Our new OTA 3.1 build number 8.4.4.11 has been released and we should provide a source for members to see exactly what has changed. Members have noticed some of these:
Overall better stability
Powered by NVidia splash screen with spinning wheel during boot
Option to remove keyboard message
Volume fix
Speaker balance fix
Smoother transition between home screens
Added Tegra Zone app
Added Video App (Google rentals available only in US)
MP4 video playback smooth
WiFi better
Microphone improvement
Screen color improvement
Netflix shows up in Market but still does not work
Typing lag still present
Please add your findings!
UPDATE: Thanks to one of our members @Fixter for finding this on the Internet!
"Asus has release a new Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update for Asus Eee Pad Transformer… Sadly this is not Android Honeycomb 3.2 update and nothing new for the keyboard dock also… According to the report all around the world the new update increase the volume sound, smooth transition between home screens and an option to disable pop-up notification when not using Asus Keyboard while docking…"
There were 194 files in the update. The complete list of files can be found at:
http://www.atsutane.net/blog/2011/07/asus-transformer-fota-update-8-4-4-11-20110711.html#more-5783
Not much difference
Volume issue not fixed
Still keyboard lag
Zinio was already there
Video added
Weather location and update still a problem on home screen.
Thanks jviola, everyone keep your findings coming!
Overall its a welcomed update, everything seems to run smoother now, I have a feelig this upate was designed to path the way for 3.2 ( that would explain why we can use the Netflix app but not stream).
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Zeon45 said:
Overall its a welcomed update, everything seems to run smoother now, I have a feelig this upate was designed to path the way for 3.2 ( that would explain why we can use the Netflix app but not stream).
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Maybe. I do have 3.2 on my Xoom and Netflix still doesn't even show up in the Market...
Speaker balance fixed.
Volume louder.
GUI/Browser seem snapier.
Lag still present on stock browser.
Rotation from landscapeto portrait seems faster.
Don't lknow how many of this are due to subject impressions ratger than actual improvements .
Regards.
Battery Dock issue fix? really?
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Don't lknow how many of this are due to subject impressions ratger than actual improvements .
Regards.
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I know there have been changes, but I think too many are suffering from the pacebo affects. I wonder if ASUS engineers are laughing right now.
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I know there have been changes, but I think too many are suffering from the pacebo affects. I wonder if ASUS engineers are laughing right now.
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Yes, some of the findings may be placebo effects but when everyone chimes in, we will be able to sort out the real changes. That is the idea of the thread.
The Netflix app shows my queue, allows me to search and add to my queue, has recommendations, etc. It's just that when I go to play a movie it spins and then says there is a network error. I think we're getting Netflix very, very soon.
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I know there have been changes, but I think too many are suffering from the pacebo affects. I wonder if ASUS engineers are laughing right now.
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Could be, but I know I was getting a bit frustrated with overall performance (delays, lags, hesitation, etc.) and don't seem to feel the same way now. I do think things are a bit smoother, but that could also just be the post-update effect. We'll see how it runs after a few days of use.
is the market still not showing movies?
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is the market still not showing movies?
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You have to use the Videos app
Homescreen switching seems smoother, but that could definitely be placebo.
I had an issue where if the tablet was docked to the keyboard and I flip it open, the screen wouldn't read the unlock pattern for the first second or two (green lines don't show up over the dots and nothing happens). This appears to be fixed.
@jhanford reported in the "Just Got an OTA Update" thread:
So this is easily more than just a kernel update.
In addition to the kernel, there's 94 patches in /system/app alone with another 80 patches throughout the rest of the filesystem!
That's pretty impressive for an interim release especially if they do release 3.2 in the next couple of weeks.
Awesome!
The only thing I noticed out of everything is better wifi signals (through speedtests and router signal checking). I don't really know much about the rest since I took the OTA and selectively applied some patches to my Prime 1.5 ROM by using bsdiff to apply the .p files. (it has to be done with the original 8445 files, not prime 1.5 files because some prime 1.5 files are based on 8447 CN, bsdiff patch files doesn't have a md5 or crc32 hash stored on the patch file so it doesn't check for original file integrity before patching)
The update most definitely fixed my deep sleep/power on issue. A single press of the power button brings my Transformer to attention now...every time. Prior to the update, I had to press the power button multiple times.
