So, AT&T has started rolling out the Lollipop (5.0.1) update. I have yet to receive it. Guys/gals, please start posting your findings if you have already updated.
its taking forever to download!!
Lost blocking mode. Now you have to make a list to block numbers versus just blocking all numbers not on my contacts.
Edit: It has been changed to "do not disturb mode"
I'd be curious to know if ES File Explorer can write to the SD card in this update, if anyone gets a chance to try it.
steveh_131 said:
I'd be curious to know if ES File Explorer can write to the SD card in this update, if anyone gets a chance to try it.
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Has the developer updated the app to write to SD card for Lollipop?
I know that when I was using ART runtime on kitkat, I had to wait a little while before booting in order to compile the apps. I guess they made ART more efficient because it no longer takes a lot of time to compile apps when rebooting. We also lost the ability to switch between dalvik and ART. I think its just ART now.
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Has the developer updated the app to write to SD card for Lollipop?
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Yes they have, I was just not certain if Samsung and AT&T had done anything to screw with this functionality.
I'm have thinking about buying this phone. Is the recent app button lag still there? Does lollipop feel smoother or about the same? Thanks
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I'd be curious to know if ES File Explorer can write to the SD card in this update, if anyone gets a chance to try it.
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i was able to write to my extsdcard via root explorer so does work, although I'm not sure about ES File Explorer
lyall29 said:
I'm have thinking about buying this phone. Is the recent app button lag still there? Does lollipop feel smoother or about the same? Thanks
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i've only been using it for a few hours and so far it doesnt feel that much different (performance-wise). The recent app button is pretty quick, now. There's always going to be a bit of lag as it needs to pull in the recent apps list but i just tested it and it was only about 1 sec with about 5 apps listed.
I do know this . first couple problems I had to do 2 battery pulls . I had a lot of force closes issues . google launcher kept FCing . also , using recent apps button cause it to freeze up . After my battery pulls , no problems . Also , tested GPS and everything works still. Woohoo !
Just finished restarting.
Recent apps is definitely faster, though there just a bit of a lag. Haven't had a chance to really do anything else, though I really wasn't expecting much of a change under the hood for 5.0.
Now we can disable many apps that we cant on kk without a computer or a program like evernote...
I can't find smart unlock, only feature I wanted after leaving my Nexus 5..
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steveh_131 said:
I'd be curious to know if ES File Explorer can write to the SD card in this update, if anyone gets a chance to try it.
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Yes, it works
Smart Lock is under Security and Trust Agents. No Trusted Face though
Thanks, guys, for checking that for me!
Ambient Display
I'm disappointed to find that they didn't include Ambient Display. Is there somewhere I'm not looking? That was one of the big reasons I wanted this update.
lanimul said:
I can't find smart unlock, only feature I wanted after leaving my Nexus 5..
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in SECURITY, scroll to the very bottom.
I found that there is a setting to turn KNOX on and off under security settings On my sm-n910a. The knox setting is off by default, and my phone is noticeably faster.
I did the update from Kit-Kat (With ART Enabled). And it was worlds faster. Specially opening my 1500+ picture gallery.
After that I did a system reset just to start fresh, But even without that it was way faster.
Haven't had any crashes or force closes. And it looks better. So far I'm very happy with the update.
Everything looks the same(even the Settings tab, location tabs....) beside feeling a bit snappier. No fc yet
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any change list??
I can not remove installed apps, have root acces with root explorer
I have root access, but can't change anything in /system
After 5 minutes of install:
Awesome, Seems no lagfix will be required.
Dident notice any difference from JPH
Will edit tomorrow after playing thoroughly!
change to R/W mode ,and do it again.
cyq1857 said:
change to R/W mode ,and do it again.
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It says it already is in R/W
shahadat said:
After 5 minutes of install:
Awesome, Seems no lagfix will be required.
Dident notice any difference from JPH
Will edit tomorrow after playing thoroughly!
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when any rom just install it did not need lagfix, but later yes
It seems much better than JPH (which was unusually bad) - quite close to the performance I was getting with JP4, but slightly better.
I haven't applied any lag fix yet as it doesn't really seem necessary on these ROMS, but I'm going to give that a go later.
One word of warning though, JPH, JP4 and now JPK all hate corruption in user databases. If you're getting FCs / massive delays at startup, this is what will be causing it.
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It says it already is in R/W
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then ,it cannot do any custom changes.it is really inconvenience
anyone knows score on quadrant with or without lag fix?
