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So I was waiting to get the Samsung Galaxy S 2, but since I had this upgrade and 2 in October, I decided to go ahead and try out the Thrill. I am coming from a Captivate and wanted the following changes: a WORKING gps, a flash for the camera, dual core, and a front facing camera.
The Good:
1) Speed. This thing is pretty snappy.
2) Feel. I like the solid feel of this phone. Size is fine. I like the weight of the phone too.
3) Screen. I like the 4.3 over the 4" screen. I dont mind that it is not a Super AMOLD +. Screen still looks good.
4) GPS works. Yay! Sooo much nicer than the Captivate. Well works great in the car, but not so great in the house. But it is still much better than my Captivate. I can actually do driving directions with an error of 5 feet. Not bad.
5) 3D is pretty cool, but it is not something I care about too much.
6) Square front face. I like this because you can use generic rectangular screen protectors on this and it works fine.
The Bad:
1) Battery. Not soo great. Worse than the Captivate. Need to make sure I am near a charger or get a bigger battery.
2) Speaker. This speaker volume is very low. Calls, music, ring tones are much much lower than the Captivate.
3) Slow camera capture... Its pretty slow. Not unusable, but annoying.
4) The charging port. I am not a fan of the cover for the USB port. Trying to plug in the cord in the dark is near impossible.
The Issues:
1) Random Reboots. I have experienced this twice so far. The phone randomly reboots itself. It has not happened when I have used it. Its when it is idle it just reboots.
2) Distorted speakers. When I have the phone on speaker and up at peak volume, that is very noticeable distortion coming through the.
3) Random issues with Bluetooth and Sync in my Ford truck. The phone will occasionally tell me that blue tooth encountered an error and wont connect.
Do any of you guys suffer from the random reboots, low volume, distorted speaker on high, or issues with bluetooth?
Another thing I am worried about is developer support. Do you think this will pick up some time? Im tempted to exchange for a SG2 because I know the community support will be huge.
shaxs said:
1) Random Reboots. I have experienced this twice so far. The phone randomly reboots itself. It has not happened when I have used it. Its when it is idle it just reboots.
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Try waterbeer firmware.
The only issue I've experienced is the poor speakerphone volume, but I think that's more of a problem with the location of the speaker, not the volume.
It makes for bad video calls unless you're in a completely quiet room.
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shaxs said:
So I was waiting to get the Samsung Galaxy S 2, but since I had this upgrade and 2 in October, I decided to go ahead and try out the Thrill. I am coming from a Captivate and wanted the following changes: a WORKING gps, a flash for the camera, dual core, and a front facing camera.
The Good:
1) Speed. This thing is pretty snappy.
2) Feel. I like the solid feel of this phone. Size is fine. I like the weight of the phone too.
3) Screen. I like the 4.3 over the 4" screen. I dont mind that it is not a Super AMOLD +. Screen still looks good.
4) GPS works. Yay! Sooo much nicer than the Captivate. Well works great in the car, but not so great in the house. But it is still much better than my Captivate. I can actually do driving directions with an error of 5 feet. Not bad.
5) 3D is pretty cool, but it is not something I care about too much.
6) Square front face. I like this because you can use generic rectangular screen protectors on this and it works fine.
The Bad:
1) Battery. Not soo great. Worse than the Captivate. Need to make sure I am near a charger or get a bigger battery.
2) Speaker. This speaker volume is very low. Calls, music, ring tones are much much lower than the Captivate.
3) Slow camera capture... Its pretty slow. Not unusable, but annoying.
4) The charging port. I am not a fan of the cover for the USB port. Trying to plug in the cord in the dark is near impossible.
The Issues:
1) Random Reboots. I have experienced this twice so far. The phone randomly reboots itself. It has not happened when I have used it. Its when it is idle it just reboots.
2) Distorted speakers. When I have the phone on speaker and up at peak volume, that is very noticeable distortion coming through the.
3) Random issues with Bluetooth and Sync in my Ford truck. The phone will occasionally tell me that blue tooth encountered an error and wont connect.
Do any of you guys suffer from the random reboots, low volume, distorted speaker on high, or issues with bluetooth?
Another thing I am worried about is developer support. Do you think this will pick up some time? Im tempted to exchange for a SG2 because I know the community support will be huge.
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Prior to upgrading (about 2 days) to the Thriller rom I had one reboot (that I noticed). Haven't noticed any since (about 2 days).
