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DK28, The Good And Bad

Even though its certain this isn't the official release, I thought we should condense the topics and just post the your thoughts about the good and bad features this update provides.
Ill start..dk28 isn't that awful for me like others. The only problems I've noted was samsung widgets disappearing sometimes, home screen rotation lag, and a few checkers showing up in the browser when zooming in and out.
However, on the bright side, flash is very smooth, and there are better icons
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

GPS fubared?

No notification when charging usb

Hey guys i recently started having a problem with the back button.it will pick up half the time and then its unresponsive the time any ideas on what i can do?

Probably just lag. Which way did you flash dk28?
Btw, I came up with some other things.
1. Notfications are delayed (ex. Handcents icons in the top bar are sometimes delayed)
2. Keyboard delayed (its actually a bit worse than before)
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

*Keyboard/touchscreen/captivate button lag/failure to register action/press
*Streaming music skips (last.fm) while doing anything else; like browsing the web.
*Slow orientation change
*No lineout on multimedia dock yet
*None of the unicorns and rainbows flying out of the screen that were promised by the legion of unrelenting froyo fanboys littering this forum for the past month.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

acer1096xxx said:
Even though its certain this isn't the official release, I thought we should condense the topics and just post the your thoughts about the good and bad features this update provides.
Ill start..dk28 isn't that awful for me like others. The only problems I've noted was samsung widgets disappearing sometimes, home screen rotation lag, and a few checkers showing up in the browser when zooming in and out.
However, on the bright side, flash is very smooth, and there are better icons
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Same here, I guess a few of us got lucky. Just very small things such as checker boarding. I don't have homescreen lagg though, or widgets that disappear.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

hardrock121 said:
GPS fubared?
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GPS actually finally works for me with the update, I'm getting signal indoors in places I hadn't previously and it has yet to time out and require me to reflush the agps data or reboot the phone (used it all day today for work).
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Not seeing this one either, lets me know right away though the notification bar as per usual.
However I am experiencing one very odd piece of behavior, If I open the phone to show the keyboard, turn off the screen and leave it sitting ... the keyboard LED blinks constantly. I'm not sure if it's an app of mine conflicting or froyo itself but it's fairly annoying.

punzada said:
However I am experiencing one very odd piece of behavior, If I open the phone to show the keyboard, turn off the screen and leave it sitting ... the keyboard LED blinks constantly. I'm not sure if it's an app of mine conflicting or froyo itself but it's fairly annoying.
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That's odd...maybe your phone is actually damaged then
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I personally went back to 2.1, rock solid and stable.
On 2.2, Screen rotation is slow as molasses, GPS is stuck on my work location and would not work at all in updating. Browser was a bit slower compared to 2.1. Hated the scattered, non-alphabetical applications folder, wtf?!!
I enjoyed the 2.2 leak but the little niggles weren't enough to stay on it.
I did like the coloured menus, and the ability to turn off 3G when holding the power button for a few secs.

I keep getting errors when connecting to Wifi. I will look down at the phone and wifi will be off even though i never turned it off, and then the notification toggle wont do anything, and when I go into settings to enable it, it says "error" underneath the Wifi entry. Then it takes a few tries to get it connected again.
I do like where Froyo is headed, but this is absolutely no where near polished enough for final release.
Edit: Having a fully working GPS is awesome though. 2 meter accuracy = Awesome.

Does anyone else have lag when trying to adjust brightness on the notification bar?

LordLugard said:
Hated the scattered, non-alphabetical applications folder, wtf?!!
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If you press menu > edit > menu again, there's an option for A-Z order.
Guess it doesn't matter now since you downgraded, but just thought id let you know.
Edit: lilxflip, yes. I'm getting the same problem but didn't notice that until now
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I've noticed since 2.2 that when a caller hangs up, I get a single beep in my bluetooth earpiece confirming that the call has ended, which I like...didn't have any sound before that.

Anyone else having trouble hanging up during a phone call? I hit the damn End button at least 3-4 times before it decides to hang up.

I must be one of the lucky few, everything works great, and not only that it fixed all the issues I had with the previous 2.1 build. I've tried out just about everything I can think of wifi, gps, 4g, pandora, etc.
edit: Should add, I did a factory reset after I installed it, wiped everything the only bit I loaded back in was contacts.