One bug i found. Cant switch language from english to swedish. Every time i restart the device it reset to english language.
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celeronix said:
I have root access, but can't change anything in /system
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I'm able to delete apps from /system/app just fine... (using ADB)
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Me too
The Device is rooted, i get access with rootExplorer and can delete any App from system/apps but everything appears again immediately.
I wanted to uninstall the crappy Voice Dialer App. Because it is absolutely bad if i use my Helmet Headset on Bike and my BT Handsfree.
Voice Dialer starts and recognize NOTHING right. Even if i try to speek english.
In comparison. Voice Dialler on my Blackberry Bold 9700 works absolutely great and recognize also if i speek German. And it tells me who he dial before he do it.
Voice Dialler on Galaxy calls any Number (and in nearly 100% of trys the wrong) without any comment.
And.
Once again.
Since the first releases of Froy Samsung has broken the connection between Google Sync and third Party Apps. Specially Calendar Apps.
So also in this release.
All Tasks that are created with third Party Apps (Jorte, TouchCl .... ) Appears in Calendar on Device and ar dedicated to the right Google Calendar on Device. But not synced with Google.
After open, editing or new saving with Stock Calendar it will be synced.
This belongs to ALL Cal Apps i have tested!!!!!!!!
Absolutely bad (for me)
celeronix said:
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The same here
vlad88 said:
any change list??
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How about editing it yourself in the first post from what you and other users found out.
You can take an example form here or have a crappy thread with a misleading title.
No one wants to read 10 pages of posts for 3 words.
r3loaded2010 said:
I'm able to delete apps from /system/app just fine...
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Could you please double check because I am not alone
vlad88 said:
anyone knows score on quadrant with or without lag fix?
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Without Lagfix quadrant: 1068
With Lagfix: 1860
Rickstur said:
I can not remove installed apps, have root acces with root explorer
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To keep this post useful try to specify ALWAYS what you flashed (odin version, pit verison, etc) and how you rooted the phone.
Moreover, report if you installed any other app, or had to restore nv_data, or made any other modification to stock system.
Lagfix is an absolute MUST. Anyone with more than 50 apps will need one sooner rather than later. Don't believe any clowns telling you otherwise. RFS is here to stay and RFS is nowhere near as good as ext4. The sooner Voodoo can get ported to Froyo the better!
Product code changed and the backup of the nv_data.bin is crap. Restoring it resulted in a corrupt imei! Needless to say I have multiple offline copies of the EFS files for this....
GPS is complete and total crap. While it does lock to many satellites and it does lock quickly it seems to have this nasty feature where it just 'assumes' where you are going to the point where if you stop abruptly it keeps on going. I also misses sharp turns etc. While you are going in a straight line it is almost spot on but I assume it outright 'lies' about the position in an effort to hide the lag. How else could one explain the other symptoms?
Generally JPK is usable but still very beta in a few places. I sure hope GPS goes back to what it is in JM8. I ran a few tracks with JM8 and it is almost always spot on and without any errors.
For those that have the issue: to edit things in /system it must be remounted rw......
Database and File system still very slow, quadrant score 992
I just want the old way of swiping into camera, unlock and google now.
the new swipe into camera is noticeably slower than the old method.
found a mod for GSM nexus but not for LTE nexus
poena said:
I just want the old way of swiping into camera, unlock and google now.
the new swipe into camera is noticeably slower than the old method.
found a mod for GSM nexus but not for LTE nexus
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Yes...I honestly dont like 4.2 at all. Kinda sux really. I dont like the quicksettings and I think the lockscreen is a step backwards...if I wanted lockscreen widgets Id buy widgetlocker.
Im still using 4.1.2 because of the sdcard crap that is going on with 4.2. I have no idea why google named the sdcard 0. Thats pretty stupid when it comes to compatibility and upgrading software. Something so simple causes so much probs. Ive had all my current sdcard stuff moved to /data/media...which it cannot be read from there (ie like gallery, etc). So...I manually move it back to sdcard...and it ruins all my pictures..0 byte jpgs...gray images...thanks google.
That and I couldnt tell you how many duplicate places there is for the sdcard. /storage/emulated0..../storage/legacy.../sdcard/0.../data/media...and having duplicate gobledy gook everywhere.
