look very ugly especially while dialing in HTC dialer. This can be solved in a couple of ways, one is to disable contact sync.
Now I'm on plain Froyo (Defrost 2.1) and I've noticed that if you crop a photo to make the contact picture, if the photo has a high resolution and you crop a big enough rectangle, the photo becomes very pixelated when shown in the dialer. Oddly enough, contact photos which I've chosen and cropped with HTC Photos album, while on HTC rom, and which have been restored through titanium backup, are showing ok, so I'm guessing it's an issue with Stock Gallery not properly resizing images ? Anybody else experiencing the same ?
To reproduce - this happens (to me) in NON htc roms, with google contact sync disabled:
- create a contact
- add contact picture through Stock Gallery (the 3D view one)
- select a big picture (5Mpixel) and crop a good part of it, more than half, or most of it.
- call that contact and you should see the picture very pixelated / badly resized
I will assume that if it's a google OS, they will use the same policy regarding contact pictures. Because, in the end, it will save time in their servers when a sync is made.
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I will assume that if it's a google OS, they will use the same policy regarding contact pictures. Because, in the end, it will save time in their servers when a sync is made.
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Uhm I don't know, while this explanation could make sense, I have the impression that in fact the image is stored in a high resolution, but then, when resizing it smaller to make it fit into the tiny square when calling a person, the algorithm used doesn't make it's work well. If I crop a small part of the picture, the scaling occurs much better.
You actually mean it happens the same on your device ?
I have maybe understood what happens, since the photo is still pixelated even when opening it in another dialer or contact viewer.
Select contact photo -> Open Gallery -> Crop to desired size ->
Here is the problem, the Stock 3D gallery resizes the cropped section to the actual size that have to be stored in contact pictures (anybody knows the size ?), but does a horrible job in scaling down, especially if the original picture is very big.
Anybody can verify this ?
andycted said:
I have maybe understood what happens, since the photo is still pixelated even when opening it in another dialer or contact viewer.
Select contact photo -> Open Gallery -> Crop to desired size ->
Here is the problem, the Stock 3D gallery resizes the cropped section to the actual size that have to be stored in contact pictures (anybody knows the size ?), but does a horrible job in scaling down, especially if the original picture is very big.
Anybody can verify this ?
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Nope i made all my contact photos within the gallery and they are just fine (sharp etc.). For me the problem was GSync which i disabled now. I know not everybody uses it here and still has the problems but for me everything is OK since disabling contact-sync.
Maybe everybody should have a look at the GoogleSync-Settings as well as the Exchange ones. In my case both accounts where enabled to sync the contacts with Google.
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Nope i made all my contact photos within the gallery and they are just fine (sharp etc.). For me the problem was GSync which i disabled now. I know not everybody uses it here and still has the problems but for me everything is OK since disabling contact-sync.
Maybe everybody should have a look at the GoogleSync-Settings as well as the Exchange ones. In my case both accounts where enabled to sync the contacts with Google.
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Lucky you, I have every sync disabled but can confirm that it's just the gallery that crops and resizes with bad quality scaling.
I have tried using astro to select the picture and while it doesn't allow you to select the cropping area, it doesn't scale badly.
Did you actually try to use a very big picture and crop a good part of it?
Also, are you on froyo or eclair?
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Lucky you, I have every sync disabled but can confirm that it's just the gallery that crops and resizes with bad quality scaling.
I have tried using astro to select the picture and while it doesn't allow you to select the cropping area, it doesn't scale badly.
Did you actually try to use a very big picture and crop a good part of it?
Also, are you on froyo or eclair?
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I use the standard eclaire ROM (1.21.405). The photos i used were taken with the 5 MP Camera of my former HTC HD2 so i guess they are big enough? Havent tried it with Astro so far. Hmm it seems hard to figure out, what could be wrong/different between our Desire-Contact-Manager-Photo-Thingy...
That is weird, since it's not mentioned anywhere else or probably mixed up with the sync-contact issue. At this point I would think that it could be an issue with the froyo gallery or with this particular rom. I might try a nandroid backup and then install stock eclair to try it out.
Just to be sure, let me ask you one question: if you select the entire photo (or rather the square part that fits the rectangular picture) for one contact, then on calling it, does the photo look blurry or rather pixelated ? on mine it's very visible in curves, which become jagged. I'm just asking because probably most people crop to a smallish part of the picture, like the face, while I'm trying to include the whole photo
Thanks.
