Hi Xda forum,
I sent my Prime for repair after the hdmi port was not working. Right now, I'm am getting lags when swiping between homescreens quickly and i'm in balanced mode.The lag seem to improve when I switch to performance mode but it still exist. And also when clicking on the app drawer there is slight lag as well.
I would like to know if any of you guys are having the same issues as me ?
Please try it out for me, I really want to know if its a defective hardware problem.
Thanks
Regards,
Venz
my prime works great in balanced mode. when I'm not overclocked, I always use the 1.2Ghz balanced mode. no lag at all. everything moves fast as far as swiping thru homescreens, launching apps, loading web browser pages, scrolling thru web browser pages, etc...
try a fresh reboot to see if it clears things up. if sounds like you installed a bad app or widget or something. check the last things you downloaded. then uninstall one by one to see if it clears issue.
Ya,I've tried all types of reset.There always a very small lag when swiping across screens quickly and sometimes when clicking the app drawer.I find the prime pretty smooth hefore the repair.Confused.
Thats not normal.....i dont even see any lag when im on power save.
i run it in balanced and everything is super smooth. i have not been able to make it lag yet. only while using Wifi certain games(Glu) will lag.
other than that Nothing.
I've found the biggest thing that affects homescreen performance is the number of screens and widgets. Are your screens pretty cluttered? What launcher are you using?
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it.
I don't run Launchers or have numourous number of widgets on my homescreen.Even after a factory reset/Wipe/hard reset, I get slight lag that appears when sliding across homescreens.
I told the asus service staff about this but their reply was "It passed all the required test and there's nothing wrong with your tablet"
Regards,
ven
venkadesh3 said:
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it.
I don't run Launchers or have numourous number of widgets on my homescreen.Even after a factory reset/Wipe/hard reset, I get slight lag that appears when sliding across homescreens.
I told the asus service staff about this but their reply was "It passed all the required test and there's nothing wrong with your tablet"
Regards,
ven
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Do you mean you are having lag on HDMI? Because I think everyone misunderstood you here and think that you are having lag while using the touch screen. I don't have an HDMI cable to test your problem out though...
I run my tablet always on the balanced mode. I have never see any lag while swiping. In fact I am using multipic live wallpaper with random effects. Since last one week I am using Go Launcher HD Beta. Give a try with different launcher.
litetaker said:
Do you mean you are having lag on HDMI? Because I think everyone misunderstood you here and think that you are having lag while using the touch screen. I don't have an HDMI cable to test your problem out though...
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Yes,I'm having lag while using the touchscreen.Not a big one just small stutters.It doesn't really show up when i'm in performance mode.
sly.cooper said:
I run my tablet always on the balanced mode. I have never see any lag while swiping. In fact I am using multipic live wallpaper with random effects. Since last one week I am using Go Launcher HD Beta. Give a try with different launcher.
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Okay, sure.I will try to see if using an launcher solves the problem.
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Okay, sure.I will try to see if using an launcher solves the problem.
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you shouldnt have to do that with the prime in my OP anyway. i mean if it fixes it great. but this thing should not have any lag as far touch screen flipping through home screens. i even cluttered my screens up last night after reading your post with pictures, and widgets and live wallpaper to have have as much going on as possible. and didnt see any lag on any cpu setting.
i would try and find a way of getting it replaced.
that would bug the hell out of me........
Live wallpaper? If you a live wallpaper such as the Asus Water ones it will lag a little bit especially when the animation is starting after you wake up your screen.
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i didnt use that one. just simply because i do not like it.....but i will use that one to test with when i get to the house.
and he was only talking about flipping through home screens.....not the start up lag. so thats what i was reffering too.
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you shouldnt have to do that with the prime in my OP anyway. i mean if it fixes it great. but this thing should not have any lag as far touch screen flipping through home screens. i even cluttered my screens up last night after reading your post with pictures, and widgets and live wallpaper to have have as much going on as possible. and didnt see any lag on any cpu setting.
i would try and find a way of getting it replaced.
that would bug the hell out of me........
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Thanks alot Guys! I have returned my prime back to the service center.Furthermore, I tried out a Prime display set and noticed no lags whatsoever.
The lagging bothers me so much !
Hi Forum, I just got back my prime from Asus. It got it's motherboard replaced again. But i'm still finding lags and stutters ....I don't what is the issue..seems like Asus can't figure it out too.
