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My SGS Experience and some queries

Hello everybody,
I didn't think I'd be writing this thread. I mean, owning a SGS is a dream come true for me. But I came to know that the reality is not as good as my dream.
First, let me start with the PLUS/Advantages
--> Obviously, the best screen I've ever seen till date.
--> Feels very thing and light, though a bit large, definitely its pocketable and handy (IMHO).
--> Android 2.1 interface rocks! Superb Visuals unlike iOS and very user friendly.
--> Android Market
--> Superb Default Browser
-->Very Very Responsive, just like the iphone.
--> Great hardware - Still couldn't belie it is able to play 720p videos with more than 6mbps bitrate.
--> Excellent Video camera - 720p video recording is so cool!
--> Excellent NIGHT mode!
--> Dedicated SGS section at XDA
Now, the MINUSes/ Disadvantages.
--> Initially I thought, only the lack of flash and the iphone like model are the only bad things about this phone.
--> LAG, LAG, LAG, LAG! As the usage days increases, the lag increases gradually. And I'm unable to get rid of the lag.
And what's most annoying is that, even the telephony and messaging application is lagging (android could've atleast reserved some permanent resources for both of these apps, as they are the ACTUAL PHONE apps.)
--> Battery - Still I'm not sure whether it is a good battery or not. But I'm definitely disappointed. All of my friends used to have a probem with their smartphone, if they use the features of their phone, the battery won't even last a day. But before buying SGS, I read in various reviews about its great battery life. So I thought, I can use all the features of this phone and it'll last atleast a day or more. But if I use the features of this phone, then battery won't even last for a day. But if I use it like a normal phone, the battery is good (But who wants that? I need to use those features, that's why I've put so much money into this box )
--> Samsung. I guess I'll be stuck with what I have. No official updates, no fixes, no nothing.
P.S: If any one of you can help me out with my problems with LAG and share some tips on battery improvement, IT'D BE GR8!! (Of course, I did see the threads regarding tips, but still...)

lag fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724251

Battery
Fully charge battery, then use it until it is completely discharged, recharge fully, that is one cycle.
After you have done five complete cycles your battery should be conditioned and give you longer between charges.
My phone lasted about 8 hours when I first got it, after three cycles it's now lasting 24 hours between charges.
Hope that helps.

Geryatrix said:
Battery
Fully charge battery, then use it until it is completely discharged, recharge fully, that is one cycle.
After you have done five complete cycles your battery should be conditioned and give you longer between charges.
My phone lasted about 8 hours when I first got it, after three cycles it's now lasting 24 hours between charges.
Hope that helps.
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Really? i can't believe this.
I have used my phone for 2 weeks. if I follow this procedure now, will it still work?
And thanks a lot, Geryatrix, for your your reply
@ AllGamer - Thanks for the link mate. I've seen that earlier, but I'm too noobish to try that out. I'm waiting for an OFFICIAL samsung firmware update. So that, if anything happens while updating that firmware, I could still claim my warranty

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but I'm too noobish to try that out.
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Just update your firmware to JM2 and all your lag problems will be gone. Seriously, i had 4 different firmwares and can honestly say, that JM2 is lag free. It also comes with a samsung provided task manager(long press home now includes a button to sammy task manager).
Updating firmware is so easy, and you can't brick your phone(honestly).
There's no harm in flashing, since there are now stock firmwares available, so you can go back if you want to return the phone in future. Why wait for the official update?

@buddy01 - thats very convincing. I'd like to do that. But this phone is my 3 month salary - I wouldn't dare to spoil it in anyway. Of course, it makes sense, when you say 'NO BRICK + REVERSIBLE FIRMWARE'... But still . . . .
BTW, is the thread mentioned by AllGamer ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724251) is JM2 firmware??

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BTW, is the thread mentioned by AllGamer ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724251) is JM2 firmware??
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No, that's the mimocan lag fix, which in my honest opinion is not needed anymore since JM2.
If i were you, i would just go with the JM2 and see if that's fast enough for you (is for me) and if not then try the lag fix.
All i can say is that im 99,9% sure you won't brick your phone if you flash your firmware like everyone else.

