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Hello all,
Just bought my Nexus 9 last week, 16 GB Wifi Model and I wanted to see if any of you have experienced performance issues. Specifically I am seeing that when I am in an app for some duration of time, when I hit the home button, sometimes it takes the device several seconds to return to the home screen and load all of the apps and widgets AND background image. It seems like this shouldn't be happening as often as it does. I have even tried ElementalX kernel to see maybe if boosting performance would help but it hasn't done much in the way of this problem I'm having. Just seems like this tablet has enough processor, RAM, GPU under the hood for this not to be happening - if this is uncommon I'm going to go ahead and return it for a new unit
Performance has been great for me, significantly better than my G2. I'm unsure of why some people are having negative experiences with stock compared to others, but I would suggest that you try a reset. If that doesn't work you could try rooting, then flashing a custom ROM.
If after all of that your device still shows lag I think you should return it.
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5.0 on N9 is deeply flawed. Wait for the 5.1 update and then see how your N9 performs. If your return window is closing soon, return it now and check back when 5.1 is widely available on the N9.
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enriquejones666 said:
5.0 on N9 is deeply flawed. Wait for the 5.1 update and then see how your N9 performs. If your return window is closing soon, return it now and check back when 5.1 is widely available on the N9.
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Yeah I haven't had time to sift through all of the details from previous threads but if that sums it up, I think I am willing to wait it out. It's not terrible, it's just not the performance I expected from the tablet especially after reading reviews on Engadget saying how buttery smooth it is. By and large it is very smooth but has that issue with having to reload the home screen frequently which I just don't think should happen. It does seem like a software issue overall
I just bit the bullet and installed one of the latest 5.1 custom ROMs (Dirty Unicorns 9.2 test build 3/31/15), and it certainly is a noticeable improvement over the stock 5.01 ROM I was running. So, whether you wait for the official OTA, or load up one of the custom ROMs, 5.1 should fix the problems you mention.
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enriquejones666 said:
I just bit the bullet and installed one of the latest 5.1 custom ROMs (Dirty Unicorns 9.2 test build 3/31/15), and it certainly is a noticeable improvement over the stock 5.01 ROM I was running. So, whether you wait for the official OTA, or load up one of the custom ROMs, 5.1 should fix the problems you mention.
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Thanks for the update, I will probably wait it out for the stock 5.1 and see how it goes. Last I checked there weren't any factory images yet, I'll have to look again
So is honor 5X running CM13 or any other "lightweight" ROM significantly faster?
I used Nexus 5 for 2,5 years. What a great phone it was.
My usage consists of:
a) endomondo,
b) relay for reddit,
c) browsing teh internet,
No gaming whatsoever.
My N5's power button died (RIP) so I decided to give Honor 5X a shot, since I had opportunity to get it really cheap.
I love the feeling of the phone, the screen and battery life and fingerprint sensor are amazing - even the camera which is mediocre at best by today's standards surpasses the one on my good old N5.
BUT it is so much slower than N5 that it starts to really grind my gears.
When an app is opened, it works just fine - however the speed of changing apps is terrible, EMUI is way too aggressive with RAM management aswell. Waiting 5s for hangouts to load gets annoying really fast.
I currently use Nova Prime with stock OS and other than the speed itself I have no complaints, I really like the phone.
So, my question is: did you notice significant speed increase after flashing CM/alike ROM? Is it worth the hassle for someone who did not do it before?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, I believe that is a noticeable performance increase and is well worth trying out - just make sure you make a full Nandroid backup in case anything goes wrong and then you're safe to do as you please. I don't think it's too much hassle. It's pretty fast for this kind of hardware at this price point, But of course, this isn't a flagship phone like a Nexus so don't expect speeds of that caliber. Overall CM 13 feels buttery smooth to me. I have no issues with it whatsoever. Some people may have issues with XPosed, but so far I have none- your mileage may vary.
The only thing you might miss is the current lack of Fingerprint support - the Devs are aware of this and are working hard at this and are always being harassed about it, haha. Real work on that sensor won't be until the Official Marshmallow release, and it's not even a guarantee since the devs work on this ROM in their spare time. I still give props to crpalmer for providing us with such a nice CM13 for the Honor 5X.
