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Google I/O 2015 |OT| Other M
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Saiyan-Rox
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5.1 did fix up lollipop quite a bit but most other devices are still on 5.0.2 and the issues that came with it.
KennyLinder
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Yep, shocking. A quick break down of issues:
- Horrific framerate in UI home screen
- Terrible, terrible battery life (12hrs on standby at best)
- Daily full crashes with restart. It will just sit there then reset
- Poor WiFi compared to how it used to be
- Freezes, chugs, slowdown when minimising browser, lock ups frequent on basic sites like this
- Typing is unresponsive and plays catch up
It's fucking awful.
We have about 30 Android phones at work and they're all shitty on Lollipop. The crashes man, they just fucking fall apart all the time.
osiris3355
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S4/5?
KennyLinder
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Nexus 5.
Here is a hoping that Android M release won't be an unusable mess like Lollipop, but who am I kidding. It will be bad just like always.
Do they have the luxury to do that? It seems like it will be too much work at this point to change Android to something else after what they invested into it. Then again Apple got Swift to work so I don't know, maybe it's not that impossible.
You don't throw what's already there away because there are legacy code needs. You'd have to allow for mixed library cases and start building it in as first class in your tools. Eventually stuff starts moving over because developers like it.
There's Kotlin if you're looking for a Java alternative.
I doubt my Moto G will see this upgrade but I'm still very interested in what comes next. It seems they'll focus on improving what's there already, that's the right choice for sure.
More interesting will be the whole "internet of things" approach Google will have. It's an area I'm really interested in and Google is a company that can make big progress in that are if they put in the effort.
More interesting will be the whole "internet of things" approach Google will have. It's an area I'm really interested in and Google is a company that can make big progress in that are if they put in the effort.
Face it Tiger..
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Personally hoping for a better chromecast extension.
getting a local 1080p stream, smooth should be the priority.
getting a local 1080p stream, smooth should be the priority.
the nexus 6 part here is key
JeTmAn81
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My OG Nexus 7 is still mostly destroyed by Lollipop. It's better since the last update, but I'm still dying to flash back to an old version. I haven't been able to because none of my cables I use for charging are working for data.
Third Strike
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I'm mostly interested in the new hardware that's going to be unveiled at the event. Also, I hope to see the successor to the Moto 360. All of the recent fire sales on the original is making me restless. Just give me one with better battery life and NFC/Google Wallet compatibility.
I'm also wondering what Google has in store with Glass.
I'm also wondering what Google has in store with Glass.
My Nexus 5 performs extremely well on 5.1.1 (as good as the day I got it) and I haven't had any crashes. My only complaint is battery life but the phone being over 18 months old likely has much to do with that.
I'd like SMS integration for Hangouts on Chrome. Pushbullet is okay but I would prefer a Google solution.
I'd like SMS integration for Hangouts on Chrome. Pushbullet is okay but I would prefer a Google solution.
I hope they adress a lot of issues with Lollipop. Seems like they have tons to cover if the OP isn't mostly rumors.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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"For a more active lifestyle, we'll keep the mobile radio active for all of your Google services."
Hopefully PHP, Perl, or Visual Basic.
GameAddict411
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It takes phone manufacturers months before they update their latest flagships. Older phones are either dropped out from support or wait for very long time. I think Google should address these kinda of problems in their latest android version. Make it mandatory to have the latest version of Android to use their services. I know that not entirely realistic, but I am pretty sure phone makers will significantly improve their update schedules.
Nexus 6 here running Lollipop like a dream. Bring on the Marshmallow!
Hopefully Lisp or PROLOG.
But really, Java is fine. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Sounds like you need a factory reset, or clean flash. You dun fucked up somehow.
Hopefully Lisp or PROLOG.
But really, Java is fine. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Sounds like you need a factory reset, or clean flash. You dun fucked up somehow.
Moto One
there is something completely fucked with your phone then... its not L. It works fine on my N5
Not that I expect it to, I mean plenty of devs are still happy to use Objective-C. Though sticking to it does make a good case to go with Microsoft for those seeking ergonomics.
