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Lollipop Findings

Installed Lollipop last night and a few things that I found are working/not working. Let's get a list going here.
1. H+ icon no longer shows up. (ATT)
2. Feels like a new phone performance wise.
3. Home Launcher App no longer seems to work. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dynamicg.homebuttonlauncher&hl=en)

Cast screen option is now available in the notification pull down, but it still doesn't recognize the Chromecast.
ART uses a lot more space for apps, so a microSD card is now a must. Probably why Moto added it.
Camera doesn't seem to have any improvements. Not worse, but I'm not seeing anything better either.
Sometimes specific apps (like Skype for example) don't seem to use both speakers leaving the sound very quiet.

Screen pining option in security is awesome
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Hey, I'll paste the questions I leaved in a thread I created but doesn't seem so popular:
First and foremost, I'm curious about the new memory management in this Release. As you can see in this threads 1 XDA Thread 2 (Official Motorola Forums one) the problems with RAM management in KitKat were MASSIVE.
- How do you feel it is as of right now? It's still there? It's a little better?
- How does the CPU respond? Could you run an Antutu Benchmark to compare with KitKat?
- I know it's a little early to ask, but I'm curious about Project Volta. Do you notice more battery life?
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THANKS !!!

jarbro said:
Installed Lollipop last night and a few things that I found are working/not working. Let's get a list going here.
1. H+ icon no longer shows up. (ATT)
2. Feels like a new phone performance wise.
3. Home Launcher App no longer seems to work. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dynamicg.homebuttonlauncher&hl=en)
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Have noticed performance improvements? Such as better memory management, improved responsiveness, faster app loadings etc. ?
On 4.4.4, I can't run Facebook and Chrome simultaneously without one getting kicked out of memory

jarbro said:
Installed Lollipop last night and a few things that I found are working/not working. Let's get a list going here.
1. H+ icon no longer shows up. (ATT)
2. Feels like a new phone performance wise.
3. Home Launcher App no longer seems to work. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dynamicg.homebuttonlauncher&hl=en)
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What about battery usage? Does the application optimizing occur at every boot?

ksuuk said:
What about battery usage? Does the application optimizing occur at every boot?
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100% at 8am. Was down to 10% around 2:30PM after heavy usage. Definitely not real world use. Mostly playing around with Lollipop.
Application optimization does not happen at boot like it did w/ ART on 4.4.4.
I'd like to note, it took my phone nearly 45 minutes to upgrade from 4.4.4 > Lollipop.

jarbro said:
100% at 8am. Was down to 10% around 2:30PM after heavy usage. Definitely not real world use. Mostly playing around with Lollipop.
Application optimization does not happen at boot like it did w/ ART on 4.4.4.
I'd like to note, it took my phone nearly 45 minutes to upgrade from 4.4.4 > Lollipop.
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It would appear your lolly got well and truly licked...
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Can you test some more things, like a benchmark or something just to see, and more impressions about the lag of open the menu?

I waded through all the spam and robotically dubbed crap on YouTube, and FINALLY found someone who's actually bothered to make a brief video... so here it is:

Has anyone else noticed not being able to access the camera from the lockscreen on Lollipop?

My thoughts on Lollipop 5.0:
-Booting the phone takes about 30 seconds. I have a lot of apps on the SD card, and they take a while to become available. Perhaps 2 minutes. I had to move a lot of apps to the SD card to get room for the update, so I can't compare before and after times for finding apps on the SD.
-When the phone was updating to Lollipop it said it optimized 105 apps. It does not optimize on every boot. I'm pretty sure apps on the SD card were not optimized based on number of apps.
-Music (Pandora and Play Music) still stops playing in the background when I launch some apps. The suspected 'memory leak', memory management problem, or whatever the cause, has not been fixed. So no apparent change there.
-If I create an app folder with apps on the removable SD, those apps still do not reappear in the folders when I restart the phone. No change.
-App-specific notifications are awesome. I have 'Subway Surfers' on my phone because my kids like the game. I hate getting notifications every day for an app I don't even play. I have disabled notifications for that app. Definate positive change.
-I use an app called 'Notification Toggle' to add toggles for skipping tracks, camera, battery life with numbered %, turning on wifi and cell data, etc. The Cell Data toggle doesn't work any more, it takes me to a screen that can be used to turn on/off data roaming but not data all together. Hopefully that will be fixed. The notification screen update already gives me another option (see my next comment).
-The pull-down notification menu can be pulled down again to show some settings that partly replace the 'Notification Toggle' app I just mentioned, including turning cell data on/off. It's a nice feature. I wish it were customizable. Definate positive change; it doesn't quite replace 3rd party apps for me, but that's part of the Android customizable experience.
-It takes longer to unlock. The unlock pattern/code input has been replaced by notifications, you need to swipe up before unlocking. Minor change but definitely not an improvement for me.
-Stability and responsiveness are good. I haven't noticed any lag but I don't remember noticing lage on 4.4.
-Battery life? I'm a compulsive phone charger, so I don't know yet. I like the new battery life screen. It shows charge over time like it used to, and it also shows projected battery life. It says I have 10 hours left, after using the phone for about an hour looking at settings, locking/unlocking the phone while on WiFi streaming Pandora.
-Lockscreen notifications have the following settings:
Show all notification content will show content in new text messages and what is playing on Pandora or Play music; in Play Music it lets me skip to the next song without unlocking; I can't change tracks in Pandora from the unlock screen. Annoying change for me.
Hide Sensitive content in Notifications lets me know I got a text but doesn't show the message; I can see what is playing and skip tracks in Play Music but not Pandora
Show Nothing shows... nothing.
I wish I could select which apps would show their content on the lock screen; in my mind what I am playing in Pandora is not nearly as sensitive as what texts I receive.
If I get a text and there are multiple notifications on the lock screen, or if I get more than one text,it won't show the content of the texts. No scrolling to fit more notifications (like the notifications shade). So if you have a lot going on, lock screen notifications become sort of useless, and that's when they might be the most useful.
I used to be able to press the power button and skip to the next pandora track from the unlock screen. Two actions. Now: (1) I press the power button, (2) swipe up, (3) enter the unlock pattern, (4) open Pandora, and (5) skip to the next track. Convenience has suffered.
People will have different opinions, but for me personally the whole lock screen experience is a step backwards. I think there are some simple fixes that could make it very good, and I hope this is a bad start to a good feature (i.e. waiting for 5.0.1).

