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I want to do factory reset because of android system using too much battery and just thought of trying lineageos since I'm wiping everything anyways.
I know camera quality is worse and live display isn't as good as night mode, but is there anything else?
Sultanxda's Lineage OS has almost the same camera quality as Oxygen OS.
Not much, and still you can get away with less battery usage ? unless you're using some power hefty apps or try to many energy saving things which will cause the opposite.
Also camera quality issues can be solved by using either Sultans camera mod (available as recovery zip file) or CameraNX which I use.
And I don't see whats so much better with OOS night mode. LOS is quite customizable when it comes to color temperature.
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Not much, and still you can get away with less battery usage unless you're using some power hefty apps or try to many energy saving things which will cause the opposite.
Also camera quality issues can be solved by using either Sultans camera mod (available as recovery zip file) or CameraNX which I use.
And I don't see whats so much better with OOS night mode. LOS is quite customizable when it comes to color temperature.
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can you provide this camera you are talking about? I have tried RR but left because of the HORRIBLE camera. The paranoid camera didn't impress me either. I find OOS's to be much superior
Use sultanxda version of Lineage OS, not only camera app.
I use Sultans marshmallow. It's the bees knees
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Sultanxda's Lineage OS has almost the same camera quality as Oxygen OS.
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I can assume you're talking about this one? Looks like the last update was June 15 which in most cases means a good thing!! If it ain't broke don't fix it!! :highfive:
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I can assume you're talking about this one? Looks like the last update was June 15 which in most cases means a good thing!! If it ain't broke don't fix it!! :highfive:
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On the contrary, the latest version has battery idle drain problems.Apart from this problem, this is almost the perfect ROM
Thanks to multiboot, I made a lot of comparisons between OOS (betas and stables) and Lineage OS, and I can say that OOS is very stable, is more battery saving and is much more smooth.
On the contrary, LOS is more customisable, but for me one feature is missing in LOS roms: the possibility to have a different ringtone for each SIM.
The one thing I find to be incredibly annoying is that there is no way to disable the heads-up notifications from appearing on the screen when you are using the phone on OOS. There is no 'mid' priority mode in the app notification settings that you can set which allows sound/vibration and the icon in the status bar but disables the interruption. There is also no status bar shortcut for quickly enabling and disabling the headsup notifications in OOS. But this feature can be found in LineageOS and I miss it the most.
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On the contrary, the latest version has battery idle drain problems.Apart from this problem, this is almost the perfect ROM
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I was wondering about that.. I flashed it on a full charge and I'm at 87% with no usage at all. Flashed and sat.. was going to get everthing set up but I'm concerned if I even should at this point. That's a lot of drain after doing this while plugged in ... in my experience anyway. I know LTE uses a lot of battery but after only about 2 hours off the charger and on Wifi, that's odd to me. Hmmmm...
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The one thing I find to be incredibly annoying is that there is no way to disable the heads-up notifications from appearing on the screen when you are using the phone on OOS. There is no 'mid' priority mode in the app notification settings that you can set which allows sound/vibration and the icon in the status bar but disables the interruption. There is also no status bar shortcut for quickly enabling and disabling the headsup notifications in OOS. But this feature can be found in LineageOS and I miss it the most.
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Did you try with Power notification control which is available within SystemUI tuner? (tuner can be enabled by long pressing on settings button in notification panel)
C3C076 said:
Did you try with Power notification control which is available within SystemUI tuner? (tuner can be enabled by long pressing on settings button in notification panel)
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Wow thank you, I had no idea that existed. Why is a feature like that buried so deep though
I am currently resisting an upgrade, most of reviews are just give you 10 new changes but hardly anyone talks about any missing features.
Anyone can provide their list of Pros & Cons?
if none of the issues raised in some of the threads are a problem as they were not for me then go for PIE
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/downgrading-to-oreo-8-1-official-pie-t3897013
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/downgrade-to-android-oreo-t3890956
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/multi-window-option-missing-pie-update-t3891100
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/pie-update-car-bluetooth-issue-t3896041
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/compass-off-pie-t3898807
etc. etc.
vadimo said:
I am currently resisting an upgrade, most of reviews are just give you 10 new changes but hardly anyone talks about any missing features.
Anyone can provide their list of Pros & Cons?
