Question February update is here - Google Pixel 6

I saw on pixel community forums that february update is here. This time pixel 6 is together with all other pixels without any delay. I checked manually for update and 27 MB update appeared. It is currently installing.
Google Pixel Update - February 2022 - Google Pixel Community
Looking at the changelog it looks like minor bugfix:
What’s included
The February 2022 update includes bug fixes and improvements for Pixel users – see below for details.
Camera
Fix for issue causing device reboot when using camera in certain conditions *[1].
Bluetooth
Fix for issue causing audio playback to disconnect while using certain Bluetooth devices *[1].
General improvements for Bluetooth audio quality with certain media codecs *[1].
Framework
Fix for issue causing keyboard to display over input text in certain conditions *[2].
Telephony
Connectivity fixes for specific carrier networks *[3].
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Device Applicability
*[1] Included on Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro
*[2] Included on Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 5, Pixel 5a (5G), Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro
*[3] Included on Pixel 4, Pixel 4XL, Pixel 4a (5G) & Pixel 5 (C Spire, Cellcom)

everybody's keeping root on this uppdate just fine?

nummerGDD said:
everybody's keeping root on this uppdate just fine?
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Here is your root thread. We don't need another. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-root-pixel-6-oriole-with-magisk.4356233/

neptun2 said:
Looking at the changelog it looks like minor bugfix:
What’s included
The February 2022 update includes bug fixes and improvements for Pixel users – see below for details.
Camera
Fix for issue causing device reboot when using camera in certain conditions *[1].
Bluetooth
Fix for issue causing audio playback to disconnect while using certain Bluetooth devices *[1].
General improvements for Bluetooth audio quality with certain media codecs *[1].
Framework
Fix for issue causing keyboard to display over input text in certain conditions *[2].
Telephony
Connectivity fixes for specific carrier networks *[3].
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Device Applicability
*[1] Included on Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro
*[2] Included on Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 5, Pixel 5a (5G), Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro
*[3] Included on Pixel 4, Pixel 4XL, Pixel 4a (5G) & Pixel 5 (C Spire, Cellcom)
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Telephony is a pretty big one! Bluetooth as well.

*[3] Included on Pixel 4, Pixel 4XL, Pixel 4a (5G) & Pixel 5 (C Spire, Cellcom)
Telephony is not included for Pixel 6

nummerGDD said:
everybody's keeping root on this uppdate just fine?
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Root intact after update of both factory image and magisk patched boot image.

No problems with root.

After the usual quite long optimization step (i have a lot of apps) and reboot i don't see any noticable changes. Kernel and baseband seem to be those from january update so don't expect any changes regarding reception from this update.

Why does optimising take forever......

HSD-Pilot said:
*[3] Included on Pixel 4, Pixel 4XL, Pixel 4a (5G) & Pixel 5 (C Spire, Cellcom)
Telephony is not included for Pixel 6
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that sucks because my cell network is using 30-40 percent battery they need to fix that.
Every pixel i have had (which is all of them) there seems to be something that drains the battery.

mitchst2 said:
Why does optimising take forever......
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Frankly i don't know for sure but it looks like every app on the phone is being reoptimized after these OTA updates and it takes more time but keeps the update size small. On the other side if you sideload the update process is much quicker but update size is much bigger and you need a pc. Maybe when you sideload files are directly replaced with the already patched versions while with OTA update the process is done on the phone itself making it much slower.

neptun2 said:
Frankly i don't know for sure but it looks like every app on the phone is being reoptimized after these OTA updates and it takes more time but keeps the update size small. On the other side if you sideload the update process is much quicker but update size is much bigger and you need a pc. Maybe when you sideload files are directly replaced with the already patched versions while with OTA update the process is done on the phone itself making it much slower.
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Still optimising......
Took over an hour in the end.

neptun2 said:
....don't expect any changes regarding reception from this update.
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mojorisin7178 said:
that sucks because my cell network is using 30-40 percent battery they need to fix that.
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FYI, connectivity issues are referenced in the release notes for the February Project Mainline update (Google Play system update).