muyoso said:
Anyone else having trouble hanging up during a phone call? I hit the damn End button at least 3-4 times before it decides to hang up.
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Give the phone a few secs after the screen comes back on then press it. Works fine; if you immediately press it.. it doesn't hangup. Seems intentional..
Umm.. aside from no GPS now which I plan to fix by reflashing di18 then 2.2... I don't find any major problems. The keyboard does have a bit of a registration flaw but not too major..
The leds do light up whenever the screen is off.
And I don't think the brightness sensor likes my room light because it enjoys changing itself a bit.
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I'm always weary about doing wipes, so to test if this is true, mid anyone else testing out this also to see if he's right? =P

punzada said:
However I am experiencing one very odd piece of behavior, If I open the phone to show the keyboard, turn off the screen and leave it sitting ... the keyboard LED blinks constantly. I'm not sure if it's an app of mine conflicting or froyo itself but it's fairly annoying.
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I have noticed the Sammy widget thing and the slow screen rotations but I was intrigued by your bug. So I tried it. Definitely happened. I wouldn't say 'blinks constantly' though. At least not in my case. It flashed on for about 2-3 seconds every 30 or so seconds. Maybe even as long as a minute. Caught me off guard. I watched it for a bit then went back to reading this thread only to have it happen out of the corner of my eye.

kenvan19 said:
I have noticed the Sammy widget thing and the slow screen rotations but I was intrigued by your bug. So I tried it. Definitely happened. I wouldn't say 'blinks constantly' though. At least not in my case. It flashed on for about 2-3 seconds every 30 or so seconds. Maybe even as long as a minute. Caught me off guard. I watched it for a bit then went back to reading this thread only to have it happen out of the corner of my eye.
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Woah, just tried it. I had similar results. However, I opened the keyboard, let the flash disappear, then 2-3 seconds later it came back. And stayed there too, for about a minute or so!
Not really a big deal in my opinion; I honestly don't use the keyboard often due to its laginess..

Is it worth it to switch from kk to lollipop

I'm still on the fence about switching to lollipop. I know that Lollipop has ART which should make my edge run smoother and there are some additional changes with how notifications are handled on lock screen. Previously, I tried lollipop on my Note 3. I thought it was good but coming from the Tweaked rom I felt that it was still an overall downgrade. Even more so as I couldn't use Xposed. I really like Xposed modules like Unicon, SwipeBack2 and App Settings. Especially like App Settings cause it let me set up a tablet UI on some apps like mail which I prefer. Anyways, are there other features on lollipop that makes you happy you upgraded or do you feel like your Edge has turned to lollipoop?

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I'm still on the fence about switching to lollipop. I know that Lollipop has ART which should make my edge run smoother and there are some additional changes with how notifications are handled on lock screen. Previously, I tried lollipop on my Note 3. I thought it was good but coming from the Tweaked rom I felt that it was still an overall downgrade. Even more so as I couldn't use Xposed. I really like Xposed modules like Unicon, SwipeBack2 and App Settings. Especially like App Settings cause it let me set up a tablet UI on some apps like mail which I prefer. Anyways, are there other features on lollipop that makes you happy you upgraded or do you feel like your Edge has turned to lollipoop?
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LoL...Im in the same place as you Mscion. I just leaned a bit more towards doing it when I saw that Foreverloco posted a Deodexed version of Lolli but I feel same as you. I love xposed too and im not sure im ready to give it up yet. It doesn't look like xposed will work with Touchwiz any time soon either which is disappointing to say the least. A lot of my friends are saying they don't miss xposed much and don't regret going to Lolli. Maybe its time I sit down and learn to mod myself all of my favorite xposed mods if I can find the time that is. I think im going to pull the trigger today. Ill let you know my thoughts tonight after playing with Lolli for a bit. Sorry about the kernel M I never flashed I just couldn't find the time right now with my wife being sick and having to take care of the 3 rascals. Anyway im going to flash now and ill get back to you. Also cant you roll back to KK after flashing Lolli?

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LoL...Im in the same place as you Mscion. I just leaned a bit more towards doing it when I saw that Foreverloco posted a Deodexed version of Lolli but I feel same as you. I love xposed too and im not sure im ready to give it up yet. It doesn't look like xposed will work with Touchwiz any time soon either which is disappointing to say the least. A lot of my friends are saying they don't miss xposed much and don't regret going to Lolli. Maybe its time I sit down and learn to mod myself all of my favorite xposed mods if I can find the time that is. I think im going to pull the trigger today. Ill let you know my thoughts tonight after playing with Lolli for a bit. Sorry about the kernel M I never flashed I just couldn't find the time right now with my wife being sick and having to take care of the 3 rascals. Anyway im going to flash now and ill get back to you. Also cant you roll back to KK after flashing Lolli?
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No worries. Looking forward to your comments on Lollipop!
EDIT: According to folks on these threads, it looks like you can downgrade back to kk via odin if needed.

mscion said:
No worries. Looking forward to your comments on Lollipop!
EDIT: According to folks on these threads, it looks like you can downgrade back to kk via odin if needed.
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Well the only thing holding me back is the tether mod. I really need that before i update. Also i updated my daughter's s3s from Jelly Bean to LP 5.1.1 cm12.1 and i love it as do they. Very smooth and battery is much better. Tonight im doing my wifes S5 also yo 5.1.1 Cm12. I wish we had Aosp toms for our edge.

sshafranko said:
Well the only thing holding me back is the tether mod. I really need that before i update. Also i updated my daughter's s3s from Jelly Bean to LP 5.1.1 cm12.1 and i love it as do they. Very smooth and battery is much better. Tonight im doing my wifes S5 also yo 5.1.1 Cm12. I wish we had Aosp toms for our edge.
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Well, you're quite the home IT specialist! Aosp roms would definitely take care of the Xposed issue. I'm still going to wait a little till something pushes me over the edge like some combination of foreverloco's theme and custom rom. If Samsung releases its source code (I've actually requested it) and it looks like I can set SELinux=permissive in the kernel I may go ahead and update then.

