https://youtu.be/jE3oiEVliWQ
Up until now I just noticed some lags on mine while scrolling. But this video is shocking. If it's going to turn out to be like this without rooting/custom ROMs, then this is a big disappointment from a flagship device of 2015
Totally. Return it now before it's too late. [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33] [emoji33]
My phone acts like this and it is rooted with tweaks and enhancements to help remedy this. It's still not enough to fix the problem, however, Samsung has acknowledged the memory issue and is releasing software updates to fix this problem. It's a software problem and therefore fixable.
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There is something worth noting here; this is not specific to Samsung. My Nexus 9 LTE at first was unusable. As far as a flagship Nexus device, I was very disappointed. After 24-48 hours of being on, it would start to lag big time. Opening apps, web browsing and general use was dreadful. It was to a point that I stopped using it completely and almost brought it back for a refund but so many other people were having issues, that I was thinking it was impossible Google would let this happen. Until Google did something, I had to resort to restarting the tablet once every 1-2 days, at least, and using ccleaner to clean up ram every 2-3 hours...and this was only a slight relief. Then 5.1.1 came and things went from unbearable to almost great. The tablet is not perfect, it still has the occasional hiccup that reminds me of the past but at least I know Google is working on it. I've got to say in all the years I've been on Android, all the updates, Lollipop was the version that caused a lot more harm than it was an "upgrade"...i'll always say it was a poisoned upgrade.
Samsung can only do so much...they can't help Google recode the OS but what they have done is try to get as much people on 5.1.1 as fast as they can. I Don't remember them pushing a new version to so many people in the first 60 days after the phone has been released. Usually it's a slow release over a few months starting with 1 or 2 countries in Europe, then some here, then there, 2-3 months later, North America starts getting it to finally end 6 months after.
Thankfully, Google has worked on polishing android 5 instead of releasing Android 6. I tried it for a few days on my Nexus 9 and it's a breathe of fresh air. Not only is battery life considerably improved, it also ties the knot between what some OEMs had for a long time and what Google should have made a native function, such as fingerprint scanner, multiwindow, ram management.
In the mean time, there are a bunch of apps that can help you. I've tested a few things myself and found that clearing cache in recovery once a week plus clicking that ram cleaner button on the Samsung widget once in a while helps.
Lollipop "Vista" is the problem. It's a mess which the thousands of bug fixes "M" has will hopefully resolve.
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There once was a time when we all like this phone. That is, of course, why we bought them. As time has gone on some of us have become less than impressed with our Samsung phones and Samsung in general. Somethings I have noticed or thought about:
1)Froyo: This has been beaten to death but it's apparent that there is a problem getting 2.2 to correctly operate on our phones for the masses
a)The screen response issue that some of us are having, I believe is related to this.
2)Market Apps: Some apps that I've downloaded have been rated very high (4-5 stars) but when I download them, they don't work. Going back through the reviews there will be scattered bad reviews all of which are GalaxyS phones.
I guess what I'm starting to think is that the phone was flawed from the start.
On the upside, we have the super amoled screen, kaos, adryn, jt, jcase, nitsuj, jamezelle, and many other great people giving us a leg up on this phone.
Has anyone else experienced the app problem? Or anyother problem spanning the Galaxy line?
Screen response problem for sure. I can't use any froyo rom, it is just not usable. I keep hoping that when we get source <cough> this problem will go away. Yes, I am an optimist!
I have 92 apps installed and they all work. But I have also gone with another app when I have seen a review that it didn't work on Galaxy S and there was another good choice, but sometimes I have installed anyway and did not have a problem.
I can't say never, because I have probably installed 150 apps to end up with 92 but I can't recall an apps that I could say did not run right because it was a Galaxy S phone.
On the other hand I do have some issues with the leaked EB01 ROMs. It just is, I troubleshoot until it's fixed or I find a workaround. I could always try a different ROM, a different version, or go back to Stock EB01 or even back to DI01/EA28. I know many people happily using Stock Fascinates with no complaints.
There is nothing inherently wrong with the Galaxy S phones. The two issues you brought up are both software/firmware issues. Not hardware.
I've always felt that screen responsiveness improved A TON from eclair to froyo. But yea it just that samsung wont give us our source (lolwat is aosp? android open source project? i dont understand.)