I am running JM2 with the lag fix. And my phone is still laggy as hell.
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Filgaliel said:
I am running JM2 with the lag fix. And my phone is still laggy as hell.
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Must be some crappy configuration, app, something messing it up. Mine is Flash Gordon fast. I don't know if the fact that i use launcherPro instead of Touch(lag)Wiz, make any difference. It might also be that something is changed in latest (JM1,JM2) firmwares in such a way that mimocan fix is actually a burden now. Who knows, but im lag free, honestly.

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Must be some crappy configuration, app, something messing it up. Mine is Flash Gordon fast. I don't know if the fact that i use launcherPro instead of Touch(lag)Wiz, make any difference. It might also be that something is changed in latest (JM1,JM2) firmwares in such a way that mimocan fix is actually a burden now. Who knows, but im lag free, honestly.
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Strange. I too use Launcher Pro. What I experience is this.. I press to open an app.. The app starts to open but seems to freeze midway for a second or two, sometimes longer. Even when I try to enter the settings menu I get this lag.
Another strange thing is that sometimes when in an app the screen returns to home screen as if the back button has been pressed. I reenter the app but instantly I am returned to home screen. I try another app.. Same thing. Only when I turn the screen off and on again will I be able to open an app..
Very weird..

Filgaliel said:
Strange. I too use Launcher Pro. What I experience is this.. I press to open an app.. The app starts to open but seems to freeze midway for a second or two, sometimes longer. Even when I try to enter the settings menu I get this lag.
Another strange thing is that sometimes when in an app the screen returns to home screen as if the back button has been pressed. I reenter the app but instantly I am returned to home screen. I try another app.. Same thing. Only when I turn the screen off and on again will I be able to open an app..
Very weird..
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Something is definetly wrong with your setup. i would do a factory reset and/or do the flashing again with re-partition and forget the lag fix.
Only app that takes 2 to 4 seconds to open in some occasions is gallery, and that is if i open it the first time (fresh boot or killed with task manager). everything else i commonly use, such as dialer one, handsentSMS, app draw, camera, gmail, market, youtube, browser, maps, contacts ... all open instantly.
The other problem your experiencing, i have never heard of. Must be some app acting wrong or things got messed up because of the mimocan fix. Honestly i would do a factory reset and then re-flash JM2 and forget the mimocan fix.

Yeah perhaps you´re right. I think I will.. Thanks.

Filgaliel said:
Yeah perhaps you´re right. I think I will.. Thanks.
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Good luck!
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I repeated the procedure this time with mimocan fix on EXT4. I now rate 1592 in quadrant and the phone is smooth as hell..

I haven't tried mimocan fix yet sounded very good, but rather complicated and requires Odin's flashing the phone.
My current galaxy is rooted and I install AutoKiller to better manage the memories. So far so good, lag are kept at the minimal. This procedure to me is far simpler and give acceptable performance.

Mimocan is the most complicated because in addition to odin flashing the kernel (not the entire firmware), you must also partition an external sd card and make some changes to the filesystem with an terminal program.
Mimocan gives you the best quadrant score atm, but after seeing a video of it in work, i can without a doubt say that my phone is just as fast with the newest jm2 firmware only.
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Ok then, I guess I have to go with jm2. Can you please tell me where can I get that firmware and a tutorial for that.
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No, that's the mimocan lag fix, which in my honest opinion is not needed anymore since JM2.
If i were you, i would just go with the JM2 and see if that's fast enough for you (is for me) and if not then try the lag fix.
All i can say is that im 99,9% sure you won't brick your phone if you flash your firmware like everyone else.
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I won't be flashing jm 2 as of now as froyo is out and will be given officially in few months. till then I'll manage with this lag.

My SE Xperia Arc is sluggish!

