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I am seeing widget locker priced for $1 on Amazon and was thinking of getting it but I would first like to know if there are draw backs with my phones wake time and battery life? I use CM7 and MIUI as my roms. Any feedback would be appreciated.
anyone????
I've been using it and I can't tell a difference with battery life .. works pretty smooth
I no longer use it but when I did I loved it. Every now and then a little hiccup with the interface but nothing major. No battery issues at all.
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I had a few issues with slow wake times, but only occasionally. When unlocking to LauncherPro it would sometimes take 5+ seconds - no problems with ADW Ex or any other launcher/app. All of these issues were prior to the update that included themes, everything past that worked great except widgets and CM7 theme chooser.
I'm not using it at the moment as I realized I rarely would launch anything from it & I'm happy with the MIUI lockscreen. It's worth the full price, and definitely worth a buck. MIUI has the only lockscreen that I don't think is ugly, so next time I switch roms I'll definitely install it again.
I think you should get it.
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plainjane said:
I had a few issues with slow wake times, but only occasionally. When unlocking to LauncherPro it would sometimes take 5+ seconds
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Widget Locker -> Settings -> "Five Second Rule"
"Widget Locker delayed by five second rule. This is due to pressing the home button less than five seconds ago. Check settings -> Five second rule for Help."
Personally I love it, You can add applications, Widgets(!!!!), and separate settings to your lock screen. You can also set an alternate background on it from the rest of your phone. And there's actually an entire thread with a whole bunch of different sliders for unlocking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968613
wanfaltm said:
Widget Locker -> Settings -> "Five Second Rule"
"Widget Locker delayed by five second rule. This is due to pressing the home button less than five seconds ago. Check settings -> Five second rule for Help."
Personally I love it, You can add applications, Widgets(!!!!), and separate settings to your lock screen. You can also set an alternate background on it from the rest of your phone. And there's actually an entire thread with a whole bunch of different sliders for unlocking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968613
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Actually it wasn't the five second rule, I had the root bypass option checked and it usually happened after the phone had been asleep for more than 30 minutes. Plus the five-second rule has to do with loading WidgetLocker, not with unlocking. The problem did not happen with any other launcher or when unlocking to any other app that was already open, just to clarify.
I never had that problem on the newer versions. But I also haven't ran LauncherPro in a long time, so I cannot say if the problem persisted.
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I like widget locker but I too would get hiccups so I eventually just did without it. Btw using it on cm7 either freeze or unistall theme manager. They don't play well together.
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I bought widget locker and just got tired of the unlock wake time and sometimes unresponsiveness. It might work a lot better on your phone, but for me it became too much of an annoyance. I would also encountered the previous lock screen pop up and quickly turn back into widget locker screen and just became frustrated and reverted back to CM7 stock lockscreen..maybe lack of user knowledge on my part, but did not have the time..you might have a different experience.
Widget locker works great on my phone. Only problem was with my poweramp lockscreen widget. That, widgetlocker, and my phone lock would hiccup.
Had no problem with it.
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I really like the idea of widget locker alot, but like alot of others have said it would have lag when opening to launcher pro most of the time.I really wish it played better with my setup cuz its definitely worth the price.
I had it for a while too. I don't use it any more. I stopped because I had some lag time when waking the phone. I'm sure I'll use it again. Maybe the problem is fixed now.
Widget Locker works great on my CM7 rom
I've used both MIUI and CM and haven't had any problems with Widget Locker. They developer has been really good about emailing when I had questions too.
For a buck how can you go wrong? I have to break myself of the cheapskate thought a lot of times. I feel like making app purchases is life or death, but will spend money in other areas with much less caution.
I'm sure all of us have wasted $1 on more frivolous things, like a double cheeseburger.
Anyone else notice that it gets a little jittery when you're on the app drawer and you hit the home key? When the icons do that zoom out, it's not as smooth as the rest of the phone usually is. It's minor, I know, but I'm starting to think maybe Apple has a patent on a smooth UI (that's a joke).
I've also noticed bad performance with live wallpapers on the home screens, it's really rough with most live wallpapers. I previously had the Epic 4G Touch (Galaxy S 2) and it was ALWAYS smooth as butter, even with live wallpapers... when running the stock TouchWiz UI. So while the processor/gpu in the GS2 is probably better, it seems to me like it's more of a software issue.