Actually let someone talk me into getting it when I could have had a droid x. I am just really pissed off that I paid to be neglected by my carrier and my manufacturer.
The Galaxy S line has been out for some time now and nothing. Also my screen responsiveness has been better than my Eris for sure but that doesn't say much. The hardware IS solid but with lack of updates and new phones coming out we are already behind the curve.
And don't even get me started on the battery drain issues and batteries from other phones don't work.
At this point I don't care about froyo and would prefer that gingerbread get fixed up.
Just disappointed.
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Oh and I forgot to mention how the Nexus S gets GB might out of the door while the rest of the Galaxy S line will be fortunate just to get GPS that works.
I can live with the random reboots, battery life that is 8 hours one day and 2 hours the next, flaky ass performance, incomprehensibly slow UI, and it's like watching turd paste slide off a window. I mean, it is like 2 years old. But when I spend an entire 30 minute car ride trying to get it to make a phone call amid reboots and 10-minute-long UI freezes, I think it's time to face facts:
This phone is aflaming turd. My friends who have OG droids (released the same time, mind you) never have these problems. Their UI actually responds to touch! :O WHOOOAAAAAAA.
For reference, I'm running CM7, though this steaming pile of excrement has persisted through half a dozen ROMs including the stock OS that I've run over the past 2 years. So hey, at least it's not some configuration problem of mine! I can rest comfortably knowing my aggression is directed squarely at the retarded self-mother lovers responsible for this worthless garbage. Thank, you, HTC.
Let's see how samsung does. When is that galaxy nexus release date again? >_<
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It is an old phone. Its processor is slower than the Droid. It has a quarter gig of ram. I think it has the same processor as the original G1 that shipped with android 1.5. The Eris was out of date a month after it shipped.
The trackball doesn't work. The touchscreen is dead across the whole QWERTY row in portrait mode. My vibration motor was stuck on and had to be manually removed from the motherboard.
I'm amazed it is as responsive as it is, considering. The devs have done near magic compared to stock. But there's only so much blood you can squeeze out of a turnip.
That being said, I'm on the galaxy S2 and this thing flies. Faster than the galaxy nexus, IMO.
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In the context of the rapid evolution of Android phones, the Eris is ancient. It is amazing how fast things have moved in the Android world. My contract is up soon and I am really looking forward to getting a new phone.
I have to say that I have been impressed with how my Eris has held up. I knew that it was slow when I bought it, but I didn't want a giant brink like the Droid in my pocket. I was quite happy that Froyo ran on it. When my Eris booted into gingerbread, I was amazed. With that said, it certainly wasn't ever meant to run gingerbread and shouldn't be expected to run CM7 without some issues. Many of the newer phones that were built for gingerbread also have issues with reboots, so you can't really blame the Eris for that.
I still use my Eris everyday--not as a phone though (I've had a Droid X since its launch day).
I've run all kinds of ROMs on it (stock, Froyo, GB, CM7), but am currently running a very good and stable xtrSENSE 5.0.1.
Kudos to everyone that have (and still do) worked so hard on keeping this little phone that could alive and kicking for so many folks.
I still check in on here occasionally and probably will for a long time to come.
Cheers!
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I can live with the random reboots, battery life that is 8 hours one day and 2 hours the next, flaky ass performance, incomprehensibly slow UI, and it's like watching turd paste slide off a window. I mean, it is like 2 years old. But when I spend an entire 30 minute car ride trying to get it to make a phone call amid reboots and 10-minute-long UI freezes, I think it's time to face facts:
This phone is aflaming turd. My friends who have OG droids (released the same time, mind you) never have these problems. Their UI actually responds to touch! :O WHOOOAAAAAAA.
For reference, I'm running CM7, though this steaming pile of excrement has persisted through half a dozen ROMs including the stock OS that I've run over the past 2 years. So hey, at least it's not some configuration problem of mine! I can rest comfortably knowing my aggression is directed squarely at the retarded self-mother lovers responsible for this worthless garbage. Thank, you, HTC.
Let's see how samsung does. When is that galaxy nexus release date again? >_<
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Edit: My Eris is a Flaming Turd and I made the wrong choice when buying or am simply asking too much from a not so powerfull device.
There I fixed it for you.
I had a pretty good experiencing using KhoasFroyo and overclocking the CPU to 900mhz.
