Hopefully this will address some of the performance issues with Wear 2.0??
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...s-revamp-makes-the-os-work-more-like-android/
It seems to come to the ZW3, but I'm not too optimistic about the optimizations. Asus did not a very good job in bringing AW2 to ZW3.
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I saw that article. I'm hoping that there are some optimizations in AW3 that are just inherent to the improvements made by Google themselves. Most of these watches run on virtually identical hardware, so there shouldn't be much performance/endurance difference between them.
Is the update going to be pushed by ASUS or WearOS app?
If it's going to be by ASUS, I don't think we will ever get it.
I know what the article says, but what do we think the chances are we will get the update?
Has anyone got 2.1?https://m.gsmarena.com/the_redesign...ling_out_to_smartwatches_today-news-33513.php
I got an Android Wear Update last night on the phone and the watch, but it changed absolutely nothing.
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I got an Android Wear Update last night on the phone and the watch, but it changed absolutely nothing.
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@Der-Knuffi
If you look in your app drawer you will see that the
text/label/fonts next to the icons is now a very bold
and nicer font. Easier to read especially at first glance.
I am sure there are more differences, but no time to
hunt them all down. I am speaking about the wear os
which google updated via the play store today.
(it's not the system update)
Good luck, have a great day!
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@Der-Knuffi
If you look in your app drawer you will see that the
text/label/fonts next to the icons is now a very bold
and nicer font. Easier to read especially at first glance.
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That is correct. So let's hope the system update will come soon.
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Der-Knuffi said:
That is correct. So let's hope the system update will come soon.
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But will the new update be a full firmware update like Android Wear 2.0
was or will it be another play store update of the Wear OS app?
I am a bit confused, is this Wear OS 2.1 a playstore update for the Wear OS 2.1 app or is it a firmware update like the Android Wear 2.0 was about a year ago or so?
I have a Zenwatch 3 and have flashed several @janjan roms using ADB fastboot and many times I had to downgrade to Android Wear 1.5 before I could successfully flash these custom janjan Android Wear 2.0 firmwares (roms).
After flashing the Android Wear 1.5 stock system.img, recovery.img and boot.img
the watch booted up perfect;y and alerted me that it's downloading the Android Wear 2.0 firmware update. The watch updated properly and perfectly without any issues. But all of what I just wrote means nothing if we are all waiting for a Wear OS 2.1 app (apk file) from the playstore and not an actual full firmware update.
If it is a full firmware update I am wondering what would happen if I were to downgrade to Android Wear 1.5 and allow the watch to do it's update, would the firmware update be Wear OS v2.1 or would the watch simply install the official Android Wear 2.0 full firmware again?
All of the above means nothing if all we are talking about is a Wear OS 2.1 update from the playstore. I just got a play store Wear OS update this morning and I found that after the update the fonts and text in my app drawer looked a lot nicer.
The fonts next to the icons in my app drawer are now bold fonts/text and I think they are a bit larger too. It really looks nice.
Before I updated the Wear OS app this morning I scrolled down in my watch to view all the the screen shots of the Wear OS update and noticed that there were many screens which where new and different but after the update I did not have any of those screens which were depicted in the new Wear OS playstore update in my watch.
The exact version of the playstore update this morning of the Wear OS app is:
Wear OS 2.16.0214308073 and incase it means anything the play services app has a version of 13,2,80 (050300-211705629)
Let me know what you guys find out.
The main thing that we all need to know is whether this Wear 2.1 update is a playstore app or if it's a full new updated firmware.
Just got the update. Rebooting was so fast, I think they only changed watch face area (didn't notice any change on the system itself)
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veeholics said:
Just got the update. Rebooting was so fast, I think they only changed watch face area (didn't notice any change on the system itself)
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Do you experience any changes in responsiveness?
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Do you experience any changes in responsiveness?
