DonMigs85
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Give it time to "settle in", at least 24-48 hours. Rebooting your phone once can also help.
Oh and try to leave 20% of your storage free so that FSTRIM works well.
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Give it time to "settle in", at least 24-48 hours. Rebooting your phone once can also help.
Oh and try to leave 20% of your storage free so that FSTRIM works well.
criesofthepast
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Thanks. I got 4.5gb left so well over 20%. I rebooted and will see how it goes. No comment on battery yet. I'm just a bit disappointed cause I didn't know how the N4 would be gimped with the launcher features the N5 got.
DonMigs85
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The battery life on my Nexus 7 seems slightly improved as well after the update.
DonMigs85
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You can install the Google Experience Launcher APK (the link is on here a page or two back I think) or try the Apex Launcher beta APK, although that one lacks "Ok, Google".
Junior Mint
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Kit Kat running perfectly fine on my old N4.
I feel your pain. GEL is sideloadable and works as intended though, and both Nova and Apex Launcher betas have the transparent bars. If rooted you can quite easily have the lockscreen's bars be transparent as well, which I did and boy, it's sexy as fuck.
DonMigs85
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Try the Apex 2.2 Beta, it's working pretty well for me so far
Was pretty janky when I tried it. Has it been updated any?
DonMigs85
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I think it only worked well for me since I upgraded straight from 2.1 stable
Hopefully he can integrate "Ok, Google" and swiping left to Google Now.
Are you on beta1? That's what I have. From what I tried the Nova beta has been way more on the ball with fixing tiny kinks and issues, also it's updateable through the Play Store.
DonMigs85
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yup Beta1. He's really slow
The Faceless Master
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but the cops almost never follow up on that stuff.
How do you get the apex beta?
Got 4.4 running on my One (side loaded the update). Switched to ART. Ticked GPS to battery saving and then went to the home screen and the battery info was taking up my screen like a wallpaper. Weird. Wasn't sure if this was a weird ART thing or because of the setting I just switched, or beta Nova. Had to re-apply a wallpaper to get it to clear.
DonMigs85
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Look for the Apex Launcher page on Facebook, the link is right there
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'm bored of KitKat already guys, what's next?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Screw that, let's get android 5.0 up in this bitch. I want to pick between that, Windows phone blue, and a 5 inch iPhone next year. And I hope Apple stops with their timid, ugly ass updates. Hard to believe Google and Microsoft would be schooling apple on design so quickly after the passing of Jobs.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I always knew you were crazy.
Zoidberg Jesus
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I've tried multiple times to download Asphalt 8 (1.5 GB according to the store page) from the Google Play Store, but it keeps telling me I have insufficient space on external storage. I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" with 1.4 GB free internally and at least 22 GB free on a micro SD card. I tried deleting some old apps, transferring apps to the micro SD card, and clearing my cache, but it didn't help. What else can I try? I'll provide more information if needed.
Edit: I forgot to mention that my tablet runs on unrooted Android 4.2.2.
Edit 2: After some more research, I found out that while some apps can be transferred to micro SD cards, the app has to fully install on system memory first, so I basically need to free up more space on my device. Sorry, I'm pretty new to Android. Anyways, I already transferred almost all of my apps to my micro SD card. Besides deleting a bunch of apps I still use, is there anything else I can do to free up system memory?
Edit: I forgot to mention that my tablet runs on unrooted Android 4.2.2.
Edit 2: After some more research, I found out that while some apps can be transferred to micro SD cards, the app has to fully install on system memory first, so I basically need to free up more space on my device. Sorry, I'm pretty new to Android. Anyways, I already transferred almost all of my apps to my micro SD card. Besides deleting a bunch of apps I still use, is there anything else I can do to free up system memory?
Jayayess1190
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Up to $2.45 in Play Store credit thanks to multiple surveys from Google recently.
You may not like how it looks but by no means was iOS 7 timid in design, basically every aspect was redesigned.
everything was redesigned except app icons on homescreen, one home button, app back button in top left corner, status bar with carrier logo...
Nicktendo86
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+1. Get over 7 hours screen on time on my N7 (2013) now, mostly browsing chrome which is a battery hog. N4 seems improved as well, stand by time specifically. Lasted almost 48 hours on light(ish) use the other day for the first time.
Mine's been the opposite. I've been getting worse and worse battery life on my N7. At least in standby. Dunno if it's a rogue app or what. Maybe I should root it so I can use BetterBatteryStats.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
You're right, I worded that wrong. The timid part was in relation to features, and really there hasn't been anything exciting from any of the three major players in terms of features this past year, so it's not just Apple.
The ugly ass part was the new look. iOS7 is hideous, and both Android and of course Windows Phone offer more cohesive visual designs.
Yeah I'm going to do so now. When I got my N7 I had set out to not unlock its bootloader or root it, but I already did one so I might as well do the other now.
Nicktendo86
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Yeah something must be up, when I first got the 4.4 OTA and turned ART on battery seemed a bit shit but has got better and better since.
Whether it looks good or not is highly subjective.
Is ART worth using?
Can someone explain to me what exactly Mediaserver does? I upgraded my Nexus 4 to 4.4 and now Mediaserver is using anywhere from 50-70+% of my battery life which is now draining very quickly. I'm also confused due to the fact I barely use my phone for media (no SD card, no music on my phone) so I don't know if this is normal behaviour or not.
Yeah, it flashes a blue LED when you receive an update.
I wish more apps had the native option on changing LED colours. I'm not keen on using a third party app to change them. (Light Flow etc.)
My Galaxy Note 3 has lasted 22 hours off-charger with heavy use. Damn.
I use the default Twitter app.
It sends a green LED when someone favourites my tweet, not sure why.
Also, what's the best browser? I have Chrome and the standard Android browsers installed.
Falcon Pro is fast and nicely organized, especially if you use lists.
Just got a Note 3 (for work) and WooooooW does it look amazing.
Coming from my S3 (still have for personal use) and I thought THAT looked good.
I'm also using the Smart Cover... which... has been really useful, but also seems like it could get annoying.
I may return it.
It's a brilliant device, huh? I don't even think my Mac feels as speedy as this does. It just feels "right".
I'm awaiting my leather flip-case to arrive. It was supposed to arrive today, but no-show, so tomorrow hopefully.
I don't want to leave the house with it until it has a case on it.
I use the default Twitter app.
It sends a green LED when someone favourites my tweet, not sure why.
Also, what's the best browser? I have Chrome and the standard Android browsers installed.
"Best" would probably be subjective but Dolphin Browser + the Jetpack add-on was the fastest out of all browsers (at least since last Winter). Though, there is some privacy concerns dealing with Dolphin
Nicktendo86
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Its worth a try, I've not had any drawbacks so far except temple run 2 refuses to start sometimes. Not sure if I have noticed a difference to dalvik though....
Is it the smart screen flip-case?
If you're dead set on using a flip-case (and have the extra money) then the smart screen is a no brainer, especially with the Note 3. Ability to take notes through your case is pretty awesome.
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