Speaker phone volume is pretty low. Haven't noticed any crackling though.
And I don't notice so much slow picture taking as I do how it is for the camera to open and load. I actually keep my camera on the continuous setting which takes a series of eapid pics since most of my pictures are of my 1 year old who can't sit still
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CallMeAria said:
Prior to upgrading (about 2 days) to the Thriller rom I had one reboot (that I noticed). Haven't noticed any since (about 2 days).
Speaker phone volume is pretty low. Haven't noticed any crackling though.
And I don't notice so much slow picture taking as I do how it is for the camera to open and load. I actually keep my camera on the continuous setting which takes a series of eapid pics since most of my pictures are of my 1 year old who can't sit still
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Thanks for the reply. Im learning to live with the few let downs. It has not rebooted. I *hear* there is a software fix coming soon from LG for battery drain so that is good. I wish I could find a way to boost the volume though.
I've had my Thrill for about 3 weeks and have had random reboots a total of 3 times. I wasn't too happy about it but it happens. The first time was when I launched the camera, I don't remember the second but the third was when I was watching a 3D movie in my gallery and clicked "home" it crashed instead. So in my case every random reboot has been related to the Camera/Gallery and since the camera is slow as ever so I'm not super surprised. The worst part is my battery loses about 20% or more when it comes back on like rebooting just sucked a quarter of my battery away. Either way I still love this phone.
I haven't noticed any distortion but I don't ever put volume of any of my devices at full. I feel they aren't intended for that and have blown speakers that way before so I'm always careful.
I love the screen but it could be prettier
The charge port is impossible to plug in, in the dark.
Looks like att would have tested this phone more than had
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TylDurden said:
I've had my Thrill for about 3 weeks and have had random reboots a total of 3 times. I wasn't too happy about it but it happens. The first time was when I launched the camera, I don't remember the second but the third was when I was watching a 3D movie in my gallery and clicked "home" it crashed instead. So in my case every random reboot has been related to the Camera/Gallery and since the camera is slow as ever so I'm not super surprised. The worst part is my battery loses about 20% or more when it comes back on like rebooting just sucked a quarter of my battery away. Either way I still love this phone.
I haven't noticed any distortion but I don't ever put volume of any of my devices at full. I feel they aren't intended for that and have blown speakers that way before so I'm always careful.
I love the screen but it could be prettier
The charge port is impossible to plug in, in the dark.
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My random reboots are when I am not doing anything personally with the phone. I notice it because the phone is on the desk next to me and then I notice movement (on the screen) and the phone then reboots.
Well speaking of the devil. My phone was just sitting on my desk and I noticed the boot splash screen, the sucker just randomly rebooted on my for no reason.
I have had at least 2 random reboots within the last 2 days. In both cases I tried wiping the phone but I expect it to happen again.
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msm903 said:
I have had at least 2 random reboots within the last 2 days. In both cases I tried wiping the phone but I expect it to happen again.
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Seems to be a trend.... hopefully LG can find and fix that issue.
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I have has the Thrill for about 1 week now. I have had the device reboot on me once. I loaded Thriller on there and this has not been a reoccurring issue since. All-in-all I love the device, the hardware is awesome and it runs great!!! It was a very good choice of device after 4 years of iPhone.
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I loaded Thriller on there and this has not been a reoccurring issue since.
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Thriller? The video?
I came from an iPhone as well and am very happy. (except for the battery of course)
I have had my Thrill for about 3 weeks now and the only issues are:
- Periodic Bluetooth connectivity loss (LG HBS-700 headset)
- Poor battery life
- Slow camera (but takes better than decent pics for a 5 MP camera)
- Display likes to black out during calls making it difficult to do other things during a call
Other than these I have experienced no other issues and have been extremely happy with this phone. After returning 3 Atrix and 2 Infuse devices, I could not be any happier.
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I have had my Thrill for about 3 weeks now and the only issues are:
- Periodic Bluetooth connectivity loss (LG HBS-700 headset)
- Poor battery life
- Slow camera (but takes better than decent pics for a 5 MP camera)
- Display likes to black out during calls making it difficult to do other things during a call
Other than these I have experienced no other issues and have been extremely happy with this phone. After returning 3 Atrix and 2 Infuse devices, I could not be any happier.
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- Display likes to black out during calls making it difficult to do other things during a call
That's a feature not a issue.
