topic Re: O2 splash screen in Android

O2 splash screen

pb56 — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 21:56:46 GMT

Had to perform a factory reset and the O2 splash screen no longer appears at start up or close down. Any ideas?

Re: O2 splash screen

Cleoriff — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:02:06 GMT

@pb56What phone have you got? Also do you need the O2 splash screen? It never comes up on my phone and I don't really care...:smileywink:

Re: O2 splash screen

MI5 — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:04:53 GMT

It’s now been removed from o2 firmware.

Re: O2 splash screen

jonsie — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:09:35 GMT

Personally I would call that a result.... 😂

Re: O2 splash screen

pb56 — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:12:40 GMT

Hi true that I don't actually need it but I am a sad sort who actually likes the O2 splash screen .....

Re: O2 splash screen

pb56 — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:14:02 GMT

PS phone is a Blackberry Motion, very impressed with it, particularly the battery life

Re: O2 splash screen

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:17:38 GMT

Means your phone loads up quicker 😂

Re: O2 splash screen

jonsie — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:18:14 GMT

Good to know you are enjoying the phone. Fancy writing a review....?

Re: O2 splash screen

Cleoriff — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:28:04 GMT

@pb56 wrote:
Hi true that I don't actually need it but I am a sad sort who actually likes the O2 splash screen .....

Well that's fine and each to their own. Pleased you like the phone...:smileywink:

Re: O2 splash screen

pb56 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 11:47:25 GMT

Happy to write a review on the Blackberry Motion but which would be the best site to do this on? (I procured this phone on a deal from CarPhone Warehouse not O2)

Re: O2 splash screen

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:32:03 GMT

@pb56 You could write it here on the community

Blackberry Motion user review

pb56 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:12:05 GMT

Got my Blackberry Motion in December through CarPhone Warehouse with an O2 contract and love it! My old number was ported over in under an hour.

The phone is good to look at and fits the hands well. It is robustly well built, water resistant and I preferred the larger screen on it to the KeyOne. It carries out things pretty fast and there is plent of storage. It is easy to use and adapt to your liking. The battery endurance is remarkable for a smart phone. I have never had to charge it after a day's use, usually charge up 2nd evening. I have now got the hang of Google and do use the back up service for photos, documents, calendar and contacts. (I couldn't find a simple way of syncing to MS Office Outlook on my PC). I have spent some time though on Google privacy settings.

I am not a 'techie' but to be honest I haven't found any problems with the BB Motion yet and am therefore a satisfied user and very glad to be back with Blackberry.

Question: why don't O2 have their own deals for this phone?

Re: Blackberry Motion user review

Cleoriff — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:43:56 GMT

If I remember correctly O2's support for Blackberry was withdrawn about 2 years ago. They don;t stock them at all @pb56

Re: Blackberry Motion user review

MI5 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:49:03 GMT

@pb56 wrote:

Question: why don't O2 have their own deals for this phone?

O2 are only interested in the "popular" phones these days and aren't prepared to risk anything that isn't likely to be top of everyone's wish list.

Re: Blackberry Motion user review

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:46:15 GMT

O2 is all about Apple & Samsung now. They dropped HTC as well

Re: Blackberry Motion user review

MI5 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:51:45 GMT

and no Pixel which is a huge surprise to many 😞

Re: Blackberry Motion user review

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:02:03 GMT

I’d thought they’d be the first to jump on that wagon but they didn’t

Re: Blackberry Motion user review

jonsie — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:24:44 GMT

We all know that whoever decides O2's business strategy is off his/her trolley, I mean he/she decided that the Amazon phone would be an amazing addition to their range yet ignored the phones customers were crying out for.

I'm glad you're enjoying the Motion @pb56 and that battery life sounds amazing though admittedly, Microsoft doesn't play well with Android. At least, it doesn't play well for me!

Re: Blackberry Motion user review

pb56 — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:17:14 GMT

Thanks for all your comments- as far as Android and Microsoft sync @jonsie the Samsung J5 I had came with a desktop app called Smart Switch which synced Outlook contacts and calendars plus media very slickly indeed, rather quicker than BB Desktop did with my BB Classic. Not a reason to go back to a Samsung though!