Since getting my Pixel 6 I've noticed that notifications, in every way are absolutely horrible on this phone. So far I'm chalking it up to Android 12 (which I hate the interface of BTW, I can't wait for a custom ROM to fix this mess that Google gave us). From low notification volume (even if the volume is turned up) to not receiving notifications, to the notifications not synching to my Fitbit (which I had 0 issues with on my ROM'ed OP6) I seem to have a lot of issues with this Pixel 6. It is not rooted, just some standard apps installed, including aodNotify.
Also, does anyone else have the issue of when you swipe up and hold to go to the recent apps, it just shows you a zoomed out home screen and you can't swipe right to see recent apps? So no way to switch between apps or close them...very annoying.
Anyone else having issues with not receiving notifications or texts at all? I just had my girlfriend tell me she sent me a message, but I never go it at all. It would have been a basic SMS from her iPhone, and we're both on Mint Mobile (T-Mobile MVNO) in a major city in the US with 5G.
Notification work fine.
I would first look at aolNotify which clearly effects the notification system and is in beta testing.
sic0048 said:
Notification work fine.
I would first look at aolNotify which clearly effects the notification system and is in beta testing.
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I just uninstalled it, let's see if that helps, good call. I was just thinking if it's an aodNotify issue surely other people would be talking about it :\
I guess I'm just having a ton of different issues since being on this phone, that I'm eagerly awaiting TWRP and ROMs to come out.
Any news on TWRP? I had pretty much written it off, but I guess they are still working on getting A11 support. I think they had a working version for the Pixel 3a series that was released (beta testing) in the last month or two. I never bothered to try it because A12 was right around the corner.
Diablo2424 said:
Also, does anyone else have the issue of when you swipe up and hold to go to the recent apps, it just shows you a zoomed out home screen and you can't swipe right to see recent apps? So no way to switch between apps or close them...very annoying.
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I have this issue happen occasionally, both before and after installing aodNotify app. I'm using the buttons though, not gestures. Very weird.
Diablo2424 said:
Also, does anyone else have the issue of when you swipe up and hold to go to the recent apps, it just shows you a zoomed out home screen and you can't swipe right to see recent apps? So no way to switch between apps or close them...very annoying.
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I have this issue happen occasionally, both before and after installing aodNotify app. I'm using the buttons though, not gestures. Very weird.
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Same here using the navbar but it only happens every once in a while, no idea why.
I find notifications to be very low indeed and some of them (like email) are delayed. Not sure if we should blame this horrible A12 (yes I also absolutely HATE it) or the device
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Any news on TWRP? I had pretty much written it off, but I guess they are still working on getting A11 support. I think they had a working version for the Pixel 3a series that was released (beta testing) in the last month or two. I never bothered to try it because A12 was right around the corner.
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No news as of yet, that I know of. But now that there's a working root and the firmware and kernel is released, I would imagine it is being worked on, or at least I hope it is. Just as custom ROMs, as I am hoping to run Lineage or CalyxOS once available.
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I have this issue happen occasionally, both before and after installing aodNotify app. I'm using the buttons though, not gestures. Very weird.
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Good to know it's less common using navigation buttons. I just switched back from gesture (I was trying to get used to it and adopt the new way of life lol, but guess not - back to the same old buttons it is!) and I have already noticed that the recent app menu has been working much better.
Nimueh said:
Same here using the navbar but it only happens every once in a while, no idea why.
I find notifications to be very low indeed and some of them (like email) are delayed. Not sure if we should blame this horrible A12 (yes I also absolutely HATE it) or the device
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Yes, notifications have also been delayed at times as well I've noticed. I doubt it's the device, as hardware is hardware, and apps open/close quick and smoothly, browsing the web is no issue, as is scrolling on apps like Instagram in my experience. Though with this being the only phone (P6/P6P) with A12 so far, I guess time will tell if it's a device issue or Android issue. I still feel like it's a P6 ROM issue, and hopefully ROMs will come soon to resolve issues like this.
Just as an update, since uninstalling aodNotify and switching to navigation buttons instead of gestures my notifications have been better and my recents list showing has been more reliable. It's still a bit laggy when loading recent apps, but at least it's working more often now
One weird thing I've noticed with the notifications is when I swipe down on the status bar and tap the triangle to expand the notification, the window stays small but I can scroll the entire notification within it. I'll try to get a screenshot the next time it happens.
That's not normal and not what I am experiencing. A reboot doesn't clear it up? If not. it may be that you'll need to do a factory reset just to clear out whatever the issue is.
Ugh, I hope I don't need a factory reset. I had enough trouble getting my eSIM setup on Fi already. I haven't experienced the notification issue again, so fingers crossed, wood knocked, etc.
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So, my LG G3 updated yesterday from kitkat (12b) to Lollipop 5.0 (23c).
I have to say, I am on the fence about it being an upgrade. Here is my thoughts: 2 major annoyances and 1 feature I love.
