Android N Developer Preview 4 is Out with Android N final APIs and Play Publishing
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Android N is the next major android version after the Android 6.0 Marshmallow, This is the first Android Version to introduce new features such as native multi-window, direct-reply notifications and bundled notifications, plus improvements to the Doze feature (which extends battery life) and changes to the way Java is used and implemented, including support for Java 8.
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are these stable enough for a Daily Driver for a normal user?
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are these stable enough for a Daily Driver for a normal user?
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I've been using it as a daily for about a month, no complaints.
zenchowdah said:
I've been using it as a daily for about a month, no complaints.
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Yeah, since Preview 3 it has been very stable
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I haven't tried yet but I'm willing to have a go Tomorrow. Preview 3 is indeed stable, but some apps don't function and sometimes lags with other apps (yes chrome, you). It's a preview so it's expected, hopefully other apps will be fully compatible by the time preview 5 / first release.
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Apparently Google's version of force touch was removed in this beta release.
Just got the update notification. Excited to install it. DP3 had quirks but mostly stable. Works for me as a daily driver.
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May not want to flash this if you use Android Pay. Multiple reports of problems, even though Google says it works. https://developer.android.com/preview/support.html#dp4
Anyone using android wear?
Was running preview 3, maps and messenger didn't work. Can anyone confirm if it's fixed....
Thanks
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Using preview 4 for a good few hours now. Running pretty nicely. I like it.
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I am still getting "Gmail has stopped" when trying to add a new account. Anyone else seeing it? I have uninstalled update, cleared cache and app data, and not had any luck.
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DP3 was decent, had a BT issue so went back to stock. DP4 seems good so far, hopefully this is a functionally solid build. I love the notifications and status bar quick setting changes in N.
Wow.
Always yummy to have another N Preview!
Recent Apps keeps showing old searches I did on Google. I have to keep clearing them all the time. Does anyone have the same problem?
I experience quite some lag when tapping the home button. Around 5 seconds before my home screen shows. This was not the case on preview 3.
Edit: Problem seems to be caused by Apex Launcher.
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I experience quite some lag when tapping the home button. Around 5 seconds before my home screen shows. This was not the case on preview 3.
Edit: Problem seems to be caused by Apex Launcher.
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I remember somewhere someone said to uninstall and reinstall apex and it'll fix that
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only tested on 2.2 JK6 and works fine
enjoy
It installs like normal .apk
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Uhh.. This is stock with JP5. What's so new?
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Oooo its pretty nice! Worked on Axura froyo
perhaps that was a leak? i havnt seen this till now, ive read about it but never seen it...
works on 2.2 jl1
SLICK! works great on nero beta 2. thanks.
Thanks!
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I have force closes when i'm entering into any application or to Downloaded apps. Any idea?
Works on Mcnut r 10.
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Painfully slow. But greatly appreciate the apk
works. onyx 4.2. JK2.
thanks!
Not sure if it is specific to the Market app or if it on Google's backend, but the 'trial' period for paid apps (return window) is now only 15 minutes instead of 24 hours.
Pros & Cons
So, it shortens the time for refunds, could be slower than previous version... Any reason I would have to hurry up to install it
? Sooner or later google is going to shove it down my throat doing a forced automatic update most likely
worked for me
thanks
New market is slow.
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The new market UI is sooooo much worse than the original one... The HUGE part of a screen occupied by a green useless bar is horrible. The screen size for the list, the thing I'm more interested in, is much smaller. Carousel for featured apps - I'd much rather see the apps in the list than swiping them.
This's just my opinion, of course
Im really liking this new market app. I think its a very clean ui and I don't miss the tabs at all. Reviews and related and developer info all on one page. Seemed as fast as the last version.
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The new market UI is sooooo much worse than the original one... The HUGE part of a screen occupied by a green useless bar is horrible. The screen size for the list, the thing I'm more interested in, is much smaller. Carousel for featured apps - I'd much rather see the apps in the list than swiping them.
This's just my opinion, of course
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While i like the overall look of the new market i agree, you should have the option of hiding the carousel. Definatly takes up to much screen/app list space. Would be nice to be able to slide it up/down much like the notification dropdown.
