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I posted this on the AT&T One X forums but it's relevant here...
What in the world did HTC do to Android ICS mulitasking!? Apps seem to be completely removed from cache every single time they're closed for ~30 seconds. They also no longer re-open in the same state that you left them! If I leave the browser, it needs to reload the web page. If I leave a game, I need to start from the beginning. If I pause and exit Slacker radio for a minute, the app closes and I can't even resume my music with the headphones button! I need to re-open the app and start playing all over again.
With my old Galaxy Nexus I never had ANY of these issues and multitasking was clearly the best of any smartphone on the market. HTC has completely crippled this device and it's becoming more and more frustrating (push email notifications & sms notifications are a whole other mess). It seems HTC has created Sense to focus more on preserving battery than focusing on creating a good user experience. The first few days with the phone were great but as more and more of these "instances" pop up, this phone is beginning to seem less and less powerful and intuitive.
Maybe you have "Don't keep Activities" ticked in the Developer options?
No problem here, I can switch back to tasks at the point I left them. HOWEVER, I do tend to close apps from Recent Apps when I close them and I did the same on my old Galaxy Nexus as I don't like to have apps open if I'm not using them...obviously if you clear apps from the Task Manager then yes they'll open from scratch
Paulst30 said:
Maybe you have "Don't keep Activities" ticked in the Developer options?
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Just checked and it's not ticked.
Sadly I have the same thing 3 pages opened... going to gmail checking mail and opening one already clears the cache and when I go back to the browser it has to reload the pages!!! Very annoying. My old HD2 was a lot better with this and I think Sense is the blame!! Its eating up to much RAM
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Just checked and it's not ticked.
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Well, it seems that YOU "Really Screwed Up Multitasking on the One X". We're happy campers with great multitasking, remade by HTC. Incidentally, we actually get multitasking instead of Google's app switcher!
So, please, enough with the unceasing drama of HTC ruined my life.
yeah i get this - it's like it saves a screenshot of the last page the app was on, and then goes onto reloading it all. its almost like an ios multitasking and i don't like.
I tried running Rhapsody and CoPilot at the same time. CoPilot's pretty memory intensive. They both stayed active and I could toggle between them without either one restarting. Going to the home page caused Rhapsody to lose focus. I opened the browser and started Rhapsody again while CoPilot was still running. Toggling between the three they all stayed open. When I went to the home page the browser lost focus. Could be a bug, could be memory management.
I have no issues with it. Works well for me, I also don't like apps running too long in the background. If I am working on stuff it allows me to switch back and fourth with ease.
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Well, it seems that YOU "Really Screwed Up Multitasking on the One X". We're happy campers with great multitasking, remade by HTC. Incidentally, we actually get multitasking instead of Google's app switcher!
So, please, enough with the unceasing drama of HTC ruined my life.
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Nope seems like most other users on the AT&T forum have the exact same issue (there's a video there that shows it) and some others here have said the same. It's nothing I did to the device, it's something built into Sense 4.0.
The link below is a post on the AT&T forum that contains two videos that portray the problem. My issue isn't as bad as what is shown being that I need to leave an app for around 30 seconds. The issue shown seems to happen almost instantly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25918871&postcount=7
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Nope seems like most other users on the AT&T forum have the exact same issue (there's a video there that shows it) and some others here have said the same. It's nothing I did to the device, it's something built into Sense 4.0.
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The international version's been out for a month and this is the first time this has come up. So either it's not a big deal to people or they didn't even notice. I didn't until I read your post. Where would you like this to go?
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The international version's been out for a month and this is the first time this has come up. So either it's not a big deal to people or they didn't even notice. I didn't until I read your post. Where would you like this to go?
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To HTC...so it's fixed.
NextNexus said:
To HTC...so it's fixed.
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http://www.htc.com/www/contact/
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http://www.htc.com/www/contact/
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Already submitted.
I've got the same problem and the developer option is unticked. It is a pain but it doesn't bother me too much though tbh.
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Well, it seems that YOU "Really Screwed Up Multitasking on the One X". We're happy campers with great multitasking, remade by HTC. Incidentally, we actually get multitasking instead of Google's app switcher!
So, please, enough with the unceasing drama of HTC ruined my life.
