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Switching runtime between Dalvik and ART

I read about the inclusion of the new ART runtime in 4.4, so I went into my Nexus 5 and enabled the setting. First reboot is supposed to take longer as the apps are prepared.
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Unfortunately, my Nexus 5 did not recover from this and was stuck in a boot loop. Logcat showed a bunch of mm-camera errors.
I don't know how to switch the runtime back to dalvik. I can see the phone is loading libart.so, and if I could switch back to livdvm.so it might recover.
If anyone knows how to do this, it might be helpful to others.
I'm just going to restore the factory image to get the phone back.

This probably belongs in q&a?
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This probably belongs in q&a?
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I was wondering about that. I doubt many people will find this setting without explicitly looking for it. It's under developer options, so I thought it was more of a developer topic.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...-in-secret-for-over-2-years-debuts-in-kitkat/

Titanium fc when art is.on
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Cy_n_ic said:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...-in-secret-for-over-2-years-debuts-in-kitkat/
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That's the post I read originally. I asked about it in the comments there too. Looks like I was the only one with that problem. I had some weird FCs on the camera this morning, and I'm stock (well, rooted), so I wonder what's different about mine that made it not work.

casonswag said:
Titanium fc when art is.on
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Same here
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After flashing the system.img I was able to boot and ART was enabled. Whatsapp was FC on me too. I went back to Dalvik.

I am using ART and everything is working properly and is super snappy. I am really excited for this to be fully integrated and optimized :good:.

agalvin13 said:
I am using ART and everything is working properly and is super snappy. I am really excited for this to be fully integrated and optimized :good:.
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Works like a charm on my nexus 5
better optimization:good::good:

casonswag said:
Titanium fc when art is.on
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Can anyone else confirm if Titanium Backup force closes?
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compchick813 said:
Can anyone else confirm if Titanium Backup force closes?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516646

havanahjoe said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516646
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Thanks!
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Guys, if you're interested in ART but are avoiding it because of Whatsapp, please send them an email at [email protected] asking them to fix it.
The more emails they get, the more incentive to fix it!

lellouchftw said:
Guys, if you're interested in ART but are avoiding it because of Whatsapp, please send them an email at [email protected] asking them to fix it.
The more emails they get, the more incentive to fix it!
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Just sent the Email hope they release an update soon
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Ti backup FC's for me too, but switching to ART bumped my quadrant scores by nearly 5k
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I flicked the switch to ART and was amazed at the speed improvements. I have only come across one app that would crash (asphalt 8). I am leaving it on, and if developers want me to buy their games, they better expect to support ART.

Would it be wise to uninstall everything and re-install the programs with ART. Or does it do that for you?

I switched to ART a couple of hours ago. Didn't need to reinstall anything.
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DammitCubs said:
Would it be wise to uninstall everything and re-install the programs with ART. Or does it do that for you?
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ART does it all for you.
When you enable it will shut down your phone, then when you restart it will compile all the apps as it boots, this can take a few minutes and is battery intensive so make sure your phone has a good charge before you make the switch.

Android 4.4.1 on the way soon

http://crossmap.christianpost.com/...x-bugs-problems-on-new-os-developers-say-7119
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http://crossmap.christianpost.com/...x-bugs-problems-on-new-os-developers-say-7119
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Hopefully it fixes the horrendous camera speed.

christianpost is full of click bait articles that have no basis in reality. They literally have daily stories going back a few months saying the nexus 10 (2013 edition) has been confirmed for release on a specific date (which changes every time it passes).
not saying 4.4.1 is not coming definitively, just saying that news source is worthless.

dehelfix said:
christianpost is full of click bait articles that have no basis in reality. They literally have daily stories going back a few months saying the nexus 10 (2013 edition) has been confirmed for release on a specific date (which changes every time it passes).
not saying 4.4.1 is not coming definitively, just saying that news source is worthless.
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Agreed. christianpost and ibtimes are the two biggest google news spammers I've seen. I wish google news had a way to filter out specific sites. Again, 4.4.1 might be coming (and probably is). But I usually disregard both of the above sites as well as any other news site that quotes one of them as sources.

if there was an update coming, we'd see it on a more major site like android central, android police, droid life or even engadget... not to mention any posts from anyone in the know on G+
just my thoughts.

While I do agree with you all there is one thing that makes me think this is true. LLabTooFeR is very accurate when it comes to releases and if he stated it was coming to the HTC One soon then the nexus would get it first. He is a very reputable and accurate informer when it comes to updates.
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4.4.1 will likely be released in the future. "Soon" might be a few mibutes, hours, days, weeks, or months.

Monk4Life said:
While I do agree with you all there is one thing that makes me think this is true. LLabTooFeR is very accurate when it comes to releases and if he stated it was coming to the HTC One soon then the nexus would get it first. He is a very reputable and accurate informer when it comes to updates.
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Agreed, Football is generally right on when it comes to timing of releases for HTC devices. Did he say when 4.4.1 was coming or did he just say soon?

