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Galaxy Nexus suddenly slow

Hi guys, I need some help with my phone.
More or less one month ago it suddently started to slow down in many ways: the most of the apps take from 2 to 10 seconds to open when I tap on their icon, sometimes apps and videos lag, pretty often apps force crash.
I'm on Android 4.3 stock, stock kernel, never flashed anything different from stock ROMs, I just rooted it before but now it's not even rooted.
I don't even have many apps installed.
I'd like to know if there's something I can do to have back the fast phone I had 'til some months ago; I'd prefer not to do a full wipe (at least if there something else I can do).
Thanks

First Root your phone then install LagFix and trim your memory.
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seriousia said:
First Root your phone then install LagFix and trim your memory.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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is there a way to root it without wiping the phone?

Ehm...guys?

jerley said:
is there a way to root it without wiping the phone?
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Yes.

Gingerbread1611 said:
Yes.
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http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/08/how-to-root-galaxy-nexus-jelly-bean-ice.html
This will delete EVERYTHING on your phone!
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jerley said:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/08/how-to-root-galaxy-nexus-jelly-bean-ice.html
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Just backup everything you've got and root + install a custom ROM, possible performance/battery life gains are totally worth it.

latenightchameleon said:
Just backup everything you've got and root + install a custom ROM, possible performance/battery life gains are totally worth it.
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Can you suggest me any ROM in particular?
I'm not interest in having the newest OS with the coolest functions, but I want it to be the most stable possible with no FCs at all (obviously if it is possible to have this with some new cool features I'll be happier ).
Thanks

jerley said:
Can you suggest me any ROM in particular?
I'm not interest in having the newest OS with the coolest functions, but I want it to be the most stable possible with no FCs at all (obviously if it is possible to have this with some new cool features I'll be happier ).
Thanks
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Sure. I can recommend going with SlimKat. Its really fast, snappy, and the battery life is decent. Look no further than here

Well, thank you very much, I'll try it ASAP.
And regerding the backup how can I do it?

1) backup sms, contacts, call logs, etc by using super backup from play store. apps can be backed up with titanium backup.
2) copy everything from internal storage to pc
3) Unlock + root, install the rom and gapps
4) copy contents back
5) restore sms, contacts, etc with super backup. restore apps with titanium backup. later I also recommend installing greenify to prevent battery drain
You can shoot me a msg or post here if anything goes wrong or if you need any more help/explanations:good:

latenightchameleon said:
1) backup sms, contacts, call logs, etc by using super backup from play store. apps can be backed up with titanium backup.
2) copy everything from internal storage to pc
3) Unlock + root, install the rom and gapps
4) copy contents back
5) restore sms, contacts, etc with super backup. restore apps with titanium backup. later I also recommend installing greenify to prevent battery drain
You can shoot me a msg or post here if anything goes wrong or if you need any more help/explanations:good:
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Thank you very very very much, you've been super kind.
I'll try later on today and will let you know how it went

I have to thank you all again, SlimKat gave new life to my GNex, it's just amazing!
I was even thinking of buying a new phone, but now i'll keep this one 'till it will stop working

Aaargh, talked too soon.
It's not a big problem but it's pretty annoying: after I restored the SMS with Super Backup I got the notification on the Messages app that I have 163 new SMS (the number of restored SMS) and there's no way I can remove the notification.
I also disabled the app since I use Hangout but the notification is still there.
It only disappeared when I cleared data from settings, but if I open Messages the notification appear again, and also if (without opening the app) I restart the phone.
Of course reading the SMS won't change anything
What should I do?

Very unusual "system data" storage behaviour!

I have a completely stock phone & I was using nova launcher from day one but I turned back to the default launcher today and noticed a strange data in the 'shelf'. It was showing that I have low %age of storage left. At first I thought it must be a bug but then after some time I checked the storage in settings and thereafter confirmed this using the app "DiskUsage".
Could anyone help me out here? Kindly have a look at the screenshot I'm attaching.
In short, System data is using 27.3 GB of storage!!!
I suspect it may be due to the flash that I did some time back when I returned to complete stock from a rooted OnePlus 3. Though I followed the official website instructions.
Thanks guys for reading this message & I know someone out there will know about this as I'm not that lucky to encounter a completely unique bug :good:

GravityDead said:
I have a completely stock phone & I was using nova launcher from day one but I turned back to the default launcher today and noticed a strange data in the 'shelf'. It was showing that I have low %age of storage left. At first I thought it must be a bug but then after some time I checked the storage in settings and thereafter confirmed this using the app "DiskUsage".
Could anyone help me out here? Kindly have a look at the screenshot I'm attaching.
In short, System data is using 27.3 GB of storage!!!
I suspect it may be due to the flash that I did some time back when I returned to complete stock from a rooted OnePlus 3. Though I followed the official website instructions.
Thanks guys for reading this message & I know someone out there will know about this as I'm not that lucky to encounter a completely unique bug :good:
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Latest build should fix this.. If not do a clean install and stay on the latest build. Also if the issue persists try to move to EXT4. F2fs still has loads of weird issues..

Puddi_Puddin said:
Latest build should fix this.. If not do a clean install and stay on the latest build. Also if the issue persists try to move to EXT4. F2fs still has loads of weird issues..
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Well, I got my latest .5 update yesterday and sadly it didn't solve it so I guess I have to format my phone again. Man, that's really a pain in the A. By the way, is this a common occurrence in OnePlus 3 software?
As far as ext and f2fs is concerned, I don't remember manually formatting my phone to f2fs so I guess it was nougat update which did this!
Thanks man!

GravityDead said:
Well, I got my latest .5 update yesterday and sadly it didn't solve it so I guess I have to format my phone again. Man, that's really a pain in the A. By the way, is this a common occurrence in OnePlus 3 software?
As far as ext and f2fs is concerned, I don't remember manually formatting my phone to f2fs so I guess it was nougat update which did this!
Thanks man!
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Don't know... I haven't seen this issue yet..

hmm, I'll wait till the O update for a clean install as setting up few particular apps (mostly banking & two-factor authentication) is really a boring/huge task for me, plus few apps have just NO backup solution like the now-defunct but awesome keyboard Fleksy, Adguard user filters. I really think Android needs a good global backup function to sync basic things like android settings, SMS, Call logs.
Meanwhile, if anyone know a solution which doesn't include formatting the phone, please do tell me !

GravityDead said:
hmm, I'll wait till the O update for a clean install as setting up few particular apps (mostly banking & two-factor authentication) is really a boring/huge task for me, plus few apps have just NO backup solution like the now-defunct but awesome keyboard Fleksy, Adguard user filters. I really think Android needs a good global backup function to sync basic things like android settings, SMS, Call logs.
Meanwhile, if anyone know a solution which doesn't include formatting the phone, please do tell me !
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Mm.. How about the titanium backup feature of using update.zip? Have you tried it?

djrocks said:
Mm.. How about the titanium backup feature of using update.zip? Have you tried it?
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I dont really have a clue about titanium backup. Used it once way back when I had Galaxy Note 1.
I remember, it's UI was very complex and had a big learning curve but despite all this, isn't titanium backup a root only app?

GravityDead said:
I dont really have a clue about titanium backup. Used it once way back when I had Galaxy Note 1.
I remember, it's UI was very complex and had a big learning curve but despite all this, isn't titanium backup a root only app?
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Oh right. It is a root only app... Try using rom settings backup from play store, coupled with sms backup and restore.. Does most of the job

djrocks said:
Oh right. It is a root only app... Try using rom settings backup from play store, coupled with sms backup and restore.. Does most of the job
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Sorry to break it to you but even Rom Settings Backup is root only
but thank you for telling me about this app, may come in handy if I go back to root.
and yes, I did know about the SMS and call log backup, I'm more concerned about the few specific apps like Fleksy keyboard app.
Thank you for your reply.

A newbie who want's to get into Android P

Hello guys!
Here I am, seeing tons of reviews on Android P and I actually like it quite alot but I have some few question which I hope I can get through this thread hopefully! I would appreciate it
1. How can I back up everything on my current Oreo where in case something happens I can just go back?
2. If I update through the phone instantly, will all my contacts, apps and all other information still be there?
Basically i'm mostly scared about getting my data wiped since I have everything flawless made, with contacts, settings and so on, I do hope maybe you have more tip for me than I asked for - I assume you know which point i'm trying to head aswell!
Would appreciate everything!