So...Im with you on the lockscreen...but not just that...its much worse.
edit: while Im at it I may as well just gripe about the kernels lately. All of them have jacked up wifi for me. I have no idea why...my wifi stalls all the time since the 3.0.49 branch. No dev has worked them out yet. I get dropped connections all the time....I get stalls (which I have blue connectivity (full bars)...and pages wont load...its just kinda stuck there in lingo with the incoming/outgoing arrows toggling back and forth....then sometimes it will load after 30 seconds...sometimes a minute or more. Ive had to disconnect wifi...turn it back on. Ive tried every kernel...every new release...everything from tons of different devs...they all do it. The only one that doesnt do it is tiny's. But...tiny kernel doesnt multitask for me well. I get major lag backing out of apps...if I have mulitiple processes going on...its stalling too (UI at least). Honestly its gotten so annoying that It makes me want to throw my phone against the wall.
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I dont like the quicksettings and I think the lockscreen is a step backwards...if I wanted lockscreen widgets Id buy widgetlocker.
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Yeah, they just didn't speed anything up for me. It was like when Microsoft puts yet another meaningless dialog between you and the setting you want to change.
The lock screen is baffling. The whole point of a lock screen is to lock the phone. Not provide another launcher. That, and it just behaves strangely.
About the lock screen rant: disable it with lock screen policy app from play store.
About the SD card rant: done for multi user compatibility and you wont have an issue if you didn't wipe out the special file with your old recovery
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MordyT said:
About the lock screen rant: disable it with lock screen policy app from play store.
About the SD card rant: done for multi user compatibility and you wont have an issue if you didn't wipe out the special file with your old recovery
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actually i DID have an issue. I didnt wipe specific files with my old recovery. I did like I always do...wiped cache...factory reset..format system...flash new rom. 4.2 MOVES your current sdcard contents to /data/media on the rom I flashed....and not only did it move them there...it "blanked" them. All of my apks were not parsed properly...and all my jpgs were 0 byte files that were empty. Nandroid restore did not restore my pictures because it doesnt effect /data/media.....which is where the 4.2 flash moved my stuff in the first place. It turned my pics in to 0 byte files which were all still present...only they were empty files. Restore didnt fix it...twrp latest. Moving them back to /sdcard didnt fix it either.
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actually i DID have an issue. I didnt wipe specific files with my old recovery. I did like I always do...wiped cache...factory reset..format system...flash new rom. 4.2 MOVES your current sdcard contents to /data/media on the rom I flashed....and not only did it move them there...it "blanked" them. All of my apks were not parsed properly...and all my jpgs were 0 byte files that were empty. Nandroid restore did not restore my pictures because it doesnt effect /data/media.....which is where the 4.2 flash moved my stuff in the first place. It turned my pics in to 0 byte files which were all still present...only they were empty files. Restore didnt fix it...twrp latest. Moving them back to /sdcard didnt fix it either.
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That's something different. Moving files won't corrupt them. This is not recovery related.
I am using lockscreen policy to disable widgets but I need to be able to swipe into camera. so I had to leave that.
poena said:
I just want the old way of swiping into camera, unlock and google now.
the new swipe into camera is noticeably slower than the old method.
found a mod for GSM nexus but not for LTE nexus
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I like it but opening the camera is kinda laggy and too slow for me. And also the messaging widget should be able to send the texts straight from the lockscreen instead of going into the messaging app first! But the idea of widgets on lock screen is pretty cool!
yakitori2 said:
actually i DID have an issue. I didnt wipe specific files with my old recovery. I did like I always do...wiped cache...factory reset..format system...flash new rom. 4.2 MOVES your current sdcard contents to /data/media on the rom I flashed....and not only did it move them there...it "blanked" them. All of my apks were not parsed properly...and all my jpgs were 0 byte files that were empty. Nandroid restore did not restore my pictures because it doesnt effect /data/media.....which is where the 4.2 flash moved my stuff in the first place. It turned my pics in to 0 byte files which were all still present...only they were empty files. Restore didnt fix it...twrp latest. Moving them back to /sdcard didnt fix it either.
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Is this not caused by using a recovery not designed for 4.2? I thought the new recovery's fixed the issues.
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I am using lockscreen policy to disable widgets but I need to be able to swipe into camera. so I had to leave that.
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You've hit on the exact reason why the new lock screen is an improvement. Apparently you don't use any security on your lockscreen, but for those who do there was no way to get to your camera before. The new lockscreen may not be perfect, but it's a huge improvement.
Yep and I made a poll about this. Most people want to be able to disable it natively.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023434
pfmiller said:
You've hit on the exact reason why the new lock screen is an improvement. Apparently you don't use any security on your lockscreen, but for those who do there was no way to get to your camera before. The new lockscreen may not be perfect, but it's a huge improvement.