Hey m.....lol trust me im far from any kind of specialist, just your run of the mill flashaholic and boy did i get my fix in last night and today. So i installed CM 10.1 on my tab, Cm 12.1/5.1.1 on my girls s3's and Cm 12.1.1/5.1.1 on my wifes s5. All 3 of them are unbeliavably happy with LP. The battery seems to be a drastic improvement especially on the s3s but still a bit earlly to judge comfortably. Now i will work on my sons N3 and update him to a CM build. Hes currently r7nning Tweaked of course. I decided to go with Aosp for them because they almost never use the TW options such as Multi windows, etc...After playing around with their phones LP really grew on me tremendously even though it was Aosp i was messimg with. I really wish there was an Aosp tom for our edge i thing i would def take that route. Anyway sry for the rant but i just stopped in to let you know that all this playing with Lollipop has swayed my decision and i will be updating my phone tonight.
Ill let you know how it goes. Wish me luck?

don't do it!!
I have had lollipop for just close to a week and everyday I see something I hate.
1. Fb notifications appear as overlays and not simple popups on the edge. This is also happening with google messenger. Now if this is a new feature that the apps themselves have implemented then I need to go back to the previous version. But as far as I can see my movies, youtube and whatever else I am doing gets covered up now. Not cool.
2.Battery life is horrid. Simply horrid. I am down an hour on standby time. More importantly, when I am at 20% or around there its lime I literally see the battery percentages tick by. No gradual anything anymore. I hate it.
3.My teathering icon in settings ig gone. Wtf?!? How do you remove that key setting completely?
There are other things but these are my top 3. Can someone direct mr to how I xan revert back to kit kat if possible. I have not rooted this phone but if I need to I will.

steve austin said:
I have had lollipop for just close to a week and everyday I see something I hate.
1. Fb notifications appear as overlays and not simple popups on the edge. This is also happening with google messenger. Now if this is a new feature that the apps themselves have implemented then I need to go back to the previous version. But as far as I can see my movies, youtube and whatever else I am doing gets covered up now. Not cool.
2.Battery life is horrid. Simply horrid. I am down an hour on standby time. More importantly, when I am at 20% or around there its lime I literally see the battery percentages tick by. No gradual anything anymore. I hate it.
3.My teathering icon in settings ig gone. Wtf?!? How do you remove that key setting completely?
There are other things but these are my top 3. Can someone direct mr to how I xan revert back to kit kat if possible. I have not rooted this phone but if I need to I will.
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No one that I can see has tried going back to KK from LP on the Note Edge as far as I have been reading in the forums. These HERE are the ODIN files you will need to revert back to KitKat. As far as people have commented, it works for a NOTE 4 which is almost identical to the Edge except for the Edge part. This is ALL BASED on the assumption you have a GALAXY NOTE EDGE AT&T SM-N915A.
The instructions are fairly simple.
*BACKUP your phone via KIES
*Download the files for KK mentioned before.
*Download ODIN
*Once backed up, place your phone in "Download Mode"
*Connect your phone via USB
*Open ODIN with Administrative rights ( you will see your phone connected under a "COM" )
*From the above KK file, you will have extracted 4 files that starts with TWO letters, "AP_" , "BL_" , "CP_" , "CSC_"
*Pick the appropriate button in ODIN to load those files according to the corresponding letters.
*Only "Auto Reboot" and "F Reset Time" should be checked.
*Once all 4 files are loaded, you can hit start.
PLEASE REVIEW A FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TO SEE HOW OTHERS HAVE DONE IT SO IT LOOKS FAMILIAR AFTER YOU DO IT, assuming its your first time since that is what it sounded like.

