***Official Android Thread Pt 3***

[ko300zx]

So far you're the first one I see having a problem.
Let it sit for a while. Maybe do a soft reset or whatever you call it on LG phones. Then observe for a couple of days if it improves.

Problem may arise because the update doesn't require a factory reset. And Lollipop will be installed over your existing apps so bugs are possible.
Thats why its highly recommended to do a factory reset every huge update.

Dont blame the update until you see if you still get the same problem after a clean install. I'm pretty sure the people who develop that are not as potato as you think.

Been unable to send MMS messages since updating to 5.0. Not sure which is the bigger pain. Dealing with it or a factory reset.

[SDSammy]

So fuking disappointing. I've used textra for a while (wife still does). I understand, but it just sucks when you never know if it's going to work on all phones. I am not using it on the S6 b/c of mms issues. Yes, changed the message limit and apn settings, still doesn't work consistently.

Yeah, I had issues sending Gifs last week after I "accidentally" factory reset my phone but thankfully changing the message limit fixed it.

Apparently the apps going to cost a dollar so I'll end up buying it. I haven't yet because I want to see what the ads look like.

[jason_bh]

My Dell Venue 8 came in yesterday. I am very pleased with it so far. I bought the folio keyboard for it as well.

Very fast
Screen is beautiful
Battery life is great so far

Waiting for Lollipop to drop for it.

[jinda628]

Been unable to send MMS messages since updating to 5.0. Not sure which is the bigger pain. Dealing with it or a factory reset.

Check your APN settings for MMS. Values depend on what network so check your network settings. Maybe it was changed by the update.

[natypes]

Bought a OnePlus One shirt lol. Never had the phone, but I like it. Not GSM, so it wasn't an option.

[TheMatzah]

Anyone have T-Mobile, in the SE and are content with their coverage?


Tired of AT&T - and their deals right now are very tempting, so is that Nexus 6., rep told me 3 lines, unlimited data/talk/text for $140. No data cap is very, very appealing.

I've been with AT&T for 10 years, so looking for opinions from current T-Mobile customers., kthxsbai

[jinda628]

Anyone have T-Mobile, in the SE and are content with their coverage?


Tired of AT&T - and their deals right now are very tempting, so is that Nexus 6., rep told me 3 lines, unlimited data/talk/text for $140. No data cap is very, very appealing.

I've been with AT&T for 10 years, so looking for opinions from current T-Mobile customers., kthxsbai

You can check you coverage here:
http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage.html

[TheMatzah]

You can check you coverage here:
http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage.html

Yeah man, I've compared both coverage maps - both promise 4G LTE - I call BS on both of them tbh. Most I've had at home is 2 bars. It's pathetic.

On the home PC side:
Xfinity Internet - don't get me started, we're stuck with them until U-Verse or someone else competes with the market area. It's overpriced and is crap.


Morning!

[MaximusPlatypus]

Wow my G3 updated ti 5.0 lollipop this is the biggest chit ive ever experienced. How do developers not better test this? I mean every phone has the same hardware its not like a PC or something.

-Phone charges at about 1/3 as fast as it did before
-overall slower by a long margin-
-gets hot as hell
-my 100 mbps internet tests at about 1.5 mbps over wifi on my phone, seriously WTF

sounds like plenty having this problem, how are the people that release this so potato?

Same for me on Nexus 4 with the lollipop update... terrible. Battery life was like 3 hours with 1hr screen on time. Was always hot. I downgraded to 4.4.4 on Slimkat rom... rock solid. Will not upgrade ever with this phone. Nexus root toolkit made it pretty easy

[mgftp]

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[TheMatzah]

Anyone here use SD Maid - System Cleaning Tool?

Pro or Free.

Reviews are great, but these types of apps always seem better than advertised.

[castingcouch]

Android cleaners are useless brah. You will only free up some cache and ram which will be refilled after a few minutes anyway, plus killing an app uses more battery than letting it run in the background.

There are only a few apps useful for some kind of optimization. First being Greenify, which puts background apps to sleep while still being able to receive notifications for most of them (those that are using GCM push) and second being Amplify which reduces wakelocks and let you phone sleep for longer. You will need Xposed for both though, and also the donation package of greenify.

