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3rd Update removed the Lock effect

Haven't totally verified it, but it looks like Samsung took away the Lock effect, watercolor, which gives the nice water sound and lets you splash around the colors on the opening lock screen. Will find out more tomorrow, anyone else experiencing this same option missing ?

another guy in the other ota update thread mentioned the same thing.

I can confirm that it did in fact remove the effect on the lockscreen... What in the world... That was a nice feature. Mind you it lagged beastly for such a powerful device. (Specs sheet wise)
PS: I can definitely see a noticeable difference in speed. It might be just for the time been. But i'll keep you guys posted.

There is something about that water effect that causes more lag than it should. I noticed on my first generation Note 10.1 that disabling it improved speed on the homescreen and even typing. It shouldn't, but it did. When I noticed this I asked two other guys and they were having issues with lag. I told them to disable the water effect. Both also agreed that it improve the speed of the device as a whole.
Doesn't make any sense. I was, however, glad to see the ripple effect gone. It is beautiful though (less the lag)

Why do they take it away...regardless...
ckelly33 said:
There is something about that water effect that causes more lag than it should. I noticed on my first generation Note 10.1 that disabling it improved speed on the homescreen and even typing. It shouldn't, but it did. When I noticed this I asked two other guys and they were having issues with lag. I told them to disable the water effect. Both also agreed that it improve the speed of the device as a whole.
Doesn't make any sense. I was, however, glad to see the ripple effect gone. It is beautiful though (less the lag)
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If indeed it cause lagged, why not just give the option of the three effects on the lock screen and add, an off feature and let the user of the tablet decide if they want it off or not. They also, have bugs in the high end graphics games crapping out. They also have cause the S-voice to crash when you ask certain questions, they also have contacts created with action memo failing to keep first and last names apart. I will do a video on all this nonsense and post it on youtube. Hopefully, Samsung will see it and respond with some sort of fix for all this stuff, and maybe just maybe they will put back the ripple effect and let us chose if we want it or not. And by the way Samsung if your reading this, your tablet still is laggy at times even with this ripple effect turned off.

abacus0101 said:
Haven't totally verified it, but it looks like Samsung took away the Lock effect, watercolor, which gives the nice water sound and lets you splash around the colors on the opening lock screen. Will find out more tomorrow, anyone else experiencing this same option missing ?
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Yes, the feature seems to be gone along with the option in settings to enable it.
Mark

markn455 said:
Yes, the feature seems to be gone along with the option in settings to enable it.
Mark
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almost ready to return tablet ...cant take samsung and the way they do the updates. total disregard for the user, not fixing the real bugs instead taking away a feature that I found to be quite soothing and liked very much. just frustrating company. I will do a video tomorrow and lets see how samsung responds to my doozy of a video.

Who cares about the water color effect

mywingtophone said:
Who cares about the water color effect
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Seriously. Normally I wouldn't comment on something like this, but if that's what makes you bring the tablet back....smh
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The newest update definitely made the tablet smoother. I am impressed that they put out 3 updates in one month to make the tablet better.
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nrage23 said:
The newest update definitely made the tablet smoother. I am impressed that they put out 3 updates in one month to make the tablet better.
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Ok, well Im wondering what lag you guys are referring to. My point was that all samsung had to do was give an option to turn off, the effect, for those that wanted to, and they could have stated it makes the tablet slightly if any faster. Anyway, Believe it or not, I was able to add it back in for those who like to use it and guess what the lag issues are still fixed. The app is called galaxy locker here is the link and it works like a charm.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lockscreen.galaxy

I wonder if part of the reason for turning it off was for the multiuser cause they needed to make the lock screen more like AOSP?

I thought I was going insane when I turned my tablet on and the watercolor effect was gone. I am hoping they bring it back or at least replace it with something better-looking than the current Tab 3 lock screen.

Do you guys have a slight delay when you press the home button on the note until it lights up to the lockscreen? Mine is smooth are silk once I pass the lock screen but I still have that slightly delay
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redstar299 said:
Do you guys have a slight delay when you press the home button on the note until it lights up to the lockscreen? Mine is smooth are silk once I pass the lock screen but I still have that slightly delay
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My has about a 1 second delay. That is a little improved with the last update. I'm all for them taking out the eye candy like that lockscreen effect and focusing on the basic speed and quality of the apps.