It doesn't take a genius to know 4.4.1 is going to be released for the N5 at some point. Nothing any news site so far has posted has any real inside info as to the date. So we will just have to wait and see.

LLabTooFeR
Is the man now behind the leaks. I was in the HTC One threads for months and he was the first at it. Football has semi retired from that.. I see LLabTooFeR putting them up now.
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luckylui said:
LLabTooFeR
Is the man now behind the leaks. I was in the HTC One threads for months and he was the first at it. Football has semi retired from that.. I see LLabTooFeR putting them up now.
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LLabTooFeR is Football.. look at the name LLabTooFeR backwards.. ReFooTbaLL

Thanks for the heads up on the site I linked to. I just saw it on my Google now card and thought I'd share.
I guess obviously its coming soon... Smh my bad guys
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9to5google: Google prepping Android 4.4.1 KitKat update for Nexus devices
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The 9to5 article was from using data on their own site not a report from cp. Also lab have a specific date of December 2nd in his tweet.
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Valdeck said:
The 9to5 article was from using data on their own site not a report from cp. Also lab have a specific date of December 2nd in his tweet.
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That's when he tweeted, not when he's saying the release is coming...?
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Android 4.4.1 front page of xda right now.
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Android 4.4.1 front page of xda right now.
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You beat me to it lol
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For users rooted and unlocked. But if on stock ROM. And haven't changed system around at all...we should be able to download and flash in twrp..
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I really hope this update fixes the slow camera and hopefully brings more fixes.
Hopefully iB4STiD will update his rom for the new update because that is my favorite rom so far.

Camera and speaker
New camera app and loud speaker volume fix would make the Nexus 5 complete. :fingers-crossed:

Changes I noticed in 4.4.1 OTA :D

As you most likely know, Android 4.4.1 OTA link has been found
So I did the update, and would like to share the changes I found:
1 - Transparent decor on lockscreen by default
No Google Experience Launcher though =/
2 - White instead of blue on launcher (Scrollbar on home screen, widgets and apps bar in drawer)
3 - Settings icon change on tile layout
4 - Slight camera improvements? (Might be placebo effect )
5 - Buttons changed on some things (Either that or I don't notice for that till now xP)(Look on set wallpaper button)
And that's it for now.. feel free to point out anything I missed
Things I missed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48181051&postcount=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48181051&postcount=6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48181946&postcount=10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48181946&postcount=11
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48181946&postcount=13
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48185648&postcount=18
and much more that are buried in pages o-o

Fixed the bug where you remove the app and "remove" stays stuck lol.
New radio... And a New Check Now screen for Software update
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Some people are reporting Whatsapp works on ART now... can you confirm?

Is unlock on missed call using using the slide lock bug fixed?
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Home button lag?
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Fixed msg screen when use USSD cod .
Change the sound of key in keyboard ( i love this )
Sry for my en
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4.4 introduced vibrate when answering call. (when you accept a call by sliding, the phone vibrates).
did they remove that in 4.4.1? I really dislike it and there is no way to change it.

iGoogleNexus said:
Fixed the bug where you remove the app and "remove" stays stuck lol.
New radio... And a New Check Now screen for Software update
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Thanks!
redsmith said:
Some people are reporting Whatsapp works on ART now... can you confirm?
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Works for me!
lowrider262 said:
Is unlock on missed call using using the slide lock bug fixed?
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Not sure.
ufukcoskun said:
Home button lag?
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I don't have any.

rush_ad said:
4.4 introduced vibrate when answering call. (when you accept a call by sliding, the phone vibrates).
did they remove that in 4.4.1? I really dislike it and there is no way to change it.
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I think it's still there.

New kernel? Build date got up from 12 november to 20 of november
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Also seems to have fixed the massive lag I was getting with the notification shade - especially from the lock screen.
Edit: Also I'm not seeing any lag when swiping over to the Google Now homescreen (I have the GEL installed), so that's nice.

They fixed the missing voicemail notification icon that was plaguing 4.4 on some networks
(https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/nexus/WDTLO-IoJeU/I0LFn6w88CcJ)

Dialer has All Contacts button
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lowrider262 said:
Is unlock on missed call using using the slide lock bug fixed?
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just flashed for myself and... ITS FIXED! that bug was the worst on 4.4:good:

Is there a new RADIO with the update and what about the notification delay bug fro whatsapp on data/wifi,resolved??

Rohit02 said:
Is there a new RADIO with the update and what about the notification delay bug fro whatsapp on data/wifi,resolved??
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Yes there is a new radio. With old radio I didn't experience any notification delay with WhatsApp.
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karthi89 said:
Yes there is a new radio. With old radio I didn't experience any notification delay with WhatsApp.
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Can u post the radio zip.. or atleast the SS of the About device.. Number of the radio?