First, "Quite mode" is GONE! It has been replaced with a less functional, yet more confusing and complicated feature called "Interruptions". LG's Quite mode worked perfectly and did everything I wanted it to and was super easy to setup. Google's Interruptions thing is just plain horrible. First, I discovered that I can't set certain contacts to be allowed to ring though, only options are to allow "Priority only" which the Contacts options only gives u "Anyone" (everyone), "Favorites" (those who u add to your favorite list) or " Contacts Only" (all contacts). So, I had to use my "Favorites" list as my "allow" list. Ok...fine. BUT then, I discovered last night, that Interruptions does NOT silence system sounds like charging sounds or the LED notification light. I set my phone on the charger when I went to bed, and it made its chime and the LED stayed on. I was woken up a few hours later when the phone chimed again for Charge Complete and the LED was bright green. LG's Quite mode allowed these features to be silenced. I also dislike how the volume bar pop-up now has tabs added to it to adjust enable/adjust Interruptions...clutter and can easily be accidentally pressed. (SoundHud app helps with this) I have read that this Interruptions is a Lollipop thing(baked into the OS) and is meant to replace any custom manufacture add-on Quite Mode or Blocking Mode(Samsung). I found many folks complaining about this in other forums. I was able to address this annoyance by finding a 3rd party app (Do Not Disturb by Cabooze Software) but I am greatly annoyed that I have to now use a separate app to do something that one once a built in feature of my device.
Second, I am not a fan of how notifications work now. That is that the notification bar and lock screen notifications are one in the same. You can't have one with out the other. I want my weather app to have its notification in the drop down bar, and keep its little temperature figure notification in the upper left of my notification bar.... NOT the entire notification cluttering up my lock screen. I set the option to not show notifications on the lock screen, and it removes the notification bar notifications for that app too...wtf? I can set something about Private or sensitive notifications are hidden, but that only changes the notification to say its private and to unlock to view...doesn't actually hide anything. The new way of dismissing notifications is nice, but if I recall, I could swipe away certain notifications like call or txt on the lock screen before (LG thing maybe). I suppose I can adapt to and get used to the new way notifications works....but does the clock have to be so tiny even when only one notification is up? Seriously, the text is too small.
They still haven't "fixed" the LG keyboard so that u can adjust height of the keyboard when the phone is rotated to landscape mode....still only adjustable when in portrait mode.
On the good side....I LOVE the "Smart Unlock" feature. Only thing I recall having this kinda feature is if you had a Android Wear device. I love how u can have a Bluetooth (or NFC) device paired and it will set the lock screen to swipe....and not have to use knock or password code. I have this set for when my headset is paired and also my Pebble Steel watch. Very convenient feature to have. (I don't get NFC option though....what?! Do I need to get an NC chip implanted in the palm of my hand, so that when I hold the phone, I can use this feature to bypass the lock code...LOL!)
As far as other things go...the phone does feel more responsive. The new animations are quite welcome. I can't really say anything about battery life at this point. I got excellent battery life on KitKat.
I have read some discouraging things about the Lollipop update for the G3. Many forums filled with complaints about it...not just for VZW. A few of my co-workers who have a G3(various carriers) each one of them has issues and/or complaints about the update and discouraged me from updating. I also was quite confused as I was seeing VZW G3's for sale online starting over a month or so ago(swappa, ebay etc) that already came with Lollipop 5.0 and they claimed it was the official release. I was indeed suspicious of these phones that they were installed with a leaked OTA, but 23b as far as many insisted was the official OTA, but I(and several others I know in various states) never got 23b. I went from 12b to 23c. I checked the OTA option on the phone and the Update software on my computer frequently enough, never gave me any other update. Maybe VZW waited to push out the OTA in my area(Twin Cities, MN)...and thus we got the latest version.
Anyway, I guess its a love/hate relationship with my phone at the moment. :silly:
There are a few ways to get a more traditional "quiet" mode back...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-true-silent-mode-lollipop-t3042924
and a few others out there, but I haven't upgraded yet.
As for the NFC deal...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-xnt-implantable-nfc-chip
They do exist...
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Here's the other one I tried to remember.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greatbytes.soundhud
Free 2 week trial I think. hasn't been updated since it came out though.
RED ZMAN said:
There are a few ways to get a more traditional "quiet" mode back...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-true-silent-mode-lollipop-t3042924
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Doesn't exposed require root?
Yes. SoundHud doesn't though.
I'm pretty sure there are others too, but these are the 2 I knew of for sure.
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Yes. SoundHud doesn't though.
I'm pretty sure there are others too, but these are the 2 I knew of for sure.
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Phone not rooted. Not sure if it can be. I know that 12b was not rootable. I have no intentions of rooting requadless.
Either way, Do Not Disturb app works fine.
Did you check out SoundHud? That does NOT require root.
Do Not Disturb
I used to use its predecessor 'Noyze' before the developer gave up on it, loved the themes and options.
I'll check out Do Not Disturb when I upgrade.
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Did you check out SoundHud? That does NOT require root.
Do Not Disturb
I used to use its predecessor 'Noyze' before the developer gave up on it, loved the themes and options.
I'll check out Do Not Disturb when I upgrade.
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Excellent! Just installed it. SoundHud is perfect to address the annoying larger volume sliders default to Lollipop. (its not a Quite Mode or D.N.D. app) Thanks for the recommendation.
Still, yet another 3rd party app I have to install and having running to "fix" things that Google changed....hope it doesn't affect battery life at all.
Both apps arn't free though....hate that.
That's what I use all of my Google Opinion Rewards money on, apps I don't want to buy.
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BTW, I haven't played with it on Lollipop yet but the description on SoundHud says...
Description
SoundHUD is a highly customizable volume panel replacement that doesn't require root access. And maybe best of all: It comes with a true silent mode for Lollipop users!