Do you have any suggestions on what could it be ?
Build Number : 9.4.2.15
Kernel version 2.6.39.4
AnTuTu Benchmark v2.7.1 (In performance mode) : 10610
CPU frequency : 1600 MHz
your score seems right for your device. you have something going on in the background causing lag. try this. go into settings. then developer options. then turn of window and transition animations. then force gpu rendering. that should speed you up. although that's not required as my out the box setup was lag free, that will speed device up. as far as ui n such goes. do you have any oddball Widgets on homescreens or anything? also download a free app called system panel. it will show you what apps are running. this shows alot more than Asus task manager. if you see something running that's active, and you not using it or shouldn't be running, just kill it.
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your score seems right for your device. you have something going on in the background causing lag. try this. go into settings. then developer options. then turn of window and transition animations. then force gpu rendering. that should speed you up. although that's not required as my out the box setup was lag free, that will speed device up. as far as ui n such goes. do you have any oddball Widgets on homescreens or anything? also download a free app called system panel. it will show you what apps are running. this shows alot more than Asus task manager. if you see something running that's active, and you not using it or shouldn't be running, just kill it.
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Hi Demandarin, thks for the suggestion. I tried it but there isn't any improvements. I just noticed one thing, there isn't any lag when I click on the sides...the homescreen shifts smoothly but whenever I swipe it across the screen, there's a very small stutter during the transition period.
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Hi Demandarin, thks for the suggestion. I tried it but there isn't any improvements. I just noticed one thing, there isn't any lag when I click on the sides...the homescreen shifts smoothly but whenever I swipe it across the screen, there's a very small stutter during the transition period.
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Hi Demandarin, just one question...I launched system panel lite app, settings > Dev info > Under the CPU section : Processors/Cores : 4
SYSFS CPUs Present : 4
Processor : 3 << Is it suppose to be like this ?
both powersave and balanced modes limit the framerate to 35fps, it is not totally unreasonable that some people are able to see the difference, while the vast majority do not.
venkadesh3 said:
Hi Demandarin, just one question...I launched system panel lite app, settings > Dev info > Under the CPU section : Processors/Cores : 4
SYSFS CPUs Present : 4
Processor : 3 << Is it suppose to be like this ?
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I don't think its anything to be worried about. maybe just false reporting in the dev. info section.
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I get this effect on literally every site when i scroll is anyone else suffering this? Really annoying when showing off this baby when theres chequer boarding all the time wtf!!!
StickyGeko said:
I get this effect on literally every site when i scroll is anyone else suffering this? Really annoying when showing off this baby when theres chequer boarding all the time wtf!!!
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The problem happens when you try to view a part of the page that has not been loaded yet, if you have a fast network connection you will barely notice it !
run www.speedtest.net on your phone
It's not a loading issue, it's a rendering issue.
I agree, it's very annoying -- I presume Samsung have done it so that scrolling is super-smooth and rendering is done on a best-effort basis, but I'd rather it rendered the page as fast as it can and slowed down scrolling if necessary on complex pages.
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It's not a loading issue, it's a rendering issue.
I agree, it's very annoying -- I presume Samsung have done it so that scrolling is super-smooth and rendering is done on a best-effort basis, but I'd rather it rendered the page as fast as it can and slowed down scrolling if necessary on complex pages.
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i agree fella, page fully loaded, via wifi, scroll and it cheques, is there anyway of reducing this any1?
StickyGeko said:
i agree fella, page fully loaded, via wifi, scroll and it cheques, is there anyway of reducing this any1?
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so it happens even after the page is fully loaded, that stinks. it may have something to do with the browsser being hardware accelerated, while all other android phones have browser rendered entirely by the CPU for al content.
maybe some implementation of the way samsung did this is causing the issue?
so after fully loaded, can you scroll faster than the web page can be rendered, meaning it cant keep up with itself?
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i agree fella, page fully loaded, via wifi, scroll and it cheques, is there anyway of reducing this any1?
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Probably not with Samsung's browser. You could try another browser like Opera Mobile though as that doesn't have any checkerboarding.
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so it happens even after the page is fully loaded, that stinks. it may have something to do with the browsser being hardware accelerated, while all other android phones have browser rendered entirely by the CPU for al content.
maybe some implementation of the way samsung did this is causing the issue?
so after fully loaded, can you scroll faster than the web page can be rendered, meaning it cant keep up with itself?
