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Anyone else noticing lag?

Picked up the Note 3 yesterday and so far I'm loving it, however, there have been a handful of times where the device has lagged or momentarily froze. Not only does it hang, but the app crashes too. This has happened with the built-in Samsung apps.
If I remember correctly, I was bouncing around my home screen and app drawer (TouchWiz). I specifically remember swiping up from the bottom to open Flipboard, it hung, then I got a message stating My Magazine has crashed and stopped..
This is not what I was expecting from my new Note 3 :crying:
EDIT: Also, the screen doesn't come on instantly when I click the lock button. There's usually a slight delay.

yeah i get minor lag every now and then but i find that normal as i have ALOT of apps running... i was haing tw home FC, i think it FCed 3 or 4 times didnt happen again but i still uninstalled it via tibu cuz i am using nova instead... as for the waking lag yeah i get that sometimes as well but not all the time.... some widgets like the clock widget i have on my homscreen/lockscreen take 5-10 secs to load...
PS- btw this question belongs in the Q&A section, not the general section
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It all depends on your definition of "lag." There's the occasional stutter or drag working with or within certain apps or combination of apps but for the most part the N3's incredibly fluid. Everyone here uses a different combination of apps with some varying in quality from outdated crap to highly polished. So everyone's experiences are going to be different. That, along with different wireless and sync environments, is why people’s battery stats are all over the place.
I have 131 apps on my device and haven't experienced a FC or any strange behavior and I've been using the phone for almost two weeks.

BarryH_GEG said:
It all depends on your definition of "lag." There's the occasional stutter or drag working with or within certain apps or combination of apps but for the most part the N3's incredibly fluid. Everyone here uses a different combination of apps with some varying in quality from outdated crap to highly polished. So everyone's experiences are going to be different. That, along with different wireless and sync environments, is why people’s battery stats are all over the place.
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I know "lag" is a very subjective term, so I'll try to give you a specific example I just experienced:
Browsing in Facebook, I open someone's photostream. I click a photo and nothing happens. I click an album and it highlights, but doesn't open. Click another picture.. nothing. So I lock the screen and unlock it and it works.
This has also happened when browsing through Google Play and trying to download apps. I search, click the app, but it doesn't open. It just highlights the item I clicked.
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I haven't seen one of the Samsung apps crash on me since yesterday, but then again, I haven't used my phone much today, and I'm using Nova instead of the TouchWiz launcher.

very occasionally touch barely works , only spen works. reboot clears it.
very rarely also I get an app hang or Fc, not even rooted yet. but overall runs like a dream.
I know if this was a custom or ASOP ROM, I wouldnt have those issues.
N900A by the way.

letsgophillyingeneral said:
This has also happened when browsing through Google Play and trying to download apps. I search, click the app, but it doesn't open. It just highlights the item I clicked.
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letsgophilly, do you have the octa version?
or the snapdragon 800?
The Snapdragon 800 is super fluid for me.
You might need to wait until Samsung brings the HMP update to the octa variant if you have it.
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PS: the item highlight issue in the PlayStore is a playstore bug and is not "lag".
The fix is clicking another item, going back and reselecting what you originally wanted.
This happens occasionally.

Skander1998 said:
letsgophilly, do you have the octa version?
or the snapdragon 800?
The Snapdragon 800 is super fluid for me.
You might need to wait until Samsung brings the HMP update to the octa variant if you have it.
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PS: the item highlight issue in the PlayStore is a playstore bug and is not "lag".
The fix is clicking another item, going back and reselecting what you originally wanted.
This happens occasionally.
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I'm looking in the About Phone section but I don't see anything regarding the CPU. I believe it's the Snapdragon 800. I'm in the United States. Verizon is my carrier.
I'm thinking this "lag" is due to software bugs like you mentioned.

letsgophillyingeneral said:
I'm looking in the About Phone section but I don't see anything regarding the CPU. I believe it's the Snapdragon 800. I'm in the United States. Verizon is my carrier.
I'm thinking this "lag" is due to software bugs like you mentioned.
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You have the S800 version.
Bugs it is then, Google will have to fix the playstore, also Samsung has to fix that "My Magazine" thing, I mean it runs fast but the first load and the updating is quite slow and buggy.
Other than that, It's fast everywhere I noticed, and it should be with that hardware.