IceTwig said:
No one that I can see has tried going back to KK from LP on the Note Edge as far as I have been reading in the forums. These HERE are the ODIN files you will need to revert back to KitKat. As far as people have commented, it works for a NOTE 4 which is almost identical to the Edge except for the Edge part. This is ALL BASED on the assumption you have a GALAXY NOTE EDGE AT&T SM-N915A.
The instructions are fairly simple.
*BACKUP your phone via KIES
*Download the files for KK mentioned before.
*Download ODIN
*Once backed up, place your phone in "Download Mode"
*Connect your phone via USB
*Open ODIN with Administrative rights ( you will see your phone connected under a "COM" )
*From the above KK file, you will have extracted 4 files that starts with TWO letters, "AP_" , "BL_" , "CP_" , "CSC_"
*Pick the appropriate button in ODIN to load those files according to the corresponding letters.
*Only "Auto Reboot" and "F Reset Time" should be checked.
*Once all 4 files are loaded, you can hit start.
PLEASE REVIEW A FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TO SEE HOW OTHERS HAVE DONE IT SO IT LOOKS FAMILIAR AFTER YOU DO IT, assuming its your first time since that is what it sounded like.
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Thanks. However, I have the tmobile usa version of the phone. From your instructions it appears that the at& t version is mandatory?

steve austin said:
Thanks. However, I have the tmobile usa version of the phone. From your instructions it appears that the at& t version is mandatory?
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Yes because the KitKat TAR file is the AT&T ROM image only

sshafranko said:
Hey m.....lol trust me im far from any kind of specialist, just your run of the mill flashaholic and boy did i get my fix in last night and today. So i installed CM 10.1 on my tab, Cm 12.1/5.1.1 on my girls s3's and Cm 12.1.1/5.1.1 on my wifes s5. All 3 of them are unbeliavably happy with LP. The battery seems to be a drastic improvement especially on the s3s but still a bit earlly to judge comfortably. Now i will work on my sons N3 and update him to a CM build. Hes currently r7nning Tweaked of course. I decided to go with Aosp for them because they almost never use the TW options such as Multi windows, etc...After playing around with their phones LP really grew on me tremendously even though it was Aosp i was messimg with. I really wish there was an Aosp tom for our edge i thing i would def take that route. Anyway sry for the rant but i just stopped in to let you know that all this playing with Lollipop has swayed my decision and i will be updating my phone tonight.
Ill let you know how it goes. Wish me luck?
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Hope it's not too little, too late, but Good Luck!

Thanks.

steve austin said:
Thanks.
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Did you try a factory reset? Some folks claim that helps with battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60678843&postcount=11

Hi,
This is to inform those who have Note Edge on TTT ( Trinidad and Tobago) with baseband N915TUBU1AOA2, that I could successfully upgrade it to Lollipop using Odin and firmware from sammobile.com. I go through following steps :
#### Everyone told me not to do that since Firmware is not design for this baseband, I did it and now phone is great with Lolli with many customization*1, you can try it on your N915T on your own risk ####
1- Download Kies, install, and make a full backup
2- Make an image of phone storage
3- Download stock firmware for roll back :
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/42583/N915TUBU1AOA2_N915TUUB1AOA2_TTT/
4- Go through procedure in
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/46754/N915TUVU1BOD7_N915TTMB1BOD7_TMB/
After upgrade, it turns to a normal USA T-Mobile unlocked Lollipop phone
I also used the same procedure to root Lollipop after that and it finished successfully.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n915tuvu1anjl-sm-t2943993
*1 What you will see after upgrade to Lolli on Note Edge:
Pros:
>> Not any affect on your apks, settings, files ... any settings will be mapped to new setting options. Any app not compatible will be upgrade auto before first start.
>> Many customizations on notification panel, options to disable or prioritize notifications for each APK
>> Work smoother
>> New Edge pannels
>> Upgraded apks such as new S-health, ...
>> Ext SD Card access is granted by Lollipop, each app will take a One Time permission and then can access Ext SD (setting>>System>>Security>>Apps with usage access )
>> VPNs can be created without putting Password on lock screen, also Advanced and Simple IPSec VPN types added
Cons:
>> Some functions of Edge screen is gone ! Shutter button of Camera is not on the edge anymore, Incoming calls when you are working on an app is coming on both edge and screen causing distraction to your work, some notifications are coming on Edge and also on Screen at the same time
>> Some notification windows open without background (Transparent). It happens very few times and for System notification only. I have no problem with it but it's a bug.

Simple answer from me is no Lollipop is not worth it. I pretty much lost all my signal and data. It worked when it wanted to. I went back to KK with no issues now. Let's hope 5.0.2 or 5.1 is better.

I agree that Lollipop is not worth it and in fact, has made the phone worse, not better. Here are the issues I have since I have updated.
1. Phone does not work as well. I have to wait a few seconds upon answering to say hello, because I can't be heard right away.
2. Edge night clock no longer has the weather.
3. Emails take noticeably longer to load.
4. While talking on the phone, the screen does not always turn off.
I have had the Note Edge from the first day it came out and never had any of these problems before the update.

Ok. I added a poll to give this thread a more scientific quantitative basis

Im in between.
ON one hand i like what the updates have and how some things have been themed.
but then on the other hand, I can all go buggy real fast.
I have a few apps that just hang. some that crash ever once in a while.
I fix the crashing by wiping the app data, But i still get hangs and slow downs.
So its kinda hard for me to tell because when eveything works its great and i love the update.
But when it starts getting buggy i start to thing that i should of stayed on KK.