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Yes you can scroll fsster than it can keep up....sometimes... sometimes its just only there for a second or 2
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Probably not with Samsung's browser. You could try another browser like Opera Mobile though as that doesn't have any checkerboarding.
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ok its only affecting the stock browser, ive just tried opera/opera mini and dolphin hd.... try as i may i cannot replicate the issue at all, used the same sites... so for whatever reason the chequer boarding is there... its only in the stock browser.... from my experience.... no biggy, phew
The stock browser isn't amazing anyway and it doesn't support text reflow, I am using boat browser atm and liking it.
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The stock browser isn't amazing anyway and it doesn't support text reflow, I am using boat browser atm and liking it.
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dude it does text reflow, ill put a vid on youtube showing it if you like?
**** text reflow on my sgs2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzC2XP1Yw74 ****
its obviously that Samsung has modified the browser to make it feel much smoother than other Android device and it looks like they've followed iphone steps in that, by doing the checkers to avoid rendering non-visible parts of the page.
and lastly, the browser is not hardware accelerated as other people think. Hardware acceleration will probably be implemented in Android's next release (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Checkerboarding maintains framerate.. I'm all for it since I cringe every time I see a phone drop to lower double digit frames/second.
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its obviously that Samsung has modified the browser to make it feel much smoother than other Android device and it looks like they've followed iphone steps in that, by doing the checkers to avoid rendering non-visible parts of the page.
and lastly, the browser is not hardware accelerated as other people think. Hardware acceleration will probably be implemented in Android's next release (Ice Cream Sandwich)
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Does this mean I will be able to watch BBC Iplayer HD (its using flash player) with a nice frame rate. At present It plays around 2 fps.
Dannyboyni said:
Does this mean I will be able to watch BBC Iplayer HD (its using flash player) with a nice frame rate. At present It plays around 2 fps.
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Good question,
I'll test for you now. I just thought, why not just use the iPlayer app? Gives you the option to stream at HQ (800KBPS) which on my WIFI, looks great.
Update: Just tested it in the browser, and it's as smooth as the APP. I'd say perfect framerate, apart from the odd jump here or there, but that may be due to connection as my WIFI is only on 1 bar in this room.
So good news
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Good question,
I'll test for you now. I just thought, why not just use the iPlayer app? Gives you the option to stream at HQ (800KBPS) which on my WIFI, looks great.
Update: Just tested it in the browser, and it's as smooth as the APP. I'd say perfect framerate, apart from the odd jump here or there, but that may be due to connection as my WIFI is only on 1 bar in this room.
So good news
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Did you enable Desktop user agent and go to the full bbc iplayer website. Could you test this exact video for me please, and let me know if you get smooth playback?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...ve..._with_Jools_Holland_Series_38_Episode_5/
What browser are you using as well. I do not believe you will get smooth playback when you play that video, cos I do not. So unless your galaxy s 2 is different from mine I dont know what to say.
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its obviously that Samsung has modified the browser to make it feel much smoother than other Android device and it looks like they've followed iphone steps in that, by doing the checkers to avoid rendering non-visible parts of the page.
and lastly, the browser is not hardware accelerated as other people think. Hardware acceleration will probably be implemented in Android's next release (Ice Cream Sandwich)
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Are you sure because the galaxy s browser is said to be hardware accelerated. Also no other android browser has such a checker board pattern, maybe related to Samsung graphics chip integration?
StickyGeko said:
dude it does text reflow, ill put a vid on youtube showing it if you like?
**** text reflow on my sgs2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzC2XP1Yw74 ****
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Thanks for the video but the issue isn't what you've addressed. On the SGS which I still own, if you zoom in further after the initial double tap (which reflows) it should reflow again using the text size you zoomed into. To describe in steps
1) Open website in overview like XDA
2) Double tap to zoom in and it reflows - this is as far as you demonstrated
3) Increase zoom by pinching for example to to the maximum zoom level
4) Double tap and it should reflow with the font still at the maximum zoom level.
The SG2 fails to execute the 4th step, instead it reverts back to the initial overview page. A workaround to achieve step 4 is to switch the phone to landscape then back to portrait mode after step 3, but that's not how it's meant to work.
