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What really good about lollipop [Not talking about appearance] ?

I flashed official lollipop i didn't any new feature

Lollipop is all about the appearance.
I'm using TW Lollipop about a month and I don't see much difference in functions. But the battery lifetime is much better also much smoother and faster.
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dollar7 said:
Lollipop is all about the appearance.
I'm using TW Lollipop about a month and I don't see much difference in functions. But the battery lifetime is much better also much smoother and faster.
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False.
Lollipop comes with a whole bunch of improvements to the system overall.
What I liked the most is the new ART system. It's blazing fast and stability is incredible. I would say that the new way of handeling software overall seems to be a lot better on L rather than on KK. You have a whole new system for the notification system as well, you have complete control of what apps are allowed to give you notifications or not. Security is improved as well. There's tons of changes under the hood, less experienced users may not notice these but it's a huge improvement of Android.

With TW rom no multi dpi...custom kernel.....

The whole point of Lollipop is the Material Design.
Which, if you hate white, is not an improvement. And with Xposed not working on ART, there's not a bloody thing I can do about solving that, quite literal, cause of migraines.
But it's fast, lighter and easy on the battery life.
You also get more control over your lockscreen notifications (turn then off individually), but you sacrifice lockscreen widgets completely as a result. You can, however, use the controls in the notifications (like LUX) from the lockscreen without swiping down the bar.
(I own an S5 running on official PHN 5.0)
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As said above, the runtime change from Dalvik to ART is the biggest advantage of Lollipop over KitKat. Apps should consume less RAM, should be smoother (I have no idea whether that will be placebo or not), so less micro stuttering shall we say?
And appearance is there as usual, which I simply favour, I mean white vs black, all the gaga, personal choice, and you are not interested to know that anyway.
PS: I think Xposed just became compatible for Lollipop. Don't take my word for that though, just saw a tweet from Wanam, well he can't be wrong, but have no time to check in the matter further, but if that's true then I am simply flashing L as soon as its officially released. Incompatibility of Xposed was the biggest gripe of mine to not use L, and with its gone, well all is gooooooooooooooooood

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but have no time to check in the matter further...
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LOL
You could just open the link that wanam posted in his tweet, and there you would see that rovo said that it's working and it will be available soon. Nothing more. That's it. 25 seconds max.
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Wallpaper on both home and lock screen
What i’ve noticed with this official Russian lollipop firmware on Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is that when i want to set a specific wallpaper (i mean when i go to gallery then choose a picture) both on lock screen and home screen then why are there two same options “Home and lock screens”? With the option first i can set wallpaper when there’s only a person on picture but when there are two people then it won’t let me to tap to face and save it. Option two is working fine, no problem at all. Thanks in advance for those who’ll answer me!
P.s.: If i wrote to wrong thread then i'm sorry but still hope there'll be someone who can answer me

Dejan Sathanas said:
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You could just open the link that wanam posted in his tweet, and there you would see that rovo said that it's working and it will be available soon. Nothing more. That's it. 25 seconds max.
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That's excellent news!
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ShadowLea said:
That's excellent news!
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He wrote it here. If you want to follow...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3007229
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Samsung services and bloat

So i have a few questions for you previous Samsung owners out there. Primarily S6 owners.
Guess we all know these handsets comes weighted down in bloat and services nobody ever use.
Got a little worried when i read this: http://www.xda-developers.com/this-is-touchwiz-lag-and-it-better-not-show-its-face-in-the-s7/
initial boot my T-Mobile Note5 is running around 100 processes. For comparisons sake, my Nexus 6P has around 40 running processes on boot.
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How far did you guys get with root and xposed? How much bloat and services are you able to remove/disable? And most importantly, does it have a positiv effect on the handsets performance?