[EDIT] erm, you mean stock rom with HTC Sense ? Because my problem is with stock android froyo, without HTC Sense Gallery, but using stock android 3D gallery (the one by cooliris)
I've just tried to install a eclair cyanogen (ERE27) and even without restoring anything I have been able to repicate the same exact issue.
At this point I think most people don't notice this because you mainly crop pictures in order to take the face and not the whole picture itself.
Just to make this clear once more, this has nothing to do with blurry contact sync issue and it happens in HTC Sense-free roms (i.e. DeFrost, cyanogen)
If anybody can come up with a better alternative than using astro or resizing images in separate applications, please post it here.
andycted said:
I've just tried to install a eclair cyanogen (ERE27) and even without restoring anything I have been able to repicate the same exact issue.
At this point I think most people don't notice this because you mainly crop pictures in order to take the face and not the whole picture itself.
Just to make this clear once more, this has nothing to do with blurry contact sync issue and it happens in HTC Sense-free roms (i.e. DeFrost, cyanogen)
If anybody can come up with a better alternative than using astro or resizing images in separate applications, please post it here.
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Just to give you an idea i have attached an original pic and a screenshot with the caller-screen. It might seem (when you zoom in the caller-screen) that it looks a bit blurry but on the small screen of the desire it looks absolutely sharp. As said, i made this with the standard album and chose a quite big area of the original photo.
Cheers
Thank you, I see that you in fact have a HTC Rom, and I guess that's the difference, I use stock froyo, non sense Rom, so I don't have the nice HTC picture gallery which does a fine job.
for standard album I meany the 3d gallery, developed by cooliris which is stock in non HTC roms.
Thank you anyway for your effort
andycted said:
Thank you, I see that you in fact have a HTC Rom, and I guess that's the difference, I use stock froyo, non sense Rom, so I don't have the nice HTC picture gallery which does a fine job.
for standard album I meany the 3d gallery, developed by cooliris which is stock in non HTC roms.
Thank you anyway for your effort
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Yep and thank you for stating it clearly Didnt get it before, that HTC Sense is the cause. Didnt know, that Sense is integrated so deeply into the system that there are differences when setting up contact pictures just because of different album-applications.
Greets
The gallery and possibly the dialer are the only reason why I would return to a HTC Rom, along with very few other things.
Still I can't understand how they can overlook such things...
I like my text quite small on my device, I've set the system font to small and pinched out all the way in the messaging app so have the smallest font possible but it's still quite large, anyway enough context the weird thing I've been experiencing both before the update and since is that occasionally sense crashes and when I go into the messaging app after the crash the font suddenly becomes very small. However after a restart it goes back to normal small. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and more to the point if it's possible to have the text at the size after the sense crash permanently. (Attached screenshots should aid my somewhat handwavey explaination)
Also the font size seems to be very large in the email app, especially compared to my XE, tried all sorts but just can't seem to be able to zoom out. Another annoying thing is that I can't seem to find a way of getting the email app to just download images that are embedded in the emails automatically, I have to push a button each time. If anyone knows a way to I'd love to know!
Also on a side, just got the 1.28 update and now I seem to be getting lag on Shadowgun and when youtubing 1080p vids through the browser. Anyone else having this issue specifically?
Regards
Daven
Hi there. Just received my HTC One X and it's a really nice phone!
One thing that really bothers me is the gigantic fonts!
I have set the font size to "small" in the settings but when I opened up apps like Email or Messaging, the font is still sooo big. I cannot zoom out
The font size in the email app is too big...Changing the font size in Mail Settings doesn't do anything at all. This and some other bug definitely should be fixed!
I think it is a shame that phone of this calibre can't render HTML e-mail readable...
daven said:
I like my text quite small on my device, I've set the system font to small and pinched out all the way in the messaging app so have the smallest font possible but it's still quite large, anyway enough context the weird thing I've been experiencing both before the update and since is that occasionally sense crashes and when I go into the messaging app after the crash the font suddenly becomes very small. However after a restart it goes back to normal small. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and more to the point if it's possible to have the text at the size after the sense crash permanently. (Attached screenshots should aid my somewhat handwavey explaination)
Also the font size seems to be very large in the email app, especially compared to my XE, tried all sorts but just can't seem to be able to zoom out. Another annoying thing is that I can't seem to find a way of getting the email app to just download images that are embedded in the emails automatically, I have to push a button each time. If anyone knows a way to I'd love to know!