It doesn't bother me enough to want to go back to the Galaxy S II, mind you, physically this phone is superior and I sure love me some vanilla ICS... but are any of you noticing this with custom ROMs as well?
EDIT: I wanted to add, I've tried Nova & Apex, and I didn't notice a difference in this regard.
When you tried Apex did you turn on the setting that saves your home screen in memory? I have noticed almost zero lag with this option selected
BMWPower06 said:
When you tried Apex did you turn on the setting that saves your home screen in memory? I have noticed almost zero lag with this option selected
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It seems to help just a little with live wallpapers when sliding between homescreens, but it has zero effect on how jittery it is when you're in the app drawer and you hit the home button (when the icons "fly away" and you go back to the home screen).
I dont have any App drawer to Home lag.
Every stock LWP except "Phase Beam" lags afaik. Kinda sucks but how it is.
Ryjabo said:
Anyone else notice that it gets a little jittery when you're on the app drawer and you hit the home key? When the icons do that zoom out, it's not as smooth as the rest of the phone usually is. It's minor, I know, but I'm starting to think maybe Apple has a patent on a smooth UI (that's a joke).
I've also noticed bad performance with live wallpapers on the home screens, it's really rough with most live wallpapers. I previously had the Epic 4G Touch (Galaxy S 2) and it was ALWAYS smooth as butter, even with live wallpapers... when running the stock TouchWiz UI. So while the processor/gpu in the GS2 is probably better, it seems to me like it's more of a software issue.
It doesn't bother me enough to want to go back to the Galaxy S II, mind you, physically this phone is superior and I sure love me some vanilla ICS... but are any of you noticing this with custom ROMs as well?
EDIT: I wanted to add, I've tried Nova & Apex, and I didn't notice a difference in this regard.
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I will confirm that the zoom out animation when hitting home from the app drawer is not as smooth as it should be. My old Samsung Fascinate is on AOKP and the transition out of the app drawer is actually smoother than my Nexus. I wouldn't call it lag but it's definitely not as smooth as it should be.
martonikaj said:
Every stock LWP except "Phase Beam" lags afaik. Kinda sucks but how it is.
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On this phone, yes. On the Galaxy S2... no.
To contradict the apple joke, I have an iPod touch 4th Gen and my friend has an iPhone 4S, both of them get laggy transitions after a while, especially after opening a few apps. I'm on stock and have zero lag. Nova had less then apex from what I've used.
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Same for me ..
The live wallpapers all lag, but its gotta be a software issue not yet fixed.
The app drawer fly away animation is weird, cause I do see that stutter sometimes. But then a lot of the time its smooth. Not sure what that's all about. But I'm of the opinion that everything can be smoothed with a software tweak.
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It seems to help just a little with live wallpapers when sliding between homescreens, but it has zero effect on how jittery it is when you're in the app drawer and you hit the home button (when the icons "fly away" and you go back to the home screen).
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You found the cause
Ryjabo said:
On this phone, yes. On the Galaxy S2... no.
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Well, feel free to switch then. Not every phone is as perfect as the GS2.
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You found the cause
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No... because I said: It seems to help just a little with live wallpapers when sliding between homescreens, but it has zero effect on how jittery it is when you're in the app drawer and you hit the home button (when the icons "fly away" and you go back to the home screen).
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Well, feel free to switch then. Not every phone is as perfect as the GS2.
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These forums exist for many reasons including discussing problems, right? This is an obvious problem and I'd like to discuss it. Thanks.
Your solution here is to live with it or get a different phone and you've been "thanked" at least a couple of times for it. That's super constructive. Do you honestly not understand why I brought up the Galaxy S2 as a comparison, or do I need to draw pictures?
Am I the only one that finds it frustrating that Google's flagship device doesn't perform as well as other devices in something as simple as homescreen transitions or opening/closing the app drawer?
IMO its the soft key glow animations causing the "lag". There's a mod which I have done which shortens the length of the glow animations, its basically eliminated the lag you are talking about.
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I find it funny that my Nexus S runs all the Lwp perfectly but my gnex doesn't.