Homescreen transitions are also very smooth now.
Im still on 3.0 it never wants to update Idk why. Any suggestion
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JoTeC said:
Our new OTA 3.1 build number 8.4.4.11 has been released and we should provide a source for members to see exactly what has changed. Members have noticed some of these:
Volume/Speaker fix
Battery Dock issue fix
Smoother transition between home screens
Added Tegra Zone app
Added Video App
Netflix shows up in Market but still does not work?
Typing lag still present
WiFi better?
Please add your findings!
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Are you sure about the Battery Dock issue fix? Would be pretty awesome, but I don't really believe it. I'm at Prime 1.5 atm so I cannot test it myself. Can anyone confirm this fix?
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hey guys seems 3.2 is out... anyone tried it already ?
ok let me edit this post it seems 3.2 is out but not yet on transformer
should not be to long tough 3.1 update was only a couple of weeks after 3.1 released
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hey guys seems 3.2 is out... anyone tried it already ?
what is your experience
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On what basis do you say it is out?
i'm on custom Rom,but on Xoom is alredy implemented
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hey guys seems 3.2 is out... anyone tried it already ?
what is your experience
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I bet you got the OTA update, but it's not 3.2
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On what basis do you say it is out?
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this basis
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.2.html
could be ofcourse that its not yet released for transformer....
but did get an update message today and im already running 3.1
That's the SDK, the update from Asus has not been released yet.
ahhh
if it comes as fast as the 3.1 update went then i expect it in a week or 2
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hey guys seems 3.2 is out... anyone tried it already ?
what is your experience
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you sure you are not talking about the recent 3.1 follow up update?
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hey guys seems 3.2 is out... anyone tried it already ?
what is your experience
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I have a Xoom running 3.2. Most of the changes are behind the curtain so you will not notice them in the UI. One change you will notice and use is the zoom feature for non-tablet apps that would appear small even in portrait mode. But when you stretch or fill screen, the sharpness goes away just as am image stretched would be. One thing it did do for my Xoom was enable the MicroSD card but read only. Even my Viewsonic GTab running 2.2 Froyo had read/write permissions on the MicroSD almost a year ago...
In a nutshell, the 3.2 update for the Xoom was about making the Xoom more stable and that it did, much like the 3.1 Build 8.4.4.11 follow-up update for the TF did. As far as new features we can see and play with, well I think we'll be waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0...
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I have a Xoom running 3.2. Most of the changes are behind the curtain so you will not notice them in the UI. One change you will notice and use is the zoom feature for non-tablet apps that would appear small even in portrait mode. But when you stretch or fill screen, the sharpness goes away just as am image stretched would be. One thing it did do for my Xoom was enable the MicroSD card but read only. Even my Viewsonic GTab running 2.2 Froyo had read/write permissions on the MicroSD almost a year ago...
In a nutshell, the 3.2 update for the Xoom was about making the Xoom more stable and that it did, much like the 3.1 Build 8.4.4.11 follow-up update for the TF did. As far as new features we can see and play with, well I think we'll be waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0...
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I believe that the 3.2 update brings some additional bugfixes that are very significant. Can you report on portrait scrolling between screens? The absolute worst flaw imho is the rendering when it portrait, its just damn ugly.
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I believe that the 3.2 update brings some additional bugfixes that are very significant. Can you report on portrait scrolling between screens? The absolute worst flaw imho is the rendering when it portrait, its just damn ugly.
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Smooth as butter on my Xoom swiping screens side to side in portrait mode. Checked it on my TF for you too and smooth as well. Some members have reported lag when turning the tab from landscape to portrait but that is the design not a bug. If it was instant, the screen would be changing every time you made any tilting movement. It has to be at a certain angle for 500ms or so...
Please could you report whether there is any 'judder' in pan shots using an H264 video in stock player?
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Please could you report whether there is any 'judder' in pan shots using an H264 video in stock player?
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Sure, just let me know what you need. Is there a specific H.264 video you want me to run? Provide the link and instructions and I'll let you know...
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Sure, just let me know what you need. Is there a specific H.264 video you want me to run? Provide the link and instructions and I'll let you know...
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Can you test the brave teaser? http://www.multiupload.com/I2X1ETXXB0
It has 24 fps and shows a lot of judder in the scene with a moving camera.