The motorola droid cpu combined with better video made it almost twice as fast as the eris, you have to keep that in mind.
i still use my eris daily, and with gsb 4.2, it has never been faster. i fully agree that the stock rom was trash, but come on, its like trying to run windows 7 on a 486.
Funny, I have always gotten decent battery life out of my Eris. I could easily go more than 24 hours, and sometimes as long as 36+ between charges..
Sounds like a /wetware error to me..
My battery life fluctuates, depending on what I seem to be using it for, though it does usually last a day (though there are some days when it runs pretty low). As far as speed goes, yes, it does get pretty sluggish at points, but when I had to buy a personal smartphone for work I had used my upgrade 6 months before to get a new non-smartphone, so a used Eris was the only used smartphone I could afford on Ebay or Craigslist.
So yes, I'm disappointed in the slowness and the occasional unresponsiveness when even trying to get it to call a contact, but it's something I'm willing to deal with until I'm eligible to upgrade in 4 months.
And I'm really appreciative of the guys like tazz, workshed, CS, and Mongoose that spend their time trying to enhance the eris experience for us, and the other people that take time to answer questions on these forums.
That is like saying that the Apple IIe was a piece of crap, of course it would be crushed by the competition in this day and age however it served its purpose well, the Eris is no different, be glad that you have custom Roms on it today because there were a good 4 months after launch where nobody could get anything to work and then a great time after that where we were still looking to root phones that got messed up by the leaked 2.1 image.
In all this phone was a great first Android experience for me especially being able to follow along with and attempt to help in the rooting process. This thing will be with me after I've left Verizon even if it is only for an occasional MP3 player or wifi remote.
I still use my Eris daily (no home screen widgets though, way faster) GSB 4.2 installed and works great.
BTW I have another Eris with Kaos Froyo on it (lazy) used as a wifi remote left in airplane mode, that thing never dies however use is VERY minimal, alternate uses for this thing do exist.
If you still think your Eris sucks then try removing all of the widgets on your home screen that are eating up all of your battery/processing power/RAM (do you REALLY NEED them?) it will breathe new life into the thing for sure, hell maps barely crashes any more.
Hopefully I won't get attacked for asking this but I have seen some lag on the device; both in videos and playing with it. Browsing the web seemed to produce the most lag. It just didn't seem as zippy as it should. I know the device as a Qualcomm Processor which isn't as powerful as the Exynos processor but I didn't think you could tell a difference. Can I get some feedback on this before I purchase the device tomorrow? Thanks
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Hopefully I won't get attacked for asking this but I have seen some lag on the device; both in videos and playing with it. Browsing the web seemed to produce the most lag. It just didn't seem as zippy as it should. I know the device as a Qualcomm Processor which isn't as powerful as the Exynos processor but I didn't think you could tell a difference. Can I get some feedback on this before I purchase the device tomorrow? Thanks
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It's impossible to tweak until you get the device. It's best to do some research on these forums before or after you buy the phone.
I personally have no lag at all, along with many other people on this forum.
Installing a different launcher and custom roms are just one of the many things you can do to improve performance.
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I am currently on one of the ICS leaks, using nova launcher, and have virtually no lag. ICS seems to have fixed video playback being a bit jumpy for me, though it wasn't a huge problem on GB. On GB I was running Solaris Prime, overclocked to 1.83 GHz, and using ADW EX, experienced no lag whatsoever there either. I use Dolphin Browser HD instead of the stock browser most of the time, and that had given me very smooth performance all around, as well as access to desktop sites instead of mobile sites.
If you get a Note that seems super laggy, exchange it for a new one in your first 30 days until you get a good one. It seems as though most Notes are fine, with only a select few experiencing poor performance, most of which can probably actually be attributed to the person's own apps and not the actual device.
Buy it and be prepared for all other phones to pale in comparison to this beast...it has ruined all other phones for me, so that I will likely only upgrade to the Note 2 when that rolls around. This thing is crazy awesome.
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Thanks for the replies. I plan on picking it up and loading the custom rom Saurom which everyone says is super stable.
I noticed *minor* lag with scrolling using Dolphin Browser in gingerbread. In ICS, it is smoother than an iphone.
