So I upgraded to the current build I am on (info in attached screenshot) from the earliest build I could find and all builds I upgraded to and from are Europe based. My question is why did this completely remove my carriers bootscreen? I'm with Spark NZ.
My other question is all my Google based icons are now showing as they are meant to (see screenshot). Was this also a result of upgrading to MM? The other build of MM I tried didn't do this so I'm curious.
My camera is also now no longer taking full screen pics, it seems that something went wrong and now it all comes out in little(r) box(es) rather than nice full screen images.
Last but not least, Hicare. This has been working along side and sometimes over top of Play Store in updating certain apps includingthe Play Store. Is it supposed to be doing that?
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Recently I have been looking to unlock my focus and have succeeded.. With various problems. Updating with zune froze like 3 times constantly and my phone got stuck at the samsung logo twice and zune froze at restarting couple times.It was my first time and Im now scared.. I know my phone is now at 7.10.7720.68 because zune said its the latest.. I have now installed windowbreak hack w/ wp7 root tools and backed up with wp7 easy backup and now scared to update..I also heard that wp7 easy backup messes with your chances of installing custom roms.. What are some new features included in later os versions?
If you mean what are the features in 7.8 vs your version (Which off the top of my head I'd say is Mango), here are some:
1. New start screen - looks cooler, lot more functional as you can reduce the size of large icons that aren't live tiles, like the call icon, message icon, email icon etc to tiny icons which are still just as functional (show a number next to the icon). So more real estate is a +
2. My Zune looks gorgeous with the album artist image, though I'm not sure it's something just from this version - I discovered it only after upgrading to 7.8.
3. Bing wallpapers - though I'm not connected to the internet all the time, it's nice to see my phone show me a new wallpaper each day whenever I do get connected.
4. Clock Hub - A custom app, though not polished in it's finish, is pretty functional and cool Not sure if it's possible to have one in the older ROM, maybe it is.
Can't think of any bigger changes, do a google search - loads of sites explaining what's new with 7.8.
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If you mean what are the features in 7.8 vs your version (Which off the top of my head I'd say is Mango), here are some:
1. New start screen - looks cooler, lot more functional as you can reduce the size of large icons that aren't live tiles, like the call icon, message icon, email icon etc to tiny icons which are still just as functional (show a number next to the icon). So more real estate is a +
2. My Zune looks gorgeous with the album artist image, though I'm not sure it's something just from this version - I discovered it only after upgrading to 7.8.
3. Bing wallpapers - though I'm not connected to the internet all the time, it's nice to see my phone show me a new wallpaper each day whenever I do get connected.
4. Clock Hub - A custom app, though not polished in it's finish, is pretty functional and cool Not sure if it's possible to have one in the older ROM, maybe it is.
Can't think of any bigger changes, do a google search - loads of sites explaining what's new with 7.8.
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I heard that it isn't yet released for samsung focus.. If yes.. where do I find and how do I install this from my current firmware version?
There's no official version yet. The top two threads in the Samsung Focus development page is 7.8 ROMs. Give it a shot if you think you're up to it.
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There's no official version yet. The top two threads in the Samsung Focus development page is 7.8 ROMs. Give it a shot if you think you're up to it.
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I would if I could... Just the thought about flashing my phone gets me nervous.. I havent had the best of luck lately.. I recently made a full backup of my device using easybackup.. If it bricks can I restore previous os version?? Can it get bricked to the point that restores arent possible?
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Received a notification this morning that my unbranded Australian Note 10.1 N8000 (CSC XSA) now has an update available. A couple of days ago the N8010 (wifi) also supposedly got the update to Jelly Bean.
Unfortunately it won't do the update yet as the battery is too low even though I have it plugged in, but I'll update as soon as it has enough charge.
OTA update successful. Device is now saying it's on Android 4.1.2.
Build number: JZO54K.N8000XXCMB1
Changes I've noticed so far:
- New blocking mode in settings - can block calls/texts at certain times of the day and can set exceptions for certain people
- Smart rotation - screen rotation now based on the angle of your face, so you can lie sideways in bed and read.