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Smooth as butter on my Xoom swiping screens side to side in portrait mode. Checked it on my TF for you too and smooth as well. Some members have reported lag when turning the tab from landscape to portrait but that is the design not a bug. If it was instant, the screen would be changing every time you made any tilting movement. It has to be at a certain angle for 500ms or so...
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Tegra 2 devices have to struggle with orientation changes because everything has to be rendered in software instead of hardware (wtf nvidia).
Toss a widget on the homescreen and watch that sucker lag.
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Can you test the brave teaser? http://www.multiupload.com/I2X1ETXXB0
It has 24 fps and shows a lot of judder in the scene with a moving camera.
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OK I have the trailer on my Xoom and TF. Which player do you want me to use? Landscape or portrait? BTW it looks awesome! Unbelievable sharpness!
asus already officially tweeted they are just finishing testing on 3.2 and will be updating soon
http://twitter.com/#!/ASUS/status/91252492712677376
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Tegra 2 devices have to struggle with orientation changes because everything has to be rendered in software instead of hardware (wtf nvidia).
Toss a widget on the homescreen and watch that sucker lag.
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Maybe I don't understand. My home page has only BobClock widget but the screen to the right has 4 widgets (YouTube, Market, Media widget and Google Buzz widget). I can scroll right through those pages to the right and back to the left, in landscape and portrait mode with no lag or delay... Should I be seeing something different? I can video it for you if you want to see it...
Use the google player in landscape. Thx for the testing.
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asus already officially tweeted they are just finishing testing on 3.2 and will be updating soon
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Woohoo!!! Thanks for the update!
Finally updating my tablet to 3.2!!
I'm going to update my findings once I install and reboot.
Keep all findings in Here!
Netflix?
I was under the impression that there would be a native netflix app installed with this firmware? Am I missing something? Don't see it installed, nor does it show up in the market.
Just got mine in CA. Didn't notice any speed improvements, mine was pretty snappy to begin with. Did notice a few minor changes in settings and that was about it.
Better scrolling in browser.
dang it, no netflix even with the version i nabbed on market plae after the 3.1 update. Battery usage works now ... going to try hbo go.
Still no update in Texas, though I hear it may be based on serial numbers.
Mine seems a lot snappier, especially on the home screen, B60
I'm officially disappointed with Android 3.2 update. It does not bring anything important to the transformer... I'm more disappointed with Android 3.2 than Android 3.1 update. I just hope this will fix the random reboot issue...
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dang it, no netflix even with the version i nabbed on market plae after the 3.1 update. Battery usage works now ... going to try hbo go.
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Let me know how that goes. Just bought this thing a few days ago. Dissapointed that my phone has all of these apps (netflix, hbo etc..) but my super cool new tablet doesn't yet
Yes is updating for me me too
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No update yet for me. B40K in VA.
Edit: Spoke too soon, just got it.
GMAIL WIDGET HAS RETURNED!
Forgive the shouting. All caps was necessary to show my excitement.
Does the android market have a movie tab now?
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Someone get the URL to the firmware. so we can just download it!
Downloading firmware now. I'm SoCal.
omg...the stupid circle for a mouse is killing me...who thought that was all cool?...and now my keyboard is all laggy...is there a way for us to get the old mouse pointer?
Nope, the update didn't fix the most glaring issue.
It's still not an iPad.
Update applied. Now we just need to get it rooted lol.
Beamed from my Transformer.
I got the update but half way through the install it goes the the android and the triangle with the ! In it, I'm assuming its cause I'm rooted?
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tried the app zoom rendering. Loaded up mrs pacman bc I knew it didn't render properly. Now you get a notification that it will zoom but still doesn't work. There is even a toggle in the status bar to toggle between zoom and stretch. Neither worked on the game.
Also getting an error that swype is not correct for the screen size everyone I pull it up.
Okay since 3.2 is already here we need a thread to discuss it. We have too much going on all over in too many threads!
Post all your findings here, anything new found and any new updates etc etc
keep all in here
thanks
Already a thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190768&page=1
clankfu said:
Already a thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190768&page=1
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somehow its locked
Oops, you're right. Guess we'll just use this thread then
Anyone like me with the dock with 3.2? Not sure if I like new cursor. I hope we will be able to change it back!!
a few things
No Netflix
Dice player no longer installs
annoying cursor preferd the pointer even though it wasnt the most accurate...