Oh so your saying they might be working on it from the play services update? I noticed that I got 3 play service updates this month 1 brought me to January 1 then I had 2 more a day apart. The date still says Jan 1 but I also just changed over to Verizon from Fi I don't know if they were adding so Verizon stuff into my phone. I don't know how that works. And I just tried to check again for an update and it says update failed updates are not available now.
And that's the Google play system update not security patch. I got this months security patch earlier today.
I am going to Google the release notes. You said project mainline right? Or just Google play system update? Sorry for all the questions I just like knowing things. And this phone gets terrible reception most of the time

mojorisin7178 said:
Oh so your saying they might be working on it from the play services update? I noticed that I got 3 play service updates this month 1 brought me to January 1 then I had 2 more a day apart. The date still says Jan 1 but I also just changed over to Verizon from Fi I don't know if they were adding so Verizon stuff into my phone. I don't know how that works. And I just tried to check again for an update and it says update failed updates are not available now.
And that's the Google play system update not security patch. I got this months security patch earlier today.
I am going to Google the release notes. You said project mainline right? Or just Google play system update? Sorry for all the questions I just like knowing things. And this phone gets terrible reception most of the time
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Read this earlier:
Playstore Update - February
https://support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/11412553?hl=en What's new in Google System Updates Google System updates make your Android devices more secure and reliable and give you new and useful features. They include updates from...
forum.xda-developers.com

neptun2 said:
Frankly i don't know for sure but it looks like every app on the phone is being reoptimized after these OTA updates and it takes more time but keeps the update size small. On the other side if you sideload the update process is much quicker but update size is much bigger and you need a pc. Maybe when you sideload files are directly replaced with the already patched versions while with OTA update the process is done on the phone itself making it much slower.
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That makes a lot of sense

mojorisin7178 said:
I am going to Google the release notes. You said project mainline right? Or just Google play system update? Sorry for all the questions I just like knowing things. And this phone gets terrible reception most of the time
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Project Mainline = Google Play system update. Two names for the same thing. Release notes for Project Mainline are here.
Also, if you are having connection issues I'd strongly consider asking Google for a replacement. My P6 has a rock solid connection to both 4G and 5G (so-called "nationwide 5G") on VZW. Same for my wife's P6. I think a lot of these connection issues are a product of iffy hardware QC.

Nidstang said:
Project Mainline = Google Play system update. Two names for the same thing. Release notes for Project Mainline are here.
Also, if you are having connection issues I'd strongly consider asking Google for a replacement. My P6 has a rock solid connection to both 4G and 5G (so-called "nationwide 5G") on VZW. Same for my wife's P6. I think a lot of these connection issues are a product of iffy hardware QC.
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Is your phone Verizon branded or 8s it the unlocked from the Google store version?

Be careful with this update:
Cannot turn on wifi after February update on P6 Pro - Google Pixel Community
support.google.com
For now i can't represent this exact bug on my phone but it looks like sometimes i don't have internet despite the fact that i am connected to the wifi. I need to monitor it for some more time but it will be good if anybody else can confirm or deny this problem after february update.

mitchst2 said:
Why does optimising take forever......
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Side Load it, whole process took 7 minutes.