If you want to do other stuff during a call, just don't move your finger over the sensor on the top right of the phone.
Ive had my LG Thrill 4G since launch day and so far I have
- random reboot
- very very slow camera
- music player skips
- sh!ty battery life.
I was hoping this phone would be a replacement for my iPhone 4 but I comes up short.
3) Random issues with Bluetooth and Sync in my Ford truck. The phone will occasionally tell me that blue tooth encountered an error and wont connect.
^^^
same issue here when i had my first one, so i returned it for a replacement and got my second one, and still the same issue,
so i hope there will be a fix for it soon !!!
i drive BMW 328XI
ive used many other phones and it works with no issues, but sadly not the LG Thrill
Hrm....granted i didnt use my phone mutch at all....1 day 3hrs and I am still at 67%
i have good and bad battery days....just depends on usage
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Battery started out pretty bad. But its getting better as the days go by. Im trying to ne realistic though considering the specs of the phone and the battery capacity I'm no expecting it to last as long as the smaller, slower phone I upgrades from. I've also accepted that no android phone will probably ever have the battery life of a fruit phone so theres no sense in making a comparison there.
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bklynkid said:
I have had my Thrill for about 3 weeks now and the only issues are:
- Periodic Bluetooth connectivity loss (LG HBS-700 headset)
- Poor battery life
- Slow camera (but takes better than decent pics for a 5 MP camera)
- Display likes to black out during calls making it difficult to do other things during a call
Other than these I have experienced no other issues and have been extremely happy with this phone. After returning 3 Atrix and 2 Infuse devices, I could not be any happier.
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i have had some of the same issues with Thriller, but id rather have those than my device rebooting at random
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TylDurden said:
Thriller? The video?
I came from an iPhone as well and am very happy. (except for the battery of course)
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Thriller is a ROM for this device, try it out you'll like it. look in the Android Development section for installation how to.
Hello everyone, I am very interested in buying this tablet because of the win 8.1+Android boot BUT I have read mixed reviews that some come ok while others come with problems. I personally don't want to deal with broken youtube, play store and etc.
Is there like a stock android ROM for this? Will flashing a new ROM damage the windows in the Tablet? Is it fairly straightfoward like a normal android tablet? Any tips, opinions, reviews and etc. Are greatly appreciated.
I have purchased this tablet and using it for a few weeks now. Dual boot Air II (not the 3G as I've seen videos on youtube showing that they are slower than the Air II). When I first got it, the play store wasn't working, however, when I updated the software through Teclast's update app (all in chinese) it work.
I haven't had any problems with it so far, everything is working fine. I've tried some very heavy games without any lag. It just lowers the brightness if it gets to hot. Also another note, I hated their UI, I think they tried to copy iOS. So I just downloaded a custom launcher and fixed the problem.
Based from my own experience I would recommend this tablet. I also bought it for the dual boot capabilities. (came pre-installed with dual boot windows 8.1 + android 4.4.4)
im quite frustrated with mine...here are the reasons.
windows runs very well. would be great apart from the fact that the battery wont get me through a whole day of fair use. also, wifi seems to drop sometimes.
android runs SLOW. launcher stuff is a bit laggy. it has to pause to think quite often. and wifi, again seems very spotty - stops working for 30 seconds randomly - frustrating.
also....with regards putting different roms on, etc - there is less knowledge out there about the Air ii - most of the posts are relevant to the 3g model so finding solid information about the Air ii is difficult. I cant recommend at this stage...
in regards to the wifi, try turning off wifi optimization in the settings
it seemed to work better on mine after I turned it off.
buddy,
how's the battery life?
any cons now???
Got the Teclast X98 Air 2 HG8N a few days ago from TinyDeal. Arrived with dual boot 4.4/8.1, both in Chinese. Had to change to English, get online and ran OTA/Windows updates. No issues with camera orientation or Google Play. So far, very nice tablet. The Windows experience is odd. I want to swipe a lot for navigation since I've owned a few iOS/Android tablets before. Taking some getting used to actually using scrollbars again. Also found out that some sites and programs really are not designed for such a relatively small screen. Options are very small and hard to hit correctly with a finger. Stylus helps, but still tricky occasionally. I would recommend it with the caveats that it will not be in English, Android has a lot of crapware, and Windows can be tricky. I would like to install W10 and custom ROM but still trying to get a handle on the process for this model. Similar model threads are hundreds of pages, and may not be entirely compatible with this one.