I noticed that ADWLauncher EX is broken. It works but the settings menu is broken.
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definately quicker but a lot of programs crashing. DICE Player won't even start it crashes.
crap! the only program that will play my mkv's with ac3 audio and it doesn't work now
Firmware downloading now.. anything to get excited about?
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guess i will hold off on this update. till i hear better comments on the fireware.
automan69 said:
guess i will hold off on this update. till i hear better comments on the fireware.
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That's two of us. Was waiting eagerly for the update, but am going to hold off and start reading ROOT 3.1 threads...
Playing videos (that used to play from both File Manager and ES File Explorer) seems to result in a darkened screen. Uninstalling ES File Explorer restores the ability to play videos. Default video player is set to MoboPlayer.
Am I crazy, or is the scrolling with the trackpad reversed now? Swiping down with two fingers is scrolling up, it hasn't always been like that has it?
Battery Usage is working after 3.2 update
Trilloid said:
Am I crazy, or is the scrolling with the trackpad reversed now? Swiping down with two fingers is scrolling up, it hasn't always been like that has it?
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Yea, people have confirmed that.
Google Music now plays through to the next song when screen is off.
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Typing is either totally slow or broken in the browser now and pages load slowly and scrolling is reversed (as mentioned by others). This update broke more than it fixed.
It's true tough, why would you want a mouse/trackpad pointer to have such a large target area?
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Havent you checked out the upcoming 3.2 compatible accessories for the Transformer??? Let me see if i can find the info.
TF-LG101BT - Connect a light gun to your transformer for the ultimate duck hunt 3.0 experience. Requires a BT 2.1 or higher connection and android 3.2 or higher. The oncreen target will assist you to become the best duck hunter this side of the hemisphere!
Ultimate Duckhunter HD from GluMobile will support in-app billing. Buy as many breadcrumbs as you like. Take your marksmanship to the next level.
Honestly,
They just turned the eeee-pad into "My first Laptop" with that hidious circle cursor. Perhaps, they should have at least put a point in the middle of the circle so you could pinpoint. For god sake ASUS, this one thing is absolutely aweful. Patch it quicky. Lets see how quick you can get this done to prevent dock returns to the retail outlets.
Just did the 3.2 update ota. Hate the new curser (using usb mouse still uses pointer) The zoom feature is interesting although I haven't found an app to use it on yet. The yellow copy paste arrow thing seems to be a little over an inch off. Oh yeah, I can still write to the sd card in the dock with astro using copy paste in menu
Everyone is complaining about the circle cursor. It's actually not that bad.
It doesn't affect me much as I rarely use the trackpad to select text.
It's easy for me to use the touchscreen to selec text.
Btw, the original cursor is still there if you use a mouse.
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I haven't gotten the update yet but for those who have, please share impressions. Good, bad or whatever. Given how underwhelming stock ICS is on this tab, I wonder how stock JB stacks. I'm glad this is officially out because chances are I'll resort to an official JB custom ROM that'll make this tab sing than stick with stock.
JellyBean is here!
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I haven't gotten the update yet but for those who have, please share impressions. Good, bad or whatever. Given how underwhelming stock ICS is on this tab, I wonder how stock JB stacks. I'm glad this is officially out because chances are I'll resort to an official JB custom ROM that'll make this tab sing than stick with stock.
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Just got the update. I've tooled around just a few minutes, but other than the unlock function, I can't really see much different. It definitely is not an overwhelming change like ICS was for me. I'll come back with more as I spend more time with it.
I am looking forward to installing Google Now, however, that would be great on my Razr Maxx too.
Google now didn't come with update?!?!?
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I have google now at least i think i do. It shows in the lock screen and I asked it for tomorrow's weather and worked wonderfully
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Mark923 said:
I am looking forward to installing Google Now, however, that would be great on my Razr Maxx too.
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you mean there's no google now and you're trying to "install" it?
the new voice search and google now are the main reason i want to update
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I have google now at least i think i do. It shows in the lock screen and I asked it for tomorrow's weather and worked wonderfully
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thanks, it talks back to you, right?
Isn't Google now an in built feature? Should be somewhere in the notification drawer.