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I didn't notice big improvements from previous version. It's still laggy all over the place (what to expect from a snapdragon 400 anyway)
That said, I think the new navigation is much better than the old one. Horizontal swipe on watch face now actually does something useful. I can read more than a notifications on the watch screen. Expanding notification seem to draw less resource, so it feels smoother.
veeholics said:
I didn't notice big improvements from previous version. It's still laggy all over the place (what to expect from a snapdragon 400 anyway)
That said, I think the new navigation is much better than the old one. Horizontal swipe on watch face now actually does something useful. I can read more than a notifications on the watch screen. Expanding notification seem to draw less resource, so it feels smoother.
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Zenwatch3 uses Snapdragon 2100. But yeah. It is laggy as hell.
For the update, must be staged or something, I tried the two hacks for forcing the update, but nothing. Can you please share a photo of "Versions" screen?
Interestingly the update hasn't bumped up the android version so i think it's not to the core OS. Could explain why Google were able to promise it to all even though the Zenwatch 3 didn't get the last update
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Interestingly the update hasn't bumped up the android version so i think it's not to the core OS. Could explain why Google were able to promise it to all even though the Zenwatch 3 didn't get the last update
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You are so right, even now half the people don't know
for sure if this new update is a firmware update or only
a cosmetic update with a few new features and changes.
A lot of people are not even sure if this update is simply
a new version of the Wear OS app from the play store
or if it's a true system firmware update like the Android
Wear 2.0 was. (OTA)
Good luck, have a great day! (enjoy the update)
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Here is what I done to get the update sooner without waiting for it.
First of all I must say the following:
This update is just a UI update NOT a firmware update. That's why our version numbers do not change after the watch updated. I have a Zenwatch 3.
What I had to do to get the update was to re-install/flash the original Android Wear 1.5 firmware. (the firmware which came with the watch when I first purchased it).
I tried all the other ways people here talk about but none of those ways worked for me.
After flashing the original Zenwatch 3 Android Wear 1.5 firmware the watch automatically started the UI upgrade within less than 5minutes. The watch rebooted twice before the update was completed.
Just remember everyone, we are NOT talking about any SYSTEM version update but instead it's just a UI cosmetic upgrade which does not change any of the watch's version numbers.
I don't know why the Wear OS developers who announced this Wear 2.1 upgrade could not simply tell everyone what's really going on instead of letting everyone guess. LOL
Good luck everyone. LOL
To me, this fits in with the new Google approach.
Being able to push 'partial' updates directly regardless of the individual drivers / base software installed by the individual manufacturers.
From my pov, I'm a fan, getting the newer look and feel on older devices faster. Win all round if they apply to phones as well.
As an aside, I upgraded yesterday, battery life today hugely improved so some optimisation has certainly gone through.
(Agree with the earlier poster as well, the UI is still a bit laggy)
Gives me hope we may see future updates c/o Google, as Asus are unlikely to.
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chrisd1a1 said:
To me, this fits in with the new Google approach.
Being able to push 'partial' updates directly regardless of the individual drivers / base software installed by the individual manufacturers.
From my pov, I'm a fan, getting the newer look and feel on older devices faster. Win all round if they apply to phones as well.
As an aside, I upgraded yesterday, battery life today hugely improved so some optimisation has certainly gone through.
(Agree with the earlier poster as well, the UI is still a bit laggy)
Gives me hope we may see future updates c/o Google, as Asus are unlikely to.
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I just noticed that even though I have the update the background of the new
notifications and the quick settings pulldown are still that dark greyish color..
The background of the OK Google screen is black and the background of
my google fit is also black. (the background of the app drawer is still grey)
You are right, the google developers do a half ass job.
Good luck with your new update!
Have a great day!
Also got it here, so far, so good.
No complains and new swipes are good.
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Hey guys I've never seen why sense or motoblur or other types of overlays of android get the more interactive widgets. I mean froyo gave us some tips And considering that the Gingerbread update expected later this year is supposed to be aimed toward the users interaction with the software (as in google music) do you think we will also be seeing new widgets, that at least scroll , aimed at the user or something to that effect?
As in a contact or bookmark type thing like sense ui or especially some sort of messaging widget or do you think google would just do this through the market like an app for a widget? considering their new idea of ota updates is supposedly coming through the market instead (or even leave it up to the market and developers?)