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Xiaomi Update Reputation

Hi, I was wondering for people who have own various Xiaomi phones. How are they on OS updates and Security updates?
HiddenSanctum said:
Hi, I was wondering for people who have own various Xiaomi phones. How are they on OS updates and Security updates?
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They have weekly ROM updates for those who want to opt-in to the developer builds.
Stable builds are at their own discretion.
They're not amazing, but better than many.
Security updates is another story. They're a bit slow with them, though I think that varies per device (Redmi is budget so gets low priority).
Poco is a new brand trying to go global though, so hopefully it's better than other devices (not sure how security updates are on the flagship Mi series)
After one or two months most of the people will shift to some or the other custom rom. So there won't be any problem with the security updates and normal OS upgrades. My Mi3 was released with KitKat now it's running Android Pie
rahulkamma14 said:
After one or two months most of the people will shift to some or the other custom rom. So there won't be any problem with the security updates and normal OS upgrades. My Mi3 was released with KitKat now it's running Android Pie
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I assume he's asking about *Xiaomi* updates, the official ROM. Of course you can just install custom ROM's to get latest updates unofficially - but that makes the question moot.
HiddenSanctum said:
Hi, I was wondering for people who have own various Xiaomi phones. How are they on OS updates and Security updates?
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Beta ROM updates are very fast both security n OS updates.
Stable updates within the same OS version are faster too. But OS upgrade need a bit waiting time as OS integrating to MIUI takes time.
Poco I expect faster updates due to treble support.
FYI:
Mix 2S of xiaomi already has Android 9 beta update.
very bad on stock roms stuck to old OS builds for mid range phones but on flagships very fast like blyat cyka rush b
I have used Redmi 2, Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi Note 3/4/5, Redmi 3S/prime and only Redmi 2 and Redmi Note 3 as my daily driver.
Those things taught the following:
Don't except updates from Xiaomi, not even security patches, although they have started providing patches on Note series but they are always late, so patches may arrive but not when you expect them.
You may not get the latest features even if you have the latest android version on your MIUI, why? because Xiaomi wants to provide same features to all the phones so that phones running on Kitkat will have the same feature as phone running on Oreo, this makes their software development easy, that means that the feature that you are using doesn't have native support and may be buggy and battery hogging.
There are two channels in MIUI - Beta Channel and StableChannel. Stable channel update is provided every 4-5 months or whenever they feel like or to fix a very important bug. Beta channel was previously bimonthly but I have heard that now, it's changed. Due to this, they don't fix bugs properly and instead introduce more bugs in the system
Their update size are generally 500MB-1.5GB but the fixes are things like: Calender icon changed, Button of some subforum in MIUI forum app changed, New Ringtones and every useless things, then in the end *Bug Fixes* but they don't mention which one. Out of every 10 beta updates only 1 or 2 updates are useful while others are just formality.
Now, note this, other companies give update to keep your phone running for longer amount of time. Xiaomi thinks different, they will wreck your device with every update they provide.
When I had Redmi Note 3, Beta channel was more better and more stable than the Stable channel, I am not lying go check the forums.
There is no major change in MIUI 7-9 the first major change I saw was MIUI6 - MIUI 7 after that all changes were just useless and they everytime just change notification shade style.
MIUI 10 - Notification shade now looks like a copy of iPhone and it's really very cheap act by Xiaomi, although their App switcher is somewhat cool.
Custom ROM:
Xiaomi phones works best with stock android and indeed has the best development support. But there are few catches.
Not all features work in custom ROM, you will have to leave one or two things if you want to use custom ROM.
The famous and best developers will not port VOLTE if their cell providers don't provide it
Camera (on Xiaomi phones) doesn't works well on custom ROMS.
Xiaomi does provide kernel but they don't provide a lot of proprietary codes and binaries that ensures smooth functioning of phones.
Don't buy the phone if you want to get updates unless it's Chinese, they do care about Chinese people unlike their global counterpart, or those people who develop global roms are arseheads.
All the above points can be confirmed on MIUI forums and XDA, if anyone says that even one of the point(s) is wrong, he is probably new in Xiaomi's world.
Redmi is the cheap line and they get late updates and bugs are not fixed properly. Mi is the expensive line of Xiaomi so they get proper update in first few months and after that they are also neglected. Since Poco is also a cheap but is a flagship, they will get good number of updates and fixes for few months then they will announce another phone and Poco will be neglected, and people who are saying that Poco has a different team may be wrong, I don't think Xioami will divide the team because internally it uses the same MIUI as others only launcher is different. For world Poco is a brand, for Xiaomi it's yet another phone.
Depends. My Mi3 got updated from kitkat to Marshmallow while my mi tab 1 was still stuck at kitkat with such a laggy interface until I flashed nougat roms with shiels blobs which made the tab as smooth as my oneplus 3. So MIUI sucks and they don't update android versions when they update their miui version. So buy a phone which has strong custom rom support. (Xiaomi models that are sold in India have strong dev support from what I have seen)
Thanks everyone for the info. That gives me a good idea.
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blacklixt22 said:
very bad on stock roms stuck to old OS builds for mid range phones but on flagships very fast like blyat cyka rush b
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Aye Aye Kurwa :laugh:
you forgot p90
Sandepp said:
Depends. My Mi3 got updated from kitkat to Marshmallow while my mi tab 1 was still stuck at kitkat with such a laggy interface until I flashed nougat roms with shiels blobs which made the tab as smooth as my oneplus 3. So MIUI sucks and they don't update android versions when they update their miui version. So buy a phone which has strong custom rom support. (Xiaomi models that are sold in India have strong dev support from what I have seen)
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Huh? You say it sucks but your Mi 3 got two major updates. How does that suck?
As for tablet, well it's a tablet. Android tablets were always poor selling and are now completely dead anyway (Chrome OS tablets are the future), can't compare phones to tablets.