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If you don't have anything useful to post, why post at all. You just sound like a butthurt fanyboy because someones posted criticism about a genuine problem they're having. Just because you're a "Happy camper" doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist.
This issue is pretty bad. Should be fixed. Ill contact htc again
actually i havent noticed it until this thread, well maybe noticed it but never paid any attention to that. now it starts buggin me.
I don't know if this will help but there was a thread a little while ago that said to tick the "don't keep activities" tick box in developer options and then use the phone like that for a minute.
Then untick the "don't keep activities" tick box and it should work.
I can't remember if you had to restart the device somewhere in-between the two steps or after it.
This did help a lot of people.
The phone seemed to be in-between "don't keep activities" and full multi-tasking somehow.
Hope it works for you!
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This issue is pretty bad. Should be fixed. Ill contact htc again
actually i havent noticed it until this thread, well maybe noticed it but never paid any attention to that. now it starts buggin me.
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Problems I don't know I have seldom bother me. Not disputing that there's an issue, but the number of pitchforks and torches brought out should be commensurate with the degree of the problem. That's what I think shirreer was trying to say before he got ***** slapped. This is one of the most emotional forums on XDA I’ve ever participated in.
i have the international version and i don't have this issue.
fb, skype, doplhin hd browser, google talk, xda and even riptide are all open and can be switched back and forth without needing refresh
just want some info such as battery life,speed,items made better or worse for that matter
and to the mod who keeps merging these threads please don't as all those guys in that other thread are talking about is odin this and odin that basically how to defeat knox and such
I haven't noticed much but it sure isn't faster battery life didn't get better but after factory restore I lost my navigation icon
what have you noticed?
Thanks for this
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just want some info such as battery life,speed,items made better or worse for that matter
and to the mod who keeps merging these threads please don't as all those guys in that other thread are talking about is odin this and odin that basically how to defeat knox and such
I haven't noticed much but it sure isn't faster battery life didn't get better but after factory restore I lost my navigation icon
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I believe the navigation icon is still there.
Did you try , shortcuts-activities-map ?
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It feels better back like the first day I got it. My phone before the ota was a lot slower. I did benchmarks a couple weeks before the ota and my numbers seemed weirdly low, like sequential read was 5mb now it's 26, I'm guessing that's trim doing it's job? One thing I don't like is that we can't swipe between tabs in settings, it never bothered me in phone since I didn't make calls daily,but I go to settings multiple times a day and I keep trying to swipe. Maybe I'll get use to it. Also I love the new lockscreen (I use a pin setup) it's cleaner and with the xposed module we can choose our own lockscreen widgets.
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Yea seriously mods stop merging these threads all the time. Not everything needs to be consolidated into one thread. You are actually making it difficult for users to find answers to questions when you try to force ALL the info into one thread. A better idea would be to leave a poll that asks if the current thread should be merged, left as is or deleted. That way its not just you guys randomly deciding what is important and more us users making the judgment call.
Thanks!
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Yea seriously mods stop merging these threads all the time. Not everything needs to be consolidated into one thread. You are actually making it difficult for users to find answers to questions when you try to force ALL the info into one thread. A better idea would be to leave a poll that asks if the current thread should be merged, left as is or deleted. That way its not just you guys randomly deciding what is important and more us users making the judgment call.
Thanks!
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agreed
Things I've noticed:
1. Apps update and open faster
2. LTE seems faster
3. Slighty more and quicker battery drain (using ZeroLemon battery)
4. Can now close all instances of stock browser windows completely (no window left open)
5. Stock 4.3 ROM seems to take up about 200-250MB more RAM
6. Ability in Task Manager to "launch by default" function; helps apps from asking you each you time you use them which other app you want to open them with (eg. Gallery, Photos, Skype, Internet, etc.)
7. Ability to change size of text in text messaging by using up or down volume button
8. Additional folder under /storage called "emulated" -- don't know anything about Android OS, but appears to be duplicate prior operating environment under 4.2.2, and takes up about 2.11BG of space in System (internal) storage.
I am getting Internet errors and having display issues now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2570144
Trying to keep 4.3 threads trimmed.similar threads like this have also been closed in order to keep things focused..please go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2561794
Thanks all!
I use multi-window a lot on my Note 3.
I thought it was an Android feature.
Apparently it's a proprietary software not an Android feature.