Just wondering if anyone else is thinking about this as well...I think it would be nifty.
I think gingerbread is going to completely change Android. Probably a combo of the Palm cards.
I'm seriously anticipating Gingerbread and hoping that it is a complete revamping however keeping the Android we know and love...I'm afraid to get too hype though, as I don't want to be let down at all.
Do you think the nexus will receive gingerbread 3.0?
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Do you think the nexus will receive gingerbread 3.0?
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Why wouldn't Google update their developer phone to the latest version? If you are worried over a N2 or something, Gingerbread is supposed to be out late this year, IF they release an N2 it will be in January at the earliest, and even then they will still support the N1 since it's nowhere close to being obsolete
Android 5.1.1 is rolling out today. This thread is to discuss about the new android iteration.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...es-for-nexus-4-nexus-5-and-cellular-nexus-7s/
Nexus 5, 5.1.1 Factory image Download link: https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/hammerhead-lmy48b-factory-596bb9c1.tgz
OTA Download:
5.1 -> 5.1.1: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...itting-devices-here-are-the-direct-ota-links/
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jlmcr87 said:
I open this thread to discuss about the new android version 5.1 Lollipop. Info here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...roid-one-phones-coming-soon-to-nexus-devices/
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I'm really excited about 5.1 version, hope it will be something like Android 4.1 - much better Android 4.0.
pianistaPL said:
I'm really excited about 5.1 version, hope it will be something like Android 4.1 - much better Android 4.0.
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That was ICS to JB this is still lollipop, i dont know if that makes a difference though.
Besides bug fixes and minor tweaks, i don't foresee anything that Android could come out with that would blow my mind.
Everything that could be done with a rom seems to have been accomplished. Now it's all just fancy bells and whistles on who can look prettier.
hope bug fixes
More news:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...oth-connections-from-the-quick-settings-menu/
Hopefully RAM management will be fixed.
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we are supposed to get silent mode back right. thats an additional feature being added not a bug fix.
According to Android Pit, yes, Silent Mode is back!
Silent mode added after missing on Android 5.0
General improvements in system stability
Improved RAM management
Fixes for sudden app closures
Improved battery management
Excessive consumption of network devices when used Wi-Fi fixed
Issues with wireless connections fixed
Problems with Okay Google function solved
Notifications problems solved
Some sound problems experience by certain devices fixed
Other improvements and changes
Changes in the Material Design color palette (after users complaints, possibly for a higher version though)
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::edit:: these are rumors and not actual changes. Sorry. Silent mode is up in the air.
I'll be happy with some RAM/Battery management, but I doubt it comes too soon since we haven't got 5.0.2 yet.
As you can see 5.0.2 it´s only for tablets....
Definitely looking forward to ram & battery improvements!
Wooooow! I can't wait!
i can't wait. i hope it also fixes the gps issues that 5.0 brought to my phone (as well as a few others). I've had to roll back to kk for now
I expect a better manage for battery, since I have android 5.0.1 it consumes a lot of energy and drains my battery
Still waiting on the Camera2 API being put to use. I Wonder if this will be the first step before an update to the Google Camera app
Is there any clue as to when 5.1 could arrive? Now the news is in the open and the software seems operational, would it be a matter of days, weeks or months to arrive on Nexuses...?
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Is there any clue as to when 5.1 could arrive? Now the news is in the open and the software seems operational, would it be a matter of days, weeks or months to arrive on Nexuses...?
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It´s seems it will be available this month.
Sadly i don't think 5.1 brings any fix to memory leak and battery life. cos from 4.4.4 to 5.0 brings no improvements except material design. i don't want to rise my expectations cos i don't want big dissapointments.
Lol WTF man?
Am I the only person who wish Samsung would keep us updated. Even a statement like.... we have found a number of issues with lollipop which will take some time to resolve. We want you to have a great experience so we will ensure that when we send out the update you will enjoy the benefits. Please be patient.. We hope to send out the updates by end of April.
It would save us all checking for updates. Plus make Samsung a more human company
Would be good if the 910G snapdragon variant actually got lollipop....
