Compared to the other phones I have used I have noticed that browser performance on my GNex seems slow. I have used both stock browser and Chrome. Has anyone else noticed this or have any tips on increasing browser performance? I am using a pretty clean rom (MMuzzy 4.2.1).
+1 this, both the default browser and especially chrome is very slow, I've had better results with third party browsers (dolphin browser, firefox etc.)
Never noticed any problems on my galaxy Nexus. Used cm + Franco. Buttery smooth since day one
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I should try Franco kernel. I have never done just a kernel swap before. I'll have to read up on the procedure and any risks.
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Never noticed any problems on my galaxy Nexus. Used cm + Franco. Buttery smooth since day one
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What other devices have you used for comparison? Comparing to an iphone 4s, which i got for my wife the same time i got my gnex, it is night and day how much faster the browser is.
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I should try Franco kernel. I have never done just a kernel swap before. I'll have to read up on the procedure and any risks.
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It won't make a difference.
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I should try Franco kernel. I have never done just a kernel swap before. I'll have to read up on the procedure and any risks.
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There really any risks. It's the same process as flashing a ROM.
Boot into Recovery, Wipe Dalvik and Cache, Flash Kernel.
Upon flashing a new ROM, you will need to reflash the kernel after flashing the ROM as flashing the ROM will override your existing kernel with the packaged kernel that comes with the ROM.
What other devices have you used for comparison? Comparing to an iphone 4s, which i got for my wife the same time i got my gnex, it is night and day how much faster the browser is.
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I have a iPod Touch 3rd Generation (really just use it for music nowadays), Transformer, NS, GN, N4.
The only browsing problem out of those devices I had was my Nexus S where stock browser was laggy but it may of been fixed in 4.0.X. On GB, the experience wasn't very good. iOS browsing is definitely smooth, but I can't bother to use it anymore because the screen is way too small.
I don't use the GN anymore, I gave it to a family member but the browsing has been nothing but exceptional. I can't even choose whether to use AOSP browser (stock on GN) or chrome.
It won't make a difference.
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Better than doing nothing. It would make a difference on the overall phone performance that's for sure. Use Trickster Mod with Franco Kernel to customize the kernel in terms of color, sound, frequencies, etc.
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There really any risks. It's the same process as flashing a ROM.
Boot into Recovery, Wipe Dalvik and Cache, Flash Kernel.
Upon flashing a new ROM, you will need to reflash the kernel after flashing the ROM as flashing the ROM will override your existing kernel with the packaged kernel that comes with the ROM.
I have a iPod Touch 3rd Generation (really just use it for music nowadays), Transformer, NS, GN, N4.
The only browsing problem out of those devices I had was my Nexus S where stock browser was laggy but it may of been fixed in 4.0.X. On GB, the experience wasn't very good. iOS browsing is definitely smooth, but I can't bother to use it anymore because the screen is way too small.
I don't use the GN anymore, I gave it to a family member but the browsing has been nothing but exceptional. I can't even choose whether to use AOSP browser (stock on GN) or chrome.
Better than doing nothing. It would make a difference on the overall phone performance that's for sure. Use Trickster Mod with Franco Kernel to customize the kernel in terms of color, sound, frequencies, etc.
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I highly disagree that using a custom kernel on Android 4.2.1 will make a noticeable difference. It is my humble opinion that Google has optimized this device as far as possible to the point that these third-party developers can't squeeze out anymore performance - if it was possible the Google engineers would have done it themselves.
I use to be a huge Trinity fan, used it since the ICS days and swore up and down by it - now I just run with stock. Do I notice a difference? NOPE.
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I highly disagree that using a custom kernel on Android 4.2.1 will make a noticeable difference. It is my humble opinion that Google has optimized this device as far as possible to the point that these third-party developers can't squeeze out anymore performance - if it was possible the Google engineers would have done it themselves.
I use to be a huge Trinity fan, used it since the ICS days and swore up and down by it - now I just run with stock. Do I notice a difference? NOPE.
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By saying that you're implying that NO custom kernel on 4.2.1 on ANY phones it would make a difference. So you're calling everybody a liar in kernel threads because they feel a placebo? It certainly makes a noticeable difference in overall phone performance as well as battery.
Google has not optimized the device as far as possible by ANY means. There are always room for improvement in every device and software that is ever released. As more optimizations are done, it is harder to optimize but there is ALWAYS room for improvement. ALWAYS.
