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Android 5.0 Lollipop announced
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neotokyo360
Member
My Nexus7 3G No update.
Jazzy Network
Member
Oh shit. Almost spit out my drink.
hmm how many apps do you guys really use?
I decided to declutter my Android and it seems like there's much to uninstall... lol
and any recommendations for a good SMS app?
been using EvolveSMS but seems like it's not working out for me...
Does Hangout support both Google Voice and my own number?
I decided to declutter my Android and it seems like there's much to uninstall... lol
and any recommendations for a good SMS app?
been using EvolveSMS but seems like it's not working out for me...
Does Hangout support both Google Voice and my own number?
Google Messenger is great if you don't want to integrate carrier SMS into Hangouts. Yes, Hangouts supports both carrier SMS and Google Voice SMS.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
Has anyone experienced continuous crashing of android.process.acore? I have had these crashes since I updated and set up my Nexus 7 2013. I tried to factory reset the tablet andI tried clearing the data for Contacts Storage. None of it worked.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Not that I know of.
Outside of GAPPS?
- Inbox
- AirDroid (when that Lollipop mirror support sets in, damn, but in class I use it to avoid profs bitching about phones)
- Dropbox (I like to have a second copy of all my photos somewhere)
- Rocket Man (gotta know when my busses are coming so I'm not freezing outside at the stop)
- Facebook/Messenger
Which ones are currently wasting loads of space and rarely used?
- Skype
- Steam ('cause it only has use for me during sales, keeping up with changed ones on the road)
Did they said Android L is coming in January? If it is, it would be awesome.
My gf is currently upgrading her Galaxy S3 from 4.3 to something else, it was a recommended update. But I read somewhere that 5.0 is also coming officially this January to the S3. Is this true and is it a smart upgrade for such an old phone? Going from ios7 to 8 on my old iphone 4s killed the performance quite a bit. Or is 4.4.4. a better choice if possible?
I've been using Shuttle + and I really like. It's simple and straightforward with great design and theming options (dark mode).
I don't have that many apps installed. The ones I heavily use:
- Whatsapp
- Runtastic
- Wikipedia
- Pathé (cinema app)
- Windesheim (my school schedule)
- IMDb
- Nu.nl (a news app with general headlines for my country)
- Forza (Football scores)
- Reddit News
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Apps for festivals I go to when I'm there, with the schedule, maps etc.
That's pretty much all I do on my phone
- Runtastic
- Wikipedia
- Pathé (cinema app)
- Windesheim (my school schedule)
- IMDb
- Nu.nl (a news app with general headlines for my country)
- Forza (Football scores)
- Reddit News
- Apps for festivals I go to when I'm there, with the schedule, maps etc.
That's pretty much all I do on my phone
Lollipop should run better than older versions of Android due to the switch to ART from Dalvik . Long story short, Dalvik was pretty inefficient and one of the main culprits of the infamous Android jank. Also further developments to Project Svelte have made the base OS memory footprint smaller. At least on my Moto G, performance is so much better than 4.4.4 that sometimes It's hard for me to believe that it's running on the same hardware. The S3 will run Touchwiz on top so it's hard to say what perfomance will be like though but I'm confident in saying that if you somehow were able to install stock Lolliop on the S3 it'd run better than 4.x.
Well, it might take awhile for CM12 to be optimized for S devices. But once it does, it'll be great. Daily source updates everyday guarantee that for those running CM12, it's only going to get better. Until then, I'm gladly running CM12. Lollipop is the best Android release to date. No doubt.
Well, it might take awhile for CM12 to be optimized for S devices. But once it does, it'll be great. Daily source updates everyday guarantee that for those running CM12, it's only going to get better. Until then, I'm gladly running CM12. Lollipop is the best Android release to date. No doubt.
It really is, I'm using a rom on my OPO. I can't wait for the official Cyanogen release to come out, the LS build is good but a tad buggy. I'm also getting high battery drain (10% during sleep in 4-5 hours). Hopefully that's ironed out.
This is the first Android OS I actually enjoy using and the Google integration is really fantastic coming from iOS. Now I just hope 3rd party developers update their apps to Material Design in a timely manner.
CrookedRain
Member
As far as I'm aware, Samsung isn't releasing 5.0 for the S3.
Likewise. Battery drain is just one of those things that will be improved over time. You know what? It really isn't even that bad to be honest. The trade-off of looks to performance/battery isn't that bad either.
Everdred
Member
The rumor is Jan 11th, it was posted on a Chinese website that got something right in the past so... Who knows.
They weren't pulled and nothing is wrong at all. Just give it time.
RockAction
Member
Is anyone else having gmail constantly crash on them?
Its pulling emails but after checking it will crash after less than 10 seconds
Inbox seems fine, but I'll continually getting a Gmail just crashed report even when I'm in other apps
Its pulling emails but after checking it will crash after less than 10 seconds
Inbox seems fine, but I'll continually getting a Gmail just crashed report even when I'm in other apps
choodi
Banned
I'm getting crashes, but not that frequently. Maybe once a week
Arjen
Member
Yeah Gmail is a mess for me, crashes non stop, and email keeps coming back after I delete them.
Yeah, it's not horrible. Just average. I'm sure it'll be improved over time.