Editing my post after getting a few more days hands on with this one. Initially there was a lot of focus on setup, config, tweaking, it was my new toy. Got it to a comfortable, useable state and now down to actual usage. The screen is gorgeous, that part still holds very true. The battery life is terrible. Android seems better than Windows, but I haven't done any benchmarking or close examination. It looks like for Android at least, the OS itself is consuming the most battery. I haven't gotten a single day of usage without stopping to charge at least once. I pretty much just keep it plugged up unless I walk outside with it for a bit. Right now focusing on how I can replace the pre-installed OS's and see if that will be any better. I have years of experience in IT, but not in an area like this so it is slow going for the moment. I'd recommend this still, but be prepared to tinker a long time. If you want an out of the box experience ready to go then this is not a good choice at all.
I have had my airII 3g since about february 2015. I still like it. screen is great - usually have the brightness turned right down to low as I use it indoors. have used both windows and android and it works well. I prefer to use android, windows buttons can be small to try and touch. Main use for mine is just facebook and internet browsing, and reading books, I did take it on a couple 8 hour flights and watched downloaded videos in windows and it was awesome. Speakers could be a bit louder. Once I rooted it and removed chinese android seems to run way better, battery life is good in my opinion but I guess im not a heavy user. I do have wifi drops in android although I recently downloaded wififix from playstore and it seems to be a lot better. Also after rooting i have found I rarely get the thermal brightness throttling message - cant remember last time I saw it. Tablet seems well made and has a bit of weight to it, I have mine in a Ipad air case which is good, its just the camera holes dont match. The 2.5amp charger that comes with it would be the minimum I would want to charge it with, my kids have teclast x80h with 2amp charger and its too small. I think there is also an issue when having bluetooth on for my headphone and using the wifi at same time can cause wifi to be slow. either way I am happy with purchase, knowing that at the end of the day it is a chinese tablet and would require tinkering with and maybe some issues, but its great specs for the money. I dont use 3g on it, i mainly only bought it as it was 64gig model.
It is a great device
i have the air ii hg9m and i would only recommend this to someone who is comfortable troubleshooting and fixing small issues as these chinese tablets are plagued with them, fortunately theres tons of support from this site with lots of cool people fixing any issue that might arise, as for mine (the newest air ii at the time of this hg9m) ive only had minor issues, like choppy 3d games in android, standby battery drain in windows, some overheating, slow charging and battery calibration issues, and no ota updates in android. but the basic functionality of the device has remained in tact. Thats also a huge advantage of dual os, if im having an issue with one os i can try the other to do what i want. If youre truly looking for a trouble free experience then apple is the way to go, imo they are your best bet at a good 100% trouble free experience, but you pay a lot for those odds.
Stylus?
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Taking some getting used to actually using scrollbars again. Also found out that some sites and programs really are not designed for such a relatively small screen. Options are very small and hard to hit correctly with a finger. Stylus helps, but still tricky occasionally. I would recommend it with the caveats that it will not be in English, Android has a lot of crapware, and Windows can be tricky. I would like to install W10 and custom ROM but still trying to get a handle on the process for this model. Similar model threads are hundreds of pages, and may not be entirely compatible with this one.
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Would you mind sharing what stylus are you using that works with this tablet? I have not found one that works.
Thanks!
gatorgal88 said:
Would you mind sharing what stylus are you using that works with this tablet?
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Couple of little generics I had laying around but both had a metal mesh tip. The rubber tips didn't work for me on this one either.
Hi,
I have read the comments in amazon and also seen the reviews of Lenovo ZUK Z1 indian unit.
i found there are some issues like :-
-near the home button right side led light is not working properly.
-there are some heating issues in normal usage also.
-it hangs when we are in a call and there is only one way i.e. reboot of device.
-i also found comments saying that there is much difference between indian unit and other unit.
According to specs the hardware is realy good in this price segment but still some comments are saying its not worth to buy it.
Can anyone suggests wether i should go for Lenovo ZUK z1 (indian unit) or not.
I'm fairly happy with my ZUK Z1! I myself dide any of the issues you described, though I did have a major battery issue which I had to get fixed. Much more detail below;
The capacitive buttons' LED lights are just small white dots - they are a bit dim and hard to see outside (I believe that's just the way they are on the device). Regardless they do work fine - though I personally prefer on-screen buttons (navbar), which is an awesome option on Cyanogen which I do use (together with the physical home button). Phone does not feel hot to me (compared to other Android I tried - such as Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and LG G4 which did get confidently hotter). Calls work fine. I have no experience at all with the Indian version, I just had the International version with Cyanogen OS.