What's in the box:
• Multiple styles - choose between an expandable volume panel, a statusbar volume panel, or just a thin line that stays out of your way
• Lollipop silent mode - tired of the lack of a true silent mode for Lollipop? Yeah, so are we!
• Long press actions - launch any app simply by long-pressing one of the volume buttons
• No root required - leave the drill at home: no root, no Xposed - keep that sweet, sweet warranty!
• Volume stream lock - got a media tablet? Turn on volume stream lock to always adjust the music volume instead of having to deal with a useless ringer volume
• ...and much more!
Like Lollipop's design and simplicity? It sure is swell, but it seems the stock volume panel didn't get the memo - if you've tried getting Lollipop to shush while still getting woken up in the morning, I'm pretty sure you were on the verge of feeding your phone to Rusty (pro-tip: plastic doesn't make a very good dog treat!). Enter SoundHUD, which comes with a true silent mode for Lollipop, an expandable volume panel with separate, draggable volume sliders for every volume stream (ringer, music, notifications, alarms, in-call volume), and much more!
Silent mode HOW-TO
1. Go to System settings -> Sound & notification -> Interruptions
2. Turn OFF all priority interruption switches
3. Get up, do a little dance, and enjoy the silence! No more calls, notifications, reminders - just alarms!
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That's what I use all of my Google Opinion Rewards money on, apps I don't want to buy.
LOL
BTW, I haven't played with it on Lollipop yet but the description on SoundHud says...
Let us know how it works out.
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Works fine for me. But I did not got to settings and adjust Interruptions settings as they said to. That would interfere with the Do Not Disturb app I have....I do want some things to be let through.
Honestly, I don't care nor have ever used a pure Silent mode during the day.
Only time I want everything (except alarms and certain contacts- mainly my work contacts) "Silent" is at night set to a schedule(10p - 9a).
Downgrade? I feel the exact opposite. I think it's a huge upgrade and I love the way LP runs. Both stock/AOSP based roms are awesome. I hope you get the issues worked out so you can enjoy it.
12b is rootable, so is 23x (a,b,c). Can be done in situ, no need to downgrade, root, and then upgrade.
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Phone not rooted. Not sure if it can be. I know that 12b was not rootable. I have no intentions of rooting requadless.
Either way, Do Not Disturb app works fine.
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Welcome to Lollipop, Google is your friend.
Oh and by the way, alarm clock won't sound if you set to "No Interruptions" even if you set it as a priority notification.
DigitalMD said:
Welcome to Lollipop, Google is your friend.
Oh and by the way, alarm clock won't sound if you set to "No Interruptions" even if you set it as a priority notification.
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When I was using Interruptions, the alarm did sound fine. First thing I tested.
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12b is rootable, so is 23x (a,b,c). Can be done in situ, no need to downgrade, root, and then upgrade.
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I was told (and read) multiple times, even by a dev that 12b is not rootable..directly. HAd to downgrade or something.
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I was told (and read) multiple times, even by a dev that 12b is not rootable..directly. HAd to downgrade or something.
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A new root method was discovered a week or two ago that works with pretty much every current LG device regardless of firmware version or carrier. It's not Stumproot, that was patched after 10 b, yes.
This new root method seems to involve zeroing out the laf partition, causing the boot process to fall through to fastboot, or something like that. I did not understand It, no, but theroadwarrior here and others seemed to. Works on the G2 also, if I can get hers away from My Lady Susan !
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I don't care for 5.0 as much either. I'm heading back to my 10B backup where everything works. Also, I missed Xposed in just a few days. When Xposed can run on Stock 5.0 I'll give it another go.
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I don't care for 5.0 as much either. I'm heading back to my 10B backup where everything works. Also, I missed Xposed in just a few days. When Xposed can run on Stock 5.0 I'll give it another go.
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5.X really has been one of the worst android releases. Google tries to keep shining that turd
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Bluetooth issues
Another thing to report. My co-worker reported issues with his car stereo and the G3 after he updated to 5.0. U pair the phone to the stereo and it will play music or sound from any app fine for about 2 min, then it goes all frizzy. Only way to restore proper sound is to toggle bluetooth on and off and re-connect. Tried with a few different apps. I paired my phone (we have the same phone and OS version) and I can confirm the same issue. My phone was rest recently before the 5.0 update. He also reports that he tried a few other phones(not sure models or OS version) but the worked fine with his car.
Weird, thinking it must be something with his car stereo, as both of us have paired our phones to several other Bluetooth sound devices and have had no issues.
Underwhelmed in general
Just like with Apple products, the more hoopla about a release, the less I should expect. Android 5.0 on the G3 is no exception:
Despite the changes in "Notifications", there doesn't appear to be a way (as with v4.4.2) to just have Notification icons appear on the lock screen, without any content.
Despite the change, the recent apps list is a mess, with multiple pages per app for some apps.
What was wrong with the "home" icon??? It looked like a home. Do a lot of people live in a hole rather than conventional house? If they do, how do they have enough money to buy a phone? I have no objection to the new icons per se; it just seems like so much of the rest of the commercial software world, making changes for changes sake. Or perhaps Google assigns meaningless GUI changes to test new software developers ...
Then, for the crowning achievement, lets take more screen space with the new "floating buttons", which block content, and for which there is ample space for the button in the top bar of the app.