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FrostyF7 said:
I find it funny that my Nexus S runs all the Lwp perfectly but my gnex doesn't.
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You spelled "ridiculous" wrong.
rob151515 said:
IMO its the soft key glow animations causing the "lag". There's a mod which I have done which shortens the length of the glow animations, its basically eliminated the lag you are talking about.
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you're right. set them "off" within AOKP ROM settings and the appdrawer is smoother now when closing
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Am I the only one that finds it frustrating that Google's flagship device doesn't perform as well as other devices in something as simple as homescreen transitions or opening/closing the app drawer?
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Nope it drives me crazy too. I have started using Apex launcher with the widgets tab hidden so its just apps and its better but still jitters a bit. I even get jitters and lag on the lockscreen. I turned auto brightness off which helped but from time to time it lags crazy if i swipe fast.
Its not good enough.
My friend and my wifes best friend have nexus s's and they perform a lot better than my Gnex with the stock launcher which is just embarrising.
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You spelled "ridiculous" wrong.
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this made me literally LOL.
Ryjabo said:
No... because I said: It seems to help just a little with live wallpapers when sliding between homescreens, but it has zero effect on how jittery it is when you're in the app drawer and you hit the home button (when the icons "fly away" and you go back to the home screen).
These forums exist for many reasons including discussing problems, right? This is an obvious problem and I'd like to discuss it. Thanks.
Your solution here is to live with it or get a different phone and you've been "thanked" at least a couple of times for it. That's super constructive. Do you honestly not understand why I brought up the Galaxy S2 as a comparison, or do I need to draw pictures?
Am I the only one that finds it frustrating that Google's flagship device doesn't perform as well as other devices in something as simple as homescreen transitions or opening/closing the app drawer?
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So...what did you accomplish by bringing up the GS2?
Did you...fix your problem?
Did you...make yourself feel better?
We all get it, the GS2 doesn't lag on live walls. Well, guess what? This one does, like most android devices. This is a fact, and it may or may not get fixed. So really, bringing the GS2 into any conversation regarding the Galaxy Nexus is NOT constructive. Comparing the GS2 to this device is going to be met with irritated folks because we have been listening to it for the last 6 months. I am sure I am not speaking only for myself when I say I am sick and tired of it.
This is not a PC. We can't just go throw extra parts in it, and upgrade the hardware. Therefore, the only solution to your problem is another device. I am sorry if it offends you, but it is a fact. Take the good with the bad, or find another device that is better for you. This is how the smartphone world works.
Hello everyone,
I have my HTC One M8 (standard european silver version from shop) for one month and I am facing mini lags in animation when I exit app drawer to main screen with widgets. It is not happening everytime, maybe in one of five attempts. I is not very serious and otherwise device works very well, but I am dissapointed a bit, because I thought HTC Sense is fastest android customized UI. I was experiencing it with stock 4.4.3 and also after update to 4.4.4 few weeks ago. I have also done reset to factory settings after update to 4.4.4, but it didnt help. I noticed that lag is more frequent, when the main screen is filled with icons (I have here big HTC weather widget, HTC music widget, and 8 icons. Then on second main screen I have calendar widget and on last screen I have blinkfeed. And there are only like 5 apps installed, autosync is off, nothing is running on background, I have even disabled some running HTC apps (Facebook, Fitbit, Kids Mode, Twitter, Dot view...), but still the same. I dont want to root it and I would like to avoid alternative launchers, because I like HTC blinkfeed and widgets.
Is anybody else having this problem? What should I do to fix it? I have also tried to force GPU rendering in Developer options, but it didnt help.
Thanks
I can return to home from menu over and over with no noticeable lag. This is with HTC weather clock widget, 8 app icons, and 2 other widgets. Stock debloated 4.4.4 ROM.
Does it do this after a factory reset, with no 3rd party apps (or at at least minimal) installed?
Yes, as I mentioned, I have done factory reset as well and issue is there immediately after I fill main screen with HTC widgets and icons (with blank home screen issue is hardly noticable and very rare though), without any 3rd applications installed. And lag is very hardly to track, because some days it is not noticable at all and some other days it it more agressive.
mojemenouzbolopouzite said:
Yes, as I mentioned, I have done factory reset as well and issue is there immediately after I fill main screen with HTC widgets and icons (with blank home screen issue is hardly noticable and very rare though), without any 3rd applications installed. And lag is very hardly to track, because some days it is not noticable at all and some other days it it more agressive.
