[Q] YouTube HD playback problem - Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys, i just got my transformer and I love it but I have a little problem, HD videos in youtube app stutters!! t is not a connection problem, on my computer they play perfect, and anyway I let it load it the whole video to avoid connection problems.
The video still stutters, sometimes it plays full framerate, but the second after it is jerky!!
Anyone have the same problem?
Should I return it?
MP4 720p in video player just play fine...
PS: I also noticed i have some LCD backlight bleed problem... awwww man...

If hd flash is important it might not be the best solution.
Could wait and hope for a fix, but the tablet market is moving fast, always a risk companies will move on to the next gen product.
So far Tegra 2 + honeycomb seems not ideal, after all the hype?

SonicTab said:
If hd flash is important it might not be the best solution.
Could wait and hope for a fix, but the tablet market is moving fast, always a risk companies will move on to the next gen product.
So far Tegra 2 + honeycomb seems not ideal, after all the hype?
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Flash is not involved here, I am speaking of the official youtube app which should have no stuttering.
Anyone has the same problem??

titorez said:
Flash is not involved here, I am speaking of the official youtube app which should have no stuttering.
Anyone has the same problem??
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Not got that problem. Does it still stutter for you via the browser as well?

Mine used to pause a few times when watching videos in the Youtube app but this appears to have been fixed with the latest firmware update.

stuntdouble said:
Not got that problem. Does it still stutter for you via the browser as well?
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Yes it does stutter even in the browser.
I will retry when I return home from work. Thanks.

titorez said:
Flash is not involved here, I am speaking of the official youtube app which should have no stuttering.
Anyone has the same problem??
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Don't you think it uses flash?

SonicTab said:
Don't you think it uses flash?
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No yputube app does not use flash, in fact i uninstalled FlashPlayer from tablet to be sure of that.

I have the same issue. Coming from a Xoom I noticed it almost immediately. If there is stock soon, I will go to the store and have it replaced. Otherwise I might just return it. There are things I can deal with, stuttering video is not one of them.

Better to wait for Tegra 3 devices in August ?
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/...e-tegra-3-chip-in-tablets-by-august-20110216/

Or 4 more months after that, until 2012 and get something better! or keep waiting until 2014 and get the best one in their roadmap!

HideYoKids said:
Or 4 more months after that, until 2012 and get something better! or keep waiting until 2014 and get the best one in their roadmap!
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Actually once it can do 1080p high profile, I could care less what is coming out since it would be the complete package. A Tegra 3 device seems like it could be the one. Definitely selling my Transformer and getting a Tegra 3 tablet when it comes out.

I think the problem is related to the youtube app, i had a trip to a local store with an Iconia A500 and played with it a bit. It had the same problem, i doubt a replacement would do the trick. i suppose an OTA update with a revised version of the youtube app or some tweak should be enough.

titorez said:
I think the problem is related to the youtube app, i had a trip to a local store with an Iconia A500 and played with it a bit. It had the same problem, i doubt a replacement would do the trick. i suppose an OTA update with a revised version of the youtube app or some tweak should be enough.
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If thats the case then I don't mind at all, but it's something that I'd like to know *officially*. It's not something that has to be fixed immediately, but I'd like to know that the issue lies with the app and not my hardware.
Edit: But, at the same time, I didn't think many other people were having the same issue.. ?

stuttering playback was an initially known issue with honeycomb. Like someone else mentioned though, the firmware seemed to resolve that issue. Might want to make sure you have the latest and greatest version.

aarofloyd said:
stuttering playback was an initially known issue with honeycomb. Like someone else mentioned though, the firmware seemed to resolve that issue. Might want to make sure you have the latest and greatest version.
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ya mines the US version of the 20110423.. first thing I checked.
It just crummy because my buddy loved my Xoom, especially the Youtube app (hes got a relatively large presence on youtube) and when he went to watch one of his videos (G20 Battle of Toronto) it was stuttering. It's like it will be smooth for a few seconds then get choppy . The audio never skips a beat though.