I had hoped for LG to fix the sharing of the "recent apps" button (primary function) with the (app-specific) "settings" function, but no; let's keep that UI not only different from most other Android devices, but even different from the LG G Pad 8.3. The latter has the "recent apps" functionality as a secondary function of the "home" button, a much more consistent idea.
Finally, does anyone at LG or Verizon, beta test the GUI? It is my imagination, or in the "Sound & notification" section of "Settings", there is a line titled "Interruptions". Under that, mine always says, "Have no interruptions from notifications" as the current setting, despite the fact that is NOT the current setting.
At least they fixed the QSlide version of the text message app: you can now get to the contacts list from within it. I don't think you could do that before.
Ah well, that's progress, I suppose.
Just my opinion....I like the new lollipop. I've not had any issues as of yet. VZW LG G3... OTA'd to 23C.... Manually flashed 12C aboot and 23C bump'd kernel...then flashified TWRP. No reboots...great battery. Now the thing I most dislike is that there's no silent mode.. I really miss that. Seems the interruptions thing is just more complicated. Other than that...I'm happy.
I got my Poco last week with bootloader open and right away started with custom roms. I first put Pixel Experience (like i had on my RN5pro and it was great) but i find it doesn't run as well on poco.
Then i went to Nitrogen and now im on LOS16 for the past couple days getting aroun 8-9hrs SOT.
My question is was i too quick to change to custom? anything im missing from MIUI? I stayed with MIUI on RN5 for a while but got pissed because all notifications were late(if the every came at all), i used Sakis debloat tool so dint have bloatware but still felt spied on.
Anyway should i flash MIUI? Goals are long SOT, moderate gaming (hour pubg every now n then). Change my mind.
I'm actually happy with MIUI10, kept the bloat apps too, but it's obviously up to your preferences.
RAM and security management is quite aggressive.
My only real problem is notifications being really badly presented. Though I've just received my Mi Band which shows notifications and is really useful.
No harm in trying it.
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you will miss faceunlock via ir camera - afaik only miui (+ miui mods like miui eu / globe ) offer support for it since its a custom manufacture introduced feature and afaik not open source.
iam currently on miui eu (honestly the only mod i tryed) + first android but i don´t really see ads or anything else thats bugs me.
SJshah said:
I'm actually happy with MIUI10, kept the bloat apps too, but it's obviously up to your preferences.
RAM and security management is quite aggressive.
My only real problem is notifications being really badly presented. Though I've just received my Mi Band which shows notifications and is really useful.
No harm in trying it.
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Can you describe the notifications? i remember my RN5 with miui 10 even I wouldnt always get on lockscreen notifications and then if i open the phone the notifications disappear (i did everything, enable auto start, background, lock screen, everything). I would even test it with my gfs phone and it would take like 5-10 mins to get a fb notification or something. Whatsapp always worked though. I mean if theres no notifications whats the point.
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Can you describe the notifications? i remember my RN5 with miui 10 even I wouldnt always get on lockscreen notifications and then if i open the phone the notifications disappear (i did everything, enable auto start, background, lock screen, everything). I would even test it with my gfs phone and it would take like 5-10 mins to get a fb notification or something. Whatsapp always worked though. I mean if theres no notifications whats the point.
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In case you face problem with the notifications, this article describes well in 5 steps what you should do to fix it.
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In case you face problem with the notifications, this article describes well in 5 steps what you should do to fix it.
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Miui8 wtff
I did all those on my Redmi Note 5 and still missed things
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Can you describe the notifications? i remember my RN5 with miui 10 even I wouldnt always get on lockscreen notifications and then if i open the phone the notifications disappear (i did everything, enable auto start, background, lock screen, everything). I would even test it with my gfs phone and it would take like 5-10 mins to get a fb notification or something. Whatsapp always worked though. I mean if theres no notifications whats the point.
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I haven't actually missed many notifications at all. If you bring down the notification bar they can be viewed. One app where notifications have never worked (even when removing all restrictions) is my home security system but that's an issue with the way the app handles notifications, it does work flawlessly on my Samsung devices though so definitely an issue with MIUI.
My other issue with MIUI is that it doesn't always display the icons in the upper left of the notification bar and only shows them for a few seconds. I believe they are working on this for a future update.
Not everything shows on the lock screen unless you enable it in the settings under "other permissions". That is actually a feature I like since I've only enabled lock screen notifications with specific apps. You may need to enable the permissions or disable the restrictions with certain apps.
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Here's my perspective on MIUI 10...It is buggy!!! Below 3 issues are showstoppers for me:
1. Inconsistent notifications in lock screen.
2. DND doesn't work, infact i have no idea what implementation they have for it. I could only distinguish between loud and silent.
3. App permissions keeps resetting - I will have to re-enable permissions from time to time to use them.
After 6 months of MIUI bull**** for the first time in 4 years I am going to flash a custom ROM. Better stick to custom ROM, stock sucks although its aesthetically beautiful.
I'm fine with MIUI eu beta with custom kernel. I need system audio recording because I play and record games and split screen is better than aosp. Notification is fine for me I just disable MIUI battery savings per app that important. There is no best or worst it all depends on how you use your phone.
The best u will get between performance and bettery life its on miui rom i am on 9.1.7 i got 10+ of sot and if u like aosp the best is crdroid rom will give great battery lifr also but less performance in gaming side. In my off i use my phone all day keeping youtube playlist always on and alot of browsing and playing brawl stars on the end of the day i highly recommend u to give miui a try
For all of you having problems with notifications.. I guess I found a solution. At least, it works for me.