Noticeable Lag
I upgraded my galaxy note to the ICS upgrade. I was a horrible experience as seems to be the norm with ATT rom upgrades. First there was no OTA support for the upgrade. I had to search for the Samsung Kies app and download it. Which took almost 2.5 hours for a 70mb file. Though the program did work okay once i got it downloaded and installed.
So now im upgraded to the long awaited ICS for the ATT Galaxy Note. It turns out its complete garbage. It has all but crippled my phone. The phone lags so bad i cant flip from screen to screen without having to stop and wait 10 to 15 seconds for it to reload each screen. Half the apps no longer work as they should. My Go messenger no longers alerts me when i get a text. When i take a picture to send it to someone. The picture never sends and it doesnt save. it just gets lost in limbo forever.
Answering calls is a futile experience as well. If the phone doesnt crash and reset. It blacks the screen out from lag so long that the voicemail picks up before i can answermy call. So them i have to wait for all this to stop go to my log see who called and try to call them back. Then the phone proceeds to crash back to the home screen 2 out of every three times i try to make a call.
This upgrade is garbage. Give me back gingerbread. Before this upgrade my galaxy note was the fastest most responsive phone i have ever seen. I rarley even had to turn it off to reset it and i think i have only taken the battery out of it once since i got it on launch day. Now the phone has been rendered completley usless.
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I upgraded my galaxy note to the ICS upgrade. I was a horrible experience as seems to be the norm with ATT rom upgrades. First there was no OTA support for the upgrade. I had to search for the Samsung Kies app and download it. Which took almost 2.5 hours for a 70mb file. Though the program did work okay once i got it downloaded and installed.
So now im upgraded to the long awaited ICS for the ATT Galaxy Note. It turns out its complete garbage. It has all but crippled my phone. The phone lags so bad i cant flip from screen to screen without having to stop and wait 10 to 15 seconds for it to reload each screen. Half the apps no longer work as they should. My Go messenger no longers alerts me when i get a text. When i take a picture to send it to someone. The picture never sends and it doesnt save. it just gets lost in limbo forever.
Answering calls is a futile experience as well. If the phone doesnt crash and reset. It blacks the screen out from lag so long that the voicemail picks up before i can answermy call. So them i have to wait for all this to stop go to my log see who called and try to call them back. Then the phone proceeds to crash back to the home screen 2 out of every three times i try to make a call.
This upgrade is garbage. Give me back gingerbread. Before this upgrade my galaxy note was the fastest most responsive phone i have ever seen. I rarley even had to turn it off to reset it and i think i have only taken the battery out of it once since i got it on launch day. Now the phone has been rendered completley usless.
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Clearly your phone experience is "not" normal as compared to most users here.
Perhaps you are unlucky and have a bad upgrade ?
Mine went well , and I only did it to test the update to gather information .
If you are not rooted ...might I suggest doing so , and trying one of the many great roms here.
Or you could restore back to GB to restore your original functionality.
Either way ...I'm sorry that your phone experience has been so miserable. And surely there is help here for you ...g
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Clearly your phone experience is "not" normal as compared to most users here.
Perhaps you are unlucky and have a bad upgrade ?
Mine went well , and I only did it to test the update to gather information .
If you are not rooted ...might I suggest doing so , and trying one of the many great roms here.
Or you could restore back to GB to restore your original functionality.
Either way ...I'm sorry that your phone experience has been so miserable. And surely there is help here for you ...g
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Thanks for the reply. I used to really enjoy my galaxy note. But the last two weeks or so have been unbearable. Im no tready to go with a custom rom since it seems to em that most of them are not fully functional in some way or another. But i did read on here that some people had very successful upgrades. So im going to figure out what i need to do to redo the upgrade and try again.
I am running the offical att flavor of ics and it sometimes wants to multitask like the iphone. I do get a lot of music skips when running power amp.
If you're nervous about stability, don't be. At the very least you could flash a debloated stock based ROM, or if you're feeling a little more adventurous try Cyanogenmod. Very stable, more so than the ICS update.
Its common knowledge that carriers and OEMs make horrible stock ROMs. Everyone has had a problem like you, and have taken the plunge of flashing a ROM.
There's nothing to be afraid of. Its not a life decision that you can't turn back on. Its easy to go back to stock if you're scared. But there's around 10 great options in the Development section if you want stability.