Hi all ,
Bought my Arc two months ago and loving it , however I’m little bit annoyed with its sluggishness. Whenever I exit any APP like email, games etc. APPs in desktop isn’t not appearing promptly and scrolling to other pages becomes literally very slow and sometimes freeze for a while! I occasionally can’t answer incoming calls, I keep sliding to answer but no response . I’m not quite sure what could be the reason.. although I’m not using any task killers apps, and my Arc is NOT rooted. And I always make sure that before installing any APP it is compatible with SE Xperia Arc and from Android Market!
I’d appreciate any help guys, is there anybody facing the same ? is it a manufacturer flaw ? is there a fix for my problem ?
I’m using Gingerbread 2.3.3.
Thanks in advance

No idea, mine flies...

How much free memory?

I have the neo which is pretty similar phone, I had a issue mush like yours 2 days ago, so i checked to see what running in the services there was an app using 80 meg of memory which seemed alot so i removed the app and now its fine, it was this app https://market.android.com/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle&feature=search_result you may have this app or a different app thats doing something similar

Also suffering with this. Sometimes my phone will freeze going into dialler even when I have an app killer in the background.

harfot said:
How much free memory?
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Hi .. Thanks for the response
i notice the amount of free memory varies from 67 MB to 96 MB as max. could this be the root cause ?

mrw00 said:
I have the neo which is pretty similar phone, I had a issue mush like yours 2 days ago, so i checked to see what running in the services there was an app using 80 meg of memory which seemed alot so i removed the app and now its fine, it was this app you may have this app or a different app thats doing something similar
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Thanks for the reponse i'm not sure if i have APP using similar amount of memory MB ! what is the maximum limit of MB allowed per APP ? what tool are you using to determine that ?

barryenright2320 said:
Also suffering with this. Sometimes my phone will freeze going into dialler even when I have an app killer in the background.
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Same here that why i've opened this thread hoping to find a fix to enjoy the most elegant Android phone Xperia Arc.

aspire11 said:
Thanks for the reponse i'm not sure if i have APP using similar amount of memory MB ! what is the maximum limit of MB allowed per APP ? what tool are you using to determine that ?
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You have to have good amount of RAM left. It's in the system, you can easy check this out.
And I personally don't recommend any background task killers.

aspire11 said:
Hi all ,
Bought my Arc two months ago and loving it , however I’m little bit annoyed with its sluggishness. Whenever I exit any APP like email, games etc. APPs in desktop isn’t not appearing promptly and scrolling to other pages becomes literally very slow and sometimes freeze for a while! I occasionally can’t answer incoming calls, I keep sliding to answer but no response . I’m not quite sure what could be the reason.. although I’m not using any task killers apps, and my Arc is NOT rooted. And I always make sure that before installing any APP it is compatible with SE Xperia Arc and from Android Market!
I’d appreciate any help guys, is there anybody facing the same ? is it a manufacturer flaw ? is there a fix for my problem ?
I’m using Gingerbread 2.3.3.
Thanks in advance
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My advice is get ur arc rooted, u will benefit much more from this. In addition, using Autokiller Memory Optimizations, it would serve ur sluggishness well

babygau said:
My advice is get ur arc rooted, u will benefit much more from this. In addition, using Autokiller Memory Optimizations, it would serve ur sluggishness well
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Thanks, can you please elaborate on how rooting my Arc would serve the sluggishness issue ?
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Actually, I suggest you make a back up of important stuff and then use SEUS to repair/reflash your phone.
A fresh phone might just solve your worries. Good luck with it.

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Thanks, can you please elaborate on how rooting my Arc would serve the sluggishness issue ?
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There are many stuff u can do when u get ur fone rooted:
+ Remove the bloatware that I'm pretty sure consuming a lot of both memory and battery
+ ur able to use tweaked kernel (made by DoomLord & if2 atm) or software like Autokiller Memory Optimizations which can optimized ur phone running smoother & faster. Besides, there is kind of handy script for arc called v6 supercharger. it is reportedly working on arc so well (no sluggishness, no lag)
+ and so many more u can find out of ur own accord
By the way, my arc is running perfectly with normal use. it can easily run for at least 2 days without recharging battery and smoothy as well.