Thrillofit said:
Hello guys!
Here I am, seeing tons of reviews on Android P and I actually like it quite alot but I have some few question which I hope I can get through this thread hopefully! I would appreciate it
1. How can I back up everything on my current Oreo where in case something happens I can just go back?
2. If I update through the phone instantly, will all my contacts, apps and all other information still be there?
Basically i'm mostly scared about getting my data wiped since I have everything flawless made, with contacts, settings and so on, I do hope maybe you have more tip for me than I asked for - I assume you know which point i'm trying to head aswell!
Would appreciate everything!
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If you are rooted, make a twrp backup of your data partition and save it to your pc. If you are willing, you can then fastboot the DP4 with the -w flag removed. This should put you on DP4 with all your apps and data in tact. However, beware of bugs! If you choose to go back to 8.1 Oreo, you'll need to clean fastboot the latest 8.1, which will wipe your phone. However, after you install twrp and root again, you can then restore your data backup via twrp which should put you back to where you started.
If you are not rooted, you'll need to sign up for the beta release, which will give you an OTA that will wipe your phone, and you'll be on a clean install of DP4. If you opt out of the beta, you'll get another OTA that'll wipe your phone and put you back on 8.1.
And there ya go. Piece of cake

Badger50 said:
If you are rooted, make a twrp backup of your data partition and save it to your pc. If you are willing, you can then fastboot the DP4 with the -w flag removed. This should put you on DP4 with all your apps and data in tact. However, beware of bugs! If you choose to go back to 8.1 Oreo, you'll need to clean fastboot the latest 8.1, which will wipe your phone. However, after you install twrp and root again, you can then restore your data backup via twrp which should put you back to where you started.
If you are not rooted, you'll need to sign up for the beta release, which will give you an OTA that will wipe your phone, and you'll be on a clean install of DP4. If you opt out of the beta, you'll get another OTA that'll wipe your phone and put you back on 8.1.
And there ya go. Piece of cake
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Appreciated it! Well I did use the Google backup which was enabled and went through that basically.
I have never rooted but I applied Android P now through Beta Google site. Works charmless now! However there is one little thing that is missing and it is seconds (Where the time is) :'(

Thrillofit said:
Appreciated it! Well I did use the Google backup which was enabled and went through that basically.
I have never rooted but I applied Android P now through Beta Google site. Works charmless now! However there is one little thing that is missing and it is seconds (Where the time is) :'(
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Well, it is a preview ?

Badger50 said:
If you are rooted, make a twrp backup of your data partition and save it to your pc. If you are willing, you can then fastboot the DP4 with the -w flag removed. This should put you on DP4 with all your apps and data in tact. However, beware of bugs! If you choose to go back to 8.1 Oreo, you'll need to clean fastboot the latest 8.1, which will wipe your phone. However, after you install twrp and root again, you can then restore your data backup via twrp which should put you back to where you started.
If you are not rooted, you'll need to sign up for the beta release, which will give you an OTA that will wipe your phone, and you'll be on a clean install of DP4. If you opt out of the beta, you'll get another OTA that'll wipe your phone and put you back on 8.1.
And there ya go. Piece of cake
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Well, it is a preview
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Indeed!
I did find an link : https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...e-spotlight-heres-bring-back-system-ui-tuner/
I do not hav an idea though what and how I use:
Code:
adb shell am start com.android.systemui/com.android.systemui.DemoMode
EDIT:
Download QuickShortCutMaker
In the search bar (in the app) type in "Demo Mode"
Click on the "System UI" option
Click on the "System UI demo mode" option that appears after clicking on "System UI"
Click the "Try" button
There you go, you can now access the system UI tuner again, without having to install nova launcher
I tried this and worked flawless!

Badger50 said:
If you are not rooted, you'll need to sign up for the beta release, which will give you an OTA that will wipe your phone, and you'll be on a clean install of DP4.
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Sorry but that's incorrect. DP4 OTA does NOT wipe your phone. Leaving beta program to go back to Oreo does.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Sorry but that's incorrect. DP4 OTA does NOT wipe your phone. Leaving beta program to go back to Oreo does.
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I stand corrected. Sorry for the error :good:

WhatsApp not working!