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yup
currently not using any security measures.
Sdobron said:
That's something different. Moving files won't corrupt them. This is not recovery related.
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I never said it was recovery related. I'm stating what happened when I went to 4.2. How could you prove anything or what caused it. You weren't there. You haven't seen any data or logs. Yet you state your opinion as fact.
I'm stating my opinion of 4.2.+ is don't like the new features... at least not all. Multiple users is cool. Lock screen and quick settings sucks. I'm entitled to my opinion just as others who like it.
Anyone remember one of the original reasons for "locking" phones? To prevent accidental activation. This new lock screen bypass really opens up a hole there. It's not improbable that someone can start the camera and burn down their battery really fast.
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Anyone remember one of the original reasons for "locking" phones? To prevent accidental activation. This new lock screen bypass really opens up a hole there. It's not improbable that someone can start the camera and burn down their battery really fast.
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I suppose that pockets conduct electricity now?
haydonxda said:
Anyone remember one of the original reasons for "locking" phones? To prevent accidental activation. This new lock screen bypass really opens up a hole there. It's not improbable that someone can start the camera and burn down their battery really fast.
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I think the original reason was to prevent butt dialing. Nowadays with so much personal information on phones security is a major reason too. Accidentally running down the battery in the rare situation where your junk accidentally slides open the camera is not a serious concern in my book.
haydonxda said:
Anyone remember one of the original reasons for "locking" phones? To prevent accidental activation. This new lock screen bypass really opens up a hole there. It's not improbable that someone can start the camera and burn down their battery really fast.
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That's why there's new forms to lock your phone(pin, passwords, etc). You still can't get into the phone if you have it pin/password protected.
For the haters of the new lockscreen-
To clarify a bit with an example: I have my phone pin protected with the messaging widget. I can still see the texts I have in the messaging widget, but when I click to view one, it asks for my pin. Now, if I go to the camera app, if I swipe towards the right, I get a lock icon. If I click on Home, I get asked for my pin.
Now, what's the issue? Aside from just not liking a different implementation.
As for swiping up to get to Now, you still do that. The anchor is just a bit lower now.
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DirgeExtinction said:
That's why there's new forms to lock your phone(pin, passwords, etc). You still can't get into the phone if you have it pin/password protected.
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But you can activate the phone. And you can bypass security.
Okay, there are two reasons to have a locking mechanism:
1) accidental activation
2) security
The rationale for #1 was largely "butt dialing". Today, instead of burning cell minutes and battery now you can just find yourself with a flat battery. You can now activate the phone without entering in a proper lock code. You can't bypass the security aspect of it but you can now burn down your battery rapidly by accidentally turning on the camera.
The rationale for #2 is to keep prying eyes away from your device and/or attempt to stop someone else from putting cell charges on your bill. But you can put widgets on the screen that display MMS and email.
It's like having two layers of locking. That in itself isn't terrible but what kills the idea is #1 above.
DirgeExtinction said:
That's why there's new forms to lock your phone(pin, passwords, etc). You still can't get into the phone if you have it pin/password protected.
For the haters of the new lockscreen-
To clarify a bit with an example: I have my phone pin protected with the messaging widget. I can still see the texts I have in the messaging widget, but when I click to view one, it asks for my pin. Now, if I go to the camera app, if I swipe towards the right, I get a lock icon. If I click on Home, I get asked for my pin.
Now, what's the issue? Aside from just not liking a different implementation.
As for swiping up to get to Now, you still do that. The anchor is just a bit lower now.
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That you have no control about what information is exposed if you put the widgets on the lockscreen. What if someone emails/messages you a password of a kind or something and its visible in the list ? Lets hope Google polishes it for next major release.
Running 4.1.2 now.
4.2 sucks.
Ugly lock screen
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madd0g said:
That you have no control about what information is exposed if you put the widgets on the lockscreen. What if someone emails/messages you a password of a kind or something and its visible in the list ? Lets hope Google polishes it for next major release.
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Hi all,
seriuously I think the worst part of this phone is the memory. With only 3 apps installed (Whatsapp, Instagram BETA and a simple To-Do-List app) my memory is constantly full. It gets so bad sometimes that the phone only shows a black screen and the clock like this.
With being able to install apps (and hopefully the app data) on the SD-card the phone would be really great again.
Does anyone know how the chances of getting 8.1 for this old phone are?