Just noticed a flash update on the market. Don't know if it'll help you or not. Looks like its now out of beta or something. I didnt really read it all before i installed it. Version 10.2.156.12.
Edit: Bah the irony. Now I'm getting the stuttery video. I wasnt before.

aarofloyd said:
stuttering playback was an initially known issue with honeycomb. Like someone else mentioned though, the firmware seemed to resolve that issue. Might want to make sure you have the latest and greatest version.
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i just did the update and its still stuttering on videos

I know i read somewhere that asus was working with google on it. Maybe they still havent completely ironed it out yet. Remember, its still early for honeycomb...

how do you set the youtube app to 720p? i only see an option for HD

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[Q] Netflix 1.4.0 update

Has anyone tried the netflix 1.4.0 update yet? I saw it in the xoom forum, but some xoom users were having issues with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255730
works fine on my transformer
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Works like a charm
Sent from my revolver!
got the update earlier on my phone, pulled it and update the NF on my tf. working like it should.
Sent from my Titan using Tapatalk.
I haven't seen it in the market yet. Is it there? Or do we have to side load it? Thanks!!
bosshoss16 said:
I haven't seen it in the market yet. Is it there? Or do we have to side load it? Thanks!!
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Still have to side load
Mine stopped working today, anyone else having problems? I also updated to 1.4.
edit: Not working on my Droid X either, dangit.
VannMann said:
Mine stopped working today, anyone else having problems? I also updated to 1.4.
edit: Not working on my Droid X either, dangit.
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Working here, just checked
yeah, my bad. Seems like it was just the breaking bad series that was causing me trouble. Should have tried others before posting.
No issues here
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Sprintusa said:
If you want a slightly better Netflix 1.4.0 video quality, then follow the link in my signature below...!
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I followed the link, I see 3 apk files, should I install all 3?
I downloaded the new client from the Xoom forum and it's working fine for me. Had to uninstall the old one first but just watched a Deadliest Warrior with no problems.
I read that all Netflix video performance enhancers are bogus. What's different about this one?
GetLaid said:
I read that all Netflix video performance enhancers are bogus. What's different about this one?
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Ya they dont do anything special i have never seen any change so i just run the stock app as now that it works fine on almost everything no reason to hack someones app as it can only piss off the people who did all the work to make it in the first place but thats just my thoughts
Can anyone who lives in Canada tell me if they can get streaming on their Transformer?
I get this little popup:
This device cannot instantly stream from Netflix in your area. Visit ca.netflix.com/NRD to see a full list of devices that instantly stream from Netflix.
Weird thing is I see people using Netflix all over Calgary.
Edit: Nevermind
To get netflix working do this:
1) Make sure you are updated to 8.6.5.9
2) Make sure you download the latest netflix package here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/07...st-phones-too/
3) Install netflix from the apk BUT DO NOT LOGIN YET (If you have already please clear the applications data.)
5) Sign up here: http://www.vpnreactor.com
6) Go on your tansformer and setup the VPN in wireless and network settings. (Pretty straightforward username password and url.)
7) Connect to the VPN
8) Login to Netflix
9) Pick any video and let it play for 15 seconds
10) Disconnect VPN
11) Reboot yout Transformer
12) Use Netflix without VPN
Ellingsoc said:
Ya they dont do anything special i have never seen any change so i just run the stock app as now that it works fine on almost everything no reason to hack someones app as it can only piss off the people who did all the work to make it in the first place but thats just my thoughts
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Didnt get to test it too much, but the one difference for me was the red Netflix startup logo.
Before, it was stretched and looked a little "chunky" (almost as if in safe mode)
Now, the "Netflix" Letters are smaller and sharper.
Ill have to try other videos, but was streaming Prison Break episode and fast forwarded/rewinded, and the buffering time was quick.
Before, it seemed to take longer.
btw. installed the first link
Netflix 1.4.0 working on my non-rooted Transformer
I was able to download, install and use Netflix (1.4.0 build) today on my Eee Pad Transformer.
My Transformer is "NOT-rooted".
My Transformer is updated to Honeycomb 3.2 version.
The only issue I have noticed is that "Search" is not working, the Search issue has already been mentioned by several others on this site.
GetLaid said:
I read that all Netflix video performance enhancers are bogus. What's different about this one?
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lol, That is THE bogus one you read about.
What improvement have they made in 1.4? Is it worth upgrading to?
Dblfstr said:
lol, That is THE bogus one you read about.
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That's what makes it so funny...that this bogus apk is getting a second wind...