Now the problem I did have was that the battery my device came with was screwed up. The phone would turn off at random times and often display inaccurate battery percentages (e.g. fluctuating percentages, or phone displaying 1% for hours). It was really bad, a serious fault. Thankfully I was able to get it fixed for free thru warranty - since I bought it from a local store with 1 year warranty coverage (which was extremely useful for once). They replaced my battery for free and now it works great!
So that being said - there is indeed always a risk of getting a device with a hardware fault. Budget devices like this may be more prone to QA issues but remember that devices of any type or price occasionally have unit faults like that. Also keep in mind that people who have these issues are more likely to shout online than people who don't.
Overall though - I am quite happy with this device. It is fast and snappy, the battery life is indeed very good (lasts me a day and a half of fairly heavy usage) and I also like the fingerprint sensor (though I've had some mixed results with it. My tip is to make sure you initially scan your finger as best and fully as you can). I like the stock+ Android feel with Cyanogen OS (though Cyanogen are taking their sweet time with the Marshmallow update for this device! Though there are good custom ROMs for this device including CM13). I can recommend it.
If you can get it with warranty I say it's really a good choice, especially as a decent warranty can remove your worries. If I'd consider another device it would Xiamoi Redmi 3 Note Pro, which has similar specs but with a newer, better more efficient Snapdragon chip. There is also the ZUK Z2, but I think it's a shame that it has a smaller battery.
It's a decent phone but I wouldn't recommend it. A lot of people have problems with the home button (mine included) the fingerprint scanner doesn't work anymore. Cos has some nice features but the security patch is from last month and still no word on when we receive marshmallow.
My 2 cents, do yourself a favor, forget this phone unless it's free or very good bargain, it was promising at the start, end up as nightmare for most owners, just read some of the thread, every components has some issues, sound, GPS, home bottom, screen, battery, charging, COs patches, you name it.
Yeah, this phone turned out to be a huge disappointment. I faced issues with the original unit as well as the replacement unit. Eventually, I returned it and got myself a refund.
1. Back button led is dimmer than the menu button led. This is really annoying if you're used to the capacitive buttons. Even though it's a mid-range phone, this is not something that I'd expect because Rs.13,500 is still a good amount of money.
2. The phone has very obvious heating issues, especially near the top. Even when idle, temps refused to drop below 37-38 degrees. While charging, it was easily crossing the 50 degree mark. While running apps, it was crossing 60 degrees. My first unit became warm in my pocket for no reason at all.
3. The replacement unit that I received had vibration issues. The vibration kept turning off randomly. It used to turn back on after a few seconds.
4. Adaptive brightness is very slow. It takes a good 3-4 seconds for the ambient sensor to recognize the change in light intensity. I turned it off immediately.
5. Double tap to wake stops working after some time and you have to soft reboot the phone to get it to work again. However, I did not face this issue with the replacement unit.
6. The fingerprint sensor is not really as accurate and fast as the company claims it to be. The fact that you have to press the home button to wake the phone first adds to the time taken to unlock the phone. The fact that the home button isn't exactly soft does not help. More often than not, I had to keep my finger placed on the home button even after waking the device just to get it to recognize my fingerprint.
7. This one's a minor con but the ZUK printed below Lenovo on the back was slanted and not aligned perfectly below Lenovo. The print also appeared cheap and looked like it will come off pretty easily.
Considering the OPO has pretty much the same specs, I don't understand why the ZUK Z1 is plagued with so many issues. Also, in all the online reviews, the international version of the phone didn't seem to have all the above issues. Kinda makes me wonder if Lenovo has cut corners for the Indian launch of the phone, hence, the lower than the international version pricing.
Honestly, at this point, there's not much point in buying this phone. There are better and cheaper options available. Not to mention, some great phones will be coming out in the next couple of months, so it'd be better if you're willing to wait.
karthiksha said:
zuk z1 international version same in India ?
indian unit zuk z1 model is "z1221" its is same international version ???
any hardware changes in Indian units ??
why Indian unit having lenovo logo,zuk logo & other information in back side.. ?
but in international version only zuk logo on back side..
in Facebook and other site - my mobile recognized as "Sony xperia z1" anybody facing this problems ??
anyone using volte ?? zuk z1 have volte ??
how to check support mobile connectivity information like gsm band,lte band ?