I always complained like you. Either late notifications or no notifications at all.
All that stuff is because of the aggressive standard-settings in the battery saving settings.
You go to settings -> battery -> choose apps -> select your app, you want to get notifications -> select no restrictions.
Ofcourse, you have to set autostart for those apps and setup the notifications importance to high/urgent.
You get the same battery life i guess, so feel free to do that stuff in the battery settings.
Hit thanks if it worked for you.
Some good point here! What about the Xiaomi. Eu rom ? How dire it compare to stock performance wise?
chorba69 said:
For all of you having problems with notifications.. I guess I found a solution. At least, it works for me.
I always complained like you. Either late notifications or no notifications at all.
All that stuff is because of the aggressive standard-settings in the battery saving settings.
You go to settings -> battery -> choose apps -> select your app, you want to get notifications -> select no restrictions.
Ofcourse, you have to set autostart for those apps and setup the notifications importance to high/urgent.
You get the same battery life i guess, so feel free to do that stuff in the battery settings.
Hit thanks if it worked for you.
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Worked only half the time on Redmi Note 5
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Worked only half the time on Redmi Note 5
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I own a RN5 too (Xiaomi.eu ROM) and I did that and I started getting all the notifications.
eBay notifications (for example) came literally never.
After the stuff I meantioned above, everything started to work as it should.
My Pocophone arrived 1 hour ago and I'm setting it up right now and will to the same and report.
But since its MIUI 10 too (although Pie), it should work!
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I own a RN5 too (Xiaomi.eu ROM) and I did that and I started getting all the notifications.
eBay notifications (for example) came literally never.
After the stuff I meantioned above, everything started to work as it should.
My Pocophone arrived 1 hour ago and I'm setting it up right now and will to the same and report.
But since its MIUI 10 too (although Pie), it should work!
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Cool man can u let me know? I got mine like 2 weeks ago and really happy with it especially the camera
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Cool man can u let me know? I got mine like 2 weeks ago and really happy with it especially the camera
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Will do!
I am fine with Miui 10 global beta with Franco kernel and other root stuff. My Pocophone is a work phone and I don't trust the custom ROMs yet.
I also don't debloat, otherwise it's no longer a MIUI , but I freeze user or system apps I don't use. And the suggestion by another about using Battery saving section (and autostart) to manage Doze should help in not missing notifications. I never miss notifications, but I don't use social apps, only normal calls, sms, GBWhatsApp.
MIUI is a personal taste. I've tried other ROMs on my other phones, they all are similar. Most of their features I can have using apps, and even better, while staying with MIUI global beta, which is updated constantly compared to stable.
I disable Miui optimization in developer options though, a habit of mine since the early days of MIUI
I also like EMUI by Huawei. It is so similar to MIUI on my Huawei
P.S. I don't enable notifications on lock screen, I don't want to answer some immediately. I have configured contacts that I must answer quickly to have their own notification sound.
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I've tried a couple of the recommended apps. Pixel Pulse was still too subtle to be noticed from afar. I couldn't get Always on Edge to wake up my phone screen, though after a lot of trouble it DID finally blink when I had the screen on... I'm almost positive I gave it all the requested (and optional) permissions. Is there another recommended app that could produce a noticeable blinking light when I get a notification? In case it matters, I am using a Pixel 3a.
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I've tried a couple of the recommended apps. Pixel Pulse was still too subtle to be noticed from afar. I couldn't get Always on Edge to wake up my phone screen, though after a lot of trouble it DID finally blink when I had the screen on... I'm almost positive I gave it all the requested (and optional) permissions. Is there another recommended app that could produce a noticeable blinking light when I get a notification? In case it matters, I am using a Pixel 3a.
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Have a look at NotifyBuddy
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Have a look at NotifyBuddy
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I tried it, but it doesn't seem to work for me. I don't know if it is because notifications are waking my screen, or what. But I don't get any notification light while my screen is off.
EDIT: I had seen the developer reply to a comment saying it wouldn't work after screen wake, by design, as a deliberate effort to save battery. I just turned off the "Wake Screen Upon Notification" option on my phone, and that made NotificationBuddy work. But I want something that will still work after the screen wakes.
I am pretty sure with this device your only choice is to use AOD and then these apps work. Otherwise, they can only really wake the screen. I use LED blinker with AOD on and it works every time, but can be a bit glitchy when trying to open the phone to see the notification. What I mean is, if I use my fingerprint, it does not always go to homescreen, I have to press power button to relock and try again. This is really google's fault for not adding a native option for some kind of blinking on the screen. I think no matter what it would require AOD to work though.
I've always said that something as tiny as the notification LED on Android phones made them far more useful than iPhones. I'm disappointed that Google has removed this once great advantage over Apple, just as it did with the old notification ticker from the pre-lollipop days.
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I am pretty sure with this device your only choice is to use AOD and then these apps work. Otherwise, they can only really wake the screen. I use LED blinker with AOD on and it works every time, but can be a bit glitchy when trying to open the phone to see the notification. What I mean is, if I use my fingerprint, it does not always go to homescreen, I have to press power button to relock and try again. This is really google's fault for not adding a native option for some kind of blinking on the screen. I think no matter what it would require AOD to work though.
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Even with AOD on (which is not my preference) these apps still don't seem to work correctly. Do I also have to disable the wake screen for notifications option? I really dislike these choices.