[Dachampknown]

I'm about to pull the trigger on the note 4. Had a note 3, got the iPhone 6, now about to go back to the Note series. Bros who's ysi lollipop, how do you like it, compared to kit kat?

[Searching4Truth]

I feel like owning an iPhone. If the next one isn't a disappointment then I'm getting one.

[Dirk__Diggler]

Liking my GS6. I've had it for about a month now.

Would like to root though and get a better launcher.

[jamestown0101]

Liking my GS6. I've had it for about a month now.

Would like to root though and get a better launcher.

Does it annoy you that there is no expandable storage? I like Nexus but, it pisses me off there is no storage. Due to a lifestyle of debauchery, I refrain from ever using cloud storage.

Any recommendations for phone upgrade? I was thinking S6 but, I am into Nexus and both lack expandable memory for ****s sakes. Some other dude was suggesting Z3.

[bogui94]

Does it annoy you that there is no expandable storage? I like Nexus but, it pisses me off there is no storage. Due to a lifestyle of debauchery, I refrain from ever using cloud storage.

Any recommendations for phone upgrade? I was thinking S6 but, I am into Nexus and both lack expandable memory for ****s sakes. Some other dude was suggesting Z3.

Get the LG G4. It has a removable battery and a micro-SD for expandable storage.

[sloan51]

Seems pretty common that upgrading to lollipop fuks your phone. I know my G4 has noticeably worse battery life since doing so. Its not huge for me but its noticeable.

The thing that blows my mind is who decides when upgrading to remove simple features? Previously I could hold theside button (even when the phone is locked) and get the pop with the option to shutdown restart etc. It used to have the option to put the phone in vibrate as well but they pulled it. And since upgrading my pandora lock screen widget no longer allows me to skip or pause tracks. I'm not sure if that is a pandora or a android issue but its annoying to "upgrade" and lose simple features that I used daily. Why would someone even do that?

[Searching4Truth]

Seems pretty common that upgrading to lollipop fuks your phone. I know my G4 has noticeably worse battery life since doing so. Its not huge for me but its noticeable.

The thing that blows my mind is who decides when upgrading to remove simple features? Previously I could hold theside button (even when the phone is locked) and get the pop with the option to shutdown restart etc. It used to have the option to put the phone in vibrate as well but they pulled it. And since upgrading my pandora lock screen widget no longer allows me to skip or pause tracks. I'm not sure if that is a pandora or a android issue but its annoying to "upgrade" and lose simple features that I used daily. Why would someone even do that?

lollipop has made anything WiFi related into a pita for my HTC m8. Every time I turn the WiFi on I have to wait about a minute and a half to get into the WiFi select menu or it'll freeze on me so I'd have to wait anyway. I have unlimited data so I rarely use WiFi, but it's still a pain, and pretty fukkin embarrassing

[jamestown0101]

Get the LG G4. It has a removable battery and a micro-SD for expandable storage.

I will look into that. I just do not want any chit on cloud or finding a co-worker's pic going viral like JL following some miss happ with google. Do not trust that ****.

Even budget phones have expandable storage so, S6 lacking it is pretty pathetic.

Then again, sd cards tend to break and have partition errors at times which is annoying as ****.

I hear lollipop is ****ing up S5 and is a real crap shoot. Its fine on my nexus. I don't quite get the point to be honest. I suspect the stalk android usually is meant for that phone and upgrading is more of a keep up with the jones.

Fix one issue through intervention and create even more problems.

[TheMatzah]

Android cleaners are useless brah. You will only free up some cache and ram which will be refilled after a few minutes anyway, plus killing an app uses more battery than letting it run in the background.

There are only a few apps useful for some kind of optimization. First being Greenify, which puts background apps to sleep while still being able to receive notifications for most of them (those that are using GCM push) and second being Amplify which reduces wakelocks and let you phone sleep for longer. You will need Xposed for both though, and also the donation package of greenify.

yeah tried Greenify (don't need to be rooted anymore for it) - seems like it killed background apps/tasks but also put a drain on the battery, no thxs.

I feel like owning an iPhone. If the next one isn't a disappointment then I'm getting one.

don't do it!! stay with Android, crapple is !@#$

Liking my GS6. I've had it for about a month now.