BarryH_GEG said:
It all depends on your definition of "lag." There's the occasional stutter or drag working with or within certain apps or combination of apps but for the most part the N3's incredibly fluid. Everyone here uses a different combination of apps with some varying in quality from outdated crap to highly polished. So everyone's experiences are going to be different. That, along with different wireless and sync environments, is why people’s battery stats are all over the place.
I have 131 apps on my device and haven't experienced a FC or any strange behavior and I've been using the phone for almost two weeks.
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yeah the only thing is that i got the FCs on pure stock without downloading any apps... but i do agree that everyone has a different understanding of the word "lag"
letsgophillyingeneral said:
I know "lag" is a very subjective term, so I'll try to give you a specific example I just experienced:
Browsing in Facebook, I open someone's photostream. I click a photo and nothing happens. I click an album and it highlights, but doesn't open. Click another picture.. nothing. So I lock the screen and unlock it and it works.
This has also happened when browsing through Google Play and trying to download apps. I search, click the app, but it doesn't open. It just highlights the item I clicked.
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I haven't seen one of the Samsung apps crash on me since yesterday, but then again, I haven't used my phone much today, and I'm using Nova instead of the TouchWiz launcher.
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ok now that is weird.. i should even say i haev minor lag, its more like the phone stutters every now and then
chrisrotolo said:
very occasionally touch barely works , only spen works. reboot clears it.
very rarely also I get an app hang or Fc, not even rooted yet. but overall runs like a dream.
I know if this was a custom or ASOP ROM, I wouldnt have those issues.
N900A by the way.
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i have that issue only when i try changing the multi window apps.. i have to touch the apps like 2 or 3 times for the touch to register
Skander1998 said:
letsgophilly, do you have the octa version?
or the snapdragon 800?
The Snapdragon 800 is super fluid for me.
You might need to wait until Samsung brings the HMP update to the octa variant if you have it.
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no the international n9000 wont get the HMP update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469610
letsgophillyingeneral said:
I'm looking in the About Phone section but I don't see anything regarding the CPU. I believe it's the Snapdragon 800. I'm in the United States. Verizon is my carrier.
I'm thinking this "lag" is due to software bugs like you mentioned.
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yeah you have the snapdragon, the octa core/xynos chipset is in the international version.. US didnt get it
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Khizar said:
yeah the only thing is that i got the FCs on pure stock without downloading any apps...
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There's no such thing as a "SM-900" or "SM-9005" ROM. Each regional ROM is different and can have different versions of Samsung's own apps and third party apps that are bundled with it. So one region could have force closes out-of-the-box while another doesn't.
I'll give you an example. When the N10.1 came out people were complaining they couldn't import PDFs in to S Note. After researching it, based on region, there were almost a dozen different versions of S Note used in the various ROMs Samsung deployed worldwide. Two of those versions were borked and couldn’t import PDFs. And that was within 90 days of the N10.1's release. So it's very possible that the strange behavior people are reporting could be regional. OP and I both have U.S. versions of the SM-9005 but are on two different carriers. So if he's experiencing the behavior he described after a hard reset it's probably something unique to his carrier's (Verizon) version of the s/w.

Well then, poor exynos buyers, I was tempted to get one for that lone reason, no I don't regret passing it at all and getting the 9005.