I can't speak for most as I wasn't really Into modifying my s6 edge plus. But the reason for that was it was the most smooth galaxy I ever had. So smooth I never used the close all apps button. Would reset it maybe once a month. Before that I used to play with roms like a flashaholic. I've owned every samsung galaxy device back since the epic and they all needed tweaking til I had the edge plus. I am a very multitasking heavy user btw.
Later down the line I did root though. Simply for adblock and to block youtube video ads via xposed. No bloat removal. Since u can disable most eyesore bloat already without root. (Tmobile user btw. Hear Verizon has the bad end of the stick on bloat)

Shoulon said:
I can't speak for most as I wasn't really Into modifying my s6 edge plus. But the reason for that was it was the most smooth galaxy I ever had. So smooth I never used the close all apps button. Would reset it maybe once a month. Before that I used to play with roms like a flashaholic. I've owned every samsung galaxy device back since the epic and they all needed tweaking til I had the edge plus. I am a very multitasking heavy user btw.
Later down the line I did root though. Simply for adblock and to block youtube video ads via xposed. No bloat removal. Since u can disable most eyesore bloat already without root. (Tmobile user btw. Hear Verizon has the bad end of the stick on bloat)
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Helpful, thanks! So you never felt the services and bloat apps stole resources you could put to use elsewhere, as the phone comes with enough resources to handle anything you throw at it?
Owned a LG G2 and G3, and remember getting very annoyed by apps and services running that i never used.

Yep, 4gb of ram is a lot. Aside the powerful cpu, the 4gbs really is what makes a difference imo
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kimern said:
So i have a few questions for you previous Samsung owners out there. Primarily S6 owners.
Guess we all know these handsets comes weighted down in bloat and services nobody ever use.
Got a little worried when i read this: http://www.xda-developers.com/this-is-touchwiz-lag-and-it-better-not-show-its-face-in-the-s7/
How far did you guys get with root and xposed? How much bloat and services are you able to remove/disable? And most importantly, does it have a positiv effect on the handsets performance?
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I have the Note 5 and the Nexus 6p - from a performance basis - anecdotally - I can't tell much difference between the two - they are both super fast - tons of memory - and so on.
Benchmarks (for what they are worth) I get slightly better results on Antutu with the Nexus than I do with the Note 5 - but they both do exceptionally well -86.000 to 90,000.
I am running a heavily modded TW rom on the Note 5 and CM 13 on the nexus.
Both are rooted - both running xposed - Samsung Bloat has been removed by the Rom Createtor - TEKXodus HYBRID but there are obviously more things in the Note 5 *(Samsung things) than Google put into the Nexus 6p
I don't know if that answers your questions or not - I am not a developer so I can't give you a big technical breakdown on the comparisons - just my anecdotal experiences... hope it helps.
By the way - I CAN'T WAIT for the S7 Edge - really excited about this one - bloat and all! LOL In my view, NO ONE makes smartphones as good as Samsung!

I read somewhere that Samsung was aware of bloat and lessening bloat on the S7 lineup. Obviously we won't know until they arrive to our doors.

I have a Note 5 and will be moving the the S7 Edge. I have not rooted the Note 5 as I wanted Android Pay to work. However I did but the app Package Disabler Pro (Samsung) for $1.95 and you have full control to disable any apps without rooting the phone. I had moved from the N6 to the Note 5 when we switched to T-Mobile a few months ago and the Note 5 is the smoothest phone I have ever had. Plus after setting up I have never had to charge the battery mid-day, averaging over 18 hours with 4 hours screen time and 25% still remaining. I have jump on demand so I wanted to get the newest thing. Can't wait to see what the S7 Edge can do.

Package Disabler Pro without root ftw! It really does boost battery life and reduction of lag, big time. Just need to figure out what not to disable (when using "disable all bloatware") to be able to use Samsung Pay. *also untick mms cause that will prevent mms from sending/receiving.

Here is a link to the Note 5 where there is an XML file that can be loaded for Package Disabler Pro. I used this on my Note 5 as a starting point and removed a few of the items that I wanted to still be able to use. I am planning to use my current setting on my S7 Edge when I get it in a day or two.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...te-5-ultimate-performance-guide-root-t3246832

I'm using PDP and now when I back completely out of an app using the back button, I get a "all apps associated with this action have been turned off blocked or are not installed" message. I've read that this will happen with disabled apps. Can someone tell me what I disabled that would affect the back button? It doesn't matter what app I use, I get the message.
***EDIT*** Luckily when I started enabling one by one, I didn't have to go too far to find it is the Briefing package- flipboard.boxer.app * Just in case someone else has this issue.