Used to have a majority of those problems on my nexus 5 too, though not as extreme. 5.1 has been a much better experience, especially compared to others with 5.1 on their N5.
My Nexus 5 is smooth as butter. The battery is probably fine but the OS / apps keep eating it up during the day while the phone sits at my office desk. Wish the stanby was better. Otherwise the phone can hold it's own.
Two main reasons I'm looking forward to another LG Nexus 5:
- Bigger battery - but this could be completely nullified by a super-pixeled screen.
- Google Fi - I want to give the service a try. Paying for only the data I use might save me some monies in total compared to my current T-mobile plan.
KennyLinder
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Would doing a factory reset wipe all my wifi connections etc? Just backing up photos and video now, but that sort of thing would be annoying as there are loads saved. Can you copy out the wifi 'save' file?
Hilarious, it's crashed whilst copying files over. Worst phone ever :/
Hilarious, it's crashed whilst copying files over. Worst phone ever :/
osiris3355
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Settings > Backup and Reset. You will see the check box for backing up data like wifi passwords.
Hold off on your complaints until after the factory reset to see if they were justified. Lollipop has significant architecture changes. It is not a normal OS upgrade.
So they might show off the Twitch competitor their ? rumor was that during E3 but guess they can announce it at this and then share more info at E3, If Google let's everyone have video transcoders that could be a really big move, Twitch has been really bad recently after they were bought out by Amazon. You would think Amazon would make it better but guess Amazon is riding it out since what else are you going to do.
ZackieChan
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? Mine has one - I'm on a OnePlus One running CM12. Is that a CyanogenMod thing? When I hit the button to show all the open apps, there's a little icon in the upper right, sort of like the "clear all notifications" icon. Gets rid of everything.
Yeah, put me in this camp. But maybe it's a CyanogenMod thing. It works pretty much flawlessly. Amazing.
LostMyNarbles
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I hope they use this conference to acknowledge the mistakes with Android L and vow to do better moving into the future with Android M. It's really disappointing that a company like Google has basically stood back and refused to comment or say anything about how disastrous Lollipop has turned out to be, especially when Apple pretty quickly acknowledged the problems with iOS8, fixed them and started the iOS beta updates.
I did both of these things and my problems weren't fixed.
osiris3355
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You on 5.1.1?
Lol, wut?!
iPhone 6 Plus (April 6, 2015)
discoveryd Clusterfuck (May 5, 2015)Jason Snell said:
Craig Hockenberry said:
Apple hasn't been on top of their game for a while now.
Sounds like something is up with your phone.
There were a few people upset with the L update, but never after updating to 5.1 and/or factory reset....
Nah, 5.0 on GS5
RoadHazard
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Fuck, I'm gonna miss this. Stupid office summer party! Gonna have to look up the highlights afterwards I guess.
Some of those Android rumors sound nice, but I'm also really excited about Chromecast 2. I've been wanting one for a long time, but since v2 has seemed like it's been just around the corner for quite some time now I've held off. Let's hope it goes on sale right after this thing.
Some of those Android rumors sound nice, but I'm also really excited about Chromecast 2. I've been wanting one for a long time, but since v2 has seemed like it's been just around the corner for quite some time now I've held off. Let's hope it goes on sale right after this thing.
RoadHazard
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Upgraded hardware, I guess? I've read that the current one can struggle with some high bandwidth HD stuff.
osiris3355
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Well yeah your fucked until you get off 5.0. Were not talking about a galaxy. Were talking about the nexus 5 which has seen every maintenance release. Completely different ball game.
RoadHazard
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I have none of those issues on my N5. Zero. Everything is smooth. Yeah, battery life isn't stellar, but definitely not that bad in standby.
RoadHazard
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Why not just sync with your Google account? It takes care of all of that. Photos, Wi-Fi passwords, etc. Or are you one of the "Google is evil and can't have my data" people?
Wish I could without rooting.
ZackieChan
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This. My phone remembers wifi passwords from three phones ago. Get with it!
I thought that was what the other poster was hinting at with the Settings>Backup & Reset comment. That's where you do it, isn't it?
Get a real phone next time
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