Why don`t you regularly keep fresh installations from the aps and games on your sd card?That`s how you will gain a lot of memory consumption time.
For the 8.1 update i think that we will not feel a lot performance difference cause the phone at this parent state is not so responsive like his windows phone "brothers" and "sisters" out there but surely we will get some more better options on it.
Im am particularly afraid of that "Cortana" database that they mention.I think if that thing is stored on the phone storage again it could possibly be our new space invader but let us see first, then we will talk.
cevi said:
Why don`t you regularly keep fresh installations from the aps and games on your sd card?That`s how you will gain a lot of memory consumption time.
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Because that's not the way a teenage girl (my GF's little sister) uses her low end smartphone. It keeps blacking out and not opening apps (e.g. just black sceen after tapping on the whatsapp tile). Resetting the phone frees the storage, but after some weeks it's the same all over again. Memory management seems to be totally absent on this thing. And it's so annoying to see the ~12GB free on the microSD-card.
I do not expect great performance on a sub-200$ phone. In fact, I think it's a great and beautiful phone. But I expect it to be able to handle 3(!) installed apps and their data on its own. You really shouldn't have to tinker with it to enable such basic usability.
And that"s where I hope the update will fix the phone. But doesn't matter anyway now, she'll get an iPhone 3gs, since at least that works, and she won't take any more smartphone-related advice from me after this fiasco :laugh:
phone reboots
anyone knows how to stop those reboots i get?
it looks like it started doing this after deve preview updated to :8.0.10521.155
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anyone knows how to stop those reboots i get?
it looks like it started doing this after deve preview updated to :8.0.10521.155
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Little off topic.You should try open a new tread for this but anyway.
I have the same firmware version and I don't have this problem of yours.
Any particular reason when does this occurs?While playing games, surfing the net, regular usage?
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cevi said:
Little off topic.You should try open a new tread for this but anyway.
I have the same firmware version and I don't have this problem of yours.
Any particular reason when does this occurs?While playing games, surfing the net, regular usage?
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at regular usage, must be hardware related?
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at regular usage, must be hardware related?
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If hard reset doesn`t fix it, than definitely its a hardware failure.
Problem solved, 3 coats of scoth tape under sim card. Slide it in , et voila! There was a bad contact
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Cant wait for wp8.1!!! Lets Hope it comes to 8S
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Cant wait for wp8.1!!! Lets Hope it comes to 8S
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Installed WP8.1 today on my HTC 8S via the Preview for Developers app.
First impressions are it's very slick and my phone appears to run quicker.
I needed 704.05 free space on my phone to install WP8.1. Therefore I had to uninstall most of my apps and a couple of games.
However when reinstalling them they can now be installed to the SD card!!
nice to hear! that saving apps to SD card would solve the HUGE memory problem im waiting forward to the official release !! Awesome !
charlatan1978 said:
Installed WP8.1 today on my HTC 8S via the Preview for Developers app.
First impressions are it's very slick and my phone appears to run quicker.
I needed 704.05 free space on my phone to install WP8.1. Therefore I had to uninstall most of my apps and a couple of games.
However when reinstalling them they can now be installed to the SD card!!
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How much free space do you have internally after the WP update? Pretty excited for 8.1 to release as it basically gives the phone an excellent upgrade.
Free space
mgsstar said:
How much free space do you have internally after the WP update? Pretty excited for 8.1 to release as it basically gives the phone an excellent upgrade.
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Hi, all my apps are now on my SD card (except the Barclays app as I didn't want to go through the process of registering again and the Preview for Developers app).
I have 736.22 MB free in my internal storage.
The system shows as 2.49 GB.
Anyone know of a rom with US English(wanna try Cortana) cause my current one only has Canada and UK
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Hi, all my apps are now on my SD card (except the Barclays app as I didn't want to go through the process of registering again and the Preview for Developers app).
I have 736.22 MB free in my internal storage.
The system shows as 2.49 GB.
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Do you still get official updates from HTC after developer unlocking your phone?
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Do you still get official updates from HTC after developer unlocking your phone?
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Hi, yes you will still get official HTC updates (usually firmware updates).
I got further updates after downloading the GDR3 update early.
charlatan1978 said:
Installed WP8.1 today on my HTC 8S via the Preview for Developers app.
First impressions are it's very slick and my phone appears to run quicker.
I needed 704.05 free space on my phone to install WP8.1. Therefore I had to uninstall most of my apps and a couple of games.
However when reinstalling them they can now be installed to the SD card!!