Memory leak/bug is still there Oh god why
@mike_ekim
can you check if the usb otg bug is still there?

mike_ekim said:
-It takes longer to unlock. The unlock pattern/code input has been replaced by notifications, you need to swipe up before unlocking. Minor change but definitely not an improvement for me.
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Thanks, I asked if this was the case in another thread, nice to have it confirmed but wasn't the answer I wanted.
From my impression the KitKat lockscreen is perhaps better for people like us (it is for me), you can easily see your notifications but not see any content just the icons at the top, music playback controls are easily accessible and the pattern/PIN is displayed without a swipe.

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Has anyone else noticed not being able to access the camera from the lockscreen on Lollipop?
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I can get to the camera app from the lock screen without unlocking, take pics from front and rear camera, shoot video, and view the gallery pics/videos I took from THAT LOCKED SESSION ONLY. I can't see all the other pics/videos on the phone.
A minute later I accessed camera without unlocking the phone again. I could NOT see the pics that I took a minute ago with a locked phone. In other words, if I take pics with a locked phone those new pics are still private, as long as I turn off the screen again. Maybe that's the default Lollipop behavior, but I'm glad it works that way.
Edit: the phone wants to back up the photos that i took with the screen locked. I need to look into this. I deleted those pics i.e. I selected 'delete everywhere'. If someone takes pics with my phone, will they be backed up to online folders/tools that I share? I'm just a simple caveman lawyer, your new technology frightens me. I just copy/save my pics manually, so I don't even understand how backup works. I'm pretty sure backup was turned backup off in Jelly Bean.
Another edit: The Photos app says that backup is for 'my eyes only'. As long as no one can take a pervy pic with my locked phone and share it with the world, I'm ok. Because we all know how safe pics on our phones are.
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Memory leak/bug is still there Oh god why
@mike_ekim
can you check if the usb otg bug is still there?
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Sorry, I don't have a thumb drive or otg cable handy. I never heard of the problem till you mentioned it, I guess I don't use thumb drives with my phone.
Different subject:
I connected the phone to my computer with USB debugging turned on, and I got this driver error:
Device driver software was not successfully installed
Motorola ADB Interface X No driver found
It's an old problem and looks like getting the error is expected, but I'm busy at work and can't be bothered to look into it for now. File explorer from the PC works fine. I have other android toys, I don't like messing with my main phone so I don't need ADB anyways. I honestly think I've never even put this phone into USB Debug before today.

mike_ekim said:
I can get to the camera app from the lock screen without unlocking, take pics from front and rear camera, shoot video, and view the gallery pics/videos I took from THAT LOCKED SESSION ONLY. I can't see all the other pics/videos on the phone.
A minute later I accessed camera without unlocking the phone again. I could NOT see the pics that I took a minute ago with a locked phone. In other words, if I take pics with a locked phone those new pics are still private, as long as I turn off the screen again. Maybe that's the default Lollipop behavior, but I'm glad it works that way.
Edit: the phone wants to back up the photos that i took with the screen locked. I need to look into this. I deleted those pics i.e. I selected 'delete everywhere'. If someone takes pics with my phone, will they be backed up to online folders/tools that I share? I'm just a simple caveman lawyer, your new technology frightens me. I just copy/save my pics manually, so I don't even understand how backup works. I'm pretty sure backup was turned backup off in Jelly Bean.
Another edit: The Photos app says that backup is for 'my eyes only'. As long as no one can take a pervy pic with my locked phone and share it with the world, I'm ok. Because we all know how safe pics on our phones are.
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Thanks, weird that it's not working for me. If I restart the phone, it will work the very first time I'm on the lockscreen and swipe into the camera, but on subsequent attempt I get a black screen with the icons for switching between front and back cameras and for shooting video, but none of the controls work.