Anyone that receive their Smartphone here tell us if it came with Facebook preinstalled with no option to uninstall?

desiregeek said:
Anyone that receive their Smartphone here tell us if it came with Facebook preinstalled with no option to uninstall?
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You can't uninstall, but you can disable. Would love to uninstall and buy back the space, but at least disabled, it does not use cycles or battery.

desiregeek said:
Anyone that receive their Smartphone here tell us if it came with Facebook preinstalled with no option to uninstall?
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On VZW Facebook did not come pre-installed

desiregeek said:
Anyone that receive their Smartphone here tell us if it came with Facebook preinstalled with no option to uninstall?
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ATT phone has Facebook installed as well as Facebook system app which needs to be enabled for Gear vr to work.

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ATT phone has Facebook installed as well as Facebook system app which needs to be enabled for Gear vr to work.
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Facebook makes them install app with no uninstall option. Even though it is disabled it manages to get your contacts and email accounts along with pictures. The disable part is useless.

Not being able to unintall Facebook is pretty bad. It should not come preinstalled to begin with. I do my Facebooking with a browser on the phone. No way I'll let the app lose.

Rooted s7 edge performance

Hi guys
I am a long time galaxy user. I have rooted every phone i had. I used s4 s5 note 4 s6 edge note 5 and now s7 edge. Rooting is the first thing i did on all these phones out of the box. So pretty much i never experienced a non rooted galaxy. All these phones are very powerful in terms of hardware. Despite of the powerful hardware all these phones never performed all smooth with the ui navigation or in terms of responsiveness . I understand with s4 s5 and note 4 having old touchwiz, but even with the redesigned touchwiz on s6 edge and note 5 ui is still not smooth. I experienced lag with scrolling and navigating the ui. By the way i removed all bloat i could on all devices. Used xposed mods that supposedly should "increase" the performance.
Last week i purchased s7 edge. As usual i rooted the second i came home.. Removed bloat and have been using all week. Guess what same experience.. Laggy ui. What i mean by lag is.. Scrolling is not smooth. I press the home button while playing a game it Takes a second To come to home screen. I end the call and it takes a good 1 second to come back to previous screen. Keyboard sometimes takes a second to show up. The animation are not smooth. All this lag is present 40% of the time here and there . This is the same type of lag i experienced with all other devices.
So. I taught of giving the s7 edge a second chance without rooting or any mods. Just stock. I have been using the phone since 2 days.. Guess what.. The phone is perfect and 100% lag free 100% of the time.
Now i m in a dilemma of what to do.. But i do really miss some root apps. Is it just me that had this problem with all the phones i used.. I m really disappointed on rooting now. Do i have to sacrifice smoother ui for rooted apps.
Please share your thoughts.

infinitiwoods12 said:
Hi guys
I am a long time galaxy user. I have rooted every phone i had. I used s4 s5 note 4 s6 edge note 5 and now s7 edge. Rooting is the first thing i did on all these phones out of the box. So pretty much i never experienced a non rooted galaxy. All these phones are very powerful in terms of hardware. Despite of the powerful hardware all these phones never performed all smooth with the ui navigation or in terms of responsiveness . I understand with s4 s5 and note 4 having old touchwiz, but even with the redesigned touchwiz on s6 edge and note 5 ui is still not smooth. I experienced lag with scrolling and navigating the ui. By the way i removed all bloat i could on all devices. Used xposed mods that supposedly should "increase" the performance.
Last week i purchased s7 edge. As usual i rooted the second i came home.. Removed bloat and have been using all week. Guess what same experience.. Laggy ui. What i mean by lag is.. Scrolling is not smooth. I press the home button while playing a game it Takes a second To come to home screen. I end the call and it takes a good 1 second to come back to previous screen. Keyboard sometimes takes a second to show up. The animation are not smooth. All this lag is present 40% of the time here and there . This is the same type of lag i experienced with all other devices.
So. I taught of giving the s7 edge a second chance without rooting or any mods. Just stock. I have been using the phone since 2 days.. Guess what.. The phone is perfect and 100% lag free 100% of the time.
Now i m in a dilemma of what to do.. But i do really miss some root apps. Is it just me that had this problem with all the phones i used.. I m really disappointed on rooting now. Do i have to sacrifice smoother ui for rooted apps.
Please share your thoughts.
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you can try to decrease lag without root by removing all the animations or at least reducing animations from 1.0 to .5....but i actually turn them completely off. This can be done in developer options. You can enable developer options by tapping on the build number 5 consecutive times in the settings

jdizzle316 said:
you can try to decrease lag without root by removing all the animations or at least reducing animations from 1.0 to .5....but i actually turn them completely off. This can be done in developer options. You can enable developer options by tapping on the build number 5 consecutive times in the settings
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please read the entire post . the phone doesn't have lag if its not rooted...