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Confirmed 704MB required. I've had to do a factory reset to get previous updates on!
Installed the Dev preview app, done 4 updates since, now going to have a clearout to install this update. Let's hope it's a bit less gash with it's .1!
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Hi, yes you will still get official HTC updates (usually firmware updates).
I got further updates after downloading the GDR3 update early.
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Alright thanks for the reply! Could you guys get Cortona to work as I tried changing the region to US but it didn't work. Is there anyway to change the language on the phone to English (US) instead of English (Canada) as I don't see an option for it.
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jonnug said:
Confirmed 704MB required. I've had to do a factory reset to get previous updates on!
Installed the Dev preview app, done 4 updates since, now going to have a clearout to install this update. Let's hope it's a bit less gash with it's .1!
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Yeah I had to do it too. You would have to unlock your phone again after the reset and make sure your date is set correctly or it will create errors.
Cortana and keyboard
mgsstar said:
Alright thanks for the reply! Could you guys get Cortona to work as I tried changing the region to US but it didn't work. Is there anyway to change the language on the phone to English (US) instead of English (Canada) as I don't see an option for it.
Hi, I haven't tried getting Cortana to work.
On my phone if I go into settings > keyboard, then click the + add keyboards.
There is an option for English (United States), 22 MB.
Is this not available on your phone?
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mgsstar said:
Alright thanks for the reply! Could you guys get Cortona to work as I tried changing the region to US but it didn't work. Is there anyway to change the language on the phone to English (US) instead of English (Canada) as I don't see an option for it.
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Yeah I had to do it too. You would have to unlock your phone again after the reset and make sure your date is set correctly or it will create errors.
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I didn't bother factory resetting to get this update, I was able to delete enough apps to get it done without!
Anyone had any luck with Cortana? I've heard that it's possible by setting device region to US, although I had no luck.
charlatan1978 said:
Hi, all my apps are now on my SD card (except the Barclays app as I didn't want to go through the process of registering again and the Preview for Developers app).
I have 736.22 MB free in my internal storage.
The system shows as 2.49 GB.
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I haven't managed to install any extra apps on 8.1 - it always throws up errors. Anyone else having this trouble?
I am downloading an AT&T OTA right now. It is reported to be the NK3 update. So far no details, but it is bigger than the other updates being reported by other carriers, but it could be a combination of other updates.
It is showing as 223.71 MB
My Note 4 is a true AT&T phone, not an international or T-Mo version.
More as I get it, but its DL'ing kinda slow. (might be the netflix movie I am watching on another device on my network..oops!)
boufa said:
I am downloading an AT&T OTA right now. It is reported to be the NK3 update. So far no details, but it is bigger than the other updates being reported by other carriers, but it could be a combination of other updates.
It is showing as 223.71 MB
My Note 4 is a true AT&T phone, not an international or T-Mo version.
More as I get it, but its DL'ing kinda slow. (might be the netflix movie I am watching on another device on my network..oops!)
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Yeah please post update if you find out what exactly is included in that OTA
Picking up speed now that my movie has paused
Note... I had to change the date in my settings to trigger the update. I checked for an update late yesterday, and it only lets you try once every 24 hours.
Its installing now... it seems to stick a few times (55% seemed to be there forever) but it is moving on. Looks like about 5+ minutes of install time after download.
boufa said:
Its installing now... it seems to stick a few times (55% seemed to be there forever) but it is moving on. Looks like about 5+ minutes of install time after download.
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Did the OTA just showed on your screen or did you manually look for updates? I hope it shows some sort of changelog, can't find anything online about it so far...
lebertian said:
Did the OTA just showed on your screen or did you manually look for updates? I hope it shows some sort of changelog, can't find anything online about it so far...
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I had seen a possible update from a forum post on another site. ... so I forced the check for update.
It just finished and there is no change log associated with it. I'll keep playing with it and let you know what I find. The recent apps button seems slightly faster, but I might be imagining it.
Other updates (the international devices) have indicated battery performance improvements, and reduced lag on the recent apps button. Not sure what else. But those updates were smaller in size even combined.
Just got and installed the update...unfortunately no change log of any sort. Phone seems a bit more responsive after bit otherwise no changes I have noticed yet.
Also included the gear vr software
With these updates in the works someone should be uploading new stock images and associated files, no? There may be some exploit for root introduced that was not present in the earlier version.
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And I know they're just coming in, just something to keep in mind. Someone with more skill/experience may want to chime in.