GeorgeP said:
My has about a 1 second delay. That is a little improved with the last update. I'm all for them taking out the eye candy like that lockscreen effect and focusing on the basic speed and quality of the apps.
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Yep at this point it is the only delay I notice,
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Every samsung device I've ever used has this home button delay. Even though the hardware has gotten exponentially faster and the OS has become more and more optimized. At this point it's not a delay anymore, it's a feature.

Lol.. ok cool I was just checking. It's not a big deal. Once you're in I'd say it's definitely snappier since third update
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if you want it back that bad, and still want the fast speed (faster speed IMO), stick with th MJ6 firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47171388&posted=1#post47171388

SS2006 said:
if you want it back that bad, and still want the fast speed (faster speed IMO), stick with th MJ6 firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47171388&posted=1#post47171388
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I've got it back, guess you didn't read the link i posted, which is an app thats downloadable from the play store. Im not rooting this yet. I like the samsung bloat.

Verizon LG G4 Screen Responsiveness - BAD

I was under a family plan with Sprint until today with my old Optimus G (yeah I don't upgrade often). I work in a warehouse and was on the upper level, and my friend who I love so much for this pushed me and I dropped the phone 25 feet and the screen went to oblivion.
I've always been dissatisfied with Sprints cell reception so I decided to switch to Verizon and get a new phone, the G4.
Got back home after switching over, powered on, made a few calls everythings great. Then I had the opportunity to scroll down a page. Lord have mercy.... My Optimus G kept up with my finger 20x faster than this phone does. The lag between my finger movement and screen movement is unbearable.
I couldn't find anything online so I disabled dual window and it helped a LITTLE.
So I came here looking for help and advice as this phone should be performing MUCH better and give me a much better experience.
Other than this I absolutely LOVE this phone

Also no screen protector. I find myself tapping hard or twice to register it.

No such issues on mine. Sound like a hardware problem.

No issue with mine. A few threads went over this problem too. People had to swap out their phones

I believe it is all the Verizon bloatware installed on the phone. I disabled all of the bloat applications or any that I would never use and also got rid of the LG widget on the home screen. It is noticeably faster but there is still bloat that can't be removed without rooting. My Nexus 5 was honestly faster but we switched from AT&T to Verizon because the service at our house with AT&T sucks.

I don't think it could be a hardware issue because when I open apps it opens them insanely fast with no delay, it's just scrolling

Could it be because I'm not using the stock launcher and instead Apex Launcher?

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Could it be because I'm not using the stock launcher and instead Apex Launcher?
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No that should make it faster. Try nova
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Could it be because I'm not using the stock launcher and instead Apex Launcher?
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Nope its not the launcher. Its something buggy with the software or just the way the IPS screen works that can hopefully be patched via an update.
I was having major issues when I started using the phone but I disabled dual window and also sort of changed the way I used the phone by making sure I'm pressing it firmly.

I would be returning that phone. If it's doing it after a fresh factory reset, there is a problem. Mine is very responsive. No problems with lag or touch/tap.

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I was under a family plan with Sprint until today with my old Optimus G (yeah I don't upgrade often). I work in a warehouse and was on the upper level, and my friend who I love so much for this pushed me and I dropped the phone 25 feet and the screen went to oblivion.
I've always been dissatisfied with Sprints cell reception so I decided to switch to Verizon and get a new phone, the G4.
Got back home after switching over, powered on, made a few calls everythings great. Then I had the opportunity to scroll down a page. Lord have mercy.... My Optimus G kept up with my finger 20x faster than this phone does. The lag between my finger movement and screen movement is unbearable.
I couldn't find anything online so I disabled dual window and it helped a LITTLE.
So I came here looking for help and advice as this phone should be performing MUCH better and give me a much better experience.
Other than this I absolutely LOVE this phone
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This is a known thing that has been talk about in many threads..lg knows about it..it also only is happening to the us variants...it's most likly a software problem so we will just need to wait for an update..or for too an the aesome devs to work there magic an see if they can't fix it

I disabled a bunch of bloatware (but not all of it, not sure what I will use) and it is already night and day. I've had a rooted phone without bloat for so many years I had no idea that bloatware would make that much of a difference. It is still a little behind my finger but as buttery smooth as it is I won't complain.
Thanks for the input guys!