Hope this clarifies what the problem is.
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Thanks for the video but the issue isn't what you've addressed. On the SGS which I still own, if you zoom in further after the initial double tap (which reflows) it should reflow again using the text size you zoomed into. To describe in steps
1) Open website in overview like XDA
2) Double tap to zoom in and it reflows - this is as far as you demonstrated
3) Increase zoom by pinching for example to to the maximum zoom level
4) Double tap and it should reflow with the font still at the maximum zoom level.
The SG2 fails to execute the 4th step, instead it reverts back to the initial overview page. A workaround to achieve step 4 is to switch the phone to landscape then back to portrait mode after step 3, but that's not how it's meant to work.
Hope this clarifies what the problem is.
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yeh i see what u mean now
Unsure if this has been posted before but by replacing the gta3.set in Android/com.rockstar.gta3 (I think that's correct) you get lights, shadows, blood, better rendering etc. There is no TouchPad specific version that ive seen but this one works. Backup your original just incase.
http://db.tt/CA4uhInX
After you replace it, start up the game and go into controls and move the virtual buttons back to their original positions as they get moved.
Again sorry if double post.
Thanks!
(I take no credit for the modified file)
didn't even know they had GTA for the TP. I'll be looking into this one for sure.
Yep in android market, you may have to tweak build prop for it to show or buy with a different device and side load.
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thx
but still no better graphics light i dont know the game is lighter more son and car shine!
but that's all the road etc doesn't change!
is this the ipad graphics paths?
made the game really laggy for me, im reverting back to before, thanks anyway though.
im running alpha 3.5 by the way.
Changed everything for me. Lights now work etc. I'm on 3.5 beta and of course it uses more resources this way. Be sure to kill any tasks before playing.
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I'm having issues hitting the menu button in game. Anyone else?
I have never been able to even see the menu button so far. Stuck with force stopping it after I play.
Bowdowntozoltan said:
I'm having issues hitting the menu button in game. Anyone else?
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Cyanogenmod settings/Tablet tweaks has an option for full screen apps so you can keep your status bar visible or hide it. I use the home button to view/hide status bar in full screen games.
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Thanks for the tip. Good find
Cool,thanks for the tip.Yay,blood! LOL
yeah it works
Thx love it!, and lags not so much! Seems alright no overclocking
Okay, after testing I had to revert to original .set file. The new .set file was causing my miui.us to crash randomly on it's own. At first I thought it was caused by my tweaking with overclocking, but even after I reversed those changes I would still randomly get booted out of miui. After I reverted the .set file the crashes stopped. Bummer. I really was digging the brighter graphics (and the blood, lol)-although it the game was noticeably more laggy.
I have seen this with other devices and wondering if anyone of the developers that have put it into their ROM can make a flashable zip for us who want to stay on stock deoxed? Thanks in advance.
Been researching all day and FINALLY found this from an outside forum source. Makes a HUGE difference if you are running stock.
"If you download Blade Buddy from the market and go into Advanced Settings, you are given the option to set a value for:
debug.sf.hw
Setting it to "1" should enable GPU Acceleration in the Android UI. (I believe this only works in Gingerbread). Enabling it won't always make a difference, since some UIs like TouchWiz and Sense 3.0 already have a limited form of GPU UI rendering , but I've seen many people say that it makes a hige difference on some devices and things like swiping, scrolling, and zooming become much smoother.
But it's worth a shot due to the potential benefits. The worst it can do is not change anything. (Remember to first click "Apply" in the Menu and then "Save", and then reboot).
Does anyone want to try and post their results?
My Inspire feels smoother now, but I'm on a ported ROM from the Sensation (Sense 3.0), so it's harder to tell.
You can also enable stagefright codecs which should give you GPU decoding of videos and media. I'm trying this right now."
RobbyRob said:
Been researching all day and FINALLY found this from an outside forum source. Makes a HUGE difference if you are running stock.
"If you download Blade Buddy from the market and go into Advanced Settings, you are given the option to set a value for:
debug.sf.hw
Setting it to "1" should enable GPU Acceleration in the Android UI. (I believe this only works in Gingerbread). Enabling it won't always make a difference, since some UIs like TouchWiz and Sense 3.0 already have a limited form of GPU UI rendering , but I've seen many people say that it makes a hige difference on some devices and things like swiping, scrolling, and zooming become much smoother.