Wondering if its possible to flash Lollipop onto any 4.4.x capable devce or not. I picked up a cheap I wireless phone from a store for a phone to play around with. It has a dual core 1.2ghz soc, and 512mb of ram. Any ideas? Being that its far less ram intensive, should there be any issues?
It has to be compiled specifically for your phone. Search your phone model on the xda-developers forum and see if it's available.
RockAction
Member
Ok another problem
phone working fine yesterday, apart from that gmail fault, but thats been going for a few weeks now
but today i woke up to the phone completely off and stuck in boot loop
its stock 5.0.1, is there any way to get this to turn on as normal without wiping everything?
thanks
edit; i've tried recovery mode, got a little red triangle over a horizontal android no idea what that meant but it just switched itself off again after 5 mins
phone working fine yesterday, apart from that gmail fault, but thats been going for a few weeks now
but today i woke up to the phone completely off and stuck in boot loop
its stock 5.0.1, is there any way to get this to turn on as normal without wiping everything?
thanks
edit; i've tried recovery mode, got a little red triangle over a horizontal android no idea what that meant but it just switched itself off again after 5 mins
lunchtoast
Member
Anyone have problems with google authenticator force closing on 5.0.2?
nexus 5
nexus 5
openrob
Member
Hi, can anyone help me.
I have an LG Nexus 4. A few weeks ago I got a notification telling me that 5.0 was available to download. I put it off for a while because I had about 30MB of free space and was usually busy and didn't want to wait around for it to download/install.
Now, I don't know how to download it as the notification has disappeared from the driop down. (it was there for like a week)
In Setting/About phone/System updates it says i'm up to date - but im still running 4.4.
Any advice?
I have an LG Nexus 4. A few weeks ago I got a notification telling me that 5.0 was available to download. I put it off for a while because I had about 30MB of free space and was usually busy and didn't want to wait around for it to download/install.
Now, I don't know how to download it as the notification has disappeared from the driop down. (it was there for like a week)
In Setting/About phone/System updates it says i'm up to date - but im still running 4.4.
Any advice?
Probably the custom rom you're on is breaking it. There isn't a 5.0.2 out for Nexus 5 yet
I think I can consistenly get at least 6 hours of SoT on my Moto G (XT1032, the 2013 GSM model with no LTE) with stock 5.0.1:
Battery saver kicked in at 15%, brightness was kept at 50%. I didn't go out of my way to baby the battery. Watched the last 30 minutes of Back to the Future II on Netflix, watched about an hour of YouTube. Used Whatsapp, Hangouts, Tinder, Facebook, Chrome and Instagram pretty liberally.
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Battery saver kicked in at 15%, brightness was kept at 50%. I didn't go out of my way to baby the battery. Watched the last 30 minutes of Back to the Future II on Netflix, watched about an hour of YouTube. Used Whatsapp, Hangouts, Tinder, Facebook, Chrome and Instagram pretty liberally.
Ugh all these people posting the benefits of lollipop and I'm just sitting here with no OTA update for my nexus 5
Just flash it, man. You'll want to do a wipe anyway after you update, might as well start off from a clean install.
davidnic
Member
My Grandma's Nexus 7 has no lollipop update either, my Dad got lollipop probably 1.5 months ago on his N7.
Dead Prince
Banned
LG G3. why sprint. why so long.
I got a prompt, i said sure, it said it was gonna restart, and it never did.
Just checked About Tablet and i see the Android Version on my Nexus 7 is still 5.0
I go to system updates and it says its up to date, even tho it asked me earlier to install a new version. haha
EDIT: just browsed around and played with it, and the tablet seems a lot smoother now tho. :O i think i am just being paranoid.
Just checked About Tablet and i see the Android Version on my Nexus 7 is still 5.0
I go to system updates and it says its up to date, even tho it asked me earlier to install a new version. haha
EDIT: just browsed around and played with it, and the tablet seems a lot smoother now tho. :O i think i am just being paranoid.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Damn, only getting 4.5 hours of screen time with my droid turbo. Haven't fiddled with it but damn. This battery is supposed to be a beast.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Nope, lots of chrome. But how is your signal strength? Mine might be terrible.
How much screen time are you getting?
My network strength is consistently around -90 to -100 dBm. Isn't that bad?
Is there a way to find out what your screen time is? I'm looking at the battery screen in settings but I don't think I see anything that tells you.
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nevermind, found it. Looks like it's about the same as yours, 2.5 hours of screen time with 45% battery left. It says that Wi-Fi has been "on" the whole time (although usually not connected to anything), would that have a noticeably effect on battery life?
Still miles better than my 2 year old S3 which would have been long dead by now.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
My phone started running 300% better when I stopped using chrome and switched to CM browser/Lighting browser, I can actually multitask without apps reloading, yaaaayyy.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
So I might be using the hell out of this phone. I'm like you, upgraded from the S3. But I hope I can get more out of this battery.
Visualante2
Member
Getting pretty tired of waiting for the Lollipop update for the 2013 Moto G. I wish Motorola would at least give a rough time schedule. So many people like me are on the fence about whether to just flash the GPE rom like Noema.
Guess I'll give it another week.
Guess I'll give it another week.