I'm on N... Things...
1) is the downgrade resolution feature still here? I can't find it
2) does the "close apps when power button is pressed" do anything different than a regular task killer? Is this useful?
3) how do you control whether or not a notification peeks?
4) i seem to be having data sync only every few minutes for background apps (whatsapp, hangouts). im not in any sort of power saving mode and ive made sure those apps dont close behind the scenes. ideas?
Anyone? These notifications are driving me nuts.
Hello, sorry you didn't get any replys on here, last time i was in here i made a post and nobody replied to me, so i deleted my account and ended up coming back because i too wanna update to Android N which you already have. The firmware is still Beta stage so it's normal that you see lota of bugs and such.
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Maybe im expecting too much:
When I press gallery, almost 1/3 of the time only 1 or 2 categories come up and no thumbnails. Then i exit and press again and a few more things show up. Then i exit again and usually the 3rd time or so the app opens properly.
Also, about once every 2 weeks i press an app and it opens a different app. And this happens with multiple apps. The only way to fix it is to reboot.
I dont use a task manager
I reboot the phone every couple of days
I wipe the phone about once every 1 or 2 months
Is one of the above practices ruining my device?
I bought the phone and i havent done anything custom to it. Why does my polished 2.1 firmware work like a 5th grade science experiment?
Have occasionally noticed that the gallery app does not pick up all images and categories... something with the media scanner... try using the media scanner in the dev tools app or unmount and remount ur sd card...
Never had any problems with apps opening wrong apps... this is very strange... I have no idea why this is happening and quite frankly, I can;t think of anything which would serve as a possible solution!
Occasionally I've had the latest picture taken not show up in the gallery, but that's it. Stock O/S is great.
Never had it open the wrong app.
I don't run a task killer, don't reboot & have never wiped.
About the app opening the wrong app thing I guess its good news if I'm the only one. Is it possible that I've downloaded an app that is causing it? Or is it more likely an OS issue? it seems a little cheesy that the phone does this, if I could fix it without rebooting that would be a step in the right direction...
Likely an app you downloaded, or just something a little off about the flashing of your update, or a bad RAM memory block at the wrong place.
As for the gallery, I thought I had that issue a bit too, but I noticed that more than anything it just takes a really long time to open fully if it has been kicked out of the cache.
As for the original question posed in the thread title, Android is still Beta in a lot of ways. 2.0/1 is a huge change in many ways from 1.6. It sounds like 2.2 is going to be a bit of a change as well, but instead of changing nearly everything, it is going to build of 2.0/1 plus add in some changes. I am willing to bet that until the release after Gingerbread (the OS after 2.2, aka FroYo), not sure what the "H" release will be codenamed will we see an OS that isn't "Beta" in enough ways for me to call it non-Beta personally... then again, so far Android is less buggy than windows mobile, better than Blackberry even, and on par with iPhone OS, if not better in these regards.
Just like an OS for a computer, same holds true for a smartphone, there are going to be bugs, there are going to be bad programs/apps, and so forth.
I think you should wait for FroYo, if Android still doesn't meet your standards, root and flash some of the custom ROMs. Enom is very stock like, but fixes many of the little bugs, as does Cyan, although with Cyan you do get a few more bugs in some of the development apps and what not.
Just a thought, but maybe you're suffering from the occasional wacky touchscreen issue?
So it's not that it's just opening the wrong app, but the screen is registering a touch in a different place, it's usually most noticable when typing. If it is that, then a simple lock/unlock will solve it, no need for a reboot.
I been using Advanced Task Manager 4.1 before I updated to froyo and it killed all my unwanted apps very well. All the roms I tryed on 2.2 do this: they leave the apps connected to the internet open. It just wastes my battery. I tryed a bunch of other task killers and none of them work, the apps still stay open. I need to kill the apps untill the next time I open them. Anyone know a way to do that on 2.2 or what my prolem is?
Might want to state what your problem is or ask a question
I edited my post, any way you or someone else can help
artii829 said:
I been using Advanced Task Manager 4.1 before I updated to froyo and it killed all my unwanted apps very well. All the roms I tryed on 2.2 do this: they leave the apps connected to the internet open. It just wastes my battery. I tryed a bunch of other task killers and none of them work, the apps still stay open. I need to kill the apps untill the next time I open them. Anyone know a way to do that on 2.2 or what my prolem is?
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For one thing you might want to download DroidWall and disable internet access to all unwanted apps. It is like Firewall for your android.
Also try Taskiller. I m using it and it kills apps and never let them start until screen turns on again.