Dont have time to get into it but i love LP compared to KK. Only major thing that bugs me is i noticed when on wifi things sometimes take a while to load. Other than than great.

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Dont have time to get into it but i love LP compared to KK. Only major thing that bugs me is i noticed when on wifi things sometimes take a while to load. Other than than great.
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Have you tried the "unofficial" Xposed yet?

Incoming Verizon Update

I'm on T-Mobile but I just got home and phoned up my co-worker who has the Verizon version. Says he noticed a slight improvement in overall touchscreen responsiveness. Biggest problem that he said was fixed was ghost touches (touching one portion of the screen caused a menu to pop up somewhere else for example) being completely gone. Idk, it's really starting to feel like a lot of these bugs should have gotten squashed in the product testing phase. Wonder if this is the same update as the mandatory one T-Mobile got way back. I wouldn't think so since the T-Mobile update did not fix touch screen issues for anyone.

Anybody notice the auto brightness isn't as dim anymore which is a good thing IMO.

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Anybody notice the auto brightness isn't as dim anymore which is a good thing IMO.
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well that sucks because the lowest wasn't low enough for me.

Lock-N-Load said:
2. I do NOT see a difference in QC 2.0. I was about 8.94-9.0 volts draw on QC 2.0 before, and now I am at same. I call it as no change in QC 2.0 speed - so still not "true" QC 2.0.
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Forgive me if I've misunderstood QC 2.0. But my understanding is it can charge at 9V or 12V. So just because it's still at 9V doesn't definitely mean that the phone isn't receiving more power, the amps could have also increased.
To provide 15W, for instance, you'd need 3A at 5V, 1.67A at 9V, and 1.33A at 12V.
It's possible to still get 9V from the charger, but draw more amps, for faster charging. Using something like Battery Monitor Widget, to monitor the current provided to the battery, would be a useful tool.

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well that sucks because the lowest wasn't low enough for me.
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Try the paid version of Lux ... Can get the screen REAL dim!
G4'ed it!

After reading all of these posts, I'm really hoping for a similar update on T-Mobile coming soon. I'm glad this isn't just a placebo and an actual solution to a software problem that doesn't require getting my phone serviced.

SIdeloading apps problem???
UPDATE: Nevermind - issue not related to Verizon update... Had Twilight app kick on after sunset and that overlay app (reducing blue light) is what caused the touch issue. (Credit: brainwash1)
Enabled installing from "Unknown Sources" and installed an app yesterday no problem
I just did the Verizon system update and reboot, now on sideloading install I get the permissions list with CANCEL & INSTALL buttons at the bottom. Looks normal, but the INSTALL button doesn't respond to any tapping. Tried landscape mode also, just to move where the button was located on the screen, but no dice. CANCEL button works fine.
[Also, if there are many permissions, so I need to scroll, the INSTALL button starts as a NEXT button, then changes to INSTALL when done scrolling to bottom. Doesn't matter, neither NEXT not INSTALL buttons function]
Not sure what else would cause this. It seems like the Verizon system update broke something. Anyone else having new problem sideloading after the update???

Whats your carrier? I think the other guy is verizon. So am i, and i put no thanks

z500zag said:
Enabled installing from "Unknown Sources" and installed an app yesterday no problem
I just did the Verizon system update and reboot, now on sideloading install I get the permissions list with CANCEL & INSTALL buttons at the bottom. Looks normal, but the INSTALL button doesn't respond to any tapping. Tried landscape mode also, just to move where the button was located on the screen, but no dice. CANCEL button works fine.
[Also, if there are many permissions, so I need to scroll, the INSTALL button starts as a NEXT button, then changes to INSTALL when done scrolling to bottom. Doesn't matter, neither NEXT not INSTALL buttons function]
Not sure what else would cause this. It seems like the Verizon system update broke something. Anyone else having new problem sideloading after the update???
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Do you have an app running that overlays something on the screen? I've had this in the past with a couple of different apps. Try turning off anything that's running.
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Ding ding ding!
brainwash1 said:
Do you have an app running that overlays something on the screen? I've had this in the past with a couple of different apps. Try turning off anything that's running.
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Twilight app kicked on after sunset, which is why I started having the problem. Paused it, and no more issue. Thanks!

Misterxtc said:
If you or anyone else don't want to be bothered by the OTA in fear of patching a exploit for root block LGDMSClient.apk with the debloater tool by @gatesjunior. If anyone downloaded it and do not want to install it just clear the cache from recovery mode. That should remove it from the phone.
EDIT: To enter recovery mode power down the phone and then hold the volume down and power buttons when powering back on.
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Wiping the cache did nothing. It keeps popping up saying it is already downloaded and ready to install.

psycho_asylum said:
Wiping the cache did nothing. It keeps popping up saying it is already downloaded and ready to install.
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OK, then the update isn't stored in the cache partition as other phones. It's a bit drastic but a factory data reset will do it. I ended up taking the update and then froze the updater. It did improve the touch response so I have no need for further updates. It updates the kernel because that is where the necessary changes are.

