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Release Preview vs Consumer Preview?

Hello forum.
I was just wondering what is the main difference between the new Release preview and consumer preview? Is it like a better version of windows 8?
Thanks

to be blunt the whole thing is a lot more polished
The apps work a lot better, the graphics are better
So far stability is better. I don't have a multi monitor setup on this PC just now but apparently that's been improved
Metro looks a lot more usable, the tiles are a much more sensible size.
is it worth the upgrade over the CP?
without a doubt, Music, email (exchange works again), messaging, people, hubs all working sweet. I still don't like the people hub compared to Windows phone, but its a big improvement over CP

I think they did alot of work on drivers too, im not having anymore of the many driver issues i had at first, just finger scanner. The stability is great, and its faster.
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Window 8 Release Preview
Yeah pretty much, more performance improvments and lots of laptop mouse gestures.

Release is having some issues with chrome which are ruining the OS, I dunno what to do
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also flash issues

nsilverman15 said:
Release is having some issues with chrome which are ruining the OS, I dunno what to do
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also flash issues
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What issues? I use Chrome with Windows Release Preview and it works fine.
Just saying Release is having some issues with chrome doesn't tell us what the problem is, we need more information to help you with it.
EDIT: Sorry, I just saw your thread and I have replied to it. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what your problem is as Chrome and Flash both work fine on my netbook running the same OS.

LG G2 Shutter Speed...compared to HTC One?

Ive got a Nexus 5 and an HTC one and I like the nexus but the shutter speed is just un acceptable to me , trying to take pictures of my son is impossible with the nexus 5. Can anyone comment on the shutter speed, have you taken pictures of people moving , do they always turn out blurry? thanks

znc62511 said:
Ive got a Nexus 5 and an HTC one and I like the nexus but the shutter speed is just un acceptable to me , trying to take pictures of my son is impossible with the nexus 5. Can anyone comment on the shutter speed, have you taken pictures of people moving , do they always turn out blurry? thanks
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+1 lg g2 d802, stock, unrouted... i even went to the service by typing : 3845#*802# to put High Temperature Property on ON
The phone seems even faster and focusing seems also faster
BUT still impossible to take moving things while not under the sun...they all turn blurry...
Not ready to try this method for for the moment : http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2471900...

Thanks so much, I thought it might suffer from the same problems as the Nexus 5. I'm still in search for my perfect phone....
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znc62511 said:
Thanks so much, I thought it might suffer from the same problems as the Nexus 5. I'm still in search for my perfect phone....
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There's no perfect phone. Sorry.
Best you can hope for is to pick the top 3 or 4 features you want and see what phone matches best.
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jondrix22 said:
+1 lg g2 d802, stock, unrouted... i even went to the service by typing : 3845#*802# to put High Temperature Property on ON
The phone seems even faster and focusing seems also faster
BUT still impossible to take moving things while not under the sun...they all turn blurry...
Not ready to try this method for for the moment : http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2471900...
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Why would you risk the damage by messing with the Temperature Property?

vween said:
There's no perfect phone. Sorry.
Best you can hope for is to pick the top 3 or 4 features you want and see what phone matches best.
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Why would you risk the damage by messing with the Temperature Property?
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I know I was just being stupid... Anyway it seems like there's always one aspect of a phone where the manufacturer cut corners or something.
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Have you tried the sport scene? The thing with the G2:s camera seems to be that you really have to choose the right scene to take good pics in every situation.
I find this acceptable, because every scene is optimized and gives the best performance for the occasion instead of one for all that is mediocre.

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Have you tried the sport scene? The thing with the G2:s camera seems to be that you really have to choose the right scene to take good pics in every situation.
I find this acceptable, because every scene is optimized and gives the best performance for the occasion instead of one for all that is mediocre.
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Sports has exactly the same problem. Intelligent auto sometimes picks a fast shutter indoors, but it seems random.