Well, I do not know when or how but Whatsapp app is broken on my device! Just not starting anymore, I only get some force crash screen of about 1 second and that's it...
I have a Note 8T with latest EEA software 12.5.4.0 MIUI 12.5, rooted with Magisk, custom recovery (OrangeFox)
Funny story but enabling dual apps for Whatsapp, basically another user, I managed to start and use the app, as a secondary app because the base app is still dead!
Now, my question is:
How do I get Whatsapp to function normally again???
Things I tried:
1. clean cache and data - no fix
2. uninstall/ install app - no fix
3. enable miui optimizations - no fix
4. fix/ repair data partition in OrangeFox recovery - no fix
Is there anything else I could try in order to fix this issue? It might be somehow related with the user part of the data partition? But why only this app is affected then?
I'm just baffled by this turn... don't know what to do anymore...
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MadK9 said:
Whatsapp app is broken
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try with :
uninstall/reboot/install
if still not work
go to : Data/system/dropbox
delete everything
open wsp and send the generated crash log (from that folder)

Well, tried twice uninstall/ install procedure... Same result...
Thank for this info. I'll try.

MadK9 said:
Well, tried twice uninstall/ install procedure... Same result...
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i said uninstall/!REBOOT!/install
when you reboot, the package manager will delete the app leftover
the app crash because there is some data left from a previous version
try deleting "com.whatsapp" folder from
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Holly mackerel!!!
You know how many times I rebooted this device???
But, now, it worked without deleting anything except the dropbox content you mentioned earlier!
It just went smooth, install, setup, restore backup and all without a glitch!
THX A BUNCH!!!

Anyway, I would really love to know how was this possible in the first place as I did nothing specially regarding this app... and found myself in this situation of not being able to use it anymore... why only this app? Was something some update maybe that broke something?

MadK9 said:
You know how many times I rebooted this device???
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dosn't matter how many time
what matters here is the timing (reboot after uninstall, once booted install)
MadK9 said:
But, now, it worked without deleting anything except the dropbox content you mentioned earlier!
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this has nothing to do with this problem, it has only crash logs of apps ...
MadK9 said:
I would really love to know how was this possible in the first place as I did nothing specially regarding this app... and found myself in this situation of not being able to use it anymore... why only this app? Was something some update maybe that broke something?
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it's always the updates

Thanks again loopy!

Question Unable to backup Google data

In the last days i´ve been trying to backup my google account (in rom settings), and it always end up with error - "unable to backup. Try again later".
I don't have any lock enabled. Already clean my Google storage data, installed Google drive, and it always end up with the same.
Yesterday trying to solve it, I ended up with huge battery drain because of "external storage" and seedvault (seed backup is working BTW).
Anyone can help me with this pls? TIA

lapirado said:
In the last days i´ve been trying to backup my google account (in rom settings), and it always end up with error - "unable to backup. Try again later".
I don't have any lock enabled. Already clean my Google storage data, installed Google drive, and it always end up with the same.
Yesterday trying to solve it, I ended up with huge battery drain because of "external storage" and seedvault (seed backup is working BTW).
Anyone can help me with this pls? TIA
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On which rom version?
I'm on xiaomi.eu and I had to delete previous google backup to make it working fine again

bozinsky73 said:
On which rom version?
I'm on xiaomi.eu and I had to delete previous google backup to make it working fine again
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I'm on alphadroid. I'm gonna try that. Where can I find those settings please?

lapirado said:
I'm on alphadroid. I'm gonna try that. Where can I find those settings please?
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Go to Settings->Google->backup and select your current device. You can manage you backups there.

lapirado said:
I'm on alphadroid. I'm gonna try that. Where can I find those settings please?
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I use the Google One app for that. I found that it handles backup better than setting page

True, just tried it out. Also that's what Google suggests you do.

Well, I followed all your guys suggestions, and just ended up with 0 backups I can't manage to get it to work. Pretty weird. Maybe is the universe pointing me to the degoogled side

sounds more rom related no such problems om my Eu weekly

jefffrom said:
sounds more rom related no such problems om my Eu weekly
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Probably it were. Now that I've changed rom it's working again. Even though, after setup wizard I get the warn that wasn't possible to recover the data. But it seems to be all fine. Weird.

jefffrom said:
sounds more rom related no such problems om my Eu weekly
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Never worked for me since I moved from stock Stable MIUI by Xiaomi to MIUI.eu Weekly. Doesn't matter what I do.
:-/