I'm getting really frustrated that I practically have to hack my phone to get it to do things that my phone from 4 years ago could do natively.
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Even with AOD on (which is not my preference) these apps still don't seem to work correctly. Do I also have to disable the wake screen for notifications option? I really dislike these choices.
I'm getting really frustrated that I practically have to hack my phone to get it to do things that my phone from 4 years ago could do natively.
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Not sure, I am running a custom rom. All I have done is enabled AOD and installed the app and it works.
I have led blinker, it's the best one I found... Not as perfect as a real notification led but it do the work
From my OnePlus 6t? I'm really just curious about how smooth the overall experience is. I already know, that the camera, battery life, and multitasking will be an upgrade. And the size of the phone doesn't bother me. But I'm a little hesitant just because I was hoping for a faster refresh rate (not a deal breaker), and because of LG's terrible reputation for updates and software fixes. So I gues my question is this.. How is the overall software performance in terms of smoothness, fluidity, and just overall performance?
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From my OnePlus 6t? I'm really just curious about how smooth the overall experience is. I already know, that the camera, battery life, and multitasking will be an upgrade. And the size of the phone doesn't bother me. But I'm a little hesitant just because I was hoping for a faster refresh rate (not a deal breaker), and because of LG's terrible reputation for updates and software fixes. So I gues my question is this.. How is the overall software performance in terms of smoothness, fluidity, and just overall performance?
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I'll be honest there are some bugs that will be addressed with an update(when ever that is) but over all even without 90hz refresh rate this phone is a BEAST. I get 12 hours of screen on time with moderate use, quick charge 4.0 is quite good on this device even for its big battery, the screen is beautiful and the cameras are definitely awesome. The bugs aren't bad enough to take away from the overall experience but you'll notice some things such as phantom touches, wifi doesn't auto connect all the time, and the app drawer doesn't auto arrange apps but i'm happy. Also, audio quality is INSANE!
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I'll be honest there are some bugs that will be addressed with an update(when ever that is) but over all even without 90hz refresh rate this phone is a BEAST. I get 12 hours of screen on time with moderate use, quick charge 4.0 is quite good on this device even for its big battery, the screen is beautiful and the cameras are definitely awesome. The bugs aren't bad enough to take away from the overall experience but you'll notice some things such as phantom touches, wifi doesn't auto connect all the time, and the app drawer doesn't auto arrange apps but i'm happy. Also, audio quality is INSANE!
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Thank you. This might seem like a ridiculous question but does the stock launcher have the ability to swipe down the notification shade from anywhere on the screen? Not a big deal, bit I've heard that it doesn't and that seems like such a stupid oversight for such a big phone. Also can I get rid of the app drawer icon, but still use the app drawer? In other words, remove that icon, and just swipe up to enter the app drawer? Neither is a deal breaker, but just things I've been curious about since I'm unable to go to a store and get a "hands on" with the device right now
swiping down anywhere brings down the content search, also yes you can choose to have swipe up or dock icon or just have apps on the home screen
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here are some screen shots
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Thank you. No gesture to swipe down notification is only a minor annoyance that wouldn't prevent me from enjoying the device, but I was just curious. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide the information for me
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Thank you. No gesture to swipe down notification is only a minor annoyance that wouldn't prevent me from enjoying the device, but I was just curious. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide the information for me
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it works with Nova launcher and lawnchair 2, I know that... LG home is okay if you like simplicity
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it works with Nova launcher and lawnchair 2, I know that... LG home is okay if you like simplicity
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I use Lawnchair now, but I'm on a custom ROM. I'd prefer not to use it on stock because I prefer the navigation gestures, and they are wonky on 3rd party launchers without root, or so I'm told
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they are wonky on 3rd party launchers without root, or so I'm told
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correct. I have a LG G8 and gestures are very wonky on third party launchers. If you absolutely wanna use gestures then you have to resort to using a 3rd party gesture app like Fluid Navigation Gestures.
I recently moved from the OnePlus 6t to this phone. Since both phones are 60 hz, I don't miss anything there. I love having the pen functionality and stereo speakers, and games are completely better with the dual screen even if I don't play much. I thought I always had great battery on the OnePlus, but it is even better with the V60. Last charge cycle I got about 10 hours screen on time, about 2-3 hours more than on my 6t. One of my main reasons for going back to LG (I previously owned LG V20 and V30) was the headphone jack and sound quality. I have extra dongles just to use my headphones. I constantly swipe down though when trying to open the notification shade, so I just wish that function were there. Got a security update today, actually ahead of my OnePlus phone at the moment, but I know software updates will be a major letdown. This hardware is fantastic though! You will surely enjoy this phone as an upgrade to the OnePlus 6t imo...
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I recently moved from the OnePlus 6t to this phone. Since both phones are 60 hz, I don't miss anything there. I love having the pen functionality and stereo speakers, and games are completely better with the dual screen even if I don't play much. I thought I always had great battery on the OnePlus, but it is even better with the V60. Last charge cycle I got about 10 hours screen on time, about 2-3 hours more than on my 6t. One of my main reasons for going back to LG (I previously owned LG V20 and V30) was the headphone jack and sound quality. I have extra dongles just to use my headphones. I constantly swipe down though when trying to open the notification shade, so I just wish that function were there. Got a security update today, actually ahead of my OnePlus phone at the moment, but I know software updates will be a major letdown. This hardware is fantastic though! You will surely enjoy this phone as an upgrade to the OnePlus 6t imo...