Slow motion on the S5

Hello,
Im trying to decide what device will be my next phone and i have been strongly considering the s5 but there is something that i would like to have on my next phone and that is the ability to do slow motion, but i only in a portion of the clip and i can't find a definitive answer as to whether the s5 does that or not.
I know it can record in slow motion, 120fps, but can i then edit and select a portion to be in slow motion and other at regular speed (like on htc one and on the z2)?
If not from stock, is there an alternative app or mod that allows me to do that?
It might not seem like a big deal, but it was a feature i would like to have on the camera because i have had some moments where i it would have been nice to have that feature.
Thank you!

griffin_1 said:
Hello,
Im trying to decide what device will be my next phone and i have been strongly considering the s5 but there is something that i would like to have on my next phone and that is the ability to do slow motion, but i only in a portion of the clip and i can't find a definitive answer as to whether the s5 does that or not.
I know it can record in slow motion, 120fps, but can i then edit and select a portion to be in slow motion and other at regular speed (like on htc one and on the z2)?
If not from stock, is there an alternative app or mod that allows me to do that?
It might not seem like a big deal, but it was a feature i would like to have on the camera because i have had some moments where i it would have been nice to have that feature.
Thank you!
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The camera on the Z series isn't bad but i've found that the s5 is superior, once rooted on the z series you will lose the bionz engine, not to mention that when you zoom in the pictures are incredibly grainy, i would stay stick with the s5, it's a beast of a phone and the 120fps shooting works just as good as the z does. There is an editor on the handset already and there are tonnes of them you can get for windows and android.

dladz said:
The camera on the Z series isn't bad but i've found that the s5 is superior, once rooted on the z series you will lose the bionz engine, not to mention that when you zoom in the pictures are incredibly grainy, i would stay stick with the s5, it's a beast of a phone and the 120fps shooting works just as good as the z does. There is an editor on the handset already and there are tonnes of them you can get for windows and android.
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I didnt know that root on the z2 made it lose functions. Thats a shame :/
The camera on the s5 does seem impressive, not as much in low light but still. But the editor on s5 you mention, do you know if it will allow to speed up some parts of the vídeo and leave others in slow mo?

griffin_1 said:
I didnt know that root on the z2 made it lose functions. Thats a shame :/
The camera on the s5 does seem impressive, not as much in low light but still. But the editor on s5 you mention, do you know if it will allow to speed up some parts of the vídeo and leave others in slow mo?
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Well not rooting but unlocking the bootloader, apologies. One of the easiest devices to root though, unlocking the bootloader will only allow you to install custom recoveries, personally I wouldn't bother, retain your warranty and you're only an FTF flash away from complete stock, no harm done.
Even after unlocking the bootloader the camera is still decent, there is a drop in clarity but it's not a deal breaker, but either with or without losing features, the S5 is still superior imho.
I'm just downloading the editor from samsung apps to check for you, but i'm guessing that you can.

dladz said:
Well not rooting but unlocking the bootloader, apologies. One of the easiest devices to root though, unlocking the bootloader will only allow you to install custom recoveries, personally I wouldn't bother, retain your warranty and you're only an FTF flash away from complete stock, no harm done.
Even after unlocking the bootloader the camera is still decent, there is a drop in clarity but it's not a deal breaker, but either with or without losing features, the S5 is still superior imho.
I'm just downloading the editor from samsung apps to check for you, but i'm guessing that you can.
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A huge thank you! I don't have access to a s5 and the info on that is not very specific, it would be great if it was possible to even just record slow speed and then speed it up(its the other way around on other devices, but it ends up being the same).
I wasn't aware of that about the z2, but yeah, aside from some functions on the z2 from what i have seen, the s5 seems to be better and its one of major points for the s5 for me.

No problem mate, but i'm afraid it doesn't, not with the stock editor, but there are others which you could use which will do the same, not sure which ones but there are quite a few, i'm almost certain that this can be done on windows.

dladz said:
No it doesn't, not with the stock editor, but there are others which you could use which will do the same, not sure which ones but there are quite a few, i'm almost certain that this can be done on windows.
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On windows, software like after effects or maybe even other free video editors can probably do it. I have to try it.
I would rather have it on the phone though =/ Its a shame that samsung didn't follow the trend from other manufactures for handling slow motion.
If i end up finding an app that does that on android, i will let you know also!
Thank you for all the help!

griffin_1 said:
On windows, software like after effects or maybe even other free video editors can probably do it. I have to try it.
I would rather have it on the phone though =/ Its a shame that samsung didn't follow the trend from other manufactures for handling slow motion.
If i end up finding an app that does that on android, i will let you know also!
Thank you for all the help!
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Thanks mate and good luck, i'll take a look for one myself too, will report here if i do.
Cheers
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@griffin_1 This ones not too bad, just done a video now https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.muvee.reaction&hl=en_GB
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coaches eye also looks pretty good.