- Accounts section is totally different in settings menu - now separate accounts are listed in the top level menu
- New disclaimer and privacy policy (for the OTA update service)
- Many apps, including stock browser, email, YouTube, etc can be un-maximised and become floating windows which can be dragged around the screen. They can then be re-sized and pinned (made always on top?), This is true even for some third-party apps like Friendcaster, so it looks like it's a native Android thing rather than Samsung-specific. Unfortunately I can't find a way to make them snap to half the screen like the old split-screen mode. *EDIT - The arrow in the bottom middle of the screen brings up options to switch from the cascade to a split-screen view.*
- Browser now has page preloading (in addition to search result preloading which it already had). Can be off, wifi-only (default) or always.
- Stock email app (not gmail) is still slow and clunky. Project butter seems to have done nothing for it.
I'm sure there's lots of other great changes.
Sweet, finally!!!
I wonder though, why does it say this was released in February on Sammobile.com when we're halfway through March? Why was this not pushed out with the n8010 release?
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Sweet, finally!!!
I wonder though, why does it say this was released in February on Sammobile.com when we're halfway through March? Why was this not pushed out with the n8010 release?
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I was wondering that too. It's possible I did miss it by a while, but that's unlikely - I have been regularly checking using OTA, Kies and on Sammobile.com. I suspect it might be backdated to the date Samsung put on the build??
Mate, I've been checking sammobile every day since the N8010 JB update was released, asked Samsung and was informed that they don't answer rom release questions, just given the usual BS about testing and getting it right for us.
I think it's a bit slack though to release a rom almost a month after it should have come out. And it's a real spit in the eye to then back date it to make it look as if it was released on time....
Hello to all D331 owners!
For the last couple of weeks, I've been testing the official Lollipop ROM, released for the CIS region (D33120c_00). Similar ROM was also released for TelCel (Mexico) and Avea (Turkey). My phone originally came with D33110f_00 unbranded KitKat ROM (V10f_EUR_XX). The Lollipop ROM was flashed using LG Flash Tool 2014, after which a factory reset was performed.
Here are the bugs I've found so far, and it seems we're dealing here with an unpolished, test ROM. Values in brackets (High, Medium, Low) represent the severity of the problem:
1. [High]: Magnetic field sensor lag. The sensor's polling rate won't go above 15 Hz, which causes reduced framerate in most of the compass apps. Since polling rate in KitKat was well above 50 Hz, this could indicate a major optimization flaw, rendering apps which require precise magnetic sensing useless.
2. [Medium]: Sensors report themselves incorrectly. In various diagnostic apps, sensors report themselves as "MTK [sensor name]". In KitKat, they were correctly reported as "LGE [sensor name]".
3. [Medium]: Apps take way more storage. Actually not a bug, since ART runtime in Lollipop works that way. Nevertheless, it's a good reminder since Smart Cleaning reports 30% storage in use on the first Lollipop boot (it was nearly half that much in KitKat).
4. [Medium]: Play Store lag. This problem is present in KitKat too, but in Lollipop it feels a bit worse. When you scroll up or down the list of paid / free apps (after you select a category), scrolling framerate drops on random spots throughout the list. In landscape orientation, the framerate drops even more.
5. [Low]: Blurry recent apps previews. In the new recent apps list, previews of currently opened apps are a bit blurry. They were perfectly sharp in KitKat. On a rare occasion, some previews would exhibit black horizontal lines.
6. [Low]: Non-standard font in Wi-Fi password field. When a popup window to enter your Wi-Fi credentials appears, the password entry field doesn't feature the standard Roboto font. It features some sort of fixed-length font (similar to Lucida Console on Windows). Bug not present in KitKat.
7. [Low]: Stock Jelly Bean wallpaper on first boot. When you flash the Lollipop ROM, you'll be presented with one of the stock Android wallpapers (which dates back to Jelly Bean). Once you select another wallpaper, you cannot select this one again, as it can't be found in the stock LG wallpaper gallery. In KitKat, you are presented with the default LG wallpaper.
8. [Low]: Phone app recent list leftover. After you finish a call or dial an USSD code, they will suddenly appear in the recent apps list - but not before all other recent apps are swiped away. If you use the "Clear all" button, they won't appear. The correct behavior would be to list them among all other recent apps immediately, not only after all other apps were swept away.
(Note: This list is not finalized, there could be more bugs that are yet to be found.)
To conclude this report, I have a question - is it possible to report these kind of bugs directly to LG technical teams, is there any official procedure? I mean, they have to get aware of bugs somehow - or do they find and correct them on their own, without any kind of user reports?