thisisjason said:
Thanks, weird that it's not working for me. If I restart the phone, it will work the very first time I'm on the lockscreen and swipe into the camera, but on subsequent attempt I get a black screen with the icons for switching between front and back cameras and for shooting video, but none of the controls work.
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Interesting, that's an inconsistency between out phones. I can enter, exit, and re-enter the camera app repeatedly without unlocking the phone, turn the screen off and on again, and use the camera again without unlocking.
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One more thing: the home screen redraw issue still happens, but less often. For example I just used chrome browser briefly, went home and the screen didn't redraw. Same with Play Music.
I loaded Clash of Clans, collected some gold/elixir, donated some troops, went to home screen and the screen had to redraw. Exiting a lightweight game like 2048 does not cause the home screen to redraw (so far). Overall the home screen seems to redraw less often.
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One more thing: the home screen redraw issue still happens, but less often. For example I just used chrome browser briefly, went home and the screen didn't redraw. Same with Play Music.
I loaded Clash of Clans, collected some gold/elixir, donated some troops, went to home screen and the screen had to redraw. Exiting a lightweight game like 2048 does not cause the home screen to redraw (so far). Overall the home screen seems to redraw less often.
Actually, another one more thing:
In settings-->developer options-->Process stats: I got the message "device memory is currently critical" I killed a few apps (including Play store, play music, all the Motorola apps) and got 403 MB ram available. Settings is using 70MB, Notification Toggle is using 3MB, Swipe is using 26MB. I went back to Process Stats and it now says 'Device memory is currently normal". Sorry, I didn't take not of how much memory was available before killing apps.
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Reboot:
Unlock screen 50 seconds after pressing power
Widgets active 1 min 15 seconds after pressing power
Apps on SD available in app drawer 2 minutes 30 seconds after pressing power. I have 36 apps on my SD card, it's a 16GB card with 5.4GB available (lots of media) and I believe it's a class 4 or class 6).
On boot I had 408MB ram free. After killing some apps I have 453 MB free; settings using 70MB, Swype 24MB, and Google Search 15MB. MotoCare using 15MB and if I kill it it just restarts. I don't know if Settings always uses RAM or if I get that RAM back when I exit Settings.

How much more space does ART take?

You can try ART on KK... but on my XT1068 Dalvik 2.6Gb free space / ART 2.0Gb free space.

I updated my phone yesterday.
It's now faster. The lollipop is so beautiful.
The only problem is that yes I can't see
H+ icon anymore. Does anyone know what ?
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Official Android Nougat Beta Ultimate Review(Installation-Features-Root-Downgrade)