dladz said:
Thanks mate and good luck, i'll take a look for one myself too, will report here if i do.
Cheers
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@griffin_1 This ones not too bad, just done a video now https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.muvee.reaction&hl=en_GB
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coaches eye also looks pretty good.
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Those seem to do what i want Especially the first one, i need to try it.
Hopefully my s5 will arrive tomorrow and i will test it out
You recorded regular video on samsung camera and then slowed it down on the app? Since samsung processes the video to slow it down, can it be used on the app and then increase or decrease the speed? I also want to try record with smooth motion(60fps) and then slow it down to see what it looks like, probably not as good as 120fps but it might be enough to do what i want.

griffin_1 said:
Those seem to do what i want Especially the first one, i need to try it.
Hopefully my s5 will arrive tomorrow and i will test it out
You recorded regular video on samsung camera and then slowed it down on the app? Since samsung processes the video to slow it down, can it be used on the app and then increase or decrease the speed? I also want to try record with smooth motion(60fps) and then slow it down to see what it looks like, probably not as good as 120fps but it might be enough to do what i want.
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Yea won't be as good but it won't look too bad. All these ice bucket challenges floating around slow mo is a good idea for it.
I just slowed down a regular vid.

[Q] Lag When Opening Gallery From The Camera

I get massive delay when I got to open the gallery to look at photos when I am inside the camera app. Anyone have any ideas as to why and how to solve it?

Surely I am not the only one with this issue? In fact I know I am not.

kopkiwi said:
Surely I am not the only one with this issue? In fact I know I am not.
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Same problem here with up to 5 sec complete freezes when opening gallery. No idea what to begin with.

The vast majority of samsung devices have this issue. You could try the lenovo super csmera, comes with its own gallery and I have to say I prefer the camera
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As for a fix, a highly optimized rom would be an answer.

Same here.

Only a second or two for me
Tolerable. Using NOVA, doubt that makes a difference.

For me it was because Gallery was syncing with Dropbox. I enabled the sync OUTSIDE of the Gallery and now when I choose gallery, it loads much much quicker for me
Does your gallery settings have sync/display of synced content? I feel like that is the culprit

dladz said:
The vast majority of samsung devices have this issue. You could try the lenovo super csmera, comes with its own gallery and I have to say I prefer the camera
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As for a fix, a highly optimized rom would be an answer.
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Re the ROM, I holding out hope of a soonish CMW release.
PS. Glad to see Gerrard back on the scoring books.

No lag at all from my Exynos version. I don't sync my pics with any service btw.
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kopkiwi said:
Re the ROM, I holding out hope of a soonish CMW release.
PS. Glad to see Gerrard back on the scoring books.
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Same here m8 I nerve doubted the lad. Was a good game. Try the Lenovo camera

dladz said:
Same here m8 I nerve doubted the lad. Was a good game. Try the Lenovo camera
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I can't find a working link for it. Do you have it?

Haven't got a link I've got it on my phone as an apk
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http://d-h.st/P0m

I have a solution for gallery lagging issue
THE BEST SOLUTION I FOUND IS DOWNLOAD
"QUICKPIC" this app is fast!!!

I have this lag issue... It's quite concerning that this incredibly expensive device has so much lag... I have found no solution to date and I have tried multiple roms. I'm also experiencing lag in camera and Multi tasking menu. As well as not good battery life... What a shame.
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BTW on my phone I have a 5-6 second delay to open the picture and then another 3 to share it or just see the other menu options...

I have a solution, now that Xposed works on Samsung LP roms, I use the "Samsung camera any gallery fix". Then I select "Quickpick" from playstore (free) to open the gallery from the camera.

dhauradou said:
I have a solution, now that Xposed works on Samsung LP roms, I use the "Samsung camera any gallery fix". Then I select "Quickpick" from playstore (free) to open the gallery from the camera.
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Xposed can now work on any lollipop touchwiz rom?

Yes it can!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3113981

dhauradou said:
I have a solution, now that Xposed works on Samsung LP roms, I use the "Samsung camera any gallery fix". Then I select "Quickpick" from playstore (free) to open the gallery from the camera.
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Wow, nice! just installed the Samsung camera any gallery fix and change the camera default gallery apps to quickpic, now it really fast!

this is just ridiculous

Had the phone since this past Sunday and have only charged it one time. Phone came delivered with 100% battery straight from Amazon. I literally am dumbfounded as to how efficient this thing is and how snappy and lagless it is as well. I'll let the screenshots do the rest of the talking. This phone is amazing!