Could it have anything to do with the temperature of my hands? They're pretty cold right now

juliend said:
I would be returning that phone. If it's doing it after a fresh factory reset, there is a problem. Mine is very responsive. No problems with lag or touch/tap.
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Agreed. Not a single problem with my G4
I'm also hearing late June for VZW update. Maybe fix some issues.

Well after work I went to the phone and it was snappy as can be. I suppose it needed to warm up or something. But now it feels like a lizard gliding on ice.
Thanks everybody!!!!
Cannot wait for a safe root to come out. Although I would be wasting 10 bucks a month for insurance I assume right?
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It's well-known issue here and it effects all variants.
You can vote and comment in this thread -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/poll-g4-misses-unresponsive-to-touch-t3131276

Is your OPT feeling pretty slow?

Hey all,
I bought a One Plus 2 yesterday (coming from the Galaxy S6) and immediately noticed how unbearably laggy the Oxygen OS was - am I the only one experiencing this? I get a few moments of fluid animations but then things just get choppy, especially compared to the Galaxy S6. I've since put the Chinese Hydrogen version on and it seems a lot more fluid but I just feel like it should be a lot faster? I've been considering just selling it on but this phone is perfect in nearly every other regard.
I was thinking that maybe this is just how things will be until some decent updates come along? Unless I'm the only person experiencing the choppiness.. Then I suppose I should be pretty worried indeed. As a point of reference, I've also used the Moto X 2014 and Z3 Compact which both seemed considerably smoother in operation. Some input from you guys would be great, along with any tips you might have to get the most out of this amazing phone.
Thanks.

Lol coming from an s6 you think its laggy? I switched from an s6 and compared to that this is the fastest phone I've ever had
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Yes it is laggy as oxygen is still on beta, but you should wait and give time as it is a beast, give some time to one plus and they will fix the issues

You did update it right? The build it comes with is as dog**** as the home button is

Just update to 2.0.2 and u'll be fine.
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Yup.. It usually lags when you switch to airplane mode.
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Phone is brand new. OxygenOS is in beta.. Let some development happen man, these specs dont lie

I updated and just got mine! Excited but it is slow. Some things up

Seems fast to me. I showed the OPT to my coworker who has an S6 Edge and he was impressed. He said it was faster than his S6. I didn't even ask him that.

Lol you obviously didn't use the fingerprint sensor to turn it on then or try to go to the home screen pressing the sensor home button. Jk

I've had several phones with fingerprint scanners and this one is by far the fastest so far and the phone is quick. Home button works great also. Maybe I just got lucky.

Yeah mine's pretty slow. I went into a phone store today and tried out the Huawei Mate 7, which on paper looks way behind the Oneplus 2, and it KILLED my OPT when opening apps.
I often get lag here and there, but this is less of a problem for me. My mane gripe is how long it takes to open an app. Like, I hit the Phone icon and it literally takes up to a second to launch. That Mate 7 was practically instant.
What gives, Oneplus?

A lot of the issues I initially had with oxygen were fixed after disabling hardware buttons, including excessive battery drain, heating up, and lag similar to what you're seeing. Maybe it has something to do with grounding? Or maybe I just got used to it :S

This phone is just not meant to be a daily driver with the frustration it brings. If you want to be less mad install cm 12.1. Makes things much better than oxygen

Try flashing OxygenOS 2.0.2 again and then factory reset. You may see a bump in speed. I personally have no quirks with the fluidity of the phone. While it does have some bugs all over the place, never once did the phone feel sluggish. But with that said, the OS does need a lot more polish to really make it feel truly complete. Right now despite all the OTAs OxygenOS still feels incomplete, or maybe its because I'm too used to the versatility of a CM based ROM.