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Take a look at the services that's running in the background or maybe a rogue app is causing this issues. I once faced a similar issue on my HTC Desire and I factory reset the device and reduced the apps installed and everything was back to normal
mojemenouzbolopouzite said:
Hello everyone,
I have my HTC One M8 (standard european silver version from shop) for one month and I am facing mini lags in animation when I exit app drawer to main screen with widgets. It is not happening everytime, maybe in one of five attempts. I is not very serious and otherwise device works very well, but I am dissapointed a bit, because I thought HTC Sense is fastest android customized UI. I was experiencing it with stock 4.4.3 and also after update to 4.4.4 few weeks ago. I have also done reset to factory settings after update to 4.4.4, but it didnt help. I noticed that lag is more frequent, when the main screen is filled with icons (I have here big HTC weather widget, HTC music widget, and 8 icons. Then on second main screen I have calendar widget and on last screen I have blinkfeed. And there are only like 5 apps installed, autosync is off, nothing is running on background, I have even disabled some running HTC apps (Facebook, Fitbit, Kids Mode, Twitter, Dot view...), but still the same. I dont want to root it and I would like to avoid alternative launchers, because I like HTC blinkfeed and widgets.
Is anybody else having this problem? What should I do to fix it? I have also tried to force GPU rendering in Developer options, but it didnt help.
Thanks
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Are you using "power saver"? It limits power to your CPU.
It might be the culprit. Taking a guess here.
I've been having the same issues after the 4.4.4 update. Did a hard reset, and alas, no improvements. The only thing that seems to improve overall performance and battery life, as well as eliminate the glitches is switching to ART (from developer options). The only other option for me, practically, is to unlock bootloader or s-off, then flash 4.4.2 which was simply amazing.
Anyway, try switching to ART, you WILL notice great improvement
First of all, thank you guys for tips.
I dont think this is caused by some background process, because as I mentioned, issue is there immediately after actory reset, when I fill main screen with HTC widgets. And also benchmark performance is good (more than 43000 points in new Antutu) and battery life as well, so there is not process eating CPU power.
And I am not using power saving mode.
I been thinking about switching to ART before, but I have done some research and some users are reporting issues with some applications after switching to ART.. Maybe I will just have to wait 2 months for official Android 5.0 update, which will be running on ART and I hope it will fix this minor but annoying issue.
Perhaps your expectations are slightly high? Any device has its odd laggy times.
Clear the cache. Watch your free space. Greenify games and any social apps that you can live without notifications. We don't know your setup or what is running... You may have "everything on", 5 social apps running and who knows what else.
Hard to troubleshoot this honestly. If you have an inefficient setup and CPU hungry apps running in the background, of course you'll see stutters. ?
mojemenouzbolopouzite said:
First of all, thank you guys for tips.
I dont think this is caused by some background process, because as I mentioned, issue is there immediately after actory reset, when I fill main screen with HTC widgets. And also benchmark performance is good (more than 43000 points in new Antutu) and battery life as well, so there is not process eating CPU power.
And I am not using power saving mode.
I been thinking about switching to ART before, but I have done some research and some users are reporting issues with some applications after switching to ART.. Maybe I will just have to wait 2 months for official Android 5.0 update, which will be running on ART and I hope it will fix this minor but annoying issue.
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You probably have a bunch of apps running in the background. I've set "long press back button" to kill apps and keep them from running in the background.
Another way to kill running apps is to go to the "recent apps" on navbar (or pie controls if you are like me) and tap the squiggly line in a box at the top/task manager.
Kill the apps that are running that you aren't using (except for hangouts if you use it for sms, sms, email, anything you want running for notifications pretty much) and see if that helps.
If you don't want to use task manager, you could just reboot your phone for the same results.
Task manager is quicker though.
OP, you are right that Sense has lag especially returning to home screen. I always had it and it was pretty annoying coming from the Nexus 5. Changing launchers to Google Now launcher helps the home screen lag issue. It's just a Blinkfeed launcher issue that you are experiencing.