Samsung Galaxy S7 and galaxy S7 edge have got official Android Nougat Beta release ,I've been using this release for about 7 days and I've decided to do
a detailed review to share with you my experience and to help you decide whether to use it as a daily driver or not.
The review is 7 parts
1-Installation
2-Performance
3-Sensors & GPS
4-Battery Life
5-Gaming Performance
6-Features
7-Bugs
1-Installation
you gonna need a windows PC , USB cable and make sure to download the latest ODIN version, All the links are available in the 2nd post
1-Backup all of your data to your PC or SD card cs this procedures will format your internal storage (My recommendation is to use smart switch to do the backup)
2-Make sure that your battery is more than 50 percent
3-turn off your device
4-enter the download mode by holding the power button+home button+volume down key
5-on your pc extract the firmware package(use Winrar or winzip) It will take some time according to your PC speed
6- You will find 4 files after the extraction process
7-Connect your device to the PC, Make sure to use the Stock cable
8-Open ODIn as administrator ( If ODIN doesn't recognize your device then you need to install USB driver for your device)
9-Now select BL and choose BL file , this is your bootloader file
10-Click AP and choose the AP file, This file will take up to 3 minutes to load so be patient.
11-click CP and select CP file , this is your modem
12-and at last click CSC and select CSC file , this is your country code.
13-hit start
-This process will take 3 to 4 minutes if you are using the Stock usb cable,The device will reboot in order to erase every thing in the internal storage then It will reboot again to start the installation process
Installation FAQ
1- will the installation affect the device warranty? no it won't ,cs it is
an official release from Samsung.
2-Can I downgrade to MM after upgrading to
Nougat? Yes you can
3-Can I Install Android nougat if I'm running Custom ROM?
Yes you can install it whatever custom ROM you have.
Installation Video
2-Performance
-For the first time on Samsung devices you can choose the performance profile you need -There are 4 profiles (normal which is the
default mode, Game,entertainment,and high performance)
-every profile has a different settings to give you the best performance according to your needs but you can modify those settings if you want. -Some of you will ask me if I noticed any changes between the 4 modes modes, and I'm gonna answer your question by doing a simple test
-I've done a benchmarking test using antutu APP While normal mode is active and the score is 90000
-Then I've done the same test while performance mode is Active and the score 130000 which is almost the same like MM
-If you want better performance then choose the performance mode but keep in mind that this will affect your battery life
-According to my experience while using the device in normal mode that everything running flawlessly and the device is very
responsive.
-RAM management is great , you can run more than 5 heavy APPs in the background and switch between them very fast and you also still able to run
more APPs at the same speed regardless how much RAM space you have.
3-Sensors and GPS
Sensors and GPS antenna are very important to your device , I've done sensors test and all the sensors responded very well
(accelerometer , Gyroscope, light sensor, Proximity sensor, etc) and I've never experienced any bugged sensors in the past 7 days
GPS antenna is perfect , It caches a 3D fix while indoor and the accuracy is very very good for navigation.
4-Battery Life
Battery life still the same like MM for me but keep in mind that the battery usage vary from user to another .
while using the device in Normal mode(Making calls, Playing light games,using Common APPs like what's APP telegram and Chrome) Over WIFI, I've got 24 hours on battery and more than 5 hours SOT which is almost the same for me on MM .
While using the device in performance mode (location enabled,using Google MAPs for navigation,Making voice calls over 2 hours) I've got 17 Hours on battery and 4 hours SOT which is also the same for me on MM while heavy usage.
The good part in Nougat that you have the ability to change the screen resolution and Performance Mode to get more battery life.
Power saving mode is available with 2 options
1-Medium power saving mode
2-Maximum power saving mode which is the same like UPSM but with a different user interface.
5-Gaming performance
Gaming performance is awesome as it was in MM ,You still have game launcher and you can adjust gaming performance settings as you used to do before. Game tools have the same features but in this version you can see the recent APPs on the right side of the screen
I've tested some high graphic games (Asphalt 8,NFS most wanted,Asphalt Xtreme )and all of them running nicely no lags or stutters or slow responses You can get the best gaming experience by activating Game Mode , which is completely new feature in Android Nougat.
Features
Lock screen (Same).
Right swipe on home screen for upday (same)
Theme store is not ready yet but looks exactly like Note 7 Theme store
Press and hold any APP on the home screen will show pop up menu which is much easier to control your Apps
Home screen adjustments( Same)
All( Samsung Apps, Google Apps, Microsoft Apps)Same Like MM
System Apps have a different looking icons(Rounded shape)(Grace UX) (Like Note7)
Phone App Same Layout and options with different background while calling (Motion gradient colours)
New APP Called Samsung my galaxy (it gives you some helpful tips offers and news)
Power menu, Volume control menu ( same)
Recent Apps looks slimmer
Split screen (Same as Stock Android Nougat)
just drag any window to the top of the screen then choose any APP that supports multi-window
To activate pop up window drag the window to the center of the screen
Double tab on the menu button will switch between the recent APPs.
POP up view by swiping from both corners on the top of the screen
Notification toggles has been changed completely from Samsung TW UI to be like Stock Android devices
you have 6 toggles in quick access bar ,9 Toggles in landscape
Quick pull down with two fingers still available
There is no auto brightness button and the brightness slider only appears in full toggles pull down.
If you press any title under the toggle you will access to more settings related to the selected toggle
Blue light filter is available ,Private mode,Screen mirroring all those running with out any problem
Android Easter egg toggle is available
The settings menu is just like the Note 7 and it's very informative
All sounds Still the same
Sound Alive is available with the same options.
All the display options ( Auto brightness, blue light filter , screen resolution)
AOD new software with all the new layouts ,all third party icons can appear on AOD ,double tab on any icon to open it
Device maintenance is completely new feature ,It will optimize your device very fast and it is much better than smart manager ,5 shortcuts for (battery , Performance mode , storage , RAM,device security)
You still don't have the ability to format SD card as internal adoptable storage.
Finger print is working ,I didn't notice any improvement or any different response
All language are supported
All keyboard language inputs are supported
Camera software has a different layout and gestures (Like Note 7) but all the options still the same,All the modes are working,Image and video quality are
the same as MM firmware.
Bugs and fixes -I've been using the firmware for almost 7 days , So I'm gonna share with you the problems I've got till now
1-S health is not working , I think cos my device warranty is void , So If your device was rooted before you will got the same issue
2-Some of the Apps didn't work normally like what's App voice messages is too low compared to MM
3-Some of the Apps didn't work at all like Facebook
4-Some users reported that Samsung music crashing but for me every thing working without a problem.
Now you will ask me , can I use it as daily driver? the answer here depends on your needs, if you can find an
alternative for Apps like Facebook and you don't need S health then sure you can use it as daily driver.
Youtube Video Review
Root Your S7 or S7 Edge Running Nougat
-This is the only Method right Now
-You can not write on the data partition
-only simple stuff like Titanium Backup pro .
at the end of my review I hope i covered everything you want to know about
Nougat beta release For Galaxy S7 and galaxy S7 edge.