Also on a side, just got the 1.28 update and now I seem to be getting lag on Shadowgun and when youtubing 1080p vids through the browser. Anyone else having this issue specifically?
Regards
Daven
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Have the exact same problem with regards to Font don't want it that small all the time though, way too small! When I use the E-Mail app to reply it sends the font too big, utterly annoying!
BTW, I recommend pulling your screen shots and editing the number out otherwise you may receive spam
jaaystott said:
Have the exact same problem with regards to Font don't want it that small all the time though, way too small! When I use the E-Mail app to reply it sends the font too big, utterly annoying!
BTW, I recommend pulling your screen shots and editing the number out otherwise you may receive spam
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Thanks for the replies! Glad it's not just me, hopefully they fix the bug with the next update. The thing that I found odd was that the font changes after a sense crash :S.
Also thanks for the tip, I normally would but that number is just the number that came with the phone. Once I get my proper number ported over to the One X, that one will go dead so I wasn't to bothered
P.s I don't ordinarily text myself lyrics to Lionel Richie songs haha
daven said:
Thanks for the replies! Glad it's not just me, hopefully they fix the bug with the next update. The thing that I found odd was that the font changes after a sense crash :S.
Also thanks for the tip, I normally would but that number is just the number that came with the phone. Once I get my proper number ported over to the One X, that one will go dead so I wasn't to bothered
P.s I don't ordinarily text myself lyrics to Lionel Richie songs haha
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I must say myself, I've never had Sense on this phone crash, although twice the boot sequence on my phone has messed up since updating to 1.28 it just seems to randomly happen to me, or maybe Sense does crash and I don't notice it.
There's an update hitting the UK soon (to un-branded devices) that might sort the problem out, albeit it stops Sense crashing anyway, since 1.28 it's certainly slower
Not a big fan of Lionel Richie, didn't know they was his lyrics, my bad
Are there any email clients available that allow, and preferably default to, a zoomed out full view?
For some reason every single email client I have tried so far defaults to a cramped display that allows you to zoom _in_ (more!) but not out.
I was complaining about this to a friend of mine, he gives me a stupid look and says "Yeah, mine has always done that"....
He has the original Atrix, which sure enough, along with the hideous original Motorola skin has an email client that can zoom out! I had someone else check a new RAZR and it's email client can't zoom out, so I guess they "fixed" that...
Any way, any ideas?
Thanks,
Ben
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Are there any email clients available that allow, and preferably default to, a zoomed out full view?
For some reason every single email client I have tried so far defaults to a cramped display that allows you to zoom _in_ (more!) but not out.
I was complaining about this to a friend of mine, he gives me a stupid look and says "Yeah, mine has always done that"....
He has the original Atrix, which sure enough, along with the hideous original Motorola skin has an email client that can zoom out! I had someone else check a new RAZR and it's email client can't zoom out, so I guess they "fixed" that...
Any way, any ideas?
Thanks,
Ben
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You can unlock and install CM10. The standard AOSP email client can zoom just fine. There are some 3rd partiy clients that work well but they have other limitations. Unfortunately HTC is too unbelievably stupid to create an email client with proper zoom.
As much as I would love to switch to ICS and start tinkering with it and releasing theming mods, I just can't switch when all the ICS/CM10-based roms have for whatever reason prevented fully zooming out in emails, which worked just fine in gingerbread. Regardless of whichever email app used, from stock to touchdown to maildroid to k-9, you simply cannot zoom out completely, and are forced to pan around oversized emails, scrolling left to right just to see large images, which is a total dealbreaker for me given I NEED to be able to zoom out sufficiently for work emails. If any brilliant human being can figure out how to mod ICS or CM10-based roms or knows of an email app that has some kind of "email overview" feature, please let me know and I would LOVE to donate, cause I am DYING to start tweaking the new roms and making them pretty =)
i read that the stock lg mail client would do this, but you prolly already checked that eh........
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i read that the stock lg mail client would do this, but you prolly already checked that eh........
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SON OF A!!!