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faster, smoother (after 14 days to settle down), 10% higher GPU scores on average from diff test/games from the new driver, better CPU management (still far from the maximum possible tho), better single hand usage, better portrait typing (the keyboard is lifted, my hands don't hurt anymore when typing a lot in portrait), overall the one UI is good, battery life is a little bit less for me - most likely because of the new CPU control for more performance, multiwindow is killed - it's like the google stock solution (no swipe from corner to pop-out, no fast split scree with swipe up recents and hold, no menu between the split apps so you can't switch their place without cutting youtube video etc, no hold down from recents to quickly popout or split - you need the stupid menu), sound system is worse and not following google compatibility guide (if it was not samsung, google would not let them cert that version as it won't pass their checklist) - leading to worse audio from something like poweramp hi-res + I feel overall the sound is worse vs oreo (both speakers and headphones). Overall a worth update, because of the single hand usage and the pure smoothness/speed... but it's not a pure WIN-WIN.
I use multi window, edge panel, resize window and good lock
Looks like pie is not for me and I dont have any issues with Oreo
Probably will stick with that
Yeah, I'd say you're just going to get the same responses that are in the other half dozen similar threads. Personally I love Pie. There's a minority that doesn't. Every single one of them started s thread to ask others if they also disliked it and wanted to downgrade.
Hi,
I currently have a Pixel but am considering getting an S10. One of the features I love on the Pixel is the clock app’s screensaver-it means I can prop my phone up by the side of my bed and have a dim display showing just the clock. Does the S10 have anything similar please? Thanks!
I have an non-rooted S10e (SM-G970U). The screensaver settings unfortunately do not offer a clock option - only photos or colors. It's too bad Samsung doesn't have this option. I used it as you described on other phones and loved it. Now I use AOD as a substitute but , of course, it's "Always On" - not just at night when charging.
You setup the always on display to only trigger at night, it'll do the job pretty well if you're looking for a nightstand option. The always on display comes with various clock faces so I'm sure it won't be very difficult to find the right fit. If you can't from the stock ones you could always download good lock for extra clockfaces
Or you could just download any clock style screensaver which will do exactly what you're looking for. Display a clock when the phone is on charge and you let the screen go off on it's own. It's been in Android phones for years. S10 comes with a few built in screensavers.
AOD is the best option though. Minimal battery use.
I always see this running in the background, I just disabled to see if there's any noticable differences. Any reason to keep this running?
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I always see this running in the background, I just disabled to see if there's any noticable differences. Any reason to keep this running?
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Not that I'm aware. I freeze mine with TiBu without any problems.
It provides:
Live Captions
Recent apps overview text/image selection
App recommendations in app drawer of Pixel Launcher/recent apps overview
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It provides:
Live Captions
Recent apps overview text/image selection
App recommendations in app drawer of Pixel Launcher/recent apps overview
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Thanks for the info my friend. Lucky for me, I don't use any of the things you mentioned. However, others that might need them will be happy to know this info :good:
Wow! Missing out on so much that makes the Pixel a pixel!
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Wow! Missing out on so much that makes the Pixel a pixel!
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Meh...each to their own my friend. I like my Nova launcher, with certain icon packs, and multiple screens. What's even funnier, I don't use AOD, active edge, soli, now playing, rarely assistant, smooth display, adaptive brightness, gesture navigation, or ambient eq. Shoot....I even drink milk straight outa the carton. I'm a 19th century man living in the 21st century!
However, I do like my add blocker, TiBu, custom kernel, KCAL control, and Swift Black theme, and my 8-11 hours of SOT over 2 days because I don't use social media or do gaming. So, I don't see me missing out on too much. After all, isn't that what android is all about....choice! :good::laugh:
I disabled it before and then quickly figured out what it was needed for and enabled it again. I use it all the time. Pixel launcher has spoiled me lol.
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I disabled it before and then quickly figured out what it was needed for and enabled it again. I use it all the time. Pixel launcher has spoiled me lol.
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What differences did you notice? I haven't noticed any changes yet.
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What differences did you notice? I haven't noticed any changes yet.
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Swiping up a little on the homescreen to reveal most recent used apps is the biggest. That doesn't work when you disable device personalization sittings. I use it all the time.
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I use Pixel 4a still running on Android 10. When I first started using the phone I noticed that "Android System" had a very high battery usage on my phone. It was always positioned at 2nd or 3rd in my battery usage list with like 10-15% battery usage, affecting my battery life. Compared to my other android phones with similar usage, it was higher on Pixel.
