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Android 5.0 Lollipop announced
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tfur
Member
Yeah. The MISC draining thing was never a myth. More than 50% of my battery is eaten up by it, even when I barely touch the phone.
I wonder if I turn off wifi and just use the LTE will I get better battery life?
It's like something out of bizarro world.
I looks like I missed the bug altogether since I use Automagic Automation.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.gridvision.ppam.androidautomagic
It is a really cool automation tool, and can actually be sort of a fun game to play with these action flows etc.
I created an automatic wifi enable/disable based on location and volume levels. So, leaving work and normal volume disables. Going to a location, but lowering the volume below 2 (at an office for a meeting) enables wifi. Also, I have wifi at home turned on based on location.
Hear hear!
NormandyVII
Member
Pretty much the top list of my big list of things. I need 5.0 live on my nexus 5 now!
Doesn't having GPS on constantly use far more battery than just leaving WiFi on?
Not sure about this particular tool, but I use a similar app called Llama and it uses cell towers to determine location rather than GPS.
tfur
Member
I have never noticed. You could have it turn on/off gps. It lets you use an assortment of location sources. It can also be set how periodic the location is tested. Also, there are logic tests for "if leaving area" or "if entering area" etc. Also, you define the area "bubble" size.
So, you can do things like: if entering area and during work hours, check for my work wifi ssid, if found turn on wifi and adjust ringer volume to level 2. Then after work, when leaving or no longer in area, turn ringer volume back up, turn off wifi etc.
Hydrargyrus
Member
Seems like November 3th is coming a little late this year...
Is there another release date for Lollipop in the N5??
Is there another release date for Lollipop in the N5??
The Faceless Master
Member
having GPS enabled doesn't just magically drain battery. it has to actually be in use, like when an app requests location data.
Yeah I leave it turned on all the time on my Note and Nexus 7. It rarely gets turned on, unless I use maps or something.
Pankratous
Member
Don't some Google apps always try and use it though? Google Services or something along those lines drained the hell out of my battery when I left GPS on for a few weeks and I was too stupid to figure out what was doing it.
This is the epitome of the Nexus program.
It could be so much better on cells, as well. I'm not a huge fan of it myself, but I haven't jumped ship to another messaging app because I use hangouts.
That might be why they gave up and introduced a new messaging app for Lollipop, though, idk.
octave one
Member
i love the new messaging app. I love how ever conversation gets a different color.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Does it still require data to send pics or can I use hangouts messages and SMS style messages as merged via Hangouts?
The most annoying thing was needing a days plan to send pics to SMS when I could it before I had a carrier and just sent hangouts messages to friend/family cells.
I heard on TWIT that the new roll-out date is supposedly the 12th.
OTA update is already available for moto X. Google fucked it up.
Google just gave up on all the Nexus issues already.
We saw this coming with the soak test to Moto devices, really. Ridiculous.
Jazzy Network
Member
Sounds like a ploy to get impatient N5 users to buy a N6.
ashbash159
Member
I just read that the Android 5 update is available for Moto X Pure Edition.
What is the Pure Edition? I look at my model number and it just says "Moto X (2nd Generation)".
My phone is unlocked and was bought in the UK.
Is it safe to install Android 5, or is my phone not a "Pure Edition"?
What is the Pure Edition? I look at my model number and it just says "Moto X (2nd Generation)".
My phone is unlocked and was bought in the UK.
Is it safe to install Android 5, or is my phone not a "Pure Edition"?
If your phone is unlocked, unbranded without any affiliation to a carrier then go ahead.
But that isn't possible as its out of stock, and when they put up new ones its only 5 at a time. They must be stockpiling them for the carriers.
You can definitely block numbers, but I'm not too sure on the other two. The settings are apparently similar to what we had on Hangouts according to the article I linked.
Dead Prince
Banned
LG G3 to roll out this week with Poland. i'm so ready!
Well the Nexus 6 is based on the Moto X so it is unsurprising that it has been easy for Lollipop to be built for that phone.
Jazzy Network
Member
Dance puppet. DANCE!
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
The LG G3 gets Lollipop this week .... in Poland. I can't wait for it to hit Verizon in NA.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
I dunno if this was posted but just in case
http://www.androidorigin.com/sony-xperia-z3-z2-z1-lollipop-update-android-5-0/
http://www.androidorigin.com/sony-xperia-z3-z2-z1-lollipop-update-android-5-0/
The G, if it really is rolling out, is the first device to get it, but the N7 2012 update just leaked, i'd assume the others will be released tomorrow.
The Pure Moto X wasn't released, it was a soak test, and it was an older build
ChainedMaster
Banned
Hey guys I'm having a problem since I downloaded the Hangouts dialer. Now when people call my carrier number and I decline, it will then go to ring in my Hangouts dialer and I have to decline again. Anything I can do about that?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Are you using google voice to accomplish this?
Edit: regardless, you will probably have to disable ringing to hangouts to get rid of the double-phone/hangouts ring.
Why would you do that?
Member
I can't say this for sure, and this is a pure guess.
But do you have your Google Voice set up so that it rings your carrier number? Because what might be happening is, someone calls your Google Voice number, and GV rings your mobile phone and your Hangouts at the same time. The mobile will ring first and you decline, but your Hangouts is still ringing.
ChainedMaster
Banned
I guess I'll have to disable ringing then. And to the other poster, no, it doesn't happen when people call my G number, just carrier number. Weird.