Misterxtc said:
OK, then the update isn't stored in the cache partition as other phones. It's a bit drastic but a factory data reset will do it. I ended up taking the update and then froze the updater. It did improve the touch response so I have no need for further updates. It updates the kernel because that is where the necessary changes are.
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my touch response "seems" improved but I still get ghost touches..
I love pretty much every aspect of the phone, but the issues I have with the touchscreen are maddening at times, if I didn't see widespread reports of issues I would have Verizon replace the phone, but I am not sure it's worth the hassle..

lazarus2297 said:
my touch response "seems" improved but I still get ghost touches..
I love pretty much every aspect of the phone, but the issues I have with the touchscreen are maddening at times, if I didn't see widespread reports of issues I would have Verizon replace the phone, but I am not sure it's worth the hassle..
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It might be worth replacing. I first had a black one that had the problem pretty bad. I returned the phone and went back to my S6 for a while but ended up picking up a blue one from Best Buy and this one works great. The touch wasn't that sensitive before the update but now it works really good. My battery is really good on the blue model too. Keep in mind I paid full retail for mine so when I returned the first one there was no restocking fee. I go to BestBuy just for that reason.

I was having some touch issues just as many are experiencing. Just today I installed the Google keyboard from the play store. I enabled the new keyboard and stopped using the LG keyboard. I have been using it this way for about an hour and I am much happier. I am hopeful this will take care of my issue. This is on a Verizon G4.

I took the update yesterday and threw my Verizon G4 on a Qi Wireless Charger last night and the bug where it has crashed in the AM is still there. Not sure about that.
Basically every time I wake up on a night of Qi Charging, the phone is crashed and freaks out.

Update:
My phone is now getting hot and doing the screen brightness bounce like it did out of the box. Going from 100 to 90 to 80 to 90 to 80 to 100 to 90.

bnick007 said:
I was having some touch issues just as many are experiencing. Just today I installed the Google keyboard from the play store. I enabled the new keyboard and stopped using the LG keyboard. I have been using it this way for about an hour and I am much happier. I am hopeful this will take care of my issue. This is on a Verizon G4.
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I switched from the LG keyboard to the google keyboard day one so that was never a source of my issues.. Just today.. twice post update I have had ghost touches launch the app switcher icon while texting and caused me to switch apps on accident.. Doh.. It's frustrating to say the least.

Never had a problem with wireless charging besides it's slow.
No screen brightness fluctuations.
No ghosting on screen.
Sounds like there's an awful big batch of bad phones.

06stang said:
Never had a problem with wireless charging besides it's slow.
No screen brightness fluctuations.
No ghosting on screen.
Sounds like there's an awful big batch of bad phones.
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There are definitely bad ones. I returned mine again a few hours ago because my outdoor pictures would come out either dark or overexposed real bad. I tried manual mode and auto and no matter what I did they were awful. So I'm back to my S6 again, it was fun while it lasted.

Extreme lag after Marshmallow 6.0 OTA update

Hello all-
I have an Unrooted Pure and applied the 6.0 OTA update that Motorola pushed out. The update went seamless and everything seemed fine. A day or so later and the phone has started to become extremely laggy and almost unbearable to deal with. Again the phone has never been messed with and is totally stock so why would Motorola decide the update is ready for the device if it's causing these issues? Any suggestions to remedy this problem?
Thank you!

I'm not having this issue at all. Mine seems a bit smoother actually, and i haven't heard of any other instances of people having a laggy experience after upgrading. I would try a factory reset?

I'm having the same issue with lag and studder all over the Marshmallow system UI, as well. My phone isn't rooted or had the bootloader unlocked, either. Something isn't right, what is Motorola not telling us....?

I am also noticing lots of lags in most of the apps.any way to get back to lollipop.

I don't know if it happens as part of the standard update process on the Motorola but once the update for me installed I used recovery to clear the cache partition and rebuild all apps on boot. Might be worth a try if it hasn't been done since the update.

I also have a 100% stock Moto X Pure that's become laggy post-Marshmallow update.
One of the easiest thibgs to notice is when using opinion rewards. The money amount typically scrolls like a slot machine, but now on Marshmallow it's so choppy.
Then I googled the lag I'm seeing and went to Android central via the first link. It was soooo laggy I gave up scrolling, tried to switch to the XDA tab, and the lag killed me so bad the screen was black for a good 5s.
I wish I had never upgraded.

cougar694u said:
I also have a 100% stock Moto X Pure that's become laggy post-Marshmallow update.
One of the easiest thibgs to notice is when using opinion rewards. The money amount typically scrolls like a slot machine, but now on Marshmallow it's so choppy.
Then I googled the lag I'm seeing and went to Android central via the first link. It was soooo laggy I gave up scrolling, tried to switch to the XDA tab, and the lag killed me so bad the screen was black for a good 5s.
I wish I had never upgraded.
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The issue has been reported and it seems to be gone if you turn off accessibility. Settings -> accessibility and then turn off.
The other possible solution which seems to have worked for some ppl at some cost of battery life is to go to developer settings and then turn on force gpu rendering and disable how overlays.