BarryH_GEG said:
It all depends on your definition of "lag." There's the occasional stutter or drag working with or within certain apps or combination of apps but for the most part the N3's incredibly fluid. Everyone here uses a different combination of apps with some varying in quality from outdated crap to highly polished. So everyone's experiences are going to be different. That, along with different wireless and sync environments, is why people’s battery stats are all over the place.
I have 131 apps on my device and haven't experienced a FC or any strange behavior and I've been using the phone for almost two weeks.
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Can you confirm a wake lag?
This was an issue on the Note II as well. Even when disabling S-Wake and all that stuff, it still had a delay.
I was always led to believe it was a "feature" of the exynos with the way it handled sleeping. I was hoping that the Qualcomm processor would not have this issue???

fade2black101 said:
Can you confirm a wake lag?
This was an issue on the Note II as well. Even when disabling S-Wake and all that stuff, it still had a delay.
I was always led to believe it was a "feature" of the exynos with the way it handled sleeping. I was hoping that the Qualcomm processor would not have this issue???
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I definitely see wake lag. I just clicked my home button and the display turned on almost a full second later.

I have power button lag. Takes a full second after pressing the power button to sleep sometimes. Clearing processes from RAM usually solves this.
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I have the snapdragon I am getting FC in Lots of apps. Also getting the occasional unresponsive touch. My note 2 firmly in my wife's hands never hiccuped in the 12 months I used it. Loving the N3 but to be honest the N2 was the best phone I ever owned it's still like new and flies. I remember lots of similar stories with the early N2 having problems. Maybe there are hood and bad ones. The N2 is the first phone I haven't rooted or used a launcher on. Tried, next. Apex. Nova, Themer, and aviate so far on the N3. My brain tells me everything on the N3 is better, but my heart says different. I have had the N3 since launch here in Europe on the 25th so had plenty of time with it. Factory reset I think. Must say the stock video player with good headphones is amazing. Watch a movie streaming last night with surround sound, amazing.
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letsgophillyingeneral said:
I definitely see wake lag. I just clicked my home button and the display turned on almost a full second later.
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Incredibly annoying why Samsung chose to persist with this.

PaulGG said:
I have the snapdragon I am getting FC in Lots of apps. Also getting the occasional unresponsive touch. My note 2 firmly in my wife's hands never hiccuped in the 12 months I used it. Loving the N3 but to be honest the N2 was the best phone I ever owned it's still like new and flies. I remember lots of similar stories with the early N2 having problems. Maybe there are hood and bad ones. The N2 is the first phone I haven't rooted or used a launcher on. Tried, next. Apex. Nova, Themer, and aviate so far on the N3. My brain tells me everything on the N3 is better, but my heart says different. I have had the N3 since launch here in Europe on the 25th so had plenty of time with it. Factory reset I think. Must say the stock video player with good headphones is amazing. Watch a movie streaming last night with surround sound, amazing.
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i have had music force close a few times but nothing else. why dont u try a factory reset? i would wipe dalvik cache too but i dont know if u can do it without root.
give the n3 a chance to receive a few updates before you make up your mind. also could be initial hardware that is faulty, the very first note 2 i got had quite a few issues. sold and bought a new one few months later and that one lasted me until n3.

Just as a thought maybe a 4.3 android thing, I know when my old N7 got 4.3 it was not as stable as the previous version, also my note 8.0 and note 2 are fast more stable than my Note 3. Unloaded a load of app today and it seems better, it is fast and I am sure Samsung will issue updates. Be interesting to see how the N2 and S4 deal with version 4.3
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Not Impressed...

From the 2 hours so far with my S8+ (Had to get it for temp until my UK variant comes in).
I am using the ATT variant and am hoping my Exynos version will not lag as bad as this damn thing. My Axon 7 with stock rom just rooted ran circles around this thing.
Pull the notification menu down = dropped frames
Scroll apps drawer = dropped frames
Animation and Transition effects at 1x = Choppy dropped frames
Everyone keeps saying it's a myth that Samsung's software is not bloated and slow anymore like TW days but I am not impressed this far.
I'm torn because this phone is really beautiful hardware with just slow software.
*Edit* looks like this almost non existent on the Exynos variant so I'm pleased now.