**** Samsung, getting iPhone 6 soon if LP is not released anytime soon!
Mate that's a crazy thing to say... I would still prefer 4.4 then own another iphone
Agreed, at least some info would be nice. I'm running lollipop on a few of my other devices now, the note 4 is lagging behind
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The amnoyance in regards to this is that both the Note 3, S4 & S5 seem to have had a wider rollout so far than the Note 4. Likewise Samsung's PR were promising a rollout to Android within a couple of months of its final release when the Note 4 was released and thar seemingly has been abandoned too. It just leads to user apathy and distrust.
nookcoloruser said:
The amnoyance in regards to this is that both the Note 3, S4 & S5 seem to have had a wider rollout so far than the Note 4. Likewise Samsung's PR were promising a rollout to Android within a couple of months of its final release when the Note 4 was released and thar seemingly has been abandoned too. It just leads to user apathy and distrust.
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I'm over Samsung ... I never even hardly use the damn pen anymore anyway. I promise myself I will not be back again. This BS with a million models and other crud... NO GOOD SAMSUNG!
oh stop bull****ting .
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OS Updates for mobiles are so much overrated.
What features did lollipop bring that are important to you?
I could even use gingerbread today and it would work for mostly anything that I'd want to do.
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magichoward said:
Am I the only person who wish Samsung would keep us updated. Even a statement like.... we have found a number of issues with lollipop which will take some time to resolve. We want you to have a great experience so we will ensure that when we send out the update you will enjoy the benefits. Please be patient.. We hope to send out the updates by end of April.
It would save us all checking for updates. Plus make Samsung a more human company
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Hoping for honesty from the PR arm of an international chaebol is like nicely asking a stone if it wouldn't mind bleeding a bit. It also assumes that they are even remotely interested in providing these kinds of updates, that they communicate with the developers, and that they have that information in the first place. They've done their job already - you've bought a Note 4, so why should they care? Besides which, if they've already stated a timeframe previously, and been unable to meet it, they're going to be very cautious about announcing anything else apart from "it'll be ready when it's ready", and even that is unlikely compared to simply remaining silent.
tr1cky1 said:
OS Updates for mobiles are so much overrated.
What features did lollipop bring that are important to you?
I could even use gingerbread today and it would work for mostly anything that I'd want to do.
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Sweet. I'll just enjoy that sexy Material OS on gingerbread. Ah nope. Can't do that. What about speed and efficiency? I can enjoy that. Ah nope. Not on GB either. Hmmm. What about those awesome notification cards. Ah nope. Still no luck. Thats ok I'll just make an app to enjoy using Level 21 API. Nope can't do that either. So I can send texts and make phone calls. Awesome. Same thing I could do on my Motorola i560. There are a ton of things to enjoy with Lollipop. I do understand where you are coming from. Lollipop is innovative, fast, beautiful and efficient. Those are things that can be very scary to someone so conservative.
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Sweet. I'll just enjoy that sexy Material OS on gingerbread. Ah nope. Can't do that. What about speed and efficiency? I can enjoy that. Ah nope. Not on GB either. Hmmm. What about those awesome notification cards. Ah nope. Still no luck. Thats ok I'll just make an app to enjoy using Level 21 API. Nope can't do that either. So I can send texts and make phone calls. Awesome. Same thing I could do on my Motorola i560. There are a ton of things to enjoy with Lollipop. I do understand where you are coming from. Lollipop is innovative, fast, beautiful and efficient. Those are things that can be very scary to someone so conservative.
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This is totally true....why get a device like the Note 4 if you are ok with Gingerbread...I don't understand people who get such a good phone and don;t know how to eve use it...but rather use it for calls and messages only...
airwa1kin7 said:
Sweet. I'll just enjoy that sexy Material OS on gingerbread. Ah nope. Can't do that. What about speed and efficiency? I can enjoy that. Ah nope. Not on GB either. Hmmm. What about those awesome notification cards. Ah nope. Still no luck. Thats ok I'll just make an app to enjoy using Level 21 API. Nope can't do that either. So I can send texts and make phone calls. Awesome. Same thing I could do on my Motorola i560. There are a ton of things to enjoy with Lollipop. I do understand where you are coming from. Lollipop is innovative, fast, beautiful and efficient. Those are things that can be very scary to someone so conservative.