Yes. Former Nexus 5 user as well and I loved that phone to death. CM13 performance on the Honor 5X is comparable to Marshmallow on N5. Very occasional minor hitches and glitches, and the rare crash and reboot, but overall buttery smooth just like the N5 and I am very happy with it. Leaps and bounds better than EMUI.
Biggest improvement is multitasking in my opinion. The EMUI Task switcher is glitchy and clunky and as soon as you start flying back and forth between apps on the recent screen in CM13 it will hit you how slow and limiting EMUI has been.
yes, I am running parallel shifts on SlimROM by @jsbeyond and the default EMUI (rooted and debloated), and the difference is quite telling! It almost seems like a competent athlete speeding away to the racing line while running Slim, while on EMUI it runs like an injured confused directionless bum. Only thing I miss from EMUI is the camera app
Like @mtmv2 said, multi tasking and fluidity is where you will feel most of the difference. I personally felt that the audio output (speakers) on Slim is also way less muffled than in EMUI. I use V4A as well, on both, so I am sure of the difference in audio with the same V4A profiles running in both environments. Battery on Slim is more controllable for drain, privacy protection, boot apps control etc is way better. Best of all is the battery saver, that stops the auto-sync only and helps battery last longer unlike in the EMUI which turns the phone into a 1990s sort of device with call and paging functions the moment you pick "battery saving mode"! Least said the better, but Slim restores all the android dignity of icons and animations compared to the toyish, immature, wannabe UI of the OEM.
I Just got an update:
Build-number:
MWD59
Android Wear:
1.5.0.2923607
Android security patch level:
May 1 2016
Nice! it seems the wear version and build number got updated.
【Version】
MWD59,MWD48B
【Model Name】
ZenWatch 2
【Release Date】
2016/06/021
【Release Note】
1.Improve the quality of display
2.Improve the stability of connection
3.Fix security vulnerabilities ( Update to May 2016 of Android Security Bulletins )
4.Improve sleep tracking
5.Peek card is set to enabled in ASUS default watch face. Notification will be always shown in normal and ambient modes
How to update your ZenWatch:
Settings > About > System updates > System will download the update file and start the system update.
Important notice:
1. Please make sure your mobile phone can reach internet.
2. Please make sure mobile phone and ZenWatch are connected and stay close to each other during the update.
3. Please make sure ZenWatch is in charge status during the update.
4. Please be patient and aware of that update time will depend on the quality of internet access.
5. After update finished, system will restart automatically. Please check the version via “Settings > About > Build number”.
Sweet, thanks for the release notes
Waiting for flashable file to do adb sideload
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It looks like a small update, but the interface is now extremely smooth
Version 1.4 was very stuttering while using the settings, even after 10 times factory reset.
There are some new watchfaces, and the translation in settings is also a bit better.
Took me a 3 a 4 factory resets to get this update, but it is worth it.
rsnel said:
It looks like a small update, but the interface is now extremely smooth
Version 1.4 was very stuttering while using the settings, even after 10 times factory reset.
There are some new watchfaces, and the translation in settings is also a bit better.
Took me a 3 a 4 factory resets to get this update, but it is worth it.
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I don't suppose ambient has been improved? Low-bit ambient is just terrible. My only real issue with the watch.
49mm OTA
https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../43265f8630f6a01c1e822ca2afe34abbec8dea22.zip
Got the update now.
NKernel works, rootable, TWRP tethered works on big Zenwatch 2.
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addition....
something is preventing deep sleep.
lost 50% battery with screen off at night...
€dit:
Its probably NKernel...
I will try an OTA.
r0tati0n said:
addition....
something is preventing deep sleep.
lost 50% battery with screen off at night...
€dit:
Its probably NKernel...
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Good to know, I was going to try flashing nKernel since I tried momentum and it seems to break wrist gestures, although it could possibly be something else breaking them on my device
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Sideloaded the ota zip everything seems fine :laugh:
Its definitly NKernel, battery feels normal on stock kernel.
r0tati0n said:
Its definitly NKernel, battery feels normal on stock kernel.