On the Nexus 4, your statement is outright wrong. Google didn't optimize the kernel by any means, there are many problems with it. It is stable for sure, but there is so much Google could of done to improve the kernel where kernel developers are doing quite the job on improving upon it. This goes the same for the Galaxy Nexus as it is the Galaxy Nexus forum.
Colors on stock kernel vs. custom kernel with Color Control... difference? YUP.
Benchmark differences? YUP. (benchmarks dont really mean anything for real-time performance but for some people they are so 'woah' about it)
Improved WiFi performance? YUP. Proved in many threads with newer sources.
Not to mention the PGM module? PGM is so awesome for the Galaxy Nexus that it can't be given up
For me the speed on Stock Android JB 4.2.1 browser is really good but I have issue with uploading:
When I upload files to e.g. xda-developers, ge.tt, mediafire, etc. uploading will fail what have not happened on JB 4.1.2 and older Jelly Bean ROMs.
So if I want to upload file to internet I have to use Chrome.
I use 3G on my Nexus pretty much and the speed is really good compared to other browsers e.g. Chrome, Dolphin.
if there is one thing where the galaxy nexus is really great is browser performance, the stock browser works fantastic, stock or with some custom kernel, the browsing experience is almost the same.. if your browser performance is bad may be your connection or any other issue, because atleast in my case it works perfect.
I just recently switched back to Dolphin after giving Chrome a good month or so to wow me. I don't think it is a lot faster than Chrome, but it is faster. Plus, extensions.
I've used Quick ICS Browser for ages and it's great. Recently started using Opera and it's pretty sweet too, although nut as feature-packed.
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Alright, you're gonna be mad about the topic but I'm being honest here.
I never had a nexus phone and I was hoping that if I got a Galaxy Nexus, the phone wouldn't stutter (in browser and in apps) and it does. On websites the stuttering when scrolling is annoying. The phone is fast (home screen, app drawer, settings) but a lot of apps are jittery and not fluid.
I'm running AOKP Milestone 4 with Lean Kernel v2.4.
So my question is, is it possible to get the Galaxy Nexus to be as smooth as an iPhone? Some reasons would be good because there's no doubting the 4s is very fluid with rare if any hiccups.
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what apps...all mine are as smooth as the iphone.
AOKP is the king of extra features, but if you want smooth you should try Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast.
The selling point if the iphone 4s is Suri.
My buddy tried to show it off and it didn't work at all.
He was really embarrassed.. It screwed up everything.
I showed him my nexus, and then I proceeded to pull 15 down 13 up in a speed test.
Boy was he jealous of my Nexus.
If all you care about is smooth scrolling, use the stock firmware. It's smoother than most ROMs, but lacks many features in the custom ROMs.
Don't forget, you're running a beta version of community created code. We don't have as much access to the hardware as the original designers, and can't optimize things as easily.
Whinging about it not being as smooth as an iPhone when you're running user created firmware is like complaining that the shelves you built yourself aren't as nice as the ones that your friend paid a professional carpenter to create.
AOKP runs great for most people, myself included, but there are tradeoffs for the extra features.
also, one more thing you gotta take into consideration is that aokp is more for customization. you want more of a rom that works only on stability. i havnt tried m4, but i do know that bamf is amazingly smooth. and alsooo when was the last time you saw the 4s? sure you can slide smoothly but doesnt it matter much more how quick you can load the page? try a diff browser also... mines working perfectly on google chrome and stock.
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If all you care about is smooth scrolling, use the stock firmware. It's smoother than most ROMs, but lacks many features in the custom ROMs.
Don't forget, you're running a beta version of community created code. We don't have as much access to the hardware as the original designers, and can't optimize things as easily.
Whinging about it not being as smooth as an iPhone when you're running user created firmware is like complaining that the shelves you built yourself aren't as nice as the ones that your friend paid a professional carpenter to create.
AOKP runs great for most people, myself included, but there are tradeoffs for the extra features.
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That's a poor analogy. The ROM devs are not building these ROMs from scratch, they are making relatively small changes to the code provided by Google. A better analogy would be assembling an office desk from IKEA (store that sells put-it-together-yourself furniture for you non-U.S. folk) vs having a carpenter friend put it together. Sure your friend might drill a hold here or there to make the fit better, but he isn't carving the shelf out of lumber.