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Great to hear someone coming from the same phone as me is enjoying the upgrade. I ordered mine yesterday, it should be here in a couple of days. I want it NOW! Lol. You already got a security update? Do you mind if I ask which carrier you are on?
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Great to hear someone coming from the same phone as me is enjoying the upgrade. I ordered mine yesterday, it should be here in a couple of days. I want it NOW! Lol. You already got a security update? Do you mind if I ask which carrier you are on?
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I'm on t-mobile. Just upgraded to April security patch...
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I'm on t-mobile. Just upgraded to April security patch...
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Thanks, I ordered from T-Mobile as well.
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correct. I have a LG G8 and gestures are very wonky on third party launchers. If you absolutely wanna use gestures then you have to resort to using a 3rd party gesture app like Fluid Navigation Gestures.
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No problem with gestures on my LG V30 using Nova Launcher.
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No problem with gestures on my LG V30 using Nova Launcher.
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If you're not on Android 10, I believe it's not broken
I went from a rooted LG V30+ to an unrooted LG V60 (both with AT&T), and I absolutely love this phone so far.
I mean, yeah, the V30+ is pretty old, so there's no way this wasn't going to be an upgrade in just about every category, but I'm still very, very pleased with the phone.
On the V30+ (which at the time I was using it, was still stuck on Android 8), I replaced LG's crappy Home Launcher with Nova Launcher Prime and added Fluid Navigation Gestures (since there were no stock gestures on Android 8).
I'm happy to report that with a quick permission granted via ADB, Nova Launcher + FNG are working exactly as they did on the V30+, even without root. This includes hiding the Navigation Bar (which is what I accomplished via that ADB permissions thing). And of course, Nova lets you swipe down from anywhere to pull down the notifications shade, and swipe up to pull up your Apps panel. You can set up similar triggers with FNG, but I find that's unnecessary.
I'm completely ignoring Android 10's stock gestures, as I got so used to FNG and it's just so damn pretty besides. I'm also circumventing any conflicts that may exist with stock Android 10 gestures and third-party launchers. Hell, I was even able to backup my V30's Nova Launcher settings and screen/icon pack and layouts to Google Drive and restore that backup on the V60 without any issue whatsoever (once I reinstalled all the apps I wanted, of course).
I couldn't be happier. This will be the first Android phone ever I don't root, and frankly, I don't think I'll even miss it!
Oh, and for what its worth, the phone came from AT&T with the February 2020 Android security patch, and a few days ago, an April 2020 security patch came down the pipe.
Coming from the V30, I'm VERY well aware how awful LG's software update release schedule is, so consider me pleasantly surprised.
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I went from a rooted LG V30+ to an unrooted LG V60 (both with AT&T), and I absolutely love this phone so far.
I mean, yeah, the V30+ is pretty old, so there's no way this wasn't going to be an upgrade in just about every category, but I'm still very, very pleased with the phone.
On the V30+ (which at the time I was using it, was still stuck on Android 8), I replaced LG's crappy Home Launcher with Nova Launcher Prime and added Fluid Navigation Gestures (since there were no stock gestures on Android 8).
I'm happy to report that with a quick permission granted via ADB, Nova Launcher + FNG are working exactly as they did on the V30+, even without root. This includes hiding the Navigation Bar (which is what I accomplished via that ADB permissions thing). And of course, Nova lets you swipe down from anywhere to pull down the notifications shade, and swipe up to pull up your Apps panel. You can set up similar triggers with FNG, but I find that's unnecessary.
I'm completely ignoring Android 10's stock gestures, as I got so used to FNG and it's just so damn pretty besides. I'm also circumventing any conflicts that may exist with stock Android 10 gestures and third-party launchers. Hell, I was even able to backup my V30's Nova Launcher settings and screen/icon pack and layouts to Google Drive and restore that backup on the V60 without any issue whatsoever (once I reinstalled all the apps I wanted, of course).
I couldn't be happier. This will be the first Android phone ever I don't root, and frankly, I don't think I'll even miss it!
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Yeah I've used nova off and on for years, it actually works fine without adb but I've noticed if try to open a "pop up window" it works, but then it breaks the recents menu and you have to reset it. Will using these adb commands fix that? I'm out of the loop on it because my 6t was rooted and running a custom ROM so I didn't have to deal with it
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Yeah I've used nova off and on for years, it actually works fine without adb but I've noticed if try to open a "pop up window" it works, but then it breaks the recents menu and you have to reset it. Will using these adb commands fix that? I'm out of the loop on it because my 6t was rooted and running a custom ROM so I didn't have to deal with it
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I have never used a pop-up window and honestly don't know what that is. I don't think that existed on my LG V30.
And I probably should have been more specific. I used ADB to grant Fluid Navigation Gestures an extra permission that allows it to hide the Navigation Bar without root access.
I don't think I needed to grant Nova any permissions via ADB. But I should run through Nova's settings and double-check.
My V30 was also rooted, though I stuck with the stock ROM. So I'm new to the whole "permissions via ADB" thing, but find that it's a viable work-around.
The important thing is that it persists through reboots, so it's a set-it-and-forget-it kind of thing.
I'll test the pop-up window thing and report back.