infinitiwoods12 said:
please read the entire post . the phone doesn't have lag if its not rooted...
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I've heard this complaint before with slightly dodgy root methods posted on chinese forums. Do you have the exynos or snapdragon variant?

randomhkkid said:
I've heard this complaint before with slightly dodgy root methods posted on chinese forums. Do you have the exynos or snapdragon variant?
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I have the exynos s7 edge dual sim.
Like i said.. I had this lag issue with note 5 s6 edge note 4 s5 s4

infinitiwoods12 said:
I have the exynos s7 edge dual sim.
Like i said.. I had this lag issue with note 5 s6 edge note 4 s5 s4
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Strange, I've only ever seen the problem with dodgy root methods, then again it's been a while since I had a samsung phone. Have you tried a full factory reset before rooting?

That's weird, how can it be more laggy while rooted? I just received mine today, and was thinking about rooting it straight away but I've read that tripping knox=no Samsung Pay -and maybe other things I don't know about yet-, so I will wait a little bit and read around to get myself properly informed.
BTW I come from a rooted S4, and it is butter smooth -running the GPE ROM-. As for the 1 second lag when pressing the home button, check if you have any double-press actions configured -like opening the cam, recent apps, google now, flashlight...-, if you configure a duoble-press action you get that 1 second before the one-press action is executed, as that's what the terminal waits to detect/check for a double-press.

randomhkkid said:
Strange, I've only ever seen the problem with dodgy root methods, then again it's been a while since I had a samsung phone. Have you tried a full factory reset before rooting?
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Yeah.. Thats out of the box. So obviously factory reset.

Provinomico said:
That's weird, how can it be more laggy while rooted? I just received mine today, and was thinking about rooting it straight away but I've read that tripping knox=no Samsung Pay -and maybe other things I don't know about yet-, so I will wait a little bit and read around to get myself properly informed.
BTW I come from a rooted S4, and it is butter smooth -running the GPE ROM-. As for the 1 second lag when pressing the home button, check if you have any double-press actions configured -like opening the cam, recent apps, google now, flashlight...-, if you configure a duoble-press action you get that 1 second before the one-press action is executed, as that's what the terminal waits to detect/check for a double-press.
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Home button lag is only one of the many lag issues and i m aware of the double press home button issue.. But its not what i mean.. I mean actual unresponsiveness.

Don't see how just root can cause lag
One of the apps you use that requires root is probably the issue

AthiT789 said:
Don't see how just root can cause lag
One of the apps you use that requires root is probably the issue
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Sounds logical..
So u guys are not having issues like i do.. Then.

infinitiwoods12 said:
Yeah.. Thats out of the box. So obviously factory reset.
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Just trying to help haha, does the root itself cause the lag? Maybe it's caused by the method by which you have removed the bloatware. If it isn't then I'm out of ideas, perhaps try an alternate root method.

Install echoerom,

No lag here when i was on stock rom rooted. Now im on echorom and its flys
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Root doesn't have anything to do with lag. If you use the stock ROM with just root access and some root apps it should perform exactly the same as an unrooted phone, unless the root apps you use misbehaving.
That being said, this is the first phone I don't feel the need to root it. I thought about it many times and I once wanted to just do it, but as I downloaded the necessary stuff I realised I don't need it. Package disabler pro lets me disable apps I don't use and block this let's me remove ads. Not quite as efficient as adaway but efficient enough to not be bothered too much with ads.