-- also, one more thing you gotta take into consideration is that aokp is more for customization. you want more of a rom that works only on stability. i havnt tried m4, but i do know that bamf is amazingly smooth. and alsooo when was the last time you saw the 4s? sure you can slide smoothly but doesnt it matter much more how quick you can load the page? try a diff browser also... mines working perfectly on google chrome and stock. --
stock browser and chrome are jerky but the stock browser is a little better
Stock software was slow for me too, worse than AOKP M4
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-- what apps...all mine are as smooth as the iphone. --
XDA, web browser, maps
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-- AOKP is the king of extra features, but if you want smooth you should try Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast. --
Ok I'll try bugless beast ans see if it helps
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android will never be as smooth as the iphone, its running a dalvik client
Do iPhone users just get Android phones and swipe and down all day to see how fluid it moves. You guys know there is much more to the phone then just scrolling pages up and down, right?
You also realize the device is pushing a higher resolution then an iPhone as well so a lot more pixels are in play.
Seriously, even if the GN scrolled smoother then it already does, I don't think I would really give a sh.t......It would not change my experience in the least.
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android will never be as smooth as the iphone, its running a dalvik client
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Not to mention iPhone 4S GPU absolutely blows away any other mobile GPU on the market, and on top of that pushes fewer pixels.
iPhone 4S is a graphical beast.
Have you turned on Hardware Acceleration in the Settings?
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Have you turned on Hardware Acceleration in the Settings?
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Yes, it's turned on
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Not to mention iPhone 4S GPU absolutely blows away any other mobile GPU on the market, and on top of that pushes fewer pixels.
iPhone 4S is a graphical beast.
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The iPhone 4 is smooth as well and the GPU isn't as good as the iPhone 4S
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Do iPhone users just get Android phones and swipe and down all day to see how fluid it moves. You guys know there is much more to the phone then just scrolling pages up and down, right?
You also realize the device is pushing a higher resolution then an iPhone as well so a lot more pixels are in play.
Seriously, even if the GN scrolled smoother then it already does, I don't think I would really give a sh.t......It would not change my experience in the least.
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Jerky scrolling is annoying (in the browser and in XDA app)...it's as if the frame rate is running at 20fps as opposed to 60fps
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android will never be as smooth as the iphone, its running a dalvik client
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If that's true then that sucks.
crossover37 said:
If that's true then that sucks.
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of course its true, everything is in java
and of course don't forget about the fact that Android handles the UI in a different way compared to iOS (the UI isn't prioritised or something along those lines).
Could anyone throw in a modified framework.jar for stock ROM or CM9 with scrollingcache disabled? For the Sprint galaxy nexus
Most people think the Galaxy Nexus is pretty smooth, but for us OCD type and especially us former iPhone owners know it's not 60fps smooth.. It's very stuttery due to the scrolling cache... Disabling it makes it MUCH smoother.. Like iPhone 4S smooth.
I'm not sure if this was ever done on other models of the GN but there's nothing like that available for the Sprint version yet. AOKP has that option, but so far there isn't a port, either.
Thanks!
lolwut
This thread is useless. Stop being paranoid, your phone isn't lagging.
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zeuzinn said:
Could anyone throw in a modified framework.jar for stock ROM or CM9 with scrollingcache disabled? For the Sprint galaxy nexus
Most people think the Galaxy Nexus is pretty smooth, but for us OCD type and especially us former iPhone owners know it's not 60fps smooth.. It's very stuttery due to the scrolling cache... Disabling it makes it MUCH smoother.. Like iPhone 4S smooth.
I'm not sure if this was ever done on other models of the GN but there's nothing like that available for the Sprint version yet. AOKP has that option, but so far there isn't a port, either.
Thanks!
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Understandable. I've been trying to get my nexus as smooth as my 3gs. If u want to disablr scrolling cache, u could put in your build.prop
persist.sys.scrollingcache=3
Some custom ROMs, like the latest AOKP, allow you to disable the scrolling cache. Otherwise, it's not built into the default system.
I'm a bit confused. Isn't scrollingcache supposed to help with smoothness? Why does disabling it make the system smoother?
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Hi,
Found this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411317&highlight=scrolling+cache
- Some android applications have some lag when they scroll.
I found in logcat that garbage collector is working to much when I do some scroll in application.
I googled about it and found the 'scrollingcache' function inside android making problem.
Some application developers recommend disable 'scrollingcache' in app's internal config.
But not all applications have disabled scrollingcache.
So the mod I'll do will disable the scrollingcache throughout the Android OS.
All apps will have no problem with scrollingcache.