Downloads
ODIN
S7 Flat Nougat Beta Firmware(G930F&FD)
S7 Edge Nougat Beta Firmware (G935F&FD)

If You Want To downgrade To Marshmallow Please Take A look At this Tutorial

Could you test battery life with lower resolutions? Thanks.

Is there xposed For 7.0?
Enviado desde mi SM-G935F mediante Tapatalk

leboreiro said:
Is there xposed For 7.0?
Enviado desde mi SM-G935F mediante Tapatalk
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Not yet

Gray44 said:
Could you test battery life with lower resolutions? Thanks.
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Sure I will

About an hour ago I somehow opened torch brightness settings with 5 levels of adjust and cant find it anymore, anyone knows how to?

NeoDJW said:
About an hour ago I somehow opened torch brightness settings with 5 levels of adjust and cant find it anymore, anyone knows how to?
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Long press the torch shortcut in notification
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takerhbk said:
Long press the torch shortcut in notification
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Nothing happens, only black circle around it

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Nothing happens, only black circle around it
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Just one press in (Torch word) it will show torch settings.

Installed the Nougat Update Successfully without any problems on my G930FD. Awesome smooth and great experience. Could somebody please conform me whether I'll receive ota updates or not? My original CSC is INS but the current CSC is BTU.
Thanks guys.
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violin.siva said:
Installed the Nougat Update Successfully without any problems on my G930FD. Awesome smooth and great experience. Could somebody please conform me whether I'll receive ota updates or not? My original CSC is INS but the current CSC is BTU.
Thanks guys.
Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
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Not unless you're registered for the Beta

gear vr compatibility
anyone have tested gear vr? does it work properly on this nougat beta?

superleeds27 said:
Not unless you're registered for the Beta
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Then how can I install future updates? Kindly please guide me.
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violin.siva said:
Then how can I install future updates? Kindly please guide me
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You'll have to wait until someone upload the new BETA firmware.
Download it and flash with odin.

GUSKOTT said:
You'll have to wait until someone upload the new BETA firmware.
Download it and flash with odin.
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Hmm yes. Checking up for the firmware but not available.
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shark jungle said:
Sure I will
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Hey shark, any news regarding that lower resolution battery impact?

un.droid said:
Hey shark, any news regarding that lower resolution battery impact?
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Hey bro, For me I've got 1 hrs more on FHD resolution , On HD I didn't notice any changes.

awesome, thanks for the info.

Android O Public Beta opinions

Today I installed the Public beta version of Android O, it has a really nice redesign and some cool new functions, but, how is the performance?, I would like to share with you my experience, and hope you guys can share your experience here too.
Im going to be direct:
*Notification sounds are delayed
*Ambient display just work tapping two times
*Recent app lags
*Clean data option (on storage) is gone.
*Slowdown in some apps (guess just have to wait for an update)
I did a "wipe cache partition" after install the update, I didnt clear the data from storage cuz the option is gone.
New info: 05/24 (or 24/05 from spanish people)
For those that are having a really bad experience with Android O this could help:
I dont have a USB-C to Standar USB wire and I really wanted to make my phone works better, flash a stock rom is not an option for me today, so I did this (do a proper back up and do it under your own risk)
*Back up everything.
*Unroll from Beta
*Downgrade to Android N (that implies lost everything)
*Config the device as a new one BUT dont log in your google account, just connect wi-fi (that implies LOSE APP CONFIGURATIONS and Wi-Fi passwords)
*Regist your device to Android O again
*Wait for the update and install it.
*Configure the whole phone, apps and everything (remember, if you config it as a new device before going back to Android N the device will not download your previos configuration as settings config, apps config, wi-fi saved passwords etc etc.
I did it and Im still configuring everything but the phone works better that the first time I installed Android O through OTA without wipe the phone.
I will keep testing the phone in this way and I will let you guys know if it really helps in long terms (I mean, if next week the phone still works fine means that all the effort worth it)
PD: Just one thing, if Ambient display doesnt work for you, just, turn the option off, then On, and then power off the phone (power off, not a restart), turn it on and thats all.
NOTES: Going back to Android N could cause some stuff stop working like, rotation, gps, etc.
If you do a factory reset in Android O that could cause a bootloop, be careful and just try it IF you can flash the phone (remember the USB-C to Standar USB wire, my phone didt came with one...)
IMPORTANT:
If you went back to Nougat and found that stuff like GPS, rotation etc was not working, here you have a solution that allow you back to Nougat without those problems.
In Android O:
*Unroll from Beta program.
*Install the downgrade package
*Start your phone loging in your account but disable everything and dont restore your configuration. (Just use your account for go to the main screen)
*When finally you get the control of the phone DO A FACTORY RESET (from settings)
*This time configure averything as you want (restoring apps and configurations) and thaths all!, try to test everything and this time all will be working as always!
No root, no flash, just doing that