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Oh common, Android is mostly about apps and they would run on gingerbread aswell.
I'm coming from a nexus 5 btw.
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Oh common, Android is mostly about apps and they would run on gingerbread aswell.
I'm coming from a nexus 5 btw.
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I sincerely hope this post is a joke; if I merely cared about apps I'd own an iPhone.
I bought a 800€ smartphone i espect to have the lastest and best software. Thats why so many people is going from android to iOS. If you have a iPhonne 6+ you have the lastest iOS. Next time a change smartphonne i am going to think twice before have Android or iOS, and for me Nexus line are no option, ugly and overrated. For me Samsung or HTC or LG (this two allready have 5.0 Lolipop)
I updated my Moto X 2014 to lollipop and it made it slower, worse battery and it stuttered more than it did on kitkat. Also with all the problems people were talking about on most of the phones that got the update(not just Samsung) why are people in such a rush? Google really messed up with lollipop.
I would like to get the S6 TW though.
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I updated my Moto X 2014 to lollipop and it made it slower, worse battery and it stuttered more than it did on kitkat. Also with all the problems people were talking about on most of the phones that got the update(not just Samsung) why are people in such a rush? Google really messed up with lollipop.
I would like to get the S6 TW though.
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I've not had any problems with 5.0 on my Moto X 2014
Performs like a champ. No FC's and no stutters or 'contacts stopped working' bugs.
That being said, It would be nice to see 5.1 sometime soon on both it and the Note 4. Had to rollback my Note 4 to KitKat as performance was so bad on lollipop for me.
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why i want lollipop and Samsung to treat us better
based on google claims ...better security. no lags, the apps like quickpik can delete photos and much more usability...hoping for better camera.plus many other things on lollipop
every year I think of going back to the Iphone ,,,but now the iphone 6 plus is a real competitor ....but this upgrade policy and silence from Samsung is really annoying .
later this year if the iphone 7 competes with the note 6 I will have to consider changing to
iphone ....upgrades are fast on iphone ,works works worldwide every language preinstalled Samsung doesnt) both have good battery the iphone 6 plus better camera in most cases but marginal .the fingerprint
is a joke on note 4 .
im just ranting cause got another error re my names have crashed again. ...grrr
Finally android sumsung after all these years cant offer a full back up and restore .
this rant is after watching a friend of mine just buying a new Iphone 6 and everything but evething restores in one go ...awesom ...Im not rooted so it takes a whole day for me to restor everthing ... Im restarting my phone daily these days so bad day for me sorry about the ranting
come on samsung TREAT EXISTING CUSTOMERS better.
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based on google claims ...better security. no lags, the apps like quickpik can delete photos and much more usability...hoping for better camera.plus many other things on lollipop
every year I think of going back to the Iphone ,,,but now the iphone 6 plus is a real competitor ....but this upgrade policy and silence from Samsung is really annoying .
later this year if the iphone 7 competes with the note 6 I will have to consider changing to
iphone ....upgrades are fast on iphone ,works works worldwide every language preinstalled Samsung doesnt) both have good battery the iphone 6 plus better camera in most cases but marginal .the fingerprint
is a joke on note 4 .
im just ranting cause got another error re my names have crashed again. ...grrr
Finally android sumsung after all these years cant offer a full back up and restore .
this rant is after watching a friend of mine just buying a new Iphone 6 and everything but evething restores in one go ...awesom ...Im not rooted so it takes a whole day for me to restor everthing ... Im restarting my phone daily these days so bad day for me sorry about the ranting
come on samsung TREAT EXISTING CUSTOMERS better.
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iPhone are great for fluidity and fast updates, but they lack the customization and freedom that android offers even with Jailbreak.
Also , I don't know if you need glasses or not, but the note 4 camera beats the iPhone any day in good light situations...both in photos and videos.
nookcoloruser said:
I've not had any problems with 5.0 on my Moto X 2014
Performs like a champ. No FC's and no stutters or 'contacts stopped working' bugs.