Velrix said:
From the 2 hours so far with my S8+ (Had to get it for temp until my UK variant comes in).
I am using the ATT variant and am hoping my Exynos version will not lag as bad as this damn thing. My Axon 7 with stock rom just rooted ran circles around this thing.
Pull the notification menu down = dropped frames
Scroll apps drawer = dropped frames
Animation and Transition effects at 1x = Choppy dropped frames
Everyone keeps saying it's a myth that Samsung's software is not bloated and slow anymore like TW days but I am not impressed this far.
I'm torn because this phone is really beautiful hardware with just slow software.
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You must be very unlucky because I have zero lag. Been using it for over a week and have not experienced any lag in any of the 130+ apps i've installed.
You might have some faulty version of the phone.
Wish you better luck with your Exynos version

Zer0_ said:
You must be very unlucky because I have zero lag. Been using it for over a week and have not experienced any lag in any of the 130+ apps i've installed.
You might have some faulty version of the phone.
Wish you better luck with your Exynos version
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The fact it's been present on Best Buy display models, T-Mobiles display and this phone I doubt that. It seems to happen more when running in WQHD for what it's worth. I have disabled a **** ton of bloat with package disabler and it's still not as smooth as the Axon 7 was not my 6s+.

Velrix said:
The fact it's been present on Best Buy display models, T-Mobiles display and this phone I doubt that. It seems to happen more when running in WQHD for what it's worth. I have disabled a **** ton of bloat with package disabler and it's still not as smooth as the Axon 7 was not my 6s+.
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I'm on tmobile with highest graphic settings no red tint of death and no lag everything is fast at the moment... maybe you got a lemon?
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and I've had my phone since 4/19 or 4/20 can't remember

mlock420 said:
I'm on tmobile with highest graphic settings no red tint of death and no lag everything is fast at the moment... maybe you got a lemon?
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and I've had my phone since 4/19 or 4/20 can't remember
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Yep...same. tmobile, highest settings, and absolutely zero lag

mlock420 said:
I'm on tmobile with highest graphic settings no red tint of death and no lag everything is fast at the moment... maybe you got a lemon?
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The phone is not a *lag fest* it just drops frames and it's noticeable to the naked eye. For instance pull the notifications menu down to your quick shortcuts and collapse the entire menu back to the home screen, you can notice frame drops for that 1 sec function. It's not as fluid as the expansion itself.
Screen transitions such as the fade out to home I see it ever so slightly. It's not laggy as in the cpu/ram is over worked it's just a bloated launcher and possibly ****ty/suboptimal cpu/gpu scheduler.
The only reason I notice this specifically as it's what originally drove me from Samsung years ago. Well that and the locked bootloaders.
We shall see if it's as noticeable with the Exynos variant when it ships out this week.

Lag? My rippin lightening fast! Had all the other tech guys at my job also blown away with its speed and fluidity. Blows away Apple too.
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I don't know ,Dude
Mines from At&t and zero lag ,everything's flying here

No lag here either. But I know what you're talking about. I've seen it happen in review videos. I was pretty worried about it.
Maybe try a factory reset?
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I've been pulling down notification all day because messages are coming in and don't see frame drops....do I need glasses?...im trying to replicate your problem but I cant....

The only lag I see is when exiting apps , The animation pauses for a split 2nd and then goes away . I think it's a touch wiz launcher thing because when I use Nova launcher I get no lag at all
One thing I wish touch wiz would stop doing when opening a folder on your home page don't take up the entire screen To access the apps inside the folder .

Fastest phone I've had, no lag here or anything like that here

mlock420 said:
I've been pulling down notification all day because messages are coming in and don't see frame drops....do I need glasses?...im trying to replicate your problem but I cant....
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To me it's like going from 60fps to 30fps. I just can see the frame drops. I'll try to record it via slow motion when my wife gets home.

mlock420 said:
I've been pulling down notification all day because messages are coming in and don't see frame drops....do I need glasses?...im trying to replicate your problem but I cant....
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Velrix said:
From the 2 hours so far with my S8+ (Had to get it for temp until my UK variant comes in).
I am using the ATT variant and am hoping my Exynos version will not lag as bad as this damn thing. My Axon 7 with stock rom just rooted ran circles around this thing.
Pull the notification menu down = dropped frames
Scroll apps drawer = dropped frames
Animation and Transition effects at 1x = Choppy dropped frames
Everyone keeps saying it's a myth that Samsung's software is not bloated and slow anymore like TW days but I am not impressed this far.
I'm torn because this phone is really beautiful hardware with just slow software.
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Not sure if troll post or...
This is the fastest mobile device I believe I've ever used. I would put that "snappy" feeling right on par with the iPhone, and probably better in some regards. Return\Replace.

