Hello
I rooted my Sony xperia Z ultra (c6833) a couple of weeks ago, I now have a problem with my wallpaper?
My wallpaper keeps reloading when I push the home button! Has anyone experienced something similar to this? If so, please help!
Thanks
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That's probably launcher redrawing, and I've noticed it happening a couple of time on mine too. It's pretty much Android that kills the launcher at one point, which it shouldn't do, so I guess Sony will have to up the priority of the launcher in an update.
I believe I read a post somewhere here that mentioned a way to temporarily fix this issue, but I'm not sure if it was @hamdogg or @blueether
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LordManhattan said:
That's probably launcher redrawing, and I've noticed it happening a couple of time on mine too. It's pretty much Android that kills the launcher at one point, which it shouldn't do, so I guess Sony will have to up the priority of the launcher in an update.
I believe I read a post somewhere here that mentioned a way to temporarily fix this issue, but I'm not sure if it was @hamdogg or @blueether
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Wasn't me so you will have to blame @hamdogg
Yeah I always blame my dog too...
There is a way using build.prop to keep the launcher in memory, but with android 4.*.* it is anyway so that won't help. You could try it, but theoretically it shouldn't help.
Add the following line into your build.prop file:
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
Could the problem be fixed if I were to unroot, or wipe and reset my device?
I have attached a picture of the wallpaper issue (the black line down the lefthand side)
Thanks
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acapuzzimati said:
Could the problem be fixed if I were to unroot, or wipe and reset my device?
I have attached a picture of the wallpaper issue (the black line down the lefthand side)
Thanks
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That's not even close to what i thought the problem was. Have you updated to the newest Album version (which was released yesterday)? Also, try using QuickPic or something to set your wallpaper. Lastly, go to Settings -> Apps -> Home -> Clear Cache and data (this will clear all homescreen widgets, app sorting etc.)
acapuzzimati said:
Could the problem be fixed if I were to unroot, or wipe and reset my device?
I have attached a picture of the wallpaper issue (the black line down the lefthand side)
Thanks
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woah... yeah thats not what I thought you meant either.
Umm... never seen that before.
I guess flashing the FTF again and then rooting. Then test drive it a few hours before installing apps.
My guess its an app or something thats doing that. Shouldn't happen. Never seen it before...
(Oh actually.. on my custom ROM it did that. But that was when i was mashing two basebands together to get the best of both worlds. my own frankinstein so to speak. ran like a dogg to... )
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LordManhattan said:
That's not even close to what i thought the problem was. Have you updated to the newest Album version (which was released yesterday)? Also, try using QuickPic or something to set your wallpaper. Lastly, go to Settings -> Apps -> Home -> Clear Cache and data (this will clear all homescreen widgets, app sorting etc.)
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on a more social note. how is everyone doing?
I've not been very active lately.. well.. this year really. New position at work means less time here. How's lord? and Blue... hows work?
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on a more social note. how is everyone doing?
I've not been very active lately.. well.. this year really. New position at work means less time here. How's lord? and Blue... hows work?
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I'm fine, thank you! You haven't really missed that much around here. Things are running as usual, and the latest "hot new thing" is of course 757 and Doomlord's kernel. I also read 20 minutes ago that a new ZU firmware (761) is certified, so we're probably getting yet another bugfixer soon.
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acapuzzimati said:
Hello
I rooted my Sony xperia Z ultra (c6833) a couple of weeks ago, I now have a problem with my wallpaper?
My wallpaper keeps reloading when I push the home button! Has anyone experienced something similar to this? If so, please help!
Thanks
Sent from my C6833 using xda app-developers app
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LordManhattan said:
That's probably launcher redrawing, and I've noticed it happening a couple of time on mine too. It's pretty much Android that kills the launcher at one point, which it shouldn't do, so I guess Sony will have to up the priority of the launcher in an update.