It runs on magic and unicorns. I used to be all stingy with battery back when I had my Moto G 2014 but once I got this little beast I stopped caring, even when foregoing all optimizations I still get at least 8 hours of SoT.

Im really curious is this more of a SD625 thing or a Motorola thing.
A thorough head to head with the other 625s would be interesting

Honestly, my best devices have been Moto phones, even after the Lenovo take over.

uberano26 said:
Im really curious is this more of a SD625 thing or a Motorola thing.
A thorough head to head with the other 625s would be interesting
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this is more of a sd 625 plus stock android thing, moto just made the right choices and put it in a wonderful shell made of metal and glass.

varunsmackboy said:
this is more of a sd 625 plus stock android thing, moto just made the right choices and put it in a wonderful shell made of metal and glass.
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Agreed. Hardware/spec choices were made for usability and power efficiency, rather than to fight in a spec war.

dandrumheller said:
Agreed. Hardware/spec choices were made for usability and power efficiency, rather than to fight in a spec war.
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And they succeeded in grabbing my attention. Now, if they can improve the camera in speed and low light I'll be hooked for life

I have over a 100 apps installed and I see no lag or battery drain, definitely one of the best implementation of software + hardware of any android phone that I have used (and I have used maybe 10 different android phones including many flagships)
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i am coming from iphone 6s and i see no difference in smoothness in daily operations, i also have 100 plus apps installed on my phone, the phone is going great except for the late in nougat update

davwman said:
And they succeeded in grabbing my attention. Now, if they can improve the camera in speed and low light I'll be hooked for life
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Why Wi-Fi is showing like it is draining your battery?
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varunsmackboy said:
i am coming from iphone 6s and i see no difference in smoothness in daily operations, i also have 100 plus apps installed on my phone, the phone is going great except for the late in nougat update
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Me too. I had a 6 at work about a year before I got the z. The phone is better except for cam and screen.

aviwdoowks said:
Me too. I had a 6 at work about a year before I got the z. The phone is better except for cam and screen.
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bro dont use motorolla camera app its just ****, download google camera app, from apkmirror , the one we can run on moto z is version 2.7.010, and keep the hdr in google camera on and use it, you will see the increase in final photo output. and you will love the moto z play camera.

varunsmackboy said:
bro dont use motorolla camera app its just ****, download google camera app, from apkmirror , the one we can run on moto z is version 2.7.010, and keep the hdr in google camera on and use it, you will see the increase in final photo output. and you will love the moto z play camera.
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Well thanks. Where is there an HDR setting?
I looked all over. Same version.
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Camera_3.1.021 (2428808-30).apk
Works and has hdr. But video mode crashes.
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Same for Camera_3.2.045 (2821762-30)arm.apk, no video

aviwdoowks said:
Well thanks. Where is there an HDR setting?
I looked all over. Same version.
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Camera_3.1.021 (2428808-30).apk
Works and has hdr. But video mode crashes.
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Same for Camera_3.2.045 (2821762-30)arm.apk, no video
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video mode does not crash on my phone, did you download the version i mentioned, if you download any other version video mode will crash. please download version i mentioned.

Can anyone clone the GoogleCamera_2.7.010_(2617962-30)-27010130_minAPI19(arm)?
That way one could use it for vids and v32 for pics
Anyone able to do this request?
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varunsmackboy said:
video mode does not crash on my phone, did you download the version i mentioned, if you download any other version video mode will crash. please download version i mentioned.
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I did. Maybe it is named wrong....

aviwdoowks said:
Can anyone clone the GoogleCamera_2.7.010_(2617962-30)-27010130_minAPI19(arm)?
That way one could use it for vids and v32 for pics
Anyone able to do this request?
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I did. Maybe it is named wrong....
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download this version, please check attachment

I see hdr now. The gear hides the dots.

Sorry off topic but nougat update has just started rolling out today for Moto z play in India
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Are you guys still getting these amazing SOT with nougat?

MrWilsonxD said:
Are you guys still getting these amazing SOT with nougat?
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Oh yeah, mine might actually be running a on a bit less power than MM giving me more battery life.