Also think the 15 min trial is not enough time to test so apps, i.e. Location based apps. Say you DL it indoors/area with no GPS signal and by the time you can get outdoors to test you realize app doesnt work because of a defective GPS ;-). I think trials periods should be developers choice with a minimum of 30 mins
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Have cm6.1 Beta3 installed and get nothing but fc's. If i clear data through manage applications I get it to present terms and conditions and after I accept I see the new UI for a sec (if that) before it just exits and fc's repeatedly.
tried it and it's looking good. but seems a little bit laggy.
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Not sure if it is specific to the Market app or if it on Google's backend, but the 'trial' period for paid apps (return window) is now only 15 minutes instead of 24 hours.
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Thats how it is now. Demos are only 15min, not 24 hours.
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On my Galaxy Nexus, both the Facebook app and m.facebook.com present the full "Timeline" view with cover photo and links to About, Photos, Friends, Likes.
On my Springboard (running ICS and "high resolution" mode), I get a pared-down view with only cover photo, buttons for friending and messaging, write post and share photo. I am not able to browse any other aspects of one's profile unless I load the desktop page.
Any idea why Facebook has LESS features on a tablet than on a phone? Has anyone managed to force the full mobile Timeline view to work?
Don't know what would make the difference. They both come up the same on my phone and springboard. Have you tried Friendcaster though? Way better then thee actual Facebook app.
Okay screenshots. Here is the public profile of a local politician who I haven't friended, but her permissions allow lots to be shown on her profile so she makes a good example.
Galaxy Nexus: (cut off part of the cover photo to show the important parts)
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Note how the GNex version has About, Photos, Friends, Likes. The MediaPad version is missing the entire Timeline layout, and has only her About page - no links to see her wall, photos or likes. When I do the same for people who *are* my friends, I get the wall with no links to About, Photos or Friends.
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that is touch.facebook.com
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that is touch.facebook.com
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Both screenshots are from the Facebook app, same version, latest from Google Play. Neither is a browser shot.
Notice in both shots there is a three-dot menu button on the taskbar. That would not be there if I were viewing it from the browser.
but touch.facebook.com looks the same like your screens....so fb app only display touch fb site
Nonetheless, the problem is that on one device it's displaying all the correct links/buttons and on the other it isn't.
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I have same problem. Anoying :-(
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It's fixed in the latest version.
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It's fixed in the latest version.
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No it isn't, at least not on mine. Pages are still missing links to see all parts of the profile. I loaded up the Hedy Fry page again just now and it looks the same.
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No it isn't, at least not on mine. Pages are still missing links to see all parts of the profile. I loaded up the Hedy Fry page again just now and it looks the same.
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Maybe it's because you're using high res? I'm on standard.
It turns out that I had spoofed my device (as a galaxy note). Going back to mediapad and the Facebook app is broken again. Basically the Facebook app developer is incompetent.
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It turns out that I had spoofed my device (as a galaxy note). Going back to mediapad and the Facebook app is broken again. Basically the Facebook app developer is incompetent.
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There we go, that's more like it.
The thing is, our devices are the same dimensions as the Nexus 7. Chances are any app broken on ours will be broken on Nexus 7, no? Hopefully that gets the devs' asses in gear. Although if the fixes only work on JB, we're still out of luck.
Due to an unrelated matter I had to change my Facebook password. Upon signing back into Facebook, all the Timeline elements started showing up again. Strange, but happy that I finally have the full feature set again!
I have a problem with logging in to facebook with any app. It works from the browser, but friendcaster, the official facebook app, and any other application that gets news from facebook crashes when i want to login. I use cm10 rom, does anybody else have this problem?
Stock is fine. Maybe someone broke an important API in CM10?
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Stock is fine. Maybe someone broke an important API in CM10?
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I tried it with previous releases of cm10, didn't work. I'm not sure when did this issue start. It was okay, i think somewhere at the alpha3 release.
Balls. I opened the app today and all Timeline elements are once again gone.
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Google has just officially released the Google Now Launcher on the Play Store and made it compatible with all devices with Android v4.1 or Later, including Google Nexus devices and the Play Edition devices (Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012), Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 10, Galaxy S4 GPe, HTC One GPe, Moto G GPe, Xperia Z Ultra GPe and the LG G Pad 8.3 GPe). You can Now Install directly from the Play Store which is easier to get future updates.