HTC One M8
Guys I am telling you again and again, that this issue is present immediately after factory reset (when I just set HTC widgets and icons on main screen).
This is the list of my current running apps (see attachment, I have disabled almost everything)
I now think that this issue is on every HTC ONE M8 (as Elisha confirmed), but I am just too sensitive to lags. Even cheap ZTE of my sister with Nova launcher has smoother transition to main menu in most cases.
Let see how HTC will handle Android 5 update, maybe it will be better.
Mine is smooth as silk. Better than my N5 even.
Debloated, some greenifying, location off, Nova Launcher... Most sense apps frozen. Incredible battery life and lag free.
It's not all M8's. ?
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Darth said:
Mine is smooth as silk. Better than my N5 even.
Debloated, some greenifying, location off, Nova Launcher... Most sense apps frozen. Incredible battery life and lag free.
It's not all M8's. ?
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Yes, because you have Nova launcher ... read replies above you before posting
mojemenouzbolopouzite said:
Yes, because you have Nova launcher ... read replies above you before posting
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And so for anyone that bothered by "mini" lag, There's your answer. Or live with it by choice.
Yes I read... I always read. Thanks for the tip tho. ?
I have the AT&T version and it had stutters going from the app drawer to the home screen every time from the moment I first turned it on. I RUU'd to Developer version, OTA'd to 4.4.4 and there are no stutters now. Totally smooth fade. Nearly every transition is completely smooth.
I'm not sure if it's the developer RUU or 4.4.4, but it's very smooth with Blinkfeed launcher.
Hey guys,
while I'm extremely happy with the phone (awesome screen, perfect fingerprint location IMO, general form factor), I've come across three little problems:
1.) The biggest "flaw": Using another launcher / wallpaper than the stock one causes the face-unlock to be slower. And if you set another launcher / wallpaper, there will be a noticeable delay when you turn on the screen: The wallpaper will take longer to appear on the screen than everything else.
2.) The time between hitting the power button on the right / using the double-tap-to-wake feature and the screen actually turning on is almost a second. Coming from the 3T btw, where it almost felt instant.
3.) I'm not sure whether it's a flaw but it's just something that looks strange: The greyish navbar when using a dark-themed app. (I wouldn't really call this a problem, it's just a consistency flaw you notice, while operating the phone.
So first of all: Do you have the same impressions? It might very well just be my phone and you don't encounter these problems. But in another thread I already read about the face-unlock time taking longer, when using another launcher / wallpaper.
Thanks in advance for any replies and experiences!
Sangraphim said:
Hey guys,
while I'm extremely happy with the phone (awesome screen, perfect fingerprint location IMO, general form factor), I've come across three little problems:
1.) The biggest "flaw": Using another launcher / wallpaper than the stock one causes the face-unlock to be slower. And if you set another launcher / wallpaper, there will be a noticeable delay when you turn on the screen: The wallpaper will take longer to appear on the screen than everything else.
2.) The time between hitting the power button on the right / using the double-tap-to-wake feature and the screen actually turning on is almost a second. Coming from the 3T btw, where it almost felt instant.
3.) I'm not sure whether it's a flaw but it's just something that looks strange: The greyish navbar when using a dark-themed app. (I wouldn't really call this a problem, it's just a consistency flaw you notice, while operating the phone.
So first of all: Do you have the same impressions? It might very well just be my phone and you don't encounter these problems. But in another thread I already read about the face-unlock time taking longer, when using another launcher / wallpaper.
Thanks in advance for any replies and experiences!
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1) I do not have the problem using Nova Launcher
2} I press the power button the screen appears in less than half a second
3) I do not have that problem but I only have two dark themed apps
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Like this
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There's an app in the play store called Navbar Apps which can fix the navbar colour issue. Doesn't even need root!
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There's an app in the play store called Navbar Apps which can fix the navbar colour issue. Doesn't even need root!
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Thanks Lum_UK, but I already tried that one. I find it to be a bit slow in overlaying the "correct" color, i.e. the overlay isn't always there from the beginning when opening an app.
And I'm not interested in rooting anymore.
You can force it to just black in that app, which may be preferable to the grey, and avoids the delay issue.
Otherwise, probably not much you can do unless a future OOS adds new options.