For a long time I couldn't figure out what caused it. Played around with many system apps by turning things on/off, turns out it was due to Device Personalization Services (now called Android System Intelligence). It had a high data usage when I checked it. I disabled it and it solved my problem. Now Android System drains just 3-4% of my phone's battery. I use 2 phones and bought Pixel 4a specifically for its camera. I don't use any of the Device Personalization Services and completely fine without it. So I'm mentioning my experience incase anyone wants to turn it off.
As Android is the OS and ColorOS an overlaying version of it, I cannot really see dramatic differences between these two, but details create the big picture, right?
In this comparison I picked out those functions which are most important in my personal usage, but also having impact on most of the user base.
In general UI was the big thing for Android 12 but also ColorOS 12. Plenty of changes should ensure the smoothest user experience, with high customization and personalization options. Where Androids “Material You” leads ahead ColorOS’ “Wallpaper-based Theming System”, ColorOS is catching up with great options for Smart Sidebar and the Quick Settings panel.
Here in comparison: Accessibility, Gaming, Security, Update Policy
Let's get into it!
Accessibility:
With “Camera Switches” Android is moving another step forward, allowing you to navigate your phone by using eye movements and facial gestures. ColorOS updated their “Gestures & motions” function with improvements on “Air Gestures” which let you get control by waving a hand. So far there’s no integration of eye/facial gestures available. Both do have an updated version of dark mode, it allows you to select the preferable dark mode tone. The advantage is slightly on ColorOS side with its “Color vision enhancement” which lets you adjust display colors based on your color vision which might be more important for the majority than eye movement tracking.
Ok, both sides are leading in its way, draw.
Android 1 : OPPO 1
Gaming:
Quantum Animation Engine 3.0, RAM Expansion, AI System Booster, General Performance Adaptor 2.0, Ultra Touch Response, Real HD Sound 3.0. This lets my heart beat faster! If we check these buzzwords in detail, we can clearly see that ColorOS 12 has brought high attention to the performance part, which plays along with a smooth integration to Game Space. ColorOS claims that memory occupation is down by 30% while back-end power consumption has also been reduced by 20%, whilst battery consumption by background tasks has also been reduced by 20%.
On Android 12’s side there are new Game Mode APIs for game developers, which lets developers include variable performance functions for easier optimization. This API is planned to be tied to Android’s upcoming Game Dashboard, which should be released later this year.
Gaming is definitely a big win for ColorOS 12 against Android 12, but it's not unimportant to keep the hardware itself in mind.
Android 1 : ColorOS 2
Security:
Security and Privacy was a main point for both OS, in Android 12 a dashboard shows you which apps used which permissions, a pie chart shows how many permissions were used, including a detailed permission breakdown. Next to this Microphone and camera indicators are symbolizing the usage to keep track of un/wanted access. This comes along with approximate GPS location settings, which give you full control over how your location is getting used across apps.
Most of it sounds in general already like a state of the art thing..
ColorOS 12 comes with a 100% integration of all Google Security features, but has 1 additional cool feature: Anti-peep technology. AI technology is used to sense other faces watching your screen and hide notifications on your phone.
Here we’re really close, but remember, details create the big picture.
Android 1 : ColorOS 3
Update Policy:
Google's Pixel 6 series will get Pixel updates for at least 5 years, including Pixel security updates, and “may” also include feature drops and other software updates, whereas Pixel 3, 4, 5, get Android version updates and security updates for at least 3 years.
Oppo is now committing to 3 major updates for the Find X series while the Reno and F series should expect two Android updates along with four years of security patches.
5 years vs. 3 major updates. Hard to say what's better from a user perspective. ColorOS caught up as most other Android OEM’s recently did with a higher commitment on updates, but is still following a regional based rollout strategy, whereas Google showed slightly more efforts on this side.
Point goes to.. Android!
Android 2 , ColorOS 3
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Summarizing this quick comparison, ColorOS 12 has slightly more advantages, at least for my usage and preferences.
It’s clearly visible that both OS are super close to each other, with small advantages on each of its core focus. The result sounds fair, as ColorOS brought up great improvements based on previous feedback and experience, Android plays it a bit more safe. Definitely interesting to keep an eye on the 12.1 version of each side and check what learnings of the current phase got resolved.