Edit - I just tried using Chrome and WhatsApp simultaneous via the pop-up windows functionality, dragged them around the screen, dismissed them, etc., and had absolutely no issues whatsoever triggering the Recents panel with Fluid Navigation Gestures. I even set up new pop-up windows and used FNG to pull up Recents and close the pop-ups with the Clear All button. Again, no issues. But I'm using FNG to power all of my navigation gestures minus the swipe down from anywhere for the Notifications Shade and swipe up for All Apps, which I let Nova handle.
And thanks for inadvertently teaching me something new! I may actually use these pop-up windows going forward!
Thanks for explaining that to me. I'm not using FNG just Nova. So maybe that's why it screws up the recents for me. It's not a big deal to me just something that I noticed. But I would like to be able to use a 3rd party launchers without bugs like this.
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Wow! A10 is really as bad as all the media articles make it out to be?
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The April 2022 update includes bug fixes and improvements for Pixel users – see below for details.
Battery & Power
Additional improvements for wireless charging performance with certain accessories *[2].
Camera
Fix for issue causing front-facing camera preview in certain apps to appear zoomed in *[2].
Fix for issue occasionally causing green screen to appear in camera preview *[2].
User Interface
Fix for crash in System UI while using apps in Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode in certain conditions *[1].
Fix for issue causing error message to display when setting up certain live wallpapers *[1].
Fix for issue causing notification shade and Quick Settings to appear invisible after changing wallpaper in certain conditions *[1].
Fix for issue occasionally causing animation to display incorrectly when canceling a search in the app drawer *[1].
Fix for issue occasionally preventing navigation in overview screen while TalkBack is active *[1].
Fix for issue occasionally preventing recents button to show the overview while using 3-button navigation with third party launchers *[1].
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Device Applicability
*[1] Included on Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 5, Pixel 5a (5G), Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro
*[2] Included on Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro
ill be waiting to see if this adds bugs as it fixes nothing serious thati can see. and no mention of The Dirty Pipe Vulnerability which i really hope is fixed.
It's still kernel 5.10.66, so looks like no dirty pipe fix yet
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It's still kernel 5.10.66, so looks like no dirty pipe fix yet
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flagship phone with monthly updates and a seriously vulnerability not fixed for 2 months? WTF google?
I can confirm that the exploit still works on the April update (with the -f flag).
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I can confirm that the exploit still works on the April update (with the -f flag).
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Astounding. So the way to avoid it is to not install any apps you don't get from the play store, or they say don't install any apps at all. Are they kidding?
beware that all hackers are looking for how to compromise your phone and your super important information such as your memes, your photos of your pet, etc.
You forgot my bank account and angry birds data.
Same sentiment. I know tons of people who do banking on their phones.
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Same sentiment. I know tons of people who do banking on their phones.
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And who wants others to have email access, authentication app, text messages etc. It's absurd that this is not fixed zero day.
you can flash blu spark kernel. it has the dirty pipe vulnerability patched.
Is it just me or some one else also has the issue with swipe up to see recent apps? Sometimes when i swipe up system glitches and app doesn't get minimized. I have to wait few seconds before trying again.
This issue has been present since March update.
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you can flash blu spark kernel. it has the dirty pipe vulnerability patched.
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You mean unlock the bootloader, wipe the device, root, install a kernel, then figure out how to get my banking app working, hope that Gpay works and... No thanks. That's really not the right answer for those with a locked bootloader. The answer is to have the patch rolled out to users in a timely manner. But thanks for the info.
Bug: my always on is missing
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beware that all hackers are looking for how to compromise your phone and your super important information such as your memes, your photos of your pet, etc.
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**** me man...last thing I want is the hacker to steal my hairy ass picture...DAMN IT
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Is it just me or some one else also has the issue with swipe up to see recent apps? Sometimes when i swipe up system glitches and app doesn't get minimized. I have to wait few seconds before trying again.
This issue has been present since March update.
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I have the same. I tought it was because of my custom launcher hmm
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I have the same. I tought it was because of my custom launcher hmm
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I was about to go with the factory reset because of that, but since you also report that then I'll just wait for May update with my fingers crossed.
I also get another recents bug while using 3-buttons navigation: whenever I open a new app from the launcher and I hit recents button, recents are focused on the previously active app, not the one I just opened. Frustrating
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Is it just me or some one else also has the issue with swipe up to see recent apps? Sometimes when i swipe up system glitches and app doesn't get minimized. I have to wait few seconds before trying again.
This issue has been present since March update.
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I might have fixed it by accident:
I`ve disabled first two types of animations in the dev options and left the last one at x1.
Didn`t have this bug for couple of hours now even after turning those animations on later.
Could you check this at your end?
Edit: I take that back. It was fine for around 12h and then it's glitching again. Now, for me, there's no system navigation method without any glitch after March update. Job well done ...
The pixel stand 2 stops telling me to reposition for better charging with my case on so that's better, the camera still randomly crashes the phone though. I factory reset my phone after the April update in the hope the crashing would stop.
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The pixel stand 2 stops telling me to reposition for better charging with my case on so that's better, the camera still randomly crashes the phone though. I factory reset my phone after the April update in the hope the crashing would stop.
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In my case Gcam was crashing after the March update. There were also new screen problems that included disappearing nav buttons and the fingerprint sensor went from lousy to horrible. After a clean start (rather than factory reset I flashed the March factory image) it's all back to normal and the fingerprint sensor has been working better than it ever did before. The April update has been stable.