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+ ur able to use tweaked kernel
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You require an unlocked bootloader for that.
You don't NEED an unlocked bootloader for root.

babygau said:
There are many stuff u can do when u get ur fone rooted:
+ Remove the bloatware that I'm pretty sure consuming a lot of both memory and battery
+ ur able to use tweaked kernel (made by DoomLord & if2 atm) or software like Autokiller Memory Optimizations which can optimized ur phone running smoother & faster. Besides, there is kind of handy script for arc called v6 supercharger. it is reportedly working on arc so well (no sluggishness, no lag)
+ and so many more u can find out of ur own accord
By the way, my arc is running perfectly with normal use. it can easily run for at least 2 days without recharging battery and smoothy as well.
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Well thanks babygau .. that’s a very good info & at the same time too advance, i might need to read more about it since I’m a beginner Android user (coming from iOS).
Appreciate your help,

aspire11 said:
Well thanks babygau .. that’s a very good info & at the same time too advance, i might need to read more about it since I’m a beginner Android user (coming from iOS).
Appreciate your help,
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ur welcome,
all u need is go to xperia arc developer section, ur gonna have all information about how to root, kernel or advices

aspire11 said:
Well thanks babygau .. that’s a very good info & at the same time too advance, i might need to read more about it since I’m a beginner Android user (coming from iOS).
Appreciate your help,
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This is the problem here, your phone does not like iOS users.
Just kidding, any of the solutions above (rooting and removing unnecessary stuff or reflashing ) should solve your issues.
Good luck !

I used to have the same problem. Facebook Integration was the problem... I disabled the sync and removed the photos being synced with it. Also removed most of the widgets and the phone wasn't lagging as much as before. I ended up rooting...

[DISCUSSION] Xperia Z 4.4.2 Bugs and Errors..

Hey guys, since 4.4.2 has arrived.. I think its fair to create a thread where all of us can report whatever bugs exist in 10.5.A.0.230.. So that Sony can see this and fix them.. Or it might help our devs..
EDIT:
Bugs i found,
1. Wifi gets disabled by itself, a simple reboot solves it though.
2. Small stuttering on the notification bar.
3. RAM leak exists but gets fixed after a reboot(Google's 4.4.2 bug and its fixed in 4.4.3).
4. GPU drivers arent as good as in 4.3..
5. Over time, the fw becomes unstable'ish and shows some lags and apps take time to open.
6. Sometimes calls won't reach the other side and when it does, the caller(us) wont be able to hear anything from the other side.. This happens a lot like once in every 2-3 days..
7. Sometimes after video recording, there is no sound in the video.. Its MUTE..
7. All 4.4.2 Google's bugs..
If u have any other to add, mention me and i'll add em..
Fixes:
Most of the bugs are solved automatically after a simple reboot, if u face lags do wipe cache and dalvik cache and u will see the difference..
Google Play Services battery drain bug can be solved by disabling the Location service.

tOrNadO™ said:
Hey guys, since 4.4.2 has arrived.. I think its fair to create a thread where all of us can report whatever bugs exist in 10.5.A.0.230.. So that Sony can see this and fix them.. Or it might help our devs..
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My album, walkman, and movies become old version bro after update to kitkat. An example: In 4.3 my album version is 6.x.x.x, and now in Kitkat my album is 5.x.x.x anyone have same case with me?? :angel: (NB: no update from sonny update application)

can someone post the screenshotys of the new UI and screens.... thanks..

I still can not hear the audio notification via bluetooth, Type whatsapp, viber, sms ... Sony removed this possibility since 4.3. It worked fine until the 4.2 version 67
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Don't know if it's a problem from my ftf but my Z is laggy as hell... keyboard, animation, menù, everyting lag. I have already re-flashed all but with no results..

greasegraphic said:
Don't know if it's a problem from my ftf but my Z is laggy as hell... keyboard, animation, menù, everyting lag. I have already re-flashed all but with no results..
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It seems to be normal that 4.4 is a bit laggy, try out the following: "Settings--> Developer Options --> Force-GPU Rendering", after rebooting it should be a bit better :good:

luluchambler said:
It seems to be normal that 4.4 is a bit laggy, try out the following: "Settings--> Developer Options --> Force-GPU Rendering", after rebooting it should be a bit better :good:
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Tested this solution yesterday. in some parts of the UI the phone is better but in other absolutly no, for example when I open conversations...

greasegraphic said:
Tested this solution yesterday. in some parts of the UI the phone is better but in other absolutly no, for example when I open conversations...
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Try enabing Force 4x MSAA or something.. It removes some lags too..