Stumbled on a app DSMLawmo that I hadn't seen before... or maybe it was there and I missed it.
But also the Gear VR Apps are now installed... I KNOW they are new.
IMS Settings and IMSLogger+... are these new. They look it.
(those apps are not in the app drawer, but under the app manager "all" tab)
In addition there is an option to backup your SMS's on AT&T's cloud .. is that new? Or am I looking too hard.
Did we have evernote installed before? It looks like it is baked in as bloatware now.
I really hope this is going to fix my horrible battery life...
"horrible battery life" is a matter of opinion and circumstances. It might make it better, but it can't fix things that it isn't causing.
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Stumbled on a app DSMLawmo that I hadn't seen before... or maybe it was there and I missed it.
But also the Gear VR Apps are now installed... I KNOW they are new.
IMS Settings and IMSLogger+... are these new. They look it.
(those apps are not in the app drawer, but under the app manager "all" tab)
In addition there is an option to backup your SMS's on AT&T's cloud .. is that new? Or am I looking too hard.
Did we have evernote installed before? It looks like it is baked in as bloatware now.
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DSMLawmo is on my AT&T Note 4, update is currently downloading too. I don't see IMS Settings or IMSLogger+, so those are new for sure.
No option to back up SMS's.
Don't remember about Evernote, I use it anyways so it may have either been installed by default or my Google account pulled it down.
Phreck said:
DSMLawmo is on my AT&T Note 4, update is currently downloading too. I don't see IMS Settings or IMSLogger+, so those are new for sure.
No option to back up SMS's.
Don't remember about Evernote, I use it anyways so it may have either been installed by default or my Google account pulled it down.
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You can no longer uninstall Evernote... so its baked in now.
I find myself reaching for the recent apps button now.... that was a quickly formed habit... and using it to flip back to an app I was using. Right now I am playing candy crush (sorry, I'm weak) and checking gmail, skypeing with my wife at work; all with a flip of the recent apps button.
Just installed it! The only difference I've seen is that Evernote is there and I can't uninstall it or disable it... I don't see any other apps, settings, etc
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You can no longer uninstall Evernote... so its baked in now.
I find myself reaching for the recent apps button now.... that was a quickly formed habit... and using it to flip back to an app I was using. Right now I am playing candy crush (sorry, I'm weak) and checking gmail, skypeing with my wife at work; all with a flip of the recent apps button.
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Also so you know, if you hold that button the menu key will work. Pretty handy for non updated apps that don't have the 3 dots.
Like xmbc remote.
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Also so you know, if you hold that button the menu key will work. Pretty handy for non updated apps that don't have the 3 dots.
Like xmbc remote.
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I know... bu there was too much of a delay before the update. I am more pleased now, but hopefully they bring it in a bit more in lollipop.
Edit... I am beginning to even forget there was any lag.... It is now very usable.
Recents key is hella faster now.
That was my only gripe...that delay. Checking for update now.
....and downloading. NIICE!
Wtf...as it downloads I'm noticing the recent is faster already. Damn you brain...
boufa said:
I am downloading an AT&T OTA right now. It is reported to be the NK3 update. So far no details, but it is bigger than the other updates being reported by other carriers, but it could be a combination of other updates.
It is showing as 223.71 MB
My Note 4 is a true AT&T phone, not an international or T-Mo version.
More as I get it, but its DL'ing kinda slow. (might be the netflix movie I am watching on another device on my network..oops!)
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If anyone else does not seem to see an up date go to Settings -> General -> About Device -> Software Updates -> Tap check for updates -> You will then start downloading the update as long as you are connected to a wireless network.
I"ll keep it short, if you guys have more tips to improve on this please share.
I have been testing this for days on my wife stock v30 and mine. Both started the same with all bloware.
After doing this I actually get
-Better battery
-Less battery drain in standby
-Faster performance
-and MUCH SMOOTHER SCROLLING
It seems to be a few LG apps running in the backgroung that are causing the stutter and lag we have all experience,
some more than others.
Before doing this, go into different apps check speed and scrolling (Instagram, google home, gmail etc) so u can see the before and after.
READ THIS BEFORE DOING:
-LG KEYBOARD IS DISABLE, download a different keyboard (swipe, gboard) and have that already install in your device, if you already have then disregard this
-Also downloaded a different launcher if u are going to disable the stock launcher. I recommend using a different launcher other than the LG.
Let start.