Notification tray lag is finally gone!!
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Not bad for stock settings/kernel extreme/unlimited.
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Gallery app now shows up in multitasking (didnt before)

Help with Android OS /gms core battery drain

For some reason it's started hammering the battery, any ideas anyone?
It's on cm 11 with iodak kernel
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Ben36 said:
For some reason it's started hammering the battery, any ideas anyone?
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Turn off google location service.There is an option under settings>location.I think it has an G icon (same as google search app's)
If it doesn't do the trick for you, just enable GPS and turn off mobile location (GPS doesn't use google services).
Some users have reported using GPS gives better battery life compared to mobile network location.Since the phone only turns GPS on when an app requests it.But google location service just keeps requesting your location no matter what.
Also enable mock locations in dev options.It seems to have reduced amount of wakelocks caused by RILJ etc. for me.Not sure if it would help with your problem but either way + for battery life

At first don't spam a dev thread with a link to your question!
Provide a screenshot of your wakelocks not only your alarms and provide more information about your setup!
EDIT: Did you even bother to search Google or XDA for this wakelock? Because there are so many threads about it.
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Omario-242 said:
At first don't spam a dev thread with a link to your question!
Provide a screenshot of your wakelocks not only your alarms and provide more information about your setup!
EDIT: Did you even bother to search Google or XDA for this wakelock? Because there are so many threads about it.
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1- i thought why not ask on the rom I'm running? As it may be specific?
2- can do! kernel or partial? Or? I'm unsure :-S and I'll update the op
3- yea it seemed to be turn off location / uninstall the maps app. Which I don't really wanna do as i can have them on my Nexus 5 without the issue :-S
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did u flashed this google dialer which is finding persons by phone number?

I think it's included in the rom or gapps? The one that if you dial a number it finds what the number is relevant to. Like a school or business etc?
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I think it's included in the rom or gapps? The one that if you dial a number it finds what the number is relevant to. Like a school or business etc?
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Yep this one. This is not included in All gapps. Anyway when i flashed this function only on omni it gave me too .gms high battery drain so i thought you may have same problem.
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gerciolisz said:
Yep this one. This is not included in All gapps. Anyway when i flashed this function only on omni it gave me too .gms high battery drain so i thought you may have same problem.
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Any idea how to replace? And what with?
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Ben36 said:
Any idea how to replace? And what with?
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Maybe you should jest use another gapps package pa or Banks dunno.. I am using pa full gapps and dont have this dialer.
Edit :but they are a little old but for 4.4
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See it could be gapps as i had banks gapps but banks replaces the cm camera app with the Google camera and I was getting lag in taking pictures so I swapped to a different gapps package without the camera built in
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Ben36 said:
See it could be gapps as i had banks gapps but banks replaces the cm camera app with the Google camera and I was getting lag in taking pictures so I swapped to a different gapps package without the camera built in
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Just enter into gapps.ZIP and remove what APP you want
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Android N

Anyone experiencing an issue with running ussd codes on android N?
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Paul Moses said:
Anyone experiencing an issue with running ussd codes on android N?
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just ran a data check on at&t (*3282#) the "ussd code running" thing stayed on the screen but I got the response. So the code worked but the dialer was kinda buggy.

@StykerB
Same exact problem. Has your android N already received the first software update?
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Paul Moses said:
@StykerB
Same exact problem. Has your android N already received the first software update?
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I've not gotten an update yet I'm on NPC56P.

StykerB said:
I've not gotten an update yet I'm on NPC56P.
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I'll wait for the update to see if the problem will be taken care of.I've encountered quite a number of bugs in the first one so far
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There is no update for the N6. Only Nexus 6p, 5x and 9 have received a second OTA on N. Fixes mainly performance issues. I guess the N6 being a discontinued device isn't a priority...
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jamexman said:
There is no update for the N6. Only Nexus 6p, 5x and 9 have received a second OTA on N. Fixes mainly performance issues. I guess the N6 being a discontinued device isn't a priority...
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The N6 hasn`t discontinued yet untill late 2017, besides that the Pixel C hasn`t gotten the update either.

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By far the best usage I've ever gotten through out my time with the N6 .. Android N .. I had to be really soft with the usage though
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By far the best usage I've ever gotten through out my time with the N6 .. Android N .. I had to be really soft with the usage though
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N works best and with very few bugs after a factory reset imo.

Paul Moses said:
View attachment 3706527.
By far the best usage I've ever gotten through out my time with the N6 .. Android N .. I had to be really soft with the usage though
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nice stats. the mod I made for N has some battery saving tweaks if you wanna check it out.

RatchetPanda said:
nice stats. the mod I made for N has some battery saving tweaks if you wanna check it out.
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I'm not rooted yet .I don't have xposed installer on my Nexus. I'm still enjoying Google's services on stock Nexus for a while
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gee2012 said:
N works best and with very few bugs after a factory reset imo.
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Talk of bugs .I've experienced another one on my WhatsApp. It can't send screenshots .
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I'm not rooted yet .I don't have xposed installer on my Nexus. I'm still enjoying Google's services on stock Nexus for a while
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Doesn't need root and no xposed
Just flashable zip