DroidJay123 said:
Hello all-
I have an Unrooted Pure and applied the 6.0 OTA update that Motorola pushed out. The update went seamless and everything seemed fine. A day or so later and the phone has started to become extremely laggy and almost unbearable to deal with. Again the phone has never been messed with and is totally stock so why would Motorola decide the update is ready for the device if it's causing these issues? Any suggestions to remedy this problem?
Thank you!
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enlight311 said:
I'm having the same issue with lag and studder all over the Marshmallow system UI, as well. My phone isn't rooted or had the bootloader unlocked, either. Something isn't right, what is Motorola not telling us....?
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[email protected] said:
I am also noticing lots of lags in most of the apps.any way to get back to lollipop.
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cougar694u said:
I also have a 100% stock Moto X Pure that's become laggy post-Marshmallow update.
One of the easiest thibgs to notice is when using opinion rewards. The money amount typically scrolls like a slot machine, but now on Marshmallow it's so choppy.
Then I googled the lag I'm seeing and went to Android central via the first link. It was soooo laggy I gave up scrolling, tried to switch to the XDA tab, and the lag killed me so bad the screen was black for a good 5s.
I wish I had never upgraded.
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The issue has been reported and it seems to be gone if you turn off accessibility. Settings -> accessibility and then turn off.
The other possible solution which seems to have worked for some ppl at some cost of battery life is to go to developer settings and then turn on force gpu rendering and disable how overlays.

"The issue has been reported and it seems to be gone if you turn off accessibility. Settings -> accessibility and then turn off."
Turn off what? Turning off all would stop Moto Voice and other Tasker things I have.

If you guys haven't already, a factory reset should be performed after every update.

cougar694u said:
"The issue has been reported and it seems to be gone if you turn off accessibility. Settings -> accessibility and then turn off."
Turn off what? Turning off all would stop Moto Voice and other Tasker things I have.
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Yes, going to Accessibility and turning off Accessibility services eliminates the lag. I had a Dashlane's Accessibility service on and the lag was unbearable. I disabled it and lag was gone. Test which service is making the system choppy.
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USA AT&T User with some questions for pros...

love everything about this phone, but before making the plunge I had a few questions.
1. I'm looking to get the L29 version. This is correct?
2. What is the notification issue I keep reading about? I read the forums but it doesn't seem concise. No notifications come up? some? does this effect one model over the other?
3. Is the audio jack volume high? on the Nexus 6p it's abysmally low.
4. Does this phone support MHL/HDMI out? i know there's Miracast and screen mirroring, but looking to use a cable if possible.
Thanks for your answers, really want this phone.

1 -Ideally, yes. Though either will work.
2 - Permissions and the "battery firewall" are messing with people. The device works much harder to keep the battery usage down than any device before it, so getting used to that takes a while, and people think it has "notifications issues" (Though I think there is one legit "issue" with whatsapp, but I dont use it)
3 - Has been by far good enough for me.
4 - Dont know, havent tried.

So do notifications not pop up? I read also about apps basically closing while in the background.

TheNamelessMan said:
So do notifications not pop up? I read also about apps basically closing while in the background.
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The way I understand it, one of the settings under the performance settings causes all background apps to close when the screen shuts off. You can fix this by whitelisting each app that you want to remain open. Like you, I have read other vague accounts in the forums and reviews about apps not staying in memory, but I don't know if they're talking about that or something similar to what the GS6 and Note 5 do with RAM management. I sincerely hope it's not the latter, as that's the whole reason I got rid of my Note 5.
As long as I can turn some of this off and make the phone behave more or less "normal", I'll be happy. My L29 arrives tomorrow.

As i said before in other Threads : NO NOTIFICATION ISSUES FOR ME SINCE B162 Update. (And yes i have whatsapp)

greyhulk said:
The way I understand it, one of the settings under the performance settings causes all background apps to close when the screen shuts off. You can fix this by whitelisting each app that you want to remain open. Like you, I have read other vague accounts in the forums and reviews about apps not staying in memory, but I don't know if they're talking about that or something similar to what the GS6 and Note 5 do with RAM management. I sincerely hope it's not the latter, as that's the whole reason I got rid of my Note 5.
As long as I can turn some of this off and make the phone behave more or less "normal", I'll be happy. My L29 arrives tomorrow.
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Please let us know your thoughts when you receive the phone.

EGOiST1991 said:
As i said before in other Threads : NO NOTIFICATION ISSUES FOR ME SINCE B162 Update. (And yes i have whatsapp)
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Is this a standard ota update? For which model if yes?