s9+ 9.0

It's been 2 months since Android Pie appeared.
I asked through Samsung Member, from Romania, if they can give me any informations when they will release the new software.
Do you have any new informations?
AdelinVerestiuc said:
It's been 2 months since Android Pie appeared.
I asked through Samsung Member, from Romania, if they can give me any informations when they will release the new software.
Do you have any new informations?
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Haven't seen anything myself. Last I read it was being tested internally but outside of that nothing...
I would just keep checking the news sites (I use sammobile, google news and other similar sites) to see if there are any updates. If something does come out news wise it will create a lot of discussion.
It took them 6 months to get the S8's upgraded to Oreo if I remember correctly, the fact there's test builds out there for the S9+ already is a good sign it may happen in less then 6 months...
We will not even get 8.1?
RISHI RAJ said:
We will not even get 8.1?
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Why do you want Android 8.1 update when latest Sam Experience 9/9.5 already has almost everything Android 8.1 introduced?
BlackDragonz said:
Why do you want Android 8.1 update when latest Sam Experience 9/9.5 already has almost everything Android 8.1 introduced?
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They will take a long time to release pie,atleast they can give 8.1 which has better sound quality in Bluetooth compared to 8.0 & is refined in many terms or camera qualities of Note 9 etc
RISHI RAJ said:
They will take a long time to release pie,atleast they can give 8.1 which has better sound quality in Bluetooth compared to 8.0 & is refined in many terms or camera qualities of Note 9 etc
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You really need better sound quality over better battery life, maybe some improvements in camera and dark theme?
RISHI RAJ said:
They will take a long time to release pie,atleast they can give 8.1 which has better sound quality in Bluetooth compared to 8.0 & is refined in many terms or camera qualities of Note 9 etc
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So like would you rather them work on 9.0 and get it right or waste resources on a 8.1 build that's only gonna get updated to 9.0 shortly after anyways? You make no sense whatsoever.
Well I think They'll roll pie after S10 release,Its already 6 months since the phone launched,Can't they give one incremental update ?
It would be a waste of resources for not much gain. They are already working on test 9.0 builds, I'd rather they focus their resources there.
What improvements to bluetooth audio are on 8.1? I can't find anything documents other then supporting devices will show their battery level in the BT quick tile on 8.1.
He's referring to pixel specific Bluetooth fixes in 8.1. it seems to be a common misconception with s9 users on xda and Reddit.

Will we get Android 11 or not. [MIUI based or Custom ROM based]

Yeah yeah. I know that we've seen the news about Poco and other 845 SoC based phone from Mi Series. Since the rollout of Android 11 on Pixel devices few days ago, there are many new features on Android 11 that I would like to add on Poco but since that Xiaomi promised us to get two major os updates (which are Android P and Android Q) it will most likely will stop on Android Q. But I have high hopes for Poco getting Android 11, MIUI based or not.
What are your thoughts about this?
Xiaomi has already cleared that poco f1 isn't getting android 11. It's not on their roadmap. We'll get miui 12 and maybe even 13 looking at the past experience. MIUI version are major upgrades for Xiaomi phones. Android versions like 9.0, 10.0 are practically just numbers to show off and that hardly adds any features on xiaomi phones.
I created petition on change.org for android 11.
Wysłane z mojego POCOPHONE F1 przy użyciu Tapatalka
You're on xda forums not miui. The one thing you should be worried about is device sources and community developer support not miui.
EP21 said:
You're on xda forums not miui. The one thing you should be worried about is device sources and community developer support not miui.
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Yes I'm fully aware of that. But even though if I posted this on MIUI Forums, I still get the same answers from both Forums.
I highly doubt that someone can use blobs from MIUI 12 Android 10 to start from scratch to build a port to Android 11.
I forgot what device that was, I've experienced this coming back from 2018 when they used blobs from Android M to port and build Android N and that was stable enough they officially launched an official build.
Maybe my intuition was wrong or not, maybe someone from the Poco dev or even from the Poco community might wanna build and port Android 11 and might be one of the biggest breakthroughs of all time. Of course if it is stable enough to be a daily driver. I know that it is hard because of lack of blobs coming from Xiaomi's MIUI but maybe, someone will do it.
lockhrt999 said:
Xiaomi has already cleared that poco f1 isn't getting android 11. It's not on their roadmap. We'll get miui 12 and maybe even 13 looking at the past experience. MIUI version are major upgrades for Xiaomi phones. Android versions like 9.0, 10.0 are practically just numbers to show off and that hardly adds any features on xiaomi phones.
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Yeah, Android 9 and 10 is kinda bummer because of lack of feature other than setting apps permissions which is great for me.
Android 11 has tons of new features like their improved privacy app features, the new smart device control quick settings which I really need because I have smart devices at home, improved notification and more.
I know these things can be treated on 3rd party apps but who wants to add more apps on their phone and maybe eat the battery on the background.
Darklouis said:
Yeah, Android 9 and 10 is kinda bummer because of lack of feature other than setting apps permissions which is great for me.
Android 11 has tons of new features like their improved privacy app features, the new smart device control quick settings which I really need because I have smart devices at home, improved notification and more.
I know these things can be treated on 3rd party apps but who wants to add more apps on their phone and maybe eat the battery on the background.
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This is highly unlikely. Check piunikaweb they already mentioned there that a moderator from MIUI forums clarified that we'll get miui12, but unlikely to get Android 11. If you really want 11. Then wait for custom ROMS, but it may not be full MIUI Android 11 ports, rather from Pixel ports (one has already been released)
mecoromeo said:
This is highly unlikely. Check piunikaweb they already mentioned there that a moderator from MIUI forums clarified that we'll get miui12, but unlikely to get Android 11. If you really want 11. Then wait for custom ROMS, but it may not be full MIUI Android 11 ports, rather from Pixel ports (one has already been released)
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Yeah. Hopefully. Even if it is a port, or a custom ROM, I would still install that on my device.
Darklouis said:
Yeah, Android 9 and 10 is kinda bummer because of lack of feature other than setting apps permissions which is great for me.
Android 11 has tons of new features like their improved privacy app features, the new smart device control quick settings which I really need because I have smart devices at home, improved notification and more.
I know these things can be treated on 3rd party apps but who wants to add more apps on their phone and maybe eat the battery on the background.
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You misunderstand me. Even if they give android 11, the actual features don't arrive with the update. You will have to wait couple of years more to see native features of android 11 to implement into their MIUI ecosystem.
For example, custom DNS was introduced with Android 7.0 or 8.0 but it really came to xiaomi devices with MIUI 11 in 2020 year only.
On Xiaomi devices going from android 10 or 11 is as unsubstantial like changing security patch from august to september. Most of the people won't notice anything different.
We will 100% get Android 11 as a custom rom. As a matter of fact, it already is a thing. (Search xda) We won't get it officially as all non-pixel devices get only 2 android upgrades.
As far as XDA is there with active dev's updates offically from miui isn't a big deal for me ! Although our dev's are far more better than offical miui cause custom Rom are becoming far more Stabler than stock and in features . :fingers-crossed:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f1/development/rom-reloadedos-t4162237 11 is out for poco f1. Like i said, who needs xiaomis miui updates when you have xda. Long live the aftermarket software scene.