But it's worth a shot due to the potential benefits. The worst it can do is not change anything. (Remember to first click "Apply" in the Menu and then "Save", and then reboot).
Does anyone want to try and post their results?
My Inspire feels smoother now, but I'm on a ported ROM from the Sensation (Sense 3.0), so it's harder to tell.
You can also enable stagefright codecs which should give you GPU decoding of videos and media. I'm trying this right now."
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I'll try it...lets see if I see any difference!! I have not lag or anything at this point, So I doubt i'll get any better.
Let me know how it works for you. On stock my flicking and scrolling improved dramatically. Also check out the market loading that improved also. Hope it helps out in some way for you.
just did it...market is way faster def...and transitions to drawer seems much more smooth...thanks
wow even the map application and gallery seem to load faster...double thanks..
Good find. Energy ROM has this built in, but awesome for stock users.
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seansk said:
just did it...market is way faster def...and transitions to drawer seems much more smooth...thanks
wow even the map application and gallery seem to load faster...double thanks..
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I'll continue to find ways to improve the force. Who knows I might make my own ROM one day.
Just fyi for anyone interested, I assume x has had this for awhile but I just went to build.prop and checked in BP2.4.0 and it is there. Good find though, some of these little build.prop tweaks can really help.
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well I'm rooted stock so this was a great find for those of us who just want one or two things and not an entirely different rom.
how do you know it works? I have another phone that is pure stock. I compare with my phone with the change. I don't notice anything.
From what I understand some phones do not support it. I will try to see if I can find the technical reason.
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Hey. It seems like the "new" 4.0.4 (4.1.B.1.13) is available through Vodafone. I've just updated my phone and here are my thoughts.
1. The notification led problem hasn't been fixed.
2. There's no new kernel.
3. It's a bit smoother than .587. (Actually it's not. Just placebo.)
4. The touchpad responds better. (Placebo)
5. The dialer is much faster.
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6. I'm disappointed in Sony. I've waited so long for this update and it's a pile of t****, slow and buggy. If you're still on GB, stick with it, don't "update"!
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7. Sony, are you playing us? Video recording still laggy, audio output is still mono.
EDIT: According to CTCaer the only real change is related to WiFi libraries. There's also a new baseband which might also solve some signal issues. That's all folks! Don't expect better overall performance.
Download: http://d-h.st/WcP
Note. Vodafone branded. Contains carrier bloatware.
Some screens and Benchmarks.
still same pathetic mixed ui
What other changes? more screenshots please)) there is a problem with the network mode?
i'm still curious about what did they update actually. kernel is still the same exact kernel as .587, bit by bit.
if notification led and buggy video record with stabilizer on haven't been fixed, what is the change then?
btw i can see the baseband is .85 now.
Prior_Ori said:
What other changes? more screenshots please))
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No other visual changes ---> therefore no need for more screenshots.
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No other visual changes ---> therefore no need for more screenshots.
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seriously? then what's the change? why this firmware?
Total waste of time. Going back to my sweet ginger because this update is a total fail. Also, this is totally my last Sony phone.
Whether switching of a mode of a network (2G/3G) after reboot is corrected?
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1. The notification led problem hasn't been fixed.
2. There's no new kernel.
3. It's a bit smoother than .587.
4. The touchpad responds better. (Placebo)
5. The dialer is much faster.
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6. I'm disappointed in Sony. I've waited so long for this update and it's a pile of t****, slow and buggy. If you're still on GB, stick with it, don't "update"!
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7. Sony, are you playing us? Video recording still laggy, audio output is still mono.
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Did they fix network mode resetting?
Did they changed, added, removed any widgets?
Is there still double "Fun & Downloads" widget?
Does "media shortcuts" widget still takes 4x2 grid instead 4x1 which is proper?
Is WiFi coverage still as weak as before?
Is app drawer still laggy as before?
Is overall experience still cluttered and choppy as before?
Is gaming still "mission impossible" as before?
I guess it will take some time to answer all this, but we're not rushing anywhere. Take your time.
this is like they mock us -.-
they releasing new firmware with no noticable changes
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Did they fix network mode resetting?
1.Did they changed, added, removed any widgets?
2.Is there still double "Fun & Downloads" widget?