I've had scrolling improvements with facebook,playerpro,poweramp,gallery apps , etc.
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And Google it...
scrolling cache
Smokeey said:
This thread is useless. Stop being paranoid, your phone isn't lagging.
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I was also an iphone 4s user and i noticed a huge difference in the smoothness of the devices, the 4s is much smoother and actually has 0 stuttering, on s3, even on the home screen if i scroll medium to fast i see the stuttering.
Your reply is useless.
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I was also an iphone 4s user and i noticed a huge difference in the smoothness of the devices, the 4s is much smoother and actually has 0 stuttering, on s3, even on the home screen if i scroll medium to fast i see the stuttering.
Your reply is useless.
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Go back to your awesome iphone then. BTW, this is a Nexus forum
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Go back to your awesome iphone then. BTW, this is a Nexus forum
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Stop your dam trolling the iPhone is just an example. Hell he could used a windows phone for an example.
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Lol.. the Nexus Laggy? Maybe on ICS. Slap a Jb ROM on there and you'll forget the iweight. If your still not satisfied then go back to the isheep world and live forever in apple harmony.
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That's cuz the iOS designers killed many kittens for that ability sort of like making a philosophers stone
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As I've understood it the iPhone freeze all other tasks and uses all cpu to do the scrolling...
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy
I just wanted to confirm the OP. A good confirmation came from improved scrolling in Adobe Reader, which was horrid across multiple ROMs I've tried. It was a great deal faster with the newest Sprint OTA and GLaDOS 2.1 kernel.
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Could anyone throw in a modified framework.jar for stock ROM or CM9 with scrollingcache disabled? For the Sprint galaxy nexus
Most people think the Galaxy Nexus is pretty smooth, but for us OCD type and especially us former iPhone owners know it's not 60fps smooth.. It's very stuttery due to the scrolling cache... Disabling it makes it MUCH smoother.. Like iPhone 4S smooth.
I'm not sure if this was ever done on other models of the GN but there's nothing like that available for the Sprint version yet. AOKP has that option, but so far there isn't a port, either.
Thanks!
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As I've understood it the iPhone freeze all other tasks and uses all cpu to do the scrolling...
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy
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And jelly bean does not require that for buttery goodness
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The advantange of disabling the scrolling cache is more smoothness.
But what is the advantange, when it is on?
Wgich advantage has the scrolling cache?
hate to echo some users above, but wouldn't scrollling cache set to true/on be better for smoothness?
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/AbsListView.html#attr_android:scrollingCache
For those curious about the scrolling cache here's a video called "the world of ListView" :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skD1fjxSRog (jump to 37:14) .
Even though it's quite an old video, there are still many questions on StackOverflow related to ListView which would get solved by just watching this video.
OP, Learn a little bit about how to use Android and Linux. And then ask your questions.
I use stock CM11 with Smitty's Kernel. OC'd CPU 1.5Ghz and GPU at 512Mhz. ZRAM enabled. And a custom 3800mAh battery for battery.
Gotta say without any additional Linux tweaks my device is flying!
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What is the best kernel for stock 4.2.1 rom?
What I seek:
Fast, smooth and good battery life.
Type of Use:
Use hard during the day, but do not play games on it. Social networks, email, camera (very used), music (very used), feeds, maps, youtube.
I tested the Leankernel, quite liked, has a good battery life and is very slightly faster and smoother than stock, but has some small lag sometimes.
Yep I too wanted to ask the same question as I love stock but hate the color contrast! So yeah what is the best one for stock?
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There is no "best" kernel. The one built into the ROM you use (in your case stock) is usually the best combination since they were built to work together.
I'd say stock. For non-stock I'd say leankernel. Since you tried both, I guess I'm out of options here. Trinity was way too buggy, Franco did better, but not quite there yet since 4.2, AK is worth a try. Faux is not bad either. But I always end up with stock. Try each for a few days, since they work differently on ever phone. See which works the best for you.
