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o2x.. is it real multitasking?

i was wondering if our o2x is really doing multitasking.
because when im playing youtube then switch to facebook, when i go back to youtube, it was paused then will be doing the buffering again.
same on browser, when i am watching video on it, when i switch to different app, when i go back to browser, it stopped playing.
is it just me?
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jefbeck said:
i was wondering if our o2x is really doing multitasking.
because when im playing youtube then switch to facebook, when i go back to youtube, it was paused then will be doing the buffering again.
same on browser, when i am watching video on it, when i switch to different app, when i go back to browser, it stopped playing.
is it just me?
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Are you on stock or using a custom rom like cm7?
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Blame this on the optimus 2x's lack of ram.
Android does allow multitasking, but when there are too many apps running, and free memory gets low, it automatically kills off apps that are minimised.
I find that the original rom is rather inefficient in ram. I am running CM7 KANG by Temasek, and find that apps close in the background much less frequently. On original ROM, just opening one other app would easily close the previous one, while on CM7, I could open a couple of games and still see my web browser/youtube app running.

Tehloy said:
Blame this on the optimus 2x's lack of ram.
Android does allow multitasking, but when there are too many apps running, and free memory gets low, it automatically kills off apps that are minimised.
I find that the original rom is rather inefficient in ram. I am running CM7 KANG by Temasek, and find that apps close in the background much less frequently. On original ROM, just opening one other app would easily close the previous one, while on CM7, I could open a couple of games and still see my web browser/youtube app running.
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Flash a custom rom on your phone with an additional ramhack (see my signature Vadonkas KANG kernel) this will give you some extra RAM.

YouTube always pauses the video when you close the app. Same goes for the browser. Has nothing to do with the device. I run MIUI and 32mb ram hack and it still happens..

MisterGT said:
YouTube always pauses the video when you close the app. Same goes for the browser. Has nothing to do with the device. I run MIUI and 32mb ram hack and it still happens..
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True. It has more to do with how the app is coded. And in this case, the Youtube app is designed to pause and clear the memory to not waste too much ram by accident.
Another example with the same behavior is Opera Mobile. Using Opera Mini however, you'll notice that it saves your state from wherever you left the app.

thanks guys! i think this is not rom problem. im on cm7 latest temasek kang with vadonka based version kernel. i believe our o2x is really not multitasking. on browser and on youtube app, o2x fail.. im starting to hate this phone. (sigh)
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jefbeck said:
thanks guys! i think this is not rom problem. im on cm7 latest temasek kang with vadonka based version kernel. i believe our o2x is really not multitasking. on browser and on youtube app, o2x fail.. im starting to hate this phone. (sigh)
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In that case, no phone is really "multitasking", it's litterally a memory management issue.
You can try tidying up your phone and clearing it's cache.

I have tried the galaxy 2 and it's very similar to the o2x, only the camera and the browser are more higher than the dual. I haven't tried the galaxy nexus but I think that this a problem of every smartphone
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Run a ram script. Such as v6superscharger. Or if you look through the android developement threads their might be a customized one for our o2x. The scripts change the values so each app is less likely to be killed and ram management is amazingly bretter.
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A few posts up I said it has nothing to do with neither the devices' ram nor android memory management. But still everybody gives advice on how to improve this management.
It's the YT app pausing the video and not Android! If Android had something to do with it, it would have closed the app instead of simply pausing the video.
I wonder if some here are incapable of reading..

MisterGT said:
A few posts up I said it has nothing to do with neither the devices' ram nor android memory management. But still everybody gives advice on how to improve this management.
It's the YT app pausing the video and not Android! If Android had something to do with it, it would have closed the app instead of simply pausing the video.
I wonder if some here are incapable of reading..
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Haha I didn't really read the OP just assumed from the title....
you're eexactly right.
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MisterGT said:
A few posts up I said it has nothing to do with neither the devices' ram nor android memory management. But still everybody gives advice on how to improve this management.
It's the YT app pausing the video and not Android! If Android had something to do with it, it would have closed the app instead of simply pausing the video.
I wonder if some here are incapable of reading..
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The OP mentioned that the youtube app buffers again, which shouldn't be the case. The OP should have expected the video to remained paused at that same point and the buffer to not disappear. But the app reloads itself when it gets killed, buffering again.