General Google Pixel 6 December Update FIXED fingerprint? I am UNLOCKING it 100 TIMES vs previous update

I finally received the "December" mega dope fix update I did not got the November patch just for fixing the Fingerprint so I was using my Pixel 6 stock out of the box!
What I did? I am mainly interested in getting my Fingerprint unlock experience improved! So I unlocked my phone 50 times with the old update and 50 times with the new December update. And I did it side by side!
So which will be faster? Or slower? Or equal?
Here my video - let me know what your experience is in the comments here
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Question Android 12 Update

I have read through multiple outlets the Galaxy Tab a7 lite is due for the android 12/OneUI 4 update. Has anyone received it yet? I saw it was due sometime between June-August 2022.
the_Victorian said:
I have read through multiple outlets the Galaxy Tab a7 lite is due for the android 12/OneUI 4 update. Has anyone received it yet? I saw it was due sometime between June-August 2022.
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Answer is here.
It has released in Germany and HK
the_Victorian said:
I have read through multiple outlets the Galaxy Tab a7 lite is due for the android 12/OneUI 4 update. Has anyone received it yet? I saw it was due sometime between June-August 2022.
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Hi, I already update to Android 12 and there are not many visual changes because of the One UI layer, but I wanted to ask if you know anything about an update to Android 12L, I wish you could have an interface like the stock one. Greetings to all from Latam
OMG, there are few thing i hate android 12, one ui 4
first no way to turn off RAM plus, this device only 32GB, now force use RAM plus
second half of app when tap back, it act like we press home key, keep running at background, so some app will not refresh when open back
third, samsung keyboard no more do spell check, that option is missing
and what the point show date on top of screen? i know can turn off
How is the overall update experience with A12 ?
I'm still on A11 don't know why but A12 on this chipset is something I'm just waiting for something to flag this overall update as unstable
Abish4i said:
How is the overall update experience with A12 ?
I'm still on A11 don't know why but A12 on this chipset is something I'm just waiting for something to flag this overall update as unstable
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I downloaded it in the USA this monday. Apps and web pages seem to load a bit more smoothly and quickly, in my experience. I haven't noticed any other differences, but I haven't hunted for them, and I'm using Nova Launcher, which may be hiding any potential cosmetic changes.

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