-Sekhar
See thats the thing, I want them to be off untill I turn them on myself. I think I'll re-download DroidWall (I have known about it) and all task killers do the same thing I guess, which is kill the apps untill the next time you turn on your screen =/
Could you give us an example of these apps that are "staying connected" and some indication of what you're testing to know that they are staying connected?
Apps like: Bloo (Facebook), Hi IM, Android Market, Weather Bug, & others that dont use internet like Astrid Tasks, Startup Cleaner Pro, Titanium Backup, TeslaLED & toggle apps.
I just want them closed when I kill them. Right now I have a shortcut to managing apps so I click on the running tab and manually force close them but thats a pain.
INDICATION: killing weather bug and the notification with the temperature stays.
After killing the apps I have listed they pop up again in the task manager 30 seconds later.
Long time iphone 1st gen and then iphone 4 user and while I like certain aspects of my first android phone, i.e the openness of the software Im coming up short on a few simple tasks.
1. Notifications, I have tried Widget locker for them on the lockscreen but while they show for phone and messages, they dont for gmail and email. I have tried go notifications but that doesnt seem to do anything at all. I just cant seem to find anything that just works as it did so seamlessly on the iphone.
2. My bluetooth headset doesnt seem to be as smooth as on iphone either, pushing the button on my headset doesnt seem to enable the voice dialling or wake my phone up. If I switch on my phone and then press the button it seems to eventually start working, but it can be hit and miss.
3. Battery Life seems really poor and I have to charge every night even after only light use. Im use power saving, easy task manager and easy battery manager but it doesnt seem to be helping all that much.
Other things like the camera not seeming to match the iphone, the screen apart from the great size not matching the iphone quality and the battery life not being anywhere close to the iphones are bugbears but things I could learn to live with if I could get notifications, bluetooth and battery running better.
The fact I can plug in usb sticks and hook up to the tv and upgrade my memory with a simple sd card are fantastic additions and Im really trying to fall in love with this phone, but just struggling a little.
Any help?
pewdle said:
Long time iphone 1st gen and then iphone 4 user and while I like certain aspects of my first android phone, i.e the openness of the software Im coming up short on a few simple tasks.
1. Notifications, I have tried Widget locker for them on the lockscreen but while they show for phone and messages, they dont for gmail and email. I have tried go notifications but that doesnt seem to do anything at all. I just cant seem to find anything that just works as it did so seamlessly on the iphone.
3. Battery Life seems really poor and I have to charge every night even after only light use. Im use power saving, easy task manager and easy battery manager but it doesnt seem to be helping all that much.
Any help?
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1. Try using settings in gmail and email (instead of global settings)
3. Install newest firmware. If not using your phone, you should then get a maximum consumption of 1-2% per hour which is a good value.
Nothing in settings of either email program will put notification bubbles in home or lock screen, it's purely at the top bar.
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Yes, that's the way it is in android.
Maybe you like BackLightNotification (BLN) which is offered in some custom roms. You also need an app for customize and activate this.
Maybe you try GO Launcher at your homescreen...I think you can have notifications for sms with this...but I am not sure.
Currently I use Simplicity Rom 2.1.1 with Semaphore Kernel 2.6.0beta.
Download DroidNotify from the market, that will solve your notification issues at least....
I would suggest you Juice Defender (android market) for battery life..install it, set at extreme and voula! ..your data connections will be disabled when screen off, you can set your smartphone to go into airplane mode over night (saving you a lot of juice)
If you manage to get one of OC/UV (overclock/undervolt) app that works on stock ROMs (I would suggest Tegrak overclock app), you can have even more juice..with undervolting.
I have just bought a new Galaxy Note and I think it is really really good, but there's just a few things that I'm not sure how to do and what certain things mean etc:
1. I have only ever had a H symbol with 2 arrows in the notification bar. I thought that I would have a 3G symbol but this has never appeared. Question is, what is the H symbol and is my 3G working? I have just turned off fast dormancy, as I have read that it may drain batter, and now I have an E where the H usually is. What is the E for?
2. I'd like to improve the battery life and I have read on here of a few ways to do that. One of the ways is to make sure that apps don't update too regularly. Where do I actually go to check how often the apps update?
3. I have downloaded a few apps and some have saved to the SD card and some have saved to the phone. Why is this? How do I choose where apps save to?
4. I used to have an iPhone 4 and I was forever double tapping the menu button and closing down apps. As far as I am aware with an adroid phone you don't need to do this? Is that right?