I installed by flashing the factory image. Device feels a lot sluggish when opening app drawer, recents, App info. I read various comments on Google+ that their device feels snappier and fast than Nougat but it took them a while before device gets settled in. So, I will give it a few good hours before judging on performance.

same feeling but still usable

Runs amazing on my device

takes ages to take a shot with hdr on

Things I've found not working:
1. Lock screen app resets after phone is turned off or restarted, and has to be selected manually again
2. Force activities to be resizeable in developer options not working
3. UI lags more often
4. Picture in picture more not working ( at least for me)
*I'll add more when I find

Is Gmail working? That was the thing that was constantly messed up for me. Everything else was fine

mikeprius said:
Is Gmail working? That was the thing that was constantly messed up for me. Everything else was fine
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Yes it is working fine.

The reason for the UI slowdown I think it is because recents preview images are bigger (more resolution).

It's quite good for a beta.
- Some UI lags
- Sometimes apps load a little slower than 7.1.2
- Picture in picture doesn't work for now (Only for youtube red users right now)

I've noticed the battery charges faster when the phone is being used compared to 7.1.2
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Billys20 said:
It's quite good for a beta.
- Some UI lags
- Sometimes apps load a little slower than 7.1.2
- Picture in picture doesn't work for now (Only for youtube red users right now)
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For picture in picture mode
Use the hidden navigation bar tuner in SystemUI Tuner. Add a navigation button and select the button type to be “keycode” and look for keycode #171. Once you’ve done that, your navigation bar will now have a button that, when pressed inside of a supported app, will toggle PiP.

bootloop !
hi my device stuck in bootloop after update on google Logo
but recovery mode is working , i wiped cache and data and now stuck in android boot animation and restart
my device is dead?

Some differences I've noticed in comparison to the 1st dev preview:
* Notification tray redesigned again, I do not like the lightgrey tone, but the layout of the elements does feel abit more mature compared to dp1.
* It seems more stable, less lags - altough animations seem to lower in framerates at some moments, triggering the Recently Used function delivers low framerates always (Project Butter failing?)
* In the 1st dp, the Sense 7 keyboard I use would crash, works again in dp2
* Images are misaligned in the Telegram app, I do not notice this in other apps, but everything was alright in the dp1 regarding this.
* Not sure but I feel like the Settings app has some additional icons, still not complete though. Some titles in the Settings.apk now also inherit the accent color.
* The LTE icon is now displayed in full, the wlan icon is shown with disabled status in the statusbar if its disabled. The muted sign has returned.
* Notification icons in the statusbar seem to have a wrong top-padding, so they misalign ~1-2px
The PiP mode should come available once the YouTube app gets updated with the feature, it's just that the api was made available with this release.
abolfazl.h said:
hi my device stuck in bootloop after update on google Logo
but recovery mode is working , i wiped cache and data and now stuck in android boot animation and restart
my device is dead?
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Try reflashing the factory image with fastboot. If the device was dead, it would bootloop in the recovery aswell.

guys how to download the latest beta ?i mean developer preview 2 ..on DP site i have found opp2 but dated to 20\4 isnt it old ?

tornido067 said:
guys how to download the latest beta ?i mean developer preview 2 ..on DP site i have found opp2 but dated to 20\4 isnt it old ?
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20/04 is the beta image, give it a try. So far it's pretty good and has stabilised on my phone after an initial few hours of sluggish behaviour.

Settings app keen crashing, anyone got a solution?

ishrak619 said:
Settings app keen crashing, anyone got a solution?
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factory reset
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Is the Pixel Launcher included or is GNL still used?

Gnl
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

After few hours of using it everything seems smooth now. But Recents are lagging every now and then.

To me everything is lagging as hell
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Android 10 for MI A2 has arrived :)

just checked update is there
1283.7mb to download . i didn't test it yet good luck

Portugal??

Arrived in Italy.
Camera Api 2 not supported

I haven't test it in full (obviously) but there are already some annoying glitches...

emmc bug is still present

n0b0dy666 said:
I haven't test it in full (obviously) but there are already some annoying glitches...
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No problems for me so far. Loving it

n0b0dy666 said:
I haven't test it in full (obviously) but there are already some annoying glitches...
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What kind of glitches?

on mine i can't remove the top most notification on settings (customize your a2 phone with wallpapers, blabla)
L.E. and the notification led was broken for a bit, fixed itself after a few restarts.