That being said, It would be nice to see 5.1 sometime soon on both it and the Note 4. Had to rollback my Note 4 to KitKat as performance was so bad on lollipop for me.
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Yeah I didn't have major problems but the battery is worse and it just wasn't as smooth and quick as it was on kitkat. I didn't have the app redraws that others had but I put that down to a full wipe before and after the update.
About an hour ago I got a notification that the play
store has a new update for the Android Wear app.
The new version is: android wear 2.0.0.141371744
I installed the new version.
All other play store updated apps have a "what's new"
to let people have some idea of what has changed or
improved in new versions.
This android wear update has no "whats new" in is at all.
I tried searching and scouring the internet with google without
any luck at all.... If anyone has any idea of what if anything is
new in this version besides the usual bug fixes please let me
and everyone know.
Who knows, perhaps we might be a step or two closer in getting
the official release of the Android Wear 2.0 firmware update.
AFAIK Google delayed Android Wear to 2017, so at least still one month to go...
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Classic monopoly; "We don't try harder cause we don't have to. You don't get it your way, you get it our way or you don't get it.
jrussell789 said:
Classic monopoly; "We don't try harder cause we don't have to. You don't get it your way, you get it our way or you don't get it.
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I believe that your comment is partially correct. In this case I don't believe that Google isn't trying hard they're just waiting until their Android Wear watches a available to ship AW 2.0.
Unless their product is significantly nicer looking than the Asus Zenwatch 3 they have a tough act to follow.
Hello, I've been an Android user from a while and decided to upgrade from my Nexus 5 to the OnePlus 3T. The only thing I'm concerned is not having the Google Android version since I'm very fond of how good it is, but in October 31st, Nexus 5 will be 4 years older and although Google isn't still talking of stop working on the software side of it it is probably going to happen eventually.
With all that said, I'm trying to learn beforehand (my phone arrives in 10 days) if are there any lag problems, if people are using any specific ROMs that work better with it and anything that could be quality of life improvements that I could do once it arrives.
Thank you
perezdi said:
Hello, I've been an Android user from a while and decided to upgrade from my Nexus 5 to the OnePlus 3T. The only thing I'm concerned is not having the Google Android version since I'm very fond of how good it is, but in October 31st, Nexus 5 will be 4 years older and although Google isn't still talking of stop working on the software side of it it is probably going to happen eventually.
With all that said, I'm trying to learn beforehand (my phone arrives in 10 days) if are there any lag problems, if people are using any specific ROMs that work better with it and anything that could be quality of life improvements that I could do once it arrives.
Thank you
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The Nexus 5 is already discontinued when it comes to official software updates. It will only get security patches and even that won't be for long. (In fact it's latest factory image is from December 2016 so it might've fully stopped already.)
As for the Oneplus 3T, it's currently running the latest 7.1.1, latest security patch and the Oneplus skin (OxygenOS) is basically stock Android on steroids. I'm running the fully stock beta 4 version and the phone is extremely fast and smooth, battery is great. It's good to the point where I haven't even felt the need to unlock the bootloader and root yet. You definitely won't be disappointed in your purchase.
I recently (last week) replaced my 2 year old Nexus 6 with a OnePlus 3T and had the same concerns as you. Would I enjoy another OEM's version of Android? I was even running a really bare bones Vanilla AOSP ROM by the end and loved it.
I don't regret changing at all thus far.
I'm on OxygenOS 4.1.1 with Franco Kernel and Magisk v12 and it's working beautifully! I figured I'm gonna run OOS for a while before seeing if there's any nice ROMs available. I've been looking around a little, but not many of the available ROMs seems worth it (I don't want CM, Lineage or anything pre-rooted).
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As for the Oneplus 3T, it's currently running the latest 7.1.1, latest security patch and the Oneplus skin (OxygenOS) is basically stock Android on steroids. I'm running the fully stock beta 4 version and the phone is extremely fast and smooth, battery is great. It's good to the point where I haven't even felt the need to unlock the bootloader and root yet. You definitely won't be disappointed in your purchase.