jefbeck said:
i was wondering if our o2x is really doing multitasking.
because when im playing youtube then switch to facebook, when i go back to youtube, it was paused then will be doing the buffering again.
same on browser, when i am watching video on it, when i switch to different app, when i go back to browser, it stopped playing.
is it just me?
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Just for the record and remind some f you, O2X doesnt do **** for multitasking, ITS THE OS, please keep that in mind (yes we know O2X comes with really crappy software, but if youre here on XDA you probably flashed... I mean fixed that )
Now its true, stock kill apps almost immediately even freaking docs then browser then back to docks... feels like an ithing (even now it doesnt do much multitasking, what it does it saves a preview and when you re-open it shows you the preview instantly but it loads a while, not immetiately responsive), but a custom rom, oh thats a whole new story, best one is CM7/MIUI and even better a custom CM7 kang the best imho

My advice try not multitask with more than 2 app which require heavy ram, like Nova 2 & opera browser, just remember this u won't get any problem.
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Favorite web browser

Post here about ur favorite browser and ur experience with it.
I use dolphin beta and opera mini.Dolphin is much faster.

i prefer google chrome. its clean, fast on our o2x

Definitely Maxthon for me. I've been using it on a PC for many years, and I like it very much on Android, too. It is fast, has a convenient interface. Dolphin is not bad, but I still prefer Maxthon (however, on Android it substantially lacks in config options and available plugins, compared to a PC version; hopefully, it will improve). I never really tried comparing them, but Maxthon feels snappier to me. I could never get into using Opera -- tried it on different platforms over years (PC, Palm, WinMo, Android), and always ended up abandoning it. Something about it just doesn't feel right for me...

Opera Mobile, fast, smooth, simple UI. It's only one browser that isn't focusing after zooming.

Dolphin on my O2X, as it's the only browser that doesn't suffer from as many FCs as Opera and stock GB.
On my DZ, I just stick with stock.
Once CM10 is out, it'll be chrome for sure I have tried chrome on my friend's Nexus S and was quite impressed.
As for what I use on my PC, it's Chrome when in Windows and Firefox on Ubuntu.

Boat browser is my browser of choice.

Opera Mini Next
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Opra Mbile

On my PC it's been Opera for years... sadly on the phone it seems boat browser performs better.
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I like opera because it supports hwa.

kt-Froggy said:
Definitely Maxthon for me. I've been using it on a PC for many years, and I like it very much on Android, too. It is fast, has a convenient interface. Dolphin is not bad, but I still prefer Maxthon (however, on Android it substantially lacks in config options and available plugins, compared to a PC version; hopefully, it will improve). I never really tried comparing them, but Maxthon feels snappier to me. I could never get into using Opera -- tried it on different platforms over years (PC, Palm, WinMo, Android), and always ended up abandoning it. Something about it just doesn't feel right for me...
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Maxthon is good, but it seems to get sluggish over time for me. Especially when browsing websites with lots of images. It probably relates to me having the quick back setting activated, but still very annoying. Therefor I prefer Dolphin in most cases. It seems to handle multiple tabs more efficiently.
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Just used boat browser. First impression is that it is preety quick and have got some cool features.

Have you tested the new beta firefox? It's fantastic, it isn't laggy and it hasn't bugs. It is very fast!For me is perfect.
I'm on Django Manouche 1.6.1 with gueste 2 1100 mhz and 48 mb ram hack
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@ frango Have you tested the new beta firefox? It's
fantastic, it isn't laggy and it hasn't bugs. It
is very fast!For me is perfect.
I'm on Django Manouche 1.6.1 with gueste 2
1100 mhz and 48 mb ram hack
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Just tried seems better; vast improvement.Giving tough competition to chrome.

sanjib734 said:
@ frango Have you tested the new beta firefox? It's
fantastic, it isn't laggy and it hasn't bugs. It
is very fast!For me is perfect.
I'm on Django Manouche 1.6.1 with gueste 2
1100 mhz and 48 mb ram hack
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Just tried seems better; vast improvement.Giving tough competition to chrome.
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For me it is better then chrome xD
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sanjib734 said:
@ frango Have you tested the new beta firefox? It's
fantastic, it isn't laggy and it hasn't bugs. It
is very fast!For me is perfect.
I'm on Django Manouche 1.6.1 with gueste 2
1100 mhz and 48 mb ram hack
Inviato dal mio LG-P990 con Tapatalk 2
Just tried seems better; vast improvement.Giving tough competition to chrome.
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I just hate how only one tab is visible in firefox, is it possible to change this?

On top right corner there will be a no.1 click it U will see + sign.Click it to open new tab.

sanjib734 said:
On top right corner there will be a no.1 click it U will see + sign.Click it to open new tab.
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Yeah I know, it just feels really awkward to use when compared to dolphin/chrome imo
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I have tried nearly every browser avaiable and in the end opera mobile browser won.