Ok. So what's the point? Omni will come for the find 7a and support multi windowww
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The point is to generate a healthy discussion.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe they're is a way to get multi-window on the find 7.
I looked up omniRom. It looks like but it'll require rooting. I don't like rooting.
I'm not trying to be contrarian.
I was literally about order the Find 7 (not 7a) but then realized I have to sacrifice multi-window.
I'm using MW right now. Reading chats in what's app & writing this.
You couldn't have read too much because you cannot order the 7 yet. They haven't even announced when you might be able to put in your pre order. The outfit making the screens has just gone into production which implies the wait will be at the least several more weeks and more likely later. They answered an email asking with an early June estimate.
As to being a deal breaker that's in your court. I won't own a phone without root myself, that is one of my deal breakers. We each make our choices...
No one asked you if it a deal breaker to you.
It's a deal breaker to people who require a multi-window feature.
Clearly we have identified oppo fanboys.
Pre-production fanboys at that lol.
I never said I was going to buy the phone and haven't made up my own mind. I find it a little disconcerting that the app storage is quite low and surprisingly it cannot be easily reformatted as I expected. Or at least previous offerings and the 7A cannot be easily repartitioned. I also am a bit surprised that they are not shipping on 4.4X since a pilot version of it would have been available to them quite a while ago. Considering the fact that they have just finished their latest skin for 4.3 you have to figure it may be a while before you see 4.4X on this phone.
As to your response I don't need to ask permission on a public forum to speak my mind and I don't care what you did or did not ask. My response was directly to the point, you have made your choice and its as valid as mine. It is as you say a deal breaker for you but you are the only person you speak for, others can speak for themselves. I also you use multi window which I will simply add if I decide to buy in here. Many will do the same meaning its not a deal breaker for them either. Course some don't use it and don't care. We all make our choices. Think before you type.
Have you tried "Multi Window - Multi Browsing" in the play store. I understand it is a partial solution only.
I had a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, nice (never used S-Pen ever except to try it) but wanted 4.4 so bought an Sony Xperia Ultra GPE (Now that could use multi-window). Went to a new HTC One M8 (a phone again).
I will pick up an Oppo Find 7 (not 7a) when available. Specs look great (and obviously I'm a gadget geek).
So I would say try the "Multi Window - Multi Browsing" app on the Note 3, just to kick the tires.
Thanks Rudolph.
Are you guys familiar with xposed framework? http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/xposed-modules/app-xmultiwindow-beta-1-0-2-omnis-t2641967
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Thanks j_Dutch
Hopefully it'll work well.
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Are you guys familiar with xposed framework? http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/xposed-modules/app-xmultiwindow-beta-1-0-2-omnis-t2641967
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I will definitely install exposed, and that's a great solution. (Doh). The issue with exposed is that it requires root. It is a good reason alone to root (but there are other good reasons as well).
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I will definitely install exposed, and that's a great solution. (Doh). The issue with exposed is that it requires root. It is a good reason alone to root (but there are other good reasons as well).
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People can correct me if I'm wrong, but when you are rooted the ability to deny apps root requests isn't that a security plus.
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I've got multi window running with xposed on my moto g. The screen size can't make the most of it but you can change the window sizes, swap them about etc
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Use omni. Has multi window built in.
MrColdbird said:
Use omni. Has multi window built in.
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Not on all versions, Moto G doesn't have it but you can get that version or another from closed, you choose.....
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MrColdbird said:
Use omni. Has multi window built in.
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Not yet, it's unofficial and not yet merged. I've been including it in the test builds but it won't be in nightlies.
(Why? Try using G+ when the device is in landscape... Or just do a portrait/landscape transition. Those are the two main issues that have prevented merging.)
....makes no sense to make a thread about this...
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....makes no sense to make a thread about this...
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There is sense.
I use multi window like hell on my note 3.
I won't even say once or twice a day.
I can say I use it most of the day because I use WhatsApp a lot.
So I continuously have whats app & RSS reader or the browser or youtube open at the same time.
I watch youtube while chatting. I cannot imagine having to leave youtube, go to whats app, write a reply, go back to youtuve, wait for buffering, watch 5 seconds, then go back to whats app, then back to YouTube, buffering. :silly::silly::silly:
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There is sense.
I use multi window like hell on my note 3.
I won't even say once or twice a day.