3.Does "media shortcuts" widget still takes 4x2 grid instead 4x1 which is proper?
4.Is WiFi coverage still as weak as before?
5.Is app drawer still laggy as before?
6.Is overall experience still cluttered and choppy as before?
6.Is gaming still "mission impossible" as before?
I guess it will take some time to answer all this, but we're not rushing anywhere. Take your time.
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5,6,7) It's still full of lag. Homescreen switching is slow and choppy, the app drawer is the same. Video recording laggy and mono sounded. Gaming is laggy, for example, Temple Run lags, same as on .587
As for the rest, I can't tell for sure. Once I saw how bad it runs, I switched back to GB.
What's the change except numbers then?
thank god this is xda, custom rom and kernel beat the hell out of oem stock rom.
but at least they tried.
well try again next time, sony. try harder
sony just change number >>>
Why they release new firmware when there is no change?
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Why they release new firmware when there is no change?
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Oh yes. There are some changes. Updated system apps like: Gmail, Maps, Play Store. And that's pretty much it.
zbanghy0ne said:
Oh yes. There are some changes. Updated system apps like: Gmail, Maps, Play Store. And that's pretty much it.
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What??...that it...pfffttt...sony think that we don't know how to update these app our self...
Till-Kruspe said:
What??...that it...pfffttt...sony think that we don't know how to update these app our self...
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I was sarcastic. They might have made changes, but who knows? There's no noticeable change! It still has the major problems .587 had.
zbanghy0ne said:
I was sarcastic. They might have made changes, but who knows? There's no noticeable change! It still has the major problems .587 had.
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Well...small changes or big changes...it still a disappointment for us...but at least they still (trying) rolling update for their 2011 phone...
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mr_torture said:
Like I said before on several occations, Gingerbread is light year ahead of this half-finished ICS wannabe.
In everything - period.
Beside fanciness and somewhat wider choice of apps, which will appeal to "up to date" type of users.
But everything (important) else is on side of GB really. Usability, performance, rock solidness, stability, gaming, etc etc...
As for me, I'm sick of waiting for something to happen, and then being slapped in face harder than before, over and over again.
I was using (torturing myself) ICS in last few weeks just for trying to make myself to like it, and hoping that new update will make it usable finally, but now...
I'm going back to GB for good, at least with this phone. This ICS experience made me appreciate GB even more than before. So, dear fast and usable GB, here I come. I'm sorry I ever left you.
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This.
You can activate it with the nova launcher activities, the path is settings / optimizer video. As standard it does not appear in the Samsung soft, also once you have achieved the shortcut you must activate it. All multimedia apps appear, Netflix, HBO, Amazon prime video, Mx player, Samsung video and some more like Youtube, Vanced etc. The improvement is remarkable, now it is seen with very rich colors, more contrast and brightness, It also corrects the excess of overexposed images that in my opinion detracted from the screen, now it is incredible to watch series and movies! For those of you who don't use nova launcher, I suppose that with an app like create shortcurts from the playstore it will also be possible to get it. Yeahhhhhh !!!!!
Thanks for this.
The name for this toggle is: hdreffectsettingsactivity
After using it takes you to your system settings with an on/off toggle. For unknown reason Samsung removed it from device settings, so we have to fiddle with 3rd party tools to reenable it. Please fix Samsung.
For whats its worth i think Mx player has this enabled by default everytime you watch hdr 10bit encoded video. Not 100% correct but when watching with mx player that nice and sharp image is still there.
Got the latest nova launcher(7)... don't see anything like this under settings, any thoughts, thanks
louvass said:
Got the latest nova launcher(7)... don't see anything like this under settings, any thoughts, thanks
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You must access the widgets section and select the nova launcher activity, then you will see that another section opens with all your apps and also those of the system, go to settings and follow the instructions of my first message
Thanks I found it though I don't see much of a difference. Now if I Uninstall nova does this option stick or does nova need to be running, thanks again
louvass said:
Thanks I found it though I don't see much of a difference. Now if I Uninstall nova does this option stick or does nova need to be running, thanks again
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Once you activate it you can delete nova launcher if you want, it will be fixed or it should. I do notice a clear improvement, the screen has more contrast and the colors are much more intense with the naked eye. Now we see 100% of what our amoled can give. If you do not perceive a change it is strange. My tablet is still on android 9 ... yours on android 10? Maybe that's the reason!