I believe I read a post somewhere here that mentioned a way to temporarily fix this issue, but I'm not sure if it was @hamdogg or @blueether
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You could make the "OOM" (out of memory) higher. Several root apps give the opportunity to do this. You could also add an exception for the launcher in one of those apps.
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I'm fine, thank you! You haven't really missed that much around here. Things are running as usual, and the latest "hot new thing" is of course 757 and Doomlord's kernel. I also read 20 minutes ago that a new ZU firmware (761) is certified, so we're probably getting yet another bugfixer soon.
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Yeah, I'm doing OK, work has slowed down, but still busy enough. As LordManhattan said you haven't missed too much except 757 and doomlords kernel for Stock roms. I've just ported @Androguide.fr's pimped kernel, and if it's stable today I'll probably post it publicly tonight - only had one reboot when playing with cpu governers and off line cores.
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Not seen anything like that except when I badly deodexed the 290 firmware
I have managed to rectify the issue. The problem resolved itself after deleting a wallpaper app.
Thanks for the help
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acapuzzimati said:
I have managed to rectify the issue. The problem resolved itself after deleting a wallpaper app.
Thanks for the help
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Care to share what app it was so people with similar issue(s) can also solve it?
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The app is called 'best wallpapers HD'
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Am I the only one that is sometimes seeing major lag when an app closes and the launcher redraws? In by case it is sometimes over a second.
Well known issue that has been mentioned already in numerous threads. I use SS launcher so don't have that problem.
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the stock launcher will not lag on its own, check for background cpu utilization with os monitor app and disable those apps .
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Am I the only one that is sometimes seeing major lag when an app closes and the launcher redraws? In by case it is sometimes over a second.
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The latest firmware update fixes it
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The latest firmware update fixes it
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I thought that but still happens sometimes :-(
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Still happening with me after the update. Annoying.
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Still happening with me after the update. Annoying.
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Not sure but what is the build number? LF2?
Yeah LF2, solved my issues straight away even with a different launcher
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Not sure but what is the build number? LF2?
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Yeah, I'm on fl2? Oddly enough I only got one firmware update though. Is that correct? My build number is IMM76D.I9300XXALF2
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Yeah, I'm on fl2? Oddly enough I only got one firmware update though. Is that correct? My build number is IMM76D.I9300XXALF2
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If you read carefully enough, Dr. Paul, you'll find that you are on ALF2!
Is LF2 only through Kies? I got the OTA update to LF1, and that's all the OTA updater says is available. Or it's just VodaGroan being rubbish as usual.
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Is LF2 only through Kies? I got the OTA update to LF1, and that's all the OTA updater says is available. Or it's just VodaGroan being rubbish as usual.
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I'd say it's voda and there slow releases
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Been looking in the forum and found this issue under another heading. I fixed it by rooting and changing the davlik VM heap size from 256 to 128mb. How did Samsung manage to screw this up?
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Another thing to consider is whether you've got power saving on or off? If it's on and CPU power saving is turned on, the CPU runs at 800mhz rather than 1400mhz. This will show a noticeable difference in smoothness.
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Been looking in the forum and found this issue under another heading. I fixed it by rooting and changing the davlik VM heap size from 256 to 128mb. How did Samsung manage to screw this up?
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God knows but as with any phone there are always issues at first. As long as they are resolved then it's not a big deal
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bortak said:
Another thing to consider is whether you've got power saving on or off? If it's on and CPU power saving is turned on, the CPU runs at 800mhz rather than 1400mhz. This will show a noticeable difference in smoothness.
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Not me, I turned off all power saving the day I got the phone
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Oli2k said:
The latest firmware update fixes it
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Still happens for me also.
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i just wanna share how i got rid of the lag and home respawn issue on my sgs3... i'm not saying it is a fix but these are the only things i did that work for me... there is no harm in trying...
1. disable double tap home button to activate s voice.
2. disable s voice using application manager
3. reboot... and after 3 days, no lag or whatsoever... but there was always the home respawn thing when i'm running a lot of apps on background...