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So guys I created this thread because I am very angry! I have on my nexus the latest paranoid Android build and it is annoying as hell. It reboots often and gets so slow that u can't imagine. Can anyone explain that to me. I tried so many things to fix this but nothing really helped. -.- by the way I am on ak kernel purity v30
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Try a different kernel
Why don't you flash the stock 4.2.2 update. It's fantastic,very smooth, very responsive , and quick. A hell of a lot better then 4.1
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Why don't you flash the stock 4.2.2 update. It's fantastic,very smooth, very responsive , and quick. A hell of a lot better then 4.1
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It's more interesting in terms of new features indeed. Unfortunately is by far more sluggish and buggy than rock stable jzo54k. Scrolling lag that comes after a while take away all the joy of using 4.2.2. It actually made me downgrade to 4.1.2. I've never thought I would admit that but deodexed CNA_3.8.0 feels much smoother and lighter than odexed stock JDQ39 (that feels really smooth right after reboot)
Try latest ak v014 kernel, sounds kernel related, either way that's the best kernel currently for galaxy nexus an more dramatically improve your gnex speed an performance.
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Franco
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Franco
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That's what I'm using over clocked at 1.4GHZ running everything smoothly
Why do people keep suggesting switch kernels? With the quantity of people with lag issues, it's definitely AOSP related. All switching kernels will do is sometimes wipe cache and dalvik or the users usually wipe cache and dalvik which supposedly helps for a bit along with the reboot which definitely helps for a bit. Custom kernels may help performance a bit but they don't clear whatever's happening in the code that causes the issue for many?
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Why do people keep suggesting switch kernels? With the quantity of people with lag issues, it's definitely AOSP related. All switching kernels will do is sometimes wipe cache and dalvik or the users usually wipe cache and dalvik which supposedly helps for a bit along with the reboot which definitely helps for a bit. Custom kernels may help performance a bit but they don't clear whatever's happening in the code that causes the issue for many?
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Its probably not directly AOSP related or else every single android device would have the issue on an AOSP ROM.
If I had to guess I'd say that people just aren't maintaining their phone. They let garbage data build up in the internal storage, collect tons of apps that they almost never use and almost never reboot. With just a little upkeep I've had almost none of the issues people are complaining about and when I did it was gone as soon as I did some tidying up.
I mentioned it very often now in different thread as it seems a very common issue - did you try lagfix from PlayStore? This helped me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39273944&postcount=21
Not a final solution, but it works (for some time) and I hope Google fixes it in Android 5...
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I mentioned it very often now in different thread as it seems a very common issue - did you try lagfix from PlayStore? This helped me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39273944&postcount=21
Not a final solution, but it works (for some time) and I hope Google fixes it in Android 5...
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Actually it fixed my all problems related to performance
I had these slow down problem too for almost 2 months because my available storage was too low (around 1gb).
Then I realized that its related to trimming problem.
So far the combo of lagfix and seeder is working good.
No lag n other problems at all
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If I had to guess I'd say that people just aren't maintaining their phone. They let garbage data build up in the internal storage, collect tons of apps that they almost never use and almost never reboot. With just a little upkeep I've had almost none of the issues people are complaining about and when I did it was gone as soon as I did some tidying up.
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It can be very true. However I use my device in exactly the same way I used to do while running previous versions of JB. I have installed the almost exactly the same amount and sort of apps. I try to keep my gnex clean. I've never had less free memory than 4 GB. To be honest I don't remember when I had to reboot my nexus before 4.2.2 was released cos I've never had this low fps scrolling issue until JDQ39. I am not trying to advertise any rom. I've always been huge fan of stock due to its stability and smoothness, but Purity Rom was the only one I haven't noticed this bug so far.
No response from Thread creator, he is no care with our comments...lol..
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Hello whoever is reading this,
I'm getting real tired of how slow my phone has consistently been slow for months now. I've tried a bunch of roms and kernels in combination, and while it seems to work smoothly after a clean flash, it slows back down to its usual laggy state within a few days (or even hours!)
I partially blame the age of the phone, as it's old processor probably can't handle all of the customizations being thrown at it that are really being developed for the Nexus 4. But aside from that, everyone in every rom or kernel thread is always raving about how "buttery smooth" or "lightning fast", or whatever else their phone is, claiming performance is awesome. It could just be that all those users are just used to some lag, but I'm really starting to feel like I'm the only one who has such performance issues.
For this reason I'm wondering if it's possible that something hardware-wise might be starting to die, similar to how "cheap memory is killing off Google Nexus 7". Is this possible?
Is there any app that can run hardware tests to check for things like that? I would love to see if my suspicions are correct or totally wrong. Is there anything else I should try?