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Ah, that's so good to hear! This is exactly what I was expecting. Yeah, Nexus 5 had an extremely good run and until the beginning of this year I felt it was still so good as far apps go, but anything web related started being more and more painful. It is still a pretty good phone and I'll keep around for Android dev related things.
Now I'm pumped for the 13th.
Thanks
Didgeridoohan said:
I'm on OxygenOS 4.1.1 with Franco Kernel and Magisk v12 and it's working beautifully! I figured I'm gonna run OOS for a while before seeing if there's any nice ROMs available. I've been looking around a little, but not many of the available ROMs seems worth it (I don't want CM, Lineage or anything pre-rooted).
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So you did modify your phone? Or am I getting it wrong? If not, why is that?
perezdi said:
The only thing I'm concerned is not having the Google Android version since I'm very fond of how good it is
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OOS is as close as you can get (factory OS) to "pure" Android unless you buy a Nexus or Pixel (and the latter will of course cost you). Many are calling the OP3T a spiritual successor of the Nexus series.
There are just a few OnePlus versions of apps (music player, file manager, weather) that many folks will find useless (you probably have your preferred options). And a OnePlus launcher.
But beyond that, there are a few modifications many will see as value added: The OnePlus camera app is really nice (great options in Manual mode). There are lots of settings which let you tweak and customize in (my opinion) really useful ways.
perezdi said:
With all that said, I'm trying to learn beforehand (my phone arrives in 10 days) if are there any lag problems
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This is arguably the fastest phone around, until the new flagships hit the streets.
perezdi said:
So you did modify your phone? Or am I getting it wrong? If not, why is that?
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I flash Franco Kernel because I have great experiences with it from my Nexus 6. Ran without for a few days, but realised I missed it...
I install Magisk because I want root and for a few nice systemless modifications. Currently: changing screen density, debloating system apps and Viper4Android.
redpoint73 said:
OOS is as close as you can get (factory OS) to "pure" Android unless you buy a Nexus or Pixel (and the latter will of course cost you). Many are calling the OP3T a spiritual successor of the Nexus series.
There are just a few OnePlus versions of apps (music player, file manager, weather) that many folks will find useless (you probably have your preferred options). And a OnePlus launcher.
But beyond that, there are a few modifications many will see as value added: The OnePlus camera app is really nice (great options in Manual mode). There are lots of settings which let you tweak and customize in (my opinion) really useful ways.
This is arguably the fastest phone around, until the new flagships hit the streets.
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I see. I never used a launcher (except the Google Now, not sure if that is even considered a launcher itself, and hopefully it is a feature in every Android phone, not just Google ones), ideally, I think I would want to get rid of that, if possible. The File Manager might be helpful, although I use one I like, perhaps theirs is a good one. No biggie, though.
Didgeridoohan said:
I flash Franco Kernel because I have great experiences with it from my Nexus 6. Ran without for a few days, but realised I missed it...
I install Magisk because I want root and for a few nice systemless modifications. Currently: changing screen density, debloating system apps and Viper4Android.
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I see. You were just tuning it to your taste and knowledge. Okee dokee. Thanks!
perezdi said:
I never used a launcher (except the Google Now, not sure if that is even considered a launcher itself, and hopefully it is a feature in every Android phone, not just Google ones), ideally, I think I would want to get rid of that, if possible.
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Google Now is a launcher (AKA home app). It's not pre-installed, but you can easily install it from the Play Store.
I don't think you can disable or uninstall the OnePlus launcher on a stock OP3T ("disable" is grayed out), but you certainly can with root (may want to freeze it before uninstalling, and make sure it doesn't break anything else). But I also doubt it would make any significant difference, compared to simply installing Google Now launcher, and making it the default home app.
perezdi said:
The File Manager might be helpful, although I use one I like, perhaps theirs is a good one. No biggie, though.
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Haven't used it much, it does the basic functions (move/copy files, looks like it can open archives like ZIP) but doesn't look like anything special. If you use one that has more features (particularly root browsing) you'll probably prefer what you already use.