Would like to root though and get a better launcher.

Nova Launcher Prime is good, don't need to be rooted. I'm waiting for the rumored S6 Active, to upgrade from my S5 Active "only" if it still has SD slot, removable battery, etc.. if not then next Nexus for 2016.

Get the LG G4. It has a removable battery and a micro-SD for expandable storage.

been mirin' it - its a sexy device!

[Dirk__Diggler]

I thought I would hate not having the battery available or memory slot.

But I haven't noticed a difference. If the android system "locks up", it fixes itself, usually takes less than a min, and the battery is outstanding right now. I went through and disabled a lot of factory apps, the charger takes less than an hour to charge at less than 5% juice left.

The super battery save mode is nice, 3%... nah, still have 22 hours left.

Love the solid case, don't like the headphone jack at the bottom of the phone though. The IR is awesome, changing channels, etc

[TheMatzah]

I thought I would hate not having the battery available or memory slot.

But I haven't noticed a difference. If the android system "locks up", it fixes itself, usually takes less than a min, and the battery is outstanding right now. I went through and disabled a lot of factory apps, the charger takes less than an hour to charge at less than 5% juice left.

The super battery save mode is nice, 3%... nah, still have 22 hours left.

Love the solid case, don't like the headphone jack at the bottom of the phone though. The IR is awesome, changing channels, etc

# of apps installed and how's the battery life for an avg day of use?

[Dirk__Diggler]

# of apps installed and how's the battery life for an avg day of use?

Normal workday, 14-16 hours off charger.

90 apps installed, vary between 12-15 apps daily.

When I plug it in at night I'm around 5-10%

[TheMatzah]

Normal workday, 14-16 hours off charger.

90 apps installed, vary between 12-15 apps daily.

When I plug it in at night I'm around 5-10%

not bad at all, appreciate it. It's always good to get honest user feedback over just reading some 'experts' opinion.

[natypes]

I'm with Dirk. I think the S6's battery is good. I get 4-5 hours of on screen time playing Coc all day. Brightness set at about 80%, syncing 2 emails, 40 apps installed. I love the accurate screen as I hate over-saturated colors.

[mgftp]

Nexus 6 Master Race checking in.

[castingcouch]

yeah tried Greenify (don't need to be rooted anymore for it) - seems like it killed background apps/tasks but also put a drain on the battery, no thxs

You will need xposed for it to be any useful. Without it is pretty useless. It does not kill the app like those task managers but put it in sleep mode and prevent the app to wake up the device. Thing is with xposed you can still receive notifications from most apps despite them sleeping. It's legit brah, I've gone from 5 h screen time on average to 7-8 on my Z3.

[jason_bh]

I thought I would hate not having the battery available or memory slot.

But I haven't noticed a difference. If the android system "locks up", it fixes itself, usually takes less than a min, and the battery is outstanding right now. I went through and disabled a lot of factory apps, the charger takes less than an hour to charge at less than 5% juice left.

The super battery save mode is nice, 3%... nah, still have 22 hours left.

Love the solid case, don't like the headphone jack at the bottom of the phone though. The IR is awesome, changing channels, etc

All of this is my take on the S6 as well.

I was reluctant about not having an SD card slot. But I got the 64GB and it has plenty of free space. I also use Dropbox quit a bit.

The removable battery was a concern because I like being able to remove it if the acts acts up. I have yet to have that happen.

Battery life has been great except for a couple of times, Google Play Services has consumed it rather quickly. I have yet to figure that one out.

[TheMatzah]

I'm with Dirk. I think the S6's battery is good. I get 4-5 hours of on screen time playing Coc all day. Brightness set at about 80%, syncing 2 emails, 40 apps installed. I love the accurate screen as I hate over-saturated colors.

CoC all day? jelly...I'm finally at level 35 w/town hall level 6 derp

You will need xposed for it to be any useful. Without it is pretty useless. It does not kill the app like those task managers but put it in sleep mode and prevent the app to wake up the device. Thing is with xposed you can still receive notifications from most apps despite them sleeping. It's legit brah, I've gone from 5 h screen time on average to 7-8 on my Z3.

nah 'm good