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Mine is also showing up as a xperia z 1
very happy with this phone. after a day's work, i still have about 50% of juice. I've had xiaomi, LG, Xperia in the past. this phone just rocks.
using zuk z1
wouldnt recommend. breaking home button and missing software support and updates ... if my homebutton is broken i will swap it at amazon und buy another phone.
anybody solved the problem of failed recognition (zuk z1 = sony xperia z1). is it possible that that is the reason for google play store some apps show me that my device is not supported?
I don't know how much longer I can put up with Samsung. I've been with them since the note 1 and it's so bad now. Everything from poor software to faulty hardware. GPS seems like its never worked correctly, no matter what they do. Updates cripple their phones. Their camera has certainly gone backwards in quality since the note 4 camera. The phone is lagging and slow always. Even in safe mode. The battery life is 3 hours at best, which is unacceptable. They force updates now, like Microsoft. They bundle things that you can't remove like facebook and instagram, but make you separately download their media players? That's backwards. The reception is horrible compared to other phones. Wi-Fi drops all the time, even next to my router. It has to warn me every single time I plug in headphones that it could damage my hearing. It has to notify me every single time I open the camera that location is either on or off. Charging is slow. Games shudder and lag no matter what I do. I can remove huge, useless apps like facebook. I can't root because of the locked bootloaders. I can't ever quickly see my new facebook messages because it has to now group multiple notifications and there is no way to turn off the "open chat heads" nonsense. The only thing mine doesn't do is over heat it seems like. That green battery ic9on update with the ultimate new UI completely compromised my Note. T-Mobile won't take it back without paying $50 either.
Samsung seems to have turned their backs on what their actual fans want in favor of being an iClone. Why does every single app and menu have a search bar now? Annoying. The drop down menu and notifications have severely dropped in quality since ICS. Does anyone else feel this way at all? It took me a long time to swallow my pride and get the note 2 way back when. Now I regret that I did. I can't find a way around these issues and no one will help.
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I've been scouring the web trying to find *current* info about the overheating issue, but all I'm finding is stuff from last year. Nothing new about whether it was ever fixed by a software path, or if current inventory has a hardware fix, or if Google just ignored it as they often do. I'd like to know if I buy a new Pixel 5a today, directly from Google, if it still may have the problem. I'd be grateful for any info, thanks!
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I've been scouring the web trying to find *current* info about the overheating issue, but all I'm finding is stuff from last year. Nothing new about whether it was ever fixed by a software path, or if current inventory has a hardware fix, or if Google just ignored it as they often do. I'd like to know if I buy a new Pixel 5a today, directly from Google, if it still may have the problem. I'd be grateful for any info, thanks!
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I don't play games and I don't use 4k video on my camera. For me phone is great didn't get worm once, but that is just my use, pictures, fullHD video, chat, video calls, phonecalls and browsing and watching videos.
I meet this problem when I take photos or video ([email protected]).
I have had issues by simply using Android Auto in my vehicle in less than 10 minutes of use. I have also experienced the overheating when recording videos even though I have followed all of the tips in Google's support email.
If I'm using Android Auto, I have to keep the phone in front of an AC vent in my car - otherwise all radios shut off within 1-2 minutes, followed a few minutes later by an overheat message (at that point it's already throttled so bad that the phone is completely unusable anyway).
Any teleconference app that uses the front camera causes it to shut down all radios about 1-2 minutes before popping up the overheat message with no warning before turning off radios (Zoom, Mychart, CVS Minute Clinic, Teladoc, even a Facebook Messenger video call). Drove me crazy trying to do a telemedicine appointment with my doctor, he finally called me instead.
Even just trying to do a phone call with Google Maps running during the call makes this damn thing overheat. Taking it out of the case (Spigen Slimarmor) seems to delay it by about a minute.
Honestly, if Fi didn't require me to keep it active for 120 days to keep the discount I got on it, I would have run the damn thing under an 18 wheeler by now. The only benefits over my old OP8T are the camera app and the physical size. That's it. Luckily I still have it, so once I hit that 120 days, I'm going back to the 8T.
Has anyone tried alternate ROMs to see if they handle the overheating issue any better? I'm especially interested in LineageOS. I imagine some kernel changes to scheduling and clocks could handle things better for this processor.