Bloatware and Touchwiz cripples the phone. Thank goodness for XDA devs!
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
NOTE user:
"take a deep breath, make sure to get a good look at it, relax and slowly take it in, the size is overwhelming at first but you will have a happy ending afterwards".
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My S6 Edge G925 is slow as... Well. Chrome browser takes 3-4 seconds to start, Snapchat is actually feeling retarded as the response is so slow - all in all, the phone really doesn't impress when it comes to performance.
I'm currently at 5.1.1 (newly factory wiped), and I close all apps a couple of times a day. Doesn't really help much. I don't have any obscure apps running - I've got Messenger, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram installed (aside the standard factory apps) - so wouldn't expect any of those to be the cause.
Is there some known bug - and maybe a fix for this? It's really annoying owning a flagship phone and getting mid-range Huawei performance.
// Troels
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Hi,
My S6 Edge G925 is slow as... Well. Chrome browser takes 3-4 seconds to start, Snapchat is actually feeling retarded as the response is so slow - all in all, the phone really doesn't impress when it comes to performance.
I'm currently at 5.1.1 (newly factory wiped), and I close all apps a couple of times a day. Doesn't really help much. I don't have any obscure apps running - I've got Messenger, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram installed (aside the standard factory apps) - so wouldn't expect any of those to be the cause.
Is there some known bug - and maybe a fix for this? It's really annoying owning a flagship phone and getting mid-range Huawei performance.
// Troels
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Ahh that sucks. I was hoping that 5.1.1 would fix this (my phone is yet to receive the update) and your post suggests it's still an issue >.<
The only thing I do is close all apps and reboot - twice a day. That seems to be about the only thing that keeps it performing okay. There were a few suggestions about stopping Google Now, etc but I don't really have that option since it's needed for Android Wear
It's such a shame; my girlfriend's HTC One M8 outperforms this phone (i.e doesn't lag like crazy) and it's not had a reboot in weeks.
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Ahh that sucks. I was hoping that 5.1.1 would fix this (my phone is yet to receive the update) and your post suggests it's still an issue >.<
The only thing I do is close all apps and reboot - twice a day. That seems to be about the only thing that keeps it performing okay. There were a few suggestions about stopping Google Now, etc but I don't really have that option since it's needed for Android Wear
It's such a shame; my girlfriend's HTC One M8 outperforms this phone (i.e doesn't lag like crazy) and it's not had a reboot in weeks.
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Yeah, my old Xperia Z3 outperformed this, when it came to providing a fluent experience...
Yep, another one here, running 5.1.1 my HTC One M8 does definately run a whole lot smoother than this phone, no idea why but hoping for a way to custom rom and keep fingerprint soon as I reckon the rom developers will sort it out.
I ditched Touchwiz for Nova launcher and things feel much faster on my S6e. Stock ROM and whatever build ATT has out now.
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Hi, Apologise in advanced for a rant but, surely I cant be the only person having issues with this phone? I have black version, in UK with EE. I decided to not get the iPhone XS MAX for this, last year I had the iPhone x it was super fast and efficient. But so far ive had this device 48 hours and im guttered i bought it so far. Im having a lot of issues with fps drops, if I have apps open it goes slow, for example Pokemon go, I find just spinning the ball starts making it lag, compared to my girlfriends s8 and my old iphone, its just constantly feeling unsmooth and dropping frames.
Sometimes the keyboard lags if I have a few apps open, with the specs inside im unsure how it can be failing this bad and lagging for me. Im actually close to sending this back to EE within 14 days, if this doesnt get fixed I cant stick with this for 2 years...
Ive seen a few people talking about performance mode within battery settings but I dont see this, I also dont understand why when im on the phone, notifications arent popping up sometimes, I also have this stupid notification that I cant get rid off, about showing notifications on screen or something.
At the moment, not having a good time at all, is anyone else feeling the same? my version is EMUI 9.0.0.108(C432E10R1P16)
I just dont uderstand how a phone for this cost with the great specs it has can be failing for me so much when multitasking. Especially when watching everyones YouTube videos before launch its running perfectly smooth... I just dont understand it. Maybe its my device? Maybe its just because im used to quick and effecient iphone/samsung devices and this is lacking
Anyone else having issues?