No love for the European TF300s.. :S just checked for update but found nothing, do any of you guys have clue when the European updates might be incoming?
Yeah it talked back to me stating the weather forecast.
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The interface hasn't changed but after my second reboot, this thing is runniing SO much faster. I can actaully update apps from the play store without the dreaded Wait/Close prompt. Transitions are much smoother (Animation for changing Home Screens and swipping through my app list.
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The interface hasn't changed but after my second reboot, this thing is runniing SO much faster. I can actaully update apps from the play store without the dreaded Wait/Close prompt. Transitions are much smoother (Animation for changing Home Screens and swipping through my app list.
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Good to know...seems like the I/o issues have been fixed.
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Some changes i've noticed:
- it runs smoother than .30, really smoother, at least smoother. i noticed slow-ness when open quickoffice hd in power saving mode when it was .30, now with the same power saving mode, it's faster (like about 2-3 seconds), quickoffice is kinda a heavy apps i think, of course you won't have any problem in balanced or performance mode.
- new animation when open or exit apps, and i like it, of course the animation runs smooth too
- you can now disable the smartdimmer feature in settings->asus customized settings (thanks to jgaf he figured out this)
- because of google new voice search, we now have a new text-to-speech engine (the same as google voice search), and she sounds "sweet", the old one is gone, imo the old one sucks, can't really here anything, this new one is better than siri, sounds better, at least with the English US i believe.
- of course we have a new google voice search and google now, which is the feature i've been waiting for, help me practice my english
- looks like google has changed the "Tab UI" a little bit, for example: on .30 firmware, when you go to settings->apps you see "Downloaded", "Running", "All", to switch between these "tabs" you have to tap on them, but now with jelly bean, you can swipe left and right to switch, also the "tab menu" looks nicer (like windows phone i think)
so... no flash player with this update?? I think i might skip it just because of that.
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so... no flash player with this update?? I think i might skip it just because of that.
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839691
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so... no flash player with this update?? I think i might skip it just because of that.
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If you had flash already installed you don't need to worry about it. I still have flash player and it works.
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Anyone with JB update can say anthing about the ram usage? tks
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Anyone with JB update can say anthing about the ram usage? tks
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before the update i got around 600 MB free
after the update around 300 MB free
kungfuusheep said:
Anyone with JB update can say anthing about the ram usage? tks
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Same as nooktablet with about 300MB free after. I usually had 500-600MB before.
And I unrooted without Voodoo before the update. Not able to root at this point.
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before the update i got around 600 MB free
after the update around 300 MB free
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Same as nooktablet with about 300MB free after. I usually had 500-600MB before.
And I unrooted without Voodoo before the update. Not able to root at this point.
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Do you notice any performance issues when you are running your usual apps or games as compared to before?
The browser doesn't do all of the lag dancing that it used to do. Haven't seen the wait/close dialog yet. There's some different animations in your installed apps section the Play store when updating an app. ES File Explorer seems to be having some issues though as it's forced closed twice while trying to copy files from my home network, something I've never seen ever. Been using it on three phones and this tablet and never experienced a problem until now.
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The browser doesn't do all of the lag dancing that it used to do. Haven't seen the wait/close dialog yet. There's some different animations in your installed apps section the Play store when updating an app. ES File Explorer seems to be having some issues though as it's forced closed twice while trying to copy files from my home network, something I've never seen ever. Been using it on three phones and this tablet and never experienced a problem until now.
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I'm sure they will release an update: i know that JB has been wreaking havoc with some developers on the play store
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http://androidandme.com/2015/07/new...-3-getting-performance-update-in-coming-days/
Nice. Hope it's a new update and not the one that some people have gotten.
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Sweet!!! Thanks for the news. I wonder what updates will be made to the camera.
Giu didn't mention a source or anything. Just "that we received word" so I am still a little cynical at this point.