Velrix said:
The fact it's been present on Best Buy display models, T-Mobiles display and this phone I doubt that. It seems to happen more when running in WQHD for what it's worth. I have disabled a **** ton of bloat with package disabler and it's still not as smooth as the Axon 7 was not my 6s+.
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Running un that mode here exynos version, zero lag. Pretty impresive actually! Maybe a snapdragon issue.

Phone's been flawless. Zero issues.

cantenna said:
Running un that mode here exynos version, zero lag. Pretty impresive actually! Maybe a snapdragon issue.
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Naw fam I'm on snap dragon and I don't see his problems on my phone...not yet anyway lol

Mine is so fast and smooth....
OP may have a J3 and not realize it.

kevinb9119 said:
Mine is so fast and smooth....
OP may have a J3 and not realize it.
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Did you even check the video posted....clearly not.

Does anyone have video evidence of a jelly-free OnePlus 5?

So I already have a OnePlus 5 that I ordered on launch day. Despite all of the bugs being reported, it's still a massive improvement over my Nexus 6P; basic tasks like navigating don't cause it to overheat, this Snapdragon 835 is light-years ahead of the laggy 810 CPU, the phone doesn't suddenly cut off when the battery reaches 30%, and it's FAST! It's not quite perfect, though:
1. Slight jelly effect when scrolling.
2. Slow WiFi, but I fixed this by forcing 5GHz and disabling 'Smart WiFi Switcher'.
3. Google Play Music doesn't allow me to seek to a different position with streaming music/podcasts (I can seek fine through downloaded music). No other music apps exhibit this problem, yet it only happens on OnePlus phones (the 3T had the same issue) so I'm not sure if the blame should be placed on Google or OnePlus. I subscribe to Google Play Music and listen to podcasts very often, so this is a huge inconvenience.
I've been mulling over the idea of ordering another OP5 and paying with PayPal to ensure that I wouldn't have any problems returning it if it turns out to be worse than the one I currently own. I've only had this one for 4 days, so if I order soon then I should have enough time to test both of them and decide which one I want to keep. Going through all of this would be a slight inconvenience, but I think it would be worth it to get my hands on one of these elusive jelly-free OP5s that some people claim to possess. I'm sure the other two issues can be fixed with software updates/ROMs.
Thanks

Ok l will go to another thread then?

how many jelly threads do we need?

a g bell said:
Yep here it is with screen recorder
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByRlwtAJ0pz0Wk9yWEloblZoZUU/view?usp=drivesdk
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Oops needs to edit some Better audio
Will make another soon with n5
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Screen recorder won't show the issue. It will only be seen with taking off screen video of it showing the panel.

BoboBrazil said:
Screen recorder won't show the issue. It will only be seen with taking off screen video of it showing the panel.
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Ok will take with n5 but what see on screen recording is what l see
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I don't have the Jelly issue on my phone at all. Neither do i have the slow wifi issue. I don't use google play music and have it disabled so i can't test that feature. Here is a quick video of it on my phone (I used AZ Screen Recorder).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH-XfRQk93Y
I've seen reviews of people such as SuperSaf (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDnW2biR9eQ) making videos of the phone's speed test against the iPhone 7 recorded with an external camera and i don't see that issue on his phone either. I think it's only affected on a few phones since my friends don't have this issue on their phones. If you have it, then you can return your phone to get a replacement.