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Battery is draining fast for me on momentum so it looks like we'll be stuck with stock until the kernels are updated
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Newest release is rootable, NKernel does not go to deep sleep. (Neither does Momentum apparently)
Kernel Adiutor is installable, standard tweakable settings.
Only one core active at stock, all 4 cores can be made active.
Frequencies 600 and 787 MHz, no Hotplug.
Governors available: ondemand (active), userspace, powersave, performance.
Thermal, GPU, IO Scheduler, LMK, Virtual Mem, Network Protocol is tweakable on stock kernel in Adiutor.
Stock kernel feels way more snappy than in older releases (I did uninstall some apps though), one core wit 787 seems to be as fast as 2 cores with 600 MHz Max in previous MM.
+1 for stock being snappier!
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After this new update, my battery is draining fast. Poor update.
Is someone else also facing this problem?
charming.arpit said:
After this new update, my battery is draining fast. Poor update.
Is someone else also facing this problem?
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If your have a custom kernel installed it will drain the battery. You have to run stock kernel until Asus posts new source and kernels are updated.
Other than that battery seems to be good for anyone who's taken the update
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I've tried all previews and everytime I had to go back to M, the rom is slow and my N9 is very hot !
I thought it was the previews, but now I'm on final, and I have the same behavior.
Chrome is also verry verry slow and I have to kill if I wan't to use my tablet for something else.
Do you have this behavior on your tablets ?
No, in my case Android 7 is considerably faster than Android 5 and 6.
I get the same problems, plus some apps just decide to crash, last one to crash was Geekbench 3.
Also games are really laggy.
I flash the factory images with fastboot (erasing/formating everything) and my N9 is better now, but I'm still not convice that Nougat is ready for release.
Using chrome still makes the tablet very hot (and laggy).
It may be a chrome issue.
Funny enough i only really started to notice how slow the N9 actually is after replacing my phone with a OnePlus 3.
(yeah yeah it has a snapdragon 820 and is like 50x faster than the N9 regardless)
Overal though I've been noticing a massive degradation in my tablet's performance. Just 2 tabs in chrome is enough to start lagging it out. (Although I have the say the final Android 7 version seems considerably faster then the last Preview 5)
I'm just going to look look for a new tablet now. Because I doubt the problem is just chrome related. There just aren't many clean stock android tablets which is a real shame. But I am never buying a tablet with only 2gb RAM or a dual core again ever in my life.
Mine is pretty poor, im yet to use an android tab thats any good, can't really say its any worse since nougat but its no better either, way way slower than my phone and always has been, really dissapointed to be honest...
For me its like the Ram or processor just can't cope with even the most simple of tasks, mine's stock really considering rooting it and trying a lightweight rom to see if it improves it...
Same here... over time this device starts to get slow, especially when bringing up pages via google now or with Chrome.
Luckily, for me at least, clearing the cache resolves the slowness every time.
Yes, the Nexus 9 is slow on Nougat. Not as slow as the initial Lollipop release but still. The Nexus 9 performance seems totally inconsistent. At times it is blazing fast for an instant and then it starts stuttering. The slowdowns consistently occur when there are filesystem operations, like upgrading apps in the background.
Probaly because of nvidia soc, my nexus 5 is much faster when browsing etc. My nexus 7 was slow too even though its performance was great in benchmarks for its time
Yes. I like the split screen, often on the web with Evernote open. But, it's so slow.
Time for a custom rom?
Performance is much poorer on Nougat. Also seeing crashed. And when idle for a few hours, Wifi disconnects and doesn't reconnect when woke up.
Yes horrible on N, it gets hot and crashes! I don't love Tegra either. I think they are bad chips.
how do you feel about the july 2022 update? do you see improvements in use?
better battery or better signal, better anything?
For me there is massive improvement in overall smoothness. My phone never been that smooth, fast and any lag free in opening apps, scrolling.
Battery is mediocre like before, when heavy use i need charge in the evening 6-7pm, if I'm like 80-85 in the morning. I'm trying to stay between 25-85 procent.
For me great upgrade, and this phone should be like this from the start ...