4. uninstall facebook app... this app seems to eat most of the memory... reboot... now, i don't need to close any program running thru task manager... i check it and see 12 apps running but never had a respawn.. all is well now... i don't even think of rooting flashing a rom now... everything just seems to be running so well...
**i know some of you would say that it's not an option to uninstall FB app, i for myself would love to use it but i'd rather have a lag and respawn free sgs3 and use the FB desktop mode... but then again...that's just me...
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Try using fast facebook, a lightweight facebook app, its getting better all the time
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In the last few days the notification bar from my non rooted ics Sony Tab S dissapears and reappers every once in a while, especially when it needs charging. I had already
pgraded tomofficialics and nothing wrong happened until the last few days..
Alo, i cant watch youtube videos in any way since yesterday.
gars129 said:
In the last few days the notification bar from my non rooted ics Sony Tab S dissapears and reappers every once in a while, especially when it needs charging. I had already
pgraded tomofficialics and nothing wrong happened until the last few days..
Alo, i cant watch youtube videos in any way since yesterday.
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Somehow something is causing the Status Bar to crash/restart, What did you do before that happened?
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Well i was downloading apks from the internet.
gars129 said:
Well i was downloading apks from the internet.
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What apps where you downloading? (Don't worry if the downloads are illegal or legal, just trying to help out )
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gars129 said:
Well i was downloading apks from the internet.
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Wait, Did anyone get a problem with the custom rom you used?
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andyabc said:
Wait, Did anyone get a problem with the custom rom you used?
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Custom ROM? There are no Custom ROMs for Sony Tablet. Also, he did say it was the official upgrade, so I would assume it's the 4.0.3 OTA update.
gars129: can you try installing something like Lumberjack or Remote Logcat and see if any weird messages show up in logcat or dmesg when that happens. A system app crash like that should be logged in one of those at least.
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Custom ROM? There are no Custom ROMs for Sony Tablet. Also, he did say it was the official upgrade, so I would assume it's the 4.0.3 OTA update.
gars129: can you try installing something like Lumberjack or Remote Logcat and see if any weird messages show up in logcat or dmesg when that happens. A system app crash like that should be logged in one of those at least.
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Oh, Gars129 said on the first post 'tomofficialics' e3e
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andyabc said:
What apps where you downloading? (Don't worry if the downloads are illegal or legal, just trying to help out )
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Dark Knight Rises
Anyway, now my tab stays on the boot screen.
gars129 said:
Dark Knight Rises
Anyway, now my tab stays on the boot screen.
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Boot loop?
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andyabc said:
Boot loop?
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yes
Hey guys, so I got my S4 around July 4th and realized the same day I didn't like touchwiz. Got home, rooted and threw Dubbsy's rom on it.. I have been in love with the rom since I got it, never had an issue with gibberish provider name (except once) the lack of LTE bars didnt bother me because it still worked. The only major issue I ever had with it was my recent apps option stopped working. Well I just got the chance to update it to the newest build of the deoxed version and it has fixed the LTE bars and recent apps works again. It is fantastic and I really appreciate all the work you do! The ONLY issue I have is I only have 3 home screen pages. Is this a limitation of the rom, am i missing something simple??? I could use some help here and if it is a limitation of the rom, no big deal I can live with it until a newer version comes out
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Hey guys, so I got my S4 around July 4th and realized the same day I didn't like touchwiz. Got home, rooted and threw Dubbsy's rom on it.. I have been in love with the rom since I got it, never had an issue with gibberish provider name (except once) the lack of LTE bars didnt bother me because it still worked. The only major issue I ever had with it was my recent apps option stopped working. Well I just got the chance to update it to the newest build of the deoxed version and it has fixed the LTE bars and recent apps works again. It is fantastic and I really appreciate all the work you do! The ONLY issue I have is I only have 3 home screen pages. Is this a limitation of the rom, am i missing something simple??? I could use some help here and if it is a limitation of the rom, no big deal I can live with it until a newer version comes out
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Dubbsy's ROM is nice and stock, with very few modifications.