GNL Key Features :
Google Now on your home screen - it's easier than ever to get just the right information at just the right time.
Just say "Ok Google" - when you're on your home screen, just say "Ok Google" to trigger voice input. Then say your search query. Or tell your phone what to do, like send a text message, get directions, or play a song.
Faster search - tap the search box and you can enter your query immediately.
Easy access to your favorite Google products and services, like Gmail, YouTube, and Maps.
Larger viewing area - the status and navigation bars are now translucent, so your wallpaper pops from every pixel, and is even visible when you expand your apps drawer (when supported by device).
Intuitive wallpaper picker - select any image that's stored on your device, or in the cloud. Position and preview your wallpaper before you set it.
If your device is not supported, you can try the APK link below.
Grab Google Now Launcher APK Here
Thanks! No graphical glitches! Seems this is N10 ready :victory:!
Thanks. So far so good.
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Please change to a download host I don't have to install an app to use.
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Please change to a download host I don't have to install an app to use.
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Sorry for that, I just added a Google Drive mirror
I honestly have no idea what they could have changed because the GoogleHome APK does next to nothing. All the code for the GEL is actually in the Google Search APK. All this GoogleHome.apk file does is provide a bridge to Google Search and give you the option of running the GEL. The reason the file is 12 MB is basically all the wallpapers that it includes. That's really it. I mean, obviously they changed *something*, but I'd be shocked if there were any performance improvements or bug fixes. Very strange indeed. Thanks for posting, nonetheless. It's always good to stay on top of the latest versions of stuff like this.
I don't know but mine seems snappy, at least compared to what it was, and really seems to be working well on my Nexus 10
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I don't know but mine seems snappy, at least compared to what it was, and really seems to be working well on my Nexus 10
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Well that's good, then. Who knows, maybe there is some kind of code in that APK other than being a bridge. We'll probably never know for sure. haha
From Reddit :
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/com...he_new_google_experience_launcher_gel/cdxfeho
This is completely misleading and even plain false.
This app is just a stub that has no code other than a few lines to call the real GEL which is inside the search app (which was not updated with KitKat). There are no code changes between this and v0.9, so the changelog seems to be pulled straight out of the rear.
You will gain literally nothing by installing it.
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Just change your browser to desktop mode to use the link.
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From Reddit :
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That is interesting. I wonder why it is working better for me. I will play for a day and see if it starts lagging like it did before. If not then the answer had to lie with a change in 4.4.1. Maybe a small code fix that improve performance. I will probably go back to another launcher anyway, but not until I test this well. Perhaps a framework tweak?
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Well that's good, then. Who knows, maybe there is some kind of code in that APK other than being a bridge. We'll probably never know for sure. haha
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There's no code change. And even if there was, it'd only be to the invoker of the launcher code within search, which wouldn't do anything to speed up its actual operation.
Seems about the same to me.…
It is definitely getting better but it just is not smooth enough yet. Need to wait until it is officially pushed out I think.
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KitKat 4.4.2
Will this work ok with KitKat version 4.4.2?
Feels faster for me too, but this also applies to chrome on 4.4.2 now. Especially when surfing porn-sites.
When I scroll pages it still seems slow. I am on a Note 10.1 2014 rooted but stock. When is scroll home pages they are bright for about a second then they dim to a normal brightness. It doesn't do this on my rooted S4 running 4.4.
Any tips on getting this to run more smoothly?
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No lag in home screen or inside app drawer on 4.2.1. But app drawer open and close lag little bit.
Has anyone noticed that this update has borked the icon layout on manta?
Before I had 8 columns for icons all neatly laid out & spaced well, same for the dock.
But now I've only got 6 columns and it looks terrible!
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Yep, same on N7. Danger of running an unsupported launcher, I guess.
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Yeah the new search apk screwed up my N10 and N7 as well, I rolled back to the previous one hopefully it was a messup on their part and itll be fixed
I just received a 40MB update on my Venue 8 tonight. I'm not sure what is new. It's still 4.4.2.
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Same here, download of 39.2Mb.
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And after the upgrade
I cannot find any diferences so far, maybe some bug fixes.
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I cannot find any diferences so far, maybe some bug fixes.