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The firmware which I'm testing can't be found on DevTester's website (or anywhere else for that matter). DevTester's firmware site is the only real alternative to LG Phone Firmware site. In other words, 99% firmwares from the LG Phone Firmware can also be found on DevTester's website, which is updated daily. This is not the case with the firmware I'm testing, and this could be one more proof I'm dealing with beta or pre-release stuff.
(Disregard this post, the firmware list on those websites are generated by IMEI check and only contain direct links to LG servers.)
6. [Low]: Non-standard font in Wi-Fi password field. When a popup window to enter your Wi-Fi credentials appears, the password entry field doesn't feature the standard Roboto font. It features some sort of fixed-length font (similar to Lucida Console on Windows). Bug not present in KitKat.
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@TMHKR22 Hi there,
Just to mention that i'm D855 (G3) user here, and the fixed width font on wifi password is still present even in stock marshmallow (was present in lolipop too).
Update: Yota did something unusual: they communicated! An employee contacted me with a request to remove the download link. He hints that an official release is not that far away anymore, and that the RU1.1.81 version in this post still has some open issues, so I decided remove the download link for now.
A little something to play with for those who are interested: Yotaphone 2 firmware 1.81 (Russian)
What is it?
- An (as of yet unreleased) yotaphone 2 firmware by Yota Devices
- still based on Lollipop 5.0
- unknown quality: My guess is beta+ quality, maybe some issues
- Russian (RU) version (hardly noticable, some russian apps, additional Cyrillic characters in dialpad of dialer), but runs fine with English language/other locales
- modem firmware is same as e.g. EU, I've had no network connectivity issues so far
- it's a full firmware, so it's not dependent on your current firmware version.
- contains from some new features, like double-tap-to-wake, new widgets and widget sizes, panels background selection, app improvements, security fixes (and who knows: some new Russian backdoors to match? )
- From Yota Devices themselves (signed).
Issues/warnings:
- for some reason unknown to me, Xposed framework won't run on recent versions. Boot never finishes with Xposed installed, the boot animation keeps playing, some background services get restarted over and over.
- This firmware has unknown quality, I've been using this one for a few hours now, looks pretty OK so far.
- If you're not comfortable using TWRP and flashing firmware images, it's probably easiest and safest to wait for an official OTA update.
- My phone showed a missed alarm this morning after having snoozed the first one, not sure if related to this firmware, but be careful not to lose your job
- <download link removed>
A detail which I may have missed until now: YotaReader in ROM 1.8x renders text in high quality (16 colors). See an example of the quality difference in this post here.
It may have been in the app for some time already, did anyone notice this? Backscreen browser does not do the same unfortunately, but at least reading ebooks is nicer now! :good:
Thanks for this dude, very exciting news. Did you get a look at any of the new features / fixes in the new firmware?
Nice that at least some people are paying attention to here ..
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Thanks for this dude, very exciting news. Did you get a look at any of the new features / fixes in the new firmware?
Nice that at least some people are paying attention to here ..
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I mentioned some new features above, I especially like the double-tap-to-wake (better than swipe gesture) and the improved text quality in YotaReader.
In other news: Xposed (latest version: v78) seems to work again in combination with recent firmwares (it stopped working somewhere after 1.60), so that's good news too for users attached to Xposed.
Hi everyone! I just picked up an unlocked US version S8 (SM-G950U1) and I know we're waiting on root for it, so there are annoying things I can't customize the way I want to yet (eg, disabling "peek" / heads up notifications while still allowing the notification to make a sound) and now I just noticed after taking a series of photos that my Gallery no longer seems to have the row of thumbnail images displayed below the current image I'm viewing. I use this all the time to quickly toggle between similar images and pick my favorite(s) / select some of them for mass deletion as I scroll through them.
I have Gallery on an S5 running Android 4.4.2 and Gallery 1.0.73 on a Note Edge running on Android 6.0.1, and they both have the row of thumbnails below the current image, by default. Screenshots from both phones attached, as examples. I tried to install the older versions of Gallery from those two phones onto my S8, but of course they're not compatible with nougat, so I got an error and nothing installed.
I can't find a setting on my S8 anywhere (as part of Gallery settings or not) to re-enable the feature. Anyone have any thoughts? This is with Gallery version 5.3.05.301 and Android version 7.0 (build AQE3). Other helpful ideas including ways to force this functionality via adb (or someday, once we can root?!) and other gallery apps that DO offer this functionality would also be gratefully received
There are enough annoying things with this phone that I'm seriously considering returning it. Please convince me otherwise!