Huge battery drain from Google Play Services after the upgrade. I'm down to 30% battery after 4 hours. Google Play Services has taken 50% of that.
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avindal said:
Huge battery drain from Google Play Services after the upgrade. I'm down to 30% battery after 4 hours. Google Play Services has taken 50% of that.
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Yeah its really annoying for kitkat to have a huge drain off battery
By the way, does anyone already tried this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix

Im still on 4.3 but confirmed info from my friend:
Camera app slower start, typical is 7sec but max was 14-17sec, and overall laggy camera menu.
Stock keyboard slower start, and laggy text select option.
Overall speed of menu is worst.
No audio notification via bluetooth
Battery "sucker" system apps.
4.4 stupid SD card limitation(but its google stupid idea)
Worst performance with GTA: SA
PS enabling Force-GPU Rendering or {omg} 4x MSAA is worst thing that you can do, because it make older apps lag or even FC.

totzkitotz said:
Yeah its really annoying for kitkat to have a huge drain off battery
By the way, does anyone already tried this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
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Not this but a xposed module, it works as it should.
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Same performance in games (Real Racing 3), slightly better battery usage, almost same RAM usage, no lag in notification bar/area, for now superstable and smooth.

Saw someone posted that there's no the letter " L " to tap while pressing the 4.4.2 3 times,it just turns black screen,and few more press to reach the Android KitKat logo.
Looks like .227 and .230 is the same,Sony devs didn't fix anything.
We need to fix ourself...
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Ben Ling said:
Saw someone posted that there's no the letter " L " to tap while pressing the 4.4.2 3 times,it just turns black screen,and few more press to reach the Android KitKat logo.
Looks like .227 and .230 is the same,Sony devs didn't fix anything.
We need to fix ourself...
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It was expected,seems like they didn't put much effort into this,just to give us "something".I knew it they are not delaying the release just to perfect the firmware,but oh well,going back to my favorite AOSP.It was the same case back then,when they released 4.3 journalists version,then they gave us the very same firmware as official,despite the bugs that everyone was reporting.We got what we deserve I guess.

zeroed said:
It was expected,seems like they didn't put much effort into this,just to give us "something".I knew it they are not delaying the release just to perfect the firmware,but oh well,going back to my favorite AOSP.It was the same case back then,when they released 4.3 journalists version,then they gave us the very same firmware as official,despite the bugs that everyone was reporting.We got what we deserve I guess.
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We deserve what we paid for. We didn't pay for some laggy ****.
Took 6 Months to release and we got a half baked sluggish rom. Reminds me on Sony's ICS Update.
It's a Nexus

I got lots of dropouts when listening to music via bluetooth using MDR-1RBT in 4.4.2 KitKat
I'm downgrading to 4.3 again now....

ravdo said:
I got lots of dropouts when listening to music via bluetooth using MDR-1RBT in 4.4.2 KitKat
I'm downgrading to 4.3 again now....
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What do you mean with "dropouts"?

probably our beloved lags, but in sound :]

Dsteppa said:
What do you mean with "dropouts"?
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The music's skipping a lot
Downgraded to 4.3, and the problem's gone :silly:

Discussion/Request/Reviews on SP Stock Firmware

Message from Moderator: As the thread title says, Post in this thread If you have any feedback, request and discussion on Stock FTF Firmware Updates by Sony.
In this THREAD you will find links to the FTF's uploaded by all the users.
So the Rule is simple, discuss or request here and post the Download Link in the above linked thread If you have any FTF to share..
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So after i installed 12.1.A.1.205 and tested it i have noticed the following...
PROS
FLICKERING SCREEN PROBLEM FINALLY FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravia engine fixed
Memory management problems are fixed
Smooth UI and good touch response
Perfect gaming (tested asphalt 8 and real racing 3 not even a spike)
Better and more stable wi-fi
Overheating fixed
Battery drain fixed
LED does not stay on while we're on call
Antutu score 23000++++
Thats the true performance SP deserves :smileysmileywink:
CONS
Install-Uninstall bar not fixed
Some voip apps like Viber are not working (on 4.1.2 was working)
Big thanks to developers for great FW... thats the perfect and usable 4.3 for me :laugh:

New firmware released let's make a new thread
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adil786ali63 said:
Install-Uninstall bar not fixed
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Works fine for me like in .254

adil786ali63 said:
So after i installed 12.1.A.1.205 and tested it i have noticed the following...
PROS
FLICKERING SCREEN PROBLEM FINALLY FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perfect gaming (tested asphalt 8 and real racing 3 not even a spike)
Antutu score 23000++++
Thats the true performance SP deserves :smileysmileywink:
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don't reboot your phone until 24 hours and play real racing, please report if the game closes when you play or not

I don't think i need to say anything
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adil786ali63 said:
So after i installed 12.1.A.1.205 and tested it i have noticed the following...
PROS
FLICKERING SCREEN PROBLEM FINALLY FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravia engine fixed
Memory management problems are fixed
Smooth UI and good touch response
Perfect gaming (tested asphalt 8 and real racing 3 not even a spike)
Better and more stable wi-fi
Overheating fixed
Battery drain fixed
LED does not stay on while we're on call
Antutu score 23000++++
Thats the true performance SP deserves :smileysmileywink:
CONS
Install-Uninstall bar not fixed
Some voip apps like Viber are not working (on 4.1.2 was working)
Big thanks to developers for great FW... thats the perfect and usable 4.3 for me :laugh:
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Every new FW I see this But in real life it's crapper than old HTC One X.

D-SHEL said:
Every new FW I see this But in real life it's crapper than old HTC One X.
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Well as I see the phone now is optimized as I couldn't expect it to be...
In fact its smoother and better on everything you do.
I didn't expect such good performance from an update

How about camera quality? Is it better or same?

Is it me or is lock screen widget missing?
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Which governors are used?

adil786ali63 said:
So after i installed 12.1.A.1.205 and tested it i have noticed the following...
FLICKERING SCREEN PROBLEM FINALLY FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I wouldn't say so
Flickering bug is NOT resolved
You can still see how screen brightness goes up and down when you find yourself in low light environment.
But you can still resolve it like before... by unticking Adapt to lighting conditions in brightness adjustment
:silly:

*-MaCK-* said:
Which governors are used?
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interactive
ondemand (defaut)
performance

Thanx!
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Now you can choose LTE for quick toggles. is this an new feature or was it already in 201?

kaushal9119 said:
I don't think i need to say anything
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I even got 24403 this update is so good
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JulianHSV said:
Now you can choose LTE for quick toggles. is this an new feature or was it already in 201?
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It's not a new feature..

My review: Its 13:13 hrs from when I restarted the last time (I was rebooting as i was activating modules) Then I played until 1% battery last night, then recharged all night until 6:00 am m.o.l today (Mexico :fingers-crossed: ) Then I leave it for 1 hour and a half I guess, it was near 8:00 when i started playing RR3 until my cars need to be repaired with only 1 mechanic xD, almost an hour of RR3, really smooth without any great overheting as it did on .201, I had to say, then i cheked messenger quick, next played MC4 starting from middle mission 9 until I finished it completely xD (mission 12) almost 3/4 hour, then I played injustice 40 minutes in total, as I interrupted for breakfast, any of this games had lag nor overheating....
To be continued.... (sorry I have more screenies so I need to make another post)

My review part 2: Next I continued playing Hungry shark for almost 20 minutes, so in total i got almost 3 full hours (or more) with full heavy paying, as screen shows almost 3 hours too, i have to say i use it at middle brightness with auto adapt, I still have 14%, no overheat, again...
To be continued.... (two screens more with RAM management for me)