Use gallery to set ur wallpapers, do lockscreen 1st then homescreen, don't do both. Using Action Launcher
Bradl79 said:
Use gallery to set ur wallpapers, do lockscreen 1st then homescreen, don't do both. Using Action Launcher
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Doesn't change anything for me
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Doesn't change anything for me
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What launcher r u using
So far I tried Nova, Lawnchair and the stock launcher. I'm encountering this problem with Nova and Lawnchair, not with the stock one. But if I set a custom wallpaper in the stock launcher, the wallpaper-appearing-delay is also there.
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So far I tried Nova, Lawnchair and the stock launcher. I'm encountering this problem with Nova and Lawnchair, not with the stock one. But if I set a custom wallpaper in the stock launcher, the wallpaper-appearing-delay is also there.
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Tbh I think the only thing that will be useful is a factory reset
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Sangraphim said:
1.) The biggest "flaw": Using another launcher / wallpaper than the stock one causes the face-unlock to be slower. And if you set another launcher / wallpaper, there will be a noticeable delay when you turn on the screen: The wallpaper will take longer to appear on the screen than everything else.
2.) The time between hitting the power button on the right / using the double-tap-to-wake feature and the screen actually turning on is almost a second. Coming from the 3T btw, where it almost felt instant.
3.) I'm not sure whether it's a flaw but it's just something that looks strange: The greyish navbar when using a dark-themed app. (I wouldn't really call this a problem, it's just a consistency flaw you notice, while operating the phone.
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#2 is because of face unlock. Disable it and it will be instant.
Personally i use ambient display + lift up display so when i pick the phone i can see the clock and if needed, the double tap to wake in that screen is instant too
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Thanks Lum_UK, but I already tried that one. I find it to be a bit slow in overlaying the "correct" color, i.e. the overlay isn't always there from the beginning when opening an app.
And I'm not interested in rooting anymore.
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You can turn off the animation in Navbar Apps as well. That way the correct color will load much faster.
I don't use Face Unlock, but everything turns on instantly for me.
However, the nav bar color oscuro the worst and I can't wait to get back to a good AOSP firmware. OxygenOS is great and all but missing very important features I just can't live (comfortably) without.
fuarkgl3 said:
#2 is because of face unlock. Disable it and it will be instant.
Personally i use ambient display + lift up display so when i pick the phone i can see the clock and if needed, the double tap to wake in that screen is instant too
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You're right! This means bye-bye then to face unlock, unless this is fixed. I'm using smart lock anyway. :good:
Thank you for all your replies so far! They really were helpful!
Now could you still say something about "problem" #1? Do you observe the same or is it different? So if you use another launcher / wallpaper, will the wallpaper take longer to load then everything else?
1. agreed, same exact issue here.
2. i dont have that issue. both FP and FU are pretty much instant. sounds strange. maybe factory reset is really the way to go.
3. yea i agree, not optimal.
Hey guys,
I just wanted to give a heads up to you: I just discovered how to avoid the 'wallpaper-lag' while turning the screen on when using a non-stock wallpaper or non-stock launcher:
1. Force stop the OnePlus launcher.
2. Uninstall any updates to it.
3. Use the launcher you like. (Tested with lawnchairs and Nova)
At least for me, the wallpaper lag is gone!
Sangraphim said:
Hey guys,
while I'm extremely happy with the phone (awesome screen, perfect fingerprint location IMO, general form factor), I've come across three little problems:
1.) The biggest "flaw": Using another launcher / wallpaper than the stock one causes the face-unlock to be slower. And if you set another launcher / wallpaper, there will be a noticeable delay when you turn on the screen: The wallpaper will take longer to appear on the screen than everything else.
2.) The time between hitting the power button on the right / using the double-tap-to-wake feature and the screen actually turning on is almost a second. Coming from the 3T btw, where it almost felt instant.
3.) I'm not sure whether it's a flaw but it's just something that looks strange: The greyish navbar when using a dark-themed app. (I wouldn't really call this a problem, it's just a consistency flaw you notice, while operating the phone.
So first of all: Do you have the same impressions? It might very well just be my phone and you don't encounter these problems. But in another thread I already read about the face-unlock time taking longer, when using another launcher / wallpaper.
Thanks in advance for any replies and experiences!