I'm sorry for length of this post and the amount of questions that I have asked. I am normally really good with phones but the galaxy note is more like a computer and I would rather just ask the questions than figure it all out myself over time.
Thanks in advance.
H is like 3.5G its a little faster than 3G bit still not 4G. E or edge is 2G.
You can check in the settings of most apps itself how frequently they auto update
As far as moving apps go you can go to setting then apps and choose where the app is, except for system apps.
To close apps and not have them run in the background you have to long press the home button and then swipe the app you want to close
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ottawayd said:
I have just bought a new Galaxy Note and I think it is really really good, but there's just a few things that I'm not sure how to do and what certain things mean etc:
1. I have only ever had a H symbol with 2 arrows in the notification bar. I thought that I would have a 3G symbol but this has never appeared. Question is, what is the H symbol and is my 3G working? I have just turned off fast dormancy, as I have read that it may drain batter, and now I have an E where the H usually is. What is the E for?
2. I'd like to improve the battery life and I have read on here of a few ways to do that. One of the ways is to make sure that apps don't update too regularly. Where do I actually go to check how often the apps update?
3. I have downloaded a few apps and some have saved to the SD card and some have saved to the phone. Why is this? How do I choose where apps save to?
4. I used to have an iPhone 4 and I was forever double tapping the menu button and closing down apps. As far as I am aware with an adroid phone you don't need to do this? Is that right?
I'm sorry for length of this post and the amount of questions that I have asked. I am normally really good with phones but the galaxy note is more like a computer and I would rather just ask the questions than figure it all out myself over time.
Thanks in advance.
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H is the fastest internet you'll get on your note, the downside of it is that it drains the battery pretty fast. As for me, I switch to it when I want to load YouTube videos, download lots of data and similar. You can download a "3G switch" widget from Google Play to quickly jump between H(3G) and EDGE(the E symbol, slower internet, but much better battery life)
By turning off the automatic sync, you save a lot of data and battery life, you can do that via Settings > Accounts and Sync. Personally, I find it better to manually refresh my email and similar when I need it, but it's your decision.
Since Note has a massive internal memory, you should keep all apps installed to the internal memory rather than the SD card, for the fastest experience, since none of the apps need to load from the slower SD card.
Android handles processes very well by itself so there is no need to manually "kill" apps. If you wish to end some unresponsive ones, you can get SystemPanel Task manager from the Google Play store, it's pretty good.
Feel free to PM me for any further questions
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ottawayd said:
2. I'd like to improve the battery life and I have read on here of a few ways to do that. One of the ways is to make sure that apps don't update too regularly. Where do I actually go to check how often the apps update?
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besides turning the global sync off, you can:
- check the betterbatterystats thread, it may seem confusing at first, but it's worth the effort
- disable gps location
- in all internet apps (e.g. facebook, rss readers, weather etc. ) turn the automatic updates off (or set to every 8/16/24hr)
- if you feel brave, check either autostarts or autorun manager in the market (both apps paid) - based on trial and error you can disable triggers which make apps to autostart, without damaging their functionality
- avoid taskkillers
- check lama (also on market, free), you can set it to do a lot of things, like turn wifi on when you're at home and switch to mobile when not, turn sync and internet off when screen is of etc. etc.
I have hunted for details of the new XXLT9 update and can find virtually nothing. We have 2 notes running LSO/LSZ very well indeed with good battery life and little lag and wonder what the total benefits/losses are of the new update. If it helps any one. I put our good battery life down to this, (phones have never been rooted by the way.) disable all unused/undesired apps.. yahoo etc, but clear each unwanted programs cache and data first then take the green tick out and only then disable. Even all the other programs you use take the green ticks out except chaton / messages /email and any other necessary priority app, I mean literally go through every app and take out the green tick unless its needed then set email to manual sync unless your a business, set the screen mode to the lowest brightness setting acceptable to you, then put power saving on in the task bar set screen time out to 15 secs unless your doing something special and turn brightness down as low as you find you can.I have just 27 good apps on mine (green ticks are out.). I have mentioned disabling for another reason as well, I noticed with the last maps and the play services updates that you cannot disable them or take the ticks out and I'll be surprised if I'm the only one out of millions who disables these, I mean why if you you use maps once or nonce a day should you leave it spying on you and using your data all day reporting back to google and taking up ram but I'm thinking the new update XXLT9 will have all the latest google versions baked in so people can't uninstall the updates back to the version they can disable, if this turns out to be the only reason ,thinly veiled by some little unworthy treat I'll stay put, but if theres any good new features/benefits it would be good if some one could share.
Thank you.