I can say I use it most of the day because I use WhatsApp a lot.
So I continuously have whats app & RSS reader or the browser or youtube open at the same time.
I watch youtube while chatting. I cannot imagine having to leave youtube, go to whats app, write a reply, go back to youtuve, wait for buffering, watch 5 seconds, then go back to whats app, then back to YouTube, buffering. :silly::silly::silly:
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So, just stick with your note 3 and leave us here playing with our device calmly.
We not really care about daily usage. We just play the device software.
When we getting boring with a rom, we change it to other rom. and that's it.
That is how the flasher live everyday. Never stick to one kind of features. lol :silly:
Hi,
Just wanted to ask if you guys we will get now playing on the pixel XL, I think it should be possible right not like the portrait mode which is using a special sensor
jizang said:
Hi,
Just wanted to ask if you guys we will get now playing on the pixel XL, I think it should be possible right not like the portrait mode which is using a special sensor
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WTH is now playing?
Bryanx86 said:
WTH is now playing?
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Pixel 2 feature, where you'll get the current playing song in the room identified on your lockscreen. Kind of like Shazaam or SoundHound, but automatically done. Google always listening
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Pixel 2 feature, where you'll get the current playing song in the room identified on your lockscreen. Kind of like Shazaam or SoundHound, but automatically done. Google always listening
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Oh that's right. It seems likely that we will get that as we have the lens in photos app, and anything else Google can figure out how to change server side. I notice a lot of people complain about this phone but I think it's incredible. I use a ton of different apps from different sources and haven't had many issues. I can't say none, but not many. A lot of it seems to be permission issues. When an app force closes on me I go to settings/apps and Grant the permission it needs and it usually works. I think a lot of people don't know to do this, how could they? Something Google needs to fix. I know this has no relevance to your response or even the topic, and I apologise, but I've noticed your name in quite a few of the same threads I watch, and figured I'd offer my opinion of why everyone is having issues with this latest update. It's not completely automated, and I think for some reason people have come to expect that. Just go to settings sometimes and check out what's in there. A lot of simple fixes. For everyone out there, all 15 of ya, lol. Jk
Hi guys
When I try to share files to other apps on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S9 Exynos, running Android 9), it takes upto 7 seconds to actually show the apps I can share it with. This annoys the crap out of me... It is one of the functions I actually use the most om my device. Is anyone experiencing something similar? And is there a solution for that?
For instance, I can imagine I have installed a lot of apps and indexing them takes some time, so in that case, is it possible to pick a few apps I only want to share with, so the indexing takes less time? Or keep the apps in memory... As you can see... I'm a noob when it comes to the technical side of the software...
I've read something about android 10 and faster way to share... Anyone familiar with that?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi guys
When I try to share files to other apps on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S9 Exynos, running Android 9), it takes upto 7 seconds to actually show the apps I can share it with. This annoys the crap out of me... It is one of the functions I actually use the most om my device. Is anyone experiencing something similar? And is there a solution for that?
For instance, I can imagine I have installed a lot of apps and indexing them takes some time, so in that case, is it possible to pick a few apps I only want to share with, so the indexing takes less time? Or keep the apps in memory... As you can see... I'm a noob when it comes to the technical side of the software...
I've read something about android 10 and faster way to share... Anyone familiar with that?
Thanks in advance!
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I don't have this issue on my S9. But yeah, the android 10 share menu is said to be instant.
Shoarma1998 said:
Hi guys
When I try to share files to other apps on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S9 Exynos, running Android 9), it takes upto 7 seconds to actually show the apps I can share it with. This annoys the crap out of me... It is one of the functions I actually use the most om my device. Is anyone experiencing something similar? And is there a solution for that?
For instance, I can imagine I have installed a lot of apps and indexing them takes some time, so in that case, is it possible to pick a few apps I only want to share with, so the indexing takes less time? Or keep the apps in memory... As you can see... I'm a noob when it comes to the technical side of the software...
I've read something about android 10 and faster way to share... Anyone familiar with that?
Thanks in advance!
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You're not the only one. I'm also experiencing the same issue of lag when I open a contact. Now it usually takes more than 5 sec to display the contact info.
I have both a S9 and S9+. My + is running the 10 beta the S9 is still on Android 9. Both have the same issue. Tried wiping catch, seamed to work for a bit.
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