My review part 3: RAM management.. yesterday I tried playing RR3 but FC when entering specific races, so I tuned minfrees i will give you them if you want later in this post..
Now its great, over 300Mb Free as RAM in recents show (gravitybox), dunno why when entering to settings/apps/running it decreases a lot, but exiting increases it again, as you can see I have messenger, facebook, there was injustice too, so I would say its parcially fixed as I had to tune the minfrees that's my review.. in general terms its smooth! better than .201? YES, it hasn't freezed, seems Massive Storage function isnt working yet, but i think is quite stable and blazing fast, now I don't miss my One X, f***ing 60+° when playing and 2 hour maximum playing 2d games xD my dualcore SPlendid phone is much better now! I love it :victory: what do you think?
oh yeah my minfrees: (do not blame me if they dont work for you, they work for me)
foreground: 8Mb (2048)
visible: 14Mb (3584)
secondary: 14Mb (3548)
Hidden: 130Mb (33280)
Content provider: 145Mb (37120)
Empty app: 160Mb (40960)
My FW is .205 Generic GR thanks to @antkalaitzakis96
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2779037
I'm here for you if you need me cheers :highfive:

Yeah the new firmware is really great. Really speedy. I had just a crash of the SMS application today, but nothing to worry about.
No more lags or forceclose. Really a small, but needed update.:good:
I ve got the Greek one .:laugh:

HOW TO - Fix Lollipop Slow Down Issues

ive been using the apps from this guy
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...terprise&hl=en
ram booster and cache apps to sd booster
significant performance increase. im talking about no slowdowns and easy multitasking
after unlocking, installing lollipop and rooting
pretty significant increases. cannot complain at all.
dont have any slowdowns on my other 2 devices (n7 2013 and n6 on vzw) so cant compare to those but this fixed my shield lollipop issues
he has a lot of other products as well but i havent used them.

Link is broken. Please re-post. Thanks

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Woops Sorry. Here's a link to the ram Booster app then just click more apps by gejos
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gejos.android.rambooster

I remember the good old days of Eclair when these things used to be commonplace.
tl;dr if you're actually running one of these things and you're seeing a large and measurable change... something's not quite right.

Yes. Lollipop update. Tried factory reset, deleting certain apps. Nothing seems to help until I tried the ram Booster.

Ermm. Sounds like placebo. This isn't android gingerbread anymore and these types of tweaks are largely useless... On our high end device anyways.

If you do a search on xda, I am not the first person to mention these apps specifically. I agree that these things are mostly garbage but this one is different. I urge whoever is having performance issues with lollipop to try this.

Are you using the donate version with more options? I think I tried this app before and it didn't fix my slowdowns, but I will try again. I don't have SD card so I can't try the other cache to SD-app.
The slow downs and memory leak are so frustrating, I have to restart a couple of times every day to be able to play for an example Simpsons Tapped out. I use the same apps on my ASUS Tegra 4 tablet with 4.4.2 and it feels so much faster and there is no need to restart it every day.

dape16 said:
Are you using the donate version with more options? I think I tried this app before and it didn't fix my slowdowns, but I will try again. I don't have SD card so I can't try the other cache to SD-app.
The slow downs and memory leak are so frustrating, I have to restart a couple of times every day to be able to play for an example Simpsons Tapped out. I use the same apps on my ASUS Tegra 4 tablet with 4.4.2 and it feels so much faster and there is no need to restart it every day.
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nope, regular free version. i didnt even know the donate one had more options

Neither the donate or free version should provide any noticeable difference besides maybe more battery drain.

Thanks for the helpful feedback. Please try the app first and then you can comment.

I have been running the app for 5 days now, can't say I see any difference, I still have the memory leak (or what it is that causes the need to restart once or twice a day). Still have the UI slowdowns too.

http://www.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-used-and-why-you-shouldnt-care

I'm just going to venture a guess that any task killer that is significantly improving your battery life is probably rooting out apps that are falling into Lollipops memory holes. So the battery savings are accidental...
This is not how Android is supposed to run. This hasn't been the way Android has run since 2.2 or before, the last time task killers were all the rage.
Sent from my Galaxy S5