Mikulec said:
how many jelly threads do we need?
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About 12 less than we currently have. At least.

a g bell said:
Ok will take with n5 but what see on screen recording is what l see
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LiveDown said:
I don't have the Jelly issue on my phone at all. Neither do i have the slow wifi issue. I don't use google play music and have it disabled so i can't test that feature. Here is a quick video of it on my phone (I used AZ Screen Recorder).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH-XfRQk93Y
I've seen reviews of people such as SuperSaf (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDnW2biR9eQ) making videos of the phone's speed test against the iPhone 7 recorded with an external camera and i don't see that issue on his phone either. I think it's only affected on a few phones since my friends don't have this issue on their phones. If you have it, then you can return your phone to get a replacement.
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From what I've read, screen recorders can't capture it. I can definitely see it in the video review that you linked to though.

No jelly.
No wifi speed issues.
No issues with music.

Im pretty sure we all have it but some of us cannot See it

nadejo said:
Im pretty sure we all have it but some of us cannot See it
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So tell my, why I see that in videos but not on my device? That makes no sense.

panhans said:
So tell my, why I see that in videos but not on my device? That makes no sense.
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I was just about to ask the same question? Some video's posted on YouTube etc it's clear as day but your saying we just can't see it on are own phones hmm something not right there
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@audioman42
http://www.youtubemultiplier.com/5956cb50c5e86-oneplus-5-jello-comparison.php
can you see it on the right video ? i cant, even if i slow it down, but i do see it on the left video.
no idea if thats evidence of a jelly free op5

https://youtu.be/TrVevrrvEnM
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https://youtu.be/2apMftZk9wg
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Now surely there is difference there??
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I dont see in mine. Try guess what is 1+5

Poeta said:
I dont see in mine. Try guess what is 1+5
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I've never been able to see it correctly mate ... is it supposed to be present on the vid you showed ?

ReyTheBoss said:
I've never been able to see it correctly mate ... is it supposed to be present on the vid you showed ?
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If is present, i dont see with. In mine 1+3 and 1+5...

it's not noticeable when scrolling fast, because everything blurs anyway.
I don't think most people will notice it at all, it's only evident when scrolling at a specific speed, and made more obvious if you are holding on a specific spot and moving up and down.

Confirm my Oneplus 5 does have the Aka Jelly effect.
I tried seeing it every which way i could think of..
Finally after putting Oneplus 2 side by side exact same apps as my Oneplus 5
scroll up and down with both phones exactly the same time and you will see the icons on the oneplus 2 stay Square where as the oneplus 5 elongate up with the scrolling or you can call it stretching.
This reminds me of Ubuntu Compwiz wobble effect.
https://youtu.be/8EiU0b0K_PM

Thread closed, as there are already active threads open discussing this topic.
Cheers,
Magnum_Enforcer
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Delay when opening apps

So I've had this issue with both my S7 and S8 where whenever I click to open certain apps from my home screen, there's a noticeable delay between when I touch the icon to when the app actually opens.
This most notably happens on the Facebook, any and all internet browsers, the Play Store, and the Google app.
The thing that confuses me is that no one else seems to report this issue, nor have I experienced it on other brand phones.
Has any one else experienced this or have any ideas for a solution?
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CConn882 said:
So I've had this issue with both my S7 and S8 where whenever I click to open certain apps from my home screen, there's a noticeable delay between when I touch the icon to when the app actually opens.
This most notably happens on the Facebook, any and all internet browsers, the Play Store, and the Google app.
The thing that confuses me is that no one else seems to report this issue, nor have I experienced it on other brand phones.
Has any one else experienced this or have any ideas for a solution?
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Your not the only one I experience it on both my S8+ and Note 8....I don't know why
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Dakidd516 said:
Your not the only one I experience it on both my S8+ and Note 8....I don't know why
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Glad to hear it's not just me. When I've mentioned if before, everyone just tells me I have a defective phone, which I don't.
At times it feels like Samsung phones are big diesel engine trucks - powerful, sure, but it takes them a while to really get moving.
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CConn882 said:
Glad to hear it's not just me. When I've mentioned if before, everyone just tells me I have a defective phone, which I don't.
At times it feels like Samsung phones are big diesel engine trucks - powerful, sure, but it takes them a while to really get moving.
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I'm thinking it's either touch wiz or a common app..because my before i installed my apps on my note 8 it was super smooth
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At the moment I have HTC U11(my daily driver) and as soon as I tap the shortcut, the app opens. When I compare it to my S8, I see the difference. I believe it could be Samsung's TouchWiz