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2nd story about update
More info:
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=16092
http://www.talkandroid.com/255569-alcatel-onetouch-idol-3-update-rolling-out-over-the-next-few-days/
Multiple sources makes it seem more legit to me.
this is great news well its not what we expected to be 5.1 update but its something im glad alcatel has actually listened to us especially through that Email that was sent last month hopefully in mind they should release the source code soon or someone to capture the OTA and extract it
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this is great news well its not what we expected to be 5.1 update but its something im glad alcatel has actually listened to us especially through that Email that was sent last month hopefully in mind they should release the source code soon or someone to capture the OTA and extract it
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As mentioned in the root or update thread, the OTA updates contain only patches to the binary code and not full source. It'll have to come from Alcatel.
well they sure are taking their sweet time pushing it out, its not hitting mine yet.
how many possible users could they be going out to afterall? its not like this phone went mainstream...
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well they sure are taking their sweet time pushing it out, its not hitting mine yet.
how many possible users could they be going out to afterall? its not like this phone went mainstream...
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It's slowly making its way mainstream. It should release this week. I hope it's not one of those updates that break something when trying to do good.
Already had the update last week and the performance is much better now!
Looks like an update is rolling out right now, dated today the 13th....still 5.0.2 unfortunately
Yup - installing right now. Still 5.0.2 ..
Installing right now
After the update try to clear all all opening apps, you will mention that it's without any lag or stutter
usmcnyc said:
Looks like an update is rolling out right now, dated today the 13th....still 5.0.2 unfortunately
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Yup - installing right now. Still 5.0.2 ..
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Installing right now
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what version of firmware? 5.0.2-01003?
Thk!!
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I am not sure if it is just me - but at least this part is NOT fixed. clearing open apps still has the same stutter that it had before. I restored the animation scale back to 1x and that has not changed anything. Maybe that is how it is supposed to be.
The app launching appears to have improved *slightly* . Whether double tap is more reliable remains to be seen. The update did not reset my launcher setting i.e. it did not revert to the stock launcher .
Overall - so far , I am not seeing anything worth getting too excited about - Not so far at least.
BTW - just to confirm - I now have Android version = 5.0.2 Kernel version = 3.10.49 Build number = 7SQR-UER0
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I am not sure if it is just me - but at least this part is NOT fixed. clearing open apps still has the same stutter that it had before. I restored the animation scale back to 1x and that has not changed anything. Maybe that is how it is supposed to be.
The app launching appears to have improved *slightly* . Whether double tap is more reliable remains to be seen. The update did not reset my launcher setting i.e. it did not revert to the stock launcher .
Overall - so far , I am not seeing anything worth getting too excited about - Not so far at least.
BTW - just to confirm - I now have Android version = 5.0.2 Kernel version = 3.10.49 Build number = 7SQR-UER0
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Same here, not too much difference noted with this update. Anyone know if Alcatel includes a changelog someplace with these updates?
I feel differently. This update, so far, is great. The lag I had previously is nearly gone and installing apps is much much faster. DTTW has worked everytime (only tried about 7-8 times so far) unlike previously when it hardly ever worked. I don't notice anything different on the camera but I've only played with it for a short period. I've not used this phone as a daily driver since I got it in May because of the user experience, it just lagged and I hate lag - especially compared to my LG G2. Today however, I put my sim card in and will give it a true test, being the daily driver.
I was going to return it initially but held onto it waiting for an update and glad I did. I simply couldn't understand why this phone was not at least as fast (or faster) than my LG G Pro Or HTC One M7 since both of them are running the Snapdragon 600 (vs 615) and slower GPU. Plus both are also running pretty heavy skins yet both were way faster/smoother than the Idol 3. It had to be software and optimization which seems to be what this update addresses. The screen and speakers on this phone are to die for and I'm glad it's now able to be used effectively. I may think differently in a day or so after a real world test but for now I'm excited about this little guy.
I just got the update this morning, and my initial reaction is pretty good. The phone just feels snappier overall. The notification shade seems to come down very smooth all the time now. Previously, when the keyboard was open, the notification shade would drop a lot of frames when you pulled it down. The camera seems to be doing a better job of getting the correct point of focus too. Also, double tap to wake actually works now! This is huge for me because it only worked about once out of ten tries for me before. I'm happy.
Edit: I'm also seeing about 1.5GB of extra free storage. I wonder if the phone wasn't properly moving apps to the sd card before. I have about 12 games installed, and I have them all moved to the sd card.
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Looks like you guys had the update we got last week in europe. It runs much better , cleaning apps doesn't lag anymore and everything runs smoother.
For the people still having problems can you confirm you're in 5.0.2-010 03 ?