lvnatic said:
Root doesn't have anything to do with lag. If you use the stock ROM with just root access and some root apps it should perform exactly the same as an unrooted phone, unless the root apps you use misbehaving.
That being said, this is the first phone I don't feel the need to root it. I thought about it many times and I once wanted to just do it, but as I downloaded the necessary stuff I realised I don't need it. Package disabler pro lets me disable apps I don't use and block this let's me remove ads. Not quite as efficient as adaway but efficient enough to not be bothered too much with ads.
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randomhkkid said:
Just trying to help haha, does the root itself cause the lag? Maybe it's caused by the method by which you have removed the bloatware. If it isn't then I'm out of ideas, perhaps try an alternate root method.
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The root method i tried is th twrp and flash supersu. The root apps i use are..
BBS
XPOSED
Wanam
Xstatusbar
Xtouchwiz
Youtubeadaway
Minminad
XPRIVACY
TITANIUMBACKUP
GREENIFY
IFONT
LUCKY PATCHER
Preety much all are popular apps

infinitiwoods12 said:
The root method i tried is th twrp and flash supersu. The root apps i use are..
BBS
XPOSED
Wanam
Xstatusbar
Xtouchwiz
Youtubeadaway
Minminad
XPRIVACY
TITANIUMBACKUP
GREENIFY
IFONT
LUCKY PATCHER
Preety much all are popular apps
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So factory reset and root. Check for any lag if none occurs then install some of the root apps, if lag still doesn't occur rinse and repeat. Tedious but just because apps are popular does not mean they won't occasionally play up on new hardware.

randomhkkid said:
So factory reset and root. Check for any lag if none occurs then install some of the root apps, if lag still doesn't occur rinse and repeat. Tedious but just because apps are popular does not mean they won't occasionally play up on new hardware.
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Alright bro thanks.. For the reply.. Now that it has been 3 days.. I will now just root and install nothing relating to root and test the performance

infinitiwoods12 said:
Alright bro thanks.. For the reply.. Now that it has been 3 days.. I will now just root and install nothing relating to root and test the performance
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How about trying the Chainfire Auto-CF method, instead of the TWRP? Maybe that would give a cleaner root

It'll definitely be one of those apps or mods. Root itself won't affect performance at all.

Thinking of Buying S7 Edge

So I have a Nexus 5, but need to upgrade. Why not, lol? I see theres some decent development here already. Any roms that are just aosp and not touchwiz tho? I didnt see any. Not a fan of touchwiz. Any major issues with this phone? Is it rootable? Any reason not to root? I see this knox term being thrown around...what the hell is that?
Just looking for some thoughts because I was also debating waiting for the next nexus device to.

If you're a Nexus fan, get the Nexus 6P. It's just as good or maybe even better depending on your likes.
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Simone said:
If you're a Nexus fan, get the Nexus 6P. It's just as good or maybe even better depending on your likes.
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That phone is so old now though by todays standards.

chugger93 said:
That phone is so old now though by todays standards.
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Still better than s7 )

Diaze said:
Still better than s7 )
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Except that it isn't! I have both and I much prefer my S7E, which is why it is my primary device and my N6P my backup.
Regards,
Dave
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chugger93 said:
So I have a Nexus 5, but need to upgrade. Why not, lol? I see theres some decent development here already. Any roms that are just aosp and not touchwiz tho? I didnt see any. Not a fan of touchwiz. Any major issues with this phone? Is it rootable? Any reason not to root? I see this knox term being thrown around...what the hell is that?
Just looking for some thoughts because I was also debating waiting for the next nexus device to.
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New to the S7 edge myself. From what I've seen so far there's no rooting or anything unless you're on the non-US version. Knox is apparently a sort of security system that is part of the reason (maybe the whole reason?) you can't root it. Touchwiz does suck, the phone was super cluttered and really ugly compared to iOS which I've just moved from. I was thinking hard about taking the phone back after the first hour or so using it but installing Nova Launcher Prime fixed that for me. Disabling the bloat as well made it a great experience. It's a good little phone, the battery life is incredible (compared to my 6s Plus). No problem getting through 2 days before having to charge it. Zippy as well, very fast phone.