EDIT: I don't understand why, but since making this post, I've had absolutely. No issues with the device, its ran super smooth exactly as it should. In my opinion, pokemon go has ran perfectly. I love this phone, I don't want rid of it and it has so much potential, but I need this performance consistently, not just sporadic where its good for a few hours then suddenly bad again, I've since learned I'm stuck on update 108 apparently there's already a new one out but not with EE yet, maybe they've fixed some. Issues, I couldn't find a change log anywhere
Don't see any of this. I am used to using iPhone (although not X) for work and 20 pro is so much faster
I wish it would be understood that software must settle after first setup for a few days 3-4 avg. Same goes for after a reset
You saying that is slower than S8 is VERY worrying as that phone to me was considerably slower than S9+ or Note 9 and both S9+ and Note 9 were still pretty slow and laggy for me (and a lot of dropping frames) I was expecting an upgrade in terms of speed from Note 9 to Mate 20 Pro :/. Fastest phone I've used is Oneplus 6 and it was waaay faster and smoother than Note 9.
I'll let you know next week how mine is. Did you by any chance do a clean set up (installing and configuring everything from scratch) or did you use the app/feature to clone everything from previous phone?
Same thing here
Occasional keyboard lags, touch latency lag, that annoying notification
Apart from this it's a very good phone
I really hope we can achieve root at some point soon, as now I've got this all setup, I'm starting to miss the additional features root offers....
Clean install, it's weird and this probably sounds so dumb, but when I'm outdoors on pokemon go it feels choppy compared to indoors... However maybe it's not the phone and its an issue with pokemon go. Pubg ran fine, bare in mind you can only. Use low graphics until a later update haha.
I also heard a few people saying that for some reason over a few days it gets better so see what happens
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Hi, Apologise in advanced for a rant but, surely I cant be the only person having issues with this phone? I have black version, in UK with EE. I decided to not get the iPhone XS MAX for this, last year I had the iPhone x it was super fast and efficient. But so far ive had this device 48 hours and im guttered i bought it so far. Im having a lot of issues with fps drops, if I have apps open it goes slow, for example Pokemon go, I find just spinning the ball starts making it lag, compared to my girlfriends s8 and my old iphone, its just constantly feeling unsmooth and dropping frames.
Sometimes the keyboard lags if I have a few apps open, with the specs inside im unsure how it can be failing this bad and lagging for me. Im actually close to sending this back to EE within 14 days, if this doesnt get fixed I cant stick with this for 2 years...
Ive seen a few people talking about performance mode within battery settings but I dont see this, I also dont understand why when im on the phone, notifications arent popping up sometimes, I also have this stupid notification that I cant get rid off, about showing notifications on screen or something.
At the moment, not having a good time at all, is anyone else feeling the same? my version is EMUI 9.0.0.108(C432E10R1P16)
I just dont uderstand how a phone for this cost with the great specs it has can be failing for me so much when multitasking. Especially when watching everyones YouTube videos before launch its running perfectly smooth... I just dont understand it. Maybe its my device? Maybe its just because im used to quick and effecient iphone/samsung devices and this is lacking
Anyone else having issues?
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Yes I'm finding lots of issues with software too. Which is a shame because I love everything else. I'm not finding too much lag but I have notice when YouTube is in PIP things do lag.
The camera app switching between wide and telephoto lens is very laggy and hangs... It even sometimes hangs when taking a picture
3rd party launchers are pretty much a no go, there either crash and don't work at all or work with some bugs.
I sometimes get notifications for WhatsApp etc and where the body of the message is suppose to be is blank
I'm finding apps are being closed a lot and not utilising the ram.
So your not the only one, the software has a lot of jank.
Apparently the 108 build isn't the latest and theres a 202 build that's suppose to be the official release version and fixes things. Im going to wait and see if this drops in the next few days and see if it sorts it out
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Clean install, it's weird and this probably sounds so dumb, but when I'm outdoors on pokemon go it feels choppy compared to indoors... However maybe it's not the phone and its an issue with pokemon go. Pubg ran fine, bare in mind you can only. Use low graphics until a later update haha.