If you want more home screens, I highly recommend simply throwing Nova Launcher on there. Grab it in the Market. It looks and performs 99% identically to the stock Nexus home screen, but adds a bit of customization. It's what I'm running on Dubbsy's and I've got no issues whatsoever.
If you still have a copy of one of the older versions of the ROM, pull launcher2.apk out of it's /system/app/ folder. I noticed the same thing and use 5 screens myself.
Once you pull the .apk replace the launcher2.apk in your current /system/app/ with it using a root enabled file manager under rw mode. Like the CM installed on the 4.9 edition or Root Explorer.
Once you've done that go ahead and reboot and you should be good.
At least, that's what I did.
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Have you tried just pinching the screen to add some...???
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scottgalit61 said:
Have you tried just pinching the screen to add some...???
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That doesn't work on the stock Google Edition launcher.
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If you still have a copy of one of the older versions of the ROM, pull launcher2.apk out of it's /system/app/ folder. I noticed the same thing and use 5 screens myself.
Once you pull the .apk replace the launcher2.apk in your current /system/app/ with it using a root enabled file manager under rw mode. Like the CM installed on the 4.9 edition or Root Explorer.
Once you've done that go ahead and reboot and you should be good.
At least, that's what I did.
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Is that the only thing it changes? Any major changes to the system??
Yea, I've heard of nova launcher, would prefer a stock option, and if not then i will pick up nova launcher
andrewdexter20 said:
Is that the only thing it changes? Any major changes to the system??
Yea, I've heard of nova launcher, would prefer a stock option, and if not then i will pick up nova launcher
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Yea, it only changes the launcher. That's the only apk you would be replacing, and you wouldn't be using a third party substitute, it would be the genuine launcher since you would've pulled it from one of Dubbsy's older builds. I personally pulled it from 4.7.5 test since that's what I had on my sdcard at the time. Works fine.
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Yea, it only changes the launcher. That's the only apk you would be replacing, and you wouldn't be using a third party substitute, it would be the genuine launcher since you would've pulled it from one of Dubbsy's older builds. I personally pulled it from 4.7.5 test since that's what I had on my sdcard at the time. Works fine.
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It worked perfectly! now I just have to re-arrange my icons, haha.
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It worked perfectly! now I just have to re-arrange my icons, haha.
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Yea, I had to do the same thing lol, but now you get all 5 home screens back.
Glad I could help.
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So I ran into another issue, when I go into the battery, and click on the graph to see the full data it always crashes. any ideas there?
andrewdexter20 said:
So I ran into another issue, when I go into the battery, and click on the graph to see the full data it always crashes. any ideas there?
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GPS doesn't work either never gets a lock.
s0m3f00l said:
GPS doesn't work either never gets a lock.
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Yea ive noticed that too, guess its the sacrifice for using the rom. oh well, no big deal.
GPS works fine for me.
I thought I only put the 3 page launcher in my odex version. I may have accidentally put it in the deo also. I'll fix that on next release if that's the case.
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andrewdexter20 said:
So I ran into another issue, when I go into the battery, and click on the graph to see the full data it always crashes. any ideas there?
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That's odd, I've never seen that issue before. I would say to do a fresh install and see if it continues. Im not able to reproduce the issue.
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GPS doesn't work either never gets a lock.
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No issues with GPS here. Try and flash back to a stock based ROM, get a GPS lock and then flash back. It's an odd fix, but it seems to work for some.
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That's odd, I've never seen that issue before. I would say to do a fresh install and see if it continues. Im not able to reproduce the issue.
No issues with GPS here. Try and flash back to a stock based ROM, get a GPS lock and then flash back. It's an odd fix, but it seems to work for some.
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Yea I had this issue on the last build, it was weird, it didnt work for weeks then randomly it started working fine, but would randomly freeze once in a blue moon.
