I've been using the latest nightly build of LOS and I've encountered stutters. Much noticeable when you're for example scrolling down the Facebook/Twitter feed. While Sense Based ROMs are so smooth!
So I'm wondering if Nougat is still unoptimized or is it just the Lineage OS, maybe to conserve battery?
Facebook is unusable nougat for me. Sometimes I even had reboots using facebook
I don't think the problem is Nougat in itself (and whether apps are optimized for it). Facebook runs perfectly on my OnePlus 3T running Nougat. So the problem is likely the ROM, or some other device specific issue (plus Nougat?).
Whether apps are optimized for Nougat, completely depends on the specific app and its developers. Some are, so are not. But since Nougat is a few months in at this point, most popular (and well supported) apps have at least been updated to support Nougat. Although how much this constitutes "optimized" will depend on your definition and personal opinion.
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Hey there!
I have a ZE551ML (2.3GHz/64GB/4GB). Like most of the Zenfone 2 users, I have had two major issues on this phone. The battery drainage and the RAM leakage, both caused by the dreaded Android OS.
Earlier we blamed it on the 5.0 Stock Lollipop firmware, hoping it will get fixed with Marshmallow. But now on the beta MM, I continue to have the same issues (I cleaned flashed).
But thanks to Marshmallow's new Memory manager, I saw that the kernel has taken up almost 1GB of the RAM. (For comparison, the OnePlus One MM drains around 200MB). And I'm sure, whatever causes this to happen is also the culprit behind the Android OS battery drainage.
Now maybe, we could blame it on the Intel CPU, since most apps are optimized for Snapdragon devices. But then, wouldn't it affect all the Zenfone 2s with Intel CPUs? Why is it that some have excellent kernel performance?
Since I'm not a developer, I couldn't dig more into the situation, but I hope some developer will see this and help us out. It's a wonderful phone except for the Kernel hogging up the battery and the RAM.
That's all folks!
I leave stock for CyanogenMod about 1 month (right before beta tester receive MM test) and I think kernel isn't a big problem. The problem is the UI. And it bloatware. I have to disable almost every bloatware (since I didn't root)
Android 5.0 itself having memory bug that using a lot of RAM for animation, turn off transition animation in developer setting to mitigate this problem, and it can be fix with an optimize. But I don't know why ASUS don't fix it.
And another RAM hogging is ZenUI Launcher. A lot of useless function that you don't really need, and it may use up to 300mb of RAM. And it may make kernel use more RAM. Try to use a different lightweight launcher for a while (1 day or maybe few day).
When you reboot your phone, ZenUI Launcher using 30-40mb of RAM, but the more you use, the more it hogging your RAM. You can really tell it by using for a while and after running some casual apps like Facebook or Messenger, ZenUI launcher will have to reload everything, and gaming, it usually have to reload the game when I have to listen/make a phone call or reply a message.
Sometimes you receive some warning/suggestion like: "Something leaked? Protect your privacy now!", and this is the most useless and tricky function when it suggest you to install CM Security or something Security which is actually quite useless and it may/will steal something from your phone.
I'm using CyanogenMod, and it kernel source provided by ASUS. And developers make it great. There are some bugs, but acceptable and usable. When I go to CM, I could play games and use Facebook or do something elsse at the same time which I couldn't do at stock.
ASUS could make their phone better, but no, they have to sell something, and it's the next generation. The Zenfone 3. They have to make people thinking: "My phone is slow, I have to buy a new one, and yeah, I like this ZenUI, and Zenfone 3 is here, price also pretty good, I will get that Zenfone 3".
Hi, i am still running 7.1.2, never upgraded to oreo because i saw lots of threads and compaints about lag/slowness ....
now after all patches and stuff, is oreo better. is the lag gone? or is 7.1.2 still better to use?
thnx
@NoFatePPC: imo lags are mostly caused by stacking dirty flashes or ota-updates, not by basic faults. So if you're happy with Nougat and ignore the security patches, stay. Otherwise try.
8.0 was really slow, but 8.1 improved it quite a bit. That said, there are plenty of apps like snapchat that are almost impossible to run because they have become so bloated. Pokemon Go can even get choppy or crash quite a bit when using AR (but that might be a memory issue). The camera still works great and is very snappy, and that is the only reason I haven't upgraded to a new phone yet.
Thnx for the updates
Anyone using custom ROMs that can say fixes the bugs that are from the original Android 10 ROM? I understand that custom ROMs are not perfect and they still have bugs but, there are some bugs that I don't consider stable enough for everyday use. And also fixes the multitasking limitations of not being able to switch apps without reloading the app in the background. Performance for me can take a hit since I prefer stability more than performance.
If anyone can say that bugs from the original ROM are fixed in custom ones, can you suggest what custom ROM/s I can use?
Thanks a bunch!
I've tested most of the roms in the past 2 months and they re starting to get better and better with every update. The kernels also getting really good. (Previously there were more bugs but now less and less so most up to date roms are actually useable as daily drive, unless you use bluetooth a lot) If you're not using your phone heavily (gaming or watching videos for hours) you can even get 9-10 hours or more SoT.
Most roms have already fixed the bugs like green screen or glitch effect in apps that uses camera with HAL switch (enable/disable cam2api). The only bug that not fixed on custom roms is seems like to be the wireless headphones. Stuttering or not connecting at all.
I would recommend to install Telegram and join a couple of groups so you can see the roms development and interact with devs and other rom users. (To look for groups search rom name + daisy)
I'm currently using crDroid and I'm happy with it.
After more than 1.5 years if use as daily driver, the phone has started to show its age. The app loading times are high, the phone frequently hangs a lot and there's a lot of lag in almost every app. I just use it for calling and internet and don't play any games.
The support for Exynos custom development is something which will prevent me from buying Samsung devices in the future. As of now, is there any chance that we will see a custom ROM for this phone?
The closest thing at the moment is an Android 11 GSI with some A50 specific tweaks that @RandomAJL made. It works pretty well, but all of the AOSP-based GSIs have the same intermittent stuttering on the recent apps screen and sometimes app drawer.
If I were you, I'd try a factory reset if possible. My A50 is running fine with no hanging and lag in apps. I'm using InfinityOS with Quantum Kernel though.
Hi everyone,
I've been looking into custom roms because the vanilla oxygen OS experience gets worse every day.
Used OOS since the OnePlus One and its really frustrating.
Thats why I would like to flash a new rom.
Are there still any major disadvantages going custom?
- Afaik the OOS Camera isnt working (but can be replaced with the right gcam?)
- Does 90-120hz work?
- Is the general overall performance worse?
Currently I am using my phone for social media apps, reading manhwa and playing emulators (like citra or vDS) but the occasional hickups really annoy the heck out of me.