Windows Mobile 5 - not saving settings.

Jed D`Lagged · 2nd April 2007, 11:15 AM

A few months ago, I upgraded from an HTC Magician (O2 mini) to an HTC Prophet (iMate Jamin).

About a week after use, the prophet started to develop some problems. The SIM card reader stopped reading any SIM cards, and settings would not save at random.

The issue with the settings not saving was, say, I would receive an SMS, read it, check that it was marked as read, soft reset, and the SMS would either be marked as unread, or simply not be present on the phone at all. I would change the time and the timezone, double check and confirm the change, the change in time would save, but the timezone would not. I'd make a registry change, close the registry editor, recheck the value, confirm the change, soft reset, and the change would not get saved. I'd open File Explorer, check the recent apps, confirm that File Explorer was there, soft reset, and File Explorer would not be present within the recent apps after the soft reset.

Concerning this issue, the longer you left the phone after making the change, the more likely the change would save. But this would still not save everything. I'd receive a meeting reminder, dismiss it, then several hours later I'd soft reset and I'd be reminded again.

Of course, this issue persists through a hard reset.

I've sent the phone back to the warranty repairers three times, each time with a clear description of the above. Each time they send it back saying "No fault found", to which I can immediately replicate the fault upon return.

This time, when I received the phone back, they, once again, said they couldn't replicate the issue. But this time they decided to mention that I needed to wait 30 seconds to "ensure settings get saved".

What a load of bullshit. My Magician does not have this issue. But I don't have any Windows Mobile 5 devices to test this on. Can I have some people confirm that you don't need to wait 30 seconds on Windows Mobile 5 devices to ensure settings save?

dvs · 6th April 2007, 10:10 PM

I have a Dopod 838Pro and all the settings seem to save when I save them, and I mean at the time I press save.

2nd April 2007, 11:15 AM	#1
Jed D`Lagged Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: http://jed.delagged.net Posts: 427	Windows Mobile 5 - not saving settings. A few months ago, I upgraded from an HTC Magician (O2 mini) to an HTC Prophet (iMate Jamin). About a week after use, the prophet started to develop some problems. The SIM card reader stopped reading any SIM cards, and settings would not save at random. The issue with the settings not saving was, say, I would receive an SMS, read it, check that it was marked as read, soft reset, and the SMS would either be marked as unread, or simply not be present on the phone at all. I would change the time and the timezone, double check and confirm the change, the change in time would save, but the timezone would not. I'd make a registry change, close the registry editor, recheck the value, confirm the change, soft reset, and the change would not get saved. I'd open File Explorer, check the recent apps, confirm that File Explorer was there, soft reset, and File Explorer would not be present within the recent apps after the soft reset. Concerning this issue, the longer you left the phone after making the change, the more likely the change would save. But this would still not save everything. I'd receive a meeting reminder, dismiss it, then several hours later I'd soft reset and I'd be reminded again. Of course, this issue persists through a hard reset. I've sent the phone back to the warranty repairers three times, each time with a clear description of the above. Each time they send it back saying "No fault found", to which I can immediately replicate the fault upon return. This time, when I received the phone back, they, once again, said they couldn't replicate the issue. But this time they decided to mention that I needed to wait 30 seconds to "ensure settings get saved". What a load of bullshit. My Magician does not have this issue. But I don't have any Windows Mobile 5 devices to test this on. Can I have some people confirm that you don't need to wait 30 seconds on Windows Mobile 5 devices to ensure settings save? __________________ The OCAU Pub - Banana Guards and Serious Business. 382 animated anime avatars Last edited by Jed D`Lagged; 2nd April 2007 at 12:26 PM.

6th April 2007, 10:10 PM	#2
dvs Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Narre Warren [Melb] Posts: 236	I have a Dopod 838Pro and all the settings seem to save when I save them, and I mean at the time I press save. __________________ "I’m not a Gynaecologist, but I’m willing to take a look !" Lian Li V1000B Owner HTC Touch Pro User Brotherhood Against PM Bidders - Member #18 I fold for OCAU Folding@Home 150000 Points Milestone