I was so excited and so embarassed to discover the stock lg email DOES let you zoom out entirely (you were absolutely right!), and then MORTIFIED to discover it DOESN'T HAVE PUSH!?!?! Are you kidding me? An email app that doesn't have push in 2012??
Okay, so unfortunately I have to clarify...
an email app that lets you zoom out completely AND has push
Yo, konrad, quick question since I'm not on an LG ROM. Are you using the automatic configuration in the LG email app? If so, that's wrong. You need to do a manual setup, use the Microsoft exchange option, and set it up like an iPhone would in order to get push. Just search for "gmail exchange" on Google for the settings.
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Malnilion said:
Yo, konrad, quick question since I'm not on an LG ROM. Are you using the automatic configuration in the LG email app? If so, that's wrong. You need to do a manual setup, use the Microsoft exchange option, and set it up like an iPhone would in order to get push. Just search for "gmail exchange" on Google for the settings.
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...you brilliant man, you.
Okay, I think I can finally begin the grueling process of transitioning over my picky visual tweaks over to ICS! Woop! Thanks guys!
No problem, glad I could help
While we're on the subject of the LG email app, I really would kind of like to try using it in CM9/10 if anyone is able to put up the .apk (dunno if it needs to be resigned or anything). I too would really like pinch to zoom out lol.
just to add some information on the subject: the android default email client NOW is able to zoom out until the message will fit on the screen, and not any further. to do that ou have to go to Settings, General Settins, Automatic Adjust Messages. this will make the emails to open with the content adjusted by it's width. then you can zoom-in freely and zoom-out until the starting zoom position. It seems that ICS does not let we zoom out any further than the starting zoom level. If other email clients could open the messages with the "zoomed-out" view this issue would be solved.
to make things clear: this zoom feature was added on december 05, 2012: http://www.themobileindian.com/news/9551_New-Gmail-app-for-ICS-arrives-with-pinch-to-zoom-feature
some threads with similar issues:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918600
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822749
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574566
http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/detail?id=4019
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1730349
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34078
Thanks for the post about the gmail app. This is a great help.
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just to add some information on the subject: the android default email client NOW is able to zoom out until the message will fit on the screen, and not any further. to do that ou have to go to Settings, General Settins, Automatic Adjust Messages. this will make the emails to open with the content adjusted by it's width. then you can zoom-in freely and zoom-out until the starting zoom position. It seems that ICS does not let we zoom out any further than the starting zoom level. If other email clients could open the messages with the "zoomed-out" view this issue would be solved.
to make things clear: this zoom feature was added on december 05, 2012: http://www.themobileindian.com/news/9551_New-Gmail-app-for-ICS-arrives-with-pinch-to-zoom-feature
some threads with similar issues:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918600
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822749
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574566
http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/detail?id=4019
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1730349
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34078
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Any way to get the apk w/ installer for the latest email app with the zoom fixed?
Hello,
Ever since my update to ICS I have been unable to zoom out all the way using any of the Email clients on my E4GT.
I mainly use the K9 client but even with the stock app, the zoom out capability do not function properly. My research points to this being an issue with ICS webview, not really sure how to proceed.
Is there some work around or fix because this is a big annoyance when viewing large emails, having to pan in every direction, i cant imaging im the only one ?
Thanks,
Pete
Anyone ? ?
Pete
I don't think many users use anything other then gmail and stock email.
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Stock email has the same problem, have you ever tried zooming completely out with it ?
Pete
just to add some information on the subject: the android default email client NOW is able to zoom out until the message will fit on the screen, and not any further. to do that ou have to go to Settings, General Settins, Automatic Adjust Messages. this will make the emails to open with the content adjusted by it's width. then you can zoom-in freely and zoom-out until the starting zoom position. It seems that ICS does not let we zoom out any further than the starting zoom level. If other email clients could open the messages with the "zoomed-out" view this issue would be solved.
to make things clear: this zoom feature was added on december 05, 2012: http://www.themobileindian.com/news/9551_New-Gmail-app-for-ICS-arrives-with-pinch-to-zoom-feature
some threads with similar issues:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918600
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822749
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574566
http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/detail?id=4019
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1730349
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34078
I think they are referring to the native Gmail client, but what about the email client ?
Seems the problem is still there after checking the settings and updating ? ? ?
Pete
Still no fix for k9...