1: Go into play store and download "LG package disabler"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lgpd.pmanager
I believe is $1.99 but well worth it for what u can actually do
The LG PACKAGE DISABLE is suppost to AUTOMATICALLY download thr plugin needed to have administrator right so u can disable apps. if it doesnt after installation. download it here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.weblib.mdm
2: BELOW I have attach pics of all apps i have disable. disable all or just the apps u which to disable.
NOTE: I disable Chrome (using Samsung internet beta) which support ad blocker (highly recommended) you can enable chrome in LG PD
3: go to developer option and enable "force gpu rendering"
after all this, Restart your phone. It should be faster and smoother.
Theres a few things you might want ENABLE (like the floating bar) which I have disable since I don't use it.
I did not include the 0.5X animation trick since I like my animation to be at 1.0X (personal choice)
Anyone else try this?
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Anyone else try this?
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I just used that xml and so far things certainly feel snappier -- will test the battery tomorrow though.
I was getting almost 5hrs of screen on time before, I'm curious how much of an impact disabling all these packages will have.
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cvsolidx17 said:
I just used that xml and so far things certainly feel snappier -- will test the battery tomorrow though.
I was getting almost 5hrs of screen on time before, I'm curious how much of an impact disabling all these packages will have.
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updated the xml files. now includes 109 apps bloaware disable. rebooted phone multiple times and played with it for a day. rock solid
eduardmc said:
updated the xml files. now includes 109 apps bloaware disable. rebooted phone multiple times and played with it for a day. rock solid
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How do you import the XML into the app?
ern88 said:
How do you import the XML into the app?
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save the xml. in ur device. open LG PD. on upper right hand conner u will see 3 dots. when u press that you'll see different options including "import from xml". choose that and select file.
So far so good, just had to re enable a few things that I use but its a lot snappier. Thanks.
i did this as well but now i cant seem to re-enable anything. I uncheck the box and it rechecks it. I imported the xml file
mallman said:
i did this as well but now i cant seem to re-enable anything. I uncheck the box and it rechecks it. I imported the xml file
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Turns out uninstalling both apps and reinstalling them fixed it. Definitely noticably faster
mallman said:
i did this as well but now i cant seem to re-enable anything. I uncheck the box and it rechecks it. I imported the xml file
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even if u delete the app and reboot?
I have around 20 apps disabled this way myself, and regularly get over 7 hours SOT. That includes spending 8 hours in poor signal areas and using WiFi Calling.
eduardmc said:
even if u delete the app and reboot?
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Right. Once rebooted it didn't work so removed and readded apps. Probably just my lucky day
NotATreoFan said:
I have around 20 apps disabled this way myself, and regularly get over 7 hours SOT. That includes spending 8 hours in poor signal areas and using WiFi Calling.
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V30 is great for battery life even with no app disable. This is more about making the snappier. i do get 7 - 8 plus sot on every charge.
I've done this on other phones, so I know how, but when I import and set, the apps don't get disabled. I have to go through manually. Any idea why?
I've been using this since this morning including the XML file. Seems to be working great although I haven't been paying enough attention to know whether or not battery life has improved. At the very least it's worth it to know that I can get rid of all of the bloatware.
eduardmc said:
V30 is great for battery life even with no app disable. This is more about making the snappier. i do get 7 - 8 plus sot on every charge.
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Exactly. Just have to be careful that you don't disable too much. You can accidentally disable things that seem like bloat, but somewhere deep in the system settings, another app/feature could be looking for it. I played that game for weeks getting the debloat of my V20 ROMs just right.
the app doesn't work for me for some reason. I run it, import the xml file, it says "107 packages disabled" or something like that, then reboot my phone, and check how many packages are disabled, and it says only 3. Whenever I import the xml file I never see it actually put a checkmark next to any packages to disable.
Any ideas what's going on? I've already uninstalled/reinstalled and it does the same thing. Do I manually need to give the app certain permissions?
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I now went through the steps to make the app an owner app from adb, and I successfully was able to run the command (removed all my accounts, ran the command, re-added my accounts). Still, nothing actually disables.
OK, just tried this with Package Disabler (not the LG specific one) and it bricked my phone. I'm now stuck on the white T-Mobile screen and the phone won't load. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
Who can rut tests on just freshly unboxed V30? So we could measure if we can get it faster
Japultra said:
OK, just tried this with Package Disabler (not the LG specific one) and it bricked my phone. I'm now stuck on the white T-Mobile screen and the phone won't load. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
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You are not bricked. Not from disabling packages. You will have to factory reset to get back up and running,