+1 for Dolphin

Homescreen lag still there?

I dont own this device but i might pick one up soon however i would like to know weather the homescreen lag on xperia z still exists. Many reviewer complain about it but they are running old software versions i guess. So espacially after 4.2 update is there still any lag? And if yes how does it look like if you are running a custom kernel? I really hope there is a way to fix that because i dont want to see it.

I have not experienced any lags continuosly with my homescreen on 4.2.2, but sometimes it i see 1 minimal lag when playing with the homescreen for 2mins or so. compared to Samsung galaxy s4, that s4(my friends device) lags far more than my xperia on 4.2.2.
Yes there are kernels that can even improve the smoothness of the homescreens, but I would suggest you to try another launcher like novalauncher, that never lags at all!
Then it also depends on was apps are running in the background like Facebook etc
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roobeyn said:
I have not experienced any lags continuosly with my homescreen on 4.2.2, but sometimes it i see 1 minimal lag when playing with the homescreen for 2mins or so. compared to Samsung galaxy s4, that s4(my friends device) lags far more than my xperia on 4.2.2.
Yes there are kernels that can even improve the smoothness of the homescreens, but I would suggest you to try another launcher like novalauncher, that never lags at all!
Then it also depends on was apps are running in the background like Facebook etc
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Definitely less lags than 4.1.2 , super fast

Absolutely no lag when using new honami launcher. a little when using stock 4.2.2 launcher
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opera and dolphin browser on xperia z

boys wanted to replace the stock browser chrome slow and heavy, I was torn between opera 14 and dolphin,who do you think lighter and consumes less battery power between the two help me .. I'm undecided

linux1994c said:
boys wanted to replace the stock browser chrome slow and heavy, I was torn between opera 14 and dolphin,who do you think lighter and consumes less battery power between the two help me .. I'm undecided
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For less battery consumption go straight to AOSP Browser.

DrKrFfXx said:
For less battery consumption go straight to AOSP Browser.
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for AOSP requires the root I can not take it

linux1994c said:
for AOSP requires the root I can not take it
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Why not root your device? Installing root takes 30seconds and so does removing it again.
You will only benefit from it.

You should try next browser. It's a brilliant app!
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linux1994c said:
boys wanted to replace the stock browser chrome slow and heavy, I was torn between opera 14 and dolphin,who do you think lighter and consumes less battery power between the two help me .. I'm undecided
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Opera browser is the best for me I've tried both of them and why don't you give a try to both browsers and then decide which one suits you

Dsteppa said:
Why not root your device? Installing root takes 30seconds and so does removing it again.
You will only benefit from it.
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don't you have to unlock the bootloader to root?
and by doing so, you lose bravia and other features?

ssj_jaypee said:
don't you have to unlock the bootloader to root?
and by doing so, you lose bravia and other features?
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No no and no
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Boat browser.
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Opera 15 is great. But also amazing lightweight Naked Browser.

Opera Mobile Classic :good:

AOSP browser best of the best. Second place - Boat Browser. Third - Dolphine, but this browser have only fixed text size, it's no fine. Boat and AOSP have slider for text size.

I prefer dolphin if you have only these two candidates.

Boat Browser
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I thank you for the answers but are still undecided and now also entered the boat browser, I only care that its low battery consumption and less heat face of chrome then the rest of the functions do not care ...

naked browser for me.
Ugly Ui but it works a treat
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Dsteppa said:
Why not root your device? Installing root takes 30seconds and so does removing it again.
You will only benefit from it.
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not if some apps wont work on a rooted device

Indeed. Many broadcasters won't let you stream their video on a rooted device. In fact, I'd suggest it's most if not all.

Richy99 said:
not if some apps wont work on a rooted device
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Oh really, like which one?

I use Lightning. I find it very fast and smooth
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.browser.barebones&hl=fr

Tablet getting hot

The tablet is getting hot around the processor when I use chrome. This happen to anyone else? Does not happen with stock browser.
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I have noticed lately mine gets hot in the upper right side.......I hadn’t noticed it but I do use Chrome. I'll try the other browser when I get home

Just had a chance to try and I believe you are right. Just gets slightly warm with stock browser
I've moved over some bok marks and am using stock till I can figure out what is up . Dave

Yeah it happens on my T810 version using Chrome on occasion... lately.

Mine can get so hot it freezes up. Have to use the stock browser most of the time. I've got the SM-T817T.

I like the stock browser so much better.
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