Recommend app for android stick.

I recently got the mk908ii, so far it's been working out great. Very fast. Wi-Fi is very strong, but the antenna seems kind of fragile(accidentally turned it wrong way and heard a crack). Does anyone have recommendations for any new apps I can use?
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I have had a mk808b for about a week now, these are my must have apps:
-full!screen: for hiding the navigation bar that was there even on "fullscreen" movie playback. I set a pie control for my right upper display corner that now totally replaces the navigation bar. This is actually the most usefull app i found.
-External Keyboard Helper: for starting apps directly with the push of a button on my wireless keyboard (Measy RC12)
-Screen Adjuster: In case you don't want to change the brightness/color settings of your tv
-XBMC (v 13 gotham alpha 1 works quite well for me, if you can live without hardware decoding, the stable v 12.2 (frodo) build would propably be better) + Plugins (1channel, icefilms etc...)
-MX Player: probably better playback of HD content than XBMC
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-XBMC (v 13 gotham alpha 1 works quite well for me, if you can live without hardware decoding, the stable v 12.2 (frodo) build would propably be better) + Plugins (1channel, icefilms etc...)
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No need to go stable. All nightlies now have libsf support. I can suggest a specific build if necessary.
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drinkypoo said:
No need to go stable. All nightlies now have libsf support. I can suggest a specific build if necessary.
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What build are you using? I tried so many different ones. The first 6 alphas with hwaccel and 2 nightlys from last week, but alpha 1 was the only one where youtube worked. All others showed a network connection error. I just finished downloading the alpha 7 from yesterday. I am going to test it now...
DaPhinc said:
What build are you using? I tried so many different ones. The first 6 alphas with hwaccel and 2 nightlys from last week, but alpha 1 was the only one where youtube worked. All others showed a network connection error. I just finished downloading the alpha 7 from yesterday. I am going to test it now...
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Don't use any of the specific alpha builds, because now ALL nightlies have libsf! I would first try the latest nightly and go from there!
I find that ALL of the XAF builds fail on my MK908. So I gave up on that thread.
Hmm, my MK908 isn't actually plugged in right now and I have to go do some work. But just try the LATEST android nightly build and if that doesn't work ask again and I'll hook up and tell you which build I'm actually using.
drinkypoo said:
Don't use any of the specific alpha builds, because now ALL nightlies have libsf! I would first try the latest nightly and go from there!
I find that ALL of the XAF builds fail on my MK908. So I gave up on that thread.
Hmm, my MK908 isn't actually plugged in right now and I have to go do some work. But just try the LATEST android nightly build and if that doesn't work ask again and I'll hook up and tell you which build I'm actually using.
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Alpha 7 is the latest build. It was released yesterday. Does the youtube addon work in your xbmc?
DaPhinc said:
Alpha 7 is the latest build. It was released yesterday. Does the youtube addon work in your xbmc?
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OK, I just hooked up my MK908... still waiting for my tronsmart airmouse from geekbuying so I haven't been messing with it recently
WTF, why isn't full!screen working? XBMC isn't starting fullscreen for no apparent reason. And I am getting errors I've never seen before from XBMC about "Failed to start commoncache"