I flashed update from Thread here in XDA. L-29 3Gb.
Im not sure when it goes well... but i think it was B152.... B103 was annoying and there was defently a issue... but since B152... i think it works great.

I'm using L29 in Seattle with AT&T. I have no notification issues at all. My only issue is my Microsoft Band 2 doesn't always work. The audio jack volume seems perfectly normal to me when I last used it.

Puffler said:
I'm using L29 in Seattle with AT&T. I have no notification issues at all. My only issue is my Microsoft Band 2 doesn't always work. The audio jack volume seems perfectly normal to me when I last used it.
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So, I received my L29 yesterday and set it up and played with it all day. I tested notifications and everything else I could think of. I have had no issues at all so far. The firmware I'm on is 103 and there are no updates when I check. Everything seems to be working as it should.
Reading the forums on here for several days before, I was expecting a hot mess. I actually kind of like Huawei's UI. It's different. I'm not even going to put Nova Launcher on this time.
I'm in Texas on AT&T LTE.

glad to see ure so happy with the setup
Sent from my Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL10 using Tapatalk

Just to add to the good review for AT&T. I have dual AT&T sims in this bad boy and enjoying it. Honetsly, the software has the best dual sim manager I have seen. Getting solid speeds. Getting used t EMUI is interesting.
Anyone know how to update to B156 from B103 on the L29? My OTA doesnt exsist.

yet. if ure still completely stock u should receive OTA updates at some point in the near future

I am stock. Waiting those 14 days to unlock the bootloader. Need coffee money!

greyhulk said:
So, I received my L29 yesterday and set it up and played with it all day. I tested notifications and everything else I could think of. I have had no issues at all so far. The firmware I'm on is 103 and there are no updates when I check. Everything seems to be working as it should.
Reading the forums on here for several days before, I was expecting a hot mess. I actually kind of like Huawei's UI. It's different. I'm not even going to put Nova Launcher on this time.
I'm in Texas on AT&T LTE.
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Just want to give an update on my experience since receiving the phone..
First day was good, but I'm now seeing the notification issue. I have an L29 on B103. It seems to be mostly the email client I use (TypeMail or Blue Mail), but I tried stock Gmail and had the same issue. When the screen is off, I no longer get instant notifications. It seems like there's about a 5-6 minute delay before they come in, like the internet connection goes to sleep.
Yes I have turned off all battery optimizations for the apps and whitelisted them. I also set all of the notification options to "on". I have heard that rooting and disabling "phone manager" fixes this, but I'm not quite ready to take that plunge yet. There are no updates available for my device.

greyhulk said:
Just want to give an update on my experience since receiving the phone..
First day was good, but I'm now seeing the notification issue. I have an L29 on B103. It seems to be mostly the email client I use (TypeMail or Blue Mail), but I tried stock Gmail and had the same issue. When the screen is off, I no longer get instant notifications. It seems like there's about a 5-6 minute delay before they come in, like the internet connection goes to sleep.
Yes I have turned off all battery optimizations for the apps and whitelisted them. I also set all of the notification options to "on". I have heard that rooting and disabling "phone manager" fixes this, but I'm not quite ready to take that plunge yet. There are no updates available for my device.
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should be a thread in this forum with the direct links to download b160 for L29 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/huawei-official-ota-server-link-t3317588
on the huawei server
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1076/g104/v42227/f2/full/update.zip
create a dload on your internal SSD memory, unzip, should to a couple folders, a handful of files & a specific file named update.app... shut off phone... power on phone while depressing volume rocker, should start update process...
enjoy!!!!

mahst68 said:
should be a thread in this forum with the direct links to download b160 for L29 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/huawei-official-ota-server-link-t3317588
on the huawei server
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1076/g104/v42227/f2/full/update.zip
create a dload on your internal SSD memory, unzip, should to a couple folders, a handful of files & a specific file named update.app... shut off phone... power on phone while depressing volume rocker, should start update process...
enjoy!!!!
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Thanks. Do you know what this update is supposed to fix/improve?
Edit: Scratch that, I see the update notes, but it seems the file you linked won't work. It's 1.4GB and says it's not compatible. I'm trying to do the incremental update to 153 now, but all of the links for the smaller update are broken for 160 on that thread.

greyhulk said:
Thanks. Do you know what this update is supposed to fix/improve?
Edit: Scratch that, I see the update notes, but it seems the file you linked won't work. It's 1.4GB and says it's not compatible. I'm trying to do the incremental update to 153 now, but all of the links for the smaller update are broken for 160 on that thread.
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All i know is that I downloaded one of the links he listed under the b160 and it had the update.app in it after you unzip... it is critical that you unzip and have the files inside the zip in the dload folder on your internal memory otherwise it won't work... I will try to post some pictures and maybe re-zip what i have and create a download link... when i get home from work