No boot loop (I was afraid)
It took about 5 minutes to restart, after password took about 3 minutes with the message your phone is starting, and it restarted again, then everything is fine.
*Camera API2 not enabled, (Though this would be it but...Xiaomi)
*the downloads issue from past update is gone
*camera seems fine,
*there's this app called "Device Personalization Services" which just crashes, it can be unistalled though
*persistance Custumize your Mi A2 message at the top of settings (can't dissmiss it?)
Everything else seems fine so far.

Gestures in third party launchers don't work

So I've installed it, here are some important points worth mentioning :
1- no camera 2 api
2- no ARCore
3- The device personalisation services which is the app responsible for app suggestions in app menu and smart replies etc. is now visible via app menu and it shouldn't
4- Google play music is now force installed, you could uninstall it in pie and Oreo
5- remember how we complained about xiaomi not adopting to new Google material design guide lines by making dialog corners edgy ? Well it became seriously worse, everything is pointy and I don't like it
6- Google Assistant gestures are not working
7- all new features are working pretty well including new gestures and system wide dark mode and new theming options in developer options, tho unlike pixels system wide dark mode doesn't apply at boot screen
8- I suspect there's again some noises coming from camera, better check that yourself
9- there's an annoying banner in settings about some suggestions which you can't get rid of , possibly because of Device Personalisation Services app being faulty
10- if you have 2 users set on your phone you can't see the user switcher until you turn it on and off in settings
11- The security patch is still from December so expect another OTA in near days before next month which possibly includes bug fixes and January patch
12- some quick step ( default launcher ) features aren't working, you wanna guess which ? You're damn right, the ones related to Device Personalisation Services.
13- a lot of lagging, well there's nothing really there to say about it, is it? Expect some annoying lags.
14- the trusted face option is removed from smart Lock so you can't unlock your device with face recognition at the moment.

What about disabling Device Personalisation app?

i'll add a few bits:
- no longer says charging quickly (i hope it's just a display thing and still fastcharges)
clear cache on the device personalization services and it should stop crashing on load (still doesnt open, but wont see the force close)

Bluetooth is not working to me
Anyone can confirm?

carlosm182 said:
Bluetooth is not working to me
Anyone can confirm?
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nope, working here

iluvatrix said:
What about disabling Device Personalisation app?
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Hi, I don't think you should disable it, well you can uninstall it but that would be pointless. Device Personalization Services is an app which was present in OS since Android pie and it has always been hidden as a part of system apps, now due to a bug it's not working and it's being shown in apps list like any other app

Audio
Multimedia audio doesn't seem to work yet the other audio channels seem fine, anyone else?

LonelyGlitch said:
So I've installed it, here are some important points worth mentioning :
1- no camera 2 api
2- no ARCore
3- The device personalisation services which is the app responsible for app suggestions in app menu and smart replies etc. is now visible via app menu and it shouldn't
4- Google play music is now force installed, you could uninstall it in pie and Oreo
5- remember how we complained about xiaomi not adopting to new Google material design guide lines by making dialog corners edgy ? Well it became seriously worse, everything is pointy and I don't like it
6- Google Assistant gestures are not working
7- all new features are working pretty well including new gestures and system wide dark mode and new theming options in developer options, tho unlike pixels system wide dark mode doesn't apply at boot screen
8- I suspect there's again some noises coming from camera, better check that yourself
9- there's an annoying banner in settings about some suggestions which you can't get rid of , possibly because of Device Personalisation Services app being faulty
10- if you have 2 users set on your phone you can't see the user switcher until you turn it on and off in settings
11- The security patch is still from December so expect another OTA in near days before next month which possibly includes bug fixes and January patch
12- some quick step ( default launcher ) features aren't working, you wanna guess which ? You're damn right, the ones related to Device Personalisation Services.
13- a lot of lagging, well there's nothing really there to say about it, is it? Expect some annoying lags.
14- the trusted face option is removed from smart Lock so you can't unlock your device with face recognition at the moment.
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1- requires device with pie release(ours oreo)
2- arcore with sdm660 ? hell no
14- it is completely removed in ten. not xiaomi's fault

x_avier said:
No boot loop (I was afraid)
It took about 5 minutes to restart, after password took about 3 minutes with the message your phone is starting, and it restarted again, then everything is fine.
*Camera API2 not enabled, (Though this would be it but...Xiaomi)
*the downloads issue from past update is gone
*camera seems fine,
*there's this app called "Device Personalization Services" which just crashes, it can be unistalled though
*persistance Custumize your Mi A2 message at the top of settings (can't dissmiss it)
Everything else seems fine so far.
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it is necessary to perform hard reset?

jordiop said:
Gestures in third party launchers don't work
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That's an android thing, not Mi A2 thing. It's like that on every phone with android q

Android 11 Beta

Hello,
I have the option to download the official Beta Android R (RPB1.200504.18).
My Pixel 4 phone is my daily phone, just like to ask, if its worth downloading this beta version.
I know it will not be stable and may be a bit flaky, but will my phone be useable if I do?
Thanks