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New to the S7 edge myself. From what I've seen so far there's no rooting or anything unless you're on the non-US version. Knox is apparently a sort of security system that is part of the reason (maybe the whole reason?) you can't root it. Touchwiz does suck, the phone was super cluttered and really ugly compared to iOS which I've just moved from. I was thinking hard about taking the phone back after the first hour or so using it but installing Nova Launcher Prime fixed that for me. Disabling the bloat as well made it a great experience. It's a good little phone, the battery life is incredible (compared to my 6s Plus). No problem getting through 2 days before having to charge it. Zippy as well, very fast phone.
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Do u use anything to keep the phone running fast?
I installed clean master.
Always tells me apps are running. Not sure why these apps always start to run themselves in the background even after I close all apps.
Some r games n stuff not like Facebook witch I would understand as to retrieve messages.
Are u going in app manager and disabling bloatware?
I enabled developer mode and change all animations from 1.0 to .5 to try n get a faster experience.
I myself coming iPhone.
AnThOnY- S7 Edge

iTouch24 said:
Do u use anything to keep the phone running fast?
I installed clean master.
Always tells me apps are running. Not sure why these apps always start to run themselves in the background even after I close all apps.
Some r games n stuff not like Facebook witch I would understand as to retrieve messages.
Are u going in app manager and disabling bloatware?
I enabled developer mode and change all animations from 1.0 to .5 to try n get a faster experience.
I myself coming iPhone.
AnThOnY- S7 Edge
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It ran fast out of the box for me, it may come down to what we have installed? I used EZ Disabler (paid version) to disable the bloatware. The only game I have is Shadow Era and it doesn't do anything in the background so I can't speak to games and background activity. The only things I have running in the background are things I'd expect (FB, Whatsapp, Telegram, email, etc.) (And I am using the American AT&T S7 edge so there's no rooting, custom ROM stuff or any of that since it's currently impossible, just stock.)

Touchwiz isn't that crappy anymore - pretty smooth actually.
And battery life is insane on the Exynos variant i can get 2-3 days of normal usage without charging (u won't get this with any SD820 phone ^^)
If you don't care about battery life that much and rather want the maximum 3D performance you would probably be better off with a SD820 phone (maybe the next nexus)

Symphony0fLife said:
It ran fast out of the box for me, it may come down to what we have installed? I used EZ Disabler (paid version) to disable the bloatware. The only game I have is Shadow Era and it doesn't do anything in the background so I can't speak to games and background activity. The only things I have running in the background are things I'd expect (FB, Whatsapp, Telegram, email, etc.) (And I am using the American AT&T S7 edge so there's no rooting, custom ROM stuff or any of that since it's currently impossible, just stock.)
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I have same device as u. AT&T edge.
I noticed in touchwiz if u go to appdrawer, u can edit and turn off bloatware. We can't uninstall without root but seems we can turn off.
Where r u going in setting to prevent apps from running in background.
I went through notifications n shut allot off.
AnThOnY- S7 Edge

iTouch24 said:
Do u use anything to keep the phone running fast?
I installed clean master.
Always tells me apps are running. Not sure why these apps always start to run themselves in the background even after I close all apps.
Some r games n stuff not like Facebook witch I would understand as to retrieve messages.
Are u going in app manager and disabling bloatware?
I enabled developer mode and change all animations from 1.0 to .5 to try n get a faster experience.
I myself coming iPhone.
AnThOnY- S7 Edge
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Clean Master does nothing or worse for your battery. It will clean up some files but I would suggest SD Maid for that matter.
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chugger93 said:
So I have a Nexus 5, but need to upgrade. Why not, lol? I see theres some decent development here already. Any roms that are just aosp and not touchwiz tho? I didnt see any. Not a fan of touchwiz. Any major issues with this phone? Is it rootable? Any reason not to root? I see this knox term being thrown around...what the hell is that?
Just looking for some thoughts because I was also debating waiting for the next nexus device to.
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Be aware that if you purchase from a US provider (including Sprint and T-Mobile) that you will not be able to root your S7. The bootloader is locked and the vulnerability hasn't been found yet.
Knox is a security app on Samsung phones that will keep secure whatever apps or data are in the Knox vault. It is for people who need higher security. Knox will not work if the phone has been rooted... even if the phone is later unrooted. Rooting trips a flag that will disable Knox and Samsung Pay.

iTouch24 said:
I have same device as u. AT&T edge.
I noticed in touchwiz if u go to appdrawer, u can edit and turn off bloatware. We can't uninstall without root but seems we can turn off.
Where r u going in setting to prevent apps from running in background.
I went through notifications n shut allot off.
AnThOnY- S7 Edge
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Yeah, you can do it that way or use a debloat program which allows you to disable things that touchwiz won't.
I use an app called Greenify (the donation package). It gives you a list of all apps that run in the background (and even system services if you're brave enough to go through them all) and it lets you force them to stop running in the background and only run when you are actually using them on screen. For example say you use Snapchat. It's always running in the background whether you've opened it or not, checking for messages. Greenify can force it to not do that unless you physically open it. The only things I let run in the background are messaging apps I rely on (SMS, Whatsapp, Telegram, Inbox, etc.) and everything else - I let greenify force to hibernate.