Looks like my MK908 has developed some kind of problem while I wasn't using it. That's a real mark of quality hardware.
I don't think I will ever buy another android stick PC at this rate. So far I have tried two rikos and one tronsmart and they are all crap. It's too bad nobody mades any Android PC which is not crap. I guess there's some that are kind of OK but they are more expensive than an AMD nettop! WTF. This is why my MK908 wasn't even plugged in. I sure hope Pi****u supports this chip soon.
edit: that's PIC UNT U. Word filters are for children.
Well, I'm not going to be able to give you any useful information, you probably already know that Google is unresponsive to bugs and that XBMC doesn't run very well on Android. I guess I will have to re-flash my MK908. Maybe I'll try just restoring a backup.
What garbage.
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[...] And I am getting errors I've never seen before from XBMC about "Failed to start commoncache" [...]
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That's exactly the porblem i have with all XBMC builds after Alpha 1 (besides the non-functional youtube addon, but i guess thats related because youtube needs the commoncache plugin). But all other plugins work fine, so its not that bad .
If you decide to reflash let me know if it resolves the issue for you.
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That's exactly the porblem i have with all XBMC builds after Alpha 1 (besides the non-functional youtube addon, but i guess thats related because youtube needs the commoncache plugin). But all other plugins work fine, so its not that bad .
If you decide to reflash let me know if it resolves the issue for you.
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actually, I didn't even run youtube, although I may have it installed. and last time I turned my stick on I didn't get these errors. I haven't updated XBMC, either. it's been a week since I've used it.
drinkypoo said:
OK, I just hooked up my MK908... still waiting for my tronsmart airmouse from geekbuying so I haven't been messing with it recently
WTF, why isn't full!screen working? XBMC isn't starting fullscreen for no apparent reason. And I am getting errors I've never seen before from XBMC about "Failed to start commoncache"
Looks like my MK908 has developed some kind of problem while I wasn't using it. That's a real mark of quality hardware.
I don't think I will ever buy another android stick PC at this rate. So far I have tried two rikos and one tronsmart and they are all crap. It's too bad nobody mades any Android PC which is not crap. I guess there's some that are kind of OK but they are more expensive than an AMD nettop! WTF. This is why my MK908 wasn't even plugged in. I sure hope Pi****u supports this chip soon.
edit: that's PIC UNT U. Word filters are for children.
Well, I'm not going to be able to give you any useful information, you probably already know that Google is unresponsive to bugs and that XBMC doesn't run very well on Android. I guess I will have to re-flash my MK908. Maybe I'll try just restoring a backup.
What garbage.
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You should buy an odroid. Much better hardware and stable
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My mk908 is working fine. I can even run power hungry games like asphalt 8 on it. Don't know what kind of issues everyone has having. It's it because of xbmc? I haven't used xbmc yet so I can't tell
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KrisPerry said:
You should buy an odroid. Much better hardware and stable
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are they offering more than a four week warranty yet?
drinkypoo said:
are they offering more than a four week warranty yet?
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Unfortunately not. I've had mine for 4 months now though and more than happy with it
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Nexus 5 stutters and has audio distortion when using only YouTube