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For 1) and 2) : Did you force stop the oneplus launcher? No lag here..
edit, I see @Sangraphim already posted this right above this post
Sangraphim said:
Hey guys,
I just wanted to give a heads up to you: I just discovered how to avoid the 'wallpaper-lag' while turning the screen on when using a non-stock wallpaper or non-stock launcher:
1. Force stop the OnePlus launcher.
2. Uninstall any updates to it.
3. Use the launcher you like. (Tested with lawnchairs and Nova)
At least for me, the wallpaper lag is gone!
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For me this doesn't solve the problem. If the wallpaper is set through another launcher (Nova in my case) and if I use Nova, when using face unlock, i first see the lock screen for some split seconds and then it unlocks. If the lockscreen wallpaper is set through the OnePlus launcher itself, it skips the split seconds on the lockscreen completely and goes directly onto the homescreen which feels much more instantaneous. Also if I'm using a live wallpaper, like the nice new Pixel wallpapers which I wanted to use, the problem occurs even when setting the wallpaper through the OnePlus launcher and when using OnePlus launcher itself.
I've uninstalled the OnePlus launcher updates and tried to force stop it (although this wasn't possible as it seemingly wasn't even started to begin with), but nothing changed.
And yes, the wallpaper will often times take longer to appear on the screen than everything else, exactly like Dimitry from Hardware Canucks demoed in his review:
https://youtu.be/Kf93Nz_bgFs?t=7m48s
This looks very glitchy in my opinion but is of course rather nitpicky.
And as Sangraphim said, the time between hitting the power button on the right / using the double-tap-to-wake feature and the screen actually turning on is definetly prolonged when using face unlock - but that's probably by design I guess, because it starts the front camera first and waits a bit to detect a face before actually turning on the screen.
I love my realme 6 pro, but there are 2 major issues with it that I face.
1. The ram management, which is manageable cuz 8gb. Still i find it really hard to digest that system constantly used 3gigs of ram.
2. I can't use 3rd party launcher because it lags on the homescreen while switching apps. I first thought it was because of High refresh rate, switched back to 60hz but still the same. I have nova prime, lawnchair and poco launcher, all three of them lag every time I swipe back to the home screen. Like there is good few seconds pause between the swipe and seeing my homescreen, apart from that everything works fine. But, that lag is what is keeping from using any 3rd party launcher.
Aby sort of help will be appreciated.
vs3450 said:
I love my realme 6 pro, but there are 2 major issues with it that I face.
1. The ram management, which is manageable cuz 8gb. Still i find it really hard to digest that system constantly used 3gigs of ram.
2. I can't use 3rd party launcher because it lags on the homescreen while switching apps. I first thought it was because of High refresh rate, switched back to 60hz but still the same. I have nova prime, lawnchair and poco launcher, all three of them lag every time I swipe back to the home screen. Like there is good few seconds pause between the swipe and seeing my homescreen, apart from that everything works fine. But, that lag is what is keeping from using any 3rd party launcher.
Aby sort of help will be appreciated.
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Try disabling saving mode and enabling autostart for nova, and disable intelligint saving mode (the one that has a "recommendend" label in yellow that you find in Settings -> Battery). It worked for me, nova is not laggy anymore and battery consumption is barely affected.
Sorry for my bad english btw.
Jpigas said:
Try disabling saving mode and enabling autostart for nova, and disable intelligint saving mode (the one that has a "recommendend" label in yellow that you find in Settings -> Battery). It worked for me, nova is not laggy anymore and battery consumption is barely affected.
Sorry for my bad english btw.
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Alright, man.
I'll try to do these steps and post results.
Thanks a lot again.
Jpigas said:
Try disabling saving mode and enabling autostart for nova, and disable intelligint saving mode (the one that has a "recommendend" label in yellow that you find in Settings -> Battery). It worked for me, nova is not laggy anymore and battery consumption is barely affected.
Sorry for my bad english btw.
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It really helped a lot with lags. It's not 100% but it's finally usable.
Thanks again, man.
vs3450 said:
It really helped a lot with lags. It's not 100% but it's finally usable.
Thanks again, man.
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Hi
Try to get ad app to see system logs (you will just have to do an ADB thing then) to identify problems.