It's slow for about a minute after boot but then things are really fast

Jazza2246 said:
Hey all,
I bought a One Plus 2 yesterday (coming from the Galaxy S6) and immediately noticed how unbearably laggy the Oxygen OS was - am I the only one experiencing this? I get a few moments of fluid animations but then things just get choppy, especially compared to the Galaxy S6. I've since put the Chinese Hydrogen version on and it seems a lot more fluid but I just feel like it should be a lot faster? I've been considering just selling it on but this phone is perfect in nearly every other regard.
I was thinking that maybe this is just how things will be until some decent updates come along? Unless I'm the only person experiencing the choppiness.. Then I suppose I should be pretty worried indeed. As a point of reference, I've also used the Moto X 2014 and Z3 Compact which both seemed considerably smoother in operation. Some input from you guys would be great, along with any tips you might have to get the most out of this amazing phone.
Thanks.
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Actually, the problem is because 2 google apps are using your CPU way too much. Disable the sheets and the slides apps in settings and you should be fine. CPU usage dropped by 40% in cpu-z after disabling these apps.
Update:- actually the CPU now has really less usage after disabling (5% after disabling.).

[email protected] said:
Actually, the problem is because 2 google apps are using your CPU way too much. Disable the sheets and the slides apps in settings and you should be fine. CPU usage dropped by 40% in cpu-z after disabling these apps.
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That's something new.. I anyway just remove these apps from my /system..
Im on OOS 2.1.2 rooted.. Having xposed and AK kernel.. No lags.. Super fluid..

For those complaining about the slow app launching, download a 3rd party launcher and you'll see instantly the difference in app launching. I prefer google now launcher to maintain that stock feel.

Mehul.S said:
That's something new.. I anyway just remove these apps from my /system..
Im on OOS 2.1.2 rooted.. Having xposed and AK kernel.. No lags.. Super fluid..
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You see, I saw some lag and I went to developer options>show CPU usage and the most of the CPU usage came from the sheets and slides apps.

thoughts on nougat Update????

So what're your thoughts on nougat so far for the s7 edge?

Amazing
Check out the battery life pluse it's buttery smooth no hiccups today I used Bluetooth navigation downloaded three torrents files check out the pictures

It could be better if I took at adguard off but I hate ads

winco209 said:
It could be better if I took at adguard off but I hate ads
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Do you have to be rude to use the Adgard?
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Bugs I've reported.
I've found 2 devices that the bluetooth profiles aren't correct, but worked in Marshmallow.
Bluetooth itself will sometimes just stop. flipping to airplane mode and back fixes.
My Knox stuff all janked up.
Some knox based apps think older version installed and wont work.
Downloading apps from Play store or Samsung store causes user interface lag during the install.
I've had 2 occasions where items in accessibility service that were ON reset to off.
No themes in store. Themes that you had installed before somewhat stay enabled but a few graphical items where apps have changed.
VR stuff was listed in FAQ as not functional. FAQ is correct.
Every now and then, maybe once a day, I've had the Google Play Services has stopped, hasn't affected anything.

well i managed to force close nougat on my S7 doing some heavy multi tasking and video at the same time ...locked it up and forced a restart , then had to hard shut down 2 times to even be able to get back in without it locking up on me

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Check out the battery life pluse it's buttery smooth no hiccups today I used Bluetooth navigation downloaded three torrents files check out the pictures
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That's legit

Everything is wokring OK for me so far. My Instagram videos don't seem to load all the time but other then that is been solid. I'm going to continue testing other apps and will update. Battery life is pretty good but I haven't tried it outside of the house.

Is the finger print sensor faster now? The note 7s got so fast after the update.

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Is the finger print sensor faster now? The note 7s got so fast after the update.
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Yeah, it's pretty much instantaneous now.

My thoughts on the update.... I Love it. Not a single issue. Super fast. No app FC, battery is amazing now. If the Verizon N is runnin this good on ATT, cant wait til the real update!!

Today's miniupdate fixed the Google play services closes. Not sure what else. It wasn't very big. 59Mb.

where is the update available?

check your device update setting.

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where is the update available?
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You would have to had registered for the beta. Which is closed now.