I'm on my third Nexus 5 that has had issues, and every single one of them have had this one. When using YouTube the video is jerky and stutters, and randomly there will be audio distortion and pops from the speaker. This is the third Nexus 5 I've had with this issue, and nothing I find can fix it. I can barely find any info on the internet about it.
From what I can tell it is limited to YouTube. The thing is, my old S2 on 4.1.2 had no such issue. None of my other electronics have any issues with YouTube to the degree this does. I'm past believing it is an issue with my phone(though it might be), because as I said, I'm on my third Nexus 5 with this issue.
Has anyone else had this issue? What are my options in trying to fix it? I've had such a bad experience with the Nexus line I'm close to giving up and buying a different phone. This is driving me crazy.
I hope someone can help. Thanks.
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YouTube works fine on mine.
What speed is your Internet connection? And i assume the app is up to date?
Again i have no problems here with mine
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Ben36 said:
What speed is your Internet connection? And i assume the app is up to date?
Again i have no problems here with mine
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App is up to date, and my internet speed is at least 10mbps. I have 30 at home and have the same issues. It does this at home, here at work, and on 4G. But it couldn't be the internet connection as it works fine on my old phone and other devices.
Here's some more info.
Stock, unrooted, stock kernel, 4.2.2. I've been tempted to root and unlock the boot loader to install a new kernel and see if that helps, but I'm not used to rooting Nexus devices and don't want to make it difficult to upgrade to 4.4.3 when its released. Hopefully that will fix this issue, but Google has been radio silent on it so I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket.
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Ixlair said:
App is up to date, and my internet speed is at least 10mbps. I have 30 at home and have the same issues. It does this at home, here at work, and on 4G. But it couldn't be the internet connection as it works fine on my old phone and other devices.
Here's some more info.
Stock, unrooted, stock kernel, 4.2.2. I've been tempted to root and unlock the boot loader to install a new kernel and see if that helps, but I'm not used to rooting Nexus devices and don't want to make it difficult to upgrade to 4.4.3 when its released. Hopefully that will fix this issue, but Google has been radio silent on it so I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket.
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I assume by 4.2.2 you meant 4.4.2
Try clearing data and cache on the YouTube app, if that doesn't help try uninstalling/uninstalling updates and reinstalling/reupdating.
Letharqy said:
I assume by 4.2.2 you meant 4.4.2
Try clearing data and cache on the YouTube app, if that doesn't help try uninstalling/uninstalling updates and reinstalling/reupdating.
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Yeah, 4.4.2. Sorry. I've already tried that stuff. I've even tried factory resetting the phone. I'm seriously at a loss for what to do as far as fixing it.
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Ixlair said:
Yeah, 4.4.2. Sorry. I've already tried that stuff. I've even tried factory resetting the phone. I'm seriously at a loss for what to do as far as fixing it.
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Are you certain that it isn't just the video being like that? If you've had this problem over a few devices, you're really unlucky.
Letharqy said:
Are you certain that it isn't just the video being like that? If you've had this problem over a few devices, you're really unlucky.
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I wish it was just specific videos but it's all of them. Happens more often in HD videos.
Ixlair said:
I wish it was just specific videos but it's all of them. Happens more often in HD videos.
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If it was some sort of hardware issue I don't see why it would only affect YouTube.
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If it was some sort of hardware issue I don't see why it would only affect YouTube.
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Exactly. It's why I've ruled it out being a hardware issue, because this has happened to two other Nexus 5's I've been in possession of. It's so weird.
I've unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, all the fun stuff. I'm gonna try a new kernel to see if that will fix it.
Ixlair said:
Exactly. It's why I've ruled it out being a hardware issue, because this has happened to two other Nexus 5's I've been in possession of. It's so weird.
I've unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, all the fun stuff. I'm gonna try a new kernel to see if that will fix it.
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Just an update, yep, that didn't work. Still happens. I think by the end of the year I'm going to get a different phone, I'm done dealing with this. I'll put it with it until then. Thanks for the help.
Ixlair said:
I'm on my third Nexus 5 that has had issues, and every single one of them have had this one. When using YouTube the video is jerky and stutters, and randomly there will be audio distortion and pops from the speaker. This is the third Nexus 5 I've had with this issue, and nothing I find can fix it. I can barely find any info on the internet about it.
From what I can tell it is limited to YouTube. The thing is, my old S2 on 4.1.2 had no such issue. None of my other electronics have any issues with YouTube to the degree this does. I'm past believing it is an issue with my phone(though it might be), because as I said, I'm on my third Nexus 5 with this issue.
Has anyone else had this issue? What are my options in trying to fix it? I've had such a bad experience with the Nexus line I'm close to giving up and buying a different phone. This is driving me crazy.
I hope someone can help. Thanks.
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Hiya,
Im having this issue as well. Some of the videos have disortion and stutters, but its not in youtube app. When I play videos form the websites it happens but, not in all of them. Dont know why some are ok and others dont. Sometimes its really annoying, especially when it stutters a lot in the playedback video. I do not know if its a hardware or a software issue.
EDIT:
Just checked the same video in Android Authority app and in Youtube app. In the first app audio stutters and being a wee bit choppy, in Yt however, everything is fine. Audio is clear, no stutters at all. So I assume its software issue and maybe audio codecs dont play well with third party apps. Also, I dont think there is a solution to this problem.
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[Q] Shield tablet falls asleep