Charkatak said:
At the moment I have HTC U11(my daily driver) and as soon as I tap the shortcut, the app opens. When I compare it to my S8, I see the difference. I believe it could be Samsung's TouchWiz
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Apparently it goes deeper than that because even when I use Nova launcher, the problem is there.
I also wonder if this is a problem that's only on the Snapdragon version, as I never remember my Exynos-powered Note 5 having any issue.
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CConn882 said:
Apparently it goes deeper than that because even when I use Nova launcher, the problem is there.
I also wonder if this is a problem that's only on the Snapdragon version, as I never remember my Exynos-powered Note 5 having any issue.
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Possible, but U11 is also on the same Snapdragon 835, but I do believe in my case at least, U11 has UFS 2.1, but my S8 has UFS 2.0. I do see the difference when apps get installed or updated. U11 is doing it faster.

Charkatak said:
Possible, but U11 is also on the same Snapdragon 835, but I do believe in my case at least, U11 has UFS 2.1, but my S8 has UFS 2.0. I do see the difference when apps get installed or updated. U11 is doing it faster.
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I'm not really knowledgeable enough to make these kinds of guesses, but maybe it's like a kernel issue? Because obviously different companies have different results with the same processor, so maybe Samsung just has poor optimization?
Either way, it just feels like a really unnecessary flaw for the phone.
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I would have said Yes for some big apps like heavy title games but for the ones you've mentioned(Facebook, Google, Store and etc), those are actually the fastest to open for me similar to system apps' speed.
PS. I'm the type of person to clear all recent apps and turn off the phone like 5 times a day because I'm a little OCD about an apps that might drain the battery. Lol
S8+

Graffiti Exploit said:
I would have said Yes for some big apps like heavy title games but for the ones you've mentioned(Facebook, Google, Store and etc), those are actually the fastest to open for me similar to system apps' speed.
PS. I'm the type of person to clear all recent apps and turn off the phone like 5 times a day because I'm a little OCD about an apps that might drain the battery. Lol
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I only turn my phone off once a week, but I've tried pretty much every combination to see if it fixed the problem. Cleared apps a lot, "locked" the problem apps in memory to see if that helped them load faster, etc.
Nothing really seemed to make a difference.
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If you want it to feel "faster'' you can go into developer options and turn off the animations for opening and closing the apps. Its a "fix" but in reality it isnt doing anything different. Its just a Samsung being a Samsung. If you want a phone that opens and does what its suppose to when you touch it get a Pixel

Gilley said:
If you want it to feel "faster'' you can go into developer options and turn off the animations for opening and closing the apps. Its a "fix" but in reality it isnt doing anything different. Its just a Samsung being a Samsung. If you want a phone that opens and does what its suppose to when you touch it get a Pixel
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The developer options thing wouldn't work as this delay happens before the animation even starts.
And but yeah, I do have a Pixel 2 XL preordered.
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Hmm.. I'm not so sure that these problems is related to Samsung exclusively..
My problems starts few years ago, when I had Nexus 6p.The same problem continued with iPhone 6s plus and 7 plus, then Galaxy S8 plus and now with Note 8.
I was sure that I had and have a problem with my home Wi-Fi (because as you know, WiFi can cause a lag) but when I saw this thread, well I don't know what to think anymore. I'm running out of ideas, definitely.
I've tried everything ,but no luck.
Any idea, potential solution will be very welcome..

This happens to me when my 4g reception or wifi is really not optimal. Always with internet related applications. Games , productivity etc.

What did you do about that?Solution?

I have to confirm this problem. Definitely, those problems are related to WiFi connection, in my case. My phone flying on LTE.