The GPS also never got a lock on the last build, and i just double checked, it just sits there saying searching for GPS never gets an exact lock.
im glad i saw this thread,now i wont have to make a new one.i love dubsys rom.but one thing that i cant seem to find is a thethering option.am i missing something. help?
payaso805 said:
im glad i saw this thread,now i wont have to make a new one.i love dubsys rom.but one thing that i cant seem to find is a thethering option.am i missing something. help?
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Under more in wireless and network settings
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Dubbsy said:
Under more in wireless and network settings
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-__- having a hard time finding it.
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-__- having a hard time finding it.
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That doesn't look like Google Edition or BluKuban?
GE is what this thread was talking about
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That's odd, I've never seen that issue before. I would say to do a fresh install and see if it continues. Im not able to reproduce the issue.
No issues with GPS here. Try and flash back to a stock based ROM, get a GPS lock and then flash back. It's an odd fix, but it seems to work for some.
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Flashing back to my stock build getting GPS lock and than re flashing the ROM worked for me! Now it seems to be working fine....
What a strange fix...
For that slight lag we get especially going into the app drawer I figured I try switching to Art instead of Dalvik and BAM lag was gone and feels much snapper for sure.
I do think it made my G3 snapper, but over time it just created more issues than it solved. I recently started using Nova Launcher Prime again and it's definitely faster than the stock one. That's a good enough bump in speed for me for now.
I did this about 4 days after owning the device, and since then, its been nothing but positives for me. It also seems as if it REALLY boosts battery life (almost doubled mine)
I switched about 2 weeks ago and honestly I cant tell any difference. I am using Apex Launcher
What lag ?
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Just switched to art myself yesterday... The lag is nonexistence now which is awesome, but is there a way to make some of the app compatible? (I searched but came up with,nothing) sorry for the stupid question
The lag exist just a few secs in the app drawer when you flip through the 1st or 2nd page. To another post you don't notice lag if you use a launcher. I personally like to use the stock launcher.
Finally making the switch to ART today. So far, so good. I will edit if I encounter issues.
Evolution_Freak said:
Finally making the switch to ART today. So far, so good. I will edit if I encounter issues.
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I made the switch a couple days ago.. Haven't had any issues either...
I can't get my phone into art...
wojo797 said:
I can't get my phone into art...
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Do you have exposed installed. That's usually the reason.
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Do you have exposed installed. That's usually the reason.
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Yes I do and I never knew that.. Thanks
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What lag ?
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I know right, I switched mine after uninstalling xposed & the phone flew right outa my hand into the sky. Gone. Now I had to call sprint & have them reup my Nexus 5.
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How do I do this on my phone???
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How do I do this on my phone???
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settings > about phone > software information > and keep tapping build number until it says developer options unlocked. It'll be under a separate tab for developer options and go in there and enable art
Tried ART on 2 separate occasions for roughly a week. Both times, I had random freezes or reboots every day or 2. None of these issues on Dalvik.
Using Nova Launcher and that minimizes apparent lag for me.
Turning off all animations helps.
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I see the art option but Ill wait for now
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I see the art option but Ill wait for now
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ART has been nothing but positive for me even with Note 2. Only drawbacks some apps don't work and cannot use xposed. Oh well would rather have a snappier phone with better battery life.
Hi there all,
So, usually when my phone updates, it resets my Launcher from Google Pixel to default. However, by going into app settings, I can always change this back.
I updated last night while sleeping to 8.1 and it appears that now I have no Launcher setting to change in the app section of the settings.
I really don't like the default Launcher. Is this the case for everybody who updated?
Thanks.
It's a known issue with this update and should be sorted in the next one.
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HairyBrain said:
It's a known issue with this update and should be sorted in the next one
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Thanks. Good to know. ??
HairyBrain said:
It's a known issue with this update and should be sorted in the next one.
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or not.
Clearly somebody removed the option on purpose.
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or not.
Clearly somebody removed the option on purpose.
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As much as I love the hardware that doesn't bare thinking about and flies right in the face of the whole principles of Android being open and customisable.
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