I'm a new user of the Nvidia Shield Tablet (32gb+LTE. Baseband e1729.4.05_0.6.4 @815584, kernel 3.10.33-gf9fe8be)
I have made all the upgrade/fix available via OTA and now I have Lollipop 5.01.
I'm experiencing strange and very annoying slow down (and occasionally blocks), expecially when the tablet wake after a standby.
Applications open very slowly, games are slowed (even simple ones like Clash of Clans) and the interface is poorly responsive.
I bought this tablet to have one of the faster available but I'm not having the user experience I sought.
Do you have some suggestions?
I'm also thinking of reinstalling from scratch the last rom available but I don't know how to do this and where to download it.
(In this case is there a way to reinstall all apps and customizations from a backup )
HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!
MadGrin said:
I'm a new user of the Nvidia Shield Tablet (32gb+LTE. Baseband e1729.4.05_0.6.4 @815584, kernel 3.10.33-gf9fe8be)
I have made all the upgrade/fix available via OTA and now I have Lollipop 5.01.
I'm experiencing strange and very annoying slow down (and occasionally blocks), expecially when the tablet wake after a standby.
Applications open very slowly, games are slowed (even simple ones like Clash of Clans) and the interface is poorly responsive.
I bought this tablet to have one of the faster available but I'm not having the user experience I sought.
Do you have some suggestions?
I'm also thinking of reinstalling from scratch the last rom available but I don't know how to do this and where to download it.
(In this case is there a way to reinstall all apps and customizations from a backup )
HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!
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You should post this on Nvidia´s forum mate.
I have a few slowdowns on my tablet as well but I´m pretty sure that´s Lollipop related.
Hoping Android 5.1 solves this bad experience most of us are having.
AldoMC said:
You should post this on Nvidia´s forum mate.
I have a few slowdowns on my tablet as well but I´m pretty sure that´s Lollipop related.
Hoping Android 5.1 solves this bad experience most of us are having.
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I crossposted also on their forum
I'm not sure about a Lollipop issue because I bought TWO shield tablet and the other one works well :-|
MadGrin said:
I crossposted also on their forum
I'm not sure about a Lollipop issue because I bought TWO shield tablet and the other one works well :-|
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I'm on my second shield tablet and both are just like you experienced. Especially if chrome or FB is not force closed first. Chrome is the biggest app that freezes for me. Sometimes it gets so bad I have to hard reboot the tablet.
jdenman03 said:
I'm on my second shield tablet and both are just like you experienced. Especially if chrome or FB is not force closed first. Chrome is the biggest app that freezes for me. Sometimes it gets so bad I have to hard reboot the tablet.
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Thanks jdenman03 but Why did you bought again this tablet if you experienced this big issues also in the first one and how can I reduce them?
MadGrin said:
Thanks jdenman03 but Why did you bought again this tablet if you experienced this big issues also in the first one and how can I reduce them?
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I didn't buy again. I just exchanged because I thought mine was just bad. Im seriously disappointed with this tablet because of all the bugs.
jdenman03 said:
I'm on my second shield tablet and both are just like you experienced. Especially if chrome or FB is not force closed first. Chrome is the biggest app that freezes for me. Sometimes it gets so bad I have to hard reboot the tablet.
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jdenman03 said:
I didn't buy again. I just exchanged because I thought mine was just bad. Im seriously disappointed with this tablet because of all the bugs.
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I haven't had any of these issues except the one with chrome since upgrade 2.2. I uninstalled facebook, that app is a piece of crap on all android devices.
CeeJayII said:
I haven't had any of these issues except the one with chrome since upgrade 2.2. I uninstalled facebook, that app is a piece of crap on all android devices.
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Do you have the same mine version? (hw/sw?)
Sounds like your issue is based on some of the memory leak issues in Lollipop that will hopefully be fixed with 5.1. It's not only a shield issue, it happens on my HTCone GPE also. With the list of bug fixes within 5.1 i can imagine and hope this will get fixed after update.
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I haven't had any of these issues except the one with chrome since upgrade 2.2. I uninstalled facebook, that app is a piece of crap on all android devices.
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ronni.rasmussen said:
Sounds like your issue is based on some of the memory leak issues in Lollipop that will hopefully be fixed with 5.1. It's not only a shield issue, it happens on my HTCone GPE also. With the list of bug fixes within 5.1 i can imagine and hope this will get fixed after update.
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Probably I'm going to return it ...
It doesn't have the performance that I expected ... unless it is broken!