Does anybody has any idea, what caused these problems?

Chrome browsers feels sluggish

Hi,
On my Exynos s10+ when browsing animations feels sometimes laggy also switching between tabs is sometimes stuttering and not fluid like the Samsung browser.
These problems I don't have with my previous phone with a Snapdragon 845.
Animation speed is already on 0.5
Is this common? It feels I got downgraded 4 years ago in terms of speed.

Mine is blazing fast. Maybe you have a power saver on which slows down the cpu?

Also no stuttering on mine, maybe clear cache...

Chrome is definitely not as smooth as Samsung browser.

On my old Pocophone F1 the Chrome browser feels a lot faster.
Also when switching between tabs the animation never slows down or any of that kind of stuttering.

Go to setting - accessibilitty - video enhancement - remove animation

Samsung's browser is also based on Chromium, it's superior in 3D rendering but inferior in everything else important for actual browsing, you need to check what settings are slowing you down because it's definitely not Chrome.

I don't know through any benchmark if Chrome is faster than Samsung Internet and I do not use any phone than Samsung at this moment but Samsung Internet is smoother on Samsung phones. I have been using it for at least 2 years at a stretch and almost forgot that Chrome exists on my phone.

Corv0 said:
Samsung's browser is also based on Chromium, it's superior in 3D rendering but inferior in everything else important for actual browsing, you need to check what settings are slowing you down because it's definitely not Chrome.
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Do you use chrome or Samsung browser as to default?
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eyeatoma said:
Do you use chrome or Samsung browser as to default?
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Chrome, but I'm continuously trying to find an alternative that outperforms or at least matches it.

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Chrome, but I'm continuously trying to find an alternative that outperforms or at least matches it.
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So you don't find that chrome drains excess battery?
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eyeatoma said:
So you don't find that chrome drains excess battery?
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No, every other browser I have tried is worse.

Corv0 said:
No, every other browser I have tried is worse.
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So should I disable Samsung internet browser? The reason I'm asking is that I'm still getting only good screen on time not amazing. I got 6 hours yesterday but am not nearing 7 or 8 that many are getting. I've followed your guide and have applied most settings. For adaptive power saving I had it on for the last week and it does not seem to be helping. Then I had it off yesterday until it was at 20 percent and the screen on time seemed a little better.
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Not only the Chrome browser animations seems to be laggy and stuttering but the problem is there also in Google maps....

bassbounce said:
Not only the Chrome browser animations seems to be laggy and stuttering but the problem is there also in Google maps....
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Your device must be faulty. My device is blazing fast whether it is browser or maps. Take it to the service centre

Quicksilver said:
Your device must be faulty. My device is blazing fast whether it is browser or maps. Take it to the service centre
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I don't know, but fhd is faster.
Maybe the gpu is not so strong noticed more frame drops on qhd sadly.

bassbounce said:
I don't know, but fhd is faster.
Maybe the gpu is not so strong noticed more frame drops on qhd sadly.
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i think you got a faulty phone, qhd on my s10+ is silky smooth, also chrome is fast. I'm using exynos version.

bassbounce said:
Hi,
On my Exynos s10+ when browsing animations feels sometimes laggy also switching between tabs is sometimes stuttering and not fluid like the Samsung browser.
These problems I don't have with my previous phone with a Snapdragon 845.
Animation speed is already on 0.5
Is this common? It feels I got downgraded 4 years ago in terms of speed.
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Well mate iv got the sd 855 version of the s10 plus and my annimations laggy to and chrome as well

No lag whatsoever. I use Firefox and Kiwi (chromium). Although, I haven't seen lag since the SD808 days. Otherwise everything is snappy on this phone.

I had this exact same problem with chrome, i even took my phone to a Samsung service centre and they couldn't figure it out..... But I did!!
I did a factory reset and manually installed all new apps one by one, checking chrome after each install. Phone was fine until I updated the chrome app and back came the stuttering. So disabled the app which took it back to the factory version and not allowed it to update. Works great now, i hope this works for you too.!
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P. S i am running version 71