I also heard a few people saying that for some reason over a few days it gets better so see what happens
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Theres a good chance pokeman hasn't been optimised for emui 9 or the kirin 980 yet
I also got from EE yesterday and am slightly under whelmed. However i haven't had any keyboard lag and the phone for the most part has been fast. The facial recognition had however been hit or miss, the 4k video is abysmal and FHD isn't too great either. My previous htc u12 seems to have a much better camera for both photo and video although the Huawei had more options. The most annoying thing so far is the slide down on home screen that brings up the search bar. Rules out any scrollable widget (Google schedule or bookmarks) s it keeps going to the search function while scrolling. Going to test the camera properly at a gig in the week alongside U12. If it isn't better, it's going back I'm sorry to say. It does charge very quickly though.
The charging is fantastic, super fast... The weird thing I done a benchmark with antutu it got the top device for benchmark literally number 1. So no. Doubt the power is within the phone it just has to be the software. Again sounds dumb but since doing the benchmark the phones been perfect. Very. Smooth no. Issues it's just so hit and miss sometimes it's perfect, other times slightly slow. I noticed with the wide angle camera it. Lags when changing too
Just switched from my old S8 and I'm absolutely stunned with sleek performance of M8 20 Pro. Got my black mob from ee. However once updated I've switched Nova on and removed some unused apps. As previously said I'd performed factory reset and check all once again.
Wait for the final os update and for apps to catch up. Keep the phone for 3-4 weeks and if your issues aren't resolved, just return it (guessing most of you have a 30 day return on it). Just stop whining like children about resolvable software issues.
I had the P20 Pro and loved the hardware but hated the software. Lots of small bugs and annoyances everywhere so after some months I could not stand it anymore. Very tempted by the Mate 20 Pro but am afraid I will hate the software once again
xtrocata said:
Wait for the final os update and for apps to catch up. Keep the phone for 3-4 weeks and if your issues aren't resolved, just return it (guessing most of you have a 30 day return on it). Just stop whining like children about resolvable software issues.
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Sorry but it's not whining like children. The software should be polished and work flawless just like the hardware. There's will be updates but no guarantee the bugs will be fixed
xtrocata said:
Wait for the final os update and for apps to catch up. Keep the phone for 3-4 weeks and if your issues aren't resolved, just return it (guessing most of you have a 30 day return on it). Just stop whining like children about resolvable software issues.
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with EE as I opened a new contract I only have 14 days, im hoping it turns out well im loving it, its just the issues I mentioned above, its weird, because sometimes its amazing, since I done a stress test on an app and a benchmark its been performing better, its weird.
Sometimes its the best phone ive had, sometimes it just lags and feels like the worst.
I would love some updates before 14 days to reassure me as I do like this phone. I was more interested if others have the same issue
Same boat here pal love the phone but the software is a let down also a lot of stuff missing like AI cinema scan thing.
Reuben_skelz92 said:
Sorry but it's not whining like children. The software should be polished and work flawless just like the hardware. There's will be updates but no guarantee the bugs will be fixed
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I know. It should. In that magic place where unicorns taste like rainbows.
But we live in reality, where no phone comes up without bugs. For example, name me a phone that came out this fall and didn't need a patch after release to fix bugs?
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I know. It should. In that magic place where unicorns taste like rainbows.
But we live in reality, where no phone comes up without bugs. For example, name me a phone that came out this fall and didn't need a patch after release to fix bugs?
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Yes we also live in a reality where some people don't want to spend £1000 on a product that doesn't work properly, and lose the opportunity to either get money back or try something else on the off chance it might be fixed in the future.
brunotuga said:
Same boat here pal love the phone but the software is a let down also a lot of stuff missing like AI cinema scan thing.
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Have to agree the phone is great but the missing software features (ai cinema, 3d scanning) are annoying. Neither are essential but when a product is launched as including them and a fair chunk of the launch event was devoted to showing how they work id at least expect them to be present!
I've been using the phone for 24 hours and my feelings are mixed. I love the design and size of the device, battery is amazing but the software seems like prerelease.
I've had random sound pops when the phone is on silent, can't use launchers properly with the gestures (stock launcher is terrible), no notification settings for gmail so I can't see how many unread emails I have, no thought on how notifications will show with the notch and zero customisation of the status bar to make more space, it's like the notch has wiped out a feature of android displaying your notifications, no video effects, seems bad to me that review units had it to sell the phone but its not on retail units. I know updates will come but they have to be checked by the carrier which could take a while. At this point I'm not sure whether to stick with it or admit the phone isn't for me.