Custom AOD

Note 9 Custom AOD
I tried the S8 and Note 8 AOD's but they wont show up on my note 9.
Anybody got advice on this?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/themes/root-customise-display-updated-t3688153
https://www.**********.com/add-custom-themes-to-always-on-display-on-galaxy-note-8/
https://www.themefoxx.com/2017/10/customize-always-display-galaxy-note8-no-root.html

There is this app that does it well, the only drawback is that it could lag a bit on keeping the picture even after unlocking but that was on the s8 plus. Have t seen it do it much on the note 9. Then again have not used it much.
Also if you want your picture you have to pay. But for now thos is the only one I know that has worked. Just can't say if it will lag like it did on the s8 plus or not. As mentioned picture would stay a couple of seconds more than what you would expect.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.somen.customaod

lmanlo said:
There is this app that does it well, the only drawback is that it could lag a bit on keeping the picture even after unlocking but that was on the s8 plus. Have t seen it do it much on the note 9. Then again have not used it much.
Also if you want your picture you have to pay. But for now thos is the only one I know that has worked. Just can't say if it will lag like it did on the s8 plus or not. As mentioned picture would stay a couple of seconds more than what you would expect.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.somen.customaod
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Thanks for the heads up on that app. It doesn't lag on my Note 9. It has plenty of great AOD custom pics that you don't have to pay for, but even if you want the "prime" pics, the prime app is only $3.49. Not even a cup of coffee for most people.... in other words, it's a very good value.

teegunn said:
Thanks for the heads up on that app. It doesn't lag on my Note 9. It has plenty of great AOD custom pics that you don't have to pay for, but even if you want the "prime" pics, the prime app is only $3.49. Not even a cup of coffee for most people.... in other words, it's a very good value.
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Yes, $3.49 is not much but just wanted to mention if you wanted a particular custom picture that is not on the app that you would like to have that would be $9.99 which is still not bad for them to put up the work on getting your picture as a AOD picture. But not everyone would need it as there are plenty that it already has and this has been for quite a long time so it has accumulated several custom pictures that everyone could use which is a plus for this app.
But yes this has worked better on the Note 9 then it did on the S8+. It was a bit laggy on my S8+. This has been a good alternative and likely would be the best one for now that does Custom AOD.
The good it worked good for you and I'm glad that I did upgrade to Note 9 as well. Seems to handle everything better.

lmanlo said:
Yes, $3.49 is not much but just wanted to mention if you wanted a particular custom picture that is not on the app that you would like to have that would be $9.99 which is still not bad for them to put up the work on getting your picture as a AOD picture. But not everyone would need it as there are plenty that it already has and this has been for quite a long time so it has accumulated several custom pictures that everyone could use which is a plus for this app.
But yes this has worked better on the Note 9 then it did on the S8+. It was a bit laggy on my S8+. This has been a good alternative and likely would be the best one for now that does Custom AOD.
The good it worked good for you and I'm glad that I did upgrade to Note 9 as well. Seems to handle everything better.
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I may end up paying the $3.49 for the prime version. Don't really need custom pics done, but there are some nice prime pics I may use.
For right now I am testing it out to see if it effects battery life differently than stock AOD. There is no lag for me and I doubt anyone with a Note 9 will have lag.

teegunn said:
I may end up paying the $3.49 for the prime version. Don't really need custom pics done, but there are some nice prime pics I may use.
For right now I am testing it out to see if it effects battery life differently than stock AOD. There is no lag for me and I doubt anyone with a Note 9 will have lag.
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Please follow up in here once you know if it affects battery life more or less. I'm curious.

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Please follow up in here once you know if it affects battery life more or less. I'm curious.
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I've been watching it pretty closely all day today. So far I can't see a difference from regular AOD. Watching the battery stats and seems to sip the same as stock AOD does. So far.