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Good comparison. There's a minor change in the software version. You're right. It's most likely just a bug and/or security fix.
I don't know what it did, but it's way more responsive.
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I am still in need of a users with these devices :
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Venue 8 3G jb 4.3v1.23
please if you know of anyone that has them contact me with the ota updates back online i fear that 3G users might miss their shot at root with out capturing the images off the jb4.3 build i wont be able to create root kits i have captured the ota updsates for these two versions above but with out the images i cant create a rootKIT for them so please if your part of other venue forums please spread the word and get these users in touch with me before its too late.
Finally got the update from 4.2 to 4.4.2
Was unable to get OTA since they stopped it. They must have fixed the bricking and bugs and resume ota.
Has the update fixed any bugs? I still have black boxes in webview. Usually followed by the screen going wacky forcing me to long press power to restart.
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Has the update fixed any bugs? I still have black boxes in webview. Usually followed by the screen going wacky forcing me to long press power to restart.
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Don't know. I didn't have any issues to begin with.
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Don't know. I didn't have any issues to begin with.
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Really?! The AOSP and in-app browsers don't fill up with black boxes and then crash for you?
Makes me wonder whether I just need to backup to jelly bean and try updating again.
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Really?! The AOSP and in-app browsers don't fill up with black boxes and then crash for you?
Makes me wonder whether I just need to backup to jelly bean and try updating again.
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I've had the tablet since November, and never had a single issue.
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zenihilist said:
Has the update fixed any bugs? I still have black boxes in webview. Usually followed by the screen going wacky forcing me to long press power to restart.
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This is happening to me too but not in chrome and usually happens when the battery is low.
Black flickering screen then i have to force restart
Today i received a new system update, only 2.2mb to download.
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Today i received a new system update, only 2.2mb to download.
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I got it too. Looks like a new kernel.
New Update
I got it apparently overnight and was notified that a new update had arrived but since it was already downloaded I don't know how big it was. I had to reboot to install it and after it restarted it went through the updating apps process and I noticed that it only updated 78 apps. I've only had it for about a month or so but when I first got it I got the OTA update to 4.4.2 and when that installed it updated more than 140 apps.
The only noticeable change I have found is that it installed a new kernel dated June 24 and the software version also showsb the June 24 date. The only other change that I have noticed for certain is that the email app disappeared. I noticed that right away because I have three email accounts other than gmail which I was reading through that app.
These are just a few minor bugs and glitches I've noticed using the newest version of the developer preview
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Other than these issues, it does work well
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Update: I shut the phone off and back on and all bugs fixed ?
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Actually the graphical issues are probably not due to the preview. It may the apps that need to update their APIs, especially when the graphics rendering API is now Vulkan.
Yeah, in my daily use I haven't run into a single hiccup with Preview 2. I think it's safe to say that it's getting pretty dang close to perfect. Any issues people are experiencing are likely due to the apps they use, rather than the operating system.
The only "issue" I have is Facebook periodically not responding/crashing. However, that's happened on every iteration of Android I've used since like 2012 because Facebook is the Worst.App.Ever.
The fact that Facebook is the only app still not having a colored status bar says a lot about the devs behind it. Don't expect any changes anytime soon.
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Has anyone noticed that hangouts does NOT show up as heads up? Snapchat and I think ESPN does. But hangouts .... Doesn't.
My phone is randomly rebooting when wifi connections are lost. Anybody seeing this (or know a fix)?
Anybody else having BT issues that are very similar to that of current CM13 builds? On Dev Preview 1 BT worked perfectly for me, but on Preview 2 I'm getting a little bit of stuttering every few seconds as if there's a blip in the music. I clean flashed and left everything stock. I do not have this issue on Stock M or AOSP 6.0.1 builds.
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Anybody else having BT issues that are very similar to that of current CM13 builds? On Dev Preview 1 BT worked perfectly for me, but on Preview 2 I'm getting a little bit of stuttering every few seconds as if there's a blip in the music. I clean flashed and left everything stock. I do not have this issue on Stock M or AOSP 6.0.1 builds.
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The latest preview is having issues with Android Auto and Fitbands BT connectivity.
I'm having am issue with in call sound.... It's is almost 50 percent lower than on marshmallow... Has anyone noticed this....