Hey is anyone else notification bar tweaking out

I freaking love nougat... my battery is great....i have no issues...no systemui problem...no mms sms or call issues. I disabled all of Verizon bloat..so it looks pretty slim. ...LTE is great here in nashville. No Wi-Fi calling..but I could careless about that. It's smooth and stable. No overheating. I keep forgetting I'm on T-MOBILE and this is a ported firmware. I think this will be my daily driver from here until S8 Edge comes out. I use adgaurd to block ads and for the first time.... I don't care about having root access. This is the best!

I missed the beta so messing with verizon update.
Overall not to impressed at this point. If I had the actual TMo Beta it might be different, but I am assuming they are mostly set up the same way.
Antutu scores only in the 60's. O course I don't have the new LTE+ TMo modem, so downloads not very fast.
Up to 89,000 second time - a little below where I was with Echoe

I'm on T-Mobile - this Beta is running great. Just a couple small issues, Facebook force closes, some alert sounds ring on and on, other than that - excellent so far

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I'm on T-Mobile - this Beta is running great. Just a couple small issues, Facebook force closes, some alert sounds ring on and on, other than that - excellent so far
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They released a patch for that. Check for a system update.

Thinking of buying this phone but...

I have checked this phone in two different stores in retail mode. Both phones presented a weird slowness when coming back from an app to the home screen. Not always but sometimes. It took 2-3 seconds to load the home screen and icons. It was very weird from an otherwise snappy phone. Have any of you experienced this?

I have never experienced it. Own it for 5 months now. Lightning fast.
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I have never experienced it. Own it for 5 months now. Lightning fast.
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I second this. Hardware is top notch including the display. All the bells and whistles included.
Can you buy from somewhere you can return if not happy.
Slow has never been associated with the Mate 9. Software design is their main issue nowadays. They change/remove things without any real reason. Getting better with every version.

Lag, Stutter, freezing. Definitely NOT an issue with this phone. Best phone out. Buy it.
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holopainen said:
I have checked this phone in two different stores in retail mode. Both phones presented a weird slowness when coming back from an app to the home screen. Not always but sometimes. It took 2-3 seconds to load the home screen and icons. It was very weird from an otherwise snappy phone. Have any of you experienced this?
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I would go for the one plus 3t software updates are gonna be a pain on this mate 9 already regret the purchase. Software always over hardware.

possible demo mode?
i agree software is going to be a pain, but this phone is amazing out of the box.
a little tweaking and youd never have to worry about updates...just the dev of this phone is going to be really slow until huawei release binaries...

virtyx said:
possible demo mode?
i agree software is going to be a pain, but this phone is amazing out of the box.
a little tweaking and youd never have to worry about updates...just the dev of this phone is going to be really slow until huawei release binaries...
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Yeah but who likes sticking to an old version of android? Sorry new updates = security patches and overall a better experience with new features. I could not see myself recommending this phone to anyone on xda, maybe other people who do not care about updates and development.

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Yeah but who likes sticking to an old version of android? Sorry new updates = security patches and overall a better experience with new features. I could not see myself recommending this phone to anyone on xda, maybe other people who do not care about updates and development.
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I've came from Nexus 6p, OP3T knowing there wouldn't be much development as those phones had. But I would say this phones​ software isn't that bad, or as heavy as Samesung or LG. Ive rooted and returned back to stock which I am using now on the US version. It's an amazing phone as is and the camera blows out the OP3T and screen size is a must. I hate little phones​ (personal preference I know) so yeah the Nexus and OP do have the development communities but for the price and how well the phone is made and the smoothness of which the processor handles the work load it is definitely a great phone.
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It was probably running an early build. My Mate 9 has had 3 updates since I got it. No lag whatsoever.

Same here, no lag in any situation. Buttery smooth. Though I got rid of the stock launcher as soon as possible.

I get it sometimes. Coming out of an app and the screen will be blank for a couple of seconds (just the wallpaper) then the apps appear

Lag is normal on my 156 fw. No double tap to wake up. And other things. But one is fine battery.

No issues here. Smoothest phone I have ever had.
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Never had a glitch, 4th month in.