I'm currently running the latest ak47 rom (AOKP Milestone 2 on top of VANIR (linaro), and using Fancy Kernel. I've found the performance is pretty good compared to other roms I've tried but I still find myself waiting seconds for the app drawer to open, to scroll through pages in the app drawer, etc.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Hmmm... if it is anything related to what was happening with the Nexus 7, then you've probably heard what Android 4.3 did for it. I'm writing this from my Galaxy Nexus, and it hasn't been faster since 4.1; whatever 4.3 did for the Nexus 7 has a similar effect on my GNexus. It took a couple days, but I have my butter back!
Before the update, I was in the same boat as you. Even the keyboard was ridiculously laggy. Now? Buttery. Not Nexus 4 buttery, but buttery.
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Hmmm... if it is anything related to what was happening with the Nexus 7, then you've probably heard what Android 4.3 did for it. I'm writing this from my Galaxy Nexus, and it hasn't been faster since 4.1; whatever 4.3 did for the Nexus 7 has a similar effect on my GNexus. It took a couple days, but I have my butter back!
Before the update, I was in the same boat as you. Even the keyboard was ridiculously laggy. Now? Buttery. Not Nexus 4 buttery, but buttery.
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I didn't hear what 4.3 did, but I gather that it improved the speed? Sweet, maybe I'll try that. My issue is I'm too addicted to AOKP
But I'll have to try a stock 4.3 rom or something and hopefully I'll find the same results as you. Thanks for your input!
My question about an app that runs hardware integrity tests still stands.
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I didn't hear what 4.3 did, but I gather that it improved the speed? Sweet, maybe I'll try that. My issue is I'm too addicted to AOKP
But I'll have to try a stock 4.3 rom or something and hopefully I'll find the same results as you. Thanks for your input!
My question about an app that runs hardware integrity tests still stands.
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No problem! And it provided a lot of behind-the-scenes improvements for graphics processing. It also made FSTRIM turned on by default in the system; it will run whenever the battery is above ~70% and the device is idle. It basically stops the device from needing to perform multiple actions in the storage whenever it needs to read or write. You only notice the effects of it NOT being present over many write cycles, which is why performance may seem to have deteriorated over time.
And yeah, custom just gives you so many choices! But a few days with 4.3 should REALLY ramp up your performance. It takes a little while for FSTRIM to do it's magic. App drawer opens after 0.7 seconds or so, and swiping between pages is quite fluid and responsive.
Glad to be of service! Hope it helps out.
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Aside from 4.3, I've found that if you goto Developer options, and lower the Transition, Window, and Animator scales from 1x down to .5x things seem to move more smoothly. Albeit they only reduce animation times, the visual effect may be enough. I also use Nova Prime launcher and turn animations to "Nova" speed. Things like the app drawer open instantly. Absolutely zero lag. What I'm running is in my sig...
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Hello whoever is reading this,
I'm getting real tired of how slow my phone has consistently been slow for months now. I've tried a bunch of roms and kernels in combination, and while it seems to work smoothly after a clean flash, it slows back down to its usual laggy state within a few days (or even hours!)
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Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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This frustrated me for a long time until I came across this app (root needed):
LagFix Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grilledmonkey.lagfix&hl=en
XDA thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104326#fm
"Some Android users suffer from poor performance after some days/weeks of heavy usage. This is due to a well-known TRIM bug affecting these devices. The source of the problem is that internal storage is not properly TRIMmed when needed. It is also well-known fact that running fstrim Linux tool from time to time fixes the issue until internal memory runs out of free blocks. LagFix is a user-friendly implementation of fstrim utility. It allows you to select which partitions to trim (you should leave defaults unless you know what you are doing) and run the process easily."
Android 4.3 finally implements this fix, so if you go a 4.3 ROM, you won't need this.
Yep, like they all said, 4.3 fixes that with things like TRIM, and I can attest to that firsthand.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
I must say that the phone is faster on 4.3, but my battery life is horrible when comparing to 4.1.1 or even 4.2.2, especially when using the phone.
I don't know if it's true or I'm too bugged about it. Could someone please confirm it to me?
rafa1696 said:
I must say that the phone is faster on 4.3, but my battery life is horrible when comparing to 4.1.1 or even 4.2.2, especially when using the phone.
I don't know if it's true or I'm too bugged about it. Could someone please confirm it to me?
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infact my battery life is improved a lot after 4.3
sent from my sexy Nexy
paarthdesai said:
infact my battery life is improved a lot after 4.3
sent from my sexy Nexy
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^^^that^^^
and for some reason, one screen time was BETTER than 4.2
I guess it's just bad luck haha.
Gonna test it calmly to be sure.