I'm on 10 but yes you're right I do see some improvement, it doesn't effect all apps only a few. Thanks again for the tip.
Thanks, a real improvement !
Takumashii said:
Thanks, a real improvement !
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Yes
This method also works for Action Launcher
im having hard time finding the option im on android 10 btw.
craig198 said:
im having hard time finding the option im on android 10 btw.
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Me too. Nova and Action launcher does not show me the option. Running Lineage 18.1 Android 11.
I enabled it and tested it. It works by crancing up your screen brightness up a really really lot.
You should worry about screen burn in since the tablet is oled.
Hence I disabled it again.
If you open for example youtube app with this enabled the only thing it seems to do is putting whole screen including comment section into maximum brightness.
I understand Samsung why they don't give this option available to customers not understanding oled burn in.
I recommend you to disable it. In the future you might think back if you got burnin oled display.
Catmobile said:
I enabled it and tested it. It works by crancing up your screen brightness up a really really lot.
You should worry about screen burn in since the tablet is oled.
Hence I disabled it again.
If you open for example youtube app with this enabled the only thing it seems to do is putting whole screen including comment section into maximum brightness.
I understand Samsung why they don't give this option available to customers not understanding oled burn in.
I recommend you to disable it. In the future you might think back if you got burnin oled display.
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Excuse me, but I must be very clear, you don't know what you're talking about. The video optimizer in our Tab S 5e is hidden in the software because Samsung did it thinking of offering us a worse screen and thus favor the Amoled Tab S 7+. Listening to you is stepping on eggs in a chicken coop xD. Activate the optimizer and enjoy the excellent amoled and calm screen, you will not get burned by using the optimizer (all the tabs have it, their phones also) By the way, my Tab S 8.4 from 2014 still has the screen in perfect condition review using high brightness as I like to watch series or movies ...
I found this option while running Android 10 but now since the 11 update, I can't find this option in action launcher or nova launcher... what am I missing? Thanks
louvass said:
I found this option while running Android 10 but now since the 11 update, I can't find this option in action launcher or nova launcher... what am I missing? Thanks
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Its only for stock rom
Princeland said:
Its only for stock rom
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I'm on stock android 11.
Stock Android 11 here, I found the "hdreffectsettingsactivity" using this Nova Launcher method. Problem is that there isn't any buttons to toggle or options to select. It just displays a sentence about using Normal Screen brightness or something. Is this a dead end for Android 11? I could care less about 11. I was watching a series on Netflix with a lot of night/dark scenes and those scenes were straight up unwatchable.
(for anyone looking for this, it wasn't under "Optimizer Video," it was further down listed as one of the "Settings," read the fine print.)
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Stock Android 11 here, I found the "hdreffectsettingsactivity" using this Nova Launcher method. Problem is that there isn't any buttons to toggle or options to select. It just displays a sentence about using Normal Screen brightness or something. Is this a dead end for Android 11? I could care less about 11. I was watching a series on Netflix with a lot of night/dark scenes and those scenes were straight up unwatchable.
(for anyone looking for this, it wasn't under "Optimizer Video," it was further down listed as one of the "Settings," read the fine print.)
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Can you try YouTube app, search at YouTube for:
Real 4K HDR Dolby Test ultrahd movie for 4k
oled tv
Then when it starts playing go full screen. Does HDR automatically turn on?
It does on my galaxy s8 but only in full screen. The user interface is very bright too but when leaving full screen video in YouTube automatically disables again.
If it works than other applications can do the same.
I want to disable HDR since I didabled video optimizer, I still can't block YouTube going HDR in HDR movies.
So actually we have the opposite problem.
In your current situation normal video is not HDR.
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Stock Android 11 here, I found the "hdreffectsettingsactivity" using this Nova Launcher method. Problem is that there isn't any buttons to toggle or options to select. It just displays a sentence about using Normal Screen brightness or something. Is this a dead end for Android 11? I could care less about 11. I was watching a series on Netflix with a lot of night/dark scenes and those scenes were straight up unwatchable.
(for anyone looking for this, it wasn't under "Optimizer Video," it was further down listed as one of the "Settings," read the fine print.)
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So android 11 is rubbish because you can't use the video optimizer and Netflix looks so bad? Have you managed to find a solution?