I am getting very stuttery/laggy/crackly audio over wired headphones and speaker on O

Hello! I never had a problem with my Google Pixel until now.
I downloaded and installed the official Android 8.0 update for my Pixel. As soon as it booted, I did what I normally do and I opened up my audiobooks player to play my 4 hour long MP3 that I listen to. I noticed immediately that the audio was stuttering and crackling, like the way a very old PC would do when you had too many things running while you tried to listen to music.
It is not a bluetooth issue because it happens with wired headphones and even with the internal speaker. It does it whether or not my phone is rooted (does not make a difference). I do not have a lot of apps installed. Again, this did not happen at all on Android N.
The issue is not just with my audio book player app. While it does not happen in Youtube, it also happens if I try to play a video in a web browser. The same horrible audio lagging/stuttering.
I did not see anyone complain about this, so I am at a loss for what it could possibly be. Anyone with any pointers I would greatly appreciate them! It is driving me crazy!
It happens to me too, I have to clear all apps from the background and reboot. Then the audio go back to normal.
famazi said:
It happens to me too, I have to clear all apps from the background and reboot. Then the audio go back to normal.
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It goes back to normal for me after a reboot but it comes right back after not too much time. Why did Google officially release Oreo with this kind of issue?
daddylonglegs said:
It goes back to normal for me after a reboot but it comes right back after not too much time. Why did Google officially release Oreo with this kind of issue?
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I had it on nougat also, but it happens a lot more frequently on Oreo.
Has anyone found a fix?
It is some sort of weird RAM issue. I downloaded a RAM cleaner, and even though I have lots of free RAM, cleaning the RAM fixes it (until it eventually comes back). What is going on?
daddylonglegs said:
It is some sort of weird RAM issue. I downloaded a RAM cleaner, and even though I have lots of free RAM, cleaning the RAM fixes it (until it eventually comes back). What is going on?
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I heard it's hardware. No one else is having these issues. Do an RMA and be done with it.
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bobby janow said:
I heard it's hardware. No one else is having these issues. Do an RMA and be done with it.
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Where did you hear this? And if it's a hardware issue why isn't it there in Android Nougat?
How did you "hear it's a hardware issue" but never heard of anyone else having this problem? Don't those statements contradict each other?
daddylonglegs said:
Where did you hear this? And if it's a hardware issue why isn't it there in Android Nougat?
How did you "hear it's a hardware issue" but never heard of anyone else having this problem? Don't those statements contradict each other?
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I just got the issue after updating, never had it before. It doesn't happen often and a reboot fixes it every time. Which leads me to believe it's software.
TonikJDK said:
I just got the issue after updating, never had it before. It doesn't happen often and a reboot fixes it every time. Which leads me to believe it's software.
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Yeah, you're probably right. I'm beginning to think that perhaps an app that's installed is conflicting with either ram usage or the audio drivers. Unfortunately, in order to find out what it is, a clean system would be needed at this point. No apps installed, test out the audio. If it works then you're in for a long day adding each app one at a time. If it still doesn't work I'd try another set of headphones, although that seems ludicrous. Lastly, since you're rooted you can go back to N if it's that important to you and report the heck out of it to Google. Good luck guys.
Not that it matters to you that much, but I listen to the headphones every day, Spotify, Pandora, Sports Gold and not a single issue on any of them. Bluetooth is another story, but wired static is rare. Search Google issues see if you come up with anything.
bobby janow said:
Yeah, you're probably right. I'm beginning to think that perhaps an app that's installed is conflicting with either ram usage or the audio drivers. Unfortunately, in order to find out what it is, a clean system would be needed at this point. No apps installed, test out the audio. If it works then you're in for a long day adding each app one at a time. If it still doesn't work I'd try another set of headphones, although that seems ludicrous. Lastly, since you're rooted you can go back to N if it's that important to you and report the heck out of it to Google. Good luck guys.
Not that it matters to you that much, but I listen to the headphones every day, Spotify, Pandora, Sports Gold and not a single issue on any of them. Bluetooth is another story, but wired static is rare. Search Google issues see if you come up with anything.
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I have no issues with streaming services which is probably why you don't have the issue. It only happens to me in audio playing from a web browser or local audio files.
bobby janow said:
Yeah, you're probably right. I'm beginning to think that perhaps an app that's installed is conflicting with either ram usage or the audio drivers. Unfortunately, in order to find out what it is, a clean system would be needed at this point. No apps installed, test out the audio. If it works then you're in for a long day adding each app one at a time. If it still doesn't work I'd try another set of headphones, although that seems ludicrous. Lastly, since you're rooted you can go back to N if it's that important to you and report the heck out of it to Google. Good luck guys.
Not that it matters to you that much, but I listen to the headphones every day, Spotify, Pandora, Sports Gold and not a single issue on any of them. Bluetooth is another story, but wired static is rare. Search Google issues see if you come up with anything.
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I don't have an issue with any streaming apps, only with local audio files or audio from web browsers.
edit: sorry for the double post

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