152bobby said:
Hello,
I have the option to download the official Beta Android R (RPB1.200504.18).
My Pixel 4 phone is my daily phone, just like to ask, if its worth downloading this beta version.
I know it will not be stable and may be a bit flaky, but will my phone be useable if I do?
Thanks
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Been using it since day 1, no major issues here . Working flawlessly, except for Qnap apps that all crash besides the Qfile app.
One thing that sucks about Android 11 is that you can no longer hide the nav bar..
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/02/21/android-11-kills-apps-that-modify-the-navigation-bar/
Anyone with a working solution, adb command is welcomed

jemeljsh said:
Been using it since day 1, no major issues here . Working flawlessly, except for Qnap apps that all crash besides the Qfile app.
One thing that sucks about Android 11 is that you can no longer hide the nav bar..
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/02/21/android-11-kills-apps-that-modify-the-navigation-bar/
Anyone with a working solution, adb command is welcomed
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Thanks, I've downloaded it and I'm having a play with it. One immediate thing I notice missing is the Screenshot option when long pressing the power button.
The icons are along the top instead of down the side (which I think was better), so how do I take a screenshot now ?

Hi guys,
I have requested few features from google. I will appreciate if you can comment there and mark the features star to generate some interest. Only do it if you like the feature i have requested. Please find the link below to all the features i have requested.
1) Always on display Scheduling
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/158846274
2) Digital wellbeing app timer slots
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/158862278
3)Day/Night wallpapers
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/158846288
4)Battery Care for android
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/158846286
5) Ability to pin apps in Ram
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/158862276
You can star it as well as comment on it. This will hopefully increase the chances of these feature generate attention. Thank you in advance.

152bobby said:
so how do I take a screenshot now ?
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My wife had the same question when I updated her pixel 3 to this latest android 11 beta
Normally you can take the screenshot as on any other android - hold down volume down + power button and vollaaaa!
New way to do it also is by swiping up from the bottom and holding, and the besides the switch between apps option will appear you will also see Screenshot, Select, Share options underneath it

Yeh I get the old fashioned way, holding power and volume keys. Why on earth have they taken the very handy button that popped up when long pressing the power button !!!
As for your swiping up option, that doesn't work at all on my phone !!

Swiping up from the bottom and letting go works on my 4XL but only when in an app. If you are on the launcher i think its the old fashioned way. This is standard google to take away things we use!

Just received another beta update (RPB1.200504.020), 8.23MB

I'm able to set Shell as the default Home (Launcher App). What can I do to utilize this?

I'm loving the beta but I've found that when the pop-up asking you to chose what app to open something with, I only get two options: the recommended app and a second one and no list of apps that were being shown in android 10. It's really frustrating when you can't choose the correct app because it isn't listed. For example, what if you want to open the link in the app but you only see two web browsers? I use deampify to strip off the Google AMP part of the URL so I can open a link in the website's app such as CNN or The Washington post. That means if deampify doesn't show up then there is no way to chose it like I could in android 10. Another example is if you get an attachment in an email and you might want to open it in one of several apps such as Adobe Lightroom if you're going to edit it, Google Photos if you're saving it, Dropbox if you're sharing it with your family, Instagram if you're posting it, and what's app if you're sharing with a single friend? See how this can easily be an issue? Anyone else have this issue? Is there a fix?

I used the first official beta release for about a week, here's what I found:
* Good enough for a daily driver, if you don't mind a few hick-ups or manually restarting your phone every once in a while
* Slightly slower launching apps
* Audio quality from phone speakers was no where near as good (sounded thin and boxy), and not as loud.
* Camera would black-screen on me about every 4th launch and I'd need to force stop the camera
* Camera app always warned me it was too hot to preform certain advanced features
* Boot-up, not a big deal, but took about 6 times longer to start back up.
* I liked the notifications on the pull-down better. Not a huge change, but noticeable
* LOVED the screenshot edit pop up after every one (does more than Android 10 does). This was one thing I missed the most when I switched from a Samsung S10+ to Google.
The audio quality and camera were just too much for me to handle right now, so I went back to Android 10 for now. I may try beta 2 when it comes out?

Using Beta 2 right now, no issues at all, device is smoother than ever and battery lasts longer about 36 hours with medium usage getting 3.5h SOT

caifaz said:
Using Beta 2 right now, no issues at all, device is smoother than ever and battery lasts longer about 36 hours with medium usage getting 3.5h SOT
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I haven't been having battery luck. On beta 2 I get about 1.5 hours. Of screen on time. Phone doesn't go to sleep at all. Same with Android 10. I have to go back to using naptime.
I don't have motion sense on or aod display.

jduenes said:
I haven't been having battery luck. On beta 2 I get about 1.5 hours. Of screen on time. Phone doesn't go to sleep at all. Same with Android 10. I have to go back to using naptime.
I don't have motion sense on or aod display.
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thats odd, have you tried a full wipe?